Hi guys, this is my first visit to this forum so go easy
I just put in an order in for a Wildfire, and of course have since been looking up all the apps and mods etc that people tend to install. My main question is about the battery life, roms and overclocking.
Is the battery life really that bad, is it worth modding anything to improve it?
What are the benefits of changing to a different rom, and are Wildfires brickable? (excuse me if I'm using the term 'ROM' incorrectly). For example, to mess around with the UI do I need to root it and all that jazz?
Is overclocking advised/necessary? I read that it is stable as long as you don't over do it, but is this mostly for people who just do it because they simply can?
I apologise in advance for all the questions - I've spent a decent amount of time googling around, but as usual definitive answers are hard to come by. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Spoonzie said:
Hi guys, this is my first visit to this forum so go easy
I just put in an order in for a Wildfire, and of course have since been looking up all the apps and mods etc that people tend to install. My main question is about the battery life, roms and overclocking.
Is the battery life really that bad, is it worth modding anything to improve it?
What are the benefits of changing to a different rom, and are Wildfires brickable? (excuse me if I'm using the term 'ROM' incorrectly). For example, to mess around with the UI do I need to root it and all that jazz?
Is overclocking advised/necessary? I read that it is stable as long as you don't over do it, but is this mostly for people who just do it because they simply can?
I apologise in advance for all the questions - I've spent a decent amount of time googling around, but as usual definitive answers are hard to come by. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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I own both a wildfire and a desire, i use the wildfire as my main phone ( the desire for showing off). The wildfire has a good battery discharge rate...meaning it will get u through a good day and half of heavy use unlike the desire (half a day). I change my roms very reguarly, say once every week to take advantage of improved and updated software by the devs on xda. Trying different roms will also expose you to different type of kernels, some are faster and more stable than others. No your wildfire wont brick if you follow the guides written by the xda devs correctly. Overclocking tends to make the overall rom appear more responsive but you can go without it. I always overclock after flushing new rom. Hope that helped a little bit.
Spoonzie said:
Hi guys, this is my first visit to this forum so go easy
I just put in an order in for a Wildfire, and of course have since been looking up all the apps and mods etc that people tend to install. My main question is about the battery life, roms and overclocking.
Is the battery life really that bad, is it worth modding anything to improve it?
What are the benefits of changing to a different rom, and are Wildfires brickable? (excuse me if I'm using the term 'ROM' incorrectly). For example, to mess around with the UI do I need to root it and all that jazz?
Is overclocking advised/necessary? I read that it is stable as long as you don't over do it, but is this mostly for people who just do it because they simply can?
I apologise in advance for all the questions - I've spent a decent amount of time googling around, but as usual definitive answers are hard to come by. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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The battery life of the wildfire pwns most of the devices running android today , i get about 2 days to 3, or perhaps more if i BARELY use it. mostly it lasts for longer than a day, as i like to use the wifi/3g etc.
yeah to change to a custom rom you need to root. benefits = faster, more features, extra cool stuff, themes etc.
Nah overclocking isn't necessary, i just do it cause i want to, and it makes the phone faster , but don't overclock to max speed otherwise your phone might freeze.
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Hey guys. I'm an Incredible user, but my girlfriend has an Eris. I'm tired of hearing her ***** about the speed of the phone, and how it occasionally locks up on her, so (now that the easy root method for leakers is out) I'm about to root her phone and install a custom ROM (hopefully).
Now, I have a few questions for you folks since I'm not familiar with the Eris community at all (and I have some time constraints since she needs her phone back).
1. I'm looking for a ROM recommendation. What I'm looking for is something extremely stable and fast. I don't need any bells/whistles. She doesn't use tethering, at all but it must have GPS/Camera/Bluetooth/MMS working. Don't really care if it has Sense, but if there is something fast/stable WITH sense, that would not be a bad thing. Most important things are speed and bug-free (or damn close). Froyo would be nice (obviously).
2. I am unfamilar with overclocking. I come from a phone where you overclock by installing a hydra kernel, so I don't know how this works on the Eris. It sounds like I will have to manually set up overclocking in SetCPU, and I'm not familiar with the application. If anyone can give me some tips on how to do this, or recommended settings that would be AWESOME. One thing to keep in mind is that this is not my phone, so I won't have time to tinker with trial and error (in other words I won't be able to start testing at 850mhz and work my way down until it's stable).
