Hello All,
Samsung has started rolling out Lollipop on Galaxy S4. I would like to know if it is possible to port that ROM to Nexus 4?
Can someone point me to the guides to port Galaxy S4 ROM to Nexus 4?
Thank you!
Why would anyone want to do that?
copong said:
Why would anyone want to do that?
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I thought the same exact thing when I saw the title but it the spirit of xda, yes it could be ported but the s3 would probably be easier if there was one which there probably isn't.
All depends on how much effort you wanna put into it though
Fair play
sykopompos said:
I thought the same exact thing when I saw the title but it the spirit of xda, yes it could be ported but the s3 would probably be easier if there was one which there probably isn't.
All depends on how much effort you wanna put into it though
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Thanks a lot @sykopompos. I googled a lot but could not find any leads on to how to start on this. Do you have any links which could show me some light?
I just want to try that @copong. I've used kitkat touchwiz ROM on mako and it is good for a change
nitin.chobhe said:
Thanks a lot @sykopompos. I googled a lot but could not find any leads on to how to start on this. Do you have any links which could show me some light?
I just want to try that @copong. I've used kitkat touchwiz ROM on mako and it is good for a change
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Google using xda at the end of your search string "how to port a rom xda" But be ready for a challenge, it's not so easy.
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nitin.chobhe said:
Thanks a lot @sykopompos. I googled a lot but could not find any leads on to how to start on this. Do you have any links which could show me some light?
I just want to try that @copong. I've used kitkat touchwiz ROM on mako and it is good for a change
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Truthfully all my porting skills are in my head and I never followed any links to do so.
The s4 has a 801 processor which would be a very good difference from what is in the n4 so matching up a touchwiz ROM init filed on kit Kat would be my starting place to see what the differences are from there.
Then from there it comes down to figuring out the differences in lib since most touchwiz changed are in the frameworks.
In the end, you would end up with more mako then s4 which is what you want
sykopompos said:
Truthfully all my porting skills are in my head and I never followed any links to do so.
The s4 has a 801 processor which would be a very good difference from what is in the n4 so matching up a touchwiz ROM init filed on kit Kat would be my starting place to see what the differences are from there.
Then from there it comes down to figuring out the differences in lib since most touchwiz changed are in the frameworks.
In the end, you would end up with more mako then s4 which is what you want
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Thanks! I also compared S3, S4 and mako. And as you said S3 is much closer to mako. So I'll start searching while keeping S3 in mind :good:
I just sold my S5 as TW ram so damn horrible on LP, a phone of that spec ran slower than a Moto G, why would you want that crap anywhere near a nexus device?
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i found app called rom porter in some thread
and i did manufacturer port with that of s4 stock rom no mods nothing will the port that i made will boot because i'm afraid if that bricked my phone
and dont know anything about porting or someother stuff
but is it safe to flash that rom if something goes wrong what can i do please
i want s4 camera basically all those features of s4 camera so is there any other way i can get that on my aosp rom
and as a base i have used our stock google aosp rom no mod nothing
I guess No. As it requires a different set of framework.
Off-topic: I hope people here don't eat you alive but sadly the most common answer to such threads on xda is: "What a loser, why buy Nexus..Go get a Samsung.. Huh"
s4 camera hardware is completely different than the nexus 4 camera hardware, how do you expect the s4 camera on a nexus 4?? and no, porting the s4 rom onto the n4 isnt as easy as an app, theres much more to it, especially from a completely different phone with completely different drivers/framework/hardware.
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s4 camera hardware is completely different than the nexus 4 camera hardware, how do you expect the s4 camera on a nexus 4?? and no, porting the s4 rom onto the n4 isnt as easy as an app, theres much more to it, especially from a completely different phone with completely different drivers/framework/hardware.
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I guess No. As it requires a different set of framework.
Off-topic: I hope people here don't eat you alive but sadly the most common answer to such threads on xda is: "What a loser, why buy Nexus..Go get a Samsung.. Huh"
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thanks for that can you say which other camera app has those kind of features i mean all that effects that sort of ui and feature like when you take a picture and if there is a moving object it remove that i dont know whats the name for that effect
Tough one bro. However you can get feature some what like the Drama shot but this "removing moving object".. I don't think so you can get it on any App.
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Tough one bro. However you can get feature some what like the Drama shot but this "removing moving object".. I don't think so you can get it on any App.
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can you please name a app bro
i tried few but they have pretty bad ui
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can you please name a app bro
i tried few but they have pretty bad ui
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Clone Camera Clone Camera. It's the best cloning App out there. And I have used MANY. Almost all available on app store. See in the attached SC.
Not a full port, but most touchwiz ui elements have been brought over. Check it out here: http://www.androidrootz.com/2013/03/twnexusui-rom-for-nexus-4-touchwiz-look.html?m=1
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Hi Friends,
Is possible in future (development and research) transform regular 9505 in 9505G, not only ROM ports. Or they have hardware differences?
I'm referring to support the (amazing) commands in fastboot fo Nexus Devices.
PS.: Sorry my badly english.
correct me if I'm wrong but the bootloader is different on the G so probably not.
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correct me if I'm wrong but the bootloader is different on the G so probably not.
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Totally different partitions etc etc. But there's some genius devs out there so maybe! It's a pretty long shot though, don't hold your breath.
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Even if they could get it working I can imagine there would be a great risk of bricking your device. Anyways I don't think id like to be stuck on GE. As good as the firmware is the lack of choice and features would get pretty boring lol. They've managed to get duel boot working on the i9500 so I'm hope they i9505 will be soon to follow!
I have a I9505, recently flashed a new ROM on it. Now my model number in About Phone shows GT-I19505G,
I suppose that isn't quite the same?
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I have a I9505, recently flashed a new ROM on it. Now my model number in About Phone shows GT-I19505G,
I suppose that isn't quite the same?
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No it isn`t.
symondo12 said:
Even if they could get it working I can imagine there would be a great risk of bricking your device. Anyways I don't think id like to be stuck on GE. As good as the firmware is the lack of choice and features would get pretty boring lol. They've managed to get duel boot working on the i9500 so I'm hope they i9505 will be soon to follow!
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I'm keeping an eye on the below thread, it allows you to switch from GE to touchwiz based ROM, its in beta testing at the moment and it will hopefully be released for everyone soon. The handy thing is that your data is shared between both ROMs, which means apps installed on one ROM appear in the other and vice versa.
http://www.modaco.com/topic/364246-beta-2-modacoswitch-s4-i9505-support-topic/
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Looks very interesting! I'll keep an eye on that. Thanks for the link!
symondo12 said:
Looks very interesting! I'll keep an eye on that. Thanks for the link!
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No worries, it does look great. I've been watching the 4.2.2 and 4.3 GE ROM threads closely but been holding out for this as it seems like the perfect solution to experience the best of both worlds.
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I know that i9305 has 1GB more of RAM and has LTE but im confused about developer support. Everyone says that it has almost none developer support. Does that mean that even Samsung wont develope new updates and it will have less features than i9300, or it means that it wont have as much custom ROMs as i9300 has ?
If i9305 has the same updates and the same features that come with those as i9300, then ill go for i9305 for sure
And BTW i dont need LTE
Hope someone will answer fast
Thanks in advance!! :laugh:
You're better off buying another device, perhaps a Nexus 5 or even the newer SGS if money is not a problem.
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You're better off buying another device, perhaps a Nexus 5 or even the newer SGS if money is not a problem.
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Well i kinda dont have money for better device And i find S3 the best phone for me right now but that developer support for i9305 bothers me
And also do i really need that extra 1GB of RAM ? I saw videos on youtube and only difference i noticed was that i9300 needs to reopen apps after it consumes too much RAM and that makes him a bit slower than i9305 everything else seemes exact same
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Well i kinda dont have money for better device And i find S3 the best phone for me right now but that developer support for i9305 bothers me
And also do i really need that extra 1GB of RAM ? I saw videos on youtube and only difference i noticed was that i9300 needs to reopen apps after it consumes too much RAM and that makes him a bit slower than i9305 everything else seemes exact same
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What are you missing on the development front for i9305? The major roms etc seems to be available for both models as far as i can see.
Curst said:
What are you missing on the development front for i9305? The major roms etc seems to be available for both models as far as i can see.
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I don't need custom ROMs Im just confused about what "developer support" means
I understood that Samsung works on updating i9305 not as much as on i9300
And i forgot to say, i heard that i9300 has a better camera Is that right ?
slimShadyPG said:
I don't need custom ROMs Im just confused about what "developer support" means
I understood that Samsung works on updating i9305 not as much as on i9300
And i forgot to say, i heard that i9300 has a better camera Is that right ?
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Aha, Well to me, here on XDA developer support means the developers here on the forums which makes our phones more awesome than Samsung can.
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Aha, Well to me, here on XDA developer support means the developers here on the forums which makes our phones more awesome than Samsung can.
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Thanks for info
So what would you recommend i9300 or i9305 ?
How is the price difference between them?
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How is the price difference between them?
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Well i9300 is a little bit cheaper , like 30-40 euros
slimShadyPG said:
Well i9300 is a little bit cheaper , like 30-40 euros
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i think the main question is do you need LTE?
naathaanb96 said:
i think the main question is do you need LTE?
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Nope, i dont need LTE
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Nope, i dont need LTE
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depending on where you live/LTE coverage. there isnt too much of a difference between the 2 devices. i used my i9300 and my uncles i9305 and couldnt notice much if anything. so if you dont need LTE save yourself some money and buy a good case or something
naathaanb96 said:
depending on where you live/LTE coverage. there isnt too much of a difference between the 2 devices. i used my i9300 and my uncles i9305 and couldnt notice much if anything. so if you dont need LTE save yourself some money and buy a good case or something
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Yeah, i think thats the best solution Whats your impressions on S3, is it worth buying ?
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Yeah, i think thats the best solution Whats your impressions on S3, is it worth buying ?
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i swapped to an iphone from one for a while as i needed it. literally just got a s3 10 mins ago. and man is it fast! so smooth and 4.3 update makes everything better. if you can afford it and dont really use custom roms id go for it even custom rom wise its excellent
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i swapped to an iphone from one for a while as i needed it. literally just got a s3 10 mins ago. and man is it fast! so smooth and 4.3 update makes everything better. if you can afford it and dont really use custom roms id go for it even custom rom wise its excellent
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Thanks man for info and im glad to here that you got S3 and that it is so good
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Thanks man for info and im glad to here that you got S3 and that it is so good
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no worries bro! let me know how you go i just installed custom 4.4 rom to my s3. didnt even last 20 mins stock haha
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no worries bro! let me know how you go i just installed custom 4.4 rom to my s3. didnt even last 20 mins stock haha
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I will! hahaha i hope it will serve you good
Get the i9305. Even without the dev support, you'll still be able to find one or two decent roms. And these days everything is achieved by Xposed anyways. The newer updates from 4.3 on will really need the extra ram.
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Get the i9305. Even without the dev support, you'll still be able to find one or two decent roms. And these days everything is achieved by Xposed anyways. The newer updates from 4.3 on will really need the extra ram.
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Well the dev support is great with 9300, also i don't see ram as an issue too. It depends upon whether he's a heavy multi-task user or lowe multi-task user? I'm pretty happy with 200-300mb ram free always
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Get the i9305. Even without the dev support, you'll still be able to find one or two decent roms. And these days everything is achieved by Xposed anyways. The newer updates from 4.3 on will really need the extra ram.
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If we get stock 4.4 on our I9300, won't it be supposed to consume less ram than stock 4.3 ? After all the whole point of KitKat was less ram consumption.
I'm actually expecting when samsung releases 4.4 for our device it will greatly improve multitasking... hope I'm not wrong.
Just wanted to share that we have an Infamous rom to play with over in infamous forums. It's based off NJ7. Haven't tried it yet, but here is the thread. MOD EDIT: REMOVED, no links requiring registration allowed
Awesome, can't wait to flash
Gonna test ...
IMO when I see all this roms out right now and I see the features is basically the same thing all the other roms have.
In time things will move away from stock. Don't see the point of that til 5.0 drops.
BAD ASS NOTE 4
re: note 4 roms
HtcOnekid said:
IMO when I see all this roms out right now and I see the features is basically the same thing all the other roms have.
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How did you know that I was coming here to this thread to post the exact same
thing you have just posted?
There are 4 Note 4 N910T roms in the Tmobile Note 4 N910T forum right now
and all of them are 99% exactly a like with hardly any differences, but the devs
are just getting started, don't be impatient...
Some of the roms have more play store apps added to them than the others. LOL
P.s. don't tell anyone that I wrote this post!
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How did you know that I was coming here to this thread to post the exact same
thing you have just posted?
There are 4 Note 4 N910T roms in the Tmobile Note 4 N910T forum right now
and all of them are 99% exactly a like with hardly any differences, but the devs
are just getting started, don't be impatient...
Some of the roms have more play store apps added to them than the others. LOL
P.s. don't tell anyone that I wrote this post!
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You are a trip sometimes lmao
Also to add on to that, some claim to have battery tweak and some may be more stable (from your perspective) Matter of finding out which stock work best for you! I know one of them doesn't like my phone so much lol
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You are a trip sometimes lmao
Also to add on to that, some claim to have battery tweak and some may be more stable (from your perspective) Matter of finding out which stock work best for you! I know one of them doesn't like my phone so much lol
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Firstly, jovy23's rom should be best for everyone at least for the time being, it's
almost the only one except for the Infamous rom (which is not available here in xda) that
does not rely on expose and it's modules to modify or to do anything to the rom.
I see more and more users are having issues with xpose and it's modules.
The expose framework & it's modules are not fully compatible with the Note 3 and
it's Android 4.4.2 operating system so how can anyone expect it to work properly
and be fully compatible with the N910T and it's 4.4.4 operating system I don't know.
The more mods and features that the developers will be adding to their roms the
more xpose & it's modules will be causing issues and will not be playing nicely.
The xpose framework & wanam will need to have a major update so all the features
and options in them work properly without breaking other parts of the phone.
Just my thoughts.............
I agree I am still running stock with some tips and trick found here and there some posted by @mgbotoe and is running smooths and fast and now my battery seems to have settle and I am averaging a full 24hrs+ with 5hr screen time which is fine for me.
I am not going to jump ship until lollipop comes out.
I don;t know if you know the reasons - but can you shed any light on why Infamous decided not to create their own thread on XDA?
I am not questioning their right to post their rom wherever they want - but I just curious why they are not doing anything here -? My reccollection is that they used to be all over XDA - I really am just curious if you happen to know...?
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I don;t know if you know the reasons - but can you shed any light on why Infamous decided not to create their own thread on XDA?
I am not questioning their right to post their rom wherever they want - but I just curious why they are not doing anything here -? My reccollection is that they used to be all over XDA - I really am just curious if you happen to know...?
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I would imagine they will once they get out of alpha stage in development. Too much can go wrong so early and it's a nightmare with people who don't know ow what they are doing who decide to flash
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I would imagine they will once they get out of alpha stage in development. Too much can go wrong so early and it's a nightmare with people who don't know ow what they are doing who decide to flash
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You know, I never even thought about that - makes perfect sense. I guess if I had used my brain (what little of one I have) I could have figured that out by myself - LOL - thanks
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I don;t know if you know the reasons - but can you shed any light on why Infamous decided not to create their own thread on XDA?
I am not questioning their right to post their rom wherever they want - but I just curious why they are not doing anything here -? My reccollection is that they used to be all over XDA - I really am just curious if you happen to know...?
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corwest is completely correct. They want to wait till it's more polished.
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I don;t know if you know the reasons - but can you shed any light on why Infamous decided not to create their own thread on XDA?
I am not questioning their right to post their rom wherever they want - but I just curious why they are not doing anything here -? My reccollection is that they used to be all over XDA - I really am just curious if you happen to know...?
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Im not sure but I would guess perhaps got tired of certain people acting dumb in xda and stuff and started their own.
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Im not sure but I would guess perhaps got tired of certain people acting dumb in xda and stuff and started their own.
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that is completely believable -
As a member of the team, I can say one or maybe both of those reasonings are right. Who knows! But happy flashing
Ive flashed both Infamous and Hyperdive roms. Nothing more or less than anything else out at this time. I restored back to Dynamic Kat until Devs start getting more features.
I believe once sbreen gets the Note 4 and can bring all of the Note 3 tweaks over here, that will be the rom to beat for sure. Just My Opinion.
Update is live go get it guys.
nice to see them here now we just need tweaked !
is there a link handy i dont really want to join another site to download
CheesyNutz said:
nice to see them here now we just need tweaked !
is there a link handy i dont really want to join another site to download
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Yeah here you go https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=95784891001604888
So when do you guys think samsung will decide to release the code for the exynos and we can get more ROMS ?
Are you excited or want cyanogenmod ?
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So when do you guys think samsung will decide to release the code for the exynos and we can get more ROMS ?
Are you excited or want cyanogenmod ?
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Probably wont but miui could be perfect
Not remotely interested in CM on this device. If I wanted it I'd buy a Nexus or OpO.
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Not remotely interested in CM on this device. If I wanted it I'd buy a Nexus or OpO.
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cyanogenmod more better on nexus phone?
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cyanogenmod more better on nexus phone?
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Easier for devs.
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Well i guess that's your opinion, but some of us like samsung hardware
Touchwiz becomes very sluggish and unstable when rooted and modded
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Well i guess that's your opinion, but some of us like samsung hardware
Touchwiz becomes very sluggish and unstable when rooted and modded
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Don't make it sound worse than it is....
/CK
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...I'm not making it sound worse than it is....it's always been sluggish since the s3......it may have gotten better but it's still sluggish
excited
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So when do you guys think samsung will decide to release the code for the exynos and we can get more ROMS ?
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i hope we will see it soon.
or that we see some more roms...
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Not remotely interested in CM on this device. If I wanted it I'd buy a Nexus or OpO.
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I was thinking king about this too. I am a fan of AOSP Roms, but the camera quality is always neutered so badly on samsung phones, it's not worth it. Not to mention other stuff like finger print scanner and the edge stuff. We have root and a theme engine as well as exposed, it's pretty good.
The only phone that I used CM on that was worth it from Samsung was the note 4 because somebody made a camera nightshot fix, the pic quality was indistinguishable from TW, but that was an exception.