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Psiop412

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So ive rooted a few devices already and im still debating whether or not i should root this phone, it runs perfectly fine and wouldnt need root but i wouldn't mind having Jellybean... so my question is... would Root be worth it for a phone thats fine how it is? and can someone suggest great jellybean roms? ive never flashed a rom before so im a little clueless as to what a good rom would be, oh and the difference between "Aosp" and "TouchWiz" would be great as well
 
Do you have anything in particular you need root for?

If it's running perfectly fine the way it is and you don't really have a reason to root, id leave it as it is.

Tw: TouchWiz which is the stock launcher that your phone already came with

Aosp: you've heard of CM right? That's aosp, a romb without touch wiz or alot of its features. Very slimmed down
 
Well Ive noticed my 3g speeds are crappy all of a sudden with this phone but ive also read that other people have had problems with 3g lately and it's because of boost? but some people have reported an increase with roms... so im just curious if it helps, also wouldnt mind extending battery usage so i hear aosp are good at getting better battery life along with installing a good kernel over top?
 
The best explanation is tw roms are either built off stock a stock rom or are tweaked stock roms.

Aosp is built from source and generally has features that cant be put into stock tw roms. I mean all kinds of neat features.

I like them both. If u decide to try a rom id suggest trying the best of both worlds. When it comes to aosp id suggest Pac in black or Baked black bean. For tw either ftw, tbsg3 or kobridges stock gb27
 
I don't want to sound like I'm advertising or something, but it does sound like you'd benefit from reading the FAQ I wrote here: http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-boost-mobile-all-things-root/698058-faq-boost-galaxy-s2-faq.html

Regardless of that, I would say you have more or less answered your own question when it comes to if you should root. If you have no reason to, why root? I know for me personally I loved this phone as stock too, and had a similar outlook. I am definitely the type person who can't just leave good enough alone though so I ended up modding and rooting.

So far, I have found that CM10.2 is the best rom I've used overall. The battery life could be better (and there's still a possibility that's just my battery at fault), but overall, the ROM is extremely stable. If you think your phone runs well on stock, you'll probably be amazed at how well it runs on a custom ROM. I was impressed with the speed boosts I got, when I thought the phone was plenty fast to begin with. I also have found that I quite like Jellybean. Installing the nitro injected tweak has meant my 3g speeds are sometimes as fast as 2mbps, where before it averaged well under 1mbps.

I think ROMs are a matter of taste though. I like something that mimics how a stock ROM might look and act. I don't really want a lot of fanciness, and don't like too much themeing. These reasons may sound silly to others, but here's my list of reasons why I prefer to use custom firmware:

  • Toggles in the notification menu
  • The ability to hold the home key on the lock screen to toggle the flashlight (or, in roms that don't support that, the ability to access it right through the toggles)
  • Ability to place applications in the lock screen, so that you can unlock the phone and go directly to the application (this is especially useful for the camera, the phone, and calculator)
  • Integrated tethering/hotspot capabilities that can be toggled using toggles or even added to profiles
  • Better battery life indicator that doesn't take up much screen space
  • The ability to run root-only apps, such as droidwall, titanium backup, adaway, market unlocker, sixaxis controller (haven't used this one yet, but can't wait, i love emulators), root file explorers (i prefer root browser), and others i'm sure i've skipped
  • ability to overclock and/or enable USB host mode (this doesn't exist in JB yet for our phones, but future development may allow for it if we ever get source)
  • tweaks/mods such as the ability to add beats audio sound libs for better sound

Just my opinion... to each his own of course :)
 
Thanks guys love the help here, i think ive settled with CM 10.1 would definitely love the stock JB look and i think ill try rooting and installing sometime this week also i have my nexus rooted and use the sixaxis app so it'd be nice to get it hooked together and run some emulators while out and about, but thanks again
:)
 
Everyone here are VERY helpful! I thought the same, like the stock feel and debated awhile before I installed custom ROM...I don't know why I didn't do it sooner. Jelly Bean is awesome! You can't go wrong with either AOSP or TW ROMS.

SelfElevated2 made an awesome thread you should read: [Root One Stop Show]
 
If you want a real answer all roms are AOSP..... it stand for android open source project. Basically anyone can take the source code and build android anyway they like. That's where all these roms come from. CM, AOKP, HTC sense, Touch Wiz, Blur just to name a few. As for rooting up to you but for me I rooted cause I like total control of what I do on my phone.
 
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