I've been a long time browser of the XDA-Dev forum for ROMs and tweaks and what not for my Droid Incredible II. Well, I just started working with a company, and they gave me a Droid 4 as a company phone. Since I can use it for personal use as well, I canceled my plan with the DInc. II and am just using my Droid 4.
Essentially, I want to just convert my DInc. II into a multimedia player. I was just curious if there were any good ROMs that focused around Multimedia with some built in tweaks and features (i.e. equalizers, media dock, etc.) for the DInc. II and are still supported?
TL;DR: What are some good multimedia ROMs for the Droid Incredible II?
Cheers!
First, this should be put in the q&a section.
Personally, for music and such, if that's all you're gonna be using it for, I'd try MIUI. It's a small ROM, and gets great battery life. Plus, its music player is really nice.
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tylerlawhon said:
First, this should be put in the q&a section.
Personally, for music and such, if that's all you're gonna be using it for, I'd try MIUI. It's a small ROM, and gets great battery life. Plus, its music player is really nice.
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I'd almost say the MikRom, as sense 3.5 has a really nice music player, and lot's of options.
It's funny that I was just talking about him in the dev HOF thread, but on the og Droid ChevyNo1 and his SimplyStunning roms were the go to for media enhancements, since he was known to put a lot of time into fixing and enhancing the music player. There are no devs like that on the inc2, and it kind of makes me sad.
tylerlawhon said:
First, this should be put in the q&a section.
Personally, for music and such, if that's all you're gonna be using it for, I'd try MIUI. It's a small ROM, and gets great battery life. Plus, its music player is really nice.
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MIUI is super lightweight, more than AOSP, and the battery life I get with Aeroevan is pretty good (30ish hours) so if you have it in wifi/airplane all the time it will be even better.
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MIUI is super lightweight, more than AOSP, and the battery life I get with Aeroevan is pretty good (30ish hours) so if you have it in wifi/airplane all the time it will be even better.
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Which release of his kernel? His latest works great on CM7 even though it's made for his ICS rom ...
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Which release of his kernel? His latest works great on CM7 even though it's made for his ICS rom ...
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.7 bfs.
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.7 bfs.
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.9 also works from what I'm told
Knipp off subject do you have a copy of miui 12.9 I can't get one from miui to download to my phone and my dog at my freaking computer charger.
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Knipp off subject do you have a copy of miui 12.9 I can't get one from miui to download to my phone and my dog at my freaking computer charger.
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I sadly don't and I don't have home internet at home anymore to mirror it.
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I sadly don't and I don't have home internet at home anymore to mirror it.
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Well then that is my luck here lately. Thanks for the response. Lol. Don't know if everyone heard but Newt is supposed to be releasing his sense 4 rom. It might be a cool music and play only rom.
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MIUI is super lightweight, more than AOSP
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How can a rom be lighter than it's base? Given, MIUI has always been smooth, but I've never had it out perform AOSP, from OMGB/OMFGB to Pool Party, every stock-ish GB Android rom still blows MIUI out of the water in performance .
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How can a rom be lighter than it's base? Given, MIUI has always been smooth, but I've never had it out perform AOSP, from OMGB/OMFGB to Pool Party, every stock-ish GB Android rom still blows MIUI out of the water in performance .
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The 12.9 MIUI rom is only 80 MB. Add in an aeroevan/tiamat kernel and OC it. Then add PlayerPro ( it gives MIUI the HTC SRS and Dolby options) and AOSP cannot touch it.
Its lighter, smoother, has customizing options, better battery life and has better media playback.
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Goo has it. I'm on phone so I don't have the bookmark but i'll post it in the morning.
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CM has a lot of stuff in and MIUI is very stripped down. It has extras in it but not nearly as built up as CM.
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It's sense 3.5 and so far I have experienced no bugs, great battery life and way better speed than BAMF. And why does anyone use BAMF in the first place? I used BAMF for a week before discovering newts inchd and it was ok and all but it wasn't as fast as inchd and its an older version of sense. Plus BAMF had more bugs(or bugs in general) and inchd has better battery life. Just my thoughts.
