Hi, so i took the plunge and finally ordered the Galaxy Nexus GSM a few days ago and can't wait to get the phone in my hand.
I was playing with the phone and was greatly impressed, I really am excited about all the jelly bean features so i can't wait. Now i have a few questions that I hope could get answered..
fist what are the best things you guys could recommend as far as ROMs, Launchers, and tweeks to do?
is there any good type wallet case or cover that you would recommend?
thanks again
As far as ROMs go, it really depends on what you plan to do with it.
I personally use Trinity Kernel running with RasCream ROM for now until I decide to switch back to a worthy Jelly Bean ROM, but like I said; it really depends on what you plan on doing with your phone.
If you are looking for maximum performance, go with the combo I listed above. Kernel ROM
If you want something new and basic, go with the stock Jelly Bean, its really smooth and worth a try for at least a week.
If you want something with good customization, and great stability; go CyanogenMOD 9 (10 should be released soon though)
Some worthy kernels would be:
Franco's Kernel
Faux's Kernel
Trinity
This is FAR from a complete list, but a great starting point. I hope this helps!
Rooted jell bean is enough for me once aokp goes jb I will be all over that for now though I will stick with it this way
sent from my GNexus rocking Jelly Bean!
As far as launcher go, I can recommend ADW Launcher, it's got a lot of features. But the stock launcher has been getting better and better, too, so I'd first try the stock launcher and, if you decide that you don't like it, try ADW Launcher.
Thank you guys for the answers.
I'm excited to see such am awesome community!!
Android Open Kang Project. You won't regret it.
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I'm interested in gathering opinions about which ROM i should try out first. I'm on a bit of a slow connection here so downloading can take a bit and there are quite a few rom's listed so i'm not sure where to start.
I've been thinking of trying out Open Kang. Any thoughts on it? I've primarily used CM in the past but I'm looking for something closer to stock with minor improvements and tweaks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402341
I'd recommend that!
I've been using it ever since I rooted my phone!
Battery life is quite nice, and in his ROM control you can play around with a whole bunch of settings.
Plus his nightlies are fairly often
I use bigxies rom, now 'apex 1.0' with francos kernel and its stable and fast. I tried open kang but i went back to bigxies. I don't now why, but i like bigxies rom more.
Tranquil ice had horrible battery and reboots for me, miui was sloooowww and buggy; it was v4 btw, now I'm on gummy next .66 outstanding so far
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sinbsd said:
I'm interested in gathering opinions about which ROM i should try out first. I'm on a bit of a slow connection here so downloading can take a bit and there are quite a few rom's listed so i'm not sure where to start.
I've been thinking of trying out Open Kang. Any thoughts on it? I've primarily used CM in the past but I'm looking for something closer to stock with minor improvements and tweaks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1402341
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I'm using this one since a while and it works very well. Reminds me a lot on CM.
I'll stay with this one until the CM nightlies are coming.
But I reckon if you want to use something which is closer to stock you shouldn't use this one. However some of the features are really cool. For example the possibility to change the order of the soft buttons.
Like Open Kang but Manhattan IC102 got more custom settings and using that one. Both good stable ROMs with good battery life
Android revolution HD is my fav
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Manhattan, AOKP, Apex and gummynex are all very similiar and equally stable. CM and vicious are too buggy for now imho.
I prefer aokp over apex.
I use ARHD 2.1.4
very good and stable. maybe slower in update than others, though
rootzboat v7.1 hands down!
Since you have a nexus, build from source. You'll have the stablest rom then.
I've change rom
To Apex, by bigxie, with OCUV, best battery and speed ever
The development for this phone moves so fast I cannot keep up. Starting a new business and took a couple weeks off from immersing myself into this phone and all the roms etc.
Just read there is a new ICS 4.0.4 version out. Looks like there is a rom for it as well that you can flash.
I'm currently on AOKP Toro 22 with the 13.1 Franco kernel and I have my phone dialed... good battery, great setup etc.
My question is...and I feel like an idiot for asking but... can I somehow just upgrade to 4.0.4 while keeping AOKP Toro 22 and my 13.1 Kernel?
Would this be silly or unnecessary? I'm confusing myself. I feel like I've lost my grip on things here with this phone! I love how I'm set up. But I have that feeling of course that if there is a new version of ICS I should be on it.
Can anyone clarify or even make sense of what I'm saying?
What I read of 4.0.4 is some improvements to Gmail app which is always welcomed, battery improvement (duh) and responsiveness.
I'll stop now. I'm just confusing myself and probably won't even get a reply cause this makes no sense more than likely.
Gonna go back about my business now.
Aokp is a 4.0.3 rom. So you can't upgrade to a 4.0.4 rom while keeping a 4.0.3 rom. If that makes sense. If you wait awhile there will be an aokp 4.0.4 rom once source is out.
