Hello! I am running 4.3 MK2 on my galaxy s4 and I want to root and use a custom ROM. I understand that you must use safestrap and I am trying to consider my options for roms. I found This ROM which is based on the Google Edition, but has some AOSP features. Would I be able to install this ROM safely using safestrap because it is based on the Google Edition instead of AOSP? I have done a little searching around and haven't been able to find a clear answer about this.
No, you can only install 4.3 Touchwiz roms. 4.3 Google editions rom may eventually work, but currently seems to only cause bootloops.
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Are there any completely stock version of the GE 4.2.2 rom available anywhere? I've searched around and found some GE 4.2.2 roms but they always have some modifications.
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Hi everyone! I just got a s4 i9500 and I want to install a stock 4.4.2 Android rom. I would like to know that which rom should I install. I don't use the censors on the phone, I just want a rom that runs smooth like Nexus 5. I found CyanogenMod that is 4.4.2. Should I install it? Or do you know a better rom?
And one last thing, what features will be missing (like censors or multiwindow) when I install a stock Android rom?
Thanks so much if you answer. ^^
LittleHedgehog said:
Hi everyone! I just got a s4 i9500 and I want to install a stock 4.4.2 Android rom. I would like to know that which rom should I install. I don't use the censors on the phone, I just want a rom that runs smooth like Nexus 5. I found CyanogenMod that is 4.4.2. Should I install it? Or do you know a better rom?
And one last thing, what features will be missing (like censors or multiwindow) when I install a stock Android rom?
Thanks so much if you answer. ^^
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Do you mean official ROM or custom? There is no custom 4.4.2. But there is indeed an AOSP Cyanogenmod 4.4.2. It lacks touchwiz features but is amazing.You can activate some touchwiz features using xposed. If you want official one, just today Kitkat 4.4.2 has rolled out for I9500.
sujan_2048 said:
Do you mean official ROM or custom? There is no custom 4.4.2. But there is indeed an AOSP Cyanogenmod 4.4.2. It lacks touchwiz features but is amazing.You can activate some touchwiz features using xposed. If you want official one, just today Kitkat 4.4.2 has rolled out for I9500.
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Yeah I mean the AOSP rom. I installed CM11 and it's exactly what I want. But I want some features back like NFC. How can I get that. I couldnt find an NFC setting in this rom. Simply, where can I find Xposed compatible with CM11?
I'm currently running CM 11 nightlies and have a custom recovery on my i9506, but would love to play around with the stock ROM. The thing is it's a pain to use other programs to "factory restore" the device (erasing the custom recovery, having to work out how to root it again, stripping out a bit of bloat/knox).
Do you guys know if anyone's released a flashable .zip of the stock 4.4.x TouchWiz ROM which is pre-rooted, knox removed and ready to tweak?
I would ask in the i9506 forum but I don't want to clutter it with non-ROM threads.
Thanks guys.
I have the S4 9505i Samsung edition with touchwiz, which I rooted and installed cyagenmod 11.
It was working fine, but now it's time to move on,
I'd like give my phone to my father but before doing it I would like to unroot and convert it to google play edition, so he can get Lollipop, OTA etc.
Questions:
- is it possible to flush stock google rom on a "touchwiz" edition? ( if I'm not mistakken at leas the partions sizes are different )
-is it possible to do it on a mac (which doesn't have odin) ?
Thanks
You can flash the GPE rom found here. It's close to stock but with little features added.
You will not be able to do it if you're not rooted or don't have a custom recovery.
This is the only way to get gpe on a touchwiz version.
And you don't need Odin. Just transfer the rom to the sd card.
Hello Internet,
Up 'til now I've been using Albe95's amazing Lollirom V9.0 on my I9505 which uses Android 5.0.1. I've recently been looking to update my ROM but can only find later [N/O] Android versions from AOSP or AOKP or CM, but nothing with Touchwiz.
I was wondering if there is one and I've just missed it, or if it's impossible, or if I can do it myself?
Thanks in advance!
TL;DR Is there a TW Nougat/Oreo ROM?
There is no custom TW-based ROM after LP as Samsung never released one for any s4. I believe a TW ROM based on MM, N, and O ROMs would require a corresponding Samsung kernel for the S4 that doesn't exist.