Whats everyones preferred setup for their pixels and why? kernel, rom, mods, etc.
I generally run stock rom, magisk and xposed, and occasionally ill run with exkernel, but more than often i find myself returning to stock for a few days before i repeat the modding.
Currently on Lineage 15.1, using it's kernel with Magisk. I may reformat soon, and try it sans gapps. Stock email with gmail setup as imap, stock browser with ad-away, and a few misc sideloaded apps, like hermit and spotifydogfood. Trying the less is more approach.
noidea24 said:
Whats everyones preferred setup for their pixels and why? kernel, rom, mods, etc.
I generally run stock rom, magisk and xposed, and occasionally ill run with exkernel, but more than often i find myself returning to stock for a few days before i repeat the modding.
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I had stock rom with root and magisk with adway for about a month. Decided to go back to stock with no mods at all. I don't have a need to have a custom rom anymore. I feel stock is very satisfying to use.
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i dont want to have my hand held every step of the way so i will try to outline what i believe i need to do and hopefully someone can confirm and correct me.
here goes....
first use this method, apparently method 2 better, to downgrade...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276227
i then need to follow a process to either root it and leave it as 3.0.1 but rooted or install a custom rom that is rooted? if i need to install custom rom due to that instability mentioned in method 2 i could just put a stock but rooted 3.2 i believe. is there a list of rooted 3.2 roms that i can just install without playing around with kernels or whatever? which is the best currently?
thanks guys and please be gentle
I used the downgrade to 3.0.1, root that, install cwm by thor, then for now flashed Taboonay.
I too am looking for a Rom that fits me right. I'll report back if I find it.
<warning>**** I Void Warranties ****</warning>
cheers mate. idecided to use method 1 and it went without a hiccup. i then rooted.
for now i will leave it with stock 3.0.1 rooted as i am sure ice cream sandwich will be out in a short period and then i will look to put a rooted version of that on when it is known to be stable and someone has a good tutorial on it.
thanks for all the work that goes into the development of this great OS.
one of the reasons i wanted to root is to increase cpu speed.
when i just installed setcpu it wont allow me to go over 1000mhz which i presume is to do with the stock rom.
any suggestions? does this mean i will HAVE to install a custom rom, if so is there a list or any roms that are definitely better than others? if so, i guess there will be different procedures to install depending on the rom,?.
Not necessarily a custom rom, but a custom kernel. Some roms include kernels, some dont. Any you can install kernel wthout rom if you want.
I used method 2 and downgraded to 3.0.1. This version is very unstable as I got a force close message every 5-10 seconds. I immediately rooted using iconia root. (Iconia root and the rom that I was going to flash were already on my sd card prior to going through the process) Kekinash has a rooted stock rom here in the development section if that's what you want. I downloaded it, but I have not flashed it yet because I am happy with Thor's current 13.2 rom. There is a link to Thor's website in the general section. I won't post it here because of xda rules. I can't speak for any other roms in this section because I only ran rooted stock before the 3.2 update.
Lightspeed Rom is pretty snappy
cheers guys, went with honeyvillain.
only probs: first it says to insert a sim card, as i have a a500 it doesnt use a sim card, this is probably why 2 force closes come up straight away for system updater possibly?
second, the market kept saying there was an error. i uninstalled the market and found the latest market apk and all is fine so far running 1400mhz.
bdaman80 said:
Not necessarily a custom rom, but a custom kernel. Some roms include kernels, some dont. Any you can install kernel wthout rom if you want.
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www.tegraowners.com
Good kernels from the person who made the recovery possible....
I'm interested in OCing my kindle fire. currently I am on stock 6.2.2 with root. I have firefirefire and TWRP. Is it as simple as flashing an overclocked eternal? Or do I have to flash a whole new rom?
I would prefer not to flash a rom as i'm prime member and like the kindle launcher (for books). for tablet use I am fine with golauncher
if i were to go to cm7, would it be possible to have kindle launcher as well as amazon steaming video. and no sync issues with my amazon account (cloud, streaming, apps, etc) currently i am using voodooota to temp unroot to have steaming enabled
No, no need to flash a new ROM, just the kernal. Take a look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1382999. This kernal will work for the stock 6.2.2.
The kernel mentioned in the thread above still has a few bugs (like unintentional deep sleep) so be careful. Since you have TWRP installed, you should make a complete backup of your ROM first. That way, if you don't like the new kernel you install (or even worse, your kindle won't boot with that kernel) you can reinstall the original from your TWRP backup.
I'm gonna wait for a stable of kernal. Currently I'm looking for a launcher with low ram requirements
tokyostomp said:
I'm gonna wait for a stable of kernal. Currently I'm looking for a launcher with low ram requirements
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I can't say that "Go Launcher EX" is the lowest in RAM usage, but whether by design or most likely accident, it almost seems like it was designed specifically for the Kindle Fire. I have never had it FC, and it is very responsive and reliable. The task killer in the app drawer works great, and it is quite configurable. Only the "app shortcuts" seem not to work, though widgets work great. Lots of themes. Neall
ndoren said:
The kernel mentioned in the thread above still has a few bugs (like unintentional deep sleep) so be careful. Since you have TWRP installed, you should make a complete backup of your ROM first. That way, if you don't like the new kernel you install (or even worse, your kindle won't boot with that kernel) you can reinstall the original from your TWRP backup.
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The deep sleep issue has been resolved for the pass two weeks, I'm currently running this kernal with no issues.
ive tried a few other launchers with no success. all of them fc on me. the only one that doesn't is golauncher which im currently using
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luvgirl12345 said:
I just bought a nexus 10 for my mom. I don't care about extra features and since it already includes stock lollipop I'm wondering if I should flash a custom rom? Are there any performance improvements? Anything else that is a must have feature?
I never had a nexus before and I mostly flash custom roms for the latest stock experience...
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With the N10 you're getting the latest stock experience before pretty much everyone else on the planet! I'd not bother fiddling with custom roms at this point unless you need some functionality. If you need root you can flash twrp, then cfar, and use super su, if you need to (although you'll need to revert twrp to install new OTAs).
Hey everyone, so I am pretty new to the whole android scene and had a couple of questions.
Do you prefer to use stock w/Xposed or a custom rom? And what are your reasons for doing so?
Also, I had a OPO before and had it rooted and had Blisspop installed. One thing that I really liked was the fact that I could install the nightly updates from the Rom settings, and it did not affect my root status at all. Are there any decent ROM's that can do the same thing for the Nexus 6p?
Thanks for the time and sorry if these are dumb questions!
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Hey everyone, so I am pretty new to the whole android scene and had a couple of questions.
Do you prefer to use stock w/Xposed or a custom rom? And what are your reasons for doing so?
Also, I had a OPO before and had it rooted and had Blisspop installed. One thing that I really liked was the fact that I could install the nightly updates from the Rom settings, and it did not affect my root status at all. Are there any decent ROM's that can do the same thing for the Nexus 6p?
Thanks for the time and sorry if these are dumb questions!
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Your custom ROM had root included.; standard feature in every custom ROM. But that doesn't matter anymore, since SuperSU 2.60+ doesn't write to /system.
Stock ROM, franco kernel, Xposed for me. Because I can.
You can install a custom ROM of choice and xposed. Just be careful not to enable any modules or settings that conflict with your custom ROM. If you have any problems you can always flash xposed uninstaller in twrp and try again. This way you can have the best of both worlds. I'm currently running pure nexus with elemental x kernal as well as xposed.
Does pure nexus allow you to install updates through the settings without having to manually flash a new image?
As of now I'm running stock with Xposed. Stock has just been so damn smooth, fast and stable I feel no need for a custom ROM. Plus Xposed takes care of all the little tweaks/mods that make the phone look unique/custom to my liking.
Most of the custom ROMs we have are just the stock ROM with some features added, so what you really need to ask yourself is whether you want features built in to the ROM, or whether you want to lose some of the ART opportunities by using Xposed.
Heisenberg said:
Most of the custom ROMs we have are just the stock ROM with some features added, so what you really need to ask yourself is whether you want features built in to the ROM, or whether you want to lose some of the ART opportunities by using Xposed.
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What exactly do you mean by losing some of the ART opportunities by using xposed? Is there a downside to it?
Mountainmohawk said:
Does pure nexus allow you to install updates through the settings without having to manually flash a new image?
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With pure nexus you have to download a new update and flash in twrp. So far I've been able to dirty flash all updates except the 6.01 upgrade. It only takes a couple minutes to do.
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What exactly do you mean by losing some of the ART opportunities by using xposed? Is there a downside to it?
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When Xposed first came around it would only work on the Dalvik runtime. When Android switched to the ART runtime with Lollipop I remember reading that the Xposed devs had to mess a bit with the ART optimisations to get Xposed to work with it. It probably isn't all that noticeable in the real world. But really, most custom ROMs for Nexus phones are based on the stock ROM anyway, they're both derived from the same aosp builds. So the argument that stock is smoother is pure placebo. You can choose to have features built into the ROM, or choose to add features yourself via Xposed, the native option seems like a better choice to me.
I'm also on stock + xposed. I thought this would be the most stable, but I seem to get apps crashing at least 10 times per day, ie "App X stopped working. Close or Wait?".
Does anyone else have a similar problem, or would this be addressed if I installed a custom rom?
qwertyuiop89 said:
I'm also on stock + xposed. I thought this would be the most stable, but I seem to get apps crashing at least 10 times per day, ie "App X stopped working. Close or Wait?".
Does anyone else have a similar problem, or would this be addressed if I installed a custom rom?
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I'd certainly try a custom ROM, you won't know until you try unfortunately.
This is the very first time in Nexus history that more people are running stock roms rather than custom roms. So let's settle it, shall we ?
custom because im lazy
stock
PureNexus user checking in. I've always enjoyed flashing ROMs and there seems to be a lot of thought put into this one - not to mention overwhelming community support and usage. Android, to me, has always been about third party development and I love to have that perspective represented on my device.
Just got it today so stock...... For now?
Still on stock. Not even rooted yet.
Stock here.
I'm not even rooted either.
Sent from my Nexus 6P
Entirely stock, but downgraded back to 6.0 since i was suffering from weird LTE issues. Otherwise stock and unrooted.
Stock and with no root. Its the first phone wich i havent rooted
Stock is way smoother than any other custom ROM, I miss the features like unlink ringtone and notification from custom roms, but the smoothness of stock is unparalleled.
Stock..unrooted
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Rooted all the way baby. Stock is nice but I can't live without xposed framework and custome governor profiles
If you guys ever root try this set up and never look back.
Custom Room (xTraFactory is what I am running)
ElementalX Custom Kernel (with DarkSpice profile)
Xposed Framework ( look at pictures bellow)
Cataclysm Mod
AdAway
Naptime App ( on aggressive mode)
Crazy Battery and insanely smooth. Use my phone without worrying about anything
Stock rooted with a custom kernel (franco at the moment) and xposed is perfect.
I used to check out different ROMs on all my previous devices but 6P with all that stated above is perfect.
For those that say stock is smoother than a custom rom ...must be a placebo lol
livito said:
Stock is way smoother than any other custom ROM, I miss the features like unlink ringtone and notification from custom roms, but the smoothness of stock is unparalleled.
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Could always stay stock, root and take advantage of Xposed?
That's I am using now, stock plus Xposed, but that slows down the phone a bit, and I get a force closed every now and then.
Stock, rooted, running xposed
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Stock, no root - for the 1st time ever
Ubermallow or bust... There's literally no comparison.
Darkspice?
peconaut said:
Rooted all the way baby. Stock is nice but I can't live without xposed framework and custome governor profiles
If you guys ever root try this set up and never look back.
Custom Room (xTraFactory is what I am running)
ElementalX Custom Kernel (with DarkSpice profile)
Xposed Framework ( look at pictures bellow)
Cataclysm Mod
AdAway
Naptime App ( on aggressive mode)
Crazy Battery and insanely smooth. Use my phone without worrying about anything
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hey im using elementalX kernel but would you tell me how to get this darkspice profile working?
Thx