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Which ROM ???

How do i choose a suited ROM for my desire S ?
There are so many.
It depends on the IMEI or something else ?
Also , whats a "prerooted" ROM ( different from "normal" ROM ? )
Grts

Answer to your last question: a pre-rooted ROM is a custom ROM which already provide root access. If you're unfamiliar to the term root, you should do a little more reading before flashing a custom rom to your device.

Just ensure that you've read through many of the threads available to anyone on this forum, and you'll have a smooth sailing through the seas of custom ROMs.
Your IMEI number doesn't matter.
Try Endymion, it's probably the best (personal opinion) Sense based ROM in the development section.

Loving my Desire S since rooting and flashing a custom ROM, like a new phone

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2031694
Flinnys CM 11 alpha 3. Very fast and stable after my opinion. There are just some bugs with the camera(video) and bluetooth but check it out anyways.

Hello guys i didnt want to create a new thread.
My mother has a Desire S and is absolutely casual user, the only thing that is important is long battery life and that all features work (No ROMs with Camera bugs and so on pls)
She does not need Tablet Features and whatsoever.
Currently her phone runs MIUI 2.### which is a battery eater and quiet strange.
Do you have any ROM to suggest? Just a very stable, reliable Android with much battery life?
Thx for your help !

erichbitch said:
Hello guys i didnt want to create a new thread.
My mother has a Desire S and is absolutely casual user, the only thing that is important is long battery life and that all features work (No ROMs with Camera bugs and so on pls)
She does not need Tablet Features and whatsoever.
Currently her phone runs MIUI 2.### which is a battery eater and quiet strange.
Do you have any ROM to suggest? Just a very stable, reliable Android with much battery life?
Thx for your help !
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1310845
Its not the most up to date as far as android versions goes but its rock solid and will be perfect for ur mam.

and if u wanna go for ICS use this.. from the same Developer.... much stable.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679125

zeus.lny said:
and if u wanna go for ICS use this.. from the same Developer.... much stable.....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1679125
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Haha was gona post that 1 once i got a reply about the sense 3.5, if he wanted something more up to date :thumbup:

this is always my fall back Rom once i test a diff rom and not satisfied with it..... the best of the lot....

Hey guys!
Just got a second-hand Desire S.
I am looking for am advice about a custom ROM with Sense.
What is the highest version of Android with the highest version of Sense available? The best would be: Sense 5.5 with Kit-kat I think.
Any suggestions? Would like a "stable" version if possible.
Ty.
Danny

Have a look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146601

[Q] what is the best jb rom currently?

hello guys,
just want to ask which jellybean rom is currently more stable and fast enough?
im confused between flinny's andromadus cm10 and blindndumb's Android Open Kang Project - R5.0 and jelly time?
which one do you recommend and is more stable and faster (but stability is more important for me coz i dont want to change rom everyday)?
or do you recommend another jb rom?
another question!!
is it important to care about radio ver. on jb roms coz i heared that it can solve som sound issues in jb!!
my radio is 3831.19.00.10
sorry for noob questions and bad english!!
thanks.

I recommend Andromadus. Very stable.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium

There are no "best" roms, as each person's experience may differ.
That being said, the most stable JB rom is probably Andromadus CM10 which is what I'd advise.

m0st4f4p said:
hello guys,
just want to ask which jellybean rom is currently more stable and fast enough?
im confused between flinny's andromadus cm10 and blindndumb's Android Open Kang Project - R5.0 and jelly time?
which one do you recommend and is more stable and faster (but stability is more important for me coz i dont want to change rom everyday)?
or do you recommend another jb rom?
another question!!
is it important to care about radio ver. on jb roms coz i heared that it can solve som sound issues in jb!!
my radio is 3831.19.00.10
sorry for noob questions and bad english!!
thanks.
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This is a question we don't ask here, just to let you know that this thread will probably get locked. It will always come down to best rom for you. Only you can decide on that, try them, read the rom threads and make an informed decision for yourself
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
― Bob Marley

jugg1es said:
This is a question we don't ask here, just to let you know that this thread will probably get locked. It will always come down to best rom for you. Only you can decide on that, try them, read the rom threads and make an informed decision for yourself
“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.”
― Bob Marley
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i use flinny cyanogen 10.1
JellyBean 4.2.2 the last one

blindndumb's AOKP with 4.2.2 is stable too as far as I can tell. It is best if you try them all out

