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Fastest/Smoothest Rom

Hello,
I try a lot of Roms but I don't have time to try them all. I'm just wondering what you guys think the fastest or smoothest rom out for the SG2 right now is?
So far Neat Rom and CM9 both seem really smooth. I'm talking about when you have a live wallpaper and a bunch of widgets and apps and it still runs without any lag or noticeable slow down.

No such thing. Too many variables determine phone 'performance'.

For me stock xwlpg or cm9 is the best.
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There isn't such thing as the best ROM. There's still people downgrading from ICS to GB, I don't see any point, but they just think that GB is better. Try those ROMs: CM9, WanamLite, SlimICS, Stock LPG. For me, the best ROM is CM9, but one of those ROMs can be the best for you.

ephraim033 said:
For me stock xwlpg or cm9 is the best.
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Well I think that's a bit harsh. I've probably flashed about 200 roms onto my phone and I just don't know what gives a rom it's performance. There are people with much more technical knowledge than me who understands how a rom/kernel affects performance. I'm not too lazy to flash roms, I'm just asking for knowledge from those with more of it than myself. And that is a primary reason for using a forum, to share.

marcellocord said:
There isn't such thing as the best ROM. There's still people downgrading from ICS to GB, I don't see any point, but they just think that GB is better. Try those ROMs: CM9, WanamLite, SlimICS, Stock LPG. For me, the best ROM is CM9, but one of those ROMs can be the best for you.
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I tried out CM9 and it did seem fast. For whatever reason SlimICS didn't seem as fast. It's so hard to know if you're just imagining the difference in speed or if it's really their though.

For me Samsung based roms seem the best and I've tried most of them. CM9 is decently quick but the Sammy stuff definitely has the edge for smooth and stable.
I'm using thebyani from and its as fast as anything I've used.
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The best ROM is the one that you find works best for you. Try a few out and decide for yourself.

Best ROM right now?

Right now, I am on Smoothrom 3.4, and am looking to either upgrade to 4.0, or instead, choose another one entirely. My other choices are Paranoid Android (Maybe Cookies and Cream?) or Glazed Jelly Bean. What do you guys think?

To subjectional. Everybody is just gunna tell you what ROM THEY think is the best and its just gunna be a bag of opinions. Flash one you like don't listen to what a bunch of others think.
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All of them are equally good, just look at the features of each and decide which one fits your needs.

Ok fine, what do you guys recommend?

I like Paranoid Android, very smooth, awesome customization options, and very responsive developer (aaronpoweruser).

TedT100 said:
I like Paranoid Android, very smooth, awesome customization options, and very responsive developer (aaronpoweruser).
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Can you update it simply by wiping cache and dalvik cache.?
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Bilge656 said:
Can you update it simply by wiping cache and dalvik cache.?
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most roms can be updated by flashing straight over the top. just check the thread, if it is a major update it may require full wipe first.
you can wipe cache and dalvik before, though more important is that you nandroid backup first!
seriously, try a few roms out for yourself and find out what YOU like. the beauty of a nandroid backup is that you can always go back if you don't like it

It really is very subjective. I've tried so many and it is very hard to really see the differences sometimes.
What is missing from stock that you want? Have you simply tried another kernel?
My personal favorites now are Codename Android and SmoothROM. Both are smooth, I haven't had any bugs that drive me crazy.
Definitely, you'll probably need to flash a few different ones to figure out what you like the most.
I normally do an ADB backup and then restore to put the apps back on. Since I use Nova, I just have to set that as my Launcher and majority of my settings are restored.

