Would i be in the wrong if i just wanted root to remove bloat and overclock the existing rom?
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I rooted my stock .902 rom and deleted bloatware without a single issue. I also installed safestrap so I have custom recovery just in case I want to use a custom rom later on. I haven't overclocked, hopefully someone who has can chime in on that aspect.
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I am indeed rooted and overclocked on stock rom. I have tried a couple other roms but they use the same old launchers I had available to me on the thunderbolt. I kinda like the stock rom on this. seems plenty fast to me.
how did you overclock?
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how did you overclock?
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Look in the bionic development forum for tekahunas overclock modules
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So...flash scripts by the cwm recovery?
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The route the worked for me was the How to overclock video tutorial thread, it's on the front Page here in the development section.
The only way I've found to root stock rom is motofail only thing out that I no of that works with. 902..however.. I am NOT on stock rom.. running th3orys .902 comparable rom.. with a installbover that..
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You can download Motofail from the link in my sig below
i kind of like motoblur that's why i am choosing to stay with stock, much better over sense....and vanila isn't my thing, plus i am loving the camera. the hd looks comparible to my $60 flip and looks way better than a gopro.
of course, gopro's are designed to be mounted for sports or film angles, not really for personal home movies. (the mic sucks on them)
I liked MOTOBLUR also and was not interested in vanilla until the ICS roms came out. Now I much prefer 3x battery life over having MOTOBLUR To each their own though.
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I liked MOTOBLUR also and was not interested in vanilla until the ICS roms came out. Now I much prefer 3x battery life over having MOTOBLUR To each their own though.
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does that isc rom have te 720p cam? i might just back this rom up for my library and throw that one on
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does that isc rom have te 720p cam? i might just back this rom up for my library and throw that one on
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No video recording in ICS right now. Camera (back and front) works for stills, but no camcorder function. I never use it though.
I'm running stock - rooted with Launcher Pro as my launcher of choice and loving the stability and consistency of the device. I've tried various versions of Eclipse and a couple of ICS CM9 ROM's but have found my current setup to be the best of all. Waiting patiently now for the OTA ICS flash.....
I'd like to do the same to my girlfriend's Bionic, root and clean up the bloat. I have done so already on my RAZR.
At least, I want to clean up any services on her phone that could cost me extra money on my bill.
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Here's the thread/video on overclocking
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594804
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I'd like to do the same to my girlfriend's Bionic, root and clean up the bloat. I have done so already on my RAZR.
At least, I want to clean up any services on her phone that could cost me extra money on my bill.
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Just install the 'Onavo Count' app. You can restrict certain apps to WiFi only for data usage. It has been very enlightening for me to see my data usage breakdown per application, since Verizon does not offer that kind of granularity in the usage tracker on their website.
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with stock if it works for you. If you want all the speed tweeks of a good custom rom, then get this app! It has so many init.d tweeks and really works good. Just found it a few days ago.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=provision.optimizer.patch
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UPDATE ON MAY 29, 2012: I'm sorry guys.
I won't be releasing my project. I'm actually stopping the effort to port the rom. I can't do it, it just is way too complicated to complete.
This means, until I decide to work on something new or find something worth porting, I am not developing for the D3 or Droid Bionic anymore.
I won't be picking up Motoblur + Android 4.0.4 either, so eliminate that question as well.
I hope you guys won't get mad.
--Sam
And the XT860's ?
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And the XT860's ?
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I should be able to pull it off!
I'm curious
Well I'm curious can we at least have a hint?
Sure is a great attention whoring thread
First hint in the OP!
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First hint in the OP!
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Trying to get aosp gb going huh?
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buckmarble said:
Trying to get aosp gb going huh?
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Check your PM
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Nice to something gb on its way. Im sure im not alone that I can't use ics as a daily driver for various reasons
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it would be great to bring a banging ass sense rom our way like 3.0 or 3.5
olorolo said:
it would be great to bring a banging ass sense rom our way like 3.0 or 3.5
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I'm all for options, but Sense just isn't my cup of tea. Not to mention it would be Gingerbread based (I don't believe any HTC device currently has ICS), and many people (myself included) would see it as a step back.
