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[General Topics] kdizzleh85:
Complete agree here man. Mijjah has been creating the best roms/themes since I was in diapers. I have always been were he has gone in order to follow his genius. Only dev who has really responded directly and seems to be in a place to help up and comers.

Just saying....

The best dev around and helps with anything regardless of donations and personal advances.

Again Happy B-Day
[General Topics] cooldude9119:
Hi i'm thankful for nobodtAtall for all his developements in the older Xperia devices, nAa is a great developer thanks to whom the X8 devices get good jb builds. I mean sony stopped support for X* in foryo but this great guy is developing both kernel and rom for this device and thanks to him its getting jb working on it & when i asked him to support the latest xperia devices (2011 series) he aggred to do it. This guy is really great
[General Topics] thoughtlesskyle:
My favorite developer is Myn/Incubus26jc and team warm,

I have run warm roms on almost all of my devices, they are always a good mix of style and new functions, and personally the reason why those 2 dev's are my favorites, is partly their work, but mostly because they were the dev's that got me into developing and theming.

To this day I can PM one of them, or get in touch with them on Gtalk and they will give me suggestions, and as much help as i need. They have been a big influence on my work and Myn even offered my team (team D3rp) the chance to continue the Warm ROM line on a device other than the SGS3 that they have all moved to.

and that is my reasoning
[General Topics] :
I would like to nominate Quarx.

Motorola have a deserved bad reputation for firmware, and Quarx was the man who gave the Motorola Defy CM7 and CM10, and now even a custom kernel.

Without his help, the Defy would be stuck on 2.2 (2.3 in some cases) motorola firmware that was unable to run maps without crashing. It turned an almost useless phone into something phenomenal. Up until the release of the Sony Acro S, it was the only waterproof, ruggedised phone out there that wasn't low-resolution or low-powered. It was a brilliant piece of hardware let down by terrible software and Quarx was teh central man to fixing that. Not to say that there was not good work put in by others, but Quarx was the main man.
[General Topics] joemhewitt:
The best developer on the Galaxy Player forum in Supermaster34. There are other people contributing to getting camera on ICS but he/she does the most.
[General Topics] Naddict:
I concur with and support mijjah74... Case closed...

Plus, he is a handsome and caring individual who saves animals...

Just give to him and we can all relax... :D
[General Topics] travisw0204:
I can honestly say I am thankful for mikeyxda. I've used many Roms in the past from the PPC-6700 all the way up to my current EVO LTE. Most of the Devs were awesome but Mikey goes above and beyond for his users. I usually donate to Devs but for Mikey I've given multiple donations because he is just that great at what he does. The attention that he pays to detail is unmatched and his Roms are rock solid out the box with everything working. The best thing I like about Mikey is that he is in the trenches with us. You can ask the same question over and over and if there's something you don't understand, he will gladly answer it unlike some Devs who blast you for asking a question EVEN IF you read the Op fully and don't understand still. Mikey is always available to his users. He also doesn't discourage others from using other Roms which is unheard of for a Dev that is as good as he is. He is so confident in what he puts out that he knows once you use it, you'll continue to use it or, at the least, you will save it as a nandroid backup if you try something else. I've even tried venturing out to other Roms on the LTE and I keep coming back to MeanRom because it flat out WORKS! My experience with the EVO LTE has been great and that's all due to Mikey and MeanRom. Mikey is a GREAT DEVELOPER and more than just a Contributor as his title states. I'm not only here for the contest but also to plead with the XDA Gods to make Mikey a RD. I know there's a process but his recognition is long past due. His name pops up in a lot of different Roms because Devs are using his work to run their own Roms. I think, when you get to that point, you're more than just a Contributor. You then are part of the reason why most of us root in the first place. There are many Devs out there but the ones that remain consistent and ground breaking are the ones that sit atop the XDA throne and I truly, wholeheartedly believe that's Mikey all day and twice on Sunday.
[General Topics] th3controller:
The developer I'm most thankful for would have to be Bhundven. Without him our device would still be stuck at Gingerbread. He always works at his best when releasing a build, and currently he is working on an Aries Kernel for our device. Everyone in the community appreciates all of his work and all his contributions. Not only that but he is part of a great team of developers that he works side by side to bring out the best for our device. As far as I'm concerned he deserves a reward because he contributes as much time as possible for our device while still doing the things he does in real life.
[General Topics] th3lawmak3r76:
Joedeuce

