I've been looking at this phone as a potential replacement/upgrade to my OnePlus One.
I've been using Cyanogenmod and then LineageOS on my phone for a while now but my concern with this ASUS phone is if it's not popular then there will be no custom ROMs for it.
Main reason I install a custom ROM is to get more life out of a device, like this OnePlus One.
In addition, will we lose the extended functions of the camera as that's the other reason for looking at this phone. If it's in the app and the app could be exported, then a custom ROM should be possible, but I'd hate to lose that functionality by updating to a custom ROM.
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I'm getting my Nexus 4 in about a week and couldn't be more excited.. I used to use an old Motorola Defy on which I ran a slightly buggy CM10 ROM, which was anyday better than the Froyo with MotoBlur it came with. So it made sense to run CM10.
A friend of mine who recently bought a One X decided to flash custom ROMs and despite trying a few ROMs, he claimed that the original Sense ROM was the smoothest. Is that complete bull****? I mean, does the stock N4 ROM work the best compared to the custom ones on here?
And considering the fact that the next version of Android may be around the corner, should I just stick with the stock ROM and wait for an OTA update?
I just want the smoothest experience possible. Not looking for huge list of customizations or anything.
Depends on what you want. If you want slightly better battery life or fancy having more options to tweak as in hardware then a custom rom is the way to go. If you're happy with stock then stay stock. I've unlocked, and rooted my N4 but have kept the stock rom for now. It's just nice being rooted to allow you to back up your apps + DATA which you can't fully do when your unrooted. Plus once your unlocked your bootloader and rooted the world is your oyster, so to speak. At least maybe try rooting and a custom rom or two then if you don't see any real advantage you can always go back to stock rom, unroot then lock your device and have it back to factory default. That way you'll get your OTA updates once more.
My reasons for custom rom
- need full screen for games
- 2g/3G toggles
- custom colors
- ability to under volt etc
- themes
And don't compare custom roms between nexus devices and others
They are lot stable and fully Aosp supported
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first i would say stock rom runs super smooth, super responsive
but like the previous post, i do like the FULL SCREEN FEATURE for games and for anything else you would want more screen real estate for ex, web browsing, movies, or to just have a different sort of UI with no nav or status bar and just pie
but then again pie is just a launcher, but you would need a custom rom for full screen, nav and status bar customization
Kernels are something else, ive been using franco kernel since day 1 for all my devices (nexus 4,7,10) super stable and very CONSISTENT with me and by that i mean i never run into random problems with my phone its always running the same.
its all about personal preference.
A lot of people say there is no point in using custom ROMs on a nexus. But I disagree. Custom ROMs give you the stock ASOP experience that you want in addition to extra features that make it so much better. I could not live without all the features CyanogenMod offers; they have become so useful and convenient that it would be hard to stick with stock Android. For example, customizable notification LED, screen off music controls, tweakable lock screen, modifying quick setting toggles, expanded desktop, call blacklist etc.
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I think custom ROMs and kernels are the only way to go.
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I Am Marino said:
I think custom ROMs and kernels are the only way to go.
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This. I mean Google does a good job already with the stock ROM/Kernel (way better than OEM's and their skinned garbage and slow updates), but custom Kernels and ROMs take it further.
Stock on a Nexus? I don't know why anyone would miss out on all that custom loveliness.
At the very least unlock the boot loader and root it as soon as you get it to save the bother later of backing up all your data.
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I did it specifically for LTE. The customizations are just a nice bonus.
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The Nexus devices are the ones which made more sense to get Custom ROMS, because they are open source.
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The Nexus devices are the ones which made more sense to get Custom ROMS, because they are open source.
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Most would argue that OEM skinned devices make more sense to have custom ROM's/Kernels due to all the bloatware typically installed, and lack of quick system updates. Nexus devices in-particular have a clean stock Android experience, and fast updates straight from Google.
Custom ROM's and Kernels just happen to be far easier on Nexus devices since they're AOSP supported and have Kernel sources directly available.
You must be a Happy Flasher to enjoy this developer device!
The full screen mode might be worth the jump. Didn't know stock didn't have the feature. I've seen a little bit of that PIE controls thing. Not sure if it's actually that user friendly, but I might give PA a shot.
My only gripe is with the fact that, since the rumored 4.3 is around the corner, I might have to go through the process of putting stock back for the OTA update. If it's coming by next month, I might just keep it stock anyway.
Either way, thanks for your replies! Appreciate it.. My previous phone's threads weren't anywhere as active as it is on here
Looking forward to my nexus! (Getting it in less than a week now!)
Is it really true that the custom roms are better than stock roms?
And what make the difference
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Depends on what yoyr comparing. As far as your likes on either aosp or stock roms. I find its a mood thing for me. Some days i prefer the stability (in most cases) of stock roms. Better use of the actual features you paid the money for on the device. Then some days the total customization of aosp. Depending on the build release. Stable and all running great on a stock oem carrier branded flagship could be the fastest most fun. But your camera may not work as well etc. Etc. ...Its really personal choice. That is the answer most will give you.
However in my experiences, id have to say most flagships today or released in past year are just great out of box. Most should be. Maybe debloat a bit. But really. Its all choice. Well id better crash. Been on a 36 hour build here. Pooped. You can always build yourself an environment and learn a few things about building your own rom from source. But though i dont share mine anymore here you could. Many would like anything to just flash. And really that about what this becomes after a few years if your not building your own. Lol. But like most of us die hards around here if nothing else its quite fun. So go flash and test. Enjoy.
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sten123 said:
Is it really true that the custom roms are better than stock roms?
And what make the difference
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Yeah it really does depend on what you're comparing.
There are many pros to flashing custom ROM, but you don't get the official updates anymore - which you have to wait for your ROM cook to cook up a new version.
Custom ROMs also give you more possibilities in customization, on stock ROM you are limited to many things. You have more control over your apps and have the capability of using superuser permissions on apps.
There are more pros for custom ROMs than pros for stock ROMs.
Some ROM's remove a lot of bloat, that combined with custom kernels may allow for faster speed, better battery life and a greater degree of customization of the UI. If you use a touchwiz rom you can keep the spen functions, but ROM's like Cyanagynmod may limit the pen functionality and lack the Samsung features supporting the spen.
I'm running hyperdrive ROM ATM. Battery life is far better, all the s-pen features work and it's significantly faster. I've also changed many of the stock colors in the UI and flashed a theme I like. The rom bakes in some other helpful apps, for example one that switches an alternate keyboard (Swiftkey for example) with the stock keyboard (for writing) when the spen is out. You could add these separately, but can be accessed via the ROM's tweaks utility.
Hey guys! For the first time I am having a device Nexus and I am very happy. But I would like to test new ROMs customized. in my devices previous (non-Nexus) whenever opted for any ROM AOSP or CM based, the camera had lower quality compared to the stock, because the manufacturers not release their drivers owners for parallel development. Thus, always have CM drivers generic in the camera and other parts of the device.
I wonde then, if we Nexus happens otherwise. Google provides these codes for developers? I will lose quality in photographs case use another ROM AOSP based?
Grateful for the replies!
There isn't a custom ROM that will degrade your photo quality on the 6p.
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Indeed: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/drivers
Additionally, the blobs/drivers can be easily extracted from a rooted device/the factory images. So all in all, no, you do not have to worry about any issues with the camera or any other hardware with custom ROMs (aside from Bluetooth with CM based ROMs).
Hello Everyone,
I know there have been a couple of similar threads that have been doing rounds in this section.
But my question is, what would be the real advantages of having a custom ROM on a Nexus device, since we are running Vanilla and have no bloatware whatsoever.
Would it only be for the additional features with regards to the display settings and kernels, battery life and other customisations?
If this thread seems repetitive, do knock it off.
The main advantage would be that custom ROMs usually have extra features. Some might give you better battery life but some might give worse, battery life is entirely subjective anyway.
It's pretty much for the features. As stated above, battery life is subjective. It depends how you use the device and for what. I personally see no advantages besides added features, but maybe someone else will chime in.
Custom rom on a nexus device is basically a thing you want when you don't want to be Like this
Stock rooted with xposed installed and using gravity box
Gravity box has all the main common features that most rom have
Many prefer to be on stock and use gravity others prefer a custom rom
Also if you want CMTE you need a custom rom
I cannot live without CMTE so i use a custom rom
Many people liked layers thats why they used roms but since mm it is supported by default so stock rooted it is
It is entirely subjective what you want to run as daily driver
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Pardon me if it's a noob question
Just wanted to know that whether camera capabilities like the potrait mode and other tweaks will be affected when running a custom rom?
If so, what differences could one expect?
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Not completely sure. But from what I understand so far. If it is a stock based, custom ROM, then stock camera app is there to function same as always.
But for non stock ROMs (Lineage, Resurrection Remix, AOSP), it seems camera functionally will be significantly reduced (OnePlus aren't delivering camera blobs by the sounds of things). And because of that, not sure what community is able to do in that regard