With the dev nowhere in sight and with the impending KK update looming, I can only guess that Cataclysm probably won't make the jump. Has anyone toyed with other ROMs? Just looking for something stock-like (no color schemes or changes to dpi) with added customization. I'm tempted by either Purity or Slim, but Purity is themed and Slim to my knowledge is both dark-themed and has an altered dpi. CM always seems to be so experimental with its odd bugs that crop up on builds. It could be that they're attempting to tackle too many devices. I know I can simply try them one by one, but specifically looking for experiences from former Cataclysm users. Thanks...
Try some to see which you like best. I wouldn't give up on cataclysm. What you like may not be what I like so you're going to have to figure that out.
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With the dev nowhere in sight and with the impending KK update looming, I can only guess that Cataclysm probably won't make the jump. Has anyone toyed with other ROMs? Just looking for something stock-like (no color schemes or changes to dpi) with added customization. I'm tempted by either Purity or Slim, but Purity is themed and Slim to my knowledge is both dark-themed and has an altered dpi. CM always seems to be so experimental with its odd bugs that crop up on builds. It could be that they're attempting to tackle too many devices. I know I can simply try them one by one, but specifically looking for experiences from former Cataclysm users. Thanks...
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Cataclysm will only be updated after release of a updated version of android or for patching serious bugfixes, thats how they work.
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Stock with xposed framework and gravity box add-on works great for me
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Does anyone know a ROM that let's you customize the aosp keyboard where you can add number keys on the top. I've tried various ROMs but only cataclysm seems to have that kind of option.
i truly hope Cataclysm is updated when Android updates.. best rom in my eyes.. been running it since it dropped :good: i have flashed other roms but only last a few hours on other roms..
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Cataclysm will only be updated after release of a updated version of android or for patching serious bugfixes, thats how they work.
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we'll see. . .
OP: I use Paranoid Android now and they're stick close to stock when they add features. I would suggest checking it out, I've been incredibly happy and it gives the best battery in my experience
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I'm on Gummy Nightly 4.4.2 and I'm looking for something more stable. Life is a bit hectic right now so I'm not able to constantly flash a new rom.
What has been the best 4.4.2 rom that you've had the most success with?
to each there own .
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Beanstalk and Liquidsmooth! Waiting for the Pac-Man release!
If life is to hectic to find a rom I suggest stock.
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I'm liking my PA 4.4 pa_d2vzw-4.0-BETA-20131208 that one it seems to be the only one with a functional camera so far.
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Whats the most sold KitKat Rom right now?
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Define "most solid"...
All you are going to get is people's limited opinions. Plus, if someone has only used 1 or 2 different ROMs - vs ALL of the ones available - they really can't comment
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Define "most solid"...
All you are going to get is people's limited opinions. Plus, if someone has only used 1 or 2 different ROMs - vs ALL of the ones available - they really can't comment
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I meant to say "stable" I just want a rom where the basic functions like Camera work and I'm able to use instagram etc without it crashing. Gummy is fine, but not being able to use the camera is a big thing. I would like a multi-window feature that Hyperdrive has, but I'd like to stay at 4.4.2.
Also, no I will never go back to stock. As for those who have used one or two different roms their opinions are still valid. They can say whether it was stable or not.
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to each there own .
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Lol what do all the nerds start typing in caps lock? its a thread dude in the appropriate area.
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I meant to say "stable" I just want a rom where the basic functions like Camera work and I'm able to use instagram etc without it crashing. Gummy is fine, but not being able to use the camera is a big thing.
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A ROM with a non-functioning camera would never even get consideration from me ! Same applies to ROMs with no working data. Does the Gummy thread tell you the camera doesn't work ? I'd hope so !!
For what it's worth, I've tried the following KK ROMs (with my opinion/comments):
Beanstalk (Gideon's build) - good ROM, no complaints that I can recall.
Omni (Gideon's build) - too plain or simple (or boring) for me. Didn't have a few features that I've grown to like (I blame PAC for that !!). It was stable though.
LiquidSmooth (both the LS team version and Gideon's) - my preferred ROM at the moment. Runs fine, everything works, and has many of the features I like. Between two builds a week and a half apart, I see add'l things added too.
ParanoidAndroid (notta's build) - can't recall any details at the moment.
I suggest trying ParanoidAndroid 4.0 BETA. Yes, it is a beta but it is very stable. I have been using it since Notta switched to 4.4.x. The are still working out small bugs (like every other KK ROM), but like I said, it's very stable.
It does not have multi-window. For that I suggest Omni ROM. I've been using that on my ASUS TF300T and it works awesome!
As evident by some above commentary, XDA is not a support site and users are expected to test all Roms to make their own, independent, determinations as to what is stable for them.
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Well, I found CM11S on the OPO a bit limiting so I've been rocking Slimkat 4.4.x since I got it (had it on my Nexus 4 so it was a natural transition.)
My question is...anybody think it's worth going to a Slim style ROM that is Lolli based? I'm using one on my Nexus 7 now (Slim as well maybe) and find it nice but nothing crazy convincing me to go to 5.0. That and it seems to be missing a couple features (customizable quick tiles, etc.) but not sure if that's the case on the OPO.
Any feedback from other 5.0 ROMs that people are using is welcome too. I'm just familiar with what Slim puts out and have loved it so far.
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Well, I found CM11S on the OPO a bit limiting so I've been rocking Slimkat 4.4.x since I got it (had it on my Nexus 4 so it was a natural transition.)
My question is...anybody think it's worth going to a Slim style ROM that is Lolli based? I'm using one on my Nexus 7 now (Slim as well maybe) and find it nice but nothing crazy convincing me to go to 5.0. That and it seems to be missing a couple features (customizable quick tiles, etc.) but not sure if that's the case on the OPO.
Any feedback from other 5.0 ROMs that people are using is welcome too. I'm just familiar with what Slim puts out and have loved it so far.
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I'm on EuphoriaOS, I can't seem to find any features that are missing from CM11S (other than theme engine, there might be a couple more, although I can't think of them, because I don't use it, and very minuscule). Whether you want to upgrade or not is up to you, we can't tell you if you want to upgrade.
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I'm on EuphoriaOS, I can't seem to find any features that are missing from CM11S (other than theme engine, there might be a couple more, although I can't think of them, because I don't use it, and very minuscule). Whether you want to upgrade or not is up to you, we can't tell you if you want to upgrade.
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Oh believe me, I'm not asking for concrete advice on upgrading. Just seeing if LP is worth the upgrade right now. I haven't seen too much of a difference that would justify it and I see a few missing options but I'm admittedly only basing this off of a Nexus 7 ROM, hence the question.
Thanks though. I do miss the theme engine (not one for Slim) but otherwise have been very happy.
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Well, I found CM11S on the OPO a bit limiting so I've been rocking Slimkat 4.4.x since I got it (had it on my Nexus 4 so it was a natural transition.)
My question is...anybody think it's worth going to a Slim style ROM that is Lolli based? I'm using one on my Nexus 7 now (Slim as well maybe) and find it nice but nothing crazy convincing me to go to 5.0. That and it seems to be missing a couple features (customizable quick tiles, etc.) but not sure if that's the case on the OPO.
Any feedback from other 5.0 ROMs that people are using is welcome too. I'm just familiar with what Slim puts out and have loved it so far.
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Lollipop still on BETA right? So be ready to face any bugs.
Its up to you to try or not, Lollipop on OPO is smooth
Hello,
I'm currently using stock cm11 on my OnePlus one, but I wanted to try something new.
I heared about these two ROM's which I think look very interesting, and overall wan't to upgrade to lollipop.
But I cannot decide which one to flash:
-Paranoid
-SlimSaber
I really like the idea of the ''Peek'' option in the Paranoid ROM.
But I've heard most people prefer SlimSaber because it's very fast.
Anyone can suggest which one is more, i dont know, stable? or fast?
Thanks in advance
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so which android version seems the best / fastest for now? there is neopeeks and this Donut and maybe something else
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I personally prefer PA over slim. Pa has always been stable and well overthought. They prefer stability and perfect integration over amount of customisation.
For the moment PA is just pure AOSP with some little corrections but nothing game changing.
The simple fact that slim comes with a completely different ppi setting by default bogged me.
In the end : try both and see what suits you best. Invest a at in each one and you will figure out soon enough. Or wait for oxygen os, there is a big portion of the PA team in it, so it will probably be something nice too.
Good luck finding your personal best
Hi, I'm looking for a stable ROM, there are tons of ROMs out there based on kitkat 4.4.x and the new Lolipop. I've had a look at some ROM's such as Euphoria and Chroma, I haven't actually flashed them yet as I'm currently running CM11 M11. But unfortunately I have some issues with Greenify and the picture/video quality is bad compared to e.g. stock Kitkat 4.4.4 with HDR+.
If there's a camera module with HDR and better picture quality I don't mind flashing this, as CM11 has more features than I use. But if there's no module than my question is what ROM would you guys recommend?
It has to have/be;
-Stable
-Good GSM/GPS Signal
-Good Battery Life, CM11 running on ART during night in idle only takes arond 2% battery so thats around 8-10h. The battery lasts me around 2-3 days on average, last time I managed to get just over 4 days.
-Good Camera, preferably with HDR+
-Simple, I'm looking for a ROM which is simple and quick/lightweight.
I'm not a fan of lolipop thats why I'm still running CM11 and not CM12, but I'll just use Nova Launcher and get some themes for it to make it look more appearing.
You should be able to flash the google camera addon from pa gapps, if you find it.
As you might know we cannot be judges of 'best' ROMs on XDA (or make competitive comparisons of ROMs to a certain extent e.t.c.), so personally I'm afraid I cannot help you.
If you are really in demand of an answer for this, then try one of the not heavily modified AOSP ROMs, which should do the job on your desired criteria with regards to the choices.
My own personal picks would be Terminus & RastaPop because I have gotten used to the clean work done by the devs, and source code is awesome - however that is my choice and the 'best' ROM for you is only for you to decide for yourself.
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You should be able to flash the google camera addon from pa gapps, if you find it.
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I've flashed the gapps provided by CM for the CM11 ROM and I have installed the Google Camera from the PA. But the HDR option is missing from the menu and the picture quality compared to stock 4.4.4 or 5.0.1 is worse and not as sharp. I've tried to search for a solution to this and some people seem to flash the camera module from Motorolla, but even though some people managed to get the HDR, the camera just crashes once you try to select it or that oprion is just simply missing.
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As you might know we cannot be judges of 'best' ROMs on XDA (or make competitive comparisons of ROMs to a certain extent e.t.c.), so personally I'm afraid I cannot help you.
If you are really in demand of an answer for this, then try one of the not heavily modified AOSP ROMs, which should do the job on your desired criteria with regards to the choices.
My own personal picks would be Terminus & RastaPop because I have gotten used to the clean work done by the devs, and source code is awesome - however that is my choice and the 'best' ROM for you is only for you to decide for yourself.
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Tbh IMHO there's no best ROM, well that's my experiance over the years with different phones. You can have a ROM which suits most of your needs, but it might not do the same for another person that's why we have a great choice of great ROM's to pick from. It's the same with cars, you can't just say that one car is the best. An example would be a performance car which does 80-90mpg with a better sunspension than a e.g. Bentley. That's impossible, you can't have everything so you go for the car whicch ticks most of the boxes on your criteria list. That's why I listed what things I'm looking for from the ROM, I'm not asking for the best ROM, not sure where you got the idea from?
P.s. Thanks for the request, I wasn't sure were to post this. It was either Q&A or General.
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Is the newer lolipop stabler than 4.4.4? I'm not a fan of lolipop as it looks like a bad copy of iOS IMHO and the amount of issues I had with the early versions 5.0-5.0.2 put me off a bit. But thankfully android is a very customizable system and so I can make lolipop look decent, so not that much of a problem.
Stock..?
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Stock..?
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I was thinking of running 4.4.4 Kitkat stock with Xposed, but I've read that people were having prolems running Xposed with ART...
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Is the newer lolipop stabler than 4.4.4? I'm not a fan of lolipop as it looks like a bad copy of iOS IMHO and the amount of issues I had with the early versions 5.0-5.0.2 put me off a bit. But thankfully android is a very customizable system and so I can make lolipop look decent, so not that much of a problem.
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5.0 brought me back to 4.4.4, too. But 5.1 improved a lot
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5.0 brought me back to 4.4.4, too. But 5.1 improved a lot
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Are you running stock 5.1? ART or Dalvik? Xposed?
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Are you running stock 5.1? ART or Dalvik? Xposed?
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Dalvik is nonexistent in Lollipop.
Due to changes in ART Xposed is RIP in 5.1, but 3.0 alpha 1 & 2 work on 5.0.X
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Dalvik is nonexistent in Lollipop.
Due to changes in ART Xposed is RIP in 5.1, but 3.0 alpha 1 & 2 work on 5.0.X
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I didn't know that, thanks for the info. Is there an alternative to Xposed on Lolipop 5.1 R3?
Tbh, I still haven't flashed anything. I'm thinking of just flashing stock 5.1 R3, but I'm still seeing numbers of threads about the problems with lolipop.
So ultimately what ROM would you guys recommend keeping in mind; stability, good battery life, good signal/gps and decent camera with HDR? I'm not asking for the best one, just for a ROM that ticks those boxes and is not overdone.
I can see quite a few issues with the elementalx that have been appearing for the past couple days, the camera on CM11 sucks especially since there's no HDR option.
Hello,
I am Nexus 5 user myself. I have a friend at work that was looking to switch over from the iPhone to Android and I sold him on the OnePlus One for the price, spec, and larger screen size. He has had decent luck with it so far but has been getting a lot of app and system app crashes lately. I think he may have received one OTA update to CyanogenMod since he's had the phone. I want to improve his Android experience, so I am wanting to get him as close to stock as possible but with some customization.
Personally, I have run multiple custom roms & custom kernels on my Nexus 5, but always end up going back to Stock image with Franco Kernel and Xposed Framework with Gravitybox and several other modules. I want to get him as close to this setup as I can on his OnePlus One.
From what I can tell it looks like OxygenOS is based on AOSP, so that means no CAF kernel right? So can I flash OxygenOS on his OnePlus One and then flash the plain old vanilla Franco Kernel? I know Gravitybox is officially only supported on Nexus devices but I know it will work on AOSP ROMs.
Is OxygenOS the way to go to get this phone close to stock image? Any other suggestions that may allow the use of a dark material theme (or does OxygenOS have this already?). Any assistance is appreciated. I want to get him up an running on a nice stable OS. I know it was great pre-Jellybean, but I haven't been all that impressed with CyanogenMod OS since then personally.
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Hello,
I am Nexus 5 user myself. I have a friend at work that was looking to switch over from the iPhone to Android and I sold him on the OnePlus One for the price, spec, and larger screen size. He has had decent luck with it so far but has been getting a lot of app and system app crashes lately. I think he may have received one OTA update to CyanogenMod since he's had the phone. I want to improve his Android experience, so I am wanting to get him as close to stock as possible but with some customization.
Personally, I have run multiple custom roms & custom kernels on my Nexus 5, but always end up going back to Stock image with Franco Kernel and Xposed Framework with Gravitybox and several other modules. I want to get him as close to this setup as I can on his OnePlus One.
From what I can tell it looks like OxygenOS is based on AOSP, so that means no CAF kernel right? So can I flash OxygenOS on his OnePlus One and then flash the plain old vanilla Franco Kernel? I know Gravitybox is officially only supported on Nexus devices but I know it will work on AOSP ROMs.
Is OxygenOS the way to go to get this phone close to stock image? Any other suggestions that may allow the use of a dark material theme (or does OxygenOS have this already?). Any assistance is appreciated. I want to get him up an running on a nice stable OS. I know it was great pre-Jellybean, but I haven't been all that impressed with CyanogenMod OS since then personally.
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You can't install Franco on Oxygen, as far as I know there's only one compatible kernel for Oxygen, can't remember which one it is though. In saying that, Oxygen is fairly close to stock so that might be what you're looking for. If you're considering install GravityBox in order to get some extra customisation then going close to stock probably isn't the best idea, it might be better to grab one of the ROMs that has some customisation built in natively.
About a stable ROM? I'm not really a good kernel user since I always use the default rom kernel. You may want to try a customed UI named Flyme based on 5.0.2. I think that it really made my phone's using time longer, and the camera is also better that Cyan. Hope I helped you.