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.
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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.
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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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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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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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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
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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
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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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*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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So I'm looking to get a new Rom. What is the fastest stable sense Rom in your opinions?
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First off, this doesn't belong in the "Development" section.
But that aside, I'd say SkyRaider 4.0 is a good one. Magnolia is fast and stable with a nice "matte UI". Lou's are good as well (Redemption ROM, Redemptive rEVOlution). SkyRaider 4.0 has the added bonus of being extremely customizable with options not in other ROM's yet. And more mods and themes are on the way.
My bad, I thought I pressed the general tab... stupid phone... can a mod please move this. Thanks....
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First off, this doesn't belong in the "Development" section.
But that aside, I'd say SkyRaider 4.0 is a good one. Magnolia is fast and stable with a nice "matte UI". Lou's are good as well (Redemption ROM, Redemptive rEVOlution). SkyRaider 4.0 has the added bonus of being extremely customizable with options not in other ROM's yet. And more mods and themes are on the way.
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I knows Lou's I'm running the old redemption rEVOlution now, but I seem to be having problems with newer apps and games running choppy when I'm double the required and framework tends to crash too often... now I also am unable to direct install to SD.... that's why I'm looking to upgrade.
As for Sky I didn't know he had a new one, saw he was working on "Athena" but it was horribly buggy from what I read. Is 4.0 that good and nice on batt?
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Check out Optimised Sense by Newtoroot, pretty new but its fast.
Skyraider 4.0 hands down. It's the most stable ROM i've used and is great on battery life. I use my phone a lot and can go all day no problem with the stock battery.
Hmm, I have been stuck on CM7 for who knows how long but I flashed Skyraider 4.0 and have absolutely loved it. Skyraider 4.0 has elements of CM7, the Z roms, and the S roms built in. It's fast as hell, and it's the first Sense rom I stayed on for more than an hour in about 3 months.
If SR4 isn't for you (I can't imagine why) then go with a Z rom, maybe Warm Z nightlies or the Incredibly Re-Engineered Z.
mine of course haha
Z roms rock!
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mine of course haha
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definitely
I'm enjoying the customization of cm7 but for sense 1.0 I like skyraider, for sense 2.0 I'd say warm z. Nils business sense looks good too but I haven't tried it as it requires cwm 3+.
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Fastest?? Well... Any of the sense ROMs will run differently of course, but that is easily changed with different Kernels
I'm running Skyraider 4.0 with the stock kernel and it's flawless.
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Fastest?? Well... Any of the sense ROMs will run differently of course, but that is easily changed with different Kernels
I'm running Skyraider 4.0 with the stock kernel and it's flawless.
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No rom is flawless, there are already atleast 3 threads with different probs with sr, not to mention issues on main thread. All roms have quirks, its all in what you can live with.
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mine of course haha
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Go for it folks
I gotta cast my vote for Incredibly Re-Engineered v2.4. I've been always coming back to this super ROM. Chingy51o has put in a lot of work for this ROM to run smoothly and it shows.
If you are looking for leaked sense 2.0 roms download any rom that is a "Z" rom.
for the best sene ROM, skyraider 4.0 is it. most features, devs will be stealing his features they are so nice. I haven't had a hiccup since installing 4.0 fresh. lou's #8 kernel. easily get two days of battery. LOVE it.
and check out my theme page for Skyriader4.0
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1047626
only been open for 3 days and already 8,000 views! I love XDA
Please post questions in Q&A
I'm using Warm Z and it's great, very fast & love Sense 2.0
I think you should try "Optimzed Z" i heard it was pretty good
Incredible RE-Engineered v1.2 beta 1
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I think you should try "Optimzed Z" i heard it was pretty good
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Haha, tweeting your own horn?
Actually I tried optimized sense and I loved it. Fast, smooth, stable, i definitely recommend it.
I just discovered Rooting and putting stuff on my Incredible , and I have noticed before that I've seen new Gingerbread software come out and Ice Cream and I'm still stuck on Android 2.2 .. any suggestions ? And how would I got about doing it ?
well, there are currently no leaks at all for Ice Cream so that is out of the question. For Gingerbread i would recommend CM7 at http://www.cyanogenmod.com/ it has gingerbread and is VERY fast and stable but, does not have sense. There are many threads here about flashing roms so i don't really feel like i need to go into that but look around and i guarantee you can find one.
