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Ics on nexus running so smooth

Is the world aware how good ics is is and how well it runs on the nexus s. Is even the android community aware. This phone needs a new review just because of pics. Probably not but man I got this phone for 100 dollars off Craigslist and man is this a hidden gem. This is the perfect phone for most people.
Man I wish my epic touch had pure ics on it right now.
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Patience grasshopper. We will get our ICS on the ET4G soon enough
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Fataldesain said:
Is the world aware how good ics is is and how well it runs on the nexus s. Is even the android community aware. This phone needs a new review just because of pics. Probably not but man I got this phone for 100 dollars off Craigslist and man is this a hidden gem. This is the perfect phone for most people.
Man I wish my epic touch had pure ics on it right now.
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I agree, this phone was nice with GB but with ICS this machine is amazing. The best part about it is that this is only the begining

Hopefully thismeans we will be the fixed icsics
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I'm quite curious though, is the new smoothness due to the forced gpu rendering? Is anyone runnning stock ICS but without 'forced gpu rendering' checked in dev settings that can give some feedback on its smoothness? I do know that scrolling anywhere now is much smoother compared to GB, almost as if animations were running in a priority thread like they do in fruit phones.

I leave hardware accel off and it is still exceptionally smooth, though not AS much with the stock kernel. Cannot notice much difference between the two with GLaDOS.

I'm pretty much in agreement with the thread starter. The ICS upgrade is amazing. Very smooth and fast. Everything seems so much better just as any upgrade should be. And also the new UI and graphics are great.
Its funny reading everywhere now about just about every handset waiting and or crying for ICS update. Most won't see it till the second half of next year.
I love my nexus even more than ever.
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also I'm running stock ICS rom with stock kernel...the kernel has been slightly modified for voodoo support.
Getting great battery life too. Thankfully none of the infamous 'android OS bug' so far.
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Agreed, ics kicks a$$.
A few things that could have been included that weren't, lucky for us those there's the nova launcher that's shaping up really nice and adds what ics should have had in the first place.
I'm running my phone on background process limit of x3 and no gpu redering with nova launcher and it's amazingly fast and smooth with no lag whatsoever, even when entering the app drawer.
As it's been said, things will only get better and I also think the Nexus S needs new reviews doing on it.

voyager_s said:
also I'm running stock ICS rom with stock kernel...the kernel has been slightly modified for voodoo support.
Getting great battery life too. Thankfully none of the infamous 'android OS bug' so far.
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What kernel are you using? Thanks

voyager_s said:
also I'm running stock ICS rom with stock kernel...the kernel has been slightly modified for voodoo support.
Getting great battery life too. Thankfully none of the infamous 'android OS bug' so far.
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What kernel are u using exactly? I have a very bad battery life + random reboots

raeef said:
What kernel are u using exactly? I have a very bad battery life + random reboots
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Ive been using the stock ICS kernel modified for voodoo support. Its in the stock ICS kernel thread started by eugene373 in the nexus s development forums.
I made sure to wipe cache and the dalvik cache before installation. Im at 17 hours now with battery still at 32 percent with almost 2 hours screen on.
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It blows my mind to think of what will happen in the next six months with this phone. I have a feeling the nexus might go back into production if it keeps getting better.
It kills me my girlfriend has no idea what she is using.
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It really is. I love my NS even more with ICS, altough my experience with it in Gingerbread has only been about 2 weeks. Previously I was using Gingerbread (CM7) in a ZTE Blade and, as an interaction experience (regarding solely the OS), ICS beats it to a pulp. Now it's a waiting game until all the quirks are solved

has anyone tried the microbes live wallpaper. Im using stock ICS, stock kernel, non-rooted and it is just laggy as hell. Rest of the phone is ok, but i wouldnt call it buttery smooth

The microbes live wallpaper is definitely more hardware intensive than most of the others. It would likely be -slightly- better with a different kernel, but i can't see the Nexus S being powerful enough to breeze through it.
Live wallpapers for me use too much battery for too little eyecandy, though to each their own.

Harbb said:
The microbes live wallpaper is definitely more hardware intensive than most of the others. It would likely be -slightly- better with a different kernel, but i can't see the Nexus S being powerful enough to breeze through it.
Live wallpapers for me use too much battery for too little eyecandy, though to each their own.
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At first I thought so too, but now I'm not so sure. It wasn't this bad in gjngerbread albeit 2.3 seemed a lot lighter and less ram intensive than ics. Also I ran the microbes lwp on my old g2 and it ran a lot better than my nexus s. I think its more of a software issue but I'm no dev.
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The only thing killing me is the lack of RAM. I really wished that Google went with 768+ MB.
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Award Tour said:
The only thing killing me is the lack of RAM. I really wished that Google went with 768+ MB.
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They did...in the Galaxy Nexus.
- chris

praveenmarkandu said:
has anyone tried the microbes live wallpaper. Im using stock ICS, stock kernel, non-rooted and it is just laggy as hell. Rest of the phone is ok, but i wouldnt call it buttery smooth
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Im got microbes swimmin around, no issues at all. stock ICS, stock kernel, rooted.
it shows its only using 3.7MB

