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Originally Posted by johnnyg31087
Hey, sorry for sounding like an idiot but I just got the xv6900 a few days ago and have spent the better part of that time making reg changes I found in the forums...my question is what is the benefit of flashing your phone? I have noticed some bugs and lag time when I call someone or sometimes when trying to select my messages. I was wondering if flashing my phone could help with this...also, does it make customizing the phone easier? Again sorry if these are rediculous questions but I am very interested in customizing my phone and also having it run a little more seemlessly...THANKS!
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Well welcome to the world of flashing - its addicting believe me
As for your question.. different people all have different reasons for flashing their phones
Some want to move carriers (e.g moving from Verizon to Sprint)
Some want all the new shiny software and toys (me personally LOL)
Some just like to do things, tear things apart, see how they tick, then put it back together or make it even better (me again LOL)
Some just have too much time on their hands (yeah prolly me as well)
But yes, it WILL improve your phone performance.. as custom ROMs will have the latest sys and xip files (core of the phones operating system) installed as well as drivers to improve performance, usually ripped from newer phones
There are alot of choices to choose from,
6.1 stock looking ROMs
6.1 Manila, TF2D or M2D (depending on what you want to call it and what it contains) think your Vogue looking like a Diamond or Touch Pro
Android - Linux based OS the Google Phone uses
and finally
6.5 ROMs just now starting to come out, looking sweet and functioning great
The choice is yours on what you want your phone to look and act like
Read about unlocking and LEARN it, youll need to unlock with 2.31 to use GPS
Find a ROM that suits you and people are active in supporting it and doesnt seem to carry to many major issues, look over the thread and read them, look over the screenshots and whats installed in the ROM
Only you can decide if you want to mess around with flashing, but remember ROMs are a constant state of work so once you start you will find yourself flashing often sometimes LOL
Detroit Doug