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As normal, it's not my fault if you fubar your tab by flashing this or if zombies come and speedhump your cat. You've been warned.
Note: I'm getting this post together before I jump on a plane, so if it's not 100% complete, I appologize in advance and I'll fix it tomorrow. I just want to share this with you sooner rather than later.
Preamble
I am not going to teach you how to use, or set up the applications that you need to use/flash this. I have included links to everything you need to know, just click and read for a second. If you are not willing to put out a little bit of effort to better your experience with your Tab, I am not going to waste even more of my time that could be dedicated towards making my ROM better. Also, if you aren't willing to give yourself the fundamental knowledge required for flashing this and something goes wrong, you will then have the required skill to fix it, instead of blaming me for bricking your Tab. I don't need that. I am willing to support my ROM and help with some confusion, but if you want me to do everything for you- lo siento.
About This ROM
This is AOSP, actual AOSP, not a zip ROM with TW pulled out like my Ultraclean. Some people want TW, some don't. Variety is the spice of life. I ported jt's build of it which you can find HERE
Features
ACTUAL AOSP
ultralight, fast and better than TW
VTL Launcher (tablet optimized launcher)
NO TOUCHWIZ!
Honeycomb theme by Benbowden (huge thanks!)
More! (Really, there is more, but I can't think of it right now, I'll edit this post as I remember)
Changelog
0418 - System update - Highly recommended update
Removed ADWLauncher2 and added VTL Launcher
Fixed Headphone jack- It now works.
Reverted Screen density to 240
New feature- swipe from left to right on a notification to dismiss it (From CyanogenMod)
New feature- long press back button to kill active process (From CyanogenMod)
Removed Sype from build. I'm against their stupid device locking even though their shipped on just about ever device these days. Not dealing with them anymore.
Changed 'phone' to 'Tab' whereever it appears in the system (shutdown options, etc.). I am pretty sure I missed some spots, but I'll get them all eventually.
Changed the default wallpaper
I think that's it. I'll update if there's more. Also, I'll try to get a kernel out today, but last day of vactation and all. All and all this is a good speed and stability improvement from the initial release. Enjoy!
(Next up is brightness and some good GUI changes)
0409 Kernel update - Highly recommended update
Based on EC02 kernel source
Added Powersave, Userspace and Ondemand CPU Governors
All patches and modifications from before have been added to the EC02 kernel source
Fixed a conflict with TinyRCU (a goof up I didn't notice I made with the DJ11 source, this helps an immense amount with stability)
Tweaked the touchscreen voltage to help with battery life
Added ext4 patches from the 2.6.32.11 kernel (found here http://kan.gd/8hp), thanks to imnuts for pointing them out.
Overall this kernel is much smother and stable from the last 12 hours of my testing. Take it for a spin and let me know what you think.
v1 - Initial Release
I am keeping the name of JT"s ROM and version number for this build as I have only done a bit of customizing on it so far. I've got lots of plans for big changes to it this week, but for now, I pay my tribute to jt. Just porting it over took ages, so I want to share with everyone so they can get an idea of how this device can function without TW. It's fast!
Known Issues
Most things that work on JT's ROM, work on this build, a few things don't (eg. compass)
Everything that doesn't work on JT's ROM, doesn't work on this ROM (eg. bluetooth)
I'll get more specific when I update this post tomorrow
Overlay needs some work, but it'll make you lol in the meantime (just look at the notification dropdown and rotary lock and you'll see what I mean)
Plans
I have tons of plans, of course, getting full functionality back is a main priority. My final Goal with this ROM however is to show how the 7" platform is truly the best for tablets, and to make a ROM that is fully optimized for the perfect platform.
Installation
YOU MUST HAVE CWM INSTALLED TO FLASH THIS
You will need to factory reset, so back everything up
Download the ROM and kernel and put them on your sdcard (links below)
Boot into recovery (volume up + power button)
Flash ROM
Flash kernel
Flash GAPPS
Factory Reset
Reboot
Restore your user apps and system data, optional. Note: DO NOT RESTORE BACKED UP SYSTEM APPS
Thanks
jt1134, Adrynalyne, rotohammer, TCMAN, benbowden, punk.kaos, supercurio, boombuler and everyone in IRC as usual is great help. Also, a huge thanks to poitee for giving me access to his build box, without that this would have easily taken me an extra week to finish and my computer is on it's way out, so it may have just died without his help. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
Downloads
ROM
Kernel
GAPPS
Lastly, if you like my work, donate to me so I can donate money to devs that make my world easier (and therefore yours).
