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[i9505] What would be the perfect ROM for you

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.

Hawkery said:
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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Best stock based rom for battery life?

What the best stock android based rom. I'm currently using the latest stable cm10.1 but it gets terrible battery life.
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shadowdylan99 said:
What the best stock android based rom. I'm currently using the latest stable cm10.1 but it gets terrible battery life.
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Threads like this get closed as there isn't any rom that is best at anything. Even if we give you a rom suggestion you still have to do your part as battery life depends on how much you use your phone, ,what is running in the background and any other factors that might drain your battery.

Don't forget that beyond the ROM, battery life is dramatically affected by your settings, background apps that affect sleep state, and especially your Kernel selection and kernel settings.
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shadowdylan99 said:
What the best stock android based rom. I'm currently using the latest stable cm10.1 but it gets terrible battery life.
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OP, yes threads like this get closed due to the bashing/flaming....
The Best Stock base ROM, is just that....Stock. And there is nothing wrong with running Stock, with so many different apps that Users run/have, what is best battery life for you, may not be best for others...and as we know just because we have the same device/model does not mean we will have the same results.
Thanks....

New N5

Hey guys
I just got my N5 and i'm so excited right now .I come from a galaxy nexus device and i wish if someone can recommend a good setup for my new phone.
I love stock android but really don't like that white color of lollipop. What do you guys think is the best combination in terms of stability and battery life at present?

SpiderWolf said:
Hey guys
I just got my N5 and i'm so excited right now .I come from a galaxy nexus device and i wish if someone can recommend a good setup for my new phone.
I love stock android but really don't like that white color of lollipop. What do you guys think is the best combination in terms of stability and battery life at present?
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get used to the white theme, and go to 5.1.1. it's great.
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Jakeuten said:
get used to the white theme, and go to 5.1.1. it's great.
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Any 5.1.1 Rom should do you well, and there are some with dark themes I believe.
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AICP is a great ROM. Based on CM with a bunch of nice added features from them and other ROMs as well. It's on 5.1.1_4 (I think), and because it's CM based, it has Theme Engine, allowing for almost a complete redesign with themes.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58735415
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AOSIP hands Down
2SHAYNEZ

Welcome,
Aosp-based ROM, with Layers support
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Thank u guys for ur reply . @Jakeuten I really hate it m8 lol @move_over @procitysam @shayneflashindaily thank u for ur suggestions I like to tweak my ROM as i want and in my old GN i've always used Xposed fram and some modules. Is the Xposed for 5.1.1 seems stable and can i us it without any problem?
Do Gravity Box have that option to change that white to dark as in Kitkat version?.

beekay201 said:
Welcome,
Aosp-based ROM, with Layers support
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Is there any stable one with a good battere life and performances?

Flash the M dev preview and find a nice dark layer to use with it

SpiderWolf said:
Is there any stable one with a good battere life and performances?
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What is battere?

Lolipop notification drawer on Kitkat

I have been using Cyanogen OS 12 on my OPO for sometime now but it really eats my battery alot. I used to get 6+hrs of SOT on KK but now i'm not even getting 3hrs of SOT. I would like to go back to KK but I like the Lolipop UI. Especially the notification drawer animation. Is there anyway I could get Lolipop drawer to a Kitkat ROM with the pull down animation and all? I can root the phone once I flash a KK ROM. Any ideas?

PhantomOne said:
I have been using Cyanogen OS 12 on my OPO for sometime now but it really eats my battery alot. I used to get 6+hrs of SOT on KK but now i'm not even getting 3hrs of SOT. I would like to go back to KK but I like the Lolipop UI. Especially the notification drawer animation. Is there anyway I could get Lolipop drawer to a Kitkat ROM with the pull down animation and all? I can root the phone once I flash a KK ROM. Any ideas?
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It isn't possible, it's part of the system UI.

Can't I atleast get that pull down animation on KK?
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PhantomOne said:
Can't I atleast get that pull down animation on KK?
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Nah, that's material design, which is part of Lollipop.

Sigh!!
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[Q] cyanogenmod vs stock

I would like to know that if cyanogenmod performs better on moto g3 than stock or it's worse? I previously used xperia sp and official cyanogenmod was worse on it than stock.

In every way CM is 100% better than stock rom....
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Has anybody run any benchmarks (like Antutu) on CM for this device? I have not seen any yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSrK1Xv_SBI - The animations on the stock Moto G definitely seem way smoother than mine and apps seem to open faster as well. I'm running Cyanogenmod 12.1 latest nightly with Blu_Spark kernel.
edit: Actually no, my apps open faster than both devices but the animations still look smoother. I'm running Nova Launcher tho (with stock animations), not sure if the launcher messes up with the animation frames tho.

ifu said:
In every way CM is 100% better than stock rom....
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Not for me. I reverted back to stock. I tried cm12.1 and aosp for a week and stock seems to be the best in both performance and battery life
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I tested cm12.1, and had no problem. working well.

creative21 said:
I would like to know that if cyanogenmod performs better on moto g3 than stock or it's worse? I previously used xperia sp and official cyanogenmod was worse on it than stock.
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Great question, even I was wondering if CM 12.1 (unofficial) is better than stock or not.