Database Users

What ROM will you suggest?

Hi guys,
my wife's phone died, so I found my brother's old nexus s. With official ROM it's kind of slow, so is there any custom ROM you will suggest to install? As long as is fast and stable, that's fine
Thx

funjai said:
Hi guys,
my wife's phone died, so I found my brother's old nexus s. With official ROM it's kind of slow, so is there any custom ROM you will suggest to install? As long as is fast and stable, that's fine
Thx
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There's a chart for that...
For my mom (she has my ns) I put jellybean 4.1.2 jz054m on it with the aosp 3.0.71 aosp devil kernel.. No features, but xposed is a thing.. Before I shipped it I tested it at 7days standby time or 3-4hrs sot.. Not fast, but for crespo it is.. 284/283 on geekbench..

Thx mate, will try it later today

I find Cyanogen 11 quite usable. There are "nightly" versions that even contain security updates from 2016. Older Android versions might be attackable due to various security holes.

I would install Nexus S Nightly build: https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=crespo
For Google Play you'll need CM 11 "small" gapps.
Basically Android 4.4.4 with the Android Security Bulletins patched in. Just checked with AndroidVTS. And according to the app cm-11-20160523 is still vulnerable to CVE-2015-3636 (nasty apps can gain root) and CVE-2015-6616.
I might take a stab at getting that patched. But I have no clue where to go, since the Cyanogenmod JIRA bug tracker doesn't even contain a 'crespo' device anymore.

Henk Poley said:
(...)
I might take a stab at getting that patched. But I have no clue where to go, since the Cyanogenmod JIRA bug tracker doesn't even contain a 'crespo' device anymore.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I already complained about that (See http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-s/development/unable-to-create-bug-report-cm11-jira-t3357978). It seems that CM11 has been more or less been abandoned by Cyanogen, and the "nightly builds" run unattendedly. Maybe the only way to really remove bugs or improve the system is to get the source code and run the compiler.

Henk Poley said:
I would install Nexus S Nightly build: https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=crespo
For Google Play you'll need CM 11 "small" gapps.
Basically Android 4.4.4 with the Android Security Bulletins patched in. Just checked with AndroidVTS. And according to the app cm-11-20160523 is still vulnerable to CVE-2015-3636 (nasty apps can gain root) and CVE-2015-6616.
I might take a stab at getting that patched. But I have no clue where to go, since the Cyanogenmod JIRA bug tracker doesn't even contain a 'crespo' device anymore.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thx guys, at the moment I'm installing CM11

PureNexus vs Android N 7.1 DP

Hi guys,
I'm currently torn between PureNexus and Nougat 7.1. Currently I'm stock, unrooted with bootloader locked. Basically as good as factory piece.
I had made my mind up to flash PureNexus, then I read about Google releasing DP of 7.1 to N6P.
I'm not able to decide on either of these now.
Would there be any noticeable changes from 7.0 to 7.1 or would you go on and flash PureNexus!!!???
Sent from my Nexus 6P using XDA-Developers mobile app

SyCreed said:
I'll tell you the truth,, there is nothing special about PureNexus nougat rom...i Flashed PN, used it for 1 day and went back to stock nougat + franco's kernel.
I found the google apps works better on stock than the AOSP apps on PureNexus.
The "life" of one battery cycle isn't too much different between those two...
About dp 7.1 , I ain't sure that there is some one who can answer your question about it, there is no any specific info about that... all you can do is flash the DP when it'll roll out and than decide - keep it or not.
Best regards,
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm curious about "the google apps" part. What do you mean?
Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

Jammol said:
I'm curious about "the google apps" part. What do you mean?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
He means the Google apps run better on stock. In other words the "Gapps" and I noticed it too. Apps don't install as fast from the play store. Don't get me wrong pn is a great rom. I'll probably use it instead of stock some day. But rn. There is too many new updates coming to the Nexus device. One of the main reasons to have a nexus is to have all the latest versions and features earlier. That's wasted with pn. Maybe after 7.1 is on stable and Pn is on a stable version of 7.1 I'll switch. But right now . I'm on 7.1

SyCreed said:
The AOSP based phone app for example is old compared to google markets one, keeping both make no sense , freeze the AOSP phone app will broke the whole calling "system".
The overall experience on stock apps vs AOSP version is much better, nothing missing, fully functional, if u don't like something you can just disable it with no issues (of freeze with TB)
I never liked the AOSP based Roms, there is always something old and undone... You can bring the same results of battery life of stock , just change kernel, freeze some apps and disable some services and you're ready to go.
The best way to choose is to try them both, than decide what's better for you.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ahh I see what you mean. Yeah aosp apps tend to be outdated. On PN I flash OpenGapps and get rid of everything AOSP app wise.
Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk

Stock has gotten so good, I stopped developing Roms.

flex360 said:
Stock has gotten so good, I stopped developing Roms.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
True and your roms were sweet! But I still like flashing custom roms!

