What exactly is MIUI? - Epic 4G General

A lot of people want it on their phones, but what is it, and what makes it so good? Is it an aosp type rom kind of like cyanogen. Thanks and forgive the noobnes of the question.
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Zor Omega said:
A lot of people want it on their phones, but what is it, and what makes it so good? Is it an aosp type rom kind of like cyanogen. Thanks and forgive the noobnes of the question.
From cellblock D
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Its a cross breed of iPhone and android. YouTube it so u can see how it looks
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Just another rom, just one with some serious eye candy. 2 things really turn me off of this rom. Its closed source nature (you never know what kind of **** is in there), and the fact it is chinese (which gives me serious doubts about the security of it).
Its slick looking tho.

Yes, it's an AOSP-based rom.

its like Android + Iphone + CIQ + Nike + Great Fire Wall of China

Yeah, I had heard it was chinese, which kind of turned me off to the idea. But other than that, just another aosp rom huh? I just don't understand why people go crazy over it. I've seen what it looks like...nothing special really. Thanks for the info though.
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You won't understand till you run it.
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I ran it on my old evo, wasn't impressed.
It removes the app draw and puts every icon on the main screen, you can move them around, but clutters things.
It's themes are a great concept and look great if you're into what's available.
It messaging app sucks cajones, that's my general opinion.
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bricky23 said:
You won't understand till you run it.
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I guess not. I'd like to try it though, if we could get a port of it that works fully on here.
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gjones77 said:
It removes the app draw and puts every icon on the main screen, you can move them around, but clutters things.
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That alone would be enough for me to not use it, as I keep nothing on my home screens

Zor Omega said:
Yeah, I had heard it was chinese, which kind of turned me off to the idea. But other than that, just another aosp rom huh? I just don't understand why people go crazy over it. I've seen what it looks like...nothing special really. Thanks for the info though.
From cellblock D
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I bet your shoes are made in China. Do you trust them? It's in English and has no spyware, or CIQ. The port for this phone however has several key features missing and no offense to the devs, it isn't quite ready for daily use. No builds have 4G. Epic's has unstable 3G, WiFi, GPS, and camera. The Devs are working hard though and trying to give us something to use.

DCRocks said:
That alone would be enough for me to not use it, as I keep nothing on my home screens
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I'm similar in that regard
screen 1: blank
screen 2: weather/clock widget
screen 3 apps i mostly use that have spilled over from my docks and i don't want to go into my drawer for or run as widgets

xboxfanj said:
I bet your shoes are made in China. Do you trust them?
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No............
No I will not make out with you.

Elite11b said:
No............
No I will not make out with you.
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What? WTF????

Miui is awesome. I got great battery life and the customization is ridiculous. I have a fascinate so it was buggy and incomplete but even without mms and camcorder I still use it as my daily rom.
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chris41g said:
its like Android + Iphone + CIQ + Nike + Great Fire Wall of China
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LMAO!!! just cause of that response, now i have to YouTube it.

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FINALLY..Ive Made The Switch

