choosing which custom rom to flash used to be a VERY VERY difficult process back in the days during ics and jellybean era
all aosp custom roms offer similarly great features and it's very hard to choose between them.
i remember the internal conflict i have to decide between cm,aokp,slimbean,paranoid android, rootbox, etc.
because they are all so great. and the deciding factor is whether they have custom features that i actually use
i hop between roms and loved all of them. the last dilemma i had was between aokp and slimbean, and i ended up with slimbean in the end
but now, for kitkat roms, there doesnt seem to be any struggle in choosing rom.
temasek rom seems to rule while others are lagging behind sooo much in terms of features.
I'm talking about usual custom features that exist all the way back from cm9.
but other than temasek rom, seems every other rom cant even properly implement their usual features from their own previous android version.
example,slimkat and aokp kitkat barely have half of their previous jellybean features
everytime i try a new kitkat rom, it doesnt last more than 1 hour before i restore back to temasek.
do you feel the same? is it because s3 is old therefore rom development is not as competitive as before?
Its your own opinion. For me temaseks rom is useless. I prefer the clean style of cm and omni
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I preffer slimkat
Everybody has it's own preferences. Archidroid 2.x is the best KitKat rom I tried at least ATM in my personal opinion.
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mtxx1 said:
choosing which custom rom to flash used to be a VERY VERY difficult process back in the days during ics and jellybean era
all aosp custom roms offer similarly great features and it's very hard to choose between them.
i remember the internal conflict i have to decide between cm,aokp,slimbean,paranoid android, rootbox, etc.
because they are all so great. and the deciding factor is whether they have custom features that i actually use
i hop between roms and loved all of them. the last dilemma i had was between aokp and slimbean, and i ended up with slimbean in the end
but now, for kitkat roms, there doesnt seem to be any struggle in choosing rom.
temasek rom seems to rule while others are lagging behind sooo much in terms of features.
I'm talking about usual custom features that exist all the way back from cm9.
but other than temasek rom, seems every other rom cant even properly implement their usual features from their own previous android version.
example,slimkat and aokp kitkat barely have half of their previous jellybean features
everytime i try a new kitkat rom, it doesnt last more than 1 hour before i restore back to temasek.
do you feel the same? is it because s3 is old therefore rom development is not as competitive as before?
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When it comes to aosp and this device, it's an unholy union. Will never work properly (much discussed exynos crap) so that might be that not many developers are inclined in working on such device, which i totally understand. There are far more enticing devices out there.
That said, you're saying you miss having choice? When someone misses choice it's usually because the current available ones fail to provide something. If this is true, what are you exactly missing?
Also, you may find an anwser to what you're looking for if you ask yourself why don't you try to develop. In my case, i don't have enough knowledge to do it and at this point in my life i don't have the required time to learn. And it might be exactly that, not many people have what it takes to do it.
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hello, last week i put on the slim bean rom on my AT&T s4 and i am very happy with it... what is the preferred rom for anyone running one?
Thanks
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hello, last week i put on the slim bean rom on my AT&T s4 and i am very happy with it... what is the preferred rom for anyone running one?
Thanks
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I assume that you're asking which rom is best?
No one rom trumps all other roms. It really comes down to personal preferences. Try them out (safety) and see for yourself.
GLHF
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hello, last week i put on the slim bean rom on my AT&T s4 and i am very happy with it... what is the preferred rom for anyone running one?
Thanks
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I'm only using TW roms for the moment. I normally use AOSP roms, but this is the only rare occasion where my current phone software is up to date with aosp. Meaning that both are on 4.2.2. You really have to try each one for yourself to see what works best for you. If I decide to run an AOSP rom, it would be Task360's AOKP. He is a developing machine. Cranks out at least 2 updates a week to improve functionality. As far as TW roms go, Scott just brought clean rom over to the S4. I'm loving Mint jelly by Nottach right now. Development is high right now.
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hello, last week i put on the slim bean rom on my AT&T s4 and i am very happy with it... what is the preferred rom for anyone running one?
Thanks
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here are some options
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dxwilliams40 said:
I'm only using TW roms for the moment. I normally use AOSP roms, but this is the only rare occasion where my current phone software is up to date with aosp. Meaning that both are on 4.2.2. You really have to try each one for yourself to see what works best for you. If I decide to run an AOSP rom, it would be Task360's AOKP. He is a developing machine. Cranks out at least 2 updates a week to improve functionality. As far as TW roms go, Scott just brought clean rom over to the S4. I'm loving Mint jelly by Nottach right now. Development is high right now.
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Same here. So far all the roms I've tried are TW based. I've tested MDOB which is very good... Currently I'm on Shostock which also smooth.
Haven't tried AOKP / AOSP as of yet..
nice this is the first one i tried and i really like it [ROM][4.2.2][June 2] Slim Bean jflteatt [build 6] - LOKI patched... the dark theme plus all the at&t stuff removed. wasn't asking what's the best just looking for opinions. i know "best" is just preference.
thanks for the feedback
FYI, I believe it is Task650 not 360.
Task650 AOKP Rom. While roms are subjective to the user, I use his rom because of I'm very familiar with it. Its extremely stable and you can pretty much customize everything in the rom. Not too mention, I love the pure google feel. TW on the S4 left a bad taste in my mouth with how much it freaking lagged.
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Hi all.
I just recently got my Sprint Galaxy S4 and yesterday I successfully rooted it using Chanfire's auto-root and then installed the custom bootloader using GooManager. Everything worked well and I'm all set there.
I'm currently "in the market" for a decent and stable ROM compatible with the S4. I'm not a developer, so I'm not really interested in experimental ROMs that could potentially be unstable.
I'm looking for something solid, user friendly, that will increase phone performance while still letting me do the stuff I love.
Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
Forcerom but honestly the most stable will be stock ROM
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Or Clark's ROM is also good.
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Touchwiz
[ROM][MDL] ForceROM 2.3 - Strive for Perfection {6/14/13}
||Rom|| Galaxy S4 Premium Rom |MDL| [6.22.13] Smooth,Stable,Fast,&Flawless 4.2.2
AOSP
[ROM][OFFICIAL] CyanogenMod 10.1 Nightly Builds for jfltespr
*** Although nightlies I have not had 1 issue with probably at least 5 nightlies I have personally flashed!
I haven't used all the ROMs but based on what I have I personally endorse those based on my own personal experiances.
Michaeltess said:
Touchwiz
[ROM][MDL] ForceROM 2.3 - Strive for Perfection {6/14/13}
||Rom|| Galaxy S4 Premium Rom |MDL| [6.22.13] Smooth,Stable,Fast,&Flawless 4.2.2
AOSP
[ROM][OFFICIAL] CyanogenMod 10.1 Nightly Builds for jfltespr
*** Although nightlies I have not had 1 issue with probably at least 5 nightlies I have personally flashed!
I haven't used all the ROMs but based on what I have I personally endorse those based on my own personal experiances.
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Yea, just got ForceROM. Gonna flash and try it real quick. Also downloading Blu Kuban because it seems nice.
What is Touchwiz and AOSP.
I iz n00b ;(
HeyItsRyan said:
Yea, just got ForceROM. Gonna flash and try it real quick. Also downloading Blu Kuban because it seems nice.
What is Touchwiz and AOSP.
I iz n00b ;(
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TouchWiz is the stock Samsung launcher.
When you flash a TouchWiz ROM you will typically retain most of the "gimmicky" features that the S4 came with (IR blaster, air sensors, etc.) You may also notice better battery life on TouchWiz ROMs until AOSP is better calibrated for the S4. (Some may disagree with this, I personally see better battery life on my S4 on a TouchWiz ROM.)
AOSP means Android Open Source Project, which just means it's barebones vanilla android with no manufacturer skin/overlay over the top.
These are typically run by people who want a pure stock android experience.
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My suggestion....read the OP of each ROM and decide what is right for YOU. No one likes the same exact features as you.
Then make a backup and try each candidate for a day. Don't like it? Restore your backup and try another.
You will never regret giving Blu Kuban a try.
I find it odd that there is not a single GPE Rom with added features or toolkits (like Sense 5 Toolkit for ARHD 22.0 Sense ROM).
Als, none of the GPE ROMs have OTA capabilities. If someone is able to walk me through, I would love to use one of the system dumps or Bigxies stock roms to create an OTA capable GPE ROm. If this is against forum rules, let me know Mods.
Did you look very hard?
sinless GE Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43192892
One of the best roms in my opinion. There is no ota, but the customazation settings are there with the included gravity box toolkit and the xtheme engine. Check it out.
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Mihir1997 said:
I find it odd that there is not a single GPE Rom with added features or toolkits (like Sense 5 Toolkit for ARHD 22.0 Sense ROM).
Als, none of the GPE ROMs have OTA capabilities. If someone is able to walk me through, I would love to use one of the system dumps or Bigxies stock roms to create an OTA capable GPE ROm. If this is against forum rules, let me know Mods.
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or you could get the stock gpe rom and get ota....
Probably because we have CM/PA if you want a custom stock Android experience
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Probably because we have CM/PA if you want a custom stock Android experience
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That would make sense, except that both those roms are having their fair share of camera based issues. I love CM, but cannot stand the mediocre camera performance. I love PA even more, but the camera issues remain.
FanDroid09 said:
Did you look very hard?
sinless GE Rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43192892
One of the best roms in my opinion. There is no ota, but the customazation settings are there with the included gravity box toolkit and the xtheme engine. Check it out.
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Whoah!
That is nice! I have NO idea why i never noticed this... Thanks for the heads up.
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Probably because we have CM/PA if you want a custom stock Android experience
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True, but those AOSP based ones aren't as optimized as the GPe. I would rather take a stable and fast experience over a laggy and customizable experience any day. I love the AOSP ROMs, but the GPe is for those who don't want to be on the bleeding edge.
On a side note, the AOSP support for this device isn't that good either. Compared to my old GS2, there was tons of development going on as far as AOSP goes. That might be due to the fact that TouchWiz was terrible (still is). I am 100% satisfied with my One converted to GPe. Plus, when 4.4 comes out we will get a stable OTA in around 2 weeks (based on previous updates) whereas CM will still be in its unofficial stages by then.
Install the Xposed framework and then gravity box. It brings a lot of customization to GPE.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2316070
I'd like to use CM12.1 (marshmallow) but I realize there still are no stable release? Why? Is it not good enough yet?
I've had a pretty bad experience with CM on my old Galaxy S4 so I'm a little afraid to remove the stock recovery and ROM from my Moto X Play. I want to make sure that it's bug free (or as buggy as stock) and suitable for day use. In other words I want to flash it and know it's fully reliable. Given the fact that there are only nightly releases, are they reliable enough for this?
Thanks
Prosis said:
I'd like to use CM12.1 (marshmallow) but I realize there still are no stable release? Why? Is it not good enough yet?
I've had a pretty bad experience with CM on my old Galaxy S4 so I'm a little afraid to remove the stock recovery and ROM from my Moto X Play. I want to make sure that it's bug free (or as buggy as stock) and suitable for day use. In other words I want to flash it and know it's fully reliable. Given the fact that there are only nightly releases, are they reliable enough for this?
Thanks
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I can't vouch for the latest releases, as my xplay has been broken for like 3 months now, but being a nightly doesn't inherently make it unstable. Stable builds are usually relabeled nightlies. I say give it a shot. You can always go back to stock if you don't like it, unless you're speaking about voiding warranty
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I can't vouch for the latest releases, as my xplay has been broken for like 3 months now, but being a nightly doesn't inherently make it unstable. Stable builds are usually relabeled nightlies. I say give it a shot. You can always go back to stock if you don't like it, unless you're speaking about voiding warranty
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Oh! I thought nightlies were unstable releases. So before yours broke, you had a good experience? No problem with camera or other stuff?
It's not really a question of warranty but rather just not having any issues when I need it to work. For instance, with my Galaxy S4, the camera kept crashing while I was out with my kids so I lost time trying to make it work when I wanted to take a picture. That's the kind of thing I wouldn't want happening just because I got another ROM.
Indeed I did (have a good experience). If you're every unsure of a nightly, head to the thread. You'll usually find one or several people commenting if it's no good.
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Indeed I did. If you're every unsure of a nightly, head to the thread. You'll usually find one or several people commenting if it's no good.
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Yeah I had a look (I just realized I was talking about CM13 not 12.1) but given there are now 205 pages I thought I'd ask about the nightly situation in a different thread.
I think I may try it and restore it from the ROM available in the forum.
Oh and I keep wondering, given Motorola never actually released the ROM, how can someone make it available?
I m using nightly for like 3 months ......and I can say nightly is far better than stock if you are looking for customization and speed. I recently tried to go back to stock 6.0.1 but that experience is so "LAGGY" that I again return back to CM.I can say that CM nightly build working best for me with my requirements(like gaming and also photography and editing and HEAVY Customization and many more ) . and about custom recovery,it's a must have tool I suggest as with that I can return back to my previous builds. SO i recommend to go for NEW CM build,but in the end it's upto you.
and if u r still fearing about NIGHTLIES then flash the custom recovery(twrp) and then make backup of whole stock system and then do whatever U want to.
Btw this is the wrong forum to discuss things
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anks095 said:
I m using nightly for like 3 months ......and I can say nightly is far better than stock if you are looking for customization and speed. I recently tried to go back to stock 6.0.1 but that experience is so "LAGGY" that I again return back to CM.I can say that CM nightly build working best for me with my requirements(like gaming and also photography and editing and HEAVY Customization and many more ) . and about custom recovery,it's a must have tool I suggest as with that I can return back to my previous builds. SO i recommend to go for NEW CM build,but in the end it's upto you.
and if u r still fearing about NIGHTLIES then flash the custom recovery(twrp) and then make backup of whole stock system and then do whatever U want to.
