Well got this BIG OREO update, im on SEB baltic. Didn't get any big improvements. This is my first phone that i haven't rooted it yet. So the question is after oreo, does it worth to root it and install other rom's that is based on samsung oreo or aosp? What are the benefits? battery life or camera or the performance.. thanks guys.. i know this question has been asked for couple of times, but many changes became after few stock updates.
Now that samsung pay works in my country, I think that it will be more useful to me not to root, I rooted my previous devices to block ads, install viper, and make some ui visual mods, I am using adguard and works really fine for me, as for visual mods, now there are ways to more or less accomplish them without root, what I really miss is viper4A
I've always rooted but this time I'm not going to ... Samsung pay on my S3 frontier is very handy and I don't want to lose that
IMO & at this time, for me personally, no not worth it. I'm rooted, always have been since I've been running Android phones. But nothing on 8.0 Oreo is worth it to me. In fact there are more things I hate about it than on Nougat as well as imcompatibilites. I'm happy to be back on Nougat now.
I've rooted every phone I've had with the exception of the Note 7, S8+ and the Note 8. Just feel that all the great features and being able to use substratum without root far out weigh rooting for the time being.
Back in the early days of Android, most rooted for themes. I don't root for themeing. Custom recovery is essential for me too. Root without custom recovery is not worth it to me which is why I didn't buy a Snapdragon. I root mainly for system mods, apps that require root, & to enable csc features that you wouldn't be able to wiithout root. Flashing mods, roms, custom kernels, & being able to make backups is very important to me. I do run custom roms but they are the most basic ones or just simply debloated. Themes, I just run a theme from the Samung theme store which doesn't even require root. I personally don't care for Samsung Pay, never will use it. Secure folder also, I do miss private mode but I can live without. I can always use Android Pay if I really wanted to but that won't happen.
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I am trying to get the AT&T stuff out of my phone, and to have updates and bug fixes every now and then.
Untill now, found only the safestrap but i did not find any ROM that seems to have android 4.4.4. Is there anything like cyanogenmod?
eliuha said:
I am trying to get the AT&T stuff out of my phone, and to have updates and bug fixes every now and then.
Untill now, found only the safestrap but i did not find any ROM that seems to have android 4.4.4. Is there anything like cyanogenmod?
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Can't use a ROM with custom kernel, yet. I recommend 4.4.2 and HyperDrive 19. It works really well, has a nice installer with lots of extras, good battery life... All around, it's a really well built ROM.
eliuha said:
I am trying to get the AT&T stuff out of my phone, and to have updates and bug fixes every now and then.
Untill now, found only the safestrap but i did not find any ROM that seems to have android 4.4.4. Is there anything like cyanogenmod?
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As someone who was blindsided and crestfallen to find out about the locked bootloader (no cyanogenmod for us,we're S.O.L.) let me make some recommendations to at least get some of that stock android (i.e. cyanogenmod) feel back (I'm assuming you're already rooted, if not, google towelroot and follow directions):
Get SafeStrap
Flash this mod to drastically improve battery life and general performance
Get rid of KNOX
De-Odex your stock ROM (it's easy and allows a lot more customization)
And enter the exciting world of SMALI editing. This takes a little practice, and still doesn't afford the full freedom of CM, but you can customize the look and feel of your phone, still feel like a champ, and just learn about android in general. I've used a bunch of these successfully, with virtually no prior coding experience. E.g. I hated those battery/charger cover notifications, thanks to this thread, they're gone and not coming back.
Also, get rid of the stock launcher and replace it with NOVA launcher. More customization, smoother, better performance, looks more like CM. You can (and should) use Titanium Backup to either freeze or uninstall bloatware (at the very least any app with AT&T in the name).
AdAway is your friend.
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I would recommend the Knox_Out zip in my post here since the one in the OP hasn't been updated since July and removes an apk you might actually need.
Excuse my ignorance, I'm trying to learn more about this device and scene.
What is the most "Vanilla" rom available for this device? I don't need or want any extra functionally and want as pure as android kitkat can get on the device.
Thanks.
Can't argue that ignorance is present.
Didn't care about this advice http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25164221 last time same question http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29632006 came to mind?
Btw, thread got locked by moderator usually has a reason...
Anyway, to inspire away from your self acclaimed ignorance not even bother to tell what model of Active, let me put it this way:
If
'this device' = i537 AT&T
Then
Locked bootloader
Goto Safestrap in xda General forum section
'this device' = i9295 international
Then
Unlocked bootloader
AOSP 4.4.4
jbenci said:
Excuse my ignorance, I'm trying to learn more about this device and scene.
What is the most "Vanilla" rom available for this device? I don't need or want any extra functionally and want as pure as android kitkat can get on the device.
Thanks.
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I don't know about the international version, so if that's what you have ignore this post. If you're on the i537, there's no AOSP or CM based ROMS, and the ROMS out there seem to be more trouble than they're worth. Not trying to badmouth, it's just there's always hacks necessary to even make them work properly in the first place, and no noticeable improvement. Instead, I'd recommend the advice I just gave someone else (tldr: replace launcher with Nova, freeze/uninstall bloat w/ TiBu, flash galaxy_mod, flash knoxout, and then start learning smali editing):
Get SafeStrap
Flash this mod to drastically improve battery life and general performance
Get rid of KNOX
De-Odex your stock ROM (it's easy and allows a lot more customization)
And enter the exciting world of SMALI editing. This takes a little practice, and still doesn't afford the full freedom of CM, but you can customize the look and feel of your phone, still feel like a champ, and just learn about android in general. I've used a bunch of these successfully, with virtually no prior coding experience. E.g. I hated those battery/charger cover notifications, thanks to this thread, they're gone and not coming back.
