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Specifically for the Samsung Captivate, why did you choose the ROM you have currently flashed on your phone and why? If you know about more than one ROM, would you mind telling me what you liked and disliked about each? It would be very helpful to me.
Please post this on the right section...we want to keep development for actual development...
I'm using Bacon and Axura with Red Soul theme. I love both rom because they are fast!
You can find more information in the ROM thread itself.
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Please post this on the right section...we want to keep development for actual development...
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I do apologize. Didn't realize I posted here and meant to do so in the Q and A.
Could we get a mod to move it, please?
I asked the same thing...in development.....got a tongue lashing for being in the wrong thread and was directed here....wish you all would make up your mind!!!
I was a flashing fool. Did my fair share of trials and tests.
I ran through the Cognition roms. Loved each one as they got better and better. Vodoo lagfix is pretty easy if you understand how and when to disable. Pretty straight forward and noob friendly.
Perception is fast, shiny and new. Based on the I9000, the roms seem to need a bunch of tweaks and changes to get it to run decently. I was never happy with the performance I got from these and well I never really used it to it's full potential either.
So for now I'm back on JH7. I mostly use the phone just as that, a phone. No real advantage in using a custom rom for that.
It still depends on what you are looking for
Similar to earlier post I used the cog roms for a while. Easy to install and stable.
Currently on perception, much faster then stock our cognition. It has a ton of options for tweaks, but is a little more dangerous because it is less idiot proof. I am on the build 3 release and to be honest I will not be changing my rom for singer time.
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Currently running auxura. It is a fantastic rom.... but you need to have a little knowledge on how to flash and use cement.
Its a very complete rom with an awesome theme and it is quick once you set it up correctly.
But. I do live Cognition .... just waiting for another release before. I flash back to it again lol.
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I'm using and loving di11igaf's ROM. I used many variations of Cognition and I really appreciate it for bringing me into the world of custom ROMs, but the last version (2.3B6) seemed slow in comparison to AXURA and di11igaf's ROM. I really like the theme and speed of di11igaf's ROM.
Thanks for all the replies! I keep learning more and more every time I check this board out. I'm an ex iOS user and decided to move to Android and everything is tons different, very open, in fact. I think I'll continue to do more research on all the different ROMs and builds and make a little database for myself based on my research and decide from there. Then again, I'm sure the only way to know what I want is to flash each one.
I have yet to see any rom to match the speed of a i9000 based Rom. I have tried almost all of them and always come back to i9000 ROMs as they have the features I want and the best speed. Of course we all have different priorities.
I am currently running Dorian's XXJPY 2.2.1 on my Captivate.
I was looking at some ROMs tonight and saw a bunch that sounded really great. Is there anything better, faster, more stable?
I don't want to overclock or do anything fancy, I just want battery life, speed and stability.
Thanks for helping a noobie at this stuff! I never knew the community was THIS big!
I just flashed Cognition 3.02. Look in the developer portion and read his mission. It looks exactly like what you are looking for.
It's generally regarded as one of the best. I like it a lot, and upgrading is so fast with clockwork recovery.
Please move to q&a.
Sent from my liberated Captivate via XDA App.
If it is just speed and stability you are looking for then you should take a look at Cognition. The past week lots of nice ROMS were released so if you find Cognition lacking to your taste you can easily switch to something else like Perception or Serendipity. Phoenix is highly themed but still a nice ROM if that's what you are into.
Whatever ROM you choose, make sure you do research, it's impossible for someone to completely fill you in about the pros and cons of each ROM since they are changing in a weekly basis. And take your time following directions so you don't end up with an expensive paper weight.
Cheers and good luck.
Hard question to answer. My advice is just pick one to start with...you'll end up flashing non-stop once you start...trust me. I'm using Paragon right now and it's excellent.
Try a few and have fun!
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I am currently running Dorian's XXJPY 2.2.1 on my Captivate.
I was looking at some ROMs tonight and saw a bunch that sounded really great. Is there anything better, faster, more stable?
