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[General Topics] sigulda1:
I am suffering from a major depression since more than a year. When I left psychiatric hospital about a year ago. I did not enjoy anything. In February 2012 I decided to get a new mobile phone in order to try if it would be nice for me. - As most other person I did enjoy technical stuff before I got sick...

So I purchased my Samsung Galaxy SII from a friend, who just got it with a contract. As a pity this mobile phone was branded and was doing restarts by itself. I not only had some problems to understand Android the first time (i used Symbian on my Nokia 5800 before). It really did not help me with my depressions either, because of its bugs and restarts.

When all other companies in Germany offered ICS to there customers. - Mine did not. Even now I would been stuck with a buggy 2.3.5 Gingerbread.

At some stage - i think it was in May - I rooted the phone. I did a nandroid-backup for the first time. And I started with a stock ICS version. The restarts were gone, but battery drain was quite heavy. So I tried a few Custom-Roms. - I finally found Rootbox. This ROM ist just awesome for the S2. The dev bajee11 (http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=4537136) created a fantastic ICS-version. - And quite soon he even offered Jelly Bean.

I am now using 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. And I must say: I thank Bajee11 and of course Pier, who not only do Jelly Bean AOKP for I9100, I9100G and I747, but at the same time offer a flavoured AOKP for I9100, I9100P, I9100G and I9300. - Of course a nice working phone does not cure depression completely. But at least it gave me something to enjoy.

Thanks Bajee11!
[General Topics] grimpy:
Although there are many developers I am thankful for the greatest one that pops in my mind is Nadlabak for continuous contribution to the aging Motorola Milestone without him i would have sold this device years ago but now its even capable of running CM10 (i wouldn't recommend it though :P)
[General Topics] labsin:
I vote for Quarx!!

He made made by Motorola Defy cool again. He builds the rom himself a couple of times a week for 1-2 years now (from CM7 to CM10 and soon CM10,1). I was happy the ugly/buggy blur was finally gone and the real source build ROM's started showing when he fist released CM7. It was stable in just a couple of weeks and was ever since. My device is now running a really stable version of CM10. It even was one of the first JB builds out (from source). Every new feature is added asap! When the bootloader was bypassed on the Motorola Milestone, we had a working build with a custom kernel in a couple of days. He's really devoted to the Defy and even after he got a Razr, he's still developing heavily for the Defy.

Also his tablet gets the same awesome treatment but I don't have that tablet (and can't buy it here in Europe). He really deserves the Nexus 7 and if I get one too, I already know a good developer got one too and will do an as good job on it as on the Defy.
[General Topics] gsw5700:
I Vote for Indie (Omega ROM)

My vote goes to Indie for the simply awesome Omega ROM on the Samsung Galaxy S3

Here's why :-

* Indie continually creates new custom ROM's within a day of completely new releases

* He works extremely hard for the Omega fans

* The Omega thread is one of the most popular threads on XDA

* The ROM is rock stable, fast, very HIGHLY customisable

* The ROM has all the features you want plus features you don't even think you need.

* The ROM uses the Aroma installer making it easy for all to install

* Indie is very fast to react to new technology/features and new features are often added

* Omega has a great Kitchen for quickly adding new themes/features/programs - the list is endless

* The Omega ROM is so stable as it is tested by a number of the Omega test team (not pushed out to users to test)

I believe Indie thoroughly deserves this award, the guy is a Legend and stands for everything that XDA strives for.
[General Topics] jamieg71:
I'd have to vote tommytomatoe. Google search his name for my reasons why.

Sent from my EVO
[General Topics] Mongo23ny:
My vote for the Nexus 7 is Tommy Tomatoe. Not only is he a great dev but a really nice guy. His evo thread is the coolest, easy going thread on xda. No BS, just ask a question and it will be answered. I learned pretty much everything I know about theming from him and the other awesome regulars in the thread. Just look at other rom threads and you'll see, Tommy is always thanked.
[General Topics] benjdm:
I'm torn, but I'll vote for mike1986. His ARHD ROM makes my HTC Sensation a joy to use. (My close second is bruce2728, whose JB ROM has spent quite a bit of time on my device as well.)

