Which is the best ROM out there right now that is fast, stable, not perfect but at least good battery life, fast lock on gps and doesn't have data loss...? All your answers are great fully appreciated
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Well I am still on 5.01, but it's jailbroken. It's blazing fast, ridiculously smooth, relatively stable, GPS lock is near instantaneous, and I don't have any data loss ever. I do drop calls from time to time and battery life leaves much to be desired though.
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Well I am still on 5.01, but it's jailbroken. It's blazing fast, ridiculously smooth, relatively stable, GPS lock is near instantaneous, and I don't have any data loss ever. I do drop calls from time to time and battery life leaves much to be desired though.
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What rom is this?
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l3g3nd.k1ll4h said:
What rom is this?
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LOL - He's messing with you man - look at his sig....
l3g3nd.k1ll4h said:
What rom is this?
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I O S ....he is a traitor.....
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Epix4G said:
I O S ....he is a traitor.....
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Lol damn it... well any ideas guys?
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_MetalHead_ said:
Well I am still on 5.01, but it's jailbroken. It's blazing fast, ridiculously smooth, relatively stable, GPS lock is near instantaneous, and I don't have any data loss ever. I do drop calls from time to time and battery life leaves much to be desired though.
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One of the best replies to a thread like this I have seen.
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I O S ....he is a traitor.....
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Not a traitor, I haven't gone native yet.
Best way to answer a thread like this is not to. My .02
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Very stable,, not perfect though,, Fantastic battery life,, Absolutely, NO data loss,,,,
Two cans on a string. And I think you can get it from Cox Cable. Heh, heh, saw it
on a commercial for Cox.
Calkulin has easily the best ICS ROM out there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527041
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Calkulin has easily the best ICS ROM out there.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527041
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Please provide objective data to back up your subjective claim.
Blazer 4.0 is hands down the best room out there right now speed battery life everything works.
Can't wait for phantom hackers ICS ROM my mouth is watering lol
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entirely a subjective question I will say codename which is aosp but other people like touch wuzz ..... try them all out and see for yourself
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Codename is the best rom out there, except its kinda like aokp, so either of them, except aokp is based of cm9, so either of the three, except they are aosp, so maybe try a touchwiz one, but i heard that fc24 has worse battery life than fc22, but maybe if you update your profile.......whatever, flash them all
Like Epix said, it's all subjective. If you're starting out, you should probably stay with Gingerbread roms. There are several good ones, check the android development thread. I prefer Calkulin's Gingerbread (currently at v3.0) not only because of the stability but also for the stock color scheme/dialer etc. Most of the other roms are themed with different colors that are I just don't prefer.
Calkulins and Phantom Hacker's Blazer seem to be two of the most popular but you will have to try several to see what works best for you in appearance, speed, battery life and features!
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Which one gives the best all around battery life? I've been using CleanGB and I'm debating switching to another touchwiz rom (if it had better battery life) or CM7 with nyan colonel.
P.S. If you try to give me a speech about how battery life only depends on usage I'll punch you in the face.
CM7 for me, touchwiz for others...
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More of a question so moved to q&a.
Now it does not ONLY depend on how you use your phone but it certainly is mainly that. There are some things CM7 is more efficient at than TW and a few things TW is more efficient at since TW is supposed to be optimized for our phone. Then throw in the variety of kernels to try on each. No one is going to be able to give you a definitive answer. You will have to try it for yourself. The time it takes to flash is less time than it will take you to get an answer.
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marcusant said:
CM7 for me, touchwiz for others...
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+1 for me
I just noticed there's fifty five hundred and eight topics in Q and A.. and to think this is the only topic about battery life on the epic!
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It depends on usage.
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It depends on usage.
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Speech!
Speech!
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shadowlink217 said:
P.S. If you try to give me a speech about how battery life only depends on usage I'll punch you in the face.
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I had a dream! All battery life depends on usage! All roms are equal and it all comes down to how you use your phone!
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marcusant said:
I had a dream! All battery life depends on usage! All roms are equal and it all comes down to how you use your phone!
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I don't want to punch you in the face you're like my favorite dev
shadowlink217 said:
Which one gives the best all around battery life? I've been using CleanGB and I'm debating switching to another touchwiz rom (if it had better battery life) or CM7 with nyan colonel.
P.S. If you try to give me a speech about how battery life only depends on usage I'll punch you in the face.
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Clean gb has the better battery life.
After using tw for a log time, and cm7 and cm9 for a few months each, with about the same usage pattern on each, here's what I've experienced.
CM7 > TW > CM9
CM7 seemed like a huge improvement over tw for both battery life and general non-suckingness. CM9 is pretty bad on battery life, but its awesome enough in other ways that I still use it and have no plans of going back.
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I need a great dd with good battery life. Euroskank and Franco were awesome on my ns4g am I safe the say the same here?
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Rooster85 said:
I need a great dd with good battery life. Euroskank and Franco were awesome on my ns4g am I safe the say the same here?
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Try them...
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just keep her stock.
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just keep her stock.
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If I wanted to do that I would have gotten her an iphone. Just looking for some feedback on stable ROMs for the gn
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Wtf is wrong with stock? I run rooted stock and I'm completely happy with it. What exactly is she using the phone for? If she isn't an enthusiast like most of us, she wouldn't be able to tell the difference. If all she is doing is texting, using social networking, watching videos, and talking, stock is fine. If you're feeling risky, experiment.
She likes the themes and toggles. She's been hooked since cm6
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Cm9
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Rooster85 said:
She likes the themes and toggles. She's been hooked since cm6
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I would guess CM, but I don't know how far along in development CM10 is. I'm sure there is something out there. There are just so many ROMs it isn't even funny.
Personally, if you want stability, I'd rock CM10 or AOKP.
Many of the others are simply mashups if the two; and while that isn't necessarily a bad thing, I put my full trust in Roms who have written the majority of their own code rather than Cherry Picking commits from others.
In the long run, it's her/your choice.
But I've had great success, personally, with AOKP.
That being said, my bread-and-butter may not match yours.
The best bet would be to teach her how to flash Roms herself so she can try each one for a day or so.
Post two of the guide in my sig would be a good place to send her.
She can then get herself up and running; and won't have to continually rely on you.
I've been running AOKP nightly builds and recently their official Build 1 and haven't had any problems even though I've been lazy and dirty flashed the last two updates. +1 to AOKP JB Build 1
How about Eclipse? I've been running that on Jellybean for a long time, totally rock solid.
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CM10 and Trinity. Good battery, performance, and everything in between. But try stuff out and see what is stable for you. battery life varies from phone to phone.
Code name android with 384/1344 trinity and she will be flying
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Rooster85 said:
I need a great dd with good battery life. Euroskank and Franco were awesome on my ns4g am I safe the say the same here?
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For your wife's phone? How about stock?
I've been on Calkulins EGT.ROM from the get go and I loved that he was always on top of his ROM. Now that he has bailed this ROM has gotten old and outdated. I want some suggestions on what Rom I should jump to next. Right now I'm on Calkulin's E4GT v3.0 EL29 using modem FB21. Last few weeks I've been trying out different modems but none seem to work out for me. I'm in Central California if that makes a difference. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Also if this still is the best ROM available can you tell me what modem is working the best for you? I've tried so many I forgot which one was giving me the best battery life and connection.
Stay on whatever modem works best for you man, it varies area to area phone to phone.... insofar as roms I'm loving sbrissens aosp jelly bean, which is extremely stable for an alpha and a great daily driver... should you want something that's 100% more or less though I'd look into either blue Kuban or goodness, both of which are ics touchwiz based like caulks ROM...
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I'm not much of a cell phone freak. I just hate that the GPS sometimes doesn't work and the battery seems to drain faster than it did before.
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I'm not much of a cell phone freak. I just hate that the GPS sometimes doesn't work and the battery seems to drain faster than it did before.
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GPS is what it is and its just a matter of trying different modems till you figure out what works best for you... insofar as battery how old is your phone? Might be time for a new one, does it spin freely when you set it on a flat surface? And that being the case I would for sure just go with blue kuban or goodness those are probably the most stable easiest ICS ROMs we have...
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Have you looked at CynogenMod10 (CM10)? I highly recommend it. It is in Alpha 5.1 right now and I haven't had ANY issues with coverage. It's super smooth, and it's jellybean.
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I've been on Calkulins EGT.ROM from the get go and I loved that he was always on top of his ROM. Now that he has bailed this ROM has gotten old and outdated. I want some suggestions on what Rom I should jump to next. Right now I'm on Calkulin's E4GT v3.0 EL29 using modem FB21. Last few weeks I've been trying out different modems but none seem to work out for me. I'm in Central California if that makes a difference. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Also if this still is the best ROM available can you tell me what modem is working the best for you? I've tried so many I forgot which one was giving me the best battery life and connection.
