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what's the best popular rom for us
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I'm using the new venom ROM. I've tried buoyancy, nexusmod, and super stock. I like venom so far. I'll probably switch before to long. That's the beauty of Android - lots to choose from.
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personal preference my friend. Try a couple out and see which one you like
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Agreed, you have to try some out and pick your favorite. If you ask 20 people on this section by PM randomly I bet you'd get at least 5-6 different answers.
SkyICS + Venom depending on your personal taste get my vote right now for multiple reasons, but the biggest being support and production. A vast majority of the roms that have come out for this phone have never/rarely been updated (no offense intended, people have lives, things happen, you get new phones, etc...).

Often, the stock ROM is the best since at least all the phone's capabilities are accounted for. More often, a rooted stock ROM is better since you can freeze bloatware, get around tethering restrictions and the like. Beyond that, it's kind of up to you to do your homework to make sure that a particular ROM does everything you need it to do (Bluetooth streaming, both cameras work, etc) and that you like the layout.

On a side note......
Q: What's the best way not to spam the board?
A: You don't post the same question in multiple sections.
Please don't do it again. Thank you.

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If you enjoy a nice, clean, look, I'd check out NeXuSMOD 2.0. It does everything I need it to do, and it's very easy on the eyes. Solid battery life as well.

xxsicknessxx said:
what's the best popular rom for us
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I've been enjoying Ice Cream Sandwich - Multiple Flavors. While I'm tempted to try some of the other ROMs out there, this one is really great.
It's the overclocked version, I scored a AnTuTu benchmark of 7284.

Does anybody when and or when I can drop Android 4.0.x on my baby?

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To all the New Xda Members !! patient is a virtue !!
Well to be honest there are tons of threads that can answer your question. The answer that i know is Sammy said they will release 4.0 for all galaxy variants in first quarter of this year and they said this back in December and have not heard any fixed time period since than.
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Doltek said:
Does anybody when and or when I can drop Android 4.0.x on my baby?
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[Q] ICS for Infuse?

So my friend has a captivate, and he has a Stock ICS rom. I was just wondering the possibility of a Stock ICS rom for the infuse. I know there are Roms that are suppose to look like ICS, but they aren't even based off of ICS. My question is, is there a STOCK ICS rom based on android 4.0, and if not what is the likelihood of there being one?

I don't know why don't you use the search button and find out for us
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I did, and found nothing, except for the fact that all the ones that say ICS are just themed to ICS and not even based of ICS

Or you could look at the 5th thread in this section
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You mean the HellRaiser? How would this solve my problems exactly, I can't find any ICS roms for galaxy devices except the one for captivate, but it says in order to do the captivate roms, the rom needs to be based off samsung gingerbread. A true ICS Rom would be based off of Ice Cream Sandwich.

No. The one that has the title is anyone planning a custom ics rom
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Oh, sorry. thanks. That does suck though. I think it would be a great idea. All these developers just don't want to do it I guess. I probably would have donated to someone who would do it. Ahh well. I guess the infuse gets no love.

its not because the devs havnt tried from what i understand its a kernal problem

jerrycoffman45 said:
its not because the devs havnt tried from what i understand its a kernal problem
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Oh really? Well I guess that makes sense. I still would like to see some form of ICS on the infuse, but I suppose it's just wishful thinking.

GuidoZebra said:
Oh really? Well I guess that makes sense. I still would like to see some form of ICS on the infuse, but I suppose it's just wishful thinking.
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GuidoZebra,
Read thru the general section and the Q/A section.
There are multiple posts on this topic. TONS.
Then you will understand why there won't be any ICS on the Infuse, short of a miracle.
Go back a few months.
Zeus 5.2 ICS is as close as you'll get.

