I currently have a Tmo Galaxy Note II and I have a problem. I love AOSP based roms, but due to Sammy not releasing binaries the 3d gaming performance is horrible on AOSP and CM roms compared to TW. I was thinking about buying an S4 but I'm not sure which is the best one to get. I immediately thought the 9505G, but found out that the "G" is just a google-looking skin on top of TouchWiz framework that Samsung provides. Basically, I want the variant that has the best developer support. Would the i9505G, or M919 be my ticket?
Those three device recommendations all go under the assumption that AOSP roms perform well on this device, is that true? Please don't recommend a Nexus for me, I realize that's the device I should have but with no sdcard slot it just won't work unfortunately. Thanks in advance!
If you don't care for aosp get tge Google version or touchwiz as you can always flash the OFFICIAL s4 Google edition rom.
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The 919 and 9505 roms are relatively interchangeable as long as you flash a kernel made for the device. So as far as best developer support you can't go wrong.
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Either beside 9505G
That's what I needed to hear, the M919 will take 9505 ROM's as long as you have the M919 kernel. Can anyone comment if the newer 3D heavy games on the play store perform as well on AOSP as they do on TW? Games like Asphalt 8, Reckless Racing, Prince of Persia, etc..?
farfromovin said:
That's what I needed to hear, the M919 will take 9505 ROM's as long as you have the M919 kernel. Can anyone comment if the newer 3D heavy games on the play store perform as well on AOSP as they do on TW? Games like Asphalt 8, Reckless Racing, Prince of Persia, etc..?
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I personally dislike aosp mainly because of the extremely poor camera. But TW will NEVER be as smooth as aosp. Touch has alot of stuff un the background while aosp is alot smaller less ram etc. If you don't mind the crappy camera and want better gaming performance go with aosp. (imo)
Just flash both roms test itbfor yourself. We dont know exactly yoyr likes. Lol
But If you flash touchwiz rom try infamous s4 v7.0 (bestRom)
I.m.o
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egren58 said:
I personally dislike aosp mainly because of the extremely poor camera. But TW will NEVER be as smooth as aosp. Touch has alot of stuff un the background while aosp is alot smaller less ram etc. If you don't mind the crappy camera and want better gaming performance go with aosp. (imo)
Just flash both roms test itbfor yourself. We dont know exactly yoyr likes. Lol
But If you flash touchwiz rom try infamous s4 v7.0 (bestRom)
I.m.o
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The camera in aosp isn't exactly crappy. Its not as good as the touchwiz cameras, but its not crappy.
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The camera in aosp isn't exactly crappy. Its not as good as the touchwiz cameras, but its not crappy.
Sent from your phone. You should be careful where you leave that thing.
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Well like I said thats based on ky opinion. I would love aosp if it had a better camera. Like touchwiz or htc sense camera. I feel like now days yoyr camera is so important that its a daily use.
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Well like I said thats based on ky opinion. I would love aosp if it had a better camera. Like touchwiz or htc sense camera. I feel like now days yoyr camera is so important that its a daily use.
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Yeah man, with all those Facebook selfies and Instagram selfies, a good camera is a must on smartphones now. :silly:
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which do u guys prefer pure Google such as cm10 cm9 etc... or Touchwiz such as Freegs3 Blazer Rom stock rooted etc....
Put urban thoughts on this thread from noob to expert so everybody is involved
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which do u guys prefer pure Google such as cm10 cm9 etc... or Touchwiz such as Freegs3 Blazer Rom stock rooted etc....
Put urban thoughts on this thread from noob to expert so everybody is involved
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I love ROMs like AOKP but pure android lacks many of the extras that Samsung packs into the TW ROM. The biggest thing for me is the camera on the AOSP ROMs. I use my camera and lot and the basic camera isn't enough for me. But that's about it. I love the updates and clean feel.
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I love ROMs like AOKP but pure android lacks many of the extras that Samsung packs into the TW ROM. The biggest thing for me is the camera on the AOSP ROMs. I use my camera and lot and the basic camera isn't enough for me. But that's about it. I love the updates and clean feel.
