Just flat out, what is it?
Ice Cream Zenwich.
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Stability is in the eyes of the user.
However, I would suggest ICzen, or RemICS-UX
I have tried all and overall speed wise, stability and the good looks will be Chimera v2.2 from Nelson and team passion
I would suggest ICzen too
This may sound crazy, but Doc's Master ICS ROM v.11 won it for me back when I was on 4.0. You could try the two 12.x releases, but the kernel switch didn't handle too well with my phone, so I went back to Version 11 up until last week when I went to JB. It's quick, snappy, and the black theme looks sweet. Even out of all the ROMs I've used, as far as looks and cool-factor goes, this was my FAVORITE. Besides that, the black theme makes conserves your battery life like crazy. :good:
1. Chimera 2.2
2. Iczen
both are very good ICS roms
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I too liked doc masters ics but the EU bug scared me off so I went back to GB until jb came out so now I am on black bean and loving it! I have also tried helly and cm10 but black bean def fav.
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I have been trying out several different ICS ROMs on my phone for the last few months. Never had a GB custom ROM. I was on stock UCKK6 which came with my phone and then went on to the ICS roms.
I have tried almost all of the SGH-i777 custom ROMS - and MIUI as well.
Out of curiosity I decided to go back to Gingerbread so flashed UnOriginal ROM.
First thing I noticed - Damn this is smooth. Everything - browser, launcher, touch response - everything is smooth like a baby's butt.
So whats going on with ICS? why dont we have the same smooth experience on any of the ICS roms. Is it because the official source code has not been released yet? or is it resource heavy compared to GB?
Do not want to start a ROM comparison but just curious. Having moved back to GB I am not sure I am missing anything critical from ICS. Others might not share this opinion but this is what it is for me and the things I use my phone for.
I am still bitten by the flash bug - so will continue to try out the ICS ROMs.
What do all of you think about moving back to GB and the pros/cons? What ICS feature will you miss the most? Please share your thoughts!
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I'm about ready to go that route myself... Becoming frustrated when I find a "perfect" ROM, only to have the wlan_rx wakelock come back and drain my battery into nothingness. My favorite GB is Shishir's - Fairly stock, but with some nice tweakability, and have never run into the same battery probs.
Tophaholic said:
What do all of you think about moving back to GB and the pros/cons? What ICS feature will you miss the most? Please share your thoughts!
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It is a personal choice.
In here, in this world, whole universe, no one forces you to do what you don't want to.
Once in a while, I still heard some people saying "Windows 3.1 is so much better than Windows 7".
It is purely your choice so no need to put the flame on.
It's good that seeing you in fact trying out a few different ROMs and finally made the decision on your own.
That's a good sign for all of us.
I've had the same experience as well. I'm not so sure if it's issues with the roms but more with the Kernels. There is a lot involved to tune the kernels just right. I'm no developer but I believe ICS may just be a little more complex this GB.... or at lease ICS is not so forgiving.... I'm not developer so who knows.
On a side note, I just tried the PARANOIDANDROID v1.1 port so far this has been on the same level as smoothness as any GB rom I've ran. Link below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1660974
I even found a port for my SGS Captivate and wow.... its 10x better then the GB rom. So this rom has something going on that I'm going to keep testing out. You may want to give it a try as well.
Im still on unnamed and ics has a few system changes like scrolling and touch screen responsiveness that make it how it is
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nappent said:
I've had the same experience as well. I'm not so sure if it's issues with the roms but more with the Kernels. There is a lot involved to tune the kernels just right. I'm no developer but I believe ICS may just be a little more complex this GB.... or at lease ICS is not so forgiving.... I'm not developer so who knows.
On a side note, I just tried the PARANOIDANDROID v1.1 port so far this has been on the same level as smoothness as any GB rom I've ran. Link below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1660974
I even found a port for my SGS Captivate and wow.... its 10x better then the GB rom. So this rom has something going on that I'm going to keep testing out. You may want to give it a try as well.
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ive been running paranoidandroid since pre 1.0. its been my daily driver for sure. its ridiculously smooth and stable.
