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Know that we have a kernal source would that mean that Wifi Tether on the AOSP roms will be close to working or is there much more to the issue, I want to go sense free or miui but i use Wifi tether everyday due to not having a permanant internet location and a unlimited data plan
HTC has been pretty restrictive on Kernels. I haven't tested Wifi Tether on AOSP, but I don't think we're too far from getting custom Kernels soon enough
First off, I am interested in a vanilla ROM that is stable--what is the best currently available for this phone? CM, AOKP, PA, etc. I would prefer Jelly Bean, but if ICS is more stable, I will definitely take that.
Here is what I need to be working:
GPS
Simultaneous Voice + 3G
Video
Camera
Wifi Tethering
Heavy Customization
Decent Battery Life
NFC
Now, given the ROM you recommend, what are some kernels recommended for that ROM? Again, I'm looking for the ROM to be smooth, but would sacrifice a little performance for better battery life.
I plan on purchasing a used (a week old) one from someone off of Craig's List tomorrow (we are meeting at a Verizon store)--is there anything I should specifically be checking before I decide on a final purchase for the phone?
Thanks ahead of time for any advice anyone may have!
Ninja-edit: I obviously plan on rooting this, and by the looks of it, if it received an OTA, I can't unlock the bootloader? Will this affect my ability to root and flash custom ROMs at all?
you should get your phone and flash a few touchwiz roms, and a few AOPS roms and decide what you want. a nice compromise is beans build. i guess its themed after AOSP but ive never flashed it. theyre different experiences. ive had good luck with KTkernel but others run other kernels. never tried any others.
youll get many recommendations here both TW and AOSP, because basically any rom you flash will have all of those features working. (unsure about simultanous voice + data but i think thats on all?)
dont mean to give such a blehhhhhh answer, but only you can decide on what you run
ddurandSGS3 said:
you should get your phone and flash a few touchwiz roms, and a few AOPS roms and decide what you want. a nice compromise is beans build. i guess its themed after AOSP but ive never flashed it. theyre different experiences. ive had good luck with KTkernel but others run other kernels. never tried any others.
youll get many recommendations here both TW and AOSP, because basically any rom you flash will have all of those features working. (unsure about simultanous voice + data but i think thats on all?)
dont mean to give such a blehhhhhh answer, but only you can decide on what you run
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I'm really not a fan of Touchwiz at all. Do you have a specific AOSP ROM that you'd recommend?
running AOKP M1 with the 11/13 ktkernel. i keep trying others but always come back to AOKP. its just great for me and everything I use works.
I ran paranoid android for a month or so without any issues too. ive had great luck with the AOSP roms for the S3.
if those interest you...king kang is a combination of AOKP and ParanoidAndroid. I flashed and went back to AOKPM1 though.
Thanks for the reply! I'll give AOKP a shot and report back here with how it works!
I currently loaded Liquidsmooth Rom with Android 4.2.2 for my my Verizon Galaxy S3, and I was wondering if there was any way to get the wifi tether to work for this? I have got the Trevo mod for wifi, but I still cannot get the wifi to work. I am using the stock kernal so not sure if I need to try a new kernal instead?
In trying to figure out how to get the wifi to work, I was wondering if I would be better off going to a Touchwiz rom instead. Is there a 4.2.2 Touchwiz rom thats stable? I don't really want to customize anything I really was happy with the stock look, just would like better battery life, signal, and the ability to wifi tether, and have found I am not the biggest fan of liquidsmooths layout/look compared to the stock version I was on. Can anyone recommend a Rom on 4.2.1 or 4.2.2 that will give me what I am looking for?
Thanks
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I currently loaded Liquidsmooth Rom with Android 4.2.2 for my my Verizon Galaxy S3, and I was wondering if there was any way to get the wifi tether to work for this? I have got the Trevo mod for wifi, but I still cannot get the wifi to work. I am using the stock kernal so not sure if I need to try a new kernal instead?
In trying to figure out how to get the wifi to work, I was wondering if I would be better off going to a Touchwiz rom instead. Is there a 4.2.2 Touchwiz rom thats stable? I don't really want to customize anything I really was happy with the stock look, just would like better battery life, signal, and the ability to wifi tether, and have found I am not the biggest fan of liquidsmooths layout/look compared to the stock version I was on. Can anyone recommend a Rom on 4.2.1 or 4.2.2 that will give me what I am looking for?
Thanks
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I would check out Synergy or Beans. Have run both with great battery life, 28 to 36 hours with 4 to 6 hours of screen time on extended battery with each. I currently am running Beans 12 over Synergy as I don't care for the screen rotations. Also both include the TrevE wifi tether.
cward0625 said:
I currently loaded Liquidsmooth Rom with Android 4.2.2 for my my Verizon Galaxy S3, and I was wondering if there was any way to get the wifi tether to work for this? I have got the Trevo mod for wifi, but I still cannot get the wifi to work. I am using the stock kernal so not sure if I need to try a new kernal instead?
In trying to figure out how to get the wifi to work, I was wondering if I would be better off going to a Touchwiz rom instead. Is there a 4.2.2 Touchwiz rom thats stable? I don't really want to customize anything I really was happy with the stock look, just would like better battery life, signal, and the ability to wifi tether, and have found I am not the biggest fan of liquidsmooths layout/look compared to the stock version I was on. Can anyone recommend a Rom on 4.2.1 or 4.2.2 that will give me what I am looking for?
Thanks
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There is no 4. 2 touchwiz ROM for this device. Do some research and you will find that it was Google that released 4.2 and that independent devs are likely to get a stable version before manufacturers do. Touchwiz isn't stock it is Samsung's version of android. AOSP is what the android OS really looks like before anyone messes with it. As for a stable ROM most of the touchwiz ROMs are stable, all claimed to have great battery life but only a few have free WiFi tethering. beyond the two the previous guy mentioned I don't know any other ROM.
