My nephew has invested in a Samsung Galaxy S2 and I've finally convinced him to root it and flash a custom rom... I have a HTC G2 and there's like 6-8 roms to choose from... And everyone of them has a different thing going for them... Like one of them is Sense 2.1, one is clean MIUI and some are mods with MIUI, some CM7-mods and a couple of Sense 3.5's and one hybrid Sense 2.1+3.0...
What I'm trying to say is, its a jungle out there... And I'd really like to help my nephew get a good and updated phone..
So what are the different 'deal-breakers' on your different ROMs? Which is the best ROM in your opinion?
(wrong catagory.. should be in Q&A.. sry..)
My opinion is that we know nothing about your nephew, therefore can't possibly make recommendations for him.
This thread is created and closed literally every day, sometimes several times a day.
oinkylicious said:
My opinion is that we know nothing about your nephew, therefore can't possibly make recommendations for him.
This thread is created and closed literally every day, sometimes several times a day.
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That wasn't quite what I was asking for...
But, if you insist: He's 22 years old, lives with his girlfriend on 21 years in a 2-room apartment.. He works out 2-3 times a week with his younger brother... He like WOW... He was once a big Ogamer... He goes to college.. Dunno what he studies, but something with computers... He hacked his ps3 earlier this years... He likes dubstep and mojitos... Anything else you need to know, to tell me your opinion about what ROM you think is best???
I recommend the stock ROM.
Cognition is a really fast stock-based ROM. For me, it feels very fast and works really well.
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But, if you insist: He's 22 years old, lives with his girlfriend on 21 years in a 2-room apartment.. He works out 2-3 times a week with his younger brother... He like WOW... He was once a big Ogamer... He goes to college.. Dunno what he studies, but something with computers... He hacked his ps3 earlier this years... He likes dubstep and mojitos... Anything else you need to know, to tell me your opinion about what ROM you think is best???
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Well played sir
I would recommend cm7.. Get him on the nightlys! #116 literally cooks bacon.. No **** try it for yourself!
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Ok, so you say everyone has a different opinion, that's why it's hard to choose. My question is, how will this thread change any of that?
The thing with this "what's the best... " always end up in people recommending their current ROM.
There is truly only one way to find out what's best for you (or your nephew for that matter).
The next thing you want to know is probably what the best modem is to use with the SGS2.
XDA is (or at least was) about exploring and share experiences.
Past few years it's more becoming a demand and receive kind of thing.
Threads like this ones are always getting locked in the end.
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How about your nephew comes on here himself, reads up extensively and then makes his own informed choices as to which ROM he thinks may be best.
He hacked his ps3 earlier this years... He likes dubstep and mojitos
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Regardless if he likes crack cocaine and sex with animals i hardly think it's relevant to this forum
jonny68 said:
How about your nephew comes on here himself, reads up extensively and then makes his own informed choices as to which ROM he thinks may be best.
Regardless if he likes crack cocaine and sex with animals i hardly think it's relevant to this forum
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Because he's too f*cking lazy......like all the rest of the muppets who keep asking which is the best rom...
Just let him be on stock for gods sake..
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I'm glad this thread ended well.
Jelly Bean rom is out im currently using it inbetween ICS Alphas
MrEzzzkiel said:
Which is the best ROM in your opinion?
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Dude - Ignore the wankers.
Wankers - wouldn't it be easier to just ignore the post if you have nothing constructive to offer the guy? Rather than... wanking on him?
Ezzzkiel - The nice thing in SGS2-land is that there are a lot of great, stable ROMs with decent battery life. It benefited from a lot of the startup pains that we all suffered through on the original SGS. So although it may seem like a jungle, the reality is that it is an ice cream (sic) shop with lots of great flavors.
If your nephew is technically competent and enjoys mucking around with lots of options, I would recommend one of the following:
CheckROM is a modified Samsung ROM and has a nice KitchenPro app that allows you to easily change kernels, modems, themes, apps, boot animations, etc. It also has OTA updates. I used it for quite a while and it has been stable, fast and virtually bug free.
CM7 continues to be a favorite among many folks. It is in good, but not perfect shape... but it is quite serviceable as an everyday ROM. You can modify pretty much everything you can imagine. Nightlies are available for flash freaks.
MIUI (and my favorite version - Galnet MIUI) is looking really great lately. I personally find the way it deals with notifications and replies very intuitive... even more so that CM7. Again, it has OTA updates which are handy. But it is very personal. Some people hate MIUI and some people love it.
If your nephew prefers to start with a basic flash and go ROM then Cognition, Criskelo, Batista, and about a half dozen others are excellent ROMs where everything works.
On all these ROMs the first thing I install is Go Launcher, so I have a common set of home screens that make it easy to navigate. Then I can explore the unique elements under the skin. Again, the choice of launcher is very personal. Many folks swear by Launcher Pro, ADW and others.
How can you forget to mention Villain ROM 3.0?
It's the best. Close to stock with it's own VillainTweak program.
See where this is going?
Sent from my #sgs2
SGSII-land is like a different country... My oh my... I've heard XDA could be a harsh forum to wander, but I've only met kind and friendly users on the XDA-boards I usually look at..
Excuse me for asking you about your opinion about which ROM you find best to the SGS... Thx for the constructive posts, those of you who took time to makes such ones...
I'll find my own way through this damp and moist swamp of ROMs...
oinkylicious said:
My opinion is that we know nothing about your nephew, therefore can't possibly make recommendations for him.
This thread is created and closed literally every day, sometimes several times a day.
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wait wait
ur saying some how THIS thread is created and closed everyday ??wtf
are we living in a Quantum matrix ?
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anyways
i go back and forth between custom roms and kernels
and i ALWAYS go back to stock rom
i recommend stock rom
Closed, Cheerz.
(comparison Threads are Flamebaits)
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Alright everyone, Suggestions of either Synergy and BAmf Sense 3.0.
Battery life being most important what would you suggest???
Thanks
nmtuna said:
Alright everyone, Suggestions of either Synergy and BAmf Sense 3.0.
Battery life being most important what would you suggest???
Thanks
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Both are really good, synergy is going through a nightly process that's pretty fun to follow. They both have pretty good kernels and neither appears to have battery drain. If you're using an extended like I am you can expect about 36 hours with normal use, similar to froyo. If you're using the standard battery have a charger nearby The two roms aren't all that different, VIRUS and the BAMF team are both extremely talented. Flash them both, and take them for a test run. You'll likely ge 50 different opinions anyway
I suggest you download both and try them yourself.
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I suggest you download both and try them yourself.
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Hey everyone if you don't have an opinion or knowledge of these roms, DON'T REPLY TELLING ME TO TRY THEM BOTH! Why have a forum to interact with other users if I wanted to test EVERY Rom blindly.
nmtuna said:
Hey everyone if you don't have an opinion or knowledge of these roms, DON'T REPLY TELLING ME TO TRY THEM BOTH! Why have a forum to interact with other users if I wanted to test EVERY Rom blindly.
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Your too picky.
nmtuna said:
Hey everyone if you don't have an opinion or knowledge of these roms, DON'T REPLY TELLING ME TO TRY THEM BOTH! Why have a forum to interact with other users if I wanted to test EVERY Rom blindly.
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Because I'm saying you should form your own opinion? Lol, ok guy.
nmtuna said:
Hey everyone if you don't have an opinion or knowledge of these roms, DON'T REPLY TELLING ME TO TRY THEM BOTH! Why have a forum to interact with other users if I wanted to test EVERY Rom blindly.
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The community reaches out with suggestions, but you are the user and naturally, have different preferences. Being a **** about people telling you to try each yourself is not going to get you personal opinions about the roms.
My advice for you? Flash the ****ing roms yourself and quit asking stupid questions.
/troll
edit: from my personal experience, I've been able to supercharge my battery by wrapping my phone in aluminum foil and putting it in the microwave for 2 minutes. I get about 10 more hours of battery life than a standard charge, but YMMV.
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Turnyface said:
The community reaches out with suggestions, but you are the user and naturally, have different preferences. Being a **** about people telling you to try each yourself is not going to get you personal opinions about the roms.
My advice for you? Flash the ****ing roms yourself and quit asking stupid questions.
/troll
edit: from my personal experience, I've been able to supercharge my battery by wrapping my phone in aluminum foil and putting it in the microwave for 2 minutes. I get about 10 more hours of battery life than a standard charge, but YMMV.
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Turnyface and Goosey or whatever the hell. you guys are not so witty and apparently not to smart at the moment. They guy asked for advice to pick Rom A or Rom B based on your opinion of whats better! Thats like me saying should I buy a Corolla or a Stratus, u know both are kinda expensive (its a metaphor to the time it takes to install and all the work into it) not all of us like to spend 24/7 installing setting up roms, we have girlfriends and such... haha but unlike my last sentence i do like it haha, im girlfriend less thanks to my android girlfriend... all im saying is be less of **** on these forums jebus just answer the dudes question without being an asshole... nooone cares about ur philosophy, nor my philosphy i just typed up hahaha i love being a hipocrite anyhow FOFF
bhbmaster said:
Turnyface and Goosey or whatever the hell. you guys are not so witty and apparently not to smart at the moment. They guy asked for advice to pick Rom A or Rom B based on your opinion of whats better! Thats like me saying should I buy a Corolla or a Stratus, u know both are kinda expensive (its a metaphor to the time it takes to install and all the work into it) not all of us like to spend 24/7 installing setting up roms, we have girlfriends and such... haha but unlike my last sentence i do like it haha, im girlfriend less thanks to my android girlfriend... all im saying is be less of **** on these forums jebus just answer the dudes question without being an asshole... nooone cares about ur philosophy, nor my philosphy i just typed up hahaha i love being a hipocrite anyhow FOFF
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Ok, there are other reasonable people going thru these forums.
bhbmaster said:
Turnyface and Goosey or whatever the hell. you guys are not so witty and apparently not to smart at the moment. They guy asked for advice to pick Rom A or Rom B based on your opinion of whats better! Thats like me saying should I buy a Corolla or a Stratus, u know both are kinda expensive (its a metaphor to the time it takes to install and all the work into it) not all of us like to spend 24/7 installing setting up roms, we have girlfriends and such... haha but unlike my last sentence i do like it haha, im girlfriend less thanks to my android girlfriend... all im saying is be less of **** on these forums jebus just answer the dudes question without being an asshole... nooone cares about ur philosophy, nor my philosphy i just typed up hahaha i love being a hipocrite anyhow FOFF
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I don't know why I am going to respond to someone who obviously has an IQ of less than 40 or is less than 15 years old, but here goes...
Hi douchebag, i'm giving the OP good advice and telling him he should try each rom to see which one HE likes best. No 2 phones are the same, meaning what works great for one person, might not work great for him. Therefore he should try them both for a couple days to see which one works best for him, and gives him the features he wants, not what other people tell him he should have. No where does he ask which one is better, but he wants better battery life, which won't be so much the function of the rom, but the kernel he chooses, uses 3g/4g, how much he uses the phone, how many calls are made, etc. So with him using the phone differently form everyone else (as we all do), telling him what works best for me, may not work best for him (is this finally getting through to you?)
Your analogy was pointless, are you going to get a car just cause someone says to get it, or are you going to test drive it to see if you really like it?
nmtuna said:
Hey everyone if you don't have an opinion or knowledge of these roms, DON'T REPLY TELLING ME TO TRY THEM BOTH! Why have a forum to interact with other users if I wanted to test EVERY Rom blindly.
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Use Synergy..... Please.
sent from my BAMF'n thunderbolt.
The best battery and performance I've found was Das BAMF Stripped, but I agree that you should flash each for a few days (only hours if you find one to run horrible) because different people do have different results.
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Turnyface and Goosey or whatever the hell. you guys are not so witty and apparently not to smart at the moment. They guy asked for advice to pick Rom A or Rom B based on your opinion of whats better! Thats like me saying should I buy a Corolla or a Stratus, u know both are kinda expensive (its a metaphor to the time it takes to install and all the work into it) not all of us like to spend 24/7 installing setting up roms, we have girlfriends and such... haha but unlike my last sentence i do like it haha, im girlfriend less thanks to my android girlfriend... all im saying is be less of **** on these forums jebus just answer the dudes question without being an asshole... nooone cares about ur philosophy, nor my philosphy i just typed up hahaha i love being a hipocrite anyhow FOFF
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Do yourself a favor and go lay on the railroad tracks.
....ANYway,
nmtuna, i would go with bamf 3.0 all day right now. i love their toolkit and for some reason I've been having trouble using nerozehl's dream kernel with Synergy (the dream kernels give me the best battery life). in terms of speed too i feel like bamf wins again. everything runs smoother than synergy's, though synergy may have the slight upper hand in terms of looks (clear drop down, 5 column app drawer, and among other relatively trivial things), but that can be easily fixed.
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....ANYway,
nmtuna, i would go with bamf 3.0 all day right now. i love their toolkit and for some reason I've been having trouble using nerozehl's dream kernel with Synergy (the dream kernels give me the best battery life). in terms of speed too i feel like bamf wins again. everything runs smoother than synergy's, though synergy may have the slight upper hand in terms of looks (clear drop down, 5 column app drawer, and among other relatively trivial things), but that can be easily fixed.
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Thank you.... i did install Synergy for 5 minutes and after installing all my apps, a lot of them force closed and I couldn't connect to the web or market, via wifi or 3g....so I'm back on GingerBamf.... going to try BAMF 3.0 tonight.
Thanks for the info!
g00s3y said:
I don't know why I am going to respond to someone who obviously has an IQ of less than 40 or is less than 15 years old, but here goes...
Hi douchebag, i'm giving the OP good advice and telling him he should try each rom to see which one HE likes best. No 2 phones are the same, meaning what works great for one person, might not work great for him. Therefore he should try them both for a couple days to see which one works best for him, and gives him the features he wants, not what other people tell him he should have. No where does he ask which one is better, but he wants better battery life, which won't be so much the function of the rom, but the kernel he chooses, uses 3g/4g, how much he uses the phone, how many calls are made, etc. So with him using the phone differently form everyone else (as we all do), telling him what works best for me, may not work best for him (is this finally getting through to you?)
Your analogy was pointless, are you going to get a car just cause someone says to get it, or are you going to test drive it to see if you really like it?
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Yep, cars cost money, flashing roms cost you no money, just your time and maybe a racing heart hoping you don't brick.
bhbmaster said:
Turnyface and Goosey or whatever the hell. you guys are not so witty and apparently not to smart at the moment. They guy asked for advice to pick Rom A or Rom B based on your opinion of whats better! Thats like me saying should I buy a Corolla or a Stratus, u know both are kinda expensive (its a metaphor to the time it takes to install and all the work into it) not all of us like to spend 24/7 installing setting up roms, we have girlfriends and such... haha but unlike my last sentence i do like it haha, im girlfriend less thanks to my android girlfriend... all im saying is be less of **** on these forums jebus just answer the dudes question without being an asshole... nooone cares about ur philosophy, nor my philosphy i just typed up hahaha i love being a hipocrite anyhow FOFF
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I miss the good ol' days of sentence structure and punctuation.
nmtuna said:
Thank you.... i did install Synergy for 5 minutes and after installing all my apps, a lot of them force closed and I couldn't connect to the web or market, via wifi or 3g....so I'm back on GingerBamf.... going to try BAMF 3.0 tonight.
Thanks for the info!
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So in the end you are basically taking the original advice I gave to you. Because you tried one, didn't like the outcome, and now you will try the other. See that little thanks button, you should press that, lmao.
nmtuna said:
Alright everyone, Suggestions of either Synergy and BAmf Sense 3.0.
Battery life being most important what would you suggest???
