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hey guys I hear that miui is great on battery life just wondering if anyone can confirm this. Also I heard that there was a problem with swype on miui. Is that problem still there. Thanks for help on these two issues.
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MIUI battery life is excellent, although I may not be the best source because I take obsessively good care of my batteries. Swype works great, you just need to search around on the net to find installation instructions because MIUI's way of handling keyboards is a little different. Overall though, I highly recommend you try it out, so far it is my favorite ROM, and I keep coming back to it!

i take real good care of battery too. it rarely leaves my phone.

Lol I only take out my battery when my phone requires me to. I think I might just buy a bigger battery or phone.
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mugen makes good batteries. i got mine on a black friday sale. i've hardly used though it will get some use on my upcoming vacation.

jakeneal22 said:
hey guys I hear that miui is great on battery life just wondering if anyone can confirm this. Also I heard that there was a problem with swype on miui. Is that problem still there. Thanks for help on these two issues.
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it might be best if u actually try it yourself
it would actually make a difference depending on yr setup and how u want it to function
but there were reports of the rom reaching 48 hours...
but nevertheless i have also seen cm7 reaching nearly 3 days..
conclusion-try and u will find out

[Q] Upgrading From Nexus 4

Just a quick one really.
Thinking of upgrading from the nexus 4. Want to be able to use 4G in the uk.
Pros/Cons of upgrading, has anyone else done this?

I did exactly this, loved the Nexus 4 initially but the lack of 4g, limited storage (despite using Google music) and budget looks prompted Mr to upgrade.
Haven't looked back, absolutely loving the xperia z. Beautiful screen and for once a clean simple skin that actually brings useful apps with it.
Battery is good with Stamina mode on as well.
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I am tempted...

whats your priority in a phone? do you game.

G1_enthusiast said:
whats your priority in a phone? do you game.
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No, I don't game.
I like the nexus 4, but I have the option to upgrade too. The Xperia Z is the only one that stands out at the moment in the UK.
Plus, its 4g ready and has expandable memory!

superleeds27 said:
No, I don't game.
I like the nexus 4, but I have the option to upgrade too. The Xperia Z is the only one that stands out at the moment in the UK.
Plus, its 4g ready and has expandable memory!
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I wouldnt do it. get a samsung.

I did and never regretted it.
Awesome phone WITH sd:thumbup:
I bought it to use until moto x release.
Don't know or care if it has even been released haha. Happy with XZ now.
G1..... You still here bro? Lol.
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superleeds27 said:
No, I don't game.
I like the nexus 4, but I have the option to upgrade too. The Xperia Z is the only one that stands out at the moment in the UK.
Plus, its 4g ready and has expandable memory!
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Xperia Z is pretty much an improved version of the nexus 4 in terms of hardware.

wawyed said:
Xperia Z is pretty much an improved version of the nexus 4 in terms of hardware.
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Yeah.
ROM Development seems a little slow thogugh, or is it still early days?

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Yeah.
ROM Development seems a little slow thogugh, or is it still early days?
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Not really, I see more and more developers making new roms each week.

Whats the best ROM/Kernel combo at the moment?

I am actually considering same.. I have been monitoring Z section of xda for a while now.. The Nexus 4 is a great phone.. One of the best phones I have ever used. Just the battery life is a pain. My concern about the Z from what I have read is the screen and the lag.. I experience absolutely zero lag on the nexus 4 and even though it's and the Z use the same chipset my guess is the bigger screen resolution of the Z means the GPU gets to work harder. This might probably be responsible for the much talked about lag.
Is anyone here running their device with cyanogen? How fluid is the device with cm10? Answer to this question might decide whether I get the Z.. Every other thing seem on point with the device.
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bigbrovar said:
I am actually considering same.. I have been monitoring Z section of xda for a while now.. The Nexus 4 is a great phone.. One of the best phones I have ever used. Just the battery life is a pain. My concern about the Z from what I have read is the screen and the lag.. I experience absolutely zero lag on the nexus 4 and even though it's and the Z use the same chipset my guess is the bigger screen resolution of the Z means the GPU gets to work harder. This might probably be responsible for the much talked about lag.
Is anyone here running their device with cyanogen? How fluid is the device with cm10? Answer to this question might decide whether I get the Z.. Every other thing seem on point with the device.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208249
The smoothest an android phone can get

In the design aspect. The XZ and the HTC one is very elegant. And made from Premium materials the XZ is water proof and HTC one has beats speakers and good screen both are good choices and I will not go for Samsung if I were you its new features is not very useful and its made of plastic and dont look at the benchmark it doesnot Make a diffrence
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tbh, I like the stock feel of Sony's android software.
It would just be a custom Kernel id be chasing, and at the moment, there only seems to be one!

I was thinking of changing to the XZ from the nexus 4. But I am worried about developer support is it gonna keep coming for the Z or will it die out when something new comes along? Any input would be helpful.
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Blueknight730 said:
I was thinking of changing to the XZ from the nexus 4. But I am worried about developer support is it gonna keep coming for the Z or will it die out when something new comes along? Any input would be helpful.
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Check the android development forum for xperia z and determine it ur self.. As far as I can tell, definitely having support from veteran dev..

