[Q] Adding back some bloat to Tab2Lite? - Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So, over the weekend I flashed Tab2Lite and I'm loving the result. However, I would like to add back one or two of the apps that Metallice removed in the de-bloating process. I have my original nandroid backups as well as his RemovedApps.zip but I'm not quite sure where to start. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

jcejohnson said:
So, over the weekend I flashed Tab2Lite and I'm loving the result. However, I would like to add back one or two of the apps that Metallice removed in the de-bloating process. I have my original nandroid backups as well as his RemovedApps.zip but I'm not quite sure where to start. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
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If you look at the tab2lite thread it explains how to re-add some of the apps and has a link to all of them for download.

I've read through the thread several times, I tend to read such things instead of jumping in blind . In the past I've either run full-custom as-is or full-stock so this is my first attempt at customizing a custom ROM. I know I can drop the apk back into /data/app or /system/app (and did, in fact, for a quick fix) but I would rather like to know how to put the bloat back into the ROM so that if I reflash later I will have all the fiddly bits I want. So, I guess, the question is really more along the lines of "how do I customize and repackage a custom ROM" but I didn't want to be quite so generic with the original question.
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jcejohnson said:
I've read through the thread several times, I tend to read such things instead of jumping in blind . In the past I've either run full-custom as-is or full-stock so this is my first attempt at customizing a custom ROM. I know I can drop the apk back into /data/app or /system/app (and did, in fact, for a quick fix) but I would rather like to know how to put the bloat back into the ROM so that if I reflash later I will have all the fiddly bits I want. So, I guess, the question is really more along the lines of "how do I customize and repackage a custom ROM" but I didn't want to be quite so generic with the original question.
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Put the apks back in the install zip.
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Metallice said:
Put the apks back in the install zip.
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Ah. Well that's easier than I was expecting

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Woot, flashed my first rom

Now that I am a pro, lol. I flashed cognition 4.3 and it's for sure way faster. Looks like stock rom, but is definitely way faster. Is there not much customization to be done on this rom? But imma start to read up on more roms. Thanks for teaching me how to flash!!
Edit: I know that froyo didn't require task killer, some people said that it even made their phone run bad. How about on cognition 4.3, does that need a task killer our does it run fine without one?
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You can switch between 5 lockscreens
There are a couple of themes around for Cog 4.x if you're keen on customizing, just make double sure it's compatible with your ROM......and do a nandroid backup in case it goes pear shaped.
Forget task killers unless you have a really specific need.
I flash my first ROM couple weeks back. Was really happy it went with no glitches or problems, but all thanks to the help from here!
Used the samsung's Task Manager to kill active Apps on FF 2.7
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The built in task killer works just fine.
Where do I find the lockscreens or themes at?
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jamezz23 said:
Where do I find the lockscreens or themes at?
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The lock screens should already be there. Take a look at Settings> Display> Unlock Screen.
For themes go to Captivate Themes and Apps and look for themes that say "Compatible with (or tested on) Cog 4.x".
This should get you started- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921920
Welcome to the addiction.
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41LY45 said:
Used the samsung's Task Manager to kill active Apps on FF 2.7
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I strictly use SystemPanel Lite. Haven't used anything else since going to 2.2(LONG time ago)
Welcome to this group of flashers
KonaZXIII said:
The lock screens should already be there. Take a look at Settings> Display> Unlock Screen.
For themes go to Captivate Themes and Apps and look for themes that say "Compatible with (or tested on) Cog 4.x".
This should get you started- http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=921920
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Ah sweet thanks. When everything looks the same as before sometimes its hard to picks out what settings they added
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cog 4.3 is a great rom to start, its not far off of stock. 4.3 seems to be running great for me too compared to earlier versions.
Well nice to see my help and recommendation of rom worked out for you. Now just read, read, read, and when you think you've got a question, read some more. I started flashing my phone day 2 of having it this is my first smartphone, didn't post until 3 months later and that was to start helping other people. Have fun and be careful font do anything unless you know what it is, and make sure you know how to recover from a blunder.
