best rom?
It all depends
It all depends on what you want out of it, I personally run stock but that's because I'm having alot of trouble, which I believe is due to my phone and not to the rom. Be aware that some roms don't include the Ultra Stamina mode. If you need root then you have to check if the rom supports Magisk or SuperSu. They all differ in their own way and you might just have to try some of them to get a clear image. I personally like the concept and poison roms, but that's just my personal prefrence and I haven't tried them all.
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Hello everyone,
I am a new Galaxy S4 owner. I would like to root my phone and install a custom rom on it.
Could you recommend a rom? I know there are many developers who have created roms already but I would like some personal advise from people who have flashed various roms already and tried them out.
My preferences are:
1. I want the phone to be stable. I don't want to continually flash different roms. I want one that is free of bugs (mostly, at least), polished and able to be run long term without significant problems or limitations.
2. Personally, I am not a huge fan of TouchWiz and a rom based on the "Google Edition", with a straight and clean Android OS would be preferred. But I would like to retain as many features of the S4 as possible, from the Camera features to the touted (in commercials) S4 apps, at least the ones that would have any value and are not just junk.
3. I don't know much about Kernals, modems and different apps that I could potentially use. If you could recommend some of these I would appreciate it as well.
I did recently update the software on the phone. I asked this in another thread, but does this limit my ability to root? Is there a workaround?
Thanks for the help.
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If you took the OTA update then you are stuck for the time being. You can get root, but no custom recoveries or ROMS.
That said, there is at least one GE ROM running around, but I've not really looked at them as I'm trying TW out for a change.
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Hello everyone,
I am a new Galaxy S4 owner. I would like to root my phone and install a custom rom on it.
Could you recommend a rom? I know there are many developers who have created roms already but I would like some personal advise from people who have flashed various roms already and tried them out.
My preferences are:
1. I want the phone to be stable. I don't want to continually flash different roms. I want one that is free of bugs (mostly, at least), polished and able to be run long term without significant problems or limitations.
2. Personally, I am not a huge fan of TouchWiz and a rom based on the "Google Edition", with a straight and clean Android OS would be preferred. But I would like to retain as many features of the S4 as possible, from the Camera features to the touted (in commercials) S4 apps, at least the ones that would have any value and are not just junk.
3. I don't know much about Kernals, modems and different apps that I could potentially use. If you could recommend some of these I would appreciate it as well.
I did recently update the software on the phone. I asked this in another thread, but does this limit my ability to root? Is there a workaround?
Thanks for the help.
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1) READ. Pick some roms that seem interesting to you and test drive them. Your basic "pick a rom for me" query is strongly frowned upon and will result in a thread lock. Don't expect to be spoonfed- It's a subjective query that only you can answer for yourself. I suspect that the reason it wasn't locked is that you lack the ability to flash any roms, thus rendering your query moot.
2) See 1.
3) Also see 1.
Of course, all this is moot, as you apparently didn't read the multitude of posts regarding the ME7 update that you took. You no longer have the ability to flash custom roms, recoveries, or kernels. Perhaps you missed the very prominent thread in General offering a $3,000 bounty for root and recovery? All you can do is a basic root, a few mods, and use some apps that require root access.
yes unfortunately if you took the dreaded over the air update you can no longer install a custom recovery which is needed for installing any custom rom, There really is a lot you can do with a stock rooted phone like remove the annoying bloatware and back up your apps with titanium!!
I am a new Galaxy S4 owner. I would like to root my phone and install a custom rom on it.
Could you recommend a rom? I know there are many developers who have created roms already but I would like some personal advise from people who have flashed various roms already and tried them out.
My preferences are:
1. I want the phone to be stable. I don't want to continually flash different roms. I want one that is free of bugs (mostly, at least), polished and able to be run long term without significant problems or limitations.
2. Personally, I am not a huge fan of TouchWiz and a rom based on the "Google Edition", with a straight and clean Android OS would be preferred. But I would like to retain as many features of the S4 as possible, from the Camera features to the touted (in commercials) S4 apps, at least the ones that would have any value and are not just junk.
3. I don't know much about Kernals, modems and different apps that I could potentially use. If you could recommend some of these I would appreciate it as well.
I did recently update the software on the phone. I asked this in another thread, but does this limit my ability to root? Is there a workaround?
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Hi everybody,
first post of mine but i've had some good reads on this page
Anyhow, I got an Xperia U which is quite laggish in my opinion (messages load slowly, dialing a contact takes forever, Snapchat not as fast as i expected it...) I think you get my picture
Now I was considering rooting my phone and placing a Custom Rom on it which would work more efficient with the resources at hand. Now my question to you guys is what Rom do you recommend me and how would I be able to install it.
