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Clean custom rom to recommend?

Hi all,
I'm new to android & I'm equally frustrated about the lack of internal storage. I'm on a 16GB S4 I9505 & like many users, out of box storage is limited. I would like to know if there's a custom rom that works well despite being clean, smooth & allows better battery life than the stock JB 4.2.2.
I've tried using Titanium Backup to try removing bloatware like S Health & ChatOn but the list is too long to carry on removing one by one. Not mentioning I do not have much knowledge about android & am worried that if I removed the wrong app, might screw up the phone itself.
Therefore I'm searching for a clean custom rom which is debloated, runs smoothly & give me more battery life out of the device.
I tend to browse the Web, text, watch videos on YouTube & maybe just some games. Any recommendations would be welcomed & please help me by providing more information such as what bloatwares are removed etc as I might still need some of the basic apps.
Regards.

Try the CyanogenMod roms. They are fully clean and pretty fast. Before you flash it ,make a backup of your phone/ rom so you can switch back to it if you don't like it.
--edit: you can find those roms in the official galaxy s4 i9505 development forum.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda app-developers app

PleaseClickHere said:
Hi all,
I'm new to android & I'm equally frustrated about the lack of internal storage. I'm on a 16GB S4 I9505 & like many users, out of box storage is limited. I would like to know if there's a custom rom that works well despite being clean, smooth & allows better battery life than the stock JB 4.2.2.
I've tried using Titanium Backup to try removing bloatware like S Health & ChatOn but the list is too long to carry on removing one by one. Not mentioning I do not have much knowledge about android & am worried that if I removed the wrong app, might screw up the phone itself.
Therefore I'm searching for a clean custom rom which is debloated, runs smoothly & give me more battery life out of the device.
I tend to browse the Web, text, watch videos on YouTube & maybe just some games. Any recommendations would be welcomed & please help me by providing more information such as what bloatwares are removed etc as I might still need some of the basic apps.
Regards.
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Hi,
You have a choice of ME2 or ME3 stock slim-line de-bloated ROMS.
Look HERE

malybru said:
Hi,
You have a choice of ME2 or ME3 stock slim-line de-bloated ROMS.
Look HERE
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+1 ^^
If you dont wanna loose ALL the samsung/touchwiz features then above is a good option.
If you like stock rom, BUT find its usually just a little to slow/bloated
And also like the ability to flash custom kernel/recovery then the rom's in the link posted above are really nice.
You could do all the things to the your base rom to make it the same as the ones in above posted link, but the 1 file flash via odin is so convenient for most.

mmywro save
Swanseatom said:
+1 ^^
If you dont wanna loose ALL the samsung/touchwiz features then above is a good option.
If you like stock rom, BUT find its usually just a little to slow/bloated
And also like the ability to flash custom kernel/recovery then the rom's in the link posted above are really nice.
You could do all the things to the your base rom to make it the same as the ones in above posted link, but the 1 file flash via odin is so convenient for most.
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Hi, thanks for your reply.
I kept reading about custom kernels etc but I'm not really sure what it does & which one is the better ones or best out there.

malybru said:
Hi,
You have a choice of ME2 or ME3 stock slim-line de-bloated ROMS.
Look HERE
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What's the difference between ME2/3? Region difference?

PleaseClickHere said:
What's the difference between ME2/3? Region difference?
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Hi,
ME3 is the latest version.
Sent telepathically from my S4

I8190XXANA2 is better than older ones ;) ... just takes longer to set up :P

OK, so yesterday I flashed the new ANA2 firmware and immediately saw that it uses much less RAM resources than the previous versions. Although the only downside is that it returns everything to stock (there isn't a pre-rooted one yet). And by "everything" I mean EVERYTHING : no more root ; stock recovery and a bunch of annoying apps and bloatware. So you gotta install CWM (or TWRP) again, through ODIN, then you gotta root your phone, again, with Chainfire's SuperSU app through the custom recovery. And finally you gotta install an app like Freezer to disable the bloatware (NOTE-Google Maps and Google Magazines need to be deleted from .../system/app, because for some reason they won't stay freezed after a reboot). The other thing is (at least with me) that the official samsung boot and shutdown logo are replaced by ones from Movistar (it's an operator?) and the boot up sound is missing, but if you dig a bit here in xda, you'll find a post for the Galaxy S2 which has all the S3 Mini original animations needed to restore your phone's boot and shutdown logo If you really want the boot sound back, again search a bit here and you'll find a post which has a collection of S3 system sounds (which are the same as our S3 Mini's) and you just have to copy the file "PowerON.ogg" to ...system/media/audio/ui replacing the existing one. I think it's just better to replace the whole "audio" folder, 'cause there might be some other sounds missing.
And yeah, that's about it about the new firmware. Please note that I've downloaded this http://live.samsung-updates.com/details/24398/Galaxy_S_3_Mini/GT-I8190/XEC/I8190XXANA2.html version of the ANA2 firmware, so changes may vary between other versions of it.
If you can't find the posts for the original sounds and boot stuff, ask in this thread and I'll upload them to mediafire and post links here
! ! ! ALWAYS MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP OF YOUR CURRENT ROM AND HAVE IT ON YOUR EXTERNAL SD CARD JUST IN CASE ! ! !

Do you mean that samsung deleted much of theire apps in the new firmware?

Whitefoxy said:
Do you mean that samsung deleted much of theire apps in the new firmware?
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well, actually no. They've added a few more apps but you can get rid of them either with Freezer or by deleting them from system/app
Either way, you MUST be rooted

Ah oke , do you might know witch apps i get new? becaus i have been notified on my Phone that an update is available . Im currious

Fresh version of baseband, and this would be for I8190, not I8190N model, right ?
Dont ask how i know, but flashing wrong version is a really really bad idea........

webgringo said:
Fresh version of baseband, and this would be for I8190, not I8190N model, right ?
Dont ask how i know, but flashing wrong version is a really really bad idea........
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yes. everything is fresh and the above one is for the GT-I8190, but there is a ANA1 firmware for your I8190N model Here it is : http://live.samsung-updates.com/details/24083/Galaxy_S_3_Mini/GT-I8190N/TMZ/I8190NXXANA1.html

Whitefoxy said:
Ah oke , do you might know witch apps i get new? becaus i have been notified on my Phone that an update is available . Im currious
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well, I remember getting Google Magazines, for sure, but i forgot if there are any others. Tomorrow I'll flash ANA2 again as I wanna have the ANA2 kernel (currently on bln one) for better performance. Will let you know before I start freezing and deleting them

ok, so I reinstalled ANA2 and there are a few new apps like : Gun Bros , Google Magazines , Emotico , Mucika and Movistar

Thanks , but so the unwanted apps grow more ... i believe its almost time for me to excualy search somebody in real life that can root .
Can the new firmware help my battery to last longer? becaus my Phone's battery only last for 7 hours ...

Whitefoxy said:
Thanks , but so the unwanted apps grow more ... i believe its almost time for me to excualy search somebody in real life that can root .
Can the new firmware help my battery to last longer? becaus my Phone's battery only last for 7 hours ...
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I think it helps, but can't tell exactly as I've got apps that save up battery. Here's my setup :
DU Battery Saver PRO (paid ; needs root) - only turned on the Low CPU Frequency When Screen Locked option
Boosters Plus Battery Saver PRO (paid ; needs root) - Turned on all boosters (Double booster on ones which have that option)
Tasker (paid) - i use it so that my phone goes into Airplane Mode from 00:00 to 07:00 and to turn on 3G only when I launch specified apps
Battery Saving Build.prop Tweaks (...system/build.prop) - add the following lines at the very end of the build.prop file, then save it and reboot -->
ro.ril.disable.power.collapse=0
pm.sleep_mode=1
With the above settings and the new firmware I got 5% drain from 23:00 to 07:00, which is amazing for me. The trick is to be able to use your phone without it lagging or lacking features, but when the screen turns off, all the above mentioned things take effect and greatly preserve battery life.
P.S. I can tell you how to root your phone it it's the international GT-I8190 version. I've even got all the stuff needed on my PC if you can't find something.

Oke thanks ,
I have never used custom rom . So i first gonne see if the new firmware thingy can help and otherwise i install custom rom

Whitefoxy said:
Oke thanks ,
I have never used custom rom . So i first gonne see if the new firmware thingy can help and otherwise i install custom rom
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I was like that 'bout a year ago, but yesterday I remembered that there is nothing better than the latest stock firmware for a device. With all custom roms that i've tried FF6 and a bunch of other games and the whole UI lagged very much. As of yesterday, it runs smooth again (just like when I bought my phone).

Ah oke good to know

I'm installing it now... but can u plz share the link for boot and sounds staff

Ahmed.ragab said:
I'm installing it now... but can u plz share the link for boot and sounds staff
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Here are the boot anims : http://www.mediafire.com/download/xaa1fi5k5f3xxdc/(SGS3Mini)+Original+Boot+Animations.rar
And here are the system sounds : https://www.dropbox.com/s/ughgx2b7ymddut2/original system sounds.rar

koragg97 said:
Here are the boot anims : http://www.mediafire.com/download/xaa1fi5k5f3xxdc/(SGS3Mini)+Original+Boot+Animations.rar
And here are the system sounds : https://www.dropbox.com/s/ughgx2b7ymddut2/original system sounds.rar
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thank you

The for info
Sent from my GT-I8190 using xda app-developers app

Maclaw ROM is much better than stock, also for battery life now. One GMAIL push sync + wApp will last 2 days moderate usage.

4everAnoob said:
Maclaw ROM is much better than stock, also for battery life now. One GMAIL push sync + wApp will last 2 days moderate usage.
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Yeah i know, but the only thing that prevents me from switching is that there is no TouchWiz in CM (and i love touchwiz launcher) xD
Anyway, i was talking about how the newest STOCK firmware is better than the other STOCK ones.
Currently waiting for DModv7, though

does anybody know a way to enable 4way reboot for this latest firmware?

[Q] 100% working KITKAT

hi. the request is in the title. what 4.4.4 rom works flawlessly?
i mean without the camera crash
without bluetooth killing wifi
without random crashes/bugs
with IR stuff working
stable & privacy stuff included.
i dont care if its TW, cm or aosp but i want a working rom. i do NOT want to reboot each time i want to take a photo. i dont want to flash 14 kernels to get a basic feature to work. **** that. any suggestion guys?

kaott said:
hi. the request is in the title. what 4.4.4 rom works flawlessly?
i mean without the camera crash
without bluetooth killing wifi
without random crashes/bugs
with IR stuff working
stable & privacy stuff included.
i dont care if its TW, cm or aosp but i want a working rom. i do NOT want to reboot each time i want to take a photo. i dont want to flash 14 kernels to get a basic feature to work. **** that. any suggestion guys?
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Please specify your phone model.

its i9505

kaott said:
its i9505
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Flash latest STOCK rom.

kaott said:
its i9505
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Go to http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares write your phone model, select your country and then you can dowload it for free. When it is downloaded flash it with odin.

How to get the best performance AND stability out of our Galaxy s3(Noob friendly)

BRACE YOURSELVES,LONG POST COMING!!
So,this phone is my very first one since 2013,and because i LOVE to tinker every software(even on pc) i decided to tinker my very first smartphone to the best performance possible !
I Learned a lot about this phone and 2 years later i decided to help others reach this point of optimization for this phone..
MY choice for android version for this phone is Jellybean(4.3) and i can explain why.
I choose this version because we want to operate our phone without A-N-Y bugs or FC's...
I choose this version because we want to get the best out of our camera....
i chose this version because I think(please dont sent hate posts) its the lightest software WHILE maintaning stability :fingers-crossed:
Well lets get started then!!
ROM:The best jellybean rom in terms of performance PLUS stability (my personal opinion again) is Just archi'shttp://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...m-justarchis-sammy-stock-deodex-root-t2855613, (IMHO The best developer for this phone ).
this rom use very little resources and it is as close to stock as possible with the basics (in terms of flexibility) baked in :good:
Also we all hate to admit that Sammy stock ROM is the most optimized because their sources is closed (so in sammies 4.4.2 -4.4.4 that developers port is laggy after some long term use so we cant blame them).
KERNEL: I chose this kernel because WHILE having enough stability,it delivers MASSIVE performance boost-And this is Boeffla's in synergy with zanezam's boeffla kernel with uber toolchain http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/development/kernel-boeffla-kernel-linaro-zzmoove-t2629184 http://boeffla.df-kunde.de/zanezam/linaro/i9300/samsung/jb43/stable/. THUMBS UP TO THESE DEVELOPERS :good: !!!
OPTIMIZATIONS: I'D like to share my boeffla kernel profile.this profile is aimed just a bit to performance while having good Sot's (4 hours+)...
Use Greenify!!! Its the best app available capable of hibernate you apps of CHOICE,freeing RAM to make the device snappy
i'd recomment to use it with XPOSED as you have more options to hibernate even system apps! :good:
ADBLOCK: use Adaway.It saves you from these ads that not only they are irritating,but you save a LOT of cpy cycles,which means cooler phone,still snappy while browsing etc.
Xposed modules:the only frustration about this rom for me is that it has no advanced reboot.. But its obvious because rom is as close to stock as possible). so if you want this you must install APM+ module found in download section inside xposed installer or by this link: http://repo.xposed.info/module/hk.kennethso168.xposed.apmplus.
SOUND:After a lot of scripts and mods about sound in our phone,i decided to settle to [/FONT]V4A app and their drivers because it has INSANE volume boost WHILE maintaining quality :good: .
music application of choice is "Music" by SONY because i find it to work best with V4A. just move the apk to system app to work.normal install dont work!
SYSTEM APPS REMOVAL: I removed those system apps,freeing a good chunk of storage AND RAM, WHILE maintaining stability and no FC'S or bugs or anything.
there is the following:
ChocoEUKor
RoseEUKor
SNS
PanningtryActually.apk
Best face
My Files
Adapt sound(needed to install V4A)
Capability manager service
simcardpermission
CoolEUkor
DirectConnectManager
Direct ShareManager
DroidSerifitalic
Enterprise permissions
Multimedia ui service layer
Page buddy noti svc
Remote controls
Samsung link connectivity
SyncmlDS
daydreams
Live wallpaper support
contacts sync Google
Nfc
Internet(stock browser,replace w ith chrome)
Music FX
vpn dialogs
deep sea
voice record
FWDupgrade
music sto ck app
Cloud agent
bcservice
enterprise sim pinservice
Flashbar service
syscope service
vpn services
factory mode
factory mode
factory test
ims framework
indiservicemanager
MDMApp
OMACP
pickup tutorial
ultracfg
And with all that, i achieved very little Ram consumption and less Cpu cycles :good:
I hope you find this useful!
see attachments for my RAM usage without pressing clear all, and boeffla kernel profile of my own.give it a try!
sorry for long post!
cheers!
Funky Pear

Thanks for this, just what I needed, I just got this phone.. upgraded from galaxy s1 =) .. looking for a close to stock experience with some adds, without any bugs, ( on s1 we had "SauROM" ) .. I hope theres something similar for this device. Maybe ill try archis , is there any other alternatives?

fiskigt said:
Thanks for this, just what I needed, I just got this phone.. upgraded from galaxy s1 =) .. looking for a close to stock experience with some adds, without any bugs, ( on s1 we had "SauROM" ) .. I hope theres something similar for this device. Maybe ill try archis , is there any other alternatives?
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Im happy to help!
well, I must say that you should use the rom in the link first to see if you like sammy stock but a bit modded.there are many roms but ported Roms e.g Blekotas roms are indeed beautiful BUT due time eventually it starts to lag, which is not developers fault, its just a port.
Funky Pear​

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask! !!

