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Hello there, Im getting an xperia Z today!
I have been on this forums with the nexus 7 and the defy, and generally you get to know all the roms trying them by yourself then choosing the one most suitable for your needs
BUT there is always a general line if you are searching for more customizable roms or innovative, as well as stock roms with tweaks that improve performance, efficiency and battery life..
Can an experienced user which has tried many roms of this phone tell me their general impresions? what are the main feature/differences among the most used and updated roms?
THANK YOU!
You cant ask for best rom cause are all different, btw PAC is more personalizable than others
EmeraldTimer said:
You cant ask for best rom cause are all different, btw PAC is more personalizable than others
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Agreed, each rom brings its own features and bugs. There may be a lot of roms based off of CM, AOKP, and AOSP, but there's a reason why there are so many variations. Just try them out for yourself and see which one you prefer. (and yes, PACman ROM is highly customizable, mostly due to the fact that it brings together Paranoid Android, AOKP, and CM.
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AOSP-style ROMs (based on the CM/TeamFXP sources) are incredibly stable on this device as the other commenters have mentioned. But I have to say, the stock ROM is no slouch either! It is very close to AOSP and I recommend giving it (upgraded to 4.2.2, release .423, of course) a chance before unlocking the bootloader to install CyanogenMod or similar. Oh and if you are planning on unlocking bootloader, save a backup of your TA partition first so that you can return the phone to stock if you ever want to sell the device (highly doubtful ) or if you just want to give "feature X that Sony added in Android OS 13.37" a go.
Rekoil said:
AOSP-style ROMs (based on the CM/TeamFXP sources) are incredibly stable on this device as the other commenters have mentioned. But I have to say, the stock ROM is no slouch either! It is very close to AOSP and I recommend giving it (upgraded to 4.2.2, release .423, of course) a chance before unlocking the bootloader to install CyanogenMod or similar. Oh and if you are planning on unlocking bootloader, save a backup of your TA partition first so that you can return the phone to stock if you ever want to sell the device (highly doubtful ) or if you just want to give "feature X that Sony added in Android OS 13.37" a go.
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What is the feature X that Sony added in Android OS 13.37?
I have C6603 kernel 3.4.0 gba 62870 and comp. 10.3.A.0.423
Is this the "best" or "latest" stock? cause no update shows up ^^
Im having a really good experience and many users signatures show that they are in stock, so I don't know if I should start trying other roms and if I should wait more features and functionalities come out..
Im really concerned with the nav bar.. I think it should be able to reduce the size of the nav bar, enable tablet mode (only 1 bar at the bottom and Auto-Hide it, I have this in my nexus 7 and it really improves the experience of having a bigger screen) Do you know if this is enable in any xperia rom?
mariosanoguera said:
What is the feature X that Sony added in Android OS 13.37?
I have C6603 kernel 3.4.0 gba 62870 and comp. 10.3.A.0.423
Is this the "best" or "latest" stock? cause no update shows up ^^
Im having a really good experience and many users signatures show that they are in stock, so I don't know if I should start trying other roms and if I should wait more features and functionalities come out..
Im really concerned with the nav bar.. I think it should be able to reduce the size of the nav bar, enable tablet mode (only 1 bar at the bottom and Auto-Hide it, I have this in my nexus 7 and it really improves the experience of having a bigger screen) Do you know if this is enable in any xperia rom?
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The only ROM I know of which allows more control of the navbar (besides configuring buttons which is available in CyanogenMod) is AOKP (and PA of course, but that is cheating by modifying the DPI). There was a guy who made some mods for the stock ROMs to have thinner navbars, I haven't had the chance to try them yet though.
EmeraldTimer said:
You cant ask for best rom cause are all different, btw PAC is more personalizable than others
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I love PA but PAC is better.. I love it and I use right now on my XZ.. I'm very happy with it :good:
tanoxxx said:
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I love PA but PAC is better.. I love it and I use right now on my XZ.. I'm very happy with it :good:
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I used PAC and i loved but i had problems with camera focus and i turned to stock
Hi there!
This is the first ROM I've ever made, so bear with me
This is SwagDroid. This ROM is made to completely redefine Android and the way we use it!
It comes with some basic apps, and some bare-bones GApps.
By the way, the name is completely ironic, I just wanted a funny name xD
SwagDroid is based on Paranoid Android 3.99 and is based on JSS (AOSP) And JWR66Y (Stock) in order to stop lag spikes.
I didn't package it with Franco Kernel because I wasn't sure if everyone likes it, but I'd HIGHLY recommend it. It increases battery life, changes the screen, and makes the keyboard vibrations longer (seems stupid but it's awesome xD (Oh, and I know it's just a setting.)).
