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Best Rom for CDMA

I'm finally going to root my phone, i was wondering what the best and most stable rom in your own opinion. I'm looking at GummyBear and it seems to be talking to me the most. Any input would be great. Thanks guys

I find that AOKP + Franco gives me the best battery life / smoothness but I would recommend testing the waters to determine what you like most.

honestly every phone is differently. Im currently running cm9 kang with the trinity kernel.
I found that this runs the best on my phone.
When i tried aokp-franco, i literally couldn't use my phone. I have no idea why but it was just super laggy on my phone.
So i recommend you to try out all different roms and kernels to find the best match for your phone

CM9 nightly + Franco kernel is beast on my phone. The thing with CM9 that you may like is the constant updates, improvements, and new features. It is never ending what they come up with, I have been with them through many devices and they never fail to impress.

Jesus I hate 'Best ROM?' threads, they are so so so pointless...

Kalavere said:
Jesus I hate 'Best ROM?' threads, they are so so so pointless...
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Then don't read/comment
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Soldi3rxx said:
Then don't read/comment
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Just don't make them, they are deleted as soon as they are seen in certain forums on XDA, I'm surprised they are allowed in this section.
It's so subjective it's almost pointless to ask. Like I said to someone a couple of days ago, 99% of the time the threads with 100,000 more posts than others are usually the most popular.
When I got my Nexus a few weeks ago I did what I always do when flashing a ROM/kernel to a new device, I did a bit or research, and selected what I thought to be the 'best'.

Kalavere said:
Just don't make them, they are deleted as soon as they are seen in certain forums on XDA, I'm surprised they are allowed in this section.
It's so subjective it's almost pointless to ask. Like I said to someone a couple of days ago, 99% of the time the threads with 100,000 more posts than others are usually the most popular.
When I got my Nexus a few weeks ago I did what I always do when flashing a ROM/kernel to a new device, I did a bit or research, and selected what I thought to be the 'best'.
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good for you, now you can go jump of a bridge for all I care. Next time you can skip by this thread

Ive tried several roms/kernals and what i like the best is gummynex with the built in kernal.
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piperat said:
Ive tried several roms/kernals and what i like the best is gummynex with the built in kernal.
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thanks, that's what i'm running now, seems to be okay. I've notice the my verizon app doesn't work with it? and did you tweak with the performance @ all?

I'm not using CDMA, but AOKP + franco.kernel is available on both versions.
Tons of additional settings to play with and feels much snappier to use.

Soldi3rxx said:
good for you, now you can go jump of a bridge for all I care. Next time you can skip by this thread
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An insult, way to go.
223 people have viewed this thread, five have posted, three have suggested ROMs, the three people have all suggested different ROMs... getting my point? It's subjective.
I'm not going to argue with you all day, or even return the insult. Enjoy Gummynex, I'm sure it's a fine ROM.

You are right in saying it is subjective. HOWEVER, for a new user like me, it is nice reading why people think a ROM is good so I may choose one that may fit my needs.

mattymac said:
You are right in saying it is subjective. HOWEVER, for a new user like me, it is nice reading why people think a ROM is good so I may choose one that may fit my needs.
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EXACTLY my point

mattymac said:
You are right in saying it is subjective. HOWEVER, for a new user like me, it is nice reading why people think a ROM is good so I may choose one that may fit my needs.
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So why not search 'best ROM' threads? Instead of adding to the plethora of threads already made?

[Q] Best ROM ?

Hi i am absolutely new to flashs,mods and so on.
So my question is ... what ROM is probably the best in terms of speed, stability and especially USABILITY for my galaxy nexus GSM ??? and dont really like the stock ones, so maybe someone can suggest a really good custom one ....
pls help me !
kind regards from
3pikur

I prefer AOKP with Glados Kernel.

It has been said before that there is no "best" ROM, every user has different preferences and requirements in a ROM. Try them all.

WiredPirate said:
It has been said before that there is no "best" ROM, every user has different preferences and requirements in a ROM. Try them all.
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Realistically speaking, it is impossible for one to sit down and try every ROM. Because in order to fully experience the ROM you need to have it installed for a couple of days to conclude.
The best way to find the best 'ROM' is to look at the thread and read it's features. Read the first couple of posts, then start reading posts backwards. Like what you see? then try out the ROM.

Ok thanks Buddys ... i just try it out ... Maybe i find one fitting my imagination.
peace to y'all

Well i have tried a lot also spent some bucks getting things trying to get better and after all that i figured that nothing its better than a stock image rooted in the long way Google fix the glitches and bugs and the system its way more stable and reliable
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zephiK said:
Realistically speaking, it is impossible for one to sit down and try every ROM. Because in order to fully experience the ROM you need to have it installed for a couple of days to conclude.
The best way to find the best 'ROM' is to look at the thread and read it's features. Read the first couple of posts, then start reading posts backwards. Like what you see? then try out the ROM.
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Well its not impossible.. And you're right a few days of having each one installed is necessarily to draw a conclusion. What I meant was try them all that you find appealing. I wouldn't expect anybody to flash one that they didn't like the looks of just to "try them all" lol.
3pikur said:
Ok thanks Buddys ... i just try it out ... Maybe i find one fitting my imagination.
peace to y'all
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I'm sure you will there is plenty to choose from! Happy flashing.
msedek said:
Well i have tried a lot also spent some bucks getting things trying to get better and after all that i figured that nothing its better than a stock image rooted in the long way Google fix the glitches and bugs and the system its way more stable and reliable
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I prefer more customization than stock. I was on stock for months and finally got tired of it recently. I flashed AOKP and have really been enjoying all the extra options like the toggles and the custom batteries and such.

WiredPirate said:
Well its not impossible.. And you're right a few days of having each one installed is necessarily to draw a conclusion. What I meant was try them all that you find appealing. I wouldn't expect anybody to flash one that they didn't like the looks of just to "try them all" lol.
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Lol who knows. Someone might take the wrong way and actually download every single one of them and try them if they have the time to do so

No best rom. However, you can use this as a reference point: I am using AOKP b29 with Morfic's Trinity Kernel and all is smooth and great battery life.

zephiK said:
Lol who knows. Someone might take the wrong way and actually download every single one of them and try them if they have the time to do so
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I am quite sure there are plenty of people who have time to download and try each one of them...

I usually start by thinking of the specific options and customization that I want. From there just spend time looking at all of the roms available and if they contain what you want. If you can't find anything that way start flashing until you find what you want.
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zephiK said:
Realistically speaking, it is impossible for one to sit down and try every ROM. Because in order to fully experience the ROM you need to have it installed for a couple of days to conclude.
The best way to find the best 'ROM' is to look at the thread and read it's features. Read the first couple of posts, then start reading posts backwards. Like what you see? then try out the ROM.
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I flash every ROM that gets posted. I then record battery life and usability.
Impossible?
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SocialReject said:
I flash every ROM that gets posted. I then record battery life and usability.
Impossible?
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Not everyone has the leisure to do that because there are so many ROMs and kernel combinations. The chances of testing EVERY single little thing with the same variables such as reception, apps, background data, usage (heavy, moderate, minimum usage), these are just many of the variables that affect battery life.
By the time you complete that task, something newer will be out. It's like asking, "what's the best phone?" are we going to buy every single phone and try it? No.. we're going to look at user feedback and draw our own personal conclusions on which is the best for us because there is no best phone/ROM/kernel... the best one is the one that fits our personality.
No need to be a jerk.

Aopk will do you perfectly from what your saying. Give milestone 4 a flash, stable quick loads of customisable options for you to play with. No Lagg, excellent performance aswell as battery life.
Nothing else springs to mind in terms of stability, other good roms out there and cm9 however it's in builds with no milestone, so less stable.
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Ow yeh and flash Franco kernel milestone 2, brings excellent performance and brilliant battery life. Put em together and bang there you go
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jordanprudent said:
...and cm9 however it's in builds with no milestone, so less stable.
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CM9 is ridiculously stable at the moment; they just have a different definition of "stable". That said, for people who like a plethora of customizations; it's not there yet.

