Initial Setup:
Still the fastest bootup and best boot animation out there. For some odd reason, my apps didn't sync up. That's ok, I'd rather restore with TiBu, but whatev.

Appearance:
Pretty much a stock theme until you flash one of the many theme options out there. There's pretty much a theme for everyone (except maybe those looking for red, apparently). And as this ROM becomes more and more popular, many themers have been porting there tried and true themes over.

Performance:
Looks like the trend of builds ending in even numbers work better than the odd ones on my Droid. LFY1.6 has been very smooth with no lag during screen transitions. I topped out at 1630 on Quadrant and short and long benches of 176 and 481 respectively.

App and System Function:
There is occasional app opening lag. It's not every time, but it happens enough to notice, especially when receiving a call. Otherwise, every app seems to work with no issue. For some reason, my Market has been rather slow, but it has been for a few diff ROMs now and I can't relate that to any one ROM.

Battery life is def better with 1.6 as opposed to 1.5. I've really come to the conclusion that the days of going all day without needing to charge are well behind me, as this was one of the better 2.2 ROMs on battery and my phone died after 10 hours of moderate to heavy use. With very basic use, I'm sure I could stretch it to 12-16 hours, but that'd be hardly using it at all. But again, I'll add, that's better than many other 2.2 ROMs on my Droid.

Goodies:
I almost left out the "Goodies" section for this b/c LFY doesn't truly offer much in the way of extras. But I will mention I love being able to change music tracks from the lock screen. It's not quite as handy as CM's long press on the volume rocker, but it's a better option than nothing, and AFAIK, these are the only two ROMs that offer anything like it. Otherwise, you'll see the tradtional scripts and such, but that's about it.

Overview:
Very satisfactory ROM that was a vast improvement on my Droid from the previous build. It's well known that I'm a "goodies" guy and this does lack a bit in that area. But if you just want a ROM to perform and get the job done, you'll be pleased with this ROM.

Rating:
3.5 out of 5 stars (which I don't feel guilty voting a "4" in the poll)

Review - Liquid Frozen Yogurt 1.6

Installation & Setup
Install was exceptionally smooth. I wiped and installed the rom, I chose to stick with the stock 1000LV kernel because it was perfect! I skipped the sign-in and used Titanium Backup to restore my apps, which is included in the rom. I then signed in to my accounts and allowed everything to sync up. Everything seems to be working great! Just faster than I’m use to . I do have one FC that has been mentioned before. When using voice search to dictate and send a text, it works fine unless you have to add anything to the text. As soon as you try to speak in the subject area for a second time, the app FCs. This is the ONLY consistent issue I have found and it is a very small issue. In fact, if I had not read about it from another user, I would not have even tested it. Right after setup, the rom felt very fast! And it still has arguably the coolest boot animation ever!

Speed & Performance
I was very excited to try LFY 1.5 because of the glowing reviews I had read regarding its speed. Unfortunately some part of my 1.5 set up did not agree with my Droid. As soon as my set up was complete with 1.6, I noticed the huge speed difference. 1.6 is impressively fast! And I just came from Sapphire 1.1 which is maybe my favorite rom. LFY 1.6 just plain flies! This is exactly what I was hoping to see. Smooth screen transitions, so much so that I found myself just changing screens because I was so impressed with its fluidity (or Liquidity? ). There were times that my Droid ‘should have’ redrawn when going back to a home screen but it did not. This makes my phone that much more of a pleasure to use. Even my battery life has been great! I expect my battery life to decrease the faster my phone is operating, this is not the case with LFY 1.6. My phone is moving faster than it was on Sapphire 1.1 and the battery lasts longer. Everything works how it should and as fast as you expect it to. I have not had any consistent FCs and I don’t recall having a single reboot since I flashed this Thursday night, not one! One minor issue I’ve had is my gallery is slow to load. It has been better on subsequent visits but still seems slow. Even considering this, based on speed and performance alone, this rom deserves a 5/5.

Slayher Stock 1000LV (all other reviews have been either a 1100LV or 1200LV, please consider this)
Short: 194
Long: 507
Quadrant: 1367

Features
As stated in the LFY 1.5 review, this rom is built for speed and stability. As such, it does not have many features outside of scripts.

Themes
Liquid’s team has done a fine job of making themes to go with LFY and have received support from some great themers such as Stewart1Champ and thebowers. My three personal favorites (Watermark’d, Black n Bold, & 928Droid’s Black Glass) have already been ported to 1.6. There are a significant number of options to choose from. I’m still rockin’ the Black n Bold .

Conclusion
My expectations for Liquid Frozen Yogurt have been high, to the point that I was beginning to believe that I was expecting too much. Well Liquid’s team has put together arguably the fastest rom I have ever used and it is completely stable! The word that comes to mind is efficient. Sure LFY 1.6 is not packed with bells and whistles, but perhaps this is a huge part of what makes it so efficient. Liquid’s team has optimized this rom to run exactly how they want it, fast! Installation was simple and set up was one of the fastest I’ve ever done. The stock kernel is perfect! And Liquid has the best themes already ported plus themes that are specific to LFY. I typically take features into account when giving the overall rating but I feel that is unfair since features are not a goal of this rom. I will say that in terms of what Liquid and his team were aiming to achieve, which I believe is to be the fastest rom that is stable, then they have certainly achieved it and deserve a 5/5. I personally would like to see more features, but I cannot deduct points for something that is intended. This is a solid, fast build and I feel lucky to have had the opportunity to flash it. I have to give this build a perfect 5/5. Great job Liquid and team!

Overall Rating: 5/5