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[Q] Best battery life ROM?

What's the best ROM for battery life at the moment? I've been stock because of the various problems with nonofficial GB ROMs, it's probably the most functional, but one of the least stable.
What's a good ROM that has good battery life and is stable/functional? Or is good functionality going to be hit and miss for various people until official GB?
One other thing. The hell does AOSP mean?

I'm currently using juwe's smart edition (props to big fault for the port!) with a j2 modem and entropy's DD and my battery life is amazing
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How's the functionality?
So far on all GB ROMs I've tried something that almost everyone uses doesn't work, and some apps force close, and there's other problems...

Nothing wrong with gb roms based on Rogers gb, except for HDMI not working, but who uses that anyway? I'm on infused 2.2.3 right now, I get about a day and a half of moderate use. There are really only bugs with miui., cm7, and any hellraised roms... infused or any of the leaks are fine.
AOSP = android open source project.
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No one mentions what's working and what isn't on the leaked ROMs. Is HDMI, bluetooth, wifi, GPS, etc all working on say UCKK1?

Pretty sure everything except HDMI... I could be wrong though.
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This is a horrible question to ask. Batt life is gonna be diff for each user. You wont know the answer to the dumb question unless you try it for yourself.
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Now now, it isn't a dumb question. Roms like miui are going to have worse battery life because of the complexity, where stock based will have less battery drain. It comes down to trying it yourself, but asking for a little advice isn't a problem...
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Perpetrator said:
Now now, it isn't a dumb question. Roms like miui are going to have worse battery life because of the complexity, where stock based will have less battery drain. It comes down to trying it yourself, but asking for a little advice isn't a problem...
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Just to go against the miui thing, I'm running cm7 which is very related to miui and my battery life is 3x that of any sammy based roms I have tried lol. Up to you though...

Perpetrator said:
Now now, it isn't a dumb question. Roms like miui are going to have worse battery life because of the complexity, where stock based will have less battery drain. It comes down to trying it yourself, but asking for a little advice isn't a problem...
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I had perfect batt life on miui when i wanted it. The only answer to the question is to try it yourself. Someone says this roms batt life is amazing and you flash it and hate the rom then youre back at square one. Answer is really simple....TEST ROMS OUT AND FIND WHAT YOU LIKE!
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Defiant to the End said:
How's the functionality?
So far on all GB ROMs I've tried something that almost everyone uses doesn't work, and some apps force close, and there's other problems...
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Yea there are a lot of minor setbacks, but there are few to no roms specifically for the infuse...I haven't tried cm7 or miui yet but I've tried most of the stock based roms and juwe's smart edition has had the best overall performance (with the help of a couple other tweaks). Just do what I did and play around with a couple things; its tedious but fun at the same time and you learn a lot along the way
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The latest cm7 build is the best... unbelievably stable and awesome on battery life
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Doctor's v8 rom IMO very nice and stable
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I'm on Sensation ROM 1.1, with Core-A Kernel and UCKK1 modem. GPS is almost instant lock, Downloads 4-8 Mbps (depending on location w/o wifi), uploads 2+ Mbps. Using 3 email accounts, pushed. Go Launcher.
right now I'm at 17% battery remaining, after 24 hours, which included emails, web browsing, watching 3 fantasy football scores yesterday all day long, FB, etc. No alot of intense use, but steady, regular usage.

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intelligencexan said:
The latest cm7 build is the best... unbelievably stable and awesome on battery life
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Did you make any additional mods to cm7 or is it all stock? I was considering trying it out...
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What is the most popular ROM?

I'm using the Stock UCLA3 debloated but am having a hard time deciding which ROMs to try out there are just so many.

I guess thread activity is probably the best indicator of most popular. In that case it's Sky Ics by a long shot with over 4k replies and 400k views.

Just so you know the most popular ROM might not be the one you like best, read all the OPs of the ROM pages and see which one fits your needs best.

Sky ics is really good but make sure you flash a ucla3 kernel with it like faux 10 or romracers stockish .3, since you're using the ucla3 radio

Altarocks said:
I guess thread activity is probably the best indicator of most popular. In that case it's Sky Ics by a long shot with over 4k replies and 400k views.
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A lot of replies and views may also mean a lot of people are having problems and asking questions
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A lot of replies and views may also mean a lot of people are having problems and asking questions
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+1 to this. Thread activity does not equal popularity. You just have to read the threads through and get a feel for everybody's opinions and to see common issues or lack thereof.
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onearmedscissor said:
Sky ics is really good but make sure you flash a ucla3 kernel with it like faux 10 or romracers stockish .3, since you're using the ucla3 radio
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im using fauxs 009 kernal with ucla3 radio and it works fine for me

Sky speed to have this thing launch from your hand. Anxiously waiting for mhx superlight 3.0. Currently on 2.6.
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I think, well imo, that TPC has been the most stable ROM out there. I've tried so many popular roms like sky ics, buoyancy, cyanotouchwiz. But I always end up go back to TPC. The 2nd rom I'd choose would be sky ics. It is fast and smooth except only one thing:
It has an issue with force close and I THINK I know how it happens - some widgets won't work on homepage. For instance 3D flip clock. Whenever you add the widget on the homepage, it will force close right away.
Overall TPC is more stable and saves more battery life. I use the phone a lot and I end up with 20% after 12 hours use. Hope it helps

NooBLesS said:
I think, well imo, that TPC has been the most stable ROM out there. I've tried so many popular roms like sky ics, buoyancy, cyanotouchwiz. But I always end up go back to TPC. The 2nd rom I'd choose would be sky ics. It is fast and smooth except only one thing:
It has an issue with force close and I THINK I know how it happens - some widgets won't work on homepage. For instance 3D flip clock. Whenever you add the widget on the homepage, it will force close right away.
Overall TPC is more stable and saves more battery life. I use the phone a lot and I end up with 20% after 12 hours use. Hope it helps
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I second this, TPC is by far the most stable. Coupled with UCLA3 and faux kernel 0.10 and ur laughing

Nexus Mod4 , so far has been rock solid on my phone. I was gonna use Cyanogen, but their Alpha build is way too buggy.
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I have been running MHX-Superlite 2 with Faux's 009 kernel and all I can say is WOW! Stable, fast, and best of all the battery life is amazing.

You should upgrade to 3.0...its way better
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Have used both sky ics and nexusmod. I like both but you should test out the roms yourself. Its all personal preference.
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I recomend silver_rom it runs????''::::
I dont know never actually used it. Lol
But it is
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And has
What other rom has that much to offer?

lol
your best bet like some1 else said is to try a few see what u like
Once you start flashing.. U dont go back to STOCK! ;p
Stock is crap

Haha what he said_^^^^^^^

don't listen to either of these guys ^^^, they both don't know what they're talkin about ;-)

Yeah i recommend you get off of stock as fast as possible....... find a good stock like ROM..hmmm..... anyone know a good one? OH YEAH.. crap i forgot.
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MHX-Superlite! thats what it was!
cause idk about this StockMod 2 everyone is talking about..
Just kidding you should really just check them out all at least all the new UCLA3 based ROMS, Sky-ice just doesnt seem right anymore with it being based off 2.3.5 and UXKJ2 so i reccomend going for a UCLA3 ROM.

Using MHX-SUPERLITE 3.0. Not have one problem. Fast smooth and great battery life

Best Rom for Infuse 4G yet

Plz somebody tell me that which is the best rom for infuse 4g yet............. plz reply

There are many. Check the sticky in dev section by bigjoe u can find all the links there.
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There is really no "best", only what works for you :thumbup:
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Smokestack360 said:
There is really no "best", only what works for you :thumbup:
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+1, it all depends on what you want your phone to do and one that makes you love your phone
Try a few of them and then stick with The One.
This will probably narrow your options:
Gingerbread: mainly functionality and stability, great battery life.
ICS: Eye candy, stable, almost everything functional (look in the OPs for what doesn't)
Jelly Bean: Still developing but quite stable, fast (thank you butter )
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It's true... "Best" is in the eye of the ROM Holder...
Do you want a customised build of the default OS version? (Gingerbread)
Or do you want to try something new and cutting edge? (Ice Cream Sandwich or Jellybean)
Personally, I had a lot of issues with stock and ROMs of Froyo and Gingerbread on my Infuse.
This is often not the case for users, it seems... But it was hell for me.
I decided to give Ice Cream Sandwich a try when a stable build finally came out, and decided to try out Paranoid Android, due to the interesting aspect of tablet style options on the phone.
In my opinion, my phone has never ever run so great in its life!
So, for me, Paranoid Android ICS is definitely the best!
For you? Well, read the features of each rom, check the screenshots and read the user feedback, and make a choice for yourself!
It make a few different tries to find one you settle best with.
As for me... Paranoid Android was JUST upgraded to Jellybean after the stable release of CyanogenMod 10.
I know where MY next move is. =D
Good luck, and happy flashing!

I agree. It's all in what you are looking for. You'll probably end up trying several before you find one that works for you. For me its Caty ROM oc to 1.6. My phone is no where near as fast with other roms. The main thing I do on my phone is games and normal phone use text, calls etc. I want my phone to snap when I use it. I have no lag on the phone or any game. Modern combat 3 etc. FPS (according to Nena) run 53-55fps. Far lower scores on other roms. And you can see the difference in performance. But after flashing several roms and reading problems, comments etc it seems that not all infuses like the same roms. People having problems where others dont. So just try some ROMs out yourself. Read the first post of different ROMs, look at screen shots, read a few posts. And flash the ones you are interested in. Maybe check Odin/Heimdall incase something goes wrong with a flash.
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Im running paranoid android and love it so far!
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"best" rom is relative. i'm using paranoid android jelly bean. it's pretty awesome but "best" i don't know.
i'd say cm9 is best,the only real flaw is that the tourch feature of the camera flash doest work like it should. cm10 and other jb builds have a few flaws, wifi tether has a fix but no kernel was compiled yet as far as i know, give that a day or two. also agps doesn't work and cm10 is only so far along in development, there has been wonky stuff happening with trebuchet launcher for some people.
as far as samsung roms go i wouldn't run a custom one. maybe a custom kernel. but all the deodexed roms i used had bugs, all of them. i've deodexed it myself but had bugs (force close on start, broken email app, other obscure menus that sometimes didn't work) and don't have the skills to debug it.

bindas.sanju said:
Plz somebody tell me that which is the best rom for infuse 4g yet............. plz reply
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I'm getting....an infuse G6...lol
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I'm getting....an infuse G6...lol
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Holy crap! Those are out now?
Bloody hell, I'm way behind with my crappy G4 Infuse!
...does the song play during boot up?
(And why am I reminded of that Ozzy Ozborurne Best Buy commercial? "What's a 6G?" ... "What's a Bieber??")
Glad to see so many others love Paranoid Android as well. =D

Slim ics 3.6
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The best of the best:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1830275

Jellybean is very nice. theire is suprisingly alot of customizations u can do.

cm 10 jelly bean. mmmmm....butter
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For me Scott.Hart.bti 's CM10 or even PA 4.1.1 are EXCELLENT roms. everything works a.o.k for me.
also Th3Bill has a good rom based off of Scotts CM10 , as well as an AOKP rom that works great :laugh: :good:

[ROM]|Build 4| Super Charged Wiz | OverClock | JB | AC!D Sound Mod | Sony Bravia |

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***SUPER CHARGED WIZ***
Code Name KY Jelly smooth
Based off of latest vzw ota
DEBLOATED
AND
SUPER CHARGED
YouTube review!
Introduction:
I started this rom to be exactly what i would want when i flashed a ROM. Super Charged Wiz is made not only for speed and smoothness but also to be packed with more features then i can remember (true story). As a student i don't have a lot of free time. Any i have will be centered around my projects.I have 3 other projects besides this one, note 2 rom, sense port , and get the note 2 working with the kitchen.Right now Super Charged Wiz is my main project and will be until a FULLY STABLE version is out. Even when this isn't my main project i will update this with new features as requested.
UPDATE[1/16]:
Another dev took over scw but under a different name, different rom. But i'm not letting my SGS3 fans down.I have a lot in store in the next week or two. I'm currently building a kernel just for the Super Charged Series. More speed tweaks more,more battery life,more Super Charged!​
Top Features
AC!D Audio
Busy box
Super Su
Sony bravia engine
​Int.d Support
Stock Touch Wiz
Super Charged
Build prop tweaks
Note 2 popup browser
4 way reboot menu
Android 4.2 camera
Over Clock To 2.1ghz!
Download
****HERE****
7619FEE2401507652B2C065FF37D894F *SuperChargedWizBuild4.zip
Change Log:
3.0.2.5
Themeprovider fix
3.0.2
Fixed Bravia engine
added browser back
3.0.1
Some apps removed
Fix titanium backup pro not working
Build3:
xda app
int boot animation
Android keyboard working
KToonz kernel
more bloat gone
Samsung Stock keyboard back
Note 2 gallery working
More Stuff
Apps Built In
Flash player
Terminal emu
Awesome Beats
Battery Calibration
Note 2 popup browser
4.2 Gmail
AC!D mod(fix)
Youtube
DropBox
Custom Headphone Short Cut
Wifi tether
Apollo
Comming soon!
*=maybe
Slim version
Aroma!
Known Bugs: (12/18)
Android Keyboard not working (Fixing)
Thanks to!
AC!D Audio technology
magn2o for tweakWiz
Ktoonz for his kernel
dsixda for his kitchen
ucpro for helping me fix the gallery!
PureMotive For his sense swype theme!
Testers
Without these guys this wouldn't have been as good as it is!
DjTrippZ
goatman101
If I Forgot You pm me
Like this? To help keep me going and add support for more devices why not donate a dollar or 2?!
Right here,thanks!
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This WILL void your warranty
If your device bricks, I'm not responsible
Do this at your own risk
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Have a bug ?
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Cool!

