Im looking for an ICS ROM for my HTC Sensation. I know it does kinda come down to personal preference, but Im looking for recommendations.
So, please just recommend as many ROMs as you think I should take a look at, and why do you think their worth me checking out? Please leave the ROM name, and if you can provide a link to it that would be increadible!
Out of all the phones I've, that I've used with XDA, the HTC Sensation section has been the best, friendly, helpful people
Thanks ahead of time!!
ARHD 6.0.3.
Tried it, worked great apart from a couple of games having problems (maybe they're not updated for ICS) so I rolled back to Gingerbread but it was a tough choice since there's a lot I like about ICS like the data usage monitor built in, the Browser syncing Bookmarks with Chrome etc.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14192842&postcount=4
my favorite 2 are Elegancia and Insert Coin
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I liked the ICS roms, but honestly, I think I'll wait a bit longer for a true AOSP version of ICS.. I'm kind of addicted to AOSP roms...
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All of them! This is about the 8th thread u started on the same subject! Try some and report back...
Virtuous has been great so far for me.
if you want great battery life, a mostly Stock (Senseless) experience
i would go with this rom.
Android Revolution HD™ 6.0.3 works fine for me, if you accept the minor errors (it's still beta).
The phone is much faster (noticeable) and the Android 4 layout is, to my opinion, better to handle.
Make a backup of your current ROM and just try it. You can easily go back if it isn't what you expect.
InsertCoin latest for me rock solid and smooth as butter very little issues
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I'm wondering if you have already made a choice for ICS ROM?
At the moment, I have Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) + Sense UI 3.6 installed, which works perfectly.
Another vote for InsertCoin http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1198684
It has some of the Sense junk stripped out, but still has the camera, lockscreen, calendar widgets... the good stuff. The latest is based on the htc 3.24 firmware and ICS 4.03 -solid, fast, great support.
I have to say my vote goes for Android revolution. I have used virtuous also but to me ARHD seems to work better for me. If you are a person looking to push more power out of your phone and to have install options when installing the rom that ARHD offers than ARHD is the way to go.
I am a big fan of the Virtuous Inquisition ROM as well as the Virtuous Quattro ROM. Both these ROMS are pretty much all AOSP. I have tried the Insert Coin ROM and the Revo ROM, but I do not like Sense, so that is why I prefer the VIQ and VI ROMS. What I did was I flashed the launcher from VIQ (Trebuchet) and use it on VI ROM instead of NOVA. I feel it is more responsive and "snappier" then NOVA launcher. I think if you want a great ICS ROM w/o Sense, flash Virtuous Inquistion with Trebuchet launcher and you will be very satisfied. Clean look, quick ROM, snappy feel. I also flashed the 1.5 Kernel so I can overclock for those apps and games that need a little extra juice.
I find Virtuous Inquisition to be the best for my needs.
I am not too bothered about Sense so I am quite happy with AOSP.
I find Virtuous to be smooth, stable and efficient. This is compared to the most recent versions of ARHD, Insertcoin, the ICS RUU and stock GB which I did not like at all and were too slow in my opinion.
I installed the 3.24 firmware and everything is ok on my XE.
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I want to upgrade to ICS 4.0 so was wondering which is the best ICS 4.0 rom in terms of least number of bugs and the one which is most stable as I dont want keep changing/upgrading ROMS.
Please do help me with your user comments/feedbacks/reviews
I have stuck with ARHD 6 at the moment.
Their first ICS release was buggy and gaming was a bit of a no go, so i went over to InsertCoin for a while until the 4.0.3 came from ARHD.
Been using that since yesterday with 1.5cpu 300gpu kernel and so far it seems very stable, still no dungeon hunter though
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I have stuck with ARHD 6 at the moment.
Their first ICS release was buggy and gaming was a bit of a no go, so i went over to InsertCoin for a while until the 4.0.3 came from ARHD.
Been using that since yesterday with 1.5cpu 300gpu kernel and so far it seems very stable, still no dungeon hunter though
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This is the only thing that's bugging the hell out of me.I can't play games that i could on GB Hopefully this will be fixed soon.
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This is the only thing that's bugging the hell out of me.I can't play games that i could on GB Hopefully this will be fixed soon.
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Kernel issue, you'll have to wait till HTC releases the source/another version leaks.
I'm on the 4.0.3 Virtuous. 2.0.1 is fast and has slick hardware accel in the UI. 99% AOSP with Sense cam and Sense notification tray. Love it.
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I'm on the 4.0.3 Virtuous. 2.0.1 is fast and has slick hardware accel in the UI. 99% AOSP with Sense cam and Sense notification tray. Love it.
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+1 for this rmc40 bad boy! It rock's big time
I'm loving Virtuous Inquisition (4.0.1). I got to mess with my uncle's Galaxy Nexus and really liked the stock ICS feel. If u like sense tho, ARHD never fails to impress.
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I'm on the 4.0.3 Virtuous. 2.0.1 is fast and has slick hardware accel in the UI. 99% AOSP with Sense cam and Sense notification tray. Love it.
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That's what i'm currently running.
I use RCMix ICE v2.1 with stock kernel. It's fast and dualcore works there! Perfect!
+1 virtuous.
- no problems so far..
- even Blutooth Stereo A2dp was working
- battery life 1-2 days
- fast .. smooth.
Virtuous Inquisition all day, I hate sense and this is a tidy ICS Rom.
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I want to upgrade to ICS 4.0 so was wondering which is the best ICS 4.0 rom in terms of least number of bugs and the one which is most stable as I dont want keep changing/upgrading ROMS.
Please do help me with your user comments/feedbacks/reviews
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Nothing BEST you can find. The only available is FIT with your need. Tell us what you like, what you want, what you need. User here probably can assist to give you some opinion. I'm on ARHD 6.0.2 but discharging all 3d widget, and all widget. I do like plain AOSP, but I feel comfortable with htc mail, contact and keyboard. when take "combined" rom aosp-sense ... some featur not work properly. i.e incoming call not show Icon on combining aosp+sense. HTC camera driver is better than aosp, thus I made ARHD 6.0.2 as plain as possible only 145 app left. changed roboto font to bitstreamVerasan ... roboto is too small for me.
It's main reason we join xda ... to learn and having fit ROM ... stock always give you what you dont need and dont use
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I want to upgrade to ICS 4.0 so was wondering which is the best ICS 4.0 rom in terms of least number of bugs and the one which is most stable as I dont want keep changing/upgrading ROMS.
Please do help me with your user comments/feedbacks/reviews
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Well, I enjoy flashing all of them while they are in the stages of development. I like to think of each Rom like that of a child. They all start out seeking the same goal, but instinctively over time each one starts to develop a different personality. Some, and no fault of their own, are a little slow while some are pushed to fast and suffer a lack of control. Some can be predictably stable but not overly exciting. While the other side wonder about with a mind of their own seeking direction. So, to best answer your question, have some fun and challenge yourself by giving them all a chance. Isn't that why you are here on XDA? Lastly, and without a bit of irony, I have paused curiously checking out this kid that was quirky at first, but now is starting to feel comfortable and trustworthy. Ive noticed over the days a quick pace in mind which ends at the finish without any lag or do overs yet knows their is much to be learned. Finally, standing strong, front and center, I refer to you "Virtuous Inquisition 2.0.1"
Wld u consider these roms for daily use? A lot of folks end up gng back to GB...
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There's no going back for me or many other members using ICS!
Well, I did like Virtuous Inquisition 1.4.2 very much, but have found many bugs in 2.0.1 that took my pleasure away (FCs here and there, can't choose Ringtones, etc.). I am using 1.4.2 as my daily driver and think it's pretty far away from an early alpha stage. But there are bugs... e.g. can't use the QuickLinks more than once in Dolphin Browser Mini, Winamp seems to be buggy etc.
Came from CM7 Alpha, so I'm used to use an alpha for my sensation Hate Sense, so AOSP or nearly AOSP fits me most.
Just my 2 Cents
If you didn't upgrade to ICS yet don't do it!
Why?
Because:
-Scrolling is slow
-Some games are not working
-Many apps FC
-Battery is horrible if using wifi
-SD messing up from time to time
-ZERO mods because htc's systemui is not compatible with apktool
So better stay with GB or wait for CM9
Have to admit, scrolling is a turn-off... Also had many FCs. Otherwise, I like the speed improvement. Don't have much battery drain.
@vegetaleb: Which ICS Rom(s) did you try?
Read somewhere, that InsertCoins ICS might be very good...
.edit: Virtuous Inquisition 2.0.1 is now working a lot better. Probably installed some 1.4.2 Apps from HTC via Titanium Backup which caused htc.com FCs.
I am using ARHD 6.0.2(ICS 4.0.3) And is amazingly smooth ,fast, very good battery life, waiting for CM ICS stable now .
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Hi gang...I'm new to the Sensation and the rom choices are staggering!
I need a little guidance on what I should do....I'm about to root and need a solid fast daily driver...as I depend on my phone for family, emergencies and for business.
I'd like ICS..but concerned about stability and app compatibility.
Or
Should I just stick to a GB rom?
Your feedback would be greatly appreciated
well obviously GB for now are more stable than ICS but now i am using insertcoin 4.6.1 and it is running great...if you want to be sure flash GB
I too am wondering if the ICS builds are a daily driver that can be trusted, and if so which one is favored by the community? I love the ICS on my prime but I don't know how it will go on my sensation . I came back to the sensation for ICS as I like the functionality of it. I left the gs2 because touchwiz just ruined any version of Android in my opinion,
I recently installed the ICS around 5 days ago. I'm using ARHD 6.3.0 and its working great. I haven't noticed any major bugs whatsoever, and I've only had minor problems with wifi-calling.
I'd say go for ICS. You'll be better off with ICS sooner or later anyways.
I used the Darkforest rom for weeks and never had an issue. The only reason I'm not using it now is because I've flashed the 'official' beta ICS from the HTC Elevate test. That is available on the Insertcoin website for download, if you want semi official and very stable then this is it!
I stuck with GB roms for a few weeks after getting my XE purely for the stability reason, but ive been running a few ICS roms and found ARHD, InsertCoin and Elegancia to be pretty safe bets for daily use if you like Sense. But if you're after a stable AOSP experience theres always Virtuous Inquisition which ive used for about a week at work with no problems.
For the last few weeks I've been using Insert Coin and never experienced any problems whatsoever. No force closes on anything, no reboots, no lag. I'm no dev but in my experience it's smoother and every bit as stable as Gingerbread.
Go for it!
Thank you everyone...ICS it is...now to which one....haha
I think the consensus have been ARDH vs Insert Coin.
Of those 2..which offers the stability..and customization of themes etc?
I have tried both ARHD and IC. I started with ARHD but the lag was a bit much. I switched to IC and have not looked back. I am not sure about themes but for stability and speed its IC for me
Vinsane said:
Hi gang...I'm new to the Sensation and the rom choices are staggering!
I need a little guidance on what I should do....I'm about to root and need a solid fast daily driver...as I depend on my phone for family, emergencies and for business.
I'd like ICS..but concerned about stability and app compatibility.
Or
Should I just stick to a GB rom?
Your feedback would be greatly appreciated
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Purely a personal choice, Virtuous Inquisition as it offers an ICS AOSP feel. Get the 1.27.1100 HBOOT and you're sorted.
GB will be dead in the water soon so won't be a realistic option.
EDIT: I meant to add that ICS and the updated firmware seems to give better battery life.
Try Virtuous Inquisition 3.5 ICS. Bettery battery life than GB, good stability, can be used as daily driver. Only minor bugs. IMHO hybrid aosp is far better than pure Sense. Better for RAM and more delicate for battery Virtuous Inquisition has HTC camera and stock HTC music player with ability to be used with beats audio (this needs seperate update package).
What's more, this ROM doesn't have annoying desensed bugs like power saving mode under 20% of battery and fast boot.
VI 3.5.0 and don't look back.
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Flash this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1258543
And follow this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1261008
and you'll be gravy until official ICS is released.
I currently have opensensation and I'm missing sense. I had OrDroid until a bit after it was turned into CoinDroid and I never used AR. Im not looking for which maybe better I just want some one to make my mind up for me.
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I currently have opensensation and I'm missing sense. I had OrDroid until a bit after it was turned into CoinDroid and I never used AR. Im not looking for which maybe better I just want some one to make my mind up for me.
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Run each and decide which you prefer?
I used ARHD when I first rooted my phone. Loved it, but once Sense 4.0 came out, never switched back to ARHD. OrDroid is what I've been running for a while and I love it. Good support and great ROM. Stick with OrDroid.
I would recommend Elegencia. Very clean ROM. See my sig. Otherwise, ARHD is also solid.
They are the 2 ROMe I've been running recently. On ARHD T-Mob right now, Rosie is definitely smoother, swiping away apps is smoother, but notification pulldown and settings menu are slower. OrDroid 7.1.3 Rosie isn't as smooth (and probably won't be for a while), but the pulldown is instant, and I would argue that Sense 4 is better overall than 3.6. I'm personally going back to Sense 4, but ill probably try one other than OrDroid.
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ARHD was the first ROM I flashed, but I just like sense 4. OrDroid is my best choice. The ROM gets updates in just a number of days. Also its now better than ever and I haven't really faced major issues. Both ROMs are good performance wise. No lags and all. It's up to you if you like Sense 3.6 or 4.0. Both ROMs should work well.
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Corbanski said:
I currently have opensensation and I'm missing sense. I had OrDroid until a bit after it was turned into CoinDroid and I never used AR. Im not looking for which maybe better I just want some one to make my mind up for me.
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Both of them I used for a certain while,I like OrDriod because its GUI is awesome.
You really can't go wrong with ARHD. I think that the overall look of sense 3.6 is MUCH better. The clock on Sense 4 is kinda ugly, and the dock is like a throwback to gingerbread...
Also, the stability on a sense 3.6 rom is probably just better than a sense 4 rom.
i used both and preferred arhd because hdmi output is important for me. but when the hdmi problem solved for sense 4 roms i'm going to return ordroid. because sense 4 is more smoother than sense 3.6
arhd has no/any bugs. "everything" , i mean everything that come to your mind working perfectly, stable. but sense 4.0 looks amazing, ordroid work %95 perfect.
if you want stock look, choose arhd. if you want better look, choose ordroid. both roms are perfect.
For me, it's function over appearance - always. Sense 4 looks nice but it's still slower than Sense 3.6, though not by much.
OrDroid 8.2 (Sense 4.0) FTW! I have never experienced a better Rom than this one. Plus it gives you extremely quick and smooth Sense 4.0. I had my doubts before flashing it, as I was concerned about the performance of Sense 4.0, but it blew me away! I would recommend everyone to flash this ROM!
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OrDroid 8.2 (Sense 4.0) FTW! I have never experienced a better Rom than this one. Plus it gives you extremely quick and smooth Sense 4.0. I had my doubts before flashing it, as I was concerned about the performance of Sense 4.0, but it blew me away! I would recommend everyone to flash this ROM!
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+1
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You really can't go wrong with ARHD. I think that the overall look of sense 3.6 is MUCH better. The clock on Sense 4 is kinda ugly, and the dock is like a throwback to gingerbread...Also, the stability on a sense 3.6 rom is probably just better than a sense 4 rom.
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I think the dock on OrDroid is such an eyesore.
I used ADHD for months and it was solid. Recently I have noticed several bugs. It looks like mike1986 has a One X, so sensation support may dewindle.
I don't know if I am the only person to have graphics issues with Ordriod and Chrome Beta , but outside that.... I like Ordroid better.
What kernel did you use with ordroid?
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Howdy,
I've tried Virtuous Quattro RC3, whose development unfortunately stopped, and now I'm using IceColdSandwich 8.3, which is a great ROM, but I've encountered a few apphangs and the camera is still not as polished as I would have liked.
Could you recommend a ROM with regard to what I mentioned above?
CM9 is good, although development also stopped on that. CM10 is very promising. Using that now as my daily ROM. Stability is the same as CM9, so no issue with that. A few things are now working, such as the front-face camera, but that's not a big issue for me.
If you want a completely stable ROM, with no issues, your best choice is probably an Gingerbread ROM, at least until there is a ICS compatible kernel from HTC.
Well, I'm kinda inclined to try Ice DS or BlindBean, but I can't decide which one it's going to be.
Anyway, thanks
it's not like buying a house or choosing a wife.
i used to be hesitant like u, but after flashing from cm7.1 i never stop flashing. and i try to make it a point to try it all(gB , jB or anyB).
u can flash ice ds, try it out, make a back up, then flash blindbean, if u prefer the earlier, then just revert back.
I've used pretty much all ICS roms posted so far (bad case of flash-itis), and so far my two favorites are Fallout V4.4 which has Sense 4.0 and is really really fast, and ICE_DS with Sense 3.6
My favorite so far is ICE_DS because Sense 3.6 is less obstrusive than 4.0, and ideally I'm looking for a ROM without any sense at all (CM10).
I would try ICE_DS first... and make sure to follow the instructions on the first post! It's very important to do the FULL WIPE they ask there, it solved a lot of problems I had.
Hope this helps!
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it's not like buying a house or choosing a wife.
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love it! lol
Sywepd form my DsereiS
As a general rule, all AOSP ROMs with ICS and above aren't stable for heavy use as they use kernel 2.6. If you want stable ICS+ use Sense ROMs. However, Super kid has a jelly bean ROM which uses Kernel 3.0 which is a major breakthrough IMO. I've switched over to it, mainly due to the kernel. Very very stable, no reboots after days of heavy use.
Satisfied user here
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Satisfied user here
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And there!
i am using ViperS 1.3 ROM for my sensation and i want to go "sense"less can you suggest good senseless ROMS for me? and if you can give me the links, that would be fanstastic.
ViperS ROM rocks. I just want to try sensless for and see the difference.
Try hypernonsense or virtous inquisition. They are both senseless. You can find links in the development thread.
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Also CM9 is very good too.
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Try virtuous inquisition, it's a great sense less Rom .great battery life too! I used it myself for awhile then I started missing sense. That's when I switched. But it's a rock solid Rom , you won't have any issues . Best of luck.
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I'm currently running Bruce's CM10. It is quite stable, and super smooth.
The answer depends on what you want to do. If you want to keep Sense elements like the camera and some apps that came stock with the phone then you'll want to have a true de'sensed ROM like HyperNonsense or ARHD (with the desensing script run during install from 4EXT recovery, otherwise ARHD will still look like Sense)
Both will get you the pure Android look and feel. ARHD will do it with a lot of tweaks that make it run better. HyperNonsense will do it and give you just enough to boot the device to allow you to customize it with the apps you want.
However, both are still 'sense' at their core. They just don't look it.
On the other hand if you want to completely leave Sense and have a lot more flexibility you can go the Cyanogen route. Both CM9 and CM10 are pure Android with no Sense elements. They are much more customizable with both system tweaks and graphical tweaks (like UI theming). But some Sense based apps won't work on them.
If you want to go that route there are difference between 9 and 10. 9 is ICS and is more complete with working Wifi Calling available. 10 is Jelly Bean and a lot smoother and faster, but still has some bugs being worked out and wifi calling does not work with it (yet)
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The answer depends on what you want to do. If you want to keep Sense elements like the camera and some apps that came stock with the phone then you'll want to have a true de'sensed ROM like HyperNonsense or ARHD (with the desensing script run during install from 4EXT recovery, otherwise ARHD will still look like Sense)
Both will get you the pure Android look and feel. ARHD will do it with a lot of tweaks that make it run better. HyperNonsense will do it and give you just enough to boot the device to allow you to customize it with the apps you want.
However, both are still 'sense' at their core. They just don't look it.
On the other hand if you want to completely leave Sense and have a lot more flexibility you can go the Cyanogen route. Both CM9 and CM10 are pure Android with no Sense elements. They are much more customizable with both system tweaks and graphical tweaks (like UI theming). But some Sense based apps won't work on them.
If you want to go that route there are difference between 9 and 10. 9 is ICS and is more complete with working Wifi Calling available. 10 is Jelly Bean and a lot smoother and faster, but still has some bugs being worked out and wifi calling does not work with it (yet)
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with wifi calling do you mean skype, gtalk, viber and etc.? thanks!
No it's a feature in sensation 4G... calling and mms through wifi... no need of tower... In US it's good.... But not for Asians...
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