Hey fellow s6 edge users, just moved from the nexus 5 and had a couple of questions
I used to do a lot flashing (custom roms/kernels) and most did that for additional functionality, battery life and performance. Is that really necessary to do with the s6 edge? Should I just keep it at stock?
How do i know which version of s6 edge im using? ( Bought mine from Wind Canada )
Hows rooting and such ? worth it, easy etc?
Sorry just realized i shoulda posted in the Q&A section... sorry
Root on the s6 edge is very easy to obtain. Unlocking the boot loader is impossible. Since I rooted, I have been able to use more battery Saving techniques, however, Xposed is currently incompatible with Samsung's changes to art. There are few pros to root at the moment with Samsung's flagship
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Hey Guys,
Since Samsung realeased 2 versions of the S6 ( S6 and S6 edge) will there be difficulties when ROM developers want to create a ROM, because of the bended screen?
Cause that would be a pity if such a beautiful phone, will have poor ''XDA Support''
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Hammief
Your major problem isn't the curved screen fail, it's Exynos. Samsung likes to keep their Exynos platform free of third-party developers.
CrashTestDroid said:
Your major problem isn't the curved screen fail, it's Exynos. Samsung likes to keep their Exynos platform free of third-party developers.
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Hmm, I hope if the S6 will be a success, they start thinking about satisfying the developers
Is there a huge difference between Exynos and Quallcomm CPU's then? Or is just Samsung not wanting to co-operate with developers?
Samsung will never be developer friendly, remember they still think TouchWiz is good. They won't admit defeat and just remove TouchWiz and make their Samsung specific apps work with less modification of Stock Android.
looking for a custom rom for 2 different phones s3mini SM-G730A and a s4 SGH-1337 both have kitkat 4.4.2 currently. I did a search for the top 10 roms but but it doesn't seem like my phones are supported by them. can someone please post me a link to where i can get custom rom preferably based off marshmallow. also the best methods to flash them...much thanks!
Both are at&t with locked bootloader.
No custom rom for locked BL.
upgrade options
R324D said:
Both are at&t with locked bootloader.
No custom rom for locked BL.
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so what are my options? can i port my own rom? when i bought this s4 off ebay was described as new factory unlocked with 4.4.2 but upgradable to 5.0 or 5.1. how can this be done?
galaxys4rooted said:
so what are my options? can i port my own rom? when i bought this s4 off ebay was described as new factory unlocked with 4.4.2 but upgradable to 5.0 or 5.1. how can this be done?
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That's Sim factory unlocked, not bootloader.
You always can port any rom you want, butit doesn't matter, you can't flash device with bootloader locked.
Another option for unlocking bootloader is by using sunshine apps, check their web on www.theroot.ninja to check if your device is available to unlock. Cheers.
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R324D said:
That's Sim factory unlocked, not bootloader.
You always can port any rom you want, butit doesn't matter, you can't flash device with bootloader locked.
Another option for unlocking bootloader is by using sunshine apps, check their web on www.theroot.ninja to check if your device is available to unlock. Cheers.
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rootninja only seems to support htc and motorola phones. i originally purchashed dr.fone root because it supported rooting the s3 mini i had. Recently I purchased the s4 sgh-1337 because it was a samsung phone with 2gb ram that dr.fone supported rooting. I do not like this phone as the battery does not stay charged long due to it basically has the s3 mini battery to power a 5" screen. I plan on buying another samsung phone soon. do you recomend any models I should buy that can be rooted easily that I can put a custom rom onto?
galaxys4rooted said:
rootninja only seems to support htc and motorola phones. i originally purchashed dr.fone root because it supported rooting the s3 mini i had. Recently I purchased the s4 sgh-1337 because it was a samsung phone with 2gb ram that dr.fone supported rooting. I do not like this phone as the battery does not stay charged long due to it basically has the s3 mini battery to power a 5" screen. I plan on buying another samsung phone soon. do you recomend any models I should buy that can be rooted easily that I can put a custom rom onto?
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Well, Smartphone with exynos chip has slow Android development.
