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[Discussion]What ROM are you using and why?

This isn't really a question, but a discussion of what ROM you are using and why, that''s why I don't think this should be in the Q&A section.
I've tried a few ROMs, from LiquidSmooth to AOKP and I've tried a few kernels as well, from Glados to Franco and I've made up my mind.
I think AOKP is the best ROM right, and Milestone 5 being the best build of AOKP. It has a good battery life, awesome performance, and a massive amount of settings. I though about mentioning CM9 first, since it also has good battery speed and awesome performance, but it doesn't have all those features I need.
The best kernel to go with AOKP is undoubtedly Franco's kernel and his best build is the Milestone 3. I have tried Imoseyon's kernel, Trinity kernel and Galdos kernel and Franco's is still the best one. Also having Franco's kernel updater app makes everything even better!
Of course, this is all personal, which means this is what I think and you may have a mix that work better for you. I just though I'd share my input. Now, please share your input.

BAMF Paradigm or my own AOSP build. I don't mess with kernels much past what comes with rom (Not to say others shouldn't). I have been using imnut's pbj kernel the last few days, however.
Reasoning: Not so many tweaks that they end up conflicting with each other, time was taken to use proper signing keys, and the modifications are thoroughly tested before release.
I don't tell people what to use, as I let them make up their own mind. Just know I don't use anything I deem poor quality.

Got my nexus one week ago. flashed the most popular Roms here (but cm9) and was kinda disappointed. Coming from a galaxy s2 with roms full of bugs I expected the nexus roms to be stable because of the open nexus. But most of the roms been unstable and buggy for me too.
Now I found a good combination of Rom and kernel:
Bamf and glados kernel.
So far the most stable and battery saving combination for me. Using it since 24 hours and no FC or freezes so far. Think I'll stick with it.
Mods are cool too I just don't like the quick settings look in the notification bar and the not modable power menu. But I can live with that.
-sent from my galaxy nexus

Stock 4.0.4 IMM76I pure&simple:thumbup:
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pmcee said:
Got my nexus one week ago. flashed the most popular Roms here (but cm9) and was kinda disappointed. Coming from a galaxy s2 with roms full of bugs I expected the nexus roms to be stable because of the open nexus. But most of the roms been unstable and buggy for me too.
Now I found a good combination of Rom and kernel:
Bamf and glados kernel.
So far the most stable and battery saving combination for me. Using it since 24 hours and no FC or freezes so far. Think I'll stick with it.
Mods are cool too I just don't like the quick settings look in the notification bar and the not modable power menu. But I can live with that.
-sent from my galaxy nexus
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The quick settings take a bit to grow on ya. I didn't care for them at first but find them essential now. This coming from someone who is part of the team

adrynalyne said:
The quick settings take a bit to grow on ya. I didn't care for them at first but find them essential now. This coming from someone who is part of the team
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It's gonna be real hard for me to adapt with another ROM other than AOKP, if I ever switch to some other ROM ^^

AOKP Milestone 5, but I'm switching to the Paranoid Android. Love the 'hybrid' tablet/phone mix

I'm currently running Liquidsmooth with Imoseyon's kernel. I was planning to try a lot more Roms and kernel combos than I currently have but been a bit too busy lately to test each one thoroughly. I'm happy with Liquidsmooth, it has very few issues and I'm getting 2 days battery life (minimum) with moderate usage.
Next time I get a decent chance I will try out a few more

Aokp franco.
Most of all other roms take features from aokp. Like liquid smooth who renamed rom control to liquid control
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Ditto, aokp m5, Franco m3....until somebody makes something better!

Sourcery and stock kernel I love the on the go customization without having to reboot and this from brings back great memories of my d1 since I ran it on their forever
for me, by me and I love you

Bugless Beast. Its just like the name says. Never had a single problem with it in 5 months.
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Miui v4 just because they rock!

Franco kernel and aokp here. Haven't upgraded to milestone 5 yet. What governors are you guys running?
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I'm using liquid smooth with the provided kernel. USB tethering isn't working but the lightweight and zippy feel of the from beats everything out there. I also have a nandriod of Paranoid Android, miui.us, Imm30b, and aokp just in case they improve enough to be worthy of a couple weeks on my phone. The aokp launcher IMHO hesitates too much.
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I tried almost everything we have for now and stick to Modaco ROM because it's the smoothest of all, other roms are greatly customisable like CM9 or AOKP but they all lag here and there and i can't stand it/ The battery life is almost similar in all roms and it depends more on kernel you've chosen. I'm fine with franco milestone3. However I don't use nightlies because every of them gave me a random reboot at least once.

Theshawty said:
It's gonna be real hard for me to adapt with another ROM other than AOKP, if I ever switch to some other ROM ^^
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To each their own. I am not asking you to.

I have been rocking Bamf for the last few weeks. Really good with maybe 1 fc. Stock kernel wasn't giving me great battery so testing out Bond kernel right now. Getting slightly better battery results.
Have also tried Liquidsmooth, Modaco, and cm9. All pretty good but not as stable I find.
Have never tried Aokp. Crazy I know.

adrynalyne said:
To each their own. I am not asking you to.
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I know, but being the ROM freak I am, I'll probably end up flashing som other cool looking build
Right now, though, I'm satisfied with AOKP.
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I use the Modaco rom with Franco kernel m3. Modaco is running since 3 months and I can't complain about anything.
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AOKP vs Cyanogen 9 vs Slim ICS?

Which rom do you like best and why?
I'm currently running CM9, Coming from the stock GSM 4.0.1, I think the battery on CM9 is heaps better but what are the others like? Thanks.
I want battery percentage (required) and possibly OC.
Also, If i was to flash AOKP is there any way to backup my homescreen? I've spent a while setting it up and it takes a while to do so. Thanks

mattwilkinson11 said:
Which rom do you like best and why?
I'm currently running CM9, Coming from the stock GSM 4.0.1, I think the battery on CM9 is heaps better but what are the others like? Thanks.
I want battery percentage (required) and possibly OC.
Also, If i was to flash AOKP is there any way to backup my homescreen? I've spent a while setting it up and it takes a while to do so. Thanks
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Aokp got more features and less stability. I prefer cm coz I can't withstand frequent reboot. Can't stay on aokp more than one day.
I am using Nova launcher. It got backup function.
But I prefer to use ROM manager + cwm to backup the whole ROM before I try sth new and risky.
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How does the battery compare? I'm on AOKP now and I find it very unstable. Once I click unlock it takes like 2 seconds for screen to come on.

I use AOKP M5 on a daily basis and I have been since M4 and its stable as a rock for me. Plus all the features are a great plus

Cm9 is too incomplete.. aokp is too slow. Slim has all the aokp features and its fast
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I too was wondering the sake, I just got my GN yesterday rooted it and first thing I did was flash AOKP because I've heard so much about it coming from a GS2. And so far I found it stable but am curious about CM9 and slim as well. So I too would appreciate some feedback
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I've been using AOKP with the tuv A1 kernel. For the most part it has been pretty stable and faster than what I was used to. The only times I have had any issue is with a lockscreen. If I use one, sometimes the phone freezes when trying to unlock. This has been frustrating for me since I am using a Seidio case. I have to remove the phone case to get to the back to pull the battery. The battery cover is a big enough pain in the ass. The case makes it worse. I have since turned off the lockscreen completely and I haven't had a freeze in 2 days.
I was kinda leaning towards slim ICS as well to test the waters on that one.

unlvmike said:
I too was wondering the sake, I just got my GN yesterday rooted it and first thing I did was flash AOKP because I've heard so much about it coming from a GS2. And so far I found it stable but am curious about CM9 and slim as well. So I too would appreciate some feedback
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so make a nandroid backup and go and try the rom.
no one can tell you the ROM is good/bad or whatever, you have to make that conclusion yourself. its like saying, rock music is the best music. some people may agree and some will disagree. will you decide the answer to it without trying it? no... just go try it.
there are WAY too many threads on "whats the best rom?" "which rom to use?" ..... just read the thread and conclude yourself.
AOKP is not slow. CM9 is definitely incomplete hence "nightly"

I have never heard of a slim rom. Wish they would port it to the Sprint GN.

