yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 5 General] Primokorn:
Really hard to answer without knowing what are your needs. For instance, with my own needs, I won't flash Cataclysm anymore because it doesn't fit me well.

It also depends on the base you want and if you want a CAF or AOSP kernel...

But thanks to all developers we have a lot of different files to flash on our beloved Nexus 5. :)

Anyway VanirAOSP and AICP are worth.
[Nexus 5 General] dancooper93:
Great thread

I've used this a lot and found great mods.

Wouldn't have found half of them without this as I don't have the time to search through every forum!

Thanks!
[Nexus 5 General] iKlutz:
Slimkat + faux kernel + dalvik optimization mod. Do it.
[Nexus 5 General] rachanta:
In original android development, after trying out almost all page 1 ROMs since Jan 26, hours after I bought the phone I find AOSB followed by Vanir to be the best in features and stability.

On android development, my best ROMs are Beanstalk followed by AICP. Of these 4 Beanstalk is the only one with only 5 navbar keys. In all others I use 9 keys. More are possible but they get packed top close together to be useful.

This is the current status. I would also be watching the development of Dirty Unicorn and Carbon which are in early stages.
[Nexus 5 General] projekt1:
Thanks for your input. Yea I've tried over 15 roms and always return to BeanStalk because of its features and stability. Customization of the navbar is a major deal breaker for me. I too have DU but it doesn't have the navbar options that I want. Cant recall why I didnt stick with other roms either. Someone with access should update the major database of roms since they're all months old.
[Nexus 5 General] benkxda:
You're welcome. :)

Added, thanks!

Good to know it's helpful. Maintaining consumes a lot of time.

As PAC is still not available for the hammerhead, is there a AIO (all in one) ROM out there which is similar in features and support... or maybe a better one?
[Nexus 5 General] Primokorn:
Not yet AFAIK. We are mainly "waiting" for additional PA features (DPI per app for instance :D)
[Nexus 5 General] letdatbassknock:
I've tried stock, rooted. It was cool for a little while. I enjoy the extra features Cataclysm has.

I'm still new to all of this stuff, honestly. I know what CAF and AOSP are, but don't really know the difference between the kernels. Care to elaborate a little? Thanks.
[Nexus 5 General] Primokorn:
Faux123 and kufikugel have explained the main differences. Check this out: faux123's post and kufikugel's post
[Nexus 5 General] letdatbassknock:
thank you
[Nexus 5 General] FunDionysus:
Appreciate the updated list. Thanks!
[Nexus 5 General] toxicneo:
Vipermod

Thanks for the awesome list. But why is Vipermod not there in the list?
[Nexus 5 General] Primokorn:
imo : even if we have a dedicated thread V4A isn't only for N5.
[Nexus 5 General] RichieDaze:
Nexus 5 index

Great thread, what I needed to know so far about my new device is in here. Keep up the good work...
[Nexus 5 General] giajp:
Hi guys, one question, i've tried different roms but i didn't find the definitive yet. I'm running the carbon but is still too instable. What is the best rom with an huge customization like carbon? Thanks in advance!

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] sledge3n8:
Paranoid Android and OmniRom both are smitten with options I believe. I am currently on Cyanogenmod due to the lack of updates on DK for now. I like DK so I keep trolling this forum waiting for m3dD0g's return...patiently waiting...
[Nexus 5 General] xtcdk:
Beanstalk 4.4249

hammerhead/yuga ! beanstalk
[Nexus 5 General] Edgrr000:
I just got my nexus 5, but this is too much candy to handle!!!!!! i don't even know where to start. any recommendations? i want HALO, as well as PIE.
[Nexus 5 General] jball:
Sounds like you want so paranoia aka paranoid Android
[Nexus 5 General] sledge3n8:
Or Omni
[Nexus 5 General] Primokorn:
There's neither Halo nor PIE in the official PA rom atm. LMT Launcher remains better than PIE imho!

