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Getting the Nexus 7 soon...

and I haven't been really following anything with the Nexus 7 so...posting this on Q&A.
What is your favorite rom (including plain ol' stock), why, and kernel?
can I use the Gapps I am got for the S3?
also, what other apps / tweaks do you guys recommend?
I never used an Android as a tablet so it's some what of an uncharted waters for me.

djricekcn said:
and I haven't been really following anything with the Nexus 7 so...
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So why don't you do something about that ?
My best tip is to do some reading. These same questions are always going to get the same answers ...it's all up to the user and their needs.
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NicholasQ said:
So why don't you do something about that ?
My best tip is to do some reading. These same questions are always going to get the same answers ...it's all up to the user and their needs.
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This. I planned on getting the Nexus 7, so I decided to keep checking in at this forum to see recent developments and stuff. By the time I got the device, I was already aware of what defects to look for, what ROM's and kernels I would try first, etc...

Just READ
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Seriously, Custom roms are not worth of it.. or well not yet. I've tried over 6 differents rom and came back to Stock. Stock 4.1.1 has really great performance. The only useful thing I can think of is to flash a different kernel over the stock rom to overclock.

jamesst20 said:
Seriously, Custom roms are not worth of it.. or well not yet. I've tried over 6 differents rom and came back to Stock. Stock 4.1.1 has really great performance. The only useful thing I can think of is to flash a different kernel over the stock rom to overclock.
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I disagree. Paranoid Android gives you control over your layout unlike stock.
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I can read, but at the same time, I created this thread to get other peoples opinion in one place rather than going all over the place. and as for above, I was looking at PA too.
Can I use Gapps (7.27 i think) I am using for the S3 or does the Nexus 7 have it's own different Gapps?

Best ROM in your opinion?

Yes, there is no best rom, but everybody can have an opinion, right?

Paranoid android. And when 4.2 comes.....stock
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leelaa said:
Paranoid android. And when 4.2 comes.....stock
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Rasbean now... Rasbean forever.
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ÜBER™ said:
Rasbean now... Rasbean forever.
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Well, and what else

Running stock at the moment, had no problems' very snappy.

I like Paranoid Android but almost all are very similar and the devs have done a great job on all the ROMs.
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Used codename android and then it became slightly buggy. Running XenonHD and it's smooth and stable. Loving it right now.
Will have to see when 4.2 ROMs get uploaded but so far Xenon finally removed the blue grids around home screens while moving. Left over from tablet UI and I just hate it and CNA still has it.. Don't want to use alternative launchers either.
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I feel they are all about the same. PA really is in a league of it's own if you want to utilize their features.
I jump around every few months/weeks. Basically waiting for 4.2 to drop at this point.

AOKP when I feel like tweaks
For performance, eos or rasbean ever since I've learnt to tweaks and theme things myself, I have been not needing the tweaks of ROMs like AOKP
Resbean for now, zip aligned, odexed, tweaked up and super fast
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gintariukeas said:
Yes, there is no best rom, but everybody can have an opinion, right?
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Stock with faux's kernel ==> fast enough :good:

markj338 said:
AOKP when I feel like tweaks
For performance, eos or rasbean ever since I've learnt to tweaks and theme things myself, I have been not needing the tweaks of ROMs like AOKP
Resbean for now, zip aligned, odexed, tweaked up and super fast
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I wanna try RasBean, any bugs so far?

You should change the question as "best rom/kernel combination" since rom's pretty much depend on the kernels to perform well.. Franco R25 is the best so far for my taste and Glazed rom is the pair..

Wilks3y said:
I wanna try RasBean, any bugs so far?
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Nope
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ROMs with good battery life?

Hey guys, what ROMs out there have good battery life? I want to flash a new ROM. Thanks
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Kernels not ROMS
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xmatrix13 said:
Hey guys, what ROMs out there have good battery life? I want to flash a new ROM. Thanks
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You might get better results looking for a good kernel that allows undervolting (if you haven't already). You can find a bunch in this forum: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1912

I guess the question then, what combo (kernel + rom) would people recommend for best battery savings?

Franco kernel

I am happy with stock combo but a lot of people have reported that stock ROM with Franco or bricked kernel gives amazing battery life.
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cm10.1 jellybro + franco r20

Thanks everyone, the crack-flashing begins!

xmatrix13 said:
Thanks everyone, the crack-flashing begins!
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Enjoy your new addiction just be careful on your flashing and apply common sense.
Fastboot & ADB is your best friend!

xmatrix13 said:
Thanks everyone, the crack-flashing begins!
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Lol, I started crack-flashing 4 years ago and I've never been able to kick the habit

Liquid smooth comes with Franco r20. I'm getting great battery life.

Thread closed. These "which ROM for X purpose" threads generally go nowhere as you'll get every combination possible shared and you'll be none the wiser. Battery life differs more from personal usage then what ROM setup you have. Best way is to try yourself and then find the one that's best for you.
Thanks
AvRS

[Q] Best Battery Saving/Performance Kernel

hello im looking to flash a kernel over my current roms kernel but i came from developing on a motorola atrix which had faux123s kernels as the best but i couldnt get the to boot on my s3 and i have no experience with the n4 (got it yesterday)

Personally I'm using franco. It has the best balance for me.
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I sometimes wonder if people keep starting these threads simply to troll.
No such thing as best kernel or best ROM. Pick one whose features fit your needs and test it.

vanmarek said:
I sometimes wonder if people keep starting these threads simply to troll.
No such thing as best kernel or best ROM. Pick one whose features fit your needs and test it.
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i dont have time to extensively test, most kernels i use i notice no diffrence, me personally i keep my processor at 1.026 max with sio and usually interactive as my governor, also some kernels have gpu overclocking and some dont i cant really tell even after sifting through everything, like a good rom i am testing every aosp based rom and i cant find one to really stick out. i am asking opinions i suppose.
exb0 said:
Personally I'm using franco. It has the best balance for me.
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can i use the faux control center to mess around with the gpu? if not i may just stick to his but i like franco since it has nightlys
I guess a better question would be should i stick with stable aosp roms and kernels or go with nightlys? if anyone has a suggestion or personal prefrence i would love to hear them, i have pretty muched used xylon and franco nightlys,slimbeans,paranoid android april 26th build and liquid smooth. havent felt the need to try vanillarootbox because from what i remember its cm based anyway

All of the kernels here are great. Try them all and see. Personally I think you should start with Trinity kernel. It has awesome performance.
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Franco
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no one ever gives matr1x credit, but that is definitely my #1.

many people say that franco,trinity or matrix are the best but sometimes the stock kernel as the CM kernel is the best at least for battery.
now if you are gamer etc maybe franco kernel is your best choice!

alvin182 said:
many people say that franco,trinity or matrix are the best but sometimes the stock kernel as the CM kernel is the best at least for battery.
now if you are gamer etc maybe franco kernel is your best choice!
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Nah. For gaming trinity is the best! For battery and smoothness Franco wins IMO.
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alvin182 said:
many people say that franco,trinity or matrix are the best but sometimes the stock kernel as the CM kernel is the best at least for battery.
now if you are gamer etc maybe franco kernel is your best choice!
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I agree. I'm using Franco right now. Its able to push through a day of tweeting and whatsapping but stock kernel and cm kernel was amazing. 1% drain after 8 hours of WiFi on standby.
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[Q] whats the Best Rom for your opinion?

I have paranoid right now...
what do you have?

tzur87 said:
I have paranoid right now...
what do you have?
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Rootbox nightly 06-11 with HALO and PIE enabled. Works great and benchmarks way above ReVolt, slightly below CM.

its better then the paraniod? and why its better?
dibblebill said:
Rootbox nightly 06-11 with HALO and PIE enabled. Works great and benchmarks way above ReVolt, slightly below CM.
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another question - how can i download that?

tzur87 said:
another question - how can i download that?
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Hop on over to the next forum, Original Development, and there's a dev thread here. Nightlies at this link:
http://rootbox.basketbuild.com/index.php?dir=main/Nightlies/manta/

why do you think its better?
why do you think its better?

tzur87 said:
why do you think its better?
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It has plenty of features and is faster than comparable OS Images.
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are you try the paranoid my friend?
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It has plenty of features and is faster than comparable OS Images.
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are you try the paranoid my friend?

I know that Dibblebill has tried Paranoid Android. He and everyone else who has done testing has found PA to be really slow. Both in FPS for games and I found it to have much more input lag than other ROMs.

EniGmA1987 said:
I know that Dibblebill has tried Paranoid Android. He and everyone else who has done testing has found PA to be really slow. Both in FPS for games and I found it to have much more input lag than other ROMs.
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I've heard this too (but haven't tested PA myself). If anything, I'd consider PA good on looks, not so good on performance (but not terrible either). I personally would rather have something that performs great, with customization as a second priority. Rasbeanjelly works great in this regard Take the performance even further, and then you have RasSaber (updated at a slower pace compared to rbj though). The Black/Blue theme going on looks pretty nice as well (to me anyway).

tzur87 said:
are you try the paranoid my friend?
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I did, but use this since it has the Hybrid engine from ParanoidAndroid plus more
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10x , i will be happy to hear another users experience
dibblebill said:
I did, but use this since it has the Hybrid engine from ParanoidAndroid plus more
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10x , i will be happy to hear another users experience

tzur87 said:
10x , i will be happy to hear another users experience
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My eyes are hurting running rasjelly and rassaber ...
1. Sabermod
2. Aokp
3. Clean rom
I didnt try Sentinel and Liquid or Carbon lately. They are all good and the level of development its very high . PA its a very salty soup for me ...
Don t forget EOS !!
And don t forget to donate if you like one !! They all deserve it ...
Its easy to change roms . Take an hour or two ... For all

samwheat said:
My eyes are hurting running rasjelly and rassaber ...
1. Sabermod
2. Aokp
3. Clean rom
I didnt try Sentinel and Liquid or Carbon lately. They are all good and the level of development its very high . PA its a very salty soup for me ...
Don t forget EOS !!
And don t forget to donate if you like one !! They all deserve it ...
Its easy to change roms . Take an hour or two ... For all
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Eos, I found, was very quick and snappy
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thanks man...
samwheat said:
My eyes are hurting running rasjelly and rassaber ...
1. Sabermod
2. Aokp
3. Clean rom
I didnt try Sentinel and Liquid or Carbon lately. They are all good and the level of development its very high . PA its a very salty soup for me ...
Don t forget EOS !!
And don t forget to donate if you like one !! They all deserve it ...
Its easy to change roms . Take an hour or two ... For all
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thanks man...