Stock based ROMS for Locked Bootloader - Xperia Z2 General

i have looked all over google and xda but I only found a few stock based roms only one of which is based on the latest firmware. I had the beautiful Xperia SP before and its support forums were way easier to navigate and find stuff. also had a dedicated fb community for development and discussion. so I am havin trouble here. please let me know if you know any stock lollipop based roms other than existenz y, PureX and mx. Thankyou.

i am Kal-El said:
i have looked all over google and xda but I only found a few stock based roms only one of which is based on the latest firmware. I had the beautiful Xperia SP before and its support forums were way easier to navigate and find stuff. also had a dedicated fb community for development and discussion. so I am havin trouble here. please let me know if you know any stock lollipop based roms other than existenz y, PureX and mx. Thankyou.
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What are you talking about? I also had XSP and the forums are not different at all. And better have 1 good rom that you use than a bunch of bad ones. For stock-based latest I suggest you try NanoPOP. It will be updated soon to V.3. I haven't tried it but I will today. If you don't want latest, you can try Moonwalkers ROM. I used it before, it is pretty good(and has an awesome font). The MX one was full of bloatware and audio problems.

BlAckXpeRia said:
What are you talking about? I also had XSP and the forums are not different at all. And better have 1 good rom that you use than a bunch of bad ones. For stock-based latest I suggest you try NanoPOP. It will be updated soon to V.3. I haven't tried it but I will today. If you don't want latest, you can try Moonwalkers ROM. I used it before, it is pretty good(and has an awesome font). The MX one was full of bloatware and audio problems.
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I find the xsp forum better because it has a lot of roms mentioned in the index thread of roms and kernels and also there is a new thread by an awesome guy who tests new lollipop based roms and posts reviews which are some what helpful. also the fb community is a lot of help. I was looking for one of Z2 on fb too. but never mind that. thank you for the suggestion. but nanoPOP is for ub. I don't want to unlock just yet.

i am Kal-El said:
I find the xsp forum better because it has a lot of roms mentioned in the index thread of roms and kernels and also there is a new thread by an awesome guy who tests new lollipop based roms and posts reviews which are some what helpful. also the fb community is a lot of help. I was looking for one of Z2 on fb too. but never mind that. thank you for the suggestion. but nanoPOP is for ub. I don't want to unlock just yet.
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Why don't you want to unlock? There is a DRM restoration fix in the cross-device section. It restores Bravia, camera quality, noise cancellation etc. It is really convenient to have it unlocked. You can flash a multirom kernel to test roms and choose the best. Having someone that tests them does not mean that the best rom for him is best for you. Everyone likes different things.

BlAckXpeRia said:
Why don't you want to unlock? There is a DRM restoration fix in the cross-device section. It restores Bravia, camera quality, noise cancellation etc. It is really convenient to have it unlocked. You can flash a multirom kernel to test roms and choose the best. Having someone that tests them does not mean that the best rom for him is best for you. Everyone likes different things.
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I know everyone has different needs but there are things that everyone wants, stability and performance. those are the things he reviews. because xsp had a lot of issues, you may know since you had one. well anyways, my Z2 is still just a week old, and a big upgrade from XSP so I will wait a little more before I unlock. I like the stock Sony eXperience. I am enjoying it for now. I waited a while in XSP too. but it had a lot of lb roms to try.

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Looking for a ROM

I have a HTC One and I have been looking for the perfect ROM
I am after a ROM that:
Will remove bloatware, and give me the option of what I want/don't want installed on there
Will improve battery life
something that looks different from the stock look, I like the rayglobe ROMS (too much crap on them though)
IF someone could give me some advice, I would be grateful
Thanks
Every Rom is good. One way or another. Thread will be locked soon.
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hassan said:
Every Rom is good. One way or another. Thread will be locked soon.
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U beat me to it lol!
OP try them all mate! everyone on here is better than stock with its own optimisations and bloatware removed. also check out the themes section if you want a different look
new look no bloatware, try this rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2356654
or any other GE rom.. hope that helps!
Well
If you want different from stock then you can try the GE roms. Many roms offer both Sense and GE variations so try out the different GE roms around the forum. Might also want to change your kernel
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[Q] can someone teach me how to build a ROM

My friend owns an samsung galaxy tab 4 t-230 and would love to upgrade it into a more pure android. Since i kind of got into android ROMs and there are no AOSP or CM roms for the tab 4 t-230 this would be a great chance for me to build a AOSP or CM rom. I have ubuntu 14.10 and a decent enough pc with 16 gb of ram and an i7. If anyone could help me abit of how to build a AOSP or CM rom for the device i would be verry thankfull.
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I wanted to say thank to you guys! I did quite some progress by now. If you own a t230 / nu then feel free to check out my custom kernel
CTXz said:
My friend owns an samsung galaxy tab 4 t-230 and would love to upgrade it into a more pure android. Since i kind of got into android ROMs and there are no AOSP or CM roms for the tab 4 t-230 this would be a great chance for me to build a AOSP or CM rom. I have ubuntu 14.10 and a decent enough pc with 16 gb of ram and an i7. If anyone could help me abit of how to build a AOSP or CM rom for the device i would be verry thankfull.
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Relevant post - some starting info, and check out the CM wiki he links to. Also, and this is a very basic step, but if you've never done this before it can be informative: download a rom zip file (preferably but not necessarily a stock-based kitkat rom for this device) and open it up in either 7zip or WinRar, check out the layout and structure, and familiarize yourself with the updater-script. (Actually you can do that with a firmware tar file too). Sorry I can't give you any more useful info, not a dev, definitely not a rom designer, just a guy who knows a fair amount of android stuff.
Also don't let the tone of that post discourage you; the poster was answering a guy who was basically asking about the feasibility of building a brand new rom for the sole purpose of being able to use one particular proprietary Samsung app. Yes it is difficult, but still doable, and you say you're motivated...
Yes i did forgot to say that any links for learning are appriciated
Well.. I would ask moonbutt74 for more info regarding commands and such, probably more info than I can give but.. keep in mind your going to have to download about 20+GB of source code and all that. Also a bunch more knowledge of more things I don't remember. But it is alot
-DUHA
Well I decided to revisit this thread. Never thought I would come so far. I really want to say thanks to all of you who supported me and still support me. Everyone has a beginning and here was mine. Now I am actually there where I really wanted to be. Releasing a custom kernel and finally work on a custom ROM! Thank you XDA!
CTXz said:
Well I decided to revisit this thread. Never thought I would come so far. I really want to say thanks to all of you who supported me and still support me. I mean everyone has a beginning and here was mine. Now I am actually there where I really wanted to be. Releasing a custom kernel and finally work on a custom ROM! Thank you XDA!
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I'm amazed on how much people learn and achieve as well as myself. I've seen people who were total newbies then later built custom recoveries, CM12, Mods, Roms etc. Anyway good luck on working your rom!
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DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
I'm amazed on how much people learn and achieve as well as myself. I've seen people who were total newbies then later built custom recoveries, CM12, Mods, Roms etc. Anyway good luck on working your rom!
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Also I thank you my life for introducing me to moonbutt74. He learned me everything from how to work with custom kernels to Roms. Sadly he decided to stop developing a few Werks ago but he's doing it for his own good. I still will mention @moonbutt74 on my future projects because he really is the one who changed me from confused to knowing what is actually going on. So thanks allot !
CTXz said:
Also I thank you my life for introducing me to moonbutt74. He leatned me everything from how to work with custom kernels to Roms. Sadly he decided to stop developing a few Werks ago but he's doing it for his own good. I still will mention @moonbutt74 on my future projects because je really is the one who changed me from confused to knowing what is actually going on. So thanks allot !
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the erlkönig cant stop!

Which ROM to choose!?

After trying lots of ROMs 5.1.1 and 6 that didn't make me happy I'm back on stock 5.0.1 which was the last release for my phone. I like it the best since it's the only ROM that hasn't major bugs and it remains fast over time where the custom ROMs suffer from major lag after time and weird crashes I do not experience in the stock ROM.
I would like however to get rid of all the bloatware.
Is there a stock ROM which is optimised and debloated? I don't seem to find one and I've looked around believe me.
Hope anyone has a good tip.
Sorry bro,can't help you but
There is a rule where you shouldn't post "what ROM to chose"
So your thread needs to be closed
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I don't think you actually can ask people for these kind of stuff on the Original Android forum.. This need to be asked in General Stuff i think or its just not asked and try yourself or in the ROM forums itself to ask how stock it is i dont know.
Ok thanks
Mods will move this thread to Q&A shortly, but if you're looking for customized stock ROMs, you want to look in the Development subforums, instead of the ORIGINAL Android Development subforums.

Too many roms, which one should I choose ? Which one is the best ?