Also, get rid of the stock launcher and replace it with NOVA launcher. More customization, smoother, better performance, looks more like CM. You can (and should) use Titanium Backup to either freeze or uninstall bloatware (at the very least any app with AT&T in the name).
AdAway is your friend.
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Hey everybody. I'm just wondering what the latest developments are in regards to getting root, custom recovery, and a custom ROM installed on the single sim z3+ ?
Last I looked into it, which was early into this past summer, it was a lengthy process, and there was some confusion about if all Z3+'s bootloader could even be unlocked to began with. Then there was flashing the old official rom, backing up drm keys, trying to flash recovery and gaining root that would stick, and even if you managed to accomplish that much, the Rom selection was basically nonexistent, leaving root apps and Xposed framework as the only difference vs stock.
I've rooted every android I've ever owned, usually immediately, but after digging thru the mess this Sony required I decided to hold off (and at this point, stock versions of android are pretty good and full-featured compared to old versions, so it wasn't as pertinent that I install a new ROM as was the case with older devices).
Has there been any recent breakthroughs? Or is getting root still an iffy, convoluted mess?
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If you just want to have a rooted device, you still have to do all these steps for unlocking your bootloader. After that you just have to flash a moddified Kernel and you are done with rooting. Custom Roms for ths device do exist but non of them are really usable because there are bugs in all Roms wich are not Stock based. Even after Sony does this advertisment "we support open development" thats a big lie, well they publish stuff but what they make public is some crappy buggy copy of the correct files and they call it "usable" but it isnt good as a daily driver. Even FXP isnt able to build bug free aosp roms, and they warn all users that Sony AOSP blobs can damage your device and brick it.
Damn, that sucks. And it's too bad Sony's doing us like that because otherwise, this Sony phone is my favorite device I've owned. One of the reasons I love android is because of the community's custom work, but it looks like a case of pick your poison. Some, like this one, are great devices, but lack the resources to allow customizing. Others are very easy to root and customize, but have their own set of design flaws. It's hard to win all around!
Any news on planned Sony OTA updates beyond 6.0.1?
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Been awhile sine I last checked in with my S8... back in the time, only way for root was with the eng build that kept you only at 80% battery life.
Thought I would check in to see if there were any new mods or anything that would be worth while on a stock tmo s8 if anyone could fill me in?
Starting to really feel like I made a mistake getting an S8 lol... My s6 still is prettier.
I've been looking, still a noob. Unless you never updated to v5 bootloader, it seems the only way for true root is to install the newest safestrap hack, then flash a pre-rooted Android 7 rom, 80% battery. No root for pie or oreo exists.
So far, with the v5 bootloader, we can only install safestrap, then flash one of the few roms available, tune using xposed or something similar. There is no one stop, twrp-then-check-out-all-these-cool-new-roms place to go.
I really appreciate what has been done here, because Samsung made it so much harder to mod these phones. However, compared to the good old S5/S6 days, it kinda sux. There's no complete noobs guide, tougher to get started.
So I got an s10 today. I used one back in May of last year and was very disappointed with battery life on stock.
So where do I start with custom Roms and kernels if I want better battery life?
Also is any of that possible and still have Samsung pay work without tripping any counters?
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So I got an s10 today. I used one back in May of last year and was very disappointed with battery life on stock.
So where do I start with custom Roms and kernels if I want better battery life?
Also is any of that possible and still have Samsung pay work without tripping any counters?
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You should not root it dude.... Neither install TWRP or a custom ROM / kernel. In 2020, there is pretty much 0 avantage to root a Samsung phone I think. You'll just break some features like Samsung Pass/Pay, OTA updates and some other cool things.
Sometime, battery life is worse on custom firmwares
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You should not root it dude.... Neither install TWRP or a custom ROM / kernel. In 2020, there is pretty much 0 avantage to root a Samsung phone I think. You'll just break some features like Samsung Pass/Pay, OTA updates and some other cool things.
Sometime, battery life is worse on custom firmwares
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Ads blocking, custom kernel with under/overclocking, custom themes, root app like Afwall, adaway, button mapper, nav bar customization, magisk modules...
There are plenty of reasons to root.
To answer to the op, I think you should give a try to ambassadii ROM with Nemesis kernel. Great battery life and performance overall.
However, I don't think that you can keep using Samsung pay with root.
But friend advice, you should avoid mixing your phone and your bank details, regarding privacy ?
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To answer to the op, I think you should give a try to ambassadii ROM with Nemesis kernel. Great battery life and performance overall.
However, I don't think that you can keep using Samsung pay with root.
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I don't use it anyway. I'm just worried that once I flash it back to stock and sell it to the next person, he or she might not be able to use samsung pay.
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Dont root in 2020. It's a bad year according to the almanac.