I am immensely thankful for the developer joedeuce. He stuck with the Inspire 4g/Desire HD while every other developer in "The Family"had left. He had customizations on his redemption rom before anybody else that i know of in the I4G/DHD community did.Joedeuce made my phone in my opinion better beyond belief. The palringo chatroom that you spend time on is wonderful! It helps you get in touch directly with the users of your ROM which i have seen not many devs do, at least in this form.My I4G now runs ICS perfectly and is as smooth as stock gingerbread with the Redemption ROM! So thank you again joedeuce as you have made the best rom for the inspire/desire hd.

Link to his profile:http://http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=836059
[General Topics] TrayLunch:
+1, and if multiple entries were allowed, I would throw bigtoysrock and rwilco12 into the same pool, for I feel they have contributed almost as much as he has. I will instead take solace in knowing that we are all backing the same dev for all of his amazing contributions and community spirit. MIJJAH74 FTW!

Since I can only nominate one dev, I'm nominating rwilco12's post as winner as well. I wanted to back it with more than just a thanks. I don't feel like I've done enough for the community to deserve a Nexus 7, but that guy has.

EDIT: Might I also add that the Nexus 7 community would GREATLY benefit from the addition of those two individuals.

Elite Tester for Mijjz Goodness
[General Topics] manwithmanypiercings:
I'm thankful for ManelScout4Life http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=349119 and his JellyBeer ROM http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1979080. I've enjoyed every ROM he's done and he seems to do them better than the original developers sometimes. His current version JellyBeer has been smooth and reboot free for me which is a must since i'm on my phone ALOT throughout the day. Battery life has also been phenomenal. I have tried many custom ROMs for my Note and always go directly back to his. I was even set to stay on one of his ROMs that went official and after flashing the official ROM I had a ton of issues. I have to say that almost anything he makes works almost/near flawlessly compared to anything Official that I've tried. I'm also thankful that he made it through Hurricane Sandy alright as it affected many people in the North East.
[General Topics] johnthehillbilly:
My favorite dev? ... mattlgroff , no contest!! Without Matt, my razr would essentially be useless.but it alive and well. thanx to his Razr Utilitie(s) .... Matt is also an inspiration to those of us at "entry level" developing and Android programming...Although i would love to win the Nexus 7, my entry to this contest is primarily to (hopefully) give Matt a better chance at winning.... so his horizons can be expanded. Thank you MATTLGROFF for all you do, and good luck !!
[General Topics] jojoost:
The dev I would like to thank is Bedalus, because he has been on the Nexus S for quite a while.

At first he started doing benchmarks of rom and kernel combos. He now makes the best kernel that has ever existed for the Nexus S. The best feature of this kernel is MTP, which our phone never supported before!

Great shoutouts to him and I hope you will win the Nexus 7!!

Which will make me win one as well :highfive: :laugh:

Once again, thanks Bedalus
[General Topics] bigtoysrock:
I feel the same way about mijjah74, he's more than my favorite dev by a long shot!! He's a great friend and helps everyone that asks for it. Thanks for what you do, have done and will do!

Huge thanks to Rwilco12 also!! Having you around makes my job so much easier.
[General Topics] hevivito:
I am thankful for ::indie::, gokhanmoral, and AndreLux developments. Without them I look stiff using the stock firmware. They have built many ROM, Kernel and builds and maintains Custom Stock Firmware, for just about every Samsung Galaxy S3, including of course devices he does not even own. They are the nicest developments as well, genuinely helpful, and is not interested in donations for himself. He is a true master of Linux and an Android expert. He also develops for may other Samsung smartphones, I think. They have made our devices like new devices, with all of the usual Custom Stock Firmware goodies. Thank You very much.
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I have to say out of all of the developers I've had the pleasure to use the work of (and there were many, I change devices more than I change clothes it seems) IAmTheOneTheyCallNeo is by far the most talented, and just as importantly, the most fun. Whether its pulling in a ROM under 100MB or naming that same ROM (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻, Neo brings in an awesome mix of amazing development and silly laid back humor that makes every thread a pleasure to be a part of, even when there are no issues to be had.