The Funky Pear said:
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask! !!
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I would want a rom based on the latest official samsung firmware, this rom is not it I think , maybe it doesnt matter?
EDIT: nvm im just gonna try it.

The Funky Pear said:
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask! !!
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I have a issue, When I tried to install the zip, my CWM has no options to do so. All I have done so far is install CF-root. Do I need to install a recovery separately? how and what recovery should I install? Should I get boeffla kernel first?
And is there anything I should be worried about, do I need to update bootloader or anything like that. my current version is: i9300XXUGNA5 , with CF root.

Just flash TWRP not cwm its not compatible

fiskigt said:
I have a issue, When I tried to install the zip, my CWM has no options to do so. All I have done so far is install CF-root. Do I need to install a recovery separately? how and what recovery should I install? Should I get boeffla kernel first?
And is there anything I should be worried about, do I need to update bootloader or anything like that. my current version is: i9300XXUGNA5 , with CF root.
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Go to playstore and install supersu, it will say that root binary must be updated.it will ask you to reboot if it is successful. Then go to playstorw again and install twrp manager.and install twrp.it should be quick!
Funky Pear​

The Funky Pear said:
Go to playstore and install supersu, it will say that root binary must be updated.it will ask you to reboot if it is successful. Then go to playstorw again and install twrp manager.and install twrp.it should be quick!
Funky Pear​
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How come that the link you posted of kernel have last modified 2015-04-20. whats that u600
And on the official site downloads, the latest one there is last modified 2015-04-09.

fiskigt said:
How come that the link you posted of kernel have last modified 2015-04-20. whats that u600
And on the official site downloads, the latest one there is last modified 2015-04-09.
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Uber 600 is a toolchain and it should be the best kernel for this phone because its faster than other toolchains, but is just a tad less stable.it worth flashing though!!
Funky Pear​

Nice guide for the beginners Together with Greenify, i would add one more usefull app called Amplify , to block wakeclocks for the best battery life.

Cooldato said:
Nice guide for the beginners Together with Greenify, i would add one more usefull app called Amplify , to block wakeclocks for the best battery life.
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Well,you are right,but,i prefer to post the basics because i want to people understand what are they doing instead of blindly doing things. Amplify is a very good app but you should know what you are doing!!
Anyways,thanks for these words and as always im very happy to help for anything!
Funky Pear​

great tips! thanks

The Funky Pear said:
Well,you are right,but,i prefer to post the basics because i want to people understand what are they doing instead of blindly doing things. Amplify is a very good app but you should know what you are doing!!
Anyways,thanks for these words and as always im very happy to help for anything!
Funky Pear​
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Yeah that's true ^^ Good to know ppl still making guides about this old but great smartphone Good job once again ^^

Cooldato said:
Yeah that's true ^^ Good to know ppl still making guides about this old but great smartphone Good job once again ^^
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Thanks bro,i will try to add more things they can do,while keeping things simple and easy for anyone
Funky Pear​

I keep getting software update notifications, but I have installed a newer firmware (archis) than what I think the phone want to download (the latest version for my region, sweden is older than archis firmware in his thread).
going into settings I do not really see a option to disable to search for these updates.
Do you also get this?

You need to edit this post, you should not be advertising warez ...
The developer of the app in question is also a member of these forums and I wouldn't like him seeing other members pointing to his software being cracked...
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Do you really think 4.3 makes impact on Camera quality???

Thanks to the OP and some comments here! Maybe black themes like this could help with the battery life as well http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/vrtheme-allbacksblack-s3-3-hologrey-t2341829

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 910F Problems!

Hello,
I have some problems with my Note 4 910F with original firmware 5.1.1 updated OTA.
1. It gets really warm almost HOT sometime, in 5-10 min on Facebook News Feed, is normal? Sometime i have to use stylus because is really warm to use finger, not very, but it bothers me that warm. I tried to remove SDcard, clear cache, wipe everything , but nothing change.
I remove all the bloatwares, check if a app use the cpu more and yes, no app is use the cpu more to getting hot.
I need some assistant form someone who really know the Android Software, please if you are not sure don't post GUESS.
2. I receive almost all the time on Facebook News Feed an error, sometime tells me that isn't responding, sometime just restarts the app.

XDA4TheWOLF said:
Hello,
I have some problems with my Note 4 910F with original firmware 5.1.1 updated OTA.
1. It gets really warm almost HOT sometime, in 5-10 min on Facebook News Feed, is normal? Sometime i have to use stylus because is really warm to use finger, not very, but it bothers me that warm. I tried to remove SDcard, clear cache, wipe everything , but nothing change.
I remove all the bloatwares, check if a app use the cpu more and yes, no app is use the cpu more to getting hot.
I need some assistant form someone who really know the Android Software, please if you are not sure don't post GUESS.
2. I receive almost all the time on Facebook News Feed an error, sometime tells me that isn't responding, sometime just restarts the app.
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And thats why i dont use stock firmware/roms. If you are rooted then i would suggest you use a custom rom as they have removed all the faulty/buggy stuff from the rom. I am on kyubi rom and thats really fast smooth and no bugs at all. Everything works flawlessly and it never over heats...

Zionator said:
And thats why i dont use stock firmware/roms. If you are rooted then i would suggest you use a custom rom as they have removed all the faulty/buggy stuff from the rom. I am on kyubi rom and thats really fast smooth and no bugs at all. Everything works flawlessly and it never over heats...
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Can you please post a complete tutorial with links with how to root note 4 please?
Post links for downloads etc.
Thank you in advance!
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OK all you do is look in general forum for note 4 and there is a guide with links to root. A general rule here on xda is not being lazy. People will help you if you hit a dead end or so but you have to drive your own car.

Can you please post the link where the root thread is?
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Zionator said:
OK all you do is look in general forum for note 4 and there is a guide with links to root. A general rule here on xda is not being lazy. People will help you if you hit a dead end or so but you have to drive your own car.
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As Zionater already has said, don't be lazy

Is not about lazy here, is about HELP. tryed to root now my phone keeps restarting. Not everyone know where to search, not everyone know about android and root. i searched on google. So maybe is somebody that want to help me what to do, not offtopics guys.

XDA4TheWOLF said:
Is not about lazy here, is about HELP. tryed to root now my phone keeps restarting. Not everyone know where to search, not everyone know about android and root. i searched on google. So maybe is somebody that want to help me what to do, not offtopics guys.
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Zionater suggested to search in the general forum,just above the troubleshooting section ,try it,Google is not allways your friend

Nevermind, i will stay with stock. Thank you for nothing.

Hi @XDA4TheWOLF
What help are you looking for? How to root your device and flash a custom ROM?

_mone said:
Hi @XDA4TheWOLF
What help are you looking for? How to root your device and flash a custom ROM?
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Yes

Nevermind, i already installed a stock firmware, with those 2 offtopic guys i will waste a lot of time. So now is much better with stock. In the past i have a lot of bloatwares. But it was ok if they really post some links, almost **** my phone because some bad turorials and maybe there are others users that want a good tutorials. Anyway my job is done and i'm happy with the stock firmware and no bloatwares.
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