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Need your opinion and advice :)

Hey All,
Just updated from the S3 LTE to the S4 LTE and so far I am very happy wit it
Just wanted to get your advice regarding the current Jelly Bean 4.2.2 installed, is it working fine? any issues with it?
I will root the device shortly and considering installing a different ROM, I was running the CM 10.1 on my S3, is there any difference between the CM available for the S4?
The new available ROM's will keep the most the S4 features available for use?
Any particular ROM people suggest?
Thanks in advance

[Q] 9505G vs 9505?

Hello everyone,
So I really want to make my S4 a google edition because the batter will be alot better. However, the only thing stopping me is Samsung awesome Camera. Any ideas? What you all think is it worth it??
Thanks

Definitely go with the i9505. You have the option to flash a GE rom if you really want to and also all the custom Touchwiz roms on offer.
I think you may be able to flash Touchwiz roms on the i9505G but all roms in the i9505 forums flash straight on to the phone without needing any modification to updater-script or kernels.
and IMO Touchwiz is actually really good on battery, certainly better than the GE rom's I've tried but of course that's subject to use

You definitely have more options with the 9505. And actually the ROMs aren't that great. From my experience TW ROMs have the best battery life from all ROMs, GE and CM included.
Sent from my flying Galaxy S4 GT-I9505

Thanks for the input that is what I was expecting!

Can you guys clarify which versions are which.
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk 2

The i9505G is the Google Edition of the SGS4. At this point it is only able to run Google Edition ROMs which are pretty much stock Android. There are ways to get CM working but you have to modify things to get it working Afaik there are some people working on a TW port for this version.
The i9505 is the official Samsung version which runs TW. But it can also run Goolge Edition ROMs and AOSP based ROMs e.g. CM or PA without any modifications.
Sent from my flying Galaxy S4 GT-I9505

I have an international version of the S4, the jfltexx version. I justflashed it with Jamal's 4.3 GE ROM.
Is my device considered i9505G now?
If i want to install a custom recovery, must I get versions that are for i9505G? (I am assuming i9505 version will not work too well now)

aikwawa said:
I have an international version of the S4, the jfltexx version. I justflashed it with Jamal's 4.3 GE ROM.
Is my device considered i9505G now?
If i want to install a custom recovery, must I get versions that are for i9505G? (I am assuming i9505 version will not work too well now)
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No it stays an i9505. The i9505G has a different bootloader etc. So only by flashing a GE ROM on an i9505 you won't get an i9505G.
Send from my flying Galaxy S4

[Q] s4 google play edition on GT 19505 LTE

Hi I got a question to ask.. I been trying out a few custom ROMs such as CyanogenMod etc. And no ROMs seems to be fit for me.
I always seem to find bugs in each ROM which makes me go back to stock ROM. But the Google play edition ROM seems to be really cool.
I wanted to to know would it be possible in install the original s4 google play edition rom , not one which has been tweeked but the original on s4 gt 19505 LTE. Thank you.

I initially used Jamal's gpe then tried danvdh gpe link both of which are extremely good IMHO, although the latter version is still fully supported so I would have to go for that version?
They aren't totally untweaked but are as close as possible to the original as far as I can see ?
Best of luck
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Will custom roms support s-pen?

Hello all,
I just bought the Note 3 and i was wondering if the custom roms (specially CM) have the full ability to use the s-pen including the notes and/or other related apps.

spider05906 said:
Hello all,
I just bought the Note 3 and i was wondering if the custom roms (specially CM) have the full ability to use the s-pen including the notes and/or other related apps.
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thats depend on room itself
most of roms support S-pen ( i dont know if CM support or not cuz my note 3 is Exynos)
may be you should ask in CM threat for Note 3 LTE

Thanks @Saif96,
I was expecting that since the whole idea of the Note series is using the s-pen

Iinstalled CM11 UnofficialbyTesmarek. And no. There is absolutely no support.Because it all needs the Samsung based touchwiz framework....
The pen works absolutely fine. But all samsung based features are missing....You need Samsung based Custom Roms.
Try Echoe Rom (iwill try this next) it looks close to the X-Note Rom which is dead on XDA but search for nonsolosmartphone and X-Note build 20...
there you go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2439633
Samsung based....

Discuss NFC

hello
I have a little question
Why can't we use NFC on any rom
Even if anyone used our stock kernel ?
What is the main problem ?

No one ??

I'm not 100% sure, but I believe it's because not all versions of S3 neo have NFC, so when a developer makes a rom based in the one of a S3 neo without nfc, the rom will not support it. S5 mini port based roms have not NFC because that phone hasn't it either, and CM based roms have not the sources to make NFC work.

johnny95 said:
I'm not 100% sure, but I believe it's because not all versions of S3 neo have NFC, so when a developer makes a rom based in the one of a S3 neo without nfc, the rom will not support it. S5 mini port based roms have not NFC because that phone hasn't it either, and CM based roms have not the sources to make NFC work.
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so how can we get it ?

Mahmoud Almoselhy said:
so how can we get it ?
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You can use the STOCK Rom if you really need NFC.

No sources are available for nfc in sd400 that's why they can't include nfc in roms.