[ROM][4.4.4][Ovation][EMMC][UNOFFICIAL] LineageOS 11 & CyanogenMod 11

You can find download under the "Downloads" tab on the top left of this thread / post.
Or you can find it at, https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=22393#downloads
Changelog:
2017-12-29: Fixed fonts, fixed the boot animation file, and updated webview stuff. lineage-11-20171229-UNOFFICIAL-ovation.zip
2017-12-29 #2: Removed Lighting Browser + because it crashes, and added a safer browser. lineage-11-20171229-UNOFFICIAL-ovation.zip
2017-12-30: Removed the Browser for crashing reasons (download your own browser). lineage-11-20171230-UNOFFICIAL-ovation.zip
2017-12-31: Updated CM apps. lineage-11-20171231-UNOFFICIAL-ovation.zip
2018-01-11: Updated security patch. lineage-11-20180111-UNOFFICIAL-ovation.zip
2018-01-22: Fixed system apps, priv-apps, and framework. This update fixes the UI crashes after each reboot or shut down. lineage-11-20180122-UNOFFICIAL-ovation.zip
2018-01-25 CyanogenMod 11: Updated everything, this is the first release. cm-11-20180125-NIGHTLY-ovation.zip
2018-03-12 CyanogenMod 11: Updated all of the apps, updated the webview stuff, and updated the security patch. cm-11-20180312-NIGHTLY-ovation.zip
2018-09-05 CyanogenMod 11: Updated all of the apps, updated the webview stuff, and updated the security patch to: August 1, 2018. cm-11-20180905-NIGHTLY-ovation.zip
2018-09-16 CyanogenMod 11: Updated the security patch and fixed some security issues within the system. cm-11-20180916-NIGHTLY-ovation.zip
2018-12-03 CyanogenMod 11: Updated security patch and upgraded some system apps. cm-11-20181203-NIGHTLY-ovation.zip
XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM][4.4.4][Ovation][EMMC][UNOFFICIAL] LineageOS 11 & CyanogenMod 11, ROM for the Barnes & Noble Nook HD+
Contributors
secretwolf98, LineageOS, twiztid_ (For testing this ROM), and CyanogenMod
Source Code: https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=22393#downloads
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
Based On: LineageOS 11 & CyanogenMod 11
Version Information
Status: Stable
Stable Release Date: 2018-01-22 (LineageOS 11) & 2018-12-03 (CyanogenMod 11)
Created 2017-09-06
Last Updated 2018-12-03

wkw09 said:
I'd definitely pay for an annual update.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
https://www.patreon.com/Ryzen5_3600

Installing now, and will dig into it once I get home from taking the kids to school!

Ok, so far it's running great. I haven't gotten to really dig deep into it like I planned due to a busy day, but I did learn that YouTube still runs like trash. I honestly think it's the app, not the ROM, since it has been this way across several ROMs, and more than a couple devices. I found a little bit of screen flicker when plugged in and in landscape view. This cleared up immediately by disabling ambient display (which I don't think is even usable on the nooks anyway). Other than this, I have nothing to report, all is working as desired!

ieatabiscuit said:
Ok, so far it's running great. I haven't gotten to really dig deep into it like I planned due to a busy day, but I did learn that YouTube still runs like trash. I honestly think it's the app, not the ROM, since it has been this way across several ROMs, and more than a couple devices. I found a little bit of screen flicker when plugged in and in landscape view. This cleared up immediately by disabling ambient display (which I don't think is even usable on the nooks anyway). Other than this, I have nothing to report, all is working as desired!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok, thanks for your feedback!
Did you know that the person that make marsh, lolli, n, etc for the nooks, is making aosp 8.0 for HD and HD+?
I found sources on his GitHub, https://github.com/airend/android/tree/tmp/oreo.

