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Guys, sorry about the noob question...I never had other ROM in my cap...and now Im going to try one of those we have here...So, can you guys tell me your opinion about the nicest ROM nowadays???
And could you give me the link as well???
Odin file is better for me...
Thanks buddies...
Mine.
Clearly.
No bias here.
None whatsoever.
They all have their own features.. not sure there really is a "best".
I wouldn't think in terms of ROM but core functionality.
Do you want overclocked or no overclocked? I9000 ROM, vibrant ROM, or a ATT leak Cappy ROM?
Do you want a ROM with a good community base to ask questions for help or do you not really care? If u want this go for a ROM with a high # of daily posts like axura (+1) or perception.
Also I recommend getting comfortable with clockwork over odin, it has a lower failure rate
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I897 using XDA App
The best rom is the one you just flashed successfully, as I see most people flashing different roms every other day. They are all pretty similar, I see Cognition/Perception as the beginner's ROM of choice and the rom most likely to satisfy you if you don't want to flash all the time.
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Do you want overclocked or no overclocked?
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Has nothing to do with ROMs and everything to do with Kernels.
Do you want a ROM with a good community base to ask questions for help or do you not really care? If u want this go for a ROM with a high # of daily posts like axura (+1) or perception.
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The implications of this statement are blatantly false.
Also I recommend getting comfortable with clockwork over odin, it has a lower failure rate
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Like HTML and Flash, they're only oppositional if you (foolishly) choose to make them that way.
Well, for a new person I think getting into kernels and modems might be a little much to intake all at once. What I think is that you should do is this:
Download Assonance, Perception, Axura, and whatever else is big and flash them one after another. Play with each for about 30 minutes and then decide what you like.
This will get you used to flashing roms too, which is important because once you pick a rom, you'll be flashing it biweekly (lol). Get used to ODIN (flashing back to stock), Download mode, ClockWorkManager (flashing a new rom) and TitaniumBackup (saving your angry birds progress through flashes =P, jk it backs up all apps and data).
For one, I like having the mobileAP tethering of Perception and the ability to toggle WCDMA/GSM (I have choppy WCDMA reception at my house)
But each rom has their own perks, you should check them all out and make a decision based on your own likes/desires. stop being lazy there is no best rom. lol
Yeah, there's not an easy answer for that question.
I would try out each ROM for 4 - 5 days and pick your favorite. I always keep my eyes on the change-logs for all of the ROMs though.
Personally, I use the ROM with the most humorous thread title.
That is what stickies are for
Stop making these threads and start reading stickies.
It is all trial and error for what works best for you. Ill give you an example. Some roms have headphone jack probs and for some that is a deal breaker but for me sense I use BT for everything I dont really need it and a rom without a working jack (phone calls) is not a big deal for me.
So in closing there is no best rom just best for you. Good luck on your journey
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Hey guys, i need some help i have been flashing different roms for a while now but i cant decide which one is the best i need a rom that is fast clean and good battery life can someone recommend one for me?
magicpanda said:
Hey guys, i need some help i have been flashing different roms for a while now but i cant decide which one is the best i need a rom that is fast clean and good battery life can someone recommend one for me?
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Hey there, well theres a lot of option out there and i know that while giving variety also makes it harder to stick with one ROM.
Theres definetly not a BEST ROM, since they all have different points for different people. I am about to tell you MY opinion of some ROMS, that doesnt mean this are better or worse than other ROMS simply that they fit MY style.
1.- The all time "standart" Gtgx Infused: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1220088
ITS STABLE, and the thread has an EXTENSIVE guide for begginers.
2.-MaxQ Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1338554
I find it QUICK, STABLE and i love the green theming and the Sony Sketch look a like font ( or maybe it is actually sony sketch font). Also I love the fact i hold down the "Wifi or bluetooth" icon on the drop down menu and it brings me to the wifi or bluetooth or gps etc settings.
3.-MIUI (Galnet edition)
Galnet MIUI is banned from XDA so theres not a current build on dev section. IF you want to get a build of it you have to get it directly from the source
http://galnetmiui.co.uk/landing/weekly-builds/ ( And look for Infuse)
Its fast, its eye candy with all its "ISC" framework. BUT its a bit unstable sometimes and you will lack support since its banned from XDA( Dont ask me why idk, apparently some rule breaking from Galnet team)
4.- CM7: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1311960 or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1195525
CM7 has SOO much to offer to be put in a few wors, you ca try it yourself!.
There are MANY roms, many ports and you can try em all or just one its your choice I repeat Im just posting MY liked ones.
Sorry, ignore my post. Wrong section
I am starting to understand why...but there are so many options...
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
First of all you have to try all roms and then go for the best one and the one who fits better to you... I can't say how to do it... Everyone is different
Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e using XDA App
all rom's on xda are cool!ยจ
One thing that I did when I first started choosing which rom to put on my Sensation was ask myself a few questions:
1) Do I want the phone to feel the same as it does now or be drastically different? (ie keep Sense [same as stock], no Sense, AOSP [Android Open Source Project] or MIUI)
2) Do I want to use a very popular rom or go with a much smaller, lesser known rom?
3) Am I T-Mobile and plan on using Wifi calling?
4) Which looks the way I want to have it look? (ie Themes, extra addons, etc)
5) Do I want something stable or something cutting edge?
6) A rom which has just been released in its first version or a rom that is on version 3 with 25 previous updates?
Asking myself those questions helped narrow things down for me.
The other thing I would suggest is try a few. Look and find a few that use the same firmware version as you are currently on (so you don't have to risk flashing back and forth between firmware versions). Download them and try them for a few hours (or a day) at a time and see what you think. The first time I "caught the romming bug" when I first flashed I chose ARHD because it was popular, stable, and very low risk. Right away I flashed several others such as InsertCoin, CoreDroid, Virtuous, etc and each had things I liked that I now use to determine what I want.
Ultimately for me, I use mine as a phone for texting and phone calls. I decided after trying many that I wanted it to be a popular rom that was reliable with no problems major problems.
I hope those questions help you out a little as you start making your decisions.
-- Zeustopher
I want whatever's closest to AOSP/CM9, but with everything working and running quickly. The only answer for that is the latest Hyper Nonsense.
there are two major categories of roms here, the ones with sense and the ones without sense. i tried pretty much all of the roms and i can recommend you virtous inquisition when you prefer a senseless rom close to aosp (android open source project; stock android) or the insertcoin rom when you like sense and the sense apps / widgets. (i currently use insertcoin and it is frequently updated, offers an amazing battery life and a very fast and stable performance. same for virtuous inquisition)
Well here are some preferences of mine...Perhaps you can narrow down three or four first choices.
Well I would not know the difference between sense based and not right now, so probably should aim to get close to it and slowly experiment outwards...
I want completely stable, the xe is fast enough so don't need faster (for now) but I do want themes capability. I like a very personalized interface. And ideally would rather make my own, but doubt I could without software for that like I had on my K77i.
I don't particularly care about popular, but I suppose popular does indicate stability and or other major benefits. I would not risk a new ROM I think.
I use mine, for everything, much more than calls and texts, and would use it to read a lot. So in that sense I do need low power consumption. Movies mostly at night with lowest brightness, but some times videos during the day too, such as exercise programs...
I hope not to catch a romming bug, I have had the phone only a few days and it's still not got all I want organized into it...It takes a lot of effort to set thing up right, at least for me, so I don't want to do that every couple of weeks...Mind you when I have the apps I want and calendar set up and what not I suppose that won't be so hard.
Part Five said:
I want whatever's closest to AOSP/CM9, but with everything working and running quickly. The only answer for that is the latest Hyper Nonsense.
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if you're going for the ics aosp feel then you should try both hypernonsense and virtuous inquisition and then decide which one you want to keep
as someone already stated - you should ask yourself what do you really need and it should be easy then...
for instance i need a stable room,ics looks,everything working and as few system apps as possible(only those which are required for a rom to function properly),no live wallpapers,no unnecesary ringtones and simillar so i chose hypernonsense
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there are two major categories of roms here, the ones with sense and the ones without sense. i tried pretty much all of the roms and i can recommend you virtous inquisition when you prefer a senseless rom close to aosp (android open source project; stock android) or the insertcoin rom when you like sense and the sense apps / widgets. (i currently use insertcoin and it is frequently updated, offers an amazing battery life and a very fast and stable performance. same for virtuous inquisition)
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HyperNonSense is everything Virtuous Inquisition is, but without all of the glitches and with significantly increased speed and fluidity.
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I want whatever's closest to AOSP/CM9, but with everything working and running quickly. The only answer for that is the latest Hyper Nonsense.
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So the actual CM9 builds aren't doing it for ya are they?
When choosing a ROM I typically look at the bug list first to see if there are any show stoppers then its on to the comments posted to see what the general consensus of the ROM is.
Really though, I do a lot of sampling to get a feel for what ROMs I like best and narrow it down to just a few then flash between them depending on mood really and whether or not I feel like running AOSP or Sense based.
It looks like I am going to go with hyper nonsense first to see how that pans out.
I have to say though, I have read the guide three times through and skimmed another dozen times, and honestly it's a little hard to follow for a noob like myself. Are there are any other versions of the guide to do all this?
