Hi, I have been reading the Xperia Arc Android Development fourms for the past few hours trying to decide which Custom Rom / Firmware to go with. I'm simply looking for a method to update my Arc towards a light/speedy phone with ICS.
I have had a few names shout out at me but currently its
Acronium 4.0 -> Trinity Kernal v1.6 or a recommended one he suggests.
I've seen that Trinity is created by the same author as MooDeD ICS.
Pretty much what I'm trying to say is its pretty hard to differentiate which custom rom would be better than the other ...
If I could be directed in the right direction, I would very much appreciate it.
-Sincerely
Steven
Hey, the combination you already wrote is the fasted ICS combination at the moment. Flash Arconium 4.0, Trinity Kernel v1.6 and the new Xperia S apps. You wont really find a faster combination than this right now.
As I know, Trinity kernel has incompatibility to some apps. I use ArcKnight 3.3 which is very good in battery life.
for the ROM, arconium 4 still the best for now.
Regreted changing to ICS
I regreted changing to ICS
Almost all custom ICS ROMs out there don't perform as promised and they are somewhat laggy
I've double-wiped before installing the ROMs so I believe it's not my problem
And GB can give me the smoothness and responsiveness that no other ICS ROMs can
azuremaroon said:
I regreted changing to ICS
Almost all custom ICS ROMs out there don't perform as promised and they are somewhat laggy
I've double-wiped before installing the ROMs so I believe it's not my problem
And GB can give me the smoothness and responsiveness that no other ICS ROMs can
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Well try only 4.0.4 based ROM, for speed and responsiveness, I can recommend CM9, AOKP, and JJ Hybrid. Many others claimed Acronium is the fastest, but I've not try it.
My 2 cents
anteloop said:
Well try only 4.0.4 based ROM, for speed and responsiveness, I can recommend CM9, AOKP, and JJ Hybrid. Many others claimed Acronium is the fastest, but I've not try it.
My 2 cents
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Arconium icS v4.
fAST LIKE hELL.
If u really care about your battery life, U should choose arconium...
Arconium with stock kernal has the best battery life....
I mean the best batery life...!!!!!!!
its pretty smooth aswell...
Thanks for the reply guys, it was very helpful.
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Hi guys, i don't know how many of you have flashed the ICS Rom on arc. I am using JJ's Hybird which I flashed about half a month ago and it gave me a pretty good experience.
There are too many new versions of ICS ROM now and I have no ideal which one to choose. Anyone has compared these new ICS ROM? Thanks
I've tried 3 or 4 and the best for me personally is Arconium. It's like the official ICS beta but supercharged!
Ice Cream Sony KA 12... Perhaps the best among other ICS roms..
If you don't mind me asking, have any of the ROMs you've mentioned overcomed the issues with video playback and recording as well as battery drain? And if so, have you found any other bugs that could prevent normal phone usage?
Thanks!
I'm using firebird ics v2 Rom and the battery life is as good as was my arconium v8.1
Nit a single bug found yet, and it's really smooth without supercharger
I love it already!
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Arconium is the best IMO. Fully stock, neat and great battery life.
My ICS ROM
I'm using KA12 Ice Cream Sony released update 3/4. It still some bug in my phone. Losing Network operator, hang on boot screen, reload launcher. But it's still a best now.
I tested all another one, but no one liked me like CyanogenMod. The design, but the only think i didnt liked is the Contacts app, i got the GO Contacts to it.
I like this Rom, I hope a official version
I like this Rom, I hope a official version
Acronium is best
I know ICS is new android version for now but I try many ICS rom. I found many problem (eg. game problem, not smooth).
I downgrade to GB becase I think GB has more performance, stability and smooth than ICS.
why many people use ics rom ??
what are advantages of ICS when compare to GB ??
thank for your comment ^^.
sorry for bad english TT
The ics is still fresh, and the gb is old, polished and fine adjusted.
Theres leaks that 4.0.4 is comming, it got better performance.
After a few updates on the ics, it will be good, polished
From my sexy LT15i
Tried the first version of aokp, reaaally smooth. Waiting for a complete rel.
Use GB, i have now mooded rom 30.5, it works very good, ics still need work on it
Hey guys
I tried several roms and ICS is cool but it feels like an incomplete job, so for the time being I guess i'll go back to GB
Any suggestions? Which GB are you using? How does it feel? Performance, battery etc?
Thanks in advance, I tried Arconium 8.2 but I can't say I was very satisfied, battery didn't last a day, while here on Arconium ICS even with all the flaws I can achieve 2 days easily..
Maybe you can try CM9 / AOKP rom.
The new FXP kernel has good battery life.
