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Now what is the best rom XDA has ?

Trying to get feedback the best gingerbread rom that is out on XDA at the moment since there is no Gingeritis and Bamnf.

You can get gingeritis and bamf from their respective websites.
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joshnichols189 said:
You can get gingeritis and bamf from their respective websites.
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I know that. Just trying to see what XDA has to offer that is still here for the t-bolt.

fgarcia25 said:
Trying to get feedback the best gingerbread rom that is out on XDA at the moment since there is no Gingeritis and Bamnf.
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Cyanogen Mod, better than any ROM out there in my opinion.

fgarcia25 said:
Trying to get feedback the best gingerbread rom that is out on XDA at the moment since there is no Gingeritis and Bamnf.
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That is like what asking what is the best food in the world lol...everyone has different tastes and opinions.

Liquid thunderbread takes CM7 and one ups it with less bugs, even more custom settings and better benchmarks. Otherwise if you use the same launcher on both roms they are strikingly similar (custom setting are just under liquid settings instead of cyanogen). For sense roms I have always ended up using chingy's roms (perfect storm, then 2.1 gingebread and finally 3d gingerbread)... and yes I know those are no longer an XDA rom but since the ASOP roms (when all the bugs are ironed out) are better than any sense roms (functionally) I really needed not mention any sense roms lol.

Honestly no one can tell you what the best ROM is. These thunderbolts... all of them seem different and all respond different to each ROM. You're going to have to run them for a week or so and figure out for yourself which one is best for you, and works best with your phone. I for one can not get GB BAMF to run smoothly on my phone. Best 3.0 sense for me was Gingeritis 1.1. I run CM7 and dream kernel as my daily driver and have had very few issues with anything.

What is the Best Rom...

I'm asking this question because my wife's GS4G is constantly messing up and all TMO wants to do is send us another one and charge 15 bucks. If I were to exchange again this would be the forth exchange.
My wife is no tech savvy so I'm looking for the most stable rom with the least amount of issues so when I finally flash it over she can be happy. I know there might be several opinions I'm just looking for an idea....
Thank you

For Froyo 2.2.1, I'd say ICBINB by team acid, for Gingerbread, I'd say Valhalla by Whitehawkx or Audiophile FTW by Raver. But it's your choice afterall.

I would recommend flashing a gingerbread rom. Froyo roms are not even close. I'd say flash Valhalla or audiophile. But if you are going flash Valhalla make sure you use a different launcher since right now some people are having issues with touchwiz.
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I would deffinayely flash the valhalla 1.1 so effin smooth simple great battery life its pretty much perfect
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Valhalla or Audiophile FTW. Both ROMs are stable and have great battery life.
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I like ICBINB

the froyo version of ICBINB was the most stable and issue-free, but i personally prefer vahalla 1.1 + ADW EX.

hmmm....
i think my sig says it all.

Honestly, all of them are good. It's just a matter of which ROMs you want to flash.
Froyo:
1) ICBINB = easiest way to get the smoothest Froyo
2) Audiophile = the name tells enough, if you're a music enthusiast
3) Bionix Frost or Black Ice = most basic ROMs; must flash all tweaks yourself
GB:
1) ICBINB = same as above, but better
2) Audiophile = same as above, but better
3) Valhalla = newest stable ROM for us (as of 9/21); a lot of versatility with lockscreens and EDT Tweaks
Obviously, the GB ROMs are better, but they are also a bit more complicated to deal with. Froyo ROMs are easier to flash. Be sure to look at the Bible and everything. You wouldn't want a brick and end up having your wife smack you!

bkoon1218 said:
Honestly, all of them are good. It's just a matter of which ROMs you want to flash.
Froyo:
1) ICBINB = easiest way to get the smoothest Froyo
2) Audiophile = the name tells enough, if you're a music enthusiast
3) Bionix Frost or Black Ice = most basic ROMs; must flash all tweaks yourself
GB:
1) ICBINB = same as above, but better
2) Audiophile = same as above, but better
3) Valhalla = newest stable ROM for us (as of 9/21); a lot of versatility with lockscreens and EDT Tweaks
Obviously, the GB ROMs are better, but they are also a bit more complicated to deal with. Froyo ROMs are easier to flash. Be sure to look at the Bible and everything. You wouldn't want a brick and end up having your wife smack you!
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or better yet like a fast food menu try them all tell u find something u like

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or better yet like a fast food menu try them all tell u find something u like
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That would be the best option if it was actually his phone!

