Hello.
I am making this thread, because there are too many roms here and I can't find out which one to pick.
I want some stable ICS rom for my Mini ST15, because I am tired of waiting for the official ICS, and I would also want to have the additional settings to turn off the auto brightness...
I suggest the stock rom with draco_ag's mods and bloatware removed.
Sent from my phone.
link or anything, please?
real ics 5.2 is stable and fast using it with mesa 1.6 kernel and every thing is good
agree, real ics 5.2 is superb, use with mesa 1.6 kernel. but just a suggestion if u want stock, better wait till nxt week for new firmware release by sony.
Real ICS is for Live with Walkman......
nope it's for all 2011 xperia phones via aroma installer
doctor.loka said:
nope it's for all 2011 xperia phones via aroma installer
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I prefer Real ICS 4.1 than 5.1/5.2.
MiniCMsandwich AOSP Lite. Can't go wrong with it.
farith217 said:
agree, real ics 5.2 is superb, use with mesa 1.6 kernel. but just a suggestion if u want stock, better wait till nxt week for new firmware release by sony.
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What do you mean?
Really sony is going to launch a new version of ICS next week?
Sorry OP for the off topic
deepit6431 said:
MiniCMsandwich AOSP Lite. Can't go wrong with it.
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Cool, but I can't understand any of the instructions (or the lack of them)... do I have to install all those hotfixes and add-ons and stuff??
CyanoGen MOD 9
sartheris said:
Hello.
I am making this thread, because there are too many roms here and I can't find out which one to pick.
I want some stable ICS rom for my Mini ST15, because I am tired of waiting for the official ICS, and I would also want to have the additional settings to turn off the auto brightness...
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Try CM(CynoGenMod 9) with....Its stable n also try Real ICS r5....
Isn't CM9 only for X10 Mini ?
sartheris said:
Cool, but I can't understand any of the instructions (or the lack of them)... do I have to install all those hotfixes and add-ons and stuff??
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It depends of what you want/need... The only fix that i installed was the apn fix. If you need help you can send me a pm.
My favourite is ex miui v4.it is fast,and preety.
Just tried CyanoGenTimeScape, don't like it at all...
Now I'll try MiniCM Sandwich
Related
**Just a little something to consider , we have a small device clocked only at 600MHz any firmware after GB is really pushing it. I recommend that you use nAa's GB rom with his kernel. Best performance and long lasting battery life. But thats just me.
I will add the new roms that came out recently soon.
For noobs:
Root - Rooting you phone means (in simple terms) you own all functionality of you phone, you gain administration rights on you phone.
Custom Rom - These are tweaked/modified roms which are most likely add more functionality e.g. better apps, faster UI etc.
xRecovery/CWM - Allows you to install custom roms and do many other things.
Kernel - Enables communication between software and hardware. Look at it this way if you are able to understand someone better than another person you will be able to do what is asked, it is the same with the kernel(To understand why to have a custom kernel).
To install custom rom:
1)Download a custom rom and place in sd card.
2)Root phone.
3)Install recovery.
4)Reboot phone and tap the back button to enter recovery.
All files necessary can be found below
Index for U20i
TOOLS
Flash Tool and official firmwares
Root phone and CWM package.- Packed by me.
Unlock Boot loader - Make Sure you not locked to your carrier
Lord AIO Tool
ROMS
v2.0/2.1 Eclair
Last Updated
18/03/2012 S.E 2.1.1.Clean V6
10/01/2012 RS v 0.2 [2.1.1]
31/10/2011 MOD BlackS v 2.0
v2.3.x Gingerbread
Last Updated
6/11/2011 MiniCM7Pro - V 21
8/12/2011 Flame.GDX ICS V 2.3.7 Nightly
11/23/2011 CyanoCream Sandwich V 2.0
10/25/2011 GinTonic.SE v2.5.1
15/01/2012 GingerDX pro v21b
18/11/2011 SonyStyle - V1.1 FINAL
12/12/2011 StornMix V2-X8 Port
17/01/2012 ArcMini X Remake
07/03/2012 [ROM]PrimeHD V2
25/03/2012 MiniCM7-2.2.0
31/03/2012 XMP Rom V9
27/03/2012 Simplexity v2.1
v4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich
Last Updated
25/03/2012 CyanogenMod 9 - V02 KANG
25/02/2012 [ROM] MiUi v4 for X10 Mini Pro - V02
Kernels
ZombiePanic v1.63
SimpleKernel - 1.4
nAa-11
Fa kernel 0.5
Useful Apps
Unified Remote client, Server -Multiple remotes.
SoundWire client, Server -Use your phone as a wireless headset for ur PC.
WakeOnLan -Starts up pc with one touch.
Viber -A good communication app, free calls and smsing for viber users.
Emulators -Snes,Game Boy,Gen,etc.
Opera mini -Compresses webpages
MISC
Mini ICS theme-ICS theme for MiniCM7-2.1.7, install guide in download-lock screen and skin.
It was damn hard to find those pictures, bare with it
View you phones data via ftp, download My FTP Server and load a ftp client like FileZilla for your PC.
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A list of links for most of the roms for the U10i.
Flash Tool and official firmware
MiniCM7Pro - V21
Flame.GDX ICS (2.3.7 nightly)
IceyCube 4.0.1.PreAlpha 2
CyanoCream Sandwich (v2.0)
GinTonic.SE v2.5.1
S.E 2.1.1.Clean.0.0 V5
CyanMiniPro 4.2
GingerDX pro v17
If there is any other roms please pm me so i can add them here. This should be making people's life alot easier.
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can i make some correction?by the way our device is u20i/u20a.. not u10....
'Bashy' said:
A list of links for most of the roms for the U10i.
Flash Tool and official firmware
MiniCM7Pro - V21
Flame.GDX ICS (2.3.7 nightly)
IceyCube 4.0.1.PreAlpha 2
CyanoCream Sandwich (v2.0)
GinTonic.SE v2.5.1
S.E 2.1.1.Clean.0.0 V5
CyanMiniPro 4.2
GingerDX pro v17
If there is any other roms please pm me so i can add them here. This should be making people's life alot easier.
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[REF] ALL ROMS | ROOTING | FAQs | STICKIES | POSTING RULES | Read Before Posting
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Here you can find everething by theme, but you need to ask smbd to finish this one
azliazmi said:
can i make some correction?by the way our device is u20i/u20a.. not u10....
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Thx man...it was a smal typo
also it would be nice, if your links would guide us to the first post in the thread.
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also it would be nice, if your links would guide us to the first post in the thread.
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I will do that.
New Rom
New rom added today(10/12/2011) called StornMix by TheCuteCriminal.
If any one downloaded it and installed it, please lev us with ur tots and what you think abt the rom. Personally i have not tried it, i soon will.
By the way it is a port of a X8 ROM.
'Bashy' said:
New rom added today(10/12/2011) called StornMix by TheCuteCriminal.
If any one downloaded it and installed it, please lev us with ur tots and what you think abt the rom. Personally i have not tried it, i soon will.
By the way it is a port of a X8 ROM.
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Hello, Bashy
Today is a my holiday, so I tried StornMix V2 with each stock kernel & ZombiePanic kernel already.
It's almost faster and smooth and works well for me without any big problems.
+ When install with ZombiePanic v1.63, little bit difficult. So I tried few times with each different patterns.
But, I'm sorry... I forgot which way to got a success
However, I got a feeling like instability at just only sometime, but I really can't identify the where it came from...
And I think, may have little problem to visual of character by the background of the theme .
So maybe the theme change to little more simple to be much better.
Anyways, I think StornMix V2 is wonderful rom and I can see the good future of this rom.
I think if you want got a more good thoughts, should be wait to next version.
I had sense of anticipation to this rom
Bashy'
thanks for adding my rom to this page.
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Bashy'
thanks for adding my rom to this page.
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No problem, just tring to help everyone.
Index?
Should I make this thread into a full index of the 'XPERIA X10 Mini Pro Android Development'section?
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Should I make this thread into a full index of the 'XPERIA X10 Mini Pro Android Development'section?
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Good idea I think
If it'll be updated frequently,
it will help new users to find all roms
So thank you and keep it up.
Updated
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
New Roms added.
New Kernel added.
Emulator Pack added.
Have Fun.
You missed Fa Kernel in kernel list ;-)
Sent from my U20i using XDA App
It is a good idea to make a thread in Mini Pro Development.....
But before you do it I recommend you add a Tutorial like How to Install custom ROMs....What are the benefits.....How to Root....(Something like where to START form exactly...and what a noob need.....) would be nice....
I'm saying this from my personal experience....It wasn't that easy for me when I bought my mimmi......
agentsandy007 said:
It is a good idea to make a thread in Mini Pro Development.....
But before you do it I recommend you add a Tutorial like How to Install custom ROMs....What are the benefits.....How to Root....(Something like where to START form exactly...and what a noob need.....) would be nice....
I'm saying this from my personal experience....It wasn't that easy for me when I bought my mimmi......
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Will work on that, I'll create a short and clear write up with a package will all files/apps needed
aisuj52 said:
You missed Fa Kernel in kernel list ;-)
Sent from my U20i using XDA App
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I'll add it now...I didnt add it at 1st because it was a beta release
This will surely help some begainers here
farazfaraz said:
This will surely help some begainers here
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Yeah this surely would, just need to add information about kernels and basebands and also how to install them and i think my job is done.
SoundWire
I tried this, and is soo lag.
However, nice topic, is good for new peoples.
Hi guys your input will be greatly appreciated. I would just like to know the what's the most stable rom out there.
Thanks!
Here's All of them
huantong said:
Hi guys your input will be greatly appreciated. I would just like to know the what's the most stable rom out there.
Thanks!
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okay there are multiple ICS roms for LWW
stock sony look(hdpi ICS port)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1605150
vanilla/CM/AOKP look
AOKP-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434001
CM-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445821
MIUI look
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1578109
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1490166
the stock sony port has the best stability, least bugs..
only a few size mismatches since it is ported from a higher dpi and the accelerometer is a little slow to react.. and most of all the devs are very active, so bugs will be resolved
MIUI 2.4.20 By lasan is the best
Generic ICS port is definitely the most stable for now.
Im still stuck at GB, would probably wait for a mod of the Official ICS for LwW...that is just my preferrence.
yep i have to agree with them. the sony generic port is currently the most stable ICS rom. i've been using it for a couple weeks now, its running great.
ICS
Official Sony ICS 4.1.A.0.562 GENERIC Port by Kamarush is the best for now.
Kamarush released a new ICS rom, check here.
melander said:
Kamarush released a new ICS rom, check here.
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Well it is most stable as other sony rom by karamush but its slowest!
Cyanogenmod 9
Hi all, i have neo mt15 just got ics update few days ago.
happy with it 'cos now i can download gameloft game data as wifi is not working good before.
but is it worth putting [ROM][ICS][Neo/Neo-V]Locked/Unlocked BL] JJ's HYBRID ROM v3.0
that rom on my neo instead of stock 4.0.4?
any advantages available from this not in the stock 4.0.4?
Thanks for reading people
No-Body Has Replied :-(
Raazax8 said:
No-Body Has Replied :-(
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How about you read thread of that rom, and see what it brings new to you. Then make your own choice if that is what you need from rom?
i suggest you to stick to the stock rom . it is the most stablest and is official too .
Yeah stick with the stock ROM, root and with a little tiny tweak you will have the best experiences ever ....
Madfysh said:
How about you read thread of that rom, and see what it brings new to you. Then make your own choice if that is what you need from rom?
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I have read it about a million times.
charismakid said:
i suggest you to stick to the stock rom . it is the most stablest and is official too .
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thats the kind of info i needed
cronaldo9999 said:
Yeah stick with the stock ROM, root and with a little tiny tweak you will have the best experiences ever ....
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and what do you suggest to tweek i was thinking of rooting using the method of degrading to 4.0.3 rooting and upgrading again.
what is best tweeking for a good xperiance ?
Thanks
Raazax8 said:
and what do you suggest to tweek i was thinking of rooting using the method of degrading to 4.0.3 rooting and upgrading again.
what is best tweeking for a good xperiance ?
Thanks
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I don't know too much about rooting for ICS. I rooted my phone since it's GB .
Tweak some little things: root and uninstall not used apps (some app you can't do uninstall the common way), install some useful apps, go to settings and change some options for battery life and performance (disable Bravia Engine, FB inside Xperia, location services, some app's sync...), do backup and enjoy.
After some time racing for custom ROM, I ended up missing the stable GB ROM for Neo/ Neo V , but now I'm happy enough with KA 20.1 ROM.
Hi all,
i am new to this great forum and owner of a neo v.
i used stock gb for a while, unlocked bl, rooted it and ****ed the system heavily up because i am a bloody noob
Then i tried CM9 and 10, Spacious ISC, Ice Cream Purness and Polish Blood JB.
Except for Polish Blood, i was not very happy with the performance of the Roms, but maybe that was just because i never updated to official ICS FW and still was on BB 64 (iirc, was for sure some 60ties BB).
Polish Blood is great (and exactly what i am looking for, clean, no imo useless fancy stuff) but as it is not maintained anymore and the last version is still too buggy for my daily use it is also not suitable for me.
Then i decided to go back to Sony ICS, so i relocked BL, flashed .431 FW via Flashtool (my SI is not on the list for .487) and did a seus repair.
So now i am on official ICS from Sony and the Performance is really bad (well CM9 or 10 was not really better tho).
As there is a whole Jungle of Roms out there, i wanted to ask you guys if you can recommend me a Rom/Kernel combination.
What i need/want:
- it should be fast, that is the most important thing, i really dont care about theme engine xy, window animations from jb or designs and wallpapers i won't use anyway. Tbh i preffer it if it's stupid simple and naked (i use OpenBox as WM on my pc...)
- Hdmi and 720p recording must be working
- as mentioned above, i like it simple and clean
Oh and i have two more question...as my neo v doesn't officially supports FW .487 would it be a problem to use a rom based on that fw and must i flash this FW prior to a custom rom based on .487? (in some install instructions i read that you have to do so, in some not...)
Thank you all in advance!
Hello and welcome to the forum! I have moved your thread to the Q&A section. In the future please double check what you are posting and make sure it is in the correct sub-forum. Hopefully you will get better help in this section. Enjoy your time and happy flashing!
FYI-I gave you your first thanks on accident.
fka said:
Hi all,
i am new to this great forum and owner of a neo v.
i used stock gb for a while, unlocked bl, rooted it and ****ed the system heavily up because i am a bloody noob
Then i tried CM9 and 10, Spacious ISC, Ice Cream Purness and Polish Blood JB.
Except for Polish Blood, i was not very happy with the performance of the Roms, but maybe that was just because i never updated to official ICS FW and still was on BB 64 (iirc, was for sure some 60ties BB).
Polish Blood is great (and exactly what i am looking for, clean, no imo useless fancy stuff) but as it is not maintained anymore and the last version is still too buggy for my daily use it is also not suitable for me.
Then i decided to go back to Sony ICS, so i relocked BL, flashed .431 FW via Flashtool (my SI is not on the list for .487) and did a seus repair.
So now i am on official ICS from Sony and the Performance is really bad (well CM9 or 10 was not really better tho).
As there is a whole Jungle of Roms out there, i wanted to ask you guys if you can recommend me a Rom/Kernel combination.
What i need/want:
- it should be fast, that is the most important thing, i really dont care about theme engine xy, window animations from jb or designs and wallpapers i won't use anyway. Tbh i preffer it if it's stupid simple and naked (i use OpenBox as WM on my pc...)
- Hdmi and 720p recording must be working
- as mentioned above, i like it simple and clean
Oh and i have two more question...as my neo v doesn't officially supports FW .487 would it be a problem to use a rom based on that fw and must i flash this FW prior to a custom rom based on .487? (in some install instructions i read that you have to do so, in some not...)
Thank you all in advance!
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First of all there is no .487 update..it is .587
Ianf your si number is not a big problem..
Download official .587 in madfysh thread then flash it
Witj flashtool..
diestarbucks said:
Hello and welcome to the forum! I have moved your thread to the Q&A section. In the future please double check what you are posting and make sure it is in the correct sub-forum. Hopefully you will get better help in this section. Enjoy your time and happy flashing!
FYI-I gave you your first thanks on accident.
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Sorry my bad. Will be more careful in the future.
Yay, thanks for the thanks
bluestricker_21 said:
First of all there is no .487 update..it is .587
Ianf your si number is not a big problem..
Download official .587 in madfysh thread then flash it
Witj flashtool..
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Yes I mean .587 ofc. Thanks for the info, will flash it and try out the performance.
Should I flash the baseband too?
Sent from my MT11i using xda app-developers app
JellySandwich, Xperia Ultimate HD
and for .587 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678690
Hi, i'm newbie too, but I tried many ROMs, and I can say, that stock .62 FW with some modifications is really faster than all of custom ROMs, except CyanogenMod 7, but it doesn't have some features from stock (like keyboard, HDMI and music player), so 2.3.4 .62 is the best for performance and daily use) now i'm on .587 stock fw, it is fast too, but it have more bugs in games, than gingerbread. Happy flashing
Sent from my MT15i
Just for the record, there is an official update for my neo v to .587, although it is not written in the sony si number forum post and i did not get a notification on my phone...i just connected my phone to pcc because i wanted to check, if there is the possibility to backup /data and it told me there is an update available (adb backup don't work on my linux or windows pc...but that's another topic if it still doesn't work with .587, i just want to backup game data and stuff before i re-unlock bootloader).
So maybe there are other users here that could get an update and don't know about it...
LoneWanderer said:
JellySandwich, Xperia Ultimate HD
and for .587 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678690
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i am on stock .587 right now, will test it for a few days then i will look at this 2 roms, thank you.
kingracer said:
Hi, i'm newbie too, but I tried many ROMs, and I can say, that stock .62 FW with some modifications is really faster than all of custom ROMs, except CyanogenMod 7, but it doesn't have some features from stock (like keyboard, HDMI and music player), so 2.3.4 .62 is the best for performance and daily use) now i'm on .587 stock fw, it is fast too, but it have more bugs in games, than gingerbread. Happy flashing
Sent from my MT15i
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that's good to know, i will try out a few more isc roms and if im still not happy, i think i will have a look at CM7. The keyboard is definitely much better than the one brought with CM, but i think it shouldn't be too hard to copy the APK over (if not, there are some good swipe-keyboards in the store), same for the music player, but i liked the one shipped with CM 9 and 10 anyway.
For HDMI, i read somewhere, that it is now working for the neo in CM7 but i have to check that again.
gemmoglock said:
Try Pureness http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737862. Although it will be discontinued after the next version is released, ThilinaC has been doing a lot of stuff and it works great.
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i used Pureness for quite a while (version 11) and want to give it another try, as i was not on .587 and BB 77 as ThilinaC writes in the install instructions.
The performance was good after reboot, but it slowed down quite fast. I know he writes that i should restart my phone once a day, but i don't like this as a permanent solution. With Polish Blood i used the phone for a week, and it was almost as fast as it was after the boot. But well the one is ICS and the other JB, i know (although CM10 was not really fast compared to Polish Blood)...
If JellySandwich and Ultimate HD become laggy after some time of usage too, i will go back to GB or just restart my phone every day
Is there a ROM that just removes bloatware, add a few build.prop tweaks, is supercharged and uses the JB Adreno drivers?
So basically what is described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1749215
Thank you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1947420
I'll recommend it, this rom. very smooth fast and stable.
astra-g-16v said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1947420
I'll recommend it, this rom. very smooth fast and stable.
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I tried it for a couple of days, and i must say the multitasking build is really fast, even after a few days without reboot. The only problem is, that i can't play games like temple run because it lags as hell (even with the games build), only after fresh reboot it runs smooth for a while. But as playing games is not so important, i might stick to that rom, just want to try out a few others before.
ah ok because I do not really react with the mobile games so no idea how to play it.
sorry for my english must always write only in German and translated via google leave.
fka said:
Is there a ROM that just removes bloatware, add a few build.prop tweaks, is supercharged and uses the JB Adreno drivers?
So basically what is described here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1749215
Thank you
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Ics&jb remix
Sent from my Neo V using tapatalk 2
Ok found JJ's Hybrid ROM and it is just awesome! Pure AOSP feeling without the bugs that non sony-based roms have (ie bad touchscreen) but also not the problems that many sony-based roms have (slow phone, contacts, etc apps). It is not as fast as some other roms and the app drawer lags sometimes, but it is still fast enough (after a few hours of usage, just after the first boot it feels laggy for an hour or two) and the pure aosp ui is unbeatable smooth imo.
So, great rom, i can just recommend it!
Dev Jaskirat said:
Ics&jb remix
Sent from my Neo V using tapatalk 2
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If it is faster than JS 7.4, it must be a great rom for sure. But as described above, i just love AOSP so this ROM might not be suitable for me just like JS and Ultima HD which i tried for a while...
Now that everyone is so busy with jelly bean, seeing that ics is slowly abandoned I think I should upgrade to jelly bean... BUT the official Rom has quite a few bad reports already... So I was thinking of going to cm once it has a stable release... What do u guys think?
Sent from my brain which is in Bahamas
If You're gonna wait for CM... By the time it's usable regularly/heavily the stock ROMs camera( the only bad report mind you) will be fixed.
So now you have both Stock nd CM functional.
Choice is yours
Press thanks if I helped:thumbup:
dotafan said:
If You're gonna wait for CM... By the time it's usable regularly/heavily the stock ROMs camera( the only bad report mind you) will be fixed.
So now you have both Stock nd CM functional.
Choice is yours
Press thanks if I helped:thumbup:
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Well i was talking about cm 9 as of yet... Do u have any suggestions regarding the rom? I am using xperia sola
Cm9 is good stuff
Mokiwipeout said:
Well i was talking about cm 9 as of yet... Do u have any suggestions regarding the rom? I am using xperia sola
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I have switched back to the stock rom for a specific reason, I like the bravia engine and xloud features. Basically there are lots of different reports that you can mod these features but I personally haven't had any success. CM9 did rock otherwise. Its the best UI experience ever.
Besides this, there is no other reason to stick to stock/custom rom. I do love the fluidity stock based custom rom by Pulak and so far its got the best battery backup.
Mokiwipeout said:
Well i was talking about cm 9 as of yet... Do u have any suggestions regarding the rom? I am using xperia sola
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As far as the changelog all has been fixed by Munjeni(Bless him) in the Ported Stock JB ROM.
You should try it and decide yourself
Press thanks if I helped:thumbup: