So I got my wife an S4 as we just switched to T-Mobile, but she's becoming quite frustrated with her phone. She never had problems with games on her S3 and I do not have any problems on my Nexus 4. Would rooting and loading a custom rom alleviate this?
Iczer said:
So I got my wife an S4 as we just switched to T-Mobile, but she's becoming quite frustrated with her phone. She never had problems with games on her S3 and I do not have any problems on my Nexus 4. Would rooting and loading a custom rom alleviate this?
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Yes it would.
Yes I agree a rooted custom rom will definitely help the lag situation. My boys play spiderman, grand theft auto, iron man, etc. all day with no issues.
Iczer said:
So I got my wife an S4 as we just switched to T-Mobile, but she's becoming quite frustrated with her phone. She never had problems with games on her S3 and I do not have any problems on my Nexus 4. Would rooting and loading a custom rom alleviate this?
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Yea, definitely. I've been using Wicked Rom for a while and barely any lag
You could also try rooting and disabling all the bloatware. That helped mine a lot and I have stock ROM rooted using CF-AUTOROOT.
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It's not supposed to lag out of the box. Make sure you don't have Power Saving mode on.
I got mine the other day and have been playing around with it while waiting to activate my service and wow there is a ton of bloatware on this thing out of the box! Coming from Sprint, the GS3 didn't have anywhere near as much as this thing. Definitely going to root and flash a custom rom.
Even if you don't really want to do a Custom ROM, Rooting and installing KTSGS4 Kernel can probably make more than enough of a difference to solve your problems. If you want the phone to be more responsive and run smoother as well as saving battery life at the same time, basically a Win-Win solution, his kernel is the best way to go!
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Hey yall, I just wanted to stop by and say that I am a new note 2 owner, and and coming from a rooted jb, gs2 I got to say that this is the best freaking phone I have ever had! It's not rooted yet but even then it's super smooooottthhhh! Anyways good day!
Enjoy it. Root that sucker and flash a rom. Hopefully you will get aosp options soon too.
Welcome! And enjoy your wonderful Android 5.5" device!
Welcome! This is the first phone I have ever owned that doesn't need a ROM... you'll love it.
Got mine today, coming from a STOCK GS1 (T-MO Vibrant) LOL
This phone is amazing, can't get my hands off of it
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Got mine today, coming from a STOCK GS1 (T-MO Vibrant) LOL
This phone is amazing, can't get my hands off of it
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I also came from stock SGSI. That sucker is now rooted, flashed with a darkyrom and a semaphore kernel. It flys like a never before. I stuck Nova launcher on it and now use it as a Spotify player. Standby is upto 14 days!!! and tempel run doesn't lag.
Welcome to the best phone experience bar none.
From the Best: Note 2
Dmwitz said:
I also came from stock SGSI. That sucker is now rooted, flashed with a darkyrom and a semaphore kernel. It flys like a never before. I stuck Nova launcher on it and now use it as a Spotify player. Standby is upto 14 days!!! and tempel run doesn't lag.
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Temple run lag? I have been playing temple run on the stock non rooted Note 2 and it never lags, so not sure what lag you are talking about here.
eccoodamo said:
Temple run lag? I have been playing temple run on the stock non rooted Note 2 and it never lags, so not sure what lag you are talking about here.
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He said Temple Run doesn't lag...
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
I have had several android phones that i have rooted in the past and i can be classified as a flash-a-holic, I love messing with my phone.
With that stated it seems that rooting an flashing new roms is also a headache. I have not found a rom with my evo or s2 that does not have bugs and problems.
So my question is - what are the good reasons to root my Note 2. I feel that if i root and flash it is an never ending process to find the perfect rom that does not exist.
The Note to is wonderful as is - battery is great.
I HATE the puke green battery icon and love what others can do with the setup that i cannot. But its not worth it if the roms have bugs.
I do not like the bloat on the phone and would love to get rid of it but is it worth it?
I would love to see some compelling reasons to root this phone.
Thanks for your input in advance.
I rooted my note for two reasons: I am able to use external ntsf hdd ( now I use ssd without the need to use external power) AND the second reason was to increase audio output volume. I use samsung stock firmware. I am verry pleased.
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The main reason I have mine rooted is the hotspot hack. I have a stock Rom but rooted. That's it. I used to be a flash aholic but I found it tiring to reset my phone every time. I don't want to run the risk of missing something important. I do love to theme though. Just depends on what you want to do.
Rockin' the Sprint Note 2
salukis93 said:
I have had several android phones that i have rooted in the past and i can be classified as a flash-a-holic, I love messing with my phone.
With that stated it seems that rooting an flashing new roms is also a headache. I have not found a rom with my evo or s2 that does not have bugs and problems.
