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[Q] Galaxy Skyrocket Custom Rom

Hello All,
I am a total newbie to all of this, I just bought a Galaxy s2 Skyrocket. I managed to find good info on how to root it and did that with something called superoneclick. So it is showing rooted with out the yellow triangle. Now for my question.
There are so many custom roms out there i have no clue what to do. All i am really looking for is a custom rom that will let me do the following if it is possible, wifi tethering, custom bootanimation and if it will let me overclock. And I guess something that is stable as i see mentioned on here a lot.
Anyway anyone that has time to help a newbie I would really appreciate it. There is a lot of great info on here but most of it is written for people that at least have a clue about this stuff.
Most of all i want to say thank you to anyone who is willing to help me in advance. And if you don't feel like helping a newbie I do understand that also.
Thank You

I like skyROCKeteer. It's a good, stable, custom rom. It'll suit all your needs. Check it out. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19279400
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Judono
First of all thank you for your reply. Am I reading this correct that I install version 2.0 and then install the addons and fixes? Or will everything be fine with the 2.0 and the fixes are already in there. Sorry to be so much trouble some of it is just confusing to me and I dont want to brick "i believe that is the correct term" my phone.
Thank You

Okie_Bama said:
Judono
First of all thank you for your reply. Am I reading this correct that I install version 2.0 and then install the addons and fixes? Or will everything be fine with the 2.0 and the fixes are already in there. Sorry to be so much trouble some of it is just confusing to me and I dont want to brick "i believe that is the correct term" my phone.
Thank You
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SkyRocketeer and Sky Ice Cream Sandwich are pretty good. Next one I will be testing out will be the Red Sonja!

Red sonja is the best. Completly stable and fast. Vibrate does not work. But other then that its its perfect.

I'm using Super Stock 2.3.6. It's a rather bare bones ROM that is close to stock but with a few tweaks and removals of stuff like bloatware and other things. Overall I'm satisfied. I'm using this until the AOSP is released and some of the other ROMs become a bit more stable.

I'm using Sky Ice Cream Sandwich, it's my daily driver. Whichever rom you install, make sure you follow the dev's instructions. Only install roms for skyrocket, very important.

Most Roms in the Dev section are Stable-ish.
Red Sonja is probably the MOST stable in my OP.....less vibration, you dont have to do any work arounds, no extra flashing less the 4 intitial flashes( really 2 flashes if you dont want the comic pages)
but after that, everything is working as it would be on stock.

Thank You
First of all again thanks to everyone that gave me advise. I know have my first custom rom on my phone with the addons that looked interesting. Also a custom kernel.
I only have one question if i decide to try another rom, is there a way to go back to the way i have my phone now with out doing each step again. Like if i use the backup feature in CWM, If i do a restore will that put it back the way it is now.
Thank you ALL !!!!!

Okie_Bama said:
First of all again thanks to everyone that gave me advise. I know have my first custom rom on my phone with the addons that looked interesting. Also a custom kernel.
I only have one question if i decide to try another rom, is there a way to go back to the way i have my phone now with out doing each step again. Like if i use the backup feature in CWM, If i do a restore will that put it back the way it is now.
Thank you ALL !!!!!
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That's the point of doing the Nandroid backup. It'll restore your phone to how it was. At least that's what it's supposed to do. I honestly can't attest to it because I've never had to do it *knock on wood*

alien build 5 is awesome! free wifi tethering!

Im using ICS 6.1 with Da_g 0.43preV2 kernel script OC to 1728 so far so good

anisback said:
Im using ICS 6.1 with Da_g 0.43preV2 kernel script OC to 1728 so far so good
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is it possible for me to run that kernel on the alien build? does ICS offer wifi tethering? and do any other roms offer the tethering unlock? thanks everyone!

mimart7 said:
I'm using Sky Ice Cream Sandwich, it's my daily driver. Whichever rom you install, make sure you follow the dev's instructions. Only install roms for skyrocket, very important.
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THIS!
ive tried the Super Stock and that seems to be the most stable to me. the only issue i had was for some reason i couldnt use youtube. i kept getting a fc...

oikhlail11 said:
is it possible for me to run that kernel on the alien build? does ICS offer wifi tethering? and do any other roms offer the tethering unlock? thanks everyone!
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Yes you can but I have never tried Alien build dont know how stable is it. ICS does offer wifi tethering. I just ICS only dont know about other rom

SGS2 hints and tips! I tested a lot of roms!!