[Q] Kernel issues

Hi
First post. Will try not to look the idiot or ask what has already been asked. Here goes, I am unable to find a kernel that actually improves my phone, i currently have the following -
Nexus 4
ROM - PSX V1
Moto x mod (great addition)
Stock kernel
I have tried two or three kernels including the new Trinity one which gave me a worse performance. Would someone point me in the right direction?
Could i also say a big thanks to PSX developer for a great ROM.
Regards.

Have you tried Franco...?
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did you try adjusting settings to your needs? considering the trinity kernel maxes at 1026mhz by default, until you adjust the cpu speed yourself.

So if I reinstalled trinity and used trickster to increase the cpu, I might get better results?
I haven't tried franco just yet.
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Right after a bit of trial and error I reckon I have cracked it.
PSX v1
Moto x
Trinity kernel
Results from antutu
22400
Results from Quadrant
9500
Up from 16500 and 6300.
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Improvement is a subjective in this context. In what way? Faster? More features? Better battery life? Better sound quality? Better color? Smoother?
Benchmark means nothing. It is possible to apply the Samsung's dalvik cheat patch to your rom which will increase your benchmark score but yield no real world performance. With some settings you might get great benchmark, but the phone might get hot with poor battery life. Moreover, most benchmark programs do not tell the real story about performance. Antutu and Geekbench doesn't even work correctly with 4.4 and ART. iOS7 might get good scores sunspider javascript, but there are times when Android web performance outright beat it.
This thread falls in the category of "What is the best kernel/rom?" which is against XDA rules so I can;t help you. Research each kernel and read about its features and users feedback and find what is right for you. A lot of time stock kernel will give the best stability and battery life.
I use kernels mainly for features. There are other bigger factors about the operating system that determine battery life and performance.

What I wanted was faster and this certainly is faster. So I'm happy. Thanks for all your help.
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Rlumby said:
What I wanted was faster and this certainly is faster. So I'm happy. Thanks for all your help.
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Use latest PSX rom, put phone in freezer for 1hour, set CPU to 1800MHZ performance, GPU to 533MHZ performance if possible, raise overall cpu voltage, stop all background app, run benchmark.

Rlumby said:
Right after a bit of trial and error I reckon I have cracked it.
PSX v1
Moto x
Trinity kernel
Results from antutu
22400
Results from Quadrant
9500
Up from 16500 and 6300.
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there you go

LG L7(p700) performance

Hi I would like to how this phone behaves after flashing to CM and stuff because I hve updated it from official IC(4.0.1) to JB(4.1.2) and it's a lttle bit faster it has around 300 points more in Antutu. But still hase some weird lag. I was wondering if it has those weird behaviors after installing kitkat or smth because it's really annoying.
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wrbl said:
Hi I would like to how this phone behaves after flashing to CM and stuff because I hve updated it from official IC(4.0.1) to JB(4.1.2) and it's a lttle bit faster it has around 300 points more in Antutu. But still hase some weird lag. I was wondering if it has those weird behaviors after installing kitkat or smth because it's really annoying.
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This phone is faster with a custom rom but it's not a ferrari! But seriously, custom roms are better than stock. Some minors bugs on kitkat roms but faster than JB (JB is not really designed to run with 512 of RAM but KK yes). I use a custom KK rom and i'm happy with it. convinced?

and i say it again .......ANTUTU benchmark score say nothing about performance.you can have a high score but the phone lags and you can have low score with a fast lagless rom.

-CALIBAN666- said:
and i say it again .......ANTUTU benchmark score say nothing about performance.you can have a high score but the phone lags and you can have low score with a fast lagless rom.
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That's true.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2486512
I gave you a link with tutorial how you can do that.

Share your Antutu benchmark results with proof

Heyy guyss.... Its time to show the power of our lovely Moto g....Kindly share your Antutu benchmark results here with the proofs just like i have shared mine...And lets see who have got highest score and gets top position in this top10 list.....
Moto G antutu score rankings==>>
1. Dizzyrul3z - 18240 (Woow)
2. Rudi_j7 - 18077
3. Nirmalbalaji - 17913
4. pakmaonagogo - 17634
5. Fede37 - 17454
6. Akshay7273 - 17427
7. bublz654 - 17257
8. sirtbhopal - 17238
9. Wistake - 17049
10. Burak144 - 16338

Here's mine
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here you go

crDroid build 5, stock crDroid kernel, no tweak. I think it's bad compared to yours. why I'm getting a lower result?

