[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] wild wadi:
First let’s get something out of the way, Webster dictionary defines perfection as follows:

A : freedom from fault or defect : flawlessness

B : maturity

C : the quality or state of being saintly

The most technology can achieve is B; maturity. Indeed, Phronesis v5.1 has reached definition B, no small task for a tiny team who do this on their spare time. Chapeau to the Mr. Oluwaponmile and team mates, IMHO, their strongest suite is not that “they know how” rather “they know how to listen” and this is what got this rom to where it is today, Not perfection.

I do a lot of testing because I have 2 Identical note3 devices so I get to put them side by side and see the differences. I have up till now been using v3 as my daily driver and as my control sample if you like, for testing any other rom out there. When I test, with identical applications installed on both devices, I reset everything to default, especially the xxxspeed in developer options, doing this will allow me to see the differences, particularly lag. V3 has been the snappiest with Darklord kernel 1.5. and still beats v5.1 with the current default Idlekernel 6.5.5(1-2 seconds lag). Only Darklord 1.5 puts it on par, but unfortunately Darklord, both versions, have the phone FC on every reboot. Enter Civato with his new kernel; CivZ-Xtra-eur-1.0.6-note5port : a game changer. With the default setting in his kernel auditor everything works great and if you use the performance governor it will be even faster. In short, a great kernel, I agree with DaOldMan, this is the kernel for this rom as of now bar none. Another Chapeau to you Mr. Civato.

All the things I need from my device work in v5.1 even the disputed 4K video and 1080p works great with Civato kernel (not with the default and all others). The only criticism I will make here is that for those who chose the MM framework (not me) you should give them the option to remove the blue rounded borders. From the days of v1 I never understood your fascination with this blue border, it just doesn’t mesh with anything – sorry I had to say it.

Lastly, my last criticism goes to guys in this thread who can’t help themselves but ponce on every new comer with comments like, search the thread, read the thread from v3, if you search you’ll find your answer, this question has been answered before, that’s what the search is for, check post xxx, and on n on n on. Do you guys realize that you are adding useless posts to an already long thread and making search more obtuse? Look, if it behooves you to make the effort and reach out for your keyboard and write, either help the guy, or don’t. What’s the point in writing nothings? And sometime nasty nothings! Really what’s the point? Someone will reach out and help, it’s in our nature, and the thread will be healthier. Many people will have these questions regardless, because many new comers with old devices want to try out new roms after running stock from the day of purchase. The notification issue that pops up insensately is due to the fact that Samsung just lately implemented their smart manager in newer devices, people never experienced this before, receiving alert messages was an out-of-the-box default second-nature experience. And finally new customers are a sign of successes not a reason to bully! Already, it’s a frightening experience when you’re attempting your first flash. Just remember we all didn’t come out of the womb with a flashed custom rom in our hand!

Once again, to Mr. Oluwaponmile and all the team, thank you for listening.