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Well, after many months of enjoying Cognition 4.4.4 (the most stable version of that rom on my Captivate i879, build 1007), I've concluded that I need to look at upgrading to GingerBread. My phone is getting so it's kind of sluggish, especially with some of the new App updates from the market.
So my question is, which of the GB Roms is relatively easy to load and most efficient for an aging Captivate? I really need smooth and fastish... but most important to me is BATTERY LIFE. I'm used to getting 24 to 30 hours on my baby with moderate use, even with its somewhat aged battery... and I've gotten spoiled.
Mmph. I should also mention that this phone has yet to meet a 1-Click version of anything that doesn't end up soft-bricking it, so that's a factor.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
same rules apply for gingerbread that applied to froyo.
"best rom" is an opinion. best for you is a decision.
what you consider good is not what others will consider good.different roms have different options, you may like different things.
battery life is dependant on what you do, what apps you install, and KERNEL.
roms do come with a kernel. but it can also be changed.
in my opinion in FROYO the best was firefly 3.0 rom with onix kernel.
you want my opinion with gingerbread??? my rom. the one i made. though i may be HIGHLY BIASED.
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Yes... and I apologize profusely for posting what is obviously a question in the wrong section of the forum. I'm usually more on it than that.
I don't mind getting opinions on this, though. The folks who are really about the rom they're into usually say why... and this being XDA, they often do so in detail. Those are the kinds of opinions that make it easier to make informed decisions, and I always appreciate them greatly. And yes, I will give your rom a look, bias or no.
Moderator... if you could please close this thread, I'll set about putting it in the right place, if there is one.
moderators will usually close these threads without being asked as soon as they see them, not because its in the wrong section but explicitly because of the reason i stated above.
xda does not want opinion based threads claiming one rom is better than others. because as i stated, one person will like one thing and others another.
or if you want to know whats popular just look at the "thread views" count of the [ROM] s in the development thread
I personally am on Serendipity for my captivate. I find that it is very stable for everything I need to do. Just an fyi there are also no more updates for this rom so on that note it will stay stable and you wont have to worry about updates for it.
TRusselo said:
same rules apply for gingerbread that applied to froyo.
"best rom" is an opinion. best for you is a decision.
what you consider good is not what others will consider good.different roms have different options, you may like different things.
battery life is dependant on what you do, what apps you install, and KERNEL.
roms do come with a kernel. but it can also be changed.
in my opinion in FROYO the best was firefly 3.0 rom with onix kernel.
you want my opinion with gingerbread??? my rom. the one i made. though i may be HIGHLY BIASED.
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+1
Mabey just a lil bias lol
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Saurom is a really smooth rom with good battery life I found.
SAUROM is good.Have a try.
GB ROMS are like cars, some are built for speed and performance others look good and some give you great mileage...and some have a nice mix of all three, the choice is up to you to test drive a few before you buy and then if you are not satisfied you can just trade it in for another model.
I have found something I like in every ROM/KERNEL (GB KERNEL development is exceptionally good) I have tried but its really a personal preference just as in the car you choose to drive.
from my SGH-I897
Looking for recommendations on a Non-Sense ROM for the Inspire. Prefer Gingerbread over ICS.
Looking for battery life and functionality.
Cheers.
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Wonder how long it will take to have this thread closed?
Bad question. There is no such thing as BEST. All ROM choices are dependant on many factors but especially your own preferences.What I think is best is not what the next person thinks is best. It's all opinion and we have a ton of opinions already. Another thread is not needed.
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Looking for recommendations on a Non-Sense ROM for the Inspire. Prefer Gingerbread over ICS.
Looking for battery life and functionality.
Cheers.
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Download and try them out. That is the only way to find the 'best' because each user has different experiences. Rule of thumb, the less the phone does, the better the battery will be.
Ok, let me re-phrase then. Can anyone point me to some Non-sense Gingerbread ROMS.
I have found ICS and MIUI Non-sense, but not many others. The ones I have found have too many visual mods etc. Looking for a stock (ish) gingerbread.
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Absolution 3.7
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Absolution 3.7
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Thanks but that looks pretty heavily themed (visually). Looking for more of a stock look, fonts, etc.
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heres a link in the android dev forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1553663
cyanogen mod 7,2
please look around a bit yourself, this isnt a place where u open a thread and ask for a rom and people go and fetch it for you. do a little leg work.
Darunion said:
heres a link in the android dev forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1553663
cyanogen mod 7,2
please look around a bit yourself, this isnt a place where u open a thread and ask for a rom and people go and fetch it for you. do a little leg work.
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Thanks, I have done a lot of leg work and have not found much that is why I am asking. Maybe there is something I missed along the way that someone can point me to.
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You will not find many GB roms as most have moved over to ICS. There is CM and a few others.
As stated above there is no best as each rom will run differently on every device.
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hi i finally got to root att one x on 2.20 (also have twrp)... now i just need help with selecting a rom... im looking for somthing very stable good battery n ovcourse somthing nice....if anyone can give me sugestions with the link to them that would be great... also if pics of them are an option that be awesome...thank you
budd96 said:
hi i finally got to root att one x on 2.20 (also have twrp)... now i just need help with selecting a rom... im looking for somthing very stable good battery n ovcourse somthing nice....if anyone can give me sugestions with the link to them that would be great... also if pics of them are an option that be awesome...thank you
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Since you're new here, you probably aren't aware that "best rom"/"favorite rom" threads are frowned upon here. They're viewed as disrespectful to the devs, and they frequently lead to unnecessary drama.
The best answer is to head over to the development forum and start trying things out yourself. Everyone's needs and impressions are different. I could tell you what works for me, but that isn't necessarily going to work for you.
All the resources are compiled in a sticky at the top of the forum. Your best bet is to start there.
I recently installed CM10 and I love it. My battery life has gotten significantly better since installing it too.
I'm probably going to try Clean Rom 5.1 soon enough.
As its now open season on XDA for best ROM threads (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55678988&postcount=5) I thought I would post this
What's the best rom and or kernel for the s4?
Quality of post doesn't matter, and it doesn't matter how much work has been put into that ROM/kernel
It also doesn't seem to matter if you offend any devs with your response or we have these kind of threads (seemingly as per XDA mods)
Discuss..
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As its now open season on XDA for best ROM threads (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55678988&postcount=5) I thought I would post this
What's the best rom and or kernel for the s4?
Quality of post doesn't matter, and it doesn't matter how much work has been put into that ROM
It also doesn't matter if you offend any devs with your response (as per XDA mods)
Discuss..
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in my opinion best rom is imperium rom if you want samsung tw
Well I didn't see that coming. Surely the "best rom" is particular to the user and there isn't an overall better rom. Perhaps the mods have given up and just want to contain the pointless personal opinions to 1 manageable thread.
cryme007 said:
in my opinion best rom is imperium rom if you want samsung tw
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So you are a fan of stock roms with a couple of basic mods, that's fair enough....you could probably do the mods contained in that ROM yourself
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Well I didn't see that coming. Surely the "best rom" is particular to the user and there isn't an overall better rom. Perhaps the mods have given up and just want to contain the pointless personal opinions to 1 manageable thread.
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Well said that man! :good:
DSA said:
So you are a fan of stock roms with a couple of basic mods, that's fair enough....you could probably do the mods contained in that ROM yourself
Well said that man! :good:
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thanks
Come on guys
When best ROM threads were banned, there was at least one thread popping up every day...now its a legit chat no one has an opinion?
What changed? Do you guys only like creating threads that aren't allowed? You certainly weren't bothered about XDA rules before...
For i9500 Omega is the best for me..
I would really like to see an updated version of Perseus kernel but I think that project is dead..
because of this reason, omega kernel is also best.
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Para mi de las bonitas tw que he probado
Imperium is the best.
The best means when an update is released you don't see any reason to update.
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For goodness sake, DSA wants to know why "best rom" posts are now allowed even though there is no such thing and it can offend developers. Reading threads, especially the OP, before posting would go along way to improving XDA.
For me Phoenix rom is the best all the time. About kernel, I think alucard's
Pros: ahead of it's time (S5 mode and other features), rock stable and battery very friendly.
