Related
I'm considering picking up a developer edition GS4 to replace my GS3 but I want to make sure I'm making this decision for the right reasons. Basically I'm looking for a near-perfect AOSP experience "where it counts". That means all primary functions working 95-100%. Does the GS4 have CM builds that fit this bill?
CM on the GS3 has a couple major unfixable issues that have me considering this in the first place:
- Very quiet camcorder recording volume. Didn't think it was a big deal til one of those rare moment experiences took place and I tried to capture it in video only to find the audio was barely audible.
- Flaky data connection in some regions. Being in certain areas would yield a poor 4G connection, often dropping to 3G. Flash back to TouchWiz and voila, strong and fast 4G in the same area.
There are a couple other issues which I don't consider to be primary functional issues like MHL not working and some Bluetooth weirdness (Google really needs to work on this) but those I'm less concerned about. I'm still curious about these things too though.
--
The GS4 seems to be the only device worthy upgrading to for my purposes. The Moto X was interesting but I kinda want a better CPU than what I have now... I'm a game emulator junkie and those push your CPU to the limit. LG G2 I'm more interested in but I really don't trust LG's software and I can't rely on the phone getting CM support or even unlocked for that matter. I highly doubt Verizon will ever see another Nexus device... GS4 DE seems to be the only choice.
Thanks for your time and I look forward to your responses
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 4
Div033 said:
I'm considering picking up a developer edition GS4 to replace my GS3 but I want to make sure I'm making this decision for the right reasons. Basically I'm looking for a near-perfect AOSP experience "where it counts". That means all primary functions working 95-100%. Does the GS4 have CM builds that fit this bill?
CM on the GS3 has a couple major unfixable issues that have me considering this in the first place:
- Very quiet camcorder recording volume. Didn't think it was a big deal til one of those rare moment experiences took place and I tried to capture it in video only to find the audio was barely audible.
- Flaky data connection in some regions. Being in certain areas would yield a poor 4G connection, often dropping to 3G. Flash back to TouchWiz and voila, strong and fast 4G in the same area.
There are a couple other issues which I don't consider to be primary functional issues like MHL not working and some Bluetooth weirdness (Google really needs to work on this) but those I'm less concerned about. I'm still curious about these things too though.
--
The GS4 seems to be the only device worthy upgrading to for my purposes. The Moto X was interesting but I kinda want a better CPU than what I have now... I'm a game emulator junkie and those push your CPU to the limit. LG G2 I'm more interested in but I really don't trust LG's software and I can't rely on the phone getting CM support or even unlocked for that matter. I highly doubt Verizon will ever see another Nexus device... GS4 DE seems to be the only choice.
Thanks for your time and I look forward to your responses
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 4
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Before I got my phone replaced (and the new one got ME7 OTA), CM 10.1 was pretty stable for the last few weeks. It did have some bugs at first (with calling and Bluetooth), but those got fixed some time ago. Didn't have a chance to try the new 10.2, as I'm stuck with the ME7 bootloader = can't flash a custom recovery ;(
The AOSP camera was MUCH better than the TW one. The quality was absolutely astonishing on the AOSP.
As for MHL, didn't try it. I **think** that CM 10.1 even had a wireless display feature in the settings.
techben said:
Before I got my phone replaced (and the new one got ME7 OTA), CM 10.1 was pretty stable for the last few weeks. It did have some bugs at first (with calling and Bluetooth), but those got fixed some time ago. Didn't have a chance to try the new 10.2, as I'm stuck with the ME7 bootloader = can't flash a custom recovery ;(
The AOSP camera was MUCH better than the TW one. The quality was absolutely astonishing on the AOSP.
As for MHL, didn't try it. I **think** that CM 10.1 even had a wireless display feature in the settings.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I wouldn't put too much stock in CM10.2 at this point. It seems to be pretty buggy across all devices sans nexus. Regardless my research has yielded results similar to what you're explaining. It's just difficult to sift through the respective development and Q&A threads to try and find quality info. Lots of people report issues that others aren't having - something I see commonly (but don't experience on my device) in the GS3 threads as well.
Thanks for the info!
I just want to share what and why I did it. First off I did not have problems with my wifi on 4.2.2 with the Nexus10. the second that I went to Slim Kat and Vanir 4.4.2 I had weak wifi signal at work and at home when my nexus 7 slim kat and my galaxy note 2 Vanir did not. I noticed that RAM was also weird on the nexus 10. Even though it showed 2gb of ram on the specs it was only showing 1099 on 4.4.2 when I show that I have 1647 ram available with 4.2.2.