I like the Deodexed KI1 rom from Whitehawkx and the e6x3 theme by Somairotevoli.
Once Whitehawkx finishes Valhalla KI1 I will be using that one.

I am actually in the same exact boat with my girlfriends SGS4G it runs horribly and has massive problems with internet connection and locking up I'm in the middle of going rounds with tmo they've sent me 2 refurbs already first one had hardware issues(brightness switched every second like it flipped through brightness levels) second one the bottum corner of the screen was cracked and now they're sending me a third one if this ones a POS, I'm gonna feel sorry for who evers on the customer service side of the phone next, sorry for going off topic
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lowsnamebrand said:
I am actually in the same exact boat with my girlfriends SGS4G it runs horribly and has massive problems with internet connection and locking up I'm in the middle of going rounds with tmo they've sent me 2 refurbs already first one had hardware issues(brightness switched every second like it flipped through brightness levels) second one the bottum corner of the screen was cracked and now they're sending me a third one if this ones a POS, I'm gonna feel sorry for who evers on the customer service side of the phone next, sorry for going off topic
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That sucks. For the first one, are you sure automatic brightness wasn't on? If lighting around you changes, the brightness changes (quite easily too).
Maybe you could fix up the next refurb with one of the suggested ROMs.

Very new to installing roms. Uf I have the stock froyo on my phone, will I have to OTA download gingerbread before I can flash a GB rom? Or can I just flash a GB rom?
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Go with ICBINB either Froyo or GB and then either keep that or wait for MIUI to get the links worked out of it
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Juls317 said:
Go with ICBINB either Froyo or GB and then either keep that or wait for MIUI to get the links worked out of it
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or AUDIOPHILE

Haha i love each audiophile but i personally think ICBINB is better for battery life and (slightly) performance
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Audiophile FTW... enough said!

jeffsmith01 said:
Very new to installing roms. Uf I have the stock froyo on my phone, will I have to OTA download gingerbread before I can flash a GB rom? Or can I just flash a GB rom?
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Is there an OTA GB? I don't think so. You'll have to ODIN a GB ROM. I'm using Valhalla 1.2 with drhonk's KI1 Kernel with full ext4. Very sweet.

Best Custom Rom & Kernel. For Skyrocket

I Need the best combination for the Galaxy SII Skyrocket thanks

try em yourself. I've flashed everyrom and every kernal. All seem very stable. Just pick one and go for it buddy.
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Check each rom's and kernel's thread and read all the info that dev has. For roms there are screen shots look at them. See what kind of tweaks and hecks it has. And decide what looks/theme and feature you like and based on your choice select the rom that fits you best. This is because No one knows you and everyone has different opinion. So check every rom/kernel ur self!
Casey1027 said:
I Need the best combination for the Galaxy SII Skyrocket thanks
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appdroid said:
Check each rom's and kernel's thread and read all the info that dev has. For roms there are screen shots look at them. See what kind of tweaks and hecks it has. And decide what looks/theme and feature you like and based on your choice select the rom that fits you best. This is because No one knows you and everyone has different opinion. So check every rom/kernel ur self!
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alright thanks.

I havent messed with any kernels. But for roms i would suggest sky ice cream sandwich or nexus. I was running sky ice cream sandwich but just switched to nexus.

Using sky ice cream sandwich its the beast using it since last 6 weeks. Trying faux kernel pretty quick though even stock kernel of sky ice cream is good.
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Sky ICS has been my favorite with stock kernel

IMHO root, CWM backup, then cleanup and tweak stock while you wait for an ICS rom.

skyrocketeer was my first custom ROM and i love the look/feel/stability of it. very ICS-like. but it seems as if the dev has discontinued support so... i'm thinking of trying sky icecream sandwich..
just using a stock-ish, non-OC'd, BLN-modded kernel for now til all the kinks of OC/UV get worked out from others i've seen..

ICS "Themed" ROM is just that a theme.
I hope to see a real ICS ROM soon but until then I can not say I read that any ROM has have no problems.

