I'd like to know what roms work best with my device. I could really use more battery life but I like the jelly bean and the optimus g look and feel. I'd also like to be able to reset my phone without losing the flashed setting. Any advice is welcome. Thanks, KcGuitfiddle
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KcGuitfiddle said:
I'd like to know what roms work best with my device. I could really use more battery life but I like the jelly bean and the optimus g look and feel. I'd also like to be able to reset my phone without losing the flashed setting. Any advice is welcome. Thanks, KcGuitfiddle
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OK....so best ROM threads are typically discouraged on xda. The best ROM, kernel, app, etc largely comes down to a personal preference and that means that you are the only one that can judge. It typically isn't that hard to flash stuff, so it is best to try some out.
All of the information for your device can be found in this section: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1928
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Which do you guys think is better if I'm looking for the most stable experience with everything working without bugs or fewest bugs? Let the discussion begin!
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Also, battery life is a big one for me so which has the best battery stats too!
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pschatz12 said:
Also, battery life is a big one for me so which has the best battery stats too!
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Battery life will never be something someone can tell you is "good" as it all varies by individual, phone, kernel, running processes, apps, etc.
I don't really know now to answer your question. It's all opinion which is "better".
That's what nandroids are for. Flash both and see which one works for you.
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Battery life will never be something someone can tell you is "good" as it all varies by individual, phone, kernel, running processes, apps, etc.
I don't really know now to answer your question. It's all opinion which is "better".
That's what nandroids are for. Flash both and see which one works for you.
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I just have to wipe everything and create backup in rom manager after I select the flash rom from sd? Do I need to wipe data /factory reset also or is it not necessary? Then if I flash bean stock and don't like it I just restore my backup made in rom manager, correct? I haven't switched between different rooms yet I'm a noob.
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pschatz12 said:
Which do you guys think is better if I'm looking for the most stable experience with everything working without bugs or fewest bugs?
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I have tried ever ROM out there except CleanROM which I haven't gotten to yet (I was out of the country for the last week & didn't want to take a chance on breaking my phone)
I keep returning every single time to my current totally debloated root66 ROM setup. With that setup, there are no bugs or issues at all, the battery life is just as good as any other ROM & it's fast as hell.
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I just have to wipe everything and create backup in rom manager after I select the flash rom from sd? Do I need to wipe data /factory reset also or is it not necessary? Then if I flash bean stock and don't like it I just restore my backup made in rom manager, correct? I haven't switched between different rooms yet I'm a noob.
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No.
Backup FIRST, then you can wipe and install a new ROM. Then back that ROM up, wipe, install new ROM, repeat.
There are stickies around here that will help.
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Personally, I hopped back and forth between the two and always went back to Beans. But after Alpha 5 of the JB T-Mobile leak for was released that's what I am currently on and loving it.
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Also, battery life is a big one for me so which has the best battery stats too!
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They both good roms but "Clean rom" and "Clean kernel" are the most stable with excellent performance/battery and the most bug free rom (very close to stock and very clean). Also Clean kernel comes with OC and UV.
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Personally, I hopped back and forth between the two and always went back to Beans. But after Alpha 5 of the JB T-Mobile leak for was released that's what I am currently on and loving it.
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What did you like better on beans? I have been with synergy since I've been rooted and haven't changed.
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What did you like better on beans? I have been with synergy since I've been rooted and haven't changed.
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On synergy I had a lot of FC errors and my wifi would randomly drop. I haven't read anything of others having that issue on the forums but each new release I would flash that. I guess I was just more used to Beans, although I loved the amount of customization and theme options of synergy. Also the fast charge option that came with the kernel built into build 9 of beans was a big plus.
I'll promote synergy
Started off with earlier versions of bean
Loved the 50gb Dropbox but have found synergy to be phenomenal
Plus they've added a feature where they back up your imei when flashing the rom, jury's still out on whether it's 100 percent effective in restoring imei without the roaming problem
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nyjumpman said:
I'll promote synergy
Started off with earlier versions of bean
Loved the 50gb Dropbox but have found synergy to be phenomenal
Plus they've added a feature where they back up your imei when flashing the rom, jury's still out on whether it's 100 percent effective in restoring imei without the roaming problem
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Theres a thread in development that allows you to do the same exact thing synergy does. So that feature can be used by anyone, on any rom.
i prefer beans for the themed gapps and cool features. fast too.
thanks
Synergy has been great for me.
I switched to CM 10 for a little bit, loving it so far. Waiting to see what beans build 11 brings.
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Love the beans builds
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Love the beans builds
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Same, wondering if he's gonna port anything from the jellybean touchwiz leak. I loved it but the SMS issue made it hard to use.
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I am not new to flashing roms on to my tab 2(gt-p3113) and in my search for the coolest most stable and fastest roms but as I searched around I could on find 2 developers CM I tryed there JB from but I don't like it kinda buggy after going through it then I looked again and I found that AOKP made a few roms for my device I am currently running there JB rom and I is OK but I dont like JB that much so now I come here to look and the same roms popped up but in older versions(and current) I want a completely custom rom like blu kuban( for epic 4g touch) thank you for any help
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try saying all that again, but this time use your words. in english use punctuation marks as well.
Why is it so hard to get some good help on here most people are ass holes and the ones that give good advice no one even listens to them I did research I know most roms for my devices and I know how to flash I just wanted a rom that isn't JB based and to be custom
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Why is it so hard to get some good help on here most people are ass holes and the ones that give good advice no one even listens to them I did research I know most roms for my devices and I know how to flash I just wanted a rom that isn't JB based and to be custom
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because noone freakin understands your stupid post. it was a garbeled mess with no puncuation or structure.....
As i understand you need an old custom rom that is not jb so try cm9 from www.teamhacksung.org
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I recently purchased the galaxy s3 and am quite happy with it, put adw launcher pro made a few tweaks got the jellybean update and am satisfied with everything it does.
My question is what is the need for flashing new Roms or rooting the device? What is the purpose and benefits?
I'm new to all of this and would love some briefing!
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ShawnRollicks3 said:
I recently purchased the galaxy s3 and am quite happy with it, put adw launcher pro made a few tweaks got the jellybean update and am satisfied with everything it does.
My question is what is the need for flashing new Roms or rooting the device? What is the purpose and benefits?
I'm new to all of this and would love some briefing!
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These questions have been asked before so I highly recommend you search for it.
Google will love to tell you everything she knows about it.
I root mine and flash ROMs to have access to FULL customization.
I keep it rooted before the battery life and features not available on stock.
(Ink lock screen, multi window, over clocked CPU. Note 2 apps.)
I mean the list is endless.
No doubt you will find some you enjoy as well.
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ShawnRollicks3 said:
I recently purchased the galaxy s3 and am quite happy with it, put adw launcher pro made a few tweaks got the jellybean update and am satisfied with everything it does.
My question is what is the need for flashing new Roms or rooting the device? What is the purpose and benefits?
I'm new to all of this and would love some briefing!
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FYI we don't like to answer these questions as there is a guide for it. The guide is located in the Android development section. Also in that section is a guide to rooting the recent OTA.
Hyperdrive is giving me mms issues among other little things. I need a rom that allows the basics to work some added functionality. Also if I were to install a new rom.do I need to unlock the bootloader again?
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GlitchMob said:
Hyperdrive is giving me mms issues among other little things. I need a rom that allows the basics to work some added functionality. Also if I were to install a new rom.do I need to unlock the bootloader again?
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I use PAC MAN ROM no issues so far.
It's best to try different ROMs as people have different experiences. Many people love Jelly 'Beans', but for me it's very unstable. Carbon and Slim Beans are very good. I love Hyperdrive and I'm sure that with the next release, the MMS bug will be gone.
CleanRom is the most stable rom since it's very close to stock rom but with performance boost and bunch of excellent mods. No doubt this is what you looking for.
Go touch wiz, clean rom or beans should be very stable.
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Hyperdrive is giving me mms issues among other little things. I need a rom that allows the basics to work some added functionality. Also if I were to install a new rom.do I need to unlock the bootloader again?
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Once tour bootloader is unlocked it stays unlocked flashing between roms. It only gets locked again if you return to factory stock.
So no, you don't need to unlock bootloader if you simply change roms. It's always best wipe data though.
CleanRom for sure.
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I would say beans for great stableness and great battery life and for aosp gotta go with carbon by far these are the best ROMs for my phone . but many phones are different and have their own taste Lol
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I'm somewhat a noob to custom ROMs, and looking for a bit of information before I decide to flash a new one. I have a Verizon Droid MAXX Developer Edition (XT1080) with the current KitKat 4.4 installed. I'm looking to try the nightly CM11 out. I have already unlocked the bootloader, its not rooted just yet though.
