yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Rezound] BBEgo:
DNA review, as promised, from a NilsP ROM Uber-fan

Well, I got my DNA. My girl picked it up for me yesterday. She can't keep a secret from me to save her soul, and she's even worse when it comes to presents! LOL

My GOD, this thing is fast.

I already miss the extra features of your ROMs, Nils, but the performance and appearance of this beast are making up for it in spades.

Nils, you MUST get this phone. OMG, it's fantastic.

18,775 Antutu Score

8007 Quadrant

I've never seen Sense run so effortlessly, and the screen is absolutely brilliant.

When I got up this morning, I had notifications that triggered the LED indicator. Man, that thing is like a laser pointer. And it has one on both sides. So when I picked up the phone, I saw that two walls in my bedroom had little focused beams lights bouncing off them. Those suckers are bright, so make sure you don't accidentally point it at your lover while they are sleeping.
[HTC Rezound] bik2101:
are build.prop tweaks tied into the kernel? basically i'm wondering if i'll lose the tweaks if i flash a different kernel.
[HTC Rezound] mjh68:
How do I turn off the sounds for the button presses.
[HTC Rezound] bik2101:
settings-->sounds-->uncheck touch sounds
[HTC Rezound] Sheldor1967:
Look forward to hearing about your battery life...
[HTC Rezound] bowen873:
Nils, any way to get html working with exchange on this rom? So far Newt's is the only one that it's worked on for me. I wasn't sure if it's something you can configure.
[HTC Rezound] BBEgo:
Battery life is a tough one for me to judge during a weekday, cuz my reception at work sucks. The weekend will be a more fair assessment.

So far, though, it's looking about the same as my Rezound with the extended battery.

Sent from my HTC DNA
[HTC Rezound] googlelover:
Why only $360? If your plan went up 20 bucks a month that's 480 dollars extra you'd be spending during your contract time for the luxury of losing unlimited data, and don't forget the phone still costs 200+ dollars when you upgrade.

Your spending limit should be like 680, and you can go buy a brand new DNA no contract on craigslist and ebay for around 500 bucks. You would actually save 180 dollars over 2 years AND keep your unlimited data if you bought the phone off-contract.

Don't know why anyone would even consider upgrading if they have unlimited data :|

One thing to keep in mind with bestbuy, I believe they get a commission for each phone they sell on contract from Verizon, and if they sell a phone off-contract they have to raise the prices because they pay full retail, and would get no profit from selling the phone.

For example, here are the off-contract prices for a new Droid DNA from different places (Craigslist price is just my local craigslist)

Bestbuy off-contract price = 750

Verizon off contract price = 600

Ebay price = 550 (roughly)

Craigslist price = 500

Also, don't forget that the phone, regardless of where you buy it, has a 1 year manufacturer warranty on it.

Oh, just thought I'd throw this in there so I'm not completely driving nils' thread off topic. I love your rom. I've tried to go to different roms, but I always come back. I've had almost zero bugs with your rom, the performance is amazing, and so far, minus AOSP roms which I can't use since my Rez likes to just ignore calls when I do, I've gotten the best battery life. Keep up the good work!
[HTC Rezound] mcdanielvzw:
I said $360 because I'm not willing to pay more than that (maybe $400 but that's pushing it), personally. Generally speaking within a few months you can find new phones around that price that are like new or flawless. I wouldn't upgrade and lose unlimited data, but unless something is wrong with my phone I can't justify spending what a brand new phone costs (unless I've had a phone for many many years and it's on it's death bed).
[HTC Rezound] googlelover:
I was coming from the trying to get the latest and greatest standpoint, which I thought you were also coming from.

Otherwise I agree with you fully :D That's actually my plan, just wait for the phone I want to hit the price I want and swoop it up!
[HTC Rezound] mcdanielvzw:
I work in IT, and laugh inside at customers who have to have the latest and greatest for the sake of having it... .which will be outdated in a week, LOL. Fast and stable works for me (hint hint to Nils' ROMs). I still want a phone with touchscreen lapdock running one of Nils ROMs.... as long as I get HTC widgets! That's a niche market that is still under-served, with dual and quad core phones especially!
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
I did a quick search on craigslist and found that the rez is going for $150=$200 and the galaxy s3 is going for $300-$400 in my area. That seems pretty good. They are used but in the pic's they look mint
[HTC Rezound] eharvey:
A quick and big --> Thank You!

