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Galaxy S4 CM 12??

Guys i heard official CM 12 for Galax s4 i9505 released, i wanna install it, the problem is im a completely noob for install custom OS, never done it, im afraid i might brick the phone, can you guy guide me to do this please, current stock version 4.4.2 is very laggy :S
Thanks

Firstly, you have to be rooted.
I used this guide to root my s4. Installation instructions on second post.
Warning: Make sure you have the right model. Do not use CF-Auto-Root if you have an AT&T or VZW branded s4.
After rooting you will need a custom recovery.
There are several custom recoveries. The most popular being ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) or Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP).
You can use ROM manager from the play store to install a custom recovery.
Or go here and use that guide.
After rooting and installing a custom recovery you can flash a custom rom. What you need to do when flashing a custom rom depends on the rom itself. See the rom installation instructions for that.
It's not hard if you follow the guides carefully. Or you can as a friend (who is more experienced at this) to help you

GDReaper said:
Firstly, you have to be rooted.
I used this guide to root my s4.
After rooting you will need a custom recovery.
There are several custom recoveries. The most popular being ClockworkMod Recovery (CWM) or Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP).
You can use ROM manager from the play store to install a custom recovery.
Or go here and use that guide.
After rooting and installing a custom recovery you can flash a custom rom. What you need to do when flashing a custom rom depends on the rom itself. See the rom installation instructions for that.
It's not hard if you follow the guides carefully. Or you can as a friend (who is more experienced at this) to help you
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Thanks mate, i heard that the CM 12 for s4 is not even beta, i will wait for the stale version. :angel:

Demitha said:
Thanks mate, i heard that the CM 12 for s4 is not even beta, i will wait for the stale version. :angel:
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You could flash the Google Play Edition ROM found here. I use it myself and it's very stable and haven't encountered any problems so far.
Edit: Only downside is that you can't move apps to sd card. It's not supported yet.

GDReaper said:
You could flash the Google Play Edition ROM found here. I use it myself and it's very stable and haven't encountered any problems so far.
Edit: Only downside is that you can't move apps to sd card. It's not supported yet.
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that sucks :. im a heavy app user ,anyways did your phone lagg on stock android? mine is very laggy.. its on 4.4.2

Not able to move apps to sd card is only a problem when you have the 16GB version. But I heard there is some workaround for this.
In my opinion stock rom was pretty fluid. Didn't have any stuttering. Only lag I ever experience was when changing music tracks and the home button lag. But I have the international (unbranded) version of the S4. Which means no carrier bloatware to suck up the power and performance of the phone.
The gpe rom does seem faster and smoother compared to stock firmware.

Gapps?

Yeah so I've had my Nexus 6p for awhile and been running stock but I recently thought about rooting. Upon downloading a gapps package, I noticed they are not the same like they used to be previous to marshmallow. Anyone care to help me out on why or is there a more stock like package that will work on most current Roms that has most of the Google apps by default... Thanks in advance

Not sure why you need GApps to root your device, but anyway... Have you been looking at Open GApps? It's pretty much just a list of different packages for different uses by processor architecture & android version. If you want to choose which apps are installed select aroma. As you seem to want stock there's a selection for that or for 'full'.

I second Open Gapps, they're very flexible. I also second the confusion over what gapps has to do with root.

Guess I worded that wrong. The gapps wasn't for root bit for the custom ROM. I know I don't need gapps for root, I've been flashing for 3 to 4 years, and lately I've been on a stock kick. But that's probably about to change..

rom installers think I'm klte and won't let me install kltevzw roms

I have a Verizon Galaxy S4 that I unlocked the booloader using GeTex's thread. I have been trying to find an CM-based rom running lollipop.
Every time I download a KLTE rom i have LTE, but I don't have calling or mms. I found a couple of roms I wanted to try but when I download the KLTEVZW variant the message in Recovery says, You can't install a KLTEVZW rom on your KLTE device.

I'm assuming you're using the klte CM recovery, which doesn't specifically says to NOT use for the kltevzw yet. Use the most recent TWRP recovery from this website instead: https://dl.twrp.me/klte/
Any rom that explicitly says it supports kltevzw should work fine.
I dunno about a CM12 (Lollipop) rom for kltevzw, but here is a link to an (ALMOST official) unofficial port of CM13 (Marshmallow) that works very well in case you want to check it out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/rom-cyanogenmod-13-0-mm-t3348205

camcorder123 said:
I'm assuming you're using the klte CM recovery, which doesn't specifically says to NOT use for the kltevzw yet. Use the most recent TWRP recovery from this website instead: https://dl.twrp.me/klte/
Any rom that explicitly says it supports kltevzw should work fine.
I dunno about a CM12 (Lollipop) rom for kltevzw, but here is a link to an (ALMOST official) unofficial port of CM13 (Marshmallow) that works very well in case you want to check it out: http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/rom-cyanogenmod-13-0-mm-t3348205
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actually I was using TWRP 3.0 fromt he bootloader unlock thread here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/rom-cyanogenmod-13-0-mm-t3348205
I found Haggertk's last Resurrection Remix build before it went official and flashed that. I wanted LP because of some themes I had bought , but I'm happy with what I'm on.

swing4thefence said:
I have a Verizon Galaxy S4 that I unlocked the booloader using GeTex's thread. I have been trying to find an CM-based rom running lollipop.
Every time I download a KLTE rom i have LTE, but I don't have calling or mms. I found a couple of roms I wanted to try but when I download the KLTEVZW variant the message in Recovery says, You can't install a KLTEVZW rom on your KLTE device.
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The error message from recovery is because the ROM maintainer needs to update their updater-script to allow klte recovery to install that ROM. There is an assert that compares the device name to kltevzw and bombs out if it fails, that needs to be updated to allow klte as well.
Any AOSP/CM-based ROMs that are using the latest CM13.0 kltevzw source, or have merged the changes into their own repositories, will be OK.
Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

swing4thefence said:
actually I was using TWRP 3.0 fromt he bootloader unlock thread here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5/development/rom-cyanogenmod-13-0-mm-t3348205
I found Haggertk's last Resurrection Remix build before it went official and flashed that. I wanted LP because of some themes I had bought , but I'm happy with what I'm on.
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So it looks like that version of TWRP is actually for the KLTE so is that why the rom installers think I'm on a klte

Oops, misunderstood a little bit. TWRP for klte supports the kltevzw completely - are you using the official & most recent recovery from TWRP.me? It supports MTP (finally) and is much improved from earlier versions for the klte, so there isn't really any need to use an unofficial one unless you want encryption. I can't really think of anything else that would cause this, I myself have used this rom, and many other kltevzw roms, with no issues.
I've tried the recovery from the bootloader thread when the unlock first came out, but it was much buggier than the official recovery.
There's always ROM Manager, if you're looking to flash incompatible firmware......... Just kidding. Don't use that.

Custom Rom Install Issues on Sprint Note 3 (SM-N900P)

OK< this is the issue I am having with the phone, which is a Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900P (Sprint). I originally rootted it about 2 and a hal years ago, and I THINK, not absolutely sure, but think I used KingoRoot when I did, only because no matter what I couldnt get it to root otherwise. I originally installed slimkat, then in January 2016 I installed Resurrection Remix 5.1 . The phone runs great, but the rub is, it wont let me install ANY other ROMs, olde or newer. Also, when I rooted it, I had to use Flashify to install the Recovery while I was still on the original Samsung ROM. That version is 3.0.2-0. All the other info I can think of that may help anyone who is willing to give me an idea is listed below.
I would REALLY like to try a NOTE 7 rom, seems they are really really good from what I have read, or at least RR 6.0
Build Number Resurrection Remix Lollipop 5.1.1-f26-LMY48Y
Sprint Note 3 (SM-N900P) Running Resurrection Remix LP v5.5.9, rooted,
Kernal version 3.4.0-g7db381d
[email protected] #1
Baseband Version
N900pVPUEOK2
ANY help would be fantastically appreciated, have been a big fan of this site since WAY back (AT&T Pocket PC PHONE and Samsung BlackJack years.)
Thanks in advance.