and ive ordered my Incredible. some of u may kno me from the other forums and seen some of my works..which i do plan on porting over to the Incredible platform once i have the device in my hands btw.
now to be pointed in the right direction is the key here...
theme wise..what do u all recommend? where are u getting them from? and care to share ur reviews on the device itself?
thanks all..
SoCal
Uhm....who are you?
Socal is the man. from the Eris day. Does good work. Fresh work i should say... if you can remap the stock rosie launcher to the middle button for applications and the right button to stock SMS youd be GOD. please man. I've been trying for a week now.
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Uhm....who are you?
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a GOD in ur eyes..dont forget that
Nice to see you over here
I'm on Virtuous 2.6 using the Evo theme (manup) and I think it's pretty damn hot looking. I always find changes i like either here or ROM manager. If you like Vanilla, Skyraider or Ruby are my personal favorites, sense = Virtuous for me.
Pros = Great device... tons of dev attention and sense is better than any stock UI out there (IMO).
Cons = No one does ANYTHING for my poor Droidx. All the fantabulous devs are here, so my cool new toy gets no love.
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I'm on Virtuous 2.6 using the Evo theme (manup) and I think it's pretty damn hot looking. I always find changes i like either here or ROM manager. If you like Vanilla, Skyraider or Ruby are my personal favorites, sense = Virtuous for me.
Pros = Great device... tons of dev attention and sense is better than any stock UI out there (IMO).
Cons = No one does ANYTHING for my poor Droidx. All the fantabulous devs are here, so my cool new toy gets no love.
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good looks on the feedback.
its much appreciated.
bilbobrian said:
Nice to see you over here
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ohhh whats up brian?!
always nice to see familiar faces around.
have u dev'd anything yet for the inc?
Hey SoCal!
Let me know if you whip up anything good. My theming time is limited these day, but I don't mind testing
SoCalSpecialist said:
a GOD in ur eyes..dont forget that
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Well...now I know who I'm not going to download anything from.
Berzerker7 said:
Well...now I know who I'm not going to download anything from.
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make a note and put it on ur fridge so u dont forget
trimax84 said:
Hey SoCal!
Let me know if you whip up anything good. My theming time is limited these day, but I don't mind testing
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will do.
thanks for volunteering already lol
What up socal?? PM I need you help with something
ACD168 said:
What up socal?? PM I need you help with something
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sent..hit me up when ready.
Anything in the development section is good stuff.. Uncommon sense is awesome imo.. Check it out
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That pure Eris rom is looking pretty good. Purely incredible?
Welcome to the incredible side of things bro hope we get some killer ROMS out of you
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Anything in the development section is good stuff.. Uncommon sense is awesome imo.. Check it out
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ok will do..thanks!
sylent101 said:
That pure Eris rom is looking pretty good. Purely incredible?
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LOL possibly..not promising anything but im looking into some things.
RYANIMOSITY said:
Welcome to the incredible side of things bro hope we get some killer ROMS out of you
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i hope so too.. LOL! thanks for the welcome tho!

Could we please stop asking "why?"

I have been a long time xda'r and Android fan boy ever since I got my G1 on launch day. The phone I had before my G1 was a iPhone and I did love that phone.....till my G1 and haven't looked back since.
One thing that really kinda peeves me is when someone asks a question like "how do I install the stock launcher" and you see people respond with "Why would you want to get rid of TWLauncher?" One of the beautiful things about android is the deep level of customization you can do.
Dont like your back ground: Change it.
Dont like the stock mms app: install a different one.
Dont like the notification bar color: Use metamorph and install a different one.
You have your tastes and preferences, but yours isn't the only one. If there was only one way to think, we would be asking Steve
Well said.
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Stalk....fail...
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gunks said:
Stalk....fail...
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it seems you missed the point of the thread....FAIL
MonkySlap said:
it seems you missed the point of the thread....FAIL
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+1
Agree 100% of this. Unfortunately, most people don't understand the idea of an opinion.
MonkySlap said:
I have been a long time xda'r and Android fan boy ever since I got my G1 on launch day. The phone I had before my G1 was a iPhone and I did love that phone.....till my G1 and haven't looked back since.
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Why?
MonkySlap said:
One thing that really kinda peeves me is when someone asks a question like "how do I install the stock launcher" and you see people respond with "Why would you want to get rid of TWLauncher?" One of the beautiful things about android is the deep level of customization you can do.
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Why?
MonkySlap said:
Dont like your back ground: Change it.
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Why?
MonkySlap said:
Dont like the stock mms app: install a different one.
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Why?
MonkySlap said:
Dont like the notification bar color: Use metamorph and install a different one.
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Why?
MonkySlap said:
You have your tastes and preferences, but yours isn't the only one. If there was only one way to think, we would be asking Steve what to think
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Most Importantly... Why?
Just Kidding, Great Points Man
@zaduma
Why #1) Because I saw the potential in a open sourced mobile os, plus 3g, and GPS, and love to tinker with electronics to name some.
Why 2-5) Its in the statement you quoted
Why #6) Because you touch yourself at night zaduma

Are all the builds currently being maintained sense based?

