[Galaxy Note II Android Development] mydragoon:
first time DN3 user.

i decided to finally rid myself of the stock rom (had some issues but it turns out my microSD card was the culprit) and go the custom way. after reading up, decided to give DN3 v5+ LITE a go. i went with LITE coz:

* note 3 features (dun really need everything + kitchen sink) ;)

* android 4.4.2

* stable for daily use

anyway, just some observations from after 1+ week of use:

I LIKE:

* one-hand operation. that mini-me thingy is superb! way better than moving the keyboard to one side.

* caller notification pop-up. the small little bar that pops up when there's an incoming call while i'm using the phone for something else.

* ultra power saving mode... rocks! <-- sadly, i guess i had a misunderstanding about this feature. i thought i could run everything in black and white, but seems, that's not really the case. but still, its good enough since whatsapp and LINE works!

* somehow... text, display, etc seems sharper. <-- not really sure if there was any tweaks or just my eyes failing me even more... :S

NOT-SO-NICE:

* i had the impression that all the Note 3 and S5 features that's available in the rom would work. but somehow, air gesture wasn't working. i didn't even see the air gesture icon in the notification bar. other things that does not seem to work includes things like "recommended apps" that pops up when i plug in the earphone. i had enabled and customised it, but what appears is not what i customised.

* when usb cable is plugged in and charging the phone, i can't power it down. it will restart. this, i know, is a kernel thing. i do read a bit of Page 1. ;) i also noticed that one-hand operation sometimes won't activate when plugged in. in summary (for one hand operation): sometimes works, sometimes don't, when plugged in.

* also known issue: wallpaper bug. i'm one of those that prefer black/ dark wallpaper. some of the default ones are just too darn colorful. i wanted to set a LIVE wallpaper for lockscreen... alas... not sure how since some of the LIVE wallpaper does not show in gallery.

* when screen is blank (phone is idle) and there's an incoming call, it takes about 2-3 seconds before the screen comes on. i can hear the phone ringing, but the screen does not turn on immediately, so... my calls take 3-5 seconds to answer.

* s-finder in notification. i have yet to find any use for it. don't think i need it. but i can't remove it.

* noticed there are two "settings" installed. i figured one version is from Note 3 and one version is from S5. to me... i wish customisation during AROMA setup could prevent installing 'extra' or duplicate files/ apps. after all, custom roms are also about being efficient, right? :)

OVERALL:

i'm still keeping an open mind and testing out the other features. so far,i'm coming off as a bit disappointed, especially since some of the functions (like air gesture) isn't working. or maybe it's just coz i'm running the LITE version.

i hope i'm not coming off as being harsh or sounding naggy. just thought i'd share, in case anyone is curious. plus, maybe something went wrong with my installation and the above comments are actually not valid.

to the devs... please continue to keep up the good work. coz without you guys, i won't even have any of the note 3 features to begin with. :)

on a side note:

does another know where i can get the pop-up browser? this is something i still like a lot. the ones i found shared here... is not the one i want. the one i had on my note 2 (before that dem update from Samsung removed it) allows me to have 'free' resize. i can resize it anyway i wanted, but the ones i found on XDA, there's just to 'fixed resize'.

thanks... :)