I know this is a lot to ask, but I'm hoping some of you guys will be able to help me out given the circumstances. Thanks in advance.
Asterdroid said:
Hey guys. I'm an Incredible user, but my girlfriend has an Eris. I'm tired of hearing her ***** about the speed of the phone, and how it occasionally locks up on her, so (now that the easy root method for leakers is out) I'm about to root her phone and install a custom ROM (hopefully).
Now, I have a few questions for you folks since I'm not familiar with the Eris community at all (and I have some time constraints since she needs her phone back).
1. I'm looking for a ROM recommendation. What I'm looking for is something extremely stable and fast. I don't need any bells/whistles. She doesn't use tethering, at all but it must have GPS/Camera/Bluetooth/MMS working. Don't really care if it has Sense, but if there is something fast/stable WITH sense, that would not be a bad thing. Most important things are speed and bug-free (or damn close). Froyo would be nice (obviously).
2. I am unfamilar with overclocking. I come from a phone where you overclock by installing a hydra kernel, so I don't know how this works on the Eris. It sounds like I will have to manually set up overclocking in SetCPU, and I'm not familiar with the application. If anyone can give me some tips on how to do this, or recommended settings that would be AWESOME. One thing to keep in mind is that this is not my phone, so I won't have time to tinker with trial and error (in other words I won't be able to start testing at 850mhz and work my way down until it's stable).
I know this is a lot to ask, but I'm hoping some of you guys will be able to help me out given the circumstances. Thanks in advance.
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evil eris is fast stable and sense built. has some bells and whistles but smooth. and there are other very stable fast sense roms , i just prefer an AOSP vanilla rom instead.
setCPU is just a set of slide bars for the most part that control highest and lowest settings in mhz, 768 being highest stable average setting, 806 being highest reported (very few)
Thanks for the info. do I need to install a custom kernel to go along with evileris or is that all I need to flash?
I wouldn't suggest Evil Eris since 4.0 is coming out but if you can wait until then you can try to. I might suggest XTRom, it seems to be stable without any features missing.
Actually some phones can get to 825mhz but that's very rare I've only seen that in two cases, I suggest trying 768, it's the most stable speed for the general eris user (some unlucky folks can't get passed 710mhz.)
Basically download setcpu, put it on the phone, click "autodetect" and you've got your speeds. I suggest setting a heat profile to around 42 degrees at your highest priority.
I also suggest not going under 160mhz, the phone freezes up at 19mhz.
For screen off/ standby you can do 160-480mhz
For regular under 100% battery I suggest 748mhz max and 245mhz min.
No kernels necessary, just use "autodetect"
Ok. One more question. I've got the android SDK installed from when I rooted my incredible. Can you point me toward a guide that will explain how to get ADB access on the Eris?
Edit: One thing I forgot to mention. This IS a phone with a leaked 2.1 OTA installed.
Nevermind. Got it
K, if you've got any other questions I'd be happy to answer.
I have done the exact same thing you are doing, and EE was where I wound up too. Here are my thoughts however.
EE does FC a bit more than stock, its fast though. If you need to do it now,I would consider the Xtr Sense rom as a start, then hell, let me know if its worth switching to.
If you have a little time to wait, I would do EE4. The negative aspect of doing this for a girlfriend, or wife, is they don't tend to have the patience we have with bugs. To them it is not some dev busting his ass to help make their phone better... its "oh crap he is going to 'fix it' again". And sadly no matter how good you are at fixing things, that one mistake you made back in 1997 will haunt you for life!
Morkai Almandragon said:
I have done the exact same thing you are doing, and EE was where I wound up too. Here are my thoughts however.
EE does FC a bit more than stock, its fast though. If you need to do it now,I would consider the Xtr Sense rom as a start, then hell, let me know if its worth switching to.
If you have a little time to wait, I would do EE4. The negative aspect of doing this for a girlfriend, or wife, is they don't tend to have the patience we have with bugs. To them it is not some dev busting his ass to help make their phone better... its "oh crap he is going to 'fix it' again". And sadly no matter how good you are at fixing things, that one mistake you made back in 1997 will haunt you for life!
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Exactly why I needed something super stable. Hopefully EE does the trick because I'm done flashing it
I'm setting up OC right now. Hopefully this will be nice and stable.
I've only got a half hour to finish lol.
She's pretty good about me hacking her phone, though, so I'm sure flashing EE4 won't be a problem. I just want to wait until it's got all the kinks worked out.