Nexus 4 - Obviously more development, compact.
XZ- Expandable storage, Water resistant, looks, camera, screen ( I've seen reviews saying its viewing angles are bad and washed out but on one on one comparison it felt way way better than the nexus's screen)
Issues : Wifi strength (already solved by custom ROM/Kernel),
Heating- If ur planning to play heavy games for a long time then put on a pair of gloves cos this thing heats up like a pan.
Lag - Wat ? where ? The lag on the stock launcher when swiping from leftmost page to right is a launcher glitch and it doesn't happen anywhere else. (nexus 7 is also running on the same chipset so no worries)
Sidenotes : Development wise i think its pretty good I've used couple of stock based ROMs (which were great) and almost all of the AOSP based ones (which are awesome)
Kernel for stock is just the Doomlord Kernel but i think he has done a brilliant job with it, lots of tweaks added and by the looks of his to-do list i think he'll cover all possible tweaks and features. So i'm satisfied with that. (his recent kernel were buggy don't know why after 11 versions he got a buggy kernel out, but that would be rectified very soon i'm sure)
Battery life- I get around 3-4 hours an average and standby of a day and a couple of hours, also i haven't let the percentage drop below 20% so if u are willing to let it drop till 2-3 add 40-45 mins more to the screen on.
I'm currently running CArbon 1.7 and Carbon kernel.
I too had the option of One, S4, Nexus 4 then i choose XZ, I don't know why but i just fell in love with the device and never looked back anyway thats just my stupid rant.

How is the battery life on the custom roms

Hey everyone, I know "best rom" threads aren't allowed but that isn't what I'm trying to ask. I don't care which is better overall. I just want to know how their battery life stacks up (not against each other but how they are in general). I am currently running CM11 and I really miss Sense for some reason. So I am thinking of switching back but I want to make sure my battery life doesn't suffer because of it. So are the Sense custom roms for the HTC One (m7 GSM) good with battery life? I tried ViperOne once and it barely lasted 12 hours. Thanks in advance.

CxS4L1fe said:
Hey everyone, I know "best rom" threads aren't allowed but that isn't what I'm trying to ask. I don't care which is better overall. I just want to know how their battery life stacks up (not against each other but how they are in general). I am currently running CM11 and I really miss Sense for some reason. So I am thinking of switching back but I want to make sure my battery life doesn't suffer because of it. So are the Sense custom roms for the HTC One (m7 GSM) good with battery life? I tried ViperOne once and it barely lasted 12 hours. Thanks in advance.
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as you said comparison are not allowed, you could check that thread here

I dont want ro ever say one rom ia better than another. As a programmer I have a great reapect for the people and teams that put these out.
Thus said; in my last 5 or so years of owning one android device or another I've always found better resposiveness and battery life using a custom rom over the stock softwares.
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I am using pac man rom 4.4.2 and its fantastic with ultimate battery life.

naresh_r said:
I am using pac man rom 4.4.2 and its fantastic with ultimate battery life.
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im using the rom in my sig... got 15+hrs battery time with 8+hrs screen time
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I really enjoy Onedroid, based on CM, just amazing battery life and everything really smooth.

Please Recommend a ROM

Please recommend a rom? I have a replacement atrix hd that I have just got from square trade and would like to flash a better rom than the stock one, i have been hating my phone lately as it has been slow and battery life has really been sucking with latest OTA update. I would like to find a good custom rom that is fast, stable, everything works, and gets good battery life. can you please recommend.
Also thinking about getting One Plus as a second phone until I am ready for upgrade(this summer) when I will get some flagship phone like S6, H9, or G4. Any thoughts on one plus?
Thanks for taking the time to read and reply!
Happy Monday, Have a great day/week

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Please recommend a rom? I have a replacement atrix hd that I have just got from square trade and would like to flash a better rom than the stock one, i have been hating my phone lately as it has been slow and battery life has really been sucking with latest OTA update. I would like to find a good custom rom that is fast, stable, everything works, and gets good battery life. can you please recommend.
Also thinking about getting One Plus as a second phone until I am ready for upgrade(this summer) when I will get some flagship phone like S6, H9, or G4. Any thoughts on one plus?
Thanks for taking the time to read and reply!
Happy Monday, Have a great day/week
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Which android version do you want?
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Which android version do you want?
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Actually, I'm not really hung up on particular version, was looking forward to KitKat OTA, because it sounds like it addresses some of my gripes, but i figure chances are pretty slim that's gonna happen now....
I am downloading HoloBlur now. Since I have another phone now(OPO), I wont have to worry as much about accidental brick leaving me without a phone. So, I am willing to try a couple others if I am still unhappy with the HD with HoloBlur
Thanks

[Q] Are Lollipop ROMs ready for primetime?

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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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?
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djfujiyama said:
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?
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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.

YRC123 said:
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.

djfujiyama said:
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