ROMs - Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III

Why are some ROMs almost a GB and others only a couple hundred MB?? I noticed that the ones that are almost GB install flawlessly on my Boost Mobile GS3. I flashed the MD4 firmware with the Boost modem and installed Liquid JB 2.9 and right away the keyboard kept crashing over and over and it just seemed to be running right. Didnt feel as smooth as stock, midnight, or MOAR. Tried deleting the first part of the updater file and installed Super Nexus but partially bricked immediately. Wouldn't go past the second splash screen. Been resesrching like crazy but can't seem to find an answer to all this madness. Any light shedding would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
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Most touchwiz ROMs are 1GB due to added features and aosp ROMs are smaller because they are clean and not bloated
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Why am I having trouble installing the smaller ROMs? Is it because I possibly have an ICS bootloader. Read that certain GS3s running 4.1.2 may still have ICS bootloaders. Any way to change it to JB? Sorry for all the questions, I just like to be clear on all I do.
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Well, I figured out what the problem was. Silly that I didn't think of it before. I was using the Android 4.3 GApps. It kept making the keyboard crash and I also had noticed that it didn't bring up the new owner menu or whatever it is. I'm curently on CM 10.1.2, but I'm about to go to CM 10.1.3. BTW, I love CM 10.1.2. It's ridiculously fast compared to the other ROMs I've used. Love it!!!

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It's probably just me...But does anyone else notice increased "lag" with this update?

It's probably just me...But does anyone else notice increased "lag" with this update?
It's probably just me...But does anyone else notice increased "lag" with this update? I certainly do - Rooted with most bloat frozen too...
Try a custom rom like darkside evolution or adjust the OC/UV
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Thanks - any suggestions on settings for my OC/UV?
Unrooted with the stock ICS update. I've caught my S2 locking up every now and then for as long as a couple of minutes. also noticed more lag switching between apps, particularly Contacts
and, to be honest, I have tried most ROMs out there and applaud the terrific work - While some offer blazing speeds, great UIs, whatever...There ALWAYS seems to be something missing (WiFi Calling, incompatible radio, no MMS...you name it) If I could find an ICS - Based ROM with everything stock has, working properly, I'm there!
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and, to be honest, I have tried most ROMs out there and applaud the terrific work - While some offer blazing speeds, great UIs, whatever...There ALWAYS seems to be something missing (WiFi Calling, incompatible radio, no MMS...you name it) If I could find an ICS - Based ROM with everything stock has, working properly, I'm there!
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All the custom roms won't have those problems as soon as they put the proprietary drivers in.
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xsteven77x said:
All the custom roms won't have those problems as soon as they put the proprietary drivers in.
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is there 1 ROM you'd suggest for the T989?
terrapin69 said:
is there 1 ROM you'd suggest for the T989?
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Just a personal opinion, but i would ODIN the stock ICS for now and wait a few days/week for AOSP, AOKP, and all the other individual rom makers to get the proprietary drivers and source merged in. That will make ALL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD.
I will - thanks man
I have so far very good experience with the Darkside mod of the stock ICS.
Small issue with reboot hanging was fixed using his scripts. Personally I prefer stock rooted with junk removed from the system. I need full functionality of the stock from for everyday life.
BTW my battery life is also good.
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clean jb rom?

im on att. Im wondering if theres any jb release here without any hacks. No bloatwares. currently on katoonez and task aokp but get random freeze and restarts. Not good for alarms.
greyman916 said:
im on att. Im wondering if theres any jb release here without any hacks. No bloatwares. currently on katoonez and task aokp but get random freeze and restarts. Not good for alarms.
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I've also noticed that there is no pure aosp ROM right now. I am currently working on it and hopefully I'll have something that works by Monday.
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Liquid smooth ROM is extremely stable no random reboots been using it since I got my phone no issues what so ever try you'll like it
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jmatt78 said:
Liquid smooth ROM is extremely stable no random reboots been using it since I got my phone no issues what so ever try you'll like it
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i tried to flash it but it say fail.. can i flash straigh from the aokp jb or do i have to flash with different recovery?
I have tried a few JB roms and they all seem to have an issue with the mic. I use we chat voice function a lot and it doesn't seem to work at all on any flashes ROMs.
If this works in any of the ROMs mentioned would love to take a stab at those.

