I rooted my friends note 3 when it was on 4.3 now he wants to try and get a better rom with good battery, just wondering if I can flash a 4.4 rom on it and have no issues or will I have to return it to a rock update it them reroot and custom recover it?
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soulysephiroth said:
I rooted my friends note 3 when it was on 4.3 now he wants to try and get a better rom with good battery, just wondering if I can flash a 4.4 rom on it and have no issues or will I have to return it to a rock update it them reroot and custom recover it?
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Well 4.3 is NAB, you should have no problem with a 4.4 based rom. There are several great roms MOAR v5, PAC-man, and Priest Punch just to name a few. If it was me I would update to 4.4.2 NC5 stock rooted, debloat it and tailor it for a daily user, then make a backup of it so you have a base to work from. If you update to 4.4.4 NH7 make sure that roms you choose have updated to a 4.4.4 base. Here is a link that should answer your questions http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-3-sprint/general/samsung-note-3-rom-flashin-basics-t2896440 Enjoy !!!
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Hey guys I have been on CM11 for a while now and I have decided I just want basically a stock TW ROM now a days...something that is on the newest firmware if possible. I ran Hyperdrive for a while but it hasn't been updated in a month and I would like something more stock anyways.
I may just go back to stock MDK with root...
Also what is the newest radios?
Thanks
Development for this device has slowed down a lot, so Hyperdrive and Jellybeans are about your only choice, but neither have been updated in quite a while.
I was still running CleanROM 1.6.5 up until Hyperdreive RLS12 came out.
HD just updated on Christmas ... You guys will learn monthly updates are pretty quick for tw roms. I'm fairly sure jellybeans won't be getting another update. But we have a patch you can flash to use international tw ROMs so you really have tons of options.
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I wondered this myself recently before taking the TW plunge.
Newest radio is MK2.
Good stock roms are old&slow's stock MK2 or jrkruse's. Old&slow's rom is completely stock. jrkruse's has aroma options.
CC268 said:
Hey guys I have been on CM11 for a while now and I have decided I just want basically a stock TW ROM now a days...something that is on the newest firmware if possible. I ran Hyperdrive for a while but it hasn't been updated in a month and I would like something more stock anyways.
I may just go back to stock MDK with root...
Also what is the newest radios?
Thanks
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as long as you don't take an OTA or odin a later firmware image...if you do that, your bootloader is locked. There are TW based ROMS that you can set up to be close to stock.
I just put factory stock back on but am rooted and custom recovery
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Stock touchwiz and all, didn't flash any roms but I am rooted with unlocked bootloader. Any mod I've ever wanted, I was able to do through xposed or just flash some small file. My questions is, are there any benefits to changing roms? If so, what TW rom would you guys suggest?
ThaCh0de's CockNRom v9.2.3.1 with XBrickMyPhoneX kernel seems to do the trick for me
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loudaccord said:
Stock touchwiz and all, didn't flash any roms but I am rooted with unlocked bootloader. Any mod I've ever wanted, I was able to do through xposed or just flash some small file. My questions is, are there any benefits to changing roms? If so, what TW rom would you guys suggest?
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Woohoo! Don't loose that MDK bootloader! You're one of the lucky/smart ones that didn't take an OTA update.
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loudaccord said:
Stock touchwiz and all, didn't flash any roms but I am rooted with unlocked bootloader. Any mod I've ever wanted, I was able to do through xposed or just flash some small file. My questions is, are there any benefits to changing roms? If so, what TW rom would you guys suggest?
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Install or update TWRP with Goomanager if you're on an old recovery. Just click install openrecoveryscript, that easy.
Stock TW KitKat: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2721118
There are lots of improvements in JB and KK, as well as a couple fixable "issues" (e.g. sd card).
You can sell it to me and then I will give you my phone, that would be the best thing for the world.
Definitely gonna keep my MDK bootloader. The funny thing that's making me want to change is the App to SD card feature in the updates.
I'll make the switch from CWM to TWRP and give stock TW KK a shot. Are there any GS5 ROMs for us? I feel so out of it lol.
I've been flashing since the OG Droid and had close to 10 rooted phones but after getting my GS4 and having everything working perfect(including the mods, I.e. WiFi Ap), I just left it
loudaccord said:
Definitely gonna keep my MDK bootloader. The funny thing that's making me want to change is the App to SD card feature in the updates.
I'll make the switch from CWM to TWRP and give stock TW KK a shot. Are there any GS5 ROMs for us? I feel so out of it lol.
I've been flashing since the OG Droid and had close to 10 rooted phones but after getting my GS4 and having everything working perfect(including the mods, I.e. WiFi Ap), I just left it
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Some roms like echoe have some galaxy s5 ui
Give it a try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2702592
Sweet, I'll give it a go. Thanks!
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Sweet, I'll give it a go. Thanks!
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I'd use Flashify from the Play Store to update to a new recovery. Using Goo or ROM Manager can lead to possibly having to Odin back to stock and start fresh... Couldn't tell you exactly why but it's happened to a few of us including me.
Also... Go for a ROM like C ROM, Mahdi, or Liquid Smooth... Ditch TW
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I too have MDK so.... :highfive:! I am running Hyperdrive RLS 15 and it runs flawless. Loads of extra features if you like that sort of stuff. I used the Ktoonz Kernel with it so it comes with the KTweaker App for complete control over the kernel. Loads of battery life. Its 4.3 but if you want 4.4 then wait about a week or so and Sbreen94 will have it released (atleast that is his current time frame).
I have a safestrap recovery on my Sch-i545 and am running the stock rom that came with the phone. I am running 4.4.2 kitkat and have the Build NC5. The question i am asking is are there any for my NC5 build because i cannot find any?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2769389
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I have a safestrap recovery on my Sch-i545 and am running the stock rom that came with the phone. I am running 4.4.2 kitkat and have the Build NC5. The question i am asking is are there any for my NC5 build because i cannot find any?
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Several threads and entire development forum full of them...
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Try this one if you like a minimal rom with some zip. Make sure you are running Safestrap 3.72. You can only use the stock slot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...t/rom-dope-v1-0-ncx-ss-darkly-themed-t2826110
Make sure that the roms are touchwiz so you dont brick your phone. Good luck finding the right rom :thumbup:
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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?
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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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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?
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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?
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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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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.
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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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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
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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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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?
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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?
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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....
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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?
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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...
I got a used Note 2 that was already updated to the mj9 version with the locked bootloader. I rooted it using saferoot and installed safestrap.. Been trying out the mj9 roms and I like the ones I've used, but I want to know if there's a way to update this still awesome beast of a phone to nd7 or higher. I've downloaded the I605VRUFND7_I605VZWFND7_VZW.zip file from samroms, but it's still sitting untouched because I haven't seen anything definite.. I'm currently running Alliance build 26 mj9 version, but I also have build 30 nd7 version and Nephilim.STABLE.EMJ9.ROM.v8.0-FINAL-R3Ds.zip
downloaded and sitting on my sdcard with the official nd7 update from samroms..
Basically I wonder if I can just Odin the official samroms nd7? If there is a bootimg I need to delete first? Can I wipe and install the alliance build 30 for nd7?
I suppose mainly I want to get a newer Android version going and want to know the best way to go about it.. The phone isn't activated with Verizon, and I only use it on Wi-Fi, not as an actual phone..
Any tips, suggestions, or ideas are appreciated. Thanks in advance to the best community out there..
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I got a used Note 2 that was already updated to the mj9 version with the locked bootloader. I rooted it using saferoot and installed safestrap.. Been trying out the mj9 roms and I like the ones I've used, but I want to know if there's a way to update this still awesome beast of a phone to nd7 or higher. I've downloaded the I605VRUFND7_I605VZWFND7_VZW.zip file from samroms, but it's still sitting untouched because I haven't seen anything definite.. I'm currently running Alliance build 26 mj9 version, but I also have build 30 nd7 version and Nephilim.STABLE.EMJ9.ROM.v8.0-FINAL-R3Ds.zip
downloaded and sitting on my sdcard with the official nd7 update from samroms..
Basically I wonder if I can just Odin the official samroms nd7? If there is a bootimg I need to delete first? Can I wipe and install the alliance build 30 for nd7?
I suppose mainly I want to get a newer Android version going and want to know the best way to go about it.. The phone isn't activated with Verizon, and I only use it on Wi-Fi, not as an actual phone..
Any tips, suggestions, or ideas are appreciated. Thanks in advance to the best community out there..
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Since your bootloader is locked (and the bootloader is unlockable on 4.3+), the only options I can think of for you would be to.... 1). either stay on 4.3 MJ9 with Safestrap and use 4.3 stock based roms - OR - 2). upgrade the phone to stock 4.4.2 and then root it with Ghettoroot and use Safestrap to run 4.4.2 stock based ROM's. (Due to having a locked bootloader-- you are forced to use stock based ROM's that use the stock kernel when using Safestrap). So, if your phone is on a 4.3 based bootloader - you have to stay with 4.3 based stock ROM's. Once you go to 4.4.2, you have to stay with 4.4.2 stock based ROM's.
My Note 2 is still on the 4.1.2 bootloader, so I haven't personally had to use Safestrap on the Note 2.... but I've read where others say that they've successfully used Safestrap on 4.4.2 after getting the phone rooted.
Personally, I prefer 4.3 to 4.4.2 on my Note 2. I could never find a 4.4.2 based ROM that didn't have some sort of bug that drove me crazy(ier). Either the bluetooth audio would stutter, I would get a lot of lagging with the UI, or would get poor battery life. However, many others report having good success with 4.4.2, so you might be happy with upgrading. I actually decided to come back to the 4.3/MJ9 based Jett ROM v. 3.0, as it does everything that I want in a ROM, works well with my Sony SW3 smartwatch, and runs very stable with great battery life. If you haven't tried out Jett ROM yet, you might want to give it a try (you can find it in the development forum).
Since your phone isn't activated - you obviously won't be getting OTA's, so you'll have to use ODIN if you want to upgrade. If you do decide to upgrade the phone to 4.4.2, you won't be able to return to 4.3 again due to the locked bootloader issue. Also.... if you upgrade 4.4.2, you may want to restore back to total stock 4.3 first and make sure it's wiped clean with a factory reset-- just to make sure nothing is leftover that could mess up the upgrade to 4.4.2.
Good luck!
Hey mattnmag, thanks for the info! It was a good read, and I didn't realize that if I upgraded to kit kat I wouldn't be able to downgrade back to jellybean if I didn't like it.. I've still got all the files I need except for the mj9 stock firmware, so I'll have to dl that before I get too crazy with this thing..
But I did dl the Jett ROM, and I'm gonna give that a run later tonight probably.. Just gotta get my backups onto the PC first just in case.. I hate doing full wipes though.. Because I'm lazy and don't like reinstalling everything lol..
What I'd really like it's too have my cyanogenmod back.. I had that on my old Droid RAZR and loved it..
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