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I just discovered Rooting and putting stuff on my Incredible , and I have noticed before that I've seen new Gingerbread software come out and Ice Cream and I'm still stuck on Android 2.2 .. any suggestions ? And how would I got about doing it ?
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The best one to flash is the one you like the most. Everything isn't for everybody. I did gingerbread for awhile now I'm on zroms. Its up to you there all good and the developers rock.
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The best one to flash is the one you like the most. Everything isn't for everybody.
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Personally I like the Z ROMs the most, but chefyocum is correct.
CM7 for me.
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Check out CM7 and Ultimate Droid. Both are awesome GB roms.
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I use miui. I like the iphone look
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never understood why people want to use iphone theme on android. short term is fine for those who change frequently but if u want the iPhone...just get one instead of android
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Hmm... I like the way my phone looks and feels, android market, widgets, and the customization.... If we wanted an iphone we would have one!
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I just discovered Rooting and putting stuff on my Incredible , and I have noticed before that I've seen new Gingerbread software come out and Ice Cream and I'm still stuck on Android 2.2 .. any suggestions ? And how would I got about doing it ?
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Well first decide if you like sense, which is basically the HTC interface of your stock ROM, or AOSP, which is the android interface the way google designed it. Then you can pick a corresponding rom. For example, SkyRaider Sense 4.0 is sense rom, and CM7 is AOSP.
SkyRaider Sense
CM7 Nightlies AOSP
As far as getting it done there are plenty of guides that can be found by searching for rooting and flashing roms. Also, most rom threads in these forums have instructions in the first post.
CyanogenMod 7 FTW!
If you decide on aosp salvage mod and evervolv are both excellent roms
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i like skyraider and uber roms from joel.....both are nice and have sense wich is what i like. not into the asop roms since no sense
I recommend the new GB leak or gingersense remix... I'm a big sense ui fan though. AOSP definately CM7
If you want sense go for Uber Z. VERY STABLE ROM. If not, then go for CM7.
I use either Warm Z two point two or Skyraider 4.0 since both are very stable, fast, and solid battery life. I stick to warm z 90% of the time though. I like landscape. lol
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Check out CM7 and Ultimate Droid. Both are awesome GB roms.
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^ reminds me of this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acrcm09NDdE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
CM7 Nightlies
Stable vs. Beta
There are a lot of Beta Roms running Gingerbread and various versions of HTC Sense.
CyanogenMod 7 is by far the most stable Gingerbread ROM I've see out there (although it's Vanilla so you won't see any HTC Sense going on).
The nice thing about ROMs is you can flash, flash, and flash some more.
I'll second Uber Z for Sense and CyanogenMod 7 for AOSP.
But, as Sharpe said, you can flash and flash to your heart's content. With these Sense 3.0 leaks, I've been flashing like a maniac and having a blast. And if a ROM doesn't work for me, I can just restore to my Nandroid backup and I'm back to where I started (CM7, in this case). ^.^
I'm rocking Carbonite v5. Awesome visuals, great battery life, and very fast.
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Is there even a fully working Sense 3.0 Rom out there?
And if so what ROM have you had luck with?
I am useing CM7 but wanting a little bit of a change so looking at going back to Sense and would like 3.0.
Thanks for the input!
James
you might get some people saying Synergy will be the way to go...but its still in private beta so dont be expecting to be getting the links to it.
as for public ROMs:
you can go with either MikG ([ROM] - [MikRoms] - [6/22/2011] - MikG v2.1 - Re-Engineered GB Sense 2.1 + 3.0) or Virus's Kingdom port (|ROM|JUN 10| VirusROM Kingdom REVOlution |B1.3|2.3.3|SENSE 3.0| - xda-developers)
MikG is a hybrid between Sense 2.1 and 3.0 to make it stable (it does not have the carousel rosie)
VirusROM Kingdom REVOlution is a port from the Gingerbread leak for the upcoming HTC Kingdom (which is kinda like a smaller slightly version of the Evo 4G with the Evo 3D specs [minus 3D]) so its full 3.0 sense
if i were you i wouldn't want a fully sense 3.0 the files are just too big and don't think theres one fully stable.
