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I finally convinced my fiancee to sell her ****ty, 3rd hand, iPhone 4 and get a Nexus S.
Yay, the geek in me rejoiced as I could root, OC, and flash ROMs again. (I stopped on my Desire when I found CM7). We first tried MIUI and she loved the look of it, but it felt rather unstable (lots of freezes and sudden reboots) so I installed the latest CM7 nightly. While this seems a lot more stable and is also faster, my fiance dislikes the fact that much if not all of the interface is black. We tried several themes and launchers but a lot of black still remains, so I would like to be able to make all menus, all pages (especially the settings page) everything be not black. White would be gorgeous for her...
I did search and we tried a lot of themes and launchers but none of theme did a complete "re-skin" of the interface.
Your suggestions please?
Try a different kernel on miui.
Any one in particular you recommend? I tried Franco, netarchy and the default MIUI kernel.
Still this is is not what I asked. We already decided CM7 was the faster and more stable of the two?
The way the menus are displayed on MIUI is only found on MIUI. That's one of the things that differentiate it so much from the other custom ROMs. I must say that the days I tested MIUI, stability and speed wasn't the reason why I ditched it. It ran really stable and fast, too. I tested Brainmaster's, god knows with which kernel
On CM7 you get Theme Chooser. This is the only way you can easily change the look of your phone.
I did a quick search for you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1189723
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302004
If you want to get your hands really dirty, you could always make your own theme, or atleast change some things you really want to see changed.
Greetz
Thanks man, you rock!
Could you point me in the right direction if I were to try making a theme? What do I need? I looked at UOT kitchen but it doesn't seem to be able to do what I'm after.
You're welcome
XDA has an Android Theming section (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=527), in it, there's a sticky with a lot of information about getting started:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=916814
Read through that section though, it has a pletorea of information about theming, many people ask good questions that can be relevant to what you want to accomplish.
It's challenging, but if you have some knowledge of how Android works and some basic computer skills, you can surely get somewhere after a few days of hard work
Greetz
Try different kernels on miui. I use fracos
i have been running on BrainMaster's MIUI for moths now, everything is good , well , except battery life , but it happens to all MIUI , pretty UI requires more battery life , fair enough.
i would suggest you to try BrainMaster's MIUI + franco kernel
zgomot said:
I finally convinced my fiancee to sell her ****ty, 3rd hand, iPhone 4 and get a Nexus S.
Yay, the geek in me rejoiced as I could root, OC, and flash ROMs again. (I stopped on my Desire when I found CM7). We first tried MIUI and she loved the look of it, but it felt rather unstable (lots of freezes and sudden reboots) so I installed the latest CM7 nightly. While this seems a lot more stable and is also faster, my fiance dislikes the fact that much if not all of the interface is black. We tried several themes and launchers but a lot of black still remains, so I would like to be able to make all menus, all pages (especially the settings page) everything be not black. White would be gorgeous for her...
I did search and we tried a lot of themes and launchers but none of theme did a complete "re-skin" of the interface.
Your suggestions please?
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I seem to recall (from when I used CM7) that if you install GO EX as your Launcher, you do have a specific full theme called MIUI.
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I'm pretty sure the Settings page will still be black, just like what @frutelaken mentioned earlier.
suksit said:
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I'm pretty sure the Settings page will still be black, just like what @frutelaken mentioned earlier.
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Could be - as I mentioned I just seem to recall as it is a long time ago - but honestly, for some reason I believe it was white indeed when the MIUI GO theme was applied via GO EX Launcher. Best to do (since it doesnt really involve much nor flashing or anything), download GO Launcher and browse for said theme and try...
zgomot said:
Any one in particular you recommend? I tried Franco, netarchy and the default MIUI kernel.
Still this is is not what I asked. We already decided CM7 was the faster and more stable of the two?
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Sorry I can not. I personally can't stand miui so never mixed and matched the various kernels and roms.
For a CM7 rom, I recommend MarkVis's modded version which can be found in the development section. For a kernel, I recommend Peter Alfonso's kernel which can be found on his website.
Sent from my Nexus S using xda premium
Hey guys
So I just got my Nexus S not too while ago from mobilicity.
I heard the benefits of rooting it.
I have been reading around and is pretty confused.. there seems to be quit a bit of different versions floatinga round
I am on WCDMA network and want to root it into the new custom rom
Can someone point me to the right direction?
what is the best newbie friendly guide and rom right now?
man I never had trouble figuring out stuff like this but... dam I am really confused about rooting.
