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Dumped my Verizon Note 4 because lack of root and what not! Picked up my Nexus 6 today! Whats the best ROM currently? I know all have different benefits and what not I am mainly looking for battery life and good performance.
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Dumped my Verizon Note 4 because lack of root and what not! Picked up my Nexus 6 today! Whats the best ROM currently? I know all have different benefits and what not I am mainly looking for battery life and good performance.
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question go into the q&a section, not into general.
and besides that point, theres no such thing as best rom, not on a nexus anyways. all our roms have access to source, so there's no hacking needed to get it running, unlike for other phones. besides the fact that battery life and performance isnt up to roms. battery life all depends on your use and the quality of your network data/phone signal. and performance would be attributed to how you set up your cpu. as there are many differing ideas how to set up your cpu, that would be all depending on you.
edit.. i asked a mod to move the thread into q&a. go one with the thread normally now
There is no best ROM. Look what's out there and determine that what is the "best" ROM for you based on developer to user feedback, amount of updates, amount of features, stability, user feedback, etc.
"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
rootSU said:
"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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I know there isnt a "best" rom. Guess I should have worded it differently lol. Thank you for all that insight though. Ive rooted and run custom roms before and loved it. Just out of the loop a bit.
I run stock ROM, rooted and encrypted. I use Franco Kernel because it has the features I want, and he's written an excellent companion app to keep the kernel up to date, as well as let you easily adjust kernel settings. Good stuff.
When a stable CM12 is out for N6, I'll probably switch to that. Running CM12 nightlies on my N7 LTE with good success, but I need the "guaranteed" stability of a milestone release for my phone.
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I run stock ROM, rooted and encrypted. I use Franco Kernel because it has the features I want, and he's written an excellent companion app to keep the kernel up to date, as well as let you easily adjust kernel settings. Good stuff.
When a stable CM12 is out for N6, I'll probably switch to that. Running CM12 nightlies on my N7 LTE with good success, but I need the "guaranteed" stability of a milestone release for my phone.
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lol!
its cm, there's no guaranteed stability with any version. there are nightlies that are more stable than any milestones.
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I run stock ROM, rooted and encrypted. I use Franco Kernel because it has the features I want, and he's written an excellent companion app to keep the kernel up to date, as well as let you easily adjust kernel settings. Good stuff.
When a stable CM12 is out for N6, I'll probably switch to that. Running CM12 nightlies on my N7 LTE with good success, but I need the "guaranteed" stability of a milestone release for my phone.
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lol!
its cm, there's no guaranteed stability with any version. there are nightlies that are more stable than any milestones.
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Agreed.. a stable build is generally one with more fixes put into it vs checked in features.
The only stable rom is whatever google puts out because they have the resources to actually do QA and testing.
More than the CM maintenance person for our device can do anyways.
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lol!
its cm, there's no guaranteed stability with any version. there are nightlies that are more stable than any milestones.
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lol
Absolutely agree! (thus having "guaranteed" in quotes) But with a "stable" release, you're less likely to encounter a show-stopper in my experience.
For instance, the other day, I put the latest nightly on my N7, and it killed it. It would boot okay, but System UI would crash constantly. Accept the error message, and crash again. I turned it off at that point, and flashed the next nightly the day after. Problem solved.
Now, the last nightly I successfully installed broke recovery, and the new nightlies won't flash. I haven't bothered fixing that yet because the nightly on it right now is generally playing nice with everything.
My N6 is personal, but I use it a lot for work. I need to know that it's going to work every time I grab it. I just can't be sure of that with a nightly.
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Absolutely agree! (thus having "guaranteed" in quotes) But with a "stable" release, you're less likely to encounter a show-stopper in my experience.
For instance, the other day, I put the latest nightly on my N7, and it killed it. It would boot okay, but System UI would crash constantly. Accept the error message, and crash again. I turned it off at that point, and flashed the next nightly the day after. Problem solved.
Now, the last nightly I successfully installed broke recovery, and the new nightlies won't flash. I haven't bothered fixing that yet because the nightly on it right now is generally playing nice with everything.
My N6 is personal, but I use it a lot for work. I need to know that it's going to work every time I grab it. I just can't be sure of that with a nightly.
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thats one reason i dirty flash all the time(not cm, but an aosp rom). if an update is no good, things crash and such, i just reflaah the older version(right in top, and it boots up fine again. no wiping anything. also, and most importantly, make a backup in recovery. that way if an update is no good, all you have to do is restore that backup, and all will be like before you flashed it. i used to be a cm fanboy, from day one to about 3-4 years ago. and i know cm really well. many times a nightly could be much more stable then a milestone
joeyac02 said:
Dumped my Verizon Note 4 because lack of root and what not! Picked up my Nexus 6 today! Whats the best ROM currently? I know all have different benefits and what not I am mainly looking for battery life and good performance.
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Nothing is best here That completely depends on you taste. I like Parandroid cause of the perfection it comes with. Even Alpha version is much stable than most of the ROM's beta version. It completely depends on your personal taste
Hey all,
Last flashed on FireKat months ago and have been wanting to try out Lollipop but wasn't sure if it was ready yet. When I first used FireNote, mega was remarking that it would be a few months before KK was stable enough for everyday use.
Have you guys had good luck with custom Lollipop ROMs? Which ones are the "best" ones you'd recommend?
Sorta/not really. It's like smooth sailing except when you hit the new barrier reef. But it's pretty!
Latest problem is Viper4android can't possibly work until someone figures out how to enable SELinux Permissive mode. Then like something makes a noise or vibrates in a way you might have tamed with Xposed before. But there's no Xposed either. How do you fix it? You don't. I might just go back. Sucks either way for now.
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Galaxy Note 3 - AT&T (sm-n900a)
How's battery life? Right now on firekat I'm losing 35% per hour during use and 3-5% per hour when the screen is off. Can't be worse than this.
Lack of viper and xposed aren't really deal breakers for me. Inconvenient, yes, but still usable.
Root WiFi hotspot still works I assume?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using XDA Free mobile app
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How's battery life? Right now on firekat I'm losing 35% per hour during use and 3-5% per hour when the screen is off. Can't be worse than this.
Lack of viper and xposed aren't really deal breakers for me. Inconvenient, yes, but still usable.
Root WiFi hotspot still works I assume?
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using XDA Free mobile app
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Running FK with them specs you didn't have something setup right. I'm lucky to use 35% in a days time just saying.
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Running FK with them specs you didn't have something setup right. I'm lucky to use 35% in a days time just saying.
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Yeah i figured that battery life was abnormal. Not sure how to troubleshoot it, though. When I go to look at battery stats (using GSam) to troubleshoot, it just shows that most of the battery is consumed by "Android System," followed closely by "Kernel (Android OS)." Battery life was pretty good when I first installed FK, but has gone down considerably since first install.
Any idea on how to further troubleshoot?
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Yeah i figured that battery life was abnormal. Not sure how to troubleshoot it, though. When I go to look at battery stats (using GSam) to troubleshoot, it just shows that most of the battery is consumed by "Android System," followed closely by "Kernel (Android OS)." Battery life was pretty good when I first installed FK, but has gone down considerably since first install.
Any idea on how to further troubleshoot?
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Not knowing how you flashed it. always odin back to nc2 then install ss and tr, Flash the rom. Never use battery saver. When using greenify make sure its uncheck in exposed. Don't forget to make a fresh backup of nc2 before flashing fk. But the new build v19n3 and v19n4 is running awesome. Great battery life. One thing I do is in tb is to change Google play services from system app to user app. Hope this helps. If you try this rom again and have problems jump over to the fk thread since this thread is Q&A on LP.
YRC123 said:
Not knowing how you flashed it. always odin back to nc2 then install ss and tr, Flash the rom. Never use battery saver. When using greenify make sure its uncheck in exposed. Don't forget to make a fresh backup of nc2 before flashing fk. But the new build v19n3 and v19n4 is running awesome. Great battery life. One thing I do is in tb is to change Google play services from system app to user app. Hope this helps. If you try this rom again and have problems jump over to the fk thread since this thread is Q&A on LP.
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Yeah I installed FK according to all the instructions and it was fine at first. Battery life degraded over time, though. To give you an idea how long ago I installed FK, I have version 4 installed.
What I'm wondering is if i should install the newest FK or jump over to lollipop. Anyone have any experience with both? Curious to see all the new lollipop features and battery life can hardly get WORSE compared to what I have now.
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Yeah I installed FK according to all the instructions and it was fine at first. Battery life degraded over time, though. To give you an idea how long ago I installed FK, I have version 4 installed.
What I'm wondering is if i should install the newest FK or jump over to lollipop. Anyone have any experience with both? Curious to see all the new lollipop features and battery life can hardly get WORSE compared to what I have now.
