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Best ROM for Defy

Hey , as the oficial 2.2 rom for defy is not that great , i was wondering wich is the best ROM for defy , mainly for gaming purposes. I saw MIUI on the forum and i really liked it's appearence , but i also heard CM7 is great but it seems to have many bugs . And there are any good ones beside these two ?

i am running CM7 beta 6 for the last 7 days and cant say i am not happy. At first I had problems with battery drain, and after recalibrating the battery I stopped having it draining so fast, now my battery lasts almost 72 hours of regular usage.
I have been running andry birds and air attack HD and didnt see any problems with them neither with the rom, it worked fine the same they were working with my last rom, which was froyo.
If you never installed CM7, give it a try, you can always revert whatever you do (if you do in the proper way, of course)

thiagolocatelli said:
At first I had problems with battery drain, and after recalibrating the battery I stopped having it draining so fast, now my battery lasts almost 72 hours of regular usage.
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what programme of calibration you used?

I second that. CM7 beta 6 is great. Yes, there appear to be bugs. I only know this because I read the forums. But for what I use the phone for I can't complain at all. All the games I play run great for me. I will say it is a hell of a lot faster then the stock 2.2 out there.

i think cm7 is the best , though it has bugs

if CM7 got bugs, i think MIUI got even more bugs, as MIUI development takes off from CM7

The one I use for a long time (since beta 2) is the CM7, and I think perfect

CM7 is perfect. I haven't had any bug at all. Well some issues with setVsel, but when I desinstaled it all ok.
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the next logical thing would be CM7

When will beta7 be release?
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The official 2.2 (HK/TW) is working very well in my case. I tried every CM7 beta and it's getting better and better. Yet there are still problems with some games (eg miniglore) and applications (eg astro smb mode).

I like CM7, seems to run great, not too many bugs for a beta. Easy to install. And it looks fantastic.
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the easiest way to recalibrate your battery is 'battery calibration' from market. and yeah, cm7 does have some minor bugs, but its so much faster and better than any other rom ive ever used, its definitely worth a try! and the next version will be an sbf
Sent from my CM7 Defy

I　must tell you CM7 is better than miui! if you say CM7 has some bugs,miui more!
I remmand you to use CM7!

i'm using miui because the dialer is smart... and im dont know how put that dialer on CM7...
cm7 is more stable and run better on my defy...

CM7 FTW all the way.... Bugs are minor and its smokin' still in beta but still better than any other rom I've used overall

spica123 said:
When will beta7 be release?
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Ask Quarx

I've just installed the leaked UK 2.2.1 on mine and with the patches for market/haptic feedback in the thread and it works great for me. certainly better than the roiginal firmware anyway. no bugs at all and stable so far!
got it from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933555
the fixes i mention above were posted by MadStu in that thrread except it didnt include the haptic fix. He posted it in another thread I found it via google here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=11033490&postcount=18
After a lot of searchign and reading i decided to go for this one as it seems to be the most stable and bug free, I'm also keeping an eye on the newly leaked 2.3.3 roms floating about but will hold off till they're a bit more mature I think

which ics rom

Hey all,
Im looking to put ICS on my rooted DesireZ and trying to work out "which" one..
I love android because there's choice.. but sometimes theres too much choice!!!!hahaha
Currently Im favouring Andromadus v12 as it seams to have been around longer, but open to suggestions..
?
many thanks all
Angelo

At this point aside from small options, they are all pretty much the same. I'd give at least Andromodus a try, maybe the ICJibwich (had good results with it) and the CM9 2.5 unofficial release, I would suggest Virtuous but it has the graphics glitch and hasn't been updated in awhile cause they're busy lately.

