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Best ROM for a mother that loves the stock phone?

Has complete stock functionality but subtlety fixes any bugs that would be obvious to the casual user.
My mother's GS2 definitely needs some finishing touches that Samsung couldn't crank out.
Can somebody point me to the best stock-ish ROM in this forum?
Thanks to the people who make good suggestions.
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I would say Calkulins rom. Has the stock look and feel but is superior in every category when it comes to the stock rom. I feel it's how the phone should come stock.

I would suggest a stock 2.6 ROM, SpeedMod kernel and Jkays Deluxe.
Also check out CheckROM if you really wanna go down the route of a new ROM
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Rizur said:
I would suggest a stock 2.6 ROM, SpeedMod kernel and Jkays Deluxe.
Also check out CheckROM if you really wanna go down the route of a new ROM
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please do NOT do any of that. you will probably brick the phone. use calks. its really good and pretty much a stock feel. 2.8.1 is the one u want. the guy above me was suggesting a rom not for the epic. remember just because its an S2 doesn't mean we can flash their roms. stay in our dev section or the phone will likely be done for good.

Your going to get alot of different opinions on this topic, but I am going with Calkulin's on this one.
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hopefully me chiming in will make your choice easier. I went with Caulkins rom too for my wife. She likes the stock feel and it has that and like everyone else said its superior to stock. I upgraded my modem to el29 which has been the best for me. also if you have gps issues flash the gps driver.

One more vote for Calkulin's Rom. Stock looking with great battery life because of the battery scripts it runs. You don't need to know anything about the scripts, they just run in the background. There are also some really great themes available if she wants to make it pretty. Try flashing different modems until you find the best one. Personally I've had the best luck with EL26 but everyone's results are different.

For a stock look I'd say Calks as well. Or you could just root her phone, add Titanium Backup and add and subtract from the stock rom itself........

Yup flash Calkulin and your done. Don't bother with any weird combinations.

I guess you got your answer yeah?
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I guess you got your answer yeah?
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Just in case, go with Calkulin

Holy hell guys, thanks for the quick response. Now I just have to convince my mom to let me get my hands on that phone of hers! Haha, thanks again.

I'll vote just root what she has and make simple mods. If you do any type of custom rom, anything that goes wrong, you'll have to be her tech support because she'll blame whatever you installed as the issue, true or not.

Same here. Stock + rooted.
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I agree Calkulins is the best on here if your looking for something close to stock that has speed and performance

Calkulin's, without a doubt. Put the EL13 modem on it though
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For a stock look I'd say Calks as well. Or you could just root her phone, add Titanium Backup and add and subtract from the stock rom itself........
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this is what I did for my wife when she first got the phone. Stock EK02, only rooted. I disabled CIQ, used titanium backup to freeze sprint bloatware, and disabled DRM.
I think for the EL29 update, i'll just flash Caulk's ROM (like what everyone is suggesting) so at least she'll have the battery scripts, modded camera app, 5 dock icons, bloatware removed, and little tweaks like that. I would just use titanium back up to make periodic backups to her external SD card.

My vote (which probably doesn't mean very much as a noob but I just like to be different) goes to BlazerROM. I love the theme and she shouldn't feel particularly lost coming from the stock ROM. I'm running it currently and it's been very good to me.
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I get about 3 days out of my battery before the meter hits 30% with moderate use (checking facebook a few times a day, Words With Friends, Music player for short trips in the car, etc.) which I think is pretty good considering I always have WiFi on at home (turn it off while travelling unless I know there's a hotspot around). I am extremely anal about killing processes when I'm done with them though, so a casual user may not see the same results.
*E* P.S. if she likes to shop then Google Goggles would probably blow her mind.

phatmanxxl said:
Yup flash Calkulin and your done. Don't bother with any weird combinations.
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+1
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My Vote. Don't Fn touch it ya fool. If any little thing goes wrong,or as with most parents USER ERROR. It will be your ass she calls first. Just play with your own toys.

anyone notice a differance with any of these roms

reason i asked because my stock tmobile sg3 is very reliable and fast
what could convince me to flash one of the chefs roms

Who cares if you flash or not

1milenia said:
reason i asked because my stock tmobile sg3 is very reliable and fast
what could convince me to flash one of the chefs roms
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Well I've flashed a lot of roms since I got my S3 and this is what I'd recommend if your looking for Stability/Performance/Battery:
Stock TW ICS Roms:
- Wanam Lite Rom
- FreeGS3 R6
Stock TW JB Roms:
- XquizIt LI8v2 Base v20
- Frosty Jellybean
I'm sure there are also stable CM9 roms if your looking for a vanilla ICS feel but I prefer the stock touchwiz so I've never flashed any of those type of roms. I've flashed a couple CM10 based roms that have vanilla JB but they have bugs aren't as stable IMO. I haven't tried every rom available but I've tried a good amount and these are the ones that I found myself returning to/currently using.

