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What ROM do you use and why?

What ROM do you have installed for daily use and why? I use CM11 because I like the ability to update to the nightly version using CMupdater and it is stable and customizable enough for me.

Holoblur because its stable and fast.
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Validus because is a bad ass and daily use stable

plunplan said:
Holoblur because its stable and fast.
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How is the battery life? I would like to have longer battery life but for now I just underclock the processor when I don't need it.

TecknoFreak said:
Validus because is a bad ass and daily use stable
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What is badass about it? What is your opinion of Tesla (based on validus I think)?

Carbon. IMO, best ROM so far.

mm166 said:
Carbon. IMO, best ROM so far.
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What are your favorite features? How is the battery life?

In my opinion..
Okey, so I forgot about flashing other roms when i installed vanir, battery life is awesome, deep sleep all the way when you dont use it, maybe because of the kernel, latest nyghtly was a little bit anoying because it kept rebootin and freezing but meeh...understandable if your are using kitkat on a phone thats not ment to have kitkat..
Other good rom is Paranoid android,...pure stock android, fast and stable, but battery life sucks..
In my opinion for Battery vanir works well for me, and stability is paranoid, i havent tried latest cm snapshot, i am about to.

have tried most of the roms... for some reason vanir and tesla doesn't give me good battery backup (doesn't last for a day).. have been using pacman nightlies now and it has given me good battery life(lasts more than a day with wifi, some reading and calls).. do you guys use any app or change settings in vanir to get good battery life?

Surprised not to see many CM11 people here. I use that since I assumed it'd be the most stable, but I haven't really tried anything else.

I use CM11 M12. I figure since all the roms are CM based anyways and I don't really care for the themes and customizations they add, might as well go to the stable source and add my own mods as I please.

johnnyz86 said:
Surprised not to see many CM11 people here. I use that since I assumed it'd be the most stable, but I haven't really tried anything else.
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I am on the latest nightly and my phone shut off today and wouldn't stay on until I plugged it in to charge despite it reporting %50 battery left. I think my phone may be having an issue with reporting proper battery level but I don't know if it is CM11 related. Cyanogen are the only ROMs I have ever used on my phones, but now I am thinking about flashing Pacman to see if it has the same problem with my battery.

I use stock mexican 4.1.2 far the best and most stable rom. I love all the features from 4.4.x roms but all they make the phone sluggish.
And if Motorola betrays us again (not releasing 4.4 or 5) that would be the last motorola roms that I would ever use again.

neondunker said:
I use stock mexican 4.1.2 far the best and most stable rom. I love all the features from 4.4.x roms but all they make the phone sluggish.
And if Motorola betrays us again (not releasing 4.4 or 5) that would be the last motorola roms that I would ever use again.
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Why people keep saying Moto? It will be most like ATT betrayal instead as moto already gave them the finished update. Blame ATT not Moto.

neondunker said:
I use stock mexican 4.1.2 far the best and most stable rom. I love all the features from 4.4.x roms but all they make the phone sluggish.
And if Motorola betrays us again (not releasing 4.4 or 5) that would be the last motorola roms that I would ever use again.
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And if Moto betrays us again? Lmfao. Really now? Living under a rock much the past month and a half? Or do you just not pay attention to what a few of us have reported and confirmed? Stay up to date with your info or keep your misleading comments to yourself.
Releasing 5.0/5.0.1 will not happen for us in the form of official update from Moto. We all already know that.
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I use any ROM that has pie controls in it. Lately it's Validus. For this phone, pie controls is my favorite and required feature. The navigation bar takes up too much screen real estate, and making the buttons smaller makes then harder to press! Pie all day er day.

Fanarkle said:
What ROM do you have installed for daily use and why? I use CM11 because I like the ability to update to the nightly version using CMupdater and it is stable and customizable enough for me.
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I've tried CM11. Pac Rom. And Mokee. I'm digging Mokee lately.

MIUI or CUSTOM ROM based on CM13?

Hi guys...which rom is better for Xiaomi mi5 64gb? Previously i have MIUI 8, now i changed to RR 5.7.4...which is better? RR, AOSP, DU, other or MIUI 8?

It's up to you to find the ROM which suits you best. Some people love MIUI, some people don't...
All ROMs are good, some of them offer more customizing features and have more "power" for you to handle. Don't forget stability when rating a ideal ROM for you. If you want a daily driver, you surely want no bugs, and all things working. But, only you can evaluate that.

I recommed MIUI for stable and RR for customize

I been on miui for a while now but recently changed to cm13 I'm satisfied as hell, battery life is great and customization as well.
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I have a Mi5 32GB and have used MIUI 7/8, RR and CM13. Of the three MIUI is the worst (except battery life) and CM13 would be the best. The problem I had with RR was constant bootloops but it's customization is a tad bit better than that of CM. You can check out the official Nightly for CM13 here and flash it using a custom recovery like TWRP.
Personal preference plays a huge role here so I suggest you try each on your own and then select one. I have Xposed installed on my device so I don'y have to skimp on RR's customization features.

As was mentioned above - it's up to you. So you should try them (ROMs) by yourself because it's impossible to predicts what is more important for you and your evereday tasks.
I'm using MIUI rom (Xiaomi.eu 6.10.13 rom) because it works better with CDMA networks. Recently I've tested Official CM13 - Good rom, smooth, fast, very good battery life. But I didn't like how it works with networks (CDMA+GSM/UMTS).
Thats why I restored to 6.10.13 rom

vitna said:
As was mentioned above - it's up to you. So you should try them (ROMs) by yourself because it's impossible to predicts what is more important for you and your evereday tasks.
I'm using MIUI rom (Xiaomi.eu 6.10.13 rom) because it works better with CDMA networks. Recently I've tested Official CM13 - Good rom, smooth, fast, very good battery life. But I didn't like how it works with networks (CDMA+GSM/UMTS).
Thats why I restored to 6.10.13 rom
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Which one has better battery life, EU vs official CM?
I tried CM13 unofficial few months ago, but now using EU rom.

baszu said:
Which one has better battery life, EU vs official CM?
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official CM is really better than EU
In my tests my mi5 worked 1.3-1.5 times longer (approx)

baszu said:
Which one has better battery life, EU vs official CM?
I tried CM13 unofficial few months ago, but now using EU rom.
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Definitely Stock ROM.. Preferably EU, as its based on Stock.. Because, CM builds are still under development as in Nightlies..
Sent from my Xiaomi Mi 5 using XDA Labs

harishdayanand said:
Because, CM builds are still under development as in Nightlies..
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ROM stability and bugs - it's an other question.
From the battery life point of view - new official CM is better than EU

vitna said:
ROM stability and bugs - it's an other question.
From the battery life point of view - new official CM is better than EU
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Considering the amount of apps installed and the ones installing additionally, and the wakelocks are factors for battery duration.. CM has very few system apps compared the stock or any stock based.
Sent from my Xiaomi Mi 5 using XDA Labs

Does the MIUI have German language? If no (which I am assuming/reading) does the CM13 or a custom ROM have this?
Also I am still searching for the "how to get TRWP onto my new phone post" (yes I have been searching) so would appreciate if someone could post me a link, thnaks!

pencilcase said:
Does the MIUI have German language? If no (which I am assuming/reading) does the CM13 or a custom ROM have this?
Also I am still searching for the "how to get TRWP onto my new phone post" (yes I have been searching) so would appreciate if someone could post me a link, thnaks!
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The best MIUI rom if you want German language is xiaomi.eu one. Why? While Global Stable MIUI does have german language, xiaomi.eu is basically chinese version with Google Play and no chinese crap. Chinese Version gets updates more often than global version. Here is the link with the installation guide (TWRP installation guide included).
https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads...r-xiaomi-mi5-unlocked-bl-only-released.31231/

Idle battery drain on MIUI 8 (.eu) stable for me is mostly 0.0%/h over night, according to GSAM Battery monitor. That's after freezing most of the system apps with SD maid.
Day-to-day usage is ~1.9%/h, listening to music over BT for about 6h, browsing, whatsapp. So, a charge lasts 2 days for me.
I don't think CM would make much difference there, and personally, I like MIUI.

Custom roms for Xiaomi Mi5 are quite good if you don't need camera, if you are happy to use your phone as a single sim phone, if you love to actually press the home button.

vladimir_carlan said:
Custom roms for Xiaomi Mi5 are quite good if you don't need camera, if you are happy to use your phone as a single sim phone, if you love to actually press the home button.
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For what it's worth, I can use my Mi5 as a dual sim phone just fine under CM13... Nothing wrong with the CM camera as well. Only "problem" is the lack of the capacitive home button, I'll give you that.
Personally, between having to deal with the crappy MIUI notification implementation and the lack of tap home button, I chose the latter

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For what it's worth, I can use my Mi5 as a dual sim phone just fine under CM13... Nothing wrong with the CM camera as well. Only "problem" is the lack of the capacitive home button, I'll give you that.
Personally, between having to deal with the crappy MIUI notification implementation and the lack of tap home button, I chose the latter
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The bug when the battery reach 5%, data connectivity keep dropping off, Bluetooth connections the same, camera issues, dual sim issues. Those are just few issues reported by people on last 2-3 pages of CM thread. Don't get me wrong...i do appreciate developers job. And their work it's more difficult because Xiaomi just released the kernel source code. And only partially. But today, 30th of October 2016, there's absolutely no custom rom without having something broken. Is MIUI perfect? Not at all. As you said, the way MIUI is handing notifications it's far to be handy. But stability and functionality wise, no custom rom can match MIUI today.

Love miui don't know why everyone hates on it.
Will flash cm 13 if it gets stable and see if I like it more on my mi5. If miui 9 gets released before cm 13 gets stable though I won't.

Well Vladimir, not everybody is facing those bugs. I am not (the 5% battery one I would probably, but who cares!) That's why I am not updating the build in currently on Fantastic experience and solid enough to make it as my daily driver.
But I totally get what you mean! Flashing such experimental ROMs isn't for everyone, I would most def. agree with that and would not necessarily recommend it if you don't want to have to deal with some odd bugs once in a while. And yes, MIUI is a very solid and polished skin (certainly not bug-free tho!!)It's just a little bit too "iOSy" for me.

petros93 said:
Love miui don't know why everyone hates on it.
Will flash cm 13 if it gets stable and see if I like it more on my mi5. If miui 9 gets released before cm 13 gets stable though I won't.
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Mainly because of stupid(the worst) notification system I guess.

Is Nougat recommended for daily driver on Moto X 2014?

hows the battery life with Nougat roms on Moto X 2014?
is any good to use as daily driver?
will the moto display still function with these custom roms?
pls share and recommend which you tried. thanks

Moto Display doesn't work on any custom ROM. Refer to the hundreds of threads posted about that already.
I use the last CM14.1 nightly as a daily driver with no real issue. About the same battery as stock, maybe slightly better. I'd wait to see what the future looks like for more custom ROMs since CM is shut down, or look at an AOSP base, or wait for LineageOS.

From what I saw, battery life on Resurrection Remix was a bit weaker than expected.
Pay special attention to the camera, as it's been pretty buggy on every custom ROM I've tested lately. The community keeps acting as if it were no big deal, but not being able to record video is not a minor flaw.

Don't ask me how, but I get this once in a while on CypherOS 3.5. Has been extremely stable for me as well.

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Don't ask me how, but I get this once in a while on CypherOS 3.5. Has been extremely stable for me as well.
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Unbelievable. I'm using stock rom. On screen ~~~ 3-4hours

Best for Mi Mix !!! Lineage VS AOSP VS Global ???

so i just ordered a mi mix and waiting for it to arrive, i started looking at options to root and ROM it up. my objective is to get it looking (and feeling) like the pixel's interface. (yes, could install pixel launcher too)
but know, i ask myself, what are the differences between my choices. i've no real idea what Lineage means or looks like.. i have always rooted my devices with AOSP built roms. which of the 3 options are more stable / complete?
i heard that best is Global rom but not even sure what that runs on or how it looks / feels..
side note that i am from Canada.. does it make any difference as our LTE bands might not be the same.
any insight can help.
(sorry if posted in wrong section).

okay, well, while i was waiting, i figured out that lineage is the old CM.. (things have changed in the past year LOL).
so let me rephrase.
am i better off with Lineage 14 based rom or going with global stable rom ?

If you're looking for asop or pure android look into lineage or one of the other asop ROMs. I used AIOSP and that gave me the pixel look I was use to having on my nexus 6P and nexus. Lineage isn't bad just use the google launcher or if you can find a pixel launcher apk and you'll be exactly where you want to be with the look and feel. As for the global ROM it is miui basically, you still have its interface throughout even if you change the launcher. I actually just got my Mi Mix about 1 week ago and I love it especially since I rooted and took miui off of it, I can't wait for the android O ports to roll in. Before my nexus 6P decided to take a crap on me battery wise I had the preview installed on it and it was amazing. Hope this helps, also I'm in the US with T-Mobile and LTE works fine everywhere.
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I think the fastest rom for opening apps and most responsive is epic rom miui 9. When i use other rom my mix is even slower than galaxy s6, after i fresh install the epic rom miui 9 my mix fast like i have never seen before.

I immediately took MIUI off, then rooted the phone, I have tried all the roms and I went with ViperOs. Very smooth, fast, incredible battery life, and every option I need. Hope this helps
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I'm preferring aicp mainly because of the weekly updates, I have also tried every ROM.

Tried RR,Epic,Viper so far viper had been my favorite because i just can't give up the stock/pixel experience
If you like stock Android a lot then you'll be fine with lineage based ROMs
In terms of perfomance i think Epic is best even though lineage based are great but it happens very seldom the thermal throttling lag I haven't tried it but some say Dragon Xia is a fix
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thanks for all the feedback. i'm very much used to RR from my oneplus phone and they have all the right customisations that i love. used Viper back in the day on my HTC oneX and they had stopped making roms for a while.. good to see the team is back in business.

crossmedia said:
Tried RR,Epic,Viper so far viper had been my favorite because i just can't give up the stock/pixel experience
If you like stock Android a lot then you'll be fine with lineage based ROMs
In terms of perfomance i think Epic is best even though lineage based are great but it happens very seldom the thermal throttling lag I haven't tried it but some say Dragon Xia is a fix
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Agreed

epic rom miui 9
Epic rom miui 9 is great the others are only adventure.

I read there is rom based by los, and caf based rom, what i know caf based is rom from aosp specified for specific soc (eg. Qualcomm), so does the caf based is usually faster than los based? And how about epic miui rom? What base this rom from? Miui? Caf?

Question Should I custom rom

Hi, I have my only good phone which is this redmi note 11. I was wondering if its worth it to flash custom rom and use it as a daily drive either flashing it pixelplusui or pixel experience. Is it gonna make the phone better to use or worsen the experience of this phone.

For me yes you should switch to a custom ROM. MIUI for this device is too nerfed and bugged to begin with. As for experience that depends on your preferred ROM and your device variant (as of now custom ROMs on 4/64 variants too laggy). I personally use Pixel Experience and it definitely made my experience better and what I deserve

Indeed, switching to a custom ROM would improve your experience. I switched to PixelPlus UI because MIUI has so many bugs, flaws, and sporadic app crashes. It was the best decision I ever made. When I flashed the PixelExperience rom, I thought it was a little jittery to use, but PixelPlus UI was the second rom I flashed after that, and it was the best one. I found it to be a lot smoother than PE. I haven't tried EvolutionX or Derpfest, but I plan to someday.

i wouldn't recommend it , i see loads saying yeah do it and then complain about all the bugs in it . have a look at the custom rom posts and see for yourself .

I use latest CrDroid on 4/64 variant and I am 100% satisfied. It's worth to give it a go, or to try some other roms as well. You can always go back to miui if you don't like the experience afterall...

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I use latest CrDroid on 4/64 variant and I am 100% satisfied. It's worth to give it a go, or to try some other roms as well. You can always go back to miui if you don't like the experience afterall...
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Hi Cykip,
If I was to go down custom rom route, I would defo go with what MarvavCZE said... I love CrDroid, have used it for ages on various other devices and it's perfect for me. The amount of pre built-in rom tweaks are amazing, far more than most other roms... I love it, best distro ever....
However, much like The Mero said... I am very happy with stock rom for the time being. This phone is too new (barely 2x weeks old), modern device, and compared to my other phones more expensive. So I am happy with how it works and behaves for now.
Perhaps in a year or two, I may consider it... buts stock for me for time being
Lister of Smeg

lister is right , phone is too new to have a decent custom rom . it can take months or years to fix bugs .
but if you have an old phone try installing one on that . you'll learn how to do it and if it goes badly at least you wont have wrecked your new one

Xiaomi did not yet release the kernel source code officially, I can only recommend to wait until that happens and official custom roms for this device become hyped. Until then, you cannot expect a daily driver.

cykip said:
Hi, I have my only good phone which is this redmi note 11. I was wondering if its worth it to flash custom rom and use it as a daily drive either flashing it pixelplusui or pixel experience. Is it gonna make the phone better to use or worsen the experience of this phone.
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Mate look, everyone know Xiaomi stock UI is worst and it's a master copy of IOS. I was facing a number of issues. Flickering, refresh rate jitters, stupid google dialer plus a lot other that I forgot lol
I went with ppui and cherish is but no gcam module was working on em. Now I'm on rice droid and it is smooth as butter

Trueeee