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Best STABLE ROM released for Redmi 2?

Hello, I got my cousin's Redmi 2, so I was hoping to put Custom ROMs. I've been searching around, but didn't seem to find the best stable ROM. I need a daily driver, and it doesn't need to be Marshmallow, but an upgrade from KitKat would be nice. I love the Lollipop UI. But still, I give my preference to the most stable ROM, since I don't want juggle around every single custom ROM available.
Thank You!
UPDATE 21/03.
Thank you guys for the poll! MIUI was getting all RAM sucky so I needed to get a Custom ROM. I've tried Nexus Experience, Resurrection Remix, HTC Remix, and Kuma's CyanogenMod 13.
Nexus Experience: It has same user interface you get from Nexus, but it lacks multitasking capabilities. Besides most of the ROMs in stock looks like this, so I wouldn't recommend this. Link to Download, Credits:Nexus Exp. team
HTC Remix: This ROM is bulky in size, I've waited for 3-4 hrs for it to complete the download, and when I installed, the recovery ended with an error. But from the reviews, it said it has some camera bugs with the stock cam but Snapdragon cam is working. It didn't have the HTC Dialer also. If you switched from an HTC and want the HTC UI, you should take this. Link to Download, Credits:(--light--)
Resurrection Remix: This ROM was good, but compared to CM13, this ROM sucked battery more and at the first boot, the status bar had some lag issues, but after one or two reboots, it was working perfect. Besides that, no problem, this is the second best ROM. Link to Download, Credits:nick37332001
Kumajaya's CM13: This is by far the best ROM I've tried. Battery is the best, considerable less lag while multi-tasking, good gaming performance, and the basic MM UI. I didn't find any bugs at all. If you're looking for the best ROM, this is the one. Link to Download Credits:ketut.kumajaya
I've also found that, newbies to ROM flashing tend to think Official ROMs and Builds are better than Unofficial ones. This is a wrong perception. Kuma's build's are unofficial, but it had a much better performance compared to Nexus Experience. What counts is how much work the devs put into this.
Hope this thread becomes helpful to both users as well as developers. Great work, devs. Hope you keep up the good work.

Hello Venkatesh, Im using 2014818 too. Can you tell me which ROM are you using? Also, even after I flashed Custom recovery, I still see stock recovery, but from there Im able to access TWRP. is this expected behavior? Please tell stable roms for Redmi 2 2014818

john_keshav said:
Hello Venkatesh, Im using 2014818 too. Can you tell me which ROM are you using? Also, even after I flashed Custom recovery, I still see stock recovery, but from there Im able to access TWRP. is this expected behavior? Please tell stable roms for Redmi 2 2014818
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I am on stock miui brother. First root your device, install flashify and flash twrp from flashify. You are done.
Sent from my 2014818 using XDA Free mobile app

No rules broken here. Carry on! :good:
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Blisspop ROM
I have flashed Blisspop ROM, run smoothly until now ( more than 2 days)

Kumajaya's Marshmellow as daily driver. Using since last december, never crash-rebooted and rare bugs. Battery could have been better. And camera, obviously you can't beat MIUI's stock camera but it's all right.

cm 13 by kuma is already stable because basic functionality of redmi 2 is now working been using till now

Thanks guys! I've updated my OP, with reviews.

@rohitaar I'm too on cm 13 its smooth stable,but have you tried aosp caf,if yes how's it? I like idea of pure aosp ROM on which I could use xposed if I want any feature.Please review it if you can

I must add the (at least) here, none of the MM ROMs has a working adb, and some of has GPS issues

Lennoard said:
I must add the (at least) here, none of the MM ROMs has a working adb, and some of has GPS issues
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Do not believe this guy, I've been using ADB for like every ROM to batch install the APKs which I've backed up from the Stock MIUI.
ADB works perfectly. Also, I love Here Maps more than Google Maps, and it has no problems at all. Brother, if you have any issues with your phone, you should check it with the manufacturers, or at least other users, see if they have any issues.

rohitsonone said:
@rohitaar I'm too on cm 13 its smooth stable,but have you tried aosp caf,if yes how's it? I like idea of pure aosp ROM on which I could use xposed if I want any feature.Please review it if you can
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@rohitsonone No.. I had a look at it, but the UI seemed too Ice-Sandwich type! You see the screenshots! Guess I'm happy with CM13! You can use xposed in CM 13, no problems, although I don't want any tweaks.

