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Currently best JB ROM (CM10 feautres-like)?

I know I'm probably gonna get some flak for this, but I'm not big on flashing new ROMS everyday. I'm using CM9 RC1 and rather than flashing RC2, I'd rather try something with Jellybean. I've tried both CM9 and AOKP build 40, and frankly felt more comfortable with CM9, I don't like some things in AOKP (like the huge notifications toggle, compared to the not so intrusive CM9 notification toggle).
So here's the question:
As of now, which is the best Jellybean ROM out there, incorporating the kind of features you'd expect from a CyanogenMod rom?
I had my eye in Jellybro and Paranoid, but would like to hear more from other users before plunging.
Thanks!
PS: Oh, I have GSM GNex

IonAphis said:
I know I'm probably gonna get some flak for this, but I'm not big on flashing new ROMS everyday. I'm using CM9 RC1 and rather than flashing RC2, I'd rather try something with Jellybean. I've tried both CM9 and AOKP build 40, and frankly felt more comfortable with CM9, I don't like some things in AOKP (like the huge notifications toggle, compared to the not so intrusive CM9 notification toggle).
So here's the question:
As of now, which is the best Jellybean ROM out there, incorporating the kind of features you'd expect from a CyanogenMod rom?
I had my eye in Jellybro and Paranoid, but would like to hear more from other users before plunging.
Thanks!
PS: Oh, I have GSM GNex
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I don't think I know of any ROMs like CM10 just the CM10 Alpha builds and the only one I have seen so far that is only CM10 is Kang's JellyBro but be warned that these CM10 ROMs are Alpha builds meaning that a lot of things are going to be broken and you will be flashing an updates about once a week as they fix new bugs. Of course you don't have to flash the updates that often but you will probably want to get the increased functionality with each update.

Xenon HD 4.0

What about "stock" ROMs like Android Revolution HD? How do these stack up against trully stock JB?

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Xenon HD 4.0
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I completely agree. It's an awesome ROM. This coming from a person who had never unlocked, rooted, or flashed a ROM on the Nexus. It's very stable and rocks!
Also Iceandfire updates are frequent.

Swapped from Jelly Belly to AOKP JB preview and loving it, it's much more stable. As far as the notif toggles in AOKP.. You can easily change them to your liking in ROM Control, I don't like the big "switch" style toggles either.

total noob here, read 100,s of post and just really have two questions .if I use the toolkit and make recovery, root and unlock boot loader then down.load something like the paranoidandroid Rom an flash that on I'm good to go? an question two in the toolkit I seen the couple different back ups ,does any of them restore like contact photos an other customizations I've had before hand and if so do I just wait til I have th paranoid up and running and follow toolkit steps to restore ?thank you much
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davefromohio said:
total noob here, read 100,s of post and just really have two questions .if I use the toolkit and make recovery, root and unlock boot loader then down.load something like the paranoidandroid Rom an flash that on I'm good to go? an question two in the toolkit I seen the couple different back ups ,does any of them restore like contact photos an other customizations I've had before hand and if so do I just wait til I have th paranoid up and running and follow toolkit steps to restore ?thank you much
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Well you can either create a nandroid backup through recovery or you can use Titanium Backup and then make sure when you back up you back up contact storage and restore contact storage. Doing either method will backup and restore all your contacts as they were. The same can be done for backing up and restoring text messages except you back up the phone/messaging storage in Titanium Backup.

[Q] Considering rooting/flashing a ROM

Hey all so I'm fairly new to this whole world of rooting and flashing custom ROMs (although I know how to) and I had just a couple of questions. I was thinking of flashing CM10.1 but I'm unsure of which to flash, should I just flash the most recent snapshot or the most recent stable version(10.0)? Is it more experienced people who typically flash the nightlies? I tried posting on the CM forums but they are incredibly slow.
Also, I know that there is no "best" ROM but I would like to know: what ROM are you on? Why did you choose it?

Personally I need my ROMs to be pretty stable for work, so I won't go with nightlies because they can vary in reliability somewhat.
I had avoided CM10.1 based roms for a while because I was worried about stability. My first couple of attempts didn't go so well. Lately though I've found that most all of the 10.1 based ROMs have been pretty solid and just vary in features and looks more than anything.
After using various stock ROMs (all freeza's), I switched over to LiquidSmooth for a while. When Carbon split off I followed that thread for a little while, but the last release just didn't work that great for me and I switched back to LiquidSmooth. I've found it rock solid stable, excellent battery life, and all of the AOSP features I need.
I think you'll find an extremely wide array of opinions on the ROMs. Everyone likes different ROMs for different reasons. It took me a solid day of flashing various ROMs when I first started out, so take your time and try everything that looks interesting. There are some amazing developers around here!

Spuddlethud said:
Personally I need my ROMs to be pretty stable for work, so I won't go with nightlies because they can vary in reliability somewhat.
I had avoided CM10.1 based roms for a while because I was worried about stability. My first couple of attempts didn't go so well. Lately though I've found that most all of the 10.1 based ROMs have been pretty solid and just vary in features and looks more than anything.
After using various stock ROMs (all freeza's), I switched over to LiquidSmooth for a while. When Carbon split off I followed that thread for a little while, but the last release just didn't work that great for me and I switched back to LiquidSmooth. I've found it rock solid stable, excellent battery life, and all of the AOSP features I need.
I think you'll find an extremely wide array of opinions on the ROMs. Everyone likes different ROMs for different reasons. It took me a solid day of flashing various ROMs when I first started out, so take your time and try everything that looks interesting. There are some amazing developers around here!
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Thanks! I figured there would be a range of opinions but still wanted to ask. So does that mean I have to wipe data/cache and flash the new nightly every time it comes out?

sevenpioverthree said:
Thanks! I figured there would be a range of opinions but still wanted to ask. So does that mean I have to wipe data/cache and flash the new nightly every time if came out?
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No, not necessarily. The trick though is that you can never be certain where your issues may be coming from if you don't do a clean flash (wiping everything). You'd be amazed at how many completely unexplainable little nagging bugs show after a few consecutive dirty flashes. So by dirty flashing a lot of the time you don't know if the latest version has bugs or if the dirty flash is causing little issues so you've essentially added another layer of troubleshooting difficulties to the issue. You'll also find that 99% of the time if you haven't done a clean flash the devs will tell you to do a clean before you try anything else when reporting a bug. That kind of says something.

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No, not necessarily. The trick though is that you can never be certain where your issues may be coming from if you don't do a clean flash (wiping everything). You'd be amazed at how many completely unexplainable little nagging bugs show after a few consecutive dirty flashes. So by dirty flashing a lot of the time you don't know if the latest version has bugs or if the dirty flash is causing little issues so you've essentially added another layer of troubleshooting difficulties to the issue. You'll also find that 99% of the time if you haven't done a clean flash the devs will tell you to do a clean before you try anything else when reporting a bug. That kind of says something.
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Sooooo I'm just gonna go ahead and assume I should buy titanium backup pro haha

Support the developer if you can afford it, if not the free version has the main features you'll need.
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Vfan23 said:
Support the developer if you can afford it, if not the free version has the main features you'll need.
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda premium
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Oh I plan on it I love supporting open source developers, means more for everyone!

Wipe data/cache/dalvick for a clean install. Possibly even internal sometimes. Just make sure whatever you are flashing is on the external card, such as your ROM and GAPPS.
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GiantJay said:
Wipe data/cache/dalvick for a clean install. Possibly even internal sometimes, just. Ake sure whatever you are flashing is on the external card, such as your ROM and GAPPS.
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Oh thanks for the tip and do I have to wipe them in that order? I feel like it's always listed that way for a reason
Also what ROM are you on and why did you choose it?

I would HIGHLY recommend to you Liquid Smooth RC2. Its blazing fast, amazing battery life, loads of customizations, Android 4.2.2 and it is based off of CM10. Just try it out and you'll never flash another ROM!