I would also ask in the SPRINT forum .

JJEgan said:
I would also ask in the SPRINT forum .
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Good idea, thanks.

jdd1960 said:
OK< this is the issue I am having with the phone, which is a Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900P (Sprint). I originally rootted it about 2 and a hal years ago, and I THINK, not absolutely sure, but think I used KingoRoot when I did, only because no matter what I couldnt get it to root otherwise. I originally installed slimkat, then in January 2016 I installed Resurrection Remix 5.1 . The phone runs great, but the rub is, it wont let me install ANY other ROMs, olde or newer. Also, when I rooted it, I had to use Flashify to install the Recovery while I was still on the original Samsung ROM. That version is 3.0.2-0. All the other info I can think of that may help anyone who is willing to give me an idea is listed below.
I would REALLY like to try a NOTE 7 rom, seems they are really really good from what I have read, or at least RR 6.0
Build Number Resurrection Remix Lollipop 5.1.1-f26-LMY48Y
Sprint Note 3 (SM-N900P) Running Resurrection Remix LP v5.5.9, rooted,
Kernal version 3.4.0-g7db381d
[email protected] #1
Baseband Version
N900pVPUEOK2
ANY help would be fantastically appreciated, have been a big fan of this site since WAY back (AT&T Pocket PC PHONE and Samsung BlackJack years.)
Thanks in advance.
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I would risk it and factory wipe, install stock ROM and try to root using the newest methods available and proceed to flash a custom recovery (TWRP 2.8.7 recommended) since it appears to be the most compatible with the newer ROMs
Your choice though

ShaDisNX255 said:
I would risk it and factory wipe, install stock ROM and try to root using the newest methods available and proceed to flash a custom recovery (TWRP 2.8.7 recommended) since it appears to be the most compatible with the newer ROMs
Your choice though
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That was the best idea. I did a factory wipe, didnt install a stock rom, and as you suggested flashed TWRP 2.8.7, and now works just fine, hell it even fixed some other issues I had been having. Thanks, much appreciated.

jdd1960 said:
That was the best idea. I did a factory wipe, didnt install a stock rom, and as you suggested flashed TWRP 2.8.7, and now works just fine, hell it even fixed some other issues I had been having. Thanks, much appreciated.
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You're welcome. Happy flashing!

Is it true that samsung made it impossible to root an S8+ with the latest updates?

I seem to remember reading something some weeks ago that Samsung did something in their latest few updates for the S8+ that made it impossible to root them... is that true?
I'm running a SM-G955F - DTM here... and I'd rather keep it rooted. I'm using magisk to root my devices.
Any insights for me?

AFAIK, as long as if you have twrp installed, you can update to whatever you want.
you then can:
make a full backup with TWRP, and Samsung can't do anything against you just restoring the full backup (with the old update and root)
just flash whatever (custom)ROM you want.
You already are rooted, so OTAs aren't a thing for you. I don't know if there even exists a twrp flashable stock ROM, but why don't you just switch to a custom rom (with the newest updates installed)?

Honestly, the only custom rom i know of is lineage (nee cyanogenmod), and at least on my old S5 I found that the fingerprint reader does not work on cyanogenmod. also, anything that checks safetynet does not work either.

[Lemmy] said:
Honestly, the only custom rom i know of is lineage (nee cyanogenmod), and at least on my old S5 I found that the fingerprint reader does not work on cyanogenmod. also, anything that checks safetynet does not work either.
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LieangeOS isn't even available for our device (infact it is, but unusable).
The custom roms available right now are all stock touchwiz roms with slight modifications (most of them aren't even necessary, thx to aroma).
Look over to a thread like the one from Renovate ICE, most of the time roms like these are based on the newest sources from Samsung with the newest security patch level. It has root (Magisk or SuperSu) included and also passes safetyNet.
As I said in the post above, you always can make a full twrp Backup, try a ROM like Renovate Ice and if you don't like it, just go back to your stock ROM in minutes. :fingers-crossed: