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as it is vacation and i have a lot of free time atm, i played around with some custom roms. I really liked the customisation and performance of resurrection remix, but after some time playing around on any custom rom, i found myself missing my stock samsung apps which in my opinion are mcuh more convenient, although that may just be because i'm used to them. Now my question was if there was any way to get the customisations and performance of a resurrection remix and such, but to install the stock samsung apps over it? that would really be perfect for me, but yeah i know, aosp roms, open source, not samsung apps. any tips very much appreciated
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Which apps you want from stock in RR?
Most of them rely on TouchWiz framework (ctomgee told me ).
well, the first I can think off are camera, agenda contacts and maybe messaging, but if they really depend on stock framework then this will be impossible or at least quite difficult I guess
"Can port?"
Camera, MMS - no, agenda - I think yes, contacts... probably no
Mhm, then it seems quite impossible to make it happen, I can get the performance tweaks by installing siyah kernel but the customisibility won't be for me apparently
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I am trying to disable the sound and the light mainly as it wakes me up.. I found this blog http://ykkfive.blogspot.com/2011/10/remove-battery-fully-charged.html but I don't understand how to do what he says.. does anyone have an APK or anything else I could do that would be easier.. I have a Rooted (no roms installed yet) S2.. Thanks!
If a new Rom flash is the only way I will go that route but would rather not.. Are there any roms that don't require me to loose all my settings but do disable this useless feature.
If you understand that post and have the required programs (sdk etc), go for it. To do it you will need root. If you are going that far its not much further to just flash a custom ROM.
I think all the custom ROMs suppress that annoying message. Check the change logs to be sure. Plus with all the custom ROMs you will get tethering enabled and a host of performance tweaks.
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I see you said you are already rooted. Taking the systemui.apk from a ROM that has already been tweaked may cause issues with your phone. There are many jar and apk files that are inter-related, and taking that one may bring broken links, or be reliant on links not there.
You choices are to mod it yourself manually, or flash a full ROM that already incorporates it.
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quarlow said:
If you understand that post and have the required programs (sdk etc), go for it. To do it you will need root. If you are going that far its not much further to just flash a custom ROM.
I think all the custom ROMs suppress that annoying message. Check the change logs to be sure. Plus with all the custom ROMs you will get tethering enabled and a host of performance tweaks.
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I see you said you are already rooted. Taking the systemui.apk from a ROM that has already been tweaked may cause issues with your phone. There are many jar and apk files that are inter-related, and taking that one may bring broken links, or be reliant on links not there.
You choices are to mod it yourself manually, or flash a full ROM that already incorporates it.
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Yeah sadly I don't understand it all that well and based on what you saying is if I am not 100% on it, flashing a custom rom will be easier and less BS.. Well time to research the best custom rom for SG2. Thanks for the info man!
Try them all, what's best for me may not be best for you. Sometimes you have to see the ROM running, because the screen shots don't do it justice.
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i've tried some and i think the closest one to original stock is "unnamed rom". (it retains touchwiz, but remove useless at&t apps and bookmarks, and also some tweaks).
harrishanifa said:
i've tried some and i think the closest one to the original stock is unnamed. (it retains touchwiz, but remove useless at&t apps and bookmarks, and also some tweaks).
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That could be said for all ROMs except CM7 and MIUI. Some of the others ditch the TW launcher, but they still have TouchWiz, and are based on stock, debloated and tweaked. It's a misnomer that TouchWiz is just the launcher and app drawer, that is only a small part of the deep integration TouchWiz has. The biggest difference between them is theming. UnNamed and Cognition are mostly stock, others like S8 and H8's are still TouchWiz, even if they don't look like stock.
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I used Battery Charged Silencer (free in the market) and it worked great. Now I'm using the UnNamed ROM, so I don't need it any more.
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I used Battery Charged Silencer (free in the market) and it worked great. Now I'm using the UnNamed ROM, so I don't need it any more.
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Snagged this last night, worked like a champ... thanks man.. Also with unamed is everything working for you? GPSs ect.. and is this really a huge improvement in battery life I am trying to decide to flash that rom or not.
Is there any way I can get my hands on a flashable ZIP (or even just a folder of APKs) of all the AOSP google apps—browser, clock, contacts, calendar, gallery, messaging, and phone? My perfect ROM would basically be stock Samsung ICS with TouchWiz apps replaced with their Google equivalents.
All the ROMs that have this (i.e. Resurrection) go a bit far with theming/mods for my taste, so I'd just like to cook my own. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
AOSP apps won't work on a Samsung base. Completely different framework.
A Samsung ICS base? I was under the impression that Holo apps would still work—like Gmail, Maps, Talk, etc.
Unlikely. If you want to try it, go to the CM9 discussion thread & download Gapps from link in the first post.
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Unlikely. If you want to try it, go to the CM9 discussion thread & download Gapps from link in the first post.
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Thanks, will try.
Alternatively, what do you think would be the best ROM for AOSP apps? Just wait for CM9 to iron out all the kinks? (Personally just waiting on HDMI out to work.)
I've been using CM9 for a week (after testing it for a few days a month ago) & it's easily the best SGS2 rom either GB or ICS. The few things that don't work at the moment aren't a problem for me because I don't use them, but I've had zero problems/FCs/etc. Battery life is fantastic, definitely a daily driver for me.
Other AOSP ICS "roms" are winzip/theme jobs & not really roms, no significant original content in these. I haven't tried any of these.
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I've been using CM9 for a week (after testing it for a few days a month ago) & it's easily the best SGS2 rom either GB or ICS. The few things that don't work at the moment aren't a problem for me because I don't use them, but I've had zero problems/FCs/etc. Battery life is fantastic, definitely a daily driver for me.
Other AOSP ICS "roms" are winzip/theme jobs & not really roms, no significant original content in these. I haven't tried any of these.
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I'll have to give CM a try, then. Are the remaining problems just a matter of needing some code from Samsung?
Don't know. Ask Codeworkx or Xplodwild. Things like FM radio are very unlikely to ever make their way into CM9.
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I'll have to give CM a try, then. Are the remaining problems just a matter of needing some code from Samsung?
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All those aosp apps you asked are already there in resurrection and spike ics roms. Even more spike has a sperate aosp zip package to flash separately. You can try those.
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Need AOSP apps for stock
bala_gamer said:
All those aosp apps you asked are already there in resurrection and spike ics roms. Even more spike has a sperate aosp zip package to flash separately. You can try those.
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It's there but I want to have (as OP has posted) just stock rom and just replace certain apps with aosp ones.
Is there a guide?
Hi guys,
I'm currently running the latest nightly of CM9, really liking it at the moment but I'm always up for trying new things out. I've noticed the Omega AOKP ROM and saw it comprised of a few CM9 features.
My main question is more of a comparison, whats the difference between CM9 and Omega, are there certain benefits or which one do you solely prefer? Any info would be good so don't think I'm asking for an essay of a comparison, but just wondering if it's worth trying out, and why.
Saying that, any other ROMs that are worth trying as well?
Cheers for reading, looking forward to the replies.
I can almost bet that all the roms you can find here are good in their own way. Just try them and see which suits you better
Hey Joey.. you need to look at the changelogs. Look at what the ROMs have/come with. Flash em and try em for yourself. What works for one person may not necessarily work for another. Same with favorite features.. its all taste.
For that reason, threads like these are closed almost immediately. Its all a matter of opinion.
Omega is a Sammy ROM and CM10 is AOSP. If you don't know the difference Google it, or spend a little time on XDA.. Google is a faster answer. But in short.. things like swipe a contact to left or right for shortcut to SMS or Call, that is a stock ROM feature.. along with other features you will lose flashing AOSP.. but AOSP has its benefits too. Really, try em yourself and decide.
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Cheers for replying so quickly, I figured I'd get a lot of "try it yourself" which I completely understand... and which I'll do.
I know there's a Samsung Omega ROM, but I thought there was an AOKP version as well? Im assuming the samsung one is based on the stock ROM, where as AOKP is based on open source.
Another question, when flashing a new ROM, whats the best way of restoring data. Currently using SMS backup for messages and have all contacts on google. But its just a bit of a ballache restoring apps and sync accounts, obviously I've heard of titanium backup and similar but I've read a few times not to use that to restore apps. Any help would be good as I'm slowly learning the android ways.... I've had a business supplied iPhone for years now and finally got sick of it!!
Closed, as mentioned above, you really need to try them yourself, no one else can tell you what the best fit for your usage patterns will be.
