i have Sony Live with Walkman since about 5 months, and have been on stock ICS for some time.. finally im looking for a Custom ROM, that preferably gives me a good interface and improves performance.. after searching a little, i found the MIUI V.4 ROM to be the most attractive. does anybody reading this post have that?
i'd like to get a user's on opinion on its performance, plus would like to see some screenshots that i couldnt find as yet, messaging, main app drawer, settings etc needed.
should i go for it?
thanks
If what you want is performance in ICS, you should try DeliciousSandwich or Serenity (bootloader locked talking, that's what i am), i'm using Serenity atm works really really cool, and it's customizable
ayaznoor said:
i have Sony Live with Walkman since about 5 months, and have been on stock ICS for some time.. finally im looking for a Custom ROM, that preferably gives me a good interface and improves performance.. after searching a little, i found the MIUI V.4 ROM to be the most attractive. does anybody reading this post have that?
i'd like to get a user's on opinion on its performance, plus would like to see some screenshots that i couldnt find as yet, messaging, main app drawer, settings etc needed.
should i go for it?
thanks
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MIUI is a fast ROM and has very beautiful graphics... But their is no app drawer... It's good for playing games... But i suggest HASA or EXPEACER MIUI
coz of higher customizable settings
HASA MIUI http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1828637
EX MIUI http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1578109
or you can always try CYANOGENMOD :thumbup:
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Yes, definitely try miui. I'm a miui fan. No matter which rom i try, cm, aokp, pa, stock based etc, i always came back to miui.
Anyway if your phone bootloader is already unlock, try lasan's miui. Its the most stable miui of them all.
I reccomment sandy7's Hasa MIUI :good:
Great ROM
HASA MIUI is a great choice..stable and fast. average battery life i think
alright, im currently looking at Hasa Miui, as well as ExMiui. any more inputs on this?
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hi there
i currently use miniCM2.0.1 2.3.4
i saw there are other 2.3.4 roms...
in your opinions what is the best?
should i stick with miniCM?
regards
mclaudio said:
hi there
i currently use miniCM2.0.1 2.3.4
i saw there are other 2.3.4 roms...
in your opinions what is the best?
should i stick with miniCM?
regards
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For me it´s miniCM2.0.1 2.3.4
The only problem still Camera just take pictures in vga mode
for me i cannot also read QR codes because no autofocus :-(
Next time post on general discussion...this room is for rom development try to keep it clean ty
Sent from my E10
I test all of the roms,
miniCM7 2.0.1 with 2.3.4rom is the best for use
all of the other 2.3.4rom have the Camera problem too--vga mode only
But i like the home semc，wich with Stock Corner style。
Hope miniCM7 2.3.4ROM will suppot it.
Like 2.0.1 MiniCM
You know guys, I am using MiniCM7 I dont mind about camera, but if you care a lot about things not running in this ROM or any other in development, you should go for WaterBeARC X v1.0 is a really good one cuz is based in a SE release (ROM).
From what i've seen, all other roms are practically customized versions of minicm7 built on 2.0.1. So there's not much significant difference like in performance or drivers. It's only up to your preferences, which apps you want pre-installed, if you use corner style or your own launcher... I personally don't use 2.3.4, because there are way too many bugs compared to 2.2.1... & I'm not a tester kind of guy - i like to use the full potential of a device, not test & report bugs But what i liked about minicm7 is that you can register & receive notifications about new versions & updates. This is quite good when there are still bugs waiting to get fixed, so immediately after new release, you're notified. I don't know if this feature is also present in other roms.
im currently using srom 2.3.3v1 which is a cyanogen based rom, i think its pretty stable minus the bugs of course.Its got a brilliant user interface though you will have to download some of the apps from market,i gladly recommend it to anyone who has a mini...i hear the v2 will be out soon..cant wait!!!
Sir_gpm said:
You know guys, I am using MiniCM7 I dont mind about camera, but if you care a lot about things not running in this ROM or any other in development, you should go for WaterBeARC X v1.0 is a really good one cuz is based in a SE release (ROM).