Which roms are bug free? I am in the same boat as opposed.. I know I could flash roms and decide but it's easier to ask and even though is personal preference it helps to know what you guys like.. it basically helps noobs siphon out the average roms from the great ones.. it does seem like the top are glazed, paranoid, and smooth Rom.. but please do give your personal opinions:thumbup:

ÜBER™ said:
To subjectional. Everybody is just gunna tell you what ROM THEY think is the best and its just gunna be a bag of opinions. Flash one you like don't listen to what a bunch of others think.
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^ This..

skwon said:
Which roms are bug free? I am in the same boat as opposed.. I know I could flash roms and decide but it's easier to ask and even though is personal preference it helps to know what you guys like.. it basically helps noobs siphon out the average roms from the great ones.. it does seem like the top are glazed, paranoid, and smooth Rom.. but please do give your personal opinions:thumbup:
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No rom is 100% bug-free. Threads like this are a waste of bandwidth for the very simple reason that the answer is totally subjective. Hence, they are summarily locked as soon as a moderator catches wind of them.
While I can understand and appreciate not wanting to spend a considerable amount of time flashing rom after rom, questions such as the subject matter of this thread are as pointless as "what color should I like best" or " what should my favorite tv show be." No one can answer that but you. No offense, and I'm not singling you out with this, but "what rom..." questions come across as wanting to be spoon fed the answer rather than putting even a minimal amount of effort into finding the answer.
Invest a bit of time researching. Give at least a cursory glance to some of the threads in the development forums. Generally, the features of the rom will be detailed in the OP and screenshots may even be posted. Read the last few pages of the threads to see how the current version is playing out. Look at how much traffic the various threads are getting, comparatively, to see which roms might have a fairly large user base or have been around awhile.

I would recommend Paranoid Android.
Everything is great !:good:

I'm using [ROM][KANG] CM10 with Tablet UI and I'm very happy with it. All I needed was a clean and stable rom with Tablet-UI. This one has it all!

Codename in original development...
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I appreciate everyones response to the question in this thread. as it helps me to know where to start flashing roms. Thanks everyone. i started with GlazedJelly( great rom). and now running paranoid 2.5 (another great rom) i like PA as it has the option for stock or tablet ui.

Which rom is good for daily use??

Hi, I have a question: I aim getting a new nexus 4 (by June 10) and I wanted to ask a few question. 1. Which color should I get. (Prefer black but open for suggestion) and 2. Which cm10.1/PAC/ SlimBean rom should I prefer??? Nightly builds would be ok but RC or weekly builds would be ok... I will flash it within a week of getting it. I will be getting this phone for primary use so basic calling function is needed

Every rom is good for daily use. Most rom's are rock solid and stable. Even the nightlys only have minor bugs. These are the advantages on nexus devices.
Get the black nexus. The only-back-white one looks kind of weird.

You have to decide on your own. You have to make that judgement call. When you get your phone, flash the ROM and see if you like it or not base on your wants.
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As above. Most are very stable. If you want a kind of stock android on steroids then CyanogenMod is great. Very professionally run team and the roms (even the nightlies) are smooth and without bugs. If you like customisation then AOKP, AOSPA or one of the derivatives are great. Also very smooth and solid but with more original features and you can customise just about anything.

Carbon Rom. Hands down.

Can anyone tell me the main differences between xylon rom and aokp? I'm really confused what to flash :S
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I would vote for CyanogenMod or any derivative of it - find one that suits your needs regarding updates and features...
Take a look in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2006616

ameinild said:
I would vote for CyanogenMod or any derivative of it - find one that suits your needs regarding updates and features...
Take a look in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2006616
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Only thing I dislike about cm is their refusal to put navigation bar resize.
Try carbon if you haven't yet. It's the best of all roms. It has features from cm, aokp, paranoid android. The latest alpha currently has paranoid androids halo feature. All while maintaining the best speed. Only complaint is that goo servers are slightly slow. So if you plan on giving the rom a try them look at the last couple pages for a mirror and you'll download the rom faster.
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All the roms in Development section! Happy Flashing...

themsubtle said:
Can anyone tell me the main differences between xylon rom and aokp? I'm really confused what to flash :S
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Would really help if anyone could explain this to me?

Any rom based off CyanogenMod is stable enough for daily use, Whether it be AOKP, ParanoidAndroid, PacMan etc.

Thanks for this great thread there should be a users feedback about every Rom ,to make things easy on other users,I will try the carbon myself and see what it looks like

aelsharawi said:
Thanks for this great thread there should be a users feedback about every Rom ,to make things easy on other users,I will try the carbon myself and see what it looks like
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They already have that... you just have to look in each thread and the last couple of pages would of give you a good reflection on what the rom is like. Some people on youtube do video reviews on the rom too.

