Custom ROM comparison database 2.0 (open to edit for public now!!!)

Do you think this database is helpful/ do you like it?

  • YES

    Votes: 472 87.2%
  • NO

    Votes: 6 1.1%
  • DON'T CARE

    Votes: 7 1.3%
  • Needs more informations...

    Votes: 67 12.4%
  • Needs more frequent updates...

    Votes: 109 20.1%

  • Total voters
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Px80

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Nice I did a column for Paranoid Android (as best I can - some features I don't know what they do) but did as best I could so if you want to copy & paste it.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...VoZ1l0bWxoYnVzek9oNnhlWXc&usp=drive_web#gid=1

On the second sheet I started one ages ago and that's the style I went with, and you hover over for what their options are.


Are these the same comparisons only one colourful the other minimal?
 

parker09

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Apr 27, 2010
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eparker.me
Yeah I was just messing around because those bright green/red colours hurt my eyes :p

You can use the layout or whatever you want.
 

nimrodity

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Sep 9, 2008
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Yeah I was just messing around because those bright green/red colours hurt my eyes :p

You can use the layout or whatever you want.

awesome,thx.
So I will make a copy and try to use that one for my next review and if everything is okay, i will replace the old one and stick to the new one.
I hope it´s okay if i get back to you if some questions come up since I am really a doc noob which is pretty obvious looking at mine.
 

Hung0702

Senior Member
Mar 1, 2009
572
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Google Pixel 6
What does not utilitarian enough supposed to mean. Just because I've no usage for it doesn't mean I don't get it. I don't have any ui at all. I use gestures for everything so I'm mostly full-screen, so why should I use a permanent bar to make the screen smaller. I used tablet ui back when I was still depending on visible navigation, but things change. It would be also way to time consuming to test every little detail of every Rom, I get what you mean and I know of those issues but most people won't be affected by that anyways I think
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Purely gestures? How utilitarian. Although it seems like a hassle to just check your battery or signal strength.

You could just have a single box for TabUI under each ROM. The entries would look like "NONE" "AOKP-style" "PA-style" since those are really the only things people care about, if they care about TabUI at all.

Wow. So util
 

iurnait

Inactive Recognized Developer
Jun 21, 2012
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PAC now has:

Hidden navbar (Through PA Prefs or Expanded desktop mode

Last app button
Kill task button
App window button
Power button

Breathing SMS
Breathing missed call
Active Display
Gesture Anywhere
 
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nimrodity

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Purely gestures? How utilitarian. Although it seems like a hassle to just check your battery or signal strength.

You could just have a single box for TabUI under each ROM. The entries would look like "NONE" "AOKP-style" "PA-style" since those are really the only things people care about, if they care about TabUI at all.

Wow. So util

by gestures i mainly mean quick bezel swipes but whatever.
Actually I could make an entry for TabUI but since you are the only one asking for it and I really don´t appreciate your attitude I won´t do it.
It sounds like you think you are better just because you use tablet UI, this doesn´t mean it´s better for everyone though
I am doing this as a purpose of a usefull tool for others and this is what I get,yeah no thx...
 

nimrodity

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PAC now has:

Hidden navbar (Through PA Prefs or Expanded desktop mode

Last app button
Kill task button
App window button
Power button

Breathing SMS
Breathing missed call
Active Display
Gesture Anywhere

I never meant hidden navbar but auto hide navbar, my bad, corrected it. That´s not the same thing as hidden.
I know thise options are now there, but I am not really sure yet how to handle updated features because it doesn´t match the ones when i reviewed it and I can´t update all ROMs all the time but also don´t want to update only some few of them. Will have to think how I want to handle that in the future.
 

nimrodity

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Announcement
I decided to make some rather drastic changes. More info in the update tomorrow but fyi the database will be open to edit for public and I will use the new better designed version made by @parker09. Credit for the new layout goes entirely to him.
I think this is the better way to make the database grow smarter and faster. Should be a win win for everyone I hope
 

nimrodity

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Update 2
Big change, after all what I read, I finally decided to make the database open to edit for public. Everyone can add ROMs and changes as he wishes to. I only ask users to be resposible and keep everything clean. Feel free to make new entries or correct errors if found. I think this is the best way for the database to grow.
The 2nd change is the move to another design made by @parker09 that is way nicer and better in my opinion.
The old one will still stay but won´t be updated anymore I think. So don´t forget to change your current link to the new one.
BIG THX to everyone in advance who decides to particate on working on the database, I hope the new way is a win for everyone.
 

josegalre

Inactive Recognized Developer
Aug 3, 2011
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www.pac-rom.com
I see that pacman's date August 25, 2013, is used is you can put to the latest nighly? I ask because there are several functions that have been implemented, as a long press, touch,
 

penser

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Jan 17, 2013
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It's not flawless I know bit most of the listed things weren't there in the build I reviewed.
Also it's not true only slim will have slim pie. Uxylon has it and carbon will have it soo much as well, I know that since the dev told me so.