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Oh nice idea. I think That's what I'm gonna do, thanks!
Benjamin_L said:
Btw this is the wrong forum to discuss things
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Is it? I apologize then. Even if I want to talk about CM I should use the General Help forum?
Prosis said:
Oh nice idea. I think That's what I'm gonna do, thanks!
Is it? I apologize then. Even if I want to talk about CM I should use the General Help forum?
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Original development is for devs posting their work usually
So I searched the whole rom recoveries kernel section, did not see any base roms. If there isn't, where to info about pulling system to make one? Trying to get a custom OOS rom going as AOSP can suck it lol. Original software is always more stable IMO
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So I searched the whole rom recoveries kernel section, did not see any base roms. If there isn't, where to info about pulling system to make one? Trying to get a custom OOS rom going as AOSP can suck it lol. Original software is always more stable IMO
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What is a base ROM for you?
Normally pure AOSP is considered as the reference as it's Google code without modification. But people don't like pure AOSP because it's lacking many features people are used to. So even AOSP labeled ROM have some non AOSP add-ons.
If you want a 'pure' AOSP ROM you'll have to compile it.
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What is a base ROM for you?
Normally pure AOSP is considered as the reference as it's Google code without modification. But people don't like pure AOSP because it's lacking many features people are used to. So even AOSP labeled ROM have some non AOSP add-ons.
If you want a 'pure' AOSP ROM you'll have to compile it.
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Back in the days someone usually created an optimized stock Rom for different devices based off the OEMs software so that others could flash it or use it as a base for custom ROMs based off of stock.
I believe that's what he is referencing if I am not mistaken.
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So I searched the whole rom recoveries kernel section, did not see any base roms. If there isn't, where to info about pulling system to make one? Trying to get a custom OOS rom going as AOSP can suck it lol. Original software is always more stable IMO
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There is no base ROM for the OnePlus 6T. Its so AOSP like almost everything is done from source. I thought about posting a base ROM, as that is what I used to primarily use (and usually posted). I wasnt much into Source.
Another cool thing some devs due are make mods that can be flashed in magisk, and so long as you have the stock oos you can enjoy there version of stock oos with whatever tweaks they have done to it such as custom settings apps, etc.
Milly7 said:
Back in the days someone usually created an optimized stock Rom for different devices based off the OEMs software so that others could flash it or use it as a base for custom ROMs based off of stock.
I believe that's what he is referencing if I am not mistaken.
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You are 100% correct
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There is no base ROM for the OnePlus 6T. Its so AOSP like almost everything is done from source. I thought about posting a base ROM, as that is what I used to primarily use (and usually posted). I wasnt much into Source.
Another cool thing some devs due are make mods that can be flashed in magisk, and so long as you have the stock oos you can enjoy there version of stock oos with whatever tweaks they have done to it such as custom settings apps, etc.
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Nailed Scott as usual. This device and how android handles files is extremely different than other phones we've both worked on as well (pretty sure that's android specific) I'm gonna have to look into the magisk thing. Never did the from source thing so that might be over my head. Don't have Linux set up on my machine either so a lot of time would have to go into just getting a stock flashable to work with.
I want to get some of the mods and themes I always post for this phone, but this might be a hurtle as I usually got a base to run with. I always try to show some love and since developers are jumping ship (because the money's not there, let's not lie and say that isn't what it's about) I know my work would be appreciated
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You are 100% correct
Nailed Scott as usual. This device and how android handles files is extremely different than other phones we've both worked on as well (pretty sure that's android specific) I'm gonna have to look into the magisk thing. Never did the from source thing so that might be over my head. Don't have Linux set up on my machine either so a lot of time would have to go into just getting a stock flashable to work with.
I want to get some of the mods and themes I always post for this phone, but this might be a hurtle as I usually got a base to run with. I always try to show some love and since developers are jumping ship (because the money's not there, let's not lie and say that isn't what it's about) I know my work would be appreciated
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The magisk modules are a great way to go because its reversible as well. Not sure if you knew that. You can uninstall these MagiskROM's just as easy as installing.
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The magisk modules are a great way to go because its reversible as well. Not sure if you knew that. You can uninstall these MagiskROM's just as easy as installing.
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I did, but think I'm just gonna make a flashable over stock package, too much catching up to do so gonna stick to what I know