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Best ROM?

I am having a serious amount of trouble trying to decide what ROMs to flash and which to leave in the dust. I'm also contemplating cyanogenmod, but it's still beta. HELP!

"best" is really subjective. Everyone has their own tastes. I say stick with stock for a while, at least you know you will get the OTA updates. If it meets your needs, great. Read up on the features of each ROM, and see if any of the features are interesting to you, try them out.

brandonyoung said:
"best" is really subjective. Everyone has their own tastes. I say stick with stock for a while, at least you know you will get the OTA updates. If it meets your needs, great. Read up on the features of each ROM, and see if any of the features are interesting to you, try them out.
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I know it's subjective. I want a general idea of what the best ROM would be all around. I'll wait for cyanogenmod 9... Either way, I'm happy with stock, I see so many ROMs in the development section that I feel confused. And I only wanted a general, basic suggestion. Maybe you (or someone else) could give me at least that?

What do you feel you would gain by going to a custom rom?

daleski75 said:
What do you feel you would gain by going to a custom rom?
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Little enhancements for ICS. Speed enhancements. Optimizations. Tweakability. Flashing different kernels for OC and UV support (although I don't fully understand it). insecure boot image. Root (although you don't necessarily need a custom ROM for the latter two)...
Not a big fan of themes.
I guess, I've used cyanogen exclusively on my Nexus One, and my Nexus S. I want to branch out and try other ROMs, but I'm also not a flash head. I'd rather find one good ROM and stick with it (like I'm doing with stock). I've tried MoDaCo's (Paul O'Brien's stuff) and Android Revolution HD, and I feel like they're not too different than stock, so I revert back. What do you use?
Thanks.

Try out the gummi rom. It's based off the 4.0.3 build and basically stock, which IMO is perfect. It has the extended power down menu (reboot/recovery/bootloader), the battery percentage in the battery icon. And the Gapps for it includes Google Wallet which is nice. The kernel it's running can be overclocked and undervolted. All in all its a very nice looking rom and I haven't ran into a problem with it yet.

I prefer Android Open Kang Project by Roman, or Bigxie's AOSP 4.0.3 stock w/optimizations (currently using) with Franco Kernel (nightly 3)

kichard said:
Try out the gummi rom. It's based off the 4.0.3 build and basically stock, which IMO is perfect. It has the extended power down menu (reboot/recovery/bootloader), the battery percentage in the battery icon. And the Gapps for it includes Google Wallet which is nice. The kernel it's running can be overclocked and undervolted. All in all its a very nice looking rom and I haven't ran into a problem with it yet.
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That sounds really good. I think I might try it out.
RMatt1992 said:
I prefer Android Open Kang Project by Roman, or Bigxie's AOSP 4.0.3 stock w/optimizations (currently using) with Franco Kernel (nightly 3)
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Thanks man, I just feel like I don't want to deal with nightlies. This phone is my daily driver so I want something stable. That's why stock is kicking so much ass right now. But obviously owning a Nexus I feel like I missing out on some really important mods and what not.
I want a ROM that doesn't require a lot of maintenance.
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I would definitely recommend Roman's AOKP. There's nothing unstable about it and it offers more customization than anything else released currently.

i downloaded the gummi one but heard of people having gapps issues so hesitated. currently using ZYGOT3 1.3 as it specified "final" and was posted by Droid Th3ory who made tons of roms for the Thunderbolt & a few Bionic ones. seems stable so far & better then stock.

Anyone feel that 4.0.3 is a bit more laggy in certain areas than 4.0.1 (or 4.0.2)?
I notice right away that the task switcher is a lot quicker (no lag on pushing the button) with 4.0.3 but I noticed everything else a bit more sluggish. Watching the apps flow in when pushing the app drawer button is chunky with 4.0.3 and pulling down the notification bar stutters as well.
This is my experience with AOKP and Bigxie's AOSP which are both 4.0.3 ROMs compared with the stock 4.0.1 ROM that came with the phone.

tct08 said:
I would definitely recommend Roman's AOKP. There's nothing unstable about it and it offers more customization than anything else released currently.
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I'll give that a shot as well. Thank you.
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[Q] Recommend a ROM?

Can anyone recommend a ROM for someone who likes a stable phone, but also wants features like OC? I'd love to have something that auto updates (or manually updates) over the air so I don't have to keep re-installing all my apps. Currently on Android Revolution 2.1.3, but it reboots daily.

I would go with AOKP but to be honest getting recommendations from others is useless. You should put a few different roms on your phone and play with each for a few days to see which one you like. I did that but always ended up going back to AOKP. Have fun.

I recommend Apex
by bigxie + nova launcher. Stable, fast, excellent battery life, OCUV included.

psone said:
Can anyone recommend a ROM for someone who likes a stable phone, but also wants features like OC? I'd love to have something that auto updates (or manually updates) over the air so I don't have to keep re-installing all my apps. Currently on Android Revolution 2.1.3, but it reboots daily.
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I have tried a few of the available ROM's and so far the two I like the best are the Manhattan and Fox Hound ROM. Great battery life and very stable. Just passing along my experience on the GN GSM.

I recommend you make a Nandroid of your current set up and start downloading and flashing, just a thought...
curious as to why these threads pop up day after day the answers you are looking for are in the 1st page in development section. the popular roms stay on the first page, the popular kernels are included in the popular roms, and popular kernels as a stand alone generally stay on page one as well. each device acts differently to each rom/kernel, the CPUs are like snowflakes. no two are made alike, therefor a device that flies on rom 1 and kernel 2 may not runs as good as your buddies device with the same software he is using, rom 2 with kernel 1.

I would like to install AOKP, just wandering if it works with 4.0.2 it says its built off 4.0.3 so wasn't too sure. Also everyone uses francos kernel, but I wasn't sure if it works on CDMA phones when kernel is GSM? Or am i totally wrong im learning flashing soo im a newb still lol

ihatespys said:
I would like to install AOKP, just wandering if it works with 4.0.2 it says its built off 4.0.3 so wasn't too sure. Also everyone uses francos kernel, but I wasn't sure if it works on CDMA phones when kernel is GSM? Or am i totally wrong im learning flashing soo im a newb still lol
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A ROM like AOKP replaces your old system. So no need to worry about what's on your phone now.
As for the CDMA part, look in the CDMA developer section. All the comparable kernels, ROMs, etc will be in there.

psone said:
Can anyone recommend a ROM for someone who likes a stable phone, but also wants features like OC? I'd love to have something that auto updates (or manually updates) over the air so I don't have to keep re-installing all my apps. Currently on Android Revolution 2.1.3, but it reboots daily.
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It all depends on what you want but i love the following one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427441

[Q] settings, ROM's and firmware... help and opinions please

Hi,
I just got a nexus yesterday and have a couple questions. I had CM9 on my Galaxy S before i had this so I thought i was familiar with ICS. But I am finding that a lot of the "settings" I loved on CM9 are not available on my new nexus. Such as unlock screen options, notification toggles, ability to remove the persistent search bar, display battery percentage, wifi hotspot, change # of screeens. Is it possible to get those settings back without installing a new ROM or getting individual apps for each item?
And if I need to install a ROM which ones are good (there seems to be a ton of them)? I would be putting this on my wifes phone also, so I would need a ROM that has practically zero bugs. What about the JellyBean ROMs, how are they? Should i wait and see how the official JellyBean firmware looks?
I know i can read a hundred threads about the ROMs, and I will, but my brain is swimming with info right now and I'm hoping you guys -n- gals can help to get me on the right path. Please give me your opinions if you have a minute.
thanks in advance,

For Jelly Bean it's too early. A lot of the tweaks you're used to from CM9 are not yet available in the ROMs I think, at least not the one I'm using right now (bigxie)... If you need those you'll have to wait for CM10 or for the next AOKP, or find the mods you want and flash them manually, but the risk of something going wrong is higher naturally.
If you don't mind staying with ICS for the moment, I can recommend the AOKP Milestone releases. All the tweaks you've mentioned are in there plus the milestones are super-stable! Prior to JB I was running AOKP M5 and it's great!
I'd also recommend to install Franco's kernel (and buy his app on the market to tweak it even more ) as I find that power consumption is a lot better with his kernel. Of course as usual if you need stability, use the stable releases instead of the nightlies.
Hope this helps

I agree with Gunthy, if you want the bells and whistles, go with AOKP and stick with ICS for a bit. JB has some nice new little tweaks, but you its nothing you cant live without. Besides franco's kernel, I really like imoseyon's leankernel.. i find i get the best battery life with it. I don't think its on XDA so you might have to google it and find it on another forum

[Q] Which ROM

Hey guys,
I'm just wondering whats the best ROM out there? I would love to keep the swype like keyboard as I'm in love with it and I would like the ROM to be customizable and smooth.I'm running xeHD (4.2.1) its a bit too slow :/
Thanks your help is appreciated

If you want to try some stock flavour i can suggest you cataclysm, it's really close to stock for look and feel (and performance too) so it's really fast, plus it has some good feature (custom quick settings, block for unwated caller and so on). Give it a shot!

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If you want to try some stock flavour i can suggest you cataclysm, it's really close to stock for look and feel (and performance too) so it's really fast, plus it has some good feature (custom quick settings, block for unwated caller and so on). Give it a shot!
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Thanks! downloading it right now

There is no "best ROM." It's all about personal preference, so flash a few and play around until you find the best one for you.

sheldonsteen said:
There is no "best ROM." It's all about personal preference, so flash a few and play around until you find the best one for you.
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i know.. but i was hoping for some suggestions and where to start... im still checking out a few... i cant find anything thats for me.. :/

As mentioned, it's all about personal taste ... I tried most of the ROMs that are avaliable on 4.2.1 - those on XDA anyways, right now I'm sticking with the newest version of Blackbean - the reason is because I like black, and they have it! Tons of customisations + speed/performance, gonna stick with it as a daily driver for some time for sure! There are also other great ROMs out there, CM - AOKP - Atom - Cataclysm - JBSourcery - Paranoidandroid - Xylon and so on ... Pair it with a good kernel ( AK kernel, Lean Kernel, Franco ) and you'r good to go!

[Q] Which Rom should I select?

Im only partially familiar with roms and flashing(used to flash optimus V until I upgraded to a phone with no devs working on it XD ), I was fairly familiar with a cyanogenmod port for my op-V and liked that.
Anyways more specifically im not familiar with any of the devs or their products and was wondering which rom will give me the most preformace and lowest battery drain?
or is it too soon in the nexus 7's life to determine this kinda thing?
should I just stick with stock for now?
also if you have any words of advice or such so a new nexus 7, I'd love to here em.

just flash every rom out there and decide which ever is the "best" for you then stay with it .

What exactly do you find wrong with the stock rom? My thoughts on custom roms have always been if it isn't broke don't fix it.

dkb218 said:
What exactly do you find wrong with the stock rom? My thoughts on custom roms have always been if it isn't broke don't fix it.
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Options and features.... for example Cyanogenmod has a ton of features that the original ROM doesn't have. Also speed sometimes dictates switching roms. Alot of custom roms are striped down and are faster also.

dkb218 said:
What exactly do you find wrong with the stock rom? My thoughts on custom roms have always been if it isn't broke don't fix it.
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Not about fixing, but improving
Paranoid Android is fast becoming a personal favorite. Tablet UI is how things ought to be. It's very easy to make a backup image, backup apps, and just start flashing. Now's a good time to start, too, as it's early and the selection is fairly limited. It will only grow from here..

mmegalodon said:
Not about fixing, but improving
Paranoid Android is fast becoming a personal favorite. Tablet UI is how things ought to be. It's very easy to make a backup image, backup apps, and just start flashing. Now's a good time to start, too, as it's early and the selection is fairly limited. It will only grow from here..
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I agree with this its what I'm using too. I love tablet UI.
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if you like stock and want the ability to choose what you want, cleanrom is great
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Very true what you guys say, stock ROM is great and all but I love to see all the cool features people put out in their custom Roms.
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I flashed every ROM that was available, that after I backed-up my original stock ROM. It's the only way you'll find which one you like the most. My 2 best options are ParanoidAndroid 3 and CyanogenMod Kangs, but I love the stability and speed of latter. It's all about preferences, just read a lot of comments of what users say and that also can help you.
Update: I love too much the custom ROMS, the customizing and the utilities they add are just fantastic. That's why I never stay with a stock ROM.

CleanROM if you just want a basic ROM like stock without all the bloatware.
ParanoidAndroid if you want a ton of features to play around with. Some are buggy at the moment and performance won't be as good as it would be with CleanROM but I think it's worth it for the features.