hello everyone
i need best stable rom for lg gpad 7 v410
i have 4.4.2 stock. i rooted it and than unroot again but never give me OTA update
i need stable best rom for v410
can anyone help me?
I've just started going through the motions of rooting, flashing a custom recovery, and finding a ROM for my daughter's (4 year old) v410 LG G Pad 7 too. I started with the stock Android Kit Kat ROM 4.4.2 on the device of course and then updated to 5.0.2 when it was available. The device (with only 1 gb RAM) slowed to a crawl and she's been complaining about the device's speed for over a year. There is a custom build of Lineage OS 14.1 but it's been universally acclaimed as too slow. Seems there are several versions of CandyROM Five and Six floating around which are Android Marshmallow 6 and Nougat 7.1 based. I'm going to try the latest Candy Six ROM, the latest I can find from December 2016 and see how that goes. Honestly, the most stable is probably the original stock 4.4.2 though I'd take the occasional crash to get this device more up to date to it would be useful for a couple of more years.
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Oh, and be sure you read this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75787067&postcount=699 to get a one-stop-fix to flash if you return the device to stock Kit Kat. The attached .zip fix there will let you avoid a lot of headache in adb trying to repartition after you flash the beta recovery image .kdz file.
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I couldn't get any of the Nougat 7.1. Candy ROMS I'd found to load without corruption so I'm going to run the LineageOS 14.1 image for a few days. So far, it's a bit slow but no more than I'd expect with a device with only 1 gb RAM and a Snapdragon 400. If nothing changes, I'll stick with this ROM until it's badly out of date since there doesn't seem to be anything newer available.
CrDroid is by far the best and most stable rom for this device. For some reason I never see it even mentioned. It's based on Lineage and Android 7.1.2, and has a massive amount of built in customization. It was also released at the end of 2018, making it the newest Rom available to my knowledge. Go to androidfilehost.com and download it from there.
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https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=961840155545592781
CrDroid is by far the best and most stable rom for this device. For some reason I never see it even mentioned. It's based on Lineage and Android 7.1.2, and has a massive amount of built in customization. It was also released at the end of 2018, making it the newest Rom available to my knowledge. Go to androidfilehost and download it from there
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Rom will install, but doesn't come with gapps, and has wifi connectivity issues. Tried installing gapps arm-v7.1, but it will get the tablet stuck at welcome screen. Won't let you start fresh or restore from previous device. Unless I'm doing something wrong - open to ideas
CastorTroyy said:
Rom will install, but doesn't come with gapps, and has wifi connectivity issues. Tried installing gapps arm-v7.1, but it will get the tablet stuck at welcome screen. Won't let you start fresh or restore from previous device. Unless I'm doing something wrong - open to ideas
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I was able to get it to load all the way. I downloaded the Beans minimal gapps 7.1.x and it worked just fine.
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=889764386195918677
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I was able to get it to load all the way. I downloaded the Beans minimal gapps 7.1.x and it worked just fine.
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I tried again after completely wiping the system, and installed rom and gapps at the same time. It worked in that I got through the welcome screen, but am still having wifi connectivity issues. Though I am trying to connect to wifi at work, which requires login. It will not direct to the login site.
Edit: Used phone as hotspot, had trouble with the gapps mini package - didnt seem to have google play services/google services framework so couldn't set up google accounts. Went back again and used Beans Full gapps - up and running.
CastorTroyy said:
I tried again after completely wiping the system, and installed rom and gapps at the same time. It worked in that I got through the welcome screen, but am still having wifi connectivity issues. Though I am trying to connect to wifi at work, which requires login. It will not direct to the login site.
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My wifi is working at home. My only issue is trying to get the carrier unlock so I can use my t-mobile sim. But I think that requires me contacting AT&T.
Yeedatoy said:
CrDroid is by far the best and most stable rom for this device. For some reason I never see it even mentioned. It's based on Lineage and Android 7.1.2, and has a massive amount of built in customization. It was also released at the end of 2018, making it the newest Rom available to my knowledge. Go to androidfilehost.com and download it from there.
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https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=961840155545592781
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I hadn't tried CrDroid on the v410 as I pretty much excluded anything that wasn't newer than 2018 in my recent searches. I've had wifi connectivity issues with the v410 on every ROM, but the one I've been using (or at least my daughter) has been unable to automatically connected to wifi. It always has to be toggled manually. Rather annoying and bad for my data plan.
Speaking of the LG v410 though, there's a new ROM for the v410 that I just discovered and wanted to post it so others can take a look. I don't have time at the minute to check it out, but it's seemingly based on Android 7 Nougat and might be better than what we've got at the moment: https://tmp.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=299916 I'll post something about it as soon as I have time to test it out.
That's the new "Googleless" e/ operating system created by one of the founding developers of Lineage OS. It's supposed to revolutionize Android in a sense from my understanding, and possibly be the next big operating system. You can actually purchase refurbished phones Samsung Galaxy S7, Galaxy s8 and more pre-installed with this OS on it. Is very quick and it works extremely well on The V410 from my experience, but it takes a lot of getting used to. It's pre-installed with gmscore to get around Google, and contains a lot of security and privacy features. The launcher itself is extremely different, and goes by the name of Bliss launcher. It's extremely lightweight and I see huge potential in it, but it could be potentially frustrating for your daughter if she is used to relying on Google. It's based off of 7.1.2, and I would suggest trying it out just to experience it and see what you think for a bit, as it's a very quick flash and throwing magisk on it is a breeze. I know exactly what you're talking about with the Wi-Fi issues. It seems to plague every ROM for this tablet except for the lollipop ROMs like Tesla. As for this new OS, I've had no wi-fi issues whatsoever. The interface is actually perfect for a tablet! Of course you can still run Google apps on it if you choose, which I am in the process of trying out currently. I flashed this rom a couple weeks ago and it was a huge and very pleasant surprise when the boot screen appeared, but I couldn't help but take a shot at flashing the stock 4.4.2 pre-rooted ROM back to my g pad 4 a short while because I found myself in a scenario where I needed to use the infrared remote.. if you haven't heard of it already, look up E/ OS and take a look at what it has to offer! I desperately been searching for a lineage 15 ROM with no luck.
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CastorTroyy said:
I tried again after completely wiping the system, and installed rom and gapps at the same time. It worked in that I got through the welcome screen, but am still having wifi connectivity issues. Though I am trying to connect to wifi at work, which requires login. It will not direct to the login site.
Edit: Used phone as hotspot, had trouble with the gapps mini package - didnt seem to have google play services/google services framework so couldn't set up google accounts. Went back again and used Beans Full gapps - up and running.
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You can bypass the welcome screen by tapping each corner of the display clockwise until it Skips the initial setup, then go back and enter in any info necessary. You don't have to do it very quickly but sometimes it takes a little while and some patience to get it to work.
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Side note.. I found that using magisk and flashing FDE.AI , along with the low ram enabler module which you have to search for because it is no longer in the magisk repo " AKA Android go Edition enabler" solves most of the lag issues if not all of them on this tablet.
I've come to realize after flashing every ROM I can find multiple times on my v410, that the newer android builds are just too slow for this tablet no matter what. After a fresh install, they're mostly all quick, but it doesn't take much to slow them down. Ground Zero Roms are very well built even though there are no newer builds. Tesla High Voltage is very quick and stable with no WiFi issues. Tipsy is a slimmed down version and works well but I like the features of Tesla much more. Validus is awesome but there's a couple bugs I haven't figured out yet. It comes with both Trebuchet and Nova launcher preinstalled, has a really nice dark theme and very badass boot and shutdown animations, a keyboard that adapts in color and transparency based on the page loaded, and various visual options. Using Omniswitch for recents will cause a crash sometimes which I haven't figured out, but the regular navbar can be changed in height, and various buttons can be added and icons changed. I prefer to turn the navbar off and the Pie navigation on. Systemless Xposed causes settings to crash on Validus, and so does Lucky Patcher. If I can get these things figured out, this would be my preferred daily use ROM, but out of the box I think Tesla holds up in the long run compared to everything I've tried. It just needs a few updates due to the older android version, the only necessary one in my experience is the browser and webview. Although they are larger in size, Bromite browser and webview are the quickest and most stable. The difference is so large that it is impossible to go unnoticed. I can not get Bromite webview to flash through Magisk however, but the apk installs with no hiccups. Kernel Auditor comes built in as well.
