Samsung Galaxy S3 - ROM and Modification Thread!

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#107664 16-Aug-2012 09:41

Was some talk of starting this in the other thread which is now over 200 pages deep. The other thread mentioned seemed to be more full of stock rom hints and tips.

Perhaps we can talk custom in here - what rom is everyone using?

I'm currently running SUPERNEXUS Build 2 on my S3 and LOVING IT. Only real thing I miss is the Samsung camera - any ideas on good replacements?

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#673174 16-Aug-2012 09:45

Wanamlite with Siyah V1.5 recently swapped Kernel to see what battery life was like using Siyah and also have Abyss to try.

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#673186 16-Aug-2012 10:00

How long have you been using the Siyah kernel? I am thinking about installing it to see if any battery improvements (even though I am getting pretty good life currenty)

Am I right in saying when you flash a new ROM the stock kernel bundled in the ROM gets flashed back?

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#673198 16-Aug-2012 10:25

Only two days, cant really say yet about battery life but at first pass it doesnt seem to be as good as the kernel that was in Wanam. Yes, when you flash back the Rom you get the enclosed kernal.

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#673202 16-Aug-2012 10:30

Bet me to it guys! haha

What about this camera mod? Seems like a copy n paste deal, easy to revert
http://hx-custom-roms.com/galaxy-s3-mod-hx-is-back.html

UPDATE:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1691145

Question, what is meant by deodexed ROM vs odexed?

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#673219 16-Aug-2012 10:53

Awesome will try that camera out tonight. I find the battery on supernexus to be pretty good - only google sync seems to drain the battery like crazy.

If I turn that off while at work and back on when I leave I can get about 1.5days out of it with around 3 hours screen time (using internet/facebook/twitter)

Looking forward to the actual S3 Jellybean to be released so we can reap the benefits with the custom roms. ICS just looks too childish/cheesy for me - compared to iOS/WP7

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#673250 16-Aug-2012 12:17

Rumours are we could have an actual stock JellyBean firmware from samsung pretty soon!

Tomorrow even

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#673264 16-Aug-2012 12:42

I saw that.. be interesting to compare with say.. CM10 or as close to ASOP as possible
I can wait a week or so to begin my mods

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#673438 16-Aug-2012 18:50

own3d: I saw that.. be interesting to compare with say.. CM10 or as close to ASOP as possible
I can wait a week or so to begin my mods

curious as to why you want it close to AOSP

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#673461 16-Aug-2012 20:03

http://www.sammobile.com/2012/08/16/i9300xxdlg4-galaxy-s-iii-android-4-1-1-jelly-bean-test-firmware/#.UCyomdiM6uc.twitter

Official Samsung S3 firmware leak. Anyone brave enough to try?

Pretty sure I will give it a go tomorrow.

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#673472 16-Aug-2012 20:18

jeffnz:
own3d: I saw that.. be interesting to compare with say.. CM10 or as close to ASOP as possible
I can wait a week or so to begin my mods

curious as to why you want it close to AOSP

I prefer the sleek UI of ASOP vs Samsung's colourful and basic looking interface
E.g. the dialer, SMS, etc

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#673478 16-Aug-2012 20:29

mecow: http://www.sammobile.com/2012/08/16/i9300xxdlg4-galaxy-s-iii-android-4-1-1-jelly-bean-test-firmware/#.UCyomdiM6uc.twitter

Official Samsung S3 firmware leak. Anyone brave enough to try?

Pretty sure I will give it a go tomorrow.

its ok trying it as long as you don't mind bugs, I'm happy to wait till the devs work their magic and monitor the progress. I'm not a fan of being first on block and bit too lazy when it comes to setting it all back up again. I did try supernexus for a while but went back to something more stable.

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#673479 16-Aug-2012 20:31

own3d:
jeffnz:
own3d: I saw that.. be interesting to compare with say.. CM10 or as close to ASOP as possible
I can wait a week or so to begin my mods

curious as to why you want it close to AOSP

I prefer the sleek UI of ASOP vs Samsung's colourful and basic looking interface
E.g. the dialer, SMS, etc

well thats also the great thing about android you have a choice and everyone has a preference which is good.

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#673480 16-Aug-2012 20:31

own3d:
jeffnz:
own3d: I saw that.. be interesting to compare with say.. CM10 or as close to ASOP as possible
I can wait a week or so to begin my mods

curious as to why you want it close to AOSP

I prefer the sleek UI of ASOP vs Samsung's colourful and basic looking interface
E.g. the dialer, SMS, etc

well thats also the great thing about android you have a choice and everyone has a preference which is good.

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#673481 16-Aug-2012 20:32

Supernexus build 2 is really stable for me? I've been using it as my sole ROM since is was released and had no problems at all. I also love the look of it compared to Samsungs cartoon style colours

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#673484 16-Aug-2012 20:36

mecow: Supernexus build 2 is really stable for me? I've been using it as my sole ROM since is was released and had no problems at all. I also love the look of it compared to Samsungs cartoon style colours

lol running same convo's on 2 threads, may pay to stick to this one methinks.

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