I browse XDA everyday and these days there are so many new custom roms for OPX. I'm so confused choosing the one to be flash on my OPX (E1001). So I would like to make a vote so that everyone can share their experience about custom roms choosing. For me, After tried several roms I'm now back to OxygenOS since it's stable. Bluspark kernel gives me a smooth UX and fine performace in gaming. I got 27-29 fps playing Hearthstone on my phone.
Try them, read the forums and decide for yourself. Best rom threads aren't allowed on xda.
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namquang93 said:
I browse XDA everyday and these days there are so many new custom roms for OPX. I'm so confused choosing the one to be flash on my OPX (E1001). So I would like to make a vote so that everyone can share their experience about custom roms choosing. For me, After tried several roms I'm now back to OxygenOS since it's stable. Bluspark kernel gives me a smooth UX and fine performace in gaming. I got 27-29 fps playing Hearthstone on my phone.
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Try purity rom. You'll find it on purity community on g+. For me it's perfect. Not a single bug
adity said:
Try them, read the forums and decide for yourself. Best rom threads aren't allowed on xda.
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Yup. That's the best way. Just try em all. I don't even have a favorite. Some are better in different ways. Right now I am running Oxygen though. It's the only ROM supported by the Boeffla kernel right now
I means I just want to find a rom which has good battery and bug free for daily use.
RJDTWO said:
Yup. That's the best way. Just try em all. I don't even have a favorite. Some are better in different ways. Right now I am running Oxygen though. It's the only ROM supported by the Boeffla kernel right now
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Bro you can use boeffela kernel on h2os also I have flashed boeffela 7 for oneplus x OOS on h2os and it is running smoothly no lags at all and on benchmark it is giving a score of 68k to 69k by doing some customization by boeffela config app
I totally understand this poll.
Following OnePlus X development thread for some time now, it is quite difficult to choose one of the ROM.
For those saying that we need to try them ... I tried most of them and can't figure out why using one compare to the other ...
Most of them are CM based or include exactly the same feature.
I remembered using TeamEOS ROM and this, was completely different (in my point of view). Some extra goodies included but all from them, with some differences (gestures instead of navbar).
I don't want to be rude dev, but except AOSParadox, all are quite similar for "normal" users (not developpers I mean) and when using one, you tried all of them ...
dani.galla said:
Try purity rom. You'll find it on purity community on g+. For me it's perfect. Not a single bug
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+1
Best marshmallow rom imo.
RedNas74 said:
+1
Best marshmallow rom imo.
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What is so different than all other CM based rom?
too many similar roms, it's quite annoying actually. would of liked some custom Oxy OS roms etc and H2OS debloated roms
all these cm13 roms are the same just rebadged
mousse04 said:
What is so different than all other CM based rom?
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The biggest thing for me, that there are no bugs. No wifi bug, no invalid number bug, build in superuser works, so no need for supersu etc.
For me it's bug free,
RedNas74 said:
The biggest thing for me, that there are no bugs. No wifi bug, no invalid number bug, build in superuser works, so no need for supersu etc.
For me it's bug free,
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Just tried after seeing post here. I tried to change tile order ... systemui crashes
mousse04 said:
Just tried after seeing post here. I tried to change tile order ... systemui crashes
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Just tried it myself. No crashes here. I'm running with bluspark kernel 104 BTW.
I tried some custom ROMs but battery life is nothing like OxyOS..
I found screen on time 5.5-6 hr in oxy os & it's great...
So I am Desperately Seeking
Is there any Custom OS based on OxyOS/H2OS ?
yeah i would like a h2os lite version but not holding my breath for it. h2os with boeffla kernel flies. 71k antutu score.
also this vote will only show how many users r using their preferred rom. it will not show the best rom.
mousse04 said:
Just tried after seeing post here. I tried to change tile order ... systemui crashes
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No crashes also for me. Try clean flash (wipe data, system, cache). Not a single bug in one week
dani.galla said:
Try purity rom. You'll find it on purity community on g+. For me it's perfect. Not a single bug
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same here
sifatrhmn said:
I tried some custom ROMs but battery life is nothing like OxyOS..
I found screen on time 5.5-6 hr in oxy os & it's great...
So I am Desperately Seeking
Is there any Custom OS based on OxyOS/H2OS ?
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I am working on a custom oos rom. Will release when its ready (think about two weeks from now). And I'm still pending on permission from a few developers to use their source.
winesh said:
I am working on a custom oos rom. Will release when its ready (think about two weeks from now). And I'm still pending on permission from a few developers to use their source.
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That's the very good news....
Custom H2OS may be better ..
Any way ???
So for me it's either ashwins cm13 or purity. But what all custom ROMs currently lack is encryption.
That is one thing (I know it is hard to implement) I really would like to see in the next builds as it is for me an essential feature when you are using a custom recovery and an unlocked bootloader. I hope there will be some focus on it within the next weeks.
The only option for now is: stay on stock

Cyanogenmod: why are there no stable release?

I'd like to use CM12.1 (marshmallow) but I realize there still are no stable release? Why? Is it not good enough yet?
I've had a pretty bad experience with CM on my old Galaxy S4 so I'm a little afraid to remove the stock recovery and ROM from my Moto X Play. I want to make sure that it's bug free (or as buggy as stock) and suitable for day use. In other words I want to flash it and know it's fully reliable. Given the fact that there are only nightly releases, are they reliable enough for this?
Thanks
Prosis said:
I'd like to use CM12.1 (marshmallow) but I realize there still are no stable release? Why? Is it not good enough yet?
I've had a pretty bad experience with CM on my old Galaxy S4 so I'm a little afraid to remove the stock recovery and ROM from my Moto X Play. I want to make sure that it's bug free (or as buggy as stock) and suitable for day use. In other words I want to flash it and know it's fully reliable. Given the fact that there are only nightly releases, are they reliable enough for this?
Thanks
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I can't vouch for the latest releases, as my xplay has been broken for like 3 months now, but being a nightly doesn't inherently make it unstable. Stable builds are usually relabeled nightlies. I say give it a shot. You can always go back to stock if you don't like it, unless you're speaking about voiding warranty
dictionary said:
I can't vouch for the latest releases, as my xplay has been broken for like 3 months now, but being a nightly doesn't inherently make it unstable. Stable builds are usually relabeled nightlies. I say give it a shot. You can always go back to stock if you don't like it, unless you're speaking about voiding warranty
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Oh! I thought nightlies were unstable releases. So before yours broke, you had a good experience? No problem with camera or other stuff?
It's not really a question of warranty but rather just not having any issues when I need it to work. For instance, with my Galaxy S4, the camera kept crashing while I was out with my kids so I lost time trying to make it work when I wanted to take a picture. That's the kind of thing I wouldn't want happening just because I got another ROM.
Indeed I did (have a good experience). If you're every unsure of a nightly, head to the thread. You'll usually find one or several people commenting if it's no good.
dictionary said:
Indeed I did. If you're every unsure of a nightly, head to the thread. You'll usually find one or several people commenting if it's no good.
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Yeah I had a look (I just realized I was talking about CM13 not 12.1) but given there are now 205 pages I thought I'd ask about the nightly situation in a different thread.
I think I may try it and restore it from the ROM available in the forum.
Oh and I keep wondering, given Motorola never actually released the ROM, how can someone make it available?
I m using nightly for like 3 months ......and I can say nightly is far better than stock if you are looking for customization and speed. I recently tried to go back to stock 6.0.1 but that experience is so "LAGGY" that I again return back to CM.I can say that CM nightly build working best for me with my requirements(like gaming and also photography and editing and HEAVY Customization and many more ) . and about custom recovery,it's a must have tool I suggest as with that I can return back to my previous builds. SO i recommend to go for NEW CM build,but in the end it's upto you.
and if u r still fearing about NIGHTLIES then flash the custom recovery(twrp) and then make backup of whole stock system and then do whatever U want to.
Btw this is the wrong forum to discuss things
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anks095 said:
I m using nightly for like 3 months ......and I can say nightly is far better than stock if you are looking for customization and speed. I recently tried to go back to stock 6.0.1 but that experience is so "LAGGY" that I again return back to CM.I can say that CM nightly build working best for me with my requirements(like gaming and also photography and editing and HEAVY Customization and many more ) . and about custom recovery,it's a must have tool I suggest as with that I can return back to my previous builds. SO i recommend to go for NEW CM build,but in the end it's upto you.
and if u r still fearing about NIGHTLIES then flash the custom recovery(twrp) and then make backup of whole stock system and then do whatever U want to.
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Oh nice idea. I think That's what I'm gonna do, thanks!
Benjamin_L said:
Btw this is the wrong forum to discuss things
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Is it? I apologize then. Even if I want to talk about CM I should use the General Help forum?
Prosis said:
Oh nice idea. I think That's what I'm gonna do, thanks!
Is it? I apologize then. Even if I want to talk about CM I should use the General Help forum?
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Original development is for devs posting their work usually

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