You don't want ICS on this phone. Even if someone does manage it, it won't be the experience you're hoping for. It will be choppy, buggy and alot of functions won't work. Maybe some super-dev will have a breakthrough this year, but it will be a long time before anything usable, much less fully working is available. So don't hold your breath. Move on. Spend time with the wife and kids. Take the dog to the park. Try to enjoy life.

qkster said:
GuidoZebra,
Read thru the general section and the Q/A section.
There are multiple posts on this topic. TONS.
Then you will understand why there won't be any ICS on the Infuse, short of a miracle.
Go back a few months.
Zeus 5.2 ICS is as close as you'll get.
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Ajerman..... he was making one.

Was... key word...
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I'm running 4.0.3 on my cappy and my inspire... and yet, my infuse with Zeus is still my daily driver, and my fav ... ics got old, really quick...
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dman3285 said:
Was... key word...
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Seriously he is not anymore? Wow if i can find a post from him i want to contact him, but can not find any of them lol.
dman3285 said:
I'm running 4.0.3 on my cappy and my inspire... and yet, my infuse with Zeus is still my daily driver, and my fav ... ics got old, really quick...
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I believe you, your work is amazing. If it werent from my stupid usb going broke or my parents being lazy and not getting my another (getting the note lol, new infuse to dad. Hoping to see you helping over there!) but just seeing that ics theming and the number 4.0 really makes people go nuts, like me except its more tame now lol.

Thanks bro
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dman3285 said:
Thanks bro
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Its true, no doubts about that. Seeing that 4.0.3 drives me nuts on your sig lol just kidding. Back on topic, has anyone contacted ajerman lately? (or by chance he sees this lol).

since infuse is getting old we should all upgrade to the note or wait for the gs3
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aerostargt said:
since infuse is getting old we should all upgrade to the note or wait for the gs3
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Most people can not, only have upgrade for every two years (some may have it like me, have two other upgrades to use. Im just going to time them perfectly so every like 7-8 months we can get a new phone that is state-of-the-art lol.)

aerostargt said:
since infuse is getting old we should all upgrade to the note or wait for the gs3
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It's been less than a year it's been selling isn't it? WoW things age fast. Luckily my SGS is still going great. Thanks to all the devs around here.
My Infuse comes tonight. Let me see what best I can do with it. Or am I getting an Outdated Phone LoL.

Repetitive Question but who has the best Gingerbread ROM?

I only ask this because I do not have a Skyrocket. My friend does, I rooted it a while back and now he said his ROM is giving him problems. I would normally flash and mess around with the ROM to see how it responds, but like I said I dont have one. I know ICS is fairly new so I dont want that. I need a stable, fast, good battery Gingerbread ROM. I will look in the dev section and do what i normally do, check options, and the last few pages of the thread, but any referrals are greatly appreciated without the normal hate. I will be going to his house prob thursday to hook him up, esp with the throttle trick as well

Quickwiz is probably one of the quickest roms IMO
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id say sky ics on gb is very stable it was daily driver for a good while i highly recommend it

Sky and quickwiz looks good, i think he had buioncy. He had it for months and then it went to ****, im thinking he downloaded something bad.
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NexusMod 4 was my daily driver from the first day I got my skyrocket. It with faux's kernel was amazing.
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I did not get a chance to flash a lot of different roms on GB mainly because I started late in the game on my skyrocket. But, I loved Mod's Stock MOD 2.

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Please excuse my friend who I will now refer to as "asslick" for the rude post he made under my nic a moment ago.
He has an uncontrollable urge to be an asslick from time to time
<insert witty signature here>

Kind of disappointed I missed it.
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davebmx05 said:
id say sky ics on gb is very stable it was daily driver for a good while i highly recommend it
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+1

What's a gingerbread?
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Just got skyrocket and first rom I flashed was alien #6 with faux kernel. Great rom and kernel setup. Fast, smooth, battery life is nice!
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cdshepherd said:
What's a gingerbread?
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its a sweat cookie... you dip it in milk at night when you have trouble sleeping... also used to make houses for ginger bread men or women.......
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sorry

davebmx05 said:
id say sky ics on gb is very stable it was daily driver for a good while i highly recommend it
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Also agree. This Rom gave me no problems at all. So much I almost didn't want to update to Seanz ICS ROM(s).