I use Flinny AOSP 4.2 : stable, fast, no bug

Well I didn't want to make another useless thread.
It would be perfect if everybody posted his opinions on different jb ROMs that he tried and the pros and cons of that ROM.
Because its really not possible to read a thread with more than 100 pages to decide and trying all the ROMs is also hard.
BTW thanks guys. I went for andromadus and so far its good.
Sent from my Desire S using xda app-developers app

Moderator Update.
Best rom threads are not allowed on XDA. The reason behind this is each rom will work differently for each person. The best thing to do is to try them out for yourself and see which one you like! Happy flashing

[Q] is MoKee any good?

Hi there
I will shortly be joining either the custom rom user world or bricked phone world. :silly:
I am absolutely new to the topic and would love some advice from you all.
My phone is stock ICS and I want to switch to a ROM which is very stable and fast.
Earlier i was thinking of going for PA or Cyanogen but neither seem to officially support Motorola Atrix 2. :crying:
MoKee is the only distribution which apparently has official support for my phone.
I was wondering if there is any other ROM which officially supports Atrix 2?
How good is MoKee? Would you recommend this ROM to a newbie? From what i know, Cyanogen seems to be the easiest to install.
Also, can someone list the steps to installing Mokee?
I read the content at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2305303
but for a 1st time newb all that seems very intimidating.
thank you
Rishav

Rishav Sharan said:
I was wondering if there is any other ROM which officially supports Atrix 2?
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All of new ROM's for our Atrix2 are fast and most of them are stable (depends on user )
& Even though CM 11 is not official for our phone, but currently it is the most stable and all bug fixed rom for our A2
(I am not saying Mokee or other ROMs are not stable, but at this stage CM 11 has all bug fixed and I am sure Mokee & other will incorporate it soon :fingers-crossed: )
Also all ROM's have same procedure to install, so all ROM's are easy to install (Thanks to BMM)
You can follow steps in that link or check this video tutorial for using BMM
"Axxiom Kat" also has official support to our device.
It doesn't matters (at least for this device) whether the ROM has official support or not, our device has a team of some Recognized Contributors and A2EPT (Atrix 2 edison porting team) which keep the ROM up to date as like it is an official ROM :victory:
So dont worry flash any ROM you want :highfive:

sameerm02 said:
All of new ROM's for our Atrix2 are fast and most of them are stable (depends on user )
& Even though CM 11 is not official for our phone, but currently it is the most stable and all bug fixed rom for our A2
(I am not saying Mokee or other ROMs are not stable, but at this stage CM 11 has all bug fixed and I am sure Mokee & other will incorporate it soon :fingers-crossed: )
Also all ROM's have same procedure to install, so all ROM's are easy to install (Thanks to BMM)
You can follow steps in that link or check this video tutorial for using BMM
"Axxiom Kat" also has official support to our device.
It doesn't matters (at least for this device) whether the ROM has official support or not, our device has a team of some Recognized Contributors and A2EPT (Atrix 2 edison porting team) which keep the ROM up to date as like it is an official ROM :victory:
So dont worry flash any ROM you want :highfive:
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Thanks Sameer!
Guess CM11 is the best bet for me.
Btw, what is the kernel update?
Would you recommend me to go for a custom kernel now? or is it something i should attempt only when i have the hang of modding?