In another forum thread located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2654816
A user posted a link to http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=moto_msm8960dt (3 downloads, I'm not sure which one to choose for my device)
I'm wanting to know if this build would work on my phone before I flash and possibly mess something up, and also does Verizon work okay on this build. Is there anything else I should know before flashing a ROM (I'm somewhat tech savvy, so the process seems pretty straight forward, but any advice is appreciated)
I would have posted the question in that thread but I didn't want to break any rules, which says to Q/A here.
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I'm somewhat a noob to custom ROMs, and looking for a bit of information before I decide to flash a new one. I have a Verizon Droid MAXX Developer Edition (XT1080) with the current KitKat 4.4 installed. I'm looking to try the nightly CM11 out. I have already unlocked the bootloader, its not rooted just yet though.
In another forum thread located here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2654816
A user posted a link to http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=moto_msm8960dt (3 downloads, I'm not sure which one to choose for my device)
I'm wanting to know if this build would work on my phone before I flash and possibly mess something up, and also does Verizon work okay on this build. Is there anything else I should know before flashing a ROM (I'm somewhat tech savvy, so the process seems pretty straight forward, but any advice is appreciated)
I would have posted the question in that thread but I didn't want to break any rules, which says to Q/A here.
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Obviously you need to have a custom recovery installed and get root. All three of those builds are for our phone. They are "nightlies" that get updated, well, nightly. I ran the 2/19 build for a little while and it worked pretty well. GPS was the only thing that didn't work and I think there is a work around for that. Active notifications and touchless controls are not part of cm.
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I'm not worried about GPS or the Motorola controls.
Do you recommend a good recovery to flash? Also I've seen people posting problems when rooting this phone with 4.4 installed.
Any reason why you reverted back? Didn't like it?
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I'm not worried about GPS or the Motorola controls.
Do you recommend a good recovery to flash? Also I've seen people posting problems when rooting this phone with 4.4 installed.
Any reason why you reverted back? Didn't like it?
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I use TWRP. No problems rooting the Dev edition on 4.4 the problems are all with the consumer edition. I've never been a big CM fan plus I like having a working GPS, and I just didn't feel like going through the steps to get it working
CM seems to be good for my first custom ROM, but for future references do you recommend another ROM? I've seen that PACMAN ROM posted a bunch, but it looks pretty buggy.
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CM seems to be good for my first custom ROM, but for future references do you recommend another ROM? I've seen that PACMAN ROM posted a bunch, but it looks pretty buggy.
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CM 11 is pretty much it for our phones right now. You can flash the firmware for the Moto X and try those ROMs though.
One last thing as far as rooting goes. Do I use rock my moto to root. Also if I should decide to keep my stock ROM are there any advantages to rooting other than apps like titanium backup etc?
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Read my thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2645122
then try to install cyanogen (i already did)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50515668
So with xposed you can customize a current ROM without having to flash to cyanogenmod? I like the stock ROM but I'd like to be able to change certain designs (example: change the way my notification bar looks. Maybe battery icons and change menus within settings. Etc ) Just trying to really see the benefit of flashing another ROM if what I'm wanting to do can be done through a 3rd party program.
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Just root and use xposed. I used to put custom ROMs on other phones. For this xposed is all that's necessary
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Just root and use xposed. I used to put custom ROMs on other phones. For this xposed is all that's necessary
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When I first installed CM11 it looked almost exactly like my stock set up using the Google launcher and xposed. The only advantage CM provides that I can see is the ability to tweak the kernel settings, if you are into that sort of thing.
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I appreciate all the help so far. I think I will try xposed out and see what I can tweak as far as display settings.
I'm assuming no custom recovery is required for this, only rooting. I like some aspects of cyanogenmod but for this also being my work phone, I don't want to risk messing up my network settings etc.
When you root, can you still update your stock OS? Or do you need to unroot before each update?
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I appreciate all the help so far. I think I will try xposed out and see what I can tweak as far as display settings.
I'm assuming no custom recovery is required for this, only rooting. I like some aspects of cyanogenmod but for this also being my work phone, I don't want to risk messing up my network settings etc.
When you root, can you still update your stock OS? Or do you need to unroot before each update?
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You need to unroot and be completely stock
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