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I'm only a month old Androidian... and within a month I leant a lot frm XDA about installing custom rom/rooting and using new themes etc...
But I am really lost at one point ... which custom Rom is the best one and is flawless... i mean some times im really confused bet the top ROM maker's ... I knw that everybdy's workin hard to make a best out of it....
but I would really like 2 knw who's using which custom ROM tht's been used by maximum number of users and whch seen flawless (at least fast and 90% flawless)
Everyone has different tastes, so you should try a few roms to choose the one that you think it's better.
You must keep in mind that no rom is 100% perfect and there are always little flaws. When I install a custom rom, I always do a few tweaks here and there and add or remove that I like or dislike.
I've tried Exynos, Cognition, Villain, SkyRom and Lite'ning. To my taste, Villain and Lite'ning are the best, with Exynos in second place. FYI, Now I'm on Villain 2.1 with Ninphetamine 2.0 Kernel and KG2 modem, just to try something different to Lite'ning 3.1.
I'm eagerly waiting for MIUI and Cyanogen to become stable, but in the meantime I'm switching between the aforementioned roms.
I feel that Cyanogen is one of the most stable roms out there, even though they're nightlies. No sudden reboot, excellent batterylife, not to mention the huge amount of tweaks and settings built in..
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For now I am staying (and thus voting) "original stock ROM".
This will very likely change once CM7 is finished for the SGS2
But its still early days of i9100 and every now n thn a new official stock rom is release or I must say "leaked" (thanks 2 samfirmware) .....
n it really sux whn after installing latest cf-root n custom rom , theme and backup restoration setting Home widgets your own way everthing ... which sometime takes many days to settle.
... and after doing all that @SamFirmware tweets that a new I9100 firmware is leaked... and then forgetting all the hardwrk we did to make i9100 stylish n fast, we start refreshing XDA forum to see whether smbdy has released a custom rom or not ?
n the Impatient ones takes backups via titanium and wipes everything and get back to Stock Rom to see the diff (deliberately ignoring the fact tht titanium restore will work only after rooting) ...
Its really a fact... tht happen with most of the ppl...
After trying various Roms in last few months... I stay with either Villain ROM OR Official ROM (CF Rooted ) .... hope that if some day it could be dual booted like my PC is.
I stick with the official ROM and customize it to my own needs.
I love MIUI as I love to heavily customise look and feel with ease.
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CM7 it runs really great for me with no issues. I am hoping to get my Dual boot working soon to boot then i will be set.
I love batista 70. For me the best.
I think Leomar v2.6 is the best because of the personalization you can do and it's very very very easy to do!!
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I think Leomar v2.6 is the best because of the personalization you can do and it's very very very easy to do!!
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i agree with you
Cyanogenmod definitely. I never was one to enjoy being tied down to OEM software which were uncompatible with each other.
If you want a custom custom rom check out Insanity II... quick, stripped down, bare bones, no non-sense. Since you only run essentials it ups your battery life by quite a bit.
On Sammy ROMs Cognition and Darky are very stable and have decent battery life.
CM7 is highly customizable but you miss certain features like A2DP, FM radio, better camera , hi def videos that are part of Samsung ROMs. Some of these features are being worked upon and would be available whenever the stable version comes out.
Some people have better battery life on CM7. strangely it is not the case with me.
MIUI is cute but a big battery drain.
overall there is no best ROM or anything . you try different ROMs and use the one that suits your needs.
I'm using leomar 2.6 with nimpho 2.1.3 and it goes very smooth.. Battery goes for 2days (ofc that depends..) and in general works for me. Plus you can customize it and make it as you like through his kitchen with mods,themes etc.
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My Vote is definitely for VillainRom 2.4.2 and kernel 2.0.5 woked best for me... smooth, minimalistic and no bugs... cheers
I am also on villainrom 3.0 but with ninph 2.1.3 .... my battery is draining very fast... any second best ppl can suggest?
CriskeloRom is the best
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netcitizen said:
On Sammy ROMs Cognition and Darky are very stable and have decent battery life.
CM7 is highly customizable but you miss certain features like A2DP, FM radio, better camera , hi def videos that are part of Samsung ROMs. Some of these features are being worked upon and would be available whenever the stable version comes out.
Some people have better battery life on CM7. strangely it is not the case with me.
MIUI is cute but a big battery drain.
overall there is no best ROM or anything . you try different ROMs and use the one that suits your needs.
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Agreed. I used CM7 for about 2 days before i switched back to (the vampiric) stock. It had great battery life for me but i do use bluetotth and FM radio on a daily basis.
I get my S II tomorrow and I've been looking around alot to see what the best rom out is, but there's loads of roms available.
What I'm asking is instead of spending multiple hours going through every rom to find out whats good, whats peoples favorites or what would you recommend,
Stuff I need working -
Camera
Onboard Storage
GPS
(These are musts)
I would preferably like things like overclocking stuff that utilizes the dual core 1.2ghz processor.
Any ideas and thanks in advance
With multiple exact same posts as yours .
One their is no bests rom .
Two read the individual rom threads and make up your own mind.
Three if unable to make up your mind stick with stock .
Four posts belongs Q&A
Stuff I need working -
Camera
Onboard Storage
GPS
You should find they come with the phone not the rom .
jje
Firstly sorry for not noticing the many other posts dedicated to this subject.
Secondary, camera etc may come with the phone but it doesn't specifically come with the rom, I have a Xperia Arc at the moment and the freexperia project doesnt have the camera up and running, so I feel like that was a valid question.
All I was asking is what people are using? What you prefer?
Not an index to what you hate and love about every rom
yusuo said:
Firstly sorry for not noticing the many other posts dedicated to this subject.
Secondary, camera etc may come with the phone but it doesn't specifically come with the rom, I have a Xperia Arc at the moment and the freexperia project doesnt have the camera up and running, so I feel like that was a valid question.
Camera is hardware it works on every rom always has .
All I was asking is what people are using? What you prefer?
Home brewed .
jje
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Coming from HTC Desire, I would of asked exactly the same questions. When new ROMS came out on HTC Desire, or the X10, not everything was working right from the start. Even on the ROMS on this phone it seems not everything is working, so surely the question is valid.
most are just themed roms and don't offer much over a rooted and tweaked stock rom.
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The most famous roms have all the features your looking for i believe, Better Camera, overclock 1.6 Ghz, Better GPS etc.
But you can't say which one is best cause they all are different in their own way, specially in themes and so on.
Cm 7
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@JJEgan, you were right in the other thread... this is getting ridiculous
@OP: there's really not much difference between them. The different ones are probably CM7, MIUI and Oxygen (they're not stable), the rest just have some modifications, and they mostly are stable with everything working. Just see which one has more views and pick one you think you like. Creating a thread like this has absolutely no point, you will get zero information out of it... even if people start answering you, you'll just get a random sample of what some people are using.
Stock
Just root it and add a kernel like niphetamine - get juicedefender too.
Simples.
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Villain Rom 2.4.2 best for me. It's based on stock firmware so gps, camera etc is working fine. Browser is laggy though so use Dolphin HD or another one from the market.
You get Villain tweaks too!
Flash the Ninphetamine kernel as its overclocked to 1.6ghz.
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troffers said:
Villain Rom 2.4.2 best for me. It's based on stock firmware so gps, camera etc is working fine. Browser is laggy though so use Dolphin HD or another one from the market.
You get Villain tweaks too!
Flash the Ninphetamine kernel as its overclocked to 1.6ghz.
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True, villain rom is nice - but some of us prefer the stock browser too much. :/
If it wasnt for that, id probably use villain too.
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I agree with some of the others in this thread, just stock is best. Samsung polished the firmware really well and its amazing. Id say just flash a custom kernel if you want to do extra stuff like oc/uv or something. Really the only time i ever switch from stock is to try CM7 then or something. Other than that imo stock is best.
GS2 is the first phone where stock meet all my needs. Ive played with a couple of different roms and usually something happens after the first week.
Most roms in dev section give you a all in one package. So must of the tweaks that you would normally install manually are already preinstalled. This is the fun part about android with so many choices, try a couple out first and see what fits your needs.
This is a valid question, the more popular the phone the more hours of searching it takes. CM7 is buggy as hell. Stay away. Stick with stock and just flash a kernel. Samsung did a good job actually with this phone, especially with the skinning in my opinion. It amazes me people buy a super specd phone like this the install ROMS that strip the phone of it's power. CM7 is taking way too long honestly and it's absurd how buggy it is at this point in the phones release history.
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Revolution 2.6 is the best,it has a kitchen which makes life easier.
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This is a valid question, the more popular the phone the more hours of searching it takes. CM7 is buggy as hell. Stay away. Stick with stock and just flash a kernel. Samsung did a good job actually with this phone, especially with the skinning in my opinion. It amazes me people buy a super specd phone like this the install ROMS that strip the phone of it's power. CM7 is taking way too long honestly and it's absurd how buggy it is at this point in the phones release history.
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Just a little rectification for OP and others: CM7 is an unstable nightly build officially, but it's usable. I have it for a week now, and I haven't had any serious problems. It's stable and I can use it just like the stock ROM, with very few limitations. I'm not going back to other roms for now
Leomar's revolution is amazing. Lots of customised stuff.
VillainROM for a stock look which allows for easily added tweaks. Friendly thread as well.
Ninphetamine kernel works great with both roms...
I atlculay lvoe my sumnasg glxaay s2 wtih VliaRionlm mroe tahn my xobx
I am using Lite'ning 6.1 with speedmod kernel T32 but it has not BLN so I will change kernel.
For me, the rom is perfect but anyway I have not tried more (in GT-i9000 I tried too much)
Cyanogenmod ofcourse
I dont have a rooted SGS2 but Cyanogenmod is on the vids very good and smooth.
There are a few issues but there are not major bugs.
Only A2DP dont work ... And a few another things !
Hey,
Just got this phone, and I rooted and unlocked it.
Now want to install the most stable rom there is, for example on Samsung Vibrant the stable ROM was Bionix......
Is there something like that for SGS2?
By stable, I mean everything work just like stock....
Thanks.
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By stable, I mean everything work just like stock....
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They all pretty much work like stock(except cm7/miui), they just differ by themes and kernels, try a couple of them because everyone is going to recommend different ones.
This is the first phone ive had that didnt need a custom rom. Big ups to Samsung for doing what others cant do. Theres only 2 custom roms CM and MIUI and the rest have tacky themes throughout them. Just like the poster above, grab a stock rom, root it, remove any apps you dont want.
Just stay away from experimental builds and betas, and you should be fine.
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Great advice. I am on 2.3.3 now KG2, whats the stable latest stock rom out there (preferable deoxed as i do not want useless apps)? As I heard some of the latest stock rom do not perform well.....?
For a newbie, I would advise to just stay with the stock rom. This phone is already a beast in its stock form and you don't really gain alot from all the custom ROMs and kernels, unlike the SGS1.
can I install Villianrom? is that stock rom with just useless stuff removed?
I don't think deodexed is gonna give any better performance. I'm thinking the other way around.
Anyway I recommend stock KI3 or above and root using cfroot from chainfire.
Then use titanium backup to freeze any bloatware. There are lists around. Just posted one myself. Too long to do again.
Use jkay mods for odexed roms from theme section. Great stuff.
3rd party (market) apps like Launchers, sms, dialers, contacts, etc etc etc can be themed to change look and feel.
Have fun.
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AFAIK, VillainROM is basically rooted stock + (standard) Ninphetamine 2.0.5 kernel + VRTweaks, which gives you the option to modify a number of things. I've been using it since version 3.0, and very happy with it.
Why not use the stock ROM then? You have one condition for your pick: you want the most stable ROM. Use the stock Samsung ROM. But then you add "by stable you mean everything works like stock" ... but not stock? What? What do you want?
Usually they want better battery life, and maybe some optimization and tweaks. Any more would fry a noobs brain.
Start talking about kernels and they'll wonder why you're introducing corn into the conversation.
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Hey,
Just got this phone, and I rooted and unlocked it.
Now want to install the most stable rom there is, for example on Samsung Vibrant the stable ROM was Bionix......
Is there something like that for SGS2?
By stable, I mean everything work just like stock....
Thanks.
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try the hyperdroid
there are ONLY two things i like about custom roms
1. they removed the google voice thing
when double clicking the home button it starts an app
the thing is there is a home lag with that process
its removed in most custom roms (villain roms have something called VRtweaks) really nice stuff
2.increased sensitivity
no idea why samsung implemented this
custom roms that have this feature are snappier
currently running Ki8 with speedmod
i used Cognition 1.6 and have always used it before + black android (amazing)
only reason i switched is because he removed RTL support
using stock Ki8 with speedmod
nrvnqsrxk said:
Usually they want better battery life, and maybe some optimization and tweaks. Any more would fry a noobs brain.
Start talking about kernels and they'll wonder why you're introducing corn into the conversation.
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LOL !
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Hi All,
My SGS3 is due for delivery this week, thought I'd have a look at what roms are on offer. But I'm finding the choices a bit confusing.
I've currently got a Moto Defy (hate it ) and on that I've had Miui, MS2, CM7 & CM9. I stuck with CM7.
My dilemma is, what SGS3 rom will give my phone the widest range of its features? Which rom has the least bugs? What are the differences between each rom and stock? (as not each rom has a list of features)
I know that this will be about personal preference, but I'd just like some info!
So I'm appealing to anyone running a custom SGS3 rom, to tell me what's good about the rom you have. Or if you've tried one and gone back to stock let me know.
Thanks
Lowyo
Lowyo said:
Hi All,
My SGS3 is due for delivery this week, thought I'd have a look at what roms are on offer. But I'm finding the choices a bit confusing.
