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[Q] Galaxy S4 Rom?

Is it possible to have stock vanilla android on the gs4 and have the s4 features like hovering hand over locked screen for info?

assasinmaster113 said:
Is it possible to have stock vanilla android on the gs4 and have the s4 features like hovering hand over locked screen for info?
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And I think that would make it stock samsung touchwiz strawberry android.So it's better to use s4 stock roms instead
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There will probably be many mods to make the stock Touchwiz look like AOSP.
But if you are planning to flash an AOSP ROM like CyanogenMod you will lose these features since it's software dependent. CyanogenMod can support it if they want but it's unlikely.
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27AUG2013 We need more Android 4.2 ROMS

Android 4.3/CM10.2 ROMS are growing in number, and many former Android 4.2 and CM 10.1 ROMS have been evolved into the newer builds. Problem is that Graphic Glitches on Android 4.3 for Samsung Exynos phones are substantial, and they make the user experience quite unstable and at times very irritating.
We need developers to continue updating 4.2 ROMS with the latest features (e.g. Focal, HALO2, etc...) for a while until the Graphic glitches on 4.3 ROMS are dealt with sufficiently. Maybe a new PA or CM 10.1 ROM would be a good place to start. Current 4.2.2 ROMS still being developed lack many new features and recent updates.
Thanks for everyone who helps. If you agree with the idea, press THANKS below to show the number of those interested.

We need 4.2 roms which dont deplete your battery in 5 minutes lol.
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we need nexus note series...

We need shoes that allow us to fly.
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Try out SlimRom build 8. It's 4.2.2 and stable, fast and battery friendly and include all the customization options you need.
With that said I would also like to say that my modded stock and odexed 4.1.2 is working like a charm and nothing beats it.

Try developing yourself and you will know how difficult it is. Just begging and demanding don't work. Go fork some repos and port 4.3 changes back into 4.2
And the issue of graphic glitches is not anyone's but Samsung's fault because they haven't released updated GPU drivers. And non of the 4.3 Roms mentioned stable so such glitches are expected.
If you are not satisfied with whats avilablr then either make your own stuff or suffice with whats available.
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We need shoes that allow us to fly.
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NightHawkUndead said:
We need shoes that allow us to fly.
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Nike air... hello

Why do we need them? You sort of fail to mention that.
Lock screen widgets? Please.
What else? The fact it's a bigger number?

We need another lockscreen shortcut on top of any current lockscreen shortcut

We need a transparent iphone
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More 4.2 roms??? Really? I think we already got very good rooms and developers. There is no perfect rom if that what you're looking for.
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[Q] Android 4.3 for GS4 GT-i9500?

Hello everybodie!!
Well i start this thread just because i´ve allready searched the web quite long enaugh to find out no concrete answer about that if is it possible and secure to upgrade my GS4 GT-i9500 from 4.2.2 samsung touchwizz ROM to the google play edition 4.3 pure android ROM.
I'm awared that some hardware features as some of the sensors are not fully exploited, but i´m an old android user and i'm new on samsung, and the truth is that i miss pure android. I dont use most of the touchwizz features anyway.
I just want a simple, neat and beatiful android phone with the power of the GS4. The thing would be simplier if i'd live in the US, i´d probably just buy the google play edition and lalala. But it's not available in my region. So the only chance i got is to modify my classic GS4 to get what i want.
There are some forums on the web that provide the way to do it, but i don't trust them just because those methods aren´t published here, the place i consider the most reliable one to get info about anything related to these matters.
I´ll be very thankfull if someone can help me.

