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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Aukaminator:
Hello, I've been using custom Touchwiz ROM (Goldeneye for Telus) and it occasionally stutters at various points such as opening app or folder, etc. It's very minor but considering that it's a new phone, I was a little disappointed. Then I tried the Google Edition and it is seriously lacking on features. It's snappier but there's no toggles for notification, can't quickly clear out opened apps, can't create folders in app drawer (I like to organize them), camera isn't as good as the Touchwiz due to features - I also like it that I can record a video by clicking the button on screen, and a few minor details that I can't remember now.

So is there any benefit of using Google Rom over custom Touchwiz rom other than it being snappier? Does anyone prefer Google Rom? MOD EDIT: NO BEST ROM QUESTIONS :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] jd1639:
Every user is different. So it's best to try different ones and see which you like best.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] r8revealed:
I prefer the Google ROMS (stock android) because it has no bloat, pretty fast and snappy, and looks premium, clean, and (IMO) amazing. I don't normally use TW ROMS mainly because of the looks and bloat. For example, I'm not a fan of the toggles in the notification bar, so I got stock android and had a clean and efficient notification bar. Many of the "S" features I never used , so I thought I might as well get rid of them.

Camera is something I would actually use TW for, but since I don't take many photos it didn't seem necessary (for me at least).

As for creating folders and stuff, use a custom launcher, they'll have more features than the stock launchers on both.

However this all does come down to preference, if you value the features, stick with TW, if you value a premium look and feel, use stock Android ROMS. Best part is that you can switch between both anytime you like, just make backups. (I switched every 15 days on my S3 so I got the best of both). Since Modaco Switch will be coming to the S4 (i337 also I hope), it will be even easier to switch between the two, and enjoy both types of ROMS.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Aukaminator:
Ya, I just tried the Google Edition rom today and.. It feels that I have to try very hard to like the rom. Do people usually use a different launcher to make it somewhat more user friendly? I mean... I like stock feeling and all.. But it's seriously lacking on some features.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Aukaminator:
Mmm. I'm interested in using a launcher but I have no idea what they do lol. I'm very new, coming from an iPhone, so I still have to adapt to Android - It's a great switch! Loving the larger screen, removable battery and expendable memory! Do you have any suggestion about which launcher provides the most features? Are they generally super stable and do they consume more battery than the default settings? Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sbddude:
Try apex or nova launcher. Both let you do folders in the app drawer.

A aosp ROM like CyanogenMod gets rid of the bloat and make the phone faster but still retain notification toggles.

I put cm on my s4 the day I got it. Its very fast and smooth.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Aukaminator:
Yeah, I considered AOSP roms too. However, there isn't a stable 4.3 CM or AOKP yet and I would like to switch to the newest possible OS since I have to set up every again. I also read something regarding AOSP camera being sub par comparaing to touchwiz or GE firmware - Not sure if it's all just a myth..

I'll most definitely checkout these launchers. Seems interesting. Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] r8revealed:
Nova Launcher is what I use, tons of customizations, very stable, and not really any different battery consumption. You should try all the popular launchers and see what you like. For some cool 3D ones check out Next Launcher, and for other ones apex, Holo, and ADW are popular. Atom launcher is a cool one too. Try all of them and see which one you'll like, they all are unique ;D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Aukaminator:
Yum. Launcher on Google Edition rom might work well. Time to try it out. Thanks!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] sbddude:
Titanium Back up takes care of that. Going to the S3 to the S4 took only a little but of setup. It backups all of your apps and their data across OS upgrades.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] MaxCarnage:
I have problems getting notifications to work properly with some apps when I restore data also, so I usually just restore the apps (except for games and stuff where I don't want to lose progress and don't care about notifications anyway).

As for whether I like stock Android better or not the answer is a definitive yes. When I got my S4 I used it as is only until I could get back to my computer and flash a custom recovery and a new ROM (CM 10.2 at the moment). Yeah, there are some features that you lose, but for me they are gimmicky and unnecessary (I emphasize me because I recognize that some people really do like the TW stuff and like I always say: good for you, that's what Android is ultimately all about). Stock Android, on the other hand, looks good, is functional, is fast, and works the way I want/expect it to.

