I have been using SuperNexus Build 5 for a few months now: great ROM, very light and super stable.
But obviously, being AOSP-based, I miss the Samsung proprietary features (radio, better camera, etc.)
I'm wondering if there is any ROM based on Samsung stock (and therefore incorporating all the Samsung features) providing plain vanilla Android experience, just like on Google's Nexus devices, as SuperNexus does.
I've tried CodecROM, but it is still too heavily themed for my taste.
Try installing those mods on InsertCoin
Customized ROM Cleaner
4.2 Apps
JB Domination
Tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2005845 ?
Frag1le said:
Tried http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2005845 ?
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I'll definitely give it a try.
Thanks!
FoxHound 1.6
degiovab said:
I have been using SuperNexus Build 5 for a few months now: great ROM, very light and super stable.
But obviously, being AOSP-based, I miss the Samsung proprietary features (radio, better camera, etc.)
I'm wondering if there is any ROM based on Samsung stock (and therefore incorporating all the Samsung features) providing plain vanilla Android experience, just like on Google's Nexus devices, as SuperNexus does.
I've tried CodecROM, but it is still too heavily themed for my taste.
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I'm using FoxHound Rising 1.6 right now since last friday and I have to say that It's really nice, provide Aroma Installer a lot o tweaks and a nice Original Android look and feel. I can use the FM radio, it brings updated google apps and all the Sammy's features that I tried until now works.
The only bug that I've found is when I tried to add an event for a contact like a birthday, the contact app got a FC.
All the rest are fine until now.
Here you can read about the features http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1708371
If you want to try it you can get it from here http://www.gearengine.it/?dl_name=http://www.gearengine.it/wordpress/FoxHound/GSIII/FoxHound_Rising_1.6_Full-Essential_JellyBean.zip.
Best Reagards
degiovab said:
I have been using SuperNexus Build 5 for a few months now: great ROM, very light and super stable.
But obviously, being AOSP-based, I miss the Samsung proprietary features (radio, better camera, etc.)
I'm wondering if there is any ROM based on Samsung stock (and therefore incorporating all the Samsung features) providing plain vanilla Android experience, just like on Google's Nexus devices, as SuperNexus does.
I've tried CodecROM, but it is still too heavily themed for my taste.
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You should try ultimarom. It exactly what you are looking for. On flashing you can select which app you want and which you don't.
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Try using any of the Sammy based roms and use holo locker and holo launcher. That's what I do and I haven't looked back.
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xmrenegade7 said:
Try using any of the Sammy based roms and use holo locker and holo launcher. That's what I do and I haven't looked back.
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but it won't change settings and other apps
rl421403 said:
You should try ultimarom. It exactly what you are looking for. On flashing you can select which app you want and which you don't.
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Wow! Tried UltimaROM v8.0 and I love it!
Thanks a lot for the suggestion! :good:
degiovab said:
Wow! Tried UltimaROM v8.0 and I love it!
Thanks a lot for the suggestion! :good:
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I had been using UltimaROM for the same reason you are.
Before UltimaROM, I tried almost all roms here but I could not find anyone that close. It's a great rom.
Right now I am trying SuperNexus 2 rom from last 2-3 days. It's very light and feels very smooth. You might want to try it if you are romholic.
rl421403 said:
Right now I am trying SuperNexus 2 rom from last 2-3 days. It's very light and feels very smooth. You might want to try it if you are romholic.
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Indeed I tried SuperNexus 2 (since I've been using SuperNexus Build 5 for months I'm a huge fan of Faryaab's work), but the way Android 4.2.1 manages the sdcard is awful (I do not really believe multiuser is needed for a smartphone... maybe it's useful for tablets).
Overall I could not find any significant improvement with 4.2.1 so I decided to stay with 4.1.2 and UltimaROM seems to me the best 4.1.2 Samsung-stock based rom with possibility to get AOSP look and feel (and now I have radio, working camera, voice recorder, etc.).
Thanks again!
degiovab said:
(and now I have radio, working camera, voice recorder, etc.).
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Yep, I miss that too.
I will be re-flashing Ultima this weekend.
alternative to stock rom
I really don't like the stock look of the phone. The lockscreen is the only exception. So, I'm exactly looking to go as much as possible away from stock Samsung appearances.
I recently used UltimaRom, which I believe is one of the best I've tried so far, but the stock dialer, contacts etc menus made me go back to Resurrection Remix or ReVOLT tipe of roms. Now, because I'm new at this whole customization thing I'll put some possibly silly questions below.
Here we go:
1. Can I put stock samsung apps like radio, s memos etc, etc. on a random rom? That way to avoid changing the whole rom.
2. What is a AOKP based rom and is that the type of rom I should look for? RRemix and Revolt both are AOKP based roms and their appearance is nice, but i experience fc's with them. There two roms have different dialer, contacts and during call look that I like better that any stock rom.
3. It is possible to use Sammy-based rom and just somehow replace the terrible menus with the menus from like RR and Revolt, but keep their custom looks.
I am struggling already few weeks to find working, lite, fast rom, that will be as far as possible from samsung-based roms, but at the same time stable and reliable daily driver.
I'm am not so much into experimenting with roms, more into finding one and sticking with it from that point on. I tried a lot of roms already - RR,Revolt, MIUI, UltimaRom and others. They are all either stock but stable or pretty customized but experimental. Please give me some advice.
Thanks.
Samsung Galaxy S3 I9300
xmrenegade7 said:
Try using any of the Sammy based roms and use holo locker and holo launcher. That's what I do and I haven't looked back.
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That's not the same thing at all...
gneus said:
2. What is a AOKP based rom and is that the type of rom I should look for? RRemix and Revolt both are AOKP based roms and their appearance is nice, but i experience fc's with them. There two roms have different dialer, contacts and during call look that I like better that any stock rom.
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AOKP (android open kang project)/AOSP (android open sorce project) is base android platform. And AOKP/AOSP based roms means they use base Android platform and add some additional features from their own like adding some apps or some theme/styling. If you like vanilla android look then you should try CM10.1 because that's base of most AOSP based roms.
gneus said:
1. Can I put stock samsung apps like radio, s memos etc, etc. on a random rom? That way to avoid changing the whole rom.
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Samsung phone apps will only work on samsung based roms. They will not work on other roms because samsung based apps only work with touchwiz framework (by samsung) and unless you add touchwiz framework support in other roms, apps simply will not work and you will experience FC. But there are always alternative apps available, so I don't think it's a big deal.
gneus said:
3. It is possible to use Sammy-based rom and just somehow replace the terrible menus with the menus from like RR and Revolt, but keep their custom looks.
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There is also a themeing platform for Samsung based roms, it's JB DOMINATION if I am not wrong. This framework styles some general elements in samsung rom to provide feeling of AOSP platform. Rom developers used this framework and styled their rom to develop a good balance between samsung features with AOSP looks.
If you are a developer, you can try modifying any rom but if you are looking for a existing samsung rom to completely look like AOSP then you are out of luck. I don't think there is one.
As I mentioned above, if you are fond of AOSP looks then you might want to try CM10.1 rom. You will get clean android system.
I have tried many roms in past 3 months and I can only vouch for CM10.1 and SuperNexus 2. Both of these are good roms and do not include any unnecessary apps or styling. But give you great Android experience.
hello,,
is it possible and where can i find it !
FASFAi said:
hello,,
is it possible and where can i find it !
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if you mean the multiwindow that you know from samsung, then it is only available in roms based on samsung.
omnirom, which is not samsung based, also has a splitscreen view, by longpressing an app in recent apps (but also with apps like bubble launcher).
but omniroms splitscreen view is still a bit buggy.
omniroms thread can be found in general section.
an alternative could be, until it is stable, to use a rom which supports halo (it creates a floating window on top of your currently used app)
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if you mean the multiwindow that you know from samsung, then it is only available in roms based on samsung.
omnirom, which is not samsung based, also has a splitscreen view, by longpressing an app in recent apps (but also with apps like bubble launcher).
but omniroms splitscreen view is still a bit buggy.
omniroms thread can be found in general section.
an alternative could be, until it is stable, to use a rom which supports halo (it creates a floating window on top of your currently used app)
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thanks,,,, stupid 10 post policy :silly:
which is the more stable rom between AOSP and CM11v10 ?
Both are good
swapnilmani said:
which is the more stable rom between AOSP and CM11v10 ?
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I think both roms are good and popular both have pros and cons and based on stock rom
The current CM 11 rom suffers from soft reboots, so at this point definitely AOSX(The X is for Xperia).
Although the devs have said that the next build will be having all AOSX patches,sources etc. So then probably both would be same just CM will have extra functionality.
For Xperia P CM11 weekly 4 is more stable at the moment for me, with extra functionality, but AOSX are working a lot making AOSP stable, the extra functionality could be solved with xposed and gravity box
Has anybody managed to get the BBC iPlayer app to work in either AOSX or CM11?
I just get a black screen and stuttering audio.
(Note that you may have to be in the UK to use it anyway, I am in the UK.)
Also, in AOSX the back button would stop working in Facebook which was rather annoying.
GMail syncing seemed to get stuck a lot too.
Otherwise they are both good, but I slightly preferred AOSX+Gravity Box to CM11.
I've gone back to Sony 4.1.2 rom for now until AOSX matures, but I have every faith in those devs.
I have used Miui v5 4.2 based on samsung Rom, but now I need a replacement for that, because of support for my BT watches.
So my requirements are:
4.3 samsung based Rom (because I need that Samsung battery saver option and that battery life)
Hold button for kill app
Statusbar switches, airplane mode, etc (at least in one row, page style like in miui will be better)
Theme options or at least Black theme, dark...
I have found Gorgoid, Liquidsmooth, Neatrom. Will you please suggest me a perfect replacement for that Miui rom?
thank you
I have found that kitkat based Miuis are battery hungy.
pepe55 said:
I have used Miui v5 4.2 based on samsung Rom, but now I need a replacement for that, because of support for my BT watches.
So my requirements are:
4.3 samsung based Rom (because I need that Samsung battery saver option and that battery life)
Hold button for kill app
Statusbar switches, airplane mode, etc (at least in one row, page style like in miui will be better)
Theme options or at least Black theme, dark...
I have found Gorgoid, Liquidsmooth, Neatrom. Will you please suggest me a perfect replacement for that Miui rom?
thank you
I have found that kitkat based Miuis are battery hungy.
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You can try efeXTREME Lite Rom.
Good battery life,too smooth but is S5 themed.
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Hey folks,
I used CM 12.1 for a bit and although it rocks, the battery life is just terrible.
So now iam back on Touchwiz, all is great except for one thing..
The lockscreen, its just terrible. I got used to double tapping to open notifications.
Is there any way to get the standard lollipop lockscreen in a touchwiz rom?
Google only gives me results for JB or an outdated app on the playstore.
Thanks in advance.
You could try CM Locker
From playstore not ASOP
But far better then
Samsungs LP lockscreen.