Wow, I'm a little late to the game, but I wanted to say nice work and thanks for the ROM. Exactly what I wanted for my Rezound for xmas...

Happy Holidays to all!

:)
[HTC Rezound] xustfosorcim:
What this guy said! A nice surprise to see my phone working kind of the way I want it to.

I haven't checked the camera out yet. Were the camera hacks included with this ROM?
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Yes, mods to make it work better without the full image size to max.
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
Just wanted to stop in and wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Hope everyone has a safe and happy one
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
And the same to you my friend.
[HTC Rezound] izgil82:
I'm on the Global RUU. Came from Nils' Sense 3.6. Is this Rom not Global? Cuz in a "preferred network mode" there's only lte/cdma and cdma only.
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Nope, sorry it's not
[HTC Rezound] xustfosorcim:
Thanks for the quick response! The pictures work great, when the camera isn't crashing.

Any fixes for this? You go to take a picture and the camera app just goes away. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Also, you can't zoom.

I followed the RUU instructions in the first post, and flashed the ROM following instructions in the first post. S-On.
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
I'm pretty sure you have to take it out of auto focus and use something like portrait mode focus
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Some people had to turn off face detection
[HTC Rezound] izgil82:
Oh man, thanks so much for this Rom.

---It's much snappier (at least in my case) than the 3.6 version

---The lag when I press the Power button to wake the phone up is almost non-existent

---No more of that annoying keyboard icon in the notification bar while typing a message

---Awesome black theming for the small clock/weather widget

The three things that I would've changed were to make the Rosie fully transparent, be able to change the toggles around in the Quick Settings, and move the volume progress bar from the middle of the screen to up top (when you're changing the volume). Oh, and maybe global function too.

Also, the battery seems to be better as well; after 9 hours and 45 minutes I still got 52% left. Not that I haven't been using my phone at all all day; just some texts, facebook, messing around here and there. Oh, and I'm using a 1750 zcell battery.

Anyway, much better performance overall than what it was on 3.6 for me. Thanks a lot again
[HTC Rezound] Mechadan:
This is what fixed it for me. I did not have to disable auto-focus. Only face detection.
[HTC Rezound] v941726:
Where is panorama for the camera?

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[HTC Rezound] Jacrushar:
Tap on the A
[HTC Rezound] RAMBOcoder:
i'm new, i bought a used rezound and it's s-on. running latest OTA RUU. Bootloader unlocked.

When I install using Aroma, says will reboot to install kernal, and i'm just left at the bootloader screen. What do I do? If I reboot the phone i'm just in a neverending android loading screen w the wavy droid.

btw i'm usng this phone overseas do I need a global rom? Is this rom global?
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Turn off face detection
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
Nil's has a sense 3.6 rom the is global, Give that a try.

Wipe all, cache and d cache Not sure if you are on the old gingerbread firmware or the new Ice cream firmware, When you tired to flash this what option did you pick, Im guessing you picked S-On but did you pick the GB firmware patch?
[HTC Rezound] Mechadan:
I came from the global RUU and sometimes the boot animation would not go away on the first boot after install. My workaround was after the ROM loaded and restarted into bootloader, I selected the top option (fastboot?) then said yes to the update. Then I would get the endless animation. I then pulled the battery, pulled the SD Card, and booted with the SD Card removed. This let the ROM boot up. Next step was I pulled battery again, put the SD Card back in and everything worked fine.

I later found that a dalvik cache wipe after the ROM install and bootloader update seemed to accomplish the same thing.

Just some things to try.
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
Also dont forget this important step for S-on user that is in post #1---▪ Remove the S-ON PH98IMG.zip from your SD Card as soon as possible so you don't have bootloader problems later.
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Sounds like you didn't hit power when it got to the bootloader so the kernel did not install
[HTC Rezound] nolimit78:
Is 'long press to kill app' included in this rom? I haven't found it but I figured I would ask. If not, is there something I could be looking for? I tried searching and didn't come up with much. Thanks!
[HTC Rezound] xustfosorcim:
So far that seems to have done the trick!

Thanks again!!!
[HTC Rezound] stkiswr:
I've done some digging with no success. Anyone know where I can find a stock skin but inverted? I found one for a DNA but it doesn't work. Other than that Rom is perfect for sense lovers. Great all around.
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Food for thought!!!!

