Is I9500 ROM Development Dead Already? - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey people. I just wanna ask you something that bugs me to buy a new phone which I don't want to by the way. Is I9500 ROM development dead or what?
I see Nougat ROMs for older phones (say CM14 on S3) while even CM13 doesn't work perfectly on I9500. And I didn't come up with a new I9500 ROM for a long time. I don't want to be disrespectful for the devs for their splendid work but newer ROMs are the forks of the older ones as far as I can guess.
These all sums up my real question: Did development community ditch I9500 and is it time to dump I9500?

Reason for the slow development is EXYNOS
That's all you need to know,Devs are trying. It's not easy at all. S4 is an old device anyway
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just rooted my galaxy s4 on 4.3 and whats a cool CUSTOM ROM i should get

just rooted my galaxy s4 on 4.3 and whats a cool CUSTOM ROM i should get?? I'd like for a cool ROM that works and doesn't have many bugs!
Try them all, spend time in the development threads and see what wonderful products our fine members have to offer.
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[Q] Why is there not any AOSP or Cyanogen ROM for S4 i9500?

The AOSP and cyanogen Roms which are available all of them have camera issues and other bugs. Why is it so?
Is it impossible to run AOSP on s4 i9500? If yes, then why so?
Is it because developers are slacking and just dont want to make a AOSP custom rom for s4 i9500 or there is something which limits developer from making AOSP avialable for s4 i9500. maybe samsung hasnt given tools or drivers to developers.
All the custom roms available for s4 i9500 . They all have written at the end of the thread that The rom is based on Stock firmware.
What is a firmware? Isnt it same as kernel?
Yeah I know I am total noob.
diper07 said:
The AOSP and cyanogen Roms which are available all of them have camera issues and other bugs. Why is it so?
Is it impossible to run AOSP on s4 i9500? If yes, then why so?
Is it because developers are slacking and just dont want to make a AOSP custom rom for s4 i9500 or there is something which limits developer from making AOSP avialable for s4 i9500. maybe samsung hasnt given tools or drivers to developers.
All the custom roms available for s4 i9500 . They all have written at the end of the thread that The rom is based on Stock firmware.
What is a firmware? Isnt it same as kernel?
Yeah I know I am total noob.
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CM Based
Aokp - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2654985
Mokee - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578676
Don't panic, I can see ROMs based on AOSP here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9500-develop
I have personally never seen a i9500 so I beleive they are just not that common or shipped to countries where there is a lack of devs. How about cooking your own? I've started to develop my own ROM which I'm using right now.
Firmware is a full system
The kernel also partly firmware
The kernel is the core of android
If no kernel will not boot
Note: sorry if i am wrong
I9500 has an exynos chipset which had been looked down by Samsung. This has been the case since the Galaxy S2. AOSP Roms exist for the i9500 but they won't be the most stable things you will try, so you are better off staying with the original software or a rom based on the original software.
Androiders96 said:
CM Based
Aokp - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2654985
Mokee - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578676
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as I said these roms have some serious bugs like random reboots bluetooth not working camera not working. These roms arnt good for a casual user.
DallaryPT said:
Don't panic, I can see ROMs based on AOSP here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/i9500-develop
I have personally never seen a i9500 so I beleive they are just not that common or shipped to countries where there is a lack of devs. How about cooking your own? I've started to develop my own ROM which I'm using right now.
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Developing your own ROM is cool thing. That's what I will be doing after my next month exams.. I dont actually own a s4 i9500 but my cousin has it. I have xolo a500s. It's pretty looking device. I would like to port 4.4 kitkat AOSP rom on it.. :victory:
Androiders96 said:
Firmware is a full system
The kernel also partly firmware
The kernel is the core of android
If no kernel will not boot
Note: sorry if i am wrong
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Thanks for replying. I think you are right. Firmware = rom + kernel.
ballsofsteel said:
I9500 has an exynos chipset which had been looked down by Samsung. This has been the case since the Galaxy S2. AOSP Roms exist for the i9500 but they won't be the most stable things you will try, so you are better off staying with the original software or a rom based on the original software.
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Yeah that's it. Samsung doesn't share the full source code of it's exynos chip. half of the sourcecode is closed source. They just don't give the full source code to the developers. That's why developers fail to make custom kernels and roms.
But now I wonder why do samsung do this? Maybe they dont want other phone makers to know their unique performance tweaks which they have put in sourcecode.
Lesson learnt never buy Exynos powered device. Always try to get snapdragon powered device.

i am really sad whay i9515

hello all ,
i am really sad all old and newest phones are supported by xda developers why the s4 i9515 qualcom snapdragon600 not supported there are no miui rom no cm11 rom and many custom rom i and a lot of people want to supported this phone we all want to supported phone all developers here they are good and well give us what we want .
and thanks a lot:good:
perhaps because it comes as a model which is based on flagship and owners of such phones are less
maybe in time
when i9515 well be run custom roms
thank you
king6767 said:
when i9515 well be run custom roms
thank you
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Probably never unless someone ports it to that device.

[Q] Verizon S5 ROM Suggestions

Hey Guys -
I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions about stable ROM's for the Verizon Samsung S5? I'm going to downgrade my 5.0 to 4.4.4 (using this guide - http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...-to-downgrade-lollipop-5-0-to-kitkat-t3088571) and do all that stuff, but I wasn't sure if there are any restraints on the type of ROM's you can flash. It's my understanding that Cyanogen doesn't have anything besides nightlies right now for the Verizon S5?
Thanks in advance!
K
You need to use one of the roms from the development forum for the verizon s5. It doesn't have an unlocked bootloader, so Cyanogen won't even run. Most roms on the forums are generally stable, but the most stable are either stock rooted or extremely debloated ones.
What is best is always subjective. What may be best for one person is not best for someone else.
We recommend you take a look read all the available ROMs decide which one you want to try out and determine for yourself.
Always give the rom at least 1 week to settle in and use before making a decision.
Thread is being moved to Q&A section as you are asking a question and looking for guidance.
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Need help with finding a custom ROM for Galaxy S4 - GTi9515

I have Galaxy S4 GT-i9515 Value edition (jfvelte) currently with cyanogenmod 14.1 Unofficial and it is terrible.My camera isn't working and apps are lagging and crashing and the phone reboots randomly.I use my phone as a daily drive and this is unacceptable for me.Since Samsung are "smart" and have released 800 different versions of the same phone,and with my luck i have the least popular version and even tho i have been searching alot i can't find any ROM at all.Can you guys help out,if you know a good custom ROM for my version,or if you know ROM for other S4 version,that will work on mine(probably not,i had already read the thread here and people are saying their touchscreen is not working).I love my S4 and want to get the maximum out of it,and having an custom ROM is just awesome,but in the worst case i will install the stock ROM.You guys are my last chance
Look through the pages of this section.
There should be a few ROMs there, though I believe most are android 5/6.

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