Hey Guys,
I'm moving from an HTC M7 on At&t to the Note 4 on Sprint.
I have been with At&t for 10 years and modding/flashing ROMs for about 4 years. For the last few phones I had, since they were GSM phones, ROMs were fairly universal and could be used cross-carrier to some extent.
Since Sprint is CDMA, is this different? Will a universal ROM work or does it have to be Sprint specific?
Sorry if this question is covered elsewhere. I was just curious.
Thanks,
Ryan
photoshopgeek said:
Hey Guys,
I'm moving from an HTC M7 on At&t to the Note 4 on Sprint.
I have been with At&t for 10 years and modding/flashing ROMs for about 4 years. For the last few phones I had, since they were GSM phones, ROMs were fairly universal and could be used cross-carrier to some extent.
Since Sprint is CDMA, is this different? Will a universal ROM work or does it have to be Sprint specific?
Sorry if this question is covered elsewhere. I was just curious.
Thanks,
Ryan
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you're going to a Note 4, there probably won't be any issue. Samsung phones on Sprint almost always have unlocked bootloaders, and the Note 4 is no exception. So because of that, there should be ROMs available for it. Maybe not right away as the phone is brand new, but eventually you'll get there.
wELcOme
photoshopgeek said:
Hey Guys,
I'm moving from an HTC M7 on At&t to the Note 4 on Sprint.
I have been with At&t for 10 years and modding/flashing ROMs for about 4 years. For the last few phones I had, since they were GSM phones, ROMs were fairly universal and could be used cross-carrier to some extent.
Since Sprint is CDMA, is this different? Will a universal ROM work or does it have to be Sprint specific?
Sorry if this question is covered elsewhere. I was just curious.
Thanks,
Ryan[/QUOThe bootloader isnt something you have to worry about, but if your looking for a device that can be used globally and on all domestic carries, id check out the nexus 6 which is expected to be released within the month. So even if you decide you dont like sprint, you can take your phone with you to any carrier you want, doing this with the note 4 ,YMMV!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
About20ninj45 said:
photoshopgeek said:
.... Since Sprint is CDMA, is this different? Will a universal ROM work or does it have to be Sprint specific?...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If I understand your question correctly, no the ROMs for the sprint will be specific to Sprint. You won't be able to use ROM designed for Verizon (CDMA) or AT&T(GSM). Doing so, you run a risk of bricking your phone. It has something to do with kernels I believe.
With that said, most ROMs do get tweaked to be used on Sprint the variant.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
lovekeiiy said:
About20ninj45 said:
If I understand your question correctly, no the ROMs for the sprint will be specific to Sprint. You won't be able to use ROM designed for Verizon (CDMA) or AT&T(GSM). Doing so, you run a risk of bricking your phone. It has something to do with kernels I believe.
With that said, most ROMs do get tweaked to be used on Sprint the variant.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks! That's pretty much what I needed. With my M7, there were some Roms that were universal for all GSM varieties, and I wasn't sure how that would work with Sprint.
Since this is my first Samsung phone, I'm curious what developers will come up with as far as touch wiz goes. Would love to see a more vanilla ROM with optional touch wiz features such as multi window and use of the pen.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
photoshopgeek said:
lovekeiiy said:
Thanks! That's pretty much what I needed. With my M7, there were some Roms that were universal for all GSM varieties, and I wasn't sure how that would work with Sprint.
Since this is my first Samsung phone, I'm curious what developers will come up with as far as touch wiz goes. Would love to see a more vanilla ROM with optional touch wiz features such as multi window and use of the pen.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Or you could just get the Google Now Launcher...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
photoshopgeek said:
lovekeiiy said:
.... Since this is my first Samsung phone, I'm curious what developers will come up with as far as touch wiz goes. Would love to see a more vanilla ROM with optional touch wiz features such as multi window and use of the pen.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
They come up with all kinds of stuff. You may want to look in to installing Xpose framework and add modules. It may just give the extra pizzazz you're wanting to add.
