Bigbird Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Ok, so the ROM bug has officially bitten me. I've been on 3 different ROMs this week. BAMF Ginger Remix 2.1, then the new Gingeritis 3D, and BAMF Ginger Stripped 2.1. I'm back on Gingeritis 3D which is a Sense 3.0 ROM with a 3D simulated mod. Ginger Stripped is a vanilla Andriod "style" ROM, with some Sense bits left over. I'm so used to Sense that I quickly switched back to Gingertitis (plus the HTC trace keyboard is fun to play with haha). I've also downloaded CM7, but haven't tried it yet. Basically I want to know if there's anything I'm missing by using Sense. I've heard that CM7 is extremely customizable from the phone itself, maybe I misunderstood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 sounds like you have a thunderbolt? either way, I love CM7 on my Evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted July 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 sounds like you have a thunderbolt? either way, I love CM7 on my Evo Ah, yeah. Haha probably should have mentioned that. I do have a Thunderbolt. What's so great about CM7 though? I honestly don't know, all I've ever used is Sense, and pretty normal Sense at that, no themes or anything. So I'm used to their layout and widgets. I hear battery life is one of the big positives of CM7, as well as no bloat (something I don't really have to worry about with custom ROMs and Sense). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyall86 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 nerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sol740 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I liked CM7, and was on a ROM called Senseless for a while. Now I'm on Konis Elite, which is a Sense ROM, I really dig it. Of course I'm sure I'll end up flashing something else soon enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 nerd Beers. ASAP. And dog play date. Although I know my pup is a pussy and Harley will scare the shit out of her hahaha. I liked CM7, and was on a ROM called Senseless for a while. Now I'm on Konis Elite, which is a Sense ROM, I really dig it. Of course I'm sure I'll end up flashing something else soon enough. Do elaborate, por favor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperhead Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Cm7 is really clean and streamlined. No extra garbage or hard to read fonts and colors just to be different. Better lock screen IMO, which is a huge plus for me. Can't use the HTC clock and weather widget. Stock gb keyboard. Different launcher, forget the name right now. Just do research and make sure everything works for your phone. I had a hell of a time getting my GPS to work but now I wont bother with anything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benner Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Been rocking CM7 with SwiftKey X keyboard now for over two months. Longest i've ever been on a non stock rom and I don't have any real complaints other than its not nearly as pretty as the sense roms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Exactly why I am not rooting my EVO 3D. You know how much time I've given myself back from browsing XDA and other Droid forums looking for roms and mods. Oh, Sense all the way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Vanilla is the way to go. I ran CM7 for a while, but went back to tweaked stock 2.3.4 (2.3.5 here soon) because I still prefer the stock launcher, and CM7 has a billion customizations that I don't need. If they make an AOSP rom for the Thunderbolt, I'd go with that. I just flashed an AOSP rom on my brother's Droid X, big difference in ease of use and speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morabu Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Exactly why I am not rooting my EVO 3D. You know how much time I've given myself back from browsing XDA and other Droid forums looking for roms and mods. Oh, Sense all the way! the only reason i haven't rooted my Evo 3D is because they haven't released the damn S-Off hack yet. as soon as we have that and a working recovery, this phone will be Rom'd up! the phone is already blisteringly fast, but i can't wait to see the battery and speed difference a non-sense rom makes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitrousbird Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I'm not understanding what is so funny in your posts that you must post "haha" in every post? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 the phone is already blisteringly fast Exactly why I am not fucking with it. I was never happy with the Evo 4G. Nonstop rom'g and kernel'g. Sooooo over that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I haven't noticed a difference in battery life with sense vs vanilla. I like the sense lock screen too much to not use a sense rom. Most of the time I unlock my phone it is to take a picture or to send a text message. It is really nice to just drag the text icon into the ring instead of unlocking, then pulling down my status bar, then clicking on the text message. Does anyone know how to change the programs that it can launch? It would be nice to have an icon for google chat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 pulling down my status bar, then clicking on the text message. Sounds like someone isn't using Handcent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Sounds like someone isn't using Handcent Tried it and didn't like it on the thunderbolt. I used to use it on my moto droid 1 though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staywide8 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I haven't noticed a difference in battery life with sense vs vanilla. I like the sense lock screen too much to not use a sense rom. Most of the time I unlock my phone it is to take a picture or to send a text message. It is really nice to just drag the text icon into the ring instead of unlocking, then pulling down my status bar, then clicking on the text message. Does anyone know how to change the programs that it can launch? It would be nice to have an icon for google chat. Under personalize, lock screen settings. You can change any of the 4 icons and programs it launches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I'm not understanding what is so funny in your posts that you must post "haha" in every post? Alcohol is a hell of a drug. Be glad I had coherent spelling :lolguy: Sorry for partying? And thanks for the insight everyone. I'll mess around with it some more and try out each (Vanilla and CM7). I can always flash back I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Under personalize, lock screen settings. You can change any of the 4 icons and programs it launches. Thanks ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I've never actually tried the new Sense 3.0...I think I'll flash that and give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I've never actually tried the new Sense 3.0...I think I'll flash that and give it a try. It is pretty neat I like the eye candy :fa: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 It is pretty neat I like the eye candy :fa: Yeah, I've been wanting to try it but it requires me to partition my SD card to run it on my phone :fuuuu: I have a feeling that I'm going to go through all the trouble and end up not liking it. The visuals does look cool though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Yeah, I've been wanting to try it but it requires me to partition my SD card to run it on my phone :fuuuu: I have a feeling that I'm going to go through all the trouble and end up not liking it. The visuals does look cool though. Try one that has the "3D" setting if you can. It's cool to show off, gets a little annoying though. You can always turn it off in settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bruh Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 vanillaface.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Yeah, I've been wanting to try it but it requires me to partition my SD card to run it on my phone :fuuuu: I have a feeling that I'm going to go through all the trouble and end up not liking it. The visuals does look cool though. Stop being gay and try it :dumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.