As everybody points out, your choice of ROM is personal, so I'd just start flashing until you find one you love. Find a popular one (AOKP, Gummy, Code name, Tranquilice) and flash it. If you're in love, stick with it, if something bugs you, find another ROM that doesn't have that.
The nice part about Nandroid backups is that there is little risk of flashing something new, and you'll likely know within a few hours whether a given ROM is right for you, and can revert back easily.
For me, once I installed Gummy (Lean kernel), nothing else lasted more than a few hours on my phone. I may flash something else every so often, but I keep coming back. That's ROM love.

mudferret said:
CM9 is ridiculously stable at the moment; they just have a different definition of "stable". That said, for people who like a plethora of customizations; it's not there yet.
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That's true, I used it and it was very stable. Didn't use it for a long period though and as they are in nightlies still though they wouldn't be as stable. As you say though customisation wise its not there yet
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Any other roms stack up to sorcery?

I have tried a few others, liquid, alien, atom etc and none just seem to add up. I hate to sound condescending and by no means disrespectful but im looking for some others to play with. Customizable, leds, softkeys, statusbars, are some of the features I use a lot.

ocman40 said:
I have tried a few others, liquid, alien, atom etc and none just seem to add up. I hate to sound condescending and by no means disrespectful but im looking for some others to play with. Customizable, leds, softkeys, statusbars, are some of the features I use a lot.
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you havent tried rasbean jelly

ocman40 said:
I have tried a few others, liquid, alien, atom etc and none just seem to add up. I hate to sound condescending and by no means disrespectful but im looking for some others to play with. Customizable, leds, softkeys, statusbars, are some of the features I use a lot.
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just search and try, dont create a thread that compares roms to eachother, this is just begging for trouble

Yea, don't want any drama just options that are similar. Thank you.

ocman40 said:
I have tried a few others, liquid, alien, atom etc and none just seem to add up. I hate to sound condescending and by no means disrespectful but im looking for some others to play with. Customizable, leds, softkeys, statusbars, are some of the features I use a lot.
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CM10, duh. I've tried quite a few as well and ended up going back to CM10. Their new update service is pretty slick if you flash a lot. I stick with CM's own kernel because it was designed for his build. Cyanogen has obviously put forth the most work in building android out of any developer out there and this is why I trust his work more than others on here. Multiple people are responsible for changes to the code and review what is to be submitted and not submitted for a better overall experience/compatibility; not just some random Joe Schmo developer tinkering with code.
You can't argue that Cyanogen and his team are the best devs on here, no one here has come close to what he's done with his build system for all of the devices he builds for. He makes CM a simple extension to vanilla android and compliments it very well.

I didn't even like sorcery when I tried it..
paranoidandroid for me

"I don't mean to be condescending" and "don't want any drama" do not belong in a thread such as this. You were better off trying all of them, and not some of them (and thinking it was all of them) and making a decision for yourself..

akira02rex said:
CM10, duh. I've tried quite a few as well and ended up going back to CM10. Their new update service is pretty slick if you flash a lot. I stick with CM's own kernel because it was designed for his build. Cyanogen has obviously put forth the most work in building android out of any developer out there and this is why I trust his work more than others on here. Multiple people are responsible for changes to the code and review what is to be submitted and not submitted for a better overall experience/compatibility; not just some random Joe Schmo developer tinkering with code.
You can't argue that Cyanogen and his team are the best devs on here, no one here has come close to what he's done with his build system for all of the devices he builds for. He makes CM a simple extension to vanilla android and compliments it very well.
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Sure you can, and that isn't fair. People have blinders on if they think only CM are the best. CM is a team of over a 100 devs. They have the manpower needed to do what they do. Nobody else does.
One of CM's recent features that they tried to play off as totally original (and many believe it), was in a rom a month prior, the commit provided by someone who has no such "dev" status.
There is talent everywhere. CM is not the answer to it all.

good roms are never supposed to be mentioned. just saying. silly

adrynalyne said:
"I don't mean to be condescending" and "don't want any drama" do not belong in a thread such as this. You were better off trying all of them, and not some of them (and thinking it was all of them) and making a decision for yourself..
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What's up adr? Im still looking for rasbean to try. Never cared for the cm roms. Sorry if I offended ya.

ocman40 said:
What's up adr? Im still looking for rasbean to try. Never cared for the cm roms. Sorry if I offended ya.
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I'm not offended. I just know you are opening a can of worms
A can of angry, soul-sucking, evil worms that will snuff your life if given the chance.

ocman40 said:
What's up adr? Im still looking for rasbean to try. Never cared for the cm roms. Sorry if I offended ya.
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maguro or toro?
heres maguro http://fitsnugly.euroskank.com/?rom=rasbeanjelly&device=maguro
if you have a toro, press toro on the right side of the page. if you have a toro plus, UBER started a thread in the toro+ section. all the rasbean jelly rom support can be found in the trinity kernel thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455874&page=2267

No offense taken. I just think what CM has does is the cleanest solution to a custom build of android for mobile devices. And there's a reason they have so many developers on their team.. and don't forget Cyanogen himself.

adrynalyne said:
I'm not offended. I just know you are opening a can of worms
A can of angry, soul-sucking, evil worms that will snuff your life if given the chance.
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Im 40 bro, those days are past for me lol. Just want some options. I just recently switched from my TB. Didn't you do some work on that? Your name seems familiar.

ocman40 said:
Im 40 bro, those days are past for me lol. Just want some options. I just recently switched from my TB. Didn't you do some work on that? Your name seems familiar.
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he did... he's part of BAMF.

ocman40 said:
Im 40 bro, those days are past for me lol. Just want some options. I just recently switched from my TB. Didn't you do some work on that? Your name seems familiar.
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Yeah, worked on the TB, and then switched to the Nexus when it came out last year.

akira02rex said:
CM10, duh. I've tried quite a few as well and ended up going back to CM10. Their new update service is pretty slick if you flash a lot. I stick with CM's own kernel because it was designed for his build. Cyanogen has obviously put forth the most work in building android out of any developer out there and this is why I trust his work more than others on here. Multiple people are responsible for changes to the code and review what is to be submitted and not submitted for a better overall experience/compatibility; not just some random Joe Schmo developer tinkering with code.
You can't argue that Cyanogen and his team are the best devs on here, no one here has come close to what he's done with his build system for all of the devices he builds for. He makes CM a simple extension to vanilla android and compliments it very well.
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From the Roms I've tried (which is every single one) I've found that cm10 is one of the lower on the totem pole when it come to features. A great ROM yes super fast and super stable yes but as for features.... not so much.
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vince7 said:
From the Roms I've tried (which is every single one) I've found that cm10 is one of the lower on the totem pole when it come to features. A great ROM yes super fast and super stable yes but as for features.... not so much.
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You're talking minimal differences man. How many more features does AOKP have over CM10? It's not as many as you think if you list them all, and besides, the CM team has their own that AOKP doesn't have.

adrynalyne said:
Sure you can, and that isn't fair. People have blinders on if they think only CM are the best. CM is a team of over a 100 devs. They have the manpower needed to do what they do. Nobody else does.
One of CM's recent features that they tried to play off as totally original (and many believe it), was in a rom a month prior, the commit provided by someone who has no such "dev" status.
There is talent everywhere. CM is not the answer to it all.
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What feature? I agree with you, it's not like Cyanogen, steve, whatever his name is, is doing the work for a few dozen devices. I just want to know what feature you're talking about?

Sorcery is nice but for me the performance wasn't there. Xenon HD seems to work best for me
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best rom for the s3

hey all, i know this is prob an annoying question but im looking for the best, least buggy rom for the sprint s3. im going to be rooting my phone within the next 20 minutes and i would love to hear whats the best rom out there for us.

SS odexed blue holy grail is a good one in my opinion. Its been running smooth for me and great battery life if you and in ktoonsez kernel in it. Try it out and see if that works for ya.
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"Best" is a relative term.
But I prefer to use StrongSteve's Blue Odex.
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Depends on what you want. I prefer a stock touchwiz, but I love AOSP Cm 10 because it is mostly stable. If you like to customize though use AOKP.
Galaxy S3.

In before lock!:good:
This thread will be going to the graveyard. Due to opinions varying so much and everyone using their phones differently,There isn't really a definate Best rom.. Nothing against OP or anyone else in here. But i know the mods lock atleast 3 of these a week.

Warrior 3000 said:
hey all, i know this is prob an annoying question but im looking for the best, least buggy rom for the sprint s3. im going to be rooting my phone within the next 20 minutes and i would love to hear whats the best rom out there for us.
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Just look around. Some people find 4G unnecessary while others dont, so they consider no 4G a bug. This is very subjective and I highly doubt that anyone but you would be able to state a rom that matches your needs and usage. You could also look around, there have been at least 5 threads in the past week where people have asked this exact same thing.

They are all the best. This is why these threads are closed.
No one can tell you what is best for you. You have to try them and you have to read like everyone else did.
Thanks
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[Q] Best JB rom for new guy

Quick question, I'm overwhelmed by the amount of roms available. As much as I'd like to blindly try [xXx]l4Zer(actuallyAthEme]asdf[1.2.3.4.5]BEST ALPHA{{{EVAR}}} v.001, I'd love some advice. Best/favorite stable JB rom close to stock google. Thanks

Theirs plenty of jb roms out here. Almost all of them are stable just look in the dev section.....
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these are my favorite
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1645
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1690

Thanks for the "help" guys. It takes less time to not be a smartass and say "i liked the new miui! but xyz is popular".

Frosty Jellybean is an excellent "stock"-ish rom, but it has been discontinued but is still very stable.
Right now I'm on Darthstalker v8 and it's very smooth and close to stock. I've also used Wicked and Domination and they're excellent roms as well.
For your needs, a rom that is as stock as possible, I'd recommend Frosty Jellybean and Darthstalker (Frosty Jellybean is as stock as a rom can get and is very stable, but as I said before, development is discontinued.)
If you do go with Darthstalker, I'd recommend flashing the "STOCK UVDLJA FONT" and "REVERT CLOCK TO RIGHT" mods that are in the first post in the thread. I've yet to test battery life, but so far it's very snappy.

Thanks GenericAsianGuy, Darthstalker looks good. Definitely gonna need that font switch tho.

I personally prefer AeonFluxx, but everyone's tastes are different. Ask 100 different people, and you will get 101 different answers.

Doesn't take much time to look through the development sections yourself and choose your own favorite either..
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cemicolin said:
Thanks for the "help" guys. It takes less time to not be a smartass and say "i liked the new miui! but xyz is popular".
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Try black jelly... I was using that before cyanogen mod
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saranhai said:
Doesn't take much time to look through the development sections yourself and choose your own favorite either..
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I agree, look at the mods for each rom, and see the last 10 posts, if you do that you will limit what is wrong, and what people think of the rom. I did this a bout 3 weeks ago planning on making a template of the roms that are available for our phone, with a bio on each of the roms... I asked if people would like me and some others to do this and got little response, so I didn't think it was worth it.

My favorite JB rom is domination. Works 100% out of the box, no extra mods or anything you need to flash, fast and good battery life.

Thetenthdr, you're totally right about the opinions thing. I'll be checking out those other ones too. It'll take a while to get the jargon down, much less all the different features/pros-cons so I really appreciate getting some opinions so I can jump right in without a PHD.

I thought questions like this weren't allowed, why is this still open
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elflip88, just to make you sad. mt3g, that's a great idea! The Vibrant had a great rom bible, don't quite see anything like that here (but maybe I just missed it)

Root66 is perfect for you.

Flip is correct. These threads are frowned upon because they almost always turn into a pissing match.
Mt3g's plan is what I usually tell new users. Browse the Dev section and pick a few you like and read their OPs. Then read the last 10 pages (not posts) or so to find out about some bugs/questions. Pick one you like and start reading.
Btw, many of us came from the Vibrant and yes you are correct, there was a fantastic "bible" over there. Would love to see one like it over here.
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