Obviously, you're going to wait a bit before any ASOP are released. TouchWiz, I would guess, won't be as long as a wait. I would expect the first would be more themed with build in hacks such as Hotspot and 4-option power menu.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Related
Just bought a North American Galaxy S3 with LTE and the AT&T section has basically nothing in terms of ROMs. The International forum has many, many more. Why is that?
Is there something developers are waiting for so they can start making ROMs?
Also, wouldn't it be smarter to rename the AT&T Development forum to "AT&T and Rogers Development"? It was quite confusing for me when I was first looking for the forum.
One last question. If I were to flash the kyanROM or the Ultimatun ROM, would it display "4G" instead of "LTE"? The stock Rogers ROM displays LTE. I just upgraded from the HTC One XL and they had the same setup, always the same as the AT&T model but all the ROMs had the 4G symbol instead of LTE.
Thanks for reading, and thank you in advanced for your answers.
Hypercore said:
Just bought a North American Galaxy S3 with LTE and the AT&T section has basically nothing in terms of ROMs. The International forum has many, many more. Why is that?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I do believe its because alot of the dev's are waiting on their phones to arrive. The phone just got released by mail,(not in stores yet). So I think as they start to get their phones we will see more roms popping up. I am rooted but I have yet to flash a rom. I am still running stock.. I am waiting for a bigger selection.
yea you are going to have to wait i would say about 1/8 of the people who want the phone have one. I got lucky when getting mine.
So basically the developers are waiting for their phones to arrive so they can start work on building custom ROMs?
That makes sense, thanks for the reply. Can't wait until I can unleash the potential of this beast.
yes, you gotta think the international version has been out for a min. now, and didnt have to deal with nearly as many shortages due to supply and demand kinda of deal. Here we have shortages all across just about every carrier. Some people got their phones, others are waiting until their pre orders come, some are waiting until they are sold in stores, I give it a few more weeks, maybe even a month and we will all get our fix of ROMS, im definitely excited on how they will get them to work across the major carriers here.
The default behavior for the icons on AT&T is as follows:
E = Edge
3G = 3G area, should be almost nowhere in the states anyway
4G = HSPA+, or 3.5G or whatever you want to call it.
4Glte = LTE network
Of course any custom ROM can change those, and you'll need to make sure you have the proper APN settings for your carrier.
Hope that helps,
Hypercore said:
Just bought a North American Galaxy S3 with LTE and the AT&T section has basically nothing in terms of ROMs. The International forum has many, many more. Why is that?
Is there something developers are waiting for so they can start making ROMs?
Also, wouldn't it be smarter to rename the AT&T Development forum to "AT&T and Rogers Development"? It was quite confusing for me when I was first looking for the forum.
One last question. If I were to flash the kyanROM or the Ultimatun ROM, would it display "4G" instead of "LTE"? The stock Rogers ROM displays LTE. I just upgraded from the HTC One XL and they had the same setup, always the same as the AT&T model but all the ROMs had the 4G symbol instead of LTE.
Thanks for reading, and thank you in advanced for your answers.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Excited for some custom ROMs to start showing up in the coming weeks! Running CM9 on my I9000 right how and can't stand touchwiz!
Jsick said:
Excited for some custom ROMs to start showing up in the coming weeks! Running CM9 on my I9000 right how and can't stand touchwiz!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm not a touchwiz fan either, but when I use a 3rd party launcher (e.g. Nova Prime, Apex, Go Launcher) it removes most of the annoying things imho.
I am working on a rom myself, though it is more difficult since none of the windows based tools function well at all for ICS 4.0.4 TW based stuff. I could install a VM of Linux but I don't have the time for that right now. I will get around to it.
Don't worry you guys will get tons of ROM's soon. Same thing happened with the I777 .GS2, started really slow then they blew up.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
Most people just started receiving there phones and working on custom roms. If you itching to flash try working on your own rom i did and its very unstable but I'm getting there. It require more time then i thought. We should be good on roms in a few weeks.
Sent from my SPH-L710 using XDA Premium App
Just curious why a lot of people seem to prefer these devices over devices like Motorola Razr, etc? Is because these devices are updated more frequently than most? I've read that somewhere, but don't remember where. Thanks.
ti-force said:
Just curious why a lot of people seem to prefer these devices over devices like Motorola Razr, etc? Is because these devices are updated more frequently than most? I've read that somewhere, but don't remember where. Thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nexus devices are bloat free (no motoblur, touchwiz, sense skins on top - just pure Android)
They (like you said) are the first to get updates to new Android releases
They are much simpler to unlock/root/theme/modify etc than others
The development of roms, kernels mods etc is the largest of any other Android phone probably and is always evolving
Pretty much why I chose a Nexus - I knew I would be able to get pretty comprehensive help with any aspect of it on these and other forums
Guiding.God said:
Nexus devices are bloat free (no motoblur, touchwiz, sense skins on top - just pure Android)
They (like you said) are the first to get updates to new Android releases
They are much simpler to unlock/root/theme/modify etc than others
The development of roms, kernels mods etc is the largest of any other Android phone probably and is always evolving
Pretty much why I chose a Nexus - I knew I would be able to get pretty comprehensive help with any aspect of it on these and other forums
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for your response; it's much appreciated. Since I've only ever used Moto Android devices, I'm not very familiar with the offerings by Nexus. Does Samsung actually make the Nexus, but Google owns Nexus?
Thanks again.
ti-force said:
Thanks for your response; it's much appreciated. Since I've only ever used Moto Android devices, I'm not very familiar with the offerings by Nexus. Does Samsung actually make the Nexus, but Google owns Nexus?
Thanks again.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Google owns the Nexus brand and uses it to showcase their latest software offerings as well as to set a general trend of direction it envisions for Android as a whole - It contracts out the actual hardware manufacture to it's partners like HTC (Nexus One), Samsung (Nexus S & GNex) and ASUS (Nexus 7 tablet) etc.
Seeing as this particular forum is for the Galaxy Nexus specifically, you can find some more info here http://pocketnow.com/2012/07/20/whats-next-for-googles-nexus-brand-of-devices/ and ofcourse even more by using Google's no.1 product - Google Search
Carrier freedom.
Dev support.
Peer support.
Price.
Hardware good enough.
Pure android.
Serious geek toy.
(The gnex is Google brand, but manufactured by Samsung.)
Okay thanks, guys. It's all more clear to me now. So basically any Nexus device will be updated before any other device, correct? Say even before the Samsung Galaxy S111?
Thanks again.
ti-force said:
Okay thanks, guys. It's all more clear to me now. So basically any Nexus device will be updated before any other device, correct? Say even before the Samsung Galaxy S111?
Thanks again.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No not any Nexus device. The GSM Nexus that you can buy from Google directly gets updates before any other device. The carrier locked (CDMA) Verizon and Sprint Nexi got the latest updates 2-3 months after the GSM model did, still they are ahead of most phones for updates.
stelv said:
No not any Nexus device. The GSM Nexus that you can buy from Google directly gets updates before any other device. The carrier locked (CDMA) Verizon and Sprint Nexi got the latest updates 2-3 months after the GSM model did, still they are ahead of most phones for updates.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ah, okay. Thank you much.
ti-force said:
Just curious why a lot of people seem to prefer these devices over devices like Motorola Razr, etc? Is because these devices are updated more frequently than most? I've read that somewhere, but don't remember where. Thanks.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Updated frequently, for longer, with great stock software.
If you're into rooting, its trivially easy.
If you're into ROMs, it'll be one of (if not the) best supported device for a long time to come.
Unlocked straight from Google.
Pentaband.
Honestly, I was a huge HTC fanatic up until I first played with the Gnex. After an hour of playing with my new Gnex I was hooked, after a week of tweaking it I decided I will not own any other device but a Nexus branded one from this point on. I hated samsung because of how plastic and toylike their phones seemed to be but after owning my Gnex I changed my mind. My last phone (Inc2) had scratches on the screen within a week and dust under the screen within a month. I'm going on 3 months with my Gnex and keep it naked in the same pocked as my car keys sometimes with not a single tiny cosmetic ding.
