MIUI or CM7?
Im confused.
I just want a ROM for games, music, books, movies. etc.
Which one is better anyway?
JoshuaLintag said:
MIUI or CM7?
Im confused.
I just want a ROM for games, music, books, movies. etc.
Which one is better anyway?
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Personally speaking I'd go for an optimized stock or CM7, MIUI is not a tablet ROM, IMHO it's a poor man's iOS copy.
CM7 is faster and funnily enough more reliable, however the draw of the Amazon side of it has brought me back to an optimized stock.
damianarnold said:
Personally speaking I'd go for an optimized stock or CM7, MIUI is not a tablet ROM, IMHO it's a poor man's iOS copy.
CM7 is faster and funnily enough more reliable, however the draw of the Amazon side of it has brought me back to an optimized stock.
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I think I agree about optimized stock. I have been checking out the ICS ROM, and it is pretty slick....but for every day use I think I am staying with optimized stock.
MoDaCo gr6 with go launcher is a great Combo.
I am using CM7 and i love it. I didn't like kindle stock, though. so if you like that, i would just get an optimized stock.
CM7 is more android tablet, like.
as far as i know, MIUI is pretty much iOS but for android. it looks cool, but CM7 seems to be better.
But, when ICS finally works, it's going to blow the others out of the water.
It's in beta right now, and has some bugs, but they're going to fix those before the final release.
if you want to try that one, it's a good idea.
it's very pretty, and the most Tablet-like.
I'm switching to it the second final release comes out.
I like CM7 for every day use. Modified stock was good, but would not connect to AD-hoc wifi wireless tether running on my phone. ICS looks and feels great, but still has some issues.
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I think I'm going to try Cm7, and If I won't like it, then MIUI, and if I won't like it, Ill go back to stock ROM.
Just keep in mind that MIUI IS Chinese so if you trust them with your credit card information and personal info go for it
Miui is more than ios, it is highly themeable and customized. And to the above comment, ignorant.
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CM7 is great. I had my Fire all of 2 days before rooting and installing CM7. Not one problem with it. Once CM9 (ICS) is fully functional, I'll gladly switch.
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Miui takes so much work to set up and ive never been able to keep it for more than a day before i vomit all over the device when i realize i just built an iphone lookalike. Then i make a beeline for the cleansing Wipe.
Miui vs cm7 is like asking which is better a piece of **** vs sweet honey laced bacon The question should be cm7 vs cm9. And thats a hard one to choose they are both so good and unique.
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thrashingdeth said:
Miui is more than ios, it is highly themeable and customized. And to the above comment, ignorant.
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How is what he said ignorant? Are they chinese? If so, then he hasn't said anything wrong. He only stated they were chinese.
The information part can be said for anyone, just because they were both in the same post it doesn't mean he's ignorant.
long live MIUI
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Hey all...I was wondering what people thought was the most stable/customizable rom out there? I'm currently using CM7 stable..and not to happy with it at all. I usually use MODACO's ROMS and have been very pleased....I just want something new, and fun...Any suggestions?
If you usually use Modoco, and have tried CM7, I guess only thing left to feel something "different & customizable" is the latest Miui.
Very stable and fast for me, and there are a bunch of themes. I highly recommend using Launcher Pro or ADW Launcher, as the built in launcher is what turns people away and in my experience is the source of instability. You can even cherry pick any aspect from between themes using the built in Theme Manager. Oh and on the latest version, I got 37 hours of normal use .
It's quite different. On MIUI now because I like the animations and built in exclusives:
File Manager with awesome indexing and great FTP
Music App is nice, scrolling lyrics are a cool feature
MIUI Gallery is slow at times, but lets you easily hide and unhide media folders.
MIUI Cam is nice too, reminds me of sense camera.
Phone/Contacts/SMS app are awesome as default android is lacking.
Lockscreen is visually nice.
I dislike the default launcher and the search!!
Niether are better, CM7 or MIUI, its all part of the fun of owning a great android phone. You get bored after a few months, you switch it up!
If you want stable, go CM6...
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MIUI,all the time
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MIUI is nowhere near stable or bug-free. At least on Froyo it wasn't. And I don't believe that changing to a buggier Gingerbread as a base added stability to it.
If you want fun - go for it, in the worst case - keep your nandroid at hand.
If you want stability - stay with Froyo ROMs, CM6 or Enomther's. But it won't be fun then.