Virtuous quattro had the most available options imo but the graphical glitches really put me off. Been using andro12 since it came out and its pretty stable there a graphical glitch here and there but not nearly as bad or common as quattro. Cm9 alpha doesn't have mic support for voice search or other apps like shazam but androv12 does it seems like the most balanced rom so far when it comes to features and stability

thanks all,
I think I'll first go with Andromodus , simply because another chap I know is using it.. but the andro12 is new to me, sounds good too..
last question, which must be a noob question..
As im switching roms, GB->ICS(Andromodus) and maybe andro12.. Im going to have to reinstall all my apps....create settings etc..
Now for simple apps which dont have settings, thats ok download quick configure, but for apps like email, facebook etc etc etc, should I be using titanium pro? or something like that?

I really have no complaints with andromadus. Using it to type this. I am so psyched the cm7 nightlies are back up. But, I haven't been able to take ics off this phone to try them.
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[Q] Sandvold's ICS BETA RoM

Have anybody tried out the Sandvold's ICS BETA RoM? Considering to flash it, but would like to hear some comments about it first... would you reccomend it?

if its important that your phone works as planned i would advise you not to flash it
if u want to try out ics for fun and help finding bugs and stuff why not

I'm using it as my daily ROM. Besides the camera having no preview and keyboard lag I've found it to be pretty good. Great battery life. only had one crash in a week, but I'm willing to trade all that for running Chrome. That browser is fantastic!
I'd suggest that if you don't mind a phone crash on you, then that ROM is not for you.
Sent from my GT-P7500 using XDA

riaddizdar said:
Have anybody tried out the Sandvold's ICS BETA RoM? Considering to flash it, but would like to hear some comments about it first... would you reccomend it?
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Comments in that roms thread not good enough for you?
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At least the camera works. The camcorder not so much atm. But in overall, a fantastic rom. I haven't been this enthousiastic about a rom since InsertCoin. So there's that.

HWA is still buggy. For some users a lot of bugs.. BSOD (phone cant wake up - random).. battery drain, etc...
I had give try to sandvolds rom many times (from beginning, when almost nothing works). But as you can see I'm stuck with K900 build of AOKP.. No HWA (a bit laggy), but no random reboots, battery is OK, and everything is fine. I need stable rom/phone but I like ICS, so AOKP is only ROM which can offer that.
Feel free to try sandvolds / bcm9 and aokp, choose on your own judge. ;-)
edit: panorama and video recording doesn't work on k900 rom, but I don't really using camera on phone..

It's a great ROM!
I have been using it for months. Many updates since then, which comes continuously and at the right moments
Actually everything is fine for daily usage. But I'm a little bit sad about the contact sorting(( that's not very nice there, but taste choice. Also the design is a question of taste I guess

Just recently I switched to this ICS ROM from Gingerbread with HTC Sense. It is a great ROM and even though being in beta status it runs really smooth and stable. I specifically like the installation routine which provides several options (e.g. decide between Apex, Nova and Trebuchet launcher) While I don't miss Sense too much, I definitely miss PDroid! I might even go back to Android 2.3 for a while, until PDroid is finally ported to ICS!

If you want an extremely stable rom install InsertCoin 1.1.4
If you like new Sense and eyecandy flash my rom(Runny ROM)
If you like unstable but awesome features get ICS.
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Stable and ics don't mix together.
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Works great for me
I've used sandvold ICS for few weeks now, first on 0.3.x line (stable but some applications didn't work without full HWA... such as Waze and of course Chrome).
One I sorted my sd-ext (re-partitioned) garbage, and flash 0.4.3 + 0.4.4.4.1 I'm very pleased. Stable (no BSOD with Miui kernel), fast enough with adequate battery life and Chrome... (prefer it much better than stock or dolphin).
I only miss Sense because now no contact merge suggestion pop-up comes and you need to join contacts one by one... A one time act...

Im using this ROM for every day use and for now its great, i like all cool features. Chrome browser is awsome. Didnt have any problems yet. Battery is very good for now.