4.3 CyanogenMod Unofficial

I found this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2384231
Its a 4.3 JB Unofficial CyanogenMod for GT-N7105. Is this going to work for TMO Note 2?
jinda628 said:
I found this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2384231
Its a 4.3 JB Unofficial CyanogenMod for GT-N7105. Is this going to work for TMO Note 2?
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It boots, but once you choose language it just jumps back to the CM boot logo and does it over and over. Maybe next build will go further.
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I see. Thanks for the heads-up.
Cool, keeping my eye on this, thanks for the info.
I gave it a shot. It was able to boot into Android just fine (upgrade from CM10.1), but trying to do almost anything like going to settings or opening phone caused the UI to reload. (boot animation for 3sec or so) Also, there was no cell as it was a N7105 ROM. Doing a data wipe and installing 4.3 GApps, which I found on page 2, had the same result, only you couldn't get past the welcome screen. It's nice to know it's booting at least, even if it's unusable. (I didn't do any further reading, as I needed my phone working quickly.) I would looove to see a 10.2 with Focal for T-Mobile. Losing the touchwiz framework for the camera has been the one thing holding me back. Focal in 10.1 seems to be doing a lot better, though still not the TW results.
Build 7/31 boots and runs pretty good although there is no data so you have to connect to WiFi. One problem I did notice was when browsing the internet the screen tends to jump and the web page bar blacks out from time to time. That's the one bug I did find. I didn't really fool around with it too much. My old lady kept telling me stop playing with my damn phone.:sly: Focal is pretty cool, not sure how it really differs itself from Google and Samsung camera apps, but hey it's something new and it's from CM.
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I just downloaded the latest 8/1 build and its running pretty good!
Edit: So far, everything seems to be functioning, including data. Only thing that's not working is the stock aosp keyboard, but installing a third party keyboard fixed the problem. Overall it's very nice, definitely getting closer to a daily driver.
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Weather bug app blanks out on maps, occasional flicker here and there, esp when blanks into timeout, but great battery life, volumes OK. 4.3 rocks
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Gallery FC
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Been running this for a day. Everything seems alright cept the screen flicker and phone calls don't sound perfect. Anyways new build is up...
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AOSP 4.3 discussion

What are things you've noticed so far in the alpha/beta builds of Android 4.3?
As of 8/10,
- (Cosmetic) I like the addition to the LTE signal. On cm10.2, the 4G icon has been replaced by "LTE". (Does not apply to SlimRom.)
- Device appears to be much, much smoother and consistent.
- AOSP keyboard no longer opens a window to save a word to the dictionary. It just does it once you hit save. (This one is a big plus for me.)
- LTE, while speeds haven't necessarily matched my Touchwiz experience, I can safely state that LTE, even with slower speeds than Touchwiz is loading pictures/videos a lot faster. It's much more noticeable how LTE connectivity has improved when going to a 4.3 rom on this device.
- Required to enable root via developer settings prior to using any application that requires root access. (This is a security feature but for someone that flashes ROMs on nearly a daily basis, it can become a bit tedious since it's just an extra step.)
Find anything new? Share your findings here.
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Things are loading faster on LTE even with slower speeds? Interesting! Is your ping lower or something? I need to try a 4.3 ROM tonight.
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Things are loading faster on LTE even with slower speeds? Interesting! Is your ping lower or something? I need to try a 4.3 ROM tonight.
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Speedtest results yield ~10mbps in most instances but the overall browsing experience is much smoother. Perhaps something with the routing and such.
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Some people have mentioned that there is a battery drain in early builds. Is this still true?
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Some people have mentioned that there is a battery drain in early builds. Is this still true?
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After two hours and 36 minutes of screen time, I'm at 89%. Been on 4G LTE the entire time.
Edit: I do have a 3000 mAh battery, though!
Battery has been great on slim it's also noticeably faster than 4.2 ... Camera is buggy as !-!311, that's really the only thing wrong with it though... My friend did just send me a file to flash to fix the camera, haven't flashed it yet so idk if it'll work or not
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Battery has been great on slim it's also noticeably faster than 4.2 ... Camera is buggy as !-!311, that's really the only thing wrong with it though... My friend did just send me a file to flash to fix the camera, haven't flashed it yet so idk if it'll work or not
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Can you send the zip my way
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Can you send the zip my way
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Check pm
Really digging the aosp implementation of dialer completion. It's spot on! CM10.2 feels noticeable quicker than CM10.1. That's just from my p.o.v. though.
Hey bthorne did the zip work? If it did can you pm me?
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Hey bthorne did the zip work? If it did can you pm me?
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It didn't
4.3 is running pretty smooth. Had it running about a week and really only issues are the damn camera... but that's not too big of a deal. I rarely use it anyway.
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Can't restore application backups with titanium backup pro.
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Can't restore application backups with titanium backup pro.
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It's fidgety, but it will work. Clear data in titbu. Select folder, force stop, restart. Soon enough it'll pop up
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Is camera still buggy? what exactly is buggy about it? I havent tried an AOSP rom in like 6-8 months because first time I flased one my sd card got corrupt. I believe it is formatted correctly to where IT wont happen now and thinking about finally making the switch since touchwiz development has kind of slowed down recently and im starting to get bored. Main thing keeping me on touchwiz was the camera. I take a lot of pictures. Are there any other issues that would keep me from using an AOSP ROM as a daily driver? Bluetooth issues,random reboots,freezes ect...
I never had the luck of running a 4.3 build perfectly. Phone ended up crashing and getting stuck on the Samsung Galaxy S3 boot screen.
Latest carbon runs quite fine 8-29 nightly. However, I noticed Bluetooth doesn't appear in the toggles nor can you enable torch in the power widget. Anyone know a work around to fix this?

I need some help please!

Can someone please provide me with a working semi stock ICS rom link...I need to get my wife's phone fully working and she dosnt like these customized roms and it seems like all link are dead for older builds. And I can never get Sammobile links to fully download or ever work....I can't use stock jellybean 4.1.2 because of some stupid settings that get brought on the home screen it's an issue from awhile back that I don't think ever was fixed and Samsung said it needs to be re flashed by them but she'd be happy with an ICS rom that everything fully works including tethering...thanks in advance and sorry for the novel
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I did find two different ones I'm trying now finally so I'll see how those go but any other help would be greatly appreciated I hope I didn't come off as demanding cause I totally wasnt
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Make it more simple, install cyanogenmod 9, its available on cm site.
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She doesn't like the fact that the camera shuts off all the time when the battery is below 50%
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She doesn't like the fact that the camera shuts off all the time when the battery is below 50%
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Try Jedi Mind Trick, I'm using it right now and it's great. I'm using it with the Tiberius kernel (I don't think I spelled it right lol), but you HAVE to let the rom settle in for at least 10 mins, otherwise it'll just start giving problems such as random reboots, force closes, battery life issues, etc. It's based on Touchwiz 4.1.2 so you won't have any camera issues.
to the rescue
thakrew317 said:
Can someone please provide me with a working semi stock ICS rom link...I need to get my wife's phone fully working and she dosnt like these customized roms and it seems like all link are dead for older builds. And I can never get Sammobile links to fully download or ever work....I can't use stock jellybean 4.1.2 because of some stupid settings that get brought on the home screen it's an issue from awhile back that I don't think ever was fixed and Samsung said it needs to be re flashed by them but she'd be happy with an ICS rom that everything fully works including tethering...thanks in advance and sorry for the novel
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hey i think this is what you want
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1858435

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