I don't want to overclock or do anything fancy, I just want battery life, speed and stability.
Thanks for helping a noobie at this stuff! I never knew the community was THIS big!
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LOL I pushed thanks button instead quote. Anyway comparison between custom ROMs would be flaming thread and closed by moderator.
Radukk said:
LOL I pushed thanks button instead quote. Anyway comparison between custom ROMs would be flaming thread and closed by moderator.
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I thought you were just thanking him for his useful development thread
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I thought you were just thanking him for his useful development thread
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Yeah it is funny cus this thread is just completely opposite
I recommend one with a thread with some hyperbole in the subject line (I realize this is a tall order, but it can be found with some forum searches for superlatives). I would also recommend one in which the developer recommends disabling voodoo lagfix when installing a voodoo lagfix kernel since voodoo lagfix is apparently incompatible with voodoo lagfix.
I say Flash Andromeda by Team Komin
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I say Flash Andromeda by Team Komin
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I second that (although I am a little biased)
Everyone seems to think it makes their phone faster
Woah,
Thanks guys!
Sorry I didn't include this in the first post but I'm actually using Dorian's UGJK3 FroYo - Gingerbread Edition. I really like the theme and the visual effects and I wouldn't want to give those up.
So my question restated is: What ROM would be best for speed, stability and battery life while having a nice visual style/theme?
I really like how the Dorian ROM runs and it is definitely faster than stock. I also love the theming and icons, ect.
Thanks. You guys are amazing!
Use serpendity 3.0 rom its the best one very minimalistic fast and has good battery life
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The best way to find out is to test them all your self. No one can tell you what rom is best for you.
OK guys, I need to know which roms are the best for the captivate and why. I am a Vibrant user and have been flashing for a while now, I have a buddy that has a captivate and wants to finally root and flash something spectacular,,,,
The problem is I don't know anything about the teams, and roms for captivate. Serious input please, no flaming or bashing, I really need the hard info,
Battery life, looks, ease of use, modems, kernels, etc...
Thanks
adamholden has some great ones like the: phoenix rom, firefly rom and the new supernova rom (running it awsome) also the serendipity rom
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OK guys, I need to know which roms are the best for the captivate and why. I am a Vibrant user and have been flashing for a while now, I have a buddy that has a captivate and wants to finally root and flash something spectacular,,,,
The problem is I don't know anything about the teams, and roms for captivate. Serious input please, no flaming or bashing, I really need the hard info,
Battery life, looks, ease of use, modems, kernels, etc...
Thanks
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+1 to Serendipity. It's a great all around ROM and doesn't have flashy themes taht look ugly. Just a very nice stock look and it has great battery life.
mobiletechvideo - rom in a flash reviews on youtube.
Most are really good, out comes down to opinion.
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+1 to Serendipity. It's a great all around ROM and doesn't have flashy themes taht look ugly. Just a very nice stock look and it has great battery life.
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Took a look at the serendipity rom, looks like a good rom, how stable have the roms from this developer been? And they include the voodoo lagfix from supercurio correct?
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Took a look at the serendipity rom, looks like a good rom, how stable have the roms from this developer been? And they include the voodoo lagfix from supercurio correct?
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Serendipity is stable. Mikey is very active with fixes. It uses hardcores kernel which uses ulk lag fix, which is similar to voodoo
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Serendipity is stable. Mikey is very active with fixes. It uses hardcores kernel which uses ulk lag fix, which is similar to voodoo
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Thanks for the quick response. ulk? have to research that one. But I do like what I have been reading in the serendipity thread.
Can you tell me anything about the pheonix rom? reading thru that one as well, and not seeing many bugs reported there either.
BTW leaving work now, won't be back on until tomorrow so if I don't respond again until tomorrow, Thanks for your input. I hit the thanks button on one of the other posts for you.
Phoenix uses same kernel, although an older version, and lag fix. Also stable also active dev. Matter of opinion as to which is better.
My two cents, currently my favorite 2 are paragon and stripped
IMO Andromeda v1.1 is an smooth stock like rom. 1.5 to 2 times the battery life from JH7 stock rom and better signal coverage.... it utilizes the 850mhz band better than the stock rom.
My vote is for Paragon...awesome and the kernel is super!
Phoenix is also a nice rom and the new Sucker Punch kernel seems to be doing great too.
I stopped using Serendipity a while ago as I did not like some of the changes that were introduced but I need to test the new versions.
I have tried pretty much everything else and those are my top too.
Currently testing Supernova.
Hi,
I was about to post a similar thread. I have an Evo & a buddy of mine who has a Captivate has been having some issues related to Android 2.1. Are these custom roms (Paragon, Phoenix, Serendipity) all Froyo 2.2 roms?
I am an Evo "Fresh Rom" user at first, now I stick with CM6.12 & try nightlies often as well.
Any advice for a solid 2.2 rom would be great!
Thanks,
Rich
I really recommend docs, I'll post link at the end, but I've had the best battery life and stability with it, also the rom kitchen is a huge selling point. You can generate a "cooked" rom with apps, modems, kernels, themes, boot animations, sounds, keyboards, tweaks, to your liking. With many of each to choose from. Very easy, with wipe and no wipe flashes available, pick and choose, don't like something then cook another, no biggie. Themes are most of the popular ones. I've cooked many myself, here is the link to the rom kitchen: http://romkitchen.org/capt/?s=home With out actually generating the rom you can select and choose to see your options. Hope this helps I will also post the roms link
Sent from cappy running docs gingerborg 9.1.8, hardcore k13A, jk4 modem.
I'm actually running gingerborgmod 9.1.8 its a cooked version from borg based off of docs, sorry I don't have link but you can search, he has been updating it with all the latest goodies, kernels etc. give either the kitchen a shot, or gingerborgmod. A shot don't think he'll be disappointed. Any questions just ask.
Sent from cappy running docs gingerborg 9.1.8, hardcore k13A, jk4 modem.
Tooka a look at Docs kitchen and pretty cool, would be better if I knew the specifics on all the stuff. Guess I need to do some research on the captivate modems, kernels, and other stuff
this is my setup.
Serendipity 5.8
Suckerpunch build #48 OC to 1.12ghz and undervolted
JL3 modem
and i find that i get better battery life with juice defender. some people hate it, but i seem to do better with it....
and with just basic usage, calling, texting websurfing, my phone has dropped 30% in 12.5 hours.
Another best rom thread? Come one guys we all know the deal with these. No one can tell you what will work best on any givin device. I will leave this one open for now. The first flame I see will have this thread closed and deleted.
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Another best rom thread? Come one guys we all know the deal with these. No one can tell you what will work best on any givin device. I will leave this one open for now. The first flame I see will have this thread closed and deleted.
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Thanks mod, I did specify no flaming in the op, also this isn't supposed to be about best rom but more for me to gather info, a starting point for my own research
Can someone recommend a 2.2 Rom? i am a little confused if the above listed roms are 2.1 or 2.2?
i'm currently using a cooked up ROM from the Kitchen, and so far it's my favorite Captivate experience. if you know what to do with it, it's nice, and regardless very sleek and smooth. Andromeda, Serendipity, and Firefly are all worth a chance too, some of my favorite ROMs
Hey,
I recently moved from a HTC android phone to the Galaxy S.
I've been digging through all the custom ROMs and I have found Juwe's and GingerReal but I'm having a hard time deciding what one to pick.
Battery Life is important to me.
Speed is important to me.
Music is important to me. (although everything has Voodoo fix it seems)
I also would love BLN to be supported (I think both do that). Drives me mad not having a notification light.
They both seem to work really well and I just sort of wanted some imput on what one to pick from someone who has used both.
