[Q] Getting Touch Wiz 4.4.2 - Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Right now i have PACman rom with phillz recovery, but GPS is not working well; it does not follow when car moves in applications.
Now how do i get the 4.4.2 twz update. Can i flash rom update on top of 4.3 twz? Is Odin necessary when flashing twz roms?

Icycookies said:
Right now i have PACman rom with phillz recovery, but GPS is not working well; it does not follow when car moves in applications.
Now how do i get the 4.4.2 twz update. Can i flash rom update on top of 4.3 twz? Is Odin necessary when flashing twz roms?
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You may have your work cut out for you.
Look for a thread in the Q&A forum posted by @SantinoInc.
It'll all come down to the version of TouchWiz you had on your phone prior to flashing your AOSP rom.
All of the tools you need and the steps you should follow are in there.
The tools may have been updated since that thread was posted, so you may wish to backfill those with the latest.
Report back if you should need assistance.
Good luck!
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Okay i got to NABD and flashed stock based rom 4.4.2 lol :crying: chose a rom with no gps working any recomendations on some that have gps running smoothly?
On waze it just does not follow when car moves haha irritating .

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[Q] Installed AOSP 4.3 to Verizon SCH-i545

Well, I think I downloaded the wrong rom and flashed the wrong file. Here is what I downloaded and flashed:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2348272
For whatever reason, I thought it would work. In my brilliance, I didn't perform a backup. I still have access to TWRP, so what do I do? Also, does 4.3 exist for the Verizon flavor that is Google Play edition?
Thats for the i9505 international version. Theres some 4.3 ports in the dev section. Since you didnt make a backup of stock youll have to odin back to stock and start over. All the odin images are in the dev section as well.
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Did you think it would work because of the "guide" on how to run other carrier's ROMs?
And no one else I know is working on Google Edition 4.3. Mine's not done yet and I've been to focused on 4.2.2's build recently. I'll get back to it eventually.
As far as a fix:
Install another ROM. If you are desperate for SOMETHING 4.3, then install cyanogenmod 10.2(either of the 2 unofficial builds)
hexitnow said:
Thats for the i9505 international version. Theres some 4.3 ports in the dev section. Since you didnt make a backup of stock youll have to odin back to stock and start over. All the odin images are in the dev section as well.
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He said he still has recovery. All he needs to do is install a correct ROM
Dubbsy said:
Did you think it would work because of the "guide" on how to run other carrier's ROMs?
And no one else I know is working on Google Edition 4.3. Mine's not done yet and I've been to focused on 4.2.2's build recently. I'll get back to it eventually.
As far as a fix:
Install another ROM. If you are desperate for SOMETHING 4.3, then install cyanogenmod 10.2(either of the 2 unofficial builds)
He said he still has recovery. All he needs to do is install a correct ROM
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Thanks gents. The only reason I'm itching for 4.3 is access to Bluetooth LE for my Fitbit. I used Cyanogenmod for a minute on 4.2 and it was amazing, but BT LE brought me back to stock. It lately started doing that Google Services using 70%+ of the battery, so I started hunting for a 4.3 rom.. in the wrong forum. WOOPS.
I'll probably go back stock until I can get 4.3 rom that has everything working.
Dubbsy said:
Did you think it would work because of the "guide" on how to run other carrier's ROMs?
And no one else I know is working on Google Edition 4.3. Mine's not done yet and I've been to focused on 4.2.2's build recently. I'll get back to it eventually.
As far as a fix:
Install another ROM. If you are desperate for SOMETHING 4.3, then install cyanogenmod 10.2(either of the 2 unofficial builds)
He said he still has recovery. All he needs to do is install a correct ROM
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Good point, my bad. Thanks.
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[Q] Can't flash NABD roms on rooted note 3

I've been rooting and flashing roms since 2011. I just purchased and rooted my sprint note 3. I then flashed both AOSb and then PAC rom with no problems whatsoever. My rom finger got itchy, and I wanted to flash a new rom so I tried freeza's custom rom. I have the latest twrp recovery installed. I wiped and formatted the phone. Flashed the rom and gapps and got stuck in a boot loop. I then tried kitkatkiller, sacs, and team blazed roms and got stuck in a boot loop with each of those. However I can still flash both AOSB and PACroms and they work fine. Can anyone tell me what is going on? Am i going to have to restore it to stock?
Robschaver said:
I've been rooting and flashing roms since 2011. I just purchased and rooted my sprint note 3. I then flashed both AOSb and then PAC rom with no problems whatsoever. My rom finger got itchy, and I wanted to flash a new rom so I tried freeza's custom rom. I have the latest twrp recovery installed. I wiped and formatted the phone. Flashed the rom and gapps and got stuck in a boot loop. I then tried kitkatkiller, sacs, and team blazed roms and got stuck in a boot loop with each of those. However I can still flash both AOSB and PACroms and they work fine. Can anyone tell me what is going on? Am i going to have to restore it to stock?
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If you want to flash these roms you have to have the 4.4.2 bootloader for them to boot. .. Once you go to 4.4.2 you can't go back to 4.3 ... easiest way is to download the nab tar and use Odin to go to 4.4.2
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Epix4G said:
If you want to flash these roms you have to have the 4.4.2 bootloader for them to boot. .. Once you go to 4.4.2 you can't go back to 4.3 ... easiest way is to download the nab tar and use Odin to go to 4.4.2
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I'm already on 4.4.2. Both AOSB and PAC roms are kitkat
Robschaver said:
I'm already on 4.4.2. Both AOSB and PAC roms are kitkat
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Uhm, not so sure. I believe that those roms employ the 4.3 MJ4 build.
Once you're on TouchWiz KitKat for our device, there is no going back.
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micmars said:
Uhm, not so sure. I believe that those roms employ the 4.3 MJ4 build.
Once you're on TouchWiz KitKat for our device, there is no going back.
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I sincerely hope you're being a troll.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2670625
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2604689
Robschaver said:
I sincerely hope you're being a troll.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2670625
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2604689
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You're showing your n00bness if you're infering micmars is a troll. He's probably the most active on these forums with helping others. Anyway...I digress...Not sure if the AOSP builds will serve as a base to flash TW based ROMS from. I'd HIGHLY encourage you to use one of the NAB tars that are posted...flash it in Odin. Reboot...let it settle, go through setup...verify everything is working. Back into download mode, and Odin the latest TWRP for KitKat. Reboot..verify it's installed correctly...nandroid next as a fallback position. Copy over the 4.4 TW ROM you want to flash, then do so from TWRP. Profit!
Good luck
Gack69 said:
You're showing your n00bness if you're infering micmars is a troll. He's probably the most active on these forums with helping others. Anyway...I digress...Not sure if the AOSP builds will serve as a base to flash TW based ROMS from. I'd HIGHLY encourage you to use one of the NAB tars that are posted...flash it in Odin. Reboot...let it settle, go through setup...verify everything is working. Back into download mode, and Odin the latest TWRP for KitKat. Reboot..verify it's installed correctly...nandroid next as a fallback position. Copy over the 4.4 TW ROM you want to flash, then do so from TWRP. Profit!
Good luck
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I don't usually post on forums. But I decided that's what I'm going to do. Thank you.
Robschaver said:
I sincerely hope you're being a troll.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2670625
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2604689
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Always trolling my friend, but in good ways, so I hope.
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micmars said:
Always trolling my friend, but in good ways, so I hope.
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Tried flashing to stock mj4 thru Odin and what I get at the end is...
Secure check fail modem...
So does this mean I'm already running on the nabd bootloader?
Robschaver said:
Tried flashing to stock mj4 thru Odin and what I get at the end is...
Secure check fail modem...
So does this mean I'm already running on the nabd bootloader?
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It means your status is custom, and may be that your on the NAB bootloader.
If you never flashed the NAB tar or one-click, then you most likely are not.
Try factory reset of your device, and flash again. But be careful. Only you know what was on your device prior to installing your AOSP rom.
Look in the Q&A forum. There is a post thread by @SantinoInc whom started with AOSP, and was able to get to where you are headed.
As noted, my knowledge of AOSP roms is thin at best. I only know that they began with MJ4.
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micmars said:
It means your status is custom, and may be that your on the NAB bootloader.
If you never flashed the NAB tar or one-click, then you most likely are not.
Try factory reset of your device, and flash again. But be careful. Only you know what was on your device prior to installing your AOSP rom.
Look in the Q&A forum. There is a post thread by @SantinoInc whom started with AOSP, and was able to get to where you are headed.
As noted, my knowledge of AOSP roms is thin at best. I only know that they began with MJ4.
Sent from my SM-N900P using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
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As I thought I was able to reset my phone using stock 4.4.2 firmware and was able to flash roms from that part. Thanks for the help.
Well, for one, none of the Touchwiz based ROMs need gapps. That's probably your issue.

