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request to user if they can advice on which firmware will be good as if i stay stock is right choice to update to latest or should iI go custom and if later the n which rom as need it for an upgrade for my young bro phone

If u like asop roms u can do with custom roms..but in custom roms there is no dual SIM functionality only primary SIM works!!!
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shhbz said:
well,
request to user if they can advice on which firmware will be good as if i stay stock is right choice to update to latest or should iI go custom and if later the n which rom as need it for an upgrade for my young bro phone
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If you are staying stock, go with the latest 4.2.2 firmware as it has improvements in regard of gaming drivers and lags compared to 4.1.2.
There's GENNXT, that's the most stable available stock based ROM.
Advantage of stock would be better gaming experience, samsung apps and dual SIM functionality
While the down side would be the usage of RAM is a little higher, as can be expected by stock based ROMs, so expect freezes and lags every now and then.
If you are going custom, in 4.2.2 there's only CM11 that was just released 3 days ago. If you opt to downgrade to 4.1.2, there's an array of ROMs available like PAC-MAN, MoKee, SlimBean, Resurrection and so on.
Personally I would recommend SlimBean, as it's the one I'm usually on and it's the one with the best battery backup, but all of them are full of customizations.
Advantage of being on these would be great performance, close to no lags at all, and starts with over 500 Mb RAM free
And the main disadvantage would be single SIM functionality and limited graphic drivers from 4.1.2 firmware

iceyhotguy said:
If you are staying stock, go with the latest 4.2.2 firmware as it has improvements in regard of gaming drivers and lags compared to 4.1.2.
There's GENNXT, that's the most stable available stock based ROM.
Advantage of stock would be better gaming experience, samsung apps and dual SIM functionality
While the down side would be the usage of RAM is a little higher, as can be expected by stock based ROMs, so expect freezes and lags every now and then.
If you are going custom, in 4.2.2 there's only CM11 that was just released 3 days ago. If you opt to downgrade to 4.1.2, there's an array of ROMs available like PAC-MAN, MoKee, SlimBean, Resurrection and so on.
Personally I would recommend SlimBean, as it's the one I'm usually on and it's the one with the best battery backup, but all of them are full of customizations.
Advantage of being on these would be great performance, close to no lags at all, and starts with over 500 Mb RAM free
And the main disadvantage would be single SIM functionality and limited graphic drivers from 4.1.2 firmware
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great so i go with slim so i blv all will be normal as first recovery and then flash super su and then flash the rom. which recovery working better for 4.4.2 flashing

a specific CWM
shhbz said:
great so i go with slim so i blv all will be normal as first recovery and then flash super su and then flash the rom. which recovery working better for 4.4.2 flashing
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for android 4.4.1 cm11(4.4.2 not available yet) you have to use a specific recovery which supports SELinux .....you can find more information about it on cm11 thread...
slim 4.4.2 if you are thinking about(slimcat which is called) , is not at all stable yet !!! so there is no 4.4.2 i clear again....
visit this link and see installing procedure if u want this rom !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563557
hope i helped

raghavsharmaxda said:
all are same and will help you to flash your custom rom (unless and until u want to flash 4.4 cm11, which requires a specific CWM) ....philz recovery and CWM works all great as they are meant for recovery only
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you see for us on note2 forum philz works the best with great touch support and issues whatsoever so just wanted to be sure on that

[4.4.4] Speed and smoothness of KitKat on the SP

I've had quite a lot of issues concerning smoothness and speed on my C5303 Xperia SP running any ROM based off of CyanogenMod. Changing gapps have helped somewhat (I use PA Pico gapps now) and have wiped (dalvik) cache, wiped data, switched ROMs etcetera. I don't expect it to be as fast as a Nexus 6 or anything like that, and I'm not blaming anyone – it seems only I am experiencing these issues. I've settled on Paranoid neXus as in my experience (apart from the stock ROM) is the smoothest ROM available (keep it up, Nexus Prime!)
I've made this thread for people to share tips and tricks concerning the SP and CM11 on making it as smooth and as fast as possible. If you do have any tips, please feel free to share them below this post.
Top tips:
Use a small Google app (or 'gapps') package (like Paranoid Android's, which work on any 4.4 ROM) to regulate how much unnecessary software that runs on your phone from the day you installed the ROM.
Use the battery pane in Settings to find any dodgy apps which might be using up the battery under your nose.