Ha, congrats, I too flashed Serendipity, my first, a week ago and since have flashed a nice juicy paragon kernel. It's amazing the speed! I've tried a few launchers but none did I like as much as the stock one. Until I found W7 launcher on the market. But I cross back and forth btw the stock and W7, thats what I like about it is it's easy to get rid of if I like. Great work on the flash, great people here, helped me out immensely too.
I do have one question tho, that hasn't been explained to me and may help you also. Harveythedog mentioned a nandroid back up and I've searched but cant find out what this means and how to do it? Can someone explain this?
I've backed up with titbu, and backed up my apn's, and my efs folder to ext sd, but I'm not positive I've done a nandroid backup.
What is REALLY needed is a sticky here with a step by step on what to do once you've flashed a rom. There's plenty on HOW to do it and what steps to take prior, but I haven't found anything on exactly what should be done after. I think it would be really useful for noobs like me.
great work
Stop encouraging him "haha" just kidding welcome to the party.
A nandroid back up is done in clockwork recovery under backup and restore, it makes a back up of your system so if you were to do something that breaks the os you can restore a working rom from the backup.
Good job on the flash no matter how many roms.i.try i keep going back to cog its the best one out there lovin the.battery life and speed
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studacris said:
A nandroid back up is done in clockwork recovery under backup and restore, it makes a back up of your system so if you were to do something that breaks the os you can restore a working rom from the backup.
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Ok, so I've done that. Good news. Does it get backed up on the internal sd or ext sd? If int, should I move it to ext? And home comp? Thanks Studacris.
tkjeeper said:
Ok, so I've done that. Good news. Does it get backed up on the internal sd or ext sd? If int, should I move it to ext? And home comp? Thanks Studacris.
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It puts it on the internal sdcard. /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup to be more precise. Flashing doesn't wipe the sdcard partition only master clear does that, but you should be backing up the entire sdcard on your computer before flashing anyway, so that will be in there, but a good rule of thumb in computers in general: if its important to you back it up, and back up the backup. Data redundancy is an amazing thing
make sure you dont rename it ever clockwork has an issue with restoring if you do, even if you change it back to what it was, so just dont rename. the nandroid itself is just named by the date you created it I believe.
serendipity forevaaaaa
3 days into my first Rom flash as well - Serendipity (literally spent weeks researching, reading and understanding everything).
Gotta say no matter how much i messed with lagfixes... Kernels... Modems..... I could never get the cappy as smooth as this Rom. Kudos to the creators. And grats on your first (and in all likelihood by no means your last)

[Q] General noob questions

First off, i apologize for my noob questions but i would prefer to ask these before i mess with my phone. so here goes:
what's a kernel and what does it do?
same for modem (or are they the same)
what is the difference between odexed or deoexed and is there an advantage to one or the other?
what are some good ROMs for the SGS4G?
i'll post more as i think of them
Juls317 said:
First off, i apologize for my noob questions but i would prefer to ask these before i mess with my phone. so here goes:
what's a kernel and what does it do?
same for modem (or are they the same)
what is the difference between odexed or deoexed and is there an advantage to one or the other?
what are some good ROMs for the SGS4G?
i'll post more as i think of them
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I'll post this in pretty basic terms for ease of reading.
A kernel in general terms is what makes the phone run. It's the nuts and bolts. In linux you have different kernels and they all provide certain features. ROM's run on the kernel and provide the screens if you will, the features of the phone. Kinda like your computer's operating system.
Modems/Radios are firmware that control the baseband radio chipsets on your phone device to communicate to the data network for your carrier. You connection to your carrier. Specific to your phone and carrier.
When you have an odexed system you basically have apk's and odex files inside of your file system. The idea behind it is that odex files load up on boot to help speed up loading the APK's. However, it makes it hard to modify the system APK's since it loads parts from odex and parts from the APK.
Deodexing is basically repackaging the APK's and odex files so that they are reassembled and therefore making sure the application package is back in once piece.
This allows the ability to make theming modifications (battery, clock color etc.) without conflict, knowing that the application package is back together.
There are no ROM's per se yet for the SGS4G there is the Bali Kernel which adds some great enhancements made by Dr Honk, see it in the SGS4G android development forum.
There are also SGS4G deodexed kernels such as VUVKD1 DEODEXED from Krylon360 or Whitehawkx, also in the Android Development forum. These builds of the kernel provide the ability for theming, with Whitehawkx build you have the ability to do custom lock screens, there is a mod for supporting custom boot animations etc.
Hopefully this helps you understand more
joedeveloper said:
I'll post this in pretty basic terms for ease of reading.
A kernel in general terms is what makes the phone run. It's the nuts and bolts. In linux you have different kernels and they all provide certain features. ROM's run on the kernel and provide the screens if you will, the features of the phone. Kinda like your computer's operating system.
Modems/Radios are firmware that control the baseband radio chipsets on your phone device to communicate to the data network for your carrier. You connection to your carrier. Specific to your phone and carrier.
When you have an odexed system you basically have apk's and odex files inside of your file system. The idea behind it is that odex files load up on boot to help speed up loading the APK's. However, it makes it hard to modify the system APK's since it loads parts from odex and parts from the APK.
Deodexing is basically repackaging the APK's and odex files so that they are reassembled and therefore making sure the application package is back in once piece.
This allows the ability to make theming modifications (battery, clock color etc.) without conflict, knowing that the application package is back together.
There are no ROM's per se yet for the SGS4G there is the Bali Kernel which adds some great enhancements made by Dr Honk, see it in the SGS4G android development forum.
There are also SGS4G deodexed kernels such as VUVKD1 DEODEXED from Krylon360 or Whitehawkx, also in the Android Development forum. These builds of the kernel provide the ability for theming, with Whitehawkx build you have the ability to do custom lock screens, there is a mod for supporting custom boot animations etc.
Hopefully this helps you understand more
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Not sure if you could have worded that any better.
As a fellow noob I appreciate this explanation as well.
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danstheman7 said:
Not sure if you could have worded that any better.
As a fellow noob I appreciate this explanation as well.
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Anytime
joedeveloper said:
I'll post this in pretty basic terms for ease of reading.
A kernel in general terms is what makes the phone run. It's the nuts and bolts. In linux you have different kernels and they all provide certain features. ROM's run on the kernel and provide the screens if you will, the features of the phone. Kinda like your computer's operating system.
Modems/Radios are firmware that control the baseband radio chipsets on your phone device to communicate to the data network for your carrier. You connection to your carrier. Specific to your phone and carrier.
When you have an odexed system you basically have apk's and odex files inside of your file system. The idea behind it is that odex files load up on boot to help speed up loading the APK's. However, it makes it hard to modify the system APK's since it loads parts from odex and parts from the APK.
Deodexing is basically repackaging the APK's and odex files so that they are reassembled and therefore making sure the application package is back in once piece.
This allows the ability to make theming modifications (battery, clock color etc.) without conflict, knowing that the application package is back together.
There are no ROM's per se yet for the SGS4G there is the Bali Kernel which adds some great enhancements made by Dr Honk, see it in the SGS4G android development forum.
There are also SGS4G deodexed kernels such as VUVKD1 DEODEXED from Krylon360 or Whitehawkx, also in the Android Development forum. These builds of the kernel provide the ability for theming, with Whitehawkx build you have the ability to do custom lock screens, there is a mod for supporting custom boot animations etc.
Hopefully this helps you understand more
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Damn insightfull. Thanks from a noob.
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and FKNFOCUSED modded notification bar. rockin CWM3 BETA.
Then what's the difference between KB5 and KB1?
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Juls317 said:
Then what's the difference between KB5 and KB1?
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So there is VUVKB5, VUVKC1 (Unreleased engineering build), VUVKD1 (Latest Build).
Haven't heard of KB1, I think you probably have it mixed up with KD1.
Anyhow, KB5 to KD1 there were bug fixes, MMS related bug issues fixed etc. The change log is here:
http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/Samsu...our-Samsung-Galaxy-S-4G-Community/td-p/839429
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Thanks. A great beginners primer
joedeveloper said:
So there is VUVKB5, VUVKC1 (Unreleased engineering build), VUVKD1 (Latest Build).
Haven't heard of KB1, I think you probably have it mixed up with KD1.