Thanks
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*IF* battery life is most important, I'd stick to a Froyo ROM. BAMF 1.8.6 is based off the MR2.5 leak. Fast as heck and very long battery life.
As far as the choice between the two listed above, and since you take offense to people suggesting you try both, I will just say <flips coin> Das BAMF Seose 3.0.
Well well well....we asked for S-off/root and we got it. Within hours the ROMs flooded the dev page.
I loved this phone from the minute I got it. ROMs are making it better. CM7 and MIUI are coming at which point I will probably run around my neighborhood in my skivvies screaming about it.
I have one gripe though. Why are there SOOOO many ROMs? I know everyone wants to get their hands dirty at doing dev work. It makes you the cool kid on the block, and there's a good chance that if you put one on XDA, CheesyNutz will flash it at least once.
I feel like the ROMs are too hard to choose from because most of them are similar, with some being almost exactly the same with minor differences.
This is what I propose. First of all, maybe someone with more ambition than me (read: anyone) could put together a comparison chart of all the ROMs based on the features they have. Using that data, maybe some of the devs that have similar direction/are trying to achieve the same thing can collaborate.
The way I see it, there will be less confusion on the development page, with better ROMs that have more options.
TL;DR - Devs need to collab. on ROMs to reduce clutter and improve ROMs
Oh God. You're not seriously *****ing about too many choices are you?
there is an insane amount of roms, lol most of them offer alot of the same things..but I say, the more roms...THE BETTER!!!!!
Variety is the spice of life...
So you complain about having to look through the ROMs that people develop for your phone (for free) you want a chart made with all the comparisons of those free ROMs but you want somebody else to do it for you? What's wrong with this picture?
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So you complain about having to look through the ROMs that people develop for your phone (for free) you want a chart made with all the comparisons of those free ROMs but you want somebody else to do it for you? What's wrong with this picture?
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This. +1.
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OP I think you should give your EVO 3D to somebody on XDA and go get yourself an iPhone.
playslikepage71 said:
Well well well....we asked for S-off/root and we got it. Within hours the ROMs flooded the dev page.
I loved this phone from the minute I got it. ROMs are making it better. CM7 and MIUI are coming at which point I will probably run around my neighborhood in my skivvies screaming about it.
I have one gripe though. Why are there SOOOO many ROMs? I know everyone wants to get their hands dirty at doing dev work. It makes you the cool kid on the block, and there's a good chance that if you put one on XDA, CheesyNutz will flash it at least once.
I feel like the ROMs are too hard to choose from because most of them are similar, with some being almost exactly the same with minor differences.
This is what I propose. First of all, maybe someone with more ambition than me (read: anyone) could put together a comparison chart of all the ROMs based on the features they have. Using that data, maybe some of the devs that have similar direction/are trying to achieve the same thing can collaborate.
The way I see it, there will be less confusion on the development page, with better ROMs that have more options.
TL;DR - Devs need to collab. on ROMs to reduce clutter and improve ROMs
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Yeah i dont think people have more ambition than you since no one else is complainin' lol
The more devs on our device the better.
you gotta remember for a lot of the devs what there releasing now is really just a base for what they will be doing as things progress. over time you will start to see every devs individual preferences start to show along with the themes and all the eye candy some devs like.
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The more devs on our device the better.
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right..i just came from the galaxy s 4g on tmobile, and there was literally like 2 roms over there..lol
that's usually what android development is for, to share one another their custom made rom, so no i dont think there are many roms yet, so bring it on!!!
You know what?. people like the OP disgust me. ya Commie..
I bet you think we should all just be happy with 1 ROM to use don'tcha Ruskie?!
Think it's totally ok for us all to just stand in line and wait for our daily allowance of bread, Comrade!?
HUH?!
THIS IS 'MURICA AND WE DON'T TAKE KINDLY TO YOUR TYPE 'ROUND THESE HERE PARTS!!
AAnnyways, I can see your point of view. There are several roms that seem the same right now. it's been barely a week since S-off and it's a very good sign that everyone is wanting to make ROM's, once everyone has their bases done we will see differences pop up, custom themes, ingenious tweaks, etc. Give it some time. The 3D scene is still young.
seriously????....
Im fixin to post my set up soon, so get ready for a phatman ROM. That's one more to the list. Probably the best one ever too.
B l a s p h e m y ! ! !
The more ROMS the Merryer
Theres too many moneys in my wallet gotta be a bad thing
Can't wait phatman it will be the slowest most bloated rom ever
If you don't have an Evo3d well... You ain't got ****e
get bent new guy
I can agree with the OP to an extent. For me, seeing the Dev forum say [ROM] after [ROM] after [ROM] is a bit overwhelming for me. But, it's just like any other free market. You're confronted with 40 brands of hot sauce, and damn, that's a lot, but you try one, see how it is, and choose based on that. The bonus of all of these ROMs is that A), they're available online, so you don't have to drive to the store, and B), they're free.
Just my 2 fiat cents.
I have used just about all the ROMs here in the 3D section, cleanROM, Steel ROM, WTSB, just to name a few.
With Virus' eternity ROM being the latest as of last night, I have found one I am permanently going to stick to. Not knocking any other's work, as I know you all help each other out quite a bit in developing these.
All that being said, and the point of this thread, I just wanted to publicly thank you all for the awesome experience you have provided since I rooted my phone and also wanted to tell you all that I am going to go through every thread with a ROM I used and I am going to buy each of you a few drinks.
Really appreciate the hard work. Thanks again
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I have used just about all the ROMs here in the 3D section, cleanROM, Steel ROM, WTSB, just to name a few.
With Virus' eternity ROM being the latest as of last night, I have found one I am permanently going to stick to. Not knocking any other's work, as I know you all help each other out quite a bit in developing these.
All that being said, and the point of this thread, I just wanted to publicly thank you all for the awesome experience you have provided since I rooted my phone and also wanted to tell you all that I am going to go through every thread with a ROM I used and I am going to buy each of you a few drinks.
Really appreciate the hard work. Thanks again
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Yeah virus has a great rom, I used it for a few days. I just got MIUI to work on my 3D recently and that rom is great, i think its a toss up between the 2.
I have tried just about every rom in the forums and a lot of them are great solid daily drivers. Remember to donate to your favorite, or send them a PM to show your appreciation. Acknowledgement of a job well done by fans of these roms, kernels, mods, themes, ect... really does a long way with the devs.
SO making popcorn for this one.
#backhandedcomplimentandhesevenpayingyoutositthereandtakeit
<<bringing it since 2010>>
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SO making popcorn for this one.
#backhandedcomplimentandhesevenpayingyoutositthereandtakeit
<<bringing it since 2010>>
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lmao.. you douche. how did i know you were going to show up? lol
i hope it's not a backhanded compliment, i have said over and over again that there are TONS of superb ROMs here, and also that I myself could never decide between them all, I don't know how many times I have been back and forth between several of them. It's an addiction, and eternity just has it all for me, the theme, the speed, all thrown into one.
If it came across as "his is better than yours" then I apologize. But that's not what was intended. It just does it for me in every way. As I said, looks, performance (both of which can be found in any other ROM I have tried) but this one has both for me. And to be perfectly honest, it's more the layout and look of it that I am diggin' man
EDIT*** and for the record, i am also trying to contribute to dev's that not only compiled the ROMs, but also had a hand in developing some aspect of it. I'm not trying to single anybody out here or play favorites by saying one is more superior than the other, just saying it's what works for me in every way. I hope my OP didn't come off that way, and again if it did, I apologize. Sometimes my fingers just kind of fly across the keyboard as thoughts come and in my head it makes perfect sense, but isn't quite conveyed the way it should be. So again, I apologize if that's the case.
What I have found is no matter how great the ROM is you will always have the urge to flash something new. Thats why we always say is addictive.
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Also I did not read it as his is better than yours.
Cobra, I must say, that you are absolutely masterful in your execution.
You're like Michael Jordan, bro.
(I absolutely respect the talent, but I will stick with my previous statement.)
"sometimes my hands just fly across the keyboard" = a buzzerbeater in the last seconds of a game 7,lol.
Anyone want popcorn?
<<bringing it since 2010>>
zone23 said:
What I have found is no matter how great the ROM is you will always have the urge to flash something new. Thats why we always say is addictive.
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Also I did not read it as his is better than yours.
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+1 Ditto... I've resisted for awhile, trying to see how long I last on the rooted Stock... I'll cave eventually.
Dear mazook,
you bastard. that is all.
regards,
cb
lul
the longer you wait, the harder you'll kick yourself for waiting.
zone23 said:
What I have found is no matter how great the ROM is you will always have the urge to flash something new. Thats why we always say is addictive.
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HA! so true, I can never resist myself.
Hi, my name is arqbrulo and I'm a flashaholic!
Like the title says, I am also an addicted flashaholic. The cure for me, so far, has been Boot Manager. I've been switching back and fourth between CM7, freEVO, MIUI, Myn's and Virus. Although, it's been a while since I went back to freEVO and Virus (been mainly with Myn's and MIUI). I'll have to try Virus again.
And, like Cobraboy said, thanks to all the devs for your hard work. All of you.
I'm quite the opposite. I hate flashing, setting up my phone how I like it, and reinstalling apps (titanium is great, but I prefer manual methods).
I like to stick with ONE ROM, and contiuously update it with what becomes available. Saves on the constant writing to my flash memory which will in turn guarantee me no bad blocks in the future, and also helps keep my phone running with hardly any downtime.
Unless it's AOSP and completely redone like CM7/MIUI (which boot manager is good for), what is the purpose in flashing between Sense ROMs at this point? They all are almost identical and what one lacks, you can easily get on another almost as easy as overwriting files. I will never understand the need to flash different looking, but same ROMs over and over agian. It's like having a battle between which color of the same car you want to drive. Maybe one even has a spoiler on the back, but it can easily be put on the other car.
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I'm quite the opposite. I hate flashing, setting up my phone how I like it, and reinstalling apps (titanium is great, but I prefer manual methods).
I like to stick with ONE ROM, and contiuously update it with what becomes available. Saves on the constant writing to my flash memory which will in turn guarantee me no bad blocks in the future, and also helps keep my phone running with hardly any downtime.
Unless it's AOSP and completely redone like CM7/MIUI (which boot manager is good for), what is the purpose in flashing between Sense ROMs at this point? They all are almost identical and what one lacks, you can easily get on another almost as easy as overwriting files. I will never understand the need to flash different looking, but same ROMs over and over agian. It's like having a battle between which color of the same car you want to drive. Maybe one even has a spoiler on the back, but it can easily be put on the other car.
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Testify!!!
Can anybody tell me which are the top most downloaded for each year 2011 and 2012 roms right know, that are fully working
would u mind if u tell me which are senseless and which one have sense ( the ones that have HTC sense on them) plz
thanks in advance : )
What do you mean by "top rom"? The most downloaded? The latest software? The fastest?
Either way, like I tell everyone who asks this, there is no "best rom" for everyone. Everyone has different needs/wants in a rom. The beauty of rooting is you can try out a rom for a few days, and if you don't like it, flash another. Just try out a few and see what you like.
would u mind if u tell me which are senseless and which one have sense plz
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The dev will tell you this in the first post of every rom thread.
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What do you mean by "top rom"? The most downloaded? The latest software? The fastest?
Either way, like I tell everyone who asks this, there is no "best rom" for everyone. Everyone has different needs/wants in a rom. The beauty of rooting is you can try out a rom for a few days, and if you don't like it, flash another. Just try out a few and see what you like.
The dev will tell you this in the first post of every rom thread.
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I agree it's what the person wants and likes just depends on what they are looking for nothing is top #1 Just overall the looks and what you want on your phone... It's whatever your lookin for a bunch of folks prefer diffrent things.. Not one rom is the same non are # 1 just fun
Mean ROM and Clean ROM are the two best daily drivers you can find!!!!
They are fast, stable and good on the battery.
Also, great dev support.
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Mean ROM and Clean ROM are the two best daily drivers you can find!!!!
They are fast, stable and good on the battery.
Also, great dev support.
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You clearly haven't tried viperom....I mean its the most popular and it definitely has the best support. Vin and viper dedicate so much time.
Evo3D.
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You clearly haven't tried viperom....I mean its the most popular and it definitely has the best support. Vin and viper dedicate so much time.
Evo3D.
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I don't think he was saying that viperROM doesn't have good support, but rather that MeanROM does have great support.
I have been using Fresh. I don't know if it is the best or even good. It works well for me and I need my phone for grown-up (work) things, so I don't have time to try them all out. I wish someone would tell me which one is great and uses sense and has the most going for it.
Lol stock builds you tend to squeeze some nice battery life from. But again it boils down to what the op prefers.
Nothin is top lol. Most devs offer support if you get stuck . I offer help on my own builds or to whoever needs help . I bounce around here.
Most builds have dates that tell you how new it is. If you go to a overclocked rom your battery life won't be the best. Just depends on what you want.
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CLEAN & MEAN!!!! is the way to go!!! i always come back to them 2 roms.. gOOd stuff
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What do you mean by "top rom"? The most downloaded? The latest software? The fastest?
Either way, like I tell everyone who asks this, there is no "best rom" for everyone. Everyone has different needs/wants in a rom. The beauty of rooting is you can try out a rom for a few days, and if you don't like it, flash another. Just try out a few and see what you like.
The dev will tell you this in the first post of every rom thread.
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sorry i forgot to say the top downloaded of each year sorry din't proof read
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sorry i forgot to say the top downloaded of each year sorry din't proof read
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Lol a bunch get downloaded a lot from folks tryin things.
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i get what ur saying but isn't there a way to know which one is the most downloaded or at least which one is the most popular through the internet
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i get what ur saying but isn't there a way to know which one is the most downloaded or at least which one is the most popular through the internet
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You're asking us to go research every ROM for 2011 and 2012 and rank them in order for the 3d? Sorry brah. You could probably take a good guess by clicking on the development section, and see which ones are constantly posted to (popularity), which translates to downloads.
I'm running mean ROM n boy I love it!!!!! Tried many ROMS out there but none fit me., this one did the job! It's fast! Stable! And good battery life ....sometimes lol
1013forever ill love her!*
I think everybody is looking for a little wondering different in a ROM, so the answer to your question is 100% subjective.
After I rooted my 3vo, I flashed a new ROM nearly every 1-2 weeks, looking for that "perfect" ROM.
I have found two that I like enough to hold onto:
CleanRom
Viper
Just for the record, there are many ROMs I have not tried, so that's not to say there aren't others just as good.
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I think everybody is looking for a little wondering different in a ROM, so the answer to your question is 100% subjective.
After I rooted my 3vo, I flashed a new ROM nearly every 1-2 weeks, looking for that "perfect" ROM.
I have found two that I like enough to hold onto:
CleanRom
Viper
Just for the record, there are many ROMs I have not tried, so that's not to say there aren't others just as good.
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how can the most downloaded ROM or the most popular ROM can be subjective.
i'm not saying to tell me the best rom for me i just which one is the MOST DOWNLOADED
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how can the most downloaded ROM or the most popular ROM can be subjective.
i'm not saying to tell me the best rom for me i just which one is the MOST DOWNLOADED
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There isn't a good way to find that answer since every rom is downloaded a insane amount and no one keeps track of downloads.... Devs are too busy whippin new things up
I agree with everyone and no one. MIUI is pretty popular I personally know about 15 people who are running that. Viper is another good one. Until we get something like Google Play for ROM's no one will ever know the answer. I have seen several blogs and what not that are titled something like "MOST POPULAR ROM's" but after reading them it would seem that they are ALL based on opinion and nothing more. I use more broken ROM's then ones where everything works so if there where a pole that met your criteria I wouldn't even be able to vote!
Which that the admins would start tracking the download and views it would make it so much easier to search
Remember when I had my hacked PSP I used to search themes and other stuff and there where all organize by popularity. Download times. Ect
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Which that the admins would start tracking the download and views it would make it so much easier to search
Remember when I had my hacked PSP I used to search themes and other stuff and there where all organize by popularity. Download times. Ect
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That isn't necessarily possible because ROMs are uploaded to different sites, servers, etc. Some show download counts like dev-host
Who else is sick and tired of looking for the next cool rom. It kinda drives me crazy looking for everything I want a nice put together rom that works well. I mean don't get me wrong who doesn't appreciate all the work that goes into putting a rom together, it seems like theirs always something going on to make u look for another. For example moon rom is an awesome rom but it will freeze where I have to take the battery out to reboot. Jedi rom is cool but u have to do alot of other flashing to get gps and the camera to work. All I'm saying is it gets a little frustrating. About a year ago I was super into Android I can name 50 different phones I had. That were all rooted and always looking for the next big rom. I got so sick of trying to find that never ending search for the perfect rom. I gave up and actually gave up and went to apple iphone 5. Never jail broke not really cause is not available to jailbreak but probably wouldn't have even if I could. Just cause I was so sick of running around trying to find the coolest rom. So how bout everyone else?
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Not me.
On my Galaxy Nexus I was running Sourcery and never looked at another ROM.
On my Note 2 I have two favorite TW ROMs and two favorite AOSP ROMs.
That's all I need.
Not really tired and sick but I spend alot of time searching the threads looking for a new rom. I mainly stay on Tw but I always have a backup of Cm. Probably go between them once a week.
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Nothing is ever going to be perfect. If it was, we probably wouldn't be looking for ROMs to flash in the first place!
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Jedi rom is cool but u have to do alot of other flashing to get gps and the camera to work. All I'm saying is it gets a little frustrating.
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I see this a lot, and I had the same problem with Jedi X 14 (13 was fine). The solution, as has been posted and that has worked for me, is to simply make sure you have a lock before you flash. No extra flashing. I can't speak to the camera problems as I have never had any.
I think perhaps a lot of the frustration comes from learning the idiosyncrasies of each "new operating system". From stock to a ROM to IOS to Windows to Linux to Mac OS, there's always a learning curve. I've gone, through various phones, from IOS to Sense to TW to vanilla android and back countless times. If you are constantly switching to find something "better", you're going to be constantly facing a learning curve. For some that's fun, for others it's annoying. For me personally, it can be both! :laugh:
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Who else is sick and tired of life. It kinda drives me crazy looking for everything I want in life. I mean don't get me wrong who doesn't appreciate all the work people do in their life, it seems like theirs always something going on to make u live. For example the eskimo life is an awesome life but you freeze to death. The rich life is cool but you have to do a lot of things to have it. All I'm saying is it gets a little frustrating. About a year ago I was super into life I can name 50 different things i did. That were all fun and i was always lookin for the next big thing. I got so sick of trying to find that never ending search for the perfect life. I gave up and actually gave up and went to the hospital. Never went to jail not really cause is not allowed for me to go to jail but probably wouldn't have even if I could. Just cause I was so sick of running around trying to find the coolest life. So how bout everyone else?
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Right right im sorry cuz life is so much like cell phone operating systems. I cant believe how clever that was to think of all that. Really one has nothing to do with the other. At times it is a little crazy how people like u get over this stuff and u make my point by trying to make someone else feel bad just to make yourself feel superior. Im sure alot of the users can agree that trolls like u get high and mighty about useless info. Please stop for a sec take a breath and relax.
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I think rom flashing is more of an addiction for me. Was perfectly happy with stock....then started the never ending Saga of rom flashing
The only Android phone I never installed any custom rom on was the Galaxy nexus gsm
That phone was awesome on stock.
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Who else is sick and tired of looking for the next cool, best rom. It kinda drives me crazy looking for everything I want a nice put together rom that works well. I mean don't get me wrong who doesn't appreciate all the work that goes into putting a rom together, it seems like theirs always something going on to make u look for another. For example moon rom is an awesome rom but it will freeze where I have to take the battery out to reboot. Jedi rom is cool but u have to do alot of other flashing to get gps and the camera to work. All I'm saying is it gets a little frustrating. About a year ago I was super into Android I can name 50 different phones I had. That were all rooted and always looking for the next big rom. I got so sick of trying to find that never ending search for the perfect rom. I gave up and actually gave up and went to apple iphone 5. Never jail broke not really cause is not available to jailbreak but probably wouldn't have even if I could. Just cause I was so sick of running around trying to find the coolest rom. So how bout everyone else?
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I used Jelly 'Beans' ROM on my S3 and I use it on my Note 2. Instead of trying to find the whatever ROM made me the happiest, I went for whatever had the most stable build and most useful features and learned to live with anything I didn't like.
Remember, its just a phone. it won't ever do everything you want, but it will communicate with people. Be happy with that.
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Who else is sick and tired of looking for the next cool, best rom. It kinda drives me crazy looking for everything I want a nice put together rom that works well. I mean don't get me wrong who doesn't appreciate all the work that goes into putting a rom together, it seems like theirs always something going on to make u look for another. For example moon rom is an awesome rom but it will freeze where I have to take the battery out to reboot. Jedi rom is cool but u have to do alot of other flashing to get gps and the camera to work. All I'm saying is it gets a little frustrating. About a year ago I was super into Android I can name 50 different phones I had. That were all rooted and always looking for the next big rom. I got so sick of trying to find that never ending search for the perfect rom. I gave up and actually gave up and went to apple iphone 5. Never jail broke not really cause is not available to jailbreak but probably wouldn't have even if I could. Just cause I was so sick of running around trying to find the coolest rom. So how bout everyone else?
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Boy, your just baiting the trolls and fanboys with this one but I can understand your point of view. I love Android because I get to spend my time looking into the different options that developers put into their ROMs. I think you may be coming off a little disrespectful to the work and time that some of these guys put into what they do... And I want to caution you on that, however you're right, for some devices there is a throng of options to choose from and it may be hard to understand what the real difference is from one developers work to another.
To me, I have developed a trust for developers based on the device OEM I am working with, for Samsung my goto developer is going to be Beans, Scott on HTC... and it's been so long for me on Moto... But to your point.... No I love the research and comparison that comes with all of these options. I have an appreciation for the work that the developers of our community offer to us for free with only the expectation of a donation. I respect the community of users that are always there when I screw something up to answer my questions. Mostly though, it is the fact that I can do so many different things with an Android device... Or choose not do anything to an Android device... that makes it the antithesis of 'sick' or 'tired'.
At the risk of sounding childish, or being viewed as trying to 'one-up' you, and in all seriousness, I genuinely mean this and hope you don't think I am trying to take a shot at you, but iOS is exactly what your answer is. There is no work required to make iOS work the way you want it to because it works the way Apple designed it to work. It is not perfect, and likewise, there is never going to be a perfect ROM for any device... There will never be a perfect device. Is just a matter of what you want. In this case you have what you want. In the great words of that lady who had her head chopped off by her King husband... Let them eat cake!!!
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Boy, your just baiting the trolls and fanboys with this one but I can understand your point of view. I love Android because I get to spend my time looking into the different options that developers put into their ROMs. I think you may be coming off a little disrespectful to the work and time that some of these guys put into what they do... And I want to caution you on that, however you're right, for some devices there is a throng of options to choose from and it may be hard to understand what the real difference is from one developers work to another.
To me, I have developed a trust for developers based on the device OEM I am working with, for Samsung my goto developer is going to be Beans, Scott on HTC... and it's been so long for me on Moto... But to your point.... No I love the research and comparison that comes with all of these options. I have an appreciation for the work that the developers of our community offer to us for free with only the expectation of a donation. I respect the community of users that are always there when I screw something up to answer my questions. Mostly though, it is the fact that I can do so many different things with an Android device... Or choose not do anything to an Android device... that makes it the antithesis of 'sick' or 'tired'.
At the risk of sounding childish, or being viewed as trying to 'one-up' you, and in all seriousness, I genuinely mean this and hope you don't think I am trying to take a shot at you, but iOS is exactly what your answer is. There is no work required to make iOS work the way you want it to because it works the way Apple designed it to work. It is not perfect, and likewise, there is never going to be a perfect ROM for any device... There will never be a perfect device. Is just a matter of what you want. In this case you have what you want. In the great words of that lady who had her head chopped off by her King husband... Let them eat cake!!!
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I get it and I think my post might have came off the wrong way. I mean no disrespect to any of the developers. I think all of the work is amazing. Having the first htc google touch smart phone and everything in between might have just burnt me out a little. Maybe just all the different roms mixed in with all the pretentious people just made me ask the question that I did. But ur reply was great and I agree with everything u wrote. Hope I dont waste anyones time.
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Again no disrespect to anyone. Everyone just download roms and have a great time doing it. Thats what its all about. Anf I have donated to many devoplers over the years cuz I do have fun at times and do appreciate the work.
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Who else is sick and tired of looking for the next cool, best rom.
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From reading your post, this is how you come off to me.
Seems like no matter how a rom is, you will always complain that there is something wrong with it. If you think all of them have problems, learn how to make your own rom and solve your issue.
Also, if you left android for an iphone, you probably should have stayed with it. Normally posts like this are created by people that like iphones but don't like to openly admit it on xda. So in your position, sell the note2 and go get yourself an iphone so then you have no options except what case you should buy.
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Right right im sorry cuz life is so much like cell phone operating systems. I cant believe how clever that was to think of all that. Really one has nothing to do with the other. At times it is a little crazy how people like u get over this stuff and u make my point by trying to make someone else feel bad just to make yourself feel superior. Im sure alot of the users can agree that trolls like u get high and mighty about useless info. Please stop for a sec take a breath and relax.
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its a joke relax
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I have been a crack flasher since the days of old school windows mobile ppc 6600 i believe and have been using android since the og Moto Droid which really jumped it into gear. I was really happy with CM on that phone and when i had a droid2 i was locked down but was a fan of Liberty since they incorporated many of the cm features i liked but once cm7 was released officially that was it. I ended up using that rom on all future devices until I got my Gnex which Aokp took over for me and Team Eos for my Xoom which became my choices for those devices. Aokp is my rom of choice for the Gn2 since i like to support the original devs and their roms are always speedy, stable and has great features and they listened to their supporters and even incoporated S-Pen into the pure asop rom. I'm sure I will try out a few other roms but positive I will go back to what runs the best for speedwise, battery wise and stable which makes life easier.
Of course the option is to learn how to make a ROM and make one that you love