Yeah, I'm one of the people that have an amazing experience with MIUI, but others aren't so lucky. so like the guy above
Miui for new, fun and customizability
CM6 or Enom for guaranteed stable.
I've also had a great experience with MIUI. But, u'll only know by trying/flashing!
Thank you to all who responded. CM7 is going okay for me. I really like the customized features. But I'm having a terrible time with the Bluetooth feature. Every time I'm on a call, either the end user can't hear me or they hear static. I tried changing my kernel to REDSTAR, but yes, it made my phone screaming fast, but still I have the BT issue.
What do you all think of KANG-0-RAMA ROM? I'll check out the more stable roms you guys mentioned. I'm not a fan of MIUI only b/c I dont like the iPhone look. But what do you all like about cm6? and I emother? Can you all please list what are the pros and cons of those two?
AGAIN THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!
Same for me wrt MIUI. Kinda think it stands for Mimic Iphone's User Interface ;p. If I wanted an IPhone, well u know the rest ...
I've been using CM7 since nightly #3 and been lucky that the wonk has generally stayed away. (I just jinxed it, didn't I .....)
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Same for me wrt MIUI. Kinda think it stands for Mimic Iphone's User Interface ;p. If I wanted an IPhone, well u know the rest ...
I've been using CM7 since nightly #3 and been lucky that the wonk has generally stayed away. (I just jinxed it, didn't I .....)
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What the hell is this wonk everyone is talking about?
shockaholick said:
What the hell is this wonk everyone is talking about?
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http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/20881-psa-lets-define-wonk-so-we-are-on-the-same-page/
Stop being lazy!
If you use ADW for MIUI or reformat/repartition sd card--wipe all several times-- and do fresh install--use VM Heap Tool and set it at 48--the new GB MIUI is very stable for me.
I use MyBackUp Pro to bu home screens etc and restore--so it didn't take long to get back up and running
Take a look to this room http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061648 I have been using it for a couples of days and it is really stable, I don't know that kind of customization do you like from cm7 or modaco roms, I used too but they have too many problems.
What about battery life? My screen is off and my phone doesn't sleep on CM7
kindiboy said:
What about battery life? My screen is off and my phone doesn't sleep on CM7
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thats odd... sleeps for almost everyone else. might be an app that is constantly keeping your phone awake or your sync settings are really frequent. which would go hand in hand with battery life.
Hearing people say MIUI is stable blows my mind. I've never used a buggier rom... it's quite nice when it works though.
I find that since 2.3, there hasn't been any stable roms. I'm hoping CM 7.1 is better, as I find CM7 pretty bad.
I'm using CM 7 ExtremeMod 16.5.2011 + a2sd. so far its very stable and battery last long.
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Now, I know that cyanogenmod is probably the most popular of all the aosp roms however, that's irrelevant because this is about the evo, not other phones. So, in your own words, which rom is the best aosp rom for the evo? Excluding miui, because that's a different sort of aosp.
Thanks.
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Art2Fly said:
Now, I know that cyanogenmod is probably the most popular of all the aosp roms however, that's irrelevant because this is about the evo, not other phones. So, in your own words, which rom is the best aosp rom for the evo? Excluding miui, because that's a different sort of aosp.
Thanks.
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numbers don't lie
http://stats.cyanogenmod.com
supersonic 38,749
Yeah, but how is it better than the other ones? Salvagemod, deck, etc..
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Decks Rom to me is the best due to being so much cleaner and faster. The way it runs on my phone is amazing. Battery life. Performance. Just flawless for an aosp
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I tried SalvageMod, didn't care for it since I got FC's and there doesn't seem to be much updates.
I have gone between CM7 and Decks a lot. So much lately that I am driving myself nuts. I want to stick with one.
I like Decks because it is a slimmer version and runs better. It also doesn't have as much misc. stuff/apps with it.
I like CM7 because of the nightlies, which also gives me headaches because I am always flashing, then if something sucks I go back to a previous version, sometimes having to wipe, etc.
I am most likely going to end up sticking with Decks since it runs better for me, and so I don't get the urge to try out a new nightly. LOL
I am not aware of any other AOSP ROM.
Lets face it, if it werent for CM7 we wouldnt have most of the AOSP roms for this phone that we do. DECKS is the best IMO. Its CM7 but tailored specifically for the EVO. Its VERY NOTICEABLY faster. More clean. Cant go wrong with it.
