What would be the closest to pure stock android on G2 - G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys,
So I am really torn between LG G2 and nexus 5, I want the lg g2 specs (battery) with pure stock basically. I really appreciate all the roms I have used with my sensation, but even CM wasnt reliable enough. I was looking for commentary on how close we are going to be able to get with reliable pure stock experience of the n5 on the g2 AT&T.

skiernerd said:
Hey guys,
So I am really torn between LG G2 and nexus 5, I want the lg g2 specs (battery) with pure stock basically. I really appreciate all the roms I have used with my sensation, but even CM wasnt reliable enough. I was looking for commentary on how close we are going to be able to get with reliable pure stock experience of the n5 on the g2 AT&T.
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I want this too

CleanROM is slim but retains all stock features, working flawlessly for my VZ G2

canderoc said:
CleanROM is slim but retains all stock features, working flawlessly for my VZ G2
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I think by stock he means aosp...not sick LG Rom.
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brucipher said:
I think by stock he means aosp...not sick LG Rom.
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Errr stock
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If you load any of the custom AOSP ROMs and stay out of the extras, its virtually a stock experience. As of right now there is no straight AOSP for G2.
Hopefully we'll see our first with 4.4!

I've been the biggest AOSP fanboy for years - since the OG Droid days. I hated and avoided any phone with an OEM skin. I bought this phone with the intention of putting the first pure AOSP ROM out there. Then I started using the phone and realized the LG skin is super minimal and nearly all of the features are very useful. I'm officially a former AOSP fanboy now. Give the G2 a try and I think you'll find the same thing.

Nova launcher. 8sms disable, q slide. And grab a aosp gallery apk maybe a aosp dialer. I prefer dialer one. Remove bloat and I'd say that you're close to stock. Could grab aosp camera, but why.
With googles focus on apps now. The ROM is beginning to matter less and less.
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I don't see any reason to consider LG UI far from stock. It follows Holo guidelines (ahem, I'm looking at you Touchwiz) and is smooth. Take it out for a spin in-store, I think you'll like it. Just ignore the icons and install Nova Launcher.
I like Kitkat, but it's not like we won't get it on the G2. CM will get there in no time. The one thing that keeps me from buying the Nexus 5 is the crap battery; I don't know about you, but I can't stand it.

Give LG UI a spin, maybe you'll like it. I installed KitKat Theme and all the ugly icons are gone now. Maybe you can install Aprx or Nova Launcher.
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What about battery? I think cm can last longer than lg stock rom. However note 2 with tw last longer than note with aokp/cm.

I've been using CM now for a few days on my Verizon G2, and personally find it to be extremely usable as a daily driver. Of course there will be minor issues here and there since we're talking about nightly builds, but I'm sure they'll get those worked out soon enough and have a stable release.
That aside, as others have mentioned, the stock LG UI really isn't that bad as far as bloat, etc. While I do find the phone to be a tad more responsive and less laggy on CM, LG's UI is really quite usable, and doesn't add too much to the normal stock/AOSP experience.

jerverg said:
Give LG UI a spin, maybe you'll like it. I installed KitKat Theme and all the ugly icons are gone now. Maybe you can install Aprx or Nova Launcher.
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Which KitKat theme are you talking about. I dig the AOSP look and have been trying to find a good way to replicate the appearance.

puch0021 said:
Which KitKat theme are you talking about. I dig the AOSP look and have been trying to find a good way to replicate the appearance.
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this

Not sure about battery life on CM vs stock, but i have a feeling that LG's optimizations aren't in vain. CM on the Optimus G offered great performance but relatively short battery life.

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stock rom or custom rom?

