So been thinking about trying a custom rom but not really sure since there isn't much to pick from so I'm looking to see what everyone else is doing and how they like what they are getting from there current setup?
I would just give it a week or so and I'm sure some more stable releases will come out
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shockingly I'm using TouchWiz. My only complaints with it are the inability to flick away desktop icons, no play store in the top right corner, and the folders are annoying. Why not just leave the stock folder function?
I use Apex Launcher overtop of TW which gives me the customization i want but still maintains all the Samsung functionality that is really pretty cool. After coming from AOSP Roms on my Gnex, its kind of a nice change of pace.
I rooted and removed some bloatware and verizon stuff I knew I didn't need.
Installed novalauncher and called it a day. I plan to stay with the stock kernel. I might be a little jaded coming from having to reformat my last few phones every few months once I started flashing roms.
I am completely stock, no root yet. Just testing her out to see if I am going to keep it first. Battery life and signal issues plagued my last two phones, so those are what I'm testing. So far so good.
Can someone explain what TouchWiz is? I don't see it anywhere on my S4. I'm coming from a Thunderbolt.
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Can someone explain what TouchWiz is? I don't see it anywhere on my S4. I'm coming from a Thunderbolt.
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TouchWiz is Samsung's Sense.
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I'm stock rooted running Nova Launcher. I froze most all the bloat I don't use and I'm loving this phone! Battery life is great and I have zero lag (especially since I came from a Moto Bionic.)
Im stock rooted running Nova launcher as well. Removed all the bloatware and have zero lag. This phone is amazing. What a difference coming from Gnex. I use svoice alot and it actually works well for what I use it for.
I'm running the aokp build. Does have a couple of issues, but I'm an aosp guy
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Running Nova Prime, Xposed v5?, Another custom framework mod to give me an Android guy in my drop down Window, Stock Rom frozen bloat, 64gig fat32 Sammy SD card w/folder mount, fauxU modded kernel, TWRP, No WIFI notification and no GPS icon mods...
I am getting itchy flash fingers though... Im reading we can use other carrier ROMs as long as we loki it.... May try that or....
CleamROM dev just got his VZW S4 today, and his ROMs are the best of the best, so I may just wait for his. ...
Currently hunting for a keyboard that can be themed, and a way to theme the rest of the Window box colors in settings/messages/reboot etc..,
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Think I am going to try a tmo rom tonight. Wish me luck.
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Good luck! Def. report back with how it goes!!!
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Rooted but still on stock ROM, using GoLauncher on top of TouchWiz, Swiftkey dark theme keyboard, haven't removed/frozen bloat yet (but will soon, just rooted yesterday). I'll be eventually loading a custom ROM but waiting out the alpha/beta builds.
Really enjoying the two finger swiping/gestures, though i don't use them much. Comes in handy on the notification bar for quick toggles, and Toucher is a pretty cool app especially when themed properly.
Not a fan of all the notification clutter, but thats just my OCD kicking in.
SmartStay/SmartScroll stopped working after day one, not sure why, but seems kind of a hokey feature anyway...
I agree, the tweaked folders are annoying, enjoyed my previous ICS folders using DeckReloaded on my EVO.
By and far my favorite phone that I have owned.
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Good luck! Def. report back with how it goes!!!
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So I tried it. It booted into the OS just fine, but the phone process was force closing so bad I couldn't get though the setup. I would type a character then it would freeze. Just lost patience, lol. I had backed up my APN but could not get through the setup to restore it.
But what this tells us is that porting ROMs will potentially be pretty easy.
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Ah crap. Thank you for maning up and giving it a whirl!
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Ah crap. Thank you for maning up and giving it a whirl!
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Going to take another shot...I replaced the apn config file.
And if it does not work we have hyperdrive to play with.
Edit: still the same deal. trying Darthstalker. wonder I need to try a spring (cdma) rom?
Has anyone tried hyperdrive rom yet?
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So been thinking about trying a custom rom but not really sure since there isn't much to pick from so I'm looking to see what everyone else is doing and how they like what they are getting from there current setup?
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Can u advice some stable release?
Related
First i would like to say i take NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR A BRICKED DEVICE!! I also would like to thank Arrayray for his ROM and also Nerd019 for teaching me how to set up/ create a ROM. Well here we go! This rom is stock 2.2 froyo with a slight change in apps and launcher....i removed a few apps that were un-needed along with throwing in the Experia Launcher....(sorry i have no idea what the real name is )
download:http://db.tt/wNub514
Honeycomb theme by DJGHOSTS3V3N:http://www.multiupload.com/8AE84CA66P
Credits: Arayray
Nerd019
DJGHOSTS3V3N
if anyone can take some screen shots of the rom and theme that would be much appreciated
cool, will try this. did you only remove programs and change launchers?
Sadly yeah so far that's all I know how to do. That and the update_script and mod version but its a start
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no biggie. thats still more than i can do! flashing now!
Can you add Sense frameworks for Flash Lite to work? That would be just perfect, the ROM I've been waiting for.
ill try to during the weekend
I would also like to see Sense, I'm still on HaXspresso, hopfully Cyanogenmod's Roms are just as stable?
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I would also like to see Sense, I'm still on HaXspresso, hopfully Cyanogenmod's Roms are just as stable?
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CyanogenMod is SO much faster. I tried HaXspresso for a day and it was so laggy and slow compared to stock AOSP with CyanogenMod tweaks. Also it is stable. I had no issues so far and I use the nightlies.
Theres a chance im wrong but im certain you will not be able to mesh sense with vanilla
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Theres a chance im wrong but im certain you will not be able to mesh sense with vanilla
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Yeah I don't think so either.....but all aside has anyone tried this? How did I do? What do y'all think /want? I really wanna start to work my way up to a dev so this is just practice for me
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for some reason when i started re-downloading apps from the market, tweetdeck would not show up. i even tried using titanium where i had i backed up and it would not install. sorry but i NEED tweetdeck.
now if youre asking what i want i would tell you this:
tweetdeck, better battery life (like i get with aray roms), and for some reason ill lose signal when my phone sleeps when using cm7. everything else is good.
I havent tried it, but im sure its functional since its just a different launcher. A true dev in my opinion needs to know code. Thats why i dont concider myself a real dev. Anyone can mod a working rom, but when it comes to bringing a completely new rom to the table, you wont get everything working unless you got that coding knowledge.
Keep playing around in it. We have to start somewhere!
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Ill make sure to do that later today or tomorrow for sure
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for some reason when i started re-downloading apps from the market, tweetdeck would not show up. i even tried using titanium where i had i backed up and it would not install. sorry but i NEED tweetdeck.
now if youre asking what i want i would tell you this:
tweetdeck, better battery life (like i get with aray roms), and for some reason ill lose signal when my phone sleeps when using cm7. everything else is good.
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Well I'm not sure about why its not showing up....I just searched and downloaded it right now and its running ...ill still check it out
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Hello this is cyanogen 2.3.3 i flash it but wifi is not working for me not even any original official cyanogen 7 for for me the wifi anyone know why?
Have you tried any other ROMs besides CM7? If your wifi is broken on any other non-CM7/6 ROMs, then it might just be your phone, dude. :/
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Hello this is cyanogen 2.3.3 i flash it but wifi is not working for me not even any original official cyanogen 7 for for me the wifi anyone know why?
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Honestly don't know why but ill release a 2.2 ROM today or tomorrow I just recently switched to a g2 so I won't know if the ROM will work or perform good I need a tester
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Have you tried any other ROMs besides CM7? If your wifi is broken on any other non-CM7/6 ROMs, then it might just be your phone, dude. :/
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yes i am using arayray revamped revision 2 that is CM6.1 and wifi work just fine. you know i test again the threes musketeer and it connect but just WEP encryption and not WPA
I ran this ROM for about 3 days straight, and I really, REALLY liked it. The only thing I didn't like about it, though (Kinda nitpicking here) is the camera app. =/ But other than that, its a solid ROM <3. Maybe in a future update, you could replace that app with the normal one? And the stock Android theme (White taskbar) would be awesome too :3.
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I ran this ROM for about 3 days straight, and I really, REALLY liked it. The only thing I didn't like about it, though (Kinda nitpicking here) is the camera app. =/ But other than that, its a solid ROM <3. Maybe in a future update, you could replace that app with the normal one? And the stock Android theme (White taskbar) would be awesome too :3.