burak144 said:
crDroid build 5, stock crDroid kernel, no tweak. I think it's bad compared to yours. why I'm getting a lower result?
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I'm on stock ROM no mods or custom kernel

bublz654 said:
I'm on stock ROM no mods or custom kernel
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is it a problem of cm?

burak144 said:
is it a problem of cm?
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did you clear apps from recent bar I'm not sure if that helps. it might be some extra features of ROM that might be making the device score less

bublz654 said:
did you clear apps from recent bar I'm not sure if that helps. it might be some extra features of ROM that might be making the device score less
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yes it was empty before the test. but not problem. test isn't important. because the rom is smooth and fast.

burak144 said:
yes it was empty before the test. but not problem. test isn't important. because the rom is smooth and fast.
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OK. I suppose benchmarks are just numbers. doesn't really matter much about what they say. As long you feel like it's fast n smooth

when I bought my moto g,one of the first apps that I installed was antutu, and I got a score of 17612,
now after 2 months of usage and running art mode,its stock rom I have this

Yes scores doesn't matter....what really matters is.....the smoothness,stableness,speed and the satisfaction from the rom. Thanx for sharing your scores.

Here's mine on a stock unrooted 8GB Telus Moto G:

Surprising!
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Akshay7273 said:
Yes scores doesn't matter....what really matters is.....the smoothness,stableness,speed and the satisfaction from the rom. Thanx for sharing your scores.
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"Stability" perhaps?

Well, with deodexed stock, faux kernel and a couple of mods, I got this.
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Stock ROM, stock Kernel, and no mods.

This mine.. Stock Deodexed Rom by Sk.D with Stock Kernel..
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Stock ROM & Kernl..
AnTuTu was 1 st installed app for my phone too.. Got 17,600 approx that time.
With glitch of more then 30 apps its 17,238

rudi_j7 said:
Well, with deodexed stock, faux kernel and a couple of mods, I got this.
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may i know which mods have you used sir?

PurePerformance X and Crossbreeder.
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Best ROM for battery life and performance?

Last time I ever flashed a ROM or participated in this was about 3 years ago. I'm pretty fresh to how this works and all but i still remember the gist of it. I just got my nexus 4 and am hoping to make it better
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mksin11 said:
Last time I ever flashed a ROM or participated in this was about 3 years ago. I'm pretty fresh to how this works and all but i still remember the gist of it. I just got my nexus 4 and am hoping to make it better
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ROM will be pretty much irrelevant. The vast majority are AOSP based, with the differences being visual tweaks and added features, which add little, if any, drain on the battery. Some features, like pocket mode, might drain a bit more, but it's up to you to use them. All will run smooth as butter, stock. It's things like live wallpapers, excessive widgets, and apps running in the background that'll cause lag and stutters.
Custom kernels can help with battery life, but it's a small percentage, and it depends more on how you use the phone. A wakelock detector app plus Greenify can keep your phone from constantly waking and syncing, and that helps battery life a lot. And of course, screen brightness is the biggest battery killer of all.

mksin11 said:
Last time I ever flashed a ROM or participated in this was about 3 years ago. I'm pretty fresh to how this works and all but i still remember the gist of it. I just got my nexus 4 and am hoping to make it better
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Well if you want a really smooth and battery friendly rom, I'd recommend the L preview.. If you want a Kk rom I'd recommend liquidsmooth as it's feature packed and optimized really well. I personally have used both and right now use LS with Unleashed kernel.. It's a great combo. But in the end you gotta try out doff things to see what you like

Targaeryan said:
Well if you want a really smooth and battery friendly rom, I'd recommend the L preview.. If you want a Kk rom I'd recommend liquidsmooth as it's feature packed and optimized really well. I personally have used both and right now use LS with Unleashed kernel.. It's a great combo. But in the end you gotta try out doff things to see what you like
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I was thinking of install the L preview and matrix kernal! But I don't really know how stable and what bugs are in the ROM and also not many apps will work on L...
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mksin11 said:
I was thinking of install the L preview and matrix kernal! But I don't really know how stable and what bugs are in the ROM and also not many apps will work on L...
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While I used it there weren't any issues in my end .. But since L will be out in a matter a few weeks, if you want to stick to kk, the try out LS..

Targaeryan said:
While I used it there weren't any issues in my end .. But since L will be out in a matter a few weeks, if you want to stick to kk, the try out LS..
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So let's say I install L and matrix kernal. When the official update comes out, will I lose root when I update?
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mksin11 said:
So let's say I install L and matrix kernal. When the official update comes out, will I lose root when I update?
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Well I doubt you would be able to even install an ota update of the official L.. You'd have to probably flash a new rom based on it or flash the factory image once it's out.. I'm sure rooted base roms of L would come out within a week of the release so you could flash that.. But if you want the ota, then you can go back to factory image 4.4.4 after release of L and get the ota after.. But no root.