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[Q] looking for stable rom

Hi I just got my xperia SP
the bootloader is locked and status allowed said : NO
anyway I tried couple roms such as eXistenZ 2.15
I had a bad experience with that
battery drain - laaag - slowness
I feel like I'm back to my old SGS
I'm loocking for stable rom battery friendly and give me a smooth experince . I don't care about feateures even if it stock or custom
any suggestions please ??!!
sorry for my english and thanks in advance .

takhim said:
Hi I just got my xperia SP
the bootloader is locked and status allowed said : NO
anyway I tried couple roms such as eXistenZ 2.15
I had a bad experience with that
battery drain - laaag - slowness
I feel like I'm back to my old SGS
I'm loocking for stable rom battery friendly and give me a smooth experince . I don't care about feateures even if it stock or custom
any suggestions please ??!!
sorry for my english and thanks in advance .
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luckily for you theres a few custom roms recently become available for locked bootloaders try cm10.2 stable enough very good battery life for me and my gps works also,some people say gps is not working:good:

ireaper4592 said:
luckily for you theres a few custom roms recently become available for locked bootloaders try cm10.2 stable enough very good battery life for me and my gps works also,some people say gps is not working:good:
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can you please provide a link ??

takhim said:
can you please provide a link ??
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2676492
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2677173

Go for stock!
takhim said:
Hi I just got my xperia SP
the bootloader is locked and status allowed said : NO
anyway I tried couple roms such as eXistenZ 2.15
I had a bad experience with that
battery drain - laaag - slowness
I feel like I'm back to my old SGS
I'm loocking for stable rom battery friendly and give me a smooth experince . I don't care about feateures even if it stock or custom
any suggestions please ??!!
sorry for my english and thanks in advance .
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I tried lot of different ROMs on SP which includes MIUI, CM11, existenz, etc, etc but after 2-3 days of using always have one or more than one problem mentioned above! So I just flashed stock Jb 4.3 and Disabled lot of debloated apps from the Setting>Apps. Installed CLEAN MASTER app. Since the stock is best stable ROM therefore best battery backup no random reboot. Now waiting for the new firmware update for JB 4.3 which has already been released. I hope we are going to get it very soon and going to get a better performance! :good:

Please try Ultimate PureXSP and Ultimate BlackXSP

IMO Stock 4.1.2 is still fastest, just debloat it and it's perfect. I rather stay this and wait fixed 4.3 from Sony.

Bazilli said:
IMO Stock 4.1.2 is still fastest, just debloat it and it's perfect. I rather stay this and wait fixed 4.3 from Sony.
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so u what I'll be sacrificing if go with 4.1.2 instead of 4.3 ??
dipesh1502 said:
Please try Ultimate PureXSP and Ultimate BlackXSP
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which one u recommend most ?
malick186 said:
I tried lot of different ROMs on SP which includes MIUI, CM11, existenz, etc, etc but after 2-3 days of using always have one or more than one problem mentioned above! So I just flashed stock Jb 4.3 and Disabled lot of debloated apps from the Setting>Apps. Installed CLEAN MASTER app. Since the stock is best stable ROM therefore best battery backup no random reboot. Now waiting for the new firmware update for JB 4.3 which has already been released. I hope we are going to get it very soon and going to get a better performance! :good:
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I heard that 4.3 has a lot of bugs
headache59 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2676492
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2677173
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This looks very unstable and still in Beta

takhim said:
so u what I'll be sacrificing if go with 4.1.2 instead of 4.3 ??
which one u recommend most ?
I heard that 4.3 has a lot of bugs
This looks very unstable and still in Beta
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Both are the same
Just diffrnt in colours
PureXSP is white
BlackXSp is black
So its your choice

dipesh1502 said:
Both are the same
Just diffrnt in colours
PureXSP is white
BlackXSp is black
So its your choice
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I'm gonna install Nova and few apps for themeing or themer beta how much the free ram in this rom ?
and the most important thing is the battery life . how about it ??

dipesh1502 said:
Both are the same
Just diffrnt in colours
PureXSP is white
BlackXSp is black
So its your choice
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I'm downloading your ROM right now ...
do u suggest any 4.1.2 Stock Rom to avoid problems while flahing your rom ?

