Related
ok so I am somewhat new to roms on the HTC Evo. I have only now rooted my phone and am currently running Cyanogenmod 6.0.0. So far I have no complaints, and I do like how much faster/smoother it runs due to not having a ton of sense applications running and using all of the memory. It is the only rom I have really used other than stock. so I am wanting to know what are some good rom's to try out (and which one is the best out there) and why do you use it or like them. I am also looking to get better battery life and as far as I know I have turned off/done all of the fixes to get the maximum battery life. Thanks again, and I will be looking forward to hearing from you guys. thanks again.
Fresh ROM, because it works flawlessly, stable, and lightweight. Excellent battery life. Relatively frequent updates. 2nd choice is CianogenMod, but it is a little restrictive, and I had a few small problems with it.
wow over 100 views and no one wants to add anything lol. I may have come to the wrong forums.....I am looking for roms, the good, the bad and the ugly. I am currently using Cyanogenmod 6.0.0 and have used fresh 3.3. Other than, that, only used stock. Which roms are good for battery life.....which ones are good for smoothness and speed lol. come on I know there are a bunch of guys with Evo's out there. help out a newbie.
CM6 for my main ! its simple fast stable
AVA9 for a sense rom its pretty flawless ! great battery life !
Fresh ROM ... Hey its fresh what more is there to say
Fresh roms are great, I am currently running Calkulin's 1.4 with riptide theme and love it.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
Sporkman said:
CM6 for my main ! its simple fast stable
AVA9 for a sense rom its pretty flawless ! great battery life !
Fresh ROM ... Hey its fresh what more is there to say
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've never used AVA9 but you say the battery life is great, is it better or equal to CM6 or fresh?
My personal favorite is Fresh as well, but AVA is a close second and my current ROM.
I want to like cyanogen a lot but without 4G it's pretty useless to me.
Marlowr05 said:
I've never used AVA9 but you say the battery life is great, is it better or equal to CM6 or fresh?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i just got 20 hours from ava9 and with cm6 i get 18-20 hours last time i used fresh i got 15-16 hours so yea all 3 are pretty close for me
Sporkman said:
i just got 20 hours from ava9 and with cm6 i get 18-20 hours last time i used fresh i got 15-16 hours so yea all 3 are pretty close for me
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ok very cool. I really like CM6 due to it's simplicity but battery life could be better on my end. I seem to get better battery life on Fresh but then again, I am using whatever kernel's come with CM6 and fresh.
I was running Fresh 3.3 from and the previous Fresh 3.xx. I like the sense UI so I tried out AVA 9. Both have been great, super fast compared to stock and battery life has been far better than stock.
Awesome devs and awesome roms I'll just may end up trying them all
Marlowr05 said:
ok very cool. I really like CM6 due to it's simplicity but battery life could be better on my end. I seem to get better battery life on Fresh but then again, I am using whatever kernel's come with CM6 and fresh.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i recommend Setcpu set your profiles and get system panel app its great for tracking down rogue apps that loves to hog up the battery ,
Sporkman said:
CM6 for my main ! its simple fast stable
AVA9 for a sense rom its pretty flawless ! great battery life !
Fresh ROM ... Hey its fresh what more is there to say
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am looking and can't seem to find a download link for the Ava froyo v9 rom???
Also Can't find Calkulin's 1.4
Marlowr05 said:
I am looking and can't seem to find a download link for the Ava froyo v9 rom???
Also Can't find Calkulin's 1.4
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=720682
Virus has the best ROMs out there so far. He makes two ROMs, Sense and Senseless, and both have remarkable battery life. Also, everything on his ROMs work. Try him out, you will not be dissapointed.
pirish1 said:
Virus has the best ROMs out there so far. He makes two ROMs, Sense and Senseless, and both have remarkable battery life. Also, everything on his ROMs work. Try him out, you will not be dissapointed.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
He makes damn fine roms I wouldn't say they are the best. But they are dam good
From the fade
So far my favorite is Ava. I am getting great battery life(I have my own thread reporting my battery life) and I actually like sense. I used CM6 but I got kind of bored. I probably didn't use it the way it should, but still. I was not impressed with the battery life either.
am i only one who actually like MIUI rom? there are some problems but i actually like it
EViO by Caulkin is the best, by far.
Currently using CM6 just because I like AOSP android more than sense but out of all the sense roms my favorite would have to be Fresh.
Myn's twopointwo is just sex on wheels, err, evo. More than enough said.
i had installed a custom rom based on 6.5 on my hd2. its supposed to be a stripped down version of the stock rom, so its supposed to give longer battery and better performance. but its got terrible battery life, and camera and pictures look horrible. the stock rom gives batter cam and pics, and the battery is WAYYY better. can someone explain why this is so if this is supposed to be better than a stock rom?
koolxx said:
i had installed a custom rom based on 6.5 on my hd2. its supposed to be a stripped down version of the stock rom, so its supposed to give longer battery and better performance. but its got terrible battery life, and camera and pictures look horrible. the stock rom gives batter cam and pics, and the battery is WAYYY better. can someone explain why this is so if this is supposed to be better than a stock rom?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
First of all not mentioning which specific ROM doesn't help. Some are better than others. I also thought from other posts you were going WM7?
Just run Android. It turns the HD2 into a powerhouse.
digiholic said:
First of all not mentioning which specific ROM doesn't help. Some are better than others. I also thought from other posts you were going WM7?
Just run Android. It turns the HD2 into a powerhouse.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hi, digiholic.. thanks for the reply. the rom i used was dutty's reference rom. i installed it and it looks good. but the camera and pictures look so dull that it looked horrible. and the batt life was a huge drain. but on a stock rom, the the batt life is better than the refernce rom. and the pics and cam are the best i've seen.. which is why i ask why is a customized rom worse than a stock rom?
and i installed 2 droid roms, gb 2.3 and cymod7, i think. and they suck. the call quality was staticy. the cam and camcorder were sluggish and dull looking, and the batt was horrible.
but i am wanting to install wp7.. as long as they are apps for what i need. for example, i'm l;ooking for a nyc subway app. i hope theres one for wp7.
koolxx said:
hi, digiholic.. thanks for the reply. the rom i used was dutty's reference rom. i installed it and it looks good. but the camera and pictures look so dull that it looked horrible. and the batt life was a huge drain. but on a stock rom, the the batt life is better than the refernce rom. and the pics and cam are the best i've seen.. which is why i ask why is a customized rom worse than a stock rom?
and i installed 2 droid roms, gb 2.3 and cymod7, i think. and they suck. the call quality was staticy. the cam and camcorder were sluggish and dull looking, and the batt was horrible.
but i am wanting to install wp7.. as long as they are apps for what i need. for example, i'm l;ooking for a nyc subway app. i hope theres one for wp7.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I haven't had any of those problems with HyperdroidGBX. Only static I get in a call is from having the volume up too loud and that's not from the call. My cameras work fine and take good quality pics for a phone. Battery life is good... for Android.
I tend to go into all types of settings after a new install and tweak and optimize as much as possible so I might be getting better results.
I tried WM6.5 for half a day when I got the phone. Hated it so I rooted and ROM'd quickly. Can't attest to it's abilities. I am curious to test WM7 but Android does everything I need and more I don't know if I'll ever test it.
koolxx said:
i had installed a custom rom based on 6.5 on my hd2. its supposed to be a stripped down version of the stock rom, so its supposed to give longer battery and better performance. but its got terrible battery life, and camera and pictures look horrible. the stock rom gives batter cam and pics, and the battery is WAYYY better. can someone explain why this is so if this is supposed to be better than a stock rom?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sounds like this might be user error.
orangekid said:
Sounds like this might be user error.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
its not an error of the rom. the rom works, but its not optimized... and arent you the same guy that was trolling in my other threads? why are you following me around?
When i used wm 6.5 custom roms were always faster and looked better than stock, plus many of them were tweaked to work better
koolxx said:
Why Are Custom Roms Worse Than Stock Roms?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you think that you are either flashing a crap rom or you are on crack.
Stay away from WM6.5 and go for Android. Much better OS.
Richy99 said:
When i used wm 6.5 custom roms were always faster and looked better than stock, plus many of them were tweaked to work better
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i agree they do look better. but even after being tweaked theyre lacking. as least for me, the cam and batt life are horrible which i cant explain why. the pics look dreadful. i installed a custom rom last nite, played with it a bit, not much, and its down to 24% in batt.
TheATHEiST said:
If you think that you are either flashing a crap rom or you are on crack.
Stay away from WM6.5 and go for Android. Much better OS.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i dont understand your little gibberish.
but anyway, i tried 2 droids and they suck. batt drain, camera had green lines, youtube vids looked dull.
koolxx said:
i dont understand your little gibberish.
but anyway, i tried 2 droids and they suck. batt drain, camera had green lines, youtube vids looked dull.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Get tytungs NexusHD2 build, absolutely all of these problems don't exist.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA Premium App
koolxx said:
its not an error of the rom. the rom works, but its not optimized... and arent you the same guy that was trolling in my other threads? why are you following me around?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I had no idea you were the same dude who has been posting the various threads on porting iOS and running WP7 apps and now with why are custom ROMs bad.
It really sounds like you got the wrong phone.
Here's the deal:
All custom ROMs are different, just as all stock ROMs are different.
I personally hate the Stock WM6.5 ROM on the HD2, it is buggy, slower, and you can't really do much with it. Have a little fun if you are going to use WM6.5
Flash NRG or another custom ROM that really lets you have some fun with your device, maybe a CHT2 ROM that you can change all the UI elements and add widgets and other mods as well as some awesome themes and such.
Battery life depends on your radio, ROM, and settings, so anything could be the culprit there, you might try different radios.
I am not following you around and couldn't care less about where you go, you just happened to start 3 threads that I happened to to read and reply to the effect that you didn't even attempt to search or learn about the device before you posted, that was all.
I had no idea you started all 3 threads until I just read this response right now.
Either way, if you are actually serious about this thread, I would suggest you really try out some really good custom ROMs and be sure to flash task29 before switching ROMs because this will really eliminate latent NAND issues that could carry over to the next ROM.
My suggestion is the latest NRG 6.5.x sencity CHT2 ROM.
edit:
for Android try running American Android from SD, everything works perfect for me on the latest build.
koolxx said:
i dont understand your little gibberish.
but anyway, i tried 2 droids and they suck. batt drain, camera had green lines, youtube vids looked dull.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
so you are comparing stick winmo 6.5 to android?
orangekid said:
I had no idea you were the same dude who has been posting the various threads on porting iOS and running WP7 apps and now with why are custom ROMs bad.
It really sounds like you got the wrong phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
1st of all, why do you say the hd2 is the wrong phone? its not the wrong phone. it just has the wrong software.
I personally hate the Stock WM6.5 ROM on the HD2, it is buggy, slower, and you can't really do much with it. Have a little fun if you are going to use WM6.5
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
well, i can say that the stock rom is slower, but the batt life and camera and camcorder are far better than the customized roms.
Flash NRG or another custom ROM that really lets you have some fun with your device, maybe a CHT2 ROM that you can change all the UI elements and add widgets and other mods as well as some awesome themes and such.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
can you provide any links of what you recommend?
I am not following you around and couldn't care less about where you go, you just happened to start 3 threads that I happened to read and reply to the effect that you didn't even attempt to search or learn about the device before you posted, that was all.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you were and i could care less what you do with your life as long as you dont harass. youre free to comment. but dont be a nuisance. i had a mod ban 2 people from the forum for acting up. and i'm a newbie. you shouldnt care if someone you dont know doesnt use the search function. and if that person doesnt, why should you care? if you dont like a thread, dont comment on it.. its that simple. but youre free to comment as long as you respect others and abide by forum rules.
if you are actually serious about this thread, I would suggest you really try out some really good custom ROMs and be sure to flash task29 before switching ROMs because this will really eliminate latent NAND issues that could carry over to the next ROM.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
of course i'm serious about this thread... why would i waste my time creating it?
My suggestion is the latest NRG 6.5.x sencity CHT2 ROM.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i'll definitely check it out.
for Android try running American Android from SD, everything works perfect for me on the latest build.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i tried 2 droid roms and they fell very short of my expectations. and they were highly recommended by others. i just dont want to sell my hd2 yet since its a great phone.. but if if i cant find a good rom for it, i got no choice but to sell it.
i'll try installing WP7 tonite and see how is goes.
Richy99 said:
so you are comparing stick winmo 6.5 to android?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
and whats wrong with comparing stock 6.5 to android? ive said it before.. i installed 2 highly recommended droids on my hd2. and they did look good.. but they were slow, the cam was blurry with a green background and when moving the cam, it wasnt smooth, and the batt life was horrible.
on the stock rom, i didnt have these issues at all. dont get me wrong.. the stock rom is a bit slow.. but the above issues were not as prevalent as on android. and i got to go with my experiences as a base for judging the roms.
koolxx said:
i had a mod ban 2 people from the forum for acting up.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You had a mod ban 2 people? Since when can forum members have mods ban people? I didn't think xda worked that way.
koolxx said:
but youre free to comment as long as you respect others and abide by forum rules.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks you for your permission, I will ensure I do not cross you lest I suffer the consequences.
As far as flashing WP7, try one of the new NoDo ROMs and remember you can actually dual-boot the ROM I suggested from your SD card. So upon booting you can choose WP7 or Android depending on your needs that day.
koolxx said:
and whats wrong with comparing stock 6.5 to android? ive said it before.. i installed 2 highly recommended droids on my hd2. and they did look good.. but they were slow, the cam was blurry with a green background and when moving the cam, it wasnt smooth, and the batt life was horrible.
on the stock rom, i didnt have these issues at all. dont get me wrong.. the stock rom is a bit slow.. but the above issues were not as prevalent as on android. and i got to go with my experiences as a base for judging the roms.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
because you cannot compare an operating system that has drivers specifically written for that device and compare it to a hacked ported operating system, you have not compared a stock rom to a custom rom, if you are going to compare them please use a winmo6.5 rom not android!
that would be like comparing windows on a pc compared to running a hacked drivers vedrsion of windows in a mac
orangekid said:
As far as flashing WP7, try one of the new NoDo ROMs and remember you can actually dual-boot the ROM I suggested from your SD card. So upon booting you can choose WP7 or Android depending on your needs that day.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ok, now we're making progress.. and thanks for the reply. you mentioned installing the new NoDo rom for WP7. does this new rom possess live services and marketplace? i read somewhere that WP7 roms dont have that.. but you can enable them with some hack. i want a rom equipped with services and marketplace without having to ruin the hack.. too tedious.
but i dont want to dual boot.. anyway. let me know... thanks.
koolxx said:
ok, now we're making progress.. and thanks for the reply. you mentioned installing the new NoDo rom for WP7. does this new rom possess live services and marketplace? i read somewhere that WP7 roms dont have that.. but you can enable them with some hack. i want a rom equipped with services and marketplace without having to ruin the hack.. too tedious.
but i dont want to dual boot.. anyway. let me know... thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
you will probably have to contact M$ to get a code to enable the live services
koolxx said:
ok, now we're making progress.. and thanks for the reply. you mentioned installing the new NoDo rom for WP7. does this new rom possess live services and marketplace? i read somewhere that WP7 roms dont have that.. but you can enable them with some hack. i want a rom equipped with services and marketplace without having to ruin the hack.. too tedious.
but i dont want to dual boot.. anyway. let me know... thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Richy99 said:
you will probably have to contact M$ to get a code to enable the live services
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, you call MS and say you're running WP7 and need an activation code. They will give it to you, you then enter it into your phone and Live Services work just fine.
All custom ROMs are pre-configured with the "hack" and other settings. You just need the activation code from MS. This is the same process someone who has to hard-reset an HD7 would have to go thru.
Dual-Boot is pretty easy, you just stick a ROM on your SD card and choose to boot that if you want, it actually is pretty simple.
Aren't you getting tired of the "This rom update is great, it's even faster!"
Haven't been around and flashing for too long, started with the sgs1 and got the sgs2 now.
With every rom update there are always a bunch/lot of dudes who say "Wow thanks! My [insert device] is even faster now!"
If you would read for example the whole Darky rom thread for the sgs1, you would think the latest version of the Darky ROM (after about a hundred updates) the phone should be as fast as the latest supercomputer.
Just a thought I wanted to share with you guys.
i agree.. infact the KF1 seems to be sluggish then KE7.. i have noticed that in KF1 the android system uses less battery.. duuh .. no wonder its sluggish.. they tried to minimise power consumpption and in doing so have made it sluggish
androidsjonnie said:
With every rom update there are always a bunch/lot of dudes who say "Wow thanks! My [insert device] is even faster now!"
If you would read for example the whole Darky rom thread for the sgs1, you would think the latest version of the Darky ROM (after about a hundred updates) the phone should be as fast as the latest supercomputer.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
that is the thing with flashing methods that do (or require) a reset.
of course it is faster than before, because you just set up your phone from start and dont have the crap on it like before. it's like saying "hey, windows 7 is so much faster, because after i installed it it was faster than my 3 year running windows xp installation".
it is really difficult to judge speed if flashing incorporates a reset.
tbf im still on the stock rom, im waiting for people to say, hey this rom is super fast+has a good battery etc. I dont think that magic firmware has come yet.
dont forget the placebo effect.
people flash new roms, where literally nothing is different to stock apart from root.
so why are we doing it?
because we are leet people far away from being normals. so we need cutomized stuff. even when the stock rom is working well.
arj154 said:
tbf im still on the stock rom, im waiting for people to say, hey this rom is super fast+has a good battery etc. I dont think that magic firmware has come yet.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The sgs2 is already fast out of the box, I don't think we will encounter any rom at all wich will give you a noticable speed difference. It's more about the features this time around, and the current roms don't really provide much features. Some nice cosmetic stuff tho.
The other thing is how many people with minor problems are those that have rooted and flashed various roms? My phone is stock and has none of the niggly problems that appear on the forums
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
xinfinityoO said:
i agree.. infact the KF1 seems to be sluggish then KE7.. i have noticed that in KF1 the android system uses less battery.. duuh .. no wonder its sluggish.. they tried to minimise power consumpption and in doing so have made it sluggish
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
that's just as wrong as what the op said lol xD
Is there even a purpose to this thread? Or is it just more whining?
I have significantly better battery life with the villin rom. With heavy use my phone now lasts 14-15 hours. I'm happy with that.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA Premium App
stoney73 said:
Is there even a purpose to this thread? Or is it just more whining?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
nope, just more whining.
meh..
Blue1k said:
I have significantly better battery life with the villin rom. With heavy use my phone now lasts 14-15 hours. I'm happy with that.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hm i might try out the villian ROM, it would be nice to have better battery but its not a major issue for me since i normally charge it every day anyway.
stoolzo said:
nope, just more whining.
meh..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
sometimes you have to let your feelings flow.
whining within groups is great.
Soon Samsung will stop updating the galaxy s so should i install cyanogenmod 7 now or wait till the stop supporting it ...is it easy to install from gingerbread jvq I've looked at the instructions but didn't understand how to do it and is every thing working on the phone with cyanogenmod
Everything is included but the CyanogenMod for I9000 is still an unstable version. FM radio oes not work and there is a feww bug here and there.
To install it, you need to revert back to a Froyo firmware which include a bootloader because the Gingerbread bootloader is not compatible entirely with CyanogenMod. Then, you root your phone, install ClockWorkMod or any kernel that has it, download the ROM, put it in the SD Card, restart the phone in recovery, then install zip from SD Card, choose the Rom Zip file and everything should install correctly.
Here is a link to the whole process LINK
Don't forget to backup your apps, and other relevant information and more important, make a backup of your EFS folder in case your IMEI is screwed up during the upgrade.
You will need to flash back to a ROM with Froyo Bootloaders first, but the installation is now very, very easy....use my guide at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1101534
As for the advantages, CM7 is the fastest and smoothest ROM available, with a high level of customization, some exceptional features like the Theme Chooser, and a very active development and user community.
The disadvantages are that the battery life usually tops out at about a day and a half between charges max, and certain hardware features don't work as well as they should, due to the fact Samsung won't release their sources. These include the 780p video camera (lower resolution films fine), FM Radio and TV Out.
IN the end, the only way to really know if CM7 is for you is to try it out and see. Some users ultimately say they prefer the Samsung ROMS while others, like myself, are addicted to the high performance and tweaks of CM7 (as well as the community).
Come by the CM7 thread in the Dev forum, read back a few pages to see what is going on and join the discussions.
Having CM7 on SGS is like owning a Ford GT40. Beatiful and powerful beast, but if you actually dare to use it, it'll probably break down or you run out of juice in the middle of nowhere.
jetcz said:
Having CM7 on SGS is like owning a Ford GT40. Beatiful and powerful beast, but if you actually dare to use it, it'll probably break down or you run out of juice in the middle of nowhere.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thats a great way of putting it
Made me laugh, There is an ounce of truth in there !!
Still a good ROM tho, a mega improvement over stock samsung roms at least.
Battery life for me is pretty much the same as stock, the performance is unrivalled and it has more functionality. For me it also more stable than 2.3.4 ROMs which have all kinds of dodgy bugs and random lags.
The battery life has been improved a lot in CyanogenMod, but it is still a bit high when using packet data.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA App
Well MIUI is based on CM7.. Im a MIUI user and my battery is good, 2 - 2.5 days at a push..
Im not a heavy user, I play a lot of games tho (my misses fails to entertain me)
i tried CM7 when it first came out, I liked it alot, i thought it was great, God knows what its like now... 4 months later ??
urself25 said:
Everything is included but the CyanogenMod for I9000 is still an unstable version. FM radio oes not work and there is a feww bug here and there.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It is as stable, or more stable, than any other ROM for this phone...
I dont find significant speed difference for Samsung JVQ, but it is more configurable, very usefull bits too, and it has the nicest theme, Honeycream, for someone that doesnt like green or blue themes...
The dialer and the camera apps are garbagge compared with samsung' s, but you can use the market like I did, got RocketDial and Camera360...
And you get a new version almost every night, good if you have nothing better to do then flashing the phone , plus they fix small errors and implement new features, Samsung is not doing that for the SGS any more...
EDIT battery is not a problem anymore...
melorib said:
It is as stable, or more stable, than any other ROM for this phone...
I dont find significant speed difference for Samsung JVQ, but it is more configurable, very usefull bits too, and it has the nicest theme, Honeycream, for someone that doesnt like green or blue themes...
The dialer and the camera apps are garbagge compared with samsung' s, but you can use the market like I did, got RocketDial and Camera360...
And you get a new version almost every night, good if you have nothing better to do then flashing the phone , plus they fix small errors and implement new features, Samsung is not doing that for the SGS any more...
EDIT battery is not a problem anymore...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Are you sure about your last line? If so...since then its not a problem anymore in uour opinion?
Due to sentences like that I flashed lot of times cm7, just to see if there wasnt any battey drain while using 3g...and unfortunately I had to go back to sammsung roms cuz false reports...
I hope when you said that you mean that its not a problem for most people not only for you
Enviado desde mi SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 usando Tapatalk
titooo7 said:
Are you sure about your last line? If so...since then its not a problem anymore in uour opinion?
Due to sentences like that I flashed lot of times cm7, just to see if there wasnt any battey drain while using 3g...and unfortunately I had to go back to sammsung roms cuz false reports...
I hope when you said that you mean that its not a problem for most people not only for you
Enviado desde mi SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 usando Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Since 60 something, but 75 had a further breakthrough, someone found out what was drainning battery iddle...
How is GPS performance?
melorib said:
Since 60 something, but 75 had a further breakthrough, someone found out what was drainning battery iddle...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok thanks. However I didn't notice any drain while iddle, only while using 3g with tapatalk, browser or whatever.
I guess I'll have to check it bymyself
Codeworx are testing GB bootloader on nightly.
Check out CM thread.
Sent from my GT-I9000
Going to a good custom ROM like CM is a great idea imo, great support and always new stuff
Thanks for the great info I've still not made my mind up yet
Yeah but use cyanogenmod with fugu kernel and gingerbread bootloaders... You won't go back and you get battery life better than stock (still a problem with battery usage if data is on though)!
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
got-petrol said:
Thanks for the great info I've still not made my mind up yet
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
U should know also youtube video not working !!! Miui sincerly killed it
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA Premium App
Drained 5% over night, 9 hours, with froyo Boot Loader and #75...
Waiting ansiously for #77...
if you go with 77 im pretty sure you dont have to go back to froyo. Its recomended but but no longer needed... dont take me to my word but check the nightly forum, thats what i got out of it.
Hey guys when I got Nexus S it's official software update was at 4.1.1 so it didn't make sence to tri GB or ICS roms, it felt like a downgrade, everyone wants the latest stftware, right? But I recently got to thinking that when Galaxy Nexus came out with the first ICS people who had a Nexus S didn't really hurry to upgrade case they knew that they would be getting ICS asswell, but now with 4.2 not being supported ofitially it makes since to change the phone. My point is that eaven if GB and ICS are older the develpoment was more alive, so what are your thoughts? Should I try Gb or ICS? Whats the best experience you had in terms of music, video battery life gameplay (eaven if I never play games on a phone) regardless of the software wersion. I should mention that I'm a flashaholic so it doesent matter what rom I use case I get bored with it pretty fast, I'm always eger to flash something on my phone.
ICS is laggy. GB looks and feels outdated. Jelly bean is your best bet for a complete user experience.
1. Install carbon unofficial rom: http://goo.im/devs/Gingo21/Carbon/Crespo/CARBON-JB-EXP-17AVRIL2013-161548-crespo.zip
2. Install voodoo sound app and configure.
3. Enjoy a lag-free overall user experience (limited to most games) and great battery life (although i experienced the longest battery life on slim 4.2.1 v1.1, but not as fast as carbon)
4. Don't expect your NS to be as fast as a quad core device. But it can be on par with a dual core device in terms of UI and gaming experience.
ej8989 said:
ICS is laggy. GB looks and feels outdated. Jelly bean is your best bet for a complete user experience.
1. Install carbon unofficial rom: http://goo.im/devs/Gingo21/Carbon/Crespo/CARBON-JB-EXP-17AVRIL2013-161548-crespo.zip
2. Install voodoo sound app and configure.
3. Enjoy a lag-free overall user experience (limited to most games) and great battery life (although i experienced the longest battery life on slim 4.2.1 v1.1, but not as fast as carbon)
4. Don't expect your NS to be as fast as a quad core device. But it can be on par with a dual core device in terms of UI and gaming experience.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes I know a custom rom isn't going to do wonders, I was just curious about older roms that I didnt try, I'm actually on Carbon, the last nightly, but the unofficial seames to be better than all the nightly's put together, thank you
ICS is generally the most battery friendly (can last days), but laggy.
Difficult to answer
I've been using Carbon ROM with Marmite kernel 8.5(bigmem), the experience has been quite good, much better than these low end devices i have at home. UI is buttery smooth and fluid. Temple Run 2 is a bit slow-ish but i dont mind. Now the main factor, battery! yes its not that great, GB was the best i hear. I think my battery is faulty too, might go for a 2450 mAh battery.
Evander_F said:
I've been using Carbon ROM with Marmite kernel 8.5(bigmem), the experience has been quite good, much better than these low end devices i have at home. UI is buttery smooth and fluid. Temple Run 2 is a bit slow-ish but i dont mind. Now the main factor, battery! yes its not that great, GB was the best i hear. I think my battery is faulty too, might go for a 2450 mAh battery.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Dosent that make the phone to fat...I dont mind up to 5-6cm but if its to much than I'd feel stupid to put it in my pocket
dark'em said:
Dosent that make the phone to fat...I dont mind up to 5-6cm but if its to much than I'd feel stupid to put it in my pocket
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think he's referring to this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2450mAh-High-Capacity-Gold-Battery-for-SamSung-Nexus-S-I9020-/330840785414
I don't really know if it's legit and/or safe to use.
ej8989 said:
I think he's referring to this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2450mAh-High-Capacity-Gold-Battery-for-SamSung-Nexus-S-I9020-/330840785414
I don't really know if it's legit and/or safe to use.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I see, nice it looks slim enough, as to roms I was thinking of trying this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425344 P.S: I'll thank you tomorow case acording to XDA I am limited to only 8 thanks per day
dark'em said:
I see, nice it looks slim enough, as to roms I was thinking of trying this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425344 P.S: I'll thank you tomorow case acording to XDA I am limited to only 8 thanks per day
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sign in from xda app, you'll be able to unlimited thanks per day:laugh:
Smart guy
ej8989 said:
I think he's referring to this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2450mAh-High-Capacity-Gold-Battery-for-SamSung-Nexus-S-I9020-/330840785414
I don't really know if it's legit and/or safe to use.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Spot on mate! exactly what i want to buy
dark'em said:
I see, nice it looks slim enough, as to roms I was thinking of trying this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425344 P.S: I'll thank you tomorow case acording to XDA I am limited to only 8 thanks per day
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try Apex ROM with Matr1x kernel.
Evander_F said:
Spot on mate! exactly what i want to buy
Try Apex ROM with Matr1x kernel.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Willl definitly try youir sugestion, now Ițm on hellybean 4.1.2 and I love it...the multiple lockscreens are cool
dark'em said:
Willl definitly try youir sugestion, now Ițm on hellybean 4.1.2 and I love it...the multiple lockscreens are cool
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
as long as were making suggestions, i recommend GamerzROM
im on it right now and its very good!
frenchie007 said:
as long as were making suggestions, i recommend GamerzROM
im on it right now and its very good!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Tkank you but I read reports on the Gamers thread that it has lots of bugs, Im not searching for pure speed if it means performance or battery life suffer, but thank you for the suggestion
dark'em said:
Tkank you but I read reports on the Gamers thread that it has lots of bugs, Im not searching for pure speed if it means performance or battery life suffer, but thank you for the suggestion
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There's only one bug as of right now that i know of, and that's the copy/paste force close, which is hardly a dealbreaker
If you have too many apps, 4.2 will be very laggy and have a pour battery life.
But i dont know how! Gamerz ROM still feeling like im on 4.1! Its fast and the performance is the best for a 4.2!
I have tryed all of those ROM in development thread. This is my favorite .
ICS is good two. Is a little slow than 4.1. But i liked it.
Just try some ROMs for a day or two. You will be pleasured ;/
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2
liborio99 said:
If you have too many apps, 4.2 will be very laggy and have a pour battery life.
But i dont know how! Gamerz ROM still feeling like im on 4.1! Its fast and the performance is the best for a 4.2!
I have tryed all of those ROM in development thread. This is my favorite .
ICS is good two. Is a little slow than 4.1. But i liked it.
Just try some ROMs for a day or two. You will be pleasured ;/
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yup will do, I'm on the flash everything chapter now
just try it
amazing sys
Jellybean is great but using it on the Nexus S is a really bad measuring stick to gauge Jellybean.. If you use the last official 4.1.1 build the Nexus S runs fair if you keep it as a minimalistic smartphone. (defaultish). Still.. It's more than obvious there is some severe limiting of performance due the single core CPU and severely limited amount of RAM.. 4.2.. Eh.. Too much.. I tried keeping my Nexus S active as just an MP3 player but PowerAmp randomly hitches during playback.. I put the phone to bed...
I have to say that generally speaking JB 4.2 is the best system that our Nexus S can run and the best user experience. We all know different usages means different results in battery life, lags, amount if free ram but in any case I feel confident in saying that once you have flashed a 4.2 rom there's no reason to go back to ICS or even to GB. It feels like an overall better experience and performance. Still, I wish the OS were a little more light on the small stock battery but hey, it's a decent tradeoff. Most of the time I'm on 2G data only because that's ok for my kind of usage (mostly emails and twitter) and with that the battery is quite decent.
The only issue that I have seen with the 4.2 roms I have tried is that after a few days (4 or 5) the cached apps are not recalled very quicly when launched. I usually reboot once a week and the problem is gone but in any case I don't feel dissatisfied at all.
I love jelly bean works great
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk 2