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couldn't u use a app from the Google play that can almost mimick the camera app on AOSP such as procapture or Camera Zoom fx. nit trying to be mean just trying to get two sides on this thread?
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All the tw features keep me on tw.
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I personally love the "pure Google" look and feel. Very simplistic and fast. Not to say the TW ROMs aren't fast as well on this phone, but I like the AOSP feel a little more, even if I do have to occasionally restore my TW ROM to use some of the TW features (PRL updates, etc.)
Aosp just for reliability and its getting allot faster then two variants
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What does asop mean anyway? Sorry for being ignorant.
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What does asop mean anyway? Sorry for being ignorant.
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AOSP means Android Open Source Project.
In other words AOSP is the default build that is pure and unchanged from what Google puts out.
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I like the support and features of aosp based roms but at the same time i have to go to tw which is native to the phone because I don't have to worry about bugs or compatibility issues. Also the camera takes much better pictures on touchwiz vs aokp
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I think the only way to get the true google experience is to get a nexus since the proprietary drivers are already there and not much modification is needed.
TW throws the heat man I flashed codename last night played around a bit and went straight back to TW the features on it are just so more refined on this device even without root. This is the second time (1st being the Photon) I'd just prefer not to add custom roms or anything really since everything is already so smooth and already there. Maybe when CM10 goes to official builds I'll go back but by then I'll already have the Note 2 and Android 4.2 or 5.0 whatever will be out and possibly all CM10 work will stop.
Once CM10 is finalized I could see that being my daily driver. Touchwiz is cool but there something beautiful about the simplistic look and feel of AOSP builds
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If i flash a CM10 nightly just like normal, do i have to do anything special to go back to a touchwiz rom? Or do i just go back in recovery and restore it or install a new one?
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If i flash a CM10 nightly just like normal, do i have to do anything special to go back to a touchwiz rom? Or do i just go back in recovery and restore it or install a new one?
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Just flash it like a new rom nothing special!
Back up cm10 do a full wipe factory system cache and dalvik cache
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Don't forget your gapps
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I like AOSP but in this phone it lacks many things. By example full screen camera, and too many options that aren't available. I used CM9 in my Epic 4g because it was ICS. Now the experience of TW with ICS is other. I can wait for JB with TW.
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Hey guys i have aosp now but im trying to find a good TW rom. Can you help me? I have a sprint galaxy s3
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Hey guys i have aosp now but im trying to find a good TW rom. Can you help me? I have a sprint galaxy s3
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Try Blazer or FreeGS3.
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I have been a big CM fan since I first got it on my HTC Sensation. I have to say now that I have the SIII I probably won't put CM on here. This phone is amazing just as it is, mostly. Had to root it obviously but I'm running stock rooted and I can't see myself ever changing that. Threw on derkernels alpha kernels to get some extra cpu speed. Not that it really needs it though. I absolutely love the camera. AOSP really doesnt have anything on this ROM. Which is something I never thought I'd say. On any phone.... Ever.
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Sammie did a great job with TW on this bad boy. I used to flash CM for the lock screen features, notification toggles, speed, and battery life improvements. TW has all that now. Actually, its awesome but kinda sucks cuz it takes some of the excitement away from flashing new roms. Still, once JB is stable, I'll probably use AOSP more frequently.
So I switched to android 4.2.2 a while ago, on cyanogenmod nightly. But I saw mc3 was leaked, and want to try it.
Problem is it's 4.1.2, and I heard idle battery drain was improved in 4.2.2,but i can't recall my battery before this, since I recently got an extended battery.
Your opinion on whether or not I should chang to leaked "stock" MC3, or just stay.
I'm thinking about switching because I miss motions, parts of Svoice, and multi window was added in the leak.
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So make a android and try it. It doesn't really matter what we think. It works great for TW. There is a rdf for md4 so an OTA will probably be out sooner then later, is my guess.
