Help choosing a rom? - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

Finally decided to try a custom rom, I'm tired of waiting for verizon to update the S3 to Premium Suite Upgrade.
Is there any roms out there that are stable and have the multi window function, I'm not looking for anything fancy just simple but that includes all the features that were left iut with the 4.1.2 update.
If youccould point me to the right direction I'd appreciate it
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please do some research and read. there are probably more than 5 of the roms that meet your criteria in the development section.
you need to try roms and read and see what meets your needs. there are guides and similar threads all over this forum.
there are some small features in some that arent available in others that will make people want certain roms.
put a little effort in, itll serve you well. its obvious youve put in 0% effort.

I was just hoping for some examples from users who have had experience.
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the threads of teh roms are filled with experiences, opinions and impressions. what more do you really want?
I mean, the titles of the roms and original posts have all the information youd really ever need.
we see these threads daily and they get closed. theres a wealth of info here. dig in.
5-7 posts down from this.....theres a 30 page thread dedicated to limiting posts like this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2030478

OK I will suggest the 3 best ROMs IMO to you; Synergy, MOAR & Hyperdrive. They all have the multi window and are fast with many mods.
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fassy100 said:
Finally decided to try a custom rom, I'm tired of waiting for verizon to update the S3 to Premium Suite Upgrade.
Is there any roms out there that are stable and have the multi window function, I'm not looking for anything fancy just simple but that includes all the features that were left iut with the 4.1.2 update.
If youccould point me to the right direction I'd appreciate it
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I wont respond with a jerk answer. Bro try synergy rom, hyperdrive rom, or beanstown rom. Im personally drawn to using any rom by deviant. Sons of android, deviant one, there's a couple. Not to mention the support in the threads are great. I recently tried synergy. Great rom, and great support aswell. Synergy is very very stable. Just make sure u read the o.p. prior to flashing anything. Don't forget to unlock your bootloader.
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Thanks I appreciate it bro, I think ill give synergy a try but I'm kinda confused about rooting and unlocking the boot loader on my phone, which one do I do first to I root first or unlock the bootloader and do you know any method of doing both that are up to date and will work with 4.1.2?, I hate to bug but I'd appreciate it if you couod help me with this
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fassy100 said:
Thanks I appreciate it bro, I think ill give synergy a try but I'm kinda confused about rooting and unlocking the boot loader on my phone, which one do I do first to I root first or unlock the bootloader and do you know any method of doing both that are up to date and will work with 4.1.2?, I hate to bug but I'd appreciate it if you couod help me with this
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Using the search function will get you what you are looking for.

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Using the search function will get you what you are looking for.
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I did but most if those root methods are for jellybean 4.1.1 I'm on 4.1.2.
You took the time to type back couldn't you have just said what I have to do first.
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fassy100 said:
I did but most if those root methods are for jellybean 4.1.1 I'm on 4.1.2.
You took the time to type back couldn't you have just said what I have to do first.
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No instead of you half assing your search and wanting to be spoon fed you could have easily found it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2046439
Not hard at all now was it.

That is because your question is asked and answered hundreds of times a week. It gets very repetaive.
Doing a google search for "4.1.2 root sch-i535" will give you plenty of results. Dont limit yourself to xda, check youtube and other sites as well. I spent a month on and off reserching methods and reading user errors before I rooted, unlocked and flashed. That is excessive but I wanted to minimize and fix any errors thst might come my way.
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There is no substitute for reading about the software you are about to alter your $700 device with.

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Where are the roms

Came from a G2 that had lots of rom options. Thought this phone had better rom support. I've s off, androoted. Not finding any roms worth flashing or that work completely.
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Did you look in the dev section? Not finding any roms huh? I guess you aren't looking then.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1209
Kindly point me to something that has everything working. Since I guess I'm not looking.
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fine
Durrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Thanks for posting half working or stock roms, it was real useful. No wonder this phone doesnthave near the developement as other phones. Roms that work completely and aren't betas would be great. Why is everyone being so difficult ?
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because you found the general section but not a rom :/
mike102871 said:
Thanks for posting half working or stock roms, it was real useful. No wonder this phone doesnthave near the developement as other phones. Roms that work completely and aren't betas would be great. Why is everyone being so difficult ?
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You've just about overstayed your welcome here. Post something nice, or don't post at all. And if you want to leave our device, PLEASE let me show you the door.
There are some great roms here and the dev action is amazing. You don't like it, LEAVE!
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because you found the general section but not a rom :/
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Never said I didn't find a rom. I don't find any that are not in some way broke. Hence the reason asking for roms worth flashing. So far everyone points to betas or stock. I'm on stock. Don't you think I was in dev section to have got s off, root and unlocked boot loader?
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Never said I didn't find a rom. I don't find any that are not in some way broke. Hence the reason asking for roms worth flashing. So far everyone points to betas or stock. I'm on stock. Don't you think I was in dev section to have got s off, root and unlocked boot loader?
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but u still couldnt find a decent rom?
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but u still couldnt find a decent rom?
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I think I know what he means, he wants to know why our dev section isn't absolutlely over crowded with 15 of the same base ROMS with different tweaks or a different devs name on it. And the answer is the devs are giving us everything they CAN, and if you feel development is lacking blue did one hell of a job on writing up a dev reference guide so feel free to pitch in and start developing if its not to much to ask? otherwise ill just look at you like another end user who only uses xda to better his/her device and does nothing to further development
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I think this thread has run its course...

[INFO] Why we don't have ICS yet + more info about it

Hi, I have noticed a ton of people curious about why AT&T people do not have ICS yet, so I thought I would answer that once and for all. I admit that I and others have gotten a little mad whenever people ask about this, but it seems they are not able to really find a clear answer, so here it is.
If you feel like this is well done, please sticky it at least until we get it all figured out.
I figure this would be best said i a Q and A type form.
Q: What is ICS, and why does everyone want it so bad?
ICS or "Ice Cream Sandwich" is android version 4.0.x. the next version, 4.1 Jellybean was just released as a slightly less important update, but ICS brought huge changes from Ginger Bread (2.3.x) the previous phone version (3.x HoneyComb was tablet only). ICS brings a slicker, darker, and better looking user interface, as well as many performance enhancements. Most of us want it more because it seems like we should than because it is actually that much better. That said it is still a great update, and most people will be happy to see it.
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Q: Why is it so hard to get ICS for our phone, while others have it even though it is not officially out?
The main reason is our locked bootloader. That means it is not possible to flash or boot a custom kernel unless it is signed with Motorola's key. That is obviously impossible.
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Q: What is a kernel?
the kernel is a major part of any operating system. you can think of it as a sort of layer between hardware and software. It is the part of an OS that communicates directly with a device's hardware. Android is based off the open source Linux kernel, meaning it is free for anybody to build and modify. However, Motorola has only released the source for the ME865, and partially for the MB865, meaning we can't really build a kernel anyways. Then of course, even if we could build one, we wouldn't be able to boot it with our locked bootloader.
ICS is not really complete without the newer kernel that goes with it
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What is Kexec, and is there any way to unlock the bootloader
The fact that I grouped these together would probably lead you to correctly believe they are related. Lets start with the second half. Simply put, NO. I hate to say it, but there is very little hope of EVER unlocking our bootloader, unless Motorola decides to do something like HTC did and allow unlocking.
Kexec is a method of hot switching kernels while still booted. It is actually just a linux tool that you can use on a computer, but it has been built for android essentially allowing you to bypass the bootloader. Theoretically it would be an easy way to run custom kernels. Then why don't we? Well a few reasons. One, we can't really get one built to begin with, especially because, at least to my knowledge, jimbridgman is the only one who actually knows what he is doing with kernel building, and he is only half here now that he got his fany new SGS3. Two, it does not work great. I am not sure the latest version is working at all on our phone, and even if it did, only one processor comes up, meaning it is really slow.
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Q: What's the deal with these Droid 3 builds that supposedly boot?
Some people managed to build ICS for the droid 3 based of a 2.3.6 kernel. that means you can boot it on a stock GB kernel, and therefore you do not need to unlock the bootloader. Unfortunately that means it is not totally ICS, but it is still pretty good. Of course they are for a cdma phone, so that means no data, no calls, and no gps, making it kind of useless.
I am not going to give a link to them, but if you are really interested go search around. any of the Droid 3 AOKP and CM9 builds will boot just fine. Find more info in the dev section, but please don't start a thread asking about it.
We have been trying to port these to work for us, but that is proving more difficult than expected, and with ICS just around the corner, I don't want to put time into it. I do think it is possible, and if you are a dev looking to give it a shot, PM me and I will tell you all I know, and try to help out as much as I can.
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Great thread!
Thanks for putting this together!
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jimbridgman said:
Great thread!
Thanks for putting this together!
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thanks. I felt it was needed. let me know if I forgot to say something important.
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Perhaps this will hopefully curb some of the incessant "where's my ice cream sandwich" or "make me a rom based on ICS" threads here. Nice job, and as always, your work here is both highly appreciated and revered.
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Nice work kras, as always.
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Hell i thought this thread was going to give me info on why att hadn't released ics for us yet. Just kidding, good job. If this thread falls down the list ill bump it so maybe it will help some of the new people and we won't get any more new threads about ics.
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Apex_Strider said:
Perhaps this will hopefully curb some of the incessant "where's my ice cream sandwich" or "make me a rom based on ICS" threads here. Nice job, and as always, your work here is both highly appreciated and revered.
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No,Most likely once posts stop on this thread and it makes it to the second page we will see more questions im sure lol
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rdavisct said:
No,Most likely once posts stop on this thread and it makes it to the second page we will see more questions im sure lol
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that's why I asked for sticky
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The good news is that the "3rd quarter" is tomorrow! Which knowing motorola and AT&T, could mean whatever.
Take that with a grain of salt. Lol.
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Fall of Enosis said:
The good news is that the "3rd quarter" is tomorrow! Which knowing motorola and AT&T, could mean whatever.