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WaterBeArc is android 2.1, the title of this thread is best 2.3.4
Of course WaterBeArc is stable, it's just stock 2.1 with BlackHtc theme and some stuff like xrecovery and jit
Minicm 7 has been very stable for me, only one reboot in by 3 weeks of usage.
ste71m said:
WaterBeArc is android 2.1, the title of this thread is best 2.3.4
Of course WaterBeArc is stable, it's just stock 2.1 with BlackHtc theme and some stuff like xrecovery and jit
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Come closer, I wanna tell you a secret...good, now listen: He was actually more helpful to the topic than you, bro.
And btw, it's not just stability, 2.1 is also fast & has the best battery life. People at SE know what they're doing. You still use in 2.3.4 drivers ported from stock 2.1 & devs are now debugging them to work at least that good as they did in 2.1. As I said, nAa did a pretty good job with miniCM6, but miniCM7 is missing a lot for me so far: camera resolution, auto-focus, can't select cyanogedmod notification power button for flashlight (in 2.2.1 i can, i don't know why) & sensors are sometimes acting weird in apps like compass or metal detector. But definitely from 2.3.4 roms i would use miniCM7, because until now it's been miniCM that's been innovating & other roms were just following the miniCM & tuning it, i think this trend will stay.
There are so many GB roms out there now. What's the difference between miui and say Simply Honey? I've only ever used that and Simply Stock. Is one better than the other as far as performance or is it more visual? Thanks!
Simply Stock 2.3.5 JVS w/ 1.2 Talon Kernel. Badass Rom \m/
Miui is mostly visual it is an overhaul of android ui its also fast but i multitasking menu is slow to start when playing games but it is cool also its smooth over all battery is avrage to bad 8-12 hrs in my experience an other gb roms is samsung roms on steriods an battery is great 12-20 for me froyo like 14-24 an its regular android with twiz on top of it an the browser is lag free on jvs an jvr roms an i prefer sammy gingerbread because its better over all
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
If I may explain in a slightly less feverish run-on-sentencey way than Jason, MIUI is built from the ground up, while most other Gingerbread ROMs are based on leaked i9000 ROMs from Samsung.
MIUI has a unique launcher that does away with the app drawer, instead putting all apps on your home pages which are easily organized into folders of your choosing. It also has many special features you can't find in the leaked i9000 gingerbread ROMs. For instance, long pressing a toggle like wifi or bluetooth will open up its settings.
MIUI is also, in my experience, a much smoother experience than Froyo and even leaked Gingerbread. The launcher has no lag with only a mild overclock, and apps load quickly. Even the phone itself starts up quicker than with other ROMs.
The best part of MIUI is in the customization by way of theming. All those special lockscreens that require custom ROMs and flashing to use? MIUI allows for anywhere from single swipe to, I'm not kidding, 15 button lock screens simply by downloading them through the online theme collection. You can change your icons, status bar, lock screen and wallpaper, dialer, SMS, and more by simply downloading a theme online through MIUI, and can even mix and match various components to your liking. SMS from Blue Dado Black combined with an animated lockscreen from some indecipherable Chinese name and a font from the Evolver theme, and on and on.
That's just the tip of the iceberg. If you want to know more, read the MIUI threads in the Development section. For me, I can't imagine leaving the ROM without something catastrophic happening.
Thanks man!! I'm gonna give one a try tonight.
One quick question, if I have the gb bootloaders I need to Odin the froyo one right? Also need to be on stock 2.1 or .22
Simply Stock 2.3.5 JVS w/ 1.2 Talon Kernel. Badass Rom \m/
peecs121 said:
Thanks man!! I'm gonna give one a try tonight.
One quick question, if I have the gb bootloaders I need to Odin the froyo one right? Also need to be on stock 2.1 or .22
Simply Stock 2.3.5 JVS w/ 1.2 Talon Kernel. Badass Rom \m/
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Yes, you'll need a Froyo bootloader. I just installed Lithium V2.1 MIUI and wow, it's super cool. I'm trying to figure out the lockscreens.
of all roms that I have tried Simply Stock 2.3.5 JVS w/ 1.2 Talon Kernel is one badass rom!!!!!!!!!!! it is super fast with 0 bugs or forced closes and I have no desire to switch it for any other "pretty rom"
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Miui is mostly visual it is an overhaul of android ui its also fast but i multitasking menu is slow to start when playing games but it is cool also its smooth over all battery is avrage to bad 8-12 hrs in my experience an other gb roms is samsung roms on steriods an battery is great 12-20 for me froyo like 14-24 an its regular android with twiz on top of it an the browser is lag free on jvs an jvr roms an i prefer sammy gingerbread because its better over all
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I have never tried a jv(anything) Tom but I did try every froyo I could get my phone on and I did miui in early augustvand it was a constant flash back and forth from cm7 to that.
I have noticed occasionally lag while loading apps like cnet tv and games (using chainfire pro).
What was the last miui you tried? I must say l, miui as is really stable and still fast, lithium rocks in speed, stock is my face so far when the powermod is applied.
I could not justify staying off of froyo until now.
Miui launches apps fast but are they faster once loaded in Samsung base rom's?
Also it has been since august that I tried any cm7 nightlies since gr90, is it just me or has miui surpassed cm7 in stability with less maunual fixes?
One thing is that the speaker on off for people to hear me is still happening on every miui I try
Okay, I'm 15 i started getting into android about 5 mounths ago with my good'ol "Samsung galaxy ace" after using it for about 3 mounths i decided that i needed a higher res screen and a proc capable of playing most main stream games (GTA. Nova 2. Minecraft etc). So i bought my beloved neo for theses reasons:
1. 1GHz Proc
2. 265 DPI (854x480)
3. 512mb RAM
After about 2 mounths usage i can't seem to understand how all UI interactions are faster and smoother on my Galaxy Ace?
No matter what ROM (ICS or GB) with whatever kernel I can't get my neo to live up to the smoothness of STOCK Galaxy ace rom, let alone a tweaked rom.
It makes no sense to me how a phone with a faster and better proc and more ram can't achive the same smooth UI
If anyone can explain to me what i can do to improve UI smoothness or how UI scrolling smoothness works in roms etc THEN I BEG YOU TELL ME!
(IF ANYONE SAYS "Buy an Iphone" I WILL REMOVE THERE SCROTUM WITH A BLUNT SPOON)
Roms i've tried:
ALL ics rom (apart from miui) (ICS roms are WAY too laggy for usage)
Most gingerbread roms apart from:
SE tweaked (couldent get it working)
any MIUI (Y WOULD I WANT MY PHONE TO LOOK LIKE AN IPHONE APPLE ARE ****)
I have treid super charge on lots of roms, dont really see or feel difference to scrolling.
Currently im using Stock .62 as it is by fair the smoothest rom for neo.
Thanks for anyone who can point me in right direction or explain y UI isnt smooth.
Sorry for ranting, Josh. (moonytoonyking)
root and launchers
I dont know if this would help you but, have you tried installing replacement launchers? such as Launcher Pro and ADW Launcher EX? they have both smooth UI scrolling interface. Also smooth app drawer UIs. In fairness to Xperia Neo, It has smooth scrolling. Are you sure you are not running too much apps in the background which makes your device slower? Are you rooted? If you are rooted, then I bet you get control of your device, Disabling (unnecessary) background apps, taking control of your CPU/RAM. You could also install Chainfire 3d which would help you a lot in playing games (in terms of hardware enhancements)
Give us details about your mobile, and I mean details so we could help you out mate.
If you're looking for absolute smoothness go for cm7.2, but use other launcher than adw, it lags, at least for me.
Have you tried cm9? it is the fastest rom ive ever tried, i tweaked it for faster and battery friendly.
And its awesome mate.
Sent from my Xperia Neo using XDA
Have you ever considered about the fact that comparing to Neo,galaxy ace got a lower resolution.Anyway try removing bloatware and use a custom launcher like apex.
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(IF ANYONE SAYS "Buy an Iphone" I WILL REMOVE THERE SCROTUM WITH A BLUNT SPOON)
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lol
There are loads of way to make your phone faster and smoother this is how I do it
1: Over Clock to the highest possible even tho it says recommended not to lol just wack it up lol
2: Memory Booster - I like this app just because ever 10 mins I set it up to boot to get ram back up
3: Launcher on ICS at the min so I been using Apex or Nova launcher on gingerbread I would use ADW or Stock
4: SD Maid - Clears all the junk that your phone make for you from internet and other apps
IPHONE IS THE BAIN OF ALL LIFE ..MY WIFE WANTS ONE I AM GONNA GET HER ONE JUST FOR THE FACT SHE CAN GIVE ME HER NEO AS ITS BOOTLOADER UNLOCKED UNLIKE MINE LOL
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it's rather strange for you to tell me Neo's Scolling is laggy...
to me...it is more smooth than SII and iPhone 4... without root and mod.
U may try 3rd launcher like SPB Shell, AdW EX, Go EX and Launcher Pro.
Also, u may want to enable GPU rendering (HW acc.) of launcher
Hope these help...
I suggest you to use this ICS rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1570499 combined with Apex Launcher and NightElf kernel v1.0 RC2 lite...The only problem is that many games aren't optimized for ICS,but the UI it's way smoother than Galaxy S2 or even Galaxy Nexus,plus that the battery life is amazing (use setCpu to underclock the processor when screen is off,i'm using it @245-460 mhz w screen off,and 245-1024 mhz in normal use,and battery life is deffinitely improved (in stand-by it drained 1% in 5 hours).
Thanks for all the replies
I've tried a load of launchers my fav for GB being ADW and for ICS being Apex.
they work well and usaly improve smoothness. BTW i agree that neo is smoother than Gs2 (on stock) but not Galaxy Nexus, that is super smooth.
I have root.
Overclock helps to an extent but if rom is unsmooth it dosent do much.
Havent tried that I-scream ROM as i have found that all SEMC based ICS roms LAG really badly, however since you recomend it i will try. I have been reading up on things like swap and zram but im not sure if they will improve my speed much?
Again thanks for all the help I LOVE XDA'ers
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Cm7.2 is kinda smooth at first but after i install my apps (i only have like 20) smoothness isnt good.
OH an yes the default adw with cm7.2 LAGS LIKE A MOTHER *****
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If you still experience some lag, try turning off scrolling cache, force disable, on cm options.
I have about 30 apps i install and don't experience any lag.
Sort of glad to see i'm not the only one having issues with adw.
georgeiulian89 said:
I suggest you to use this ICS rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1570499 combined with Apex Launcher and NightElf kernel v1.0 RC2 lite...
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Not bad but stock .62 is smoother by alot still, shame i love ICS. I actualy found the AOSP rom to be the smoothest ICS rom but it has many bugs
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Not bad but stock .62 is smoother by alot still, shame i love ICS. I actualy found the AOSP rom to be the smoothest ICS rom but it has many bugs
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You've used Apex Launcher? Because i know that stock launcher is very laggy.I'm currently using this rom with apex launcher and on-screen buttons,and i'm never going back to gingerbread.
georgeiulian89 said:
You've used Apex Launcher? Because i know that stock launcher is very laggy.I'm currently using this rom with apex launcher and on-screen buttons,and i'm never going back to gingerbread.
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Apex improved it alot, but still not smooth, cm9 amazes me its sooooos smooth but buggy and sturf dosent work.
the smoothness of the rom is always tied to the framework files sony didn't optimize it well in their ICS release....
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the smoothness of the rom is always tied to the framework files sony didn't optimize it well in their ICS release....
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Do you think you could tell me how to tweak this?
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Do you think you could tell me how to tweak this?
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i can't do it myself but back in the days when i had an x8 ginger bread was laggy on it and a guy called doixanh or something fixed it by optimizing the framework and it became very smooth silky smooth
FINALY: CM 7.2 (fxp17) with disabled scrolling cache Is SUPER SMOOTH im very happy, hopefuly cm9 will be this smooth when its done.
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FINALY: CM 7.2 (fxp17) with disabled scrolling cache Is SUPER SMOOTH im very happy, hopefuly cm9 will be this smooth when its done.
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TOLD YA
Also, CM9 IS this smooth, it just doesn't have FM, Video recording and HDMI.
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(IF ANYONE SAYS "Buy an Iphone" I WILL REMOVE THERE SCROTUM WITH A BLUNT SPOON)
(moonytoonyking)
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Thats the thing I really liked In your POST LOL
I am on MIUI 2.4.28 Its Amazing Highly Customizable,, But only Battery Drain Issue...
you should try the new aokp rom >>> incredibly smooth but still some problems to solve.
Hi all,
I've done a quick search around the Q&A and there are not many threads about the fastest rom for ICS. (Yeah don't be pissed with me for asking.) I need a rom that is fast and good for gaming. I tried KA20.1 and stock, but frankly i'm not too happy with the performance. Should I go for AOKP, and if so, are there on-screen buttons on the rom because I don't like it Thanks in advance.
jasonwsc said:
Hi all,
I've done a quick search around the Q&A and there are not many threads about the fastest rom for ICS. (Yeah don't be pissed with me for asking.) I need a rom that is fast and good for gaming. I tried KA20.1 and stock, but frankly i'm not too happy with the performance. Should I go for AOKP, and if so, are there on-screen buttons on the rom because I don't like it Thanks in advance.
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Yea AOKP is a good choice Practically most of HD games can run on our phone AOKP has on-screen buttons, but there is always an option in rom control to enable/disable them. You can try I-scream too. Good choice for custom stock rom.
Use this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1666171&highlight=multitouch&page=3
It's an AOSP ROM by PolishBlood (group I think)
All other ICS ROMs I've tried had multi-touch issues. This is the only ROM without any of those AND you can play Max Payne Mobile on Max Settings with everything on at SMOOTH FPS!
Seriously dude. Use it. I am loving it.
use sos latest rom...
i'm using it so for its good.. 4.0.4
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1663915
so really max payne mobile and it's issue of multi touch only works properly on Polish Blood becuse I really want to have option like wifi, brightness in status bar and actually I think best camera app Is this from Sony so there not any sony stock rom on which Max Payne don't have Multi Touch issue??
Install Chainfire 3d on any rom ... or buy it .... you'll be able to play all games without a glitch
actually on SOS rom I don't have this glitch that's really odd
jasonwsc said:
Hi all,
I've done a quick search around the Q&A and there are not many threads about the fastest rom for ICS. (Yeah don't be pissed with me for asking.) I need a rom that is fast and good for gaming. I tried KA20.1 and stock, but frankly i'm not too happy with the performance. Should I go for AOKP, and if so, are there on-screen buttons on the rom because I don't like it Thanks in advance.
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KA20.1 is best custom Rom you may try SOS also
It have been a while since my bootloader was relocked,and now I will unlock it back to install some custom ICS firmware...can you suggest me some great ICS custom firmware?
stock rom 4.0.4 with messa kernel 1.6. its best in battery life time and performance or you can also try cm9 fxp 131 its almost stable rom
usman_fareed said:
stock rom 4.0.4 with messa kernel 1.6. its best in battery life time and performance or you can also try cm9 fxp 131 its almost stable rom
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Thanks for the suggestion but I don't like the CM9 interface but I somehow like the Real ICS custom rom interface...is it stable for daily use?
UchihaDareNial said:
Thanks for the suggestion but I don't like the CM9 interface but I somehow like the Real ICS custom rom interface...is it stable for daily use?
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used real ics and well ucant play games in it as smooth as you can in cm9.0....... plus i encountered a weird BUG the time on my phone was different in the status bar in the lockscreen and on the clock widget i had.....
and i know the only reason going for that rom is the looks especially the gallery and the xperia s style... but still it is not the pro as in landscape mode almost everthing in it is distorted.....
yes real ics is just a modifies version of xperia stock ics with bugs
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used real ics and well ucant play games in it as smooth as you can in cm9.0....... plus i encountered a weird BUG the time on my phone was different in the status bar in the lockscreen and on the clock widget i had.....
and i know the only reason going for that rom is the looks especially the gallery and the xperia s style... but still it is not the pro as in landscape mode almost everthing in it is distorted.....
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Well,I'm not such a game addicted...if I play some game,the game is not a heavy game :3 and I love the interface :good: I installed it already (the Real ICS)
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yes real ics is just a modifies version of xperia stock ics with bugs
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I doesn't encounter any bug?
HAPPY ICSv1
just wait for a day
a new ROM (HAPPY ICSv1 is goin to get released)
UchihaDareNial said:
Well,I'm not such a game addicted...if I play some game,the game is not a heavy game :3 and I love the interface :good: I installed it already (the Real ICS)
I doesn't encounter any bug?
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Real ICS r4 lite is quite stable with MESA kernel