NOTE: THESE ARE REVIEWS TAKEN FROM MY OWN DEVICE, SO USER EXPERINCE MAY VARY A BIT.
NOTE2: Even if the overall rating of a ROM is high it does not mean that it’s instantly better than the other one. Also if it has a high rating it does not mean it’s a daily driver (CM9).
NOTE3: These reviews were correct at time of writing, if something has changed I’ll try to update this.
Note4: The ease of use rating is coming from what I expect a newbie to experience. Also, because this rating is a bit subjective, I’m not counting it in at the overall score.
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CyanogenMod 7
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This ROM comes in two variations: Nightly and Stable.
Nightly
The main difference between Nightly and Stable is that the Nightly builds are (were) compiled every night, but didn’t necessarily work perfectly (although my personal experience is that, there were some “bad” builds, but most of them are pretty stable).
The nighties have stopped being compiled by the “build bot” and must be compiled by the user to get the latest ones.
One our phone the user “ErwinP” has been compiling nightlies, you can find them by going to the last page of this topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1015532 and going back a couple of pages sometimes.
Stable
Stable builds were only compiled every couple of months, so they were very stable, but didn’t always have all the latest “gadgets” in them.
Based on: 2.3.7
Customization:
This is the ROM for you if you want a lot of customization, because here you can change a lot of things from the inbuilt “CyanogenMod settings” menu (Different lockscreen types, status bar on the bottom, configure screen rotation, …). It also has an inbuilt screenshot function, that you can access from the power menu (long press the power button).
It also comes with an inbuilt theme-engine (T-Mobile theme engine) which can turn your phone into anything you want if you have the theme. They can also theme apps, so if you, for example, install an ICS theme, the dialer, SMS, search,… apps will be themed. The themes themselves comes as .apk files that you install (You can also find some on the market!) and then activate from the Theme Switcher app.
It is also the ROM that has the most developer support, so there are tons of tweaks and fixes available.
Performance:
When comparing the performance to a 2.2 Sense ROM, the speed decrease is quite noticeable some times. For example when you move to a different screen with a live wallpaper, the wallpaper will freeze for a bit while switching.
Apps:
By default it doesn’t come with the Android Market, because they had to make a deal with Google about providing Google Apps as a separate package, so you’ll need to install that as well if you want the Market.
The stock launcher it uses is ADW, which is open sourced and integrated into the settings screen if you’re using it for your default.
Other stuff: If coming from a Sense ROM, you’ll need to re-flash the radio or turn the GPS in the Sense ROM on then flash if you want your GPS to work.
Rating:
Customization: 10/10
Performance: 5/10
Stability: 7/10
Developer Support: 9/10
Overall: 7.8/10
Ease of use: 5/10
Stable: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297764
Nightly: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1015532 (Search for ErwinP’s builds to get the latest ones)
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CyanogenMod 6
Based on: 2.2
Customization:
This one does also have an inbult theme engine, but here you need to flash a .zip file, then chose it in the settings and finally reboot your phone. It does have CyanogenMod Settings, but here they’re a bit less “expansive”, since a lot of the options were added later. Also a lot of options are hidden in the User interface settings.
Performance:
This ROM is quite fast, but it also doesn’t come with as many CM options as CM7 does. The notification pull down is still a bit stutter-y, but quite an improvement over CM7.
Stability:
I’d say that the stability of this ROM is pretty much on-par with CyanogenMod 7. Everything I tested worked (Including the camera and recording).
Apps: Just like CM7, you have to flash a Google Apps package to get the Market and other Google apps. Otherwise this is pretty much stock FroYo (Except for a few apps, like IO File Manager).
Rating:
Customization: 7/10
Performance: 8/10
Stability: 7/10
Developer Support: 6/10
Overall: 7/10
Ease of use: 5/10
(Download only)Link: http://download.cyanogenmod.com/get/buzz/update-cm-6.1.0-buzz-signed.zip
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CyanogenMod 9 RC-0 (unofficial)
Our Wildfire has been dropped from official CM9 support, so we will only have unofficial ones. This one is compiled by ErwinP as well. Otherwise the main developer that fixes CM9 for our phone is arco68.
Based on: 4.0
Customization:
As of now, the customization is lacking a bit, since not even the “big” devices have left alpha builds of CM9. But as I’ve seen it already has a placeholder for theme settings, which means it’s going to have theming support, just like CM7
Performance:
This is where this ROM is lacking the most. Since ICS is heavily reliant on GPU acceleration it stutters a bit on our phone because it doesn’t have it. That is also the reason the CyanogenMod team dropped official support for our phone. One place where a performance decrease is really noticeable is when you change the phone from portrait to landscape (The screen goes black for a second and then it does the animation and switches)
Apps:
It uses a similar system with the Google Apps, as in you need to flash an additional packaged to get them.
The stock launcher it uses is the Trebuchet Launcher, which is their own modified stock launcher and it provides a lot of settings that the regular one doesn’t.
CM9 will also have a custom music player, made by the development team itself.
Other stuff:
I personally don’t recommend this ROM as a daily driver, because a whole plethora of stuff doesn’t work (yet?). Last I checked you couldn’t call because the phone activity would force close (Not sure about this!). Also the camera doesn’t work.
Rating:
Customization: 6/10
Performance: 3/10
Stability: 3/10
Developer Support: 6/10
Overall: 4.5/10
Ease of use: 2/10
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1473344
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Rempuzzle (and most 2.2 Sense ROMs in general)
Rempuzzle is the continuation of Wildpuzzle, quite a nice ROM, which got discontinued.
Based on: Stock 2.2.1
Customization:
I'd say that the customization is mostly not as "deep" as, per say CM7, because it is still based on the stock ROM. It does come with some Sense Mods by stock (Custom “dock” in the launcher, custom Sense lockscreen, …) and it does also come with Sense 3.0 wallpapers. Oh and the clock in the Sense launcher flips!
Performance:
This is a very smooth ROM, especially when comparing it to CM7. For example when I swipe the notification bar up and down after I restored all my apps it doesn’t stutter or lag. One odd thing I noticed is that the phone seems to spend a lot more time at the splash screen when using this ROM.
Apps:
Comes in two versions, “lite” and “full”. The lite version is mostly stripped of HTC apps, but you can install them afterwards by running the What I Like tool from the author. Did come with some apps that I personally thought were a bit unnecessary like Plurk and OpenVPN. (This is where most Sense ROMs differ. Some have more apps and some have less.)
Other stuff:
Because of the new flip clock, there’s also an animation that’ll go of sometimes, but the problem is that the “clouds” that are supposed to show on a cloudy day are just grey squares. This is easily fixable by re-placing the clock widget and un-ticking "Show full screen animations" when given the option to.
Also it’s very newbie friendly (But aren’t all HTC Sense ROMs?), because it’s pretty much just modded stock, so a newbie coming from Sense won’t have problems adapting.
