Need rom recommendation - Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II

Hey guys and galz,
I am looking for ROM recommendation. I haven't rooted the phone yet. I'm fine with stock but am looking for a few things important to me:
- 64GB card support
- S Voice
- S Pen
- Hotspot/Tethering
What ROM would you say would be best? I've rooted my HTC EVO and EVO 3D in the past and remember there were tweaked versions of stock rom available but I don't see that for the Note 2.
Thanks in advance for pointing me in the right direction.

supahfly112 said:
Hey guys and galz,
I am looking for ROM recommendation. I haven't rooted the phone yet. I'm fine with stock but am looking for a few things important to me:
- 64GB card support
- S Voice
- S Pen
- Hotspot/Tethering
What ROM would you say would be best? I've rooted my HTC EVO and EVO 3D in the past and remember there were tweaked versions of stock rom available but I don't see that for the Note 2.
Thanks in advance for pointing me in the right direction.
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I haven't tried Hotspot/Tethering, but MacksROM All-Star is still Wiz based. Has multi-window, S-Pen, S-Voice and all that. I have a 32GB card so I can't speak to 64GB support, but just check out its thread in the Android Development and you should have your answer.

If you rooted and flashed roms on your htc, then you should remember how all the best rom and recommendations went. They are closed. Look through the op of a few. Picks one you want to try and flash
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I didn't like any of the ROMS, so I just used stock rooted and deodexed then downloaded the mods I wanted. Found native hotspot tethering mod, modded multi window, saber kernel, 4 in 1 reboot. Most of the mods are in the themes and apps section of the Note 2 forum. I found this worked best for me.
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the wifi tether apk by TrevE in the app store works well for hotspot.

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Looking for a Rom that's like the S3 or Note 2???

Hey guys im wondering if theres a rom that is exactly like the s3 or Note 2? Im talking about the way the OS looks and acts. icons, dial pad, txt, etc etc. Can you guys tell me one of this builds available that can be stable and smooth and looks like the s3?
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All TouchWiz JB ROMs will "look" like the GS3/Note 2.
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daworship said:
Hey guys im wondering if theres a rom that is exactly like the s3 or Note 2? Im talking about the way the OS looks and acts. icons, dial pad, txt, etc etc. Can you guys tell me one of this builds available that can be stable and smooth and looks like the s3?
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Look at the ROMs OP [original Post or post 1 of any ROM thread] that will list how the ROM differs from stock and/or the adjustments made by the developer to the ROM and those ROMs that include S3 or Note based apps will state that. There are more and more doing it and you should be able to copy those same apps in to like ROMs [say you have a JB ROM and it has the app you want and another JB ROM you want to use does not] you could then copy the apk over and in a lot of cases it should work [it may not if the ROM is AOSP or AOKP those refer to different code bases and you may find some of the apps will like one or the other.
There are also threads in some cases if you search that offer up just the apps and state what they would work with.
As a last ditch you could download a Note or S3 ROM and open the zip [DONT FLASH IT TO YOUR DEVICE] and got in to system directory in zip go to apps and copy the apks you want from it and move them to the ROM you want to try them in. Worst comes to worst if it gives you issues use a root capable file manager and delete those apps that don't work.
OF COURSE, run appropriate backups as this really should not break your install, but on the totally off chance somehow it does it is better to be safe than sorry when just learning.
I suggest Embryo 6
I was looking at the Embryo Roms and there are two of them one says 6.3 and the other 6.1.1 i saw in the 6.3 there are some issues with call eco and other stuff, and saw in the 6.1.1 that it has some of the features giving problems cause they are experimental, wich one do you guys think i should give it a try?
daworship said:
I was looking at the Embryo Roms and there are two of them one says 6.3 and the other 6.1.1 i saw in the 6.3 there are some issues with call eco and other stuff, and saw in the 6.1.1 that it has some of the features giving problems cause they are experimental, wich one do you guys think i should give it a try?
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Cm10.1 with touchwiz 5 launcher
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daworship said:
I was looking at the Embryo Roms and there are two of them one says 6.3 and the other 6.1.1 i saw in the 6.3 there are some issues with call eco and other stuff, and saw in the 6.1.1 that it has some of the features giving problems cause they are experimental, wich one do you guys think i should give it a try?
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I think you are referring to the flash bar as experimental and thats because multi-window has not been implemented. I use 6.1.1 and its beeen the best 4.1 Jelly bean rom so far from my experience. Or you can do what that guy above me said and have a much smoother experience.

[ROM][TW][4.1.2] MiniTab Reloaded 1.0 | BMC3 | Tablet UI | MAY 29

Introductions
This is a port of the N8020 (Note 10.1) from N7100/7105 found here.
ram9200 has made an LTE port to AT&T but is currently working on the Sprint version. Because this ROM has so much potential and is so amazing, I volunteered to manage the AT&T build, porting updates from ram9200's Sprint version. This will hopefully allow for updates to come in a more timely manner, and ram9200 can continue focusing on the development on the Sprint MiniTab.
I am not a developer and I will be learning as I go.
Specs
Android 4.1.2 XXBMC3
Rooted with SuperSU
DeOdexed
Perseus Kernel with STweaks (OC / UV support)
Features
Tablet UI and Note 10.1 Apps
Xposed with Per-App Multi-DPI Support
Floating Multi-windows
Debloated (Apps removed available as separate download)
S-Pen Fully Functional
Known Issues
NFC (not available on Note 10.1)
Installation
1. Root Phone - Get TWRP Recovery
2. Make a Nandroid backup!
3. Wipe Data/Factory Reset (Wipe System is recommended)
4. Flash MiniTab zip
5. Wipe Dalvik Cache
6. Reboot
Credits
ram9200 - Sprint Port
Taylor_Swift - Original Port
MaZaGnGy - Original Port
AndreiLux - Perseus Kernel
Omega Team - 4-Way Reboot and Ink Effect
bjbinc - Multi Windows Manager
rovo89 for Xposed Framework
RolluS
Anyone deserving of credit, please PM me.
Changelog
1.0 (5/30/13)
Initial Release
DOWNLOAD
Link removed by Taylor_Swift's request. I have permission to port his Note 8.0 MiniTab ROM. Coming soon.​
Mods / addons / flashes
Flashable Packages
SNote with IdeaSketch from Note 8
SVoice from S4
Nonflashable Packages
Removed Apps
App settings
TWLauncher DPI 149 res 1280x720
SVoice DPI 290 res 1280x720
Camera DPI 0 res 1280x720
Downloading...
So nfc will NEVER b functional on this?
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This looks interesting. Looking forward to play with this.
The Canadian Beast I317M
SOA5 w/ SOAP6
JEDI-XP14 w/ Sabre25
softballjunkee13 said:
So nfc will NEVER b functional on this?
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I do plan on working to enable NFC in the future. I will look into it later on as I fix some other things first. I think after we reach one stable build, porting future updates for the N8020 would be much easier.
This is saweeet! Like it alot! Look forward to more updates
The Canadian Beast I317M
SOA5 w/ SOAP6
JEDI-XP14 w/ Sabre25
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This is like moon for n7100
The Canadian Beast I317M
SOA5 w/ SOAP6
JEDI-XP14 w/ Sabre25
Oooh I was going to port this. Im about to make a red theme for it.
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Runs nicely, camera does work for me, I am running a dual boot setup as well with devil dual kernel... haven't found one problem yet
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This is amazing! Thank you so much! One question. My xposed app settings dont seem to be changing the dpi of the xda app.. any suggestions?
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Hey Thanks for porting this great rom. I got everything working but the camera. Its working but everything is backward. Try taking a picture with it and it the images are all reversed. Anyway to fix the camera?
Thanks
Peter
Hi all. As previous version will this work on N7105
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thatboyp said:
Hey Thanks for porting this great rom. I got everything working but the camera. Its working but everything is backward. Try taking a picture with it and it the images are all reversed. Anyway to fix the camera?
Thanks
Peter
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Lol...read the OP. Clearly states the camera is an issue
The Canadian Beast I317M
SOA5 w/ SOAP6
JEDI-XP14 w/ Sabre25
Is it possible to upload the zips from elsewhere? I'm that one guy that has issues with 4shared
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Namorbrowneyes said:
This is amazing! Thank you so much! One question. My xposed app settings dont seem to be changing the dpi of the xda app.. any suggestions?
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Does the App Settings not save for just that one app or other apps as well? This build should not have the issue of previous ports as the folders and files have the correct permissions. Maybe reboot and try again, or uninstall and install again. You could also use the Xposed Installer to install the Xposed framework again. For my XDA app, I am using 220 DPI res 1280x720 and it seems to be a good balance of screen real estate and readability.
thatboyp said:
Hey Thanks for porting this great rom. I got everything working but the camera. Its working but everything is backward. Try taking a picture with it and it the images are all reversed. Anyway to fix the camera?
Thanks
Peter
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Unfortunately the camera is a hit and a miss. I'm trying to pair different sets of libs and different camera apks. Most of them force close but this is the best I could find at the moment. The camera is a high priority for me to perfect as I know that is the feature second of importance to calling. However, your specific problem might not be related to the camera libs and app but to the sensors libs. I will look into it and I appreciate more people giving me feedback on their experiences with the current libs/app setup. I know that some people have camera working perfectly. I am hoping that this is not a kernel specific issue as that is way beyond my abilities.
mos321 said:
Hi all. As previous version will this work on N7105
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Im not sure if you are telling people that it will work as previous version or asking the question. To answer, I would not thing so as ram9200 had to port this from the N7105. You are better off looking in the thread on the first line of the OP. Taylor_Swift is ahead of ram and me as both of us are mostly porting his build and then ironing out issues that arises in the process.
kiltedthrower said:
Is it possible to upload the zips from elsewhere? I'm that one guy that has issues with 4shared
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Please recommend me a host because this is my first time working with a full ROM. In fact, it took me 5 hours to upload to 4shared and wish I had a better way. Speed is my biggest concern and I wouldnt mind paying a little to upload faster and for it to be easier for you guys to download as well. I checked dev-host but their file size limit is 512 MB. I was in a hurry so 4shared was the one I went with. Oh, and I hate captcha on other sites.
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And again, I am still new to developing Android and I am just learning as I go. Updates will be slower but I also aim to provide the most stable build possible when improving or adding new features. At least then I know you guys can wait while using a stable device. Thank you for the feedback and testings. I will try to respond to every new issues that arise.
I really love the idea of this rom but how is everyone dealing with the TW launcher and all of the unusable space when in portrait mode on the top and bottom and the sides when in landscape? Is there any way to fix this via DPI settings or is it just the way it is?
mad212 said:
I really love the idea of this rom but how is everyone dealing with the TW launcher and all of the unusable space when in portrait mode on the top and bottom and the sides when in landscape? Is there any way to fix this via DPI settings or is it just the way it is?
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Can you elaborate more on this? I was going to install it cause it looks cool but your comment made me think about it.
Thanks for any extra details!
Since its a Note 10.1 rom I take it the stock TW launcher is supposed to run in landscape mode. In portrait there is a lot of space on bottom and top that cant be used.
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All that space on the bottom cant be used unless someone knows of a fix.
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[Q] stock based rom wth s-beam?

