I have been running CM7 and MIUI on my SGSII but i cant make my mind up which one to stick to.
I like some things on CM7 but i also like the UI of MIUI, how easy would it be to merge both roms togeather with what i want from each rom?
I would like to use CM7 as the base as it seems to run nicer than MIUI but i like MIUI's mods and notification drop down but dont want MIUI's homescreen, also i think CM7's camera is alot better than MIUI's, also a few other bits that i cant remember.
Only problem i have is lack of knowledge about making roms etc, if anyone does have this knowledge and agrees with me and would like to make a rom like this i would help the best way i can etc.
What are your thoughts?
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djsimonr said:
I have been running CM7 and MIUI on my SGSII but i cant make my mind up which one to stick to.
I like some things on CM7 but i also like the UI of MIUI, how easy would it be to merge both roms togeather with what i want from each rom?
I would like to use CM7 as the base as it seems to run nicer than MIUI but i like MIUI's mods and notification drop down but dont want MIUI's homescreen, also i think CM7's camera is alot better than MIUI's, also a few other bits that i cant remember.
Only problem i have is lack of knowledge about making roms etc, if anyone does have this knowledge and agrees with me and would like to make a rom like this i would help the best way i can etc.
What are your thoughts?
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Maybe using cm7 and trying to find a launcher that looks as miui?
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Yea i have thought about that, maybe someone will do this merge once both roms are at stable release
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afilopou said:
Maybe using cm7 and trying to find a launcher that looks as miui?
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yep, I would go this way. try CM7 with Go Launcher EX for example...
Use CM7,
Install this theme for Theme Chooser: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1189723&highlight=MIUI+CM7
Install Go Launcher EX+MIUI theme
OR
Install this launcher: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1220695
You can find more themes for QQLauncher:http://forum.xda-developers.com/search.php?searchid=89487960
Miui uses CM7 as a base and builds off it so its already merged (kinda).
Your best bet would be to pick the one you prefer, and fix/replace the things you dont like with after market apps.
I know this isnt what you wanted to hear but im afraid it's your only option.
afaik there has never been a miui/CM7 hybird.
By the sounds you want to -
Install MIUI
Install ADW launcher from the market and use that
Get a copy of the camera APK from CM7 and use that instead of MIUIs camera (sure I did this back on my SGS1)
You can pretty much get what you are after then.
Yea i know miui is already based on cm7.
Think i may use miui and then change the launcher and try and pick a few system apk's from cm7 that i want.
I take it cm7 apk's will run fine on miui seen as its running the same base?
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I prefer CM7, I don't like the interface of MIUI. (yes, I just said that)
I want Android, not some iOS-nonsense.
No offense to bmarko, your doing a great job porting it.
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I just want to know what you guys think.
I'm going to be using Bilboa's kernel on both so it's basically just which ROM is better?
I'm asking because tomorrow I have a state sponsored test and when I finish I'm going to be bored and I want to experiment with one these two ROMs. So what should I flash?
UI - GPS = MIUI
Android + bonus - GPS = CM7
Tough decision, my opinion. Neither will have great battery life.
I found MIUI to be sooo beautiful but it kept getting unstable and weird on the XDA app and some other white background apps (color) but I'm on cm7 and its great and a little more stable
PS
Watch my video review on miui for a good though
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Alanrocks15 said:
I found MIUI to be sooo beautiful but it kept getting unstable and weird on the XDA app and some other white background apps (color) but I'm on cm7 and its great and a little more stable
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Watch my video review on miui for a good though
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I saw it the other day.
Meee weee lmfao
I'm thinking CM7 but it's not officially supported, but MIUI is now officially supported. hmmmmm idk
iCaptivate said:
I saw it the other day.
Meee weee lmfao
I'm thinking CM7 but it's not officially supported, but MIUI is now officially supported. hmmmmm idk
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I know your thinking Officially supported=bad ass
No it doesn't I found cm7 a lot more smooth and stable for me.
That being said I have a lot of apps compared to you guys so results will vary
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oh hey, why not try them BOTH?
s15274n said:
UI = MIUI
Android + bonus - GPS = CM7
Tough decision, my opinion.
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MIUI has working GPS?
Comparing MIUI to CM7 is like a joke coz MIUI is nothing more than a cartoon theme.