Many custom ROMs have Halo though (more or less features for each rom).
[Nexus 5 General] grognaz:
maybe kernels should be removed from the title if there are no kernels listed....
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

Hum... serioulsy?

At the end of the OP:

Sorry for the quote, but at least you see, right?

:)
[Nexus 5 General] grognaz:
uff i must have potatoes on my eyes:eek: thanks for the quote:D
[Nexus 5 General] :
:laugh:, no worries :)
[Nexus 5 General] isamu982:
Was just wondering if anyone knew of a alternative to cataclysm. I would use gravity box or whatever it's called but I like using Art.
[Nexus 5 General] xtcdk:
Hmmm

hammerhead/yuga ! beanstalk
[Nexus 5 General] sledge3n8:
This thread should explain to you what Gravity Box does. It allows lots of customizations: CLICK

:good:

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As far as which is the best ROM and kernel goes...that would be personal preference. I am currently running Cyanogenmod 11 (CM11) along with the ElementalX kernel. This combination works very well for me. Every user can have a different experience. The best thing to do is pick a ROM that looks appealing to you, read through the thread to see what kind of experience people are having with the ROM. Scanning through the thread also lets you see if there is good support for people who might be having issues too.

Good Luck!
[Nexus 5 General] rachanta:
Batting for AICP: Thanks to [MENTION=1184673]LorD ClockaN[/MENTION], I am experiencing the best there is. Ribbons, full navbar, loads of other features, stability and regularity of updates and a thread that is alive. It can't get better. No matter what I flash this is and may probably remain my driver. I have tested all the majors.
[Nexus 5 General] mohansabu010:
Hii friends today i am going to root my phone,suggest me any good ROM and kernel.i am playing regular games in my phone,so suggest like that...
[Nexus 5 General] xtcdk:
No rom without unlocking bootloader

hammerhead/yuga ! beanstalk
[Nexus 5 General] benkxda:
[MENTION=4858937]jd1639[/MENTION] Yes, it's not an advantage. Irritates while reading the thread. True story.

[MENTION=5258625]david1998[/MENTION] As you are a Junior Member, you might not know. Please avoid quoting the whole OP. If you want to post large content like the OP or a lot of screenshots, use the "hide" button. Then you have a special button in your post, looks like this:

Very big OP content :victory:

Everyone starts as a Junior Member. But you can improve next time, right? :D
[Nexus 5 General] KennyG123:
Thread cleaned.

No reason to quote the OP
[Nexus 5 General] sledge3n8:
LMAO! Agreed! Thanks!
[Nexus 5 General] david1998:
Thanks for the advice, it will certainly improve my behaviour in this forum :)
[Nexus 5 General] Primokorn:
There's no thread yet but the first PACman nightly is out! :D

http://pacman.basketbuild.com/index.php?dir=main/hammerhead/nightly/
[Nexus 5 General] andre512:
Can someone tell me kernels compatibles with CM based Roms???

Enviado desde mi Nexus 5 mediante Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] sledge3n8:
I run ElementalX CAF version. HERE

It runs very well! Great battery life!
[Nexus 5 General] lferrin:
For shizzle. Beanstalk + experimental x is the best combo of ROM and kernal I have flashed to date. I tried a ****load too.
[Nexus 5 General] benkxda:
The best combo you experienced so far, I guess. It's the kind of usage, which is important and therefore you have to find a fitting ROM and kernel. Compared to cars, you never need a high speed car, if you only drive in the city or in the forest, rigth? :laugh:
[Nexus 5 General] Primokorn:
N5 has an internal sdcard (/mnt/sdcard/). When you install a new app it's allocated to the 26GB space free (storage reserved for user stuff).
[Nexus 5 General] Spectrum75:
Custom ROM

Is there any other custom rom except CATACLYSM with % brightness percentage in the battery bar slide...?

( ie 42% brightness etc )

I ve tried several other roms and i think im blind... :p
[Nexus 5 General] Primokorn:
Never saw this on another roms and Cataclysm is closed source afaik...
[Nexus 5 General] iSadic:
Having some problems with usb OTG from #34(v2, maybe?), am I the only one?

Inviato dal mio Nexus 5 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] Spectrum75:
I know that there is no such feature in other rom, ive flashed about 20 custom roms the last 2 weeks...:D

Also i cant find anything similar with a mod or xposed module.

I dont know if its something difficult for developers ( i suppose not )

or am i the only one on planet Earth who finds this percentage very useful...?! :silly:
[Nexus 5 General] Primokorn:
It's not really useful imho because I always adjust the brightness as per my needs and not a fixed percentage :silly:

Do you know Lux Lite app?
[Nexus 5 General] Spectrum75:
I know Lux app, i had it for a while in my N4.

But i think one of the meanings of a custom rom is to make ur work without the need of an external app.

( Lux gives more options of course except the brightness percentage, ok )

Because i also adjust br. level manually according to my needs, i want just to know everytime ( and to compare ) the exact % percentage.

Maybe im a psycho... :p

Anyway, forgive my poor English and thanx for the interest :good:
[Nexus 5 General] eternitys:
Thank you for your outstanding work.

I have been following you since I had Galaxy Nexus recently sold. And found you here too.

Do we have any other Chinese ROM threads here as we had for the GN?

:good::good::good::good::good:
[Nexus 5 General] howard bamber:
Just another thanks for your work. It's one of the most useful things in the whole N5 forums ;)

Sent by mobile telephone.
[Nexus 5 General] ovyxy:
Thanks for your work.......

Very good
[Nexus 5 General] EpicD4rkness:
Thank you for your great work.

I have been following you since I had Galaxy Nexus,and found you here too.
[Nexus 5 General] snappycg1996:
Very nice guide! ^.^

Sorry for the really really newd question, but I'm getting my Nexus 5 here Thursday or Friday (YAY!), and I'm gonna be flashing 4.2.2 stock KitKat, I don't have service so I don't think I can get it OTA, and plus I'm rooting for installing my apps and data again.

My question is, do I still have to install GApps along with the stock 4.2.2 ROM? Or do those already come on the ROM? and I should wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache right?

Thank you :D
[Nexus 5 General] mr.b4rt:
very nice overview :highfive:
[Nexus 5 General] sledge3n8:
FYI, 4.2.2 is not KitKat. It's Jellybean bro. ;)

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Nexus 5 comes with stock KitKat.

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Yes, if u flash a ROM then you must flash Gapps next then boot device. It is always a good idea to do a full wipe when going to a new ROM.
[Nexus 5 General] ilyassnexus:
So... what's the fastest rom out there for the nexus 5 ?? by fastest I mean in opening apps and scrolling is super smooth ??
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Fastest/best questions aren't allowed. There are too many variables. You'll need to see what is best for you.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] Marine6680:
I have been out of the nexus 5 game for a while...

I come back and the ROM list has doubled or tripled. Most Devs I don't recognise though.

I was running stock with xposed before as no CM based on kitkat existed. Coming back and giving the nightly builds a try shown a significant improvement in available memory space on my device. Not sure on how stable it will be right now though. I have found a couple small annoyances with it that make me feel I need to look elsewhere for now.

All I want is a stable ROM debloated and with some basic tweaks like battery percentage icon and enhanced power menu. I can't be out of commission due to ROM issues, so that is why my need list is small. Improved battery life is a nice bonus if it comes.

I am guessing a stock based ROM is a good place to start.

Any suggestions for ROMs that fit my need?

Lightweight

Stable

Basic usability tweaks
[Nexus 5 General] a2k:
Search for Calkulin's Nexus 5 ROM, somewhere here, sorry I don't have the link, but it's exactly what you're looking for. I'm running it with Trinity Kernel and it's incredibly smooth!
[Nexus 5 General] Grondinm:
Slimkat has been nothing but stable for me with a nice innovative feature set and a great team.
[Nexus 5 General] gee2012:
Yup, +1 for SlimKat. Rockstable and good batterylife ;)
[Nexus 5 General] Haidary.T:
Rastakat is what you're looking for. Or at least the only one I know.
[Nexus 5 General] johnnyolivares:
For your needs I recommend cataclysm
[Nexus 5 General] benkxda:
To everyone who wants to know the best ROM and kernel: It just depends.

That's the best short answer you can get. The long answer would include things like "your personal experience" and "your very own usage profile". My Nexus 5 usage might be very different to yours and therefore your experience might be also very different to mine. Even my experience on my own devices differs. I have currently four device, using 2 different ROMs and 4 different kernels, also some different Xposed modules to get the best out of each device. Trying and testing is the best way to find the right ROM/kernel mixture for

you

.

Guys, please avoid making a biased ROM or kernel competition in this thread. As mentioned in my first line of the post, it just depends.
[Nexus 5 General] giarcs:
SlimKat cool, but if SlimKat supported themes for CM it would be just super ROM for me!

Отправлено с моего Nexus 5 через Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] rancur3p1c:
it doesn't just depend. There are objectively better, less buggy ROMS.

I really wish we had some way of gauging the activity level surrounding a ROM. Each Rom should have its own subforum that all posts get grouped into. Makes it really easy to see where the herd has gone.

There's far too many ROMs that are bad, have poor taste/design/gaudy to try to find a good one. We need an easier way to track what's being used.

edit: fantastic! I found this page! http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/#romList
[Nexus 5 General] sledge3n8:
Link doesn't work my friend. <=== It works. Just not in my Tapatalk app. Works on PC.
[Nexus 5 General] benkxda:
Well, you probably see much ROMs in this view you linked, but not all. Only DevDB projects are included there. You won't find for example RASTAKAT.

On XDA it's not allowed to start a kind of better/worse ROMs threads. You would scare off beginners which are trying to create their very first ROM. Also this is XDA

Developers

, means you cannot come and take away your finished ROM ready as a daily driver. This is a development forum.

But maybe the Major Custom ROM comparison database from [MENTION=1201853]nimrodity[/MENTION] might help you (linked also in the first post of the index). You see a comparison of what features a ROM has included. This can be very helpful without starting a competition.
[Nexus 5 General] szucsgf:
Hey dude. New ROM.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2718576

[AOSP] [4.4.2_r2] [KVT49L] Epsilon Project Rom V7.1
[Nexus 5 General] remma:
And we've got a new port http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2703397

Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 5 met Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] Powright:
slimkat + elementalx = best phone ever xD i reccomend these rom and kernel :good:
[Nexus 5 General] psp9000333:
has anyone tried charizardx kernel?
[Nexus 5 General] pandahacker:
I'm running Calkulin's (God I hope I'm spelling that right) Rom with Franco's kernel. If I flash elementalx and slimkat would I have to delete data?

Trying to stay away from CAF based roms
[Nexus 5 General] zenxaero:
[MENTION=5264552]psp9000333[/MENTION] I have the kernel is really good. I was able to go through a whole day and battery was still at 40 with ~5 hours SOT
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Pics or it didn't happen

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
[Nexus 5 General] zenxaero:
Sorry I don't take pictures every time I get good battery. I will post one next weekend because right now I am testing out UBER kernel because one of my friends recommended it
[Nexus 5 General] szucsgf:
A. When switching from Franco kernel to ElementalX you need to dirty flash your ROM, boot into Android, then flash ElementalX. This will clear previous kernel's files.

