Hi, I have a samsung galaxy tab s5e, basic with the stock ROM it has a DeX mode that honestly, among all the One UI features, is one of my favorites, unfortunately I didn't like the One UI update cadence and therefore I preferred to switch to a custom ROM, the lineage os 19, the problem is that unfortunately when you change the rom, you lose the DeX mode, I have always been looking for a launcher or in any case a program that allows you to have windows, well cared for like the DeX mode and honestly I have never been able to find one that gives me the same comfort as DeX mode.
Anyone can recommend a well-made, stable and constantly updated launcher that manages to bring a desktop mode?
Preferably it can also be activated without a second screen
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hello,
It may have been already posted, but i would like to put on my GT3110 a simple & stable ROM without any additional SAMSUNG layer or any other modification.
i've tested the ROM provided by default, very slow and too much stuff that i don't want in it.
i've then tested the CyanogenMod 10 nighlty build, but the Keyboard wasn't working even after having done the clean as recommended on the web.
i've then tested the ROM RomsWell but it contains the SAMSUNG layer.
i'm now using the Paranoid Android 2.51 but the paranoidSettings seems to modify the resolution of the tablet and icons are not positionned correctly when moving from landscape to portrait.
i don't forget how big the work done by all these people providing this for free mainly, but as this tablet is dedicated for a gift to someone not android addict nor interesting in changing ROMs regularly,
So i would like to implement a Google stock ROM with nothing more/less than what is provided by google. even if i loose some performances or other things.
can you tell me where i can find this for the GT3110?
thank you in advance
If you install a launcher like Nova Launcher Prime, you'll find much of the Samsung layer gone. Some of the Samsung apps are superior. Email, Contacts and Planner come to mind. I would call the system easy for unsophisticated users and reliable as well. There plenty of help and a real user manual.
I've been flashing roms for years now and decided to stay with a rooted SGT27. Custom roms, even AOSP aren't that easy to use and there are always bugs.
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If you install a launcher like Nova Launcher Prime, you'll find much of the Samsung layer gone. Some of the Samsung apps are superior. Email, Contacts and Planner come to mind. I would call the system easy for unsophisticated users and reliable as well. There plenty of help and a real user manual.
I've been flashing roms for years now and decided to stay with a rooted SGT27. Custom roms, even AOSP aren't that easy to use and there are always bugs.
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If you (or the person its for ) isnt into modding Android, stick to stock. I use Apex launcher (Free) and to be honest they are all pretty much the same. Touchwiz isnt that bad and Samsung stock apps are really cool.
I would suggest updating it to JellyBean stock via Odin/Heimdall or just wait for the official update via Samsung.I personally use AOKP M1 but its a little confusing to set things up at first and needs tweaking.NOT noob friendly at all and takes time to work it out. ( but that's why I like it).
I would be careful giving "Root" access to inexperienced users as they may get themselves into trouble with it....Remember it gives them full access and control of the ROM. I would suggest a start up manager either way ,to stop all the junk starting up when you boot. Samsung loves bloat lol.
If you want pure Android, flash an AOSP no frills ROM.
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hello,
It may have been already posted, but i would like to put on my GT3110 a simple & stable ROM without any additional SAMSUNG layer or any other modification.
i've tested the ROM provided by default, very slow and too much stuff that i don't want in it.
i've then tested the CyanogenMod 10 nighlty build, but the Keyboard wasn't working even after having done the clean as recommended on the web.
i've then tested the ROM RomsWell but it contains the SAMSUNG layer.
ican you tell me where i can find this for the GT3110?
thank you in advance
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This does not exist, in fact it does not exist for any device. Stop dreaming of the mythical "clean" ROM that is 10x faster. There is a lot more to a functioning ROM than Google open source Android. There is no such thing as a pure AOSP ROM for any device because its takes Android + kernel + drivers + libs + apps + bootloader + etc. to have a functioning ROM. and everything except the base Android API is device and version specific.
The Samsung touchwiz launcher doesn't slow anything down and if you don't like the way it looks, as suggested above, install one of the good third party launchers and its not even used.
I find this tablet running the Samsung stock ICS to be very fast and clean, So one would wonder what are you doing to it to make it "slow" There's only a few Samsung apps included and unless you run them, they just sit there doing nothing. You can hide them if you don't want to see the icons.
thank you guys,
i'll try the JellyBean standard ROM as recommended and try another free launcher
Hi all. I have had my Note Pro 12.2 (wifi version) for about a week now and am planning on rooting/wipe/flash etc this weekend. I'm not sure which ROM would be the best for me, as I don't see much about audio performance mentioned in the custom ROM threads.
I want a ROM that will allow me to do a lot of customization and changing around of settings, but pretty much like stock when I first load it in terms of appearance. I want to be able to get rid of unwanted bloatware (or have it already removed) but i still want to use the pen window and 4-app multi window (but with ability to add any program to the list). Want to add sound on/off setting to the camera (not just replace the sound file with a silent dummy file but actually add the switch to the menu).
I use both the s-pen and a bluetooth mouse frequently and looks like cynogen 12 might not be a good choice because of this, but everyone is raving about the speed and lack of lags. Would be great to get a bit of a performance increase with a new ROM.
But my main concern is audio latency. I'm using Caustic, ntrack, audio evolution etc. Supposedly latency is supposed to be improved again in 5.1 kernel? Not sure if the samsung pro audio sdk is included in any of these ROMs (didn't see anything about that). I'm hoping to try out soundcamp but haven't yet searched for a version of it ported to the note pro.
So are there any good ROMs available which keep the stock functions of the s-pen, bluetooth mouse, multi window, etc, but on a newer kernel with better audio performance? I also use a few of the samsung bundled apps, the hancome office, remote pc, etc. but I want to be able to remove all the bloatware stuff like businessweek, and a lot of the google stuff like music, games, etc.
Any tips on which ROM might be the best for me?
I have searched for this and I realize there are ROM managers but I'm definitely new to them. I'm expecting this to KIND of be a repeat question or something not specific to the Pro 12.2 but here goes.
I want to install CM 12 to use with my music apps for the low latency Samsung Pro Audio stuff (hoping CM includes that, I know it's a lollipop thing and it's on my Note4 which has stock L)
I want to run either hyperdrive or stock-rooted ROM for content consumption and everything else (since there's no 4-app multi window for CM 12) I'm often watching netflix while reading emails and copying/pasting between Chrome and Browser, so I really do use the 4 window thing all the time) Plus s-pen, s-note, etc.
But audio latency has been unusable for real-time MIDI keyboards and guitar amp modelling software with any ROMs I've tried so far (hoping CM will work, my Note 4's stock Lollipop works pretty good with audio stuff)
So I wanna know what is the easiest way to switch between ROMs. Ideally I don't want to manually create a full backup in Titanium right before flashing, I'm actually hoping there is something akin to "users" on Windows, where I can boot into one Rom and everything I have done, any files, any settings, all come back from the last time I shut it down, so I never have to actually back it up. So more like a dual boot. I want files and settings to be saved like they normally would. I'm guessing this would require a lot of room and I'd need to enable boot-from-sd-card if such a thing exists. I have a 128gb micro SD so I should have enough room.
I have the 64gb wifi version Note Pro (or I would have flashed the official lollipop already)
Not going to happen on the Note 12.2. What you need is TWRP with the MultiRom patch and a multirom patched kernel. It was tried for the 12.2 and abandoned. The problem is that is device has a very small user base so it does not get much development.
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The poor man's version of this, via TWRP, is to do restore/backups of one or more roms. It really does not take long to restore or to back up an entire setup, and doing it to an external microsd is the way to make it extra safe (in case you wipe your user data in error while installing a rom the first time). I don't even have my just-purchased Note Pro in hand yet, but have extensively rommed away on both my trusty Galaxy Note II phone and Asus TF700 tablet. In the phone's case, it is a tmobile phone stuck in jelly bean (ack!). So I have the jelly bean rom in case I want to play with the s-pen and a nice Oct-O lollipop rom I can switch to. Five minutes or so and I'm good. No idea what such an approach would work like on the Note Pro, but suspect it would be faster than the phone. If you knew all this, I apologize.
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Hello.
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note (GT-N8000). It has Android 4.1.
I want to upgrade it to Lollipop, to Android 4.4 or to a reliable custom rom. I prefer roms that are lightweight, easy to use and a little bloated. I do not know what is the best version because I have never owned another Android device.
I tried to find the roms to download, but I cannot find the official Samsung download page. It is difficult to find a reliable source that has living download links. So I need some help.
I tried Cyanogenmod and I hated it. It seems that it is only for cellphones and for that reason it is poor for tablets. I do not know what are the good things that Samsung put on their tablets to compare to pure Android. Of course, I do not like software bloat. Some people claim that Samsung adds a bad GUI to the system, but the Cyanogenmod GUI is terrible.
It has an unneeded upper bar. Everything could fit on the bottom bar instead of using two bars.
The touch keyboard has fewer options and the number keys are not independent. Furthermore, my language needs diacritics.
The menu where apps are listed cannot be managed easily. The Samsung GUI lets me uninstall apps, sort apps, move apps and create folders.
Although I do not use most of Google apps, such as G+, I need Gmail; but no Google apps are on Cyanogenmod.
Excuse me. Maybe nobody has read it. Let me try again.
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Hi, everyone.
I'm considering getting this phone, for use with Lineage. Has anyone tried out Desktop mode on Lineage?
If so, can you share your experience, what works/doesn't work, and any quirks?
Thanks in advance!
I have a setup to use a desktop mode from my phone and I can confirm that Lineage OS has no desktop mode
the standard rom comes with the Ready For desktop mode which I have also tried for a bit but this functionality is lost when switching roms
henkery said:
I have a setup to use a desktop mode from my phone and I can confirm that Lineage OS has no desktop mode
the standard rom comes with the Ready For desktop mode which I have also tried for a bit but this functionality is lost when switching roms
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Thank you for your answer.
Quick follow-up, if I may: how are you using the phone as a desktop? How big are the limitations?
Also, have you tried the "hidden" desktop mode tucked away in the developer options?
Again, thanks for your input.
Hi,
I have quickly given the "hidden" mode a shot, it is very difficult to use properly as there is no real window manager but it does work.
Biggest limitation is that taskswitching is very inconvenient.
I have a setup ready so if you have more detailed questions I can attempt to answer those
Thank you for your help, really.
Phone is ordered, I hope I didn't make a mistake
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Thank you for your help, really.
Phone is ordered, I hope I didn't make a mistake
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Just wondering how your experience went with LineageOS Desktop Mode on your Motorola. I have a OnePlus 7 Pro w/LineageOS 18.1 and the basic Android 11 Desktop Mode works pretty well. I just bought a Oneplus 9 Pro w/Lineage 19.1 and basic Android 12 Desktop Mode only shows the launcher and two navigation buttons, but none of them will do anything. It's completely useless.
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Just wondering how your experience went with LineageOS Desktop Mode on your Motorola. I have a OnePlus 7 Pro w/LineageOS 18.1 and the basic Android 11 Desktop Mode works pretty well. I just bought a Oneplus 9 Pro w/Lineage 19.1 and basic Android 12 Desktop Mode only shows the launcher and two navigation buttons, but none of them will do anything. It's completely useless.
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I have only used the stock OS for now, haven't had enough time to mess with the phone that much, unfortunately.
I must say, however, that the "Ready For" (Motorola's Desktop Mode) is an AMAZING experience. I can literally replace my entire PC with this phone. Even for gaming, as long as I have a machine running Steam turned on at the time
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I have only used the stock OS for now, haven't had enough time to mess with the phone that much, unfortunately.
I must say, however, that the "Ready For" (Motorola's Desktop Mode) is an AMAZING experience. I can literally replace my entire PC with this phone. Even for gaming, as long as I have a machine running Steam turned on at the time
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I was using Dex on my Galaxy S10 for a while. It's amazing as well. I just couldn't stand having to use Google & Samsung. The OnePlus 7 Pro will have to hold me until I figure out what's going on with the 9 Pro.
Thanks.
Hi
it means that in s10 oneplus and moto g100 could use usb-c to hdmi connection to display content (without desktop mode) with lineageos
who can confirm me?
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Hi
it means that in s10 oneplus and moto g100 could use usb-c to hdmi connection to display content (without desktop mode) with lineageos
who can confirm me?
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Hi there.
The Samsung S-Series and OnePlus (starting with at least 5 and later, IIRC) have had HDMI out capabilities for a while. I remember having HDMI out on my Galaxy S4 (with a specific dock for it, but still).
The G100 (and G200, possibly also the Edge series) also have HDMI out, so yes, you should at least be able to mirror the display, even if Desktop Mode is not available.
__Miguel_ said:
I have only used the stock OS for now, haven't had enough time to mess with the phone that much, unfortunately.
I must say, however, that the "Ready For" (Motorola's Desktop Mode) is an AMAZING experience. I can literally replace my entire PC with this phone. Even for gaming, as long as I have a machine running Steam turned on at the time
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I'm considering a G100, let me know if you get LineageOS 19.1 installed, and if desktop mode works.
Thanks.
My g100 runs 19.1 for a while now and i have to say that ready for is pretty much the only thing i miss from the stock rom. Especially since the android 12 stockrom update which improved the app alongside by a lot. I really hope someday someone gets ready for running on custom roms.
But you can still get a desktop mode with lineage right now. But all solutions are a bit hacky and not a complete package like ready for. Hdmi over usb-c still works without a problem. Ofcourse it will only be screen mirroring without further tinkering.
In the developer options you can force the experimental desktop mode which by itself is a bit lackluster but atleast you'll get a 16:9 image instead of 21:9.
There are apps like Taskbar Launcher (which can be found here: https://github.com/farmerbb/Taskbar) to improve it by a bit.
Another way can be Second Screen (found here: https://github.com/farmerbb/SecondScreen) which can be great for gaming on a big screen. With that app i limit the phone to 1080p on my 4k screen. It can improve performance by quite a bit for harder to run stuff. Also it forces 16:9 with simple screen mirroring. It can also be combined with Taskbar Launcher.
Theres probably also always the option to run a linux distro through termux or andronix and the like. But that can be quite a undertaking tbh and is a bit hacky imho. eg I dont think you'll get gpu acceleration with those options. I played around with this stuff on the stockrom for a while and i have to admit i'm not knowledgeable enough for these options for now. But i saw some pretty impressive stuff on the termux subreddit.
Yes, the brand-developed desktop modes are much better than the stock experimental desktop mode in Android. Hopefully it will progress.
I actually bought a Royole Flexpai 2 folding phone (Chinese company with no Google, running their own fantastic Water OS 2), and when connected to an external monitor it gives me a larger version of the tablet format screen. So it's as good a desktop mode as I need. The only problem is that Royole is in financial trouble and the OS is stuck on Android 10 for now.