Kitkat or 4.3.1 - HTC Incredible S

Now which is more stable and better to flash on my incs ?
Based on your experiences
Thanks in advance
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4.3.1 or 4.4 ?
I've been trying to find an answer to this question myself for some time.
In my search i jumped from stock 4.0.4 to 4.4 in order to find the most suitable Rom.
Currently i am using 4.3 as a daily driver for my HIS.
And here what i may say.
4.3.1 - As i said earlier i picked this one to be my daily driver after some time with 4.2.2.
Interface is working rather fast. Lag in system can be visible only under heavy load. (Using phone while testing it in antutu) All major functions are working fine. But there are some problems with some minor functions.
In early builds of 4.3.1 rom there was a problem with ringtone which was caused by some Bluetooth protocols.
When it was solved, BT headset protocol was broken. (Sound in it was accelerated in 1.5x times. Music sounded like chimpmunk) But it was only so while using BT headset.(Maybe the newest bulid solves this problem) Battery life shows no miracles, about 1 day of life under medium workload. Users which are testing the latest build are claim battery drain is present. To my mind it's the most convenient Rom for HIS.
4.4 - Is quite interesting thing and it's looking very promising.
Interface is quite heavy for HIS and some lags are present, Video playback function is not working.(Reboots your phone) Only VLC player is able to play video. Audio lags are also present there. When i was testing Beta 4 i caught a lag which makes a distortion in music playback for a while when you try to wake your phone. Some users claim that ringtone doesn't work. But i hadn't checked this glitch. Maybe it's the same trouble which were in 4.3. I can't say anything about battery life. Further testing is required. I believe that VivoKat is in Beta stage for some reason...
Verdict.
As for me i advise you to use 4.2.2 it's the golden mean.
Of course if you like to risk you may try your luck.
After all you need your personal experience.

Red_Sunset said:
4.3.1 or 4.4 ?
I've been trying to find an answer to this question myself for some time.
In my search i jumped from stock 4.0.4 to 4.4 in order to find the most suitable Rom.
Currently i am using 4.3 as a daily driver for my HIS.
And here what i may say.
4.3.1 - As i said earlier i picked this one to be my daily driver after some time with 4.2.2.
Interface is working rather fast. Lag in system can be visible only under heavy load. (Using phone while testing it in antutu) All major functions are working fine. But there are some problems with some minor functions.
In early builds of 4.3.1 rom there was a problem with ringtone which was caused by some Bluetooth protocols.
When it was solved, BT headset protocol was broken. (Sound in it was accelerated in 1.5x times. Music sounded like chimpmunk) But it was only so while using BT headset.(Maybe the newest bulid solves this problem) Battery life shows no miracles, about 1 day of life under medium workload. Users which are testing the latest build are claim battery drain is present. To my mind it's the most convenient Rom for HIS.
4.4 - Is quite interesting thing and it's looking very promising.
Interface is quite heavy for HIS and some lags are present, Video playback function is not working.(Reboots your phone) Only VLC player is able to play video. Audio lags are also present there. When i was testing Beta 4 i caught a lag which makes a distortion in music playback for a while when you try to wake your phone. Some users claim that ringtone doesn't work. But i hadn't checked this glitch. Maybe it's the same trouble which were in 4.3. I can't say anything about battery life. Further testing is required. I believe that VivoKat is in Beta stage for some reason...
Verdict.
As for me i advise you to use 4.2.2 it's the golden mean.
Of course if you like to risk you may try your luck.
After all you need your personal experience.
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Thank you so much for bothering to answer and explaining evverything, although I really want that Bluetooth music playback feature I will try my luck with the latest 4.3.1
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If you're looking for AOSP then I think CM9 ICS is the way to go, if you dont want the latest
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Currently use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2519414
before this, used 4.2.2 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245794)
on 4.2.2 were more customization features, but latest is faster

For Incredible S, between KitKat and 4.3.1, I'd take 4.3.1 simply because it seems much stable.
unless you're the kind of people love to explore..

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[Q] What is best CM10 or ICS? Your thoughts and opinions welcome.

