I am new to this device and slightly overwhelmed by how many ROMs there are to choose from. I love the stock software on the phone (i believe its cm11s?) but want some of the flexibility that comes with a custom ROM. im already unlocked and rooted but just looking for the right ROM.
Yes I know I can try to flash and just backup but hoping for direction on a good place to start.
These questions don't really offer much assistance very often, you're just gonna get a bunch of different opinions. Like you said yourself, flashing is the only real way to find out what's going to be best for you. Just have a look through the ROMs, they list their features in the first post of the ROM thread, so it should be easy for you to figure out which ROM(s) has the features you're looking for.
For what it's worth though I run Nameless ROM, it's close to stock but has a killer kernel and good ROM features. Fantastic battery life too. There's no thread for it on XDA though, they have a Google+ community here:
https://plus.google.com/app/basic/communities/111682533298374492637
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Does that ROM have the camera with 4k and slomo?
No custom ROM does. Only CM11S has it. But you can install it manually.
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B98G0KTJwnBFUTgtdUVCNGRWb00/edit?usp=docslist_api
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Im in no way shape or form a noob to rooting or installing custom roms. However, I do have a question about the effects of installing custom roms... I'm a install a custom rom tonight just to give it a go on my nexus before I send it in for an exchange but I don't want to do this if this is gonna hinder the update process entirely for my NEXT nexus s as well. So can anyone tell me if it does or not it would be greatly appreciated. Pretty much I still want to be able get OTA's on my soon to be new Nexus but am unsure if Custom Roming the original device will also affect the OTA process for my New nexus.
P.s. I feel its kinda lets say "weird" to have to make 10 posts before posting in the Dev area
yes Custom ROM will pretty much conflict with any OTA
if you want OTA stay stock
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P.s. I feel its kinda lets say "weird" to have to make 10 posts before posting in the Dev area
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you are NOT supposed to post in the DEV area to begin with...
only DEV should post in the DEV area
it should be noted that chances are the ROM devs will include the OTA in the ROM far before it actually gets pushed to your phone
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it should be noted that chances are the ROM devs will include the OTA in the ROM far before it actually gets pushed to your phone
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that is usually true with all other Custom ROMs, except with Bionix ROMs
Hey guys converter from iPhone over here. Last time I rooted it was fairly straightforward and was able to get going quickly. This newer stuff is a little new to me.
I rooted my sprint s5 using towel root. Now what? I see roms like omega but none really say anything about the sprint model.
What should i do next to install a boottloader then a rom?
Thanks
kwwood said:
Hey guys converter from iPhone over here. Last time I rooted it was fairly straightforward and was able to get going quickly. This newer stuff is a little new to me.
I rooted my sprint s5 using towel root. Now what? I see roms like omega but none really say anything about the sprint model.
What should i do next to install a boottloader then a rom?
Thanks
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Assuming you are a new XDA user. Welcome to the forum and be sure to read over the forum rules. They might save you some headache in the future. For example, this post should of been in the Q&A section but no biggie. A mod will move it if need be.
Anyways, about your question, this is the Sprint specific forum so all the roms here should be compatible with the Sprint S5 (900P). Some of the roms will be based off of Touchwiz (these will keep almost 100% of stock functionality while adding some extras) and AOSP roms (custom based on CM, MIUI, etc.) The first post of each rom thread will give you a good idea of what the rom has included, instructions to flash, what works and doesn't, and so on.
If you just rooted get a custom recovery on there and do a backup of the system and EFS first thing. As for bootloader, that is preference and may depend on what rom you flash but I would think you will be fine with what version you have now.
This is also a good thread to take a look at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=52456762&postcount=1
I have been out of touch with rooting and flashing ROM's for a few years now.
I have rooted my tablet.
I want to flash a ROM but have no idea which one I should use.
I would like a suggestion from someone on a ROM. I do want a stable ROM.
Also just to refresh my memory.
I download the ROM to SD Card, then go into recovery and flash ROM from there. I am using TWRP recovery.
Thanks in advance and forgive if I am not using the proper terminology, it's been awhile!
Mark
Hi wildrat
As you are probably aware we don't allow comparison threads. They can cause bad feeling, plus users can get different results from the same rom depending on individual setups.
If you search you'll find plenty of help on how to flash. Half the fun is to try different builds and see what works for you.
Thread closed but good luck and enjoy
I love my OnePlus One and find CM11s to be very good, but I am thinking about flashing other ROMs on it to try them out. What do you guys think and what ROM would you recommend? I am thinking about Slimrom as my first ROM to flash.
I tried other roms, but keep going back to CM11S, just like it better. Battery life seems to be better too on CM11S, but I haven't taken the time to go back and flash kernels on other roms and what not.
I'm holding off.. I know I can't stop romhopping if I start flashing
I honestly am quite satisfied with the stock rom. With root, and a few mods, I'm all set!
Well I'm not flashing other roms, just kernels, and the result still stock kernel is best for me.
When I tried other kernels, my device got the ghost touch, and when I switched back to stock kernel, the ghost is gone.
I got ghost with stock..:/
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I got ghost with stock..:/
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Try AK kernel with UKM and synapse.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/orig-development/kernel-ak-t2832168
Regards!
I'm not sure if you guys are aware, but these kind of 'which ROM/kernel is best/recommended' threads aren't allowed on XDA.
