Is there any custom firmware that works available right now ? - Sony Xperia M4 Aqua

Hey guys,
As this phone is currently not supported by CyanogenMod, is there any alternative firmware available right now that works ?!?
I can only find some wip firmwares ... which lack a lot of functionality...
tnx

There is unofficial CM 12.1 with almost good content.
Also there is AOSPG rom which is working like stock but vanilla android based on your stock.
There are also several including 6.0 test setup and several other 5.1.1 builds that are growing their progress quite fast actually considering couple of months ago there were no roms for M4.....

I tried all of these, none of them work... the phone does not boot , it gets stuck at the sony boot logo, but it is mentioned in those threads that these roms might not boot because they are not finished.
The boot locker has been unlocked, and I have TWRP installed correctly.
So I guess we'll have to wait for the offcial CM 12.1 or 13 release then....
ADDOriN said:
There is unofficial CM 12.1 with almost good content.
Also there is AOSPG rom which is working like stock but vanilla android based on your stock.
There are also several including 6.0 test setup and several other 5.1.1 builds that are growing their progress quite fast actually considering couple of months ago there were no roms for M4.....
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Related

official cm10.2 discussion thread & links

CyanogenMod 10.2 Nightlies brings android 4.3 jelly bean to Xperia Z Ultra. Download the CyanogenMod 10.2 Nightlies package for Xperia Z Ultra from the official CyanogenMod page. It is still unstable release, so there must be a lot bugs in this.
Post here your findings and bugs so we can help each other to work them out.
Download nightly
http://get.cm/?device=togari
Gapps
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Gapps
Many thanks to the cm team!
No cm users that wants to share there findings?
boterkaaseneieren said:
No cm users that wants to share there findings?
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There was a post started here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2503292
boterkaaseneieren said:
No cm users that wants to share there findings?
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CM has little if anything to offer except a list of things that do not work and Android 4.3 (which is a moderate incremental step over the Android 4.2.2 Sony is using.) Even when CM goes to Android 4.4 some of the best features of 4.4 can be installed now with the current Sony software (launcher and hangouts.) What's the point of flashing a broken OS? Its not faster. Any customization can be done by rooting and installing recovery. You can hide apps with almost any launcher and do not even need root. A lot of features do not work. CM has lost any edge it had years ago when it improved speed, made customization possible, and closely recreated a pure Android experience. Flashing CM is as useless as it gets. Times have changed, the manufacturers have caught up with users.
Pretty sure this thread is for CM users
Sebring5 said:
CM has little if anything to offer except a list of things that do not work and Android 4.3 (which is a moderate incremental step over the Android 4.2.2 Sony is using.) Even when CM goes to Android 4.4 some of the best features of 4.4 can be installed now with the current Sony software (launcher and hangouts.) What's the point of flashing a broken OS? Its not faster. Any customization can be done by rooting and installing recovery. You can hide apps with almost any launcher and do not even need root. A lot of features do not work. CM has lost any edge it had years ago when it improved speed, made customization possible, and closely recreated a pure Android experience. Flashing CM is as useless as it gets. Times have changed, the manufacturers have caught up with users.
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Official ROMs vs Unofficial ROMs

Hi
well I have no experience with Custom-ROMs, so can someonePlease explain to me
where exactlythe difference between Official ROMs and Unofficial ROMs is ?
What would you recommend in terms of stability
thanks
This is what I believe it means, using CyanogenMod as an example (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CyanogenMod).
AFAIK the CyanogenMod team develop their custom rom for a generic platform. They then select a number of devices and customize the generic version so it can be applied and used on these selected devices.
An official CyanogenMod ROM is when the CyanogenMod team have selected the device and done the extra work for the custom ROM to work on that device themselves.
Unofficial means that the extra work to tailor the custom CyanogenMod ROM for the device is done by other developers, who use the generic base which CyanogenMod provide.
To my understanding its more like sub-beta, directed mainly for flash freaks (count me in).
Regarding stability some official ROMs are far from stable, while some unofficial are ages in front.
Thanks guys for the great explanation....appreciate it...
well , During my search for a good ROM software I have often read that the 2 Roms was s always recommended
1. Temasek
2. LiquidSmooth
i mean are both roms really good and stable on s3?
or would you recommend something else
thanks
I would recommend CM12.1 as a daily driver. Is clean and fast. It works way better than stock Samsung ROMs and is very stable thanks to @JustArchi. It also drain less battery and has a good power save feature.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/development/rom-cyanogenmod-12-1-i9300-t3254215
My current setup is this:
Recovery: TWRP
ROM: CM12.1
Kernel: Boeffla
And never been happier with my i9300
Hi
I have the latest version temasek's UNOFFICIAL CM12.1 v18.0 flashed + PA-GOOGLE APPS Plus GOOGLE STOCK PACKAGE
and I must say it really makes a great impression, everything seems stable so far.....
well the only thing that bothers me is the (ugly white background in Android Lollipop)but its just a matter of taste :silly:
Plus the newer builds of CM12.1 have OTA updater working.
How would you estimate the stability and performance of CM12.1 ROM's compared to official CM11 nightlies?
Flashed official CM11 once. Within 30 minutes of testing a had plenty of crashes and several Cannot connect to camera.
Lot of people here say that there is no need to move to Lolipop, because Kitkat is far more stable.. However I wouldn't agree.

Custom ROM for Samsung Galaxy Tab E (SM-T560)?

Just yesterday I got a Samsung Galaxy Tab E (SM-T560) and immediately I rooted it. The device is running Android 4.4.4 KitKat. While I think for the price this tablet is fantastic, I want Marshmallow on this device. I don't believe hardware is a limiting factor here based on the research I did, although I am very aware that the tablet is not a flagship by any means. I got the tablet as a device to mess around with, but after hours of searching I cannot find any custom ROMs for this device. Cyanogenmod don't even support this device. This came as a huge surprise to me as this tablet is pretty popular and from 2015. I kept on looking and apparently a lot of people had trouble rooting this device, so I'm wondering if this is why there has not yet been any ROMs released for the device. The device is just about usable in this state, but coming from someone with three phones all running Android 6.0 and above (two of those devices being Nexuses) using KitKat and moreover KitKat skinned with TouchWiz is a lot to get used to.
Does anyone know of any custom ROMs for the SM-T560? Maybe I'm just blind and missed something. If there aren't any ROMs, would building a version of Cyanogenmod 13 be the best option? Also, I am very curious: Why have we not yet seen any ROMs? Popularity isn't an issue, neither is specs, the rooting process was painless for a newbie like me, so I'm really interested to know.
Thanks!
sonic2kk said:
Just yesterday I got a Samsung Galaxy Tab E (SM-T560) and immediately I rooted it. The device is running Android 4.4.4 KitKat. While I think for the price this tablet is fantastic, I want Marshmallow on this device. I don't believe hardware is a limiting factor here based on the research I did, although I am very aware that the tablet is not a flagship by any means. I got the tablet as a device to mess around with, but after hours of searching I cannot find any custom ROMs for this device. Cyanogenmod don't even support this device. This came as a huge surprise to me as this tablet is pretty popular and from 2015. I kept on looking and apparently a lot of people had trouble rooting this device, so I'm wondering if this is why there has not yet been any ROMs released for the device. The device is just about usable in this state, but coming from someone with three phones all running Android 6.0 and above (two of those devices being Nexuses) using KitKat and moreover KitKat skinned with TouchWiz is a lot to get used to.
Does anyone know of any custom ROMs for the SM-T560? Maybe I'm just blind and missed something. If there aren't any ROMs, would building a version of Cyanogenmod 13 be the best option? Also, I am very curious: Why have we not yet seen any ROMs? Popularity isn't an issue, neither is specs, the rooting process was painless for a newbie like me, so I'm really interested to know.
Thanks!
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me to cant find anywhere
Cm 13
Here is a marsh mallow ROM for t560
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ewM0DjQ4ee8sR9qd4n4XC8ZrrH9_Tedi/view?usp=drivesdk
Here is superuser
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/foru...supersu/v2-64-2-66-supersu-mode-t3286120/amp/
Here is gapps
https://opengapps.org
If you want the links for cm 12.1 and cm 14.1 let me know hope this helps.
Andropop1 said:
Here is a marsh mallow ROM for t560
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ewM0DjQ4ee8sR9qd4n4XC8ZrrH9_Tedi/view?usp=drivesdk
Here is superuser
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/foru...supersu/v2-64-2-66-supersu-mode-t3286120/amp/
Here is gapps
https://opengapps.org
If you want the links for cm 12.1 and cm 14.1 let me know hope this helps.
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Hi Androidpop1.
Is that possible to send me a link to download CM (LOS) 14.1 to SM-T560?
Thank you so very much.
kelmer_cunha said:
Hi Androidpop1.
Is that possible to send me a link to download CM (LOS) 14.1 to SM-T560?
Thank you so very much.
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Here there is the solution: https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-e/help/updating-android-sm-t560-t3876544
Good luck!

Stable Roms without missing features?

