My husband's HTC One has been acting up.. no wifi... powers on when it feels like it... and yesterday, he cracked his screen. So it's time to revive the old Droid RAZR until he's eligible for an upgrade.
So I'd like to get recommendations on which ROM is the most stable/reliable at the moment. My husband doesn't need anything fancy.. he's not big on technology/rooting... good battery life is important.
It's currently rooted with 4.1.2. If I use a 4.4 rom, can I upgrade directly to 4.4 if I do a clean install?
Look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Phone is a Verizon xt912
So after browsing around... I see that I need Safestrap installed.
I installed v 3.73 and installed Recovery. Just waiting on feedback now.
nattygirl said:
So it's time to revive the old Droid RAZR until he's eligible for an upgrade.
It's currently rooted with 4.1.2. If I use a 4.4 rom, can I upgrade directly to 4.4 if I do a clean install?
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Yes. Install CM11 (or whatever ROM you like) into slot 1 and enjoy. You'll still have the original ROM in the stock slot if you want to switch back so it is pretty risk free!
I'll just throw in my two cents and say the SlimKat build 6 is a very good ROM. The only issue I've found is it won't send MMS. I just switch back to stock ROM to do that. A little bit of a hassle, but the benefits of the ROM far out weigh the inconvenience. Hope this helps!
EDIT: MMS works, I just had configured it incorrectly.
ROM recommendations
If you are looking for KitKat ROM's that are stable and normally run smoothly without major issues, my recommendations are Paranoid Android and CM11. CM11 has more options and gets more frequent updates but Paranoid Android is pretty streamlined and smooth and the current versions look and feel more like a straight stock Android system . If you are looking for a lot of options and things to tweak then PacMan ROM is nice.
As for battery life Paranoid Android may be a little better. Of course using a dark theme like thyrus dark ui, keeping screen brightness low and going into the advanced WiFi settings along with a few other things will really improve battery life.
nattygirl said:
My husband's HTC One has been acting up.. no wifi... powers on when it feels like it... and yesterday, he cracked his screen. So it's time to revive the old Droid RAZR until he's eligible for an upgrade.
So I'd like to get recommendations on which ROM is the most stable/reliable at the moment. My husband doesn't need anything fancy.. he's not big on technology/rooting... good battery life is important.
It's currently rooted with 4.1.2. If I use a 4.4 rom, can I upgrade directly to 4.4 if I do a clean install?
Look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Phone is a Verizon xt912
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Install liquid smooth or slim, best roms out there so far!
Not only for the Razr Btw
can any of the kitkat ROMS be installed on the stock slot?
thanks...
jco23 said:
can any of the kitkat ROMS be installed on the stock slot?
thanks...
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Yes,all of them...
Sent from my RAZR XT910
nattygirl said:
My husband's HTC One has been acting up.. no wifi... powers on when it feels like it... and yesterday, he cracked his screen. So it's time to revive the old Droid RAZR until he's eligible for an upgrade.
So I'd like to get recommendations on which ROM is the most stable/reliable at the moment. My husband doesn't need anything fancy.. he's not big on technology/rooting... good battery life is important.
It's currently rooted with 4.1.2. If I use a 4.4 rom, can I upgrade directly to 4.4 if I do a clean install?
Look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Phone is a Verizon xt912
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I am running AOSPAL without a problem.
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xlightwaverx said:
I am running AOSPAL without a problem.
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AOSPAL? What is that? I feel dumb asking.
vazersecurity said:
AOSPAL? What is that? I feel dumb asking.
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Sounds like paranoid Android
DumbleCore said:
Sounds like paranoid Android
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PA Legacy yes.
DumbleCore said:
Sounds like paranoid Android
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I knew it was Paranoid Android, but i didn't understand what the "L" was at the end.
i had the AxxionKat, LS, mooke and the resurrection remix and, in my opinion, the best was the resurrection remix, but the v5.1 . DumbleCore, what is the most recommended Cm11's nightly at the moment?
Edit: the axxionkat v 1.5 is very very fast
not meaning to hijack but ......
since this is a rom thread i see lots say cdma/gsm does that mean no support for lte or is it just not listed ? and what is spyder utms sorry just trying to find a rom to test i got phone rooted and safestrap installed and slots made just looking for a rom to try thanks.
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since this is a rom thread i see lots say cdma/gsm does that mean no support for lte or is it just not listed ? and what is spyder utms sorry just trying to find a rom to test i got phone rooted and safestrap installed and slots made just looking for a rom to try thanks.
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XT912-spyder (cdma with lte)
XT910-umts spyder (gsm without lte)
Sent from my Razr XT910
thanks for the info
welder73 said:
XT912-spyder (cdma with lte)
XT910-umts spyder (gsm without lte)
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thanks for the info i am test
cm-11-20140805-NIGHTLY-spyder in slot 1 and
AXXION-v1.5.0-OFFICIAL-spyder in slot 2 really liking this phone so far. ill have to try out liquidsmooth i see lots saying its good.
iamteachme said:
thanks for the info i am test
cm-11-20140805-NIGHTLY-spyder in slot 1 and
AXXION-v1.5.0-OFFICIAL-spyder in slot 2 really liking this phone so far. ill have to try out liquidsmooth i see lots saying its good.
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Try LS,you will not regret it
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Are there any AOSP ROMs out there for the Droid Razr GSM ?
I might be blind, or stupid (take you pick) but so far I have not found any ROM out there that did not have the terrible Motorola Apps bundled into it.
A while back I tried to get into the whole ROM Development thing, but it all just goes over my head as I have no development experience at all.
The thing is that the dialer of the Droid Razr is not stock, and as far as I can see the SMS Messaging app is also doctored (the smilies suck majorly I have to say).
jadephyre said:
Are there any AOSP ROMs out there for the Droid Razr GSM ?
I might be blind, or stupid (take you pick) but so far I have not found any ROM out there that did not have the terrible Motorola Apps bundled into it.
A while back I tried to get into the whole ROM Development thing, but it all just goes over my head as I have no development experience at all.
The thing is that the dialer of the Droid Razr is not stock, and as far as I can see the SMS Messaging app is also doctored (the smilies suck majorly I have to say).
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Im with ya buddy on this..if u see my sig, it will tell u IM waiting for it to happen too...though there are CDMA ROMs that are nearly stock, BUT for GSM...nope!
Not yet, but droidhive received the gsm razr so is a matter of time before we can have aokp cm9 and aosp working for us
BakaPhoenix said:
Not yet, but droidhive received the gsm razr so is a matter of time before we can have aokp cm9 and aosp working for us
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There is an expression in India, I will translate it in English "May your mouth be filled with your fav sweets..."
I just hope this becomes a reality....
circleofomega said:
There is an expression in India, I will translate it in English "May your mouth be filled with your fav sweets..."
I just hope this becomes a reality....
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These rom are already working on cdma ics, so they need only to make work the gsm part of the rom. Is not something so distant from being real XD
BakaPhoenix said:
These rom are already working on cdma ics, so they need only to make work the gsm part of the rom. Is not something so distant from being real XD
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Is it? From whatever little I have seen, except for Droidth3ory's Infektion, nothing else is stock AOSP...
But I know we are gonna be surprised sooner than we think...
Sent from my Moto RAZR.
What bugs me most about all the ROMs out there are the customizations applied to them.
I'm not going to rail against the devs, it's their personal choice what they do with their builds, they are just not my cup of tea.
Hopefully someone will release a barebones, purely stock ROM without any of their personal improvements (and neither of Motorola's either).
jadephyre said:
What bugs me most about all the ROMs out there are the customizations applied to them.
I'm not going to rail against the devs, it's their personal choice what they do with their builds, they are just not my cup of tea.
Hopefully someone will release a barebones, purely stock ROM without any of their personal improvements (and neither of Motorola's either).
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Make that two. I am no one to speak against the devs hard work and efforts put in. In fact I admire all of the people who spend time and energy here. But I too prefer a pure stock barebones OS...our best bet is to wait...
Sent from my Moto RAZR.
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our best bet is to wait...
Sent from my Moto RAZR.
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That is an option. My plan is to trade in for new phone.
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MarkyG82 said:
That is an option. My plan is to trade in for new phone.
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If only I could have a GNexus in India...but then again, I hate Samsung...
Sent from my Moto RAZR.
Why do you hate Samsung? If its build quality, they are better than you think.
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MarkyG82 said:
Why do you hate Samsung? If its build quality, they are better than you think.
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I don't know...its perception perhaps. Just don't like their designs. And didn't the GNexus have the signal dropping issue?
HW wise Motorola is better. Not saying its the best...but better.
Sent from my Moto RAZR.
