Hi all,
not sure this is the best place for the following question, please refer me to a more appropriate one in case.
Having realised that Samsung has no intention to release Android upgrades for my N7000 (shame on them, this is still a great device, which I paid a lot no longer than 2 years ago), I've decided to migrate to a custom ROM. CyanoGenMod seemed the obvious choice, especially because everybody mentions it on Internet and the flashing procedure is so easy.
However, I'm seeing that they've just put a sort of generic Android on it, they didn't consider the specific device features at all. For instance, the original Samsung Android had an app to connect their app store and they have very good apps thre (eg, S Organiser, S Memo), now I understand I cannot even reinstall these apps manually, because they're based on a specific framework. Poor support for the stylus pen is another thing I miss (it was so easy to take a screenshoot by just touching the screen with the pen tip).
So, my question is, is there another custom ROM that is best for this kind of phone? I'm rather expert on IT, however I'd like something relatively easy to install, stable enough and with a significan user base (makes stability more likely an troubleshooting easier).
Thanks in advance for any help.
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Hello, I am loving my Note 2, and I've had it for about a month now. The problem is, I don't like all the changes samsung has made in the stock rom for the phone... And all the pesky bloatware.
The last phone I had was the legendary HTC HD2. (I will never forget it!) I was always up to date with the newest Android version on a phone from the stone age. (Shout out to Tytung and all his amazing work for the HD2!)
So basically I am pretty used to the xda-forums, flashing and having my phone to be exactly how I want it to be. However, I am facing a problem with my picky-ness.
I am looking for a rom with the newest Android version 4.2, because I like the way google meant for the android to be, and I would LOVE it if there were a "clean" Android 4.2 rom for the Note 2. I have found a few of those, but the problem is that I have felt in love with Samsung's S Note-app and the ability to "split screen" (and also a couple of those fancy features, but they are not important). Which leads me to my question:
(tl;dr)
Does it exist a "clean" Android 4.2 rom for the Note 2, which either has the S Note-app and the "split-screen"function included or has an alternative way to implement the app and function into the rom?
Would be a bonus if all the S-pen features were included too, but I guess that would be much to ask.
Thank you for any attention!
Yes same here...I only managed to find a custom stock rom which looks and feels like aosp with the option to remove bloatwares and just leave the spen features.
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An alternative option could be to make a flashable zip with all the S Pen apps and features, which would make it easier for everyone. Then my problem would have been solved. A zip that works with most of the roms, you know.
It would also have been easier for developers, as you could leave it as an open choice whether to implement the S Pen apps/features in the rom or not.
I hope someone could answer me whether this is possible or not. Or maybe tell me the chances of it being done. I am no developer myself, but I think this could be a great idea!!
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I've had my LG G2 for a few months now, and lately have noticed it going slowly at times. I actually just bought a second one so that I could mess around with Custom ROM's (something I've never done before) and see if any of them might make sense to use. Otherwise, I'm thinking of at least rooting the phone so I have more control over it. A few questions though:
1) Is there any good Custom ROM that someone can recommend for me? I don't need tons of bells and whistles (although a few would be nice , but my main priorities are battery life, performance, and stabililty.
2) Are the custom ROM's based on AOSP? If so, do I lose out on all of the Google Play services and features on them? It seems like from what I've read, Google is taking a lot of functionality away from AOSP. However, maybe the developers of these custom ROM's hacked Google Play and its functionality back on? I wasn't sure, so I figured I'd ask.
3) If I just end up rooting, I'm assuming I can do plenty with that.
a) If I root, will it wipe my current set-up, or can I root and not lose anything?
b) What is the best method of rooting right now? My phone is up-to-date as far as software updates, etc.
c) Can someone point me in the right direction to get wifi tethering/hotspot working after root?
Thanks so much!
Got me a Z5p E6853 over a year ago.
Stock rom is ok, a bit laggy but runs well enough. over time it gets stale and I looked around for Custom roms.
Tried a few, mainly the AOSP roms on this Forum and the Z5 fourm. found some bug or another that didn't sit well with me. custom stock roms causes a display failure on my device for some reason at random times, sometimes more than once a day, others will run for weeks without a problem. happens at the oddest times too so no way to pin down the cause. (plus all the devs from those roms have moved on so little point in requesting help for them)
So my main question is. other than going back to full stock. (with the possibility of xposed in the future) - What are the current best roms for function and Camera.
Stock roms take advantange of the DRM keys saved on your device. AOSP roms don't from what I can understand. is there a Lineage or AOSP type rom that has a better camera than stock?
what have the users here experienced to be their best combination of rom, with long term stability / Camera quality being top priority.
I don't normally ask Questions here, I usually lurk and help people with problems with flashing and such. but my current experiece with the Z5p has been a bit poor. and I would like to use this phone to its full potential. I just don't see that yet with whats currently available. I may have missed an old rom, or some patch fix that someone mentioned somewhere, but i've been reading the threads for the past few months looking for something that stands out.
I feel like I've bought into a dud of a phone. and my only real option is to just go back to normal stock and pass the phone onto a relative and buy a better phone.
Hey there. I used to have an HTC One M9 (I now have the Z5 Premium (E6853))and the best decision I've ever made with that phone is to keep the stock rom, but root it (preferably with magisk). For me this had the best stability with all the perks of rooting it as you could still flash kernels, and use the millions of root apps that boost your phone and clean out bloatware. Maybe just do some exploring into apps that'll completely change the behaviour of your phone, rather than the OS. What I have found in my rom flashing addict days is that the ROMs themselves really only change a couple of things and device performance is never one of them. If you're looking for massive customisation options a custom rom can help, but you should also check out Substratum. I hope it all goes well!
P.S. - I find Lineage OS is probably the most stable custom rom out there but who knows every custom rom can be a real hit and/or miss.
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Hello all,
I may get teased a little bit for this one - but I am a bit of a traditionalist. Even as an IT guy, I tend to shy away from custom, enhanced or otherwise modified ISOs of windows. Not because I am afraid of them... I just like the "stock" look. I would like to stick to the same thing on my phone.
I am still running the stock version of my ATT firmware, 4.x.x. I like it just fine, and it suits my needs for the most part - (Other than the ATT bloatware that crashes constantly for several minutes upon reboot)
However, my device is beginning to slow down and I find myself using Chrome more and more because the older stock browser does not seem to want to render some sites very well. I expect it is only a matter of time before I start running into "sorry, you cannot run this app" type of issues.
So on to my questions....
1. Will upgrading to 6.x or 7.x improve the performance on my device?
2. If so, I see there are a ton of apps to choose from. Is there one specifically that is "less modified" or at least enables some sort of "gotta-have-it" functionality?
3. Can you elaborate on why you chose to move from the stock rom? I understand there are alot of "testers" on this forum who like to play with things. However, my phone is used heavily for work purposes. Simplicity and Stability remain key drivers for me.
Changing to a custom ROM may improve some areas of performance while decreasing in others such as battery life, camera, and stability.
By apps, I assume you mean roms. I can't make any recommendations as I have not had a note 2 for a few years but I have found that custom ROMs based off a stock rom are pretty stable. I always like to start with a very bare-bones ROM and add functionality via apps as needed.
I have moved to custom ROMs in the past when apps won't run on the phone's stock rom.
I've run my note 2 on DN3 for a number of years. You can still find a link to the thread in this forum and you will need to root your n2.
Not hard. 1 advantage is you can remove the bloat and it's still a rom that runs well on our device since it was built for our device in it's prime.
If you have any questions send a PM. Happy to help.
wisem2540 said:
Hello all,
I may get teased a little bit for this one - but I am a bit of a traditionalist. Even as an IT guy, I tend to shy away from custom, enhanced or otherwise modified ISOs of windows. Not because I am afraid of them... I just like the "stock" look. I would like to stick to the same thing on my phone.
I am still running the stock version of my ATT firmware, 4.x.x. I like it just fine, and it suits my needs for the most part - (Other than the ATT bloatware that crashes constantly for several minutes upon reboot)
However, my device is beginning to slow down and I find myself using Chrome more and more because the older stock browser does not seem to want to render some sites very well. I expect it is only a matter of time before I start running into "sorry, you cannot run this app" type of issues.
So on to my questions....
1. Will upgrading to 6.x or 7.x improve the performance on my device?
2. If so, I see there are a ton of apps to choose from. Is there one specifically that is "less modified" or at least enables some sort of "gotta-have-it" functionality?
3. Can you elaborate on why you chose to move from the stock rom? I understand there are alot of "testers" on this forum who like to play with things. However, my phone is used heavily for work purposes. Simplicity and Stability remain key drivers for me.
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I've finally decided to root my Verizon Note 4. I've kept it on 5.0.1 to ensure I would be able to when I was comfortable there woulds be guides to help me though the entire process. I'm not new to rooting Android, but i haven't done so since my Note 2.
As I've had the phone for such a long time I'm very familiar and used to the note features. I'd like to know if anyone could suggestion a custom ROM that does not take away any of the S-Pen features or may even enhance them. Features like OCR in smart select are things I use all the time (reason why i didn't update to the note 5). Something that is light, fast, and stable. The GUI does not matter all that much as I can always grab a launcher, but if there ones with the newer versions of android that would be awesome. The main things I'd like intact are the S-Pen features and maybe S Note.
+1 did you ever figure out which rom is the best I would really want to go with or I'd rather would like an Oreo ROM 8.1+ with S pen function is this possible