thoughts on best rom - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

I know this question will cause some debate but what would you say is the best rom for the galaxy nexus?

ARHD
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What does that mean??

You didn't see a rom in the dec section that might be abbreviated ARHD? Or any of the other "what's the best rom" threads, for that matter?
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How about AOKP? Try that abbreviation
Terminators run on Android

I'm using rootzboat. I'm really good.
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Definitely Android Revolution HD (ARHD). I tried others but none were as sweet as ARHD.

I used android revolution but was tired of being on 4.0.2 as the developer was waiting for Google to drop 4.0.3 binaries.
And Franco's kernel was for 4.0.3 only. So I started using Aokp and I simply love it. Aokp + Franco Kernel is a amazing mix for performance and battery.
Aokp also adds new features such as power saver to help with battery and with various status bar tweaks.
Aokp +, Franco kernel.... Nothing gets any better. Also Aokp pushes updates every other day so you can expect goodies every 3-5 days.
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Always use Paul O'Brien Modaco roms. They simply work and let you get on with customising your phone.
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RootzBoat is by far my favorite. I like how it stay's true to AOSP and just adds little extras. Nothing too fancy and feels smooth.

I haven't installed one yet...I'm looking at Android Revolution and AOKP right now, but leaning toward the latter because I'd love to give Franco's a shot. Problem is I'm kind of thinking I should just wait for 4.0.3 to drop and go from there. I'd like to get it the day it drops, if possible.
Right now I'm just using stock rooted+unlocked with the 4.0.3 radio firmware. I'd love to install some graphical mods (mainly a status bar battery mod) but can't on Stock =(

surfboy69 said:
ARHD
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+1 that rom is what im running and after switching, i came back

anyone who uses this will not look back
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11455-rom-android-open-kang-project-maguro-build-13/

I used arhd since getting the phone. But wanted 4.0.3. So switched to aokp. But for some reason had delays when unlocking the phone. And sometimes when typing. Tried wiping etc. No joy
So I am now using eagles blood with Franco kernal and can't fault it at all. Fb sync and the lock screen and great features.
For a perfect from I would want the power saver and UI mods of aokp. With the cm9 launcher mods. And the eb lock screen. Someone want to make it for me!
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Haven't tried any others, but Axiom is great. Wait for 2.4 update for VZW services fix though.

AOKP looks cool. They have the HC quick settings menu and a slew of options. Pretty slick.
RootzBoat has a good rom too with lots of options. I just hate how they label everything RootzBoat (wallpaper, carrier id, etc). I'm also using AOSP CM9 Kangs too. They're all fun. I typically flip between them when one has a few feature that I like.
RootzBoat has a Centered clock option, notification LED color options, and a 4-way lockscreen... but no notification toggles.
I get awesome battery on my CM9 Kang. BIG difference between it and RootzBoat.
I also noticed that MIUI was updated yesterday to a pretty usable state. I haven't personally tried it, and there are some bugs still, but it should be useable now.

AOKP rocks! But I cant wait to see how CM9 develops. They have to add something special to make me leave AOKP.

Me too I've tried other 4.0.3 but to me they just don't compare to the constant smoothness of ARHD
koszor said:
+1 that rom is what im running and after switching, i came back
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winwiz said:
anyone who uses this will not look back
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11455-rom-android-open-kang-project-maguro-build-13/
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I agree! This rom + franco's kernel waaayyy better than ARHD..... Love the quick toggles and being able to customize without having to flash or "bake" roms....

Another aokp here...it rocks!
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Perfect Android/Black Bean/Are You Jellin what are all the differences?

Perfect Android/Black Bean/Are You Jellin
I want to flash one of these but do not really see what all the differences between them might be. If anyone can shed some light on what I would be looking at with each ROM.
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Perfect Android/Black Bean/Are You Jellin
I want to flash one of these but do not really see what all the differences between them might be. If anyone can shed some light on what I would be looking at with each ROM.
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Never tried Perfect Android, nor Are You Jellin, but Black Bean is basically AOKP nightly (Which I am currently using, and I recommend it btw ) with inverted apps (Backgrounds are perfectly black, which can save battery on out Gnex). Since Black Bean is basically AOKP nightly, you get all the customization that AOKP nightly brings right now, which isn't a lot compared to Milestone AOKP. I found it very stable, however there was a lot of complains about Black Bean rebooting, even with clean install...

Gummy for Jellybean? If not, help finding cherry picks for cm10?

I came from Gummy rom 1.3 w/ Franco Milestone 4 and LOVED life.. all the tweaks i could want and one time i actually got 3 days, 2 hrs on my 2100 mah battery! (wifi, 3g, streamed music, misc)..
Now i decided to try out Jellybean. Im running a CM 10 nightly on my Nexus and am over all satisfied.. i miss some of the small tweaks that Gummy had (from what ive read they are called "cherry picks") for CM10.
Any one hear if they are working on a Gummy for Jellybean? Ive searched and searched and i find all sorts of rumors and peoples thoughts* about this and that.. Ive found posts that they hung up their hats on developing the gummy for JB and than find other posts saying no its back on.
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Love me some Gummy.. any help would be appreciated.
If not, some lead for cherry picks for cm10 would be appreciated. i just want more customization from CM10 and have been looking @ AKOP, Euroskank, etc..
Last I heard, they stopped working on Gummy.
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Team gummy is no more so the answer to your question is no. Which sucks Cuz I loved that ROM.
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Esteway.619 said:
Team gummy is no more so the answer to your question is no. Which sucks Cuz I loved that ROM.
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my nexus is weaping as i type....... ahhhh i mean i LOVED the ability to change the colors of the softkey buttons, slide the bottom part of screen (dunno term - but where the apps, call, internet, etc are kept) left and right to reveal others, and change folders and stuff.....
arghhhhhhhh
any help or advice on cherry picks? and for which rom has the most? MIUI, CM 10, AKOP, etC>?
Jondoyle24 said:
my nexus is weaping as i type....... ahhhh i mean i LOVED the ability to change the colors of the softkey buttons, slide the bottom part of screen (dunno term - but where the apps, call, internet, etc are kept) left and right to reveal others, and change folders and stuff.....
arghhhhhhhh
any help or advice on cherry picks? and for which rom has the most? MIUI, CM 10, AKOP, etC>?
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try apex launcher and backed black bean http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835326
it has alot of options from akop, cm10, ect
i added a menu softkey, they are blue and smaller too
ooohhaaahh said:
try apex launcher and backed black bean http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835326
it has alot of options from akop, cm10, ect
i added a menu softkey, they are blue and smaller too
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thanks!!!
I would give xenon hd a try or affinity Rom. Trinity Kernel is amazing for performance and battery.
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Jondoyle24 said:
my nexus is weaping as i type....... ahhhh i mean i LOVED the ability to change the colors of the softkey buttons, slide the bottom part of screen (dunno term - but where the apps, call, internet, etc are kept) left and right to reveal others, and change folders and stuff.....
arghhhhhhhh
any help or advice on cherry picks? and for which rom has the most? MIUI, CM 10, AKOP, etC>?
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I'm on miui. I've been very happy with it since it is JB now. But as far as customizing your own phone try sorcery ROM. You'll be surprised the things that ROM does.
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Best 4.1 ROM for our device?

