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S3- found 'Samsung note' pen settings... Wonder

So I was just looking through some deeper settings in the galaxy s3 and found that it has pen settings and pen attach/detach sounds loaded into it. Not really sure why...

this a stock or custom rom
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also, how did you get into these settings
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Has to be a Rom
clean Rom/xda powerd by zero-lemon & tweaked out!!

Because Samsung is lazy and use most of the ROMs for a lot of their devices. Features are triggered by hardware codes or minor code changes and such. It is more than just turning on the feature in most cases. This is how a lot of these features are ported. But usually need some work to get going. If you look through all the icons included, there are folders full of icons not used because they are for other devices.

kennyglass123 said:
Because Samsung is lazy and use most of the ROMs for a lot of their devices. Features are triggered by hardware codes or minor code changes and such. It is more than just turning on the feature in most cases. This is how a lot of these features are ported. But usually need some work to get going. If you look through all the icons included, there are folders full of icons not used because they are for other devices.
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That's correct...even in my galaxy player days I found lots of icons in systemui and framework-res that were unused, which just made it confusing for me when wanted to theme something.
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salas2324 said:
this a stock or custom rom
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also, how did you get into these settings
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It's the stock rom. I just got the phone a couple days ago

and where/how can I find these settings
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I have this on my synergy rom although I can't remember where I saw it since they are using a hybrid framework with Note components I assume that's what it's from or it's from the Note application itself, the S3 doesn't have a digitizer so those settings are probably useless. Check settings>about phone and scroll down to build number see what it says theres.

If you tear into the Settings.apk there quite a bit of code regarding the S-Pen.
Samsung is too lazy to remove all the code, so they remove what is needed to make the function not work.
a prime example is VZW not letting our SG3's have the Call/Message block and Blocking Mode...
I found so much code left still for these things, that I easily was able to enable these functions back for call/message block samsung left so much code in, the only thing I had to do was 1) enable the function to be seen in settings.apk by editing an xml, was quite surprised that was all that was needed, and it worked 50% out of the gate.. the call blocking was working fine, but if you wanted to add a custom person for messaging you would get a F/C..
So I dug apart an ATT SG3 SecMms.apk and found the missing smali code (this took WAY longer than I should have ever spent on lol) and it was literally such a small amount of code I couldn't believe it, Samsung did the bear minimum to remove this stuff rather than deleting all of the code they left it half done. Same deal for blocking mode, this one was harder, as I couldn't find a way to get it to show in the settings.apk without changing things that I felt should not be changed.
again, I had to tear into the ATT applications and find this missing smali code.
I knew it would work as if you flashed the SecPhone + SecConacts.apk you have blocking mode working 100% but I didn't want to use ATT files.. so what I had to do was 1) narrow down the hundreds of smali files and to the ones I thought would find the code in.
I think I spent like, somewhere around 40 hours getting these two functions to work properly on VZW with 100% VZW applications.
so, as to why we have S-Pen coding, Lazy Samsung.

Does anyone else find the GE 4.3 roms just a bit bland?

I've tried and I go back to Omega v9. Are there any other 4.3 type of roms anyone can recommend?

SysAdmNj said:
I've tried and I go back to Omega v9. Are there any other 4.3 type of roms anyone can recommend?
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its stock android, its not supposed to have all the fancy mods of custom roms or manufacturer bloat
However its fully functional and has the best speed and battery life of any single rom i've tried, i'll take that over being able to centre my status bar clock any day lol

Thats pure aosp for you
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kylecore said:
its stock android, its not supposed to have all the fancy mods of customer roms or manufacturer bloat
However its fully functional and has the best speed and battery life of any single rom i've tried, i'll take that over being able to centre my status bar clock any day lol
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mg2195 said:
Thats pure aosp for you
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Which one are you guys using?

