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Im looking for a rom to fill my needs, A rom with working wifi tether, usb tether, s-beam, Wifi direct, overclocking capabilities and maybe some of the stock TW sg3 features like screen on when viewing screen, call when you put to ear and things like that.
I know im asking a lot but I figured I'd ask to see what everyone else is running with high demands like me.
( by the way, I'm used to running aosp roms since I dont really care for TW rom lay outs, Unless thats a simple fix like running a custom launcher?)
Any input is greatly appreciated!
svfreddy said:
Im looking for a rom to fill my needs, A rom with working wifi tether, usb tether, s-beam, Wifi direct, overclocking capabilities and maybe some of the stock TW sg3 features like screen on when viewing screen, call when you put to ear and things like that.
I know im asking a lot but I figured I'd ask to see what everyone else is running with high demands like me.
( by the way, I'm used to running aosp roms since I dont really care for TW rom lay outs, Unless thats a simple fix like running a custom launcher?)
Any input is greatly appreciated!
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Before this gets locked by our mods.... go into dev section, check out roms (whats working/not and screenies are in thread. And can skim a page or two (towards end) see what issues are popping up.) Find one, flash and give a test drive and form your own opinion. Everyone uses phone differently and has different experiance with roms. So try for yourself. I run and personally love the peoples rom. If ya dont like a rom wipe and flash another. Rinse and repeat till you find your happy place.
Btw, not trying to come off like a d!ck. So dont take it that way. We seem to get a lot of these threads. All end up locked.
Lock me up please!
Ps: IN BEFORE LOCK!
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I have browsed around and even tried SlimRom which is a great rom but some of the descriptions for new roms dont give all the information ones looking for and screenies arent provided with every rom.
I didnt think my question was too vague, I listed some of the things I was looking for in a rom, Just thought some people out there had the same needs and could refer me to what their using.
svfreddy said:
I have browsed around and even tried SlimRom which is a great rom but some of the descriptions for new roms dont give all the information ones looking for and screenies arent provided with every rom.
I didnt think my question was too vague, I listed some of the things I was looking for in a rom, Just thought some people out there had the same needs and could refer me to what their using.
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I understand. Try the peoples rom. (Ill refer it a lot) light themed, everything working. Overall great performance. Teambringit takes care of it and releases updates bout every week. Always adding and tweaking to make better.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013463
Here ya go
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I use FreeGS3 so I get all those features and combined with Ktoonsez Kernel so I can overclock and stuff, you should try it out. I've also heard good things about The Peoples Rom too so you may wanna try that one as well.
I just flashed the people's rom a couple days ago and it has been good so far. Sounds like it's got everything you are wanting.
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Hello, my name is Shahin. I am getting a Sprint SGSIII soon. I would like to know a few things.
First of all, i would like to know how stable aosp/aokp/etc (non touchwhiz) is.
second, What is the most stable OC kernel for 4.2.1 what is the max safe OC
third what roms does it work with
and fourth, any recommendations on roms?
Thanks in advance
also, any other advice? im coming from the E4GT... from boost mobile. also i had a ZTE Warp. thanks again
The first thing you should do is check out THIS thread. As for advice on Roms, that's all subjective. What I mean is that there are a lot of variables. How you use your Rom. What you like ? AOSP, TW, AOKP, CM,.... As for the Kernel question, it depends on what Rom choice you make. How high you can OC depends partially on your device. Not all devices are the same. One thing to keep in mind is that, just because you can Overclock to lets say 2.1gHz . That does not guarantee that your device will be any smoother, faster, or more stable. In fact on some devices it has the exact opposite effect. Keep in mind that what you want is an overall better performing device.
eisawi99 said:
Hello, my name is Shahin. I am getting a Sprint SGSIII soon. I would like to know a few things.
First of all, i would like to know how stable aosp/aokp/etc (non touchwhiz) is.
second, What is the most stable OC kernel for 4.2.1 what is the max safe OC
third what roms does it work with
and fourth, any recommendations on roms?