Rishav Sharan said:
Thanks Sameer!
Guess CM11 is the best bet for me.
Btw, what is the kernel update?
Would you recommend me to go for a custom kernel now? or is it something i should attempt only when i have the hang of modding?
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All rom's have inbuilt custom kernel (kexec kernel), if you wanna try overclocking your device you can use JBX kernel
JBX can be flashed after ROM installtion.
But for a newbie like you dont flash it yet, first try some ROM's; when you get used to it then try JBX.
And if this helps you, dont say thanks press Thanks button below the post !!
And we have separate Q&A section for question and answers
Please dont post questions here in general section

MoKee is bug free and gps works berry good

Mokee is stable and you can try SlimKat as well

Slimkat worked best for me as far as battery life, but cm11 was best overall
atrix 2 cm11

[Q] [Opinions?] Best Kitkat ROM for me?

Hello everybody, I know it's against the rules to compares ROMS and say which is best but what I want to ask you is what do you think would suit the following characteristics:
Smooth and faster than stock (all of them are but you get it)
Clean and lightweight but with cool basic features
Bugs fixed (very important, the less bugs the better)
I am looking forward to android L but I heard about the storage problems and I just want to wait until it gets "Stabler". I appreciate every developers work (olivier, varun, devious fusion... ) but I'm sure you guys have your own opinions about which one suits your needs. I just want something that I can use daily without bugs. Also a rom that doesn't have the microphone problems?
I read another thread in which paranoid android was recommended and I kinda liked it, do you recommend it?
I liked it's features but I was afraid it might slow the system down... Also what's the best (again less buggy and more updated) cyanogen version? Is varun working with free xperia? I have plenty of questions because only now I though about unlocking the bootloader...

Mystery000777 said:
Hello everybody, I know it's against the rules to compares ROMS and say which is best but what I want to ask you is what do you think would suit the following characteristics:
Smooth and faster than stock (all of them are but you get it)
Clean and lightweight but with cool basic features
Bugs fixed (very important, the less bugs the better)
I am looking forward to android L but I heard about the storage problems and I just want to wait until it gets "Stabler". I appreciate every developers work (olivier, varun, devious fusion... ) but I'm sure you guys have your own opinions about which one suits your needs. I just want something that I can use daily without bugs. Also a rom that doesn't have the microphone problems?
I read another thread in which paranoid android was recommended and I kinda liked it, do you recommend it?
I liked it's features but I was afraid it might slow the system down... Also what's the best (again less buggy and more updated) cyanogen version? Is varun working with free xperia? I have plenty of questions because only now I though about unlocking the bootloader...
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Hi,
My advice would be to try out all ROMs and pick which suits best for you. Everyone has different taste.
I personally liked Liquid smooth with thunderzap 4.7.
Regarding Cyanogen latest version (experimental RIL version by Varun is stable. Link : https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=taoshan).
As far as I know Varun is busy with CM12 bring up on various devices and fortunately he is supporting our device :victory:
If you have questions regarding how to unlock bootloader and flash kernel/Rom please check guide in Android development section here before asking questions:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/development/guide-installing-kernels-roms-xperia-l-t2548498
Hit "Thanks" if I helped.

Thanks!
Right now I know I'll be flashing thunderzap because it looks awesome
But I'm really in doubt about paranoid android or cyanogen mod.
The thing I like about cyanogen mod is that it is really clean. In other words, the developer starts everything from scratch being able to only code the essential things. I really like that in a rom. no portings or copy pasting with old sources, but again, paranoid android developer also says that he built everything from scratch. So they are both awesome. I think I'll pm devious fusion about what bugs he has knowledge in his latest build.
I have bootloader unlock not allowed but I think I know someone that can get the job done (if I'm successful I'll make a thread about it) that's why I'm not testing already. I really hope varun fixes everything in cm12 he is a great developer!

By the way which should I choose, free xperia or varun cyanogen11? Is varun working on cyanogen12?
Maybe free xperia is more updated

Mystery000777 said:
By the way which should I choose, free xperia or varun cyanogen11? Is varun working on cyanogen12?
Maybe free xperia is more updated
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Free xperia (FXP) will be updated every week with upstream changes.
But it may or may not be stable.
Cyanogenmod 11 by Varun is stable version. So I would prefer Cm11.
CM12 is already out but has some minor bugs. Depends upon your usage, it may be good as daily driver.

