Hi guys,
I have an old S3 i9300 I'm thinking of giving to my mother. She doesn't live locally and is pretty good with phones but certainly not close to being able flash nightlies/kernels/etc. She uses Chrome, WhatsApp and needs a fairly stable camera. She doesn't game or need high performance, stability is the most important thing. She's coming from a ropy old Huawei Y300 on 4.1.1 so even the AOSP camera on an S3 will present a significant upgrade over that!
I want to use an AOSP based ROM as when the phone was my daily driver it was far superior to Touchwiz. On balance, do you think it's better to flash a KitKat (CM11) or Lollipop (CM12.1) based ROM? I want to be able to flash a ROM and then it be stable enough for her to use for a while without any ROM updates. When the phone was my daily driver I was on SlimKat 9.0 Stable and was happy enough. My instinct is to go for SlimLP or JustArchi's unofficial CM12.1 final version as they have very few changes from AOSP.
What do people think? Or should I just sell the S3 and buy a Moto G? Haha
Stock rom. She has no need for root or custom roms.
I wish I stole my HTC M9.
Don't sell Try Official LiquidSmooth v3.2 KK rom with Boeffla kernel smooth & stable.
shivadow said:
Stock rom. She has no need for root or custom roms.
I wish I stole my HTC M9.
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Thanks, but even when deodexed and slimmed down, for me Touchwiz is awful and stuck on 4.3 (not interested in the ported 4.4.4 TW ROMs).
Sureshtuty said:
Don't sell Try Official LiquidSmooth v3.2 KK rom with Boeffla kernel smooth & stable.
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If it's KitKat, I'd rather go SlimKat, but Boeffla is a good shout, I was on it when the phone was mine and it was very smooth and stable.
Can anybody verify any LP AOSP ROMs as stable and useful for a daily driver?
If you want a later 100% reliable kitkat or higher device then buy a new phone. The s3 i9300 was never designed to run kit kat and will crash due to out of memory issues all the time.
Sorry to burst your bubble but i ended up with this m9 for the very same reason and my mum has my old rooted s3. She hates it yet i cant be arsed backing it all up to set it back to stock so when her contract is up soon I'll get her a new device.
I wish I stole my HTC M9.
shivadow said:
If you want a later 100% reliable kitkat or higher device then buy a new phone. The s3 i9300 was never designed to run kit kat and will crash due to out of memory issues all the time.
Sorry to burst your bubble but i ended up with this m9 for the very same reason and my mum has my old rooted s3. She hates it yet i cant be arsed backing it all up to set it back to stock so when her contract is up soon I'll get her a new device.
I wish I stole my HTC M9.
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Wow, I can't believe how wrong you are. I ran SlimKat comfortably for a year on an S3 and by the final version 9 it was a MILLION TIMES better than anything Samsung came up with for the S3. Out of RAM? My Nook HD+ ran KitKat and currently runs Lollipop just fine and is never "out of memory". And the 1gb Moto Gs seemed to have handled both KitKat and Lollipop just fine. In fact, the Y300 is EASILY capable of running KitKat on just 512mb RAM. I'm closing this now, mainly because @shivadow clearly has no idea about Android at all and has p**sed all over my thread.
Thread closed by OP request.
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Hi everybody
Recently I noticed a large interest in the subject custom ROM for Mega. Especially a lot was written about the AOSP. Please express, what do you expect after installing such ROM and why you do not like TW?
Another thing are stock ROM's stripped of almost all s-apps and other software deemed unnecessary in order to recover memory. Please share your opinions on the advisability of such action. Did you really needed all this reclaimed memory?
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I expect most of the new features for S4 and Note 3 to be available in this ROM.
I still dont know if we can expect full 4.3 update. Some web sites claim that Mega wont receive this "Premium package" update whatever that means. I dont think that Mega 6.3 is a mid class smartphone and it would be plain stupidity if we stay out of good updates. So very important part for a custom RoM is the availability of the latest Samsung goodies from the flagman like S4 for instance.
Also I think that TW is not so bad, I like its interface.
celeronix said:
I expect most of the new features for S4 and Note 3 to be available in this ROM.
Also I think that TW is not so bad, I like its interface.
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Hmm, I was asking about expectation towards AOSP custom ROM-s as such CM or MIUI. As you probably know, many futures in Samsung stock ROM depends heavily on TW. Massive striping stock Samsung ROM from all s-apps could even cripple your phone. But installing AOSP ROM will means clean-out all samsung dependencies, so there will be not possible to run futures from S4 or GN3. maybe I'm wrong, let somebody correct me.
I think so TW is not so bad either and was curious why some people are so opposed to it. I was user of Motorola Defy which actualization stops on Android 2.3 so custom ROM's were only alternative. Now I am not so eager to strip my Mega to bare AOSP.
Yeah I missed the point of AOSP rom a little bit, but I strongly believe that a Samsung device without TW loses its advantages. I've been using Galaxy S with AOSP for a long time but I was forced to do it because of the lack of updates after 2.3.6
Samsung says that the new 4.3 update will bring new and fast TW without lags and constant refreshing. This makes me think that porting the new SW is better than Aosp roms. Of course there should be some roms based on CM cause many people preffer stock android instead of customized one.
I just want CM because it allows you to port MIUI v5. I have always been a fan of MIUI roms.
I know this sounds weird but I have an old Galaxy S3 that I'm giving to my mother. It will be her first smartphone so I really don't want to complicate my life or hers. I'm also giving my father my old Optimus 4X running ICS (also his first smartphone). I'll be teaching them how to use them, and providing support, so I'd rather have them on the same Android version instead of getting "why doesn't my phone do this?" all the time. Also, last I checked, the Samsung-based JB roms for the S3 were horribly slow.
The S3 is rooted, and I have been looking at the ROM section and all I can find are JB and KK roms, no ICS. Is there any lightweight Samsung ROM (because stock Android has some issues on the S3 and I can't deal with that) based on ICS that you would recommend?
Thanks in advance
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I know this sounds weird but I have an old Galaxy S3 that I'm giving to my mother. It will be her first smartphone so I really don't want to complicate my life or hers. I'm also giving my father my old Optimus 4X running ICS (also his first smartphone). I'll be teaching them how to use them, and providing support, so I'd rather have them on the same Android version instead of getting "why doesn't my phone do this?" all the time. Also, last I checked, the Samsung-based JB roms for the S3 were horribly slow.
The S3 is rooted, and I have been looking at the ROM section and all I can find are JB and KK roms, no ICS. Is there any lightweight Samsung ROM (because stock Android has some issues on the S3 and I can't deal with that) based on ICS that you would recommend?
Thanks in advance
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afaik ics roms on s3 do not have the sudden death fix, and therefor are not recommended. imagine what would happen if your mother's "new" phone goes off and never switches on again
so better use a jb 4.3 rom if you want it to be stock. debloated they are quite fast.
khouryrt said:
I know this sounds weird but I have an old Galaxy S3 that I'm giving to my mother. It will be her first smartphone so I really don't want to complicate my life or hers. I'm also giving my father my old Optimus 4X running ICS (also his first smartphone). I'll be teaching them how to use them, and providing support, so I'd rather have them on the same Android version instead of getting "why doesn't my phone do this?" all the time. Also, last I checked, the Samsung-based JB roms for the S3 were horribly slow.
The S3 is rooted, and I have been looking at the ROM section and all I can find are JB and KK roms, no ICS. Is there any lightweight Samsung ROM (because stock Android has some issues on the S3 and I can't deal with that) based on ICS that you would recommend?
Thanks in advance
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You can also get JB on your old LG device so that your mother isn't confused. It should work just fine, mainly if your parents aren't using their device at their full potential (like, if they only use it for texting, phone calls, etc, you can free up some space and get faster by uninstalling most of the unused apps). But I think too that JB has several fixes that are quite handy (like the sudden death fix).