Rating:
Customization: 5/10
Performance: 9/10
Stability: 8/10
Developer Support: 7/10
Overall: 7.3/10
Ease of use: 8/10
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=978197
Other very good 2.2 Sense ROMs:
DK Custom Froyohttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878115
JokerDroid:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=999899
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Oxygen
This ROM is based on AOSP. It does have some custom modifications that look like they came from CM7 (Status bar mods, inbuilt overclock), but doesn’t have as many as CM7. It does come with the stock launcher, but it seems to force-close every time I want to open it, so it has Zeam launcher as the replacement.
Based on: AOSP 2.3.7
Customization:
It doesn’t have support for the Theming Engine present in CM7, so I’d say it’s as customizable as 2.2 Sense ROMs. Otherwise this is not themed at all, the only changes done were a couple extra settings menus and Zeam launcher.
Performance:
It is fast! Almost as fast as the 2.2 Sense ROMs! Guess all the customization is bogging down CM7 a bit. Although I will say, the default launcher (Zeam) feels sluggish when opening the app-drawer and scrolling through the apps and just scrolling in general (Zeam launcher that is, scrolling in this ROM is very smooth).
Stock apps:
This is essentially very minimalistic; it only comes with 24 apps in the app-drawer. They have really been trying to keep it AOSP-ish with a few tweaks. It comes with the Google Apps preinstalled.
Other stuff:
It has a problem with the Camcorder, it force-closes every time you want to “stop” recording.
Rating:
Customization: 5/10
Performance: 6/10
Stability: 6/10
Developer Support: 6/10
Overall: 5.8/10
Ease of use: 5.8/10
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139259
Oxygen with the AOSP Launcher working: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458749
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Post in the comments below if I made a mistake or if any of the problems got fixed.
You can also post your own reviews in the comments!
Just a small reserve post
On Cyanogenmod 7 I often get "SD Card unexpectedly removed" notification and as I have A2SD activated, it's nothing to do except to reboot my phone, hardware style (battery in&out).
Cyanogenmod 6 absolutely amazed me (speed&all), but I was absolutely devastated when I found out that the FM radio doesn't work. I often use it, so it's quite a shame.
With Sense Roms (RemPuzzle) I had trouble with Darktremor A2SD, and I was kind of lazy so I didn't bother to make it work.
I haven't tried Cyanogenmod 9 and I probably won't because I am looking for snappy ROM where everything is working as it is supposed to...(but not stock sense...yuck)
I liked yor input on Oxygen, as I haven't tested it yet...If the developers repair video recording, then I am willing to try it.
Has someone here come across a rom, based on 2.2, preferably AOSP, that has everything working? Video recording, camera, FM radio, A2SD?
Haven't tested it, but this one is based on Openfire (AOSP 2.2) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1155032
"*No radio fm by default, go here (Spirit radio),or use an online radio"
The statement above worries me. I tried Spirit radio with Cyanogenmod 6, but it was a no-go.
Now I'm on Cyanogenmod 7, Build 11 uploaded by ErwinP and it's stable, hopefully it will stay that way. If it won't, Openfire will be next.
Hm, I missed that part.
As far as I searched, there's no better 2.2 ROMs unfortunately:/
Just a note on rempuzzle flip clock animations, you can just turn the animations off to stop the bug your talking about and keep the flip clock.
Do this by removing the clock widget from the screen then when adding the widget back to screen you are given the option for animations.
"sent from me2u"
slymobi said:
Just a note on rempuzzle flip clock animations, you can just turn the animations off to stop the bug your talking about and keep the flip clock.
Do this by removing the clock widget from the screen then when adding the widget back to screen you are given the option for animations.
"sent from me2u"
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Ah, thank you for that, I guess I never gave Sense enough time to test that out
Okay, there is an option to disable animation. Thanks!
Fixed the mistake
Jokerdroid 4.2 very good rom too.
"sent from me2u"
slymobi said:
Jokerdroid 4.2 very good rom too.
"sent from me2u"
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Oh right, forgot about that one.
Added in.
Hi,
Thank you for this review. Appreciate if you could include other ROM's like Splashmod, Lotusmod, Jokerdroid.. etc.. to help other newbie (including me ) on choosing a ROM.
thanks and best regards !
Well, JokerDroid is pretty much covered in the Rempuzzle ROM, since most of the time there's only small tweaks that differ 2.2 Sense ROMs.
19iceman32 said:
Hi,
Thank you for this review. Appreciate if you could include other ROM's like Splashmod, Lotusmod, Jokerdroid.. etc.. to help other newbie (including me ) on choosing a ROM.
thanks and best regards !
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+1 to that
Noted on this sir, there's a lot of roms on sir 3xeno's thread on full guide in rooting in development area, appreciate if you could review all of the stables.. thanks!
Sent from my HTC Wildfire using XDA App
I'll do more today and this weekend. Just give me a couple of hours to get through school
nejc121 said:
I'll do more today and this weekend. Just give me a couple of hours to get through school
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noted on that !
school / study first.. XD
Okay, did some checking out and I'll do more reviews, but only no "Based on" ROMs, since they're mostly the original ROM with apps added.
Added Abtekk's Custom ROM under the Oxygen downloads section.
Downloading WildGinger and Whisper
i disagree with you about oxygen. apart this, review other roms please, i like the idea of this thread
djinn0 said:
i disagree with you about oxygen. apart this, review other roms please, i like the idea of this thread
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Well, I nearly covered all the "source" ROMs, what's left is more or less "based on" ROMs that usualy just add apps or tweaks, so I would have much to say about them.
Also, what part do you disagree with on my Oxygen review?
Nice thread !!
Related
I was wondering if someone could lay out a few of the benefits of flashing to Cyanogen versus stock (rooted). I have a lot on my phone and just wanted to see if it would be worth the time to switch and get everything setup again.
I looked around and didn't see any nice list of features/benefits that would be gained with Cyanogen.
I do love the fact that it is open source and community supported. That's fantastic.
Hope this isn't flamebait...
Stable (unless you're on a nightly)
Great codec support
Bluetooth profiles (HID being a top add)
It's the latest Android version in all its un-bloated glory
Update frequency is high
I'm sure I'm forgetting other things but its not limited to that.
I'm a Sense fan myself but CyanogenMod is worth the install. You owe it to yourself to check it out.
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/19985-cm7-v-sense-what-you-lose-vs-what-you-gain/
I ran CM7 for about a month and now am running the stock rooted OTA Gingerbread. It may just be ADW launcher but CM 7 is slow and laggy compared to stock gingersense. I like others had major issues with getting GPS stable and working. I do miss some of the mods but over all i'm happier on a sense based rom.
For me battery life. Ive tried every sense rom there is and im yet to find one with better battery life. And for me its not anywhere near slow or laggy. I dont really see myself ever going back to a sense rom, definitely not the one Sprint just pushed out.
wasnt said:
I was wondering if someone could lay out a few of the benefits of flashing to Cyanogen versus stock (rooted). I have a lot on my phone and just wanted to see if it would be worth the time to switch and get everything setup again.
I looked around and didn't see any nice list of features/benefits that would be gained with Cyanogen.
I do love the fact that it is open source and community supported. That's fantastic.
