[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] gregb882:
My observations so far

Switched back NRG’s March 5th 23542 EnergyROM after trying out a Valkyrie (just to try out – nice ROM by the way, I just prefer NRG’s). I’ve noticed some kvetching about descriptions of previous ROMs so I thought I’d try to be a bit more specific about my observations of this one.

Start-up: Still the same obnoxious nearly 2 minutes that all of them take using Sense, including stock. (There is only so much even a great Chief can do about that!) Using Windows default homepage cuts that time down to about 1:20 and I sometimes use that when flying. I hate how long it takes to turn everything on when you land (yeah, that additional 35 seconds is hard to handle, lol).

Navigating menus: Tremendous improvement! Moving from screen to screen is substantially quicker than any other ROM I’ve tried. A quick flick of the QuickLinks page and it almost snaps into position. One of the ROMs (I don’t remember which one) would slowly move the QuickLinks into position. This one is great!

Text Messaging: I’m not hell-bent on any particular look or feel so I’m happy with the performance of the one burned in. I did have a tough time sending a pic via MMS on Saturday, but I chalked it up to not understanding the app burned in.

Apps: ArkSwitch works like a charm; snappy, no lock-ups like I experienced in the past. But cleanRAM not so much (not burned into the ROM). The most recent full release (1.9.9 I think?) would freeze up and frankly not do a very effective job on the same settings as I had with 1.9.8 Beta. It would even cause ArkSwitch to act oddly and everything else to run slowly. So I’ve gone back to the beta version and it seems to work better. Edit: Strike that; beta just froze things up on me again. Off it goes until I can play with settings some more!

Appearance: I like NRG’s screen designs and this one (the Sense 2.5 with MaxManila) even has the dual digital/analog clock face that I think is so attractive. But I know appearance is highly subjective. I’ve read some comments very negative toward designs I really liked – to each his/her own. That’s one of the best things about all these great ROM choices we have; we can get just about any appearance we want.

Glitches: Only one I’ve noticed so far. If I remove the mail Home Screen Tab, the built-in Mail QuickLink won’t work. I see having both as redundant, but it’s no biggie. I just move it, along with the Messaging Tab, to the end so it isn’t taking up added “front-page” space.

The only “problem” I’m trying to figure out at the moment is whether the sensors/app to keep the screen turned off while in your pocket is functioning correctly. Yesterday, after having it holstered for about 40 minutes, I peeked at it and saw that the screen was on. I use the lock function so it doesn’t accidentally start changing things, but it was still on. I also noticed that the battery lost about 10% during that short time when I typically lose very little at idle (like overnight). At the time I chalked it up to poor cell reception causing the device to continually search, but I don’t know for sure. The screen shouldn’t have been on so I need to investigate further.

I’m not having the music issues some have reported. I’m not having Bluetooth issues (although I only connect to my Ford Sync car app and my older Jawbone headset – nothing terribly taxing), no key-lock issues and no speaker phone problems either. I still can’t find the email setting to require a confirmation before deleting an email on this ROM yet, but I’m still looking.

Anyway, those are my observations to date – by far the best ROM I’ve used!