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I love the look of MIUI but the battery is lacking and I love the battery of cm7 but it doesn't have as good of customization as MIUI. So my question is is there anyway I could improve my battery to what cm7 is with MIUI so I could get the best of both worlds. If not then I am going to stick with cm7 cuz its super fast and has ridiculous battery.
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I love the look of MIUI but the battery is lacking and I love the battery of cm7 but it doesn't have as good of customization as MIUI. So my question is is there anyway I could improve my battery to what cm7 is with MIUI so I could get the best of both worlds. If not then I am going to stick with cm7 cuz its super fast and has ridiculous battery.
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As no two batteries or phones are created equal, how is anyone supposed to answer this for you? You could do lots of stuff, but what works for me, is not going to work for you. I use my phone little, I use my phone a ton. You use your phone all day, you never use it. I don't have sense? Or Do? Do you? I sync nothing. Maybe I sync everything. ......You sync what? The equasion is way to large to really help.. You need to play with the phone to figure it out.
There is undervolting, there is removing and freezing, processes - there are literally 20+ things you can do and one of them, or none of them may work for you.
My opinion tho; Miui is horrible. Good luck with that.
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I love the look of MIUI but the battery is lacking and I love the battery of cm7 but it doesn't have as good of customization as MIUI. So my question is is there anyway I could improve my battery to what cm7 is with MIUI so I could get the best of both worlds. If not then I am going to stick with cm7 cuz its super fast and has ridiculous battery.
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Alrighty, then.
As tweaked said, the are so many factors. Until you can get a whole bunch of people testing both roms, with zero variation between setups, you can't properly gauge a response to your question.
I haven't run either ROM, but miui looks like it might have a little more eye candy/nifty stuff. It would seem to me that that comes with a price... Battery. I could be way off the mark on that, so...
Besides, there is no perfect ROM, and if someone had managed to fuse the two roms in such a way as you suggest, it would probably take the form of some new hybrid, but more likely, a major version upgrade/add-on's for either of the two roms in question.
Just wondering how all of you are finding battery life on CM7 (or possibly other AOSP based ROMs)
One of the main reasons I decided to ditch Sense 3.5 and use CM7 was the battery gain (as Sense is known to be a heavy resource hog)
The speed is amazing. Much faster than Sense, no doubt.
But I'll be honest. I'm not too impressed so far. Battery seems to be more or less the same for me on CM7 as on Sense ROMs. I thought many people said it was better?!
I was using Endymion Sense ROM 3.2 before.
What about everyone else? Is battery life for you good or bad on CM7?
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Just wondering how all of you are finding battery life on CM7 (or possibly other AOSP based ROMs)
One of the main reasons I decided to ditch Sense 3.5 and use CM7 was the battery gain (as Sense is known to be a heavy resource hog)
The speed is amazing. Much faster than Sense, no doubt.
But I'll be honest. I'm not too impressed so far. Battery seems to be more or less the same for me on CM7 as on Sense ROMs. I thought many people said it was better?!
I was using Endymion Sense ROM 3.2 before.
What about everyone else? Is battery life for you good or bad on CM7?
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Say what you may oly... There are only two ways to go for you... I've been there and done that... And I know how you use your phone... It's either going to be Endymion or ICS for you. Nothing else will keep you happy!!! It's only a matter of time before you restore that nandroid!!! Lol. Wanna bet?
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I found the same with cm7. People kept going on about amazing battery life and I got about a day. But yeah I think enigmaamit is right
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Thanks guys!
Damn you read my mind, enigmaamit hehe!
Was just considering that!
Well how do you personally find it?
If my memory serves me right, I recall you telling me when you were on MIUI (CM7 based) you got better battery life than Endymion?
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CM7 increased my battery life quite alot. I usually get 2-3 days out of it. I think that the main advantage to CM7 is that it turns off my wireless when I'm not using my phone, which saves alot of battery drain.
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Thanks guys!
Damn you read my mind, enigmaamit hehe!
Was just considering that!
Well how do you personally find it?
If my memory serves me right, I recall you telling me when you were on MIUI (CM7 based) you got better battery life than Endymion?
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Oly, battery consumption figures will only differ significantly between good ROMs in their sleep state, and not really that much during the "awake" state. What i mean is that if a ROM is properly compiled, and there is no undue drain element, then most ROMs have a relatively stable, characteristic baseline battery drain, which usually remains constant for that ROM.
