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Favorite ROM?

I've only Used Rubix 1.0 but was think about switching to Fusion. Whats your favorite?

You should try them all out and decidde what one is best for you. In a ROM I look for stability so perfomance, and for me this was rubiX.
If you like rubiX try updating to the new version (1.6) http://www.droidforums.net/forum/drod2169-x/93478-rubix-focused-1-6-a.html

Thanks. When updating from rubix 1.0 to 1.6 do I have to wipe data and cache or can I just update over top of my current version of rubix? Also I have the incognito red theme installed I don't know if that matters.

All the info you need is in the link. You can install right over 1.0 but Personally I would format everything (except SDCard) before installing it.

I've tried all of them. I ended up back at ZapX after fission and rubix had TONS of reboots... Many times a day, everyday... Basically though, since they haven't unlocked it completely yet, you can make your own "rom" by rooting, installing any of the custom roms, getting titanium and uninstalling any unnecessary or unuseful apps... You can also overclock it yourself with the 99 cent DX/D2 Overclock app. AND you can get another app called MinFreeManager and customize the speed even more. Be careful and read the instructions on that one though! I use ZapX and did all of these things and my X flies! It only reboots occasionally if I'm trying to do too much and thats probably because I have it overclocked too much. I get high 1700 Quadrant scores and I'm quite pleased with it right now...

Fission, but can't go wrong with any of them

Fission is pretty good but it's really all about getting what you want out of a ROM. I suggest trying them all and seeing what fits you best.
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Ive been using fission and love the speed. also i havent had 1 fc in it yet. If you want a good Vanilla build try fission, but with roms everone likes something different just try them all!

have used flyX, apeX, and now fission. Fission is the fastest/cleanest in my opinion. only blur i put back on it was the blurcamera.apk, other than that make sure your contacts are on google.
For something really cool if you're using fission (only rom i've done this on so far)... go here: hxxp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764787 and download Alternate Window Animations --> Change_Anims.zip in the second post apply it via metamorph. awesome window transitions.

bmac420 said:
For something really cool if you're using fission (only rom i've done this on so far)... go here: hxxp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764787 and download Alternate Window Animations --> Change_Anims.zip in the second post apply it via metamorph. awesome window transitions.
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Thanks for the tip. I was able to apply the Alternate Window Animation on RubiX 1.6

i didnt care much for rubix but i love tranquility 3.0!!

bmac420 said:
have used flyX, apeX, and now fission. Fission is the fastest/cleanest in my opinion. only blur i put back on it was the blurcamera.apk, other than that make sure your contacts are on google.
For something really cool if you're using fission (only rom i've done this on so far)... go here: hxxp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=764787 and download Alternate Window Animations --> Change_Anims.zip in the second post apply it via metamorph. awesome window transitions.
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Any tips on getting Metamorph working? It gets stuck at applying for me.
Edit: Never mind. Reboot didn't fix it, but strangely force quitting it and trying again did.

I'm using ZapX, it's the only one I tried because I don't have a lot of time to fiddle around with reconfiguring ROMs and such and I'm new to Android in general
It's great with the exception of the rebooting issues.
GPS doesn't seem to work amazingly, but that could be my area. I didn't have the stock ROM long enough to make a comparison.

milan616 said:
Any tips on getting Metamorph working? It gets stuck at applying for me.
Edit: Never mind. Reboot didn't fix it, but strangely force quitting it and trying again did.
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Metamoph is glitchy like that sometimes you have to do things twice to get what your doing to apply correctly. Always nandroid before doing anything big
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I've flashed about all of the DX Roms I could find and I find myself coming back to stock rooted. Nothing on any of the roms seem to grab my attention to stick with them. It seems like I can do whatever I need on stock rooted, anyone else feel this way? What's all of the negativity towards Blur?

mostly all the bloatware that runs in the background. my roommate is on a stock DX and i run things without oc'ing incredibly faster than him, and he doesn't understand why.
mine doesn't have cityID, amazon mp3, social networking, dlna, kindle, skype, blockbuster all runnin in memory for no reason.
there is use for some of the blur stuff, but its mostly becuase its laggy and bloated... at least for me.

[Q] Liberty 1.5 hdmi

I want to hook my DX to my car 7" monitor head unit for the navi app. I bought real hdmi app but it will not detect the hdmi cable I bought to hook to car or the hdmi cable you get with the DX. Any ideas?

samuraij said:
I want to hook my DX to my car 7" monitor head unit for the navi app. I bought real hdmi app but it will not detect the hdmi cable I bought to hook to car or the hdmi cable you get with the DX. Any ideas?
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Make sure you have the blur gallery installed.

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Make sure you have the blur gallery installed.
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Is that the only thing keeping the Liberty ROM from utilizing the HDMI port? I was under the impression that it was broken no matter what with that ROM... I had heard this before and put the blur gallery on a friend's DX so he would stop complaining about it and it still doesn't work. I'm beginning to think that it's just a poor install of the ROM, but at anyrate...

Yeah liberty doesn't have the ability to do hdmi out. Because that was a blur element and this is stock android. I already contacted kejar about it and he said he may tinker with it if he gets the chance. I'm pretty sure none of the ROMs have HDMI capability though. Since they're all stock based.

Liberty - no hdmi
I'm also pretty sure Liberty is a no go with HDMI, I know apex supports it, probably a few other blur based roms too. I'd say switch roms, then come back to liberty when/if they add the feature.
Your other option would be to make a Liberty Backup, install Apex or other Blur Rom, and make a backup of apex, then use clockwork to switch back and forth, but thats kinda a hassle....

ApeX 1.4.1 works perfectly with HDMI... Add as much Blur as you want VIA ApexToolBox.
The kids watch movies all the time when we are driving around.
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thanks thats what I thought but wasnt sure.

DroidTh3ory said:
ApeX 1.4.1 works perfectly with HDMI... Add as much Blur as you want VIA ApexToolBox.
The kids watch movies all the time when we are driving around.
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I might have to try this... Hmmm. I'm really in love with Liberty though all things considered I think it's the best of both worlds and is my go to for the D2 and Dx when people want to try a ROM out.
I do flip between the factory ROM and Liberty quite a big just for testing purposes, but I always go right back to Liberty after I'm done. To see the two side by side running is just pitiful.

Laramie1997 said:
I might have to try this... Hmmm. I'm really in love with Liberty though all things considered I think it's the best of both worlds and is my go to for the D2 and Dx when people want to try a ROM out.
I do flip between the factory ROM and Liberty quite a big just for testing purposes, but I always go right back to Liberty after I'm done. To see the two side by side running is just pitiful.
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You won't look back... I'm one of the few who enjoys the goodies that Blur offers but hates the lag involved in having it. ApeX has changed that... I have the Blur Widgets, the Gallery, Dialer and Some of the other things... but I also have AOSP messaging.
So, I have a phone that just screams, smooth and stable as **** with everything I liked from the stock ROM.
I run the piss out of it and I have NEVER had an issue. Never been happier. I have to say to anybody with a DX... If you haven't taken ApeX for a test drive, you must!!!
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DroidTh3ory said:
You won't look back... I'm one of the few who enjoys the goodies that Blur offers but hates the lag involved in having it. ApeX has changed that... I have the Blur Widgets, the Gallery, Dialer and Some of the other things... but I also have AOSP messaging.
So, I have a phone that just screams, smooth and stable as **** with everything I liked from the stock ROM.
I run the piss out of it and I have NEVER had an issue. Never been happier. I have to say to anybody with a DX... If you haven't taken ApeX for a test drive, you must!!!
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LOL Ok. I'll give it a shot, but I'm one of those people who really never cared for the blur aspect. The ONLY thing I really miss about blur and I don't even think it was a blur thing is the messaging. I really like the finish where Liberty and other AOSP ROMs just have a basic interface. I kinda like the iPhone look for text messages if that gives you a clue. I know I know, just use Handcent, but meh.
I'll add it to my short list. I have to work through Rubix for a buddy of mine tonight. Sucks how I'm the one that gets to be the designated guinea pig all the time. Such is the life of a tweaker. Now off to see what's cooking in the Atrix world.