takhim said:
I'm downloading your ROM right now ...
do u suggest any 4.1.2 Stock Rom to avoid problems while flahing your rom ?
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If have recovery
Then enter recovery
Wipe data/cache
Install zip

dipesh1502 said:
If have recovery
Then enter recovery
Wipe data/cache
Install zip
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btw can I flash DoomKernel over that or stuck with stock because of that LB ?

takhim said:
btw can I flash DoomKernel over that or stuck with stock because of that LB ?
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Yep u cn use doomkernel

dipesh1502 said:
Yep u cn use doomkernel
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I just finished downloading BlackSP V2 can u please give me a link to a stock 4.1.2 cause I'm noob in sony side I

dipesh1502 said:
Yep u cn use doomkernel
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I found this in the Doomkernel post :
Xperia SP [C5302/C5303/C5306]
stock JellyBean 4.3 FW
.266 - v05, v05-new, v06
stock JellyBean 4.1.2 FW
.245/254- v02, v03, v04
.284- v01
bootloader unlocked
working fastboot
android app for overclocking like SetCPU (paid) or NoFrills CPU Control (free)
so how I can flash it and my phone is on LB ?

yes stock 4.3 got bugs but atleast the camera quality is far better then 4.1.2 whenever I install custom ROM or kernel to my Xperia SP its a kind of unstable i can't even run the full antutu benchmark it reboots at 21% no matter on what custom ROM/kernel i am running :crying: and system reboots frequently. Therefore, Now i flashed the stock 4.3 australia firmware and locked the bootloader now atleast i can run full antutu benchmark now matter how many times i run it! thats why stock is best with disabled debloated apps and obviously no Facebook app also! :laugh:

We do not allow best/rom kernel threads on XDA. What's best for someone else may not be what's 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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[Q] question about cm11

what is the most stable CM11 ROM for xperia z1? I'm on stock based custom ROM, i'm on ihacker 4.1 but I always wanted to try pure android ROM. I see quite a few pure ROM but there seems to be a similarity and I'm not sure which one to pick. and of course the process of installing is different from Stock based ROM, you have to install GAPPS and sometimes compatible kernels so if anyone know something or two about this please give any suggestion.
Thanks so much

thanwachai said:
what is the most stable CM11 ROM for xperia z1? I'm on stock based custom ROM, i'm on ihacker 4.1 but I always wanted to try pure android ROM. I see quite a few pure ROM but there seems to be a similarity and I'm not sure which one to pick. and of course the process of installing is different from Stock based ROM, you have to install GAPPS and sometimes compatible kernels so if anyone know something or two about this please give any suggestion.
Thanks so much
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Official CM Downloads
https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=honami
For now still nightly build,not stable yet.

Thank you so much! I'll try that
Sent from my C6903 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

thanwachai said:
Thank you so much! I'll try that
Sent from my C6903 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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welcome & always hit thanks instead of saying

thanwachai said:
what is the most stable CM11 ROM for xperia z1? I'm on stock based custom ROM, i'm on ihacker 4.1 but I always wanted to try pure android ROM. I see quite a few pure ROM but there seems to be a similarity and I'm not sure which one to pick. and of course the process of installing is different from Stock based ROM, you have to install GAPPS and sometimes compatible kernels so if anyone know something or two about this please give any suggestion.
Thanks so much
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I use Build 11 20140504 nightly - honami.
No bugs so far. WiFi and mobile data are working. Camera works too.
Sent from my C6903 using Tapatalk

I would say any rom that doesn't have the latest cwm 6.0.4.8. cwm 6.0.4.7 is the best no camera problems if you want a link just PM me and I'll upload it since cyanogenmod webpage doesn't have it anymore
yup owns Z1 and stuff. Also if I've helped you don't forget to hit THANKS - actions speak louder that words.

Please tell me what you base that on and please explain how recovery effects the camera...

gregbradley said:
Please tell me what you base that on and please explain how recovery effects the camera...
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Ever since April release where cwm 6.0.4.8 was introduced camera has 50% chance of working I know there is a fix for it but after updating nightlies fix goes away and you have to reflash fix
Before latest cwm camera worked 100% of the time even though it had the usual freeze for about 5 seconds.
Ive tried formatting boot/system/data amd the problem persists. The only fix is to flash the zip file.
yup owns Z1 and stuff. Also if I've helped you don't forget to hit THANKS - actions speak louder that words.

Still don't see the link.
Please explain what in the older version of CMW effects the camera...

gregbradley said:
Still don't see the link.
Please explain what in the older version of CMW effects the camera...
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I was talking about the version of cm11. On April they released new caf kernel cm11 which was cwm 6.0.4.8. Before that camera work well and only froze for 5 seconds
The kernel does not effect it I was talking about version of cm11 since I've lost track of the exact nightly.
Camera fix : http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/30-nov-fixed-camera-app-cm10-2-cm10-2-t2505973
yup owns Z1 and stuff. Also if I've helped you don't forget to hit THANKS - actions speak louder that words.

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aosb 1.37-arrrrgh kernel
cannot seem to flash arrrrgg's kernel with aosb-just hangs on reboot-i understand that thr kernel gives better battery life--any suggestions?---atrix hd bootloader unlocked,rooted

dabluze said:
cannot seem to flash arrrrgg's kernel with aosb-just hangs on reboot-i understand that thr kernel gives better battery life--any suggestions?---atrix hd bootloader unlocked,rooted
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which CM kernel are you trying to flash on a AOSP build?

Why is settings asking for su permissions? Am I missing something ?

What are the systcl tweaks on boot operate? If I implement them, what would I expect?<br/>
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Tried to import contacts and keeps force closing. Even tried syncing via Google account....any ideas?<br/>

Ugh. No body is monitoring

[Q] pac_moto_msm8960_jbbl-nightly-20140915
I downloaded this rom and went by the instructions wiped everything and installed the Kernel , then the rom ,Gapps and as i always do used the converter for US Celluar with the LTE in it. here is what i found.
1- the Kernel I flashed had been replaced
2= rom is more laggy than i expected
3- I t kept wanting to update the Gapps even after i did it
4 When i use the converter with LTE and i go look in acces point network it is always been in there automatically on this rom it was not
I am going back to Mokee it runs so much smoother but will retry this one when some of the bugs are fixed. One thing comes to mind when i did all the wipind and before i started flashing i did not do a factory reset if this may be the problem will someone please let me know

Billc47 said:
I downloaded this rom and went by the instructions wiped everything and installed the Kernel , then the rom ,Gapps and as i always do used the converter for US Celluar with the LTE in it. here is what i found.
1- the Kernel I flashed had been replaced
2= rom is more laggy than i expected
3- I t kept wanting to update the Gapps even after i did it
4 When i use the converter with LTE and i go look in acces point network it is always been in there automatically on this rom it was not
I am going back to Mokee it runs so much smoother but will retry this one when some of the bugs are fixed. One thing comes to mind when i did all the wipind and before i started flashing i did not do a factory reset if this may be the problem will someone please let me know
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Go to recovery and wipe cache partition. Then reboot. Issues should go. If you want,you could also wipe dalvik.

[Q] pac_moto_msm8960_jbbl-nightly-20140915
marknoll said:
Go to recovery and wipe cache partition. Then reboot. Issues should go. If you want,you could also wipe dalvik.
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ok I will give that a try later thasnk you

Billc47 said:
I am going back to Mokee it runs so much smoother but will retry this one when some of the bugs are fixed.
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Mokee it is not really good.
I have to stick with it for a while. It really is not stable even though I use the release version.
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I have tried but still not working heads up.
I can use: Kernel
arrrghhh_Aug2-2014-anyker.zip for aosb_kk_1.3.7_moto_msm8960_jbbl.zip?

Any PlayStore said:
Mokee it is not really good.
I have to stick with it for a while. It really is not stable even though I use the release version.
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I have tried but still not working heads up.
I can use: Kernel
arrrghhh_Aug2-2014-anyker.zip for aosb_kk_1.3.7_moto_msm8960_jbbl.zip?
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According to arrrghhh's post from may, any kernel means any kernel except stock. You should be good to go
Sent from my ATRIX HD using XDA Free mobile app

I'm using the rom : "aosb_kk_1.3.7_moto_msm8960_jbbl.zip"
and kernel "arrrghhh-May27_2013-CM.zip".
FC contacts after choosing to Import from SIM.
How to fix this. Or I go back to "aosb_kk_1.3.6_mb886.zip"?

tried again
i wiped both as i was suggested to and it made no difference as far as the Gapps keep wanting to update over and over again. I entered the apn manually and that seemed to work Still looking for the best 4.4.4 rom for my Electrify xt901 and one that will improve my battery life depending on the rom 8 hrs is the most i cxan get before it goes dead and yes i had the battery health checked it is good