Every thread is a mix of silly and serious, from Gangnam Style to GPS fixes, and for once I find myself crazy active in a thread for a ROM that is mostly stable and doesn't have many problems, just for the silly stuff.

So for bringing not one, but eight amazing ROMs to the HTC Rezound (and they're all amazing, I've used all eight) and always offering a laugh as well as a helping hand for all of them, I have to say Neo is my favorite developer on XDA.

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻
[General Topics] tallblazer124:
My vote would be for Mijjah also. He is so involved with the community and he fulfills all of the request that are possible to be fulfilled by his users. First of its his birthday and all he is still trying to release his latest build for gs3.

He has turned the gs3 and the gs2 into a better beast with all of the latest cutting edges tools and mods. I love the fact that he never pushes for donations he just does great work for his users without expecting anything in return. His ROM's has a built in updater that makes it so easy to update and modify. Users rarely has to ask for an update because when They want something new they just navigate to the cooked in updater. Finally he is a teacher. I was a heavy Iphone and Windows Mobile user and knew nothing about android. When I started following his work and had trouble shooting issues, He went into great detail about what is the problem and how to fix it. Now I am fixing everyone phones.
[General Topics] Kwinn123:
Favorite dev(team) is the liquidsmooth devs so helpfull and such a great rom! fastest most customisable most stable AOSP rom for One X also there constantly updating 4.2 stuff next update!!!
[General Topics] Tomaxda:
Does it need to be strictly a 'developer'? There are lots of people on XDA (and elsewhere) who contribute a great deal to the XDA and Android communities in other capacities.

I'm thinking of efrant, who is a Nexus guy from Montreal, Canada and has 3600 thanks!

I have no one particular story, but have seen him patiently help endless number of people (including myself) with flashing and modifying their phones. He runs a number of threads and keeps the the information in this up-to-date and accurate. I particularly want to stress that we in Canada have had a tough time with the Galaxy Nexus - we were on 4.0.1/4.0.2 until September! I am very pleased that Google felt our pain and has gone to such lengths with the Nexus 4 (bypassing all of our carriers) to ensure that the problems we had getting our updates won't happen again, but in the meanwhile efrant was the salvation of many a poor Canuck who managed to jump from 4.0.1 to 4.1 with his help!

(I have no personal connection to efrant.)
[General Topics] kancherlapraneeth:
I am really thankful to h8rift and rohan32.

When i bought HTC ONE X ( ATT version ) I thought 16 GB onboard storage will be enough for me.. But on usage I ran out of space.. Now these guys with their awesome hard work got USB OTG working ( self powered ) on one x .. Now i am just plugging in usb drives to one x .. I am thankful to all devs over xda, but this came out of my experience with xda and one x
[General Topics] jags_the1:
i would have to go for h8rift

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2703964
[General Topics] mixan:
::indie::

::indie:: and Omega ROMs on Galaxy s3 is Best!

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2576548
[General Topics] lucidlust:
Say Grace!

