Related
What I mean by this is real bugs like the camera not working, etc. I don't care about "The text isn't the right color! FTL!" I'd like to ditch Blur, but it seems the most stable of them all.
zehkaiser said:
What I mean by this is real bugs like the camera not working, etc. I don't care about "The text isn't the right color! FTL!" I'd like to ditch Blur, but it seems the most stable of them all.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The latest Rubix Focused (1.6) has been very stable for me.
I don't use camera much, but when I have, it's worked just fine.
the camera thing... in the three roms ive gone through i've had the smae problems, panoramic doesn't work and the vid camera doesn't work. all that needs to be done it put blurcamera.apk back into \system\app\ directory and all the features will work again. other than that you'll just find that backup assistant doesn't work on all of them, or will with some tweaking.
bmac420 said:
the camera thing... in the three roms ive gone through i've had the smae problems, panoramic doesn't work and the vid camera doesn't work. all that needs to be done it put blurcamera.apk back into \system\app\ directory and all the features will work again. other than that you'll just find that backup assistant doesn't work on all of them, or will with some tweaking.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What I did on rubix was install the dx camera from the add-on folder from the fission rom. Installed it like a rom thru bootstrap
Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk
I guess I can run a few backups and start trying them out when I get time... I'm starting to feel my phone is a bit slow and clunky.
Selling mine. Tired of the quirks on the stock rom and more quirks on the custom roms. Fascinate even worse. Really been a let down with these two phones.
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App
hate to say, you were warned
even before these phones came out (the D2 and DX) we were warned about their OMAP processors and the e-fuse security employed by motorola/verizon making it highly improbable* that anyone would be able to subvert it, ever.
You are doing the right thing by selling it. No one interested in modding should have ever purchased one of these monsters, imho.
*I would have said impossible but many things deemed impossible have been shown to be merely improbable, however, this is as near impossible as it gets.
My spidey sense is telling me I'm about to be flamed, but oh well.
I'm not quite sure I know what people are looking for, when it comes to ROM's, or for that matter that why people are so concerned about the locked down kernels.
The main issues in my opinion were gaining root, solid customization, removal of bloat, proper tethering, and over/under-clocking.
All of those things have been addressed, and have only been getting better with time.
You can do all of the above without using a ROM, except the heavy customization and deeper removal of blur (which some people like, and some people do not).
The Droid X has an outstanding battery life, especially considering its largest in class screen size, it has a good processor, advanced graphics processing, solid reception and transmission, etc..
-----------
Now to address to OP directly.
It really depends on what you expect of the ROM. Plenty of them work perfectly fine for almost all needs.
If you're looking for partial blur, but removal of bloat, improved speeds, and stability, I'd suggest trying RubiX 1.0 Blurry. It retains the Blur, is pretty much bug free as far as my experience was, improves speeds, removes bloat, and by using Titanium and making nandroids, you can remove extra chunks of blur, piece by piece, on your own.
I personally found Tranquility 3.0 as a pretty comfortable "starter friendly" ROM. It was very stable, and while it retains some bloat and blur, it's a bit faster than the stock ROM, has better battery life, and again using Titanium you could remove some extra junk that you don't want (being careful by creating nandroids in between).
I personally really dig Fission, which appears to be pushing itself towards a solid goal very quickly. It's going to be less user friendly at first, as it really starts digging into the removal and replacement of blur altogether (forget seeing even a hint of bloat here).
The basic idea is that there are apps that probably replace just about everything you're looking for. You may have been happy with the blur ones though, because no one should say that all of blur is terribly made. That's just not the case.
The idea of Fission is to get closer to a pure Android Vanilla feel, and to customize/replace the blur with other apps. I personally use Vignette for my camera app, and have ever since almost the first day that I bought the X. When people in the forums ask about whether or not a certain ROM could use the stock camera app (which many are able to), I usually just skip to the next post, because I know I don't need it. Vignette is better than the stock app, so why should I care either way. Granted it's a paid app, just like the blur camera app is a "paid" app, except only motorola users get to have it as part of the price of purchasing the phone.