Hope this isn't flamebait...
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Honestly, check it out for yourself. You don't need to lose anything, nandroid backup your current setup and install CM7. You can play around with it for a while and see if it's for you and if not you can just restore your backup. Many people on here have 2 or 3 roms backed up and switch between them. My suggestion would be to read all the links in my sig, they should answer any questions you might have.
i ran it so i could connect my wii remote and play snes9x...there is something sense cant do!!!
netflix, googletalk video chat. way better keyboard. i miss a couple things about sense so i just bought launcher pro and use that for my facebook and agenda widgets. other than that sense roms are garbage to me. CM7 is great and once all the stupid little bugs get worked out it's going to be awesome.
i'd suggest flashing the roms with armon 2.3 recovery and sticking to the stable versions of cm7. i just had to start from scratch cause a nightly a while back through my phone for a loop.
give the latest stable a shot for a week and i bet you really like it.
DualSportDad said:
netflix, googletalk video chat. way better keyboard. i miss a couple things about sense so i just bought launcher pro and use that for my facebook and agenda widgets. other than that sense roms are garbage to me. CM7 is great and once all the stupid little bugs get worked out it's going to be awesome.
i'd suggest flashing the roms with armon 2.3 recovery and sticking to the stable versions of cm7. i just had to start from scratch cause a nightly a while back through my phone for a loop.
give the latest stable a shot for a week and i bet you really like it.
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How do you fully enable gtalk video? I can see people but people can't see me.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
Aosp. That's why I like it.
* CyanogenMod (advanced) settings. You can tweak it to perform just how you like it.
* Screen on/off animations
* Color rendering (to reduce screen power use)
* Regular updates
* Gingerbread well before sense roms. Even running 2.3.4 like me
* Developments are quickly included (ex: sd card read ahead value to increase read speed)
Just do a backup of your current system, flash cyanogen, play around and if you don't like it, just restore back to your original.
I was on CM7 for the past month and @ first I was in love.
Benefits:
Advanced bluetooth support (Wimote for my emulators)
Full Screen mirroring HDMI (Once again for emulators)
Speed increase (This didn't last long)
On/Off screen animations (Impressed the friends and relatives)
Cool Wallpapers
But, after awhile the bugs really started to get annoying
Negatives (YMMV)
Bugs (From random FC's, gmail stop syncing for no reason, wimax not wanting to stop without a restart plus other annoying stuff.
Speed (Eventually CM7 started to move slowly to a point where it felt like a chore to deal with my phone)
Well, Friday was the last draw when my sister's texts were not showing up on my phone. So, I flashed the new Sprint GB update and I am in love with my phone all over again. Even with the bloatware my phone is running silky smooth and I am experiencing no bugs. Plus for some reason my battery life has improved too. I was using Tiamat with SBC on CM7. Battery life become horrendous on CM7 and yes I did calibrate my battery.
When it's all said and done YMMV. The best way to find out is to NANDROID Backup and flash the rom yourself. You might be greeted to a whole new world of flashing greatness.
LexLuger82 said:
How do you fully enable gtalk video? I can see people but people can't see me.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
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Lots of threads out there. I just followed the directions. I think now if you just flash the newest version of gapps and choose Google talk to install it'll install a properly working version. I'd read up on it tho.
Tubes6al4v said:
* CyanogenMod (advanced) settings. You can tweak it to perform just how you like it.
* Screen on/off animations
* Color rendering (to reduce screen power use)
* Regular updates
* Gingerbread well before sense roms. Even running 2.3.4 like me
* Developments are quickly included (ex: sd card read ahead value to increase read speed)
Just do a backup of your current system, flash cyanogen, play around and if you don't like it, just restore back to your original.
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That sums it up.
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I had cm7 and it got worse as time went on so I switched to decks 1.2v(based off cm7) much better and using latest tiamat sbc kernel...battery life is outstanding! And that's w out viperbiy scripts!
Midget tossing is a habit...2010 Midwest champion...hw 001
cdszoke said:
gmail stop syncing for no reason
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I've had this happen anytime I loaded something new, I've found that it can be fixed by clearing the Gmail cached and data and making it completely reload.
cdszoke said:
I was on CM7 for the past month and @ first I was in love.
Benefits:
Advanced bluetooth support (Wimote for my emulators)
Full Screen mirroring HDMI (Once again for emulators)
Speed increase (This didn't last long)
On/Off screen animations (Impressed the friends and relatives)
Cool Wallpapers
But, after awhile the bugs really started to get annoying
Negatives (YMMV)
Bugs (From random FC's, gmail stop syncing for no reason, wimax not wanting to stop without a restart plus other annoying stuff.
Speed (Eventually CM7 started to move slowly to a point where it felt like a chore to deal with my phone)
Well, Friday was the last draw when my sister's texts were not showing up on my phone. So, I flashed the new Sprint GB update and I am in love with my phone all over again. Even with the bloatware my phone is running silky smooth and I am experiencing no bugs. Plus for some reason my battery life has improved too. I was using Tiamat with SBC on CM7. Battery life become horrendous on CM7 and yes I did calibrate my battery.
When it's all said and done YMMV. The best way to find out is to NANDROID Backup and flash the rom yourself. You might be greeted to a whole new world of flashing greatness.
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Rom manager fix permissions every once in awhile fixes things
Battery Life Is AWESOME and stable
Try decks its a fast and smooth version of cm7 w tiamat 4.0.5. & viperboy scripts great battery life and apply darkhorse theme aka" tha jump off!"
Midget tossing is a habit...2010 Midwest champion...hw 001
Nice that someone actually weighs the pro's and cons as op obviously needed. There is a lot of hating going on here at XDA, All devs should support each other, not bash each other. I know I Haven't been a member on here long, but flashing roms has been a hobby for a while, I just wasn't a full blown flashaholic. Anyway, there are a lot of roms to choose from and though I develop my own, I still flash everyone elses to enjoy the experience, and learn. Everyone has the right to believe what they will, but there is a line between a thought, and posting. If some of these people where two feet away from each other, there wouldn't be all of this garbage talk. I thought XDA was all about exactly that, giving the people a choice as to what software to run, helpful guides and tips, a community, or actually a culture, if you will. Anyway, sorry.....Flash Away....
EverVolV Eris
Build #4
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This is a Port of the EverVolv Rom from the Hero CDMA forums.
Originating Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1089589
SCREENSHOTS (Taken from the EverVolv Website)
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Thanks to:
preludedrew - Droid Incredible, Evo 4G, Evo Shift 4G & Nexus one maintainer; overall support & development
cocide - Evo 4G; Web; Linux and overall support & development; Viewsonic GTab maintainer/support
milesje - Evo 4G; java and overall support & development
Adhvanit - Graphics and Droid Incredible support.
RyteSyde - web and graphics development; Evo Shift 4G support
TpyoKnig - Web support and hosting.
smoothtaste - heroc support/maintainer
Contributors
Exxodium - Wallpaper graphics
Deck - What does deck do?
EverVol's Website can be found here...
