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Galaxy s2

I just got mine and was wondering is it worth rooting becausr stock is already fast and stable
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It's always worth rooting.
Right now, the performance increase isn't the biggest reason, because this phone can handle anything we through at it with ease.
The root_only features, however, definitely are.
Backups, tethering, painless restores, themes, ad hoc wifi, and all the other goodies that custom Roms provide really make a big difference.
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You really should check out the juggernaut rom and also faux123 kernal. I can't express how much faster the sg2 runs and no stuttering or lag. The phone also has much better battery life it's really amazing. Also no spying carrier iq, no bloatware etc. you can free wifi tether. You can over clock or under clock. My phone has never worked so good.
Definitely recommend the following:
Load cwm recovery
Install latest juggernaut rom 4.1
Install latest faux123 kernal
Not required but also install latest modem kl1
If you do then install swype beta keyboard
I use go launcher highly recommended.
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DOOOOOOOOOO it!!!! You'll love your phone twice as much. There are some awesome themes and roms. You can make it even smoother than it is. Go to dev section after and try gingersnap with either kernel. Smooth as butter

Diekrupt said:
You really should check out the juggernaut rom and also faux123 kernal. I can't express how much faster the sg2 runs and no stuttering or lag. The phone also has much better battery life it's really amazing. Also no spying carrier iq, no bloatware etc. you can free wifi tether. You can over clock or under clock. My phone has never worked so good.
Definitely recommend the following:
Load cwm recovery
Install latest juggernaut rom 4.1
Install latest faux123 kernal
Not required but also install latest modem kl1
If you do then install swype beta keyboard
I use go launcher highly recommended.
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How do you install the modem?
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Why install the modem? Also, I think you should try Launcher 7, made myself use it for a few days, and I love it.
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I came from a NS4G rooted and i noticed the big difference, and i went on to root my t989 today and i have juggernaut with bullet might switch to the kernel yu recommended and so far i dont notice perfomance differece cuhz this phone is already fast as hell but like you said you can do so much more with root
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How do you install the modem?
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There's a thread by Whitehawks over on rootzwiki..
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Mrcojocaru said:
DOOOOOOOOOO it!!!! You'll love your phone twice as much. There are some awesome themes and roms. You can make it even smoother than it is. Go to dev section after and try gingersnap with either kernel. Smooth as butter
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Doooooo it !! +100

what's the best Rom
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bjgebg said:
what's the best Rom
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Im really liking juggernaut with faux(correct me if im wronh with the kernel name)
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bjgebg said:
what's the best Rom
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That's a tough question mate. There really is no best. Its a matter of figuring out what you want and what roms do that the best. I recommend trying them all. Personally I'm a cyanogenmod fanboi and I try to run it on pretty much everything I own.
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main reason u should root and install a custom rom is BATTERY LIFE! lol u more than double your battery life, get all the bloat out of your phone, CIQ etc, plus you do get a performance increase, and its more stable than stock.. hands down best thing you could ever do to your phone.

[Q] Best ROM for EPiC Touch?? Stable/battery life

Just got my wife an Epic Touch 4G, I wanted to install CM9 on it, but I don't see it anywhere? I want something stable, with good battery life. What ROMS do you recommend ? can be TW/AOSP, as long as its STABLE and everything works. Shes rocking stock ICS on it now.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815854
I use that rom as my dd. Its calk's worked baked in to ff18 with some other stuff. Its almost stock feel. Most bloat removed. Ton of mods.
There is another awesome rom called blu kuban. Not sure if it fits your needs. Its super themed with awesome blue and black colors. Has its own kernel with a ton of cpu tweaks. Blu kuban is like the ultimate rom.
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euklid said:
Just got my wife an Epic Touch 4G, I wanted to install CM9 on it, but I don't see it anywhere? I want something stable, with good battery life. What ROMS do you recommend ? can be TW/AOSP, as long as its STABLE and everything works. Shes rocking stock ICS on it now.
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Cm9 is in original development
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cm9 is not stable yet on epic touch right?
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euklid said:
cm9 is not stable yet on epic touch right?
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Xda only has upto alpha 6 posted. But there are nightlies out there which are almost ready to be stable. I believe chris41g is himself working on that.
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BluesRulez said:
Xda only has upto alpha 6 posted. But there are nightlies out there which are almost ready to be stable. I believe chris41g is himself working on that.
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do you know where to download, i can't find it on cyanogenmod.com
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You could also try the "black" ROM, it's very stable and has a great battery life. It is off of ff18 right now but is going to move to fh13 soon.

Its funny how much this question gets asked. I would read up thoroughly on how to flash Roms and root or whatever it is you you want to do and go to the development section read about what is going on and how to install whatever ROM you want to try and try it, see how it works for you and if you don't like take it off. Trial and error is your best bet just make sure you aren't blindly flashing and installing stuff if you don't know what you are doing. Qbking77 has a lot of helpful videos on YouTube also.
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Also the most stable ROM is going to be the stock ota updates of course all of these Roms are in development obviously so as each one says on their page there is some issues with every single one.
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GiantJay said:
Also the most stable ROM is going to be the stock ota updates of course all of these Roms are in development obviously so as each one says on their page there is some issues with every single one.
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That's not true by a long shot...
The reason we started making our own ROMs was the instabilities, short-comings, and plain mistakes made by SamSprint in the stock ROMs.. you know, like the eMMC brick bug? That's a far cry from stable imo..

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That's not true by a long shot...
The reason we started making our own ROMs was the instabilities, short-comings, and plain mistakes made by SamSprint in the stock ROMs.. you know, like the eMMC brick bug? That's a far cry from stable imo..
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^^^this guy knows what he speaks of :thumbup:
We are legion, for we are many.
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Gargox said:
You could also try the "black" ROM, it's very stable and has a great battery life. It is off of ff18 right now but is going to move to fh13 soon.
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Agreed, I am very satisfied with the rom in terms of battery life. I wanted to try the fh13, but turned it keeps rebooting back to recovery.

S5 rom by venum check.out his thread just uploaded some pics on batery life 18+ hours and 3:30 on screen time every day best ics rom i have tried

chris41g said:
That's not true by a long shot...
The reason we started making our own ROMs was the instabilities, short-comings, and plain mistakes made by SamSprint in the stock ROMs.. you know, like the eMMC brick bug? That's a far cry from stable imo..
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STABLE! I DOWNGRADED from JB to get back to something this stable
Thx Chris.
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SHADOW GOD'S UNIVERSE ROM FH13
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I am using Phantom Blazer, great performance and battery seems to be pretty good too.
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even though a "newbie", team nocturnal & team rejects Black rom is great for battery life, it is a darkly themed rom with available tweaks, pretty smooth & is my current daily driver

[Q] What ROM are you currently running, and why?

I've went through many ROMs with my device, and I'm curious, what ROM and You currently running, and why? Looking forward to your response!
Also, if you can provide a link to the thread of the ROM that would be awesome, thanks!

DustCrow said:
I've went through many ROMs with my device, and I'm curious, what ROM and You currently running, and why? Looking forward to your response!
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ROTLR was released around Halloween but it's smooth,great battery and I love the zombie theme

Hey, thanks for the reply! What does ROTLR stand for?
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Running the new fk23 jb rom. This thing is amazing u should try it if u like jb.
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How is the battery power? On a scale of 1-10 and why do you give it the rating you do?
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sasquatchotragavaca said:
Running the new fk23 jb rom. This thing is amazing u should try it if u like jb.
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Well just installed it taday. But there was a leak of it and battery was good. I would get about 13 hrs and about 3 1/2 hrs screen time. Im a really heavy user. From 1-10 I give it a 10. I think everybody running this will agree with me.
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Thanks! I might check it out! Do you have a link to the thread for it? I am somewhat new here, and even when I search for a ROM, I have trouble finding the thread :/ I'm not sure why.
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DustCrow said:
Hey, thanks for the reply! What does ROTLR stand for?
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Return Of The Living Rejectz haha

DustCrow said:
Thanks! I might check it out! Do you have a link to the thread for it? I am somewhat new here, and even when I search for a ROM, I have trouble finding the thread :/ I'm not sure why.
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Just remember its not like any other rom theres a couple of things u need to do to install it. Nothing to complicated just read the thread and if u like then install. Just please read read.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34755891
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DustCrow said:
Thanks! I might check it out! Do you have a link to the thread for it? I am somewhat new here, and even when I search for a ROM, I have trouble finding the thread :/ I'm not sure why.
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Just to warn you, I got horrid 3g speeds with fk23...But I think it could be an area thing...

fi27 and f127 modem with agat fi27 v0.6.8 with the rom call lightweight 0.5 its great I get around 9 hrs heavy uses sometimes when I im bored I switch to a backup of jb fk09 tweaked signed I get about 8 hrs heavy uses

Awesome, thanks for the reply! Just wondering, can you define 'heavy'? I personally use my phone at school all the time, I listen to music through headphones about 1/2 of my total day(4 hours or so) and I will also spend a lot of time texting, browsing the web, and using apps that use data. I'm honestly constantly on my phone, and will have to charge it around 3 times per day.
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Facebook twitter booty calls apps Netflix gaming web I have adhd so I'm always touching my phone
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Right now I'm on miui trying it out for the first time getting used to no app drawer. Favorite ROM for a daily (if I had one lols) would have to be Living Rejects. I flash it at least twice a week. Its pretty much my goto when I need a good solid dependable ROM for GPS and coverage while traveling. The battery life is effin amazing and music come out really loud and clear. But I will say once our beloved devs get cm10/AOKP/PA etc running solid for jb I will prolly be going back to PA or try out KK again. I love the UK customization options. I ran ICS aokp as a daily until jb started seeping its way into my veins now I'm flashing like there's no tomorrow can't wait for volume bug fix ^^
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I run PA 2.54. I love being able to chg dpi per app easily and I am a CM fan. CM10 (which PA is built on) is fast and I get good battery.

calisro said:
I run PA 2.54. I love being able to chg dpi per app easily and I am a CM fan. CM10 (which PA is built on) is fast and I get good battery.
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I remember trying PA, and I was getting absolutely terrible battery life. Is there something I may have done wrong?

DustCrow said:
I remember trying PA, and I was getting absolutely terrible battery life. Is there something I may have done wrong?
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there were media bugs in cm10(pa base). those have been fixed.

Im running CNA Codename jb's rom, is amazing, great battery life, android 4.1.2, good level of costumization and amazing performance i seriously cannot hope anything else from my phone.
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I'm running blazer 4.1 gingerbread I like ics and jb but I always come back to blazer 4.1 gingerbread because to me it is the most stable, faster, and battery life is much much better.
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I still use the calkulin v3.0 custom gingerbread rom because it has been the most stable, fastest, and longest lasting, battery life-wise. I recently tried the one-click fk23 jellybean but ran into some problems so I flashed back to calkulin...Gonna try the fk23 again tomorrow though. ;p

What's the best kernel for wild for the night ver 4.2.2?

I'm really hesitant to flash a different kernel with this rom. I'm having crazy battery loss but I love the rom and don't want to change. Any suggestions from someone wiser than I?
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If its stock kernel you should try deleting useless apps.
I used the stock kernel and i have 15+ hours battery life. Also try using different modems, try the FI25 modem

At this point in time, source code for the JB kernel for the E4GT has not been released. Therefore, there are not any custom kernels. You need to stick with the kernel that came with the rom.
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rewdboy843 said:
I'm really hesitant to flash a different kernel with this rom. I'm having crazy battery loss but I love the rom and don't want to change. Any suggestions from someone wiser than I?
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my battery life has been good in standby, a bit bad if I run something like the camcorder. In the past, I've had the best luck with CPU usage apps to determine which are using the processor more than you would like. I like Watchdog Task Manager Lite and Wake lock detector.

DO NOT FLASH A DIFFERENT KERNEL ON AOSP ROMS!!!!!
if you do that .... Lots of thing will go wrong, the kernel stays put
Laughing at you while eating Jellybeans

Best TouchWiz rom with stock kernel for best battery.

First of all I searched the forums
And if I missed something I'm am sorry for being a noob! (And stupid)
I'm not really enjoying kernels I'm not very good with UV and overclocking (not comfortable in doing so)
I'm jist curious what ROM you use (TouchWiz I need tmobile wifi calling)
Thanks and if this has been posted please inform me and ill delete. Thanks
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JCNoobZ said:
First of all I searched the forums
And if I missed something I'm am sorry for being a noob! (And stupid)
I'm not really enjoying kernels I'm not very good with UV and overclocking (not comfortable in doing so)
I'm jist curious what ROM you use (TouchWiz I need tmobile wifi calling)
Thanks and if this has been posted please inform me and ill delete. Thanks
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If you need Wifi Calling, S3Rx is pretty much the only option for you. Unless you want something older.

Yes thata what I've been using looks like ill keep using this.
Any ktweaker tips if I do move to a custom kernel
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JCNoobZ said:
Yes thata what I've been using looks like ill keep using this.
Any ktweaker tips if I do move to a custom kernel
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Not sure why you would wan to? Battery is good on stock MD5 kernel.

I've just read that its better
Pist show people going days and days without charge.. kinda a battery whore thanks for your input
Cheers! :beer:
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JCNoobZ said:
I've just read that its better
Pist show people going days and days without charge.. kinda a battery whore thanks for your input
Cheers! :beer:
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My phone drains 0.2-0.3% per hour on the stock kernel (on wifi with a decent router). The TW custom kernels are not worth using, in my opinion. Now AOSP on the other hand... yikes. Pretty much have to use them.

Aerowinder said:
My phone drains 0.2-0.3% per hour on the stock kernel (on wifi with a decent router). The TW custom kernels are not worth using, in my opinion. Now AOSP on the other hand... yikes. Pretty much have to use them.
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Thank you so much
So glad I joined XDA such amazing help and good people!
Thankd again man! Cheers! Have a nice weekend!!
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I'm on project goosh with ktoonz kernel and battery is great. Again it's all about usage stuff like syncing should be off, apps updating every few hours should be off or prolonged just the little things.
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Read woodys battery thread if you havent already.
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Aerowinder said:
My phone drains 0.2-0.3% per hour on the stock kernel (on wifi with a decent router). The TW custom kernels are not worth using, in my opinion. Now AOSP on the other hand... yikes. Pretty much have to use them.
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You might want to take a look at your wake locks. If you are having that drain while the screen is off, it most likely a wake lock. Search the forums for better battery stats.
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Your_rom by red is my favorite touchwiz rom. And it gives me the best battery for touchwiz. I use kinetic pulse kernel with it.
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tp2215 said:
You might want to take a look at your wake locks. If you are having that drain while the screen is off, it most likely a wake lock. Search the forums for better battery stats.
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You sir are amazing!!! Jusr realized that I have lost a lot of battery when my devixr was locked thanks!!!
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falcons2 said:
Your_rom by red is my favorite touchwiz rom. And it gives me the best battery for touchwiz. I use kinetic pulse kernel with it.
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Will give that kernel a shot thanks!!
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I'm running HyperDrive Rom and Ktoonsez Kernel. I have tweaked much of the cpu frequencies and used the ktoon governor. However, my battery life compared to the stock rom isn't that great.

Every phone is different so will run different on your phone. I do recommend Dandroid. It now has wifi calling. Complete based on T999. It used to be a port. It's super smooth with great battery life. And it's Cyanogenmod themed.
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There are no "best" rom/kernel combinations for battery. It varies from phone to phone. You could try testing different TouchWiz roms and kernels, but remember to make a nandroid before doing so. Some roms you could try are wicked, stockorama, hyperdrive, etc. For the kernels you should use the stock kernel for stability or ktoonsez.