You have to remember that the difference between battery life of any ROM stems from 3 main variables, if app usage (games etc) and call usage are kept constant...and these are :
1) Active Radio Stacks : Network [Signal strength, Data type (3G>2G>WiFi)]; Bluetooth; GPS
2) Screen (On time and Brightness)
3) Data Traffic (Auto-Sync, polling frequency and net data transferred)
and maybe add Sensor polling frequency to the above (light sensor, proximity sensor, accelerometer, etc - i do not have conclusive evidence how much these affect the battery actually)
So if you do not use a phone too much, and it is in sleep state most of the time, the overall battery consumption values, and consequently the battery life, for different ROMs may differ significantly. But if you start using your phone, with apps launching, screen on, data traffic, etc... there is not much difference there...all ROMs will eventually die within a couple of hours of each other with normal usage (provided you dont mess around with CPU clockspeeds)
So when people report insanely high battery life like 6 days (on CM, etc), it's all mostly spent in sleep (confirmed by analyzing the screen-shots of their battery graph, looking for "awake" and "screen on" states)
With Endymion, I've realized that Sense is no longer the kind of battery guzzler it has had the misfortune of being labelled previously. It gives me a sleep state drain of 6-9 mA. MIUI has always given me a sleep drain of around 5-8 mA, and i don't really care for CM drain, as it looks too.....eh ugly. (No disrespect to CM users... but GB is not ICS, and it does look kinda retarded after using Sense and MIUI) So eventually, all of them get me through to the end of my typical day. But even if there is only 10% battery remaining on the Sense ROM, 15% on MIUI and 20% on the CM, what good will it do me? I still need to charge all of them at night to meet my requirements for the next day of regular use!
If you use your phone like a smartphone is meant to be use, you WILL run out of battery by the evening, so get into the habit of top-up charging. And if you want to use it as a paperweight....does it really matter how many days it can go without a charge? What's the point?
P.S. : BTW Oly, Congrats on the new Advent Vega!!
Cheers enigmaamit!!!
I really appreciate your lengthy explanation! I sort of understand where your coming from too
I end up charging my phone every night too, so I guess it doesn't make much of a difference whether my battery is 10%, or 20% on either ROM
I remember feeling like you at first about CM. It is ugly, Gingerbread lacks the Polish on ICS
However with a little tweaking, it can become a beautiful UI
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Here is my current set up I think it looks nice IMO! !
As you can see it quite themeable like MIUI, with the built I'm Theme Chooser App. I have given it a sense look
I think in standby usage, CM has better battery life than Sense, although, I haven't done any battery measurements so far!
Haha, what make you think I got a Advent Vega?
Haven't got it yet, but I'm looking to get one!!
They are dirt cheap At the moment, going for £129 here in UK.
They are awesome! It can run ICS and Honeycomb, and its dualcore 10"
Fantastic!
Cheers buddy!
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Cheers enigmaamit!!!
I remember feeling like you at first about CM. It is ugly, Gingerbread lacks the Polish on ICS
However with a little tweaking, it can become a beautiful UI
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Here is my current set up I think it looks nice IMO! !
As you can see it quite themeable like MIUI, with the built I'm Theme Chooser App. I have given it a sense look
I think in standby usage, CM has better battery life than Sense, although, I haven't done any battery measurements so far!
Haha, what make you think I got a Advent Vega?
Haven't got it yet, but I'm looking to get one!!
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So let me see.... You take CM, then load up a gazillion themes and third party apps and widgets and finally make CM look like....let me guess, SENSE!!!
But it's still CM right? And when you see a slightly better looking Sense-like app or widget, you download and install it, right? To take it that one step closer to actual sense...? Why i'm sayin all this Oly, is because i've already jumped through these hoops a long time ago... There is nothing like SENSE. If you like CM/Stock GB look, you'll never bother to load it up to look like sense. But if you are trying to make and AOSP look like Sense, it means YOU WANT SENSE! And since you are lucky enough to own an HTC device, just use the real damn thing, man!!
CM should look like CM, and Sense should look like the visual orgasm that it is... (just my opinion) - at least for HTC device owners. For the other poor souls out there with the Sammys and LGs and what not, i can understand them trying to shave their balls and get all sense-shiny, but we are the chosen ones with the choice to use the Original thing! Have you ever wondered why everyone wants to port Sense to non-HTC devices, despite epic failures? How practically all launchers in the market have so many Sense-like themes? It's because those who can't have it, want it bad... And it's just not the visual bit...Sense is actually more intuitive than anything i've ever come across on a phone (toughest competition being MIUI)
Of course that's all just a matter of opinion. But it does make Sense. [snicker, snicker]
I just take the short route and just use SENSE itself !! LoL
P.S. : You had mentioned in passing about wanting to get the Vega some time ago... and yesterday on your profile page, it said you were viewing the Advent Vega General forum, so i thought you'd have gotten one by now. Quite a bit of Sherlock Holmes down the drain!! [facepalm]
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So let me see.... You take CM, then load up a gazillion themes and third party apps and widgets and finally make CM look like....let me guess, SENSE!!!
But it's still CM right? And when you see a slightly better looking Sense-like app or widget, you download and install it, right? To take it that one step closer to actual sense...? Why i'm sayin all this Oly, is because i've already jumped through these hoops a long time ago... There is nothing like SENSE. If you like CM/Stock GB look, you'll never bother to load it up to look like sense. But if you are trying to make and AOSP look like Sense, it means YOU WANT SENSE! And since you are lucky enough to own an HTC device, just use the real damn thing, man!!
CM should look like CM, and Sense should look like the visual orgasm that it is... (just my opinion) - at least for HTC device owners. For the other poor souls out there with the Sammys and LGs and what not, i can understand them trying to shave their balls and get all sense-shiny, but we are the chosen ones with the choice to use the Original thing! Have you ever wondered why everyone wants to port Sense to non-HTC devices, despite epic failures? How practically all launchers in the market have so many Sense-like themes? It's because those who can't have it, want it bad... And it's just not the visual bit...Sense is actually more intuitive than anything i've ever come across on a phone (toughest competition being MIUI)
Of course that's all just a matter of opinion. But it does make Sense. [snicker, snicker]
I just take the short route and just use SENSE itself !! LoL
P.S. : You had mentioned in passing about wanting to get the Vega some time ago... and yesterday on your profile page, it said you were viewing the Advent Vega General forum, so i thought you'd have gotten one by now. Quite a bit of Sherlock Holmes down the drain!! [facepalm]
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Damn man, haha!!
Your tempting me to go back to Sense!!
Very good point there, that HTC devices are unique with Sense...
Maybe I should go back afterall...?
The Sense UI is just too pretty
Here was my CM look a day before loaded the Sense Theme.
Less Sense like. But after a day on CM7, I went back and installed Sense theme with sense replacement Widgets
You made a really good point... damn... decisions.... back to sense or not
My real plus for CM though is the inherited speed. My phone feels like its young and reborn. Multitasking is like silk. Sense is very pretty, but unfortunately not as fast as AOSP.
However, I am finding each day I'm missing elements of Sense, particularly the fast boot option!
Hehe, yeah I was browsing the Vega forums yesterday, I was checking out some of the new ICS ROMs!
If you love Sense so much, is pure ICS a different story for you? That's why your using it?
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If you love Sense so much, is pure ICS a different story for you? That's why your using it?
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I'm using ICS because i like to be on the bleeding edge of things.
It helps me foster my tech hobby and teaches me more about new stuff everyday, and consequently, i can put in more input into the forum. And i like to see the look on my buddies' faces when i show them ICS casually (they're mostly doctors you see....a dumb lot when it comes to all things binary )
I am not averse to trying out new stuff Oly...if you remember, i've always led you (and a couple more unsuspecting buddies like det) into temptation with my vociferous praise and rave reviews of ROMs like the MIUI and early ICS betas. I know i don't like CM because i made that decision after flashing it and running it for a couple of days... As for ICS, i like to keep pace with the development of a new OS on my phone. (It's just too cool to miss!!). I've even tried Lowveld's nihilistically christened "Reaper" today...and while it's all good and speedy, i don't want to test fire a deep space probe using my phone, so the speed that Endymion offers me is plenty.
All things said and done, no matter how promiscuous i've been all day, in the end I find myself coming home to Sense (Endymion, to be specific)
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I'm using ICS because i like to be on the bleeding edge of things.
It helps me foster my tech hobby and teaches me more about new stuff everyday, and consequently, i can put in more input into the forum. And i like to see the look on my buddies' faces when i show them ICS casually (they're mostly doctors you see....a dumb lot when it comes to all things binary )
I am not averse to trying out new stuff Oly...if you remember, i've always led you (and a couple more unsuspecting buddies like det) into temptation with my vociferous praise and rave reviews of ROMs like the MIUI and early ICS betas. I know i don't like CM because i made that decision after flashing it and running it for a couple of days... As for ICS, i like to keep pace with the development of a new OS on my phone. (It's just too cool to miss!!). I've even tried Lowveld's nihilistically christened "Reaper" today...and while it's all good and speedy, i don't want to test fire a deep space probe using my phone, so the speed that Endymion offers me is plenty.
All things said and done, no matter how promiscuous i've been all day, in the end I find myself coming home to Sense (Endymion, to be specific)
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Fair enough
I guess I'll just stick around with CM7 for a bit longer...
