Hi all,
It's been awhile since I've last modded my phone (came off of a t-mobile Vibrant). In the beginning, it used to be easy flashing and modding, but since the whole KNOX debacle, I haven't wanted to touch my phone in fear of screwing over my warranty (for this reason alone, this will definitely be my last Samsung purchase). My phone is still on it's original 4.2.2 firmware but my internal SD is almost completely full and I've moved all that I could onto my external SD already. Not only that, but I'm tired of having to close out some 26-28 apps running in the background everytime I want to play a game or read my kindle.
Now that I've gone through that little story, I'm trying to catch up on things on the forum. Here are a few questions in the back of my mind that I need to know the answer to:
a. If I decide to flash a custom 4.4.+ ROM and want to go back down to my stock one (for warranty purposes) would it be possible to downgrade?
b. Is Kitkat stable or should I stick to the 4.3 ROMs?
c. If I get a custom AOSP ROM, would I definitely lose features such as screen mirroring (I use that one a lot since I also own a Sammy tv)?
d. Are there custom bootloaders available (I REALLY want to avoid anything remotely official looking)?
e. Which ROMs tend to be the more stable - AOSP or TWiz based?
Thanks in advance for any info shared.
a. For the ROM and modem yes, but you will NOT be able to downgrade the bootloader (searching KNOX)
b. All hail KitKat
c. Probably, but I think you will lose such function .
d. How come bootloader be customized?
e. Not a question, such subject is not allowed in xda, try for yourself, but in your case, probably the stock
Oniyuri said:
Hi all,
It's been awhile since I've last modded my phone (came off of a t-mobile Vibrant). In the beginning, it used to be easy flashing and modding, but since the whole KNOX debacle, I haven't wanted to touch my phone in fear of screwing over my warranty (for this reason alone, this will definitely be my last Samsung purchase). My phone is still on it's original 4.2.2 firmware but my internal SD is almost completely full and I've moved all that I could onto my external SD already. Not only that, but I'm tired of having to close out some 26-28 apps running in the background everytime I want to play a game or read my kindle.
Now that I've gone through that little story, I'm trying to catch up on things on the forum. Here are a few questions in the back of my mind that I need to know the answer to:
a. If I decide to flash a custom 4.4.+ ROM and want to go back down to my stock one (for warranty purposes) would it be possible to downgrade?
b. Is Kitkat stable or should I stick to the 4.3 ROMs?
c. If I get a custom AOSP ROM, would I definitely lose features such as screen mirroring (I use that one a lot since I also own a Sammy tv)?
d. Are there custom bootloaders available (I REALLY want to avoid anything remotely official looking)?
e. Which ROMs tend to be the more stable - AOSP or TWiz based?
Thanks in advance for any info shared.
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a. Yes you can with custom rom + custom kernel that support older bootloader
b. stable
c. forget it
d. no, only custom kernel which support older bootloader for kitkat
e. TW
I'm using cm 10.2 on my d800. its been kinda buggy lately with the contacts and music widget crashing. I figure I'll put lollipop on. whats the most stable bug free rom to use? I was thinking either cm 12 or stock lg g2 lollipop update. I need a stable phone. I prefer the stock lollipop look so the lg g2 lollipop update isn't my first choice.
I am exactly like you, only that I have the Lollipop Update (D800 - v30f) but I want a Stock Lollipop-Looked Rom, but at the same time I want the LG's features like QuickMemo+ and QuickRemote, so if someone know how I could have this kind of LG's features on a AOSP Rom, I will be so geatfull!
JoeBro19 said:
I am exactly like you, only that I have the Lollipop Update (D800 - v30f) but I want a Stock Lollipop-Looked Rom, but at the same time I want the LG's features like QuickMemo+ and QuickRemote, so if someone know how I could have this kind of LG's features on a AOSP Rom, I will be so geatfull!
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I think the stock roms for any android version are missing a lot of camera features that come with the lg roms, right?
cloudy?
droidfreak007 said:
cloudy?
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cloudy g2 3.0 looks like the lg g3 rom. has the lg skin.
it seems like a very good option if i can't find a unskinned rom.
imo lollipop is unstable on the whole (memory leak, redraws, etc) which is why im still on cloudy kk.
You could use the aosp stock laucher on top of standard lg Lollipop. From http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/help/upload-aosp-launcher-apk-lollipop-please-t2944079
Don't know if that will run on the G2... But why shouldn't it?
droidfreak007 said:
imo lollipop is unstable on the whole (memory leak, redraws, etc) which is why im still on cloudy kk.
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I've been on Lollipop since day 1, I've had 0 redraws, and I don't think I have memory leak, but I'm not sure how could I test that, seeing the running apps currently I have 733 MB free RAM, System uses 583 MB and Apps use 542 MB, I don't know how good is that, but I know that my experience on Lollipop has been great, I couldn't use KitKat for a minute (at least not stock KitKat, Cloudy's ROM is way better).
straylight23 said:
You could use the aosp stock laucher on top of standard lg Lollipop. From http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/help/upload-aosp-launcher-apk-lollipop-please-t2944079
Don't know if that will run on the G2... But why shouldn't it?
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Or just download Nova? But that's still not the same as running a 5.1 stock ROM, I miss some things from my old phone which was running 5.1, and I can't replace that with apps.
Pr3no said:
I've been on Lollipop since day 1, I've had 0 redraws, and I don't think I have memory leak, but I'm not sure how could I test that, seeing the running apps currently I have 733 MB free RAM, System uses 583 MB and Apps use 542 MB, I don't know how good is that, but I know that my experience on Lollipop has been great, I couldn't use KitKat for a minute (at least not stock KitKat, Cloudy's ROM is way better).
Or just download Nova? But that's still not the same as running a 5.1 stock ROM, I miss some things from my old phone which was running 5.1, and I can't replace that with apps.
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what rom are you using now? cloudy g2 3.0 ?
Just stock Lollipop (I mean LG's stock Lollipop, not AOSP-stock).
Give Tsunamical's Euphoria-OS 1.1 a try: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/development/rom-euphoria-os-1-1-t3114678
Euphoria-OS is from the same team that gave us the awesome Mahdi ROM for KitKat. Tsunamical has put a CAF-based kernel on it and done a bunch of other work. It's a fast, solid, daily driver quality ROM with lots of good features but without a lot of bloat.
My experience: stock lollipop + nova launcher set on fast + set 0.5 animations transitions and duration in developer options menu + kernel dorimanx in signature (performance profile). Rock stable super smooth and very good battery life.
tnstatc said:
Give Tsunamical's Euphoria-OS 1.1 a try: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g2/development/rom-euphoria-os-1-1-t3114678
Euphoria-OS is from the same team that gave us the awesome Mahdi ROM for KitKat. Tsunamical has put a CAF-based kernel on it and done a bunch of other work. It's a fast, solid, daily driver quality ROM with lots of good features but without a lot of bloat.
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I'm not sure if he is asking about Stock LG Lollipop or Stock Android. Regardless these are some good suggestions. I personally LOVE the stock LG rom. Like above, I use Nova regardless and .5 Animations.
The Verizon Stock Lollipop 39A is apparently supreme in this case, enough to warrant people porting it. Because the Verizon Variant is GSM unlocked, there isn't much hassle getting it to work on GSM international and Tmobile phones. Most of the "new" stuff Verizon lollipop brings is mostly more Material design in the dialer, messaging, email, etc. I know there is a port thread here somewhere if you look. I honestly didn't have a problem with it. It was MUCH more stable than the CM based roms. The G3 rom ports are also pretty good but buggy on the Verizon model (international G3 ported was lacking Verizon features). I always ended up back on stock.
I've tried going back to the Stock Android Lollipop but I constantly miss the small LG features of the LG rom. There are just too many cool things LG offers like the Floating notifications for Phone and Messaging, Wifi File Sharing, Keyboard, etc. These are things you can't download from the Play Store and have them intregrated like LG has it.
But no matter the base rom, I always use Nova, .5, lower DPI, and SideBar.
The only thing I really like is the CM Theme Engine to randomly swap out the system themes. But I like the white theme of the LG rom. This is the only phone I have actually stayed on the manufactures rom longer than a week; kept it for 2 years and since upgraded to the LG G4.
Hi guys,
it's been a while since I don't upgrade my G2 (16 GB - orinally branded TRE-H3G Italy, but since the second day always de-branded). I'm still on Kitkat v20H. At the time of Lollipop release I decided not to upgrade because of several bugs, mostly notifies' bugs (I remember only this precisely) and that was not acceptable for me. My priorities are: battery-life, stabilty and camera. Let's sum up some points, in order of importance-priority, since I'd like to upgrade (some apps are now requesting at least android 5.0.x):
1) Is there an original formware (no-brand) which is bug-free? (the only branded FW I could be interested could be TRE-H3G Italy);
2) If none of the original FWs are bug-free, is there any stock-based ROM without bugs? (I prefer this solution to the next, beacuse, if I'm not wrong, points 1 e 2 are the only that preserve camera at its maximum level... tell me if I'm wrong);
3) If point 2 is not possible too, is there a custom ROM, in this case even MM or Nougat, with very very very few bugs (repeating that battery-life, stability and camera are my priorities).
I hope someone can help and advise me.
This is a real Guide from neodapsi or just a setup?
I guess I can't find a good ROM there...
Anyway, what is your recommendation to get the YD206 to a newer (only if better and fully functional) ROM aside from the 4.4.3 it came with.
OTA doesn't seem to discover updates - or would you guys recommend to stay where I am?
I believe there is an Official Marshmallow rom floating about.
It works great, not much support otherwise if you want the 2nd screen...
there is a KK version (what you have), lollipop version, and marshmallow version. what you have is by far the most stable, the marshmallow version has the most features, and the lollipop version is a good in between. im using the marshmallow version right now
I have Lenovo A7010 the 2GB ram version, it has been a while since I used it but I must use it now for a while until I can save enough money to buy another one so I wanted a light custom ROM to install it on it because the updated version of the stock ROM take 80+% of the RAM all the time so it freezes all the time
any suggestions ?