What one, in your opinion, is the "better" ROM for me, based on speed and battery life? (and maybe other things I am overlooking that you think are important)
Thanks,
Chuck
Why not go with Darkys? He's got one of the best roms out there with everything you've mentioned as a requirement.
While normally I would recommend cyanogen, they haven't fixed a lot of the battery drain issues that the other roms like Darky's has already.
Oh maybe Ill look at Darkys too. When I was looking at it I didn't know if it had better battery life too.
What advantages does Darkys have over these ROMS?
One of the biggest things is it has a large user and developer base than the other GB roms... quicker support and fixes that way.
It has most of the features of the other two and it has it's own kernel. This allows for more control for speed, battery and feature optimizations.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=814091
Thanks dude! Ill be loading that one.
Definetly Juwe.One of the best!
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Definetly Juwe.One of the best!
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++1 tried them all, no better than juwe. but if you are looking for large community - doc's romkitchen is the way, of course but those "large" communities are not that supportive, you need to look for answer on your questions in thousands of posts. However romkitchen is the best for novice - you will be able to see what files you can keep what files are save to delete, insanity is also good in that, very tiny rom with a good speed and supportive forum. well, try them all and see what you like. I heard that darky is good and i had it for a while but the dev himself is using different phone, so, think further.
Just moved from Ultibread to GingerReal myself last night. Piling on all my old Apps is a pretty good stress test and it held up well. Still flying this afternoon. Battery life seems improved too given I have been proding it all day and its still going. Took the punt over Juwe and not disappointed thus far
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Rykoro said:
Hey,
I recently moved from a HTC android phone to the Galaxy S.
I've been digging through all the custom ROMs and I have found Juwe's and GingerReal but I'm having a hard time deciding what one to pick.
Battery Life is important to me.
Speed is important to me.
Music is important to me. (although everything has Voodoo fix it seems)
I also would love BLN to be supported (I think both do that). Drives me mad not having a notification light.
They both seem to work really well and I just sort of wanted some imput on what one to pick from someone who has used both.
What one, in your opinion, is the "better" ROM for me, based on speed and battery life? (and maybe other things I am overlooking that you think are important)
Thanks,
Chuck
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I have been using juwe's 4.3.1 and darky's 10.1 both on JVH. I personally thinks that in-terms of speed (no lags) juwe's doing great, much better than darky's. you can feel the smoothness in juwe's rom but with darky's rom, sometimes you will get slight lagging especially media scanning + background sync running at the same time.
Well, I am running darky's rom anyway.. hehe.. coz darky's 10.1 has nice icons, but bit disapointed compared to darky's 10 final (no gtalk 1.3).
Hello everyone,
I've been a fellow follower of the forum since I got my Galaxy S about 4 months ago. It is an amazing phone.
I've tried CM7 at the beginning, MIUI and several ROMs (currently with Darkys 10.1) and I had always a problem.
With CM7/MIUI the problem is battery life and some incompatibilities like codecs, playing flv files and so on. I am really having problems to know the current state of CM7 cores, mostly about if the battery life is comparable with stock rom.
I really want to try something that is still evolving but stable, that when I want to upgrade I don't have to wipe everything, and that I don't need to spend days to have everything working.
My main concern is battery life when using 3G, now it is simple not enough and the quantity of applications that can be run in background. For GPS I use GPS AIDS and seems to work fine.
So I really want to stick to only one ROM (Darky for me is too slow for updates and I have some issues with it)
EDIT: I am currently testing CM
Thanks!
if you want speed choose MIUI / CM7
If you want battery life Choose something similar to stock
if you want both ............ Tough sh!t lol
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So I really want to stick to only one ROM (Darky for me is too slow for updates and I have some issues with it)
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U can try Juwe's Rom 5.3 JVR it's fast, stable and has a good battery life.
