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Does anyone know when we might get the firmware for the i9505 google edition? I'm sure there is much talk about being able to flash this on a regular i9505. I would like to see this used as a better base for all aosp roms in the future. Do you think we have to wait until the 26th release of the device or will we get a leak?
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sirdicholas said:
Does anyone know when we might get the firmware for the i9505 google edition? I'm sure there is much talk about being able to flash this on a regular i9505. I would like to see this used as a better base for all aosp roms in the future. Do you think we have to wait until the 26th release of the device or will we get a leak?
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Tuff question friend.I Really hope to leak 1-2 day before 26th but...We wait and see.
Is it the 26 of this month?
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Is it the 26 of this month?
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Yes.
June 26! Stay tuned.
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I can't wait. Usually there is a leak a couple days early. I hope this is true for Google edition. I can't express how happy I am with this trend of pure google devices. It'll help with the Android fragmentation problem tremendously.
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6 days to go:laugh:
One would hope official roms will lead to big improvements to the likes of CM and Paranoid Android. Also, I'm wondering if it will lead to camera speed and quality improvements over what we currently have with the CM based roms.
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One would hope official roms will lead to big improvements to the likes of CM and Paranoid Android. Also, I'm wondering if it will lead to camera speed and quality improvements over what we currently have with the CM based roms.
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If it doesn't reach aosp, then there's no way in hell it could ever affect aosp roms in any way whatsoever.
Sammobile is saying something about releasing a test firmware for a flagship device tomorrow...
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Sammobile is saying something about releasing a test firmware for a flagship device tomorrow...
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Hope they're talking about the i9505.
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If it doesn't reach aosp, then there's no way in hell it could ever affect aosp roms in any way whatsoever.
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Indeed. But given that it generally happens to Nexus devices, there is no reason to believe this won't happen to the Nexus edition of the S4 eventually. The binaries for the Nexus 4 were released in March for example and it now has full AOSP support.
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Indeed. But given that it generally happens to Nexus devices, there is no reason to believe this won't happen to the Nexus edition of the S4 eventually. The binaries for the Nexus 4 were released last month for example and it now has full AOSP support.
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But it's Samsung we're talking about
I would hope, seeing that this was announced at Google io, and it will get regular updates just like nexus devices, Google is going to be in charge of software for this endeavor. If that is the case, I'm positive we will get all the goodies that nexus gets. And I guess I'm wrong, but I thought the firmware that comes with nexus' are aosp.
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But it's Samsung we're talking about
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But how much control will Samsung have over Google's policy in this respect? One would hope negligible if any, especially given that the backbone of the device isn't even based on Samsung hardware anyway. If Google's S4 was based on the I9500 it might be a different matter.
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But how much control will Samsung have over Google's policy in this respect? One would hope negligible if any, especially given that the backbone of the device isn't even based on Samsung hardware anyway. If Google's S4 was based on the I9500 it might be a different matter.
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I hope this partnership is a clear and decisive 50/50 deal. Samsung hardware and Google software.
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sirdicholas said:
I hope this partnership is a clear and decisive 50/50 deal. Samsung hardware and Google software.
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We've had that mix before. It was called "Samsung Galaxy Nexus" ^^
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But how much control will Samsung have over Google's policy in this respect? One would hope negligible if any, especially given that the backbone of the device isn't even based on Samsung hardware anyway. If Google's S4 was based on the I9500 it might be a different matter.
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Well i think in respect to S4 Google edition software , Samsung will control next to none, Google will push new software for Google nexus devises including SGS4 and HTC One Google edition in that respect no more delays due to "touch wiz / sense" adaptation
dublinz said:
Well i think in respect to S4 Google edition software , Samsung will control next to none, Google will push new software for Google nexus devises including SGS4 and HTC One Google edition in that respect no more delays due to "touch wiz / sense" adaptation
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But Google still needs Samsung for updated radio's,drivers etc.
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But Google still needs Samsung for updated radio's,drivers etc.
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Do they? How much of the device is actually Samsung hardware that requires Samsung drivers? It's a Qualcomm device. Other than drivers for the bespoke Samsung features like Air View/Gesture and Smart Scroll etc (which Google won't be using anyway) I can't think of anything Google need off Samsung. This is exactly why making AOKP and CM roms has been so easy for the device. The first guy who created a CM rom did it without even owning one .
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All Android 4.3 Discussion to be posted in this thread please, all others will be locked.
Let me start off by saying this. The android 4.3 leak the GS4 has in incomplete (it is after all a leak). It does not have any 4.3-specific goodies, it is very similar to 4.2.2. It does have a new camera, though, but the Google Edition 4.2.2's for the S4 and HTC One have this camera as well.
Samsung has also implemented SELinux in a way that it blocks root access (though strangely enough not to ADB).
EDIT: Samsung only seem to block their leaks/beta's while the releases are ok. Do you think they do this to ensure that they can't be rooted, so they can gather our reports on how they are? After all, some root-related activities may or may not affect the performance.
This is what I've concluded by reading around here and there and also based on what Chainfire has said.
Can I add that the 4.3 leaks will be almost impossible to successfully port due to them being compiled for a completely different hardware spec (chipset, gfx, camera etc).
It may be possible to port and get it booting and a couple of functions working but this would be a long and pointless endeavor
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well im not an very developing advanced user but i think if there is not even the official 4.2 released for the s3 . making and 4.3 based would be a VERY hard work to make it full operative. i think istead of trying this difficult work, there should be someone figuring out how to unlock the internal storage blocking issue (obb folder for example) that you can't copy anything in it without and third party app. sorry for my crappy english hope u get my point.
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Can I add that the 4.3 leaks will be almost impossible to successfully port due to them being compiled for a completely different hardware spec (chipset, gfx, camera etc).
It may be possible to port and get it booting and a couple of functions working but this would be a long and pointless endeavor
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Yup, by the time we get anything working, official 4.3 would be out. Plus, we wouldn't get much from porting anyway since it barely has anything new yet
Why even want android v4.3 its the same as 4.2 give me v5.0
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coolnessQ said:
Why even want android v4.3 its the same as 4.2 give me v5.0
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The changes are under the hood, also why should Google change the UI in 4.3 when 5.0 is just around the corner.
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The changes are under the hood, also why should Google change the UI in 4.3 when 5.0 is just around the corner.
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Here and there a little change is always welcome
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My internet gets disconnected for more than 3 weeks and 4.3 was already leaked in an incomplete state. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
DeadSOL said:
My internet gets disconnected for more than 3 weeks and 4.3 was already leaked in an incomplete state. Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
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Not for i9300
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Never for i9300
ezekionokia said:
Never for i9300
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I have a feeling we will get an official one, but never from the S4 GE rom.
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4.3 has new feature called low energy bluetooth service ..
And nothing new in the gs4 leak
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nomancoolboy said:
4.3 has new feature called low energy bluetooth service ..
And nothing new in the gs4 leak
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It has some GPU optimalisations too.
When's 4.3 even supposed to come out?
this month i think...
coolnessQ said:
Why even want android v4.3 its the same as 4.2 give me v5.0
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i second that..
Now that this "new" 4.3 will be released to S3, I'm afraid we will never get an official 5.0 on this device... I think they will realease it only for S4...But I hope I'm wrong...
gfreeman86 said:
Now that this "new" 4.3 will be released to S3, I'm afraid we will never get an official 5.0 on this device... I think they will realease it only for S4...But I hope I'm wrong...
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If it were up to Samsung, they'd only roll out updates for their current flagships (S4 and future Note 3) but I suspect there must be something else going on for them to have a 4.2.2 build for the S3 rather than for the Note 2 (the latter being the latest Note flagship)
Slazur said:
If it were up to Samsung, they'd only roll out updates for their current flagships (S4 and future Note 3) but I suspect there must be something else going on for them to have a 4.2.2 build for the S3 rather than for the Note 2 (the latter being the latest Note flagship)
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Samsung said in advance we will get up to 5.0
I jumped over to get.cm and i couldn't find cyanogenmod for my device.
Can someone please tell me the codename i need to look for?
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Unfortunately there is no official cm for i9500
Of course, there is this, but I wouldn't recommend it if your looking for a daily driver.
LSGio said:
I jumped over to get.cm and i couldn't find cyanogenmod for my device.
Can someone please tell me the codename i need to look for?
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your device is exynos based, and thus closed source
you will not ever ever find an official release for this device (unless by some magic samsung releases the code)
Really?
Is this the only galaxy device that is closed source or there are others like the gs 4 which samsung didnt released the code for them?
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LSGio said:
Really?
Is this the only galaxy device that is closed source or there are others like the gs 4 which samsung didnt released the code for them?
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There is development of CM by official CM programmers on CM for the i9500
The code is in a rough state now as development recently started.
Please see the below link for updates...
CLICKY
Please wait a little...
Won't be official for a while, but here's unofficial with just about everything working except camera. Its still alpha tho so still has some bugs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395417
And they said i9500 would never see aosp
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croach246 said:
Won't be official for a while, but here's unofficial with just about everything working except camera. Its still alpha tho so still has some bugs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2395417
And they said i9500 would never see aosp
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They were able to utiliz the the octa core cpu as intended by samsung? Pretty groundbreaking if so.
I was under the impression that the cm for 9500 was using very generic drivers for the cpu
Thus making it very poorly optimized
But yeah it boots just fine
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They were able to utiliz the the octa core cpu as intended by samsung? Pretty groundbreaking if so.
I was under the impression that the cm for 9500 was using very generic drivers for the cpu
Thus making it very poorly optimized
But yeah it boots just fine
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Yea thanks to some hard work from 3 main guys they got around Samsung..
I've been running slim ROM for the past 24 hours and despite it being the 2nd alpha it blows TW out the water..
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croach246 said:
Yea thanks to some hard work from 3 main guys they got around Samsung..
I've been running slim ROM for the past 24 hours and despite it being the 2nd alpha it blows TW out the water..
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Haha i find it funny how you can say it blows TW out the water when not even camera works but whatever flows your boat
aliendna999 said:
Haha i find it funny how you can say it blows TW out the water when not even camera works but whatever flows your boat
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Another i9505 user coming to i9500 thread just to prove something to his self that he bought a better one.
marc_ecko28 said:
Another i9505 user coming to i9500 thread just to prove something to his self that he bought a better one.
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Huh?
Bro are you high? What are you even talking about
aliendna999 said:
Haha i find it funny how you can say it blows TW out the water when not even camera works but whatever flows your boat
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Duh, it is only the 2nd alpha, hence I mentioned it in my post... It will be a couple weeks before everything gets ironed out but considering the first CM was released on Monday and the only major glitch 4 days later is the cam I'd say they did a pretty good job...
But don't take my word for it. Good look at the bench marks.....
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Another i9505 user coming to i9500 thread just to prove something to his self that he bought a better one.
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Its true lol. They were all happy cuz they said i9500 would never see aosp and here it is. Yes it took long (what a month or two?) Gave me some time to get bored on stock TW lol
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Duh, it is only the 2nd alpha, hence I mentioned it in my post... It will be a couple weeks before everything gets ironed out but considering the first CM was released on Monday and the only major glitch 4 days later is the cam I'd say they did a pretty good job...
But don't take my word for it. Good look at the bench marks.....
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The funny part was you thinking an incomplete rom without camera blows TW out the water.
It's a ridiculous statement.
It's just like me saying my porshe without engine is better than your working Volvo.
I just said it was funny. No need to get defensive
Not all i9505 owners boast about having better open source support etc. I for one am still running stock firmware and I'm happy enough, and will remain so until 4.3 is released. I don't think it is necessary to split the camp between i9500 and i9505, and certainly no need to have childish squabbles.
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Not all i9505 owners boast about having better open source support etc. I for one am still running stock firmware and I'm happy enough, and will remain so until 4.3 is released. I don't think it is necessary to split the camp between i9500 and i9505, and certainly no need to have childish squabbles.
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Exactly. Thanks. Didn't even know the 9500 ppl where so darn defensive.
but how do you explain the fact that no matter what device i use it willl always get a lower score on cm then on the official samsung rom?
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Another i9505 user coming to i9500 thread just to prove something to his self that he bought a better one.
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haha snapdragon has better asop/cm support compare to exynos.. but if you live in the US you only have sgs4 with carrier bundled or google play edition
LSGio said:
I jumped over to get.cm and i couldn't find cyanogenmod for my device.
Can someone please tell me the codename i need to look for?
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I think i9500 still wasn't given a codename because there isn't even a cyanogenmod nightly for it. When it happens, it will be given a codename.
Android 4.3/CM10.2 ROMS are growing in number, and many former Android 4.2 and CM 10.1 ROMS have been evolved into the newer builds. Problem is that Graphic Glitches on Android 4.3 for Samsung Exynos phones are substantial, and they make the user experience quite unstable and at times very irritating.
We need developers to continue updating 4.2 ROMS with the latest features (e.g. Focal, HALO2, etc...) for a while until the Graphic glitches on 4.3 ROMS are dealt with sufficiently. Maybe a new PA or CM 10.1 ROM would be a good place to start. Current 4.2.2 ROMS still being developed lack many new features and recent updates.
Thanks for everyone who helps. If you agree with the idea, press THANKS below to show the number of those interested.
We need 4.2 roms which dont deplete your battery in 5 minutes lol.
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We need Android 5 key lime pie
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we need nexus note series...
We need shoes that allow us to fly.
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Try out SlimRom build 8. It's 4.2.2 and stable, fast and battery friendly and include all the customization options you need.
With that said I would also like to say that my modded stock and odexed 4.1.2 is working like a charm and nothing beats it.
Try developing yourself and you will know how difficult it is. Just begging and demanding don't work. Go fork some repos and port 4.3 changes back into 4.2
And the issue of graphic glitches is not anyone's but Samsung's fault because they haven't released updated GPU drivers. And non of the 4.3 Roms mentioned stable so such glitches are expected.
If you are not satisfied with whats avilablr then either make your own stuff or suffice with whats available.
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We need shoes that allow us to fly.
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Pmsl..
GT N7105 with XDA Premium......that is all......
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"...some of the users here don't seem to be able to even comprehend the situation. And so they talk nonsense. Get your facts right and we'll discuss again. Please. Hopefully this'll be my last post about this topic."
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Source
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We need shoes that allow us to fly.
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Nike air... hello
Why do we need them? You sort of fail to mention that.
Lock screen widgets? Please.
What else? The fact it's a bigger number?
We need another lockscreen shortcut on top of any current lockscreen shortcut
We need a transparent iphone
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More 4.2 roms??? Really? I think we already got very good rooms and developers. There is no perfect rom if that what you're looking for.
Want to lose weight?
www.onelittlestop.com
Now that this rom is released, does anyone have any idea how long something like this would take to port over?
I'm not sure if it's an easy thing or not. I know AOSP was pushed almost same day, albeit being buggy.
I'm pretty excited to get the update on my AT&T phone, however I don't remember how long it took for the 4.3 to be released for regular models.
For anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...ion-kitkat-update-rolling-out-starting-today/
gzrecoil said:
Now that this rom is released, does anyone have any idea how long something like this would take to port over?
I'm not sure if it's an easy thing or not. I know AOSP was pushed almost same day, albeit being buggy.
I'm pretty excited to get the update on my AT&T phone, however I don't remember how long it took for the 4.3 to be released for regular models.
For anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...ion-kitkat-update-rolling-out-starting-today/
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Bookmark this thread and keep your eye out for it's in the works right now from @iB4STiD and @ktoonsez
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43216973&postcount=1
Be sure to give them thanks!!! :good:
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Bookmark this thread and keep your eye out for it's in the works right now from @iB4STiD and @ktoonsez
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43216973&postcount=1
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Awesome! That's where I got my 4.3 GPE rom, thanks for the update dude!
I'm not an expert on this, so someone correct me if I'm wrong.
By what I understand, the Google Edition ROM runs with little modification on the AT&T S4. The main hurdles are with the kernel, which has to be modified slightly to run on the AT&T S4. Once a developer is able to modify the kernel to run, porting the rest of the ROM over shouldn't be a big deal. The developers are pretty brilliant and quick on this stuff, so I imagine you'll be seeing ports of the GPE ROM here pretty soon.
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I'm not an expert on this, so someone correct me if I'm wrong.
By what I understand, the Google Edition ROM runs with little modification on the AT&T S4. The main hurdles are with the kernel, which has to be modified slightly to run on the AT&T S4. Once a developer is able to modify the kernel to run, porting the rest of the ROM over shouldn't be a big deal. The developers are pretty brilliant and quick on this stuff, so I imagine you'll be seeing ports of the GPE ROM here pretty soon.
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Basically. I mean, there isn't a significant difference in the hardware between a normal Samsung S4 and a Google Edition S4, except the LTE chips used for retrieving signal (depends on your carrier). So that being said, the kernel shouldn't be a big deal and the ROM shouldn't be either. I'm really hoping to use Kangakat as soon as it's released, I'm a BIG fan of Kangabean and have been using it along with Omega ROM with dual boot. Can't wait for this! Thanks for the good news! It's about time!
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I can't wait for 4.4 SafeStrap
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This is a great question....
I was PLANNING on flashing a 4.3 ROM but I seriously might just wait out till 4.4 ROMS...
How long do you think it would be? A couple months? A couple weeks? 3 seconds?
Guys... It comes out when it comes out. There is no telling. Please don't ask for ETAs. It is heavily frowned upon. Just be patient.
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Honestly for everyone whining about people whining for ETAs, I'm gonna throw this out there - I wouldn't be surprised if it were out tomorrow to be honest.
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International s4 has several roms for google edition 4.4 already. I wouldn't flash them just yet because roms for our phone are just around the corner.
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This is a great question....
I was PLANNING on flashing a 4.3 ROM but I seriously might just wait out till 4.4 ROMS...
How long do you think it would be? A couple months? A couple weeks? 3 seconds?
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Been monitoring the thread posted above, looks like there is one small issue for them to resolve with the Kernel and the 4.4 GPE rom will be ready
Here's to hoping for tomorrow
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Been monitoring the thread posted above, looks like there is one small issue for them to resolve with the Kernel and the 4.4 GPE rom will be ready
Here's to hoping for tomorrow
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yep, it's being worked on
not quite sure what is going on with keystore, but it's causing a force close of settings. I've been in touch with both faux and ktoonsez and they are actively working on a fix
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...p-file-for-the-galaxy-s4-google-play-edition/
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EDIT - Answered my own question, guess it won't work on an ATT S4.
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EDIT - Answered my own question, guess it won't work on an ATT S4.
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Why wouldn't it? They are the exact same device I thought.
The article states that this is the OTA, not a standalone ROM - am I wrong in thinking that it couldn't be installed?
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The article states that this is the OTA, not a standalone ROM - am I wrong in thinking that it couldn't be installed?
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Yes you are. The S4 Snapdragon variants (Google Play Edition, AT&T, etc) all have the exact same hardware. It will run perfectly as a flashed ROM once it's finished be g developed. Why wouldn't it?
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Well, yeah, after development, but this seems to currently be installable on the I9505G, not the I337. At least according to the article, comments there, and what I've seen on the I9505G forum.
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The I9505G is the exact same thing...
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I'm going to try and flash it on a 1337m
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