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Samsung Galaxy S4 thread - See Mod Warning in Post #1
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[QUOTE= Originally Posted by JDxtra
This one (Pure Nexus Edition)...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2557353
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Does this ROM fix the SD card issue that 4.4.2 has inflicted on us?
Looks like a cool ROM, and would love to kill two birds with one stone.0 -
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Been using the S4 Play Edition rom in my standard S4 for a few weeks now.
The overall experience is immeasurably superior to the bloated dog that was the Samsung skinned android.
But all is not well. I just realised that despite having a 32 gig SD card I'm running out of space because the S4 Play Edition rom won't use it. Everything, apps and media, has to be stored on the phone.
The camera app is also acting up as well. It now takes a few seconds to open and is prone to crashing.
Battery is also atrocious and worsening. I don't know if that's the physical battery or the software but have tested by removing third party apps, disabling all the email accounts etc.
The only thing that stops the battery plummeting is disabling 3G
With minimal use it doesn't even last til 5pm without being charged.0 -
Been using the S4 Play Edition rom in my standard S4 for a few weeks now.
The overall experience is immeasurably superior to the bloated dog that was the Samsung skinned android.
But all is not well. I just realised that despite having a 32 gig SD card I'm running out of space because the S4 Play Edition rom won't use it. Everything, apps and media, has to be stored on the phone.
The camera app is also acting up as well. It now takes a few seconds to open and is prone to crashing.
Battery is also atrocious and worsening. I don't know if that's the physical battery or the software but have tested by removing third party apps, disabling all the email accounts etc.
The only thing that stops the battery plummeting is disabling 3G
With minimal use it doesn't even last til 5pm without being charged.
Maybe try a different ROM. I used to have an S4 and used the Play edition ROM. I had no problems with the ext card. Google are messing about with the microSD cards to make them more restrictive but many apps can use them without any hassle
e.g. Play music works fine with the card as do podcast apps and video players. The Google edition of the Camera doesn't know about microSD cards though so it has to save to the internal memory.0 -
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But all is not well. I just realised that despite having a 32 gig SD card I'm running out of space because the S4 Play Edition rom won't use it. Everything, apps and media, has to be stored on the phone.
The camera app is also acting up as well. It now takes a few seconds to open and is prone to crashing.
Battery is also atrocious and worsening. I don't know if that's the physical battery or the software but have tested by removing third party apps, disabling all the email accounts etc.
The only thing that stops the battery plummeting is disabling 3G
With minimal use it doesn't even last til 5pm without being charged.
I have been using Google Edition for the past month and I'm really unsure about it at the moment. Very tempted to go back to stock or maybe try something else.
I actually miss one or two of the Samgsung apps and features such as Watchon - very handy for misplaced remotes!!
The space really is starting to become an issue for me as I have a 64gb card that has nearly 40gb free but I'm constantly having to move/delete files. I can't install any large games and apps are now starting to give me an insuffiencent space message even though I have at least 3gb free internally. It's just annoying that the phone doesn't recognise the external partition even for something as simple as telling the camera where to save pictures
Camera app itself isn't too bad for me though I do have press the switch camera button three times to use the front camera. I've also had it force close on me a few times but that's also happened with a few other apps.
Battery life is hit and miss for me at the moment. I have a battery saving app installed that turns on wifi/3g for a minute every 15/30mins and with this I can actually get a day out of the phone though that is also with basic use. Any sustained use and the battery will start to come down. Just wish I could use the phone as it was meant to!0 -
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balkieb2002 wrote: »I have been using Google Edition for the past month and I'm really unsure about it at the moment. Very tempted to go back to stock or maybe try something else.
I actually miss one or two of the Samgsung apps and features such as Watchon - very handy for misplaced remotes!!
The space really is starting to become an issue for me as I have a 64gb card that has nearly 40gb free but I'm constantly having to move/delete files. I can't install any large games and apps are now starting to give me an insuffiencent space message even though I have at least 3gb free internally. It's just annoying that the phone doesn't recognise the external partition even for something as simple as telling the camera where to save pictures
Camera app itself isn't too bad for me though I do have press the switch camera button three times to use the front camera. I've also had it force close on me a few times but that's also happened with a few other apps.
Battery life is hit and miss for me at the moment. I have a battery saving app installed that turns on wifi/3g for a minute every 15/30mins and with this I can actually get a day out of the phone though that is also with basic use. Any sustained use and the battery will start to come down. Just wish I could use the phone as it was meant to!
I got so fed up with the above issues that I decided on getting a new rom. Really didn't release there were so many good options out there now.
Looking through XDA I found a KitKat version of ChaosROM which I've been using for around 4 days now and I'm delighted I switched.
The whole install is customised to how you want it to look and feel. During the rom flash stage you install what themes, apps, tools etc you want using the built in Aroma installer (like customising an install in windows!). As i mentioned before I missed some of the s4 functionality so I've gone with a S5 theme so updated/customised Touchwiz with the Samsung apps I was missing (updated versions).
S5 camera app working great for me - no slowdowns any more. I also have the Nexus camera installed as an alternative option. Also have both galleries though I'm liking the view in the S5 version (more options too).
Space is an issue I'm working on and making progress. I've got back access to my SD card, so I haved moved all pictures and other media back to it. Also been using an application called FolderMount which allows you to move data from applications from internal to external (while creating a link). Very hand for large applications or games.
There is also another method (accessed thru ADB shell) to set your phone to install applications to your SD card by default (i'll have a play with this later).
Battery life is still hit and miss though I have noticed an improvement. I no longer have any battery saving app installed as I wanted to get a proper reading of battery life.
Went to bed with phone on 85% and woke up around 5 hours later with 4% battery loss. I have wifi/data, bluetooth (pebble watch), location, reading pane, sync and multiwindow on. After 12 hours on battery (with 2 hours of moderate usage) it's down to 45%. I know that this isn't great but it's a good starting point (and better then what I had) and should give me a days use with a full charge.
I'm also only after finding out about Xposed framework and features and i'm in shock. It's really like cydia for the iphone. Soo many handy tweaks that I never realised i needed that are very easy to use and install. You can make a massive difference to even the stock touchwiz without the need for installing a rom.
Tl;dr - installed ChaosROM and really happy (moved from Google Edition). Also found Xposed application and would highly recommend.0
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