Joe0113 said:
I would HIGHLY recommend to you Liquid Smooth RC2. Its blazing fast, amazing battery life, loads of customizations, Android 4.2.2 and it is based off of CM10. Just try it out and you'll never flash another ROM!
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I've been deciding between CM10.1 and liquidsmooth lol but I really can't decide between any of them

sevenpioverthree said:
I've been deciding between CM10.1 and liquidsmooth lol but I really can't decide between any of them
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Once you start flashing, you'll probably never want to stop.
I might suggest going with a pure CM 10.1 to get an idea of things. Then go to one of the 4.2.2 ROMs based on 10.1 so you can get a gauge of the differences. Right now though my vote is LiquidSmooth for the ROM.

Spuddlethud said:
Once you start flashing, you'll probably never want to stop.
I might suggest going with a pure CM 10.1 to get an idea of things. Then go to one of the 4.2.2 ROMs based on 10.1 so you can get a gauge of the differences. Right now though my vote is LiquidSmooth for the ROM.
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I think I'm just gonna go with LiquidSmooth then
I have another question, do I have to flash my gapps RIGHT after the rom? or can I just do the rom and all other apps after I reboot and see what I have
And do you recommend using goo manager? It looks nice but I feel like doing it myself with adb is a lot safer

sevenpioverthree said:
I think I'm just gonna go with LiquidSmooth then
I have another question, do I have to flash my gapps RIGHT after the rom? or can I just do the rom and all other apps after I reboot and see what I have
And do you recommend using goo manager? It looks nice but I feel like doing it myself with adb is a lot safer
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I use TWRP which allows me to queue up multiple zips to flash in one go. So I do the ROM and gapps.
Never took the ADB route for the S3, but that's just laziness. I used this to root and install the recovery. Then I just put the ROM and gapps on the SDCard and started flashing.

[Q] Recommendation for ASOP or GPE ROM?

I've always flashed Sense ROMs but have always pondered flashing an ASOP or Google Edition ROM. I just really never use Zoe, so I'm thinking the camera fuctions won't be missed to badly. With that said, can anybody recommend a ROM to flash? I weigh stability over options, because I can always use Xposed to get most options that I want. Thanks for the feedback!

clemson77on said:
I've always flashed Sense ROMs but have always pondered flashing an ASOP or Google Edition ROM. I just really never use Zoe, so I'm thinking the camera fuctions won't be missed to badly. With that said, can anybody recommend a ROM to flash? I weigh stability over options, because I can always use Xposed to get most options that I want. Thanks for the feedback!
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Each rom offers different things, best bet is to nandroid and try them one by one.
Most stable stock versions
bucks AOSP
Joelz GPE
Santod040 GPE
Santod040 GPE offers added tweaks on top of GPE
Santod040 Liquid offers tweaks on top of CM code
Flyhalf CM build is pretty good but sometimes when on nightlys things break.

synisterwolf said:
Each rom offers different things, best bet is to nandroid and try them one by one.
Most stable stock versions
bucks AOSP
Joelz GPE
Santod040 GPE offers added tweaks on top of GPE
Santod040 Liquid offers tweaks on top of CM code
Flyhalf CM build is pretty good but sometimes when on nightlys things break.
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Thanks for the feedback! I'll try one (or some) of those out and report back.

clemson77on said:
Thanks for the feedback! I'll try one (or some) of those out and report back.
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I've never tried bucks, or heard of it actually, but I really liked CM 11 when I used it for a while. I've heard about it enough that I figured it would be one of the most stable non-stock roms and it seemed to mostly live up to the reputation, but I switched back to stock just for the sake of using the beats chip since it is closed source to sense and GPE based roms. If you can live without that, I'd go with CM because that's what I would be doing.

BranC85 said:
I've never tried bucks, or heard of it actually, but I really liked CM 11 when I used it for a while. I've heard about it enough that I figured it would be one of the most stable non-stock roms and it seemed to mostly live up to the reputation, but I switched back to stock just for the sake of using the beats chip since it is closed source to sense and GPE based roms. If you can live without that, I'd go with CM because that's what I would be doing.
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Thanks! I'm in the middle of flashing Liquid. If it doesn't suit my needs, I'll try CM.

