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Apple's two failed iPhones in 2025

The interest in the iPhone 17 series is high, particularly for the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max models, which are outselling their predecessors. The iPhone Air has a different tale to tell; sales haven't been great, with reports showing low demand and major production cuts.  In contrast to the heavily publicized flop of the iPhone Air, there hasn't been much info on how the iPhone 16e is doing in sales. Early reports suggested it was doing pretty well, but it seems that wasn't up to Apple's standards.  Sales of the iPhone 16e and iPhone Air aren't meeting Apple's expectations, as per info from leaker Fixed Focus Digital (source in Chinese). While no exact figures were shared, the leaker suggests that Apple's effort to launch a popular, budget-friendly iPhone hasn't succeeded. Even with the challenges, Apple is still set to roll out successors for both models. The iPhone 17e is anticipated to launch on time in spring 2026, whereas the iPhone Air ...

Rooted ROM for Rogers Galaxy S II LTE based on 4.1.2 Jelly Bean RUXMA7 now available

For those who's been looking to root the latest 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update on Samsung Galaxy S II LTE (RUXUMA7). You can now manually install a rooted ROM based from Rogers official JB 4.1.2 RUXUMA7 firmware. XDA-Developers contributor "vincom" the creator of the SuperLite ROM, now brings a pre-rooted ROM image that is purely based on latest official 4.1.2 Jelly Bean release 'RUXMA7'. If you are an elite user of the Samsung Galaxy S II LTE and unstoppable for tweaking your device, then this ROM is suitable for you. This ROM will also work on ATT Skyrocket and T-Mobile's T989, only needs a "rotation fix" as mentioned earlier by the developer.

Superlite ROM Home scrren and APPs drawer
Superlite ROM screenshot of  the Home Screen and Apps Drawer.

Developer's Release Note
  • PREROOTED
  • ZIPALIGNED
  • STOCK KERNEL
  • NO PRELOAD PARTITION
  • REMOVED ALL BLOATWARE - LOOK AT PICS BELOW FOR WHAT APPS ARE INCLUDED
  • EXTREME TRIMMING WAS PERFORMED BEYOND BLOATWARE REMOVAL
  • SIMPLE BOOT ANIMATION
  • REMOVED BOOT SOUND ANIMATION
  • REMOVED SHUTDOWN ANIMATION
  • NOT MULTILINGUAL - STOCK ONLY SUPPORTS ENG, FR, AND MAYBE MANDARIN BUT ONLY CAN CONFIRM ENGLISH
  • ONLY 2 SOUNDS FOR EACH NOTIFICATION AND RINGTONE
  • REMOVED SOME SOUNDS FROM UI
  • ROM HAS NO RADIO - YOU WILL STILL BE ON YOUR EXISTING RADIO AFTER INSTALLATION OF ROM
  • I DONT KNOW WHICH RADIO WORKS BEST WITH THIS ROM FOR YOUR CARRIER
  • SETTINGS>HOME SCREEN MODE> - WILL FC SETTINGS IF YOU TRY TO OPEN IT CAUSE I REMOVED ITS FUNCTIONALITY
  • CHECK YOUR APN'S IN >SETTINGS>MORE>MOBILE NETWORKS>ACCESS POINT NAMES
  • ROM USES CUSTOM DEFAULT LOCK SREEN AND HOMESCREEN
  • ROM USES CUSTOM DEFAULT RINGTONE AND NOTIFICATION
  • ATT/T989 APNS ADDED - cant test so if some can confirm that would be great
  • ADD WHAT I TOOK OUT FROM "BUILD YOUR OWN" SECTION OR FROM PLAY
  • SOME APPS ARE DEPENDANT ON OTHER APPS TO FUNCTION - IF SO THEY WILL FORCE CLOSE/NOT FUNCTION - FIND OUT WHAT THE APP IS DEPENDANT ON AND READ THE BUILD YOUR OWN SECTION

This ROM is just around 179MB in size, all you need is to install a custom recovery first like CWM or TWRP on your Galaxy S II LTE. Grab the CWM or TWRP recovery and follow the instruction here (for beginners). And then just head over to XDA-Developers original thread to grab this Superlite 4.1.2 ROM for Galaxy S II LTE.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2166197

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