Phone customization?

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sladesurfer

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I used to customize my android phones and jailbreak my iphone. As i get older my interest to phone customization is almost non existance. I just want a simple phone that makes call,text and email checking.
Sorry just thinking out loud. Just wanna share and know if you guys feel the same way i do.
 
No I do not. :p

I have converted my phone to Harmon Kardon version for free.
I have changed the battery life indicator to provide better info and single percentages for free.
I have removed the Verizon logo on the notification bar to tell me instead when my next alarm will sound.
I have disabled to annoying dangerous volume level warnings. (THIS IS SUPER ANNOYING)
I have removed youtube logos and advertisements.
I have enabled double tap to shut off.
I have enabled free wifi hotspot (not free since I have an unlimited plan). (THIS IS A PRETTY BIG ONE TOO)
I have added USB tethering in case my home internet goes out. (THIS WAS A BIG, when I was without home internet for a week)
I have fixed the external 128GB of storage so that my apps like titanium backup can access it (typically locked out of it in the newest android versions.) (ALSO A BIG ONE IMO)
I have enabled a traffic meter in the status bar.
I have enabled power saving and extreme power saver modes disabled by the carrier (ANOTHER BIG ONE)
I have enabled hold power button with screen off to toggle flashlight (I love this option)

This is just a few things of what I have done and I would not want a phone that I could not do these things on. So yes I like to customize, but if you enjoy those youtube adds and watermarks, and enjoy not having features removed by your carrier and enjoy paying extra for mobile hotspot and enjoy having to dig your phone out of your pocket while dfrivng your car and streaming over bluetooth just to click the "ok" button for your dangerous volume warning, then by all means get a phone that you do not care about customizing :)

I would say I enjoy being able to add these things more than ever as bluetooth, IR Blaster and other things become more integrated into one device every day.
 
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Justintoxicated said:
No I do not. :p

I have converted my phone to Harmon Kardon version for free.
I have changed the battery life indicator to provide better info and single percentages for free.
I have removed the Verizon logo on the notification bar to tell me instead when my next alarm will sound.
I have disabled to annoying dangerous volume level warnings. (THIS IS SUPER ANNOYING)
I have removed youtube logos and advertisements.
I have enabled double tap to shut off.
I have enabled free wifi hotspot (not free since I have an unlimited plan). (THIS IS A PRETTY BIG ONE TOO)
I have added USB tethering in case my home internet goes out. (THIS WAS A BIG, when I was without home internet for a week)
I have fixed the external 128GB of storage so that my apps like titanium backup can access it (typically locked out of it in the newest android versions.) (ALSO A BIG ONE IMO)
I have enabled a traffic meter in the status bar.
I have enabled power saving and extreme power saver modes disabled by the carrier (ANOTHER BIG ONE)
I have enabled hold power button with screen off to toggle flashlight (I love this option)

This is just a few things of what I have done and I would not want a phone that I could not do these things on. So yes I like to customize, but if you enjoy those youtube adds and watermarks, and enjoy not having features removed by your carrier and enjoy paying extra for mobile hotspot and enjoy having to dig your phone out of your pocket while dfrivng your car and streaming over bluetooth just to click the "ok" button for your dangerous volume warning, then by all means get a phone that you do not care about customizing :)

I would say I enjoy being able to add these things more than ever as bluetooth, IR Blaster and other things become more integrated into one device every day.
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gravity box and exposed i presume?????????
 
I used to mod the crap out of my phone... now I have been running the stock nexus 4 rom since 4.4.3 came out. I just don't really care that much any more and there are other things I would rather do with my time
 
I don't mod as much anymore. I just load up CyanogenMod and go about my business. There's a few features in CM that I miss on stock (Privacy Guard is a perfect example). Add stuff like that to stock and give me an API to access iptables and I would stay stock without root. I need root for my firewall app.
 
Customization is a need for different users and different usage. Even when you are getting "older" you shall customize it to a bigger font size, an easier viewing mode or get all those important information access easily... don't lost the passion in customizing a phone that you need...
 
Reminds me of that one geek adage: Linux is only free if your time is worthless.

Not that you'll spend as much time tweaking a phone as you would a new desktop, but there are a lot of people who'd rather get out and use their phone rather than spend time rooting it, grappling with less-than-stable custom ROMs, and exploring launchers. Customization is cool, but it's not the be-all, end-all factor for a lot of people. I'm fine with a good default Android layer as well as iOS and Windows Phone, because they let me get on with life.
 
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I never run stock ROMs. I've used custom ROMs for the better part of 7 years on Windows phones, and now android phones.

I honestly wouldn't want to use anything stock.
 
I used to mod every phone I owned as well. Lately it's been less and less. For my old HTC Incredibles, I loaded CM and spent days customizing. Now with my Moto X and Lumia 521, they are basically stock with wallpaper changes. I don't mind the stock experience of either phone, maybe because there isn't much carrier influence on either one.
 
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