In your own opinion what is your favourite 4.1 ROM available right now? I know this is going to be a very mixed bag thread but just for fun to see what my fellow t989ers are using
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Rom All star v7 is
fantastic,awesome,perfect,amazing #1 for me...:thumbup::beer:
I'm using Official slim bean 3.1 with lightning zap kernel and I'm getting average 4 hours of screen time. My favorite rom so far!
CM10 Nightlies. I always get the most out of my battery out of it. Yet, the call quality on them kinda suck. People keep saying i'm breaking up while on a call.
Just to add I'm currently running slimstar and its pretty smooth on my end hasn't settled yet though
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Depends what you are asking for. If you want performance, usually CM10. If you want battery, I'd also say CM10. For massive amounts of preferences go with PACman ROM.
Has anyone tried both cory's mod and slimstar?
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Droid_4_ever said:
Has anyone tried both cory's mod and slimstar?
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I have yet to get any data to work with Corry's Mod. Have yet to try out slimstar.
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I have yet to get any data to work with Corry's Mod. Have yet to try out slimstar.
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Other than the data issue how was the ROM? Just another CM10 port?
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Stock jellybean :thumbup:
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Droid_4_ever said:
In your own opinion what is your favourite 4.1 ROM available right now? I know this is going to be a very mixed bag thread but just for fun to see what my fellow t989ers are using
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I am praying for MIUI Jellybean based ROM. For now, Cory's Awesome Mod; It's a WIP but as of now ... It's minimal and is a reliable DD for me. :laugh:
I'm using Corys PAC rom love it best one I've tried so far
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All Star V7. Oddly enough I had to flash the rotate fix on it but otherwise great. I tend to get between 4-5hrs of screen time (tested on a plane flight from Dulles to Vienna) per battery.
Slim Bean All Star v5 the best so far...
Nighthawk's Tapatalk
Cyanogenmod 10
I am running slim-star! I really like it. new build is 26.1 ... Currently re-flashing though because it wouldn't detect my network o__o so I couldn't call anyone.
ROM from GS2USR
I flashed almost all the ROMs and the best one so far is the "[P?+Aokp+Cm] P.A.Cman True All in 1 ROM[01-03-13]" by GS2USR . Using v 19.0 currently.
Very fast/ snappy, no bloatware, has all the options you can imagine. ANd everything works great. I went to other roms for change, but kept coming back to this for smooth sail experience.
Good luck brother !
Aokp. Its virtually bug free.
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I wish (ROM-4.1.2-MS1) SlimAOKP Lite/SuperLite Nightlies (made by All-Star Devs) wasn't so buggy I do badly want that ROM to work!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1934723
Best T989 ROM Setup
Based on the advice of others who posted, I tried Slim Star v1.26, updated OTA today to v1.27. It is the best of all I tried for T989. No call echo, which was the deal breaker on a few JB roms. No WiFi issues, which I had with the latest CM10 nightlies. Here's the whole sequence of what I end up doing, after a lot of trying things
Flashed Slim Star ROM
Flash the Nexus boot anim from here
Flash Walkman.zip forget where I got that one from LOL, it was in the "Extras" or "Add-Ons" section of one of many ROMS I tried
Flashed latest ASD Kernel (probably overkill I know but I have good luck with this flash as far as eliminating Echo)
Bonus that ASD Kernel flash script does a cache wipe and dalvik wipe and reboot for me, so I do it last (3 less things I have to do in CWMR lol)
Wait 10 min (hardest part LOL)
Reboot, wait 1 min
Set up Google Acct but don't restore phone! Once I accidentally didn't uncheck Restore Phone and it won't let you go back! I had to start all over LOL
Slim Star comes with an app called Update Me, full of Awesomeness. I used the Add-ons menu in there to download a Extras.zip and it's own Slim-Gapps, reboot to Recovery and flash both of those
Today Slim Star did an OTA update of itself to 1.27, dirty flashed that, then set default keyboard to Android because I have to have gesture texting! It just never stops getting more Awesome! :good:
Also Holo Launcher that comes with Slim Star did a Play store update of itself to v2.01. Nice launcher that comes with Slim Star, I set as default, has really good solid Settings organization, never "forgets" my settings like some ROMs did, also wrap around Home screens which I missed for awhile. And it doesn't try to be Phablet, which personally for me I didn't like about some ROMs.
I then disable the following Apps that I don't use (don't know if this is a good idea or not, but it seems to work)
Apollo (I use Walkman)
Google Partner Setup
Google Play Music
Music
Picasa Uploader
Picasa Web Albums
Seeder
Tags
Talk
Phone is really running better than it ever has, after I followed these steps. Hope this helps others.