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Nice to something gb on its way. Im sure im not alone that I can't use ics as a daily driver for various reasons
What exactly has you hung up, as far as ICS is concerned (just a question)? Everything works, with the exception of face unlock, and some spotty bluetooth issues. Granted, I'm not overly familiar with the GSM builds and their respective bugs, but most people really seem to be enjoying the 4.0 builds...
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My hope is that we see something completely new...not a port of an existing Galaxy Nexus ROM, but one built specifically for the D3 and other Moto devices. I would love to see something fresh and original, yet streamlined and efficient, that we can all enjoy.
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I'm all for options, but Sense just isn't my cup of tea. Not to mention it would be Gingerbread based (I don't believe any HTC device currently has ICS), and many people (myself included) would see it as a step back.
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The HTC One X has it Actually, I think all of the new HTC One series phones have it.
it's will be great if it contains a RTL & BIDI languages as well.....
I'm definitely interested. I prefer having full functionality for my phone, so the ICS ROMs are out for me for now, and I prefer the GB ROMs to be unthemed. It seems that all of the themed ROMs have something that I think looks mediocre (bad fonts that make it difficult to tell normal from bold, or that flow badly; on screen button elements that do not work right; mediocre battery indicators on the status bar; unattractive notification pull-downs; etc.)
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I'm definitely interested. I prefer having full functionality for my phone, so the ICS ROMs are out for me for now, and I prefer the GB ROMs to be unthemed. It seems that all of the themed ROMs have something that I think looks mediocre (bad fonts that make it difficult to tell normal from bold, or that flow badly; on screen button elements that do not work right; mediocre battery indicators on the status bar; unattractive notification pull-downs; etc.)
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Have you taken a look at mavrom? Youve got a lot of theme choices at one click of a button.
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i really hope its a good, multi-lang, gb 2.3.7 rom liek cm7.2 without any bloat like sense.
maybe even the hw-codecs and such are working?
btw. if you need a gsm guy for testing, msg me.
Here's an update:
This rom is a pain in the ass. It really is. So the chances of me completing this, with school and other things have gone down to about 20% from 70%.
But here are some details:
Gingerbread 2.3.6
Later Software from another device (I'm not naming it)
No GSM compatibility
Sorry GSM users, there isn't a way GSM will work on the rom until the device I'm porting this from is updated later this year.
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Are you using the Bell or Chinese ROM? I worked on the Bell 2.3.6 port, and it worked, but my modding/theme-ing skills are weak, so it didn't move much past stock appearance with some build.prop tweaks.
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Are you using the Bell or Chinese ROM? I worked on the Bell 2.3.6 port, and it worked, but my modding/theme-ing skills are weak, so it didn't move much past stock appearance with some build.prop tweaks.
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I'm porting from a US device. Lol.
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I see that ICS for the Droid 4 has been released - which I guess leaves only the Bionic that hasn't got the update. I wonder if anything in this leaked version will help resolve the final issues with ICS on the Bionic...???
Wont help us.
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really?
yeah we won't get much out of the leaked ICS versions for other devices. We need an ICS kernel, which thanks to the wonderful locked bootloader won't happen until we have an official release (or leak) from Moto
*praying for a leak!*
If you want to take a look at the Droid 4 ICS leak you can download it here
I hope this happens soon..
Would really like to ICS this phone, been running it on my Xoom for a while.. Sweet
Am I missing something here? Just download the Axi0m 3-20 ICS ROM for the Bionic. Been running ICS for 4months now...only thing not working is video recording.
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Am I missing something here? Just download the Axi0m 3-20 ICS ROM for the Bionic. Been running ICS for 4months now...only thing not working is video recording.
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You're missing the fact that an ICS kernel hasn't even been built for the Bionic. That it's incredible that ICS ROMs even run on the Bionic in the first place because it's booting up with a Gingerbread kernel.
ICS has so many things overhauled under the hood, including new aspects of kernel operation that got stacked on top of what was already there. Because of the locked bootloader in the Bionic, the kernel cannot be modified.
Bionic ICS ROMs are running with limited functionality (such as hardware acceleration) because not everything in an ICS kernel is present.
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You're missing the fact that an ICS kernel hasn't even been built for the Bionic. That it's incredible that ICS ROMs even run on the Bionic in the first place because it's booting up with a Gingerbread kernel.
ICS has so many things overhauled under the hood, including new aspects of kernel operation that got stacked on top of what was already there. Because of the locked bootloader in the Bionic, the kernel cannot be modified.
Bionic ICS ROMs are running with limited functionality (such as hardware acceleration) because not everything in an ICS kernel is present.
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Everything you just said is technically correct; however I have been running ICS alongside GB for over four months now and have not toggled back to my GB rom in over 2 months. ICS, even with it not being "official", just runs 5x better than GB.
This is pretty much the summary of how people feel who are running Android 4.x on their Bionics. I do not know anyone who has tried the Axi0m ICS roms and then switched back to GB except for people who REALLY have to have HD video recording.
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Everything you just said is technically correct; however I have been running ICS alongside GB for over four months now and have not toggled back to my GB rom in over 2 months. ICS, even with it not being "official", just runs 5x better than GB.
This is pretty much the summary of how people feel who are running Android 4.x on their Bionics. I do not know anyone who has tried the Axi0m ICS roms and then switched back to GB except for people who REALLY have to have HD video recording.
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my sentiments exactly, cannot go back to gb after using ics.
Ics is amazing. Bit still a few problems.
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Everything you just said is technically correct; however I have been running ICS alongside GB for over four months now and have not toggled back to my GB rom in over 2 months. ICS, even with it not being "official", just runs 5x better than GB.
This is pretty much the summary of how people feel who are running Android 4.x on their Bionics. I do not know anyone who has tried the Axi0m ICS roms and then switched back to GB except for people who REALLY have to have HD video recording.
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Or games
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Or games
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I keep hearing this but what kind of games are you playing that freeze up? Only one of my 13 freeze up and it's not even that good.
I only played a couple games when I had ICS on my Bionic, but they performed significantly better than they did on GB.
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I keep hearing this but what kind of games are you playing that freeze up? Only one of my 13 freeze up and it's not even that good.
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Defender 2, drag racing, temple run, modern combat 3, cartoon wars and a few others.
Ordinarily it would be no big deal, but I got a new job with a lot more free time on my hands and these games are a great time killer. Lol
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I only played a couple games when I had ICS on my Bionic, but they performed significantly better than they did on GB.
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Oh yes they definately perform better... until they freeze and I have to pull the battery to reboot
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I had to switch back to GB due to constant data drops on all the ICS roms. Anyone find a decent ICS rom that doesn't have data drops?
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I keep hearing this but what kind of games are you playing that freeze up? Only one of my 13 freeze up and it's not even that good.
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Anything that requires graphics acceleration.
I switch back more for the bluetooth issues that we're still having w/ ICS over everything else. I use bluetooth devices quite regularly, and on ICS it's simply too buggy still for me to use it as a daily driver.
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Anything that requires graphics acceleration.
I switch back more for the bluetooth issues that we're still having w/ ICS over everything else. I use bluetooth devices quite regularly, and on ICS it's simply too buggy still for me to use it as a daily driver.
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Wow, bluetooth? That's not dead yet huh? Just kidding
I'm curious though - what industry do you work in that requires the use of multiple Bluetooth devices? (This is a genuine question, I do not mean it sarcastically)
Thanks
what would be a good stable ROM for an older person? I am leaning towards MavRom 4.0 since I've been reading 4.5 has issues.
The only major working things they need is bluetooth and camera, so I take it no ICS roms.
Also, I am trying to get either Apex or Nova for them as well to be able to lock the desktop.
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what would be a good stable ROM for an older person? I am leaning towards MavRom 4.0 since I've been reading 4.5 has issues.
The only major working things they need is bluetooth and camera, so I take it no ICS roms.
Also, I am trying to get either Apex or Nova for them as well to be able to lock the desktop.
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I personally use MavRom 4.0, it's nice and stable. I would say either debloated stock (if they have no prior android knowledge, this would be best), or mavrom, although it has more options and whatnot, might not be the best for an older person. I've heard Nova has been unstable (but that might be on ICS/JB, not sure, never used it) and I've not used Apex either... I've always stuck with stock launcher or ADW.
There's a little information, but I would say for stability and whatnot (and emergency text system that's recently been implemented). Just root it with motofail, then run a debloat script on it, just make sure not to remove DLNA (this is required for HDMI).
I suggest Liberty or Maverick, I find Liberty is extremely stable and has the best battery life.
Also I'm pretty sure Apex and Nova launcher are ICS exclusive, I could be wrong though.
MavRom 4.0 is great. Extremely stable, great battery life, and everything works. I suggest Holo Launcher for a nice, AOSP style launcher
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What ROM the has the.best battery life? From my observations it. Is Liberty or minimoto. How you think ?
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I've used both. Minimoto. Im on the 883 radio. I didn't charge my phone last night and am still going. It is about 50% now. I haven't used it heavy but Liberty doesn't make it past one day.
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Minimoto has awesome battery life
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Hi...i was really wondering if everything works on this minimoto rom....my 8MP camera has been a waste since i got a custom rom....i have tried many roms...plus is minimoto based on GB or ICS??
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Hi...i was really wondering if everything works on this minimoto rom....my 8MP camera has been a waste since i got a custom rom....i have tried many roms...plus is minimoto based on GB or ICS??
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Gb. It's stock rom with some battery/memory tweaks. Everything works
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My mom wants to get a new phone for Xmas and one from bell and she liked the xperia t cause of its camera and stuff so I'm wondering is it a good phone? It seems pretty good, I told her to get the nexus 4 but bell doesn't provide it
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Excellent device. Highly recommended. Is your Mom tech savy?
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No not really but I am so I would most likely root it for her and put like a jellybean rom on it
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No not really but I am so I would most likely root it for her and put like a jellybean rom on it
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I'd leave it unrooted and let her get on with it!
I've actually gone back to stock unrooted ROM as I like the Sony experience so much and can backup my apps/data with their built-in backup and restore app. (My main reason for root was to be able to use Titanium Backup.)
I know you can do loads of extra stuff once rooted but will she really want a less stable, and bleeding edge build or a tweaked or over clocked kernel? I doubt it - she'll just want a reliable phone with a good user experience, which the Xperia T provides.
I came here from the Galaxy Note, and which I love but constantly wanted to tweak, and flash, etc. As I felt something was missing. I don't feel like that with the Xperia T - it just works!
If I helped hit thanks!
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I'd leave it unrooted and let her get on with it!
I've actually gone back to stock unrooted ROM as I like the Sony experience so much and can backup my apps/data with their built-in backup and restore app.
I know you can do loads of extra stuff once rooted but will she really want a less stable, and bleeding edge build or a tweaked or over clocked kernel? I doubt it - even she'll just want a reliable phone with a good user experience, which the Xperia T provides.
I came here from the Galaxy Note, and which I love but constantly wanted to tweak, and flash, etc. As I felt something was missing. I don't feel like that with the Xperia T - it just works!
If I helped hit thanks!
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I am currently uploading a pure stock rom, the only difference is root....check the development thread..30 minutes untill its ready
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I am currently uploading a pure stock rom, the only difference is root....check the development thread..30 minutes untill its ready
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Maybe I'll be rooting over the weekend again then!
If I helped hit thanks!
Okaay thanks
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Honestly for me personally, the stock MDL ROM with some tweaks/KT-SGS4 Kernel/mods is freakn smooooothh as heck! I see no need for a custom ROM... yet! So far I'm loving this phone and I've only had it for a day, can;t wait for that next update hopefully we get it soon to fix some stuff. Other than that, this thing is smooth as butter!
I haven't even rooted mine yet and it's been over a week. I usually root the first day or two.
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I kinda agree... Except there are some cool root apps... And I wanted to uninstall a bunch of bloat apps.
That's why I went with team Sonic's freegs4.... It just like stock with some basic tweaks and some apps are uninstallable.
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I will agree that this phone offers the best stock experience I've ever had. If you're a tweaker like me though, custom ROM's are a must. I hightly recommend Blu Kuban. AOSP ROM's are also quite enjoyable, especially with Halo.
Also, man I wish the Hyperdrive ROM that's out for the Verizon variant would make its way to us. That ROM looks amazing.
Dont U Wanna Get Rid Of The Boatwear? And Have a Longer Last Battery? And More Faster Phone? Thats All In Root And Roms My Friend
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You think you got something smooth, run a custom rom with the tweaks, you will not go stock again. It is up you. You can always go back to stock, run WanamLite, Basically stock with the tweaks, super fast, and just as stable. Sorry, but you are missing out.
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You think you got something smooth, run a custom rom with the tweaks, you will not go stock again. It is up you. You can always go back to stock, run WanamLite, Basically stock with the tweaks, super fast, and just as stable. Sorry, but you are missing out.
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WanamLite Rom? For Sprint S4? Where Is That at?
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Son Rise said:
WanamLite Rom? For Sprint S4? Where Is That at?
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It's not a Sprint rom. It's am international rom. I'm guessing he used the app trick.
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Yeah stock on the phone lagged pretty bad. Team sonics ROM fixed that up .
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You're all fricken crazy. Lol. Why run a custom ROM? Get rid of bloatware, get rid of a lot of lag, use custom PRL's when Sprint's amazing service does what it does, enhance the experience, increase the terrible battery life, install AOSP, etc... But that's just me.
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Delakit said:
You're all fricken crazy. Lol. Why run a custom ROM? Get rid of bloatware, get rid of a lot of lag, use custom PRL's when Sprint's amazing service does what it does, enhance the experience, increase the terrible battery life, install AOSP, etc... But that's just me.
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YOU'RE the crazy one IMO!! Why run an AOSP ROM and get rid of all the features that make the S4.... the S4 lol.
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YOU'RE the crazy one IMO!! Why run an AOSP ROM and get rid of all the features that make the S4.... the S4 lol.
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Lol, some of us bought it for the hardware - I think the whole eye watching thing is gimmick, and the pedometer is consistently off. AOSP really delivers in terms of speed and customization, which many desire. Speed + Customization > Gimmicks.
I'd also like to add that I'm still running stock so....
+1 stock. I like gimmicks
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TouchWiz features + AOSP Feel= Win haha I'm sure we aren't too far away from that
Every person commenting in this thread I think is why we all belong to XDA Developers. Do what you will with your device and enjoy it, we have many options available to us, thanks to all the great developers here. It personally took me a month to root my phone. And right now I can't really imagine having a AOSP ROM on it.
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Absolutely no ASOP for me and definitely no CM but that's just me. If I were buying strictly for the hardware, I might very well have gone a different route. I bought for the hardware and the software.
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Every person commenting in this thread I think is why we all belong to XDA Developers. Do what you will with your device and enjoy it, we have many options available to us, thanks to all the great developers here.
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Let's all hug. :highfive:
Just like life you can live life the way it is or tweak it and make it your own life the way u want with the options available.
can i root after i get my SG4 flashed from US Cellular to Criket without messing up the flash.
Also Can i install custom Roms after i get my SG4 flashed to criket without messing up the flash.
once im flashed and running on criket i am too scared to mess it up
please let me know hwat i should do. i can't even find someone that can flash it yet. its very hard
im very sad i love this phone.
Cm/aosp is always smoother since there is no bloat, compare 1.5GB for stock rooted to 300mbs for an aosp based ROM. But the features are gone. And the camera isn't as good.
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