I've been doing a lot of research regarding custom Sprint GS3 ROMs as I'm finally getting my GS3 today.
I really want something Jelly Bean based, but only if it's really not too buggy. CM10 looks sick but there still seem to be many bugs. I don't know much about AOKP.
What about non Jelly Bean? Is Blazer the best? At the very least something that gives me extra features and a longer battery life is preferred over stock. I still have to do reading regarding how to update ROMs without losing user data etc.
Anyways, can users of those three ROMs describe what problems they run into during regular daily usage? If the only bugs are minor or wouldn't affect me I don't mind using the ROM while the kinks are being worked out.
Thanks!
A true flashoholic would try them all
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advancedbasic said:
I've been doing a lot of research regarding custom Sprint GS3 ROMs as I'm finally getting my GS3 today.
I really want something Jelly Bean based, but only if it's really not too buggy. CM10 looks sick but there still seem to be many bugs. I don't know much about AOKP.
What about non Jelly Bean? Is Blazer the best? At the very least something that gives me extra features and a longer battery life is preferred over stock. I still have to do reading regarding how to update ROMs without losing user data etc.
Anyways, can users of those three ROMs describe what problems they run into during regular daily usage? If the only bugs are minor or wouldn't affect me I don't mind using the ROM while the kinks are being worked out.
Thanks!
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Freegs3 is the best IMO...has Aroma installer, updateme with all kinds of mods and bootanimations ...battery life fantastic too. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1748818
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A true flashoholic would try them all
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Haha I'm trying to NOT become a flashaholic. Back when I first got an iPod Touch (1st gen) and after that an iPhone 3G, 3GS, and 4, I was really into jailbreaking and it got pretty annoying after a while so I stopped. I just want Jelly Bean because it seems so much smoother than ICS.
Naddict said:
Freegs3 is the best IMO...has Aroma installer, updateme with all kinds of mods and bootanimations ...battery life fantastic too. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1748818
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Man, this GS3 is so shiny
Now I really just want to avoid having to constantly flash my ROM, since I assume doing so will wipe alll of my apps/settings. Is that the case, or is such information stored in such a way that if I flash to a new ROM my apps and media are still intact?
Also I'll look into FreeGS3 more. I'm itching for Jelly Bean, but I don't think CM10 is usable enough yet for me.
I have something to admit guys I am what you call a flashaholic. lol
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I have something to admit guys I am what you call a flashaholic. lol
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Eh I think I'm going to go for FreeGS3. Can you answer my above question (as a flashaholic)? If I flash a ROM, install apps, transfer files, and change settings, what will I lose upon a new flashed ROM?
Blazer Rom 1.6
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freegs3 Rom by team sonic
These have great battery and are very stable
advancedbasic said:
Eh I think I'm going to go for FreeGS3. Can you answer my above question (as a flashaholic)? If I flash a ROM, install apps, transfer files, and change settings, what will I lose upon a new flashed ROM?
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If you flash freegs3 first... You won't ever need to change. It is the crack habit of rom users.
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Blazer Rom 1.6
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freegs3 Rom by team sonic
These have great battery and are very stable
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I would agree with this. I've flashed most of the ROMs out for the SG3 and i've enjoyed Blazer the most. It's simple, easy and perfect for my needs. The other ROMs i've flashed are great as well, I just don't have the desire to have a theme on my device. What's important to me is a ROM that will run smoothly w/o any latency from my multitasking on the go. Spend a day or week and flash them all, you'll find what you like.. guarantee it.
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I would agree with this. I've flashed most of the ROMs out for the SG3 and i've enjoyed Blazer the most. It's simple, easy and perfect for my needs. The other ROMs i've flashed are great as well, I just don't have the desire to have a theme on my device. What's important to me is a ROM that will run smoothly w/o any latency from my multitasking on the go. Spend a day or week and flash them all, you'll find what you like.. guarantee it.
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For the record... FreeGS3 is not themed...
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For the record... FreeGS3 is not themed...
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Thanks for the input, my apologies.
I wish there was a way to backup the home screen setup I have and just restored it after flashing a new Rom like when I restore my apps thru titanium...
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I wish there was a way to backup the home screen setup I have and just restored it after flashing a new Rom like when I restore my apps thru titanium...
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Im pretty sure if you use Titanium back and back up everything. ( apps and all data) that it will save you layout of the home screens and everything else. The only thing I dont think get back on those screens are widgets but those can be fix fast.
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I wish there was a way to backup the home screen setup I have and just restored it after flashing a new Rom like when I restore my apps thru titanium...
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That feature is available if you use nova or apex launcher.
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solo_element said:
Thanks for the input, my apologies.
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Np... Try FreeGS though... It has aroma and update me.... Good stuff!
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Np... Try FreeGS though... It has aroma and update me.... Good stuff!
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I've been using/setting up FreeGS3 for the past few hours and it's great. Very smooth and not too far from stock (which I'm kind of indifferent about I guess since this is my first Android phone). Once I get all of my apps/preferences up and running and my media transferred we'll see how it goes.
Thanks for input everyone! Hopefully the actual CM10 or another Jelly Bean based ROM will be available sometime over the next month.
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Freegs3 is the best IMO...has Aroma installer, updateme with all kinds of mods and bootanimations ...battery life fantastic too. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1748818
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If you flash freegs3 first... You won't ever need to change. It is the crack habit of rom users.
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For the record... FreeGS3 is not themed...
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Np... Try FreeGS though... It has aroma and update me.... Good stuff!
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advancedbasic said:
I've been using/setting up FreeGS3 for the past few hours and it's great. Very smooth and not too far from stock (which I'm kind of indifferent about I guess since this is my first Android phone). Once I get all of my apps/preferences up and running and my media transferred we'll see how it goes.
Thanks for input everyone! Hopefully the actual CM10 or another Jelly Bean based ROM will be available sometime over the next month.
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I agree with all of the above
Great ROM what's really great about it, with Update Me, if there's an update to the ROM, you don't have to wait to get home to update your phone or even need a computer!!!! You can do it all OTA using Update Me
Naddict said:
Freegs3 is the best IMO...has Aroma installer, updateme with all kinds of mods and bootanimations ...battery life fantastic too. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1748818
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I think blazer is best, many bugs in jb roms for now
this message brought to you by my GalaxyS3 running Phantom's Blazer v1.6
Instead of wasting space from quotes i'll just agree with all of you about the recent update with FreeGS. So far i really enjoy the ROM, Aroma and Update Me is awesome.. no more USB cable! I'm currently waiting for PH to release v1.7 for Blazer. I'm starting to become a flashaholic... Did OP find which ROM to go with or is liking so far?
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This brings full Ice Cream Animations to CM7 based ROMS.
Flash in Clockwork.
MAKE SURE TO NANDROID before in case something goes wrong.
Hey Man Glad You Made It To GSII Maybe You Should Continue The CM Roms There Kind Of Abandoned.
i second the guy above. my phones dying in the hospital clinging to a cm7 alpha build. somebody help. and no diss to other devs but i will always go with cm roms before anything else. just personal
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i second the guy above. my phones dying in the hospital clinging to a cm7 alpha build. somebody help. and no diss to other devs but i will always go with cm roms before anything else. just personal
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Alienz is one of the best coming from the vibrant era...
has anyone tried this on rooted stock rom?
let me know please.
thanks in advance.
This will NOT work on stock-based roms. If you'd like, I can post one for them later today. No guarantee it will work though. I don't run stock.
And I don't know what you are talking about. I've been running CM7 since late December. I have no bugs, it is butter-smooth, everything works, and best of all...being CM7, it is themable anyway you wish. For example, CM7 with the Lucid theme found here https://market.android.com/details?id=com.sonny.theme.lucid&hl=en
is beautiful. Add some ICS themed widgets, and it looks like you are running something even prettier than ICS.
No problems with battery life either. Been getting 18 hours according to Battery Left with a 1.8Ghz OC. You keep saying CM7 is an Alpha but quite honestly, there aren't any bugs on it (provided you keep the GPS on).
I assume this works for 787 as well
CM7 SkyRocket
droid512 said:
I assume this works for 787 as well
CM7 SkyRocket
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Yes. In fact, I'm using an I787 CM7 build on my Tmo SGS2 currently.
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Yes. In fact, I'm using an I787 CM7 build on my Tmo SGS2 currently.
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Do you happened to have Mr. X's cm7 kernel? The downloads links aren't working in his thread.