Billc47 said:
i wiped both as i was suggested to and it made no difference as far as the Gapps keep wanting to update over and over again. I entered the apn manually and that seemed to work Still looking for the best 4.4.4 rom for my Electrify xt901 and one that will improve my battery life depending on the rom 8 hrs is the most i cxan get before it goes dead and yes i had the battery health checked it is good
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What gapps u running?

pa_gapps-modular-mini-4.4.4-20141019-signed

Its quite possible that those gapps are awry. Try flashing pico. Very minimalistic

would you have a link for them by any chance ? Also this si the kernel i tried flashing arrrghhh-0.18-Stock
and I am using TWRP recovery version 27.01

I have problems with "People"
Click "People" -> Import contacts -> Import from SIM card or Import from storage or Export to SIM card -> Unfortunately, Contacts has stopped.
How to fix ?
I tried to flash it again and again.
Thanks .

I just downladed a different Kernel " arrrghhh_Aug2-2014-anyker " now waiting for what Gapps would be best and will try it again

Billc47 said:
would you have a link for them by any chance ? Also this si the kernel i tried flashing arrrghhh-0.18-Stock
and I am using TWRP recovery version 27.01
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Can you explain why you tried flashing a custom stock kernel (stock meaning Moto based) on an non stock ROM?
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Billc47 said:
I just downladed a different Kernel " arrrghhh_Aug2-2014-anyker " now waiting for what Gapps would be best and will try it again
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The most up to date Gapps or a minimal package Gapps

[Q] Which ROM choose?

What it is the most stable and for daily use rom?
Preferably with long battery life
CM11 preferably

I've tried many Droid 4 ROMS (LiquidSmooth, CM10, D4HD, SlimKAT, Resurrections...) but Carbon is absolutely the most (well, almost) stable ROM
Best thing about Carbon ROM is that it offers Permission Management function, which is extinct in other ROMs since CM 7.2

JohnVo said:
I've tried many Droid 4 ROMS (LiquidSmooth, CM10, D4HD, SlimKAT, Resurrections...) but Carbon is absolutely the most (well, almost) stable ROM
Best thing about Carbon ROM is that it offers Permission Management function, which is extinct in other ROMs since CM 7.2
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You can paste the link in the thread of the rom?

Omar.Droid said:
You can paste the link in the thread of the rom?
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http://www.needrom.com/download/droid-4-xt894-carbon/
Check it out. I don't think you can find Carbon ROM anywhere else. Other links are either inactive or dead.
I attached some photos just in case you are interested

Hi I installed the rom on my droid 4 in rom slo1. It's starts booting but I only see the carbon bot screen and nothing happens after 5min...What did I wrong?

Make sure you do the wipe data/ factory reset.
P/S: Last time I flashed Carbon ROM, I needed to install gapps (gapps-jb-20130301-signed) as well. Without gapps, my rom could not work properly (I still don't know why?). Maybe you want to give it a go?

Hi I try both. I do a factory reset and also installed the gapps...same problem. I'm Using SafeTrap 3.75...can this be a problem?

viper2035 said:
Hi I try both. I do a factory reset and also installed the gapps...same problem. I'm Using SafeTrap 3.75...can this be a problem?
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Maybe. I'm not too sure . I'm running Safestrap 3.73.

So any idea, what I can do to solve the problem?

LOST in a sea of roms

Hi there.
I been spending several hours reading user's opinions about several roms for the xsp.
I saw plenty of unofficial roms based on cyanogenmod official roms. And the question that pops into my mind it's.
Why so many mods? People doesn't like the official releases?
Also I been reading that 5.1 roms are laggy, and in a custom rom i'm looking for stability and performance.
Maybe I should go for and official cyanogenmod 11 rom?
Maybe for a stock based rom?
What do you think?

Hello.
Yes, there is a lot of rom for SP. But just a few work as it supposed to.
Lollipop it is in his nightly stage, though is very stable and the most recent apps, you will be able to use.
There is too a recent patch for security, we should take in consideration, Im using myself as a daily driver without problems, nevertheless still have some minor bugs, but nothing that cant make you wish to throw your SP on wall
If you want to test and see how looks like, I would recommend Sabermod Unofficial Or CM 12.1 Official Nightly

cm12.1+ addons imo cuz it's my second full month on it and it never failed me ....no problems for me and great performance

flash- said:
cm12.1+ addons imo cuz it's my second full month on it and it never failed me ....no problems for me and great performance
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how about battery? i just bricked carbon rom and finding another rom to try

dic1911 said:
how about battery? i just bricked carbon rom and finding another rom to try
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battery is good too yep

Go for CyanogenMod 12.1 nightlies with addons...Its Best for lollipop based ROMs.
You can try unofficial CM13 also if you can use the phone without camera. Battery life and performance of CM13 is far better than cm 12.1.

To be honest, is a matter of usage and preference. For me it was working fine but my phone got way too hot for my taste, but the deal breaker was that no matter what lolipop ROM I used facebook HD playback was choppy as hell. I know that it sounds silly but that's something that I need. None of these issues exist on stock, of course (C5306 - 1.205)

I think the Sabermod unofficial takes the lead on cm12.1 ... Great battery and butter smooth. I think it' s the for performance and battery !

I use official CM11 slimmed by me, without gapps, disabled LogCat, little modified build.prop + WilliamsPLUS and I'm really happy ; p

which 5.1 rom has fewer lag and more batterylife?

@beodo
A sea of roms but many of them are discontinued or not updated, so first check that one.
As fellow members said CyanogenMod 12.1 Unofficial SaberMod with add ons is the best right now for me as well, very fast, really fluid,stable and good battery life, in is some parts is even better than the latest official stock rom.
I m using this rom for over a month and i love it.
If you need even better battery life you could use Helium kernel (just dirty flash at recovery) and enable conservative governor, if you would like to take it further you can also install xposed framework which unlocks you much more features like power saving better experience, extra customization and more.
All of the above are continuously updated and supported by our great developers too :good:
@iceweek
The above answers you question as well

Thinking about trying this one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...-stryflex2013266073-lp-official-sony-t3180637
Is this one stable for daily use?
Also, do I have to download Latest Xperia Apps Installer.zip if I am using latest ultimate zip?
Please reply.

destiny4life said:
Thinking about trying this one.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...-stryflex2013266073-lp-official-sony-t3180637
Is this one stable for daily use?
Also, do I have to download Latest Xperia Apps Installer.zip if I am using latest ultimate zip?
Please reply.
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well you can try it but i try it and its not for good in my opinion
it can be used but have couple bugs
now im on candy5 + helium 4.2 kernel and its very good

zaxxpp said:
well you can try it but i try it and its not for good in my opinion
it can be used but have couple bugs
now im on candy5 + helium 4.2 kernel and its very good
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Please share links for candy5 and helium kernel.
Thanks in advance.

destiny4life said:
Please share links for candy5 and helium kernel.
Thanks in advance.
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cant post link , find it here on xda , then find helium kernel download both zips
transfer it on you sd card , full wipe ,flash candy5-release.v4.1-20151201-UNOFFICIAL-huashan and when it finish,wipe chache and dalwik, and then flash helium
reboot

zaxxpp said:
cant post link , find it here on xda , then find helium kernel download both zips
transfer it on you sd card , full wipe ,flash candy5-release.v4.1-20151201-UNOFFICIAL-huashan and when it finish,wipe chache and dalwik, and then flash helium
reboot
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Hey Bro,
Can anyone check my thread and give me some solution to my bricked xperia.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-sp/help/messed-phone-phone-kernel-logo-20-t3300597
I can't seem to find a proper solution. :crying:
Thank You

zaxxpp said:
well you can try it but i try it and its not for good in my opinion
it can be used but have couple bugs
now im on candy5 + helium 4.2 kernel and its very good
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That one has very good reviews
giannisv6 said:
@beodo
A sea of roms but many of them are discontinued or not updated, so first check that one.
As fellow members said CyanogenMod 12.1 Unofficial SaberMod with add ons is the best right now for me as well, very fast, really fluid,stable and good battery life, in is some parts is even better than the latest official stock rom.
I m using this rom for over a month and i love it.
If you need even better battery life you could use Helium kernel (just dirty flash at recovery) and enable conservative governor, if you would like to take it further you can also install xposed framework which unlocks you much more features like power saving better experience, extra customization and more.
All of the above are continuously updated and supported by our great developers too :good:
The above answers you question as well
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Finally I followed your advice and it works like a charm, thank you!