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No.
Answer is in the title.
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Answer is in the title.
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jmmmmm said:
Clearly you are not knowledgeable enough to answer the question. Feel free to skip over my posts from now on.
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Clearly you are knowledgeable enough to read the title of his post which is also my answer.
jose makalolot said:
Clearly you are knowledgeable enough to read the title of his post which is also my answer.
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Would a simple yes or no be to much to ask?
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He said no dude... besides you asked in the wrong section.
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Which just proves you're not observant. Yes, there are a lot of sense builds because they add extra features plus can be disabled easily for basic stock experience but there are cyanogen and stock builds out there if you LOOK. Hell, I was just at one, which is why I remembered to come back here. Don't be upset because I chose to answer you in the same simple way you asked. It's not my fault you don't see what's in front of you. Now browse. Finding new fun builds that fit our specific needs is why we're here, is it not?
ya they pretty much dont care about vanilla froyo and those that do are either old or autobuild , or are restricted to certain outdated kernels ... also cuz of this reason most cm versions will have touch screen lag issues and all the goodies that come with that , so basically if ya want a decent vanilla froyo experience hd2 isnt for u
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ya they pretty much dont care about vanilla froyo and those that do are either old or autobuild , or are restricted to certain outdated kernels ... also cuz of this reason most cm versions will have touch screen lag issues and all the goodies that come with that , so basically if ya want a decent vanilla froyo experience hd2 isnt for u
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Thank you for a coherent answer. Thats what I was starting to see about froyo. I have been updating my HyperDroid on my own but seem to have met my technical limit and am considering switching. Everything is great with it, but I'm considering whether or not I want the new camera. Another round of decisions I guess.
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Which just proves you're not observant. Yes, there are a lot of sense builds because they add extra features plus can be disabled easily for basic stock experience but there are cyanogen and stock builds out there if you LOOK. Hell, I was just at one, which is why I remembered to come back here. Don't be upset because I chose to answer you in the same simple way you asked. It's not my fault you don't see what's in front of you. Now browse. Finding new fun builds that fit our specific needs is why we're here, is it not?
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The XDA application does not seem allow us to see response/reply titles. Only original post titles. So I never saw your first No answer. I apologize and thanks for your response. I was looking for an quick opinion from fellow users and I certainly was not asking anyone to go do research for me.
I don't know if you have noticed but over the last few months folks have really gotten a bit over the top with the sarcasm in response to questions, almost to the point where it is insulting in some cases. I have seen this more and more. My initial thought when reading your reply WITHOUT the title line was here was more sarcasm. So again, I apologize and thanks for your response.
jose makalolot said:
He said no dude... besides you asked in the wrong section.
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The XDA application does not seem allow us to see response/reply titles. Only original post titles.
souljaboy said:
ya they pretty much dont care about vanilla froyo and those that do are either old or autobuild , or are restricted to certain outdated kernels ... also cuz of this reason most cm versions will have touch screen lag issues and all the goodies that come with that , so basically if ya want a decent vanilla froyo experience hd2 isnt for u
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Rubbish, I've been using NexusHD2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793924 it's actively developed and updated and hastarin 8.5.1 isn't exactly outdated.
bam0 said:
Rubbish, I've been using NexusHD2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793924 it's actively developed and updated and hastarin 8.5.1 isn't exactly outdated.
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True if ya sit on your a** all day u definitley wont notice the g sensor problem
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souljaboy said:
True if ya sit on your a** all day u definitley wont notice the g sensor problem
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It's obvious you have not tried a recent one
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bam0 said:
Rubbish, I've been using NexusHD2 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=793924 it's actively developed and updated and hastarin 8.5.1 isn't exactly outdated.
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Thanks... Im gonna give this one a shot right now. 8.5.1 does have the latest TS fix so that should be taken care of.
THANKS!
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I don't know if you have noticed but over the last few months folks have really gotten a bit over the top with the sarcasm in response to questions, almost to the point where it is insulting in some cases. I have seen this more and more. My initial thought when reading your reply WITHOUT the title line was here was more sarcasm. So again, I apologize and thanks for your response.
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There was definite sarcasm, so I can apologize for that. Not at the level of some of the other people here get to. People have been getting extremely venomous and I was just trying to do a quick chuckle thing. Anyway, you should expect to see a lot more stock android builds soon because I'm sure there will be a flood of gingerbread options over the next few days.

Just installed GingerBlur, some questions..

