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Root [Q] [Poll] Performance Rom

what ever ur specialty is I'm not picky I will test and use any thing u do b nice if can get something that can change the WiFi icon and 3g data to what we want to and color something fully customized
 
dragonhart6505 said:
and the graphics driver
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OpenGLS is solved... However fixing it has broken the partially working camera in 4.4.4 so...that being said until there is a permanent fix for the camera the graphics are tabled for now. I can say I'm testing a 4.4.4 ROM now that's the most stable and functional to date. As far as performance goes...if you want to do something different and new how about a stripped pure AOSP ROM? No bells or whistles just AOSP.
 
dragonhart6505 said:
any 4.2.2/4.3 port would make me a happy camper
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As close as we are to getting 4.4 stable wouldn't 4.3 or lower be stepping backwards? Chances are there'd be the same bugs (camera specifically) wouldn't it be more effective if everyone who has the coding and trouble shooting skills to aid in bug squashing on the 4.4.X source? Just a thought. :D
 
starkraving said:
As close as we are to getting 4.4 stable wouldn't 4.3 or lower be stepping backwards? Chances are there'd be the same bugs (camera specifically) wouldn't it be more effective if everyone who has the coding and trouble shooting skills to aid in bug squashing on the 4.4.X source? Just a thought. :D
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The key words are "getting close" for 4.4. Since AOKP 4.2.2 has been out for quite a while, it has (hopefully) matured and has most of the major issues already worked out. If we define performance as speed, stability and battery life, then AOKP meets all of those criteria. While KK is awesome, it still requires quite a few resources (battery, processor, etc) while the bugs are being hammered out. Also, the specs on this phone are good (not great) and one can reasonably assume that it should run 4.2.2 much better than 4.4.

Just thinking out loud - hope no one is offended. Everyone's hard work is truly appreciated in the community. At the end of the day, it's up to each of the devs (curbthepain in this case) to decide what itch they want to scratch :-)
 
saidiadude said:
The key words are "getting close" for 4.4. Since AOKP 4.2.2 has been out for quite a while, it has (hopefully) matured and has most of the major issues already worked out. If we define performance as speed, stability and battery life, then AOKP meets all of those criteria. While KK is awesome, it still requires quite a few resources (battery, processor, etc) while the bugs are being hammered out. Also, the specs on this phone are good (not great) and one can reasonably assume that it should run 4.2.2 much better than 4.4.

Just thinking out loud - hope no one is offended. Everyone's hard work is truly appreciated in the community. At the end of the day, it's up to each of the devs (curbthepain in this case) to decide what itch they want to scratch :-)
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Not offended at all...however you have to understand that camera(for example) drivers and libs and hals and so forth are device specific... Keep in mind just because the issues were addressed in the AOKP source for "supported" devices doesn't hold true for unofficial builds. So again the developers would be faced with bug squashing on an android version that is obsolete and also keep in mind that 3rd party app developers will be moving forward using newer APIs and that backwards compatibility is becoming a thing of the past. Especially with L on the horizon...

However KitKat actually was designed by Google to run on 512mb ram phones and up and was/is meant to reduce android version fragmentation across the spectrum of devices. It actually uses less resources than JB and is compatible with more devices than any other previous android version. :)
 
I agree with starkraving. A bare bones rom stripped down as much as possible, and pure performance for the rom. You could shape it how you want in terms of apps after that. Version doesn't matter to me, just stable hopefully.

Great idea OP :)
 
starkraving said:
Not offended at all...however you have to understand that camera(for example) drivers and libs and hals and so forth are device specific... Keep in mind just because the issues were addressed in the AOKP source for "supported" devices doesn't hold true for unofficial builds. So again the developers would be faced with bug squashing on an android version that is obsolete and also keep in mind that 3rd party app developers will be moving forward using newer APIs and that backwards compatibility is becoming a thing of the past. Especially with L on the horizon...

However KitKat actually was designed by Google to run on 512mb ram phones and up and was/is meant to reduce android version fragmentation across the spectrum of devices. It actually uses less resources than JB and is compatible with more devices than any other previous android version. :)
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Very valid points - thank you. I had chimed in based on my experience with using KK and AOKP on the Elite. AOKP was by far superior and probably set the bar for all 3 areas I had mentioned for the Elite. However, I had not considered and/or was not aware of all of the issues you've mentioned. Perhaps it does make more sense to focus on 4.4 especially if we can improve in the areas of speed, stability and battery life.
 
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