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Thinking about going back to stock AOSP rom

The stock AOSP rom seemed to run better than cm 7.03 plus it was 2.3.4. I know tge nightlys are the latest but I need somd stablility on my phone. CM7 seems buggy on this device even a couple random reboots. Anybody else experience similar results?
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chubb16 said:
The stock AOSP rom seemed to run better than cm 7.03 plus it was 2.3.4. I know tge nightlys are the latest but I need somd stablility on my phone. CM7 seems buggy on this device even a couple random reboots. Anybody else experience similar results?
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Stock 2.3.4 is great stability wise and has tremendous battery life.

Iv been running zuluzulu for about a week now and it flies. Great battery life although I am a heavy user. I haven't experienced random reboots at all with it. Also if you like the notification power widget from cm7 its built into zuluzulu.
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chubb16 said:
The stock AOSP rom seemed to run better than cm 7.03 plus it was 2.3.4. I know tge nightlys are the latest but I need somd stablility on my phone. CM7 seems buggy on this device even a couple random reboots. Anybody else experience similar results?
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Try AdamG's oxygen ROM and you'll never want the stock ROM again. It isn't built on cm7, it's based on aosp ROM.
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I'm on oxygen now. Really a nice rom. I had opensoju downloaded too, but I went with oxygen.
But I do miss the rotary lockscreen on cm, with the messaging shortcut in the middle.
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lvnatic said:
Try AdamG's oxygen ROM and you'll never want the stock ROM again. It isn't built on cm7, it's based on aosp ROM.
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Agreed. AdamG's Oxygen Rom is my favourite right now. It's AOSP GRJ22 with some of the great features from CyanogenMOD built in (status bar power widget, improved widget picker, etc) and fantastic battery life!

A stable cm 7.1 (2.34) will be out very soon. No worries
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With many devices over many years, I've consistently found that stock firmware is more stable and functional than enthusiast-developed firmware.
I have literally never found an enthusiast-developed firmware that doesn't have at least some minor interface glitches. Most have some problem that's major enough that after a few hours of playing I revert to stock.
Occasionally I will run something other than stock, but that is typically after the device has aged to the point that this is the only way to get a feature. By that point, it's usually time to replace the device, anyway.

chubb16 said:
I'm on oxygen now. Really a nice rom. I had opensoju downloaded too, but I went with oxygen.
But I do miss the rotary lockscreen on cm, with the messaging shortcut in the middle.
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You can add that stuff with Widget Locker.
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mstevens said:
With many devices over many years, I've consistently found that stock firmware is more stable and functional than enthusiast-developed firmware.
I have literally never found an enthusiast-developed firmware that doesn't have at least some minor interface glitches. Most have some problem that's major enough that after a few hours of playing I revert to stock.
Occasionally I will run something other than stock, but that is typically after the device has aged to the point that this is the only way to get a feature. By that point, it's usually time to replace the device, anyway.
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I agree in general, but of course there are exception. When I had an HTC Evo 4G, I ended up running CM6 as my daily and it was exceptionally stable. At least as good as stock HTC Sense. Unfortunately when Gingerbread came around, that changed, and CM7 was not in the same ballpark.
On my Nexus, though... yeah I run stock ROM. CM7 is cool and if I had any other device (that came with a carrier OS and not pure Android), I would dump that shiz and rock CM7 for sure. But plain pure stock Android developed by a team of amazing developers specifically for this device, that's just not going to be beat

Hah. Google's "official" code isn't really better then what rom devs provide if they know what they're doing. The way google keeps pushing buggy code without giving a s*** is really disappointing. They release updates and then they stop caring about it. As some pointed out the gb update brought call delay and broke aac support, it really seems like they don't even do some basic testing before releasing a new version (which even the crappiest developer on the block generally does). On top of that, there is still no support at all for gpu acceleration in the ui, which is kinda retarded. Day after day i'm getting more and more disappointed about google dev team's job, they don't really deserve half the respect that many geeks keep tributing them.

Stock vs Custom rom on the NS was something I always thought about too! I only ran stock for a few hours because I immediately flashed a new rom when I got my phone LOL But what I can remember from the stock 2.3.4 was that it was fast, faster than any phone I've ever had. But there are so many features that are incorporated in custom roms and it's really hard to forgo these things.
Anyone out there who has used both stock 2.3.4 and oxygen who can attest to better battery life and performance? I am curious as well.
The last phone I used for a long time running stock was my N1 but after flashing CM6 I never really looked back. Speed increase was very noticeable and battery life was better. This is the reason why I never really bothered to use stock software for my next phones.

well, to be honest, i kinda regret to be flashed customs. Stock is so stable and has so good battery life, but now i can't live without cm7 features, just can't...
it's sad story that shows that you can't miss what you don't know! =oP

I agree for the most part, stock gb is pretty good. Using Oxygen now, and the stability and speed from stock + some nice features makes it a good choice!
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Is there really a difference?? Especially when compared to a bare bones aosp build like oxygen?

kingofthebraves said:
Is there really a difference?? Especially when compared to a bare bones aosp build like oxygen?
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In the case of Oxygen not much difference but I believe CM pretty much guts the framework and replaces it with their own heavily modded version.

does facebook sync work on all ASOP roms? or is it just CM7?

Just wondering - does CM 7 for Nexus S still have the video capture glitch where a couple of seconds are skipped near the beginning when played back?

dsixda said:
Just wondering - does CM 7 for Nexus S still have the video capture glitch where a couple of seconds are skipped near the beginning when played back?
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tested right now and couldn't notice... if there is any, it's less than 1sec!

Roms, Roms, Roms What is the best

What roms would you guys recomend i use, im currently using Cyangeon Mod 7 but i would like to know if there are any others like that
Thanks Sam

Do you or do you not want blur? If you do want blur, maybe try aura or alien. If you don't, stay with CM.

Try Aura debloat version. Has almost all blur crap removed. Faster than CM7 also except on boot up.
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Alien: most stable and best battery life of the roms I've tried
Aura: lean running and most updated of the existing roms, although battery life is slightly worse than Alien. Darkside is really an extension of Aura in my book and it's the rom I currently use.
CM7: I love this rom for all the cool new customizable features, but no fingerprint scanner is a deal breaker. Someone said "some people forget there was life before the fingerprint scanner", well there was life before electricity too. I don't want to give up on one of the most convenient aspect of my phone when there are other alternatives.

I'm using the bionix v1.3.1 with dragon 1.4 kernel, its real fast and smooth on my vibrant
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I dont want blur its a pile of crap i dont see why it was invented,i may try aurara or whatever its called

hey everyone I need help with my battery life cause this is just ridic
, so I'm running my phone on alien with faux123 0.2 kernel
and my radio is N_01.77.33P on bell and I text and facebook quite alot but i'm pretty sure my phone should last for more then 5 hours right? lolol So how do I fic this? Should I try at&t radio that's N_01.77.30P?

Redpill... v4. The new redpill coming out will be based on CM.... it will be sweet
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I hate threads like this and the title makes me hate it even more.

Atrixn00b, try uninstalling facebook, I've heard it screws your battery pretty hard.
also, install watchdog and check if you have any other rogue apps

Does red pill have a big theme base like cm7 and is it as user friendly?

Depends what you use for phone for. All the de-blur roms I used broke contacts and corporate email, sometimes even sms. Seemed like the majority of them took an exisiting rom, removed the blur .apk applications, and broke a lot of usability for some speed.
I think the whole fastest rom thing is a bit of bs. Almost every rom ive ran has been speedy aside from the official 4.5.91, or froyo with all the ATT apps installed.
Alien4 was the last rom and probably the most stable, also the best battery. Speed is terrific, near CM7. All around the best rom imo. Better corporate mail client than CM7 too w/ search functionality.
CM7 was not stable for me but showed a lot of promise, I had dialer issues and some weird app hangs. Felt like I was constantly needing to reboot to get things working again. Looking forward to future releases though.

Okay yh it does break some functionality but blur did do much for me anyways as i just replaced it all with handcent and stuff like that so it doesnt bother me much about lost functionality, but i tried alien and didnt really like it tbh im using cm7 because its what i have been recomended multiple times

-sigh- okay . Ill try uninstalling it. Also what are the values I should uv my phone to?
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Atrixn00b said:
hey everyone I need help with my battery life cause this is just ridic
, so I'm running my phone on alien with faux123 0.2 kernel
and my radio is N_01.77.33P on bell and I text and facebook quite alot but i'm pretty sure my phone should last for more then 5 hours right? lolol So how do I fic this? Should I try at&t radio that's N_01.77.30P?
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And you posted this question in this thread why???
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Atrixn00b said:
-sigh- okay . Ill try uninstalling it. Also what are the values I should uv my phone to?
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Might I add you should stop hijacking this thread and go look elsewhere!

lilhyper said:
Aura: lean running and most updated of the existing roms, although battery life is slightly worse than Alien.
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I don't believe that for a second! I think auras battery is phenomenal as good as any other rom probably even better, but just like any new rom you flash. you gotta callibrate your battery of course or you may have poor performance.

Gutterball said:
I don't believe that for a second! I think auras battery is phenomenal as good as any other rom probably even better, but just like any new rom you flash. you gotta callibrate your battery of course or you may have poor performance.
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I don't really have poor battery performance. Right now I am at 1 day and 6 hours with 5hr 34min of screen time and battery of 28%. I just mean that when I was on Alien I had slightly better battery life.
I don't keep track of statistics because of generally excellent battery life. However at the end of my work day I find Alien to be slightly better.
Anyway, with the latest Faux kernels battery is phenomenal, I'm not sure how much the minor differences between roms would matter. They generally all have excellent battery life and stability. Many many thanks to Faux and the Aura/Darkside/Alien rom developers.

I changed my radio from 33p to 30p. Now it could use two days one charge.
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Thanks guys ill try them out when cm7 stops being a dic

Another Useless thread
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The AOXP/CM10/PA Battery Life Thread

So, the aosp development has started and cm10 nightlies are out...
Please would you post your battery stats with screen on time
Let the fun begin
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I'm using Utacka's Paranoid Android Nov16 Build. (Not using the latest build because Tethering encryption was not working on Builds 17-18)
2hrs of watching HD videos.
1hr of streaming music on Google Play Music.
1hr of browsing.
Maximum brightness and mobile data on the whole time.

mlecruz said:
I'm using Utacka's Paranoid Android Nov16 Build. (Not using the latest build because Tethering encryption was not working on Builds 17-18)
2hrs of watching HD videos.
1hr of streaming music on Google Play Music.
1hr of browsing.
Maximum brightness and mobile data on the whole time.
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Thanks for your reply :thumbup:
Battery life just not as good as stock right....
I guess i will switch to aosp whem 4.2 is ready
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mlecruz said:
I'm using Utacka's Paranoid Android Nov16 Build. (Not using the latest build because Tethering encryption was not working on Builds 17-18)
2hrs of watching HD videos.
1hr of streaming music on Google Play Music.
1hr of browsing.
Maximum brightness and mobile data on the whole time.
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Hi. So can you confirm that WIFI tethering works with encryption on Utacka's Nov16 build? Thanks

kristofpetho said:
Hi. So can you confirm that WIFI tethering works with encryption on Utacka's Nov16 build? Thanks
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Yes I can confirm that it works on the Nov16 build. There would be a problem with tethering though if you use the NEAK kernel with the Nov16 build last time I tested. Maybe the NEAK kernel is OK now.

I am running a kernel with OC and stock samsung 4.1.2. Honestly im kind of shocked at the difference between stock and aosp based battery time.
Im getting literally TRIPPLE more worth of battery time in stock then aosp. TRIPPLE!
And mind you that i have not debloated it too much. Just some apps that i know i never use. And im running the kernel pretty aggressive. Full OC and not undervolted a thing.
I always used cm or anything aosp based on my phones mostly because of battery and the pure slimness in vanilla builds.
But now i feel that the drain is actually to great to justify running aosp. Even though i really don't like TouchWiz, i truly love and cherish batterytime, responsiveness and foremost, full use of the capabilites this fine device has...
For once i feel that aosp is one step behind what samsung already has made for this device.
Of course i understand that almost everything is still in a kind of beta version and it most probably will improve. But for the time being. Im choosing original. Thou i never thought this day would come.
Do NOT take this post as a bash against aosp versions out there. I truly admire every one of them and im proud to be able to test most of them. But the bottom line is what works best for you and your needs.
I hope 4.2 brings more news to this magical device.
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Yes stock has the best battery life from my experience. I like testing different ROMs so much so that I change almost every week. But right now I'm using a custom ROM based on stock.
I'll try to provide more battery life info on other AOXP/CM10/PA ROMs when I have the time. Possibly going to make a standard procedure for testing...

This phones still quite new so we will have to wait for development to start speeding up :sly:
Fingers crossed for 4.2
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Reb0rn said:
I am running a kernel with OC and stock samsung 4.1.2. Honestly im kind of shocked at the difference between stock and aosp based battery time.
Im getting literally TRIPPLE more worth of battery time in stock then aosp. TRIPPLE!
And mind you that i have not debloated it too much. Just some apps that i know i never use. And im running the kernel pretty aggressive. Full OC and not undervolted a thing.
I always used cm or anything aosp based on my phones mostly because of battery and the pure slimness in vanilla builds.
But now i feel that the drain is actually to great to justify running aosp. Even though i really don't like TouchWiz, i truly love and cherish batterytime, responsiveness and foremost, full use of the capabilites this fine device has...
For once i feel that aosp is one step behind what samsung already has made for this device.
Of course i understand that almost everything is still in a kind of beta version and it most probably will improve. But for the time being. Im choosing original. Thou i never thought this day would come.
Do NOT take this post as a bash against aosp versions out there. I truly admire every one of them and im proud to be able to test most of them. But the bottom line is what works best for you and your needs.
I hope 4.2 brings more news to this magical device.
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what rom and kernel are u on mate?

Favorite Jellybean ROMS

Which ROM do you feel works the best for your Vibrant? Of course this is a matter of opinion, which is exactly what I want to hear. I'm running CM 10.1.3 right now and enjoying it. At times it can feel a little bit sluggish but I don't know if it's the ROM or my phone. I'd also be interested in hearing about your experiences with battery life in each ROM. I've been thinking of trying CyanAOSP because it's less cluttered and I have a hunch it would be more snappy.
Hopefully I'm not breaking any rules, I just wanted a really recent thread comparing the strengths and weaknesses of all the recent Jellybean ROMs. This isn't a question thread, it's more of an opinion thread.

I'm using CM10.2 build date - 10/15 for a day now. Have no problems. Everything works fine, including GPS after ds. Battery drain is normal.

selmandeli said:
I'm using CM10.2 build date - 10/15 for a day now. Have no problems. Everything works fine, including GPS after ds. Battery drain is normal.
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What's DS? Also, have you tried 10.1.3?

oneupe1even said:
What's DS? Also, have you tried 10.1.3?
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DS is DeepSleep. Its a state in which the phone uses minimal battery and thus the battery is saved.

oneupe1even said:
What's DS? Also, have you tried 10.1.3?
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If you mean the official CM 10.1.3, yes I tried it. It is stable and smooth. You can use it as a daily driver.

selmandeli said:
I'm using CM10.2 build date - 10/15 for a day now. Have no problems. Everything works fine, including GPS after ds. Battery drain is normal.
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I just saw that you were using CyanAOSP. How would you compare it to CM 10.1.3 and 10.2?
Also, do you know where I can get the 1.75 ROM? I've heard the 2.0 has problems.

been running cyanaosp 2.0 since its release and its been fine beside a few random reboots, but im sure it was cause i had my device oc'd to high. this rom is perfect for me as i play alot of games.