synisterwolf said:
Each rom offers different things, best bet is to nandroid and try them one by one.
Most stable stock versions
bucks AOSP
Joelz GPE
Santod040 GPE offers added tweaks on top of GPE
Santod040 Liquid offers tweaks on top of CM code
Flyhalf CM build is pretty good but sometimes when on nightlys things break.
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I actually offer two versions...
One is completely stock, and one has some mods and Xposed included.

clemson77on said:
I've always flashed Sense ROMs but have always pondered flashing an ASOP or Google Edition ROM. I just really never use Zoe, so I'm thinking the camera fuctions won't be missed to badly. With that said, can anybody recommend a ROM to flash? I weigh stability over options, because I can always use Xposed to get most options that I want. Thanks for the feedback!
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I would also recommend JoelZ. I just updated to his latest ROM and it's solid as a rock. I'm having 1 problem right now but it isn't related specifically to his ROM, and only occurs to select users for whatever reason.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2560831

santod040 said:
I actually offer two versions...
One is completely stock, and one has some mods and Xposed included.
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Oh yeah, I forgot you have a base too. I'll edit my post.
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synisterwolf said:
Oh yeah, I forgot you have a base too. I'll edit my post.
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I've flashed Liquid. That is an awesome ROM. Only problem is I stream music anytime I'm driving and the bluetooth skips. Seems to be a problem that affects some but not all users of the ROM. Other than that though, it looks like a great ROM.
I'm now trying to flash a GPE ROM. I've tried both of Santod's and Joelz and after I flash them I have no cell service. If I go to about phone, it shows baseband as unknown. I've never had that issue. I'm flashing with TWRP 2.7.1.1 and my radio version is 1.13.41.0421. What am I doing wrong here?

clemson77on said:
I've flashed Liquid. That is an awesome ROM. Only problem is I stream music anytime I'm driving and the bluetooth skips. Seems to be a problem that affects some but not all users of the ROM. Other than that though, it looks like a great ROM.
I'm now trying to flash a GPE ROM. I've tried both of Santod's and Joelz and after I flash them I have no cell service. If I go to about phone, it shows baseband as unknown. I've never had that issue. I'm flashing with TWRP 2.7.1.1 and my radio version is 1.13.41.0421. What am I doing wrong here?
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That's the current radio, but have you flashed the full kitkat firmware or were you on it prior to unlocking?
If you are on the latest m7vzw firmware, you should not have that type of issue.
You'll also wanna make sure you are wiping prior to flashing, if you aren't.
Not sure what else to suggest, as data and calls are all working fine on tiKtaK.

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That's the current radio, but have you flashed the full kitkat firmware or were you on it prior to unlocking?
If you are on the latest m7vzw firmware, you should not have that type of issue.
You'll also wanna make sure you are wiping prior to flashing, if you aren't.
Not sure what else to suggest, as data and calls are all working fine on tiKtaK.
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Thanks for the feedback! Yeah I always wipe both caches, data, and system 3 times before I flash a ROM. I figured it wasn't the ROM but something on my end instead. I assume I just flash version 4.10.605.3? Thanks again for the help!

clemson77on said:
Thanks for the feedback! Yeah I always wipe both caches, data, and system 3 times before I flash a ROM. I figured it wasn't the ROM but something on my end instead. I assume I just flash version 4.10.605.3? Thanks again for the help!
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Correct, 4.10.605.3 NO Boot.img firmware.zip :good:

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Correct, 4.10.605.3 NO Boot.img firmware.zip :good:
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Thanks for the help. I installed the new firmware and have my cell service back. I flashed your tiktak GPE ROM with the editions and so far I've been really impressed!

Best ROM for SPH-L710?

Which Custom ROM is the best most stable and reliable to date for SPH-L710 (BoostMobile) daily-use phone?

