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Hi There!
I notice to date there is just the one custom ROM, and usually (I think) they are coming thick and fast by now. I am not complaining, but wondering if there is a reason other than a lack of stock? Is there less interest in custom ROMS for the SGS II, or is it harder, or is it a case of no point since the phone is brilliant regardless?
Theres a number of factors to consider... Custom roms need skilled devs with the actual phone.. And spare time to work on it.. The devs that make these roms do it for no fee and just because they are good people and want to improve the scene for everyone else.. It will take time and momentum to start seeing different roms.. But great question..
We are very lucky we already have some awesome people on the case like Supercurio who is a legend and has made some incredible things happen to the original Samsung Galaxy..
And pulsar who has made some fantastic Villian roms for the Hero and other phones..
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networkn said:
Hi There!
I notice to date there is just the one custom ROM, and usually (I think) they are coming thick and fast by now. I am not complaining, but wondering if there is a reason other than a lack of stock? Is there less interest in custom ROMS for the SGS II, or is it harder, or is it a case of no point since the phone is brilliant regardless?
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For me, it's lack of time...
I'm trying to write some apps for the SGS2, whilst juggling a load of "real" work as well...
I think I'll start to look at a VERY stripped down rom in the next week or so
But yes, as stated above, I only got the phone on Wednesday, so I'm actually trying to still figure out what I like about it, and what I don't... So for a huge number of people, the phone is still only 2 days old
I'll try and get some more VRTweaks up, then we can look at having some fun and seeing how lean we can make this thing
And yeah, this don't pay the bills, other stuff does that, so there's only a few hours each day available...
Also worth considering is that this is a very new device. I've come over from the SGS which I only bought in February, and there are still an enormous amount of themes/ROMs being made for it, and the SGS is ca. 1 year old. And I think I tried every one of them too.
All good things come to he who waits..
Most important thing we're all waiting for CWM or other recovery to flash unsigned zips
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Devs have to buy their own phones .
jje
Just hang in there mate .. they will come and then its fun time ;0)
Hi. Introduce me. Im an apple fanboy since 2004, and i owned everything apple produced from mac to iDevices.
Been using iphone all my life until the 4s. It's a great phone but lacking bigger screen.
So i decided to buy a galaxy note because im amazed by the big screen and high resolution of the display.
From my first day use, i regretted buying an android device because my galaxy note seemed lagging even doing something simple like scrolling a website.
Then enter the xda forum and i heard only good things about rooting and installing ics stunner.
It took me 2 days to learn about it and i finnaly managed to installed it on my brand new note.
Boy i couldn't be happier. This rom makes android much smoother, though iphone 4s is a bit smoother but u wouldn't mind since the small screen of iphone makes it unpleasant to use.
Lucky i already got the ipad 3 to play games on it because devs seem to make games on app store alot, much much more than in google's appstore, so i don't need a phone to play games anymore.
That's why i switched to android, oh the openness is amazing, you can set default apps for some tasks, share everything so easy to fb, twitter, whatsapp, etc etc, customization. Good lord where have i been all my life.
Thanks for reading my experience.
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adichandra said:
Hi. Introduce me. Im an apple fanboy since 2004, and i owned everything apple produced from mac to iDevices.
Been using iphone all my life until the 4s. It's a great phone but lacking bigger screen.
So i decided to buy a galaxy note because im amazed by the big screen and high resolution of the display.
From my first day use, i regretted buying an android device because my galaxy note seemed lagging even doing something simple like scrolling a website.
Then enter the xda forum and i heard only good things about rooting and installing ics stunner.
It took me 2 days to learn about it and i finnaly managed to installed it on my brand new note.
Boy i couldn't be happier. This rom makes android much smoother, though iphone 4s is a bit smoother but u wouldn't mind since the small screen of iphone makes it unpleasant to use.
Lucky i already got the ipad 3 to play games on it because devs seem to make games on app store alot, much much more than in google's appstore, so i don't need a phone to play games anymore.