4.4.4 KK Radio?

I have been out of the loop for a while. I recently updated from 4.3.1 to 4.4.4 AOKP KK... It seams to run smooth... But I noticed the baseband is still VRALJB. Should that be updated? I have has a couple instances where I've had to go into airplane mode and back out just to send a text message. Possible issue with radio?
Screenshot
I605vrufnd7
I'm testing I605VRUFND7 radio now....
Guess I should research first...
I flashed the ND7 zip I found in one of these rom threads via TWRP and all is working great.
glockman4519 said:
I flashed the ND7 zip I found in one of these rom threads via TWRP and all is working great.
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Thanks. I actually had to reload the phone completely with the ND7 rom until I get things figured out. The AOKP rom and ND7 modem combination for me didn't work. I had way to many failed SMS messages.... and in the middle of fighting with and ex.... I can't have that..... yes... via text.... lol

Is there a consensus on the best ROM?

I rooted the phone, but know nothing about ROMS or if I even need one?
I rooted the phone so I can remove the bloatware & I was hoping for faster speeds out of the device as well.
Is there a ROM that the community generally considers the fastest/lightest stable ROM out there?
IMHO I've tried em all...
stock rooted OC5 update is the best
everything works.
debloat with root unistaller
ttkyles said:
IMHO I've tried em all...
stock rooted OC5 update is the best
everything works.
debloat with root unistaller
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Agreed. I would like cm if gps and 911 worked. :/
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Can you guys give me the link to the OC5?
noobtubeguy77 said:
Can you guys give me the link to the OC5?
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It's on the development thread. Or you use ota. It will wipe your internal though so backup first.
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jlechner said:
It's on the development thread. Or you use ota. It will wipe your internal though so backup first.
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This one right?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint/development/romodin-t3095540
I bought a used phone & it is on
Hardware: N900P.12
Android version: 5.0
I plan to do a factory reset & then root the phone (I rooted a Galaxy Note 2 once, but I never installed a custom ROM before).
So when I "flash" that OC5 ROM, will it just be a de-bloated stock Samsung Note 3 ROM on the latest Loliupop update?
All the S-Pen & camera features of the phone will be intact?
Am I correct or is that a much more customized ROM?
Will I have to root it first before following the steps in that thread?
noobtubeguy77 said:
This one right?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint/development/romodin-t3095540
I bought a used phone & it is on
Hardware: N900P.12
Android version: 5.0
I plan to do a factory reset & then root the phone (I rooted a Galaxy Note 2 once, but I never installed a custom ROM before).
So when I "flash" that OC5 ROM, will it just be a de-bloated stock Samsung Note 3 ROM on the latest Loliupop update?
All the S-Pen & camera features of the phone will be intact?
Am I correct or is that a much more customized ROM?
Will I have to root it first before following the steps in that thread?
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That's not a "flashable" rom in terms of using a custom recovery to do so, that is a tar that you use with odin and your phone in download mode. I would read some of the q&a threads in regards to updating from nk4 to oc5.
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jlechner said:
That's not a "flashable" rom in terms of using a custom recovery to do so, that is a tar that you use with odin and your phone in download mode. I would read some of the q&a threads in regards to updating from nk4 to oc5.
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lol I'm completely lost, I think I'm going to brick my phone if I try this.
Nk4, Tar, Odin mean nothing to me.
I assume you don't mean Odin, the Allfather of Asgard.
jlechner said:
That's not a "flashable" rom in terms of using a custom recovery to do so, that is a tar that you use with odin and your phone in download mode. I would read some of the q&a threads in regards to updating from nk4 to oc5.
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I actually do not see any ROM named OC5 in this site under the Sprint ROM sections:
http://grantbarker.com/samsung-galaxy-note-3.html
Doesn't that site have every ROM available?
OC5 is the Samsung code for the latest version of their software. the letters and number correspond to the date is was released, can't remember how it translates... doesn't matter.
go here. read the whole thread. its not really that long.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3095540
kingdazy said:
OC5 is the Samsung code for the latest version of their software. the letters and number correspond to the date is was released, can't remember how it translates... doesn't matter.
go here. read the whole thread. its not really that long.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3095540
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Ok, so OC5 is just the latest firmeware update for the Galaxy Note 3, it isn't a custom ROM at all.
So the stock ROM is better than all of the custom ROM out there?
noobtubeguy77 said:
Ok, so OC5 is just the latest firmeware update for the Galaxy Note 3, it isn't a custom ROM at all.
So the stock ROM is better than all of the custom ROM out there?
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depends on who you ask.
I'm on stock rooted lollipop right now, with Nova Launcher. I love it.
there is a fellow putting together a stock rooted deodex that works with Xposed over in the gen chat sect, and that's going to be great, should be released soon.
I'm not a fan of theming at all, and IMHO the more changes a person makes in a ROM, the more features ported and crammed in there, the buggier it tends to be... and that's not always true either, just my experience.
kingdazy said:
OC5 is the Samsung code for the latest version of their software. the letters and number correspond to the date is was released, can't remember how it translates... doesn't matter.
go here. read the whole thread. its not really that long.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3095540
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kingdazy said:
depends on who you ask.
I'm on stock rooted lollipop right now, with Nova Launcher. I love it.
there is a fellow putting together a stock rooted deodex that works with Xposed over in the gen chat sect, and that's going to be great, should be released soon.
I'm not a fan of theming at all, and IMHO the more changes a person makes o a ROM, the more features Porte's and crammed in there, the buggier it tends to be... and that's not always true either, just my experience.
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Lolipop v 5.0 was already on the phone, I just rooted it & everything went fine.
I downloaded Titanium Backup & holy hell is there a crap load of apps on this. Too daunting to mess on my own.
So there is no stock debloated lolipop ROM for the Note 3 as of now & we have to wait for the deodex stock rom?
noobtubeguy77 said:
Lolipop v 5.0 was already on the phone, I just rooted it & everything went fine.
I downloaded Titanium Backup & holy hell is there a crap load of apps on this. Too daunting to mess on my own.
So there is no stock debloated lolipop ROM for the Note 3 as of now & we have to wait for the deodex stock rom?
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Correct. Lollipop was a different "type" of Android. So it's been catch up time for devs to figure out how to make the mods work on lollipop. It's all coming soon. There is also a list in general section of apps you can remove without worries.
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There are now 2 Deodexed roms on the development forum.
They are pure stock but rooted and Deodexed and bloated.
Uhhhh....
noobtubeguy77 said:
This one right?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint/development/romodin-t3095540
I bought a used phone & it is on
Hardware: N900P.12
Android version: 5.0
I plan to do a factory reset & then root the phone (I rooted a Galaxy Note 2 once, but I never installed a custom ROM before).
So when I "flash" that OC5 ROM, will it just be a de-bloated stock Samsung Note 3 ROM on the latest Loliupop update?
All the S-Pen & camera features of the phone will be intact?
Am I correct or is that a much more customized ROM?
Will I have to root it first before following the steps in that thread?
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You just said you are on the ROM you are trying to Download. N900P.12 5.0 IS the OC5 update. Go into Settings---About phone--- and read your base band...

