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So I finally got my wipe to upgrade from her dumbphone to a smartphone (Droid Inc.) and I'm looking into what are the best ROMS available *if* she lets me hack her phone.
I'm new to this arena since I have a Droid X so I want to know from people's experiences what is the best ROM for the DInc? From doing a quick look through it seems like CyanogenMod 6, SkyRaider Sense or Redemptive rEVOlution might be possible candidates.
I know the CyanogenMod ROM is one of the big ones but I'd like to keep the Sense UI on her phone to make it as easy as possible to use for her (and I do like HTC's overlay.)
So any thoughts? Opinions? Suggestions?
Try out redemptive revolution 1.9. Good battery life and very stable.
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danomat1073 said:
Try out redemptive revolution 1.9. Good battery life and very stable.
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Aye, agreed!
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I use SkyRaider 3.3.2 with LauncherPro Plus and GOTO as a lock screen and have no problems. I too love HTC Sense, just decided to play with LPP.
Heads up: There's a "General" Incredible subforum for these sorts of posts.
*make sure you know what version of the dinc she has, amoled or slcd,some roms and recovery won't work without fixes* that said redemption rom is currently my fave, otherwise virtuous rom. theres also red raven and feather but wouldn't recommend those for your wife. I believe theres a rom that sum1 made with a pink theme somewheres also but don't quote me on that. if you do any of these look for the new leaked stock kernel, has a lot better battery life and charges in half the time.
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I love Cyanogen, if you're looking for Vanilla ROM this is a great choice. I'm using CM6.0.2 right now and I love it. CM6.1 RC1 should be dropping very soon, it's not 100% stable but Cyanogen himself it could be used as your daily driver
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if she likes sense.. try one of the new sense roms from IncDoes, the Desire HD port or the Desire Z port
Ocelot13 said:
if she likes sense.. try one of the new sense roms from IncDoes, the Desire HD port or the Desire Z port
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I'd stay away from the Desire HD and Z ports until the camera issues are resolved.
I'm using redemptive revolution 1.9 and loving it right now. It just got updated with new framework so its the latest and greatest in my book!
I love the Desire Z port from IncredibleDoes but some people need the camera or would like to have the cam, if that's the case try SkyRaider 3.3.2 its the best one out there for me.
Uncommon Sense
I will stick with Uncommon Sense Rom, its the most Stable free bug HTC Incredible Rom, the feels is likely Sense OEM manufacturer, I did not find any lack at all with the exception of APk Drawer little lag scrolling up. as well is the best of the two world android/Sense blended.
All the rest of the HTC Incredible Rom have several problems that have to be address and for sure Updates will be available to Roms like Sky raider and Virtuous.
Most ROMs are good, but also aren't 100% done. To be honest, if you wife uses her phone a lot and isn't a tinkerer just keep it the way it is lol.
Once camera issues are resolved the desire ports will pretty much be in a league better than any of the custom roms based on earlier sense. I would also strongly recommend miui except that many of the really useful sense widgets have no equivalent ones in aosp roms. I would recommend aosp roms only for people who are ok with constantly tinkering with their phones, not for your wife who will probably want.something that just works.
Until then redemptive, virtuous, skyraider are good choices.
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I have tried a bunch of Roms and all of them have their strong points. This is all a matter of personal preference.
That being said, I would recommend Virtuous with the custom kernel or new stock kernel and here are the reasons:
1. It is very stable and fast.
2. Good battery life.
3. Nothing is removed or modded that cannot be readded or turned back on using the tools the developer provided (Virtuous Buddy).
4. Great dev support.
This is not the only Rom I use, but it is definitely the only Rom I would put on my wifes phone.
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I have tried a bunch of Roms and all of them have their strong points. This is all a matter of personal preference.
That being said, I would recommend Virtuous with the custom kernel or new stock kernel and here are the reasons:
1. It is very stable and fast.
2. Good battery life.
3. Nothing is removed or modded that cannot be readded or turned back on using the tools the developer provided (Virtuous Buddy).
4. Great dev support.
This is not the only Rom I use, but it is definitely the only Rom I would put on my wifes phone.
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I would say virtuous or the newest leaked deoxed stock ROM... both using the newest stock kernel.
Only roms I would consider for the girlfriend....
Personally I would just do a few mods to the newest stock ROM minus the bloat.
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I switch between Redemption and Redemptive Revolution.
I like Redemption with Kings BFS #5 kernel the best, amazing battery life! It just "feels" good to me.
Wow nice! Thanks for all the recommendations! I don't think I've heard of Virtuous so I'll check that one out.
Also to commenton the tinkering part, she definitely isn't into tinkering...in fact she complains when I tinker with my phone for too long LOL
Going ASOP isn't really an option since the base Android UI is lacking without some extra apps so the Sense UI is perfect for her. I do plan on (obviously) rooting the phone and setting up SetCPU but any additional improvements custom ROMS make are always nice to have.
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pete_kowalski83 said:
*make sure you know what version of the dinc she has, amoled or slcd,some roms and recovery won't work without fixes* that said redemption rom is currently my fave, otherwise virtuous rom. theres also red raven and feather but wouldn't recommend those for your wife. I believe theres a rom that sum1 made with a pink theme somewheres also but don't quote me on that. if you do any of these look for the new leaked stock kernel, has a lot better battery life and charges in half the time.
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Thanks for that tip about the screen...I didn't think the screen type would make a difference
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hi all,
greetings from an android noob. i'll be getting a desire in a few days, so i started looking for tips, tricks, hacks and stuff online and came across xda. i got really interested in putting desire hd rom in desire. but you can imagine how my head is threatening to explode seeing all this ports and different versions.
what i would like is Desire HD ROM, possibly unmodified (except if modification is needed for stability, usability...), with this new Sense UI, working camera, the least bugs and glitches...
i've tried looking for opinions and comments but got lost in all these threads. i've found one with fresh info on rom development and updates, but haven't found one with comments on which port is the best (in your opinion). the best meaning speed, stability, features...
if there is such thread then please PM me the link and remove the thread. if not, i guess it would be useful to have all comments in one place. thx to all in advance.
cheers!!
insertcoin 2.0
I've made my best experience with RCMixHD. For me it's the best HD-ROM.
I have been using InsertCoin for a while now, was on 1.8h and now I have finally updated to the latest version. Its a great ROM, quite happy with it.
InsertCoin has the advantage of fitting on nand. You won't have to change your partition layout for it, so you even don't need s-off.
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that means less trouble when flashing rom, right? regarding performance, hd rom is quicker than stock one?
Can't remember stock Rom speed , but insertcoin is really fast and smooth.
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In my experience, if you want
Sense - LeeDroid,
Sense HD - Insertcoin
Non sense 2.3 - Ginger villian
are the best.
Only had my Desire for a day but I'm loving the InsertCoin Sense HD rom. Seems very stable and performance is excellent.
I really enjoyed rcs hd rom try a few and decide
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I would recommend InsertCoin 2.0.1
Found Here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861690
This is the best ROM I have used on the Desire, I have tried about 10 different ones before settling on InsertCoin 2.0.1
Good luck with choosing the right ROM for you.
Regards,
Aleks
insertcoin 2.0 with d2ext is realy smooth. the best DHD rom i have used
ownheredesirehd works best for me, no mods except for transparent app draw, rotation, etc.
Gets about 2700 on quadrant, (OC to 1190mhz)
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looks like that insertcoin is a winer. fingers crossed I don't brick the phone...
thx for all your input.
does InsertCoin 2.0.1 support Arabic
in does not, how can I make it support arabic
please help
SuperRom V 1.5 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=11860001
I would agree with iNsertCoin 2.0.1 or if you want the rotating homescreen from the Desire Z then i'd suggest Cool Z as it's really stable, fast and still has all the features of the DHD counterparts (Skins, HTC sense.com, the ability to restore apps from your Google account etc) but try different ROMs to see what you are comfortable with (some roms are slightly laggy at times) and as long as you make absolutely SURE you've read all you need to know, you'll be just fine It took me 1-2 months before i was absolutely certain i knew how to get the ROM i wanted
+1 for InsertCoin
Added: I have stopped flashing other ROMs ever since I found InsertCoin (2.0.1), which was still called BaadNewz (1.4) at that time. It is the fastest, smoothest and the most stable HD Sense ROM available.
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Many Thaks
So I am interested in trying the Nsertcoin rom, or another rom for my desire that has sense, but none if the threads I look through specify whether they are for the cdma or gsm desire
Is there something there that I'm missing? How do I tell?
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im looking for a rom that is the closest to the stock desire Z rom on a unbranded desire Z.. im in the process of getting a tmobile G2.. and i dont like the stock fw..
by far the best i have come across is Virtuous ROM as it is sense, but faster and tweaks to be better, and with the advanced kernel you can overclock to 1.5 ghz! the only downside is its froyo 2.2
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the only downside is its froyo 2.2
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Why is that a downside? What is so much better about Gingerbread than Froyo? I've tried out just about all the GB based ROMs out for the G2, and I don't believe it's better than Froyo. Just a different look that doesn't seem to add speed/responsiveness to the phone.
Virtuous is a great Sense based ROM. Period.
gingerbread seems to be quite a bit faster for me, dunno it might just be me, and I really like the changes to the ui
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you could try gingersense as well, i liked it but ditched it for ultimate droid now.
Well if you want the closest to stock then definitely go Virtuous like the above poster stated. But if you want something a bit faster with a significantly longer battery life you have to try TrollogenMod 0.9.1. Its Gingerbread Sense with the Sense 3.0 lockscreen which is pretty fun.
dustrho said:
Why is that a downside? What is so much better about Gingerbread than Froyo? I've tried out just about all the GB based ROMs out for the G2, and I don't believe it's better than Froyo. Just a different look that doesn't seem to add speed/responsiveness to the phone.
Virtuous is a great Sense based ROM. Period.
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Its no secret that gingerbread makes android much more responsive, that was the biggest goal according to google...
Just sayin
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Aegishua said:
Well if you want the closest to stock then definitely go Virtuous like the above poster stated. But if you want something a bit faster with a significantly longer battery life you have to try TrollogenMod 0.9.1. Its Gingerbread Sense with the Sense 3.0 lockscreen which is pretty fun.
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is trollogen perfectly usable? ive been on CM7 for a while holding out for virtuous gingerbread, and now thinking of going to virtuous fusion ROM which is sense 3.0 port. is trollogen good and are there any problems? thanks
EDIT:another downside to virtuous rom is the crappy htc messaging app, so i got chompSMS but then alot of my texts were sent twice
trollogen rom is good to me, run smooth sense 2.1.
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another downside to virtuous rom is the crappy htc messaging app, so i got chompSMS but then alot of my texts were sent twice
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It's quite easy to remove HTC messaging app and install the original one.
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The new virtuos fusion is amazing. 3.0 is pretty much the creme de le creme. Hts dev team does a good job and rmk is a god amongst swarms of devs. I have ran pretty much all the sense roms and even though there are a few minor glitches in 3.0 I will be using it as a daily rom.
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Which custom rom is stable?
(any recommendation)
Fail.
Am I blind, is my Tapatalk broken, or did he open two same threads whose meaning is beyond any rational level of stupidity?
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am trying delete 1 but donno know how
You cannot do that, only moderators.
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YATARR
yet another thread about rom recommendation
lol, theres loads
personally, i'd say the one i'm running with launcher7- see sig.
well imagine EVERYBODY could cut & paste this reply. what is your favorite colour? i like red but it's not blue enough for some. better just try a few & see what takes yr fancy
The most stable imo is GingerVillian, it's a stock Gingerbread ROM with latest Google Market.
Runnymede AIO all the way for me, it is a brilliant rom.
Lol, I don't know who's moar funny here, trolls or those who spoon feed morons again, and again and again out of some false courtesy and thinking they are helpful....
If you want an AOSP rom try CyanogenMod 7, it's fast and stable. If you're searching for a Sense rom I think Runnymede AIO is the best at the moment
I wanted to know what are the best roms too but then i realized that i would have to try it out.
It really depends on you, do you want Sense or stock design, usability or speed...
I can really recommend you Redux or Oxygen, both are fast and both have propably everything what you need.
But it is my taste, i don't really like sense roms for example...
imo the best is not created yet
at the moment i have CoolSense 3.0 Aces v6 Bravo (it is so fast and stable), before i had LeeDroid 2.5 (stable, but no so fast, good battery life) and good factory stock rom
It's a hard question
I've tried cyano but i want lo have sense so i put InsertCoin.
Then i tried gingerbread with Aurora and now I have runnymede.
The last two is very good rom.I prefer the first because it's more easy but if u want a complete rom, use runnymede.
Oxygen is the most stable custom rom on desire imo. Its essentially hack free with a great kernel.
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Look at similar thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1443408
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The best stable rom for the desire = cm7 . In my opinion
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i stick to the official..way better than anything else!
I used to enjoy the stock roms, but found that sense was terrible. I, personally, would go for the latest Oxygen release for stability. I'm currently using Sandvold's ICS rom and enjoying it, but it isn't without it's bugs currently.
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I used to enjoy the stock roms, but found that sense was terrible. I, personally, would go for the latest Oxygen release for stability. I'm currently using Sandvold's ICS rom and enjoying it, but it isn't without it's bugs currently.
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Sense is terrible in what way exactly?!
Hello,
i have been using htc one v now but i am bored with it and plus it has become extremely slow, though i deleted lots of data and extra apps. still it is very laggy and takes a century to start any app. i was lately thinking to change to a custom rom, but ever since that thought occurred to me, i've been in the dilemma if choosing the right one. i searched the forums but couldnt satisfy myself. i want a rom that will be based on jelly bean and at the same time running full htc sense. how will i make it possible? may be someone over here could help me with that. i have least knowledge of roms and related stuff.
regards,
Abbas
Jelly bean in combination with sense isnt (yet) possible on the one v.
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Like the above post, full sense is not yet available on current ROMs. And, I'm not sure that it will be considering most people install custom roms to get away from sense (like me).
If you want a custom rom still, I recommend the AOKP rom, with the CDMA version that I'm using, it's really stable and pretty fast and everything seems to work, even bluetooth. Still some graphics glitches, but those will get worked out.
I would recommend maxwen & Lloir's CM 10 ROM, it is smooth and dinamic. Before that Íve got the same issues as you.
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Pretzilz said:
Like the above post, full sense is not yet available on current ROMs. And, I'm not sure that it will be considering most people install custom roms to get away from sense (like me).
If you want a custom rom still, I recommend the AOKP rom, with the CDMA version that I'm using, it's really stable and pretty fast and everything seems to work, even bluetooth. Still some graphics glitches, but those will get worked out.
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thanks buddy
but if i switch to AOPK, for that matter to any rom, will i continue having native features like beats audio and auto-focus-camera?
noooo
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paarthdesai said:
noooo
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can i then instead get the one x rom ported to one v?
Port it yourself.... The devs are not standing at your service porting whatever you want.
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