My phone has never run better than with SalvageMod! Even Decks which held that place previously. There are some features that I miss but haven't looked back for a second.
Lithid is an incredible Dev, and has produced a unique build of AOSP that will stand out from the rest. He also supports it directly, meaning you will hear from HIM if you ask a question.
I have tried cm7, decks, savaged zen and OMGB. None have quite the edge of SalvageMod. However, OMGB would be my second choice but I like something a bit more custom.
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I tried cm7 a while back and it was just OK for me( no disrespect, just my opinion). After playing around with a whole lot of sense roms I'm now looking for something a little different for a while...so I'm also interested in the slickest aosp rom.
Does Decks have the Theme engine built in?
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Does Decks have the Theme engine built in?
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yes it does. any theme chooser will theme work
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CM7 and MIUI are by far the most popular AOSP Roms on ALL Android devices. Miui is very popular battery and theme wise. Cm7 takes it with stability. They are both the best in my book.
Free Dirk!!!
Personally I use sense. Buttttt when used asop I preferred miui. I know you said no miui but personally I loved it. I thought it was way better than cm7. But honestly it's what you want and like haha
Swyped from my synergy evo!
Steven 1 said:
Decks Rom to me is the best due to being so much cleaner and faster. The way it runs on my phone is amazing. Battery life. Performance. Just flawless for an aosp
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My choice as well. Deck has all of the features I like, and none of the bloat. It's my perfect rom.
I often flash other aosp roms - and even the occasional sense rom... But I always return to Deck within hours.
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My choice as well. Deck has all of the features I like, and none of the bloat. It's my perfect rom.
I often flash other aosp roms - and even the occasional sense rom... But I always return to Deck within hours.
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If I'm not using salvagemod I always flash cm7 as well. Its a good choice.
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lithid-cm said:
If I'm not using salvagemod I always flash cm7 as well. Its a good choice.
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I see what you did there.
I tried Salvage Mod briefly, but there were some little details that bugged me; the notification pulldown located at the bottom of the screen, lack of Theme Chooser, and a couple other minor settings not available.
It's the small details that makes or breaks a rom for me. Deck passes all the tests, and runs much better on my particular phone than the full CM 7.1
Homage and gratitude are definitely due to cyanogen.. Without his team, we wouldn't have many of the improvements available to us.
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yes it does. any theme chooser will theme work
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Thanks man.
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i prefer cm7 because it supports my blue tooth keyboard, but i never even looked into whether other roms support this feature, i just assumed not.
Another vote for Decks. I've tried just about every AOSP rom out there and Decks rom runs the fastest on my Evo.
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Another vote for Decks. I've tried just about every AOSP rom out there and Decks rom runs the fastest on my Evo.
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I agree, cm7 is a very fast rom. GPS is weird at times. But can't argue with speed. I still use salvagemod tho simply for the simple things that are different.
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Its a toss up, using Decks rom atm but with any AOSP rom I get bad wifi reception unless I am right next to my modem. That's the only thing I can say for Sense roms is that the wifi connection is better, at least in my case.
I'll admit, I was a huge CM Fanboy and deservedly so it's probably one of the most developed and feature laden ROMs available. MIUI never appealed to me. But, there was always something wonky happening then once most of the bugs were ironed out and I actually used it often enough I got tired of ADW.
I started flashing frank707's .zip that removed some of the extra apps and especially ADW and replaced it with launcher2. Then Deck came along and did it for me with an even more optimized ROM. Somewhere along the way I flirted with SalvageMod 1.2.1 but had some stability issues that were caused by the SavagedZen kernel that I stupidly blamed the ROM for. Flash forward to last week, I finally tried out SalvageMod 1.4 and gave it an honest chance and I think it's probably one of the most well developed and stable/fast ROMs that I've tried so far. It's different from CM based ROMs if that's what you're used to but it's simplicity is actually refreshing. There's some features that I'd like to have added but it's nothing that makes the ROM unusable.
I say give SM 1.4 a real chance, I don't think that it (or the devs for that matter) get the recognition deserved.
Hey guys.
Must say for early stages ICS looks pretty sweet. Looking forward to the stable version by Codeworkx and team.
My opinion though is that i still find Gingerbread pretty solid and has all the features i need still. Yes ICS is still in early stages. But there are still few features that i can not leave without just yet. And plus battery life of course is a major issue for me so when kernel sources are released i am sure we shall see an influx of kernels to tackle the problem as it was in the early days of Gingerbread on our gorgeous phones.
Question here is...Do you guys find it worth the jump even on early stages or are you sticking with Gingerbread as it is still stable and you have all the features you can ask for till the gorgeous CM9 gets more stable? Also what would you like from Gingerbread to be on ICS
Thanks
The problem is I've already made the jump much earlier, and it's now unacceptable going back to GB..
Prasad007 said:
The problem is I've already made the jump much earlier, and it's now unacceptable going back to GB..
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I also made the jump but something made me come back to GB..I think it is still because the build is still in early stages and bugs and errors occur..Plus having the voodoo app now by Supercurio kinda makes me hold up a bit longer. Yes i know that is not a good enough reason but also battery life is a major one for me...
What i like to know in the new build of CM9 is it as smooth as people say it is when scrolling?
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I also made the jump but something made me come back to GB..I think it is still because the build is still in early stages and bugs and errors occur..Plus having the voodoo app now by Supercurio kinda makes me hold up a bit longer. Yes i know that is not a good enough reason but also battery life is a major one for me...
What i like to know in the new build of CM9 is it as smooth as people say it is when scrolling?
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Well I'm most likely the wrong person to answer that, having come from the original SGS since only the last 2 days. And no, I don't think that it's not a good enough reason to revert to GB for Voodoo LOUDER when I'm actually giving it a fair thought of going back to the SGS1 for Voodoo Sound...
I dont know how to say it but ... ummmm but seriously (not trolling) i love the touch wiz ui
One thing just held me back. The video part. After it gets fixed i'll be transfering to cm9
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Well cyanogenmod 9 is stable enough for my tastes. And once media is fixed I think it's good enough
New multi tasking is sweet. But there are some nice addition here and there like a new voice system which I'm using now. Or do you mean
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I dont know how to say it but ... ummmm but seriously (not trolling) i love the touch wiz ui
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Don't worry, there are plenty of people like you and me giggling at the various topics of stuttering paid alternative launchers, and buggy custom AOSP roms, but they are mostly silent.
I think its great they are there, because it can lead to new insights, but so far for me stock + TW + a mild Jkay-theme hit the sweet spot for almost everything this phone can do for me.
Opinion its a leaked test rom and not ICS release who knows what will change .
jje
Ive been trying out the cm9 alpha for a while now and am liking it. Got it setup virtually the same as my KK5 daily.
With cm9 I don't need voodoo louder and my a2dp streaming sounds better.
But.....
I could easily go back to KK5 odexed which I have setup the way I like it. Jkay mods, frozen apps, voodoo louder, etc.
I use go launcher ex, go sms pro and poweramp on both so mostly my user interface is the same.
Found since sgs1 that I like the 3rd party apps more than stock. Thats the beauty of android I guess.
Im ok with both as a daily so far.
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ephraim033 said:
One thing just held me back. The video part. After it gets fixed i'll be transfering to cm9
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+1 I watch YouTube vids on a daily basis lol. They have a done a great job with ICS so far though
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I started using CM9 since the first build, which was very buggy, but its been my daily driver since then and I love it now, stable enough for everyday use (amazing for an alpha) and I already find it better than CM7, I can't go back to GB after updating lol, love the new UI, the only time I ran into a problem was when I wanted to see football highlights last night but can't watch the video =D other that tho I love ICS, can't wait for a full and stable release! Highly recommend it! I found I don't need as many 3rd party apps, don't use widget locker or go launcher or go contacts etc anymore, the only one I use now is go SMS pro.
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eamon0989 said:
I started using CM9 since the first build, which was very buggy, but its been my daily driver since then and I love it now, stable enough for everyday use (amazing for an alpha) and I already find it better than CM7, I can't go back to GB after updating lol, love the new UI, the only time I ran into a problem was when I wanted to see football highlights last night but can't watch the video =D other that tho I love ICS, can't wait for a full and stable release! Highly recommend it! I found I don't need as many 3rd party apps, don't use widget locker or go launcher or go contacts etc anymore, the only one I use now is go SMS pro.
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Same here. ICS is very good and I urge all to give CM9 a try. Of course we cannot mod, theme etc.. at this stage but to be frank there is no need to. Great sensible UI coupled with a very smooth and snappy scrolling and other animations makes it a perfect ROM for a common user. If you are too much into theming, tweaking etc.. stay away from CM9 at the moment until a stable one comes out.
Not much of a battery drain also. Maybe 10% more than stock GB.
ICS KP8
CM9
No thanks no advantage over what i have at present .
Yes to supposed specs when ICS is actually released .
jje
I tested for 2 days the ICS and I must say that the samsung team it's on the good way. ICS will be a wonderful OS to run on SGS2. They still have a lot of bugs to fix, but there are just leaks. We must wait for some official releases.
At the moment you can use ICS just to explore some of the goodies that will be present in the future for our phones. We will have to keep gingerbread for a while
Personally, I want to see the weather on lockscreen fully implemented in the next builds
theres no real ICS for SGS2 right?How could we compare?
we still need to go through 2.3.7 am i right?
No, i find cm7 better than cm9 for now
Personally I don't find ICS the revolutionary change that some people were hyping around. It's an improvement, but not super.
And +1 to the people who mentioned the media part. Once it's fixed I might go to CM9.
And frankly I don't find Trebechet launcher on CM9 smoother than Touchwiz on Gingerboard :/
dzel said:
theres no real ICS for SGS2 right?How could we compare?
we still need to go through 2.3.7 am i right?
No, i find cm7 better than cm9 for now
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I am totally agree with Dzel.
Since ICS alpha(not even beta) version. its no good to compare stable GB version.
Again CM9 is much better than CM7.
I am running cm9 as my daily now as most remaining issues are not so important.
I was before on cm7 with Siyah kernel, and honestly, everything was really running smooth. I do not see any big improvment in ICS, and in that point, I am a litle disapointed.
I will stick to cm9 as ICs is now the developped OS, but I was waiting for more big changes from Google.
A litle bit like diff between OSX 10.3, .4, .5 etc etc. No real big changes.
Is anyone using CM7 or ICS as their daily driver? I wanted to flash a rom on my kindle and want to know which one would be the best to go with right now. I know they both have their bugs, but which one would be more suitable as a daily driver?
Without a doubt, Cm7. ICS still has many issue's.
Cm7 is what i use. ICS is coming along but cm7 has the least problems right now. Ill upgrade to ICS when most of the bugs are ironed out but for now cm7 is the way to go.
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Is there any particular bad bugs with CM7, or did they pretty much get rid of most of them?
Running CM7 on two Fire's.
Everything I use works.
Pretty much everything works in CM7, besides the light sensor.
ICS, but then again, I also have my Epic 4G and Transformer.
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vampyrex13 said:
ICS, but then again, I also have my Epic 4G and Transformer.
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Anyone else think there's something kinda funny with this post?
I guess I will give CM7 a try. The only reason I hesitated was because I thought it was buggy, but based on the responses, it's quite polished. Lastly, can anyone comment on the battery life?
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daweedk1991 said:
I guess I will give CM7 a try. The only reason I hesitated was because I thought it was buggy, but based on the responses, it's quite polished. Lastly, can anyone comment on the battery life?
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Battery on CM7 is very good. (least in my experience)
I have removed several useless apk's and use a custom kernel, so your experience could vary.
I just switched from the rotted kindle system with golauncher ex to CM7 and I love it.
I've removed useless apps as well and battery seems to be better. Haven't had much use with it yet.
No issues to report with daily use (email, games, internet (dolphin hd))
I made the switch after the latest update unrooted me. Will being on CM7 prevent auto updates in the future?
ive been using ics since video got working...was using cm7 prior both are great, cm7 just has more apps in the marketplace
I've been on the fence waiting for ICS to be good enough for a daily driver, but I can't hold out much longer. If I go with CM7 in the meantime, will it be a relatively painless upgrade to ICS (i.e. wipe and flash), or will I have to revert back to stock first?
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I've been on the fence waiting for ICS to be good enough for a daily driver, but I can't hold out much longer. If I go with CM7 in the meantime, will it be a relatively painless upgrade to ICS (i.e. wipe and flash), or will I have to revert back to stock first?
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You can upgrade directly from CM7 to the ICS rom, which is based on CM9. It's recommended that you do a wipe of the cache, dalvik cache, and factory reset. I also like to wipe system as well, just for good measure.
I have been using the ICS rom since the video fix, and using it as a daily driver. I have virtually no problems with the device. The only thing I noticed doesn't work is USB mounting through system, but I use ES File Explorer to easily get around that. Everything else is working without issue.
ICS Video is only partially working. Still some work to do on that front. So if you are a media junky, best to hold off.
YouTube works. SD only. HQ video's will not play.
Netflix does not work
Qloud does not work
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ICS Video is only partially working. Still some work to do on that front. So if you are a media junky, best to hold off.
YouTube works. SD only. HQ video's will not play.
Netflix does not work
Qloud does not work
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Is the sound synced with the video?
Cm7 is choice.
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Lol, guess I should update my Tapatalk signature on the Fire.
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limecrush said:
I made the switch after the latest update unrooted me. Will being on CM7 prevent auto updates in the future?
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yes, flashing a non-stock ROM will prevent any future OTA updates from amazon.
as for the topic at hand, i'm running the latest ICS build and loving it. is it truly at "daily driver" quality right now? if i'm to be honest, no. it's certainly good enough, though, and since ICS won't be coming to my aging thunderbolt any time soon (if ever), my fire is the only way for me to get a taste of some yummy sammich action.
Hi Everybody (Hi Dr. Nick!),
TLDR:
Giving my DX to my mother, need to know what the best stable ROM that is the most bug-free; stock will be considered.
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I've moved on from my Droid X to an HTC Rezound. I recently had to use my good old DX (Running the last Liberty released) and realized what a great phone it is. Really, a top of the line phone... so much so that I actually considered giving my wife the Rezound and going back to the X... it was really only 4G that kept me on the Rezound (and the DX's terrible WiFi radio).
Anyway...
I'm most likely going to be giving my mom this phone since she has some crappy LG phone that lags when playing Angry Birds (the only reason my mom got a smart phone). I want to give her a phone that is going to be fast, stable, and hassle free.
I'm torn between giving her a stock device in case she needs support, or giving her a modified rooted device, so she can have the bonuses of a great phone. I no longer live in her area (I'm from Miami, FL where she still lives, currently living in Kansas City) and I can't support her in case something breaks; she'll need to call VZW or go to a store.
Here are my ideas:
My initial thought is CM 7.1 RC. Seems like it will be stable with minimal lag, and most bugs worked out.
I might leave her on Liberty since Ive been using it and it works pretty well for the most part.
How good is the CM9 beta? It looks to be working, there just has to be a bunch of extra work to get it stable that isn't baked into the initial install yet? I would love to get her on ICS, but she needs a camera so I can't give her Encounter ICS (which from what I understand is really well done, but abandoned). I don't mind doing the leg work for ICS, but I need to know most things work, or can be workable.
Thoughts?
Thanks in advance for your advice.
Try out MIUI DefX, it's fairly full featured, definitely fast, and very stable.
Otherwise I would recommend going completely stock.
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The newest Miui DefX posted by wizard0f0s is very stable. Can have working HDMI with additional app. Camera works great if it is left on 8MP. Have to change it to that yourself though because its default is 6MP. It has the Motorola Blur power manager stuff so it gets really good battery life. Also has FM Radio built in. Just make sure you check around for guides on how to set up to automatic brightness correctly and you should have the perfect daily driver for your mom.
Hmmm, I hadn't considered MIUI; is it ICS based? Only reason I ask is because I'd like to get Apex Launcher for her. She actually think iOS looks cluttered, and I think the default MIUI Launcher is pretty crappy with the absence of an app drawer.
Also, is there a way to get the iOS theme out? I tried MIUI for a short time, but even after popping Launcher Pro on it, I couldn't stand the MIUI menus because they looked way too iOS-ish for me.
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Hmmm, I hadn't considered MIUI; is it ICS based? Only reason I ask is because I'd like to get Apex Launcher for her. She actually think iOS looks cluttered, and I think the default MIUI Launcher is pretty crappy with the absence of an app drawer.
Also, is there a way to get the iOS theme out? I tried MIUI for a short time, but even after popping Launcher Pro on it, I couldn't stand the MIUI menus because they looked way too iOS-ish for me.
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MIUI DefX is not ICS, although MIUI v4 is; however, MIUI v4 is not as stable or fully featured as MIUI DefX by any means.
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i have an identical objective. something super stable and faster than stock. my older sister is wrestling the stock rom constantly crashing and being bloated as hell on her droid 2, and as far as i know the DX and the D2 have almost identical architecture