any suggestion?
Best is a matter of opinion test see what works best for you
Cheezys right. They all offer different things. All depends what your looking for. Some have themes available, some are heavily modded, some are very close to stock, some rely on xposed for mods, you have to decide and read through the op of every rom. Theres about 5 or 6 out, womt take long to read through them. Also i dont think this type of thread is allowed, but not sure....
Hey Cheesy my son has that shirt in your avatar. We got it in Virginia Beach this summer lol
Personal preference that fit your needs...
Like the others have said, it's all a matter of personal preference. However, since you've asked it in a form of a question, I can give you my 2 cents.
I have 3 Note 4's in the household.
I have flashed every worthy ROM that is available for the N4 currently.
I have real world experience on it's performance, battery life, tweaks etc...
Out of the available ROM's IMO I would recommend FireKatv3 as it is literally flawless. I have had zero issues with it and the battery life is insane. Nothing is broken and you won't be left with a bunch of stuff that you probably won't end up using. Whether you're a power user, gamer or a "casualite" who just reads books and check emails, this ROM is very versatile...ie...it's clean. Very clean. Straight forward. No bs, just pure goodness. Give it a shot. You won't be disappointed.
The battery life is by far the best out of the ROM's that I've tried.
Although benchmarks are ehhh...whatever....for what it's worth, I've hit 50K + in AnTuTu on Stock Kernel and have yet to see any ROM hit that STOCK. Some may have but with the use of CPU apps....that doesn't count.
I have zero lag whatsoever. It's scary fast.
Everything just works...like I said it's light, simple, clean & extremely refined.
You can't go wrong....
Bottom line: I can use any ROM that I want. If there is something better, I will use it. Simple as that. Most importantly, I don't settle for 2nd place. That should say enough.
Good luck!
iunlock said:
Like the others have said, it's all a matter of personal preference. However, since you've asked it in a form of a question, I can give you my 2 cents.
I have 3 Note 4's in the household.
I have flashed every worthy ROM that is available for the N4 currently.
I have real world experience on it's performance, battery life, tweaks etc...
Out of the available ROM's IMO I would recommend FireKatv3 as it is literally flawless. I have had zero issues with it and the battery life is insane. Nothing is broken and you won't be left with a bunch of stuff that you probably won't end up using. Whether you're a power user, gamer or a "casualite" who just reads books and check emails, this ROM is very versatile...ie...it's clean. Very clean. Straight forward. No bs, just pure goodness. Give it a shot. You won't be disappointed.
The battery life is by far the best out of the ROM's that I've tried.
Although benchmarks are ehhh...whatever....for what it's worth, I've hit 50K + in AnTuTu on Stock Kernel and have yet to see any ROM hit that STOCK. Some may have but with the use of CPU apps....that doesn't count.
I have zero lag whatsoever. It's scary fast.
Everything just works...like I said it's light, simple, clean & extremely refined.
You can't go wrong....
Bottom line: I can use any ROM that I want. If there is something better, I will use it. Simple as that. Most importantly, I don't settle for 2nd place. That should say enough.
Good luck!
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dude, thanks alot, i found your insight very informative, i spent all night last night flashing roms, trying to get a feel but i kept seeing firekat had sooo many responses, i felt it meant more happy and interactive people.
So far battery is killing me on any ROM
I was gonna suggest instead of saying what's the best rom to say What's the most stable, bug free rom?
Because it's all personal preference, but bugs and stability aren't you know.
I found iunlock review very informative and it seems that's the first I want to try out.
They all seem good, but I want stability more than anything since we don't have many customizations right now.
They all are the BEST....for the people that are using them. Are you looking to use someone else's best or what is best for you? The only way you will know and learn is if you try a few.
No such thing exist. We have good Roms nothing that is the best. Best would be take every Dev and they build one epic ROM without any type of kang.
BAD ASS NOTE 4
tykalx said:
dude, thanks alot, i found your insight very informative, i spent all night last night flashing roms, trying to get a feel but i kept seeing firekat had sooo many responses, i felt it meant more happy and interactive people.
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You're welcome. If you have any questions feel free to PM. Good luck! [emoji106]
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KennyG123 said:
They all are the BEST....for the people that are using them. Are you looking to use someone else's best or what is best for you? The only way you will know and learn is if you try a few.
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You do have a great point, however, my observation and recommendation are all based on facts such as battery life, bug free, snappiness, performance etc...which are all factual experiences and not an opinion. Ex. Benchmark, that is factual data. I have yet to see any other ROM break 50k+ w/ (stock kernel). So again, for what it's worth, if the OP is a power user, that kind of data would mean something to him.
Battery life is the biggest kicker for most people. The efficiency of FireKatv3 is hands down undeniable. Again this is factual data from my experience, therefore, it's not an opinion.
Bug free. I have zero issues and nothing is broken with FKv3. What I'm reporting here is just factual information. Me out of all people absolutely hate bugs! They are annoying and annoying. [emoji107]
This brings me to...refinement. IMO I believe a lot of bugs exist because some dev's when putting together a ROM, rip out things that are needed for other core functions = bugs. It could also be a compatibility issue, however, I would much rather have something built from an organized fashion over the opposite method. I like something that's clean, light without clutter and that functions. Although this may be my opinion, I think there's enough info there to help someone make a sound decision.
Like I've said, I can be using any ROM right now and I will if I find that something is better than the luxury that I'm driving now. I have the money, you have the money spend it on the best at the given time. We've already made the right choice with buying the Note 4 [emoji106]
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ThC23 said:
I was gonna suggest instead of saying what's the best rom to say What's the most stable, bug free rom?
Because it's all personal preference, but bugs and stability aren't you know.
I found iunlock review very informative and it seems that's the first I want to try out.
They all seem good, but I want stability more than anything since we don't have many customizations right now.
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Stability and Bug Free = FireKatv3 at the moment. No random boots, no lag, no broken functions, nothing but silk.
As of right now, no other ROM, can match my battery life.
BTW I forgot to mention, that the other two N4's in my house are all running a different ROM at the moment.
iunlock said:
Like the others have said, it's all a matter of personal preference. However, since you've asked it in a form of a question, I can give you my 2 cents.
I have 3 Note 4's in the household.
I have flashed every worthy ROM that is available for the N4 currently.
I have real world experience on it's performance, battery life, tweaks etc...