Anyway, got a little off the subject, honestly the only way I will ever hesitate in the future from buying a nexus device is if crappy motorola is making it. I still love HTC and I definitely have a newfound love for Samsung after owning my Gnex and playing with the Note 2 and the GS3.
Bottomline, once you own a google flagship phone nothing else really compares.
dankblaze said:
Bottomline, once you own a google flagship phone nothing else really compares.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i've never been so close to freedom.
sent from my i9250
Thanks for your opinions, guys. I'm currently in the process of trying to purchase a GNexus online. If it all works out, hopefully I'll be able to experience first hand some of the great things that you guys have experienced.
ti-force said:
Thanks for your opinions, guys. I'm currently in the process of trying to purchase a GNexus online. If it all works out, hopefully I'll be able to experience first hand some of the great things that you guys have experienced.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can get it for a dollar through best buy currently. At least for verizon.
dankblaze said:
You can get it for a dollar through best buy currently. At least for verizon.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'll check into that. Thanks! Probably requires an upgrade, though. Right? I can't upgrade for 4 more months....
ti-force said:
I'll check into that. Thanks! Probably requires an upgrade, though. Right? I can't upgrade for 4 more months....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes that requires a new 2-year contract...
ti-force said:
I'll check into that. Thanks! Probably requires an upgrade, though. Right? I can't upgrade for 4 more months....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you want an upgrade, ditch the carrier with an unlocked phone! :good:
I choose this phone because it will be vastly developed on even two years from now.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
If I get my att phone unlocked, does it then receive the updates directly from Samsung or does it still have to go through the ATT servers?
Bump once.
Unlocking merely allows you to use different sims/providers. Your phone still calls out to AT&T to get updates if you're on an AT&T ROM.
Sent from my TGFY AOKP'd Galaxy S3
zaisaroni said:
Unlocking merely allows you to use different sims/providers. Your phone still calls out to AT&T to get updates if you're on an AT&T ROM.
Sent from my TGFY AOKP'd Galaxy S3
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
gotcha. so is there a rom that i can use for the att phone that would allow for direct OTA updates from Samsung? or does that not exist?
slicetwo said:
gotcha. so is there a rom that i can use for the att phone that would allow for direct OTA updates from Samsung? or does that not exist?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, stock rom on in international phone. On a serious note, no.
thacounty said:
Yes, stock rom on in international phone. On a serious note, no.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ok. i see. i was just curious. i guess the only other option would be a ROM. I really love the touchwiz camera options, which is why I wanted to stick with the officials, but I'll consider other stuff I guess.
Thanks!
slicetwo said:
ok. i see. i was just curious. i guess the only other option would be a ROM. I really love the touchwiz camera options, which is why I wanted to stick with the officials, but I'll consider other stuff I guess.
Thanks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can use leaks that have been ported and that will be touchwizzed up GS3, but I am always hesitant to flash ported roms. I would go CM10 or Task AOKP if it was me. Well it is me and that is what I switch between. If you want touchwiz though they just released TMo update to JB today so that will find it's way over here I'm sure (if it isn't already here).\
EDIT: DO NOT flash a rom that isn't made for the phone or ported over.
Hello fellas. I have a question.
Gave away My n4 to my girl and got a free S4 from T-mobile about a day or two ago.. Yay. Rooted and flashed CM 10.2 and loving the phone but i do have a question;
Now i know Google sells the GE Edition S4 But i don't see a difference in our version and theirs besides obviously running Stock and has easy root. But once our device is rooted, essentially don't we have a GE S4? I mean running the GE Roms should be pretty easy since its the same device? Also, i've been reading around and noticed that alot of people from our forum have been flashing roms meant for the unlocked (i9505) S4. We can run any rom from that forum? i know our devices are different processor wise (exynos) but can we just flash their roms willy nilly, and change the APNs to run our LTE and we are good to go? Excited to essentially know that i can Run 4.4 kitkat when it arrives in a few months if this is the case. Got jealous when i saw a glimpse of the N5 and 4.4
Shaquiel Harris said:
Hello fellas. I have a question.
Gave away My n4 to my girl and got a free S4 from T-mobile about a day or two ago.. Yay. Rooted and flashed CM 10.2 and loving the phone but i do have a question;
Now i know Google sells the GE Edition S4 But i don't see a difference in our version and theirs besides obviously running Stock and has easy root. But once our device is rooted, essentially don't we have a GE S4? I mean running the GE Roms should be pretty easy since its the same device? Also, i've been reading around and noticed that alot of people from our forum have been flashing roms meant for the unlocked (i9505) S4. We can run any rom from that forum? i know our devices are different processor wise (exynos) but can we just flash their roms willy nilly, and change the APNs to run our LTE and we are good to go? Excited to essentially know that i can Run 4.4 kitkat when it arrives in a few months if this is the case. Got jealous when i saw a glimpse of the N5 and 4.4
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I wouldn't flash anything that is not meant for TMO GS4. Just to avoid being in trouble.
Sent from my Nexus 10 using xda app-developers app
Shaquiel Harris said:
Hello fellas. I have a question.
Gave away My n4 to my girl and got a free S4 from T-mobile about a day or two ago.. Yay. Rooted and flashed CM 10.2 and loving the phone but i do have a question;
Now i know Google sells the GE Edition S4 But i don't see a difference in our version and theirs besides obviously running Stock and has easy root. But once our device is rooted, essentially don't we have a GE S4? I mean running the GE Roms should be pretty easy since its the same device? Also, i've been reading around and noticed that alot of people from our forum have been flashing roms meant for the unlocked (i9505) S4. We can run any rom from that forum? i know our devices are different processor wise (exynos) but can we just flash their roms willy nilly, and change the APNs to run our LTE and we are good to go? Excited to essentially know that i can Run 4.4 kitkat when it arrives in a few months if this is the case. Got jealous when i saw a glimpse of the N5 and 4.4
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
a103 said:
I wouldn't flash anything that is not meant for TMO GS4. Just to avoid being in trouble.
Sent from my Nexus 10 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There are quite a few threads here both asking and explaining that yes, we can flawlessly run ROMs for other variants. Meaning yes; if you want to run a ROM from the i9505 section, go right ahead. If you like the way an AT&T ROM looks, flash it. When you mention the Exynos CPU, please note that the Exynos is the i9500 and flashing any ROM from that section will brick. i9505 = safe. i9500 = NO NO. The best thing to remember when flashing other variant's ROMs is to use a kernel for your device. Don't worry if you forget to flash your kernel, you're not gonna do any damage, you just won't be able to boot; just wipe, re-flash, and remember your kernel this time.
And before the question gets asked, no you can't do a full GPe conversion. You CAN use the CWM-flashable ROMs, but as far as totally converting, using the pit, GPe stock recovery, and receiving OTA updates... the answer is no.
Not trying to sound like a douche nozzle here, so if I came off that way, I apologize. It's just that this info has already been covered in depth.
lordcheeto03 said:
There are quite a few threads here both asking and explaining that yes, we can flawlessly run ROMs for other variants. Meaning yes; if you want to run a ROM from the i9505 section, go right ahead. If you like the way an AT&T ROM looks, flash it. When you mention the Exynos CPU, please note that the Exynos is the i9500 and flashing any ROM from that section will brick. i9505 = safe. i9500 = NO NO. The best thing to remember when flashing other variant's ROMs is to use a kernel for your device. Don't worry if you forget to flash your kernel, you're not gonna do any damage, you just won't be able to boot; just wipe, re-flash, and remember your kernel this time.
And before the question gets asked, no you can't do a full GPe conversion. You CAN use the CWM-flashable ROMs, but as far as totally converting, using the pit, GPe stock recovery, and receiving OTA updates... the answer is no.