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So make a android and try it. It doesn't really matter what we think. It works great for TW. There is a rdf for md4 so an OTA will probably be out sooner then later, is my guess.
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Isn't it true that it takes time for a Rom to settle in before the battery is at its best? I rather not have to do that
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In my experience, it's only a day or two before it's settled.
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LiquidSmooth>TouchWiz
I would suggest sticking with Android 4.2.2 since TouchWiz MC3 only has a few extra features which to me are mainly gimmicks while AOSP 4.2.2 is much better with a lot less loaded crap on your phone and it's easier to modify in my opinion.
I personally don't use Nightly ROMs since they tend to be unstable which is not worth it. I am currently using LiquidSmooth version 2.2. The great thing about LiquidSmooth is that it's based on Cyanogenmod+AOKP+SlimRoms+Extra=LiquidSmooth. Also with less bloat that means that there is less extra stuff sucking on your battery in an AOSP ROM. A very smooth, stable and fast ROM with no bloat unlike stock TouchWiz.
Or if you want to stick with TouchWiz I would recommend a custom ROM such as strongsteve's Odexed Blue ROM, very nice ROM and much more professional and nicer looking compared to other modified TouchWiz ROMs in my opinion.
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I would suggest sticking with Android 4.2.2 since TouchWiz MC3 only has a few extra features which to me are mainly gimmicks while AOSP 4.2.2 is much better with a lot less loaded crap on your phone and it's easier to modify in my opinion.
I personally don't use Nightly ROMs since they tend to be unstable which is not worth it. I am currently using LiquidSmooth version 2.2. The great thing about LiquidSmooth is that it's based on Cyanogenmod+AOKP+SlimRoms+Extra=LiquidSmooth. Also with less bloat that means that there is less extra stuff sucking on your battery in an AOSP ROM. A very smooth, stable and fast ROM with no bloat unlike stock TouchWiz.
Or if you want to stick with TouchWiz I would recommend a custom ROM such as strongsteve's Odexed Blue ROM, very nice ROM and much more professional and nicer looking compared to other modified TouchWiz ROMs in my opinion.
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I'm running Freezas MC3 leaked rom and it runs smooth. The new features are great. Apps like titanium backup or root explorer can take care of any bloat the TW roms have.
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I'm running Freezas MC3 leaked rom and it runs smooth. The new features are great. Apps like titanium backup or root explorer can take care of any bloat the TW roms have.
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Yeah, I suppose you can remove the bloat manually but I find that a bit annoying. But it depends on what you like and want. Personally, my phone would pick up like 5/10 calls on TouchWiz while on AOSP ROMs it picks up all calls I make. I don't know why that is but hey it works. :laugh:
I am running sons of android 4 . There is no battery drain issues on this rom. I can go all day with lots of use and still average well above 50 percent battery life .
I haven't used a 4.2 ROM in awhile, does anyone know if they fixed the issue with sound not coming through a dock when it is connected ?
Yeah its worth it! You get a more features
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Yeah its worth it! You get a more features
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+1. ALTHOUGH, you also lose all of the Samsung features though, but I rarely used them (motion, smart stay, etc.) and they are mainly gimmicks to me. Multi-view could come in handy I suppose but I would just rather use the task manager, multi-view I would use all the time if I had the Note, not on the GS3 though.
If you want an awesome 4.2.2 ROM I HIGHLY recommend DeviantXone. It just got updated today with loads of new stuff. Great ROM and great devs.
If you still want a touchwiz launcher and android 4.2.2 AND paranoid android settings try out JellyBam, I ran that ROM for like a month
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+1. ALTHOUGH, you also lose all of the Samsung features though, but I rarely used them (motion, smart stay, etc.) and they are mainly gimmicks to me. Multi-view could come in handy I suppose but I would just rather use the task manager, multi-view I would use all the time if I had the Note, not on the GS3 though.
If you want an awesome 4.2.2 ROM I HIGHLY recommend DeviantXone. It just got updated today with loads of new stuff. Great ROM and great devs.
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The only TW feature that I really miss is the stock video player. I loved floating that guy around and found it really easy to use. I tried the other floating players on the Play Store, but didn't really like them all that much. I currently use MXPlayer and allow the audio to play in the background. I deal with it, but once in a blue moon I'll restore my stock rom just to experience the glory of the floating video player.
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If you still want a touchwiz launcher and android 4.2.2 AND paranoid android settings try out JellyBam, I ran that ROM for like a month
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Mention of that gets threads locked. Boooo. Lol
Im on strongsteves odexed blue. Its fantastic!
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Aweshocked said:
So I switched to android 4.2.2 a while ago, on cyanogenmod nightly. But I saw mc3 was leaked, and want to try it.
Problem is it's 4.1.2, and I heard idle battery drain was improved in 4.2.2,but i can't recall my battery before this, since I recently got an extended battery.
Your opinion on whether or not I should chang to leaked "stock" MC3, or just stay.
I'm thinking about switching because I miss motions, parts of Svoice, and multi window was added in the leak.
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I suggest that if you're interested in a ROM, go ahead and try it out. Different people like different things, so it's up to you to find out what works for you. With Titanium Backup and nandroid backups, it's easy to switch to different ROMs without losing critical data.
Personally, I ROM jump a lot. If I see something that looks interesting, whether it's 4.1, 4.2, TouchWiz, or AOSP, I'll check it out and run it for a few days. If I don't like it, I'll either nandroid back or flash another ROM I found interesting. That's what I love about Android.
My bad, I'm working on a ROM as well! So when I get done you should give my ROM a try...I'm trying to make it fully stable
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My bad, I'm working on a ROM as well! So when I get done you should give my ROM a try...I'm trying to make it fully stable
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Good luck. Im sure if you need testers you can find them here
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IMHO, if I wanted an AOSP ROM I would have gotten a Google Phone. Buying a brand name phone will always come with brand-specific bloat.
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IMHO, if I wanted an AOSP ROM I would have gotten a Google Phone. Buying a brand name phone will always come with brand-specific bloat.
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Except, you can remove ALL the bloat....
Or flash AOSP
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IMHO, if I wanted an AOSP ROM I would have gotten a Google Phone. Buying a brand name phone will always come with brand-specific bloat.
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Yea, but the nexus 4 isn't on sprint (yet?) And the galaxy nexus is pretty old specs wise. If one person wanted the latest and greatest, and they were on sprint, it would most likely have to be a brand phone...
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I know this is mainly an opinion-based question, but I just wanted to get an idea of how people felt about it. I have a post a few posts down asking about non-TW roms that have multi-window but it seems MiUi is the only one that's a hybrid of AOSP and TW and contains that feature. Not only can I not seem to find a download link, I really think I prefer the full AOSP experience.
So my question is, are people mainly staying with TW for all the features it brings or are people finding it worth it to switch to AOSP while sacrificing the other features?
Thanks in advance!
TW has more features.
Less bugs.
Much better battery.
I used to never use TW roms until I got the Note 2, but with this phone and well TW runs it is kinda stupid to run aosp.
My opinion.
I use aosp because I never used multi Window or the spen. I really bought the phone for the size.
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zmarchank said:
I know this is mainly an opinion-based question, but I just wanted to get an idea of how people felt about it. I have a post a few posts down asking about non-TW roms that have multi-window but it seems MiUi is the only one that's a hybrid of AOSP and TW and contains that feature. Not only can I not seem to find a download link, I really think I prefer the full AOSP experience.
So my question is, are people mainly staying with TW for all the features it brings or are people finding it worth it to switch to AOSP while sacrificing the other features?
Thanks in advance!
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Although you're not trying to ask an opinion based question.. you kind of are lol. If you don't care for the multi-window, S-Pen, and other features then try something new. I honestly don't like using custom ROMs because of some of the issues. I messed my phone up trying to load a ROM and couldn't use it for like 3 days.
Exercise at your own risk.
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TW has more features.
Less bugs.
Much better batter.