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I suggest the blu Kuban
Battery is great ,looks good..a lot of things to change to your liking
And the connection is good..he has some speed tweaks of I'm not mistaken
* I'm on the fh13 modem if that helps any
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There is a stock rooted FH13 floating around that is nice, very normal/basic ICS. I just don't use TW.
+1 for CM10 (I also jumped from Calk's ROMs). It's very smooth and very stable as of v5.1. Minor glitches here and there with audio volume, but other than that all major issues have been resolved.
I think my phone hates the CM10JB alpha for some reason ...GPS never works and battery life is horrible, I use some tweaked stock Rom.
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Fh23 rooted is a nice simple ics ROM too.
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m'ICS v1.4....hehe shameless self promotion.
Honestly though its stable, fast and great on battery
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m'ICS v1.4....hehe shameless self promotion.
Honestly though its stable, fast and great on battery
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^^he is right tho.. ran it for a while and it was great :beer:
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^^he is right tho.. ran it for a while and it was great :beer:
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Still my DD since 1.1 dropped.
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Which ROM besides stock gingerbread has the longest battery life?
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CM9 is my favorite right now for a lot of reasons. Although I'll definitely be moving on to CM10 once things have been ironed out a bit more.
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Which ROM besides stock gingerbread has the longest battery life?
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Battery life is subjective based on use habits and what apps you have installed. However, blu kuban has served me very well, especially since the "battery life issue" (according to Samsung/Sprint) update of fh13.
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Team Venum's cRaCk_StOcK is based on FH23, no probs with GPS, modem good, battery great, and it still offers that nice TW look if you want. It's a great blend of a few tweaks on a solid stock look.
As you see everyone here has different opinions of what ROM you should flash because we all have different likes or needs when it comes to what we put on our phones. I've flashed almost every ROM that's available for our phone, but I always come back to CM9.
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piscesjoey said:
As you see everyone here has different opinions of what ROM you should flash because we all have different likes or needs when it comes to what we put on our phones. I've flashed almost every ROM that's available for our phone, but I always come back to CM9.
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I just picked up one of these phones to replace an original epic 4g (thing was great but after being dropped 5007 times it finally quit). I was using CM9 for a while on it but the GPS seemed flakey from time to time. As far as on this model, does GPS work well with CM9? The main things I need the phone to do without fail is make phone calls and GPS.
With that said, would CM9 be the suggested route or another basic rom?
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Fh23 rooted is a nice simple ics ROM too.
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And if you want close to stock lightly tweaked and light theme try agats roms
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Shouts out to slick_rick. This ROM is by far the best Jelly Bean ROM I have flashed to date. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1881046
It is very customize-able and is less buggy than previous versions of JB that I have flashed. I haven't ran into any bugs actually. Battery life is good everything works:
3G
4G
Wifi
SMS
MMS
Speakerphone (This wasn't working on the previous JB Cynagenmod 10 ROM)
Everything is smooth as butter
Swagger ( how cool is it to have this toggle on your phone, trust me SWAG always impresses the ladies)
GPS (This is Flawless, I got a lock on a stock ROM, then flashed first this might have helped)
Google Now (What is a Siri anyway?)
Apple Emojis (There is no app for it anything, but I can see android versions of the apple emojis on Instagram an messaging)
Well I hope I have helped, I am using this as my daily driver and loving it.
Swag,
JA
MMS doesn't download if you loose signal.
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How about a speed test 4g result?
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More like an advertisement than a review. Great rom for sure though.
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I have read different reports that it's not really ready for prime time. My JB AOSP runs better than any other ROMs I have tied in the past. I get phenomenal battery life.
What's with the swag toggle anyways?
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Raths7709 said:
What's with the swag toggle anyways?
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Doesn't do anything its just a cool toggle
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I have read different reports that it's not really ready for prime time. My JB AOSP runs better than any other ROMs I have tied in the past. I get phenomenal battery life.
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I'd say its ready for primetime but thats just me. Maybe you should share your JB AOSP rom? Im sure we all want some phenomenal battery life also.
Screen shots of home page, 3g/4G speedtest, and battery life please. Also, does no Flash hurt performance of any Apps? Which ones, if yes.
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Screen shots of home page, 3g/4G speedtest, and battery life please. Also, does no Flash hurt performance of any Apps? Which ones, if yes.
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+1
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Screen shots of home page, 3g/4G speedtest, and battery life please. Also, does no Flash hurt performance of any Apps? Which ones, if yes.
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Yes please. 4g speedtests are horrendous for me on any jb ROM. Under 1MB/s. Many others have this issue as well.
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I am now using ParanoidAndroid 2.13 ROM and I am even more impressed. I still get phenomenal battery life plus million options and features. It's the best JB ROM for our phones currently. I have tried them all by now and nothing offers you more with fantastic battery life. I can't be any happier. I get over 24hrs battery life along with 4 hours screen on time.
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I've went through many ROMs with my device, and I'm curious, what ROM and You currently running, and why? Looking forward to your response!
Also, if you can provide a link to the thread of the ROM that would be awesome, thanks!
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I've went through many ROMs with my device, and I'm curious, what ROM and You currently running, and why? Looking forward to your response!
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ROTLR was released around Halloween but it's smooth,great battery and I love the zombie theme
Hey, thanks for the reply! What does ROTLR stand for?
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Running the new fk23 jb rom. This thing is amazing u should try it if u like jb.
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How is the battery power? On a scale of 1-10 and why do you give it the rating you do?
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sasquatchotragavaca said:
Running the new fk23 jb rom. This thing is amazing u should try it if u like jb.
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Well just installed it taday. But there was a leak of it and battery was good. I would get about 13 hrs and about 3 1/2 hrs screen time. Im a really heavy user. From 1-10 I give it a 10. I think everybody running this will agree with me.
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Thanks! I might check it out! Do you have a link to the thread for it? I am somewhat new here, and even when I search for a ROM, I have trouble finding the thread :/ I'm not sure why.
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Hey, thanks for the reply! What does ROTLR stand for?
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Return Of The Living Rejectz haha
DustCrow said:
Thanks! I might check it out! Do you have a link to the thread for it? I am somewhat new here, and even when I search for a ROM, I have trouble finding the thread :/ I'm not sure why.
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Just remember its not like any other rom theres a couple of things u need to do to install it. Nothing to complicated just read the thread and if u like then install. Just please read read.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34755891
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Thanks! I might check it out! Do you have a link to the thread for it? I am somewhat new here, and even when I search for a ROM, I have trouble finding the thread :/ I'm not sure why.
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Just to warn you, I got horrid 3g speeds with fk23...But I think it could be an area thing...
fi27 and f127 modem with agat fi27 v0.6.8 with the rom call lightweight 0.5 its great I get around 9 hrs heavy uses sometimes when I im bored I switch to a backup of jb fk09 tweaked signed I get about 8 hrs heavy uses
Awesome, thanks for the reply! Just wondering, can you define 'heavy'? I personally use my phone at school all the time, I listen to music through headphones about 1/2 of my total day(4 hours or so) and I will also spend a lot of time texting, browsing the web, and using apps that use data. I'm honestly constantly on my phone, and will have to charge it around 3 times per day.
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Facebook twitter booty calls apps Netflix gaming web I have adhd so I'm always touching my phone
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Right now I'm on miui trying it out for the first time getting used to no app drawer. Favorite ROM for a daily (if I had one lols) would have to be Living Rejects. I flash it at least twice a week. Its pretty much my goto when I need a good solid dependable ROM for GPS and coverage while traveling. The battery life is effin amazing and music come out really loud and clear. But I will say once our beloved devs get cm10/AOKP/PA etc running solid for jb I will prolly be going back to PA or try out KK again. I love the UK customization options. I ran ICS aokp as a daily until jb started seeping its way into my veins now I'm flashing like there's no tomorrow can't wait for volume bug fix ^^
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I run PA 2.54. I love being able to chg dpi per app easily and I am a CM fan. CM10 (which PA is built on) is fast and I get good battery.
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I run PA 2.54. I love being able to chg dpi per app easily and I am a CM fan. CM10 (which PA is built on) is fast and I get good battery.
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I remember trying PA, and I was getting absolutely terrible battery life. Is there something I may have done wrong?
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I remember trying PA, and I was getting absolutely terrible battery life. Is there something I may have done wrong?
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there were media bugs in cm10(pa base). those have been fixed.
Im running CNA Codename jb's rom, is amazing, great battery life, android 4.1.2, good level of costumization and amazing performance i seriously cannot hope anything else from my phone.
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I'm running blazer 4.1 gingerbread I like ics and jb but I always come back to blazer 4.1 gingerbread because to me it is the most stable, faster, and battery life is much much better.
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I still use the calkulin v3.0 custom gingerbread rom because it has been the most stable, fastest, and longest lasting, battery life-wise. I recently tried the one-click fk23 jellybean but ran into some problems so I flashed back to calkulin...Gonna try the fk23 again tomorrow though. ;p