I also happen to think that TW is butt ugly, but that's purely subjective.

I haven't tried one of the GE ROMs yet but CyanogenMod gets close enough with extra features that I like (do not disturb, anyone?) so that's what I tend to gravitate towards. There is nothing wrong with going either way, of course, and ultimately it boils down to what you want from your phone. Again, that to me is a big part of what makes Android so damn appealing (and why locked bootloaders and anti-tweaking efforts piss me off).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
It is stable, but if you like bland, and lack of features, then it would be the os to use...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] MaxCarnage:
Hah, no bias here at all. :p
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] mcapozzi:
The Google "Experience"

Having tried both a custom TW rom and a GE rom, I have to give the TW roms the win.

This is why:

1) The dialer is pretty bad, I'm not a fan of deciphering hieroglyphics to determine how to navigate the dialer. Also the contacts app UI is awful.

2) The GE launcher lacks features offered in free editions of 3rd party launchers.

3) The stock email program and widgets are not as good or as functional as the Samsung email program and S Planner.

4) I actually like being able to turn on/off wi-fi and BT without having to navigate menus and/or install space and memory hogging widgets.

5) Multi-window is pretty awesome.

6) The GE/CM ROMS have some pretty showstopping bugs with BT, microphone issues during calls, random reboots, etc.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] krips2003:
As someone already mentioned earlier about its personal preference. I myself tried to hard to like GE rom, but couldn't because of lots of things that I use on TW is missing. The only thing I ever missed was photosphere feature, and that issue got solved by installing GE camera app. Regarding smoothness, it's not bad at all, and this is coming from a guy who has seen worst from froyo times to super good with JB. Also, you can disable lots of bloat even if you are not rooted. But of course people who come here are not the one who likes to do things without rooting their device and once you root, you can disable all the bloat tou want. But until and unless you try for yourself, it's hard to know what you'll miss from either of the rom.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] custo:
You can drag down the notification bar with two fingers and long press on wifi and bluetooth to toggle them on/off.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Matridom:
I come from two years of using a nexus devices. I got this phone for free, otherwise I would still be using the galaxy nexus. I miss the easy flashing, fastboot etc. This phone will last me till next fall and at that time, I'll move to the nexus 6

Needless to say, I use a bone stock ge Rom with nova launcher.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] calvin35:
I would prefer to use the GE ROM over Touchwiz but for whatever reason I can't find a single browser that doesn't stutter horribly as compared to aosp ROMs. For that reason alone I am using CM 10.2.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Aukaminator:
You've probably tried these popular choices.. But I use Dolphin browser and its performance is pretty close to stock AOSP browser with some nice added features. I've also tried Firefox and it's pretty damn close! But either way, try the beta versions of the two and see if you like them. :).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] AxAtAx:
You mean your normal aosp bugs? exactly
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] chocodough:
I actually preferred the GE ROM being as it is Android the way Google intended.

The only reason why I put MF3 on (although debloated) is I needed to access the *#*#4636#*#* menu to turn off LTE and set it to WCDMA Preferred being as where I live at I get barely 2 bars of LTE and my phone for some reason wants to stick with that and I miss calls and get weird service unless I use HSPA. I get full bars of HSPA at my house and area.

I tried using a different APN, but my service would randomly disappear for a minute and come back on.

That * code above works just great, but it only works on TW Roms.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Aukaminator:
I've now using Touchwiz Rom (Goldeneye) with Nova Launcher. It has all the features that I miss with the snappy feeling of GE Rom. Great battery life as well. :).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] oak:
Yes, I prefer GE over TW, and I prefer CM over GE.

Smooth, clean.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] manny05:
I feel the same way. I wish touchwiz wasn't so bloated. But I love the camera, multi window and the hand gestures. Can't let it go lol. I wish these features could be ported.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] Aukaminator:
If they can somehow port over Touchwiz camera, I would switch to Google Rom in an instant. I just don't like the functionality of google camera and everything else can be fixed with Nova Launcher. Heh.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] trunzoc:
My $.02

I tried TW for a couple months and ended up moving over to CM10.2, then GE4.3.

TW DOES have a lot of cool stuff, but I never used any of it. Only the camera had me waiting as long as it did. After 3 months and about 100 pictures/videos, I realized it wasn't worth it. I didn't use any of the "cool" camera features even a single time during that period, so why use the slower OS? The only thing I do use is the frame grab during a video, which the GE version has.

I tried CM10.2 as I have almost always run a CM ROM on my other phones, but SView killed it for me. I really enjoy my Spigen Slim Armor View case. CM10.2 does not have sview functionality, so that pretty much killed it for me.

I put on GE4.3 and couldn't be happier. SView works. The normal Google Camera is snappy, takes (IMO) better pictures, and even though lacking features, has the frame grab that I DO use often.

Nova launcher is great. I used it even when I had TW on the phone, use it on my XOOM, and on my previous phones. I prefer it over the TW launcher, so no loss for me there.

Bluetooth actually works BETTER. 4.2 bluetooth stack is just FUBAR. 4.3 fixed it and it performs much better than TW, which is only on 4.2.

I have never had a reboot that I didn't initialize.

XPosed using GravityBox and Nottach together lets me control just about everything.

Even the mail app is better IMO. my TW version NEVER updated the widget. I had to hit the widget's refresh icon to get it to change (or open the mail app). Also, on the google version, tapping the widget header opens the app. TW's does not. you have to actually go hit the app shortcut.

If CM ever get's S-View working, I will probably go back tot hat, but for now, GE by far my ROM of choice.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin] poncespr:
Thanks for this info. I have the exact same issue and have to keep going back to my Lumia 920 (shivers...) because my GS4 acts weird at my house which is in a fringe reception zone.

I will try your solution.

Just kidding about the Lumia btw. It's a great phone, but I just keep it as a backup.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] gheezydroid:
I was on Amazon searching for the Galaxy smart dock and ran across this one Afunta(tm) Smart Dock for $27

Anyone heard or tried this? I know they make poor tablets.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] RatusNatus:
You better read all the one review in there.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] gheezydroid:
Well the case isn't a factor since I dont have one, if only he'd review the product before giving it 1 star for his case not fitting. That would have been more helpful.
[Galaxy S 4 Accessories] rudysloup:
Does anyone have a solution for hooking up a monitor mouse and keyboard to this phone that supports 1080p?

I hear the official Samsung dock does not support 1080p for any of the phones. I want to get a dock for a galaxy s4 with extended battery but no one wants a blurry upscaled image. I would be fine with just a simple chain of adapters or anything, I just want it to work.

I may even accept just an HDMI adapter and then try to get a blue tooth keyboard and mouse does that work well?

I looked at the afunta and they still do not have any reviews.
[HTC Desire X] sachin kamboj:
I wanna restore a nandroid backup of the stock rom and I think I have to flash the boot.img manually since it wasnt booting can anybody upload the boot.img if that's what's needed to be done??
[HTC Desire X] nightwalkerkg:
You can find the stock boot.img for ics here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2210619

And for jb here :http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42592975
[HTC Desire X] ReSkid:
Get all the Stock Nandroids for CIDs here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2210619 there is a thread for JellyBean too in the General Section.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] tupisdin:
This new rom 1.12 files was found on club imate FTP.

Arabic - ftp://ftp.clubimate.com/JAM_Arabic_11200_149_11210_ship.exe

French - ftp://ftp.clubimate.com/JAM_Fre_11202_125_11210_ship.exe

Portugese - ftp://ftp.clubimate.com/JAM_Por_11205_122_11210_ship.exe

UK English - ftp://ftp.clubimate.com/JAM_UK_11200_131_11210_ship.exe

Generic English - ftp://ftp.clubimate.com/JAM_WWE_11200_128_11210_ship.exe

Enjoy.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Nutdhanai:
Notice that these maybe newer than QTEK 1.12 ROM

iMate 1.12 ROM has Radio 1.12.1 whereas

QTEK 1.12 ROM has Radio 1.12.0

Im not sure whats the difference in the performance tho.. maybe someone can point it out.. thanks

NR
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] bnycastro:
damn! just installed the qtek rom yesterday! o well :roll:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] daduddaman:
And I JUST installed (and hacked to bid storage) the qTek rom yesterday.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] duke911:
I did not install the Qtek ROM.. :D

I knew i-mate would eventually update their website with the new one...

so why the rush...

cheers
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Koksie:
Can someone put them on the XDA FTP?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] rr69:
Is the bigstorage hack with "MKSBigStorager" also possible with this JAM rom??

