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XDA for the Vibrant is dead.. I love our Dev's!!

I guess when your phone just runs amazing it is getting hard to make it better. I keep trolling XDA for something worth reading or trying but nodda.
Thanks Dev for all that you have done but are we coming close to the end of development for the Vibrant? Any insight as to what might be some things to look forward to in the future?
Updated - Changed the title because I meant no disrespect
When I say no ROM worth trying I guess I need to be more specific. I currently run Bionix-V and right now don't see any ROM that is a huge improvement worth switching from.. But to clarify there are several very good ROM's out for our Vibrants..

maybe you should wait til they release a source code for 2.2
actually, just leave now.

Wow dont you think thats a slap in the face. I mean I actually think eugene is working with source first of all.
Secondly I "hear" they are working on gingerbread as there is a proof of concept in the development forum.
So once again.. dont you think this is a slap in the face to those who are working are to bring more features to us?

jonwilly said:
No Roms worth trying no kernels no modems. I guess when your phone just runs amazing it is getting hard to make it better. I keep trolling XDA for something worth reading or trying but nodda.
Thanks Dev for all that you have done but are we coming close to the end of development for the Vibrant? Any insight as to what might be some things to look forward to in the future?
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As for your questions, we still have Sense to look forward to (Barak, if you some how see this, good luck with your family situation,) new ROMs from TW/Eugene, etc. Possibilities are truly endless.

hazard99 said:
Wow dont you think thats a slap in the face. I mean I actually think eugene is working with source first of all.
Secondly I "hear" they are working on gingerbread as there is a proof of concept in the development forum.
So once again.. dont you think this is a slap in the face to those who are working are to bring more features to us?
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WHAT???? "dont you think this is a slap in the face to those who are working are to bring more features to us?"
Are you smoking crack? I have donated and appreciate everything the Dev's have done and are doing to make our phones experience better.
But since the last few solid ROMS have come out for 2.2 there really has been little new development that actually improves your phones performance.
Currently Running
Bionix - V
KB1 Modem

I'm confused by this post. Actually I'm very shocked by this post.
Did you even look at the Dev forum? There are a ton of ROMS and the ROMS available are continuously being updated , some even are getting 2 or more updates per week!
How can you say the Vibrant is dead?
I can answer my own question:
1. You are just trolling OR
2. You need to learn how to use your reading comprehension skills and read more
Because there is plenty of action going on for development for the Vibrant. Give it some time man. The source code that is in the Dev section is a leaked one that Eugene got his hands on. Samsung hasn't even officially released it yet. Once they do there will be a swarm of updates to these ROMS we have already AND there will be new ones.
IDK, sorry for my rant. I usually don't even reply to these kind of seemingly troll posts but you probably should just take the other guys suggestion and just leave the forums. Because you just slapped the great Devs that help us all make our Vibrants one of the most customizable phones around.
Don't bash any devs with a statement like yours, and then at the end of your post thank the devs. That brief "thanks" to the devs doesn't take away the SLAP in the face you just gave them
PS. Just for your info and a reply to your last statement about performance enhancements to the Vibrants... My phone KILLS my girlfriends stock Nexus S in performance and looks in every way possible. I can't even bog my phone down and I'm not even overclocked. I'm running a "stock" Bionix V 1.2

stop feeding the trolls

Ha.. This is funny.. People get fired up and I am not even attacking anyone. I just was trying to strike of some interesting conversation on future project or things to look forward to in the near future.
Geeze peeps.. Chillz the hell out...

It's a trap!

Let me get my .02 in before this thread gets justifiably locked.
To the OP, what are you looking for? To say this forum is dieing is a joke.....right??
At one point there was only TW, Eugene, and Master posting up Roms; NOW we have about 6-7 options. The theming section is plastered with new options. 2.2 just got released and it opened up more doors.
If you think it's dead then kindly depart, you and all you have contributed will be sorely missed. /sarcasm

jonwilly said:
Ha.. This is funny.. People get fired up and I am not even attacking anyone. I just was trying to strike of some interesting conversation on future project or things to look forward to in the near future.
Geeze peeps.. Chillz the hell out...
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No, you are not attacking anyone directly but you were also not "striking up interesting conversation". "forum is dead" and "no roms worth trying" is a matter of opinion which you are entitled to but not exactly a kind way of asking what's in the Vibrant developments future.

jonwilly said:
Ha.. This is funny.. People get fired up and I am not even attacking anyone. I just was trying to strike of some interesting conversation on future project or things to look forward to in the near future.
Geeze peeps.. Chillz the hell out...
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You have "striked" some conversation for sure. And my post wasn't attacking you so I'm assuming you weren't talking to me in your last reply?
Unfortunately your post comes across kind of negative towards the community of Devs that work very hard to keep giving us new stuff for our phones.
So maybe you had very good intentions and the words just came out looking bad in your post.
I mean it is very hard to express intent thru words on a page. With actual conversation in person your words come across better. So maybe you can edit your original post if you didn't mean it to be a slap in the face to the community of devs here?
If not then that's fine too. Everyone is entitiled to their opinions.

Gingerbread

Is the Vibrant General not the place to just have open discussions? Why all the neg responses? I'm a die hard fan of this forum and our vibrant community. I was just trying to strike some conversation.
I agree we have themes out the butt.. Great I have themed my phone to death..

Your wording is not very good, I'm sorry to say. When you say "there are no ROMs worth trying" it sounds like you're saying "there are a bunch of ROMs but they're all shyte." If that is not your intent, I hope you change you original post, because that's exactly what it sounds like.
If that is your intent, then you deserve all the flack that you're getting here

I agree, but Flagship has been beast for me!!

Bernardos70 said:
If that is your intent, then you deserve all the flack that you're getting here
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Not my intent at all..

This thread seems kind of silly since we've just started seeing kernels built from 2.2 source. It's kinda been the Holy Grail for many of us since the Froyo leaks began. Don't know about you, but I'm totally excited about Voodoo sound, overclocking, bln, ulf, etc., and all that with good battery life.
So really, if you think there's nothing exciting now, what exactly do you consider worthwhile?
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So really, if you think there's nothing exciting now, what exactly do you consider worthwhile?
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I consider worthwhile close this thread!

SuperROM (for the semi-experienced and the brave of heart)

I have no Dev experience
I try different ROMs daily, from Cyanogen to Virus to ACS (Koni, Kings, thanks to you all) and back: I'm wondering if the best of these Dev's lifework couldn't be combined?
Here's what I'd love to see-
The performance of ACS meets the asthetics and tweakage of Cyanogen meets something entirely different from Sense (I like the Synergy v3.5 best, myself) and throw in free Mobile Hotspot for good measure.
Wish I had an input on Kernals and recoverys, just never studied up.
I can only hope a Dev stumbles upon this thread and cooks something up. All I can say is, as a Sprint employee, I know the phones. I'll help if I can, simply looking to get something started.
Post your hearts out, especially if you have ROM suggestions
*Simply the opinions of a Daily Rider*

skatrwannabe3 said:
I have no Dev experience
I try different ROMs daily, from Cyanogen to Virus to ACS (Koni, Kings, thanks to you all) and back: I'm wondering if the best of these Dev's lifework couldn't be combined?
Here's what I'd love to see-
The performance of ACS meets the asthetics and tweakage of Cyanogen meets something entirely different from Sense (I like the Synergy v3.5 best, myself) and throw in free Mobile Hotspot for good measure.
Wish I had an input on Kernals and recoverys, just never studied up.
I can only hope a Dev stumbles upon this thread and cooks something up. All I can say is, as a Sprint employee, I know the phones. I'll help if I can, simply looking to get something started. Yes, they do keep track of these websites.
Post your hearts out, especially if you have ROM suggestions
*Simply the opinions of a Daily Rider*
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As a Sprint employee, you might want to be careful about what you post on here, specifically "free hotspot" and other things Sprint does not condone of it's employees.