As for SlimPIE, just specify under other PIE. And I'm assuming you're running very old or unofficial builds because all those features have been in PAC since 4.2.

Sent from my MB886 using Tapatalk
 

nimrodity

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As for SlimPIE, just specify under other PIE. And I'm assuming you're running very old or unofficial builds because all those features have been in PAC since 4.2.

Sent from my MB886 using Tapatalk

I used the build that is stated in Uhr database. Also 4.3 from start didn't have all the 4.2 features yet since they weren't ported yet to that point in time
 

penser

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It seems as though people are using modified versions of specific ROMs (like Cyanogenmod) and are judging them based on the modified ROM's features, such as "other PIE" for Cyanogenmod it says it uses SlimPIE, which is definitely not true.

Also, for CM's "other pie" it says it uses SlimPIE, yet the SlimPIE line (31) is not checked. People, please get your facts straight, and use the pure ROM not a customized version of it.
 
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It seems as though people are using modified versions of specific ROMs (like Cyanogenmod) and are judging them based on the modified ROM's features, such as "other PIE" for Cyanogenmod it says it uses SlimPIE, which is definitely not true.

Also, for CM's "other pie" it says it uses SlimPIE, yet the SlimPIE line (31) is not checked. People, please get your facts straight, and use the pure ROM not a customized version of it.
When I'm at home I'll check the database and correct obvious mistakes. I already noticed them myself
 

jazzyseesaw

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Wrong CyanogenMod version

This document only refers to CyanogenMod 10.1 and not 10.2 nightly build and makes it look like CyanogenMod is not worth using which is untrue.
 

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    UPDATE: Database 3.0 can now be found here


    Someone asked me to create a thread here for my custom ROM comparison database, so that's what I'm doing here now.
    A few words from my side so you know what to expect of it and clear things up.
    This is the original text I posted on my blog, so I'll just put it up here as well.

    At the end of last week, I asked on G+ what to do next, an app comparison or a new custom ROM review. On of the first answers that got my attention was someone asking for a custom ROM comparison instead. I thought about it for a while how this could works since I can’t show them off side by side and it would be difficult no matter what. While thinking along I also remembered one post on YouTube where a viewer gave me the constructive criticism on the videos getting too long, especially the part where I listed all the features in the video review. I told him I am aware of that fact but I still haven’t found the right solution to make the videos shorter without missing any important specs. After some more thinking the idea of the comparison database was born.
    The idea behind the database

    Creating a database that contains all the available features clearly visible and quickly to access for everybody was actually the hopefully right solution. Using it I don’t need to waste anymore time on rattling down the whole list in my video… this saves me a whole lot of time but of course also you. And if someone wants to know if a specific feature is available in the reviewed ROM he can just quickly check the database and look for it, it’s as easy as that. Of course this method also allows me to focus more on the important aspects of the ROM itself.
    Creating the database itself took quite some time for sure but in the end I think this is the cleaner and smarter solution for everyone. I hope this to get a helpful tool for everyone to easily find the right ROM for himself that suites him the most.

    I did 2 videos, one quickly explaining the purpose of the database itself and an additional one explaining some of the more important custom ROM features so that people who are maybe new to custom ROM flashing know what to look for. If you see any feature in my database and wanna know what it is for or what it does, leave me a comment. I will then either quickly explain it if possible or collect some of the requests and make another “features explained” video.

    Here is the link for the database (it will also be attached to every upcoming custom ROM video as well as the matching article), it will be updated with every upcoming custom ROM video review. I am no professional in text editing, so if someone is maybe bored or wants to help me out in making a better and more professional appearing database to improve it, please contact me, I’d really appreciate it.
    Features of the database
    --------------------------------------------------
    - detailed list of all possible custom ROM feaures (~100 at the moment, constantly growing)
    - containing 13 of the most popular ROMs + stock Android ROM + Xposed Framework to compare with each other (list is still growing)
    - a lot of useful additional informations like links to downloads, ROM's websites, G+ communities and much more
    - everything is sorted logically and color coded for fast and easy comparison
    - all features have a quick explanation, expecially helpful for custom ROM beginners
    - a lot of maintainers to keep it updated as good as possible (12 maintainers at the moment) - always looking for more, feel free to join
    - constantly working on improving and enhancing the database


    here is the link to the database 2.0 - thx to @parker09


    some additional videos to explain the whole thing again...


    Please feel free to leave any comments.
    I'm a real Google docs noob so if someone maybe wants to help me clean it up and polish the style, just contact me.
    And if this thread is posted in the wrong section, please just let me know.

    UPDATE new host

    Updates
    Update
    I read the posts here and on the portal and wanna set some things straight.
    I do the database including the reviews in my free time, but besides that I´m also blogging,doing app/device reviews, how to´s and similar stuff so time for the database is therefore limited. That´s the reason I can´t progress with the database as fast as I would like to, also my way of testing takes up a lot of time.
    I will of course try to do it as frequently as possible and of course ROMs like AOKP and Omni will follow in time.
    That´s it for that.
    Regarding mistakes and such, I know the database isn´t flawless but I´m not doing errors on purpose. About missing features of certain ROMs, it is possible some ROMs now have features that weren´t available at my time reviewing it but it´s almost impossible for me to keep track of all changes since I use different ROMs all the time and can´t always go back to already reviewed ones.

    Update 2
    Big change, after all what I read, I finally decided to make the database open to edit for public. Everyone can add ROMs and changes as he wishes to. I only ask users to be resposible and keep everything clean. Feel free to make new entries or correct errors if found. I think this is the best way for the database to grow.
    The 2nd change is the move to another design made by @parker09 that is way nicer and better in my opinion.
    The old one will still stay but won´t be updated anymore I think. So don´t forget to change your current link to the new one.
    BIG THX to everyone in advance who decides to particate on working on the database, I hope the new way is a win for everyone.

    Update 3
    Sorry to say but the open to public idea wasn't the best it seems since the database somehow got messed up a bit. I want to prevent this from happening that's why I have some rules now to hopefully keep things clean and right this time.
    Everyone is still welcome to participate in maintaining the database but has to do following now in order to get permissions to edit.
    This reason for the rules is so I can better keep track of what gets changed by who and I know which parts are getting updated and which not.

    How to get permission to edit?
    Please contact me via PM on xda with the following title...
    maintain custom ROM database "your email adress" "your google name" (the name that will appear when editing the document)
    - Please also write down your name and email again within the pm just to be sure
    - Please tell me which ROM(s) you would like to maintain or what you plan to edit.
    - Please tell me if it is ok to add you to hangouts, this would make the teamwork faster and easier

    Rules for maintainers
    can now be found directly in the database

    I want this so I have a list of all the maintainer and know who does what, so things don't get mixed up like 2 people editing one rom at the same time getting each other between in their way. This gives me a better overview so I can track the changes.

    THANKS TO



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    n3ocort3x - AICP Team member
    owain94 - PACman Team member
    vedantgp - CyanFox Team member - Special thanks for a lot of groundwork&more
    josegalre - Special thanks for a lot of groundwork&more
    jrudyk
    msn.debord
    louisjms
    lordbalmon
    septigation
    l3v14n
    5
    SlimBean has Breathing SMS. I should know I ported it ;) (its in MMS settings)
    3
    Thank your for publishing it here as well. This will be helpful for all of us. :good:
    2
    This is fantastic, especially for people new to the custom ROM scene. Another thing that would be cool to add would be examples of features. This could be a quick .gif or screenshot of specific features, so that people could see what a feature is if they've never heard of it.
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    Update 2
    Big change, after all what I read, I finally decided to make the database open to edit for public. Everyone can add ROMs and changes as he wishes to. I only ask users to be resposible and keep everything clean. Feel free to make new entries or correct errors if found. I think this is the best way for the database to grow.
    The 2nd change is the move to another design made by @parker09 that is way nicer and better in my opinion.
    The old one will still stay but won´t be updated anymore I think. So don´t forget to change your current link to the new one.
    BIG THX to everyone in advance who decides to particate on working on the database, I hope the new way is a win for everyone.