Hell ya!
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Sprint Tab
Can I use this one with Sprint?
never mind is up and running 8)
Runs like a champ
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I'll try this on my Sprint tab and report back.
testing on my sprint tab... hoping for the best =)
AOSP on tab! You sir are my hero. Many thanks
This Rom is great! Boushh you make all the best stuff!
My home key seems to not work though? is there some sort of setting that would let me activate it or somehting. Thanks!!
DL'ing right now, hoping that this set installs, been dying for clean, fast and functional.
Im hoping.
However, good work.
Boushh - thanks for all your good work, by the way I have a sprint tab, will this work on a sprint tab ?.
Metalsteel - Can you please report back your findings, thanks
nishbul said:
Boushh - thanks for all your good work, by the way I have a sprint tab, will this work on a sprint tab ?.
Metalsteel - Can you please report back your findings, thanks
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It runs great on my sprint tab! Before I installed, I returned back to stock via heimdall. Its Super fast running benchmarks right now
-home button doesnt seem to work, pretty sure its just a setting or the adw2 launcher.
-trying to get sprint 3g right now, not sure if i will be able too..
aaaaaaannnnndddd............zombies just speedhumped my cat.............dammit
Just got to work and saw this! Should have stayed home sick.
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Honeycomb Theme
Odd, I can't flash the ROM for some reason. Even went back to stock and put cwm back on with no luck. Keep getting an error that the signature is invalid. I tried to turn off signature validation and it still didn't work
Shiftyshadee said:
aaaaaaannnnndddd............zombies just speedhumped my cat.............dammit
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What problems are you having what kind of tab do you have?
Sprint
I got this bad Boy up and running on my Sprint Tab that's right.
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What problems are you having what kind of tab do you have?
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Aaaaaah......no problems Zombies literally just broke down my door and speedhumped my cat. It was terrifying.
On a serious note though, what's up with the notifications in the pull down being so small? And my rotary lockscreen is missing half the rotary? Anyone else?
VZW tab btw
Shiftyshadee said:
Aaaaaah......no problems Zombies literally just broke down my door and speedhumped my cat. It was terrifying.
On a serious note though, what's up with the notifications in the pull down being so small? And my rotary lockscreen is missing half the rotary? Anyone else?
VZW tab btw
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Same here, minus the zombie/cat action
Home button issue is present on mine as well.
EDIT: My home button started working after a reboot.
beestee said:
Same here, minus the zombie/cat action
Home button issue is present on mine as well.
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Both issues? The tiny notifications and chopped off lockscreen? Also, where is the option to reorder the menu?
Both issues.
As most users on XDA, I've got a rooted device that I want to use a custom ROM on, and there are so many choices it makes choosing a ROM very difficult.
And it is all a matter of preference, depending what included features (included Gapps, default launcher, notification options, etc) or what base it is built from (CM10, AOSP, AOKP, etc) everyone has their own preference.
I created this public spreadsheet, but I thought it may be useful for others, and allow others to possibly to keep track of what features are included out-of-the-box on different custom ROMs. It has really taken off since I originally created it.
http://goo.gl/U8a0E
Hopefully this can help others like me who want to quickly know what features they will or won't have with different custom ROMs.
I considered trying to do a forum post on this, but obviously I would have to keep up with updates myself on Post #1 like most stickied reference posts, that's why I thought a public Google Spreadsheet would be more helpful as anyone can update it.
Overall, a lot of this will probably be moot once a stable CM10 is released, but we never really know how long that can take. And we all know there will still be customizations made to it, one I can think of specifically is Paranoid Android.
Thanks everyone who makes updates to the sheet. I would also like to throw out a HUGE thank you to the custom ROM makers giving us stable ROMs that meet our individual needs.
And, as the Google Doc can be viewed by ANYONE, must get permission on google account to edit.