Opinions on 4.2

Does anyone truly like it? I find the extra page for toggles to be an annoyance to get to, and requires extra time. It just looks nice. The lock-screen also defeats all purpose of having a lock screen, and removes useful shortcuts (I know these can be added in through some cm or aokp builds but still). I didn't think it was possible for a new android version to really take a step back in terms of functionality but 4.2 really did. Scrolling isn't nearly as good as it was in 4.1 as well. But this is all my opinion, I'm interested to hear what you guys think. I'm looking to drop back to 4.1, and I'm hoping key lime pie gets rid of lock-screen widgets
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Yes I like it. And a few milliseconds don't hurt. I don't think android took steps back, it took 3+ steps ahead.
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I like it.. Looks pretty good.
Although, I do agree somewhat with the lockscreen. When I had messages as one of the pages on the lockscreen, I wish I could just text them from there. But instead, you press it and it goes to the messaging app instead.
Agreed. With lockscreen and toggles. If I remember correctly though, pure AOSP that ships on nexus devices prior to 4.2 didn't have toggles. That's a luxury that was only afforded to root users. So really it was a step forward.
In my opinion though, they should have implemented CM's toggles and called it good.
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I love it, So much smoother at least when it comes to cm10 vs cm10.1 depends on the ROM you are using, Baked Black Bean its amazing and there are quite a few new 4.2 ROMs out in the last couple weeks
I dunno, I'm using the first aokp build that came out and its stuttering like crazy, especially the xda app
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MultiLockOn said:
I dunno, I'm using the first aokp build that came out and its stuttering like crazy, especially the xda app
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Try using a more up to date version or use slim bean with slim bean gapps its got AOKP features but very fast and smooth
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I am running vanilla root box and like it a lot. Everything works and it has a polished professional look to it.
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I love 4.2 on my phone, i just flashed it but my only concern is battery life and how that will ruin my fresh clean battery.
Also i dislike the lockscreen options and wished you could turn those off!
IamFlynn said:
I love 4.2 on my phone, i just flashed it but my only concern is battery life and how that will ruin my fresh clean battery.
Also i dislike the lockscreen options and wished you could turn those off!
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Root box is the only 4.2 ROM that I think has good battery life ! After flashing and trying out other ROMs I stick with root box. I only needed one time charger all day long .
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jglm4u said:
Root box is the only 4.2 ROM that I think has good battery life ! After flashing and trying out other ROMs I stick with root box. I only needed one time charger all day long .
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I'm getting 3.5 or so screen time consistently with black bean. I'm actually getting better battery life than ICS out the box and with the same installed apps. Smooth performance too. I'm liking 4.2 so far. I do miss the TW calendar and music player. They seemed to work the best for me. Tethering is also been hit or miss. Nothing a big deal breaker for me though.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wordpress.chislonchow.deviceadminkeyguard
I hope this helps
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Jelly Bean 4.2.2 is smooth. Performance back on track.
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I was using Sniper's Baked BlackBean ROM and I loved it but the only thing that's preventing me to stay with it is the limited 4G speed so I went back to Kobridge's Stock ROM.
In response to people who dislike the newly implemented toggles page: just swipe your notification bar with two fingers and voilĂ , straight to toggles.
Don't thank me, I figured it out from a review video myself (QBKing77 I believe, but I could be wrong). But should save you that extra second you were complaining about...
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I think it is nice but, something they could have included in the original Jelly Bean instead of making a separate Jelly Bean version.
Does tethering always work for free on Cyanogenmod 10.1 4.2.2 Wild for the night?
IamFlynn said:
Does tethering always work for free on Cyanogenmod 10.1 4.2.2 Wild for the night?
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Yes, on any CM ROM
mdhscanes24 said:
In response to people who dislike the newly implemented toggles page: just swipe your notification bar with two fingers and voilĂ , straight to toggles.
Don't thank me, I figured it out from a review video myself (QBKing77 I believe, but I could be wrong). But should save you that extra second you were complaining about...
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Lol I'm pretty sure that's how it's supposed to be accessed ahaha, it's how Google showed it off at 4.2's release. But thanks anyways I miss having the music controls on the lockscreen, now I have to place my own widget and swipe over to change songs
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MultiLockOn said:
Lol I'm pretty sure that's how it's supposed to be accessed ahaha, it's how Google showed it off at 4.2's release. But thanks anyways I miss having the music controls on the lockscreen, now I have to place my own widget and swipe over to change songs
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Use the maximize widgets toggle in Lockscreen options