Laramie1997 said:
LOL Ok. I'll give it a shot, but I'm one of those people who really never cared for the blur aspect. The ONLY thing I really miss about blur and I don't even think it was a blur thing is the messaging. I really like the finish where Liberty and other AOSP ROMs just have a basic interface. I kinda like the iPhone look for text messages if that gives you a clue. I know I know, just use Handcent, but meh.
I'll add it to my short list. I have to work through Rubix for a buddy of mine tonight. Sucks how I'm the one that gets to be the designated guinea pig all the time. Such is the life of a tweaker. Now off to see what's cooking in the Atrix world.
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Yep, the messaging is Blur... That is what I like about ApeX. Boot from install everything is AOSP. But you can add all the Blur you like right through the apextoolbox.
I'm usually the Guinea pig also, I do alot of work on my HD2 Android Development, but after landing on ApeX for my DX.... My Nandroid backup is in the folder getting moldy. LOL.
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DroidTh3ory said:
Yep, the messaging is Blur... That is what I like about ApeX. Boot from install everything is AOSP. But you can add all the Blur you like right through the apextoolbox.
I'm usually the Guinea pig also, I do alot of work on my HD2 Android Development, but after landing on ApeX for my DX.... My Nandroid backup is in the folder getting moldy. LOL.
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Hermmm. Must try. Oh well. Enough of taking the dude's thread off track. hahaa

I am using apex 1.4.1 now also i was on liberty. I never really use hdmi out buy its nice to know i can use it if i wanted. both roms are great

switched over to apex working great thanks again for the advice!!

Apex is by far my favorite so far although I am patiently awaiting liberty2.0, kinda hard to imagine goin back to liberty with the awsomeness I experience now with apex. I would also like to see this rumored cm7 that I keep hearing about. I have my Apex nandroid wherever I chose to roam.
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[Q] RoyalGinger V1.5

What do you want to see or not see in RoyalGinger V1.5?
Like I said in the actual RoyalGinger thread on the Development page we wanted to pull the community and see what you guys like and dont like and what you want to see and what you dont want to see. I know at least for me I might try other Roms especially for testing but I always come back to RoyalGinger, This little red head has in my opinion everything a Rom needs and everything a Rom user wants. So just to make it more of the Peoples Rom we wanted to see what you guys like and what you guys dont like.
So please keep it short and simple if you want to see a specific thing like a Theme or a Mod please include the link to the thread.
It will help us find what we are looking for and get to making your wishes happen. If you want something just let us know we will honestly try our hardest to meet every wish of the community for V1.5. If we dont get your idea into 1.5 I will let you know and let you know if it is possible and if it will be coming on a later release.
Thank You all for your support.
Link to the MAIN RoyalGinger Thread can be Found Here - Click Here

Please include the original stock Desk Dock app, if possible.
Much appreciated!!!

voodoodoo1226 said:
Please include the original stock Desk Dock app, if possible.
Much appreciated!!!
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Do you mean the stock clock that flips with the Weather? if so I cant include the one made by HTC cause that is a Sense Only item and it is not Open Source, But I am pretty sure I can accommodate your request with something. So great suggestion it will be in the next release.

Royalknight6190 said:
Do you mean the stock clock that flips with the Weather? if so I cant include the one made by HTC cause that is a Sense Only item and it is not Open Source, But I am pretty sure I can accommodate your request with something. So great suggestion it will be in the next release.
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Yes, it is that one. No wonder the question has been asked a few times on the net (when I Googled) and no one seems to know.
Ok, no problem. There are a few other apps out there that are similar. But not quite. Thanks though.

Top request if at all possible would be the original camera. Picture quality is better and speed is wayyyy faster.
DSP Manager
Car Dock (even though it’s available as apks)
Genius Button (I personally like it)
Ability to mute camera sound

smellmyfingers said:
Top request if at all possible would be the original cameral. Picture quality is better and speed is wayyyy faster.
DSP Manager
Car Dock (even though it’s available as apks)
Genius Button (I personally like it)
Ability to mute camera sound
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I think each one of those are very do able. Thanks for the suggestions.
Well this is a good start 2 requests that are not off the way and 2 requests that are very easy to add in. Thank you guys.