Hi all,
New member of the forums, but I've been reading as much as I can about my Vibrant (Fascinate?) and I'm still kind of confused as to which model my phone really is. It's a Telus model sgh-t959d, but after flashing CyanAOSP 3.0.0 for the i9000, my phone info shows model GT-i9000. I understand there are similarities between these devices, but I was a little nervous about bricking my phone by flashing the wrong ROM. Well, it was a painless process that took less than 2 minutes! I upgraded from PassionICS, which was a good ROM, but kind of laggy. After a day of use, I can say CyanAOSP is much quicker, more refined and more fun to use. The customizations offered by Nova launcher are quite extensive and make it feel like a new phone. I highly recommend this ROM! Many thanks to the hard working devs!

Anybody have kernel recommendations to get more battery life out of CM 10.1 or 2?

CM
Im using CM 10.1.3 stable, think this is a best and stable ROM

I was using one of the CM 10.2 nightlies (10/25 specifically) for about a week before giving up on some serious battery drain and background android OS data usage issues... First time I ever exceeded my 5gig threshold pushing me down to slower speeds. Also USB data transfer simply stopped working after about a week... couldn't even mount via recovery.
Ultimately had to get new ROM files into my phone via the microSD/USB adapter and internally transferring to the internal directory.
That said, CM 10.2 itself is a very pleasant experience if you can avoid such issues - In hindsight I'd strongly suggest giving it a try but with a build that's known to be stable and without any such major issues if you intend to use it as a daily driver (the 10/15 build has been recommended more than once in my forum trawling). Lesson learned!
I made the switch last Saturday (6 days ago) to SlimBean Build 2 however, which is also based on 4.3.1. By comparison to my last experience, this has zero issues falling back to deep sleep, even after loading it down with all my favorite apps and sync settings. I've had one random reset to recovery in the middle of a phone call, and gps performance has been hit or miss so far, but otherwise there's a lot to like! Battery is back to respectable charging intervals and background data is in check. ROM itself is very zippy. Lock screen by comparison to CM 10.2 seems slightly sluggish to respond. I'll likely be sticking with this for a while.

State of the Rom situation -is KitKat worth it.

I thought I'd take the opportunity to share my personal Rom recent experience. I would obviously like to know if others have found the same or if you violently disagree!
The best place to be right now I think is:
s-off (so you can flash whatever you want)
Rooted (so you can back up apps & data freely)
Specifically:
HHboot 1.56 (latest firmware)
ARHD 31.6 Android 4.3 & Sense 5.5) with no mods
Latest radio
I have tried Maximus 30.0 & AHRD 40.3 and found they offered no features/benefits advantage over 31.6 and have a couple of annoying bugs. Battery life is a little worse than 31.6
I have also tried odexed GPE 4.4 with the new launcher. When ART is enabled you can feel the phone is snappier, but that's it. I don't really want to use Google Now. Battery life is worse than sense Roms.

cool story bro

I'm using insertcoin right now and my battery is far more better than any other base I have tried including cm ones. I'm getting over 19h usage with 3h+ screen on time and 3-4h of music through poweramp. Performance is pretty much the same as earlier versions.

I can easily get 13+ hours and about 30% left when I get home with moderate usage on GE 4.4.
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leventccc said:
I'm using insertcoin right now and my battery is far more better than any other base I have tried including cm ones. I'm getting over 19h usage with 3h+ screen on time and 3-4h of music through poweramp. Performance is pretty much the same as earlier versions.
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Same here.
There aren't many performance improvements and DND shuts off the media volume too which I don't particularly like (I quite often use DND to ignore calls and texts while I game) but other than that, I've got the best battery I've ever seen on a stock ROM.
Going to put EX on and do my undervolt + CPU/GPU O/C and have even better battery life.
I don't really miss ART. I have it on my Nexus 7 2013 and its got some issues.

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