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Rom Recommendation - Girl

So my girlfriend has been complaining how she is getting a bit bored of her Droid Incredible so i thought I thought i would come to you guys for some suggestions on what rom I should throw on for her that'll breath a bit of new life into her phone. I was thinking of just throwing on Cyanogenmod 7 on it, but after checking out the Dev forum i was BLOWN away with just how much you guys have to choose from. ( kinda jelous )
But is there anything better for her? She has no tech skills and will not really want anything to tinker with. But I'm think a new rom will stop her complaining till its time for an upgrade. So what do you guys suggest? Should I just throw on Cyanogenmod or one of the 100 other ones?
We both thank you.
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I'd say CM7 then look up some girly themes she could switch between. If she isn't too attached to the sense UI it should be a pretty easy transition.

Cm7 would probably be a good choice if for no other reason,stability. That's not saying that other roms aren't stable. I really enjoy sense roms but she may not like those.
I would also throw incredikernel on her phone so if she needs to overclock or get better battery life, she will be able to.
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My wife is running Kingdom Sense stock, it's nice eye candy. My wife has not complained about anything yet, sense 3.0 aspects are really nice. Watching a few other builds too, they are making progress.

Miui because it's very pretty, fast, and stable! it adds a new feel to the phone, kind of like getting a new phone.
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TheWhiteBandito said:
Miui because it's very pretty, fast, and stable! it adds a new feel to the phone, kind of like getting a new phone.
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Agreed, your GF will probably like MIUI with all the unique and elegant themes. CM7 is another popular choice that shouldn't be overlooked.
Here's a pic of a couple of themes for MIUI:
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1117981
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I just flashed MIUI for the first time and an impressed. For sense based rom, can't go wrong with Sky Raider. There is a maintenance release coming out soon for it.

Try Skyraider 4.0
Stable, and everything works, have been running it for over a week.

Alex2x3 said:
But is there anything better for her? She has no tech skills and will not really want anything to tinker with. But I'm think a new rom will stop her complaining till its time for an upgrade. So what do you guys suggest? Should I just throw on Cyanogenmod or one of the 100 other ones?
We both thank you.
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Ill say you can try supper z since she is already dealing with sense and that rom is a Z based rom.. is very stable and fast and has a lot of new things that the sense 1.0 lack of.. an example is the camera is really better than the one found in the stock and although I have try almost all the roms in this forum I keep going back to this one...
thats my opinion... hope you find something good to make your GF happy..

Being a long time CM7 user, I flashed SkyRaider 4.0 over the weekend and have to say that for a Sense ROM, it's VERY nice. Smooth, fast and stable.

Show her some screenshots of each rom or skin
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Been using Skyraider for the past month and it has been great, no issues. But if she is bored with the stock phone, skyraider is not going to seem majorly different. Lots of cool stuff from a tech perspective, but a non-techie user looking for a new phone of sorts... CM7 is going to have a different feel with a more vanilla android interface and gingerbread. Also a Seidio 1750mah slim battery is a great breath of life into an older incredible. Battery life is always a happy maker.
Cheers,
Rob
My wife loves her iphone, which makes it mainly not my problem ;-)

I recently picked up a 3500mAh battery and I love it. It feels stronger as well
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Thanks alot guys youve all been really helpful. Im sure one of these will satisfy her needs.
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Take her to the "post your screenshot" thread and the "skins for Sense 2.0" thread, and whichever one she points out as her fave just get that
***... of course, you'll have to look carefully at what rom supports what, but thats not hard

I would have to say a rpm such as Uber Gingersense. The features and integration as well as user-friendly feel Sense 3.0 brings is unmatched.
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Miui all the way!
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I would say MIUI or stock. For me My wife is confused enough by the stock one and I dont want to mess her up any more then she already is. But I would probably put MIUI on since it is most like the iPhone which is very very very simplistic (why I would not ever move to an iphone). But it would also make her feel like she has an iphone and can compare with her friends.
My 2 cents.
SoBBie

Anyone else not liking ICS?

To me it seems like they've gone back a step in terms of aesthetics, compared to honeycomb for example. It just looks boring.
What do you think?
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I dislike the colour blue. Therefore I'm not liking ics right now either.
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Simple and fast. That's the real deal.
And color is certainly not an excuse.

Who said anything about colour?
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I'm waiting for a Camera fix before trying it out although the simplicity is a real plus point.

hassanhassan said:
Who said anything about colour?
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acidspider, just above my first post.

actually, i thought that ICS was suppose to be slower than GB and Froyo, haven't tested it out but...what do you guys think?

