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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

LilSnoop40 said:
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

LilSnoop40 said:
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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LilSnoop40 said:
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.

First: Questions go in Q&A
Second: All ROMs are the best for those that use them. There is no substitute for reading the ROM threads in development

[Q] Stupid Question.

I have a stupid question. I have tried to search but apparently I am not using the right keywords. I barely post, and when I do it's only when I can not actually find the answer myself. So hopefully you can bare with me and keep the flaming to a minimum.
I have been looking for a custom rom. There are a few that I have wanted to check out, however I actually do like and use the samsung camera features like drama shot, etc.
Is there a cm or aosp based rom that someone could recommend that offers those camera features? Or basically am I stuck just debloating my stock rom if I want to keep them? Not that I find too much actually wrong with the stock rom, I was just looking to play around and try out some of the different projects out there.
Thanks for the help guys in advance. I hope I was clear enough in what I am looking for.
Tim

You have to flash a TW based rom.
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RonGair said:
You have to flash a TW based rom.
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Thanks sir. I appreciate the straight to the point answer.

tcolec540 said:
Thanks sir. I appreciate the straight to the point answer.
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Are you saying there is a touchwiz based (debloated) rom that has the AOSP overlay and features. I've been using slim rom (love it) but was thinking. Couldnt you theoretically have a TW based ROM and have the AOSP ontop of it. I love the look of AOSP way more than touch wiz.

sharpknight said:
Are you saying there is a touchwiz based (debloated) rom that has the AOSP overlay and features. I've been using slim rom (love it) but was thinking. Couldnt you theoretically have a TW based ROM and have the AOSP ontop of it. I love the look of AOSP way more than touch wiz.
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Your best bet is to go with a debloated Touchwiz-based ROM based on the much more up to date International firmware. Goldeneye 4.0 is the way to go for me.
You can even install MODs like the xposed framework/nolimit that all you to really customize the look of your phone.

[Q] Absence of ROM Developers

Not trying to start fires or be disrespectful is it just me or have all the ROM Devs either left for another phone or are abnormally silent. Additionally does anyone have any info on a bootloader unlock or root for NC4? Like i said not trying to start a flame war just looking for any information. I appreciate everything that our current ROM Devs have been doing A+ job per the normal, just want me some cyanogenmod.

bsohm said:
Not trying to start fires or be disrespectful is it just me or have all the ROM Devs either left for another phone or are abnormally silent. Additionally does anyone have any info on a bootloader unlock or root for NC4? Like i said not trying to start a flame war just looking for any information. I appreciate everything that our current ROM Devs have been doing A+ job per the normal, just want me some cyanogenmod.
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There are 4 or 5 nice ROMs that are updated on an almost regular basis.

airmaxx23 said:
There are 4 or 5 nice ROMs that are updated on an almost regular basis.
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Actually if you go look at the updated dates on the roms we have 3 that have been updated in a month 2 that have been updated in a week
★☞[Rom][4.3][MJE] Jelly 'Beans' - Build 6 [01/01/14] AOSP/KitKat Themed || Game Changing ☜★ 1/10/2014
Hyperdrive Rom - Galaxy Note 3 5/11/2014
BajaROM 5/31/2014
JasmineROM 6/11/2014
ObjectiveROM 6/7/2014
The Beast! _-= Drop The Bass! =-_ [Release 1] 12/18/2013
-N.E.O.N. R.O.M- 1/24/2014
BajaROM 12/20/2013
LeanROM 4/12/2014
Incognito ROM 4/14/2014
ButterBoost 4/16/2014
Additionally some of those are based off of MJE which NC2/NC4 came out just over 2 months ago if i remember correctly?

bsohm said:
Actually if you go look at the updated dates on the roms we have 3 that have been updated in a month 2 that have been updated in a week
★☞[Rom][4.3][MJE] Jelly 'Beans' - Build 6 [01/01/14] AOSP/KitKat Themed || Game Changing ☜★ 1/10/2014
Hyperdrive Rom - Galaxy Note 3 5/11/2014
BajaROM 5/31/2014
JasmineROM 6/11/2014
ObjectiveROM 6/7/2014
The Beast! _-= Drop The Bass! =-_ [Release 1] 12/18/2013
-N.E.O.N. R.O.M- 1/24/2014
BajaROM 12/20/2013
LeanROM 4/12/2014
Incognito ROM 4/14/2014
ButterBoost 4/16/2014
Additionally some of those are based off of MJE which NC2/NC4 came out just over 2 months ago if i remember correctly?
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You forgot Biggins ROM - Updated 6/9/2014.
A month between updates when you're stuck with stock software isn't long at all. Like I said, there are 4 or 5 that are updated on an almost regular basis.
Biggins
Objective
Jasmine
BAJA
Hyperdrive.

I will build a VisionX rom for this device with some help from you guys, like the SS stuff, I have never used it, what would it take to get my rom running here? Any volunteers? PM me also...
This rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559321
I did it for the sprint guys, turned out very well....I will add anyone willing to help to the VisionX team for the Verizon thread. Lets talk!
I will start with this one...
N900VVRUCNC4

TheAxman said:
I will build a VisionX rom for this device with some help from you guys, like the SS stuff, I have never used it, what would it take to get my rom running here? Any volunteers? PM me also...
This rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559321
I did it for the sprint guys, turned out very well....I will add anyone willing to help to the VisionX team for the Verizon thread. Lets talk!
I will start with this one...
N900VVRUCNC4
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SS can be treated like TWRP but the Aroma Installer will not work on it.

Ok, I understand that, what is the requirements needed from Vision to run on Verizon's locked bootloader?

TheAxman said:
Ok, I understand that, what is the requirements needed from Vision to run on Verizon's locked bootloader?
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I would pm hsbadr, he has been working with the nc4 rom and is currently porting an S5 rom so he should be able to tell you what changes need to be made for Verizon. I appreciate your willingness to work on ports for Verizon . Thank you ![emoji4]
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airmaxx23 said:
You forgot Biggins ROM - Updated 6/9/2014.
A month between updates when you're stuck with stock software isn't long at all. Like I said, there are 4 or 5 that are updated on an almost regular basis.
Biggins
Objective
Jasmine
BAJA
Hyperdrive.
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You are correct thank you for correcting me, maybe im just looking for a different style and am gettin impatient i really wish we had a unlocked bootloader and some cyanogenmod. I have tried Nova Launcher and it works really well but the settings, notifications the little touches that Samsung does with Touchwiz are not my thing i guess.

TheAxman said:
I will build a VisionX rom for this device with some help from you guys, like the SS stuff, I have never used it, what would it take to get my rom running here? Any volunteers? PM me also...
This rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559321
I did it for the sprint guys, turned out very well....I will add anyone willing to help to the VisionX team for the Verizon thread. Lets talk!
I will start with this one...
N900VVRUCNC4
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Another new Rom Dev will be really nice do you base it off of Touchwiz or AOSP?

bsohm said:
You are correct thank you for correcting me, maybe im just looking for a different style and am gettin impatient i really wish we had a unlocked bootloader and some cyanogenmod. I have tried Nova Launcher and it works really well but the settings, notifications the little touches that Samsung does with Touchwiz are not my thing i guess.
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Have you tried using some Xposed modules to remove certain things and add others? Objective ROM is about as close to AOSP as you can get, pretty much everything that isn't needed to run the phone had been removed.

But the styling is still TouchWiz so all of the notification portion and the launcher and setting.apk.
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TheAxman said:
I will build a VisionX rom for this device with some help from you guys, like the SS stuff, I have never used it, what would it take to get my rom running here? Any volunteers? PM me also...
This rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559321
I did it for the sprint guys, turned out very well....I will add anyone willing to help to the VisionX team for the Verizon thread. Lets talk!
I will start with this one...
N900VVRUCNC4
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I flashed your rom on my brother's sprint note 3. From what he's told me. He loves it.

airmaxx23 said:
Have you tried using some Xposed modules to remove certain things and add others? Objective ROM is about as close to AOSP as you can get, pretty much everything that isn't needed to run the phone had been removed.
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Eclipse ROM is now updated to Kit Kat which gives a very AOSP look as well.

Or you can try and source a Developer Edition that comes unlocked and flash CM11

bsohm said:
Another new Rom Dev will be really nice do you base it off of Touchwiz or AOSP?
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I do touchwiz roms only, I did many times aosp, not really my thing anymore....
Do we move forward with this?
Downloading now, I can have this built by this evening....
What 4.4 2 kernel is everyone using for this device? The stock one?

TheAxman said:
I do touchwiz roms only, I did many times aosp, not really my thing anymore....
Do we move forward with this?
Downloading now, I can have this built by this evening....
What 4.4 2 kernel is everyone using for this device? The stock one?
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We can only use the stock kernel on the Retail devices since they have a locked bootloader.

Looking for a rom that still has S-Pen functionality but on stock Android?

Hey,
been a while since I been here(from back in the days of my Galaxy Nexus). I just picked up a Note 4. I like it. I somewhat dislike the TouchWiz and hate how out of box it's using 1.8-2GB of ram on start up(assuming because of TouchWiz).
Is there any roms out there that run practically stock Android(pref. 5.0 Lollipop?) but still have the S-Pen suite enabled, including the part when I pull my S-Pen out it notices it and gives me that "Air command" menu.
One last plus would be something that gives me the ability to still use fast charge 2.0.
I looked up a couple of roms but unless I missed something they don't offer these features.
Any help? I have the Canadian N910W8 model and use it on Band 4 AWS/UMTS(3G) and LTE on various freq's so the radio would(should, preferably stay in-tacked)
Thanks!

I don't think this belongs in this section man, maybe ask it in the Q and A. It will probably get moved.
On answering your question, at this stage there is no stock aosp rom that supports spen functions. It's a little bit of a dream for most users. Although I hear that lollipop will be faster than stock, that's what I've read.

Lambetts said:
I don't think this belongs in this section man, maybe ask it in the Q and A. It will probably get moved.
On answering your question, at this stage there is no stock aosp rom that supports spen functions. It's a little bit of a dream for most users. Although I hear that lollipop will be faster than stock, that's what I've read.
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That's wrong. There is S-Pen functionality in cm12 at this moment. All you have to do is download and install one or two apps from Play Store. This apps are even free.
It is CM S-Pen en Note Buddy. I have installed them myself and S-Pen does work.

Found this the other day https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.steadfastinnovation.android.spenlauncher&hl=en
Im running cm12 with the following
s pen launcher
cm s pen add on
note buddy
papyrus
this gives me basic s pen functions but is more than adequate for my needs

Planet X said:
That's wrong. There is S-Pen functionality in cm12 at this moment. All you have to do is download and install one or two apps from Play Store. This apps are even free.
It is CM S-Pen en Note Buddy. I have installed them myself and S-Pen does work.
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You are not entirely right either. There are free versions of this apps, but for full functionality you have to pay, not that there is anything wrong with it, just stating the fact. Also you have some s-pen functionality, but not all of it, and in my opinion CM12 s-pen functionality is somewhat less fluent and intuitive then TW one. Regardless, I still prefer CM than TW
I would also like to know how is this thread relevant to Development section

Planet X said:
That's wrong. There is S-Pen functionality in cm12 at this moment. All you have to do is download and install one or two apps from Play Store. This apps are even free.
It is CM S-Pen en Note Buddy. I have installed them myself and S-Pen does work.
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Be careful throwing around the word 'wrong'. I did say as far as I know, just trying to help someone out. There is apps you can use with cm or some other aosp roms, but it's nothing like the spen features you get from within TW. Not that I'm a big fan of it myself, I have quite a few gripes myself, *cough* performance... But for the multi window and spen features, presently if you use them all, TW is it for now.
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You are not entirely right either. There are free versions of this apps, but for full functionality you have to pay, not that there is anything wrong with it, just stating the fact. Also you have some s-pen functionality, but not all of it, and in my opinion CM12 s-pen functionality is somewhat less fluent and intuitive then TW one. Regardless, I still prefer CM than TW
I would also like to know how is this thread relevant to Development section
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Your exactly right dude, and I'm wondering when this will be moved too... Haha.

dc2000 said:
Hey,
been a while since I been here(from back in the days of my Galaxy Nexus). I just picked up a Note 4. I like it. I somewhat dislike the TouchWiz and hate how out of box it's using 1.8-2GB of ram on start up(assuming because of TouchWiz).
Is there any roms out there that run practically stock Android(pref. 5.0 Lollipop?) but still have the S-Pen suite enabled, including the part when I pull my S-Pen out it notices it and gives me that "Air command" menu.
One last plus would be something that gives me the ability to still use fast charge 2.0.
I looked up a couple of roms but unless I missed something they don't offer these features.
Any help? I have the Canadian N910W8 model and use it on Band 4 AWS/UMTS(3G) and LTE on various freq's so the radio would(should, preferably stay in-tacked)
Thanks!
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I have the same phone as you. So far LiquidSmooth and the Unofficial CM-12.0 are the only Lollipop builds that can even use the S-Pen (Unless you know of others). You won't get the TW features of course. I'm very slowly looking into building a AOSP Lollipop rom that is custom built for our N910W8 devices. I've never built my own before so it is a lot of learning.

airwa1kin7 said:
I have the same phone as you. So far LiquidSmooth and the Unofficial CM-12.0 are the only Lollipop builds that can even use the S-Pen (Unless you know of others). You won't get the TW features of course. I'm very slowly looking into building a AOSP Lollipop rom that is custom built for our N910W8 devices. I've never built my own before so it is a lot of learning.
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Liquid?! :what::what::what:
Where..?

Vangelis13 said:
Liquid?! :what::what::what:
Where..?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-tmobile/development/rom-liquismooth-v4-0-alpha-t2980543

dc2000 said:
hate how out of box it's using 1.8-2GB of ram on start up(assuming because of TouchWiz).
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It *should* be doing that. Unused RAM is wasted RAM. It's caching stuff for speed so that the next time it needs to load up something, it can check if it still is in RAM already. It's not a TouchWiz thing.

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-tmobile/development/rom-liquismooth-v4-0-alpha-t2980543
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Bummer, only for a particular model.. Hopefully they'll include other models soon!
Thanks for the hint.

Vangelis13 said:
Bummer, only for a particular model.. Hopefully they'll include other models soon!
Thanks for the hint.
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You can still install it on other versions of the Note 4. Just expect some things not to work. If your running the CAN version of the Note 4 I don't recommend using LS atm due to very poor battery life on this model.

airwa1kin7 said:
You can still install it on other versions of the Note 4. Just expect some things not to work. If your running the CAN version of the Note 4 I don't recommend using LS atm due to very poor battery life on this model.
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Interesting. I have the 910F, will dig in to the thread & see what gives. Thanks once again!

Vangelis13 said:
Interesting. I have the 910F, will dig in to the thread & see what gives. Thanks once again!
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Not a problem!

Has anyone tried converting all the original s-pen apps to user apps with titanium backup, and then doing an app and data backup of them from the stock ROM, installing CM12, and then try to install them?
I'd try it myself, but I'm asking on behalf of a mate, not for myself. I think there's a possibility that it might work. It's gotta be worth a try..
I've got CM12 on my S4, and it's awesome.

