I've had an android phone since my tmobile g2 ( the one with the flip out keyboard, sweet phone!) and have always rooted and installed custom roms but this is my first nexus device. What are the benefits of a custom rom here? I'm not asking whether I should root it but just wondering what major improvements a custom rom brings to an already debloated rom.
Just go to any ROM development thread to see all the additional features it has.
Yeah, I know that. I'm not new to android or custom roms, to be more specific do the custom roms for Nexus offer significant performance or battery increases? With htc or Samsung the touchwiz and sense overlays use memory and cpu and there is an obvious increase in speed when flashing an aosp or aokp rom. Just wondered if it's the same or if there's less noticeable difference.
Well I've heard about performance increases with custom ROM's and increased battery life.
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A custom kernel will have more impact on performance and battery life with it allowing you to overclock, underclock, undervolt your CPU and GPU.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2017715
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I am running AOKPMS3 ROM,
I decided to install The Franco Kernel, and after a reboot, it felt like my gnex transformed into a Ferrari. These kernels are DAMN fast compared to the AOKP MS 3/STOCK kernel.. or is it just me?
I am feling like my phone is now twice as fast, only with this kernel 3.0.18.
its not just you. its fast
Great battery life as well if you handle your apps and settings correctly.
Same here. Benchmarks with Franco.kernel eave stock behind and battery life is also much better.
I wonder why anyone with a rooted Nexus would keep the stock kernel?
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Its you.
Custom kernels fly...at benchmarks. Real world performance is minimal. A fresh boot == more performance increase than a custom kernel.
Custom kernel == initial adding of features, and 213213213213 updates fixing the bugs created.
What version of his kernal are you all using? I tried one of his nightlies and it refused to go into deep sleep. Haven't tried another one since. Been pretty happy with kag bang for a few days now but I am always looking for another thing to flash.
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I actually get the best performance with the stock kernel. 6400 on Antutu.
Ok not the best place to ask why root, custom rom on a dev forum! and i'll probably got shot down.
I've had android devices previously where rooting and custom rom' ing was an absolute must to improve performance look and feel etc
Aside from being able to perform a full nandroid backup in custom recovery what are the other main advantages on a hox?
It's already a JB build, its plenty fast enough, I like sense, what does a custom rom do that the stock hox can't?
Stu
Hmm I guess you can get a slight battery boost by flashing a a custom kernel
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Custom kernel
Undervolting
Overclocking
Underclocking
Sweep2wake
Better stablity
Removal of htc stock crap
Less heat
Better battery backup
Themed Roms
Lots of tweaks to play with
1- Tegra 3 chip is really a hot one (literally!). UV is a most to reduce it's temperature, trust me it's worth it (9 months being unrooted, but it's all gone now + You would feel like your having a new phone)!
2- Root apps (Greenify, Tor, you name it).
3- System mods (Like increasing speaker's sound). Decreasing RAM usage ,and perhaps tweaking Sense for speed.
4- Sweep2Wake or Volume-key wake up.
5- Battery reasons (not really an important thing to me, managed to get 7hrs of screen time while being unrooted). In addition to that, while UV you would be reducing your battery consumption.
6- There are other reasons, but that's pretty much all what I care about.
Lucky patcher :>
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There's not really a reason to root for performance. You have better chances increasing the performance from official updates than custom rooms. Many custom roms are buggy and there is always something wrong with them.
I would root however to get rid of bugs that may be present with the stock rom or to modify the appearance of the UI like having a battery percentage or having some nice things like themes in viper roms.
Also running AOSP is nice sometimes.
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Lol - didnt take me long to succumb to the temptation
Just flashed Renovate for a try ... ha ha
I like the idea that it runs cooler and battery life etc so will give it a try for a while
I think im just a flashing junkie
Stu
Xda did a video on the very topic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czTkHe7-lXw
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I just got myself an M8 which I unlocked and started using 4 days ago. I am used to using the Galaxy S phones and Ktoonsez Kernel for my devices. I am completely new with this device and currently running the LeeDroid ROM and I am wondering if anyone has any kernels they recommend for this device. I am looking for the best balance of Performance, Battery and ease of customization.
Thanks!
I find kernels don't make much of a difference, for my usage... So I usually use whatever comes with the rom.
But I do know two of your reasons contradict each other. Performance and battery life. Usually you slightly sacrifice one for the other.
Edit: Stock kernels, and ones included with roms are already designed for a good balance. Older devices needed more tweaking to gain different outcomes, but newer devices aren't nearly as impacted by kernel tweaks. My opinion of course.
Fresh TouchWiz vs Fresh CyanogenMod based ROMs - Which is more battery efficient?
Or, does it make any difference?
Lollipop touchwiz is pretty good in terms of battery. Custom Rom like CM is usually chosen for more customization. Some customization along with custom kernel may give better battery power depending on what options/changes are made. I can't truly say which one is the real winner.
If you really care for battery, you can use apps like amplify and greenify for better battery conservation. Obviously, you need to root your device if you settle with touchwiz.
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So I just picked up a pixel 3 and the battery life is fairly mixed but I guess I was spoiled with my previous device (Oneplus 5).
Will installing a custom kernel improve my battery life? I haven't really bothered since my Galaxy S2 which was a shambles.
If so, are there any specific kernels which aim to do this by default?
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So I just picked up a pixel 3 and the battery life is fairly mixed but I guess I was spoiled with my previous device (Oneplus 5).
Will installing a custom kernel improve my battery life? I haven't really bothered since my Galaxy S2 which was a shambles.
If so, are there any specific kernels which aim to do this by default?
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Today, stock Google kernels are very efficient. Most kernel devs will tell you the same. There is just not much margin left for them to improve upon battery-wise. That being said I use EX Kernel because I like the ability to tinker and have more control over the phone. I like EX's battery monitor that is part of his kernel manager. There are quite a few good custom kernels out there. If you haven't done so already, just lurk in one or two of the kernel threads and see what people are discussing. With respect to your current battery life, don't forget to give it several full charging cycles and in a week or so it will likely show an improvement. That, and you're probably "playing" with it more and that will wear off too! :laugh:
There will be none to negligible difference. Custom kernels are more for staying up to date with incremental kernel patches and other upstream stuff as well as things like color and haptic control.
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And to fix memory management issues