Out of the available ROM's IMO I would recommend FireKatv3 as it is literally flawless. I have had zero issues with it and the battery life is insane. Nothing is broken and you won't be left with a bunch of stuff that you probably won't end up using. Whether you're a power user, gamer or a "casualite" who just reads books and check emails, this ROM is very versatile...ie...it's clean. Very clean. Straight forward. No bs, just pure goodness. Give it a shot. You won't be disappointed.
The battery life is by far the best out of the ROM's that I've tried.
Although benchmarks are ehhh...whatever....for what it's worth, I've hit 50K + in AnTuTu on Stock Kernel and have yet to see any ROM hit that STOCK. Some may have but with the use of CPU apps....that doesn't count.
I have zero lag whatsoever. It's scary fast.
Everything just works...like I said it's light, simple, clean & extremely refined.
You can't go wrong....
Bottom line: I can use any ROM that I want. If there is something better, I will use it. Simple as that. Most importantly, I don't settle for 2nd place. That should say enough.
Good luck!
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i will try that!thanks!
Are you anywhere around this battery life? Just curious. Im pretty happy with this but i am curious if all the optimizations for battery life are working on Fire....honestly was going to flash it and try. I achieved this on Darthstalker and stock kernel. I did 10 hrs screen today but only 22hrs total.
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That would be epic! However, it would turn into Baskin Robbin (no "s") with 1 flavor.
Variety and having a choice is awesome and part of what makes up our phone frenzy culture.
There is a best ROM. But two in particular are at a close 1st, it's just that I believe and have seen one code to be a lot cleaner than the other.
BACARDILIMON said:
No such thing exist. We have good Roms nothing that is the best. Best would be take every Dev and they build one epic ROM without any type of kang.
BAD ASS NOTE 4
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iunlock said:
You're welcome. If you have any questions feel free to PM. Good luck! [emoji106]
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You do have a great point, however, my observation and recommendation are all based on facts such as battery life, bug free, snappiness, performance etc...which are all factual experiences and not an opinion. Ex. Benchmark, that is factual data. I have yet to see any other ROM break 50k+ w/ (stock kernel). So again, for what it's worth, if the OP is a power user, that kind of data would mean something to him.
Battery life is the biggest kicker for most people. The efficiency of FireKatv3 is hands down undeniable. Again this is factual data from my experience, therefore, it's not an opinion.
Bug free. I have zero issues and nothing is broken with FKv3. What I'm reporting here is just factual information. Me out of all people absolutely hate bugs! They are annoying and annoying. [emoji107]
This brings me to...refinement. IMO I believe a lot of bugs exist because some dev's when putting together a ROM, rip out things that are needed for other core functions = bugs. It could also be a compatibility issue, however, I would much rather have something built from an organized fashion over the opposite method. I like something that's clean, light without clutter and that functions. Although this may be my opinion, I think there's enough info there to help someone make a sound decision.
Like I've said, I can be using any ROM right now and I will if I find that something is better than the luxury that I'm driving now. I have the money, you have the money spend it on the best at the given time. We've already made the right choice with buying the Note 4 [emoji106]
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Stability and Bug Free = FireKatv3 at the moment. No random boots, no lag, no broken functions, nothing but silk.
As of right now, no other ROM, can match my battery life.
BTW I forgot to mention, that the other two N4's in my house are all running a different ROM at the moment.
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The only factual data you provide is based on your own experience, your own usage, your own device, your own signal strength, your own setup....etc...no one uses their phone exactly as you so where as you may use your phone a certain way and think this out of how many ROMs is the best battery life for you..it may not be so for someone with weaker signal, more syncing, a game player, someone who dirty flashes versus a clean flash, someone who overclocks their kernel, someone who chooses a different governor/IO scheduler...there are millions of iterations that you have determined work best for you....so no, there can be no facts regarding battery life...look through the development threads...every ROM has someone claiming horrible battery life somewhere in the thread...Also note many claiming THAT particular ROM has been the best for battery life than any other...Unless you set baselines...clean flash, set governor/scheduler, same signal strength, same apps set to sync at same intervals, same brightness, etc...there is no way for anyone to ever say for a fact that one ROM is the best for everyone.
Hopefully the OP will have as good experience with your suggestion as you have. Just my opinion that asking what's the best ROM is like asking what's the best car...it depends on what you will use it for, where you will use it, your driving habits....blah blah blah....you get my point...thanks for offering your insight and helping out the OP.
CheesyNutz said:
So far battery is killing me on any ROM
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Need more kernels from the kernel gods, these guys hold that key.:good::good:
I flashed a kernel the other day @89% battery showing, after the flash, it said low battery...lol. We need more kernels, they will come!
@iunlock
dude it's been a while since i've been on samsung since the galaxy s3, the developer is saying for best results odin flash the stock then flash firekat, would that erase everything in my internal memory?
Do those ROM'S include the S-Apps? The pen and it's integration is why I got a Note 4 in the first place.
Does a stock ROM exist that is basically everything from Samsung but no carrier bloat?
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Temetka said:
Do those ROM'S include the S-Apps? The pen and it's integration is why I got a Note 4 in the first place.
Does a stock ROM exist that is basically everything from Samsung but no carrier bloat?
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Yes. FireKatv3. The Dev actually likes TW and understands the simple fact that TW has come a long way, whereas a lot of others still seem to bash on TW, not recognizing it's improvements for whatever personal reason. If you want something closest to stock it's going to be FireKatv3, hands down.
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KennyG123 said:
The only factual data you provide is based on your own experience, your own usage, your own device, your own signal strength, your own setup....etc...no one uses their phone exactly as you so where as you may use your phone a certain way and think this out of how many ROMs is the best battery life for you..it may not be so for someone with weaker signal, more syncing, a game player, someone who dirty flashes versus a clean flash, someone who overclocks their kernel, someone who chooses a different governor/IO scheduler...there are millions of iterations that you have determined work best for you....so no, there can be no facts regarding battery life...look through the development threads...every ROM has someone claiming horrible battery life somewhere in the thread...Also note many claiming THAT particular ROM has been the best for battery life than any other...Unless you set baselines...clean flash, set governor/scheduler, same signal strength, same apps set to sync at same intervals, same brightness, etc...there is no way for anyone to ever say for a fact that one ROM is the best for everyone.
Hopefully the OP will have as good experience with your suggestion as you have. Just my opinion that asking what's the best ROM is like asking what's the best car...it depends on what you will use it for, where you will use it, your driving habits....blah blah blah....you get my point...thanks for offering your insight and helping out the OP.
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You're absolutely right....but might I add that I did mention having 3 Note 4's in the household. Let alone my brother and friend who is around a lot. That makes 5 note 4's. Therefore, I would assume that, that fact alone would add a lot more credibility to my 2 cents, than my 2 cents stemming from just my use and habits alone.
User habits vary yes..I agree. I'm a Power user, the other user is medium and 3rd is very conservative. My brother works in a very bad signal area (middle of nowhere) and friend is a gaming maniac. It's almost a perfect scenario I know. But pretty darn neat in respect to this situation.
I'm sure the OP has enough to make a sound decision to make him happy. At the end of the day that's all that matters.
As a fun thought, I'd bet he will end up with either one of the 2 ROM'S that I have in mind.
[emoji106]
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tykalx said:
@iunlock
dude it's been a while since i've been on samsung since the galaxy s3, the developer is saying for best results odin flash the stock then flash firekat, would that erase everything in my internal memory?
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If you Odin stock, yes...that'll clean house.
If you have any more questions, post a question in the ROM thread and there's a lot of good folks that'll help you as well.
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Temetka said:
Do those ROM'S include the S-Apps? The pen and it's integration is why I got a Note 4 in the first place.
Does a stock ROM exist that is basically everything from Samsung but no carrier bloat?
Sent from my SM-N910T using XDA Premium HD app
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I forgot to mention something. Like I was saying about the dev actually liking TW and understanding all the great things that make a Note a Note, his ROM will give you a peace of mind, knowing that those functions you enjoy are not broken.
Hope this helps.
Everyone is different. For me I like my ROM to be close to stock as possible. I also look for ROM where OP get quick reply.
It seems to me all ROM have good battery life. Even by itself, the N4 battery life is just wonderful.
Dont care what anybody said and don't believe it until u show actual proof. THIS PHONE WILL LAG. Right now on FKV3 and is much MUCH better experience than stock rom. But doesnt matter what rom developer do to this actual rom, it will still lag on this phone until samsung or lollipop do something.
I know there's people that will go against me and say that there's no lag. Simply show video proof doing a few multitasking videos, will start seeing long loading delay. Scrolling on facebook, gallery, magazine, appstore etc full of stutter and lag. U will say that is an app problem, have my m8 next to me doing super smooth 60fps scrolling without stutter or lag.
Thinking on returning my 4 noted (yes 4 notes 4) for nexus 6. all rooted same rom, get 49k in atuntu and 4 unit lag/stutter.
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Hi there,
as my iPhone 3G is getting old and the WLAN seems to be broken now, I was looking for a replacement. I saw that the price for the Galaxy S I9000 dropped massively here in Germany and therefore started to read through the posts here in the forum for the last 2 days. There is just too much information out there to get things sorted out in my mind that fast...
I really loved the iPhone for all those nice apps because I don't really like to use the browser on a small screen that often. There were 3 major things that I didn't like and hope my new phone can do better:
- Performance: It sometimes took quite long to start apps and also some of them were performing poorely.
- Multitasking: I like to have the 3-4 apps that I use most running simultaneously. That is Phone D), Mail (GMail), Skype and Facebook.
- Battery life: My iPhone had problem to make it through the day if I used it too much.
Is there somebody out there who can tell me if the Samsung can handle those things better? Performance-wise I guess there should be no problem, but I don't know about multitasking and battery life.
One more question: I am really interested in learning more about flashing custom ROM's and doing that with the new device, but there is one thing I don't want to do: I don't want to be forced to look for bugfixes all the time. The phone needs to run STABLE. Is that the case? Are there good ROM's out there that really improve the native firmware from point of view of performance AND stability?
I hope this is the right forum to ask those things. If not I apologize and ask the admin to move it to a better suited forum.
The Galaxy I9000 really looks very promising to me, so please don't be to harsh with your criticism, OK?
Mike
Comparing the SGS to the iphone 3, i would say, that the screen is much better, and if your primary apps, are Gmail, Facebook and skype, you are set. Multitasking is almost not existent in the iphone, and i belive battery life is better, and if that is not enough, you can get an additional battery, wich you can't with the iphone. for me, it's a much better device.
Well... it seems it comes down to the question of stability.
Are there really fast and stable ROM's out there that are more or less free from bugs?
Mike
Very recommended and match with you..believe me
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Micha_R said:
Well... it seems it comes down to the question of stability.
Are there really fast and stable ROM's out there that are more or less free from bugs?
Mike
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I'm running the stock ROM, rooted of course, and is very stable, i never had any problems. I haven't tried custom rooms, but as far as i understand, they are very stable too. I just prefer to keep my phone as stock as possible...
for the beginning i don't think you need any custom roms if you decide on the SGS, the stock ones are a very long way from any iOS you had in the past
just go to any store and play with it for a while, you'll be amazed about the difference from that old i3g, just as i was, the best choice i have ever made, moving on from iphone3 to this amazing Android device, can't wait to get the money for an sgs2
Seems like I will have to give it a shot.
I was just a bit confused, as one of my friends told me about problems with apps an their stablilty compared to the iPhone. He mentioned e.g. Mobile Navigator.
Well, I will try by myself.
Thanks anyway for your comments.
Mike
I wanted to make a thread where users will post their benchmark result screenshots of their custom or original roms, because we have a lot of rom's for our device an everyone is bragging how their rom is faster, better for gaming, better for this and that, so let's go post your benchmark results screenshots... In post make a not about details, like CPU frequency governers ETC, and of course what rom you used... Let's start competition
Maybe admins will make this a sticky thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886286
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1826604
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260790
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236309
Sorry but I do not think that admins will mark this a sticky thread as we already have all this.
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ectoplasma22 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886286
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1826604
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2260790
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2236309
Sorry but I do not think that admins will mark this a sticky thread as we already have all this.
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I wrote this because many screenshots are made without posting which rom they use, which kernel and other stuff like cpu frequency, governors etc... Everybody are just posting benchmark screenshots without saying on what were those screenshots were made...
