First of all I would like to apologize for my laziness and stupidity.
I haven't been into ROMs and flashing since the DROID X days. I would appreciate it greatly if someone could help me out.
1. I'm looking for a ROM that uses all current firmware/radios/android version.
2. I would like it to be a 'NEXUS' (vanilla android) ROM while still containing some of Samsungs features.
3. My main concern is the look of the ROM especially the lock screen (when it comes to aesthetics I like vanilla android).
It doesn't have to meet every requirement completely but I was just wondering what you guys thought was the closest thing to what I'm looking for.
AGAIN THANKS A HOLE BUTTLOAD AND IM SORRY FOR BEING LAZY/STUPID!
Sorry,
Threads like these are summarily closed...XDA is not a support site just for best rom discussion...Users are expected to do some research and try roms to determine what is best for you as "best" is in the eye of the beholder.
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Hi all
first off let me just commend EVERYONE on xda-devs for the work they have put in to make this such a great site/resource/info store
I've been using xda-devs ever since i got my very first htc voyager device, then onto various other smartphones and then i discovered the wonderful world of ppc, way back with himalaya, through to magician/charmer/prophet/wizard/hermes and now of course, RAPHAEL!!!
if you've gotten this far then i thank you for listening to me rambling on
my request is simple:
Is it possible to add a poll to each of the threads for the roms with simple 'criteria' like:
Is this rom FAST
Is this rom STABLE
Good rom?
not so good rom?
simply because, i am hoping this will help avoid some of the most common 'what rom shall i flash' question and also it will give some sort of pointer as to some of the main points of the rom
its just a suggestion, i'd love to know what you all think of it and if it ever comes to fruition!
many thanks to all at RAPHAEL!
My Opinion: No
All the 4 points you mention are subjective...
The only way to find out is to try it yourself, and if that means flashing different rom's
and restoring your favourite programs, use UC or put them together in a directory on your sd card.
You can always get an idea by scrolling trough a thread, that's what I do with 30 messages on a page
Each ROM is very different, and a poll wouldn't work. Just the poll in the radio flashing thread, it doesn't really mean a lot as it's all dependant.
It's worth spending the time and flashing as many ROMs as it takes to get the one you want. I've flashed over 15 ROMs trying to find one I like...
Not only is it subjective, it is quite frankly dumb (if you'll pardon the term)
Every chef endeavors to produce a quality ROM, if bugs appear, they are usually fixed fairly quickly with an updated version (hopefully). Every ROM is a work in progress and the only time the Chef finish it, is when he becomes tired of attempting to improve it.
The best you could ask for is a poll in a separate thread that asks for what ROM you are running and if they follow up post with what they like and don't like about it. However, you will find Flashing Junkies here that will often flash a new ROM weekly if not more often... There would need to be a new poll every week/month and who has that much time.
Having recently purchased a Fuze myself, let me tell you what I did here as a complete newbie:
Sized up the available ROMs and prominent chefs using the wiki and this forum.
Scanned through threads here to figure out who was doing what.
Looked up the various chefs to see what else they've done here at XDA
Made my decision.
As a chef myself, I can say that everything is subjective. There really is no simple way to find the best ROM. The good news is that I found what I was looking for in a single evening.
I think its a descent idea if the Chefs put each new ROM Version in a new thread. If someone releases version 1.0 and it is buggy they may get a bad poll rating. Then by version 2.0 it may be the best ROM ever, but due to all the early bad ratings it would make their overall "score" low.
Anyways this isn't a competition. If we start ranking and voting on the best ROM, it would make other ROM makers give up. People would say ROM-ABC and ROM-123 are the 2 best ROMS and no one can top them. Then all the other Chef's give up and we only have 2 ROM choices. Then these 2 ROM Makers have no competition so their work gets stagnant and they only release new ROMs ever 6 months. Then before you know it we are living in the world of Microsoft and Apple.
Hi Im looking to install a rom on my phone and was wondering what is the best one out there now?
Try them all out for yourself to find out which is best.
What I would think is best, you could hate for all I Know.
ok, let me chime in here before you get flamed and the thread gets locked. Dont create a thread asking for the best rom. Every phone is different and will respond to ROM's differently. What works for me, may not work for you.
the same suggestion applies to everyone creating a thread like this -- try all the roms and determine which works best for you.
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Hi Im looking to install a rom on my phone and was wondering what is the best one out there now?
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I am sure you are going to be yelled at by many for asking this question ! See, it depends on what your requirement is, some like heavily themed ROM (firmware), some like very light weight ( just better battery, minimal force closures,etc).
why don't you start with something stock like UnNamed, SHOstock ROMs if you don't like and you want more 'customization' then try TASK650's ICS'd and ICScrewD these are themed and a little heavier and have more options to play around!