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It's been decided recently that best rom and best kernel threads will be allowed however, we will have one large, roll up thread for this topic. Similar idea to the roll up invite thread. Here's the link to the new thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/general/best-favorite-rom-kernel-roll-thread-t2886021
With that, this thread is closed. Please continue this best rom discussion in the new thread.
I am still on the stock 5.0 ROM and was looking to change it up. I have not been on Android since the original EVO 4G so I am a bit lost. I already have root and TWRP recovery on. I am looking for an optimized ROM that is close to stock. I have looked at LiquidSmooth but it looks like that is only 4.4 and I saw xtrasmooth but could not find the download link. Could someone provide a link to good stable ROM that is easy to flash? Also should gapps be flashed immediately after flashing the rom? Thanks in advance.
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I am still on the stock 5.0 ROM and was looking to change it up. I have not been on Android since the original EVO 4G so I am a bit lost. I already have root and TWRP recovery on. I am looking for an optimized ROM that is close to stock. I have looked at LiquidSmooth but it looks like that is only 4.4 and I saw xtrasmooth but could not find the download link. Could someone provide a link to good stable ROM that is easy to flash? Also should gapps be flashed immediately after flashing the rom? Thanks in advance.
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Every ROM is easy to flash. Just look in the Development or Original Development section, there's plenty to choose from. Also, the first posts usually state whether you need to flash Gapps or not.
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Every ROM is easy to flash. Just look in the Development or Original Development section, there's plenty to choose from. Also, the first posts usually state whether you need to flash Gapps or not.
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I know how to flash, but I am just not sure which ROM to use. So many of them have a bunch of different acronyms in the title that I have absolutely no idea what they mean. Also some of them require you to also flash a kernel or a radio which would complicate things a bit further. Just looking for something that contains everything I need. Also for gapps, my question was if I should be flashing it immediately after flashing the ROM while still in recovery or if I should reboot first then go back into recovery?
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I know how to flash, but I am just not sure which ROM to use. So many of them have a bunch of different acronyms in the title that I have absolutely no idea what they mean. Also some of them require you to also flash a kernel or a radio which would complicate things a bit further. Just looking for something that contains everything I need. Also for gapps, my question was if I should be flashing it immediately after flashing the ROM while still in recovery or if I should reboot first then go back into recovery?
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Kernel or radio shouldn't be needed anywhere, maybe just in case of F2FS. There are many great ROMs to choose from, just pick one and try it out. Just be sure to read the OP. Also, you won't be able to boot into the system properly if Gapps are missing. Some ROMs have them included, others don't.
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Kernel or radio shouldn't be needed anywhere, maybe just in case of F2FS. There are many great ROMs to choose from, just pick one and try it out. Just be sure to read the OP. Also, you won't be able to boot into the system properly if Gapps are missing. Some ROMs have them included, others don't.
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Thanks for your help. I have been looking at this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...v3-0-hammerhead-t2616300/page713#post58172446
In the title it states 4.4.4/5.0.2. What is meant by that? Which one is it? Is it as simple as booting into recovery, wiping all, flashing the ROM, flash gapps, and rebooting?
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Thanks for your help. I have been looking at this rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/goo...v3-0-hammerhead-t2616300/page713#post58172446
In the title it states 4.4.4/5.0.2. What is meant by that? Which one is it? Is it as simple as booting into recovery, wiping all, flashing the ROM, flash gapps, and rebooting?
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It's best if you read descriptions of roms at their thread. Also is good to read some feedback and reports by people who allready flash it. But the best way to figure it out, which rom is best for you, is to flash it by yourself.
Regards, Zagor
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It's best if you read descriptions of roms at their thread. Also is good to read some feedback and reports by people who allready flash it. But the best way to figure it out, which rom is best for you, is to flash it by yourself.
Regards, Zagor
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I do read the descriptions, but there are some things that I don't understand being new. A lot of those threads already assume that you should know what these things mean. I couldn't figure out the liquidsmooth rom since it looks like they stopped development in December and the only gapps I found is for a different version. So I got kind of confused as to what I needed.
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I do read the descriptions, but there are some things that I don't understand being new. A lot of those threads already assume that you should know what these things mean. I couldn't figure out the liquidsmooth rom since it looks like they stopped development in December and the only gapps I found is for a different version. So I got kind of confused as to what I needed.
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Understand that. But if you ask something like you, you will get a lot a different answers which can just confused you a little more. Also, you will get the answers by people who do not have same taste/expectations like you. So, best way is to figure it out by yourself.
Regards, Zagor
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I am still on the stock 5.0 ROM and was looking to change it up. I have not been on Android since the original EVO 4G so I am a bit lost. I already have root and TWRP recovery on. I am looking for an optimized ROM that is close to stock. I have looked at LiquidSmooth but it looks like that is only 4.4 and I saw xtrasmooth but could not find the download link. Could someone provide a link to good stable ROM that is easy to flash? Also should gapps be flashed immediately after flashing the rom? Thanks in advance.
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I would suggest Cyanogenmod. Its very easy to install and very customizable, its close to stock as you wanted, there are stable versions and nightlies(can be unstable/bring small updates/improvements), cyanogenmod version 11 is based on kitkat,however cyanogenmod 12 stable version is in the works and it is based on lollipop, but there are nightlies out now.