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Hello. I only use my tablet to play a 3D game and it normally runs okay. A little slow but it gets worse the longer I play it. I recently installed 5.0.2 and switched too f2fs and it only got worse.
So I was wonder which android version/kernel/and ROM combination let's you get the most from this aging tablets resources. I don't care about being on the latest android or cool features or how it looks. I would just like something that can be easily over clocked while still being generous to the battery life. And a ROM and kernel with optimizations to give me the most out of my resources while still being very responsive. I would still like to use f2fs though, seems useful.
Does anyone have any suggestions? And does the version of android your running have more of an impact on performance then the ROM/kernel? Cause 5.0.2 does seem noticeable slower.
Hi, back in 2011 I've bought the Galaxy S2 because I was just tired of -installing this, bricking there, rebooting here- stuff on my Motorola Defy, tears and blood came out off me till I finally could flash the device again and left it factory default, so I said to me "I'll just buy a device that just WORKS" and that's what I've got with my S2, there has been 4 long years and I think it is time for it to go, I'm just tired of it and I don't use it anymore.
There is a deal with a man that would change me it for an Xperia Play, I think it's a good deal, because at least I would use it to play the PS One games I played in my childhood. But now it comes again: -kernels, flashing, restoring, rebooting- I can feel the fear just from thinking about it, but I think it is necessary since the device lacks so much in power, I would crack it up to get an overall better experience and play Vice City on it decently, but if I do it, I will do it once, and for ever.
I would like to keep the closest to stock as it can be: good battery life, and everything just working as it should be, I'm not buying a broken device. What do I need to do to overclock it? Is it totally necessary to install the DoomKernel V14 in order to do it? I want to increase the RAM as well, from 512MB to 1GB.
Would it be to much to ask for an answer like this?:
I've used the Xperia Play to play a lot of games including Vice City, my device is running @1.9 GHz and it got 1GB of RAM, to do it you necessarily got to root your phone (link), install DoomKernel V14 2.3.4 Gingerbread (link), then do this to overclock it (link), and this to increase the RAM (link), mmm... as well there is a trick you can do it as well to increase the performance...
Something like that? And any other information about it that you find useful for a beginner user like me (like what to install in order to play games) would be greatly appreciated as well.
Sorry if I sound very demanding and/or uneducated, english is not my first language and I feel I still can not get totally understood in this language, I know it is to much to ask for, but if there is one big soul that knows it everything about this device, that got it all clear in his mind, and that would help this beginner I would love him for ever. Thank you everyone for the time and for this big community, cheers!
Hi, I try to answer your questions, but it's not so easy.
Xperia Play have never got Android 4. The last official release is Gingerbred 2.3.4. On your S2 you was used to on ISC or higher I think. ICS fo Xplay was released only like beta (you can still download it on Sony's webpage). You have three options:
Android 2.3 which was official and with full support - it means gamepad, touchpads and everything else is working. It gets you the best performance, official PSX emulator works (you can convert your own games with PSXperia - not all games run through this emulator - e.g. Tony Hawk's titles, NHL's etc. not), but many games is compiled to higher Android versions or even many games lost support for Gingerbread in time (Trial 3, Trials Frontier, Crossy Road, Gangstar Vegas etc.)
Android 4.0 which was released only in beta - it has gamepad and touchpad support, but not in all games (however there is only few games with this problem). Performance is significantly worse (480p kernel is not an option, it's must have), official PSX emulator doesn't works there. But with RAM Manager/Boost my Xperia, smart swap settings and overclocking you can play almost everything (there are some lags here and there, but it's playable).
Android 4.1 which is minimum Android version if you want to use more and more "modern" material version of apps and some aps and games generally (Tomb Rider Go, new Nova Launcher, new Solid Explorer etc.). It has almost no support for touchpads but even gamepad - even with touchpad activator. Modern Combat 4, FIFA 12 and long list of games in 4.1 have no touchpad or even gamepad support (in MC4 for example gamepad works, touchpads not, FIFA 12 completely without Xplay support). You can always use GameKeyboard and map the buttons, but it's not so comfortable and offten even so optimized like the original solution from developer (FIFA12) - however sometimes it's vice versa and touchpad implementation from developer is horrible (Splinter Cell Conviction).
