This is just a query to see if anyone else is having the same issue. The notorious SMS issue has been affecting anyone who has a Verizon Galaxy S III and is on the MF1 baseband version ( and apparently also some on the MB1 baseband version) and this had meant that any roms that are not based on Samsung's own TW rom are unable to send text messages reliably. Many fixes have been proposed and some have even worked, with me personally sitting reliably on the MB1 baseband on CM 11.1. However, CM seems to be one of few options for android 4.4.2. Most rom development on the latest android has seemed to slow down or cease, including CM, where the latest snapshot is from over 2 months ago.
So just a probing question to any developers or anyone who may have an idea...
Will rom development begin again for major roms like CM and PAC or is it going to be a while before anyone adapts a reliable fix for Galaxy S III owners and they can easily begin flashing again?
Only curious and thanks for any replies.
There are a lot of roms. Not really sure what you're looking at. CM, Slim, PAC, PA, CRom, Nameless, LS, and many others. They're all in the dev sections.
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No I understand there are roms and I know where to get them, I am just curious if roms like CM will start active development again. CM in particular seems to have stopped days after the SMS issue appeared and I am wondering when they will begin development again or port any bug fixes from the more current roms to the GS III snapshot.
They're all in active development. Sounds like you're not aware of the fact that nearly every rom has unified builds now so our roms are listed as d2lte instead of d2vzw.
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I know that CM9 is officially stable and everyone is playing around with CM10 nightlies. I'd be happy enough to just use a stable CM9 rom, but can't find a non-kexec version.
All the talk here is now about CM10
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1783262
I'm guessing there wont be an official CM9 since i we probably missed the boat on that one, but is there an unofficial version floating around?
yeah i cant find it either, i dont think its supported by cyanogenmod, at least not yet, theyre focused on cm10. CM10 is definitely a daily driver though, check out out their nightlies theyre pretty stable
You'll probably never find a CM9 port for it when CM10 is developed as far as it is. Its already officially supported by the CM team. It would be a lot of work for a huge step backwards. That's like asking why Windows Vista isn't being ported over when you already have Windows 7.
I assume you're asking because of current issues with CM10? And because of these issues you're thinking that CM9 will do fine for now since its so well developed? Actually, all the same problems (sort of) would exist for CM9 but in a different manner. Hardware compatibility still would have to be smoothed out, drivers, RIL, etc etc. Its not cut and dry.
If that's not why you're wondering, then disregard everything I just said...lol.
that's pretty much what I was thinking. thanks for your replies.
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I've been wanting to give an aosp based Rom a try onthis phone. My main concern is stability and battery life. I know battery life is more of a kernel issue so I will address that later on. I've noticed some roms in original developement don't even specify which android version there based on, but which is currently most stable and 4.2? I need lte calls/sms/mms and camera to be working.
I'm basically looking for what has the LEAST issues. Has any developers gotten past the screen tearing yet?
And I know there are probably 100 of these threads, but none are current
the official cm10.1 by h8rift will usually be the most stable, as a lot of the other ones are based on that (i think). you should basically look for the most recently updated one. that'll have the newest features and latest bugfixes.
you can't go wrong with a bpear ROM, that guy is awesome and has released some of my favorite ROMs for this phone. link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2212825
he always updates them quickly and squashes all major bugs. that one is new so it may have some bugs, but i'm sure they won't be there for long. then once he fixes them, you won't have to delete everything and clean wipe and all that, you'll just have to flash over it with the new one.
bugs vary from phone to phone, so the only real way to figure out what you like is to flash them and check
they are all pretty stable other then known issues. screen tearing is a general issue with 4.2.x roms that use cm10.1 as a base. i would say try liquidsmooth, aokp, or carbon bpear96 aosp build.
Running liquidsmooth Stable and its great. Using it as a daily driver.
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DvineLord said:
they are all pretty stable other then known issues. screen tearing is a general issue with 4.2.x roms that use cm10.1 as a base. i would say try liquidsmooth, aokp, or carbon bpear96 aosp build.
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Running official 10.1 nightly with vz oc linaro kernel and disable HW overlays on I get ZERO tearing. I put it at standard clock speeds to and its great and very stable. Only time it freezes is every once in a great while after a phone call. Other than that I'm extremely happy.