If so, could you pm it to me?
billydroid said:
Do you happened to have Mr. X's cm7 kernel? The downloads links aren't working in his thread.
If so, could you pm it to me?
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No. I don't use Mr. X's CM7 kernel because it is really really choppy (scrolling especially). I use Da_G's Skyrocket CM7 kernel. Imo its is a night and day difference. Everything works except auto-rotation.
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No. I don't use Mr. X's CM7 kernel because it is really really choppy (scrolling especially). I use Da_G's Skyrocket CM7 kernel. Imo its is a night and day difference. Everything works except auto-rotation.
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Could you please post a link?
Thanks
Found it. Thanks anyways
Any examples? Flashed this but didn't really recognize any ics effects.
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Has anyone tried this with the Macnut ROM?
master_beta said:
Has anyone tried this with the Macnut ROM?
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If u do ure phone wont boot
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Love the idea but not a big fan of CM7. Any chance you can make this compatible with Juggernaut or Macnut?
You want ics transitions. Go to uot kitchen. Upload what it asks. Go to the mod that says ics transitions and apply. Submit changes to the kitchen and wait until its cooked. Irll give you a flasha le zip if there were no.errors. Nandroid backup and flash. Walla!!!! Ics transitions. Ive done this before and seriously takes a max of an hour dependong on how many requests the kotchen is taking. Ive learbed to be resourceful and figure things out on my own. Also it doesnt hurt to check out the Android apps section in General. There are some good guides there for building base roms, theming and kitchen, building ziPS, extracting stuff. All those mods you guys ask the devs to incorporate are there and most are noob friendly.
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Love the idea but not a big fan of CM7. Any chance you can make this compatible with Juggernaut or Macnut?
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Here ya go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=990829
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chib1panda said:
Here ya go http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=990829
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Thanks. I try to be resourceful as well but with my current job and other personal things in my life it's just not possible. I will look into it.
Do you know if this ICS transition is the same thing that Alien has uploaded?
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Yes. In fact, I'm using an I787 CM7 build on my Tmo SGS2 currently.
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would you mind sharing which build you're using, and possibly a link?
Me too. Night cna job and toddler. I tried it once and it worked. Saw a ROM I liked and it went away. I may just have to create a thread on it ....
anomy13 said:
Thanks. I try to be resourceful as well but with my current job and other personal things in my life it's just not possible. I will look into it.
Do you know if this ICS transition is the same thing that Alien has uploaded?
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Does anyone else still really really love their gingerbread setup? Don't get me wrong i looooove ICS, but i was running Blazer 4.1, Rogue Gunslinger Kernel, and the Mr. Softee theme, and it was in my opinion the best setup my phone has ever had, and i think it was just as snappy and smooth as ICS.
If someone could port the lockscreen mod that is in Mr, Smoothies to TW ICS i think that would put me on ICS for good.
Just wondering if anyone else felt the same way
Dude we had dev's sitting around bored for months.
They sure did hash out some wicked **** in that timeframe.
I think the delay on ICS was a blessing in disguise.
mcadamry said:
Dude we had dev's sitting around bored for months.
They sure did hash out some wicked **** in that timeframe.
I think the delay on ICS was a blessing in disguise.
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Are you talking about the AOSP lock screen? If so i have that on my Supernova Rom now.
timmetal6669 said:
Are you talking about the AOSP lock screen? If so i have that on my Supernova Rom now.
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No I was talking about the 13 lockscreen mod that also has status bar tweaks such as the battery bar and also the extended toggles
mcadamry said:
Dude we had dev's sitting around bored for months.
They sure did hash out some wicked **** in that timeframe.
I think the delay on ICS was a blessing in disguise.
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I agree, the regular supply of leaks and updating of roms was fun. So many different options and styles to choose from. Our forum will be full of solid roms very soon with source now available.
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Does anyone else still really really love their gingerbread setup? Don't get me wrong i looooove ICS, but i was running Blazer 4.1, Rogue Gunslinger Kernel, and the Mr. Smoothies theme, and it was in my opinion the best setup my phone has ever had, and i think it was just as snappy and smooth as ICS.
If someone could port the lockscreen mod that is in Mr, Smoothies to TW ICS i think that would put me on ICS for good.