What are the benefits over the stock OS? I don't see anything new, and switching in between home screens is glitchier. I am running 1.8.3. Also wondering where the webtop option is? It's not coming up when I plug it in, nor am I finding it in the app drawer.
Well.... i don't believe GingerBlur is a different OS. As far as i'm aware, because of the locked bootloader, that's kind of impossible at this point. I believe GingerBlur is basically just an extremely modified version of the stock OS to make it look as much like Gingerbread as it can.
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Well.... i don't believe GingerBlur is a different OS. As far as i'm aware, because of the locked bootloader, that's kind of impossible at this point. I believe GingerBlur is basically just an extremely modified version of the stock OS to make it look as much like Gingerbread as it can.
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Well I completely understand that, but what is the rave about? My friend told em to keep getting it, and people seem to love it on here, so I figured why not? However I am not seeing anything different, just a glitchy ass homescreen, my webtop mod isn't working, and my contact pictures aren't in my text messages LOL.
Go make your own or don't complain about free material others made?
"Hey guys this sucks can you make me like it? No? Oh well it sucks."
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Howler718 said:
Go make your own or don't complain about free material others made?
"Hey guys this sucks can you make me like it? No? Oh well it sucks."
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First of all, please don't shove words in my mouth. I am thankful for GingerBlur, and whoever is making it is doing a really great job, I am just wondering why my home screens are really running like crap. There is nothing wrong with it. I understand it's still in beta, I am just wondering if it's my phone doing it, that's why I posted here in the first place and wondering if it's normal.
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First of all, please don't shove words in my mouth. I am thankful for GingerBlur, and whoever is making it is doing a really great job, I am just wondering why my home screens are really running like crap. There is nothing wrong with it. I understand it's still in beta, I am just wondering if it's my phone doing it, that's why I posted here in the first place and wondering if it's normal.
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I haven't had these issues. Are you running the webtop hack? What do you meaning the home screens are 'running like crap'. We need more information.
nosit1 said:
I haven't had these issues. Are you running the webtop hack? What do you meaning the home screens are 'running like crap'. We need more information.
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It's a bit glitchier than normal. Like they aren't as "smooth" as they are on stock when flicking left and right to switch between the home screens. Also the webtop hack was installed before installing gingerblur, and it said it was included in the 3.1 update. I just don't see that option when connecting HDMI.
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It's a bit glitchier than normal. Like they aren't as "smooth" as they are on stock.
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I don't recall exactly, but I think the animations may be set to none. Checkout Settings>Display>Screen Animation and see what it's set to.
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I don't recall exactly, but I think the animations may be set to none. Checkout Settings>Display>Screen Animation and see what it's set to.
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Yeah they are set to all animations. It's not that big of a deal, just was wondering if anyone else is experiencing that. I'm just bickering I suppose.
tripleh3lix said:
Yeah they are set to all animations. It's not that big of a deal, just was wondering if anyone else is experiencing that. I'm just bickering I suppose.
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Personally speaking, I don't really care for the fancy animations. I more like my raw power and conserving battery life.
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Personally speaking, I don't really care for the fancy animations. I more like my raw power and conserving battery life.
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Haha that's good. So how do I bring up the webtop hack? It should come installed right? Or do I have to reinstall it?
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Go make your own or don't complain about free material others made?
"Hey guys this sucks can you make me like it? No? Oh well it sucks."
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relaaaa
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tripleh3lix said:
Haha that's good. So how do I bring up the webtop hack? It should come installed right? Or do I have to reinstall it?
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nvm reinstalled the webtop hack, working great however the homescreen shouldn't be lagging the way it is. I am uploading a video, it's not showing how slow it is though through the video. maybe I flashed something wrong in my phone.. i just rooted from stock without wiping anything, and updated to gingerblur. i keep seeing steps to flashing to gingerblur and reflashing the sfb first.. , but i didnt do that, maybe thats the cause of my "laggyness"?
UPDATE (Video with lag, it really looks smooth in this video for some reason, it's really only half that)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeNvrv6gIko
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Go make your own or don't complain about free material others made?
"Hey guys this sucks can you make me like it? No? Oh well it sucks."[/QUOTE ]
I totally get that man, but movie critics can rate a movie but they themselves never made a movie in their lives.
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YOUR Preference

You have an HTC Evo Shift? You rooted it and put a custom OS on it?
Awesome.
First timer right her who wants to ask your preference, the only thing I have to have is the ability to tunnel my internet to project a free hotspot. That is available in CM7, so far I am leaning towards a nightly build... But essentially since I have not done this before, I don't know the best, I'm sure no one knows the "best"...BUT I would very much like to know your favorite considering that is my main concern
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You have an HTC Evo Shift? You rooted it and put a custom OS on it?
Awesome.
First timer right her who wants to ask your preference, the only thing I have to have is the ability to tunnel my internet to project a free hotspot. That is available in CM7, so far I am leaning towards a nightly build... But essentially since I have not done this before, I don't know the best, I'm sure no one knows the "best"...BUT I would very much like to know your favorite considering that is my main concern
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Its all up to preference brutha. Try them all out.
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I really like Sense Roms, especially sense 3.0. I was rocking a stock, rooted rom, but got tired of HTC dragging their feet releasing the source code for the Shift. I flashed CM 7.1 stable, with Scary Ghoul 3 kernel, running at 1.5 gHz. But, if HTC already had source code for the gingerbread release, I'd still be on a sense rom.
Created a whole thread about this. Here you go.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1262313
If you like Sense then it's gotta be Supreme Sense. Real nice ROM with lots of bells and whistles and a very nice camera app.
Me personally, I prefer CM7. I want raw performance and the maximum amount of customizability and CM7 offers all that more than any other ROM.
@Vico
The thread you specified was...
[INFO] Cyanogenmod 7 optimal settings for Evo Shift 4G on SPRINT (Updated 10-7-11)
Which is not what I'm looking for, I happened to say I was looking into CM7, but would be open to another OperatingSystem all together. CM7 does good work, but honestly they are the only ones I know about. So I would be narrowminded to assume the only one I know about would be the best choice. Since alot of people on this forum have done alot to their phones their input on a recommended OS will be followed.
Well I'm sure you know it depends on your usage, and preferences. I'm a Sense kind of guy. If your looking for a sort of stock Rom with a lot of extras that's quick, than MikShifted G v1.75 is a great choice. Stable, Reliable, and Fast. If your looking for something a little more over the top that's still stable, reliable, and fast. Than Supreme Sense is it, eye candy plus.
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@Vico
The thread you specified was...
[INFO] Cyanogenmod 7 optimal settings for Evo Shift 4G on SPRINT (Updated 10-7-11)
Which is not what I'm looking for, I happened to say I was looking into CM7, but would be open to another OperatingSystem all together. CM7 does good work, but honestly they are the only ones I know about. So I would be narrowminded to assume the only one I know about would be the best choice. Since alot of people on this forum have done alot to their phones their input on a recommended OS will be followed.
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It's either CM7 or Sense.
Pick one. If you pick CM7 take a look at my thread.
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It's either CM7 or Sense.
Pick one. If you pick CM7 take a look at my thread.
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Don't discount MIUI.. there are a lot of people into it for one reason or another. Myself being one of them. Someone new to flashing roms might find it's exactly what they're looking for.
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Don't discount MIUI.. there are a lot of people into it for one reason or another. Myself being one of them. Someone new to flashing roms might find it's exactly what they're looking for.
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I really like MIUI. I just wish it had 4G
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Don't discount MIUI.. there are a lot of people into it for one reason or another. Myself being one of them. Someone new to flashing roms might find it's exactly what they're looking for.
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You mean that ROM that looks exactly like an iPhone? Never heard of it.
VICODAN said:
You mean that ROM that looks exactly like an iPhone? Never heard of it.
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Launcher pro ex had an ios extreme iPhone theme
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nativ73 said:
Don't discount MIUI.. there are a lot of people into it for one reason or another. Myself being one of them. Someone new to flashing roms might find it's exactly what they're looking for.
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True. MIUI is not for me but everyone should flash it at least once.
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True. MIUI is not for me but everyone should flash it at least once.
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Agreed especially if you upgraded from a hero lol
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You mean that ROM that looks exactly like an iPhone? Never heard of it.
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For never hearing of it you sure seem to know what it looks like .
Lol messin with ya.
I like MIUI alot , yes it has the iphonesque feel but there's a lot of added features, and absolutley amazing I mean OUTSTANDING theme support lol. (Coming from a themer here )
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I think miui is pretty cook because you can literally change everything! A ton of themes and icon packs. Just so many ways to customize. But I live supreme. I just can't leave it!
I flashed miui just to flah it and I haven't flashed another rom since... love the ui straight and to the point, lots of themes is def a plus... I have no 4g so don't miss it at all...
Sent from my speedy miui w/1.9 of goodness!!
@Vico I've read alot of your threads, you do good work, this weekend im going to give it a try again trying to root and reprogram my shift...
vee1287 said:
@Vico I've read alot of your threads, you do good work, this weekend im going to give it a try again trying to root and reprogram my shift...
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Thanks vee1287. You should join us in the chatroom.
I guess I'll go looking for it after attempting and hboot downgrade again. I dont want to talk about it here though, It would technically be off topic. bah.

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