DirtyShroomz said:
As a Sprint employee, you might want to be careful about what you post on here, specifically "free hotspot" and other things Sprint does not condone of it's employees.
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As long as he doesn't put his real name or have facebooks linked I think he should be fine.

dirkyd3rk said:
As long as he doesn't put his real name or have facebooks linked I think he should be fine.
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You would be surprised at how involved Sprint is with people that post on forums, facebook, myspace, youtube, etc. I myself have been talked to by corporate security already.

DirtyShroomz said:
You would be surprised at how involved Sprint is with people that post on forums, facebook, myspace, youtube, etc. I myself have been talked to by corporate security already.
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I worked for t-mobile for 4 years in the past and I leaked pics, info all kinds of ish and I never got caught lol. I guess it depends on how you go about it. Of course when I did work for tmobile its not like they would find out dirkyd3rks's true identity anyways. I was just smart about it, always 1 step ahead.

...have you tried VaelPak yet?

I liked Vaelpak, except for the bat life. Didn't try any of the new versions tho.

Half my customers ask me to root their devices, most everyone within my company under 30 have rooted; people know about this stuff without even really knowing what goes into it. What can Sprint do to me when their are hundreds of YouTube vids posted showing how to root and which Rom is good, etc? These companies may be watching, but can't do a thing about it. Like Big Brother Lite haha

I got excellent battery life on VaelPak, and it's the first thing that came to mind when I read the OP. Performance is on par with with any other ROM and has all the customizability you could ask for.
On any of the more popular ROMs, battery life should be good unless an app is misbehaving or the kernel isn't playing nice (imho).

What can they do? Exactly what moto is... encrypt the boot loader.
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skatrwannabe3 said:
Half my customers ask me to root their devices, most everyone within my company under 30 have rooted; people know about this stuff without even really knowing what goes into it. What can Sprint do to me when their are hundreds of YouTube vids posted showing how to root and which Rom is good, etc? These companies may be watching, but can't do a thing about it. Like Big Brother Lite haha
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Wrong attitude to have. They can fire you.
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jalai said:
...have you tried VaelPak yet?
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yea it's horrible

aimbdd said:
What can they do? Exactly what moto is... encrypt the boot loader.
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^^^^^^^^^
this !!!!!!!!

CheesyNutz said:
yea it's horrible
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Lol @ your honestly

dirkyd3rk said:
Lol @ your honestly
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just my opinion

I am uncertain what this thread is?
A req for a ROM he'll love?
A req for "the best parts of all the ROMs he loves, cooked together in some unspecified vague manner, bug free and working for him"?
Frankly, if I was a dev here, I would be kinda... insulted.
(lol, as a "sprint employee", perhaps then you could Give a dev or two a phone of their choice, that might inspire them. )

I can't be fired from a company I don't directly work for. Especially considering I'll be of almost no use to a Dev and have yet to "leak" anything

kingdazy said:
I am uncertain what this thread is?
A req for a ROM he'll love?
A req for "the best parts of all the ROMs he loves, cooked together in some unspecified vague manner, bug free and working for him"?
Frankly, if I was a dev here, I would be kinda... insulted.
(lol, as a "sprint employee", perhaps then you could Give a dev or two a phone of their choice, that might inspire them. )
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Might be more of a request for people, like yourself, with nothing helpful to add to find another post. Hopefully one far, far away.
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skatrwannabe3 said:
Might be more of a request for people, like yourself, with nothing helpful to add to find another post. Hopefully one far, far away.
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LOL. indeed. very interesting. do go on.
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Especially considering I'll be of almost no use to a Dev or the XDA community and have yet to "leak" anything
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Fixed that for ya!
[EDIT: by golly, judging from you previous posts and the one following, you sure are aggressive and antagonistic to others you've never met! Expecting to make some friends here? Endear yourself to the community at large? Good start! ]

DirtyShroomz said:
Wrong attitude to have. They can fire you.
Sent from my spaceship!
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Assuming your handle stems from personal experience and not some hypothetical situation, I would expect a more liberal approach to "following the rules" so to speak. If Sprint is too busy paying people to surf Xda for people like me "hypothetically" instead of pouring money into Clearwire and the WiMax network, then we can basically kiss nationwide 4G goodbye

What are you complaining for?