Now the omega touchwiz rom are released:
imo the best rom and all features would work like in stock.
try i..maybe what you seeking?
http://omegadroid.co/category/news/

Misk77 said:
Now the omega touchwiz rom are released:
imo the best rom and all features would work like in stock.
try i..maybe what you seeking?
http://omegadroid.co/category/news/
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KitKat though isn't it? No Android 5 version yet, is there? Thanks

knuckles1978 said:
KitKat though isn't it? No Android 5 version yet, is there? Thanks
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Changelog:
Based on firmware XXU1ANK4 Android 4.4.2 (Date: 17/11/2014)
Stock kernel XXU1ANK4 … same mods and tweaks with S5 Omega Rom
(Full changelog soon at xda soon)
Rom is Deodexed + Rooted + Zipaligned
Installation Instructions:
1. Backup your device (nadroid backup, titanium backup, efs backup … etc) and save the backup to a safe place.
2. Flash Stock XXU1ANK4 Samsung Kit Kat firmware with odin
This step is not needed if you already have XXU1ANK4 Samsung Kit Kat firmware on your device
3. Boot to recovery, and Install Omega rom with Full Wipe.
Read more at http://omegadroid.co/omega-rom-galaxy-note-4-n910f-v1-0-kit-kat-4-4-4-released/#qXbOBTeFo1DgmxsI.99
Hasnt tried this one yet but i love omega roms.
cant understand if i can ;
i currently got ANDROID 4.4.4 xxu1ANJA living in europe/sweden. , Flash Stock XXU1ANK4 Samsung Kit Kat firmware with odin? can i flash edge on note 4 n910f? hmm

Really looking for a lollipop ROM, but thanks anyway.
You should try lollipop out too. I guarantee you'll not want to go back to KitKat if you do..

knuckles1978 said:
Really looking for a lollipop ROM, but thanks anyway.
You should try lollipop out too. I guarantee you'll not want to go back to KitKat if you do..
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How do we do that? I haven't found a note 4 lollipop tw rom anywhere? Apart from an unstable unofficial cm rom.

Which Rom is good for s4 I9505 and without problems

Plz guys help to find good Rom for my S4 without more problems

you should say more about what you're looking for in a rom. do you want Samsung features and touchwiz or a pure Android AOSP or something more modified like cyanogenmod ?
only a Samsung based rom will give you full features in the camera or MHL support. AOSP and CM will be usually faster and give more free internal space. no rom is going to be perfect though as that is also a measure of personal preference and custom roms often have tiny bugs in them.
usually talk of which rom is the best is discouraged here, we are urged to try some for ourselves and make our own choice...

Stock and Unrooted is the best...

Khem Chand said:
Stock and Unrooted is the best...
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Then what's the point in being on XDA?

DSA said:
Then what's the point in being on XDA?
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University projects maybe?

DSA said:
Then what's the point in being on XDA?
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Soufwinn is asking for good rom without more problem.
Only stock and unrooted firmware have no problem.

Khem Chand said:
Soufwinn is asking for good rom without more problem.
Only stock and unrooted firmware have no problem.
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Lol. Seriously?
What harm does root access and debloated roms do?
It is like blaming the gun and not the person who pulled the trigger when someone is killed. :/
And FYI due to the heavy amounts of bloatware and other unwanted stuff, the performance is slow in stock roms and also not all of them are stable.

Khem Chand said:
Soufwinn is asking for good rom without more problem.
Only stock and unrooted firmware have no problem.
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Then there's no need to be on a developer forum...

Ok ok ok
So plz solve my problem
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/help/i9500-busybox-successfully-installed-t3307312

3mel said:
you should say more about what you're looking for in a rom. do you want Samsung features and touchwiz or a pure Android AOSP or something more modified like cyanogenmod ?
only a Samsung based rom will give you full features in the camera or MHL support. AOSP and CM will be usually faster and give more free internal space. no rom is going to be perfect though as that is also a measure of personal preference and custom roms often have tiny bugs in them.
usually talk of which rom is the best is discouraged here, we are urged to try some for ourselves and make our own choice...
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Thanks sir and i want Samsung features and touchwiz rom but with a littel bit problems

Khem Chand said:
Stock and Unrooted is the best...
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Yes i think is good way but lollipop still have problems like when i reboot my phone is forget passwords wifi ...

Just stay on debloated stock ROMs with stock or close-to-stock kernel. That's it.
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