I want to start a really good competition on which rom is really fastest...
djfoxserbia said:
I wrote this because many screenshots are made without posting which rom they use, which kernel and other stuff like cpu frequency, governors etc... Everybody are just posting benchmark screenshots without saying on what were those screenshots were made...
I want to start a really good competition on which rom is really fastest...
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Benchmarks mean nothing at all. If a ROM feels fast when you use it then it is fast.. I've seen ROMs with a great benchmark but they feel slow because they are slow to respond to user interaction.
And trying to run a competition to see which is fastest, best etc does a massive disservice to ALL developers.
SimonTS said:
Benchmarks mean nothing at all. If a ROM feels fast when you use it then it is fast.. I've seen ROMs with a great benchmark but they feel slow because they are slow to respond to user interaction.
And trying to run a competition to see which is fastest, best etc does a massive disservice to ALL developers.
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Confirmed!
There is a tendency to laziness, lately, because of which, new users, instead of reading threads and trying to understand what they are about, make up shortcuts to figure out "which xxx is the best". Change xxx with"rom", "kernel", "build" or whatever crosses your mind.
This behaviour does not bring any help to anybody: not to the noobs, who will not really understand WHY an xxx is better than others, nor for the developers, who will not have any real feedback from their work (at the very end, if xxx scores better than yyy, then yyy will be perceived as "better", "more up to date", something else?).
In my opinion this should be considered as a disguised attempt of making a "best rom" thread, and should be closed by mods.
Ottonet said:
Confirmed!
There is a tendency to laziness, lately, because of which, new users, instead of reading threads and trying to understand what they are about, make up shortcuts to figure out "which xxx is the best". Change xxx with"rom", "kernel", "build" or whatever crosses your mind.
This behaviour does not bring any help to anybody: not to the noobs, who will not really understand WHY an xxx is better than others, nor for the developers, who will not have any real feedback from their work (at the very end, if xxx scores better than yyy, then yyy will be perceived as "better", "more up to date", something else?).
In my opinion this should be considered as a disguised attempt of making a "best rom" thread, and should be closed by mods.
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I have observed that on installing a nightly build, the performance is generally good for first 10-12 hours and then the responsiveness starts degrading.
A restart helps.
So, the question is when should you run the benchmarks?
prem911 said:
I have observed that on installing a nightly build, the performance is generally good for first 10-12 hours and then the responsiveness starts degrading.
A restart helps.
So, the question is when should you run the benchmarks?
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You shouldn't. Benchmarks mean nothing. If you are perceiving a slow-down after 10-12 hours then you should try to diagnose the cause of that - does a reboot fix it? Do you need to do a cache or dalvik wipe? Can you get away with just killing all open apps.
Stop worrying about benchmarks, and worry more about how YOUR phone feels to YOU.
prem911 said:
I have observed that on installing a nightly build, the performance is generally good for first 10-12 hours and then the responsiveness starts degrading.
A restart helps.
So, the question is when should you run the benchmarks?
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I wonder why I have been quoted.
Apparently you did not even read my post.
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I tested a bunch of roms, Slim,Vanir, Pac,AICP, Beanstalk, Mokee, Avatar, Omni...Some 4.3 Some 4.4
All I can say that I really liked most 4.3 roms, but their battery performance was weird-lacking.
I dont really like KitKat 4.4 that much but apart from the early CM11 releases, most 4.4 ones are battery friendly. I get decent battery life.
I had one day at 8 hours, 2 to 1:30 hours screen on time, and in the end of the day I had 20-30% left. Thats ok for me.My battery is nearly 1 year old now, so they fared good.
That said. I think that KitKat in general does a better job at memory handling aswell, I get always 500MB free memory in most 4.4 roms.
IN 4.3 roms, that wasnt always the case.
Whatever the case, my conclusion is that newer roms, that have been ported recently, fare better because they are based on latest CM builds. Earlier roms, which were just ported to our device...well...it depends.
My testing was so that I tried each of these roms for 1 day. Maybe thats not enough, so dont go around bashing me for inaccuracy. Best way to test things is to try them out yourself. I never tried any benchmarks on these roms because I dont care about benchmarks.I usually set animations to off or 0.5 on each of these roms. I dont play games on my phone aswell.
Personally, my recommendation is to try out 4.4 roms firstly, then try out earlier roms.
I currently use a CM nightly.
Keep in mind however that I do NOT use google play or any gapps. So most if not all ROM experience has been smooth, with the exception of 1 Rom.
I can name it, but that would not be fair, but I think that one came together with Gapps.
So my other advice is that gapps are huge memory hogs and battery eaters.
shadowcore said:
I tested a bunch of roms, Slim,Vanir, Pac,AICP, Beanstalk, Mokee, Avatar, Omni...Some 4.3 Some 4.4
All I can say that I really liked most 4.3 roms, but their battery performance was weird-lacking.
I dont really like KitKat 4.4 that much but apart from the early CM11 releases, most 4.4 ones are battery friendly. I get decent battery life.
I had one day at 8 hours, 2 to 1:30 hours screen on time, and in the end of the day I had 20-30% left. Thats ok for me.My battery is nearly 1 year old now, so they fared good.
That said. I think that KitKat in general does a better job at memory handling aswell, I get always 500MB free memory in most 4.4 roms.
IN 4.3 roms, that wasnt always the case.
Whatever the case, my conclusion is that newer roms, that have been ported recently, fare better because they are based on latest CM builds. Earlier roms, which were just ported to our device...well...it depends.
My testing was so that I tried each of these roms for 1 day. Maybe thats not enough, so dont go around bashing me for inaccuracy. Best way to test things is to try them out yourself. I never tried any benchmarks on these roms because I dont care about benchmarks.I usually set animations to off or 0.5 on each of these roms. I dont play games on my phone aswell.
Personally, my recommendation is to try out 4.4 roms firstly, then try out earlier roms.
I currently use a CM nightly.
Keep in mind however that I do NOT use google play or any gapps. So most if not all ROM experience has been smooth, with the exception of 1 Rom.
I can name it, but that would not be fair, but I think that one came together with Gapps.
So my other advice is that gapps are huge memory hogs and battery eaters.
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+1 on this.
Currently im using CM11 Latest nightly (18 Jan 14) + iodiak kernel 9.5.
Aside the double push the power button to wake up the phone from deep sleep, it works flawless for me.
Edit : for the double push the power button, there is already a work around for it in this post (Click Me)
Used an ipod touch 4 (my first mobile device) for 2 years and loved ios jailbreaking... heard a lot about android's openness for customization (especially after rooting) and finally got a Nexus 5. This is the first time I have owned an Android device and have had it for a month. Have rooted the phone and installed various apps like XPosed framework...
What I need help with is deciding whether to install a custom rom and kernel...for rom the best option is cyanogenmod (according to me)(atleast from what i found in this short 1 month) and I cant seem to find a feature in this rom that xposed especially with modules like gravity box dosent offer... if there are some features that make cyanogenmod awesome please tell me.
Me personally and from what I have read all Nexus 5 owners have reported battery issues and I came to know that Android community is passionate to make custom kernels to take matters into its own hands to improve battery and performance.... but this is something I hardly know about since accessing the kernel is a dream in ios and i am new to Android... plus various forums say that kernels can even fry your hardware if u make mistakes and no one wants that.
So ultimately the main thing i need help in is deciding which rom to install (mainly cyanogenmod), and if I even need to install it. Second which kernel to install and is it worth it, performance is already enough with the stock kernel and battery life is the main concern and some added features like double tap to wake are always welcome.
After finding out these things then I want to get down to small things, please help me since I am an inexperienced Android user.... and i dont want to harm the device since companies are not keen to fix or replace device in my country India.
Finally if I broke any forum rules in this post please tell me in a post.... please dont deactivate this forum just tell me and I will fix it (again I am new to XDA).
I cant code but we can make a list of best apps to install on a Nexus 5 to make it a perfect device (root).
i hope you know that there are many more kernels available, some better than the ones listed. for that reason, im not voting. no reason to recommend something that i wouldnt use.
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i hope you know that there are many more kernels available, some better than the ones listed. for that reason, im not voting. no reason to recommend something that i wouldnt use.
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The poll is a work in progress, like i said i am new to android i dont know much, if u know a better kernel please tell me and do tell me why...
and asking for which rom or kernel to use isnt allowed on xda. as there isnt a best rom or kernel, you need to try them all out to find the combo that would fill your needs best and what works for your device best. no one can tell you which itll be, only you can find out yourself.
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and you posted in the wrong forums! this doesnt go in general, but in q&a.
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and asking for which rom or kernel to use isnt allowed on xda. as there isnt a best rom or kernel, you need to try them all out to find the combo that would fill your needs best and what works for your device best. no one can tell you which itll be, only you can find out yourself.
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and you posted in the wrong forums! this doesnt go in general, but in q&a.
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This ^^^
Also, "all nexus 5 owners report battery problems"? Um...no. And battery life is about setup and usage. Kernels and ROMs make a minor if any difference. I can get over 24 hours a charge and 6 hours screen time with any ROM and kernel combo. Cause I set up for it. And my usage doesn't include battery intensive activities.
You need to do a bit more research my friend. Flash and decide what's best for you and read the nexus 5 battery life thread to learn how to maximize battery life. People with poor battery life either have an issue and have never trouble shot it properly.....or they have absolutely everything enabled and are seeing average life for that scenario.
Good luck!
Every processor is not created equal. No two SoC's are the exact same on any phone ever. Some phones will run ROMs or kernels better than others. It's up to you to decide what works best on YOUR device. It takes a lot of patience and testing, but I wouldn't have it any other way. Welcome to Android buddy. Hope you enjoy the phone.
Edit: If battery life is important to you, don't enable double tap to wake. Or sweep to wake. They're known battery killers on this phone. Read up on why in any custom kernel thread that has those features available.
I echo what has already been said to you here. We do not allow best ROM/Kernel threads on XDA, The question is subjective and what's best for someone else may not be what is best for you. Best advice is to head over to the development section, try some out and see which best suits your needs.
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Just looking for the top 3 ROMs I should try. Right now I'm running chroma.
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Just looking for the top 3 ROMs I should try. Right now I'm running chroma.
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How are you defining top?
Top = Most popular: Look for the thread with the most posts, or read the "What are you using" threads
Top = Best: No such thing as best. It's subjective. Look for the features you want by reading about each rom
Top = Most Stable: It's unquantifyable
Top = Alright already, just give me recommendations please: Tell us what you're looking for.
Hope this helps.
Are you coming from an iPhone or something? This is android world, even better, nexus world. Try a billion ROMs and pick your top. Each ROM out there is best by user preference
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How are you defining top?
Top = Most popular: Look for the thread with the most posts, or read the "What are you using" threads
Top = Best: No such thing as best. It's subjective. Look for the features you want by reading about each rom
Top = Most Stable: It's unquantifyable
Top = Alright already, just give me recommendations please: Tell us what you're looking for.
Hope this helps.
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Are you coming from an iPhone or something? This is android world, even better, nexus world. Try a billion ROMs and pick your top. Each ROM out there is best by user preference
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I am coming from the note series which vzw had there devices locked down. Before that I had the HTC one max and DNA which I ran viper Rom which was very customizable which I don't think n6 has.
Welcome to the nexus world. Seriously though it's user preference. My favorite right now is cyanidel. I hate layers but I'm sure a lot of good layers ROM out there
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I am coming from the note series which vzw had there devices locked down. Before that I had the HTC one max and DNA which I ran viper Rom which was very customizable which I don't think n6 has.
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You can use any Nexus 6 ROM on any other Nexus 6 device, so that is not a concern.
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You can use any Nexus 6 ROM on any other Nexus 6 device, so that is not a concern.
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Thank you. I'm glad I got this phone even though I think the camera is complete crap one a phone this good but I like the phone itself way more then note series i actually feel like I own my phone rather then being stuck on stock.
thayl0 said:
Thank you. I'm glad I got this phone even though I think the camera is complete crap one a phone this good but I like the phone itself way more then note series i actually feel like I own my phone rather then being stuck on stock.
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The Camera isn't special. I think it is average. I can get good shots, particularly with HDR+. It's never going to be Note 5 quality though.
I tried several roms, but my favourite are:
1) Sillness - very near to stock, very stable and fast, extra customizations, no bloatware
2) Euphoria - my personal favourite. fast, stable, highly customizable.
3) I haven't tried CM based roms, but its worth exploring
These are also the only ones that don't crash from what I've tried
I don't know about the OP but I am also new to the Nexus 6 world, getting my phone tomorrow. What is the best rom for battery life, all things being equal? I heard Chroma is good?