PA is indeed great! However I'm currently using MIUI 4.3.7 as my daily driver for about a month or so. It's by far the smoothest ROM available, i just wish we could have an update to 4.4.4, as i'm unable to use a lot of apps.

lucasbalestero said:
PA is indeed great! However I'm currently using MIUI 4.3.7 as my daily driver for about a month or so. It's by far the smoothest ROM available, i just wish we could have an update to 4.4.4, as i'm unable to use a lot of apps.
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Yeah, I'm a KitKat fan. I would probably start using my Lenovo a bit more if it hadn't got the stupid Lenovo 4.2.2 software on.
And plus, it's horrible to hold, as the plastic bends with even the lightest touch.

My top advice is to use minimal X+ gapps (link in my sig). These gapps not only are small in size but also removes some unnecessary stuff (which I would use anyway).

I use omnirom with PA pico gapps in ART mode with williams kernel v7 with intelliactive governor and sio and it is so smooth and fast.
Omni is not based on cyanogen.

LBL CM11 + Wheatly + Fly-On MOD = Great Performance and battery life

CM11 MrSteve with mini PA Gapps having awesome speed, smoothness and battery life

mn399 said:
I use omnirom with PA pico gapps in ART mode with williams kernel v7 with intelliactive governor and sio and it is so smooth and fast.
Omni is not based on cyanogen.
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Is it worth using omnirom after the dev stopped work on it?

Omnirom is definitely the fastest available rom apart from stock based. I tried to switch to MrSteve's latest cm11 yesterday but when I loaded all the same apps I had on Omnirom onto it it was just too slow... So I'm back on a two month old build of omni! It's worth it though! Multitasking is sometimes laggy, that's the only problem I've experienced. Apart from that it's ?

Is there any rom that has everything working (nfc, wifi etc)

So is there any rom (I think stock based would be my best bet) that has no important bugs? Or should I just flash a custom kernel on a stock firmware?

No there is no such perfect custom rom due to some technical limitations.

Try stable ROMS, there is more probability you find everything working there. I suggest you Resurrection Remix for personalization and CM 12.1 for stability. Btw is your choice, choose the one suits you best.

StillNoName said:
So is there any rom (I think stock based would be my best bet) that has no important bugs? Or should I just flash a custom kernel on a stock firmware?
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as you said the stock based is your best bet but for me i use s5 mini rom it has everything working exept NFC because s5 mini does not have that feature

This rom has probably less bugs than the rest http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-neo/development/rom-galaxy-s3-neo-stock-firmware-t2975102

Best is cm11 with sev3n kernel. 6h of screen good camera(cm12 is a joke), radio and everything. No bugs no lags and finally a decent phone. If you want lollipop flavour install cm11 ideal theme from store. It looks the same. After trying almost everything it,s my choice.

beatbik said:
Best is cm11 with sev3n kernel. 6h of screen good camera(cm12 is a joke), radio and everything. No bugs no lags and finally a decent phone. If you want lollipop flavour install cm11 ideal theme from store. It looks the same. After trying almost everything it,s my choice.
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Offline chaning work? Battery idle 7 day work? Thank you.
(SORRY BAD MY ENGLISH 50%)

Yes offline charging works and in cm12 also works. Only cm12.1 has that bug. Try kang cm 12.1 after flashing perharps 10 roms is now my favourite . Well i miss cm11 Camera but you can't have everything, i'm a little tired of KitKat and since yesterday we hace a good lollipop ROM with a good tweaked kernel and almost free of bugs.

I am using stock firmware 4.4.2 with xposed and some modifications. It is good and now i am going to try any custom kernel. For me, custom roms are useless especially those CM based.

Stock(Like) Android 6 ROM

I currently have THIS rom on my N4, but for some bugs I want to change..., so I was searching for a ROM that is the closest thing to stock android, I don't want any customisation or extra features... There are a bunch of roms but all are customised somehow and don't look stock... Any suggestions??

You could use cm13 or an aosp rom with pico gapps and use the launcher you want.

audit13 said:
You could use cm13 or an aosp rom with pico gapps and use the launcher you want.
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Well, been searching for a AOSP, but there is only one and it has a GPS problem and a few others...

@alipashang77 Try this one http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/development/fake-nexus-rom-nexus-4-t3230268

like Davoss says, Fake Nexus rom is the best for you. Everything stock. It even has all the google apps. Stable. Only has few bugs.

For the greatest stability, I advising sticking with rooted stock LP.

I personally like using Minimal OS 6.0.1 which is AOSP with Mini 6.0 Gapps found here. It's a nice lightweight ROM with all of the 6.0 features. The mini gapps give you the Google Now launcher, Now on Tap, some popular gapps other than the camera I think, and some small customization options for the notification led, nav bar hight/width, and some other misc options. Battery life is pretty great too, I get a full days use, sometimes a day and a half with Doze overnight.

All right in Fake Nexus ROM (02.02.16). This Stock more you will find. Try.

Try Rrexus Rom it is ok.

How Xperia SP is doing with Oreo roms?

I'm a long time using XOSP Nougat and out of flashing scene and i'm thinking of using Oreo on my device now.
Which Oreo rom is running more stable and smooth even with a good number of user apps installed?

I'm using LineageOS 15.1 (latest build).It works well. It's more responsive now compared to Nougat (thanks to Android Go). Battery life is the same, although if you modify the cpu governor to make it less likely to go at high frequencies you can expect a bit more.

eric.ger.01 said:
I'm using LineageOS 15.1 (latest build).It works well. It's more responsive now compared to Nougat (thanks to Android Go). Battery life is the same, although if you modify the cpu governor to make it less likely to go at high frequencies you can expect a bit more.
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are you using gapps?

Yes i'm using opengapps

eric.ger.01 said:
Yes i'm using opengapps
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when i tried aosp oreo with opengapps the phone could not connect to google servers and was giving alot of force closes, do you have that(or still having) on lineage?

lucasgta95 said:
when i tried aosp oreo with opengapps the phone could not connect to google servers and was giving alot of force closes, do you have that(or still having) on lineage?
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I had a few crashes at the setup but then everything worked fine.

My picks for Oreo ROMs
lucasgta95 said:
when i tried aosp oreo with opengapps the phone could not connect to google servers and was giving alot of force closes, do you have that(or still having) on lineage?
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You could try reflashing your ROM from TWRP or any other recovery installed . Make sure you wipe Dalvik Cache / Cache before you flash the ROM again .
Well as far as I have tested in my Xperia SP(C5302) , my top-picks for Oreo ROMs are:
1. XenonHD - It is the fastes Oreo ROM on Xperia SP I have tested yet . I did face a bit of heavy battery draining , but after flashing a custom kernel , the combo was perfect!
2. Lineage OS - I did not face a single issue with this ROM yet and the battery backup is also good.
3. Cosmic OS - Its based on AOSP and is pretty smooth

DarthBenro008 said:
You could try reflashing your ROM from TWRP or any other recovery installed . Make sure you wipe Dalvik Cache / Cache before you flash the ROM again .
Well as far as I have tested in my Xperia SP(C5302) , my top-picks for Oreo ROMs are:
1. XenonHD - It is the fastes Oreo ROM on Xperia SP I have tested yet . I did face a bit of heavy battery draining , but after flashing a custom kernel , the combo was perfect!
2. Lineage OS - I did not face a single issue with this ROM yet and the battery backup is also good.
3. Cosmic OS - Its based on AOSP and is pretty smooth
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what custom kernel you flashed?

It's been a while since I was here...
Great to see the active development still, I'm picking up a SP next week & was wondering what ROM is best for smoothness & speed, but with battery life in mind, I'm not looking for flagship performance of course, but I want the quickest & smoothest definitely, up to now I'm hearing it's XenonHD is this correct?,
Also the ROM needs to have AdrianDC's music light effects implemented, this is a absolute must as this is something that was missing in the earlier years of development when I first had the SP, link attached below https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73049970&postcount=399
Thanks in advance guys for any help & recommendations

LineageOS 15.1 has the music light effects, and it runs good for me.

TheInfiniteAndroid said:
It's been a while since I was here...
Great to see the active development still, I'm picking up a SP next week & was wondering what ROM is best for smoothness & speed, but with battery life in mind, I'm not looking for flagship performance of course, but I want the quickest & smoothest definitely, up to now I'm hearing it's XenonHD is this correct?,
Also the ROM needs to have AdrianDC's music light effects implemented, this is a absolute must as this is something that was missing in the earlier years of development when I first had the SP, link attached below https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73049970&postcount=399
Thanks in advance guys for any help & recommendations
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Lineage OS 15.1 is too laggy and sluggish.
Go with Adrian's AOSP Oreo. It has light effects included, does fine with Pico GApps. Smooth and good battery life.
Edit: After flashing the 27/02 build, it runs very good and smooth. Maybe it was a dodgy flash.