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Well I tried LP on a older Nexus 4 that I just tinker with I didn't like it. I put slimkat back on it. But the new fk builds is great. I'm not switching to LP unless Mega does a LP build for us. Like I said if you try the new builds just jump over on the threads if you have problems.
It looks like allianceROM is one of the more popular Lollipop ROMs. Anyone have any opinions on it vs firekat?
I think lollipop roms are awesome, very smooth. I did have better battery life with 4.3 then anyother
Can anyone recommend the best kernel for this build of Chroma? Is the lean kernel the best one to use? I will be switching over from Liquid Smooth due to the amount of screen casting problems and other little things to this rom to give it a try.
Thanks for any help!
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Can anyone recommend the best kernel for this build of Chroma? Is the lean kernel the best one to use? I will be switching over from Liquid Smooth due to the amount of screen casting problems and other little things to this rom to give it a try.
Thanks for any help!
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Why not try the one it ships with before begging for help to find a replacement?
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Why not try the one it ships with before begging for help to find a replacement?
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Well although you seem to have a very slick mouth, if you want to know the details of why I ask it is because the person I currently live with has just installed this rom. It comes with the Franco kernel 3.10 and there seem to be problems going on. Headphone jack doesn't seem to work as well as a few small other things. Battery life also being one of them... so I am asking what people think is the best kernel to be using for this rom, something that is obviously compatible and works well.
That is why I am "ASKING" for help, not "BEGGING" as you seem to put it. Didn't your mother ever tell you if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all?
Try Zen kernel or hells-Core, both are fantastic.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nex...3-10-zen1-dollar-drink-night-bfs-msm-t3062814
https://plus.google.com/communities/115269166678032690242
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
For what its worth, i like ElementalX
Franco
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Well although you seem to have a very slick mouth, if you want to know the details of why I ask it is because the person I currently live with has just installed this rom. It comes with the Franco kernel 3.10 and there seem to be problems going on. Headphone jack doesn't seem to work as well as a few small other things. Battery life also being one of them... so I am asking what people think is the best kernel to be using for this rom, something that is obviously compatible and works well.
That is why I am "ASKING" for help, not "BEGGING" as you seem to put it. Didn't your mother ever tell you if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all?
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Im on latest chroma with the kernel it came with......i have no issues with nothing.........i just received a rma nexus 6 though
I've been very happy with MM on my N6 and still get great battery life and performance. I'm comfortable with ROMs/mods and my phone is pretty much where I want it in terms of functionality and UI. After months of debate, I'm still unsure if it's worth moving to Nougat (and not impressed with O preview either). I'm so unconvinced that I don't even feel like investing the time in testing 7.x particularly after reading posts of battery or compatibility issues. I'm not trying to be "stuck in the past" but just don't see a convincing reason to update.
The last dedicated thread I saw on MM vs N was from Oct 2016, any new opinions since then?
I'm thinking about moving back to MM because of the terrible battery life and performance on nougat.
In the same boat. MM seems to give me better battery life but Nougat seems a little bit more snappier.
I've only been on 7.0 for a couple of weeks, but no complaints.
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I've been very happy with MM on my N6 and still get great battery life and performance. I'm comfortable with ROMs/mods and my phone is pretty much where I want it in terms of functionality and UI. After months of debate, I'm still unsure if it's worth moving to Nougat (and not impressed with O preview either). I'm so unconvinced that I don't even feel like investing the time in testing 7.x particularly after reading posts of battery or compatibility issues. I'm not trying to be "stuck in the past" but just don't see a convincing reason to update.
The last dedicated thread I saw on MM vs N was from Oct 2016, any new opinions since then?
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Hey... Flashed Pure Nexus with EX Kernel as soon as its nougat iteration appeared and never looked back. Well I can't really compare about battery life as my phone is now 2 years old. Still it performs very well, nothing to complain about. Screen on time is the same and standby is better on Android 7 i think. Of course stock firmware is not as polished as it should, but custom ROMs are here to change that. I don't need that much mods on my phone anymore except theme, ad blocker, theme ready apps and maybe a few other things.
What kind of incompatibility issues are you talking about?
Well, I understand you don't want to waist your time , but it's just a matter of backup/flash/test. You won't loose anything and if you don't like it, you can always revert back to MM anyway. I think a weekend is more than enough to decide if it's worth it for you or not.
I usually prefer testing things myself and not based on people statements. Because everyone has his tastes and they unlikely match mines...
Cheers...
I'm on 7.1.1 stock with Franco Kernel, encryption disabled and F2FS filesystem.
