Hey guys I just purchased this one for my mother who is new to smart phones. I want to ask which rom is best for battery life and is stable? I searched on this forum and people were saying ICS Passion but that was a year or two ago and I saw that it is no longer supported. It was be awesome if you guys could recommend me a rom since my mom isn't much of a flash-a-holic so I don't want to flash each and every rom to test it for a day or two.
Thanks for the help.
*As compared to stock.
Since she's new to smartphones, I'd suggest a Froyo ROM. They have great battery life and simple to use interface. I can't say specifically which Froyo is better because I have JB. (Which I don't recommend for newbies.)
Well unfortunately the problem is almost every ROM is no longer coming out with new builds because they have moved on to new things. This means that they are all working on 4.2.1. Yet cm10 and hellybean are both very stable 4.1 ROMs. This is what I am running at the moment
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I have a hard time believing someone actually recommended Passion.
I would go with either bionix (froyo) cm7 stable build or cm10. Don't flash a ICS ROM, you run the risk of EU bug.
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samsgun357 said:
I have a hard time believing someone actually recommended Passion.
I would go with either bionic (froyo) cm7 stable build or cm10. Don't flash a ICS ROM, you run the risk of EU bug.
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Which is kind of a shame because ICS zen was of the best ROMs I've ever used... Agreed to the rest
Amen, ICZen is/was the bah-bah-zee!
ZFFZ
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Its been awhile since I have browsed the sgs2 forums and I stop in and notice ics is all over here. So I'm thinking of upgrading my girls s2 to 4.0 and I want opinions and stability and function of the current roms.
I'm leaning towards aokp or cm9. I have cm9 on my note and a500 so I'm fond of it obviously.
Coming from gb rooted w/ cwm full wipe and good to go I assume? I ask because in the n7k forum the leaked kernals suck and there were all these stupid methods for going from gb to ics...
Anyway thanks.
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Yup full wipe. I am not running either of those ROM's so cant comment on them. I have been following Task's AOKP thread. That may be the next one I try.
If you'd like to try a Samsung based rom, give ShoStock2 a try. It's the best I've ever tried.
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Ultimatum and SHOstock are excellent. AOKP is pretty sweet too.
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ICS is well worth the upgrade
I've been running CM9 since the first nightly. I love it. Haven't had any issues.
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I've been running aokp for a few weeks and love it so far. It has been pretty stable and fast as hell. I'm sure things are even better in the latest build, but I haven't flashed yet.
Its like when GB became available and everyone was still on Froyo- once you open the desert and have a taste, your likely not gonna go back. And now that video recording is fixed- its all gravy baby
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Definitely go with AOKP, it's stable, fast, full of features, and rocks great battery life.
The only benefit of the Samsung ICS is MHL.
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Its been awhile since I have browsed the sgs2 forums and I stop in and notice ics is all over here. So I'm thinking of upgrading my girls s2 to 4.0 and I want opinions and stability and function of the current roms.
I'm leaning towards aokp or cm9. I have cm9 on my note and a500 so I'm fond of it obviously.
Coming from gb rooted w/ cwm full wipe and good to go I assume? I ask because in the n7k forum the leaked kernals suck and there were all these stupid methods for going from gb to ics...
Anyway thanks.
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If MHL is a must, i think you're stuck with TW for now. My final choice was between aokp and cm9. Check the support/discussion threads, big difference...
No need for MHL I just want a stable ics rom for her because her miui rom is buggy as heck.
Thanks guys ill keep watching the dev section. For me aokp and cm9 are really similar so it just comes down to battery life and stability which is different for each person.
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Aokp all the way baby, super stable and awesome battery. Way better than gb
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I've been using shoshock lastest gingerbread build. it's great. I'm waiting for a while.
Running AOKP and it's running great.
Just flash Siyah's kernel and go for dual boot to check both Samsung and AOKP/CM9 roms together.
I've been running CM9 since the first nightly. I love it. My phone feels brand new and I don't feel like upgrade it, except I want LTE.
