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Why flash roms?

So I was just wondering why would we flash roms? I mean the current stock os is almost bug free + when flashing roms we are faced with some major bugs sometimes.
I know that we would have the choice to remove bloatware, cutomise status bar, and sometime oc. That's all nice but still I don't see why not leave it as is?
Please excuse my ignorance. I just came from a rooted Dinc w/ miui
And I wanna have a better understanding.
Thanks
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/05/01/custom-roms-for-android-explained-and-why-you-want-them/

For me it's the freedom to do with my phone what I want. These developers kick out some sweet features that we'll never see from a stock ROM, and they get us the latest software before the manufacturers. I bug here or there is well worth it for me, and if it's to bad you can always revert. If you prefer the stock experience, than by all means leave it alone. But me, I'm a tinkerer. Be it a car, truck, bike... or yes, even a phone, I can't leave well enough alone.

Because we can

To pick up chicks......I haven't met one yet that's not turned on by 48+ mflops!
Can't do that with stock.....

This might seem like an odd answer... I flash so I can have a standard interface on my phones. I've had a droid, droid x, and thunderbolt in the last year and a half (my company does some android development on in house apps for one of our clients, and we go through a lot of test phones). having something close to a stock interface minimizes the daily annoyances of moving between those phones.... which is why I use the aosp roms.
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iakamand said:
So I was just wondering why would we flash roms? I mean the current stock os is almost bug free + when flashing roms we are faced with some major bugs sometimes.
I know that we would have the choice to remove bloatware, cutomise status bar, and sometime oc. That's all nice but still I don't see why not leave it as is?
Please excuse my ignorance. I just came from a rooted Dinc w/ miui
And I wanna have a better understanding.
Thanks
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Wait, you came from a phone that you rooted and flashed MIUI on, but don't understand why others choose to not stay stock

Why??? that's not the correct question. The correct question is why not!

g00s3y said:
Wait, you came from a phone that you rooted and flashed MIUI on, but don't understand why others choose to not stay stock
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My thoughts exactly.
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hey guys...i'm coming from virus' latest synergy rom with sense 3.0 overclocked to 1.4 and i'm wondering...why do you guys root your phone anyways?????

patdroid1 said:
hey guys...i'm coming from virus' latest synergy rom with sense 3.0 overclocked to 1.4 and i'm wondering...why do you guys root your phone anyways?????
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I'm in the same boat. I just can't figure it out.

Cuz girls dig guys who flash roms

Pretty simple, I get rid of most of the stock crap, my battery lasts 30 to 40% longer, and it allows some independence
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New injectheory out!!
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That's simple: more crackflashing = less crack smoking.
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My Tbolt rebooted 3-4 times a day after the OTA update.
Hadn't had any reboots with MR2 and now MR2.5 radio and various roms.

Funny
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I rooted mine so people that smoke too much crack could ask me why

For me? Customization and battery life.

Number 1 reason on the Thunderbolt ... I prefer AOSP/CM7 over Sense.

To Mod or not to mod?

Hey guys I was wondering if I should install CM7? I have a stock rooted g2x with no problems.
Should I wait for LG to release Gingerbread?
Does Peggle or Plants vs Zombies work on CM7?
I am really excited about the future of my phone but don't know which way to go. Any help/opinions is appreciated.
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Razorblood said:
Hey guys I was wondering if I should install CM7? I have a stock rooted g2x with no problems.
Should I wait for LG to release Gingerbread?
Does Peggle or Plants vs Zombies work on CM7?
I am really excited about the future of my phone but don't know which way to go. Any help/opinions is appreciated.
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I recommend you root the G2x at least once and see how that goes for you. 1 of 2 things will happen, you will either love it or dislike it. I personally keep my G2x stock because I find that it is more stable than rooted and also the camera app works way better than the custom roms. If you are gonna use CM7 then I recommend using a nightly instead of RC1. RC1 didn't seem that stable for me or try out Eagles Blood. Matter of fact try them all and see how you like it. Everyone has mixed feelings on whether to root or stay stock so you decide.
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Thanks for the quick reply.
I do prefer stability over custom.
One thing that does bother me is the inability to put the battery percentage where the battery icon is like in CM7 and other roms.
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Peggle does not currently work on CM7.

