Related
Hello all -
I am getting my Tilt from AT&T tomorrow and I've been reading like crazy on this forum + wiki in preparation of getting it. Thanks to everyone who has contributed - awesome resource!
I understand the idea of flashing ROMS, unlocking, and general tweaking - I massively hacking/tweak my Tivo, etc. and I'm pretty sure I can get through it. But, I still have one question:
What, exactly, is the advantage of the HTC rom over the AT&T Tilt rom? I have never see the HTC rom but it looks like I can avoid the bloatware and add/tweak to my Tilt to make it similar to the HTC.
So, what exactly is on (or not on) the HTC rom that makes everyone want to switch away from the Tilt rom? What does the HTC rom have that the AT&T rom can't have???
Also: I have noticed some posts about battery life being different with different roms. I assumed that battery life would result from the way the varoius settings/options are set, but maybe I am not getting this.
I have read around on the forum quite a bit and I am understanding most of the nitty gritty details about these issues, but I'm a little unclear on what the problem is with the AT&T rom in the first place!
Any advice apreciated!! thanks - Dave
I get my Tilt Tuesday and am wondering what the "bottom line" is on this as well. It seems by removing bloatware, and installing a few cabs, you pretty much get a Kaiser. Speed and battery life are concerns for me though and if either is poor, I'm pretty comfortable installing a ROM (did it previously on my Wizard). Thanks to all for all the good info and advice. I've read way too much considering I don't even have the phone yet.
Hopefully we'll get an answer. On another forum I've read that you can install cabs to make the Tilt like the HTC, but on another thread I read that the HTC rom is different and better!
I'm not seeing any major disadvantages from using the HTC rom, actually, besides the menu problems which evidently have a fix. So, it might be worth a shot.
advantages
dhecker said:
Hello all -
I am getting my Tilt from AT&T tomorrow and I've been reading like crazy on this forum + wiki in preparation of getting it. Thanks to everyone who has contributed - awesome resource!
I understand the idea of flashing ROMS, unlocking, and general tweaking - I massively hacking/tweak my Tivo, etc. and I'm pretty sure I can get through it. But, I still have one question:
What, exactly, is the advantage of the HTC rom over the AT&T Tilt rom? I have never see the HTC rom but it looks like I can avoid the bloatware and add/tweak to my Tilt to make it similar to the HTC.
So, what exactly is on (or not on) the HTC rom that makes everyone want to switch away from the Tilt rom? What does the HTC rom have that the AT&T rom can't have???
Also: I have noticed some posts about battery life being different with different roms. I assumed that battery life would result from the way the varoius settings/options are set, but maybe I am not getting this.
I have read around on the forum quite a bit and I am understanding most of the nitty gritty details about these issues, but I'm a little unclear on what the problem is with the AT&T rom in the first place!
Any advice apreciated!! thanks - Dave
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
custom roms base on htc releases have many advantages:
1- get rid of all junk and restrictions of at&t one
2- reg hacks and fixes that take the most out of your phone
3- many more advantages but if numbered here will take me all night
search in these forum and you get many other reasons to change. For example i bought the tilt and in the same day i unlock it due a hardspl and change the rom to a custom one and beleive i will never come back to at&t stock rom.
I was in your guys shoes too. I read a ton on this forum before I got the phone. Here is my advice having had 2 Tilts, first one I had for a week, then returned it till I got a better deal.
When you first start the phone you go through a quick WM6 setup. After that it will say "Customizing Device" and there will be a progress bar. When this starts reset the phone with the stylus into the small hole at the bottom. That will prevent a lot of the ATT bloatware from loading.
Try that for a week, and if it isn't broke then don't fix it.
That said, there are a lot of HTC apps I love. Keep in mind you don't need a new rom to install them.
I would only try new ROMs if one or more of the following apply:
1) You are having some issues with stability or speed.
2) You need more space on the main memory.
3) You are lazy and want to try some other premade package.
Basically all the roms I tried are not that different then the stock ATT rom without the "Customizations" bloatware install. Plus you can get the phone to the exact same level by installing apps and doing small tweaks. Its not night and day or anything dramatic. However its fun to try new things and tweak the phone, thats one of the reasons I got it.
Here are my Must Have applications.
HTC Home
HTC Audio Manager
KaiserTweak
HTC Task Manager
Opera Mini Beta 4
Google Maps
Windows Live
Pops_G said:
I was in your guys shoes too. I read a ton on this forum before I got the phone. Here is my advice having had 2 Tilts, first one I had for a week, then returned it till I got a better deal.
