Where have all the ROMs gone.....

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Not to get on a rant here guys, but I came from Win mo and those guys really work it over there......
Roms galore of every size and shape. I kinda expected that from this really open platform.
No new looks , no new feel.
Wassup, are we waiting for things to shake loose or what.

Must every one roll their own?

Just asking......

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Originally Posted by ryoung101

Not to get on a rant here guys, but I came from Win mo and those guys really work it over there......
Roms galore of every size and shape. I kinda expected that from this really open platform.
No new looks , no new feel.
Wassup, are we waiting for things to shake loose or what.

Must every one roll their own?

Just asking......

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786532

Where is your rom?

Have you read anything on this forum?
And fyi, you can dl launchers and home screens to change looks without a rom right from app store. Search = friend


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Also, I doubt much ROM development will happen (except for a few champions of the people, like DG) until the Samsung official Android 2.2 comes out, and more importantly, the source code for that 2.2 version is released.

But to be honest, with a piece of hardware this capable, even the 2.1 ROMs are pretty sweet. That and other projects are currently ongoing. Take for example the Vodoo project, which basically has entirely scrapped the default filesystem, and gone with EXT2. And will soon be coming with other tweaks and options for the awesome SAMOLED screen in our phones. Those aren't exactly simple bits of code being whipped up.

Yes, I come from the WinMo side of XDA as well, but around here, it's quality not quantity that counts.

Yikes.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=786532

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787194

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=787194

just some ideas... when froyo gets to the captivate, im sure they will start cranking them out even more...

When ryoung checks in again in a year there will surely be more roms. :P

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Everyone is so mean to the OP. He cant help it he is sofa king we tar did.

It's actually understandable why the OP is asking. I too spent a lot of time with WinMo and was used to having 10+ ROMs available. But I quickly realized that WinMo NEEDed modified ROMs just to give it functionality and performance. When I got my HTC Touch HD I thought I had the pinnacle of mobile phone technology, but yet I was still always trying new ROMS because I wasn't satisfied with the performance and functionality.

This Captivate is my first Android phone and from what I can tell we don't actually NEED a ROM to make the phone awesome.

WinMo needed ROMs to be a good experience, hence there was a lot of people focused on that aspect of development.

Android, and especially our awesome phone, doesn't need a new ROM to be a good experience so most of the genius developers are able to focus on other projects like various applications rather than just simply trying to get our phones to function.

WinMo required lots of hacking and ROMs to get the same functionality that our phone has by simply installing a new widget or app.

So to the OP, if you ever check back, you don't see a ton of ROMs because frankly they're not required. Welcome to Android! It's a much smoother and satisfying experience than your previous WinMo experience. I can say that because I was just like you just a couple months ago.

Originally Posted by sschrupp

It's actually understandable why the OP is asking. I too spent a lot of time with WinMo and was used to having 10+ ROMs available. But I quickly realized that WinMo NEEDed modified ROMs just to give it functionality and performance. When I got my HTC Touch HD I thought I had the pinnacle of mobile phone technology, but yet I was still always trying new ROMS because I wasn't satisfied with the performance and functionality.

This Captivate is my first Android phone and from what I can tell we don't actually NEED a ROM to make the phone awesome.

WinMo needed ROMs to be a good experience, hence there was a lot of people focused on that aspect of development.

Android, and especially our awesome phone, doesn't need a new ROM to be a good experience so most of the genius developers are able to focus on other projects like various applications rather than just simply trying to get our phones to function.

WinMo required lots of hacking and ROMs to get the same functionality that our phone has by simply installing a new widget or app.

So to the OP, if you ever check back, you don't see a ton of ROMs because frankly they're not required. Welcome to Android! It's a much smoother and satisfying experience than your previous WinMo experience. I can say that because I was just like you just a couple months ago.

and not all of us know how to make a rom quite yet

Originally Posted by tbae2

and not all of us know how to make a rom quite yet

Yeah, I don't doubt that there WILL be more ROMs. Especially with the scrabble to get Froyo before Samsung releases it. This is a new phone after all. I just know that with my old WinMo phones the first thing I would do with them is feel unsatisfied and attempt to install some hacked ROM to feel a little less satisfied.

With this phone I'm just happy right out of the box. Of course I don't use the GPS so maybe if I did I'd grumble a bit. But otherwise I think this phone is just incredible.