How about boot animation sound?
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dragone5 said:
How about boot animation sound?
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That's another great idea. I have been working on that already and yes that will be in the next release.
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Personally, I like this Rom as is... Though I moved on to using Royal Mint as my daily just because of the sense look... Love the work TeamRoyal... I have the zip, and a backup with all my most used apps for EVERY Rom I have ran across with the TeamRoyal name on it...
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1. Ability to receive MMS view like on stock froyo.
I hit download, and it rarely works. Stock it normally already has picture showing, instead of hitting download.
2. A big pickup, although i don't think it is possible, would be to add date along with clock in status bar.
3. Calendar similar to stock calendar, which is default month view.
4. I love the themes with battery display % options.
BTW, you guys are most excellent!

royalknight, hope you gets to feeling better, brohim....
all in all, fantastic rom, but.... (and since you're asking), this is what i would like added:
(1) stock mt4g calendar (pink in color i believe) because there's more options than the one included with RG (ie. ability to have agenda view when executed). if it's tied to sense and can't be ported to RG, then no worries.
(2) use of the genius button with dragon dictation (already mentioned). i'm not sure if i'm the minority here, but i used that app a lot.
(3) desk dock/car dock (already mentioned).
(4) stock camera (already mentioned).
not sure if there's anything else that this rom needs as i'm sure the more you add, the better chance it will become slower...

The problem with the "stock" apps you are all referring to from the original rom, is that they require sense frameworks to function. Unless HTC open sources sense, we may never be able to make it happen. (doesn't mean we can't try )

I think this should stay as close to stock Google as possible.
By trying to add in all this sense stuff... why don't you guys just use a sense rom and install the gingerbread launcher. That's basically what you want this rom to be.
I enjoy this rom because of how minimal it is. Please keep sense junk out.
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camalus said:
I think this should stay as close to stock Google as possible.
By trying to add in all this sense stuff... why don't you guys just use a sense rom and install the gingerbread launcher. That's basically what you want this rom to be.
I enjoy this rom because of how minimal it is. Please keep sense junk out.
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+1
People's request in AOSP roms are always sense related add on's. Launcher pro has some good alternatives for sense widgets and so forth. But I agree, keep this rom bare and clean in AOSP standards. Although I would like it if you guys added Torch app back on
And I do have a question, I love the rover theme included, but I feel like that actual battery percentage decreases my battery life by a lot everytime I use that theme. Any way you can take out that battery percentage out in the middle of that circle?

camalus said:
I think this should stay as close to stock Google as possible.
By trying to add in all this sense stuff... why don't you guys just use a sense rom and install the gingerbread launcher. That's basically what you want this rom to be.
I enjoy this rom because of how minimal it is. Please keep sense junk out.
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+2.....close to aosp....
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mackster248 said:
+1
People's request in AOSP roms are always sense related add on's. Launcher pro has some good alternatives for sense widgets and so forth. But I agree, keep this rom bare and clean in AOSP standards. Although I would like it if you guys added Torch app back on
And I do have a question, I love the rover theme included, but I feel like that actual battery percentage decreases my battery life by a lot everytime I use that theme. Any way you can take out that battery percentage out in the middle of that circle?
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The battery life decreases due to the broadcast message required every time it changes a percentage and has to call a new image to be displayed.

option94 said:
The battery life decreases due to the broadcast message required every time it changes a percentage and has to call a new image to be displayed.
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man bummer... i love that theme but thats a killer for me. anyway you knwo how to take it out?

A completely blacked out (inverted them would be really nice) Kind of like the the terminal settigns, but with maybe more feel and texture than those. I do a lot of night use, that would be good. I like the terminal ones, but some things completely get lost in the transition. Now I am asking for too much!
This rom is so customizable, and now that I have a clean install, the fc have for the most part disappeared, and I have not even thought about flashing stock, like I normally did.

option94 said:
The problem with the "stock" apps you are all referring to from the original rom, is that they require sense frameworks to function. Unless HTC open sources sense, we may never be able to make it happen. (doesn't mean we can't try )
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10-4, just wasn't sure how feasible it was... it's not a deal breaker if none of those happen, but he asked... have a good one, option...

thought the stock camera was a part of the sense framework as well, could be wrong.
My main request is to have a ROM specific theme. I switch ROMs a lot and after flashing lots of ROMs now on different phones (I'm the go-to guy at work now), I like the aesthetic touches a lot of devs put on their ROMs. You guys are adding more and more tweaks in this regard, so I doubt this even needs to be a request, but it's really cool to see those extra touches. After seeing gingerbread on so many different phones now, I've come to learn how unimpressive it is visually. Using the theme engine could then satisfy the themers out there, giving them the option to use what they want, but allow you guys to offer the Royal Theme that makes the ROM your own. I've also seen things like boot animation/fonts/optional app install scripts written into the settings. Things like that offer customization within the ROM and help it to stand out from AOSP GB.