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Also sense 3.5 is more polished than 3.0 and there are noticable changes coming from sense 3.0. It looks way better.
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What do you mean why don't people use it??? Most of the people who do went over to his forum when he left xda. And I agree. It's the sickest ROM period.
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The way he left here, after just using this place to advertise (against xda rules btw) left a sour taste in my mouth.
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To me it didn't come across as advertising. Maybe its cuz I didn't see many of them from the beginning, but hey lol. I think he still works his butt off for his work. He pours his heart into them for sure.
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To me it didn't come across as advertising. Maybe its cuz I didn't see many of them from the beginning, but hey lol. I think he still works his butt off for his work. He pours his heart into them for sure.
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That's great. But like most things here. I don't think its right to say...genes my Rom. If you need any help go to my site.
Esp to post that in a dev forum. That's general if you aren't gonna work on it here.
Sorry im an xda purest.
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Lol, and I respect most people here, although I also understand his frustration with the trolls and stuff. And like taebom said, all the main ROM teams use their own sites for bug reports and support and stuff. So, I can see both sides of it, and I hate that he left. I appreciate what the devs here do, especially considering they do it for free mostly. I love that I can play around with my phone and not be afraid cuz I know some people here and there that'll help me with just about anything.
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I wasn't aware of that. What did he do that was so bad?
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Has anyone tried this ROM and SkyRaider Zeus? If so, I'd love to hear a head-to-head comparison (pros vs cons).
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Has anyone tried this ROM and SkyRaider Zeus? If so, I'd love to hear a head-to-head comparison (pros vs cons).
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Skyraider Zeus is great if you're looking for stock mixed with the favorite sense 3.0 aspects. Very well done, and supports GSM.
This ROM is based on sense 3.5 which is actually an unreleased version. It's more refined IMO, and a lot better put together.
Downsides would be in SZ, you don't have the eye candy that is DINC2HD, but with DINC2HD you can't change lock ring. In all honesty, its all preference. Both ROMs are very well put together. I personally would recommend them both to people depending on what they were looking for.
For me, DINC2HD is my daily. I've found it hard to change to anything else.
Hope it helps
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I'm just not that into Sense, so I spend a lot more time on the AOSP ROMs. But I've given pretty much every Dinc2 ROM a spin, and I actually agree; Newt's "Incredible 2 HD" ROM is easily the best Sense-based ROM available for this phone. Not trying to hate on BAMF, but I think Newt wins out.
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It just seems to be the most complete. The least amount if bugs, and the funny part is its a test ROM sent out by HTC. I say they're finally on the right track. This also has more free RAM than the sense 3.0 ROMs I've tried.
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It just seems to be the most complete. The least amount if bugs, and the funny part is its a test ROM sent out by HTC. I say they're finally on the right track. This also has more free RAM than the sense 3.0 ROMs I've tried.
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How much free ram? I'm at 320 with miui.
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Well, definitely not as much as MIUI lol. Around 160-ish after a while. It's not huge and I got better on stock, but considering what all this does over stock, and how I was getting closer to 100 using sense 3.0 I'd say its running smoother. Plus, its android so free RAM means much less than on Windows.
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Well, definitely not as much as MIUI lol. Around 160-ish after a while. It's not huge and I got better on stock, but considering what all this does over stock, and how I was getting closer to 100 using sense 3.0 I'd say its running smoother. Plus, its android so free RAM means much less than on Windows.
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Lol I know it "doesn't matter" but tell that to guys who use the Eris or hero. Lol with 100-150...if you open a heavy app you will experience lag. Like in heavy games.
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I haven't tried inc 2 hd rom but it does seem very nice and I see a lot of people posting different kind of bugs on his forums. it gets flooded with so many post I don't even bother reading through them, if only they posted in the actual bug section lol. I'm currently using MIUI and LOVE it. I'll give his rom a try eventually though. He's a good dev and like that he's responded to most if not all my questions I asked about his roms
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How much free ram? I'm at 320 with miui.
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lol you are comparing an AOSP ROM against sense... yes miui will have more RAM.
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lol you are comparing an AOSP ROM against sense... yes miui will have more RAM.