What is best CM10 or ICS? Your thoughts and opinions welcome.
Especially regarding a daily use rom. What experince with H/W acceleration in both especially with gameloft gaming.
Glitches pros and cons for both roms?
What's your experience?
Here is mine
CM10 nightly.
Very buggy camera kills it for me for starters.
Odd lockups and random freezing.
Games work fine and external sd can be swapped with internal very easy.
Bluetooth okay
Wifi okay
Calls messy at times with noise dropouts.
Browser lockups
Sms fine
Battery poor life
ICS 28g Steffans build with clockwork nv flash partition.
Superb camera no issues.
Some slowdows in general but nothing to hard to improve or live with.
Games from gameloft run great so far.
Bluetooth ok
Wifi Seems to need turning on off every so often.
Calls again messy at times with loss of radio.
Browser lockups and hanging.
Sms fine
Battery Poor life at times then great at others. Very strange battery behaviour.
So what's you'r experiences?
I'am on cm10 for long time,have almost no issues but like you said cam is awfull
Is camera in ics leaks really soo much better like you said?Good camera is a must for me couse i take alot of pic's and record video much Tnx
I have been using both CM10 and ICS on mine, and I found that CM10 is smoother but ICS is way more stable of course. The cameras...I haven't found a difference but that's just me. I like a lot of ICS features, and miss some from CM10 too but I guess it's all right.
I'm currently running ICS for about a week or so and no problems at all.
As far as i know, until now, i liked to use ICS fresh from kdz..because i dont want my phone don't have basic function as a phone and i dont want stuck with GB..
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ICS--> FC , BSOD and reboot. Better GB.
i have had no problems with the v28e by tony and harsh
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I do not have any problems with ICS V28G,
Tried ics v28g(old partition style) and no matter what i do i can't get even near to perfomance of cm10
Uninstalling all the lg software and putting no memory hungry launcher and ics still lag's and performes slow on my device.
Never had call issues on any rom so i can't comment on that part...
For me cm10 is much faster then ics i have tried but ics has better camera and looks nicer..
Can't wait for our devs to start kanging cm10
CM10 is the best ROM by far, but the problem Ive been having with no audio in calls made me switch fo ICS. Its not as fast as CM10, but at least ppl can hear me now =D
Have been using the stock ICS rom by tonyp, and I must say that it's great so far.
I have random restarts maybe like once every 3 days, probably due to low ram or my V6 supercharger script..
Camera works fine, I don't really use it though.
Fast, fluent scrolling and stable, no call problems.
The only problem I have is, Chrome and the stock browser lags like mad.. And I have no idea why.
Does anyone know why?
both rom gud,
camera also ok for both. just focusing bug on cm10, and low bit rate on ics video camera.
battery bug on both.
no call issue on both Rom for me.
hardware acceleration have some bug on both.
conclusion both Rom require further bug fixing(they are on their way i think)
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fluxthesky said:
The only problem I have is, Chrome and the stock browser lags like mad.. And I have no idea why.
Does anyone know why?
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Same here..
I used v28G from kdz, no root, no cwm
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I was on Temasek's CM7 Kang wanted to try ICS So First i tested Cm10
No Audio in calls meant i had to change , then came V28E by stefan
then shifted to V28G
Good Things
Camera is very good as compared to CM7
No audio issues on V28E/G although this happened to me once in few calls but it was back to normal in no time.
ICS is a good change,was bored using GB plus lockscreen is good.
Issues
Stock browser is near unusable,others work fine(i use opera mini).
I do notice strange behaviour with the battery sometimes, Wifi drain is hell of a lot compared to Cm7 but do tell me if anyone of u have noticed i think the battery drain on 3g is less with these new roms as compared to CM7
it is less smooth than CM10 but is bearable besides its not like there's a choice who wudnt wanna use CM10 but till the Call issue is sorted i am gonna continue with this one.
i really really miss the Led light notifications on Whatsapp,sms,missed calls, any alternative for that?
i really really hate when it starts to scan media 10 fkin times day, any alternative?
What is the best Threads are not allowed on XDA.
HELP , im using CM10 and i cant conect to my Google account,so no google play as well,dont have the option add google account just e-mail and corporate account.Haven't done a factory reset so i still have my app's from CM7.2,most works great
LOVE the camera app especially video focus in macro,but battery life is bad,
I think I speak for everyone when i say that the main reason people use V28 over CM10 is the call audio bug. I'm using V28E (I dont know the difference between the E and G so if someone would kindly explain the pros and cons) and it is significantly slower than cm 10 but still fairly usable. But honestly, cm10 is BLAZING fast, I've never used a rom that fast before. Its sooo sexyyyy. Damn this call audio bug :crying:
Hello everyone!
I have used both the CM10 and ICS (V28G co-developed by Harsh). The pro's and con's I've observed in these ROMS are as follows-
ICS (V28G leak)-
Pro's-
1)Very stable. No bugs as of now.
2)New interface is of joy to use.
3)Camera works.
4)I see that the CPU is set to a max of 1200MHz.
5)AnTutu benchmark score - 5530 , Nenamark - 42.9 Fps , Quadrant - Significant improvement.
6)No call drop issues.
Con's-
1)Wasn't reading the memory card (External memory) at all. (solved this by creating a new folder called "external_sd" in the root of the internal SD card.)
2)Slow USB charging. Wall charger just works fine.
3)Video recording has its own bugs, that refers to low frame rates.
CM10-
Pro's-
1)Ultra smooth interface.
2)Stable too. Didn't face any hangs after a day of heavy usage.
Con's-
1)Camera is awful. Video recording just lags everytime.
2)Slow charging, both wall charging and USB.
3)Lesser scores in all benchmarks. (Project butter eats them all up)
I'll update more on the ICS as i'm using it currently.
Cheers!
If u want stable better battery n smooth rom, then go for ICS......
If u can live with few bugs n want to experience the speed of jellybean then go for cm10....
I prefer ICS since ill b out for 2-3 days i need more stable n better battery life rom......
Finally its individuals call.......:laugh:
I'm sticking with ICS V28E, but I'm having troubles with my battery. Seems to die very quickly and sometimes overheats and turns off when i try to wall charge. It also way too long to charge through laptop usb. Anyone having similar problems?
i use v28g by topogigi no bugs found ^^

