Is the Droid X using vanilla Android with some small add-on's and enhancements?
I ask because I am curious about the speed and frequency in which update will be released for in compared to Blur or SenseUI roms.
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To me, for the most part, it looks like they have a custom launcher (home screen). Not much more than that. I would say we should see updates later on, Moto seems to be pretty good about this. (Droid1 is seeing Froyo, most Samsung phones for example just get dumped )
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I am considering moving from AT&T (Tilt2 TP2) to Verizon. I LOVE the ability to optimize my experience with custom ROMS and apps. Anyone who has made the move NOT like Android 2.2 (or 2.1 in case of X) over optimized WinMo Roms?
Compared to the tp2 the X is way better multitask all day and super fast. What sucks cdma only being able to do voice or data not both unless wifi is available. The camera is night and day better and having a flash is great. Battery is weird but so was my tp2 with custom roms. And as for roms these phones perform quite well without unlike my tilt 2 which for me was horrible with atts rom so all you need is root and some themeing on the X. I miss having a stylus from time to time but that's it. Hope that helps.
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DROID X ftw!...
Ill start by saying this is just a poll or rather an opinion getter. I prefer Stock froyo because it imo operates better and looks better.
When I first started I like stock better because it was way more customizable. Nowadays I'm using sense version by mdeejay because I felt he fixed the freeze issues completely. Stability was a big thing for me. Personally, sense looks much better but I hate that u can't customize it. once the freeze issue is fixed in stock versions I might go back.
I like both and usually run several builds at once, but I'm using this one because of its amazing battery life.
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i always had stock froyo but am liking this sense. only thing i cant figure out is the send a contact directly to voicemail? where is it!?!?!?!??!?! anybody know?
Prefer Sense. Only wish I could have same look I do in Winmo; GTX, CHT, etc.
Stock froyo is cleaner. So I can customize, sence ui feels heavy
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I used to only like vanilla froyo builds, but Sense has really grown on me, especially the new Sense from the Desire HD builds. Now I use Sense build with Launcher Pro and it's just about perfect.
Sense I'd say, although the main aim is to eliminate windows altogether, I rather likes the HTC sense GUI, and the sense build does bring it back to life in a way and right now I'm using a beautiful Android build, which i have to say, been using it for a while now and hassle free, no freezes, no lag, runs better then most android phones which is quite remarkable considering its running of the SD card.
Stock for me.....and yes my hd2 Android runs better and faster than any other phone I've come across all far.....
I really do not think you can beat an hd2 android...
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Stock for me.....and yes my hd2 Android runs better and faster than any other phone I've come across all far.....
I really do not think you can beat an hd2 android...
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I agree!
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nonSENSE
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just as a sidewinder... Sense, Stock, Ubuntu, MeeGo, or WP7? lol I personally havent played around with MeeGo or WP7 because they havent came out yet although they do look nice. I also think that WP7 will be an epic fail unless they can update their marketplace, that seems to be the attention grabber APPS!! ha
at any rate Linux is a definite winner in my book whether android ubuntu fedora or what ever. I just don't like MS poking its finger into everything
But i digress
I was always a fan of Stock, but since I've put on Hyperdroid Sense, I haven't looked back since. It's just so smooth, battery life is great and everything just works,... you can't argue with that.
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Vanilla Is where its at...I personally don't like sense at all...I've used evo and desire hd builds but I always go back to stock froyo...currently my brother Is using my HD2, I have Nexus 2.2.1 running on it and feel like it can't get any better..
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I like sense. It's just a matter of personaly perference. I like the HTC eye candy and stock Android is a little boring for my taste.
But if you ask me to choose between stock android vs. motoblur/whatever the samsung overlay is called/whatever the Sony-Ericsson overlay is called/whatever the Dell overlay is called - I'd choose the stock android every time.
Sense Apps + Stock Home
http://gizmodo.com/5666444/htc-goes-off+piste-with-forest-green-gratia-android-phone
Can't wait till Rom dump
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Check this out 2.2 since port for hero
That's resized and way more framework modifications, hero hvga wildfire qvga, this is closer hardware wise, this is like the aria with froyo but thank u for replying
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http://www.xda-developers.com/android/froyo-with-htc-sense-coming-to-the-htc-hero/
and i get treated like a noob for having early news, this is messed up
I just don't see why people love Sense so much. So much bloat. So much fail.
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I prefer Sense. I've tried other ROMs but so far I've not seen enough improvement over stock to keep them.
I like both, I like options, it won't hurt u 2 have it available
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There are a couple of things I like (and now miss) about the Sense UI...
I do like the dialer...
