Hi guys, need your help. I am coming over from the iPhone. Just ordered a used S3 for my first Android phone and very excited.
It should arrive this week and I would like to have it rooted. I would like to also install the latest stable Cyanogenmod release for this phone. Is it 10.2?
I have never rooted a phone or loaded any roms. I am having trouble finding the CM rom that's the latest most stable one. I just see a bunch of different names and have no clue which one I need. Can you guys recommend something?
Can someone point me in the right direction? I would like something quick, good battery life, and good for a daily driver. I saw a youtube video that showed Cyanogenmod as most closest to stock and very stable.
I would really appreciate your help. thanks in advance
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746665
That's a one-stop shop for S3, rooting and flashing custom recovery. Check that thread and follow the instructions there. You need to root your phone first and then flash a custom recovery like TWRP, before you can flash Custom ROM's like CM 10.2
Yes CM 10.2 is the latest version of CM with Android 4.3. CM 11 with 4.4 Kitkat is also in for S3, but dont expect it to be stable.
Also, release that there are lots of ROM's based on CM source, so they should work fine too. There are other very good custom ROM's like Carbon, Paranoid Android etc which offer unique features, while there are hybrid ROM's that combine features from all these. You need to try different ones to see what works best for you.
Also, refer to this video and others from that channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJss1_dZZeY
I suggest you take time to read, then take time to try all the roms here, as they are all good.
As we do not encourage arguments over which rom is best or is "most stable" I am going to close this thread, please take time to read what is being offered in the development areas, and welcome to android phones.
I've run Schischu ROMS on both my SM-T800 and SM-T805 for a while, I have read he does not update its ROMS anymore. malosasha took over Schischu for Android 7.0, but this version is not smooth enough for me at the moment.
Which are the best AOSP (simple and Nexus-Like) ROMS? I know a lot of dev like to tweak and give fancy names to their ROMS, but I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who wants a clean and lightweight ROM.
Any suggestion and/or ROM comparison?
Thanks!
Hello everyone,
I would like to know what is the best rom between Paranoid, lineageOS and OMNI?
Stock
Too open ended of a question. Unless one of them is missing a function you really need, or has (a) critical bug(s), they're all good in their own way.
TomEighty15 said:
Hello everyone,
I would like to know what is the best rom between Paranoid, lineageOS and OMNI?
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for me smoothness is very important and in that case omni is the best choice for me.
btw if you can't choose just try them all and use them for a couple of days. when you have found the one you like just flash that and you are all done
Cheers.
Jim
Omni is the clear winner. It's smoother than stock. My opinion ofcourse.
I've tried Lineage, Paranoid Android, etc... Nothing beats Omni. And the support is also great.
Carbon is only in testing, and GPS is broken (should be fixed soon) but I think you should give it a try
I'm searching a stable ROM, on Android 7, or 8.1, i don't really know what is the difference, but I like to custom my phone, but i need a good battery, I tried Résurrection Remix with some kernels but it don't get a good battery, but I really like this ROM, btw, I tested omni ROM and nitrogen OS but I can't custom m'y phone as I want... I dont know if somebody can help me but it will be cool.
Thanks
I'mnotverycleversry
I'mnotverycleversry said:
I'm searching a stable ROM, on Android 7, or 8.1, i don't really know what is the difference, but I like to custom my phone, but i need a good battery, I tried Résurrection Remix with some kernels but it don't get a good battery, but I really like this ROM, btw, I tested omni ROM and nitrogen OS but I can't custom m'y phone as I want... I dont know if somebody can help me but it will be cool.
Thanks
I'mnotverycleversry
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If you are not very particular about having bells and whistles, then I would recommend Vertex Nougat. It is very smooth, fast and very battery friendly.
tnsmani said:
If you are not very particular about having bells and whistles, then I would recommend Vertex Nougat. It is very smooth, fast and very battery friendly.
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Ok, thanks you, I'll check it, I got my Oneplus yersterday so I don't know if i need to flash gapps, which version I mean, same for Magisk, I have the 15.3 version, but I don't know if I can keep it
Thanks again.
P.S: I always listen music, so Resurection Remix on 8.1 was very good for me, I had the audio effector on the lockscreen, and I really liked it...
I'mnotverycleversry said:
I'm searching a stable ROM, on Android 7, or 8.1, i don't really know what is the difference, but I like to custom my phone, but i need a good battery, I tried Résurrection Remix with some kernels but it don't get a good battery, but I really like this ROM, btw, I tested omni ROM and nitrogen OS but I can't custom m'y phone as I want... I dont know if somebody can help me but it will be cool.
Thanks
I'mnotverycleversry
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If you want Nougat - go with Paranoid Android. Never had any issues whatsoever.
When it comes to Oreo, I tried some other ROMs and Resurrection Remix is what runs the best in my opinion, on the OnePlus 3, at least.
Shadow Waffle said:
If you want Nougat - go with Paranoid Android. Never had any issues whatsoever.
When it comes to Oreo, I tried some other ROMs and Resurrection Remix is what runs the best in my opinion, on the OnePlus 3, at least.
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Yes I know, but the battery is not good on it... Is it just a
bug ?
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Yes I know, but the battery is not good on it... Is it just a
bug ?
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Could be. I did a fresh install of RR and it's flawless. Battery life is even better than on Oxygen OS.
I can't recommend AOSP Extended when it comes to my experience though. It kept stuttering even when configuring GApps.
Nitrogen os 8.1 stock kernel. Perfect rom!
Super smooth , great batterylife and alot customizations! Love this rom
I'm using Z-Unleashed - it's probably the best ROM I've used with any phone. I can't vouch for the battery life though since I use always on display and my phone is pretty old now.
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Yes I know, but the battery is not good on it... Is it just a
bug ?
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Battery life is not something you can judge by others use as it is device, locations and use dependent.
I love custom ROMs and, I hate the limitations that OxygenOS sets. But, I'm on OxygenOS because this is the only way that you can get the most out of this device. All the other Oreo ROMs are unfortunately not as snappy as OxygenOS. But, if you guys happened to know a ROM which has fast fingerprint, good performance (or a kernel to flash on a ROM), that'd be awesome!
My recommendation is vertex OS. Overall not too much settings but from my point of view already enough and very snappy also compared to Oxygen.
Until now just for Nougat available. It's under development, ETA unknown. If you are willing to wait this is a very good option to go.
Paranoid android and Sultanxda's cyanogenmod 14.1 are great roms, vertex os is also snappy. I would leave oreo alone for now, they are some great roms but not as polished as aformentioned.