Anyways, best of luck finding what you're looking for.
The ROMs will only get stronger for the X, but if you like the blur, and plenty (if not most users) do, then you don't have to go custom. You can root the stock ROM. You can tether it. You can create backups on many levels. You can over/under-clock it. By simply swapping to a stock deodexed version of the stock ROM, you can theme it. You can use Titanium to freeze or uninstall bloat, and some blur, that are normally protected....
I found ApeX 1.0 to be very stable, especially at higher clockspeeds.
I'm with you Stephen58. I have been on Apex with the Next theme for about 3 weeks. Rock solid stable and yea panoramic camera function does not work. Stable OC at 1.2. But I love it and I don't think I am going to change except for short periods of time on weekends to check out other ROM's. Right now, Apex is my use everyday ROM.
bladbarrier +1 i've never tried vignette, i just like the panoramic thing in blur.
VaughnGo-> my post ealier fixes the camera thing in apex.... actually for apex all you have to do is put blurcamera.apk in the root of your sd, and in terminal emulator type:
su
install blurcamera.apk
and fab's script will do the rest.
Apex has been basically bug free for me. I refuse to run a ROM that does not include (or allow use of) the droid x camera and the gallery (with working HDMI), as panoramic pictures and HDMI out are two capabilities of the phone (as a piece of hardware) that i use regularly and should not be excluded. Vignette is NOT better than the Droid X camera. Vignette is different.
Thanks for your help bmac! I will try installing the blurcamera.
tdrussell said:
Apex has been basically bug free for me. I refuse to run a ROM that does not include (or allow use of) the droid x camera and the gallery (with working HDMI), as panoramic pictures and HDMI out are two capabilities of the phone (as a piece of hardware) that i use regularly and should not be excluded. Vignette is NOT better than the Droid X camera. Vignette is different.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Which software for the camera you prefer is subjective, I suppose.
Either way, cell phone cameras are crap.
If I don't have my DSLR or compact with me, I generally just won't bother taking a picture at all. I suppose a lot of people could care less about image quality, or are taking pictures purely to be shared in small form on the internet, and that would be a fine use for a phone camera.
In all honesty, I would have preferred if they had left the camera off of the phone entirely, in order to make more room for a larger battery. Of course that wouldn't sell well to the masses.
I would encourage you to check out Chevy's SSX (Simply Stunning X). Its a good mix of blur and provides a handy utility to remove many blur components.
Sent from my DROIDX using XDA App
HI !
Almost all ICS I have downloaded and used for a while.
I mean all the trusted names.
However, none mention about zoom of camera as versus in stock .( zoom in ICS camera is like just a token... like..Now You Can have it too ! Not a serious zoom function.) And I know the developers are working very hard at it but please, update us as to if there is a chance to have a better camera later !
Please tell me if later versions of ICS have better zoom and also lots of modes and settings provided in the stock camera ? It would come gradually I am sure but whenever a new rom is released, these subjects are never mentioned !
Further, would ICS provide better Contact pictures in future ? ( though I guess this is more Google problem of HD pics to consumers but with such expensive high end phones we expect quality. )
I tried going to contacts.Google.com and edit my pics but it's still the same ! And pardon my not knowing this but what is an HD photograph ! I mean, I use my camera, click and insert as contact pic ! If that is not HD and cannot be nice and clear in a contact list then Google needs to do some hardworking here. Customers paying so much money for phones will not edit pictures one by one !
Please kindly let me know if possible. An update on Camera and Contacts would be so nice time to time.
Thanks!
Sent from my GT-I9000 using XDA
You talk like youve tried all possible ICS roms, did you ? o,O
Im using Dark Knight 4 (fixed by flashing it OVER DK3) and i dont know what kind of features you're asking for but my camera works fine for me . You should give it a try .
I think they mean by HD photo ,a photo with higher resolution ? Maybe higher than our SGS can take .
Hello,
I want to turn my old N1 into an ICS camera. I'm going into some dicey country and dont want to bring my GN, but I really want my N1 to have the ICS camera app. I have a DICApac for it and want to do some light underwater usage and lots of quick response "action" shots (fishing).
Anyone have any recommendations on which ROM would be best for me? I quite literally only care about the camera functionality from ICS and the speed of use. And the SD card All other functionality will not be used.
At first glance it appears that these are my two best options?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366897
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1557606
Will either of those suit my needs? Is there something better I didnt see?
Great. Thank you for your time.
smot13 said:
Hello,
I want to turn my old N1 into an ICS camera. I'm going into some dicey country and dont want to bring my GN, but I really want my N1 to have the ICS camera app. I have a DICApac for it and want to do some light underwater usage and lots of quick response "action" shots (fishing).
Anyone have any recommendations on which ROM would be best for me? I quite literally only care about the camera functionality from ICS and the speed of use. And the SD card All other functionality will not be used.
At first glance it appears that these are my two best options?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366897
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1557606
Will either of those suit my needs? Is there something better I didnt see?
Great. Thank you for your time.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Is your N1 rooted and has blackrose HBOOT installed? If no, then you don't want to flash ICS if you are planning on taking it with you because ICS is still WIP. Use the Gingerbread ROMs for now.
Agree. The ICS camera for the Nexus One isn't yet perfected.
I'd recommend CM7.2 stable or MIUI Gingerbread. At least they won't let you down.
Sent from my Nexus One using XDA
smot13 said:
Hello,
I want to turn my old N1 into an ICS camera. I'm going into some dicey country and dont want to bring my GN, but I really want my N1 to have the ICS camera app. I have a DICApac for it and want to do some light underwater usage and lots of quick response "action" shots (fishing).
Anyone have any recommendations on which ROM would be best for me? I quite literally only care about the camera functionality from ICS and the speed of use. And the SD card All other functionality will not be used.
At first glance it appears that these are my two best options?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1366897
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1557606
Will either of those suit my needs? Is there something better I didnt see?
Great. Thank you for your time.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well, I've gotta commend you for conceding this might be a tricky task, my man.
I hate the easy answer of "ICS isn't what you're looking for," as I know sometimes it's the kind of thing you just really gotta have.
I'll say this:
You'll hear reports of the ICS camera being a bit kinked up right now. These reports are somewhat true.
The ICS CAMERA isn't so much the problem as is the functionality of the camera APP.
Meaning: In my experience, the camera (still photos) worked fine. If you're looking to do any sort of recording, the ROM simply is not able to accomodate it. The devs (bless 'em for all their hard work) have yet to wade through fixing the video coding to allow for flawless video recording/playback within the camera app.
My suggestion:
If you really want ICS, download one of the distros (I really enjoyed BCM CM9) and test it out. Go in expecting ****e -- not an amazing platform for camera-play. If it ends up meeting your needs for speed and quality (and, I guess, style), then you've got a winner.
For what it's worth though, I actually entertained a hiatus from the ICS party and flashed the stable release of CM7.2 (recently released).
I'll just say it felt like I was playing around on my Atrix again, and Gingerbread has an UNDENIABLE speed/response advantage over ICS. I feel these advantages are crucial to photography and that Gingerbread ROMs might be able to better accommodate your demands.
I could be wrong, though...never want to assume...and if there's a vital feature of ICS's you're keen on having, let us know. We'll try our best to guide you to a good ICS photography-platform (even if extensive tweaking is involved), and if that just doesn't seem possible, I'm sure there's a way to get what you're looking for in a GB ROM.
Good luck though either way, breaux.
Thanks for the responses. I appreciate it. I'm going to dig into some GB roms and see what works best for me.
I saw on gsmarena that there was an update for this phone mainly to help the camera, does anybody know what firmware version this should be as I haven't had any updates and wonder if it's already running it! HTC them self told me there is no such update! But there is. I'm getting great results from this camera alraady to be fair but if it can be better then why not!
Don't quote me on this but I believe they already shipped with the updated software.
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
skynet2012 said:
I saw on gsmarena that there was an update for this phone mainly to help the camera, does anybody know what firmware version this should be as I haven't had any updates and wonder if it's already running it! HTC them self told me there is no such update! But there is. I'm getting great results from this camera alraady to be fair but if it can be better then why not!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
it was all a bit of a misunderstanding apparently - most of the pro review of the htc one has been on the pre-retail firmware. It's this firmware that has been updated - and included - in the retail handsets.
paddylaz said:
it was all a bit of a misunderstanding apparently - most of the pro review of the htc one has been on the pre-retail firmware. It's this firmware that has been updated - and included - in the retail handsets.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No one seems to be able to tell what firmware number it should be. I'm guessing I alraady have it as the pics I have been getting are great!
Thanks for your response
Camera update
HTC ONE seems to be very good but there is one thing - the camera ! and quality of pictures ! (video is ok)
Somebody say that this wiil fix an update, somebody say that the lens make the out of focus picture.
Will be the picture sharp?
Thanks
xvasek said:
HTC ONE seems to be very good but there is one thing - the camera ! and quality of pictures ! (video is ok)
Somebody say that this wiil fix an update, somebody say that the lens make the out of focus picture.
Will be the picture sharp?
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well After having a few days with the phone, Im pleased with the results Im getting! It does indeed seem to be working well in low light conditions
I do photography and once you learn to make the camera work for you it does a good job, The only thing I feel you lose with this camera is the ability to crop as the image is already low res however if you get the picture you set out to get your be happy.
some of the features they have built in work surprisingly well like to remove objects!
I'm also really happy with the quality of the camera.
AW: [Q] HTC one update?
The camera's quality is absolutely excellent - the best cam I ever had in a phone. For everything else, I have my Canon S95 and my DSLR
Sent from my HTC One using xda premium
i have it 2 days now
the camera is really bad, only the colors are great
needs huge update asap
I find the Camera Quality spot on! There will be a update soon, but one there working on currently (This is what ive heard) this is to fix some minor 'teething bugs' which you always get from new handsets. . . however, camera fix got shipped with handsset fully updated. . . should be on firmware 1.28.401.7 ( will vary on models e.g branded handsets, Regions, etc)
Bumping this thread along, does any one have any news of when HTC will be updating the phone to android 4.2.2?
gavinfabl said:
Bumping this thread along, does any one have any news of when HTC will be updating the phone to android 4.2.2?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I read somewhere it's coming in 5 weeks or so fingers crossed
Im on Trick Droid and there have been a number of Kernel base updates in the past few days.
Most of the improvements seem to be camera and sound related so it looks like HTC are addressing the situation.
Personally, Cant see anything to moan about. Easily the best camera ive had in a phone (yet.. )
Have a look around the forum, should find more about it.
I cant wait for 4.2.2 either loool
Hope this helps. . .
http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2013/03/23/htc-one-could-update-to-jelly-bean-4-2-2-within-2-months/
Phone is excellent. But any improvements are very welcome from HTC.
Hi, i heard there will be huge improvements, new camera API, and RAW support. But when things are getting compilicated you ask?
1. very few people would like to edit the pictures afterwards, its kinda (for me) useless since i like to see my pictures immediately.
2. Would it be possible, the pic taken into RAW format, then to be converted in jpg, instead of jpg>jpg>? this will make good difference, but yet make it so much easier for the basic mobile camera users.
3. If this is not possible on stock L as of now, would it possible to mod or create new app it like the one Oneplusone have with the update (clear image RAW to JPG)
Thanks.
dazed1 said:
Hi, i heard there will be huge improvements, new camera API, and RAW support. But when things are getting compilicated you ask?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Your questions don't entirely make sense, but I think I get the rough idea. Clear Image has a big downside and that is you must hold it quite still to get a good shot (source: I had a OPO). With the information that you can get from RAW, you probably don't even need to do this, and
can revert to a faster shutter speed. It'll be up to the developers to take advantage of the new APIs to do some fancy software processing.
The best thing of course, is that these changes are retroactive.
What i meant was, some easy way to use the advanced processing/new apk instead of having to edit the photos. Will there be any benefit like that?