Of course, there are some projects with 4.2, 4.4 even 5.0, but it's not for daily use and totaly not for gaming.
There are some good ROMs for all three version:
Android 2.3 Gingerbread:
1) Gin2Kittkat 3.3.0 - in my opinion it's the most powerful ROM for Xperia Play - in terms of options and theming so as in pure performance
2) AuroraPlay - in 2013 it was the number one in pefrormance, but nowadays G2KK is better and newer
3) NXT ROMs - I have used them in 2012/2013 and they were awesome. Second version is beautifull
Android 4.0 IceCream Sandwich - most of them are Sony based, for example NexPlay is Cyanogenmod based (I don't know if it has touchpad support, but I think not)
1) Xperia Play Z Final Edition - I'm using it right now and with some of my modifications (debloated, replaced apks, removed small aps, changed bootanimation etc.) it is the best ROM for this phone in terms of modern system/gaming support. It has touchpad support in all games I've tried (I think ironic is that MC4 or Asphalt 8 run better than Crossy Road or Puzzle Craft 2), you can run some other aplications and games you cannot on GB.
2) Ultimate HD - it lacs some features which Play Z ROM have, but it's nothing important (at least for me). Only auto brightness doesn't work for me.
3) Express ICS
4) Neo2Play - aromainstaller with options what would you like to install
Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean - all JB ROMs are based on Cyanogen mod cause official JB never comes to Xperia 2011 phones
1) Paranoid Android - best ROM for me if I have to choose JB. As the only one it has brightness slider in notification toggles area
2) Sonygenmod 10 - it looks like official Sony themed Android with ported Sony apps.
3) Slimbeam - it's fast and stable
4) JellyZeusbean - also Sony themed ROM
I think the best kernels are Lupus - for GB and JB. For ICS it's the same I think. But Lupus for ICS has small data partition, so rather use Lupus ICS/GB or Doom ICS (and Link2SD cause 600MB is still not enough). For GB there is also Extreme kernel, which has fantastic performance, but battery drain is crazy. If you want better performance choose 480p version which can offer more free RAM (even 30-50MB). I think there are better ways how to record videos than with Xperia Play. All of these kernels allow you to overclock, but remember - higher frequency meand shorter battery life. And for example my phone cannot go higher than 1,5GHz, on 1,6 it will restart itself. 1,4GHz is enough for everything, small performance is mainly cause weak GPU. Higher frequencies allow you max play some games in FPSe witch OpenGL on.
You cannot simply add or change RAM capacity. You can make swap partition on your SD card, download file with swap script, or you can simply use Swapper (it's not practical). This will free up some ROM, not add capacity. It's necessary for some games which need more RAM than you physicaly have (I remember Angry Birds Go was impossible to run without swap partition). Here is the topic. Best setting for swap is 20 (on all versions of Android) in my opinion. In ICS and JB you can try 40 or even 60, but my experience is long response time and worse performance at all.
Some other tips: delete facebook and Messenger - they are killing performance and response time. Use Facebook lite or web browser. Don't install any apps you don't need or you aren't using more than 1 per month. More apps means more Link2SD apps and they are slowing down the phone. On Gingerbread use Nemus Launcher (till 2012 not in GPlay) or Xperia T modded launcher (the fastest) if you don't need features which has Nemus. On ICS or JB you can use Xperia Z modded launcher, Nemus or Nova (I'm using it right now and it's very good, fluid and if you run some game, it goes off the RAM). On GB you can also flash Adreno Booster, in some games you achieve better performance, in orhers more stable FPS.
Thank you so much for reply!!!! I love you man!!!! I have figured out a lot of things by searching myself since nobody seem to reply to me, but you know a lot of things I didn't know obviously. I didn't know that Gin2Kittkat was better in performance than Auroraplay LE, it looks beautiful as well! So I'll definitely give it a try. And as you are using the Xperia Play Z Final Edition ROM, can you tell me if it runs good GTA Vice City? Because as far as I have seen, it only runs smooth on modded 2.3.7 GB ROMs as Auroraplay LE.
I'm sorry for the late answer. Yes, GTA and some other games are unplayable on ICS/JB. As I said, for gaming is GB best. However more and more often you have to look after older apps version (it means outside Google play) cause developer compiled the newer one only for 3/4.0+ (even games like Benji Bananas, Subway surfers, Jetpack Joyride). And even paid games and apps is loosing support for GB. I think it's very unfair from developer to do this when there is no option to download (at least) older version (Locus, Officesuit etc.). There are plenty of apps and games which were GB compatible and nowadays they require even JB 4.4 (OneNote for example).
Thank you for everything man!
im really impressed with cm12.1, you should try it before going to a very outdated 4.0.4 :/
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[*]Android 4.0 which was released only in beta - it has gamepad and touchpad support, but not in all games (however there is only few games with this problem). Performance is significantly worse (480p kernel is not an option, it's must have), official PSX emulator doesn't works there. But with RAM Manager/Boost my Xperia, smart swap settings and overclocking you can play almost everything (there are some lags here and there, but it's playable).
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Hello Miichaell,
Thanks a lot for this full explanation and guide to Xperia Play flash options.
For Android 4.0 ICS roms, when you say "Performance is significantly worse", how does it compare to stock GB in facts ? Slowdowns ? Freezes ?
I mostly play emulator from the 8bits / 16bits era, and also PSX games... Do they work well with a rom like "xperia play z final ultimate edition" ? I don't play heavy games like MC4, GTA Vice City, Nova, etc.
I know GB based roms will always be better for playing, but as I use my Xperia Play as my daily smartphone, the lack of compatible applications is now a real problem.
Thanks for your advices !
Hi and sorry for the late answer. As I said - in fact everything what you need is also available for GB too. Sometimes you have to search on google little longer for older version of your apps, but almost all apps was already there in GB era, so they were available for GB (Onenote for example). And for everything is some alternative which is GB compatible (or was). If you never used any faster phone, ICS is good to use as daily driver - if you dont install FB, Messenger, Whatsapp and generally not to many apps. For better app compatibility and some speedup you could try JB (only CM) or the newest MM, but gamepad doesnt work at all in MM. If you want at least a little fast phone even without playing games, stay on old but awesome working GB.
Miichaell said:
Hi and sorry for the late answer. As I said - in fact everything what you need is also available for GB too. Sometimes you have to search on google little longer for older version of your apps, but almost all apps was already there in GB era, so they were available for GB (Onenote for example). And for everything is some alternative which is GB compatible (or was). If you never used any faster phone, ICS is good to use as daily driver - if you dont install FB, Messenger, Whatsapp and generally not to many apps. For better app compatibility and some speedup you could try JB (only CM) or the newest MM, but gamepad doesnt work at all in MM. If you want at least a little fast phone even without playing games, stay on old but awesome working GB.
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Hello Miichaell,
Thanks for your answer.
I finally decided to try it by myself, so I flashed ICS with Xperia Play Z Final edition, but it was definitely too slow for me.
So I went back to Gin2Kitkat... And I guess I'll stick with it til the end of life of my phone.
By the way, do you know a reliable website where I could find old versions of APK ? I am currently looking for GB version of FEEDLY and EVERNOTE...
Thanks !
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Hello Miichaell,
Thanks for your answer.
I finally decided to try it by myself, so I flashed ICS with Xperia Play Z Final edition, but it was definitely too slow for me.
So I went back to Gin2Kitkat... And I guess I'll stick with it til the end of life of my phone.
By the way, do you know a reliable website where I could find old versions of APK ? I am currently looking for GB version of FEEDLY and EVERNOTE...
Thanks !
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The fastest ICS ROM for the Xplay is Neo2Play V2.7 it is as fast as Gin2Kitkat but it has less free ram, may be you could give it a try.
Here is the link to Neo2Play Rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2283653
If you decide to use Neo2Play I recommend you use doomkernel extracted from Xperia Play Z Final Edition, that is the best combination of Rom+Kernel I have found for the Play. Also overclocking all the way to 1.6 GHz helps a lot and for that Rom I never found an Issue by doing so. Actually I always kept 1.8 GHz max-400 min with no issues at all.