SysAdmNj said:
Which one are you guys using?
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I've been using this one : 4.3 deodex
Its deodexed and zipaligned so it feels just slighty faster then the actual stock 4.3 not to mention he's thrown a few tweaks in for centre clock and 4 way reboot. if you flash the 2 extra files.

kylecore said:
its stock android, its not supposed to have all the fancy mods of customer roms or manufacturer bloat
However its fully functional and has the best speed and battery life of any single rom i've tried, i'll take that over being able to centre my status bar clock any day lol
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What he said. :thumbup:
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Which one are you guys using?
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Kangabean son! To be honest there are a lot of tw features I miss but that rom is so dam snappy. Zero lag. Once Paul O'Brien makes that dual boot app for the s4 I might consider tw again.
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It is a bit bland, but I've gotten used to it. As much fun as it'd be to have all the bells and whistles of Cyanogenmod, PA, AOKP, and others, having a rock solid phone is just priceless. Everything works, and there are very rarely any random inexplicable issues. I use my Nexus 7 2013 for goofing around, so I still have something to be crackflashy with when I get in the mood.

SysAdmNj said:
I've tried and I go back to Omega v9. Are there any other 4.3 type of roms anyone can recommend?
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Bland is not the only word for it....basic is another.

TheAxman said:
Bland is not the only word for it....basic is another.
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Correcto Mundo Ax!
I ran them on other phones, not here yet. But, once flashed they get boring quickly imho. I like the many features TW offers. Also read TiBu not working on 4.3. I'm not sure I can do without that. From a psychological standpoint anyway--
I still will try one at some point after they are a little more polished. Can't resist new roms--
Still on Wicked and waiting to see what evil does with that thread. There is a v6 in works. But, not sure it will appear on XDA. Hope so. I follow him on Twitter--

Usually there's an app comparable to whatever feature you're missing from the carrier version of Android or a mod if your phone is rooted.
Imo it's better that way to pick and choose what you want instead of a big ol block of bloat that you prob. only use 25% of and choke the CPU, memory and battery of your phone.
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kylecore said:
I've been using this one : 4.3 deodex
Its deodexed and zipaligned so it feels just slighty faster then the actual stock 4.3 not to mention he's thrown a few tweaks in for centre clock and 4 way reboot. if you flash the 2 extra files.
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In my experience odex roms run faster than deodex.
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In my experience odex roms run faster than deodex.
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I've never really noticed a difference. I have a feeling it's one of those things that really doesn't make a huge difference on high-end phones.

I've tried to download omega about 10 times and it's times out or just won't install. I've tried a GE3 rom and agree it's to basic for me. The camera and the amount of debloated TW roms keep me quite happy for now. Customizing is the whole point of android and open source.
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I'm not impressed with GE edition ,it looks a lot like cyanogenmod 10.1/10.2
I've not been a fan of cyanogenmod since cyanogenmod 7 when I had my LG thrill 4g .sucks to bash cause I know cyanogenmod runs good,just plain.
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ThePerson98 said:
It is a bit bland, but I've gotten used to it. As much fun as it'd be to have all the bells and whistles of Cyanogenmod, PA, AOKP, and others, having a rock solid phone is just priceless. Everything works, and there are very rarely any random inexplicable issues. I use my Nexus 7 2013 for goofing around, so I still have something to be crackflashy with when I get in the mood.
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If everything works is your goal, then 4.2.2 is the best time for you.
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angle409 said:
If everything works is your goal, then 4.2.2 is the best time for you.
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I found that the battery life on these GE ROMs aren't that great. That's why I came back to TW, and for the Apps2SD support, as well as TW camera.

I was using the 4.2.2 GE I customized myself, and although it worked really good, I have an issue in at my house where I live on the fringe of LTE coverage and needed to switch it to HSPA only when home. On TW based ROMs you can just use the *#*#4636#*#* and go into Device Information and switch it to "WCDMA Preferred", which works great. Unfortunately that code doesn't work on the GE ROMs. If someone knows how to do get into that menu with a code that works on a GE ROM I would love to know.
So I went back to a MF3 ROM that I customized and debloated myself. It runs really good, but I would much rather be using a GE ROM.
What I like about the GE ROMs is that it is the way Google intended it to be, but I will agree that it can be a bit bland. But being that Android is highly customizable, you can change it to whatever you wish.
If anyone wants to check out my Debloat list for MF3, here is the thread I made.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2398845
I was trying to get rid of the majority of the Samsung crap and make it as close to GE as I could and still maintain the TW backbone.

I find Touchwiz to be slow. No matter what ROM I try or how tweaked the tom may be, its always slow. Every time I switch from a GE ROM to w TWrROM, I always find myself switching back to the GE ROM after a few days. You just can't beat the speed!

rugmankc said:
Correcto Mundo Ax!
I ran them on other phones, not here yet. But, once flashed they get boring quickly imho. I like the many features TW offers. Also read TiBu not working on 4.3. I'm not sure I can do without that. From a psychological standpoint anyway--
I still will try one at some point after they are a little more polished. Can't resist new roms--
Still on Wicked and waiting to see what evil does with that thread. There is a v6 in works. But, not sure it will appear on XDA. Hope so. I follow him on Twitter--
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If you use the updated SuperSu 1.51 zip (I believe 1.51 is the latest) then TiBu works. Used it on 4.3 slim bean yesterday
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Mike said:
If you use the updated SuperSu 1.51 zip (I believe 1.51 is the latest) then TiBu works. Used it on 4.3 slim bean yesterday
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Yeah, found that out. Was just running Kangabean and TB worked fine--

[Q] why there is no special features like as in lg g2 or any other high end phones

hello guys...
Just wanted to know why nexus 5 doesn't have special features such as camera effects, special effects for home screen or so on..

That's because Nexus line of devices come with pure vanilla android!
If you want those effects, there are tons of apps available on the playstore

You do realise what Vanilla means right?

Nikhil.1105 said:
hello guys...
Just wanted to know why nexus 5 doesn't have special features such as camera effects, special effects for home screen or so on..
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As stated its because we have pure "vanilla" android. It's a bit boring to some but its exciting for those that want speed and love to hack/modify.
Think of it this way. The Nexus 5 is like a Lamborghini (uncomfortable to drive, but very fast), phones like the G2 are like a Mercedes still pretty fast (not as fast as the Lambo) but its more luxurious and packed with features.
The main feature exclusive to the Nexus 5 is timely updates straight from Google.
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ArtieQ said:
You do realise what Vanilla means right?
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Yeah http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla_software
Anyway the reason is of course that the software is built from aosp with Google addons, while this is also the case for any other device, except those have their respective customisations on top of aosp and Google addons.
So nexus 5 has plenty of special features, they are just not exclusive, as Google is about software and makes money from all android devices, and allows all OEMS to use these features, while the OEMS want to keep their features exclusive in order to attract customers to their devices.
So every time Google adds new features, its also rolled out to all other android devices.

Nikhil.1105 said:
hello guys...
Just wanted to know why nexus 5 doesn't have special features such as camera effects, special effects for home screen or so on..
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Welcome to the forum!
The features you mentioned are really easy to add if you are rooted. BEFORE you root, however, I strongly suggest that you read everything you can about the phone to become familiar with its native functionality (e.g., the sticky threads at the top of this forum) as well as the N5 Apps and Themes forum to get an idea of how you can mod (Browsing the Play Store and trying out apps is also a lot of fun). ONLY after you have read thoroughly everything mentioned above, you can decide if you'd like to root (which I recommend, because many great apps and mods require root) and, perhaps, try flashing some custom roms and kernels.

