Saturday, June 23, 2012

Android Gingerbread 605

For the past year i've been using Froyo on my Android device because at that time Gingerbread didn't have root access. Although it was available amost 9 months ago, i was too lazy and never got around to SBF'ing my phone. However, in the recent weeks i noticed a significant drop in my battery life and wanted something new for the phone.

A few hours of research and voila, i am now rooted with .605 gingerbread running Vortex RC rom. First impression is that the phone seems a little faster, and the battery life is more steady. Before my phone would hit 30% battery and then drop dead in less than an hour, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore.

Here is an updated list of must have apps:

  • astrid tasks (for those of you who always write your to-do lists)
  • astro file manager
  • audio guru (replaces audio manager)
  • barnacle wifi tether
  • dolphin mini
  • dropbox
  • flashlight (replaces torch, more options like strobe lights)
  • flixter (useful in finding new releases)
  • Go launcher (prob the best home launcher)
  • Go launcher calendar (replaces Smooth Calendar)
  • handcent SMS (replaces stock MMS)
  • google korean kb
  • instagram (used generally for the after effects)
  • kakaotalk
  • music junk
  • mx player
  • stopwatch & timer

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