No problems with stability, lags or battery life. In fact, I usually get around 5h+ of screen on time, which is pretty good for a 2 years old phone.
Usually, battery life and stability are user fault. Of course we can't say everything is related to users... But if you configure correctly your apps permissions, don't install anything out of the play store and don't do things like undervolting... You should be good to go.
Regards,
Rafael
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What kind of incompatibility issues are you talking about?
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I'd have to go back and look at the threads I've read, the only thing I recall being a deal-killer was not being able to use net.tethering under Nougat (is that still an issue)? I've been very happy with Pure (MM) with Franco on my other devices but have kept stock on my N6. I agree with testing it out myself, just need to find some time, but generally trust opinions on XDA.
Phone has been solid for years and rooted with Nova, adaway, lightflow, multiwindow, and tethering has met my needs. Maybe I'm just being lazy or in a rut but definitely would like something more revolutionary to encourage the upgrade.
Thanks for the input everyone, gives me a lot to think about.
Slainte!
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I'd have to go back and look at the threads I've read, the only thing I recall being a deal-killer was not being able to use net.tethering under Nougat (is that still an issue)? I've been very happy with Pure (MM) with Franco on my other devices but have kept stock on my N6. I agree with testing it out myself, just need to find some time, but generally trust opinions on XDA.
Phone has been solid for years and rooted with Nova, adaway, lightflow, multiwindow, and tethering has met my needs. Maybe I'm just being lazy or in a rut but definitely would like something more revolutionary to encourage the upgrade.
Thanks for the input everyone, gives me a lot to think about.
Slainte!
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Sadly I can't really help you with net.tethering as I don't use it...
Just make a search in Q/A or open a thread if nothing shows up. I'm sure you'll get an answer... :good:
Good luck...
Couple of days with stock 7.1.1 and so far it's fine, nothing that made me thrilled with the update but nothing that makes me want to roll back. Can't say it's snappier than MM or has better battery life, though. Enabled tethering using the usual net.tethering entry as well as 'settings put global tether_dun_required 0' so nothing lost there. Guess if this is the last, full-point update for my beloved N6 I can live with it (until I find an annoyance I can't stand and flash Pure or something else).
Thanks again for everyone's input!
Bought my N6 used back in September. I still have official 7.0 My device has never stuttered or slowed down (outside of extremely low battery and high CPU apps). I have a lot of apps installed, I use it hard, and run some demanding apps (like raw photo conversion) on occasion. And I just clocked 3+ days of battery use with nearly 7 hours of SOT under a variety of uses. I can't imagine not using N on this device.
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Bought my N6 used back in September. I still have official 7.0 My device has never stuttered or slowed down (outside of extremely low battery and high CPU apps). I have a lot of apps installed, I use it hard, and run some demanding apps (like raw photo conversion) on occasion. And I just clocked 3+ days of battery use with nearly 7 hours of SOT under a variety of uses. I can't imagine not using N on this device.
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Thats 7.0, 711 is the issue at least for me
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Thats 7.0, 711 is the issue at least for me
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Curious, what problems do you have in 711? Those issues aside, the OP asked about 7.0 as opposed to 711.
terrible battery life? maybe you need a new battery, I get above 6 SOT hours using Nitrogen ROM
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terrible battery life? maybe you need a new battery, I get above 6 SOT hours using Nitrogen ROM
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Its all about standby battery life when using a bt device like an android watch. Not going to get into arguements here but have tested and 7.0 doesnt have the bad drain on my unit and 711 absolutely does. Thus cannot be an old battery if the only change i made was OS version and drastic difference in battery drain. 711 has about 2x+ the standby drain with bt on. 7.0 and 6.0 have much better drain
Hey, i recently bought a second hand Nexus 6 because i wanted a daily driver with custom rom and magisk, thing which is virtually imposible in my main phone (S10) so i thought the nexus will do great, the phone isnt running so bad but i think it could be better so i installed Carbon ROM and runs nice but it has some weird lags on the UI and some apps, i know this is an old device but i think it can run better, what ROM or thing can i do to get it at his best right now? Im planning to buy a new battery since i dont know how old it is (if anyone can tell me how many hours should last or SOT it could get the battery in great condition will be appreciated)
I'm planning to install the last system image from google (i dont remember the version it had when i changed the ROM) and then install LineageOS 16, that will do?
Thanks in advance for the help, i really llke this phone.