I'm familiar with Google play and have installed many apps from there, but I've not owned another Android phone. So I don't know what capabilities other high end phones have that are missing on the N5.
What are some of the better customizations some high end phones have that I could add to the N5 using which apps? I am rooted but would prefer to remain with stock rom 4.4.2 rather than flash a new rom.
Thanks.

Actually, we're still slightly modified from vanilla aosp. We have Google dialer lookup and photosphere.
Nexus 5 is developers phone and built on a budget
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rootSU said:
Actually, we're still slightly modified from vanilla aosp. We have Google dialer lookup and photosphere.
Nexus 5 is developers phone and built on a budget
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Yeah that's right. AOSP also has Browser by default (not Chrome) and many other things...
We (Nexus + GPE Devices) have:
AOSP + Google Apps - Some AOSP Apps (that were replaced).
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Anderson2 said:
I'm familiar with Google play and have installed many apps from there, but I've not owned another Android phone. So I don't know what capabilities other high end phones have that are missing on the N5.
What are some of the better customizations some high end phones have that I could add to the N5 using which apps? I am rooted but would prefer to remain with stock rom 4.4.2 rather than flash a new rom.
Thanks.
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Since you are rooted, I would suggest perhaps looking into xposed framework and the gravity box module, since it's essentially made for phones this close to stock android. You can enable a ton of useful features from there, all on the stock ROM. There are also kernels you can flash to attain certain features, such as the knock on screen to activate thingy that comes with the LG G2. There aren't really a tone of features that other phones have that the N5 doesn't, The base functions are essentially the same, they just present a ton of different ways to go about it. With gravity box, for example, you can make it so when you tap on the status bar the phone goes to sleep. You can really do anything you want as far as customization, but all smartphones essentially do the same thing ie:internet, phone calls, camera, bt, music etc. Since you went ahead and rooted, research custom recoveries and start going to town exploring options. There are a ton for a phone such as this, it's just a matter of sifting through all the option until you find exactly what you want. You can google the highlights that other OEMs provide and find a close-as-possible match for that feature, whether it be a module, rom or kernel. There are A TON of options, so don't get overwhelmed and have fun brother! Modding a Nexus is, in my opinion, more about the journey of exploring the possibilities rather than searching for the perfect set up. Welcome to the best phone out right now and if there is anything I can help you with, please feel free to PM me.

Thanks for replying. Because I've never used one of the other phones I just didn't know what I was "giving up" by going with Nexus.
I've been a user of Xposed Framework, Xgravity, Xprivacy, and Boot manager for some time and love them. Also greenify, titanium backup, Nova prime, and TWRP. I'm delighted with the phone but had no previous experience to compare it with which is why I asked the question.
For instance I've heard some users rave about their MotoX interface but I don't know what made it so special. Do you know?
(Still scared to go into kernels and different roms because everything is working so well and I don't want to mess things up).

Anderson2 said:
Thanks for replying. Because I've never used one of the other phones I just didn't know what I was "giving up" by going with Nexus.
I've been a user of Xposed Framework, Xgravity, Xprivacy, and Boot manager for some time and love them. Also greenify, titanium backup, Nova prime, and TWRP. I'm delighted with the phone but had no previous experience to compare it with which is why I asked the question.
For instance I've heard some users rave about their MotoX interface but I don't know what made it so special. Do you know?
(Still scared to go into kernels and different roms because everything is working so well and I don't want to mess things up).
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The 2 biggest aspects, as far as I understand, to what makes the Moto X so unique is the "always listening" feature, which we have with ok Google and the active display lockscreen, which shows messages and content from the lockscreen using a black background. Since it is AMOLED, that uses less battery than actually turning on the phone to look at the message. There are a couple app that can perform this function for any phone (AcDisplay and Dynamic Notifications.) While they are certainly cool, doesn't do us much good battery-savingwise because we don't have AMOLED screens. Moto X also uses its core in some way that is supposed to be more efficient...but I honesty haven't looked into it much : ) I completely understand about be wary with kernels and ROMs! I've been flashing assorted mods for a couple of years, but it took me some time to commit myself to doing it and I read and read and read because I didn't wanna jack anything up. Inevitably I did, but it was a learning experience. I completely understand about the stock ROM as well. I have tried a few ROMs and kernels on this phone and decided that I was perfectly happy with stock. I'm not even rooted anymore and I locked my bootloader back (shameful, I know. and though this kind of contradicts what I was saying about experimenting, stock is where I am the most satisfied...I've tried plenty of other ROMs, but I've found I crave true stability) This phone is a beast as is and the only reason I would ever root is just for gravity box, but I'm content for now. There are some bugs with stock, but Google is working on them and there should be an update in the near future.