I dont think kuma's cm13 ROM has best battery. I mean it is not to hurt him, but the marshmallow changes which forces us to enable gps for wifi functionality is the thief. It sucks battery like hell. But cm13 of kuma had awesome camera and it had no lags at all !! Very clean and smooth UI. As the kernel source has been released for redmi 2 we will have wait for some good battery management tweaks. PS: I am using kuma's cm12.1 as my daily driver and it has no problem at all except camera quality and the battery management(better than cm13 but still . . .)

can anyone help me with the audio bug? {audio playing with speaker and headphones.} the roms i used tends to work normally for 10 reboots. but after some reboots the audio bug kicks in. audio playing with speaker and headphones. hope thats the bug with roms. I have used Ressurection Remix both 5.1 and 6.0.

what is the most optimized rom for redmi 2?

Hey,
I search for the most optimized costum rom for my redmi 2. I saw a big performance boost when I switched from miui8 to cm13. does exist a more optimized rom as cm13 with even longer battery time and with less lag?
I would like to use a rom which is easy and where you can change a lot. the music player is important for me too.

Is redmi 2 and redmi 2 prime same

Each developer gives their at most effort to make a custom ROM that is best for our smartphone.So at first we have to greatful to every one of them.
If u want good performance and customization option,try DU ,zephyr or aicp.
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4vicky said:
Is redmi 2 and redmi 2 prime same
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Nope

raymond_bqg said:
Each developer gives their at most effort to make a custom ROM that is best for our smartphone.So at first we have to greatful to every one of them.
If u want good performance and customization option,try DU ,zephyr or aicp.
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and which for slowest battery draw? at <1.2ghz

Optimized ROM for Redmi 2
GamingAori said:
Hey,
I search for the most optimized custom ROM for my redmi 2. I saw a big performance boost when I switched from miui8 to cm13 ex
I would like to use a rom which is easy and where you can change a lot. The music player is important for me too.
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I agree with you. When I Switched from MIUI to CM13, I experienced better performance and better battery life. CM 13 for Redmi 2 is best ROM regarding performance and customizability. But, I think the Dirty Unicorn ROM for Redmi 2 Outperforms CM13 for Redmi 2. I am using Dirty Unicorn from last month and triumphal with the performance and battery backup. Also, the Dirty Unicorn is based on CM Theme Engine and AOSP, so we get customizability and Pure Android UI.
In my Opinion, The Dirty Unicorn is optimized ROM for Redmi 2.

Two Recommendations ...
In the category of Optimized ..
Xosp - Fully Customized , No bloatware , may flash The Xperia Apps on your own , longer battery Life and a Lag less Environment
Xiaomi.eu ROM - this is the best MIUI ROM you can get for your Device , trust me .. bloatware fully Removed , Google Apps Removed , Smooth like a Butter , Font Change Option Available , Based on latest Firmware , Regular Updates (once a month) .. try this a You'll love it

Isn't there any ROM on which we can get same sound quality as of stock MIUI ROM??

GamingAori said:
Hey,
I search for the most optimized costum rom for my redmi 2. I saw a big performance boost when I switched from miui8 to cm13. does exist a more optimized rom as cm13 with even longer battery time and with less lag?
I would like to use a rom which is easy and where you can change a lot. the music player is important for me too.
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CM13, DU and NX

udayxd said:
Isn't there any ROM on which we can get same sound quality as of stock MIUI ROM??
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The CyanogenMod is as good as Stock MIUI but provides better customization features than MIUI. I am using the CM13 on my Redmi 2 and never faced any problem. I am happy after replacing the MIUI7 with CM13.
Here are the features of CyanogenMod OS, if you are interested. Top CyanogenMod Features
I also tried the Dirty Unicorn ROM. It was a fantastic ROM. It is highly optimized ROM for Redmi 2. I never faced any battery backup issue while using the Dirty Unicorn ROM. The MIUI is little less optimized for battery usage.