suggest me a ROM with the following

ive been using AOKP for the last 2-3 phones. love the customization but i hate the slow speed. i could just try every single rom but why not just ask the community since im sure someone knows what rom i should be looking at
can anyone suggest a rom that offers the following without compromising speed?
- center clock
- circle battery mod
- cpu clock, io scheduler and governor adjuster
- gamma and multiplier adjuster
- reboot menu
- lockscreen weather
features id prefer but could live without:
- use volume button to move cursor
- some sort of quick torch
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2924142
I'm on sourcery exp 5.13 and its smooth and snappy.
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Any rom that incorporates AOKP features has the features you listed above. Take the Pacman rom, it has PA, AOKP, and CM merged. :good:
I have JellyBeer 4.1.0 on my Galaxy Nexus -- it has the ability to do the things you have in your "must do" list. It's got a bit of 4.2.2, CM10.X and PA. I've enjoyed it so far.
Disclaimer: I am a n00b! I recently unlocked and rooted by GNex... and JellyBeer4 is my first custom ROM flashed to my phone!
What arianR10 said. Pretty much every ROM other than CM, and probably with the exception of Paranoid Android since it has tablet mode options, are almost identical with other small tweaks and enhancements. Almost any ROM you switch to, will probably feel the same and have all the same options. I personally use Carbon ROM. Its seriously the fastest, smoothest ROM I have used. some of the things you mentioned though, depends on the kernel you use and not really ROM specific.
i tried
rasbean (no options)
vanir (quick but not many options)
ak47 (seems buggy, though its new)
aospa (way too slow for me)
pac (again, too slow.. i think having pa/cm/aokp in one rom slows things down)
i think i tried a few others but no luck
ill keep rom hopping til i find one im comfortable with. thanks
It's good to see that this phone is still so well supported. lent mine with CM10 to a friend. Can't wait to get it back!
Any ROM based on Stock will be very fast. For some reason AOSP ROMs are slow.
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DonDizzurp said:
i tried
rasbean (no options)
vanir (quick but not many options)
ak47 (seems buggy, though its new)
aospa (way too slow for me)
pac (again, too slow.. i think having pa/cm/aokp in one rom slows things down)
i think i tried a few others but no luck
ill keep rom hopping til i find one im comfortable with. thanks
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You can try my ROM which is in my signature.. D
It's based of Stock Google's Android JB 4.2.2 (Takju)
Stock kernel, but I may change the kernel to CM's kernel, then it's possible to adjust gamma and some other things..
But my ROM doesn't have center clock yet.. I have also tried to get CM's circle battery but no luck, I always get errors.. but I have included another circle battery..
It has CM's Torch app (with widget for homescreen and for lock screen..)
Lock screen weather: (Chronus), but when I have time I try to get CM's cLock (Newer version..)
And when I have time I try to get tablet mode support for SystemUI.apk, Launcher2.apk and for framework-res.apk too..
I used to run XenonHD, it had all the features you specified and more.
Have since moved on to ParanoidAndroid though, never looked back.
i suggest you xylon rom. very good rom with lots of options to customize.
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You can try my ROM which is in my signature.. D
It's based of Stock Google's Android JB 4.2.2 (Takju)
Stock kernel, but I may change the kernel to CM's kernel, then it's possible to adjust gamma and some other things..
But my ROM doesn't have center clock yet.. I have also tried to get CM's circle battery but no luck, I always get errors.. but I have included another circle battery..
It has CM's Torch app (with widget for homescreen and for lock screen..)
Lock screen weather: (Chronus), but when I have time I try to get CM's cLock (Newer version..)
And when I have time I try to get tablet mode support for SystemUI.apk, Launcher2.apk and for framework-res.apk too..
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saru17 said:
I used to run XenonHD, it had all the features you specified and more.
Have since moved on to ParanoidAndroid though, never looked back.
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leandronb said:
i suggest you xylon rom. very good rom with lots of options to customize.
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thanks, ill try those. i just downloaded xylon official.
Try Purity
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Kenan28 said:
Try Purity
Tapatalked
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edit: just tried it
Try carbon ROM.
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DonDizzurp said:
i tried
rasbean (no options)
vanir (quick but not many options)
ak47 (seems buggy, though its new)
aospa (way too slow for me)
pac (again, too slow.. i think having pa/cm/aokp in one rom slows things down)
i think i tried a few others but no luck
ill keep rom hopping til i find one im comfortable with. thanks
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I'd love to hear what you feel was buggy in ak47. Actual feedback is better than generic meaningless statements
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Xylon is Amazing!
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Nexus Evolution is legendary.
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Is there a rom or a kernel that allows me to configure the gain of the mic? This is the best feature that I always wanted on GNex.
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Carbon.
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