I used to never use TW roms until I got the Note 2, but with this phone and well TW runs it is kinda stupid to run aosp.
My opinion.
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+1 :thumbup::thumbup:
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+1 for tw..... the best hands down.. I dont use multiwindow or spen that much, but much rather use tw over aosp
From my side... I like tw and no real complaints... One day switched to cm out of curiosity and since I never used multi window and the only time in bring out the spen is to write with papyrus I just never made the effort to change back.
Battery life for me hasn't been any better or worse since the switch. I do charge nightly and while on tw and cm I still last a day on a single charge with heavy use.
This is where my opinion comes in... I like the color scheme of cm and the popup for text messages... Yes I can get it other ways but getting it all in one spot works best for me.
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From my side... I like tw and no real complaints... One day switched to cm out of curiosity and since I never used multi window and the only time in bring out the spen is to write with papyrus I just never made the effort to change back.
Battery life for me hasn't been any better or worse since the switch. I do charge nightly and while on tw and cm I still last a day on a single charge with heavy use.
This is where my opinion comes in... I like the color scheme of cm and the popup for text messages... Yes I can get it other ways but getting it all in one spot works best for me.
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Like you said your first time trying CM so that's why you liked it so much. Lots of us here have most likely had that CM on a previous device.. So that's why we rather have TW!! Don't like issues need my phone too much... lol, plus I'm on it too much
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Bajanman said:
Like you said your first time trying CM so that's why you liked it so much. Lots of us here have most likely had that CM on a previous device.. So that's why we rather have TW!! Don't like issues need my phone too much... lol, plus I'm on it too much
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I still feel they are on an equal footing.
Yes if you update nightly you can end up with a phone you have to mess with to get working but find a stable enough release and don't use the tw specific feature then why stick with tw?
That turns back around to the personal preference of I just like the simple things like the drop down menu over the tw version... Which I can't even use in a real debate since it's just an opinion of mine and I can't prove it to be any better than the tw version.
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That turns back around to the personal preference of I just like the simple things like the drop down menu over the tw version... Which I can't even use in a real debate since it's just an opinion of mine and I can't prove it to be any better than the tw version.
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sure you can. The drop down on CM ROMS can have all the tiles you want on the first screen. No scrolling to the side like in TW ROMS...at least the ones I have used.
I like CM ROMS because of the customizing features....more themes that can be used via Play Store etc etc. Also, group messaging built in that works flawless. The ROM I am using has had no issues for me. Camera Bluetooth everything works just perfectly.
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sure you can. The drop down on CM ROMS can have all the tiles you want on the first screen. No scrolling to the side like in TW ROMS...at least the ones I have used.
I like CM ROMS because of the customizing features....more themes that can be used via Play Store etc etc. Also, group messaging built in that works flawless. The ROM I am using has had no issues for me. Camera Bluetooth everything works just perfectly.
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Cm is good smooth, quick, customization plus better battery life imho. But full function of Note ll I would pick TW base rom.
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Cm is good smooth, quick, customization plus better battery life imho. But full function of Note ll I would pick TW base rom.
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yup I agree with all that.
This is simple, if you use multi window then stay with tw. If you don't use it the flash a custom rom.
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This is simple, if you use multi window then stay with tw. If you don't use it the flash a custom rom.
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That's how I feel about it.
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I agree with @LittleRedDot. TW is fine if you use all or most of the stuff they put in.
I never really used multi window, or the motion actions, so when I wanted to go custom I didn't readily miss any of the stock software features.
the only thing I used allot of was palmswipe to screen shot.
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TW here. Never really had a problem with it, but Multiwindow and S-Pen are what I use this phone for.
Is a 4.1.2 slower than a4.2.2 ROM?
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Is a 4.1.2 slower than a4.2.2 ROM?
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That's a question that is hard to quantify really. Yes, 4.2.2 has a tendency to be faster but its also not bogged down by TouchWiz either and most of the other bloat is gone from the ROMs as well. Its not really a fair comparison especially when you factor in that 4.2.2 uses 3.4 kernels and 4.1.2 does not.
Slightly, I don't feel it's very noticeable tbh. I am speaking from custom 4.1.2 Roms though.
Any custom rom should blow out non rooted stock imo. Regardless if it's touchwiz based or AOSP. These custom roms are debloated and tweaked for better performance.
I was absolutely happy with Touchwiz Roms. I only went to AOSP roms cause I wanted to try something new.
The only thing I miss are the extra camera features from touchwiz. Other than that, AOSP roms offer a lot for you to play around with.
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Which do you prefer?
Both. Hybrid that is.
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For whatever reason, I get significantly better battery life using tw roms vs aosp. I prefer the look of aosp though. Battery life is winning the battle right now and I'm on TW
I have always preferred an aosp rom but they do not always offer all the goodies.. like mhl, or t-mobile wifi calling for example.. definitely always had better battery life for me, more free ram etc..
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I dunno. That's a tough one. They both have their pros and cons. I can't honestly say that I think one is better than the other. If I had a low end device that might be a different story. I've been sticking with TW lately.
Ever since the s3 I've been sticking to tw since they offer some goodies that i find convenient.. And also the battery life has been way better for me
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TouchWiz + rovo89s Xposed framework + one of the many tweaked kernels = better than any AOSP rom I've used. Just my own preference though ^_^
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After trying pretty much every ROM compatible with my TMO S4, I keep coming back to the TMO TW ROMs. Most importantly, you can't get wi-fi calling any other way. But, as Slim TW ROMs have become more common and my comfort level with making changes has risen, I have given up the idea of dual booting with an ASOP/GE/MIUI/etc. ROM as my daily driver & TW for wi-fi calling, and am now back to focusing on getting as stripped-down a TW as possible. I care nothing for eye candy and just want the quickest & most stable setup, and TW has fit the bill best for me.
TW (by a slight margin)
I prefer TW because of the camera
AOSP is still very snappy but TW is catching up to that standard (for me)
I use stock TW unrooted 4.3 btw
For me it depends on what is available at the time. Right now I've got the latest 4.3.1 cyanogenmod nightly:
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AOSP all the way, I hate touchwiz it's so ugly.
TouchWiz seems to have much better battery life. I do prefer stock because I hate a lot of extra cruft but if that can be removed, it's not so bad.
Plus Wi-Fi calling is awesome for battery life.
I know a certain someone has gotten wifi calling to work on aosp.. Still waiting to get a hold of our myself tho..
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WFG said:
I know a certain someone has gotten wifi calling to work on aosp.. Still waiting to get a hold of our myself tho..
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On the S4 AOSP?
I know it works on AOSP for the HTC One, but if you know someone who has it working on the S4 AOSP roms, you should advise that person that there is a considerable bounty built up of people willing to click the donate button a few times for a working installable Wifi Calling APK.
interesting to read the comments. I've been going back and forth between TW and AOSP ROMS. Is having the newest Android release the only major advantage of AOSP over TW? I don't think the look of AOSP is a valid reason since you can install launchers (i.e. Nova Launcher) to get the AOSP look on a TW ROM.
HKSpeed said:
interesting to read the comments. I've been going back and forth between TW and AOSP ROMS. Is having the newest Android release the only major advantage of AOSP over TW? I don't think the look of AOSP is a valid reason since you can install launchers (i.e. Nova Launcher) to get the AOSP look on a TW ROM.
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exactly.. I love aosp but im using tw with nova. I gotta have battery life
what changes does samsung make kernel side? Are the improvements made to the asop kernel? It does seem like TW has better battery life...
also if someone has wifi calling ported... why is this staying in the shadows??
I like cm 10.2 stable, my daily driver, but when wicked v9 comes out, I'm going to be jumping on that real quick.
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S4 - Google Play Edition, 4.4 with ______'s TMO WiFi calling patch & Kernel
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S4 - Google Play Edition, 4.4 with ______'s TMO WiFi calling patch & Kernel
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Am I reading this correctly? A 4.4 GE with wifi calling exists?
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