[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
CM11 01/26 *AWESOME* Build!

Unofficial Test CM11 January 26th, 2015 Build 01/26

NOTE: I do not like to give Build Reports until at least one day and one night has passed. This testing period barely meets that criteria. But members here need some sort of fast answers because they want/need to update and really need to know which roms are tested and what build is recommended to be the best, to date. I am trying to accommodate the members of this group with expedient built reports in an effort that everyone can and will enjoy the best roms that CyanogenMod ROM #11 has to offer. This is an initial, early result build report.

Device: XT912 Spyder on Verizon, US

File: cm-11-20150126-NIGHTLY-spyder.zip

Testing Period: 24 Hours

Method: OTA update from the /Settings/About Phone/CyanogenMod Updates/cm-11-20150126-NIGHTLY over the already installed 01/19 CM11 build. 12/07/2014 pa-gapps already on system, updated via Play Store.

Criteria for Updates: This rom not only is equal to the 01/19 rom it replaces, it has surpassed it quite well!

Results: Positive - Very Good! This rom installed very nicely. The first boot "Android is optimizing 21 out of 212 apps..." message was totally accurate to the amount of apps installed on the system, and it came to life with no reboots or issues at all. Phone has a slick, fast feel to it and seems very stable and fast.

COMMENTS:

I loved this rom from the moment I installed it. As described above, *everything* went absolutely perfect during the install. Phone settled down within 2 minutes. I then tapped BetterBatteryStats to make it a system app, tapped AdAway to update the hosts file, and finally tapped Xposed Framework Installer to Install/Update Xposed Framework (Which appears in red text when it needs to be updated and rebooted.). I then rebooted the phone without incident. Phone settled down within 2 minutes, tapped Greenify Zzz button to put still running apps to sleep. I never had to reboot this phone to get it to work or had any issues with this install. Phone idles nicely at 300 MHz anytime it is not performing any task. Battery life is very good, phone is spending 60-75% of it's time in Deep Sleep per BetterBatteryStats.

The phone did spend a night on the charger and needed no special attention today. I did drive around a bit and tested Bluetooth to Car Audio receiver, ran Pandora Radio to listen to music, ran Navigation to use it during the drive while listening to music, AND made a phone call during all of this with no serious lag or issues. That, is pretty darned good my friends.

Will the 01/26 rom hold up for daily use? I believe so, time will tell. With bad roms, there is usually *some* early indication that something could be wrong. Inaccurate app count while booting for the first time, a self-reboot, any FC, lag, or a need to reboot the device to restore performance or make streaming music not stutter. I did not notice any loss of signal during my short rides around town today as I had with the 01/19 build. With streaming music and Maps or Navigation running, you will notice a loss of signal by hearing "GPS signal is lost" or streaming audio will stop. I have not driven very long or very far to notice if the pockets of signal loss issue I had in 01/19 is gone, but so far, there is no sign of it.

This is my new Daily Driver and the best one so far. If you are looking for a very good, up to date build of CM11, give the 01/26 build a try. It is very promising and as long as no issues develop in the coming days, this will be it and it will be a hard rom to beat.

*** I do use Titanium Backup Pro to freeze unwanted or unused apps and Greenify Donation Pack to put all non-essential apps and services, including some system apps into hibernation. This keeps the limited amount of RAM free to run apps and the phone is much more responsive because of it. Details on this process can be found in the CM11 Guide in my signature. Happy Romming folks! :D

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Oh thank you SO much, [MENTION=3605033]nicholaschum[/MENTION]! I would be glad to do the testing and debugging with you if you would like. :D