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What's Your Favorite Rom?

What ROM/kernel combinations do you prefer and why? Vote and reply insight on your ROM.
Feel free to include battery life, performance, customization, etc
Big thanks to all the developers. This is opinion-based and only meant for informational purposes.
Please NO FLAMING ROMS OR DEVELOPERS. They do this for free, so keep that in mind.
Thanks

aval1392 said:
I know it's incredibly early since the phone has only been out for about a month and most are stock-based...but if people keep posting updates and features they love on their FAVORITE ROM, it can give better insight on which ROM to choose and possibly remove some spam from development forums. Which is stable? Which has FC and etc. Thanks! (And if you want, post about your favorite kernel in the future!)
Big thanks to every single developer thus far! This is strictly opinion-based and meant for insight and background information purposes only!
I am currently running wanam's 1.1 version of his stock-based ROM. Been running it for 2 days and has felt much smoother and battery friendly than stock! ATT and Samsung apps are flashable later through CWM which like. LOVE this ROM. Only known issue that I have seen is the 1080p recording for the camera. It does record in 720p though. Thanks!
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Same here wanam 1.0 although 1080 recording anything beside normal won't work

The only reason I ever want to flash my phone is to get aosp. So I say cm10 and aokp are the best. Don't really see a point in flashing stock based roms.
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Tuchmi S3X nuff said. Stable, AMAZING battery life (won't be able to use your phone without it ) and fast.
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You might wanna make a Poll on top. So users can vote for the Rom they like.

Stock LG1 with Ktoon's Sammy 0719c kernel.

unleashed12 said:
The only reason I ever want to flash my phone is to get aosp. So I say cm10 and aokp are the best. Don't really see a point in flashing stock based roms.
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agreed

unleashed12 said:
The only reason I ever want to flash my phone is to get aosp. So I say cm10 and aokp are the best. Don't really see a point in flashing stock based roms.
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Only reason I flash as well. :laugh:

aval1392 said:
I know it's incredibly early since the phone has only been out for about a month and most are stock-based...but if people keep posting updates and features they love on their FAVORITE ROM, it can give better insight on which ROM to choose and possibly remove some spam from development forums. Which is stable? Which has FC and etc. Thanks! (And if you want, post about your favorite kernel in the future!)
Big thanks to every single developer thus far! This is strictly opinion-based and meant for insight and background information purposes only!
I am currently running wanam's 1.1 version of his stock-based ROM. Been running it for 2 days and has felt much smoother and battery friendly than stock! ATT and Samsung apps are flashable later through CWM which like. LOVE this ROM. Only known issue that I have seen is the 1080p recording for the camera. It does record in 720p though. Thanks!
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I ran CM !0 for a few days but I used a Mac and MTP doesn't work so its a bit of a deal breaker for me, but in all fairness its Extremely stable to be an Alpha build. My first android phone was the G1 and then on to the Nexus One so i'm a sucker for AOSP based android roms and for Cyanogen Mod in general so ill be running it when the MTP gets sorted out on my Mac.
I tried Wanams rom, I remember him from my SGS2, Hes a great Dev & its really stable as well.
The best all around so far for me is AndroidUser00110001's Rom linked below. I've found the wifi disconnect problem that i was having with the other TW Roms is gone and it has had the best over all balance of performance and stability.
[ROM[I747UCALG1][07-23-12] Modified Stock ROM|Enhanced Reboot-Tether Fix + More http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787546

Kenneth.Torres said:
Tuchmi S3X nuff said. Stable, AMAZING battery life (won't be able to use your phone without it ) and fast.
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When it comes to battery life there literally is none better, he did a fantastic job with his ROM. It takes a performance hit at times but its to be expected.
Overall, AOKP has everything I want, sans killer battery life

My own personal rom. Has all the customizations I want and none of the ones I don't.

Diviance said:
My own personal rom. Has all the customizations I want and none of the ones I don't.
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Some of us might enjoy a little S3 Aura the Atrix forums miss you dude. Haha they probably don't miss me though

MyronJ906 said:
Some of us might enjoy a little S3 Aura the Atrix forums miss you dude. Haha they probably don't miss me though
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I have looked at it, and the one I have installed on my phone even has the Aurora designation I intend to use if I publicly release a rom for this phone, so we will see.
Also, son of a *****, godaddy didn't auto-renew my domain. Guess I will need a new one.

A buddy of mine just got the S3 and isn't into the touchwiz and nature theme. He just got the phone yesterday so I've been looking for the best custom rom with everything working. Any suggestions? I know it's early in the game and I might be asking too much. I've been searching and haven't been able to find much. Thank you for any suggestions.
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I used Aura on my Atrix for the longest time. I like the stability of kyan's ROM. I just know the layout and I like the dandelion/water unlock screen LOL. I liked CM10 and had no issues. I plan on trying AOKP tonight. I like the drop down 15 toggles mainly because they are quick to get to and turn on and off like torch and brightness modes.

Phoneguy589 said:
I used Aura on my Atrix for the longest time. I like the stability of kyan's ROM. I just know the layout and I like the dandelion/water unlock screen LOL. I liked CM10 and had no issues. I plan on trying AOKP tonight. I like the drop down 15 toggles mainly because they are quick to get to and turn on and off like torch and brightness modes.
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Ok thanks let me know how you like AOKP. I kinda want him to try CM10 once the bugs are ironed out.
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Tuchmi for sure is getting INSANE battery life
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mattbourge said:
A buddy of mine just got the S3 and isn't into the touchwiz and nature theme. He just got the phone yesterday so I've been looking for the best custom rom with everything working. Any suggestions? I know it's early in the game and I might be asking too much. I've been searching and haven't been able to find much. Thank you for any suggestions.
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Definitely AOKP. Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly Bean versions are awesome. I've yet to find any bugs that keep it from being a daily driver. In fact I've found none. But I haven't used it that in depth much, we shall see.
But I put my vote in for AOKP. By far the best, and I only flash for AOSP based ROMs anyways. :good:

AOKP JellyBean and ktoonsez JB kernel. Those guys rock. Never seen a preview work so well, looking to see what's to come.
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I'm using and loving Wanam, but due to the poll, I really want to check out the AOKP.

What is the most stable Custom ROM you have installed on your GS3?

My sister is annoyed with the battery life of her GS3 despite how good it as been next to her old iPhone and she wants to squeeze more juice out of it. She's not as tech-savvy as most people on this forum so I'm looking for something that is as stable as it gets.
Thanks in advance.

I've found that the stock Touchwiz rom often gives me the best battery life

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I've found that the stock Touchwiz rom often gives me the best battery life
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AGREE!
I have 3 GalaxyS3 in my family. 2 of them Rooted & with different ROMS... The stock gives me the BEST battery life and stability. :cyclops:

Best for me has been BlackJelly. Better than stock.

CM10 Stable.
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There is already a thread asking the same question. In fact, the thread's title is almost the exact same as this one.
Stock ICS on my S3

Stock S3 Rom and KT747-Kernel-TW-ICS then titanium backup and freeze all the power hungry carrier apps
So the phone its totally stock except for power efficient kernel and root
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Phone: SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
ICS 4.04
KT747-Kernel-TW-ICS-10-28-2012
Areil.2_JKayFramework.03
l747UCLH9
Ariel 2.10
cm 6.0.1.4 touch

AOKP and kt747 combo. My phone despises tw ROMs and stock tw.
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AOKP is great and I'd say most stable... mix that with LeanKernel OC'd and UV'd Getting solid 4 hours of screen time no problem.