Not trying to sound like a douche nozzle here, so if I came off that way, I apologize. It's just that this info has already been covered in depth.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Quick, easy to the point answer. Love it thanks man. Just I've been on the Nexus phones and devices for a while and just needed a refresher on flashing different variants. :laugh: To be honest I did search some threads a little more in depth after posting and found these answers, so my apologies for that. Thanks again though man.
Shaquiel Harris said:
Quick, easy to the point answer. Love it thanks man. Just I've been on the Nexus phones and devices for a while and just needed a refresher on flashing different variants. :laugh: To be honest I did search some threads a little more in depth after posting and found these answers, so my apologies for that. Thanks again though man.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No worries. I know how it is to overlook something after searching/reading for an hour. :good:
Thanks to the OP and others who have responded. After playing with my sister's S4 a few days ago, I've been debating ditching my Nexus 4 and going the CM/GPe S4 route.
daewond3r said:
Thanks to the OP and others who have responded. After playing with my sister's S4 a few days ago, I've been debating ditching my Nexus 4 and going the CM/GPe S4 route.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Then hit that grey button with the ":good:" symbol to the far left of the "Reply" button.
lordcheeto03 said:
There are quite a few threads here both asking and explaining that yes, we can flawlessly run ROMs for other variants. Meaning yes; if you want to run a ROM from the i9505 section, go right ahead. If you like the way an AT&T ROM looks, flash it. When you mention the Exynos CPU, please note that the Exynos is the i9500 and flashing any ROM from that section will brick. i9505 = safe. i9500 = NO NO. The best thing to remember when flashing other variant's ROMs is to use a kernel for your device. Don't worry if you forget to flash your kernel, you're not gonna do any damage, you just won't be able to boot; just wipe, re-flash, and remember your kernel this time.
And before the question gets asked, no you can't do a full GPe conversion. You CAN use the CWM-flashable ROMs, but as far as totally converting, using the pit, GPe stock recovery, and receiving OTA updates... the answer is no.
Not trying to sound like a douche nozzle here, so if I came off that way, I apologize. It's just that this info has already been covered in depth.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
lordcheeto03 said:
No worries. I know how it is to overlook something after searching/reading for an hour. :good:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
MAN tell me about it. So how are you liking your S4? I love this thing so far. Just need to find a case on amazon, was honestly looking for maybe a bumper case but I haven't found one yet. Boy I can't wait for that Samsung galaxy gear watch to come out, would be perfect with this phone. Hopefully I won't have to go back to touchwiz though :victory:. Impatiently waiting for kitkat and the reveal of the N5, which if is in the same price point of the n4, I will be getting as well.
daewond3r said:
Thanks to the OP and others who have responded. After playing with my sister's S4 a few days ago, I've been debating ditching my Nexus 4 and going the CM/GPe S4 route.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would wait, with the unveil of Kitkat and the N5 relatively soon, that may blow this phone out the water.
Shaquiel Harris said:
MAN tell me about it. So how are you liking your S4? I love this thing so far. Just need to find a case on amazon, was honestly looking for maybe a bumper case but I haven't found one yet. Boy I can't wait for that Samsung galaxy gear watch to come out, would be perfect with this phone. Hopefully I won't have to go back to touchwiz though :victory:. Impatiently waiting for kitkat and the reveal of the N5, which if is in the same price point of the n4, I will be getting as well.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The truth? It's only my 2nd Android phone, so I can't really speak from very much Android experience, but so far it's a beast. I got an Otterbox Defender the day I got the phone and it's spent maybe 10 minutes out of the case... it adds a little more bulk, but I also cracked my old phone's screen twice while going caseless; I can live with a little more bulk.
On TouchWiz; it's really astounded me. My previous phone, I used everything BUT stock; something about the S4 though, I can't stay away from TouchWiz. The same can be said for the other ROMs as well though. My ROM folder on my SD card is over 10GB and I constantly swap between them.
Besides GSM/CDMA capabilities.
pointystar said:
Besides GSM/CDMA capabilities.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Mostly that and the types of radios that are used.
