Since we have a mostly stable root... why are there only 2 custom roms??
After being locked out of my s6, I was so excited this phone had root... just don't understand
Anthrax79 said:
Since we have a mostly stable root... why are there only 2 custom roms??
After being locked out of my s6, I was so excited this phone had root... just don't understand
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Because there are not many options as we can only use stock 6.0.1 base with the locked bootloader that uses the engineering kernel. If we could use any kernel it would be a WAY different story.
Thanks for the insight. Did not realize the engineering kernel was so restricted. I came from an HTC one prior, and we had lots of roms based off the base kernel, but I am a jafu so my knowledge is limited.
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Anthrax79 said:
Thanks for the insight. Did not realize the engineering kernel was so restricted. I came from an HTC one prior, and we had lots of roms based off the base kernel, but I am a jafu so my knowledge is limited.
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Would give stang5litre a run man. Dude put a lot of work in it. Color just bout anything the way u want to. Smooth ass rom. Way smoother than stock rooted. Got a nice group of people come join
It could be worse....
Anthrax79 said:
Thanks for the insight. Did not realize the engineering kernel was so restricted. I came from an HTC one prior, and we had lots of roms based off the base kernel, but I am a jafu so my knowledge is limited.
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You COULD be stuck with a MTK tablet; the only MTK devices getting any love are phablets and phones for the most part (and those are mostly in the MEAR: Middle East, Asia, and Russia). My Lenovo A7-30F (not the A3000 or A3300) has two recoveries (one each for KitKat and Lollipop) and no custom ROMs at all; my GNex (which is far older) has more ROMs just for KitKat (let alone Lollipop, Marshmallow, and Nougat).
The LG G3 was nice because there was an exploit (and it hasn't been patched to this day) that allows you to have what is called a "bumped" TWRP so you can flash all sorts of custom ROMs, including AOSP-based ROMs, as well as custom kernels. That was a nice feature of the LG G3 on VZW. Not sure why they never patched the exploit. I do miss those days, but I did stop rooting and such because I could still get really good battery life. Plus, Android Pay was a nice feature I liked using and now with the S7, I absolutely love Samsung Pay. Makes life so much easier when I check out not having to pull out my wallet, fumble and find the credit/debit card, swipe, etc. Just tap and pay! Nice!
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Is their a cyanogenmod version that works for non developers editions of the verizon note. I just got my note 3 and without cyanogenmod it would stink.. has the bootloader been unlocked ?
No, still can't flash custom kernels
mjh68 said:
No, still can't flash custom kernels
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there are may subjects and threads on this matter. I realized that not everyone understands everything, but if you know enough to register on this site, you must know how to use the search function.
to sum up:
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for the time being s4 and above on verizon wont be able to run aosp roms*
*besides developers edition. (if you have to ask, you don't have one)
dogenut said:
Is their a cyanogenmod version that works for non developers editions of the verizon note. I just got my note 3 and without cyanogenmod it would stink.. has the bootloader been unlocked ?
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i did the same thing back in January and i'm kicking myself in the ass for not doing a lot more research first. samsung software has got to be the worst, thats why this phone has 3 gb ram. use towel root and at least get root access to shut half the ****ty software off. the custom roms for this phone are just rework versions of bloatwiz.
That blows... has anyone been working on it ?
dogenut said:
That blows... has anyone been working on it ?
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The likelihood that our bootloader will even be unlocked or that any real development will go into kexec allowing us to flash custom kernels is probably close to 0%, meaning there will not be a cyanogenmod for retail N3.
However, if you are looking for a closer to AOSP rom check out Eclipse Rom. The dev has put much coding into the rom to make it feel like AOSP, it's not without its faults but what rom is perfect?
Also the devs for Alliance Rom have said they will be releasing an AOSP version in the future and many people are looking forward to that.
With practically any rom you will find yourself uninstalling a lot of bloatware unless you are one of the few who bought a Samsung device to use the proprietary software.
Either way, have fun.
Before I start, I use "nerds" in the lowest form of derogatory possible. I am a nerd myself, just not in touch with the Android life.
I've had an iPhone since iPhone 4S. I have a 5S. Getting a Galaxy S5 for the specs and size of the phone. However, I'm not a fan of TouchWiz + Bloatware. I know all Droid devices come with bloatware. What firmware, official or custom, would be the best. I'll say right now before I was leaning towards to the Nexus 5 due to its firmware is straight from Google and isn't necessarily filled with as much bloatware.
Any suggestions?
Lottodaumas said:
Any suggestions?
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Read more? .. so that you'll have a better idea of what would be best for you. Touchwiz (S5) and Nexus are almost antithetical UI experiences. So it's an odd comparison. If you strongly favour either one, then you'd be unlikely to really like the other one.
It's easy to debloat the S5 though. A simple search will find many threads on debloating the S5. But arguably the best way to proceed is to root your phone then install a custom ROM. A custom ROM is a ROM that is already debloated and optimized to run on your phone. Custom ROMs vary from basically 99.9% stock (just debloated) e.g. XtreStoLite. To ROMs that add a lot more customizations e.g. Phoenix or Alliance.
As to rooting, Towel root is the method most people prefer and it's basically just a click or two. Look for the prominent Towel root thread or you'll find links to it on most custom ROM threads. Note that Towel root only works on pre June 6th firmware builds. So if you have a very recent firmware you'd need to first write an older build of 4.4.2 firmware to your phone. Then root with Towelroot and flash a custom ROM.
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Before I start, I use "nerds" in the lowest form of derogatory possible. I am a nerd myself, just not in touch with the Android life.
I've had an iPhone since iPhone 4S. I have a 5S. Getting a Galaxy S5 for the specs and size of the phone. However, I'm not a fan of TouchWiz + Bloatware. I know all Droid devices come with bloatware. What firmware, official or custom, would be the best. I'll say right now before I was leaning towards to the Nexus 5 due to its firmware is straight from Google and isn't necessarily filled with as much bloatware.
Any suggestions?
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To be honest here as i had the Nexus 5, its fair to say that the Nexus 5 with for instance a custom kernel like Franco kernel is faster and smoother then the S5 will ever be. Yes the S5 can be debloated and is off course costumisable and is a good phone, the Nexus devices are the true tech/geek/nerd phones
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Read more? .. so that you'll have a better idea of what would be best for you. Touchwiz (S5) and Nexus are almost antithetical UI experiences. So it's an odd comparison. If you strongly favour either one, then you'd be unlikely to really like the other one.
It's easy to debloat the S5 though. A simple search will find many threads on debloating the S5. But arguably the best way to proceed is to root your phone then install a custom ROM. A custom ROM is a ROM that is already debloated and optimized to run on your phone. Custom ROMs vary from basically 99.9% stock (just debloated) e.g. XtreStoLite. To ROMs that add a lot more customizations e.g. Phoenix or Alliance.
As to rooting, Towel root is the method most people prefer and it's basically just a click or two. Look for the prominent Towel root thread or you'll find links to it on most custom ROM threads. Note that Towel root only works on pre June 6th firmware builds. So if you have a very recent firmware you'd need to first write an older build of 4.4.2 firmware to your phone. Then root with Towelroot and flash a custom ROM.
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gee2012 said:
To be honest here as i had the Nexus 5, its fair to say that the Nexus 5 with for instance a custom kernel like Franco kernel is faster and smoother then the S5 will ever be. Yes the S5 can be debloated and is off course costumisable and is a good phone, the Nexus devices are the true tech/geek/nerd phones
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Thanks for the replies guys.
I have been looking at the Phoenix ROM. It looks promising. I will agree with Gee though, Nexus being the "most" tech/geek/nerd around device. Hmm. Maybe I'll just go get a 32GB Nexus 5. Just really want to leave team iPhone.
Again, thanks for the info guys.
Lottodaumas said:
Thanks for the replies guys.
I have been looking at the Phoenix ROM. It looks promising. I will agree with Gee though, Nexus being the "most" tech/geek/nerd around device. Hmm. Maybe I'll just go get a 32GB Nexus 5. Just really want to leave team iPhone.
Again, thanks for the info guys.
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Better wait for the Nexus 6 or X mate, its just around the corner I know i will.
Who shall be the first to build ?
The race is on
Buahahhahahhaha
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Who shall be the first to build ?
The race is on
Buahahhahahhaha
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Source ?
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Source ?
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http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...roid-5-0-lollipop-source-code-aosp-right-now/
I'm OK now, I'm happy to have waited this long for an AOSP ROM.
I can wait longer if it becomes a L ROM for our G3!!
Great news !
it's hard to say...i'm working on a lollypop port since weeks now and the main problem is a kernel panic related to the modem resetting.. i think that once i will figure out how to solve it i will be able to release a first beta
It is usually very hard to get new android versions ported to a device where there is no official rom of the same version for it - you basically are going in blind trying to get all the hardware to work.
If we are lucky we might see one or two builds before LG release theirs (which is now less than 2 months away!) but I would expect them to be buggy with some hardware not working - so far we don't even have a fully working Kitkat AOSP build for our device.
