Guys, my new S2 arrives next week. What's the best, fastest, cleanest rooted ROM?
Used all sorts on my Desire and settled on Cm7. Hate Miui.
What's out there? Needs to be very stable and have decent battery life too and 100% functional.
Suggestions?
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Also not heard much about app2sd and data2sd. Necessary on the galaxy or is there enough internal storage for it not to be a problem? I use *lots* of apps...
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landwomble said:
Guys, my new S2 arrives next week. What's the best, fastest, cleanest rooted ROM?
Used all sorts on my Desire and settled on Cm7. Hate Miui.
What's out there? Needs to be very stable and have decent battery life too and 100% functional.
Suggestions?
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wrong thread my friend.
Use your phone for a week...after flash custom (so u will see the difference)
Opened another thread in q&a - mods, feel free to delete.
I know what you mean about using for a week but it's a faff reloading everything. Plus I *need* root...
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Guys, my new S2 arrives next week. What's the best, fastest, cleanest rooted ROM?
Used all sorts on my Desire and settled on Cm7. Hate Miui.
What's out there? Needs to be very stable and have decent battery life too and 100% functional.
Also not heard much off app and data 2 sd. Are these no longer needed given the galaxy has more internal storage?
Suggestions?
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landwomble said:
Guys, my new S2 arrives next week. What's the best, fastest, cleanest rooted ROM?
Used all sorts on my Desire and settled on Cm7. Hate Miui.
What's out there? Needs to be very stable and have decent battery life too and 100% functional.
Also not heard much off app and data 2 sd. Are these no longer needed given the galaxy has more internal storage?
Suggestions?
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ummm..why not cm7?
Yea if you are settled on CM7 then the nightlies apparently work fine here. They don't have a "stable" yet but I always used the nightlies on my Nexus S and had little to no issues.
I too hate MIUI so if you have tastes like me maybe give VillianROM a try. That's what I'm going to try out first when my sgs2 comes next week.
landwomble said:
Guys, my new S2 arrives next week. What's the best, fastest, cleanest rooted ROM?
Used all sorts on my Desire and settled on Cm7. Hate Miui.
What's out there? Needs to be very stable and have decent battery life too and 100% functional.
Suggestions?
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I had sort of similar needs
1. CM is not fully stable and fn for everyones needs. However i occasionally try it. I am sure in the coming weeks it will be very stable.
2. I now use gingermod rom by luca. Very much like asop rom , but the best thing is that he has made samsung apps into invidual packages. So u can install the things u need.
eg: samsung drive is such a useful thing.
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ummm..why not cm7?
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Thanks guys. I'll go cm7 when officially released I guess. In the.meantime will checkout your suggestions.
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I used cm7 on my nexus one, however i prefer rooted and modified stock on my sgs s2.
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Thanks. Do I need to worry about a2sd/d2sd with the Galaxy S2? It was essential on the Desire - I had a 750mb ext 3 partition to use for apps. Do I need to do this on the S2?
you will have about 1.5GB in your SGSII
Cm7 is good, only problems are fm radio doesn't work, and bluetooth audio doesn't work, and file transfers are slow.
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Cheers. Unfortunately every one of those is a dealbreaker! Looking like gingermod will be first to go on there...
Hey galaxy s2 community! Just a quick question for you guys and gals. I'm ready to flash a ROM on my phone and I think I've narrowed it down to ether aokp or shostock2. I'd like to stick to ics now that the i777 has official ics (more stable and better features) so I think I may wait like a month. I'm looking for something fast (I like showing off my quadrant scores to my HTC fan boy friends) and stable, a good battery life would be great=). Can you help me choose between aokp and shostock2? And don't turn this into a war guys=) we all know they're both amazing ROMs, I just want to know which has better battery life and stability, speed is a nice bonus=) thanks!
I come from a captivate with darkyrom if that tells anyone what kind of ROM I like=)
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xK1LLSW1TCHx127 said:
Hey galaxy s2 community! Just a quick question for you guys and gals. I'm ready to flash a ROM on my phone and I think I've narrowed it down to ether aokp or shostock2. I'd like to stick to ics now that the i777 has official ics (more stable and better features) so I think I may wait like a month. I'm looking for something fast (I like showing off my quadrant scores to my HTC fan boy friends) and stable, a good battery life would be great=). Can you help me choose between aokp and shostock2? And don't turn this into a war guys=) we all know they're both amazing ROMs, I just want to know which has better battery life and stability, speed is a nice bonus=) thanks!
I come from a captivate with darkyrom if that tells anyone what kind of ROM I like=)
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No. Threads like this aren't allowed.
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No. Threads like this aren't allowed.
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+1 this is a vs thread which is no bueno.
We cant choose for u. Just flash them both and see what u like. Each rom suits each persons needs differently.
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You could dual boot them using the siyah kernel. If you choose to do that download the version WITH mic swap, and try them both without flashing back and forth.
try both and see which works best for you.
As noted... no ROM fits everyone.. try a few, and see which works best for YOU.
I just ordered an Amaze for $250 and I am pretty stocked, coming from the mytouch 4g. I noticed that a lot of the roms appear to not have data working. Is there a complete ics rom you would recommend to flash for the first rom? Also how is stock ics rom?
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Stock rooted most stable and is the best rom for this phone imo. ARHD was my favorite deodexed.
If you want mods and a different aosp look.. you can do all that yourself on one of the two above with flashable mods and nova launcher.
Its probably best to read up on all of the ROMs and try them yourself to make your own judgement. This thread will just lead to a few devs shouting out their own roms and their fans following close behind. I know this because this isnt the first time a thread like this has appeared. Im sure u searched before posting though so no worries
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I agree with GG
go stock rooted, or ARHD. The phone on ics is pretty darn fast
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I've never really had any issues with ARHD and would suggest it.
I cant wait to get this phone. It is miles ahead of the Mytouch 4G yes I will read up and research and ask questions if A) can't find something or more likely don't understand what is being explained. Any gingerbread roms worthy enough to look at?
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md1008 said:
I cant wait to get this phone. It is miles ahead of the Mytouch 4G yes I will read up and research and ask questions if A) can't find something or more likely don't understand what is being explained. Any gingerbread roms worthy enough to look at?
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For ICS, I'd suggest ARHD (as previously posted). However, for Gingerbread, I'd suggest BulletProof. BulletProof is what I was running prior to migrating to ICS.
Thanks everyone I would definitely flash ARHD first that is after I get a feel for stock rom. I also found the the Amazing guide stickied on the dev section to really nice. I hope to see it explode pretty soon
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I tried most if not all ROMs. If you want ICS I say go with NRGs stock Rom with faux new kernel. Been my daily driver for a few months now except the kernel that just dropped. If your gonna be on GB then I also 2nd Bulletproof.
Patiently waiting for some CM9 or 10. Which looks like we'll probably have by August, September.
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Whether you use energy with or without stock look, it is the rom I keep going to.. I never have issues with it. I debloat the hell out of it mind you, I don't leave rosie or any other sense feature, but as far as stability, battery, etc is concerned, it is my default rom of choice, and I have tried them all pretty extensively.
If you get the latest build you have to make sure to increase the minimum clock speed to 384 which just requires two little edits in the init.post_boot.sh file in the system/etc directory.
And despite what GG said, even tho I love him(no homo), I am not a fanboy by any means..
I use hd revolution on sensation and amaze. On amaze, it will give you out of box ui but in back processes, lot of optimization were made.
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Used ARHD when I had my amaze 4g and never used anything else, that was when it only had GB though, now that I got a GNex, I'm still using ARHD, one of the best Roms out there, no problems whatsoever, stable, and Mike is an all around great guy who puts much care into his Roms. (Not to say that others don't, I've used so many Roms its unbelievable, just like everyone else, and all devs are AWESOME!!!)
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My word isn't really needed at this point, but **** it - Android Revolution HD (ARHD), just like the others have said.
Trewyy
Engery Rom is thee best choice
Energy Rom is the best in my opinion. I tried both clean rom and ADRHD or whatever it is call. I like Energy because it is Stable. Battery life to me is awesome, especially when I use my hotspot, Bluetooth and playing Poweramp plus I do play games and etc... Anyways that what I would recommend. Personally choose whatever fits your needs and do not go based off what we say. Remember the most popular rom for the Amaze may not be the best or work for your phone. Not all phones are created the same.
RMS_Quicksense [7.0]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678745
Stable, clean, great battery life and fully working. :good:
Hey..just looking for opinions on what you guys think is the most stable and effective rom? I have been flashing sense 5 roms and cm.10 aosp roms. I prefer cm.10 i just cannot handle the bugs right now or things half working. So im just wondering what your opinions are for the most stable rom with great battery life would be? At least until all the bugs are worked out in other roms...
Oh and i have the dna w/ s-off, currently running viper. Not getting good battery life and getting many force closes with several apps
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Bring on the comments please. Moonshine S-Off for me soon, Hopefully.
One of the Sense based ROM's will be the most stable and fully functional. If you want to venture out more then there are several AOSP based roms that are at about 95% functional.
Viper and newts sense 5 are generally considered the 'best' roms.
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Tsoflyyup said:
Hey..just looking for opinions on what you guys think is the most stable and effective rom? I have been flashing sense 5 roms and cm.10 aosp roms. I prefer cm.10 i just cannot handle the bugs right now or things half working. So im just wondering what your opinions are for the most stable rom with great battery life would be? At least until all the bugs are worked out in other roms...
Oh and i have the dna w/ s-off, currently running viper. Not getting good battery life and getting many force closes with several apps
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Was Newts Sense5 Rom not working out for you? I found that to be the most stable.
PAC rom by pio. Best features, no ugly sense framework.
I used to run Newt's Sense 5 rom. That, coupled with Zarbos' kernel (badass governor I think?) was very stable and had great battery life.
As of right now I'm running Flyhalf's CM 10.1 rom. No issues so far, but according to the thread some people are having random issues.
I gotta say Viper.lots of tweeks and customization and super stable!
Good Question. I plan on flashing Newt.s Sense 5 ROM when we get Moonshine but I;d prefer CM10.1.
The thing is I've read photos taken with CM are noticeably worst than Sense on the One, plus I played with it on a Note 2 and noticed that and the screen looked much worst. Can anyone say how CM stacks up in those areas?
I'm running Hatka Supreme Sense 5 rom. Seems to have the best balance of stability, speed and customization. Also battery life is great.
Just ran CM10 for the weekend to weigh it. Only real complaint was Bluetooth quality, which was a killer for me . Back on viper.
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I've been running cm 10.1 for the last month. Sadly it's not the most stable ROM, yet. Thanks to the brilliant and hard work of chad, it's getting there. I have no doubt it will.
Until then I'd have to say the most stable rom at this point is newts sense 5.
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cojoda said:
I've been running cm 10.1 for the last month. Sadly it's not the most stable ROM, yet. Thanks to the brilliant and hard work of chad, it's getting there. I have no doubt it will.
Until then I'd have to say the most stable rom at this point is newts sense 5.
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You have a link to newts?
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Farva0412 said:
You have a link to newts?
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or you can just go into dna android development and click the link that takes you to his thread ... just sayin...
NOS 2.0.3 and Viper 1.3.x are probably the most stable "custom" roms... besides that just the plain rooted ota's are the most stable
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or you can just go into dna android development and click the link that takes you to his thread ... just sayin...
NOS 2.0.3 and Viper 1.3.x are probably the most stable "custom" roms... besides that just the plain rooted ota's are the most stable
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If i knew it was called nos i would have. I didn't know i thought it was called newts.... Just got the phone.. Damn....
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Farva0412 said:
If i knew it was called nos i would have. I didn't know i thought it was called newts.... Just got the phone.. Damn....
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Sorry for the confusion. I sometimes forget there might be some people on this thread who haven't had a rooted DNA for the last 6 months.
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If i knew it was called nos i would have. I didn't know i thought it was called newts.... Just got the phone.. Damn....
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i dont want to start a fight or get ot but if you take like a few minutes and browse the rom sections you would have found it in like 2 seconds...
Now, as a long time XDA user, I know these types of threads are frowned upon...oh well.
Anyway, I just picked up a DNA as I'm seriously sick of Samsung and decided to get back to my roots and the company I loved for so long. The DNA has been out for quite some time and hence the reason I ask the question.
For the long time DNA users, what Sense rom gave you the best overall performance and battery life? You know...that old favorite of yours that you compare all new roms to. Android version and Sense version is not important to me. I'm just curious the rom name and maybe a kernel you used, if at all.
I want to play around with this device, so just looking for some input by those who have been with the DNA since the beginning.
Also, I'm on TWRP 2.7 if that matters. So, if it is suggest I change recovery before flashing your suggested rom, please say so.
Thanks in advance to anyone who may reply!
mulhiny said:
Now, as a long time XDA user, I know these types of threads are frowned upon...oh well.
Anyway, I just picked up a DNA as I'm seriously sick of Samsung and decided to get back to my roots and the company I loved for so long. The DNA has been out for quite some time and hence the reason I ask the question.
For the long time DNA users, what Sense rom gave you the best overall performance and battery life? You know...that old favorite of yours that you compare all new roms to. Android version and Sense version is not important to me. I'm just curious the rom name and maybe a kernel you used, if at all.
I want to play around with this device, so just looking for some input by those who have been with the DNA since the beginning.
Also, I'm on TWRP 2.7 if that matters. So, if it is suggest I change recovery before flashing your suggested rom, please say so.
Thanks in advance to anyone who may reply!
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I always run viper DNA it's a very good sense Rom and is always stable. Use twrp 2.7 to flash it.
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Jaggar345 said:
I always run viper DNA it's a very good sense Rom and is always stable. Use twrp 2.7 to flash it.
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Thanks for the reply. I did flash the latest viper. Good roms. Always used viper on my Evo LTE back when I was on Sprint.
Any suggestions for a Sense 4+ rom? Can I even flash one since my DNA came with KitKat on it?
mulhiny said:
Thanks for the reply. I did flash the latest viper. Good roms. Always used viper on my Evo LTE back when I was on Sprint.
Any suggestions for a Sense 4+ rom? Can I even flash one since my DNA came with KitKat on it?
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Yes you can flash one. The only one that I really liked on sense 4+ was viper. The old Rom is still around it's just way down there in the development thread or original dev thread I can't remember what one it's in. But it's around and it was very good when I used to run it.
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Jaggar345 said:
Yes you can flash one. The only one that I really liked on sense 4+ was viper. The old Rom is still around it's just way down there in the development thread or original dev thread I can't remember what one it's in. But it's around and it was very good when I used to run it.
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Awesome. I'll take a look for it. I do enjoy Sense 6 (current Viper), but I'm having a urge to relive my EvoLTE glory days with some Sense 4+..
Thanks for the replies, Jaggar. I do appreciate.
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I think battery life is also related to kernel. You can test some other kernel on your phone then some kernel may be good at battery life.
I actually ended up flashing the Viper Rom that still has the Sense 4+ and battery life had been awesome. I tried the latest, but just wasn't as good..maybe tonight I will try Sense 6 again with a kernel. Any suggestions?
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