My personal "Must Haves":
- T9 Dialer (avoid having to install separate dialer app)
- Customizable Notification drop down for Additional Toggles (this has replaced the need for Widgetsoid2 since I can have the Flashlight and Wifi AP here.)
- Reboot and Reboot to Recovery in Power Menu (Mostly Reboot as a minimum as I sometimes forget to turn it back on if I Poweroff)
- Battery Percentage in Status Bar (The logo itself is no where near specific enough for my needs, and I now prefer the circle style)
NOVEMBER 24, 2012 UPDATE: Personally I've switched over to Paranoid Android 2.99.3 (beta 3), it doesn't have my personal must haves yet, but I'm sure it will, currently I'd rather have 4.2 and lose a few features, than be running 4.1.2, it is one of the first roms with customizations to be released on AOSP 4.2, so until it is 3.x it could have some bugs.
HwyXingFrog said:
I've tried a few ROMs on my Unlocked GSM Galaxy Nexus and am still trying to find the ROM that has all the features I want. And is the most stable with those features.
I just created this public spreadsheet, mostly for my own use so it is very basic at the moment. But I thought it may be useful for others, and allow others to possibly to keep track of what features are included out-of-the-box on different custom ROMs.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AggpxyzXBu--dEZMWnZTUWtMVXBpdHNteW5zTXpRVmc
Hopefully this can help others like me who want to quickly know what features they will or won't have with different custom ROMs.
I considered trying to do a forum post on this, but obviously I would have to keep up with updates myself on Post #1 like most stickied reference posts, that's why I thought a public Google Spreadsheet would be more helpful as anyone can update it.
Like I said, it is very empty right now and is completely open to others who want to make changes to it.
Overall, a lot of this will probably be moot once a stable CM10 is released, but we never really know how long that can take. And we all know there will still be customizations made to it, one I can think of specifically is Paranoid Android, and I haven't even included it on the Google Spreadsheet yet as I still haven't tried it.
I would like to throw out a HUGE thank you to the custom ROM makers giving us stable and fast versions of what CM10 can't do yet, isn't stable enough to use yet, or may never do in some cases.
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This is nice. I have bought gnex seven days ago and tried every JB ROM so far.
Also I noticed that paranoid, like you said ( the only ROM that I am using as a daily driver ) is not on this list.
You really should try his alpha 1.9.1 with included kernel. Well now all kernels work on this ROM. But I think that gnex is the beast already and doesnt need any Custom kernels.
Hey I like Franco kernel and I purchased his app and I am playing a lot with it, but as long as I need decent battery life I will use stock kernel. On that ROM I had only 2% of battery dropped in amazing 6 night hours. I just couldnt believe my eyes.
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dejson said:
This is nice. I have bought gnex seven days ago and tried every JB ROM so far.
Also I noticed that paranoid, like you said ( the only ROM that I am using as a daily driver ) is not on this list.
You really should try his alpha 1.9.1 with included kernel. Well now all kernels work on this ROM. But I think that gnex is the beast already and doesnt need any Custom kernels.
Hey I like Franco kernel and I purchased his app and I am playing a lot with it, but as long as I need decent battery life I will use stock kernel. On that ROM I had only 2% of battery dropped in amazing 6 night hours. I just couldnt believe my eyes.
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Yeah, I was trying to find a good ROM to get me by until CM10 was officially released as "Stable", and I was going to wait until that to try Paranoid Android, especially with all the customization I can do in it.
I may have to give it a try, maybe once I see my spreadsheet fill up with more user input. I'm already seeing a lot of activity on the sheet.
HwyXingFrog said:
Yeah, I was trying to find a good ROM to get me by until CM10 was officially released as "Stable", and I was going to wait until that to try Paranoid Android, especially with all the customization I can do in it.
I may have to give it a try, maybe once I see my spreadsheet fill up with more user input. I'm already seeing a lot of activity on the sheet.
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Great thing, i've just checked the document and cant believe. Excellent and I'm glad to see that there is no problems with paranoid rom so far. I respect the work of all developers, but for me paranoid is the best so far, phablet mode is excellent and original approach.
