Hi,
Does any of the custom roms currently available offer the option to completely remove google apps?
They all come with gapps built in it seems....unlike AOSP roms that come clean, and you can install gapps package if you want.
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Hi. I want to flash custom rom on S3 Neo GT-i9301i. But don't like CM or any of these. Want to download original LG Nexus original firmware of Android 5.1.1 without any modifications, mods etc. Has exists and where to find?
You can look into the threads for s3 neo, but I'm not sure that there is LG rom.
Pure android? Really bro? Just use cyanogenmod and flash opengapps stock they'll automatically replace cm apps with google apps and there you go you have a stock android experience.
CM roms it's your only choise. And my opinion is CM is even better than pure nexus firmware. You can debloat (remove non-important apps for ya) your current rom and choose the right gapps and launcher for you. Have fun!
If the rom isn't ported for your phone, it won't be compatible.
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What is the best rom to go with that has the modem and gapps included? also one with good tethering/hotspot so I dont gotta be subject to carrier extortion and rape... LOL.
I want something easy to flash and stuff since I am not the best with this sorta thing and money is tight. So can't afford to buy a new phone.
Stock based ROM.
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Which stock based one?
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Which stock based one?
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So many. Just let your brain choose.
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I don't have a lot of time.. That's why I posted here.
Ordering phone on Monday and going on a trip wed.
Wanna have the ROM by then with the least amt. of issues with straight talk.
Stay with the stock rom then. Most custom roms don't have gapps included.
Also, most custom roms require you to have a custom recovery. This requires additional flashing and time.
well I know about that but just some roms don't have modems or other things and I don't wanna have to search manually for stuff that's why I asked here !!
They're recommending stock because of the amount of time you have available to you before your trip. If you seriously want to flash a custom ROM prior to your trip, then you want to flash a Cyanogenmod-based or AOSP ROM. The question is, which version of Android do you want?
If you want Android 5.11, install Optimized CM12.1 + GApps.
If you want Android 6.0, AOSP 6 + GApps. If you want the goodies normally found in a Cyanogenmod-based ROM, then you want Synergy or CrDroid + GApps.
All the ROMs recommended install quickly with TWRP as your recovery. Keep in mind however that every ROM, even stock ROMs, will have bugs. However the bugs in the aforementioned ROMs will not prevent you from using the device. The good news is that unless you use a CDMA device such as a Verizon or Sprint Galaxy S4, you should not have to worry about which modem you have. The same cannot always be said for the Touchwiz ROMs, but even then, unless you have a pre-Android 5 modem you should be OK.
For Touchwiz-based ROMs, look at the ones available from Albe95. Regardless of which one you install, keep in mind that the package is much larger than Cyanogenmod or AOSP, and thus will take longer to install. Albe95 generally recommends the latest modem for your device, so if that is a deal breaker, then go Cyanogenmod/AOSP.
I want 4.4.x or 5.o for some of the betas I'm testing.
Will the ones you recommended have the modem included. I'd hate to have to hunt n peck n trial n error with that.
Custom ROMs do not include modems, period. If a ROM recommends a modem, you'll have to get it from the appropriate thread. I can tell you that AOSP and Cyanogenmod do not require a specific modem. For example, I'm running AOSP 6 on Straight Talk as we speak. I never upgraded the modem from the Android 5.0.1 version I installed seven months prior.
so CM doesn't include it? that sucks. what one do you recommend? and how is that flashed?
As mentioned, no custom ROM includes the modem in its download, because unless the ROM specifies otherwise, you use the one already on the phone. So in the case of Cyanogenmod, there is nothing special to do. Simply install the recovery through Odin, boot into the recovery, and install the ROM.
Which ROM is right now the simplest and the fastest? I don't play any games, i want the most stable rom, where i can make calls, type messages, use internet browser, facebook, messenger and one app named "wykop". Is there anything?
Thank you!
Samsung S4 I9506
LineageOS is a very good ROM; comes with Android 7.1 Nougat, and supports all of your described needs. It is possibly the fastest, although it does not come with the play store, you will have to flash OpenGapps through recovery. In fact I'm using Lineage right now.
Hope you have good luck with it
MoKee is another good one
Just try it
@Aroko: The previous posters are simply throwing out ROMs without taking into account your specific needs. Based upon those needs, the most stable ROM for you would be stock Touchwiz. Now, you haven't specified whether you want the latest version of Android or not, but custom ROMs also come with custom compromises. For example, in some custom ROMs the camera crashes so badly that a reboot is required to fix it. It happened to me when I was using my I9505 as a daily driver, and the solution I had come up with was to use a third party camera app with its own camera binaries, because the ones included in the ROM didn't work.
The above is merely one example. If you're willing to deal with such annoyances, the Optimized Lineage OS ROM or Optimized AOSP ROM by JDCTeam may be a suitable choice. Otherwise, stick with stock.
Hello guys,
Id like to install the Galaxy App Store on my Phone which is currently running a ROM. Thats why I installed the G apps, and as we all know there is no Galaxy App Store within the G apps. Before I was on stock ROM there I had the Galaxy App Store. So I thought of asking in general how to install it on a Galaxy A-Device.
I know that you can install it from plenty of sides. But is there any official download. And which one is the safest.
When I have downloaded it, and there is a new version out of it, will the app update it by its self?
If you're running a custom TW rom and it doesn't have Galaxy app store, then it's probably removed as bloatware.
You can probably add it back but may need some other files to be restored as well except the store apk itself.
If you're on an AOSP based rom like LOS, then there's no chance to get Galaxy apps to work. You'll need a rom based on TW for that.
Well my phone runs on an unofficial lineage OS ROM.
What are those abbreviation standing for, TW, AOSP and LOS.
Thanks for answering
First of all thanks for answering @tys0n
But since I am not so good with abbreviations, could you possibly tell me what TW, AOSP and LOS means?
My phone runs on an unofficial Lineage OS.
I've been looking around for some ROMs and almost every single ROM is based on AOSP ( RR, CrDroid etc.. ) so i wanted to know if there are any ROMs based on stock ? maybe some improvements & mods added to it? Also, do you recommend installing Xposed with magisk on Custom ? i'm not sure if it breaks safetyNet or not because i'm using some banking apps on my phone. ( Currently i have magisk installed and it works fine )
I believe stock mi A1 IS aosp, meaning it's pure Android. Stock ROMs on our device are just modded version of the stock firmware, since it is pure Android. I don't know if I have been clear
I can be wrong but if android one project is a clear android then everyone custom is basically on stock
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I've been looking around for some ROMs and almost every single ROM is based on AOSP ( RR, CrDroid etc.. ) so i wanted to know if there are any ROMs based on stock ? maybe some improvements & mods added to it? Also, do you recommend installing Xposed with magisk on Custom ? i'm not sure if it breaks safetyNet or not because i'm using some banking apps on my phone. ( Currently i have magisk installed and it works fine )
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"Based on stock"? You mean like they do hacking/modding for devices without source code?
Nope.
Thanks for the replies, everyone.