Due to frustrations with Samsung bloated roms, and loving 4.4.2 on my tablet running omnirom I'm seriously considering moving to a Google edition variant, or perhaps aosp customized on my i9505 s4
This means losing the decent Samsung camera app.
How are the 4.4 ROMs. Do any combination of apps come close. Fast? Reliable? 30fps? Other special features? Focus? Sharpness? Low light?
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It'll use the same AOSP camera app. The GE will be better as it's utilised by Samsung so probably a minimal quality lost compared to AOSP roms. You'll lose all the feature from the TW app no burst mode, and any other mode that comes with the TW edition. I suggest if you have the i9505 to first try the GE 4.4.2 rom then judge from there on.
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I just flashed a Slim ROM and love it, Unfortunately the Camera software is lacking compared to Samsung's.
Is there a comparable APK? or has anyone ported the GS4 APK over?
Or any Good suggestions?
Thanks-
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comatose1978 said:
I just flashed a Slim ROM and love it, Unfortunately the Camera software is lacking compared to Samsung's.
Is there a comparable APK? or has anyone ported the GS4 APK over?
Or any Good suggestions?
Thanks-
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There is no compatible APK to get the Samsung Touchwiz camera back.
All of the AOSP/AOKP/CM10 type roms have the downgraded cameras.
You will also find that if you play back video on these downgraded cameras the volume will be super low,
you will need a hearing aid. There are numerous other issues with these AOSP/AOKP/CM10 roms.
The only way you can get the excellent Samsung Touchwiz Jellybean camera is to only flash
Samsung Jellybean Touchwiz based custom roms.
Good luck with it.
Hi all,
So I just upgraded from a GSIII to the GS4. I wasn't planning on it, but it happened. I didn't particularly want the S4, but now I have it. It's very slick, thin, screen is brilliant. Honestly, I didn't like the screen on the SIII, I preferred the screen of the E4GT even though it was smaller.
Anyways, I am rooted and flashed AOKP Milestone 2. It's very nice, seems stable. I was on CM10.1.2 nightlies on the GSIII.
I know they are both AOSP based, but I wonder how they compare otherwise? I read some reviews of some showstopper bugs with CM10.1 builds for this phone, so I went with AOKP.
Now, I know the S4 has IR, and I know that it is not supported on any AOSP ROMs. I didn't have it on the SIII so I likely won't miss it. What do you guys think.. is support coming? Is this something we'll eventually see in upstream AOSP? Or is this a Samsung only thing that we'll have to wait for someone to port over from TouchWiz?
Other than that, it seems to me I just now have a faster, bigger, thinner Galaxy.
I really like AOSP so hopefully the extra features will come along for the S4. I don't really like the look of TW ROMs altogether.
I hear the IR blaster is being worked on for AOSP and was even working on liquidsmooth. If you want any TW features you might want to keep an eye on the Google Edition ROM because it actually runs the tw framework and can have features added. Here is the GE ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345386
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GiantJay said:
I hear the IR blaster is being worked on for AOSP and was even working on liquidsmooth. If you want any TW features you might want to keep an eye on the Google Edition ROM because it actually runs the tw framework and can have features added. Here is the GE ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345386
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Interesting. I'll definitely keep an eye on that one.
Hi everybody. This question is for those who have had a previous Note. When flashing a stock based ROM, were all of the camera features lost. Im pretty sure CM won't be able to get the camera to shoot 4K video, but I was curious to see what else you lose out on besides some s pen features. Thanks
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You lose everything Samsung added to Android. It's like you have a 5.7 inch Nexus.
And yes, you do lose all the TW camera features.
Hi,
I currently use a ROM based on Google Edition 4.3 and it is fast and stable. I hear that the new stock 4.3 is also much faster.
My question, has anyone used both? How do the speeds match up? I would expect GE 4.3 to be faster due to its smaller foot print, is this correct?
Your advice and comments are appreciated.
For me I m very impressed with 4.3 GE I m using it in 9505. I also used galaxy nexus with stock 4.3 for few days. I must say my 9505 giving same feeling with GE 4.3
Rassilon7 said:
Hi,
I currently use a ROM based on Google Edition 4.3 and it is fast and stable. I hear that the new stock 4.3 is also much faster.
My question, has anyone used both? How do the speeds match up? I would expect GE 4.3 to be faster due to its smaller foot print, is this correct?
Your advice and comments are appreciated.
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Google Edition will always be faster because, compared to touchwiz it is much lighter. Although I have stuck to Stock because I love some of Samsungs software such as MultiWindows, Air Gesture (show notifications by waving at the phone) , AirView.
These are all the reasons I bought an S4. I can't justify installing another ROM so I install a custom launcher and keyboard :laugh:
stevepork said:
Google Edition will always be faster because, compared to touchwiz it is much lighter. Although I have stuck to Stock because I love some of Samsungs software such as MultiWindows, Air Gesture (show notifications by waving at the phone) , AirView.
These are all the reasons I bought an S4. I can't justify installing another ROM so I install a custom launcher and keyboard :laugh:
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I prefer touchwiz..amazing custom kernels available..lots of mod to give it complete makeover..i debloated my rom using rom cleaner leaving only s-stuffs..and, i find battery life better on tw
Tried GE..it sucked for me..missed tw featues and camera...i actually use some of those "gimmicky" features...only advantage i see in GE/AOSP timely updates..
Great feed back guys, thank you.
Just wondering if you can get the Samsung stock camera on custom roms?
If so, is the quality any better or is it worse?
If it's a Touchwiz based custom ROM then it will have the Samsung camera. If it's an AOSP or CM based ROM then it won't have the Samsung camera.
The camera issues have always stopped me from running AOSP or CM based ROMs on my main phone. They normally have great features and battery life but for some reason they haven't resolved the camera issue on Samsung phones that's plagued them since day one.
you could always use the htc camera if you are running aosp or cm..it is somewhere on xda