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Great thing, i've just checked the document and cant believe. Excellent and I'm glad to see that there is no problems with paranoid rom so far. I respect the work of all developers, but for me paranoid is the best so far, phablet mode is excellent and original approach.
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Great idea, love the list. Love the idea of being able to let anyone edit it.
Excellent
ThunderStick said:
Great idea, love the list. Love the idea of being able to let anyone edit it.
Excellent
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Thanks, I assume you added Soft and Chewy.
I'm downloading the newest CM10 and JellyBro to load onto my Nexus quick, hopefully I will get those two filled in completely, then at least I will know where my baseline is for my own personal comparison.
A few people have messed it up a bit and I'm sure some changes got lost, but if I don't leave it wide open, I know a lot of people won't make changes.
So, after all of that, and the spreadsheet getting updated by users pretty nicely, it looks like there is a functional enough CM10 (from the +Google page) v1.8 that is stable enough for me to start using as a daily driver for at least a few days.
I'll be using Gapps-b as I need Picasa sync to be working.
Damn! That's great work, well done! Keeping this up to date will be the hardest part but if you manage it you will help the Galaxy Nexus community a lot! I'll try to help. Keep up the good work.
HwyXingFrog said:
Thanks, I assume you added Soft and Chewy.
I'm downloading the newest CM10 and JellyBro to load onto my Nexus quick, hopefully I will get those two filled in completely, then at least I will know where my baseline is for my own personal comparison.
A few people have messed it up a bit and I'm sure some changes got lost, but if I don't leave it wide open, I know a lot of people won't make changes.
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I would probably leave the battery life comparison off. This is very subjective on any Rom or device.
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I would probably leave the battery life comparison off. This is very subjective on any Rom or device.
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I agree, I didn't put the battery life on there, all roms except the Nightlies like to advertise "Good" battery life anyway.
That's one of the issues with leaving it editable by anyone.
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That's one of the issues with leaving it editable by anyone.
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You could leave the public version as is, but add a "revised" version (editable only by you) that weeds out any egregious and obvious inaccuracies.
Oops misread.
I started one of these back in the day for the droid Eris. You should be able to leave it public, you can always see and revert changes.
Can we get a column for cdma vs GSM?
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Thanks for sharing man! Im using xenonhd ad my first custom ROM band its fine
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So, overall, I definitely accomplished what I wanted to do with the Google Doc, everyone has been awesome with their updates to it.
But, for myself, the Doc is basically useless as soon as I found CM10 v1.8 on the +Google page, which is basically a very stable nightly (although it isn't), it is exactly what I wanted....
It's very stable, gives me all the features I have as my "Bare Minimum"
- Toggles in notification screen
- Battery Percentage in Status bar
- Reboot options in shutdown menu
I ended up in the exact same state after trying numerous custom roms on my HTC Desire and Motorola Atrix previously, always just ending up with CyanogenMod7.
And I happened to just fall onto the +Google post with v1.8 while compiling the Google Doc. Was about to download 1.3 then 1.8 was posted and I'm LOVING it.
And as long as I stick to CM10, I shouldn't have to wipe my data, I'm tired of doing all my Titanium Restores (as I don't have the paid version).
Again, thanks everyone for updating the Google Doc, and as I've made it public, anyone should be able to update it and keep it updated for other people out there that want to use custom roms. And if anyone ever needs to revert anything that really breaks it, all you have to do is log in with your google account.
I really hope it helps some people find the ROM they want to use for their specific needs. And it would be nice to see more of these for different devices, especially for devices not officially supported by CyanogenMod. I may have to get one started for my Motorola Atrix 4G.
Anyone notice this on both CM official and jelly bro.
There's no Document Viewer app??? it's in stock! I can view pdf, microsoft word, without needing to download 3rd party app.
Show widget before lockscreen seems not working in both CM official and jelly bro.
Great work. Should always be maintained and help users what they really want.
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Bayint Naung said:
Anyone notice this on both CM official and jelly bro.
There's no Document Viewer app??? it's in stock! I can view pdf, microsoft word, without needing to download 3rd party app.
Show widget before lockscreen seems not working in both CM official and jelly bro.
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It may be in stock, but is not in AOSP.