You mentioned WCDMA, so I'm assuming that you have a Sprint Nexus S 4G. If that is the case, head on over to the "Nexus S 4G Android Development" forum.
That is the part I am confused about
I have the Nexus s 9020T apparently
the one that mobilicity/T-mobile have specially
Welcome,
Root with this,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250583
and here is a How-to video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3BVGuKdWpk
Then learn how to use ROM manager with this since ROM manager is what you will use to install a ROM... using recovery is better but complex for a newbie... so this guy did a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psmI8KmBNeY
Best ROMs to download for beginners is this since is has a stock feel with the Cyanogen Mod extras.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297466
Good luck
sweet.
so right now im using apps like Go Laucher Ex, Widget locker etc
I will still be able to use these right?
Also what about the one called cyanogen and another one that starts with M something
I ALWAYS hear about these two when people talk about custom ROMs
Pretty much every ROM you will see is based off CM7, which stands for CyanogenMod. It's a team that tweaks the custom ROMs enabling a lot more features in the phone that Google left out for the public.
The 'M', is probably MIUI? MIUI brings a graphical overhaul to the entire Android UI. Some people say that it makes it look a lot like the iPhone, which it kind of does. Can be fun to try if you get sick of the stock Android look and feel.
It's up to you to find the one you feel best with, almost all the last generation ROMs for Gingerbread are fast, stable and bring good battery life.
And yes, you'll still be able to use all those apps, and more.
Greetz
AnimeLoverX said:
sweet.
so right now im using apps like Go Laucher Ex, Widget locker etc
I will still be able to use these right?
Also what about the one called cyanogen and another one that starts with M something
I ALWAYS hear about these two when people talk about custom ROMs
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MIUI is based on CyanogdenMod with some of their own features. The theming is pretty extensive and you can custimize nearly every aspect of it.
They are also releasing their Ice Cream Sandwhich ROM on friday which is awesome
all i can suggest is read, read and do more reading of each ROMs postings. Each ROM has their issues.... wether it be GPS, Wifi, No 4G connection or maybe just certain apps not working on it... so
Choose your ROM carefully depending on your needs.
Ask the specific question to the forum of whatever ROM your using since the developers or users can answer them faster or easier.
I would use the one I suggested first or maybe use on that your buddy is using so you can have someone to ask or call without waiting for someone on these forums.
Good luck
cheers
thanks for all the help guys
going to do it tonight after I get back
looking forward to it
Yea MIUI was the other one lol
vidaljs said:
Welcome,
Root with this,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1250583
and here is a How-to video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3BVGuKdWpk
Then learn how to use ROM manager with this since ROM manager is what you will use to install a ROM... using recovery is better but complex for a newbie... so this guy did a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psmI8KmBNeY
Best ROMs to download for beginners is this since is has a stock feel with the Cyanogen Mod extras.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297466
Good luck
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so I tried that ROM
then I went with Cyanogen
Now I keep getting 'unfortunately, wallet has stopped'
any way to correct this>?
AnimeLoverX said:
so I tried that ROM
then I went with Cyanogen
Now I keep getting 'unfortunately, wallet has stopped'
any way to correct this>?
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You'll have to either wipe data and reflash the rom or just uninstall wallet.
Sent from my Nexus S using xda premium
ah thanks
tried it again but this time with wipe data selected.
works so far
just cannot ask in deve section yet since i dont have 10 posts
Hey,
Im Knivez and im new to XDA but i have been around lurking and reading forums around XDA i just decided to start posting because of the variety of custom ROMS there are to choose from now a days. I have a Mytouch 4G and i love it!
Im having some trouble, with all the different custom ROMS there are (MIUI, Sense, CM7, etc...) I cant seem to decide which one i want to use. I personally so far am a fan of MIUI because of all the customization options i have on it. But i also like sense because of the look.
Which ROM is your top choice, which one do you think is the most complete and well polished one with least bugs?
Knivez said:
Hey,
Im Knivez and im new to XDA but i have been around lurking and reading forums around XDA i just decided to start posting because of the variety of custom ROMS there are to choose from now a days. I have a Mytouch 4G and i love it!
Im having some trouble, with all the different custom ROMS there are (MIUI, Sense, CM7, etc...) I cant seem to decide which one i want to use. I personally so far am a fan of MIUI because of all the customization options i have on it. But i also like sense because of the look.