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I don't know about the OP but I am also new to the Nexus 6 world, getting my phone tomorrow. What is the best rom for battery life, all things being equal? I heard Chroma is good?
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Ahh, time for my stock answer. It's not all relevant to you but it fits...
"Best" ROM.
There is no such thing as a*best*ROM.* The question itself is ambiguous.* "Best" is obviously a subjective term.
What I want from a ROM may well differ from what you want from a ROM, ergo - what is*best*for me could be worst for you.
If you are asking what the most popular ROMs are, or which ROMs people are using, you can see which threads stay around on the first few pages (and have the most posts) in the Android Development or Original Android Development forums. You can also see what other people are running by reading the What are YOU running on your Nexus 6??? thread.
If you are asking which is the most stable, being a Nexus device - they're all pretty stable.
If you are asking which is*best*on Battery, ROMs only affect battery if they have a feature that is badly coded.* You will likely be able to read about this in the ROM threads.* ROMs do not impact battery life.* The only impact to battery life are your apps, your settings, how you use the phone and mostly, environmental issues such as Phone Signal.
For tips about improving battery life, please read [Battery Life Help] Troubleshoot battery issues here!
"Best" Kernel
There is no such thing as the "Best" kernel.* What we all want from a kernel is different. Again, many people have the misconception that Kernels affect battery life.* Let's get this cleared up.* Although Kernel devs will build in optimisations and efficiencies that will improve battery life, these are very, VERY tiny...and if 1 kernel has these optimisations, they likely all have.
People will often say "Kernel x is better than kernel y for battery life".* This is actually wrong.* Kernels respond to user settings. Setting up the governor to favour either battery life or performance is simple enough to do, you just have to do some learning.* The reason people think Kernel x is better than y is because developers set their kernels up with their preferred governor settings.* This is what we refer to as out-of-the-box settings.* The out-of-the-box settings for kernel x may well produce better battery results than the out-of-the-box settings for kernel y, which favour performance.* The fact is, you as the user have the ability to tune kernel x or y to perform the same, be that battery or performance - so start learning how to do this yourselves - that way, you can choose the kernel based on the FEATURES you want, and not the fictional performance benefits of one kernel over another.
Hope this helps
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asking about the best battery life is like asking which chocolate cake is the best; its all about what you do, what you like, how you set it up etc, so there is no "intelligent" answer to that question.
I think Danarama's answer was absolutely perfect..:good::good:
Thread closed. Unusually for a Q and A thread...
When someone asks a very subjective question about "what is the best this or that", expect a huge range of opinions, not answers or anything conclusive.
When someone takes the trouble to provide a comprehensive response, XDA and its members do NOT expect or welcome abuse from others.
We used to delete "Best" questions - I wonder why.
Flaming and disrespect to others is against the Forum Rules. Be warned.
I started flashing when I was 21, my first Android phone (and first phone I rooted), was an Optimist V. That phone was just okay, until I read about rooting and over clocking. I studied for hours of the proper ways to root and what were the best ROMs, and instantly fell in love. It was like a brand new next gen phone! That phone ran so smooth, and had some of the best developers I had ever seen to this date.
Fast forward 5 years, and I have had all the Nexuses (not 5x or 6p) since the V. I used to be a flashaholic; loved over clocking, and debloated ROMs. Since the 6, I've flashed a couple ROMs, but I've gone from 2-3 a month to 2-3 the past year. One thing I've noticed is, they aren't that different. I'm not a features guy, I like simple, and that's what 6.0 brought to the table. I don't really see any huge benefits anymore. Flashing new and updated ROMs has started to become a chore. The phone runs great no matter what I'm using, and the truth, stock runs better than most custom ROMs now.
So to conclude, is flashing even worth it anymore? Sure I can run a ROM and have a huge benchmark score, but that ROM will crash on certain apps more often, and doesn't actually run the basic apps I use any smoother. Stock is so fast now, that it is basically why I won't upgrade to 6p, since I don't use the camera at all.
What do you think? Am I alone on this thought process, or am I just getting old and boring?
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I started flashing when I was 21, my first Android phone (and first phone I rooted), was an Optimist V. That phone was just okay, until I read about rooting and over clocking. I studied for hours of the proper ways to root and what were the best ROMs, and instantly fell in love. It was like a brand new next gen phone! That phone ran so smooth, and had some of the best developers I had ever seen to this date.
Fast forward 5 years, and I have had all the Nexuses (not 5x or 6p) since the V. I used to be a flashaholic; loved over clocking, and debloated ROMs. Since the 6, I've flashed a couple ROMs, but I've gone from 2-3 a month to 2-3 the past year. One thing I've noticed is, they aren't that different. I'm not a features guy, I like simple, and that's what 6.0 brought to the table. I don't really see any huge benefits anymore. Flashing new and updated ROMs has started to become a chore. The phone runs great no matter what I'm using, and the truth, stock runs better than most custom ROMs now.
So to conclude, is flashing even worth it anymore? Sure I can run a ROM and have a huge benchmark score, but that ROM will crash on certain apps more often, and doesn't actually run the basic apps I use any smoother. Stock is so fast now, that it is basically why I won't upgrade to 6p, since I don't use the camera at all.
What do you think? Am I alone on this thought process, or am I just getting old and boring?
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I'm 44 as of last month, have been with android since day one in 2008, and have owned all the nexus devices up to the n6, yet I still flash. how else am I going to get a kernel to load? custom ROMs I don't flash much, I find what I like then stay with it. but that's all your choice, you don't ever have to flash anything, again its YOUR choice.
Depends on what your intended outcome is. If you want stable stock, Samsung runs android which you can still customize without the need to root, etc.....Android is still much more customization than Apple without having to do the jailbreak etc. I prefer the ability to theme, customize, and have a kernel I choose.
For me personally, there are "never" too many features in a ROM. I like ROMs that have so many features they are coming out of your ears, but I'm very particular about how I have things set up.....for someone else who may just need the basics then I can certainly see that being the case.
nikeman513 said:
I started flashing when I was 21, my first Android phone (and first phone I rooted), was an Optimist V. That phone was just okay, until I read about rooting and over clocking. I studied for hours of the proper ways to root and what were the best ROMs, and instantly fell in love. It was like a brand new next gen phone! That phone ran so smooth, and had some of the best developers I had ever seen to this date.
What do you think? Am I alone on this thought process, or am I just getting old and boring?
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you are old and boring..
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So to conclude, is flashing even worth it anymore? Sure I can run a ROM and have a huge benchmark score, but that ROM will crash on certain apps more often, and doesn't actually run the basic apps I use any smoother. Stock is so fast now, that it is basically why I won't upgrade to 6p, since I don't use the camera at all.
What do you think? Am I alone on this thought process, or am I just getting old and boring?
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Well, as a senior developer (and I'm about one year senior to simms22 ), I can tell you that I'm not interested in flashing again. I've switched from TW to cm, Temasek and some variants on my Note 3, and finally bought a N6 instead of the Note 4, just because of the possibility of development.
So now I have a hobby, I've got my own Android (yay me!), and after merging in the latest security patch I flash the system.img once a month.
If I find something to modify or develop, well then I flash it a lot, but I haven't done anything big since the beginning of January when I've restored the good old CRT effect on shutting off the screen. And about three weeks ago I adapted CMFileManager to work with AOSP based roms, as a root explorer. But that's that so far.
I used to flash a lot when i had the LG G2 but since owning the N6 i tried a few roms but now on the same rom since a few months. Only do a clean flash once a month to install the latest version of it. btw, 44 years old was some time ago for me
TMG1961 said:
I used to flash a lot when i had the LG G2 but since owning the N6 i tried a few roms but now on the same rom since a few months. Only do a clean flash once a month to install the latest version of it. btw, 44 years old was some time ago for me
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as old and aged as im been feeling the past few years, ive found that on xda there are a hell of a lot of children. BUT, on xda, i am also considered not very old. as there are even more adults that are much older than i am
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as old and aged as im been feeling the past few years, ive found that on xda there are a hell of a lot of children. BUT, on xda, i am also considered not very old. as there are even more adults that are much older than i am
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I think i belong to the older generation here on xda, but not sure about that. But 54 is still young, just need to convince my body of that....lol
TMG1961 said:
I think i belong to the older generation here on xda, but not sure about that. But 54 is still young, just need to convince my body of that....lol
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I gave up on convincing my body that its still young. I found out I'm diabetic just a few years ago, and now my body feels as though I'm in my 60s! but, most importantly, my mind believes that I'm 25. so, I keep on living my "25" year old life, regardless of what my body is telling me :angel:
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I gave up on convincing my body that its still young. I found out I'm diabetic just a few years ago, and now my body feels as though I'm in my 60s! but, most importantly, my mind believes that I'm 25. so, I keep on living my "25" year old life, regardless of what my body is telling me :angel:
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Even though my body thinks its about 125 I try to be as active as i can. My mind is still in its early twenties. And as far as flashing roms goes, well i find that a lot of them are very similar, so not much sense in changing a lot.
nikeman513 said:
I started flashing when I was 21, my first Android phone (and first phone I rooted), was an Optimist V. That phone was just okay, until I read about rooting and over clocking. I studied for hours of the proper ways to root and what were the best ROMs, and instantly fell in love. It was like a brand new next gen phone! That phone ran so smooth, and had some of the best developers I had ever seen to this date.
Fast forward 5 years, and I have had all the Nexuses (not 5x or 6p) since the V. I used to be a flashaholic; loved over clocking, and debloated ROMs. Since the 6, I've flashed a couple ROMs, but I've gone from 2-3 a month to 2-3 the past year. One thing I've noticed is, they aren't that different. I'm not a features guy, I like simple, and that's what 6.0 brought to the table. I don't really see any huge benefits anymore. Flashing new and updated ROMs has started to become a chore. The phone runs great no matter what I'm using, and the truth, stock runs better than most custom ROMs now.
So to conclude, is flashing even worth it anymore? Sure I can run a ROM and have a huge benchmark score, but that ROM will crash on certain apps more often, and doesn't actually run the basic apps I use any smoother. Stock is so fast now, that it is basically why I won't upgrade to 6p, since I don't use the camera at all.
What do you think? Am I alone on this thought process, or am I just getting old and boring?
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Honestly... Roms have never been THAT different. On my last few phones (thunderbolt, S4, moto x, Nexus 6), I have just found a rom that had the features I wanted, was stable and offered updates and stuck with it.
The whole flashing multiple different roms a month doesn't have much point other then people looking to do something with their phone... and it never really has.
You don't want any extra features, so if you had an early nexus you probably wouldn't need to flash either.
But still, if you want to choose what quick tiles you have, if you want to customize what you have in your status bar, if you want additional lock screen options, if....
The easiest way is to flash a rom.
1. You are all spring chickens. I was born before WWII.
2. Flashing roms has gone downhill for me since the ultimate excitement of JellyBean and JBSourcery! But still worth it.
I am finding that with AOSP roms many of my apps FC while they work perfectly with stock based ROMs. That's what I liked about Cataclysm. Now it looks like that is dwindling away. Future is looking bleak if I want to use Android Pay so I pass on that. Looks like stock, rooted with maybe Gravity Box is at the end of the tunnel.
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1. You are all spring chickens. I was born before WWII.
2. Flashing roms has gone downhill for me since the ultimate excitement of JellyBean and JBSourcery! But still worth it.
I am finding that with AOSP roms many of my apps FC while they work perfectly with stock based ROMs. That's what I liked about Cataclysm. Now it looks like that is dwindling away. Future is looking bleak if I want to use Android Pay so I pass on that. Looks like stock, rooted with maybe Gravity Box is at the end of the tunnel.
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well, gravity box is a no go for me. but, android pay means nothing to me as well. for me its aosp all the way, with root. everything else i need i can do myself with root access and access to the filesystem. anyways, i was going to thank you because of your age, but im outta thanks
I always used the stock based roms and for me they work. I dont use android pay..it isnt even available in The Netherlands, i dont use gravity box. I am now on stock lite rom from Danvdh and it works great for me, no bugs, good battery life and no things in it that i dont use.
Not unless you want to get arrested! Nyuk nyuk nyuk....
Yes! use a custom rom...
But as you see here ppl are different...here is my view and person I am.
You buy a Mustang GT, BMW M3, Dodge Charger SRT, etc... you can leave it as is which is fine. Then there are those guys who will take the best of the best and push a bit more...when the N6 was released this flagship phone was the best of its time.