Became a proud owner of the Samsung Galaxy S2?
well, I tested a lot of roms and know about flashing, rooting and stuff so... if you have questions about your SGS2, which rom you should I flash, easy rooting, stable ICS... just come to me and I'll try to help you!
just mail me!!
[email protected]

hey there ive got a rooted galaxy s2, ive tried few of the ics roms but a strange problem occurs i.e. my cell switches off if i leave it unused for a while. and still unable to find a good rom.what do u suggest

I too have a Samsung Galaxy S2. I am using Phone-Bricker 2.5 It has a great app called Kitchen that helps you out with adding things onto the ROM and customizing it further.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1560759

bil82pak said:
hey there ive got a rooted galaxy s2, ive tried few of the ics roms but a strange problem occurs i.e. my cell switches off if i leave it unused for a while. and still unable to find a good rom.what do u suggest
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How did you root your sgs2?
I'm on VK rom... I really flashed a lot of roms and this is the one I stick with, it still updates so thats good...
I maybe suggest to start all over. backup everything you need to backup and wipe your whole system. then just flash the vk rom.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1559009
and if the battery issue is still there... charge your phone 100%, enter recovery mode and wipe your battery stats.
hope I helped a bit

The phone-bricker rom also looks good!! gonna flash and test it right away!! I'll let you know what I think of it...
I love the kitchen!!! Checkrom also has it! still waiting for that ICS rom to come.
grts!!!

unfortunatetly, the phone-bricker rom does not respond well in my sgs2... my BACK button and my homebutton aren't working... flashed it twice after full wipe. you know why this could happen??

brooktree said:
I too have a Samsung Galaxy S2. I am using Phone-Bricker 2.5 It has a great app called Kitchen that helps you out with adding things onto the ROM and customizing it further.
Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1560759
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so, the phone-bricker rom really bricked my phone. I tested it and as I said, my backbutton and homebutton didn't work anymore... and when people call me they only hear some loud noise, as if I was somewhere with a lot of wind, but not my voice at al (tested it by calling myself ) so I tried to start over and as I flashed the original ICS back, the call problem was gone. flashed the phone-bricker again and had the same problems. it's a real phone-bricker!! maybe other phones react differently...
still prefere the VK rom!! making my way back to it now...
grts

I also used many but so far, ICS Resurrection Remix and Liting' Rom are the best and stable.

Yeah now running the new remis and it is just what I want! A light smooth rom! But I don't get the tablet mode as you also can find in D4 rom... Is it a setting that I must change? I wanna try the sgs2 tablet!
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What I wish for
Hi,
I seek a ROM that is FAST (with OC), STABLE, and customisable. What would you recommend? Thanks in advance.

Hello. I tried Ollo SII and I think that this rom has the best battery life. Try it if you want...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1650293
Or do you have any other rom with good battery life?

Is there really that much difference between 4.1.2 and 4.4?

I'm using Stock 4.1.2 and except 5ghz wifi isn't working am pretty happy with it.
Do the later custom roms add enough performance enhancements to warrant the effort? For me the 'proper' dpi and tablet layout of stock is highly preferred so any other layout is really not desired.
Thanks.
Sent from Galaxy i9502

84 views and not one reply......wow that would seem to suggest not a lot of difference.

Try it and see for yourself. +1 for sky high 4.1.2. It all depends what you want, I need hdmi out so Sammy Rom for me.
Good luck.
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I realise I can try it but as posted in the original question there's no point trying it if there's not a lot of difference.....and at the moment there seems little, if any, beneficial difference.
Sent from Galaxy i9502

Wow. I had good reasons to move away from the stock ROM back when I did it. But that was so long ago, I can't remember what they were specifically. I think a lot of people are in that same boat, which is why you aren't getting any responses here.
I would say that if you're happy with the stock ROM, then stick with it! The easiest upgrade you can do is to install an aftermarket launcher, like NovaLauncher or GoLauncher. You'll get a ton of features that will allow you to customize your home screen layout without having to mess with rooting and flashing ROMs and recoveries.

Tom2112 said:
Wow. I had good reasons to move away from the stock ROM back when I did it. But that was so long ago, I can't remember what they were specifically. I think a lot of people are in that same boat, which is why you aren't getting any responses here.
I would say that if you're happy with the stock ROM, then stick with it! The easiest upgrade you can do is to install an aftermarket launcher, like NovaLauncher or GoLauncher. You'll get a ton of features that will allow you to customize your home screen layout without having to mess with rooting and flashing ROMs and recoveries.
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Im on the multi window sky high 3.5 rom its very stable and im happy it does everything i want it too.

MRBR7 said:
Im on the multi window sky high 3.5 rom its very stable and im happy it does everything i want it too.
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I've installed skyhigh rom. It changend p6800 from tablet to a big phablet. And it's still 4.1.2, so why should i prefer skyhigh to stock rom!
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reza_jolie said:
I've installed skyhigh rom. It changend p6800 from tablet to a bog phablet. And it's still 4.1.2, so why should i prefer skyhigh to stock rom!
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Best for all you don't use it then after all, it's a 4.1.2 PHABLET ROM .......... what (edit: else) did you expect? .......

Question about C-ROM

Hi, this is a newbie kind of question.I've been wondering what is the answer to my question.Hoping for the best answer from all the senior members lol.I wanna know does C-ROM compatible with Xperia S/SL? And if it does, is it a stable rom for the gadgets? Thank you.

not anonymous said:
Hi, this is a newbie kind of question.I've been wondering what is the answer to my question.Hoping for the best answer from all the senior members lol.I wanna know does C-ROM compatible with Xperia S/SL? And if it does, is it a stable rom for the gadgets? Thank you.
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Do you mean Sony Ericsson Arc S?

GeekyDroid said:
Do you mean Sony Ericsson Arc S?
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No,sir.I'm asking about Sony Xperia S not Arc S

not anonymous said:
No,sir.I'm asking about Sony Xperia S not Arc S
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No, sorry. I haven't found any C-ROM for Sony Xperia S. But look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-s/s-development
There are much cool ROMs there
I suggest you dirty unicorns! Very customisible! Very fast!

GeekyDroid said:
Do you mean Sony Ericsson Arc S?
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GeekyDroid said:
No, sorry. I haven't found any C-ROM for Sony Xperia S. But look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-s/s-development
There are much cool ROMs there
I suggest you dirty unicorns! Very customisible! Very fast!
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Thanks for the link! I do know the unicorns rom and I feel like changing to it.Currently using cm11 4.4.2 right now but I am facing a problem with this rom.I can't use the whatsapp shortcut camera lol.Among all the roms listed in the development section, is there any better ones than unicorn? How about carbon rom? And btw, is unicorn rom is a based on stock rom?

not anonymous said:
Thanks for the link! I do know the unicorns rom and I feel like changing to it.Currently using cm11 4.4.2 right now but I am facing a problem with this rom.I can't use the whatsapp shortcut camera lol.Among all the roms listed in the development section, is there any better ones than unicorn? How about carbon rom? And btw, is unicorn rom is a based on stock rom?
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Well, Carbon ROM is good. But I like dirty Unicorns most! No, they are all AOSP/CM based.

GeekyDroid said:
Well, Carbon ROM is good. But I like dirty Unicorns most! No, they are all AOSP/CM based.
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Oh i see.Is unicorns stable right now? Sorry for asking too much.I'm new to this kind of stuff :laugh:

not anonymous said:
Oh i see.Is unicorns stable right now? Sorry for asking too much.I'm new to this kind of stuff :laugh:
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No problem
I don't know for Xperia S. My S3 has fast battery drain but everything else works fine, so it's worth to try

GeekyDroid said:
No problem
I don't know for Xperia S. My S3 has fast battery drain but everything else works fine, so it's worth to try
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I just flashed carbon rom on my xperia s since the unicorns rom didn't worked because the rom file was for samsung tab if I'm not mistaken.Do u know any way to solve this problem? It does happened to both of the roms (carbon rom and cyanogenmod 11), sometimes my phone get lags and it does auto reboot and my battery suddenly goes too low after the reboot.For example, my battery before was 54% after reboot, it goes down to 15%.

not anonymous said:
I just flashed carbon rom on my xperia s since the unicorns rom didn't worked because the rom file was for samsung tab if I'm not mistaken.Do u know any way to solve this problem? It does happened to both of the roms (carbon rom and cyanogenmod 11), sometimes my phone get lags and it does auto reboot and my battery suddenly goes too low after the reboot.For example, my battery before was 54% after reboot, it goes down to 15%.
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Please read the whole thread. The developer of the ROM has maybe written much about this. Maybe it is unstable! But try another kernel. Maybe these issues are already solved.

I am sure that problem is kernel. try another one

GeekyDroid said:
Please read the whole thread. The developer of the ROM has maybe written much about this. Maybe it is unstable! But try another kernel. Maybe these issues are already solved.
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I flashed the carbon rom with the new build which was released 22/07/14.So far, there are no problems at all.Talking about kernel, which is the best kernel? I did flashed the one that whzy (i don't really remember his username) posted but it didn't worked.

Carbon rom external sdcard
Hey Everyone,
Im newbie here, and here what ive got. I ve done a factory reset on my Xperia V with :
Tsubasa Carbon ROM Unoff 20140908 1903,
Kernel Ver 3.4.0,
Build Numb caron_tsubasa-eng 4.4.4. KTU84Q
Then now whenever i tried to open gallery it says that "No external storage available" and when i opened camera it says "Unfortunately, Camera has stopped".
I tried to figured it out by googled and search anywhere, but restarting, rebooting even reflashing via TWRP the results stays the same.
Kindly anyone would help? Thanks. :crying:

not anonymous said:
I flashed the carbon rom with the new build which was released 22/07/14.So far, there are no problems at all.Talking about kernel, which is the best kernel? I did flashed the one that whzy (i don't really remember his username) posted but it didn't worked.
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I don't have Xperia S, but I use carbon rom for my Xperia Arc S till now. It's a good rom, stable and fast for me.
For the carbon rom kernel, it's included in the rom file. You can extract boot.img and flash it. For me, it's the best kernel for carbon rom.
aditperdana said:
Hey Everyone,
Im newbie here, and here what ive got. I ve done a factory reset on my Xperia V with :
Tsubasa Carbon ROM Unoff 20140908 1903,
Kernel Ver 3.4.0,
Build Numb caron_tsubasa-eng 4.4.4. KTU84Q
Then now whenever i tried to open gallery it says that "No external storage available" and when i opened camera it says "Unfortunately, Camera has stopped".
I tried to figured it out by googled and search anywhere, but restarting, rebooting even reflashing via TWRP the results stays the same.
Kindly anyone would help? Thanks. :crying:
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It happened to me too for few time when I install rom. But I don't know whats triggering the problem. I try to clean cache and dalvik cache in recovery, and the camera ok. When I accidently uninstall some system app, camera stopped or gallery wont open and I do clean install. Maybe you can clean cache and dalvik cache or clean install. I hope it's work for you.
*sorry for my bad english*

Fast custom ROM with android 4.2.2

I am looking for a custom ROM for my Samsung Galaxy S II Plus (GT-I9105P) which is faster than the stock ROM.
I installed Liquidsmooth 3.0 and tested the speed and its working perfectly now. Its based on Android version 4.4.3. But the camera app is actually really bad; the pictures are always blurry. I guess something is wrong with the focus, because it works fine with the original 4.2.2 Samsung Camera App. I found out that I can't restore the app because Liquidsmooth (Andoid 4.4.3) doesn't support Touchwiz Apps.
Even the apps from the PlayStore are not as good as the old SamsungCamera App.
So here's my question: Is there a fast custom ROM (preferred a popular like LiquidSmooth) which is baised on 4.2.2? Or are there others who have also problems with blurry pictures in 4.4.3 and have a fix?
CWM 10.1.3 has a lot of bugs, like no vibration, so I don't want this ROM. LiquidSmooth 2.3 is baised on Andoird 4.2.2 but there is no Download Link for the SGS II Plus / doesn't supported? Or does the Phone model even matter?
Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it!!

jwsp1 said:
I am looking for a custom ROM for my Samsung Galaxy S II Plus (GT-I9105P) which is faster than the stock ROM.
I installed Liquidsmooth 3.0 and tested the speed and its working perfectly now. Its based on Android version 4.4.3. But the camera app is actually really bad; the pictures are always blurry. I guess something is wrong with the focus, because it works fine with the original 4.2.2 Samsung Camera App. I found out that I can't restore the app because Liquidsmooth (Andoid 4.4.3) doesn't support Touchwiz Apps.
Even the apps from the PlayStore are not as good as the old SamsungCamera App.
So here's my question: Is there a fast custom ROM (preferred a popular like LiquidSmooth) which is baised on 4.2.2? Or are there others who have also problems with blurry pictures in 4.4.3 and have a fix?
CWM 10.1.3 has a lot of bugs, like no vibration, so I don't want this ROM. LiquidSmooth 2.3 is baised on Andoird 4.2.2 but there is no Download Link for the SGS II Plus / doesn't supported? Or does the Phone model even matter?
Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it!!
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Try lollipop rom... In my opinion has much better camera than kitkat. The only iconvenience is that still don't have the option to sd and don't have pause on camcorder yet

cracker12 said:
Try lollipop rom... In my opinion has much better camera than kitkat. The only iconvenience is that still don't have the option to sd and don't have pause on camcorder yet
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But isn't cwm a Rom created for more personalizing and not for increasing speed? I am worried that it's still slow or is it the speed compared to liquidsmooth?

