Best Rom option advise request. - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

Hi! We previously owned rooted droidx phones, and still are on vanilla Verizon s3s.
I've been looking at Rom options, and figured I'd ask advise.
Here us what I'd like, ideally:
The latest jellybean leak and radio
The volume increase mod from the international s3s ( Can that even be done on the 1535?)
The cpu phone sleep mod, and the battery level cpu speed mod to maximize battery life.
Scrolling home wallpaper (Like what our old droid x phones had.)
The new camera feature with the multi picture stitch capability.
We'll also be rooting, so we can use the wireless ps3 controller app.
So all things considered, I was looking at cleanrom.... does that seem like the best choice? Is everything working in it with the latest leak?
Thanks for any advise!
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Gareee said:
Hi! We previously owned rooted droidx phones, and still are on vanilla Verizon s3s.
I've been looking at Rom options, and figured I'd ask advise.
Here us what I'd like, ideally:
The latest jellybean leak and radio
The volume increase mod from the international s3s ( Can that even be done on the 1535?)
The cpu phone sleep mod, and the battery level cpu speed mod to maximize battery life.
Scrolling home wallpaper (Like what our old droid x phones had.)
The new camera feature with the multi picture stitch capability.
CleanRom is always a good choice. I've been running Scotts Roms since HTC Rezound. Beans custom roms are also great. Both have updated to newest JB leak and have the volume increase mod. Except CR LE. It's a great rom but barebones. Both use Aroma installer and I believe they both give the option for the scrollable wallpaper. As far as the camera, the 4.2 camera is flashable from recovery. Sorry idont have a link. Hope this helps.
We'll also be rooting, so we can use the wireless ps3 controller app.
So all things considered, I was looking at cleanrom.... does that seem like the best choice? Is everything working in it with the latest leak?
Thanks for any advise!
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CleanRom is always a good choice. I've been running Scotts Roms since HTC Rezound. Beans custom roms are also great. Both have updated to newest JB leak and have the volume increase mod. Except CR LE. It's a great rom but barebones. Both use Aroma installer and I believe they both give the option for the scrollable wallpaper. As far as the camera, the 4.2 camera is flashable from recovery. Sorry idont have a link. Hope this helps.

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[Q] Whats the best ROM for i9020T

Dear friends,
I have Nexus S on t-mobile ICS 4.0.4, i would like to know which one is the best of best room for my phone.
I want a rom that i can count on and theme.
i have found two of theme here on site..
1) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1483033
2) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1425344
Which one can i use for my t-mobile i9020t
Well, everyone will like a different ROM. This is mostly a personal question and you will have to test a few before you decide which one you like more.
Bedalus benchmarks might tip the scale:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481856
Now, if you ask me, I really like MIUIXperience since it offers nice theming over MIUI (loving Xperia launcher and other stuff). Haven't had any problems with it (except for some known bugs that the DEV is working on).
koush isnt making roms, not for the nexus s at least. you probably meant cm9, which is not koushes work. plus there are many more roms out in the dev section, some are more popular than the roms that you listed.
Where is Bugless Beast on poll!?
Like stated previously, it is all completely up to you. Just try them all until you find the one you like
I'll tell you about my experiences though with CyberGR v10 (previous ROM) and Bugless Beast (current ROM):
CyberGR was great but there were too may mods I didn't personally need. Also, different applications would lag at times like email, facebook, or even the T9 dialer (sometimes it would up to 5 seconds to pull up my dialer and contacts which was ultra annoying). I tried many different kernels and overclocking options but it still lagged or even rebooted. Thus I decided to change.
I switched to Bugless Beast and I am very happy with it as my daily driver. It is very simple mod and close to stock ICS and I just applied my own additional modifications to suit my needs like the kernel change to support BLN, BLD, and voodoo. This ROM is very snappy, has a great battery life, and everything works as far as I know even with my modifications.
May I ask, how do you edit the image files of a custom rom to remove few applications and change the language files
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Stock
What do you mean by stock?
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nullbesign said:
What do you mean by stock?
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stock is stock.....
It means the "factory" ROM...GB or ICS , exactly like released by Google..
Hi, does the factory rom or custom rom has long battery life?
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CleanRom 2.3 or CM10 nigthly? can't decide.

I would like to know which one performs best or if its based on preference. I know the developers have made an outstanding job making these roms but I can't decide on wich one. Comments and opinions are highly appreciated!
itrof61 said:
I would like to know which one performs best or if its based on preference. I know the developers have made an outstanding job making these roms but I can't decide on wich one. Comments and opinions are highly appreciated!
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Here is my short opinion:
Performance=about the same
Stable=Cleanrom(zero bug for me), CM10=buggy.
Features=CM10 (more bells and whistles
So if you just want a stable fast rom then use Cleanrom with Clemsy Kernel and data2sd...you're flying.
If you want to play with feature sets (looking for cool things) then go with CM10
What kind of cool things?
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Thanks!!
sai561 said:
What kind of cool things?
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Like vol button control camera zoom in/out...Currently, not much, since there are many bugs, but the goal for CM10 here is (once all the bugs are done), to have all the bells and whistles (like stuff on note2 may be implement here). For Cleanrom the OP would like to stick to STOCK as much as possible.
I had Baked Bean a long time and decided to try CleanRom 2.3 and did so by first updating my hboot via the official jb. Changed kernel to Clemsyn's build 22 and boy my tab is flying! Turned Forced GPU rendering on too and its blazing performance wise. Baked beans got more customizing for you. Bit I'll stick with this setup for a while.
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Clemsyns kernel can be used with cleanrom 2.3 right?
Im asking because it says cm10 version in the tread.
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Clemsyns kernel can be used with cleanrom 2.3 right?
Im asking because it says cm10 version in the tread.
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Here ya go Click this ones for cleanrom 2.3
Cleanrom zero bugs here.
OK, here is a question. Is there a difference between stock and non-stock roms in how the device deals with the keyboard dock?
Also, non-stock will be missing the ASUS customized settings, correct? So what does that mean for the screen saver, dock-unlock, system performance settings, touchpad options, etc?
GaryParr said:
OK, here is a question. Is there a difference between stock and non-stock roms in how the device deals with the keyboard dock?
Also, non-stock will be missing the ASUS customized settings, correct? So what does that mean for the screen saver, dock-unlock, system performance settings, touchpad options, etc?
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Clean Rom has everything (apps / user settings) just as stock.
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Clean Rom has everything (apps / user settings) just as stock.
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Right, because it is based on stock. I was more asking about non-stock such as CM, AOSP or AOKP.
GaryParr said:
OK, here is a question. Is there a difference between stock and non-stock roms in how the device deals with the keyboard dock?
Also, non-stock will be missing the ASUS customized settings, correct? So what does that mean for the screen saver, dock-unlock, system performance settings, touchpad options, etc?
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To answer your question:
1. Yes, in that the CM/AOSP/AOKP ROMs do not properly support most keyboard shortcut keys, and some of them do funky things with the volume keys on the tablet as well.
2. Non-stock ROMs: No screen saver; dock unlock works fine, but see point 1 above. System performance settings: some work more or less okay, others do not. CPU scaling seems unreliable. Brightness settings varies as well: some report the highest brightness available being Super IPS+, others say the highest brightness is significantly less bright than that. I have no other light meters available than those that Nature gave me (meh ), so I wouldn't be able to definitively tell you. The touchpad cannot be disabled on non-stock ROMs (which is THE most important dealbreaker for me). Sound sometimes is funky as well.
I'm very happy with CleanROM (except for those dodgy notifications).
How big of a difference in speed and fluidity is there between stock JB and CleanROM 2.3?
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How big of a difference in speed and fluidity is there between stock JB and CleanROM 2.3?
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I do not believe in benchmarking (far too artificial), so I do not have hard numbers for you. On stock JB, I still saw I/O issues, even when transferring relatively small files. I transferred over 6 GB of files yesterday (e-books, specifically, lots of 'em) and it was fast -- the pauses have been reduced to very, very minor instances on CleanROM 2.3.
Fluidity... Very subjective. I was blown away by the smoothness of CleanROM 2.2, and told Scott I did not believe he could further improve on that. He just smiled. He did it again with 2.3 -- he has made some incredible strides. I haven't tried the latest and greatest ASUS stock JB ROM, however -- it might have improved on fluidity significantly. The only way to tell is to test it yourself.
