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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Canguy247:
Hey All,

First, and most importantly, I would like to say hello and THANKS to all of the people on this forum and devs who put together and support CFW's. You all do great jobs, and should be proud of your work.

Second, I have not posted here before since my questions were always answered with a search of the forums. This time it is not the case as I will explain.

I have a Galaxy note from Bell and I think it is an awesome piece of hardware (so much so I also bought a Note 10.1). I was quite happy with it for a long time but my patience for touchwiz eventually wore thin. Turning on the phone to make a call or text and having to wait while the phone finishes some phantom background task was incredibly annoying. Why does Samsung make great hardware and then ruin it with bloatware and junk?

This led me to to find a CFW which did not have this issue. I tried several and was blown away by the quality and completeness of these roms. They solved so many problems and did things the way the should have been done in the first place. I was in heaven. There was just one problem...stability. None of them slowed to a crawl and were always blisteringly fast, but the phone would lock up and reboot once every day or 2. This was not acceptable for a phone which is needed for work and emergencies. I would assume that the small number of these phones makes it less likely for the roms to be tested with them to the same extent as for a Note 2 or S3. I have even tried touchwiz-based roms which do not crash, but have the same occasional unresponsiveness of the samsung original.

So here is my question: has anyone found a rom which is STABLE in a real way? When I search I see people who say roms are stable but they never qualify their opinion with crash frequency so it remains a purely relative term. I love this phone and would really love to have a rom like PAC with all of its awesomeness but stability is king for me.

Here is what I have tried, full wipes done before each flash:

Cyanogenmod 10.0, 10.1

PAC rom

Padawan

Blackstar Blackjelly, 2 different versions

Thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] RonaldusMagnus:
Jellybean Sandwich is really fantastic. It's based on ICS, so if you require Jellybean specific features it might not be for you.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2356408

Sent from my Samsung SGH-I717 (Galaxy Note)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] dparrothead1:
How would one "qualify" their opinion with "crash frequency" if the rom they are using doesn't crash? There are many more roms than the ones you have listed.

Also, it has been my exprience that the 4.3 roms are very stable.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] _INSPIREed:
I also second Jellybean sandwhich. It's great for stability, and since you would like to know to what extent I mean "stable" then this is what I mean...this ROM has NEVER crashed or rebooted on me, and for countless other users. It is an ICS based rom, with added jellybean features. It's a lightweight ROM, with not as many features as say AOKP, but many of those features can be added with "Xposed Mod" if you've ever used it. So you get the "speed" of jellybean, with the absolute stability of ICS. I highly recommend you try it out. People who have had trouble with the ROM (there are very few) have all induced the problems on their own, or probably have faulty hardware. I can vouch that if you wipe clean, and flash correctly everything will work right out of the box, except USB mount (which there is a fix to make it work), and a bug that gives you and "sd card damaged" notification when nothing is really wrong.

EDIT: If you want a fast touchwiz based ROM that is not necessarily Jellybean. I recommend Novena ROM. It's an older ROM but one of the fastest ROMs you can get for our phone. You may have to look on the second page in the development section as it hasn't been updated in months
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Anthony820:
Go to an ICS rom if you want speed and stability. No matter what anyone on these forums will say, you cannot, cannot, cannot find speed and stability in ANY jb rom. Some may have stability, but lack speed. If you just use them [jb roms] for a while, you can forget that they aren't fast and become accustomed to them, but if you touch an ICS ROM or a newer galaxy phone, you'll quickly be reminded that you're delusional.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] captemo:
both Touchwiz Rom's are stable. they are rocks and will not give you a random reboot. if you have read like you said, than you may have even seen one of several postings in the Padawan tread. if you haven't.......p355-378 is a good read and will lay out some solid fundamental settings which would lead you to nirvana.

many also seem to overlook one 4.2 rom, as even I did for the longest time. Sons of Android or SOA is the ONLY 4.2 rom out there that I got no randoms with and did not need to seek an alternate kernel.

those are just 2 roms. everyone will tell you, every phone is a bit different. finding a rom that is going to satisfy everyone the same. its like voting for a President now and days. you don't really vote for the one you want anymore, its voting for the lesser of two evils. everybody knows, you cant have good without evil.

you are getting some good personal opinions here. it sounds like you know what your looking for, but you have yet to decide as to what you are willing to tolerate. we all tolerate something for the rom that we want. what evil are you willing to tolerate? only you can answer

me........stability is what I seek, and lack of some bells and whistles is what I tolerate. as mentioned previously, I get some of that back with Xposed and keep my stability.

good luck my friend
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MrPandroid:
Honestly, I'm using a stock deodexed/debloated ROM. Works just fine for me.

SkeletonKey, Padawan, JellyBeer, Prophylactic are all also great ones that I personally used a lot.

Your mileage may vary though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] _INSPIREed:
You know Cap, speaking of Sons of Android, you wouldn't happen to have that zip would you? that may be one of the only ROMs I don't seem to have on my computer. would love to give it a reflash.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] captemo:
PM sent my friend
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] grafton24:
I've been on Revolt for 2 weeks and no crashes. The only 'bug' is that sometimes when you press PWR to activate the phone, the capacitive buttons highlight but the screen stays blank. Press PWR twice (once to turn 'off' and again to turn back on) and you'll see the lock screen.

I was playing with the tweaks a lot, so this 'bug' could just be from something I did. Other than that it's blistering fast compared to Bell stock (yes, I'm on Bell too and feel your pain) and I'd recommend it to anyone.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ZacksBuilds:
Could you also send that to me please and thank you?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ShaqB:
Revolt is really good for me , you should this one
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] shayneflashindaily:
Isn't soa in the development section?

2$HAYNE
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] _INSPIREed:
nah. All of Pt's links are down.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] captemo:
pm sent
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ZacksBuilds:
Thanks man.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] frome901:
The current beanstalk is smooth and stable.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Really now:
There is also a new 4.3 ROM in the Q&A section that has been extremely stable on my phone the past two days. The kernel built into the ROM is a version I beleive of the Cl3Kener kernel and can be OC'd and what not. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2448069
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] shayneflashindaily:
thanks bro

Wasn't so stable on my part....But everyone's phone works in misterous wayssssss:D

2$HAYNE
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ZacksBuilds:
I'm going to flash helly right now.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Really now:
Yeah, Shayne I read your post in the HellyBean thread. That's so weird how the ROM reacts on two different devices. You had a lot of RR's and I haven't had one. And then too, our phones are surely set up differently and we're no doubt running different apps and probably use our phones differently as well. All part of the fun though, flashing different ROM's and trying out new mods! :laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] shayneflashindaily:
Totally right sir... I liked the ROM but became unstable after a little while.... Typing started it and lead to other rr problems but fear not ill probably reflash one day hence my name and I flash like crazy........ But I'm on skeleton key and really dig how my games and phone run amazingly smooth on it.... :D

2$HAYNE
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] qazplokm:
I am also on Revolt for the past 4 days with no reboots or crashes. I also experience the same screen blank bug you describe, but this is the only downside I have come across and it is a very minor issue. I am quite amazed by this ROM actually, it is the first custom ROM I've put on my phone but it has greatly increased my battery life (used to have to recharge after 6-8 hours of very minimal use, now battery discharges at a rate of only 2% an hour with same usage) and it seems to run much faster.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Canguy247:
THANKS!!!!!!!

I have flashed Jellybean Sandwich and it is exactly what I have been looking for. My phone is fast and responsive and so far it has been bug, crash, and slowdown free.

We need a "by him a beer" button. This is the first time in a long time (well since ICS was released by Samsung) that my phone has been dependable. It got to the point where I avoided using it because I dreaded the problems.

Thanks again!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] captemo:
isn't CM9 ICS, hence the sandwich in the name. with JB sprinkled on top, hence the JB ?

not trying to be a smarty pants
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Canguy247:
Yup, but that has no bearing on what I said. CM9 cannot be compared to a Samsung ROM. When Samsung released its ICS update for the note, with its accompanying touchwiz "improvements", everything went to pot. The note has never been the same since.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] captemo:
fair enough.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] decimater:
I highly recommend beanstalk. 4.3 based. to ensure complete stability, install UBER kernel with it. Hope that helps!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Main Target:
I can seriously appreciate this thread. After flashing Carbon, Beanstalk, CM, Slim, I was about to just drop this phone in the trash(i did a slight downgrade to the gnote as i await the new Nexus). They all seem to crash reboot on me and or generally run SUPER slow.

I honestly thought it was just me, but based on comments in this thread, it seems like i might not be crazy. I flashed Jellybean Sandwich, and while i miss 4.3, at least i can use the phone while i wait for the thing.

Its a damn shame this phone cant run 4.3 well, considering it came out around the same time as the GS3, which is still running very well on the newest roms.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] shayneflashindaily:
Skeleton key........ No RR's... Just saying...

2$HAYNE
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] grafton24:
Running Carbon now for a few days. So far so good.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Main Target:
Skeletonkey and jellybean sandwich are made by the same guy. Skeleton key has the inclusion of wifi calling.

At least thats what im reading.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Anthony820:
Right. SK is a T-mobile ROM as the base and really only useful for Wifi calling. If you're not on t-mo, JBS is the better option.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] qazplokm:
There are no hardware problems preventing the Galaxy Note from running 4.3 well, I have been using Revolt JB which is based on 4.3 for over a week now without any reboots, crashes or slowdowns.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Main Target:
I totally agree, but real world performance is definitely telling a different story in my case.

I will try again of course, i miss the hell out of 4.3 hehe
[HTC One S] f10a:
In an area with poor signal will wifi calling generally consume more battery or would it be better to keep it off when signal is down to 1-3 bars?
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr_Muhsin:
n regarding the Wifi + 3G GN 10.1 2012 or 2014 edition if some one knows

- if i get it from amazon usa, is the unlock thing important to seek in wifi 3g version of the note !

- is there an option to turn on/off wifi separate from 3 g ! or they turn on together necessarily (for power saving)

- is the 3g able to use local network to make phone call with SIM card in my country if i buy from amazon

- can we control on and off the Bluetooth (to save power) to answer calls with Bluetooth headset! like to turn it on when i have a call so i can answer with my Bluetooth headset

and reason for asking about 3g ! that in my country wifi not common, and i need to seek internet info while in hospital or rounds

and i dont have smartphone, and wont be able to get one soon if i am going to get this one
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
WiFi does not require unlocking .

the 3g able to use local network to make phone call with SIM card in my country if i buy from amazon

>> yes if its unlocked

option to turn on/off wifi separate from 3 g !

>>> Settings or the menu that comes up from the bottom tight of the screen see the guide .

Review

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_10_1_n8000-4573.php

http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/tablets/samsung-galaxy-note-10-1-1092661/review
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kcrudup:
The GT-N8000 comes factory-unlocked by default, you won't have to worry about having to unlock it.

Yes. For WiFi-only mode, just put it in "Airplane Mode" then turn on WiFi.

Yes. I've done it :) (The GT-N8000 supoorts nearly every popular GSM band except the "AWS" bands, but you might want to check if your country's 3G band is supported)

Yes.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mzimand:
I am trying to set up my adb and am having some problems. I am able to see my phone when I type adb devices, but it shows" offline". I am rooted and have twrp as my recovery but still my adb is offline.

I just updated my sdk but no lick. Anybody have any ideas?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sam2c:
Connect your phone, go into device manager....do you have a G2 listed there with an exclamation next to it. If so, delete it and reconnect your phone and reinstall the drivers again

Remember that usb debug must be enabled as well.
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbeardmore:
Same issue here. I have a freshly updated version of ADB SDK installed and no yellow Exclamation mark in Device Manager. Still the command "adb devices" returns my serial number but says "offline". I'm using a Windows XP machine for this, as it seems it'd be much more difficult on my Windows 8 machine. Opinions?

