You may have noticed by now that the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-i9500 has no AOSP ROMS, that means no CyanogenMod, AOKP or Paranoid Android.
While the Qualcomm i9505 is basking in Google edition ROMS and Nightlies of CyanogenMod, the i9500 is in the dark.
The only ROMS available for the Exynos powered i9500 currently are Touchwiz based, and are essentially only modified versions of Samsung's own stock ROM. :crying:
There is a reason for this...
You see, to build an AOSP ROM developers need the phone's sources, in this case, devs such as those who work on CyanogenMod and AOKP need the Exynos 5 sources. The problem, Samsung isn't giving them out just yet.
Now back with the Exynos 4, Samsung promised to release the sources to give devs a fighting chance, what they ended up getting was incomplete, and almost useless. It took the developers two years to get something that half worked out of it!
I'm not saying we will never see non touchwiz based ROMS for the Exynos S4, mainly because it appears progress is already being made.
However, until the day comes where we see an AOKP ROM for the i9500, check out this ROM by doga.ozkaraca
It's a heavily modified version of touchwiz with the only noticable Samsung feature being Settings.
Until next time,
Droidulation
I already have an AOSP Rom on my i9500 :good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294176 Check this out, It should be available soon.
CM for I9500 is work in progress... Intervigilium is working hard on bring AOSP love to I9500.. I can see, we are like few weeks away from CM ROM (not stable but at least usable) on I9500..
It takes time but that's worth it
LegendJo said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2294176 Check this out, It should be available soon.
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Yeah, I saw that.
I linked it with the word "progress" in my original post.
Thanks anyway!
Rahulrulez said:
CM for I9500 is work in progress... Intervigilium is working hard on bring AOSP love to I9500.. I can see, we are like few weeks away from CM ROM (not stable but at least usable) on I9500..
It takes time but that's worth it
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Yeah, can't wait for the day where I can finally flash a Google based ROM to my i9500, almost stating to regret I chose the i9500 over the i9505 :laugh:
Grarak said:
I already have an AOSP Rom on my i9500 :good:
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waiting patiently for it ...
Because Exynos. Simple answer really. Exynos has been an enemy of AOSP ROMs since Galaxy S2 all the way to Galaxy Note 10.1.
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Because Exynos. Simple answer really. Exynos has been an enemy of AOSP ROMs since Galaxy S2 all the way to Galaxy Note 10.1.
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Because of proprietarys
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Because of proprietarys
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That's what I said....
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Devs lije chainfire, koush etc walked away from any Samsung soc a long time ago. We were more or less lied to at the android bbq so it no surprise.
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Patient to wait...
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There is AOSP Roms for the i9500.
GR36 said:
Devs lije chainfire, koush etc walked away from any Samsung soc a long time ago. We were more or less lied to at the android bbq so it no surprise.
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I couldn't agree more with them with all the issues they faced with exynos soc, without talking about the brick bug in n7000...
Related
Wonder if this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868004 can be ported over?
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me_ashman said:
Wonder if this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868004 can be ported over?
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me_ashman said:
Wonder if this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868004 can be ported over?
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We have to whait until samsung release the source code for the kernel Update8.
I allready try to port it but 4.2 has different kernel so we have to whait.
When samsung release the source we can have a working port.
Thank's
Nice to see a 4.2 Sammy leak but i didnt need it
I Got a perfect Android OS 4.2.2 from Mr. CodeworkX!
So.... [email protected] u Samsung ^.^
Stony-D said:
Nice to see a 4.2 Sammy leak but i didnt need it
I Got a perfect Android OS 4.2.2 from Mr. CodeworkX!
So.... [email protected] u Samsung ^.^
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I'd agree except I really love my AllShare Cast, the only thing stopping me from getting A Liquidsmooth/CM ROM .
if it's any consolation the 4.2 ROM on the i9300 is pretty buggy, a lot of things don't work so I wouldn't be having too many hopes for it just yet.
Can someone port the Hyperdrive RS11 Build or latest version ROM to the Samsung Blaze T769? Hyperdrive is just a ROM for the Galaxy S3 that gives the S3, S4 features that aren't on the S3 yet. If someone could please port this, I'll be happy.