MilkPudding said:
Comparing MIUI to CM7 is like a joke coz MIUI is nothing more than a cartoon theme.
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A cartoon theme??
Haha!
Miui has the great looks that cm7 will never have. yeah sure you guys can change your themes... But can you change them so it affects EVERYTHING?
boot animation.
Lock screen
Icons
Font
Dialer
Mms
Theres thousands of themes, where... Well cm7 has probably a hundred.
Sucks to be you.
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MIUI has working GPS?
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+1, has MIUI a working GPS?
And another quick question for you guys: which version of MIUI did you flash on your phone?
I found the one on xda forum: MIUI 1.4.8 (Beta 6) 2.3.3
or the one from SGS MIUI sourceforge : MIUI9000_RC4_VIB <-- for the Vibrant
I want to try that amazing ROM but I need your help finding the good version to flash!
Thanks
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Comparing MIUI to CM7 is like a joke coz MIUI is nothing more than a cartoon theme.
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i lul'd at this.
xriderx66 said:
A cartoon theme??
Haha!
Miui has the great looks that cm7 will never have. yeah sure you guys can change your themes... But can you change them so it affects EVERYTHING?
boot animation.
Lock screen
Icons
Font
Dialer
Mms
Theres thousands of themes, where... Well cm7 has probably a hundred.
Sucks to be you.
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My phone has the built in theme chooser.. but I also have the flashable themed zips that are VERY professional (and change everything)... AND, my phone doesn't look like an iPhone (MIUI).
I really prefer the stock android look CM7 brings to the table. Everyone has a preference, no need to knock one over the other. That goes to the person who called MIUI a cartoon theme too, MIUI is sexy... just not MY preference.
In my mind,neither CM nor MIUI,the battery life is the key point to me when I choose a rom to flash.
Since they use the same kernel you could set up Cm7 and do a nandroid.....then flash MIUI and set it up.....then do a nandroid for MIUI. Then you can switch back and forth in less than 5 min!
In my opinion MIUI is less buggy than CM7. MIUI went official and they have fixed almost everything. The only problem i have is that GPS does not work. The battery life is average if u flash version 1.4.15. MIUI's UI is so beautiful compared to CM7.
Again, our comes down to ui, stock android with features, our android that slept with iphone.
Latest cm7 releases are stable, just no gps/poor battery.
i like miui
Actually, both stuffer from similar problems, just that miui will have it fixed, whereas cm7 is unpredictable, but maybe cm7 can take and borrowfrom miui?
I've been using miui a my main rom for about a month now and love it to death. I'm not having any stability issues with all of my Apps. Granted the GPS blows but the Vibrant GPS has always sucked the big one. If I need to use GPS that bad I just put my sim in my G1 which has ****ing amazing gps.
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^ agree with every word.
I haven't been on a different rom than miui for over a month.
Me and a few friends have an awesome Rom idea but none of us are skilled developers. We are looking for a developer or developers to construct the rom. We well be willing to donate and I have a connection who would be interested and willing to donate should we say efficiently. I will create icons, boot animations, wallpapers, graphics etc. As this is more my forte. If it really takes off we might do a wiki or site. We want this Rom to be predominantly Optimus V based. So if your interested PM and we cab discuss details and the actual idea.
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Hyeagley said:
Me and a few friends have an awesome Rom idea but none of us are skilled developers. We are looking for a developer or developers to construct the rom. We well be willing to donate and I have a connection who would be interested and willing to donate should we say efficiently. I will create icons, boot animations, wallpapers, graphics etc. As this is more my forte. If it really takes off we might do a wiki or site. We want this Rom to be predominantly Optimus V based. So if your interested PM and we cab discuss details and the actual idea.
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Are you planning 2.2 or 2.3 rom? If you give me your framework I can throw it in a cm7 rom. You can do it your self very easily too. I don't mind helping, I just don't get much time in front of my computer these days
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pbailey212 said:
Are you planning 2.2 or 2.3 rom? If you give me your framework I can throw it in a cm7 rom. You can do it your self very easily too. I don't mind helping, I just don't get much time in front of my computer these days
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2.3 we want to have a different launcher built in. Have you seen the Circle launcher?
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That would be simple too, I don't care for it, isn't the full version of circle launcher a paid app?
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That would be simple too, I don't care for it, isn't the full version of circle launcher a paid app?
