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Best overall ROM for Droid Inc.?

So I finally got my wipe to upgrade from her dumbphone to a smartphone (Droid Inc.) and I'm looking into what are the best ROMS available *if* she lets me hack her phone.
I'm new to this arena since I have a Droid X so I want to know from people's experiences what is the best ROM for the DInc? From doing a quick look through it seems like CyanogenMod 6, SkyRaider Sense or Redemptive rEVOlution might be possible candidates.
I know the CyanogenMod ROM is one of the big ones but I'd like to keep the Sense UI on her phone to make it as easy as possible to use for her (and I do like HTC's overlay.)
So any thoughts? Opinions? Suggestions?

Try out redemptive revolution 1.9. Good battery life and very stable.
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danomat1073 said:
Try out redemptive revolution 1.9. Good battery life and very stable.
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Aye, agreed!
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I use SkyRaider 3.3.2 with LauncherPro Plus and GOTO as a lock screen and have no problems. I too love HTC Sense, just decided to play with LPP.

Heads up: There's a "General" Incredible subforum for these sorts of posts.

*make sure you know what version of the dinc she has, amoled or slcd,some roms and recovery won't work without fixes* that said redemption rom is currently my fave, otherwise virtuous rom. theres also red raven and feather but wouldn't recommend those for your wife. I believe theres a rom that sum1 made with a pink theme somewheres also but don't quote me on that. if you do any of these look for the new leaked stock kernel, has a lot better battery life and charges in half the time.
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I love Cyanogen, if you're looking for Vanilla ROM this is a great choice. I'm using CM6.0.2 right now and I love it. CM6.1 RC1 should be dropping very soon, it's not 100% stable but Cyanogen himself it could be used as your daily driver
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if she likes sense.. try one of the new sense roms from IncDoes, the Desire HD port or the Desire Z port

Ocelot13 said:
if she likes sense.. try one of the new sense roms from IncDoes, the Desire HD port or the Desire Z port
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I'd stay away from the Desire HD and Z ports until the camera issues are resolved.
I'm using redemptive revolution 1.9 and loving it right now. It just got updated with new framework so its the latest and greatest in my book!

I love the Desire Z port from IncredibleDoes but some people need the camera or would like to have the cam, if that's the case try SkyRaider 3.3.2 its the best one out there for me.

Uncommon Sense
I will stick with Uncommon Sense Rom, its the most Stable free bug HTC Incredible Rom, the feels is likely Sense OEM manufacturer, I did not find any lack at all with the exception of APk Drawer little lag scrolling up. as well is the best of the two world android/Sense blended.
All the rest of the HTC Incredible Rom have several problems that have to be address and for sure Updates will be available to Roms like Sky raider and Virtuous.

Most ROMs are good, but also aren't 100% done. To be honest, if you wife uses her phone a lot and isn't a tinkerer just keep it the way it is lol.

Once camera issues are resolved the desire ports will pretty much be in a league better than any of the custom roms based on earlier sense. I would also strongly recommend miui except that many of the really useful sense widgets have no equivalent ones in aosp roms. I would recommend aosp roms only for people who are ok with constantly tinkering with their phones, not for your wife who will probably want.something that just works.
Until then redemptive, virtuous, skyraider are good choices.
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I have tried a bunch of Roms and all of them have their strong points. This is all a matter of personal preference.
That being said, I would recommend Virtuous with the custom kernel or new stock kernel and here are the reasons:
1. It is very stable and fast.
2. Good battery life.
3. Nothing is removed or modded that cannot be readded or turned back on using the tools the developer provided (Virtuous Buddy).
4. Great dev support.
This is not the only Rom I use, but it is definitely the only Rom I would put on my wifes phone.

Contempt4You said:
I have tried a bunch of Roms and all of them have their strong points. This is all a matter of personal preference.
That being said, I would recommend Virtuous with the custom kernel or new stock kernel and here are the reasons:
1. It is very stable and fast.
2. Good battery life.
3. Nothing is removed or modded that cannot be readded or turned back on using the tools the developer provided (Virtuous Buddy).
4. Great dev support.
This is not the only Rom I use, but it is definitely the only Rom I would put on my wifes phone.
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I would say virtuous or the newest leaked deoxed stock ROM... both using the newest stock kernel.
Only roms I would consider for the girlfriend....
Personally I would just do a few mods to the newest stock ROM minus the bloat.
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I switch between Redemption and Redemptive Revolution.
I like Redemption with Kings BFS #5 kernel the best, amazing battery life! It just "feels" good to me.