I did a lot of searches to try to get the wifi tether to work with liquidsmooth, is there any solution that I am missing here? I would be interested in trying to still with that rom if I can at least get the tether to work.
jmxc23 said:
There is no 4. 2 touchwiz ROM for this device. Do some research and you will find that it was Google that released 4.2 and that independent devs are likely to get a stable version before manufacturers do. Touchwiz isn't stock it is Samsung's version of android. AOSP is what the android OS really looks like before anyone messes with it. As for a stable ROM most of the touchwiz ROMs are stable, all claimed to have great battery life but only a few have free WiFi tethering. beyond the two the previous guy mentioned I don't know any other ROM.
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I heard Samsung leaked the international 4.2.1 TW. Maybe someone will develope a ROM based on that leak for the Verizon.
EAGLEEYE51 said:
I heard Samsung leaked the international 4.2.1 TW. Maybe someone will develope a ROM based on that leak for the Verizon.
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Due to the different specs of the international and US versions of the S 3 it is difficult to port it. It will take longer to port.
I'm just looking for a fully working custom rom to put on this phone. I need everything working. THis isnt my phoen which is why im not scouring the threads myself. If anyone can help thatll be great.
Try CM10.2 which is the most stable custom ROM for this device. Also, you can try CM11 which is pretty stable too.
ameer1234567890 said:
Try CM10.2 which is the most stable custom ROM for this device. Also, you can try CM11 which is pretty stable too.
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does 10.2 support wifi calling?
To my knowledge, no custom image for any phone supports Tmobile's current implementation of WiFi Calling. If someone can prove me wrong, I would personally adore it.
That said, Almost any Image can be made to support SIP and VoIP, which is essentially what Tmo's WiFi Calling is, without the ability to use your usual Tmobile mobile number.
Magamo said:
To my knowledge, no custom image for any phone supports Tmobile's current implementation of WiFi Calling. If someone can prove me wrong, I would personally adore it.
That said, Almost any Image can be made to support SIP and VoIP, which is essentially what Tmo's WiFi Calling is, without the ability to use your usual Tmobile mobile number.
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I'm coming from the HTC G2 and for awhile I had a custom ROM with WiFi calling. Technically I think I had to install it as an addon after I flashed the ROM but it shows it's been done. Here's the original thread where it was posted: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1664106. Was able to get WiFi calling on ICS even though there was never a stock ICS ROM for the G2.
So it might be in the realm of possibilities. I do know that the G2 had a lot more dev activity though.
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I'm coming from the HTC G2 and for awhile I had a custom ROM with WiFi calling. Technically I think I had to install it as an addon after I flashed the ROM but it shows it's been done. Here's the original thread where it was posted: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1664106. Was able to get WiFi calling on ICS even though there was never a stock ICS ROM for the G2.
So it might be in the realm of possibilities. I do know that the G2 had a lot more dev activity though.
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Ok.
It's possible.
However, T-Mo pushes out plenty of updates to their Wi-Fi calling that aren't aimed at improving service; they are released to break custom implementations. The difficulty of porting and maintaining Wi-Fi calling is the reason it probably won't happen on this device.
Regardless, there is no 100% perfect custom rom that will shower you with perfect mana from the heavens above and make poo smell like cinnamon rolls.
Every rom (including stock TouchWiz) is a tradeoff. That's just life.
ameer1234567890 said:
Try CM10.2 which is the most stable custom ROM for this device. Also, you can try CM11 which is pretty stable too.
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+1 CM10.2 stable is working great
jgummeson said:
I'm coming from the HTC G2 and for awhile I had a custom ROM with WiFi calling. Technically I think I had to install it as an addon after I flashed the ROM but it shows it's been done. Here's the original thread where it was posted: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1664106. Was able to get WiFi calling on ICS even though there was never a stock ICS ROM for the G2.
So it might be in the realm of possibilities. I do know that the G2 had a lot more dev activity though.
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I believe this is the old implementation of Wifi calling, which T-Mobile changed mid 2012, before the release of the Relay. There's a nearly $1500 bounty posted somewhere for someone to get the new implementation working for modern phones on AOSP based images.
Magamo said:
I believe this is the old implementation of Wifi calling, which T-Mobile changed mid 2012, before the release of the Relay. There's a nearly $1500 bounty posted somewhere for someone to get the new implementation working for modern phones on AOSP based images.
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Yeah you're right, it was the old implementation. Realized you specified the "new implementation" after I posted.
Are there roms that support the external monitor+desktop functionality?
New to this site btw, hopefully I'm not missing any etiquette
scrombuloni said:
Are there roms that support the external monitor+desktop functionality?
New to this site btw, hopefully I'm not missing any etiquette
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Edge S / G100 has only 2 custom roms until now (even with almost one year old). And they don't have support for the "Ready For" desktop mode. Today you have Ready For only in stock rom (that's a really good rom, Motorola did a good work here).
You'll probably get screen mirroring out of usb 3.1 on custom ROMs but not the Ready For UI (unless that custom ROM is based on stock). Its still a lot better than chromecast due to wired connection.
You can also try the "Force Desktop Mode" in developer's to probably get somewhat desktop looking UI on secondary monitor, but haven't tried.
Btw the stock ROM isn't that bad. It looks like AOSP and can be rooted. It's not as good as LineageOS of course, but untill we have stable custom ROM it's ok to use (Lineage Modded still got some noticeable bugs). Probably like it more than MIUI, OneUI etc.