Plenty of apps on the market for it, which is how we justify not adding one.
adrynalyne said:
It may be in stock, but is not in AOSP.
Plenty of apps on the market for it, which is how we justify not adding one.
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Speaking of that, does anyone know what document viewer the stock Nexus uses, and if there is an Play App, or APK I can install on CM10 that is the same.
I have Documents to Go, but I'm wondering what the Stock nexus one is.
I've added this to the spreadsheet as CM10 not having one, so if we know which app the Stock has I can put that on the spreadsheet.
Thanks.
Just wondering what vanir AOSP means and also what commotio means? Anyone? Thanks!
www.google.com
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www.google.com
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Thanks for your intellectual response...I tried... and there is nothing that says what exactly it is...do you know? Or you browse XDA all day to be a ****
Your Google must be broke then because I get all kinds of relevant threads when searching either phrase.. Throw the word Nexus in there and BINGO at least double the threads. Do you have common sense or do you browse XDA to be spoon fed?
Vanir is a rom developer team that makes custom roms based on aosp..commotio is probably a guy or another team that develops roms based of vanir's custom rom..
try looking at rootzwiki
it was the third search result after typing 'vanir aosp' lolz
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Your Google must be broke then because I get all kinds of relevant threads when searching either phrase.. Throw the word Nexus in there and BINGO at least double the threads. Do you have common sense or do you browse XDA to be spoon fed?
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AndyGnex said:
Vanir is a rom developer team that makes custom roms based on aosp..commotio is probably a guy or another team that develops roms based of vanir's custom rom..
try looking at rootzwiki
it was the third search result after typing 'vanir aosp' lolz
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Thanks for the responses.... Maybe I should have been more specific in my question...I knew that there was a team vanir and they make ROMs my question really was what's the difference between a vanir ROM and a regular AOSP ROM...do they use different code? Cherry picks? Is there any difference at all? Anyway thanks for the help but when i googled it i saw nothing in any OP that defined what exactly Vanir meant...like if it was just the name of their rom or if it were certain code cherry picked for speed and/or performance....wasn't looking for disrespectful answers .....was looking for any answer or clue....and I know how to Google stuff thanks
I read up until "what's the difference between a vanir ROM and a regular AOSP ROM" and stopped.
LET ME COPY/PASTE THAT FOR YOU!
Features
Based off of AOSP Jelly Bean 4.1.2, with hybrid 4.2 parts (pretty much what's been released to aosp so far)
Super fast, lean, and optimized
Rooted & Busybox
SuperSU - Chainfire
PopcornKernel 11.8.2
Init.d/build.prop/cron/sysctl Tweaks
Beats 5.1 - Not your mother's beats!
CM T9 Dialer
Sped up nav key glow
Androcom's Speaker Proximity App (Phone -> Settings -> Speaker Proximity)
Lighter, meaner, Launcher
Battery % icon option (Settings -> Display -> Battery Percentage)
Extended Reboot Menu (with Safe Mode)
Tethering enabled
Mitch's optimized gps.conf
Debloated < 100MB ROM (before gapps)
Optimized images + zip aligned + cleaned up scripts
AOKP's Toggles
Ported CM9 NavBar Customization
CM's File Manager and DeskClock
Vanir config files - type vanir in terminal emulator for a usage guide
Safe Headset Volume
Volume Rocker Wake/Volume Rocker Music Controls
Automatic Backlight Settings
Lock screen shortcuts (CM)
Fast torch
Statusbar clock customization
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I read up until "what's the difference between a vanir ROM and a regular AOSP ROM" and stopped.
LET ME COPY/PASTE THAT FOR YOU!
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Lol you get THAT mad when a novice asks a question...IN THE Q&A forum?!?!?!?! Why are you so upset with yourself? You didn't have to answer my question....yet for some reason you felt the ABSOLUTE NEED to be a douche nozzle....its quite funny wiredasspirate we are having a good laugh over here
Everyone has the obligation to put in their due diligence to learn. XDA isn't a learning forum or it would be titled xdaAnswers.
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This thread is full of flaming and honestly is only gonna get worse.
If you want to know the difference, install both and see which one you like
Hello there,
First of all its great to see PA 4+ for our i9305, Thanks to the developers
there are several issues i wanted to tell the i9305 device maintainers of this rom.
