Which ROM is best to use in 2023?

[zMaskovip]

Hi guys. I wanted to usher in 2023 by bringing my old ASUS Transformer Pad TF700T back to life.
I've had it since I was a kid, and have tried various Custom Roms over the years.
The last one I installed was the KatKiss with Android 6.0, and the experience wasn't exactly smooth.

Can you recommend me some new ROM to refresh it a bit? I'm open to anything, whether it's upgrading or downgrading, or even installing an entire Linux distro (which would be pretty cool ngl).
I have basic experience with modding android devices, but I would like to experiment with this also to learn something new, so I'm also open to more complex installations.

I'm looking for something that gives me a smooth and stable experience. It doesn't need to be highly customizable or complete, in fact I prefer near-stock android roms.
I simply wish I could do something with this old tablet instead of leaving it in a drawer gathering dust. Every time I look at it, it feels like a shame to have abandoned it like this.

 

[foxcartman1]

Kitkass nougat rom, if you want fast speeds,don't install gapps,Google playstore. Use F-droid. Have this same predicament, has the dock and all. But no development, rom wise, but is linux for it.

 

[WorkerB]

I too have an orignal TF700T that has never performed as expected, being horrendously sluggish from the day I bought it to even just open chrome, let alone run any app.

Now that i'm officially a retired old phart I finally have the time to try to modify this device.

BUT, scouring the web trying to learn and understand what is best to do and how to go about it is like dringing from a firehose. There are so many conflicting posts mostly quite old, with different suggestions that I don't know where to begin.

As a start I have managed to unlock but where to from here? Is there a succinct guide suitable for a noobie to follow that would allow me to easily upgrade the system to be reasonably fast and reliable?

I'd appreciate your wisdom

Thanks

PS. and my avatar is almost a selfie !!

 

[foxcartman1]

I too have an orignal TF700T that has never performed as expected, being horrendously sluggish from the day I bought it to even just open chrome, let alone run any app.

Now that i'm officially a retired old phart I finally have the time to try to modify this device.

BUT, scouring the web trying to learn and understand what is best to do and how to go about it is like dringing from a firehose. There are so many conflicting posts mostly quite old, with different suggestions that I don't know where to begin.

As a start I have managed to unlock but where to from here? Is there a succinct guide suitable for a noobie to follow that would allow me to easily upgrade the system to be reasonably fast and reliable?

I'd appreciate your wisdom

Thanks

PS. and my avatar is almost a selfie !!

Currently running KatKiss 7.1rom on this device,its fast without the playstore, can download a open sourced app store called F-droid... If Im not mistaken, can also use exposed mods but will have to use KatKiss 7.0 rom for it to work.

 

[WorkerB]

Thanks @foxcartman1
Ive yet to bite the bullet . Still reading forum posts trying hard not to disappear down rabbit holes.
I have concluded KatKiss is the way to go. Nougatella #39 7.1.2

As for TWRP, I’m leaning toward the latest available (26) using the TF700t 2.6.3.1 BLOB

I just hope there are no compatibility issues with this choice. I guess time will reveal all…

Thanks again

 

[foxcartman1]

Thanks @foxcartman1
Ive yet to bite the bullet . Still reading forum posts trying hard not to disappear down rabbit holes.
I have concluded KatKiss is the way to go. Nougatella #39 7.1.2

As for TWRP, I’m leaning toward the latest available (26) using the TF700t 2.6.3.1 BLOB

I just hope there are no compatibility issues with this choice. I guess time will reveal all…

Thanks again

TWRP [email protected] is the recovery that I use, Ive had no problems with that one. Flashed many roms with that twrp.

 

[Nektopoli]

Kitkass nougat rom, if you want fast speeds,don't install gapps,Google playstore. Use F-droid. Have this same predicament, has the dock and all. But no development, rom wise, but is linux for it.

Is there a way to install a Linux destro like PopOS or Mint on the TF? - NP

 

[foxcartman1]

Is there a way to install a Linux destro like PopOS or Mint on the TF? - NP

I seen Gentoo for it but looked like it was still in development. Maybe Debian based Sparky Linux, might work being this tab only has 1gb ram, Ive yet to try that, I will ask the developer of sparky linux about it