I assume I won't be able to root until it reports as 'online" as well.

Ideas?
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Klown80:
I don't have a G2 so my apologies for not knowing much about it but if you are on android version 4.2 or higher you need to authenticate the pc to allow USB debugging on the phone to get it to show as online.

Try disconnecting phone from PC, turn off usb debugging. Turn usb debug back on then connect to pc and send "adb devices" command, you should get this pop up screen on your phone (make sure you have screen unlocked)

If you still have issues I think it helps to be on newest version on ADB, try sending command "adb version" it should return 1.0.31

Hope this helps!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tgabaree:
Which version of ADB are you using? I think that version 1.0.31 needs to be used for full connectivity with Android 4.2.2
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbeardmore:
I gave up trying to update the SDK on my Win XP machine and installed it on my Windows 8 PC. Your suggestion worked after a couple of attempts. I think I've got it now, except that after my serial number it says "device" and not "online". Am I good to go? See the screenshot below...

Thanks!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Klown80:
Yes it should show "device" not "online" after the device ID number. Your adb is good to go with this device now. :)
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbeardmore:
Whew! I updated my SDK on my Win XP machine, must have taken 90 minutes. After running EVERY update available it still reported an older version. I'm guessing you can't run the newest version of ADB on XP. Anyway, thank you (all) for your help!
[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mzimand:
This was my problem. I was on version 1.0.29

I downloaded the latest ADT bundle and it updated the version to 1.0.31 and I was prompted to give the phone permission when I sent "adb devices". Now I am good to go.

Thanks
[HTC One S] rgrpark:
delete
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] bob60626:
I've been curious about this. Please post your model.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] inurb:
I9200 I get amazing battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] diehardbattery:
I'm very impressed with the battery life...
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] starmaster10:
Same here battery life is very good. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Mad383Max:
Some screen on times?

My wife's went for about 5.5 hours screen on with 19hours total the one time I was able to check it.

Sorry, no screen shots.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] diehardbattery:
My screenshot above was with just over 3 hrs screen time and just over 2 hrs talk time
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] cheezusweezel:
Great...
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ToxynD:
Wifi was on all the time, played some games, 2d and 3d intensive.

Pretty satisfied with the battery life :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] WaystrikerXI:
The battery life is amazing (3g always on) which lasts longer than my S3.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Warnahly:
3G always on

4 h 52m 31s screen timeon
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] aartvv:
Battery life is great.Stock rom unrooted wifi always on.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] reconkiller:
Not bad for being playing minions all day... lol :p
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] koniakki:
Guys please provide a screen-on time when posting screenshots. It helps a lot more than just looking percentages. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
Both my mega i9205s get between 4 and 5 hours of screen on time with about 20 hours of standby time consistently. That's with either wifi or hspa+ constantly on, full screen brightness, sync, air view, full volume and full haptic feedback, alot of gaming and browsing, plus calling and streaming videos and music's to my cars stereo.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] koniakki:
Indeed my findings are about the same. I have to admit that the Mega's battery life is indeed MEGA! *pun intented :D
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] megalomanic14:
lol... Yea that for sure... I have to say I ordered the mega blind Oay one in June not knowing what to expect and it completely blew me away... I absolutely love my megas and must say that they are by for the best devices I've ever owned and I have quite a few devices but nothing can touch the mega
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Eddie Bombay:
Time = 14+ hours

Screen on = 6 hours

Talked on phone = 1hr 45 minutes

Been using YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Google + all day. Also was on the phone for almost 2 hours.

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[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Ch3rub:
I'm really happy with battery life in general - very good with intensive use.

The only disappointment is the standby time with minimal use. At times I want my phone to stay in standby for as long as possible (times when I disable all mobile data/Wi-Fi and pretty don't use it at all so no screen use as well) and this is where Mega fails big way. With such big battery I would expect it could go for at least as long as my Note did, but it won't do any more than 2,5 days (where my Note at times could go for 5 days).

Are you guys seeing the same thing? I've seen somewhere on the web the same thing mentioned and a remark that a software update may resolve this issue. Apparently something to do with excessive battery drain by the cellular network module.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Eddie Bombay:
8 days 21 hours

2 hours 27 minutes screen on

Was gone for a week without a charge so had to make the battery last. Used the phone with about 2 and a half hours for 8 days for Facebook/Google+ fix.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] shayneflashindaily:
That's not impressive .......you just barely used it .... But I guess in a way its nice to see it has decent stand by time

2SHAYNEZ
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Eddie Bombay:
Eh though 2 and a half hours was pretty good use for a week.
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] celeronix:
Allright guys, am I the only one here that has a BIG % of Cell Stand By values?

Thats very annoying, no FW update fixes it and still Samsung says that's not an issue? WTH?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] cqchin:
I got my MEGA few days ago. But the battery didn't last. I only had around 4.5hours of screen on time till 0% battery. WIFI was not always on. Never used mobile data. No talktime. I only used it to surf the web. No streaming. Just facebook and other social media. Does anyone know why my battery life is so poor on my mega ?
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] celeronix:
I have the same results so… May be I expect more than what Mega can offer
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] okokokokokok12:
Battery Life

i have poor battery life on my mega 6.3 2hours screen on time, no wifi , no 3g, power saving mode on, brightness to 20%, and i get 52% left
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] ferowww:
Just bought it yesterday it was on 100% charge when i got it into my hands.Had 9 hours and 57 minutes(almost 10 hours) on screen time with mobile network+wifi turned on all the time and died(couldnt take screenshot i saw it just before it turned off).My previous phone was SGS3 followed by Note2 and this Mega dont stop impressing me ! Never had that amazing phone!
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] janir02:
My sduos life is 6hrs. Only
[Samsung Galaxy Mega] Yes4g4me:
All my gestures and motions turned off.

Location off.

Power save is on from my settings menu.

Im using Greenify and deep sleep battery saver.

And these are my results. I did use slacker radio for a couple hours as well with my blue tooth speaker connected for two straight hours. Also i have a volume speaker mod added which runs down the battery 20% faster than usual when using it. And i set my brightness to about 10% bright. Now here are my screen shots.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] omoeko:
Hello Everyone

I was just wondering if there was anyway o unlock the MDA Compact and also change the IMEI number ?

Can anyone offer any help on this ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] JwY:
changing the imei isn't legal if you didn't know
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Rudegar:
http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=28919
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
Yes, you read it right!

I just successfully installed Google Wallet on my HTC Amaze. No modifications, no tricking the play store into thinking youre a different device.

Just download and install it from the play store.

I havent attempted a transaction yet with my Amaze but hopefully tomorrow I can get it to work.

Everyone should try it!

This screen is from my Note2 because I dont have Tapatalk on my Amaze anymore.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
Just took pics of my amaze screen for proof.
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
I didn't know you still had your amaze! :D

The Sammies are so good we don't even notice lol.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
I dont use it. My daughter uses it now. Shes only allowed to text (unlimited) and use Wifi for data.
[HTC Amaze 4G] SuperAfnan:
That reminds me, I need to buy my mom a new phone. She still has an Optimus One lol. :eek:
[HTC Amaze 4G] that1geek:
NFC transactions don't work though, right?

T-Mobile said the Amaze would at least support ISIS. Now that ISIS launched, turns out it doesn't support ISIS either.

[Can't post the link but it's on T-Mobile's blog under the 10/22/2012 posting]

The Isis Mobile Wallet can be installed on the following Isis Ready T-Mobile Android™-powered devices.

• Samsung Galaxy S® 4

• HTC One

• Samsung Galaxy S Note® II

• Samsung Galaxy S® III LTE

• Samsung Galaxy S® III

• Samsung Galaxy S™ II

• Samsung Galaxy S® Relay 4G

• Sony Xperia® Z
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
You will need the Isis sim card.

But I still couldn't get tap and pay to work on my Amaze. Still trying.