OK its official, I'm a flashaholic. I may need an intervention.
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Cool, one more rom to add to the list.
Might check this out later.
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I'm loving the support on this phone. Lots of flavors to choose from!
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I'm loving the support on this phone. Lots of flavors to choose from!
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+1
Best support since the charge.
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will this be de-odexed?

Yes
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will this be de-odexed?
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Its always good to have new roms around here thanks alot
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When is this dropping??

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When is this dropping??
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Hopefully tonight , i ran into some problems with the build and i had to redo my workstation. Either tonight or early morning.

Request - tweaked touchwiz launcher, I think it's called TweakWiz, and some sort of theming to make the rom look more like AOSP and darker.

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Request - tweaked touchwiz launcher, I think it's called TweakWiz, and some sort of theming to make the rom look more like AOSP and darker.
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+1
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Request - tweaked touchwiz launcher, I think it's called TweakWiz, and some sort of theming to make the rom look more like AOSP and darker.
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Request granted- i'll include something like that with either b2 or 3,

Its live!

Sounds like build 2 is more worth waiting for than getting build 1 =/..... But I'm a flashaholic
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I'd love to have the aosp lock screen, but have the option to change the target apps.
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Well if you like speed than its worth getting now! And I'll work on that!

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Well if you like speed than its worth getting now! And I'll work on that!
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Pretty fast and smooth Cov. I am getting a force close on the NOOZ app though. Also, would love to see the volume up skip track mod on the next release! Otherwise, nice!

Can't wait for the next build :thumbup: great work!
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[Q] What do ppl do with their AOSP based ROM?

Just my opinion, all of the UI's like Sense UI or Touchwiz looks much better than the AOSP stock UI. So maybe I am missing some information here...but do people get AOSP based roms like Cyanogenmod/AOKP just for the performance? And then do they just get their own themes to make it look like TouchWiz/Sense or whatever UI they like?

There aren't any touchwiz like themes for aosp nor are there any sense ui based themes that I know of. Most of the aosp theme creators don't theme to make it look like touchwiz as its look is one of the reason they went with an aosp rom instead.

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There aren't any touchwiz like themes for aosp nor are there any sense ui based themes that I know of. Most of the aosp theme creators don't theme to make it look like touchwiz as its look is one of the reason they went with an aosp rom instead.
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You're totally right.
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everything you probably do on your device except slightly faster and slightly different.

Personally, I flash AOSP ROMs so my phone doesn't look like TW or Sense.

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You're totally right.
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I respect your sarcasm my friend.

I just tried Touchwiz the other day and I like it, but I've been an AOSP user for a very long time. I like the look and feel of AOSP much more and there are a very large amount of people who agree.

I like the look of aosp but the only rom that I tried with similar signal strength with touchwiz was Avatar 4.1.2.

I'm all about the vanilla android feel that I get with AOSP and AOKP ROMs. I love the drastic difference in battery life since not many background processes and it is just much snappier and lightweight.
I've never been a fan of TouchWiz... it reminds me too much of iOS in some strange way. Before I bought my S3, I had to look around at some good AOSP ROMs so that I'd be able to tolerate it. Lol. HTC Sense, to me, is awesome though... but my old HTC phone ended up with an AOSP ROM.
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I got bored with TW features. AOSP constantly has new features/changes and tweaks to play with on older features.

longphant said:
Just my opinion, all of the UI's like Sense UI or Touchwiz looks much better than the AOSP stock UI. So maybe I am missing some information here...but do people get AOSP based roms like Cyanogenmod/AOKP just for the performance? And then do they just get their own themes to make it look like TouchWiz/Sense or whatever UI they like?
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touchwiz looked kinda nice, but it was super laggy compared to CM, and I like the clean-ness of CM. Also, so much customization, and getting rid of Verizon crap! Haha.
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what do you guys think about battery life? is it alot worse in aosp compared to tw? and gps. Is that stable and reliable enough to use? That is just something that I cant give up on.

I find battery life is better on AOSP. But it really depends on the kernal too.
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Battery life with AOSP will usually be better. My explanation is stated in my previous post.
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