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I know bro. I meant in general
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I love miui and would use it if only two things worked. The audio. And the camera. Nothing beats the sense camera no matter what you say. And there are too many audio issues with miui.
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I love miui and would use it if only two things worked. The audio. And the camera. Nothing beats the sense camera no matter what you say. And there are too many audio issues with miui.
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My audio is excellent. Waaaay better than stock sense that's for sure
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Anyone know if there is a compiled list of ROM reviews? I am currently using CM7, but am thinking about switch to Sense. I have had some trouble finding a stable ROM. Anyone have a recommendation for a good one? I would like cutting edge features, but would rather stability and battery life over features.
Examples of issues I have had include Incredible HD having no MMS or SMS, smooth just not working, etc. The reason I want to go back is due to bluetooth issues in CM7 and battery life.
Thanks.
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DINC2HD v4 with patch is VERY stable.
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I highly recommend Skyraider Zeus. It has been rock solid for me so far, and I like the Sense 3.0 hybrid features combined with good GSM support.
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DINC2HD v4 with patch is VERY stable.
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Newts rom from mikmik? I tried incredible 2 hd... SMS and mms were broken.
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SkyRaider Zeus is very stable an everything works
Tsm_gingerbangsense_2 is super stable...
My favorites are rmks gingersinse for sense and liquid Rom for aosp, both very smother and without problems
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Newts rom from mikmik? I tried incredible 2 hd... SMS and mms were broken.
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Did you try it recently?? I'm running it right now, and its rock solid. He put a patch this morning or sometime last night, and I flashed it this morning. It's been pretty good since he released it, I've seen it go from a shot in the dark to something beautiful.
Plus JoelZ is working on something similar now. So be looking for that.
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I second newts hd. I can't find anything close to comparison honestly. And sms mms have always worked for me maybe you got a bad download
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Did you try it recently?? I'm running it right now, and its rock solid. He put a patch this morning or sometime last night, and I flashed it this morning. It's been pretty good since he released it, I've seen it go from a shot in the dark to something beautiful.
Plus JoelZ is working on something similar now. So be looking for that.
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Tried 3.0.2 build from mikmik. Is there an updater for it? Or do you just redownload from forum?
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Tsm_gingerbangsense_2 is super stable...
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Runs like a top for me!
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Tried 3.0.2 build from mikmik. Is there an updater for it? Or do you just redownload from forum?
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Newt updated all the links I'm pretty sure. Download the v4 and the patch, flash ROM, setup and then flash the patch. Check md5sums before flashing. That always helps. If you have a bad download, it'll screw up.
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I know there are a lot of Sense based Roms out there for this device, and i was just wondering which rom you guys preferred. I've had some pretty good experiences with SkyRaider Zeus 1.3 and also Virtuous. What are some of your thoughts and opinions on these roms and others?
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I know there are a lot of Sense based Roms out there for this device, and i was just wondering which rom you guys preferred. I've had some pretty good experiences with SkyRaider Zeus 1.3 and also Virtuous. What are some of your thoughts and opinions on these roms and others?
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I loved Skyraider on my OG dinc, but for some reason not a fan if Zeus. It is extremely stable, but just not for me. I'm a big fan of nitsuj's gingerbangsense with the 3.0 patch, or even andybonesstock with the same patch. Both work amazing and are stable in my experience. As far as 3.5, Newts hd is pretty solid
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Even more solid for sense 3.5 ROMs is Mikrunny. Most solid ROM I've ever used.
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Even more solid for sense 3.5 ROMs is Mikrunny. Most solid ROM I've ever used.
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Granted Newt still had a hand at mikrunny, but I'm shocked. I thought you were HD or Die! Lol
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Granted Newt still had a hand at mikrunny, but I'm shocked. I thought you were HD or Die! Lol
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I was before this bad boy came along. This still has Newt all over it, but mik himself optimized this one, so its like way better
But, yes, I'm a (almost) mik exclusive phone now. I'm gonna try theming aero's cm7.2 kang sometime tomorrow more than likely.
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I'll give a +1 for MikRunny! It's no joke! The tweaks are awesome, and the softkeys rotate!
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I'll give a +1 for MikRunny! It's no joke! The tweaks are awesome, and the softkeys rotate!
