Hi,
my Samsung Galaxy S4 is approaching it's end-of-warranty and I am considering rooting and subsequently installing an apk such as Cyanogen Mod (mainly because the heavily customized Samsung android version in general and the low-battery warning pop-ups at 25% and 5% in particular - which cannot be disabled - are driving me insane).
However I am new to rooting and ROM installation and - although I'm able to most likely figure out the rooting process myself and in a swift manner as well as the ROM installation itself - am having other issues and worries about this.
They are as follows:
1. If I should decide to go for another apk like Cyanogen Mod, I am worried about possible hardware/software incompatibilities in relation to my Samsung Galaxy S4, ie. could there be any issue with drivers that are non-existent or faulty and possibly do not work with or disable functionality for the screen, keyboard, wifi, antennas or other hardware items?
2. If I install a new apk and get the aforementioned issues or just regret the install in general, does anybody know if there is a possibility of downloading and reinstalling the original Samsung apk that is installed on my Samsung right now (ie. from the Samsung website)? And - thinking a bit out of the box here - would it be possible to make some sort of backup apk of the present installation that could be reinstalled if desired (and I don't just mean system-settings, images, files etc. but as a complete apk-package ready to be installed)?
Any input and response no matter how small or big is welcome.
Thanks in advance for any help.
my Samsung Galaxy S4 is approaching it's end-of-warranty and I am considering rooting and subsequently installing an apk such as Cyanogen Mod (mainly because the heavily customized Samsung android version in general and the low-battery warning pop-ups at 25% and 5% in particular - which cannot be disabled - are driving me insane).
However I am new to rooting and ROM installation and - although I'm able to most likely figure out the rooting process myself and in a swift manner as well as the ROM installation itself - am having other issues and worries about this.
They are as follows:
1. If I should decide to go for another apk like Cyanogen Mod, I am worried about possible hardware/software incompatibilities in relation to my Samsung Galaxy S4, ie. could there be any issue with drivers that are non-existent or faulty and possibly do not work with or disable functionality for the screen, keyboard, wifi, antennas or other hardware items?
2. If I install a new apk and get the aforementioned issues or just regret the install in general, does anybody know if there is a possibility of downloading and reinstalling the original Samsung apk that is installed on my Samsung right now (ie. from the Samsung website)? And - thinking a bit out of the box here - would it be possible to make some sort of backup apk of the present installation that could be reinstalled if desired (and I don't just mean system-settings, images, files etc. but as a complete apk-package ready to be installed)?
Any input and response no matter how small or big is welcome.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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