I would be happy if you posted in general
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I would be happy if you posted in general
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But this should be in Development because we are talking about ROMS?
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But this should be in Development because we are talking about ROMS?
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No, this is for when you create or port a ROM for us to flash. Also, considering Hyperdrive is 500mb and made for the S3, probably not going to happen.
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Like said above, use the general forum next time. About the ROM... It is touchwiz based on the official 4.1.2 update for the S3.. It's a really nice ROM(of course in my opinion). I saw multiwindow as one of the features and again in my opinion I think that the blaze's screen is tiny for multiwindow. It's a big ROM. 1.59 GB.. We don't even have that much. If you'd like, port it yourself.. Some of my team members have ported mW to certain devices and we'll see if mW is possible for the blaze..
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Like said above, use the general forum next time. About the ROM... It is touchwiz based on the official 4.1.2 update for the S3.. It's a really nice ROM(of course in my opinion). I saw multiwindow as one of the features and again in my opinion I think that the blaze's screen is tiny for multiwindow. It's a big ROM. 1.59 GB.. We don't even have that much. If you'd like, port it yourself.. Some of my team members have ported mW to certain devices and we'll see if mW is possible for the blaze..
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if you could teach me how to port a rom, then i will try.
We have TW ROMS and Google edition ROMS.
For me, the perfect ROM would be a GE base integrating some cool features from the Stock samsung ROM like Air Gesture, Smart stay/scroll, Air view.
What would be the perfect ROM for you? a samsung stock or GE? Which feature from each one would you pick?
A more stable aosp rom. I'm biding my time with TW.
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tw stock rom with stock kernel without any bloatware/samsung apps.
so i still got tw features/gestures but also alot of free ram and a very good performance.
for me there is no need for anything else.
plus i don't have to wait for any custom rom which is buggy or drains battery like hell.
on my s2 aokp was the best for me... but cm kernel on s4 just drains battery way too fast.
Google edition rom with:
- samsung camera
- notification toggles
- when you get a text message you can call the person by putting your phone to your ear
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pure
Pure Google edition with Samsung camera...
A CM 10.1 based ROM with Smart and Air gestures from Samsung.
A good ROM should be the google edition rom 4.3 with the Samsung apps, but not the TW. Only with Samsung camera App, air gestures and Smart stay.
TW stock rom
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noteics said:
TW stock rom
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Why would you prefer stock over GE. although it's known to be snappier than Samsung stock Roms.
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half the ROMs here are built by chefs that don't actually own the device. Sure that doesn't necessarily mean that the ROM will be of a lower quality, but it can't be as good as a ROM for a phone that they actually own and use. Also motivation and innovation would suffer a bit here I think - just look at Wanam; he won't innovate on his Adam kernel for the i9505, and has low motivation on his Wanamlite ROM for the i9505, and who can blame him? developing for a device you don't own would be a long drawn out process.
I'm not looking for something basically impossible like "samsung HW features on a AOKP ROM", let's be realistic.
What I want is a ROM by a chef that owns the device and uses it daily, who isn't afraid to mod files and frameworks to get things working, is TW (why buy a phone where you can't use any of the features that set it apart), but with a nice Aroma installer that guides you through a process where you can make it as heavy or light as you want, has low battery drain when "lightened" (ie if you leave it bloated and have high battery drain, what do you expect?). I also want certain features "fixed" by default. If i wanted a pure stock looking and functioning ROM, i would flash a stock ROM. This would include:
I think a subtle battery % mod is required, possibly a theme, but it must be SUBTLE, i don't want glass reflections or garish colours.
I want multi-CSC,
TW launcher should be unlocked (not that I use it, but ROMs that lock the dock are stupid)
Join unlimited contacts
5 way reboot menu
standard SMS/MMS changes (unlimited contacts, no MMS convert)
multi-window manager.. etc.. most ROMs have this stuff I think
Also I don't want a chef that brings out a new version for EVERY firmware that is leaked. Some firmwares bring nothing, or worse performance/features/battery. I want a chef that tests out new firmwares and makes an educated guess based on their experience and what others say on whether they release a new version.
OK that's all, it's a lot to ask I know and probably require someone on it full time, but if you're interested the closest I have gotten to a chef like this is Ripper ROM for the i9305.
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Google edition rom with:
- samsung camera
- notification toggles
- when you get a text message you can call the person by putting your phone to your ear
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Yeah, plus call recorder integrated
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Theshawty said:
A more stable aosp rom. I'm biding my time with TW.
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Been running the stock 4.3 Android beta and I haven't had a singe crash yet (deleted a lot of battery-eating crap). 4.2.2 was also stable as a rock.
Do you know guys any Roms that is aosp based and includes some s4 specific features like air gestures and air view?
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Toss3 said:
Been running the stock 4.3 Android beta and I haven't had a singe crash yet (deleted a lot of battery-eating crap). 4.2.2 was also stable as a rock.
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I don't want the GE rom as it's too plain feature wise.
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Theshawty said:
I don't want the GE rom as it's too plain feature wise.
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If you flash a GE rom on your s4, your phone is rooted...
Meaning you can also add mods, aka adding more features
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Hawkery said:
If you flash a GE rom on your s4, your phone is rooted...
Meaning you can also add mods, aka adding more features
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Still, nothing beats an AOSP rom. Like CM.
Btw, you don't need root to flash mods. Just a custom recovery.
The perfect rom should be battery-friendly.
titus1 said:
The perfect rom should be battery-friendly.
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Then again, the battery drain is personal.
Perfect ROM would be a AOSP ROM with all the awesome touchwiz features
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morpheus302 said:
Why would you prefer stock over GE. although it's known to be snappier than Samsung stock Roms.
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because samsung roms is better dpi color and animation with full hardware support option like smart stay air view air gesture and mor
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Samsung 'recent apps', taskmanager, toggles, camera on CM10.1
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After all we might get 4.4 update....
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/12/06...ace-3-galaxy-core-and-other-low-cost-devices/
Excuse my ruff language but this is complete bull****.
We'll be patient with samsung -.- ... always for ous ACE 2 they take their time...
I dont think samsung will spend time on ace 2 anymore
It is already 1,5 year old phone... There are many new models to care about.
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After all there are some gullible people in our community..
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Maybe in 2015 or 2016 ;(
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samsung oifficially announced the 4.4 update list, and ace 2 is included... so we can hope!..
mercator54 said:
samsung oifficially announced the 4.4 update list, and ace 2 is included... so we can hope!..
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And where is this official list? That picture in the posts above is just nothing. The fact that they considering update this doesn't means that we will get it. Even on sammobile.com they say this:
"However, just because Samsung is considering the update doesn’t mean the updates will actually come – the Galaxy S4 mini is one device that is most likely to get the update, but for the other devices on that list, there might not be much hope, if only because Samsung’s heavy and bloated TouchWiz skin might negate the work Google has done on reducing the memory consumption on Android 4.4 KitKat."
So no more updates for ACE2. That's the big bold fact.
mercator54 said:
samsung oifficially announced the 4.4 update list, and ace 2 is included... so we can hope!..
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my hope was gone when jellybean came out so late
I trust in Samsung no more... Howevwr. we have kitkat-based CM 11, so we don't really need official release!..
KitKat
teddytsen said:
my hope was gone when jellybean came out so late
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...but does it matter now Rox and others are making CM11?
To be honest - if KitKat on Ace 2 will ever be released and will be full of bloatware, such as JB, then I prefer unofficial CM releases. At least they're smooth and very fast and they don't kick off the launcher from memory as JB did, when I tried to go back from any app.
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Rox said:
I dont think samsung will spend time on ace 2 anymore
It is already 1,5 year old phone... There are many new models to care about.
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+1
additionally Samsung original firmwares are very unwieldy. I don't think so new original firmware fast, reliable and useful. Cause Samsung accomplish the break 4.4 KitKat fast and reliable key points.
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To be honest - if KitKat on Ace 2 will ever be released and will be full of bloatware, such as JB, then I prefer unofficial CM releases. At least they're smooth and very fast and they don't kick off the launcher from memory as JB did, when I tried to go back from any app.
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Yes but then we have more 4.4 blobs for custom rom and maybe kernel source 3.4.X. I don't believe, but if samsung release kitkat for Ace 2, we have some benefits from it.
I hope one day samsung release stable jb 4.1.2 like old 2.3.