In case you haven't tried this combo already, I've found tasks aokp combined with the fluxi kernel to be the smoothest thing I've ever run. And yes, I've run many gb roms. Bought this phone the day it was released. Unnamed is an awesome rom, but I'm in love with this combo
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In case you haven't tried this combo already, I've found tasks aokp combined with the fluxi kernel to be the smoothest thing I've ever run. And yes, I've run many gb roms. Bought this phone the day it was released. Unnamed is an awesome rom, but I'm in love with this combo
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Agreed. I've been running AOKP/Fluxi combo since I decided to jump into the world of ICS ROMs, and it's the best one I've used so far. I will definitely agree about the smoothness of UnNamed, though. I've got a backup saved just in case
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In case you haven't tried this combo already, I've found tasks aokp combined with the fluxi kernel to be the smoothest thing I've ever run. And yes, I've run many gb roms. Bought this phone the day it was released. Unnamed is an awesome rom, but I'm in love with this combo
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I have tried AOKP with Siyah and Neak but not with Fluxi. I will give it a shot.
Of all the ICS ROMs I have tried - I thought Shishir ICS and Serendipity 9 were the smoothest - however that might be partly due to the SGS3 launcher.
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ive been running paranoidandroid since pre 1.0. its been my daily driver for sure. its ridiculously smooth and stable.
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I need to give this ROM a shot as well. Looks pretty interesting.
GB > ICS.
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Binnacle is also damn smooth. That was my personal favorite GB rom.
Every time I flash an ICS rom, I immediately go running back to GB. Maybe it's just me being impatient and not letting things "settle in", but most ICS roms I've tried aren't as quick and smooth, and that just gives me an anxiety attack
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Binnacle is also damn smooth. That was my personal favorite GB rom.
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I had not even heard of this one. But saw LilChris's index post and found it. I will definitely try this one. A ROM that PirateGhost and Red5 worked on - has to be great
It shows Beta7 as the latest version. Is this stable enough to be a daily driver?
Binnacle is hands down the best gb rom for this phone. It is wicked fast and epic battery life. Its more than enough for a dd
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The only thing that doesn't work on Binnacle is the strippers. Pirate took them out of the last beta build, said they were too "lulzactive" for him.
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MikeyMikes Serendipity 9 is the smoothest thing I've run. Especially with the stock Sammy launcher available during Aroma install.
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MikeyMikes Serendipity 9 is the smoothest thing I've run. Especially with the stock Sammy launcher available during Aroma install.
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+1. The new Touchwiz UX is really smooth. Trebuchet does not feel as smooth on the same ROM
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Binnacle is hands down the best gb rom for this phone. It is wicked fast and epic battery life. Its more than enough for a dd
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I did try Binnacle Beta 7 yesterday. I did not realize it had android 2.3.6. I somehow like the bounce effect in 2.3.4 that the UnOriginal ROM offers. Hate the glow effect in 2.3.6. Also, personally I felt UnOriginal was smoother than Binnacle (no offense) - just my opinion.
I did not leave it on long enough to comment about battery life. I flashed a different ROM. Seems like I am turning into a Flashaholic (need to restrain)
My progression:
Unnamed, then MIUI then CM7 then CM9. Doubt I'll ever leave CM9.
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Enough of these type of thread already have be posted ..........thread closed...........
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I downloaded the original ICS leak which sucked horribly so I'm currently running the Unofficial v1.5. I'd like to go back to an ICS rom but they all look like they have quite a few problems. Has anyone had success with one in particular? My Note is my daily driver so I need one that runs just as solid as GB and doesn't crash any apps.
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Team Perfection (June 28th version) worked perfectly with me. It runs smooth (just like my chest ), fast, and stable for me. I am back to GB for now hoping freaking lazy bell updates ICS soon. Comparing to GB and TP's ICS OBJ, the latter is better and a lot less laggy.
It would have been better if you mentioned your carrier and which apps you use mostly or think important.