Hungry Man said:
I wouldn't suggest Evil Eris since 4.0 is coming out but if you can wait until then you can try to. I might suggest XTRom, it seems to be stable without any features missing.
Actually some phones can get to 825mhz but that's very rare I've only seen that in two cases, I suggest trying 768, it's the most stable speed for the general eris user (some unlucky folks can't get passed 710mhz.)
Basically download setcpu, put it on the phone, click "autodetect" and you've got your speeds. I suggest setting a heat profile to around 42 degrees at your highest priority.
I also suggest not going under 160mhz, the phone freezes up at 19mhz.
For screen off/ standby you can do 160-480mhz
For regular under 100% battery I suggest 748mhz max and 245mhz min.
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Just a suggestion for your SetCPU settings. You shouldnt have such a big jump i.e. 245-748 because it causes lag alot of times from the major change in cpu jumping. Try 768 - 528 then screen off 378-248. Since changing mine to something similiar to his it runs smoother coming out of sleep. Stock when I got a text message it would vibrate then three seconds later make the notifcation sound. Now since changing setCPU like this it does them the same time. Just a suggestion.....Good Luck Bro....By the way eris lighting bolt it damm good and so is white widow even though some peole dont like the cook of the latter for some reason
Thanks for all the help guys. She's soooo much happier with her phone now. The difference in response time is huge.
Now, I do have one last question/request. Can you guys recommend some themes that work with EvilEris 3.0?
I'd prefer ones that can be pushed through recovery rather than have to use Metamorph, if possible.
Edit: Sorry. One more. A keyboard with a voice to text button while in both landscape and portrait.
yeah white widow definitely probably one of the more impressive roms for speed ,stability and battery life. .
Asterdroid said:
Thanks for all the help guys. She's soooo much happier with her phone now. The difference in response time is huge.
Now, I do have one last question/request. Can you guys recommend some themes that work with EvilEris 3.0?
I'd prefer ones that can be pushed through recovery rather than have to use Metamorph, if possible.
Edit: Sorry. One more. A keyboard with a voice to text button while in both landscape and portrait.
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if you use a cynagon mod rom then I have found a theme called enoch that I love and its flashable. It is a black theme but looks really good.
As for the keyboard there is an XDA HTC IME keyboard with voice to text on here somewhere just search........
Congrats on getting everything running.
hi to everyone. i just bought one x5 and until now is a nice phone, but the reason to buy this is to change everything that i can, more speed and more battery. so after all this i would like to know what is the best rom for this two things, i use a lot my email, s always sinc, so it must be with a good kernel code.
what is the best room for this and how can i install it?
thanks to everyone
I'm very sure you can find very useful threads in the forums if you just take the time to read. Just browsing about half an hour or Googling will get what you need. Cheers!!!
The best Rom in terms of battery consumption is Miui at the moment:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152240
Another very good Rom, in terms of e-mail, battery etc is Oxygen:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1149150
Hi all,
First post as just registered here but XDA seems to be the best place for this subject by far.
Should I root and unlock, install kernel, overclock etc?
I use it for:
-Emails (Business & personal)
-Web browsing (a lot)
-Some games (but simple ones)
-Viewing and editing (slightly) Images.
-Google Analytics/Ads/Drive
-CRM database etc
In addition to the above question, I want to now if overclocking to 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6 ghz or install would make the N7 smoother and faster for these general things? I wont be 'gaming' or doing anything massively graphics or processor intensive (I dont think?)
iAmlearning said:
Hi all,
First post as just registered here but XDA seems to be the best place for this subject by far.
Should I root and unlock, install kernel, overclock etc?
I use it for:
-Emails (Business & personal)
-Web browsing (a lot)
-Some games (but simple ones)
-Viewing and editing (slightly) Images.
-Google Analytics/Ads/Drive
-CRM database etc
In addition to the above question, I want to now if overclocking to 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6 ghz or install would make the N7 smoother and faster for these general things? I wont be 'gaming' or doing anything massively graphics or processor intensive (I dont think?)
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Based on your uses I'd leave it stock...you could however install a custom kernel and squeeze some more battery life out of it.
Risk and Difficulty?
Culex316 said:
Based on your uses I'd leave it stock...you could however install a custom kernel and squeeze some more battery life out of it.
