Most responsive OS?

[sangahm]

After playing around with CM10, 11, and now Mokee44, I'm looking at which is the most responsive version for my HD. My use is mostly to read books, with some web browsing. I like to the look and feel of Mokee, but sometimes things feel like running through molassess.
I updated due to the lack of any new fixes, security or improvements on the older versions, not really due to any new feature add.
What is the general recommendation on the best, most responsive OS version I should be running?

 

[wellersl]

... sometimes things feel like running through molassess.

Isn't that just the nature of the beast?

As only my luck would have it, I dropped my coffee mug on my beloved TAB PRO and shattered the screen. I dug out the ol' HD+ to use while I was waiting for parts. I quickly remembered what I didn't like about it. But I still have it and still appreciate the big, beautiful display. The best performance I could squeeze out of it was with CM12 de-bloated to the absolute bare bones and any and all animations turned off. It felt better, but still suffered form random reboots.

I'll be watching, though. I hope you find a better answer.

 

[nmyshkin]

My husband has been running CM 12.1 for awhile now on his HD (that's the final version of CM 12.1 found in @amaces "obsolete" folder). We had some trouble at one point but it was due to an improperly prepared SD card used for the flashing (my fault...). He's never had any issues with that ROM other than the well-known shut-down issue (I don't think he could be retrained at this point to do anything BUT hold in the power button until the screen goes black!). No unexpected closures or shut-downs. We had one frightening episode of screen blinking but that turned out to be an app update that didn't like the OS, so we figured that out eventually.

I've configured a version of CM 13 for him on a "new" HD. The only issue I've had with it so far is Trebuchet acting squirrely when trying to move/delete home screen icons. I finally just installed Nova Launcher to have done with it. No Wi-Fi issues as seems to be common with Marshmallow ROMs.

I have to say both of these ROMs run pretty well. They don't seem sluggish. Maybe that's because I'm so used to my Nook Tablet which, for all its virtues, is certainly a little slower than the HD (though still very useful). Still, no one would confuse these devices for a brand new "X".

I'd certainly give at least the CM 12.1 a try. We've also run CM 11 before it and there is not much difference except for gaining access to additional apps that would not run under CM 11.

 

[sangahm]

My husband has been running CM 12.1 for awhile now on his HD (that's the final version of CM 12.1 found in @amaces "obsolete" folder). We had some trouble at one point but it was due to an improperly prepared SD card used for the flashing (my fault...). He's never had any issues with that ROM other than the well-known shut-down issue (I don't think he could be retrained at this point to do anything BUT hold in the power button until the screen goes black!). No unexpected closures or shut-downs. We had one frightening episode of screen blinking but that turned out to be an app update that didn't like the OS, so we figured that out eventually.

I've configured a version of CM 13 for him on a "new" HD. The only issue I've had with it so far is Trebuchet acting squirrely when trying to move/delete home screen icons. I finally just installed Nova Launcher to have done with it. No Wi-Fi issues as seems to be common with Marshmallow ROMs.

I have to say both of these ROMs run pretty well. They don't seem sluggish. Maybe that's because I'm so used to my Nook Tablet which, for all its virtues, is certainly a little slower than the HD (though still very useful). Still, no one would confuse these devices for a brand new "X".

I'd certainly give at least the CM 12.1 a try. We've also run CM 11 before it and there is not much difference except for gaining access to additional apps that would not run under CM 11.

Thanks, I'll try that one.

Do you have a link for amaces downloads, or the thread for them?

 

[nmyshkin]

Thanks, I'll try that one.

Do you have a link for amaces downloads, or the thread for them?

The CM 12.1 for hummingbird can be found at https://notredame.app.box.com/s/26a...e&sortDirection=desc&pageSize=20&pageNumber=5

You want the one dated 20151018. That's his final version.

The CM 13 ROM I am currently configuring is at https://notredame.app.box.com/s/26a...e&sortDirection=desc&pageSize=20&pageNumber=4

It's the one dated [20]160129. There may be better-behaved alternatives but I chose this one because we want working HDMI and it seems to be the last one with that functionality.

Edit: Whoops! Almost forgot that you also need to flash SuperSU_v.2.46.zip to enable full root for either ROM.

 

[eyzakfunk]

I know this thread is a bit old, but I would recommend the AOSP 6 version of this ROM with nano gapps. ( https://builds.unlegacy-android.org ) Even though the 7.1 builds are fine, they're just a bit more buggy than Android 6. There are still weekly updates and the performance and battery have been great for me. I'm not running it without root so I can't comment on that. I also don't know about HDMI functionality.

 

[nmyshkin]

I know this thread is a bit old, but I would recommend the AOSP 6 version of this ROM with nano gapps. ( https://builds.unlegacy-android.org ) Even though the 7.1 builds are fine, they're just a bit more buggy than Android 6. There are still weekly updates and the performance and battery have been great for me. I'm not running it with root so I can't comment on that. I also don't know about HDMI functionality.

Wow! What a potential treasure trove. We're really happy with the CM 13 ROM I referenced above, but I'm going to take a look at the AOSP 6 ROMs and check out the HDMI--not to mention the shut-down issue.

I see a slew of 7.1 ROMs for acclaim!!!

Do we know who the developer is?

 

[eyzakfunk]

Wow! What a potential treasure trove. We're really happy with the CM 13 ROM I referenced above, but I'm going to take a look at the AOSP 6 ROMs and check out the HDMI--not to mention the shut-down issue.

I see a slew of 7.1 ROMs for acclaim!!!

Do we know who the developer is?

I believe it's amaces. Same dev as the CM builds, but the Unlegacy Project is definitely smoother than the AOSP builds he posts. And no shut off issue for me, only a problem with auto rotate sometimes not working. That's easily fixed with a reboot though.

 

[secretwolf98]

The CM 12.1 for hummingbird can be found at https://notredame.app.box.com/s/26a...e&sortDirection=desc&pageSize=20&pageNumber=5

You want the one dated 20151018. That's his final version.

The CM 13 ROM I am currently configuring is at https://notredame.app.box.com/s/26a...e&sortDirection=desc&pageSize=20&pageNumber=4

It's the one dated [20]160129. There may be better-behaved alternatives but I chose this one because we want working HDMI and it seems to be the last one with that functionality.

Edit: Whoops! Almost forgot that you also need to flash SuperSU_v.2.46.zip to enable full root for either ROM.

Those ROMs you don't need to flash ROOT. You enable that by Settings -----> Android Debug (or something like that)

 

[nmyshkin]

Those ROMs you don't need to flash ROOT. You enable that by Settings -----> Android Debug (or something like that)

It may be. I've got the SU zip on the SD card I used to flash both ROMs so I assume I used it. Been flashing a lot of ROMs lately. They all run together after awhile!

 

[secretwolf98]

It may be. I've got the SU zip on the SD card I used to flash both ROMs so I assume I used it. Been flashing a lot of ROMs lately. They all run together after awhile!

What ROM do you recommend for hummingbird? I don't use HDMI and I don't use it for reading.

 

[nmyshkin]

What ROM do you recommend for hummingbird? I don't use HDMI and I don't use it for reading.

I'm probably not the best person to ask. It's my husband with the HD and he mainly uses it for video (Kodi, MX Player), some browsing, and comics (Perfect Viewer). The HDMI is really important to him so that's the first filter in choosing a ROM. He also has a low tolerance for bugs. The shut-down issue is about all he can deal with. For him, the CM 13 ROM is just about perfect. When I was setting it up I was also impressed, once I replaced the launcher.

But there's been a lot of work done since CM 13 so......

 

[secretwolf98]

I'm probably not the best person to ask. It's my husband with the HD and he mainly uses it for video (Kodi, MX Player), some browsing, and comics (Perfect Viewer). The HDMI is really important to him so that's the first filter in choosing a ROM. He also has a low tolerance for bugs. The shut-down issue is about all he can deal with. For him, the CM 13 ROM is just about perfect. When I was setting it up I was also impressed, once I replaced the launcher.

But there's been a lot of work done since CM 13 so......

If we could get the right side up screen and latest LineageOS 13 with everything working, I would be so happy and I would use that. That concludes the shut down bug, and battery eating really fast. I also don't like lag. I do video games, so that won't work well with the lag.

 

[xdause]

I think I installed the unlegacy 6.0.1 ovation for my hd+ but my video playback is very stuttering with audio on the default gallery app. I installed dolphin and tried youtube and the video/audio sutters alot. Anyone have this problem? It is very responsive and reading books is great but this media playback problem is an issue as the screen to too beautiful for just reading documents. I did search and notice one person or twohaving this problem but I'll ask anyway cause that was a few years ago and I can't seem to narrow down a solution if there is any. It's a new install with just 3 apps running.