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Now I'm rooted, what next?

So I took a big leap and rooted my tablet this morning. I've installed Titanium Backup and GMD Gesture, and also AdAway and AppQuarantine. What other great things can I do? I love trying new things. Any suggestions from you experts? I would be very grateful!
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Flash a custom ROM.
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ÜBER™ said:
Flash a custom ROM.
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Download and do either of the following for a full backup...
the best way to do a complete and full backup of your device.. There are two methods
1 most common
download ROM MANAGER
you can from in this app install a custom recovery on your device..
Boot into the custom recovery and do a full anand backup. you can also flash other custom roms (custom android os)
2 what i use..
download goo manager beta from play store
in go manager click menu at top choose install open source recovery . follow prompts . It will download and install
same as step one you can boot into recovery from goo manager Its big botton fully touch base . And you can backup and restore as well as flash custom roms...
NOW WITH THE ABOVE SAID PLEASE READ thru the forums related to roms rom manager Custom recoveries .. and so on .. this will save you some troubles later .. anything you need to know or not understand Just ask We are here to help.

Cool, thanks! Could you point me to the best place for explanations about roms? XDA is huge and I am not sure where to look... Cheers!
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ÜBER™ said:
Flash a custom ROM.
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And then eventually, try out some custom kernels. Although be warned, you may discover a new hobby and become a crack flasher
I usually don't keep any one ROM and kernel on my tablet for more then a week (average is 2 days). I'm trying to resist flashing PARANOIDANDROID 1.992 since I heard 2.0 is around the corner.. not sure how long I can hold out though

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I'm ****ing dumb, thought this was GN for some reason.

thebobp said:
Logo Me
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it doesnt work with the seven. at least ezekeel(developer) said that it cant be implemented on the nexus 7.

simms22 said:
it doesnt work with the seven. at least ezekeel(developer) said that it cant be implemented on the nexus 7.
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My bad. (Too bad as well, but meh.)
Edit: some (though not all) of these inverted apps work, if you swing that way. Once again, they were made for the GN

thebobp said:
My bad. (Too bad as well, but meh.)
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yea, i know. he asked me what mods he should port to the nexus 7 since he just got one, my answer was logo me right away. then he disappointed me by saying its not possible seeing how the bootloader is encrypted

To find roms on xda
Xda is a very organized web site for the most part finding them is easy. deciding which one is not so much
rom actually means read only memory.. But we will skip the tech stuff for now..
Here on the device development forums Rom is referred to mostly as a custom built Operating system for your device .
these can be built by one person or a team of developers . Most have tweaks and customization's a bit above and beyond the stock experience. ITS BEST before flashing any new rom is to into the forum thread of the rom read developer info and the comments made on the thread. Many roms have experimental software apps and tweaks.. Not all roms are perfectly stable..SO FINDING one that has what you are looking for is just a matter of reading and trial and error.
Most roms. well all you see anymore Come with a kernel. (The linux part of android .. Kinda whats under the hood) . Be sure to pay attention to this and the information. Some add features some over clock .
we have here for the n7 several types of roms .
original development .. these are based on the custom operating system pushed by google
custom based on the above but often has alot more customization's and kernel tweaks More likely to have buggs . but often faster and take up less storage space on device.. as well as having a personal twist for the developer on apps installed customization's and themes
I never give advice on what to use just go in the development section and start reading .
Be sure before you flash anything on your tablet know what it is and how to get out of it Back to stock and Have your backups backed up...
ALWAYS HAVE A WAY OUT FIRST..
Good Luck

So I am now on Paranoid Android, trying out the different Workspaces. Thanks for the help!

But I don't understand what Paranoid Android does. What does "This rom lets you scale and project every app, every widget, even systemcomponents individually" mean in every day language?

Also, could someone explain where, in tablet mode, the three dots are for the settings of many apps. They seem to be covered by the status bar. How does one access them? Would be grateful for help as I really like the small tablet mode.

[Q] Help me pick a ROM

So, I just got my Nexus 4, and before I start playing with it, I'd like to go ahead and ROM it.
I want really good battery life, and lots of customization options for the UI.
I don't know a TON about ROMs aside from how to install them etc. I've done that a bit with several phones.
My big question is nightlies. I REALLY don't want to have to reinstall a new ROM every day, or even every week... I want one that I can install, and use for a long time that updates itself (like the stock ROM does with Google). My understanding of nightlies might be completely wrong, but it sounds like I have to reinstall the ROM every day?
What are your thoughts/opinions? I'm leaning toward CM10.1, but like I said, I don't want to have to reinstall every day. Does it auto update these "nightlies"?

