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I know that CM7 is a great rom, but are there any cons or known bugs in everyday usage?
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It's stable and has a good battery life, I haven't encountered any bugs and judging by the change log RC1 has everything solved except 720p recording which isn't even a stock feature but an improvement.
I'm curious also, so you're saying every feature that works on stock (minus motoblur) will also work as it should (or better) under CM7 ?
There's nothing like no wi-fi or gps not working or anything at all ?
techguyone said:
I'm curious also, so you're saying every feature that works on stock (minus motoblur) will also work as it should (or better) under CM7 ?
There's nothing like no wi-fi or gps not working or anything at all ?
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I use Wifi daily, and have tested GPS briefly - no problems for me. I've actually found Wifi to work better than in my original t-Mobile 2.1 ROM.
for me have one con - the dialer without number t9
always i have to using contacts to make a call..
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for me have one con - the dialer without number t9
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There are plenty of dialers on the market. I opted for Dialer One, though it's quite an overkill, all the options it has. Ray Dialer is cool as well, a bit lighter and faster. Both have T9 and are free even.
Main bug is flicker when recording video... jumps when playing back as well.
But it's got awesome battery life and speed!
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A very good thread!
So far, we always heard about pros on CM7. Now, we can get opposite info in one thread. It's good for developer and user. Long live to CM7!
It's better than the stock roms in every way.
My quadrant on UK stock 2.2 was 900. On CM7 it's 2200
Gallery (4 photos then crash, no picasa albums), facebook (did not sync properly) and unexpected 100% processor usage -> battery drain are other reasons to ditch stock roms and go fo CM7.
The defy is a fantastic phone, once you take the motorola software off it!
Olly
Gusar321 said:
There are plenty of dialers on the market. I opted for Dialer One, though it's quite an overkill, all the options it has. Ray Dialer is cool as well, a bit lighter and faster. Both have T9 and are free even.
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i know that, but i spoke one con of CM7... almost others roms have this function and i don't know why haven't on CM7... should be have a option to enable/disable... how knows in future releases... ;D
cm7 is realy great
its best
thx very much Quarx
i hope Quarx make cm7 for atrix too
i recently installed rc1 and the only bug ive noticed is laggy video recording (playback is flawless - not the laggy recorded one - even in hd). and when booting in android, launcherpro force closes, but after a restart it works fine. cm7 is really a superb rom, would never go back motos ****ty sw...
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Aside from poor camera and video recording performance, CM7 is better in every way than moto's ROM. I'm sure quarx and co. will fix those bugs real soon.
CM7 is the best ROM running under Android 2.3.4 but it's main problem is the battery consumption (it's just draining two, even three times faster than Froyo) In other every aspect, it's just awesome.
This is why I get twitchy about installing anything.
Person A says ' oh the battery life is awesome'
Person B says 'its got a big battery problem'
Who to believe....
Been using CM7 for more than a month already I think. I started with Beta6. Currently on a nightly earlier than RC1. Only a few things that I noticed that are not so good.
- Camera quality is not as good
- Video camera recording skips frames
It seems like most issues are with the camera. Speed is good with CM7.
I noticed that if battery life is not as good all that is needed is to check that you have the correct baseband set and to reboot the phone if you already have the correct baseband.
I have never had any issues with wifi or 3g so far. GPS I dont really use.
Hope that helps
Caveat emptor: It makes your Defy runs faster and more updated and deny you the opportunity to explain to your spouse the rationale of buying a new phone every 12-month.
Man, isn't that hideous?
Hmm no one else reported any GPS issue, so I guess it's just me. It's not able to find and lock my position. Will have to look into it. Currently on Beta 6
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This is why I get twitchy about installing anything.
Person A says ' oh the battery life is awesome'
Person B says 'its got a big battery problem'
Who to believe....
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mine battery life is great
if u set network on 2g
use auto task killer
and display time out to 15 sec
and with normal use . battery use about 2.5 - 3 days for mine
The bugs I found are the auto brightness not stable & video recording can't turn on the flash light,others all perfect for me,including battery life(same as Froyo) & GPS locked within 10s under clear sky
*I am using full sbf from the official Froyo 2.2 SEA18,just flash the RC1 & gapps then good to go
http://www.cyanogenmod.com/devices/motorola-defy
Defy is a mini tab
Defy is a mini tab
Very buggy battery hogs, waiting for a stable build.
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Hi,
Im lurking in these forums for quite a while and Im preparing to buy a Motorola Defy for myself. I would ask you some questions about current CM7+GB mods (the infos are spread over hundreds of pages and some are already outdated, so search didnt help):
[2011-09-26]
- is the GPS and aGPS working on the current build/nightly?
- is the system still very hungry for the battery power?
- is the camera working correctly (green lens, I dont need high quality)?
- is the WiFi connection stable?
- is the WiFi and USB tethering working?
- any facebook app working with this build?
Thank you in advance, replies will help me decide should I get this phone or not (carrier: ORANGE PL) - Ive seen the phone and hate its Android 2.1+Motoblur, Ive also seen the news about it not getting any official upgrade to GB (and Defy+ wont be avalible anytime soon here).
Everything mentioned above works well with the current CM7 RC1.5 by Quarx with good battery life , not sure bout inbuilt USB tether though (if anyone could confirm!?).
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Thank you for your answear mate! (where's the "THX!" button? )
So what's not working on the 1.5? Any known issues I should be aware of?
And last Q: Is the polish ("polski") language supported there? For menus, T9 dictionary and swype?
Sileam said:
Hi,
[2011-09-26]
- is the GPS and aGPS working on the current build/nightly?
- is the system still very hungry for the battery power?
- is the camera working correctly (green lens, I dont need high quality)?
- is the WiFi connection stable?
- is the WiFi and USB tethering working?
- any facebook app working with this build?
Thank you in advance, replies will help me decide should I get this phone or not (carrier: ORANGE PL) - Ive seen the phone and hate its Android 2.1+Motoblur, Ive also seen the news about it not getting any official upgrade to GB (and Defy+ wont be avalible anytime soon here).
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Hi Sileam, Offcial 2.2.2 froyo is avaliable from Motorola nd u Need a 2.2.2 Forwares to Install CM7.
Sorry there wont be any official 2.3 for Defy (from motorola Forum)..
the Defy+ will have 2.3 and it use RED lense only .. Moto Team dont want to develop two firware or OS for Red and Green lens . So dnt expect an 2.3 update for Defy.
So i swtched to cm7 Rc1.5 .. its Ubercool..
No Facebook native App in cm7. U can Use The Gapp If needed which will download Facebook(Stupid way. u can directly download Facebook App from market).
Bt what i use is friendcaster . Offcial Facebbok App is too slow and Buggy .. Friendcaster also has Lot Things that Facebook native App dnt have like "Like" a comments , see who all "Liked" and lot more and the chat app is too gud ..
My Red Lesn works awesome and Battery Backup is gud . Stock froyo give me 2.5 days and Same the CM7.
how u get 2.5 days battery life????? my battery drains in 12 hours...
jokerdefy
Read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17749669&postcount=8
Currently I use MIUI (1.11.11), but it has a few bugs like WLAN is not reconnecting. The speed isn't that good, but MIUI looks better than most roms
I'm looking for a stable and fast ROM.
Perfect would be:
-Android 2.3 or higher
-NO big bugs
-720p recording enabled
-support for the bigger Defy+ battery
Any suggestions?
CM7 last stable?? Allredy stesting battery on it. No major bugs, stable and really fast, faster than MS2Gibger and stock 2.3.4. I had only one FC from yesterday when I installed it and it was Market when installed 62 apps at the same time.
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CM7 is fast and stable. But does it support HD video capture? I have installed MS2ginger2.1. Supports many languages. It is fast enough I think and supports HD video capture. Moreover, the battery life is amazing. There are some posts about it...
Looks like CM7 is gonna get installed. 720p is not that important (just nice to have).
Does it support the bigger battery or does it get stuck at 83%~ and won't charge anymore? MIUI (whis is based on CM) has this bug.
720p maybe gonna be supported in next CM7's and You need to patch battery support but didn't tried it yet. I'm using 1500 from old Defy cause I didn't format 1700 yet and still testing this build and it's still connected to pc.
Hey !
I'm also looking for a smooth & stable rom.
I don't need the last features.
Currently, I'm using CM-10-20131030-NIGHTLY. Which doesn't crash and so, but it's not smooth.
I didn't install any widget, and I got battery drains.
Any recommendation ?
Vincss said:
Hey !
I'm also looking for a smooth & stable rom.
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Hi,
the OmniROM 4.4.2-20140202 is very smooth and stable.
Links are in the development thread.
Hi !
It's still under development it's it ? I'm a bit afraid of something that has not been tested and validated for a while.
I don't need the last version of Android. I just want something smooth and stable.
The last Android 4.4.2 (kitkat) is the fastest Android version for the Defy.
That's why I also recommend the OmniROM version and not the CM11 version. OmniROM runs with me stable and very fast for 1 month. If you want to take it try not the latest version take the 20140202 version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2614453
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Thanks for your suggestion.
As my phone (Nexus 5) will soon be back from repair, it didn't take the time to reinstall my phone.
But if I need to reinstall my defy, I will follow your advice.
CM7 not faster than CM11?
What about White Rabbit 1.7.1 or Maniac?
Defy_Duke said:
The last Android 4.4.2 (kitkat) is the fastest Android version for the Defy.
That's why I also recommend the OmniROM version and not the CM11 version. OmniROM runs with me stable and very fast for 1 month. If you want to take it try not the latest version take the 20140202 version.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2614453
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Been using this rom since yesterday, so far so good
UI seems a *little* bit laggy sometimes compared to the stock 2.3.6 GB rom, but so much more functionality in Omni.
What about battery life with Omni? Better than stock rom?
Vincss said:
Hey !
I'm also looking for a smooth & stable rom.
I don't need the last features.
Currently, I'm using CM-10-20131030-NIGHTLY. Which doesn't crash and so, but it's not smooth.
I didn't install any widget, and I got battery drains.
Any recommendation ?
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Highly recommend SlimKat, anny build you like. I'm running two defy+ on it, one on 3.85 build, other on latest 4,both very stable, didn't notice anny bug,no random reboots, no lag, memory & bat. friendly, amazing look... thanks to TJKV and all contributors on this GREAT ROM.:good: Just try it!
Im using slimkat too its really good except the camera doesnt work for me when i use it my phone reboots :/
I'm on SlimKat build 4.0 since release and it's a great rom. Battery life is reliable and it's fast and stable. The camera works fine (720p etc).
Theres only issue with reboot to recovery, which can be easly fixed by replacing one apk (click).
And sometimes battery percentage is stuck at 99-100% (click).
My settings: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52086816&postcount=19
There was a great 3.6 build which was almost bugfree for me (at least it didn't need any fixes).
so am i the only one with the camera problem on slimkat?
Have no issues with camera (did you set up Video Encoder to MPEG4?), just one or two reeboots in to recovery since i'm using SlimKat, but there is an easy fix like Stoku wrote. Yes, that little bug about battery percentage...
All in all - feel like my beloved Defy is reborn, fresh, fast, stable...feel like i have 3/4 of new phone:victory:
Again, thanks a lot to TJKV, thanks to all of you kind and good people for spending your time and sharing your knowledge with all of us! THANKS!:good:
ag.steel said:
Been using this rom since yesterday, so far so good
UI seems a *little* bit laggy sometimes compared to the stock 2.3.6 GB rom, but so much more functionality in Omni.
What about battery life with Omni? Better than stock rom?
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After a while of using this (Omnirom), the only slightly annoying bug I encountered was that the camera would stop working (regardless using the stock camera app or another one), after having taken lots of photos.
A simple reboot and the camera would work again
ag.steel said:
After a while of using this (Omnirom), the only slightly annoying bug I encountered was that the camera would stop working (regardless using the stock camera app or another one), after having taken lots of photos.
A simple reboot and the camera would work again
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So it's very like stock rom, my green lens defy always did that.
I'm now on CM11 and camera is (at least) as stable as stock, haven't had the camera stopped working..
Good to know.
I have a green lens too.
Now running the latest homemade Omnirom build (omni-4.4.2-20140518-mb526-HOMEMADE.zip) from Struq's google drive.
I shall see if the same bug occurs.
Hello guys
I´ve got 2 Questions:
1. When I installed originell ICS on my phone it was not as responsible like it was on Gingerbread and the WIFI was really bad. I tried it with das wifix-app but it didn´t helped. So I went back to gingerbread (TEAM Rom/Doom Kernel version 18/and some Mods) and everything is working perfectly). So why is my wifi so bad on ICS?
2. Do I have to stay on GB or will it be soon possible to have good wifi on my xperia arc s?
Greets chakaal
chakaal said:
Hello guys
I´ve got 2 Questions:
1. When I installed originell ICS on my phone it was not as responsible like it was on Gingerbread and the WIFI was really bad. I tried it with das wifix-app but it didn´t helped. So I went back to gingerbread (TEAM Rom/Doom Kernel version 18/and some Mods) and everything is working perfectly). So why is my wifi so bad on ICS?
2. Do I have to stay on GB or will it be soon possible to have good wifi on my xperia arc s?
Greets chakaal
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i will make every thing clear for you
1- i tried the official ics and same thing happens with me + poor battery life it's all about the proper baseband and kernel you can try ics custom roms you will find the right baseband and kernel included.
2- my advice is stick with GB VERY GOOD performance and battery life & as i tried every rom here i recommend you this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1565990
read it carefully and know what you are doing and you will have everything perfect
All right
I will try it out and will give a Feedback
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It´s okay
Ok the rom is fast, stable and runs fluid, but the battery life is bad for me
EDIT: Alright with baseband 70 and doomkernel 18 it´s great
Thanks
You should try new ICS roms, especially Arconium 2.4. Since this last update, the rom seems a LOT more smoother, just like Gingerbread, and I'm having one day and a half for battery with intensive gameplaying (I'm Fruit Ninja addicted) and a few hours with Wi-Fi. And my Wi-Fi connection is great by the way. I'm on 70bb, DooMKernel v04, with SetCPU controlling my clock speeds when screen's off.
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You should try new ICS roms, especially Arconium 2.4. Since this last update, the rom seems a LOT more smoother, just like Gingerbread, and I'm having one day and a half for battery with intensive gameplaying (I'm Fruit Ninja addicted) and a few hours with Wi-Fi. And my Wi-Fi connection is great by the way. I'm on 70bb, DooMKernel v04, with SetCPU controlling my clock speeds when screen's off.
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Which settings did you set in setcpu?
EDIT: Oh come on :/ ICS has everytime such a bad wifi connection -_- I will stay on gingerbread :/
I tried so many ROMs but never found a good/not buggy/non laggy one
I want a stable rom and a radio (not one using internet) that doesn't sound like a tv with no antena (spirit fm)
Also i'm asking for an improved rom not an official gingerbread version, please don't suggest this
Thx
Interesting. You could try AOSP ICS from MoltenMotherBoard team or Maclaw version , both you find in development section , them being release canditates and all are a whole lot of bugfree , well for me at least . As for the AM/FM radio i`m curios of an answer myself , maybe someone can enlighten us with a good one
Well, i have tried several cm 9, 10, 10.1 roms and all have their fair share of bugs.. most notably the very low speed with usb transfer, lag in certain scenarios, problems with s2ext or symlinks apps, some have problems with big screen callers, and so on..and i too am very annoyed by lack of radio (spirit fm sucks).. i can recommend you the current rom i am using which is absolutely bug-free once you get it going: cm 7.2 based JellyBread .. from my experience i can tell you that it is:
-lag free, with smartass v2 governor.. especially when waking up the phone after some idle time, other roms (lilke oldroid`s) take some 3-4-5 annoying seconds to wake up and go full speed.. in jellybread is absolutely instantly responding, which for me matters
- usb transfer works at it should..i have 4 class memory card and it is writing at 4 mb/s.. most other roms provided me with 1-1,5 mb/s,, i am talking about formated card with 2 part, one fat32 and one ext2
- wifi has some hiccups, that is transferring a video of 300 mb between my laptop and phone works like this: 1 mb/s for some10 seconds, then drops to zero for 1-2-3 seconds, then again pumps up to 1 mb and so on, like a roller-coaster.. but this happened on ALL roms i ever tried, and in others it was much worse than this.
- it has included fm air radio, and it works fine (but dont have your earphones plugged in-ear when turning the radio on, it is going LOUD for 1 second)
- it is looking great, jellybean like-ish (see for yourself in pictures), smooth animations and everything.. ofc, it is not jellybean, so the visuals when scrolling and such are not as crisp, cm 7.2 lack the tehnology ..but the menus, fade in- fade out and everything, are jb-like, much more nicer than old gingebread, while the performance is the good ol` 2.6.3.7-ish.. a fair trade i`d say
- my battery lasts 3 days easily, with some 2 hours of usage (screen on) during this time..if i turn of background data and stuff, i make it to 5 days of standy (true, very little usage, just some calls during that time, but still)
- s2ext is working fine..which is important..
Apart from JellyBread which i strongly recommend if you want stability and also native radio, as i said Olddroid`s rom which is genuine jellybean is pretty good and almost stable.. once you got it to woke up it works, just some bugs with some specific apps like custom call screen and custom sms handler which were force closing, but definitely much better than the total mess 6 months ago when all these ics/jb roms were virtually unusable.. i remember in august-september i was on an ics rom which was draining the battery from 100 to 0 in under 2 hours, whit screen of i do hope that maybe this summer there will be a stable, bug-free, lag-free jellybean based rom for gio..i intend to give it to my girlfriend when upgrading But for now, I stick with Jellybread
but JELLY BREAD has a problem with lucky patcher.
currently im using AOKP milestone 6 CM9
for me its a great ROM, NEVER had even a SINGLE random reboot, just a few bugs oh and cronmod a2sd++ works just fine
camcorder not working using stock camera app (you can use videoillusion)
usb tethering not working for me (you can use other tethering app)
no FM radio player
well thats the only thing thats bugging me with the ROM, but this is the ROM that still impressed me the most till now