CM7.2 with the default FXP kernel - fast, smooth and good battery life
for e.g. you charge up to 70% it would last u for the whole day in IDLE but when in use 8 -10hrs depending how much you use your arc
I went to an ICS rom and loved the new interface and features, i just had one or two little niggles so like you went back to GB. I went stock .62 found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598052 Then used Doomkernal V22 and flashed anniking rom found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1381597
Seems to work ok for me and is a little more pleasing to use than stock GB
Ps forgot to say goes without saying but just incase, if you use dooms kernal make sure you flash the V22 modules to get your wireless etc working.
What is the best current combination for the Arc S? Preferebly updated in the last month with the release of Jelly Bean.
I've tried several roms; JJ, Chaos and others, with DoomKernel, Trinity, Stock with CWM etc.
Looking for something stable, smooth and battery friendly(obviously without compromising too much on performance).
Please only suggest something you have tried and tested, don't care much for past success.
Thanks.
Arc S
Ice Cream Pureness[Build 10][4.0.4]
Xarc Kernel 2.0.431
72
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Well you mentioned all the roms out there!
So please wait for any new rom s!
(you'd have to!)
Well, my last ROM was stock 4.0.4 supercharged, 3G speed-touch-video-overall speed tweaks, and it was a good one (normal stock battery drain).
Now I'm using CM9, the speed and smoothness is impressive, there's absolutely NO lag. But, battery drain is absurdly excessive. So, it's perfect if you like to charge your phone every 2 hours.
Now, I'm gonna try JJ ROM with Arc Knight kernel. Let's see if it have a good (general) response as CM9 and normal battery drain like stock.
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Official gb
Cm7
Miui gb
Cm9 stable release
These are stable and good for daily use
Had been using MIUI for months.
Now I'm switching, back and forth between JJ's ROM and Ice Cream Pureness these days.:silly:
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defeats the purpose of asking!
thanks for +ve responses.
I've been wondering. I've tested at least 30 xperia roms. From GB to ICS to Jellybean. And while the developers on this site have done a excellent, the majority of the custom roms, in my experience start to lag after a few weeks. Yes I know apps like Facebook will cause that but somehow I've only experienced none/little lag with the stock rom. So I can't help but wonder, in the long run are the Stock Roms provided by Sony the best? When it comes to the stability factor.
Yes ofcourse, thats how sony made it and they know best for our device.
Sent from my Xperia Play
Kevinkdc said:
I've been wondering. I've tested at least 30 xperia roms. From GB to ICS to Jellybean. And while the developers on this site have done a excellent, the majority of the custom roms, in my experience start to lag after a few weeks. Yes I know apps like Facebook will cause that but somehow I've only experienced none/little lag with the stock rom. So I can't help but wonder, in the long run are the Stock Roms provided by Sony the best? When it comes to the stability factor.
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try this..JB ROM even not yet tested.. no LAG and all the latest options.. way better than a GB.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357756
and yes.. SONY made the software.. sony made the hardware.. they made it.. its their brain child.. they know best.. but Devs also have an almost identical twin Performance Roms.. lolz
saqibkhan said:
try this..JB ROM even not yet tested.. no LAG and all the latest options.. way better than a GB.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357756
and yes.. SONY made the software.. sony made the hardware.. they made it.. its their brain child.. they know best.. but Devs also have an almost identical twin Performance Roms.. lolz
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Sorry to say man but none of JB ROMs can be stable. Even yours. You can only achieve smooth UI and partly smooth gaming (not in heavy games of course) but performance will never be same as GB. And the big pain in the ass is random rebooting when big workload. You're right that JB have better options but that's all.
""For what you have big shiny car when you have only small rusted engine""
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Sorry to say man but none of JB ROMs can be stable. Even yours. You can only achieve smooth UI and partly smooth gaming (not in heavy games of course) but performance will never be same as GB. And the big pain in the ass is random rebooting when big workload. You're right that JB have better options but that's all.
""For what you have big shiny car when you have only small rusted engine""
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I agree. A Question can kernels mess up the stability of a stock rom? Cause I've flashed a stock rom on a Lupus kernel mainly for overclocking and I think the stock kernel works better...
Is there a stock kernel available but only with overclocking added on it?
Kevinkdc said:
I agree. A Question can kernels mess up the stability of a stock rom? Cause I've flashed a stock rom on a Lupus kernel mainly for overclocking and I think the stock kernel works better...
Is there a stock kernel available but only with overclocking added on it?
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I dunno but LUPUS has no problems with stability. In what aspect stock kernel is better?
You can try DoomKernel. It's probably closer to stock than LUPUS and has overclocking ability of course.