Take that with a grain of salt. Lol.
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so is September
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Why don't we have a vanilla rom? Is it due again to the locked bootloader?
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gvsukids said:
Why don't we have a vanilla rom? Is it due again to the locked bootloader?
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yep. same thing. we have a hard time compiling any also source as you need a custom kernel
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Nice post..
Just one thing to inform about your last question's ans.. DROID 3'S ROMS DONT WORK ON OUR PHONE. IT WILL BOOTLOOP. SO DO NOT TRY FLASHING THEIR AOKP OR CM.. without backups and sufficient knowledge and experience atleast.. some changes have to be made in the rom before flashing.. i am trying to find all the files we must replace to get them working on our phone.. and just a FYI for those of you that wanna try.. other than droid 3, bionic is our nearest relative.. so u can edit and try their roms as well.. i did kinda get cm9 of bionic after replacing some required files.. but it bootlooped.. and of course bionic is cdma.. so.. good luck..
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Ravikirancg said:
Nice post..
Just one thing to inform about your last question's ans.. DROID 3'S ROMS DONT WORK ON OUR PHONE. IT WILL BOOTLOOP. SO DO NOT TRY FLASHING THEIR AOKP OR CM.. without backups and sufficient knowledge and experience atleast.. some changes have to be made in the rom before flashing.. i am trying to find all the files we must replace to get them working on our phone.. and just a FYI for those of you that wanna try.. other than droid 3, bionic is our nearest relative.. so u can edit and try their roms as well.. i did kinda get cm9 of bionic after replacing some required files.. but it bootlooped.. and of course bionic is cdma.. so.. good luck..
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You are not right. I can prove it. The latest droid 3 AOKP and Cm9 builds will boot just fine, with no radio
You should also add Why any other leak releases of atrix 2 ICS will not work on att atrix 2..... Sick of will this work on my att..... About to be like yea we all use it lol JK.....
Ravikirancg said:
DROID 3'S ROMS DONT WORK ON OUR PHONE. IT WILL BOOTLOOP. SO DO NOT TRY FLASHING THEIR AOKP OR CM9
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Couldn't be more wrong....they both boot just fine and are pretty functional, the problem lies in getting the radio to work.
Ravikirancg said:
Nice post..
Just one thing to inform about your last question's ans.. DROID 3'S ROMS DONT WORK ON OUR PHONE. IT WILL BOOTLOOP. SO DO NOT TRY FLASHING THEIR AOKP OR CM.. without backups and sufficient knowledge and experience atleast.. some changes have to be made in the rom before flashing.. i am trying to find all the files we must replace to get them working on our phone.. and just a FYI for those of you that wanna try.. other than droid 3, bionic is our nearest relative.. so u can edit and try their roms as well.. i did kinda get cm9 of bionic after replacing some required files.. but it bootlooped.. and of course bionic is cdma.. so.. good luck..
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Please I emplore you to do your proper research before making incorrect posts like this. I constantly see posts from those who think they know it all, and post idiotic things like this. Nothing makes me madder than someone who does not know how to use google and the search function.
It takes less than 2 min. to make sure you CYA before posting bad information.
Both CM9 and AOKP boot, but with no radio, as has already been said in several posts now. I have tested both.
P.S. most of us devs in here have been working on this very thing for sometime now, and I have not seen you jump in on any of threads discussing the files or how to port or anything.
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jimbridgman said:
Please I emplore you to do your proper research before making incorrect posts like this. I constantly see posts from those who think they know it all, and post idiotic things like this. Nothing makes me madder than someone who does not know how to use google and the search function.
It takes less than 2 min. to make sure you CYA before posting bad information.
Both CM9 and AOKP boot, but with no radio, as has already been said in several posts now. I have tested both.
P.S. most of us devs in here have been working on this very thing for sometime now, and I have not seen you jump in on any of threads discussing the files or how to port or anything.
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Agreed, They actually run extremely well, but obviously I can't stick with them with no radio.
P.S. this is my new best thought for porting, might take some extra build.prop work too. It did not boot for me, but I think we should be able to get it to. Then it is just a question of whether or not the radio will work. there is way more in build.prop on that than I would think.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598713
I think it may work because it really adds the cm9 stuff to our own files rather than add our files to it. maybe not the cleanest way, but it might just work.
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You should also add Why any other leak releases of atrix 2 ICS will not work on att atrix 2..... Sick of will this work on my att..... About to be like yea we all use it lol JK.....
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WOW, did I really forget to add that? that was kind of one of the main points of this post I'll fix it tomorrow (actually today, I guess it is after midnight), but I need some sleep.
lkrasner said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1598713
I think it may work because it really adds the cm9 stuff to our own files rather than add our files to it. maybe not the cleanest way, but it might just work.
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I have tried this method along with every idea that popped in my head of things to alter after following this guide. I have a highly modified build prop that AOKP boots with that I replaced with a lot of our build prop but there are still some things missing as no luck yet