[Q] process bug in kitkat roms!

hay all i searched the forum and the net to find if anyone is having the same issue but didnt find anyway,
i've tried several kitkat roms with several versions they are all great roms but for me i had experienced a common bug between them ,sometimes the phone gets heat up and the battery drains very fast i open the cpu monitor and find that there is a process ( not a specific one ) using 50% of the cpu till the battery die , it doesnt get killed when i kill it the only solution is by restarting the phone
it happens randomly not always sometimes daily sometimes every 2 or more days sometimes several times a day.
i use xposed with all the roms i tried .
dont know if it is familiar with anyone here but i hope someone could help Thanx
no one here to help ?
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Maybe no one else has this problem. Maybe it is a strange effect due to settings of an old installation. Try a fresh install, wipe all data.
thanx for replying .. yes i tried i installed official TW gb then official TW jb then again flashed custom kitkat same issue no luck
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ttm1st said:
thanx for replying .. yes i tried i installed official TW gb then official TW jb then again flashed custom kitkat same issue no luck
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The VERY common n MOST probable cause of battery drain in all current KK roms is: GOOGLE +
Delete or deactivate it (preferably just delete it) and try again.
The 2nd Most probable would be media scanner, go to advanced setting and then turn media scan off.
ttm1st said:
hay all i searched the forum and the net to find if anyone is having the same issue but didnt find anyway,
i've tried several kitkat roms with several versions they are all great roms but for me i had experienced a common bug between them ,sometimes the phone gets heat up and the battery drains very fast i open the cpu monitor and find that there is a process ( not a specific one ) using 50% of the cpu till the battery die , it doesnt get killed when i kill it the only solution is by restarting the phone
it happens randomly not always sometimes daily sometimes every 2 or more days sometimes several times a day.
i use xposed with all the roms i tried .
dont know if it is familiar with anyone here but i hope someone could help Thanx
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Yes I experienced the same with KitKat CM11. Mine was plain CM, no Google Apps so no Google+. I have also tried the last "stable" CM (10.1.3 I think) and that also converted my Note into a hand warmer. Like you I had to power down, I couldn't kill the problem processes and it wasn't always the same process.
The problems with the Exynos based devices is documented on xda at great length. Unfortunately some people gloss over or fail to mention this when promoting various ROMs. The CM devs quit supporting these devices because it's not possible to do it as well as they would like (thanks to Samsung being indifferent or unsupportive, not any failure or unwillingness by the CM and community devs). You aren't going to get a ROM that works as well as stock. You can get ROMs that do some stuff better or have a newer version of this or that or have some very attractive UI but there are major issues such as overheating, less good video and audio codec support on the device DSP (try some HD movies with ac3 or dts audio and you will know!) and the external SD card spontaneously unmounting (possibly this is causing the runaway processes as well as the more obvious sudden stops in file transfers and music playback when using the extra card).
Omnirom is the only GT-N7000 ROM I tried that didn't overheat or have runaway processes and kill the battery life and it also has a very professional feel. I also noticed that scrolling and page rendering in Firefox was much better in Omnirom, almost as good as stock Samsung. However I ran into some other issues (some mentioned above) so I have switched back to Samsung's 4.1.2. I don't need Kitkat but if I did I would probably choose Omnirom, but actually the stock Samsung firmware has been smoothest and has by far the best battery life in my experience - just use the built-in "Power saving mode", job done. The ability to disable apps in the stock firmware is perfectly good enough to disable any of the so-called bloatware or even all the Google services and apps. If you like to disable so much stuff that your Note breaks then root it and install something like Performance Control and you can freeze anything you like and make yourself a nice boot loop
If you just want a bit more control over your device you can root it without flashing any ROM or custom kernel by using method 1B* as described at forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360 There is no need to flash a "safe" kernel, that advice is for older android versions and is totally redundant for 4.1.2.
*short version:
Reboot into recovery, install Root_SuperSu 0.95
Boot. Run Supersu, update it.
Reboot into recovery, install Root_busybox *.zip
All done.
It's rock solid stable, has great battery life, supports all audio and video codecs, doesn't get hot, runs smooth, lets you be in control.
thanx for giving ur time ... to be honest i installed TW 4.1.2 before at first it ran smooth but after a while it starts to get laggy alot even with root and with bloatware removed and so .but in kitkat roms its alot smoother the only problem is theon i mentioned i will try as u guys said ill disable google+ and see if it helps . thanx for u all again
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@julian67
Hei julian, 1st of all thank you for providing useful and educating informations. Typing them sure took much of your time n it's greatly appreciated. But if I may add a bit of opinion, those problems mentioned mostly come with the newer version of KK like 4.4.3 n 4.4.4's. In 4.4.2, those problems mentioned rarely happened unless of course u have google + enabled. The most irritating bug is just how music player stopped suddenly after playing for sometime (times variable to each person's device) n only rebooting can solve it. Lots of advices states that formatting to ex-fat could solve the problem (unproven by me, haven't tried it). With regards of HD movies I also haven't tried as I only watch 480 p movies in my phone, save more memory storage means more movies to watch. A good example other than omnirom as u stated would be C-Rom 4.4.2 vers. I use it for almost 3 months n music player bug is the only thing that crazes me. Anyway thanks again.
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What ROM would you recommend that's most stable and fast for the TouchPad?