Anyways, enough chit-chat. Let's get to links.
http://android.tanmayn.com/
Changelog:
Build 4.
Added boot animation
Changed default background
Re-themed a couple things
Build 5.
Playing around with things and trying to make boot animation work!
Thanks!
so the difference between this and pa is just apps??
ngoralph said:
so the difference between this and pa is just apps??
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At the moment, kinda x.x;
I'm planning on doing custom wallpapers and a lot of other stuff, but it also has ViperSound Mod Included
EDIT: Oh, and it comes with minimal GApps, it's not really a feature, just throwing it out there x.x;
Tanmaynarang said:
Hi there!
This is the first ROM I've ever made, so bear with me
This is SwagDroid. This ROM is made to completely redefine Android and the way we use it!
It comes with some basic apps, and some bare-bones GApps.
By the way, the name is completely ironic, I just wanted a funny name xD
SwagDroid is based on Paranoid Android 3.99.
I didn't package it with Franco Kernel because I wasn't sure if everyone likes it, but I'd HIGHLY recommend it. It increases battery life, changes the screen, and makes the keyboard vibrations longer (seems stupid but it's awesome xD (Oh, and I know it's just a setting.)).
Anyways, enough chit-chat. Let's get to links.
http://android.tanmayn.com/
Thanks!
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As others might have the same question as me,
What is the version?? JSS? JWR?? JSQ??? I know PA 3.99 is based on JSS and Y but still want to get clarified.
Rohit02 said:
As others might have the same question as me,
What is the version?? JSS? JWR?? JSQ??? I know PA 3.99 is based on JSS and Y but still want to get clarified.
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Yeah haha it's JSS and JWR66Y xD
Sorry about that, I'll add it to the OP
Would you consider adding features to your Rom nothing much, just some convenient stuff?
And yeah compile it with franco, always flash the kernel after every update or maybe the franco mod, got a little more battery with the mod
So I want to slide to AOSP ROM already.. but the list is too long and my time is too short..
Could any one please report and share some of your experience with the AOSP ROMs?
Which is the most stable? and is it ready for daily use?
Compare it to the stock..
I don't care about features / android version or anything else.. just AOSP and most stable..
Your help would be extra appreciated.
Jordan.
Pabx is the only aosp. The others are based on Cm.
It's also incredibly stable & definitely recommended
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fards said:
Pabx is the only aosp. The others are based on Cm.
It's also incredibly stable & definitely recommended
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Thank you for that recommending!
Apologies for confusing I guess I can't tell the difference between AOSP and CM (and others if there are more..)
I meant a clean version of the Android with nothing related to Sony.. no UI, no touchwiz and no sense..
Clean like the nexus..
With the quick settings on the notification bar..
Any kinds of those..
Hope thats more clear..
fards said:
Pabx is the only aosp. The others are based on Cm.
It's also incredibly stable & definitely recommended
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would you say CM and Pabx AOSP are around the same smoothness?
Personally I prefer the work that pabx has done on his aosp kernel, than what free xperia have done with CM one.
CM is nice for all the extra bits, but aosp is stripped back and basic and a chunk more responsive. I put a lightly modified version of his kernel in his thread that allows undervolting, so it's also fairly decent battery wise.
Best to try all the major ones out and see which you prefer.
FWIW sonys stock roms (Once you take out the usual extra bloat apps) are pretty close to aosp roms, they don't tend to change massive amounts from the qualcomm code.
Out of the major oems I'd say they run closest to the true android experience.
Like fards I'd recommend Pabx 4.3 ROM though it is quite bone stock AOSP. A stable CM ROM that is still quite light would be CyanX 7.0. I use it personally as my daily driver. Pretty stable and fast with good battery.
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Member since 2011 and you still don't understand "No questions in General section"???
Thank you all for recommending..
And Rashkae, sorry if it ain't in the right place, I found it more suitable to General as a discussion and not as "How do I..." question..
The forum didn't have any discuss for ROMs and opinions of each so I thought why not raise it up myself..
mcjordan92 said:
So I want to slide to AOSP ROM already.. but the list is too long and my time is too short..
Could any one please report and share some of your experience with the AOSP ROMs?
Which is the most stable? and is it ready for daily use?
Compare it to the stock..
I don't care about features / android version or anything else.. just AOSP and most stable..
Your help would be extra appreciated.
Jordan.
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I love AOSP and paired with Gravity Box(xposed) it gets all the extra bits of CM.
But i still give CM based ROMs an upper hand due to features like per app dpi, PA pie, general all in one packaging and still maintaining performance.