But there are a couple 2.1/3.0 roms out there and there great and everything works from what i know (maybe not 4g) and there pretty stable
Alliance Rom ( i use the stock version but theres also a Themed one, works great.)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1120734
& Virus (of course) great rom and there instruction if you want to partition and speed it up
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1071547
1 more that i know of and thats Mikg. this is the peoples choice from what i have seen and i can't argue. i use Alliance just because the stock one looks better. but im about the looks
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038967
Enjoy and don't be scared to hit thanks
o yea forgot about Alliance! that one works too lol
like Joey said....a full 3.0 ROM will take up WAY too much space since the files are huge...you are better off going with a 2.1/3.0 hybrid
I have installed and used all 3 of these ROMs and MikG is the fastest and most stable; IMHO.
hyrbid sense 3.0 themed or virus rom kingdom revoulution
I have tried all three, and until the last couple of days, Virus was my favorite. Virus gives constant updates and support of his ROMs
MikG is also quick with his updates and helpful*
Thanks for all the input! I tried a few but found myself changing so much I think I am just a fan of asop roms. but still thinking of giving on a week with out changing much to see if I can go back to sense.
The one thing I really like is the lock screen! I would love to have that on cm7.
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Thanks for all the input! I tried a few but found myself changing so much I think I am just a fan of asop roms. but still thinking of giving on a week with out changing much to see if I can go back to sense.
The one thing I really like is the lock screen! I would love to have that on cm7.
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Agreed, this would be great
Im using sacs kingdom port and its running great. Been on the v7 and haven't had any fc's or sense restarts. Only thing I can think of that its not working is the watch app.
Virus Kingdom would be my choice.
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Virus Kingdom would be my choice.
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Been running b1.3 for the last week and its been a great daily. Have tried a few others but it seems some tweaks r making too much muck and isn't any better.
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if i were you i wouldn't want a fully sense 3.0 the files are just too big and don't think theres one fully stable.
I agree!
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Im using sacs kingdom port and its running great. Been on the v7 and haven't had any fc's or sense restarts. Only thing I can think of that its not working is the watch app.
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I just installed v8 and this thing is amazing I didn't think these ROMs could run this smooth on our phones and I'm trying to kill the battery to calibrate it and I've been on it since about 6 this morning and its 12:40 and I'm at 43% thats not bad I've been using the hell out of it trying to kill the battery.
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I'm running MikG's latest ROM, and love it. Super fast, and my battery life is pretty good to.
I my opinion the best full 3.0 sense rom out now is Kinged Kingdom RLS2. It is smooth as butter and is odexed.
I have to go with synergy, I've not had a single problem! And the second release even has the panoramic camera!
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Isnt mikg and synergy 2.1+3.0 roms.
I think this guy was asking about full 3.0 roms like kinged kingdom and virus rom...
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I my opinion the best full 3.0 sense rom out now is Kinged Kingdom RLS2. It is smooth as butter and is odexed.
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It has no 720 video recording.
Do any of the 3.0 ROM's have hdmi out?
If not is that implemented on hybrid versions?
Hey guys I was wondering what your opinions are for the fastest sense rom?
I picked up a dz for my girlfriend the other week, rooted, s-off and flashed virtuous unity on it, it seems to be nice and stable but lags quite a bit here and there, especially when clicking on a contact shortcut for the quick menu, phone also has the unity3 kernel oc to 1.2, I would use cm7 but she likes all the sense stuff
Any advices would be great,
Thanks
i agree, im still using unity but its laggy, this is what i used before.... BLAZING FAST
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1096994
good luck
I would recommend Insertcoin or ported CoreDroid. Extremely smooth Rosie (smoother than Vision GB RUU)
thanks guys, ill be sure to check them out
Doubleshot Espresso from rmk is really nice
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Doubleshot Espresso from rmk is really nice
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+1 for coredroid. I hear the new stock is fast as hell though.
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I dont like how coredroid is themed
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+1 for coredroid. I hear the new stock is fast as hell though.
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I don't know how fast it is on other task but just do a comparison on the Rosie between stock 2.3 and coredroid 1.0 (sense 2.1 + 3.0). You'll how laggy the stock is
-----------off-topic. btw, yesterday, i went to a showroom and try out the galaxy s II. CPU is fast I admit, but won't stand a chance on UI smoothness compare to my DZ sense UI
check the official HTC OTA gingerbread update: flawless and zappy
you'll find two options of it, pure and untouched (except for root of course), at the dev subforum
Virtuous 2.0 updated to gb
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Virtuous 2.0 is sick. It is based on the Desire Z Sense 2.0 ROM from HTC. Fast, slick, and flashy as well as stable and compatible with everything.
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