And looking at the equipment most everything in the phone is better
[HTC Rezound] LunaticSerenade:
Have to love perspective!
[HTC Rezound] xustfosorcim:
My only complaints:

1) Battery life (duh). Possible to undervolt the CPU a little bit? Another kernel that plays nicely, or something?

2) Google now constantly tells me that an update is available. Any way to get this done?

3) ?????? that's it?!

Just mild annoyances? AM I SERIOUSLY ALMOST HAPPY WITH THIS PHONE? What kind of sorcery is this, Nil?!
[HTC Rezound] stkiswr:
For me battery life is great. I got 4 hrs screen on time today out of the HTC OEM extended. On stock batteries I avg 2.5 screen time no problem. No WiFi just 4g

I chose not to do google now because I find it unreliable and that is,not this Rom its all. I haven't found one that works as good as a jellybean Rom. For me,the browser gets wonky with the google now zip.

Maybe it's me but my experience is fantastic on this Rom. Runs great. Works great. Solid.

One issue I can't do is stream my gallery videos to my Xbox but my pics stream no problem. I don't fault nilsp.
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Thanks to Carlos (id?) for the donation.

Much appreciated
[HTC Rezound] stkiswr:
Hey NilsP is there any tips to being able to share gallery videos with my Xbox? I am able to stream photos perfectly. Not a major deal if it just won't work but it have been very convenient sharing pics of my kids to the 360 when family comes over. They can look at my 65 instead of over my shoulder haha.
[HTC Rezound] v941726:
Why the heck does my built in voicemail keep showing in the notification bar? I use youmail. I can't even find the app. How do I turn it off? All voicemail gets routed to youmail. So wtf? This happens every now and then. With no app, how can I turn it off

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[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
Im not sure this is what you are looking for, but I think it is.

to change your voice mail notifications try to go here

settings/call in there there are two option for voice mail, voicemail service and voicemail settings. I use the standard voicemail so I dont know if those two sections will let you change what you need, worth a try
[HTC Rezound] v941726:
Tried it. It's the notification thing. But there are no voicemails. They get routed to youmail. When I click on the one in the notification bar, all it does is ask me to leave myself a voicemail

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[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
That must be the way YouMail is handling it and not convincing VZW that there is no voice mail. Check YouMail settings and see if there is anything there that helps.
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
Have you had the same issue on other roms? just asking to see if its a specific rom issue or just a general issue with youmail
[HTC Rezound] LunaticSerenade:
You may also want to try disabling youmail, then calling your VZW voice mail. That cleared it up for me the one time it happened.
[HTC Rezound] v941726:
I ended up finding a "clear voicemail" option somewhere. Can't remember where though. Thanks all. Will post later when I find it again

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[HTC Rezound] v941726:
Wish someone could explain the file system. I have plenty of room. But I couldn't update an app. Internal storage is almost 9gb. External is about 12gb free. I tell every app to store on sd. Apparently they are not. Can't seem to back up my storage anymore either. Anything?

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[HTC Rezound] PeterDLai:
Any mirrors for the download of this ROM? It seems like the HTC Tweaker website is down.
[HTC Rezound] zx12dak:
Re: [ROM][12-9-12][V2.10] Nils' Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense 4.0 [Aroma Installer]

I have been running this Rom a few weeks and it's been great... But the last few days the camera keeps crashing. If I fix permissions in recovery it helps and it will work for a while then mess up again. Fixing permissions via the Rom does not help at all. Anyone having this problem?
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Re: [ROM][12-9-12][V2.10] Nils' Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense 4.0 [Aroma Installer]

Turn off face detection and also clear cache and dalvik in recovery
[HTC Rezound] zx12dak:
Re: [ROM][12-9-12][V2.10] Nils' Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense 4.0 [Aroma Installer]

Ok. I'll try that. Thanks!
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
Thanks for the update Nil's
[HTC Rezound] sergerdar:
hello. download link not work:(
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Re: [ROM][12-9-12][V2.10] Nils' Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense 4.0 [Aroma Installer]

Goo.im is working on it
[HTC Rezound] sergerdar:
My rezound gsm.your rom gsm not work.LTE and cdma.help please gsm
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Not supported on this ROM. Try the 3.6 ROM
[HTC Rezound] sergerdar:
I understand thanks.
[HTC Rezound] ezflip:
Has anyone used this ROM with appradio 2 and ARLiberator? I am really thinking about picking up an appradio 2 but only if the functionality is there is this ROM.
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
Hey Nil's

Just checking in to say all is still well with this ROM, No issues have cropped up, I've been on it since day one.

The grass cannot be greener on the other side, Thanks for the great work 8D
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Re: [ROM][12-9-12][V2.10] Nils' Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense 4.0 [Aroma Installer]

Thanks

I am working on a minor OTA. Mostly updated apps and minor graphics..
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
Nice, I am looking forward to it
[HTC Rezound] warlock999:
How do I install VVM using this .zip file? When I go to the ES Explorer, I don't get an install option and there is no .apk file in the .zip archive.

PS. I donated! And, all of you should as well. This is good work by NILS!
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
You need to download the apk in post 3 and install it like any other app. The zip is only if you are on an old version of the ROM.

Thanks for the donation. Very much appreciated
[HTC Rezound] warlock999:
OOOK. Figured it out. When you follow the link, the GOO site SAYS it is downloading VVM.APK, BUT it is downloading VVM.ZIP. You need to RENAME VVM.ZIP to VVM.APK and then you can install using File Explorer.

This may be a download issue or a typo.
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Re: [ROM][12-9-12][V2.10] Nils' Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense 4.0 [Aroma Installer]

I will check out the 2 links. Thanks

UPDATE: What browser are you using? It downloaded as an APK for me with FireFox on my PC and the stock browser on my phone.
[HTC Rezound] eharvey:
Thanks again!

I just wanted to pop by as I was in the neighborhood, and say thanks again for this ROM. I've used it now since December, and it is fantastic. I find it to be a little laggy multitasking, but hey, it is to be expected considering HTC did not put sense 4.0 on this ICS version for a reason.

Anyhow, kudos to you for such a stable and wonderful ROM! I really don't understand how I could have overlooked your ROMS in the past.

This just came to me, so I will ask and maybe you know...I really liked the stocks and friend stream widgets from 3.6 over the 4.0 ones. HTC tried to go more "white" background and for these, I actually don't like it as much. Any way to port the 3.6 widgets over to this ROM? Of course, I am sure it wouldnt be as easy as replacing/adding a file or runniing a apk...:)
[HTC Rezound] ezflip:
Answering my own question here, but no, the appradio2 with ARLiberator does not work with this ROM because of the HDMI issues this ROM has. I switched back to 3.6 for now and that works great!!!!

NilsP, any update on the HDMI issues, or do you think we are SOL on Sense 4.0?
[HTC Rezound] Lazy8:
Can't get past the sim unlock

Hi all, looks like an awesome ROM, I ran yours on the incredible for a long time and decided to try out this one on my Rez...

But after a successful install it loads up and prompts for the sim unlock code...no matter how many times I try it just resets and loops...over and over to the sim unlock.

I pulled my sim card and it will then load into tron but of course I can't do anything. I install the sim card back and it prompts again.

I just came from a cleaned up ICS rom and ran TRON successfully but I can't figure out what the heck is going on :(

Would really appreciate any help in getting this working.

Thanks

******SOLVED******

I loaded up TRON again and while in I removed the SIM LOCK PIN..then reloaded Nils ROM and all works...I haven't re enabled the sim lock yet...guessing it's broken and won't work.

Great ROM though so far :)
[HTC Rezound] xustfosorcim:
So, i've had some really really serious performance issues lately. The phone has been too sluggish to do anything on it, even listen to music. I've tried wiping cache in all programs I use, many many reboots, and the issue still persists. Any way to troubleshoot? Nearly everything times out when I go to open it, even the gmail app. I haven't gotten any new apps in quite a long time, and I haven't changed any settings...aside from tidying up my google contacts (which actually works now?!?!?!?!)
[HTC Rezound] GordoGuapo:
Re: [ROM][12-9-12][V2.10] Nils' Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense 4.0 [Aroma Installer]

Sounds like it's time for a factory wipe and/or a fresh flash. Also: avoid titanium-backup restores or other app restores. Best to start from scratch.
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
you said you have cleared app cache in apps but have you rebooted into recovery and cleared cache and d cache?

that will freshin things up for ya, if that doesnt work it could be one of your apps have gone awol, you could start removing apps one by one with a reboot in between each uninstall to see if that helps
[HTC Rezound] NilsP:
Re: [ROM][12-9-12][V2.10] Nils' Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense 4.0 [Aroma Installer]

This is a good rule of thumb if things get sluggish or break
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
Actually I do this 1-2 month, just to keep things fresh, kinda like washing your car, it keeps it squeaky clean. I have been on this rom so long with no issues with anything I use. I do have flash withdrawal tho, not like the Dinc days where I could flash at will just because
[HTC Rezound] izgil82:
Is anyone getting an error message "No app can open this attachment for viewing" when trying to download an mp3 file from a gmail app? I was able to do that on 3.6 version but not on this one for some reason.
[HTC Rezound] v941726:
Re: [ROM][12-9-12][V2.10] Nils' Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense 4.0 [Aroma Installer]

I still say a lot of issues come from the way this phone handles memory. Sometimes I can't find things. Things (apps, pics, music, etc.) disappear. Even though you tell the app where to put it.

Anything that goes to either of the 2 internal memory locations, then maybe you will find it the next day.

No one ever has an answer for this. There is so much wasted memory on this phone. Very aggravating when you can't find a pic or some music you just downloaded. Even ES file explorer gets confused

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[HTC Rezound] redbean25:
Do you have all the latest firmware? I have never had this problem. Not once.
[HTC Rezound] v941726:
Re: [ROM][12-9-12][V2.10] Nils' Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense 4.0 [Aroma Installer]

I believe so. I follow this forum everyday practically. Can you please give me a rundown of versions to compare? Page 1 is sort of scattered a bit and I have had to use my phone a lot lately. Laptop is down right now. Also, I may be missing something

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[HTC Rezound] redbean25:
1) take a screen shot of the following : settings->About->Software information->More

2) It would also be good to know what HBOOT you are running. Boot into HBOOT and note the version, then post that here. You get into HBOOT by powering off the phone, then holding the VOLUME DOWN button while you press POWER. That will get you into the Bootloader.
[HTC Rezound] v941726:
Re: [ROM][12-9-12][V2.10] Nils' Business ICS 4.0.3 Sense 4.0 [Aroma Installer]

Hboot is 2.27

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[HTC Rezound] redbean25:
Well, 2.27 is the "latest and greatest", so you probably have flashed at least the latest OTA, and maybe the Global RUU, so the firmware should be up to date. I'm not quite sure why you have these issues. I don't really hear this complaint too often anymore.
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
Can you believe that the Dinc is getting yet another ota update? and we get nada for the Rezound

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/02/08/original-droid-incredible-reboot-fixing-update-now-rolling-out/
[HTC Rezound] jmk32:
Just jumped on this ROM after being on Newts OneXXX for at least the past 9 months or so (was the first Sense 4.0, so I jumped on that first after rooted), but it started to become unstable for me, plus holding the back button to force close apps was too touchy and kept closing important apps like text messaging, so I didn't get messages).

Anyways, I was on plenty of Nils Business Sense ROM's on my last phone (DINC) and liked them a lot - very stable and good, so decided to jump back on Nil's ship.

However, I've been having some issues with the ROM and hoping to get some help:

- Camera - lots of unfocused pix (I did have to uncheck face detection in order for it not to crash, which could be part of the problem). Lot more unusable pix than I'm used to - very frustrating. Resorted to trying some other cameras like Camera ICS from the Market, but it crashes.

- Ext SD card - keeps unmounting after reboots. Have to manually remount it way too often

- 4G/mobile signal doesn't always turn on automatically upon reboot (need to manually turn mobile data on and off to get it).

- GPS lock is definitely a lot slower

Biggest deals for me are the first 2. What can be done to fix? I'd love to make this ROM my daily driver, but need to get these fixed...

Thanks!!
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
bummer you are having issues, I did not experience any of your issues.

Have you flashed the latest firmware? or are you still on the old GB firmware.

if you are still on the old firmware I highly recommend flashing the new, tons of benefits from doing so. detailed directions and RUU download in post #3
[HTC Rezound] jmk32:
I did flash the latest global RUU awhile back, so I should be up to date on that.
[HTC Rezound] Hitch_Itch:
My suggestion would be to wipe out everything and run a fresh flash, you should not be having those issue, maybe something went wrong upon the first flash, since you are on the latest firmware make sure you dont choose the firmware patch in the aroma setup.

Before you do the new flash you can always reboot into recovery and clear your cache and D cache, reboot and see if its any better, If not fresh flash is in order.

This rom runs like clockwork

Let us know what happens