My expectation, based on experience with the stock ROMs: they're built more for reliability than for speed or fluidity (relatively speaking), so I'm not even considering letting CleanROM go.
Hope it helps, even if a tiny bit.
Thanks! Yes it does. I'm picking up the 64gb next week so I guess I can just install the JB stock first before I switch over to CleanROM.
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I can just install the JB stock first before I switch over to CleanROM.
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NO! WRONG WRONG WRONG!
You're not actually wrong at all about the upgrade/rom sequence you should flash but I wanted to make sure I had your attention. I don't know how much you've scoured the forums, but for the love of god use NVFlash before you install any updates, linked here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1901479
This essentially makes a device-specific backup that can be restored no matter what you do to the device software-wise. As the thread points out, it is an absolute failsafe against any and all softbricks.
This process is incompatible with the bootloader packaged with stock JB, so it's essential that you use NVFlash first. You can use the backup you'll create with the new bootloader once you do upgrade, but you won't be able to make one in the first place if you OTA first. If you don't do this before JB and something goes awry with flashing, you're totally out of luck. Especially with the warranty you're giving up.
In summary you'll want to go:
NVFlash -> Stock JB -> CleanRom
Sorry for the drama I neglected to do this before JB, and I'm still kicking myself. I also realize there's a solid chance you know all of this already and are rolling your eyes at the three-post junior member right now. I figure the risk of sounding condescending is worth it if I could save someone else the hassle.
Best of luck!
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Sorry for the drama I neglected to do this before JB, and I'm still kicking myself. I also realize there's a solid chance you know all of this already and are rolling your eyes at the three-post junior member right now. I figure the risk of sounding condescending is worth it if I could save someone else the hassle.
Best of luck!
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No apologies necessary the risk WAS worth it! I had only started scouting the TF700 forum and did not realize I would have ended up screwing myself just like I had with my HOXL. Thanks for the heads up!

Which ROM are you running? Like it?

Hey guys.
Currently, I am running CM10 on my verizon SIII and so far a love it! No complaints for me.
I am getting bored of it though, like anyone else would get who loves their phone, and am looking to change to something else!
Please let me know which ROM you are running, and the Pros and Cons of the ROM!
I am very interested to know, THANKS!!!
I'm currently running PACman. It has the best of CM10, AOKP, and ParanoidAndroid all mushed together. It's only the first build for our device so it has a few rough spots to iron out, but so far it hasn't proven to be any less stable than CM10. I personally can't stand TW so if you're looking for something a little bit different in the AOSP realm, give PACman a try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2029357
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028403
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2009706
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2019903
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2018442
I deal with tw because it has some sweet perks but i miss having an aosp or aokp but i haven't been able to get the 4.2 camera to be stable without it freezing and not functioning until it restarts.
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Loving CleanROM 5. I haven't tried any others. Not going AOSP due to the fact I like & use the Premium Suite that comes attached to TW.
Running the pac rom as well. Miss the TW features, but I might hang on to this ROM for awhile.
Well I'm running kingkang build 1 best ROM out of all my opinion. I've tried basicly all of the ROMZ but stick with kingkang it works perfectly fine with me sept the cam but hey touch to focus n you be alright!!
Running - KINGKANG BUILD 1
4.2 GAPPS
KT747 KERNEL
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Just moved to Synergy JB r125 last night from ICS r73. So far so good
I didn't really like TW while on ICS, so I used Apex Launcher, but am giving TW a shot on JB this time.
I just want a stable ROM, not interested in changing it daily or weekly or even monthly. I only upgrade when the positives outweigh the negatives.
Feels like at least one thing I use is broken in every ROM I've tried so far. Right now running Galaxy Mod, but can't get wifi tether app to work -- even though it's worked fine on just about every other ROM I've used.
Hate stock, but tempted to go back to it.
I'm on the latest Synergy but I tried Pacman rom also. The keyboard kept force closing on me no matter what I did.
Synergy is smooth as hell though.
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AdmiralSurf said:
Feels like at least one thing I use is broken in every ROM I've tried so far. Right now running Galaxy Mod, but can't get wifi tether app to work -- even though it's worked fine on just about every other ROM I've used.