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Ok thanks, I have thought about battery life however I am willing to sacrifice a little battery for more speed. Do you think you'd notice the difference? In terms of smoothness and speed on general activities? Also one BIG question(s), how hard it is and how risky is it to root from Mac? Whats the likelihood of me ruining my device, for good? Are we saying 1 in 1000 or for a rookie like me a toss of a coin?
I have watched a few videos and find it pretty amazing what you can do to a phone or tablet. Especially by yourself.
iAmlearning said:
Hi all,
First post as just registered here but XDA seems to be the best place for this subject by far.
Should I root and unlock, install kernel, overclock etc?
I use it for:
-Emails (Business & personal)
-Web browsing (a lot)
-Some games (but simple ones)
-Viewing and editing (slightly) Images.
-Google Analytics/Ads/Drive
-CRM database etc
In addition to the above question, I want to now if overclocking to 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6 ghz or install would make the N7 smoother and faster for these general things? I wont be 'gaming' or doing anything massively graphics or processor intensive (I dont think?)
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Hi, iAmlearning...
Based on your needs... I would say... stay stock, but root...
You can then run apps like Titanium (always useful for backing up those Temple Run 2 high scores.. or running AdAway (for getting rid of those pesky, annoying ads that seem to crop up just about everywhere...)
As far as risk is concerned... well, it's not really quantifiable... there is ALWAYS the possibility you might hard-brick the thing... but then, you might drop it on the kitchen floor tomorrow!
I'd be a liar if I said the Nexus 7 was 'unbrickable' ... it is eminently 'brickable'! But it's actually kind of hard to do! And if you follow many of the excellent instructions here on XDA, you should be OK. (Actually, rooting is a piece of cake - people make too much of it.)
Finally... rooting involves unlocking the BOOTLOADER... which WIPES the device and performs a FACTORY RESET... so I would suggest it might be done sooner rather than later... before you build up a lot of content on it (not that it can't be backed up elsewhere beforehand).
Once you have root, you can then think about custom ROMs and kernels much later.
But root is you're gateway.
Rgrds,
Ged.
iAmlearning said:
Hi all,
First post as just registered here but XDA seems to be the best place for this subject by far.
Should I root and unlock, install kernel, overclock etc?
I use it for:
-Emails (Business & personal)
-Web browsing (a lot)
-Some games (but simple ones)
-Viewing and editing (slightly) Images.
-Google Analytics/Ads/Drive
-CRM database etc
In addition to the above question, I want to now if overclocking to 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6 ghz or install would make the N7 smoother and faster for these general things? I wont be 'gaming' or doing anything massively graphics or processor intensive (I dont think?)
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Doesn't sound like you really need to root. If you get sick of the interface or whatever you can always install a launcher like Nova Prime and play around with it. The things you can do without being rooted is pretty amazing.
Overclocking it to 1.4 Ghz won't make a huge difference, but overclocking to 1.8 Ghz will. It will also drain your battery a lot faster - something to think about. I'm one of the under clockers to preserve battery.
One further question?
ynrozturk said:
Doesn't sound like you really need to root. If you get sick of the interface or whatever you can always install a launcher like Nova Prime and play around with it. The things you can do without being rooted is pretty amazing.
Overclocking it to 1.4 Ghz won't make a huge difference, but overclocking to 1.8 Ghz will. It will also drain your battery a lot faster - something to think about. I'm one of the under clockers to preserve battery.
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You have probably answered my question, I am a bit scared to overclock past 1.4 or 1.5 due to the heat and me not really knowing what I am doing and as the battery life is fairly important I might just leave as stock.
However like a few people advise I may try to give the rooting a go.... or maybe find a cheap used tablet or handset and try it on that first?
Would be great to get rid of the adverts.
Question - I have heard that some of these customer ROM's take away the unnecessary junk from the OS and make things smoother and faster? Would this be more worthwhile than overclocking if I were to do just one? Also any ROM's for this purpose that people recommend?
Thans again everyone
Well because the device is a Nexus device, it comes very clean as default. Not really any junk on the device to slow it down, even though that "junk" is relative. For example, I live in Europe and Google Play Music does not work over here, so I've disabled it. I've also disabled Google Currents, and any other built in apps that I simply do not use. Now it's like those apps are not even on my device - they are just dead.
If we were talking about a Samsung tablet, then yes I would say root it. Because rooting would allow you to get rid of Samsung's Touchwiz interface, which can be a bit of a RAM hog. But the Nexus 7 doesn't have such a problem, it's already stock and very smooth.