Yeah, I love the Chrome Beta. It's surprisingly faster than Dolphin now, but it can very well because of the ICS that's bugging Dolphin. I say, if my PB G100 tablet would have ICS (I hope coming April), then I'd entirely switch to Chrome.
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shahardemos said:
I only miss Sense because now no contact merge suggestion pop-up comes and you need to join contacts one by one... A one time act...
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Ah, I didn't know the Linking was a part of Sense. That explains. Indeed, with this Sense-less ICS you have to link various contacts manually.

I did merging through GMail web interface from my laptop. Simple, easy to see and update necessary information. Automatic sync updates phone contacts in few minutes and I have no problem anymore.
My 2 cents

It is steadily improving, but still in Beta. So you need to be aware, that some things don't work as it should. Before installing you need to wipe to factory, and wipe dalvik and cache. The install walks you through some questions, but goes rather fast. In version Beta 0.5.1 you should try
1. Apex launcher
2. Stock a2sd
3. aGPS
4. tiamat kernel (don't use stock)
5. old camera (not completely functional)
After install, go to terminal
su
a2sd install
say yes to dalik-cache
say no to data (makes device laggy)

ROM getting really stable and mature
I've been using this ROM daily for than 2 months now. The last version (0.5.3) gets really stable (no more BSODs or reboots). It's nice to have ICS on a 2 years old phone.
Only known issue with the kernel: battery life not as good as with CM7 (Gingerbread).
My current config :
Hboot: Alpharev Bravo Stock S-OFF
Recovery: Clockworkmod 5.0.2.0
Radio: 5.11.05.27
Rom: Sandvold Beta 0.5.3, ICS 4.0.4
Stock launcher
Sd-ext: stock a2sd dalvik yes / data no
aGPS patch
Stock camera libs
Old dhcpcd
T9 dialer
Stock dictionary pack
Kernel: [email protected]
autobrightness patch (after install)

[Q] What is the most stable ICS rom currently?

I've been playing around with my girlfriends incredible trying to get a decent 4.0 rom. I just put on AOKP M5 (what I use for my nexus) and it seemed fine until she tried to use her gallery, which glitches and crashes often.
Are there any relatively problem free ICS roms for the incredible now? I was thinking of trying CM9 next but I'd like to know if its stable first so she doesnt have to go through the hassle of setting up her phone again unnecessarily.

dowtie said:
I've been playing around with my girlfriends incredible trying to get a decent 4.0 rom. I just put on AOKP M5 (what I use for my nexus) and it seemed fine until she tried to use her gallery, which glitches and crashes often.
Are there any relatively problem free ICS roms for the incredible now? I was thinking of trying CM9 next but I'd like to know if its stable first so she doesnt have to go through the hassle of setting up her phone again unnecessarily.
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does she care about the camcorder or netflix? if not, i would recommend CM9 kang by drk.hd, link here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1558923
You can download the app videocam illusions from the play store, and that'll work as a camcorder. Other than that, near 100% stable and bug free, it's only gonna keep getting better from here.

dowtie said:
I've been playing around with my girlfriends incredible trying to get a decent 4.0 rom. I just put on AOKP M5 (what I use for my nexus) and it seemed fine until she tried to use her gallery, which glitches and crashes often.
Are there any relatively problem free ICS roms for the incredible now? I was thinking of trying CM9 next but I'd like to know if its stable first so she doesnt have to go through the hassle of setting up her phone again unnecessarily.
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Abduction 2.0a9 was the most stable of the ones I've used. I never had any forced restarts and I believe the gallery works fine. You will need to flash the camera fix that's floating around though.
The only problem with it is battery life, but you can supposedly fix that by using one of the hwa-enabled incredikernel betas.

+ one for CM9.. more active development stable except minus the stock camcorder..
Abduction is OK.. mostly stable but development is dead.. and its used as an advertisement for a useless competing forum in which u have to check along with XDA for updates.... it gets old.
But all the rooms are ASOP.. so they all have the same inherit flaws.... camera and flash usually broken..
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA

dowtie said:
I've been playing around with my girlfriends incredible trying to get a decent 4.0 rom. I just put on AOKP M5 (what I use for my nexus) and it seemed fine until she tried to use her gallery, which glitches and crashes often.
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Just to respond about the gallery. If the ONLY issue she has is the gallery, use "QuickPic." If there are additional issues then count me as another vote for the unofficial CM9.