Concerning the OS using Ram. Google said that they would make Kit Kat more RAM friendly but I was using 535mb of RAM for 4.4.2 and right now I am showing only 357.3 mb for 4.2.2. I am using the same apps launchers and screen savers.
I just flashed back to 4.2.2 this morning so I will update later, I do see an improvement in the wifi though.
I just want to say that I love Slimkat and that is why I am on the 4.2.2 I just think Google somehow hosed up the wifi on the Nexus 10.
I have one question with all this. Is the wifi and Ram usage Kernel related?
Joe
jfed said:
I just want to share what and why I did it. First off I did not have problems with my wifi on 4.2.2 with the Nexus10. the second that I went to Slim Kat and Vanir 4.4.2 I had weak wifi signal at work and at home when my nexus 7 slim kat and my galaxy note 2 Vanir did not. I noticed that RAM was also weird on the nexus 10. Even though it showed 2gb of ram on the specs it was only showing 1099 on 4.4.2 when I show that I have 1647 ram available with 4.2.2.
Concerning the OS using Ram. Google said that they would make Kit Kat more RAM friendly but I was using 535mb of RAM for 4.4.2 and right now I am showing only 357.3 mb for 4.2.2. I am using the same apps launchers and screen savers.
I just flashed back to 4.2.2 this morning so I will update later, I do see an improvement in the wifi though.
I just want to say that I love Slim Kat and that is why I am on the 4.2.2 I just think Google somehow hosed up the wifi on the Nexus 10.
I have one question with all this. Is the wifi and Ram usage Kernel related?
Joe
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
B][/B] Ok so I am at work and have went back and forth between 4.4.2 and 4.2.2. the 4.4.2 connects and disconnects back and forth. When it does connect to router but it says poor connection and it is only 24mbps. "It drops way more than connected" I am 45 ft from router in an open environment.
The 4.2.2 Slim Kat has a fair connection with 78 Mbps and has not dropped once. So I don't know what the difference is with Kit Kat compared to Jelly Bean but for my nexus 10 my wifi is great now with Jelly Bean. I wish I could figure out why and fix but I do not know programming.
Have you tried to untick the "WiFi optimization" box in advanced WiFi settings? To me this seemed to improve the connectivity.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk
Yes I did do that and it just helped a little. I have been back on slimbean 4.2.2 for over a day now and my WiFi is great. Also I do not have any of the bugs that kit kat has . I have not had any fc or dropped WiFi. The tablet is perfect.
Sent from my Nexus 10 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Hi,
If the 4.2.2 suits well your needs then there's no need to complain at all . I have no idea about the WiFi problem, sorry... I always use my WiFi close to the router, so I don't have problems. But I can explain you the RAM thing in KitKat.
Like you already know the Nexus 10 powers up a huge resolution display, and the graphics processor is not really able to keep up with it all alone, so Google allocated some of Nexus 10 RAM to the GPU. The update brings some new stuff, therefore requires more power and as such it will probably need more GPU power as well, and that's why you see less RAM. I will share here how I tested each update based on graphical performance:
I picked up an anime episode that I had in MKV, FullHD, FLAC audio, blah blah blah... In other words, very heavy stuff. Downloaded MX Player on both my S4 and my Nexus 10. Let's start the tests now:
First Test:
Both running 4.2.2 - The video was very laggy in both devices, in S4 it was completely unwatchable. On Nexus 10 you could watch it, but it was very unpleasant.
Second Test:
Both running 4.3 - The video got a little better on S4, you could watch it, but some parts were uncomfortable and really laggy. Nexus 10 got an amazing improvement (that's when Google started to allocate RAM to the GPU), you could watch it almost flawlessly, the only problem was skipping some parts and one particular scene.
Third Test:
My S4 broke, and now I'm with a Xperia Z1. Xperia Z1 and Nexus 10 running KitKat - Xperia Z1 performance was perfect, no lag at all, all scenes watchable and no problems rewind and fast forwarding the video, Snapdragon 800 has an amazing GPU indeed. Nexus 10, being one year older than Z1 with a older processor and way more pixels had a similar performance, was way better than on 4.3, the problem was with rewinding and fast forwarding, other than that was perfectly fine.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So, if you don't use your tablet for heavy videos and such, you can stay in older versions with no problems . I just think it is good to share this small experiment I did to clarify why your RAM "disappeared" suddenly on KitKat .
~Lord
Thanks I can understand now why they use the ram. I want to be back on slimkat or any kat but not while the WiFi is so bad. I watch regular videos nothing heavy. I take my tablet everywhere and get free WiFi and I had problems with connecting to those places if they had a weak signal. Since going back to slimkat 4.2.2 I have had no issues.
I hope Google fixes this issue. I would like to be back with kitkat
Sent from my Nexus 10 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
I've been running latest version of purity rom without wifi issues and its running stock kikat kernel
Sent from my Nexus 10 using XDA Premium HD app
jfed said:
Thanks I can understand now why they use the ram. I want to be back on slimkat or any kat but not while the WiFi is so bad. I watch regular videos nothing heavy. I take my tablet everywhere and get free WiFi and I had problems with connecting to those places if they had a weak signal. Since going back to slimkat 4.2.2 I have had no issues.
I hope Google fixes this issue. I would like to be back with kitkat
Sent from my Nexus 10 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hey, so i've been checking solutions for days. I'm gonna assume you're still using 4.2.2 and still haven't found a solution for the WiFi issues of 4.4.2. I unfortunately updated my Nexus 10 without knowing the consequence. My symptoms seem worse than yours. Not only will my internet drop, but i can't ever get into the play store and youtube will only half-load its own pages and videos.
Anyways...what i need to know is your method for reverting back to 4.2.2. I've downloaded the IMG (.TGZ) file straight from google as i'm sure you have but i can't find how to flash the file onto the tablet without rooting the thing (which in turn voids your auto-updates with google (so i heard)). i found a video of a guy using a program called "wugfresh nexus toolkit" but a lot of people trust Odin to do this. I guess i just need the step-by-step process for this specific device using either of the programs.
Last question: why didn't you downgrade to 4.3 instead of going to 4.2.2. Was there a problem with that OS as well?
Thanks for your help.
dontfcuk said:
Hey, so i've been checking solutions for days. I'm gonna assume you're still using 4.2.2 and still haven't found a solution for the WiFi issues of 4.4.2. I unfortunately updated my Nexus 10 without knowing the consequence. My symptoms seem worse than yours. Not only will my internet drop, but i can't ever get into the play store and youtube will only half-load its own pages and videos.
Anyways...what i need to know is your method for reverting back to 4.2.2. I've downloaded the IMG (.TGZ) file straight from google as i'm sure you have but i can't find how to flash the file onto the tablet without rooting the thing (which in turn voids your auto-updates with google (so i heard)). i found a video of a guy using a program called "wugfresh nexus toolkit" but a lot of people trust Odin to do this. I guess i just need the step-by-step process for this specific device using either of the programs.
Last question: why didn't you downgrade to 4.3 instead of going to 4.2.2. Was there a problem with that OS as well?
Thanks for your help.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi,
If I'm not wrong you can find how to restore stock on the Manta Help Thread! Please check there for further reference .
As for last question I don't know, you should try for yourself . As you said the symptoms in your case were worse, so what's better than checking for yourself other versions?
~Lord
"All I ever needed was a little piece of hope" - World of Fantasy (Helloween)
Sent from my Xperia Z1
XxLordxX said:
Hi,
If I'm not wrong you can find how to restore stock on the Manta Help Thread! Please check there for further reference .
As for last question I don't know, you should try for yourself . As you said the symptoms in your case were worse, so what's better than checking for yourself other versions?
~Lord
"All I ever needed was a little piece of hope" - World of Fantasy (Helloween)
Sent from my Xperia Z1
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Would it be possible for you to send me a link to that thread please. I'm typing in manta in xda and coming up with various results but i'm looking for specifically the one you're referring to. I'm trying to get this done by the end of the night lol.
thanks
dontfcuk said:
Would it be possible for you to send me a link to that thread please. I'm typing in manta in xda and coming up with various results but i'm looking for specifically the one you're referring to. I'm trying to get this done by the end of the night lol.
thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hi,
Here it is mate
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2670400
Nexus 10 (Manta) Help Thread - Ask Your Questions Here!
If you can't get it, post something in the thread and I may help further .
~Lord
"Time is too short to cry, long enough to try." - March of Time (Helloween)
Sent from my KitKat Nexus 10
sorry to just get back to this thread. I am still using 4.2.2 I even went further and went totally stock so I can use the history channel app and brighthouse networks app. I use Wugs nexus kit and it walks you through all of it. Ever since I went back to 4.2.2 I have had no problems connecting to old wifi systems that my 10 could not connect to on 4.4.2. I am patiently waiting on the google fix for update 4.4.3
http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/
Joe F.
jfed said:
sorry to just get back to this thread. I am still using 4.2.2 I even went further and went totally stock so I can use the history channel app and brighthouse networks app. I use Wugs nexus kit and it walks you through all of it. Ever since I went back to 4.2.2 I have had no problems connecting to old wifi systems that my 10 could not connect to on 4.4.2. I am patiently waiting on the google fix for update 4.4.3
http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/
Joe F.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Excellent, thank you for your answer. That's what i was looking for. Flashed my new stock OS and it works like a charm! thank you very much!
I'm convinced the wifi issue will never be fixed.. Unless you're humping the router it's crap... Get down to 1-2bars of strength and its hit or miss if you'll get data throughput.. I've tried everything from changing wifi channels, switching only to WPA2 AES, disabling wifi optimization. It's just terrible still. This tablet has been a dud.. Between the ever changing RAM allocation to take more and more away from the user, the never fixed random reboots, and terrible Wifi... I'm probably never touching a Nexus tablet again.
I am using Nexus root tool kit. I download that program select the 4.4.2 as current program then selected the operating system that I wanted to go back to stock with. The link is :
http://www.wugfresh.com/nrt/
I went back to 4.3 and it's much better than kit kat, IMO.
I updated to 4.4.2. but had Wi-Fi issues where it would show that I was connected to Wi-Fi but could not actually access the internet and the only way to fix it was to toggle airplane mode on and off. It could happen as much as once every 15 minutes. Went back to 4.3 and no problems. When 4.4.3 came out I hoped the bug would be fixed but it wasn't so I downgraded again. Again no problems. When 4.4.4 came out I tried it out but in addition to the Wi-Fi issues I had frequent hard freezes where the tablet was completely unresponsive and had to hold down the power button to turn it off. These updates keep getting worse and worse. Back on 4.3 and think I'll stay here for a while. Only issue I've had is slight screen flicker, but I just turn off auto brightness and that fixes the problem.
Sent from my Nexus 5 using XDA Free mobile app
I have also went back to 4.2.2 for now. Device is just as responsive as 4.4 for me and battery life is much better.
I'm not going to lie...I accidentally flashed 4.2.2 and thought "wow this is a big improvement" thinking it was 4.4.2. The device is just so much more fluid. What are the barriers to the N10 responding like my N5?
Yeah I remember when I first got my N10 running 4.2, it was far faster, then 4.3 came and turned everything into ****, KK has been aan experience nearly as good as 4.2, save for the WiFi drops as they happen from time to time, I blamed it on my kernel as my sister's stock N10 doesn't exhibit these problems.
Anyways, I'm now running KK + ART + F2FS and lowered my resolution to 1200p as games have become more taxing and it's faster than ever before, battery could be improved but I blame that entirely on the screen.
I'm currently deciding to bring back my old rom series 'Super Charged Wiz' from the dead for the note 3 but I wanna hear what the community would like in a stock rom?
Thanks
CovXX said:
I'm currently deciding to bring back my old rom series 'Super Charged Wiz' from the dead for the note 3 but I wanna hear what the community would like in a stock rom?
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think it was in Ricks Rom a TW base but it had a theme manager of sorts with downloadable themes which was pretty nice and WiFi tether and flashlight toggles baked into the Rom not having to flash after as an add on. If I think of more I'll let ya know!
Went back to CleanROM myself even though it's no longer being updated
Loved nitro's eclipserom but ran into a couple of glitches and wanted something with more stability
what I'd like to see...
CovXX said:
I'm currently deciding to bring back my old rom series 'Super Charged Wiz' from the dead for the note 3 but I wanna hear what the community would like in a stock rom?
Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would like to see someone integrate the older location settings features - specifically, allowing the device to do a true GPS "hardware only" feature. Right now, with 4.3 and 4.4.2 on verizon anyway, it says GPS only, but it's not - it is so tethered to Verizon wireless location services. and it's all downhill from there - besides, the claim that carriers / samsung make that there is more precision when using google / verizon etc is pure bunk... garbage. there is more margin of error in data-based location services than true-GPS 10ft of accuracy and a decent maps-on-board GPS period - a great application example is co-pilot, which allows maps on your card, and will use hardware only GPS - if toggled.
my issues with provider based services are the following -
a. provider based location services consume data
b. provider based services are subject to collection (your whereabouts) and marketing - it becomes a manipulative marketing tool.
Finally - there are applications, like power toggles and most of the nfc software that are designed to allow hardware only GPS toggling, yet the location settings in the phone don't (even if it says they are GPS only, it;s not..)
i'd like to see the older option returned.
honestly you should start with porting the s5 rom to the note 3. There's a ported s5 rom on the galaxy note 3 section. We currently have some great roms on the verizon note 3.
been super happy with what @hsbadr has been doing with Jasmine over here
his next stop is a full S5 port and has update speeds from user input faster then i have ever seen.
great dev!
fletch33 said:
been super happy with what @hsbadr has been doing with Jasmine over here
his next stop is a full S5 port and has update speeds from user input faster then i have ever seen.
great dev!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I agree, that's why I think this dev should focus on a s5 port as well. we have some really great note 3 4.4.2 roms.
I haven't had to flash a rom since my Galaxy Nexus! I am only considering flashing to get lollipop.
I do have a few questions. I know there are no xposed modules. I see that CM has the hotspot hack already built in.# 1. Do all the other verizon g3 roms have this baked in as well?
What about the screen redraw fix,# 2. is that issue fixed on 5.0?
Also, #3. would anyone care to chime in as far as a comparison between the few 5.0+ roms that are available?
G3 tweaks box will no longer be usable. That is sad to me. However I wont need to worry about nav/status bar tinting as its built into 5.0. I am worried about battery life though. Right now with greenify, cf lumen, and amplify, I get 4 hrs of screen on time with the stock battery. And less than 1%/hr idle drain.
I downloaded bump'd TWRP, extracted the recovery.img and flashed it using flashify. I am currently on rooted 4.4.2 10b.
Lastly, #4 here's an important question. If i use SoftCard (formerly ISIS), how will I be able to use something like RootCloak to prevent it from knowing my phone is rooted? If after December 31st SoftCard still offers $1 off per transaction, I will definitely need to use this.
EDIT: I have discovered a similar alternative called Cydia Substrate and Root Cloak Plus. But upon further investigation I have not seen any support for android after kitkat.
Thank you all for your time. Merry Christmas + Happy Holidays
I loaded up liquid smooth and it was pretty sweet. My one word of warning. The camera gets nuked. Deal breaker for me. Back to stick rooted with g3tweaksbox.
jfriend33 said:
I haven't had to flash a rom since my Galaxy Nexus! I am only considering flashing to get lollipop.
I do have a few questions. I know there are no xposed modules. I see that CM has the hotspot hack already built in.# 1. Do all the other verizon g3 roms have this baked in as well?
What about the screen redraw fix,# 2. is that issue fixed on 5.0?
Also, #3. would anyone care to chime in as far as a comparison between the few 5.0+ roms that are available?
G3 tweaks box will no longer be usable. That is sad to me. However I wont need to worry about nav/status bar tinting as its built into 5.0. I am worried about battery life though. Right now with greenify, cf lumen, and amplify, I get 4 hrs of screen on time with the stock battery. And less than 1%/hr idle drain.
I downloaded bump'd TWRP, extracted the recovery.img and flashed it using flashify. I am currently on rooted 4.4.2 10b.
Lastly, #4 here's an important question. If i use SoftCard (formerly ISIS), how will I be able to use something like RootCloak to prevent it from knowing my phone is rooted? If after December 31st SoftCard still offers $1 off per transaction, I will definitely need to use this.
EDIT: I have discovered a similar alternative called Cydia Substrate and Root Cloak Plus. But upon further investigation I have not seen any support for android after kitkat.
Thank you all for your time. Merry Christmas + Happy Holidays
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
1. Most have it baked in, but stability varies. Some have a tendency to cause a kernel crash every so often....at least they used to. Stability is getting better and better. Simple reboot fixed any potential crash.
2. I don't know what screen redraw fix you're referring to
3. I've tried quite a few different ones, and so far the slimlp beta has been the best as far as stability, with the new illusion rom following close behind and not being quite as stabile or oddity-free, but having a TON more features, so that's currently my dd. All others I either haven't tried for a while, had issues shortly after install, or couldn't stand the poor taste in boot animation (lol) and proceeded to uninstall haha
4. As you mentioned before, xposed is not compatible with the art runtime (aka the runtime 5.0 and beyond use). So, no art compatibility = no xposed. No xposed = no root cloak. No root cloak = no soft card. I fix the whole issue by using Google wallet, if for nothing other than the fact that I refuse to support Verizon any more than I already am forced to (coverage wise) as my hatred for them is sincere Lol
Edit: Referring to the above post - camera, wifi hotspot, mobile data, and bluetooth have been big sticking points for aosp on the vs985....however the current 5.0 roms have kicked about 90 percent (or more) of all the big rom breaking issues, so stability is definitely to dd status if you can live with occasional quirks, IMHO.
Yeah but the camera still hasn't been addressed. Stock camera takes ok pictures but laser auto focus doesn't seem to work. The OPO camera adds a few more features but still doesn't use laser focus. Both are slow to focus, featureless, and perform fairly poorly in low light. At least from my experience. The other past sticking points were non issues for me. I didn't try hotspot though.
Schaweet said:
Yeah but the camera still hasn't been addressed. Stock camera takes ok pictures but laser auto focus doesn't seem to work. The OPO camera adds a few more features but still doesn't use laser focus. Both are slow to focus, featureless, and perform fairly poorly in low light. At least from my experience. The other past sticking points were non issues for me. I didn't try hotspot though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, those points are true....camera definitely leaves a bit to still be desired. However, it does seems to at least fc and/or give me the "can't connect to camera" error much less, if at all currently. That's more what I was making....basic stability, not true usability lol
ohlin5 said:
1. Most have it baked in, but stability varies. Some have a tendency to cause a kernel crash every so often....at least they used to. Stability is getting better and better. Simple reboot fixed any potential crash.
2. I don't know what screen redraw fix you're referring to
3. I've tried quite a few different ones, and so far the slimlp beta has been the best as far as stability, with the new illusion rom following close behind and not being quite as stabile or oddity-free, but having a TON more features, so that's currently my dd. All others I either haven't tried for a while, had issues shortly after install, or couldn't stand the poor taste in boot animation (lol) and proceeded to uninstall haha
4. As you mentioned before, xposed is not compatible with the art runtime (aka the runtime 5.0 and beyond use). So, no art compatibility = no xposed. No xposed = no root cloak. No root cloak = no soft card. I fix the whole issue by using Google wallet, if for nothing other than the fact that I refuse to support Verizon any more than I already am forced to (coverage wise) as my hatred for them is sincere Lol
Edit: Referring to the above post - camera, wifi hotspot, mobile data, and bluetooth have been big sticking points for aosp on the vs985....however the current 5.0 roms have kicked about 90 percent (or more) of all the big rom breaking issues, so stability is definitely to dd status if you can live with occasional quirks, IMHO.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the fast reply. I really don't use my camera all that much. So the camera isn't a huge deal breaker for me permanently. Bluetooth would need to work most of the time for my lg g watch though. How has your battery life been?
This Cydia Substrate has me hopeful. Maybe there's a chance it will support 5.0+ sooner rather than later.
Schaweet said:
Yeah but the camera still hasn't been addressed. Stock camera takes ok pictures but laser auto focus doesn't seem to work. The OPO camera adds a few more features but still doesn't use laser focus. Both are slow to focus, featureless, and perform fairly poorly in low light. At least from my experience. The other past sticking points were non issues for me. I didn't try hotspot though.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I am almost wondering what the camera would be like using Focal (from play store) with a 5.0 rom. I always use focal for more tricky shots that require more manual adjustments. You could give it a try.
Will there be any problems using android auto on a rooted phone, and is there a rom that would be most compatible with it. Also, as google accommodates non google phones, will the rooted phone with roms incorporate the capacity to use wireless android auto?
leiko49 said:
Will there be any problems using android auto on a rooted phone, and is there a rom that would be most compatible with it. Also, as google accommodates non google phones, will the rooted phone with roms incorporate the capacity to use wireless android auto?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've never used android auto but it would seem highly unlikely that rooting your phone would interfere with it in any way. If google pay works on a rooted phone so should everything else. And as long as the ROM you're flashing is fully compatible with your phone it shouldn't affect anything either.
That's good as far as wired android auto goes. Part of my question is when google rolls out software to allow non google phones such as the lgv30, to connect to wireless android auto, while the roms be incorporating this to allow for wireless android auto. The rom developers would have to care about this issue, and the main issue being addressed with the roms is sound improvement, from what I have seen.