Ropehead ROM Review: Warm TwoPointThree (Nightly - r280) [Sprint HTC EVO 3D]

So as we all know or may not know, an official alpha build of CM7 has been released for the HTC EVO 3D.  Unfortunately since it's still ALPHA, there are some issues that still need to be worked out such as the battery not charging correctly, the camera not working, bluetooth etc.  Now I've been a huge fan of AOSP builds of android, as opposed to manufacturer overlays (Sense, Touchwhiz, Blur, etc.) since my original G1.  With that said, I also need my daily driver phone to have all of its features working.  I flashed CM on my EVO 3D and boy was it fast.  It was nice to finally see an AOSP ROM in all its heavenly glory being backed by a dual core Snapdragon processor but.  That lasted for about an hour before I flashed back to my trusty sense ROM.  The sense ROM that I've actually been rawkin' for the past month.  Different builds of it anyway.  Which brings me to this review.

The sense ROM that took me away from all others which I believe to be the most stable, battery efficient, and cleanest looking EVAR is Warm TwoPointThree by Myn and Team Warm ROMs.  I don't even think official builds have been released as of yet, however, if you scour the official discussion thread on rootzwiki, I'm sure you'll find one.  That's where I first got a taste for this ROM goodness.  Even more so, if you set up an SVN program on your computer, you'll be able to download every revision made to it by tapping into their ROM repository.  Isn't that just convenient.  Let's get to the ROM shall we?

How To : Revitalize your old HTC Hero CDMA with Android 2.3.3 and Sense 2.1 (For rooted users )

I love me some AOSP ROMs!  Especially when it came to my Sprint HTC Hero since that phone didn't have a lot of system space.  HTC Sense just seemed to weight it down over time.  Couple that with the fact that the device was left high and dry with only Android 2.1-update 1 and a now archaec version of sense.  Due to this limitation, ports of AOSP-based ROMs had flooded their way onto countless Hero's so that many were able to rawk Froyo and even Gingerbread. Being able to rawk Froyo on my Hero was an awesome achievement for me. Besides, my G1 days had made me partial to a vanilla Android experience anyways so this was a win-win for me!

With that said, just because I tend to lean more towards AOSP ROMs, doesn't mean there aren't people out there that prefer HTC Sense based ROMs.  In fact, I'm willing to bet the majority of HTC handset owners probably prefer HTC sense over a vanilla Android experience.  Unfortunately, as I had mentioned earlier, since the Hero never officially got past Eclair (Android 2.1 update 1), most of the Sense ROM ports rawkin' Android 2.2 and above weren't as stable as I would've liked them to be on my Hero.  That is... at least in my experience.

Now for those of you that still rawk this phone as their daily driver but are not fans of the vanilla Android experience, I'm assuming your choices are limited as to what ROM you could use on your phone.  There's always Fresh ROM which I ran on my Hero for a long time due to its stability and customizability but again, that's still based off of the stock Eclair ROM.  What if you want your Android OS to be relevant by today's standards?...

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How to: Flash a Custom ROM on your Android Device using Clockwork Mod Recovery

This tutorial is a general How-To for flashing a Custom ROM on your fully rooted Android device using the Clockwork Mod Recovery image. Keep in mind that this video was made using an Sprint HTC EVO Shift 4G and that the exact details may vary depending on the ROM that you're flashing on your device, the version of Clockwork Mod Recovery that you're using, the specific device you're attempting to flash, etc. With that said, remember to do as much research as possible for your exact setup, device, and what your attempting to flash. Google is your best friend when it comes to things of this nature and more.

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MikShifted-G v1.2 by aamikam the MikROMs team

How to: Perm-Temp Root the HTC EVO 3D plus OC with ease! (Windows)

This tutorial will not only Perma-Temp Root your Sprint HTC EVO 3D, but will also give you the ability to watch HULU from your phone's browser. Just when you thought it couldn't get any better, if followed correctly, you will also be able to overclock your EVO 3D to 1.8g. Keep in mind that this is still only a temp root. Essentially that means that if you were to reboot your phone, you would lose root along with any changes you had made to the main partitions of the phone.

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