secretwolf98 said:
Ok, thanks for your feedback!
Did you know that the person that make marsh, lolli, n, etc for the nooks, is making aosp 8.0 for HD and HD+?
I found sources on his GitHub, https://github.com/airend/android/tree/tmp/oreo.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ahh, good old amaces. He's been at it for a long time too! I bounce around ROMs from time to time depending on what I want to use my Ovation for. His ROMs are pretty solid and stable too, but I wanted to give old-school KK a try again. I've alwayse liked the split-screen menu layout it used over the newer versions too.

ieatabiscuit said:
Ahh, good old amaces. He's been at it for a long time too! I bounce around ROMs from time to time depending on what I want to use my Ovation for. His ROMs are pretty solid and stable too, but I wanted to give old-school KK a try again. I've alwayse liked the split-screen menu layout it used over the newer versions too.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Would you know if UA hummingbird AOSP 7.1.2 is stable? I might try it after school.

secretwolf98 said:
Would you know if UA hummingbird AOSP 7.1.2 is stable? I might try it after school.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I used to have a working Hummingbird, but it's got a bad battery, and I haven't replaced it yet, so I'm not quite as versed on it as the Ovation anymore. I do know that he's got a following of people that test on the Hummingbird since he doesn't have one himself, and aside for trivial things like the boot screen's orientation being upside down, his' ROMs are known for being quite stable. I remember my Hummingbird feeling faster then my Ovation, but that's also due to the GPU not being taxed as hard as it is on that 1080p display. I remember I had MANY hours of use in on that Hummingbird with his ROMs at the hands of my kids. So much use the battery wore out. Never had any issues with it on the software side that I remember. Now you have me wondering if I can mod mine to fit an ovation-ish battery into it for longer life...

ieatabiscuit said:
I used to have a working Hummingbird, but it's got a bad battery, and I haven't replaced it yet, so I'm not quite as versed on it as the Ovation anymore. I do know that he's got a following of people that test on the Hummingbird since he doesn't have one himself, and aside for trivial things like the boot screen's orientation being upside down, his' ROMs are known for being quite stable. I remember my Hummingbird feeling faster then my Ovation, but that's also due to the GPU not being taxed as hard as it is on that 1080p display. I remember I had MANY hours of use in on that Hummingbird with his ROMs at the hands of my kids. So much use the battery wore out. Never had any issues with it on the software side that I remember. Now you have me wondering if I can mod mine to fit an ovation-ish battery into it for longer life...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Is it stable on Ovation? https://builds.unlegacy-android.org/aosp-7.1/ovation/

secretwolf98 said:
Is it stable on Ovation? https://builds.unlegacy-android.org/aosp-7.1/ovation/
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I haven't tried, or heard of before now, unlegacy on my ovation. So far, your ROM is a very well done re-release of CM11. As for the other, newer ROMs on Ovation, yes, they run quite well. I've only tried amaces' ROMs, and he put a lot of hours, and software tweaking magic into getting it to runt he way it does. I'm going to try this new stuff tonight I think. Just to see what it's about.
Update: I can't get Un-Legacy to boot, so I would say it's not as stable as hoped

ieatabiscuit said:
I haven't tried, or heard of before now, unlegacy on my ovation. So far, your ROM is a very well done re-release of CM11. As for the other, newer ROMs on Ovation, yes, they run quite well. I've only tried amaces' ROMs, and he put a lot of hours, and software tweaking magic into getting it to runt he way it does. I'm going to try this new stuff tonight I think. Just to see what it's about.
Update: I can't get Un-Legacy to boot, so I would say it's not as stable as hoped
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks.
Strange, I used it for the first time on hummingbird, and it boots.
Yea same, I only used CM and @amaces ROMs.
I can't wait to try Android Oreo on Nook HD, and if it ever comes out for the Galaxy Tab 2.

secretwolf98 said:
You can find download under the "Downloads" tab on the top left of this thread / post.
Or you can find it at, https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=22393#downloads
XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM][4.4.4][Ovation][EMMC][UNOFFICIAL] LineageOS 11, ROM for the Barnes & Noble Nook HD, HD
Contributors
secretwolf98, LineageOS, twiztid_ (For testing this ROM)
Source Code: https://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/?id=22393#downloads
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
Based On: LineageOS
Version Information
Status: Stable
Stable Release Date: 2017-09-05
Created 2017-09-06
Last Updated 2017-09-06
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for this Rom, its been years since I've flashed and wouldlike to know the steps and what gapps to use.
Thanks in advance.