Well unfortunately, since you have the GT-I9500, which is the octa-core version, you cannot install any of the Google edition Roms for your device as those Roms are for the Qualcomm snapdragon 600, which is the GT-I9505, so unless someone ports it to your specific device, no you cannot install 4.3 unless you want a shiny brick
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To get yourself a pretty clean Android experience. Try CyanogenMod 10.2 for the 9500. Its stability is improving quite fast and its suitable to use as a daily driver as of now. It's just the camera thats not working. But apart from that you get Jelly Bean 4.3 and a super clean and fast UI.
Its worth it!
Searth XDA for CM 10.2 unofficial nightlies

ChampMEon said:
To get yourself a pretty clean Android experience. Try CyanogenMod 10.2 for the 9500. Its stability is improving quite fast and its suitable to use as a daily driver as of now. It's just the camera thats not working. But apart from that you get Jelly Bean 4.3 and a super clean and fast UI.
Its worth it!
Searth XDA for CM 10.2 unofficial nightlies
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Yes listen to him that is the only closest way to experience a form of stock android on your device.
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iPwnapple said:
Yes listen to him that is the only closest way to experience a form of stock android on your device.
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Maybe is better than stock Android, soon major bugs will dissapers
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iPwnapple said:
Well unfortunately, since you have the GT-I9500, which is the octa-core version, you cannot install any of the Google edition Roms for your device as those Roms are for the Qualcomm snapdragon 600, which is the GT-I9505, so unless someone ports it to your specific device, no you cannot install 4.3 unless you want a shiny brick
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ChampMEon said:
To get yourself a pretty clean Android experience. Try CyanogenMod 10.2 for the 9500. Its stability is improving quite fast and its suitable to use as a daily driver as of now. It's just the camera thats not working. But apart from that you get Jelly Bean 4.3 and a super clean and fast UI.
Its worth it!
Searth XDA for CM 10.2 unofficial nightlies
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iPwnapple said:
Yes listen to him that is the only closest way to experience a form of stock android on your device.
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matheus_sc said:
Maybe is better than stock Android, soon major bugs will dissapers
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Well thank you all for your advice.
The camera not working doesn't convince me, so i'll just wait untill CM devs fix it.
Thanks again

4.4 Google Play Edition? ETA?

Now that this rom is released, does anyone have any idea how long something like this would take to port over?
I'm not sure if it's an easy thing or not. I know AOSP was pushed almost same day, albeit being buggy.
I'm pretty excited to get the update on my AT&T phone, however I don't remember how long it took for the 4.3 to be released for regular models.
For anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...ion-kitkat-update-rolling-out-starting-today/

gzrecoil said:
Now that this rom is released, does anyone have any idea how long something like this would take to port over?
I'm not sure if it's an easy thing or not. I know AOSP was pushed almost same day, albeit being buggy.
I'm pretty excited to get the update on my AT&T phone, however I don't remember how long it took for the 4.3 to be released for regular models.
For anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...ion-kitkat-update-rolling-out-starting-today/
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Bookmark this thread and keep your eye out for it's in the works right now from @iB4STiD and @ktoonsez
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43216973&postcount=1
Be sure to give them thanks!!! :good:

thekrush said:
Bookmark this thread and keep your eye out for it's in the works right now from @iB4STiD and @ktoonsez
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=43216973&postcount=1
Be sure to give them thanks!!! :good:
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Awesome! That's where I got my 4.3 GPE rom, thanks for the update dude!

I'm not an expert on this, so someone correct me if I'm wrong.
By what I understand, the Google Edition ROM runs with little modification on the AT&T S4. The main hurdles are with the kernel, which has to be modified slightly to run on the AT&T S4. Once a developer is able to modify the kernel to run, porting the rest of the ROM over shouldn't be a big deal. The developers are pretty brilliant and quick on this stuff, so I imagine you'll be seeing ports of the GPE ROM here pretty soon.

ThePerson98 said:
I'm not an expert on this, so someone correct me if I'm wrong.
By what I understand, the Google Edition ROM runs with little modification on the AT&T S4. The main hurdles are with the kernel, which has to be modified slightly to run on the AT&T S4. Once a developer is able to modify the kernel to run, porting the rest of the ROM over shouldn't be a big deal. The developers are pretty brilliant and quick on this stuff, so I imagine you'll be seeing ports of the GPE ROM here pretty soon.
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Basically. I mean, there isn't a significant difference in the hardware between a normal Samsung S4 and a Google Edition S4, except the LTE chips used for retrieving signal (depends on your carrier). So that being said, the kernel shouldn't be a big deal and the ROM shouldn't be either. I'm really hoping to use Kangakat as soon as it's released, I'm a BIG fan of Kangabean and have been using it along with Omega ROM with dual boot. Can't wait for this! Thanks for the good news! It's about time!
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I can't wait for 4.4 SafeStrap
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This is a great question....
I was PLANNING on flashing a 4.3 ROM but I seriously might just wait out till 4.4 ROMS...
How long do you think it would be? A couple months? A couple weeks? 3 seconds?

Guys... It comes out when it comes out. There is no telling. Please don't ask for ETAs. It is heavily frowned upon. Just be patient.
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Honestly for everyone whining about people whining for ETAs, I'm gonna throw this out there - I wouldn't be surprised if it were out tomorrow to be honest.
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International s4 has several roms for google edition 4.4 already. I wouldn't flash them just yet because roms for our phone are just around the corner.

EpicMango said:
This is a great question....
I was PLANNING on flashing a 4.3 ROM but I seriously might just wait out till 4.4 ROMS...
How long do you think it would be? A couple months? A couple weeks? 3 seconds?
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Been monitoring the thread posted above, looks like there is one small issue for them to resolve with the Kernel and the 4.4 GPE rom will be ready
Here's to hoping for tomorrow

gzrecoil said:
Been monitoring the thread posted above, looks like there is one small issue for them to resolve with the Kernel and the 4.4 GPE rom will be ready
Here's to hoping for tomorrow
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yep, it's being worked on
not quite sure what is going on with keystore, but it's causing a force close of settings. I've been in touch with both faux and ktoonsez and they are actively working on a fix

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...p-file-for-the-galaxy-s4-google-play-edition/
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EDIT - Answered my own question, guess it won't work on an ATT S4.
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aguacateojos said:
EDIT - Answered my own question, guess it won't work on an ATT S4.
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Why wouldn't it? They are the exact same device I thought.

The article states that this is the OTA, not a standalone ROM - am I wrong in thinking that it couldn't be installed?
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aguacateojos said:
The article states that this is the OTA, not a standalone ROM - am I wrong in thinking that it couldn't be installed?
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Yes you are. The S4 Snapdragon variants (Google Play Edition, AT&T, etc) all have the exact same hardware. It will run perfectly as a flashed ROM once it's finished be g developed. Why wouldn't it?
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Well, yeah, after development, but this seems to currently be installable on the I9505G, not the I337. At least according to the article, comments there, and what I've seen on the I9505G forum.
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The I9505G is the exact same thing...
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I'm going to try and flash it on a 1337m
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Cyanogen

Anybody else checking the android development section daily in hope of an AOSP/CM ROM?
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You should make a poll in cm website
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declan8888 said:
Anybody else checking the android development section daily in hope of an AOSP/CM ROM?
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Actually, I check every 3 hours or so... :good:

I'm wondering if this phone will ever get official CM support. CyanogenMod said they wouldn't support the S4 when it came out because Samsung is stingy with sources. Now it's official but the i9500 (Exynos version) still has problems with the camera, Bluetooth and audio. I don't know CyanogenMod's position on the S5, but I doubt that the situation with it is any better than with the S4.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2749126
... and if the "leak" of the S5 GPE screenshots (google it) are a real indicator, it's just a matter of time and above all, patience for non-touchwiz roms...

turbo jjjang said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2749126
... and if the "leak" of the S5 GPE screenshots (google it) are a real indicator, it's just a matter of time and above all, patience for non-touchwiz roms...
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That's a great news for us. BTW, what's the difference between the t variant and f
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=52603398
That sounds awesome! And with the gpe edition should be easier to keep our shealth and fingerprint scanner
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I keep seeing [CWM Advanced Edition] and quickly assuming that it's some variation on CM haha. 3rd time now!

Hell yeah, well, I'm hoping for OmniROM on the S5, that's what I am running on my S3 at the moment and its perfect for me.
Only reason I haven't got an S5 yet is cos of my hatred of TouchWiz.
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Guilty. I check multiple time per day :fingers-crossed: