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[S5660] Galaxy Gio The big Thread! | Tips, Roots, fixes, Firmware, Custom Roms

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Didnt you know some thing, ask me!
Welcome in the Thread for Samsung's Galaxy Gio (S5660)
INDEX
1. Root
2. Custom Bootanimation
3. Firmware releases
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First, i will post update_[number].zip files.
You can add this updates on this way:
1. Shutdown your phone.
2. press: Home button + Volume button - + On button
3. go to Add Update from SD-card.
4. Search for the update_[number].zip file on your SD-card
5. Run the update
Root
You can root Android 2.2 with: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
You can root Android 2.3.3 with: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111414
Custom bootanimation
What you need:
- Rooted Galaxy Gio S5660 or an other Galaxy Phone.
- Data Cable or SD-Card reader
- Root explorer
- Little bit skills
1. download the patch_cutom_bootanimation.zip file bellow.
2. unzip the files to a new folder on your SDcard called: patchfiles
3. Open root explorer
4. go to /sd-card/patchfiles
5. press menu button and select multi-select
6. select all files without bootanimation.zip
7. press now on the bottom, copy
8. press now 2 times on back button
9. go to /system/bin/
10. press now paste and replace the files.
Now you need only place the bootanimation.zip in his directory
11. go back to your patchfile folder on your SD-card
12. copy bootanimation.zip and place him in /system/media/
13. reboot your device and watch your brand new bootanimation!
TIP:
1. With an bootanimation boot your device slowlier then normal.
you can also delete bootanimation.zip, your device is now booting with the Android 3.1 bootanimation, i like it!
2. You can also remove the shutdown animation, but it isnt posible to change him.
rename in the /system/media/video/shutdown/ the file shutdown.qmg to shutdown_backup.qmg
REMOVE SIMLOCK
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1139251

Firmware
2.2.1 unofficial - http://hotfile.com/dl/115778530/c3dab6d/S5660XXKC5_OXXKC3_XXKB9.rar.html
2.3.3 unofficial 2 june 2011 - http://hotfile.com/dl/119787749/eeddc82/S5660XXKPA.rar.html
2.3.3 official 24 june 2011 - http://hotfile.com/dl/123845369/b1f54c4/S5660XXKPE_S5660XXKPA_S5660OXFKP1.rar.html <- also on KIES
2.3.3 official 24 june 2011 - http://hotfile.com/dl/124686521/ca109ee/S5660XXKPE_S5660XXKPA_S5660XENKP1.rar.html <- also on KIES
2.3.4 unofficial 24 june 2011 - http://hotfile.com/dl/124831067/3d27a39/S5660XXKQ3_S5660XXKQ3_S5660SEBKQ1.rar.html
2.3.4 unofficial 23 july 2011 - http://hotfile.com/dl/125489515/6fa36c7/S5660XXKQ6_S5660XXKQ5_S5660SEBKQ1.rar.html
pass: samfirmware.com

APK lost ?
Backup System Apps (apk), download here:
Froyo - flashing ...
Gingerbread All apps, backup system/apps/ 90MB
Did you lose an APK file?
Get you errors with a APK?
Do you Morph you APK wrong?
AND NO BACKUP?!
Search your APK from the ZIP file,
Apply him to system/apps/
And your apk will work as even before!
TAGS: Galaxy, Gio, APK, Lost, S5660, system, apps, gMail
Custom ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1136798

I' m following this thread. Please continuie sharing

how to enable a2sd darktremor to S5660XXKPA?

Following this thread. Thanks for getting it going.

nice work bro please keep it up

Nice Work , keep it going..

Me too following this topic.

How to make a CUSTOM BOOT ANIMATION...
Install winrar
Root your Android!
using the console or Root explorer goto the /system/media directory.
Copy bootanimation.zip to your SD Card.
Connect your Android to your computer with usb and mount the SD Card
Copy bootanimation.zip to your computer.
extract bootanimation.zip to a folder
Inside you will find 2 folders with all the individual PNG files in them.
With photoshop or paint modify the png files to add your custom graphics.
Highlight the two folders and the desc file.
Right click the highlighted files.
Select add to archive.
Select Zip
In the compression method drop down box select Store. (this is key if you dont do this it wont play the animation)
save the archive as bootanimation.zip
copy the new bootanimation.zip to your SD Card
Load terminal emulator and enter the following commands with an enter after each
***BEGIN TERMINAL COMMANDS***
su
mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system
dd if=/sdcard/bootanimation.zip of=/system/media/bootanimation.zip
Reboot

Great!!!
Sent from my GT-S5660 using XDA App

Patch added, sorry ive also a daily job...

strunkie said:
Backup System Apps (apk), download here:
Uploading...
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this is exactly what I need!
I screwed up with Calendar.apk and Calendar.odex and almost anybody on forums wants to help...
why not uploading a full original \system\app folder for every possible needs?
is it ready or still uploading?

keep sharing, Btw when upgrade to ginger bread will be available officially ?

taand said:
keep sharing, Btw when upgrade to ginger bread will be available officially ?
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Samsung will release 2.3.3 and 2.3.4.
I think that 2.3.4 the lastest update is.

beeryourself said:
this is exactly what I need!
I screwed up with Calendar.apk and Calendar.odex and almost anybody on forums wants to help...
why not uploading a full original \system\app folder for every possible needs?
is it ready or still uploading?
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finished, will add now

strunkie said:
finished, will add now
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Great!
that's exactly what I needed!
Thanks!
well, it's still not working...
I downloaded the zip, put Calendar.apk and Calendar.odex on the phone, then moved to \system\app and changed proprietary to 0-root and permissions rw-r--r-- for both. reboot. no calendar application in drawer.
what else can i do to get this damn app back?

beeryourself said:
great! waiting online...
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Backup System Apps (apk), download here:
All apps, backup system/apps/
90MB
See third post

Does somebody here also have the phone getting turned off in your pocket problem?

xpowerstef said:
Does somebody here also have the phone getting turned off in your pocket problem?
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Some times my phone wont wake-up, then i hold the power button for a few seconds the phone will reboot then.
Do you have the same problem, its tooks longer to get your phone on...

[FIX] KITKAT Security FC

First, you need ROOT access to do this. It will fix the security force-close and enable the uninstall of apps.
1 - Download FIXV2 here - http://d-h.st/gMh
2 - Extract the file to your desktop and copy the files inside "FIRMWARE\IMAGE" folder to your phone.
3 - Download root explorer from play store and move those files to the firmware\image directory located on your phone.
4 - Long press each file and set permition to RW-R-R (0644) (You do this by selecting OWNER to read and write, GROUP to read and OTHERS to read.
5 - Reboot and try accessing settings.
Thanks to ferreinf for the link and how to do it, I just tried to do this as much newbie proof as possible.

have seen this problem in numerous ROM threads(haven't myself run into this), thanks for the heads up :thumbs up:
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using Tapatalk

scorthyn said:
First, you need ROOT access to do this. It will fix the security force-close and enable the uninstall of apps.
1 - Download FIXV2 here - http://d-h.st/gMh
2 - Extract the file to your desktop and copy the files inside "FIRMWARE\IMAGE" folder to your phone.
3 - Download root explorer from play store and move those files to the firmware\image directory located on your phone.
4 - Long press each file and set permition to RW-R-R (0644) (You do this by selecting OWNER to read and write, GROUP to read and OTHERS to read.
5 - Reboot and try accessing settings.
Thanks to ferreinf for the link and how to do it, I just tried to do this as much newbie proof as possible.
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Hi
Does this help to uninstall system apps as wel instead of deleting apk from system/app folder
Thanks.

smohanv said:
Hi
Does this help to uninstall system apps as wel instead of deleting apk from system/app folder
Thanks.
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No, it has nothing to do with what you want and there's absolutely no point in doing what wanna do either. You can not reclaim the free space to yourself and that would yet prevent you from installing OTA updates. The best way around this is to unable the system apps you don't wanna run.