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it's hard to say...i'm working on a lollypop port since weeks now and the main problem is a kernel panic related to the modem resetting.. i think that once i will figure out how to solve it i will be able to release a first beta
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good luck bro!!! lets see if you can beat LG to the draw...
please keep us posted!!!
Thanks in advance
Deeemm79 said:
good luck bro!!! lets see if you can beat LG to the draw...
please keep us posted!!!
Thanks in advance
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if someone would like to help here is last_kmsg at the very end you'll find the kernel panic about modem
bah, who needs the LG Lollipop rom? probably gonna have their own skin again which, in my opinion, is inferior to stock lollipop. plus, if you have not read, Android 5.0 Lollipop gives developers the option to completely lockdown devices and prevent root, specifically in our devices where bootloader is not unlockable. Don't think I'll take the risk though. It's a huge one!
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/android-l-lockdown/
Oooh. I so happy. ????
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bah, who needs the LG Lollipop rom? probably gonna have their own skin again which, in my opinion, is inferior to stock lollipop. plus, if you have not read, Android 5.0 Lollipop gives developers the option to completely lockdown devices and prevent root, specifically in our devices where bootloader is not unlockable. Don't think I'll take the risk though. It's a huge one!
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/android-l-lockdown/
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this is true although (and i may well be wrong) i would presume this would only apply if you take the update from OEM and not custom rom .... if we take a flashable custom rom i would assume that this lockdown is completely irrelevant and fairly risk free providing the devs can get all the hardware side of things up and running
ah yes, you are right. personally though i would prefer to go straight to stock rom after rooting. not really sure what the difference is (if any big changes) between a rooted and non-rooted stock rom
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ah yes, you are right. personally though i would prefer to go straight to stock rom after rooting. not really sure what the difference is (if any big changes) between a rooted and non-rooted stock rom
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that all depends what you want to be able to do on your device ..... without root you cannot use xposed (although until made to run on ART it wont work with lollipop onwards ) ... you need root to delete / modify any / all system apps and other tweaks under the hood ..... there are many things you could need root for
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not really sure what the difference is (if any big changes) between a rooted and non-rooted stock rom
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Root alone does nothing. It's what you do with the elevated privileges that matters. With root access, you pretty much have complete control over the phone's software, so you can do next to nothing, or completely overhaul everything to the point where it is indistinguishable from a stock, non-modified phone.
By the way... If LG isn't blowing smoke up our backsides, we'll have a working Optimus UI w/ 5.0.. guessing 6 weeks, give or take. And it remains to be seen how quickly they release their sources. Until those sources are released, any 5.0 custom ROMs are going to be Lollipop on top of LG's KK stuff (kernel, radio/modem, graphics drivers, etc). Not sure how stable that will all be. My only experience with a phone running a ROM like that was running early KK builds on my old Galaxy S3, which was Android 4.4 built on top of Samsung's Jelly Bean stuff. And that was buggy as hell, tons of problems. Basic stuff, like every time it switched from Wi-Fi to mobile data, I got a kernel panic and it would reboot.
So I would be wary of any LP ROMs for the G3 that didn't include the native LP stuff from LG.
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Root alone does nothing. It's what you do with the elevated privileges that matters. With root access, you pretty much have complete control over the phone's software, so you can do next to nothing, or completely overhaul everything to the point where it is indistinguishable from a stock, non-modified phone.
By the way... If LG isn't blowing smoke up our backsides, we'll have a working Optimus UI w/ 5.0.. guessing 6 weeks, give or take. And it remains to be seen how quickly they release their sources. Until those sources are released, any 5.0 custom ROMs are going to be Lollipop on top of LG's KK stuff (kernel, radio/modem, graphics drivers, etc). Not sure how stable that will all be. My only experience with a phone running a ROM like that was running early KK builds on my old Galaxy S3, which was Android 4.4 built on top of Samsung's Jelly Bean stuff. And that was buggy as hell, tons of problems. Basic stuff, like every time it switched from Wi-Fi to mobile data, I got a kernel panic and it would reboot.
So I would be wary of any LP ROMs for the G3 that didn't include the native LP stuff from LG.
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infact since 1 month i'm trying to port lollypop and i'm blocked by kernel panic at boot due to modem resetting
My concern is for our d850 development .... It will pick up im guessing
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OEM Unlock feature in Lollipop dev options
Lollipop has an OEM Unlock feature in the development options. Chainfire already utilized it to root the N9. See attached.
so excited in looking forward to your effort - friends....
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Lollipop has an OEM Unlock feature in the development options. Chainfire already utilized it to root the N9. See attached.
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OEM unlock meaning ?