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Thank you for that quick answer.
I started to get it in my head... 4.0.3 rom... they must be working to get aokp to 4.0.4.
I just get very comfy with certain roms and rarely switch... only do updates etc. AOKP has everything I feel I need for now.
Was a MIUI freak on my DX but the idea of dressing up my Galaxy Nexus in those old MIUI themes is a turn-off. ICS is really, really nice as it is. These roms out now just bring out other goodness and better functionality etc.
RAmble over.
Thanks again for making sense of my ridiculously long post.
AOKP is now at build #23 but always ICS 4.0.3.
You can also upgrade your kernel because Franco rolled out his build #16.2.
Hope it helps.
Hey Community! I just got a Verizon Galaxy Nexus. I am coming from the LG Revolution which was an awesome phone with great little community here in XDA.
Knowing there are about 900 pages of posts for me to read, I'm just curious if there is anything to start that I should do to make this device even more awesome? I hear volume and battery life are a general problem?
I'm looking forward to participating in this community as I get to know my phone better.....
Unlock bootloader, root, install custom rom and kernel... install volume+ if volume is an issue for you... Do you want to keep your phone stock or what?
Back in the day of the Incredible, I was a ROM Junkie. I would switch roms around every couple of days. So, no, Stock isn't necessary. From what I hear there isn't anything really spectacular with stock. I'm looking forward to trying out some of the roms and see what is the best rom/kernal/theme fix I guess.
I would flirt around with it stock and get used to ICS. Then look around for modifications you want to make and see if anyone has what you're looking for. Unlock, root, etc .
Or unlock and root now, so you don't have erase as much and be able to make a backup with root.
I think as ICS is new and interesting compared to older versions, you should first get comfortable with stock ROM, how it behave, what crashes, all in all get a good feel of the phone. Then i would suggest to tinker with custom ROMS.
Google has made a goode improvement in ICS and its worth experiencing STOCK FIRST.
I am seeing that coming to ICS from Gingerbread is like going from XP to Win 7. Functionality is still there, there are just other ways to get to it. It will take some time to get used to that's a fact.
Thanks for the responses guys. I appreciate it.
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I think as ICS is new and interesting compared to older versions, you should first get comfortable with stock ROM, how it behave, what crashes, all in all get a good feel of the phone. Then i would suggest to tinker with custom ROMS.
Google has made a goode improvement in ICS and its worth experiencing STOCK FIRST.
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I agree, you should at least unlock and root, and then play around with stock. But eventually I'd recommend using GummyNex or Android Revolution HD if you want to feel closer to stock and AOKP or CodeNameAndroid if you want more tweaks and modifications. Then for kernels I'd recommend Faux123's kernels, LeanKernel, Trinity, and GLaDOS. I've had great battery life with Faux123 and LeanKernel, and Trinity has great speed/performance, and I've never tried GLaDOS, but I hear it's good. Anyway, try any combination of those four kernels and roms (up to 16 combos) and find the one that best suits you. For themes... I prefer the Black Exodus or Black Nexus theme, but if you want more of a colorful UI, go to the Themes section and get whatever green/blue/red/yellow etc. theme you want. =]
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
mattwilkinson11 said:
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.
unlvmike said:
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
peace
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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
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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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To whom it my concern:
I have been the guy who had dealt with ups and downs with the Verizon Galaxy Nexus. Mostly downs! But this thread is to simply help those with the LTE Galaxy Nexus and needing answers as to What rom is best and/or Kernel.
My experience lately with one of the greatest ROMS has been awesome! Along with a Kernel i separately flashed. Both 4.1.1 AOSP Liquid Smooth Rom and Franco Kernel has made me the happiest man with a Galaxy Nexus and definitely saved me a few hundreds, considering i was close on buying the GS3. A lot that i was looking for, i found in both of these babies.
I can go all day about how wonderful both of these go hand and hand. Just know this completely solves battery issues (I dealt with a battery life lasting about 6 hours and NOW i go about 12 to 13 hours). Does a good job with customization (for me at least). Performance is buttery LIQUID smooth.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1797996 --->>> heres the link to Liquid Smooth Jelly bean.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1422956 --->>> heres the link to the wonderful Franco kernel.
Everything you NEED to know, is on the developers thread ^^^ ... i personally take NO credit for these mods.
Big thanks to the great Developers on Team Liquid.
I just wanted to share with you all, those who are looking for something better. Any questions, feel free to ask.
Thanks for your input. I however have the SMOOTHEST and most trouble free rom and kernal. STOCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the one phone if you can wait for JB there really is no need for anything more then unlocked boot and rom....
Glad you found your happy spot though!