Anyhow, KB5 to KD1 there were bug fixes, MMS related bug issues fixed etc. The change log is here:
http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/Samsu...our-Samsung-Galaxy-S-4G-Community/td-p/839429
If my post helped, feel free to click the thanks button.
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ok, so Krylon360 is working on CWM for the SGS4G and (at some point) talks about using KD1, so how can I go about flashing KD1 to my phone without using a windows PC (i have a mac)?
Sorry for noob question. I've been studying hard lately and with all the recent developments it had been overwhelming. Anyway.
I have been trying to download the modded recovery binary needed for CWM 3.0 directly to my phone using the multiupload link provided by Krylon360.
When I try to download it on my phone I get cannot download content not supported on my phone. Am I doing something wrong that I can't download straight to my phone? Do I need to check to a box somewhere?
Do I have to download the recovery binary and CWM to a computer first and then to my phone?
Is there a way I can do this with just my phone? I have Root explorer pro, super manager, file explorer, ect...I was really hoping to do it using my phone because I don't have full time access to a pc.
Thank you very much for taking the time to reply.
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I downloaded it to my computer and then moved it to my phone using Awesome Drop (found in the Market) and then put the binary in the proper folder using Root Explorer but since you don't have full time access to a computer I don't know how you would go about this. I would suggest just using the limited time that you have on the computer, it should only take a few minutes
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Juls317 said:
I downloaded it to my computer and then moved it to my phone using Awesome Drop (found in the Market) and then put the binary in the proper folder using Root Explorer but since you don't have full time access to a computer I don't know how you would go about this. I would suggest just using the limited time that you have on the computer, it should only take a few minutes
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I'll check that out when I can...if I'm going to be modding I should probably pick myself up a good inexpensive laptop.
I am so used to being a download/install nut that I was hoping to be able to do it in a more familiar way. This modding stuff is a whole other ballgame and I can't wait to play. Lol.
Thank you for you advise. It is greatly appreciated.
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Jerry D said:
Juls317 said:
I downloaded it to my computer and then moved it to my phone using Awesome Drop (found in the Market) and then put the binary in the proper folder using Root Explorer but since you don't have full time access to a computer I don't know how you would go about this. I would suggest just using the limited time that you have on the computer, it should only take a few minutes
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I'll check that out when I can...if I'm going to be modding I should probably pick myself up a good inexpensive laptop.
I am so used to being a download/install nut that I was hoping to be able to do it in a more familiar way. This modding stuff is a whole other ballgame and I can't wait to play. Lol.
Thank you for you advise. It is greatly appreciated.
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You can download directly to your phone using a different browser like dolphinhd.
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I personally use Skyfire
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joedeveloper said:
So there is VUVKB5, VUVKC1 (Unreleased engineering build), VUVKD1 (Latest Build).
Haven't heard of KB1, I think you probably have it mixed up with KD1.
Anyhow, KB5 to KD1 there were bug fixes, MMS related bug issues fixed etc. The change log is here:
http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/Samsu...our-Samsung-Galaxy-S-4G-Community/td-p/839429
If my post helped, feel free to click the thanks button.
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so should i flash the KD1 kernel from Krylon? and a coulpe more questions:
when you clear the phones cache, data and dalvik cache through CWM, what does it do? what do i lose? i know some ROMs require it and i don't want to flash a ROM that will make me lose something that i wanna keep
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Jerry D said:
You can download directly to your phone using a different browser like dolphinhd.
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Thank you! I'm going to check dolphinHD out.
I have used dolphin in the past but was unaware that it had a better download capability than stock. The message I got was that the phone could not support the content so it never occurred to me to try another browser. Good stuff!
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golmar88 said:
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You can download directly to your phone using a different browser like dolphinhd.
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I downloaded Dolphin HD as you suggested and I was able to download the Modded Recovery Binary directly to my phone.
THANK YOU!!!
Now I just have to find out the steps I need to do to replace the recovery.bin files using Root Explorer Pro and then get CWM 3
Very exciting stuff for a noob like me. Lol.
