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[General Topics] Pony Express:
Th3Bill

So much hard work from so many awesome developers, much thanks to all !!

My vote is for TheBill, profile page http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=4480697

Had the pleasure of helping him blind port MIUI v4 to the Samsung Infuse this summer. After many PM's from him of files for me to flash over several days, I still remember getting 'the file' that brought it all together. I sent him a Congrats PM and a few minutes later he let everyone know it was working. He did all the work, I helped as best I could and as a true sign of appreciation he has me listed in the OP for MIUI Infuse. What a great attitude and spirit of sharing !! Thanks for all you do !!:)
[General Topics] hakarune:
I must start out by saying that, there are so many Devs here that are simply amazing and kind; some still with us, some that have departed, but there are 4 important Devs to me (NewtoRoot, MrWookie, Hanger86, and OhHeyItsLou). To only pick one of so many great devs or even choose between the 4 that have helped me the most: Newt helped bring amazing Roms to my old phone and even helped me fix problems I ended up having as well as he let me help test and give feedback on Roms; Wookie got my Prime to actually work like an Android and holy crap is it awesome!; and Hanger helped encourage to me to continue my own work and helped me understand some things I didn't know as well as brought the modern age to my old HTC Inc before I upgraded, he also was the first dev I actually worked with on a Rom and gave me a great experience doing so and showing me tricks.

But Lou, now that guy is a genius and one of the kindest Devs I've ever had the pleasure of meeting (online); he's a Linux wiz and crazy smart. When bought my first Android (HTC Incredible), I had already been member on here with my old Windows 6 (HTC Ozone, and the devs weren't too friendly) phone and had received help and a new ROM; I loved my Inc, but I wanted more, more power, newer, slicker, just more... I went through Roms like SkyRaider and others, but it was Lou's Roms that I fell one. I wanted to try his and he had more things that I could not understand like init.d, multiple Kernels and radios (don't get me wrong I run Linux and know a Kernel but he had stuff about it that I was lost on). I asked him for help (I still occasionally have to ask for help lol), but Lou took the time to explain things to me and help walk me through different things. He made my first experience on Android amazing and showed help me so much with my phone. Lou even helped me outside of the Forums/PMs, we've talked via google and twitter and youtube and I'm sure others that I can't think of, but he (like Hanger) is a Dev I'd definitely endorse and call friend; he made me fall in love with android and I've never looked back. I'll never go Apple or Win8, thanks Lou! :good:

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2664052
[General Topics] RMarkwald:
Back in the HTC Incredible days, there were (are) a ton of developers. I got started learning what root was, how to use adb/fastboot, and eventually started playing with theming. I never shared anything I created, but always wanted to learn a little bit more. He wasn't a full on developer at the time, but he since received that moniker. Jermaine151 helped me out in so many ways, I'll really have to sum up briefly how he's helped me learn what I've learned when it comes to Android.

When he was porting the Desire HD ROM to the DInc, the annoying GPS/location icon was displayed on the status bar, and the conventional "tweaks" to hide it in smali didn't work. I asked some questions, he helped out, and eventually I found it. I happily shared it with him, and ever since then we've talked a lot, not only via XDA, but GTalk and Twitter now as well. On the Transformer Prime he helped me save my device from a recovery loop on a Friday night via GTalk. He was busy, but he was able to make time to help. That really meant a lot that he made that sort of effort when he didn't have to do that. But in doing that, he prevented me from trying to fix it and potentially make things worse!

Also with the Prime, he helped with getting the nvflash files, making the Prime brick-recoverable. He's encouraged me to build an Ubuntu machine, and start syncing repos to build ROMs for myself. He explained through tons of GTalk chats how to get the environment set up, how to sync a repo, and get a ROM buliding. He also pointed me into the right direction on getting Paranoid Android build unofficially for the US Cellular SGS3, when his SGS3 is on T-Mo. And guess what?! It built and worked! I became a sort of maintainer on TeamUSCellular's forums, and that wouldn't be the case without Jermaine's help and guidance.