I'm on CM9 but Slim is a good, lightweight, quick ROM. It has some of the features of popular features of AOKP built in. I've run it in the past, and wouldn't hesitate to run it again.

Using slim now, never got a full day out of AOKP, to unstable for me. How does the battery compare? I remember having 50% after one day with data off and 2g on on CM9, and wondering how the battery compares.

you forgot liquidsmooth!
personally, i use aokp m5 and have had no problems...

I am running the latest CM9 Nightly on my Verizon Nexus, and my Wife's Nexus is on AOKP 5.
My personal opinion I prefer CM9, is more low key and not so flashy, but still super fast / smooth, and has a great color control to really make the AMOLED screen pop.
I do like the million options AOKP 5 offers in settings, but CM9 will be getting those eventually. But something about the stripped down clean feel of CM9 appeals to me more.
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CM9 for sure its rock solid and stable and the kernel is superfast and great on battery like you said. Just wait until they put theme manager in again ... it may be there as soon as the next nightly it looks like
AOKP is unstable, I always ditch it and its getting a bit bloated for my liking and i don't find I use much of the features anyway
Slim ICS is good if you dont want any features lol

AOKP not stable and slow? Mmmm disagree from here to heaven...
Been on aokp since m4 now on m5 + Franco, run buttery smooth and great battery /feature rich.. Had not a single problem with it and wouldn't change it for anything
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Never had a single problem with AOKP and I use my phone heavily on a variety of features plus benchmark tests as well.
That was all with a dirty flash from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 builds so I don't understand where the slow or unstable is coming from.

if you stick to the milestone releases with AOKP you are *pretty much* good to go but the in between builds are always buggy ... like the build where AOKP set your bluetooth address to a generic one for and not your actual phones address, for example. I've also had random reboots with AOKP. AOKP uses it's users as the beta testers and gets bug reports from them.
the OP asked for advice and i told him my experience with AOKP, other users mileage may vary but, there is no denying AOKP non milestone releases have new bugs per release. Having said that AOKP is a beast of a rom and Team Kang are pushing the forefront for ICS features.
IMO if the OP wants a smooth rom with stability and more features properly tested and added daily you can not beat the CM9 experience on the Gnex. that is all
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blowtorch said:
IMO if the OP wants a smooth rom with stability and more features properly tested and added daily you can not beat the CM9 experience on the Gnex. that is all
peace
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Yep, CM9 is moving a long very nicely lately, and the pace has really picked up in the last week or so, some big development updates every other release now. Next update tomorrow or Tuesday will have some really cool features implemented.

Zorachus said:
Yep, CM9 is moving a long very nicely lately, and the pace has really picked up in the last week or so, some big development updates every other release now. Next update tomorrow or Tuesday will have some really cool features implemented.
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Agreed, CM9 has really been picking up speed now that the new build servers are online. Can't wait for the theme chooser implementation in the new builds ...
You can see that Cyanogen are really trying to set themselves apart as true professionals ... and they are

truthkillszz said:
I use AOKP M5 on a daily basis and I have been since M4 and its stable as a rock for me. Plus all the features are a great plus
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+1

Core differences between AOKP, CM, and Gummy

As a recent convert to the Gnex (previously a Sensation owner) I have been eying the dev forum for some time. With my Sensation I was fairly "flash happy" and I ended up with in my opinion the best AOSP 'like' ROM on the market which was the original HyperNonSense. Of course, now that I have a Gnex that pure Google flavor is available right out of the box so I need to consider different things with the available ROMs.
Can someone please detail the main functional differences between AOKP, CM9, and Gummy for me? Yes, I realize I can read the pages (and pages, AND PAGES) of changelogs and features associated with each ROM but that is a tedious process. I assume that people who have frequented this particular forum for a while can easily explain the basic yet significant differences in two or three bullet points, and that would be GREATLY appreciated.

AOKP has the most features. CM9 is more or less stock with some added features at the moment. Gummy is like CM but with a few more features but less than AOKP. Gummy has some cool unique ones though. Another one I recommend is Liquid smooth. It is like a AOKP feature wise and actually has a few more but it is light weight like CM.
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."

joshnichols189 said:
AOKP has the most features. CM9 is more or less stock with some added features at the moment. Gummy is like CM but with a few more features but less than AOKP. Gummy has some cool unique ones though. Another one I recommend is Liquid smooth. It is like a AOKP feature wise and actually has a few more but it is light weight like CM.
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."
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Thats some good info, thank you. Can you detail a few of the unique or cool features you mention? I had actually not considered Liquid Smooth however I will based on your recommendation.

I've been running AOKP Build 38 for the last few days and I like it. I've had a couple issues here and there with my Exchange Sync but otherwise has been great. As I mentioned in a few other threads I feel my phone runs hotter with AOKP.
I've also tried LiquidSmooth and had 0 complaints and in fact Liquid is the only ROM I've tried that has profile support for ringers/notifications (huge for me). Its so nice that when I go to bed at night I can turn notification off for everything but phone calls without having to set each individually.

webmaster said:
Thats some good info, thank you. Can you detail a few of the unique or cool features you mention? I had actually not considered Liquid Smooth however I will based on your recommendation.
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As mentioned above, liquid has profiles for notifications. Gummy has the carrier text persistent in the top left of the status bar (like MIUI) which I really like. Liquid has a choice between toggles like CM or like AOKP (I hate AOKP style toggles). Liquid also lets you change the notification shade transparency on the fly which is nice. There are others but I'm at the gym ans can't think of them haha
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."

Cm has profiles as well and were probably the originators. While aokp has more features, cm do test more thoroughly as they aim to produce stable and quality code. Sometimes aokp use ugly hacks to do things, which cm will never do. In my experience cm seems a little faster than aokp, although I often toy with both I lean slightly more towards cm.
Never used gummy extensively as the boot sound is very annoying and it doesn't seem to offer anything that the other two don't.
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AOKP = packed with features. Stable and fast.
CM9 = Less features than AOKP. Stable and fast.
Gummy = Kinda like AOKP. Haven't tried it.
Liquidsmooth = Like AOKP. Somewhat solid and stable, but its developers are whoring for money and only give out their nightly builds by hanging out in their IRC or by donating.
BuglessBeast = based on stock but better and far more solid and stable.
SlimICS = Heavily slimmed down ROM. Stable and fast.

http://rootzwiki.com/index.php?/topic/18297-[ROM]-BlackICE-maguro-Kangorade
My favorite
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CM9 - Fastest
AOKP - Most feature Rich
Gummy - Mixture of above two
All you need to know.

All these Roms are great. As an added bonus, I would also look into Franco's Kernel. I am not sure though, if CM9 is compatible with Franco's Kernel.

tried all those roms but still went back to MIUI.

zeke1988 said:
tried all those roms but still went back to MIUI.
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Can't tell if trolling, or actually likes MIUI.

miketoasty said:
Can't tell if trolling, or actually likes MIUI.
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Each to their own. We should celebrate diversity ... can't have any on some systems ... cough ... iClone ... cough
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I would recommend Paranoid Android. It is based on CM9, but gives you the option of TabletUI, PhoneUI, and HybridUI. I have not had a problem with things not working.

dr.m0x said:
Each to their own. We should celebrate diversity ... can't have any on some systems ... cough ... iClone ... cough
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I was more joking, as you said diversity is a good thing!

miketoasty said:
I was more joking, as you said diversity is a good thing!
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Sure it is, and even though MIUI is great, it's kind of bothering enough as it is with Apple and their lame excuse of a mobile OS *shrug*

zeke1988 said:
tried all those roms but still went back to MIUI.
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Can't tell if trolling, or actually likes MIUI.
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he doesn't troll,he likes miui very much!
for me AOKP--full-featured,stable and fast
CM9--less features,stable and a little more faster
Liquid--full-featured,more than aokp (aokp's features plus others)very fast (fastest i think..)but only english language and the fact sad some posts before.(nightly on donation or IRC)
BlackICE--an aokp based rom plus many many features from cm9.fully featured like liquid,same stability than others,a b it more fast than aokp,and a bit less fast than liquid(but with many languages).really like the features of this rom,it's my daily driver.a plus of this rom is the fact that it's black&blue themed.
all these are only my personal experience in months of testing\flashing.good chooice!

