[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
[MENTION=1472623]d.casper.b[/MENTION] just how in the world are you able to use the Razr comfortably, every day? I have been doing just that until I got the MXP, and had to use it twice since, one phone ran over, the other one cracked when it hit the floor. So the Razr did fill the gap nicely.

I will admit that "nicely" and comfortably" are two very different terms. Using the Razr over 3 years past release is a challenging expedition. I love and use Maps and Navigation constantly, and getting that to come up on the Razr is possible and it does work, but chances are you will be way past your local destination by the time the nav screen is usable. I want to be able to use the phone while navigating and that is another long wait, incoming call will be lost. With a LOT of patience, I can make that call, outgoing, while in navigation, but like I said, a LOT of patience. Using text message and streaming audio is also nice while navigating and it simply just takes way to long to use these services while driving, or even just walking.

We all did CM11 for about a year and a half. For the first half of that time, the Razr was quite usable and was actually very fast, in the beginning of CM11. Once CM released the theme engine, all of that wonderful speed was gone, but we did get a really, really nice theme engine. Yes, I greenify and prune the roms, but it really has not helped like it should have near the end. I still have the Razr and it is my "emergency phone" if something happens to the MXP. I just hope that I never have to use it again.

With the MXP the way I have it now, I do miss a real theme engine like you get in a CM rom. But there is no really good, usable rom for the MXP and the theme window dressing is something I really do not have. I have nice wallpaper, I use Xposed to mod the status and nav bars and it does look good, but not a real "theme". I will put up a screenshot of my desktop for you.

Marshmallow does have a built in Layer Theme Engine, but it is not really a theme engine at all, just a collection of "app skins" that do look nice, but the coverage of these skins is dismal, since no developer can skin every app out there, let alone the Nova Desktop. There are some layer themes that go even further and promise to theme a LOT more of the rom, but they are dangerous, can destabilize the phone, and make it not even bootable anymore. Let alone the maintenance to keep such a theme. Not at all like the CM11 theme engine.

So I do not have a theme, but I have everything else and when I tap navigation, there is no "waiting". Nice. Can use the phone at the same time, stream Bluetooth audio, make and take text messages, and even use the calculator at the same time if I wish. Now THAT is worth giving up a theme engine for. It would be nice to have it all with Theme Engine, but I will take what I have and be happy with it. Take care buddy! :)

P.S.

I have a replacement GeForce 770 video card that MSI sent me when one of the fans on the card stopped spinning and totally messing up my PC. I really dread installing this card as I got so many blue screens of death just trying to get an older 9500 card installed with passive cooling while waiting for my MRA to process. Now I have to go through that all over again and am thinking about doing it now. Maybe this time I will roll back to VGA drives so at least the darned thing can boot until I can install the proper driver. Oh I *hate* this! :eek:

EDIT:

The MSI replacement N770 video card is no good. My back is killing me from bending over and fussing with it. PC will not boot, no video card logo on screen, only Award Bios on screen, no options, no BIOS, no booting. Have to call them tomorrow and demand a "working replacement". I just knew this was going to suck, bra! :mad:

OMG I cannot believe the back pain I am suffering. It is over 30 minutes already and you can believe that MSI is going to get an earful from me tomorrow! I had a PNY card once, lifetime warranty, and that one blew a RAM chip. Man, talk about "funky screens" bro! But PNY sent me a *good* replacement card. They made me wait 6 weeks until they got the same model in stock instead of shipping me a one better card, but it was fine. MSI sent me a different card but with the same specs. And it does not work! Between this pain and the card not working, I am PISSED OFF! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... :mad: