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what is the best Rom to flash out of the 3 we have now... Thanks and if u want to tell me why also plsz do!
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It all depends on personal preference. Try each one of them out, see which one you like the most. These threads aren't going to do anything but cause a "Which dev/rom is better" flame war.
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These threads aren't going to do anything but cause a "Which dev/rom is better" flame war.
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This is the truth. many people cant even recommend any yet because we just received s-off.but the threads aren't going anywhere. You have time to try them all.that's the best way to get your desired results. Hope you find one that suits your needs.
patiently waiting fr CM7 and MIUI. Presently checking wat ROM to use in d mean time. Nw I'm using Android Revolution. good but a bit laggy n touch response needs some improvement. Gonna try out other 3 ROMs.
I would just like to know what roms are compatible with the Tmous Sensation. My device is running quite good and want to minimize the chances of problems by flashing a rom that is intended for Non-US phones. Any and all info is appreciated!!!
currently using insertcoin 1.2 and used the no sense mod to remove all of the unwated junk i,e stocks, sense launcher (as i am using go launcher) i am now truly happy woth my device as its now how it should be imo
almost all the ROM's are soo closely based off of the stocker your not really gaining anything right now.
a week from now we should be seeing some more heavily modified stuff
Hello guys.
As the topic states, I'm trying to help my friend get the best user experience with the Sensation.
I myself, use a Galaxy S II, and have been using this + Galaxy S I for like 10 months now.
But this guy came to me to show off his brand new Sensation - I tried it - and I thought it TOTALLY sucked!? The UI is really slow and sluggish, not much different from a HTC Hero lol (ok well not that bad, but compared to my CM7nized Galaxy, it looks like a failed toy)
I was really disappointed for him, and I promised I'd find him the best ROM/kernel combination out there.
I thought it was a simply matter of bloatware and bad optimization at HTC's part. So I flashed LeeDroid onto his device, it got a bit better, but animations aren't as fluent as I'd like them. I can even discern the frames per second by eye.. (almost)
Is overclocking the only answer? I saw some kernels which support 1.89GHz, but since I have no knowledge of HTC, I wouldn't dare try.
Questions:
*What's the fastest ROM out there?
*What's making the Sensation so slow compared to Galaxy S II and iPhone 4? You'd think a dual core would run any version of Android easily.
*Do I have to overclock to make the Sensation lag-free?
*Why are there no AOSP roms yet? Is there something preventing this?
*Is his device maybe faulty?
I appreciate your answers.
And please, I didn't come here to troll or flame. Just trying to help my friend, so lets keep it civilized and no Android Phone-rivalry hate
dyallo said:
Hello guys.
As the topic states, I'm trying to help my friend get the best user experience with the Sensation.
I myself, use a Galaxy S II, and have been using this + Galaxy S I for like 10 months now.
But this guy came to me to show off his brand new Sensation - I tried it - and I thought it TOTALLY sucked!? The UI is really slow and sluggish, not much different from a HTC Hero lol (ok well not that bad, but compared to my CM7nized Galaxy, it looks like a failed toy)
I was really disappointed for him, and I promised I'd find him the best ROM/kernel combination out there.
I thought it was a simply matter of bloatware and bad optimization at HTC's part. So I flashed LeeDroid onto his device, it got a bit better, but animations aren't as fluent as I'd like them. I can even discern the frames per second by eye.. (almost)
Is overclocking the only answer? I saw some kernels which support 1.89GHz, but since I have no knowledge of HTC, I wouldn't dare try.
Questions:
*What's the fastest ROM out there?
*What's making the Sensation so slow compared to Galaxy S II and iPhone 4? You'd think a dual core would run any version of Android easily.
*Do I have to overclock to make the Sensation lag-free?
*Why are there no AOSP roms yet? Is there something preventing this?
*Is his device maybe faulty?
I appreciate your answers.
And please, I didn't come here to troll or flame. Just trying to help my friend, so lets keep it civilized and no Android Phone-rivalry hate
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Keep well in mind that YOUR phone has been out MUCH MUCH longer than our Sensations. Also, we JUST got S-OFF recently which leaves very little time to have been developing.
Also, from what I understand, android is not utilizing the sensations dual cores properly, yet. That, along with Sense 3.0, and the lack of hardware acceleration all come together for a less than wow effect. However, with ADW EX (paid) my phone is faster than I can discern. That, and the fact that I froze Sense along with a lot of other stuff with Titanium after I rooted.
Give it time, you will see the Sensation really begin to fly. CM7 is due any day now for us as well...After thats all taken care of, have a look at the sharp look of the Sensation! Its got the looks on the outside right now, and soon someone will give it the looks it can have on the inside. HTC rushed this phone and designed it to appeal to the masses.
Id bet that the phone with ADW EX and Sense 3.0 frozen would look as fast as yours. It may not hang in there, yet, with the benchmarks but your daily use would likely seem to be just as fast. Oh and that is with my stock ROM and no overclock.
Matt
I purchased an SGII and was really impressed with the camera.....
and that was all.....
Sold it on ebay 2 days after purchase!
Cheap plastic.....
And if it's that good, why put CM7 on it? It shouldn't need improving should it?
using stock kernel + rom i have 0 lag and phone is amazing...
just used adb method to pause all applications not being used/bloatware
but you could also just delete unused apks with root explorer or whatever you may have since ur already s-off with root
(suggest backing up if you have any problems u can restore apk :| )
kurtish said:
I purchased an SGII and was really impressed with the camera.....
and that was all.....
Sold it on ebay 2 days after purchase!
Cheap plastic.....
And if it's that good, why put CM7 on it? It shouldn't need improving should it?
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'Cause it's been a while since I ran Cyanogenmod, and I wanted to try the latest nightly.
Normally, I use VillainROM which is based on Samsungs sources, but with bloatware removed and deodex/zipaligned apks which is almost just as fast.
Thanks though, I'll forward your tips on freezing all Sense apks and run ADW Launcher EX instead (incidently, this is the launcher I use on my own phone and yes, i love it too.)
But no ROM or Kernel recommendations? Aww, I went through all this S-Off crap for nothing?
Give a dog a bone
Try any 2.3.4 ROM (I'm using InsertCoin). The phone will be much faster
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idavid_ said:
Try any 2.3.4 ROM (I'm using InsertCoin). The phone will be much faster
Swyped from my HTC Sensation
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Thanks, alot of people seem to be recommending InsertCoin
How do u freeze HTC Sense
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rickyjune said:
How do u freeze HTC Sense
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I believe with Titanium Backup or something similar.
rickyjune said:
How do u freeze HTC Sense
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Titanium Backup Pro. I'm not sure what all exactly you need to freeze, but I'm sure anything with "Sense" in it you'd want to freeze.
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How do u freeze HTC Sense
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Delete rosie.apk or freeze it. I delete mine. I use adw ex anyway and its faster than sense
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dyallo said:
Thanks, alot of people seem to be recommending InsertCoin
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I use LeeDroid. Constant updates and tweaks.
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Try Android Revolution HD 2.1.0, I just flashed this last night. Really impressed. Loads faster and still using the stock kernel for 2.3.4
Custom kernel's are on there way for this rom too which should make it fly.
Btw, does your friend have/had the newest 2.3.4 OTA? It improves speed as well
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2.3.4 version of the custom rom i am using has definitely made a big speed improvement over 2.3.3
He is on LeeDroid rom now, I believe its 2.3.4 based! Right??
yeah it is based on 2.3.4
lol, yet another Galaxy troller
PLEASEEEE use the P3D Neon V4 ROM and use the kernel it comes with. Honestly, it's the best ROM I have used on the Sensation. Flash that, look at the UI and it'll make you wish you could have Sense 3.0 on your GalaxyS2. Make sure you also flash the 4.1 update on top!
It's smooth, has good battery life, and has a sexy theme with a lot of eye-candy that doesn't slow the phone down. If you don't believe me, please flash it and report back with what your friend says. Don't report back with what you thought of it, just what he thought because I don't wanna read a biased post lol.
Also, when we finally get CM7, the speed will be on-par with any other dualcore device.
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Hey.
I got my HTC sensation few days back..
1. I installed starfront: Collision but I cant play it because the buttons (ok and back) are off the screen!!!!!!! Any solutions?
2. ROM question - currently im running on Android Revolution HD.
Im considering Leedroid, InsertCoin, Pyramid 3D Neon.
On ARHD my battery life is pretty bad. Do any of the above roms have better performance/battery? And any personal recommendations regarding kernels?
Regarding the app, I don't think you will find a fix, maybe try a reboot..
For the ROM, it depends if you want a themed ROM or not. If you like themed, I would definitely give CoreDroid a try. And the kernel, from my experience anything other than stock right now causes bad battery drain.
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Ive tried reboot, Ive tried spareparts. Neither one works. If anyone has a solution please let me know..
About the rom, I want to hang with sense a little more. When I get bored ill definitely give coredroid a try! Thanks
hi I have looked around the site for an answer but I am not good at finding it. I did look in the rom section but they were all either branded or were european. I have tmobile 4g sensation which I just got today and was hoping to get all the tmobile stuff out since im using mobilicty in canada.
Thanks
I suggest using the CM7 alpha unless you prefer sense.
As for sense roms i recommend insertcoin or revolution hd, both very smooth with good dev support.
Also, if there are just specific things you want to remove you can do so with root and using titanium backup.
But I will say.. you should really be on WIND.
Hi thanks for the response as for sense I have been using the phone just under a day and I seem to like the htc sense so I would go with something that has this feature. Also for insertcoin and revolution hd are they the roms which ten to overclock the phone? Mind I am searching for info about them right after this post, but was just curious.
thanks
As the phone isn't available away from a network in the US there is no unbranded RUU. You'd need to flash the EU one or go custom
man there are so many custom ones its hard to choose. I mean I narrowed my choice down to the ones with sense, but still they all look great. How can one choose?
Read the threads and see which has the features you want. Personally, I'd look at Android Revolution HD, LeeDroid or InsertCoin if you want full on custom
I am curious is to this whole radio file updates. What do they exactly is it like better reception or call quality?
Yes, and better WiFi, 3G, etc. The problem here is I don't know if the radio from the leaked XE RUU works properly in the US so you'd have to see what other users say. Otherwise the radio from the 1.45 RUU should be fine
It's just a case of reading up really!
excellent thanks I am just too curious to read but I am catching up pretty quick to it all.
Reading is the most important thing - you need to know what you're doing as it can easily go wrong and brick your phone
Thanks yah thats true. I just finished up with my phone and it now has evolution HD with latest radio. This is a great site and thanks for the recommendations.
Yes, yes I know the benefits of ROM's but man there are really getting on my tits.
I am fed up of things not working, the 'phone locking up, for what some battery and performance improvements that I don't even notice in day to day use.
My DHD admittedly ran better with Lee's and Mikes ROM's, my Sensation ran better in stock and every ROM I have tried have so many issues it's unreal.
If u dnt like the roms, don't use it!!! Haha
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I've had no serious issues using custom roms on my sensation. Definitely happy I upgraded from the desire hd.
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It may take a little patience, but it is definitely worth it on some of the ROMs. I have been sticking with Mike's ROMs and couldn't be happier. His latest 3.6.1 has been running flawless for me and many others. I guess you just have to find one you enjoy and keep looking back until it is completely daily stable.
Ops post is quite painful to read an I'm not even a dev, but I guess I understand where he is coming from. But op what you don't realize is that people who post roms go through a ton of work to get to where they are. Believe it or not but I'd go as far as to say that the devs for my phone (motorola milestone v1) know more about the phone than the group of developers from motorola.
Op, I'll dumb it down a little for you, if you need a stable phone stick with what it was when you pulled it out of the box. But if you wish to go a on an epic journey filled with ups and downs of situations where you'll sit there with a huge smile across your face, stick around, thank the devs for the gift they have given you, and if at all possible learn a thing or two while you enjoy your stay.
~PsyCl0ne
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The only thing keeping me away from Custom ROMS is the poor audio quality when video recording...
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There are a number of ROMs that are plenty stable. You just have to find the right ones. I'm on CoreDroid 2.4 which has proven to be as stable as stock for me. Don't be surprised if a ROM you run that isn't on stock kernel and runs hacked Sense 3.5 isn't stable.
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Don't get me wrong I appreciate all the work the dev's put in, I have only used Virtuous, Leedroid and Android HD but I have never had an install without some issue. Then the next version comes out and you have a different set of issues it's just so frustrating.
Witj bulletproof 1.4 (not the 3.5 version) i've had literally no issues.
Pork on the fork...
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Don't get me wrong I appreciate all the work the dev's put in, I have only used Virtuous, Leedroid and Android HD but I have never had an install without some issue. Then the next version comes out and you have a different set of issues it's just so frustrating.
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User error, PEBKAC, etc.
lianw said:
User error, PEBKAC, etc.
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Oh because I make a thread bemoaning the woes of using custom ROM's I must be an imbecile and all ROM's get released with no bugs and other issues?
Using mikes 3.6.1... Its rock stable and fast for me
He's releasing 3.6.2 soon. Look out for it. Comes with faux's new kernel
Sensational
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098849
happy so far and my phone is usually glued to my hand
I am considering this stuff with Roms as a hobby and there is no such a thing as a flawless product anywhere...
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{LCD}Stelios said:
Oh because I make a thread bemoaning the woes of using custom ROM's I must be an imbecile and all ROM's get released with no bugs and other issues?
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No such thing as a bug free ROM, not even stock
OP, try insert coin, a 2.3.4 version (latest is 2.5.5 ver2 w/ bricked kernel) its the best ive used to date, with frequent use, i get 1 day battery life, and with average-minimal use, i get 2 days battery life. no crashes, reboots or sense reloads, 200mb free ram (unless you use a custom theme).
while i would have agreed with the op when dev first started, this is no longer the case anymore. the devs have learned A LOT about this phone, and its builds and have only gotten so much better with time.
the main reason ppl come to XDA is so they CAN flash many, many roms to see what suits them. when i had my HD2 i was a certified flashaholic, new rom every 3 days to a week
with this fone ive settled down quite a bit, but when i new rom/dev comes along, i nand backup, flash the new rom, let it settle and then try it out for a few days and actually give it a chance.
Custom ROMs are fun because there are so many out there, and you can spend time with each one to determine which one fits your needs. If you're looking for a phone that is stable, just use the one that's been working the best for you and improvise, fixing what needs to be fixed so that your phone can do what you require of it.
Using Android Revolution HD 3.6.2 and its stable for me, had more issues with stock ROM.
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