- Pie does not show up after enable immersive mode
- Peek is not yet present in the rom i guess, couldnt find it
- Lightbulb is not working (cant enable flash light, gives some error)
I noticed that the good old customizable PA rom is changed a lot. for example we cant add more quick settings tiles in the notification panel
and there are no other settings to customize throughout the rom. its pretty standard from what it looks like. i hope this changes with the further coming development.
overall good job
You will need to take these issues up with your maintainer, in your device section.
Peek is not public source yet, so unless you are running a build done by the PA-Legacy team, you dont get peek at all
for the customizations, read the change log thread, as it literally covers every feature of the rom and how to use it. 'If it isn't in the change log thread, it doesn't exist in the build'
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You will need to take these issues up with your maintainer, in your device section.
Peek is not public source yet, so unless you are running a build done by the PA-Legacy team, you dont get peek at all
for the customizations, read the change log thread, as it literally covers every feature of the rom and how to use it. 'If it isn't in the change log thread, it doesn't exist in the build'
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I understand, thanks :thumbup:
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My wife has the Galaxy S3 (AT&T) and I have the Galaxy S3 (Sprint). I've googled for best ROMs, but not everyone has the same criteria to judge 'best'. I'm looking for the best ROM with the following features (numbered most to least important) that supports both of our phones:
High Stability (bug-free)
Compact size (minimal bloatware)
Active development (support)
Good battery life
Good Performance
Recommendations would be much appreciated. Please specify why you recommend a particular ROM. Thanks in advance.
flroots said:
My wife has the Galaxy S3 (AT&T) and I have the Galaxy S3 (Sprint). I've googled for best ROMs, but not everyone has the same criteria to judge 'best'. I'm looking for the best ROM with the following features (numbered most to least important) that supports both of our phones:
High Stability (bug-free)
Compact size (minimal bloatware)
Active development (support)
Good battery life
Good Performance
Recommendations would be much appreciated. Please specify why you recommend a particular ROM. Thanks in advance.
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well i would say the custom TouchWiz roms for your sprint one i don't know about the AT&T one though........
Anyone else?
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Anyone else?
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Use the at&t and sprint s3 android development forums.
Check the titles for TW VS aosp, os version, blah, blah.
Read the Ops for specifics.
I also look for roms with a lot of chatter in the thread, and roms that appear to be regularly updated.
The problem with ur question is that if u get 20 answers you'll get 17 different roms...
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g_money said:
Use the at&t and sprint s3 android development forums.
Check the titles for TW VS aosp, os version, blah, blah.
Read the Ops for specifics.
I also look for roms with a lot of chatter in the thread, and roms that appear to be regularly updated.
The problem with ur question is that if u get 20 answers you'll get 17 different roms...
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Thanks. I have been doing something like that. With respect to my Sprint (L710) variant I have installed and tested these four:
SlimKat (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2400593)
modified Stock (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2741413)
CM11 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2030660)
Gummy (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563973)
Do they represent a good cross section of available ROMs or am I missing a bunch of good ones? In particular, I disqualified the second option since several apps couldn't write to extsdcard even though I have installed and executed SDFix. SDFix is not required for the first option and it does everything I want. I also tried CM11, but it seems to have more bloatware than SlimKat and no obvious advantages. Gummy kept giving me FC's on various gapps apps. In summary SlimKat has floated to the top. My only complaint is that I had to tweak the dpi, but the texdroider app fixed that. What are some good options that I'm overlooking?
flroots said:
Thanks. I have been doing something like that. With respect to my Sprint (L710) variant I have installed and tested these four:
SlimKat (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2400593)
modified Stock (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2741413)
CM11 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2030660)
Gummy (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2563973)
Do they represent a good cross section of available ROMs or am I missing a bunch of good ones? In particular, I disqualified the second option since several apps couldn't write to extsdcard even though I have installed and executed SDFix. SDFix is not required for the first option and it does everything I want. I also tried CM11, but it seems to have more bloatware than SlimKat and no obvious advantages. Gummy kept giving me FC's on various gapps apps. In summary SlimKat has floated to the top. My only complaint is that I had to tweak the dpi, but the texdroider app fixed that. What are some good options that I'm overlooking?