Which ROM is your top choice, which one do you think is the most complete and well polished one with least bugs?
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First of all, welcome to XDA! Second, I am personally a fan of CM, mainly because it's one of the few ROMs that are supported for my phone, but also because of the large base of users and small amount of bugs. (at least for me)
firestormapps said:
First of all, welcome to XDA! Second, I am personally a fan of CM, mainly because it's one of the few ROMs that are supported for my phone, but also because of the large base of users and small amount of bugs. (at least for me)
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Thank you, I used to love CM but for some reason it killed my phones battery life. I used it for some time until i got bored of it and the fact the Updates stopped coming. i Started searching for new ROMS. Im very excited for CM9 though. looking forward to it
Knivez said:
Thank you, I used to love CM but for some reason it killed my phones battery life. I used it for some time until i got bored of it and the fact the Updates stopped coming. i Started searching for new ROMS. Im very excited for CM9 though. looking forward to it
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Yeah, unfortunately I'm growing bored of it as well. Hopefully, CM9 will be out soon
Well guys, welcome to XDA Forums. I have been here for a little while and actually tried as many roms as I could. MIUI Roms are not my stuff for personal motives, but I have tested the WP7 themed rom and it was ok. CM7 has great performance and battery drain was more than acceptable, however I am kinda hooked with Sense and then tried Android Revolution, WCX Illuminati and some others Sense based. In the end, I have decided for RCMIX3D Runny V4.0. It works smoothly, has many tweaks and although battery drain is not that good it doesn't have any of the AT&T bloatware and allows to switch some OC / UV scritps among other things.
See ya...
CM7 is so far my Favorite
I have a HTC Aria and have used Liberated Aria (Nice Clean Stock 2.2 Rom) and CM7 and I just love how much you can customize on it!
I've also installed CM7 on one of my Friends Samsung Captivate and he loves it.
Looking forward to CM9 though I'm sure I'm going to need a newer phone to really enjoy it
Does Sense count as a ROM? I tought it was just a UI.
Anyway, I like CM, because of the themes support and the lots of tweaks it have.
OxygenMod on N1 is the current one i am using
I would say CM is my favorite ROM, but sometimes I like using Redemption whenever I'm in the mood to use SenseUI.
I'm a CM fan right now.
Felimenta97 said:
Does Sense count as a ROM? I tought it was just a UI.
Anyway, I like CM, because of the themes support and the lots of tweaks it have.
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You are right Sense it's just a UI but there are two kind of roms, Sense based and AOSP such as CM.
CM mod the best favorite
Im wondering something, is what makes CM so popular the extra settings that they add? because if its the home that can easily be downloaded onto any other ROM and customized (ADW Launcher, Launcher Pro, etc...)
I love both types but I'm leaning a little more towards AOSP (CM)
zackj3 said:
I'm a CM fan right now.
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+1 I Love this mod
CM7 rules my phone.
Sense is my favorite
I held for 2 months, Speed Blur and I found myself very well ...
Board to try to get an idea ..
lg optimus 3 better 3d than htc evo 3d?
Can somebody tell me thats right?
Checkrom
I am starting to understand why...but there are so many options...
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
First of all you have to try all roms and then go for the best one and the one who fits better to you... I can't say how to do it... Everyone is different
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
all rom's on xda are cool!¨
One thing that I did when I first started choosing which rom to put on my Sensation was ask myself a few questions:
1) Do I want the phone to feel the same as it does now or be drastically different? (ie keep Sense [same as stock], no Sense, AOSP [Android Open Source Project] or MIUI)
2) Do I want to use a very popular rom or go with a much smaller, lesser known rom?
3) Am I T-Mobile and plan on using Wifi calling?
4) Which looks the way I want to have it look? (ie Themes, extra addons, etc)
5) Do I want something stable or something cutting edge?
6) A rom which has just been released in its first version or a rom that is on version 3 with 25 previous updates?
Asking myself those questions helped narrow things down for me.
The other thing I would suggest is try a few. Look and find a few that use the same firmware version as you are currently on (so you don't have to risk flashing back and forth between firmware versions). Download them and try them for a few hours (or a day) at a time and see what you think. The first time I "caught the romming bug" when I first flashed I chose ARHD because it was popular, stable, and very low risk. Right away I flashed several others such as InsertCoin, CoreDroid, Virtuous, etc and each had things I liked that I now use to determine what I want.
Ultimately for me, I use mine as a phone for texting and phone calls. I decided after trying many that I wanted it to be a popular rom that was reliable with no problems major problems.
I hope those questions help you out a little as you start making your decisions.
-- Zeustopher
I want whatever's closest to AOSP/CM9, but with everything working and running quickly. The only answer for that is the latest Hyper Nonsense.
there are two major categories of roms here, the ones with sense and the ones without sense. i tried pretty much all of the roms and i can recommend you virtous inquisition when you prefer a senseless rom close to aosp (android open source project; stock android) or the insertcoin rom when you like sense and the sense apps / widgets. (i currently use insertcoin and it is frequently updated, offers an amazing battery life and a very fast and stable performance. same for virtuous inquisition)
Well here are some preferences of mine...Perhaps you can narrow down three or four first choices.
Well I would not know the difference between sense based and not right now, so probably should aim to get close to it and slowly experiment outwards...
I want completely stable, the xe is fast enough so don't need faster (for now) but I do want themes capability. I like a very personalized interface. And ideally would rather make my own, but doubt I could without software for that like I had on my K77i.
I don't particularly care about popular, but I suppose popular does indicate stability and or other major benefits. I would not risk a new ROM I think.
I use mine, for everything, much more than calls and texts, and would use it to read a lot. So in that sense I do need low power consumption. Movies mostly at night with lowest brightness, but some times videos during the day too, such as exercise programs...
I hope not to catch a romming bug, I have had the phone only a few days and it's still not got all I want organized into it...It takes a lot of effort to set thing up right, at least for me, so I don't want to do that every couple of weeks...Mind you when I have the apps I want and calendar set up and what not I suppose that won't be so hard.
Part Five said:
I want whatever's closest to AOSP/CM9, but with everything working and running quickly. The only answer for that is the latest Hyper Nonsense.
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if you're going for the ics aosp feel then you should try both hypernonsense and virtuous inquisition and then decide which one you want to keep
as someone already stated - you should ask yourself what do you really need and it should be easy then...
for instance i need a stable room,ics looks,everything working and as few system apps as possible(only those which are required for a rom to function properly),no live wallpapers,no unnecesary ringtones and simillar so i chose hypernonsense
cocoman93 said:
there are two major categories of roms here, the ones with sense and the ones without sense. i tried pretty much all of the roms and i can recommend you virtous inquisition when you prefer a senseless rom close to aosp (android open source project; stock android) or the insertcoin rom when you like sense and the sense apps / widgets. (i currently use insertcoin and it is frequently updated, offers an amazing battery life and a very fast and stable performance. same for virtuous inquisition)
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HyperNonSense is everything Virtuous Inquisition is, but without all of the glitches and with significantly increased speed and fluidity.
Part Five said:
I want whatever's closest to AOSP/CM9, but with everything working and running quickly. The only answer for that is the latest Hyper Nonsense.
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So the actual CM9 builds aren't doing it for ya are they?
When choosing a ROM I typically look at the bug list first to see if there are any show stoppers then its on to the comments posted to see what the general consensus of the ROM is.
Really though, I do a lot of sampling to get a feel for what ROMs I like best and narrow it down to just a few then flash between them depending on mood really and whether or not I feel like running AOSP or Sense based.
It looks like I am going to go with hyper nonsense first to see how that pans out.
I have to say though, I have read the guide three times through and skimmed another dozen times, and honestly it's a little hard to follow for a noob like myself. Are there are any other versions of the guide to do all this?
8thsiner said:
It looks like I am going to go with hyper nonsense first to see how that pans out.
I have to say though, I have read the guide three times through and skimmed another dozen times, and honestly it's a little hard to follow for a noob like myself. Are there are any other versions of the guide to do all this?
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This guide is one of the best ones I've seen (it is specific for arhd but steps are basically the same for all roms with ics base):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472298http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472298
It.is scary at first bit once you do it once it becomes a lot easier. Just take your time the first time, double check you've got the correct files, and then take a deep breath. LOTS of people have done it and I'm sure you'll be just fine.
-- Zeustopher
from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA
Apparently that is a very god guide, flashed with success, though I am having troubles with it, not aside from the fact that Titanium has been giving me issue hanging lots on certain installs, and now certain games crash upon loading past the main screen. and other games I now have touch issues, randomly it seems as it seems to freeze control for a few seconds.
ANd I am right in understanding now that my firmware is upto date I ca flash any ICS based rom?
