Core differences between AOKP, CM, and Gummy - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

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.

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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.
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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?

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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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AOKP M4 vs. CM9 Kang by winner

I've been using CM9 Kang by winner for a while now. I love it. Was thinking of switching over to AOKP M4 just to see if its better.
I'm using Franco's Kernel and I heard M4 is better than Stock AOKP.
Let me know your thoughts!
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AOKP FTW..!!!
I use AOKP since i get my Gnex and i can see their development speed which are amazingly fast.. If your interest are more on tweaks and extra features, i think better go for AOKP for now while waiting CM9 to release their milestone. I never flash CM9, i cant give much comment on their ROM. For kernel wise, i prefer Glados over Franco because Glados are more stable and problem free most of the time. Franco always implement features from Glados, sound like Glados is the master
Axi0m Crossbreed fo sho. =]
shadowstewie said:
I've been using CM9 Kang by winner for a while now. I love it. Was thinking of switching over to AOKP M4 just to see if its better.
I'm using Franco's Kernel and I heard M4 is better than Stock AOKP.
Let me know your thoughts!
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I will chime in here because I was in the same boat. However, I was using AOKP M4 w/ franco's kernel first. I read several posts/threads that stated how CM9 was smoother and faster than AOKP because of less features built-in.
I just flashed CM9 today w/ franco's kernel and I can definitely tell a difference - CM9 is the winner here. It only makes sense from the big picture. The CM guys know their poop - they've been developing ROMs far longer than any of these other guys.
My first rom that i flashed was winners CM9 Kang. Was very smooth. My only gripe was there were no mods for it. I switched over to AOKP and never looked back. Equally just as fast with tons of mods.
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You can always use Boot Manager as well to compare different roms. Works nicely for me, sometimes has issues with certain roms.
nbeebe24 said:
To answer your question, aokp is rich with features for customization of almost every aspect of the from. As of now cyanogenmod is playing catch up. But I know it'll be amazing in a short time. Most people use aokp because it requires less work to add/subtract what you do or don't want.
CM has a great reputation, but right now its nearly stock. I am waiting to see what they come out with then I'll probably run it (as I have on my previous nexus'). It all comes down to what you're looking for. If you want features galore, aokp is the right choice. Just run it until CM9 gets rolling
Some of you really need to get off your high horse. Sarcastic and rude comments are totally unnecessary. What if your teachers in kindergarten and beyond told you to stop asking stupid questions? This is a place for learning, sharing, and growing not for ridiculing.
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Here here, well said.
I find myself switching back and forward between yhese two roms there both really good so i aint fonna say witch i think is best.
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My opinion is that, I will keep use AOKP M4 and not consider CM9 until there comes the stable version of CM9. Just for stability.
kalaexj said:
My opinion is that, I will keep use AOKP M4 and not consider CM9 until there comes the stable version of CM9. Just for stability.
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CM9 has been incredibly stable since the "experimental" builds. CM tends to have a different definition of "stable".
adrynalyne said:
This isn't rocket science. You try both and make an informed decision. Everyone values things differently. Others cannot make an informed decision for you.
Call it sarcastic or rude, if you want. I call it thinking for yourself, because nobody has unbiased or objective rom reviews. Its all fanboish nonsense.
Apple thrives off of those who don't want to make a decision themselves, by the way.
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Agreed, its not rocket science, but I just think people throughout these threads have been answering in unnecessarily rude ways. Just tell him the CM9 is minimal right now and AOKP has a lot of features. There's car references and all kinds of unneeded things going on in here
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I just deleted over half the posts in this thread.......
It's simple. If you don't want to help or have anything helpful to say, back out of the thread and move on. I will only say this once.
mudferret said:
CM9 has been incredibly stable since the "experimental" builds. CM tends to have a different definition of "stable".
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But for the newbie who first time to hack my GN, I don't like the the word like 'Nightly' or 'Experiemental' in the version name. If there has some version of CM9 that's truly stable or stable enough, I think it should publish it as 'Milestone' or 'Stable'. This kinds of word are the only keyword for the people unfamiliar with CM9 to make decision to use or not, doesn't it? If so, I think I will believe the team and give a try if there's a stable version. Everybody know CM series have good reputation.
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But for the newbie who first time to hack my GN, I don't like the the word like 'Nightly' or 'Experiemental' in the version name. If there has some version of CM9 that's truly stable or stable enough, I think it should publish it as 'Milestone' or 'Stable'. This kinds of word are the only keyword for the people unfamiliar with CM9 to make decision to use or not, doesn't it? If so, I think I will believe the team and give a try if there's a stable version. Everybody know CM series have good reputation.
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the cm9 nightlies (experimental) are very very stable and good for daily use but,
like said in here before, they lack quite some of the extra features
if you're looking for rom's with more options try AOKP, Gummynex, Codename Android or any other rom you can find on xda ... they are all good roms which give you plenty of options.
it's all just a matter of personal taste in the end i guess
good luck and enjoy!
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But for the newbie who first time to hack my GN, I don't like the the word like 'Nightly' or 'Experiemental' in the version name. If there has some version of CM9 that's truly stable or stable enough, I think it should publish it as 'Milestone' or 'Stable'. This kinds of word are the only keyword for the people unfamiliar with CM9 to make decision to use or not, doesn't it? If so, I think I will believe the team and give a try if there's a stable version. Everybody know CM series have good reputation.
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I hear what you're saying; and I agree the nomenclature can strike fear into newbies.
Luckily with the GN there are a lot of good ROMs available; more quality options to choose from compared to other devices.
I'll find Apex rom very fast and very stable, with leankernel. He's only problem is that it's not update for a while, that could indicate an abandon from the dev. Instead, roman, from AOKP, is very dedicated and his rom growing fast and constantly
Edit: Meh, I'll just try them all!

Kang vs cyanogen

So thinking about flashing cyanogen on my Gnex and wondering if anyone has feedback from having flashed both?
I'm currently running AOKP and love the rom, it's stable and fast. I'm more or less wondering if cyanogen is currently as stable?
anyways, thanks for your feedback
I'm planning on sticking with AOKP at least until CM9 gets to an actual release (rather than the nightlies). I test out CM9 every week or so (hooray for Boot Manager!) but so far it just doesn't have the feature set that I've come to rely upon. Right now, AOKP has a much better selection of tweaks and features, and I've found it to be damn near rock solid.
I've been using CyanogenMod since the first release a couple months ago. It's always been just as stable as the kangs but lacks the customisation. I still prefer cm9 though, and anxiously await future updates.
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imho, codename is really good as well with a combo of fracos kernel
RTContent said:
I've been using CyanogenMod since the first release a couple months ago. It's always been just as stable as the kangs but lacks the customisation. I still prefer cm9 though, and anxiously await future updates.
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I second that
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I second that
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Third, never had an FC, crash, freeze, or reboot. BAMF is another keeper.
If you're referring to a Kang build of CM9, Kangs are built from the same source, but may contain "cherry picks" or changes that haven't been officially merged yet and the builds aren't official. This can occasionally lead to issues; just something to keep in mind.
CM has a lot of custom features that other ROMs don't (profiles, quiet hours, unrooted operation, highly customizable auto brightness (more levels than are available in other ROMs), more intensive colour customization, etc...) but lack (currently) the visual customization that other ROMs have more of.
Each ROM has it's +'s and -'s, depends what YOU want.
I've been using rob43's mod, adds a lot of features into cm9, so the "best of both worlds", i'd say.
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I've been using rob43's mod, adds a lot of features into cm9, so the "best of both worlds", i'd say.
sent from my Terran Command Center.
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I'll second that.
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Thanks for all the input guys, I did actually flash it, seemed very responsive and I didn't have a problem with it BUT like it's posted above, the features aren't there yet. So I went back to AOKP M4 and will stick with that for a while longer. CM9 felt smoother so once the features are up i'll probably jump ship
CM9 is currently lacking in the customization department. It's nearly stock.
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LIQUIDSMOOTH! Amazing.
If I wanted lack of customization I would stick to stock, which is disappointingly lacking in customization.
AOKP won me over. Got it running on both my phones and love it.
I prefer AOKP
Hi Guys,
just to share with you, my point of view after flashing endlessly all kinds of ROMS, upto 8th July 2012,
AOKP and CM are both AOSP based and very similar.
however i clearly feel AOKP is better in terms of Performace, batterylife and importantly CUSTOMIZATION.
a ROM needs to have a 'CUSTOM' feel. AOKP gives its users so many customization options. Please note that similar customizations can be made on CM aswell though file tweaking.
However my advise to some1 who is flashing their phone constantly in-search of the Perfect ROM, i suggest you stick with AOKP and understand that it is the best now.
AOKP is based on AOSP, raw power. Good customization and smoothness in operation.
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wonshikee said:
If I wanted lack of customization I would stick to stock, which is disappointingly lacking in customization.
AOKP won me over. Got it running on both my phones and love it.
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me too! Swept me off my feet!
AOKP is the one I keep reverting back to after I setup and try new ROMs and I save a backup of them.
Even tried Jelly Belly and really liked it, but it was way too bare bones for me. I can't live without the customization AOKP offers.
Jelly Bean and AOKP should be a great combo once that projects starts.