I wanted to ask, witch Roms are stable and support all features of Kenzo.
It seems that in several Roms there are different Problems,
from wakelocks and Battery drain,
over Wifi Problems
to missing Fingerprint or VolTE support.
Is it a Problem with Android 6.0 or also with 5.1 based Roms?
This should be in the Questions & Answers section. However, I have official CM 13.0 and I haven't encountered any of the problems that you mentioned above. If you read instructions carefully and understand what you're doing, you won't have any trouble as long as the rom you are flashing supports those features. If you head over to the Android Development section, you can see the features that each rom does and doesn't support. If the OP says it is supported but you can't get it to work, then the problem comes from your side. Before flashing make sure you have read and understood the required steps and have taken all the necessary precautions to avoid ending up with a "bricked" device. Let me know if you have any trouble.
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This should be in the Questions & Answers section. However, I have official CM 13.0 and I haven't encountered any of the problems that you mentioned above. If you read instructions carefully and understand what you're doing, you won't have any trouble as long as the rom you are flashing supports those features. If you head over to the Android Development section, you can see the features that each rom does and doesn't support. If the OP says it is supported but you can't get it to work, then the problem comes from your side. Before flashing make sure you have read and understood the required steps and have taken all the necessary precautions to avoid ending up with a "bricked" device. Let me know if you have any trouble.
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Thanks for your reply,
yes i know what im doing (had Nexus 4 and flashed it more than a hundred times).
I normally check first post (+ following from OP) and the last sites of the Thread to see if there are bugs or not (cause "no bugs" in OP-Thread is not always correct).
But if CM13 is, so far, bug free and full featured (fingerprint and so on) than i will give it a try.
DarkAlucard said:
Thanks for your reply,
yes i know what im doing (had Nexus 4 and flashed it more than a hundred times).
I normally check first post (+ following from OP) and the last sites of the Thread to see if there are bugs or not (cause "no bugs" in OP-Thread is not always correct).
But if CM13 is, so far, bug free and full featured (fingerprint and so on) than i will give it a try.
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It is. I've been using it for almost 1 month now, and I can say it's probably the most stable and complete rom for me. I also flashed the CM 13.0 supported firmware along with Radon Kernel and the device is blazing fast. As for the battery, I can get 1 week+ with minimal usage, and about 2-3 days with heavy usage which is pretty impressive for a hexa-core device with a 1080p screen.
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It is. I've been using it for almost 1 month now, and I can say it's probably the most stable and complete rom for me. I also flashed the CM 13.0 supported firmware along with Radon Kernel and the device is blazing fast. As for the battery, I can get 1 week+ with minimal usage, and about 2-3 days with heavy usage which is pretty impressive for a hexa-core device with a 1080p screen.
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I was wondering about this "firmware" thing, never had to upgrade any software. Normaly just flash the Rom.
I was also wondering what's the difference to the unofficial CM13
DarkAlucard said:
I was wondering about this "firmware" thing, never had to upgrade any software. Normaly just flash the Rom.
I was also wondering what's the difference to the unofficial CM13
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Well, if you are going to flash this rom you are going to have to flash the appropriate firmware too, since CM is based on it. If you flash the rom without flashing the firmware, you might end up with missing options in settings (I tried this and the "fingerprints" tab was missing). As soon as I flashed the firmware everything got fixed. Also, an official rom means that it is developed by a member or a group of members that have created the original project, while unofficial roms can be built by anyone. For example I can take a CM build and customize it the way i want and then release it to the public. This makes it an unofficial rom, since I'm not a member of the CM development team. But if a rom or an update releases on the CM website, then it is considered to be official.
By the way about the VoLTE support, quoting from OP Q&A:
Q) Is VoLTE supported? (Also useful if you have GApps related problems).
A) No. We use all proprietary blobs from MIUI Marshmallow alpha 'leaked' builds and those builds itself do not have it working. So we'll have to wait until Xiaomi fixes it in their marshmallow builds in future. Also we can't fallback to old LP radio blobs/libs and are not suited with current setup. #blamexiaomi
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I guess you'll have to wait for Xiaomi to release a stable working MM build if you want voLTE support. :/

Any Android Go ROMs available for i9100?

Are there any Android Go ROMs available / underdevelopment for i9100? My phone has gone extremely slow and I think only something like Android Go could revive the old work horse.
Thanks for your time.
The unofficial LineageOS 15.1 builds by rINanDO (https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/development-derivatives/rom-lineageos-15-0-t3674567) are the first such ROMs currently, although, as of right now, it is in WIP phase, and although it is stable enough not to crash every few moments, a lot of things may be broken or not work at all.
I was wondering too. Thank you for the answer. I hope in 6months the bugs will be removed.
Cyanic Sword said:
The unofficial LineageOS 15.1 builds by rINanDO (https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/development-derivatives/rom-lineageos-15-0-t3674567) are the first such ROMs currently, although, as of right now, it is in WIP phase, and although it is stable enough not to crash every few moments, a lot of things may be broken or not work at all.
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Are you sure those rINanDO's builds are based on Android Go and not full grown Android 8.1 ?
:fingers-crossed:
tnttrx said:
Are you sure those rINanDO's builds are based on Android Go and not full grown Android 8.1 ?
:fingers-crossed:
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By nature, all Android Go builds are based on full grown Android 8.1, as they are built the same way, from the same source code, but the Android Go builds have an additional build flag attached at the very end.
So yes, they are based on Android Go, which in turn is based on Android 8.1.
and the flag is set !

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