I have known about CyanogenMod for a long time and still haven't been able to decide if I should flash it or not. So, please help me in deciding whether to flash CyanogenMod or not.
Thanks!
Its better that you make a backup and try it for yourself to see if you like it or not.
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It has the biggest support, but isn't the best with battery and smoothness
i am having 2gb variant, i used CM13 for 2 months,
Pros :
1)Gaming improved, ( i dont know what cm13 does .. but i can play many games without any lag -- ex : NFS nolimits, RealRacing3, Modern combat 5)
2) The UI is smooth .. and has faster and better Ram management than that of stock
3) Highly Customizable ( like all others )
4) Latest Gestures which are in G 2016 edition are also added
5) SUpport .. what ever your problem is, they are listening
6)Last but not least : Monthly Security Patches
CONS:
1) as performance is boosted, Battery gets drained when we play any game ( if i play NFS no limits i get 2.5 hrs 100-5% battery)
2) No moto Display ( ambient is there, but i dont feel it convincing)
3) voLTE support in INDIA, i cant find it in CM13 .. so had to change to stock rom...
this is according to me..
Pros :
1. Can put butter on shame in terms of smoothness if properly used/customized.
2. Better memory management than other CM-based ROMs (for me).
3. Huge support, like how is ubuntu on pc.
Cons :
1. Moto Display is absent.
2. VoLTE issue, at least in India.
3. I love my cat more than cm (perhaps this should be a pros point [emoji16] !?)
You should install it for a few days and decide yourself.
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I have never tried CM13, but the main reason I did not is I understand battery saving location does not work well.. But this is most likely not important to most users.
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Okay hi
I'm new to this forum and was thinking to buy a Moto G ( XT1033 16Gb) mostly for gaming purposes. So the Adreno series is awesome with Open GL ES 3.0 support. So my questions are -
1. As the title says - Moto G for Gaming? Should I?
2. Would Moto g be able to play most of the games in the play store right now and those coming after at medium settings ( i.e. Modern combat 4 and , asphalt series , real racing , and many others) ?
3. Okay so the Adreno 3xx series has GL 3.0 support? How is GL 3.0 better than 2.0 and would all games be able to utilize the new API? Also does it provide any significant performance boost?
4. I know best ROMS/KERNEL threads are banned but I want to ask that can anybody recommend me a good rom and kernel combination for Moto G? Most probably a good one is the fauxkernel + Nexus G , is the combination good for gaming?
5. Or should I stay at stock with a new kernel?
6. The screen is awesome , can it be a good one for a gamer?
7. At last , again should I go with the purchase , it's an awesome phone ( Yeah I need it just for gaming purposes ) and of course the development is good , so is the gaming power of Moto G real good or just good at low settings?
Thanks a lot , this would help a lot of gamers out there
Please can anybody help me ?
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Please can anybody help me ?
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If you looking for a pure gaming phone look some where else . If you want an all round phone which can also be used for ocassional gaming (at decent frame rates) and is not heavy on the pocket Moto G is not a bad choice .
You have too many questions .. only time can answer some of them
vkk178 said:
If you looking for a pure gaming phone look some where else . If you want an all round phone which can also be used for ocassional gaming (at decent frame rates) and is not heavy on the pocket Moto G is not a bad choice .
You have too many questions .. only time can answer some of them
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Ahh , hope i get answered sooooon!!
And what about any other alternative at below 20k Rs ?
I would say it handles games pretty darn well for a phone at its price. I can play games like shadowgun deadzone, asphalt 8, dead trigger and even the GTA games at a very smooth frame rate at all times. If you put a custom ROM and kernel on your device you can get even more performance for the same amount of money.
i recently bought a nvidia shield k1 . i think the performance is pretty good.
what are the benefits of switching over to cm13 ?
are there any performance benefits ?
which is the best rom for this tablet ?
The NVIDIA stock ROM is pretty lightweight and has few issues. Only flash CyanogenMod if you need the extra features (like the theme engine) are willing to tolerate bugs (I had issues with memory leaks).
I tried Bliss and CM. I would have weird issues playing games. Found stock was better for gaming unfortunately. I love ROMs and flashing. I found GtrCraft's ROM here and it works very well. Nothing extra, but it is optimized a bit.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/shi...rom-optimized-stock-shield-tablet-k1-t3437791
I'm a noob and I'm happy with Nvidia stock ROM. Besides, the Mediaserver bug that I recently encountered. Though, that's apparently common even with custom ROMs.
I'm currently using DirtyUnicorn ROM on my 16GB Shield (Wifi) model. I only use this ROM because of how stable and smooth it is.