Thanks for the info and link to the unofficial E/OS. I thought it was just another boot-looping dead end when I flashed it via TWRP but I went back into TWRP and wiped the dalvik cache...viola, it booted right into a first time script.
Pros: this is fast. the tablet is so much more usable now. It has some good built in apps and the app store seems to connect directly into the google play store, so I was installing regular android apps right away. The built in maps is surprisingly useful. It has a good navigation feature that is like a streamlined google maps nav. I like the privacy aspects. While I was tempted to link to my google account, I might prefer to leave it unlinked. with a 4g sim card, this would be a great device for traveling abroad and I'd be less paranoid connecting to unfamiliar wifi or cell networks. With a couple of movies and ebooks loaded on a 200gig microSD card, it would make a great offline device as well.
Cons: I still have the same wifi issues that the lineage OS and Cyanogen mod builds had. I have to reconnect to wifi every time the tablet wakes up. Considering the privacy in traveling use case, though, this could be considered an advantage.
Now I regret canceling the extra Tmobile line that the gpad used to be on. Maybe I'll catch another add a line free promo.
WiFi is important to me. Is there anything other than stock that works?
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scottfweintraub said:
WiFi is important to me. Is there anything other than stock that works?
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It may not matter. I literally want this device to do one thing only -- act as a Sonos front end -- and it appears I can only choose to either have broken wifi or too-old an android version.
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Hi all,
Sorry, I never know whether I should post this kind of thing in the General section or Troubleshooting...
I'm looking for up-to-date advice. What, in your opinion, is the most stable and smooth custom rom available. I'm looking for something as recent as possible, preferably Nougat +, but could be MM if necessary.
The phone is going to be used by my mother-in-law so doesn't need any fancy customization, just reliability and performance.
Thanks!! :good:
If you want something really stable with excellent camera go for munjenis nougat rom
colaigor said:
If you want something really stable with excellent camera go for munjenis nougat rom
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Thanks for that. I presume I can find that rom on xda?
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Is it this Lineage rom?:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-z1-compact/development/rom-t3657384
Yup thats it
I used munjenis los 14.1 and switched to AICP 13.1 Oreo. It has up to date patches and is in my opinion currently the best up to date rom. Camera is also fine for me.
hi all! i tried oreo yesterday and all of google (esp. play store & play services) didn't work. tried older versions via apk but no success. without play store makes no sense. anyone an idea why it works for jho55 but not for me (d5503)? and jho55, why did you switch; only for newer version or other reasons? could you give me d/l link to the exact aicp rom u used? at aicp rom it says that there is an issue with oreo on z1c and video recording; does that work on your device? thx&greets, volkbaad
EDIT: found out myself now that i need gapps, too in order to take benefit of google. i work a lot on pc's but up to now not on android, esp. custom roms. it's a bit confusing at first sight; but i'm learning...
It is very important that you follow the instructions posted in the thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/so...development/rom-aicp-13-1-o8-1-amami-t3755554
I am using the rom because I want to have the newest security updates, a fresh android, root access(adblock, firewall). Video recording is working for me.
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It is very important that you follow the instructions posted in the thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/so...development/rom-aicp-13-1-o8-1-amami-t3755554
I am using the rom because I want to have the newest security updates, a fresh android, root access(adblock, firewall). Video recording is working for me.
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IT WORKS!!!
At first try I used GApps "super" (14.5.81; 900 MB) and guess I didn't clear all cache and data. This obviously ended up in a mess with old Google Play files and new OS. Second time I cleared system, data, cache and dalvik cache before flashing new ROM, rebooted into normal OS and back into (TWRP) recovery before I flashed GApps "micro" (14.8.xx; 300 MB). "Super" and "mini" had some apps which were unfunctional; and if included in package you cannot uninstall and manually reinstall them, so smaller GApps version is safer.
This time the new install became functional w/o any problem. There was even no need to search and installe older version of GApps, as reported elsewhere.
Maybe this is helpful for other Z1C owners. In the thread mentioned above seemingly not every necessary detail is mentioned.
I think the instructions are pretty straight forward from there it says "How to flash:".
I'm not decided yet. For me it's either AICP 13.1 (oreo) or 115ek's LineageOS 15.1 (Oreo). Both are very stable and suitable for every day useage. And they are maintained in regards to security updates
Pro AICP: some really nice features and add-ons (e.g. theming, nice recent apps solutions, extended phone settings and customizations etc.). Together with some optimzing apps (LSpeed, SysConfigPatcher) battery consumption is ok
Pro LOS 15.1: in my opinion a tad faster and and more efficient in reagrds to battery consumption; rather reduced, but I kind of like that
munjeni's LOS version is great (had that running for over a year) but a bit aged now
I've had LOS 14.1 installed for a while and it seems pretty good, however it seems to have some significant bugs. The big one is that Google Duo doesn't work properly- the mic doesn't work so calls are pointless. Dues anyone else have this problem? Or can anyone give me a ROM where Duo definitely works?
Mic volume in general is pretty quiet.
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What is this thread for?
To all those wondering what to install on their old Samsung Galaxy S6, abreviated "S6". This thread will tell you what you need to know concerning available ROMS for the Canadian W8 model of the S6.
There are 5 major guests in the Samsung Galaxy S6 Android world:
Versions 5.x.x named Lollipop abreviated "LL"
Versions 6.x.x named Marshmallow abreviated "MM"
Versions 7.x.x named Nougat abreviated "NG"
Versions 8.x.x named Oreo abreviated "O"
Versions 9.x.x named Pie abreviated "P"
Versions 10.x.x named 10 abreviated 10
Basic things you must know:
Stock ROMs which are kept as is with only deknoxed but still stock won't show you much besides keeping your phone as it is with the freedom of installing what you want.
AOSP ROMs are usually the most debloated ones and best ones. LineageOS IS an AOSP based ROM.
Debloated ROMs: There seems to be a lot of different levels of debloating. High, Partial, Light. When using a Custom ROM, you usually want to remove most of the stock stuff and install the things you desire after. But in this ROM world, when debloating, authors often rebloat them with some of their prefered apps and mods. So Debloated ROMs are mainly to say that stock apps were removed.
Kernels are not ROMs, just saying AND, they need to be installed with the PROPER version of the ROM you are installing AND must fit AOSP or Stock because they will not work and you will get bootloop.
Aroma installer which permit to choose options during the ROM's installation. These take soo much space and are huge files to download. They boost the ROM's file size. Of course, you can choose what you want during the install process, but most ROMs are over 1Gb in size which is enormous while a non-aroma file can be way under 700Mb and do the job perfectly.
LL (v5.x.x):
These are just old, your cell phone can handle much more up to date roms AND stock roms are already way passed these versions.
MM (v6.x.x):
If you need well working, functional and complete ROMs, there's a few of these which have been tested and work very well. I'd go back without hesitating if I were not too greedy on later versions,
NG (v7.x.x):
There has been a lot of apps and mods that have been made stable from NG ROMs. A system on this would be considered a good in-the-middle installation. Not too old but not too young. There is also a custom framework app out there permitting some nice handling and modding that is considered stable for this version of Android. BUT, there's a bit BUT here. There is v7.0 and 7.1.x. 7.1.x seem to have audio issues, at least, the AOSP ROMs I tested.
0 (v8.x.x):
OK! I have read sooo many articles concerning battey problems in this ROM and I have also lived the battery problem myself with a custom ROM in this version. Oreo would be the system which crosses the line between old and new, merging from MM and NG to PIE.
P (v9.x.x):
Well, you are now up to date. BUT, We are now going well over S10 models of the Samsung Galaxy nowdays so a ROM in this version working bugfree is a bit of a dream, at least, for now. Problem encountered from these ROMs are audio, camera and wifi. Camera app is just nonesense with very poor audio quality. Users talk about bluetooth audio problems and echos during calls. Frequent application crashes notably when using camera, for example in messenger. BUT, the good is a cleaned up interface with a nice fresh modern feel.
10 (10.x.x):
Please refer to Pie (v9.x.x). Pretty much the same things happen.
I decided to give you a list of ROMS I have tested and believe should still stay alive for those questionning what the best ROM is for your needs or dreams.
Links to my suggested custom ROMs:
LL (5.x.x):
• None (just don't install any of these, too old)
MM (6.x.x): Only one stands out which I used for years and has a very nice position in recommended mods.
• XtreStoLite 3.3.1: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...xtrestolite-deodexed-mod-edition-1-0-t3094423
XtreStoLite has made me happy for years. If you want a stable ROM with what the S6 looked like during it's glorious days, that's the ROM to install.
NG (7.x.x): Most of these ROMs seem to be stock ROMs with not so much debloation so huge file sizes and Samsung's connection wizard AND all the Google Apps you did not ask for. I fell on 1 which boasts being HIGHLY debloated.
• OdexLite 4.2: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...rom-odexlite-rom-920f-920i-925f-925i-t3550706
If you do not install any of the Samsung or Google apps in the aroma installer, this is a highly debloated rom. I'm mentionning it here because I managed to instal it once but not a second time. Some users have reported a boot loop which makes the ROM below pretty much safe for install compared to this one. Because of a first successfull try, I still list it here, but I suggest Ultimate Nougat below. If you want to try and have time, then I suggest to try OdexLite if you are willing to test out and see for yourself.
• UlTiMaTe NouGat V3.1:https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...elopment/rom-ultimate-nougat-s8-port-t3681259
I managed to make it work after wating for about 15 minutes for my phone to boot initially. It is not as much debloated as OdexLite but is a bit more flexible for adblock and Magisk since you are offered to install or not in the Aroma Installer. This actually is a flaw I found in OdexLite where some applications detect Magisk and AdBlock so they make certain options unavailable. With this version, you can install AdBlock and Magisk after and get apps to work flawlessly. System is stable and a good solution if you want, what I consider, a semi-debloated acceptable ROM. Many users also mentioned that mobile and LTE networks work flawlessly with this ROM.
O (8.x.x): None (I just di not try any of them after my battery problem)
P (9.x.x): 2 Came out of the lot and work strait out of the box. OK, WORK is a big word here, be prepared for a few issues. BUT, battery life is good, not too many apps and some fun customized options.
• LineageOS 16.0: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...opment/rom-unofficial-lineageos-16-0-t3880888
Used it for a few months without major issues besides the common Pie ROM issues notably camera and audio issues and some WiFi problems.
• ViperOS 6.3: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...elopment/rom-unofficial-viperos-v6-3-t3921301
I was pretty surprised by this ROM. It's basically Lineage OS 16 with extra Viper mods for extra customizations and configuration with, as a user stated, the extra no audio during calls problem. I still consider the Viper addons as bloatware but at least, there's no Samsung apps.
10 (10.x.x): I stopped at Pie. Same issues when reading the ROM threads so I have not even tried any of them because I overuse camera and video calls, who doesn't during COVID-19?
Recommended and usefull apps:
AdAway: https://f-droid.org/packages/org.adaway/
Removes many inapp ads, not those in full screen, but removes lotsand most of them.
Magisk: https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445
Adds root access to your apps if you don't have it pre-enabled in your ROM
OpenGApps: https://opengapps.org/
Installs Google Play and other Google stuff on your phone
Xposed Framework: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58828974#post58828974
Adds numourous other possibilities to customize your phone. NOTE: Please allow an extra boot time after installation.
Xposed Modules: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules
Launchers and other apps:
Launchers will give more style to your phone. From changing icon size to drawer's background color, you may want to have a look at launchers for a more customized experience. 2 Launchers held my attention. There's not too many out there that are worth the download even with an above 4/5 star rating. Some of them even show ads which is ridiculous for a launcher as you will see ads popup just in the middle of nowhere.
Microsoft Launcher: My prefered launcher. Has everything you need, notifiction dots, decent customizations and works with icon packs. It lacks a few customizations such as folder colors and opacity, but that left asside, I still think it is the best out of all of them considering that it is totally FREE.
Nova Launcher: The only problem with THIS launcher is that you need the paid version to enable notification badges on your icons.
Evie Launcher: Well it's one or the other, Nova permits lots of customizations with background colors but no badges. Evie permits badges but no background colors or status bar customizations. But, very fast and simple.
MX Player: I've tested a few, one of the best. Reads almost anything, fast and highly customizable. Some may say VLC would be nice but VLC showed a few lags here and there and ended up not reading some files MX read OR had more time with videos accros the network, MX Player does a very nice job.
Options you may want to change:
Enable programmer's options and disable all animations for a faster response time in apps.
Enable USB Debugging and set USB mode to File Transfer or Media Transfer Protocol.
Final Notes: I love the Pie experience but I had to resigne and go back to Nougat for stability and the camera which I use very often. It took me a while to find a reasonable Nougat ROM because I was going to resigne and go back to XtreStoLite. If you plan on testing, Facebook and Google accounts are your best friends to save your stuff so you don't need to restart your games or retype your contacts.
The chosen one: ULTIMATE NOUGAT
I hope this will help people make a choice on what to install for Canadian W8 phones. Do not hesitate to post your comments on your experiences and if you have suggestions or more information on tests you did with other ROMs not mentionned here.
Additional Bloatware you may not need
Now this is for modders who may come upon some bloatwares installed. When installing Ultimate Nougat, I decided to uninstall apps I do not use and found combersome and irritating for me. Here is the list of package names that can be removed which include App Lock, Weather and other widgets. If you are not sure of what you are doing, please do a Google Search on the package names to make sure you are uninstalling something you really do not need. In my case, I chose to uninstall these packages. You may want to get a package name virwer to know where these have been installed to remove them.
I use Total Commander with root permissions and I delete them. When I delete these packages, the phone boots properly and I get no messages or service stopping errors so I consider this my safe to remove list.
List of packages that I removed in the "system" folder (you need root permissions or use TWRP to delete):
Spoiler: KNOX
app/KNOXStub
app/KNOXStore
app/KnoxAttestationAgent
app/KNOXAgent
app/KLMSAgent
app/ContainerAgent
app/ContainerEventsRelayManager
app/KnoxFolderContainer2
app/KnoxRemoteContentsProvider
app/KnoxAppsUpdateAgent
app/KnoxFolderContainer
app/KnoxSetupWizardClient
app/KnoxSwitcher
app/MyKNOXSetupWizard
app/KnoxMigrationAgent
app/KnoxSetupWizardStub
app/SamsungDLPService
app/BBCAgent
app/SecurityLogAgent
priv-app/MyKNOXSetupWizard
priv-app/KLMSAgent
priv-app/SPDClient
priv-app/SKMSAgent
container
tima_measurement_info
framework/knoxsdk.jar
framework/knoxvpnuidtag.jar
etc/secure_storage/com.sec.knox.store
etc/secure_storage/com.sec.knox.store!dex
Spoiler: AUDIO
media\audio\ringtones\A_Rustling_in_the_Trees.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Basic_Bell.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Basic_Tone.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Beep_Once.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Beginning.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Bunny_Hopping.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Chimes.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Crossing_a_River.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Dance_Party.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Day_by_Day.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Drifting_Downstream.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Ecliptic.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\First_Light.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Fresh_Morning.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Mystic_Tone.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Ocean_Voyage.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\One_Step_Forward.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Prelude.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Scampering_Tone.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Somewhere.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Ticktac.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Warm_Greetings.ogg
media\audio\notifications\Beep_Once.ogg
media\audio\notifications\Good_Time.ogg
media\audio\notifications\Run.ogg
media\audio\notifications\S_Harmonics.ogg
media\audio\notifications\S_Opener.ogg
media\audio\notifications\S_Temple_Bell.ogg
media\audio\notifications\Sweet_Favour.ogg
media\audio\notifications\Whisper.ogg
media\audio\notifications\Hello.ogg
media\audio\notifications\Peanut.ogg
media\audio\notifications\S_Bubbles.ogg
media\audio\notifications\S_Charming_Bell.ogg
media\audio\notifications\S_Dew_drops.ogg
media\audio\notifications\S_Knock.ogg
media\audio\notifications\S_Tickety_Tock.ogg
Spoiler: SAMSUNG
app/SamsungSans
app/VirtualTour_N_OS
app/VideoTrimmer_Dream
app/VideoEditorLite_Dream_N
app/VideoCollage_Grace_N
app/SlowMotion_Dream_N
app/EasterEgg
app/EasyOneHand3
app/GameOptimizer
app/WallpaperBackup
app/Weather2017_SE
app/WeatherWidget2017_SE
app/SmartRemote_zero
app/SmartSwitchAgent
app/SecFactoryPhoneTest
app/SecurityProviderSEC
app/STalkback
app/OneNote_Compact_Samsung
app/GearManagerStub
app/SecMemo3
app/AllshareFileShare
app/AllshareMediaShare
app/SBrowser_5.0
app/SPrintSpooler7
app/CloudGateway2017
priv-app/DiagMonAgent
priv-app/GalaxyAppsWidget_Phone
priv-app/SamsungPayStub
priv-app/SamsungBilling
priv-app/GalaxyApps_3xh
priv-app/GalaxyCare
priv-app/GalaxyThemes
priv-app/PowerPoint_SamsungStub
priv-app/SamsungAccount_Dream
priv-app/SamsungCloud
priv-app/HealthService
priv-app/LegacySmartManagerProvider
priv-app/SamsungPass_1.1
priv-app/VoiceNote_5.0
priv-app/Word_SamsungStub
priv-app/ThemeCenter
priv-app/SecLiveWallpapersPicker
priv-app/SHealth5
priv-app/SmartManager_v5
priv-app/SmartManager_v5_DeviceSecurity
priv-app/EasyLauncher2_Zero
priv-app/SVoicePLM
priv-app/SVoiceLang_EnglishPack_US_1.0
priv-app/SVoiceLang_FrenchPack_1.0
priv-app/SamsungMagnifier3
priv-app/SecEmail_N
priv-app/SecureFolderStub
priv-app/EasySetup
priv-app/GameHome
priv-app/GameTools
priv-app/OneDrive_Samsung_v2
etc/sysconfig/samsungaccount.xml
etc/sysconfig/samsungauthframework.xml
etc/sysconfig/samsungemail.xml
etc/sysconfig/samsungfidouafasm.xml
etc/sysconfig/samsungfidouafclient.xml
etc/sysconfig/samsungpushservice.xml
framework/gamemanager.jar
I just picked up a used SM-G920W8 as a backup until I get my Pixel 2 XL back. I plan to keep it as a backup phone but also as a music player for around the house, on trips and at the gym. The battery life is pretty poor!
I was hoping to put a custom ROM and was wondering if you'd be able to give me some guidance. So many posts on this forum are from 3 years ago and I'm not sure what is valid anymore. After seeing your post, and thank you, I would suspect you have a good deal of experience with this Canadian version of the S6.
My questions are:
What is the process to get TWRP on my device?
Can any of the other ROMs you tried but didn't run be made to work if we flash a custom kernel after flashing the ROM?
In your OP the problems you say you have, are those with your current Unofficial Lineage ROM? I'd hate to have the camera issues.
Thanks in advance.
Installing TWRP with ODIN
blyndfyre said:
I just picked up a used SM-G920W8 as a backup until I get my Pixel 2 XL back. I plan to keep it as a backup phone but also as a music player for around the house, on trips and at the gym. The battery life is pretty poor!
I was hoping to put a custom ROM and was wondering if you'd be able to give me some guidance. So many posts on this forum are from 3 years ago and I'm not sure what is valid anymore. After seeing your post, and thank you, I would suspect you have a good deal of experience with this Canadian version of the S6.
My questions are:
What is the process to get TWRP on my device?
Can any of the other ROMs you tried but didn't run be made to work if we flash a custom kernel after flashing the ROM?
In your OP the problems you say you have, are those with your current Unofficial Lineage ROM? I'd hate to have the camera issues.
Thanks in advance.
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A simple Google search makes it easy to find but, having a thread like this one , I believe that your questions are relevant. So...
Question #1 (getting TWRP on your phone): 2 links to start with ODIN to make the flash and TWRP, the thing you need to install:
ODIN (remove spaces in the following link): ww w.droid views.com/download-odin-tool-for-samsung-galaxy-devices-all-versions/
TWRP: https://twrp.me/samsung/samsunggalaxys6.html
Follow the instructions on the ODIN website. ODIN is used to flash your phone to have TWRP installed. Also note that this process is pretty critical as it can brick your phone so be carefull and follow the instruction properly. I have flashed TWRP a few times without any problems on my side.
Question #2 (Installing a custom kernel):
I have not tried this and did not adventure myself into installing any such thing. I tend to stick with original stuff to make sure to not brick my phone. AND seeing that many custom ROMS for Pie are not out yet and also seeing the battery problem with OREO, this simply means that noone has ever found anything stable yet for this device. I don't believe that installing another kernel may make things work better. But this is just an opinion and since I did not try any custom kernel, I don't believe to have the best answer for you concerning this.
Question #3 (Camera issues with custom ROM):
Samsung Galaxy S6 is made to work with Marshmallow abreviated as MM in certain threads and posts. So anything after MM is a risk, stable or not. I had XtreStoLite for many years and I had absolutely no problems until some apps just said that MM was not supported anymore. That's pretty much the only reason I decided to install something new. I also noticed that Nougat is still very popular but have not found any Nougat ROMS that were not too heavy or simply unavailable for my Canadian phone. But, if you install any MM ROMS, your are mostly not going to have any problems. You could try OREO roms and fall in luck and find someone that figured out how to elliminate the battery issue but in my case, I tend to stick myself to the latest ROMS and live temporarly with my problems until an update fixes it as I don't have too much stuff on my phone that makes me take the reinstallation as a waste of time. I can install over 15 custom ROMS in one day while only 3 or 4 Windows during the same period, I believe that trial and error in this case is worth it. There are few stable builds that correspond to my criterias which are very few custom apps and lightweight that are less than 650 mb ROMS. Most roms go over 2 Gb while som maintain between 1.2 to 1.7 gb which I find pretty huge to my opinion seeing I can get a fully working rom for 550 mb.
I hope this helps a bit. I'm not one of those geeky people with all the technological knowledge to explain or understand the nuances of kernels and roms. I'm not a developper nor a ROM creator myself so just following the installation processes proposed makes me a simple user. I applaud those creating custom kernels and roms from scratch with nothing but their knowledge without any installation instructions until they figure out by themselves how to explain their procedures, these people are the real fun guys or girls that make us use our phone to their outmost potential without any controls giving us the freedom to use the full unlimited functionalities of our android phones.
Just so you are aware the Canadian s6 is the same as the T-Mobile version, so any separate Rom download or fixes for the T-Mobile s6 apply. Any Oreo or Pie rom will have custom kernel prepackaged, as Samsung never released those on this device.
@Rouwdyboy Well that's a very constructive comment. Thank you, this may open up some possibilities and other tests on my side once I get some time again. Thank you for your comment!
@green3water5 how did you get a Canadian S6 to work? Wow!
Other than my S6 being edge, my SM-G925W8 installs LineageOS 16.1 fine but there is no cellular data at all. Calls go through but there's no sound...
I have a suspicion that the installer installs the zeroltexx version of the ROM which is causing the issue.
I guess the only thing that can differ from my installation to yours is Twrp, so which version of Twrp do you use?
Thanks (in advance)
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@green3water5 how did you get a Canadian S6 to work? Wow!
Other than my S6 being edge, my SM-G925W8 installs LineageOS 16.1 fine but there is no cellular data at all. Calls go through but there's no sound...
I have a suspicion that the installer installs the zeroltexx version of the ROM which is causing the issue.
I guess the only thing that can differ from my installation to yours is Twrp, so which version of Twrp do you use?
Thanks (in advance)
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I have to admit that I do not use my cell phone using cellular data. I constantly need wifi to use GS Wave for VoIP calls. I have not tested cellular data but I do know that MOST Pie ROMS have sound issues and some Nougat ROMS also. The sound issue is pretty redundant but in my case, using GS Wave, I do not encounter those bugs. The only problem I encounter, I have already mentionned above, BUT, I have updated my first post to warn people of possible sound problems when using cellular data. I'm sorry that I'm not of big use for your problem but thank you for your reply!
I have updated my tests and added my point of view on ViperOS.
Calls
I have no sound in phone calls, everything else is working fine.
i tried to see if there was something like "persist.vendor.audio.fluence.voicecall=true" in the build prop to edit, hoping to fix the issue.
After testing out and other numourouse trials and errors. Here's my new comments on ROMs for G920W8 models. Hope this helps. I rewrote the entire thread content for clearer explanations.
Jeffreyyou said:
@green3water5 how did you get a Canadian S6 to work? Wow!
Other than my S6 being edge, my SM-G925W8 installs LineageOS 16.1 fine but there is no cellular data at all. Calls go through but there's no sound...
I have a suspicion that the installer installs the zeroltexx version of the ROM which is causing the issue.
I guess the only thing that can differ from my installation to yours is Twrp, so which version of Twrp do you use?
Thanks (in advance)
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I have the exact same problem as you do. I tried many roms and so far, none kept the data ON execpt Resurrection Remix 7 (zerofltecan) for about... 3 hours.
But, when I go back to stock, mobile data comes back.
@green3water5 I sent you a private message AND THEN found that thread. Sorry to have bothered you, will keep writing in here
coolmat said:
I have the exact same problem as you do. I tried many roms and so far, none kept the data ON execpt Resurrection Remix 7 (zerofltecan) for about... 3 hours.
But, when I go back to stock, mobile data comes back.
@green3water5 I sent you a private message AND THEN found that thread. Sorry to have bothered you, will keep writing in here
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That's why I chose to use OdexLite which is a Nougat based ROM. Oreo and Pie seem to be too recent to have perfect functionalities seeing that S6 is way outdated today. So seeing Pie ROMS work seems, for now at least, a bit more dreamy than reality. Nougat has passed pretty much all possible tests and seeing most of them being abandonned by their authors, I think that most problems may have been resolved and that other issues which may raise are probably corrected with Oreo and Pie ROMs. But again, I do not use cellular lines as I use voip through wifi connections so I cannot suggest anything more than my experience as a computer technician concerning roms and softwares installed on old systems. We are now at the S10 phone, 4 versions higher with Pie starting to be the default system sold on recent phones.
My experience so far with OdexLite without cellular data: I have nothing but good to say. I've had no camera issues, no sound issues, no wifi issues and no problems installing anything I wanted. Up to now, it's the best and most stable ROM I've installed after XtreStoLite. Of course there are small things that I liked in Pie like theme changes and some keyboard changes but nothing compared to how fluid and stable the system is compared to Oreo and Pie ROMs I had tested.
And I am not bothered by any messages. Thank you for your usefull comment.
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That's why I chose to use OdexLite which is a Nougat based ROM. Oreo and Pie seem to be too recent to have perfect functionalities seeing that S6 is way outdated today. So seeing Pie ROMS work seems, for now at least, a bit more dreamy than reality. Nougat has passed pretty much all possible tests and seeing most of them being abandonned by their authors, I think that most problems may have been resolved and that other issues which may raise are probably corrected with Oreo and Pie ROMs. But again, I do not use cellular lines as I use voip through wifi connections so I cannot suggest anything more than my experience as a computer technician concerning roms and softwares installed on old systems. We are now at the S10 phone, 4 versions higher with Pie starting to be the default system sold on recent phones.
My experience so far with OdexLite without cellular data: I have nothing but good to say. I've had no camera issues, no sound issues, no wifi issues and no problems installing anything I wanted. Up to now, it's the best and most stable ROM I've installed after XtreStoLite. Of course there are small things that I liked in Pie like theme changes and some keyboard changes but nothing compared to how fluid and stable the system is compared to Oreo and Pie ROMs I had tested.
And I am not bothered by any messages. Thank you for your usefull comment.
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I was not able to install OdexLite, it always bootloop, but I was able to install Ultimate Nougat and I can confirm that it's the first ROM that mobile data works. So what I deduct is that Canadian providers locked mobile data (LTE) to Android 7 (Nougat) for SM-G920W8. I can't remember where I read that before, but it's not the first time I see that people had to update in order to get mobile data for it to work.
Sadness...
@coolmat Thank you for this very usefull comment. Even though I do not really understand why you get a bootloop with OdexLite, you still managed to get a Nougat ROM to work. If this resolved your issue for LTE network, I glad that Ultimate Nougat worked for you. And I think we just need to be patient and wait until there is more serious work for Pie ROMs until someone finds out how to resolve the network and other issues we have.
Added Ultimate Nougat in the list of Tested Nougat ROMs. Thanks to @coolmat for this little info. Tried the installation another time and rom worked.
**EDIT: I'm editing this because some people might not scroll more... Don't install this ROM. As green3water5 stated (below) it is in beta and after further testing, there's a big issue where rebooting kills it.
Guys, I just found the BEST ROM for the SM-G925W8! It's Android PIE and mobile data WORKS REALLY WELL!!!. (When you install, install the "US Variant")
This ROM is faster than all the other PIE, OREO, NOUGAT, and STOCK! It's faster than my S8 lol.
**MiUi camera, don't use stock
The ROM is also for the Note 5 and other S6 variants, hence 2GB size.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/development/rom-floyd-n7fe-port-v1-0-t3882804
JeffYou said:
Guys, I just found the BEST ROM for the SM-G925W8! It's Android PIE and mobile data WORKS REALLY WELL!!!. (When you install, install the "US Variant")
This ROM is faster than all the other PIE, OREO, NOUGAT, and STOCK! It's faster than my S8 lol. This ROM gets an A+ (or as we Ontarians say "level 4+")
**MiUi camera, don't use stock
The ROM is also for the Note 5 and other S6 variants, hence 2GB size.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/development/rom-floyd-n7fe-port-v1-0-t3882804
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It states that the ROM is under Beta. Did you compare the sound recording of tha camera compared to the other ROMS I listed. Does the camera work flawlessly with Facebook Messenger and other apps asking for camera?
green3water5 said:
It states that the ROM is under Beta. Did you compare the sound recording of tha camera compared to the other ROMS I listed. Does the camera work flawlessly with Facebook Messenger and other apps asking for camera?
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Sorry, my bad. Don't install the ROM. I used it all night and it worked great but if you boot it the second time, it will shutdown/reboot right after booting into the OS ( kind-of like a bootloop(?) ).
Did not work on SM-G920W8...
coolmat said:
I was not able to install OdexLite, it always bootloop, but I was able to install Ultimate Nougat and I can confirm that it's the first ROM that mobile data works. So what I deduct is that Canadian providers locked mobile data (LTE) to Android 7 (Nougat) for SM-G920W8. I can't remember where I read that before, but it's not the first time I see that people had to update in order to get mobile data for it to work.
Sadness...
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Same here...
I was on stock and phone was very slow and laggy. I have the 32 gb / 2 gb variant. I loaded Pixel Experience ROM, and it was working well at first ,but it is slow and laggy again. I'm wondering if it is some combination of apps I have installed or just due to having only 2gb of RAM.