In the same time I'll be really hypocrite if I say this is the only one. Many others brought me love for my phone again as echoe, imperium, myba and your black box( which I wish to see continued some day
And there are some firmwares with great potential, which is also imprtant
Conclusion: lucky us
the imperium rom, because you have the s5 design and a stabel rom.
and the googy kernel. it has a good battery life. :good:
Lol, thanks
I'm staying subscribed to this thread until someone actually gets the point of the of the OP. Fingers crossed.
Pheonix with kt kernel smooth criminal v5 gives almost 5hrs+ SOT so Pheonix has been my fav rom since the day version 9.3 was released no bugs and everything works plus its very light thats the best thing and it was probably the first rom to make one handed operation work as on note 3 and s5[emoji14]
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I'm staying subscribed to this thread until someone actually gets the point of the of the OP. Fingers crossed.
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Still no one! Lol
@DSA Out of common human curiosity, without prejudice, wtF man? :silly:
You know me, I can't stay in the dark (on occasion), LOL.
Cheers.
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@DSA Out of common human curiosity, without prejudice, wtF man? :silly:
You know me, I can't stay in the dark (on occasion), LOL.
Cheers.
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Duuuuude! How the hell are you!?! :highfive:
Best ROM threads were (quite rightly) banned on XDA...now they are allowed for some reason
This is an ironic thread of sorts...
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Duuuuude! How the hell are you!?! :highfive:
Best ROM threads were (quite rightly) banned on XDA...now they are allowed for some reason
This is an ironic thread of sorts...
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[a lill' bit of OT, excuse me]
/me have seen better times Naaah, rolling in silence here and there, since I worn myself out... and if explicitly not being poked, I maintain my calm and post where I see due. In fact I'm enjoying while always learning from XDA knowledge and masterpieces around S4.
Aside that, I'm toying with my phone, tweaking it to my preferences, but it seems I have to perk with it almost every time Google (continuously) screws it up with their Google Play services and additions I never needed :silly::silly:
[/a lill' bit of OT, excuse me]
Re this thread - I got teh point, still needed to stop by and say hello to an old friend :highfive::good:
Cheers.
Hello guys
which combination of rom and kernel scores the best battery life?
It's simple:
Kernel: Usage differs
Rom: Questions Belong in Q&A based on 4.4
Sorry if my answer may be 'cocky' but we've got a special section on XDA for questions and answers.
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Use the search feature in xda, there are many tips for battery improvement.
On other hand, i get 5 hours 30mins SOT on wifi and 4 hours SOT on 4G with stock rom and with medium usage.
No matter what you do, flashing diff rom/kernel won't get you any proper battery improvement. Just stick with stock rom and wait for Android L for a better battery performance and usage.
Yes stick with stock..
Battery is nothing to do with ROM and kernel combination. It is to do with ROM and kernel settings.
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Read the first 4 posts in the battery thread in my signature.
And as pointed out above....roms/kernels make a very minor, if any difference to battery life.
Setup, usage and signal strength are the main factors. ?
rootSU said:
Battery is nothing to do with ROM and kernel combination. It is to do with ROM and kernel settings.
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KJ said:
Read the first 4 posts in the battery thread in my signature.
And as pointed out above....roms/kernels make a very minor, if any difference to battery life.
Setup, usage and signal strength are the main factors. ?
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I feel as if we're going to be repeating this even more now.
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I feel as if we're going to be repeating this even more now.
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I have a notepad for XDA posts and link copy pastes. I'll just add the standard statement for this to it. Lol
Someone asked me to stop repeating this recently, I said no....I won't stop trying to help the misinformed. ?
elitejunkie said:
Hello guys
which combination of rom and kernel scores the best battery life?
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Its totally based on your use. There's no magic combination that works for everyone!
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If there was anything that was "best for battery life", wouldn't someone have been able to prove it by now?
I guess it doesn't help with so many claiming their new ROM/kernel has greatly increased their battery time. Subjective opinions with out proper testing shouldn't be taken as fact though.
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If there was anything that was "best for battery life", wouldn't someone have been able to prove it by now?
I guess it doesn't help with so many claiming their new ROM/kernel has greatly increased their battery time. Subjective opinions with no factual basing shouldn't be taken as fact though.