I've never used the original factory ROM by Nvidia but as the recent Nougat release, I'm thinking of moving to Nouagt Original ROM. So I want to ask you guys who are using the 5.0/5.1 update on Shield Tab.
How have your experience been so far? Is it running smoothly for a light use (no gaming just media stuff)
How's the battery life compared to Marshmallow? Is it better than Xposed with Greenify+Amplify?
and above all, is there any Nvidia bloatware on original ROM and do they affect battery life?
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I'm currently using DirtyUnicorn ROM on my 16GB Shield (Wifi) model. I only use this ROM because of how stable and smooth it is.
I've never used the original factory ROM by Nvidia but as the recent Nougat release, I'm thinking of moving to Nouagt Original ROM. So I want to ask you guys who are using the 5.0/5.1 update on Shield Tab.
How have your experience been so far? Is it running smoothly for a light use (no gaming just media stuff)
How's the battery life compared to Marshmallow? Is it better than Xposed with Greenify+Amplify?
and above all, is there any Nvidia bloatware on original ROM and do they affect battery life?
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I'll say this, I haven't rooted my k1 just yet because the dev support isn't quite want I'm used too. Before the android 7 updates I was beginning to regret my purchase (I've only had this thing maybe a month) but can now say I genuinely enjoy using my k1. I also don't game a whole lot. When I do game it's things like adventure capitalist and I can get a solid 3 1\2 hours sot. Sometimes 5 hours with no gaming. Also I never go above ~%60 screen brightness, that makes a sizable difference
I'm using 5.1 update on the Shield K1 tablet. First of all, if you're moving to Nougat, don't get the 5.0. That version has got many crashing issues and Nvidia have to withdraw the release, and they came back with 5.1.
So far, 5.1 is the smoothest stock rom on Shield tablet I've ever used. (I never root nor use any custom roms on my tablet). Android 7.0 has improved a lot. Even though you can't see directly on the surface, there are many improvements underneath (ask Google if you want to know what are those improvements).
For me, yes, it worth to move to Nougat. I'm not aware of any bloatware that hog the system. But it's always good to uninstall or disable any apps that you're not going to use.
I love the 5.1 update I have set the power plan to battery saver, and have brightness low, I gamed a lot especially GeForce now and half life 2 and borderlands 2 I get 5 hours screen on time also watching man UTD game also
Also I have set up apps I use a lot outside of games to be using 50 percent of cpu and it works fantastically
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I own my moto g from more than 3 years. The official update that we got for this device till lollipop, the device used to run fine for the hardware it had but compared to how it performs these days on these custom roms, especially the nougat ones, the performance has gone down so bad that it's pretty much struggling to perform even basic functions without the stutters or lags.
Now all that is understandable that it's an over 3 year old mid ranger but my questions are, 1) does everyone experience the same with their moto g, 2) what exactly has reduced the device's performance over time because it used to run fine on older android versions. So is it that the new android updates and apps etc aren't optimized for this old hardware or did the performance of these hardware components like the SoC just got reduced over time?
I'd be glad to read everyone's opinions below.
Personally, I don't experience any lag, decrease in performance, not even poor battery life running nougat (latest commotio), zero byte r4 kernel..
Could you be 'more specific' regarding your setup?
Ænimal said:
Personally, I don't experience any lag, decrease in performance, not even poor battery life running nougat (latest commotio), zero byte r4 kernel..
Could you be 'more specific' regarding your setup?
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Since when do you own the device?
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Since when do you own the device?
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All the way from jelly bean
Hello, today I wanted to share with you the method I used to squeeze some performance and battery life out of the G4 Plus. It was pretty easy actually.
I had an Idea. Since the Resurrected Kernel included in RR N is the most fluid and optimized Kernel I could find for the G4 Plus, and Lineage OS 14.1 is the most lightweight ROM for the device, why not combine those too and get the perfect setup?
So I made a clean install of Lineage OS 14.1 with Mini opengapps, restored the boot.img from my previous RR N backup and selected the smartassv2 kernel governor in Kernel Adiutor that I also used in RR N. The ROM was extremely fast and smooth, so I decided to benchmark it. 50197 in AnTuTu! I still feel like the device can do more, so I think we should all expose our ideas on this thread an make the best setup for the G4 Plus in terms of fluidity, performance and battery life.
@corlatemanuel there are several threads about best rom, which kernel/rom combination and performance comparisons with benchmarks already:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/help/best-rom-moto-g4-plus-t3703836
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/help/rom-using-t3691454
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g4-plus/how-to/rom-benchmarks-t3575807
So please share your feedback there, especially in the last thread to compare with all the other setups :good: