Back story: My OP3 has been running Pie for a while and I'm not impressed. The phone lags unless I force close a bunch of apps, it gets hot, and the battery dies. I'm running all the same apps I ran on Oreo and Nougat before it. Im retiring my OP3 and when I do I want to revert its firmware to an older, more stable version.
I don't care about security updates and it doesn't matter to me if I'm on Android 9 or 6. Im looking for performance mostly for things like Android Auto, google maps, etc, GPS and WiFi.
What do you recommend? Is there a firmware that is widely regarded as "best overall"? A search on the OP forums had a couple people say OOS 5.0.8 (the last 8.0 update before Pie) but Im wondering if maybe Android 7 or even 6 might be smoother / faster. I don't mind using older firmwares if I get better speed / performance.
pileot said:
Back story: My OP3 has been running Pie for a while and I'm not impressed. The phone lags unless I force close a bunch of apps, it gets hot, and the battery dies. I'm running all the same apps I ran on Oreo and Nougat before it. Im retiring my OP3 and when I do I want to revert its firmware to an older, more stable version.
I don't care about security updates and it doesn't matter to me if I'm on Android 9 or 6. Im looking for performance mostly for things like Android Auto, google maps, etc, GPS and WiFi.
What do you recommend? Is there a firmware that is widely regarded as "best overall"? A search on the OP forums had a couple people say OOS 5.0.8 (the last 8.0 update before Pie) but Im wondering if maybe Android 7 or even 6 might be smoother / faster. I don't mind using older firmwares if I get better speed / performance.
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Stock ROM comes with its own firmware which would be the best for that version of ROM. So if you are going to flash stock OOS, simply flash the full ROM. Don't flash a different firmware unless you have an issue and it is advised.
The creators of custom ROMs themselves state in their ROM threads which firmware is suitable for their ROM. Stick to that and don't flash another firmware unless you have an issue and are advised to do so.
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Ok so now I'm rooted and I'm not installing OTAs, but where does that leave my phone? I read all the root information in the stickies and they say to get new ROMs once they become available, but where should I be following these new ROMs? Is there some place I can check every day or so often to discover if the latest OS version has a ROM? I think this is important information especially concerning security updates and such that may be included in the latest versions of Android. Perhaps this information (such as where to get the latest ROMs or even who is working on them or even what the latest version of the operating system that will work on an evo) is deserving of a sticky.
Thanks a lot for any help. Now that I am rooted I don't want to fall behind in important updates. I even heard the latest OTA for Evo has Swype. (I have a version, but even so...)
Some ROMs have built in updaters like Fresh, Myns and others I can't remember. Also I believe the paid version of rom manager has a updater.
The best though is to bookmark the thread where you got your rom and check it every so often.
I wouldn't worry about daily updates, even the best dev will only update every couple weeks.
Also most of the sense based roms will update a day or two after a OTA update. ASOP are in their own category and generally update when Google or cyanogen release something new.
Did the G3 even get 4.4.4 ?
Just searched for the term 4.4.4 but not a lot showed up in the results. Not had this G3 long, still not sure I even like it after coming from a Nexus 4 with 2 years trouble-free usage, the lag from this G3 occasionally annoys me and I feel like going back to my Nexus 4.
This is, I value xposed framework, app compatibility, and stability more than just having the latest thing. Lollipop isn't bad, chupa chups(?) Is great but not enough to give up the above.
Another thing, I still don't have any updates showing up in software updates, on 4.4.2 UK 855 G3 on 3 network, only LG ones.
So, are there any decent 4.4.4 ROMs? And would a dirty flash over 4.4.2 be OK?
Many thanks for any help.
John.
There are, as of now, no stock or custom 4.4.4 based ROMs. LG skipped 4.4.4 and went from 4.2.2(or 4.4.2, please correct me if I'm wrong)->5.0.
Went straight from 4.4.2 to 5.0
Theres the cloudyg3 rom (the previous version of the rom is kitkat) but with no further development since it went to lollipop.
