What's up everyone, I'm kind of new too this whole rooting thing. Any one got some personal favorite ROMs for the G2?
errmm once rooted, make sure you have s-off, anndd i like the nightly builds, they are based on cyanogen mod roms and offer more settings and tweaks than most android roms. i also like the launcher pro, you need to buy it for around $3-4 or £2-3, install it then use titanium backup to to remove the adw launcher.
I was using GingerVillain 1.5 for a while but recently switched over to meXdroid meXperia remeX and have been loving it. GingerVillain 1.5 was a great ROM as well but with meXdroid I am noticing some better battery life and when scrolling through home screens using launcher pro, the motion seems a bit more fluid than it was on GV.
can you show some pictures?
the acer liquidmetal rom in the android development section is one of the sickest interfaces ive seen ever on android theres screenies on that thread.
Umm...shouldn't this be in Q&A?
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Umm...shouldn't this be in Q&A?
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...and shouldnt they be using the SEARCH feature?
Ultimate Droid 3.2.0 Its stable and super fast, its got some pretty sweet customizations that other rom's don't.
Ultimate droid I would say is the top rom IMO.. smooth, custimazation features build in, quick, stable. Its like cm7 on crack.
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...and shouldnt they be using the SEARCH feature?
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...now that you mention it, I do recall something called a "search" feature.
I have a HUGE problem with UD, they were dirty and I think the only reason why the post is still alive on XDA is because they either cleaned up their act, or a mod just did not notice it yet.
They were banned on XDA and another site this pretty much explains it: http://www.cyanogenmod.com/blog/android-soap-opera-ultimate-droid
Also I don't like the whole money for nightly thing. Something seems morally wrong there.
+1 for acer liquid... i just tried it... its cool!!
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This is super subjective but im curious to see what the majority is....
right now im on virtuous 1.0.2 with the oc to 15xx.... but the last while my phone has been laggy as all can be, lots of programs such as sms and email etc is always freezing and crashing....
so since im switching up to sgs2 in a few days, wondering what ppl think is the best overall rom for our phones....
plan on giving this to my wife, so i want something with the least amount of bs, and great speed, fluid feeling, with good battery
Thanks all
Man there are couple of these already...
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Ya well when.the search via the phone didnt bring it up, figured no harm in asking, also you could contribute vs saying something with zero relevance to what I asked.... thnx tho
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This is super subjective but im curious to see what the majority is....
right now im on virtuous 1.0.2 with the oc to 15xx.... but the last while my phone has been laggy as all can be, lots of programs such as sms and email etc is always freezing and crashing....
so since im switching up to sgs2 in a few days, wondering what ppl think is the best overall rom for our phones....
plan on giving this to my wife, so i want something with the least amount of bs, and great speed, fluid feeling, with good battery
Thanks all
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try Virtuous G-lite
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Man there are couple of these already...
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If by "couple" you mean "100,000" then yes.
OP, if you want a basic, stable ROM (aka not sense) you can check out an AOSP ROM like stock Gingerbread (I've used the one from Xboarder) or CM7.
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If by "couple" you mean "100,000" then yes.
OP, if you want a basic, stable ROM (aka not sense) you can check out an AOSP ROM like stock Gingerbread (I've used the one from Xboarder) or CM7.
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I like the flinny cm10 nightly. he is still in development but its got a tone of promise!
IDK what ROM to use?
Cy mod 7- it has a sucky camera and it feels unstable at times
Stock ROM- it can't display all emails and is slow at times
Incredible 2 HD/3D- it is laggy and isn't smooth. I just don't like it in general.
MIUI- I DIDN'T BUY A DROID TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE AN IPHONE!!!!!!
I really like the stock Rom but why can't I read messages sent from my dear old aunt!!!! And stock has an amazing camera. Cy mod is almost perfect but I like sense and the camera sucks. Anything made be newroot is amazing but very laggy and too much animation. It always feels artificial. MIUI is an ios for android Rom. But if I wanted ios I would have bought an iPhone.
Can anyone help me decide?
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IDK what ROM to use?
Cy mod 7- it has a sucky camera and it feels unstable at times
Stock ROM- it can't display all emails and is slow at times
Incredible 2 HD/3D- it is laggy and isn't smooth. I just don't like it in general.
MIUI- I DIDN'T BUY A DROID TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE AN IPHONE!!!!!!
I really like the stock Rom but why can't I read messages sent from my dear old aunt!!!! And stock has an amazing camera. Cy mod is almost perfect but I like sense and the camera sucks. Anything made be newroot is amazing but very laggy and too much animation. It always feels artificial. MIUI is an ios for android Rom. But if I wanted ios I would have bought an iPhone.
Can anyone help me decide?
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Well, if you like cm7, but want a better camera, try the MIUI camera on cm7
Or liquid smooth 3.2, it's aosp with no problems for me, not sure bout the camera but like he said I hear good things bout the miui one, the one in liquid works good for me can't tell a difference between it and sense. If u do choose liquid and want to undervolt u will have to use aeros .7 bfs test build as the stock kernel let's u overclock with the built in application but not undervolt, and if you flash any other kernel other than the one I mentioned it will break sound
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i'm either sounding like a broken record, or a fanboy, but SkyRaider Zeus has your request in spades. i share some of your points and tried a few ROMS out, about a week at a time before switching, currently settling on SRZ at the moment. the more i use it, the more hesitant i am to bother trying anything else. i can't find anything to complain about. perhaps in time my opinion will change, but it's doubtful. this ROM continues to amaze. it feels stock Sense, but has all the extras i have been looking for/using in the Market.
/fanboy
Miui is nothing like the iPhone. Have you tried it? Give it a week and sop hating lol. And how is cm 7 not stable.
PS miui with go launcher is the bomb.
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I'm running Andybonestock.
Same dilemma here. Aerovan' s cm7 kang with his. 8 kernel is a beast , but the camera (especially indoor, low light) is subpar. Hd 2 is not quite as speedy but it has a great camera and very polished interface (although I hate the 3.5 dialer).
Really can't make up my mind.
"the relentless pursuit of the perfect ROM "
How do I put MIUI cam on cy mod 7? And I now that MIUI has its differences but it just dosnt feel like android
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How do I put MIUI cam on cy mod 7? And I now that MIUI has its differences but it just dosnt feel like android
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The thing that everyone likes about MIUI the most is the ability to customize every little detail of your theme on the fly. The stock theme does look similar to iphone but it does not run like an iphone.
Try it out with different themes that people made and you'll see exactly why a lot of people like to run it.
Why don't you try a newer rom of newt's? Which version are you running on his Inc 2 HD/3D. You could always try mikrunny and if you don't like the animations, turn them off. Turn off the 3d features, it runs better that way anyway.
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The thing that everyone likes about MIUI the most is the ability to customize every little detail of your theme on the fly. The stock theme does look similar to iphone but it does not run like an iphone.
Try it out with different themes that people made and you'll see exactly why a lot of people like to run it.
Why don't you try a newer rom of newt's? Which version are you running on his Inc 2 HD/3D. You could always try mikrunny and if you don't like the animations, turn them off. Turn off the 3d features, it runs better that way anyway.
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I was running hd on rc 1.1. I want to know how you get the camera from miui on cymod 7
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joefrog1996 said:
IDK what ROM to use?
Cy mod 7- it has a sucky camera and it feels unstable at times
Can anyone help me decide?
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you really think that CM7 int stable?
Dude... its the best android experince ive ever had. aside from one time when the screen did not wake, its been solid up time for me for the first week running it... more than i can say about my x2.
fwiw, i tried core but did not like it. way too much graphical wizbang... it was slow compared to cm7
What issue did you have with cm7? I just built my own for my phone and didn't have any issues. I do use aeroevan's .7 kernal instead of stock cm7, but i've never had any issues.
