[Q] New device - which ROM? - Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello
I got a new Xperia Z and updated it with the Stock 10.3.1.A.0.244-ROM.
Since then, My battery life seems to have dropped quite a bit...
So... I'd like to install a custom ROM. But I'm a completely newby, what I want is a fast, clean device with a good battery life - I dont need to much stuff on it.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Dominik

DominikReber said:
Hello
I got a new Xperia Z and updated it with the Stock 10.3.1.A.0.244-ROM.
Since then, My battery life seems to have dropped quite a bit...
So... I'd like to install a custom ROM. But I'm a completely newby, what I want is a fast, clean device with a good battery life - I dont need to much stuff on it.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Dominik
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I'm not sure any custom ROMs will save you much battery. The stock one isn't bad if you set it up correctly. Custom ROM will give you a different look and feel to the UI though.
Give this thread a read if your interested in battery life
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2382712
In terms of flashing custom code to get better efficiency, I think the DooMLoRD Kernel is probably your best bet with some undervolting action. I believe this only works with stock or stock based ROMs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2172888
Or for a custom ROM with all the customisability you need try PAC
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2208249

I was also wondering the same thing... I got an unlocked xperia z yesterday for a blackberry z10 (which I did like) but this phone is nice... I was wondering which rom to go with??? I have a nexus 4 which I love dearly and I like this phone too... I just feel like I'm missing something... I love paranoid but I want to still be able to use PlayStation 3 remote... I do own. Sixaxis but like the fact I don't need it... I was also wanting a T-Mobile radio I can put on here and see if I can do better then
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DominikReber said:
Hello
I got a new Xperia Z and updated it with the Stock 10.3.1.A.0.244-ROM.
Since then, My battery life seems to have dropped quite a bit...
So... I'd like to install a custom ROM. But I'm a completely newby, what I want is a fast, clean device with a good battery life - I dont need to much stuff on it.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Dominik
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Have you unlocked your Bootloader yet or you want a ROM to go with a Locked Bootloader?
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chiikko561 said:
I was also wondering the same thing...
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Both PAC and Carbon are great to go with Unlocked Bootloaders, In case you want something that has a taste of stock and has sony's special features included you should go with monxDIFIED or EXCELSUS Z. Although if you have got some good bandwidth and some time to kill, I would suggest you should try all the ones that you feel would suit you.

Yeah, you must find the best suited rom to your personal needs.

Cm10 asylum ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2335409
Very slim , great battery with very few system apps running in the back ground.
You'll need to unlock your bootloader for this ROM
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can someone try this rom for my?

can someone try this rom for my?
http://www.4shared.com/zip/G0b0LlDN/Lg-SV10update-signed.html
And report what do you want more in this rom
Greetz
Ps its based on v20n and the rom boots.
what kind of rom is it? a modded or own or a pirt?
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Modded
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Modded
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Based on?
Sent from the Sun.
Did you already try it yourself? NEVER I REPEAT NEVER release a ROM, without having tried it yourself... Noone wants a ROM, that probably bricks ones phone...
Ok, it's proved to work, obviously.
Sorry for my criticism then, but I have already seen a lot of guys publishing their stuff, without testing and then bricking a lot of noobs devices... quite uncool Hope you feel what I mean
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Ok, I am still about to test it, so I cant say much on this right now, but I already have one thing, pls dont use my nandroid. Better flash a fresh rooted version by Serg... in the dev section, since my nandroid and Redys repack might contain bugs, that I brought in, in order to be able to root the phone. I changed a lot of settings and probably a lot of files through this and I dont know, if this bug wont keep on being in your ROM then and might cause failures. So this is the first thought
Ok, short run, and I gotta confess, it is FAST and very reactive. Good point.
Found a few bugs though.
And I am not a fan of the HTC look, but that's not important, I think some ppl like it a lot.
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Here the bugs/things I would change.
Lockscreen: I dont like the LG look, i prefere the one Huexxx found/DxDiag32 ported or even the CM7 one, like this:
Remove the Musicplayer from notification, since it is without function:
Remove Widgets, that dont work:
Add reboot and recovery reboot option here:
Nice Widgets are in there as well:
And they are resizeable:
Pretty cool
So all in all, a cool ROM, but still need some work
And like I said, maybe use a clean v20n german ROM to begin with, even though it is really smooth.
A custom kernel plus some more governors would be nice, to make it completely laag free, but you could also at least implement the new kernel without turning off softkeys. Pretty easy, if you work with the kitchen
I would take the one with stock LG kernel, but DVFS disabled, cause then we can use apps like SetCPU, without a lagging/freezing phone and set stuff the way, we want it to.
Hope it helps you a bit
Tnx nooby im going to work on it but abouth the lockscreen i was thinking if htc lockscreen.
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Best ICS rom

Hey people..can anybody tell me which is the best ICS rom as of now?..I am a noob in this stuff..I am currently using CM9..
Thanks
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Akshaysh said:
Hey people..can anybody tell me which is the best ICS rom as of now?..I am a noob in this stuff..I am currently using CM9..
Thanks
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It's all preference. I tried all of them, but I like the simplicity and stability of what you have now.
You must read this: https://www.fixmystuff.in/FMS_Forum...dwich-4-0-x-for-samsung-galaxy-s-gt-i9000.83/
Dude akshaye if u want best then try elite 1.2 its a completely different experience . I am sure on any other rom ( I have tried All possible roms) this smoothness is nowhere but only on elite rom... heavenly smooth and amazing battery... perfect to be used in daily life as it is bug free
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gopalasubramanium said:
You must read this: https://www.fixmystuff.in/FMS_Forum...dwich-4-0-x-for-samsung-galaxy-s-gt-i9000.83/
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The link u gave just has some introduction about ics. And nothing else. I didn't add to my knowledge from that link sorry
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But yes akshey try elite v 1.2 and reply me on [email protected] for any help or questions
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Hi ! Does it ( Elite ) rom have TV out and faster data transfer ? Pls let me know.
Thx!
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Best ICS ever.
I've used many roms ICS but it might crash or fail some case.
But this rom is perfect for me CleanICS1.0.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552124
Hope it's work for you too.
its all preference and what you are trying to accomplish!
Have tried CM9,onecosmic,slimics,docmaster...in all cm9 is the perfect til now....today trying infinitum ,aokp,ics333,gamerzrom,darkkningt,gummy within the next few days...and tell you...
Best ROM I've found untill now
Well, for me, the best one is Anarkia ROM, which is based on AOKP (for now build 35 (v. 0.3.1) because build 36 is not finished yet...).
But that is only my opinion. I love this high resolution (it is 160 dpi).
But, if you want pure ICS experience, try AOKP.
Also, with those ROMs, I get great battery life (almost 2 days with moderate use), I don't have problems with instalation-don't need to flash GB ROM, and then ICS ROM like in almost all other ROMs, and works great- it is my daily ROM.
I've been using pure AOKP/Anarkia ROM for a month now, and don't have problems. Transfer speed is great, but I haven't tried TV out even though people say that it works.
Here are links:
http://forum.aokp.co/page/news
or
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1524108
&
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579813
And, yes, I've tried almost every ICS ROM for SGS except gummy, and these two are the best (for me)...
Edit: For those who would like to see how this ROM I have looks like, here are some picts...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/album.php?albumid=7051
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my best rom is slim ics its amazing!!!!!!!!!!!
Guess the ones mentioned here:
http ://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1554621
I use ICSSGS and I love it. Don't get slim ics. I only has problems with it
Tiny bugs and glitches let it down. Also I had a problem with my SIM. Use ICSSGS with devil kernel.
i know mine one may be an "out of the line" opinion, but for me, onecosmic 3.1 is best ics rom out there. It has some bugs:
- can't install chrome from the market (but it works installing it from the apk)
- .apk bluetooth transfer are not allowed (just change the extension in .jpg and change it back once is on the phone)
- other minor, not important to me, bugs.
But the battery life... well, this is unrivaled under that point of view, and since the battery of the modern smartphones just sucks...
onecosmic IS ISCSGS! You're using a old version! 4.2 is the newest! UPDATE!
ICS333 V1.0.2. This is pure Google way...
ICS333
ICS333 and Gummy with semaphore...
ICS333 1.0.2 running semaphore. If your looking for a pure stock feel on your Galaxy S, silky smooth and relatively snappy. Just do a clean install and you wont encounter problems with it.
i have tryed a few roms and my favourite is dark knight rom i have used it for about a month

[Q] blue battery icon... how can i get on stock ics?

Hi, n0ob here again
I on stock at&t ics ruu and the I'm jealous of all the other ppl with other phones with the standard cool ics blue battery .
I'm using go launcher and I prefer to keep using it.
so is the any flash or app to get the ics blue battery status ?
Thanks in advance....
I think you mean how to get all the cool stuff on your os ?
If so they are running custom roms and there are some things you will need to do before you can flash custom roms and kernels .
If that is something your willing to learn about I will help anyway I can and there is many of threads on how to to this as there are far smarter users here that are willing to help with the learning process.
Just ask .
Thanks for your reply.
Well I rooted already... Just can't bother with any custom roms for now; was hoping for a cm9, but won't hold my breath for that.
I ain't rom rabid, kernel krazy, or a flash fanatic...
I'm yet to see a Rom for the vivid that I really want to jump on....
I'm hoping for a flash to just change the ics battery colour from the stock green to blue.
Update...
I think I have found something close to what I am seeking...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1561772
not sure if it has the battery though...
I looking something like this~ish
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it doesnt
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try this it is not perfect but you might like it
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5maXJlemVuay5zc2IiXQ..
jerrycoffman45 said:
it doesnt
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try this it is not perfect but you might like it
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5maXJlemVuay5zc2IiXQ..
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Thanks, but...
I checked it out a few days ago... Doesnt fit the bill..
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Thanks, but...
I checked it out a few days ago... Doesnt fit the bill..
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didnt for me ether thats why i went to a custom rom
I could change the clock color with it ... Not the battery color, could not get the network carrier name , could not get WiFi icon etc...
if i remember you had to get the paid version to get alot of those to work even then it was still buggy
Rom tool box has it as a built in option... For the pro (paid) version...
Found it out after I tried the lite(free) version...
oh well.
edit.
tried it in the pro version... diddly squat. No change.
UOT kitchen, works great on our phones. IF your rooted than its no problem.
Just google "UOT kitchen"
wow UOT KITCHEN...
this is impressive,
I have seen it mentioned in a few other threads, but never checked it out before.
So from what I have read:.
I just simply chose what ever I like and want to put together as a package, upload my choice and then the chef with cook it up for me and I then download it and flash it ? (Right?)
So if I choose only the battery icon, that is all that it will affect. All the other things in the status bar will remain the same?
I am using wcx recovery , and I saw on kitchen where the say flash with cwm ...I assume this this will be a non issue ... Right ?
Yeah it'll work with wcx, just used it myself Just select your choices, upload the files it asks using a file explorer capable of navigating the system directories ( astro works fine and is free), and submit the work to the kitchen and it'll give you a zip back. Flash the zip with recovery and your all good Just an fyi i can't get the ics animations to work with my holics rom, uot errors every time, might work on stock, but every other mod works great
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Rom toolbox won't change that stuff for our phone. I bought it thinking it would, it didn't, I talked to the Dev about it and he said it was something about the file paths being weird on the vivid. I highly recommend NOT using rom toolbox at all if you've updated it recently. It bricked my phone about 3 days ago and even after flashing a new rom it still won't work right.
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Take your Framework-res.apk to a kitchen such as http://uot.dakra.lt/ And make one and flash it

[ROM]Slimbean Rom - Ported

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This is not my work.
This Rom is ported by spegelius. I've found this here: http://forum.slimroms.net/topic/100-galaxy-s4-active/
Everything seems to be ok.
Bugs:
720p video recording produces crap video(but 1080p works fine)
HDR
Download:
-Rom
-Gapps
Screenshots:
I am sorry I posted in General but i couldn't post in Development.
Thanks for making this more public, this way more people will get the chance to try it
Just one important hint, @spegelius didn't port it, he compiled that beast from Source, which is an important fact
I can confirm that this is a good, daily driver for sure!
Greetings
Thomas
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Oh hey, thanks for putting this up . I never got around to it, didn't seem that too many users were interested about it. But good to hear it works for people. And about the build, i used LeJay's kernel sources etc to make it happen.
Happy to know about this! Already dowwloaded it but I need my phone working this weekend and I can't risk to have any kind of problem, I will surelly try it as soon as I get home next week.
Thanks a lot! Hope more people start working on I9295, my son's Moto G just got the OTA 4.4 update, lucky him!
fantastic @spegelius , why not open a thread in development section :silly:
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fantastic @spegelius , why not open a thread in development section :silly:
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I completely agree! I think that for been in here pleople don't see it!
Great, i'll create a new thread sometime this weekend
Aaand done: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2640732
What Android version is this based on? 4.2, by any chance? I was foolishly hoping that it could work with Safestrap for us suckers without the international variant.
trevorftard said:
What Android version is this based on? 4.2, by any chance? I was foolishly hoping that it could work with Safestrap for us suckers without the international variant.
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It's 4.3.1. For non-international S4 Active, there would need to be proper kernel at least...
spegelius said:
It's 4.3.1. For non-international S4 Active, there would need to be proper kernel at least...
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hey how can you install it
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hey how can you install it
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Install the rom? Flash it with CWM. Install the kernel? Well i don't know about other devices than Intl S4 Active, but inst it like, even if there was such kernel, it can't be flashed due to locked bootloader?
spegelius said:
Aaand done: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2640732
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Please move to this
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This looks good. Has anyone (besides spegelius) flashed it? I'm reasonably satisfied with my rooted 4.2.2 stock ROM and really want to move to 4.4. On my SIII I already had KitKat and now I have to settle with 4.2
Cheers
I installed this ROM but google play acts strange. It doesn't reinstall all my packages and still refuses to install for instance swype. I chose for the aroma gapps but will do a new wipe and try another gapps
Cheers
Must have been the gapps. Up and running now and reinstalling apps. Looks good
Cheers
I have several issues. My titanium restored Wi-Fi passwords are disappearing each time. The phone discharges as fast as it is charging. It will probably be empty after 1 hour on battery.
I think I will switch to my LG G2 I recently acquired... any ideas?
Cheers
Thread in dev. Look above your posts
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[Q] Which rom do you recommend?

I need a rom that be stable, has no bugs and works fast. which do you recommend? I would like to go kitkat. I was looking in the forum but there are many options and I can not prove all of them.
in short, which do you recommend? and kernel?
I am currently a LightJB 1.2
Thank you very much.
inaachoo said:
I need a rom that be stable, has no bugs and works fast. which do you recommend? I would like to go kitkat. I was looking in the forum but there are many options and I can not prove all of them.
in short, which do you recommend? and kernel?
I am currently a LightJB 1.2
Thank you very much.
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its depends on you that how u use the phone or customise it...in short select a rom and try and if u get satisfied then cheers or otherwise try some other rom....
evry time u try u will get experience n diff features! :good:
#HAPPY FLASHING
Fmod. The best I've ever used. It's a deodex, clean 4.1.2, but of course, it needs CoCore too.
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Fmod. The best I've ever used. It's a deodex, clean 4.1.2, but of course, it needs CoCore too.
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He is asking for kit kat rom (4.4)!
4.1.2 is JB!
Nowadays I m trying all differnt roms and want to share my persnol experience.
1. Slimkat- it is the fastest rom among all the roms i tried. It is very smooth but lags extra feature.
2. Liquid smooth- there are some bugs in it which will be fixed in next release.
3. SOKP- A good rom with lots and lots of features. But some options in the settings are crashing.
4- Reserrection Remix- The best rom with lots and lots of feature amd smooth too.
I would suggest slimkat if u want smooth rom and dont want much features. I was not able to use wifi direct in tht rom with superbeam too.
And if u want more features then u can go with RR. Its upto u.. Try several roms and see which suits u. Hit thanks if i helped
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cm 11 is the best in every aspect and has all that you might need without any distractions and bug prone customizations...simple and straight, aosp+little more=perfect
A little help here please!
Hey guys,
I'm new around here. My S Advance is currently running the stock firmware (GB 2.3.6). Can you please help me as to which ROMs will be most suitable for me?
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Hey guys,
I'm new around here. My S Advance is currently running the stock firmware (GB 2.3.6). Can you please help me as to which ROMs will be most suitable for me?
You will have my thanks for your help!
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GB or JB? If you want GB, than JetMOD. Look for its thread.
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Please test these things for yourself.
This is the only way you will get an unbiased opinion,and then, you can decide for yourself if it meets YOUR needs.
Don't forget to make a nandroid before you start.
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