Much like the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving opening when Charlie was going to kick the football, I thought there was no way Motorola was going to play a trick on me when I bought the Droid Bionic. With promised update dates passing by and no hope in sight I turned to the trusty XDA site. With the love forgotten for one of Motorola's flagship phones I'm very thankful for the love from the Android community. Stuck on GB there were ICS Roms everywhere. There are many great devs on this forum so it is very hard to single one in particular out. Night after night of crack flashing and even coming close to BRICKING my phone (multiple times) none of the great Roms or themes could have been enjoyed without knowing they have been flashed on the Safe Side of my partition with the help of HASHCODE http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=4243514 and his work with SAFESTRAP!
[General Topics] Anonyless:
Seems like Quarx is getting it. My vote goes for GadgetCheck.
[General Topics] bhupatib:
Quarx

His great work of porting latest android versions and supporting them through continued developments is really much appreciated.
[General Topics] LeGone:
I just want to say a big thank to my favorite developers : Indie - http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2576548

His job is very great for my Samsung S3 and before for my Samsung S2. He give my lots of solutions for any problemes ...:good:

Sorry for my bad english...So I vote for Indie.
[General Topics] vladakster:
Agree

I can't agree more!

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2576548
[General Topics] tntnt:
I love the work of NRGZ28 in the old Windows Mobile HTC Touch Pro and HD2 and also in Android ICS, but he hasn't been on lately.

So bruce2728 has to be my choice because of the great job in CM10 rom for Sensation.
[General Topics] DonPhelippe:
Bruce2728 ftw!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1782009

the amazingest work for HTC Sensation / XE
[General Topics] Faultyy:
Would like to say thanks to bruce2728 for the amazing work done on cm10 for the Sensation, he is truely committed to delivering a premium product to sensation users, all for free. Jelly Bean has really made my device more awesome. Thanks Bruce!
[General Topics] zurg95:
I'm voting

Indie

for his incredible work on Omega Rom. I used them on S2, S3 and soon Note II. He is really a user friendly developper, his team and him are spending hours answering questions and providing fix to any issue. Thanks Indie and Omega Team !

Indie Profile : http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2576548
[General Topics] AmeesingNoob:
Bruce! He does some awesome work maintaining an old device.

He made it possible for a two years old device to run Android Jellybean, together with cyanogenmod.
[General Topics] subarudroid:
Shout out to H8rift for all the great work on CM10 for HTC ONE XL. I've rooted and fiddled with several phones. A Dev that can get JB on a device before a manufacture can. :) Awesome job! I'm thankful for H8rift and the whole XDA community for being a great place for everyone to learn and grow.
[General Topics] sirgab:
::indie::

One of the main reasons that I picked SGS3 to use, is the support that this model has from OMEGA team and the developer ::indie::. I vote for him and I am sure that he really deserve it.

Thank you for all that you have done for us ::indie::.
[General Topics] qassamy88:
hmm..

I'm most thanksfull to "Leomar75" and "mike1986" and "Wanam"

Those three have giving me most stable roms!
[General Topics] Sebring5:
Supercurio

Way back when Supercurio ported Gingerbread to the Captivate, that was the cat's meow. It was ages before anyone else even came close but Supercurio was able to get us a workable image early on almost overnight. It was like he did it during a break between cigarettes. There is no way anyone can compete with his skills. Not only is Supercurio skilled but he is willing to work with others no matter how insane their requests may be.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=9901383#post9901383

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2617206
[General Topics] Sandeep_Jagtap:
My vote is for Adam Outler

I don't have to write anything about him..

You simply google his name

10 pages result will show his work

He is encyclopaedia..!
[General Topics] pafo42:
my vote goes to: Bruce

for his awesome work for the Sensation
[General Topics] psycho693:
Bruce2728 I think would deserve this he has done an amazing job for us sensation owners just trying to repay the favor :)
[General Topics] jokermithun:
No one like quarx

I Vote for Quarx for motorola defy development......http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=513620
[General Topics] KeesStolk:
Indie

My vote is for Indie

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2576548

Why?

Makes great roms.

Always on the job to give us roms with the latest build.

Always listening to users to trying to make the rom, users like with mods and tweaks and adjustable for everyone, he knows everyone usage their phone differently.

Always gently and patiently trying to help others and this reflects on his threads, members and users.

His threads is one off the kindles, gently, helpful and learning thread i ever seen.

He understands that everyone, sometime began as a noob, but because off his gentle way, i and many others are learning everyday from his threads.
[General Topics] kaljam:
Quarx the first dev for Defy.. I think,

I Vote for Quarx for motorola defy development
[General Topics] loraque:
H8rift for the One X. Best. Dev. Evah ;).

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1790032
[General Topics] raubkatze:
I vote for my friend and Omega ROM developer ::indie::! No words, just thumb up!!!
[General Topics] krkdesigns:
The Ultimate quarx

I am thankfull and grateful to one of the best developers in XDA, there is no way my Motorola defy would see a official gingerbread version. But with the continues effort from quarx, we witnessed stable gingerbread, ICS, Jellybean and he wouldn't giveup. He has already given us a demo rom of jellybean 4.2 and we all in the defy development know that he would make it stable for our defy. You are the best Nicholas aka Quarx. God bless u.
[General Topics] xenios:
Bruce2728 FTW!!!

I propose Bruce2728 for winning the Nexus 7 for I know he will bring tons of work and determination to that as well.

I began using Bruce2728 CM10 kang for the HTC Sensation in September. Up to that point my Sensation was on the brink of getting replaced by something newer/faster/fancier, I got fed up with HTC tip toeing around updates and the related Sense roms that seemed to make my phone slower still.

When I first installed Bruce2728's rom, it was like a real eye opener. Everything was so much faster and smoother. Admittedly there were and are bugs, but what makes Bruce2728 special is that he is always there, in the thread, on tweeter, giving updates (on a daily basis at first and weekly now that CM10 is stable), sharing information and generally being a very nice fellow indeed. And all this while tending to his work and family. As a fellow family man, he has my deepest respect and admiration.

Now, my phone is stabler and faster than it ever was in the 1+year I've had. So much that I am not thinking of replacing it any more (apart of giving it to the wife, so she can throw away that slow boat that is SE Arc S of hers).

Whatever happens in this contest, Bruce2728 you are a real winner, hope the best for you man.

Bruce's profile: http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=1617770
[General Topics] pafo42:
I ment, Bruce2728
[General Topics] Bigzinewicz:
Wugfresh nexus root toolkit

I have used many Android devices and am very grateful to many developers here on XDA but recently I have been using mostly Nexus devices and there is a tool that is a must have for me called the Nexus root toolkit by WugFresh. This tool allows you to choose between a number of different Nexus devices and builds. It allows the user to do everything from unlocking the bootloader to rooting and flashing custom recoveries. There are many more advanced features as well such as a terminal emulator, pushing and pulling files/folders, and performing backups and restores from your computer. Each step is carefully explained in detail and the developer had almost made it impossible for human error to occur. The only issue I have come across is that getting the adb drivers to install correctly can sometimes be a challenge for people. I found that if you just pull down the notification bar once your device is plugged in by USB and change the option from mtp to camera the correct drivers will install themselves through Windows. This has worked on Windows 7 and 8. This toolkit also allows manual adb commands for those interested which I was. For Nexus users not wanting to install the Android sdk and use adb through a command prompt or terminal this is the best option available as far as I'm concerned. WugFresh is constantly updating the toolkit with new devices and builds. The current version is 1.5.5 and does NOT include Android jellybean 4.2 but the 1.5.6 release is supposed to occur any day now and will be updated to include the newest Nexus devices and builds. There are many developers I would like to thank such as Pershoot, Morfic, franciscofranco, rujelus22, task650, manufan721, and plenty of others as well but right now I would have to say that WugFresh is the developer I am most grateful for, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1766475 and can't say enough good things about his Nexus root toolkit. Go get it if you have a Nexus device I promise you won't be disappointed.
[General Topics] niphoet:
I have 2 Motorola Photons (among other Android devices), and I'm thankful for Th3Bill. He took over the work of jokersax11 in regards to CM10 for the Photon, and has done a spectacular job. Th3Bill isn't even an IT geek professionally, yet he very actively maintains 16 builds for 3 devices. He is very quick to respond to problems and to address even non-ROM related issues such as slow download speeds. I may not deserve a Nexus 7, but this man definitely deserves even more. Th3Bill, thanks for everything!