Hi
I am new to this forums because I'm buying i9505 soon, the problem is I want i9505 BE but would I be able to flash standard ROMs? (non BE)
I saw another similar topic but it was only a confusion. So would I be able to do it? I don't care about wallpapers and tones.
Thanks
Apart from the a few wallpapers/tones its the same software
MZO said:
Hi
I am new to this forums because I'm buying i9505 soon, the problem is I want i9505 BE but would I be able to flash standard ROMs? (non BE)
I saw another similar topic but it was only a confusion. So would I be able to do it? I don't care about wallpapers and tones.
Thanks
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It's the same phone. It only has a different type of black color than the standard S4's Black Myst color and has that fancy leather-looking back cover. Other than that they are identical. Which means all GT-I9505 roms will work on it.
GDReaper said:
It's the same phone. It only has a different type of black color than the standard S4's Black Myst color and has that fancy leather-looking back cover. Other than that they are identical. Which means all GT-I9505 roms will work on it.
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Hi
Thanks a lot, what about I9505G?
MZO
MZO said:
Hi
Thanks a lot, what about I9505G?
MZO
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That's the Google Play Edition version. It also has the same hardware. Only difference is that it comes with Stock android experience (No Touchwiz theme).
I don't know how much development there is for the I9505G variant, but I recommend getting the normal I9505. It's the same hardware but there is more development support.
Related
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2166
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2167
What is the difference?
Thx.
drnjstj said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2166
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2167
What is the difference?
Thx.
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This seems to happen every time a new device is launched!
One is for ROMs made of the stock images (e.g. from Samsung), one is for ROMs based on AOSP/original work - hence it being called 'Original'
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.
simms22 said:
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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filthykid said:
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.
filthykid said:
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
mangomonkey00 said:
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.
symondo12 said:
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?
pjilka said:
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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Hi, why there are so few custom roms and kernels for this great device? Compared to n5 for ex which is on the same platform..
Clauu said:
Hi, why there are so few custom roms and kernels for this great device? Compared to n5 for ex which is on the same platform..
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We are going for quality here, not quantity ...
(And there are quite different in many things it matters, its not 1:1 to n5...)
Clauu said:
Hi, why there are so few custom roms and kernels for this great device? Compared to n5 for ex which is on the same platform..
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The nexus may be similar to the g2 in the hardware departmant but they are completely different when it comes to the software department, we may not have hundreds of thousands of roms but we have quality and in my experience with other devices(mainly samsung which tend to have lots of roms) I don't see myself constantly changing roms/kernels anymore and that is good because there are less chances of bricking my device because of crack flashing
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Ok.. I like the stock android, is there any rom with pure android like nexus one?
Clauu said:
Ok.. I like the stock android, is there any rom with pure android like nexus one?
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well if you have d802(you don't mention your device variant) there is this GPE rom
Yep d802, well that thread/rom is dead.. i'm looking for something more up to date
Clauu said:
Yep d802, well that thread/rom is dead.. i'm looking for something more up to date
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well that was the only rom that was more pure nexus, your best bet would be to look through the g2 aosp and look for the one that resembles nexus the most or what you would like in the rom, best of luck
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
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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
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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
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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
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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?