[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
Welder, never take disagreements personally on this thread. I have been there, done that and it simply isn't true of fair. Bobcus sometimes will say something to insult someone and I wonder why he said that, then he comes back and says he is sorry, he didn't mean it and I believe him. Like you, he is a very active, experienced member who is not malicious or mean, ever! You guys are all good and are very valuable members. I learned not to take things personally because I have made posts in the past that I really should not have made or put in things that should not have been included. Happens to a lot of us. :D

Uh, yeah. I didn't feel comfortable enough to install CM12 because it was listed as Alpha and because no stable version had been released yet. I had this discussion with other members who suggested waiting for a snapshot and I think that was a good idea. From time to time I would visit the CM12 thread and there were always issues being discussed with the rom. It seemed all the members in the thread really liked Lollipop but for sure always had something not working or some bugs occurring. And I really didn't think that the Razr had the horsepower nor the hardware to really run Lollipop successfully and that I would be happy with it. Mind you, that is

my opinion

, not a fact. I was pretty sure that if I had a new, powerful phone that I could install Lollipop and that it would run correctly and that everything would work. Stargo went through a heck of a lot of trouble to get Lollipop to run on a Razr at all, there were hardware issues like Selinux and encryption required that the Razr simply does not have. But Micheal is a really, really good developer. If he released it, I am sure it would work. Welder, I really just wanted a more powerful phone before I started in with Lollipop. I *never* have the money to get a new phone, I cannot finance one with unlimited data, and now I had to give THAT up because I am paying 3x more than anyone else for the same amount of data, voice, and texting. Plus unlimited will now cost more every month. Simply not worth it. To get the phone, I borrowed the money from someone that knows I have to pay this back very slowly, plus I do work for her that she values and I can use that as currency to help pay off the loan. Only way I could get a new phone, and, this Moto-X did not cost the $700 that new smart phones are retailing for. At $400, this was a steal! And $450 for the 32 Gb model was too good to pass up.

You must have noticed by now that I am a CyanogenMod Loyalist. I had tried other roms in the past and for whatever reason, I just didn't like them. I think they are better now, Casper says that Pac-Man is very good, I checked the home page, and I do believe it. I really like the blur roms that come from Motorola. But of course I like it better without the bloat and especially with all of the new features you get in CM roms.

I am sure that the roms recommended here by you guys are all good roms. Liquid Smooth I heard is good, Pac-Rom, AKOP, Dirty Unicorns, lots of them. I tried one, forget which, maybe Gummy I think? But it was pretty much the same as CM11 except many of the features were not there, different, or in different places. I really didn't have a big enough rom slot for it so I gave up. Couldn't install a lot, rom slot too small.

...Mokee LP? Keep these recommendations coming, bra. Just because I do not install every suggested rom or even hardly any of them, does not mean I do not check up on them or appreciate the tips. I got so used to and comfortable with CM roms, it is very difficult for me to use anything else. Things I expect or look for are not there, are in different places with different names.

What I know now is that I really need a LOT more experience with Lollipop before I think of romming the phone. Heck, I did not even read the owner's manual and I should do that as it explains things I am finding out the hard way. I already hosed this device twice because I pushed too hard without researching things. Yes, I want a custom rom. The stock rom, as good as it is (No Verizon Bloat and most of the Motorola stuff is actually quite good and useful.), is not good enough for a rommer like me. But I need to understand the new OS before I rom this phone. I really love CM roms. When the rom is a LOT different than CM, I get uncomfortable with it because I do not know my way around or cannot do things I could with CM. This is just me, other members are different about their roms. I really want a CM Lollipop rom or if a different brand, then very similar to CM. Many roms use CM to build their custom roms on like AKOP. tonyt. could not release new AKOP roms without a new CM11 release.

Give me some time on the new rom, Welder. But keep the suggestions coming, I do read every one of them and have quite a few of your posts filed as text tips and I keep then in my "Welder73 folder". :D

Okay, I am good for another launcher but Apex Launcher Pro is out. Did you check and see the comments? All of the Lollipop users are really pissed off and want refunds or bug fixes. I should have bought the Nova Launcher Prime instead. Hmmm, the same complaints are posted for Nova as with Apex. Looks like Nova is not ready for Lollipop either. :(

Open for launcher suggestions anyone and no "iPhone Launchers", Please! What other launchers are out there that I would like? I did not care much for the Google launcher in CM11 but Trebuchet was really, really nice. No backup and restore was my only complaint with it.

Oh gosh, this post is way too long. I have to go. Keep the tips and suggestions coming Welder and Bobcus. You guys have very good tips and experience with Lollipop. :D

...gee, this post has been sitting here because I forgot to tap the submit button. Doh! :o

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THAT statement really sums up the Razr. It really does work, everything works, but the "Tap and Wait" is off the charts! At least for me. I bought a really good Car Bluetooth adapter and use Navigation all the time. Now if a call comes or I need to make one, black screen, wait, miss the call. Or I stream music, use nav, and need to text. If I do not run Nav first and then try to open it on the way, I am driving blind for a long time until Navigation is up and running. I have actually missed my exit on the highway over this issue, too many times to count! The ONLY reason I kept the Razr this long is what [MENTION=6309629]dtiger1138[/MENTION] explained, and I never have money anymore. I got a $560 debt to pay the auto shop who fixed my car but got a loan from a friend to get this phone. Now or never and I got her in a really good mood where she actually ordered the phone for me on the spot and she is usually not that generous nor do I ask my friends for things like money. Her I always pay back in full, but can do work as part of the payback and she is patient and knows it will take me probably 8 or 9 months to pay it off. Good friends are really good to have and I always treat them well or honor their requests as well. ;)

The Moto X Pure is the best phone I ever saw and it exceeds ALL of my expectations. That plus I did not have to pay the $700 it costs to get any really good smartphone today, retail. :D

EDIT:

Here are all the XDA links I could find for the Moto X Pure on XDA and NONE of them are about a CM12 rom. :crying:

http://xdaforums.com/moto-x-style

[MENTION=5057697]welder73[/MENTION] is giving out a LOT of good Lollipop rom suggestions and I really had better start taking them more seriously. If there is no CM rom for this phone with Lollipop, I will be totally bummed out. But it is WAY too soon for me to consider romming this new phone. I have wrecked it twice already and only got out of it because I had a TWRP backup.

Note to [MENTION=838017]sherri[/MENTION], there is no Notification LED on the Moto X. But with the Lollipop lock screen giving notifications and Moto Assist giving audio notifications (If enabled), you really do not need an LED. Sherri probably would not like it though.