(request) wake up screen off!!!!

ok so there have been alot of threads about the screen wake up when getting a text and i agree its stupid and annoying that theres no option to turn it off, and that most roms that are out here still have it!!! except for aokp and cm10 and a few others, so im asking kindly can someone please figure this out?!?!
thanks, androidbeast503
You done did it now
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So first are you on tw? If so here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34631328
If on an AOSP ROM then there are like 5 jun the app thread you can use.
I'm not even gonna mention were you posted this.
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I know exactly where I posted. Just trying to get most devs attention due to lack of help.
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I know exactly where I posted. Just trying to get most devs attention due to lack of help.
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But this shouldn't be posted here
Via my Google Galaxy S3 running sweet sweet Jelly Bean
I have to agree with the op. Threads not in development get overlooked quickly. They fall of the radar fast. I have a way to do this on stock TW without flashing files and going back to your back up, etc. But just like this guy, getting bashed for the wrong area, I'm apprehensive about posting my results. Is the fix app related? Development? General? Depends on who you talk to. Once I get a solid answer from a moderator, I will post my finds.
EDIT: I feel personally the fix should go in development. A lot of people are asking for this in all the ROMs.
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countryfolk07 said:
I have to agree with the op. Threads not in development get overlooked quickly. They fall of the radar fast. I have a way to do this on stock TW without flashing files and going back to your back up, etc. But just like this guy, getting bashed for the wrong area, I'm apprehensive about posting my results. Is the fix app related? Development? General? Depends on who you talk to. Once I get a solid answer from a moderator, I will post my finds.
EDIT: I feel personally the fix should go in development. A lot of people are asking for this in all the ROMs.
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The problem is if everyone posts there question in development then it still become like q & a and we won't be able to find actual development. I gave the op the answer. All you do is flash it in cwm and then it there will be a setting in the stock messaging app.
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kintwofan said:
The problem is if everyone posts there question in development then it still become like q & a and we won't be able to find actual development. I gave the op the answer. All you do is flash it in cwm and then it there will be a setting in the stock messaging app.
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Some people may be stock rooted. May not have custom recovery. They may be happy with stock just want the nagging screen on to go away. That's all I'm doing is tweaking the stock ROM. Just FYI.
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Some people may be stock rooted. May not have custom recovery. They may be happy with stock just want the nagging screen on to go away. That's all I'm doing is tweaking the stock ROM. Just FYI.
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Well that's a nice tweak. I'm stock rooted myself (now) but I put a recovery on simply to do backups and ensure I don't get an ota. However many point was if they allows questions in the development thread then out will become bogged down like the other sections. Also, the op made a duplicate post in the correct section that was answered
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kintwofan said:
Well that's a nice tweak. I'm stock rooted myself (now) but I put a recovery on simply to do backups and ensure I don't get an ota. However many point was if they allows questions in the development thread then out will become bogged down like the other sections. Also, the op made a duplicate post in the correct section that was answered
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Understood. That's why I will wait to post the fix until someone let's me know where to post out appropriately.
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Understood. That's why I will wait to post the fix until someone let's me know where to post out appropriately.
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Now that's a good question! Its development, but not ROM or kernel. I think people are gonna complain Menlo matter where it goes.
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Now that's a good question! Its development, but not ROM or kernel. I think people are gonna complain Menlo matter where it goes.
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well thanks for the help, finally flashed the zip file and it put a option for screen notification on or of in my texting setting and it works! ill be sure to hit the thanks buttion.
Glad it is what you needed
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Noob

Hello Everyone!
So I'm getting an S3 via fed-ex Friday. I'm coming from a Droid 3 and the messiah that's kept my phone some what interesting, Hashcode. I can't wait to delve into root/unlock/custom rec/custom rom.
On that note, id like anyones opinion on what custom rom they like and why and also recovery. Of course I've read a lot of the posts in both dev forums already but any additional tips or steps in to rooting and unlocking would be appreciated.(easiest/quickest method)
Thank you for those that take the time to read this and respond.
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daimerion said:
Hello Everyone!
So I'm getting an S3 via fed-ex Friday. I'm coming from a Droid 3 and the messiah that's kept my phone some what interesting, Hashcode. I can't wait to delve into root/unlock/custom rec/custom rom.
On that note, id like anyones opinion on what custom rom they like and why and also recovery. Of course I've read a lot of the posts in both dev forums already but any additional tips or steps in to rooting and unlocking would be appreciated.(easiest/quickest method)
Thank you for those that take the time to read this and respond.
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Well first thing you have to do is to root your phone, and unlock the bootloader. There's an app for unlocking the BL in the Play Store, I recommend using it (EZ-Unlock or something like that). Then flash recovery. You can use CWM or TWRP. The easiest way is to flash through goo manager (goo.im in the play store). This flashes TWRP. Or you can use another app in the play store called EZ-Recovery for SGSIII.
For ROMs, if you want touchwiz-based ROMs, the best are Synergy and CleanROM IMO. Synergy is a huge team and they provide constant support. CleanROM is not updated very often but it is very fast and stable. There are other ROMs such as GalaxyMod and Jelly 'Beans'.
For AOSP, you can always go to CM10.1, AOKP. PA. I like CarbonROM, it has nice features and stable.
In the end, ROMs are a matter of preference, and what works well on my device may not on yours.
Follow the wonderful guides for rooting/unlocking then try out a few touchwiz and aosp based roms to find what you like best. For touchwiz definitely try out Beans 11 or Synergy. For AOSP definitely try out the unofficial builds of CM10.1 or Carbon(my daily driver). Honestly, there's so much development for the S3 that you'll never get bored. If you want to really get some amazing battery life, try out some kernels like KToonz. You can look under general for a great guide on tweaks, etc. Use TWRP for your recovery. Last of all, have fun and welcome to the S3!
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daimerion said:
Hello Everyone!
So I'm getting an S3 via fed-ex Friday. I'm coming from a Droid 3 and the messiah that's kept my phone some what interesting, Hashcode. I can't wait to delve into root/unlock/custom rec/custom rom.
On that note, id like anyones opinion on what custom rom they like and why and also recovery. Of course I've read a lot of the posts in both dev forums already but any additional tips or steps in to rooting and unlocking would be appreciated.(easiest/quickest method)
Thank you for those that take the time to read this and respond.
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Really liking the latest Synergy for a stock ROM replacement. Stable, fast, good battery life.
For 4.2+ I enjoyed what Carbon had to offer
Check the tutorials for how to root/unlock. Pretty simple ways listed there. Check on how to backup your IME though, just in case.
Back up your imei. It will save you a ton of headache if you ever lose it.
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If you boot up and you're still on ICS, root it there. Its super easy. Easier than jelly bean. Also, TWRP recovery, and AOKP build 4 with the latest leankernel is running super smooth for me.
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The latest synergy rom is awesome. It will backup your IMEI for you each time you flash too. Lot's of options. Not sure if EZ unlock still works...theres another tut in development on how to unlock with odin
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Thanks for the responses!

What KitKat ROM?

I'm still running 4.1.2 vrbmf1 with the unlocked boot loader I want to update to a stock android ROM what one is recommended? I want one that's relatively stable not one of the nightly roms. Thanks.
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You need to do your own research and decide for yourself. We are not here to do your homework. Read the OPs of the ROMs you are interested in. Pay attention to the bugs list and read the last 5 or so pages of the thread to see if any users are having issues. Remember XDA is not here to hold your hand. You are responsible for your device and so you must go do your own research.
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Going to close this out before this goes into a "best ROM" thread.
If you want to know what ROMs to try, why not consider trying a few on your own and make a choice based on your own preference?
You will find you get a better understanding of what's out there as well.
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