Thanks in advance
also, any other advice? im coming from the E4GT... from boost mobile. also i had a ZTE Warp. thanks again
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Welcome to the wonderful world of Galaxy S3. It's a really good phone and I'm sure you'll love it.
As far as your questions:
In my opinion, AOSP is pretty stable. There are some things that have been reported, such as hand-off issues between 4G and 3G, but all-in-all it's stable enough for most users.
This is typically a phone-by-phone and user-by-user type of question. It also depends on which Rom you're running. Some kernels don't play well with some Roms. One of the more popular Kernels on here is Ktoonsez's kernel. Just make sure you download the correct one for the Rom you're using (4.1.x vs 4.2.x, AOSP vs. TW, etc). BMS also is relatively widely used. In terms of overclocking, it really depends on your phone. Some phones handle it better than others. Hard to say what your "optimal" oc speed will be. In my opinion, the processor is powerful enough to handle most everything w/o OC-ing, but others like it extra-smooth.
Any Roms in the Sprint Forum will work with your Sprint GS3. Do not flash international Roms or Mods on this phone. They will, without a doubt, brick your phone and you'll get ridiculed by a majority of XDA. If you want to flash a Rom, just look through the original post and the last 5-10 pages of the thread to see if there are any issues with it.
Rom recommendations are kind of tricky. My setup is shown in my Signature, and I really like it. But there are many different tastes out there and you just have to find the Rom that fits yours.
Other Advice:
XDA can be a finicky community at times (myself included). But despite some snarky responses, we're mostly here to help.
It's always best to do a search before posting a question, and we love people who read through and find what they're looking for.
Hitting the thanks button is always good if someone helps you out.
Have fun flashing!
topherk said:
Welcome to the wonderful world of Galaxy S3. It's a really good phone and I'm sure you'll love it.
As far as your questions:
In my opinion, AOSP is pretty stable. There are some things that have been reported, such as hand-off issues between 4G and 3G, but all-in-all it's stable enough for most users.
This is typically a phone-by-phone and user-by-user type of question. It also depends on which Rom you're running. Some kernels don't play well with some Roms. One of the more popular Kernels on here is Ktoonsez's kernel. Just make sure you download the correct one for the Rom you're using (4.1.x vs 4.2.x, AOSP vs. TW, etc). BMS also is relatively widely used. In terms of overclocking, it really depends on your phone. Some phones handle it better than others. Hard to say what your "optimal" oc speed will be. In my opinion, the processor is powerful enough to handle most everything w/o OC-ing, but others like it extra-smooth.
Any Roms in the Sprint Forum will work with your Sprint GS3. Do not flash international Roms or Mods on this phone. They will, without a doubt, brick your phone and you'll get ridiculed by a majority of XDA. If you want to flash a Rom, just look through the original post and the last 5-10 pages of the thread to see if there are any issues with it.
Rom recommendations are kind of tricky. My setup is shown in my Signature, and I really like it. But there are many different tastes out there and you just have to find the Rom that fits yours.
Other Advice:
XDA can be a finicky community at times (myself included). But despite some snarky responses, we're mostly here to help.
It's always best to do a search before posting a question, and we love people who read through and find what they're looking for.
Hitting the thanks button is always good if someone helps you out.
Have fun flashing!
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also, i realized that sprint and cricket share a forum. does this mean that the roms are interchangeable? thanks.
eisawi99 said:
also, i realized that sprint and cricket share a forum. does this mean that the roms are interchangeable? thanks.
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Are you on Cricket?
I'm not horribly familiar with Cricket, but I've been told that once you get the phone working on the Cricket network, that Sprint Roms will also work for it. CNexus is much more familiar with it than I am.
no, i was just wondering... but thanks for the info.
Yes, you can flash ROMs made for the Sprint version if you are on cricket. Should not mess with whatever flashing procedure you took or whatnot.