Hello,
After changing tons of phones in last weeks/months, i finaly got my s5 mini, my dream phone it seems. It is of a perfect size for me and it is very grippy due to rubber back cover. Now i want to improve it as much as i can. I want to stay on stock 6.0.1 rom (unless u see there is any point in downgrading ?). I will first say what i did and then ask what i can do to improve it further.
What i did:
1. turn all animations to 0 in developers options
2. turn off s voice
3. disabled all apps i could that i dont need
4. turned off a bunch of other things i dont need
What i need help with:
1. what else can i do to further improve performance
2. google maps app seems a bit slow. Any way to improve it or is this phone simply to weak
3. any tips for camera, how to take better photos/video, any settings i should change ?
No one ?
Hello,
I personally think its kind of funny that someone says that the s5 mini is their dream phone in 2019. I mean its kind of old and outdated now and while I can of course understand that you like the size of it and the rubber back, there are many alternatives which also dont break the bank. I think without rooting or flashing another Rom, your experience is not going to get better than it already is. The s5 mini is not the most powerful phone you know. Anyways I used a galaxy s5 mini from 2014 untill 2018 and I was never really happy with it. It was always slow and sluggish, though the camera was good for 2014 and what I really liked about it was its ip67 certification, I got into the pool with it xD. I ran it on Android 4.4.2 for most of its live, mainly because I rooted it in 2015 and thus couldnt update to a newer version of Android. But in late 2017 I decided to factory reset and flash a stock Android 5 Rom via Kies. After that I updatet to 6.0.1 Marshmello, but in early 2018 the hole thing was to slow for me and I threw a custom Rom on it. Android 8 but it was in beta and very buggy so I flashed Resurection Remix with Android 7.1.2. It was already way faster and more modern than on the stock Rom. But then I found a Kernel that would let me overclock the cpu from 1.4 Ghz to 1.6 Ghz and the Gpu from 400 mhz to 600 mhz. So i used that Kernel and the phone was actually very useable. The first time in 4 years of ownwership, I was really happy with my s5 mini. I bought a new phone (Honor 9) though only like 6 weeks after flashing the Kernel lol. The Honor 9, after 1 year has never let me down tough and im very very happy with it.
S5 mini G800F
Hi there,
I'm happy with my S5 mini (G800F), but I really need an Dual SIM device with better battery life and will have to get one soon. Battery life is weak point.
I have installed LineageOS 14.1 (Android 7.1.2), didn't have success to install Gapps though. Using F-Droid and YalpStore. There are some bugs with the camera (it stops working) but after restart works fine again.
It is an OK device, but a bit slow and with short battery life.
Unfortunately from 2-3 weeks there is a problem with my main microphone and is not the mic itself but some motherboard bad connection or something. Works fine with headset but it is not really convenient
According to some people if one switches Off the LTE the battery life is better.
Instead of Gmaps I'm using HereWeGo, OruxMaps and Sygic - all for free.
About the camera: I am using Open Camera. The camera app of LOS 14.1 is really plain Of OpenCamera I like the DRO option, but it takes a few seconds to generate the picture.
Hope you will find the best way to use your S5 mini. It is very cute device with so many advantages like notification LED with RGB, ambient light sensor, NFC, IR, AMOLED, small size and weight... I will miss all of this in such a small and ergonomic package.
I understand your point. There are no more under 5" devices with normal specs. So sad...
Best regards!
Hi, i have this device now. ¿Which rom its the most stable and smooth?
Zsheoran said:
Hi, i have this device now. ¿Which rom its the most stable and smooth?
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I can't say for sure, but I quite like Viperos and AOSPExtended Oreo. Not using it actively anymore though.
Zsheoran said:
Hi, i have this device now. ¿Which rom its the most stable and smooth?
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I recommend the unofficial LineageOs 16 custom rom for you. This is the most stable rom I’ve ever seen for the S5 mini.
Only Requirement is to have the G800F model.
Otherwise you will break you phone.
Im running CrDroid 5.12 on my g800f with the Spookcity Kernel and Magisk. Although I'm using a Oneplus 5 as my main device I'm very happy with the results. You can run Android P roms like Posp, LineageOS, CrDroid, bootleggers or Aosp (extended). I think you can get very happy using POSP with Open Gapps nano/Pico. But CrDroid is the only rom, which is getting updated. It also is the only Pie rom supporting NFC.
OC Kernel 1.6
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m0cg3PQV1XGGPSbBIi1QxuhTDaulX6EL/view
CrDroid
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5-mini/development/rom-crdroid-5-0-pie-t3880298
POSP
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s5-mini/development/rom-posp-v2-2-t3921291
Bootleggers
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397969246
Open Gapps
https://opengapps.org/
Magisk
https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445
This might be a pretty late reply, but I hope it can help.
If you want to stay on Marshmallow, I would really recommend rooting your device. I can't tell you exactly which, but you can deactivate a lot of system apps with root, which can improve performance in some scenarios (Look at some debloat script from other Samsung phones - a lot of the apps are the same). For deactivating system apps I use this app. Alternatively you could try to deactivate system apps without root with ADB.
In my opinion the Google apps are all very slow and all the system apps slow your device down a lot (from my experience the Google Play Services and especially the Google Play Store), which is why I either use microG on the Stock ROM or at least deactivate what I can.
Sadly you can't push much more performance out of this phone, especially not without a Custom ROM. It has four pretty weak CPUs and one really bad GPU - don't expect to be able to play any even slightly demanding games, better stay at those 2D titles. The only way to make it feel faster is to use the lightest
- OS (in my opinion any Android 6 ROM)
- system apps (disable unnecessary-seeming ones - but be very careful!) <- of course only on Stock ROM
- third-party/user apps (if an app is slow, look for alternatives - for example you could look at OSMand or MAPS.ME istead of Google Maps)
Pokemetti2 said:
This might be a pretty late reply, but I hope it can help.
If you want to stay on Marshmallow, I would really recommend rooting your device. I can't tell you exactly which, but you can deactivate a lot of system apps with root, which can improve performance in some scenarios (Look at some debloat script from other Samsung phones - a lot of the apps are the same). For deactivating system apps I use this app. Alternatively you could try to deactivate system apps without root with ADB.
In my opinion the Google apps are all very slow and all the system apps slow your device down a lot (from my experience the Google Play Services and especially the Google Play Store), which is why I either use microG on the Stock ROM or at least deactivate what I can.
Sadly you can't push much more performance out of this phone, especially not without a Custom ROM. It has four pretty weak CPUs and one really bad GPU - don't expect to be able to play any even slightly demanding games, better stay at those 2D titles. The only way to make it feel faster is to use the lightest
- OS (in my opinion any Android 6 ROM)
- system apps (disable unnecessary-seeming ones - but be very careful!) <- of course only on Stock ROM
- third-party/user apps (if an app is slow, look for alternatives - for example you could look at OSMand or MAPS.ME istead of Google Maps)
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The Google app is a mandatory update with the new Play Store layout and app updates eat into the storage of the phone.
There doesn't appear to be much activity on this forum or in any of the custom ROMs for this device. I'm sad that it's stuck on Marshmallow (I know Nougat ROMs exist, but in my experience they were too unstable to use) when Android 11 is about to drop, and that GNU/Linux is not available for it. With the newest builds I can find being from mid 2019 and the Linux kernel stuck on an unsupported version, I just don't trust it to be secure any more, so I'm now using it mostly airgapped, and only on a trusted firewalled network when I absolutely must use the wi-fi.
In order to get some idea of how much hope there is, I'd like to know if anyone has a guess for how many of these are still in service.
I have one that I play with from time to time but mostly just email. I still have one brand new in a box that we never used as we got it as part of a promotion. I've thought about it using it with my OBD2 connector to troubleshoot the cars.
I got 3 of it, grandparents using 2 of them and Im using the last one for reading and surfing web.
Me! My father bought it back like in 2013 and haven't used it much until last year. Then he gave it to me and I was pumped cause never really had a tabled. I discovered how comfortable are they to read/surf/watch YouTube.
I flashed it with Lineage and later Unlegacy, both at android 7.1. I must say when it functions correctly, it FLIES!! I can watch YT videos at 720 no problems and the pictures look great, very nice colors!
Unfortunately it hangs often, like there's a hidden process of the OS causing problems. It heats the hell out of the CPU and resetting doesn't seem to solve it, but eventually goes away and comes back to normal. It expends like 60% of the time functioning right and the other 40% overheating and hanging up. It also drops wifi intermittently.
Even with all those problems I refuse to let it go. Mine is almost new, and as I said I love how the screen looks despite it's resolution. I wish I could get an stable release in 7.1 so I can squeeze the rest of it's life out of it.
Lineage is not being ported anymore by AndroidAndi and Unlegacy project seems dead as well. Im lost here, if somebody can point me to a stable release I could use for the things I do with it, that would be AWESOME! (EDIT: Will try out AICP)
You mentioned AICP, which I haven't heard of before. Is that still maintained for it?
I still have a working one and use it accasionally for movies. Now I am looking for a "newer" stable ROM, at the moment it has cyanogen mod 13.0-201618 nightly
I don't think there ever was anything stable other than KitKat. I'm using an unofficial nightly Omnirom marshmallow build from early 2019. There are Nougat nightly roms, but I've found them to be too slow to use.
I still have a tab 2. i dont ever use it but its a good backup device. i messed around with it the first time i started running custom roms on androids. i put a couple different roms like cyanogen mod. but went back to stock and havent touched it since that was like 2014. now im trying to run the latest version of lineage os to make it faster and more stable as the stock/custom rom was very unstable.
I just turned mine on and see I'm running slim-4.44 build. Sucks cause lots of stuff doesn't work on it. Netflix isn't even supported.
Is there another rom that can be loaded that's better to get better functionality? I know this is super old hardware. Email pretty much is fine but seems silly to just use this for email. Hate to throw it out because it's in immaculate condition...lol
-Nigel
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I just turned mine on and see I'm running slim-4.44 build. Sucks cause lots of stuff doesn't work on it. Netflix isn't even supported.
Is there another rom that can be loaded that's better to get better functionality? I know this is super old hardware. Email pretty much is fine but seems silly to just use this for email. Hate to throw it out because it's in immaculate condition...lol
-Nigel
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Yes, folks, this is old hardware but its not acceptable to ditch is just because its hard. We'll never move to a more sustainable economy is we can recycle old hardware. They work that you guys do with custom ROMs is awesome as you are doing your bit to not fill landfills. It would be good to know if there is still a relatively recent ROM for the Galaxy Tab 2 that is still maintained.
Hi all, I'm using unlegacy Android based on Android 7.1 and I suggest you to use it
I suggest you to not flash gapps (they're too much resources intensive). I'm currently using it with L speed set everything on performance (don't fuss with ram manager settings because it crashes) and with Firefox preview ( the fastest and most stable for this tablet IMO) downloaded from apkpure
lukigno95 said:
Hi all, I'm using unlegacy Android based on Android 7.1 and I suggest you to use it
I suggest you to not flash gapps (they're too much resources intensive). I'm currently using it with L speed set everything on performance (don't fuss with ram manager settings because it crashes) and with Firefox preview ( the fastest and most stable for this tablet IMO) downloaded from apkpure
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Hello,
Which unlegacy build are you using for your tablet? There was a build from July 2019, and it seemed to have security patch as of 7/5/2019. Unfortunately, I saw it too late on jenkins, and it isn't available for download anymore (probably because I don't know how to download older artifacts from jenkins).
I have a P5113 10.1 WiFi, and I'm using unlegacy asop 6.0.1 build as of February 2019 since I couldn't get 7.1 to get pass the setup wizard, probably because of gapps as you suggested.
ME! I still use P3100 model it is fine but it is lagging a lot these days . I'm using slim os 4.4. Anybody can suggest a smooth ROM for the Device.
Thanks
Just received one from my nephew to keep the kids busy... watching yt , uh quietly...
Kept my head busy thinking if any good ROM would be available.
Good to know there are possibilities.
I have one too.
Thanks to Android-Andi it's up and running again.
Thanks again Andi.
Yeah after so many attempts , I have now managed to make it usable.
Previously I was using crDroid rom (marshmallow) with gapps. But it was so laggy that I couldn't do anything ( literally anything). Now after doing some research I have chosen unified lineage OS 14 ( 7.0) from Android Andi's website. I am now using unified Twrp ( not the official one) also from Andi's website. And flashed a custom overclocked kernel. This time I am not using gapps ( very resource heavy). And using "NEW PIPE" for YouTube streaming. And rooted with magisk and flashed "Oxygen OS sounds" from magisk modules. Now I can watch YouTube videos 720p without any lag. This device flies now...??
I have 1
I bought one for a microbiology class because it was cheaper to buy a digital copy and the tablet than to buy the book. It was a new book with no previous editions, so I had to. I never really had to use it for classes again, I prefer a book over the tablet. It has been sitting around untouched for a bit, I think the last time I used it Hulu or Netflix no longer had a compatible app version for android 4. I can't remember how much I paid for it, but I feel like it got slow and they quit pushing out updates not long after I bought it. I decided to pull it out and play around with it. It is not doing much, so if I mess it up by rooting it, I won't be too upset. Trying to find the best way to do this. I have also seen some information about LineageOS.
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There doesn't appear to be much activity on this forum or in any of the custom ROMs for this device. I'm sad that it's stuck on Marshmallow (I know Nougat ROMs exist, but in my experience they were too unstable to use) when Android 11 is about to drop, and that GNU/Linux is not available for it. With the newest builds I can find being from mid 2019 and the Linux kernel stuck on an unsupported version, I just don't trust it to be secure any more, so I'm now using it mostly airgapped, and only on a trusted firewalled network when I absolutely must use the wi-fi.
In order to get some idea of how much hope there is, I'd like to know if anyone has a guess for how many of these are still in service.
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still own one but its slow , not as slow as my old ipad 3 which is useless now
In the name of GOD?.....Hi do you know what's custom ROM is best?slim6 2017
Still using this tablet for surfing, videos with RR rom. Quite happy with that.
Looking to flash a decent OS to my SM-G900M so far the best I've tried is the latest unoffical lineage android 12 rom and its had some spectacular performance and the battery barely go down compaired to other roms I've tried but soon as I tried to play with emulators even the snes ones the sound was choppy and the bluetooth controller latency was just insane like a full second goes by before i stop moving ingame after I let go.
Looking for something that won't absolutely kill my battery even while idling mainly for out of the house gaming with a ps4 controller over bluetooth Tried Bliss, Lineage, bitdroid, RR and tried custom kernels ontop of them.
Years ago (like 10 years) I used Lineage OS on an very old Samsung tablet combined with a PS3 controller and everything worked perfectly. I play almost only SNES games.
In the next days I am trying to refurbish some SGS5s and want to try Divest OS which is debloated a lot. But I switched from SM-G903F to SM-G900F, because it has issues with the headset. People barely hear me, if I use my headset. This can be fixed with a patch for the G900F, which doesn't work with the G903F. I don't know the 900M, but if it's like the 900F, you already have the better one
Please let me know your experience about Divest OS, because debloated system are often very good for emulation stations.
when I'm prepared to cycle to it, trying out SmallWiz its working fairly well but Im having such a pain in the butt time trying to quickly type in my pinnumber.
I've seen that the last version of SmallWiz is from 2016 (or is there a newer one?). I would try newer roms.
May I ask which emulators work on the SGS5 (something like PSX, too?) and do you use an external pad, like a PS3 pad?
I do use a 4 controller still haven't bothered fixing the latency and those John emulators run nicely and they are free, right now I'm just looking for a decent Rom to settle with and then I'll go all in on really loading it with emulators ,I swear some roms make my phone hot af.
Smallwiz isn't maintained and it crashed trying to use the camera with some zoom so far the android 12 unofficial lineage Rom is my favorite still I'll be trying that other one later.
Likewise, I tried almost all the roms, including kernels like you. I also installed android 12, but as you stated, I deleted it, seeing that it was not optimized and battery values. I was very surprised to read the words that the quick settings menu was enough to suffocate the 900f alone in android 12 anyway.