MG2 is good, but it's not stable like GB. (freezes, UI lag, games lags).
i wish someone could make fully working AOKP 4.4 for my Ace II
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i wish someone could make fully working AOKP 4.4 for my Ace II
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Someone might. Just wait.
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I'm having a quick dabble with Rox's CM11, it seems pretty darn smooth on first impressions. However I need my camera so I'll go back to 10.2 for now, great work though
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Even if samsung release any JB update (up to 4.2.x 4.3.x) or even a kitkat after having such messed up 4.1.2 I am not going to use them (well maybe as a base for further flashing). At this momment, custom roms are only option here. Luckilly, we have some skilled rom builders here so we should be fine for now
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Even if samsung release any JB update (up to 4.2.x 4.3.x) or even a kitkat after having such messed up 4.1.2 I am not going to use them (well maybe as a base for further flashing). At this momment, custom roms are only option here. Luckilly, we have some skilled rom builders here so we should be fine for now
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Hey, KitKat is built specially for low-end devices, so it would definitely be faster...
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Hey, KitKat is built specially for low-end devices, so it would definitely be faster...
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Only if is made right - something that Samsung won't make.
Hi,
I have Note 3 N900 With KK and Knox 0x1, I very love the custom roms but since my old Galaxy S3 I still love the slim of the Vanila roms, specialy SlimKat and CM.
There Is any Rom AOKP/AOSP or anything base the original Google Android for Note 3 N900 ?
Thanks You For Help!
NaoRemiX said:
Hi,
I have Note 3 N900 With KK and Knox 0x1, I very love the custom roms but since my old Galaxy S3 I still love the slim of the Vanila roms, specialy SlimKat and CM.
There Is any Rom AOKP/AOSP or anything base the original Google Android for Note 3 N900 ?
Thanks You For Help!
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Hello. I use the Heisenberg rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696993
It is AOSP (AOKP), it runs very smooth, very stable and it's under continuous development.
that's for N9005 won't work on N900
and there no aosp or aokp rooms for N900 as of now
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thelostlegend said:
that's for N9005 won't work on N900
and there no aosp or aokp rooms for N900 as of now
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There Is any ETA for when AOKP/AOSP rom will come to our device ?
Really? ETA = now. N9005 Roms can be flashed on N900 variants (N900T, N900w8), head over to the T-Mobile note 3 section for more info... Or you could just check their android Dev section, which had a bunch of aosp Roms
This is all assuming you DON'T have a exynks variant btw
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Really? ETA = now. N9005 Roms can be flashed on N900 variants (N900T, N900w8), head over to the T-Mobile note 3 section for more info... Or you could just check their android Dev section, which had a bunch of aosp Roms
This is all assuming you DON'T have a exynks variant btw
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N900 = exynos
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N900 = exynos
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Thus the last line....
icenight89 said:
Really? ETA = now. N9005 Roms can be flashed on N900 variants (N900T, N900w8), head over to the T-Mobile note 3 section for more info... Or you could just check their android Dev section, which had a bunch of aosp Roms
This is all assuming you DON'T have a exynks variant btw
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salilpune1 said:
N900 = exynos
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This Is not the same chips, the all hardware is diffrent, It's like you install Note 3 rom on S3, Soft Brick or bootloop in the good case
This is how it looks, are you sure that N9005 rom will work on n900 without problems ???
NaoRemiX said:
This Is not the same chips, the all hardware is diffrent, It's like you install Note 3 rom on S3, Soft Brick or bootloop in the good case
This is how it looks, are you sure that N9005 rom will work on n900 without problems ???
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No, they won't work. Only snapdragon powered devices have cm based roms.
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Sammath said:
No, they won't work. Only snapdragon powered devices have cm based roms.
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That is what I said but this guy said i'm wrong.
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Really? ETA = now. N9005 Roms can be flashed on N900 variants (N900T, N900w8), head over to the T-Mobile note 3 section for more info... Or you could just check their android Dev section, which had a bunch of aosp Roms
This is all assuming you DON'T have a exynks variant btw
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The n900w8, n900t, n900a, n900p, n9008v, and n900v, are all n9005 variants. They are all snapdragon. The n900 (notice no suffix) is the Exynos model, which is also devoid of lte.
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