lazarat said:
Who cares if you flash or not
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Great answer dude! You're quite the contributor to this community.
To OP: If you don't want ICS, a Stock Jellybean ROM should convince you do flash a ROM because you know, it's Jellybean.
Or if you don't like Touchwiz, you can flash an AOSP ICS or Jellybean ROM because you know, AOSP.

joshnichols189 said:
Great answer dude! You're quite the contributor to this community.
To OP: If you don't want ICS, a Stock Jellybean ROM should convince you do flash a ROM because you know, it's Jellybean.
Or if you don't like Touchwiz, you can flash an AOSP ICS or Jellybean ROM because you know, AOSP.
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You gotta follow somebody's else posts. Sorry to disappoint you but i am 100% straight. Look elsewhere and i am sure you will find what you looking for

lazarat said:
You gotta follow somebody's else posts. Sorry to disappoint you but i am 100% straight. Look elsewhere and i am sure you will find what you looking for
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As if I would waste time following you? You just happen to try and act like a badass in threads where I'm trying to help people.
Good one though on the gay joke, are you a homophobe or something?

joshnichols189 said:
As if I would waste time following you? You just happen to try and act like a badass in threads where I'm trying to help people.
Good one though on the gay joke, are you a homophobe or something?
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I do not care what you do with your butthole i said eff off stop following my posts.

lazarat said:
I do not care what you do with your butthole i said eff off stop following my posts.
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It's funny how you are self-centered enough to think someone on the internet that calls you out for being a smartass is "following" you. Try being useful and helping someone other than being a douchebag, and I won't call you out whenever I see you being one.

I'm running AOKP and in all honesty i find it to be about the same speed.. pretty stable (not 100%, but a good 98% )
It's just the extra toggles that come with the roms.. battery%, weather, notification bar toggles, LCD density.. tablet mode eh.. yeah..
oh.. and supposedly battery life is better with custom roms/kernels.. (though for me honestly I have yet to experience a REALLY notable difference)
If you have rooted and flashed roms before, why not try now? You can always backup your stock incase you aren't happy.
but if you have never flashed.. and you're happy with stock, just wait until the official JB release comes out..

This place never changes #sigh this is the first phone since HTC Wing I have been satisfied enough with the experience to run stock. I will prolly root just for Titanium and stuff like that but maybe wait for JB. I have been really enjoying a flawless experience without constantly monkying around.
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joshnichols189 said:
It's funny how you are self-centered enough to think someone on the internet that calls you out for being a smartass is "following" you. Try being useful and helping someone other than being a douchebag, and I won't call you out whenever I see you being one.
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He sounds like a kid, or an immature adult. Don't feed the troll
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lazarat said:
I do not care what you do with your butthole i said eff off stop following my posts.
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It's funny how you are self-centered enough to think someone on the internet that calls you out for being a smartass is "following" you. Try being useful and helping someone other than being a douchebag, and I won't call you out whenever I see you being one.
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back on topic fellers :good:

Best Available ROM for S3 ?

Which is the best available ROM for Sprint Samsung S3.
I have tried MIUI, found it ok. But didnt like the Apple style Home page. Any other ROM. Tried Viper, but I am not a big fan of Blue.
Please help.

Cmon now there's like 1000 of these posts that have been locked, and like Kenny says every rom is the best each one responds differently on every phone. so go to the development section and start trying them out.
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CrfEpic4g said:
Cmon now there's like 1000 of these posts that have been locked, and like Kenny says every rom is the best each one responds differently on every phone. so go to the development section and start trying them out.
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ComeOn, there will be some feedback from users who used the ROM. I am expecting that only.

There is plenty of feedback on the roms thread stop being lazy
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ibtl.... honestly these which is the best rom that's are pointless. What works for me may not work for you. Best way to find out is flash until YOU find one YOU like.
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An idea: Why not have one thread (it can be a sticky on top) that allows for people to post their experiences with ROMs. That way, people can read up on pros and cons in that thread. We could even look to have a poll for people to vote. I think there should be a good summary section of all these ROMs so people can narrow their options down a little.
The People's ROM has been my daily so far, BTW.

dman918 said:
An idea: Why not have one thread (it can be a sticky on top) that allows for people to post their experiences with ROMs. That way, people can read up on pros and cons in that thread. We could even look to have a poll for people to vote. I think there should be a good summary section of all these ROMs so people can narrow their options down a little.
The People's ROM has been my daily so far, BTW.
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Actually thats the rom thread already. A rom i run on my phone might not run the same way on your phone, so feedback on pros and cons of a rom depends on the user phone. Its not hard looking through a changelog and comments/feedback to pick out a rom of choice.

