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What apps and roms are you looking forward to see on yoyr Note 3?

I'm looking forward to a quick root& recovery. and some speedy stripped down roms
also it would be magical if we could get chainfire3D just think of the tegra chips we could emulate with that cpu power
oh.. I almost forgot..
a swap int sd with ext sd is much appriciated also

A rooted STOCK rom, this is all i need.

All other, like Wanam, Omega etc but
Specially waiting to taste MiniTab roms
Note 3's size is perfect for Pablet+Tablet Ui.....Hope someone would Definitly polt Galaxy Tab 2014 rom to Note 3...buth device has pretty similar hardware specs

only a rooted rom.
everything else will come later

There was a rom for the Note 2 that caught my attention that used a samsung base, but modified AOSP visuals, so you kept all the goodies, but had the nice status bar and google apps as opposed to the TW calendar and stuff.
The slick part about the screenshots for it was the nice theme as well. Instead of the plain black and blue AOSP, it had a nice polished white theme, kind of similar to what you see on MIUI/sense. But it still had multi-window support and full s-pen features.
Of course, the rom had some optimizations as well but that's only icing on the cake.

I will be buying the Note 3 exynos version in India.
I read a lot about developers not supporting the exynos. CM 10.2 was ported to S4 i9500 but it still has bugs. Camera not working.
Will the scene be better for Note 3 by any chance. Or I should consider importing Note 3 snapdragon 800 from outside. ?

For the. Tmobile version Tweaked. Awesome rom and Dev.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2242972
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If Miui would get official support for the note 3 I would be very happy! (the note 2 has official support which includes all the features of the s-pen) otherwise just a rooted stock rom would be okay, I can freeze/delete all bloat myself then
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Would love too know will a third party launcher like ADW EX. Work with the spen!

vikas724 said:
I will be buying the Note 3 exynos version in India.
I read a lot about developers not supporting the exynos. CM 10.2 was ported to S4 i9500 but it still has bugs. Camera not working.
Will the scene be better for Note 3 by any chance. Or I should consider importing Note 3 snapdragon 800 from outside. ?
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I'm from India too..I also think snapdragon is better..but note 3 is already at 50k, importing will cost a fortune.
another point ,as you must be aware is warranty..even if u can get one imported do you have easy access to that country so that in case of an issue you can avail warranty?
if the above two are ok then go for the snapdragon version.
By the way if you do import it could you please just send me the details like price, country and such?

StylishMafia said:
I'm from India too..I also think snapdragon is better..but note 3 is already at 50k, importing will cost a fortune.
another point ,as you must be aware is warranty..even if u can get one imported do you have easy access to that country so that in case of an issue you can avail warranty?
if the above two are ok then go for the snapdragon version.
By the way if you do import it could you please just send me the details like price, country and such?
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yh 50k is a lot. But we will be able to get it in 44-45k . There are always coupons available on indiatimes website. I don't think Samsung provides international warranty. In any case it only covers manufacturing defects I guess not accidental insurance. I have had 3 iphones, lumia 920 never had to use the warranty once.
I have friend going to hong kong at the end of this month. Will see what is the price and all, then decide.

Tweaked for Verizon or Rooted Stock Rom, Xposed can handle the rest of my needs.

How long do you reckon it will take for the GN3 to be rooted?

I would love to see Omega Rom come here.

Root on the stock ROM is all I need.

Roms:
PhoeniX
CM
PA

Need whompasaurus!
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[Q] Which GS4 model should i get?

I would prefer to be without a contract, I'm okay being without LTE in the USA, would like international usability, and am confused about all these different variants in model numbers, processor types, and versions (e.g. Google edition, Active edition, etc...). Thanks!

whiteblazer01 said:
I would prefer to be without a contract, I'm okay being without LTE in the USA, would like international usability, and am confused about all these different variants in model numbers, processor types, and versions (e.g. Google edition, Active edition, etc...). Thanks!
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Go for I9506.I think is the best.I own this phone and is better than I9505.But if you are looking for any custom rom you will not find anyhing for it(yet) only root and a few mods compatible from I9505.But overall is way better than i9505.The Snapdragon 800(2,3 Ghz and Adreno 330) does his job very well.And....there is no official android 4.3 for it.Just 4.2.2.I9506 rocks the benchmarks.In Antutu(stok ROM,stock Kernel) it scores around 35000 pts.

