Here's my question. Galaxy A7 to comparison with Galaxy Alpha are quite identical when it comes to Chipset/Cpu and Gpu etc. They are very similar so I was wondering if any porting of custom ROMs from Galaxy Alpha could be made. I have no knowledge when it comes to porting so I'm asking here so there could be a discussion. Generally I like A7 it's a well rounded phone, great specs and camera but the touchwiz oh man the touchwiz i hate it so much...
I downloaded nova launcher so i can get close to stock android experience as a temporary fix but it's far from the usability of lets say CM 12.1 which in my opinion was/is the best OS for android machines. What do you think? Also do you see the A7 community growing to the extent of Galaxy S Series or Note series?
P.S Thanks to the developers who are working on ROMs for the A series <3 :laugh:
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Hey guys sup!
After testing the leaked JB ROM for the Note 10.1 i've noticed that the theme on these last leaked ROMS (Note 10.1 and Galaxy S2) are very ICS like... Is that Sammy's fault or thats just on purpose?
Just saying, after having Nexus and Cyanogen experience, the smoothness of everything is something that I miss on those releases... or that's just something we'll be seeing on leaked ROMs?
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Hey guys sup!
After testing the leaked JB ROM for the Note 10.1 i've noticed that the theme on these last leaked ROMS (Note 10.1 and Galaxy S2) are very ICS like... Is that Sammy's fault or thats just on purpose?
Just saying, after having Nexus and Cyanogen experience, the smoothness of everything is something that I miss on those releases... or that's just something we'll be seeing on leaked ROMs?
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The German ROM's final so if you've seen that you've seen Samsung's interpretation of JB on the Note. Samsung and HTC don't change their UI's to match new design changes that Google releases so they pretty much end up always looking the same. I personally don't care as long as they work and transitions and other UI-related stuff are much smoother and faster in the German ROM. Most of the coolest stuff in JB for the Note has nothing to do with Google and are Samsung features.
Google's not that great at UI design (but their getting better) and some of Samsung and HTC's approaches to getting stuff done are more efficient. Things Samsung and HTC have used in their overlays for a while are now in stock 4.2; like the notification drop down. Everyone's so hot for "pure Google" but other than the fact there's no overlay it's not any better from a usability perspective compared to some of the better overlays. In fact, in 4.2, some things are worse. I always ask people railing on TouchWiz or Sense to tell me what they like better in stock Android. The answer's pretty much always "but it's 'pure Google" or "that's the way Google wants Android to be." That's not really an answer. I think Google using the phone UI on the N10 is really stupid and is putting consistency over function. Having a clock and notification bar that's 1/3" tall on a 10" SHD display is really just stupid and poor use of real estate. So just because it's "pure" and from Google doesn't guarantee that it's "better."
Agree with you the reason why note is liked so much is because of the features Samsung has added which google never realized to add and yet we say the stock rom is better Samsung has taken S3, N2, N10.1 to a new level by adding customization and developement of android to an extent which google never thought about. Yet we say the stock experience is better. I dont know how it is may be it is slightly quicker but how does that make it better.
I said this again if i have to chose between stock N10 i will chose IPAD 4 instead because its much better then if I have to stay on stock
Does anybody know if CM10.1 is coming to the GS4 i9500 (the octa core version)?
So far no one wants to deal with the Exynos 5 version isn't been lacking resources for ages now and samsung drove them off by keeping documents in private.
lets see perhaps another developer gets an intrest in the I9500 model and tries building a CM rom based on it....
some devs are doing great stuff with the stock ROM and they keep the device alive, so we will keep being petiance.
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So far no one wants to deal with the Exynos 5 version isn't been lacking resources for ages now and samsung drove them off by keeping documents in private.
lets see perhaps another developer gets an intrest in the I9500 model and tries building a CM rom based on it....
some devs are doing great stuff with the stock ROM and they keep the device alive, so we will keep being petiance.
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CM will be pretty useless on the S4 though. Even If it were made available, the drivers for the S4#s sensors are closed-source, so you would be cutting functionality by 40%. No IR blaster is a no go. Also, CM interface is outdated. Im all honesty TouchWizz has caught up with CM (Notification bar toggles, quickly scalable auto-brightness), so a slim TouchWizz will just be more functional. Just change the launcher and theme and you have a CM experience.
CM nostalgia is fine but not at the expense of functionality (at least for me).
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CM will be pretty useless on the S4 though. Even If it were made available, the drivers for the S4#s sensors are closed-source, so you would be cutting functionality by 40%. No IR blaster is a no go. Also, CM interface is outdated. Im all honesty TouchWizz has caught up with CM (Notification bar toggles, quickly scalable auto-brightness), so a slim TouchWizz will just be more functional. Just change the launcher and theme and you have a CM experience.
CM nostalgia is fine but not at the expense of functionality (at least for me).
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I totally agree with you, for all i know we all bought this device not for its 8 core proccessor, but its fantastic features such as: MultiWindow, IR Blaster, Air Gestures, Unique sensors... and a pretty good CAM. if someone wanted this just to install CM will bad news he should have got a nexus.
who cares TW is fantastic some guys are *****ing about it will we have the gret Themers around they did some nice things lately though i think stock look is awesome lovely colors and eye relaxing its the reason they choose them and even if the brightness is a little down you are still able to see the button... after all GS4 had a great awaitting some were disappointed cause they wished and expected too much and others are flying around with it and loving each moment. iam on the second group after comming for the Note 1 i can say its the perfect replacment for me, good battery, a real great screen (not only HD but the size is like the best you can wish for a device this size), and features will you name it anything that samsung had in the past or thought for the future is installed a handy device and i believe lacks nothing we used to say Samsung releases devices with outdated Android version will 4.2.2 is the latest and smooooooth i can say for sure
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I totally agree with you, for all i know we all bought this device not for its 8 core proccessor, but its fantastic features such as: MultiWindow, IR Blaster, Air Gestures, Unique sensors... and a pretty good CAM. if someone wanted this just to install CM will bad news he should have got a nexus.
who cares TW is fantastic some guys are *****ing about it will we have the gret Themers around they did some nice things lately though i think stock look is awesome lovely colors and eye relaxing its the reason they choose them and even if the brightness is a little down you are still able to see the button... after all GS4 had a great awaitting some were disappointed cause they wished and expected too much and others are flying around with it and loving each moment. iam on the second group after comming for the Note 1 i can say its the perfect replacment for me, good battery, a real great screen (not only HD but the size is like the best you can wish for a device this size), and features will you name it anything that samsung had in the past or thought for the future is installed a handy device and i believe lacks nothing we used to say Samsung releases devices with outdated Android version will 4.2.2 is the latest and smooooooth i can say for sure
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I just changed to Trebuchet Launcher (because I love the zoom transition and it has more space for apps) and Chronus Clock (as a replacement for TW weather+clock) and I am really happy about it now.
I even put the AOSP browser, which is a bit faster (and brighter) than the Stock Browser (AOSP Browser installer from Google Play).
I also put EX Dialer for Phone and Contacts. And that's the best experience currently available.
The main case for CM10.1 is to have a pure Android experience that is "compatible", but in all honesty, I have no compatibility issues with TW. I use the slim version of it, so it is not bloated anymore. The only compelling reason would be extreme performance boost and fluidity, but I won't sacrifice the remote control and other functionality for it!
If Samsung does not release open source drivers with the Google edition, then we won't see CM10.1 evolve toward decent functionality I am afraid.
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When the future android kitkat
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When the future android kitkat
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According to known sources...it'll come with the s5...at march...
Hi my questions is like the name of the thread. What are the pros and the cons of using CM12 instead of TW Roms ?
CM12
Speed (!), storage, awesomeness of android (stock vanilla android), best compatibility for common android mods (cyanogenmod runs on nearly every device, touchwiz only on samsung devices) themes, more control over components (cpu, gpu, battery charging) BETTER SUPPORT than samsung (but they did a good job with the lollipop updates on last gen devices) security (i think?) easier experience, MUCH less bloat, and so on...
Switch to CM12, (n9005) once cm, always cm (i have cm12 running on my note 3/ s3 mini/ one x/ tab 7.7...)
correct me if i am wrong, and sorry for bad spelling, not my english day today :laugh:
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Hi my questions is like the name of the thread. What are the pros and the cons of using CM12 instead of TW Roms ?
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Cm12 is completely android. But using cm in a note phone will restrict the function of the Galaxy Note. For me Note 3 has so many function but wasted if using cm.
it would be great if a dev. pulls out the latest touchwiz based rom for our devices lolli will work as well!!!
I'm sorry.. What??? [emoji15]
I think you should be banned!
Just kidding but i don't understand, stock aosp is far better than touchwiz.
I have a nexus 4 and a SGS5 and i only like the S5 because it has a bigger screen and a better camera. If you look at the whole picture i would prefer the N4 over the S5 everyday.. CM makes my S5 worth using but touchwiz makes me hate it!
I can imagine that people that always had Samsung can't live without but not me, I've had many different brands and the N4 is by far the best I've ever had.
It might sound stupid but i was a samsung s6 user. I use to run samsung own experience (oreo based) rom and i recently switched to redmi note 7. I miss my old phone interface/ ui. So i am just wondering if it is possible to port any samsung rom (one ui preferebly) for redmi note 7???
Well, it most likely is possible, but no one wants to spend A LOT of time to port such ROM just for a few people to use. The best way to go about this is to find a Samsung-like theme in the MIUI themes store
I don' t think anyone will try to port a samsung rom to Redmi note 7.I had a J5 2016 before this phone and was a great phone but redmi is better and more uptodate with better chipset and miui ui is just as good as samsungs ui or better in my opinion.Is best to leave the samsung behind you as this rom has great developers here with some great aosp roms.And of course miui are great with rom updates probably faster than just about any other phone maker.