If I ever want to return to Endymion I'm just a NANDroid Restore away
And battery life looks to be more promising for me today.
I guess mobile data really is a battery killer.
I'm using WiFi moderately today, and battery seems much better!
How about it CM9 is available...?
Will you ever use that?
It'll be like any other ICS ROM, but with endless amount of tweaks.
Cheers mate!
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Fair enough
I guess I'll just stick around with CM7 for a bit longer...
If I ever want to return to Endymion I'm just a NANDroid Restore away
And battery life looks to be more promising for me today.
I guess mobile data really is a battery killer.
I'm using WiFi moderately today, and battery seems much better!
How about it CM9 is available...?
Will you ever use that?
It'll be like any other ICS ROM, but with endless amount of tweaks.
Cheers mate!
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We shall see....!!
Always a pleasure talking to you buddy. Ciao.
Cm7 has variable battery life depending on kernel n governor. With the same use pattern I've had best battery out of 7.1 with tiamet n smartass v2.
But even with 7.2 and interactive then ondemand governors I get better life than sense. I've used stock, endy, lbc etc
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Please help enigmaamit for the right selection between ics (Quattro) or miui weekly or sense(endymion v3.3). Thanks in advance
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Cm7 has variable battery life depending on kernel n governor. With the same use pattern I've had best battery out of 7.1 with tiamet n smartass v2.
But even with 7.2 and interactive then ondemand governors I get better life than sense. I've used stock, endy, lbc etc
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Cheers!
Yeah, I'm using stable CM7.1, tiamat kernel, and smartass2
Seems better than when I first made this thread now. Ibthink the battery has calibrated itself now and is getting slightly better.
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Please help enigmaamit for the right selection between ics (Quattro) or miui weekly or sense(endymion v3.3). Thanks in advance
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Hi Raj.
Unfortunately, there is no correct answer to that question... I am not you, and consequently, my choice of ROM may not be the best one for you (Hell, i myself keep changing my ROMs more often than most people change socks!!) However, if you want a friendly advice, i have the following to say to you :
If you're new to flashing, and need your phone for daily use, i recommend you wait before flashing ICS till a fully functional ROM is released.
As for MIUI, i would again advise you to wait for MIUI v4 but still, you can flash the current one, which is still an excellent ROM, especially if you are into theming a lot... as the theming capabilities in MIUI are insane!! MIUI is basically a very good ROM with the UI specifically designed to be modded to infinity...so you'll never get bored theming it. Also it's an excellent ROM even if you just want a functional ROM and are not so much into theming... There are features like the excellent in-built file manger, lockscreen mods, the best FM Radio i have found in any ROM, etc...which you just won't find anywhere else, at least not at the level of sophistication that MIUI has managed! It is a very good all-round package, with many exclusive properties.
There is another option, the AOSP CyanogenMod 7 series, which is basically pure Android 2.3.7 muscle, minus the bloat. Undiluted vanilla Gingerbread experience. To quote a friend of mine - "CM is for power users with endless customizations with the powerful CM7 settings. Seriously. The possibilities are endless." Choose this if performance is your only addiction, and you can also modify the looks on this, although to a much lesser degree as compared to MIUI (NOTHING can touch MIUI when it comes to theming ). It's the fastest and lightest family of Android ROMs available today, and the speed and battery life are supposed to be benchmark standards for other ROMs. While there was only the main CM branch available to us until a few days ago, the options available have recently shot up, thanks to devs like shrome and Sir Lowveld (yeah, that one's special!), who have come up with a port (BlackIce) and a whole new ROM (Reaper) respectively for the Desire S...
As for Sense, there are a ton of Sense ROMs to choose from... but the idea of using Sense is a little different. It is about balance. Excellent functionality, loads of character, and killer looks, all in a stable framework. It is basically the most intuitive Android experience i have personally come across. It's like the phone actually understands what you want... it's so easy to use and completely noob-friendly. You can use it right out of the box, without even having to configure anything yourself. Sense is not just a UI...it's a philosophy. It's the way you and your phone communicate. And it's unmatched by anything else on any device or OS out there. But then again, the trade-off is that you have to pretty much use it as it is, without too many "on-the-fly" customization options (although with the new additions like RCMIX Tweaks [and derivatives thereof] and the Endymion Control Centre, that is changing rapidly), and modifications have to be done at recovery-restart level, something all users may not be very comfortable with... It's better to choose the look that you like (Endymion - Stock (with optional theme manager integrated, Coredroid - A Blue-tinged custom ROM, BinDroid - With heavily modded custom looks, etc), and then let it "settle" on you for some time. If you still want me to call out names, and you just want a stable, irritation-free experience, then from personal bias, i'd advise you to go for Endymion...