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Go into root explorer and go to /system/bin and then paste the file there. It will prompt to overwrite the.current recovery file and just replace it although I suggest copying the original to your external SD card first just in case
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The good news is you will have to.do it again but you'll get the final release.
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[Q] Building my own (basic) ROM? Is that even possible if I am only human?

Hi.
I was wondering if I can build my own ROM if I am a layman.
What I would like is to simply take the STOCK ROM, remove everything I don't like about it (basically some apps), add to it some apps that I must have, my own preferred launcher and... that's it!
Is this something very complicated?
Thanks
Well when i used to do them back in the day for windows mobile we called it a kitchen and you used that particular software to add your apps and etc to cook a rom and you became a chef but i think the politically correct term is dev now. Lol jist poking fun devs
Modaco custom kitchen might help but might just be for the P990 though. If you cant find a kitchen that is specifically for us then its probably out of reach for beginners. I would just nandroid your stock and backup specific apps with titanium.
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thank you!
what's nandroid? is it like doing a system image?
Basically but not quite... It backs up the rom and kernel but third party apps are not. those will have to be redownloaded or re-installed with titanium.
Paid apps will be remembered by google so it will be on your list of bought apps.
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Basically but not quite... It backs up the rom and kernel but third party apps are not. those will have to be redownloaded or re-installed with titanium.
Paid apps will be remembered by google so it will be on your list of bought apps.
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Thanks once more.
But isn't this the same as just re-flashing the rom then?
sorry just trying to figure this out since it's first time ive heard of it
Yes and no.. If your rooted and removed system apps or bloatware they wont be included if you hard reset or reflash as you call it.
You should nandroid before you remove anything. Rooting allows you to add or remove mostly anything you don't want
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Yes and no.. If your rooted and removed system apps or bloatware they wont be included if you hard reset or reflash as you call it.
You should nandroid before you remove anything. Rooting allows you to add or remove mostly anything you don't want
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This is good stuff!!!
So what app would you use to remove the unwanted bloatware???
Best all purpose would be titanium backup... Grt the paid version to support the dev
Remember if yiu unistall the bloatware like tmo "my account" it won't be there if you hard reset. When in doubt freeze it instead.
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Fyi, Modaco kitchen *is* only for the P990, those roms won't work on the P999.
Essentially, you open the update zip, change what you want, put it back together and flash it. From there, anytime you want to do something, just search google/xda for what you want to do and see if you can find instructions. More advanced changes will require you learn things like editing APK files (APK Multi Tool is useful here) or XML and even Smali files. I've even had to have a go at editing SQL files for a couple of things (such as removing the Tracfone homepage and adding locale support).
Really it's an open-ended can of worms ...
Sometimes the best thing is to modify your EXISTING install instead, if you don't plan on uploading/sharing. You can always make a backup via Nandroid if you mess up that you can restore.

[Q] How do you get Google Now to work???

I'm brand new to the SIII, switched from a Rezound yesterday. I'm rooted, unlocked and running CleanRom. I know others have gotten Google Now to work but I'm at a loss for device specific install instruction! This is what I did and had no luck, kept getting force closes and black screens: downloaded the m7_velvet.apk to extsd....rename as 'GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk.....replace in /system/ app....change the permissions to read,write,execute/read,execute/read,execute....rebooted. Any help would be awesome!!
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I'm brand new to the SIII, switched from a Rezound yesterday. I'm rooted, unlocked and running CleanRom. I know others have gotten Google Now to work but I'm at a loss for device specific install instruction! This is what I did and had no luck, kept getting force closes and black screens: downloaded the m7_velvet.apk to extsd....rename as 'GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk.....replace in /system/ app....change the permissions to read,write,execute/read,execute/read,execute....rebooted. Any help would be awesome!!
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Go to here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=30809177
Download the flashable zip of your choice for the ARMv7. I recommend the online only version. Then flash it in cwm.
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Dont know what post I was reading that was telling me to just install the apk, but what I was trying to install earlier was now obviously just the update apk. Works fine now, thanks!!
I just installed it today. I think it's a little silly that the back button doesn't work to exit the app. Others having issues with that?
dunderball said:
I just installed it today. I think it's a little silly that the back button doesn't work to exit the app. Others having issues with that?
