Hello everyone I'm new here I just recently rooted my Galaxy S4 i9500 and I want to put in cool speedy Rom.
I also heared that I can combine it with lolipop or something? I dont realy understand it yet I hope you can explain it to me help me choose what's best for me without bricking my phone....
Also I would like to know what apps I must have after rooting or what apps you recommand for me?
Any help will be aprreciate thanks for all !
Start reading as much as you can on this forum and learn from it.
You won't brick your phone, that's almost impossible. That has never happend when flashing custom roms.
Just flash a custom recovery for the i9500 and start flashing the rom you want to try. Always read the first post of the rom and probably the last few pages of the thread.
First of all thank you for the reply, Finaly!
Someone offered me the omni rom with lolipop.
I mainly looking for speedy tweakinish rom and it seems awsome,
but maybe there more roms even better?
also I saw you need to delete anything from the phone
b4 you put a new rom so my question is how I save the
important apps and data and if i can skip all the crap i used to have??
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Hi! I have a Galaxy S4 LTE (I9506) and i'm on stock rom (4.4.2, I9506XXUCNF3). I successfully installed a TWRP recovery via ODIN. Root done and it works. Now i want to flash the PAC lollipop ROM. Do i need something else to do before flashing? Thank you in forward!
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Guys i heard official CM 12 for Galax s4 i9505 released, i wanna install it, the problem is im a completely noob for install custom OS, never done it, im afraid i might brick the phone, can you guy guide me to do this please, current stock version 4.4.2 is very laggy :S
Thanks
Firstly, you have to be rooted.
I used this guide to root my s4. Installation instructions on second post.
Warning: Make sure you have the right model. Do not use CF-Auto-Root if you have an AT&T or VZW branded s4.
After rooting you will need a custom recovery.
There are several custom recoveries. The most popular being ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) or Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP).
You can use ROM manager from the play store to install a custom recovery.
Or go here and use that guide.
After rooting and installing a custom recovery you can flash a custom rom. What you need to do when flashing a custom rom depends on the rom itself. See the rom installation instructions for that.
It's not hard if you follow the guides carefully. Or you can as a friend (who is more experienced at this) to help you
GDReaper said:
Firstly, you have to be rooted.
I used this guide to root my s4.
After rooting you will need a custom recovery.
There are several custom recoveries. The most popular being ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) or Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP).
You can use ROM manager from the play store to install a custom recovery.
Or go here and use that guide.
After rooting and installing a custom recovery you can flash a custom rom. What you need to do when flashing a custom rom depends on the rom itself. See the rom installation instructions for that.
It's not hard if you follow the guides carefully. Or you can as a friend (who is more experienced at this) to help you
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Thanks mate, i heard that the CM 12 for s4 is not even beta, i will wait for the stale version. :angel:
Demitha said:
Thanks mate, i heard that the CM 12 for s4 is not even beta, i will wait for the stale version. :angel:
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You could flash the Google Play Edition ROM found here. I use it myself and it's very stable and haven't encountered any problems so far.
Edit: Only downside is that you can't move apps to sd card. It's not supported yet.
GDReaper said:
You could flash the Google Play Edition ROM found here. I use it myself and it's very stable and haven't encountered any problems so far.
Edit: Only downside is that you can't move apps to sd card. It's not supported yet.
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that sucks :. im a heavy app user ,anyways did your phone lagg on stock android? mine is very laggy.. its on 4.4.2
Not able to move apps to sd card is only a problem when you have the 16GB version. But I heard there is some workaround for this.
In my opinion stock rom was pretty fluid. Didn't have any stuttering. Only lag I ever experience was when changing music tracks and the home button lag. But I have the international (unbranded) version of the S4. Which means no carrier bloatware to suck up the power and performance of the phone.
The gpe rom does seem faster and smoother compared to stock firmware.
I have rooted my Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G530Y using the guide in this forum,but now the problem is that I haven't found any custom rom which supports my device,not even in the cyanogenmod site. Please help me here, Could you suggest me some custom rom's suitable to my mobile's version or is there a cyanogenmod rom for my phone. And also I wold like to know if I could install xposed framework for this device
Thank you
SM-G530F
Hi there,
i have the same phone and i am too looking for a custom ROM. I searched everywhere but couldn't find any ROM compatible with our device rather than this one ( droidviews.com/install-philz-recovery-on-galaxy-grand-prime-sm-g530ffz/ ) i yet don't know what this is, but sure does look fine, so please give it a try and let me know if it worked.
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Hi there,
i have the same phone and i am too looking for a custom ROM. I searched everywhere but couldn't find any ROM compatible with our device rather than this one ( droidviews.com/install-philz-recovery-on-galaxy-grand-prime-sm-g530ffz/ ) i yet don't know what this is, but sure does look fine, so please give it a try and let me know if it worked.
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I searched this up and it looks like a twrp custom recovery but the ROM is still needed
Cue c
Hey guys,
I'm new to these forums. Therefore, I've been using a lot of your answers to other people as solutions and tutorials.
I have just install my s6 port on my GS4. My I337M will work fine only if it stable. In other words, if I move it, it's making a quick restart and it's just with the rom installed.
I have tried getting back to stock rom and it didn't have this problem. The thing is that I really like what how Albe95's ROM changes my phone. It's awful and I can't enjoy it completly.
Hope you guys have something.
Hi there to the community, im a newbie in XDA. I recently had a problem trying to installing the Imperium ROM in my Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500. Here's the procedure that I've been following to
-> I installed the Philz Touch 6.12.8 Custom recovery using Odin 3.10.0 -> I did the ''Clean To install a New ROM'' option and also a wiped out the Data/Factory -> I Started Aroma Installer and completed the wizard but at the moment of hit the ''Next'' button the Log just said ''Formating system'' without installing the files. I was able to identify this because when I rebooted the phone it goes semi-bricked. I had to put download mode and install de Stock ROM again.
Sorry if I had some gramatical errors! Im not a native english speaker.
What should I do to this?
Thanks a lot
This may possibly be wrong, but isn't Imperium a ROM for the GT-I9505? The Qualcomm S4 which is absolutely different from yours?
@Pwnycorn: No no, you're absolutely correct.
@DubstepL: Change your recovery to TWRP. Philz hasn't been updated in some three years now, and current ROMs have issues with it. Then find another ROM; one in the I9500 development subforums. Imperium ROM cannot be installed to your device.
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This may possibly be wrong, but isn't Imperium a ROM for the GT-I9505? The Qualcomm S4 which is absolutely different from yours?
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Nope, you are absoulte right with your comment, I didnt notice such a dumb thing hahahaha, thanks a lot
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
@Pwnycorn: No no, you're absolutely correct.
@DubstepL: Change your recovery to TWRP. Philz hasn't been updated in some three years now, and current ROMs have issues with it. Then find another ROM; one in the I9500 development subforums. Imperium ROM cannot be installed to your device.
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Do you have any advice for me in my rom selec?? In your opinion.. what's the better ROM for I9500?
Whichever one does the things you want it to do. I can't give any better advice, not only because "which ROM is best"-style threads don't end well, but because I don't have an I9500.
Hello.
First I'd like to say that i haven't ever tried anything like rooting my phone or custom roms so that you know what you're dealing with
Lately I've been bored with my s8 plus(SM-G955F). Was even considering buying a different phone but then i remembered reading about rooting and custom roms so i thought i might give it a try.
I've been reading a bit about rooting and roms but all the information and methods can be a little overwhelming for someone like me who doesn't really know what he's doing. Basically i need help.
While looking for custom rom i'd like to try i settled on renovate ice and i have some questions.
Do i need to root before flashing a custom rom or does the rom come rooted already?
From what i understand i have to start with installing TWRP with odin but what then? root or rom?
Basically if anyone would be kind enough to provide some links with steps i need to take to install that rom and root my device and not mess it up i'd be grateful.
In case you need it I'm on the latest OTA i've received.
build number: R16NW.G955FXXU1CRD7
batripe said:
Hello.
First I'd like to say that i haven't ever tried anything like rooting my phone or custom roms so that you know what you're dealing with
Lately I've been bored with my s8 plus(SM-G955F). Was even considering buying a different phone but then i remembered reading about rooting and custom roms so i thought i might give it a try.
I've been reading a bit about rooting and roms but all the information and methods can be a little overwhelming for someone like me who doesn't really know what he's doing. Basically i need help.
While looking for custom rom i'd like to try i settled on renovate ice and i have some questions.
Do i need to root before flashing a custom rom or does the rom come rooted already?
From what i understand i have to start with installing TWRP with odin but what then? root or rom?
Basically if anyone would be kind enough to provide some links with steps i need to take to install that rom and root my device and not mess it up i'd be grateful.
In case you need it I'm on the latest OTA i've received.
build number: R16NW.G955FXXU1CRD7
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Hello there , you do not need to root your to flash a custom rom . All you need is to backup your data for you own safety and flash TWRP recovery through Odin probram . Renovate ice is most famous and stable rom you can try . It has same UI as the stock rom . Little changes only you might wont see me . If you want to change UI you should for another rom . Also root comes with the rom inbuild, specificaly renovate ice has two options to chose, magisk or supersu . Personally i prefer Magisk before through this app ' you can' modify your system, its like xposed framework.
Link how to flash twrp recovery working on s8 plus, just be carefull to flash the correct image : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SqgHFcHLMw
Link how to flash a rom : https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-install-custom-rom-android/
Link for renovate ice s8/s8 plus xda : https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...ovate-ice-g950-g955-android-7-0-aqdg-t3598040
So I installed TWRP like in the video.
Everything seemed to work i had a clean install of stock ore with twrp. When i tried to boot into twrp i had the "only official binaries" bootloop. So i flashed a bootloader and i was stuck on galaxy s8+ screen. Went into download mode to flash stock firmware but can't do anything. Stuck in download mode and can't flash anything now... How do i get out of it?
Edit:
Ok. Found a way to flash the bootloader. now I'm back to "only official binaries" bootloop.
Edit 2:
Ok managed to get everything to work. At least it appears so for now.
Had to flash nougat firmware then installed twrp, rom and root and it worked.
I thought something went wrong because it was very laggy but after rebooting it seems okay. We'll see how it goes from here.
Gonna google it and try to fix it but if anyone has any ideas i'd be grateful