I can tell that you're very interested in this stuff and you will most probably root in the near future. However, my advice to you would be to just use and enjoy the device as it is right now, but in the mean time just read about how to unlock bootloaders, rooting, custom ROM's.. read as much as you can. You'll get more familiar with the process and the terminology, and it will be a big help when it comes time to root two months down the line.
One custom ROM I can recommend is Paranoid Android. Truthfully, it's the only one I can recommend because its the only one I've flashed. I like it, but does it make a huge difference from stock in terms of speed? Not really. It has a load of other cool features, though.
If all you're interested in is battery life and performance, rooting and a custom kernel would suffice. However for what you say you'll be using it for, not really needed. The nexus line is super simple to root and play around on though. It all sounds way more complicated than it really is.
Sent from my Paranoid 3.0 Nexus7 running M-Kernel mr1
ynrozturk said:
Well because the device is a Nexus device, it comes very clean as default. Not really any junk on the device to slow it down, even though that "junk" is relative. For example, I live in Europe and Google Play Music does not work over here, so I've disabled it. I've also disabled Google Currents, and any other built in apps that I simply do not use. Now it's like those apps are not even on my device - they are just dead.
If we were talking about a Samsung tablet, then yes I would say root it. Because rooting would allow you to get rid of Samsung's Touchwiz interface, which can be a bit of a RAM hog. But the Nexus 7 doesn't have such a problem, it's already stock and very smooth.
I can tell that you're very interested in this stuff and you will most probably root in the near future. However, my advice to you would be to just use and enjoy the device as it is right now, but in the mean time just read about how to unlock bootloaders, rooting, custom ROM's.. read as much as you can. You'll get more familiar with the process and the terminology, and it will be a big help when it comes time to root two months down the line.
One custom ROM I can recommend is Paranoid Android. Truthfully, it's the only one I can recommend because its the only one I've flashed. I like it, but does it make a huge difference from stock in terms of speed? Not really. It has a load of other cool features, though.
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Quite impressed that you can determine this, as its 100% correct. I am probably going to do this at some point, but maybe not just yet, I think I need to get comfortable with the process and research a bit more about it all. Also, I am actually very impressed with the Nexus 7 as it id and coming from an Apple iPhone 5 and iPad 3, I can safely say that I'd not go back to either after this. I used to think Apple had it all in terms of functionality and innovation, however in recent years they have almost made backwards steps.
But thanks for the response, I keep seeing the Paranoid ROM around and on signatures. So may give that a go.
iAmlearning said:
Quite impressed that you can determine this, as its 100% correct. I am probably going to do this at some point, but maybe not just yet, I think I need to get comfortable with the process and research a bit more about it all. Also, I am actually very impressed with the Nexus 7 as it id and coming from an Apple iPhone 5 and iPad 3, I can safely say that I'd not go back to either after this. I used to think Apple had it all in terms of functionality and innovation, however in recent years they have almost made backwards steps.
But thanks for the response, I keep seeing the Paranoid ROM around and on signatures. So may give that a go.
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I wouldnt root it for the uses you are indicating, BUT from your post I can already see that you eventually will. My advise is set a saturday or friday night aside and get this done sooner than later. Its just easier because this device not having an SD card will make it difficult to restore data and things that you have already done on it ( I got it two days ago and still havent rooted but am already worreid about some of the work ). The thing that usually helps me the most is youtube. Read a lot but have a good comprehensive detailed youtube video of teh rooting method you decide to follow and just follow along with the video. I have rooted 3 phones using that method and have yet to brick anything.
Hi all,
I am gearing up to get a Nexus 4 in a couple of weeks following its price drop, and I think I'd like to install a custom ROM (and maybe a custom kernel) as I like the idea of improved performance and having my OS specifically tailored to my phone. It seems like there is a massive number of options available to people who want to customize their Android phone, and I'd really appreciate some advice as to where I should start looking.
I have read up a bit on prominent ROM's like CM, PA, SlimBean, MIUI, etc, but user experiences tend to vary pretty widely. Basically, I am all for minimalism, stability, and trying to get my battery to last as long as possible. I'm really just looking for an elegant, intuitive ROM that is fast and efficient and doesn't need too much running on the back end to do what it needs to do. I really like PA's Halo notifications, but from what I have read the ROM itself can be a bit buggy and sluggish relative to other ROM's. Is there any way I can integrate Halo notifications into a more lightweight ROM?