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on the TW side there is Wicked X 8.0/Barebones and Tribute rom and AOSP you can try CarbonRom or some of the newer roms like Broken OS, GrapheneROM a optimized CarbonRom, Spirit Rom, TMS3-Dark_Droid-3
6th_Hokage said:
on the TW side there is Wicked X 8.0/Barebones and Tribute rom and AOSP you can try CarbonRom or some of the newer roms like Broken OS, GrapheneROM a optimized CarbonRom, Spirit Rom, TMS3-Dark_Droid-3
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Thanks. I'll check those out. I forgot to mention, but another criteria is that any candidate ROM must be available on both the Sprint and AT&T variant of the Galaxy S3. I've eliminated quite a few on that basis.
Update: Based on a bit of Googling it appears as follows:
Wicked X -> Sprint only
Tribute ROM -> Sprint only
Carbon ROM -> both Sprint and AT&T
Based on that I'll investigate Carbon ROM and if it seems appropriate, give it a try. I just checked out Carbon ROM for Sprint. It appears the forum petered out back in February and the download links are broken. Think I'll pass on that one. Also, I hesitate to try the newer ones you mentioned since my most important criteria is stability (ie, bug free). Thanks again.
flroots said:
Based on that I'll investigate Carbon ROM and if it seems appropriate, give it a try. I just checked out Carbon ROM for Sprint. It appears the forum petered out back in February and the download links are broken. Think I'll pass on that one. Also, I hesitate to try the newer ones you mentioned since my most important criteria is stability (ie, bug free). Thanks again.
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Keep in mind there are quite a few ROMs (including Carbon) for our device, that are very active on Google+ and not here.
I would say broken os rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-sprint/development/4-4-4-brokenos-t2890496
mattzeller said:
Keep in mind there are quite a few ROMs (including Carbon) for our device, that are very active on Google+ and not here.
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Thanks. I'll keep that in mind.
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I would say broken os rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3-sprint/development/4-4-4-brokenos-t2890496
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Thanks. I'm trying BrokenOS. So far it seems fine, but I haven't noticed many differences from SlimKat. Can you offer any pros or cons that would help me decide?
I do see that it offers both the Nova and Google Now launchers. Nova has an extensive settings page which includes a handy backup and restore feature. I can't find anything similar with Google Now? I can't even change the grid (icons per row and column). Am I missing something?
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Thanks. I'm trying BrokenOS. So far it seems fine, but I haven't noticed many differences from SlimKat. Can you offer any pros or cons that would help me decide?
I do see that it offers both the Nova and Google Now launchers. Nova has an extensive settings page which includes a handy backup and restore feature. I can't find anything similar with Google Now? I can't even change the grid (icons per row and column). Am I missing something?
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I'm pretty sure the base of the rom is based off of slim not sure though. Well broken os is very smooth and fast never had any force closes battery life is great on it.
For the Google launcher it doesn't have anything really you can customize. So no you aren't missing anything there. I would say to use nova.
CarbonRom is back up here is the link for the D2LTE which will work for both your S3's and here is the Change Log if you want to check it out.....
Thisismyringtone said:
I'm pretty sure the base of the rom is based off of slim not sure though. Well broken os is very smooth and fast never had any force closes battery life is great on it.
For the Google launcher it doesn't have anything really you can customize. So no you aren't missing anything there. I would say to use nova.
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Thanks. That helps.
6th_Hokage said:
CarbonRom is back up here is the link for the D2LTE which will work for both your S3's and here is the Change Log if you want to check it out.....
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Thanks. I see your link if for Nightlies. As mentioned, my first criteria is stability so I'm probably not interested in them. Is there an operational site with a stable version?
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Thanks. I see your link if for Nightlies. As mentioned, my first criteria is stability so I'm probably not interested in them. Is there an operational site with a stable version?
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That's the official site.....the reason they are nightlies is because the developers add and remove features all the time it's in the channel log..but the basic functions of the phone always work.....so they are stable nightlies....
Thanks for all the feedback. I've tentatively selected SlimKat. It's the slimmest of all tested and seems fully functional. BrokenOS seemed nice as well, but it was slightly less slim, much less active development, and didn't offer any noticeable advantages. I'd still be interested in recommendations. As mentioned, a candidate must be available for both the Sprint and AT&T variant.
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That's the official site.....the reason they are nightlies is because the developers add and remove features all the time it's in the channel log..but the basic functions of the phone always work.....so they are stable nightlies....
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Thanks. I had some time this morning, so I installed the latest Carbon ROM nightly. Here are my comments so far based upon limited testing:
Closer to stock than SlimKat (eg, dpi, icon size, etc)
Google Now toolbar top of all home screens
Calendar not included in ROM nor gapps (so installed Google Calendar from Play Store)
Titanium Backup Pro complained about installed SuperSU (so flashed Update-SuperSU by Chainfire)
SuperSU app tends to hang (temporarily clear via reboot)
Several icons appear on Lock Screen (they seem to taken from notification screen)
Fully functional so far (with exception of SuperSU)
Less slim than SlimKat (Nandroid 951MB vs 783MB)
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My wife has the Galaxy S3 (AT&T) and I have the Galaxy S3 (Sprint). I've googled for best ROMs, but not everyone has the same criteria to judge 'best'. I'm looking for the best ROM with the following features (numbered most to least important) that supports both of our phones:
High Stability (bug-free)
Compact size (minimal bloatware)
Active development (support)
Good battery life
Good Performance
Recommendations would be much appreciated. Please specify why you recommend a particular ROM. Thanks in advance.
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You see...that is the problem...BEST can only ever be opinion...they are all the BEST for the people using them if you check the individual development threads.
Battery performance will vary from user to user....ROMs have little to no effect on battery performance...it is how you set up the kernel and your usage/preferences/signal and such that affect it..not the ROM.
You can only learn about stability by reading the development thread. There may be an app or dirty flash or lemon phone that makes something unstable for one person and not for the other 1000's of users of that ROM..and maybe that one guy comments here and not the other 1000.
Again performance is kernel related and the settings in the kernel....learn how to ajust your kernel settings mostly through trial and error.
Active development...you just need to check the first page of the development section...the ones on the top page with most replies are the most active.
So that leaves compact in size...search through them for the words debloated and look at the download size.
The rest will be mostly opinion and things you will need to learn by trial and error.
Googling for best ROMs will turn up garbage as again there is no baseline...did everyone start with a clean flash? Was the download good? Is there decision for BEST based on ludicrous items like color? Included launcher? You may as well be asking what's the best curtains to use in my living room? You will get everything from price, to color, to thermal blocking, to texture, to cleanability.....all relative to the person using them.
Hope this helps and explains why you will never find a useful best rom thread and kudos for actually listing some criteria.
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You see...that is the problem...BEST can only ever be opinion...they are all the BEST for the people using them if you check the individual development threads.
Battery performance will vary from user to user....ROMs have little to no effect on battery performance...it is how you set up the kernel and your usage/preferences/signal and such that affect it..not the ROM.
You can only learn about stability by reading the development thread. There may be an app or dirty flash or lemon phone that makes something unstable for one person and not for the other 1000's of users of that ROM..and maybe that one guy comments here and not the other 1000.
Again performance is kernel related and the settings in the kernel....learn how to ajust your kernel settings mostly through trial and error.
Active development...you just need to check the first page of the development section...the ones on the top page with most replies are the most active.
So that leaves compact in size...search through them for the words debloated and look at the download size.
The rest will be mostly opinion and things you will need to learn by trial and error.
Googling for best ROMs will turn up garbage as again there is no baseline...did everyone start with a clean flash? Was the download good? Is there decision for BEST based on ludicrous items like color? Included launcher? You may as well be asking what's the best curtains to use in my living room? You will get everything from price, to color, to thermal blocking, to texture, to cleanability.....all relative to the person using them.
Hope this helps and explains why you will never find a useful best rom thread and kudos for actually listing some criteria.
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Thanks. I understand what you are saying, however, I have found the comments to be useful especially in terms of narrowing down the number of candidates to evaluate. In the final analysis, I must do my own research. At the moment, my personal favorite is SlimKat and I use it as a baseline for comparing others.