Recommendation for rom? - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I've been looking through some threads but I figure I ask the experienced. I'm looking for good battery life, little bugs, and for some reason nav bar customization like nav bar color etc. Any suggestion would be appreciated. Also is it just me or you cant add a fourth nav button yet as a customization to the nexus 4?

Well Use PA rom in original Dev section with matrix Kernel....also use No frills apps to control cpu...but when the Mods see this thread they might close it lol...but hopefully I could help before they get here ...

CM10.1 + Franco
or Xylon + Franco

AOKP for insane level of customisation

Personally waiting for AOKP milestone.
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Currently using Xylons rom with Faux's kernel with his paid app and everything is working fine with great battery life.

CM10.1 + Faux's kernel (beta 4) + Faux Control app has been great for me.

Im also using CM10.1 + Faux Kernel

Im using the unofficial aokp Dec. 5th build and wow pretty bad baterry life. I'm down to 60% and only been about 3 hours moderate to light usage. I want to try 10.1 but would miss my 4th nav button and color customization but heck if I can get better battery life. I'm going to try the 10.1. Or does xylon give you better battery life? Its a toss up between those 2.

Aokp and Franco kernel, see my signature for links
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monzttr said:
CM10.1 + Faux's kernel (beta 4) + Faux Control app has been great for me.
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WHere do you get beta 4 from?

How stable is pa? I'm really Curios. I miss it from my galaxy nexus
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Your favorite rom, kernel and settings

Hi guys! Lot's of threads are about "the best rom" or "best kernel and battery life" but there is no best rom or kernel. Everyone has his own taste Please share your favorite rom&kernel + your settings. and offcourse share your experience with performance and battery life
I'm currently trying out a few roms and will get back when I see some good replies here!
I'm on stock 4.1.2 image with stockish custom kernel from _thalamus and it's great compared to 4.1.1. Chrome runs at same speed as stock Browser now and memory management got alot better.
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madd0g said:
I'm on stock 4.1.2 image with stockish custom kernel from _thalamus and it's great compared to 4.1.1. Chrome runs at same speed as stock Browser now and memory management got alot better.
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One problem with stock ROMs: features limited, otherwise, they are great in terms of stability.
For me, i'm balancing between codenameandroid and MIUI(miui.us versions).
aladin6 said:
One problem with stock ROMs: features limited, otherwise, they are great in terms of stability.
For me, i'm balancing between codenameandroid and MIUI(miui.us versions).
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Was using CNA before for 2 months, but always thought that stock is more smoother. Don't mind that much for features and got fed up with constant updating.
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I used stock non rooted for some time and I liked the smoothness. The thing I missed was BLN and some other options. Also the battery life with moderate use is less good then some custom roms. Now flashing strawberry rom =)
I'm rocking CM10 w/ Marmite right now since they merged in 4.1.2 asap.. As soon as AOKP Build #5 is released I'm jumping back on the Unicorn saddle w/ Marmite though.. Love me some unicorns!
Rasbeanjelly + Trinity t11
Smooth, stable & 2 days of battery duration
On the road with my NexusS...
klinkerkp said:
Rasbeanjelly + Trinity t11
Smooth, stable & 2 days of battery duration
On the road with my NexusS...
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How do you get the 2 days? =)
lowtje said:
Hi guys! Lot's of threads are about "the best rom" or "best kernel and battery life" but there is no best rom or kernel. Everyone has his own taste Please share your favorite rom&kernel + your settings. and offcourse share your experience with performance and battery life
I'm currently trying out a few roms and will get back when I see some good replies here!
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Not to mention there is dozens of this same thread you started. Infact I found 3 in this 1 section.
lowtje said:
How do you get the 2 days? =)
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With rascarlos roms (Rascream before & Rasbean now) i always have 2 days. With very hard use...when i do corrections to my theme and flashing 10-20 times a day...have all day of battery.
On the road with my NexusS...
I'm going to try that as i too have rasbean jelly 10/10 build on my ns4g w/ marmite kernel 4.8.7. This combo plays very nice as well. I've had no reboots and the battery life gets me to about 24 - 32 hours of life. Going to see if i can actually beat that with Trinity kernel.
TNS11-JB-ALPHA12 is this the t11 kernel you use?
What are good kernel settings for marmite to get good battery life?
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lowtje said:
What are good kernel settings for marmite to get good battery life?
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Well for the 4.8.7 version, the scheduler is CFQ and i use On Demand 200min/ 1000max. I use NS Tools to put the On Demand Sampling rate at 120000 to save battery. This works for me.
rjones9902 said:
Well for the 4.8.7 version, the scheduler is CFQ and i use On Demand 200min/ 1000max. I use NS Tools to put the On Demand Sampling rate at 120000 to save battery. This works for me.
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Ok, will give that a go!
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I'm running cm10 m2 with marmite. So far so good. I'm on smartass max 1200. Very smooth
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klinkerkp said:
Rasbeanjelly + Trinity t11
Smooth, stable & 2 days of battery duration
On the road with my NexusS...
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How can you use rasbean jelly on the nexus s 3g? I thought it only was for the nexus s 4G version?
Oh one more thing, what does that mean if i change the on demand sampling rate from 40000 to 120000?
jabbeboy said:
How can you use rasbean jelly on the nexus s 3g? I thought it only was for the nexus s 4G version?
Oh one more thing, what does that mean if i change the on demand sampling rate from 40000 to 120000?
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Actualy rasbean is 3g, but ported to 4g by Rustyjay
On the road with my NexusS...
I'm on The Strawberry rom now. Running very very smooth and I like the battery life aleeady after one day of use. This rom is based on the rasbean source!
CM9.1.0 with default kernel and settings.
It may 'only' be ICS, but it runs better than any JB rom/kernel combo that I've tried on my phone to date.
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[Q] Which is the best kernel?