Just wondering if anyone else felt the same way
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What kind of lock screen does this mr. Smoothie has?
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yellowman82 said:
What kind of lock screen does this mr. Smoothie has?
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its not one specific lockscreen, it has maddoggins TSM/lockscreen mod baked into it
Definitely got better battery life on my 4.1 setup than I do with phnatoms new ics rom running the exact same configuration.
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its not one specific lockscreen, it has maddoggins TSM/lockscreen mod baked into it
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Thanks for the reply gonna download now and give it a try I hate gb stock lockscreen I always flash an ics rom when in need to play with new features and such but after 3-4 days I go back to gb its just to stable, smooth, snappy and battery life is just too good.
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yellowman82 said:
Thanks for the reply gonna download now and give it a try I hate gb stock lockscreen I always flash an ics rom when in need to play with new features and such but after 3-4 days I go back to gb its just to stable, smooth, snappy and battery life is just too good.
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awesome, i would never leave TW ICS if i had that
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awesome, i would never leave TW ICS if i had that
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Sorry to bother you but do you have a link for the mr. Smoothie thread? I was looking but couldn't find it in the themes and app thread I think my eyes are giving up on me.
Thanks in advance
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I made a mistake its actually mr. softee. Ill get the link in a minute
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1528063&highlight=mr+softee
OK people !
I Got My Samsung When It Came Out, I Rooted it and Activated It The Next Day.... I Am Now Tired of The Stock ROM I Have and Wanted You Guys To Point Me In The Right Direction of Some Cool Looking ROMs. If You Guys Could Post Me Some Links, I Would Greatly Appreciate It.!
Thank You!
Not to be rude or anything but all one has to do is look at some of the popular ROMs in the development sections to get a pretty good idea. The popular ones tend to always be near the top, provide great documentation and support, and provide pictures and videos to get you a great idea of the experience. Just spend 30 minutes looking over the various options, and flash a few to see which one you want to stick with. Flashing ROMs is so easy nowadays that it really is just a matter of how much time you are willing to spend playing around with them. I'm waiting for Jellybean ROMs before I really make the jump and satisfied with the performance of stock (with Nova launcher) until those JB ROMs become pretty stable and can be used everyday.
You really can't go wrong with any rom currently out. I've tried them all out and they won't disappoint. I'm currently running Freeza's rom and though it's touchwiz based, he really changed it up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28157789
Other great TW roms (in no specific order)
Strongsteve's Odexed Blue
Clark44's FreeGS3
Phantomhacker's Blazer Rom
Try each one out
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You really can't go wrong with any rom currently out. I've tried them all out and they won't disappoint. I'm currently running Freeza's rom and though it's touchwiz based, he really changed it up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28157789
Other great TW roms (in no specific order)
Strongsteve's Odexed Blue
Clark44's FreeGS3
Phatomhacker's Blazer Rom
Try each one out
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Hey thanks for the recommendations. I just got the phone yesterday and so far im enjoying the stock experience and yes im even enjoying touch wiz. Which of these roms offer the best battery life? That's what I'm looking for currently on the touch wiz rom.
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shook187 said:
Hey thanks for the recommendations. I just got the phone yesterday and so far im enjoying the stock experience and yes im even enjoying touch wiz. Which of these roms offer the best battery life? That's what I'm looking for currently on the touch wiz rom.
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For me they have all basically been the same in regards to battery life. At a minimum I can pull 16 hrs on battery with 4+ hrs of screen on time with each rom. I'm not really into playing games on my phone so that helps. However, battery life is really user dependent because we all use/set up our devices differently...so what may end up being good for me may not be the best battery life for someone else. Definitely give each one a try though and see which works best for you
I'm definitely going to try them all, but god damn are all TW roms almost 1gb in size? I thought sense roms with big @ half the size.
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shook187 said:
I'm definitely going to try them all, but god damn are all TW roms almost 1gb in size? I thought sense roms with big @ half the size.
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Not all of them but if they're full of addons, such as FreeGS3 by Clark, then it can get big. Freeza's rom is probably the smallest coming in at about 498MB
shook187 said:
I'm definitely going to try them all, but god damn are all TW roms almost 1gb in size? I thought sense roms with big @ half the size.