I was on Darky's 10.2 befor flashing Juwe's 5.3 and i'm happy with it
People say's that S.U.R.F.A.C.E. has a good battery life too, I didn't tried it.
insanity cm is my advice, helpful thread, if you know what you are doing, good speed and stability, top developer...nitr8, and all good fun
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insanity cm is my advice, helpful thread, if you know what you are doing, good speed and stability, top developer...nitr8, and all good fun
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I used CM7 once, but what is so special about it? I only saw speed y the selectable themes. Then I had compatibility and codec issues, also needed to find some driver for the pc to use usb tethering.
I installed juwe over JVH with Darkys but I am getting FC with EDT app and reboots in the browser.... any ideas? Something wrong? I installed it via CMW with Wipe Version.
Also for Tethering you need to copy some script from one folder to another... why the Semaphore Kernel doesn't come with that predefined?
I may try SURFACE as for CM I need to mess with Odin.
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insanity cm is my advice, helpful thread, if you know what you are doing, good speed and stability, top developer...nitr8, and all good fun
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I can't believe you answered this post slappy..... But now you have..... Which launcher is best - adw or lp?
coz I really can't be arsed to make my own opinion.
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Hi, been long on Darky, now moving to Juwe. Tried out miui and Galnet version. Back to stock based ROM and happy
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I can't believe you answered this post slappy..... But now you have..... Which launcher is best - adw or lp?
coz I really can't be arsed to make my own opinion.
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Try launcher pro better than adw imho
Insanity cm033/platypus neo9 redux 5
woolf clubs said:
I can't believe you answered this post slappy..... But now you have..... Which launcher is best - adw or lp?
coz I really can't be arsed to make my own opinion.
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Hhaaha I say Zeam....
Slap is an insanity whore.... cant blame him though since it is the best ROM Ive been on
Still on Martux?
In my opinion jetpack rom with talon dev kernel is really good. I can play 2-3 days with one battery, one more day tzen on miui
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In my opinion jetpack rom with talon dev kernel is really good. I can play 2-3 days with one battery, one more day tzen on miui
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One more day in MIUI than in Jetpack?
I really tried Juwe's rom doing all the necessary steps.
But I have a force close error when trying to change the screen delay in settings, also no DPI support as the twLauncher and the browser has some lag.
I think I need another rom.
try this rom called : MilkyS MOD + KERNEL [v1.2]◄ Based on 2.3.4 XXJVR | Odin/CWM | ODEXED!
i had the same issue as u did , and the solutions is ryt above
As I am sure you have realized by now, the reason threads like this very little usefulness is that they almost immediately become Fanboi Fiestas. Each respondent will tell you that their favorite ROM will solve all of your problems and wash your car at the same time.
In the end, the only proper judge of which ROM is best for you will be YOU. You simply need to select a handful of ROMs that seem good to you, and test them out. No advice, no fanboi screed, no feature list can do that job for you.
Reading your posts, I can possibly give you some ideas of what to look for in very broad strokes.
First of all, the battery problem in CM7 is pretty much corrected by recent development. Most users now get about the same battery life as they would on the average Samsung ROM. However, I would NOT suggest you install CM7. If as you say you want to install a single ROM and then be done with it, then CM7 is certainly not for you as updates come every day or two. They don;t NEED to all be installed, but most users do. CM7 is the ROM for those who like to tweak and tune their phones and rewards people who like to experiment and really dig into the nuts and bolts of the OS. Since you say that when you installed CM7 for a little while months ago all you noticed was that it was faster and had lots of pretty themes, and you claim not to have time to even read a thread to learn about a ROM, then CM7 is ABSOLUTELY NOT FOR YOU.
Insanity and MUIU are both ROMs based on CM7 the same way the Samsung ROMs are based on the Samsung android version. Each have their strengths and weaknesses. Insanity is closer to CM7 in look and feel, while MUIU is closed source and by default very much like iOS. Each one has devoted fans, so feel free to try them.
The endless numbers of Samsung ROMs are mainly themed versions of the basic Samsung code, with some kernel tweaks thrown in. You are usually best off choosing the one you like the looks of best, if you choose to go in that direction. Samsung ROM fanbois and devs will usually tell you their ROM is incredibly fast and feature packed, and so much better than anyone else's ROM. Whether that is true or not, take all such claims with a grain of salt.