[App] Gallery app. Customized Quickpic.

GALLERY APP FOR GINGERBREAD (ROOTED), CM7, CM9
- Looks like ICS gallery.
- Gives better quality to photos.
- LG UI 3 icon and Gallery as name in the app drawer.
- Just take a look.
This one only works in system/app.
1- Put the apk in system/app using a file manager with root privileges.
2- Set permissions to rw-r-r
3- Reboot and enjoy.​

This one can be installed as a normal apk.​

looks nice, testing right now on my galaxy gio
edit: does quickpic need to be uninstalled for this to work or can i have both? o;

awesome app..very useful..!

alkspo said:
looks nice, testing right now on my galaxy gio
edit: does quickpic need to be uninstalled for this to work or can i have both? o;
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Yes you need to unistall the old one, in both cases. (Signed and unsigned)

john9 said:
awesome app..very useful..!
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sorry for off topic but,
STOP COMMENTING IN EVERY SINGLE THREAD just to get your posts and thanks meter up, i already see you spamming the gio, so i went on your profile and bam.
and app is great, uninstalled quickpic, much faster than stock gallery

Good, i was wanting this a lot of time, and now finally found it!
Thank you so much
Btw, Rise Against, ah? It's my favourite band!

Lynx901 said:
Good, i was wanting this a lot of time, and now finally found it!
Thank you so much
Btw, Rise Against, ah? It's my favourite band!
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Yeah!!!!! Rise Against!!!!!

Thank you I'm downloading it right now.

great.....downloading now..

[Q] Is it possible to install the stock Galaxy camera on another ROM?

Hello,
Is it possible to install the stock Galaxy S4 camera app (and Gallery) on another ROM that isn't TouchWiz based e.g. CyanogenMod? I know most apps don't work because of the TouchWiz framework, but I wouldn't have thought the camera app and Gallery would be dependant on the TouchWiz framework...
And if you cannot do this, is there another app that is like the Galaxy camera app? I'm asking this because I really like the features on the app and the Android 4.3 camera etc. don't cut the mustard for me. And although I don't always use things like slow motion, I'd quite like to when the time arises.
As always, all help is greatly appreciated!

If you mean the SAMSUNG camera .apk?
Technically yes. But it won't run. You need a kernel that supports it plus a bunch of .apks I think (as the camera uses other .apks for certain functions) due to post-processing and other stuff. This is usually why AOSP/AOKP roms don't come with the Camera. It's a really hard thing to move. Plus there's the issue with AOSP/AOKP and licensing issues like that Camera.apk is Samsung's property and can't just be ripped around and mass produced and fed into other roms without permission.
Though I guess most modding of any kind isn't exactly done with the developer's copyright in mind.. Either way the answer is Yes, but kinda no. Not that I've seen in any sort of AOSP/AOKP or GE project as of yet. I remember someone saying there were huge kernel issues amongst so many other things because technically it's part of Tw.

You can do it but your gonna need everything that goes along with that camera. Or if you got time download foxhound ROM, extract it and look for the stock Samsung camera amongst all the stuff. It should be in it's own little folder cause there are 2 camera options for that ROM.

Good suggestion...
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You can do it but your gonna need everything that goes along with that camera. Or if you got time download foxhound ROM, extract it and look for the stock Samsung camera amongst all the stuff. It should be in it's own little folder cause there are 2 camera options for that ROM.
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Okay, I didn't think of that... Should I place the files in the system folder and make sure I DON'T replace any existing AOSP files e.g. the Gallery?
If this works you will be the saviour of my life! No more Sh*tWiz and an epic camera in one package!