Hi,
this thread will serve as a useful aid to select a suitable NAND ROM for your HD2 and to also enable you to post questions on "which is the best ROM" and what not. I hope this thread will lead to a less cluttered forum where more often than not, there are questions asked on a suitable NAND Rom.
To begin with, here is a guide to select a suitable ROM:
Currently, there are 5 active categories of ROMs in no particular order:
1) Stock Android 2.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM based on a ported over AOSP code.
2) Stock Android 2.4 Ice Cream Sandwich ROM with Cyanogen Mod 9.0.
3) Stock Android 2.3.7 Gingerbread ROM with Cyanogen Mod 7.2.
4) MIUI ROM based on stock Android 2.3 with a custom UI and appearance.
5) HTC Sense 3.0 ROM with Android 2.3, ported over from other devices like the Evo 3D.
Descriptions and comparison of of ROMs:
For testing and as a daily ROM:
1) The latest stock ICS ROM is adapted to the HD2 from Google's AOSP source code and from that of the Galaxy Nexus. It is basically just Android 4.0 without any third party launcher and UI. The launcher is based on Cyanogen Mod's Trebuchet Launcher. Current builds are still in Beta or just came out of Beta stage. However, the ROMs are not buggy or slow to hamper everyday usage. Camera support is still slightly buggy and may result in force closures and VPN is still in the works. Moreover, graphics acceleration may not be as good and fast as 2.3 ROMs. Nevertheless, most features work and you can install your own third party apps like custom launchers and games. But, the developers are still working ever so hard to improve the ROMs so you cannot expect it to be the fastest and most stable just yet. It is recommended that you try this ROM to get a feel of ICS regardless of what ROM you are looking for.
Some ROM Examples:
A) Tytung's Stock ICS ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354267
B) Michie's Stock ICS ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1417472
C) Smokin 901's MIUI ICS ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439363
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For a long run everyday ROM with all the latest stuff:
2) This is the current development craze now, which is ICS with CM9. As with the first ROM, this one is also ported over from other devices. However, this ROM also includes Cyanogen Mod 9. Currently, most of the features of ICS are enabled, and all of Cyanogen Mod works. Like the former build, the VPN is still in the works and features like the camera and tethering may require some extra work and trickery to get them fully working. Since this will be the HD2's primary ROM in the very near future, updates are frequent and development is fast. Hence, if you are looking for the latest ROM with Cyanogen Mod and ready to join the development process, this is for you, as this will be definitely be the ROM to flash in future.
Some ROM Examples:
A) Tytung's CM9 ICS ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434860
B) Redjama's CM9 ICS ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1412168
C) Xylograph's CM9 ICS ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1441462
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The current staple ROM for HD2 users. Suitable for everyday use, and its very stable and fast:
3) This ROM has come a long way from early beta releases and although the ICS CM9 ROMs are set to precede this ROM, this ROM offers the most features in the most stable and fastest package. This is of course due to the developers' hard work and not because of the nature of Android 2.3. These builds have Cyanogen Mod 7 and come with custom launchers like GO Launcher and ADW. Tethering, VPN, etc...everything works and most of the time are available for both clk and Magldr. Moreover, with Cyanogen Mod, you can access advanced features like overclocking, to keep your HD2 competitive with current single core devices. There many varieties of this particular ROM, where the lock screen,font,theme,etc may differ. However, the more eye candy and apps a ROm offers, the heavier it may be. If you are looking for a primary everyday ROM that has speed, stability and features, this category is for you. However, since there are many ROMs to be tried, i am not stating examples.
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For a unique twist to stock 2.3 ROMs and as an no frills alternative to the earlier ROM:
4) If you are looking for a light stock gingerbread ROM, this ROM is the closest you will get to. MIUI Roms are custom designed and modified gingerbread ROMs with a totally different UI, launcher and overall appearance. Although, the features of Cyanogen Mod may be absent, this ROM is still one of the best Android ROMs available. This is also a ROM that you definitely have to try, which could also turn out as an everyday ROM for you.