Greetz RR69
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Nutdhanai:
Yes I tested it today and it worked
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] AndyD:
Did anybody find a german version ? I have some trouble with my "bluetooth-hardware" (sometimes "not installed" :) ) and want to change to a hopefully better version...
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] alelas:
Ext.ROM content to FTP server

Can somebody upload the content of the new iMATE External ROM to FTP server please
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] elyl:
So, reduces echo and reduces Cannot Connect problem. Hmm... somehow I expected more.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] ID64:
TO BIG STORAGE owners

You can upgrade just a Radio stack, if you extract update files, delete all .nbf files EXCEPT radio.nbf. Run update, restart. Done
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Koksie:
will upgrading only the radio stack leave any bigstorage patches intact?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] alelas:
Koksie, yes.

Just done so

storage intact
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Koksie:
how big is your storage in settings memory? also 26.72 MB with 1.07 in use and 25.65 free, or am I doiong something wrong?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] alelas:
mine is same:( 1 mb in vane
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Talents:
The original i-mate download link is slow and not stable.

I have uploaded the files to here:

ftp://xda:xda@xdaforums.com/Uploads/Magician/JAM_WWE_11200_128_11210_ship/

Just run MaUpgradeUt.exe (patched already) to update the ROM.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] ID64:
Seems that people are hearing less or no echo on the other end after I've upgraded radio to 1.12.10. Bluespoon AX headset
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] calibra3:
and spanish version??

we are always the last in the world to have the roms.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] steph@ne:
Did this new ROM include Skype?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Koksie:
no Skype, no Clearvue apps and no KSE Truefax, mostly because the Extended ROM is deleted in my big storage version. But before that, no skype as well. the other apps I think were there, not sure though
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] tunx:
hi

can someone please upload the radio only ???

THANKS IN ADVANCE
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] mscosta:
Portuguese ROM

The portuguese ROM version 1.12 includes Skype, and CA-eTrust antivirus (1 year licence). The bluetooth stack as now port management...

you can see some pictures in this link: http://www.pocketpt.net/forum/index...7d9b6e0faa&act=ST&f=5&t=3903&st=0&#entry21086
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] vnevoa:
Portuguese ROM w/BigStorage available at FTP

I just uploaded ftp://xda:xda@xdaforums.com/Magician/BigStorage_ROMs/PTB_1.12.05.zip

It's the BigStorage modification to the 1.12.05 Portuguese (Brazilian) ROM from iMate JAM FTP site.

Been using it for 2 days and seems ok.

I enjoy having the keyboard and the autocomplete in (almost) my own natural language for a change!!! :) And having the BigStorage fills me with that warm fuzzy feeling of correcting a wrong product design... ;)

I copied the ExtRom files to an SDcard, so I can also install skype and the remaining progs if I hard reset.

From the original ROM file (JAM_Por_11205_122_11210_ship.exe), I only had a problem with the Radio stack 1.12.10, which feels very unstable and power-hungry. Today I had my s100 synching through bluetooth all day long in the office (like I always do), and sudenly it became extremely hot!!! I took a look at it and the battery exausted 90% in less than 1 hour.. I shut down the bluetooth and downgraded radio to 1.12.00 as soon as I got home. This never happened with other versions...

Will keep you posted...

Enjoy!! (Apreciem!)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] jklny:
Hello, can I apply this upgrade on my T-Mobile MDA? or would I need to modify something beforehand? Thanks.

I just got rid of my Treo 650 and coming back to the 'Magician'. I should of never sold it!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] mmgirlmm:
Re: Magician ROM 1.12 from clubimate Arabic,French,Portugese

Hi tupisdin,

I wold like to know JAM_Arabic_11200_149_11210_ship.exe is it Arabic English version,

Thanks & Regards,
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] johniemi:
I can't download the WWE version (or anything else for that matter). Can someone please send the ROM and all programs needed to upgrade to john@cc.joensuu.fi

I bought a MDA compact to my wife as a present from Germany and I need to get the English ROM so she can use the phone.

Please send me all files, the upgrade looks complicated enough so I don't want to miss a file... Thanks!

-John
[General Questions and Answers] Rigit:
I've tried several time to root my Droid Razr M with motochopper but it fails every time. I'm guessing the exploits been plugged. Is there a way to root this phone. I need to make changes to the tether so it will work with my tablets along with all the other cool stuff that comes with rooting. I found another app online but I'm not sure I trust it. Last thing I need is a bricked phone.
[General Questions and Answers] Klown80:
What version of android are you on? And what is your build number? Did you try this?
[General Questions and Answers] Rigit:
version 4.1.2

build 9.8.1Q-78-1

I've already tried motofailed2go just for fun. It's outdated as I understand it and motochopper has taken it's place. However I did try the file you referenced and it failed. Thanks for the effort though.
[General Questions and Answers] Klown80:
I am pretty sure you are on newest firmware, it would require you to use RSDLite to downgrade most likely, unless you unlocked bootloader previous to taking newest update:

http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/t...oot-razr-m-xt907-for-locked-devices-on-91878/
[General Questions and Answers] downhillvinnie:
Motochopper sucks! I used this page to root both of mine and it worked awesome.

http://lifehacker.com/5979769/how-to-root-the-motorola-droid-razr-and-droid-razr-maxx :cowboy:

---------- Post added at 04:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:10 PM ----------

Sorry not that one I used razr_blade, here is the link

http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/t...ows-razr-blade-droid-razr-41-jb-root-exploit/

:silly:
[General Questions and Answers] Klown80:
"This is ONLY for the DROID RAZR XT912 and DROID RAZR MAXX XT912" Wont work on the Razr M. :laugh:

Glad to hear you got it! :good:
[General Questions and Answers] downhillvinnie:
:( sorry thought it might
[General Questions and Answers] Klown80:
No worries! Thanks for trying to come up with an easier solution, no harm at all in that! :good:
[General Questions and Answers] cooklio:
Root xt912

The best method I have seen for rooting the XT912 is on YouTube called "How to use the Droid Razr Utility to root and restore your device." It is simple to follow but you have to follow instructions exactly. I have used the Utility many times with no problems.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Titanium11:
Hello.

I bought my Xperia Z just 2 months ago. The headphone jack cover has hardly seen any use and now, when I try to close the headphone jack cover, it seems to be just fine, but a couple of minutes later the cover slowly bulges out and opens all by itself. I've read around, and it seems that replacing the flaps is the only real solution. I've found a couple of places that are selling the flaps, but I have no idea how to install the flaps if/when I get them.

So, to summarize, my question is: Have any of you ever replaced the flaps on your Xperia Z? If so, is there a video guide I could be linked to? And is any disassembly required or do you simply pull out the old flap and its white connector and push in the new one?

Best regards.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Curst:
Growing tired with the lack of proper bold fonts in the various FlipFont-packs on the web i decided to make my own with my favourite font, Roboto Condensed. I am not sure how legal this is, but it is based on the guide i found at http://got-code.blogspot.se/ except that i used HelvNeueLT.apk which i pulled from my own phone and i got Roboto Condensed from the leaked font i found in these forums. If it is breaking any copyrights please remove this post, i think this apk is somewhat grey at best.

Anyway, the font seems to work fine on my phone except in the Facebook-app which cuts off the umlauts on capital Å Ä Ö etc. I want some feedback if you spot some other errors. :)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] dheeraj (dhlalit11):
Just wanted to say excellent and

Bump
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] rey_lagarto:
niiiiice ;)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Curst:
I am honoured. :)