Lollipop ROM runs on ART runtime, it's much more effective than Dalvik-based.
So far 2 weeks of use no lag at all, back when I was using Paranoid Android 4.6 or CM11 M12, there were some lag sometimes.
Battery life is more awesome than before. In previous ROMs, I don't use GPS and ended up like 30% battery by the end of the day.
With Lollipop, I use GPS 24/7 and ended up 30% battery by the end of the day too.

cracker12 said:
Try lollipop rom... In my opinion has much better camera than kitkat. The only iconvenience is that still don't have the option to sd and don't have pause on camcorder yet
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Raven_Yen said:
Lollipop ROM runs on ART runtime, it's much more effective than Dalvik-based.
So far 2 weeks of use no lag at all, back when I was using Paranoid Android 4.6 or CM11 M12, there were some lag sometimes.
Battery life is more awesome than before. In previous ROMs, I don't use GPS and ended up like 30% battery by the end of the day.
With Lollipop, I use GPS 24/7 and ended up 30% battery by the end of the day too.
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So I uses ART to speed up the system but the apps are bigger... Am I right? Is there the option to move some of the apps to the SD card?

jwsp1 said:
So I uses ART to speed up the system but the apps are bigger... Am I right? Is there the option to move some of the apps to the SD card?
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Sort of, I don't think there is an option for now for our device. Perhaps in the future.

Raven_Yen said:
Sort of, I don't think there is an option for now for our device. Perhaps in the future.
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Okay thanks for your help so far, I'll try it out tomorrow and will report!

ClockworkMod recovery with SELinux support
Hey guys,
so I was trying to install the ROM but I got a "Status 7" Error which is caused by not having the SELinux support.
I was looking for the file for about an hour but I can't find it.
My CWM-based Recovery has the version 6.0.4.5.

jwsp1 said:
Hey guys,
so I was trying to install the ROM but I got a "Status 7" Error which is caused by not having the SELinux support.
I was looking for the file for about an hour but I can't find it.
My CWM-based Recovery has the version 6.0.4.5.
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Try twrp or philztouch by haky

cracker12 said:
Try twrp or philztouch by haky
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Wow thanks a lot, it finally works!

cracker12 said:
Try twrp or philztouch by haky
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So the rom is great and the battery lasts so much longer but there are still some bugs. Its so great having the latest Android version on this "old" phone! But does any of you also have the problem that after every reboot, some of the app icons are missing/deleted?

jwsp1 said:
So the rom is great and the battery lasts so much longer but there are still some bugs. Its so great having the latest Android version on this "old" phone! But does any of you also have the problem that after every reboot, some of the app icons are missing/deleted?
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Some apps that are installed on memory card its take more time to load

App2SD? Yep ,you can do that on lolipop
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jwsp1 said:
I am looking for a custom ROM for my Samsung Galaxy S II Plus (GT-I9105P) which is faster than the stock ROM.
I installed Liquidsmooth 3.0 and tested the speed and its working perfectly now. Its based on Android version 4.4.3. But the camera app is actually really bad; the pictures are always blurry. I guess something is wrong with the focus, because it works fine with the original 4.2.2 Samsung Camera App. I found out that I can't restore the app because Liquidsmooth (Andoid 4.4.3) doesn't support Touchwiz Apps.
Even the apps from the PlayStore are not as good as the old SamsungCamera App.
So here's my question: Is there a fast custom ROM (preferred a popular like LiquidSmooth) which is baised on 4.2.2? Or are there others who have also problems with blurry pictures in 4.4.3 and have a fix?
CWM 10.1.3 has a lot of bugs, like no vibration, so I don't want this ROM. LiquidSmooth 2.3 is baised on Andoird 4.2.2 but there is no Download Link for the SGS II Plus / doesn't supported? Or does the Phone model even matter?
Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it!!
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There is liquid smooth 3.2 (4.4.4) fyi,. you could try the new google camera from the play store. There are other kitkat roms that are also excellent(sprit,axxion,PAC,PA) should you think Lolipop is too buggy, but you cannot installed touchwiz apps on a custom rom, regardless of android version.

Yeungers said:
There is liquid smooth 3.2 (4.4.4) fyi,. you could try the new google camera from the play store. There are other kitkat roms that are also excellent(sprit,axxion,PAC,PA) should you think Lolipop is too buggy, but you cannot installed touchwiz apps on a custom rom, regardless of android version.
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Okay thanks a lot for your answer. I decided to update to Cm12 with Android 5. It's pretty good so far and the developers bring new updates very quickly.