For now my eye has fallen on the ZPerience Rom. But not sure if it's a good one.
Thanks for the help guys
Mambo_Dead
First post and a hell load of mistakes made.
There's a billion guides out there on how to install a ROM. I believe there will certainly be guides in the general section for your device. Otherwise there are plenty of noob friendly guides all over the forum.
Secondly there is no best or recommended ROM, comparing ROMs is seen as a sign of disrespect to developers and a particular ROM experience is highly subjective since every user has different expectations and ways of using the phone.
Thirdly as for the ROM itself I strongly recommend unlocking your bootloader done on the official Sony site. You will lose warranty but you are able to flash custom kernels which come with recovery (purpose of this is explained in the guides) and allows you the freedom to choose any kernel you want. Nothing wrong with not installing but you will end up being able to only use ROMs based on stock firmware and are compatible with stock kernel, and if I remember correct the recovery gets wiped every time you install a new ROM.
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I strongly agree with the person commented above on all aspects!
Get your bootloader unclocked but if you are not interested then "DISABLE APPS".
Settings-> app -> all.
Applications like facebook and other non usefull apps should be disabled. It will save your ram, hence smooth and bit lag free.
Coming on rom part, well whatever preference you may have regarding your needs go for it. Because every rom in its own way is important as developers work hard,
But before disabling apps(if you choose this option), do factory reset and then disable.
I hope this helped,
Is there a reason to dual boot on a phone? Why not just flash a new ROM if a person wants to try a new ROM? Is there really a point in having multiple ROMs on the phone? I could understand it if it were possible to flash an entirely seperate OS to it, but since android is android is android, why bother doing it?
Reason is simple. You currently got a stable rom but you wanna try another rom to make sure if everything goes well before porting over . This saves a lot of time in restoring your backup if the "new" rom you are trying is problematic or you dislike it.
earthtk said:
Reason is simple. You currently got a stable rom but you wanna try another rom to make sure if everything goes well before porting over . This saves a lot of time in restoring your backup if the "new" rom you are trying is problematic or you dislike it.
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I had dual booted before....
I flashed neat Rom as secondary with sammy 4.3 as primary and baam! Error state 7....
So the point is, its not good practice (the trying ROM part, otherwise I love dual booting)
Make sure to make a nand backup
Well,
I db to get the sammy features along with aosp, like one would be set up for battery, other for daily use etc...
k-semler said:
Is there a reason to dual boot on a phone? Why not just flash a new ROM if a person wants to try a new ROM? Is there really a point in having multiple ROMs on the phone? I could understand it if it were possible to flash an entirely seperate OS to it, but since android is android is android, why bother doing it?
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my two cents
one of the reasons is that Sammy ROM is not that frequently updated.. another reason is that kitkat is still being improved.. so what do you do when you want to try kitkat too and also have need for longer battery life, better camera etc.
Hi, just wanted to a simple question? Can I mix different kernal builds with different ROMs?
Like I have Carbon ROM with kernal "3.4.11-LGegacy-1.4" right now. So can I try another kernal without changing the ROM?
hellbraker said:
Hi, just wanted to a simple question? Can I mix different kernal builds with different ROMs?
Like I have Carbon ROM with kernal "3.4.11-LGegacy-1.4" right now. So can I try another kernal without changing the ROM?
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Not really, no. Unless your ROM specifically says it's compatible with the kernel you want to try.
Otherwise you could be risking bricking your device.
Which is bad.
Thanks Ticklefish for your reply
hellbraker said:
Hi, just wanted to a simple question? Can I mix different kernal builds with different ROMs?
Like I have Carbon ROM with kernal "3.4.11-LGegacy-1.4" right now. So can I try another kernal without changing the ROM?
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The kernel, in extremely basic terms, is a piece of software that tells your operating system how to use the hardware of your device. This includes everything from screen resolution, processor speeds, RAM, buttons, all the way up to the OS itself.
Thus, kernels are device-specific. However, kernels can often be used across different ROMs on a single device. Compatibility depends on the kernel and the device. For example, on my Nexus 4, there are a bunch of different kernels, and dozens of different ROMs. Some kernels are practically universal. Some ROMs use stock kernels. Some ROMs have their own kernels. Sometimes kernels will "work" with ROMs, but not fully (like wifi won't work, or something like that). Again, this depends on the device, the ROM, and the kernel.
Just do a Nandroid back-up before trying anything "stupid", and ask the developer(s) of the ROM and kernel in question about compatibility. With a Nandroid, you can always go back (assuming you have custom recovery). You can also just reflash the original kernel, as long as its available.
Planterz said:
The kernel, in extremely basic terms, is a piece of software that tells your operating system how to use the hardware of your device. This includes everything from screen resolution, processor speeds, RAM, buttons, all the way up to the OS itself.
Thus, kernels are device-specific. However, kernels can often be used across different ROMs on a single device. Compatibility depends on the kernel and the device. For example, on my Nexus 4, there are a bunch of different kernels, and dozens of different ROMs. Some kernels are practically universal. Some ROMs use stock kernels. Some ROMs have their own kernels. Sometimes kernels will "work" with ROMs, but not fully (like wifi won't work, or something like that). Again, this depends on the device, the ROM, and the kernel.
Just do a Nandroid back-up before trying anything "stupid", and ask the developer(s) of the ROM and kernel in question about compatibility. With a Nandroid, you can always go back (assuming you have custom recovery). You can also just reflash the original kernel, as long as its available.
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So kernals in essence are like drivers... say for Windows Seven. You might have different drivers that may work for Seven but not for XP
Hello ya all
I got my Z2 out of some deal, and I need to ask you couple of things, but first to explain myself.
1. I ALWAYS prefer AOSP rather than anything manufacturer made. Till now I had all the Galaxy S models except S6 and I always went for AOSP/Slim versions of roms. Couldnt ever wrap my head around TW and I generally prefer that my phone runs on original android, closer to Vanilla.
2. what's the deal with unlocking BL .. ? I went over some threads but It is a bit overwhelming. I figured that I need to unlock the BL in order to use AOSPs ?
3. Is Sony's customization as annoying as TW .. ? As someone who never uses Sense or TW, Im probably not going to like whatever Sony is using also (xperia UI name .. ? ) ?
4. A friend recommended Pure X ROM, and told me it would be a partial solution for my needs, doenst require BL Unlock.. ?
Waht would you guys recommend for me .. ? should I go all the way and install AOSP or do you think there is a ROM that would suit me ? Thanks to all in advance
1. Sony is quite close to AOSP, its just skinned and has some aditional features
2. Locked bootloader means nothing but signed stock kernel which means you can only run stock roms only
3. Sony is quite respective toward AOSP
(idk what sony call their UI, i think its called Overlay or Omnibalance)
4. Pure X Rom is stock based so you can flash it without bootloader unlock
(i dont recomend any rom, just remove bloat from stock rom( there is a flashable script with instructions in the cross development section.)
Igoritza said:
Hello ya all
I got my Z2 out of some deal, and I need to ask you couple of things, but first to explain myself.
1. I ALWAYS prefer AOSP rather than anything manufacturer made. Till now I had all the Galaxy S models except S6 and I always went for AOSP/Slim versions of roms. Couldnt ever wrap my head around TW and I generally prefer that my phone runs on original android, closer to Vanilla.
2. what's the deal with unlocking BL .. ? I went over some threads but It is a bit overwhelming. I figured that I need to unlock the BL in order to use AOSPs ?
3. Is Sony's customization as annoying as TW .. ? As someone who never uses Sense or TW, Im probably not going to like whatever Sony is using also (xperia UI name .. ? ) ?
4. A friend recommended Pure X ROM, and told me it would be a partial solution for my needs, doenst require BL Unlock.. ?
Waht would you guys recommend for me .. ? should I go all the way and install AOSP or do you think there is a ROM that would suit me ? Thanks to all in advance
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1. Yes. TW suuuucks a lot. When I was a Samsung user I also used to have some cyanogenmod based roms running as they were lagfree (in comparison to TW).
2. To use AOSP or anything that requires a kernel change you need to unlock your bootloader. Just follow sony's official instructions (remember that everything will be wiped, even internal storage).
3. Sense is the smoothest one (in my opinion) but Sony UI is also much better than TW. I think that once you get used to stock sony's functions you won't use pure android anymore, as it's missing many things (like hold shutter button on locked screen to launch camera, good camera app, stamina mode, and many many more)
4. I haven't heard about this rom, but as long as it's based on stock sony's firmware it shouldn't require an unlocked bootloader. LB in thread title means it works with locked bootloaders.
So in my opinion, you should try something that is based on Sony firmware. You can even use a stock one or try something more advanced, like existenz.
Sent from Xperia Z2
Luckily not from an iPhone = Yesterdays technology at tomorrows prices
You can always root on locked bootloader and backup DRM keys( which is necessary for camera software, i mean better photos and many more things), then you can unlock bootloader and install an AOSP rom. You can even restore these features by flashing a zip I suppose, on unlocked bootloader.