ICS & JB Speed vs Oxygen..

Hey all..
For those praising the latest ICS and JB roms for their speed, have you ever been on Oxygen 2.3.2 ? That is worth saying it's flying..
I thought the time had come to switch to android 4 on my desire.. But after dozens of tries of different releases, it never comes near the speed of my daily (modded) Oxygen rom..
Thought I would share this to see if I am doing something wrong or if there are people who share the same feeling..
Last.. I would like to clarify that I don't want to disrespect the developers of the roms like Sandvold, Elk759, Nikez,.. I appreciate their work very much, but I don't understand the reviews from others users, especially about speed..
Greetz

Since Oxygen development has been discontinued awhile ago, is there any reason not to use it? Is it still based on the latest aosp code from Google, or has there been some important security updates that are missing from Oxygen? I'm also back using Oxygen after trying ics a few times. There was always some problems. And CM 7.2 allways reboots if I have walking navigation on, and I turn the screen off for a while to save some battery... With Oxygen everything works very snappy.
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anzianzi said:
Since Oxygen development has been discontinued awhile ago, is there any reason not to use it? Is it still based on the latest aosp code from Google, or has there been some important security updates that are missing from Oxygen? I'm also back using Oxygen after trying ics a few times. There was always some problems. And CM 7.2 allways reboots if I have walking navigation on, and I turn the screen off for a while to save some battery... With Oxygen everything works very snappy.
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Oxygen development stopped a while ago indeed, there is an update by roalex that dates from april/2012
so thats pretty recent.. it also implements apps to sd-ext or data2sd in the framework, if you want it..
(i use the oxygenr2 hboot, gives me 330 mb.. more than enough)
Grtz

I really liked that Roalex version. Swype to clear notifications is alot smoother, ics animations are nice. But, standard apps to sd doesn't work properly. You can move apps to sd just fine, but you can't move them back. That's not a big problem but I just don't like roms that add something, and while doing that also break some standard functionality.
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I agree with the speed of Oxygen Rom and would prefer it over any rom but right now I'm too dependent on CM7's tweaks its hard for me to go back to Oxygen.
via xda app

What tweaks..?

Everything under CyanogenMod settings.

Lol.. Very informative..

Flash the rom if you haven't and you'll literally get lost with all the settings available on the rom. It sacrifices a bit of speed compared to Oxygen but still a lot faster than any other rom out there.

What CM rom do you recommend then.. There are so many..

TimHermans said:
What CM rom do you recommend then.. There are so many..
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I used the latest nightly version and its very very good, flawless infact. I downloaded the rom, changed the launcher to latest holo launcher, added INT2EXT and done loads of work in UOT Kitchen and when the rom is installed uv got all the Cyanogenmod settings to play with. U wont be disapointed coz theres just so much u can do with it. Or.... u can just leave the rom as it is and its still great
Sent from my HTC Desire

TimHermans said:
What CM rom do you recommend then.. There are so many..
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I use the latest nightlies as well. Try the last stable release. If you encounter some issues with the gps or mobile data/wifi on that version try the nightlies.
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I've tried the nightly build.. Not really my thing.. Gonna stick with the oxygen /roalex..
Thnx for the he recommends though..
Greetz

Try mildwild based on cm
Ics themed and heavy tweaked

Using Oxygen 2.3.2 with personal customizations for a long time.
Can't be more satisfied with its stable and snappy speed.
Since I am using Oxygen_R2 hboot for maximum data size, so CM7 is never an option for me.
If I am going to ICS/JB, I would rather change to a new device.

h3110 said:
If I am going to ICS/JB, I would rather change to a new device.
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Couldnt agree more
Sent from my HTC Desire

you can try nike's phone or mildwild those are base on oxygen and roalex source and used ics theme.

Try CronMod