If you like this Rom, please give the EverVolv team THANKS for the hard work!
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Q&A
Is this CM7?
No, this is a build that started from AOSP. However, some of the fixes and few features have been derived from the CyanogenMod Team, including the CM kernel.
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DISCLAIMER:
By flashing this you have already voided your manufacturer's warranty. If you are flashing this, you realize that this is unsupported software. Your device may break as a result of flashing this unsupported software. I am not responsible for anything that might happen to your phone or you as a result of flashing this software. That includes but is not limited to bricked phones, world war, your alarm not waking you up and as a result you getting fired, or orgasms.
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CHANGELOG:
7/16/2011 BUILD #4
* Revised Build.Prop - Added Hard-Coded Memory Settings (Moderate Setting)
*> Using SuperCharger Scripts with this new Build.Prop mod has not been tested!
* Added GAPPS to Rom until further notice
* Changed Maps.apk (Version 5.6 from June GAPPS) to Version 5.2.0
* Changed Vending.apk to latest version
* Added 2D Gallery
* Revised font to STOCK Eris font set
* Modified DPI settings to 150dpi (Stock is 160dpi).
* Added Wireless Tethering
-------- Flash Over from Version 2 or higher will work fine. If you experience issues, please do a FULL WIPE and try again... --------
DOWNLOAD:
ODEXED: http://www.multiupload.com/HPKXT6ZG10
DE-ODEXED: http://www.multiupload.com/FFBZ9PO0YG
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OP REQUIREMENTS: NONE
OPTIONAL LAUNCHERS:
This Rom comes with Launcher 2 (GB Launcher) as a default. Evervolv has modified this Launcher for their Rom. If you want to change your Launcher, the below files can be flash from recovery to "ADD" the launcher of your choice. These files DO NOT remove the original Launcher2.apk file.
Go Launcher
Launcher Pro
ADW Launcher
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OPTIONS:
* Cache2Cache by zach.xtr
* SuperCharger by zepplinrox
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SCRIPT INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Place the SuperCharger script on your SD card
2. DL Script Manager from the Market
3. Open Script Manager and find the Supercharger script on your SD
4. Check Run as Root and run the script.
There are 15 settings, personally the aggressive or gaming modes work best for me, but most have better luck with the balanced settings. If it's your first time running the script, you'll need to reboot your phone to apply it.
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* Miui Camera V17
* Miren Browser
* Stock 2x Camera Zoom (FlashBack)
* 9x Camera Zoom
* Turn it to Eleven (Sound Boost)
* Turn it to Stock (Revert Sound to Stock)
* Hi-Res Density (140 DPI)
* Stock Res Density (160 DPI)
* Stock Eris Font
* Stock EV Font
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Remember to show the guys at EverVolv your appreciation for the Rom! It's a great piece of work!
ENJOY!
Nice first one to post nice downloading now
Sent from my MacRom MR3 using XDA App
I'm downloading too - I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow after playing around with it for a while. Thanks for working on this!
I created a Rom monster lol
Muhahhhaaa... insert evil laugh here...
tazzpatriot said:
I created a Rom monster lol
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Guys, please give me a lot of feedback on this... I want everyones opinion so I can improve this rom...
Thanks everyone!
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Just a few questions about this. I'm not trying to be mean or anything here, just looking for information.
What are the features of this rom?
Why would i want to use it over a CM rom or a different AOSP rom?
I assume it is gingerbread from the context of it asking if it is CM7, but this is never explicitly stated. The EverVolv site is also lacking in this kind of information. there is a wiki on how to install and stuff relating to specific phones/, and screenshots showing the launchers and the font they use, but no real information about the rom itself. point of fact, theres more information in the OP about these questions ("highly responsive, Excellent memory management and very lean!") than on their website.
Right now it seems that the major distinction is that "its not CM7."
after saying all that though, thanks for porting it! i'll d/l tonight for testing on the morrow!
C2C from XTR is hard to find on the page you posted... and supercharger I am a little confused on...
spyderkoz said:
C2C from XTR is hard to find on the page you posted... and supercharger I am a little confused on...
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Sorry guys, wrong link! I updated the OP, correct link is there for the script. I added some instructions for the Supercharger script. Once you get it going, it's pretty easy. The OP makes it look a lot more complicated than it really is...
It's been a bad day today
Thanks,
Rich
What's the difference between odexed and de odexed
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Odexed Roms are pre-optimized so all the apks will load faster... Odexed Rome cannot be themed also. Deodexed means there are no optimized files, which generally wont effect performance much and can easily be themed.
You'll notice a sought difference between them, the odexed versions runs smoother.
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What's the difference between odexed and de odexed
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Since I'm a ROM flashing junkie and work graveyard, I just loaded this up and am testing it out right now.
Observations from the whole 20 minutes I've had it on here: (de-odexed version, cuz I like to make patches in UOT kitchen ):
The default LCD density in the build.prop is set to 140, which I like because it give it a nice high res effect, but some people might find hard on the eyes. Also, keep in mind if you're going to stick with 140, turning off compatibility mode in spare parts will help a lot of apps scale and look proper at this density.
Wifi works, GPS locks on (haven't had a chance to test out navigation yet to see if it has the infamous force close or lock up the phone bug), softkey lights work, camera works (including double tap to zoom in).
Overall the ROM is very stable and snappy, great job!
fo0you said:
Since I'm a ROM flashing junkie and work graveyard, I just loaded this up and am testing it out right now.
Observations from the whole 20 minutes I've had it on here: (de-odexed version, cuz I like to make patches in UOT kitchen ):
The default LCD density in the build.prop is set to 140, which I like because it give it a nice high res effect, but some people might find hard on the eyes. Also, keep in mind if you're going to stick with 140, turning off compatibility mode in spare parts will help a lot of apps scale and look proper at this density.
Wifi works, GPS locks on (haven't had a chance to test out navigation yet to see if it has the infamous force close or lock up the phone bug), softkey lights work, camera works (including double tap to zoom in).
Overall the ROM is very stable and snappy, great job!
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Have you tried MMS on this yet? If MMS works then count me in!!
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Have you tried MMS on this yet? If MMS works then count me in!!
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MMS is a go! , I don't use it hardly ever, but just MMS'd myself from my gmail account ([email protected]), and it came through with no problems
fo0you said:
MMS is a go! , I don't use it hardly ever, but just MMS'd myself from my gmail account ([email protected]), and it came through with no problems
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Thanks!! I'll be test driving this one for the next day or two!
i know in the other thread (macrom thread) that macordroid said he had a lot of free ram.
anyone else seeing this? i'm interested, but i just got the current rom setup the way i wanted and don't want to jump ship unless this is as compelling as it sounds.
looking forward to seeing more reviews
Thanks for the feedback so far guys! I'll setup a density change file for those wanting the stock Eris density...
Keep posting the reviews. ;D
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Anyone wanting to revert the LCD Density to Stock Eris (160 dpi), I have attached a couple of flashable files to replace the build.prop...
Stock will put you back at the standard 160 dpi, High will revert it back to the Rom dpi (140).
Cool - thanks for the flashables! I will try the 160 today and let you know. So far I really like this ROM - other than the small text, which is a strain on my crappy eyes! But this is really zippy so far, and everything seems to be working great, including Navigation (which I know seems to be hit or miss anyway...but it worked this morning).
Great job on this ROM!
Update: ah - relief! The update to the density did the trick. It also helped with some of the issues when looking in the settings-->applications, where the size of the app was cut off at the top, I don't know if the Eris can handle the smaller font in all cases due to its native ppi (or whatever it's called!).
I presume 160dpi will make fonts (and other items) slightly bigger ? I manually changed build.prop from 140 to 160 and rebooted but text is now SMALLER !
I did notice that the 'dpi' entry is listed TWICE in build.prop. It's my understanding that the "last one wins". I changed both too...
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To have a place to openly compare ROMs and KERNELS to find the best combinations to keep our aging devices young!...
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Rom Review Guide (Comparison Chart)
This is a guide of rom's I've tested.....
This is(are) the final update(s)..??
(Remember that this is based upon my own experience and may be biased)
Must haves
Here is a list of links to "must have" files for your phone or computer. It will include programs, kernels, mods and apks... I will try to keep it up to date and welcome suggestions on what to add..
-here- (this is a init. script that will automatically kill the media server saving battery, but not affecting your ability to use media)
-here- (Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit, for rooting/unlocking/flashing/fixing your phone)
-here- (flashing this will allow you to flash AOSP type kernels on CM roms)
-here- (flashing this will allow you to flash CM type kernels on AOSP roms)
-here- (this is an alternative radio for i9023 boosting some signal strength)
-here- (this .apk is for the latest flash player allowing you to use flash content on the web..)
-here- (this is an .apk for MI file explorer, it not only can check files on your phone, but also cloud providers!!)
Flash and install with care as I take no responsibility in the results of your use!!
Better Battery Life Tips :
Disable GPS, 3G, Wifi, Sync when not in use
Disable auto sync of Google and / or other accounts
Set brightness level to automatic or minimum
Disable auto rotation
Close / disable useless background apps
*Also try Greenify from the app store, for more free ram and battery saving*
**THIS IS NOT MY WORK, SO REMEMBER TO THANK THE DEVELOPERS**
YOUR REVIEWS ARE IMPORTANT TO US ! ! !
This is an amazing community of NS die-hards that are constantly looking for the best ways to keep the phone alive.
We need your input on ROMS, KERNELS, APPS, MODS and TWEAKS that can help improve our phone. As well
as tips on what doesn't work or what not to do.
If you try a rom,kernel,app,mod,tweak, please give your experience with it.
START WITH IT'S NAME AND DEVELOPER (LINKS ARE ALSO WELCOMED)
1. Performance
2. Battery life
3. Bugs or other issues
4. Favorite feature(s)
5. How you had it set up (cpu speeds, ect..)
6. Feel free to add any other relevant information
7. Would you recommend it
And remember, that these are opinions, be curtious, use the thanks button and ALWAYS thank your developers.
Okay, this is a bit of script that is a revised version of Killjoy using some input from Supremacy along with anything else shiny that I had to pick up..
-This cannot be used with any other tweak/mod of this nature
-This should only be flashed on a clean install of a rom (minus any mods/tweaks)
-This modifies your build.prop (any other mods may cause undesired effects)
-I suggest rebooting after installation and entering codes into the terminal emulator
-If coming from the original Killjoy or one of my versions, do an uninstall of previous version before installing
Use the Operation Killjoy thread to turn on/ off features as the rest of the modified script works without terminal commands..
THIS IS NOT MY WORK
DO NOT COMPLAIN TO THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPERS WITH ISSUES AS THIS IS A MODIFICATION OF THEIR ORIGINAL DESIGN
DO NOT USE THIS TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD (unless I get free cookies)
I do not take responsibility in any issues you or your phone have before or after flashing, nor for world hunger..
FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK!!
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I thing is not good to compare rom ...because for me rasbeanjelly is the best..for other no
leap_ahead said:
I thing is not good to compare rom ...because for me rasbeanjelly is the best..for other no
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All rom's are great, but for different reasons.. I would hope that the comparison doesn't diminish from the developers work, but allow for a better idea of what a rom offers.
Which is the best DPI value in your opinion? Slim for example uses very low DPI value but it is still nice. What is the advantages and the disadvantages of using low DPI?
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NickName98 said:
Which is the best DPI value in your opinion? Slim for example uses very low DPI value but it is still nice. What is the advantages and the disadvantages of using low DPI?
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I use the stock 240 that most custom rom's use, other than issues with apps in the Playstore, I see no advantage nor disadvantage to dpi. It is helpful to lower it if you like having dual panels, but I like to be able to read the already small text on my screen and with my aging eyes there is no need to make it smaller..
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Don't look if you don't want the truth
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Your (or anyone's) ROM review cannot be the absolute truth.
Truth #1: Custom ROM performance, stability, and overall smoothness are highly dependent on how a person prefers to use his particular device on a day-to-day basis.
Truth #2: The stability of a Custom ROM is entirely based on how a person uses the rom's features & system apps, and what kind of 3rd party apps s/he installs and uses the most. Apps found in the google playstore are mainly optimized for Official Android ROM's stability.
To further give users basis on how you do your rom reviews/guides:
1. What apps did you install and uninstall when you flashed the rom?
2. How old is your device?
3. What apps do you use most often? (including system apps)
4. What custom rom features do you use, and how often do you use them?
5. Why won't you use certain features, and what certain features causes instabilities and/or performance drops on certain ROM/s?
6. How long do you test the ROM before you make a conclusion with regards to its speed, smoothness, features, stability, and battery life?
You are not obliged to answer. This is your thread after all
ps. Mirage rom is created by des-franco. People might confuse this with franciscofranco.
ej8989 said:
Your (or anyone's) ROM review cannot be the absolute truth.
Truth #1: Custom ROM performance, stability, and overall smoothness are highly dependent on how a person prefers to use his particular device on a day-to-day basis.
Truth #2: The stability of a Custom ROM is entirely based on how a person uses the rom's features & system apps, and what kind of 3rd party apps s/he installs and uses the most. Apps found in the google playstore are mainly optimized for Official Android ROM's stability.
To further give users basis on how you do your rom reviews/guides:
1. What apps did you install and uninstall when you flashed the rom?
2. How old is your device?
3. What apps do you use most often? (including system apps)
4. What custom rom features do you use, and how often do you use them?
5. Why won't you use certain features, and what certain features causes instabilities and/or performance drops on certain ROM/s?
6. How long do you test the ROM before you make a conclusion with regards to its speed, smoothness, features, stability, and battery life?
You are not obliged to answer. This is your thread after all
ps. Mirage rom is created by des-franco. People might confuse this with franciscofranco.
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"YOU WANT THE TRUTH,.. YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH"... I may be too old for everyone to catch that reference..?
Phew, you made a list..
1. I let Google auto-update my rom(s) with my 100+ apps (too many to list)
2. My device is roughly 2 yrs old (but don't tell it how old it is, it's sensitive)
3. I use FB, Gmail, Yahoo, XDA, Youtube, ect... Some minor games and french lessons (as I should be practicing that instead of this... lol)
4. I use all of them to test, but I don't use most of them as daily drivers as I have no use in some of the features..
5. I think that certain features like Xposed framework and PA settings rob performance and are unstable.. I also don't like to run overclocked. Some rom's/ kernels can handle these features, but I find them pointless.
6. Two battery cycles.. The first is to install/test if it will be buggy, the other is to see how well it holds up to my normal day to day..
And I admit that my reviews are based on one phone (as all phones can vary) and personal usage that is subject to bias and change..
Can you please review 4.1.2 roms?
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Can you please review 4.1.2 roms?
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Any in particular?..
OnlySkills said:
Can you please review 4.1.2 roms?
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Feel free to share any experience you've had with a rom.. I, and others would like your input as well..
Setting.Out said:
Any in particular?..
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SlimBean 3.1, HellyBean, CM 10 (which you already have), and other popular ones. Particularly because I am trying to find a good 4.1.2 ROM that is smooth and has great battery life. Currently on Slimbean with marmite, and I'm not liking the battery life (Usually get around 20% screen time usage which is on for 1-1.5 hours only)
Edit: SlimBean 3.1 - it is PACKED with features, 10/10 on that (I have everything I could possibly want). Performance is really great too, little lag sometimes only. The only downside is the battery life as I stated above.
just to say that with my device and with my user experience on the roms you've tested: i agree with a lot of what you say in your rom guide!
nice work!
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SlimBean 3.1, HellyBean, CM 10 (which you already have), and other popular ones. Particularly because I am trying to find a good 4.1.2 ROM that is smooth and has great battery life. Currently on Slimbean with marmite, and I'm not liking the battery life (Usually get around 20% screen time usage which is on for 1-1.5 hours only)
Edit: SlimBean 3.1 - it is PACKED with features, 10/10 on that (I have everything I could possibly want). Performance is really great too, little lag sometimes only. The only downside is the battery life as I stated above.
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I ran Hellybean 4.1.2 for about two weeks and it was great, I did change kernels on it and increased battery life immensely.. Have you tried the newest Marmite with your Slim rom, it should be compatible and would help your battery life.. Also try Greenify and hibernate all your apps minus the launcher and greenify itself.. you will see an improvement.. I also would suggest to limit the apps that want to auto sync and shut down google maps unless you are using it..
Hey setting out, I'm pretty sure that rasbean jelly is 4.2.2 now. Rusty
Jay has been updating it recently
much needed thread
thank you very much OP
this is a much needed thread. i think all devices should have a thread like this.
its very useful to people new to a certain device and to those like me who dont have the time to test all roms available.
i have tested slim and thinkbridge extensively and gamerz, cm, xylon only for short time. settled with slim because it had best battery life in my device and was devoid of unnecessary stuff i wouldnt use.
i think you can expand your comparison to include some prominent/differentiating/special feature of each rom. it would be easier for the readers to get better idea about which rom would fit his/hers needs. for example, i like slim because,
1. i like the "dark slim"
2. it doesnt have all the wall papers or live wall papers that i wouldnt have used anyway, thus, freeing more memory.
thanks. keep up the good work.
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dissapointed in the following ways, I hope the downgrade path is easy.
Haptic feedback cannot be turned off.
Phone and contacts no longer fully integrated in one app.
contacts has background etc. that doesnt stick to OS theme.
Cannot disable pictures on contacts.
Cannot toggle contacts with numbers only on/off
Many options in the contacts/phone dissapeared. (yes ones I used)
The call screen is worse than the 7.2 version, smaller buttons for speakerphone etc.
Less options in the OS settings.
Launcher not as good as CM7.2 version.
The clear notifications button seems out of place.
Cancel number button out of place on dialer.
I am also not that satisfied by ICS itself. ICs/CM9 seems overhyped, will try CM10 but given there is not stable CM10 for this phone, and people say CM10 has the same contact issues I think I will be putting CM7.2 on in the end and not getting a s3/s3 mini at all (since they cant use GB).
chrcol said:
I think I will be putting CM7.2 on in the end and not getting a s3/s3 mini at all (since they cant use GB).
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By this logic, you will never be able to purchase any phone in the future, let alone the S3/S3 Mini. Are you sure you are in the correct device thread though? Just confirming.
What the hell u talking abt? Were u living in the 90s ?? ICS is history !! We r rocking in 4.1 Jelly bean & u talking abt Gingerbread ....makes he laugh...
And u said ics has less options in settings! Are u blind? Ics has more options in settings than GB.its just organised and categorized ..
U criticising the Holo UI !! Go live in a cave if u think Holo UI is not gr8...go buy an iphone...
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ICS stock vs GB stock has about 3-4 extra options, but loses 3 options.
However CM7.2 vs CM9, CM7.2 has over 30 extra configurable options.
You guys ignored the list I said of all missing features, instead just went on a anti GB rave.
There is more.
I noticed now as well Trebuchet launcher is pretty bad, cant even add shortcuts to it, it does seem CM went backwards a lot from 7.2 to 9.
Now CM10 may be better than CM9, but isnt stable on this phone.
right now I am seeing if I can find replaceables.
Nova launcher works ok but the dock I have to press on hard and repeated times for it to work, googled the problem, others said same complaint but no fix. I tried adw launcher which works great in cm7.2, but is slower on cm9 on a s2 than it is on cm7.2 with an ace, whats that about?
I installed siyah kernel and extweaks, very nice kernel and that got me BLN. A proper working BLN (buggy on CM 7.2 on the ace).
I downloaded a new dialler (exdialer), its big improvement over cm9 dialer but not as good as cm7.2 dialer, how sweet it would be if I could find cm7.2 dialer to install on cm9/10.
Camera in cm9 much better than 7.2. But it has very loud sounds for focus and snap that cant turn off, they sound aweful as well very annoying.
I still have haptic feedback that cant be turned off either, eg. when using keyboard.
and finally the keyboard in cm9 is worse than 7.2, on 7.2 press shift twice for caps lock, on cm9 have to hold it down for caps lock
So you guys praising JB (and I assume cm10.1) the question is does it fix the problems I have listed, remember one key phrase, newer does not necessarily = better.
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Now CM10 may be better than CM9, but isnt stable on this phone
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Which phone is "this"? The one in your signature? Then you are in the wrong forum to begin with...
Latest CM10.1 version has MANY additional features. If you see any lack, go to the github and make some commits!
I think whatever floats your boat, it's nice to get a view on older, more mature versions in comparison. It's like the old XP, vista, 7, 8 debate. Whatever works for you.
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Which phone is "this"? The one in your signature? Then you are in the wrong forum to begin with...
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How about assuming its the S2 because its the S2 section of the site. But phone isnt relevant anyway as I am talking about the software not the hardware. Unless CM9 is a different software on different phones.
Is it that hard to comment on what I am saying in my post instead of just attacking and mocking me? maybe I make valid points but you dont to upset any devs, I dont know, tell me.
For clarity I will repeat.
the galaxy s2 i9100 (not G variant).
the only stable builds of CM for this phone are CM7.2 and CM9.
cm7.2 has dozens of configurations that are removed in cm9.
I noted any reviews i read of cm9 (presumably not wanting to upset developers) have considered removed features as non important and not worth worrying about, however I used many of the configurations removed in cm9 such as the ability to disable haptic feedback, ability to remove pictures of contacts, ability to list only contacts with numbers and the dialer in cm9 is pretty bad compared to whats in cm7.2.
The phone I use for calls etc. is whats in my sig, I am merely experimenting with this now as I dont just switch to a phone where I dont like the interface, I spent weeks if not months getting my ace experience to something useable. It seems it will be the same with the s2/s3 (I wont be using this s2 either but using it to test cm9/10 whilst waiting for s3 to arrive and then may not even keep the s3 and switch to nexus or something for stable cm10 build).
I will test cm10 also, but I have had people tell me already it takes more from cm9 than it does cm7.2.
So is it possible to simply comment on what I put in my first 2 posts in this thread, the functions removed in cm9 and if its possible to get them put back in cm9/10 via downloadable apps.
I also prefer CM7 but I think it's more of a nostalgia thing when I owned my Nexus One. Plus I love that CM colour themed Nexus live wallpaper.
Hey, whatever floats your boat.
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Ok I am now trying a AOSP JB rom from here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1810042
So I see now that the dialer/contact/launcher changes I dont like are from ICS/JB itself which CM simply kept in their rom.
I do agree some will prefer JB/ICS everyone has their own taste, i didnt mean to offend anyone but was more hoping someone had a way to use CM7.2 dialer in CM9/10. Or CM7.2 dialer in any other rom.
again I am not too happy tho with the rom, it seems there is regressions on every android update google do.
they seem very pro cloud and anti privacy.
So on ICS and GB can disable auto sync globally on the phone, completely turn it off, GB also can stop any apps doing background activity globally (removed in ICS). I see on JB the option to turn sync on/off appears to be missing, I added my gmail account and it immediatly started syncing before I could disable individually the sync things on that account. So now I have a load of junk downloaded to the phone.
I also seen video clips showing super power widgets on JB (videos trying to show of how good JB is), but this has none at all.
It seems ICS/JB just arent for me I guess, the new features they bring dont seem to interest me, however I did want to upgrade the OS because of ICS/JB only apps (future proofing) and some hardware features require 4.x to work?
Looking through the phone settings, the only options I see that are not configurable on stock GB are a few extra for the keyboard input and voice input. Otherwise the only changes are actually removed options, it seems every progression of android is to simplify it.
My S3 is here now, if I am to use GB I will have to use a different phone unless the S3 maybe has a GB rom for it. This S2 is too damaged around the edges for my everyday phone (got of ebay).
if u really want something stable try TW 4.1.2 :good:
it has a lot of GS3 features and its fast + smooth as butter
try it one time and u will not look back
yeah still playing with firmwares
Now got PA 3.1.5 on (4.2.2) which I think is either based on CM 10.1 or has elements of CM in it as they credit CM in their post.
JB 4.1.1 AOSP was slow on this phone, I noticed it just by seeing backup restores been slower, apps slower to load etc. and when I did a quadrant benchmark and compared to the ICS scores they were about half, tons of loss on i/o speed in particular. 2d alo had a chunk of a hit, the score was so low compared to ICS and CM9 it was almost as low as my ace gets although the feeling was quite as slow as the ace, still much faster. (scores back up on this 4.2.2 based rom).
So I found now in the data usage options the ability to disable auto sync. I also found how to add settings shortcuts using trebuchat, I prefer the way in ADW launcher but at least its now gone from not been possible to just a slow way,
Played with the JB notification bar widgets, whilst better than what could do in ICS I find it clunky to use, they too spaced out and have to click on a button first to make them appear, plus is too many I dont have use for, but maybe there is a way to disable ones dont need to toggle. The widget configuration in CM 7.2 was perfect for me (to be fair I think was retained in CM9 also) but its gone in this rom.
I still have no progress on replacing the people app for contacts, ideally I still want to use whatever app CM used in CM7.2. also not a fan of the apps and widget been shown together in the ap drawer, to me app drawer should be just apps and nothing else. But thats not a showstopper, the dialer/contacts is the showstopper at the moment.
scores if anyone interested.
quadrant -> ics s2 stock (cm9) [aosp JB 4.1.x] <PA3 4.2.2>
overall 3751 (3459) [2583] <3751>
cpu 5309 (5654) [4689] <5543>
mem 3786 (1834) [1972] <4242>
io 7417 (7406) [3902] <6302>
2d 439 (500) [370] <500>
3d 1806 (1901) [1983] <2167>
Stock TW 4.1.2 for u
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But gb is so slow and has a lot of lags JB is fast and has butter scrolling is super smooth compared to GB
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chrcol said:
quadrant -> ics s2 stock (cm9) [aosp JB 4.1.x] <PA3 4.2.2>
overall 3751 (3459) [2583] <3751>
cpu 5309 (5654) [4689] <5543>
mem 3786 (1834) [1972] <4242>
io 7417 (7406) [3902] <6302>
2d 439 (500) [370] <500>
3d 1806 (1901) [1983] <2167>
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Quadrant is too crappy benchmark to rely on BTW
u can try Antutu or geekbench instead
:good:
OK that TW screenshot has my interest
camera etc seems stable on this ROM.
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Think it has to do with simplifying the OS, we here are power users but most of the options were for me anyway null and void and overkill for an everyday use phone. You will find most if not all your options that you miss in CM7 are not there and probably never will be I'm afraid.
Google themselves want a simplified phone that the everyday Joe can easily use, and the CM team are so busy these days maintaining so many different devices that I think they would prefer a stable, fast, usable phone that wasn't crammed full of options some of which most would never use.
Just my opinion lol.
I agree those are probably the exact reasons.
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when ever I want to have flashing break , I use cm7.2 + fluxi :good:
tombassi said:
when ever I want to have flashing break , I use cm7.2 + fluxi :good:
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Does that jb modem work ok on cm7? I used kl1
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Just to not let this post die, I like pretty much Stock
Besides, every ROM have different things, and depends on the users to catch'em all! (Wild Pokémon theme song suddently appears)
I think that you'll have to compromise on battery and performance with this phone. It's hard to have both performing well. I will only run stock based roms because they offer the best compromise. Lexodus rom with Stellar kernel along with Xposed and Greenify gave me the best all around. Lexodus and Stellar alone made the phone scream but did hurt the battery performance a little.
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I find Minimal OS very stable and smooth. I have been using it around 20 days and observed no FCs as of yet. Battery backup is very good. In addition, I manually set CPU governors to improve the backup. I don't play much of games, but Hay day runs very smooth on this ROM, just the way it runs on stock. Talking about customizations, this ROM supports Layers, hence you can download the Layers themes from play store and customize the ROM.
Here is the link to ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/development/rom-minimal-os-t3174134
that true bother
pank.dhnd said:
I find Minimal OS very stable and smooth. I have been using it around 20 days and observed no FCs as of yet. Battery backup is very good. In addition, I manually set CPU governors to improve the backup. I don't play much of games, but Hay day runs very smooth on this ROM, just the way it runs on stock. Talking about customizations, this ROM supports Layers, hence you can download the Layers themes from play store and customize the ROM.
Here is the link to ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/development/rom-minimal-os-t3174134
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i have used this rom for few days its good for minimum use.
but i am using two rom in my device using multirom twrp by Luk1337 and on my internal rom am using Blisspop by vatsal becos its has much more option for customization and on 2nd rom am using official cyangenmod rom by Luk1337 with minimum tk gapps.
Cm 12.1 its good in features & battery and almost stable
pank.dhnd said:
I find Minimal OS very stable and smooth. I have been using it around 20 days and observed no FCs as of yet. Battery backup is very good. In addition, I manually set CPU governors to improve the backup. I don't play much of games, but Hay day runs very smooth on this ROM, just the way it runs on stock. Talking about customizations, this ROM supports Layers, hence you can download the Layers themes from play store and customize the ROM.
Here is the link to ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/development/rom-minimal-os-t3174134
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Yes I'm also using that one and I like it so far. Haven't tried any other than stock rom though. It got all the additions I need to be happy. Except vibration adjustments.
Ps.: When I change dpi setting to a lower dpi, the font and everything gets smaller. Which confuses my brain . I mean, shouldnt lower dpi mean lower resolution therefore bigger font etc.?
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Yes I'm also using that one and I like it so far. Haven't tried any other than stock rom though. It got all the additions I need to be happy. Except vibration adjustments.
Ps.: When I change dpi setting to a lower dpi, the font and everything gets smaller. Which confuses my brain . I mean, shouldnt lower dpi mean lower resolution therefore bigger font etc.?
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nope
please do this
knockout41 said:
Yes I'm also using that one and I like it so far. Haven't tried any other than stock rom though. It got all the additions I need to be happy. Except vibration adjustments.
Ps.: When I change dpi setting to a lower dpi, the font and everything gets smaller. Which confuses my brain . I mean, shouldnt lower dpi mean lower resolution therefore bigger font etc.?
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set screen dpi to 320 and all problem will be solved..
axays said:
set screen dpi to 320 and all problem will be solved..
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320 is too big 240 is best
You could try sokp, its a very stable rom with tons of features and customisation options while stille being smooth. Battery backup is not the best but i get through my day with regular use. Since its aosp you can flash custom kernels made for cm12.1 and aosp. But in my experience it slowed my device down so yeah... Atm it has no xposed compatebility because it has an heavily customized ART, plus its based on android 5.1.1r10 i believe. Extra features are multi window and slim recents and a lot more. I'm realy pleased with it but it may or may not be for you .
Best of luck,
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pank.dhnd said:
I find Minimal OS very stable and smooth. I have been using it around 20 days and observed no FCs as of yet. Battery backup is very good. In addition, I manually set CPU governors to improve the backup. I don't play much of games, but Hay day runs very smooth on this ROM, just the way it runs on stock. Talking about customizations, this ROM supports Layers, hence you can download the Layers themes from play store and customize the ROM.
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I agree with you concerning this ROM overall. I used it for a couple of weeks and was very impressed with it. Compared to a half dozen other ROM'S I have tried it won hands down. However, I ran into a glitch with a critical app upon which I rely for my job and unfortunately I had to go back to AOSP. I doubt that the problem will be resolved since the app is a very specialized app that most users on this site won't ever use.
Given that, I am extremely happy with 5.1.1 AOSP and would give it my number 1 rating. It is stable, smooth, responsive and the battery life a fairly decent.. And ALL of my apps work well with it.
"very specialized app"
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I agree with you concerning this ROM overall. I used it for a couple of weeks and was very impressed with it. Compared to a half dozen other ROM'S I have tried it won hands down. However, I ran into a glitch with a critical app upon which I rely for my job and unfortunately I had to go back to AOSP. I doubt that the problem will be resolved since the app is a very specialized app that most users on this site won't ever use.
Given that, I am extremely happy with 5.1.1 AOSP and would give it my number 1 rating. It is stable, smooth, responsive and the battery life a fairly decent.. And ALL of my apps work well with it.
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can you please name me the " very specialized app" Name..!
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can you please name me the " very specialized app" Name..!
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Sure! It's Jobulator, which is a substitute teacher job assignment app. I sub-teach in the local school district and all potential jobs come through that app. It is set to a given interval (by the user) to check for new jobs that teachers have posted. When a job is listed it will give an alert notification and (ideally) I can then accept or reject the job. However with Minimal OS I would get the alarm but only a blank screen, (no "accept/reject" buttons). It took a while to show up since the first two weeks of school I was able to accept on my tablet and desktop (strictly by luck). But in several instances I was away from home. Consequently I was unable to accept some jobs before another sub grabbed them. So I went back to AOSP-luk and have had no issues.
In all honesty, I have never been dissatisfied with AOSP but the fact that Minimal has less bloat appealed to me so I tried it out. I see no difference in performance, battery life or stability with either ROM, just the issue mentioned above makes AOSP the winner for me.
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Stock 5.0.2 debolated with xposed. or BlissPOP v4.0
Infinitive OS, excellent performance. Nice battery backup( 2 days of normal use, 4:30 hr of SOT, half WiFi, half 3g, it also sleeps like a baby). Only one bug, sometimes you can't wake up the phone with the block key, not a problem if you choose to wake it up with volume keys and after that block key works again. It just happens randomly.
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Stock 5.0.2 debolated with xposed. or BlissPOP v4.0
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I tried bliss pop 2-3 weeks ago and it had lots of bugs, I faced frequent FCs under settings, while viewing as well as modifying settings. Also I found battery life pretty average hence I moved away from it.
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I also tried Resurrection Remix. It is loaded with tons of features and customizations. It runs good but I faced some minor glitches randomly, so I would say not as smooth as Cyanogenmod or AOSP. Battery performance is better than stock, close to cyanogenmod, but not as good as AOSP. Plus, on my personal view, I feel that lots of customizations kind of ruined the overall look for the ROM. You can't get the look of stock Android on this ROM. There and bold and italic fonts are used in the ROM which hampers the overall look and visual experience, but this is actually no problem as this ROM supports Cyanogenmod theme engine. Here is the link for the thread for this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/development/rom-resurrection-remix5-5-4-t3181360
EHNDROIX
1. Stable (8/10)
2. Battery Backup (10/10) (reinstalled just because of the best battery backup)
3. Smoothness (9/10)
4. Performances (9/10)
5. Gamming Experiance (I don't play sorry)
6. Customize Options (10/10 ) (colorful settings menu & lots more)
7. Bugs (Mention if any*) (there were regarding camera but I flashed camera app via zip & the bug got solved)