No different CPUs or a materials or something? I'm trying to flash a ROM made for ATT S3 for a Sprint S3, will it work?
No. You'll end up unnecessarily upsetting the network with incorrect requests.
See the post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40201082
pointystar said:
No different CPUs or a materials or something? I'm trying to flash a ROM made for ATT S3 for a Sprint S3, will it work?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It would need some porting to get your data to work. Pretty much it. And removal of AT&T apps. Just like CNexus said above.
-------------------------
Sprint Galaxy S3
Need Help? PM
Hit the "Thanks" button if I helped you!
Whiplashh said:
It would need some porting to get your data to work. Pretty much it. And removal of AT&T apps. Just like CNexus said above.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Is porting easy? I don't plan to use any data on my phone, whether it be 3G or 4G.
pointystar said:
Is porting easy? I don't plan to use any data on my phone, whether it be 3G or 4G.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Define "easy".
It all depends on the ROM and your background knowledge with ROMs. Some ROMs I find easy to port while others keep me scratching my head for days. All depends.
-------------------------
Sprint Galaxy S3
Need Help? PM
Hit the "Thanks" button if I helped you!
Whiplashh said:
Define "easy".
It all depends on the ROM and your background knowledge with ROMs. Some ROMs I find easy to port while others keep me scratching my head for days. All depends.
-------------------------
Sprint Galaxy S3
Need Help? PM
Hit the "Thanks" button if I helped you!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yea, I'm completely new to all this stuff. I'm getting my S3 on Thursday, so I'll have to see. I personally hate Samsung's UI because it feels all laggy and just overall hate it. I'm looking for ROMs to put in, was looking at that supernexus 3.0 that is made for I9300. Could I use that on my sprint phone?
pointystar said:
Yea, I'm completely new to all this stuff. I'm getting my S3 on Thursday, so I'll have to see. I personally hate Samsung's UI because it feels all laggy and just overall hate it. I'm looking for ROMs to put in, was looking at that supernexus 3.0 that is made for I9300. Could I use that on my sprint phone?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Unless you properly port it, then no. You'll end up making your phone a expensive paper weight.
Sent from Under water
pointystar said:
Yea, I'm completely new to all this stuff. I'm getting my S3 on Thursday, so I'll have to see. I personally hate Samsung's UI because it feels all laggy and just overall hate it. I'm looking for ROMs to put in, was looking at that supernexus 3.0 that is made for I9300. Could I use that on my sprint phone?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can just download the sprint version over in SPRINT GALAXY S3 ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT. sorry for caps, only doing it to make it clear so no one bricks theirs. Wait till he has a booting one though.
Porting from US S3's are a lot easier than from international version.
-------------------------
Sprint Galaxy S3
Need Help? PM
Hit the "Thanks" button if I helped you!
pointystar said:
Yea, I'm completely new to all this stuff. I'm getting my S3 on Thursday, so I'll have to see. I personally hate Samsung's UI because it feels all laggy and just overall hate it. I'm looking for ROMs to put in, was looking at that supernexus 3.0 that is made for I9300. Could I use that on my sprint phone?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The correct answer is NO you may not use the Supernexus Rom made for the I9300. Unless you want to throw that phone right in the garbage.
Now you can use the Supernexus Rom made for the (d2spr) SPH-L710 which is the Sprint version. Found in the Sprint Galaxy S3 Development section here on XDA.
There is no reason you should even be looking in other phone forums other than the one specific to your device.
Have a great day!
edfunkycold said:
The correct answer is NO you may not use the Supernexus Rom made for the I9300. Unless you want to throw that phone right in the garbage.
Now you can use the Supernexus Rom made for the (d2spr) SPH-L710 which is the Sprint version. Found in the Sprint Galaxy S3 Development section here on XDA.
There is no reason you should even be looking in other phone forums other than the one specific to your device.
Have a great day!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can't find that supernexus d2spr, could you please provide a link?
I've thanked all of your posts, thanks a lot for the help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405184
Sent from my SPH-L710 using xda app-developers app