Some ROM Examples:
A) Langthang's MIUI ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010498
B) jan-willem 3's MIUI ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1050645
C)patensas's MIUI ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1138088
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The ROM with the most eye candy and user friendly UI:
5) Sense 3.0+ ROMs are basically ROMs that are ported over from other HTC devices like the Evo 3D and adapted to the HD2. It has Android 2.3 and the Sense interface, which is considered to be one of the best UIs ever. Like the MIUI ROM, everything is customized. However, this ROM also includes HTC's own messaging, email, calender, browsing, gallery, etc apps. So all in all, this brings you a better user friendly experience. It also looks the best among most Android ROMs, with its crisp 3D effects. Some ROMs that are ported over from Beats devices like the Sensation XL have the beats functionality as well. Nevertheless, all these perks make the ROM the heaviest among all Android ROMs, and this can hamper performance and boot time. However, if you fancy some overclocking and tweaking, this ROM can be a good choice as an everyday ROM, especially, if you like the Sense UI.
Some ROM Examples:
A) Daekin's Sense 3.5 ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1124757
B) Dansta34's Sense 3.5 ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275119
C) NRGZ28's Sense 3.5 ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=733649
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*Credits to all the wonderful and hardworking developers like dansta34 for making the HD2 very much alive today
With the above, i conclude my explanations and comparison of the ROMs.
I hope the information have been useful. Do post your questions regarding ROM choices in this thread. XDA members or myself will try to answer your questions quickly.
Disclaimer: I would like to strongly address that the ROMs i featured are not favored by me in any way or are not better in any way. They are just a few choices to get you started. Also, if you are in the HD2 Android business, i would advice you to try at least one ROM from each category and see which one you prefer. All information featured are based on my knowledge and experience. I do not assume responsibility for any harm done to your device when installing ROMs.
It would be better if you can contribute to this thread and provide information like benchmark figures, performance figures like available RAM and also personal experience faced with a ROM.Thank You
Cheers
fantastic read, truly a gem for us newbies. thank you very much. I like hyperdroid as far as i have used it, but admittedly i haven't even tried miui or sense ROMs yet.
if you are open to questions i have one.
Is there a ROM that is LOUDER then others?
is there a difference in volume in apps etc between ROMs?
thanks
latetogameHD2owner said:
if you are open to questions i have one.
Is there a ROM that is LOUDER then others?
is there a difference in volume in apps etc between ROMs?
thanks
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actually, yes. You have to look at the changelogs and the description of the ROM you are interested. It will have information of any attempts to increase system volume. For example, here is one from the AmeriCanAndroid's changelog: "swapped in a different default acdb file for louder sound". It depends on what the developer does with the ROM. Most of the time, it is not really to increase the actual system volume by alot, but to to tweak it, such that its clearer. If you also talking about media volume for music, there even more differences. Some ROMs have a DSP manager, which is a primary equalizer to first tweak the media volume according to your preferences(so if you want a 'louder' sound, you can increase the treble). And since its the primary equalizer, you can use the equalizer in your custom music player like Poweramp to further improve the sound or in Poweramp's case, you can increase the gain of the sound,which is technically, increasing the volume. This feature is only available in Poweramp. And of course, Beats enabled Sense ROMs have a slightly louder output.
latetogameHD2owner said:
fantastic read, truly a gem for us newbies. thank you very much. I like hyperdroid as far as i have used it, but admittedly i haven't even tried miui or sense ROMs yet.
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you should when you have some free time. They are all different ROMs, and the truth is, one ROM type can never have all the features of the other ROM type. Hyperdroid is a good ROM choice. But if you like the speed of Hyperdroid and want to try Sense ROMs,you will have to prepare yourself for some speed decrease...unless you are open to overclocking
kawshigan said:
you should when you have some free time. They are all different ROMs, and the truth is, one ROM type can never have all the features of the other ROM type. Hyperdroid is a good ROM choice. But if you like the speed of Hyperdroid and want to try Sense ROMs,you will have to prepare yourself for some speed decrease...unless you are open to overclocking
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I disagree! I no my rom is faster than any MIUI or CM7 rom's, But my rom is the most advanced sense rom and has more features than any other sense rom made thanks to the help of my team! and also about the loudness i have sony xloud that increase the sound by almost double !
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I disagree! I no my rom is faster than any MIUI or CM7 rom's, But my rom is the most advanced sense rom and has more features than any other sense rom made thanks to the help of my team! and also about the loudness i have sony xloud that increase the sound by almost double !