Razorblood said:
Thanks for the quick reply.
I do prefer stability over custom.
One thing that does bother me is the inability to put the battery percentage where the battery icon is like in CM7 and other roms.
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Your welcome. So what's your decision gonna be?
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Right now, stability does come from the custom roms.
Plus why torture yourself using stock? There are TONS of sweet features in CM7 that aren't in any stock rom I've ever seen. They literally make your phone experience SO much more enjoyable and easy that you will find running a stock rom is a pain.

prettyboy85712 said:
Peggle does not currently work on CM7.
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Thanks. Plants vs Zombies?
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player911 said:
Right now, stability does come from the custom roms.
Plus why torture yourself using stock? There are TONS of sweet features in CM7 that aren't in any stock rom I've ever seen. They literally make your phone experience SO much more enjoyable and easy that you will find running a stock rom is a pain.
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I agree that there are many options and features not available in stock. Its one of the reasons I do want to.
I have a stable stock g2x. I have experienced no problems what so ever. No reboots. Lag. Etc which is one of the reasons I haven't.
I haven't decided yet...
Any more comments?
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Razorblood said:
I agree that there are many options and features not available in stock. Its one of the reasons I do want to.
I have a stable stock g2x. I have experienced no problems what so ever. No reboots. Lag. Etc which is one of the reasons I haven't.
I haven't decided yet...
Any more comments?
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I finally bit the bullet and loaded up CM7. Coming from a stable stock g2x, I haven't seen much if any improvements. Maybe I'm missing something? Not too sure.
It was an easy process and I may go back to 2.2.2 if I get bored, but as of now, I'd say it's not life changing or anything.

[ROM] C&CICSReturns | LordKernel 9.3.1 | Snappy | Stock AOSP |4 Launchers

WELCOME, to Cookies And Cream ICS RETURNING!
This is an attempt to have not only another ICS ROM for user choice, But also to give as much choice in the ROM as possible with a selection of 4 different launchers- While keeping the Stock AOSP Enjoyment of ICS.
FEATURES:
- Stock AOSP
- Extremely Snappy (may differ with a different launcher)
- Choice of Nova, Apex, Stock Launcher, And Trebuchet-
- More to be added if user requested But realize im keeping it stock, Thanks.
If you want screenshots, Ill upload some, but theres shouldnt be much explaining since it is Stock.. >.>
Working:
Camera (stillshots and Panorama)
Hardware Acceleration(2D&3D)
Data (3G/4G)
SMS/MMS
Video playback
Video Recording, Download CamIllusion from the market
Mount storage to PC
WiFi
Bluetooth
Not Working:
ng:You tell me - Other than video recording.
Dowload: http://uploading.com/files/5e3ca926/CCICSBuild1.zip/
Mirror; http://www.mediafire.com/?pvp9yj2p929mih7 <--- PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT THE CM9 VARIANT QUITE YET. Still have a lot of merging to do, The screenshots below are a preview of the Variant Rom. be patient please
Inspire Users please flash InspireMod.
Link to InspireMod; http://www.mediafire.com/?r4goukmm2px26py

Cm9 Variant Screenshots, Slowly merging but CM9 is hard to merge - DONT WORRY, THE STOCK ROM WILL STILL BE SUPPORTED FOR FUTURE UPDATES<3(for all curious, and all who messaged me about it)

change log

made an extra post by mistake will fine a use for this....
Possibly any seperat fixes

any thing inspire specific will be in this post

^_^ thanks for moving to Inspire for me bro<3
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jcmaddox1 said:
^_^ thanks for moving to Inspire for me bro<3
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I made one tomany posts so i will have to find a use for it

Well well here my idea JK!! But awesome to see that this is over here
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I would really love to see an AOKP version based on Kangs rom. I am in love with the Rom Control settings, they totally make or break a rom for me, personally. (For ICS anyway.)

CYRAXDroid said:
Well well here my idea JK!! But awesome to see that this is over here
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It was kinda your idea and are working on creating a code.google account for ccics too
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Good to see it here. I actually have an Inspire. The rom is still running great for me. Once again, great work.

Hows the launchers I just went with the apex launcher. I know there is some other ones.. But I used to have the nova one it was alright..Apex seems to be just fine..
Also if anyone is having some(low) battery drain try this is out https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5lYXN5LmJhdHRlcnkuc2F2ZXIiXQ..
This could help you out with the battery save

CYRAXDroid said:
Hows the launchers I just went with the apex launcher. I know there is some other ones.. But I used to have the nova one it was alright..Apex seems to be just fine..
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I've been using Apex. Works great.

RoxRedEye said:
I've been using Apex. Works great.
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Cool, I been looking for a different keyboard layout keys are to small lol
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CYRAXDroid said:
Hows the launchers I just went with the apex launcher. I know there is some other ones.. But I used to have the nova one it was alright..Apex seems to be just fine..
Also if anyone is having some(low) battery drain try this is out https://play.google.com/store/apps/...GwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5lYXN5LmJhdHRlcnkuc2F2ZXIiXQ..
This could help you out with the battery save
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Does this have huge ass wakelock issues like juice defender does? Seems pretty neato if it doesn't!

You mean when phone goes to sleep it shuts off data it does
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CYRAXDroid said:
Cool, I been looking for a different keyboard layout keys are to small lol
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Lol..the ICS Sense 4 keyboard would be great haha..

Yeah no kidding...
But today I had a reboot when I turn on my wifi and open Facebook it rebooted.. thought that was weird
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Thankfully, I've yet to have a spontaneous reboot.

I wonder what causes it to reboot
Also notice no auto focus with camera
O also from lordclocken rom his ICS kernels. I flash the CFS v9.4.1 just testing to see any difference with the Bfs I usually go with CFS for usage and battery
Take a look..
http://blackice.omca.co.uk/download/...ndwich/Kernels
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Help me choose a rom

Number 1 for me is stability. I am looking for a Rom that fully works or for the most part everything is working. Full camera functionality/flash, Sending and receiving SMS & MMS, GPS (I use navigation often), making and receiving calls, all the basic stuff that work on stock. Stability is my main objective. Second would be battery life & fluidity. Everything else like customization options is a nice bonus
I expected the Jelly Bean OTA to be better than it was. I did a factory reset when I got the update to make sure my phone started fresh. Even formatted internal and external SD card. I just expected a better experience. They took away some things I loved and added some things I don't like. But the main thing that bothers me is the occasional stutter/lag. And I notice battery life is worst on the JB OTA. I thought JB was suppose to be refined, it's not totally buttery smooth like they promote it to be. At least not on the stock Verizon variant of the GS3.
I am looking at "The Executioner" or the CleanRom/CleanRom Lite Edition. Any opinions or thoughts by people who have ran both would be appreciated!! I realize roms, as most things in life are a personal preference but I'd still like to get some opinions.

Another silly thread. We already have a few of these in the same section. Post there.
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1ManWolfePack said:
Another silly thread. We already have a few of these in the same section. Post there.
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This post doesn't really give me an opinion on The Executioner Rom vs. CleanRom/CleanRom Lite Edition? I tried doing a search but nothing came up on the comparison of the two. Can you send me a link to that particular thread? I'd appreciate it bro. I'm only asking the people who have tried those two roms or either CleanRom or Executioner.

Im loving the executioner rom!! I was using synergy but im loving this one! Awesome and super stable... Also im using imoseyon kernal and am undervolting it. Great battery life and speed is awesome
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tylerw1369 said:
Im loving the executioner rom!! I was using synergy but im loving this one! Awesome and super stable... Also im using imoseyon kernal and am undervolting it. Great battery life and speed is awesome
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Thanks for the feed back!! Is there any common bugs people been experiencing with it? All the basic functions are working well? Again I appreciate the reply, I'm brand new to the S3 section of the site. This makes me excited to see what the rom is about. I take it the rom has no stutters or occasional lag like the stock touchwiz.
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I use the CM10 Nightlies. I update about once a week or so. And I have had very minimal issues. When I did run into any, I just updated the next day and the issue was fixed. And you can report bugs to the developers to help expedite the fixes as they come up. Not to mention no more touchwiz, *Gag*

Soapy77 said:
I use the CM10 Nightlies. I update about once a week or so. And I have had very minimal issues. When I did run into any, I just updated the next day and the issue was fixed. And you can report bugs to the developers to help expedite the fixes as they come up. Not to mention no more touchwiz, *Gag*
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I heard CM roms were great for customization but may not be most stable? I was thinking of trying it anyways. I like the AOSP or pure Google look and feel. I gotta think about it I don't know if I'll have the time to flash an update every day for a bug fix lol. Thank you for the input
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if you want AOSP look and feel but with touchwiz stability, flash beans rom

Thank Me Later said:
Thanks for the feed back!! Is there any common bugs people been experiencing with it? All the basic functions are working well? Again I appreciate the reply, I'm brand new to the S3 section of the site. This makes me excited to see what the rom is about. I take it the rom has no stutters or occasional lag like the stock touchwiz.
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no lag or stutter that i have noticed and i havent been able to put it down since installing it. as long as you go into s voice and deselect double tap home twice to open selection i have had no lag or stutter with stock touch wiz no bugs either that i have found and yes all functions are working perfectly! trust me it stupid fast i love it

ddurandSGS3 said:
if you want AOSP look and feel but with touchwiz stability, flash beans rom
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Gotcha, thank you very much sir!
tylerw1369 said:
no lag or stutter that i have noticed and i havent been able to put it down since installing it. as long as you go into s voice and deselect double tap home twice to open selection i have had no lag or stutter with stock touch wiz no bugs either that i have found and yes all functions are working perfectly! trust me it stupid fast i love it
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I like stupid fast!! lol thanks bro I already downloaded it.

