[Q] Android 4.4 KitKat on Motorola Xoom 1? - Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi...
It is said that Android 4.4 is optimized to work (again) with 512MB of RAM...
Anybody knows if 4.4 is being ported as a Motorola Xoom custom rom?
4.2 is a bit slow in my xoom, my only hope is that 4.4 fixes that, or I will be force to return to 4.0.4 or 4.1, or replace my tablet by a Nexus (and I think that my xoom deserves some extra life, it's just 2 years old!!!).
Thanks.
PS: Reviewing the development subforum I can only see about 4.3, I'm worried that our xoom was abandoned and that my only option would be switching to a Nexus

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506997
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Its being worked on. It involves repartioning your Xoom and they have a 4.3 running snappy on the new partitions also. Check around the boards a lot of very good reading, research and development still going on for the Xoom. Only way I'm parting with my stingray is if it dies or I do. . and by the way I'm running 4.2.2 right now on mine with larger partitions and its fast and stable.
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Hi.
Thanks for answering ...
After a quick look to that link, It seems they're working with Android 4.3... do you mean that's the last version we'll ever get, or maybe after 4.3 they'll go for 4.4? :?

There still working on it. But now there experimenting because once they got over the partition hurdle now they have some serious kernel issues to work on among other things. So as of yet there isnt a 4.4 running on a Xoom yet. There are some very talented driven people working on it so keep your eyes open the Xoom is not dead yet and never will be to people like myself.
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4.4.2 working well.
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logitechor said:
4.4.2 working well.
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WOW!!!
Where to download it? Is there a "Xoom + 4.4.2 setup tutorial"? I would like to try!
Thanks!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506997 that changes the system size.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2580256
[DEV][ROM][KK 4.4][Unofficial] OMNIROM alpha (2013/12/24 23:23) current 4.4.2 thread. Good luck.
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THANKS a lot for your reply
So, as far as I understand, I have to:
- Download everything (TWRP, supersu, latest 4.4.2) from the links you posted.
- Backup my data.
- Repartition my xoom so that some partitions are bigger than they currently are (first Link ->
- Install 4.4.2
logitechor said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506997 -> Xoom BigPart
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2580256 -> [DEV][ROM][KK 4.4][Unofficial] OMNIROM alpha 4.4.2
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Is it a good moment to update or It's better to wait because I can found at this momento bugs or something not working?

NoP_Compiler said:
THANKS a lot for your reply
So, as far as I understand, I have to:
- Download everything (TWRP, supersu, latest 4.4.2) from the links you posted.
- Backup my data.
- Repartition my xoom so that some partitions are bigger than they currently are (first Link ->
- Install 4.4.2
Is it a good moment to update or It's better to wait because I can found at this momento bugs or something not working?
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Well you can try that and provide feedback for the dev especially if yours is wingray since the kitkat development is based on Xoom wifi version. At least the repartition part brings you some difference. The ElementalX kernel is also great to try

superbay said:
Well you can try that and provide feedback for the dev especially if yours is wingray since the kitkat development is based on Xoom wifi version. At least the repartition part brings you some difference. The ElementalX kernel is also great to try
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My Xoom is the European Xoom (Wifi Only, no 3G).
Is that a valid Xoom to bigpart + Android 4.4.2? (and ... is it safe? )
(Is very sloooooooow with 4.2.2 ).

NoP_Compiler said:
My Xoom is the European Xoom (Wifi Only, no 3G).
Is that a valid Xoom to bigpart + Android 4.4.2? (and ... is it safe? )
(Is very sloooooooow with 4.2.2 ).
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It can run in any Xoom basically. It is always safe as long as you do it right.

omni rom 4.4.2
Upgraded easily by following the threads -
Does anyone know how to change the keyboard? every time I try to install a different one, it stops.