If I win I'll just give one to each....my HP Touchpad is enough tablet for me. :D
[General Topics] beccadevin:
Whitehawkx

My vote has to go to http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=3051621 whitehawkx:D for his weapon rom on the g2x made my time with this piece bearable and usable and then also for his work on AOKP.
[General Topics] Tiics:
Thankies for Quarx

I'm really thankful with Quarx for his exceptional CM10 for the Motorola Defy, whic i happen to own and run on JB thanks to him
[General Topics] s1l3nt:
I vote for h8rift. Why? Because without him i would still be stuck with sense 4.1 ics. Thanks to him im running CM10 on my at&t htc One Xl.
[General Topics] tronjojo:
Quarx!!

When i got my defy, i had no intention of playing around w/ custom roms. It was my first smartphone, and i didn't want to risk messing up my "phone." Well the T-mobile motoblur was terrible. My phone was very unstable, rebooted and froze often. I was pretty much forced into the custom rom world. And Quarx has made my phone live on strongly for so much longer than anyone would have thought.

Thank you!!
[General Topics] dr3do:
I vote for ::indie:: because he (and his team) makes my smartphone really usable. :victory:
[General Topics] ttav:
My vote goes to :indie:

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

He is a great dev and a trully, friendly caring person.

I'm glad to know him and happy to call him a mate.
[General Topics] JimHuff:
Team VeNuM Rocks!

I feel like I already addressed this question on 10/31 with the following post:

Quote:

Originally Posted by kennyglass123

It was not a denial of RD but a postponement with tips on how to make it. You are an RD in our hearts and should have it officially in 3 months especially now that you are supporting more devices.

Well said Kenny. Hang in there Josh - here’s what I know... On 9/28 Freeza posted the first JellyBean leak. God bless him, I was excited and more than happy to put up with the inevitable little wrinkles…

Lo and behold, on October 1st we had a themed rom by a themer I well recognized from one of my favorite ICS roms. By October 11th I posted “Does anyone really care when JB OTA drops?” By the time JellyBean officially dropped,it was a non-event for this n00b.

Josh, a famous man would say "...you did not build this yourself..." and you do a good job of recognizing contributors. I was really helped as well by, among others, kennyglass123, dazednconfused, naddict, tkepk181, steezc and mijjah (oh yeah, and some guy named JASON) .

The thing is, you may not have built this yourself, but it would never have happened without your extraordinary work and talent. This development will long be recognized as legendary (IMHO).

***

Now I'm relatively new to all of this, but when I took the plunge and upgraded to the GNII, because of Josh Beach, I was comfortable enough to root it and flash JellyBomb Domination before I even made my 1st phone call.

In conclusion, you may decide some other more prolific developer deserves this award and I wouldn't dare argue. However, at least give this man the promotion he deserves to Recognized Developer!
[General Topics] gspears:
:Indie: (his link:http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2576548 ) has been a great dev for several different products and Chainfire is a close second because he has make it easy to root so many products. Mike1986 is also right up there.

Thanks to all the great Devs here on XDA
[General Topics] XmDXtReMeK:
Thank you.
[General Topics] add12364:
Fattire and nook color

Fattire made an E-Reader community (Nook Color) amazing. Without Fattire's help the old Nook Color will not have a 3.0.8 kernel and Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean Official Nightlies.

I did not know what Android was until I got a nook color. With Fattire's work, from not knowing what Android was, it went to being a passion. His work helped me know what the basics of an OS is. From going to a weak consumer, I'm now a android geek.

I am so Thankful for fattire because one of my favorite passions would not be in my life without him.

Fattire:http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=3041959

Alvin
[General Topics] RMXO:
I'm thankful for :Indie: (http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2576548) & his ROM's on my S2, OGNote, & S3. He has always been kind, thoughtful & very helpful to all his fans.
[General Topics] judgekane:
Bruce2728

Bruce2728, he's kept our sensations at the cutting edge with his dev work, always in the threads and quick to fix, although to be fair he's not normally far off on the 1st go ;)

can't imagine the wonders we will get if he gets a nexus 7, fingers crossed :highfive:
[General Topics] ronpub:
Quarx

Quarx of course for all his effort on Motorola Defy(+). Porting JB, new kernel, ...
[General Topics] pentagonin:
Idem...my defy+ really loves Quarx :good:
[General Topics] Marmotte51:
Quarx !
[General Topics] lauterm:
h8rift (http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=2703964) ha really done an awesome job with cm10 for the Evita. It's the smoothest cm10 I have ever used. He always has a good attitude.

There are tons of awesome developers who have contributed to my android experience. I really hate singling out just one. :( h8rift has the most impact on me right now though.
[General Topics] stoneworrior:
dreamsforgotten has my vote. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32933805
[General Topics] 57op:
My vote is for Quarx.

Thanks to him, my Motorola Defy can run Android 4.1.2 (and 4.2 next to come) with custom kernel(s).

Thanks Quarx.
[General Topics] nicram:
Quarx!

My moto defy & JB 4.1.2 that's what I need :)
[General Topics] abhi.eternal:
My favorite developer is Quarx. He was supported well by others, but he started the Defy revolution, and no one believed him then! Motorola didn't give a damn after the release of this beauty, and stopped support after 2.2 which I haven't seen as I was already on 2.3 thanks to Quarx. Then it was MIUI who forked his work. Then I got ICS. Then Jelly Bean. With the latter two with locked boot loader, which again is a story of the past! Words are not enough for a guy who managed to get the device listed on official CM device list. I will be very happy if he can get another to tinker with.

Sent from my MB525 running Jelly Bean.
[General Topics] GeFeBe:
My Vote is for Quarx and his Defy contributions.

JB 4.1.2.
[General Topics] steveo102938:
Thanks Given

I am thankful for h8rift for making my One X into the phone it was supposed to be. Cheers mate!
[General Topics] gadget069:
One word.......Indie. His outstanding Omega rom crosses multiple devices. To be honest I don't even want to try another rom because I'm so satisfied with his work. Why mess with perfection? All i can say is i'm very pleased with the results on my i9300 running his Omega rom.
[General Topics] dgball:
I am thankful for Entropy512, for his work on the AT&T Galaxy S2. Especially his early work on CM10. Many thanks sir!
[General Topics] CjRudi:
My thanks are also for Quarx - running custom kernel on device with locked bootloader - truly amazing - keep up the good work, i'm waiting for JB stable. Respect!
[General Topics] Narwhal73:
The developer that has had the biggest impact on my android experience would have to be Wayland_ACE for his work in the development of Cyanogenmod 9.1 on the Galaxy Ace S5830, his ROMs are wonderful and helped me get my Ace working with a more modern version of Android. Hope he gets the Nexus 7 as he really deserves it.
[General Topics] xtrememorph:
I would like to thank ::indie:: as he gives my GS3 a new life.
[General Topics] ralphx10:
Quarx for his incredible work for the defy. Running jb on a device that officially doesn't even support gingerbread is simply amazing.

So, thanks again quarx, your work and dedication is incredible!
[General Topics] lady vixen:
+1.....words can't express how much I appreciate mijjah74 and any roms he put out! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
[General Topics] DiaboluZ:
::indie:: - Omega team woks with SII and SIII is really outstanding :good:
[General Topics] heanseng:
bruce2728!

I am very grateful to many XDA developers because they make life more fun and exciting for my old LG KS20, Motorola Defy and my current HTC Sensation. My favourite developer is bruce2728.

Thanks to Bruce, I have been enjoying Android Jelly Bean on HTC Sensation as a daily driver for months despite the fact that HTC is unlikely to upgrade the model with a Jelly Bean version. Bruce is the most hardworking developer who I have seen: while we (not just me) were downloading any of the most recent build of CM10 for HTC Sensation, we kept wondering whether our download would be outdated in the next minute as Bruce could also be uploading a newer build at the same time.

Having using the other ROMs for quite some time, I was very cautious at the first 2 weeks when I began using Bruce's CM10 for Sensation. I made sure that I did a full NANROID backup, a full Titanium backup and copied them from the microSD card to my PC before I upgraded the phone. After the initial period, I really could not keep up with the updates and decided to bit the bullet to just "whack". So far, I have never needed anything from the backup after the first time switch.

There is an average of 150 posts in Bruce's CM10 Sensation thread in XDA thread since July this year. It is amazing to me that Bruce seems to have gone through all of them and responded to most, if not all, of those addressed to him. How do you keep up with reading the posts, the high quality development and your private life, Bruce? Please accept my salute!

In my opinion, the CM10 and other similar open source development for Sensation consists of challenging uphill tasks. I could see that more than half of the time the developer like Bruce was fixing something that broke but worked in a previous build, as an update in the open source code for another phone model simply turned off that something in Sensation. OMG, I really respect your patience and dedication, Bruce!

I am just a silent follower of CM10 out of the thosands (I have not realized it until I saw this download number earlier today) who has never said anything in Bruce's CM10 Sensation thread. I would like to say "Thank You" to Bruce here and wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!
[General Topics] dragontology:
I would like to nominate Th3Bill. When I bought my Motorola Electrify (Sprint Photon 4G, but for US Cellular) I was expecting it to be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich, because bar none, it was US Cellular's top phone. Th3Bill was not the first developer to offer Android 4 for my phone, but he's the guy who maintains it today -- on half a dozen or more builds. He started by porting them, but now builds them from source, and updates them about weekly. He does CyanogenMod 10, AOKP, MIUI (.us and .Android), Paranoid Android, Xenon, and PACman. There may be another, I forget. He also develops most (all?) of these ROMs for another couple phones. My phone never got the official upgrade, but running Th3Bill's ROMs, my phone boots up in a quarter of the time and does so much more.
[General Topics] scm_crash:
Bruce2728 by a long shot! My Sensation only runs Bruce's CMX ROM. I would HATE my phone if it wasn't for him.

http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=1617770

Forgot to post my story:

Let me start by saying I despise HTC Sense. I bought my HTC Sensation when it first came out and found it was pre-loaded with all the garbage one could never ask for.

After going through a few ROMs I found a couple that were AOSP and didn't run off the Sense Kernel and standard Sense stuff. I get that stripping Sense is an effective way to build a decent ROM, but you never truly get all of Sense out when you run on a Sense-based ROM. My biggest complaint about Sense was the dumb "Quiet on Pickup" option.

Anyway, after some time of switching between ROMs left and right because none of them seemed to tickle me (not even CM 9), I decided I was going try to stick to a ROM or buy another phone. Luckily I saw the thread for CMX... And not Open Sensation or any ROMs that were CM based, but straight up unmolested CM 10!!! Wooooot! After having a Nexus One for a year with CM 5, 6 and 7, it was a happy warm feeling to see CM 10 already being worked on for the Sensation. At the time, there were a couple of items that didn't work. The front facing camera and WiFi tethering. Both of which I could live without for a little while. USB tethering worked and I almost never use the front camera. So after loading it up and trying it on for size, I couldn't believe how close to a finished product it was. Honestly, nearly no issues (on my device at least) and running smooth and fast even before there was the GPU driver tweaks and CPU over clocking. I'd run lots of alphas and betas before, but this felt close to RC, even though Bruce wasn't calling it that. He stood fast to saying that the ROM wouldn't be even a Beta until the bugs were worked out. I commend that. And of course I didn't have any problem running an "alpha" as long as everything worked and I got to keep the hair on my head.

So I've been running it ever since. To this day, all the hardware works as expected. Tethering, both cameras, GPU acceleration, etc. I've been running CMX long enough that I've literally forgotten the names of nearly all the ROMs I've run on this phone before CMX. Now I love my phone. Shame on HTC for not making the phone like this from the factory! If this phone came from the factory the way it is now with CMX, I would have recommended this phone to all my friends. Instead I was going out of my mind before I found Bruce's thread.

Bruce's kernel is the only kernel to run on this phone. My battery life is amazing and the phone is so fast that I've recently decided to set the clock speed on the CPU back down to 1.18GHz (stock clock) from 1.56GHz because I honestly don't notice a difference. The phone is just that fast. It stays cool even under heavy load. And no crazy FCs or anything that would lead me to believe this ROM shouldn't be an official release (which it is).

So to sum up everything, Bruce saved a Sensation from getting thrown through the dry wall.
[General Topics] gentatsuu:
h8rift, for his tireless work on CM10 for the One X.
[General Topics] mariano22:
+1000 :D
[General Topics] djmobil2:
I want to thank all the developers and testers that have been working with the Google Nexus 4. They are awesome and the development for the new Nexus 4 is growing exponentially even with the lack of units out there. :good::good::good:
[General Topics] kolomari:
One vote for Bruce2728

I have to throw in a vote for Bruce2728. I've been rocking his ROM for months now without a hitch. Great developer.
[General Topics] dirtyjeep:
I want it!!
[General Topics] Mountaineer:
Bruce2728 is the greatest.

He's been working hard on a CMX ROM for months now, and has progressed so far that I would consider his rom a valid official version - despite the fact that the CM team don't even have an alpha!

He is a very responsive dev in the thread, listening to user feedback and never losing his temper with noobs.

He has on multiple occasions released multiple builds in a single day in direct response to user feedback, even going so far as to provide separate kernels with and without OC to satisfy the hordes.

He very much deserves this piece of hardware.
[General Topics] SlimJ87D:
Indie's ROMs have saved my life, literally. Withe the great GPS locking, I was stuck in a dessert in the middle of nowhere and I was able to navigate to safety. Thanks Indie
[General Topics] kanwal236:
Developer of choice: NRGZ28, http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=458936

I'm not entirely sure if this dev has changed at all since 2007, I believe it's the same one, NRGZ28. Back then I was looking for a phone that I could do more with, I wasn't happy with my razor anymore, I knew the possibilities phones could possess from what I seen some PDA's do. I got my At&t Tilt, also called the Kaiser now (TyTn II usually back then), costing me 800$ in the process too, but I quickly became unsatisfied with its capabilities and more importantly updates were nonexistent on the user end during that time. I looked hard to find ways to modify my device to satisfy my hunger for device capability. At the time Windows Mobile updating from 6.0 to 6.1 (and later 6.5) also meant little to no noticeable user change, HTC's TouchFLO (later renamed Sense, which is something that continued into Android) was everything that was worthwhile about the device. Updates made to TouchFLO that, were not passed onto my device, this sprung up the need for custom roms. HTC not including gpu drivers, spurred the development of custom drivers and the lack of updates spurring custom roms that had the Updated TouchFLO interface. I was using other websites at my initial source of Custom roms, forums, until I came across XDA, at the time having mostly PDA devices and a few smartphones. But the Kaiser was supported, with many developers working on the device. Later on I moved onto the Rhodium, one of the best windows mobile devices created and all thanks to HTC's customization of the OS. I of course had grown really fond of XDA and the community and the driving force behind it and I had finally made an account too, a year later @2008, I began trying out many roms, because of how relatively easy it was, just flashing the .ruu file and all of it in a few clicks. I then came across Energy Roms, he had relatively stable roms, with very clean visual modifications, and options on the interfaces as well and of course many many options, especially during installation. Aroma Installer for Android is very reminiscent of the installation options I remember. I picked NRGZ28 because he was a very big driving force for smartphones, for XDA, and the development community, his contributions to us and the time he has spent over the past 5 years, developing for the community have truly shaped the way XDA has grown and I believe XDA would not have been the same without him. Though I have not used his rom's since I got my vibrant a month after it's release, because of the impact he's had on me and the community he's my favorite developer and the users of any devices supported by him are lucky to have him.
[General Topics] mikenike05:
i nominate Team Sonic who make FreeGS3!!
[General Topics] NiCk.JaY:
Randomblame, Chris1974, torxx mike1986, krisjanne, crithian in fact every developer. You wanna see a great dev support and even great users? Head on to Desire HD/Inspire 4G android development, such a helpful community
[General Topics] thefuzz03:
Bruce2728 is the greatest.
[General Topics] shoalinagent:
Randomblame generally uses cloned work from the unofficial CM10 nightlies and has done for a long time now. It was existz with his aospx ROM and hours upon hours of dedicated work that brought us what HTC couldn't. A near perfect ICS ROM for desire HD/inspire 4G. This guy is always patient and answers any and all questions he gets with thorough information. The other brilliant dev on those forums and the guy deserving of this IMHO is synergye who brought us CM10 (and therefore a precursor to the jelly time ROM) codefireX for many devices which might I add is the fastest source built non stock ROM around. He also writes solid performance kernels, was once considered as an official CM maintainer for the device, and is currently working on bringing 4.2 to the DHD/inspire with existz. This is a phone neglected by HTC who couldn't manage to even get ICS on the device. 4.2!! I could say much more but take a look for yourselves. The guy is a genius.

Sent from my Desire HD running CodefireX SR5