So my question is - what are the good reasons to root my Note 2. I feel that if i root and flash it is an never ending process to find the perfect rom that does not exist.
The Note to is wonderful as is - battery is great.
I HATE the puke green battery icon and love what others can do with the setup that i cannot. But its not worth it if the roms have bugs.
I do not like the bloat on the phone and would love to get rid of it but is it worth it?
I would love to see some compelling reasons to root this phone.
Thanks for your input in advance.
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you don't need to root your phone if you don't have a reason to. don't force it.
personally, i wholly intended to stay pure stock...but then that exynos exploit thing surfaced.
a) it made rooting ridiculously easy
b) it made the phone ridiculously vulnerable.
so i decided to use the patch, but since i'm already there, i just rooted. i have no intentions of flashing custom roms either, though that may change later as roms mature and gain s-pen related applications.
also, titanium backup. i needed to import my game saves.
i'm still in my as-stock-as-possible mood, so I'm still using stock recovery. no nandroids backups sadly, but considering i don't mess with the phone all that much, i don't think i'll need it. TI backup is good enough.
I'm stock rooted for free tether, directory bind, titanium backup, and other tweaks that pop up that I may like as time goes on. It's really easy to do with the toolkit so I figured why not. Intend to stay stock for now, this thing is so amazing already. I got MOGA for Christmas as well as some play store money so I have lots of games and the 11gb available storage is no where near enough without app2sd or the directory bind solution. Could hold 2 maybe 3 big games before now have probably 10-12.
Swyped On My Beast Note II
Blocking ads..my number 1 reason to root.
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mulhiny said:
Blocking ads..my number 1 reason to root.
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I agree. Mine too. Reason number 1 why I did it was because I wanted the "multi-view mod" love watching a movie and texting people at the sammw time its awesome
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Wifi tether, remove bloatware, and having no limitations to what mods/apps I can use. Plus, just because you root your phone doesn't mean that you have to flash a custom rom.
ad blocking and titanium backup.
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Wifi tether, remove bloatware, and having no limitations to what mods/apps I can use. Plus, just because you root your phone doesn't mean that you have to flash a custom rom.
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Yep. Other than the bloat, the stock ROM is better than some custom ROMs. I say root (for the options) and run the debloater. When I first picked up this phone I thought about keeping it unrooted. Naturally though I was rooted an hour later.
Like some people, I used to install different roms but now I just root to get hotspot feature and some apps that require root. But I stay with stock.
Sent from my Amazing Galaxy Note 2!
adamantypants said:
Yep. Other than the bloat, the stock ROM is better than some custom ROMs. I say root (for the options) and run the debloater. When I first picked up this phone I thought about keeping it unrooted. Naturally though I was rooted an hour later.
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Do you happen to have a link handy for the debloater?
Sent from my big big BIG iphone killer.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1997346
I actually haven't used it myself. I'm running a custom rom XP
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1997346
I actually haven't used it myself. I'm running a custom rom XP
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Thanks! Although i dont have cwm or twrp on my phone : /
Sent from my big big BIG iphone killer.
I started rooting when I had the SG2, and continued when I had the S3. I found myself continuously changing roms, looking for something better, and then ended up missing out on the stock things (like samsungs custom stuff).
I told myself I wouldn't root my Note 2, but the final straw was broken when I was when I stayed at an expensive hotel that wanted $7 an hour for the wifi. I needed the hotspot hack.
I'm on stock rooted, but I guess you can say the main reasons I am rooted are:
Hotspot hack
Google wallet (even though it hasn't worked for me once yet)
I don't mind the bloat nor the ads. I don't download shady apps from Google Play so I don't have advertisement notifications. As for the bloat, some of it is useful and I like it.
My number one reason to ROOT is to control the processors. You think battery life is great, wait till you reduce some of the processing power. I have mine MAX at 1GHz, and it never misses a beat! I'm sure it's due to the quad core and 2GB of RAM that makes it feel just as fast as if i had left it at the stock settings (1.6GHz).
And I am a flash-a-holic, but I like it...makes me feel like I got a new phone every week! hahaha
I haven't rooted mine for the sole reason that its too much of a headache to me with previous phones. Too often I lost messaging and internet and I personally don't have the money to buy a new phone if i break it. It's a personal decision you have to make where the good outweighs the potential bad
I root for the themes!
Its nice to be able to switch it up once and a while.
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I haven't rooted mine for the sole reason that its too much of a headache to me with previous phones. Too often I lost messaging and internet and I personally don't have the money to buy a new phone if i break it. It's a personal decision you have to make where the good outweighs the potential bad
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Easy one clicks root is the easiest way to go.
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Overclock.