I've never met him in real life, but over the couple of years we've talked, kept in contact frequently, and had a few laughs on Twitter/GTalk I feel like I have met the guy before. Maybe someday we'll meet up and have good times in person. Each device I've had (DInc, GNex, SGS3, Transformer Prime) I've pretty much found out what he was going to get, and even though we use different carriers, we had the same devices. That's how much impact he's had on my Android experimenting/playing around. While I'm by no means a developer, I am constantly learning and asking questions. Having someone with his knowledge, and his willingness to help someone out is invaluable. I am thankful that we got to meet, and that he is willing to answer my questions no matter how stupid (register your framework with apktool dummy!).

Thank you Jermaine151 for all of you help!
[General Topics] delacrow:
We need more votes for awesome Galaxy Note developers. I am proud to see our developers working together to benefit all of us.

My votes are -

Bigfau - for his continuous improvement of the already excellent black star ROM ( which is so important for us tmobile users). He is very helpful to new users and has quite a following. He got his RD title fair and square.

Dagr8 - for his numerous roms and great kernels. For contributions to so many more ROMs.

Flapjaxx - for his kernels, ROMs and great tools we all enjoy.

H0tw1r3 - for being the first developer to introduce the cm-based ROM for our note. For excellent kernels that make our phone more stable. His T-Mobile modem suggestion made it possible for me to keep Note1.

There are other great developers and Manelscout4life already got a vote, dman3285, rasroygbiv, johnsondr80 and the team, jeet92 (for T-Mobile modems) - thank you all.
[General Topics] pdqauto01:
Lets see what lou can do

would love to see @ohheyitslou do a rom for the nexus 7 not only are his roms extremely stable but this is on developer who has taught me the most with the tutorial he does on you tube:good:
[General Topics] sizemore2000:
Bigfau on the Galaxy Note. This RD is humble, helpful, and bad@#s on our Note. Blackstar X makes my phone 100 times better than stock. Thxs Bigfau!
[General Topics] realsis:
I would like to thank Dragun Korr ,D K, for his tireless dedication and hard work on Paranoid Android. This man would give us updates on holidays, and he kept the development live! We would get updates at least twice a week. I'm truely

Thankful for his amazing dedication. He should win this contest! I don't know of a more deserving person then DK. He works tirelessly to bring us perfection. Take a look at the amount of updates and how often we would receive them! He is the hardest working developer and that's no contest. He definitely deserves to win because of his tireless dedication, asking nothing in return! I am very thankful for him! He's helpful, hardworking, and he is by far the most deserving developer! I want to say thank you DK for all your tireless effort! His work is much appreciated!

Sent from my HTC Sensation
[General Topics] musa47:
Well it's simple. Dragunkorr should be the one obviously because i sporty paranoid android most and especially his work for sensation paranoid rom. He deserves the applause and rightly so the reward for making rom even on his birthday! For all the dedicated developers pot they're dragun is the mightiest!
[General Topics] dafnis:
kallt_kaffe makes me feel so lucky of having a galaxy tab 8.9, it's a real pleasure going into a shop and watching how unresponsive the stock rom is. My tab now is as it was supposed to be from the beginning; it's amazing what the community can provide, far better than what big budget companies do.
[General Topics] hova1888:
And I repeat the words(comment) realsis:

I would like to thank Dragun Korr ,D K, for his tireless dedication and hard work on Paranoid Android. This man would give us updates on holidays, and he kept the development live! We would get updates at least twice a week. I'm truely

Thankful for his amazing dedication. He should win this contest! I don't know of a more deserving person then DK. He works tirelessly to bring us perfection. Take a look at the amount of updates and how often we would receive them! He is the hardest working developer and that's no contest. He definitely deserves to win because of his tireless dedication, asking nothing in return! I am very thankful for him! He's helpful, hardworking, and he is by far the most deserving developer! I want to say thank you DK for all your tireless effort! His work is much appreciated!

Thx Dragun Korr
[General Topics] m2xtreme:
I am eternally thankful for Recognized Developer texasice and the work he has done for the Nexus One community.