But the best way to decide which ROM is most compatible with you, is to use them all! Each has its strengths and weaknesses, and none of these ROMs is perfect. Use all of them! Stay on each ROM for a couple of days, let the ROM settle-in a little, and then decide which one you want to use on a daily basis.
Go ahead, experiment. Find your perfect match!
And then maybe give long boring answers to questions like these!!
Yeah, agree with you there!
Although you forgot to mention that CM is for power users with endless customizations with the powerful CM7 settings. Seriously. The possibilities aare endless
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Yeah, agree with you there!
Although you forgot to mention that CM is for power users with endless customizations with the powerful CM7 settings. Seriously. The possibilities aare endless
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Alrighty sir... post edited and your new-found love for all things AOSP put up for a grand display!!
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Alrighty sir... post edited and your new-found love for all things AOSP put up for a grand display!!
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Hehe, thanks
Its true though
Aren't you currently using ReaperMod ATM anyway? (CM based)
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Hehe, thanks
Its true though
Aren't you currently using ReaperMod ATM anyway? (CM based)
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Yeah, i am...but i'm schizophrenic man!! I keep jumping all over the ROM scene. It's my drug, my poison...and i enjoy the choice!!
So I finally gathered up the balls to flash my Droid with GummyCharged. It's pretty snappy. I like it except for minor glitches here and there but it was manageable. I searched online for more info about Gummy and I found that support for it has dropped.
My question is which ROM should I move my attention to next? I looked at Tweaked and Infinity, but I couldn't help but notice Deodexed/Eclipse.
It seems there's an equal amount of information on them but I couldn't really find any info about which one has the most support or which one is the obvious forerunner of the three.
So community, what is your opinion? What do you like best and why?
the only few worth ur time is tweaked, eclipse, or infinity. the others r all outdated and no longer updated. or the fp1 debloated but that isnt a custom rom really.
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There isn't really a forerunner. It's more about personal preference. Tweaked is the most customizable. Eclipse has a lot more apps replaced with their AOSP (Google) equivalents. Infinity is still a valid choice as well. I love the Infinity theme, but I personally have always had slowdowns and hotboots on it. It falls somewhere in between Tweaked and Eclipse...a good amount of customization as well as some AOSP app replacements.
I would run either Tweaked or Eclipse. I ran Eclipse from the time it was on version 1.1 up until Tweaked 2.0 came out, then I switched to Tweaked.
Specify!
I think it would be appropriate for me to specify what exactly I'm looking for. Thanks for your response shrike. What I'm looking for is the least buggy, most responsive ROM that offers reasonable battery. Customizable features is nice but that's exactly a must.
So I see the poll is shooting towards Tweaked, so I guess I'll ask, is Tweaked the most appropriate ROM that will fulfill most of what I'm looking for, if not all?
And by AOSP, what do you mean Eclipse has AOSP equivalents? (Ignorant question lol). I read about it but I don't want to interpret what I've read incorrectly.
Thanks again!
Nitro took the AOSP code from Google and compiled some of the apps for our this phone, and replaced a lot of the TouchWiz apps with the AOSP equivalents. If you want something closer to AOSP, then Eclipse is the closest we have (other than jt's unfinished CM9 port), but it is still TouchWiz at it's core.
From a stability standpoint, I've had zero stability problems with both Eclipse and Tweaked. Eclipse is farther from stock when you consider the apps and the look and feel. Tweaked is closer to stock from an app standpoint, but the framework has been more heavily modified to integrate the customizations (TSM Parts primarily).
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I think it would be appropriate for me to specify what exactly I'm looking for. Thanks for your response shrike. What I'm looking for is the least buggy, most responsive ROM that offers reasonable battery. Customizable features is nice but that's exactly a must.
So I see the poll is shooting towards Tweaked, so I guess I'll ask, is Tweaked the most appropriate ROM that will fulfill most of what I'm looking for, if not all?
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Based on what you're looking for, I'd recommend Eclipse. I'm currently using Tweaked because I like the statusbar customization options, but everyday I experience a few freezeups that persist until I get a hotboot or I pull the battery. I've reinstalled several times after going back to stock EP4, and I've gotten the freezeups after each new installation. This has been the case regardless of whether I'm on the stock FP1 kernel or the 0415 pbj kernel. I never had this issue with Eclipse.