pkarza said:
Upgraded easily by following the threads -
Does anyone know how to change the keyboard? every time I try to install a different one, it stops.
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Maybe it's a bug. You can report that in the thread

superbay said:
Maybe it's a bug. You can report that in the thread
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I can't post there but I left a message

européen xoom
NoP_Compiler said:
My Xoom is the European Xoom (Wifi Only, no 3G).
Is that a valid Xoom to bigpart + Android 4.4.2? (and ... is it safe? )
(Is very sloooooooow with 4.2.2 ).
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Hello ! No problem with a Xoom baught in France ! Very smooth with this kk rom. I overclock at 1504 and actived ART. You just have tout follow the instructions to install big part and go!. About everything is working but the charging light.
Maybe in the next update!

balbuze said:
Hello ! No problem with a Xoom baught in France ! Very smooth with this kk rom. I overclock at 1504 and actived ART. You just have tout follow the instructions to install big part and go!. About everything is working but the charging light.
Maybe in the next update!
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Working fine on 4.4.2 - but WHAT is ART??

art on xoom
pkarza said:
Working fine on 4.4.2 - but WHAT is ART??
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I am not a specialist but ART is Android Run Time which is a new virtual machine attempt to replace Dalvik. The main difference with ART is that app are compile during installation instead of use. I can't say exactly if it is very quicker on the Xoom but I activate it and it works perfectly.

Will this rom make my xoom faster? Currently running stock 4.1.2

2014 said:
Will this rom make my xoom faster? Currently running stock 4.1.2
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Why don't you give it a shot? It's more valid than just asking, no offense. 'Faster' is adjective and AFAIK all adjectives are subjective. People might think it is faster, or not if that matters, but you really need to try for yourself to see if it is fast enough for you. Schischu has finished building Kitkat Omnirom for all versions of Xoom though

test
It is true than the best way is to try it. But I can say than this ROM on my Xoom is not laggy. Some I test before were!. So don't worry,follow step by step to repartition and flash and enjoy it!

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3.2 upgrade for rooted Xoom

I have a rooted Xoom running 3.1 and I'm trying to find a 3.2 upgrade without going back to stock. I'm sure its out there but I'm just missing it. Could someone point me to it please?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1165998&highlight=android+honeycomb+3.2
Sorry meant to mention I have a 3G Xoom. Does that update work for 3G or only WiFi Xooms?
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Quoted from posted thread:
IMPORTANT NOTE: This update is for the US Xoom Wi-Fi MZ604 with Android 3.1 ONLY!!! As of v05 of this update, the update script performs NO CHECKS of files before flashing rooted stock 3.2 system and boot images. This means it won't stop you from flashing on a Xoom 3G; it will just flash and you're left with the mess, if any. Please proceed only if you're tech-savvy with Android and the Xoom, ready to restore to stock 3.1 in case of issues, and good at troubleshooting. Please provide feedback and corrections, and I'll update the post as quickly as I can. Thanks!
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You need to look at this thread for more information: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1209341
DavidAnt said:
I have a rooted Xoom running 3.1 and I'm trying to find a 3.2 upgrade without going back to stock. I'm sure its out there but I'm just missing it. Could someone point me to it please?
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Why not just flash one of the Tiamat 3.2 Roms? Easy way to get the best of all possible worlds, since you're already rooted.

[Q] EOS Stable for Wingray?