Here are a few ROMs I like
Carbon - Loads of features, extremely fast and battery friendly(except for the latest version)
Mokee - Smooth, all usefull features.
CyanX - Stable and basic CM features and a custom kernel.
PAC - Has all the features u could think of, though a bit buggy.
Jelly bam- True all in one ROM just like PAC
Commotio/Vanir - The best ROM i've tried till now, Sooo fast, stable and great devs
A few more that I've tried : Asylum , CM 10.2 , AOKP, etc ( select yuga in device)
YouTube these ROM (check Nexus 4 videos) before you try them it has the same features irrespective of the device.
Wow thats like a database for XZ
That's extremely helpful! Thank you so much
Sent from my Xperia Z.
Hey,
I'm still using the stock 4.3 ROM currently but it is sooo slow and laggy so I want to upgrade to a custom ROM. I'm looking for a fast and stable ROM and don't care that much about customization. Should I go for a 6.0.1 ROM or a 5.1.1 ROM? Is 5.1.1 more stable?
I looked through some ROMs from Lollipop Hub and came to the conclusion that Candy5 seems to be one of the fastest ROMs. It is supposed to be combined with the Tangerine Kernel, but that is discontinued. Can I use the Helium Kernel instead?
Since Candy5 was not updated in some time, but Sabermod was, should I rather take Sabermod? And if so, should I use the included kernel or take another one?
Most of the ROMs from Marshmallow Hub have been updated in the last couple of days. Does this mean that I have to (or at least should) update my ROM, if I chose on from here, every couple of days/weeks as well? I would prefer something that I install once and then I'm good for a while .
So, what I am basically asking is: Should I go for a Marshmallow or a Lollipop ROM (and why) and which one is the most stable and has the best performance (and with which kernel should I combine it)? For Lollipop: Candy5 or Sabermod? For Marshmallow: CM13 or Sabermod or Temasek? Or something completely different?
edit: Please don't read this as "what is best ROM, I am too lazy to test stuff myself"
I mostly need help deciding between Marshmallow and Lollipop, and, if Lollipop is "better", as in more stable/faster, then I need to know if Candy5 is a good option and which kernel to take with it (since the last update was in December, I have no idea if it is outdated or something and the reviews in the Lollipop hub are from October...^^).
suffmonster said:
Hey,
I'm still using the stock 4.3 ROM currently but it is sooo slow and laggy so I want to upgrade to a custom ROM. I'm looking for a fast and stable ROM and don't care that much about customization. Should I go for a 6.0.1 ROM or a 5.1.1 ROM? Is 5.1.1 more stable?
I looked through some ROMs from Lollipop Hub and came to the conclusion that Candy5 seems to be one of the fastest ROMs. It is supposed to be combined with the Tangerine Kernel, but that is discontinued. Can I use the Helium Kernel instead?
Since Candy5 was not updated in some time, but Sabermod was, should I rather take Sabermod? And if so, should I use the included kernel or take another one?
Most of the ROMs from Marshmallow Hub have been updated in the last couple of days. Does this mean that I have to (or at least should) update my ROM, if I chose on from here, every couple of days/weeks as well? I would prefer something that I install once and then I'm good for a while .
So, what I am basically asking is: Should I go for a Marshmallow or a Lollipop ROM (and why) and which one is the most stable and has the best performance (and with which kernel should I combine it)? For Lollipop: Candy5 or Sabermod? For Marshmallow: CM13 or Sabermod or Temasek? Or something completely different?
edit: Please don't read this as "what is best ROM, I am too lazy to test stuff myself"
I mostly need help deciding between Marshmallow and Lollipop, and, if Lollipop is "better", as in more stable/faster, then I need to know if Candy5 is a good option and which kernel to take with it (since the last update was in December, I have no idea if it is outdated or something and the reviews in the Lollipop hub are from October...^^).
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M using MM [ latest build ] with PurePerformance X and the Rom performance is flawless. I love CM13. Previously , I was in stock Rom , then switched to Xperia SP stock Slim rom , then Cm11 and now finally CM13. SP looks great with CM13.
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M using MM [ latest build ] with PurePerformance X and the Rom performance is flawless. I love CM13. Previously , I was in stock Rom , then switched to Xperia SP stock Slim rom , then Cm11 and now finally CM13. SP looks great with CM13.