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Lol yep they do. I love that with this phone. When the girl told me they rotate, I was like, "Must. Get. This. Phone."
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Lol yep they do. I love that with this phone. When the girl told me they rotate, I was like, "Must. Get. This. Phone."
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I was actually pretty mad the first time I noticed my softkeys were sideways because I didn't know they were able to move... I figured they were stuck sideways all the time and I just didn't notice and I was wondering what idiot screwed up my phone.. I freaked out and then turned my phone and realized it was like that.. lol
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I was actually pretty mad the first time I noticed my softkeys were sideways because I didn't know they were able to move... I figured they were stuck sideways all the time and I just didn't notice and I was wondering what idiot screwed up my phone.. I freaked out and then turned my phone and realized it was like that.. lol
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Lawl! Nice. I'm so A.D.D. that is was a selling point..
It was an insurance upgrade from my og dinc. No sale needed other than dinc2. Lol
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It was an insurance upgrade from my og dinc. No sale needed other than dinc2. Lol
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True. Speaking of which, I can't wait to see what they got in 2013 when I can upgrade lol. I wanna see some real powerhouses. Although, idk if I could live without Root now that I've experienced it's true awesomeness.
So this new ROM that Mik made is better then Incredible HD 1.1? What are the main differences with both? Is one more stabler and bugless then the other?
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So this new ROM that Mik made is better then Incredible HD 1.1? What are the main differences with both? Is one more stabler and bugless then the other?
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HD was a combo of OG Sensation and Runny, whereas Mikrunny is 100% mik optimized runny. It runs better than any Runny ROM I've tried, and you can use skins with it.
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HD was a combo of OG Sensation and Runny, whereas Mikrunny is 100% mik optimized runny. It runs better than any Runny ROM I've tried, and you can use skins with it.
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And.... No need to sign into HTC hub. All the skins able to be downloaded from the tweaks menu. My fav tweak is the transparent status bar... Good stuff!!!
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cant go wrong with virtuous in my opinion, unity or affinity. BTW unity is the sense 3.0 version and affinity is the sense 3.5 version. They both are stable, solid roms and have their own tweeks built in. Also, and im not sure about unity, but affinity can overclock waaaay past 1.7 so thats definatley a plus. id highly recommend trying those 2 out, mainly virtuous affinity. heres the site if ya need it:
www.virtuousrom.com
I know that this question was probably posted before, but I figured I would post it again because people's opinions change over time.
I have been running cm7.2 for a while now and was wondering what perks some sense roms have over cm7.2 if any at all and if it would be worth it to switch to a sense rom?
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Honestly, try SkyRadier on teambamf.net and just see for yourself. It's hard to talk about all of them.
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I know that this question was probably posted before, but I figured I would post it again because people's opinions change over time.
I have been running cm7.2 for a while now and was wondering what perks some sense roms have over cm7.2 if any at all and if it would be worth it to switch to a sense rom?
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The ONLY reason I would go back to a sense rom is for the camera.
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Sense is heavier so AOSP roms will have better battery life. Sense has its widgets and camera. I don't know if it's better for CM7. 2 but I had multitouch issues with CM and MIUI and aerovan v. 7 kernel so that's the reason I switched. You should try it and see if you like it or not. Personally, I love MIUI but I can't live with the multitouch issues so I changed to SkyRaider Zeus
+1 on the SRZ. I'm sticking this one out until we get our ics leak.
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The ONLY reason I would go back to a sense rom is for the camera.
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Well unfortunately I just broke my camera
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Sense is heavier so AOSP roms will have better battery life. Sense has its widgets and camera. I don't know if it's better for CM7. 2 but I had multitouch issues with CM and MIUI and aerovan v. 7 kernel so that's the reason I switched. You should try it and see if you like it or not. Personally, I love MIUI but I can't live with the multitouch issues so I changed to SkyRaider Zeus
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Thanks for your input. I will keep SRZ in mind as I choose which rom to go with.
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How did you break your camera? Lol
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How did you break your camera? Lol
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I lost my phone for about a week. When I was helping my friend clean his house I found it in his chair and the camera was cracked. I can't even open any camera app. On top of that I just realized my speaker is about to blow out
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Time for a galaxy nexus.
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I looked at the gnex, but it really didn't appeal to me that much. I saw some pictures about a phone rumored to be the inc3 coming out this summer so I am gonna wait and see what happens with that before I decide on a new phone.
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Sense 4.0 with GSM
Do you know a Sense 4.0 ROM for GSM?
I go back and forth between sense and CM7.2 Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Sense bluetooth works WAY better for me, but I like the customization of CM7 and the quickness.
Magnolia and Skyraider Zues have been my favorite sense roms and gotta give it up for Condemned's CM7 rom.
Your mileage may vary of course..
I prefer Sense to CM7 and CM9 too.
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Do you know a Sense 4.0 ROM for GSM?
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Not until HTC releases source for ICS.
I prefer sense because of how stable it is. I have been running magnolia most of the time, but I have like 5 different roms on my sd card so I never know what I will be running from day to day.
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Not until HTC releases source for ICS.
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What s the latest news for DINC2 ICS Upgrade? Are we gonna get that upgrade?
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What s the latest news for DINC2 ICS Upgrade? Are we gonna get that upgrade?
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Yes we're getting the upgrade to Android v4 ICS w/ Sense 3.6
No we don't know when.
I heard sth about DINC3 is on its way. Any idea?
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I heard sth about DINC3 is on its way. Any idea?
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yes, androidcentral/bgr have renders and specs of it but that doesnt really affect this phone
I need to update my wife's DInc 2 and was wondering if anyone has suggestions on a stable ROM. I don't have time to try a bunch out for her and am not familiar with the phone. she's not techy, so it needs to work, but stock is a little boring/laggy for her.
the main things she needs to work are camera (both), tether, and pretty decent battery life.
thanks in advance for any suggestions!
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Miui v4 or viper. But viper is way too laggy. Heard desenced version of viper is good.
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Miui v4 or viper. But viper is way too laggy. Heard desenced version of viper is good.
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Thanks. I looked at viper a month ago and it looked great, but just like you said, crazy lag when I tried it. That's actually why I'm looking for something new.
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Miui v4 or viper. But viper is way too laggy. Heard desenced version of viper is good.
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Also, would you recommend a kernel with MIUI? I see you're the dev on that one. ; )
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If you want stable but don't like stock, I would suggest cm7 (mrom) or the old gingerbread miui (though this may be harder to find unless someone still has it, try rom manager). Ics and jellybean can be iffy since we never got an official release and a proper kernel.
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Miui v12.9 is stable with 0.7bfs kernel
http://roms.miui.us/vivow/MIUI.us_vivow_1.12.9_Eng_Deo_ZipA_Signed_buildbot.zip
Skyraider Zeus is also another stable rom
Condemned CM7.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1435312
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Miui v12.9 is stable with 0.7bfs kernel
http://roms.miui.us/vivow/MIUI.us_vivow_1.12.9_Eng_Deo_ZipA_Signed_buildbot.zip
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I say CM7 (even their latest nightly has a lot of customizations) or Skyraider Zeus (what I am currently running). Although ICS works really well - it has its glitches which could be frustrating for someone who doesn't want to deal with workarounds.
thanks for all the replies! I've got her on miui v4 for now. she likes the miui look and theme options. if she decides she doesn't like it, I'll probably go with cm7.
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I'm currently back on Skyraider Zeus, and enjoying the stability and zippy response time, after trying various ICS Roms.
I do miss the HTC trace keyboard and the newer HTC mail app, though.
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thanks for all the replies! I've got her on miui v4 for now. she likes the miui look and theme options. if she decides she doesn't like it, I'll probably go with cm7.
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The gingerbread miui rom with aeroevans .7 kernel is nice as stated above. The only real feature missing that newer gingerbread roms have is swipe to dismiss notifications.
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Good topic. After getting bored with Cm 7.2 stable, I'm using de-sensed Viper 1.3.1, but I thinking about trying MROM. This is my work phone and Viper doesn't play nice with the device administrator security settings.
I'll miss ICS, but I won't miss having to enter my password to answer a phone call!
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+1 for Skyraider Zeus, got an iPhone and I gave my DI2 to my mom threw Skyraider on it because I didn't want to have to talk her through clearing data to make camera's work and I used it for two days while the new phone was in the mail and forgot why I stopped using it. One of the smoother/fast roms and the battery life is amazing. Easily double what I got on Viper's.
seasonone said:
+1 for Skyraider Zeus, got an iPhone and I gave my DI2 to my mom threw Skyraider on it because I didn't want to have to talk her through clearing data to make camera's work and I used it for two days while the new phone was in the mail and forgot why I stopped using it. One of the smoother/fast roms and the battery life is amazing. Easily double what I got on Viper's.
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awesome. I may have to try that out next...
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Latest mrom w .8 kernel is by far the best cm7 rom available. Totally functional w amazing battery life. It is all I run.
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msolaw said:
Latest mrom w .8 kernel is by far the best cm7 rom available. Totally functional w amazing battery life. It is all I run.
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Agree with this. Although I've only tried CM7 because I'm all about battery life and stability. MROM does that and more. The UI is clean and everything is zippy. It really gets the most out of this phone. Who needs ICS or Jellybean when you have a kickass rom like this?
Jeffero28 said:
Agree with this. Although I've only tried CM7 because I'm all about battery life and stability. MROM does that and more. The UI is clean and everything is zippy. It really gets the most out of this phone. Who needs ICS or Jellybean when you have a kickass rom like this?
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totally agree with you. I've had a droidx for a few years and have stuck with the gb roms the whole way. I've tried all the ics ones, but they all have their issues, even if it's just battery life. every once in awhile I even flash a froyo rom and love it...
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MROM
Incredicontrol overclocked to 1.3GHz
Zeppelinrox's V6 Supercharger and Kick Ass Kernelizer scripts
Flawless functionality, battery life, and stability.
Theme it however you want.
Good luck with the phone! It's a good one that is overlooked.
-MROM on DInc2
phonetool said:
MROM
Incredicontrol overclocked to 1.3GHz
Zeppelinrox's V6 Supercharger and Kick Ass Kernelizer scripts
Flawless functionality, battery life, and stability.
Theme it however you want.
Good luck with the phone! It's a good one that is overlooked.
-MROM on DInc2
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I have run this rom with and without the scripts, I don't see much if any difference. You don't have to use those if you don't want to. And you don't need an app to overclock, it has that in settings. But you can use that to undervolt and change I/o's. As phonetool stated, this rom runs really well on this phone. Give it a shot.
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I had been using DKStunna's Global 10.1 JB ROM build 3 as my DD for a few months and it was mostly stable. It would lag out once in a while I was managing apps, but it was pretty fast with the built-in Nova Launcher. I got tired of not having a working camcorder and since DKStunna broke his Vivow and ceased development I decided to switch to ChillyBean's ParanoidAndroid/PAC 2.19 ROM. So far it's been awesome! It has "inverted" GAPPS, Facebook, and some other core system apps, which I'm not a fan of, but it's supposedly something you can change. I have a working camcorder again (after a few tweaks), which is what I was looking for. It looks like ChillyBean broke his Vivow also so I don't know how much more development he'll be able to do, which is very sad. Anyway, I highly recommend the latest ParanoidAndroid.
EdenZero said:
I had been using DKStunna's Global 10.1 JB ROM build 3 as my DD for a few months and it was mostly stable. It would lag out once in a while I was managing apps, but it was pretty fast with the built-in Nova Launcher. I got tired of not having a working camcorder and since DKStunna broke his Vivow and ceased development I decided to switch to ChillyBean's ParanoidAndroid/PAC 2.19 ROM. So far it's been awesome! It has "inverted" GAPPS, Facebook, and some other core system apps, which I'm not a fan of, but it's supposedly something you can change. I have a working camcorder again (after a few tweaks), which is what I was looking for. It looks like ChillyBean broke his Vivow also so I don't know how much more development he'll be able to do, which is very sad. Anyway, I highly recommend the latest ParanoidAndroid.
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You don't have to change anything for the inverted gapps. Just flash the normal ones instead. Then you never have the inverted ones to begin with.
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