How about Resurrection Remix?
Who is the best between CM13 vs RR vs DU???

dhamarar said:
How about Resurrection Remix?
Who is the best between CM13 vs RR vs DU???
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I think the best option is try these ROM by yourself and see which is best for you.

MOKEE

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MOKEE
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Mokee has ads and a lot of bloatware. It has a Chinese base which I despise a lot. Hell, it takes up more space on the system partition than any other custom ROM!
I have flashed quite a lot of ROMs on my device from both Android 6.0.1 and Android 7.1.1. So far, best marshmallow experience was with CM13 20161031 build and best nougat experience was with CM14.1 20161225 build. You see, these ROMs not only provide great battery backup but they also have their share of necessary customization features which I loved a lot. And yes, if you want to try MIUI best choice would be to go for xiaomi.eu ROMs. Also, Redmi 2 and Redmi 2 Prime has the same board wt88047. So any ROM for Redmi 2 is compatible with Redmi 2 Prime and vice versa. Happy flashing!!:good:

Try Validus for good battery backup and use viperv4 or any other sound mod if you want music and try lineage os for stock experience it has heating issues for now, try in next update.

Custom rom: Tesla, Mokee and LineageOS
Miui rom: Miui 6.6.3.0 or another by Xiaomi.eu is amazing! The more beautiful at all. Very good battery backup!

RR N OMS :good: insane battery backup with full features and OMS.

ntoetsoekarno said:
RR N OMS :good: insane battery backup with full features and OMS.
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Really? What is sot on this ROM?

I tried DU, RR ,cm 13,cm14.1 and newest lineageOS.....I must say that lineageOS is by far best in terms of battery and performance

prosoni47 said:
Really? What is sot on this ROM?
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It's about 5hours SOT, try it and you'll know.

ntoetsoekarno said:
RR N OMS :good: insane battery backup with full features and OMS.
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Is this the ROM (attached screenshot) you are talking about? I am facing high battery drain with this ROM.

Which Nougat based ROM you like the most ? Why ?

I just wanted to make a poll and wanted to see which ROMs are most liked and why? I know almost every ROM has same bugs but although let's see which ROM is best ?
It would be better if you comment down the reason why you like particular ROM..

I liked the xperience os because i got the best battery life in that ROM !!

Viper OS is optimized af and friggin awesome

hey guys, how is LOS 14.1 on x522? is it pretty minimal and close to stock aosp as possible?

It isn't been updated from long time.. how is camera?

Yes. It's close to stock aosp.

I like Mokee its some what unique and very smooth I am getting SOT of 6 hrs

How is the cam?

Same as all custom ROMs

stable bugless rom

which pie rom is stable and bugless
answer me plzzz

You can try these
First of all I don't think there's no such ROM as BUG-LESS. Even our X00TD's official stock ROM has many bugs. But yes there are some ROMs, stable enough to make you feel awesome. They have bugs but it shouldn't affect your experience. You can try the followings, I've tried them personally.
Pixel Experience Official : A full stock Pie experience. Not much customization.​
DOT OS Official : Fully customized and one of the best looking custom ROM out there.​
Havoc OS Official : I'm currently using this one. It'll provide you options to fully customize your device. Battery life of the Kernel is good as well.​
Let me know if you've some other ROMs (with lesser bugs) as well, I'll give'em a try too....!!
Hope it helps....!

thanks and which custom kernel i use

siddhant bhardwaj said:
thanks and which custom kernel i use
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First off, wrong place to post. Second, there is no best kernel or ROM. Everything has issues, just that some don't effect everybody.
Kernels u can try: TheRagingBeast, Rawwork, Darkonah, Azure, PBH, Singh, etc. Try all and settle on one. Rawwork is my personal favorite.

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First of all I don't think there's no such ROM as BUG-LESS. Even our X00TD's official stock ROM has many bugs. But yes there are some ROMs, stable enough to make you feel awesome. They have bugs but it shouldn't affect your experience. You can try the followings, I've tried them personally.
Pixel Experience Official : A full stock Pie experience. Not much customization.
DOT OS Official : Fully customized and one of the best looking custom ROM out there.
Havoc OS Official : I'm currently using this one. It'll provide you options to fully customize your device. Battery life of the Kernel is good as well.
Let me know if you've some other ROMs (with lesser bugs) as well, I'll give'em a try too....!!
Hope it helps....!
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Resurrection Remix is on par with havoc , if not better(with pbh v11 kernel

james11705 said:
Resurrection Remix is on par with havoc , if not better(with pbh v11 kernel
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I agree. In fact it's better than havoc because it's well polished and 99.99% bug free(could be totally bugless). Going to try dotos now.

MIUI based custom ROM suggestion

Hi everyone!
After about 1 year on the stock global ROM due to the slow release of MIUI12 I finally decided to install a custom ROM.
I really like the MIUI so I want to stay in it, so i found different ROMs MIUI based like xiaomi.eu, masik and MiGlobe.
Which one would You suggest me?
I need it as a daily driver so the most stable possibile (and certified for example to use gpay) and as long as i like MIUI customization, no AOSP or too empty ones.
Thanks in advance to everyone

Masik is excellent. Latest version is V.14. If you're game to use a custom kernel, try Predator. Stable, good battery life, enough customisation.

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Masik is excellent. Latest version is V.14. If you're game to use a custom kernel, try Predator. Stable, good battery life, enough customisation.
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Thanks for the reply! So You would suggest masik instead of xiaomi.eu, is it better?
And about the kernel, would You suggest me to install it or not? I don't usually play games

alpha1111 said:
Hi everyone!
After about 1 year on the stock global ROM due to the slow release of MIUI12 I finally decided to install a custom ROM.
I really like the MIUI so I want to stay in it, so i found different ROMs MIUI based like xiaomi.eu, masik and MiGlobe.
Which one would You suggest me?
I need it as a daily driver so the most stable possibile (and certified for example to use gpay) and as long as i like MIUI customization, no AOSP or too empty ones.
Thanks in advance to everyone
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Bootleggers

alpha1111 said:
Thanks for the reply! So You would suggest masik instead of xiaomi.eu, is it better?
And about the kernel, would You suggest me to install it or not? I don't usually play games
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i'm using Miui 12 on Masik X v14 right now, switched from PE+, and i have to say that while it's beautiful and has some iOS elements which i've always liked, was kind of disapointing since it has animation stutters and very inconsistant fluidity, sometimes animations are butter smooth and other times they are laggy, i'm downloading the latest release of Xiaomi.eu 12 as i'm writing this, ill try it and maybe reply back if it feels any different.

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i'm using Miui 12 on Masik X v14 right now, switched from PE+, and i have to say that while it's beautiful and has some iOS elements which i've always liked, was kind of disapointing since it has animation stutters and very inconsistant fluidity, sometimes animations are butter smooth and other times they are laggy, i'm downloading the latest release of Xiaomi.eu 12 as i'm writing this, ill try it and maybe reply back if it feels any different.
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Thanks for Your reply.
If U don't mind, keep me updated, now I will try masik

alpha1111 said:
Thanks for Your reply.
If U don't mind, keep me updated, now I will try masik
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Tried both Masik X 14 and Xiaomi.eu latest build, TLDR : the only difference i could notice is that Xiaomi.Eu has animations disabled for some reason with no toggle to enable them, they both run slower than AOSP roms such as Pixel Experience but that's to be expected since RN7 miui 12 stable still isn't officially out

mimminou said:
Tried both Masik X 14 and Xiaomi.eu latest build, TLDR : the only difference i could notice is that Xiaomi.Eu has animations disabled for some reason with no toggle to enable them, they both run slower than AOSP roms such as Pixel Experience but that's to be expected since RN7 miui 12 stable still isn't officially out
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Thanks,
I installed Masik and I have to say it's pretty good.
Tried to add a kernel but predator even with the patch still killed my wifi so i'm currently on stock, battery still however fine.
I will wait for a kernel or masik update to come and if they will not improve I'll switch to xiaomi eu.

I'm using RevOS, based on Miui china but debloated and it works perfectly. Unfortunatly, devs seems to stop updating roms next month so i'm looking for another custom miui based rom.
I'm gonna try Masik too i think.
I've found XMorz from Team Phenom which can be good too.
If anyone know others rom ...
EDIT : here are more :
MiuiMix (MMX TEAM)
MIUI Hellas XTRV
MiNovo