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Ok sound good . I read on some CM13 ROMs that the camera was not working and that the problem is within CM13 and not the ROMs issue... is this still the case? Because some CM13 ROMs do NOT have this written in their bug section Oo
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Ok sound good . I read on some CM13 ROMs that the camera was not working and that the problem is within CM13 and not the ROMs issue... is this still the case? Because some CM13 ROMs do NOT have this written in their bug section Oo
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Nope..As per my experience everythings working fine with CM13 in Xperia SP.Camera too works well.Plus , flashing extra zips make the SP with CM 13 smooth and flawless .
I have tried Lollipop and Marshmallow and they are both terrible. Its a bad phone with bad specs and it will never be good.
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I have tried Lollipop and Marshmallow and they are both terrible. Its a bad phone with bad specs and it will never be good.
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Haha thanks for your awesome contribution
Unfortunately, I own this phone and will not buy a new one just because you don't like it.
To me, it's a decent phone and with a fitting ROM I'm pretty sure that I will be quite content with it.
Performance and stability depends on the rom, not the version itself. Most of the lp and mm roms are "almost" bugfree right now. So, try whatever you like. I couldn't see much difference between them but I loved marshmallow more.
Also in my humble opinion, carbon lp gives better performance compared to the candy5. Especially when combined with helium.
I used CM 12.1 But i think it was a little buggy. Cm 13 is great smooth, no bugs whatsoever. I also recommend XOSP. Its fast too and it looks like a proper Xperia device
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I have tried Lollipop and Marshmallow and they are both terrible. Its a bad phone with bad specs and it will never be good.
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Haha i think someone had to tell everybody this phone is bad, so his parents buy him a new one
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I used CM 12.1 But i think it was a little buggy. Cm 13 is great smooth, no bugs whatsoever. I also recommend XOSP. Its fast too and it looks like a proper Xperia device
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Haha i think someone had to tell everybody this phone is bad, so his parents buy him a new one
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That doesn't even make sense. Am I supposed to be offended by this somehow?
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That doesn't even make sense. Am I supposed to be offended by this somehow?
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I dont know... Are you?
ExclusiveBFS said:
Performance and stability depends on the rom, not the version itself. Most of the lp and mm roms are "almost" bugfree right now. So, try whatever you like. I couldn't see much difference between them but I loved marshmallow more.
Also in my humble opinion, carbon lp gives better performance compared to the candy5. Especially when combined with helium.
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I'm running CM13 Sabermod with stock kernel and it runs smoothly and I have not noticed any bugs yet. It's a bit laggy playing Pokemon GO (which was the main reason for my upgrade from 4.3 lol), but I'm relatively sure that its because of the "outdated" hardware, which no ROM can fix.
So thank you to everybody that actually contributed something to this thread
I have built a new version of the ColtOS Nougat ROM for XT907/XT905 devices, and am looking for someone to test flash the ROM ZIP before I put the effort into creating a proper thread post.
The reason I do not want to test flash it myself is that I am currently running ResurrectionRemix and the ROM is set up juuuust right and don't wish to risk upsetting anything.
The ROM is basically a straight ColtOS build for our device, with my Overclocked Kernel including the additional CPU and IO Governors. This build also includes a new CPU governor, Alucard, and also a new IO Governor, FIOPS. Both the FIOPS IO Governor and the Alucard CPU Governors really interest me to use on my daily; and hence I went to the effort to create a new Nougat build. ie compile them into RR; and maybe crDroid, which would also bring in any LOS specific changes not overridden by the respective custom ROM code.
Here is a thread for a different device: https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/development/coltos-t3656725
It is from a group (NB: 90% of the changes specifically in crDroid included in our device are done by a single dev) of devs in India, and has very similar features to crDroid ie less than ResurrectionRemix, and my introduction to it was because how closely they stuck to LineageOS in their code, that didn't need to be changed to add a specific feature.
What I would hope for is, someone to clean flash this ROM, Nano or Pico GApps (its an ODEX'd ROM so limited System partition space and ODEX'ing RR caused it to fail), connect to Google and basically confirm it boots and appears to run smoothly. Then also test the new CPU governor (Alucard) and IO scheduler (FIOPF) to ensure they don't cause a reboot.
Please PM me if you are interested and have the time.
it was alright. I disliked the reboot/ power off theme... same reason I don't run pac rom.
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it was alright. I disliked the reboot/ power off theme... same reason I don't run pac rom.
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Yeah, I'm not a fan of the styling, but do respect the fact they have gone out of their way to make it actually look different to all other ROMs. I built it because I downloaded it when my other nougat builds were failing to run (ie before we knew to format our data partitions as F2FS)
As for pac rom, there is also no Nougat for our device either
FYI to all, this ROM also has an under-clocked (as well as overclocked) kernel.
I should have a public build up for this soon.