I do like the pinch/zoom features and the Sense browser better than on my Froyo mod.
What I never liked was the obvious and painful effect it produced on the phone's responsiveness and, therefore, its usability.
I love my phone now: CM6, overclocked to 710Mhertz.
Personally, when I see a fast, zippy, responsive Hero with the Sense UI, then I'll believe it!
The thing you have to remember (and I mean no offense by this), some people like fat girls, some people like skinny girls, some people like blondes, and some like redheads. Same with your phone, some people like Sense, and some people do not. I personally don't enjoy having to flash a sense based rom to update my PRL and such, just to flash back to an AOSP rom when done. As far as I'm concerned, I could care less if my phone had sense, but I haven't found a good way to update my PRL and profile under AOSP without it at least being on a sense rom. For me, I will probably always use a sense based rom just for that reason, but I am in no way using stock roms.
It takes 10 minutes tops to flash back and fourth for radio and prl updates.
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Just wondering why nobody else is cooking on NAND Ginger apart from MDJ, we need more ginger loveliness
I would do murders.. for a clean, stripped down Ginger ROM with everything working
maybe because there are several bugs on gingerbread till now which you have to fix afterwards:
- bluetooth wasn't working right stock
- location is not displayed except on google apps
- camcorder is still very laggy
and some other small things... i will revert back to a sense build or cm6 until the bugs are fixed
Seriously gingerbread is the need pf the hour....
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I haven't tried it yet, so I don't know, by what does gingerbread offer over froyo or froyo with sense?
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It has an upgraded UI
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Obviously. Specifically, what makes it better?
I'm looking for examples along the lines of "dialer pad is better, smoother animations, quicker in general etc,"
not "its the latest model"
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It has an upgraded UI
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I have used it on my Vibrant and tried to battle the issues on my HD2 (nand)...Its still the same ol' Android.
...by upgraded UI...do you mean a new vertical battery, and green tinted icons?...whoa...look out for all these changes Google is doing.
Honestly...Froyo is much more stable at this point, and almost everything that can be ripped from Gingerbread has already been broken down and distributed as individual apk files (new market, live wallpapers...yes, even the icons)
The next version of JDMS should be a Gingerbread build according to the JDMS thread... But I don't think Gingerbread is up to par yet, like others have mentionned. GPS is currently "fixed" but not fully functional. Still having issues with USB Disk...
I just want that oldschool CRT shutdown! haha
Just wanna experience the new garbage collector system. With new set of memory management system, I'm curious as to how it saves your battery and overall responsiveness of the OS. Although there are already NAND Gingerbread ROMs around, I rather wait for a complete ROM rather than having it tweaked here and there for it to work normally. Secondly, the SDK for Gingerbread is already out. So be expected to have a new generation of apps for it. But I hope for pure vanilla Gingerbread NAND ROM. Just like NexusHD2 rom, it gives so much space and leaving the customization to the user. Well, just my opinion though.
My boss is not liking his Droid X since the last update. Lockups, reboots, etc, etc. I'm looking for a solution to keep him on the droid path, and away from crapple. What would be the best ROM for a non-technical user? Something I can set and forget for him, or update every so often as needed. One of his biggest complaints outside of the others is how the phone segment of the system works. It's just not to his liking. Any suggestions you all have would be great.
Thanks much!
Apex 1.4.1 or the latest blur
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DarkSlide was the first ROM I used (back when I didn't know much about ROMs) and was very happy with it. It is very stable and heavily themed straight out of the box.
Apex1.4.1 has been the most stable in my opinion
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Yeah but guy's, he said he's looking for something for a non technical user. Those AOSP non blur ROMS are not for the everyday user IMO. They are for people like us who customize, non stop. They don't even come with the blur camera... I'd imagine if he wants his phone simple he wants the good blur camera on it... If you're looking for something totally stable, easy to use, that almost looks stock, but operates more smoothly, I'd go with an older ROM like birdman's FlyX... That was my 1st rom I ever flashed. Its very easy. Looks almost stock, but runs twice as fast. Nothing fancy, and nothing really missing... Or perhaps a Drewgaren ROM, like ZapX 2.4... Thats the version with the blur. Just my opinion. I know how "bosses" are. Not very technical, which is the reason your boss is probably wanting an iPhone... LOL.
ApeX 1.4.1... Fast as ****, stable as it gets and as much Blur as he wants.
Plus he'll probally give you a raise. Lol.
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Apex. Its fast, I have great battery life and it looks good.
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Like a boss
Now that I got that over with...yeah, either Apex or Liberty. I believe you can install a good deal of Blur apps (including the camera) on either of those ROM's.