ICS is so much better, don't kid yourselves. Everything is much more fluid. I actually miss certain sense elements, as I was an HTC guy.
Fillyo
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I have gone back to cm7
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The ics feels a little young..just organising contacts was ....i cant find a easy way to delete a contact from the list. Ics needs work and more tweaks
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acidspider said:
I dislike the colour blue. Therefore I'm not liking ics right now either.
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WoWzeerS! Blue seems to be the most popular colour in modding. (Android have noticed). Good luck with that.

I like it. The ROM needs a lot of work still, but it's still very good as it is. I really need the camera to work for me to switch to it permanently, but I've found it fast, responsive and plenty of cool features.

I'm waiting with ICS until HTC has released their Sense for it.
@acidspider
Maybe with Sense there will be less blue in there

Just a few days ago I flashed ICS and man, I'm never going back to cm7. I don't even care camera doesn't work at the moment since to me it feels like finally it's taking advantage of the power. CM7 after a month just because laggy and so slow.
Using it with Launcher 360, it's fast, fluid and I'm lovin it

I wasn't too impressed to begin with, but when I delved into the new features I started to get more and more impressed. I love ICS.
The one thing I do find poor is some of the system icons, the browser one in particular is a pretty awful design imo.
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Ew.
This is how it should be done:

To me, ICS is much better than CM7 or any other ROM for that matter. Yea, there are a few little kinks that I would like to see fixed (Like the easier way to delete a contact), but we all have to remember that ICS was released in October. Thats not a long time for a ROM to become "Perfect" in the consumer's eyes.
I think ICS will become a VERY stable ROM, not just on the Desire HD/Inspire 4G, but every other phone that has the opportunity to taste it.
@OriginalPoster Honeycomb was designed for Tablets, and Tablets only (Although I'm sure you knew that) Tablets are designed faster and with more capabilities than most smartphones, so Honeycomb is probably more fluid in UI and design.

ICS+sense 3.5 is very stylish, ICS AOSP feels empty and minimalistic, but yes I'm not so fond of the tron theme feels a bit gimmicky
despite what everyone says sense will always save you a lot of effort and apps and unify the way everything looks, it was starting to feel outdated but I think sense 3.5 refreshed things again, also they to have improved their coding efforts considerably sense 3.5 is lighting fast and stable

anyone tried playing gta 3 on ICS? i'm getting lags on no matter which rom i try without OC.

I love blue. Blue is my favourite color. Although, I somewhat like MIUI better than ICS. Even CyanogenMod... Damn, there's something about CyanogenMod that makes me like it, even though it's stock GB. Every time I flash CyanogenMod, I remember there were better ROMs (like MIUI), and I flash back, lol.
ICS... I tried it on my old Desire (AMOLED) and on the Desire HD (LCD) as well. Damn, it was looking FANTASTIC on the Desire. Now... not so much... it's not as bright and vivid
Anyway, I'll stick to MIUI for the moment. When ICS will be ready...

Have to disagree
ICS is beautiful. It is very consistent unlike Gingerbread, which is very patchy
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[idle conversation] no more leaks so far...

Is anyone else becoming increasingly concerned there hasn't been many leaks?
By now I would have expected quite a few more leaks, but there hasn't even been a whisper of another one...

not at all, i would rather stick to a stable GB rom than use the buggy ics leaks
people seem to think ics is magically gonna transform the device...

ICS certainly transforms the device. Going back to Gingerbread from ICS makes you realize how inadequate the former is for such a wonderful device. ICS is silky smooth while Gingerbread feels like watching stop-motion photography. Livewings did such a good job ironing out some of the kinks in the ICS leak that it has become my everyday rom. You couldn't pay me to go back to Gingerbread.

+1 on this.
If you try a ICS build in your Note, and if you can flashe it without getting FC´s and some other errors, you never want to came back to GB again, because the speed and usability is just in another level.
I don't know why there is only one leaked ICS rom for the Note.
It's very strange when we see the SII with many leaked ICS roms and other devices too, but not the Note.
Is the ICS Rom for the Note the biggest secret Rom from Samsung?

The awesome thing is that all leaks are running at 1.2GHz CPU speed and the real one will use 1.4, so it will be even faster!
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Richy99 said:
not at all, i would rather stick to a stable GB rom than use the buggy ics leaks
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What is the relation between Gingerbread and ICS firmware for Note?! Who cares about GB?! I need stable ICS, I spit on this GB...

Since many devices already got the update, we won't see them as much now. Who knows, maybe the Note ICS update is around the corner as well.

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Is anyone else becoming increasingly concerned there hasn't been many leaks?
By now I would have expected quite a few more leaks, but there hasn't even been a whisper of another one...
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it just means ics release is nearing.

Actually the note is already fabulous using GB,
so for me there is no need to hurry into buggy ICS ports.
But ppl who live and love to test, feel free and go ahead

Probably wont see much since focus switch to premium suite. I think thats why we havent seen any leaks.
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intruda119 said:
Probably wont see much since focus switch to premium suite.
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Samsung update priorities are just off IMO. Gimme a working ICS first for God's sake and then offer S-stuff. As for Angry Birds additional whatever - I don't give a flying faeces for that.

chasmodo said:
Samsung update priorities are just off IMO. Gimme a working ICS first for God's sake and then offer S-stuff. As for Angry Birds additional whatever - I don't give a flying faeces for that.
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Cant agree more!!
As always you said it all!! :beer:
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Personally I've found the relative regularity of frequency of Leaks to indicate solid Dev work..
I feel that the fact that we've had one buggy release, a blown out release date and now "promised' extras make me think that they're not getting much Dev done.
Its common practice to promise more when you've missed your promised release date, in an attempt to "curry favour" with the disaffected customers.

this looks promising, from same forum that leaked the last one
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JamieD81 said:
this looks promising, from same forum that leaked the last one
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Interesting they are saying a may release so that's like a month away
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So it's kind of possible to get another GB update before May...

You go on like kids is dinner ready yet mum! It'll be ready when its ready.

anonymous572 said:
What is the relation between Gingerbread and ICS firmware for Note?! Who cares about GB?! I need stable ICS, I spit on this GB...
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and you will get stable once samsung release it, it isnt that hard to underdstand or maybe it is
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Samsung update priorities are just off IMO. Gimme a working ICS first for God's sake and then offer S-stuff. As for Angry Birds additional whatever - I don't give a flying faeces for that.
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yet the s-pen is a gimmick of the note, why woudl they release software without being abe to show the potential of part of their selling gimmick? they woudl be shooting themselves in the foot by doing that

ICS On Galaxy SII

I just managed to get ICS on my SII! Waited for so long and a little disapointed... There isn't that much of a difference from what I can see.

What were you expecting?

ICS is good as a secondary rom. This goes for official samsung releases as well as cm9/aosp/aokp.
Stick with gingerbread. It's still the best.

victorator said:
ICS is good as a secondary rom. This goes for official samsung releases as well as cm9/aosp/aokp.
Stick with gingerbread. It's still the best.
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I find some of the ICS roms very polished and functional. I don't think I could go back to GB. Just curious why you think GB is better?
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Well for a start, you don't get this on gingerbread.
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thinkharry said:
I just managed to get ICS on my SII! Waited for so long and a little disapointed... There isn't that much of a difference from what I can see.
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Is this Samsung ICS or Android ICS as Samsungs ICS is terrible and htey have destroyed it, the Android Stock ICs is much better

Yeah stock ics with touchwiz must be pretty depressing... But I would always prefer a good ics custom rom to one with GB! I love the ICS design
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thinkharry said:
I just managed to get ICS on my SII! Waited for so long and a little disapointed... There isn't that much of a difference from what I can see.
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Try Omega_v3.0_AOKP_build_36_ICS_4.0.4
Beautiful ICS rom. You will see difference from GB.

Roman5 said:
Well for a start, you don't get this on gingerbread.
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ive never had it on ics so where do we go from here?

MrPeel said:
I find some of the ICS roms very polished and functional. I don't think I could go back to GB. Just curious why you think GB is better?
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I'm not going to compare AOSP/AOKP roms with Samsung ICS. They are a joke compared to what you get in a stock samsung firmware.
Comparing samsung ics and gb... GB has less gestures and small polished features (contacts, dialer) however it offers the best browser on any phone. As a comparison, install flash player and open up youtube.com, scroll down and switch to the desktop version. Compare scrolling. zooming in. Now try to play a video using the browser. GB is super smooth never lags. Same goes with big websites that have lots of ads and flash content.
GB never force closes. It's super stable. It doesn't eat as much battery with screen on. It doesn't have the data usage info, nor the fancy task switching.
Also the stock samsung gallery is awful compared to what you get in aosp ics...
However, overall I rate it the highest for stability, functionality and great battery life. I'm sorry but ICS just doesn't cut it for me. To be honest I wish they would put out an anniversary gingerbread build with everything maxed out (like they do for the I9001 for example).
I'm not hating on ics. It's a step forward, it's just it hasn't reached the level of GB in terms of daily usage. Maybe one day.

if it wasnt for this free community android would be a mess or the manufacturers may feel obliged to make a better rom,
when you think about it samsung must use thier Android phones stock i wonder if they think its sufficient

go with hydrog3n-ICS ROM

pepe2909 said:
are the most sarcastic and also the smartest of all, if you do not like that man posted, skip ...
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Is this 'Skip' function a new feature of ICS?

Android always rules whatever the system..every system has its flaws...the perfection is in the communtity that we have..the hard work of rom makers..
and we are thankfull to them.. but my wife don't...lool ics rules on my 9100 with batista foxhound ...PEACE...