Get the most out of the new processor.
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well it's been my experience with every android phone and every rom i ever used for any of those phones, that after a month or so from a clean install, things start to lag, freeze, etc. my galaxy s3 has made it about 3 months, but it's starting to get there.
i don't think i'm asking too much of it. i have 4 homescreen widgets. i use nova as a replacement launcher. i have a lot of apps installed (including the preinstalled stuff, right around 150), but most of them are games, and i tend to remove games/apps that come with intrusive ads and unwanted notifications because i want to keep this thing running great.
anyone have any suggestions that don't involve rooting (i really didn't want to have to root this phone, i thought it would be powerful enough to run good without custom roms, unlike say my old g1/g2/mytouch4gslide). i notice one of the biggest issues is chrome. it freezes a lot. i also get quite a few freezes while pulling down the notification shade.
also i'd consider rooting i suppose but only if there's a rom out there with absolutely zero known issues. don't get me wrong, i understand that the s3 is crazy powerful and my old phones weren't, and i shouldn't judge the rom scene based on the performance i got out of experimental roms on a g2 haha, but i never once rooted, installed a rom and then a month later said "yep this is still running great" on any of my old phones. if anyone has suggestions on a rom where EVERYTHING works as expected and nothing has problems, i'd consider it maybe. but at least for now i'd rather figure out a way to get it running better without rooting...
any ideas?
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well it's been my experience with every android phone and every rom i ever used for any of those phones, that after a month or so from a clean install, things start to lag, freeze, etc. my galaxy s3 has made it about 3 months, but it's starting to get there.
i don't think i'm asking too much of it. i have 4 homescreen widgets. i use nova as a replacement launcher. i have a lot of apps installed (including the preinstalled stuff, right around 150), but most of them are games, and i tend to remove games/apps that come with intrusive ads and unwanted notifications because i want to keep this thing running great.
anyone have any suggestions that don't involve rooting (i really didn't want to have to root this phone, i thought it would be powerful enough to run good without custom roms, unlike say my old g1/g2/mytouch4gslide). i notice one of the biggest issues is chrome. it freezes a lot. i also get quite a few freezes while pulling down the notification shade.
also i'd consider rooting i suppose but only if there's a rom out there with absolutely zero known issues. don't get me wrong, i understand that the s3 is crazy powerful and my old phones weren't, and i shouldn't judge the rom scene based on the performance i got out of experimental roms on a g2 haha, but i never once rooted, installed a rom and then a month later said "yep this is still running great" on any of my old phones. if anyone has suggestions on a rom where EVERYTHING works as expected and nothing has problems, i'd consider it maybe. but at least for now i'd rather figure out a way to get it running better without rooting...
any ideas?
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Besides the obligatory answers "download and try a few out yourself" and "your mileage may vary," when I first rooted this phone I had very good luck (speed, battery life, etc.) with the Jedi Invasion ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013568
Besides that, I've heard that the Wicked ROM is great as well as CM10 (10.1 is stable but has a few issues that would dissuade most who are not willing to be on the cutting edge).
yea you know since i posted the thread i've been reading up on the newest roms and Wicked looks pretty damn perfect. if i do decide to root i'm gonna go with that but i'd still love to get this thing working at least for the next few months, with less issues WITHOUT rooting for now... but thanks for the response.
So Ive had my t-mobile S3 for a few days now. Ive loved it so far, Ive only had it for a few days, so i have not rooted it yet or even looked at the dev section for custom roms. All my previous phones have been rooted and had custom roms, but have not had the chance or desire to do it/read up on it on my S3 yet...
Anyway, to my question. After I initially unlock the phone and am at the first home screen, when I go to swipe it either way to change screens, I have lag. After that initial swipe and lag I can swipe smoothly. Its just that first swipe that gives me lag. This is the most powerful device I've had, so I am surprised to see the lag. Im assuming its touchwiz and the phone probably takes a moment to ramp up the cpu? Im not against rooting and rom'ing it, just have not yet and wondering if others had this or noticed this issue while still completely stock? If so, are there any transitions or anything I can change, or do i just deal with it until I root it and throw on an awesome rom?
Thanks
It's just coming out of deep sleep and at q low CPU clock to save power. It's normal.
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Yeah you should relax while we all can admit TouchWiz Sucks its not that bad, Even having power saving on should not affect a little task like that. This phone is really fast stock so don't feel you need to root just because of that. Now if bloatware really bothers you, carrier IQ then you can go on and flash away.
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Nothing is perfect...phones..electronics...cars..houses...you name it. Everyone expects everything to run smooth or they freak out. Its the nature of the beast...live with it...
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My GS3 does it. My iPod touch 4th generation does it. My Galaxy Exhibit 4G did it.
Pretty normal stuff, though it tends to annoy me as well.
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Uninstall android....no lag ever lol..jk. ive never seen an android stock phone lag free...not even the droid dna....its part of life..
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Normal. My does that aswell. On both touchwiz and nova launcher.
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thanks everyone. Ive had android since the beginning (well almost, mt3g). So I'm used to the lag that android sometimes has. but to be honest, i was really surprised to see it on this phone. I thought it was powerful enough hardware wise and the software tweaks (project butter act) that I was just surprised to see the lag (i know touchwiz slows it down). I've noticed a little more here and there...
Any way, glad to know its normal for this phone being stock, I just did not expect it. Guess Ill have to root it and play around with some custom roms to get that smoothness Im looking for
Yea I notice the lag on start up to but after a couple of seconds its good.
You know it's weird, I used to have the same issue, so I know exactly what you're talking about. But I don't have it anymore for some reason and I'm not quite sure when it went away. I flashed a stock rooted Jelly Bean rom to get root, but that's the only thing I've done to it.
Once you get past the little bit of lag...she is butter smooth....
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Hey guys. I borrowed my brother's old Galaxy Nexus while my HTC One is being repaired and I couldn't help noticing it lags. Immensely. I flashed SlimKat build 3 on it and before that I ran LiquidSmooth. I was under the impression that KitKat was supposed to be less resource hungry.
Is it because it's not "official" (from Google)? Would 4.3 run better, say in the form of CM10.2.1 stable?
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Hey guys. I borrowed my brother's old Galaxy Nexus while my HTC One is being repaired and I couldn't help noticing it lags. Immensely. I flashed SlimKat build 3 on it and before that I ran LiquidSmooth. I was under the impression that KitKat was supposed to be less resource hungry.
Is it because it's not "official" (from Google)? Would 4.3 run better, say in the form of CM10.2.1 stable?
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Try Deleting The (Google +) and if its Build in App try deleting it with Root Permission.
this Should Fix that Lag. It did For mine ^.^
The unfortunate reality is that most Galaxy Nexus units have sluggish internal storage, and any background processes that are trying to write to it while you interact with the phone can create lag in processing and the UI. It was such a relief to switch to the Nexus 5.
Mine is not lagging but not fast too.. But with the right rom and kernel and some tweaking its pretty fast for its age
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I flashed back to 4.3. CM10.2 stable and now it runs better but still lagging. Not as much, though.
lets try cm11 remix .....
Let me know how it is.running slimkat right now and I'm getting pretty much decent performance. We all have to remember this phone is older. I've been trying to justify getting the nexus 5. Will wait until the price comes down a little bit
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Theshawty said:
Hey guys. I borrowed my brother's old Galaxy Nexus while my HTC One is being repaired and I couldn't help noticing it lags. Immensely. I flashed SlimKat build 3 on it and before that I ran LiquidSmooth. I was under the impression that KitKat was supposed to be less resource hungry.
Is it because it's not "official" (from Google)? Would 4.3 run better, say in the form of CM10.2.1 stable?
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It's just the phone. My work phone is a gnex bone stock. And it lags horribly.
Mine is very fast, no lag at all, even after more than 1700 hours without rebooting :good:
Vanir 4.3.1 (final version)
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This thread is active again. I thought I could get my One yesterday but Telecare messed up and sent me one that had even more tint than before, so I'm stuck with this until after May 9th because my carrier store closes for renovation between April 22nd and May 9th..
C'est la vie.
Since someone already opened a topic on this, I would like to chime in. This started happening too to me two days ago and it's driving me nuts. I must have done something somewhere but I just couldn't find any solutions.
As of two days ago, my Gnex started to lag since I flashed Fancy kernel r50. Serious f-ing lag. Nothing I do seems to help. I've dirty flashed my current rom (OmniMetal), I tried reflashing a previous version of the kernel like I've always done, I tried clean flashing everything again, I tried installing another rom (Paranoid Saberdroid) and whatever option available. The lag won't go away. This ain't your average lag. Even TWRP is lagging. Any suggestions?
SOLVED: It was a rewrite problem, what i did was i ran lagfix(fstrim) app and voila! Fast and speedy again.
Really happy with cm 11 remix, almost no lag.
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As mentioned before some of the nexus's suffer from the degrading EMMC performance. Refer to this thread to make sure which side you are on...
hope that helps :good:
I think cm remix is the most stabile/fast ROM now
Keep in mind you came from a HTC One to a Galaxy Nexus.. That's a big loss of processing power. Another thing is if he's had it OC'd a lot the processor may be in it's final days.
My Thunderbolt gave me the same issues while I waited to get my Gnex.