I really liked nexusmod4 never really used sky ics but i tried most of the other ones and has to say nm4 was my fav

ROM battle: AOKP vs BEAM ROM

Which is best and why? Enter your experience and reviews please.
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We cannot justify that the Rom x is better than the Rom y, it depends on our own taste and way of using it.. sense our ICS base ROM's are under development as of this time,
and most of all we just need to provide them some log's in every issue we encounter so that they can work on it, in that way we can have a better ICS as ROM builds progress.. what we can do is to give thanks to our great dev's who work hard to give us the ICS,
but base on my experience i never encounter any issue in AOKP, specially on the latest build

Beam hands down. Smoother faster and better battery life. I think so anyways . But both are awesome!
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Blah...blah...blah

Let's see, how's that phrase go again... Oh yea...
It's all a matter of opinion, and my opinion is the only one that matters... to me...
Everyone has a favorite, for whatever reason, but their reasons may not be the next persons. Personally, haven't tried Beam, and no offense to whoever the dev is for it, but I don't plan to. I'm happy with AOKP, and I'll keep updating it (in fact I need to download the latest) but other than that, i'm done messing with this phone...

Core618 said:
Let's see, how's that phrase go again... Oh yea...
It's all a matter of opinion, and my opinion is the only one that matters... to me...
Everyone has a favorite, for whatever reason, but their reasons may not be the next persons. Personally, haven't tried Beam, and no offense to whoever the dev is for it, but I don't plan to. I'm happy with AOKP, and I'll keep updating it (in fact I need to download the latest) but other than that, i'm done messing with this phone...
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nah dont worry you just broke my hearth lol

For me it was beam but aokp was great too
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I was going to do something like this thread but for MIUI vs cMIUI. Then I thought that people would come telling that it's a personal thing, every ROM is great, they are all smooth and fast... and stuff like that. I think that the OP was asking for more than the general description. What really is it that made you choose that ROM over the other?
My choice here would be AOKP. I have used Team Acid's ROMs since forever, back in the Froyo days when ICBINB and Audiophiles were all over the place. I trust their work and it fits my personality. Constant support and never had an unsolved issue. My dad has been using Valhalla Black since it came out, I don't remember when. He thinks that it's the ultimate thing, still. So, that's enough proof that their work is awesome. Doesn't mean I don't like other development. I have used every ROM, mod and kernel here. Just my preference. Of course, AOKP is smooth, fast, stable, simple, no confusing apps (normal launcher), doesn't take much time to set up to my preferences and it has constant support and updates. But then again, every other ROM has it too. It's very hard to describe the choice, but I can't find other way to explain it.
No disrespect to other devs here. I know Erik, Thomas, Dao, Solrac, Anton and the others do an excellent job. In fact, I'm currently on cMIUI, not AOKP. But I have tried all other's and it's very hard to decided with which one to stay with.

Beam if you want speed and smoothness
aokp if you want customization
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xr1charxx said:
Which is best and why? Enter your experience and reviews please.
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The answer is codename
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Codename is best for me hands down.
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Any better ROMS than Valhalla final?

Do not mean to be disrespectful its a great rom and I have been using it for many months... I'm just asking if there are any stable roms like Valhalla final but ICS and not gingerbread.
if its not too hard please post ur recommendations and explain what's good about that rom.
Thanx a bunch.
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I would recommend trying them out start with cm9 for a few days. I love aokp personally with hefe kernel, there are so many little options to make the phone feel like it's yours. They all have little twists to them and the older more updated ones are more stable. If you haven't felt ics yet your in for a treat.
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I like barebones,its completely debloated and has the look and feel of stock gingerbread
I've tried all the other roms and yes with cm9 comes alot of customizations and neat tweaks.....but also they come with alot of bugs.
I miss the fun stuff but love everything working and love the touch wiz.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868966

I like bare bones better than vallahna
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Nothing ICS that is as bug free as Valhalla final or black edition. The ICS roms are definitely all good enough for daily drivers, but the battery life is inconsistent to say the least and your going to have issues with voodoo sound still being partiality busted if that matters to you. I flash the new CM9 builds and ROM's based off of them when they come out to look for bugs and generally see first hand how the development is progressing but still using Valhalla black as a daily driver for the reasons I mentioned previously
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Since you are in GB and Valhalla is a stock-ish ROM, then I suggest Barebone or if you want some more theme and custonization then go for Valhalla Black either Raver or FB with Anton's Basic with a Twist kernel.
My pick is FB's Valhalla Black, but Barebone is awesome too. I'm just not a fan of stock.
ICS ROMs are all good. I use CM9 and AOKP, they all have bugs and some issues. Development is still ongoing. Yet, once you try it, it would be hard going back to a GB ROM.

the best rom is the one you feel is the best.. Seriously. Its not a omg this is the best rom ever made we all do different things different flavors .

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RaverX3X said:
the best rom is the one you feel is the best.. Seriously. Its not a omg this is the best rom ever made we all do different things different flavors .
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This is BEST Answer. I know BUT I want to know another PROFESSIONAL OPINION as a beginer.

Some of the people that have responded are the developers, and all of the people have tried many (if not all) of the ROMs. In my humble opinion, that is as "professional" as it gets. The best advice here is to try them out and see which, if any, you personally feel drawn towards. You can always go back to the one you like best. Being a beginner can be scary, but read, read, read before you do anything, make backups, and follow the directions. It is very easy once you get into it.
Good luck! Oh, I like the AOKP best, so far, but I haven't tried Raver's ICS ROM yet. That's next on my list.
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RaverX3X said:
the best rom is the one you feel is the best.. Seriously. Its not a omg this is the best rom ever made we all do different things different flavors .
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basically, raver is saying that everyone has their own opinion on what is the best rom. each person wants different things. you can't just ask people which is better. you just have to try out each and decide for yourself. so in other words, don't be lazy by asking people, check em out yourself.
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No
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m4127440 said:
No
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no? not sure what you are saying no to, but if its to my previous post, then fine. go ahead and be lazy. but don't come crying to us if you flash a rom cause "SOMEONE" said it was the best and came to find out that "YOU" think it really sucks.
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GFX.myst. said:
no? not sure what you are saying no to, but if its to my previous post, then fine. go ahead and be lazy. but don't come crying to us if you flash a rom cause "SOMEONE" said it was the best and came to find out that "YOU" think it really sucks.
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I think the poster was just answering the OP's question "Any better ROMS than Valhalla final?" Relax people.
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htaak said:
I think the poster was just answering the OP's question "Any better ROMS than Valhalla final?" Relax people.
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+1

no each rom is diffrent and unique and bring diffrent things to the table.. TO just say oh one rom is better then any other is like slapping every other dev in the face.

Yea what Raver said

m4127440 said:
No
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I know why... somehow related to TV out....
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GFX.myst. said:
no? not sure what you are saying no to, but if its to my previous post, then fine. go ahead and be lazy. but don't come crying to us if you flash a rom cause "SOMEONE" said it was the best and came to find out that "YOU" think it really sucks.
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"No" was simply the answer to the ops question. Unless he enjoys random reboots, sub-par battery life and lack of functionality then he should wait for a "final" ICS rom. Last time I checked there wasn't one.
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m4127440 said:
"No" was simply the answer to the ops question. Unless he enjoys random reboots, sub-par battery life and lack of functionality then he should wait for a "final" ICS rom. Last time I checked there wasn't one.
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subpar??? Didnt realize days of battery life is considered sub par..
eh as i said before the best rom is the rom you like the most!