I'm going away for a few months, and fancy changing roms. Just wanted to know which version used the least amount of battery. I wanna install villain 13 as it looks like it has better battery saving features, but then I have a feeling 2.3 will be even more improved.. Thanks.
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I'm looking for a good 2.2 Sense based ROM. I currently have Kaosfroyo, but I want something with Sense. I kinda like Sense, and although I'll likely at least have LauncherPro on there, I'd likely use Sense a bit. I don't care about Flash usage, but I would like JIT, Apps2SD, kernel OC(Although I might be tempted to OC using an app), and, many the speed updates that 2.2 provides.
2.1 sense doesn't really feel slower.
I'd stick with xtrSense for now.
Once all the bugs are out of froyo sense ROMS, then they may be worth considering.
For now, 2.1 sense is fast, has all the great features, and is my personal favorite, even over Cyanogenmod ROMS with froyo
Hi,
I've been considering installing a custom froyo rom on my Hero, currently running the standard 2.1 sense rom from HTC.
I'm mostly concerned with speed and stability. So will the overall speed of my phone be better with a custom rom (as 2.2 generally is faster than 2.1), will it run smoother, scroll smoother? And how the stability on the current roms?
Can you maybe recommend one?
I'm not so much interested in the new features, but mostly on the speed of the device. So what would you recommend?
I rooted my phone the day I got it back in August 09 and have no regrets at all.
The devs who create the ROMs and custom kernals are usually very good at optimising them better than HTC themselves, so yes... chances are high you will see a big improvement in speed and stability. It doesn't even have to be Froyo.
You do have to be prepared to do a lot of reading and try a few different ROMs and set-ups to get the best out of your device though, but the end result will be worth it.
As for what ROM to go for. I've stuck with VillainROM 12 (Android 2.1) since it was released as it does exactly what I need it to and seems to be very stable. With Flykernal 12-pre2 it's is also very fast, although it was fast enough anyway.
I've never really been tempted by any 2.2 ROMs to be honest. I've tried most of them out but not enough to give any recommendations. Give me a 2.2 Sense ROM with Tristan's SenseVillain theme and I'll happily say good bye to VR12 though.
So, my suggestion to you would be (all at your own risk obviously):
Root it, do a Nandroid back-up, find a decent ROM, flash flykernal, download SetCPU from the Market and then just have a play about until you have a nice mix of speed and stability.
For detailed instructions of each step check the FAQs and guides in the Hero Development section
Yeah I do understand that it will take some time etc for finding roms and all. I've earlier installed custom roms on older windows mobile devices
Anyone can recommend a froyo rom then? It should be faster than a 2.1 rom I would guess. I can live without sense
Floyo 1.2.0 and Flykernal 12-pre2 would be a good place to start your testing then.
Also look into FroydVillain 1.7.2 or even CyanogenMod-6.1, which most non-Sense ROMs will be based on.
Have fun
I currently have FroydVillain 1.7.2 rom on my phone.
I want to try something else because I had some problems with it.
Sometimes the phone is laggy, the messages load time is really slow, sometimes I don't get call and can't make them( ex: someone call me and it does the same thing as if my phone was closed), youtube problems and many other things.
Still there is some things I like about it, the quality of the camera(not really the interface), the easy user interface ( don't really like that half circle in other version), and other things.
So for a guy like me, who dosen't use his phone to play with it or you know, mess with the cpu (and other things like that) what other rom would you advise me.
(I would still like to have something with Android version 2.2.1 or newer, don't know the difference between each but I don't want to have less options or I don't know what)
Thanks.
+ The battery die fast.
In my opinion floyo 1.2 is the best 2.2 rom. no matter what i flash i always end up coming back to it.
I'm using Elelinux's latest Hero ROM, which is very smooth and stable so far. Also, since it's based on CM7 (Android 2.3), you can theme the hell out of it if you like.
Compared to the FroydVillains I've used in the past it maybe isn't quite as fast, but the difference is minimal. Although if you really need some speed, this 2.2-based rom is probably the way to go.
Try some of the latest Gingerbread ROMs. Very smooth and good battery life. If you absolutely must have Froyo, you're not going to find much that improves on what you've already got.
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Cronos is another good Gingerbread ROM as well.
my choice:
2.1 : Sense rom for sure, elelinux's repack is good
2.2 : floyo 1.2, really great!
2.3 : elelinux's one, but with andriod 2.3.2 or before
going to try out the new android 2.3 with sense! hope i will stick on it after
you could try out the wildfire port of gingerbread with sense 2.1. its really cool and quite smooth!
Nothing better than nightly CyanogenMod 7.1! No more invisible menus and it is fast loading ^^
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Hi,
i was thinking to move back to 2.1. ROM (chocolate eclair) because there is not stable enough Sense RoM for 2.2 or 2.3 and battery life is so much better with 2.1. I was thinking what are the biggest differences between 2.1. and 2.2/2.3. roms? Is there many apps/games that won't work on 2.1.? Any other things i should be aware of?
TIA
I have often wonder this same problem myself
So..............
i brought a wicked 3500mAh battery from some generic online site for 10 pounds
including p&p and downloaded elelinux 2.9
Battery problem no more
Muhahahahahaha.
p.s
with minor tweaks the battery lasts about 6 days with constant use (internet/wifi/3G) all plodding along.
that's very nice but doesn't solve the Sense problem
I'm looking for a rom that's debloated and optimized. I HATE lag. I'd prefer a gingerbread rom if any of them work properly. I also happen to like the default Charge interface (touchwiz?) quite well, although I've never used the default gingerbread interface.
Suggestions? Mainly what I'm looking for is speed, stability, and a good UI. Something that would help as well is if the rom is good at increasing battery life. Battery life is my only real gripe with this phone. I've made decent use of tasker to shut down gps, bluetooth amongst other things to increase it, but it still pales to my old bb phones possible 2.5 days with low use. While battery life is my main gripe, I'd take extra speed more than anything else. I hate waiting for things to load.
Suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
-Sootah
No suggestions? I just want what is effectively the exact same phone, just debloated and preferably optimized.