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I'm just curious, but is there a rom that is desensed but that also doesn't use adw or launcher products or something? Like is there a rom with a stock android launcher thing (thinking like the nexus s)?

Try the CyanogenMod release candidate. I've heard its pretty solid. Haven't tried it myself.

revaew said:
I'm just curious, but is there a rom that is desensed but that also doesn't use adw or launcher products or something? Like is there a rom with a stock android launcher thing (thinking like the nexus s)?
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The latest OMFGB build is near, if not already perfect. I have used it for a good while now, and honestly can't find a single bug. Latest nightly found HERE.

Thanks, ill try those out.

revaew said:
I'm just curious, but is there a rom that is desensed but that also doesn't use adw or launcher products or something? Like is there a rom with a stock android launcher thing (thinking like the nexus s)?
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OMGB and CyanogenMod 7(CM7) are similar to the Nexus S ROM as previously stated. OMGB is closer to the Nexus S vanilla android ROM. CM7 has been tweaked to include many options not found on a vanilla android ROM. OMGB does come with a stock launcher like the Nexus S. CM7 comes with ADW launcher but I always replace it with a stock launcher like the Nexus S. Some features of CM7 I use are: Hold back button to kill an application, a render FX widget which turns the screen red for night time viewing, settings to control the CPU frequency, and tether - wifi hotspot options. OMGB may have some or all of these features, I'm not sure. OMGB it is the closest you can get to a Nexus S type ROM, and gets a lot of praise from the users here on XDA. Ultimately you'll have to do some reading and decide how far down the rabbit hole you want to go.

OMGB is actually much closer to the OS on the Nexus than either OMFGB or CM7. It is very smooth and fast, but lacks many of the customization features of the other two AOSP ROMs.

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(Q) cm7.. why?

It seems that cyanogenmod is very popular with other phone users, and everyone seems to want it for the vibrant as well... but can i just ask what differs cyanogenmod from say trigger bionix or eugebes rom?
It seems like there is a crapton more work involved and that you could possibly brick your phone.
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It's a pure aosp rom, that's why people go crazy about it. I ran cm on my g1 back in the day and it made it a completely different phone.
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http://lmgtfy.com/?q=whats+so+good+about+cm7+mod
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How you comparing trigger with cm7... think man, gb 2.3.3 and aosp... builded from scratch... code by code... it dont have a bit of tw. Well it dont even contain 2 frameworks like tw or any other...
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Because it's a pure AOSP ROM. Build from scratch (well, a base).
Try it if you really want to know, except for GPS issues and not so good battery life, it is AMAZING.
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Lol i fount it funny, never knew about that kind of searchs, haha nice...
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CM is the granddaddy of AOSP ROMs. Cyanogen and his team are devs cutting actual code, writing their own device drivers and system apps. The entire CM ROM is compiled from customized source code.
Contrast this with the approach taken by ROM chefs who largely assemble their ROMs out of precompiled components borrowed from different releases of the vendor's ROM binary plus some configuration hacking where the odd component has been successfully decompiled.
That's not to belittle the achievements of the top chefs in any way - it's frankly astonishing that this school is viable at all, they seem to be operating mostly blind so it's more art than engineering in some respects.
But both approaches have their strengths. OEMs like HTC with access to detailed specs for their own hardware and low-level API's can produce better drivers and better apps that work closely rough drivers (like the camera app), but at the other extreme, AOSP code can sometimes include features the vendor left out or even implement a completely rethought and altogether superior design.
It's unfortunate that the closed source strategy of vendors with their signed modules often denies us the opportunity to combine the best of both. I'm particularly thinking of how juice defender can only control the toggling between 2G/3G radio on AOSP ROMs because the radio driver will only respond to code signed with the same key as itself. Aint signed code wonderful, eh?
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Another reason is quick updates.
CM has updates before any major manufacturer and they're updating phones that manufacturers abandoned a long time ago.
I ran CM on my G1 and I've been seriously considering making the jump with my Vibrant any day now.
for me, it's long term support. once cm adds a phone, then that phone is typically going to be able to easily be upgraded to the newest android os and typically very shortly after it comes out. like many others, i had a g1 and because i cm i was able to get more life out of the device by ocing it and updating it 2.1 and 2.2.
go install cm7 and you will see what's good about it. the only major problem with it right now is no gps. after running cm7 i went back to biwinning and bionix, but that was short lived, i'm back on cm7 because having 2.3.3 > gps, for me.
Yep, CM7 4/21 nightly + cm7 Kang kernel, overclocked to 1.2 GHz + ondemand Governor equals the fastest I have gotten my Vibrant.
I have a Nexus S, right now it's stock 2.3.4 but when Cyanogenmod gets updated to 2.3.4 then for sure I will flash it. Why? When I already have stock? Well have you seen the the things you can do on that thing? You can add a music widget built right into the lockscreen, change themes with ease, change what the search key does, change the lock screen style, and the browser is improved ( incognito mode for one) you also get some fixes that Google almost never fixes, plus stock 2.3.3-2.3.4 disables Facebook sync with your contacts, however Cyanogenmod removes this thing that Google put... basically you can customize the thing like crazy. Plus it still remains stock, but the entire experience can change. I made my Nexus S look like Sense, changed how the notification bar and other aspects of the UI looked, changed the launcher to a themed launcher pro and changed the lockscreen to lense style, boom Sense style completely. Also if your device isn't stock you can install it and you make it stock, a problem with Sense is that a lot of the time the software disables things that some apps might need ( making things like wiimotes not work on it) but if you have Cyanogenmod, it eliminates that.
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How is the battery life when using cm7 on our vibrant?
Too bad it doesnt have gps i actually use it so ill have to wait until gps works on it
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[Q] Awaiting TSF Shell Pro - What rom are you going to run it on?

Anticipating the release of TSF Shell Pro, the fancy UI that is scheduled to be released today on the Android Market.
Anyone know what rom they are going to use with this UI? Assuming AOSP may be better then Sense for this, but not really sure. Perhaps even a really light weight AOSP. Does anyone know if it runs on ICS?
I will most likely be running it on MIUI seems like a good start.
grandpasghost said:
Anticipating the release of TSF Shell Pro, the fancy UI that is scheduled to be released today on the Android Market.
Anyone know what rom they are going to use with this UI? Assuming AOSP may be better then Sense for this, but not really sure. Perhaps even a really light weight AOSP. Does anyone know if it runs on ICS?
I will most likely be running it on MIUI seems like a good start.
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Probably gonna test it on inbreded cause with launcher replacements AOSP or Sense launcher doesn't matter the launcher replacement replaces whatever you have lol
17$....not a chance in hell
grandpasghost said:
Anticipating the release of TSF Shell Pro, the fancy UI that is scheduled to be released today on the Android Market.
Anyone know what rom they are going to use with this UI? Assuming AOSP may be better then Sense for this, but not really sure. Perhaps even a really light weight AOSP. Does anyone know if it runs on ICS?
I will most likely be running it on MIUI seems like a good start.
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LOL, its a launcher which can run on any phone with any ROM, it doesnt matter if its sense,AOSP,Touchwiz,blur or anything. The only requirement will be that the device, on which you are running it, should have a specific version of android. Most of the apps require android versions 2.1 and above. Now it depends upon the developer of the app whether he has made it compatibe with ICS or not. But it will work on Gingerbread as most of the apps do.
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LOL, its a launcher which can run on any phone with any ROM, it doesnt matter if its sense,AOSP,Touchwiz,blur or anything. The only requirement will be that the device, on which you are running it, should have a specific version of android. Most of the apps require android versions 2.1 and above. Now it depends upon the developer of the app whether he has made it compatibe with ICS or not. But it will work on Gingerbread as most of the apps do.
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Simply just wondering what rom people were going to use it on. It certainly doesn't matter which however running it on a bloated Sense rom may not yield the same snappy performance that AOSP has.
TSF is the launcher, but you obviously still get the notification bar of the native rom your using, some fit better then others with this rom.
I tried it on Eternity 3.0 and MIUI. It seemed a bit speedier on MIUI but keeping it on Eternity for the 3d cam.
I gotta say, it runs exceptionally well on just stock Sense. I'm kinda impressed. Needs some tweaking to be sure, and more features to justify the price, but it's a good start.
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MIUI ..how great is it?