Hi, which is the best rom with native tethering ,smart features like S-beam and stock camera..tried cyanogenmod 10.1.2 stable but the phone reboots when front camera is used on using apps like cerberus,few games dont work (some kernel issue) and cant use the sdcard on cm10.1.2 as on stock rom. please suggest
Although there are many roms to choose from, I'm using Dandroid rom right now and loving it.
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Domoo said:
Although there are many roms to choose from, I'm using Dandroid rom right now and loving it.
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seems like a good rom, will give it a try! few questions
1)is all the bloatware from at&t removed? the at&t contacts, navigation and all?
2)do all smart features like smart stay and wifi sharing work?
3)stock camera included? camera was one of the issues in cm10.1.2
tejajuloori said:
seems like a good rom, will give it a try! few questions
1)is all the bloatware from at&t removed? the at&t contacts, navigation and all?
2)do all smart features like smart stay and wifi sharing work?
3)stock camera included? camera was one of the issues in cm10.1.2
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1. Yes. He recently debloated his rom to 342 mb so it's extremely light.
2. Not sure since I never use those features. If not, the dev, Dan, will assist you in reactivating those features right away.
3. Yes, stock camera.
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Domoo said:
1. Yes. He recently debloated his rom to 342 mb so it's extremely light.
2. Not sure since I never use those features. If not, the dev, Dan, will assist you in reactivating those features right away.
3. Yes, stock camera.
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thanks!
tejajuloori said:
Hi, which is the best rom with native tethering ,smart features like S-beam and stock camera..tried cyanogenmod 10.1.2 stable but the phone reboots when front camera is used on using apps like cerberus,few games dont work (some kernel issue) and cant use the sdcard on cm10.1.2 as on stock rom. please suggest
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Domoo said:
1. Yes. He recently debloated his rom to 342 mb so it's extremely light.
2. Not sure since I never use those features. If not, the dev, Dan, will assist you in reactivating those features right away.
3. Yes, stock camera.
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Great ROM for those that want a neat & clean package. Developer is always willing to help.
If there is a request for a specific item, he adds it as an optional install.
[ROM] Dandroid 4.1 [S3Rx MG2 4.1.2 TW] [AT&T+CANADA] Full AOSP CM10 theme 08/22/13
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2121506

Upgrade help!

I currently have the s4 for sprint and wanted to change to t mobile for better data coverage and was wondering if there is anything similar to sacs custom ROM on here note 3?
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bounddyy said:
I currently have the s4 for sprint and wanted to change to t mobile for better data coverage and was wondering if there is anything similar to sacs custom ROM on here note 3?
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That would depend on what is Sacs rom and what do you really want out of your phone. There are a number of great roms. you just have to choose the one you like,
bounddyy said:
I currently have the s4 for sprint and wanted to change to t mobile for better data coverage and was wondering if there is anything similar to sacs custom ROM on here note 3?
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This is the first Android phone that I have had where I actually have no desire to flash any custom ROMs. That's how great this phone is (and how not crappy Touchwiz is). I mean, Touchwiz isn't the greatest, and it is full of bloat, but it doesn't get in the way at all. Also, i've used Xposed Framework to add some of the tweaks that I normally like from some other ROMs.
So even if your favorite ROM isn't available yet for the Note 3, I would still say it's never a bad time to make the jump. It's a great phone no matter if it's ROM'd or stock.
Sacs custom ROM has many visual and software features keeps touchwiz but removes crappy apps like s health but still keeps some I use like group play and stock notification except allowing the change of colors notification icon colors but also allows me to choose between different launchers at install without meshing them all together ( I like KitKat) comes with a custom kernel but I can flash another, oh and comes with a lot of small adjustments like hotspot tweak (unlimited) and more but basically I'm looking for those 3 main things in a ROM
Touchwiz with less crap
KitKat launcher
And hotspot tweak
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[ROM] [VECTUS] GN2 [V0.6] 4.4.2 (02-09-2014)