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Hey, i recently bought a second hand Nexus 6 because i wanted a daily driver with custom rom and magisk, thing which is virtually imposible in my main phone (S10) so i thought the nexus will do great, the phone isnt running so bad but i think it could be better so i installed Carbon ROM and runs nice but it has some weird lags on the UI and some apps, i know this is an old device but i think it can run better, what ROM or thing can i do to get it at his best right now? Im planning to buy a new battery since i dont know how old it is (if anyone can tell me how many hours should last or SOT it could get the battery in great condition will be appreciated)
I'm planning to install the last system image from google (i dont remember the version it had when i changed the ROM) and then install LineageOS 16, that will do?
Thanks in advance for the help, i really llke this phone.
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I have recently replaced my battery and a full charge lasts me a day with multiple hours sot. Sadly I don't have an exact number sot for you.
Currently I'm using Colt OS but I think you'd be fine using any any of the big roms. Some need a few reboots to stop the lag (or so I've read, I haven't had to do that yet). So just try some out until you find what works for you!
To reduce lags,
- You can reduce the resolution to 720p if you haven't already tried it (Display will appear blurry, but it will make the UI smoother)
- Try some Kernels/Kernel Manager and experiment with the provided options (May reduce the Battery backup)
Donz7733 said:
To reduce lags,
- You can reduce the resolution to 720p if you haven't already tried it (Display will appear blurry, but it will make the UI smoother)
- Try some Kernels/Kernel Manager and experiment with the provided options (May reduce the Battery backup)
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How do i reduce the resolution? How it runs on 1080p?
Well i wanted to try a custom kernel but all of them are quite old, which kernel do you use?
SOT: I would say between 2 and 6 hours, depending on how you use the phone - around 4 hours typically.
Lags: it's common to have extra lag the first few days after installing a rom, until background optimizations are finished.
Otherwise, the worst lags occur if the phone has to reload the launcher or app, because of shortage of ram. Then you get delays of a few seconds.
Ram handling can be modified slightly by tweaking system parameters, but it cannot change that 3 GB just isn't a lot today.
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As to whether you should replace the battery:
If you start getting sudden power offs when at, say, 30% charge, then you need to replace. That is what usually happens with a weak battery on this phone.
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How do i reduce the resolution? How it runs on 1080p?
Well i wanted to try a custom kernel but all of them are quite old, which kernel do you use?
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There are plenty of up to date kernels, Franco Kernel for instance.
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There are plenty of up to date kernels, Franco Kernel for instance.
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Franko Kernel hasn't been updated since 6 months and is lacking a lot oft security patches.
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Franko Kernel hasn't been updated since 6 months and is lacking a lot oft security patches.
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Hmm did not notice that (usually just use kernel that came with the rom) the last time I checked it was updated. But 6 months isn't that old for the Nexus 6 right?
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Hmm did not notice that (usually just use kernel that came with the rom) the last time I checked it was updated. But 6 months isn't that old for the Nexus 6 right?
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6 monthe without security updates is a lot.
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6 monthe without security updates is a lot.
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Personally I don't think its a lot for a nearly 6 year old device, not a lot but still not good. But that's just personal opinion.
EpicKip said:
Personally I don't think its a lot for a nearly 6 year old device, not a lot but still not good. But that's just personal opinion.
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I see no proper reason to use an outdated kernel if there are kernels with the latest security updates.
Elektroschmock said:
I see no proper reason to use an outdated kernel if there are kernels with the latest security updates.
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There are plenty of people still using outdated roms and kernels here, most roms here haven't been updated for a while. I did not say its a good idea or that you should... I even told you I hadn't seen it wasn't updated that long.
EpicKip said:
There are plenty of people still using outdated roms and kernels here, most roms here haven't been updated for a while. I did not say its a good idea or that you should... I even told you I hadn't seen it wasn't updated that long.
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I'm keeping my devices updated as possible, and those security patches can be irrelevant for most people, but it's your choice and i'm personally using many financial instruments on mobile, banking apps, even some cryptocurrency wallets, so i'm feeling a little bit more comfortable with latest security patches, and of course "unlimited thanks" to people who keep this device alive :highfive:
TAGTRAUM said:
I'm keeping my devices updated as possible, and those security patches can be irrelevant for most people, but it's your choice and i'm personally using many financial instruments on mobile, banking apps, even some cryptocurrency wallets, so i'm feeling a little bit more comfortable with latest security patches, and of course "unlimited thanks" to people who keep this device alive :highfive:
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Yeah the maintainers are legends! I'm currently using up to date software as well (same reason, banking apps etc.), just hadn't seen my recommendation had not been updated yet.