Hi all,
New to the flashing/rooting/ROM business with the Galaxy S2, so could someone tell me if there is a Stock Android 4.0 ICS ROM for the galaxy S2?
Not the biggest fan of TW, (and I use LauncherPro anyway) so I want to experience full android goodness with the stock 4.0 ROM.
Thanks
daivik said:
Hi all,
New to the flashing/rooting/ROM business with the Galaxy S2, so could someone tell me if there is a Stock Android 4.0 ICS ROM for the galaxy S2?
Not the biggest fan of TW, (and I use LauncherPro anyway) so I want to experience full android goodness with the stock 4.0 ROM.
Thanks
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U can try CM9...there is no best rom...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1419102
LauncherPro also doesn't seem to work well on ICS, as one of my workmates discovered today. Constant force closes and crashes.
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I'm a big fan of TouchWiz ui (just look at my name: ChongWiz), but i can't see any TouchWiz ports on Xperia devices. Since there are some great developers, someone should port TouchWiz to Xperia Ray, it would be the first Xperia device AFAIK that gets TouchWiz. I don't care what version of TW, just would like to taste some TouchWiz without buying a nasty crappy iPhone clone samsung phone...
Yeah I also want it.
While you wait for someone to port it, you could try THIS almost perfect mod (for Gingerbread only).
If you want TouchWiz NatureUX (as seen on the Galaxy S3), we should probably wait until the Galaxy S3 Mini firmware gets leaked because it has the same screen resolution as ours, thus making it easier to port.
EDIT: You could also try CyanogenMod which has some great themes (TouchWiz included) which can be downloaded there: for CM7; for CM9; For CM10.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667854
simple answer
urushi my love said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1667854
simple answer
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This is the TouchWiz launcher but TouchWiz is the complete UI for example music player, widgets and whatever.
fla.sh said:
Yeah I also want it.
While you wait for someone to port it, you could try THIS almost perfect mod (for Gingerbread only).
If you want TouchWiz NatureUX (as seen on the Galaxy S3), we should probably wait until the Galaxy S3 Mini firmware gets leaked because it has the same screen resolution as ours, thus making it easier to port.
EDIT: You could also try CyanogenMod which has some great themes (TouchWiz included) which can be downloaded there: for CM7; for CM9; For CM10.
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I would like to try it, but it doesn't seem easy to uninstall. The only solution to come back to Sony UI is the restore of a nandroid backup, am I right?
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Hi all
Was just curious, is the Tab 10.1 capable of running an Android 4.2 rom with TouchWiz and features such as multi-window from the Note 10.1? Is someone busy developing a similar one? I'm running ICS The Beginning rom by Task650.... And it's great.... I'm sure if he developed 4.2 with TW it would be even more awesome....
SK15 said:
Hi all
Was just curious, is the Tab 10.1 capable of running an Android 4.2 rom with TouchWiz and features such as multi-window from the Note 10.1? Is someone busy developing a similar one? I'm running ICS The Beginning rom by Task650.... And it's great.... I'm sure if he developed 4.2 with TW it would be even more awesome....
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I wouldn't hold my breath for this. Samsung has to get around to rolling out TouchWiz on JB. This isn't likely, given their track record of rolling out ICS for the 10.1 months after its initial release. The features you are looking for from the Note 10.1 are also unlikely to make their way into the Tab 2 10.1, let alone the Tab version 1 10.1.
This is an excellent little tablet, particularly with the tweaks and custom rome available on this forum, it's just not Samsung's premiere product offering anymore.
I know this sounds weird but I have an old Galaxy S3 that I'm giving to my mother. It will be her first smartphone so I really don't want to complicate my life or hers. I'm also giving my father my old Optimus 4X running ICS (also his first smartphone). I'll be teaching them how to use them, and providing support, so I'd rather have them on the same Android version instead of getting "why doesn't my phone do this?" all the time. Also, last I checked, the Samsung-based JB roms for the S3 were horribly slow.
The S3 is rooted, and I have been looking at the ROM section and all I can find are JB and KK roms, no ICS. Is there any lightweight Samsung ROM (because stock Android has some issues on the S3 and I can't deal with that) based on ICS that you would recommend?
Thanks in advance
khouryrt said:
I know this sounds weird but I have an old Galaxy S3 that I'm giving to my mother. It will be her first smartphone so I really don't want to complicate my life or hers. I'm also giving my father my old Optimus 4X running ICS (also his first smartphone). I'll be teaching them how to use them, and providing support, so I'd rather have them on the same Android version instead of getting "why doesn't my phone do this?" all the time. Also, last I checked, the Samsung-based JB roms for the S3 were horribly slow.
The S3 is rooted, and I have been looking at the ROM section and all I can find are JB and KK roms, no ICS. Is there any lightweight Samsung ROM (because stock Android has some issues on the S3 and I can't deal with that) based on ICS that you would recommend?
Thanks in advance
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afaik ics roms on s3 do not have the sudden death fix, and therefor are not recommended. imagine what would happen if your mother's "new" phone goes off and never switches on again
so better use a jb 4.3 rom if you want it to be stock. debloated they are quite fast.
khouryrt said:
I know this sounds weird but I have an old Galaxy S3 that I'm giving to my mother. It will be her first smartphone so I really don't want to complicate my life or hers. I'm also giving my father my old Optimus 4X running ICS (also his first smartphone). I'll be teaching them how to use them, and providing support, so I'd rather have them on the same Android version instead of getting "why doesn't my phone do this?" all the time. Also, last I checked, the Samsung-based JB roms for the S3 were horribly slow.
The S3 is rooted, and I have been looking at the ROM section and all I can find are JB and KK roms, no ICS. Is there any lightweight Samsung ROM (because stock Android has some issues on the S3 and I can't deal with that) based on ICS that you would recommend?
Thanks in advance
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You can also get JB on your old LG device so that your mother isn't confused. It should work just fine, mainly if your parents aren't using their device at their full potential (like, if they only use it for texting, phone calls, etc, you can free up some space and get faster by uninstalling most of the unused apps). But I think too that JB has several fixes that are quite handy (like the sudden death fix).
I bought my Galaxy S5 a couple of months ago and I still have this S2. I'm really not sure what to do with this phone. Not gonna sell it away because it is an awesome phone.
But here I'm planning: (I'm sure there are a lot of people like me, not sure what to do with their old S2 now.)
- build a media center.
But this requires sammy ROM so it could be connected to the TV using HDMI.
- try out new ROMs.
Yeah awesome idea.
- use it as an IP Camera.
- use it as an "iPod"
I have some questions regarding these choices.
1) shall I stick to sammy jellybean or upgrade to KitKat? I'm currently using kikat on this S2 but I would like to use it on the TV
2) will it have any problems if I let my S2 stick on he charger 24/7? If only I would like to use it as an IP camera. Will it have any effects on the battery/motherboard?
I hope fellow S2 members can discuss all this here. Thanks!
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I am not an s2 user anymore for 1,5 years but.
1) you can stick to jellybean stock if you want it for your tv but I suggest to use a custom rom based on stock jellybean, look in the dev forums there are a couple of it.
2) I am not sure or you will have any problems but just like on a laptop and other devices its not good to let a battery charge for 24/7 so google it for sure for your own safety/phone life.
I also hope for you that other s2 member are going to discuss here with you
I dont see the point to stay on kitkat if you already have the s5. So I suggest to downgrade to an custom stock base rom since it would be also probably more bug free.
I really recommend using a custom stock rom such as neatrom for pure stability. If you prefer a little extra performance (and some new features), go with a kitkat rom such as cyanogenmod or paranoid android (and the list can go for ages).
I decided to go with JB NeatROM. Thanks for the advice guys! I find it more stable and faster as compared to KitKat. (Probably because I didn't use JB for months)
Hi guys,
Pretty new to this forum. I just gave my younger cousin the Samsung Galaxy Note 1 (I717 model Rogers). I've tried to disable what apps I can, but still notice that the phone is fairly slow. Can someone please give me some advice on what is the best custom rom/root option out there that will enhance the performance of this phone? Doesn't matter if it's for Kitkat or Lollipop, just something that will speed up this phone. I am sure touchwiz running on here doesn't help, but I am looking forward to suggestions!
Thanks in advance!
androidtechninja said:
Hi guys,
Pretty new to this forum. I just gave my younger cousin the Samsung Galaxy Note 1 (I717 model Rogers). I've tried to disable what apps I can, but still notice that the phone is fairly slow. Can someone please give me some advice on what is the best custom rom/root option out there that will enhance the performance of this phone? Doesn't matter if it's for Kitkat or Lollipop, just something that will speed up this phone. I am sure touchwiz running on here doesn't help, but I am looking forward to suggestions!
Thanks in advance!
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What is best is what works best for the way you use it. Stock roms are the most stable and least bugs. There are older, speedier, stock based roms including Ginger Bread and Ice cream Sandwich as well as slower Jelly Bean varietals. You may prefer a highly customized or base Cyanogenmod rom depending on the features that are important to you. These are now available from highly stable CM 9 to rapidly developing, usable but far less stable CM 12 varieties. Do your research on these forums and try some at your own risk. There are lots of historical comments on these roms to give you an idea of what worked and what didn't.
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