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It looks like I am going to go with hyper nonsense first to see how that pans out.
I have to say though, I have read the guide three times through and skimmed another dozen times, and honestly it's a little hard to follow for a noob like myself. Are there are any other versions of the guide to do all this?
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This guide is one of the best ones I've seen (it is specific for arhd but steps are basically the same for all roms with ics base):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472298http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1472298
It.is scary at first bit once you do it once it becomes a lot easier. Just take your time the first time, double check you've got the correct files, and then take a deep breath. LOTS of people have done it and I'm sure you'll be just fine.
-- Zeustopher
from my HTC Sensation 4G using XDA
Apparently that is a very god guide, flashed with success, though I am having troubles with it, not aside from the fact that Titanium has been giving me issue hanging lots on certain installs, and now certain games crash upon loading past the main screen. and other games I now have touch issues, randomly it seems as it seems to freeze control for a few seconds.
ANd I am right in understanding now that my firmware is upto date I ca flash any ICS based rom?
I think it was the firmware issue that I missed in the hypernonsense rom thread, and that is why it banjaxed things to bits...
I am still looking at other roms bbig time like, I want go launcher as my base and I think the ICS base takes up far far too much space, I am getting lag with ARHD and not even all of my things are back in place.
The other issue I have is now I need to clean up my phone, 16gb card and I have barely 2gb left for all the different back ups...I only have 4gb or so in my documents folder which is where I keep nearly everything from pictures, music, videos and ebooks etc...
I think it will be easy enough to clean up some things, But for those apps that persistently bother me, Is there a good clean up tool, for destroying apps, plus data???Preferably a super user app with batch automation???
Zeustopher said:
One thing that I did when I first started choosing which rom to put on my Sensation was ask myself a few questions:
1) Do I want the phone to feel the same as it does now or be drastically different? (ie keep Sense [same as stock], no Sense, AOSP [Android Open Source Project] or MIUI)
2) Do I want to use a very popular rom or go with a much smaller, lesser known rom?
3) Am I T-Mobile and plan on using Wifi calling?
4) Which looks the way I want to have it look? (ie Themes, extra addons, etc)
5) Do I want something stable or something cutting edge?
6) A rom which has just been released in its first version or a rom that is on version 3 with 25 previous updates?
Asking myself those questions helped narrow things down for me.
The other thing I would suggest is try a few. Look and find a few that use the same firmware version as you are currently on (so you don't have to risk flashing back and forth between firmware versions). Download them and try them for a few hours (or a day) at a time and see what you think. The first time I "caught the romming bug" when I first flashed I chose ARHD because it was popular, stable, and very low risk. Right away I flashed several others such as InsertCoin, CoreDroid, Virtuous, etc and each had things I liked that I now use to determine what I want.
Ultimately for me, I use mine as a phone for texting and phone calls. I decided after trying many that I wanted it to be a popular rom that was reliable with no problems major problems.
I hope those questions help you out a little as you start making your decisions.
-- Zeustopher
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Thank you for the detailed info. I appreciate it. Helped me understand things a little bit better, since I am new to all this.:good:
Hi guys,
My wife is getting a Sony Z, and giving me her old HTC Sensation Z710e. Ofcourse I will be giving it a custom rom asap! Already ordered a new 1800mah battery and a new digitizer screen, but now I have to choose which custom rom to put on it...
Can you guys help me choose?
My current phone is a Sony Xperia X10 mini, and i love it to bits! I'd love a little bit of the same user experience on the sensation
What I would like:
good battery life (new battery)
good camera (?)
no useless apps (some sort of light rom?)
I like the look and feel of a stock android phone (so AOSP based rom?)
if needed, I would like the phone to perform VERY good (performance on demand, tunable kernel?)
I'm thinking of the Sultan Kernel with Hyper Nonsense ROM, would you guys agree?
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Hi guys,
My wife is getting a Sony Z, and giving me her old HTC Sensation Z710e. Ofcourse I will be giving it a custom rom asap! Already ordered a new 1800mah battery and a new digitizer screen, but now I have to choose which custom rom to put on it...
Can you guys help me choose?
My current phone is a Sony Xperia X10 mini, and i love it to bits! I'd love a little bit of the same user experience on the sensation
What I would like:
good battery life (new battery)
good camera (?)
no useless apps (some sort of light rom?)
I like the look and feel of a stock android phone (so AOSP based rom?)
if needed, I would like the phone to perform VERY good (performance on demand, tunable kernel?)
I'm thinking of the Sultan Kernel with Hyper Nonsense ROM, would you guys agree?
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Wow you are spot on!