It's been almost 3 years since my N1 was officially released and the work texasice has done is nothing short of amazing! Thanks to texasice, my N1 is now running Jellybean. This is no small feat considering the N1 was released on 2010-01-05 and the last official update from Google was to Gingerbread (which consequently broke microphone functionality while making calls; a bug which Google refuses to acknowledge or fix!). Long after Google and even the fantastic Cyanogenmod team refused to officially support the latest iterations of Android on the N1, texasice has continued to offer up bleeding edge releases of Android for the community to enjoy. Texasice is responsible for getting hardware acceleration working on the N1 long before Broadcom released binaries to the community and his work is the basis for just about all of the latest N1 development (ICS or newer). My N1 has never run so smoothly and it's all thanks to texasice!

I ask that you select texasice as the winner of this contest. He deserves to be recognized and rewarded for his invaluable contributions to the XDA community. Thank you for your consideration!
[General Topics] conmetal:
I by no means expect to win this contest, however would like to show support for my current favorite developer. I've been religiously using works from various XDA developers since my first Android capable device (HTC HD2). I have been happy with many other Developer's work prior to getting aboard the Paranoid Android Dragun Korr Roms, but my experience with PA DK Roms has been far and beyond my expectations of what my Sensation should be capable of. i would like to also mention that I've been using my Sensation since August 2011. With that said, DK keeps my device up to par and beyond the scope of other devices out there. Sure, some of the newer devices may have a feature or two that isn't available in the Sensation yet DK fills in the gap with the latest software available. I hate to see him move on to bigger and better things but you can't stop progress :good:

Furthermore, DK's work has proved enlightening and I am now using Paranoid Android builds on other devices as well (HP Touchpad & Samsung T-Mobile Vibrant)

Thanks Dragun Korr, I look forward to seeing more of your work and hope that I am able to acquire the device that you perfect the next round of Android releases for.
[General Topics] spizzlo:
I would have to say that I am most thankful for the great NRGZ28. I was first introduced to his work when I got a Kindle Fire and had to flash a custom rom to give it a real Android experience. That rom was fantastic and treated me very well. I have since given the Kindle to my nephew and I was just given an Asus TF300T to borrow while I'm in school. Well, lo and behold, Energy rom just came out for this device! I thought it was a miracle. I mean the TF300T seems to be a very popular tablet but surprisingly has very few roms to choose from. Cyanogenmod is great but I really wanted a stock experience and he delivered BIG TIME one again. This guy is the best.

Even if I don't win the Nexus 7, I would really like to see one go to NRGZ28. All you need to do is look at this guys profile and see how many devices he has created his amazing rom for. He is a rock of our community and I would like to see him recognized. Thanks.
[General Topics] rayandreas:
I, too, am thankful for Mijjah74. Although I don't have a sprint phone anymore this man has shown great character, humbleness, and a care that goes above and beyond for both the user and fellow developer/themer. His meekness and good nature has impacted me greatly while I have been on xda. He has shown what it is to be a all around great developer and a people person. There are others who have impacted me also and I wish I could name them all but mijjah74 is one good dude.

My 2 cents

Thank you mijj for being an example of a good man. And thank you XDA and everyone on here for giving me a place to be what I love to be, a psychotic flashaholic!
[General Topics] johnwazhere:
My Favorite Dev

Ricardo Cerqueira. he gave us Optimus 2X owners some Jelly bean with Cyanogenmod:laugh: i lost hope then i saw the teaser post on his google+
[General Topics] carrman17:
Thanks

When I think of influential and great developers I think of Whitehawkx. His ROMs were what got me excited about flashing and developing stuff on my own. Many people use what he has done as bases for their ROMs. His Roms for the Galaxys2(T-mobile) Are AWESOME!!!!!! Even though he has a life of his own and is often times busy, he always keeps his XDA family in his mind! Thanks man.

I'm grateful for this technology we have. People from all over the world can meet here and develop and discuss together their ideas and share them with everyone. I am not a huge contributor, but I do appreciate the fact that we can do this. We live in an awesome world! :) Thanks everyone for their contributions. I love XDA :D:D:D

Mike, Utah

Whitehawkx's pages:

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=3051621

https://twitter.com/#!/Whitehawkx
[General Topics] srichachasauce:
I am thankful for to have the opportunity to frequently flash task650's AOKP development on the Samsung Galaxy S III SGH-I747 and my once beloved Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777. While AOKP's bajee11 has started supporting the I747, task650 has been frequently improving on the already awesome AOKP rom. Also, I enjoy how he encourages users in his threads to have fun (i.e. a few jokes here and there to give the thread some life... rather than a ton of noobs asking questions that were already addressed in the thread). Lastly, underwear. :cool:
[General Topics] overclockthesun:
Ok, now I am nota resident of the US, and even tough I want to get my hands on a N7, I cannot due to the rules, I would like my fav dev @Quarx2k to win. Thats why I am posting. He (Quarx2k) is the dev for our Motorola Defy community. His work has kept this device long after the time it should actually have been relegated to the dustbin. Thanks to the dev, we now have CM10 4.1.2 running smoothly on our Defy! and CM10.1 in the works.

I cannot tell you the times when my friends have said they would rather have this phone rather than their own more higher end models because it was running Jellybean whilst theirs was still on ICS. I really have to thank him for the work he has done. He has managed to save me money which I would have otherwise had to spend on a new device for updated ROMs. I sincerely hope he wins, you can come over t o the Defy forums and see for yourselves how much respect he is given. He is the saviour of our otherwise useless bootloader locked device. The Motorola Defy would have died a silent death a long time ago if it wasn't for him.
[General Topics] William Gil Villanueva:
nice
[General Topics] MMWolverine:
I bought my Sammy S3 about half a year ago and after a while got tired of stock rom(s). So I tried out several customs. An experienced guy from one of Slovenia's andro-forums had a lot of negative thoughts on Omega. Well hold on, you can have all the knowledge and experience in the World, but if you hate it doesn't mean I will. When the JB version arrived, I decided to give it a go. And what do u know, I got enchanted. Stable, fast, long-lasting rom - an experiance every Android user dreams about. Well my dreams came true, thanks to ::indie:: & his team.

My country will be getting a new president on upcomming Sunday and if ::indie:: were on the list, I would surely vote for him. Why? Because I don't trust the other two guys! For now he gets my vote here and he totally deserves it. :good:
[General Topics] jgougos:
My vote goes to gokhanmoral

Sent from my I9100

Rom: NeatRom Lite XWLPY v3.5

Kernel: Siyah v.4.15
[General Topics] keller112:
I would like to thank Cotulla for his work on the windows phone devices , namely the hd2. I got my hd2 last July and the first thing I did with it was to root it, flash the spl and so proceeded to flash windows phone 7 . "WHY?" is the most asked question I get and the answer is Why Not. I'm thankful for the work the devs put into all of the custom software that the hd2 can run and to all developers that continue to make devices more awesome than the manufacturer would normally allow and would like to thank the windows phone developers that make the platform better than it would've been had it ran it's course without them. Lastly, I'd like to thank the xda tv producers that continue to be a great guide and inspiration.
[General Topics] qqqqqq0:
My choice is gokhanmoral. He did best kernel for S2 (and maybe S3, I don't S3 because of I am S2 user). He doesn't have Galaxy S2 now but still develops his kernel for these phones. He deserves all awards.
[General Topics] tokayto:
Vote

Definitely gokhanmoral for me ! My vote goes for him, creator of Siyah Kernel.

His kernel is a legend for S2 users even S3 users now. He is not a Galaxy S2 user anymore but he still updates his kernel for S2 users. Dual boot feature,BLN without wakelocks and much more...

His kernel is one of the best and i think that he deserves all awards.
[General Topics] ahsid:
Based on my experience with many android phones now (samsung galaxy, acer liquid, galaxy S, nexus S, galaxy nexus) it really seems difficult to choose a developer... Since I have to choose one, I'll say Supercurio. He fixed the lag problem on Galaxy S (due to RFS), and really enhanced the sound capabilities of the device (including Nexus s). Many many others are just as much worthy of getting my vote, but, considering the level of work he put into developing the capacities of my phones and the excellent communication he's demonstrated until now (look at his postes, twitter ... they're usually really well documented and interesting !), author of Project Voodoo get's my support :good:
[General Topics] TheBronze:
WUG gets my vote. His dedication to the Nexus tool kit is outstanding. He is attentive, listens to peoples issues and tries to work with us when his busy school schedule allows. Thanks to his hard work I was able to root my N7 after I had updated to 4.1.2 OTA. His kit made it easy to get root back on the 4.2 update as well.