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Based on what you're looking for, I'd recommend Eclipse. I'm currently using Tweaked because I like the statusbar customization options, but everyday I experience a few freezeups that persist until I get a hotboot or I pull the battery. I've reinstalled several times after going back to stock EP4, and I've gotten the freezeups after each new installation. This has been the case regardless of whether I'm on the stock FP1 kernel or the 0415 pbj kernel. I never had this issue with Eclipse.
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Sorry to hear the troubles - while the description here is a bit too vague for me to be of much help, would you mind PMing me some specifics? Plus if there is any regularity maybe you could get a logcat?
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Based on what you're looking for, I'd recommend Eclipse. I'm currently using Tweaked because I like the statusbar customization options, but everyday I experience a few freezeups that persist until I get a hotboot or I pull the battery. I've reinstalled several times after going back to stock EP4, and I've gotten the freezeups after each new installation. This has been the case regardless of whether I'm on the stock FP1 kernel or the 0415 pbj kernel. I never had this issue with Eclipse.
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I flashed Eclipse. I'm liking it a lot. So far so good! I had one interesting occurrence though, it prompted for a system update. I clicked on it to update (not expecting it to but just to see what happens) and nothing did happen. I know when I had my LG Revolution with Gingervolt on it, those system updates caused issues with rebooting and turning off. So far I have no issues, but should there be a concern for this? Other than that, I am pleased.
Thanks Nitro! and thanks to the rest of you all for your feedback. My phone is impressing the crowd and has taken a nice warm dump on my friend's iPhone.
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I flashed Eclipse. I'm liking it a lot. So far so good! I had one interesting occurrence though, it prompted for a system update. I clicked on it to update (not expecting it to but just to see what happens) and nothing did happen. I know when I had my LG Revolution with Gingervolt on it, those system updates caused issues with rebooting and turning off. So far I have no issues, but should there be a concern for this? Other than that, I am pleased.
Thanks Nitro! and thanks to the rest of you all for your feedback. My phone is impressing the crowd and has taken a nice warm dump on my friend's iPhone.
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If you keep getting update notifications, you can see this thread:
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/21207-stop-ota-notification/
Hi all,
I know there are some similar threads that address this, but I was hoping we could have one specifically for DS users who have been trying out the new ROMs to provide some ongoing input on what they have found to be their favourites and why.
I'm most interested in which ROMs have the least bugs, the greatest stability and the best performace. My current favourite is SenseMOD FlashONE v2.0.2, though it's close between that and PrimoS.
Having been on Endymion for quite a few months, I'm missing the features and all-round brilliance of that ROM, and am hoping lowveld is working on something But for now I am interested in testing the new releases and am enjoying the new UI and features of Sense 3.6/4 lite.
Please share.....
Thanks!!
Yeh primo-s........ or the new port from the russian version there is talk about within the primo-s thread
Right now, Primo S and FlashOne are your best choices. If you want to try something different, use AOKP by Tectas. Pretty awesome.
Off topic - You actually have your nickname after Endymion? Wow, lowveld really has something special there. Really hope he cooks up something for ICS soon....
Thanks a lot,
I searched for that, too :]
im running Tectas unofficial aokp and must admit i have been blown away by how efficient it is. makes the desire s an even better phone than before, think that the ics camera software has improved the shutter speed
Thanks guys, any input is appreciated, especially over the next few days/weeks, as the current ROMs see some improvements and some new ones appear.
I am back on Primo-S for now, might go back to FlashONE after the next update (being uploaded as I type this) but for now Primo seems the best.
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Off topic - You actually have your nickname after Endymion? Wow, lowveld really has something special there. Really hope he cooks up something for ICS soon....
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Lol, lowveld knows my username, I think he found it a bit ridiculous
Endymion has been the best ROM on here for some time in my opinion, I appreciate the AOKP/CM based builds, but prefer lowvelds releases, and would rather have Endymion instead of Reaper; there's only so much customisation I'm interested in doing myself, and with a ROM like Endy with it's own control centre on top of RC tweaks, that's about enough to keep me satisfied.
Lowveld is quiet on the FTL/Endy threads, I'm hoping that means he's at work on something
- jacmeister/shrome/other tectas aokp fans - what would you say were the advantages over the ROMs based on the virtuous leak, and also over something like Endymion?
I am not too bothered about cam use, as I only occasionally use my phone for pics/video. I'm most interested in speed/stability and an aesthetically pleasing UI Too much customisation options and I end up spending an unhealthy amount of time on my phone tho
Thanks!
Hey guys, why dies everyone use AOKP over CM9? What are the advantages?
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olyloh6696 said:
Hey guys, why dies everyone use AOKP over CM9? What are the advantages?
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The tweaks and customization options available are INSANE on AOKP!!!