1ManWolfePack said:
Another silly thread. We already have a few of these in the same section. Post there.
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This guy is the definition of thread police...

tylerw1369 said:
no lag or stutter that i have noticed and i havent been able to put it down since installing it. as long as you go into s voice and deselect double tap home twice to open selection i have had no lag or stutter with stock touch wiz no bugs either that i have found and yes all functions are working perfectly! trust me it stupid fast i love it
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I forgot to ask, thing that bothers me most about the recent official JB OTA, I am required to have my GPS turned on to refresh my weather Widgets. Being connected to the net is not enough anymore m after the update, now I need GPS on for some reason? Is this the case for the Executioner Rom or no?
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Thank Me Later said:
I forgot to ask, thing that bothers me most about the recent official JB OTA, I am required to have my GPS turned on to refresh my weather Widgets. Being connected to the net is not enough anymore m after the update, now I need GPS on for some reason? Is this the case for the Executioner Rom or no?
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from what i understand is if you set it as the city you want to be in it wont require gps to be enabled but im not 100 percent sure i have mine set to find my location and change as i move around.

1ManWolfePack said:
Another silly thread. We already have a few of these in the same section. Post there.
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Who cares if there's other threads about the same thing? It's called a forum for a reason. Save your 2 cents for helpful advice.
Anyway I'm thinking of switching to executioner rom also. On synergy now.

tylerw1369 said:
from what i understand is if you set it as the city you want to be in it wont require gps to be enabled but im not 100 percent sure i have mine set to find my location and change as i move around.
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I tried that and it worked, thanks! How much screen time are you averaging on the Executioner Rom?

Thank Me Later said:
I tried that and it worked, thanks! How much screen time are you averaging on the Executioner Rom?
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well im using imoseyon kernal and im undervolting it and im getting 4 hrs easy with screen @ 75 percent...im getting amazing battery life

tylerw1369 said:
well im using imoseyon kernal and im undervolting it and im getting 4 hrs easy with screen @ 75 percent...im getting amazing battery life
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That's sick! What are you undervolting it to? And you still said the Rom was fast, I might have to roll with your set up.

iflawdya said:
Who cares if there's other threads about the same thing? It's called a forum for a reason. Save your 2 cents for helpful advice.
Anyway I'm thinking of switching to executioner rom also. On synergy now.
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Yeah, the mods here LOVE multiple threads about the same topic!
/sarcasm
You new here?
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1ManWolfePack said:
Yeah, the mods here LOVE multiple threads about the same topic!
/sarcasm
You new here?
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Who cares that the mods hate it... Isnt this what the forum is for? To talk about the galaxy s3? At least its not in the wrong section
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People spend hours putting together guides, doing reviews, etc. It's frustrating sometimes to see how little effort some people put into utilizing the forum.
It works both ways. These boards would be alot less cluttered if people searched. We're all guilty of it, I'm not preaching. Just know where he coming from.
For example there's a great guide in the android development forum that compares many different roms.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1950824
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Should I update to ICS?

Would it be worth it? What are some bugs people have experienced with it? Is the battery life better or worse than it is on Gingerbread? Thanks in advance for answering
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ics is cool, but I used it for about 2 days before jumping to jb, now I wouldn't go back .... so I say jb, I like the rom options better.
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Same for me. I initially upgraded to stock ICS and removed a bunch of the bloatware. Then I started using CM10 and haven't looked back since! I love all of the additional features/customization options that roms like this give you.
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Chitown021 said:
Same for me. I initially upgraded to stock ICS and removed a bunch of the bloatware. Then I started using CM10 and haven't looked back since! I love all of the additional features/customization options that roms like this give you.
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Double that here. I used stock ICS for an absurd amount of time, finally got around to rooting it, and recently talked myself into giving CM10 a whirl.
Glad I did. So far the only complaint I really have is the profiles settings do not currently have a way to disable vibration if you turn the ringer off. This is a CM wide bug from what I read on the net. But hey, look at it this way, ICS doesn't even have profiles!
I'd be skeptical about battery life estimations though, invariably people use their phone more when they have a new rom...from tinkering with it all the time, or not trusting it so they check the phone more often. I'm not saying there are not differences, just saying they are usually slight in reality, and it's up for debate if they mean anything in the long run.
While you can use google now with ICS, it's an inferior version. Google now is a great reason to upgrade to a Jelly Bean rom if you ask me.