That's why i switched to android, oh the openness is amazing, you can set default apps for some tasks, share everything so easy to fb, twitter, whatsapp, etc etc, customization. Good lord where have i been all my life.
Thanks for reading my experience.
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welcome ;D
At the moment i have galaxy note and had ipod touch 4g ( sold one week ago) i didnt like ios 5.1 because it had a lot of limitations, for example i even couldnt made battery percentage without jailbreak and etc. Thats why i have sold ipod because of too limited operating system. With my first android device i thought damn android is so difficult but after some months it become for me the best OS ;D just need some time to get used with android ;D
Yeah Android isn't quite as smooth as iOS yet, but you get a lot more functionality/openness in return. I should warn you that all (I think) ICS ROMs use leaked kernels which are known to have a risk of bricking, especially when wiping/flashing. And probably when handling large files as well. Look up Entropy512's posts for more info.
I flashed the DAFUQ kernel with PC Odin after hearing about this. Still using Stunner but now more safely. It's kinda buggy now, though, but still beats going back to Gingerbread in my book.
Well, besides the other benefits of the switch, you can now tell your apple friends ( I would be one, and say this too) that you have the only retina display device with a wacom tablet digitizer under it.
Welcome to the Android family, adichandra! Nice to see you here & I wish you a lot of fun with your note!
Like the preposter has already mentioned: the leaked LP kernels are not that safe atm and may harm your emmc...I LOVED stunner as well (it is a HELL of a rom^^), but due to some bad experiences by other users I switched back to Gingerbread (just for the next few weeks, I´m sure that the next leak/official ICS is in the pipeline).
A more secure alternative may be XplodWilDs CM9, which is here on the board as well. But if you want to switch, read the OP carefully --> you should go back to GB before flashing!
He is right, Xplod CM9 is more safe than the leaked version. Im using it now and ver satisfy with it!
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Once official ICS comes out with a an official kernel, things will really start to ramp up here as far as development. But even on Gingerbread, my phone is almost as fluid as an iPhone 4S, since I keep very minimal apps on the phone. I only download an app if I can't do the same function on the browser and I don't really game on my phone. So far, the Note has been the best phone I have owned and I can't wait to see what Samsung has in store for the Galaxy S III since that technology is what we'll see in the Note 2.
Welcome to android family.
I guess im the only 1 that doesnt think ios is extremly smooth. Wife ip4s lags like any newer android device.
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thanks for the warm welcome.
about those who experienced a bad luck with their note getting bricked, is it suddenly getting bricked when im using it or is it bricking when im flashing to the stunner's upcoming updates?.
let's say if im sticking with the current rom and not doing any flashing at all, is it going to brick my device too when let's say while im browsing?
im getting scared by reading this thread...
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Welcome to android family.
I guess im the only 1 that doesnt think ios is extremly smooth. Wife ip4s lags like any newer android device.
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yeh for me ios lagged too, ipod touch 4g= iphone 4 just without call and sms functions, got laggs while playing nba 2k12, surfing the net with 4-6 tabs and scrolling at settings
Huge congratulations on taking the step to freedom and thinking for yourself! I know it can be scary when you're used to Apple deciding everything for you and all of a sudden you can choose for yourself, but that's a part of growing up.
I'm certain you won't regret it!
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thanks for the warm welcome.
about those who experienced a bad luck with their note getting bricked, is it suddenly getting bricked when im using it or is it bricking when im flashing to the stunner's upcoming updates?.
let's say if im sticking with the current rom and not doing any flashing at all, is it going to brick my device too when let's say while im browsing?
im getting scared by reading this thread...
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Hehe, don´t be too scared mate This is the point: It may happen that the kernel is messing with your device when you start to move big files OR when wiping...just search for posts from Entropy512 (who seems to be the most eloquent guy when it comes to this topic ) or matius44 (who summed up Entropy512´s posts quite often as well).
If you take a closer look to the stunner & imilka threads (etc), it is obvious that there are MANY ICS (repack) user who are NOT suffering of any kind of emmc damage (yet?). So the probability seems quite low to brick your device. But there is a propability, there have been a bunch of people e.g. last week, who had to handle the fact that there device is dead.
So in my case: I didn´t want to take the risk to mess up my 600$ device, for this reason I switched back a few days ago.
It is everyones own choice - this is a developer forum and it will always be connected with risks to flash ROMs For me, the risk seems to be higher with the repack stuff, so I will wait.
EDIT & OT: yeey, 400 posts counting^^
adichandra said:
thanks for the warm welcome.
about those who experienced a bad luck with their note getting bricked, is it suddenly getting bricked when im using it or is it bricking when im flashing to the stunner's upcoming updates?.
let's say if im sticking with the current rom and not doing any flashing at all, is it going to brick my device too when let's say while im browsing?
im getting scared by reading this thread...
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Nope! It wont brick suddenly when your not doing any flashing. It will only brick if you flash it wrong or as they said not proper flashing. Just follow each guide in flashing from the thread starter and there wont be any problem.
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Hehe, don´t be too scared mate This is the point: It may happen that the kernel is messing with your device when you start to move big files OR when wiping...just search for posts from Entropy512 (who seems to be the most eloquent guy when it comes to this topic ) or matius44 (who summed up Entropy512´s posts quite often as well).
If you take a closer look to the stunner & imilka threads (etc), it is obvious that there are MANY ICS (repack) user who are NOT suffering of any kind of emmc damage (yet?). So the probability seems quite low to brick your device. But there is a propability, there have been a bunch of people e.g. last week, who had to handle the fact that there device is dead.
So in my case: I didn´t want to take the risk to mess up my 600$ device, for this reason I switched back a few days ago.
It is everyones own choice - this is a developer forum and it will always be connected with risks to flash ROMs For me, the risk seems to be higher with the repack stuff, so I will wait.
EDIT & OT: yeey, 400 posts counting^^
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hmmm strange im using more then two weeks criskelo lp6 rom, wiping cache/dalvik every day, moving +2gb files every day and so far no problem ;D maybe it is just rumours.
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hmmm strange im using more then two weeks criskelo lp6 rom, wiping cache/dalvik every day, moving +2gb files every day and so far no problem ;D maybe it is just rumours.
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Than just enjoy it and honor your luck! (and it really just MAY happen, not that it happens everytime!) I´m a bit jealous, ´cause i really do miss my stunner...but as i said...
thanks for the explanation. i decided to keep stunner running in my note because i only have good things about this rom.
hopefully badluck brian won't come any closer to my note.
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hmmm strange im using more then two weeks criskelo lp6 rom, wiping cache/dalvik every day, moving +2gb files every day and so far no problem ;D maybe it is just rumours.
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Think of it as smoking. You may or may not get cancer but i think everyone agrees your taking a risk
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Think of it as smoking. You may or may not get cancer but i think everyone agrees your taking a risk
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hmmm if think like this then what about if your phone got stolen or broken? you never know what could happen ;D
i had a 16 gb 3g (jailbroken) and didnt have nearly as much freedom i have with android (been using it for 2 years now)
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edga my note comes shortly is criskelos rom worth a go?
ps will be rooted an cmw on after 15-29 mins
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Yup. Flashing from the repack (more specifically, doing any form of a wipe from a repack - and flashing this wipes /system first) may only hardbrick a small percentage of users - 1%? 3%? 10%? - We don't know.
What we do know is:
1) Some users can flash all they want without hardbricking - but you don't know if you're in this category until you've found out the hard way that you're not
2) Some users can flash/wipe a few times but eventually will hardbrick. Just because you flashed once without bricking doesn't mean flash #2 isn't going to kill you
3) Some users, like xplodwild, will just hardbrick the first time they attempt to wipe or flash anything from a leak repack recovery
I'm going to talk to the moderators about giving infractions to anyone else who says they flashed safely from an existing repack - because that misleads other users into thinking they're safe too which is NOT TRUE. See items 1 and 2 above.