OK, so I finally flashed a custom rom. I was happy for the beginning of it. Then after using the browser for a while I noticed that sometimes when I try to go back to a page, it won't go back. It will reload the current page which is quite annoying. Now what I really wanted to ask is whether there is a Stock Jelly Bean rom with root available for the UK MZ604 Wifi only model? I'm guessing that in the Stock Jelly Bean there shouldn't be any minor bugs at all, right?
Any help at all would be appreciated.
With regards,
Beston94
Take a look at this mate:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1796335
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matt4321 said:
Take a look at this mate:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1796335
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So sorry but isn't that for the US Wifi Xoom as it states in the thread? Or is it compatible with all the WiFi versions?
which rom did u flash? on eos 3.0 i dont have this problem
Hey.
EOS V3 stable release wasn't good on my UK wifi only Xoom, however V2 EOS is great so I went back to it.
I found web based videos were slowing down and jerky, also some web pages loaded greyed out almost which was annoying.
Ian
beston94 said:
So sorry but isn't that for the US Wifi Xoom as it states in the thread? Or is it compatible with all the WiFi versions?
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It is officially for US WiFi MZ604. But it works on all MZ604s, I have flashed it on mine (a month or so back). I have a UK MZ604
matt4321 said:
It is officially for US WiFi MZ604. But it works on all MZ604s, I have flashed it on mine (a month or so back). I have a UK MZ604
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And is that still running perfectly fine? As in are there no bugs at all?
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beston94 said:
And is that still running perfectly fine? As in are there no bugs at all?
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From what I recall it ran perfectly, I just prefer custom roms for the features
matt4321 said:
From what I recall it ran perfectly, I just prefer custom roms for the features
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Oh well that's great. I'll try it out and see how it works out.
Anyway, thanks for the replies everyone!
With regards,
Beston94
beston94 said:
Oh well that's great. I'll try it out and see how it works out.
Anyway, thanks for the replies everyone!
With regards,
Beston94
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Let us know how it works out and what you think

TF300 and Android 4.3

The only thing i really see useful in the latest version for the tf300 is the OpenGL update, and notification update.
Any thoughts?
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Sorry, wrong section, I thought I was posting in General.
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the tegra 3 doesn't support opengl es 3, not a lot going on with 4.3, tried it on my tf700 and went back to stock 4.2 about 15 minutes later, more waiting for my phone to get cm 10.2
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Any thoughts?
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TRIM will be the most useful feature for our device
Well there are a few improvements:
- New way of multi-user accounting (i.e. grant access to apps to users). Those apps can be installed from the owner account. So no need to install common apps multiple times.
- Google has improved graphic perfomance by re-ordening draw commands in a more efficient way
- Improved security. SELinux is implemented. This also a down side because the standard way of root needs to be changed. The CM team is working on that.
For me personally the improved multi-user is a big welcome. This way i do not have to share my Play account that is coupled with my creditcard with the account of my daughter. And i can give her access to only the apps that we think she can use.
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I have a working build of CM10.2. There are still things that needs adressing. So i hope that xplodwild has time to look at those things.
Things that need adressing:
- Video playing needs fixing. HD does not work yet
- root is not working as it should. Titanium backup does not restore and just hangs.
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Thread moved from dev section.
cmendonc2 said:
The only thing i really see useful in the latest version for the tf300 is the OpenGL update, and notification update.
Any thoughts?
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Hi there, just wonder if you have got the guideline for unlock and procedures for installing the latest cm rom for tf300?
appreciate for your help.
Cheers
Dan
wingleong said:
Hi there, just wonder if you have got the guideline for unlock and procedures for installing the latest cm rom for tf300?
appreciate for your help.
Cheers
Dan
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Yeah we are on Android 4.4 now. Heres an install guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48508679&postcount=7
You must be on the latest 4.2 bootloader to install this though.
cmendonc2 said:
Yeah we are on Android 4.4 now. Heres an install guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48508679&postcount=7
You must be on the latest 4.2 bootloader to install this though.
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oh sorry dude, mine is unroot with factory rom, can u please kindly provide the steps so that i can proceed the root and cm installation accordingly.
many thz

Is it possible AND safe to put Kit Kat on my TF300T?

Does what it says on the tin.
Or should I live with Jelly Bean 4.2 on my TF300T
At the moment my tablet is working fine and dandy. I have only ever rooted my Samsung Ace phone before, and this did not go well. However I did learn shed loads of stuff, saving it from becoming a brick.
the lemming said:
Does what it says on the tin.
Or should I live with Jelly Bean 4.2 on my TF300T
At the moment my tablet is working fine and dandy. I have only ever rooted my Samsung Ace phone before, and this did not go well. However I did learn shed loads of stuff, saving it from becoming a brick.
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There are still none KitKat ROMs lol
the lemming said:
Does what it says on the tin.
Or should I live with Jelly Bean 4.2 on my TF300T
At the moment my tablet is working fine and dandy. I have only ever rooted my Samsung Ace phone before, and this did not go well. However I did learn shed loads of stuff, saving it from becoming a brick.
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You can now put KitKat on your device:
chrmhoffmann said:
Nightly cm-11 builds should come now. You can use this recovery here to flash it.... http://goo.im/devs/chrmhoffmann/cm-11.0/tf300t
md5sum
95f53de0a0c369b3947fc09f65caea31 recovery.img
Chris
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Is this a pretty solid build?
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Tunameltsalad said:
Is this a pretty solid build?
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I'm using it right now it hasnt crashed yet so it seems fine