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I sent you a pm
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I agree that if you're after a custom theme with a different launcher for the VM670 there's little to no reason to start all over from scratch. In fact with a bit of practice I bet you guys could do it yourselves.
Basing it off of something established like CM7 and IHO means that you get easy access to bug fixes and other updates.
I think the best route would be to ask for instructions on how to reskin and replace what you want. As most of the stuff in CM7 is BSD or Apache licensed you don't have to redistribute your source (altho, doing so is, IMO, a good idea).
Blarf is the man, he is the one that does most of the work so we don't have to
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Just flash IHO, and then flash your themes. Or install your launcher afterwards. Seriously, there's no need for an entirely new ROM.
huntersquid said:
Just flash IHO, and then flash your themes. Or install your launcher afterwards. Seriously, there's no need for an entirely new ROM.
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This is your opinion and Ill respect it.
But IMO you are wrong. What if they figure out a way to improve on IHO?
Or maybe there are people that would rather have a different launcher then adw. I support anderweb but I prefer a different launcher then adw. A fully themed rom including lock screen and all the other stuff the theme changer would also be nice to have.
The more options we have the better off we are. Having just one flavor of IHO only leads to boredom.
I agree with you on this one eollie. We will be using a pure IHO and expanding. It may be a little as we are learning the ropes and want the end product to be exactly what were looking for.
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I love this idea. Just wish i knew how to dev. If this ROM gets off the ground, i'd definitely flash it and donate. I was using AOSP's ROM, which appears it may be abandoned now, so i tried IHO, which for some reason keeps rebooting my phone, so i'm looking for a good ROM to run on my Optimus V.
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Try mrg666 IHO cm7,with IHO recovery. His latest biuld is 08132011,i have had excellent bat life. No reboots so far its pretty stable and no FCs.This my daily rom for a while.
Once I place apps in the app folder of the rom. Such as a new launcher do I need to do something else besides delete the first one to make it the default launcher
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Hyeagley said:
Once I place apps in the app folder of the rom. Such as a new launcher do I need to do something else besides delete the first one to make it the default launcher
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I don't think so, I have clever done it though, just don't try flashing with no launcher. Give it a shot, worst case, you have to restore your backup
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pbailey212 said:
I don't think so, I have clever done it though, just don't try flashing with no launcher. Give it a shot, worst case, you have to restore your backup
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Ok sweet thank you!
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eollie said:
This is your opinion and Ill respect it.
But IMO you are wrong. What if they figure out a way to improve on IHO?
Or maybe there are people that would rather have a different launcher then adw. I support anderweb but I prefer a different launcher then adw. A fully themed rom including lock screen and all the other stuff the theme changer would also be nice to have.
The more options we have the better off we are. Having just one flavor of IHO only leads to boredom.
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They're always improving on IHO, and there are new builds out multiple times a week. BobZ's IHO build uses Launcherpro instead of ADW, and MrG has posted a file to flash with the IHO ROM to give you the stock launcher instead of ADW. Check them out here - https://github.com/inferiorhumanorgans/android_device_lge_thunderc/wiki/Binary . You can always just put your theme on top of that, no?
huntersquid said:
Just flash IHO, and then flash your themes. Or install your launcher afterwards. Seriously, there's no need for an entirely new ROM.
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Or you can modify the zip file as you want, and add the stock themes, and add stock apps
based on cm7 for optimus V
Hyeagley said:
Once I place apps in the app folder of the rom. Such as a new launcher do I need to do something else besides delete the first one to make it the default launcher
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if you want to make the zip file work, you need to add strings in META-INF Folder in cert.sf and manifest, or else zip will say error
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if you want to make the zip file work, you need to add strings in META-INF Folder in cert.sf and manifest, or else zip will say error
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What strings do I add? And how
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Hyeagley said:
What strings do I add? And how
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If you open archive with 7 zip you can add and remove apps with no issues just turn off signature verification. I replace lots of apps like putting in go launcher, root explorer, and link2sd. Also remove a lot of crap I don't use.
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Ok so i plan on downloading the miui.us rom sometime today, but i have a few questions i wanna clear up some things.
I was looking around the forum today and i came across this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302004. I want to install this as my lockscreen but im a little lost at something , it says CM7 , so does this mean it will only work on cm7 roms ? but then it also says miui, which is the rom i want. I don't get why cm7 and miui are together, is it a theme of miui put into cm7 or something?
Thanks in advance
xringo said:
Ok so i plan on downloading the miui.us rom sometime today, but i have a few questions i wanna clear up some things.
I was looking around the forum today and i came across this, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1302004. I want to install this as my lockscreen but im a little lost at something , it says CM7 , so does this mean it will only work on cm7 roms ? but then it also says miui, which is the rom i want. I don't get why cm7 and miui are together, is it a theme of miui put into cm7 or something?
Thanks in advance
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This is the miui lockscreen,ported to CM7. You will already have this lockscreen,so there is not point in trying to install it.
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geoffcorey said:
This is the miui lockscreen,ported to CM7. You will already have this lockscreen,so there is not point in trying to install it.
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OH i see, but how do i make my MIUI look like that? is it a theme or something??
That's a theme.
Miui does not look like that.
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That's a theme.
Miui does not look like that.
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Would you know what the theme is called ?
It's great that there is a thanks button, but there needs to be a "cut a n00b" button. It would result in an arm reaching through the computer screen with a butter knife and going to town.
You're quizzing us on themes and you haven't even installed the ROM yet? Seriously? Install the ROM and see if you still have any questions.
If memory serves me correctly, the second post in the miui.us thread explains the basics of miui such as how one ought to approach themes and other useful tips.
Theming MIUI works differently than most other Roms. There is a built-in theme app in miui that lets you browse through online themes, download them, and apply them onto your phone. Its worth downloading the rom and checking it out.
I seriously dislike the TouchWiz UI. It's very boring and dull, I love the way stock Android looks with its dark and light blue theme, very minimalistic and intuitive and I hate the way TouchWiz is just black grey and a mixture of other colors. I'm using NovaLuancher but it only changes the home screen, I'm looking for stock android settings menu and notification/status bar. Is there a solution to this yet? Putting stock ICS on the Galaxy S3? Or are there any launchers or skins that make the settings menu and notifications look like stock ICS?
No one? I'd also like to know.
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Check themes and apps section.. If you can't find any themes, then no.. Just hang on... There will be 100 theme releases soon where all is "aosp" and every rom is AOSP themed. Cm9 and aokp will sure also find its way some day
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Check themes and apps section.. If you can't find any themes, then no.. Just hang on... There will be 100 theme releases soon where all is "aosp" and every rom is AOSP themed. Cm9 and aokp will sure also find its way some day
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Forgive my ignorance but I've been a iOS user since the first iPhone and I just switched to ICS because I was sick of the iPhone. What is AOSP? I know what CM9 is, what would you recommend me to install on my phone?
AOSP stands for "Android Open Soruce Poject" it is basally the barebone android OS made by Google for all to see. Many roms are based off of it, as the code is release soon after googles flagship nexus devices.
I like aosp too but dont yiu guys think it makes the phone look cheap? I find touchwiz icons classy..
I would suggest waiting a month or so after your carrier gets it to put a custom ROM on it. By then a lot of bugs well have been worked out and there will be some great tutorials available.
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I like aosp too but dont yiu guys think it makes the phone look cheap? I find touchwiz icons classy..
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no, because you can customize it to your liking. there are thousands of options.
to the op download a launcher and it might imprve your experience.
I doubt CM9 or other stock ICS ROMs will have features like smart stay or s voice...if they do include them, that would be awesome!
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CM9 for SGS3 would be custom to suit the S3.. So I'm sure it would include all the features unique only to the S3....
I think the TouchWiz 5 UI is quite nice, MUCH better than the 4.0 on my SGSII, however, I use Nova launcher because S launcher is driving me crazy
Nevertheless, AOSP is still much better, and as the SGSIII is a hugely successful and famous device, so it won't take long for the first AOSP roms to spread from the ground Just have a look at the SGSII
cheers
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CM9 for SGS3 would be custom to suit the S3.. So I'm sure it would include all the features unique only to the S3....
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I think not
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Hello every1
I have been a fan of CM roms since I can remember having an Android phone, always loved the feeling of a clean Android Software.
Too bad samsung always packs touchwiz on its software, I hate its launcher, the icons, the settings menu, notification bar... Everything on it!
The problem I ham having is that going with CM based roms nowadays implies having to leave most of the amazing features of this phone behind, like its amazing camera, CM camera works, but not 100%, keeps giving me trouble and the picture quality cant be compated to Samsung roms.
Does any1 know a Samsung rom with the 100% looks of JB Android ?
Best regards
You could always grab the apex launcher....
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More options in nova
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katsuru said:
Hello every1
I have been a fan of CM roms since I can remember having an Android phone, always loved the feeling of a clean Android Software.
Too bad samsung always packs touchwiz on its software, I hate its launcher, the icons, the settings menu, notification bar... Everything on it!
The problem I ham having is that going with CM based roms nowadays implies having to leave most of the amazing features of this phone behind, like its amazing camera, CM camera works, but not 100%, keeps giving me trouble and the picture quality cant be compated to Samsung roms.
Does any1 know a Samsung rom with the 100% looks of JB Android ?
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Just for you I will make a Stock SGS3 ROM that looks like stock Android. Will it be completely AOSP looking? No, but it will be much better for you.
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Just for you I will make a Stock SGS3 ROM that looks like stock Android. Will it be completely AOSP looking? No, but it will be much better for you.
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That's GREAT. But is it possible to have the Jelly Bean SMS app instead of Samsung's (and same thing for Contacts app) ? The Google SMS app is much better (better looks, silent delivery reports,...), and if you can add Samsung features on it (direct call especially) you are a GOD
Looking forward to it.
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Try using the Rom foxhound 1.3. I'm also a big fan of the aosp look. But I dint want to miss out the wonderful features in the latest iteration of touchwiz, after a lot of search, now in this. Just sharing my experience. Anyways roms are always individual preference!!
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Or use FoxHound i forgot about that ROM. Has everything you are looking for.
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katsuru said:
Hello every1
I have been a fan of CM roms since I can remember having an Android phone, always loved the feeling of a clean Android Software.
Too bad samsung always packs touchwiz on its software, I hate its launcher, the icons, the settings menu, notification bar... Everything on it!
The problem I ham having is that going with CM based roms nowadays implies having to leave most of the amazing features of this phone behind, like its amazing camera, CM camera works, but not 100%, keeps giving me trouble and the picture quality cant be compated to Samsung roms.
Does any1 know a Samsung rom with the 100% looks of JB Android ?
Best regards
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You can try Romow N4 ROM. It is a Sammy based ROM with NOVA launcher pre-installed, without any bloatwares, dioxidized and rooted to the likes of many. The only reason in my case where I find this particular ROM great is that there are many features included in it such as in-built call-recorder(stalker app I know) 2 camera apps(Original Sammy and a Nexus's I believe?) , no touchwheeze and bloatwares, no lag on keyboard operations(usually found in many custom jelly bean ROMS) just to name a few. I was on CM10 before but found this a tad better especially for the fact that my OEM(China made RED cables) MHL adaptor works fine with this ROM unlike the latter. So you can give this one a try, it has been my daily driver for about a few days now.
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You can try Romow N4 ROM. It is a Sammy based ROM with NOVA launcher pre-installed, without any bloatwares, dioxidized and rooted to the likes of many.
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Do you mean DEODEXED ?
You know that performance-wise, deodexing a ROM is a huge step backwards, right?
I found absolutely no advantages in the ROM mentioned (Romow N4), and everything it provides can either be installed from the Play Store or uninstalled using Titanium Backup. Besides, it probably is MUCH, MUCH SLOWER than a stock, odexed ROM.
The only advantage of deodexing a ROM is to allow for theming the ROM by changing the resources some apps use (like the framework itself).
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The only advantage of deodexing a ROM is to allow for theming the ROM by changing the resources some apps use (like the framework itself).
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True and if you are peformance driven, then after you are done themeing it then you will odex it back.
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True and if you are peformance driven, then after you are done themeing it then you will odex it back.
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Also true, but that's not something the regular user (which I believe is the case here) will do, or even know how to do. Therefore, my general advice for those who don't know the difference, is to simply avoid deodexed ROMs.
Just use foxhound with an theme
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you can simply freeze touchwiz home and use nova or apex or any other launcher out there and still enjoy the other goodies from samsung.
Everyone talks about Apex and Nova launchers but Holo is the best of them all in my opinion it's just not as widely known as the others, check it out from the market (quite similar to Apex actually but better IMO)