After running CM7 for quite sometime now, I have to say-- it is quite amazing. There are many things that I admire about it, mainly the customization and the speed. Battery life is not that bad either. But i was just wondering, would you recommend switching to MIUI over CM7, and why? There are a bunch of people who love the MI User Interface, and i was thinking- what is so great about it? I would try it but CM7 is perfect for me..
If you like beauty, come to miui.
If you liked the iphone ui, not all of it, but buttons and menus, then this is for you. Much more options, I can change my boot animation, my icons, my theme with 1 press of a button.
Variety of choices.
Miui is cm7, but with beauty. If you like how android or cm7 looks, keep cm7, you'll hate miui
So if I like stock AOSP, then this isn't for me?
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There are so many GB roms out there now. What's the difference between miui and say Simply Honey? I've only ever used that and Simply Stock. Is one better than the other as far as performance or is it more visual? Thanks!
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Miui is mostly visual it is an overhaul of android ui its also fast but i multitasking menu is slow to start when playing games but it is cool also its smooth over all battery is avrage to bad 8-12 hrs in my experience an other gb roms is samsung roms on steriods an battery is great 12-20 for me froyo like 14-24 an its regular android with twiz on top of it an the browser is lag free on jvs an jvr roms an i prefer sammy gingerbread because its better over all
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If I may explain in a slightly less feverish run-on-sentencey way than Jason, MIUI is built from the ground up, while most other Gingerbread ROMs are based on leaked i9000 ROMs from Samsung.
MIUI has a unique launcher that does away with the app drawer, instead putting all apps on your home pages which are easily organized into folders of your choosing. It also has many special features you can't find in the leaked i9000 gingerbread ROMs. For instance, long pressing a toggle like wifi or bluetooth will open up its settings.
MIUI is also, in my experience, a much smoother experience than Froyo and even leaked Gingerbread. The launcher has no lag with only a mild overclock, and apps load quickly. Even the phone itself starts up quicker than with other ROMs.
The best part of MIUI is in the customization by way of theming. All those special lockscreens that require custom ROMs and flashing to use? MIUI allows for anywhere from single swipe to, I'm not kidding, 15 button lock screens simply by downloading them through the online theme collection. You can change your icons, status bar, lock screen and wallpaper, dialer, SMS, and more by simply downloading a theme online through MIUI, and can even mix and match various components to your liking. SMS from Blue Dado Black combined with an animated lockscreen from some indecipherable Chinese name and a font from the Evolver theme, and on and on.
That's just the tip of the iceberg. If you want to know more, read the MIUI threads in the Development section. For me, I can't imagine leaving the ROM without something catastrophic happening.
Thanks man!! I'm gonna give one a try tonight.
One quick question, if I have the gb bootloaders I need to Odin the froyo one right? Also need to be on stock 2.1 or .22
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peecs121 said:
Thanks man!! I'm gonna give one a try tonight.
One quick question, if I have the gb bootloaders I need to Odin the froyo one right? Also need to be on stock 2.1 or .22
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Yes, you'll need a Froyo bootloader. I just installed Lithium V2.1 MIUI and wow, it's super cool. I'm trying to figure out the lockscreens.
of all roms that I have tried Simply Stock 2.3.5 JVS w/ 1.2 Talon Kernel is one badass rom!!!!!!!!!!! it is super fast with 0 bugs or forced closes and I have no desire to switch it for any other "pretty rom"
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Miui is mostly visual it is an overhaul of android ui its also fast but i multitasking menu is slow to start when playing games but it is cool also its smooth over all battery is avrage to bad 8-12 hrs in my experience an other gb roms is samsung roms on steriods an battery is great 12-20 for me froyo like 14-24 an its regular android with twiz on top of it an the browser is lag free on jvs an jvr roms an i prefer sammy gingerbread because its better over all
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I have never tried a jv(anything) Tom but I did try every froyo I could get my phone on and I did miui in early augustvand it was a constant flash back and forth from cm7 to that.
I have noticed occasionally lag while loading apps like cnet tv and games (using chainfire pro).
What was the last miui you tried? I must say l, miui as is really stable and still fast, lithium rocks in speed, stock is my face so far when the powermod is applied.
I could not justify staying off of froyo until now.
Miui launches apps fast but are they faster once loaded in Samsung base rom's?
Also it has been since august that I tried any cm7 nightlies since gr90, is it just me or has miui surpassed cm7 in stability with less maunual fixes?
One thing is that the speaker on off for people to hear me is still happening on every miui I try
I havent been here in months so i am really behind in all the roms now, whats a good rom that still has a good kick but something thats out latest? Gingerbread or so, i had miui but im bored of it now
I am wondering the same too. MIUI is way to glitchy for me though. It always force closes and drives me crazy. I wish it didn't because I LOVE THE CUSTOMIZATION for it! But yea, I'm trying CyanogenMod 7 right now, and it's ok. But I kinda prefer MIUI.
I'm on MIUI and using the SS 14.1 Revamped version and have had zero force closes. Have you tried fixing permissions either through ROM Manager or through the advanced menu in the kernel?
If you're bored with MIUI, I think you're stuck. MIUI is the only truly interesting, non-incremental upgrade I've used to date. Everything else feels like a pale shadow in its awesome presence.
CM7 did go stable if you want to play with that a bit. The lockscreen gestures are nice.
I have to agree with kaintfm, I haven't had any FC's in a while. I'm presently on SS-14.1 without any changes to the kernel as it came in the rom. I think if you try MIUI SS-14.1 or LE 5.1 you will be plesantly surprised as to how far they have come.
Is MIUI SS-14 available on ROM manager? Because I didn't see it there. :O Would we have to get it online then?
Right now, I'm using MIUI 1.10.21. That's not the same right?
And OP, I think the best ones out there right now are MIUI and CM7. I absolutely love the lockscreen gestures on CM7! I hope MIUI can do that someday soon. Haha.
Not sure about SS-14 and ROM Manager. I always flash it manually by going into recovery by way of the long-press power menu. You can find it in the developer forums or the Samsung Vibrant forums over on MIUI.us.
I seen someone running eclipse and he had a bunch of red going on. Also his battery and 3g was red, wondering how I could do this. Also wanted to know if a theme is 2.3.4 you can flash that on any 2.3.4 roms? What's the best place to find these type of zips. I seen a blazing red theme but it didn't look like it changed the battery n 3g . Any suggestions help. Thanks in advance guys. !
The only theme I've seen is the blazing red theme like you mentioned, he keeps working on it. Themes I think are ususaly specific to the ROM, but I'm not sure. The blazing red theme is Eclipse 1.0 with the theme in one zip, so if you already have eclipse 1.0 running, you don't need to wipe the big 3, but if you gave another ROM running, then you do, and you will be switched to Eclipse. Its a great theme. I believe some one is working on a theme for Molten too. I'm in the process of learning how to theme, but it will take a while before I put something out haha
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Eclipse 1.2RC3 has a custom launcher, so, without someone specifically customizing that launcher you can't get a theme for it aside from those under development. You could always change your launcher.
Kevin is working to bring his blazing red theme to newest eclipse. Shouldn't be to long of a wait. I am excited . I can't wait to have the red theme on this phone finally
Why is everyone always so obsessed with having a red theme on their android device? Personally I think they're ugly, no offense!
It's all personal preference. I personally like we'll done red themes, and any futuristic neon type theming.
As far as themes for eclipse, until Kevin releases the red theme you could try out different launchers. I've used several and they all have their perks. I used ADWLauncher in the previous version of eclipse, but I'm really liking how good 1.2 looks unthemed.
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The more options, the more people will enjoy the ROM. Everyone loves to personalize it their way.
hey guys was just wondering what do you think is the best ive been using nightlys for ages im thinking of changing?
what do you think i should change to?
Well, in my opinion it's a taste thing. Like what is the best color?
I have tried CM6, CM7, and Liberated Aria FR008. For my taste, I like the latest CM7 stable release 7.1.0 the best in terms of interface, settings, battery life, etc.
I was a Sense rom fan for the longest time but with the latest CM7 stable release, I have to say CM7 hands down. As TR_HTC said, it is simply better in all the categories. I only miss some of the Sense Widgets and apps but nothing that I can't live without.
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I was a Sense rom fan for the longest time but with the latest CM7 stable release, I have to say CM7 hands down. As TR_HTC said, it is simply better in all the categories. I only miss some of the Sense Widgets and apps but nothing that I can't live without.
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is that possible to add sense widgets to CM7 ROM???
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is that possible to add sense widgets to CM7 ROM???
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No. You'll just have to get a theme for the rom or launcher (or a new launcher if anything). See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=970459 (you still won't get sense widgets though).
Well I had cm10 for the better part of a week and I'm going back to cm7. Every cm10 theme I installed would say improperly compiled. Its not the deal breaker though, even if I do hate the light blue cyan color. It just wasn't quick enough for me or stable enough. I do appreciate their progress on it. I have a cwm backup of it after I updated today And used autopatcher to get v6 and tablet ui. I don't know how to fix the themes, I tried metamorphing some things like I did with cm7 and it crashed and wouldn't come back. I was using some mdpi honeycomb icons. I only ever liked the look of honeycomb not much else. I kanged a lot of different themes to make my cm7 nook theme, I posted a pic in post your screen thread.
All I can say is thank you cm team I love your work. I love cm7 its on every device I own. I will upgrade to cm10 when its ready.
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I'm running the latest nightly and having the same issue. I'm new to CM10 (CM in general) so I thought it was just me..
Happy with everything else on CM 10 tho - can't really complain, using a freebie hand me down from my wife (she got the nook HD and let me 'play' with this one)
Not me ... I love CM10.1
Love CM10 on my Tablet but prefer CM7 on the Color I gave to the kids.
Check your DPI....if it is set at anything other than 213 the themes will show not properly compiled.
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Thanks guys.
The schizoid rom is what I needed. I set the theme chooser and theme provider to 140 dpi in the paranoid settings and have most other apps set to 200. Themes work just fine now. My system ui apk is set to 220 dpi. Also with the new aokp option in there we can change the icons for the softkeys. I got mine honeycombed with vincie's theme. Honeycomb was sort of like Windows Vista to me, I loved the look but hated the way it worked. 4.0 and up has the greenish blue to it and I dislike it.
#rant over
I love the PAC type of roms, if only for the customization features. If your ok with using cm10 give the schizoid rom a try. I'll never go back to vanilla.
i must say thank you for the dpi fix ill try that out but does anyone know who this thing is so quiet off the headphone jack? i mean in aux in my car it has to be all the way up? is to do with the kernel or rom? its every rom tho.. should i try a cm7?
In CM7.2 Dalingrin developed an app called Nook Color Tweaks which, among other very useful and convenient things, can boost up the volume output. I think this app can't be used in CM10 because of kernel compatibility.
So your options, if this is important to you, are to search for another app that boosts audio (don't know any so I can't recommend in that matter) or go back to CM7.2 and install Nook Color Tweaks by Dalingrin (it's in the market, only works in CM7, no CM10).
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I know it makes me sad lol we needs updates on the kernel we gots
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