Hello,
My Rezound is unlocked and S-OFF. It currently has a Sense ROM on it from a year or so ago on it.
Getting a new phone and my 7 year old will be getting this Rezound to play games on (it has the extended battery). What ROM would be best for his use?
Thanks!
CxP
ClockerXP said:
Hello,
My Rezound is unlocked and S-OFF. It currently has a Sense ROM on it from a year or so ago on it.
Getting a new phone and my 7 year old will be getting this Rezound to play games on (it has the extended battery). What ROM would be best for his use?
Thanks!
CxP
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Try a kit Kat ROM such as everolv or liquid smooth, CM 11 if you want. If you want sense, try ecliptirez I think it is? It's a great sense 4 ROM. Just depends, do you want sense or AOSP?
Sent from my HTC One M8 running Insert Coin. S-OFF.
Thanks for your feedback. I have no need for Sense so can do without it. For my son I'm looking for something decently stable and with very good battery life (for a Rezound , anyway). It'll have wifi off almost all the time and no cell service. Bluetooth will not be used. He will just use it to play games. Thanks for any suggestions on advance!
Evervolv, CM11, or any vanilla ROM should be fine... I would avoid feature rich ROMs like LiquidSmooth, Carbon, Tachyon for this application (they are great for roms for use as a phone)
Thanks!
Agreed with @acejavelin they're great ROMs. Look into them. Mainly as ace said try everolv.
Sent from my HTC One M8 running Insert Coin. S-OFF.
Cm9 was probably the fastest I've seen this device, anything ics based will have smooth graphics and better battery life
Stick with Sense or as bunchies said, cm9. Personally I'm running ConROM v6, which is basically stock rooted.
If you need something more up-to-date, go with CyanogenMod 10.1.3 (not 10.1.3.1) since it's the fastest and most stable JB/KK ROM still. 10.1.3.1 has a crash in the Settings app and nothing really changed.
I bought my Galaxy S5 a couple of months ago and I still have this S2. I'm really not sure what to do with this phone. Not gonna sell it away because it is an awesome phone.
But here I'm planning: (I'm sure there are a lot of people like me, not sure what to do with their old S2 now.)
- build a media center.
But this requires sammy ROM so it could be connected to the TV using HDMI.
- try out new ROMs.
Yeah awesome idea.
- use it as an IP Camera.
- use it as an "iPod"
I have some questions regarding these choices.
1) shall I stick to sammy jellybean or upgrade to KitKat? I'm currently using kikat on this S2 but I would like to use it on the TV
2) will it have any problems if I let my S2 stick on he charger 24/7? If only I would like to use it as an IP camera. Will it have any effects on the battery/motherboard?
I hope fellow S2 members can discuss all this here. Thanks!
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I am not an s2 user anymore for 1,5 years but.
1) you can stick to jellybean stock if you want it for your tv but I suggest to use a custom rom based on stock jellybean, look in the dev forums there are a couple of it.
2) I am not sure or you will have any problems but just like on a laptop and other devices its not good to let a battery charge for 24/7 so google it for sure for your own safety/phone life.
I also hope for you that other s2 member are going to discuss here with you
I dont see the point to stay on kitkat if you already have the s5. So I suggest to downgrade to an custom stock base rom since it would be also probably more bug free.
I really recommend using a custom stock rom such as neatrom for pure stability. If you prefer a little extra performance (and some new features), go with a kitkat rom such as cyanogenmod or paranoid android (and the list can go for ages).
I decided to go with JB NeatROM. Thanks for the advice guys! I find it more stable and faster as compared to KitKat. (Probably because I didn't use JB for months)
So, it's been a while since Lollipop is out, does it fulfill your needs, or do you prefer KitKat instead?
Kitkat bro.
LG was like: throw in G3 UI by changing icons etc and we have lollipop for G2 ready! -,-
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I was with lollipop for some time. But i prefer kitkat. The battery life is better and the heat from the phone is not so much with kitkat.