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Yes that's a common problem, but you have to remember is from jb ported back to ics. It's really good for a port!
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Yes that's a common problem, but you have to remember is from jb ported back to ics. It's really good for a port!
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Very true, not going to complain too much and all I had to do was drop a few files. I renamed all the other folders/files it was supposed to overwrite so all is good, didn't need to take a nandroid or anything. Pretty nifty feature to have and takes stock rooted one step closer to JB.
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Very true, not going to complain too much and all I had to do was drop a few files. I renamed all the other folders/files it was supposed to overwrite so all is good, didn't need to take a nandroid or anything. Pretty nifty feature to have and takes stock rooted one step closer to JB.
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Ya, i loved it on my razr and on my stock rooted s3. But i finally just went with a jb rom
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Help With Boot Animation?

Hey everyone! I'm a newb with boot animations and was wondering if someone could direct me to a tutorial on how to install custom ones? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
I'm sorry, but you really couldn't Google this? No need to start a new thread. I don't mean to sound rude or something, but after being on this forum for a little while you'll learn that a lot of problems can be solved by seeking the answer yourself.
Make sure your rom supports custom boot animations. Download a boot animation of your choice. Copy the "bootanimation.zip" file and paste it in system/media. If you're like me and you have a bootanimation installer within your rom, you can just select the .zip and the work will be done for you. Alternatively, you could download an app that comes pre-loaded with a bunch of animations. Usually all you have to do is press the "install" button and it does the work for you.
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Surprisingly, I never thought about searching for an app for that. Thanks for the suggestion haha
Update: I downloaded Rom Toolbox Pro and tried using custom boot animations through that. For some reason my phone's boot animation will not change. No matter what I do, it stays on ATT's boot animation... idk what to do
Update: I found out that the ROM I'm running on isn't deodexed. Basically, I can't personalize anything that has to do with themes. I'm running on ICS 4.0.3. Any help on what to do is appreciated..
300z said:
Update: I found out that the ROM I'm running on isn't deodexed. Basically, I can't personalize anything that has to do with themes. I'm running on ICS 4.0.3. Any help on what to do is appreciated..
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Try a JB rom? Might I recommend Orthus?
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Is there a way to switch to that ROM without a computer? Mine aren't available at the moment. If so, I'd do it right now.
300z said:
Is there a way to switch to that ROM without a computer? Mine aren't available at the moment. If so, I'd do it right now.
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Yeah. Google "Orthus rom galaxy s2 skyrocket" and the xda link should be on the first page if not the first result. Download the zip for Orthus Five, download the gapps zip and download the boot loop fix zip. Make backups, preferably in both Nandroid and Titanium if you have the space. Boot the phone into recovery, factory restore and wipe cache and davlik, flash the Orthus zip, flash the gapps zip and flash the loop fix zip. Reboot your phone and set your basic data up (Google account, wifi password, etc). Sign into the play store and redownload Titanium and restore your apps. Keep your nandroid backup in case you want to return to whatever rom you're on now.
Sent from my SR running Orthus Five
300z said:
Is there a way to switch to that ROM without a computer? Mine aren't available at the moment. If so, I'd do it right now.
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You need to go spend some time here, all of your questions have been answered already. Read, search, read, search ... then read some more.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652398
Thanks. I figured it all out myself before you replied thanks for the help though. I was just too lazy to figure out myself, but then I did anyways. I'm on Orthos 5 right now & its pretty great other than the battery life!
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300z said:
Thanks. I figured it all out myself before you replied thanks for the help though. I was just too lazy to figure out myself, but then I did anyways. I'm on Orthos 5 right now & its pretty great other than the battery life!
Sent from my SGH-I727 using xda premium
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*Orthus
And trust me, the battery life will eventually improve. I moved to an S3 yesterday, and ironically I noticed a drastic change in my SR's battery life the afternoon before I traded it in took about a week to kick in but it gets better. If you like the rom, don't forget to go over to the Orthus discussion in general and thank Mindmajick! He or someone else watching the thread will undoubtedly be able to help you with any problem you could run into, as long as you're nice about it.
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