Hi Everyone,
Just off the bat, this isn't a request for any "best" ROM, what I'm after is recommendations for some ROMs to test that meet the below general outline. Other threads I found through search are often too generic or not along the same criteria I'm after.
I'm a fairly experienced user who, after running many custom ROMs in the past, has been running stock ROM with a custom kernel and Xposed framework (Gravitybox) for a while now. I'd like a similar experience, but would like to see AOSP updates / bugfixes / performance tweak patches from CAF etc. While maintaining stock feel and compatibility (so not CM?). Also would like an easier upgrade path via flashing rather than rolling back to stock for OTA updates etc. Can flash my own bootloaders / radios when the time comes.
Since I use a custom kernel and Xposed for features I don't need any particular features so minimalist would be good. A lot of the ROMs often have their own custom settings managers etc which would be redundant for me. Not afraid to get my hands dirty adding/removing system apps to suit my needs etc.
Any recommendations on where to start? It would be appreciated, thanks in advance.
I would check out some of the roms on here labeled as AOSP, most of them, if not aiming to be next to pure stock are in early stages of development, so should see the latest fixes and updates added to them as time goes on.
Purity/PA might be up your alley.
Dodgexander said:
I would check out some of the roms on here labeled as AOSP, most of them, if not aiming to be next to pure stock are in early stages of development, so should see the latest fixes and updates added to them as time goes on.
Purity/PA might be up your alley.
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I've run PA in the past, and found it to be too feature heavy/customized for what I'm after now, with PIE controls, DPI scaling, custom settings panels etc all included. I'll have a look at Purity, thanks.
toxicbubble said:
I've run PA in the past, and found it to be too feature heavy/customized for what I'm after now, with PIE controls, DPI scaling, custom settings panels etc all included. I'll have a look at Purity, thanks.
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Then you haven't seen PA since we out version 4.x
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aosp and caf dont go hand and hand. itll be either aosp or caf. and you never have to "roll back" to stock to get an update, never, there are multiple methods of upgrading without ever having to roll back(even on stock).
Another vote for Purity as it sounds like it would meet your requirements.
Slimkat runs very smoothly and has a "Black Out" feature that works very well and saves you a lot of battery by doing so. Plus its has a smaller DPI so it's gives your phone a new feel while still coming across as stock.
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calebelijames said:
Slimkat runs very smoothly and has a "Black Out" feature that works very well and saves you a lot of battery by doing so. Plus its has a smaller DPI so it's gives your phone a new feel while still coming across as stock.
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Slimkat is very nice and so is the TRDS black out but it does NOT save battery
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rootSU said:
Slimkat is very nice and so is the TRDS black out but it does NOT save battery
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Yeah, it may on devices with AMOLED screens but not traditional LCDs.
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Yeah, it may on devices with AMOLED screens but not traditional LCDs.
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Absolutely. AMOLED screens have LED pixels. This means each pixel is its own source of light and on pure black images, no light is needed so the pixels can be turned off.
LCD pixels do not give light. The they get their light from a light panel behind. This panel either gives out light or other doesn't. So whatever colour the pixel is, light still shines through - which is why we don't get pure black on our LCD.
Offtopic ... LED TV's do not have LED pixels. It's still an LCD display but instead of having a full panel create the light behind the display, it has an array of LEDs.
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Slimkat is very nice and so is the TRDS black out but it does NOT save battery
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My mistake. Coming from a Moto X that was my biggest cheat on saving battery. Thanks for the heads up though.
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Try out Elix-R from Hyperruner.. The base is stock, but with tweaks under the hood the ROM runs super-smooth and stable.. It has white-ui with Moonshine icons and a custom navigationbar.. ElementalX-Kernel and some other awesome stuff..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2691200
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I would recommend cataclysm, it's a flash and forget ROM. Even tho the main thread has been closed due to people asking where Atlantis is, it's up to date and it is super stable and fast, I always return to cataclysm, because it has a nice amount of features yet it feels like stock.
With that in mind, I hope he returns when 4.4.3 gets out so we can be up to date haha.
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NEW VERSION IN TEST PHASE - COMING SOON
UTB-ROM for the HTC One S gives you a clean, no fuzz, CM9/AOSP based ROM.
Version 2.0 marks the start of the future. As we anxiously await the kernel drivers from HTC, talented developers are making good progress on getting AOSP running smoothly. While there are still some issues floating about, its time to start building the base for the new ROM.
Description
You have two options. v1.0.6 gives you an AOSP-like experience but with the comfort of the original stock HTC ROM as base. Most things work as expected. However, if you enjoy living on the bleeding edge, version 2.0 gives you an CM9 based ROM which will get some bleeding edge extras along the way. Version 2.0 is still very early in development and is currently pretty identical to a stock CM9 ROM, but I wanted to give a taste of what is coming.
Highlighted Features v2.0
CM9-base
Google Play Music
OLED-Optimized ICS Boot animation (true black levels)
Latest Google apps included for your convenience
Note that this is just an introductory release. It is plagued by the same bugs as the other AOSP/CM9 based ROM's are. But we are making good progress and soon we will get all bugs figured out, Im certain!
Highlighted Features v1.0.6
Stock Android apps (Trebuchet launcher, Android Messaging app, Android Contacts, etc, compiled from source)
Stock Android ICS notification bar
Most of the included HTC apps are long gone
Based on the new 1.64.997.1 kernel
Zipaligned
Just feels good!
Changelog
v1.0.6
Picasaweb added (syncing works, uploading is still an issue.. maybe because of this)
ICS Live Wallpapers
Updated Gallery app (Now shows your online photos)
1.0.5
Removed CruiserPwrExpert - A ridiculous logging tool from HTC that does nothing but drain your battery.
Removed the HTC Gallery
Removed HTC Music
Added AOSP Email and Exchange
Added Google Play Music
Added AOSP Gallery
Known Issues v1.0.6
Unlock required before answering call (Hard to fix as its a compatibility issue with Sense)
The HTC Camera is for some reason not willing to open the ICS Gallery for previews.
NOTE: If you are coming from a different base ROM than the one you are flashing, a full data wipe is encouraged and recommended.
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v2.0 RC1
v1.0.6
Be honest your ideas a good one.sense stripped away..add some tweaks change some GUI for image sake..I'm already running a stripped down rom..novas running.only thing that looks different are the menus.
Looking forward to your rom matw
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Thanks, I am working my way through the HTC stuff atm. I have stock Launcher, stock contacts, stock gallery, stock Mms/Sms (though its not working properly yet), stock Settings, and more coming.. Its looking less and less HTC-molested
Are there any libs etc to go with the settings apk?
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Are there any libs etc to go with the settings apk?
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Still working on it. But what do you have in mind?
Thread reopened...
Version 1.0 released. Get it here
Cool I'all give it a whirl
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Which camera is in it? What's left from htc? Any bugs? Sorry for all the questions, this sounds promising.
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encho said:
Which camera is in it? What's left from htc? Any bugs? Sorry for all the questions, this sounds promising.
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Yeah, I left the stock HTC camera app and gallery app. The reason for this is the unique features of the ImageSense chip which I didnt quite get to work with the stock camera app.
HTC's settings are also still in as well as the HTC Music app, but I might be removing that in the next version. Unfortunately, until we get AOSP running on the One S, it will be difficult to escape HTC's customized stuff completely. But I am trying to get as close as I can without breaking anything.
In terms of bugs, I am still trying to resolve answering calls without having to unlock the screen. Apart from that, I havent found any other serious issues yet.
Feedback is most welcome though. Ive just made a ROM to satisfy my desires and needs
All good here man.data working..camera phone etc etc.no issues
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All good here man.data working..camera phone etc etc.no issues
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Thanks for the feedback. Good to know the foundation is stable and solid.
Is there an easy way to change the behaviour of the app switch button in here? I'd find it more useful to switch between apps than as a menu button.
Hmm haven't thought about it. Just made more sense to have a menu button. If you long-click the home button you get the app switcher though
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Problem is that when you don't assign menu to one of the buttons you get the onscreen menu button back...
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The on-screen button doesn't really bother me. At least it tips you off that there are hidden settings in some apps. Over time there should be less need for a menu button anyway. Guess it's just a preference of mine, but very awesome ROM otherwise!
Shame there's no live wallpapers though.
RedSeven said:
The on-screen button doesn't really bother me. At least it tips you off that there are hidden settings in some apps. Over time there should be less need for a menu button anyway. Guess it's just a preference of mine, but very awesome ROM otherwise!
Shame there's no live wallpapers though.
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I'll certainly bring the Live Wallpapers back! Thanks for pointing that out
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I'll certainly bring the Live Wallpapers back! Thanks for pointing that out
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Is everyone experiencing better battery life with this ROM? Also, what is the issue exactly with screen unlock? When you update the ROM, will we have to wipe? Do you know how long before answering calls bug is resolved? I happen to enjoy this version of Sense versus the older ones but I'm all for trying a "lighter" version of the OS.
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Is everyone experiencing better battery life with this ROM? Also, what is the issue exactly with screen unlock? When you update the ROM, will we have to wipe? Do you know how long before answering calls bug is resolved? I happen to enjoy this version of Sense versus the older ones but I'm all for trying a "lighter" version of the OS.
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To be honest, I didnt really use my device much before I flashed it, so its hard to answer the question of battery life with any certain degree of accuracy. But battery life is great for me and Im sure the new kernel doesnt do it harm either.
The screen unlock issue isnt really an issue, but more a HTC - Android AOSP incompatibility problem. When an incoming call occurs while the phone is locked, you have to unlock the screen first before being able to click the answer-button.
Hello..
very great rom.. i'd like to know if there is a battery mod for this rom!
Thanks
Ivan
Hello guys. I have this question. My problem is the saturation of screen colours in my LG G2. I dont like the colours how appear. I got a tablet from asus and there is an app called "Asus Splendid" and you can adjust the saturation of colours and many other. I try an app from google play the "screen adjuster" but its not working good, if i set a custom colours i lose the deep black contrast from the screen...in fact its not working at all. Please help guys
You've been Samsung'd
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fatboypudidn98339 said:
You've been Samsung'd
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I ve been what?did't get it
Bill_windows said:
I ve been what?did't get it
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samsunization
emprize said:
samsunization
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Hahaha.so is there any way to do it?
emprize said:
samsunization
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samsungnized
Just enjoy the ips that looks like a samoled
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Umm.....the G2's display has punchy colors but it is definitely oversaturated. There's nothing wrong with someone wanting a more balanced color accuracy.
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samsungnized
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samsungated
Samsungnizated
Ok guys i get it!
If there is any custom kernels you can use Trickster Mod and change what you need to. I just got my G2 yesterday though so i don't know if any are available. Coming from a Note 3 though I love the screen. I hate amoled!
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money226 said:
If there is any custom kernels you can use Trickster Mod and change what you need to. I just got my G2 yesterday though so i don't know if any are available. Coming from a Note 3 though I live the screen. I hate amoled!
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yeah if you are rooted you can use trickstermod or faux apps to adjust all aspects of your phone ie colur /gamm cpu settings,gpu settings there are others available too
the two kernels that are available are in their relevant g2 sections
Try STweaks from Google play, but it wont work with the stock kernel I guess.
Thanks guys for the fast answears but trikster mode and STweaks is not what im searching for.In these apps you can only Downgrade the saturation,I want to increase it just a lil bit,I already told that there is an app in my asus tablet called ''Asus splendid'' or something like that and you can adjust the colours with a slider,not like blue red green...I m running AOKP 4.3 now.
Bill_windows said:
Thanks guys for the fast answears but trikster mode and STweaks is not what im searching for.In these apps you can only Downgrade the saturation,I want to increase it just a lil bit
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need a custom kernel for that. try asking the kernel developers if they're willing to look into this, some color fine tuning would definitely be welcome.
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need a custom kernel for that. try asking the kernel developers if they're willing to look into this, some color fine tuning would definitely be welcome.
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But the boot.img inside in Aosp roms isn't different from the stock?Did you mean if I found any custom kernel I will increase also saturation?
Even my Nokia Lumia have this option in settings by default!I can't understand why LG doesn give this option
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But the boot.img inside in Aosp roms isn't different from the stock?Did you mean if I found any custom kernel I will increase also saturation?
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no, it's not that simple. a developer would need to implement the color calibration into his/her kernel (assuming LG has left that "window" opened, some manufacturers lock the display controllers and it takes some skills and reverse engineering to make it work) and then you would need a kernel tuning app that supports this feature too. i do agree, it sucks this feature is not available in one way or another out of the box on android considering how many phones out there have abysmal color calibration.
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no, it's not that simple. a developer would need to implement the color calibration into his/her kernel (assuming LG has left that "window" opened, some manufacturers lock the display controllers and it takes some skills and reverse engineering to make it work) and then you would need a kernel tuning app that supports this feature too. i do agree, it sucks this feature is not available in one way or another out of the box on android considering how many phones out there have abysmal color calibration.
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I got it now.I will request a kernel then!thanks!
when will LG finally introduce samsungization...
that's about the only thing i miss in this phone
When Comparing Nexus 5 with I phone 5s, i could find Nexus 5 needs Custom Whit balance of the Screen. Is there any app whic do the work or any Mod that does.
Thank You.
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When Comparing Nexus 5 with I phone 5s, i could find Nexus 5 needs Custom Whit balance of the Screen. Is there any app whic do the work or any Mod that does.
Thank You.
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Firstly, you shouldn't compare a Nexus 5 to an iPoop product lol
There are plenty of apps available for White Balance that may do the job you're looking for it to do. If you want a more integrated white balance (not an app), there are plenty of custom ROMs that add different color and resolution than the stock KitKat.
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Firstly, you shouldn't compare a Nexus 5 to an iPoop product lol
There are plenty of apps available for White Balance that may do the job you're looking for it to do. If you want a more integrated white balance (not an app), there are plenty of custom ROMs that add different color and resolution than the stock KitKat.
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Can you name the custom Rom which fixes the issue
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Can you name the custom Rom which fixes the issue
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I wouldn't know of any - I have never needed something like this. You'll have to search around at some of the available ROMs and find some that may do it. Check the ROMs section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5#romList
You got it all backwards. It's actually the iPhone that needs white balance correction compared to the N5. Just search on Google N5 display calibration results. It's scary accurate.
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Try Faux's app in the Dev section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2544128
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Has anyone found an AOSP based rom where the GPS works as good as it does on sense? At this point that's the only thing that's keeping me from making the switch.
Vanir
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Thanks. I'll try that out and report back!
You can also get a GPS lock by flashing sense and get a lock then flash some aosp
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Vanir, Liquid, CM, I personally find them all to have basically the same issues/flaws/success'
so whatever is going on in one ROM is usually going on in the others.
GPS works find on all like mentioned as long as you get a Sense GPS lock first then you are set.
In connection with the HTC One (non-M8) I remember reading that after flashing an AOSP-based ROM, GPS was still finicky after returning to a Sense ROM. The above suggests this is not the case.
Also, what do you mean getting a Sense GPS lock then flashing? Does this mean that if you've used navigation at least one time prior to flashing an AOSP-based ROM, you're fine? I can't imagine that's the case or else there would be far fewer problems than I see noted. Everyone uses their GPS at least once before flashing, except for the hardcore who unbox the phone and then immediately flash!
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Vanir, Liquid, CM, I personally find them all to have basically the same issues/flaws/success'
so whatever is going on in one ROM is usually going on in the others.
GPS works find on all like mentioned as long as you get a Sense GPS lock first then you are set.
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GPS can be a bit flaky on HTC phones that have flashed AOSP for years now. Your best bet is get a full GPS lock in Maps, reboot into Recovery and then flash your AOSP Rom. I have also had good luck with various GPS apps that let you flush the AGPS data. Now GPS seems to always work better on Sense Roms
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Just flash the gpe ROM and be happy
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Just flash the gpe ROM and be happy
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Good idea unless you want to use your camera. Solid ROM but it basically locks up my phone for 3-5 minutes when I even try to take a picture. Have tried 3rd party camera apps as well. No issues with GPS/WiFi and while data shows "roaming" it really is not roaming. The newest update based on 4.4.3 is sweet but I need a functioning camera.
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GPS can be a bit flaky on HTC phones that have flashed AOSP for years now. Your best bet is get a full GPS lock in Maps, reboot into Recovery and then flash your AOSP Rom. I have also had good luck with various GPS apps that let you flush the AGPS data. Now GPS seems to always work better on Sense Roms
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This sounds like some weird voodoo to me, yet totally believable since I've seen enough things work when they shouldn't that I recognise the weird solutions are usually the stuff worth trying.
That said, how does it work? Wouldn't any values saved when you grabbed a GPS fix in Sense be lost when you wipe System etc?
Confused...
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Edit: Think I understand now the logic - you do your ROM, then Nandroid back to Sense, lock the GPS, then Nandroid back to AOSP. That said, I still don't get how this magic works.
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Just flash the gpe ROM and be happy
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Now I have to eat my words. Since the Camera fix the 4.4.3 GPE has been rock solid for me. No Wifi issues, no issues with speaker phone, really smooth. Still a cosmetic issue of the phone showing in Roaming even though it's not. There is a modified systemUI.apk that shows "LTE" as well.
GPE for VZ is really getting there. Xposed working well and Gravity box has everything working that I use.
How different is GPE from just overlaying Nova or Apex over Sense?
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How different is GPE from just overlaying Nova or Apex over Sense?
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To me a lot different. It's as close to a "pure Google" experience as you can get. While Sense 6 is better, it still an add-on on the base Kit Kat OS that brings overhead with it and a lot of forced applications you may not want/need.
With Xposed and a few modules, you can customize the way you want but still keep the overhead of the operating system at a minimum. It's not for everyone. If you want all customization's built into a single ROM, GPE is not for you.
And I never used the built in Blinkfeed launcher. From day 1 I used Apex. It has been my launcher for well over 3 years. Sense is a lot more than just the launcher.
Does anyone else feel that most custom ROMs today look and feel 95% similar? I mean the only changes seems to be which module they are using for the tweaks and the boot animations though some are much more stable than the others.
I am Carbon and love the minimalist approach that it has taken and it is super smooth and stable.
From a ROM perspective, I find that there are two which are doing things differently -
1. PA ROM, they have gone away from the customization menu and allowed this to happen dynamically
2. MIUI - Completely different look and feel.
Are there others which are vastly different from the rest? Look forward to your suggestions. Thanks.
Different... maybe the ones based on sense, touchwiz... but yeah, a lot of roms have the same things but with different form.
Pretty much along Slims features are original.
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Pretty much along Slims features are original.
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Can you please name a few Slim features that are unique? I need to try this if it is good.
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Can you please name a few Slim features that are unique? I need to try this if it is good.
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http://www.slimroms.net/index.php/slim-bean-features
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Can you please name a few Slim features that are unique? I need to try this if it is good.
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He said original, not unique. Other ROMs might have taken some features but it was original to that ROM. Hardly any features would be "unique" as its likely another will take the commits and implement it into their own ROM.
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He said original, not unique. Other ROMs might have taken some features but it was original to that ROM. Hardly any features would be "unique" as its likely another will take the commits and implement it into their own ROM.
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Got it and you are absolutely right, most of these are in Carbon which I am on. I was wondering if there were any unique Custom ROMs. I listed 2 on my OP, looking for any more.
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Got it and you are absolutely right, most of these are in Carbon which I am on. I was wondering if there were any unique Custom ROMs. I listed 2 on my OP, looking for any more.
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Well.. MIUI is more of just a skin :/
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Well.. MIUI is more of just a skin :/
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Didnt know that, thanks for the info. I thought it was different grounds up as I could not find Root, App drawer, etc. So is there any ROM that is different? How about the beta version of Ubuntu thats out now?
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Didnt know that, thanks for the info. I thought it was different grounds up as I could not find Root, App drawer, etc. So is there any ROM that is different? How about the beta version of Ubuntu thats out now?
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That's more like an entire new OS compared to an Android custom ROM.
Ubuntu Touch, Firefox OS, Sailfish OS.
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That's more like an entire new OS compared to an Android custom ROM.
Ubuntu Touch, Firefox OS, Sailfish OS.
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Do we have Sailfish for our hardware?
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Do we have Sailfish for our hardware?
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Their devs (or someone helping them develop the OS) are porting it to the Nexus 5. There's an experimental source which you can build, its not daily driver capable yet. I've built it and successfully booted into it on my Nexus 5 before.
See my other post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53079592
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