My bro is on a gnex and never had an issue. Even now with the jb update. Personally I don't like the onscreen buttons so I wouldn't have one. I had a galaxy 1 for a while and was happy with the hardware. The software was so easily hackable that the poor offerings from Samsung were ignored completely until I sold it.
Sent from my XT910 using xda premium
Edit. I'd suggest trying one for a few days if you can. Even hacking it if the owner will let you.
circleofomega said:
I don't know...its perception perhaps. Just don't like their designs. And didn't the GNexus have the signal dropping issue?
HW wise Motorola is better. Not saying its the best...but better.
Sent from my Moto RAZR.
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I so agree with you. I own both Gnex and Razr like you do I think. Motorola is just better in so many way.. Reception, speaker, phone quality in general. If only the bootloader was unlocked... thats the major issue for me.
Is a dream, a gsm aosp rom *-*
gmouraf said:
Is a dream, a gsm aosp rom *-*
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gmouraf said:
Is a dream, a gsm aosp rom *-*
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Yeah, and from what i've seen it'll stay a dream.
Every other rom out there that i've seen has had a bunch of stuff added that hardly anyone will ever use, or has been made rather hideous in respect to themes and color palettes.
There is a reason behind the way Android looks as standard, and I personally do not think that there is any need for improvement, at least on Android 4.0.4, so it would be really nice if the devs could leave the visual experience unchanged
They relesead the alpha for cm9 on gsm razr, i know that is not completelly aosp but is very similar to it.
(i'm not posting the link since is an alpha and inexperienced people might try to install it and brick or having problem with it)
CyanogenMod has been a battery hog ever since CM6 for me, that's why I ditched it for OxygenROM. Also, i'm sorry to say that CM also has accumulated too much bloatware after it became popular. The choice to include ADW was likewise spectacularly stupid.
Sent from my XT910 using Tapatalk
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CyanogenMod has been a battery hog ever since CM6 for me, that's why I ditched it for OxygenROM. Also, i'm sorry to say that CM also has accumulated too much bloatware after it became popular. The choice to include ADW was likewise spectacularly stupid.
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The cm9 doesn't have adw, it have a custumized launcher based on the original one that let you change number of screen e some other little tweaks. Still you can froze tha app you don't like and have a almost clean aosp (plus the power widget onthe status bar that i found very usefull)
Hi everyone ,
I'm running ICS on my RAZR Maxx and wanted to consult with all of the knowledgeable people here on xda about whether or not I should flash CM10 Jelly Bean on it or if I should just stick to the stock ICS.
I am running Jelly Bean on my nexus 7 and its so smooth and quick that I really want the same experience on the Razr but I am worried it won't be as smooth if I dont wait for an official update.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks
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johnnyp500 said:
Hi everyone ,
I'm running ICS on my RAZR Maxx and wanted to consult with all of the knowledgeable people here on xda about whether or not I should flash CM10 Jelly Bean on it or if I should just stick to the stock ICS.
I am running Jelly Bean on my nexus 7 and its so smooth and quick that I really want the same experience on the Razr but I am worried it won't be as smooth if I dont wait for an official update.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks
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If you have the CDMA version you can try the full throttle jelly bean ROMs over at droidrzr.com. everyone says how smooth they are.
Full-Throttle Team
moderator at bdhroms.freeforums.org
Cm10 is still a bit buggy but ics based roms are amazing.
Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2
Well I went ahead and used safestrap which is amazing. Its not like it used to be where I have to wipe the device first but they have different slots allocated to different roms so I can go back to stock if I want easily plus have 3 more roms to choose from
I went with cm10 which is a bit buggy but still works pretty good so now I'm on cm10 jelly bean on razr maxx woooo hoooo
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johnnyp500 said:
Well I went ahead and used safestrap which is amazing. Its not like it used to be where I have to wipe the device first but they have different slots allocated to different roms so I can go back to stock if I want easily plus have 3 more roms to choose from
I went with cm10 which is a bit buggy but still works pretty good so now I'm on cm10 jelly bean on razr maxx woooo hoooo
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Many flashing directions say to wipe device. Does safe strap leave a clean place to install the ROM without wiping? If I go back to stock, will all my data and apps be intact?
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if u have gsm then stay with stock until cm10 is stable enough for daily usage
The new safestrap allows you to allocate 3 slots to different roms so if you want tp.flash cm10 and 2 other roms you dont have to wipe your device. Its really cool
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The new safestrap allows you to allocate 3 slots to different roms so if you want tp.flash cm10 and 2 other roms you dont have to wipe your device. Its really cool
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Ok so when rom instructions say wipe device I just don't do that?
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iguanad said:
Ok so when rom instructions say wipe device I just don't do that?
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Yes wipe device after creating and selecting the new ROM slot. You just don't need to wipe when switching between slots 1 and 2 after each one is set up.
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I don`t like do wait for operator official ROM so I`m using AOKP ROM. I recommend that.
I didn't wipe the device at all.
You can create the new ROM slot and select it without the need to wipe anything
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If you're on GSM, I'd say stick to your Stock Based ROM and work on modifications yourself wih init.d, build.prop, app debloating, etc.
If you're on CDMA, you can try to go with Jelly Bean based ROMs though they're still kinda buggy.
I quit JB ROMs on my GSM due to Mobile Data Problems and System Deep Sleep
Yes, I've studied xda for three weeks on the Droid Razr, and I still don't know how to flash a ROM on this thing. Information is scattered, disorganized, and much of it is old.
Let me tell you, figuring this out is a Holy Terror, unlike my old Nexus One. And as a bonus, almost no one will answer any of your questions!
Good luck man, you'll need it. Most ppl give up.
Quantumstate said:
Yes, I've studied xda for three weeks on the Droid Razr, and I still don't know how to flash a ROM on this thing. Information is scattered, disorganized, and much of it is old.
Let me tell you, figuring this out is a Holy Terror, unlike my old Nexus One. And as a bonus, almost no one will answer any of your questions!
Good luck man, you'll need it. Most ppl give up.
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Well its pretty simple actually once you spend time and do the research
First you download safestrap from here:
http://blog.hash-of-codes.com/downloads/
Then you follow the safestrap installation instructions here:
http://blog.hash-of-codes.com/how-to-safestrap/
then you download CM10 Jelly bean here:
http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/spyder/cm10
Get the latest version and save it to your device (Its a zip file)
I just saved it to a dropbox directory and then exported it to the phone but you can do it however you want.
Then you can watch this youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0i-KZ3dJL0&feature=related
Im sure there are others but he uses safestrap v3 so its easy.
And voila you have a buggy CM10 but its jelly bean
Hey, this is my first post so sorry if its in the wrong place.
I have had my Amaze 4G for about a year and had wanted to experiment with different roms. Unfortunately there are not a lot which I can get to work with radio and tethering. I am with Wind (dont laugh) but only the T-mobile roms seem to work without incident. I had a good experience with EnergyROM but after trying the CyanogenMOD 10 4.1.2 nightlies I have been looking for a rom which has only the very basic apps preinstalled and no gapps. I really like cm10 because I only get what I want but being unstable releases the battery life is really bad. I wanted to post this to see what people are using which fit this criteria or if there is a way to edit the custom rom zips to remove these apps.
Thanks XD
Try venom rom. You can customize pretty much anything. I don't know the current state of tether on this ROM though because I don't really use it.
Sent from my Jelly Beaned HTC Amaze!
Try the Android revolution Rom
PHAROSngm said:
Hey, this is my first post so sorry if its in the wrong place.
I have had my Amaze 4G for about a year and had wanted to experiment with different roms. Unfortunately there are not a lot which I can get to work with radio and tethering. I am with Wind (dont laugh) but only the T-mobile roms seem to work without incident. I had a good experience with EnergyROM but after trying the CyanogenMOD 10 4.1.2 nightlies I have been looking for a rom which has only the very basic apps preinstalled and no gapps. I really like cm10 because I only get what I want but being unstable releases the battery life is really bad. I wanted to post this to see what people are using which fit this criteria or if there is a way to edit the custom rom zips to remove these apps.
Thanks XD
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try the android revolution hd 33.0.1 rom...it's awesome
Rhedd said:
try the android revolution hd 33.0.1 rom...it's awesome
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Wow... I didn't know they updated so much, I been out of the loop.
The most minimalist remind me of the old Speed ROM days. Those were very minimalist with sense still attached.
