Hi all.
I own this phone since launch, i always been a fan of installing custom roms, i had hope that after a couple of months i would be able to root and install custom roms on this phone, but it seems like things arent progressing... should i sell this phone and get another one or there is still hope?
im still stuck on this chinese rom, i was hoping i could install the international version atleast, also, no big updates from vivo....meh....
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nex/how-to/petition-vivo-to-release-sourcecode-t3825534
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I did a quick search but most of what I found was > 1 year ago. For those still rocking the SGS3 as their daily driver, what's the best ROM available from a stability / security perspective? Are there any changes since last year, or has everybody moved on? I'm on 4.4.2 right now and have noticed things have been slowing down over the past year or so but I'm still fighting the urge to upgrade to a new phone. I still think Samsung nailed it with this model and would like to hang onto it a little while longer.
edit: I've been looking around and it looks like I'm out of luck because I'm probably on the 4.4.2 NE1 firmware. Sad times.
So I dug out my old SGS3 with the busted screen and swapped out the mainboards with the newer 4.4.2 one so I could get access to my old unlocked bootloader. Tried flashing the latest builds of Lineage, OctOS, and Carbon but all 3 would just bootloop. I thought maybe it was because I was on an old CWM recovery so I hunted all over until I found a ROM I could boot (an old Gingerbread AOKP build) so I could use it to install TWRP.
Got TWRP 3.1 going on there and tried again with all the Nougat ROMS (Lineage, OctOS, Carbon) but no luck, still the same behavior. So I threw in the towel and bought an Essential PH1. It's the only good looking phone I could find in the same size range as the SGS3.
I'm not really a very advanced user, but always had rooted devices and two that I flashed Custom Roms. This is my first Samsung, finding Touchwiz to be very different from what I used before.
I bought the S7 (930F) and had the news that it was going to be updated to Oreo, so I decided waiting for the update before tinkering with it.. But the update never came. Finally this month Samsung released the update for my region, so I would like to know which would be the best way for me to start finally using my phone that I bought for over 2 months!
My phone is still with Nougat, is it better for me to get the OTA or to flash the Firmware I downloaded from Sammobile? Any of these methods better than the other in preventing errors? I always found in PCs that a fresh clean install was better than an update, but with mobiles I don't have the experience to say.
My main objective is to experiment before doing a debloat as I'm still not sure what might be useful for me on Samsung's bloat (you are welcome to point me what is useful and what is not).
I did see that some of the Customs ROMS have different camera apps and some people were complaining about this, I particularly liked the S7 camera app and the Pro option, that's what holds me back in flashing a Custom ROM atm.
I would like to Root and I find Unlocked Bootloader to be useful to have Xposed Framework and other things that I can do having it.
As I'm a relative newbie, what would you guys recommend me doing? Please help
tl;dr: I want to have Oreo, be able to debloat, want to root and unlock bootloader, not sure about Custom Rom.
Lineage if you want basic and simple (sort of like stock Android). Resurrection Remix if you're a customisation nut (not a slam... I use RR).
If you wonna full samsung u need flash base firmawre custom roms only 8.0 android
If you dnt need samsung integration (pulsometr doesnt work) you can flash 8.1 roms try cosmic os or Lineage 15
Hi All,
I received yesterday my Mi Note 10 PRO. I'm very satisfied with, all is really working fine and I like it. But I'm seeing that the battery maybe drains a little too fast (something already commented a lot and something I still need to keep an eye on, since I only have it for less than a day). From what I've saw this might be an issue with global rom (which is the one in my phone, a bit strange since I buyed it on Amazon Itally seller, who knows), but I saw a lot of people saying than moving to EU rom had fixed that issue. The thing is, I don't want custom recoveries, root or anything else, just in case I need to use the warranty, so I was looking for flashing the EU rom and after that close again the bootloader, but for that I'm gonna need to flash again the stock recovery, and I did not see it anywhere for download it.
Could someone upload it or tell me where/how I can get the stock recovery.img? From what I've saw for installing EU rom a custom recovery is a must.
Thanks!
hey all Im having constant niggly issues with A10 on my Oneplus7 pro and its starting to drive me nuts
things like dropping the wifi constantly even after resetting all wifi settings
google assistant suddenly stops working
fingerprint sensor becomes flaky
so i was thinking of installing a custom ROM if anyone can suggest one.
I assume I would need to root the phone to do so so would need some help witht that too
What do you recommend? I have a one plus 7 pro 5G EU version
TIA Bart
There are plenty of guides here on how to bootloader unlock, flash a custom recovery and then root your phone. Only 2 need to be done to flash a custom rom however that might not even be needed have you tried doing a full factory reset? Or doing a OnePlus recovery msm factory reload?
Edit: you hate nagging bugs don't go custom roms we got some great ones. Vibration and Haptics, Auto-Brightness and Vowifi issues but we tolerate them for customizability and improvements over other broken codes. So it's a duality.
Thanks for your reply
I've done a full factory reset about 6 times in the past 6 months.
Also OnePlus support did a full msm reset too
Which Rom would you recommend as there are so many to choose from?
And which 2 things are a must to flash a Rom?
You must be bootloader unlocked and you must have a custom recovery installed to flash a custom rom. There is no perfect custom rom it's all choices. Read the threads, listen to people. Read reviews, look at videos and pictures. Then take the leap and flash it, don't like it oh well flash a different one... WELCOME TO THE ADDICTION OF MODDING.
Thanks bud
Many moons ago I flashed a custom Rom for an s5 and used TWRP so hopefully proces not too different now.
I HAVE BEEN USING REALME 2 FROM PAST 2 YEARS THERE HAS BEEN NO PROBLEM.
Few weeks back I heard about Custom rom.
And Now My mind says install it you will get good battery and performance
On the Other My other part of my mind says you will get bugs and you will brick it
I am totally terrified. Because there is a war going in my mind whether I should install custom rom or not.
Every morning I wake up I think about installing custom rom. I can't get rid of this thought.
I think I will go mad or something. Please Help me.