Wanted to check in and see what others thought in regards to best ROM out there for Galaxy S4
This all depends on what YOU like. I may like something that you don't. So its all dependent on what your looking for in a ROM and what things you like and don't like. Colors and bloat ware and mods and things like that make each ROM different.
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Stock. Yes, really. From my experience with the S3, all custom ROMs and kernels made the performance and battery life far worse. And some of the color schemes the devs use are very unappealing. Just root the stock ROM and enjoy the performance and stability as Samsung intended it to be. Your phone is a device that shopuld work for you, not the other way around.
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What is the best Rom for nexus 4? Except for the stock...
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ygil1234 said:
What is the best Rom for nexus 4? Except for the stock...
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There is no best ROM. Each ROM tends to offer something different and what you may see as useful or cool may not be anything special to somebody else. With that said, I am on the newest version of the PACman ROM and I think its the best rom available bar none. There are so many options such as PIE controls (which allows you to hide the NAV buttons allowing for more screen space) and not to mention the options of Paranoid Android, AOKP and Cynagenmod. Throw in the rock solid stability, (no force closes, battery drain or lag) and you have a real winner.
Anyway, like I said, that is my opinion but having used many ROMs I can tell you that most of them are amazing in there own right. There is no "best".
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theres no best rom, theres only the rom thats best for you. spend some time trying out a few different roms, then pick one that suits your needs the best. after that, spend some time trying different kernels, then pick the one that you like. anyways, heres a great place to start, especially for a thread like this one http://goo.gl/YG5Gl
Well, this thread managed to become hostile and off-topic in a matter of minutes. Can't say that I'm not impressed though. Anyway, while you've probably figured out as much there is no best ROM because it's completely subjective and in addition being a Nexus the ROMs all seem fairly similar to me (it's odd to have come from an HD2). It's also not fair to devs to judge their work when they do it completely for free and opinions can easily differ. What I can say is that you'll struggle to find any ROM that's bad.
OP as stated, there is no best, it is what is best for the individual User, with so many variables involved...apps/usage and so on, the best thing to do is test and run the great ROMs out here.
And BTW thread cleaned of stupidity; Thank you and Thread Closed.
I'm having trouble deciding if I should flash cm10.1 nightly or AOKP on my Sprint GS4. What do you folks think would be a better choice especially in terms of stability, battery life and overall performance? Thanks in advance for your help.
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Do it yourself. This thread will be deleted... cmon now. You're really that lazy to flash for yourself and find out. Wayyyy too many of these threads.
If you're new to this phone, stick to a touch wiz based Rom. If you want to experiment, then I guess you can go for any Rom. As for battery life, that depends more on the kernel, not that much on the ROM.
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jmlape said:
I'm having trouble deciding if I should flash cm10.1 nightly or AOKP on my Sprint GS4. What do you folks think would be a better choice especially in terms of stability, battery life and overall performance? Thanks in advance for your help.
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Try them out for yourself and see what works best for the way you use it. I tried both, and ended up going to a TW based ROM for features and stability. Then I put on a launcher that was closer to the stock Google launcher. Coming from a Nexus phone TouchWiz was not my friend.
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Hello guys. I recently bought this phone after 1.5 years on my old lg optimus 2x. Although the stock touch wiz UI is fairly speedy, I cant helo but think it would run much faster on a stripped down rom like cm10 for example. Which roms would you suggest if I'm looking to retain the sort of cool camera features on stock sg4 but without the lag of touch wiz ui? Excellent battery life is also a big plus Thank you.
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You will not get the cool camera without TW. You can use a different launcher though.
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So there isn't anything I can flash on top of a rom to let me use stock camera?
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So there isn't anything I can flash on top of a rom to let me use stock camera?
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Unfortunately no, as the camera requires the TouchWiz framework yo be installed.
You can however use a custom TouchWiz ROM, such as GoldenEye. Performance is better than stock, and it's based off the latest international firmware, so you'll be running a newer firmware that what is offered on AT&T.
If you don't mind losing the TouchWiz camera, then try out the official CM10.2 nightly from get.cm. It offers a ton more performance, has great battery life (I'd say comparable if not just shy of stock), but doesn't offer the same camera frills—oh, and of course, it doesn't look like it could win an award for being so ugly.
Personally, I would try CM. If you can't handle the camera (which is about the only downside, as I didn't end up using any of the gimmicky TouchWiz features after awhile) then it'll be so much better in every single way. If you feel you need the camera, try out GoldenEye.
Good luck! And happy flashing!
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There is no BEST ROM as it depends on your preference/usage/signal/phone. So you get an idea of a few and try them out for a day or two each.
Just another tip from someone who has screwed up this in the past. If you install a touchwiz-based rom remember to also flash Loki-Doki!
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Just another tip from someone who has screwed up this in the past. If you install a touchwiz-based rom remember to also flash Loki-Doki!
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what is the purpose of that?
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what is the purpose of that?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2413746
You need to read the pinned threads in the "General" section as well. Make sure you read and follow XDA rules. Good luck.
I haven't seen a thread discussing the best roms for the Verizon Galaxy Note 3 yet. Is this the right place to post this? I'm currently on the Neon Rom because it's very light. What's your favorite rom and why? I like testing out all roms but wanted to know what everyone else thinks.
Eclipse. I doubt that's going to change either. Having an actual AOSP feel while maintaining Touchwiz is truly the best of both worlds.
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Cleanrom, went straight from a sgs3 running Cleanrom to a note 3 running cleanrom
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nyjumpman said:
Cleanrom, went straight from a sgs3 running Cleanrom to a note 3 running cleanrom
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Same here. CleanRom from SG3, SG4 (but Scott stopped supporting the S4), now Note 3.
Been on Jelly Beans for a month. Just switched to Baja and like the stock them just a little bit better. Either way all these ROMs are great. Pretty much the same. 4.3 Touch wiz
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Users do not see these threads because they get closed - they get closed because they always spiral into arguments and beauty contests.
Best is what you like, and only the individual knows what is best for them - try them all, they are all here due to the hard work from the members who contribute.
I was on SACS ROM but it wasn't compatible much with ktoonsez kernel.
I went to cyanogenmod and I'm getting 4 hours screen time with ktoonsez, however I like the features of touchwiz and I liked the ui a bit more (when using s5 themed ROMs, I despise old touchwiz),
So I'm looking for a smooth touchwiz ROM android 4.4.2 that is compatible with ktoonsez kernel
I'm currently on NAE modem
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Recommendation threads always get shut down because people begin to say "so and so" ROM is the smoothest or the best. When the fact is there is no best ROM. Try out the other TW Roms that catch your attention and if you don't like it you can restore an older ROM you liked.
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Ugh I hope it doesn't, I know there isn't a best ROM, just the fact is that I only found negalite, pacman, sac, and cyanogenmod, and I don't like all of them but I did like sacs, it just had a lot of bugs
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Recommendation threads always get shut down because people begin to say "so and so" ROM is the smoothest or the best. When the fact is there is no best ROM. Try out the other TW Roms that catch your attention and if you don't like it you can restore an older ROM you liked.
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try this thread,its a nice list of roms for the s4 i used it to compare before i chose.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2303917
XDA is a development site not a support site. As such members are expected to do the research, read through the development threads and decide what is BEST for them. The only results that would be posted here are what each member has found to be BEST for them by experimentation based on their phone/usage/setup/apps/signal strength. Please take the time to read through those development threads to learn all about the software you are about to drastically alter your very expensive device with.
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