What ROM's are people running on their Verizon LG V20? Im getting ready to root mine and go through that process. Looking over the ROM's though and they seem to be lacking. Back in the day we had tons of options, now we have a handful on XDA. Are there ROM's people are running that arent listed?
Using the LineageOS weekly builds and they've been pretty good. Mostly just missing out on the second screen though.
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Using the LineageOS weekly builds and they've been pretty good. Mostly just missing out on the second screen though.
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Ive been trying to find screenshots as Im pretty particular on my OS. I used to love MIUI when it was around.
Lineage for ls997 is horrible I'm using emotion build 4-16
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Lineage for ls997 is horrible I'm using emotion build 4-16
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Why is it horrible? And why is Emotion better?
Depend on what device u using
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Depend on what device u using
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That's true for anything. Just going out on a limb here, I'm guessing since we are in the LG V20 forum its safe to assume we are using that device.
Next time come prepared with proof of your claim. With no proof and bold claims you sound like a fool.
as Android goes further the ROM field is super small now KK had the biggest amount of ROMS not a lot of this model I have this version too we have RR DU is coming down the line Lineage WETA AOKP Here is a list of ROMS https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=us996&type=files
I have a ls997 and im running Paranoid Android.
I have a vs995 and I'm running XOSP ?
Did i pick the wrong phone i cant seem to find a whole lot of roms for the verizon variant I want a debloated stock or a twrp stock flashable that i can use magisk on it is inexcuseable how much verizon pushed onto this phone is it such a tall task do i really have to choose between having no root with a carrier bloated rom and a working 2nd screen to use a asop type rom?
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Did i pick the wrong phone i cant seem to find a whole lot of roms for the verizon variant I want a debloated stock or a twrp stock flashable that i can use magisk on it is inexcuseable how much verizon pushed onto this phone is it such a tall task do i really have to choose between having no root with a carrier bloated rom and a working 2nd screen to use a asop type rom?
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The Verizon build of not so stock is probably what you're looking for. Stock based so everything works minus all the bloat. Has static at boot, search some of the other kernels, there is a few that fix static at boot.
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The Verizon build of not so stock is probably what you're looking for. Stock based so everything works minus all the bloat. Has static at boot, search some of the other kernels, there is a few that fix static at boot.
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that is what i tried first but the rom was not rooted...
Gre thanks
mirrin said:
that is what i tried first but the rom was not rooted...
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Did you flash supersu or magisk? Not all roms come rooted...
None I had issues getting it to work had issues booting found weta it worked it has a janky root but it worked and Pokemon go worked and I don't even get the static lines on the screen...
BroeknOs to be
Currently I'm running stock OS on LightningZap! kernel (still in beta, but looking like I'll have a release soon).
I have gotten BrokenOs running quite well and smoothly. But lacking the second screen is what's holding me back.
On LG V20 AT&T (H910), btw...
Hello everyone,
I was a Samsung user for many years, until I changed my mind after looking at the OP specs and amazing features.
I bought it two days ago and it's really impressive, fast and smooth OS, clean and fluid, it also has a great battery life.
But I was wondering, if I should root it to get the maximum of the performance and battery improvements, I saw a couple of kernels and some of the users' comments on how they improved the experience.
So all I'm asking, is it worth rooting the device only to flash ROMs and kernels for better experience?
Thank you!
EDIT: I forgot to mention that I have the 12GB RAM (256GB) version
I think it is worth for custom kernels at least for me. I personally use a lot of Magisk modules for charging, ad blocking and so on and I'd never want an unrooted device
This is the first phone ive ever had which I've not rooted or even unlocked the bootloader. It's on my to-do list, was waiting for a fully functional TWRP. But I think that times soon.
The benefits to rooting and installing a custom ROM are huge, it's a great phone for development so yes I would recommend it..
Personally I don't usually go with custom kernels as I tend to find stock kernels more stable, but that also depends.
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I think it is worth for custom kernels at least for me. I personally use a lot of Magisk modules for charging, ad blocking and so on and I'd never want an unrooted device
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Haha, yeah I feel you brother, all my previous devices were rooted but now the OP.. ah, I should root it
Thanks for replying
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This is the first phone ive ever had which I've not rooted or even unlocked the bootloader. It's on my to-do list, was waiting for a fully functional TWRP. But I think that times soon.
The benefits to rooting and installing a custom ROM are huge, it's a great phone for development so yes I would recommend it..
Personally I don't usually go with custom kernels as I tend to find stock kernels more stable, but that also depends.
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Yeah same, but I'm not planning to flash any custom ROMs, I'll use only custom kernels because some of them are promising and tend to improve the overall experience.