Google listened to the masses and brought two of the best smartphones in the market today into the stock Android fold. Josh checks out what is essentially the original Samsung flagship with a new system underneath.
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2020, this is fun😜.
Remember ppl , this was a flagship
Alas! They never were continued. If only they made a stock only version of the S8. ðŸ˜ÂÂ
I like touchwiz more than boring stock android.
Was that phone just rooted or is that the actual phone and will this phone get Android L?
please respond… i have this version, is there any way that i can get the sensory functions.. are there any apps for that
I dont see anyone spending so much when they could create the experience on any s4 with light computer skillz.
Totally useless buy, any S4 can turn into that with an AOSP firmware… and you can find the device for less than the Play store's price 🙂
My only curiosity is that why the GPE models of the S4 and HTC One are in White/Silver only. It might be nice for some that bought or are looking to buy these to get the different colored bodies.
Unlike everyone else TouchWiz isn't laggy for me. My S3 has the 4.3 update and I'm glad to say "about fucking time SAMSUNG". Everything is smooth, color reproduction/contrast has improved, the notification bar is not only translucent, but a little brighter and in white…pretty much a Galaxy S4 without the smart gestures and 13mp camera. I've used Stock before but to me it just gets old after a few weeks…and I have used: Nova, Everything Home, TouchWiz, and even the 4.4 Google home launcher on Phandroid.com . I guess you rather love TouchWiz or you hate it
the new cyanogen mod installer just turned my galaxy into a nexus ^.^
yes plz 🙂
Forgot to add … Updates on time … I hate samsung for making me wait 6months to a year for an update that should have taken a month MAX ! to come …
is there LED notification
better idea … by the Galaxy S4 (with touchwiz) and then put a CyanogenMod over it …
There are some people who don't care about all those flashy features……
can you change your greeting ?
i dont get why people freak out over stock you can just install say nova launcher it looks exactly the same with just a few settings changes.
A stock un-rooted phone is like a borrowed car. You can use it but you can't do anything to it. So the CM installer would essentially be replacing the engine on that car. If it's still borrowed you won't be able to do it. Once you root the device it becomes yours and no longer borrowed so you may do what you please with it.
Rooting a Device is pretty safe. The tricky part and the part where most bricks occur is when flashing a ROM. The CM installer just makes that part safe and easy.
I'd rather not root either….. I've heard the stories. I'll just wait on the update
Root, and Flash an AOSP rom or CyanoginMod Rom. I have my S3 running Carbon Rom, It's an Android 4.3 Rom and I love it. Just do some research before you try to root and install a custom Rom.
Yeah, That's pretty much the point of it. I guess you could call it the Samsung Nexus. 😀
yes
If i root and put the google play edition on my S4 will google wallet work?
I have the original S4 and after seeing this video I'm not upset I don't have the Google play edition. To lose alot of your features just ain't worth it to me.
Lol
Is that Mr. Rose
pinsan!
OR then you could just buy the original s4 and flash cyanogenmod, and if you think that you need all those samsung trash back you could just flash back to touchwiz
its like buy best device with software can find it in cheapest android device waste of time 600$ fly in the air what make s4 s4 is what samsung put into it
guys stop this !! s4 with or without stock android is very very fast and smooth its one of a hightes end devices in 2013 … if normal s4 is slow then what a bout other devices stones for example ??
Faster updates? Not as ugly (subjective), doesn't slow down as much (tw can really hamper a phone down).
Of course there are downsides; but that really depends on if you like all the (usually) gimmicky features skins have.
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This is the MediaFire Link to the only working, Google Play Codes Generator created by SKIDROW, the popular team. As everyone in here is already expecting your file from the video is not!
calm down bruv, there is no need to get your jimmies rustled
No point of this unless you dont know how to root.
Will it be for sprint?
if only this was being sold at the nexus 4 price
It's by no means "sleek and simple". It's bloated as fuck.
Boring. Touchwhiz is where it's at. It's sleek, simple, and it works great.
gayest phone ever!!!!!!!
I get this can i flash a touchwiz rom onto it and get all the features?
What wallpaper is that's
no its not fake this techrex is stupid
i'd buy one only if derz a pitch black edition lyk da verizon black s3 android 4.3 outta da box 😉
root in. unlock bootloader. then flash rom and kernel. and boom got it