You have to go with the upgrades ,i dont like myself LL but we have to move forward
I appreciate that we cannot dwell in the past but Lollipop on G3 just ain't ready for primetime, and could be many updates away from getting there. Kitkit runs better than most admit, has the best compatibility, best battery life, and has xposed.
With some tweaks, scripts installed such as the mem script, and lots of bloat removed or disabled, KitKat runs really well. And I believe there can be more done to it, more tweaks, more bloat disabled - I still see quite a few apps running that could possibly be removed.
Hello! I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to updating firmware and I've heard that it's really easy to brick your device if you screw it up so I want to ask some questions before I dive in.
From what i've gathered, this is the right place to get the latest firmware and flashing instructions. Do I need to flash the full firmware if I'm not planning on using a stock/Sense ROM? Would it matter either way?
I'm on CM 10.2 now and was thinking about checking out the latest CM 12 nightly or maybe one of the Lollipop GPE ROMs. I don't think I'll be going to a Sense ROM.
P.S. I've had this phone since August 2013 and have never updates the firmware.
JGress said:
Hello! I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to updating firmware and I've heard that it's really easy to brick your device if you screw it up so I want to ask some questions before I dive in.
From what i've gathered, this is the right place to get the latest firmware and flashing instructions. Do I need to flash the full firmware if I'm not planning on using a stock/Sense ROM? Would it matter either way?
I'm on CM 10.2 now and was thinking about checking out the latest CM 12 nightly or maybe one of the Lollipop GPE ROMs. I don't think I'll be going to a Sense ROM.
P.S. I've had this phone since August 2013 and have never updates the firmware.
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HTC has not released a lollipop version of the stock ROM yet, so there is technically no "lollipop firmware" yet. With the most recent firmware which accompanied the 4.4.3 OTA version, you can still run a lollipop ROM but it seems like a lot of people experience errors with them. Maybe it has more to do with bugs in 5.0.x since lollipop has not been out that long yet rather than outdated firmware, i really don't know. But I am on the most recent firmware and had the now infamous "can't send more than 1 SMS per boot" problem, so I rolled back to stock after a week or two. Either way, you are very, very out of date with your firmware. The level of risk associated with updating it probably isn't as high as you have been lead to think. Just follow the commands in the thread you posted exactly. I have done it many times and my phone has never been bricked.
As for your question as to whether or not it matter if you are not using stock or Sense, yes it still does. AOSP ROMs like CM or GPE still are designed to work with the phone's firmware. CM11 or 12 is intended to work with whatever firmware is out by the time the ROM is being compiled.
I have a device that has an android 10 stock rom on it which I want to root, but I only have the most recent rom to flash. Google turned up a lot of comments about the battery life being much worse from the start of 2021 when one ui 3 was released on the android 11 roms. Is that still a thing or will battery life be the same as it is now?
Also, can anyone tell me where I can dl old stock roms? Frija only seems to let me dl the most recent?
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I have a device that has an android 10 stock rom on it which I want to root, but I only have the most recent rom to flash. Google turned up a lot of comments about the battery life being much worse from the start of 2021 when one ui 3 was released on the android 11 roms. Is that still a thing or will battery life be the same as it is now?
Also, can anyone tell me where I can dl old stock roms? Frija only seems to let me dl the most recent?
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sammobile or Z3X are both trustworthy options. Neither are free.
I am currently on 12.0.0.6
Which is the best stock rom to update to?
Is there any disadvantages using the latest?
Whatever the last version of MIUI 12.5 (A11) is for your region. It's all downhill after 13 (A12), particularly in terms of battery life.
Also, please let us know if you're still able to update the easy way. Since Xiaomi ended support for this device, I haven't been able to manually install any new stock roms via the updater app. Doing so causes the app to crash. And the app no longer auto-detects newer roms, even though they exist.
OTA updated to 12..0.0.6 and does not find any other ROM.
So thats why I am looking to which ROM I am updating to.
Is there any difference on photo quality between different ROMs?
No difference.