[POLL]How often do you flash a different ROM?

fredryk · Dec 22, 2012

Curious what everyone else out there does. I flash nightlies on the same rom for a while, but I only stick to that rom for a couple months. So I guess a hybrid(you can pick multiple choices)

I Am Marino · Dec 22, 2012

Probably every two or three weeks.

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jpinsl · Dec 23, 2012

I wait after a major update to Android until a stable ROM appears, so maybe every 3-4 months.

Joplisan · Dec 23, 2012

I was quite a big flashaholic for some time. But the thing was that I, while being on a different ROM, forgot how fast and smooth stock actually is. When you're using a different ROM, placebo effect takes care of the rest. Suddenly, 1 day of battery with 3h of screen time seems amazing, while in reality, stock can do just as well. And since I don't miss any of customization, I'm good. So, to answer your question, I'll stay with stock till I buy a new phone. No more custom ROMs, no more flashing. And I Iove it.

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unobtainiumdroid · Dec 23, 2012

i don't understand how people flash roms every day? do they just not have any apps to reinstall or what?

adamcooks · Dec 23, 2012

Titanium back up pro. Push one button, restore all apps and data in minutes. Just don't do system apps and you'll be fine

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HeCareth · Dec 23, 2012

I used to go from one ROM to another but finally just settled on CyanogenMod. Now I must admit I dirty flash all the time, I ,mean I flashed Cm10.1 over a stock ROM with no issues it ran perfectly. I haven't used Titanium Backup in a while. In addition I use CyanDelta to flash nightlies so I don't really have to worry about reinstalling apps.

jordanishere · Dec 23, 2012

Miui updates weekly... so usually every week so long as the build proves to be bug free.

On my sgs2 I flashed different ROMs every month, but on the gnex all I've been using is miui (stock android is boring to me, plus I like all the new features).

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amit_sen · Dec 23, 2012

Iam a flashaholic to the core.
I try out each rom's each version

the max. time i stayed with a rom was 5 days , cant remember which one maybe cna or bamf.

95Z28 · Dec 23, 2012

Anymore I only use stock and rasbean. I used rasbean till 4.2 came out, used stock unrooted 4.2 til about a week ago and am now back on rasbean for the minor added features.
I agree with the poster that stated stock gets just as good battery and just as smooth as custom though. I simply flash for fun and the additional features.

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chickenfeeder · Dec 23, 2012

Too often

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mfsr98 · Dec 23, 2012

I think I'll keep with stock 'till warranty passes like 1 year or something... BTW I'm getting the phone tomorrow

Will-Survive · Dec 23, 2012

Depends on the ROM. If I like it I'll stick to it for a while.

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Batou069 · Dec 23, 2012

For those staying with stock... Don't you flash your kernel also?

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Joplisan · Dec 23, 2012

Batou069 said:
For those staying with stock... Don't you flash your kernel also?

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I find stock kernel the fastest and most reliable. Sure, I could get better battery life with custom kernel, but since I mostly charge my phone overnight, 10 hours of battery doesn't make much of a difference. And stock just works. You don't have to worry about SODs or reboots or anything. Perfect for me.

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chickenfeeder · Dec 23, 2012

Batou069 said:
For those staying with stock... Don't you flash your kernel also?

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For most of my time with the GNex I have been on stock but with a custom kernel, though the stock kernel does work really well I got used to the extra things like headphone volume boost, colours/contrast, fast USB charge, etc. If anything I favour those features over battery life, though to be honest I have never experienced bad battery life no matter what ROM or kernel I've tried.

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tbaddley · Dec 23, 2012

unobtainiumdroid said:
i don't understand how people flash roms every day? do they just not have any apps to reinstall or what?

I run the CM 10.1 nightlies, and only clear my cache and my Dalvik cache before each flash. My apps are not affected by the frequent updates. It's only when a version change occurs that I have to fully wipe and reinstall everything.

crixley · Dec 23, 2012

I was a major flashaholic until I found xblack, since then I haven't flashed anything else, so been like a month. I'm trying to live a life that doesnt consist of messing with my hone daily. I found something super stable that works great, so I've stuck with it. Only thing I've flashed since is the latest zen kernel

str8killinya · Dec 24, 2012

I'm battling a flashahlics addiction and the bad news is I can't afford to get cured at Passages Malibu

but I flash a new one like every 2 weeks since I stopped flashing every single daily

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wlemammoth · Dec 24, 2012

I've been flashing EOS nightlies as they are released, I was flashing francos kernel too but I'm using stock at the moment.

[POLL]How often do you flash a different ROM?

How often do you flash a completely different ROM?

Stay on same build, never update

Stay on same ROM, flash its nightlies regularly

Stay on same ROM, just flash its stable builds

I flash a different ROM every day

I flash a different ROM every week or two

I flash a different ROM every month or few months

I flash a different ROM every year or so

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