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think about how many people using any kernel/rom claim that its the best for battery. then again, there are just as many people that claim that the certain kernel/rom give them the same battery life. in reality though, its all about you. how you use your device, how you set it up, which apps you use, etc. but there is one variable that you have no control over, thats the quality of your phone/data connection. and that will determine what is the best battery possibility is for you. if your phone/data signal isnt good quality, then your battery life will always suffer, no matter what.
9 times out of 10....it's the flashing the new Rom and or kernel that clears out an undiagnosed battery issue they had and magically their battery life seems awesome on the new Rom or kernel. ?
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I feel as if we're going to be repeating this even more now.
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Yep. Maybe someone(hint hint) should start an "All-in-one Best thread". Since the reversal of XDA policy I would much rather see all this nonsense contained to one singular thread than reposted in different forms every six hours. I would do it but I'm lazy and wouldn't be able to give that thread the attention it deserves. Just some food for thought.
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Yep. Maybe someone(hint hint) should start an "All-in-one Best thread". Since the reversal of XDA policy I would much rather see all this nonsense contained to one singular thread than reposted in different forms every six hours. I would do it but I'm lazy and wouldn't be able to give that thread the attention it deserves. Just some food for thought.
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It's been suggested to do that, like the N7 2012 has had for awhile....but the individual threads are still allowed and preferable to one dedicated thread.
That was told to me. Reason is the "best" questions usually come with something else. Not just "best Rom"....usually best for this or that....or comparing this to that.
I like the one thread idea....but it what it is and those resisting it are best to let it go and ignore the threads if that's their choice.
That was also said by moderators.
Just letting everyone know. ?
KJ said:
It's been suggested to do that, like the N7 2012 has had for awhile....but the individual threads are still allowed and preferable to one dedicated thread.
That was told to me. Reason is the "best" questions usually come with something else. Not just "best Rom"....usually best for this or that....or comparing this to that.
I like the one thread idea....but it what it is and those resisting it are best to let it go and ignore the threads if that's their choice.
That was also said by moderators.
Just letting everyone know. ?
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Thanks KJ.
I just PM'd one of our mods about the issue. He said he'd go over it with the Mod committee. I also asked for it to be started by a mod and stickied. We'll see what happens. Either way it's the same stuff repeated over and over. Copy and paste. lol
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Thanks KJ.
I just PM'd one of our mods about the issue. He said he'd go over it with the Mod committee. I also asked for it to be started by a mod and stickied. We'll see what happens. Either way it's the same stuff repeated over and over. Copy and paste. lol
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i kinda started a discussion thread about this(in the general section)..
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Thanks KJ.
I just PM'd one of our mods about the issue. He said he'd go over it with the Mod committee. I also asked for it to be started by a mod and stickied. We'll see what happens. Either way it's the same stuff repeated over and over. Copy and paste. lol
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Start at this post for my discussion...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=55702841
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Thanks KJ.
I just PM'd one of our mods about the issue. He said he'd go over it with the Mod committee. I also asked for it to be started by a mod and stickied. We'll see what happens. Either way it's the same stuff repeated over and over. Copy and paste. lol
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I asked for some rules. Eg "what ROM has this feature set" = yes, ambiguous best threads = no.
However we probably shouldn't hijack these threads to discuss it.
Everyone with suggestions pm a helpful mod such as @El Daddy and maybe we'll get a compromise, but for now let's just answer the threads with the usual answers
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Thanks KJ.
I just PM'd one of our mods about the issue. He said he'd go over it with the Mod committee. I also asked for it to be started by a mod and stickied. We'll see what happens. Either way it's the same stuff repeated over and over. Copy and paste. lol
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Thanks. It's really needed!
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Anyone asking questions like this should stick to stock rom and kernel.
If you can't be bothered to actually use some roms and kernels and tell us what you think how can you evaluate an answer?
Also, obviously you are getting into a touchy area and rejecting anything rom/kernel devs can have to say about it. You want them to come here and battle it out for you?
There is no such thing as best, and many of the custom roms and kernels make a good combo. Look at the rom and kernel threads and decide which gives you the options you want.