Liquid Smoooooooth
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I've been on AOKP with the underwear kernel with phenomenal results. I very very rarely have any stability issues. Battery life is wonderful as well. Messing with governor and i/o settings can help increase battery life.
Much like others have said though, TouchWiz often leads to the best results in terms of stability and battery.
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CamFlawless said:
I've been on AOKP with the underwear kernel with phenomenal results. I very very rarely have any stability issues. Battery life is wonderful as well. Messing with governor and i/o settings can help increase battery life.
Much like others have said though, TouchWiz often leads to the best results in terms of stability and battery.
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Agreed. The only issues I had with the AOKP ROM was black screen sleep death or whatever and also the screen hated to come back on when I would try to hang up a call.
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chowming said:
Stock S3 Rom and KT747-Kernel-TW-ICS then titanium backup and freeze all the power hungry carrier apps
So the phone its totally stock except for power efficient kernel and root
(No punctuation, random capitals, stops to breathe!)
Phone: SAMSUNG-SGH-I747
ICS 4.04
KT747-Kernel-TW-ICS-10-28-2012
Areil.2_JKayFramework.03
l747UCLH9
Ariel 2.10
cm 6.0.1.4 touch
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hey Im thinking of doing what you did, what apps am I freezing exactly??
you wouldnt happent to have a bell phone?
just want to make sure that KT747 will work on mine

I've run a bunch...and now I am running the T-Mo Rom FreeGS3 Resurrection R7 ... this is the best my phone has run, still have TouchWiz, JB, great battery life...
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Bigjim1488 said:
Agreed. The only issues I had with the AOKP ROM was black screen sleep death or whatever and also the screen hated to come back on when I would try to hang up a call.
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I've had both of these problems as well. So small that they hardly go noticed. I've minimized the black wake screen with the voltage control settings below.
Task650 AOKP 4.1.2 JB. 11/18 Build
Underwear kernel (Intellidemand/Deadline)

I wanted to solve the same problem for my wife. I installed wanam Rom. It still looks and feels the same but it more than doubled her battery life over stock Rom. She hasn't complained since.
Ps. I wouldn't recommend putting her on cm10, AOKP, or any Aosp Rom for two reasons, she will most likely miss touchwiz features she is used to, and she will probably run into more problems with some stuff not working.
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Task's AOKP ROM is the ****

Really liking Liquid Smooth. Great battery life very customizable. Second choice would be Serenity.

Task's AOKP ROM for me. Though I did have battery life problem as my phone was awake all the time. I wiped it clean and had only a few widgets, and add juicedefender app and my battery life was much much better. Maybe it's not the ROM but what your sister has on her phone?

I've got a SGS 3 now and let my wife have the SGS 2. The first day I had it I got 4 hrs and 7 minutes of screen on time on the stock ROM. That was texting, checking email and surfing the web. I don't have a lot of apps installed such as facebook etc... and I don't keep it synced to google servers. I rooted it but am sticking with stock for now. Seems to be doing well.

Aosp ROMs better battery than Touchwiz?

I had Baked android 4.2 ROM and I was getting fairly decent battery life. I went to try out kobridges GA10 ROM and it seems like I am getting less battery. Most people use touchwiz for the battery. Is the battery better on aosp because its 4.2?
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Its different for everyone but I get better battery life on GA10 than any AOSP rom I have tried.

someguyatx said:
Its different for everyone but I get better battery life on GA10 than any AOSP rom I have tried.
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Same here. The battery life has been better on AOSP since 4.2 (still not better than TW though )

Seems to me that 4.2 gets better screen on time and TW gets way better sleep time.

dasesq said:
Seems to me that 4.2 gets better screen on time and TW gets way better sleep time.
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I agree! I keep trying to decide which to go on. The touchwiz roms have some cool features and usually better battery life. But 4.2 is AWESOME! :laugh:

Gamer rom?

Hey guys im a kind of gamer.. I use to test almost every game... Low graphics like pou and something more high like modern combat 4. Anyone know a good rom to play? Oh and hotspot working
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I don't have a problem playing any game on any ROM. If you ever have lag issues, then changing governor to on demand should help.
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I'd say go with some AOSP rom, they're a lot less resource intensive than Touchwiz roms, so there will be a lot fewer processes running in the background at the same time as your game
However we do not have any roms built specifically for gaming

i have never used aosp roms on this device befor. they we buggy buggy with the s2... but anyways are the realy faster roms? good fof fast graphics and showing off benchmark scores??
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Cm 10.1 nightly is pretty stable now. And on cm any app is fast due to wat was previously said by Cnexus. So I think if u want a true hard gaming rom id go with cm10.1!:thumbup:
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You guys should also let him know about how aosp roms have terrible battery life compared to a touchwiz rom.
Sent from my rooted, suited, and booted s3, living the dual core life, know dat.

mcluvin1065 said:
You guys should also let him know about how aosp roms have terrible battery life compared to a touchwiz rom.
Sent from my rooted, suited, and booted s3, living the dual core life, know dat.
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Not always true. Too many things affect battery life to say that. I get the same battery life on touchwiz as I do on AOSP.
Aaron Swartz, Rest in Pixels.

Cm10.1 rc2
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jamcar said:
Not always true. Too many things affect battery life to say that. I get the same battery life on touchwiz as I do on AOSP.
Aaron Swartz, Rest in Pixels.
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You know good and well that is not true. Even the more experienced devs here have said that by the time aosp gets the battery life that touchwiz has wed all havr moved on to a new phone. Check out the thread by gman thats called aosp vs touchwiz.
Sent from my rooted, suited, and booted s3, living the dual core life, know dat.

mcluvin1065 said:
You guys should also let him know about how aosp roms have terrible battery life compared to a touchwiz rom.
Sent from my rooted, suited, and booted s3, living the dual core life, know dat.
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Although I can agree with this, it isn't that big of a difference on SOME aosp ROMs. Cm10 doesn't drain battery as badly as cm10.1 or any 4.2 based ROM.
Cm10 has treated me well so far. :thumbup:
I will say though, touchwiz does last a little bit longer, but sometimes by a hair.
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Sprint Galaxy S3
Whiplashh Rom
Look it up.

mcluvin1065 said:
You guys should also let him know about how aosp roms have terrible battery life compared to a touchwiz rom.
Sent from my rooted, suited, and booted s3, living the dual core life, know dat.
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You forgot to idiot proof that post.
Touchwiz roms typically do much better on battery if set up right. Flash md4 stock and cm10.1 stock they're pretty comparable in battery life.
And I don't mean to turn this into a big debate, but the anthrax aosp rom I ran for a while did far better on battery then I've ever gotten with touchwiz. I was getting 24hrs with 5+ hrs screen time no problem.
It reminded me of my set up on my og evo with decks aosp and savaged Zen oh hey look twenty hours in with twenty percent left.
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Cm 10.1
Its really fast
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Best Rom for Battery Life

Ok I'm just looking for smoothness and battery life anyone have any recommendations? ? Which Rom is more battery efficient? ?

luckymoney718 said:
Ok I'm just looking for smoothness and battery life anyone have any recommendations? ? Which Rom is more battery efficient? ?
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Try em all as its mostly in the users control on usage. They're all great!
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Ok thanks

The Lollipop Roms in general are pretty rough on your battery compared to the KK Roms.

I'm liking cm remix with trickster mod
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mitchellvii said:
The Lollipop Roms in general are pretty rough on your battery compared to the KK Roms.
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They are if the user isn't careful setting the device up for certain usages.

my experience with...
Echoe rom
Been very happy with performance and stability
customization
And battery life seems great
If your driving or working turn on ultimate power saving works wonders

luckymoney718 said:
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Hey luckymoney did you have a chance to check out some note 4 roms?
If so what was the best in your opinion?

I get pretty good battery life with Hybrid 3.0
no complaints so far and pretty fast with alot of mods.

Tha_Dynasty2049 said:
I get pretty good battery life with Hybrid 3.0
no complaints so far and pretty fast with alot of mods.
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when you say pretty good, what does that means? 8-10hrs with normal use or 1day+?
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cherry316316 said:
when you say pretty good, what does that means? 8-10hrs with normal use or 1day+?
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pretty good meaning 4 to 5 hours of screen on time and about 8 to 9 hours of use
and far as light use yes i can last the whole day but Android 5+ was always a battery hog
i honestly miss my note 3 with 4.4.2 but no going back