Which rom to chose?

I wanted to ask you guys which roms are you using and why
back when I had SGS2 on AT&T (international) version I used to change roms a lot because some looked nice and i remember when first trying ICS on SGS2. Anyway I am running AOKP B29 battery life is really awesome on that one but I get bored of it -_-
I wanted to try MIUI and I did try but it's really slow.. I heard MIUI is popular with theming nd stuff
any recommendations?
Stock.
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Stock.
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Well what is the benefit of stock.. no extra mods at all...
AOKP seems to bring some features but I am all about the looks
go back to AOKP B29 until MIUI releases a FULLY FUNCTIONAL stable daily driver.
then use ADW EX to customize ur screen how ever u like.
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go back to AOKP B29 until MIUI releases a FULLY FUNCTIONAL stable daily driver.
then use ADW EX to customize ur screen how ever u like.
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+1 for AOKP... not a huge fan of MIUI at all.
And no, don't use ADW EX. Apex Launcher on the market is free and is optimized for ICS.
ADW EX hasn't been updated in months. https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS5hbmRkb2VzLmxhdW5jaGVyIl0.
aokp is probabely the most feature rich and popular and usually has new features in each build that other roms add to their next builds. It's pretty stable (especially in milestone builds) and works well. Speed is same as stock in my experience. frequent updates which is nice.
gummy has same features more or less in a different package and also comes out with unique features from time to time. Pretty similiar to aokp if you ask me.
Liquidsmooth is 90% aokp but it feels a little faster due to some tweaks. It's much more buggy though imo. I've heard a lot of people with wifi, gps and nfc problems. It also lacks a little polish. I'd wait this one out.
CNA (codenameandroid) doesn't have any new features because it's 95% kang of aokp and gummy. It's probabely the most feature packed. It is surprisingly stable though: probably because obvious bugs in aokp and gummy's new features are resolved before they are released with cna. It doesn't get a lot of respect in the community due to kanging but if you don't care about xda drama, it's just as fine.
BAMF is a little different from aokp and gummy. It doesn't share a lot of code with them and has it's own toggles and settings which are kinda nicer. It lacks a lot of aokp/gummy features but has most of the important ones. It also has some unique stuff baked in. It's as stable as gummy and aokp milestones but the updates are much less frequent. bamf devs prefer to do a lot of testing behind close doors before release. If you are a crackflasher, stay away. Speed is ok.
CM9 Nightlies are WIP. It has very few features and a lot of place holders. Stay away unless you really like the cutting edge.
MIUI is nowhere near fully function. It's fine to have a little fun with from time to time but definitely not a daily driver. Wait at least 2-3 weeks for this one.
My personal choice: Black ICE, which is basically aokp with a dark theme. you can find it at rootzwiki.
that's pretty much all the popular gsm roms. I don't know about lte specific roms.
My vote goes for Axi0m Patient Zero
I suggest using the search function or perhaps waste time just like everyone else and try different roms, kernels and mods. im sure there are numerous threads that start out like this, Hi! What ROM/Kernel would you suggest!?
Sheesh....some ppl are becoming lazy in READING and SCROLLING thru other threads that have already been answered and solved. I guarantee another thread SIMILAR to this will pop up sometime soon.
Google search and XDA search is ur best friend. Learn to use it. Since you have used MIUI b4, im sure its not that difficult to try the other roms out there. :banghead:
Goodluck?
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I suggest using the search function or perhaps waste time just like everyone else and try different roms, kernels and mods. im sure there are numerous threads that start out like this, Hi! What ROM/Kernel would you suggest!?
Sheesh....some ppl are becoming lazy in READING and SCROLLING thru other threads that have already been answered and solved. I guarantee another thread SIMILAR to this will pop up sometime soon.
Google search and XDA search is ur best friend. Learn to use it. Since you have used MIUI b4, im sure its not that difficult to try the other roms out there. :banghead:
Goodluck?
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Actually I did search a little...
I check XDA/Rootz Wiki everyday.
Just wanted opinion from few people on a est rom. I check everyday for AOKP updates and other roms on XDA.
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Stock.
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I use stock 4.04 too. But I'm not a fan of flashing a different ROM everyday so may be that's why I love stock.
Im using AOKP latest version now - is great as keeps all the looks of stock but with the extras that stock should have had to start with.
Looking forward to a "daily driver" version of MIUI is out - so much better for theming.

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
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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.
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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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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
peace
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
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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

whats so good about cm10?

is it the customization?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyHOg6hijvE
People with Google phones, that don't know how to use them scare me of what the world is coming to... anywho, yes the speed and fluidity of it and the customization kind of... It's a basic layout with no skin just Android and its glory.
customization is the main thing, and by customization i mean having all the cool apps you download such as CPU controllers, etc etc.. built into your settings. other than that, it is nothing special.
How's the battery life on CM10 on the SGS3 now that the 4.1 kernel source has been released?
personally AOKP is where it's at. Just tiny little things that make it better in my opinion. Overall, like everyone else that makes this kind of thread, try it yourself and let us know.
scifan said:
How's the battery life on CM10 on the SGS3 now that the 4.1 kernel source has been released?
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CM doesn't build from TW source... they build from the nexus line... so the two are unrelated.
Touchwiz will give you better battery life, and more customization in certain areas. honestly, i listen to a lot of music, and the stock TW music app blows anything and everything out of the water. period. the one delivered by cm is bare bones and bland IMO.
if you want stability, and functionality, such as all the motion stuff, the wifi calling, other basic things.... stick with touchwiz builds that are meant for, and optimized for this device. it will run a million times better
mt3g said:
personally AOKP is where it's at. Just tiny little things that make it better in my opinion. Overall, like everyone else that makes this kind of thread, try it yourself and let us know.
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I'm using some combination of cm9 and cm10 on my touchpad for a while... I'd just heard bad things about battery life on the sgs3...
And yeah, I've heard good things about the AOKP guys... though there were some conflicts with the cm touchpad dev team...
cobraboy85 said:
CM doesn't build from TW source... they build from the nexus line... so the two are unrelated.
Touchwiz will give you better battery life, and more customization in certain areas. honestly, i listen to a lot of music, and the stock TW music app blows anything and everything out of the water. period. the one delivered by cm is bare bones and bland IMO.
if you want stability, and functionality, such as all the motion stuff, the wifi calling, other basic things.... stick with touchwiz builds that are meant for, and optimized for this device. it will run a million times better
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Agree. Tried cm on this device . Keep coming back to stock. If it was GB yes custom ROMs are better. I think Google and Samsung did a great job on this phone and the os.
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mt3g said:
personally AOKP is where it's at. Just tiny little things that make it better in my opinion. Overall, like everyone else that makes this kind of thread, try it yourself and let us know.
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Yeah, I agree, AOKP is where it's at. CM is ok, but nothing to call good. AOKP makes up for that.
The ***NEW*** Touchwiz has a lot of nice features, but then it doesn't have a lot of nice features. One of the things that pissed me off about the stock ROM was they TOOK OUT lookscreen music controls - like how asinine is that?
Don_Perrignon said:
Yeah, I agree, AOKP is where it's at. CM is ok, but nothing to call good. AOKP makes up for that.
The ***NEW*** Touchwiz has a lot of nice features, but then it doesn't have a lot of nice features. One of the things that pissed me off about the stock ROM was they TOOK OUT lookscreen music controls - like how asinine is that?
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plenty of apps on the market to satisfy that need...
In my opinion following three are the best for customization:
- ParanoidKangDroid (PA+AOKP)
- Paranoid Android
- AOKP
It has a cool name...
Is it possible to mod a TouchWiz ROM to have the status bar icons all look like AOSP status bar? I love the simple, clean look of AOSP status bar. Btw, I get great battery life on CM10:
(See battery screenshots below)
-Sent from my GS3 running CM10.-
phositadc said:
Is it possible to mod a TouchWiz ROM to have the status bar icons all look like AOSP status bar? I love the simple, clean look of AOSP status bar. Btw, I get great battery life on CM10:
-Sent from my GS3 running CM10.-
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Battery screenshots below.
-Sent from my GS3 running CM10.-
For me it's having access to Android updates.
I can't remember when I didn't have jellybean. My dad got it last night on his s3.
I get updates every day. 4.12, now.
4.2 very soon.
In a lot of ways the cm team (along with others) are writing the android code.
Why not get our operating system from the source? Then play with it
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plenty of apps on the market to satisfy that need...
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You're missing the point, a good feature that comes with the ROM. Samsung takes it out and you have to download another whole app to have that feature again.
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how is the battery life on cm10?
The best rom hands down for the D2tmo is liquid smooth, I tried a lot of the custom roms and they either have great customization and a lot of odd bugs or you will have to use a rom with TW which means no customization but less bugs. I find that Liquid Smooth lets you do the customization of a normal custom rom but does away with TW which being (mostly) bug free.
It took them a while to get there but V8 is pretty solid.
Best ROM hands down is Paranoid Android it is amazing and with the ktoonez kernel I get amazing battery life i'm talking about 1d 15h

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