I've run miui for the past 6 months with no issues, but i do use aeroevan's .7 bfs kernal. For Sense, I would run Virtuous or Zeus. I recommend using a different recovery too. I really recommend 4ext recovery. It blows cwm out of the water. 4ext has a beta touch recovery that works really well.
Sense: ZEUSSS!!!!
If you're feeling a little daring, ICS.
I have try everything but for some reason I keep finding myself back in miui there just nothing like it every sense rom looks the same to me no matter who made it miui has a million themes but if I was gonna run sense Mik runny is awesome
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TSM Pool Party. I think I've tried nearly ever ROM, and it is a pure omfgb rom with TSM mods. I do like the polished roms but ill admit every sense 3.0 rom felt extremely heavy and idk why. virtuous I believe felt the heaviest. just too much, lagged a little. the amount of time I've spent on all the roms, would probably be newts HD, I believe rls 1.1 but of was very smooth. I then went to ICS 4.0.3 Christmas beta. everything was perfect on it, but obviously no camera. yet. I used to measure with cm7 but idk...not my thing anymore. just my input, sorry to rant. but yes I do like my TSM
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What I mean by unstable is it gets slow and unresponsive at times. And somtimes apps won't load or work right. And how do you put miui camera in cy mod 7?
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joefrog1996 said:
What I mean by unstable is it gets slow and unresponsive at times. And somtimes apps won't load or work right. And how do you put miui camera in cy mod 7?
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Download the MIUI ROM, open the zip, find camera.apk, install like a normal app.
It didn't work what kernal should I use?
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How do I put MIUI cam on cy mod 7? And I now that MIUI has its differences but it just dosnt feel like android
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I simply used Titanium Backup while running MIUI and backed up the camera app. Then I went into my daily driver (which is Liquid Smooth) and restored the backed up MIUI camera app (app only, no data), again using Titanium.
I was running Mikrunny for several weeks, if you're looking for Sense I think it's the best out there. But like another poster said upthread, Liquid Smooth really does live up to its name. Until we get an ICS ROM that's suitable as a daily, I'm sticking with Liquid Smooth.
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AgalychnisCallidryas said:
Sense: ZEUSSS!!!!
If you're feeling a little daring, ICS.
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IMHO the best sense rom is Skyraider Zeus 1.3. Everything is smooth and just works. For AOSP, I like Liquid Smooth 3.1.
running with Skyraider Zeus
I have tried MUIU, Leedroid (currently) and a few others both ASOP and Sense ROMS....but which is considered the wackiest ROM of all?
This forum rocks!!!!
Definitely the one in Italy!
Or the rom from a faulty DHD.
Stock roms lol
or iphone roms.
Miui freaks the crap out of me...its intelligent..some wicked options I just can't use it lol for some reason it grates me at the same time as loving it. The drop Downs sweet on it..loads of themes tweaks etc
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Last i installed MIUI ROM thats a weird ROM.
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Miui freaks the crap out of me...its intelligent..some wicked options I just can't use it lol for some reason it grates me at the same time as loving it. The drop Downs sweet on it..loads of themes tweaks etc
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I liked the idea of MIUI - although it was too much like iOS - but found it too restrictive, even with all the tweaks it gives you....but at least it was different!!
ashboe said:
I liked the idea of MIUI - although it was too much like iOS
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REALLY?! you dont say?!
panyan said:
REALLY?! you dont say?!
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Yes....was a very redundant thing to say!!!
miui
it is for iphone android lovers but it can be turned into a great functioning rom, add a launcher and all thats left is all the options and apps etc.
it really is a good variant of android just not suited to me,i know loads of users love it,theres an ics theme for it as well which looks nice,i used to think it was cack,a lot of effort went into miui though and it shows
hey guys, my buddy just grabbed an EVO, he'll be here in a few hours, and I was looking for some quick suggestions on what he should run. I've never had an evo, and never even looked in the development section. just some quick recommendations, thanks! I don't need help flashing, I just need something to flash >
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hey guys, my buddy just grabbed an EVO, he'll be here in a few hours, and I was looking for some quick suggestions on what he should run. I've never had an evo, and never even looked in the development section. just some quick recommendations, thanks! I don't need help flashing, I just need something to flash >
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i recommend flashing MikG its very stable and has alot of tweaks
CM7 is a great aosp rom.. Stable fast and highly customizable.
Tommy Tomatoes Classic is a great Sense 1.0 rom that has a huge community of themers, mods and developers. Very stable and fast. Im using it now as a daily driver.
MIUI is a good aosp rom that's pretty smooth.very useful to make iphone users mad and envy you lol
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CM7 is a great aosp rom.. Stable fast and highly customizable.
Tommy Tomatoes Classic is a great Sense 1.0 rom that has a huge community of themers, mods and developers. Very stable and fast. Im using it now as a daily driver.
MIUI is a good aosp rom that's pretty smooth.very useful to make iphone users mad and envy you lol
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is CM7 still the go-to for stability? I used to run that on some of my older HTC devices.
As for the TTC, is that going to be noticeably slow with sense on it? thanks!
The classic is so fast lol.. It doesn't lag one bit.
As for cm7 it's my personal favorite when I feel the need for aosp. It's up to you. But if I had to choose for you I would say TTC. it gives you all the beauty of sense but has great battery life and speed with a huge collection of themes, tweaks and mods
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The classic is so fast lol.. It doesn't lag one bit.
As for cm7 it's my personal favorite when I feel the need for aosp. It's up to you. But if I had to choose for you I would say TTC. it gives you all the beauty of sense but has great battery life and speed with a huge collection of themes, tweaks and mods
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awesome, this is exactly what I was looking for, he'll be here in 15 minutes
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awesome, this is exactly what I was looking for, he'll be here in 15 minutes
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Cool.. If you really want to impress him, flash a theme over the rom. Almost every one of them looks great
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Have a look at MIUI Roms it's fast and smooth no 4g yet but don't let that discourage you. It's highly customizable from lock screen to boot animations. It has everything. It's what I am using today.
MIUI 2.2.6 by Swiperat. Hands down!
The Express
Basically turns your Evo into a tablet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425040
you should flash miui its the smoothest IV been on, cm 7.2. synergy roms are godly for a sence type warm two point three is smooth as well. if your in to gaming try cm 7.2 with snapturbo 7.6 its the highest benchmark you can get
I am still pretty new to Roms but I love MikG 3.0 that I just installed. It is stable and has good options and a few nice themes people have made. I also previously used Warm 2.2 which was pretty awesome. There is a Warm 2.3 which was nice but didn't have 4G connectivity.
Evervolv ICS
If you're interested in ICS, I'd recommend Evervolv ICS, as the devs in charge are constantly pioneering new features and additions to their ROM. As of February 19, 2012, you can find the latest version of Evervolv ICS here.
I got my phone rooted.. Now what ROM would you recommend? I've moved over from HTC Sense.. so I would like something that has some sense alternatives like favorite contacts widget, bookmarks, and weather. So what would you recommend for me?
FreeGS3...all kinds of mods, a good theme, update me so you can customize your way...you will be very happy..link is in my sig below
I'm loving FreeGS3, but really try them all. Ask yourself a question - Do you want to stay with touchwiz or go with a aosp Rom.
Currently there is only a handful of each. Read the OP before you flash anything. And it wouldn't hurt to backtrack a few pages from the last one and get caught up on what bugs people are talking about.
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I don't know either ROM. They say developers are flocking to S3 but there is so few ROM's compared to HTC why is that? Like I said I een a fan of HTC Sense and I prefer whatever has the closest feel to it.. the favorites widgets, animated weather, Messenger Widgets I just can't seem to find any variation of for Android. The UI is just so clean of a feel to it what would come closest of the two?
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I don't know either ROM. They say developers are flocking to S3 but there is so few ROM's compared to HTC why is that? Like I said I een a fan of HTC Sense and I prefer whatever has the closest feel to it.. the favorites widgets, animated weather, Messenger Widgets I just can't seem to find any variation of for Android. The UI is just so clean of a feel to it what would come closest of the two?
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Try both... Read the threads... Form your own opinion... Test em out.... Neither will eat your phone...
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I've always liked AOSP roms(CM9/10, AOKP) but dang man Sammy got it down with the GS3's TW so i find myself running FreeGS3 since its still TW with extras(mods and themes baby!) but yeah like everyone else is saying try them out. My other rom i keep up with though are the Cm10 Nightlies.
FreeGS3 user here. Best Rom I've flashed so far and the developer (clark44) is on top of things and talks to his userbase regularly via irc and responds relatively quickly in thread.
I came from the evo4g so I know the feel.
I installed a sense clock lookalike and when I have some free time plan to at least see if I can install a similar contacts/dialer app if I can't get the real deal. Everything else is awesome though, and the TW calendar is definitely better.
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molitar said:
I don't know either ROM. They say developers are flocking to S3 but there is so few ROM's compared to HTC why is that? Like I said I een a fan of HTC Sense and I prefer whatever has the closest feel to it.. the favorites widgets, animated weather, Messenger Widgets I just can't seem to find any variation of for Android. The UI is just so clean of a feel to it what would come closest of the two?
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I think the reason theres not a lot of roms for the gs3 yet is that the phone is relatively new. Wait... we'll have a ton of them in a month or 2.
Anything with an aosp base for sure. Touchwiz sucks although sense is htc's touchwiz so its about taste i guess. I would flash freegs3 or some other tw based rom and use the dualboot setup as a means of trying some aosp flavor so you can have both while u make up ur mind
I've been using the CM10 nightlies and they're running great for me!
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I've been using phantom hacker's blazer Rom since I got mine and loved until the last few weeks when the updates pretty much stopped due to ph getting is laptop stolen. Also using joshs jellybomb domination for a theme setup. Now while I like this set up I haven't yet tried others much because I have liked it so far mad if I like a Rom I tend to stick with it. I do prefer the stock lock screen over the jb one though.
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I'm a big fan of Strongsteve Odex Blue. You really have to like blue a lot, though.
billard412 said:
Anything with an aosp base for sure. Touchwiz sucks although sense is htc's touchwiz so its about taste i guess. I would flash freegs3 or some other tw based rom and use the dualboot setup as a means of trying some aosp flavor so you can have both while u make up ur mind
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Dual boot sounds interesting.. got a thread on the setup?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1767144
Can be set up to dualboot cm10/aokp/P.A as well
molitar said:
I don't know either ROM. They say developers are flocking to S3 but there is so few ROM's compared to HTC why is that? Like I said I een a fan of HTC Sense and I prefer whatever has the closest feel to it.. the favorites widgets, animated weather, Messenger Widgets I just can't seem to find any variation of for Android. The UI is just so clean of a feel to it what would come closest of the two?
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Personally I don't mind at all having just a handful of good roms. I'll take quality over quantity any day. Of the devices with tons of roms how many of those are either slight variants of other roms or just not quality? I mean how many roms does there need to be really as long as the themes/mods are plentiful? My 2 cents.
CCallahan said:
Personally I don't mind at all having just a handful of good roms. I'll take quality over quantity any day. Of the devices with tons of roms how many of those are either slight variants of other roms or just not quality? I mean how many roms does there need to be really as long as the themes/mods are plentiful? My 2 cents.
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Yeah....what he said
Does dual boot work well with TWRP recovery? Just want to make sure before I try it as I am using the FreeGS3 v0.1.0 on the phone now. It uses Update Me for many mods for that ROM. Been nice and stable ROM for me.
no twrp wont work it gotta be the cwm thats linked on their page
Ok.. btw since CWM it won't work with the CWM Touch Recovery either? The non touch recoveries really suck.