Thank you.

Nikhil.1105 said:
hello guys...
Just wanted to know why nexus 5 doesn't have special features such as camera effects, special effects for home screen or so on..
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It does. It's the easiest phone to mod and comes with the largest mod community. That's a special feature that's why I buy it
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you guys forget that it does have a special feature, its googles baby, its a nexus. and like all nexus, its freedom in a device

Anderson2 said:
Thank you.
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NP bud

Nikhil.1105 said:
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It's special because I CHOSE what makes it special. I can have camera effects or unique home screens with ease....it was built that way.

Thanks to all... But I don't know how to root.. And rooting will void my warranty.. And if in case something goes wrong in route then I will regret for it..

Nikhil.1105 said:
Thanks to all... But I don't know how to root.. And rooting will void my warranty.. And if in case something goes wrong in route then I will regret for it..
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You will be happier with a different phone.
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I'm looking for a ROM & Kernel...

I know these types of threads aren't exactly condoned, but I have a trip tomorrow and I can't exactly try out a lot ROMs right now. I'm currently running Paranoid Android, and while I love it, I'm looking for the following features-
-ART compatible (I know a lot of CM based ROMs had this broken recently)
-Lockscreen notifications (not Peek or Active Notifications, something like Carbon/Mahdi's)
-Orderable Quicksettings
-Battery icon with percent (portrait battery icon, just like stock, with the battery percent
-Stock looking. Holo White versions are perfectly ok as well
Anyone know of a ROM that has these features?

1) you're right, these threads compare the work of developers and as such are against forum rules.
2) if there is one piece of advice I could give you, it's do not change ANYTHING right before a trip!
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rootSU said:
1) you're right, these threads compare the work of developers and as such are against forum rules.
2) if there is one piece of advice I could give you, it's do not change ANYTHING right before a trip!
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Is it okay if I'm looking for x set of features (ie nothing subjective, such as battery life/speed or what not). Updated OP with what I mean

Get back from your trip and try some. Flashing something before you go on a trip is not a good idea. Put something stable on that you know is going to work
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jd1639 said:
Get back from your trip and try some. Flashing something before you go on a trip is not a good idea. Put something stable on that you know is going to work
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That's just the thing- I don't really have any stable go-to ROMs with that feature set in mind. Pretty much all I've used is Carbon/Paranoid, and I really missed ART on Carbon, while I missed lockscreen notifications on Paranoid. I was wondering if there were any other ROMs I could quickly try had the feature set.

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That's just the thing- I don't really have any stable go-to ROMs with that feature set in mind. Pretty much all I've used is Carbon/Paranoid, and I really missed ART on Carbon, while I missed lockscreen notifications on Paranoid. I was wondering if there were any other ROMs I could quickly try had the feature set.
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Stock with xposed works great for me
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Stock with xposed works great for me
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Literally the only problem with Xposed for me is no ART. Once you've gone ART, you don't go back XD

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Literally the only problem with Xposed for me is no ART. Once you've gone ART, you don't go back XD
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Art is over rated
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Art works fine on Paranoid Android. What makes you think it doesn't?
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As said, if your phone works now leave it. Or restore a nandroid you liked. But flashing something new then immediately going away is asking for trouble.
If you just want a perfectly stable and functioning phone....flash stock for now.
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Also quick settings are configurable
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Pirateghost said:
Art works fine on Paranoid Android. What makes you think it doesn't?
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It does, but it's missing the lockscreen notifications.
kj2112 said:
As said, if your phone works now leave it. Or restore a nandroid you liked. But flashing something new then immediately going away is asking for trouble.
If you just want a perfectly stable and functioning phone....flash stock for now.
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True... Eh, I have a couple more hours to play with it haha. The trip is a day trip and there will be plenty of people around with phones, so it's not THAT bad if it dies...

thattypicalnerd said:
It does, but it's missing the lockscreen notifications.
True... Eh, I have a couple more hours to play with it haha. The trip is a day trip and there will be plenty of people around with phones, so it's not THAT bad if it dies...
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Twisted kat.
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Not positive about art tho....I've never used it. The difference seems too small, if any to me, to worry about it.
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Twisted kat.
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Not positive about art tho....I've never used it. The difference seems too small, if any to me, to worry about it.
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I'm pretty sure PACman ROM has all of those features too.

I just decided to live without lockscreen notifs and use Paranoid for tomorrow haha. Thank you all!
Mods: please lock/close thread

Any comparison of ROMs is going to get this thread closed, but if you're looking for the basic functionality of GravityBox but with ART, Cataclysm would probably suffice. That being said I wouldn't flash a new ROM right before going on a trip.

Why custom room?

I see a few "home-brewed" roms out there but not with their difficulties to install and possible soft bricking.
I don't see any of these roms beating out simply sticking with stock, rooting, exposed framework w/ gravity box, V4A, and secure settings.
This is all that is needed for me to be happy. Until an official rom comes out that has this phone figured out with gapps and have all these mods built in and a bit safer to flash, then maybe then.
So, all in all, I'm happy until this happens. Any one else happy with their set up as of now and if an official rom comes then fine time to play some more?
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Gravity box is working on 8.1 now?
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Diesel_Jeremiah said:
Gravity box is working on 8.1 now?
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Yes. Beta
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Why I cannot edit the subject to "ROM"? Lol.
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jasonbiggs said:
I see a few "home-brewed" roms out there but not with their difficulties to install and possible soft bricking.
I don't see any of these roms beating out simply sticking with stock, rooting, exposed framework w/ gravity box, V4A, and secure settings.
This is all that is needed for me to be happy. Until an official rom comes out that has this phone figured out with gapps and have all these mods built in and a bit safer to flash, then maybe then.
So, all in all, I'm happy until this happens. Any one else happy with their set up as of now and if an official rom comes then fine time to play some more?
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Nevermind - looks like Systemless xposed is working now. YAY!

jasonbiggs said:
Why I cannot edit the subject to "ROM"? Lol.
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Because custom rooms on phones are much cooler. You can flash any color paint you want on the walls and even flash yourself a man cave. J/K. But seriously, this is the first phone I have ever owned that I'm actually satisfied with the stock Android experience. When I was using an HTC Evo 3D back in the day, I grew quite fond of MIUI so I would love to see an Oreo version of that down the line. For now I'm sticking with stock. I never tried Lineage OS so I may try that as things progress, but not as a daily driver. There is a version of Lineage for my Nvidia Shield TV that I may duel boot to and play with before I try it on my Pixel.

PuffDaddy_d said:
Nevermind - looks like Systemless xposed is working now. YAY!
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Correction again. My exposed install didn't pass safety net.
Followed these instructions and still failed safety net.
https://magiskroot.net/install-system-less-xposed-framework-oreo/

DJarkIV said:
When I was using an HTC Evo 3D back in the day, I grew quite fond of MIUI so I would love to see an Oreo version of that down the line.
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There are a lot of MIUI launchers, if that's the experience you're looking for - see https://play.google.com/store/search?q=miui launcher . (An app is an app, regardless of which phone it's running on, so the fact that a particular app is running in an HTC won't change anything about it much, if at all, it's just the launcher that makes the real difference.)

Rukbat said:
There are a lot of MIUI launchers, if that's the experience you're looking for - see https://play.google.com/store/search?q=miui launcher . (An app is an app, regardless of which phone it's running on, so the fact that a particular app is running in an HTC won't change anything about it much, if at all, it's just the launcher that makes the real difference.)
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What I was actually stating is that the stock Pixel ROM is actually quite nice and useable even for a power user. Whereas the stock ROM for other phones I've owned were the opposite so I actually needed to run a 3rd party ROM to truly enjoy my phone. As far as MIUI, the launcher was not the reason I liked it so much. In fact, I really enjoy the Pixel launcher. (#1) When running a real MIUI ROM you have the ability to master toggle Root. This is a security feature and you can turn root off entirely when not needed and turn it on only when needed. (#2) The built in firewall is very handy. It not only allows you to select which apps can connect to the internet and which ones cannot but specifically which app processes can and cannot. I am able to stop Google services from sending anonymous info behind the scenes while keeping basic functionality of Gapps. (#3) The built in permission manager. Much more advanced than the permission manager on our Pixel 2 phones being that on MIUI there is a list of permissions most people don't know exist. These permissions are not configurable and hidden in most ROMs such as the ability turn off an apps access to your phones unique ID (IMEI, serial #, etc). These advanced permissions can be configured for both user and system apps alike. Again, just giving an app the bare minimum permissions it needs to function correctly without anything extra or intrusive. In addition, I really like the settings menu layout as well as additional settings not found in most AOSP ROMs. However, the last version of MIUI I really used like this was Jelly Bean based so I can only imagine how far it has come since then and I'm looking forward to trying an Oreo based version on my Pixel some time in the future.

I was about to purchase pixel 2 this weekend. While big brother (pixel 2 XL) having certain screen QC issues, I was thinking to get smaller one (even though - not big fan of small screen, small battery and huge bezels, but whatever). I remember my good old days with Nexus 5 with tons of custom ROMs. I was thinking the is going on right now with pixel 2 family.
I was shocked that there''re no custom ROMs so far. Wow... Even TWRP is in beta stage, but pixel 2 has been released months ago. That's weird....
Am I missing smth or got blind all of sudden? Why there''re no custom ROMs???

starche_old said:
I was about to purchase pixel 2 this weekend. While big brother (pixel 2 XL) having certain screen QC issues, I was thinking to get smaller one (even though - not big fan of small screen, small battery and huge bezels, but whatever). I remember my good old days with Nexus 5 with tons of custom ROMs. I was thinking the is going on right now with pixel 2 family.
I was shocked that there''re no custom ROMs so far. Wow... Even TWRP is in beta stage, but pixel 2 has been released months ago. That's weird....
Am I missing smth or got blind all of sudden? Why there''re no custom ROMs???
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A/b partition that Google decided to go for pixel is tough and cumbersome for devs
And most developers moved to oneplus due to less price
Cheers ?
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Prattham said:
A/b partition that Google decided to go for pixel is tough and cumbersome for devs
And most developers moved to oneplus due to less price
Cheers
Sent from my Google Pixel 2 XL using XDA Labs
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That's what I was thinking about OnePlus 5T.
I guess whoever wants custom ROM should get OnePlus 5T, but not pixel 2.

starche_old said:
That's what I was thinking about OnePlus 5T.
I guess whoever wants custom ROM should get OnePlus 5T, but not pixel 2.
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Yea pretty much
But on any given day pixel > than OP
Cheers ?
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TWRP isn't in beta anymore
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jasonbiggs said:
Why I cannot edit the subject to "ROM"? Lol.
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Edit > Go Advanced > Title.
You might need to use a PC or view XDA in desktop mode from a mobile device.