Best ROM that feels like stock but with some TW - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

I'm currently using the Google Edition ROM and I love it. I love the stock android UI but I miss the TW camera, gallery, and multitasking.
Is there a ROM with:
Stock Android UI
TW camera
Multitasking
App 2 SD
Also, new to romming, how can I get my Verizon to work without having to sign in? I'm not the account owner of the Verizon account and with stock it automatically signs me in.
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I don't know if any one ROM is going to do everything you are wanting, but Eclipse is pretty close. That's what I'm running right now. It's TW based, but AOSP themed. It has the TW camera and multitasking. It's probably worth trying out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351840

shortstuff_mt said:
I don't know if any one ROM is going to do everything you are wanting, but Eclipse is pretty close. That's what I'm running right now. It's TW based, but AOSP themed. It has the TW camera and multitasking. It's probably worth trying out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351840
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Eclipse ROM is siiiiiiick. However, if you're OCD gets the best of you and you can't take some of the graphical imperfections then you'll find yourself restoring a backup quickly.

Delakit said:
Eclipse ROM is siiiiiiick. However, if you're OCD gets the best of you and you can't take some of the graphical imperfections then you'll find yourself restoring a backup quickly.
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My OCD usually keeps me from running themed ROMs because they are generally not done very well. Eclipse is by far the best themed ROM I've ever run.

shortstuff_mt said:
My OCD usually keeps me from running themed ROMs because they are generally not done very well. Eclipse is by far the best themed ROM I've ever run.
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This.... by far. With a little DPI modding my perfectionist side is REALLY happy. I had gotten so used to Slim on my SGS3. This is basically AOSP with all the TW still baked in there. And its memory friendly. Only think I did to change it was installed a stock kernel (then stock modded from scott/hyper) and then the xposed framework for DPI and battery meter changes.

Thread closed, users need to read, test and try on their own - as what is best for you might now be best for others.

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GF has Vibrant, wants best stock like rom with best performance...

the girls phone is still stuck on 2.1 (ew)
im looking for something close to stock that is quick, optimized and up to date if possible.
looking for better battery life as well.
i rooted and installed cwm tonight, so its ready to go.
id prefer to keep it with touchwiz as she likes TW.
any ideas on what to look at as a good rom?
she likes landscape mode to reply to texts and stuff, ive seen how some can be buggy with that, so thats a feature i need to work correctly.
is gingerbread out for this phone?
thanks everyone.
We have CyanogenMod for this phone (2.3.7) - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1061889
Not an official Gingerbread release.
If you want a 2.2, stock-like but tweaked to run smooth phone, I'd go with Bionix; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925548
Do note, it's sort of outdated, because of a bunch of new stuff that's come out. But it's the closest to stock (In the way things run.) It's just been optimized and it's really responsive. It comes with a gingerbread theme, so that's nice.
And you can always update apps and whatnot, install a newer modem, kernel, etc.
I would suggest trigger 3.2 final it is what i am currently running and i havent had any problems with it
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When it comes to TW roms I found Trigger 3.2 to be very good. Although Bionix is another good choice as well.
However, my favorite rom by far is MIUI. It's based on android 2.3.7 (gingerbread) and CM7. It's super user friendly and one of the best overall built roms I've ever used. Plus it is extremely customizable and smooth. However, it has no app drawer, that's it's flaw. Still you should have your girlfriend look at it and see if she would like it, even though it's not really TW.
Here's a guide to flash it & everything else you'll need to get started... "Guide- Easily Flash MIUI for Vibrant + Themes/Modems/Kernels/ and more!"
Project-V all the way. You won't find a better 2.2 rom
Seeing as its not your phone i wouldn't suggest any 2.3 roms. Even tho they are great and have great devs working on them they still have bugs due to a lack of source code.
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konthewicked said:
Seeing as its not your phone i wouldn't suggest any 2.3 roms. Even tho they are great and have great devs working on them they still have bugs due to a lack of source code.
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thanks,
yes i prefer not to have any bugs since she isnt really a dev when it comes to stuff and wouldnt know what to do if something started messing up lol.
thanks for the heads up everyone, ill be checking out every rom that was mentioned, perhaps a link included would help me faster access them.
ill show each one to her and see what she prefers.
I ended up with trigger, will let you all know how it goes for her.
she is very happy with how snappy it is, along with the visual voicemail lol

Opinions on the ICS ROMs?

Just curious what people think of the latest ROMs, what the fastest, smoothest, best looking are, etc...
Been using Scott's CleanROM ICS a lot and really like it, but was thinking to myself, that most of them seem to credit the same devs for various contributions and things... so in the end, are they all pretty much the same?
I know that if you ask a Dev they will say how theirs is different, but I would love to hear from end users who have used them all extensively, which ones they prefer and why.
I think that they are all great, but perhaps some are better in certain areas than others, and so a conversation that lays all that out might be beneficial to people who want to just to an ICS ROM, but don't know what one is right for them, and the "trial and error" process might be more than they are able to willing to tackle.
For reference, CM7 that I had on the DX is my all time favorite ROM, and it is the benchmark for me, so any ROM I go to, is to try and get as close to that experience as possible.
Thoughts?
Check out BAMF 1.1 ICS....
I've tried the others and this one has been the most stable, the most current version has great battery life as well.
lraed74 said:
Check out BAMF 1.1 ICS....
I've tried the others and this one has been the most stable, the most current version has great battery life as well.
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Bamf is good. I also like Nils Business and Rezrom . Try them all out to see what you like.
Which one has the nicest eye candy, themes, etc?
They all seem fast and smooth, so I am sorta looking for the best UI.
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Which one has the nicest eye candy, themes, etc?
They all seem fast and smooth, so I am sorta looking for the best UI.
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Rezrom always has awesome themes. Nils too. Scotts roms are awesome but are closer to stock theme wise
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aostl said:
Rezrom always has awesome themes. Nils too. Scotts roms are awesome but are closer to stock theme wise
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Ok, cool, I will check that one out as well. Just ran a Nandroid backup so I guess I am ready to experiment. All of these latest versions are based off of the latest RUU, so I should not have to mess with that, or kernels for that matter, correct? Just the ROM itself, and if I don't like it, a simple Nandroid restore?
Of course I have to wipe data and cache before each install, but other than that, nothing else to do?
SquireSCA said:
Which one has the nicest eye candy, themes, etc?
They all seem fast and smooth, so I am sorta looking for the best UI.
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last i heard mike d is working on some kicka$$ themes and a ics dialer. he hasn't released them yet though.
mighty_markus12 said:
last i heard mike d is working on some kicka$$ themes and a ics dialer. he hasn't released them yet though.
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Cool. I am trying RezROM 3.1 right now and I do like the UI and theming, and it appears that version 3.2 is about to drop, if I read the thread correctly...
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Of course I have to wipe data and cache before each install, but other than that, nothing else to do?
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Nope. They all use the same kernel I think because kernel source isn't out. Just nandroid.
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I'm running RezROM and loving it. One of the best things about the Rezound is the list of developers. Whether it's Bored, Nils, or Scott, their ROMS are rock solid and well-supported. Other devs are excellent, too, but these 3 are the ones I look to first.
ive been running Rezrom 3.1 on old firmware with the patch and it seems very nice. only small issue ive has was it seems like ringtones want to go off the media volume and not the ringtone volume setting but i think that is being worked on for the next version.
my only concern on the current wave of roms would be whether it could run on old firmware or not.
ikk788 said:
ive been running Rezrom 3.1 on old firmware with the patch and it seems very nice. only small issue ive has was it seems like ringtones want to go off the media volume and not the ringtone volume setting but i think that is being worked on for the next version.
my only concern on the current wave of roms would be whether it could run on old firmware or not.
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I would assume that patching the new ROMs to run on the old firmware will be phased out. It will probably be around for a little while to make it easy for those who may want to go back to GB. Since the new ICS ROMs are pretty much rock solid the only real reason anyone would want to do that is for returning their phone though. Once the official OTA comes I'm sure noone will be making the patches any more. I could be wrong though.
I kinda hope they keep making patches personally, I for one, have had no rush to get the leaked firmware, unless a ROM blows me off my feet that requires it, none have yet.
I've got a feeling that once the AOSP ROMs are working properly they will probably be built around the new firmware. The battery life improvement was worth the 20 minutes or so to do the flash for me. I assume with the patch to run the old firmware with the new ROMs the data arrows are working? Kind of a small thing, but sure is nice to have them back. LOL
Cleanrom DE is pretty nice, has an aosp feel but still has some sense parts, seems pretty smooth but I can never get any of the ics launchers as smooth as sense was
They are all great!!!
Personally I don't like running non official firmware. When HTC releases the official firmware we are probably going to have to go through the entire process again anyways. Also if HTC doesnt deem it fit for official release then i am not using it unless I am having a major issue that needs to be fixed. I wonder if the New firmware would fix my ics performance issues though
I am running ICS now as a daily driver on the old firmware. It is still a tad slower than gb performance wise for me. I have gone back and forth a couple times. I can see why people would want to stay on old firmware or gb til official ics is release. Hopefully ics performs a little better when it becomes official.
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I used to love Sense, but as time has gone on I've grown kind of sick of it, plus it takes a heavy toll on the battery and resources. So now I've been looking for something closer to AOSP. The first ROM I used was Xtreme Outcast's ROM. It was slightly themed and close to AOSP. He hasn't updated in a while so I've tried scrosler's CleanROM DE, because he's on the newest leak, and so far I really like it. It's got some Sense elements, which I still have mixed feelings on, but it's really smooth, and has improved my battery life loads.
I am still using the original ICS leak based off 4.0.1. I have put so much time into it, and have it running so nearly perfectly that I am hesitant to even bother with the more recent leaks and will probably just hold off until official ICS is out or until AOSP RIL is working.
a.mcdear said:
have it running so nearly perfectly that I am hesitant to even bother with the more recent leaks and will probably just hold off until official ICS is out or until AOSP RIL is working.
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My thoughts exactly, my setup is working completely stable so I have no issue to change until a similar situation.

What's a good rom?

I've got the S3 so any help about Evo roms would help lol. Looking for good battery life and customizations, really prefer JB but open to any ideas you guys got. Thanks for the help. I'm currently running mean bean 1.1 on it with timberwolfs blue theme.
MeanBean is where its at!! but there's alot of great roms to try..the team swagg rom is good.. if your looking to custimize viper4g is your best bet.. viper4g is still on the old base but im sure they will have something out soon
Cool thanks for the reply, I'll check them out!
Team G00N ROMs We have a Sense and Senseless version! People are reporting awesome results! Unfortunately though, the ROM is not posted on this site. Look around, you should be able to find it.
In my experience, the stock ROM is the best in the long run. I tried a couple of the custom ROMs and I liked the customizations and performance enhancements, but I would run into intermittent problems that I couldn't solve (e.g., flaky 4G connectivity, data connection dropping out altogether and forcing me to reboot, random freezes or force closes on certain apps, etc). If you're S-OFF, you can install the deodexed version of the stock ROM and selectively flash the tweaks that you want or uninstall the system apps you don't want. If you start having problems after you've flashed a certain tweak or removed a certain system app, then you know they're being caused by that tweak or the absence of that system app and you can just revert back to your latest nandroid backup (protip: always make a nandroid backup before you flash anything or un-install a system app).
Of course, I don't mean to disrespect any of the devs. Everyone's experience is different.
glenng82 said:
I've got the S3 so any help about Evo roms would help lol. Looking for good battery life and customizations, really prefer JB but open to any ideas you guys got. Thanks for the help. I'm currently running mean bean 1.1 on it with timberwolfs blue theme.
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Been running OMJ OLTE rom w/ his mod pack for a week now. It is very stable, looks and feels very close to stock. Haven't had any issues as of yet.I highly recommend this ROM.
If you want a rom stock with some customization check out stock with goodies by flex360. I've been running it sine day 1 and it's great!
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[Q] Stable ROM w/o TW

I'm not a huge fan of TouchWiz (not to mention the bloatware) so would like to see what my options are. I'm looking for something stable & plain as a nexus. Always heard good things about CM, but their only i605 version is 4.2.2 and has known BT & GPS issues? Looks like beans is my best option. Anyone have any other suggestions?
Why do some of the google apps have to be added separately. Can you not use the play store w/ custom roms?
Any benefit to using ODIN w/o unlocking? Or is unlocking required since VRALL4? Looks like there is enough documentation now to reset the custom rom counter, lock, & unroot in case something goes wrong & have to use the warranty. Thanks.
nevafuse said:
I'm not a huge fan of TouchWiz (not to mention the bloatware) so would like to see what my options are. I'm looking for something stable & plain as a nexus. Always heard good things about CM, but their only i605 version is 4.2.2 and has known BT & GPS issues? Looks like beans is my best option. Anyone have any other suggestions?
Why do some of the google apps have to be added separately. Can you not use the play store w/ custom roms?
Any benefit to using ODIN w/o unlocking? Or is unlocking required since VRALL4? Looks like there is enough documentation now to reset the custom rom counter, lock, & unroot in case something goes wrong & have to use the warranty. Thanks.
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Beans rom is still TW just themed to not look like it. CM is your best bet for nexus like feel. If it makes you feel better even the nexus 4 with a stock build from google has BT problems.
BennyJr said:
Beans rom is still TW just themed to not look like it. CM is your best bet for nexus like feel. If it makes you feel better even the nexus 4 with a stock build from google has BT problems.
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Oh ya? I didn't realize that. Any reason CM went straight to 4.2.2 instead of getting a more stable 4.1.1 release out for the i605?
nevafuse said:
I'm not a huge fan of TouchWiz (not to mention the bloatware) so would like to see what my options are. I'm looking for something stable & plain as a nexus. Always heard good things about CM, but their only i605 version is 4.2.2 and has known BT & GPS issues? Looks like beans is my best option. Anyone have any other suggestions?
Why do some of the google apps have to be added separately. Can you not use the play store w/ custom roms?
Any benefit to using ODIN w/o unlocking? Or is unlocking required since VRALL4? Looks like there is enough documentation now to reset the custom rom counter, lock, & unroot in case something goes wrong & have to use the warranty. Thanks.
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Regarding the bloat, most of the ROMs get rid of that (even the TW based ones) so that will be a non-issue, and if you use a custom launcher most of the TW signs are gone, with the exception of the cool ones (multi app, s-pen, smart stay). With CM-based ROMs, which I have used on other devices, you flash GAPPS separately, with Beans you choose which GAPPS you want during the install using Aroma. Once you are installed, the play store will work fine (but it won't be there on CM-based roms to start). I use bluetooth and like some of those TW features, so CM ROMs are a no go for now for me...been on Beans since January and have been very pleased with it.
You will definitely need to unlock first though using Adam Outler's method (CASUAL + ODIN) and there are easy ways back to stock if you ever have to do a warranty swap.
Go with Beans FTW! :good:
As another 4.2.2 option, I'd try CarbonROM. Fast, stable and smooth. My DD. Very few issues at this point.
Beans is awesome if you want to stay with a TW-based ROM.
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Im on cm10.1 daily for a lil over a week and i think its fine no probs for me gmd for my s pen uses and google wallet working...i got no complaints
secularist said:
As another 4.2.2 option, I'd try CarbonROM. Fast, stable and smooth. My DD. Very few issues at this point.
Beans is awesome if you want to stay with a TW-based ROM.
Sent from my CarbonROM'd i605
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+1 for carbon. Love it
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Vanilla Rootbox is my favorite non-Touchwiz ROM, lots of options and god battery life for a 4.2.2 ROM.