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Clark44 rom is so big because he includes Aroma installer which lets you pick and choose what mods you would like to include, therefore all mods and tweaks are downloaded. Hth
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Not all of them but if they're full of addons, such as FreeGS3 by Clark, then it can get big. Freeza's rom is probably the smallest coming in at about 498MB
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Devs should start making Bare Bone versions.Just out of Blazer 1.7 i removed over 40 uneded apk files!That slimed the rom by almost 200mb,but its still too large when cm is only 200mb.
Removing all this junk improves speed and battery life greatly.
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Clark44 rom is so big because he includes Aroma installer which lets you pick and choose what mods you would like to include, therefore all mods and tweaks are downloaded. Hth
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I use 7zip to mod my roms.Any way to remove Aroma?
lviv73 said:
Devs should start making Bare Bone versions.Just out of Blazer 1.7 i removed over 40 uneded apk files!That slimed the rom by almost 200mb,but its still too large when cm is only 200mb.
Removing all this junk improves speed and battery life greatly.
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I use 7zip to mod my roms.Any way to remove Aroma?
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Then you're basically running my rom. I remove as much as i can while making sure everything still works
Currently on freeza's rom and have used strongsteve's, both are GREAT!
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Then you're basically running my rom. I remove as much as i can while making sure everything still works
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Yeah i heard good thing about it.Im gonna give it a try next time i flash.
Im running Sonic rom right now,i removed Aroma from it and slimed it to 490mb,over 50 apps removed and some libs.
Do you make any tweaks or just remove apk and libs?
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OK people !
I Got My Samsung When It Came Out, I Rooted it and Activated It The Next Day.... I Am Now Tired of The Stock ROM I Have and Wanted You Guys To Point Me In The Right Direction of Some Cool Looking ROMs. If You Guys Could Post Me Some Links, I Would Greatly Appreciate It.!
Thank You!
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If you want to get into AOSP roms, CM10 is running pretty smooth even though it's still in preview builds. Nav bar mods and inverted gapps look really good as well.
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If you want to get into AOSP roms, CM10 is running pretty smooth even though it's still in preview builds. Nav bar mods and inverted gapps look really good as well.
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All cm roms are not ready yet for daily use,i just flashed cm10 yesterday,its about 80 percent done.I vouch for FreeGS Sonic rom its best one i tried yet.People are saying good things about Freeza's rom too.Blazer is good but i like Sonic better.
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All cm roms are not ready yet for daily use,i just flashed cm10 yesterday,its about 80 percent done.I vouch for FreeGS Sonic rom its best one i tried yet.People are saying good things about Freeza's rom too.Blazer is good but i like Sonic better.
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True for the most part. Just offering the OP another option other then TW/Stock roms.
Which stock ROM is the smoothest with the least lag?
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Which stock ROM is the smoothest with the least lag?
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No offense but a question like that is not going to get u an answer.. word has it all 4 main tw roms are basically running the same mods and it comes down to looks right now.. plus it kinda depends on your own set up..
I switched to odexed blue because I like blue.. I would make a nandroid and try a couple of them.. flash a different Rom and try em for a day or two each.. see what works best for you. That's the beauty of xda.. you have options.. :thumbup:
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No offense but a question like that is not going to get u an answer.. word has it all 4 main tw roms are basically running the same mods and it comes down to looks right now.. plus it kinda depends on your own set up..
I switched to odexed blue because I like blue.. I would make a nandroid and try a couple of them.. flash a different Rom and try em for a day or two each.. see what works best for you. That's the beauty of xda.. you have options.. :thumbup:
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I don't think that's necessarily true. I've seen a few people post that FreeGS3 is noticeably smoother and less laggy than Blazer. Not knocking Blazer since it may have some other features that people prefer.
For my previous phone (EVO 3D), I tried several Sense ROMs and there was a significance difference in performance among them. Is it such a stretch to assume that a similar variance would be present in custom TW ROMs?
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I don't think that's necessarily true. I've seen a few people post that FreeGS3 is noticeably smoother and less laggy than Blazer. Not knocking Blazer since it may have some other features that people prefer.
For my previous phone (EVO 3D), I tried several Sense ROMs and there was a significance difference in performance among them. Is it such a stretch to assume that a similar variance would be present in custom TW ROMs?
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Well I wouldn't know as I've only tried stock, freeza's fre3 and blue odex since coming over from the og epic.. I guess my "word has it" comment came from reading http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29890564 <-- that
I guess my point is obviously people like all these roms, or they prob wouldn't always be the top four threads all day long...
It really depends on your own preferences as they all appear to be stable and running well..
Again my advice, pick one and flash it.. if u feel like trying something else then try that too.. If somethIng goes wrong restore your backvup.. again.. the beauty of xda.
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DrKaotica said:
Again my advice, pick one and flash it.. if u feel like trying something else then try that too.. If somethIng goes wrong restore your backvup.. again.. the beauty of xda.
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I get your point but the beauty of XDA is also in the ability to solicit opinions to make an informed decision. I don't think my question was that out of line. It's not as open ended as simply asking what the "best" ROM is.
This is my first time flashing a ROM on my (Sprint) S3 and I'm trying to decide between Wicked Sensations and AOKP Jellybean.
If anyone has tried out both of these ROMs, I have 2 questions.
1. Which runs faster/smoother?
2. Which has better battery life?
Thanks for any help.
best roms
Jellybomb 4.0 or wicked sensations
x313x said:
This is my first time flashing a ROM on my (Sprint) S3 and I'm trying to decide between Wicked Sensations and AOKP Jellybean.
If anyone has tried out both of these ROMs, I have 2 questions.
1. Which runs faster/smoother?
2. Which has better battery life?
Thanks for any help.
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definitely Jellybomb, the best and most themed ROM. Has a plethora of features, battery life pretty good on v4.
message brought to u by my JellyBombed GalaxyS3
Alright. I'll check out the Jellybomb ROM.
Thanks
Try each of them out. Each rom is going to offer you a different experience. Just remember to do backup and follow install instructions. I myself would rather try different experiences instead of just asking which is better. Have some fun with your device and see what all is out there.
Don't try mine.. it sucks
strongsteve said:
Don't try mine.. it sucks
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LMAO...
Don't try freegs3 either.... Donkey poop....
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strongsteve said:
Don't try mine.. it sucks
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Reverse psychology. 60% of the time, it works every time.
sewhuy said:
Reverse psychology. 60% of the time, it works every time.
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Anchorman :good:
Paul Rudd was the man in that film
x313x said:
This is my first time flashing a ROM on my (Sprint) S3 and I'm trying to decide between Wicked Sensations and AOKP Jellybean.
If anyone has tried out both of these ROMs, I have 2 questions.
1. Which runs faster/smoother?
2. Which has better battery life?
Thanks for any help.
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Where do you go to look for different roms that you are deciding between? Any suggestions?
I have tried just about all of them. I watched qbking77 on you tube first.odexed blue and wicked sensations was pretty much a tie. Cm10 has been my favorite jellybean.
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eleciv said:
I have tried just about all of them. I watched qbking77 on you tube first.odexed blue and wicked sensations was pretty much a tie. Cm10 has been my favorite jellybean.
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What's the difference between CM10 and roms? Noob question I know but I'm new to this
Jellybomb
While the other guys are right that each Rom has something different offer, I highly recommend Jellybomb. He is always updating and answers questions. Some Roms get put up and then you rarely hear back if you have a prob. Honestly, it is a matter of opinion though. I tried several out for myself before finding Jellybomb. I personally did not like CM10 at all.
tyler1037 said:
While the other guys are right that each Rom has something different offer, I highly recommend Jellybomb. He is always updating and answers questions. Some Roms get put up and then you rarely hear back if you have a prob. Honestly, it is a matter of opinion though. I tried several out for myself before finding Jellybomb. I personally did not like CM10 at all.
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Id have to say JellyBomb And StrongSteve's odexed blue are the best. I also agree that CM10 isnt that great. I mean it runs amazing and all that but the gut the rom and remove all touchwiz features and all that which IMO is a waste since toucwiz does have some very good features that I use all the time. I dont see why someone would buy a phone and then put a rom on there that strips it down to the bare minimum. Also like others have said though you really need to try them out yourself and see which one you like. Another thing to keep in mind is a lot of these screenshots dont do the roms justice. You need to see them on the SuperAmoled to really appreciate it.
Jmg1andonly said:
Where do you go to look for different roms that you are deciding between? Any suggestions?