Here is a list of apps I have installed:
AfterShip
com.aftership.AfterShip
Aldiko
com.aldiko.android
Amazon Shopping
com.amazon.mShop.android.shopping
Android Auto
com.google.android.projection.gearhead
Android TV
com.google.android.tv.remote
Aurelio's Pizza
com.punchh.aurelios
Authenticator
com.google.android.apps.authenticator2
Baby Manager
innmov.babymanager
Baby Pics
com.burleighlabs.babypics
Belly
com.bellyflop.android
Bitmoji
com.bitstrips.imoji
Blue Apron
com.blueapron.blueapron.release
Budget Bytes
com.sidechef.sidechef.partner.budgetbytes
Camera
com.google.android.GoogleCameraSan
Camera FV-5
com.flavionet.android.camera.pro
CamScanner
com.intsig.camscanner
CamScanner Full Version
com.intsig.lic.camscanner
Carrier Services
com.google.android.ims
Cartwheel
com.target.socsav
Chase
com.chase.sig.android
Chewy
com.chewy.android
Cinema FV-5
com.flavionet.android.cinema.pro
Cinnamon
com.imdevgary.cinnamon
Cloud Print
com.google.android.apps.cloudprint
Data Transfer Tool
com.google.android.apps.pixelmigrate
Daylio
net.daylio
Docs
com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.docs
Drive
com.google.android.apps.docs
Drive Safe & Save
com.statefarm.dssm
Dropbox
com.dropbox.android
Duo
com.google.android.apps.tachyon
Duo Mobile
com.duosecurity.duomobile
eBay
com.ebay.mobile
ecobee
com.ecobee.athenamobile
Evernote
com.evernote
Exchange Services
com.google.android.gm.exchange
Fidelity
com.fidelity.android
Fit
com.google.android.apps.fitness
Flyperlink
com.flyperinc.flyperlink
FreeDCam
troop.com.freedcam
Friendly
io.friendly
Gap
com.skava.hybridapp.gap
Gmail
com.google.android.gm
Goodreads
com.goodreads
Google Opinion Rewards
com.google.android.apps.paidtasks
Google Pay
com.google.android.apps.walletnfcrel
Google Play Books
com.google.android.apps.books
Google Play Games
com.google.android.play.games
Google Play Movies & TV
com.google.android.videos
Google Play Music
com.google.android.music
Google+
com.google.android.apps.plus
GroupMe
com.groupme.android
Hangouts
com.google.android.talk
Hangouts Dialer
com.google.android.apps.hangoutsdialer
Home
com.google.android.apps.chromecast.app
Hue
com.philips.lighting.hue2
Hue Pro
com.benchevoor.huepro
Instagram
com.instagram.android
Keep Notes
com.google.android.keep
Kernel Adiutor
com.grarak.kerneladiutor
Kroger
com.kroger.mobile
Lightning
acr.browser.lightning
List My Apps
de.onyxbits.listmyapps
Lyft
me.lyft.android
Magisk Manager
com.topjohnwu.magisk
Maps
com.google.android.apps.maps
Medscape
com.medscape.android
Mi Fit
com.xiaomi.hm.health
Mint
com.mint
MPR Radio
org.americanpublicmedia.publicradio
MyChart
epic.mychart.android
Netflix
com.netflix.mediaclient
Nine
com.ninefolders.hd3
Nova Launcher
com.teslacoilsw.launcher
OpenTable
com.opentable
ParkChicago
com.passportparking.mobile.parkchicago
ParkMobile
net.sharewire.parkmobilev2
PayPal
com.paypal.android.p2pmobile
Pinterest
com.pinterest
PlayMemories Mobile
com.sony.playmemories.mobile
Plex
com.plexapp.android
Pocket Casts
au.com.shiftyjelly.pocketcasts
PowerMic Mobile
com.Nuance.Mobility.DMic.Live
QGenda
com.qgenda.mobile
Redfin
com.redfin.android
Root Checker Basic
com.joeykrim.rootcheck
Seafood Watch
org.montereybayaquarium.seafoodwatch
Sheets
com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.sheets
Slides
com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.slides
Snapchat
com.snapchat.android
Snapseed
com.niksoftware.snapseed
Solid Explorer
pl.solidexplorer2
Speedtest
org.zwanoo.android.speedtest
SpotHero
com.spothero.spothero
Swipe
com.happening.studios.swipeforfacebookfree
Tadpoles Parent
com.tadpoles.parent
Target
com.target.ui
Telegram
org.telegram.messenger
Terminal Emulator
jackpal.androidterm
thredUP
com.thredup.android
Tinybeans
com.tinybeans
Translate
com.google.android.apps.translate
Trusted Contacts
com.google.android.apps.emergencyassist
Uber
com.ubercab
Vagaro
com.vagaro
Vanguard
com.vanguard
Venmo
com.venmo
Ventra
com.ventrachicago.riderapp
VLC
org.videolan.vlc
Voice
com.google.android.apps.googlevoice
Wave
wave.paperworld.wallpaper
Wayfair
com.wayfair.wayfair
Waze
com.waze
WBEZ
com.wbez.app
Weather
com.samruston.weather
Web Video Caster
com.instantbits.cast.webvideo
WhatsApp
com.whatsapp
WhatsApp Wallpaper
com.whatsapp.wallpaper
Yelp
com.yelp.android
YouTube
com.google.android.youtube
YouTube Music
com.google.android.apps.youtube.music
Zillow
com.zillow.android.zillowmap
I have the same variant as you, and honestly, I haven't had any Pie based ROM run all that well. Even fresh installs seem to have issues with opening apps. They can take a couple of seconds to open, and sometimes just give up entirely and crash back to the launcher.
Mixikins said:
I have the same variant as you, and honestly, I haven't had any Pie based ROM run all that well. Even fresh installs seem to have issues with opening apps. They can take a couple of seconds to open, and sometimes just give up entirely and crash back to the launcher.
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Thanks for the reply. That is unfortunate but good to know. Do you know of any non Pie based ROMs that work well?
infinitehero said:
Thanks for the reply. That is unfortunate but good to know. Do you know of any non Pie based ROMs that work well?
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I've never had issues with anything Oreo. I was using an Oreo based ROM as a daily driver for a long while before the official 8.1 update came out.
Mixikins said:
I've never had issues with anything Oreo. I was using an Oreo based ROM as a daily driver for a long while before the official 8.1 update came out.
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So a little update. After answering your post, I tried PixysOS this evening (Along with MindTheGApps, but that might not be important), and it seems to not have had any of the issues I experienced on the other Pie ROMs I gave up on. I am gonna leave it on my phone through tomorrow, and see if it's good as a daily driver. I have high hopes for it so far.
Mixikins said:
So a little update. After answering your post, I tried PixysOS this evening (Along with MindTheGApps, but that might not be important), and it seems to not have had any of the issues I experienced on the other Pie ROMs I gave up on. I am gonna leave it on my phone through tomorrow, and see if it's good as a daily driver. I have high hopes for it so far.
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Great, thanks for the update. I hope it works. If you don't mind, let me know how it goes. I might give it a shot loading it up this weekend.
Hi, I have the same variant (xt1680) and I was running ArrowOS (PIE) "reasonably" well (never tried games though) but it's usable for the daily driver. I've read that crDroid is the one that works best with our Potter variant but I couldn't try PIE version because it doesn't work with encrypted data partition (and for risk/benefit, I'm not going to decrypt).
I went back to Stock Oreo, the one with aroma installer found in some other thread. It works best than all the others.
PS: Another one that I've tried months ago was AEX Oreo, I got the best performance with this rom and also great preinstalled configuration...but it was abandoned
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Hi, I have the same variant (xt1680) and I was running ArrowOS (PIE) "reasonably" well (never tried games though) but it's usable for the daily driver. I've read that crDroid is the one that works best with our Potter variant but I couldn't try PIE version because it doesn't work with encrypted data partition (and for risk/benefit, I'm not going to decrypt).
I went back to Stock Oreo, the one with aroma installer found in some other thread. It works best than all the others.
PS: Another one that I've tried months ago was AEX Oreo, I got the best performance with this rom and also great preinstalled configuration...but it was abandoned
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Thanks for all the info. Is this the ROM with aroma installer that you mentioned?
infinitehero said:
Thanks for all the info. Is this the ROM with aroma installer that you mentioned?
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Yes Sr. That's the one. Latest has the Feb 2019 security patch :good:
Which version are you running?
I'm currently on PE by GtrCraft, CAF variant with latest Drunk kernel.
Works flawlessly.
lpulido said:
Which version are you running?
I'm currently on PE by GtrCraft, CAF variant with latest Drunk kernel.
Works flawlessly.
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I'm on PE by GtrCraft, but not the CAF variant. I don't know what CAF means. Edit: Just found this thread about it. Seems like I should try CAF as well. I wonder if I can flash the CAF version over the current AOSP version I have running now.
Does the Drunk kernel make a big difference? Should I give that a shot before flashing stock?
infinitehero said:
I'm on PE by GtrCraft, but not the CAF variant. I don't know what CAF means. Edit: Just found this thread about it. Seems like I should try CAF as well. I wonder if I can flash the CAF version over the current AOSP version I have running now.
Does the Drunk kernel make a big difference? Should I give that a shot before flashing stock?
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CAF is supposed to run better on qualcomm chipsets, so I decided to give it a try.
Drunk kernel comes within this rom, but a new version came out on 25-03 and ROM's latest update was on 12-03.
Maybe you can flash everything together, but I did it like this:
1 - Flash rom, boot system.
2 - Flash kernel's latest version, boot system again.
3 - Flash magisk if you want root.
hello, I also have the 32/2 variant, I have android 8.1 oreo stock, bootloader unlocked and root with magisk. my question is:
I go for a custom rom 9.0, or do I stay in stock 8.1?
Thank you
infinitehero said:
Great, thanks for the update. I hope it works. If you don't mind, let me know how it goes. I might give it a shot loading it up this weekend.
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Sorry I didn't reply so soon, I ended up spending the weekend with it. Overall, it was the best performing Pie ROM I have used to date. The battery life is a little bit worse than stock, but still good enough for me to make it through a day with minimal need to top off. My biggest concern, and what made me eventually go back to stop is that it has to kill background tasks a lot. If I switched through enough of my chat apps, I'd eventually lose my now playing music, or in progress Maps navigation. If you're not a heavy app user, or not constantly switching between them, I'd say the experience was well enough. If you have the spare time, and make a full backup beforehand, I'd say it's worth a try, as your experience as a user might be a bit different from mine.
Thank you everyone for all the input, it was definitely helpful.
After much tinkering and testing this past weekend here are some things I found.
Lux seemed to be slowing my phone down quite a bit, so I am no longer using that.
My entire device was encrypted. This may have been slowing it down a bit also. Switching ROMs with encryption enabled was a small road block. At first the newly flashed OS wouldn't work (was stuck at boot animation). I had to format and wipe all the partitions, then flash the ROM.
I ended up liking Pixel Experience the best of the different ROMs I tested. I am on the latest version, with magisk root. Since I had to format and wipe, I flashed the aroma stock rom first (linked in one of my previous posts), then the pixel experience rom, then magisk.
So far things are running well, much quicker/snappier than last week. We will see how it holds up over time. I may post again in a month or so since it seems like the lagginess can slowly build over time.
Casper1982 said:
hello, I also have the 32/2 variant, I have android 8.1 oreo stock, bootloader unlocked and root with magisk. my question is:
I go for a custom rom 9.0, or do I stay in stock 8.1?
Thank you
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In my opinion, just stick with Stock Oreo. It has the best performance/battery ratio than all the other custom roms in our 32/2 variant (with exception of PE Oreo, but was abandoned).
I didn't find any sensible improvement or feature in PIE that makes me unencrypt my phone, making it unsafe to carry on the streets. What's more, most of the maintainers of the Potter known custom roms are students from India, which have the 64/4 GB version so no rom targets our 32/2 GB model (at least no rom I know of)
You will also get a worse camera, unless you install gcam of course, but it happen that its unstable and more with 2GB ram. Maybe you can get better pics with this one when you don't have a force-close, very laggy, and you'll have to tweak with Kernel Adiutor to reduce the number of sudden closes this app has.
Good luck!
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infinitehero said:
Thank you everyone for all the input, it was definitely helpful.
After much tinkering and testing this past weekend here are some things I found.
Lux seemed to be slowing my phone down quite a bit, so I am no longer using that.
My entire device was encrypted. This may have been slowing it down a bit also. Switching ROMs with encryption enabled was a small road block. At first the newly flashed OS wouldn't work (was stuck at boot animation). I had to format and wipe all the partitions, then flash the ROM.
I ended up liking Pixel Experience the best of the different ROMs I tested. I am on the latest version, with magisk root. Since I had to format and wipe, I flashed the aroma stock rom first (linked in one of my previous posts), then the pixel experience rom, then magisk.
So far things are running well, much quicker/snappier than last week. We will see how it holds up over time. I may post again in a month or so since it seems like the lagginess can slowly build over time.
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Good luck! And tell us how it goes! :good:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/sh...ter-9.0-20190329-1038-UNOFFICIAL.zip/download
Probá con esa ROM es la q mejor m anduvo en la versión 2/32 GB
Users with the 2GB variant.?
I need to know how many we are and as much as possible open a new discussion about our mobiles, since many, to say the least, are having serious problems with customs roms.
I do not know if the admins or moderators are in agreement with this.
Thank you :good:
I too have a problem, when I tried to flash new Havoc versions my device stop booting.
I second this, most of the custom roms are designed to run in 3GB/4GB variants.
Not complaining at all, I'm happy to have so many devs supporting this device but maybe we can make a thread to share setups for roms/kernels.
Hi I'm soozin81 and I'm a 2gb user...I'm just assuming we're starting a support group here right? Well it's taken me almost a year now of trying almost every custom rom on here from nougat to pie , even MIUI 9.6 (ran way better than expected actually) and I've finally had to admit defeat and just run stock rooted. In every single one there was always an issue, fortunately never a soft brick , or even a boot loop issue, that I didn't cause myself. But there was always some problem in performance, theming, or system settings that had me switching all the time, and how can you not want to try every shiny new thing anyways?
The ones that ran smooth were so vanilla they were boring, but I have adhd and I'm hard to keep interested, so that's just me. that's no offense to any of the devs at all of course.
So here's the roms that seemed to run the best, this is without using greenify or kernel editors:
Nougat: Resurrection Remix
Oreo: AEX, Bootleggers
Pie: Pixel Experience hands down, I didn't want to even try this one because of the stock feel but it lived up to the hype.
So any tips ideas? And thank you op for string starting this thread!
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*kernel auditor
Me too in the 2GB variant. After trying many custom roms I went back to Stock. During my journey I've found just two custom roms I can recommend, both by features or by performance: AEX Oreo and PE Oreo. Unfortunately, both were abandoned as well so there's no better option than Stock, currently
It's a pity, everyone works with the 3 / 4gb versions. maybe some dev take some for our variants, although I doubt it very much. for now I am left in stock with root.
soozin81 said:
Hi I'm soozin81 and I'm a 2gb user...I'm just assuming we're starting a support group here right? Well it's taken me almost a year now of trying almost every custom rom on here from nougat to pie , even MIUI 9.6 (ran way better than expected actually) and I've finally had to admit defeat and just run stock rooted. In every single one there was always an issue, fortunately never a soft brick , or even a boot loop issue, that I didn't cause myself. But there was always some problem in performance, theming, or system settings that had me switching all the time, and how can you not want to try every shiny new thing anyways?
The ones that ran smooth were so vanilla they were boring, but I have adhd and I'm hard to keep interested, so that's just me. that's no offense to any of the devs at all of course.
So here's the roms that seemed to run the best, this is without using greenify or kernel editors:
Nougat: Resurrection Remix
Oreo: AEX, Bootleggers
Pie: Pixel Experience hands down, I didn't want to even try this one because of the stock feel but it lived up to the hype.
So any tips ideas? And thank you op for string starting this thread!
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Nice, thanks for sharing that!
The only thing that keeps me on custom roms is GCam, otherwise I'd surely go back to stock.
lpulido said:
Nice, thanks for sharing that!
The only thing that keeps me on custom roms is GCam, otherwise I'd surely go back to stock.
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In which rom are you? I am thinking about trying AOSiP or OMNI pie. Well I'll try them as they walk :good:
Casper1982 said:
In which rom are you? I am thinking about trying AOSiP or OMNI pie. Well I'll try them as they walk :good:
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I'm running ArrowOS Pie by Kubersharma for five days now, no issues yet.
I wasn't sure which GCam to install, so I extracted it from previous rom (PE CAF by GtrCraft) and it's running fine!
At the moment I am in the rom AOSip 9.0 goes very well, without errors or FC
Im downloading lineage 14.1 nougat, i dont know if its good for 2gb versión, the ones who came back to stock, can yougive me the link ofthe rom please?
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Im downloading lineage 14.1 nougat, i dont know if its good for 2gb versión, the ones who came back to stock, can yougive me the link ofthe rom please?
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What ROM? You say you're downloading lineage 14.1 so what are you looking for?
Sent from my Moto G5 Plus using XDA Labs
fearsome| said:
Im downloading lineage 14.1 nougat, i dont know if its good for 2gb versión, the ones who came back to stock, can yougive me the link ofthe rom please?
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Hi, I went back to stock with this rom: https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5...o-twrp-flashable-stock-builds-coming-t3830482. It's in Feb'19 security patch. Every time I went back to stock I used this and worked great.
I actually created an account here a few days ago because I was having issues with running Validus P & Bootleggers P on my phone. If I had known it was a hardware issue, I would've probably moved on. Better late than never, I guess. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one having issues.
Guys today i flash the last carbón ROM 8.1 , and its very good i played pubg and messenger and whtsapp still open and i changue between this apps and no one get closed
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Guys today i flash the last carbón ROM 8.1 , and its very good i played pubg and messenger and whtsapp still open and i changue between this apps and no one get closed
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Hi, is this one? https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5-plus/development/8-1-x-carbonrom-cr-6-1-t3758096/page6
It seems abandoned, there's no update since Aug 2018
Well, I was very excited when I got my Moto G5+ a few days ago because I wanted to try new ROMs, but thanks God I've read this topic before even unlocking my bootloader. Sad that there aren't many 2/32 variant optimized ROMs. I think I'll stick to stock for now, since my phone isn't even rooted.
blondi3 said:
Hi, is this one? https://forum.xda-developers.com/g5-plus/development/8-1-x-carbonrom-cr-6-1-t3758096/page6
It seems abandoned, there's no update since Aug 2018
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https://get.carbonrom.org
From here just search our device and the latest built has april patch
I am in AOSPExtended 9, runs smoth. I changed zram to 1Gb.
AnasElInmortal said:
I am in AOSPExtended 9, runs smoth. I changed zram to 1Gb.
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how you changed zram?
I’m going to wait a little bit before doing my root. I had a Galaxy Tab S 10.5 recently die on me. I tried replacing the charging port and the battery but the thing was still dead. So I ordered an S5e. It should be arriving tomorrow. I’m just curious what everyone is doing with it now. I did a quick search and it looks like root is available now. But the instructions I found are outdated saying a recovery method (TWRP) wasn’t available but there was a news announcement saying it now was. So I’m kind of lost.
Like I said, I want to play around with it unmodded for a while before I root it. Just looking for a clear cut “best” way to go about doing it and seeing what the most recommended options are.
On my s10 I remember having TWRP as the recovery and Cyanogen was the OS.
Thanks!
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I spent the whole weekend in my new s5e wifi edition, the truth as follows:
There are 4 ROMs for this tablet:
Original (shipped with Samsung ROM, Android 9) - Everything works fine, antutu v8 183k, but full of crapware from Samsung, suspicious apps and services, don't waste your time doing root on this ROM
LineageOS 16 (Android 9) - So far the best ROM at this moment, antutu v8 183k too, stable and HDMI issues too, but there is a workaround, (look my other HDMI problem thread)
LineageOS 17 (Android 10) - Trebuchet launcher crashing constantly, HDMI issues so I didn't test antutu because felt too unstable, so I gave up too
LuisROM - antutu v8 170k and HDMI issues too, so I gave up
I installed all the ROMs using TWRP, the root just works with magisk, the official LOS16 root su zip doesn't work. Once you have the TWRP installed you can just install the magisk .zip the same way you do with the ROMs, then the magisk manager will appear installed automatically where you can check the root status. Good luck!
thedarkeen said:
I spent the whole weekend in my new s5e wifi edition, the truth as follows:
There are 4 ROMs for this tablet:
Original (shipped with Samsung ROM, Android 9) - Everything works fine, antutu v8 183k, but full of crapware from Samsung, suspicious apps and services, don't waste your time doing root on this ROM
LineageOS 16 (Android 9) - So far the best ROM at this moment, antutu v8 183k too, stable and HDMI issues too, but there is a workaround, (look my other HDMI problem thread)
LineageOS 17 (Android 10) - Trebuchet launcher crashing constantly, HDMI issues so I didn't test antutu because felt too unstable, so I gave up too
LuisROM - antutu v8 170k and HDMI issues too, so I gave up
I installed all the ROMs using TWRP, the root just works with magisk, the official LOS16 root su zip doesn't work. Once you have the TWRP installed you can just install the magisk .zip the same way you do with the ROMs, then the magisk manager will appear installed automatically where you can check the root status. Good luck!
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Why not root the original rom and delete as much crapware as possible after root? That was my plan when my tab S5e will arrive.
You speak about TWRP but in this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s5e/how-to/galaxy-tab-s5e-sm-t720-root-t3947806 and that is the only decent one I could find, they explain that TWRP does not work on the Tab S5e because of changes Samsung made. Are yu saying that TWRP works?
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Why not root the original rom and delete as much crapware as possible after root? That was my plan when my tab S5e will arrive.
You speak about TWRP but in this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-s5e/how-to/galaxy-tab-s5e-sm-t720-root-t3947806 and that is the only decent one I could find, they explain that TWRP does not work on the Tab S5e because of changes Samsung made. Are yu saying that TWRP works?
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Those posts are a reference, dont follow their procedures hoping that will work as they described... yes I AM using TWRP it works, get from their website "twrp-3.3.1-4-gts4lvwifi.img.tar" and "vbmeta.tar" then via ODIN, flash them, one each time, rebooting after the process. Once you have the TWRP installed, you can play around with any ROM and do the root as I explained before. I don't trust in a ROM full of crapware, its my point of view, cleaning based on tests you can never be sure if there is nothing left stealing your data or forcing updates or whatever samsung decides... so LOS is the way, clean, open-source, nothing to hide.
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Those posts are a reference, dont follow their procedures hoping that will work as they described... yes I AM using TWRP it works, get from their website "twrp-3.3.1-4-gts4lvwifi.img.tar" and "vbmeta.tar" then via ODIN, flash them, one each time, rebooting after the process. Once you have the TWRP installed, you can play around with any ROM and do the root as I explained before. I don't trust in a ROM full of crapware, its my point of view, cleaning based on tests you can never be sure if there is nothing left stealing your data or forcing updates or whatever samsung decides... so LOS is the way, clean, open-source, nothing to hide.
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that is amazing news....I would love to try this out with my device and downloaded the files you suggested. I also found "PGP Signature vbmeta.tar.asc", do I need that too?
I have to admit that I have not much experiencing rooting...I only installed TWRP on my Samsung J5 phone years ago and after that I loaded another rom (I think lineage) on it. a stripped down version that offered more intern memory and that is still running smooth on my phone today.
So would it be possible to give me some more advice? Is it correct that I have to connect the S5e with Odin by booting it in download mode? And can you tell me where I have to load the files in Odin? Is it in the AP section?
And are there options I have to enable in Odin? (I heard something about a reboot option you have to enable or disable).
I hope you can help me with those questions. What model of tab are you using btw? Is it a 720 ?
Thanx in advance,
Jan
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I found this guide, if you can confirm you did it this way, I will give it a try:
https://www.androidinfotech.com/root-samsung-galaxy-tab-s5e-sm-t720-t725-t727-pie/
thanx in advance
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I found this guide, if you can confirm you did it this way, I will give it a try:
https://www.androidinfotech.com/root-samsung-galaxy-tab-s5e-sm-t720-t725-t727-pie/
thanx in advance
I also found "PGP Signature vbmeta.tar.asc", do I need that too?
no!
Is it correct that I have to connect the S5e with Odin by booting it in download mode? And can you tell me where I have to load the files in Odin? Is it in the AP section?
exactly, you got it!
And are there options I have to enable in Odin? (I heard something about a reboot option you have to enable or disable).
This part is up to you, In later tries I did all at once, but be careful and flash one image per time until you feel confident
I hope you can help me with those questions. What model of tab are you using btw? Is it a 720 ?
SM-T720 the wifi only version
Thanx in advance,
you are welcome!
I found this guide, if you can confirm you did it this way, I will give it a try:
https://www.androidinfotech.com/root-samsung-galaxy-tab-s5e-sm-t720-t725-t727-pie/
yeap, seems fine
thedarkeen said:
I found this guide, if you can confirm you did it this way, I will give it a try:
https://www.androidinfotech.com/root-samsung-galaxy-tab-s5e-sm-t720-t725-t727-pie/
yeap, seems fine
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Its a copy from this how to.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79887049&postcount=3