Wow nice! Thanks for all the recommendations! I don't think I've heard of Virtuous so I'll check that one out.
Also to commenton the tinkering part, she definitely isn't into tinkering...in fact she complains when I tinker with my phone for too long LOL
Going ASOP isn't really an option since the base Android UI is lacking without some extra apps so the Sense UI is perfect for her. I do plan on (obviously) rooting the phone and setting up SetCPU but any additional improvements custom ROMS make are always nice to have.
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pete_kowalski83 said:
*make sure you know what version of the dinc she has, amoled or slcd,some roms and recovery won't work without fixes* that said redemption rom is currently my fave, otherwise virtuous rom. theres also red raven and feather but wouldn't recommend those for your wife. I believe theres a rom that sum1 made with a pink theme somewheres also but don't quote me on that. if you do any of these look for the new leaked stock kernel, has a lot better battery life and charges in half the time.
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Thanks for that tip about the screen...I didn't think the screen type would make a difference
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[Q] Any interest in Synergy on the Dinc2

I am 4 days into the Dinc2 and am enjoying it so far as I am sad to say a former DX2 owner. I have worked on HTC's before and always find Synergy Rom's in the forums. I am not seeing it here like in the Dinc forum's or Evo forum's. I am curious if anyone knows if we will see something here for Synergy or no? I liked it on the Evo but it wasn't my phone so I didn't get to play with it to long. Any heads up would be great Thanx!

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I am 4 days into the Dinc2 and am enjoying it so far as I am sad to say a former DX2 owner. I have worked on HTC's before and always find Synergy Rom's in the forums. I am not seeing it here like in the Dinc forum's or Evo forum's. I am curious if anyone knows if we will see something here for Synergy or no? I liked it on the Evo but it wasn't my phone so I didn't get to play with it to long. Any heads up would be great Thanx!
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I am not sure on a synergy release mainly due to the ICS releases coming out. There a lot of devs in our community so it could spark interest.
If you are a fan of synergy I recommend any of nitsujs work. Also over on mikmik newts roms are killer.
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zax10 said:
I am not sure on a synergy release mainly due to the ICS releases coming out. There a lot of devs in our community so it could spark interest.
If you are a fan of synergy I recommend any of nitsujs work. Also over on mikmik newts roms are killer.
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That is kind of what I was thinking was holding up some roms I am used to seeing I am running nitsujs TSM Sense M EXT4 5.0.1 with the 3.0 sense patch.
I am far from new to modding but I don't want to run right to the ICS builds just yet I want to explore all the Roms for the Dinc2. I also know I like MikMik Roms as well. Coming of the fascinate and DX2 CyanogenMod builds it's kind of fun to have more build and rom diversity to flash away like an addict haha.

T3CH9ICIAN said:
That is kind of what I was thinking was holding up some roms I am used to seeing I am running nitsujs TSM Sense M EXT4 5.0.1 with the 3.0 sense patch.
I am far from new to modding but I don't want to run right to the ICS builds just yet I want to explore all the Roms for the Dinc2. I also know I like MikMik Roms as well. Coming of the fascinate and DX2 CyanogenMod builds it's kind of fun to have more build and rom diversity to flash away like an addict haha.
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Completely agree. I started with the nexus one. (More than enough Rom variations lol). To the Sony X10 with very few different rom choices. To the Inc2 where we have everything from stock to cm9 and sense 4.
Check out mikrunny, inchd 1.1 (mikmik), nits trinity (full sense 3.0), nits bullet mt4g port, and of course your aosp.
A lot of people run skyraider (teambamf) and mikrunny. Although like stated before the ICS builds are near fully functional.
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Wich is the best ROM?

I really want a ROM that looks nice like sense roms but they really don't have the best performance. I want a rom that let's me play games without lag or rebooting. One with a good camera and camcorder like in sense roms. Doesn't matter if it's sense, miui, aosp, whichever one. Just want a fast rom with these features. Im running mikg 3.11 with anthrax right now
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Digitalkarma v7 it is the best rom.
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There are too many roms to single one out as "the best"
Nitrous rom, Simplicity, DigitalKarma V7 and classic are the top sense roms.
Decks reloaded is the best gingerbread hands down.
Ics roms don't have working 4g or camcorder but Jmz has found a way to get it working (cm9 nightlies) team dirt cm9 and the new RemICS are the best ics in my opinion. It'd be in your best interest to look around for something you'd like.
Call me "Lord His Soapiness" because I clean s*** up

Totally agree with death by soap. I'm really loving Team DIRT and the RemICS Rom he put out (I believe there was an update yesterday).
Also, the Decks Reloaded was actually referred/recommended by MazRaida if I'm not mistaken, and that was within his own thread.
Lastly, if you are looking for something that is similar to what you get with the standard EVO, but want to be able to Tether, and have free reign to do as you please with your apps, I would also suggest Nitrous or Simplicity. Loved those when I first rooted my phone a month ago.
Since then, I've been getting with Tadow, who has been showing me how to put more interesting ROMS on my phone.
Oh...and be sure to read, because if you are like me, and like having Netflix/Hulu/HBO, etc, then be very careful. I know alot of the ICS roms have had issues with them. But that's what flashing is for

I can't believe I'm saying this...

...But I am actually loving Touchwiz... I usually hate overlays but some of the features on TWIZ makes it hard to go back to AOSP based ROMs, as much as I love them (and I reallllllly love AOSP) I keep finding myself wanting to TWIZ it up. Anyone else have a new found love?
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I've been liking it a lot since the s2
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same **** here if they impliment tw motion features on AOSP it would be a real dream

I would love to have the aosp news and weather widget... it is my most favorite widget ever
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Have to agree tw on this phone rocks.
Apple just give up the IPHONE sucks deal with it.

i went to aokp and cm10 loved it but keep going back to tw......the features usually put in phones are usually corney as h*** but the ones samsung implemented in this phone is amazing and when im on cm10 and aokp i seem to missing those little extra bonus's touchwiz has.

Loving the Wiz since Epic Touch
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i know what you mean. I like smart stay stay and the move up to your ear to call feature. Some nice options in the settings too, but cm10 has more.

TW is nice without being too much. I'm sold.

Not sure if it's just because it's something new and different but I'm really diggin' TW after two HTC devices with Sense.

clankfu said:
Not sure if it's just because it's something new and different but I'm really diggin' TW after two HTC devices with Sense.
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It's one of the reasons I stayed with Sammy instead of going to the OneX. The TW additions really improve android. I only wish they would make the TW launcher more flexible. I gave up on custom ROMs on my Epic 4G and so far I haven't found anything I like better than stock on my SGS3 either.

Yes the new TW on the S3 is the best. I love all the added new features.

Smart Stay and most motion features still work on other launchers btw.

clankfu said:
Not sure if it's just because it's something new and different but I'm really diggin' TW after two HTC devices with Sense.
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Ditto. I ran sense 1.0-3.0 on my Evo OG and TW on the SGS3 is much much better. I also think TW looks "cleaner" than Sense. I'm just really satisfied with my SGS3. It's going to be a long time before I replace it.

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Ditto. I ran sense 1.0-3.0 on my Evo OG and TW on the SGS3 is much much better. I also think TW looks "cleaner" than Sense. I'm just really satisfied with my SGS3. It's going to be a long time before I replace it.
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I began liking TW towards the later stages of Gingerbread on my OG Epic. AOSP is great, no question, but Sammy really has done a good job of the 'less is more' attitude with skins. There seems to be enough benefits to keep it around and enough to differentiate themselves, but it's not bogging your whole phone down like Sense can either.
It's like the took a page from Norton and did it the other way! Norton used to be great for anti-virus stuff, but now, that crap steals every single resource your computer has, and then some...

I also agree. Coming from a long line of HTC devices and a Motorola thrown in there, I think TW has a much lighter footprint than Sense and Motoblur.

I'm coming from the Galaxy Nexus on Verizon and I ran Jelly Bean on it since the day after Google announced it, and loved it.
Since moving to Sprint and the Galaxy S III and have not even thought about flashing a Jelly Bean ROM, okay, so I thought about it but can't bring myself to flash one and lose all the cool motion features.
But I am running Apex Launcher...

Add me to the list. I have been a fan since the original Epic and it just keeps getting better to me. I was checking out the Galaxy Nexus at Sprint one day a while back and I had to put it down. I was so used to Touchwiz I couldn't handle it. Felt like a let down.

Surprisingly i feel the same way.
Hated touchwiz on the Epic and Epic 4g Touch
but on the s3, it's not as instrusive and actually adds alot of functionality.
And that's cause I come from a Gnex running Jelly Belly... It's impressive.
I never though id say this, but I'm loving touchwiz.

Your Daily Driver form

Is is it GB? ICS? Mabey even a taste of JB?
So what are you currently running? And why?
Me? Well I'm running CM 7.2 Kang 6/19, but I will probably change depending on this fourm.....
So what is it.....

ParanoidAndroid JB
I'm liking it for the app resizing capabilities and UI tweaks. It takes a little getting used to but it pays off!
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Still running Skyraider Zeus, yes its gingerbread but its reliable as hell. It gets the job done and I know that everything is going to work on it.

Triscuit said:
ParanoidAndroid JB
I'm liking it for the app resizing capabilities and UI tweaks. It takes a little getting used to but it pays off!
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I agree its awesome maybe a little buggy but its brand new. I was running cm9 but since I've ran pajb I am in love
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I am running CM7.2 nightlies and aeroevan v10.5 kernel with incredicontrol bumping the clock to 1.4 and dropping the volts by a bit.
Very stable and all functionality intact.
I would love to jump onto a jb ROM, but they all seem to have issues with features and functionality. I will be patient, though, and I know that I will try out jb at some point in the future.
-CM7 on DInc2

IC Tazz sense 3.6 is my choice of roms. I love sense and this is a nice mix of ICS and Sense and its smooth. No complaints with this one.

Running Kangdemnation ICS can't really do things right now for jb cuz of kernel issues since I'm s-on
But loving the rom I'm using now
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I've been running aokp (ICS) since before cs released his kangdemnation ROM. I like it for the tweaks that aokp has but have been having some problems lately such as my phone rebooting when I get calls. It only happens every once in a while but its getting annoying. I will probably try something else soon.
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TSM Vanilla 2.3.4
I dont use any Sense widgets anyway...but like knowing the Sense quality camera is there if I need it.
AOSP ports always give me issues with in call volume and screen on. Im one of those guys who plants the phone against my face and the screen turns on. Darn!
I really liked UKB but the radio turning off when connecting to wifi bugs me - I use my phone to talk quite a bit.
Havent tried Jellybean on the phone and probably wont considering my experience with my GED Xoom.

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I use my phone to talk quite a bit.
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What's wrong with us? The 90s are over!
I'm in kangdemnation .4, but I must admit you guys are right about functionality & reliability. ICS runs great. Can't wait till all the bugs are squashed.
Not a huge sense fan (used to be). It feels sort of heavy to me. TSM UKB rocks, tho.
PA is way cool, but haven't really gotten over the learning curve yet.
I'll probably go back to CM7 at some point. The Reverend mentioned CCM7 1.5 with aero's .8 was a good build.
The nice thing about flashing constantly is that you learn about options that you never knew existed & often can find ways to make them work on other roms. The downside is that your wife gets pissed cause you're on the phone too much! :banghead:
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All i really care about is a working camera and i don't really use fcc. So i'm on 07/30 aero jb ROM. Battery life is phenomenal and i haven't had any issues. I realize that camcorder & fcc doesn't work, but i'm fine with that. Aero's cm9 build worked great too, so i would recommend that for camcorder and FCC. I tried the latest sense based ICS roms and didn't care for them , but that just my opinion.

I loaded up a "final rom flash",even though I've said that a hundred times, I'm running cm9 with aeros .12 kernal without the adreno drivers cooked in. Instead I flashed the ics adreno 200 drivers, along with Google now, agps patch, and its probably my daily until jb gets a little more stable.this combo is solid on my phone. Although any of the ics roms are equal in my eyes in different respects , there all great lol

I've been using Skyraider Zeus for many months now and it has been great! Long battery life and really smooth. I used CM7.2 by CondemnedSoul before Skyraider and that rom is excellent as well
I tried ICS roms but I couldn't live with bugs. I like complete functionality

How do you flash Google now? I mean, where did you get it?
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This is where I got it this thread is for devices with arm6 or 7 processors though
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30059950
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bsmitty83 said:
This is where I got it this thread is for devices with arm6 or 7 processors though
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30059950
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Thanks, flashing it now!
Also question. Why flash the adreno 200 drivers instead of the drivers already in?

lettuceman44 said:
Thanks, flashing it now!
Also question. Why flash the adreno 200 drivers instead of the drivers already in?
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I like to experiment with things that I understand little about.... lol
I didn't know if the adreno drivers that got put into aeros kernel were the same as the ics adreno 200, I really don't know what the difference was and that's what I wanted to see since I thought the other drivers were for jelly bean, I figured the ics ones would be better for ics, but I rarely have graphics issues. I'm pretty sure i asked that same question in one of the inc2 threads lol
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