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Meli

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I guess you can tell I'm new to rooting because this may be an obvious answer. But I've flashed Virtuous on my Incredible and from the admittedly little time I spent using it, it seemed like almost the same as stock. So I'm wondering about any differences between Sense ROMS and stock?

Currently I'm on Cyanogenmod and I miss some Sense features :( so I want to go back. But I'm thinking there is no point flashing another Sense ROM if its going to be the same as stock.
 
+1 for Incredibly Re-engineered. You can always use a different launcher or apply some mods if the Sense look gets boring. Sense ROMs are sometimes considered more likely to be stable (I don't have enough experience with non-Sense to know personally), but the look and feel can be modified a lot.
 
Also consider SkyRaider Sense 3.5. While I like the mods of Incredibly-ReEngineered, I have had battery life trouble with that ROM. SkyRaider has a few mods, but a lot of customization can be done through different launchers (Launcher Pro, ADW Launcher), Widget Locker, and other UI changing applications. Give them a shot if you want to vary up the sense experience. It got boring to me too.
 
Meli said:
I guess you can tell I'm new to rooting because this may be an obvious answer. But I've flashed Virtuous on my Incredible and from the admittedly little time I spent using it, it seemed like almost the same as stock. So I'm wondering about any differences between Sense ROMS and stock?

Currently I'm on Cyanogenmod and I miss some Sense features :( so I want to go back. But I'm thinking there is no point flashing another Sense ROM if its going to be the same as stock.
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Which Sense features are you missing? Most can be duplicated using various apps.
 
MathewS81 said:
Which Sense features are you missing? Most can be duplicated using various apps.
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Some of the widgets. And the lock screen. I know I can use Widget Locker to get different lock screens but it seems to lag a lot.

Currently I'm trying Incredibly Re-Engineered Z and its pretty awesome I must say. Seems snappy and I love the mods. Only complaints are that you can't get to the Gallery from the camera app and the internal storage doesn't mount when connected to a computer.

Also tried Sky Raider and really liked it so I'll probably be switching between the two until I pick one.
 
Meli said:
Some of the widgets. And the lock screen. I know I can use Widget Locker to get different lock screens but it seems to lag a lot.

Currently I'm trying Incredibly Re-Engineered Z and its pretty awesome I must say. Seems snappy and I love the mods. Only complaints are that you can't get to the Gallery from the camera app and the internal storage doesn't mount when connected to a computer.

Also tried Sky Raider and really liked it so I'll probably be switching between the two until I pick one.
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I really liked the Incredibly Re-Engineered Z also, but starting having problems and having to do battery pulls and things like that, but I can say those problems were probably something I did wrong. Now I'm on Carbonite Fusion and I think I like it, it's a tweaked sense, but has some really smooth and neat animations.
 
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