atlman28 said:
I would recommend Paranoid Android. It is based on CM9, but gives you the option of TabletUI, PhoneUI, and HybridUI. I have not had a problem with things not working.
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I saw that one the other day and it does look interesting, however I think I want to try a "standard" ROM first. Once I get a feel for what other options are available I will certainly check out Paranoid.

How have been your experiences with battery life for each rom?

dr.m0x said:
Cm has profiles as well and were probably the originators. While aokp has more features, cm do test more thoroughly as they aim to produce stable and quality code. Sometimes aokp use ugly hacks to do things, which cm will never do. In my experience cm seems a little faster than aokp, although I often toy with both I lean slightly more towards cm.
Never used gummy extensively as the boot sound is very annoying and it doesn't seem to offer anything that the other two don't.
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Gerrit.aokp.co - feel free to fix any of those functioning 'ugly hacks'
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Best 4.0.4 ROM?

Hello,
I'm somewhat new to flashing ROMs (althought I stay up to date with Franco's nightly kernels), so I am kind of hesitant to flash all the time (especially since backing up constantly is a pain). The first ROM I flashed was Redemption ROM, which was a pretty zippy stock experience, but I wanted something more featured, so I switched to Axiom Crossbreed because I heard good things about it.
I like Axiom Crossbreed, but it's no longer being supported and updated by DroidTheory, the dev, due to moving onto new projects. It's based off of AOKP, but I'm hesitant to flash even another AOKP ROM because I know for a fact that Crossbreed is relatively fast, gets good battery life, and stable.
Among other things, it has features like custom lockscreens, double-tap to open Play Store (which I have grown extremely accustomed to), and just a customizable interface in general. But like I said, it's not being maintained, so in a long-winded way, what I mean to ask is: What other ROM(s) could I try that are practically guaranteed to be fast, stable, offer customization (octo lock screen, double-tap homescreen to open Play Store, custom battery icon, etc), and have great battery life--while also being updated and maintained on a regular basis?
Thanks a million!

Check out ICSourcery version 3.1. Best ROM by far I think. The amount of customization on it is amazing.
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Every phone and individual is different. Use the from that YOU like that has the features YOU want. They're all stable.
"Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light."

indyred99 said:
Check out ICSourcery version 3.1. Best ROM by far I think. The amount of customization on it is amazing.
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I have heard good things about ICSourcery, too. Thanks for the suggestion--I'll have to flash this over the weekend

You should check out paranoid android... fast, stable, good battery, and built on cm9
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All ROMs are the best as considered by the people using them.
Try each out and decide for yourself
FNM

PA3+ vs CM 10.1.2. Yep, another bummer. GSM only.

As we finally got CM 10.1.2 Stable Release for GNex (here), I'd like to discuss these two ROM titans.
I really like this PA3+ ROM because of its speed and really stunning interface, but I'm still swaying because of CM's team experience.
So, I'd like to hear, what you guys do actually think about this.
I outline the next main criteria for me when choosing a ROM:
Speed
Security
Battery life
I know that some of you already have installed and chosen the best ROM for you and I'd like to know your opinion.
So, looking forward to hearing from you.
-Michael.

I would recommend pa3+ its a more advanced experience. Loaded with the latest 3rd party mods, tweaks such as Pi€„ Halo„ custom navbar status bar,, etc
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"Best ROM" threads aren't allowed
But just so u know, im on iLLusion
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I'm on cm10.1.2 since yesterday and do far it's been stable.
I have turned off all animations and chosen sicksky as launcher; there is a speed-up and stability. I haven't had any hangs or fc as of yet.
In stock cm kernel too.
I used the PA that was available in mid May; when halo was still new and I wasn't impressed by the ROM. It didn't blow me away and at times felt slower than an unrooted phone
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