Cyanogen --- FTW
Cyanogen is king!!!! I have it on my phone right now, and even thought it's
touted as an "Alpha". It's been stable enough for daily usage!

Quickwiz with faux's kernel is insanely fast , stable and smooth. Benchmark scores are also pretty high
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I havent messed with any kernels. But for roms i would suggest sky ice cream sandwich or nexus. I was running sky ice cream sandwich but just switched to nexus.
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same here ..Nexus batt life seems to be better so far IMO . 3rd day on rom )

I wouls suggest sky icecream rom, it's super stable and seanz is great about getting updates out, almost nightly.

I don't mind sharing my experiences. I've tried AOKP milestone 6, CM10 stable, PACman v18 AIO, and I'm Bout to try slimbean. Never flashed any custom kernels or radios (just ROMs and their baked in goodies). As far as AOKP goes, probably my favorite setup, UI, and functionality, but the damn thing lost mobile data after 24 hours and I had to restore a CM backup to get data back. As far as CM10 goes I love it a lot, in fact its worked the best, and my only complaint is the CRT off animation only working every 6th time (unless WiFi is on). Otherwise its been the most reliable and the most persistent on my phone. Lastly pacman v18 was pretty cool, like the integration of the different ROMs, but sometimes settings seemed to clash, and finding some settings were difficult (multiple ROM control menus) but it worked really well. Only problem I had was installing tweak box to get my CRT. That caused a never ending boot ani. Back to CM10 it was lol. Would love to hear some stories on kernels and radios, those intimidate me more than flashing ROMs. Oh BTW using twrp2 for recovery
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This is an old, dead thread and should be locked. No best threads!
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jd1639 said:
No best threads!
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Why?

Read the rules of the forum. What's best for me may not be best for you. All the roms you find here are good. But some have a better feel our look to me but may not to you.
Try them and find the one you like best.
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Ok so where do we specifically discuss our experiences for the ROMs, in each of their OP's? I'm not saying I don't want to, I'm new and I just wish to show the dude abides...
Love the community, love the ROMs, and I LOVE you devs!
Gonna read over the tutorials on ROM creation, see if I can't jump on board with this awesome community! Ive never done any development but I know I'll love it.
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ROM: CvD-Nibbles
Radio: UCLK4
Kernel: LZap (latest)
PM me for collaboration on a legit fix for the CRT Off Animation(jb cm/aokp ROMs), I'm tired of only seeing it 1/10 times I lock the screen. (Or if I have missed it please point me to it) much love!

I swear people don't know the rules.. No best threads!! Good lord. This should be locked soon enough. If you want to discuss your specific ROM/Kernel/Mod of choice go to their respective threads and post in there.

Is infuse the only one

having BT and HDMI problem on cm7/9 and miui 4???
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Blue tooth does not work on any ics rom on the infuse...
Neither does HDMI...
Please read the ops they typically tell you what isn't working and what isn't working in there roms...
Also Bluetooth has never worked 100% on cm7...this is a well known problem...it only works partially
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What I mean is this phone infuse the only one? Is there other phone like galaxy skyrocket, other phones have the same problem?
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You'd just have to look at those phone development sections and see what there bugs are...I couldn't tell you
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cline2 said:
What I mean is this phone infuse the only one? Is there other phone like galaxy skyrocket, other phones have the same problem?
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mhl doesnt work in aosp on any samsung yet. if it makes it to the i9100 then entropy will try his best to port it to the infuse im sure. i think the skyrocket and i9100 also have bt issues on the ics roms.
if you want a phone with everything working ans are partial to samsung get a galaxy s. either a vibrant or a i9000 or captivate. the bt chip is different in the sgs and they are fully functional. if you want hdmi you need to switch to a different manufacturer. htc maybe. but i dont know for sure.

I don't know about you guy's, but i have been using Infused v2.2.3 with the blue Infusion V2 them as my daily driver for close to a year now. It has been rock solid right from the get go with everything working great, including bluetooth.
More recently i have updated the kernel to Infusion-Z which also adds HDMI-MHL video output capability. So with literally everything working perfectly and rock stable performance, there really is no need for me to keep flashing other ROMS.
In case anyone is interested, here is Infused v2.2.3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1220088
Here is the extremely sexy blue Transfusion V2 theme:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17028838#post17028838
New Infusion-Z kernel which allows overclocking, and add's HDMI-MHL output:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638138
I find that most ROM's try to distinguish themselves with themes and new lockscreens or task bars etc. I have found that the most important thing to me personally was a rooted rock solid base ROM where all functionality works all the time. The rest can be added individually such as ICS themes, wallpaper, custom lock screens, over clock, underclock etc to suit performance and battery life tastes.
Every month or so i get my feet wet with another ROM flash just for fun. However i always keep coming back. At the end of the day, all i really want is everything working reliably as it was intended when i need it.

DaMeatMan said:
I don't know about you guy's, but i have been using Infused v2.2.3 with the blue Infusion V2 them as my daily driver for close to a year now. It has been rock solid right from the get go with everything working great, including bluetooth.
More recently i have updated the kernel to Infusion-Z which also adds HDMI-MHL video output capability. So with literally everything working perfectly and rock stable performance, there really is no need for me to keep flashing other ROMS.
In case anyone is interested, here is Infused v2.2.3:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1220088
Here is the extremely sexy blue Transfusion V2 theme:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17028838#post17028838
New Infusion-Z kernel which allows overclocking, and add's HDMI-MHL output:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638138
I find that most ROM's try to distinguish themselves with themes and new lockscreens or task bars etc. I have found that the most important thing to me personally was a rooted rock solid base ROM where all functionality works all the time. The rest can be added individually such as ICS themes, wallpaper, custom lock screens, over clock, underclock etc to suit performance and battery life tastes.
Every month or so i get my feet wet with another ROM flash just for fun. However i always keep coming back. At the end of the day, all i really want is everything working reliably as it was intended when i need it.
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This is true...except the op wants this stuff working on aosp based roms such as cm7/9 and miui...stock roms are great...but i think i like aosp roms even better, i can live without bluetooth and hdmi...i never used them anyways lol
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[Q] [ROM] Ethereal 1.2

hi everyone,
this is actually directed to Jscott, regarding the ethereal last build 1.2
my question is:
I was using your stock at&t gb with root and cwm.
specifically your option 3 in the threar you posted over in development,
a few days ago ive been using the ethereal rom v1.2
ive been experiencing some differences vrs the stock gb uclb3.
is it possible that battery life is shortened with your rom?
could this be because of the kernel change? (stock has entropy's dd, ethereal infuzion core a)
lets assume kernel could be the cause, is it possible to flash entropys kernel into the ethereal rom? would it affect its performance?
lidroid toggles work partially in some cases, like flashlight wont turn on sometimes.
can the rom have issues regarding the response of the screen, in some cases it seems to fail to respond. have to push my finger a lil bit more to the screen.
im very new to this area of flashing roms and stuff. just wanted to say ethereal is very cool, you did a very nice job with this! thanks!

Since you directed your question to..the op of this ROM, question relayed....
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leortez said:
hi everyone,
this is actually directed to Jscott, regarding the ethereal last build 1.2
my question is:
I was using your stock at&t gb with root and cwm.
specifically your option 3 in the threar you posted over in development,
a few days ago ive been using the ethereal rom v1.2
ive been experiencing some differences vrs the stock gb uclb3.
is it possible that battery life is shortened with your rom?
could this be because of the kernel change? (stock has entropy's dd, ethereal infuzion core a)
lets assume kernel could be the cause, is it possible to flash entropys kernel into the ethereal rom? would it affect its performance?
lidroid toggles work partially in some cases, like flashlight wont turn on sometimes.
can the rom have issues regarding the response of the screen, in some cases it seems to fail to respond. have to push my finger a lil bit more to the screen.
im very new to this area of flashing roms and stuff. just wanted to say ethereal is very cool, you did a very nice job with this! thanks!
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Glad you're enjoying Ethereal. I'll tell you a little "secret". Ethereal is Option C from the Odin UCLB3 packages I put together. A few images and graphical values have been changed to make it look more custom, the launcher has been changed to AOSP, and lidroid toggles have been added. If lidroid toggles get a little wonky, as they have from time to time in most custom roms, a reboot should clear things up. As for battery use, I've had about the same for both stock and Ethereal. Most have reported good battery stats on the rom, but your mileage may vary based on how you use the phone and what apps you use. You may notice a slight difference when using Entropy512's daily driver kernel, as it was designed to provide good battery life. You can flash it with this rom if you would like to test. If you aren't comfortable flashing kernels, you may want to give Zen Arcade's Infuse Toolkit a try. It gives the option to try different kernels.
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Thank you jscott...

your response much appreciated!
can I flash the kernel same way as in the post you made about using different kernels?
it's impressive it is option c. in performance they have alot of difference, ethereal has no lag whatsoever.
thats why I was asking if I change to entropy512 dd from infuzion, would that affect ethereals performance?

leortez said:
your response much appreciated!
can I flash the kernel same way as in the post you made about using different kernels?
it's impressive it is option c. in performance they have alot of difference, ethereal has no lag whatsoever.
thats why I was asking if I change to entropy512 dd from infuzion, would that affect ethereals performance?
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I personally get good performance with Entropy512's daily driver and Ethereal, and you can use any of the kernel flash methods (easiest being SGS Kernel Flasher from the Play store).
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I've changed the kernel with sgs kernel flasher, gonna give it a shot how it goes. Where can you see what version of kernel the phone is using? I've tried in settings/ about phone, but that doesnt seem to change. Im not a heavy user like gaming and alot of texting, I just feel, what would you consider good battery life?
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leortez said:
I've changed the kernel with sgs kernel flasher, gonna give it a shot how it goes. Where can you see what version of kernel the phone is using? I've tried in settings/ about phone, but that doesnt seem to change. Im not a heavy user like gaming and alot of texting, I just feel, what would you consider good battery life?
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You can see the kernel information in Settings / About Phone. The kernel info is the same for both Zen's Infusion-Z and Entropy's Daily Driver since they are based on the same kernel. For battery life, I can get about a day and a half if I hardly use the phone. With moderate use, I have to plug it in when I go to sleep each night. That's about as good as I get for battery life on stock, on UCLB3 based custom roms, and on CM9. This is with keeping the phone in airplane mode and with wifi on when there is bad cell reception. This phone eats up battery when it searches for cell towers and can't find one. I also keep my screen as dim as possible, unless I'm outdoors, keep GPS off unless needed, and keep auto-rotation off unless needed. If I have a day where I use the phone heavily, and the screen is on for several hours at a time, I get about eight or nine hours, but top it off at work or in the car to make it through the day. This is pretty average for most modern smart phones.
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Yeah thats right, everything is working quite alright with the kernel. seriously congrats on this Rom, works pretty damn good, i like how fast it is compared to the stock touchwiz based rom.
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Jscott,
Whats different in the new 1.3 ethereal release?
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leortez said:
Jscott,
Whats different in the new 1.3 ethereal release?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=28517766&postcount=101
That's about it. If you like Ethereal, it's worth flashing 1.3 as this is the final release.

Ethereal
Love the mod , keep up the good work

Should follow same procedure as installing a new Rom right?
Thanks for all your quick responses.
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leortez said:
Should follow same procedure as installing a new Rom right?
Thanks for all your quick responses.
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Yes Sir, wipe data and cache in recovery, then flash.
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Jscott, I have another question regarding the signal and h+ icons, for some reason in some cases it uses the stock icon for h+ and later it changes back to the blue h+ icon modded into the rom, is there a way this never switches between stock and Rom edited icon. Appreciate your help, thanks!
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leortez said:
Jscott, I have another question regarding the signal and h+ icons, for some reason in some cases it uses the stock icon for h+ and later it changes back to the blue h+ icon modded into the rom, is there a way this never switches between stock and Rom edited icon. Appreciate your help, thanks!
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Yeah, I've seen this also. The only way to make that not happen is if I go in and change the remaining stock icons to match the ones that I've already modified. I'll get to that eventually.

Ok ill have to wait on that tweak! Thanks!!
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leortez said:
Jscott, I have another question regarding the signal and h+ icons, for some reason in some cases it uses the stock icon for h+ and later it changes back to the blue h+ icon modded into the rom, is there a way this never switches between stock and Rom edited icon. Appreciate your help, thanks!
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Just fixed this, by the way, and will get an update out in the next day or so. There are a few other things I want to work on before putting out another release.