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A lot of people will tell you how they flashed fine etc etc but you never know if that next system wipe will go through..
So you have to ask yourself "Do I feel lucky?"
Hey guys! I think this is my first post ever on XDA. But ive been a lurker for years.
I just got my Galaxy s3 last week and after playing with it for a few days I ended up switching back to my Galaxy S2. Cannot stand the new touchwiz! I think this forum has made me an addict of custom roms and kernels! Thus why I'm sticking to the Galaxy S2.
But I'm getting the feeling that with buying android phones is not about how new the device is but how mature the software is. I would rather buy an device 4-6 months post launch to have root and lots of stable custom roms. Learned my lesson with the S3. Guess its going back into the box and waiting 3-4 more months before really going ROM crazy with the phone.
Am I the only one?
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haha, Same reason as you but I hold back and waiting for Cristmas offer, I thing that time S3 users can enjoy the great Siyah kernel.
Calm down mate, just a few months and things will be different
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haha, Same reason as you but I hold back and waiting for Cristmas offer, I thing that time S3 users can enjoy the great Siyah kernel.
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No offence but I don't get it what so great about siyah, bunch of bricks, yesterday I tried it first time and it gives random reboots.....
On stock I get easy till mid night, what's the use if I get another 2 hours when I had to plug it anyway before sleep.
And the phone is fast no issues....
even the cm9 gives me 9 hours easy on stock kernel.
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Hey guys! I think this is my first post ever on XDA. But ive been a lurker for years.
I just got my Galaxy s3 last week and after playing with it for a few days I ended up switching back to my Galaxy S2. Cannot stand the new touchwiz! I think this forum has made me an addict of custom roms and kernels! Thus why I'm sticking to the Galaxy S2.
But I'm getting the feeling that with buying android phones is not about how new the device is but how mature the software is. I would rather buy an device 4-6 months post launch to have root and lots of stable custom roms. Learned my lesson with the S3. Guess its going back into the box and waiting 3-4 more months before really going ROM crazy with the phone.
Am I the only one?
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So if I get you right you dropped the fully pre-launch rootable S3 because you didn't like TouchWiz? So installing something like SiyahKernel and Apex Launcher was to much hassle? As far as ROMs are concerned you already have a few to choose from.
You know what, I think your a troll...
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No offence but I don't get it what so great about siyah, bunch of bricks, yesterday I tried it first time and it gives random reboots.....
On stock I get easy till mid night, what's the use if I get another 2 hours when I had to plug it anyway before sleep.
And the phone is fast no issues....
even the cm9 gives me 9 hours easy on stock kernel.
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siyah is in experimental stage
you flash it at your own risk
but it ease the process of developing roms
you can flash your experimental rom as the 2nd rom without worrying about a brick
the "bunch of bricks" is samsungs fault not siyahs
A troll? Um ok... welcome I guess...
But yea i did try out the other launchers and I still didnt like it. Apex is the one I tried.
I really wanted what they have in CM9 which lets me toggle brightness right from the notification bar.
Anyways maybe once CM9 is out for the Galaxy S3 I will give it another shot.
But seriously should have waited for the christmas discounts before buying the phone. Meanwhile its back to the S2
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Try Apex launcher and enjoy ur new phone lol.
But this is one of the reasons i will wait buying an S3. In a few months time the price will drop and there will be more roms.
I'm the developer of SaNgO Vizion ( Custom rom ), and I want to develop on the GS3.
But there is a problem, the price of the phone.
You know, I think there is a lot of developer like me, who want to develop and know what they must do to mod, but the price is too expensive.
I'm only 16, so you see, it's hard to find 600euros...
It's why I ask for donations in my thread .
I think it's one of the big reason of why there is no mod actually.
Have a good day, and sorry for my english.
I plan on Getting a S3 but not for another 6 months, I made the mistake when the orginal Galaxy S came out, bought it right away and had a few problems with it at the time, I waited 6 months for the GS2 i'll wait again for the S3, by then loads of custom roms & hopefully a stable ICS to work from, plus it be cheaper aswell and Pebble blue will be very easy to get hold off.
I got my SGS2 just as it was available and was happy with it, but this because I had before the Nexus One and I didn't flashed custom ROM's at this time.
Now I flash neary every week and I would miss it when I would get SGS3 now.
Also memory with 16GB is not sufficent for me, min. is 32GB, even I can extend it by mirco SD, internal memory could be not big enough.
roms
Hi was just wondering what is some good roms to run with gs2 ?
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Hey guys! I think this is my first post ever on XDA. But ive been a lurker for years.
I just got my Galaxy s3 last week and after playing with it for a few days I ended up switching back to my Galaxy S2. Cannot stand the new touchwiz! I think this forum has made me an addict of custom roms and kernels! Thus why I'm sticking to the Galaxy S2.
But I'm getting the feeling that with buying android phones is not about how new the device is but how mature the software is. I would rather buy an device 4-6 months post launch to have root and lots of stable custom roms. Learned my lesson with the S3. Guess its going back into the box and waiting 3-4 more months before really going ROM crazy with the phone.
Am I the only one?
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The two most impressive ones in my opinion is Cyanogenmod 9 and MIUI. But every other rom has its different set of customizations and abilities.
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Hi fairly new with android device. Currently using gs2 skyrocket and looking for good custom roms.Any ideas?
I want to buy one S3, but i'll wait a little longer (at least until the last quarter of the year).
I bought my S2 a month after the release, its my first smart phone.
S3 looks good, but S2 still robust, i have ICS NEE XWLPG installed and with some modifications, my batery last up three days with intense use of internet and aplications.
I doubt S3 do something like that
S2 is the best phone ever! however, I will buy S3 once it's available in my country
Yep!
S3 = S2 +2 Cores, and bigger screen. More bloated Operating system than ever.
Do not worth spending my money on it, and it looks ugly and cheap in my opinion.
But that's still my opinion!
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Paradoxxx said:
S3 = S2 +2 Cores, and bigger screen. More bloated Operating system than ever.
Do not worth spending my money on it, and it looks ugly and cheap in my opinion.
But that's still my opinion!
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Indeed. Getting a new rig is a way ideal move
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Indeed. Getting a new rig is a way ideal move
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Ahaha. Yeah, indeed.
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2010paz said:
Hi fairly new with android device. Currently using gs2 skyrocket and looking for good custom roms.Any ideas?
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You're in the wrong place, mate.
i've had an s4 i9505 for about a week now and there doesnt seem much in the way of custom roms.ive tried the likes of omega,wanamlite,phoenix,android hd,foxhound etc,etc in which i have found battery king to be the best for battery life and overall performance(with ausdim 13 kernel),but there doesnt seem much else out there.is it slow for development or are developers sticking to the s3 where there seems to be plenty of activity.any info on this is greatly appreciated as i think the galaxy s series has been the best phone for years.
yep i think its a bit boring too, since im a flashoholic
in android develepment, nearly all roms are TW based, and they are VERY VERY similar.
in original development you can find some interesting stuff on the AOSP front, like PAC, cm etc BUT they are all on the nightly/experimental stage with some milestones, and many can be used as daily driver.
so i would suggest you check original dev forum instead, for some more interesting roms than just TW based.
however, my personal opinion is if you want most stability and best batterylife, your best bet would unfortunately be TW rom at this stage.
Perhaps in a year we will have rock solid AOSP roms!
yut another personal belief is a HUGE reason for this, is because CodeworkX abandoned Samsung and went to HTC ;(
Thus a huge part of the CM team left samsung and COULD possibly be a reason for all this.
Again. just my very personal belief
aliendna999 said:
yep i think its a bit boring too, since im a flashoholic
in android develepment, nearly all roms are TW based, and they are VERY VERY similar.
in original development you can find some interesting stuff on the AOSP front, like PAC, cm etc BUT they are all on the nightly/experimental stage with some milestones, and many can be used as daily driver.
so i would suggest you check original dev forum instead, for some more interesting roms than just TW based.
however, my personal opinion is if you want most stability and best batterylife, your best bet would unfortunately be TW rom at this stage.