Again....a WHOLE lot of people will be fine as is but a custom rom (the RIGHT rom) is going to give you that edge the stock N6 is not going to give you...those abilities to do more for the enthusiast! I run Pure Nexus by Beans and the tweaks in the rom are clean and give the N6 added power and edge over the standard N6. If you don't care about the power just to move titles, clock, change button actions, on and on it's all there in the RIGHT rom.
So you have to pick type person you are...as for me my Dodge Charger SRT has the power modifications, the system\cpu flashed, under carriage mods, suspension and engine modifications to give we way more that normal SRT...so the same with the N6 if you are that person.
But again it's a choice and my N6 benchmarks proves the difference since I am a power user...no games, etc just a high-end busy, traveling 43 old corp engineer that ask a lot out of my phone.
nikeman513 said:
I started flashing when I was 21, my first Android phone (and first phone I rooted), was an Optimist V. That phone was just okay, until I read about rooting and over clocking. I studied for hours of the proper ways to root and what were the best ROMs, and instantly fell in love. It was like a brand new next gen phone! That phone ran so smooth, and had some of the best developers I had ever seen to this date.
Fast forward 5 years, and I have had all the Nexuses (not 5x or 6p) since the V. I used to be a flashaholic; loved over clocking, and debloated ROMs. Since the 6, I've flashed a couple ROMs, but I've gone from 2-3 a month to 2-3 the past year. One thing I've noticed is, they aren't that different. I'm not a features guy, I like simple, and that's what 6.0 brought to the table. I don't really see any huge benefits anymore. Flashing new and updated ROMs has started to become a chore. The phone runs great no matter what I'm using, and the truth, stock runs better than most custom ROMs now.
So to conclude, is flashing even worth it anymore? Sure I can run a ROM and have a huge benchmark score, but that ROM will crash on certain apps more often, and doesn't actually run the basic apps I use any smoother. Stock is so fast now, that it is basically why I won't upgrade to 6p, since I don't use the camera at all.
What do you think? Am I alone on this thought process, or am I just getting old and boring?
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Most "custom roms" are either CM or some-fork-of-CM. That means, generally, adding more problems than you solve.
I agree that AOSP and factory are pretty solid. My use of custom builds was mainly related to the screwball trash factory images and lack of updates that you get with the various non-Nexus phones. With a Nexus, you get a solid experience and frequent updates to the newest Android, which means less need for complete system replacements.
Yet there are a few, relatively small, changes that are useful. Root, and a couple of home-brew adjustments, that really put a power user polish on it.
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But again it's a choice and my N6 benchmarks proves the difference since I am a power user...no games, etc just a high-end busy, traveling 43 old corp engineer that ask a lot out of my phone.
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Benchmarks prove nothing, except that it can get a higher score in benchmarks. This does not translate to real-world benefits. On top of that, just because you can hit a bigger number on benchmarks does not mean that it does so safely, for instance, I've heard of a lot of people disabling thermal throttling in order to get higher benchmarks. That will, in the least, reduce the life of the device and cause stability problems. Worst case, it could fry your SoC.
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Benchmarks prove nothing, except that it can get a higher score in benchmarks. This does not translate to real-world benefits. On top of that, just because you can hit a bigger number on benchmarks does not mean that it does so safely, for instance, I've heard of a lot of people disabling thermal throttling in order to get higher benchmarks. That will, in the least, reduce the life of the device and cause stability problems. Worst case, it could fry your SoC.
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I disable thermal throttle every single boot up, every single time. I've had my n6 since Nov 2014 BTW. with thermal throttle off, and pushing it extremely hard, my n6 never ever goes over 75C. and I've tried to hit 100C(thermal shutdown), but just can't. my n5 would hit it in seconds my n6 will not ever hit it. so I see any effect of keeping thermal throttle disabled over the past year and a half? nope. my battery life is still awesome, I lose a percent every hour and a half. my performance is still awesome, as my phone scores highest in benchmarks. and my user experience is still incredible, as I get no lags, nor any other negatives. sure, maybe I'd see something from keeping thermal throttle off, if I used the device for 5+ years or so, but I won't.
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Most "custom roms" are either CM or some-fork-of-CM. That means, generally, adding more problems than you solve.
I agree that AOSP and factory are pretty solid. My use of custom builds was mainly related to the screwball trash factory images and lack of updates that you get with the various non-Nexus phones. With a Nexus, you get a solid experience and frequent updates to the newest Android, which means less need for complete system replacements.
Yet there are a few, relatively small, changes that are useful. Root, and a couple of home-brew adjustments, that really put a power user polish on it.
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Benchmarks prove nothing, except that it can get a higher score in benchmarks. This does not translate to real-world benefits. On top of that, just because you can hit a bigger number on benchmarks does not mean that it does so safely, for instance, I've heard of a lot of people disabling thermal throttling in order to get higher benchmarks. That will, in the least, reduce the life of the device and cause stability problems. Worst case, it could fry your SoC.
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I agree and benchmarks not my key focus I could left out only have done once since 2014. I am a power user and side by side with other N6 users they difference is noticeable based on how we do corp work not games. As stated earlier, depends on person if that's their choice but get choice with this fladship phone and with Pure Nexus gives a new feel to phone. Not all developers are like Beans the tweaks make the difference.
simms22 said:
I disable thermal throttle every single boot up, every single time. I've had my n6 since Nov 2014 BTW. with thermal throttle off, and pushing it extremely hard, my n6 never ever goes over 75C. and I've tried to hit 100C(thermal shutdown), but just can't. my n5 would hit it in seconds my n6 will not ever hit it. so I see any effect of keeping thermal throttle disabled over the past year and a half? nope. my battery life is still awesome, I lose a percent every hour and a half. my performance is still awesome, as my phone scores highest in benchmarks. and my user experience is still incredible, as I get no lags, nor any other negatives. sure, maybe I'd see something from keeping thermal throttle off, if I used the device for 5+ years or so, but I won't.
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On that basis, sounds like it probably wouldn't throttle even if you didn't disable it, so why even bother?
Also, "pushing it" with single-threaded workloads may not get the temperature that far up.
I promise you that a heavy multi-threaded workload WILL make it as hot, fast, regardless of the binning.