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Root and install a 4.0 rom!

by vertr 15y ago

ImprovedSilence 15y ago
Have any good ROM suggestions? I'm looking for one somebody with first hand use of it can sell me on.
- vertr 15y ago
  It is very phone specific for ICS right now. When Cyanogen 9 comes out there will be more 'standardization.' For now, I'd look up the dev forum for your phone on xda-developers and see if there are any good options.
- dermatthias 15y ago
  Definitely CynanogenMod. Probably (I haven't checked them all) the most complete and best testet Rom out there. Available for nearly every major Android hardware.
- dmbass 15y ago
  If you have a Droid X and can live without the camera, EncounterICS is unbelievably good.
Zikes 15y ago
I ran 4.0 via Cyanogenmod 9 on my Nexus S 4G for weeks, and unfortunately the bugs and constant app crashes got so bad that, as much as it pained me to do so, I went back to 2.3 yesterday. I love Android 4.0, but there doesn't seem to be a good, stable implementation of it yet. Example issues: * Random reboots * Choppy playback in the Music app (Amazon MP3 worked fine) * Random app crashes, particularly games (possibly due to lack of official 4.0 support) * Poor GPS performance, occasionally taking 15-20 minutes to acquire a position (typically solved more quickly by rebooting, but it takes several minutes to know there's a problem in the first place) It's difficult to blame the app crashes on the OS if the app doesn't claim to officially support 4.0, but that's still reason enough to wait. I'm eagerly awaiting the day that CM9 is released, or MIUI releases their official 4.0 version, but until then I think it's better to stick with what works. Edit: Formatting.
- bobmoretti 15y ago
  I've been using this ROM on my NS4G for about a month: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1364221 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1364221 In my experience, the stability and performance of various peripherals like GPS and the WiMax radio are about as good as the stock 2.3 ROM. I haven't even noticed a change in battery drain...
  - JoelSutherland 15y ago
    I'm running the same ROM on a NS4G also for about a month. It feels like a new phone and has been awesome in every way.
- robertc 15y ago
  I've had ICS on my Nexus S for a few months now and I've not seen issues like that. I'm just using the standard Google image (AFAIK, my brother did the upgrade for me - Android 4.0.3, kernel 3.0.8-gb55e9ac). I do see a lot of battery drain when I'm using the GPS, and I don't play games, but no crashes.
oflannabhra 15y ago
There is only an alpha 1 version of 4.0 (CM9, in fact) out for my phone, and it still has severe bugs.

Root and install a 4.0 rom!

by vertr 15y ago

Root and install a 4.0 rom!

ImprovedSilence 15y ago

Have any good ROM suggestions? I'm looking for one somebody with first hand use of it can sell me on.

vertr 15y ago
It is very phone specific for ICS right now. When Cyanogen 9 comes out there will be more 'standardization.' For now, I'd look up the dev forum for your phone on xda-developers and see if there are any good options.
dermatthias 15y ago
Definitely CynanogenMod. Probably (I haven't checked them all) the most complete and best testet Rom out there. Available for nearly every major Android hardware.
dmbass 15y ago
If you have a Droid X and can live without the camera, EncounterICS is unbelievably good.

Zikes 15y ago

I ran 4.0 via Cyanogenmod 9 on my Nexus S 4G for weeks, and unfortunately the bugs and constant app crashes got so bad that, as much as it pained me to do so, I went back to 2.3 yesterday. I love Android 4.0, but there doesn't seem to be a good, stable implementation of it yet. Example issues: * Random reboots * Choppy playback in the Music app (Amazon MP3 worked fine) * Random app crashes, particularly games (possibly due to lack of official 4.0 support) * Poor GPS performance, occasionally taking 15-20 minutes to acquire a position (typically solved more quickly by rebooting, but it takes several minutes to know there's a problem in the first place) It's difficult to blame the app crashes on the OS if the app doesn't claim to officially support 4.0, but that's still reason enough to wait. I'm eagerly awaiting the day that CM9 is released, or MIUI releases their official 4.0 version, but until then I think it's better to stick with what works. Edit: Formatting.

bobmoretti 15y ago
I've been using this ROM on my NS4G for about a month: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1364221 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1364221 In my experience, the stability and performance of various peripherals like GPS and the WiMax radio are about as good as the stock 2.3 ROM. I haven't even noticed a change in battery drain...
- JoelSutherland 15y ago
  I'm running the same ROM on a NS4G also for about a month. It feels like a new phone and has been awesome in every way.
robertc 15y ago
I've had ICS on my Nexus S for a few months now and I've not seen issues like that. I'm just using the standard Google image (AFAIK, my brother did the upgrade for me - Android 4.0.3, kernel 3.0.8-gb55e9ac). I do see a lot of battery drain when I'm using the GPS, and I don't play games, but no crashes.

oflannabhra 15y ago

There is only an alpha 1 version of 4.0 (CM9, in fact) out for my phone, and it still has severe bugs.