Finally, it seems like running custom kernels has the potential to improve performance/battery life/etc, but usage is so user-specific that it's impossible to say which kernel is "best" for such things. If that is the case, is there an easy way of understanding their strengths and weaknesses so I can decide which one is right for me? I'm just a bit lost as of right now .
Thanks for the help!
Downloaded7 said:
Hi all,
I am gearing up to get a Nexus 4 in a couple of weeks following its price drop, and I think I'd like to install a custom ROM (and maybe a custom kernel) as I like the idea of improved performance and having my OS specifically tailored to my phone. It seems like there is a massive number of options available to people who want to customize their Android phone, and I'd really appreciate some advice as to where I should start looking.
I have read up a bit on prominent ROM's like CM, PA, SlimBean, MIUI, etc, but user experiences tend to vary pretty widely. Basically, I am all for minimalism, stability, and trying to get my battery to last as long as possible. I'm really just looking for an elegant, intuitive ROM that is fast and efficient and doesn't need too much running on the back end to do what it needs to do. I really like PA's Halo notifications, but from what I have read the ROM itself can be a bit buggy and sluggish relative to other ROM's. Is there any way I can integrate Halo notifications into a more lightweight ROM?
Finally, it seems like running custom kernels has the potential to improve performance/battery life/etc, but usage is so user-specific that it's impossible to say which kernel is "best" for such things. If that is the case, is there an easy way of understanding their strengths and weaknesses so I can decide which one is right for me? I'm just a bit lost as of right now .
Thanks for the help!
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Personally, I've gone back to stock because of stability and battery life. Best thing is to try them. You can't really brick a Nexus
Be quick to pick one up. They're going out of stock very quickly.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4
NathanBookham said:
Be quick to pick one up. They're going out of stock very quickly.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 4
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yes they are. 8gb are gone.
Any word on supply scarcity in the UK? I am in Denmark right now and I can't order from the Play Store until I get back to England. If by the time I get back they are all gone, I might as well skip the wait and buy one for a little more money on Amazon right now.
Hello,
Ive had Lumia 930 last 2 years and before Lumia 800,even before old Huawei Honor and now I got new HTC One M8 (930 display broke). So I want from you guys a help/guide/tips
1. Is it worth of rooting? If yes, what are those bootloader unlocks, S-ON unlocks, etc.? Do I need them, what is the purpose and which order
2. a) If I stay un-rooted, what are best ways to protect/optimize/use as much of the phone as possible?
b) If I root, same as above..(best ways to optimize, etc.)
3. Some general tips/apps for kepping phone "in good health"?
For the few who decide to help me "re-introduce" into Android world, really thanks you
P.S.: English not my native language, I hope you understand anyway
Sharp852 said:
Hello,
Ive had Lumia 930 last 2 years and before Lumia 800,even before old Huawei Honor and now I got new HTC One M8 (930 display broke). So I want from you guys a help/guide/tips
1. Is it worth of rooting? If yes, what are those bootloader unlocks, S-ON unlocks, etc.? Do I need them, what is the purpose and which order
2. a) If I stay un-rooted, what are best ways to protect/optimize/use as much of the phone as possible?
b) If I root, same as above..(best ways to optimize, etc.)
3. Some general tips/apps for kepping phone "in good health"?
For the few who decide to help me "re-introduce" into Android world, really thanks you
P.S.: English not my native language, I hope you understand anyway
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Hey, welcome to Android again and the HTC One M8 community!
1) Rooting your HTC One M8 gives you more privileges and customization's for your device, customs ROMS, Kernels etc. Is it worth it? Sort of, it really depends how much your gonna use it and if your really into Android such as the operating system, KitKat, Lollipop, Marshmallow, Nougat etc and if you are into getting to know the device in a more customizable way.
2A) The best way to protect the device is to get a nice new shiny but hard trusted case, amazon is a good place to pick one up. As for optimization you can find apps on the Google Play market and on XDA which can help to speed your device up and reduce battery consumption without needing root. Also for use, I am not really sure. Just see how you get along with the phone and try to use it as best as you can and be careful to not let it drop etc.
2B) With root the best way to optimize it would be to look around on XDA for forums regarding this as their are many more people who really get into it. First thing to do is find a decent but good/trusted ROM, if you want pure Android I would recommend the new CM14.1 ROM for your device (found in the android development section.) Kernels are also a good way, they can change everything from clock speed all the way to background tasks when the phone is off, I believe, but do not quote me on that! Other apps can be found on the Google Play store which can help battery with root and speed etc. For the health of the phone, I would advise against not over-clocking the CPU speed, as it reduces the phones life dramatically and bad for the battery, best to keep to pre-built kernel on your choice of ROM to be safe.
3) Best tips are as above really, just look out for dodgy apps and any apks downloaded off market just be careful and make sure their from a reliable source. Also check when your latest security build was on your phone, that is why I recommend the CM14.1 ROM as it has the latest security as its Android 7.1 Nougat. Also have a heavy duty case as mentioned above and keep any eye out for to much over heating.
Hope I helped, if you need anything else do not hesitate to reply to me,
DTLblaze. :good:
DTLblaze said:
Hey, welcome to Android again and the HTC One M8 community!
1) Rooting your HTC One M8 gives you more privileges and customization's for your device, customs ROMS, Kernels etc. Is it worth it? Sort of, it really depends how much your gonna use it and if your really into Android such as the operating system, KitKat, Lollipop, Marshmallow, Nougat etc and if you are into getting to know the device in a more customizable way.
2A) The best way to protect the device is to get a nice new shiny but hard trusted case, amazon is a good place to pick one up. As for optimization you can find apps on the Google Play market and on XDA which can help to speed your device up and reduce battery consumption without needing root. Also for use, I am not really sure. Just see how you get along with the phone and try to use it as best as you can and be careful to not let it drop etc.
2B) With root the best way to optimize it would be to look around on XDA for forums regarding this as their are many more people who really get into it. First thing to do is find a decent but good/trusted ROM, if you want pure Android I would recommend the new CM14.1 ROM for your device (found in the android development section.) Kernels are also a good way, they can change everything from clock speed all the way to background tasks when the phone is off, I believe, but do not quote me on that! Other apps can be found on the Google Play store which can help battery with root and speed etc. For the health of the phone, I would advise against not over-clocking the CPU speed, as it reduces the phones life dramatically and bad for the battery, best to keep to pre-built kernel on your choice of ROM to be safe.
3) Best tips are as above really, just look out for dodgy apps and any apks downloaded off market just be careful and make sure their from a reliable source. Also check when your latest security build was on your phone, that is why I recommend the CM14.1 ROM as it has the latest security as its Android 7.1 Nougat. Also have a heavy duty case as mentioned above and keep any eye out for to much over heating.
Hope I helped, if you need anything else do not hesitate to reply to me,
DTLblaze. :good:
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Ohhhh Thank you :angel: , I am glad someone is so nice to me and explain it to me like you
Well, Custom ROMs, I dont plan on using another ROM (stock optimalized/full custom), but Ive seen some good (I think ) one, and for me it seemed like if I ever gonna install ROM, it will be that STeam HTC 10 Port(at least I think it will be Android N when its 10 port..) - What you think about it? Otherwise I think I just stay on stock+root because my logic for it is "if Custom ROM, at least Android N + even better with Sense"
About rooting, I know there is (at least been) Xposed Framework, and from old times, I really liked it, so that would be 1st reason for rooting for me, and 2nd is Greenify - which really helped me on old 500mb RAM phone, but should I use it also for M8? (I am using it right now with non-root mode)
About cleaners, etc. I have Greenify and first 2 days had HTCs Boost+ and Ccleaner but I uninstalled them because Ive seen something about cleaners isn't good for Android (That why I use only Greenify - that's not really a cleaner I think), but you tell me please - Should I stick with Greenify or start using Boost+/Ccleaner/other cleaner?
About case, Ive got one plastic-rubber-like case (Original HTC?) included with phone, and I planned to "upgrade" to Dot View later, so u tell that I should buy an hard-one? Or can I stay with "original case"/Dot View?
Cleaners are OK I guess, but some are bad for the phone, same with RAM boosters. Greenify is different though, it doesn't damage your phone. The HTC one though I guess can be trusted, it seems legit and I would doubt they would release a crappy one! Root with greenify is much better though, a lot better and more control with the app as to be expected with full system root.
As for the case, I really don't know. The dot case won't protect as well as speigen cases etc but does look nice! :good: Its really up to you, I just use a plastic see through one so I can show the scratched One M8 metal body. Planning to get a new phone soon, perhaps the Moto G4 or G4 Plus.
DTLblaze.