Have you modded your Android phone?

[Rasa1111]

[mr-woof]

Sorry to drag this thread back up, I've got a sensation xe, should I put cyanogenmod 9 on it? What benefits will I see?

[ads2996]

I have the HTC Desire/Bravo. I have rooted mine and s-offed. I am considering either the dgb aosp rom to increase my available internal memory. Another rom im considering is Sandvold's rom which at the moment is Ice Cream Sandwich and he is currently porting Jelly Bean, Which i look forward to.

I have considered Hardware mods. One of which is taking the charging coil out of a Palm Pixi back cover. Then soldering copper foil to the 5v connector and then sticking the coil to the back cover which will connect to the logic board by the copper foil touching. Then i can wireless charge it with a palm smartphone charger.

[DanFoxDavies]

I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab (the version which also has a SIM and phone functions, from early last year, the P1000) and have Kang's modded OS running on it at the moment (ICS). I keep it in a brutally-cut-down faux-leather case that I bought with it, which is now just being used to hold the USB lead and a lanyard as a strap in place on the tab, which is then in turn inside a zip-up polyester case/bag/thing, onto the outside of which I have stuck loads of velcro to hold two small solar chargers, one feeds into the other which then connects to the phone's USB lead, which then curls into the cases and loops round them such that it won't get loose too easily. Solar battery life extender, in short, along with lots of protective padding that has had it survive several falls onto hard surfaces.

[effenberg0x0]

I'm on the third Android now (Galaxy S2), currently deciding if I should go for a Galaxy S3 or a Galaxy Note 2. I have tried Galaxy Tab 2 10.1" and couldn't adapt: too big to carry around.

I have modded all of them and will probably mod the upcoming ones. Defaults are OK but there's too much to play with and I can't avoid it.

I'll at least root the next one, try some roms/kernel, partition the sdcard the way I like it, change the cpu governors, etc). My first one (Motorola Milestone) was the one I had more fun with - bricked it a number of times when I was learning. That was the only one I physically modded (cracked the thing open to try an antenna mod). Androids are fun.

Regards,
Effenberg

[effenberg0x0]

Sorry to drag this thread back up, I've got a sensation xe, should I put cyanogenmod 9 on it? What benefits will I see?

I'm not sure about your model but, on the Galaxy S2, there's some slight increase in battery usage using default options. I have also experienced some weirdness in WiFi/3G/GSM: Sometimes, after switching WiFi or 3G off and then back on, the mobile sees 0% cellular signal, can't make or receive a call until I reboot or activate/deactivate airplane mode. I think this bug is already reported.

Cyanogenmode9 feels more snappy for me when switching home screens, launching and alternating between apps, as well as scrolling contacts. That's the main benefits I see but there are many other features.

Regards,
Effenberg

[lisati]

I've only just purchased a Huawei Ideos x1, a.k.a. U8180. I don't think Mrs Lisati would be too impressed if I managed to brick it by incautious playing around..... Only addition is a 2Gb card & SIM transferred from another phone.

[mr-woof]

Thanks for the information guys, I think I'll give it a go and see how I get on. Surely it can't be that difficult to root your phone and then install a custom rom?

[Statia]

I have a Nexus One and a Galaxy Nexus (and might get the Nexus 7). This means I already have Jelly Bean on the GN and no extra **** by telecoms provider or phone manufacturer. So, no reason to do any modding. I might root the Nexus One some time, but since I hardly use it, I don't have a pressing urge to do so.

[adjbck]

I have an s2 which was rooted, cm10, themed etc but out of the blue it crashed. I sent it to samsung to fix (faulty motherboard) and they said they would charge me £150, when i asked them to return it as the price was preposterours i recieved it fixed

So now im running stock, apex with custom icons until the next nexus comes out when ill pick up the galaxy nexus (im only a student, we need to save money any way we know how)