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That would be in the development forum...read the OP and a few pages of the last pages of the ROM thread to see if there are issues.
JellyBomb fan and MIUI right now, is getting stable thanks to chair face but Josh beach from JellyBomb is pretty good and he's always working on it
MIUI Jellybean 2.8.31 B2
rbtrucking said:
Id have to say JellyBomb And StrongSteve's odexed blue are the best. I also agree that CM10 isnt that great. I mean it runs amazing and all that but the gut the rom and remove all touchwiz features and all that which IMO is a waste since toucwiz does have some very good features that I use all the time. I dont see why someone would buy a phone and then put a rom on there that strips it down to the bare minimum. Also like others have said though you really need to try them out yourself and see which one you like. Another thing to keep in mind is a lot of these screenshots dont do the roms justice. You need to see them on the SuperAmoled to really appreciate it.
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FTFY
CM10 isn't that great for you personally .
CM doesn't 'gut' anything, it's built from source, it's just a different experience, one that some find fantastic. Since ICS Google has really stepped up their game, it still needs a bit more setup out of the box, but it isn't nearly as daunting as it was in earlier versions. Back in the Eclair/Froyo days manufacturer's overlays like HTC's Sense were almost necessary, those days are gone. Now people can choose more freely, at least people like us who want to root . All that said, Samsung has done a really great job with Touchwiz now, it's not at all a bad experience like it used to be. Very functional, light, speedy and provides plenty of depth in settings and customization.
I know the OP doesn't want to hear it, but you really just have to try things out for yourself and see what's best for you and your needs. Take people's suggestions and find some time to try out some various ROMs for a day or two at a time.
JELLYBOMB 5.0
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I'd love to try something else but right now I'm in love with CM10. It's my first custom ROM so maybe it's that first love thing going on. Woopie, I don't have captcha anymore.
If you like touch wiz like me then phantoms blazer from 1.7 is great 1.8 has some battery life issues
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I was on a good Jellybean Rom but it seems that the developer abandoned it.
I would appreciate recommendations for a new Jellybean Rom.
Things I am looking for are:
Stable, and everything works. (calls, camera, wifi, bluetooth, etc)
Wifi tethering would be great too.
Great battery life. Good Speed.
Easily updated.
Thanks in advance!
FreeGS3 is a great ROM and an amazing update is dropping tonight. Qbking77 already has the review up.
Have you tried AOKP?
Everything is blue!
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ChaseBroyles said:
FreeGS3 is a great ROM and an amazing update is dropping tonight. Qbking77 already has the review up.
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Thanks, I think I will try that. Should I wait for the update?
Mr Global said:
Thanks, I think I will try that. Should I wait for the update?
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Of course!
Edit: It's live!
ChaseBroyles said:
FreeGS3 is a great ROM and an amazing update is dropping tonight. Qbking77 already has the review up.
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Wow...QBKing77 is a beast. He doesn't waste anytime with making his videos. Lol. And they are quality as well...he doesn't put up any junk.
You can't go wrong with wicked sensations rom! Mr. Dazed is always there to help you ALWAYS!!..he's on top of it thread constantly!
I second that. Wicked is awesome. I plan to be on this one for the foreseeable future.
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Can't go wrong with jellybomb either
Out Of The Ground, I Rise To Grace
If you want a fast rom that everything works i'd say FreeGS3 or Blue odexed. I installed 11-/18 FreeGS3 about 6 hours ago and its great!! Both are fast and have very nice battery life and everything works.:thumbup: Ive been through all roms a few times and theyre my personal fav tw roms.:thumbup: (tether works now too)
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flashback7 said:
If you want a fast rom that everything works i'd say FreeGS3 or Blue odexed. I installed 11-/18 FreeGS3 about 6 hours ago and its great!! Both are fast and have very nice battery life and everything works.:thumbup: Ive been through all roms a few times and theyre my personal fav tw roms.:thumbup: (tether works now too)
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Thanks for all of the replies! I am trying out FreeGS3. It looks great so far.
I really like TWRP too.
Mr Global said:
Thanks for all of the replies! I am trying out FreeGS3. It looks great so far.
I really like TWRP too.
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I'm also trying FreeGS3 this may be a ROM I "like." I can't seem to get away from touchwiz though, but we'll see.