Ive had my Vibrant since its release on July 15th, this is my second device because a few hours out of the box it just bootlooped.
I love it, and i love the dev community thats here for it, but im tired of hearing people complain about stock updates that their not gonna use. "samsung doesnt update their devices", "This is my last samsung phone"...Are you serious? Why complain when you've had an awesome dev community since the start. People know their not going to run stock but the complain anyway. Imo, I think people are just jumping on the Samsung Hate bandwagon. This is an awesome phone and community, And our Vibrants still murder more than half the Android Comp on stock 2.1, you guys saw the youtube reviews right?.
Why dont we give more praise instead of more ungreatfullness because this just sickens me.
"AND IM NOT CRYING ABOUT OTHER PEOPLES CRYING, IM SIMPLY STATING THAT ITS VERY UNNECESSARY TO CRY WHEN YOU DONT HAVE TO"
PLEASE EVERYONE FIND YOUR FAVORITE GREAT (DEVS/THEMERS & AND GENERAL HELPFUL PEOPLE) AND PM THEM A THANKS FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK
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Agreed. This is my first android phone and will be keeping it for a long time. Devs have been awesome, but you will always have people who ***** and complain. It's just the nature of the beast.

Well said. This is a beast of a phone when run on custom roms, and our amazing devs are doing some great stuff to double the performance. Kudos to them. But some people simply live to whine and ***** around in their daily life let alone an internet forum.
Love this Vibrant and this great community behind it.

One of the reasons i think sammy doesnt update is because they dont stand a chance vs our dev field so why bother you kno?

Master&Slave™ said:
One of the reasons i think sammy doesnt update is because they dont stand a chance vs our dev field so why bother you kno?
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wait what? I'm sure as hell you know why we don't have a stable gingerbread rom.
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I love my Vibrant also. My phone does EVERYTHING that I could want a pocket sized computer to do; and it does it fast and it does it on a beautiful screen. The folks who have taken the time and energy to mod this rad device are plain and simply: awesome. Thanks to everyone at <TW> and EDT (my favs) for tweaking my phone in ways that I never could. Thanks to all who have worked on this device and produced a dozen + other ROMS. And thank you to the new Devs who are willing to continue tinkering with their own, hard earned, phones for the benefit of us all.

+1000000000
I so agree with u! this community has been great and theyve been so helpful too. Ty so much and im loving my vibrant.

A thread to whine about other people's whining. Nice...

jeremiah_mn said:
A thread to whine about other people's whining. Nice...
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+1
Threads like this are an invitation for the trolls to come eat their next meal.

#neveragain
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regP said:
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Threads like this are an invitation for the trolls to come eat their next meal.
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Yeah and you 2 are probably some of the whiners he is talking about. If you don't have anything positive to contribute to his post then don't comment. He made a very valid statement. I haven't been a member for long, but I have seen many threads that were either titled something about never buying samsung again or whining about not getting stock updates. So unless you have something constructive to contribute to this thread then don't come in and bash him for just trying to point out that the phone is awesome and that people are worried about stock updates when they don't even use them

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Threads like this are an invitation for the trolls to come eat their next meal.
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Disagree. This post has to reasons. To get people to see how great their phone is and to get them to be grateful for all the hardwork here in xda.

Agreed, the phone is great and still can be considered in top 5 phones out there. However I will like stock gingerbread for the sake of GPS drivers and Voodoo Kernel.

mugenfiji0327 said:
Yeah and you 2 are probably some of the whiners he is talking about. If you don't have anything positive to contribute to his post then don't comment. He made a very valid statement. I haven't been a member for long, but I have seen many threads that were either titled something about never buying samsung again or whining about not getting stock updates. So unless you have something constructive to contribute to this thread then don't come in and bash him for just trying to point out that the phone is awesome and that people are worried about stock updates when they don't even use them
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I never said his statement was invalid. I'm simply pointing out that threads like this often turn into flaming etc. People posting hate threads are a problem on this forum. People replying to those threads with flaming is also a problem. People posting thread that are prone to start flame wars are also a problem. Threads like this pop up all the time and more often than not it ends up being a flame war. I agree with the OP. People should take the phone for what it is or stfu and leave. But making this forum better isnt just about shutting down flamers when they start crap.. its also about not feeding their raging and/or posting things that invite them to start trouble. Constructive enough for you?
If you haven't been here for long than maybe you have yet to see the pattern. And maybe you should at least thing about what I said in my initial post before resorting to insults. While your at it, I invite you to find a single post of me whining about anything. Because I promise you wont.

When Samsung releases updates then our devs can tear them down and make them better. Without that source code it's very difficult to make the custom roms that are so friggin awesome. This is why we don't have a totally stable and working 2.3 rom out yet, and we probably won't until Samsung makes the stock 2.3 upgrade available.

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Haha, nice man.

thanks for all the hard work yall saved me when i somehow erased everything on my phone and was stuck in cwm

I, personally, have nothing to hate on the phone about..
We all complained for 2.2, but knew that our roms that we already have are FASTER and BETTER, when we did get 2.2 stock, no one used it, it was used by devs to probably put a few things in their roms, but after that, its gone.
The GPS sucks, i get it, thats their fault, they made a mistake, other companies have before as well (Apple with their antenna) I don't use GPS i have a GPS so i use that instead of my phone.
Besides that, i can complain for probably... no flash for the camera, but thats it.
MY phone is PERFECT, with the devs all that hard work, and i'm talking about the REAL devs, not the fags who theme and call themselves devs.
(no offence to themers at all, themes are themes, and are not meant to be a full rom, with the exception of Jellette's Bi-Sidekick ofc, it had to be a new rom even though its a theme)
I, Thank you all developers for sticking with us through the hard time that Samsung has given the devs by not releasing the source code, etc.
Thank you.

Just a wee note to remind people to keep it friendly. It's becoming a bit of a habit having to close threads like this because of childish and inappropriate behaviour.
Don't let this one go the same way.
Thanks...

Agreed! Good points!

ROM Comparison thread request

Hey I was wondering if anyone out there was bored/interested enough in making a thread with comparisons of all the ROMs in them I just ordered mine today and I'm noticing that few of the ROMs actually have a "features included" section, so I would love for someone to make one for those of us looking to compare them while waiting for our phone or without having to try them all I know people will say "just try them all" but even just a general impressions thread would be very helpful to a lot of people

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Hey I was wondering if anyone out there was bored/interested enough in making a thread with comparisons of all the ROMs in them I just ordered mine today and I'm noticing that few of the ROMs actually have a "features included" section, so I would love for someone to make one for those of us looking to compare them while waiting for our phone or without having to try them all I know people will say "just try them all" but even just a general impressions thread would be very helpful to a lot of people
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im a noob with this android stuff, i would like to see the differences too

Get ready for some really negative responses lol....
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alewis2k12 said:
Get ready for some really negative responses lol....
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why is that???

because you can basically read what each rom is about, you can flash and try, Only you can decide if a rom is good or not.
I've tried a lot of high rated roms and i've hated it. Same goes with kernels. Don't make about thread asking which is the best. Best for what? Performance or battery life? How much will you use the phone etc.
It's really a flash and try. There is no good or bad.

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why is that???
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Bcuz Devs and xda in general hate the *compare or best rom thread*...... everyone is gonna tell you to go try roms your self and see what's good for you.....
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PlanBSTi said:
because you can basically read what each rom is about, you can flash and try, Only you can decide if a rom is good or not.
I've tried a lot of high rated roms and i've hated it. Same goes with kernels. Don't make about thread asking which is the best. Best for what? Performance or battery life? How much will you use the phone etc.
It's really a flash and try. There is no good or bad.
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we r not asking for the best, we just wanna know the differences,, thats it.....differences in features and look...thnx

I understand the whole flash and try thing, and if I could I probably would at least try a few But yeah this isn't a "which rom is best" but rather a "what makes this ROM unique"
It's just a simple request if anyone has the time/interest in doing so, I don't want to go onto the ROM pages asking people there what it's all about

I'd like one too! Back when I had my one s I'd always went straight for cyanogen just for pure android..now that it already comes with the phone I'm just wondering if I'm missing anything if I'm not rooting and installing a new rom..

Most ROM threads have a features section or a changelog section detailing what is different or modified. Also, there is a thread that compiles a link to all the available ROMs by category (whether they are CM based or AOSP based, etc).
I recommend going to that thread and then navigating to your ROM of interest to read its description. I highly doubt anyone is willingly to compiles a comparison thread for you because ROMs are constantly changing. If you look at some of the threads, they have no updates and releases every day. By the time someone posts the comparison thread, it will probably be already outdated.
In short, your best option is to read to narrow your choices, then actually try out the options you have on hand.

NoLimits vs EXos

Just wondering how NoLimits and EXos Majistk Roms differ? Pros and cons for either?
From what I can see they both are very similar?

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Just wondering how NoLimits and EXos Majistk Roms differ? Pros and cons for either?
From what I can see they both are very similar?
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These types of threads are considered taboo, I'm surprised it hasn't been closed.
Answer is simple, there is no answer, it's subjective to ever single person.
It's like saying What's better, red or blue.
All Devs who have taken the time to build something and share it with the community deserve our respect which is why threads like this aren't a good thing.
Hope this answers your question

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These types of threads are considered taboo, I'm surprised it hasn't been closed.
Answer is simple, there is no answer, it's subjective to ever single person.
It's like saying What's better, red or blue.
All Devs who have taken the time to build something and share it with the community deserve our respect which is why threads like this aren't a good thing.
Hope this answers your question
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Perfectly said. Each rom is different and subjective, and this thread is very disrespectful.
Each have their own unique value, and are bred with the lifeblood of the devs. You can't put a value on that.
Realistically, find what you're looking for, what works, and try it. Maybe try the other too. All varies.

Appreciate the response and understanding I may have playing this a bit close to the line. I'll give both a good test and decide which I prefer best.

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Appreciate the response and understanding I may have playing this a bit close to the line. I'll give both a good test and decide which I prefer best.
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Haha no worries man, weirdly though you're a senior, you should know this really. It's cool, we live an we learn.
Personally I've not tried any on this phone but I have used no limits xXx on 1+5 and I couldn't fault it.
But that was a while back mate.
My advice as with the previous poster, test them all, you'll find one you prefer, always the way mate.
Have a good one.

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Haha no worries man, weirdly though you're a senior, you should know this really. It's cool, we live an we learn.
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Yeah I was being lazy hoping for a quick, this does this and that does that resply but I'll be thoroughly testing both this week.
I'm on the OP8 not the pro version but believe they work the same on either model. Going to give clean slate a go too

I think everyone should get a picture of both and then decide which suits them best.

Yep, take them both for a spin...

Deano1889 said:
Yeah I was being lazy hoping for a quick, this does this and that does that resply but I'll be thoroughly testing both this week.
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Yea if they're Magisk ROMs then they almost certainly work on pretty much all devices.

Although I agree with what you are saying generally; ie; no one rom is "better' than the other, I don't think it's disrespectful to compare features.
I mean if you were looking for certain features then a comparison is useful and not disrespectful.
Having said that both ROMs state quite clearly what their features are in their respective first posts which makes this thread moot lol.