Is there anyways to get Samsung apps on a custom ROM? I find that while the 4.4.2 Roms generally work great, that lack of SApps and especially the one hand functionality, really reduce how great these Roms can be.
Or is the best bet just to root Samsung's Roms?
Thanks in advance.
Never heard of the leaked 4.4.2 kitkat Samsung rom? ???
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pakure said:
Never heard of the leaked 4.4.2 kitkat Samsung rom? ???
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I think he is referring to AOSP 4.4.2 ROMS.
For the OP, I don't think it is possible, and believe me, I am in the same position as you are, whether use the boring Samsung ROM with all those features or to use nice looking 4.4.2 ROMs with no Samsung features
Why wouldn't it be possible? Aren't the Samsung apps just apks that can be extracted? Or is it all based only on touch wiz?
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Its based on the touchwiz framework. Yeah, it's apks and you might be able to install them but they might either not start up, work properly or not be able to install.
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Apks require TWiz framework to work which is impossible to get in AOSP ROMs. AFAIK, MIUI is the only custom ROM which supports SApps.
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I recently installed a custom rom that is cyanogenmod on my Samsung Galaxy s4 sgh-i337m (Canadian version from bell). It is a great rom but the only problem I have is that I don't have samsung features such as air view, air call accept , smart stay etc. Can someone tell me how I can get this features on my phone? I have clockwork mod touch the newest version and my phone has rom manager and supersu.
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I recently installed a custom rom that is cyanogenmod on my Samsung Galaxy s4 sgh-i337m (Canadian version from bell). It is a great rom but the only problem I have is that I don't have samsung features such as air view, air call accept , smart stay etc. Can someone tell me how I can get this features on my phone? I have clockwork mod touch the newest version and my phone has rom manager and supersu.
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If you want tw applications and features you will have to go back to a tw rom. Not going to work on non tw roms.
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If you want tw applications and features you will have to go back to a tw rom. Not going to work on non tw roms.
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Can I get some of the features maybe one or two?
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ALI53481 said:
Can I get some of the features maybe one or two?
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They are TouchWhiz features. in order for them to work you have to be on a TouchWhiz ROM as stated. So no, sorry but you cannot get the features on CM 10.2
There are some features like the ones on touchwiz available on the play store. I know something like smart stay is on there. Of course they won't be from Samsung but they will do the same thing, and you won't need to suffer with TW. Stroll the play store for the features you want and see if they fit your needs
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Hey, I have some questions:
1. Can you install pure Android which comes with i9505G on i9505?
2. How long will Google make these updates for Galaxy S4? 18 months like with other Nexus devices?
1. Yes but only through custom roms.
2. Samsung push the updates to the s4 google edition. Who knows for how long.
Okay, is it easy to install ROMs and kernels on this device? Is it easy to brick it?
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It's easier than HTC in general. Cf auto root did it for me. Odin flashing is very easy. I'm running echoe KitKat google edition and I'm very happy with it!
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RossFixxed said:
It's easier than HTC in general. Cf auto root did it for me. Odin flashing is very easy. I'm running echoe KitKat google edition and I'm very happy with it!
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That is good to hear. Is there any custom ROM which has working IR blaster? I read about it from Cyanogenmod wiki and apparently, it doesn't work on CM.
Nearly all of them do. Just check out their descriptions. I'm using echoe rom, love it.
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Nearly all of them do. Just check out their descriptions. I'm using echoe rom, love it.
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I read about something called knox which Samsung is putting on newer firmwares. What does that do exactly? Does it make flashing custom kernels and roms impossible, if I don't want to lose warranty?
Check out the knox sticky in this forum.
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I would like to run non-root OTA rom without touchwiz ... or at least run rom without root. I want to set my S4 intl to factory default without touchwiz crap.
Is this even possible?
Doh sorry didn't fully read title. But i think some of my ideas my help.
No such thing as ota official Samsung android without touch wiz.
The best your going to do I guess is use Google Play Edition rom and do full unroot.
The other thing is maybe use aosp rom and full unroot or cyanogenmod and full unroot.
Anyway there are a few ideas for you.
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Where can I get Google Play Edition rom for i9500?
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Doh sorry didn't fully read title. But i think some of my ideas my help.
No such thing as ota official Samsung android without touch wiz.
The best your going to do I guess is use Google Play Edition rom and do full unroot.
The other thing is maybe use aosp rom and full unroot or cyanogenmod and full unroot.
Anyway there are a few ideas for you.
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I can´t find any 4.4.2 rom Google Play Edition, aosp or cyanogenmod for a i9500. Any ideas?
Did you look in the s4 "original" development forum? I see cm and aosp in there.
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Has anyone successfully (without losing any phone features) installed GPE Kitkat on Canadian Samsung S4?
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Has anyone successfully (without losing any phone features) installed GPE Kitkat on Canadian Samsung S4?
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The rom by Danvh works with i337m, if you mean by phone features, functionality them no you don't loose anything if you mean software wise, there is a bi of different since GPE is not touchwiz based.
2nd vote for Danvh's ROM, I've been using it on my Canadian i337m for months with no issues.
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Third vote for danvh's ROM
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i don't care for the touchwiz. As long as all the phone features are working...
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The rom by Danvh works with i337m, if you mean by phone features, functionality them no you don't loose anything if you mean software wise, there is a bi of different since GPE is not touchwiz based.
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Hi guys is there any custom mashMarlow TW rom for s4?
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Only custom ROM.
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Hi guys is there any mashMarlow TW rom for s4?
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No.
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Only custom ROM.
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Yeah that's what i mean but it should be TW. Is there any?
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Yeah that's what i mean but it should be TW. Is there any?
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I already told you there isn't.
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Yeah that's what i mean but it should be TW. Is there any?
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There ported from S5 / S6 / S7, but not stock.
Okay thanks
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centur said:
There ported from S5 / S6 / S7, but not stock.
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The I9505 and (likely) I9515 have no stock Android 6.0.1 Touchwiz ROMs. They don't exist as Samsung never provided an update. All stock-based ROMs in the development sections for these two devices are stuck at Android 5.0.1. The only viable upgrade path past Android 5.0.1 is Cyanogenmod or an AOSP-based ROM. Upgrading will mean you lose the Samsung features as well as its camera app, but you will get a device that runs more efficiently due to not having the Samsung apps running in the background.
The I9506 does have a custom, not stock, Android 6.0.1 Touchwiz ROM as one of Samsung's other devices with the same processor was upgraded to Android 6.0.1. The ROM from that device was ported to the I9506.