Have U looked at SlimICS?
Great fast, stable

This thread is pretty bad and now we're just recommending ROMs
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Cyanogenmod vs Modified Stock FW - which do you use?

Hey everyone,
I didn't want to be disrespectful and post in a developers thread specific to a custom firmware, nor CM, so I wanted to start this thread to get some input. There are a lot of great roms out, ARHD among others, which are modifications of the default stock Samsung firmware.
There is also the possibility to run the latest version of Android in stock AOSP by using Cyanogenmod 10.1.
Historically I have always used CM10.1 or AOKP on my devices as I switch frequently, and they have become the "brands" I know, and I like how it is not bloated. However, on buying my Note I thought it might be worth checking out stock based firmwares, especially for the IR blaster which doesn't work in CM10.1.
Has anyone here alternated between them? What made you switch to one or the other? I'm curious to get some input from others on why they made the decision they did specifically for this device.
Thanks!
EDIT: It seems most of the note features work fine in CM10.1 as well - are there any other things I am missing out on if I go CM10.1, other than the IR Blaster? I'm sure it is just a novelty that will get old quick, but still. Given I haven't used stock extensively I am not sure if I am missing out on anything else.

There are plenty of threads like this around.. I prefer stock because of the IR blast and mulit window feature.. also stock is louder with the noozxoide mod.. The reasons for CM10 is More customization, its faster than stock, Themes, and its 4.2...

Thanks - if you have links to the others I would like to give them a read, but I couldn't find any direct comparisons on XDA, especially for this tablet. The most I found was a "what firmware do you use" for the SGS2.

Im not about to look for them but here is 1...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2226379

Im not sure if cyanogenmod support the small apps ( dual or cascade ) . Im using custom stock fimware on my sgn10.1 such as Android Revolution HD, to fully use the advantage of multitasking.
But for my old handphone, I prefer cyanogenmod. You know why.

I would stick with stock. I think the cm team does agreat job but when it comes to my note 10.1 they lack ,there is something very buggy about them when it comes to 2d and 3d rendering this is the one thing I have noticed that are not based off stock roms. Things like sketch book video playback and gaming seem to fluctuate in fps but try it out and see for your self, other then that cm is a great
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Stock ROM (CMC5), only rooted, not even DeOdexed (I'd rather have speed vs. themeing).

same, rooted stock for me. CM10 is nice, but the lack of multi window is the killer for me. For me, modified roms dont have anything special to make me want to switch to them.

diggedy said:
same, rooted stock for me. CM10 is nice, but the lack of multi window is the killer for me. For me, modified roms dont have anything special to make me want to switch to them.
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This is what makes the Note 10.1 so special... Even the ICS rom it came with out of the box was close to what I wanted and needed. People only started complaining when others were getting JB and they weren't.
Add root access Samsung and it would be (almost) perfect - there's always something you want or need that won't be in the stock rom.
So saying, I'm still gonna play around with custom roms too... Never being satisfied and chasing perfection is part of being human, that's why XDA was created....

Stock is the best... !
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With cm10.1 my benchmark is 4700 ish, with stock rom I run about 6200 I think thats is proof enough witch is better not to mention the whole multi Window that I find I use a lot on my tablet unlike my phone the tablet has enough screen space to appreciate it.
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I am now running X-Note Zero Edition from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236328
I am quite pleased with it once I ran the compatibility pack and battery mod (%). It runs quite well and I have no complaints, other than a rather bulky notification pull-up bar. Performance is pretty good. As another poster indicated, though, there is a slight delay when switching between apps using the pop-up menu. Battery life seems a bit better after a few days usage too.

smrsxn said:
Stock is the best... !
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I own many different tabblets, on this one its perfect out of the box, no wifi, no sod, no market or any other weird problems. when you do get one that runs fine then your battery drains fast. Always a trade off, so I go with stock and no root. Seems root is causing problems and now no root and no problems.

shaun298 said:
Seems root is causing problems
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Rooting any device won't ever cause any problems that aren't user error.

You could do a poll to see the usage of both (stock or CM) in numbers
I use stock, Touchwiz get's boring really fast but it's more usable than anything else (ok, almost? )
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Soul_Est said:
Modded Stock (Redemption ROM) because of this:
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Yes. This is the only reason i stick with touchwiz. If CM support the same thing, then I'll say goodbye to touchwiz like i did to my ex-Note 1.
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I used CM on all of my other devices but have had no reason to use it on the Note 10.1. I just rooted the stock ROM and have not really missed CM much on the Note.

well, i'd rather use the stock rom than the CM, i have tried the CM10.1 but you know, the Multi Windows and hand writing and the IR blaster had been missed, so, after all, i have to go back to stock rom, ít' simply, a bit slower but, well, it come with full features
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