Google Play Edition ROM for Galaxy S4!

Google Play Edition ROM for Galaxy S4!

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Google has finally released the Google Play Edition of Galaxy S4 last week and you are in luck because developers has already ported as a custom ROM for most of the Galaxy S4 models including AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, Verizon, Canadian, and GT-i9505.  (GT-i9500 users will have to wait a bit longer)

The biggest notice I noticed between existing AOSP ROMs and the Google Play Edition ROM builds?

Well, benchmark performances of Quadrant and Antutu are much higher.  In fact, they are higher than TouchWiz-based ROMs, which the opposite is the norm.  I suspect that this is due to the fact that it’s an “official” build from Google that includes all the necessary drivers, allowing your S4 to run on AOSP at full speed.

Now, there’s two different Android versions, Android 4.2.2 and the all-new Android 4.3.  It’s interesting to note also that Google has launched Android 4.3 on the Galaxy S4 first (and also for HTC One Google Play Edition).  With Android 4.3, there’s no current root method at the time of this writing while Android 4.2.2 comes with root.  So, if you need root, definitely go with Android 4.2.2 version and I don’t see much difference between the two versions anyways, performance on 4.2.2 and 4.3 are nearly identical.

Overall, the Google Play Edition ROM is pretty solid with everything working out of the box, if you haven’t tried it yet, definitely give it a twhirl over the week(end) and do let me know what you think!

Download:

Download Google Play Edition ROM Android 4.3 for AT&T SGH-i337/Canadian SGH-i337M/T-Mobile SGH-M919/GT-i9505

Download Google Play Edition ROM Android 4.2.2 for AT&T SGH-i337/Canadian SGH-i337M/T-Mobile SGH-M919/GT-i9505

Download Google Play Edition ROM Android 4.2.2 for Sprint SPH-L720

Download Google Play Edition ROM Android 4.2.2 for Verizon SCH-i545

Download Loki Doki

To install, reboot into recovery, wipe data/factory reset, install ROM and reboot.

For AT&T SGH-i337 users ONLY, after installing ROM, install Loki Doki (flash the zip file in CWM/TWRP recovery), then reboot.

If you end up in a bootloop, you can try rebooting into recovery, go to Mounts & Storage, format /system and format /data, and re-install ROM, and reboot. (Only if you end up in a bootloop after installing.)

 

Credits – XDA

Credits – MAX

WanamLite ROM for Galaxy S4! [GT-i9505/AT&T/T-Mobile/Canadian][App2SD][Call Recording]

WanamLite ROM for Galaxy S4! [GT-i9505/AT&T/T-Mobile/Canadian][App2SD][Call Recording]

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For those of you who need App2SD and call recording (today not tomorrow), there is a ROM called WanamLite you can flash now that does just that for GT-i9505, AT&T SGH-i337, T-Mobile SGH-M919, and Canadian SGH-i337M series.

We featured WanamLite for GT-i9500 couple weeks back and now the developer Wanam has made a similar version for the GT-i9505.

The latest WanamLite for GT-i9505 is built on the latest German international Samsung firmware that supports App2SD. This is great news since you can install GT-i9505 ROMs on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Canadian variants, bringing you App2SD a bit earlier.

WanamLite ROM is also a very good ROM (apart from the firmware built on), offering extra features like call recording, support for all languages, automatic SMS encoding with support for Arabic and other UTF-8 languages, and some more. It’s a very, good ROM with stock stability and more features.

If you can’t wait for carriers to update their firmwares to support the latest Samsung features like App2SD, you can simply install this one and enjoy it today.

So, if this is something you need right now, it’s here, flash it this weekend and do let me know what you think!

Download:

Download WanamLite for Galaxy S4 GT-i9505/AT&T SGH-i337/T-Mobile SGH-M919/Canadian SGH-i337M

Download Removed Samsung Apps

 

GT-i9505, Canadian SGH-i337M, and T-Mobile SGH-M919 are all compatible (meaning you can install ROMs from each other!!!  e.g. you can install T-Mobile ROM on GT-i9505 or vice  versa)

 

Credits – XDA

Credits – MAX

FoxHound ROM for Galaxy S4! [GT-i9505/T-Mobile/AT&T/Canadian]

FoxHound ROM for Galaxy S4! [GT-i9505/T-Mobile/AT&T/Canadian]

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Need call recording? Don’t like TouchWiz and bloatware? Want some UI customization? Need support for all languages?

If you’ve answered yes to all of these questions, check out the FoxHound ROM for Galaxy S4!

Based on GT-i9505 base, the FoxHound ROM can be installed on GT-i9505, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Canadian Galaxy S4 smartphones. (For T-Mobile, you will lose wifi-calling!)

For those of you who’ve followed custom ROMs previously on the Galaxy S2 GT-i9100 Galaxy S3 GT-i9300, you will remember FoxHound ROM was one of the fastest/best ROMs ever.

Well, the developer of FoxHound ROM XDA user Raffaele88 has picked up a GT-i9505 to continue his awesomeness into custom ROMing.

His latest creation of the FoxHound ROM for Galaxy S4 comes with call recording, UI customizations through Nottach Xposed app, Xposed App Settings (For running apps in Phone/Tablet mode), inverted Play Store with multi DPI support, Init.d support, and Nova launcher in replacement of TouchWiz launcher.

Of course, you will also benefit from complete de-bloating of most Samsung apps while you will be able to keep core functions such as multi-window, Smart Scroll, etc…etc…

FoxHound ROM has been around for ages and if you own a GS4 that can install this ROM, you are in luck!

Definitely give it a go this week(end) and do let me know what you think!

Download:

Download FoxHound ROM for T-mobile Galaxy S4 SGH-M919

 

GT-i9505, Canadian SGH-i337M, and T-Mobile SGH-M919 are all compatible (meaning you can install ROMs from each other!!!  e.g. you can install T-Mobile ROM on GT-i9505 or vice  versa)

 

Credits – XDA

Credits – MAX

Wicked ROM for Galaxy S4! [T-Mobile/AT&T/Canadian/GT-i9505][DEBLOATED]

Wicked ROM for Galaxy S4! [T-Mobile/AT&T/Canadian/GT-i9505][DEBLOATED]

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If you are looking for a good TouchWiz Android 4.2.2 ROM with absence of Samsung bloatware and  faster performance/longer battery life, definitely check out Wicked ROM for T-Mobile Galaxy S4 SGH-M919.

You can also install this ROM on GT-i9505, AT&T Galaxy S4 SGH-i337, or Canadian Galaxy S4 SGH-i337M.

Some notable features on the Wicked ROM feature transparent multi-window flashbar (with all app support if you flash the all apps zip), custom boot animations, battery/network/performance/MMS tweaks, transparent weather widget, ad blocking, wifi-calling and some more.

Based on M919UVUAMDL, Wicked ROM will surely give you that completely de-bloated/de-Samsungnized feel some of you might want. Also, if you need to bloatware, you can always re-install them using the zip files.

If de-bloated performance is what you are looking for, definitely give the Wicked ROM a try this week(end) and do let me know what you think!

Download:

Download Wicked ROM for T-Mobile Galaxy S4 SGH-M919

Download Multi-Window for all Apps

You can install these back if you need ‘em:

Download Samsung Bloatware Level 1 (om2usPoker_ASGC.apk, GroupPlay_20.apk, Match3VS.apk, Peel.apk, S-Voice_Android_phone_J.apk, SamsungOCR2.apk, SamsungWatchON.apk, SensorService.apk, SHealth2.apk, SMemo2.apk, S_Translator_CSLi.apk, VoiceRecorder.apk)

Download Samsung Bloatware Level 2 (CHS_J_Device_only.apk, Episodes.apk, SamsungApps_J_Only.apk, SamsungBooks.apk, SamsungGames.apk, SamsungHub.apk, SamsungHubUpdater.apk, SamsungMusic.apk, SamsungWidget_ProgramMonitor.apk, SmartBriefing4x2.apk, StoryAlbumWidget.apk)

Download T-Mobile Bloatware (AccessTmobile_TMO.apk, BonusApp_TMO.apk, com.mobitv.client.tmobiletvhd.apk, ECID-release_TMO.apk, gba-service-TMO-Signed.apk, Vvm_TMO.apk,

Download Samsung Bloatware Mobile Print (MobilePrint2.apk, MobilePrintSvc_CUPS.apk, MobilePrintSvc_CUPS_Backend.apk, MobilePrintSvc_Epson.apk, MobilePrintSvc_HP.apk, MobilePrintSvc_Samsung.apk)

 

Credits – XDA

Credits – MAX

AOKP ROM for Galaxy S4! [Sprint SPH-L720/GT-i9505]

AOKP ROM for Galaxy S4! [Sprint SPH-L720/GT-i9505]

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For those of you with Sprint SPH-L720 or GT-i9505 Galaxy S4, you are in luck as ported versions of AOKP ROM is available for each of your devices.

If you don’t know what AOKP ROM is, it’s an AOSP ROM (What is AOSP?) along with added UI customization and more.

Google has announced the launch of Galaxy S4 with pure Android OS, basically AOKP ROM is like that but with much more cool stuff.

If you want to know what AOKP ROM Control Settings can do, read up on our tutorial for that here.

By installing AOKP ROM, you will lose any Samsung TouchWiz features like Smart Scroll, Air Gestures, and even IR remote control capabilities as this is an AOSP ROM. (It may be supported in the future although not guaranteed)

I know many of you who don’t like TouchWiz and want to run pure Android OS. If you are one of those people, definitely this is the custom ROM for you.

Otherwise, you can also make a backup of your current ROM using CWM or TWRP recovery and try it out.

For those of you flasholics, give this AOKP ROM a try this week(end) and do let me know how it works out for you!

Download:

Download AOKP ROM for Galaxy S4 Sprint SPH-L720

Download AOKP ROM for Galaxy S4 GT-i9505

Download Gapps

 

Credits – XDA

Credits – MAX