Hate stock, but tempted to go back to it.
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Have you used treve's version in the apps and themes section?
I use tethering exclusively and have had no issues running the WiFi hotspot toggle that comes with galaxymod.
I don't know if its a different toggle than what the kindacrapmods install on the phone but it works well also.
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I was on CM 10 and it was okay. I did miss having some of the touch wiz features like the motion settings and keeping the screen on while your looking at it. I just recently installed the [Rom] Jelly 'Beans' - Build 5 [11/27/12][Aroma][Fully Customizable][I535VRBLK1] with the Aroma installer and I have to say it is far superior to CM 10 it brought back the features i loved about touch wiz and let me choose not to install bloat ware. I was also able to OC in rom toolbox to 1900mhz which i couldnt do in stock CM 10.
The [Rom] Jelly 'Beans' - Build 5 [11/27/12][Aroma][Fully Customizable][I535VRBLK1] can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1973982
Baked BlackBean. It's AOSP, smooth, stable, reliable, and black.
im running the PacMan rom
so far so bueno, nand'n back to SlimRom in a minute. the only reliable AOSP out there.
but my all time fave to date is Taste of Beans...all around best performance by far
Beans B5. I like TW features, stability, its plenty fast for me and its themed to look like AOSP.
Lol this thread is going to be locked up by a mod soon...
Baked Black Bean v6. It's fast, stable, had good features, and it's blacked out.
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I would but..
chitman17 said:
I was on CM 10 and it was okay. I did miss having some of the touch wiz features like the motion settings and keeping the screen on while your looking at it. I just recently installed the [Rom] Jelly 'Beans' - Build 5 [11/27/12][Aroma][Fully Customizable][I535VRBLK1] with the Aroma installer and I have to say it is far superior to CM 10 it brought back the features i loved about touch wiz and let me choose not to install bloat ware. I was also able to OC in rom toolbox to 1900mhz which i couldnt do in stock CM 10.
The [Rom] Jelly 'Beans' - Build 5 [11/27/12][Aroma][Fully Customizable][I535VRBLK1] can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1973982
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I get bandwidth exceeded everytime.
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DroidOnRoids said:
Lol this thread is going to be locked up by a mod soon...
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Why would it be locked up??
I used to have a Moto Droid 1 (OG Droid) and the messaging app it came with was able to have group messages, where everyones reply would be in the same thread. It annoys me that it is not the case on my S3.
Does anyone know any app i could get that is good with group convos???
or a ROM that would change that

Modded for girlfriend?

I recently convinced my girlfriend to switch to android from iOS, but I'm sorta torn; I want her to have the best experience (which I strongly believe is not stock software) but there's the question of stability, which could be problematic since I won't always be able to fix it, what do you guys think? Feedback would be super great
Androideka5 said:
I recently convinced my girlfriend to switch to android from iOS, but I'm sorta torn; I want her to have the best experience (which I strongly believe is not stock software) but there's the question of stability, which could be problematic since I won't always be able to fix it, what do you guys think? Feedback would be super great
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The best performance with roms I've had: Luna - I've had the best performance with this rom, Jelly 'Beans' - AOSP themed but 100% touchwiz, performance is perfect as well besides launcher redraw lag (fix by taking the services.jar in system/framework from Luna and replace it in system/framework on Jelly 'Beans'), Super Stock+ - exactly like stock except with basic changes that everyone loves such as no ongoing wifi notification, 4 in 1 reboot menu, and lidroid toggles, and CleanROM - similar to Super Stock+, with probably just a few more features. Also with CleanROM you can flash cool Wasabi themes. You can flash Wasabi themes on other roms too but it doesn't work with all. So always make a backup in recovery before flashing the theme in case it doesn't work or in case you don't like how the theme looks and want to try a different one. Also the stability on all these roms are perfect except I think Jelly Beans has a couple minor bugs. You can check by opening the thread and find the "Not Working" section. Jelly Beans also has a link to a google doc in its thread with a list of bugs and feature requests, and you can add to it. Luna I'm pretty sure is bug free at the moment but I'm not entirely sure, the rom is pretty new. and CleanROM and SuperStock I know for sure are bug free.
And for the kernel, I recommend Zeus Kernel on any rom. I have used every kernel I could find and Zeus definitely has the best performance. I like to overclock to 1.6 GHz with it. It's very safe as that is barely higher than stock.
My preference is Jelly 'Beans' and Luna. If I feel like having an AOSP theme I use Jelly Beans and if I want to use a stock look I use Luna. Like I said before if I use Jelly Beans I will use the services.jar from Luna in system/framework for no launcher lag. And I always use Zeus Kernel. Also you will get the best performance by not using widgets on the home screen. That's how it is for stock anyways, not sure if the same applies to custom roms. Good luck hopefully your girlfriend isn't disappointed let us know how she likes it. I like to hear feedback from people who switch from iOS to Android and vice versa
I would stick with stock. She'll already be overwhelmed by the customization it offers. Did she have her iphone jailbroken? If not, the freedom to change every aspect of the phone was not that important before why should that have changed. I would only recommend roms to people who like to tinker themselves, and are willing to spend the time to do research and learn how to do it correctly.
If you're going to do it for her, she obviously does not want to learn that aspect of using the phone, which means she also won't want to learn how to fix the problems that will definitely pop up. I actually think it would ruin her experience of android, especially since she's coming from ios which has far fewer issues. I think 3rd party launchers would be enough for her. It would be better to have her get used to android first, then introduce her to flashing roms if she find stock android to limited.
Currently on my S3 I'm on stock, and am perfectly fine with it. I am using Nova Prime Launcher, but Touchwiz was not terrible. There are some roms out there that interest me, but the issues far out weight the benefits.
joshua5683 said:
The best performance with roms I've had: Luna - I've had the best performance with this rom, Jelly 'Beans' - AOSP themed but 100% touchwiz, performance is perfect as well besides launcher redraw lag (fix by taking the services.jar in system/framework from Luna and replace it in system/framework on Jelly 'Beans'), Super Stock+ - exactly like stock except with basic changes that everyone loves such as no ongoing wifi notification, 4 in 1 reboot menu, and lidroid toggles, and CleanROM - similar to Super Stock+, with probably just a few more features. Also with CleanROM you can flash cool Wasabi themes. You can flash Wasabi themes on other roms too but it doesn't work with all. So always make a backup in recovery before flashing the theme in case it doesn't work or in case you don't like how the theme looks and want to try a different one. Also the stability on all these roms are perfect except I think Jelly Beans has a couple minor bugs. You can check by opening the thread and find the "Not Working" section. Jelly Beans also has a link to a google doc in its thread with a list of bugs and feature requests, and you can add to it. Luna I'm pretty sure is bug free at the moment but I'm not entirely sure, the rom is pretty new. and CleanROM and SuperStock I know for sure are bug free.
And for the kernel, I recommend Zeus Kernel on any rom. I have used every kernel I could find and Zeus definitely has the best performance. I like to overclock to 1.6 GHz with it. It's very safe as that is barely higher than stock.
My preference is Jelly 'Beans' and Luna. If I feel like having an AOSP theme I use Jelly Beans and if I want to use a stock look I use Luna. Like I said before if I use Jelly Beans I will use the services.jar from Luna in system/framework for no launcher lag. And I always use Zeus Kernel. Also you will get the best performance by not using widgets on the home screen. That's how it is for stock anyways, not sure if the same applies to custom roms. Good luck hopefully your girlfriend isn't disappointed let us know how she likes it. I like to hear feedback from people who switch from iOS to Android and vice versa
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Thanks for the fantastic response I'll mix yours and other posts though, because you both have great points
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rtan73 said:
I would stick with stock. She'll already be overwhelmed by the customization it offers. Did she have her iphone jailbroken? If not, the freedom to change every aspect of the phone was not that important before why should that have changed. I would only recommend roms to people who like to tinker themselves, and are willing to spend the time to do research and learn how to do it correctly.
If you're going to do it for her, she obviously does not want to learn that aspect of using the phone, which means she also won't want to learn how to fix the problems that will definitely pop up. I actually think it would ruin her experience of android, especially since she's coming from ios which has far fewer issues. I think 3rd party launchers would be enough for her. It would be better to have her get used to android first, then introduce her to flashing roms if she find stock android to limited.
Currently on my S3 I'm on stock, and am perfectly fine with it. I am using Nova Prime Launcher, but Touchwiz was not terrible. There are some roms out there that interest me, but the issues far out weight the benefits.
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Thanks for the input she's actually pretty tech savvy, she just kinda got stuck with an iPhone. But I'll definitely take your advice and start her off slow, because she saw my phone (running AOKP) and I had to tell her that the phone out of the box won't be as cutting edge and such so I figure she'll work her way up there eventually, thanks again though
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A pretty simple and easy rom is the jedi mind trick I run it on my s2 its stable eaay to use loads of customizations and nice to look at great first timers rom
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CountryBoy4435 said:
A pretty simple and easy rom is the jedi mind trick I run it on my s2 its stable eaay to use loads of customizations and nice to look at great first timers rom
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You're a longs way from home.
This is a Verizon s3 i535 thread.
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joshua5683 said:
The best performance with roms I've had: Luna - I've had the best performance with this rom, Jelly 'Beans' - AOSP themed but 100% touchwiz, performance is perfect as well besides launcher redraw lag (fix by taking the services.jar in system/framework from Luna and replace it in system/framework on Jelly 'Beans'), Super Stock+ - exactly like stock except with basic changes that everyone loves such as no ongoing wifi notification, 4 in 1 reboot menu, and lidroid toggles, and CleanROM - similar to Super Stock+, with probably just a few more features. Also with CleanROM you can flash cool Wasabi themes. You can flash Wasabi themes on other roms too but it doesn't work with all. So always make a backup in recovery before flashing the theme in case it doesn't work or in case you don't like how the theme looks and want to try a different one. Also the stability on all these roms are perfect except I think Jelly Beans has a couple minor bugs. You can check by opening the thread and find the "Not Working" section. Jelly Beans also has a link to a google doc in its thread with a list of bugs and feature requests, and you can add to it. Luna I'm pretty sure is bug free at the moment but I'm not entirely sure, the rom is pretty new. and CleanROM and SuperStock I know for sure are bug free.
And for the kernel, I recommend Zeus Kernel on any rom. I have used every kernel I could find and Zeus definitely has the best performance. I like to overclock to 1.6 GHz with it. It's very safe as that is barely higher than stock.
My preference is Jelly 'Beans' and Luna. If I feel like having an AOSP theme I use Jelly Beans and if I want to use a stock look I use Luna. Like I said before if I use Jelly Beans I will use the services.jar from Luna in system/framework for no launcher lag. And I always use Zeus Kernel. Also you will get the best performance by not using widgets on the home screen. That's how it is for stock anyways, not sure if the same applies to custom roms. Good luck hopefully your girlfriend isn't disappointed let us know how she likes it. I like to hear feedback from people who switch from iOS to Android and vice versa
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don't mean to hijack his thread but is Zeus compatible with any ROM? I'm running SlimBean and I've been wanting to flash it.
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don't mean to hijack his thread but is Zeus compatible with any ROM? I'm running SlimBean and I've been wanting to flash it.
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I think it is only compatible with Touchwiz roms. Not sure though I would ask in the Zeus kernel thread if I were you
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I think it is only compatible with Touchwiz roms. Not sure though I would ask in the Zeus kernel thread if I were you
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Yeah I'll do that. Thanks anyway man
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Androideka5 said:
I recently convinced my girlfriend to switch to android from iOS, but I'm sorta torn; I want her to have the best experience (which I strongly believe is not stock software) but there's the question of stability, which could be problematic since I won't always be able to fix it, what do you guys think? Feedback would be super great
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Should throw miui v4 on it since she would be used to the no app drawer and then miuis major customization
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Should throw miui v4 on it since she would be used to the no app drawer and then miuis major customization
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I agree with this, it was hard for me when I first made the switch, miui was something I was semi familiar with!!
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Google Experience S4

Hello there. Like many of you I love my S4 but want a more Google experience to my phone. A while so I posted a topic about how to improve your S4 without root to make it feel more like a stock android phone on the original Samsung rom. I loved the original Stock Samsung ROM but I wanted something different. Here is what I did to my phone to make it stock android.