I recently bought g2 32g and just used kitkat for one day ? then switched to lollipop , didn't test battery life on kitkat but it find it good with lollipop 5~6h SOT , and i like to be up to date with android and developers always leave their projects for new ones .
Have the G3 now, but when I had the G2 I stuck with KK. So much more fluid, much better battery life, charged much faster as well.
The few times I ran LP on the G2 (just to see what it felt like), I immediately went back to KK.
NalNalas said:
AOSP roms are better on Lollipop and LG rom is better on KitKat imho.
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This
Please let me kidnap the thread a little bit and ask you guys, what's your favourite KK rom? Tried LP but it's not quite my thing yet... If possible a rom that is not stock based. I guess that being not stock will make the camera quality crap, but I just tried resurrection LP and it's so much faster than stock ROMs...
khodos said:
Please let me kidnap the thread a little bit and ask you guys, what's your favourite KK rom? Tried LP but it's not quite my thing yet... If possible a rom that is not stock based. I guess that being not stock will make the camera quality crap, but I just tried resurrection LP and it's so much faster than stock ROMs...
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This is kinda off topic, but for me Cloudy G2 2.2 KK ROM has been great. Awesome battery life, good Kernel and it's based on the stock G3. It also uses the G3 camera stock app, which I personally think is better than the one with g2.
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lollipop...but lgl22 not support it.
I was thinking to flash the latest lollipop kdz for few days again but, when i come back to check what it was with lollipop i am not sure to give it a try again or not. Lol.
MachiavelliBs said:
I was thinking to flash the latest lollipop kdz for few days again but, when i come back to check what it was with lollipop i am not sure to give it a try again or not. Lol.
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Give LP a chance
MachiavelliBs said:
I was thinking to flash the latest lollipop kdz for few days again but, when i come back to check what it was with lollipop i am not sure to give it a try again or not. Lol.
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I am using stock 30b with no bugs so far.. You won`t know till you try. :highfive:
Kitkat are faster and more practical..lolipop is more polished and "modern" looking but slower and more bugs introduced..so its kinda peak your poison
Well, later i will flash it then . ☺Thanks for the answers! ☺
After 10 months, still running stock KitKat, TWRP recovery, rooted, Dorimanx kernel, heavily modified with G2 Settings and other Xposed modules.
Can't get myself to test out some custom ROMs because of the possibility of screen stripes, even flashing the kernel was a small heart attack for me. Don't think I'm a sissy, I've flashed the sh!! out of my previous stuff (Milestone, Optimus 2X, X10, G Pad 8.3 etc.) but when there is a chance that the proces can RANDOMLY go wrong and you get permanent stripes on the screen, naah, I'm not risking that.
What I've heard about Lollipop, the switch definitely isn't worth it.
But if Marshmallow comes out for G2, I might revert back to completely stock and try it out, even though I might miss all the freaking awesome stuff from my KitKat (removing the headphone hiss, advanced camera (4K, slowmo, noise gate removing) and many other stuff).
I vote for lollipop but only custom one. I've used Ressurection Remix for several months and I am extremely satisfied with it. No problems, crashes, faster than stock KK.
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I've tried lollipop stock, aosp and yes, it's smoother than kitkat because of art. But as I've tried miui I can't leave it. And it's kitkat.
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I've tried lollipop stock, aosp and yes, it's smoother than kitkat because of art. But as I've tried miui I can't leave it. And it's kitkat.
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which miui rom do you use?
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which miui rom do you use?
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From Gtbluesky. I've tried the second one but I didn't manage to boot.
dxkernel said:
I recently bought g2 32g and just used kitkat for one day ? then switched to lollipop , didn't test battery life on kitkat but it find it good with lollipop 5~6h SOT , and i like to be up to date with android and developers always leave their projects for new ones .
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Funny you say this...I agree although I would say the best battery life I had was on stock JB