Give each ROM couple of days and see how it works for your daily use, and choose your final one, also learn how to take Nandroid backup using CWM and take backup before try new one one.
Ones I pointed are here for long and stable.
Good luck!
Geezus .. another one? ..batter down the hatches, there's a storm brewin!
New users should be required to sign a waiver stating that they will NOT under any circumstances, start a New thread asking about which ROM is best.. add that line into the services and agreement checkbox..
sent from my Galaxy SIII ...haha jk, I FOiLed ya!
AFAIK, there is absolutely no BEST ROM as it might be BEST and suitable for you but not for others.
Keep reading through, most of the time when new ROM update released, a first few pages, people keep giving thumbs up and 5 or 6 stars but down the road, they start reporting issue, oh, I can't do this, I can't do that after update.
Expect to pull your hair, scratch your head a few times.
Best rom is whichever one gives u the options u want and does what u need it to do. If you're asking which are more popular and basing your idea off these, just peruse the development section. Usually more popular Roms are at the top or have been around a while and have been thoroughly tested by the user base.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium
This is why allowing these threads is bad. They'll just keep on coming. To the OP, had you spent a single minute looking over the first page of threads in here you would have seen this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1484306
Maybe it might have saved you from starting this redundant and useless thread, maybe not. No one ROM is THE BEST because no one uses their phone the same way or has the same needs/expectations. The only way to find which one is best for you is to try them. To figure that out you should read the various ROM's threads in Dev and see what problems/benefits it has and decide for yourself what you can live with. THERE IS NO BEST ROM!
We dont allow "best rom" threads. Each person is different looking for different featuers. Try some yourself and see which one fits you.
Thread closed.
best 4.4.4 Rom for I545 with original MDK
What does everyone think Is the best Kit Kat ROM fire the Verizon S4, I am still using the original MDK?
CyanogenMod would be my choice. There are currently a couple bugs but the devs will get them sorted out.
Every ROM is the BEST for those using it, if you read through the development threads as you should before drastically altering your $600 device. No one can tell you what is best for YOU. Only you can decide that through trial and research. "Best" for one person may mean the theme, for another it is the apps included. Then someone will say "This ROM sucks because it FCd all over"...well how did they flash it? Was it clean or dirty? If dirty coming from what ROM? There are 1000's a variables that go into everyone's flash/usage/preferences/phone that will affect their opinion. What if they had a bad download and never checked md5? With their opinion...how many have they tried? "Well I tried 2 and XXX ROM was too blue, so YYY is the best" is a possible answer you might see. YOU need to look at the ROMs offered in development, compare list of features offered, read through at least the last 10 pages of the thread to see if any bugs were found and what users are doing for work arounds or if a fix was posted, then decide which one to try that appeals to you.
Good luck and happy flashing
Before I begin, I would like to ask for this thread to either A. be moved to a rom/root area as there is no category for this specific phone and I could not find where to place this.
I am looking for a custom rom for the Blu Studio 5 C HD. This phone is great, but I love rooting androids and the perks that come with. One this is the roms that people make, but since Blu isn't a "famous" company, such as LG, Samsung, HTC, etc. It doesn't seem to get much attention :/ I haven't seen ANY roms for this and it saddens me a bit. I wish I could make roms and help out but I suck at such things.
Any roms are welcome if there are any! not being picky due to lack of choices to pick from :/ Wish I could be picky and get my "perfect rom"
Thanks guys!
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Before I begin, I would like to ask for this thread to either A. be moved to a rom/root area as there is no category for this specific phone and I could not find where to place this.
I am looking for a custom rom for the Blu Studio 5 C HD. This phone is great, but I love rooting androids and the perks that come with. One this is the roms that people make, but since Blu isn't a "famous" company, such as LG, Samsung, HTC, etc. It doesn't seem to get much attention :/ I haven't seen ANY roms for this and it saddens me a bit. I wish I could make roms and help out but I suck at such things.
Any roms are welcome if there are any! not being picky due to lack of choices to pick from :/ Wish I could be picky and get my "perfect rom"
Thanks guys!
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Hi! Do you know where can I find a Stock rom for the Studio 5 C HD? I really need it cuz my phone get bricked. Thank you!
Luis here you can find the information on how to flash it https://plus.google.com/+VictorGarcia1008/posts/YyB7habGLpq
I know I'm asking a "tell me the best" type of question and I know that the point of a developer community is to try to push new feature but...
I've spend some time working with nightly builds of CM13 on my Droid Razr (spyder) and I think it just demands too much from the hardware. I'm also not seeing a lot of features that I need on what is really a third phone. So I'm going to look at earlier releases.
My first thought is to go back to where Motolora ended development and try a Jellybean release (CM10) but I'm wondering if Kitkat (CM11) might be the reasonable compromise.
Is there any document or thread or does anyone have an opinion they'd like to share about here the real end of life is for this phone?
Thanks in advance.