none , don t purchase an s4 , if u really want a Samsung device the s5 is coming soon , also concerning international usability with regional lock Samsung is not a good option

If you're considering a Google play edition device, you're better off with the nexus 5
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aresbv2000 said:
Go for I9506.I think is the best.I own this phone and is better than I9505.But if you are looking for any custom rom you will not find anyhing for it(yet) only root and a few mods compatible from I9505.But overall is way better than i9505.The Snapdragon 800(2,3 Ghz and Adreno 330) does his job very well.And....there is no official android 4.3 for it.Just 4.2.2.I9506 rocks the benchmarks.In Antutu(stok ROM,stock Kernel) it scores around 35000 pts.
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Thanks for the recommendation, I'm looking into this. What carrier are you using; any plan suggestions? (I'm not too eager to sign a contract)
difyel said:
none , don t purchase an s4 , if u really want a Samsung device the s5 is coming soon , also concerning international usability with regional lock Samsung is not a good option
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Has the S5 been announced? Doesn't Samsung usually release new year flagship phones in March/April? I'll need one much sooner than that.
Also, what's the problem with international use on a GS4? I think I remember reading that International GS4s in the USA don't have 4G use, and USA GS4s don't work well in other countries. If I get a rootable GS4, would this resolve this concern?
Thanks again for the help guys!

[Q] The S5 family tree - differences?

It's been like 10+ months since the original S5 was released. Now I am talking about the SM-G900F. Cause there are so many of them, and I m a bit lost as far some of the specs are concerned. Could someone clarify things here a bit? I am a bit surprised this hasn't been discussed already...
I have done some research, and I found the following S5 "variants". I briefly mention the differences from the "base" model, namely "SM-G900F":
Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A SM-G901F (Europe) aka "S5 Plus"
This is one's got 805 SD, Krait 450, Adreno 420 and LTE Cat6
...vs the 801 / 400 / 330 and LTE Cat4 of the base model
Samsung Galaxy S5 Duos SM-G900FD
Same hardware as the based model but with Dual SIM support
My question here is whether the DUOS supports all the video rec modes found in the base model?
e.g. [email protected]?
Also, is the SAR measure based on both SIMS working simultaneously?
Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A G906S
This is shares the same hardware with the G901F (S5 Plus) but it has 3GB of RAM and that incredible 577 ppi from the same size 5.1in screen...right? Supposively exclusive for Korea only, but people say it works fine across Europe at all bands 2G, 3G, LTE...
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active SM-G870F
This one lacks the fingerprint sensor of the base model (which I honestly don't care about) and also hosts the same 16MP camera, but at a slightly less resolution i.e. 3456 x 4608 vs 5312 x 2988
There is an octa-core version of the S5, which I didn't include, as I am not interested in it, as it doesn't support LTE (???!!!)
Now, assuming all these are correct, I m still confused as to which should I chose. The S5 Plus (G901F) is good, but overshadowed by the G906S which has more RAM and a better screen.
I would like to go for the DUOS, but does it have the same camera features of the base model? Is it really as good as the base model in all other areas? Cause its exactly same size/weight, so what gives?
The S5 Active G870F was just released in Europe and it's still too expensive. Otherwise, is the camera as good as the one in the base model?
Or should I just toss everything else and go for the base model G900F, which will also save me some $$ as it's cheaper from the rest?

have a look at the development page see if there is any custom roms and support for each phone.
If you not bothered by that i would like the 3gig ram one please

Thanx juDGEY2k10 (love your avatar btw....)
I m not interested in a custom ROM or rooting the phone at the moment. I just try to make up my mind spec-wise. I too have a slight pref towards the G906S - seems like the best all-rounder
Can I ask - if you have Silent mode ON, does that still mute the camera sounds? (at least in 4.1.2 it did)
juDGEY2k10 said:
have a look at the development page see if there is any custom roms and support for each phone.
If you not bothered by that i would like the 3gig ram one please
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Just tested and yes it dose mate no sound at all
jstoner said:
Thanx juDGEY2k10 (love your avatar btw....)
I m not interested in a custom ROM or rooting the phone at the moment. I just try to make up my mind spec-wise. I too have a slight pref towards the G906S - seems like the best all-rounder
Can I ask - if you have Silent mode ON, does that still mute the camera sounds? (at least in 4.1.2 it did)
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Cheers mate!
Just to add up to my previous comment regarding the G906S...well it's out of my consideration. It turns out that the uprated CPU/chipset/GPU combo don't do much good to compesate for its remarkable screen, which sucks away it's juice, making it slower even compared to the original S5. OK, I d like to have that screen, but not at that cost - don't you think too?
I d rather have the 'Plus' version (G901F), which lacks the screen and that 1GB of RAM, but still has the same uprated hardware...