As far as backing up goes:
Titanium backup: apps (Don't restore system apps or system app data between diff roms, or even diff versions of the same rom), SMS, Call log, bookmarks (need pro for some stuff) (Generally, you can restore user app data between roms that use the same major android version, aka ICS > ICS, but not GB > ICS, you can try, at worst you will get FC's and have to do a full wipe) (Also best to grab the apps of the market and then restore data with TB)
SMS backup+: Free sms backup to gmail
Google contacts sync (!)
Hi there,
I'm currently considering switching from a Samsung-based ROM to an AOSP-based ROM. Before doing so though, I'd like to check which Samsung / pre-installed apps will not work on an AOSP-based ROM (even if I transfer them using Titanium Backup), so I'd be grateful if someone could tell me. Also, which features would I lose doing so?
Then: If I decide to switch, can someone give me some tips as to which ROM to use? I'd prefer something lightweight, smooth, clean and stable based on Jelly Bean AOSP with some useful mods already installed. On my Desire I used Redux and Oxygen but I have no idea which SGS3 ROMs are like that.
TIA
SoWhy
SoWhy said:
Hi there,
I'm currently considering switching from a Samsung-based ROM to an AOSP-based ROM. Before doing so though, I'd like to check which Samsung / pre-installed apps will not work on an AOSP-based ROM (even if I transfer them using Titanium Backup), so I'd be grateful if someone could tell me. Also, which features would I lose doing so?
Then: If I decide to switch, can someone give me some tips as to which ROM to use? I'd prefer something lightweight, smooth, clean and stable based on Jelly Bean AOSP with some useful mods already installed. On my Desire I used Redux and Oxygen but I have no idea which SGS3 ROMs are like that.
TIA
SoWhy
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Regarding your first question the apps which are installed by Sammy require tw framework to work.. So may not work on aosp... You can try though but you will get fcs.. Regarding third party apps such as drop box, flipboard they will work.. But you can anyways get them in play store..
You will loose Sammy specific features such as smart stay, swipe to call, and other motion gestures..
I can't comment on the second part as there are no best ROMs, you will have to try them yourselves or read and compare the OP
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zoot1 said:
Regarding your first question the apps which are installed by Sammy require tw framework to work.. So may not work on aosp... You can try though but you will get fcs.. Regarding third party apps such as drop box, flipboard they will work.. But you can anyways get them in play store..
You will loose Sammy specific features such as smart stay, swipe to call, and other motion gestures..
I can't comment on the second part as there are no best ROMs, you will have to try them yourselves or read and compare the OP
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Thanks for the reply. As for ROM tips, I'm not asking for the best, I'm just asking for tips for lightweight, fast, stable and clean ROMs - preferably ones updated regularly - so I can have a look and choose myself.
I want to use Cyanogen or Slimbean etc. but I frigging hate the Camera app and I really hate the clock app too. I really don't want to use an official rom for my phone but I really cannot part with those apps.
Is there anyway I can use something like Titanium Backup to save the .apk and just overwrite it over the Cyanogen/Slimbean one instead?
I can't stress how badly I need to do this, it's the deal-breaker of Cyanogen.. I've never tried it before but I don't want to waste a couple of hours flashing and revamping to find that I can't do it.. :/
Has anyone tried? I can't find another thread over it... just on the HTC camera app.
leijonasisu said:
I want to use Cyanogen or Slimbean etc. but I frigging hate the Camera app and I really hate the clock app too. I really don't want to use an official rom for my phone but I really cannot part with those apps.
Is there anyway I can use something like Titanium Backup to save the .apk and just overwrite it over the Cyanogen/Slimbean one instead?
I can't stress how badly I need to do this, it's the deal-breaker of Cyanogen.. I've never tried it before but I don't want to waste a couple of hours flashing and revamping to find that I can't do it.. :/
Has anyone tried? I can't find another thread over it... just on the HTC camera app.
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AFAIK you can't. The camera app on Stock rom is a touchwiz based app. Won't be compatible with CM
What if I move touchwiz with me? You mean the launcher right, or is that something different completely :/ is there really no way to even try and get it working as a beta? I mean it's leagues ahead of Cyanogen's Camera app and I take so many pictures with my phone... I really miss those options.
Touchwiz is not just the launcher. Its the name of the software framework running on the phone (android x.x + all the other stuff including the interface, camera, messaging apps etc. Since the camera app is part of that, it's impossible to port it to for example cyanogenmod.
You should just wait for android 4.2 to be ported to the s3. As far as i have seen the camera works great with many options !