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Can I add Venom Viper roms to this phone?

Ive had the CM9.1 r8 rom for a very long time but when my phone is around 40% battery life it reboots non stop that its gotten really annoying and frustrating for me because the fix is to charge the phone and if Im not home its a problem my phone is useless that I cannot use it anymore, as soon as I reboot and unlock the phone to send a txt or make a call itll reboot again. Anyway I want working roms with no bugs or glitches etc. Ive been googling some roms and stumbled on the Viper Venom rom but it said it was for another phone not the mytouch 4g slide. Is it possible to use other roms for other phones or is that a big no no? If so is there a working version for this phone?
If not can someone recommend a good working rom that does not drain the battery, lag, dodgy camera, wifi doesnt work etc?

Archangel22 said:
Ive had the CM9.1 r8 rom for a very long time but when my phone is around 40% battery life it reboots non stop that its gotten really annoying and frustrating for me because the fix is to charge the phone and if Im not home its a problem my phone is useless that I cannot use it anymore, as soon as I reboot and unlock the phone to send a txt or make a call itll reboot again. Anyway I want working roms with no bugs or glitches etc. Ive been googling some roms and stumbled on the Viper Venom rom but it said it was for another phone not the mytouch 4g slide. Is it possible to use other roms for other phones or is that a big no no? If so is there a working version for this phone?
If not can someone recommend a good working rom that does not drain the battery, lag, dodgy camera, wifi doesnt work etc?
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Only a ROM that is specifically ported to THIS phone will work. You cannot just flash a ROM from another phone, that's a sure way to end up with a brick.
There are several ROMs here that a lot of people like. Personally, I use the Miktouch 0.7 ROM (with Liquid Smooth and Genius Button patches) because, like you, I want everything to work as it is supposed to work. It is a stock ROM that has been tuned and cleaned up to run smoother and faster. Though I like the look of some of the newer ROMs, especially the Jelly Bean ones, there's always a little quirk that is just enough to annoy me and make me go back to the Miktouch ROM. But, that's just my opinion, yours may be different.

Wrong section this is the dev section there is a question section people.
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Ok thanks for the info and sorry for posting on the wrong section. Damn unlucky this rom does not work, I actually like the theme of it it looks really neat and clean for this phone. I just went to their offical website and they have a topic on the forum where the source code for this rom is kept private and you have to know how to make a rom and request permisson from them to grant you the source code and to also be a team member for them to port the rom to this phone orrrrrrrrr you have to send them your phone so they can experiment on it to make the rom for it. Just my luck Im not good at making roms I wish there was a way to learn I wouldnt mind trying to be a developer but it looks really difficult and not easy

Archangel22 said:
Ok thanks for the info and sorry for posting on the wrong section. Damn unlucky this rom does not work, I actually like the theme of it it looks really neat and clean for this phone. I just went to their offical website and they have a topic on the forum where the source code for this rom is kept private and you have to know how to make a rom and request permisson from them to grant you the source code and to also be a team member for them to port the rom to this phone orrrrrrrrr you have to send them your phone so they can experiment on it to make the rom for it. Just my luck Im not good at making roms I wish there was a way to learn I wouldnt mind trying to be a developer but it looks really difficult and not easy
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CM9 R8 is really old too. there have been several updates to that rom since then

You mean cm-9-1-(3-0-74)-r11? I installed that last time but the wifi would not work for me, every time I tried to enable it nothing would happen. If I went to settings and tried to enable it from there again nothing would happen so I reverted back to R8

Archangel22 said:
You mean cm-9-1-(3-0-74)-r11? I installed that last time but the wifi would not work for me, every time I tried to enable it nothing would happen. If I went to settings and tried to enable it from there again nothing would happen so I reverted back to R8
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Are you S-On? If so, you must flash the kernel in bootloader separately from the ROM. WiFi not working is a classic example of the wrong kernel for the ROM.

Fuzi0719 said:
Are you S-On? If so, you must flash the kernel in bootloader separately from the ROM. WiFi not working is a classic example of the wrong kernel for the ROM.
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Yeh I tried that few months ago and yesterday I flashed it 4 times. I even flashed r10 the older version twice and that too didnt work. Got it working eventually wow I didnt know I just had to keep trying to flash it till I got it working, looks ok now Ill give this rom a test and hope the battery life is better than r8. So far everything seems to be working no bugs or crashes

Worth to change from stock rom to custom one ?

Hey guys.
What's the gain of using a custom rom over the stock one (Assuming rooted stock rom) ?
I'm kinda lost in all the roms available , so I was wondering if it was really worth it
Cheers

CrazyKoala said:
Hey guys.
What's the gain of using a custom rom over the stock one (Assuming rooted stock rom) ?
I'm kinda lost in all the roms available , so I was wondering if it was really worth it
Cheers
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Depends to be honest I myself go with certain roms till I find things that make be mad then I go back to stock for a bit till I find another one so that would be my suggestion
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CrazyKoala said:
Hey guys.
What's the gain of using a custom rom over the stock one (Assuming rooted stock rom) ?
I'm kinda lost in all the roms available , so I was wondering if it was really worth it
Cheers
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Battery life (if coupled with custom kernel)
Modifications -- some brilliant mods available -- Battery Icons, Themes, Menu settings etc
Cause you can :good:
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Using a custom Kernel with Stock Rooted and a few Xposed modules can be the same as a custom ROM most of the time though.. So give that a try first.

I have a lot better speed and battery life using Hyperdrive ROM with Beastmode Kernel. All the Touchwiz stuff (pen, etc.) still works, so yeah. Custom ROM > Samsung Bloatware.
I get between 11-14 hours with REALLY heavy use and full screen brightness and overclocked.

CrazyKoala said:
Hey guys.
What's the gain of using a custom rom over the stock one (Assuming rooted stock rom) ?
I'm kinda lost in all the roms available , so I was wondering if it was really worth it
Cheers
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I have been trying custom ROM's and Kernels for many years..... I'm yet to find one that's worth the hassle.
Just disable the stock apps/bloatware you don't use and you'll get better { performance/battery life } than any custom ROM.
The only reason to use a custom ROM (IMO) would be for additional (required) functionality like additional fie system support etc.
I have personally had absolutely no good reason for the use of a custom Rom in years !.

I also don't feel like using custom rom over stock, I did many experiments with note one but with note 3 I would stay with stock rom.
Bloat wares are not bothering me, battery life is also decent so in my opinion leaving some extra utilities stock is better

Depends on which custom rom you choose. Some rom are good, nice and stable but others don't.
Sometimes I use custom rom because I wanna remove useless apps installed by carriers. If you find it not a issue, keep the stock one.

So if your phone is rooted then u don't really need custom rom isn't it well correct me if I'm wrong as I'm new to that android thing lol
Sent from my SM-N9005

Aspl2000 said:
So if your phone is rooted then u don't really need custom rom isn't it well correct me if I'm wrong as I'm new to that android thing lol
Sent from my SM-N9005
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It's not a matter of "need" Hyperdrive has given me better battery life (even after freezing all the bloat) and has a lot of customization. You can do most of it through Xposed, but all the really valuable things are in it already. I never found one I thought was worth it until hyperdrive.
Try one of the ROMs that look interesting, if you like it keep using it. If not, that's what nandroid backups are for.

Aspl2000 said:
So if your phone is rooted then u don't really need custom rom isn't it well correct me if I'm wrong as I'm new to that android thing lol
Sent from my SM-N9005
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If u know how to tweaks it urself, do modification to what u need, no custom rom is needed once u r rooted. Basically, once u r rooted u can do all system changes, IF u know how to.
But, assuming u r new, based on ur post, just grab any custom tom u like nd try.
Sent from somewhere under the sky, at the corner of this rounded earth.

ROM decision

Hey everybody!
I found myself with some spare time and would like to flash my D6633 a custom Rom for LB, however there are quite some to choose from.
I am not searching for “the best“, but rather your opinion
What are you using as daily driver and why? What is the most handy feature about the ROM?
Thanks for all suggestions!

I would suggest CyanogenMod since it's been around for a longer time and things always work as they should. I have been using CM12.1 for my Z3 as a daily driver and it's definitely a better experience compared to stock rom.

lokjianming said:
I would suggest CyanogenMod since it's been around for a longer time and things always work as they should. I have been using CM12.1 for my Z3 as a daily driver and it's definitely a better experience compared to stock rom.
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This cannot be flashed on a locked bootloader (LB)

gregbradley said:
This cannot be flashed on a locked bootloader (LB)
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Sorry I forgot that. I've been playing around with my unlocked Z3 for quite some time and eventually I forgot the bootloader was locked first.

@lokjianming I'll keep cm in mind when I make the jump, but atm I want to keep my DRM functions

If i'm going to be honest, Stock will always be the best, Although Android Marshmallow concept was extremely promising when i had it installed, And if i'm honest i really hope Sony keeps that stock look with those small hints of Sony features, that would be my ideal ROM,
Try the Marshmallow Concept, But let me tell you you will always find yourself coming back to Stock Rom.

Hussain_Salam said:
If i'm going to be honest, Stock will always be the best, Although Android Marshmallow concept was extremely promising when i had it installed, And if i'm honest i really hope Sony keeps that stock look with those small hints of Sony features, that would be my ideal ROM,
Try the Marshmallow Concept, But let me tell you you will always find yourself coming back to Stock Rom.
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I can't get concept due to having a D6633, but it looks promising! Did you try out custom stock ROMs by any chance?

Jkay7 said:
I can't get concept due to having a D6633, but it looks promising! Did you try out custom stock ROMs by any chance?
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Not really no, I'm also on a Locked BootLoader
However i did try MIUI it had amazing battery life and good performance, However i just missed stock android

Hussain_Salam said:
Not really no, I'm also on a Locked BootLoader
However i did try MIUI it had amazing battery life and good performance, However i just missed stock android
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I was thinking to flash this or this, but am not yet certain.. Thanks for your opinion on this matter, I also saw MIUI and it looked interesting, but I too would just miss stock android..

New rom and Newbie help

I am getting a new Z5 and I was looking around for a custom rom. I see that the latest somewhat stable rom is 7.1.1 but I also see that there are a lot of people complaining about fingerprint scanner and other stability issues . I want a custom rom that will pretty much unlock drm and all other crap so I can install any unsigned app while also not melting my phone due to instability and heavy ram consumption. Not sure what to chose. Suggestions and feedback much appreciated

xpoisonxdartx said:
I am getting a new Z5 and I was looking around for a custom rom. I see that the latest somewhat stable rom is 7.1.1 but I also see that there are a lot of people complaining about fingerprint scanner and other stability issues . I want a custom rom that will pretty much unlock drm and all other crap so I can install any unsigned app while also not melting my phone due to instability and heavy ram consumption. Not sure what to chose. Suggestions and feedback much appreciated
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I recommend lineage 14.1 sumire . Pretty stable , make sure you back up your drm key first .?

xpoisonxdartx said:
I am getting a new Z5 and I was looking around for a custom rom. I see that the latest somewhat stable rom is 7.1.1 but I also see that there are a lot of people complaining about fingerprint scanner and other stability issues . I want a custom rom that will pretty much unlock drm and all other crap so I can install any unsigned app while also not melting my phone due to instability and heavy ram consumption. Not sure what to chose. Suggestions and feedback much appreciated
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About the fingerprint scanner, you have to install one before the last one to make it works.

crisout said:
About the fingerprint scanner, you have to install one before the last one to make it works.
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what do you mean ? I dont understand

xpoisonxdartx said:
what do you mean ? I dont understand
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In lineage-14.1-20170712 the fingerprint scanner is working.

crisout said:
In lineage-14.1-20170712 the fingerprint scanner is working.
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so you are saying I should flash 14.1-20170712 ?
anyway i didnt get the phone yet only next week so its still stock I presume

xpoisonxdartx said:
so you are saying I should flash 14.1-20170712 ?
anyway i didnt get the phone yet only next week so its still stock I presume
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Yes, I personally prefer stock with some tweaks, xnext camera, ambient display, Magisk for pass safety net. I really like to take pictures, with stock you keep the drm Keys and can making photos with low light haha.

crisout said:
Yes, I personally prefer stock with some tweaks, xnext camera, ambient display, Magisk for pass safety net. I really like to take pictures, with stock you keep the drm Keys and can making photos with low light haha.
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Well then to be honest i just want to install unsigned apps i dont really care for a custom rom so can i do that with just rooting and installing 7.1.1 stock rom ?

xpoisonxdartx said:
Well then to be honest i just want to install unsigned apps i dont really care for a custom rom so can i do that with just rooting and installing 7.1.1 stock rom ?
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There are ways to install unsigned apps, you don't really have to change to a custom rom.
If your definition of ''unsigned apps'' is cracked, patched apps, you can always install apk.
And yes, you can root on stock rom (no difference on custom rom).

colorado48 said:
There are ways to install unsigned apps, you don't really have to change to a custom rom.
If your definition of ''unsigned apps'' is cracked, patched apps, you can always install apk.
And yes, you can root on stock rom (no difference on custom rom).
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Ok so then I guess I will stick with stock and will just root . And in terms of stock what version should I stick to ? And yes when I say "unsigned apps" I mean cracked and patched.

Reccommended ROM?

Im switching to android and ill be geting an old Z3, im thinking its best if i use custom ROMs as it doesnt get updated anymore, i looked at lineage os but which ROM would you recommend?
any roms that look like Windows 10 Mobile?

Carbon rom / omni rom
Danny___Taylor said:
Im switching to android and ill be geting an old Z3, im thinking its best if i use custom ROMs as it doesnt get updated anymore, i looked at lineage os but which ROM would you recommend?
any roms that look like Windows 10 Mobile?
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I can fully recommend carbon rom with weekly updates. Also omnirom wich is similar.
Rock solid performance with carbon, very few bugs. Stable!

Stefan.xda said:
I can fully recommend carbon rom with weekly updates. Also omnirom wich is similar.
Rock solid performance with carbon, very few bugs. Stable!
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support mhl or screen mirroring

Zero-21XX said:
support mhl or screen mirroring
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Nope those are broken.

wouldn't mind trying out carbon Rom my self but can't get it too flash in twrp

I recomning Omni it lives on the better edge even some parts are a bit out of date, but in return it have better drivers and better kernel.

does any of the stock roms work anymore as ive been trying to boot a few but never boot up just stops on the boot animation

Bootloader
i checked by dialing that weird number in the phone app and it says i have a locked bootloader, can i still root it?

Danny___Taylor said:
i checked by dialing that weird number in the phone app and it says i have a locked bootloader, can i still root it?
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Yes you can still root your phone without unlocking bootloader.