Should I even bother trying to upgrade to MF3?

[sleze]

I keep reading about the problems people are having with flashing to MF3 on their rooted S4As but I can't find anything on what you get with MF3. Can someone enlighten me on its new features or post a link that lists what it does?

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[polish_pat]

I keep reading about the problems people are having with flashing to MF3 on their rooted S4As but I can't find anything on what you get with MF3. Can someone enlighten me on its new features or post a link that lists what it does?

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It's worth it

Brings apps to SD
new camera firmware
much needed fluidity and stableness
various bug and fixes
and a few other features like emergency mode and stuff

 

[scott14719]

I keep reading about the problems people are having with flashing to MF3 on their rooted S4As but I can't find anything on what you get with MF3. Can someone enlighten me on its new features or post a link that lists what it does?

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Just install one of the stockish MF3 based ROMs or International Update based ROMs from the development section and you will have the best of both worlds. You will get any enhancements from the update (if there really is any) and still be able to keep custom recovery and use other ROMs / themes / etc.

If you update to MF3 (OTA) you will lose the ability for custom recoveries and ROMs.

 

[xBeerdroiDx]

Just install one of the stockish MF3 based ROMs or International Update based ROMs from the development section and you will have the best of both worlds. You will get any enhancements from the update (if there really is any) and still be able to keep custom recovery and use other ROMs / themes / etc.

If you update to MF3 (OTA) you will lose the ability for custom recoveries and ROMs.

+1

 

[HiTideBlastoise]

I don't think the active can run a custom recovery or other roms.

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[sleze]

I was able to install it pretty easily by unfreeze some apps. Reinstalled activeroot afterwards and refroze and am good to go.

I still can't tell any difference and am gonna wait before I upgrade my wife's s4.

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[polish_pat]

Didn't realize this was for the active. Nit sure what mf3 brings for that variant. XDA should seriously create a sub-forum for this variant. It not the same specs, software, the roms are not cross compatible, whats the point?

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[jd1639]

Didn't realize this was for the active. Nit sure what mf3 brings for that variant. XDA should seriously create a sub-forum for this variant. It not the same specs, software, the roms are not cross compatible, whats the point?

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If I remember right the Active comes with mf3. Didn't have anything before that firmware.

 

[polish_pat]

If I remember right the Active comes with mf3. Didn't have anything before that firmware.

so then they didn't have the MDL stutter/lag we had when the S4 first came out

 

[sleze]

Well, I upgraded something for 18MB via software update. In the active master thread, it is being referred to as mf3.

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[GuestX0019]

Didn't realize this was for the active. Nit sure what mf3 brings for that variant. XDA should seriously create a sub-forum for this variant. It not the same specs, software, the roms are not cross compatible, whats the point?

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I agree with that Pat MOD???

It clutters thread, not in a negative way against the Active, just too much to watch for when trying to help people. Active owners want it too--

Not sure why it isn't