Hi there.
I installed a version CM12 Tenderloin a few months back. It's pretty good for the most part but I've noticed some minor bugs with it and I'd like to try another ROM. I noticed that the CM12 roms aren't as popular as the CM11 ones based on the activity of the threads. Any particular reason why CM12 hasn't really caught on? What ROM do you recommend, and do you think is the most stable, reliable and fast?
Thanks in advance.
I came today looking to the answer to a similar question: What's the lightest rom currently for HP/TP? I used to use Oat's lite and tasty, but that's been defunct for quite some time. Is there a new hottness?
Try Jcsullins CM11
Fatal Explosion said:
Hi there.
I installed a version CM12 Tenderloin a few months back. It's pretty good for the most part but I've noticed some minor bugs with it and I'd like to try another ROM. I noticed that the CM12 roms aren't as popular as the CM11 ones based on the activity of the threads. Any particular reason why CM12 hasn't really caught on? What ROM do you recommend, and do you think is the most stable, reliable and fast?
Thanks in advance.
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nathanotis said:
I came today looking to the answer to a similar question: What's the lightest rom currently for HP/TP? I used to use Oat's lite and tasty, but that's been defunct for quite some time. Is there a new hottness?
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CM11 is still regarded as more stable, Jcsullins Rom is one of the most popular builds.
[ROM GUIDE] How to Install Android 8.1.x/7.1.2 builds on the HP TouchPad
Recommended default setup:
cm-11-20150612-SNAPSHOT-jcsullins-tenderloin
Philz-CWM-jcs-dm-tenderloin-20140612
gapps-kk-20140105.zip
RolandDeschain79 said:
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-The latest Android 5.1.x Lollipop Roms are now available but not all the features are currently working and the battery drain during sleep is much higher than 4.4.x/5.0.x roms.
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Not true
Fatal Explosion said:
Hi there.
I installed a version CM12 Tenderloin a few months back. It's pretty good for the most part but I've noticed some minor bugs with it and I'd like to try another ROM. I noticed that the CM12 roms aren't as popular as the CM11 ones based on the activity of the threads. Any particular reason why CM12 hasn't really caught on? What ROM do you recommend, and do you think is the most stable, reliable and fast?
Thanks in advance.
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I have units running both the Evervolv and Pac Man Roms. The latest release of Shumash Pac rom is very stable with great battery performance. They are both a lot more stable than the CM12 roms.
jerryatherton said:
I have units running both the Evervolv and Pac Man Roms. The latest release of Shumash Pac rom is very stable with great battery performance. They are both a lot more stable than the CM12 roms.
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shumash said:
Not true
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I stand corrected, thanks for the information I will update that post cheers:highfive:
I've tried so many versions over the past few months and my personal consensus is that any 5.0 rom is most stable. However, all I do is watch YouTube and browse internet.
Here's a breakdown of my experiences:
5.1 Roms (PacMan and Evervolv)
Wifi issues: Frequently stops transmitting data. Need to either restart tablet or toggle wifi on/off to reset.
Youtube often will start to stutter and then stops playback completely. Sometimes videos just won't play
General responsiveness is not smooth. Lots of momentary hangs
VPN connects but does no routing (OpenVPN). Leaks my IP
5.0 Roms (Milaq)
Some Wifi issues: not as bad as 5.1 but I will occasionally need to reset wifi
Youtube plays prettty good. Some slowdown on 720p videos but does not stop. Sometimes videos don't play, needs app restart
Smooth UI and app responsiveness
VPN connects but does no routing (OpenVPN). Leaks my IP
4.4 Roms (Milaq and Jscullins)
Very smooth from the get go. LIttle to no pauses
Wifi is rock solid
VPN works as expected
Youtube very often stutters with audio/video and will stop playback until app is terminated and restarted. A real experience killer
Very frequent OS restarts. The deal breaker for me. Happens almost every 30 minutes or so.
So, tl;dr, 5.0 is the best. 5.1 the worst, and 4.4 is middle of the road. No complete rom atm, in my opinion.
5.0 would be my instant recommendation if not for VPN not working. I think it's clearly a lollipop issue as the exact profiles work fine in cm11
Thanks everyone. I hate to revive an old post but I've been really busy and never got around to installing a new ROM yet. Basically I only want to install a more stable ROM so I can give it to my son to watch videos from time to time. He really only uses it for 3 things;
1) Youtube
2) Watch videos I've downloaded for him using MX Player
3) Play kiddie learning games
5.0 actually does the job quite well, but not up to my satisfaction as I'm rather picky. I'd like to increase the battery life if possible, and I do find the performance to be a little sluggish compared to what I had before. Right now on a full charge the tablet can last maybe 48 hours with light use, 24 hours with moderate use, and 4-5 hours if used heavily.
One thing that really bugs me with 5.0 is that if I stream any live videos from sites like vipbox.tv or gofirstrow.eu the audio is always laggy. It works fine if the stream isn't live, but only has a problem if the stream is live. I never had a problem with the old ROM which is why I'd like to go back to 4.0.
So it's been a few months now since I started this thread. Any other new ROMS that people would recommend?
I just installed jcsullins lollipop version. Yes. Working camera! Stable as a rock. Recommended!
I'm using cm-12.1-20151116-SNAPSHOT-jcsullins-tenderloin.zip
Standard Non-Touch CWM Recovery
Lollipop Base Gapps package for 5.1.1
Read more here
I have tried 4.4, 5.0 and 6.0
6.0 seems the most stable but it is damn slow... youtube plays fine but often experience force closes... same for almost all apps.
4.4 is the fastest but youtube stutter a lot for some reasons; anyone got a fix??
Bump for any new updates on suggested ROMS for the Touchpad.
I just purchased another one for my youngest one who broke his a few months back.
Milaqs Lineage 11
Fatal Explosion said:
Bump for any new updates on suggested ROMS for the Touchpad.
I just purchased another one for my youngest one who broke his a few months back.
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Try Milaqs Lineage 11 build its got the latest security patches and good all-around functionality, everything works.
Download Android 4.4.4 Kitkat install files(Rom, Recovery, Gapps):
Rom:Download the latest Lineage11 build
Recovery:TWRP-jcs-dm-tenderloin-20140612b.zip
Gapps:gapps-base-arm-4.4.4-20170902-1-signed.zip
Note: Do Not unzip the files.
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Try Milaqs Lineage 11 build its got the latest security patches and good all-around functionality, everything works.
Download Android 4.4.4 Kitkat install files(Rom, Recovery, Gapps):
Rom:Download the latest Lineage11 build
Recovery:TWRP-jcs-dm-tenderloin-20140612b.zip
Gapps:gapps-base-arm-4.4.4-20170902-1-signed.zip
Note: Do Not unzip the files.
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So you really believe that this build gives the best overall experience? I had a pacman lollipop rom on my tp for some years and it worked well but it would shut down some apps sometimes and some apps didn't work at all. I put 7.1.2 evervolv on it and it became unstable and would shut down pretty consistently. I want an os that is stable but can run apps properly and can be overclocked. Can this one be overclocked?
I put this one on but youtube vids were all messed up. Not great for my kids. I guess off to find a better rom.
YouTube fix Lineage 11
largemansmay said:
So you really believe that this build gives the best overall experience? I had a pacman lollipop rom on my tp for some years and it worked well but it would shut down some apps sometimes and some apps didn't work at all. I put 7.1.2 evervolv on it and it became unstable and would shut down pretty consistently. I want an os that is stable but can run apps properly and can be overclocked. Can this one be overclocked?
I put this one on but youtube vids were all messed up. Not great for my kids. I guess off to find a better rom.
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The user experience is subjective and depends largely on the apps you regularly use. To fix the YouTube issue open the app play a video and go to settings (three dots upper right), set the Quality to 720p. All the builds will overclock if rooted, use Kernel Adiutor here.
I find a lot of apps require at least Android 5.0
Is there a stable 5.0 rom for the TP?
I have two apps on Evervolv 9.0
Wyze cam and Youtube Vanced
Everything seems so laggy on android 9.0. Have followed the guide to increase swap to 1gb, cpu to 1.8ghz, and remove crap from rom.
So i have the same question.
as a bonus, any tips on increasing the maximum system volume would be nice