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i know about the sony xloud engine: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1440998
if you need louder volume, you can flash it. But Dansta, doenst it seem a bit unjust to only flash a ROM just because it includes the sony xloud engine. Isnt it better if you can flash it with any ROM?. Im not saying your work and ROMs are bad. This thread was never meant to advertise ROMs and have a ROM smack down. By all means, i would really love to try your sense ROM mate. Im serious. If you are alright with it, please provide me with the link.thank you
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i know about the sony xloud engine: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1440998
if you need louder volume, you can flash it. But Dansta, doenst it seem a bit unjust to only flash a ROM just because it includes the sony xloud engine. Isnt it better if you can flash it with any ROM?. Im not saying your work and ROMs are bad. This thread was never meant to advertise ROMs and have a ROM smack down. By all means, i would really love to try your sense ROM mate. Im serious. If you are alright with it, please provide me with the link.thank you
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ok i have gotten the link from your PM.will flash it today,though i think that i have run this ROM some time ago. thanks for the ROM man. I have updated the sense rom examples.it now includes your ROM.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275119
i'd like to try it as well.
the quietest thing i run into is playing flash in skyfire.
will the sony thing increase it you think?
Yes it does.by how much I gotta test it and see.but since dansta himself says the increase is alot,we have to trust him
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i know about the sony xloud engine: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1440998
if you need louder volume, you can flash it. But Dansta, doenst it seem a bit unjust to only flash a ROM just because it includes the sony xloud engine. Isnt it better if you can flash it with any ROM?. Im not saying your work and ROMs are bad. This thread was never meant to advertise ROMs and have a ROM smack down. By all means, i would really love to try your sense ROM mate. Im serious. If you are alright with it, please provide me with the link.thank you
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No mate my point was that there is roms louder than others and yea it would be good to be able to flash it with other roms but the problem is its a bit hard to release zips for guys to flash on other roms when all the roms have different setups for the folder structure!
I have a competely stock MIUI rom. It is fast and very stable.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1433923
If anyone is interested..
Ok,i have flashed Dansta's Blue Droid.First off, to answer the question regarding the sonyxloud engine, yes sound output has increased noticeably. Im not sure about exactly how much,but i would say hands down that it is at least 30%. Excellent job by Dansta and thanks to him. Moreover, this ROM is fast, the fastest Sense ROM i have ever tried. Of course, nobody can expect it to be faster than the lighter CM and MIUI builds, but the difference is not that much in terms of speed. But like i said in my first post, its personal preference. The Sense ROMs are the most user friendly and has the best eye candy and in this particular ROM, has the speed as well. For me, i am going to use this as an everyday ROM for now. But of course, we are all looking for the holy grail, which is a fast and stable ICS ROM. Lets all work together and help the devs by testing their ICS ROMs...And Dansta,ill be waiting for yours mate
did you try the regular version or the themed version?
latetogameHD2owner said:
did you try the regular version or the themed version?
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the regular version.
And just a small note guys, lets minimize our discussion on a particular ROM or advertise a particular ROM. It has not happened till now,but i just wanted to remind you all so that we wont get into trouble with the moderators. This thread is open to all questions regarding the difference in ROMs,personal experiences using ROMs and of course, the ever inevitable "which is the best ROM..." question.
This might be a noob question but how do I change danstas new themed Rom from a bin file to a zip file so I can flash.
Thanks
Paul
Sent from my HTC Sensation XL with Beats Audio X315e using xda premium
please post individual questions pertaining to problems faced with a ROM at the ROM thread itself.
anyway, to answer your question, try renaming the file to .zip. I dont think it is supposed to be in a .bin format. Its probably a broken or corrupted file.
to be honest with you haldrics sense 3.0 sense Rom needs to be up there along with the others. his version 2.0 rom is both complete and stable and fast. is so underrated and deserves some attention.
my opinion, and ii have tried them all and just found this on to be the diamond in the ruff.
thanks for Al the hard work!
sent from my HTCHD2 running Haldrics Sense 3.0 rom v.2 & Marcs Kernel.
Guys I can't stand android 5.1 anymore,so I am gonna flash a 7.1 rom.But I really need the HI-FI function,in fact that's why I bought pro 5 instead of galaxy s6.I haven't flashed an unofficial ROM yet，and I need to know if it is posible to support the full HI-FI function (include the low gain ,high gain and line out )on an android 7.1 rom like cm or crdioid?Guys,thank you! And sorry for my poor English.
all works perfect i think, hi-fi works better in custom roms of faust than in flyme
and you can flash divine beats also
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all works perfect i think, hi-fi works better in custom roms of faust than in flyme
and you can flash divine beats also
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Have you flash divine? It works?
yes, it worked
Tried...but after one usage it blinks a audio process that continuesly crashes! Removed
i don´t remember if it was in cm or RR but i manage to install divine beats and they were working nice
I'm interested too. Waiting for a feedback from a tester sure about HiFi features work on a custom ROM.
of course
hifi work in this 3 custom roms and better than in flyme
i also managed to install divine beats perfect and fully working with viper
cant remember if it was in cm or RR but i think it was in cm rom
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of course
hifi work in this 3 custom roms and better than in flyme
i also managed to install divine beats perfect and fully working with viper
cant remember if it was in cm or RR but i think it was in cm rom
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Please, can you list the custom ROMs which work with HiFi?
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Please, can you list the custom ROMs which work with HiFi?
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you have 3 custom roms
cm
RR
crdroid
all of them have hi-fi....
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you have 3 custom roms
cm
RR
crdroid
all of them have hi-fi....
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Thank you very much Is the HiFi feature enjoyable in every of your apps or just specifics music players? I mean: Poweramp 3.0 just added native Meizu and LG V HiFi support. Do I need to look for "adapted apps" or it'll work as a general audio decoder for everything? (Like the DAC Fix App for the LG V10 and V20 allows to)
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Thank you very much Is the HiFi feature enjoyable in every of your apps or just specifics music players? I mean: Poweramp 3.0 just added native Meizu and LG V HiFi support. Do I need to look for "adapted apps" or it'll work as a general audio decoder for everything? (Like the DAC Fix App for the LG V10 and V20 allows to)
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try for yourself the 3 roms
rr and cm are more stable and have very good compatilbity for apps, especially cm
i dont have the pro 5 anymore
so good luck testing
to flash divine beats
1 you have to root phone
2 you have to install busybox
3 you have to change selinux to permissive, you can do that with xda app selinux mode changer
than install divine beats 9.0 ganaa
it will work perfect and dolby atmos + viper fx is very good adition to sound even meizu pro 5 have excelent sound
Okay so if I want a 7.0 ROM that functions well, and still have some features to it, which one is a safe pick?
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Okay so if I want a 7.0 ROM that functions well, and still have some features to it, which one is a safe pick?
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There is no "best"
They all have pro's and cons, you just have to read the Op of each rom to see what they've included and excluded, to see what you want for your rom.
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Okay so if I want a 7.0 ROM that functions well, and still have some features to it, which one is a safe pick?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/development/rom-nemesis-nougat-stable-v1-0-t3551649
The Nemesis 7.0 S7 Edge port is by far the best ROM for the S6 Edge+ because it has the S7 Edge camera, comes inbuilt with sound mods and Dolby Atmos as well as Adaway which is an inbuilt adblocker built into your hosts file. The creator of the ROM also has 8505 thanks which is higher than any other Nougat ROM maker for the phone. The ROM also comes with a great kernel which can be tweaked a lot and has support for a lot of CPU governers, I/O schedulers and TCP congestion algorithms. The ROM's installer also comes with an Aroma installer which is an installer with a colourful and graphical interface that pops up once the zip file is loaded, allowing you to choose what features you want such as Adway and the Dolby Atmos mod which I highly recommend you install. If this convinces you even more, I have been using this ROM for a week now and I haven't seen a single bug, not a single bug and I use my phone very, very often! So, we can safely conclude this is the best ROM, due to it's featureful kernel, creator's reputation and past ROMs, Note 7 camera, advanced installer, sound mods, and an inbuilt adblocker.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/development/rom-nemesis-nougat-stable-v1-0-t3551649
The Nemesis 7.0 S7 Edge port is by far the best ROM for the S6 Edge+ because it has the S7 Edge camera, comes inbuilt with sound mods and Dolby Atmos as well as Adaway which is an inbuilt adblocker built into your hosts file. The creator of the ROM also has 8505 thanks which is higher than any other Nougat ROM maker for the phone. The ROM also comes with a great kernel which can be tweaked a lot and has support for a lot of CPU governers, I/O schedulers and TCP congestion algorithms. The ROM's installer also comes with an Aroma installer which is an installer with a colourful and graphical interface that pops up once the zip file is loaded, allowing you to choose what features you want such as Adway and the Dolby Atmos mod which I highly recommend you install. If this convinces you even more, I have been using this ROM for a week now and I haven't seen a single bug, not a single bug and I use my phone very, very often! So, we can safely conclude this is the best ROM, due to it's featureful kernel, creator's reputation and past ROMs, Note 7 camera, advanced installer, sound mods, and an inbuilt adblocker.
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Yes it seems pretty good
Akshay537 said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/development/rom-nemesis-nougat-stable-v1-0-t3551649
The Nemesis 7.0 S7 Edge port is by far the best ROM for the S6 Edge+ because it has the S7 Edge camera, comes inbuilt with sound mods and Dolby Atmos as well as Adaway which is an inbuilt adblocker built into your hosts file. The creator of the ROM also has 8505 thanks which is higher than any other Nougat ROM maker for the phone. The ROM also comes with a great kernel which can be tweaked a lot and has support for a lot of CPU governers, I/O schedulers and TCP congestion algorithms. The ROM's installer also comes with an Aroma installer which is an installer with a colourful and graphical interface that pops up once the zip file is loaded, allowing you to choose what features you want such as Adway and the Dolby Atmos mod which I highly recommend you install. If this convinces you even more, I have been using this ROM for a week now and I haven't seen a single bug, not a single bug and I use my phone very, very often! So, we can safely conclude this is the best ROM, due to it's featureful kernel, creator's reputation and past ROMs, Note 7 camera, advanced installer, sound mods, and an inbuilt adblocker.
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All looks good but does the Gear VR and FoxFi work too? The nougat roms I have tried don't work with both. The gear VR doesn't seem to work with S7 ports and the FoxFi doesn't work on the S6 edge+ 7.0 roms.
Both of these are deal breakers for me as I need FoxFi for tethering at work and Gear VR for the kids with their games.
I keep having to return to 6.0.1 roms where both work.
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All looks good but does the Gear VR and FoxFi work too? The nougat roms I have tried don't work with both. The gear VR doesn't seem to work with S7 ports and the FoxFi doesn't work on the S6 edge+ 7.0 roms.
Both of these are deal breakers for me as I need FoxFi for tethering at work and Gear VR for the kids with their games.
I keep having to return to 6.0.1 roms where both work.
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I found this in the thread 2nd one
What is the best rom for i9505 performance with full working all need feature like gps, camera, bluetooth and other?
For Camera stock based is best. Bes custom for me is JDCTeam 7.1.2 LineageOS ROM. Simply the perfect. Well customised, tweaked etc. Great performance and battery life compared to other ROMs. Only drawback is camera quality (like the rest of any Custom ROM)
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For Camera stock based is best. Bes custom for me is JDCTeam 7.1.2 LineageOS ROM. Simply the perfect. Well customised, tweaked etc. Great performance and battery life compared to other ROMs. Only drawback is camera quality (like the rest of any Custom ROM)
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I installed this rom. Viper sound equalizer not working for me
That's kinda a known issue. It's not ROM related. Please remove Viper or install latest version. Or just simply use Audio FX (standard). Can be selected during Aroma Installer.
I'm wondering what everyone's go to rom is. I'm new to this phone and I'm looking for a reliable rom.
I'm on the stock due to the warranty, but i can suggest a rom based on AOSP code for a pure android experience. Less extra features more stability you get. Probably i'd choose the AOSiP, try several roms until you'll find the right for you.
Debloated stock rom, rooted with ElementalX kernel. Not as many options as with custom roms, but everything just works. I find with most custom roms the camera quality is lacking.
Going with stock rom, mainly cause of the camera quality.
Camera quality has been fine On aosp roms, I'm running viper right now with no issues
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Debloated stock rom, rooted with ElementalX kernel. Not as many options as with custom roms, but everything just works. I find with most custom roms the camera quality is lacking.
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There is a fully working stock Moto Camera zip available as of yesterday that is working on custom ROMs. Just an FYI. It is on the g5 plus app forum.