Hey guys, Nice to be back on the Inc2 forums! I got an HTC DNA about a year ago, and my brother was using my old Inc2 until recently. So now that I have it back, I'm looking to have some fun with it.
On that note, what are your favorite & most interesting roms to run these days? Doesn't need to be super stable, as this won't be my daily driver. Just going to be using it for media and to stream things to my Chromecast. I'm looking for something customizable, as I love tweaking Android to my liking. I've been looking through the Dev forum, but just curious if anyone has some suggestions.
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heres a question for yall, i am coming over from my beloved touch pro and i was wondering is there a way to install htc sence on this device even though its a motorola device. i have grown to really and love sence, or is there something close to that out there?
-rastlin
Launcherpro (just download in market for free) is awsome...and not much different from what I remember from my Hero in 2009.
not without a rom. I don't know of any available. What did you like about sense that you're looking for?
There is also helix launcher
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i liked the live animated weather that was in the background. i have it on my raphel and i like watching it. sorry for the responce time i have been rather busy though
-rastlin
hopefully the defy will get the attention of some serious Dev's and Chef's. I'm currently on a G2 but have been keeping my eye on this Defy as a work phone. The price has dropped and we have root and recovery so I may pick one up. Would be nice to have a OEM Htc port of sense
Okay so I am new to the pro coming from an incredible...and well when i first got the incredible there really wasnt anything as far as rooting and roms go..but the pro has been out since november..it has root..however it doesnt seem like a lot of people are interested in porting roms and making customs ones for it..i mean is fission the only thing being worked on? no miui or cynagen?
That seems to be the case. I am actually researching how to cook Roms to see if I could do it since no one else seems to be.
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yeah im thinking about learning to do it too...its just finding time with school/work
I also came from the Incredible. The development for that device was amazing within a few months. However, for the Pro, it's really a sad state of affairs--no ROM to speak of. There is a Fission ROM RC1, but it's definitely not a daily driver and there's been nothing since that first release.
I LOVE the physical keyboard of the Pro, but I miss the fun of the Incredible. I'm sure I'll soon sell my Pro for the upcoming Incredible 2 or thunderbolt. I'll never buy a Motorola Android device again.
Yeah. It's kind of too bad. I have a Droid Pro and a Droid 2 (was given the Droid Pro), and recently switched to the Droid Pro as my everyday device. I love the keyboard and form factor, but would prefer to be able to run something closer to AOSP stock (have the most recent build of Fission on the D2).
I'm guessing that there just aren't enough Droid Pros out there for anyone to be interested in developing ROMs. Too bad, because it's a great phone, although I can see people not being interested in a "high-end" phone with an HVGA display.
Maybe the next version of MotoBlur will be better than the current one (although I've been happier with the stock software on the Droid Pro than I was with the Motoblur on the Droid 2 when it came out).
I mean for me its not so much as the UI...i actually dont mind moto blur at all and aside from missing the favorites widget for contacts and the default clock..i like it a lot better than sense...but the thing that i want is custom kernels and what not for speed/battery management and the other extra things
where are the chefs............?????????????
its pity, great phone with great hardware but dump software, we need chefs here..... where are you??????
please dont let droid pro to go down the drain, please......
we need a stable and fast AOSP ROM .......if possible......donating not a problem
please guys.....
Yeah I am really hoping for a Cynagen port of 2.3 onto this device
Really? This is where we stand on this? Nothing since February?
yah i know it sucks i want to learn to port so i can take the roms made for dx or d2 i really want cyn
Isn't the bootloader locked on this thing? That's why not really any roms?
Bootloader on the Droid X and Droid 2 are locked as well but both have some custom ROMs available..
Think it's more of an issue with the lack of numbers....not any devs have this device and not a huge number of Droid Pro users compared with the others....with the similarities with the X and Droid 2 you would think it wouldn't be too hard to port over a ROM to the Pro....
if you go check out droid forums you will see there is a guy working on CM7 for the PRO i cant wait for the first beta
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/motorola-droid-pro/154369-gonna-build-cyanogenmod-7-pro.html
jayhammy said:
I also came from the Incredible. The development for that device was amazing within a few months. However, for the Pro, it's really a sad state of affairs--no ROM to speak of. There is a Fission ROM RC1, but it's definitely not a daily driver and there's been nothing since that first release.
I LOVE the physical keyboard of the Pro, but I miss the fun of the Incredible. I'm sure I'll soon sell my Pro for the upcoming Incredible 2 or thunderbolt. I'll never buy a Motorola Android device again.
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Well the problem is the pro was targeted at corporate America. Not the IT guys or nerds but the exec's that loved the blackberry. The result is you don't have a lot of pro owners that know what xda-developers.com is, let alone a custom rom.
Bashing motorola? For realz? Damn man I love my Droid X, I do product reviews on just about every phone on the market and I have to say my original Droid X is still my favorite and I don't pay for service, phones or anything. I have my pick... and it's the Droid X. I've been thinking about switching to the Droid X 2 which is just as outstanding, the only problem is I don't want to reward them for not going 4G with it. I don't really need a processor upgrade and I have a 32 gb micro in the Droid X 1 (which I was surprised it recognized to be honest).
Anyway, Droid X 1 with MIUI FTW
First off, I have been coming to XDA for a while now and love this site. Thanks everyone for all your posts. I'm new to posting and figured I'd give it a shot.:
I recently bought the Atrix from AT&T and I love it. I upgraded from the Captivate which I loved as well but it broke on me and I'm happy for the upgrade. I just have some questions about the atrix:
I've been looking into all the cool hacks that are possible..I recently hacked it so I can view webtop without a dock and yesterday I installed Gingerblur which I love so much more than stock. I used the superoneclick software to root my phone which was a breeze. I did it while I was at work..thats how easy it was.
I was wondering if I can detect which version of Gingerblur I am running and if I can upgrade to the latest version if I'm not running it. I was also wondering if there are any other hacks like Gingerblur that are worth looking into.
I was also wondering if there is a way to get the "end all" option in the task manager when you long press the home button. I really liked that feature on the captivate, being that you don't need to run a Task Killer on android with the latest firmware. Is there a way to get that back? I just like knowing I can close all applications.
Also is there a way to get wifi toggle buttons in the drop down notification bar that the captivate had.
Being that I just rooted my atrix, and am figuring out ways to utilize such a powerful device, what would you guys recommend that I do to the phone to get the best out of it. I'm not sure exactly what rooting the phone can do to make my android experience better.
I'm new to forums and android so please be kind..I'm sorry if this post seems kind of jumbled with various topics. I would appreciate any input. Thanks guys
-Mike
I'm also running Launcher Pro which I Bought. I also bought setPCU but I'm not sure if the atrix is compatible or how to use it properly...but would love to overclock the phone when i can.
anyone? please?
I'm about to get the Atrix too!! As far as I explore the android market, there's antutu benchmark and its master boost apps that can overclock and test your phone's performance. I tried it on my HTC Desire and got a pretty impressive result. Definitely give it a shot.
Hello, I am a Sensation XL user and I have the opportunity to switch to a GNex(trade). The reason I would switch to Nexus is the SA HD screen, dual core a9cortex, better gpu, really good looking and working OS. I am currently worried about the lifespan of my SXL since it packs a single core snapdragon and a poor WVGA resolution.
The reason I wouldn't switch is a few sense goodies such as swiping to text, smartdialing, facebook integration, editing media etc. along with losing my iBeats earphones and a really good looking design.
I kept telling myself I do not want the trade but the small resolution, ugly looking fonts and icons and periodical Sense lag keeps haunting me. I don't like rooting, I like having things as stock as possible.
Please help me decide I'm very unsure what to do!
people here are trying to port Sense 4.0 on the Nexus and you're trying to get rid of it?
anyway, you should try the different Sensation 4.0.3 ROMs out there before giving up on it.
if you like plain ICS, you can have it on the Sensation as well...both phones are good. If you like Sense, wait until HTC One series comes out and sell your SXL then.
either way, you can't avoid rooting...you can install the ARHD or InsertCoin's ROMs which are as stock as possible on HTC but definately faster...no Sense lag.
you still have a lot to explore on your phone
LE: nevermind, the ROMs i mentioned above are for Sensation, not S XL
but i think HTC released official ICS for you?
zerozoneice said:
people here are trying to port Sense 4.0 on the Nexus and you're trying to get rid of it?
anyway, you should try the different Sensation 4.0.3 ROMs out there before giving up on it.
if you like plain ICS, you can have it on the Sensation as well...both phones are good. If you like Sense, wait until HTC One series comes out and sell your SXL then.
either way, you can't avoid rooting...you can install the ARHD or InsertCoin's ROMs which are as stock as possible on HTC but definately faster...no Sense lag.
you still have a lot to explore on your phone
LE: nevermind, the ROMs i mentioned above are for Sensation, not S XL
but i think HTC released official ICS for you?
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I'm not really that good with the whole root/flash s-off stuff. Even if I dug in this new universe I know there are plenty of problems since there isn't anything official about these homebrew roms. I like my phone but I'm not pleased with the low res and choppy user interface. Maybe Nexus doesn't have the problems htc has with the sense ui (even though my XL has sense 3.5 which should be theoretically faster). My next phone will not be an htc since i've had only htcs since 2010 and am fed up with the looks of it.
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I'm not really that good with the whole root/flash s-off stuff. Even if I dug in this new universe I know there are plenty of problems since there isn't anything official about these homebrew roms. I like my phone but I'm not pleased with the low res and choppy user interface. Maybe Nexus doesn't have the problems htc has with the sense ui (even though my XL has sense 3.5 which should be theoretically faster). My next phone will not be an htc since i've had only htcs since 2010 and am fed up with the looks of it.
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Then I would go with the galaxy nexus if I were you. It basically has everything you are looking for. And if you decide to learn to root/unlock boot loaders and what not, the nexus is the easiest to learn with (my opinion) . I think if you go with the galaxy nexus , its a win-win. Good luck
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I really enjoyed MIUI on my Motorola Triumph when I had it, and I just discovered the CDMA MIUI ROM, but apparently the RAM consumption is crazy high, making it a deal breaker. MIUI is one of the best ROMs available for any phone in my opinion, and I'd love to see somebody pick it up. I would do it myself, but I don't have any spare time right now, not to mention my lack of coding knowledge. If anybody has plans to work on it, lets hear them!