Found the MJ9 Radio

Not totally sure about this file, but looking inside of it, it has a modem, and the right name for an i605
I am going to give it a try, over the next week, will let you know how it goes.
Droid_Nut said:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19672761/toltevzw_mj9_official_firmware.tar.md5
Not totally sure about this file, but looking inside of it, it has a modem, and the right name for an i605
I am going to give it a try, over the next week, will let you know how it goes.
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that appears to not just be the radio but the upgrade to MJ9 firmware, there are separate radio only custom recovery flashable zips. The file you linked appears to be the ODIN update for firmware (this file was required to upgrade from jellybean to kitkat/lollipop).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2598225 (post #2, in context of that thread is good)
fallen00Sniper's repo of files (including the mj9 firmware and nd7 radio)
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=35087
His repo (radio & root folders) has all the files you should need AFTER returning to PRE-MJ9 stock (PRE MJ9 return to stick is important if you desire stock to retain the ability to unlock your bootloader for AOSP based roms like CyanogenMod, etc.)
read up, proceed with caution & good luck!
jheide44 said:
that appears to not just be the radio but the upgrade to MJ9 firmware, there are separate radio only custom recovery flashable zips. The file you linked appears to be the ODIN update for firmware (this file was required to upgrade from jellybean to kitkat/lollipop).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2598225 (post #2, in context of that thread is good)
fallen00Sniper's repo of files (including the mj9 firmware and nd7 radio)
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=35087
His repo (radio & root folders) has all the files you should need AFTER returning to PRE-MJ9 stock (PRE MJ9 return to stick is important if you desire stock to retain the ability to unlock your bootloader for AOSP based roms like CyanogenMod, etc.)
read up, proceed with caution & good luck!
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Thanks for catching that for me, I was looking for the MJ9 radio, because right now I am on Baseband VRAMC3, and I wanted to give this rom a try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2765021
I am coming for 4.1.2 so I thought I would have to install the MJ9 radio, I did not realize I could just install the ND7 radio instead?
So do I just need to install the custom rom and the radio from the fallen00sniper downloads, and can I do all of this with TWRP, or do I need to odin it?
Thanks!
So I put the ND7 radio in via TWRP in my 2 notes. Seems to be working fine so far. I realized I could not do this with odin as they are zipped.
Droid_Nut said:
Thanks for catching that for me, I was looking for the MJ9 radio, because right now I am on Baseband VRAMC3, and I wanted to give this rom a try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2765021
I am coming for 4.1.2 so I thought I would have to install the MJ9 radio, I did not realize I could just install the ND7 radio instead?
So do I just need to install the custom rom and the radio from the fallen00sniper downloads, and can I do all of this with TWRP, or do I need to odin it?
Thanks!
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Droid_Nut said:
So I put the ND7 radio in via TWRP in my 2 notes. Seems to be working fine so far. I realized I could not do this with odin as they are zipped.
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rule of thumb, you only feed odin .md5 files (and maybe the occasional .pit file, but the pit file is only used for a return to VRALJB stock clean slate scenario, for those of us with unlocked bootloaders)
to borrow a line from the battlestar galactica "All this has happened before. All this will all happen again". so instead of explaining i'll just provide a few links to good reading material.
to upgrade your i605 to the KitKat/Lollipop world, you will need that MJ9 firmware update installed via odin... just unzip it to get the MD5 file.
Instructions on how to get MJ9 firmware update via ODIN (AOSP Root/Unlocked Bootloader friendly):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2598225
Note: you have to unzip the file to get the .md5 file to feed odin... AFTER reading the link above, a picture is worth 1000 words, please see the attached image for what ODIN should look like after this upgrade.
EDIT: oops you are already on TWRP, skip this paragraph
FWIW, I've always been a CWM recovery guy (since the SCH-i510 days)... on my i605 i used Philz. My current understanding is that TWRP is the way to go now, here are a few links to get you started. (clockwork mod is no longer in the custom recovery business.)
TWRP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2045829
http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2/133/
I will not tell you what rom to use, but for me after graduation from TW based roms to AOSP/CM roms, my next logical progression was into the Nexus 6 world. it works on VZW, and the radios leave my options open.
my Favorite AOSP Roms (assuming you, or any reader, is not in a safe strap touchwiz rom only situation):
after using the offical CM roms from sbrissen for CM11, I migrated to wilson3q's CM12.1 ROM
[ROM][5.1.1][CM12.1][SABER][20151123] Unofficial Build - i605 ***FASTER***
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-2-verizon/development/rom-unofficial-build-i605-t3069506
Disclaimer:
of course, YMMV, hack at your own risk, i'm just a crazy guy from the internet (listening to me could break your phone and ruin your life), etc.
jheide44 thanks for all the info, I am currently sporting 2, Note 2's with CM12.1, one for biz, and one for personal. The Note 2 forum is getting quieter as the phone slips into extinction.
I was going to try a custom touchwiz rom in hopes that the Samsung software for my Galaxy Gear1 would not complain, but I doubt that is going to work, so I ordered a Sony 3 Android wear watch, hope it behaves well with CM12.1?
I am up to ND7 thanks to you and the links.
So is the Wilson CM rom faster than the official CM12.1? Might have to give that a try?
Take Care.
Droid_Nut said:
jheide44 thanks for all the info, I am currently sporting 2, Note 2's with CM12.1, one for biz, and one for personal. The Note 2 forum is getting quieter as the phone slips into extinction.
I was going to try a custom touchwiz rom in hopes that the Samsung software for my Galaxy Gear1 would not complain, but I doubt that is going to work, so I ordered a Sony 3 Android wear watch, hope it behaves well with CM12.1?
I am up to ND7 thanks to you and the links.
So is the Wilson CM rom faster than the official CM12.1? Might have to give that a try?
Take Care.
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wilson's is the best imho
This^^^^

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