Is it worth the extra money ? Not looked myself but maybe the international one would be better overall if you run into any problems when and if u do want to custom it a bit.
Up to u my mate im sure other users will post their opinion
jstoner said:
Cheers mate!
Just to add up to my previous comment regarding the G906S...well it's out of my consideration. It turns out that the uprated CPU/chipset/GPU combo don't do much good to compesate for its remarkable screen, which sucks away it's juice, making it slower even compared to the original S5. OK, I d like to have that screen, but not at that cost - don't you think too?
I d rather have the 'Plus' version (G901F), which lacks the screen and that 1GB of RAM, but still has the same uprated hardware...
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Was wondering...some of those phones that come as part of a network upgrade (e.g. from T-Mobile in Germany), carry network branding in the software. Like showing "T-Mobile" at phone start up. If there any way around through this? I m not talking a custom ROM, but if it's possible to get the Samsung factory/retail ROM, so that it won't have any branding or logos. Is that possible?
juDGEY2k10 said:
Is it worth the extra money ? Not looked myself but maybe the international one would be better overall if you run into any problems when and if u do want to custom it a bit.
Up to u my mate im sure other users will post their opinion
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jstoner said:
Was wondering...some of those phones that come as part of a network upgrade (e.g. from T-Mobile in Germany), carry network branding in the software. Like showing "T-Mobile" at phone start up. If there any way around through this? I m not talking a custom ROM, but if it's possible to get the Samsung factory/retail ROM, so that it won't have any branding or logos. Is that possible?
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Regarding the brading issue, I found the following:
1. Download debranded firmware for your phone.
2. Open ODIN, boot your phone into Download mode.
3. Connect your phone to your PC and select the firmware in ODIN on PDA section.
4. Click Start and wait for the firmware to install.
5. Boot your phone into Recovery mode and wipe data and factory reset.
6. Reboot your phone.
OK - branding gone for now. But what happens when a new official firmware is released? Will I be able to flash directly from Samsung? Or would I have to use ODIN again? If not, how does Samsung know that this phone is tied to a specific provider? (IMEI?)

Get a stock rom flash it with odin as long as u dont root it or use a custom recovery u should be able to do OTA updates via samsung. Dont think they track the phone in that way its just down to the phone, if its been customised at all (root bla bla not supported by samsung) But you will not be on their list of people who have messed with their phones or anything like that.
jstoner said:
Regarding the brading issue, I found the following:
1. Download debranded firmware for your phone.
2. Open ODIN, boot your phone into Download mode.
3. Connect your phone to your PC and select the firmware in ODIN on PDA section.
4. Click Start and wait for the firmware to install.
5. Boot your phone into Recovery mode and wipe data and factory reset.
6. Reboot your phone.
OK - branding gone for now. But what happens when a new official firmware is released? Will I be able to flash directly from Samsung? Or would I have to use ODIN again? If not, how does Samsung know that this phone is tied to a specific provider? (IMEI?)
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Yup. I m only looking for "stock" at the moment, so having OTA update capability is vital for me.
Can anyone confirm this? Someone who tried it on an S5 variant I mean...
juDGEY2k10 said:
Get a stock rom flash it with odin as long as u dont root it or use a custom recovery u should be able to do OTA updates via samsung. Dont think they track the phone in that way its just down to the phone, if its been customised at all (root bla bla not supported by samsung) But you will not be on their list of people who have messed with their phones or anything like that.
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Will galaxy s3 neo get official lollipop update?

I am thinking to buy this phone and I will get disappointinted if samsung stops updating it.I know it's too soon to talk about another big update, but I think that the S3 neo can handle the lollipop because it has 1,5 gb ram and better cpu gpu than the older S3.
What do you think?