Overall, though, all the Devs here at XDA are awesome!
[General Topics] goresick:
developer - http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=3036336 - bigfau

rom - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1676086 - BlackSTAR

I am most thankful for Bigfau and his tireless efforts on BlackSTAR rom. His great rom brings us all the functionality of stock ICS with Touchwiz, while implementing so many awesome mods, tweaks, and enhancements. I've been using BlackSTAR rom since it was on version III all the way til its current version X (as of this writing), and will stay with it beyond. Bigfau remains humble and helpful at all times. His rom thread has a great culture of people helping each other out instead of flaming/catching attitudes.

BlackSTAR rom has done more than just make my Galaxy Note i717 exponentially awesome. I was about to head out on tour with my band. We are underground and unsigned, but were lucky and scored a spot on a European Tour. Our drummer bailed at the last minute, and we were unable to find anyone who could play the material correctly and also fly to Berlin and be out of town/off work for an extended period. With time running out, I programmed the drums on my desktop using Fruity Loops, got them EQ'd at my friend's home studio, and loaded them on my Note powered by BlackSTAR VIII. We played a show in town a few days before departure. Everything was smooth. We hit Europe with guns blazing and rocked it each night, with my Note playing the drum tracks in the background on stage with me every night. The battery life and stability brought to my phone by BlackSTAR rom kept my mind at ease, and we were able to perform each show flawlessly. It wasn't always easy to find an outlet, and it had to be able to accept my voltage converter, so charging wasn't always an option. I was able to use the phone as camera, video camera, GPS, facebook, web browser, and still have battery life to do the live performance. I credit this to Bigfau and his rom, and was proud to have it as part of my shows across Germany, Austria, Nederlands, Belgium, and Czech Republic.

A big thank you to Bigfau! You rock, brother!!!!
[General Topics] rawdaddymagraden:
I am thankfup for my blessed life and fortune.

My pick for a developer is sundawg of team blue droid for hd2 roms. He has brought amazing things to the hd2 on so many different levels. There is not a request he hasnt fullfilled for his users. I am honored to be a supporting member of his team. I became so after much loyalty and he had been a great mentor. Eventhough he has hit some bumps on the development road with unappreciative users he still persevere's through to brings his users a top notch experience and is always there to answer questions or to simply just chat. I wanna say thanks again to sundawg for all of his efforts and for being such a great developer and a mastermind.

GO SUNDAWG /TBD
[General Topics] nikhil711:
dev: http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=243520

ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=769026

Smartphones are a God-send for many of us OCD/ADD/ADHD people who like to have quick access to all data, anytime and anywhere. However, obviously there was a clear divide on which path you can take, iOS or Android. There was also another path known as good old Windows Mobile. I originally had the T-Mobile Dash and was my love for a long while. I decide to get the HD2 when released, due to its awesome specs. However, WM6.5 was terrible. Even so, the HD2 became a legendary phone due to the amazing developers who took an incredibly spec'd phone, and breathed new life into it. I was finally immersed into the world of Android. With the huge amount of ROMs available, I was able to sample alot of different and unique ROMs. But one that stuck with me was "pongster's HyperDroid series. They were so fast, clean and stable. He took his time releasing quality builds, and was very helpful when called upon. I've switched to the Galaxy Nexus since June 2012 due to a slowly deteriorating HD2 but will not forget my initial journey into Android with the help of the HD2 and pongster.
[General Topics] rodebest:
thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1805450

DEV: http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=4350964

I want to give a big thanks to flinny (and his andromadus team) who has been updating the htc desire z for more than 1 year with the latest ics and jellybean versions.

I have used it since the beginning and loved it ever since.

I have since 3 months the htc one x and gave the desire z to my girlfriend who has the latest beta version running and she is loving it.

she is still enjoying every minute of it with excelent battery life.