I've currently got a Moto Defy (hate it ) and on that I've had Miui, MS2, CM7 & CM9. I stuck with CM7.
My dilemma is, what SGS3 rom will give my phone the widest range of its features? Which rom has the least bugs? What are the differences between each rom and stock? (as not each rom has a list of features)
I know that this will be about personal preference, but I'd just like some info!
So I'm appealing to anyone running a custom SGS3 rom, to tell me what's good about the rom you have. Or if you've tried one and gone back to stock let me know.
Thanks
Lowyo
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hi,
ive been running blackstar rom with siyah for 5-6 days now and can highly recommend it, its amazing and no issues for me. Never been a big fan so using a stripped back bloatware free aosp rom is my personal preference. the performance is streets ahead of stock rom, my battery life also greatly improved over stock.
Ive also tried omega rom and wanamlite, both good roms but blackstar easily the best for me. Fixes some issues over stock rom such as, auto brightness and inreasing ringtones. Plus as it rooted you get all the benefits of overclocking and undervolting. Try it you won't regret it
There is no best ROM.
Every ROM has it's pros and there cons.
Just review Change-Logs and check out which one you like more.
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hi,
ive been running blackstar rom with siyah for 5-6 days now and can highly recommend it, its amazing and no issues for me. Never been a big fan so using a stripped back bloatware free aosp rom is my personal preference. the performance is streets ahead of stock rom, my battery life also greatly improved over stock.
Ive also tried omega rom and wanamlite, both good roms but blackstar easily the best for me. Fixes some issues over stock rom such as, auto brightness and inreasing ringtones. Plus as it rooted you get all the benefits of overclocking and undervolting. Try it you won't regret it
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Thanks Daz,
I'll give it a go. Battery life improvements are always welcome.
Close thread please
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Closed, there is no such thing as a "best rom", thus best rom threads are considered OT.
Also, post questions in the Q and A section.
Thank you.
I got a Rezound that is running out of warranty and I wanted to load a good custom rom on it.
I know "whats the best rom" questions are not aloud so I appreciate if you guys can point me out to a rom that is considered pretty stable and has the bugs ironed out. I am very familiar with CM10 on my tablets by the way.
Also is it worth to have the phone S Off in order to load custom kernels or just unlocking it with a good rom free of verizon crapware will make it?
Besides battery consumption and that darn proximity sensor bug (one of the reason I wanna root) I am happy with the Rezound but it cant hurt to have it faster and with more resources available.
Thank you
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I got a Rezound that is running out of warranty and I wanted to load a good custom rom on it.
I know "whats the best rom" questions are not aloud so I appreciate if you guys can point me out to a rom that is considered pretty stable and has the bugs ironed out. I am very familiar with CM10 on my tablets by the way.
Also is it worth to have the phone S Off in order to load custom kernels or just unlocking it with a good rom free of verizon crapware will make it?
Besides battery consumption and that darn proximity sensor bug (one of the reason I wanna root) I am happy with the Rezound but it cant hurt to have it faster and with more resources available.
Thank you
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if you are flash happy then yes i suggest s-off if not and you just want to use one rom for a long period of tome you can unlock the bootloader so you can fastboot flash the kernel from pc...4.3 roms have been getting very ironed out but it all depends on what you are looking for in a rom as well....tachyon 1.1.2 is quite a fast rom to give a shot to
This question can have quite a few right answers... the real question is what is the right answer for you and your specific device, since different ROMs can perform differently on different Rezounds.
There are several options, CarbonROM being my personal favorite (rock solid and great battery life) and Tachyon as @REV3NT3CH suggested, but there are a few others that are very stable as well including Liquid Smooth and Vanir (look at the MikMik for this one).
If you are interested in JellyBean 4.2.2 ROMs, then check out Talon 1.0 or BeanStalk 1.300, both are very good and although a little bit older they are rock solid, stable performers.
There is nothing wrong with trying several ROMs and seeing what you like best, that is actually the way I would recommend doing it.
Or if, like me, you like Sense you have Sense 4 ROM's like Newts OneXxx or Hawks EclipticRez or 3.6 ROM's like Neo's Simplistic. Personally I've been on Newts lately and it's been very stable. I've also flashed Pimp My ROM Aroma with it and it works great.
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Personally I find CM10.1.3 to be the best balanced (features + speed + prettiness + stability) out there ATM. CM9 is the smoothest, and Sense 3.6 supports all the features of the phone (MHL, better camera). CM10.2 is kinda slow and unstable still, CM10 was never really stable, Sense 4 is pretty good with some tiny quirks.