Nick312 said:
I am thinking to buy this phone and I will get disappointinted if samsung stops updating it.I know it's too soon to talk about another big update, but I think that the S3 neo can handle the lollipop because it has 1,5 gb ram and better cpu gpu than the older S3.
What do you think?
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:crying::crying::crying: I sent an email to Samsung DEV team and surprisingly they called me and said there were no plans to develop Lollipop for S3/S3 Neo, but they said if enough requests are made they will think of development. I said register my name. :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:

Nick312 said:
I am thinking to buy this phone and I will get disappointinted if samsung stops updating it.I know it's too soon to talk about another big update, but I think that the S3 neo can handle the lollipop because it has 1,5 gb ram and better cpu gpu than the older S3.
What do you think?
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If you read my previous post on my experiences with Kitkat on the S3 Neo then you should not base your purchase decision on whether lollipop update will come to the neo. Price wise I got an excellent dual sim phone which I use extensively as my daily device. Quad core, 1.5gb ram, 16gb memory, excellent battery life are enough reason for an average user like me to like a phone like this one
Anyway if you have the money it would be better for you to get the latest models if updates worries you.

If you want you can install CM12. Look for it in this forum

chaudhariniket said:
I sent an email to Samsung DEV team and surprisingly they called me and said there were no plans to develop Lollipop for S3/S3 Neo, but they said if enough requests are made they will think of development. I said register my name. :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
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tell me the email address, then I will also write to them and ask about an update.

i think 9301 will get lolipop
because released with 4.2.2 & not received any update yet

kralkral, i hope You're right, because i have bought two S3 Neo's and still have almost 2 years of warranty, and because of that i don't want to root and install CWM 12.
chaudhariniket i also would like to know what's the Samsung DEV E-mail so i can let them know that i want Android L on my GT-i9301l
Thanks!

Use Samsung website of your country.
S3-Neo said:
tell me the email address, then I will also write to them and ask about an update.
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kralkral said:
kralkral, i hope You're right, because i have bought two S3 Neo's and still have almost 2 years of warranty, and because of that i don't want to root and install CWM 12.
chaudhariniket i also would like to know what's the Samsung DEV E-mail so i can let them know that i want Android L on my GT-i9301l
Thanks!
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The link that I used: http://www.samsung.com/in/info/contactus.html - This is Samsung India site. You can use your country specific Samsung site. :good:
Don't forget to mention that the phone falls under the standard 18 months upgrade program.

Are there news?

fraross said:
If you want you can install CM12. Look for it in this forum
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Yes I agree. But for two sims doesn't work properly for calls on second sim, NFC doesn't work and also another bugs. So the development team must considered that there are a lot o clients that uses this cellphone. But in fact, it is my opinion.

No lollipop
bongski55 said:
If you read my previous post on my experiences with Kitkat on the S3 Neo then you should not base your purchase decision on whether lollipop update will come to the neo. Price wise I got an excellent dual sim phone which I use extensively as my daily device. Quad core, 1.5gb ram, 16gb memory, excellent battery life are enough reason for an average user like me to like a phone like this one
Anyway if you have the money it would be better for you to get the latest models if updates worries you.
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I now don't say you that samsung don't develop lollipop for we.... but i'm here for say you... NO LOLLIPOP, it have a known bug: BATTERY, will survive a bit... and the sdk are not sopported from the best root service (Xposed for example...) soon or later developer will relase some <root> mod for lollipop design. Now you can try A3 Rom for our s3 neo from @t-shock !

I don't think there will be an official release.

Lollipop is coming on s3 Neo (Hopefully)
Just received a mail from samsung which quotes regarding lollipop update for samsung neo 3. They responded positively :
"We would like to inform you that feedback to release a firmware update for GT-I9300i (Galaxy S3 Neo) has already been sent to our department concerned. They are in the process of developing the same; however, as of now there is no official release date, Kindly stay with us till then.
Any update in this regard will be conveyed to you through various means of communication. So kindly stay with us till then.
Samsung handsets come with a feature which will automatically inform you about any new Software release provided it’s connected to Internet. You can enable that option by following the steps mentioned below:
Go to home screen> Tap on Application> Setting > General> About Update (check for update) "

livelively said:
Just received a mail from samsung which quotes regarding lollipop update for samsung neo 3. They responded positively :
"We would like to inform you that feedback to release a firmware update for GT-I9300i (Galaxy S3 Neo) has already been sent to our department concerned. They are in the process of developing the same; however, as of now there is no official release date, Kindly stay with us till then.
Any update in this regard will be conveyed to you through various means of communication. So kindly stay with us till then.
Samsung handsets come with a feature which will automatically inform you about any new Software release provided it’s connected to Internet. You can enable that option by following the steps mentioned below:
Go to home screen> Tap on Application> Setting > General> About Update (check for update) "
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how about single sim :crying:

ZooPo said:
how about single sim :crying:
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there is no problem about that mate any rom from for the dual sim variant can easily be ported to single sim variant and the opposite too

livelively said:
Just received a mail from samsung which quotes regarding lollipop update for samsung neo 3. They responded positively :
"We would like to inform you that feedback to release a firmware update for GT-I9300i (Galaxy S3 Neo) has already been sent to our department concerned. They are in the process of developing the same; however, as of now there is no official release date, Kindly stay with us till then.
Any update in this regard will be conveyed to you through various means of communication. So kindly stay with us till then.
Samsung handsets come with a feature which will automatically inform you about any new Software release provided it’s connected to Internet. You can enable that option by following the steps mentioned below:
Go to home screen> Tap on Application> Setting > General> About Update (check for update) "
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Great news

Maximus0415 said:
there is no problem about that mate any rom from for the dual sim variant can easily be ported to single sim variant and the opposite too
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hmp what do you mean is my device is possible to get official update lollipop or port Only ??

ZooPo said:
hmp what do you mean is my device is possible to get official update lollipop or port Only ??
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My point is if one of the 2 variants gets it , samsung will release it for the other but if in some miracle one of them doesn't it will be ported

Maximus0415 said:
My point is if one of the 2 variants gets it , samsung will release it for the other but if in some miracle one of them doesn't it will be ported
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oww tnx for youre quick reply

livelively said:
Just received a mail from samsung which quotes regarding lollipop update for samsung neo 3. They responded positively :
"We would like to inform you that feedback to release a firmware update for GT-I9300i (Galaxy S3 Neo) has already been sent to our department concerned. They are in the process of developing the same; however, as of now there is no official release date, Kindly stay with us till then.
Any update in this regard will be conveyed to you through various means of communication. So kindly stay with us till then.
Samsung handsets come with a feature which will automatically inform you about any new Software release provided it’s connected to Internet. You can enable that option by following the steps mentioned below:
Go to home screen> Tap on Application> Setting > General> About Update (check for update) "
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could you provide a pic of the mail? The grammar looks suspicous. And this is your first post.

New Galaxy S5?

hey!
Guys i'm very new here and I'm using galaxy s4 right now but planning to buy Galaxy S5, but i'm really confused about different models. S, H,M etc
can you help me and tell which one to buy and which one better if their's a difference. all of phones to me with different models are unlocked.
also on a side note, some friends telling me to buy Note 3 instead of Galaxy S5, said its better, i read and saw some reviews but to me seems like using S4 with screen and Spen yeah have 3 GB of ram instead of 2. but other than that nothing new to Note 3 unlike Galaxy S5, more camera features and new layout.
which one would you suggest

G900F is unlocked

what the difference between G900H, G900F Etc.. any hardware change that i should know. because in my country there is only 3G right no 4G so that wont effect my decison.

anybody????
any comments??

Google will show you everything you're asking us to find out for you

i'm not asking you for search for, i did it. Just as helping forum and one of the biggest for Android users, those who used both is their any technical, hardware differences that make one better than other?

grown ups said:
hey!
Guys i'm very new here and I'm using galaxy s4 right now but planning to buy Galaxy S5, but i'm really confused about different models. S, H,M etc
can you help me and tell which one to buy and which one better if their's a difference. all of phones to me with different models are unlocked.
also on a side note, some friends telling me to buy Note 3 instead of Galaxy S5, said its better, i read and saw some reviews but to me seems like using S4 with screen and Spen yeah have 3 GB of ram instead of 2. but other than that nothing new to Note 3 unlike Galaxy S5, more camera features and new layout.
which one would you suggest
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I ve sg5 g900h top device becoz sdexternal
Size ,camera ...etc
If you are good On flashs
I confirm *Detection* proposition G900F
There are lot of choice
in customs themes, kernel, recovery, roms
...etc

sdexternal??? Mean
also yes i'm new but also want to try and learn about Roms, Flashing custmom things. how to do all of these thing so, that purpose G900F is Good Right?

grown ups said:
sdexternal??? Mean
also yes i'm new but also want to try and learn about Roms, Flashing custmom things. how to do all of these thing so, that purpose G900F is Good Right?
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Sdexternal = card memory external
on port like sim card
For supplement storage :
it's economical solution you save money
But inconvenient performances
we can find sdext with
32 Go , 64 Go or 128 Go