Install the new leak by Electron. Look in my sig. It is the only one that I have tried which runs 100% bug free for me. But there is no best ICS ROM. What you consider best might not be best for someone else. It all depends if you want tweaks, speed, or no bugs.
I only use roms dev'd by the collective. I did emily then went to stratosphere Which was buggy for me and now I'm on mesosphere remix I believe and its nice to me.
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Im already running Euphoria rc2.1, but im having problems with the wifi and its pretty laggy. Does anyone know any other good ics roms?
Thanks in advance
ICZen or Slim. I'm partial to ICZen, personally.
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Im already running Euphoria rc2.1, but im having problems with the wifi and its pretty laggy. Does anyone know any other good ics roms?
Thanks in advance
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Go for ICS Zenwich 1.8.4 straight away if you are looking for good battery life.
+3 for Zen. I've been running is since Beat stages and no matter what I try or test, I keep going back. It is my home ICS ROM, so to speak.
Need to go here to get it. Plenty of support by the development team and more experienced users.
I also had good luck with Zen and Slim.
I installed remICS a few days ago and love it. I'm getting the best battery life since Bionix. Still have 67% after almost 24 hours. WiFi and GPS on, medium to light use. GPS works great too.
I wanna give zen a try , i just don't like all the ying and yang notification bar or the laughing Buddha. Is there an option to turn these off?
There are plenty of themes over there for it too.
+4 its the best thing going, no muss no fuss,icz 1.8.4
Laughing Budda, I never got that, dang gotta find that, just when you think your with the in crowd...this..slight
To me the best ICS Rom out there right now is " ICS ROM 4.0.4 RemICS v1.2 BETA from (Team Remics)"
Here is the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746579
I have been running Gummy for awhile, nightly releases at androtransfer, with devil kernel.
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Slim has been good to me, followed by euphoria. But it all depends on what you're looking for
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Serious question: Froyo versus JellyBean
Ugh... jellybean of course. What else would you think froyo is good at? Except maybe how rock solid it is and how stable the froyo roms are.
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I mean what are the advantages of JB.
The speed and smoothness is finally here
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Jelly Bean all the way
I haven't had very much experience with Froyo, other than stock and Bionix-V FishmanMod Rom, and same goes with Jelly Bean, Helly Bean, Slim Bean and CM 10 Previews. On that note, I have had the BEST experience with Helly Bean Rom by DerTeufel1980. It's very fast because it still utilizes the /datadata partion, very smooth and my battery (1800 mAh) lasts about 36 hours with moderate use before I have to recharge it.
In comparison to Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean gives a much more enjoyable experience to our phones. Who would've thought that a 2 year old phone could become even better after all this time.
This is only my opinion so don't take my word for it. If you'd like to try Jelly Bean, you have a few choices:
1. [OFFICIAL] CyanogenMod 10 (Nightlies)
2. Helly Bean
3. Slim Bean
4. AOKP
5. RemICS-JB
6. JELLYBRO CM10 KANG build
I flashed Slim Bean earlier today and although I have to say that it did appear to be nice, it didn't seem as fast/stable as Helly Bean. I also tried the previews to the CyanogenMod10 Nightlies and still feel the same way. By the looks of it, both Slim Beam and CM10 are still having issues while HB is almost a stable release. I've been using Helly Bean since the thread started in the Development Forum and I haven't turned back since.
Try it out and see for yourself and if you don't like it you could always Odin back to Stock/Froyo.
to say in simple terms froyo is like mercedes and jelly bean is like bmw .......merc is for sheer comfort but bmw is pure power and looks.......
i prefer BMW anyway:laugh:
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to say in simple terms froyo is like mercedes and jelly bean is like bmw .......merc is for sheer comfort but bmw is pure power and looks.......
i prefer BMW anyway:laugh:
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Froyo=Porsche. Jellybean=Bugatti.
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omnifarious said:
I haven't had very much experience with Froyo, other than stock and Bionix-V FishmanMod Rom, and same goes with Jelly Bean, Helly Bean, Slim Bean and CM 10 Previews. On that note, I have had the BEST experience with Helly Bean Rom by DerTeufel1980. It's very fast because it still utilizes the /datadata partion, very smooth and my battery (1800 mAh) lasts about 36 hours with moderate use before I have to recharge it.
In comparison to Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean gives a much more enjoyable experience to our phones. Who would've thought that a 2 year old phone could become even better after all this time.
This is only my opinion so don't take my word for it. If you'd like to try Jelly Bean, you have a few choices:
1. [OFFICIAL] CyanogenMod 10 (Nightlies)
2. Helly Bean
3. Slim Bean
4. AOKP
5. RemICS-JB
6. JELLYBRO CM10 KANG build
I flashed Slim Bean earlier today and although I have to say that it did appear to be nice, it didn't seem as fast/stable as Helly Bean. I also tried the previews to the CyanogenMod10 Nightlies and still feel the same way. By the looks of it, both Slim Beam and CM10 are still having issues while HB is almost a stable release. I've been using Helly Bean since the thread started in the Development Forum and I haven't turned back since.
Try it out and see for yourself and if you don't like it you could always Odin back to Stock/Froyo.
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Yes Helly Bean is the best ROM!!!
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How did we go from ROMs to Cars lol... funny, but I like froyo it is pretty fast and stable its got a working GPS, but I just don't like the way it looks, and I gotta admit since ICS came out I love the theme, but I just can't find an stable ROM with a working GPS that is gonna work every time you want... so I'm still trying all them ROMs, but the problem is that Google is gonna keep releasing more ROMs and we will never get a ROM well done by them developers...
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How did we go from ROMs to Cars lol... funny, but I like froyo it is pretty fast and stable its got a working GPS, but I just don't like the way it looks, and I gotta admit since ICS came out I love the theme, but I just can't find an stable ROM with a working GPS that is gonna work every time you want... so I'm still trying all them ROMs, but the problem is that Google is gonna keep releasing more ROMs and we will never get a ROM well done by them developers...
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I used the new hardware fix for my GPS and it has helped drastically in any ROM I use. Just be very careful; I accidentally snapped the antenna and had to glue it along with a piece of copper to fix it but it's still better than what I had before.
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I used the new hardware fix for my GPS and it has helped drastically in any ROM I use. Just be very careful; I accidentally snapped the antenna and had to glue it along with a piece of copper to fix it but it's still better than what I had before.
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Which GPS hardware fix? My only gripe with my current CM9 install is the borked GPS.
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Which GPS hardware fix? My only gripe with my current CM9 install is the borked GPS.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878970&highlight=hardware+fix+gps
Hi.
I'm currently running Chimera rom and Subzero kernel on my vibrant. It's pretty good, but it does bog down once in a while.
I was wondering what the performance difference would be switching to a JB rom? How much worse would it be (or would it somehow be better?). Which JB rom is the best for daily use?
Thanks
I think jb is better than ics
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One thing that lags is the gps and from my experience slim bean is better fast light smooth
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hi,
I dunno exact differences between ICS and JB ..but probably JB will have some performance tweaks with related to ICS..[thought : b/c it came later ]
Nyway I suggest ICZen ROM with sub-zero kernal (it already come with it ) as a great ICS ROM out there. Some peeps find the theme bit "UNLIKE" but there are plenty of them u can switch to
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Your experience with Jelly Bean can vary a lot depending on the ROM and kernel you choose to flash. Chimera was very laggy and slow for me in even basic tasks (like switching between messaging and a media player), so I jumped right into JB ROMs when I discovered them. While ROMs like Skang (Jellybro Kang build) and Paranoid felt about as slow and laggy as Chimera, Helly Bean and Slim Bean feel much lighter and faster.
I think the kernels mattered a bit more than the ROM itself. After flashing the Devil kernel to any ROM I've tried, I've noticed a definite improvement in speed and smoothness. For the sake of stability, though, I've opted for the Semaphore kernel on my Slim Bean 2.4 setup. This has been my perfect go-to combo lately, and I highly recommend it.