I think it was the firmware issue that I missed in the hypernonsense rom thread, and that is why it banjaxed things to bits...
I am still looking at other roms bbig time like, I want go launcher as my base and I think the ICS base takes up far far too much space, I am getting lag with ARHD and not even all of my things are back in place.
The other issue I have is now I need to clean up my phone, 16gb card and I have barely 2gb left for all the different back ups...I only have 4gb or so in my documents folder which is where I keep nearly everything from pictures, music, videos and ebooks etc...
I think it will be easy enough to clean up some things, But for those apps that persistently bother me, Is there a good clean up tool, for destroying apps, plus data???Preferably a super user app with batch automation???
Zeustopher said:
One thing that I did when I first started choosing which rom to put on my Sensation was ask myself a few questions:
1) Do I want the phone to feel the same as it does now or be drastically different? (ie keep Sense [same as stock], no Sense, AOSP [Android Open Source Project] or MIUI)
2) Do I want to use a very popular rom or go with a much smaller, lesser known rom?
3) Am I T-Mobile and plan on using Wifi calling?
4) Which looks the way I want to have it look? (ie Themes, extra addons, etc)
5) Do I want something stable or something cutting edge?
6) A rom which has just been released in its first version or a rom that is on version 3 with 25 previous updates?
Asking myself those questions helped narrow things down for me.
The other thing I would suggest is try a few. Look and find a few that use the same firmware version as you are currently on (so you don't have to risk flashing back and forth between firmware versions). Download them and try them for a few hours (or a day) at a time and see what you think. The first time I "caught the romming bug" when I first flashed I chose ARHD because it was popular, stable, and very low risk. Right away I flashed several others such as InsertCoin, CoreDroid, Virtuous, etc and each had things I liked that I now use to determine what I want.
Ultimately for me, I use mine as a phone for texting and phone calls. I decided after trying many that I wanted it to be a popular rom that was reliable with no problems major problems.
I hope those questions help you out a little as you start making your decisions.
-- Zeustopher
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Thank you for the detailed info. I appreciate it. Helped me understand things a little bit better, since I am new to all this.:good:
Hi guys,
My wife is getting a Sony Z, and giving me her old HTC Sensation Z710e. Ofcourse I will be giving it a custom rom asap! Already ordered a new 1800mah battery and a new digitizer screen, but now I have to choose which custom rom to put on it...
Can you guys help me choose?
My current phone is a Sony Xperia X10 mini, and i love it to bits! I'd love a little bit of the same user experience on the sensation
What I would like:
good battery life (new battery)
good camera (?)
no useless apps (some sort of light rom?)
I like the look and feel of a stock android phone (so AOSP based rom?)
if needed, I would like the phone to perform VERY good (performance on demand, tunable kernel?)
I'm thinking of the Sultan Kernel with Hyper Nonsense ROM, would you guys agree?
wjdijkstra said:
Hi guys,
My wife is getting a Sony Z, and giving me her old HTC Sensation Z710e. Ofcourse I will be giving it a custom rom asap! Already ordered a new 1800mah battery and a new digitizer screen, but now I have to choose which custom rom to put on it...
Can you guys help me choose?
My current phone is a Sony Xperia X10 mini, and i love it to bits! I'd love a little bit of the same user experience on the sensation
What I would like:
good battery life (new battery)
good camera (?)
no useless apps (some sort of light rom?)
I like the look and feel of a stock android phone (so AOSP based rom?)
if needed, I would like the phone to perform VERY good (performance on demand, tunable kernel?)
I'm thinking of the Sultan Kernel with Hyper Nonsense ROM, would you guys agree?
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Wow you are spot on!
I thought of recommending you cm10.1 kang or something.. But the good camera won't be a pass in this (hands down sense 3.6 camera is the best).. So your choice is perfect except you'll miss the latest version of android (jellybean)
Btw you should use sultans sense kernel as hyper non sense is still sense based but 99% sense stuff removed
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
I know. I can read. I have read OPs and most posts. I want to know what makes each ROM/port different. Each of them have almost same features and looks. I'm asking comparing CM9 vs Stock vs AOKP vs Slim vs Beam vs etc and cMIUI vs MIUI. I'm not complaining, just want people to share what make them choose one ROM over the other because all are smooth and fast and awesome and so on the same generic descriptions... Let's be honest, most of the has mainly same features, like to mod battery icon, clock, toggles, drawer, theme, lockscreen, some apps here and not there, different bootanimation, etc... you know what I mean. So what is it then? Please, elaborate some answers.
To me, there is a noticeable difference between all mentioned and RemICS and so with AOKPCB but mostly because of the theme/looks and some apps and few features.
I would like to read something else than just "X ROM is fast and smoother" and yes I know everyone is different so they get different experience with their ROM of choice, but what makes you choose a ROM over the other. That's the thing
No trolling allowed and it's not my intention to offend anyone. I appreciate all projects and stuff here, I'm not complaining. Just curious.
U can go to other forum like i9000 and nexus S and ask this question there, too ...they r just for your own choice lol, just flash one u like
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium
chris31jct said:
I know. I can read. I have read OPs and most posts. I want to know what makes each ROM/port different. Each of them have almost same features and looks. I'm asking comparing CM9 vs Stock vs AOKP vs Slim vs Beam vs etc and cMIUI vs MIUI. I'm not complaining, just want people to share what make them choose one ROM over the other because all are smooth and fast and awesome and so on the same generic descriptions... Let's be honest, most of the has mainly same features, like to mod battery icon, clock, toggles, drawer, theme, lockscreen, some apps here and not there, different bootanimation, etc... you know what I mean. So what is it then? Please, elaborate some answers.
To me, there is a noticeable difference between all mentioned and RemICS and so with AOKPCB but mostly because of the theme/looks and some apps and few features.
I would like to read something else than just "X ROM is fast and smoother" and yes I know everyone is different so they get different experience with their ROM of choice, but what makes you choose a ROM over the other. That's the thing
No trolling allowed and it's not my intention to offend anyone. I appreciate all projects and stuff here, I'm not complaining. Just curious.
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They basically all come from the same base as far as Android OS goes, and as far as comparing no one can tell you what to choose. I know you are not asking for someone to choose for you, but that kinda is where the question leads. Compare them for yourself. See what you like. They all have their own flavor, mods, tweaks. Some are closer to stock, others are heavily modded. That's your answer in a nutshell. No one is gonna sit down and draw you up a chart of features for each rom.
@dao
I can ask there but that's not my phone and that doesn't answer my question. It's obvious they are there for choice, how to choose then? Why? That's what I would like to read. BTW, thanks for updating RemICS.
@greg
I have used them all. That's why I'm asking.
chris31jct said:
@dao
I can ask there but that's not my phone and that doesn't answer my question. It's obvious they are there for choice, how to choose then? Why? That's what I would like to read. BTW, thanks for updating RemICS.
@greg
I have used them all. That's why I'm asking.
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You just have to choose what you like and what works for you. It's that simple. Until Aries is released and we have an updated kernel, they are all about the same, but Aries will fix some issues. Like those blasted capacitive back lights timing out.
Sent from my SGH-T959V using xda premium
What made you choose miui for your phone? Did you try different ROMs before?
@HKSpeed
Oh, I haven't updated that... I'm on CM9 at the moment. My ROMs of choice are Team Acid's. I have been using their work since Froyo so I'm biased. I was on AOKP but battery was a big issue for me, it drained very fast, so I went on CM9 to see how it works since most other ROMs are based on it. Thought it should be more simple, less tweaked. I have tried all, except Linaro and Provision. I like them all but somehow I can't notice difference between them except but a few little things here and there.
I was on MIUI because Dao kept updating it and fast. It was more advanced than other ports/ROMs, then I went on AOKPBC just to see and the theme was too heavy, awesome but not what I was looking for.
I'm not saying I will stay on CM forever, might go on a flashing rampage sometime soon. I know these are WIP that depend on kernel so until then I shall keep experimenting.
I know the others have said pretty much the same thing I am saying, but it comes down to a matter of choice. The ICS roms are all CM9 base if I am not mistaken, so you are dealing with mostly the same issues and bugs on each, so it really comes down to a point of which theme you want and which apps/bloat you want. It becomes a real pain to have to debloat/rebloat a rom and I only ever do so if the theme and layout is custom and really nice but fun to use. If it's basically a stock rom and doesn't have typical apps/bloat/mods/tweaks that I am used to using, I hit the thanks button for the hard work that helps future devs have an easier time and keep looking for a rom that has everything I want. Right now, I am going to be selling my phone soon so I can get a SGS III at least, or maybe wait to see if the rumors are true and T-Mob gets the One X+. I'm drooling over that OC'd Tegra 3 ::fingers-crossed: But, that doesn't mean I won't be trying out different roms at the moment. I love the ICS roms but hate that I can't use calling over wifi. I know there are other options, but they are a bit of trouble with linking google voice among other things, so ICS isn't really for me yet even though it is beautiful. There's my choice...what's yours?
Ive tried to not post but it bothers me when people cant understand a simple question.
Chris31jct is NOT asking for you to convince him. He is asking why did YOU choose a specific rom.
He is also asking for a reason other than the generic responses given 90% of the time.
I started out on aokp then when slimics was released I used it for a while. I wanted to try aokp to see why it was so popular. I like aokp the customization options its a nice rom. I wanted to try slimics just because it doesnt have all the extra apk that aokp and cm9 have that I never use.
Most of the time I will test a rom just to see what the hype is.
3 things decide your choice of a ROM:
Stability
Customization
Battery consumption
In terms of Stability, Usually the higher the customization and options of a ROM, the more conflicts it has( not a rule).
Battery should be the same on all since they use same code and kernel.
Graphic Customization: AOKP is the Best
Settings and options: CM9 is the best
Stability + Battery: I personally prefer SlimRom or Stock cuz it has the most required customization and its very slim( about 80 mb) so probably lighter on your phone.
I wasn't trying to convince him. I know he'll choose whatever rom he wants and that's not for me to decide and/or judge. I was merely stating why most of us choose the roms we choose which is what I interpreted the question to be. The reasons I gave are the reasons I choose the roms I choose. I don't mean to speak for everyone, but that would be the most basic reason to choose a rom other than just to try out what is out there but we ultimately stick with certain roms due to what's included in the rom as well as the stability of it, although as stated before by more than just me, the ICS roms have the same bugs and therefor the same stability issues. Again, not trying to step on anyone's toes, I don't claim to speak for everyone, but I answered the question as I interpreted it.
Also, as to specific roms, I'd be here all day if I chose to speak on that because I started using custom roms on my old G1 and I've tried out probably over 100 roms for various phones over the last few years. For that matter, I could go way back to the days of the Motorola Razor and a few other phones out around the same time, but I was speaking more about android roms. As far as the roms is concerned I don't care if it's miui, ICS, AOKP, etc. If it has the features I'm looking for and is stable, then I use it until something comes around I like better.
I went with AOKP because
It had full source code and I could modify it as I wanted
I liked the layout of toggles
AOKP ROM Control had features I wanted
I could long-press Back to kill a process
It has "quiet hours"
It has decent control of background data use
I knew where the kernel came from and it has full source code
I knew where all binaries came from and it has full source code
I know the last two of these are an absolute requirement under GPL, but many ROM "authors" fail to provide this information.
AOKP has some "crap" that I freeze to improve performance, but I haven't run out of on-phone storage yet.
CyanogenMod 9, for me, wasn't quite as "usable" as AOKP, the way I use my phone.
MIUI is too "Technicolor" and gimmicky for me. Most of what it has (other than a decent File Explorer, when it doesn't crash) I consider "bloat."
SLIM seemed like a good candidate, but without easy access to full source and the ability to build as I desired, it wasn't on my short list. I tried Lightning or whatever its "default" launcher is, but it had a couple things that just didn't allow me to set up my phone the way I wanted (paging is "wonky" to the way I have come to think of a launcher).
Kernel -- Well, Hefe Kernel pretty clearly added what I wanted; better battery life without significant impact in responsiveness. I'm glad others find what works for me helping them out too.
The Zip-n-Go ROMs don't, in general, excite me. I'm not a big theme guy and I can add/remove what I want pretty easily myself.
@krazymonkeys
I understand your point. I also try everything and then stick to one ROM.
@eollie
Thanks bro.
@jeff
That's the best example of kind of answer I was looking for. Thanks!
I'm on Erik's MIUI 2.8.10.
I tried it because I like the UI: I like the notification bar and full screen toggles, I like the kill app back button feature, the task manager combined task killer home button and all the sys apps. It is super fast, lighweight and easy to use. It is stable and gives instant GPS lock.
Only problem is the battery consumption, but it's kernel related I believe.
sent from me
@itzik2sh
I tried MIUI but it is too bright. Don't get me wrong. I like it a lot. But since we don't have Automatic Brightness, then it was a pain. Anyway, it's a great ROM and I think battery didn't drain more than it does on other ROMs. What I love most about MIUI is the phone and text's apps.