Ok I don't have a fancy Name folks... So GoogleNote2 (GN2) will suffice... This is just a little hobby rom I use. It's based on CM and designed to mimick the Nexus 5. So KISS is the word (keep it simple stupid). This rom is not fancy at all... It's vanilla actually. But thats for a reason... So YOU the user can add what you like and take away... Make it YOUR kitkat if you will... There's no fancy pics, no fancy graphics... It's just a rom...
What's in this (v0.6)....
Yes I know it's v0.6, It should actually be v1.4, is that even more confusing?... Yep
Based on CM, it has all CM parts. IE all issues CM has
MANY tweaks. Foe example (naming a few and not all):
Screen density 280
Wifi Scan Interval 325
Window Max Events 175
Lots of init.d Tweaks (some not all):
SD Card speed 7168
Zipalign on Boot
Battery Calibration
Ziplaign Data
This rom uses XTweaks found HERE (Plus my own and some of XTweaks adjusted for the N2)
NO SMS/MMS app (download what you want or use Hangouts or may I suggest 8sms?)
Moffice
Sprint Voicemail
Playstore
Google Launcher
SolCalendar
Has N5 Alarms, Notifications, Ringtones, and Bootanimation
NOTE: I don't have an agreement with Google therefore I don't need to use Gapps (the playstore is included)
How to flash:
First time installing to your Galaxy Note 2 (SPRn2) L900, or coming from another ROM:
- If you use a recovery OTHER than CWM based. I can't help you.
- Copy the rom ZIP to your SDCard
- Boot into Recovery
- DO A DATA WIPE / FACTORY RESET
- DO A CACHE WIPE
- Flash the rom zip from SDCard
- Reboot
- Don't restore system data using Titanium Backup!
- Restoring Apps + Data might cause problems and is not recommended, avoid it if possible!
- Once you boot allow it to call Sprint
- Hit 1
- Hit end
- Hit skip
- Hit skip
- set up your phone....
Thanks:
CyanogenMod for CM
Samsung for the N2
Google for android
LG FOR THE N5
DorianX for XTweaks
gyrene2083
My own wallpapers HERE (just DL and unzip to your sdcard)
Source HERE
ROM:
v0.6
size: 287 MB
md5: 5fe576f4d85c3a35bf00f2c81d8f5b8b
DOWNLOAD 1
DOWNLOAD 2
Tester 02-09-2014 HERE
XDA:DevDB Information
GN2 for the Sprint Note 2, a ROM for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II
Contributors
VECTUS, gyrene2083
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.0.x
ROM Firmware Required: Be on a Sprint Note 2 TW rom
Based On: CyanogenMod, and Nexus 5 Aosp
Version Information
Status: Testing
Current Stable Version: Note Yet
Created 2014-01-25
Last Updated 2014-02-09
Nice !
Thanks for making a plain Nexus like rom I may just have to try this out !
I would assume this rom is awesome!
Amazing Rom if it works like it says........ wonder if the note 3 will get it ? will it be called .7 version ?
oka1 said:
Amazing Rom if it works like it says........ wonder if the note 3 will get it ? will it be called .7 version ?
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Ha, Maybe I could port it... It does boot btw lol:good:
so far so good! thanks for the new rom; very smooth!!:good:
Does hdmi out work on this rom? Or is that a no go on all cm based roms
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That's, as far as I know, a no for note 2 AOSP ROMs general.
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bonebeatz1234 said:
Does hdmi out work on this rom? Or is that a no go on all cm based roms
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Hmmm. If it doesn't work on other aosp ROMs before I didn't add it... Interesting question that I will look into most definetly... :good:
If you get that working I'm done with tw. I use it alot if you can get that going that Would be awesome
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Think I found a hdmi fix will try it out in a bit
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Well I tried this out and figured I would share my thoughts. First the Op needs a bit of fixing.
1. kernel is stated as 3.4 when it is a 3.0.xx kernel.
2. Sms/mms is stated as not installed but you have hangouts installed
Everything looks good and seems to run OK. Although there is little difference between this and the cm11 source it is made from. Now don't take any of this as negative feedback. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to seeing how this evolves.
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Lookin forward to giving this a go.
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jlmancuso said:
Well I tried this out and figured I would share my thoughts. First the Op needs a bit of fixing.
1. kernel is stated as 3.4 when it is a 3.0.xx kernel.
2. Sms/mms is stated as not installed but you have hangouts installed
Everything looks good and seems to run OK. Although there is little difference between this and the cm11 source it is made from. Now don't take any of this as negative feedback. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to seeing how this evolves.
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1. Yes I've corrected that typo. My apologies and thank you for bringing it to my attention.
2. I'm not sure what you are stating except what I have already stated. As I stated in op it doesn't have an Sms/MMS app but does include hangouts. Other SMS apps (downloadable from the playstore) will work if you need one and I suggested 8sms.
Thank you for your feedback and I didn't take anything negative from it at all. I actually appreciate you taking the time to post:good:
Thank you for keeping this device alive. Love the ROM
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yes it seems dropbox has a traffic issue or they limit the bandwith to downloads or how many users can access that one file. which is over 1million atleast
I recommend using Goo im
broken camera
Great ROM nice and smooth. One problem is camera doesn't work I flashed it twice and can't get it to work.
shawn1482 said:
Great ROM nice and smooth. One problem is camera doesn't work I flashed it twice and can't get it to work.
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just snapped a few pics.... worked fine for me
shawn1482 said:
Great ROM nice and smooth. One problem is camera doesn't work I flashed it twice and can't get it to work.
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OP said he downloaded camera 360 then his regular one started working.
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crking1980 said:
Thank you for keeping this device alive. Love the ROM
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mccurt29 said:
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This account's public links are generating too much traffic and have been temporarily disabled!:crying::crying::crying:
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I don't use Goo but uploading to androidfilehost for a 2nd DL. I didn't think this would need a second DL for traffic lol... But uploading now...
Edit: Uploaded. Its download 1
shawn1482 said:
Great ROM nice and smooth. One problem is camera doesn't work I flashed it twice and can't get it to work.
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Yes as the op stated camera may or may not have an issue... I used Camera360 from the playstore and it worked... I'm still working the issue:good:

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