[Q] What ROM do you use as your daily driver?

What ROM do you use as your daily driver?
What do you like about it?
Whats your favorite feature?
Why? I'm just curious as to what your guy's bolts are runnin' on!
Feel free to post screen shots!
For me: Holo Zone Alpha 1, Holo theming, ability to change battery icon/text/location of text/percentage
I use mostly santod's deodexed and debloated ICS ROM. I love custom ROMs, but am unable to flash updates to them that may adversely affect text and calls due to responsibilities at work right now.
Besides that, I like unsense. It's lightweight, fast, and I like the AOSP elements of it.
Holo zone must be a ROM of yours that you're working on, haven't heard of it until now.
quickdraw86 said:
I use mostly santod's deodexed and debloated ICS ROM. I love custom ROMs, but am unable to flash updates to them that may adversely affect text and calls due to responsibilities at work right now.
Besides that, I like unsense. It's lightweight, fast, and I like the AOSP elements of it.
Holo zone must be a ROM of yours that you're working on, haven't heard of it until now.
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I have tried unsense, it's pretty good, I'm just not a fan of the shiny blue theming. And yes, HoloZone it is a rom I am working on. I'm trying to make it more customizable by making Xposed framework modules for it; so far I have 4 different battery types: honeycomb, circlemod, and REVOlutionary (the same one that comes with unsense)
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I have tried unsense, it's pretty good, I'm just not a fan of the shiny blue theming. And yes, HoloZone it is a rom I am working on. I'm trying to make it more customizable by making Xposed framework modules for it; so far I have 4 different battery types: honeycomb, circlemod, and REVOlutionary (the same one that comes with unsense)
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That's an interesting project. The Xposed framework is part of many ROMs for other devices, but has yet to be included in a thunderbolt ROM AFAIK.
Unsense for me
Great lightness to it, snappy, smooth transitions, no heavy feeling
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I actually don't mind sense, but I feel like 3.6 for the bolt was a bit of a stretch in that the completely stock ICS update from April runs like a slug on this phone. I'm glad our remaining developers are cooking is what I'm saying.
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That's an interesting project. The Xposed framework is part of many ROMs for other devices, but has yet to be included in a thunderbolt ROM AFAIK.
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Actually Liquid has been working on his JB build for some time.
Myself and a few select others have been working along with him on his build, as well projects of our own, such as cm10.1 and a few others...
Jacob should know this as well, since he tested a few earlier on: that Liquid's JB build includes the Xposed Framework in it.
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Actually Liquid has been working on his JB build for some time.
Myself and a few select others have been working along with him on his build, as well projects of our own, such as cm10.1 and a few others...
Jacob should know this as well, since he tested a few earlier on: that Liquid's JB build includes the Xposed Framework in it.
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Yeah, I messaged with liquid a few weeks ago, and he said he, you, and others had been working on JB for the bolt. He didn't mention xposed, but said all but data and the highest quality video capture was working at that point. We owe you guys a tremendous "thank you" for continuing to work on ROMs for this device. I never imagined the bolt would continue to see this kind of love during that long wait for ICS.
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Actually Liquid has been working on his JB build for some time.
Myself and a few select others have been working along with him on his build, as well projects of our own, such as cm10.1 and a few others...
Jacob should know this as well, since he tested a few earlier on: that Liquid's JB build includes the Xposed Framework in it.
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Yeah, liquid jb comes with the xposed installer and per-app dpi

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