B. When switching between different ROMs it's usually recommended to wipe data (and system, cache, dalvik). However sometimes you can get away with not wiping data. I recommend:

1. Make a nandroid.

2. Wipe system, cache, dalvik.

3. Flash new ROM (and gapps, kernel, whatever else you have).

4. Start using new ROM. If you don't have issues, great. If you have issues, either restore nandroid or clean flash new ROM depending on which you like better.
[Nexus 5 General] leuuuuu:
Country related thread

Nexus 5 Brazil Thread [Pricing, Availability, Reviews, Support and More]
[Nexus 5 General] olivierg13:
battery

Brilliant post!
[Nexus 5 General] choosetobelieve:
Hi all, I am on slimkat With Franco kernel. I would like flash elementalx kernel. Do I follow below steps:

1. Flash slimkat ROM zip file.

2. Flash new kernel.

I know that most of us just flash new kernel on the existing kernel. But I would like to know the correct procedure.
[Nexus 5 General] xtcdk:
Wrong thread , but yes

Hammerhead / Yuga / Dirty Unicorn ! Beanstalk /
[Nexus 5 General] Tiago nexus:
Quick memo™

Ola tem como instalar no Nexus 5 o Quick memo da LG ?:confused::confused::confused:
[Nexus 5 General] barclac:
Hi, i don't seem to be getting a reply on other threads, could anyone tell me how to flash a Franco kernel on my n5 with stock ROM, rooted, recovery twrp,
[Nexus 5 General] Primokorn:
Reboot into TWRP to select Install menu then select your zip file and swype to flash. Reboot. Done.
[Nexus 5 General] szucsgf:
In recovery:

1. Click "Install"

2. Navigate to the kernel zip file

3. Swipe to confirm.

That's it.
[Nexus 5 General] a642500:
about update

How long does this thread take to update again ?
[Nexus 5 General] gamerman123x:
about every week if you read the poll you will see the results on when the op should be updated
[Nexus 5 General] Nightshad3:
Edit: sorry wrong thread.
[Nexus 5 General] benkxda:
Update frequency down to once a week. When I got support from several other members at the beginning (especially posting new threads), it was easier for me to update more frequently. But I think once a week should be enough now, still a lot of work.
[Nexus 5 General] mr-tical:
Please add link for

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/nexus-5-polish-thread-pricing-t2760646

at

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46290837&postcount=3

Thanks.
[Nexus 5 General] Aviatar2:
Thanks!!!!!!!!! :)
[Nexus 5 General] szucsgf:
New Rom!

[ROM 4.4.2_r2][25.05.2014] AOSP KVT49L KITKALO sweep2wake doubletap2wake

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/development/rom-4-4-2r2-aosp-kvt49l-kitkalo-t2762854

And this looks like fun!

[PORT] [ALPHA] Touchwiz 5 | Android 4.4.2 | DEV ONLY

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/development/port-touchwiz-5-android-4-4-2-dev-t2762820
[Nexus 5 General] Pippo_Inzaghi:
Bug in nexus 5 latest rom

Only if I select "Italian" language, I don't can change to slim recent from normal recents and viceversa
[Nexus 5 General] Dy_LpS:
What is the best ROM that I recommend. personalization, fluidity, stability?
[Nexus 5 General] aavvaallooss:
Stock, of course
[Nexus 5 General] rancur3p1c:
fails the personalization test.

ParanoidAndroid on My OGDroid was the last ROM that was practically a daily driver.

Branding is very important now that we have no way of gauging ROM quality and bugginess. SO many roms out there.and we can't offend any of the developers!

There are probably very customizable ROMs out there that aren't bug laden but I don't have the time to find them.
[Nexus 5 General] aavvaallooss:
Stock + Xposed Framework=Custom ROM
[Nexus 5 General] Primokorn:
No good answer and check this out
[Nexus 5 General] Bas-NL:
This thread is great, good work!
[Nexus 5 General] litan1106:
Thanks

Good work:good:
[Nexus 5 General] Andromatrix:
Info Carbon ROM

Hello everyone, this is my first post on xda! I would like to ask when is the expected release of Carbon based on AOSP 4.4.3.