DavilaDarkness said:
Which Custom ROM is the best most stable and reliable to date for SPH-L710 (BoostMobile) daily-use phone?
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That is a very personal type question. Do you like how the stock interface is? That is Touch-Wiz. There are a few ROMs based on that. However, if you like the true Android interface, with some nice additions, you can try Cyanogenmod. I am on CM 11 m12 with no issues.
If you go into the Android Development section of this forum you will find the ROMs listed. Usually the threads will have attached photos or links to the releases' websites so you can make an informed decision.

vsanch24 said:
That is a very personal type question. Do you like how the stock interface is? That is Touch-Wiz. There are a few ROMs based on that. However, if you like the true Android interface, with some nice additions, you can try Cyanogenmod. I am on CM 11 m12 with no issues.
If you go into the Android Development section of this forum you will find the ROMs listed. Usually the threads will have attached photos or links to the releases' websites so you can make an informed decision.
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Yes thanks I will try CM11.
Also I wanna know I heard there's Android 5 Lollipop coming for SGS3 is it true? will it be Stock or Custom?

DavilaDarkness said:
Yes thanks I will try CM11.
Also I wanna know I heard there's Android 5 Lollipop coming for SGS3 is it true? will it be Stock or Custom?
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I am fairly certain Cyanogenmod will release there CM12 (Lollipop) for SGS3. Not sure if there will be a stock version..all depends on your carrier and how much money they want to throw at our aging device.

A couple to try
DavilaDarkness said:
Yes thanks I will try CM11.
Also I wanna know I heard there's Android 5 Lollipop coming for SGS3 is it true? will it be Stock or Custom?
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There is a CM version of Lollipop (only in alpha stage right now-means not everything working , buggy).
Here's a couple to try, very good, stable, great battery life, no bugs, lots of customization available:
Wicked-X v8.0 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2750674
Tribute v2.0 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2768483
Support for questions is excellent.
First decision you need to make is "What do you want to do with the phone?"
Suggest using Philz recovery for flashing, backing up, etc. See it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2446393
Hope this helps.

Randy3011 said:
There is a CM version of Lollipop (only in alpha stage right now-means not everything working , buggy).
Here's a couple to try, very good, stable, great battery life, no bugs, lots of customization available:
Wicked-X v8.0 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2750674
Tribute v2.0 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2768483
Support for questions is excellent.
First decision you need to make is "What do you want to do with the phone?"
Suggest using Philz recovery for flashing, backing up, etc. See it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2446393
Hope this helps.
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I want a stable reliable phone for daily use both personal and work related, with good battery life and power to run some games ow and then without freezing maybe retro emulators.

Wicked X has around 4 or 5 THOUSAND dls with lots of customizability and stability.
Tribute is a simple and stable dd. The stock ROM by CNexus is a good dd too. I'm not sure about aosp ROMs though. I've read good things about PAC ROM and CM11. Basically you'll just need to flash and experiment.
Edit: I forgot to mention Dark Droid and Conquest Singularity. They are prety great also.

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Wicked X has around 4 or 5 THOUSAND dls with lots of customizability and stability.
Tribute is a simple and stable dd. The stock ROM by CNexus is a good dd too. I'm not sure about aosp ROMs though. I've read good things about PAC ROM and CM11. Basically you'll just need to flash and experiment.
Edit: I forgot to mention Dark Droid and Conquest Singularity. They are prety great also.
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The only reason I didn't mention Dark Droid and Conquest Singularity is they are no longer being developed. (At least the last time I checked). Still good choices but may still have some niggles in them.
CM11 Snapshot M12 is the latest SGS3 and very stable.
I don't run any games. Graphene ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-sprint/development/rom-graphenerom-t2893200 is very good on battery (well over two days on 1 charge)

DavilaDarkness said:
Which Custom ROM is the best most stable and reliable to date for SPH-L710 (BoostMobile) daily-use phone?
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I really like Carbon. It's based off of CyanogenMod and brings in source code from a bunch of others like Omni.
Good luck finding one. happy flashing

Me, too!!
metalhead131 said:
I really like Carbon. It's based off of CyanogenMod and brings in source code from a bunch of others like Omni.
Good luck finding one. happy flashing
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I have been running Carbon ROM nightly now for over a week. Battery life is exceptional. No issues to report. Wifi and 4GLTE working fine. I'm on Sprint.
Here is the link for Carbon (basis for Graphene) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2634672

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Battery life is exceptional.
Here is the link for Carbon (basis for Graphene)
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yeah, the battery is exemplary. It's even better, now that I flashed BMS Kernel and use DS battery saver to prevent wakelocks. I won't drop more than two or three percent while at work for 10 hours.
Sent from my CarbonROM 4.4.4 SPH-L710

Randy3011 said:
I have been running Carbon ROM nightly now for over a week. Battery life is exceptional. No issues to report. Wifi and 4GLTE working fine. I'm on Sprint.
Here is the link for Carbon (basis for Graphene) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2634672
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Thanks I'm going to try it.
I waned a Lollipop one but there are so many bugs...

I'm gonna try that too
metalhead131 said:
yeah, the battery is exemplary. It's even better, now that I flashed BMS Kernel and use DS battery saver to prevent wakelocks. I won't drop more than two or three percent while at work for 10 hours.
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I'm gonna try that too. Thanks
Happy Holidays to you.

Randy3011 said:
I'm gonna try that too. Thanks
Happy Holidays to you.
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Anyone managed to flash it?
When I flash CWM Recovery or TWRP Recovery after reboot goes back to Stock Recovery.

DavilaDarkness said:
Anyone managed to flash it?
When I flash CWM Recovery or TWRP Recovery after reboot goes back to Stock Recovery.
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Try un checking the reboot option in Odin when you flash the recovery. You are Not supposed to let it reboot. It will override the recovery. Just pull the battery out, put It back in then boot into custom recovery wipe data, dalvik, cache and now flash your pre rooted custom Rom. Then reboot system.
Have a great day! from my LG G3

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Anyone managed to flash it?
When I flash CWM Recovery or TWRP Recovery after reboot goes back to Stock Recovery.
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I was able to install even with "Auto Reboot" selected in ODiN 3.07
I have TWRP 2.8.1.0-d2spr recovery on my Sprint SIII
I installed it using the flashable TAR file with "Odin 3.07" program
-Download and install SAMSUNG USB DRIVERS
-Download TWRP TAR file
-Download "Odin" program
-Right click on "Odin" program and click on "run as administrator".
-Turn off your phone.
-Press and hold VOLUME DOWN button + HOME BUTTON + POWER BUTTON on your S3
-You will see a Warning, Press the VOLUME UP BUTTON to continue
-Plug your USB cord into your S3
-ODIN will recognize your S3
-Select the box next to the PDA block in ODiN
-click on "PDA" button in ODiN
-Look for your recovery TAR file
-Click Start
-profit

AOSP ROMs stability and speed

I am "new" here, so for start warm Hello to everyone In fact I registered here 4 years ago but I used to be only reader until now.
I have a LG G3 d855, and after using CM on Desire Z many years ago and after Nexus 4 I knew from the begining that I want only AOSP based ROM. So I rooted phone, installed TWRP then Lolli-based Xenon HD and now - Euphoria. The latter one seems to be very slightly slower than former one, but more stable. But one thing came to my mind and I am not sure. What is your experience with various AOSP based ROMs? Is it worth to try another one than these two mentioned here? Perhaps I should go with pure CM 12.1, which above ROMs are based on? Just which of AOSP ROMs is the most stable and fast for you? Are there any really pure AOSP 5.1.1. ROMs in "stable" version for G3? I couldn't find one... Any suggestions are welcome.

Xenon HD is AOSP based and i use it ATM. It's stable for me and i use experimental build. I also tried Slim Minux build, wich is also AOSP based but it was kinda slower for me. Euphoria OS is CM based i think. And you do have a pure AOSP rom in android dev section, just look a little harder next time. And, as always, Google is your friend.

F-AOSP suits my taste. Absolutely smooth and battery friendly (stock aosp kernel). But there aren't many features like CM for this is based on pure AOSP. Note that this rom is very stable and proximity works very well.

CM based are cool and packed with features, but I found our AOSP versions tend to be a little smoother, eve if you have to exchange some features for performance. F-AOSP is leading in performance for me, but since I take a lot of pictures... well... you can guess. :|

DeHuMaNiZeD said:
Xenon HD is AOSP based and i use it ATM. It's stable for me and i use experimental build.
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I had a small problem with double screen tap wakeup with Xenon, so I gave Euphoria a shot I thought Xenon was somewhat CM based too?
I also tried Slim Minux build, wich is also AOSP based but it was kinda slower for me. Euphoria OS is CM based i think. And you do have a pure AOSP rom in android dev section, just look a little harder next time. And, as always, Google is your friend.
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Thanks, I saw it in ROMs section, but it is in "testing" stage for now, perhaps I should start testing it too

filbertmang said:
F-AOSP suits my taste. Absolutely smooth and battery friendly (stock aosp kernel). But there aren't many features like CM for this is based on pure AOSP. Note that this rom is very stable and proximity works very well.
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F-AOSP is in "testing" stage as I could see, but it is great to hear from you that it is very stable Thanks, I'll give it a try. Usually I don't need to many gimmicks in OS, Android i its pure form is very mature and usable now.

MidnightDevil said:
CM based are cool and packed with features, but I found our AOSP versions tend to be a little smoother, eve if you have to exchange some features for performance. F-AOSP is leading in performance for me, but since I take a lot of pictures... well... you can guess. :|
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Whenever I plan to take good photos, I take my "serious" camera with me, so using somewhat limited Google Camera app is not a problem for me. And another voice for F-AOSP, thanks!

Definetly, F-AOSP deserves a handful of votes. It's vanilla AOSP, very stable and the animations don't lag like CM Roms do.

Yup I'm using the F-AOSP by kjjjnob. Stable and would definitely recommend to other users.
Any one knows when updating the custom rom, do you have to wipe everything again or just clear cache ?
What is the proper procedure to update ?
I do not want to reinstall all my apps again

_DeeK_ said:
Yup I'm using the F-AOSP by kjjjnob. Stable and would definitely recommend to other users.
Any one knows when updating the custom rom, do you have to wipe everything again or just clear cache ?
What is the proper procedure to update ?
I do not want to reinstall all my apps again
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If you REALLY do not want your apps to dissapear, try flashing a custom rom and wipe cache and dalvik cache only. If you are coming from Stock and want to migrate ti AOSP, pretty sure you need to wipe data and not just the cache. Keep in mind that clearing the cache only will cause problems like FC or overheating. I suggest you use Titanium Backup.
Hit the thanks button if I helped you.

filbertmang said:
If you REALLY do not want your apps to dissapear, try flashing a custom rom and wipe cache and dalvik cache only. If you are coming from Stock and want to migrate ti AOSP, pretty sure you need to wipe data and not just the cache. Keep in mind that clearing the cache only will cause problems like FC or overheating. I suggest you use Titanium Backup.
Hit the thanks button if I helped you.
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Thanks for the advice!
I've tried to update the custom rom and only wiping cache and dalvik cache but android errors are popping up.
Perhaps I'll try backing up my apps first before wiping everything else.
Thankfully I made a backup at recovery of my rom first.

MidnightDevil said:
Definetly, F-AOSP deserves a handful of votes. It's vanilla AOSP, very stable and the animations don't lag like CM Roms do.
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_DeeK_ said:
Yup I'm using the F-AOSP by kjjjnob. Stable and would definitely recommend to other users.
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After a first day with F-AOSP I can only confirm your experience! Very fast, reliable and stable. I just used Open Gapps instead of suggested packet. The only small glitch I've noticed were web and calendar applications not conforming to material design, but I guess it is common thing for AOSP and I easily have fixed it with appropriate apps from google play.

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sylwiuszp said:
After a first day with F-AOSP I can only confirm your experience! Very fast, reliable and stable. I just used Open Gapps instead of suggested packet. The only small glitch I've noticed were web and calendar applications not conforming to material design, but I guess it is common thing for AOSP and I easily have fixed it with appropriate apps from google play.
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I'm guessing F-AOSP brings AOSP apps, so flashing a stock google package (from opengapp) would replace the aosp components with google ones

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I'm guessing F-AOSP brings AOSP apps, so flashing a stock google package (from opengapp) would replace the aosp components with google ones
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Yes, it seems so. Both browser and calendar are part of AOSP ROM, but I've installed mini version of GAPPS, so only calendar gets replaced when you install newer version from Google Play. Chrome from Google Play was installed besides AOSP browser. This is somewhat a plus for CM based ROMs, where at least browser has more modern, material UI.