When you first start the phone you go through a quick WM6 setup. After that it will say "Customizing Device" and there will be a progress bar. When this starts reset the phone with the stylus into the small hole at the bottom. That will prevent a lot of the ATT bloatware from loading.
Try that for a week, and if it isn't broke then don't fix it.
That said, there are a lot of HTC apps I love. Keep in mind you don't need a new rom to install them.
I would only try new ROMs if one or more of the following apply:
1) You are having some issues with stability or speed.
2) You need more space on the main memory.
3) You are lazy and want to try some other premade package.
Basically all the roms I tried are not that different then the stock ATT rom without the "Customizations" bloatware install. Plus you can get the phone to the exact same level by installing apps and doing small tweaks. Its not night and day or anything dramatic. However its fun to try new things and tweak the phone, thats one of the reasons I got it.
Here are my Must Have applications.
HTC Home
HTC Audio Manager
KaiserTweak
HTC Task Manager
Opera Mini Beta 4
Google Maps
Windows Live
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Pops, thanks for your informative reply. Is there really ANYTHING that the HTC rom can do that couldn't be somehow configured into the AT&T rom? I don't really mind flashing to a new rom but if I can start with the Tilt rom and configure everything I need (even if it takes a while ) that might be fine.
Am I correct in understanding that TouchFlo can work just fine on the AT&T rom? There are mixed messages about that.
Also, does any of this have anything to do with battery life??
thanks!
It all comes down to preferrences. I have a Tilt, and I have installed just about every ROM available here. I keep going back to HTC oriented ROMS, but there is some drawback in that you have to "tweak" it a bit usually to get full AT&T usability. AT&T ROMS are good for staying "true" to the carrier's mindset, but usually are buggy or slower. Dutty's right now is my fav, but that could change
Battery life is best controlled with 2 applications, both the Kaiser Tweak program, and with a good comm manager program to disable comm when not in use. Or at least move between 2G and 3G connections. 3G is awesome fast, but a hugh battery drain.
Thanks for your input! I played with a Tllt for a while and the AT&T rom might have been slower (I don't know cause I've never seen the HTC!) but it was totally stable as far as I could tell. Is there some specific bugginess that you saw or are you just referring to the general sloppiness of the AT&T bundles, etc.?
dhecker said:
Pops, thanks for your informative reply. Is there really ANYTHING that the HTC rom can do that couldn't be somehow configured into the AT&T rom? I don't really mind flashing to a new rom but if I can start with the Tilt rom and configure everything I need (even if it takes a while ) that might be fine.
Am I correct in understanding that TouchFlo can work just fine on the AT&T rom? There are mixed messages about that.
Also, does any of this have anything to do with battery life??
thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, there is nothing you cannot do with the AT&T rom given enough time and tweaking. Before I got my phone I some how got the impression ROMs where almost like a different animal. I think a better analogy would be comparing them to a house with furniture. The different ROMs are just different styles.
But if you are a real power user, and it sounds like you are, I would just use another ROM and start from there. You will save some time. I'm a fan of the "clean" ROMs that some with almost nothing installed. Then I build them up from there. They are very easy to install if you read the instructions. And it only takes like 10-15 mins max.
Pops - That last comment was interesting. I can totally see the advantage of installing a lite rom or for that matter, a fully loaded Dutty's rom, etc. My concern was that if I did that, I'd actually wind up having to tweak for a while to get things smooth on the Tilt since I wouldn't be using the 'stock' rom. The assumption is the everything would work on day 1 with the stock rom, so I can tweak but I never have to really get things going.
In your experience, if I installed the most recent version of Dutty's Hybrid Kaiser TouchFlo Final (if I'm gonna flash the rom, I might as well load it up) that things would be about as stable/easy as if I spent time customized the AT&T rom?
If there's not too much risk or BS I might just go for it! There is something about keeping the original rom that makes me feel more confident, but it's also fun to tweak on the thing!
Well there are two types of Kaisers right now. The original HTC branded one and the Tilt. They are different in 2 ways. For the Tilt, some roms require you to install a keyboard fix for a minor adjustment. Also you have to configure the AT&T internet settings. It depends on the ROM. Some of the ROMs are already designed for the Tilt.
To answer your question, yes some of these ROMs can have you up and running without any tweaking or adjustments at all. Just read their instructions, it varies for each one.
For me, if I start with a stripped down ROM it takes me about 2 hours or more to install all of my apps and tweaks. For the fully featured ROMs like Dutty's, you can be ready to go in 20-30mins.
I installed the HTC stock ROM on my Tilt for the same reason I install reference drivers for my video card:
1. They are more true to the manufacturer's specifications.
2. There are more frequent and faster updates available.
Number 2 was the most important for me, even though HTC has not released an updated ROM yet...but when they do, I know that I can install it and it will be closer to what I have been using.
I had the Tilt ROM installed for a few weeks before I reverted to the HTC ROM. I also installed the HTC customizations on the Tilt ROM and played with that for a while. I noticed slight differences between the applications like the HTC Home application UI behavour has minor differences. There was also more available memory on the HTC ROM from the Tilt ROM even after I cancelled the Tilt customizations from installing.
Oh here is a neat program to help you test different ROMs without losing your contacts, SMS, call history etc.
PIM Backup
Have to throw my 2 cents in also.
Just got the Tilt last month,and after my initial fear of flashing(and succesfully installing HARDSPL) I've flashed lots of these ROM's too. I however, have to agree with Pops_G, the best solution I've found has been a "clean ROM" and customize it the way I want. I prefer the ATT versions over the monochrome/big clock/UGLY UI that the Kaiser ones have. I've been using Kyphur's Tilt XDA-Live v1.1 and love it. It provides the most storage of ANY of the custom ROMs and has the newest radio also. It shows a significant difference in my area;where the signal borders on weak.
Alemaker
Ok, these kinds of opinions and comments are really helping out. I think I'm gonna do this:
1) When the Tilt comes (today!) I'll play with the AT&T stock ROM for a while and get a feel for it.
2) Then, I'm going to flash Dutty's ROM - it has just about everything and it will give me a chance to look at everything from the Cube to the HTC apps and everything else. In general, I like to strip things out of my systems rather than bloat it out, but this sounds like an easy way to check it all out in one go.
3) Most likely I'll be want to install Tilt XDA Lite once I've had a chance to fool around with the others. With a clean start like that I can install the apps I want and get the thing fast/stable for good.
Sounds like fun! Here I go..
dhecker said:
Ok, these kinds of opinions and comments are really helping out. I think I'm gonna do this:
1) When the Tilt comes (today!) I'll play with the AT&T stock ROM for a while and get a feel for it.
2) Then, I'm going to flash Dutty's ROM - it has just about everything and it will give me a chance to look at everything from the Cube to the HTC apps and everything else. In general, I like to strip things out of my systems rather than bloat it out, but this sounds like an easy way to check it all out in one go.
3) Most likely I'll be want to install Tilt XDA Lite once I've had a chance to fool around with the others. With a clean start like that I can install the apps I want and get the thing fast/stable for good.
Sounds like fun! Here I go..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Give yourself some time with each Rom (a few days) to really get a feel for it. Also know that your battery is going to be crap for a couple of weeks until it is properly "conditioned" so don't even include that in your comparison.
Another thing you need to consider what are you looking to gain from using a cooked rom? While it can be nice to have a lot of apps mixed in once there is a new version of an app you have to either flash an updated rom or install the update over the cooked version in which case you are now losing memory as the files in the rom can't really be deleted (only marked as such)...
kypher: Thanks for your input. I am interest in your comment about having apps in the rom, space, etc.
Am I understanding that when there are apps built into the rom, those apps can't really be updated/upgraded/(deleted?) without reflashing the rom?
So, with a stripped down rom could a user install the various apps and have the ability to upgrade/uninstall/delete those apps whenever they wanted to?
That seems like a major advantage to using a lite rom then building it up on your own, which is looking more and more like the way to go! Any clarification appreciated.
dhecker said:
Am I understanding that when there are apps built into the rom, those apps can't really be updated/upgraded/(deleted?) without reflashing the rom?
So, with a stripped down rom could a user install the various apps and have the ability to upgrade/uninstall/delete those apps whenever they wanted to?
That seems like a major advantage to using a lite rom then building it up on your own, which is looking more and more like the way to go! Any clarification appreciated.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Technically you can update (or even delete) the apps that are cooked in BUT... you've already paid in storage space for the files. When you upgrade the cooked files are marked as deleted so the files from the cab can overwrite them BUT... the files can't actually be deleted so if you have a 4MB program (like MS Voice Command) cooked in and you get an upgrade then you are actually paying 8MB of storage for the program now.
In short, even though the files are marked as deleted and you phone acts like they are deleted, you can't recover the memory they used if the files are cooked into the Rom. This is the primary reason I'm stripping XDA Live down as close to the undershorts as I can.
Well, the phone came this afternoon and I've been fooling around with it ever since. So far, so good!
I like the AT&T Tilt setup a lot. But, being a long-time geek I just couldn't resist and now I'm flashing Dutty's Tilt Rom. I'll play with that for a while, then maybe think about a long-term setup. It's kind of nice being able to flash the rom as I don't have to worry too much about screwing up the configuration since I can reflash at any time.
much fun! thanks everyone
I would like to try different ROMs as well, but I would like to be able to go back to ATT Tilt ROM if need be. How can I backup my original ATT ROM, so that I can flash back to it, if I needed to?
I have a myTouch 3G running Cyanogen's 4.0.2 rom and am looking to try out some Hero roms. I am very unfamiliar with linux and uncomfortable with the process. To get Cyanogen's 4.0.2 rom on my phone I used the one click root method. Also I do no know how and need help partitioning my sd card for the hero rom. Another important thing I think maybe is that I am still on the original radio and spl as I haven't flashed either of those. So anyone looking to help me like I said I will be willing to pay. I know there are people who don't show you how to do it, but will flash for you and that's not what I'm looking for. I need someone to show me the process so that I can learn and do it myself.
I would avoid flashing the radio if I were you. Especially if you have the myTouch3G. Also you don't really need to flash the SPL unless you tried to load a particular ROM and it failed. There shouldn't be a need to pay, and if anything if you take the time to search around these forums you should be able to find everything you need.
radikaled said:
I would avoid flashing the radio if I were you. Especially if you have the myTouch3G. Also you don't really need to flash the SPL unless you tried to load a particular ROM and it failed. There shouldn't be a need to pay, and if anything if you take the time to search around these forums you should be able to find everything you need.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I agree, since we praise open source, I doubt anyone will want money for helping..
We all help each others
My recommendation to the partitions is to check the threat about recovery-RAv1.2.1.img.. this makes it automatically!!! But, most of the hero ROM's doesn't need partitions. I recommend you search a nice 32B ROM and see what people say, that's what I do !!!
Since you already install one ROM, I doubt that you'll have any prob with other good ROM
Anyway, help is always given.. there's even a wiki on the top of this forum
That help me out understanding a lot of things and there's almost links for everything!!!
I understand the open source and helping for free, it was more of an incentive. What are the reasons for these roms wanting or "needing" partitions? I will look at the few things you mentioned.
vinbeaver said:
I understand the open source and helping for free, it was more of an incentive. What are the reasons for these roms wanting or "needing" partitions? I will look at the few things you mentioned.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm not an expert.. I don't know if I'm telling a big joke, but here it goes:
I think that is for pre-caching behaviors of the ROM. In laptop/desktop linux distribuctions, needs as well to have this partitions. The swap, swaps memory... ext3 is where it will be placed the root.. extra partion can be added fat32 is a common partition read by windows and linux (ext3,2,1, windows don't read the content of it).. The best thing is really to re-search.. the most you want to know the most you learn
vinbeaver said:
I understand the open source and helping for free, it was more of an incentive. What are the reasons for these roms wanting or "needing" partitions? I will look at the few things you mentioned.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Partitioning is mainly done because of the small amount of storage that is provided on the device. The idea is to have your applications and cache installed (running) on a memory card (microsd). Depending on the quality of the memory card you purchased you may experience an increase in performance as well.
Generally speaking it's not really required and probably just overcomplicates things for you from the getgo.
Wow... so I tried a Hero rom without any partitions and I must say, wow it is unbelievably slow. I'd like to find one where I don't have to use an sd card, or I'm wondering if it's possible to just install the htc widgets without the rest of it. It appears to me the only worth anything on there to me is the widgets, the black taskbar, and maybe the browser. Haven't played enough with it cause it's extremely slow which like i said may be because i didn't use a partitioned sd card.
vinbeaver said:
Wow... so I tried a Hero rom without any partitions and I must say, wow it is unbelievably slow. I'd like to find one where I don't have to use an sd card, or I'm wondering if it's possible to just install the htc widgets without the rest of it. It appears to me the only worth anything on there to me is the widgets, the black taskbar, and maybe the browser. Haven't played enough with it cause it's extremely slow which like i said may be because i didn't use a partitioned sd card.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There's some cool ROM's.. unfortantly for the 32B I don't know what should I recommend... I have a 32A!!
For having a 7 desktops home software, there's openhome.. for the clock widget with weather, you'll have like weather widgets donation version and beautiful widgets..
Here in Xda, we don't publish such things.. as link for paid applications, cracked, as some of the people are developers them selfs of that softwares..
There's other places..
GOOGLE KNOWS EVERYTHING
Since I saw some screenshots of custom ROMs on a Chacha, that had a dialer on the screen I would like to ask:
Which ROMs are really adapted to the Chacha?
That means:
- no dialer keys on the screen because you have a keyboard anyway
- keyboard usage possible in menues and lists
...
I would think about using a custom rom if that can make battery life longer and the phone quicker, although I don't want to have any loss of functions or a ROM that acts like a ROM for phones without keyboard.
So I guess I better might not change it, but it would be nice if someone could give us some overview on how good the roms fit to the Chacha and what the benefit will be there.
I also like to know,
cyanogen mod has some issues?
No one knows?? Anyone here who installed a custom rom?
The issues have been stated in the SuperOSR/CM thread. Check there.
I
yes, i saw theme,
I speak about general appeal, is it worth it, and doesn't mess my phone?
thanks.
The problem is that even HTC didn't provide the phone with some software that fits to the phone. For example: If you want to start the timer or if you want to add something to your calendar, the phone will show you some touch input for the numbers instead of offering you to enter the time with your keyboard.
I doubt that custom roms will do better there, will they?
the problem is:
1. Cynogen mod team don't support the chacha yet, i'd like to use the cooked rom, cos i tested cm7 on my wildfire before, and it was nice and sleek.
Honestly if you want to use custom ROMs, get another phone. The ChaCha isn't the best phone for that at all.
Chacha is cool
I don't need a "rocket in my pocket!", my phone just needs some love from developers.
2. chacha is way cooler, with a trackpad, and bigger screen.
stayfidz said:
Chacha is cool
I don't need a "rocket in my pocket!", my phone just needs some love from developers.
2. chacha is way cooler, with a trackpad, and bigger screen.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's a cool phone, yes, I just ordered one myself, but it's not ideal if you want a large selection of custom ROMs is all.
dftba said:
Honestly if you want to use custom ROMs, get another phone. The ChaCha isn't the best phone for that at all.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That is what i was thinking too.
The problem is: The Chacha is one of the few phones that has the keyboard in the barren design. There is only the Samsung Galaxy Pro or the Motorola Pro+ with similar design, but both of them don't have keys for answering and ending phone calls. There are two Huawei (e.g. the U8350) but they have no LED-flash and the old type of touchscreen. So this clearly makes the Chacha the best Android-Phone in this category.
However: 85% of the Android phones don't have a hardware keyboard and all the other phones that have a keyboard usually have it inside, so they still have a big screen and a ROM that is made for use without keyboard.
Since the Chacha has the keyboard available all the time, it doesn't make sense to have any phone dialer on the small screen. Even the calender could have been done like on the Nokia E71 where you just have to use your keys.
And that's the point where I think that most custom ROMs are done for phones where people don't use the keyboard most of the time... A custom ROM would only make sense if you still have the benefits from the keyboard and if the small screen isn't filled with things you don't need because you have a keyboard.
How is the situation with the ZaSa_4chacha?
ydardiry said:
Hey there, bought my chacha 2 Months ago, 2 weeks ago i rooted and flashed the SuperOSR and CyanogenMod7 Custom ROM,
since i did, i can tell you that i really feel that the battery life is now Better and ofcourse the Internal memory thing is solved, now i always have +100mb of Internal memory free.
there's a few bugs though, but i assure you it's worth it..
That's just my opinion
cheers
** i love the Chacha.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you root it while still S-ON?
I did yesterday using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452173
I'm totally new to Android and the HTC Status/ChaCha and I'm having a bit of trouble understanding what to do next. From what I gather, do I need to partition my SD in order to enable a2sd? I don't know what is the difference between a stock rom and a custom rom, I just want my phone to have enough internal memory. If you can give me a few pointers.. I'd appreciate it. TIA.
Nicraz said:
Did you root it while still S-ON?
I did yesterday using this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452173
I'm totally new to Android and the HTC Status/ChaCha and I'm having a bit of trouble understanding what to do next. From what I gather, do I need to partition my SD in order to enable a2sd? I don't know what is the difference between a stock rom and a custom rom, I just want my phone to have enough internal memory. If you can give me a few pointers.. I'd appreciate it. TIA.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You need to create an ext4 partition on the MicroSD first. Do some searching and you'll find some guides, I don't think you need a custom ROM to do it as long as you're rooted
dftba said:
You need to create an ext4 partition on the MicroSD first. Do some searching and you'll find some guides, I don't think you need a custom ROM to do it as long as you're rooted
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for your reply. I did manage to read something about that but I have to take the SD card out of the phone, it said not to partition it while the card is still IN the phone. I don't have an adapter to hook it up to my laptop so I just ordered an 8gb microsd with the adapter to do the next step. So with that I think I should be good.... right? Lol. Custom rams sound a bit too tricky for me... so I'll stick with this for now. Thanks!
Nicraz said:
Thanks for your reply. I did manage to read something about that but I have to take the SD card out of the phone, it said not to partition it while the card is still IN the phone. I don't have an adapter to hook it up to my laptop so I just ordered an 8gb microsd with the adapter to do the next step. So with that I think I should be good.... right? Lol. Custom rams sound a bit too tricky for me... so I'll stick with this for now. Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It depends on the method you use. Some methods advise you to partition the SD in recovery mode or with the Terminal whereas some say to use the computer. If the tutorial you found is good, just follow that and you should be fine
ydardiry said:
Hey there, bought my chacha 2 Months ago, 2 weeks ago i rooted and flashed the SuperOSR and CyanogenMod7 Custom ROM,
since i did, i can tell you that i really feel that the battery life is now Better and ofcourse the Internal memory thing is solved, now i always have +100mb of Internal memory free.
there's a few bugs though, but i assure you it's worth it..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That sounds good, but do you have a good keyboard usability then?
Also, what are the bugs?
dftba said:
It depends on the method you use. Some methods advise you to partition the SD in recovery mode or with the Terminal whereas some say to use the computer. If the tutorial you found is good, just follow that and you should be fine
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks! I went to Target last night because I wanted to be done with the process ASAP but a 4gb sd card is like $14.99+tax. So I decided to get it on eBay... 8gb with adapter $7.99 total. Now I'm just waiting for it.
Hello Gang!
Great site and a wealth of info, but as the title reads I am new to the entire process. I am expecting my new Studio 5.5 610a tomorrow and I the main thing I want to do is to be able to access more ram or have the option or the ability to force install apps on a Micro SD chip along with saving data as well. My question I guess is, Will gaining root accomplish this alone or do I need to flash a ROM? I was looking At the Cyanogen Rom. Anyone care to give their opinions or anything. All info will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your time guys.
gettinby said:
Hello Gang!
Great site and a wealth of info, but as the title reads I am new to the entire process. I am expecting my new Studio 5.5 610a tomorrow and I the main thing I want to do is to be able to access more ram or have the option or the ability to force install apps on a Micro SD chip along with saving data as well. My question I guess is, Will gaining root accomplish this alone or do I need to flash a ROM? I was looking At the Cyanogen Rom. Anyone care to give their opinions or anything. All info will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your time guys.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i don't know if the Blu Studio 5.5 even has any custom roms, if your rooted you will be able to force apps to install on SDcard (Although some might not work such as widgets) as for ram increase i think the only way would be a partition swap which has to do with swapping Micro SDcard Storage for more RAM which doesn't even give you much more RAM and the life of the SDcard decreases faster (it should be only needed on Devices with incredibly low like the HTC T-mobile G1 with 192mb or the OG droid with 256mb)
Hi there,
I am using a samsung S7 since almost two years now, stock android. I am still super happy with it, except i see 32 GB internal memory, and it's almost full. Of course i could always remove some apps and docs, but here's the catch : i don't have that many apps, and all my personal files are in my 128 GB SD card.
I used to install modded Roms on my previous devices; that is how i heard of XDA forum, and i know there are skilled people around here I had the same issue with stock galaxy S5, and when moving it to Ressurection remix (which is a super Rom for that device), I noticed that i got back most of my internal memory. So my guess is that space is used by some backup when upgrading (which i did, from Marshmallow to Oreo, one at the time).
Either that assumption is correct or not, do you have any suggestion to get that space bac ? Else that the obvious moving to some Mod Rom ? Not that i don't like the idea, but as everything is set and working well for me now, i'd like to keep it that way. Just freeing that grey space.
Thanks for reading me, and for your comments !