If a nightly rom is fine you don't have to update it if you don't want to.
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scream4cheese said:
If a nightly rom is fine you don't have to update it if you don't want to.
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Will it auto-update? If not, when I update it, is it a full re-install basically? Will that clear all my apps and settings etc?

I think I'm going with the PA, if I can find a working download link... : \

S2005x said:
Will it auto-update? If not, when I update it, is it a full re-install basically? Will that clear all my apps and settings etc?
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It wont auto-update. You have to flash it. And when new nightlies come out, there usually arent huge changes to the rom.
You can dirty flash the rom and all apps and settings should remain, however thats not the best way to install a rom for stabilty. Its recommended that you do a full wipe.
On a side note, if your looking for lots of customization options i wouldnt go with cm10.1. Try roms based on AOKP like carbon, liquid smooth, etc.
They have tons of settings to play around with which cyanogenmod lacks.

chromium96 said:
It wont auto-update. You have to flash it. And when new nightlies come out, there usually arent huge changes to the rom.
You can dirty flash the rom and all apps and settings should remain, however thats not the best way to install a rom for stabilty. Its recommended that you do a full wipe.
On a side note, if your looking for lots of customization options i wouldnt go with cm10.1. Try roms based on AOKP like carbon, liquid smooth, etc.
They have tons of settings to play around with which cyanogenmod lacks.
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So every night, when a new update comes out, I would have to re-install all my apps, re-config my Google/yahoo accounts etc, and re-setup the phone settings etc? That seems like a major pain in the ass... I'm presently downloading 2 Paranoid ROMs:
PA_MAKO_3.15-26APR2013
PA_MAKO-Zion-3.15-04MAY2013
Those were the newest 2 I could find... : \

S2005x said:
So every night, when a new update comes out, I would have to re-install all my apps, re-config my Google/yahoo accounts etc, and re-setup the phone settings etc? That seems like a major pain in the ass... I'm presently downloading 2 Paranoid ROMs:
PA_MAKO_3.15-26APR2013
PA_MAKO-Zion-3.15-04MAY2013
Those were the newest 2 I could find... : \
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Well, most people that flash nightlies consistantly dirty flash the rom so that their stuff isnt wiped.
I honestly dont see the point of flashing nightlies every single time they come out.
If your going to go with paranoid android try one of their alphas, which come with halo.
You can get their latest builds here: http://goo.im/devs/paranoidandroid/roms/mako/alpha

chromium96 said:
Well, most people that flash nightlies consistantly dirty flash the rom so that their stuff isnt wiped.
I honestly dont see the point of flashing nightlies every single time they come out.
If your going to go with paranoid android try one of their alphas, which come with halo.
You can get their latest builds here: http://goo.im/devs/paranoidandroid/roms/mako/alpha
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Sweet thanks!! I don't really see the point to doing nightlies either... what is halo?
Also, what version of GApps should I download?

S2005x said:
So every night, when a new update comes out, I would have to re-install all my apps, re-config my Google/yahoo accounts etc, and re-setup the phone settings etc? That seems like a major pain in the ass... I'm presently downloading 2 Paranoid ROMs:
PA_MAKO_3.15-26APR2013
PA_MAKO-Zion-3.15-04MAY2013
Those were the newest 2 I could find... : \
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When a new nightly comes out and you was it, just flash the new update rom on top of the old one. Don't worry about installing your apps again. As long as you don't do a factory reset your apps should be on your device.
The latest PA rom is May 26 in the alpha folder of goo.im.
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scream4cheese said:
When a new nightly comes out and you was it, just flash the new update rom on top of the old one. Don't worry about installing your apps again. As long as you don't do a factory reset your apps should be on your device.
The latest PA rom is May 26 in the alpha folder of goo.im.
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Indeed, I cancelled the other downloads, and grabbed the May 26th one.
If I flash it on top of the other ROM, will my google account still be sync'd with the phone? That's how I update my contacts etc. Also text messages will stay? Settings will stay the same? Ringtones? All of it?

S2005x said:
Sweet thanks!! I don't really see the point to doing nightlies either... what is halo?
Also, what version of GApps should I download?
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Halo is a notification/task switcher thing. Check out PAs g+ to see what it does...its pretty awesome.
Download the latest gapps that are available on goo.im
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Indeed, I cancelled the other downloads, and grabbed the May 26th one.
If I flash it on top of the other ROM, will my google account still be sync'd with the phone? That's how I update my contacts etc. Also text messages will stay? Settings will stay the same? Ringtones? All of it?
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If you are coming from a different ROM you should probably do a full wipe.
Dirty flashing may cause bugs. But if you are upgrading the same ROM dirty flashing will allow you to keep everything.

chromium96 said:
Halo is a notification/task switcher thing. Check out PAs g+ to see what it does...its pretty awesome.
Download the latest gapps that are available on goo.im
If you are coming from a different ROM you should probably do a full wipe.
Dirty flashing may cause bugs. But if you are upgrading the same ROM dirty flashing will allow you to keep everything.
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What exactly is dirty flashing? I'm guessing flashing over the top of another ROM without doing a factory reset?
Halo sounds sweet
I did get the newest version of GApps and the newest PA I could find. Still a little time left on the download though
GApps Full 4.2 - 20130524
PA_Mako-3.56 - 26MAY2013

S2005x said:
What exactly is dirty flashing? I'm guessing flashing over the top of another ROM without doing a factory reset?
Halo sounds sweet
I did get the newest version of GApps and the newest PA I could find. Still a little time left on the download though
GApps Full 4.2 - 20130524
PA_Mako-3.56 - 26MAY2013
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Yah dirty flashing is installing a ROM without fully wiping the previous one.
A lot of people seem to be complaining about goo.im download speeds. There's a couple mirrors on their g+ if its unbearably slow.
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Leaving for movie with the wife, so they'll be done by the time we get home. They are mad slow from goo though:/
Sent from my Atrix2

S2005x said:
Indeed, I cancelled the other downloads, and grabbed the May 26th one.
If I flash it on top of the other ROM, will my google account still be sync'd with the phone? That's how I update my contacts etc. Also text messages will stay? Settings will stay the same? Ringtones? All of it?
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Yes, everything will still be there as long as you don't initialize a factory reset.

Sweet. Including widget placement and alarm clocks etc etc?
That makes this ROMing thing a deal better to me. I was worried that i'd have to set everything back up every time, and that was a major turn off.
Thank you all so much for the very helpful input.
Sent from my Atrix2

S2005x said:
Sweet. Including widget placement and alarm clocks etc etc?
That makes this ROMing thing a deal better to me. I was worried that i'd have to set everything back up every time, and that was a major turn off.
Thank you all so much for the very helpful input.
Sent from my Atrix2
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Yes, it definitely should.

[Q] Couple of questions regarding PAC ROM

Hi Everyone !
So I am really new to the world of custom ROMS and want to install one on my s3 (SGH i747). After a bit of shopping around, I really like PAC Rom.I have the following questions and would really appreciate it if someone could answer them:
1) Is there a guide for dummies like me that can walk me through the installation process ?
2) Is PAC ROM stable ? How do I update it if there are updates ? Is it good for a first time user ?
3) In this ROM, can I customise the notification area ? Like make the notification area and panel transaprent like in the stuff in IOS 7 ?
4) Will restoring from titanium backup interfere in anyway ?
Thanks for all your help !

xdaaccount123 said:
Hi Everyone !
1) Is there a guide for dummies like me that can walk me through the installation process ?
2) Is PAC ROM stable ? How do I update it if there are updates ? Is it good for a first time user ?
3) In this ROM, can I customise the notification area ? Like make the notification area and panel transaprent like in the stuff in IOS 7 ?
4) Will restoring from titanium backup interfere in anyway ?
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Hi
1) It is like every other ROM, you just factory reset and install the zip
2) I use it on my nexus 4 and yesterday, when I received a call I was unable to get it. If you don't care about that you can try PAC ROM but cyanogenmod must be better for you
3) Yes, you can like on cyanogenmod. I'm note sure about what you mean but the notification bar is transparent like on every Kitkat based ROM
4) I don't know I never use titanium

Uruloce said:
Hi
1) It is like every other ROM, you just factory reset and install the zip
2) I use it on my nexus 4 and yesterday, when I received a call I was unable to get it. If you don't care about that you can try PAC ROM but cyanogenmod must be better for you
3) Yes, you can like on cyanogenmod. I'm note sure about what you mean but the notification bar is transparent like on every Kitkat based ROM
4) I don't know I never use titanium
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Is the call bug frequent or a one time thing ?

Uruloce said:
Hi
1) It is like every other ROM, you just factory reset and install the zip
2) I use it on my nexus 4 and yesterday, when I received a call I was unable to get it. If you don't care about that you can try PAC ROM but cyanogenmod must be better for you
3) Yes, you can like on cyanogenmod. I'm note sure about what you mean but the notification bar is transparent like on every Kitkat based ROM
4) I don't know I never use titanium
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Also, I am running a samsung s3 4.3 sgh i747 . Can you please tell me which PAC ROM file am I supposed to use ? Im so confused

xdaaccount123 said:
Is the call bug frequent or a one time thing ?
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Call log problem is being worked on
In call ui crashes are fixed, just flash today's nightly
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xdaaccount123 said:
Also, I am running a samsung s3 4.3 sgh i747 . Can you please tell me which PAC ROM file am I supposed to use ? Im so confused
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There isn't PAC ROM for your phone, you will have to choose one of those made for your phone. You can find them here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
If I was you I would choose Omni ROM

Uruloce said:
There isn't PAC ROM for your phone, you will have to choose one of those made for your phone. You can find them here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725839
If I was you I would choose Omni ROM
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First of all, thanks for the link ! Also, are you sure about that ? In the above link, I went to ROMS, then Cyanogenmod 10, AOSP & AOKP and when i click show all contents, there is a link for PAC rom

xdaaccount123 said:
First of all, thanks for the link ! Also, are you sure about that ? In the above link, I went to ROMS, then Cyanogenmod 10, AOSP & AOKP and when i click show all contents, there is a link for PAC rom
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You're right, I didn't see it,I just searched "i747" on the PAC ROM website so I couldn't find your phone.So I recommend you this PAC ROM and not the Omni ROM
I just installed the last update of PAC ROM on my nexus 4 and the phone calls work well

Uruloce said:
You're right, I didn't see it,I just searched "i747" on the PAC ROM website so I couldn't find your phone.So I recommend you this PAC ROM and not the Omni ROM
I just installed the last update of PAC ROM on my nexus 4 and the phone calls work well
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Also, if its not too much trouble, could you tell me which file to use ? Im really overwhelmed as ofnow and have no clue what to do.
Ive reached here : http://pacman.basketbuild.com/index....d2lte/nightly/
no clue which one to choose. Again, I currently have a canadian sgh i747 running 4.3

The more recent zip is the better

Best ROM for the P7000

Stock vs CM vs Vibe
We were supposed to get 5 different polished ROMs and, instead of that, we need to find our way to get a barely working phone.
Which is the most stable? Which is the most beautiful?
Those lucky enough to have received the phone, speak.

analyticbastard said:
Stock vs CM vs Vibe
We were supposed to get 5 different polished ROMs and, instead of that, we need to find our way to get a barely working phone.
Which is the most stable? Which is the most beautiful?
Those lucky enough to have received the phone, speak.
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First of all, stop whining around in here like a little girl.
Stock ROM is working flawlessly for me since one week now.

tool_king said:
First of all, stop whining around in here like a little girl.
Stock ROM is working flawlessly for me since one week now.
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What's your deal? Taking so much bull**** that you need to spread it?

Right now I'm using MDS rom it's working good. Everything is working. Supersu is updated and xposed is too. I'm still having some visual problems but nothing to worry about... My album art work wasn't working on stock but it is on this ROM. They just took stock and made it better... I do have a question. Can you send me cm12.1 that I can flash in CWM. I can't get the tool to work for me.

analyticbastard said:
What's your deal? Taking so much bull**** that you need to spread it?
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look, the way you asked the question is how you got the first reponse. the same can be asked with you, whats your deal?
just calm down and let it go. keep it clean.
also what works for the other users might not work for you. so much hype around this phone and they didn't dissapoint-they market the item well and always sell half finished goods.
maybe the only good thing going for it is they "might" release source code which they should be doing any way so the community irons out the bugs.
they're trying a different approach with the P8000 saying we will give out the kernel source code blah blah blah developer friendly etc but i will wait and see. i tried for 3 weeks to get P7000 in flash sales. twice i had in my basket trying to check out and the price jumped from 159usd to 209usd by the time i checked out. i thought it was a sign, wait... wait until reviews and see if any shipping issues. i'm glad i did.
now to answer your question to the best of my ability...the stock rom is the only one that i know off that allows the fingerprint reader to work properly.
each of the other firmwares have their advantages and disadvantages.
XDA doesn't allow "best rom" threads but i understand where you are coming from.
are you looking in terms of stability or most working features?

look @ my signature, so far is the best rom, few bugs that needs to be iron out "other roms have not been updated recently"

@TopoX84
How did you get the Build 20150629? On the phone Wireless update it is Build 20150617 only?

Well, that's what it said on the ele flash app that they have on their website, if I check the settings it does states 20150617
Look at my attachments

TopoX84 said:
Well, that's what it said on the ele flash app that they have on their website, if I check the settings it does states 20150617
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The 20150629 release doesn't seem to be an official one, just a modded version of the 20150617 release.

tool_king said:
The 20150629 release doesn't seem to be an official one, just a modded version of the 20150617 release.
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That indeed seems to be true then what is it doing on a official Elephone flash app. =\

TopoX84 said:
That indeed seems to be true then what is it doing on a official Elephone flash app. =\
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Good question indeed.

Very Good Rom
Android 5.0 Rom
Wipe all TWRP or CWM
Flash rom
Dev Avecilla:
http://www.movilesdualsim.com/tema/rom_moded_mdsteam_elephone_p7000_v2_by_avecilla.106432/
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Update ; 11 /08/2015
Android 5.0 Version 20150629
Dev: tikilou
Root: Supersu
Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/ele...m-rom-p7000-based-ota-2015-t3157625?nocache=1
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Android 5.0 Version 20150629
Same Rom personal adapted the apps and stock Launcher
Root: Kinguser
Unzip Copy clockworkmod Folder to sdcard And Restore With CWM Recovery
Rom : https://mega.co.nz/#F!JIt3FZYA!Gg1Ayt3-lnKi3D2J1y2PHA
Flash Tool and Recovery : http://www.mediafire.com/download/rjtzq46tr6pn83n/P7000_Root_AIO.zip

77777777777777 said:
Best Stable and fasted Rom
Wipe all TWRP or CWM
Flash rom
Dev Avecilla:
http://www.movilesdualsim.com/tema/rom_moded_mdsteam_elephone_p7000_v2_by_avecilla.106432/
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I agree with you. Avecilla's Rom is the best by now. Everything works smoothly
Enviado desde mi Elephone P7000 mediante Tapatalk

77777777777777 said:
Best Stable and fasted Rom
Wipe all TWRP or CWM
Flash rom
Dev Avecilla:
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Is there a English option for this rom?
I am having bluetooth problem with my car, want to see if this rom fixes it....

itouchmypot said:
Is there a English option for this rom?
I am having bluetooth problem with my car, want to see if this rom fixes it....
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Yes there is. Please test it and report back because I too am having problems with A2DP bluetooth audio and my car: only plays on the first try. If I close the app and open it again, it does not send any audio through.

A new version of the stock OS came in OTA. If you want to test it you have to reset to the stock rom and install the OTA update. It's way more fluid than the original, seriously for me it was day and night. I didn't get trouble with the photo and the new launcher is nice. It's still Android 5.0.

TopoX84 said:
Well, that's what it said on the ele flash app that they have on their website, if I check the settings it does states 20150617
Look at my attachments
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Where can I find this Ele Flash App???

LadySarah said:
Where can I find this Ele Flash App???
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/elephone-ele-easy-flash-tool-t3102780

tool_king said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/development/elephone-ele-easy-flash-tool-t3102780
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Thanks a lot...but there's no link

leomon32 said:
A new version of the stock OS came in OTA. If you want to test it you have to reset to the stock rom and install the OTA update. It's way more fluid than the original, seriously for me it was day and night. I didn't get trouble with the photo and the new launcher is nice. It's still Android 5.0.
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Hi! I want to try this OTA, but when I try to download any system update I get the message "Your system was damaged, update is not possible". I am currently using the stock ROM! How can I install this new version that you have mentioned? Thanks a lot!

The best rom/kernel for the batery life ?

Yo i search the best rom and kernel for the G model

Not really sure man. I think its up to you to test them out and see which one gives you the best battery performance for your needs.

Yough said:
Yo i search the best rom and kernel for the G model
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Just use Lineage with a totally black Substratum theme and Llama Sweet EAS kernel

Thanks for your advice, I had no big needs I just watch videos on Netflix ^^

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Just use Lineage with a totally black Substratum theme and Llama Sweet EAS kernel
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Can you confirm that this is working? I've been wanting to use a black substratum theme for ages, but until now I didn't dare to, since substratum doesn't officially support LineageOS as far as I know. On top of that I read a couple of comments of people having issues

|Furō| said:
Can you confirm that this is working? I've been wanting to use a black substratum theme for ages, but until now I didn't dare to, since substratum doesn't officially support LineageOS as far as I know. On top of that I read a couple of comments of people having issues
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You're right, but I meant LineageOS as in an LOS-based ROM more than LOS itself. Most custom ROMs run better than LOS and have a bunch of features.
You may know that Substratum uses "OMS" to do the overlay stuff, so if you want a ROM with full substratum compatibility, it's as easy as finding one with the necessary commits, like NucleaROM or RR (I prefer NucleaROM over all of the other LOS-based ROMs to be honest). Just look at the description of the ROM for 'oms support'. Or you can try, I'm sure that I used Substratum on LineageOS stock for some time and I was getting 7 hrs SOT with heavy usage

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You're right, but I meant LineageOS as in an LOS-based ROM more than LOS itself. Most custom ROMs run better than LOS and have a bunch of features.
You may know that Substratum uses "OMS" to do the overlay stuff, so if you want a ROM with full substratum compatibility, it's as easy as finding one with the necessary commits, like NucleaROM or RR (I prefer NucleaROM over all of the other LOS-based ROMs to be honest). Just look at the description of the ROM for 'oms support'. Or you can try, I'm sure that I used Substratum on LineageOS stock for some time and I was getting 7 hrs SOT with heavy usage
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Alright, so thats how it is. But you say you had it running on LOS? Did you experience issues, or why don't you have it running anymore? To be honest I would currently prefer not flashing a new rom, since I'm kinda dependent on my phone working right now and at the moment, it works mostly fine would still love to use a totally black substratum theme though

|Furō| said:
Alright, so thats how it is. But you say you had it running on LOS? Did you experience issues, or why don't you have it running anymore? To be honest I would currently prefer not flashing a new rom, since I'm kinda dependent on my phone working right now and at the moment, it works mostly fine would still love to use a totally black substratum theme though
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You have LOS on your phone though, right? If so, why don't you try? It's not like you have to flash anything so you can't brick your phone...
I think I used it on LOS yeah. But I prefer stock over custom ROMs by far. And now that the MiFavor 5 ROM is out (with the Android 7 QS tiles) I don't have any reason to use the buggy and laggy custom ROMs
I swear LOS was the worst of them all when I used it back in Feb/March. The worst thing was that a bunch of apps simply didn't feel like working...

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You have LOS on your phone though, right? If so, why don't you try? It's not like you have to flash anything so you can't brick your phone...
I think I used it on LOS yeah. But I prefer stock over custom ROMs by far. And now that the MiFavor 5 ROM is out (with the Android 7 QS tiles) I don't have any reason to use the buggy and laggy custom ROMs
I swear LOS was the worst of them all when I used it back in Feb/March. The worst thing was that a bunch of apps simply didn't feel like working...
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Yes I do. Personally I don't feel like it's that bad so you think it's save to try it out?
Hmm so you feel like stock is better right now? I switched to LOS because I was kinda mad at the stock rom (at least the German one) since updates weren't coming at promised times and when they did come they were full of bugs like apps not working and more.... Which was mostly fixed afterwards, but I wasn't that happy with the situation. I also didn't like the look and feel, which now wouldn't be as much of a problem, since I'm using Nova + KLWP to change most of the visuals. Is the "Tiles-App" with more QS tiles working with stock now? It didn't when I went to LOS. How's battery life? What are your main reason to go back to stock?
And least but not last.... How would I get back to stock? Just flashing a zip from the ZTE website?
And another weird thing which didn't bother me too much until now: I bought my phone in Germany so I had the G model. Ever since going to LineageOS, which included unlocking the boot loader etc. My phone tells me /shows up as the U model.... Is that bad in any way? Other than that it seems to work alright though

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Yes I do. Personally I don't feel like it's that bad so you think it's save to try it out?
Hmm so you feel like stock is better right now? I switched to LOS because I was kinda mad at the stock rom (at least the German one) since updates weren't coming at promised times and when they did come they were full of bugs like apps not working and more.... Which was mostly fixed afterwards, but I wasn't that happy with the situation. I also didn't like the look and feel, which now wouldn't be as much of a problem, since I'm using Nova + KLWP to change most of the visuals. Is the "Tiles-App" with more QS tiles working with stock now? It didn't when I went to LOS. How's battery life? What are your main reason to go back to stock?
And least but not last.... How would I get back to stock? Just flashing a zip from the ZTE website?
And another weird thing which didn't bother me too much until now: I bought my phone in Germany so I had the G model. Ever since going to LineageOS, which included unlocking the boot loader etc. My phone tells me /shows up as the U model.... Is that bad in any way? Other than that it seems to work alright though
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-I like stock because it runs better, and even though I thought I would hate ZTE's UI, I actually like it after using it for a long time. And the 5.0 UI is awesome, nuff said. They use blur on the volume pop-up and when you pull down the status bar.
MiFavor 5.0 is not official, it's just the A2017 ROM that's been ported by the Russians. You need to install a special A2017 bootstack (it seemed really dangerous but it's not that bad really) and then the system zip, which formats /system anyways. After that you have to format /data (which will format the internal storage too, just saying) because of the encryption, and it should boot just fine.
I have an A2017G too and flipped out when they f00ked up with B02 with Google Play Store, then B03 with exfat, and went to LOS. Then i tried to go back and DFU-bricked my phone. After I fixed it I preferred to stay stock, and in B04 they fixed everything there was to fix. Tried NucleaROM, best so far but it still has that WIP feel...
Anyways, make a backup of your current system on an SD card if you want to go 5.0.
The A2017U thing is normal, it's because the universal bootloader is actually the U bootloader without the NON-HLOS.bin which you flash later via the A2017G-MODEM.zip (which is ancient lol)

Thank you again for your aid! I have another question....
I downloaded substratum now and installed some themes but somehow I can't get them to work...
For example "Flux" tells me everything went good and I need to restart, but nothing changes after the reboot...
Swift Black has some errors compiling :/
Any ideas?

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Thank you again for your aid! I have another question....
I downloaded substratum now and installed some themes but somehow I can't get them to work...
For example "Flux" tells me everything went good and I need to restart, but nothing changes after the reboot...
Swift Black has some errors compiling :/
Any ideas?
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well, it's not working with LOS then. I guess I used it on RR

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well, it's not working with LOS then. I guess I used it on RR
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Alright thank you! How did RR compare to LOS?

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Alright thank you! How did RR compare to LOS?
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Okay but laggy. again, I prefer NucleaROM, you should check that one if you'll change ROMs

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Okay but laggy. again, I prefer NucleaROM, you should check that one if you'll change ROMs
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I will thank you! You are awesome! So I can just flash that rom over LineageOS? Or do I have to wipe my phone first?

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I will thank you! You are awesome! So I can just flash that rom over LineageOS? Or do I have to wipe my phone first?
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The best would be wiping everything, but you can try wiping system only. after that if the phone doesn't work well just wipe data

It seems to be that all the ROMs have bugs or are laggy. Stock is best right now if my research is correct.

Stock...
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So I am running Nuclear Ron now, everything went smoothly and I've got Magisk installed correctly for root access. So far when I'm using the rom I love everything and substratum works well as well.....
But.... Whenever I turn of the screen it almost immediately reboots... when using my phone I don't get any random reboots, but when the screen is off it restarts every time. This is a real bummer and I keep my phone off most of the time right now, to prevent the reboots every minute :/
Any ideas what the reason for this issue could be? Would love to stay with this rom, but only if I can get this fixed!
I Uninstalled substratum and the substratum themes by the way, but that didn't help either...
Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!!

I get phenomenal battery life and speed on NucleaROM. Stability is so-so, however.