Perhaps in a year we will have rock solid AOSP roms!
yut another personal belief is a HUGE reason for this, is because CodeworkX abandoned Samsung and went to HTC ;(
Thus a huge part of the CM team left samsung and COULD possibly be a reason for all this.
Again. just my very personal belief
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thanks for the advice,i'll check the original development more often.its shame if developers aren't using the s4 for development because its an amazing phone.i'm happy with the likes of foxhound,omega and battery king,i was just expecting more as i just switched from gs2 where a lot of developers are stopping and changing to newer phones.fingers crossed for the future then:fingers-crossed:
Is it even possible that the phone is still too new? I believe most phones will have 1-2 year warranty depending on country an carrier. So maybe not a lot of folks have turned to rooting and developing s4's yet? Just a thought mind you.
Compairing to other devices where they seam to be a bit slow for 6-12 months then bang, warranty runs out or they get close to end of warranty then all Manor of stuffs happen?
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i did think that it may be too soon,but having seen some developers already using the s4 i thought most would not be able to resist the temptation.i hope you are right and the big bang happens sooner rather than later.saying that,i'm also very happy with the solid developing that is already taking place,long may it live.
Soooo, I recently purchased a Note 3 and I'm MOSTLY happy with a lot of things about the phone... BUT the idea that we may never get an unlocked bootloader (SOOO annoying, had a Thunderbolt for the last two years and was really looking forward to getting CM again!) is making me question whether I should stay with my new phone or not. Looking for a little advice on keeping the N3 or getting something new:
Pros:
1.) The hardware is incredible. Coming from the Thunderbolt, this thing is insanely fast.
2.) The screen is awesome. The size doesn't bother me at all.
3.) Battery life!
Cons:
1.) Touch Wiz. I used to own an original Droid and LOVED the OS, eventually switching to CM for added features. Most of the stuff I dislike I can turn off, but there's a lot of bloat and dumb ideas here. (Why Samsung makes me turn up the volume and say I won't explode my head every time I plug in headphones is insane... I'M PLUGGING IT INTO MY CAR AND I'M NO LONGER 12 YEARS OLD.)
2.) The screen isn't big enough to use as an e-reader. This is not a huge issue, I had just HOPED it would be... BUT, since that's the case, I could easily switch to another phone and get a tablet too and not feel bad about it.
3.) Gaming... again, I had hoped the N3 would be able to provide gaming and e-reader and phone all into one device, but Android games are really just too shallow for me.
Soooo, what it really comes down to is if you guys think this device will be unlocked down the line OR if you think I could adjust it to make a more stock android/ AOSP/ CM type experience. If I was able to put CM on here I would be sitting pretty. I'm just worried it will turn into a situation like the Thunderbolt with limited updates and no real way to get new software...
If I did get a new phone, what would you guys recommend? I'm looking at the HTC One, Nexus 5, LG G2 and Galaxy S4. I haven't yet looked into which ones have fully unlocked bootloaders with decent roms, but that would be a deal breaker.
Thanks for any and all help, you guys are awesome!!
It sounds (to me) like you should get rid of it and get a phone that you can put CM on. I, personally, have never been a fan of CM. I like miui (haven't had that working 100% on a phone for probably 3 years now though) or heavily modded stock roms more. But as far as speed and battery life. This thing is awesome. Big screen is a + for me too. And it's got more features than I care to use or learn which is also a + I guess.
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Ultimately it all comes down to what you want. I mean, if it doesn't live up to your standards why keep it? It's your money to spend how you see fit. Buy something you feel will be worthwhile. If you're looking for the original Android experience the Moto X is a sweet phone and easy to carry and use.
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Should I be able to sell this one for a decent price? It's basically brand new, always had a case and screen protector...
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Should I be able to sell this one for a decent price? It's basically brand new, always had a case and screen protector...
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Just a little FYI, i came to the note 3 from a razr maxx, also a locked bootloader using safestrap. It is an officially supported device in the CM build. Sure an unlocked bootloader is great no matter the phone, but a really solid phone can sometimes trump that one little perk. Just a different opinion for your process. Good Luck.
This thread will probably be closed and moved to the sticky, but here are my 2 cents.
Out of all the cons presented, the only one that can be fixed well is the "TouchWiz" problem. The other phones either have smaller displays and Android's game market isn't even close to that of iOS, and doesn't seem like it will be soon. I think the LG G2 is the best choice for you (if you are fine without removable battery and microSD). Same Snapdragon 800, similar large 1080p display (I personally prefer it more because it is nearly impossible to get an AMOLED without black marks or unevenness), and also a large battery. Check out their development, it has a lot of exciting stuff going on and CM11 is right now a WIP. I'd say it still has a lot of potential to grow further, and its already a great community now.
Personally, I wasn't that overwhelmed by the N3 (probably because I had the N2). Looking back, I would have taken the G2 (and the $100 savings at the time) but I was an unlimited glitch purchase and don't have much time to customize my phone anymore. I flashed like mad on DInc, GNex, and Note 2, but right now having a device that isn't wiped every week is what I need. In fact, I finished a whole month on the Android 4.0+ Data Usage page for the first time ever.
Yeah, didn't know if this was the right place to post this, so then I copied and pasted it into the Q&A forum... and was going to delete this... now I can't figure out how to delete either thread! Ah well, if there's a major issue, I'm sure a mod will just close it.
Thanks for the input. I'm certainly not sold on getting rid of my N3, just looking into it. As stated, there are a lot of things I love about this phone, and if I could make it better that would be great.
Yeah, the "cons" really aren't cons, but things that I had HOPED the phone would be able to do, but can't. This just makes me feel OK about switching to a smaller phone and then getting a tablet as well.
changt34x said:
This thread will probably be closed and moved to the sticky, but here are my 2 cents.
Out of all the cons presented, the only one that can be fixed well is the "TouchWiz" problem. The other phones either have smaller displays and Android's game market isn't even close to that of iOS, and doesn't seem like it will be soon. I think the LG G2 is the best choice for you (if you are fine without removable battery and microSD). Same Snapdragon 800, similar large 1080p display (I personally prefer it more because it is nearly impossible to get an AMOLED without black marks or unevenness), and also a large battery. Check out their development, it has a lot of exciting stuff going on and CM11 is right now a WIP. I'd say it still has a lot of potential to grow further, and its already a great community now.
Personally, I wasn't that overwhelmed by the N3 (probably because I had the N2). Looking back, I would have taken the G2 (and the $100 savings at the time) but I was an unlimited glitch purchase and don't have much time to customize my phone anymore. I flashed like mad on DInc, GNex, and Note 2, but right now having a device that isn't wiped every week is what I need. In fact, I finished a whole month on the Android 4.0+ Data Usage page for the first time ever.
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I have to agree. I love the phone but my flashaholic status is slowly going away. When I had the TP, TP2, Evo, Evo 3D and Rezound I'd have a new rom almost every three days. Depending on what the devs put out. I have never been an AOSP guy so CM never really meant alot to me. I understand that guys want flexibility. I have heard guys say they couldn't stand sense on HTC just as people want TW off their phone. I love the N3 and it's a nice step up from the S3 I had previously. I might kingo and safe strap once I'm done moving just because but I'm really kinda liking not wiping and restoring my phone all the time too. I may have to change my xda button in my signature to just senior member..
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I came to the note 3 from note 2. I want super impressed coming from n2, but ultimately will keep the n3 and sell my n2. I have to all out because every time I touch my n2 I miss it. I just think it feels better in my hands them does the n3.