I thought of recommending you cm10.1 kang or something.. But the good camera won't be a pass in this (hands down sense 3.6 camera is the best).. So your choice is perfect except you'll miss the latest version of android (jellybean)
Btw you should use sultans sense kernel as hyper non sense is still sense based but 99% sense stuff removed
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Hello all,
I'm new here. I just got a 3113 as a gift last week and have spent most of yesterday wading knee deep in ROM info, tutorials, discussions and what not. I am happy with the device, but I have observed that it is considerably laggy and does not respond smoothly. I am not sure whether or not this started as soon as I updated to 4.2.
My question is, is there any custom ROM or tweak that you guys could suggest that would make this tab perform better? It's not painfully slow, but any performance improvement would be great. My current phones are on WP8 and it would be great if I could get the same sort of UI responsiveness out of this 3113. (And no, I am not starting a war between the two OSs. I just honestly want to enjoy this tablet to the fullest).
Your input would be very much appreciated.
Welcome, and congrats with your toy! Enjoy it, it's a nice little tablet!
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I have observed that it is considerably laggy and does not respond smoothly. I am not sure whether or not this started as soon as I updated to 4.2.
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I can't be 100% sure, but I am pretty certain it's related. On this tablet, stock 4.2.2 is noticeably worse than 4.1.2, and overall is not a good upgrade. If you read around, you'll find people complaining about it, and also about tweaked ROMs based on it, too.
My question is, is there any custom ROM or tweak that you guys could suggest that would make this tab perform better? It's not painfully slow, but any performance improvement would be great.
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I can't suggest anything out of CM/AOSP/AOKP camp, as I am not very familiar with those ROMs, but two of my personal stock recommendations would be the custom stock powered by NEXT by @ketut.kumajaya and microDelta by @Tsjoklat. MicroDelta also exists in 4.2.2 version, but I still prefer the older one. I know I am going into the forbidden "best ROM" territory, but in my opinion those two are the best stock-based ROMs out there. Oh, and whichever ROM you choose, the NEXT kernel is most highly recommended -- it's the best kernel for this tablet, hands down (again, just my personal opinion)!
Also, PhilZ Advanced Touch CWM (repackaged for P311x and the dual-boot by @ketut.kumajaya) is the ultimate recovery for this device.
As for tweaks (on any ROM), learn about Xposed framework, and explore modules available for it -- you won't be disappointed.
Awesome! This gives me at least a good starting point. One of my problems has been choosing a good first ROM to try.
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Awesome! This gives me at least a good starting point. One of my problems has been choosing a good first ROM to try.
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If you are still looking for ROMs I would like to suggest CM11 KitKat by @CODY86. Very smooth, and it give te option of extended desktop.
Slimbean 2.2 is also real nice.
I think by getting away from the stock ROMs you ditch some of the bloatware.
Rooting and installing custom ROM was easier than the instructions said.
Hello,
I'm the proud owner of HTC One X by AT&T. For years now, I have been using some Sense 5 ROM (I don't even recall his name anymore), but with time - battery life went down and the device slowed down. I decided it's time to flash a new Rom. I installed Cyanogen Mod (12 Nightly) and it felt a bit too slow for my liking. So before I'm trying every ROM in the Development forum, I though I'll ask for a recommendation.
I need my device to be fast, have a good battery life and to be stable. Running late android build is a plus of course, but I prefer not to run Lolipop if the phone is too old to gracefully handle it, and stick with 4.2 or 4.4 for the sake of performance and stability.
Is there anything you guys recommend that works well outside of the box? I prefer not to play around with kernels and such. There is a priory for Sense 5 as I enjoyed the UI, but again - It's shouldn't have priority above performance and stability.
Thank you!
It isn't allowed to recommend one over another because it's not fair to the developers. My recommendation is to try multiple roms and figure out works best
Oh, Sorry. I must have missed it out on the forum rules. Recommendation was probably a bad word, I was looking for some help on narrowing my options perhaps. Some Roms for example advertise on performance, while other on tweaks and features.
Thanks and sorry
Okiba said:
Oh, Sorry. I must have missed it out on the forum rules. Recommendation was probably a bad word, I was looking for some help on narrowing my options perhaps. Some Roms for example advertise on performance, while other on tweaks and features.
Thanks and sorry
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They're all good. The only way to know what's right for you is by testing yourself.
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Okiba said:
Oh, Sorry. I must have missed it out on the forum rules. Recommendation was probably a bad word, I was looking for some help on narrowing my options perhaps. Some Roms for example advertise on performance, while other on tweaks and features.
Thanks and sorry
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Try this compilation post - very useful: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1671237
If you like Sense, go with one of the Sense-based ROMS
It sounds like you may just need to clean out your cache (try this via recovery - clear cache only - don't wipe data) to get your device back up to speed.