hi all , i always loved miui ...it looks like iphone but in some ways better ...but in this forum miui roms don't seem to get popular ..at least cm / stock based rom seems to appeal more to the public ..why ?
my jaw dropped when i saw this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej7Qt1NHewQ
miui is so polished and the ui is really great .. i never use stock launcher but this miui launcher might change my mind ..i never use a hdpi device before so i never used miui ...so long story short ..why are miui less popular compared to stock / cm based roms ? ( at least from view ...)
Because its not a Samsung rom and because less people know about it and because i don't like it .
jje
sweriously?? i thought miui is popular ..and why don't you like it ? i am pretty mainstream when it comes to roms ...and is muiu v4 stable for sgs2?
Loved Miui on GB with AOSP framework, hate V4 with Samsung framework.
'nuff said really.
MIUI is indeed a great rom, ive been using it for long time i recently changed back to litening rom just cos of ICS, Miui ics was not that stable for s2 at the moment. Miui has many great features one of them was native data control and open vpn support, which i used a lot.
They have the best notification bar and the level of Ui Customization it provides no other rom has it afaik.
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whats wrong with miui v4 besides stabiblity ?
Given making a Nandroid backup of your current setup/restoring same takes all of 5 minutes, why not try it for yourself & see how you find it ?
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whats wrong with miui v4 besides stabiblity ?
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tohno said:
sweriously?? i thought miui is popular ..and why don't you like it ? i am pretty mainstream when it comes to roms ...and is muiu v4 stable for sgs2?
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I prefer Samsung thats why i bought Samsung its as simple as that .
Neither do i like CM nor in fact the majority of themed custom roms on XDA .Nor as of yet ICS in any shape or form .
jje
alot of people use MIUI. v4 is still new, so has some bugs, but galnetmiui is stable enough for daily use for me. great rom.
Miui. or rather Wiui roms (both GB and v4) are what i expected from an android phone.
My ONLY complain concerning v4 based on samsung firmware is... the phone.apk being samsung, thus not matching the miui eyecandy. Other than that, everything is working out of the box. I honestly don't see why people are hating on the samsung base. (but to be fair, i was skeptical too at first).
But we all should wait for more stable releases of both CM9 base and sammy base. I think its too early to compare.
My point, there are feature which are default on miui that i missed on stock/whatever.
And yes, you can get most of those things using certain tweaks and apps on any other rom, but it works out of the box in miui.
-great theming engine (in GB at least, the one in v4 is not working fully yet)
-top bar battery (god i love this feature)
-possibility to drop the notification bar in fullscreen apps. (before i discovered that in miui i was like, wth, iOS has it and android doesn't ? D
-awesome lockscreen + flashlight (yes you can get that on any rom now too)
-dialer (yes exDialer, i know)
-how settings are displayed (i loved the way it was presented in GB, but i know some hated it so much).
my only complain is the launcher. maybe im doing something wrong, but it doesn't feel as smooth as for instance go launcher (transition wise).
plus, the adding widget thingy, once you have a lot of widgets can be really annoying.
other than that, miui ftw !
I am also wondering and raising same questian like OP why are miui less popular compared to stock / cm based roms ?
to whom ever I suggested and made installed MIUI, for my wife, cousin, friend....they all liked very much....none of them want to change back to any other....
Ladies will specially like it due to its superb themes, they chage the theme along with their dress.....whch are available in hundreds, in any type in any colours.......which changes the complete look of the phone in a single tap....applaying on background, font, dialer, sms, toggle/notification bar...almost on everything....what a great ROM....
GB is very stable now, 2.3.9 for SGS2 of both Galnet's and MIUIandroid.uk,
advertize maximum for MIUI, let people know its goodies.....
MIUI V4 2.3.30 is Very good~~
i ahve to agree...to be honest i don't have a sgs2 now ..getting it end of this year >.<
manimans said:
MIUI is indeed a great rom, ive been using it for long time i recently changed back to litening rom just cos of ICS, Miui ics was not that stable for s2 at the moment. Miui has many great features one of them was native data control and open vpn support, which i used a lot.
They have the best notification bar and the level of Ui Customization it provides no other rom has it afaik.
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I agree. MIUI is must have rom
miui is nice.. although i dont like.. the galaxy s2 itself looks a bit like the iphone, miui tries to copy the iphone interface onto android.. what's to like? sure it has some nifty functions more.. but i want when people see my phone power on not to ask me is this and iphone? come on... yea it is an iphone.. but's the best iphone anyone could produce! it's the iphone that apple will never make.. !!! that's why i dont like miui.. i like apple products, but not iphone.. funny thing.. let me tell you a story about a friend of mine.. why she wants an iphone? she says because on the iphone when you log into facebook it looks the same as on pc!! and i ask: that's it? she says: yeah.. that's why i want an iphone.. my current smartphone (pretty strong words for a nokia) logs into facebook but it looks different... all i could say is: *****, your argument is invalid!

[Q] ROM with Vanilla look that has Touchwiz features

So, I absolutely love the vanilla style of ROMS. My phone prior to my GS4 was the Galaxy Nexus which ran the Liquid Smooth ROM. I've been flashing my GS4, trying out a bunch of different ROMs. I loved the ones that have the vanilla look to it, but it kind of sucks not having some of the cool touchwiz features. I've done some looking around but have not quite find anything. Is there ever going to be, or is there already, a ROM that has the vanilla look to it, but still has some of the cool touchwiz features such as the motion controls, the different picture types, etc.?
There may be themes for some of the existing TW-based roms, but specifically keep an eye on Bean's rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2307357
There have been a couple previews of an S3 theme that runs on top of that phone's rom, and it looks pretty amazing. I agree with you that this might be what I lean towards.
Once the ROM community picks up, there'll be TW roms themed to look like AOSP. I know beans mentioned that he'd do something like that at some point.
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Overtime I'm sure AOSP/TW roms will be plentiful and staple

[Q] posssibility of Tablet UI with Sense rom?

I'm new to the One, had a Nexus 4 for like 4 months, and I really liked the PAC rom. I know I can install the PAC port, PA, or a various other AOSP rom. But I do really like Sense, one thing I'm not sure I can adjust to going without is the screen settings from PA. Everything looks ginormous in comparison to my Nexus. I believe I had most apps and the UI set to 240 (slipping my mind right now) I did poke around on here and on Google looking for some sort of WIP, but didn't stumble on anything much. Is there any hope of ever getting a stock Sense ROM with DPI setting options similar to PA?
Perhaps a modified PACS rom? I know it's probably not going to happen, maybe it's too much work or not even possible, but PAC + Sense would be greatness.
Only with an HTC tablet. No chance otherwise.

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