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Ill try to release an update for the camera and with a non theme and themed version
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Looked through available ROMS, did a keyword search, read the "New to the thunderbolt? Look here before posting":
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1168433
And read the dictionary (albeit got up to G'ish):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1143188
I had a rooted and ROM'd Galaxy Nexus (that was stolen without insurance) and finally got my perm replacement, the Thunderbolt. First things first I noticed tons of bloatware, most of which can't be removed. i.e. Blockbuster, Google Talk, etc. I essentially was hoping to just have a bare bones Android OS. If I can get it on the Market / App store, then I really don't want it on there. Google Talk is throwing sign in errors (even though I'm properly linked to my gmail account) Facebook won't even download without an "unsuccessfully" installed error every time, and I'd like to tether using PDANet. Really just want to use the basics of the phone - but was hoping to just find a debloated copy of Gingerbread. Maybe a few tweaks here and there to speed things up, and something to increase the battery life(from what I hear the batt life is already atrocious) Anyone by chance aware of a ROM that simple that I haven't been able to find? :good:
Jellyblur is very good. Killasense .9 not .19, has been great, skyraider is very good also. Because of the nature of our radio, aosp is tricky. A desensed rom may be ur best bet. Several out there, bully desensed probably my favorite. U can still use a sense kernel on it, imo 5.2 is the best.
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'preciate!
Hope I'm not thread jacking but I have a similar question:
My brother picked up a second hand thunderbolt that was rooted and he is having stability issues with the current ROM. I don't have a thunderbolt so I don't know what ROMs to flash for him unfortunately.
He just needs a ROM where speed and stability are critical and everything will work out of the box, including GPS and LTE. Debloat and desense are not that important.
Does anyone have any recommendations?
Sfks cm7 works perfectly for me out of the box and is freaking great.
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Sfks cm7 works perfectly for me out of the box and is freaking great.
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Looks like there are GPS issues with this ROM.
I haven't had a problem and I haven't even had to use the patch.
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I haven't had a problem and I haven't even had to use the patch.
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You might've flashed from a sense ROM with a GPS fix already locked in.
I love our somewhat reliable/stable JB ROMS (thank you, XDA Devs!!) But losing stock Note functionality with S-Pen (double-tap for S-Memo, press and hold for screen capture, Photo Editor) always kept me running back to stock Touch Wiz. I was a flash-ahloic til something I did broke GPS and made it unusable. So I Odin-ed back to stock and still couldn't get GPS working. Eventually, I took my Note to the AT&T Device Support Center and they flashed the most current Samsung Firmware and I'm good to go. I've been Stock, non-rooted for 28 days, 11 hours and minutes LOL.
So I've resisted even rooting my Note at this point. Just been playing around with different launchers and widgets. It's still fun just customizing the Note to my liking. But I found that lags and freezing still even happen on Stock non-rooted, things I used to blame on any particular ROM I'd flashed.
Now the flash addiction is creeping up on me...
Paranoid is looking really good to me right now
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I feel the same way. I have been a flashaholic since i had sonys xperia x10a. I, myself, have fallen in love with jellybam on the note. it has treated me quite nicely. no forcecloses. only one reboot but i dropped my phone so i think that was just from the battery popping out and in. other than that this rom is near perfect. its the best of all worlds. amazing battery life. hopefully we will be getting all those extra features soon when the official jb comes out.
Cure for Flash Addiction...and S-Pen useablility!!!
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I love our somewhat reliable/stable JB ROMS (thank you, XDA Devs!!) But losing stock Note functionality with S-Pen (double-tap for S-Memo, press and hold for screen capture, Photo Editor) always kept me running back to stock Touch Wiz. I was a flash-ahloic til something I did broke GPS and made it unusable. So I Odin-ed back to stock and still couldn't get GPS working. Eventually, I took my Note to the AT&T Device Support Center and they flashed the most current Samsung Firmware and I'm good to go. I've been Stock, non-rooted for 28 days, 11 hours and minutes LOL.
So I've resisted even rooting my Note at this point. Just been playing around with different launchers and widgets. It's still fun just customizing the Note to my liking. But I found that lags and freezing still even happen on Stock non-rooted, things I used to blame on any particular ROM I'd flashed.
Now the flash addiction is creeping up on me...
Paranoid is looking really good to me right now
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Got the perfect cure for your flash addiction...try one of the Padawan Roms!!! My wife has been running V7 and now V8 for over a month...and has had 0 yes, zero. restarts or hiccups, I was amazed!!! The v8 is based on the rom from singapore, it's fast tight, and has lots of tweaks built right in...and it's a touchwiz rom so all the spen stuff works great. I'm a convert. Good luck
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Got the perfect cure for your flash addiction...try one of the Padawan Roms!!! My wife has been running V7 and now V8 for over a month...and has had 0 yes, zero. restarts or hiccups, I was amazed!!! The v8 is based on the rom from singapore, it's fast tight, and has lots of tweaks built right in...and it's a touchwiz rom so all the spen stuff works great. I'm a convert. Good luck
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I liked the Padawan ROMS, that guy is a great developer. I'm amazed that he doesn't even have an AT&T Galaxy Note, but he does solid work. The only thing is that I'm not so fond of the blue themed icons.
That Jellybam ROM sounds awesome tho
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I love our somewhat reliable/stable JB ROMS (thank you, XDA Devs!!) But losing stock Note functionality with S-Pen (double-tap for S-Memo, press and hold for screen capture, Photo Editor) always kept me running back to stock Touch Wiz. I was a flash-ahloic til something I did broke GPS and made it unusable. So I Odin-ed back to stock and still couldn't get GPS working. Eventually, I took my Note to the AT&T Device Support Center and they flashed the most current Samsung Firmware and I'm good to go. I've been Stock, non-rooted for 28 days, 11 hours and minutes LOL.
So I've resisted even rooting my Note at this point. Just been playing around with different launchers and widgets. It's still fun just customizing the Note to my liking. But I found that lags and freezing still even happen on Stock non-rooted, things I used to blame on any particular ROM I'd flashed.
Now the flash addiction is creeping up on me...
Paranoid is looking really good to me right now
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Take a deep breath and flash on my friend There isn't a cure Hell I am running a perfectly stable ROM and setup but can't wait to find a hiccup to justify the need of flashing another ROM.
pklovecraft said:
I love our somewhat reliable/stable JB ROMS (thank you, XDA Devs!!) But losing stock Note functionality with S-Pen (double-tap for S-Memo, press and hold for screen capture, Photo Editor) always kept me running back to stock Touch Wiz. I was a flash-ahloic til something I did broke GPS and made it unusable. So I Odin-ed back to stock and still couldn't get GPS working. Eventually, I took my Note to the AT&T Device Support Center and they flashed the most current Samsung Firmware and I'm good to go. I've been Stock, non-rooted for 28 days, 11 hours and minutes LOL.
So I've resisted even rooting my Note at this point. Just been playing around with different launchers and widgets. It's still fun just customizing the Note to my liking. But I found that lags and freezing still even happen on Stock non-rooted, things I used to blame on any particular ROM I'd flashed.
Now the flash addiction is creeping up on me...
Paranoid is looking really good to me right now
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You are not addicted then.
Addiction is what I have, I downloaded everything I needed to root and flash a custom Rom before I received my note. The minute I received it, i rooted it and flash a custom rom. That's addiction.
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You are not addicted then.
Addiction is what I have, I downloaded everything I needed to root and flash a custom Rom before I received my note. The minute I received it, i rooted it and flash a custom rom. That's addiction.
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Hahaha that reminds me of myself. I ordered a black S3 64gb and even before I got it in my hands I was already downloading the ROMs and applications that I wanted on my phone. It reminds me very much of the windows mobile days.
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Hahaha that reminds me of myself. I ordered a black S3 64gb and even before I got it in my hands I was already downloading the ROMs and applications that I wanted on my phone. It reminds me very much of the windows mobile days.
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It all started with my HTC tilt2 running xdandroid.
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It all started with my HTC tilt2 running xdandroid.
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I remember flashing my first phone- Motorola V180 if I'm not mistaken - and I use to tweak all my friends RAZR's then I went to the T-Mobile MDA
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It all started with my HTC tilt2 running xdandroid.
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I started flashing on the AT&T Tilt 1. Those HTC smart phones were the business. It was not only a ROM flashing frenzy, but finding the perfect radio too. And the .ruu blues
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I started flashing on the AT&T Tilt 1. Those HTC smart phones were the business. It was not only a ROM flashing frenzy, but finding the perfect radio too. And the .ruu blues
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Oh yeah and keeping an eye on the green LED light....good old days.... when running GB on the tilt2 was like dreaming about having JB 4.2 on our Notes.
I now think, I'm just going to let my contract end and see where I go from here. I've read good things about the AT&T version of the Galaxy S4...we'll see or the Nexus 5
Me to I wish we had multirom like nexus 7 or Motorola defy I don't see why not we have twrp then we could multi boot man its the best
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You can just have 2 diff backups and flash when needed
Just an update:
So I ended up flashing Jellybam and what a joy that ROM was! So many customization options and it just ran smooth. That is until I got a Random Reboot.
So then I flashed Paranoidandroid, put on LMT and found that it didn't work as well as I'd hoped as a replacement for Swipe Pad. Anyway, I proceeded to customize it to make it my daily driver when RR strikes 4xs in an hour.
At this point, I go running back to ICS: Novena. I dig the boot animation and that ROM has always been solid for me. And of course everything performs flawlessly: no RRs and great battery life.
But am I content? LOL
Lurking in the Blackstar Dev thread, I read about the combination of X and Flappjaxx ICS 3.0.2 kernel.
Getting to the point of this post:
That combination is AMAZING! And not in the hyperbolic sense. TRULY AMAZING!
This feels as fast as any JB ROM I've tried. Tho I'm not OC/UV, I'm only using Wheatley and battery life is PHENOMENAL!
So I'm still enjoying my "OG" Note and glad that we have a sharing community in XDA forums and gifted dev support, but if we never get any new ROMS for the lack of a source JB kernel from Samsung, I'm now on my Daily Driver.
Holla back if this combo works for you too.
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That rom/kernel combo is a favorite of mine as well ...
I also enjoy cm9.1.0 with the FJ AOSP kernel ...
Both are rock solid for speed and battery life ....IMHO
Those kernels are simply the best running code I've ever used ..
And the wheatley governor is ....well ....amazing on the note.
My thanks go out again, to our incredibly talented developers, and all of our loyal users.....for making the note run the way it was meant to be ......g
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Just an update:
So I ended up flashing Jellybam and what a joy that ROM was! So many customization options and it just ran smooth. That is until I got a Random Reboot.
So then I flashed Paranoidandroid, put on LMT and found that it didn't work as well as I'd hoped as a replacement for Swipe Pad. Anyway, I proceeded to customize it to make it my daily driver when RR strikes 4xs in an hour.
At this point, I go running back to ICS: Novena. I dig the boot animation and that ROM has always been solid for me. And of course everything performs flawlessly: no RRs and great battery life.
But am I content? LOL
Lurking in the Blackstar Dev thread, I read about the combination of X and Flappjaxx ICS 3.0.2 kernel.
Getting to the point of this post:
That combination is AMAZING! And not in the hyperbolic sense. TRULY AMAZING!
This feels as fast as any JB ROM I've tried. Tho I'm not OC/UV, I'm only using Wheatley and battery life is PHENOMENAL!
So I'm still enjoying my "OG" Note and glad that we have a sharing community in XDA forums and gifted dev support, but if we never get any new ROMS for the lack of a source JB kernel from Samsung, I'm now on my Daily Driver.
Holla back if this combo works for you too.
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I can't find FJ 3.0.2 Kernel I only have 3.0.2 JB kernel, what if I flash the JB kernel on BSX
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That rom/kernel combo is a favorite of mine as well ...
I also enjoy cm9.1.0 with the FJ AOSP kernel ...
Both are rock solid for speed and battery life ....IMHO
Those kernels are simply the best running code I've ever used ..
And the wheatley governor is ....well ....amazing on the note.
My thanks go out again, to our incredibly talented developers, and all of our loyal users.....for making the note run the way it was meant to be ......g
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Thanks g, I'll have to try that combo as well then.
On the goo.im app, the gapps that's "paired" with CM 9.1.0 is ICS 20120429. Is that the same gapps version you use for that combo?
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I can't find FJ 3.0.2 Kernel I only have 3.0.2 JB kernel, what if I flash the JB kernel on BSX
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I don't know what will happen if you do that, but BSX is an ICS ROM and won't be compatible with a JB kernal. I recommend installing goo.im from the Play Store and search for Flappjaxxx in there: results will show his ROMs and kernals. Good luck!
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I don't know what will happen if you do that, but BSX is an ICS ROM and won't be compatible with a JB kernal. I recommend installing goo.im from the Play Store and search for Flappjaxxx in there: results will show his ROMs and kernals. Good luck!
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Would SGH-I717-UCLF6-FJMod-B12.zip be it?
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Would SGH-I717-UCLF6-FJMod-B12.zip be it?
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Nope I think that's a ROM and although I haven't flashed that one yet, if it's a new ROM maybe Flappjaxxx has the 3.0.2 kernel already cooked in there. I'll be trying that ROM out soon I sent you a PM.
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This is it, touchwiz vs aosp. Its all about who can make the best claim.
If so, what roms are you using? I've tried them all and i can't decide!!!!
here are my thoughts...
touchwiz, everything works but i dont care for anything.
aosp.... I like having all the extra stuff and dont have to customize anything.
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roms i liked were hyperdrive, cleanrom, liquid, aokp, cm10.1
I use CM10 on mine for one reason PDroid. I use Open-PDroid with AFWall+ and Adfree. Can have ultimate control of my phone. I really don't care about the gimmicks (Air touch, etc) Played with them for the first hour I had my phone, then rooted, ROM'd and moved on.
I like Touch Wiz. Coming from aokp, I'm bored with aosp (stilll like aokp), and the nav bar on the s4 (and s3) is goofy imo. TW is a nice change and it's clean. With tw what do you need to customize? A battery icon is about all, It's all done for you imo...of course, I'm using CLEAN 1.3, but to each his own...
I would like to try aosp but last I heard they were still having issues with GPS and Bluetooth. I like my phone to function fully. Once that's ironed out I'll make the switch.
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Well ive tried them all... and i dont care to customize. i am getting bored with aosp as well. im gonna try out beans to say ive tried them all... but might just stick to cleanrom which has always been my go to rom.
I'm running clean rom and I love it. Since I'm on Verizon it added the wifi toggle and got rid of a ****load of bloatware. Then I just used file explorer and finished the rest of myself. I like the samsung apps so I don't want a rom that gets rid of them
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Touchwiz is functional, intuitive, and looks better.
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Touchwiz is functional, intuitive, and looks better.
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im getting pretty set on TW, but now im thinking jelly beans or cleanrom. but who knows
I like aosp simply because touchwiz looks hideous
After rooting my s3 and playing with Touchwiz and AOSP I've opted to keep my S4 stock and have yet to root the device. I can use Nova Launcher and use a few other programs to get the AOSP look I need. Plus I have the added benefit of the camera features and no GPS issues. We'll see if the AOSP ROM for the Nexus Edition S4 helps with those issues but until then... It's TW for me.
bsimpson1 said:
I like aosp simply because touchwiz looks hideous
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ive got kind of the opposite thought. i dont mind the touchwiz look. i dont care for the fancy features much, but i do like how everything works... especially the IR.
bsimpson1 said:
I like aosp simply because touchwiz looks hideous
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I wouldn't call it hideous. It just lacks eye candy. I used to like aosp alot but it never changes and looks the same. I'm bored of all the themes for it too aosp is insanely fast on this device and If the IR blaster is implemented someday, I'll leave aosp on my phone for more than 15 minutes
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Evocm7 said:
I wouldn't call it hideous. It just lacks eye candy. I used to like aosp alot but it never changes and looks the same. I'm bored of all the themes for it too aosp is insanely fast on this device and If the IR blaster is implemented someday, I'll leave aosp on my phone for more than 15 minutes
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agreed. TW does look very cartoonish, but i got bored of aosp. im happy to be back on android though.... i was on apple for a few months.
After having smart stay, air gesture, and the ir remote, I won't go to AOSP based roms until they add those options. I can make TW look better by theming it.
thanx.
I typically run AOKP, but bounce around between the AOSPs a bit. I wasn't minding TW on this device so much, especially with some of the cool tweaks, but I cannot stand having both the quick toggles (which are way too huge) and the toggles page.
Weird as it is... the clunkyness of the notifications pull down is probably what makes TW a non-contender for me.
Edit: Oh, and some weird Bluetooth issue between the S4 and my car that only exists with TW and causes skipping in the sound unless I make a phone call first... lol.
theidoctor said:
agreed. TW does look very cartoonish, but i got bored of aosp. im happy to be back on android though.... i was on apple for a few months.
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You know, I thought tw on the note 2 looked cartoonish. It definitely seems more "serious" on the s4. Btw, sorry to hear about your Apple moment...lol
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Am able to replicate enough of the AOSP experience using a few apps to keep myself happy.
Will wait and see what ROMs we get after the AOSP SGS4 is released.
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Btw, sorry to hear about your Apple moment...lol
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Haha! Agreed. I was going to say the same thing
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Evocm7 said:
Haha! Agreed. I was going to say the same thing
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lol... im glad some of you guys can sympathize for me!
So, I just wanted to share my settings and mods from which I have found the best experience on the S4 with... I have tried all the customs ROMs out, and always find myself coming back to stock simply because everything works, and works great...
Apps: Things I cannot live without...
SD maid pro
Lagfix pro
Nova launcher pro
Titanium BU pro
Solid Explorer pro
SuperSU pro
7Zip
FolderMount pro
Terminal Emulator
Trickster
Mods: Just fun things, all 100% stable..
Nottach w/ Xposed
Trueicon fix-from different carrier forums, the Best icons period and they work with Nottach.
The V for vendetta default contact pics, no more cartons!
Latest Crossbreeder mod on xda
The all in one wifi, hotspot, CRT off mod in our vzw section- projectodex is the name
Custom Android P on apple boot, and Android robot off animations.
A few personal selected blackout app mods
Removed GPS
Removed E911 icon's
Selected bloat all frozen in Tibu
I think those are about it. Everything I listed here is the work of the awesome guys on XDA and Im by no means claiming these as mine. So please thank the individual developers!
Everything I listed here works and will work with each other. IE.., the trueicons will work on top of a completely custom drop down notification panel..
Again, all these things work on a stock rooted ROM, it looks great and nothing crashes ever. I consistently quadrant from low 13k to 14k. The phone boots official eveytime (no custom with the unlocked padlock) and the battery life is pretty great on fauxU kernel.
So, if you can't find a setup that just does it for you, give these mods a try, tweak everything out and enjoy. Remember to thank the respective devs for their work!
Quick pic
http://db.tt/4mdPCkfW
So everything runs odex just fine? Also the trueicon fix. Are those jbeitels?
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Yep, everything runs just fine on stock odex.
The icons I found in one of the other USA S4 forums, topic named something like "true icons fixed"... Something about the full pack didn't mesh well with our stock ROM, so I tried somebody's fixed version, and it works great.
How's that lagfix app work on your s4? I'm on stock rooted rom and wanna give it a try, just dont wanna screw something up..
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I can tell a difference, if that helps. I've run it since I rooted and have had no issues. Also use it on my tablet with no side effects. Hope that helps lol.
What bloatware have you frozen or removed?
+1 Nova Launcher and Solid Explorer. I run CleanROM and it's as stable as can be.
where did you find the E911 removal? the ones i find are all for deodexed roms
The E911 removal was posted in our section back when the device first launched, can't remember the thread name for the life of me....
Apps frozen:
All things Verizon/Amazon
All printer things
Honestly, just went through everything and froze what I don't use and a few random other things. There are some good guides out for this.
That's awesome. I'm going to try some of those.
Can you flash a rom(for example pacman or cm or aokp and still do all or a lot of that?
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Yep, everything runs just fine on stock odex.
The icons I found in one of the other USA S4 forums, topic named something like "true icons fixed"... Something about the full pack didn't mesh well with our stock ROM, so I tried somebody's fixed version, and it works great.
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Can you post the icons?
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Hmm...does anyone else use Lagfix Pro? Reviews seem great for the app, but didn't see many GS4 users reporting on it. Would like to get some feedback on it.
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igotgame said:
Hmm...does anyone else use Lagfix Pro? Reviews seem great for the app, but didn't see many GS4 users reporting on it. Would like to get some feedback on it.
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Meh with this amazing hardware we shouldn't see any entropy issues.
It seems to me that a quad core 1.9 ghz processor should be able to handle everything we can throw at it without any lag. Personally, I find the stock s4 to lag slightly. My Note 2 however works like a dream. I guess the different brand of processors really make a noticeable difference.
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DrSadistic said:
It seems to me that a quad core 1.9 ghz processor should be able to handle everything we can throw at it without any lag. Personally, I find the stock s4 to lag slightly. My Note 2 however works like a dream. I guess the different brand of processors really make a noticeable difference.
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Not necessarily. The HTC One has an almost identical processor. No lag. Run an AOSP rom. Its touchwiz.
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keith.mcintyre26 said:
Not necessarily. The HTC One has an almost identical processor. No lag. Run an AOSP rom. Its touchwiz.
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The 8 core S4 much smoother
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What is different between Trickster MOD Kernel Settings and ktweaker from ktoonsez???
keith.mcintyre26 said:
Not necessarily. The HTC One has an almost identical processor. No lag. Run an AOSP rom. Its touchwiz.
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That being said, my note runs tw without issue. That was my point. Both are flagship devices running great hardware and similar software. Could be all the extra sensors they threw into the s4.
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