It's so much fun to play around with the options, I hardly used any app on it when I field tested it!!
enigmaamit said:
The tweaks and customization options available are INSANE on AOKP!!!
It's so much fun to play around with the options, I hardly used any app on it when I field tested it!!
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Wow wow, I need to try it out soon! I tried a really early version months ago, and it didn't differ too much from CM9.
I'm waiting for nk111 and his CM9 build with kernel 3.0, then hopefully Tectas can extract the boot.IMG for his AOKP ROM!
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I agree...
The Customization Options on AOKP are amazing. But I want a real stable ROM for daily use. So hopefully the Kernel related problems will be eliminated now. I'm just waiting a few more days for a Real Stable Release and new Kernel in a AOKP Version
endymioned said:
Hi all,
I know there are some similar threads that address this, but I was hoping we could have one specifically for DS users who have been trying out the new ROMs to provide some ongoing input on what they have found to be their favourites and why.
I'm most interested in which ROMs have the least bugs, the greatest stability and the best performace. My current favourite is SenseMOD FlashONE v2.0.2, though it's close between that and PrimoS.
Having been on Endymion for quite a few months, I'm missing the features and all-round brilliance of that ROM, and am hoping lowveld is working on something But for now I am interested in testing the new releases and am enjoying the new UI and features of Sense 3.6/4 lite.
Please share.....
Thanks!!
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Let's just say i'm having a psychological meltdown to resist flashing those new V3 Roms , i'm on virtuous saga and i love it, not the snappiest nor the most responsive but i can live with that i guess ^^;
Surprisingly, i fell in love with the russian ported primo-s mentioned in primo-s thread. Nothing fancy. It is the original and pure sense4a. No tweaks, no mods, no rosie. Just exactly like in the One V. And i keep the menu button as recent apps, don't want to fix it. I find it easier than hold down home button as i switch between apps a lot. And did i mention it's very stable and buttery smooth?
endymioned said:
Thanks guys, any input is appreciated, especially over the next few days/weeks, as the current ROMs see some improvements and some new ones appear.
I am back on Primo-S for now, might go back to FlashONE after the next update (being uploaded as I type this) but for now Primo seems the best.
Lol, lowveld knows my username, I think he found it a bit ridiculous
Endymion has been the best ROM on here for some time in my opinion, I appreciate the AOKP/CM based builds, but prefer lowvelds releases, and would rather have Endymion instead of Reaper; there's only so much customisation I'm interested in doing myself, and with a ROM like Endy with it's own control centre on top of RC tweaks, that's about enough to keep me satisfied.
Lowveld is quiet on the FTL/Endy threads, I'm hoping that means he's at work on something
- jacmeister/shrome/other tectas aokp fans - what would you say were the advantages over the ROMs based on the virtuous leak, and also over something like Endymion?
I am not too bothered about cam use, as I only occasionally use my phone for pics/video. I'm most interested in speed/stability and an aesthetically pleasing UI Too much customisation options and I end up spending an unhealthy amount of time on my phone tho
Thanks!
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My first android phone was the nexus one and have always got the nexus variant when it came out. But always preferred the build quality of HTC. Which is probably why I like Aokp on the DS so much as its like a more modern N1. But this tectas build is rock solid and the customisations are insane. Has been really snappy and nothing seems to be dragging or slowing down the phone functions. I will try this primo s rom soon just to compare
olyloh6696 said:
Hey guys, why dies everyone use AOKP over CM9? What are the advantages?
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AOKP has more tweaks and options, and any new feature of CM9 will make into AOKP sooner than later, ex: profiles
Prefer AOKP any day over CM9.
Sent from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!
Having waited months for kernel 3.0 its finally here, unfortunately for me I sent my phone to HTC last week for repairs. Im itching to do some flashing
thanks for starting this thread, very helpful when I get my ds back
suku_patel_22 said:
AOKP has more tweaks and options, and any new feature of CM9 will make into AOKP sooner than later, ex: profiles
Prefer AOKP any day over CM9.
Sent from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3 sources. WAKE UP HTC!!!!
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I'll be on CM9 when it's stable. AOKP has too many tweaks for me. Most of which I don't use. CM9 + Reloaded is enough for me.
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Anyone got an idea as to when we'll see an AOKP / CM9 ROM using Kernel 3.x? Is it easy to do or not?
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I'll be on CM9 when it's stable. AOKP has too many tweaks for me. Most of which I don't use. CM9 + Reloaded is enough for me.
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Whats reloaded? open-design?