[CM ROM [hlte/universal] OFFICIAL CyanogenMod Builds (Nightlies)

New thread for CyanogenMod builds (currently nightlies) for hlte devices. Previously, Note 3 (qualcomm devices) builds were separate, but now they are unified. So, hltespr, hltetmo, hltevzw, htlexx are now all in one build: hlte.
Download page can be found here: http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=hlte.
FAQs (please read before asking any questions):
AlecRobertson said:
Does this build work on the 4.4 bootloader? Yes! It works on the 4.4.2 NA6/NA7/NB3 bootloaders.
Is this build stable? No. There will be issues (see known issues below)
Where can I get the latest recovery that is compatible with this ROM? http://d-h.st/users/xiaolu/?fld_id=31963. You can also use the latest version of TWRP.
Can I update OTA from an hltexx, etc. build to an hlte build? No.
Is there any advantage to upgrading to the 4.4 bootloader? No, not really, unless you call not being able to downgrade an advantage .
Can I downgrade from a 4.4 bootloader to a 4.3 bootloader. No (you can thank Samsung for that)! The only exception to this is if you have a Canadian variant of the Note 3. Then, you can downgrade
Can I install this on an Eyxnos device? No!
Which GApps should I use? I would recommend the Paranoid Android GApps. You can them from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397942. If you want the Nexus experience, get the GOOGLE STOCK PACKAGE.
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Known issues:
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LED doesn't seem to work [Being fixed. See: http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/59879/] [FIXED]
Cannot set a preferred network type (com.android.phone crashes), unless using English (United States) as the system language.
Setting provider settings causes com.android.phone to crash, unless using English (United States) as the system language.
Sensors (e.g. humidity and temperature) stop working after the phone goes into a deep sleep (for some minutes)
Time settings are lost after every reboot.
MNVO network names are not shown correctly, e.g. Virgin is shown as Orange or T-Mobile UK,
Sometimes, after using the phone for a continued length of time, the screen becomes multi-coloured and the only fix is to reboot.
Audio channels are reversed when using headphones.
Phone randomly reboots.
USB OTG mounting doesn't work
Error while searching for mobile network
NFC doesn't work on any device, except the N9005.
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What is the current build?
Current build: cm-11-20140303-NIGHTLY-hlte (direct download link by clicking on the build name) [Last updated: 03/03/14]
Please add any issues to the maintainer thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=50427578
First! Downloading now
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Where i find Changelog build?
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rubino90 said:
Where i find Changelog build?
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I think it is this one (there isn't one for hlte yet): http://www.cmxlog.com/11/hltexx/.
rubino90 said:
Where i find Changelog build?
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http://jenkins.cyanogenmod.com/view/All/job/android/59548/artifact/archive/CHANGES.txt/*view*/
This is the first CyanogenMod build of this type for device hlte
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I know, today's changelog is not very useful. But "Tomorrow is another day"
Seems like date and time doesn't work on the 18/02/14 build except when synced with carrier, but it will lose the time data again after reboot.
Success on Rogers SM-N900W8 ...
Well, I took the plunge … once again … with surprising success.
Installation was quite simple on my Rogers (Canadian) SM-N900W8, so I would imagine that all Canadian variants will provide similar results.
Prior to installing the 20140218 unified (hlte) version of CM, I had stock Touchwiz installed, with TWRP 2.6.3.7 as my recovery.
I first performed a Nandroid (always suggested), and then simply flashed both CM and GAPPS through TWRP. Yes, you read the previous sentence correctly. I flashed right from my existing TWRP recovery.
Prior to flashing, I wiped System, Data, Dalvik and Cache, which I did twice (moderate OCD here); however, I did NOT touch Internal Storage.
So far, so good. The device booted very quickly, much more quickly than usual. I then entered all the initial set-up information, and arrived, quite smoothly, at the initial home screen. I then went into Settings and set-up virtually everything.
As I said above, so far, so good. Wifi works very well. LTE works, although, I had to manually go into the APN settings and select the pre-configured Rogers LTE APN. It took a few minutes, but LTE finally popped-up on the Notification Bar.
So, that's it. I'm now installing all my apps. I'll let you know how everything goes once they are all installed (about 100).
Good luck everyone.
Peter
wilfredlams said:
Seems like date and time doesn't work on the 18/02/14 build except when synced with carrier, but it will lose the time data again after reboot.
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Thank you. Issue added to other thread. Please post issues in there instead of/in addition to here, thank you .
Link here if you've missed it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2653031.
where can i get the newest recovery for note 3 kitkat ? woud like to flash it now but in rom manager on rooted stock rom it isnt there !!
Der_Flooo said:
where can i get the newest recovery for note 3 kitkat ? woud like to flash it now but in rom manager on rooted stock rom it isnt there !!
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Here it is :good: : http://d-h.st/users/xiaolu/?fld_id=31963
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LaZer713 said:
Here it is :good: : http://d-h.st/users/xiaolu/?fld_id=31963
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thanks a lot bro :good:
Hey op just some advice. The main user page should be in general section for everyday talk of the builds.
The dev section should be problem solving and log cats.
Are you the maintainer as per cm or just another user making another thread here??
dont forget the thanks button if I helped out!!
Can anybody tell me if this build will appear as an update to those of us already running CM11 for hltexx? Currently no Stable or Nightly update is showing since the 20140130-NIGHTLY-hltexx build.
Robster83 said:
Can anybody tell me if this build will appear as an update to those of us already running CM11 for hltexx? Currently no Stable or Nightly update is showing since the 20140130-NIGHTLY-hltexx build.
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I don't think so, as you've got an hltexx build, whereas this is an hlte build. I'll add this to the FAQ.
AlecRobertson said:
I don't think so, as you've got an hltexx build, whereas this is an hlte build. I'll add this to the FAQ.
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Thanks. The blog post earlier (http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/unified-builds) mentioned they would add server-side checks to present the unified build via CM Updater, but I wasn't sure if that really meant upgrading from hltexx to hlte unified builds.
Robster83 said:
Thanks. The blog post earlier (http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/unified-builds) mentioned they would add server-side checks to present the unified build via CM Updater, but I wasn't sure if that really meant upgrading from hltexx to hlte unified builds.
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I'd always do a clean install by downloading it on your PC and clean flashing it anyway. I know it's a pain, but you'll get far less issues like this.
AlecRobertson said:
I'd always do a clean install by downloading it on your PC and clean flashing it anyway. I know it's a pain, but you'll get far less issues like this.
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Agreed. I've been flashing for two years and I've never done a dirty flash. One less thing to troubleshoot if there's a problem.
Click thanks if I helped you.
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Does anybody know of any big benefits to having the KK bootloader over the JB one? I'm on the JB bootloader but can upgrade to the KK one (I think?) by flashing the SM-N900W8 KitKat leak.
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skadude66 said:
Does anybody know of any big benefits to having the KK bootloader over the JB one? I'm on the JB bootloader but can upgrade to the KK one (I think?) by flashing the SM-N900W8 KitKat leak.
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The KK bootloader doesn't offer any benefit/new feature over the JB one, SS just changed it to give us a hard time with custom ROMs and prevent us from downgrading. All the bootloader does is to allow the device to... boot (!)
I like this new version, I haven't gotten the black screen of death yet, and things seem to run smoother (probably placebo), and the battery seems better
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