Ok, I have a T380 and I am enjoying it. What I don't like is the lack of development. So, in my infinite wisdom I have decided to try and do something about it. First step in this journey for me is debloating and lightening the stock Pie ROM. There is a debloated stock ROM available for the 380, but it is Oreo and I want Pie. I have started doing research, but most of the stuff I have found so far is from back in the dark ages of kitkat and such. I am competent in computers, both linux and windows. I have rooted and installed custom ROMs on most of the devices in my house. I am thinking I need to use kitchen or such. Not sure where to start or what direction to head. Any advice or help would greatly appreciated.
Update. I do not want to 'debloat' I want to actually remove/uninstall everything I can. I think that 9 gigs is just crazy for an OS. I am looking to try and get it as slim as I can with out going full custom just yet
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Hi,
I bought my Samsung as an Android Newb in 2013. After enjoying the functionality and customization of the phone, I soon became aware of the ultimate power of these super customization-friendly portable devices (Growing up in the 486x66Mhz PC Days makes me appreciate this). In short, I learned to root, work recovery, flash ROMs, integrate apps and take advantage of the open-source nature of the beast.
For all that, I mainly stuck with CyanogenMod, eventually braving the Snapshot 11, and it has been quite suitable and very stable. But, it is 2015 now, and my phone is needing more and more tweaking, being near the end of it's life cycle. I am looking for a change to something more custom. Hopefully, a dev has just what Im looking for. I just have a few questions that I can't find answers to before I dive into the flash happy world of testing ROMs or nightlys. This is my ONE phone after all.
I have the Sprint S4 (SPH-L720)...It was OTA'd to 4.4.4 and i use CM 11 M12 snapshot with CMRecovery 6.0.4.7, TB, NAE Modem. I originally rooted and flashed long ago with Odin, but I am more proficient with other methods now...
With this device is think TWRP is the necessary choice, tho Odin can be used for certain purposes.
1) I need a Mod that incorporates a good balance of power saving with performance when needed.
2) I would prefer a kernel that is good, but that I don't have to mess with
3) I would like to know the best firmware choice for my device
4) I am not sure if I should go to a Lollipop port, stay with 4.4.4 or roll back to a stable 4.4.2
5)I like CyanogenMod, but I am looking for something with a little less built in, a lighter gapps, and slicker interface
6) From what I see, SlimKat looks good, but is it a good choice for my device.
7) FInally, and most importantly, What is the best process for getting my rig set up, and then flashing nightly's when needed and not having to re set up my entire device? Just a dirty flash?
Thank you, and I look forward to hearing back, and even testing in the future.
I was all amped up to finally make the leap from just being rooted (OC3) to installing a custom rom (CM 12.1) and spent a bunch of time researching the process and trying to figure out why my attempts to install a custom recovery were all unsuccessful. Then I came here and discovered why (AT&T locks the bootloader).
Now I'm feeling very deflated. Originally I thought I'd get a Nexus phone but I don't like the new Nexus offerings. The next best alternative to me was to pretty much go AOSP with my S4 (eventually moving to CM 13 once that releases for the S4).
So my main question is this: for someone who was interested in going pretty much as stock Android as possible, what's the best option among roms that I can install on my phone, particularly roms which will continue to give my phone life moving forward in terms of updates (marshmallow and beyond)?
And my secondary question is what, if any, reasons are there for me to install a custom rom if I'm not interested in bling? In other words, what are the functional advantages (e.g. enabling tethering, non-broken xposed, eliminating samsung/at&t bloat, etc)?
Appreciate any info and guidance!
I guess I have a 3rd question - is there any hope that we will ever be able to replace the bootloader and install roms like CM? I have no idea if anyone is working on that and it's just a matter of time or if it's considered to be an impossible task.
I can't answer your first question and I'm not sure why you are asking since you aren't able to install proper custom roms anyway..
You don't need a custom rom for a number of things you mention. Removing bloat can speed up your device, save battery, and put an end to some of the annoyances you get from unwanted apps. Xposed is great for customizing your phone and getting rid of that irritating high volume notification.
Finally, no, there is no hope of unlocking the bootloader. The S4 is old so fewer and fewer people care about it. There is a thread about it in the Verizon s4 forum...
My advice : get rid of your S4. Find a phone that uses stock Android and not all this custom TouchWiz rubbish.
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Hi all,
Still have my Note 3 and enjoying it but realise it is slightly long in the tooth and slowing down, so I am thinking of breathing some life back into the old girl and installing a new OS, recommendations and guides would be kindly received?
There are, till now, 40 million tutorials on the web on how to. So...
I'm using Audax L Rom since last year with stock kernel selected. This is running very well. I can recommend it.
You can find it in the forum here.
I installed it the short way without taking care of knox, because note 3 was already out of waranty.
Regards
mayerflash
Thanks for the reply, again scuse the noobie question, but I hear Knox is major draw on the phone's system, I presume a root and a new OS would get rid of this, also would all my apps work on the new OS, is this dependant on which one I install?
Audax L Rom is already de-knox-ed.
Usually all apps will work unless they don't rely on a specific kernel (usually stock).
For those you can select to use the stock kernel during installation. (Like i do. )
Apps which need knox won't work on this rom, of course.
I always preferred Cyanogenmod, thus I recommend temasek's CM13 builds + OpenGapps STOCK, see my sig which always shows up to date what I use and consider a good daily driver for home and company use
Since 1+3, I did not have the need to root and install custom ROMs on the devices. I have passed on the 3 & 3T to my wife and daughter. They also don't see the reason to root and use custom ROMs. On 1+5, with all the updates, what would be the key motivator for custom roms? I do like customizable rom and ability to freshen up when bored. Majority of custom ROMs features I don't even use on daily basis. I did put RR rom on my 1+1 and it's really nice. Just not snappy with less Ram. Just trying to see what experts here feel about it? Any inputs are greatly appreciated!
Im still on stock, but would root it for sure, for 2 reasons, viper and adblock.
Custom roms are useful, when you dont have the official update rolling out for new versions of android.
As of now OP5 runs on 7.1.1, so thats good enough.
I root and add TWRP, titanium backup and add block on my phones with out question. Also for certain apps I need to push to system like a no add YouTube APK. I'm still on stock ROM with stock kernel but sometimes use custom kernels. The stock OOS ROM basically has just about everything I look for in a custom ROM as it is. So did me, no need for custom ROMs and this is the first ever phone I haven't put a custom ROM on, at least not yet.
So I've seen there are quite a few custom roms available now, please tell me which one is most stable and best and also if any supports face unlock? Just let me know which custom rom can I flash that I won't regret because going back procedure is really frustrating and tiring and despite new coloros getting cooler improvements its still restricting root and has a **** ton of unnecessary system apps and all that so coloros will never really be good cuz they just suxk.
SOOO looking forward to getting something useful!