I rooted my phone with motochopper following videos from wwjoshdew on YouTube. (Great channel with awesome helpful videos)
With root I improved some of the things that Samsung has going with the phone. Although Google makes the best... So I flashed a ROM.
I installed goo manager from the play store and then installed TWRP from goo. After this I created a backup if the Stock Samsung ROM and wiped the necessary files. I then flushed CyanogenMod 10.1 which is amazing.
Now to make the most of this ROM make sure to do a couple of things.
- install Nova launcher
- Reset the CPU and under clock
- optimize battery life
This will make the phone buttery smooth in everything that it does. I am running CM10.1 at 1.45ghz and getting battery for DAYS!!! I'm also using LMT launcher for Pie control which just adds to the phones new ROM. Play with the phone and add screenshots of the phone.
CyanogenMod 10.1 is a great alternative to the stock Samsung ROM that allows for the user to have a more Google experience. Its truly amazing and with its additions to the stock Android OS it is amazing!
Enjoy the ROM and enjoy using it!
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I have similar setup, the only difference is that I used a PAC-ROM instead of just Cyanogenmod. I can confirm that the performance is also buttery smooth. I haven't tried throttling down CPU clocks yet, but I'll give it a try and report back what I find on PAC-ROM
This is hardly "the Google experience" Its cyanogenmod... Granted its built from AOSP source, but its definitely far from stock android.
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Reynaldinho111 said:
This is hardly "the Google experience" Its cyanogenmod... Granted its built from AOSP source, but its definitely far from stock android.
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Is there a stock "GE" ROM out there - I've been hunting through the forums for some time - for a relative newbie the alphabet soup posts are tough to decrypt but I don't see any straight up GE roms?
Yes there's a couple. Pretty stable also. I'm running task aokp and its by far my favorite ROM. Dude knows his stuff.
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I think once CM 10.2 comes out with the new camera I'll be happy (assuming it lives up to they hype). The current CM camera is not especially good and a little unstable to boot. HDR doesn't work correctly either.
I greatly prefer the CM experience (and AOSP) to the stock TouchWiz one, mostly for reasons of aesthetics, but the AOSP and CM cameras are both way behind.
cdnchris said:
Is there a stock "GE" ROM out there - I've been hunting through the forums for some time - for a relative newbie the alphabet soup posts are tough to decrypt but I don't see any straight up GE roms?
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Oh really? Youve been hunting for quite some time? Just opening up the dev section and just scrolling through (didnt even need to use search function) I find these:
4.2.2 GE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2356276
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2357603
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2341376
4.3 leak of GE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349077
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2370205
Now normally I would say to search before creating a thread...but this thread wasnt really asking for anything...so ill just leave it at this
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Frogacuda said:
I think once CM 10.2 comes out with the new camera I'll be happy (assuming it lives up to they hype). The current CM camera is not especially good and a little unstable to boot. HDR doesn't work correctly either.
I greatly prefer the CM experience (and AOSP) to the stock TouchWiz one, mostly for reasons of aesthetics, but the AOSP and CM cameras are both way behind.
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My theory:
The new cm will only live up to the hype on nexus devices, why? We are still working with the same camera drivers/libs...all it really is, is just a new app fir the camera...but we still need good source ti work with from samsung
I could be wrong about the aboce but thats what I believe
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mg2195 said:
Oh really? Youve been hunting for quite some time? Just opening up the dev section and just scrolling through (didnt even need to use search function) I find these:
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I've seen those, and even installed a few. They're all modified versions of the stock GE in some way shape or form. I suppose the question should be, are there any unmodified Google Edition ROMs available for the S4?
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I've seen those, and even installed a few. They're all modified versions of the stock GE in some way shape or form. I suppose the question should be, are there any unmodified Google Edition ROMs available for the S4?
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The first link is pretty much unmodified...just debloated and deaodexed/zipaligned which is common for any rom as it enables easier use of mods if wanted...
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I'm rooted on stock with minor tweaks ie greenify,uninstall master to remove bloatware etc and I can average 5-5.5hrs of screen time on moderatetto heavy usage. What are you getting with your set up?

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