Thanks everyone. I flashed aokp for the extra settings and customization. Its been super stable so far and battery is good but will be better once it settles. Might try siyah might not???
Anyone recommend a Better modem? Have you been getting batter with gb ones or ics ones.
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I'd go with CM9 nightlies simply because it's supported by ROM Manager which makes it ridiculously easy to flash new updates, which come very fast by the way...plus it's CM9. Good luck.
Cm9 is nice I use it on my tablet and note but lacks some features I know my girl requires.
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Thanks everyone. I flashed aokp for the extra settings and customization. Its been super stable so far and battery is good but will be better once it settles. Might try siyah might not???
Anyone recommend a Better modem? Have you been getting batter with gb ones or ics ones.
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I tested the latest LD3 but decided to change back to LC5, it is faster than the old modems and seems more stable in my area. I have been running AOKP for a while and love it.
I am enjoying CM9. Lots of Entropy involvement. Good team working on it.
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What is your favorite ICS ROM? Wondering which one is the best/has the fewest bugs and issues. Thanks everyone in advance
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jokers build
its stable
every ICS rom got the same bugs due to the lack of proper drivers
That's interesting, so any differences will be in features?
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Another vote for Jokersax's.
You would be able to try out several of them fairly easily with Kitchen Sink:
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/choose-your-poison-with-kitchen-sink-for-atrix-4g/
Why do we get similar threads like this every week about which ICS Rom is best? Haven't there been enough already?
My vote goes for MIUI. Pretty dam fast and stable, plus the look is awesome.
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My vote goes for MIUI. Pretty dam fast and stable, plus the look is awesome.
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I agree. I'm using MIUI V 2.4.27 which is based on Jokersax 0.5 CM9 build.
It is amazing. It turned my unbelievably unbearable Telstra Atrix on 2.3.4 to a device that is smoother than any other android I've used...
I'm running mine with the Atrix-CM9-Kernel-025b-ext4-1.45GHz and its stable at 1.45GHz all day every day with excellent battery life.
It's funny I get 2x the battery life on the MIUI Rooted ROM with custom kernel than I did on the Telstra 2.3.4 stock ROM.
NOTE!!!! : this is not a "whats the best rom thread?" :NOTE!!!!!
Hey guys with the new 4.2.2 update, roms have been coming out pretty fast over the past few weeks and i haven't had time to try them all.
1. Flapps builds
2. CM nightlys
3. Jamies U-CM
4. JellyBeer
5. AVATAR rom
6. The Collective
7. Sons of Android (Ptmr3)
Kernels: Flappjaxx 3.1.x, and ACES B3x.
As you can see, a hella of amount of roms and i cant test them all :? So im asking for some overall feedback on these roms. Any info on any of these roms will do just fine. I also appreciate any comments/replies. Maybe comment on the stability or overall theming of the rom
thanks- OPGT
Just try them. Do you really care what I think? I like green but my wife likes blue. So just try them.
I probably should have just let this go but damn. Should I try on your shoes too and tell you how they feel?
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While you have best intentions at heart I see this turning into a troll fest.
As for my feedback I had flashed everyone of flapps kangs since he started putting them out. I was enjoying them but at the same time little bugs with 4.2 made me decide to flash back to his uclf6 b12 which is an amazingly stable and solid TW ICS rom.
leifemagnuson said:
Just try them. Do you really care what I think? I like green but my wife likes blue. So just try them.
I probably should have just let this go but damn. Should I try on your shoes too and tell you how they feel?
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Hello. This is not a pair of shoes.. It's a piece of hardware and silly roms. I, as many other users do not have time to test Every rom. Last time I checked each rom must receive full wipe and that takes a great amount of time and effort to do. And if you read the OP, it clearly states I DO want you opinion or what you think.. I wouldn't have made the thread if I didn't care what you thought. It also notes at very top that it's not a what's the best rom thread. So please read carefully next time. I don't like arguing over something silly. Thanks.
rquiett said:
While you have best intentions at heart I see this turning into a troll fest.
As for my feedback I had flashed everyone of flapps kangs since he started putting them out. I was enjoying them but at the same time little bugs with 4.2 made me decide to flash back to his uclf6 b12 which is an amazingly stable and solid TW ICS rom.
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Thanks for feedback
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I agree this is kinda like politics ....trolling
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I am running the CM10.1 Nightlys, and they are great. They are plagued with an audio bug at the moment, so you have to use a custom kernel in place of the CM stock one. Only downside to that is battery life is bad with the custom kernel I am using, but stock CM kernel gave me great battery life, patiently waiting it out. JellyBeer was the first ROM I tried on the note and it was great as well. But I always go back to straight CM with every phone I have always used. I like watching the change log and getting the new features first. Hope this helped.
OPGT said:
NOTE!!!! : this is not a "whats the best rom thread?" :NOTE!!!!!
Hey guys with the new 4.2.2 update, roms have been coming out pretty fast over the past few weeks and i haven't had time to try them all.
1. Flapps builds
2. CM nightlys
3. JellyBam
4. Jamies U-CM
5. JellyBeer
6. AVATAR rom
7. The Collective
8. Sons of Android (Ptmr3)
Kernels: Flappjaxx 3.1.x, and ACES B3x.
As you can see, a hella of amount of roms and i cant test them all :? So im asking for some overall feedback on these roms. Any info on any of these roms will do just fine. I also appreciate any comments/replies. Maybe comment on the stability or overall theming of the rom
thanks- OPGT
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9. PACMan
kernel, neak.
- that awkward moment when you don't remember what ROM you're running.
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9. PACMan
kernel, neak.
- that awkward moment when you don't remember what ROM you're running.
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Uhmm i717 has a pac rom?? Did not know that.. Link?
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JellyBam.....by far is the "best of the best"!
Edit: it takes far longer to post a negative thought, than just to move along....if you think it's dumb....just don't answer.
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Jellybeer
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I will second jellybam...I am running version 6.6 with aces31 kernel...I have been dieing to try ptmr3's latest or even the newer version of jellybam but I generally have an "if it ain't broke don't fix it" kinda disposition..
I really wish there was a jellybam thread over here as I would love to read other's experience with the latest version. That's generally how I make my decisions on whether it not an upgrade is worth it...
Anyhow, my current setup has great features, is very stable (no reboots 3 days in), and has pretty decent battery life..
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I will second jellybam...I am running version 6.6 with aces31 kernel...I have been dieing to try ptmr3's latest or even the newer version of jellybam but I generally have an "if it ain't broke don't fix it" kinda disposition..
I really wish there was a jellybam thread over here as I would love to read other's experience with the latest version. That's generally how I make my decisions on whether it not an upgrade is worth it...
Anyhow, my current setup has great features, is very stable (no reboots 3 days in), and has pretty decent battery life..
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JellyBam 6.7 is most stable release so far i just dirty flashed it and no flickering or crashes. As for a jellybam thread, we wont be seeing one soon or at all in that matter... as XDA is convinced the rom is not his.
No flickers no reboots nothing after a month on jellybeer
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I've tried all of the roms listed and all of them are pretty stable but my dd is Jellybam because the customizations are amazing I see no need to flash another rom
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Just try them.
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OPGT said:
JellyBam 6.7 is most stable release so far i just dirty flashed it and no flickering or crashes. As for a jellybam thread, we wont be seeing one soon or at all in that matter... as XDA is convinced the rom is not his.
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Thanks, downloading 6.7 now..I noticed that aces has a ver32 kernel up. Normally, I would give the stock kernel a try but the aces kernels have been really stable for me...and fast charge is a useful feature...
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JellyBam 6.7 is most stable release so far i just dirty flashed it and no flickering or crashes. As for a jellybam thread, we wont be seeing one soon or at all in that matter... as XDA is convinced the rom is not his.
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In running jellybam and so far i do notice battery life isn't great but i like this rom. The collective 5.3 was awesome ROM but i wasn't digging the theme to it... But those two so far are one of the best
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crazzysandman said:
In running jellybam and so far i do notice battery life isn't great but i like this rom. The collective 5.3 was awesome ROM but i wasn't digging the theme to it... But those two so far are one of the best
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Just tried the Collective 5.3 rom runs smooth and is sleek. im actually liking the orange
Thank you everyone who is giving feedback on these roms!
OPGT said:
Just tried the Collective 5.3 rom runs smooth and is sleek. im actually liking the orange
Thank you everyone who is giving feedback on these roms!
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Told you. Really bad ass rom the orange wasn't my thing I just had to reflash to flappjaxxxs ics rom most stable rom ever
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My fav is Flapps 4.2.2. I've been on it for about a week or two and it is awesome. Most stable of all the 4.2.2 ROMs I've tried. You don't see much about it because FJ isn't posting on XDA. He is just sharing his work, but it's great stuff.
I tried a few others but just wasn't as satisfied. Jellybam is a good one but there were other issues that keep from dealing with those characters. CM is also good, of course. I encourage you to include Flapps in your final 2 or 3 trial run ROMs. You won't be disappointed.
Hi, I was wondering my P500 is getting quite old now, and all this flashing of ROMs has been great but I want to come down to one final decision on the ROM I will use for the rest of my phone's future without changing. I'm looking for a ROM which is fast and snappy, has a conservative battery life, doesn't crash and keep rebooting, looks great and is ICS or JB. That's pretty much all, thank you.
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Roms by neko
You can go for gingerbread roms made by neko.
Gingersnap v2.3 or GTR
both are fast and provide better battery life.
I will recommend you Gingersnap v2.3
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Press thanks if I help you:angel:
It's hard to say, and you are not allowed to ask, but I can tell you my choice:
CM 9.2.2 with my signature's settings ;D
If you don't mind having bad photos of course.
Stop asking such questions ..try your self
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Maybe Oxygen GB
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I'll tell you my personal choice.
ICY Snap final.. Stable and almost no bugs.. And smooth. I find myself going back to that ROM again and again after trying other ROMs.
JB 4.1.2 works great, so go get it and have fun with it.
Easily findable from Cyanogen, built 20130108 coming w arjen 2.6.35.10
Further get slim gapps version, et voilà, be happy. :thumbup:
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No such thing as a perfect ROM....It is whats perfect for you the individual User.
Hi,
my wife uses her Atrix 4G and likes it very much. I put the Nottachtrix ROM on it about a year ago. It is still 2.3 based, so I was thinking about to get her a stable 4.x ROM. What is your advice? Which ROM shall I go for. Stability is the king. Nothing else really matters. She is not a tweaker, nor gamer.
Thanks.
kobak.org said:
Hi,
my wife uses her Atrix 4G and likes it very much. I put the Nottachtrix ROM on it about a year ago. It is still 2.3 based, so I was thinking about to get her a stable 4.x ROM. What is your advice? Which ROM shall I go for. Stability is the king. Nothing else really matters. She is not a tweaker, nor gamer.
Thanks.
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If you want stability, stay on a GB based ROM. Any ICS (4.0.x) or JB (4.1.x-4.2.x) ROMs are semi stable, but have their drawbacks. The biggest problem with stability was the kernel. Now with a compatible kernel, we're getting somewhere, but we still have a long way to go before its at the point where it can be a daily driver.
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palmbeach05 said:
If you want stability, stay on a GB based ROM. Any ICS (4.0.x) or JB (4.1.x-4.2.x) ROMs are semi stable, but have their drawbacks. The biggest problem with stability was the kernel. Now with a compatible kernel, we're getting somewhere, but we still have a long way to go before its at the point where it can be a daily driver.
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Thanks and sad to hear that. Let's hope it will be better soon.
kobak.org said:
Thanks and sad to hear that. Let's hope it will be better soon.
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Its a work in progress, the public alpha just got released on the 19th. Main issues are battery life, overheating, random reboots, camera, and on blur based ICS ROMs, bluetooth and home button. Also, screen tearing seems to be an issue for some devices.
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