What is the best kernel overall?
The best kernel for battery improvement?
Best kernel for performance?
and the best kernel for gaming?
.....and GO!
Stock.
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Based on my experience. For overall excellent gaming performance with good enough battery performance, I suggest M-Kernel a25 or a27. And to over clock your device after installing the kernel, use Trickster Mod from play store.
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I'd like to recommend u to see the following thread.
[GUIDE] *NEW* 4.2.1 RESULTS! N7 'Best' Kernel? (Performance & Battery Tests)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31620793
theres no best kernel, they are all good. theres only whats best for your and your devices needs. evrybody is going to say that the best kernel is the one that they use, no one is going to say that they use the worst.
simms22 said:
theres no best kernel, they are all good. theres only whats best for your and your devices needs. evrybody is going to say that the best kernel is the one that they use, no one is going to say that they use the worst.
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Well I base it on most popular. If its popular it means its good and works most of the time. Maybe I should've used better wording?
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jesus359 said:
Well I base it on most popular. If its popular it means its good and works most of the time. Maybe I should've used better wording?
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popular doesnt mean good. try out a few, find what your device likes. every device is different and reacts differently with each kernel.
k1silver said:
I'd like to recommend u to see the following thread.
[GUIDE] *NEW* 4.2.1 RESULTS! N7 'Best' Kernel? (Performance & Battery Tests)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=31620793
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Yes you can read there, OP just updated the score. If you want to try, try trinity for best performance, m kernel for best overall. I'm using Mkernel now, really good kernel. No problem so far.
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I get about 10-11ish hours "screen on" with light use on franco kernel #38
Motley kernel
i tried
Motley kernel,
Franco kernel
Trinity Kernel
Trinity is the fastest if you tweak it good..
but on the downside the most glitch..
but Morfic just released two updates in two days...
so theyre fixing it.
So im back with Trinity Kernel.
Its good..
and the only Kernel i find that you can change GPU speed, ofcourse Using
the glitchy Trinity Toolbox
I love Franco.Kernel R31. Battery life is great and performance is good as well. R38 is the newest and great, but I feel performance is a bit lacking on 38.
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Jomari29 said:
i tried
Motley kernel,
Franco kernel
Trinity Kernel
Trinity is the fastest if you tweak it good..
but on the downside the most glitch..
but Morfic just released two updates in two days...
so theyre fixing it.
So im back with Trinity Kernel.
Its good..
and the only Kernel i find that you can change GPU speed, ofcourse Using
the glitchy Trinity Toolbox
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Did he fix unplug usb otg reboot issue yet?
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Closed, try them and see

brought new nexus 4 and have issue

yesterday i brought new nexus 4 after trading my galaxy s3
i rooted my nexus installed recovery
flashed franko kernel
and installed paranoid rom
now the phone heats up too much even on normal whatsapp chatting
i tried to underclock it from setcpu but still heating is there
later i thought may b my phone doesnt handle paranoid or franco kernal
then i flashed modaco rom
but unfortunately swipe to wake doesnt work
i have still not tested the heating problem
can anyone guide me on setcpu setting or which rom / kernal to try
i am more interested in swipe to wake function
I have similar issues with a lot of Franco releases, some apps like fun run make the phone super hot. I use Motleys kernel, overall way snappier, and battery life is just as good. It's in android original development. As far as rom I use cm10 kang one by trailblazers that's built from linaro tool chain with bionic commits, it is faster than stock cm10 for sure. Try it, both kernel and ROM are built on linaro, good combo.
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i have similar issues with a lot of franco releases, some apps like fun run make the phone super hot. I use motleys kernel, overall way snappier, and battery life is just as good. It's in android original development. As far as rom i use cm10 kang one by trailblazers that's built from linaro tool chain with bionic commits, it is faster than stock cm10 for sure. Try it, both kernel and rom are built on linaro, good combo.
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thanks a lot
will this support slide to wake mod ???
Did you try UVing a little?
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aarif_ziaee said:
thanks a lot
will this support slide to wake mod ???
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I know that it did, a lot of odd issues have been happening, so he took it out I'm pretty sure it is back in though. If not, I know matrix kernel has it.
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JWR rom with CM features?

Hi there...
I have been using CM since my old HTC Desire. I really like that rom.
Now I am using 10.2 nightlies with the N4. But I am really tired of the deadlocks.
Today I tried installing Purity based on JWR, no dead locks. But there are things that keeps me using CM, for example:
Advanced brightness control (CM has it own app to control brightness, AUTO levels and all that stuff).
Quick settings in the notification area
Fully translated into Spanish (I know English, but I like my rom running in Spanish)
Theme chooser
cClock
I haven't been able of finding a JWR rom with all that options. In conclusion I would be happy with a JWR CM .
I appreciate your recommendations!
Things I don't use: PIE and extended desktop, I don't care about that.
peikojose said:
Hi there...
I have been using CM since my old HTC Desire. I really like that rom.
Now I am using 10.2 nightlies with the N4. But I am really tired of the deadlocks.
Today I tried installing Purity based on JWR, no dead locks. But there are things that keeps me using CM, for example:
Advanced brightness control (CM has it own app to control brightness, AUTO levels and all that stuff).
Quick settings in the notification area
Fully translated into Spanish (I know English, but I like my rom running in Spanish)
Theme chooser
cClock
I haven't been able of finding a JWR rom with all that options. In conclusion I would be happy with a JWR CM .
I appreciate your recommendations!
Things I don't use: PIE and extended desktop, I don't care about that.
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Slimbean might have some of the stuff you require:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2394076
abaaaabbbb63 said:
Slimbean might have some of the stuff you require:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2394076
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I checked some of the features and you seem to be right. The only problem I see is the lastest version doesn't work with Franco kernel which I use!! I will have to try..
Any other suggestion ?
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Slimbeam is really good. The only I see is that the translations are not ready yet.but everything else seems good.
I hope cm team fixes the deadlocks and Franco makes his kernel slimbeam compatible...
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Abu other suggestion ?
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Why would anyone use Cyanogenmod on Nexus 4?

Since Nexus 4 runs on stock Android, what does Cyanogenmod offer as an extra?
Quiet hours and volume wake are simple features that I miss when on stock. There are many other changes.
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Faux Carnival said:
Since Nexus 4 runs on stock Android, what does Cyanogenmod offer as an extra?
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I haven't tried it yet, but some report that Bluetooth MAP works with CM 10.1 and probably 10.2. That is something that cannot be achieved with an app, or that I've found, with a mod.
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Faux Carnival said:
Since Nexus 4 runs on stock Android, what does Cyanogenmod offer as an extra?
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LED control & pulse battery light, custom toggles, expandable desktop with PIE, center clock, battery percentage icon, theme chooser, privacy guard, built in file manager, dsp manager, reboot menu, navigation ring slider shortcuts, lock ring slider shortcuts, custom lockscreen background, sliding across the status bar to adjust brightness, quick message pop up, volume wake, profiles, cm clock, tunable kernel etc etc
Sexy Nexy, AOKP
While people will tell you CM sucks in terms of features compared to what other ROMs offer, I think it has the most useful and best implemented features, even though it doesn't have every little tweak and customization that other ROMs do. There are hardly any reasons not to use cm; there are so many advantages. I couldn't get by on stock because of the lack of features.
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how does CM compare to Paranoid Android? Are they both stock android with tons of customizable functions?
HKSpeed said:
how does CM compare to Paranoid Android? Are they both stock android with tons of customizable functions?
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Yeah, pretty much. Those two, Carbon, AOKP, all AOSP ROMs with different customization options and features. I'm partial to AOKP myself.
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This should help, an infographic of features in the popular ROMs:
http://www.androidauthority.com/cya...okp-features-shown-handy-infographics-280730/
Faux Carnival said:
Since Nexus 4 runs on stock Android, what does Cyanogenmod offer as an extra?
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A very simple answer would be: to be able to customize. There are a lot of ROMs out there, pick the one that satisfies you in any way of customization.
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This is an addition to what people said why you should use cm of other roms can be somed up in one word. "stability" cm has a record for being a robust rom with alot of support. Most roms don't have that.
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