Hi,
I' m new Nexus 4 users. I used Galaxy S3 and install cm 10.1 to my s3. I buy Nexus 4 because I like real android but now I'm not sure about root/install my Nexus 4. Because Nexus 4 is real android (UI). What is your advice and idea?
I came from the Galaxy S and the Galaxy Note and ran custom ROMs on both, honestly some of them were buggy (specially the note) and now that I been using the Nexus 4 I haven't rooted yet because I am enjoying stock android plus key lime pie is just around the corner, my advice is to run it stock, enjoy KLP and maybe rooted later.
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I stayed stock because it's my first time having a true stock phone. Might go ROM route in the future, but haven't seen anything that makes me need to.
I want to keep stock rom but I like some features on cm 10.1 Sometimes I said let's root and stop again huhh
selimozbas said:
Hi,
I' m new Nexus 4 users. I used Galaxy S3 and install cm 10.1 to my s3. I buy Nexus 4 because I like real android but now I'm not sure about root/install my Nexus 4. Because Nexus 4 is real android (UI). What is your advice and idea?
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If you can't find a reason to root, then you have your answer.
I wanted to adjust my quick settings tiles, install themes and have a T9 dialer, therefore I rooted and flashed. Everyone is different.
rojiblanko14 said:
I came from the Galaxy S and the Galaxy Note and ran custom ROMs on both, honestly some of them were buggy (specially the note) and now that I been using the Nexus 4 I haven't rooted yet because I am enjoying stock android plus key lime pie is just around the corner, my advice is to run it stock, enjoy KLP and maybe rooted later.
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Since the Nexus 4 is in AOSP and the majority of the ROMs are compiled you won't have the rampant bug issues here. Just an FYI.
i rooted, and keep stock, then after a while i flashed a new kernal, i wanted root, for a few reasons, like block ad's t9 dialer, but yeah stock rom is good for me.
Run it stock and revisit if/when you notice something lacking. The factory images are great, and I happily run stock when new images drop.
You've run CM10.1 so you know what custom ROMs can offer. Typically custom ROMs can/will be much less buggy on a Nexus since AOSP typically doesn't face any issues on this device.
Thank you for the answers. I think i keep stock rom. Maybe future...
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For all of you that are on stock theirs a ROM that's truly worth trying it called liquid smooth
i get amazing speed,smoothness,awesome battery life ,and infinite customization i have tried just about every ROM
on and its my favorite.
As much as stock is decent I dislike it, no T9 and such. Rooting allows me to install a custom rom and root apps. I generally lower the height of the navigation bar to gain more screen estate, and such, they run just as well as stock.
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Thespmex13 said:
For all of you that are on stock theirs a ROM that's truly worth trying it called liquid smooth
i get amazing speed,smoothness,awesome battery life ,and infinite customization i have tried just about every ROM
on and its my favorite.
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You are right. I tried more custom rom on sgs3 but i like real android so i sell my sgs3 and buy nexus 4.
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Check out Paranoid Android 3+ (link is in my signature. IMO best custom ROM out there.
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I flashed a few ROM's already but I went back to stock with a custom kernel.
But I have to admit the liquidsmooth rom keeps calling me back. I might just make that my daily runner.
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shook187 said:
I flashed a few ROM's already but I went back to stock with a custom kernel.
But I have to admit the liquidsmooth rom keeps calling me back. I might just make that my daily runner.
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I agree with you man ive flashed a couple roms and went back to stock with custom kernel buy i tried liquid smooth with matrix kernel 8.5 and wow ive been blown away so smooth and EXCELLENT battery life you should try its my daily driver now lol
EliteAstro said:
I agree with you man ive flashed a couple roms and went back to stock with custom kernel buy i tried liquid smooth with matrix kernel 8.5 and wow ive been blown away so smooth and EXCELLENT battery life you should try its my daily driver now lol
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Since I have the my Nexus I am running CM 10.1 M3, I am moreless satisfied, but I should try Liquid ROM
Have you been on CM any time - to compare these ROMs?
I was on stock for like forever I didn't see the point of changing, what else could I possibly need?
Then I installed LiquidSmooth. Wow. Dunno how I did without it, plenty smooth, fast and customisable.
Do a nandroid and try it, you'll not regret it!
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I was on stock for like forever I didn't see the point of changing, what else could I possibly need?
Then I installed LiquidSmooth. Wow. Dunno how I did without it, plenty smooth, fast and customisable.
Do a nandroid and try it, you'll not regret it!
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Considering how many people recommend the superb LiquidSmooth how the heck can it only have 2 votes here? And one of them is me!
Come on guys and gals, visit their thread and rate 5 stars to give it the recognition it deserves!
nexus is the only device where you wanna install a rom. legacy rom scene is rom hell, we're talking hacks, ports, mashups, frankenstein roms made of bits and pieces to get around missing sources and whatnot.
nexus is supported by google, that means developers get to compile actual aosp. google supplies tools, drivers, kernels, blobs, pretty much everything. a developer that compiles here basically creates stock android. and instead of pissing away time with hacks you can actually make features and worry about things that matter. its unlikely to create severe bugs unless you really try hard to mess with androids internals. some extra features may not be cooked through but thats the same with stock and its revisional bugs.

Opinions on CM & AOKP

Okay I asked this back on the EVO LTE thread and failed to get any responses other than, "search it up". I wanna know your opinions on which ROM you prefer, why you prefer it, and what it has over the other. ROMs for this topic are CM10 and AOKP. I personally like CM.
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Back when I had my Galaxy Nexus I was all about AOKP/CM.
But in all honesty, I'm really digging Sense 5. I like the camera features especially. I just run ARHD because its just a optimized version of the stock rom which is all I want.
But I guess we'll see when the google edition phone comes out and we get a really smooth rom based off of that.
I can't give much feedback as the last time I was on a CM-based ROM was on my...Desire Z.
Jeffrey4Free said:
Okay I asked this back on the EVO LTE thread and failed to get any responses other than, "search it up". I wanna know your opinions on which ROM you prefer, why you prefer it, and what it has over the other. ROMs for this topic are CM10 and AOKP. I personally like CM.
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I can't Stand Vanilla Android that's why i buy HTC
The only reason for it is for developers so they Don't have to mess with Sense or touchwiz or what ever
When I was rooted it was CM all the way, tried AOKP though but preferred CM and fyi prefer stock.
I also prefer the sense camera features I'm run trickdroid and just use Novo launcher for that stock feel
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snowwhite007 said:
I also prefer the sense camera features I'm run trickdroid and just use Novo launcher for that stock feel
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With nova, and widget locker here. Makes it feel like cm/aokp but without losing cam also.
That said, I personally liked aokp. CM didn't feel as complete to me on this phone, probably because they are stretched so thin due to all the devices they support. But they really are pretty darn close is usability.
I have always rooted and flashed an aokp version. Always.... BUT not with the One. I am really liking Sense 5. I used to hate Sense as it was a resourse hog and always seemed very laggy after a while. Sense 5 is the opposite. Very very fast and smooth!
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i didnt like sense dialer or gallery app
aokp running great for now
I don't like to use AOSP unless it's rock stable. tbh sense 5 > vanilla android 4.2.2
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I used to always flash AOSP based ROMs due to the fact that i used to use Samsung devices and it was either TW or AOSP. I also didn't like Sense 4. But I honestly prefer Sense 5 to AOSP because you get more out of the phone. IMO Sense 5 is smoother than CM/AOKP. I am currently running CM 10.1 though to wait until ARHD 10 is released because i like being on the latest Android version. I also like that you can flash some nice audio mods on AOSP such as AC!D audio engine.
Pointless now sense 5 is so light. You lose almost everything the phones good for. IMHO
No discussions on what ROM is better, what ROM someone else prefers, etc. Flash both, and judge it yourself

[Q] LG G2 vs Nexus 5, which one will be better for the same price?

Hello. I have an opportunity to take a 32gb model N5 or G2 for the same price. I need to know, which one will be better for the day use for my cases:
1) much phone calls (GSM + SIP calls)
2) music
3) e-reading
4) foto
5) web serfing.
Thank you.
P.S. I hope, people who will recommend me one or another phone, had the opportunity to test both devices.
Tysovwik said:
Hello. I have an opportunity to take a 32gb model N5 or G2 for the same price. I need to know, which one will be better for the day use for my cases:
1) much phone calls (GSM + SIP calls)
2) music
3) e-reading
4) foto
5) web serfing.
Thank you.
P.S. I hope, people who will recommend me one or another phone, had the opportunity to test both devices.
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G2 any given day of the week (I have both the devices). You'd want Nexus 5 only if you want Latest Official Stock Android and Butter Smooth UI Experience.
abhinavsg said:
G2 any given day of the week (I have both the devices).
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What do you mean?
For the same price G2 is better.You get a slightly bigger screen,better camera and better battery life,it's like a better nexus 5 if you install 4.4 kitkat rom in my opinion.In my country nexus 5 is 534$ and G2 for 574$ for 32gb price difference is low so I'm getting G2.
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it's like a better nexus 5 if you install 4.4 kitkat rom in my opinion.
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I am thinking about this. Does G2 works good with a custom roms like CM? No problems with LTE connection in europ with custom roms?
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What do you mean?
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I mean LG G2 is better than the Nexus because of the Screen, Camera, Battery. But the UI is not as smooth as in Nexus 5 which has stock android. No matter which custom ROM you install on your G2, Official Stock Android on Nexus 5 can not be matched. There will always be some bug here n there & Void Warranty. (Please be advised, this is my personal opinion)
The G2 is much much better made, has a better camera, better battery, more features, and is more stable. The N5 has horrible build quality issues, I had to return 3 and rejected 2 more in the shop, all had screen faults and were different batches. The G2 is cheap because its not selling that well, the N5 is cheap because it is cheap.. and nasty.
The G2 can be made just as fast and smooth as the N5, if not more so, and seems to play games at a higher frame rate to. The N5 is just very badly optimised. The g2 out benches the N5, and while benchmarks dont tell the whole story they are an indication that something isnt right with the N5. I didnt find the N5 to be any faster, and it was often slower. There is still lag and micro stutter in scrolling widgets and chrome.
The N5 will have the newest version of Android first, but thats not really a big deal when it still has very few features. Kit Kat is little more than Jelly bean with a few tweaks anyway, its a minor update. The N5s main advantaged is ROM support, but do you really need 500 ROMs, instead of, say 30 for the G2, 490 of which is either copies of each other, or dont work properly?
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abhinavsg said:
I mean LG G2 is better than the Nexus because of the Screen, Camera, Battery. But the UI is not as smooth as in Nexus 5 which has stock android. No matter which custom ROM you install on your G2, Official Stock Android on Nexus 5 can not be matched. There will always be some bug here n there & Void Warranty. (Please be advised, this is my personal opinion)
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I disagree on smoothness, and there is no such thing as 'Stock' Android on a retail device. Stock only exists in emulators, the Nexus runs Googles idea of retail custom Android. Each Nexus is a little different to the other and has its own customisations.
Tysovwik said:
I am thinking about this. Does G2 works good with a custom roms like CM? No problems with LTE connection in europ with custom roms?
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Got my LG G2,I am very happy with this divice.Lot better than the S4 i had. You can install panaroid android 4.4 on G2. Which is closest to stock.
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Just bought a T-Mobile G2, had some questions regarding Development.

I'm a little confused about which forums and roms to follow for my particular model. Seems to be no original development for this version. Do the G2 forums have Roms that are universal with both the d801 (T-Mobile) and others (800, 802, etc...) thanks
FormeriPhoney said:
I'm a little confused about which forums and roms to follow for my particular model. Seems to be no original development for this version. Do the G2 forums have Roms that are universal with both the d801 (T-Mobile) and others (800, 802, etc...) thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-g2
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-g2
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Yes. I understand where the t-mobile thread is... I'm speaking more along the lines on this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/orig-development
Most of those roms, including beanstalk and mandhi rom show they are compatible with almost every carriers G2.
FormeriPhoney said:
Yes. I understand where the t-mobile thread is... I'm speaking more along the lines on this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/orig-development
Most of those roms, including beanstalk and mandhi rom show they are compatible with almost every carriers G2.
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the original android development is all aosp and most people who make roms based on aosp give support to almost all models, there is also the http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/development general thread which is mainly in general multiple device support/devices without dedicated threads
XxZombiePikachu said:
the original android development is all aosp and most people who make roms based on aosp give support to almost all models, there is also the http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/development general thread which is mainly in general multiple device support/devices without dedicated threads
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Thanks. I plan on flashing an aosp rom. I absolutely loved slimkat on my Nexus 5.
FormeriPhoney said:
Thanks. I plan on flashing an aosp rom. I absolutely loved slimkat on my Nexus 5.
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SlimKat on the G2 is super fast. I have a T-Mobile G2 as well. Only problem I had was camera took too long to capture sometimes. And images weren't as good as stock roms.
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mackster248 said:
SlimKat on the G2 is super fast. I have a T-Mobile G2 as well. Only problem I had was camera took too long to capture sometimes. And images weren't as good as stock roms.
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Did you try to flash that LG camera Apk?
That doesn't work since the lgcamera is for stock but you can try jishnus camera mod which has an option for aosp
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XxZombiePikachu said:
That doesn't work since the lgcamera is for stock but you can try jishnus camera mod which has an option for aosp
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Actually in pretty sure this one is for aosp.. Check out out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540030
FormeriPhoney said:
Actually in pretty sure this one is for aosp.. Check out out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540030
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I'll give this a go whenever I decide to go back to AOSP. I lost my recovery going to TMO's official KK, and KDZ'ing back is a nuisance lol.
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I'll give this a go whenever I decide to go back to AOSP. I lost my recovery going to TMO's official KK, and KDZ'ing back is a nuisance lol.
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Had a question. I should be receiving my g2 tomorrow and I'm hung up on which rom to go with.
Most important features to me are camera & battery life.
In your experience, if you have any... I was looking at either running Pac Rom, SlimKat, or Mahdi rom.
Do you think I'm better off with a rooted stock based rom, and if so which one of those would you recommend.
I'm coming from a Nexus 5 on SlimKat and a Note 3 on jellybeans
Thanks
FormeriPhoney said:
Had a question. I should be receiving my g2 tomorrow and I'm hung up on which rom to go with.
Most important features to me are camera & battery life.
In your experience, if you have any... I was looking at either running Pac Rom, SlimKat, or Mahdi rom.
Do you think I'm better off with a rooted stock based rom, and if so which one of those would you recommend.
I'm coming from a Nexus 5 on SlimKat and a Note 3 on jellybeans
Thanks
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I'm assuming you've ran AOSP ROM's before so you know what that's like. So for me I came from a Nexus 4, I'm as much of an AOSP fanboy as you'll ever meet. The second I got my G2 I rooted it and flashed SlimKat. SlimKat is an amazing ROM, probably the best AOSP ROM for the G2, with Mahdi a close 2nd. It was almost perfect to be honest, the battery life was amazing. I could get 2 days with a charge and about 6 hours of on screen time. Now the ONLY draw back was that the camera sucked balls in comparison to stock LG ROM. While it worked fine 80% of the time, sometimes it was laggy, switching from FFC to rear would hang up, and shutter speed was slow. Quality was decent but not amazing for the pics. And this was the issue with any AOSP ROM.
Because of that, I went ahead and upgraded to T-Mobile's official 4.4.2 KK ROM and it has been very good. I use xposed to do a little modding, but ran it full stock for a week so far and I really like it. With NOVA launcher I'm having no problems, the camera is a tons better than AOSP. The cam app itself has some cool features and the quality plus shutter speed is so much improved. But of course there's a drawback... Battery life isn't as good as AOSP. I'm getting about 1/3 less than what I was used to. But one thing that's not really talked about on the G2 is how ridiculously fast this thing charges. I plug it in at like 10% left, leave my room for about 20 mins, come back and it's at like 58%. So because of that, the lessened battery life doesn't bug me. I still get well over a day on a full charge though, which is a HUGE upgrade in itself compared to my Nexus 4 where I had to charge 2-3 times a day.
Anyways, sorry for the mini rant. If you have another questions, feel free to ask! I've only had this G2 for 2 weeks, but finally getting the hang of the "what to know" for the device.
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I'm assuming you've ran AOSP ROM's before so you know what that's like. So for me I came from a Nexus 4, I'm as much of an AOSP fanboy as you'll ever meet. The second I got my G2 I rooted it and flashed SlimKat. SlimKat is an amazing ROM, probably the best AOSP ROM for the G2, with Mahdi a close 2nd. It was almost perfect to be honest, the battery life was amazing. I could get 2 days with a charge and about 6 hours of on screen time. Now the ONLY draw back was that the camera sucked balls in comparison to stock LG ROM. While it worked fine 80% of the time, sometimes it was laggy, switching from FFC to rear would hang up, and shutter speed was slow. Quality was decent but not amazing for the pics. And this was the issue with any AOSP ROM.
Because of that, I went ahead and upgraded to T-Mobile's official 4.4.2 KK ROM and it has been very good. I use xposed to do a little modding, but ran it full stock for a week so far and I really like it. With NOVA launcher I'm having no problems, the camera is a tons better than AOSP. The cam app itself has some cool features and the quality plus shutter speed is so much improved. But of course there's a drawback... Battery life isn't as good as AOSP. I'm getting about 1/3 less than what I was used to. But one thing that's not really talked about on the G2 is how ridiculously fast this thing charges. I plug it in at like 10% left, leave my room for about 20 mins, come back and it's at like 58%. So because of that, the lessened battery life doesn't bug me. I still get well over a day on a full charge though, which is a HUGE upgrade in itself compared to my Nexus 4 where I had to charge 2-3 times a day.
Anyways, sorry for the mini rant. If you have another questions, feel free to ask! I've only had this G2 for 2 weeks, but finally getting the hang of the "what to know" for the device.
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Man.. That's no rant Lmao that was more than I could have asked for.
I love aosp as well... My note 3 was on VZW so locked bootloader means no go.
My Nexus 5 was nice but the battery was terrible.
My other gripe was the as you said, the camera quality.
Can't believe they still haven't gotten that down yet. I saw that Google might be releasing a stand alone camera app and I believe opening up the api.. So I bet that will help for devs.
The only reason I'm hesitant to run the stock rom is bc coming from touchwiz, I'm not looking forward to that type of heavy hidious skin again.
Do they have a rooted, debloated stock 4.4.2 rom yet?
Thanks again for the help. Trying to hit the ground running with this phone
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Man.. That's no rant Lmao that was more than I could have asked for.
I love aosp as well... My note 3 was on VZW so locked bootloader means no go.
My Nexus 5 was nice but the battery was terrible.
My other gripe was the as you said, the camera quality.
Can't believe they still haven't gotten that down yet. I saw that Google might be releasing a stand alone camera app and I believe opening up the api.. So I bet that will help for devs.
The only reason I'm hesitant to run the stock rom is bc coming from touchwiz, I'm not looking forward to that type of heavy hidious skin again.
Do they have a rooted, debloated stock 4.4.2 rom yet?
Thanks again for the help. Trying to hit the ground running with this phone
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My advice is to run stock for a week and see how you like it. LG ROM is not bad at all, especially since I expected it to be very bad since I dislike TouchWiz so much.
Yes there's a stock debloated ROM, but newer G2's (like mine) can't run it. Only the official one works. just have to wait for root and recovery to come for KK.
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My advice is to run stock for a week and see how you like it. LG ROM is not bad at all, especially since I expected it to be very bad since I dislike TouchWiz so much.
Yes there's a stock debloated ROM, but newer G2's (like mine) can't run it. Only the official one works. just have to wait for root and recovery to come for KK.
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I should add that the phone is coming to me with TWRP 2.7 and Paranoid Android latest Beta 3 nightly. Would it be possible for me to flash the stock debloated?
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I should add that the phone is coming to me with TWRP 2.7 and Paranoid Android latest Beta 3 nightly. Would it be possible for me to flash the stock debloated?
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Oh okay, then good chance you can. Just flash it through TWRP and if you don't get white lines then you're good to go. Worse case scenario, you just wipe and reflash something else. Also, flash the KK radio before flashing the official KK ROM.
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Oh okay, then good chance you can. Just flash it through TWRP and if you don't get white lines then you're good to go. Worse case scenario, you just wipe and reflash something else. Also, flash the KK radio before flashing the official KK ROM.
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OK cool. With a phone with an internal battery.. How do I shut down and/or boot back into recovery manually?
Also.. Is the kitkat radio a T-Mobile specific radio listed in T-Mobile Android development?
FormeriPhoney said:
OK cool. With a phone with an internal battery.. How do I shut down and/or boot back into recovery manually?
Also.. Is the kitkat radio a T-Mobile specific radio listed in T-Mobile Android development?
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I'll link you to the radio thread when I get home. When phone is off, press and hold the power and volume down. Then press press power button twice after you see the white fastboot screen.
mackster248 said:
I'll link you to the radio thread when I get home. When phone is off, press and hold the power and volume down. Then press press power button twice after you see the white fastboot screen.
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Excellent. Thanks
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Excellent. Thanks
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Which G2 do you have? Hopefully it's not Verizon?

[Q] Is it worth it to install a G3 Rom on G2?

Hello all,
I've recently bought a LG G2 (D802). I've seen that there are a few ROMs which have been adapted from the G3 model to the G2: Cloudy G3, Optimus G3 and Lam Hoang G3. I have had a look to this last one and there are still some issues with the ROM.
I wonder whether it's really worth it to install one of these ROMs or it would be enough just installing G2 Exposed and changing the theme to look like the G3 one?
Obviously there are some other differences like some new applications. However since they are both based on Android 4.4.2 I don't see how much difference there could be if I use Xposed.
Here are some of the pros and cons I can see:
G3 ROMs over stock:
Camera
Keyboard
UI (G2 can be adapted to look almost the same as G3 (Tweaks box + G3 theme) though)
Less bloatware as custom ROMs get rid of them in most cases
Smart notice (is it good?)
G2 stock over G3 ROMs:
Most stable software
Less risk of virus in your phone (if you install a custom ROM you don't really know if the person who built it put some spyware in it)
Official updates (I guess official G3 ROMs won't get official updates)
Are there any new applications/features apart from above which make worth it installing these ROMs? Maybe performance benefits?
*This is not a thread to discuss whether it's good or not making custom ROMs. In fact, I want to say thanks to all those developers who spend hours trying to bring something better to our phones.
Thanks,
Javier
I too am interested in hearing responses to this. I previously came from a galaxy s3 (d2spr) and I thought many roms were worth installing on that device as many actually improved either functionality, battery life, or performance. But with my g2, I'm really content with the stock kk. I've heard the camera on the g3 roms is pretty awesome, but I've also heard of issues with hdr not working. Can't wait to hear responses.
I'm on stock, rooted rom, g2 tweaksbox, g3 theme and the camera tweak which adds some features.
It's a great way to go, everything works like a charm.
Sent from my LG-D801
You won't find a single rom that doesn't have someone complaining of issues. So far though CloudyG3 1.2 has been exceptionally stable and pretty much fully functional. Even stock has its quirks in terms of issues.
I use Cloudy G3 1.2, and after a few tweaks, it runs pretty damn smooth. I like it over stock!
Using OptimusG3 and everything is smooth as butter!
I like to add one more candidate for a G3 rom: lamhoang G3 FINAL
https://translate.googleusercontent....4358/&usg=ALkJrhiaba6cK0mY2Vsbrcc3aGQFUPvzdg
The 1st fully deodexed art compatible rom, its very snappy and i find it the best of the G3 ports so far.
I think lamhoang rom eats battery very much
yken said:
I think lamhoang rom eats battery very much
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No, i getting excellent battery life on the Lamhong roms.
8+ hours screen on my 802 and 6+ hours on the 320k
OptimusG3 V1.2
Hi,
I'm running OptimusG3 v1.2. In the beginning tried CloudyG3.
I started experimenting with G3 ROMs since it's G3 has nicer interface than G2 ROMs. It has G3 camera and keyboard. It has also G2 FM Radio apk. CloudG3 has G3 FM radio apk that crashes.
Overall good ROM but battery live could be better when you use it, In stand by is OK.
I tried the G3 rom for a few days but ultimately went back to stock rooted. The flatter, minimal theme of the G3 looks great, but that was about it. I have the VS980 which isn't fully supported for the G3 rom (yet) so I had minor data/mms issues and poorer battery life. Plus, I think the camera on the G3 is a downgrade compared to the G2 - less features/options, and pictures seemed to look a little worse.
For now, I use Nova with a G3 theme, and G2 Xposed/Tweakbox to mimic some other aspects of the interface (notification toggles, status bar tint, etc)
I'm running CloudyG3 and i'm really enjoying it so far, the new 1.2 update added all the missing things so now im super happy
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javism1 said:
Hello all,
G2 stock over G3 ROMs:
Most stable software
Depends. Roms can be built from modded stock roms. It could be argued that removing bloat will result in a more stable rom.
Less risk of virus in your phone (if you install a custom ROM you don't really know if the person who built put some spyware in it)
Well, we KNOW of carriers that add spyware to our phones. Also, many devs post their source, so there's that...
Official updates (I guess official G3 ROMs won't get official updates)
Does this even matter when you can just update the custom ROM? You want the latest carrier update that bad, you'd only have to wait a couple hours.
G2 can be adapted to look almost the same as G3 (Tweaks box + G3 theme)
This is more a lack of a con than a plus.
Are there any new applications/features apart from above which make worth it installing these ROMs? Maybe performance benefits?
Thanks,
Javier
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See above
lastdeadmouse said:
See above
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I've changed on the description that last point
javism1 said:
G3 ROMs over stock:
Camera
Keyboard
UI (G2 can be adapted to look almost the same as G3 (Tweaks box + G3 theme) though)
Less bloatware as custom ROMs get rid of them in most cases
Smart notice (is it good?)
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For Camera, you can install xdabbeb's camera. I read a couple of days ago that there will be an update and that his camera will be available in apk.
For the Keyboard, you can install the LG G3 keyboard as an apk http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2793602
Mobius360 said:
I'm on stock, rooted rom, g2 tweaksbox, g3 theme and the camera tweak which adds some features.
It's a great way to go, everything works like a charm.
Sent from my LG-D801
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Does the camera launch directly from the volume down button when using the shortcut?
I mean does it turn the screen on too, so you can snap a picture?
icoman said:
Does the camera launch directly from the volume down button when using the shortcut?
I mean does it turn the screen on too, so you can snap a picture?
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Yes it does. Just tried it.
Sent from my LG-D801
i love the G3 rom im on cloudys g3 rom
On cloudys g3 rom been playing with settings and tweaks past few days and now I've found prefect balance of battery vs performance no bugs or complaints couple sods but kernel related and now fixed and other minor bugs I can work around till fixed great daily driver love the ui and phone is super snappy
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Danzano said:
On cloudys g3 rom been playing with settings and tweaks past few days and now I've found prefect balance of battery vs performance no bugs or complaints couple sods but kernel related and now fixed and other minor bugs I can work around till fixed great daily driver love the ui and phone is super snappy
Sent from my LG-D802 using Tapatalk
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my eyes hurt... ever heard of punctuation?
i think lg did a good job with g3 stock but apart from the interface which looks more flat, you don't get too much over stock g2.

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