Carbon+trinity 130 best stuf fast speed
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Hi shortlisted PA and carbon. Which is fast and good for daily use??? Although being a nexus both are fully feature on this phone but is pa or carbon better in stability and phone calls and other things???? I will later try all roms but what should I begin with????? This would be my daily driver. Selected black.

RohMish said:
Hi shortlisted PA and carbon. Which is fast and good for daily use??? Although being a nexus both are fully feature on this phone but is pa or carbon better in stability and phone calls and other things???? I will later try all roms but what should I begin with????? This would be my daily driver. Selected black.
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Why don't you try them out and see? They're both stable and quick.
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RohMish said:
Hi shortlisted PA and carbon. Which is fast and good for daily use??? Although being a nexus both are fully feature on this phone but is pa or carbon better in stability and phone calls and other things???? I will later try all roms but what should I begin with????? This would be my daily driver. Selected black.
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scream4cheese said:
Why don't you try them out and see? They're both stable and quick.
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After writing this i was checking for all roms and settled with downloading carbon and cm for now. Will check as soon as device comes and then decide. By the way, what is the actual free user available space on the device???

RohMish said:
After writing this i was checking for all roms and settled with downloading carbon and cm for now. Will check as soon as device comes and then decide. By the way, what is the actual free user available space on the device???
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The 8gig model is about 5.74gig. The 16gig model is about 12-13gig of free space.
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scream4cheese said:
The 8gig model is about 5.74gig. The 16gig model is about 12-13gig of free space.
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Thanks 12-13 is good

Which launcher should I use???? Nova or apex or some other???? I currently use nova launcher

More stock based rom

The stock rom is the best, more stock based rom please.
Yes I can't say more, It's enough explicit no ? :silly:

facile12345 said:
The stock rom is the best, more stock based rom please.
Yes I can't say more, It's enough explicit no ? :silly:
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If you like stock then why flash a custom ROM? If you don't like the added functionality that custom ROMs bring then there's no point using them. Use stock rooted and be happy, but don't ask (or, by the tone of your post, demand) devs to create ROMs for you which no one else will use.

Nigeldg said:
If you like stock then why flash a custom ROM? If you don't like the added functionality that custom ROMs bring then there's no point using them. Use stock rooted and be happy, but don't ask (or, by the tone of your post, demand) devs to create ROMs for you which no one else will use.
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Dunno' Maybe because stock can be enhanced ? lol

facile12345 said:
Dunno' Maybe because stock can be enhanced ? lol
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That's what all custom ROMs are for the N4, since it runs pure Android. I honestly don't understand what you're trying to say.

Nigeldg said:
That's what all custom ROMs are for the N4, since it runs pure Android. I honestly don't understand what you're trying to say.
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Because aosp based rom are full of bugs, issues, force close and unstable ? making my n4 lagging without reason where stock doesn't have ?
But I somehow want an enhanced stock rom I don't know why.
Well maybe I could miss pie control which is the only thing that is useful in a n4 custom rom.

facile12345 said:
Because aosp based rom are full of bugs, issues, force close and unstable ? making my n4 lagging without reason where stock doesn't have ?
But I somehow want an enhanced stock rom I don't know why.
Well maybe I could miss pie control which is the only thing that is useful in a n4 custom rom.
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Dunno what you're taking about but I've experienced no lag on my N4 with stock or custom ROMs. I haven't come across a ROM which has any serious bugs or stability issues on the N4. Also, PIE is the only useful feature in your opinion. There are so many other useful features available IMO.

Nigeldg said:
Dunno what you're taking about but I've experienced no lag on my N4 with stock or custom ROMs. I haven't come across a ROM which has any serious bugs or stability issues on the N4. Also, PIE is the only useful feature in your opinion. There are so many other useful features available IMO.
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Maybe but for me it's very bugged. So I don't know what to do.

facile12345 said:
Maybe but for me it's very bugged. So I don't know what to do.
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Use stock rooted.

use rasbean_jelly_vanilla
its stock with no features but tweaked for better performance.
http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/?rom=rasbeanjelly&device=mako-vanilla

facile12345 said:
Maybe but for me it's very bugged. So I don't know what to do.
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That makes no sense. There are no buggy roms on nexus devices. They're stable because nexus are aosp devices.
Don't make stuff up.
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zephiK said:
That makes no sense. There are no buggy roms on nexus devices. They're stable because nexus are aosp devices.
Don't make stuff up.
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Nope, not for me, my nexus 4 is seriously bugged.

[Opinion] Best optimized rom for gaming?

Hello! So I'm sure you've been asked this question before, but I'm curious to see some updated answers since there is a decent handful of roms available for the S4-1337 now.
I am very much an Android gamer, I've been using the sixaxis application with a Dual Shock 3 controller since the application was released; and have been hooking my phones up to TV's since I could. It's essentially my "gaming console".
Currently I'm not running any custom rom on my s4, it's just rooted and using xposed framework with wanam installed (for stock touchwiz customization).
I however have noticed that no matter what I do, I won't get the speed and frame rate I desire with the stock rom; as it's just too heavy on the phone. I'd like the opinions of other Android gamers here about what custom rom they find is best optimized for gaming and overclocking (if necessary). Generally something that's lite but has a lot of customization that I desire.
I currently am a devout player of the Modern Combat series, other games are touch and go once in awhile.
Thanks,
Branden.

I just want to give you a heads up, this might get closed down as "best for xxxxx" isn't allowed.
My suggestion to you is to flash a slimmed down ROM or a ROM thats well known and slim it down your self. Also, the stock Google edition base is a goof foundation. Don't forget kernel settings tweaks!
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Febby said:
I just want to give you a heads up, this might get closed down as "best for xxxxx" isn't allowed.
My suggestion to you is to flash a slimmed down ROM or a ROM thats well known and slim it down your self. Also, the stock Google edition base is a goof foundation. Don't forget kernel settings tweaks!
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Oh, I'm fairly new; should have read the rules before posting this question! Hopefully the "[Opinion]" part will keep it up.
Any specific kernel you suggest? I think I may use Cyanmod.

Br4nd3n said:
Oh, I'm fairly new; should have read the rules before posting this question! Hopefully the "[Opinion]" part will keep it up.
Any specific kernel you suggest? I think I may use Cyanmod.
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I don't really want to give out names as I don't love to play favorites but since your new.. I'd advise against CM/AOKP ROMs that are nightlies as I think they're not for casual gaming since commits change daily. @task650 tends to put out some stable choices for a ROM based on aosp. (Aokp).
For kernels I've found there is community favorites. Faux, chronic, ktoon. (No order). Try them out and see for yourself.
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Febby said:
I don't really want to give out names as I don't love to play favorites but since your new.. I'd advise against CM/AOKP ROMs that are nightlies as I think they're not for casual gaming since commits change daily. @task650 tends to put out some stable choices for a ROM based on aosp. (Aokp).
For kernels I've found there is community favorites. Faux, chronic, ktoon. (No order). Try them out and see for yourself.
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Excellent! I'll avoid CM based Rom's for now than, and try something that won't be updated too often.
As for the Kernal, will try Chronic first I think.
No need for favorite's, just opinions. ^_^
- Branden

Br4nd3n said:
Excellent! I'll avoid CM based Rom's for now than, and try something that won't be updated too often.
As for the Kernal, will try Chronic first I think.
No need for favorite's, just opinions. ^_^
- Branden
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Good choice, task puts out good work I'd say since he takes the best commits and builds them in, compared to cm night lies were new changes are merged in..till a stable release (RC) build is put out.
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Febby said:
Good choice, task puts out good work I'd say since he takes the best commits and builds them in, compared to cm night lies were new changes are merged in..till a stable release (RC) build is put out.
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Wanted to update you and let you know I did go with tasks ROM and his underwear Kernel. Very lightweight! Though I may flash a different kernel, for better overclocking potential. Decent fps increase while gaming and zero interface lag. Thanks so much for the support febby!
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