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[zietbukuel]

Which is better in terms of stability, performance, customization, etc. I'm really concerned about stability and performance, because I tried the official ICS for my Arc S and it was crap, was slow as hell and it was not stable, was horrible, I had to go back to Gingerbread. I'm sorry if this has been responded someone else, I'm new, in that case please post the link to that thread, thanks

[DarkIron112]

Stock OSes are weighed down as much as possible by carrier bloatware and the idea is to give an OS that is stable enough to sell and sell well, but gets old enough for you to get a new phone. Expect few updates when you get the phone.

Custom OSes are designed to be lighter-weight and/or driven towards a specific purpose. I haven't got Cyanogenmod installed yet, but I'm trying to because it's been cleaned out and offers a host of new features-- not to mention that it's rooted.

That said, it's actively developed and there are bound to be loose ends associated with it. But in most rooters' opinions you will find that the control that gain from a good ROM can easily beat anything that the stock will give you, if the ROM was designed to work well with your phone.

For instance, I did an SBF flash from stock Verizon Droid X ROM to Motorola Milestone X, which eliminated all of the bloatware and cleaned the phone out. I found that it ran so fast that I almost didn't feel like putting a mod on. However, the features of Cyanogen are so incredibly attractive that I still find myself compelled.

One more thing: Lots of ROMs support overclocking, which increases performance if you do it right. Stock roms generally disallow this in order to protect the hardware, and drive home the "Buy a faster phone!" point.

Nutshell: Stability goes to STOCK, Performance and Customization undoubtedly go to ROMs. For this mod, I cannot yet say.

[zietbukuel]

Ok so stock OS is more stable. In my case my phone is unlocked and unbranded so I don't have any carrier crap on it, it's running very smooth right now, but I'm of those that like to have the latest and greatest software. If we talk about customization, what kind of customization are we talking about? Thanks for the answer.

BTW someone please answer my other thread, thanks again!
THIS-SITE/topic/55480-xperia-arc-s-lt18a-compatibility/ (can't post links yet).

[tig360]

I just started using Cyanogenmod a few days ago so I cant comment much.

What I have noticed, unlike stock OS, you can customize the launch (choose number of pages, number of rows, etc.) The lockscreen can also be customized (extra shortcuts.) As with Sony stock OS, you can change themes. Another thing I like is that the notification bar/ drawer is customisable.
You can also overclock your phone and change memory settings to allow your phone to run faster.

I have the Sony Ericsson Xperia arc and the new CM9 RC1 is working ok on it (the occasional stutter does occur). As you should know, the Arc S has a faster processor than my Arc so your phone should run perfectly.

I see you also said you like to have the latest software running. I'm not counting on Sony to give us Jelly Bean (Android 4.1). They want to sell their new NXT range. If Sony decides to give it to us, be prepared to wait.

Hope you can use some of this information

[zietbukuel]

Thanks for all the information, I guess I'm going to give it a try. Where to start?

[tig360]

Just follow the instructions on http://wiki.cyanogen...ll_Update_Guide  . Its the guide I used to install CM9. This method also works for CM7.

[hidefinition]

This may be out of the topic but anyone knows procedures or links on how to restore my Arc from CM9 to Stock OS?

Thank you.