But of course, always make a backup
Hey guys,
My missus just ordered one of these phones and its good to see this section of the forums being active, which kinda is causing my dilemma - which rom to install on her phone? I know this question probably gets asked alot and it comes down to personal preference, but I will have limited time to play with her new toy, so testing out a few roms is out of the question. I would like a stock-based rom thats stable and fast and suitable for everyday use - we all hate being asked/yelled at 'why cant this just work' .
Something like Omega for sgs3 or androwook for tf201 tablet, which are both great, stock based roms that add cool extras to the stock experience.
Thanks for your time and suggestions are greaty appreciated.
teeedubb said:
Hey guys,
My missus just ordered one of these phones and its good to see this section of the forums being active, which kinda is causing my dilemma - which rom to install on her phone? I know this question probably gets asked alot and it comes down to personal preference, but I will have limited time to play with her new toy, so testing out a few roms is out of the question. I would like a stock-based rom thats stable and fast and suitable for everyday use - we all hate being asked/yelled at 'why cant this just work' .
Something like Omega for sgs3 or androwook for tf201 tablet, which are both great, stock based roms that add cool extras to the stock experience.
Thanks for your time and suggestions are greaty appreciated.
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Savvy ROM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417376
AND
EPSILON which I use here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2437562
These are both based on stock 4.1.2
MitoTakatori said:
Savvy ROM here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417376
AND
EPSILON which I use here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2437562
These are both based on stock 4.1.2
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Thanks, Ill check them out.
teeedubb said:
Thanks, Ill check them out.
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You don't need to, actually. Stock rom is just already what you want. Still, might look for extra features, though.
Hi all, I am not new to using new ROMs on my older Android devices (loved using AOKP on my S2!), and am now looking for options for my S4, which is still using the factory ROM and is still not rooted or unlocked.
I've been lurking for a while, and don't know which ROMs are the better options for my phone. Reading threads I get an idea that for a 4.4.X-based ROM, PAC-ROM LP Beta-1 seems like a good option. Also, as far as Lollipop-based ROMs go, it seems that the JFLTE-GPE 5.0.1 one by Danvdh, Kryten2k35, Googy_Anas, and Ktoonsez is doing pretty good with users as a daily driver.
Now, I know the usual "go ahead, try one, if you don't like it try another" response applies, but I'm looking for more useful responses. I'm leaning towards the GPE Lollipop version at the moment.
Thanks for any advice given!!!
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Hi all, I am not new to using new ROMs on my older Android devices (loved using AOKP on my S2!), and am now looking for options for my S4, which is still using the factory ROM and is still not rooted or unlocked.
I've been lurking for a while, and don't know which ROMs are the better options for my phone. Reading threads I get an idea that for a 4.4.X-based ROM, PAC-ROM LP Beta-1 seems like a good option. Also, as far as Lollipop-based ROMs go, it seems that the JFLTE-GPE 5.0.1 one by Danvdh, Kryten2k35, Googy_Anas, and Ktoonsez is doing pretty good with users as a daily driver.
Now, I know the usual "go ahead, try one, if you don't like it try another" response applies, but I'm looking for more useful responses. I'm leaning towards the GPE Lollipop version at the moment.
Thanks for any advice given!!!
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Not sure how you can get more useful responses when no one is you. You need to decide for yourself if you want Touchwiz features or not, pretty graphics or plain vanilla, If you try non-Touchwiz ROMs you lose a lot of stock features you may be used to...but if you have been flashing ROMs for a while you would know that. So mate, only you know what is right for you.
Thanks for your reply Kenny, I was wondering more in terms of caveats of ROMs concerning the TMo version of the S4, so I could either avoid possible problems, or look up towards an awesome ROM.
BTW, to hell with Touchwiz lol!
Here's a useful response, read the threads for the roms your interested in, all of them and see what people are posting, if you see a lot of wining and misery you'll get the impression that that rom sucks.
Happy faces and many thanks, good rom.
The other factor is, do you need a reliable phone on a daily basis?
Pick a safe rom.
The further you move away from stock, potentially the less reliable the rom/phone.
If reliability isn't a factor and you have nothing better to do all or most of the day but fix your phone so you can "like" something then go wild and try some unofficial lollipop.
Unofficial because it hasn't been released for the Tmo S4 yet.
Don't badmouth TouchWiz.
Pp.
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Thanks for your reply Kenny, I was wondering more in terms of caveats of ROMs concerning the TMo version of the S4, so I could either avoid possible problems, or look up towards an awesome ROM.
BTW, to hell with Touchwiz lol!
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The biggest thing about staying with a Touchwiz based ROM is WiFi-Calling. You will lose this with CM or AOSP based ROMs. WiFi calling is the only thing that makes my cell work well at a few places I frequent, so is a necessary condition for me. YMMV.
Rob
Valuable input indeed, thanks! Reading threads at the moment on both TW and AOSP based ROMs...
Hey guys,
I've been unable to root my previous Huawei phone which I've had for 3,5 years.
It seems like a lot has changed and I'm slowly getting back into things.
What are your experiences with different Kernels and custom Roms on this device?
(If it matters) I have an EU model and use it mainly for reading and watching videos.
Thanks in advance.
Unbreakeable said:
Hey guys,
I've been unable to root my previous Huawei phone which I've had for 3,5 years.
It seems like a lot has changed and I'm slowly getting back into things.
What are your experiences with different Kernels and custom Roms on this device?
(If it matters) I have an EU model and use it mainly for reading and watching videos.
Thanks in advance.
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Look in dev thread several custom Roma 2 custom kernels. Flash and test yourself
Unbreakeable said:
Hey guys,
I've been unable to root my previous Huawei phone which I've had for 3,5 years.
It seems like a lot has changed and I'm slowly getting back into things.
What are your experiences with different Kernels and custom Roms on this device?
(If it matters) I have an EU model and use it mainly for reading and watching videos.
Thanks in advance.
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Both the Omega and Blu Spark kernels are promising, they give some nice features and performance increases over stock.
There's not a ton of activity going on in the custom ROM development department but I think that will change over time. There certainly ARE some ROM's being developed but I tried the LineageOS ROM a few weeks ago and though there weren't any major issues, the performance wasn't quite where I needed it to be to consider it as a daily driver for MY needs.
Are you familiar with unlocking the bootloader/SIM unlocking on this device? What about using an MSM tool to unbrick/restore your device in the case of a bad flash? If you're unfamiliar with any of these topics I would do some research and learn the ins and outs (Especially the MSM tool) before you go diving into flashing things onto your phone!
Have a great day
try and see how it works, everyone has different preferences.
Unbreakeable said:
Hey guys,
I've been unable to root my previous Huawei phone which I've had for 3,5 years.
It seems like a lot has changed and I'm slowly getting back into things.
What are your experiences with different Kernels and custom Roms on this device?
(If it matters) I have an EU model and use it mainly for reading and watching videos.
Thanks in advance.
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Anyways! If you have any further questions or need guidance, feel free to PM me or post again here.
Trying to get the thread back on track -- I've been using Omega kernel and have had great results with it. Improved battery w/o any performance issues. Haven't tried any ROMs yet as there are issues with some of them and TWRP isn't 100% working, but if you don't have a problem wiping your device and losing your data/settings after giving them a go, I'd do what the first reply suggested and simply try them out for size.
Icculus760 said:
Trying to get the thread back on track -- I've been using Omega kernel and have had great results with it. Improved battery w/o any performance issues.
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I second this. I've been using Omega since the first or second release and it's fantastic. Definitely a difference in battery life, and the device runs cooler than stock even when gaming or watching videos on high brightness.
I tried BluSpark briefly a few weeks ago. Seems promising, but Omega seems to be a better fit for me. I also tried ButterLimits mod, but I'm still not quite sure what it's doing exactly and I didn't notice a difference, so I didn't stick with it. Haven't tried any custom ROMs yet.
Dear all,
I woke up to this interesting thread and saw that everyone had so much passions on discussion...
BUT, please keep it civil to each other. Treat others the way you want to be treated.
I have removed some off topic posts from here. Hope we could continue having some positive feedback here.
Thanks.
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