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need advice

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

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

Any Advice !

Hi All , I am Happy being with you today
I just ask about any (completely working features ROM ) for my Galaxy S4 i9505
all the custom ROMs have a bugs , not working features , and so on !
I want any 4.4 KitKat ROM for my device with the same stock S4 camera and working features
what is your advice for me? .... thank you

You are meant to try out Roms and make your own mind up.
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Thank you
I know that no custom rom is completely come with all stock working features
but I want to give me just an ROM 4.4 KitKat with the stock Camera app
or how can I make the stock camera app works with the custom rom?
if the custom rom comes with the two camera apps (custom and stock) , I will be happy , anyway , thank you really

OmarManLover said:
I know that no custom rom is completely come with all stock working features
but I want to give me just an ROM 4.4 KitKat with the stock Camera app
or how can I make the stock camera app works with the custom rom?
if the custom rom comes with the two camera apps (custom and stock) , I will be happy , anyway , thank you really
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S4 is too young to have yet 100% stock features on any cooked ROM. For example, now I am running my old S2 with 4.3 CM10.2 and even not 100% features (sound in dock and HDMI out doesn't work, but it is not a problem form me even having got an HDMI adapter...).
As my S2, I am sure my S4 will end its days with any CMxx or similar cooked ROM, but now it is too soon.
The question is, why would prefer to loose features just to have kit kat now (I really believe we will have it before 2 or 3 month).

Lot of people like to have stock S4 camera app on CM or Kitkat rom including me. I've searched here, and there's only camera port for Google Edition 4.3 rom, but without complete feature, still can't be everyday use. I end up using stock pre-root 4.3 rom; has everything samsung advertised, better battery, more stable than CM and just born kitkat rom. I'm looking to try kitkat again if the camera work good and rom has no other issue.

the most important advice is "patience". you've got to set things into perspective: if you want kitkat, give developers some time, they can't work miracles (most of the time, that is)... pulling such a big system all together takes time, and most custom roms only started offering nightlies for the i9505... they really arent meant for people wanting things to run smoothly ...

Rom Recomendation please

Hey guys can anyone recomend me a nice 4.3.1 rom(or even 4.2.2) that its not PAC or SLIM(including SLIMSABER by fusionjack and SABERPAC by nico_60) ?. also from 4.4.2 roms no RR OMNI OR BEANSTALK, i cant get good battery life out of them, not even with apolo extreme v1 which gave me tons of hours on 4.3 and 4.2.
In case you wonder why not pac or slim here it is:
SLIM(Saber or not)(4.2 and 4.3) always gave me FC on Facebook and Whatsapp a few times a day, clean install rom nuke whatever you want makes no diference (even hardcorepawn and fusionjack didnt know what to do to help me after i send them my logcat)
PAC(saber or not)(only tried 4.3, maybe i should try 4.2 stable release) always gave me hot reboots, only one per day but its annoying.(stock kernel clean install rom nuke everthing, i even did a full format emmc just to be sure)
so please when you recomend please dont try to convince me slim or pac should work fine... i been flashing roms like crazy since gingerbread i know my ways on the S2 i9100. they re Amazing roms and i d love they work great on my phone, but they dont u.u
thanks a lot guys sorry for making this too long ahahah

I am a noob but I tried carbon v1.8 (based on 4.2.2) for 1 month plus. it's stable and battery is fine. maybe you can try?
I am using slimbean official now (based on 4.3.1) for also 1 month plus. I didn't encounter your problem. Is it hardware issue?

Tiongkia said:
I am a noob but I tried carbon v1.8 (based on 4.2.2) for 1 month plus. it's stable and battery is fine. maybe you can try?
I am using slimbean official now (based on 4.3.1) for also 1 month plus. I didn't encounter your problem. Is it hardware issue?
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carbon v1.8 Great recomendation. I loved carbon 4.3.1 but they didnt correct the auto rotation bug they simply jumped onto 4.4.2. so 4.2 seems like a good idea thanks
I dont think its a hardware issue as it only happens on slim. i thinks simply its just my phone(maybe related to my country and my provider, as a friend of mine here in argentina has exactly the same issue) dont like something inside the rom ( although we all have a i9100, every phone its diferent).
gonna try Carbon 4.2 and PAC 4.2 keep recomendation comming guys

Raagh said:
carbon v1.8 Great recomendation. I loved carbon 4.3.1 but they didnt correct the auto rotation bug they simply jumped onto 4.4.2. so 4.2 seems like a good idea thanks
I dont think its a hardware issue as it only happens on slim. i thinks simply its just my phone(maybe related to my country and my provider, as a friend of mine here in argentina has exactly the same issue) dont like something inside the rom ( although we all have a i9100, every phone its diferent).
gonna try Carbon 4.2 and PAC 4.2 keep recomendation comming guys
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most welcome!
personally, I feel 4.2 is still more stable than the 4.3 roms out there. post your results after trying! :fingers-crossed:

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Suggestions required for simple and stable ROM for I9500

Hello everyone
I have a I9500 with Exynos processor running android 5.0.1, Baseband- I9500DDUHOA1, Build number- XXUHOF3.
I was generally happy with My phone but all hell broke lose after last update. Battery life doesnt last more than 2-3 hours. GPS doesnt lock at all. The phone hangs too much. Wifi signal is poor.
I can factory reset the phone (Since I didnt do it since several OTA updates) but I am wondering even that might not solve the problem and I should flash some good and stable ROM.
My issue is I Dont Know which one is a good and stable ROM. There are so many options and I feel very lost. Therefore I would be thankful if anyone can guide Me to which ROM should I install. My goal is simple- a fast working stable phone. Nothing fancy required.
I have flashed ROMS on My earlier phone Galaxy S (I9000) so I am not a novice and can do it if instructions are provided in the thread.
Thanks in advance.

Fast shouldn't be an issue, since practically any custom rom is faster than touchwiz.
I don't know much about the I9500 roms since I, myself, haven an I9505. But there is a rom called ressurection remix which seems to be available for both devices. I'm running it now and its fast and stable so far.

I'm using slimkat ASOP rom and it's nice and stable

Thanks for the replies. How is the default Cynagonmod? Any good?

Cm 12.1
Default Cm is maintained by Alberto with someone else .
If you want best cm experience use his own Gearcm 11,12,12.1 builds .
They are currently at a more advanced level of development than his own official Cm builds .
All are good . Look it up in original android i9500 forum .

Try gearcm 12.1 optimized by alberto96. It is rock stable,performance is also good. U can find it in i9500 original android development. Enjoy
And also for TW based rom halcyon rom is very much popular, u can find it in i9500 android development.

Thanks a lot for replies. Would it be possible to point Me to a link for downloading and installing this. I guess I should try with Gear CM 12.1?
Hows the gps and battery life on that?

goyal.sanchit said:
Thanks a lot for replies. Would it be possible to point Me to a link for downloading and installing this. I guess I should try with Gear CM 12.1?
Hows the gps and battery life on that?
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Look here on xda we expect you to find it yourself. There is an entire section dedicated to custom roms.

Did Samsung fix the BAD gaming performance on the stock 4.4.2?

Hello everyone.
As you you all know, when Samsung first released kitKat for our beloved G7102 it had many problems, specially the very bad gaming performance.
The stock ROM I tried back then was G7102XXUBNH5, during this time they have released different ROMs for KitKat, like G7102XXUBNK2 and G7102XXUBOC1 and G7102XXUBOF1.
So my question is, Do all of these stock ROMs have the same problem?, or did Samsung fix it in on of the other versions I mentioned?

seasandf88 said:
Hello everyone.
As you you all know, when Samsung first released kitKat for our beloved G7102 it had many problems, specially the very bad gaming performance.
The stock ROM I tried back then was G7102XXUBNH5, during this time they have released different ROMs for KitKat, like G7102XXUBNK2 and G7102XXUBOC1 and G7102XXUBOF1.
So my question is, Do all of these stock ROMs have the same problem?, or did Samsung fix it in on of the other versions I mentioned?
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yes change the kernal use turbo kernal