The Carbon supports Xposed + gravity box?

Little O.T. sorry, how do you set the signature on the bottom of the message? :laugh:
[Nexus 5 General] Primokorn:
Soon ^^ check Carbon's thread.

Yes. It's not related to the rom but the runtime compiler (ART vs Dalvik). Only Dalvik runtime supports Xposed.

Go to your Control panel > Edit Signature :)
[Nexus 5 General] xtcdk:
And wrong thread ?

Hammerhead / Dirty Unicorns ! Linaro
[Nexus 5 General] Andromatrix:
Thank you, also check the official thread, I wrote here because in that thread does not allow me to write, maybe because I just joined the forum ...

I went on the control panel, but there is no Control panel> Edit Signature in the sidebar, I checked it all!

Sorry if I wrote it on the wrong thread

Bye!
[Nexus 5 General] Primokorn:
Read XDA rules dude. You need 10 posts to be able to post into specific sections.

Control panel > SETTINGS & OPTIONS > CTRL + F "Edit Signature" ;) Anyways this isn't linked to the N5 so post in the "About XDA" general forum in case of troubles. Thanks.
[Nexus 5 General] olivierg13:
Good work :)

So useful to have all these roms and kernels.

Cheers
[Nexus 5 General] itsaaron123:
noob question but .... what is the difference between twrp and cwm ?

I just ditched CM .. went back to stock cause CM crashed SO MUCH :(
[Nexus 5 General] jd1639:
Twrp and cwm are just two different custom recoveries. It really comes down to which you prefer. Try them, but keep in mind the nandroid backups they make are not compatible with each other
[Nexus 5 General] bush911:
Just missing cataclysm very much because of built-in in call blocker:(

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who knows what happened to atl4ntis, It's been a long time since last update on december:(
[Nexus 5 General] gamerman123x:
New ROM http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2702539
[Nexus 5 General] benkxda:
The DarkKat already is included, but as it's a long time ago it was updated, it's placed below the last complete update check... whatsoever thanks for the tip, will update it soon.

EDIT:

Current state: [01 Apr 2014] [AOSP][KVT49L][Mar31]DarkKat, (hammerhead) Build: 2014.03.31
[Nexus 5 General] gamerman123x:
Ohh lol alright
[Nexus 5 General] Sviborg2241:
twrp can be a bit less stable than cwm sometimes. I once got that strange bug that brakes wifi ap mode if you restore a nandroid backup and the only fix was clean flash. However it's fixed in the latest versions

And AFAIK philz touch recovery (based on cwm) can work with both cwm and twrp backups
[Nexus 5 General] nycwtod:
Thanks for the list
[Nexus 5 General] andre512:
Thanks for the information!! I'm on c-rom and thats awesome!!!

Enviado desde mi Nexus 5 mediante Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] bazzawhite:
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

Do my eyes deceive me or do I see Android 4.4.4 (KTU84P).
[Nexus 5 General] andre512:
Let's see what google have preparared for his event next week!

Enviado desde mi Nexus 5 mediante Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 General] benkxda:
That's true, also read about the towelroot security flaw and other stuff on our portal news: Android 4.4.4 KTU84P Factory Images and Driver Binaries Available for Nexus Devices, Source Code Now Live

EDIT:

Oh, and expect new ROM builds with Android 4.4.4 during this upcoming weekend :D
[Nexus 5 General] xtcdk:
Im running 4.4.4 with new baseband modem

Hammerhead / Linaro / Dirty Unicorns 4.4.3 /
[Nexus 5 General] szucsgf:
A kernel for L preview build!

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/development/kernel-t2803857
[Nexus 5 General] szucsgf:
Another new kernel!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2807934

[KERNEL] [N5] [AOSP] Linear
[Nexus 5 General] szucsgf:
And a ROM!

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/development/rom-virus-rom-lg-ui-deodex-t2809119

P.S. Lol you can probably tell I'm bored at work lately :p