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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] Which rom is Best for Sensation XE ?

Hi I am new here, So Please explain me things nicely
I've got my Sensation XE from Vodafone just 2 weeks ago, But now I've did s-off and I've tried several different ICS rom's But it sucks the battery really fast and the performance is not good at all, I've seen that most of the peoples are usng Android Revolution rom, So I just planned to give a try to Android revolution and Custom kernal which i heard Brick is good but which ver ? :/ Please help me and give me a advice which ver of Android revolution is good and Kernal as wel this will be really apprciated, thanks

No Repliessss Yet :/ is there is anyone who can help meeee ???

Elegancia ROM! What else?

waris93 said:
Hi I am new here, So Please explain me things nicely
I've got my Sensation XE from Vodafone just 2 weeks ago, But now I've did s-off and I've tried several different ICS rom's But it sucks the battery really fast and the performance is not good at all, I've seen that most of the peoples are usng Android Revolution rom, So I just planned to give a try to Android revolution and Custom kernal which i heard Brick is good but which ver ? :/ Please help me and give me a advice which ver of Android revolution is good and Kernal as wel this will be really apprciated, thanks
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Hi
If you want to try ARHD here is the main 2 things. Both versions are very stable.
4.1.9 is Sense 3.5
3.6.9 is Sense 3 (which is what comes on the phone)
3.5 is more polished and better laid out
3.0 seems a bit smoother and is better for gaming
as for bricked the best luck I have seen is version 1.51 beta 1 v528.

Thanks both of you for reply Kohr.Ah can you please provide me links with that cause it's really hard to find different versions they're all mixed, and I am so confused right now Please help me with this, First of all I am so scared now of ARHD roms because I had just installed ARHD 5.0.2 on my phone with radio 11.xx.xx.xx.xx But I didn't see any changes it was all same like , Dialer, Launcher home, lock screen etc, BUt I had a problem my call was restarting by itself It did restart byitself like 8 or 10 times I tried turning off and turning on again and also I tried reinstalling the rom but the problem was same, Then I reinstalled my old radio and this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406322 which I was using before this rom is really nice but has some bugs because it's ICS, The thing is I don't want to brick my phone I can't afford another one, First time in my life I have a phone like this, So pleaseee help me which rom is good, I am planning to install 4.1.9 with sense 3.5 and the brick kernel ver 1.51 as you said But I can't find the link can you please tell me if it's right ? and please also provide me the links Thank you

waris93 said:
Thanks both of you for reply Kohr.Ah can you please provide me links with that cause it's really hard to find different versions they're all mixed, and I am so confused right now Please help me with this, First of all I am so scared now of ARHD roms because I had just installed ARHD 5.0.2 on my phone with radio 11.xx.xx.xx.xx But I didn't see any changes it was all same like , Dialer, Launcher home, lock screen etc, BUt I had a problem my call was restarting by itself It did restart byitself like 8 or 10 times I tried turning off and turning on again and also I tried reinstalling the rom but the problem was same, Then I reinstalled my old radio and this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406322 which I was using before this rom is really nice but has some bugs because it's ICS, The thing is I don't want to brick my phone I can't afford another one, First time in my life I have a phone like this, So pleaseee help me which rom is good, I am planning to install 4.1.9 with sense 3.5 and the brick kernel ver 1.51 as you said But I can't find the link can you please tell me if it's right ? and please also provide me the links Thank you
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I am on the phone and can't link unfortunately. But if you go to ARHD thread 4.1.9 should be post number 3. You will see a banner that says download and under it will say 4.1.9.
If you have trouble finding it I can link you it later today
code.google.com/p/bricked/downloads/detail?name=Bricked-v1.5r1-beta1-528-ondmnd-1536-192.show-p1984.zip&can=1&q=
The bricked kernel however I have a link to
Sent from my Sensation in Ur-Quan subspace

Flash Energy rom, In my opinion Energy ROM with sense 3.5 is the best rom out for sensation series. Very attractive as well as good battery life. Since i got my sensation I have tried and tested all roms, Energy is the best one out there, Other with good battery life are Elegancia ROM, Percaso rom, and RC MIX

waris93 said:
Thanks both of you for reply Kohr.Ah can you please provide me links with that cause it's really hard to find different versions they're all mixed, and I am so confused right now Please help me with this, First of all I am so scared now of ARHD roms because I had just installed ARHD 5.0.2 on my phone with radio 11.xx.xx.xx.xx But I didn't see any changes it was all same like , Dialer, Launcher home, lock screen etc, BUt I had a problem my call was restarting by itself It did restart byitself like 8 or 10 times I tried turning off and turning on again and also I tried reinstalling the rom but the problem was same, Then I reinstalled my old radio and this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1406322 which I was using before this rom is really nice but has some bugs because it's ICS, The thing is I don't want to brick my phone I can't afford another one, First time in my life I have a phone like this, So pleaseee help me which rom is good, I am planning to install 4.1.9 with sense 3.5 and the brick kernel ver 1.51 as you said But I can't find the link can you please tell me if it's right ? and please also provide me the links Thank you
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Have a look at my sig, it contains links to my favourites at the moment.
3.6.9- the link is also there for 4.1.9, Bricked link and the radio which has given me least issues.

Spotify?
Has anyone found an ICS sensation rom that works with Spotify?

Thank you so much everyone for your help and support I don't know, I just can't figure out why ARHD doesn't work on my cell, I have tried different versions of ARHD but I am having a same problem with all the versions my mobile is restarting with all the ARHD rom's :/ and now again I am gone back to Ultimite ICS rom, BUt I am happy with that now, I am just scared of flashing other rom's and the battery timing is also pretty good It's nearly 9 hours on my battery and I've still got 78% left I have made some calls and took some pictures and WIFI is on. Thanks guys

Any good stable sense 3/3.5 Rom?
Sent from my HTC Sensation XE with Beats Audio Z715e using XDA App

Android Revolution HD

HTC Sensation 2.08.401.1 stock ROM
try HTC Sensation 2.08.401.1 stock ROM, its rock solid stable absolutely without any issues, not heavy on battery. Its perfect!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1281040

umartariq said:
try HTC Sensation 2.08.401.1 stock ROM, its rock solid stable absolutely without any issues, not heavy on battery. Its perfect!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1281040
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Thanks Tariq bhai for your suggestion, But I removed my stock rom because I wanted to try something different, I am using Ultimite(ICS) from webstar1 right now and it's awesome rom with good battery life some little bugs needed to be fix, But still this rom is the best rom from all.

Help me -noob questions

Hello xda. My friend recently ordered an one s and he asked me to make his phone good. I'm from another forum(u8800pro) and i post ROMs there so i don't have the time to work on this phone and I'm asking you here.
1)Is there any 4.2 ROM? If so is it stable?
2)In case he wants 4.1.x what's the best option for a guy that knows NOTHING about android?
3)Which is the best kernel for 4.1.x?
4)Which is the most stable ROM for daily use and hard gaming anyway?
5)How to root it?
6)Which recoveries are available for this phone?
7)What is the ROM flashing method for this phone and what is hboot?
8)What is needed to flash a ROM on the phone exactly as it comes out of the box?
Any help is appreciated because the phone will arrive in 2-3 days.
-UPDATE its an S4
Thanks in advance!

SvTeam said:
Hello xda. My friend recently ordered an one s and he asked me to make his phone good. I'm from another forum(u8800pro) and i post ROMs there so i don't have the time to work on this phone and I'm asking you here.
1)Is there any 4.2 ROM? If so is it stable?
2)In case he wants 4.1.x what's the best option for a guy that knows NOTHING about android?
3)Which is the best kernel for 4.1.x?
4)Which is the most stable ROM for daily use and hard gaming anyway?
5)How to root it?
6)Which recoveries are available for this phone?
7)What is the ROM flashing method for this phone and what is hboot?
8)What is needed to flash a ROM on the phone exactly as it comes out of the box?
Any help is appreciated because the phone will arrive in 2-3 days.
Thanks in advance!
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To answer any of this you first need to know if it's a S3 or S4.
Because this determines which ROMs or recoverys you can flash.
Sent from my HTC One S running TrickDroid 4.0

Schlengge said:
To answer any of this you first need to know if it's a S3 or S4.
Because this determines which ROMs or recoverys you can flash.
Sent from my HTC One S running TrickDroid 4.0
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It's a S4.

SvTeam said:
It's a S4.
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CM10 would be your best bet then and you will need to fastboot the boot.img and TWRP is the best recovery to use.

Darknites said:
CM10 would be your best bet then and you will need to fastboot the boot.img and TWRP is the best recovery to use.
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I'll never understand the deal with CM.
Personally I dont like it at all. There seems to always be at least one important feature not working properly.
I go against the stream and say, if hes not used to android I think rooted stock with maybe a different kernel would be more than enough for him.
The only downside with stock rom is that it lacks features for the more advanced users (like the majority on this site ).
Other than that the stock is actually pretty damn good.
Its by far the best stock rom Ive encountered, but this is my first HTC device though (unless you count my old QTek 9100 )

Goatshocker said:
I'll never understand the deal with CM.
Personally I dont like it at all. There seems to always be at least one important feature not working properly.
I go against the stream and say, if hes not used to android I think rooted stock with maybe a different kernel would be more than enough for him.
The only downside with stock rom is that it lacks features for the more advanced users (like the majority on this site ).
Other than that the stock is actually pretty damn good.
Its by far the best stock rom Ive encountered, but this is my first HTC device though (unless you count my old QTek 9100 )
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For me Sense is over the top but I do kinder like it.

[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] Best daily ROM?

Hi, Had a HTC One X for a while now but recently got stolen so now i am back on my Desire S. I haven't been modding or flashing this phone in ages and haven't really followed all the threads.
Is there any one that can tell me what ROM works best for daily use at the moment. It is currently running on Fallout but i saw that hasn't been updated in a long time soo i think it is time to upgrade?
Any suggestions?
And yes i am a lazy person sorry

When will people learn?!
We don't do "best rom" threads on xda.

you must try SVHD 2.1.0 rom its stable and smooth , or ICS DS v8.0 final

The best ROM is the one you like the most.
I've gone from GB to HTC ICS to cm10. I've tried some custom ICS Roms but like the look, feel and functionality of Jellybean.
Some great work is being done on cm10.2 right now and hopefully soon cm11 KitKat. Fingers crossed.
The one I keep going back to is blindndumbs cm10.1 but development may have stopped.
Do a nandroid and flash away. See what works best for you. You won't know unless you try.

I'm sorry for my bad english, I'm italian.
You may look there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146601
It's a index of the most popular rom for our device.
In my opinion some of best rom are:
Pacman 23
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1672537
and
the best CM10.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2305828