If you are flashaholic and happily to try bleeding edge development ROM, obviously the answer is Google's Nexus/Pixel smartphone, it's the largest community shared ever, just pick any of nexus 5 or 6 variant. Even the old nexus 5 2013 still in active development until now.
But if you are hardcore Samsung fans (apparently), just pick any model that using Qualcomm chipset, especially the latest one.. I can't recommend specific model because haven't yet used any Samsung's phones, sorry 'bout that.
Or the easiest way, always check xda forum for specific phones model to help you deciding.
Cheers.
100.00 price range
R324D said:
Well, Smartphone with exynos chip has slow Android development.
If you are flashaholic and happily to try bleeding edge development ROM, obviously the answer is Google's Nexus/Pixel smartphone, it's the largest community shared ever, just pick any of nexus 5 or 6 variant. Even the old nexus 5 2013 still in active development until now.
But if you are hardcore Samsung fans (apparently), just pick any model that using Qualcomm chipset, especially the latest one.. I can't recommend specific model because haven't yet used any Samsung's phones, sorry 'bout that.
Or the easiest way, always check xda forum for specific phones model to help you deciding.
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the google nexus pixel seems to be a good phone but cost more than Iwant to spend on a phone. I'm looking to spend nieghborhood of 100.00. I'm not necisarily a diehard fan of samsung just that I have had quite of few of them and had good luck with them and been satisfied with them except for this s4 that sucks the battery down when I hardly use it. Looking to give this one to my sister after buying one I can customize and set up the way I want.
Hi Good people
I am new in this forum, never used a Samsung device before.
I just want to know all the good things about this phone specially what is the current best Custom Rom for our device in your sense and why?
Hi all,
I have been a heavy user of XDA forums a while a go, in the time of the Motorola Milestone 1 and after when the very first Galaxy Note came out, I then switched to Galaxy Note 3 and now im rocking the Samsung S8+ for the last 5 years. My S8+ is stock and i never changed the rom on it as i just got busy with life and it didn't bother me as the phone was and still is a good phone but it is now showing its age.
Today i will be receiving the P6P, so i went on XDA to see what roms are available for it and i couldn't find the roms sections... is it all mashed together with general discussion?
Back then there was a separate forum for General discussion, Mods, Roms, themes etc... is it no longer the case? Am i missing something?
And last question, where do i go to find the latest roms, and what would roms do you prefer... or not at all if you like the pure experience.
Thanks.
Not sure if you are looking on desktop or mobile or if they are even different. On mobile near the top there are color coded selections. Mine show red for development. There is also a dedicated area for Pixel 6 Pro. I have the regular P6 but also look at the Pro area as it seems it is more active.
P6P section for you. Likely similar ROMS to P6 - GrapheneOS, CalyxOS, ProtonAOSP are the main ones currently.
Is there anything that predicts developers will take more interest in the Galaxy S23 range, so we can finally have a custom ROM scene for Galaxy?
Maybe because the S23 (all devices: S23, S23 Ultra, S23 Plus) ditch Exynos in favour of a Qualcomm SM8550-AC, an S23-exclusive version of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Did we need a change of wind to make things turn out differently for this device versus earlier Galaxy S ranges? I really hope it's time for renewal, as if im not wrong, the last one that had a nice ROM scene & development going on was the Galaxy S5+ which is so many years ago..
I am talking about a sizable custom ROM scene (all recent devices were dealt a bad hand, or completely lacked it) and the least that would make me very happy: the entry of LineageOS, something that's not been there for years, surely for reasons.
Due to having been away from Galaxy as a result of the lack of ROM scenes in prior devices, I am out of the loop regarding Samsung Galaxy platforms for development support, can anyone state what the main things holding it back have been in recent years? Things being locked down too much, like with other major brands? For what the main blockers are, is there reason to believe that the S23, or the move from Exynos to Qualcomm chips on the other hand, will make a difference? Because as far i know, Qualcomm is the proficient & preferred platform for most devs.
Well as much as Samsung makes everything depend on Knox not being tripped, I doubt it.
I noticed that something may be ongoing when it comes to custom ROM (LineageOS, chipset) work for Galaxy S23+, see: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/lineageos-progress.4582781/
Development there can benefit S23 Ultra vice versa, as it's similar and also sm8550-ac, who knows if that person succeeds they'll move on to S23 Ultra afterwards. I know it's speculation, but in my book these are hopeful signs.
Rom scene has been dull on this side due to Samsung Crippling devices when rooted (Knox being permanently tripped - hence killing resale value) and Dev's losing interest in Samung. We have 2 roms and 2 devs actively supporting the development here which is nothing like the Galaxy S5 or Note 4 Days.
Aside to the above, The stock devices are so good, that there's nothing more you can achieve by rooting which can outweigh the cons of rooting.
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... We have 2 roms and 2 devs actively supporting the development here...
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There exist at least 2 other very good and stable Roms with lots of mods for the Ultra.
ATN Rom and VN Rom.
just noticed this thread about gsis on the s23 range : https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/how-to-gsi-on-s23-ultra.4564249/#post-88279455 (seems to be interesting)
(also noticed a discussion on installing other gsis on the xiaomi 13 : https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/xiaomi-13-gsi.4572035 )
seems to be interesting to me ... maybe I ll buy an S23 to try (I saw a used one that was not too expensive) but maybe I am not avanced enough to succeed
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seems to be interesting to me ... maybe I ll buy an S23 to try (I saw a used one that was not too expensive) but maybe I am not avanced enough to succeed
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Nice, i was mainly interested in LineageOS/for development to get going on something like the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (sm8550) chipsets, if only we can get a flagship from today in the best possible software package which is where i won't settle for anything less than LineageOS. Not in any case, no matter how good the stock ROM is - it's about freedom, control, privacy & security - where in LOS everything is opensource and auditable (as opposed to OEM.. you don't know what may be running and how secure it is). Not to speak of even faster security patch levels than from any vendor. I also believe you won't feel the true power of your high end hardware until you're running an OS that's practically as clean as AOSP, such as LOS. It's like people dont know any better, and that raw performance (flagships..) offsets your perception anyways.
Since this topic, i've set my gaze on a new device with the same chipset (sm8550) as the Galaxy S23 range - the Motorola Edge 40 Pro, a flagship.. even if chaptsand (as per https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/lineageos-progress.4582781/) can pull it off for Galaxy, i found a way to kickstart the effort for Moto Edge 40 Pro as well, by sponsoring it and bringing a few devs together. If you're interested in that effort, read some comments before and after this one: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-motorola-edge-30-dubai.4536169/post-88509185, and it still has to be moved into its own topic. But if that gets accomplished and for Galaxy it doesn't turn out well, at least ill have something to recommend to anyone that wants LineageOS on a latest tech flagship. For those that think like me, and won't ever settle for less.
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Since this topic, i've set my gaze on a new device with the same chipset (sm8550) as the Galaxy S23 range - the Motorola Edge 40 Pro, a flagship.. even if chaptsand (as per https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/lineageos-progress.4582781/) can pull it off for Galaxy, i found a way to kickstart the effort for Moto Edge 40 Pro as well, by sponsoring it and bringing a few devs together. If you're interested in that effort, read some comments before and after this one: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...-motorola-edge-30-dubai.4536169/post-88509185, and it still has to be moved into its own topic. But if that gets accomplished and for Galaxy it doesn't turn out well, at least ill have something to recommend to anyone that wants LineageOS on a latest tech flagship. For those that think like me, and won't ever settle for less.
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thanks ! very interesting and generous from you !!
but I must say I am more interested in a hardware with a "flater" screen than the Edge 40 Pro.
an inconvenience with the S23 is that you are losing OTA with stock rom if you root it ( https://www.xda-developers.com/how-to-unlock-bootloader-root-magisk-samsung-galaxy-s23/ )
so, unless there is some AOSP rom with updates for the S23, it seems safer to me to go for the Xiaomi 13 (after I had a look at this guide : https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...bootloader-root-flash-twrp-flash-rom.4538433/ ) ... or maybe I ll go for the Poco F5 pro 12/256 as it should start with an early bird price of 499E tomorrow, although it s an SD 8+ gen 1 instead of an SD 8 gen 2 (oh it will be 479E with the 20E coupon on https://ams.event.mi.com/fr/poco-f5-series-product-launch ) ...
good luck !