I recently picked up the Samsung Galaxy S3 mini Virgin Mobile variant, the Samsung Galaxy "Ring" (SPH - M840) and noticed that there isn't much of any development going on for this phone(or it's Boost Mobile sister the "Prevail 2") at all. So it got me to thinking to ask here, could someone try to build a CM 11 (4.4.4 android) ROM for this device? Or at least find a way to port S3 mini ROMs to this phone?
Being stuck with 4.1.2 is slightly annoying for me on this phone, considering I'm coming from an ancient LG Optimus V that is running 4.4.4, and this was supposed to be an upgrade for me.
I have it rooted, and using xposed Framework, but I miss the perks of custom ROMs. There's hardly a fully functional custom Recovery too, and it seems that theres no signs of current Devs for this phone as well.
I know this may seem like a lot to ask, but considering this phone is supposed to be similar(some hardware is different I believe) to the S3 mini, I figured I'd take my chances here.
Thanks in advance,
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Are we Galaxy Note I going to have Galaxy S4 features? There are news that S3 and Note 2 will have it. Hope XDA dev could port some for us.
Don't even know if the note is going to get another update. But yeah s4 has some non hardware depended feature like smart pause which may work
Well its too early to say as its just unpacked but i believe that Dev will start working on it once it hits the streets to port as many features as possible until any specific hardware is missing for that feature :good:
Hey all,
I recently bought the S3 Mini (I had a galaxy s2 two years ago with CM...). After buying it, I saw that I bought the I8200 version (which I didn't know it exists). I have already rooted the device and so on but my question is: will there ever be a custom firmware/recovery (portet from the I8190?) or something similar in the near future? because I miss CM so hard... So if there is any developer who can offer something, this would be great!!
Thank you very much in advance!!!
Considering the S5 vs the S5 Active and I know they are much more similar in specs than the S4 vs S4 Active but there are still a few differences between the two, no USB 3.0, no Fingerprint reader, adds physical menu and back buttons and is more shockproof.
So besides that is there anything else to consider like OS updates, Root or Custom ROMs?
I saw the S4 Active was limited in support for Custom ROMs that would run on S4 but not on S4 Active.
Any information or advice you can give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
chris5a said:
Considering the S5 vs the S5 Active and I know they are much more similar in specs than the S4 vs S4 Active but there are still a few differences between the two, no USB 3.0, no Fingerprint reader, adds physical menu and back buttons and is more shockproof.
So besides that is there anything else to consider like OS updates, Root or Custom ROMs?
I saw the S4 Active was limited in support for Custom ROMs that would run on S4 but not on S4 Active.
Any information or advice you can give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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there is alot more custom roms for the regular s5. but either device is a flagship in this line. without considering root and roms, both are great devices.
I am using mi Pad 1 for almost a year. Now I am considering to buy a new tab. I have a budget of around 200$. Galaxy tab S2 8.0 Nook edition is available on eBay for around 200$. Should I buy it now or wait for Tab S3 release hopefully that will bring a price cut to original tab S2? Any suggestions on it would be helpful.
Is there any real difference between Tab S2 and S2 Nook?
Can I flash tab S2 ROMs on Nook edition?
It seems to be the exact same tablet from what I can tell after looking at the specs, the only difference seems to be the barnes and koble added digital freebies and apps. I have the original Samsung galaxy tab s2 and it's an amazing device so I would definitely go for it contigent upon what was just mentioned. The only awful thing about the tablet is the fingerprint reader, from what I read it's using the same technology as the s5 for this. As for roms yes I don't see why it would be an issue as it seems to be an identical tablet, I have the t715 model and as far as I'm aware there aren't any stable roms for it currently or if there is, there must be a very limited number since I can't really find any.
I'm in the market for a tablet and the S2 looks great (and even better with some discounting on the release of the S3). However, I don't want to buy an S2 if I'm not going to get a stable Android 7 Nougat. Normally I would try ROMS out for myself, but since I don't have the product... I cannot. I've also recently just lost a couple of hundred dollars on a an older tablet that I could never find a stable ROM for.
Can someone that has either an 8" or 9.7" S2 give me feedback on ROM stability (and whether it is fully functioning) in Nougat (I'm not wanting LTE support)? Are there solid / reliable ROMs that would give me a good user experience?
AT&T hasn't realesed it for mine yet but it seems very stable on the S7 Edge (so far)
Rogue9 said:
AT&T hasn't realesed it for mine yet but it seems very stable on the S7 Edge (so far)
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I'm talking about the Galaxy Tab S2 on Nougat. I've being really enjoying Nougat on my S7!
I'm gathering since there is not much response in this forum that I'm probably better to wait for the tab S3.
Also, from what I can find in the forums it seems there are a few features that aren't working on most Nougat ROMs for the S2.
I understood your question. AT&T hasn't released nougat for the S2 yet. The last tentative release time I heard was this May.
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I understood your question. AT&T hasn't released nougat for the S2 yet. The last tentative release time I heard was this May.
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Ah, I see. Thanks for the heads up. I didn't realise there was a plan for an official release of Nougat on the Galaxy Tab S2 LTE version. I still may be tempted by the S3 at the right price because of the quick charge battery and s-pen. I've no need for LTE
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Ah, I see. Thanks for the heads up. I didn't realise there was a plan for an official release of Nougat on the Galaxy Tab S2 LTE version. I still may be tempted by the S3 at the right price because of the quick charge battery and s-pen. I've no need for LTE
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Nougat will be released for the Tab S2 but its a case of how long we will have to wait. Samsung aren't going to release Nougat for the S2 when they want people to buy the S3. Its therefore likely Nougat will come later. :crying:
If you have an LTE version of the S2, the wait will be even longer as carriers like AT&T (US,) and EE, (UK,) take forever. :crying::crying::crying:
Not clear if it is the case but if you are asking about whether there are any custom Nougat ROMs available for the S2 that are stable, depending on which model of S2 you would purchase, there are a couple of ROMs currently out there. I have an 813 model and have used both the lineage and resurrection ROMs available in the S2 Development thread. Any issue I have experienced with either ROM has been really minor and both ROMs meet my requirement for a daily driver.
Of course this assumes you are willing to root and install a custom recovery.