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Yeah, I'm not a fan of the styling, but do respect the fact they have gone out of their way to make it actually look different to all other ROMs. I built it because I downloaded it when my other nougat builds were failing to run (ie before we knew to format our data partitions as F2FS)
As for pac rom, there is also no Nougat for our device either
FYI to all, this ROM also has an under-clocked (as well as overclocked) kernel.
I should have a public build up for this soon.
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meh, pac rom was never very good after 4.3 anyways, the only reason I rocked it was for all the rom features, but 5.0+, tablet UI had been phased out, and most roms got closer to AOSP, and more unified as far as features go then before, making pac rom... un needed.
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...and most roms got closer to AOSP...
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That's plain wrong. Try true AOSP (which if your not rocking a Nexus is hard to find), then try RR. TOTALLY different features.
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That's plain wrong. Try true AOSP (which if your not rocking a Nexus is hard to find), then try RR. TOTALLY different features.
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I was reffering more to the roms PAC was built from, Paranoid android (mostly features like PIE and stuff), AOKP is pretty much dead last I heard, and Lineage is no where near CM when it comes to actual features. I shouldn't say roms are becoming more like AOSP, I should say that AOSP is becoming more like roms, in the sense that more and more features are being added, along with theme support out of the box. RR is obviously the king of customization, but PAC was never based on RR. PAC rom was great because it brought all the features from 3 major roms and put them all together, you got UI switch, you got the CM theme engine, you got all the cool PA features (it's been a while, forgive me for the vague-ness of that last one). Now something like PAC isn't very needed nor wanted.
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I was reffering more to the roms PAC was built from, Paranoid android (mostly features like PIE and stuff), AOKP is pretty much dead last I heard, and Lineage is no where near CM when it comes to actual features.
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You are mixing up time-lines. Lineage IS what used to be CM. And just as CM features would of changed over time, LineageOS developed different features to what previously existed in CM. And further, time changes dev streams in Android BIG TIME. The ROMs I ran as daily's in Lollipop and earlier, are not available in Nougat (at least not to build) As for AOKP, I think AOSPB are the kids on the block to watch ie they are building some interesting features which have or will be brought into many custom ROMs, and then probably into AOSP.
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I shouldn't say roms are becoming more like AOSP, I should say that AOSP is becoming more like roms, in the sense that more and more features are being added, along with theme support out of the box.
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Thats been happening since day dot. Thats one of the benefits/reasons for open source development.
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Now something like PAC isn't very needed nor wanted.
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Now, them there are fightin words everyone has their own preference for specific ROMs. For example, I am surprised that my crDroid build of Nougat appears to have more people rocking it as a daily as compared to RR but I could be the dope, or simply just someone who thinks RR 'is very needed and wanted'.:highfive:
Build is up
Latest build is up.
I'll ask for this thread to be closed.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-razr-m/development/coltos-nougat-xt907-xt905-jbbl-t3708039
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You are mixing up time-lines. Lineage IS what used to be CM. And just as CM features would of changed over time, LineageOS developed different features to what previously existed in CM. And further, time changes dev streams in Android BIG TIME. The ROMs I ran as daily's in Lollipop and earlier, are not available in Nougat (at least not to build) As for AOKP, I think AOSPB are the kids on the block to watch ie they are building some interesting features which have or will be brought into many custom ROMs, and then probably into AOSP.
Thats been happening since day dot. Thats one of the benefits/reasons for open source development.
Now, them there are fightin words everyone has their own preference for specific ROMs. For example, I am surprised that my crDroid build of Nougat appears to have more people rocking it as a daily as compared to RR but I could be the dope, or simply just someone who thinks RR 'is very needed and wanted'.:highfive:
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I'd agree that RR is wanted and needed, the reason PAC isn't is because it jut cherry picked from 3 major roms, and something like that just isn't very needed when most custom roms come with all of those features out of the box.
Now Lineage, I understand is built off of CM, but it lacks the CM theme engine which I consider the number one reason to use CM (at least for me, it's just a superior theme engine). Not only that, but the built in preformance section was also very missed, and I remember not seeing it in builds of CM13 and wondering why. A lot of awesome CM features that were ONLY in CM or roms based on it. just aren't really their anymore, and I was hoping that Lineage 14.1 would add them back. I don't really count Lineage 13 much, because CM13 was still pretty popular, and it's pretty much a re-brand of that, whereas CM14.1 I don't remember having much traction, as I believe Lineage was out at the time of its release. I might be wrong though, I never really followed very close on the whole "Cyanogenmod/Lineage" thing, because at the time I was still using only AOKP and classic CM builds.
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