Hi ppl just got myself a xperia x10 second hand which died on me straight away managed to get repaired under the warranty. I'm going to root it when it comes back, could someone please point me the right direction of the best fully working custom rom out there as close to official 2.3 also is this phone any good seen some good reviews about this is my first I woul call real android phone had a wildfire and tattoo but not fast enough for decent gaming and are the official 2.3 talk true
geordie 34 said:
Hi ppl just got myself a xperia x10 second hand which died on me straight away managed to get repaired under the warranty. I'm going to root it when it comes back, could someone please point me the right direction of the best fully working custom rom out there as close to official 2.3 also is this phone any good seen some good reviews about this is my first I woul call real android phone had a wildfire and tattoo but not fast enough for decent gaming and are the official 2.3 talk true
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Yes, the X10 will be getting official Gingerbread in end Q2-Beginning Q3. I would actually go with one of the froyo roms for now, and wait for new 2.3 rom releases after the SE gingerbread update. just my 2c LOL.
What would be best for you? "Best" is a very subjective concept and different people will point you towards their own preferences. What is a fact is that several Froyo custom ROM's have everything working, while Gingerbread ones still aren't 100% - mainly the camera isn't working.
My own preferences are the FreeX10/Beta4 by zdzihu and Wolfbreak's Xperia TW 006. If you like MIUI you can try Trip's MIUI Froyo, but I haven't tried it myself since I don't really like the interface.
I suggest you try these 100% working ROM's and see what like about each one and to get yourself comfortable with the rooting/flashing/updating/messing up/trying again/etc. process. Once there you might want to try playing with the other ROM's and custom kernels around.
Have fun!
geordie 34 said:
Hi ppl just got myself a xperia x10 second hand which died on me straight away managed to get repaired under the warranty. I'm going to root it when it comes back, could someone please point me the right direction of the best fully working custom rom out there as close to official 2.3 also is this phone any good seen some good reviews about this is my first I woul call real android phone had a wildfire and tattoo but not fast enough for decent gaming and are the official 2.3 talk true
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955703
should solve most of ur queries
Wow cheers for that most helpful looking forward to getting it back to play with
Installing a Custom 2.2, 2.3 ROM
+1. Would just wait for the official 2.3. Most of the custom 2.3s are missing functionality.
2.2 is your best bet.
Hey guys...
I need some advice. I´m gonna flash a new ROM on my Hero for the last time. My companion has served it´s purpose and I´m gonna hand it over to my son.
So now I want some advice from anyone who has tested the following:
1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=767886
2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=932377
I know the difference between them both... the question is with one is best for daily use. As I understand the 2.3.4 is fully functional...? I have tried the 2.2.1 before and quite happy with it... but since I´m gonna reflash it I want to make the right choise.
How about batterytime? Performance? Witch of the both is best?
Look forward to read the answers.
// Manneman, Sweden
I'd say the Gingerbread one is better overall.
Battery life was good, performance was generally snappy and it was stable.
Flashed GB... holy c**p... smooth!
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Good afternoon everyone. I'm a total (and I mean TOTAL) novice and haven't a clue about hardware, software or firmware, so please be kind.
I bought a ZUK Z2 Pro off Ebay. I like it. It looks nice, it's pretty fast, the battery lasts ages, it's a good size in the palm of your hand and it's got loads of storage.
However, I live in the UK and it's come with this 1.9.104 ST version of ZUI which I believe is some custom ROM installed by resellers to make it compatible for international markets. It's terrible and doesn't do half of what the phone's supposed to do. What's worse, I believe there'll never be any updates on it, so it's likely to be extreme vulnerable from a security point of view. I want to be able to customise the phone so I get the type of functionality I used to get with my OnePlus One.
I'm not interested in becoming a programmer and I don't want to have to keep wiping my phone every time some new ROM comes along, but I just want a ROM that's not going to crash and at least alerts me when I've missed a call (which doesn't happen with the crappy ROM I have now). I want to get an update to Nougat when that comes to the Z2, but it looks like I won't be able to do that either given I don't get any OTA update notifications.
I'll need the Play Store integrated too, of course. Any advice or recommendations for a version that I can use, is in English and will deliver some updates when I need to get them?
Thanks in advance.
boygav said:
Good afternoon everyone. I'm a total (and I mean TOTAL) novice and haven't a clue about hardware, software or firmware, so please be kind.
I bought a ZUK Z2 Pro off Ebay. I like it. It looks nice, it's pretty fast, the battery lasts ages, it's a good size in the palm of your hand and it's got loads of storage.
However, I live in the UK and it's come with this 1.9.104 ST version of ZUI which I believe is some custom ROM installed by resellers to make it compatible for international markets. It's terrible and doesn't do half of what the phone's supposed to do. What's worse, I believe there'll never be any updates on it, so it's likely to be extreme vulnerable from a security point of view. I want to be able to customise the phone so I get the type of functionality I used to get with my OnePlus One.
I'm not interested in becoming a programmer and I don't want to have to keep wiping my phone every time some new ROM comes along, but I just want a ROM that's not going to crash and at least alerts me when I've missed a call (which doesn't happen with the crappy ROM I have now). I want to get an update to Nougat when that comes to the Z2, but it looks like I won't be able to do that either given I don't get any OTA update notifications.
I'll need the Play Store integrated too, of course. Any advice or recommendations for a version that I can use, is in English and will deliver some updates when I need to get them?
Thanks in advance.
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Use the cm Rom from Emmaus, on zukfans.eu. It's very stable. At the moment only the vibration isn't working.
MacLaughlin said:
Use the cm Rom from Emmaus, on zukfans.eu. It's very stable. At the moment only the vibration isn't working.
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Thanks Mac - which version am I looking for?
Much obliged.
boygav said:
Thanks Mac - which version am I looking for?
Much obliged.
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The last one. Don't know the date for sure. Just hit up the forum and you will find it.
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Thanks Mac - which version am I looking for?
Much obliged.
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This one - https://emmaus.pro/?dir=Zuk Z2 Pro/CM13
Thanks guys - this is very helpful.
One more daft question for the experts: given the review of the regular ZUK Z2 (ie: not the Pro that I've got) I've read today on Trusted Reviews, which highlighted the same problems I have, is there any real issue with installing the regular official up-to-date version of ZUI from ZUK themselves, and then selecting English as a language?
If I did so, I presume that means I won't have the Google Play Store integrated? Assuming that's the case, is there a way round it?
Thanks again, and apologies if all of this is blindingly obvious to you guys. As I say, I'm pretty much a babe in the woods about this stuff (I once tried installing Oxygen OS on my OnePlus One and failed to the extent I just threw it in a cupboard and bought a new phone).
boygav said:
Thanks guys - this is very helpful.
One more daft question for the experts: given the review of the regular ZUK Z2 (ie: not the Pro that I've got) I've read today on Trusted Reviews, which highlighted the same problems I have, is there any real issue with installing the regular official up-to-date version of ZUI from ZUK themselves, and then selecting English as a language?
If I did so, I presume that means I won't have the Google Play Store integrated? Assuming that's the case, is there a way round it?
Thanks again, and apologies if all of this is blindingly obvious to you guys. As I say, I'm pretty much a babe in the woods about this stuff (I once tried installing Oxygen OS on my OnePlus One and failed to the extent I just threw it in a cupboard and bought a new phone).
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If you want to stick to zui, you could also head to zukfans.eu, there is a global rom with multilanguage and integrated Google play services
So, since November, is there a better suggestion for a stable, updateable ROM for ZUK2 PRO?
I find it very difficult to find one that is not broken. And I don't mind minor broken stuff like vibration, but things like camera or not being able to call, that's important.
I was collaborating with the one from Edgrr000 and emmaus in https://forum.xda-developers.com/zuk-z2-pro/development/rom-lineageos-wip-t3551507 but it looks like it is abandoned now.
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So, since November, is there a better suggestion for a stable, updateable ROM for ZUK2 PRO?
I find it very difficult to find one that is not broken. And I don't mind minor broken stuff like vibration, but things like camera or not being able to call, that's important.
I was collaborating with the one from Edgrr000 and emmaus in https://forum.xda-developers.com/zuk-z2-pro/development/rom-lineageos-wip-t3551507 but it looks like it is abandoned now.
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thank god i'm not the only one finding that a €300+ device should just work and nothing else
Feel free to use the Stock rom. Everything work as it should do.
Or use at least this one:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zuk-z2-pro/development/z2-pro-miui-8-touch-drivers-support-t3520833
As the first post says, I am also a novice and dont understand terms like flashing, rooting, TWRP, Qfil etc (I know I m dumb).
I had bought a zuk z2 pro, still on its way, from a supplier who installed a multilanguage custom rom. I tried to read threads here and on the zukfans eu and honestly I m getting more confused...some say stock rom is the best, others mention cyanogenmod etc.....All I need is the english language and google play...does that mean stock rom is enough? will it update automatically to nougat 7?...and another important question...how am I going to remove the custom rom to the stock rom? would that be safe? thanks
Stock ROM is Chinese and had some English translation. A load of things are still Chinese. So far I'm happy with mokee 7.1. A good translation and almost no Chinese stuff
just got mine today with global rom and android 6.0. The gallery app crashed all the time so i flashed it with stock rom and android 7.0. the stock rom has to much chinese for me so looking for a new rom. whats the best and most stable out there at this date?
after this very good tutorial, I finally got myself out of this zuk-whatever-it-is-OS... and I love Mokee.
running MK60.1-z2pro-170403-RELEASE.zip with ease and smile, and I do not think a sec to switch back to ZUI.
tnx, think i'll do that. can't get contacts from gmail to dialer or change launcher. i'll try mokee before i downgrade the phone to a musicplayer
@boygav, i suggest zui v2.3.044 ST very smooth, stable and fully functional...just root and remove chinese apps and u r good to go... I can guidde u if u need assistance
I recommend you the Mokee 7.1.1.
Everything work great (but no u-health and u-touch).
I made a tutorial to install this ROM from the beginning
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zuk-z2-pro/how-to/howto-install-mokee-7-1-1-unofficial-t3582686
ROM page :
https://forum.xda-developers.com/zuk-z2-pro/development/rom-share-lr-team-zuk-z2row-z2-pro-t3567710
Why not use easily official download site?!
https://download.mokeedev.com/?device=z2pro
Every time up2date and no need to uplaod anywhere!
When I installed my Mokee, there was no Official Mokee version.
So now you can installed the nightly one from official download. But I don't know if everything works well like the unofficial.
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@boygav, i suggest zui v2.3.044 ST very smooth, stable and fully functional...just root and remove chinese apps and u r good to go... I can guidde u if u need assistance
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Apologies for the delay guys. Nick - I may well take you up on your offer. The security on this ROM is pretty hopeless - I was being spammed really badly with pop-ups the other day there (and it was nothing I'd downloaded or installed either - my browsing history is pretty spotless, I like to think). Seemed the phone had just installed something overnight.
If you have an absolute idiot's guide to installing this and what the hell rooting actually involves, I'd be most grateful.
Many thanks.
Hello. I bought my x727 from the first flash sale last November. I was constantly lurking this forum until January this year for a good rom. But then, I got used to the stock rom and said to myself to wait and let these custom roms develop and check them out later if I feel unsatisfied with the stock rom. Fast forward to today, it's been a while since I got an update(still at .21s). And after reading news about leeco's struggles, it seems unlikely that we'll ever get nougat.
So yeah, I'm looking to install a custom rom. The problem is, there are too many to choose from. So what would you guys suggest? Performance shouldn't be much of priority, I'll weigh more towards SoT and Camera performance. Also, bands 3, 7 and 41(missing from stock rom) should be present.
Thank you for taking the time to read.
I'm using Omnirom with Blackout kernel. Seems one of the better AOSP ones IMHO. I'm testing some settings and perhaps ill get post some results.
LINK TO THE THREAD: https://forum.xda-developers.com/pixel-2-xl/development/pie-fluence-uhd-patch-14-02-19-t3899905
Hey Folks,
I was not very happy with My XZ Premium (Display) and just switched this Weekend to a Pixel 2 XL. The Pixel 3 XL was no Option for Me with the Notch and now am i here...
I do always optimize My Devices for My needs and share it with a lot of Infos with the Community on XDA and i don't want to stop here. I tried Havoc OS and just switchen back to Stock. I've seen there is no one pushing Stock ROMs anymore and i think the Pixels deserve some Stock Love since the Stock OS is already really awesome OOTB. I realeased Years ago on the Nexus 6 My first Patch which was made for Stock and AOSP but i would like to Focus on Stock for now and to push a ROM like Patch over the Firmwares we actually flash with the Deuce Script (Or the Google Bat File). I just would like to know how interested You are on this...
So let Me know what You think, and any Help is always Welcome!
More coming after that!
Stock rom with cherry picked features? Sounds good
Sent from my Google Pixel 2 XL using XDA Labs
Miustone said:
Hey Folks,
I was not very happy with My XZ Premium (Display) and just switched this Weekend to a Pixel 2 XL. The Pixel 3 XL was no Option for Me with the Notch and now am i here...
I do always optimize My Devices for My needs and share it with a lot of Infos with the Community on XDA and i don't want to stop here. I tried Havoc OS and just switchen back to Stock. I've seen there is no one pushing Stock ROMs anymore and i think the Pixels deserve some Stock Love since the Stock OS is already really awesome OOTB. I realeased Years ago on the Nexus 6 My first Patch which was made for Stock and AOSP but i would like to Focus on Stock for now and to push a ROM like Patch over the Firmwares we actually flash with the Deuce Script (Or the Google Bat File). I just would like to know how interested You are on this...
So let Me know what You think, and any Help is always Welcome!
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Bring it, kind sir.
I've tried many custom ROMs on the 2xl and I've never stayed on any for more than a week. I always return to stock ROM so this sounds good.
Hey Miustone - welcome!
Good to have you here - you brought life into my LG G5 3 years ago with your patches :highfive:
I don't know what you want to improve here, since the Google stock ROM is lightyears ahead of the crap LG puts out. But I'm definetly interested in your work and would try it out. :good:
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I've tried many custom ROMs on the 2xl and I've never stayed on any for more than a week. I always return to stock ROM so this sounds good.
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I was never thinking this Way, but i do now. Sure, aosp will be THE THING when Google Stops the Updates one Day ,but for now am i really enjoiyng the Stock Features and i think there is still room for enhancements and Extras Like Always...
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Hey Miustone - welcome!
Good to have you here - you brought life into my LG G5 3 years ago with your patches :highfive:
I don't know what you want to improve here, since the Google stock ROM is lightyears ahead of the crap LG puts out. But I'm definetly interested in your work and would try it out. :good:
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Nice to hear that, think we have a good Taste when it comes to Devices ? LG was really a Bad Trip for Me. Xperia is nice, but i need 1440p (Daydream) and good Speakers. Glad to be Back on a Google Device which fits in that. Nexus 6 Feelings coming Up here x)
I'm currently setting Up Linux on My PC, and think i will Release a pure Stock ROM the next Days. My Patch Way doesn't plays nice with Treble (A/B) so do i have to Go Back to the ROM Creators Edge. But except goodies Like AROMA and built in Tools like optional ROOT, and all that (Like known from Me).
Maybe do i also Push My ROM for the Pixel 2, and 3 Devices but let's See how hard it is to manage it...
Glad to get positive Feedback at all. Really motivating :highfive:
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Nice to hear that, think we have a good Taste when it comes to Devices LG was really a Bad Trip for Me. Xperia is nice, but i need 1440p (Daydream) and good Speakers. Glad to be Back on a Google Device which fits in that. Nexus 6 Feelings coming Up here x)
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LOL yes, the G5 did not live up to my expectations. At all. Went straight to the Pixel 2 XL and have never regretted it!
Miustone said:
I'm currently setting Up Linux on My PC, and think i will Release a pure Stock ROM the next Days. My Patch Way doesn't plays nice with Treble (A/B) so do i have to Go Back to the ROM Creators Edge. But except goodies Like AROMA and built in Tools like optional ROOT, and all that (Like known from Me).
Maybe do i also Push My ROM for the Pixel 2, and 3 Devices but let's See how hard it is to manage it...
Glad to get positive Feedback at all. Really motivating :highfive:
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No problem :laugh:
Looking forward to your ROM! Do you think you will be able to support Active Edge? Surprisingly, I use this feature every day...
If stock had smart bar and center clock that would be sweet.
Sure
That'll be great, ?
Absolutely, I just got my Pixel 2 XL and will root it tonight but want to stay on stock to see what the best of google is all about I am coming from a Oneplus One so it will be hard to stay away from custom Roms but stock with ui improvements and added features, sure, I'll take it
That would be much appreciated.
I think that this would be the rom we don't have in pixel.
Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk
Hey Folks, I'm very busy this Week with My main Work since My Father is on Tour in Poland. But ill take the rest from the coming Saturday and Sunday to push a first ROM for TWRP. Ill use Superrs Kitchen for the Updater Script and the rest will be Hand Made by Me! Hope You will like whats coming, and Hint: "It will be Special". Oh, "And it will be super clean Work (German attitude lol)".
I'm btw still looking for a Team since some Years. Would be nice to find someone with a Pixel to helpout with whatever. Kernels, APK Creating/Edits, Designing Stuff... Just let Me know when You want to contribute or teach Me something like that
Great idea
Enhanced stock rom is always the best.
Been running factory stock for months, as Sprint is not currently fully-supported on any custom roms. I've all but forgotten the joys of flashing. Custom stock would be great!
Got something for You which will be released the next Hours... I just say Fluence UHD is back ! <3
(Fluence UHD Thread will be linked on the first Post and in My Signature after making it Public)