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Best customizations to a stock rom

hello, i am buying a chinese phone, one of those with great specs, low price but no support...so what are the modifications i could make to increase its performance? what makes something like cyanogen better than a stock rom, with less lag, and so on? obviously the first thing i'll do will be root and remove the chinese programs and everything...and then? what else could i do? i was even thinking...the phone will have a 1080p screen, but lowering the output resolution to 720p would increase performance/battery? if yes, i could i do this? thank you

Sad to say, there ain't much to be done other than rooting and freezing unwanted stock apps. You can look into some universal scripts/apps that can improve your device's performance. Currently, I'm trying this out..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2180150

mmm...so what makes using a custom rom a good choice? just graphic improvements or changes? (custom launcher, icons and so on?)

Each custom ROM have their own unique features for performance or added functionality.. If you wanna flash custom ROM, you must at least get a device that is supported for development.

hmm , just search for app tweaks ,, (some tweaking app doesn't require root access) , hope you're lucky to find it

[JFLTEXX] Need help in choosing rom

Hello guys!
I would like to ask you for opinion what is best ROM for you. I recently rooted my I9505 and installed CM 12.1 but I want to check another viable ROMs, but there are SO many ones in android development section
Since I love to play many games on my phone, Im looking for a rom that is categorized in order by:
- Maximum performance and fps stability
- System stability (yes it is at second place )
- Battery usage (Im using greenify)
- Features
Im open to any suggestions. In few days these is some free time for testing ROMs

Optimized CM13 or AOSP 6 by JDC Team. In Stweaks app, select the extreme performance profile. Antutu scores over 35000 while other roms score around 32000.
Yet for gaming, I believe 5.1.1 is better, JDC Team made those as well.

^ what he/she said.
When it comes to performance, JDCTeam roms are best, due to the included alucard kernel.
Switch to the extreme performance profile and you're good to go. Note that not all settings take effect after applying the profile, so you may need to reboot.
You will also get good up time, because the kernel automaitically switches to a low power mode when the screen is off.
But when it is in use you will get about 2 hours SOT.
With extreme battery you may get around 4-5 hours SOT.
The stock cm kernel, that comes with pretty much every rom, is ok and all for everyday usage, but when it comes to performance it kinda sucks compared to custom kernels.

@GDReaper Paradoxically, on CM 12.1 with performance battery profile (in notifcation bar) I get AnTuTu score near 38k. However, when I tested JDCTeam optimized CM 12.1 and changed to performance battery mode in notification bar, I got at least 30k score (however I haven't modified kernel via STweaks yet). Maybe I should give it a try .
By the way, is Alucard custom kernel contains fast charging feature? I wanted to test it as well

That battery mode from CM only changes the CPU governor to Performance.
Alucard kernel changes many different settings depending on the kernel profile.
Also, the S4 does not have fast-charge built-in. Only the newer phones have that feature.

Then I don't know why standard CM rom gave me so high score.
However I will test again Optimized CM 12.1 and reply back tomorrow (making backup and so on)

Optimized CM13 by JDC Team is the best in my opinion.

I would go for stock based one like lollirom v8
best stability, no lag over time...

Thank you all for answers
Checked Optimized CM 12.1 and changing profile in STweaks to extreme performance really gives huge boost (over 38k score) as well as extreme battery cuts its performance when battery is more important (under 30k score).
The only cons is that changing between profiles takes about 20-30 seconds but it doesn't bother me so much
EDIT: I read that when you install Lollirom v8 you have to change modem to HPA1 to make WiFi work properly. Is that really needed?
Im not convinced to modify anything other than system. Is it possible to backup my modem easily so I can restore it if something goes wrong?

I will be doing the same as you!! Ive been using Golden Eye for quite some time now, but am ready for something new

KonowaL said:
Thank you all for answers
Checked Optimized CM 12.1 and changing profile in STweaks to extreme performance really gives huge boost (over 38k score) as well as extreme battery cuts its performance when battery is more important (under 30k score).
The only cons is that changing between profiles takes about 20-30 seconds but it doesn't bother me so much
EDIT: I read that when you install Lollirom v8 you have to change modem to HPA1 to make WiFi work properly. Is that really needed?
Im not convinced to modify anything other than system. Is it possible to backup my modem easily so I can restore it if something goes wrong?
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You can use a custom kernel to avoid the WiFi issue.
I don't know if there is any way to backup the modem, but changing the modem isn't hard either.
Lollirom will not change your modem, only official stock roms can change your modem.

Note7 powersaver mode to S7 ( QHD to FHD resolution ) ?

wondering if any1 exported the note7 powersaving mode ( QHD to HD screen resolution ) to the S7/Edge.
thats one of the most usefull powersaver mode to see, changeing screen res. to 1080p would enhance greatly the battery

currently possible via custom rom,
if you are rooted user,
then you can install on the edge lite 3.1 rom,to get other features along with this
here is the link
on the edge rom 3.1

Sevenperience rom also has the note 7 battery saving feature and is easier to install, since you don't need to flash any bootloaders or modems on odin. Here's the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s7/development/sevenperience-beta-1-t3388548

Can't see it saving that much battery tbh, the phone is still having to power the same screen, only scenario I can see it helping would be gaming, and you wouldn't be gaming if you were trying to save power

Rom Super WizCyan V.5

Hello there. How can I adapt the Grxtouchwizhome V.05 interface in the rom super wizciyan V.5 S8 / N8 / S7 theme rom I used for s4 19515 to the new roms prepared for S7. If work is done on this subject, a very nice rum will be created. The scrolling movements on the screen are quite functional in grxtouchwizhomeda. I also use s4 fondly. I expect experienced friends to do a good work. The video tutorial to explain how to do it will also help us improve ourselves. I thank you all.

How to get Marshmallow GUI on Oreo?

Hello.
I have an S7 which originally had Android Marshmallow on. The GUI was very good. I upgraded to Nougat then Oreo in hopes of better performance, features etc however the
GUI is terrible. Letters on icons especially on the dropdown menu from the top are so small. Using it just appears not as smooth flowing like Marshmallow was and Jerky somewhat.
Is there any possible mod or solution such as :
1. Custom Firmware which has all the latest features of Oreo, but an older Gui such as of Marshmallow or previous
2. Last resort is how to downgrade back to Marshmallow.
I really liked the GUI that S4/S5 had, big icons, good contracting and easy to use. S7 Marshmallow more modern but still great. Any later is terrible.
Any advice appreciated as I'm new to this.

kidcash said:
Hello.
I have an S7 which originally had Android Marshmallow on. The GUI was very good. I upgraded to Nougat then Oreo in hopes of better performance, features etc however the
GUI is terrible. Letters on icons especially on the dropdown menu from the top are so small. Using it just appears not as smooth flowing like Marshmallow was and Jerky somewhat.
Is there any possible mod or solution such as :
1. Custom Firmware which has all the latest features of Oreo, but an older Gui such as of Marshmallow or previous
2. Last resort is how to downgrade back to Marshmallow.
I really liked the GUI that S4/S5 had, big icons, good contracting and easy to use. S7 Marshmallow more modern but still great. Any later is terrible.
Any advice appreciated as I'm new to this.
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AFAIK Samsung changed something in the bootloader in some of its firmware updates what prevents from (easy) downgrading.
If it's just the small font, you can increase the font size in system settings.
Or change the resolution of the display.
If it's also the performance, you can check for a custom ROM with hopefully better performance.
You can check here:
Samsung Galaxy S7 (Exynos) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveri
Galaxy S7 ROMs, how to root, kernels, apps, downloads, and mods. (Exynos)
forum.xda-developers.com
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