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I'm running the Bpear CarbonRom 1.6 source build, underclocked to 1134mhz and still running smooth and stable.
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my personal experience
the most stable tend to be the ones that are more popular/bigger like CM 10.1, AOKP, etc.. at least in my experience. Though I personally love jellybam. I highly recommend it especially if you're a person who loves great audio. Though the only kernel that would work it is Rohan's beta as far as I know
There is no "most stable" ROM. Everyone uses their phone differently, and your mileage can and will vary. Same thing with battery life (and probably has as much, if not more to do with other factors, such as your geographic location and radio).
Its easy to look through the ROM threads to see what specific issues people have, known bugs, etc. Aside from that, just pick some that look like they fill your needs/preferences and try them out.
Since every device handles software a little differently, you need to try it out for yourself and see if you like it. Thats the beauty of XDA, you get to try it out yourself and see if YOU like it.
So since everyone has different options, Im going to close this before it becomes a BEST ROM THREAD... and we dont allow those.
Hello everyone. I know android 4.3 adds multi-user support, however as I've found out over the past week each device has its own rom's (before I thought it was like an OS, one OS to rule them all).
From searching, I found that Cyanogen Mod 10.1 supports multi-users and that I'll probably need a multi-user app share from the app store to make everything work.
Right now my device is running stock firmware (4.1.2 I believe, it's upstairs charging), so I'm wondering what my best bet would be:
1) Find a custom ROM like CM 10.1 and go from there
2) Wait for official 4.3 (I believe I shouldn't hold my breath for this?)
3) Find a way to get 4.3 on the device now. I've seen some people have signatures that mention they're running 4.3 on it.
I kind of know how to do the first, but where can I find a feature listing for custom roms? Everything has been jumbled and confusing. I'd rather be taught to fish then just given a fish. Also is there any advice/recommendations on other rom's out there? (I'm not asking for the best, just a few to take a look at if there isn't a global list)
I have no clue how to do the third. I recently (this week) had to restore a Galaxy S2 phone and I put a good 30 hours before getting it to a state where it's usable. My biggest problem ended up finding the proper rom to use.
Thank you.
CyanogenMod 10.1 is stable and is what I recommend you use. CyanogenMod 10.2 is running 4.3, and from the majority of reports is usable as a daily driver! Don't count on seeing an official 4.3 release ;]
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history
I've been using PAC ROM. Pretty nice if you know what you're doing. More of a learning curve to get it set up just how you want it, but once you do it's great.
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CyanogenMod 10.1 is stable and is what I recommend you use. CyanogenMod 10.2 is running 4.3, and from the majority of reports is usable as a daily driver! Don't count on seeing an official 4.3 release ;]
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history
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Thanks, it looks like my best bet would be to wait for 10.2 to get completed and then throw that on there.
I'm on Gummy Nightly 4.4.2 and I'm looking for something more stable. Life is a bit hectic right now so I'm not able to constantly flash a new rom.
What has been the best 4.4.2 rom that you've had the most success with?
to each there own .
moderators dont like these types of threads cuz they cause arguments
Beanstalk and Liquidsmooth! Waiting for the Pac-Man release!
If life is to hectic to find a rom I suggest stock.
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I'm liking my PA 4.4 pa_d2vzw-4.0-BETA-20131208 that one it seems to be the only one with a functional camera so far.
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Whats the most sold KitKat Rom right now?
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Define "most solid"...
All you are going to get is people's limited opinions. Plus, if someone has only used 1 or 2 different ROMs - vs ALL of the ones available - they really can't comment
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Define "most solid"...
All you are going to get is people's limited opinions. Plus, if someone has only used 1 or 2 different ROMs - vs ALL of the ones available - they really can't comment
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I meant to say "stable" I just want a rom where the basic functions like Camera work and I'm able to use instagram etc without it crashing. Gummy is fine, but not being able to use the camera is a big thing. I would like a multi-window feature that Hyperdrive has, but I'd like to stay at 4.4.2.
Also, no I will never go back to stock. As for those who have used one or two different roms their opinions are still valid. They can say whether it was stable or not.
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to each there own .
moderators dont like these types of threads cuz they cause arguments
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Lol what do all the nerds start typing in caps lock? its a thread dude in the appropriate area.
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I meant to say "stable" I just want a rom where the basic functions like Camera work and I'm able to use instagram etc without it crashing. Gummy is fine, but not being able to use the camera is a big thing.
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A ROM with a non-functioning camera would never even get consideration from me ! Same applies to ROMs with no working data. Does the Gummy thread tell you the camera doesn't work ? I'd hope so !!
For what it's worth, I've tried the following KK ROMs (with my opinion/comments):
Beanstalk (Gideon's build) - good ROM, no complaints that I can recall.
Omni (Gideon's build) - too plain or simple (or boring) for me. Didn't have a few features that I've grown to like (I blame PAC for that !!). It was stable though.
LiquidSmooth (both the LS team version and Gideon's) - my preferred ROM at the moment. Runs fine, everything works, and has many of the features I like. Between two builds a week and a half apart, I see add'l things added too.
ParanoidAndroid (notta's build) - can't recall any details at the moment.
I suggest trying ParanoidAndroid 4.0 BETA. Yes, it is a beta but it is very stable. I have been using it since Notta switched to 4.4.x. The are still working out small bugs (like every other KK ROM), but like I said, it's very stable.
It does not have multi-window. For that I suggest Omni ROM. I've been using that on my ASUS TF300T and it works awesome!
As evident by some above commentary, XDA is not a support site and users are expected to test all Roms to make their own, independent, determinations as to what is stable for them.
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OK so my last thread got closed because the mods didn't want it turning into a 'this is the best' fight. So I'm not asking that, I simply want to know what KitKat Roms are available that are stable builds, looking in the development forum all I see are nightly Roms and I don't want to be installing updates every day.
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OK so my last thread got closed because the mods didn't want it turning into a 'this is the best' fight. So I'm not asking that, I simply want to know what KitKat Roms are available that are stable builds, looking in the development forum all I see are nightly Roms and I don't want to be installing updates every day.
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From my understanding they all on nightly. At least i haven't seen one thread posted as STABLE. And ive tried different Kk roms. And for some ppl wasn't stable and for others was a DD worthy. I suggest reading them post to see wat catches ur eye. I know thats not the answer u want. But front me thats the best i can give. Try LS Beanstalk SOKP SlimKat Gummi.
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You do not have to install nightly roms everyday. If one nightly is running "smoothly," leave it alone for a short bit until there some major bug fix, new features added, etc., or when rom starting to act up.
The only one I've seen so far that's claimed to be "Stable" is SlimKat: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2400577. Actually it looks like they just released a new stable version yesterday for our phone, Build 5.
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The only one I've seen so far that's claimed to be "Stable" is SlimKat: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2400577. Actually it looks like they just released a new stable version yesterday for our phone, Build 5.
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I agree with this about slim. It's a very stable ROM. There are however, alternatives. I'd suggest you try a few and see which ROM's have the best combination of features and stability for you. I've been a huge fan of slim for quite some time now, but recently, I've been running Nameless ROM. I've ran a nightly from the first of the month, and since then have had only one instance where the phone randomly rebooted. In fact, that's the only time I've rebooted it. LOL. For me it has the features I'm looking for without having to resort to using the Xposed framework. I have nothing against Xposed, it's always worked great for me, but I just prefer to have features baked in if at all possible.
I'm sure there's a ton of other good roms too, many people like Gummy, Beanstalk, Paranoid, PACMAN (can't think of the exact name), and GideonX's builds of various roms (check them out at droidhype.net), liquid, Carbon, and other's are nice too. Many have too many featues for me, and some have not enough or lack what I'm looking for.
So again, Try a few and see what YOU like. That's the best answer I can give. I doubt that many are "stable", but they've been stable enough for me. As I mentioned with Nameless, they're not labeled as stable, and nightlies are just that, nightlies, but you'll find that most nightlies are "stable"
Also, what others consider stable may not be what you consider stable as that standard can be very subjective.
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I've been using Mastamoon's 4.4 for a few weeks now and it's been pretty damn stable for me. I'm a few days behind on updating nightly so that I don't run into any bugs, but I was happy with his 4.3 ROM back in the day and his 4.4 is turning out just as good.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2569769