I'm so over flashing. I was flashing a new rom at least twice a week. I'm happy with tw. Flashing, imo, is a complete waste of time. To me it kind of sounds like you're trying to talk yourself out of the Galaxy Note 3 and into a different phone simply because the boot loader is locked. If that is the case then yes I would try a phone that you could flash. I happen to have a Galaxy Note 2 with an unlocked bootloader and a stock rom on there if you are interested and it has all kinds of accessories.
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There are some great points in this thread. I have a note 2 that is pretty new to me. I absolutely love the phone and while I like the unlocked status, I feel I can get most of what I want from a phone with root and xposed modules. I like CM and AOSP ROMs, but the camera quality and options never seem as good with those builds. As a father, the camera has become one of the most important features of my smart phone. That said, I'm considering selling my N2 and HTC One and getting an N3, essentially committing to no more flashing.
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profman03 said:
Yeah, didn't know if this was the right place to post this, so then I copied and pasted it into the Q&A forum... and was going to delete this... now I can't figure out how to delete either thread! Ah well, if there's a major issue, I'm sure a mod will just close it.
Thanks for the input. I'm certainly not sold on getting rid of my N3, just looking into it. As stated, there are a lot of things I love about this phone, and if I could make it better that would be great.
Yeah, the "cons" really aren't cons, but things that I had HOPED the phone would be able to do, but can't. This just makes me feel OK about switching to a smaller phone and then getting a tablet as well.
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You had the exact same phones as me minus the tp.
Tp2, evo, evo 3D, rezound, N3.
Galaxy Note 3, HTC Rezound, HTC Evo 3D, HTC Evo, HTC Touch Pro 2, LG Voyager
Well, before I make any decisions I'm going to root and install xposed and see if I can get all the functionality I want that way. I'm still not too familiar with it since it wasn't a thing on the Thunderbolt... BUT, it looks like it can do a lot of things I want.
From what I have seen so far with this phone is a root with some theming is plenty. Just flashing kernels never really (to me) felt like they did anything. I came from the s3, so just rooting debloating with some greenify makes this phone amazing.
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I say keep your Note 3, root it, freeze/remove bloatware, and customize with Wanam Xposed. As far as your "CONS" go, it sounds like you're going to need a tablet in addition to the Note 3. What kind of gaming are you looking to do? Do you just want something that has a bigger screen/better hardware?
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profman03 said:
Well, before I make any decisions I'm going to root and install xposed and see if I can get all the functionality I want that way. I'm still not too familiar with it since it wasn't a thing on the Thunderbolt... BUT, it looks like it can do a lot of things I want.
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Between freezing bloat and xposed framework, its my opinion that custom stock based ROMs are starting to become obsolete. AOSP is a slightly different story.
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Just rooted, put xposed on there and wanam. Now I'm adjusting settings and debloating... things are looking up.
I'll sell u my mint verizon note 2..already unlocked running beans right now.
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Between freezing bloat and xposed framework, its my opinion that custom stock based ROMs are starting to become obsolete. AOSP is a slightly different story.
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+1 Imo custom stock roms were never considered actual developing in the early android days. They were more so considered themes and the guys creating them were called Chefs. Something changed in the last couple years...however AOSP is were "real development" exists. Xposed app has pretty much shifted things back the other direction allowing the end user to modify a stock rom fairly easy. That combined with a few apps like Ninja morph to modify the framework.res files and the end user can create a custom stock rom fairly easy. I mainly run beans because of the AOSP themeing and I tweak the rest in myself. Dont take me wrong I appreciate guys like Beans because its time consuming doing the things he does.
Anyone interested in trading for a verizon lg g2? Already rooted, too...
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After messing around with root, and xposed for a while, I'm less concerned that there won't be enough support on this device to do the things that I want. I do have a few more questions, though:
1.) Has anyone started a list of all the apps that come on the stock rom and which we can freeze or delete entirely? (I will happily start this thread if there's interest and support for it.)
2.) Does anyone know how to prevent the volume getting reduced after plugging in headphones? I use my phone for music in my car and would really appreciate it if I didn't have to turn up the volume every time I plugged it in. (Wanam has an option to prevent the warning pop up, but the volume still gets reduced.)