Appreciating the input on here
What are people's opinions on the new releases and updates? My current favorite is lowveld's Fallout, that's the one I've found to be the most enjoyable experience so far. Saying that, I haven't had the chance to try the latest htc-phones rom, which had a new update today and a further one planned for tonight/tomorrow, with the Full Sense4 experience.
As much as I'm enjoying these new roms, I have not found one that I am able to feel completely satisfied with; I am trying to decide whether to stick to Endymion for now and check back on the new releases (Fallout esp. ) without flashing for a while and wait for the range of mods and tweaks that are to come.
Endy provides me with everything I could ask for, but the Sense4 experience is enjoyable and it's good fun to be riding the wave of these new developments. For me though, it's kind of a trade off between the consistent greatness of Endy or the new and exciting, though rather limited, experience of Sense4.
I imagine those coming from CM9/AOKP to Sense4 must perceive its limitations to be greater than I do - are many people sticking with Sense4 from now on to watch its improvements, or would you prefer, like me, to TRY and wait for the customisations and tweaks that will appear in the coming weeks?
Apologies for the long post....
endymioned said:
Appreciating the input on here
What are people's opinions on the new releases and updates? My current favorite is lowveld's Fallout, that's the one I've found to be the most enjoyable experience so far. Saying that, I haven't had the chance to try the latest htc-phones rom, which had a new update today and a further one planned for tonight/tomorrow, with the Full Sense4 experience.
As much as I'm enjoying these new roms, I have not found one that I am able to feel completely satisfied with; I am trying to decide whether to stick to Endymion for now and check back on the new releases (Fallout esp. ) without flashing for a while and wait for the range of mods and tweaks that are to come.
Endy provides me with everything I could ask for, but the Sense4 experience is enjoyable and it's good fun to be riding the wave of these new developments. For me though, it's kind of a trade off between the consistent greatness of Endy or the new and exciting, though rather limited, experience of Sense4.
I imagine those coming from CM9/AOKP to Sense4 must perceive its limitations to be greater than I do - are many people sticking with Sense4 from now on to watch its improvements, or would you prefer, like me, to TRY and wait for the customisations and tweaks that will appear in the coming weeks?
Apologies for the long post....
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After trying Fallout, I'm never going back to Endymion! It's just the right combination of light, fast and beautiful. And ICS is the future anyway... so makes sense. Plus, all the magic that had to happen on Endy has already happened. It's got everything working, with nothing to fix. Fallout on the other hand is still to receive its goodies, and i need that flashing experience to satisfy the craving inside of me!!
So I've tried a few roms like viper and revolution. I liked Viper overall but I ended up having a ton of conflicts with it from data and wifi connection issues, and at one point it froze up my entire phone, no matter how many times i restarted it would load up and do nothing. I liked the rom and all the customization but in the end it just wasn't for me. Revolution HD just feels like the stock rom and just doesn't have alot of customization and I feel like it eats through my battery pretty quickly. I'm looking for a battery friendly rom, that's very customizable, and is light weight, no bloatware. I like to multi-task on my phone a lot so any suggestions would be great. I want to keep sense so it needs to be a sense rom. I always tried elgancia and just didn't like the themes and looks at all.
Zhenpo said:
So I've tried a few roms like viper and revolution. I liked Viper overall but I ended up having a ton of conflicts with it from data and wifi connection issues, and at one point it froze up my entire phone, no matter how many times i restarted it would load up and do nothing. I liked the rom and all the customization but in the end it just wasn't for me. Revolution HD just feels like the stock rom and just doesn't have alot of customization and I feel like it eats through my battery pretty quickly. I'm looking for a battery friendly rom, that's very customizable, and is light weight, no bloatware. I like to multi-task on my phone a lot so any suggestions would be great. I want to keep sense so it needs to be a sense rom. I always tried elgancia and just didn't like the themes and looks at all.
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Well... it really depends what you're looking for.. customization ca be achieved with launchers and themes... Go for HyperNonSense, it's ICS based, very battery friendly, completely stripped down so you can add whatever you want and make it look with whatever you like More lightweight.. I think it's impossible lol.
Hello my dear friend! I have my sensation for more than 1 year now and i`m still loving it! From my experience i`m telling you though I love sense ui you should let it behind! (Sense 5 is another story but it`s still not available). I am recommend you SuperXE build-3, it`s based on jelly bean 4.2.2 it`s very stable its the stock version from galaxy nexus, you will need to flas the gapps to (gmail, maps...etc), you will encounter some problems with the camera, nothing to big, (all j. Bean roms have the same problem) but you will be very happy with the battery life, amazing speed and stability.
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if you like sense roms, ivicask made new one, as stock as it can be with sense 4.1m look for it in development section, its great...
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