harismahesh said:
Which is the best available ROM for Sprint Samsung S3.
I have tried MIUI, found it ok. But didnt like the Apple style Home page. Any other ROM. Tried Viper, but I am not a big fan of Blue.
Please help.
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Cruise threads. Find a rom, read what people have said (last few post typically) flash and try for yourself. These threads pop up and get taken down almost daily. Please spend a bit of time trying them out and reading a bit on them. You will find a good fit.
The Peoples rom (either one) and freegs3 are great. And morphology (in themes) allpws you to make it yours.
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Vanilla vs chocolate I like chocolate some like vanilla...and then there is strawberry. Really dude try some to see which is best for you

harismahesh said:
Which is the best available ROM for Sprint Samsung S3.
I have tried MIUI, found it ok. But didnt like the Apple style Home page. Any other ROM. Tried Viper, but I am not a big fan of Blue.
Please help.
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You just have to try them out, theres no "rom selection guide for harismahesh" out there, because no one but YOU can be the ultimate judge in whether a rom is the best fit for your needs or for your particular usage.
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The liquidsmooth ROMs are pretty good

Do you like AOSP? Do you like stock? Do you like themed ROMs? Are you looking for something stable? What's your definition of stable?
Everyone is different. You have to explore and find what fits you. We are all unique.
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I have had lots of luck with Phantom Hacker's roms. As others have noted though, lots of great developers here. Everything is personal preference
Living my life's not hard enough,
Burn me alive inside

Honestly it depends on what you're looking for if you're looking for a true Android experience or if you like the TouchWiz experience or any other launcher for that matter.
Personally I like wicked sensations which is a TouchWiz rom and everything seems to work good on it including wifi tether in TouchWiz which is a rare thing to find. I will warn you that wicked sensations is way overly themed so if you want something a little more stock you may want to try blazer ROM the only catch is that wifi tethering is not working.
If you're looking for something that isn't TouchWiz you may want to try Cyanogen mod I know it's kind of mainstream and all but it works and it's generally what I look for it's more of a pure Android experience and everything works including wifi tethering USB tethering.
With that being said I would recommend trying a bunch of different ones make sure you're comfortable with flashing your phone before doing this. Every ROM has its flaws and benefits just make sure your verifying that it's for your phone before flashing.
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LEGENDARY was a great rom! Now that was over a year ago, a different device and Gingerbread. This and the chocolate, vanilla and strawberry post are the reasons that this question while at the moment you thought about it it sounded right but it's really useless. Every one who advised you to go to the Development threads and read and try them out is right.
By the way I like 'Rocky Road'
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All the best available ROMs are in the Development and Original Development sections. Check the front page of each section
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ROMS for LG Optimus G

Anyone recommend a ROM that I could flash onto my LG OG. I've heard Lifeless is pretty good but I've yet to see any screen of it or what is featured. I have CM on my Epic 4G and would rather not have it on my current phone as well. I've seen Paranoid Android and really like that but have they ported that onto LGOG yet? Any other suggestions would be pretty sweet

GeekasaurusWrex said:
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Hahaha I lol'd at this longer than I should have!
But no I revised the Original post

GeekasaurusWrex said:
Hahaha I lol'd at this longer than I should have!
But no I revised the Original post
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its just a great picture lol. this is what you are looking for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2243487

javskies said:
its just a great picture lol. this is what you are looking for http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2243487
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Thanks. I know I should search before posting, but I'm new and Im trying to reach 10 posts so that I can leave feedback on developer threads.

Hit up the ROM Review. Also, what is your skill level and what are you looking for in a "ROM".
Stock Based
Agent- Beginner user that likes stock but wants more control and performance tweaks
Lifeless- Flashaholic that like bells and whistles and predefined goodies
Initiative- Advanced user that want a minimal base to build to suit.
AOSP/CM Based (some things are still broken but gives you "I has the latest" bragging rights)
CM- Flashaholic that loves him some Cyan Jellies
AOSP Eos 4.0- Flashaholic prefer to get as close to pure Android as possible while getting some nice bells and whistles
AOKP- Flashaholic that does care where the code comes from just as long as it works.

I've been linked to! Oh, joyous day.

Lifeless and Initiative sounds pretty good, but I'm most interested in Paranoid Android. I like the hybrid feature but to my knowledge, it was just recently ported and not everything works yet
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Try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2254185
Stable and has hybrid settings

stevek216 said:
Try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2254185
Stable and has hybrid settings
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i can vouch for this, i'm currently using it & so far so good

I stumbled upon this myself a few days ago as a matter of fact and I'm loving it.! You guys know where I can download additional bootscreens?
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There are a million apps to change the boot logo

I've been want to root this phone soo bad, but there are some downsides is that.. I messed up the battery life due to previous phone I had when I constantly charge it every time the battery dies within 5 hours or so, (I'm in school for 8 hours, graduating senior) and the reception gets sucky some parts of school (normal with everyone's phones that school blocks the receptions) and some areas in Newport News. I have this phone for two weeks now and I really love it. Is there any pro and cons to this ROM as posted for link? I love the minimalistic look.

Lokifish Marz said:
Hit up the ROM Review. Also, what is your skill level and what are you looking for in a "ROM".
Stock Based
Agent- Beginner user that likes stock but wants more control and performance tweaks
Lifeless- Flashaholic that like bells and whistles and predefined goodies
Initiative- Advanced user that want a minimal base to build to suit.
AOSP/CM Based (some things are still broken but gives you "I has the latest" bragging rights)
CM- Flashaholic that loves him some Cyan Jellies
AOSP Eos 4.0- Flashaholic prefer to get as close to pure Android as possible while getting some nice bells and whistles
AOKP- Flashaholic that does care where the code comes from just as long as it works.
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Love the AOKP description :good:

GeekasaurusWrex said:
I stumbled upon this myself a few days ago as a matter of fact and I'm loving it.! You guys know where I can download additional bootscreens?
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If you're looking for more boot animations you can check this site out:
http://androidbootanimation.com/
I'm also running Vanilla Rootbox Rom and love all of the options.
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Noob4337 said:
If you're looking for more boot animations you can check this site out:
http://androidbootanimation.com/
I'm also running Vanilla Rootbox Rom and love all of the options.
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Thanks about for the link. One other question. I've been trying to get the YouTube app UI to look like the 3D-ish the way it does on tablet. I change to 720p as that is the highest option I'm given and it just looks like a smaller phone version with too much white space. Anyone got that to work that way?
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Anyone interested in OmniROM?

From this article it seems to be the anti-cm ROM
http://m.androidauthority.com/omnirom-new-custom-rom-android-283136/
Some pretty well known devs building it.
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I wouldn't call it anti-CM, but it sounds pretty cool... Especially with those devs working on it.
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I'm highly interested in seeing what can come of this. i also wonder if dastin or any other E4GT developers are going to try and get it running on our devices.
Seeing what Cyanogen has been doing recently with licensing contributed code and attempting to monetize it really is refreshing to see these devs who have done so much for the entire Android community come together and try and pick up the pieces, and put the community first and foremost.

They have actually added a thread for the ROM already (in Custom ROM Central) with Q&A and General, it also has a Feature Development section... They are going fully open with it and I think that is awesome. They already have an impressive list of features like multi window and multi workspace. I'm definitely going to be keeping an eye on what's going on there.

Here is the feature request page-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2481825

I just finished reading up on it and saw something about multi app windows for aosp I was mind blown!

I haven't made any announcements yet but I'm going to look at this for the Sprint S4.
Slick_rick is already working on it for the N2 so it's the best place for me to start on it.
Might as well get ChameleonOS back on track too.

Unfortunately, Omni will not be available for our device until they can incorporate the support for unified kernels. I tried and failed miserably lol.

Stryke_the_Orc said:
Unfortunately, Omni will not be available for our device until they can incorporate the support for unified kernels. I tried and failed miserably lol.
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You can probably get what is needed from current cm build.
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garwynn said:
You can probably get what is needed from current cm build.
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I don't think it was cm/kernel related, I'll have to see if I can track it down again, but I'm pretty sure it was on their end that would botch something. Going on the hunt for it now lol.

OmniROM looks sooo nice. I would love to have it on this device!
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Looks great and something new for our phone. Something to hold me over until I can save up enough to get the n5.
The only problem is my contact is up 5 days before my daughters birthday lol girlfriend would kill me if I got a phone around that time lol
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asd87 said:
Looks great and something new for our phone. Something to hold me over until I can save up enough to get the n5.
The only problem is my contact is up 5 days before my daughters birthday lol girlfriend would kill me if I got a phone around that time lol
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Yes please, Still love my et4g and don't have any desire for another phone.

Icetech3 said:
Yes please, Still love my et4g and don't have any desire for another phone.
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With as many roms here, you can have a new phone every week if you want

e4gt
That's correct, loving this phone for over 2 years now, it can change looks in minutes, it calls, texts, takes great pics and does everything a newer phone does, but a bit slower. I can live with that...