Best custom rom for daily use?

I would like to try some other rom than the stock one, preferably a lollipop rom, that runs CM and is faster than stock.. I know there aint many roms for this device, but i thought it would be good to hear what you guys are using and why you think it is the best
You can use any of the Lollipop roms available as they are pretty much the same. But make sure the rom works for you in terms of the specific features it provides. There have been some reports of a rom not working well for some people, so you will have to manually see which one is working for you.
My personal preference is the PACMan rom. CM12.1 hanged on my Mini 2 for some reason.
Before you flash a lollipop rom, remember that there are a few issues common with all of them. The speakers produce a clicking/buzzing sound at the highest volume, which is because the boomsound drivers weren't released. This issue can be reduced by using various audio effects like Viper Audio etc.Also the camera performance has also decreased compared to the stock rom, and the stock camera app freezes a lot. A temporary workaround for this is to install the HTC camera app and Gallery.

I'm looking for a super stable ROM with good battery life. Which do I choose?

The title pretty much says it all. I'm looking for a super stable ROM with good battery life. Which do I choose?
I have a short list of things I need:
Lollipop or Marshmallow
Debloated
Good battery life
Stable
Bluetooth
I don't care about camera quality (though the camera should work if I want to use it...) so I am open to the idea of using an AOSP ROM if it can meet my requirements.
I'm using SLiM ROM version 4.8 (Android 5.1.1) right now and have a few problems with it:
If I reboot, I typically get stuck in a bootloop until I enter recovery and format the cache. Then it takes 10-15 minutes to start up.
I use Google Keyboard which can be very sluggish sometimes (not sure if that's the keyboard's fault or if it's the phone).
The stock camera app and snapchat both crash when I attempt to record video. This is usually fixed by a reboot... but only temporarily.
Sometimes I don't get notifications from Hangouts or the notifications are delayed (not sure if this is a problem with Hangouts or the phone)
Is there an updated SLiM ROM that's more stable? Or should I look for something different? I really liked using AOSP ROMs on my old phones but they typically lacked decent battery life.
Organized_Chaos said:
The title pretty much says it all. I'm looking for a super stable ROM with good battery life. Which do I choose?
I have a short list of things I need:
Lollipop or Marshmallow
Debloated
Good battery life
Stable
Bluetooth
I don't care about camera quality (though the camera should work if I want to use it...) so I am open to the idea of using an AOSP ROM if it can meet my requirements.
I'm using SLiM ROM version 4.8 (Android 5.1.1) right now and have a few problems with it:
If I reboot, I typically get stuck in a bootloop until I enter recovery and format the cache. Then it takes 10-15 minutes to start up.
I use Google Keyboard which can be very sluggish sometimes (not sure if that's the keyboard's fault or if it's the phone).
The stock camera app and snapchat both crash when I attempt to record video. This is usually fixed by a reboot... but only temporarily.
Sometimes I don't get notifications from Hangouts or the notifications are delayed (not sure if this is a problem with Hangouts or the phone)
Is there an updated SLiM ROM that's more stable? Or should I look for something different? I really liked using AOSP ROMs on my old phones but they typically lacked decent battery life.
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T'es there is SLIMM 3.1 on the forum. It's MM for mashmallow
I am running a stock ROM and hangouts doesn't send notifications for me either. It has nothing to do with your setup. I've tried hangouts on 3 different devices (2 HTC's and a Sony) and something has always not worked with that app on all those devices. Google needs to get their act together.
Try Sony Concept ROM, it is on Marshmallow therefore it has Doze and it is as stock as it can get which means it is debloated. Battery life is superb, no bloatware, camera is as good as stock, one of the most stable ROMs out there! Also it is still receiving OTA updates and becoming more and more efficient. As for the video recording bug in your Lollipop ROM, it persists in this Concept ROM I'm talking about. But you can fix it by renaming these files in /system/etc/firmware/
tzwidevine.b00 -> tzwidevine.b00.bak
tzwidevine.b01 -> tzwidevine.b01.bak
tzwidevine.b02 -> tzwidevine.b02.bak
tzwidevine.b03 -> tzwidevine.b03.bak
tzwidevine.mdt -> tzwidevine.mdt.bak
This works for KitKat (yes KK has that issue too, along with "There was a problem while playing... etc." error in YouTube), Lollipop and Concept ROMs.
Organized_Chaos said:
The title pretty much says it all. I'm looking for a super stable ROM with good battery life. Which do I choose?
I have a short list of things I need:
Lollipop or Marshmallow
Debloated
Good battery life
Stable
Bluetooth
......
I really liked using AOSP ROMs on my old phones but they typically lacked decent battery life.
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If you are going to try the SLIMM 3.1, do 2 things to maintain good daily battery life:
1) Settings -> About Phone -> Status -> Charging Optimization: This is ON by default - you may notice less battery daily. This feature tries to maintain better battery life over the long run (i.e. battery lasts for more years). You can turn this feature off.
2) Location: Only turn this on when it's needed. Some users (including myself) noticed Google Play Services was draining battery randomly while Location was on.
I can see that there is a new SLIMM 3.2 out - I don't know if it addresses either of these 2 issues. Good luck!
marshalpear said:
[...] along with "There was a problem while playing... etc." error in YouTube), Lollipop and Concept ROMs.
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I forgot about that one! That has gotten so bad I don't even try looking at Youtube videos from Reddit or even the app.
I will definitely try the concept ROM and this fix. Thanks!

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