Hi everyone,
I figured i did a short introduction before starting to ask questions.
My name is Thomas, 22 Years old from Belgium. I own a Galaxy S2 for 3 years or so. I am very happy with it but there are some things i want to change and ask.
Basically, the phone does exactly what i want, but i want to try out a custom rom. I've heard it will increase overal performance of the phone and make it feel a lot snappier. This is something that is lacking in the S2 for my taste, it feels rather lagging at times and it's RAM usage is always in the 65-80% range even when having barely anything installed and running.
My question is, are there roms specifically developed for the practical use of a phone? Take windows for example where you can remove the eye candy and end up using a performance setup that makes slower systems generally much snappier and faster.
I'd really like to keep the basic functions of course. Calling, texting, checking internet etc.
Any links to guide's or ROM reccomendations are greatly appreciated.
The only thing i want the phone to do is Call, text (sms,whatsapp), read some news with a news app that i use, and play an occasional game like drag racing
Thanks in advance, if there is any other info required, let me know!
Cheers!
unseen0 said:
Hi everyone,
I figured i did a short introduction before starting to ask questions.
My name is Thomas, 22 Years old from Belgium. I own a Galaxy S2 for 3 years or so. I am very happy with it but there are some things i want to change and ask.
Basically, the phone does exactly what i want, but i want to try out a custom rom. I've heard it will increase overal performance of the phone and make it feel a lot snappier. This is something that is lacking in the S2 for my taste, it feels rather lagging at times and it's RAM usage is always in the 65-80% range even when having barely anything installed and running.
My question is, are there roms specifically developed for the practical use of a phone? Take windows for example where you can remove the eye candy and end up using a performance setup that makes slower systems generally much snappier and faster.
I'd really like to keep the basic functions of course. Calling, texting, checking internet etc.
Any links to guide's or ROM reccomendations are greatly appreciated.
The only thing i want the phone to do is Call, text (sms,whatsapp), read some news with a news app that i use, and play an occasional game like drag racing
Thanks in advance, if there is any other info required, let me know!
Cheers!
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Please ask your question in the New users friendly help thread of the S2.
In the second post you will find links to the Index of ROMs for this device.
There are so many custom ROMs available for your phone ... and each has different features (and bugs).
So it's hard to recommend any rom ... only you really know all your needs.
EDIT:
As there are many different variants/models of the S2, please check your exact device model type before flashing anything. Flashing the firmware of another device/type may brick your phone.
My tapatalk signature:
Phone: SGS5 (SM-G900F)
ROM: AllianceROM v4.1
Kernel: Stock G900FXXU1ANE2
Recovery: PhilZ-touch
If you have any question about or any issue with your SGS2, just ask in the New members friendly Q&A thread.
If you need general help/assistence, please go to XDA-Assist.
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I have been looking on the forums at several operating systems for the Nexus "s" and i really dont know which one is really good with battery and with a smooth snap performance, there's just so many to choose from and its confusing to me as im a new user to android and learning it all.
anyone have suggestion for a modern good working kernal which isnt in test form, thats great with battery and has snap smooth performance, iv seen good ones on the forum, but as i said im new and not certain and rather experienced user opinions.
Thank you.
oh, and i saw a thread, a user said he lost only 3% of battery on idle throughout the night using a certain operating system, but i cant remember the thread..
dinjc said:
I have been looking on the forums at several operating systems for the Nexus "s" and i really dont know which one is really good with battery and with a smooth snap performance, there's just so many to choose from and its confusing to me as im a new user to android and learning it all.
anyone have suggestion for a modern good working kernal which isnt in test form, thats great with battery and has snap smooth performance, iv seen good ones on the forum, but as i said im new and not certain and rather experienced user opinions.
Thank you.
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I would go with the ICUP Kernel Edition (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1401455)
Good battery life and smooth performance.
Your best course of action is to not create a thread asking for people to do things for you.
Go sort the Android Development forum by Stats and find the most popular kernel. Read every word of the OP and however much you possibly can of the thread itself. It might take a day or two just to properly educate yourself and get some background. Flash the kernel, use it for several days, and then and only then make an assessment of battery life and performance. After you have done this, go back to the kernel's thread and make a post documenting your experience and what did and did not work for you.
You've registered this month, you have 5 posts, and you've created 2 threads that are completely pointless. Try to contribute something. What I outlined above is possible for anyone no matter what their knowledge level.
watch this https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AntDDKv-lS6IdFZ6VDRQV0cxRXFVT2dKYm94bWJyQ0E#gid=0
crachel said:
Your best course of action is to not create a thread asking for people to do things for you.
Go sort the Android Development forum by Stats and find the most popular kernel. Read every word of the OP and however much you possibly can of the thread itself. It might take a day or two just to properly educate yourself and get some background. Flash the kernel, use it for several days, and then and only then make an assessment of battery life and performance. After you have done this, go back to the kernel's thread and make a post documenting your experience and what did and did not work for you.
You've registered this month, you have 5 posts, and you've created 2 threads that are completely pointless. Try to contribute something. What I outlined above is possible for anyone no matter what their knowledge level.
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i understand what you said, but I'm extremely new to the whole android saga, thus why im asking around, and have been researching, i just thought ill ask the forum for some advice. sorry.
Please read and reply as this question is "genuine".
A couple of chaps at work, we rib them as "phonebores" are always going on about flashing ROMs etc and it sounds really exciting.
As i am an iphone user theyt just mock me, however i want to convert to Android and flash ROMs therefore could someone point me in the direction of the right phone and highlight in laymans terms why.
Thank you.
Google Nexus would be best bet to buy if you are looking for experiencing flashing ROMs, they have such amazing development there, (its the phone having the best development I guess).
Android is all about customization, you can change the UI, features, look and feel everything to what ever you desire, the phone is completely in your hands, where as iphone users might miss all these stuff, nothing to do there, there is a lot of immense knowledge that could be gained by android development and its a really fun thing to do..you can overclock the processor, underclock it, undervolt it, make the phone run as battery saver for 15 days non-stop, make it a hard core multi tasker, everything is in your hands! Thats the power of development
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Google Nexus would be best bet to buy if you are looking for experiencing flashing ROMs, they have such amazing development there, (its the phone having the best development I guess).
Android is all about customization, you can change the UI, features, look and feel everything to what ever you desire, the phone is completely in your hands, where as iphone users might miss all these stuff, nothing to do there, there is a lot of immense knowledge that could be gained by android development and its a really fun thing to do..you can overclock the processor, underclock it, undervolt it, make the phone run as battery saver for 15 days non-stop, make it a hard core multi tasker, everything is in your hands! Thats the power of development
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Many thanks gor this, exactly the kind of advice I'd hoped for.
My aim is to buy a suitable android phone, customize it and then casually drop into conversation at work the RZoM I have flashed. The look on the faces of the existing phonebores will be priceless.
In truth I am crazing for the same phonebores status.
Thank you.
Glad to hear you are considering the change from iOS to android. It's about time.
Android’s open source means that a lot of customization can be done on these devices, unlike iPhone, which has a closed structure, with limited scope of customization. There is a separate menu option to customize home screens which is not possible in iPhone, even after jail breaking.
A small list of the possibles for android devices:
1. True App Integration
2. Flash
3. Controlling Your Phone From Your Computer
4. Custom ROMs
5. Wireless App Installation
6. Removable Storage and Battery
7. Widgets
8. Custom Home Launchers
9. Automation
10. Alternate Keyboards
You know you need to make the change. You know it makes sense
As this is a question, this should be in the Q&A section but there's already a dedicated thread for these type of questions - **DEVICE SUGGESTION THREAD** -- Not sure what device to buy? Ask here!
Please post your question in that thread. Cheers.
I'm a product of the system I was born to destroy!
OP as stated above, use the Thread provided to assist you in your choice and the advice provide also, bottom line it is your call on your choice. And please post questions in the Q&A sections and doing a search before posting. Thank You and Thread Closed.
Okay, deferring to the wisdom of the elders on this question. I've been all over the place with ROMs, TW and AOSP, but I'm heading to college in a few weeks and I'm looking to "settle down" with a ROM and ride it out until my upgrade in November. Is there a clear winner out there right now in terms of stability/battery life that still has some cool features? I'm very minimalistic and I don't need to be able to customize every single facet of the UI, but rooted stock is a bit too dull for me! I'm on CleanRom 8.2 atm and it's good but not great, I'm really looking for the ultimate daily driver ROM and kernel, please advise a lowly serf such as myself.
I don't believe the rules of XDA allow a "what is the best ROM" thread, so you may not get a simple answer (and to be honest, people have different priorities in what they want or need from a ROM, so what may be best for them may not be best for you).
That said, perhaps the best approach would be to look through the Android Development and Original Android Development topics and look at both the early posts (the OP, plus a page or two after), and the last page or two to get an sense of the install, the features, and the level of support you might get with each ROM. You will also be able to eliminate ROM's that are no longer supported (eg, I believe Scott is no longer supporting CR, so even though it was/is a great ROM, perhaps not the best to consider).
Also google the ROMs to see if there are any YouTubes showing the install and use of the ROM. There are many good reviews of ROMs and seeing them in action is a big help.
Last, a number of ROMs are being discussed on Google+ so you may want to check out that resource too.
And, it may also be a good idea to actually try the ROMs on your phone. ROMs can act differently on your phone than they might on mine.
Hope this helps!!
My recommendation is read all the rom threads as much a you can and experiment by trying them out. "Best of" rom threads are frowned upon because it generally discourages people to read and learn. I am going to close this and trust you will be able to find what you are looking for with some diligence and have fun trying. Thats what makes this site great!:good:
Hello,
I have a Samsung Exhibit II 4G (2.3.5) and need a new phone. The ExII is just too slow and irritating. My wife has a Sony Xperia T (4.3) and I am not so pleased with it either.
My big complaint is the instability caused by memory filling with apps that I/we don't use. I don't use a phone for social media or movies and do very little texting. I do write my own apps with Eclipse that make it a worker for my engineering work so do want a smart phone. I have tried a few root ROMs on the ExII but it always becomes unstable and will lock up or refuse to boot at the worst times.
I am looking for models that users either have rooted and are stable or didn't need to be rooted to keep them running fast.
I prefer smaller screens (4-4.5") and less than $300 but will go outside those bounds if I gain stability.
Any suggestion are appreciated.
Happy Trails
There are 3 threads already established that are devoted to discussions about devices, please read, and if necessary, repost your question in one of these threads: The what should I buy thread or the The Device Suggestion Thread or the The Device Comparison Thread.
There are also several other discussion threads that you probably should review to help you. They are What phone do you wish you had? or
The Worst Android Device That You've Ever Had & Why or even this place that talks about The best phone you ever owned.
Hello xda forum. I recently joined this comunity. Heard of it on a youtube video by C4AEtech in the same day that I have rooted my phone - Samsung galaxy note 3 SM-N9005.
Please dont be hars on me, I dont know where to post, so if I'm in the wrong category please move my topic, i'll learn from mistakes.
Since I'm new to rooting and dont wanna do anything by my own cuz there are risks and dont want to intentionally burry my phone, I would like some guidance.
Basicly I have some questions
-I play this game called Taichi Panda and I lagg really hard sometimes, and yeah, my phone has 3gb ram and a strong cpu. With my old phone I had an octa core with 1gb ram and it was same. The issue here is that my old phone was running at 720p and note3 at 1080p . Is there something that I can do to switch my graphics from 1080p to 720p ? (only to this game) I want to record and make some youtube videos and I'd like to be lagg free for extra video quality. The difference between 720p and 1080p is not that big of a deal, and if it helps my game to run lagg free it will be great. P.S. I play only on wifi and I have 50mbs up and down.
-I saw here something about custom roms and kernels. I dont know what are those, but I want to improve my phone in a good way and get the most of it. I would like it to run well, not to lagg somethimes, not to freeze and stuff. I'd like to OC my CPU to a safe limit (what I saw is about 2.7 ghz). I would also like something custom that will improve my phone to perform better.
Offtopic: Recently my phone had some problems (before root). When I plug it it for charging , sometimes it doesnt charge at all and sometimes it charges for 1 sec than for next 2 sec it doesnt and so on. I dont know if its my battery fault of my charger, mabye I have killed it with that game Could you recommand me a program where I can see my battery life remaining ?
Any tip and tricks are welcome, I'm opened to any suggestions. I just want my phone to run better and this comunity just rocks -been searching for stuff in past days but cant do anything on my own.
Best wishes
Smeash said:
Hello xda forum. I recently joined this comunity. Heard of it on a youtube video by C4AEtech in the same day that I have rooted my phone - Samsung galaxy note 3 SM-N9005.
Please dont be hars on me, I dont know where to post, so if I'm in the wrong category please move my topic, i'll learn from mistakes.
Since I'm new to rooting and dont wanna do anything by my own cuz there are risks and dont want to intentionally burry my phone, I would like some guidance.
Basicly I have some questions
-I play this game called Taichi Panda and I lagg really hard sometimes, and yeah, my phone has 3gb ram and a strong cpu. With my old phone I had an octa core with 1gb ram and it was same. The issue here is that my old phone was running at 720p and note3 at 1080p . Is there something that I can do to switch my graphics from 1080p to 720p ? (only to this game) I want to record and make some youtube videos and I'd like to be lagg free for extra video quality. The difference between 720p and 1080p is not that big of a deal, and if it helps my game to run lagg free it will be great. P.S. I play only on wifi and I have 50mbs up and down.
-I saw here something about custom roms and kernels. I dont know what are those, but I want to improve my phone in a good way and get the most of it. I would like it to run well, not to lagg somethimes, not to freeze and stuff. I'd like to OC my CPU to a safe limit (what I saw is about 2.7 ghz). I would also like something custom that will improve my phone to perform better.
Offtopic: Recently my phone had some problems (before root). When I plug it it for charging , sometimes it doesnt charge at all and sometimes it charges for 1 sec than for next 2 sec it doesnt and so on. I dont know if its my battery fault of my charger, mabye I have killed it with that game Could you recommand me a program where I can see my battery life remaining ?
Any tip and tricks are welcome, I'm opened to any suggestions. I just want my phone to run better and this comunity just rocks -been searching for stuff in past days but cant do anything on my own.
Best wishes
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Hello and thank you for using XDA Assist.
We cannot provide technical support nor can other members reply to your posts here on XDA Assist but fortunately there is an XDA area dedicated to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 at http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3 which would be a good starting place. I suggest you post your questions with all relevant details in the friendly Q&A forum there at http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/help where the experts familiar with your device will be best able to guide you.
Good luck!
Mike B. said:
Hello and thank you for using XDA Assist.
We cannot provide technical support nor can other members reply to your posts here on XDA Assist but fortunately there is an XDA area dedicated to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 at http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3 which would be a good starting place. I suggest you post your questions with all relevant details in the friendly Q&A forum there at http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-3/help where the experts familiar with your device will be best able to guide you.
Good luck!
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Thank you sire, could you move my topic to the Q&A page ?
Smeash said:
Thank you sire, could you move my topic to the Q&A page ?
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Hello again.
Since you seem to have several separate somewhat unrelated concerns, it would best for you to start separate threads in that forum if you still have questions after reviewing the information already available there.
Once again, good luck.
This thread is closed.