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Rhedd said:
try the android revolution hd 33.0.1 rom...it's awesome
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I saw the dev page for it and it seems like exactly what i've been looking for but the last time i tried installing i ran into issues. Something to do with s-on/off I think. I have no idea how to make set it to off =/
edit: until i get android rev working would it be safe to just open up the energyrom zip and delete all the apks i dont want? I figured for non essentials like facebook and gmail it wouldnt affect much
I am coming from the S3 because of numerous issues. Verizon sent me a DNA and there are a few things I am not pleased with such as losing the SC card slot and removable battery. However, prior to switching from the S3 to the DNA, I had just gotten the 4.1.2. update and the changes were great! When does the update to 4.1.2. come out officially, and is it worth rooting to put a custom ROM with the newest sense 5.0 and the 4.2 update in? Lastly, if I make the jump, because I would like to free up some memory by removing bloatware, is it fairly easy to unroot back to stock? Also, if I root and decide I want to go back to stock when it does go live ( the 4.1.2 or 4.2 rather) can I keep it rooted and still update to the official?
I am not new to rooting and such, being as I have rooted every single phone I have ever had, I am just weighing options before jumping on the root train. Just a little weary because I put a custom ROM in my S3 and the camera stopped working and I couldn't get a solid GPS lock. So I guess another question would be, if I root, which would be the most stable ROM to put in my phone that everything works...
Thanks in advance!!
Hmm. I would go cyanogen mod ..
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Gorilla* said:
Hmm. I would go cyanogen mod ..
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I was looking into cyanogen being as that is one of the better ROM's I have had in my previous phone. Cyangen is usually the most stable and has the most eye candy. I think I may make the plunge, but does the cyangen have the 4.1.2. with the newest sense?
Go with viper for your first Rom... Everything works and is by far the most customizable. I've tried a lot of different rims but I always seem to go back to viper
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firespitta said:
Go with viper for your first Rom... Everything works and is by far the most customizable. I've tried a lot of different rims but I always seem to go back to viper
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I will check it out, although I have used Viper before, but not sure which phone it was. Viper wasn't too bad, but I had GPS locking issues with Viper. Although, it could have just been the phone itself...
pixiedust7976 said:
I was looking into cyanogen being as that is one of the better ROM's I have had in my previous phone. Cyangen is usually the most stable and has the most eye candy. I think I may make the plunge, but does the cyangen have the 4.1.2. with the newest sense?
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First CyanogenMod 10.1 JB is 4.2.2 = (AOSP), totally different If you want a Rom with Sense 5, The most Stable Sense Rom to date is
NOS M7 v2.0.3 (Sense 5.0 JB 4.1.2)
Hi guys,
I have just receive an XT910 with android 4.1.2 and i love it but i was questionning myself if i need to change ROM or not?
Can you advise me if CM10 is better than stock ROM (battery life/performence ?) Or maybe MIUI V5
Thx for your advise
Oh yes, much better. If you like cm10 and miui, you should try avatar ROM. It combines the two.
I use PAC-man rom. This combines several of the standout features from CyanogenMod, AOKP, and Paranoid Android into one rom.
Hello, sorry for intruding but i have a nexus s i9020 and someone with moto 910 wants a exchange with mine, but the nexus s runs really fast with custom 4.3, does the moto rzr xt910 (the name is to long ) handel 4.3 or 4.2 roms good (battery life smoothnes, stuf like that)? I know thT xda is a developer site but I realy need help from people who use the phone, thank you!
dark'em said:
Hello, sorry for intruding but i have a nexus s i9020 and someone with moto 910 wants a exchange with mine, but the nexus s runs really fast with custom 4.3, does the moto rzr xt910 (the name is to long ) handel 4.3 or 4.2 roms good (battery life smoothnes, stuf like that)? I know thT xda is a developer site but I realy need help from people who use the phone, thank you!
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Yes... exchange between them man...
And the XT910 Can be Upgradable to 4.3 Thanks to CM10.2...
Check This
HTML:
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3620&idPhone2=4273
I prefer stock rooted...
Stock rom is great for droid razr... Juz root it and its best... I have used 4-5 custom roms but stock rom is best for me....
dark'em said:
Hello, sorry for intruding but i have a nexus s i9020 and someone with moto 910 wants a exchange with mine, but the nexus s runs really fast with custom 4.3, does the moto rzr xt910 (the name is to long ) handel 4.3 or 4.2 roms good (battery life smoothnes, stuf like that)? I know thT xda is a developer site but I realy need help from people who use the phone, thank you!
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Razr XT910 does support both 4.2 & 4.3 Custom ROMs but there are a few things to consider.
On 4.2, HDMI and HD Video recording doesn't work. The devs are working on those.
4.3 builds are in development right now and also have some issues.
It depends on you what exactly do you want in a ROM.
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Yes... exchange between them man...
And the XT910 Can be Upgradable to 4.3 Thanks to CM10.2...
Check This
HTML:
http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=3620&idPhone2=4273
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Thank you!
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neo.ank said:
Razr XT910 does support both 4.2 & 4.3 Custom ROMs but there are a few things to consider.
On 4.2, HDMI and HD Video recording doesn't work. The devs are working on those.
4.3 builds are in development right now and also have some issues.
It depends on you what exactly do you want in a ROM.
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Thank you!
I have tried all 4.2 roms on my xt912 but all to no avail. The major challenge I keep on having is that no rom allows me use mobile internet connections. I'm from Nigeria, and wifi isn't ubiquitous. Another challenge I have is that, my phone is XT912. But since all XT912 roms are done with CDMA in mind, I can't install SYPDER roms on my phone, so I have keep on trying XT910 (umts_sypder) ROMS. I don't know whether this could be the cause of my challenges.
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I have tried all 4.2 roms on my xt912 but all to no avail. The major challenge I keep on having is that no rom allows me use mobile internet connections. I'm from Nigeria, and wifi isn't ubiquitous. Another challenge I have is that, my phone is XT912. But since all XT912 roms are done with CDMA in mind, I can't install SYPDER roms on my phone, so I have keep on trying XT910 (umts_sypder) ROMS. I don't know whether this could be the cause of my challenges.
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If you have a spyder(XT912), you should flash spyder ROMs and not umts_spyder.
If you use xt912 on gsm,just flash the gsm fix after the custom ROM.
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smart actions
I have a rooted standard ROM and I am also curious as to the benefits of changing to another custom ROM. I would like to know if the custom ROMs for the Razr still use Smart Actions app which I quite like. I have also upgraded the battery to the Maxx EB40 battery, so curious as to whether there are more power benefits. I can see that there would be certain apps that can be added but I like all the standard camera, video, bluetooth type issues to be stable and working, is that asking too much?
roscored1000 said:
I have a rooted standard ROM and I am also curious as to the benefits of changing to another custom ROM. I would like to know if the custom ROMs for the Razr still use Smart Actions app which I quite like. I have also upgraded the battery to the Maxx EB40 battery, so curious as to whether there are more power benefits. I can see that there would be certain apps that can be added but I like all the standard camera, video, bluetooth type issues to be stable and working, is that asking too much?
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SmartActions only works on 4.1.2 stock based ROMs as it requires blur framework. You can try any stock based custom ROM.
For other ROMs, you can use Tasker.It has similar functions as SmartActions
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neo.ank said:
SmartActions only works on 4.1.2 stock based ROMs as it requires blur framework. You can try any stock based custom ROM.
For other ROMs, you can use Tasker.It has similar functions as SmartActions
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So just to confirm, are ROMs that are 4.2.2 for example still ok? And are the ROMs like Avatar or others ok too? thanks for the response
ethunhunt2008 said:
Stock rom is great for droid razr... Juz root it and its best... I have used 4-5 custom roms but stock rom is best for me....
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I agree, I've rooted and de-bloated, installed my launcher of choice and can't be any happier but I did try many custom roms and there's always a trade off somewhere. having the og Droid Razr I need my battery life and wifi and carrier signal's to be strong. Just couldn't find a custom rom to do that for me. But I did live on the edge there for a bit and learned alot from other flashaholics here!
Avatar is good, but one thing I'm missing...
rev.buttons said:
Oh yes, much better. If you like cm10 and miui, you should try avatar ROM. It combines the two.
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But the problem with Avatar-ROM is, that i cannot connect it to my computer via usb-cable. It does not react in any way when it's connected. So no filetransfer possible.
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In my opinion artur0588's ROM's are very good. For example this one: Artmod V4.3.
roscored1000 said:
So just to confirm, are ROMs that are 4.2.2 for example still ok? And are the ROMs like Avatar or others ok too? thanks for the response
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That depends on how you define ok.!
On 4.2, almost all everyday usage stuff works fine. But some things like HDMI, HD recording doesn't work.
So if those features are crucial to you, you should stick with 4.1.
My advice, try it for yourself. See if it has what you need.
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neo.ank said:
My advice, try it for yourself. See if it has what you need.
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I have an Atrix and Defy both rooted and with custom Rom, very happy with the results, the rare freeze or reboot is annoying but I can live with it. so I have tried the custom route and will probably go with one, there are so many to choose from though all with slight differences. The performance upgrades for the Razr arent important as it doesnt need it [ I dont play games on it] so getting the basics working in a stable way is more important. thanks