Go out, download 5 or so roms, read their install instructions carefully, familiarize yourself with ODIN and the three button recovery method...and start exploring.
Good luck.
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try this rom called : MilkyS MOD + KERNEL [v1.2]◄ Based on 2.3.4 XXJVR | Odin/CWM | ODEXED!
i had the same issue as u did , and the solutions is ryt above
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Thanks I will try it. Can you install gtalk with video??
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As I am sure you have realized by now, the reason threads like this very little usefulness is that they almost immediately become Fanboi Fiestas. Each respondent will tell you that their favorite ROM will solve all of your problems and wash your car at the same time.
In the end, the only proper judge of which ROM is best for you will be YOU. You simply need to select a handful of ROMs that seem good to you, and test them out. No advice, no fanboi screed, no feature list can do that job for you.
Reading your posts, I can possibly give you some ideas of what to look for in very broad strokes.
First of all, the battery problem in CM7 is pretty much corrected by recent development. Most users now get about the same battery life as they would on the average Samsung ROM. However, I would NOT suggest you install CM7. If as you say you want to install a single ROM and then be done with it, then CM7 is certainly not for you as updates come every day or two. They don;t NEED to all be installed, but most users do. CM7 is the ROM for those who like to tweak and tune their phones and rewards people who like to experiment and really dig into the nuts and bolts of the OS. Since you say that when you installed CM7 for a little while months ago all you noticed was that it was faster and had lots of pretty themes, and you claim not to have time to even read a thread to learn about a ROM, then CM7 is ABSOLUTELY NOT FOR YOU.
Insanity and MUIU are both ROMs based on CM7 the same way the Samsung ROMs are based on the Samsung android version. Each have their strengths and weaknesses. Insanity is closer to CM7 in look and feel, while MUIU is closed source and by default very much like iOS. Each one has devoted fans, so feel free to try them.
The endless numbers of Samsung ROMs are mainly themed versions of the basic Samsung code, with some kernel tweaks thrown in. You are usually best off choosing the one you like the looks of best, if you choose to go in that direction. Samsung ROM fanbois and devs will usually tell you their ROM is incredibly fast and feature packed, and so much better than anyone else's ROM. Whether that is true or not, take all such claims with a grain of salt.
Go out, download 5 or so roms, read their install instructions carefully, familiarize yourself with ODIN and the three button recovery method...and start exploring.
Good luck.
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Hi, Thank you so much for your comment.
I am familiarized with Odin and CMW since I had the phone and I tried so many ROMs when I started. The thing is that now I don't have so much time to read all the posts I only read the first ones with the main info.
Now I will give a try to MilkyS and then I will try CM when I have more time.
I will update you guys on the topic.
Thanks!
i try cm7 it s better but battery drain is too
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I wanted to try CM Insanity but the lack of changelog and I don't know which features it has is pulling me back, I don't have the time to read all messages .
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What do you mean lack of changelog? Its on every post i post a rom post 1 and post 2 included...
http://nfye.eu/changelog
These kind of threads are pointless, like was mentioned earlier, each to his own ROM, some that work for some may not work for others, it does`nt make a ROM bad/unstable blah blah, only one way to judge a ROM, try it out then decide, no need for all this prick measuring...just my €1:74..
Ok thr best rom for you is jetpack, its pretty stable and has all features you are looking for with excellent battery life its very easy to install as the developer of that rom has made a simple yo use app. That takes care of all of the simple steps like wipe/no wipe, which kernel, which theme (two themes - basic stock theme or blue cm7 theme) and which modem! Jetpack's latest version which is v3.1 has some problems with tw4 so i advice you to not install v3.1 and wait for v3. 2 which will be there in 1-2 days as said by the developer!
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kernel: galaxian
Rom: jetpack