pvaldeben said:
Thanks for this Rom, its been years since I've flashed and wouldlike to know the steps and what gapps to use.
Thanks in advance.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
your welcome, opengapps.org
ARM
4.4
Pico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyhUp669FWA (video not mine)
There is also the second latest Android 7.1.2 for Ovation.
https://notredame.app.box.com/s/26a4bygh9vbaw7jjq08xr5evomvaw5ww/file/239817874034
opengapps.org
ARM
7.1
Pico

secretwolf98 said:
your welcome, opengapps.org
ARM
4.4
Pico
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyhUp669FWA (video not mine)
There is also the second latest Android 7.1.2 for Ovation.
https://notredame.app.box.com/s/26a4bygh9vbaw7jjq08xr5evomvaw5ww/file/239817874034
opengapps.org
ARM
7.1
Pico
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Flashed it over the weekend and Worked like a charm. My Nook HD+ has new life. Thanks again for the latest build, gapps and the video. Sweet.:good::good::good:

pvaldeben said:
Flashed it over the weekend and Worked like a charm. My Nook HD+ has new life. Thanks again for the latest build, gapps and the video. Sweet.:good::good::good:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Your welcome

pvaldeben said:
Flashed it over the weekend and Worked like a charm. My Nook HD+ has new life. Thanks again for the latest build, gapps and the video. Sweet.:good::good::good:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sorry, did you flash the LineageOS 11 (4.4.4) ROM or the 7.1.2 one also mentioned in this post? My previous experience with anything newer than KitKat on this device was that performance was too slow. I'm back on CM 11 at the moment but would be tempted to flash a newer ROM.

herges said:
Sorry, did you flash the LineageOS 11 (4.4.4) ROM or the 7.1.2 one also mentioned in this post? My previous experience with anything newer than KitKat on this device was that performance was too slow. I'm back on CM 11 at the moment but would be tempted to flash a newer ROM.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I flashed the recommended 7.1.2 and seems to work great for my use. I use it mostly as a media player in my shop. for google music, tunein, iHeart, and HDHomeRun, but HD HOMErun stops streaming after 30 seconds, must be due to 512meg memory on the system. But Plex works with out an issue.
Its connected to a car radio in my shop and works great and responsive. I do leave it plugged in beacuse its always in the same spot.
Thanks again, if I start having any issue,' ill let you know.

herges said:
Sorry, did you flash the LineageOS 11 (4.4.4) ROM or the 7.1.2 one also mentioned in this post? My previous experience with anything newer than KitKat on this device was that performance was too slow. I'm back on CM 11 at the moment but would be tempted to flash a newer ROM.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Do you have hummingbird? It won't let me install 4.4.2, 4.4.3, and 4.4.4

pvaldeben said:
I flashed the recommended 7.1.2 and seems to work great for my use. I use it mostly as a media player in my shop. for google music, tunein, iHeart, and HDHomeRun, but HD HOMErun stops streaming after 30 seconds, must be due to 512meg memory on the system. But Plex works with out an issue.
Its connected to a car radio in my shop and works great and responsive. I do leave it plugged in beacuse its always in the same spot.
Thanks again, if I start having any issue,' ill let you know.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Your welcome. Ok

secretwolf98 said:
Do you have hummingbird? It won't let me install 4.4.2, 4.4.3, and 4.4.4
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I do have both a hummingbird and Ovation - both on the old 4.4.4 ROMs as anything newer had too much lag. Which ROM exactly are you trying to install and what recovery version are you on? I seem to remember that the 4.x ROMs needed the old recovery to install.

herges said:
I do have both a hummingbird and Ovation - both on the old 4.4.4 ROMs as anything newer had too much lag. Which ROM exactly are you trying to install and what recovery version are you on? I seem to remember that the 4.x ROMs needed the old recovery to install.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It gives me an error for all recoveries. Can you make a TWRP backup of hummingbird factory re-set LineageOS 11, and send me it? CM official givers errors and LineageOS 11.

Which one is currently (Oct-2018) the best XT907 Custom ROM to use?