Go for repexpersis rom
Full z3 experience
It is flashed over fxp
Go to android development section

Best Roms And Kernels available for Samsung galaxy s4(i9500)

Hii there,
I have create this thread for peoples who are confused for having regards the best roms and kernel for there device(i9500).
This is not possible to say this is 100% accurate but it can be useful.
Our developers are make there best affords to create the best possible roms and kernels which are not offered in stock rom and kernel too, so this is my effort for making availability to choose what is best.
NOTE:1.peoples are feel free to share there thoughts too,it will be helpful to us only.
2.I'm new here so plz cooperate.
3.I will try to update every possible build/update that takes place in these roms and kernels.
Basically now i'm only write down the roms and kernels tested by me on my i9500.(Android lollipop)
------------->1st all kernels which are very best,
1.VoLTaqe Kernel:-thanks to @VoLTaqe. best possible kenel for touchwiz stock rom/touchwiz based rom.
this kernel OP link:-LINK
2.L I G H T - W E I G H T - K E R N E L:-thanks to @asad007. it's available for tw and aosp both.
this kernel OP link:-LINK
------------->2nd the roms which are very best and stable too till latest bulid,(Android lollipop)(CM/AOSP)
1.Mokee rom for i9500:-Best available cm based rom till now,works perfectly,stable,no heating and best for daily driver.no threads here on XDA,except for kitkat,it provides delta ota's too. Thanks to mokeedev team.
Link for dwld:-LINK
2.Exodus rom for i9500:-its available on XDA in original android development.cm based rom. Good too for daily use thx to @Raja.M and team exodus for this Rom.
OP link:-LINK
3.GearCM Optimized CyanogenMod 12.1 for Samsung Galaxy S4:-thanks to @Alberto96 for giving us the best possible stable version of rom for our device. and with features too. stability at it's best.(i'm using it as my daily driver seens last 2-3 weeks).(it's based on cm with optimizations).
4.Resurrection Remix ROM:-thanks to @UchihaKakarot. this rom is under development phase but highly recomended to those who are like not to be siimple, many features are there to explore.
this rom page link:-LINK
5.tesla rom:-beautifully crafted,material Ui of android lollipop touches one more success. With rro layers best beautiful available rom for i9500,with stability,smoothness. Thanks to @UchihaKakarot for this beauty.
OP link:-LINK
------------->3rd the roms which are very best and stable too till latest bulid,(Android lollipop)(TW based)
1.Aurora S6/S6E Port V2.0:- if u r willing to buy s6 or s6e,before that just check this out. U will get carboncopy of ui to apps to smoothness to stability.best ported rom right now available based on tw. Many tnx to @alemtro95 to give more than what its expected and also to aurora team.
OP link:-LINK
2.Halcyon ROM For I9500:-thanks to @HAYLCION for providing this most promising stable touchwiz based rom with full features of sgs6 note3 note4 devices.very very much features with best stable performance and battery life.
OP link:-LINK
3.prism barebone rom:- yes its discontinued,but its very stable,bcz of deodexed and fully debloated it has many features to customize. If u love stock TW u should try it. Thanks @AL_IRAQI.
OP link:-LINK
4. Will update soon....
HOPE U GUYS LIKE IT. AND 1 MORE REQUEST PLZ PARTICIPATE IN THIS THREAD U CAN HELP EACH OTHER PLZ TRY NEW ROMS AND SEND YOUR POST.. (BE UPDATED WITH OUR THREAD).
THANKS ALL.:good:

Thanks for the reviews. I'm going to try the GearCM Optimized CyanogenMod 12.1

boniboniboni said:
Thanks for the reviews. I'm going to try the GearCM Optimized CyanogenMod 12.1
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Have try and review it too. Don't be hurry bcz latest build of gearcm is coming soon, if you have no problem with internet plan then u can.

shethfaiyaz2 said:
Have try and review it too. Don't be hurry bcz latest build of gearcm is coming soon, if you have no problem with internet plan then u can.
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Have try it's updated now gearcm

I'm a bit confused,
thank you for your post, but i'm a bit confused, i just want the best battery life there is, which one should i go for?
thank you.