Hi Guys,
One of the main reasons I've still got my G2 is because I love Kit Kat. I've felt over the last few years that Google have been going in the wrong direction with Lollipop and Marshmallow. For a tablet, 5 & 6 are good but for a phone, I would miss the preview window when using face unlock too much. (I've tried Lollipop and hated the smart face feature.)
I have few complaints with stock 20H but I know the G2 could be so much faster and smoother like my old Nexus 5 when running 4.4.4. :angel:
Can anyone recommend a ROM that is as simple as stock 4.4.4 and has the latest security patches?
Thanks in advance. :highfive:
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Hi, maybe I have too simplistic an understanding of these things but I'm struggling to understand what seems to be a clamour to return to stock/unroot to allow the OTA to 4.4.2. I rooted and installed a custom KitKat ROM to remove the bloatware and to have a similar UI as my Nexus 7.
What would be the advantages of having of having stock 4.4.2 bloatware included ? My thoughts were to hang off until a custom stock KitKat ROM is developed and released, and flash that (if at all, DroidKangv1 is working very well for me on my D802)
Or am I way off the mark here and missing something obvious ?
Cheers,
np
naepace said:
Hi, maybe I have too simplistic an understanding of these things but I'm struggling to understand what seems to be a clamour to return to stock/unroot to allow the OTA to 4.4.2. I rooted and installed a custom KitKat ROM to remove the bloatware and to have a similar UI as my Nexus 7.
What would be the advantages of having of having stock 4.4.2 bloatware included ? My thoughts were to hang off until a custom stock KitKat ROM is developed and released, and flash that (if at all, DroidKangv1 is working very well for me on my D802)
Or am I way off the mark here and missing something obvious ?
Cheers,
np
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The clamour is that its new. Its the latest and greatest with new things to discover. And new things are awesome. Ive gone back to stock and Im loving it so far, there's a lot of cool features that you miss out on by using aosp roms. There currently is a 4.4 stock rom in the developement section if your keen just be aware that there is no root for it yet.
I actually went back to stock 4.2.2 after experiencing issues using the camera and GPS at the same time on the custom ROM I was using.
If I wanted to flash a stock 4.4 kdz I presume it is the same procedure I used to return to stock but obviously with the correct 4.4 kdz file ?
Cheers.
Yeah correct its the same and its this rom here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2665985
Theres plenty of info in that thread.
I thought about doing it but the mixed results people got sort of turned me off. And the fact that recovery doesn't work on it.
Should be interesting though.
Hello all,
I've had my Nexus 4 for over 2 years now and had an S1 since Android 2.2 (Froyo). I've tried Lollipop when it was first ported and multiple times after that. However, I never seemed to like it's new UI, the sound management, and many more things.
I've created this thread to see if anyone agrees with me and would like to provide their opinion.
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I hate lollipop too!
Kitkat fan here
I owned nexus 4 two days ago, it was on 5.0.1 and i really love it! I rooted it today and flashed twrp then i flashed panaroid 4.4.4 rom. YOU KNOW WHAT? I flashed back the stock lollipop (backup). I think lollipop is the best! And i am now downloading latest cm 12 nightlies just to check it!
Lollipop is the best specially in my nexus 4
EDIT: CM12 nightlie is amazing (lollipop), now using cm12
You just can't compare the user experience (not just talking about the UI) with any other previous android version. It's just miles ahead and I can say we've finally got a completely mature OS.
Lollipop fan here, and I've been using the green robot for four years as well.
I'll take a slightly broken Lollypop over a stale candy bar or rotten Apple any day
I have a good impression about lollipop in general..i.ll like to try some kk roms but i found that incons are too big..maybe i need to use anither launcher..i dont know..anyway , lollipop is fine..i.m ok with it
Hated It
I tried lollipop for a week, Flashed back my CM11 4.4.4 That is my favorite ROM .
Hey guys
I want to ask you a few things, i have installed a 6.0.1 custom rom on my J500M, too nice but yesterday a picked up the J5 of a friend and it has 5.1.1 and it was "faster" that my installed custom rom.
The question is that what do you prefer
5.1.1 or 6.0.1??
Wich is faster??
What do you thing
I have J500FN. It doesn't have MM update and I won't use MM even if it would have because I don't need to change from 5.1.1.
If features from latest version can be achieved on previous one, then I don't see a point in upgrading as long as you're good with the actual version.
Performance of phone can be downgraded by using crap apps like Facebook, Messenger and so on. Also, Xposed can make the phone slow.
Latest android version doesn't mean always better.
My opinion.
Tnks, i´ll downgrade too lollipop, i decided because MM isn´t the best friend of tocuhwiz, i prefer lollipop touchwiz rom
I upgraded my J500H to 6.0.1. And after few days of use I downgraded back to 5.1.1. There isn't much new things in 6.0.1 and I felt that my device is faster in 5.1.1. So prefer 5.1.1 & again this is my personal view others may disagree with me.
Marshmallow has heating problem ...so I had to downgrade to lollipop after using it ...but I am sure that battery life of marshmallow is way better than lollipop
no heating issue whatsoever , great battery life . security updates to keep malware away. what else could you wish for
Hello guys, after my G4 has done ("suicide") I'm now with my old Nexus 4, just updated it from 4.4.4 to 5.0.1, as I understand this is the last official firmware for this device.
I don't know if because I've used a faster devices but this one is so lagging, stuck... I want any recommendation of a great ROM that make it a SUPER again
thanks in advance!
Try cm13 official or chroma.
Nougat roms are fine too but still there are few little bugs that need to be sorted out.
Performance wise, yes they are fast.
Sent from my Nexus 4
Fake Nexus 6.0 + root
Stable, fast and nexus stock feeling.
After the battery exploded on my Nexus 4, I got a Moto G (2015); around the same general price point. I then was able to repair the Nexus 4, but much like your experience I it was really painful to use after using the much speedier Moto G. I highly doubt you can make it "super" though. Chroma helped in the speed department and is super stable, but it is no longer supported (No more updates). I just keep the phone as an emergency backup (No cell plan). I am probably going to move to CM 13 next just so I get timely security updates, but I can't speak about the speed because I never used it. I would really like to go with CM 14 so I don't have to do this twice, but I would rather wait for the official release, as stability is most important to me.
PsyOr said:
Hello guys, after my G4 has done ("suicide") I'm now with my old Nexus 4, just updated it from 4.4.4 to 5.0.1, as I understand this is the last official firmware for this device.
I don't know if because I've used a faster devices but this one is so lagging, stuck... I want any recommendation of a great ROM that make it a SUPER again
thanks in advance!
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There is no possibility that the ROM was tailored for everyone.
People have different preferences and are looking for different qualities.
People will tell you:
(...) ROM is fast, (...) ROM is stable!
The truth is that all the ROMs contain errors. It is the human factor.
If you test several that you know best.
I hard reset the device, now got new FOTA few official updates to 5.1.1 build LMY48T
I guess its the last official update by google for this device.
After the hard reset the device run smooth and fast (maybe the update from 4.4.4 to 5.0.1 without hard reset caused a the issue)
Try pure nexus
Hi all,
I recently tested my S5 with LolliPop (Stock), Marshmallow (Stock) and Nougat (Custom) and downgraded to KitKat again to see which one has the best performance.
KitKat is running about 2 months smoothly and super fast.
So, I'm just curious about security. It's ok to use it?
Do you know others disadvantages?
30hz said:
Hi all,
I recently tested my S5 with LolliPop (Stock), Marshmallow (Stock) and Nougat (Custom) and downgraded to KitKat again to see which one has the best performance.
KitKat is running about 2 months smoothly and super fast.
So, I'm just curious about security. It's ok to use it?
Do you know others disadvantages?
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Whatever patches were applied to that OS might be the only security you will have until you upgrade. I know one of the biggest problems for me with older OS like that is some apps are not compatible with older versions of android. I know a lot of google apps stop working at 4.2 so you should be ok.
Fear_The_Fluff said:
Whatever patches were applied to that OS might be the only security you will have until you upgrade. I know one of the biggest problems for me with older OS like that is some apps are not compatible with older versions of android. I know a lot of google apps stop working at 4.2 so you should be ok.
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Oh thanks, I think I'm ok with the apps.
30hz said:
Hi all,
I recently tested my S5 with LolliPop (Stock), Marshmallow (Stock) and Nougat (Custom) and downgraded to KitKat again to see which one has the best performance.
KitKat is running about 2 months smoothly and super fast.
So, I'm just curious about security. It's ok to use it?
Do you know others disadvantages?
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Just curious, how much memory do you have available with KitKat?
e.g. on a 16GB S5 running 6.0.1 Marshmallow, I have 11.3GB available to apps.
Thanks.