Good afternoon!
Well, after being loyal to this Motorola for a couple years, I finally got on my hands a XT907 with Android 4.1 (that means I can unlock bootloader for free! YAY!)
Since something like January 2017, I want to have a higher Android version on a Motorola RAZR M. Back then, I had a couple ROMs on a list what I wanted to test. However, I got a XT907 capable of this 22 months later
So, now what we are on 2018 and things evolved a lot, I want to hear suggestions: Which one is, for you, right now, the best Custom ROM to use for a daily use? That means this XT907 will be my principal phone, so I'll use from Office Suite to Hotspot (Short words: I need a ROM fully functional).
Thanks in advance :highfive:

I have recently flashed CRDroid Android 7.1.2 shared by DiamondJohn, it looks great with Overclocking and extra customization, so far there is no bug apparently, and being on unlocked bootloader means you can switch to any rom after testing, i had cm 12.1 before this which restart it self randomly after somedays, so def Android 7.1.2 is so faar good one.

Najam121 said:
I have recently flashed CRDroid Android 7.1.2 shared by DiamondJohn, it looks great with Overclocking and extra customization, so far there is no bug apparently, and being on unlocked bootloader means you can switch to any rom after testing, i had cm 12.1 before this which restart it self randomly after somedays, so def Android 7.1.2 is so faar good one.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I see. I just installed to my mother XT912 LineageOS 14.1, and that is my first experience seeing a non-stock ROM on a Motorola hahaha
Just wondering: You need to overclock CRDroid Android 7.1.2 for it to run smoothly? Or I can just install it to run it well?
I don't have much experience going deeper on customization. The farthest I have went is Xposed Framework in Motorola, and Custom ROM/Kernel in Samsung

Pedreo1997 said:
I see. I just installed to my mother XT912 LineageOS 14.1, and that is my first experience seeing a non-stock ROM on a Motorola hahaha
Just wondering: You need to overclock CRDroid Android 7.1.2 for it to run smoothly? Or I can just install it to run it well?
I don't have much experience going deeper on customization. The farthest I have went is Xposed Framework in Motorola, and Custom ROM/Kernel in Samsung
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Mine was laggy when i installed it, then i installed kernal auditor and it was showing my one cpu core as offline always so i just enabled that, other than that i didnt change anythinh

Pedreo1997 said:
Good afternoon!
Well, after being loyal to this Motorola for a couple years, I finally got on my hands a XT907 with Android 4.1 (that means I can unlock bootloader for free! YAY!)
Since something like January 2017, I want to have a higher Android version on a Motorola RAZR M. Back then, I had a couple ROMs on a list what I wanted to test. However, I got a XT907 capable of this 22 months later
So, now what we are on 2018 and things evolved a lot, I want to hear suggestions: Which one is, for you, right now, the best Custom ROM to use for a daily use? That means this XT907 will be my principal phone, so I'll use from Office Suite to Hotspot (Short words: I need a ROM fully functional).
Thanks in advance :highfive:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
crDroid is the best android experience, but for the fastest and smoothest non android experience Sailfish OS 2.1 is the way to go.

Najam121 said:
Mine was laggy when i installed it, then i installed kernal auditor and it was showing my one cpu core as offline always so i just enabled that, other than that i didnt change anythinh
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Galaxyninja66 said:
crDroid is the best android experience, but for the fastest and smoothest non android experience Sailfish OS 2.1 is the way to go.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you! For now, I'm using CrDroid and my phone has been a bit laggy sometimes. However, nothing to worry about (for now).
Thanks for both answers!

Pedreo1997 said:
Thank you! For now, I'm using CrDroid and my phone has been a bit laggy sometimes. However, nothing to worry about (for now).
Thanks for both answers!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hows your battery so far ?
i was using CrDroid 7.1.2 , but as everyone know Lineage OS 14.1 and all other Nougat Rom have problems with battery calibration on our devices so i reverted back to Marshmallow Lineage OS 13, so far battery is working alright but not as good as Lollipop, so i might revert back to Kitkat Bootloader and then CM 12.1 after somedays.

Najam121 said:
Hows your battery so far ?
i was using CrDroid 7.1.2 , but as everyone know Lineage OS 14.1 and all other Nougat Rom have problems with battery calibration on our devices so i reverted back to Marshmallow Lineage OS 13, so far battery is working alright but not as good as Lollipop, so i might revert back to Kitkat Bootloader and then CM 12.1 after somedays.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My battery is running out faster than usual, but that isn't a problem for me (for now). I overclocked it with Kernel Adiutor (yeah, 'Adiutor') and it's working fine! :laugh:

what is the best custom rom for the espressowifi

in performance, battery life etc. :good:
i have omni 6 rn
performace is good but battery life was better in 7
or maybe my battery is trash

Derivative
zer0_Clover said:
in performance, battery life etc. :good:
i have omni 6 rn
performace is good but battery life was better in 7
or maybe my battery is trash
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I currently have Unlegacy Android 7.1.2 June 2020 build installed, but i'm planning to downgrade. Is omni roms a derivative of some other rom or is it independent? I don't like Lineage OS 13 and Slim 6 is a derivative of LOS. I have not tried omni 6 as of now.

I just got this tablet from a friend. I tried factory reset on the existing stock rom it had, I installed 4 different custom roms and I then went back to stock rom(4.2.2). This thing is so friggin laggy. Was there ever a time(rom) that this thing worked properly? I just want it for browsing, and it takes FOREVER to load a page(if it loads at all). As is, it is a useless piece of junk.

yeah I've just found it inside a closed. Flashed a few "newish roms" and it lags a lot even in the UI and random issues like Missing the top menu until I go into settings.
Will try to go back to 4.x and see if it lags there too. I remember it to be usable once booted.
It seems to heat a lot. Don't know if these things have a thermal paste.
edit cm11 2020 update works ok. but i need 5.0 up
try slim roms. i just flashed 6.0 and seems fine, 2020 security updates on andi's website
http://andi34.github.io/roms_tab2_slim.html

Get Android 6 custom roms
TRoN_1 said:
I just got this tablet from a friend. I tried factory reset on the existing stock rom it had, I installed 4 different custom roms and I then went back to stock rom(4.2.2). This thing is so friggin laggy. Was there ever a time(rom) that this thing worked properly? I just want it for browsing, and it takes FOREVER to load a page(if it loads at all). As is, it is a useless piece of junk.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm sorry to hear of your troubles. Out of those 4 custom roms you've tried, were any of them based off android 6? If all of them were android 7 based, then there's the problem. As of now, any custom rom based off android 7 are unstable. If you want stability, then go with Unlegacy Android 6, Lineage OS 13, Slim6 and Omni6(highly recommended).
---------- Post added at 11:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:16 PM ----------
rc87 said:
yeah I've just found it inside a closed. Flashed a few "newish roms" and it lags a lot even in the UI and random issues like Missing the top menu until I go into settings.
Will try to go back to 4.x and see if it lags there too. I remember it to be usable once booted.
It seems to heat a lot. Don't know if these things have a thermal paste.
edit cm11 2020 update works ok. but i need 5.0 up
try slim roms. i just flashed 6.0 and seems fine, 2020 security updates on andi's website
http://andi34.github.io/roms_tab2_slim.html
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, avoid all android 7 based custom roms for this device.

Alotheone said:
I currently have Unlegacy Android 7.1.2 June 2020 build installed, but i'm planning to downgrade. Is omni roms a derivative of some other rom or is it independent? I don't like Lineage OS 13 and Slim 6 is a derivative of LOS. I have not tried omni 6 as of now.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Andi omni ROMs are quite good for performance and battery just don't install gapps. But I have not tried unlegacy yet but other than that I kind tried everything else

rc87 said:
yeah I've just found it inside a closed. Flashed a few "newish roms" and it lags a lot even in the UI and random issues like Missing the top menu until I go into settings.
Will try to go back to 4.x and see if it lags there too. I remember it to be usable once booted.
It seems to heat a lot. Don't know if these things have a thermal paste.
edit cm11 2020 update works ok. but i need 5.0 up
try slim roms. i just flashed 6.0 and seems fine, 2020 security updates on andi's website
http://andi34.github.io/roms_tab2_slim.html
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Slim 6 is like the worst for me
And the heating isn't exactly the rarest thing for this thing. If you want to sacrifice some of the apps you may use that require gapps then ditch google services entirely it improves performance and battery
Then for YouTube use vanced and for the app store use aurora

TRoN_1 said:
I just got this tablet from a friend. I tried factory reset on the existing stock rom it had, I installed 4 different custom roms and I then went back to stock rom(4.2.2). This thing is so friggin laggy. Was there ever a time(rom) that this thing worked properly? I just want it for browsing, and it takes FOREVER to load a page(if it loads at all). As is, it is a useless piece of junk.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The answer is simple. Ditch gapps

Alotheone said:
I'm sorry to hear of your troubles. Out of those 4 custom roms you've tried, were any of them based off android 6? If all of them were android 7 based, then there's the problem. As of now, any custom rom based off android 7 are unstable. If you want stability, then go with Unlegacy Android 6, Lineage OS 13, Slim6 and Omni6(highly recommended).
---------- Post added at 11:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:16 PM ----------
Yeah, avoid all android 7 based custom roms for this device.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Why tho nougat worked nice. It only starts lagging when you flash gapps so I don't

Alotheone said:
I'm sorry to hear of your troubles. Out of those 4 custom roms you've tried, were any of them based off android 6? If all of them were android 7 based, then there's the problem. As of now, any custom rom based off android 7 are unstable. If you want stability, then go with Unlegacy Android 6, Lineage OS 13, Slim6 and Omni6(highly recommended).
---------- Post added at 11:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:16 PM ----------
Yeah, avoid all android 7 based custom roms for this device.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey do you know how to install a file manager on unlegacy 6 with out gapps

Aurora
zer0_Clover said:
Hey do you know how to install a file manager on unlegacy 6 with out gapps
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm not too sure about it since i flashed gapps, but you would have to flash f droid apk with TWRP. Aurora Store is what you'd use to download the file manager

Alotheone said:
I currently have Unlegacy Android 7.1.2 June 2020 build installed, but i'm planning to downgrade. Is omni roms a derivative of some other rom or is it independent? I don't like Lineage OS 13 and Slim 6 is a derivative of LOS. I have not tried omni 6 as of now.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
slim 6 is the worst rom for me by far i think omni is independent
im using andi's ports of omnirom

Alotheone said:
I'm not too sure about it since i flashed gapps, but you would have to flash f droid apk with TWRP. Aurora Store is what you'd use to download the file manager
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
how to do that? i am going to stick with omni 7 for now but still

dhollmen 4.4.4 works nice and snappy for me
zer0_Clover said:
in performance, battery life etc. :good:
i have omni 6 rn
performace is good but battery life was better in 7
or maybe my battery is trash
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
so i tried some kitkat roms dhollmen is nice all the other ones are good too. does anyone know aospa? i heard they made some kitkat and jellybean roms for this thing most of the videos showing it are in russian probably because it was posted on a russian forum (4pda) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3PIXyx7qlg&t=301s here is a video. Also what settings do you use for dhollmen kernel?

zer0_Clover said:
so i tried some kitkat roms dhollmen is nice all the other ones are good too. does anyone know aospa? i heard they made some kitkat and jellybean roms for this thing most of the videos showing it are in russian probably because it was posted on a russian forum (4pda) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3PIXyx7qlg&t=301s here is a video. Also what settings do you use for dhollmen kernel?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i wont try it since it has bloatware but i never heard of it

zer0_Clover said:
i wont try it since it has bloatware but i never heard of it
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
heres a kitkat version without bloatware

trying slimkat and aosp 4.4.4 will try to install dhollmen gapps:good:

Another device... like a laptop.
zer0_Clover said:
how to do that? i am going to stick with omni 7 for now but still
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Download F Droid apk with another device such as a pc or another android. Send the apk to a micro sd card and put in your GT2.
If your GT2 have TWRP, use it to flash F Droid apk.
If successful, download Aurora Store via F Droid.
I always went with gapps, so these instructions are not 100% accurate, i hope i could help you out.

Alotheone said:
Download F Droid apk with another device such as a pc or another android. Send the apk to a micro sd card and put in your GT2.
If your GT2 have TWRP, use it to flash F Droid apk.
If successful, download Aurora Store via F Droid.
I always went with gapps, so these instructions are not 100% accurate, i hope i could help you out.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
oh... im a moron. but i didnt have drivers for it so yeah i guess that i didnt think about it. also i dont think you can flash apk with twrp just sideload it
:cyclops:

zer0_Clover said:
oh... im a moron. but i didnt have drivers for it so yeah i guess that i didnt think about it. also i dont think you can flash apk with twrp just sideload it
:cyclops:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Oh that doesn't work does it? I can't access the apk so I can't install it