Doublepranks said:
No, it has nothing to do with what you want and there's absolutely no point in doing what wanna do either. You can not reclaim the free space to yourself and that would yet prevent you from installing OTA updates. The best way around this is to unable the system apps you don't wanna run.
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Your description about this patch is confusing...
Read your description,
First, you need ROOT access to do this. It will fix the security force-close and enable the uninstall of apps.

scorthyn said:
First, you need ROOT access to do this. It will fix the security force-close and enable the uninstall of apps.
1 - Download FIXV2 here - http://d-h.st/gMh
2 - Extract the file to your desktop and copy the files inside "FIRMWARE\IMAGE" folder to your phone.
3 - Download root explorer from play store and move those files to the firmware\image directory located on your phone.
4 - Long press each file and set permition to RW-R-R (0644) (You do this by selecting OWNER to read and write, GROUP to read and OTHERS to read.
5 - Reboot and try accessing settings.
Thanks to ferreinf for the link and how to do it, I just tried to do this as much newbie proof as possible.
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firmware\image directory located on your phone.
Where is this directory on the phone? it does not exist, are we to just push the whole dir w/files to the phone? I agree, need alittle more info here please....
Good work if it does what it says....:good:

TheAxman said:
firmware\image directory located on your phone.
Where is this directory on the phone? it does not exist, are we to just push the whole dir w/files to the phone? I agree, need alittle more info here please....
Good work if it does what it says....:good:
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Worked for me to get the nexus g+ rom working fully... used root browsed in ROM Toolbox to copy the files to the relevant folder off root, and set all the permissions to rwx.

S5 Working apps on Grand 2 Kitkat !!!

these apps are work 100% (I've only tried on G8 XXV firmware) :
1.Dialer (After install the Contact, it automatically turn into s5 skin , I guest )
2.Contact
3.Music
4.File manager
5.S voice
6.Launcher (My favorite app :victory but can't change the wallpaper in the launcher ( just open the gallery and change )
And gotta be update more
Instruction :
1 Go to this thread :http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-grand-2/themes-apps/ultimate-s5-mod-one-stop-s5-mod-t2846377 and download the link of the zip ( just copy and paste ).
2. Extract the zip and copy the "app" and "priv-app" into any file in your Grand 2.
3.Install any kind of root file manager (I recommend the Root explorer , it's easy to use )
TO INSTALL THESE APPS, YOU MUST FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTION BELOW, ALL OFF THESE APP MUST SET THE PERMISSIONS TO WORK :
1. For the Dialer and Contact, open the Root explorer, safely backup your "SecContact_Osup.apk (and .odex)" and the " SecContactProvider.apk (and .odex)" . This is my way : copy those file to another file. After that, delete all of those file. Then copy the "SecContact.apk" and the "SecContactProvider.apk" in the zip to your "priv-app" file. After reboot, you'll have both the Dialer and Contact with S5 theme
2.For the Music app, do the same thing to backup the "MusicCommonUtility.apk ( and .odex too)" , "MusicLiveShare2.apk" (and odex) and the "MusicPlayerWT.apk" ( and odex). Then delete all of those and copy only the "SamsungMusic_20.apk" to the "app" file. Reboot
3.Just do the same thing for the File manager ( bakup the apk and odex then delete it and copy the app in the zip).
4. For the S voice, backup the apk, delete it, download the apk below, then copy to the "app" file and reboot.
5. Backup the and and odex of the "SecLauncher3", delete it, copy "TouchwizHome.apk" into "priv-app" and reboot. For themechooser, install the "ThemeChooser.apk" as a normal apk.
To have theme, go to this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2711245
If have any bugs, just let me know.
If it work for you, hit the "thanks" button

I'm gonna post the "TouchwizHome", "ThemeChooser", "S Voice" later, just install the other apps
Sent from my SM-G7102 using XDA Free mobile app

thanhdatnguyen said:
I'm gonna post the "TouchwizHome", "ThemeChooser", "S Voice" later, just install the other apps
Sent from my SM-G7102 using XDA Free mobile app
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A new safer package was added. No need to extract anymore.

Please delete this thread !!!

{Guide}How to backup System apps without ROOTING

This is my 1st post
I think some guys know about this trick
First u need to install All-in-one-toolbox or Es file explorer app :thumbup:
I explain this using all in one toolbox app.......
Guide :
1.Open the app
2.Go to File manager
3.Now go to this path
/system/app
4.Now u can see .apks & long touch on app u want,u can see copy in pop up menu
5.Next Copy & Paste
Screen shots available.......
Please hit thanks.....:'(
Sent from my LG-E400

backup system
Thanks a lot for this resourceful information...as i was unaware of this prior to that

I will give it a shot on my unrooted (luckily just one^^) device! Thanks!

How to install the stock Samsung browser on Verizon S6

I noticed some people were interested in installing the Stock Samsung browser on the Verizon S6 variant so I figured I'd make a little tutorial on how to do just that.
Steps:
1.) You'll need to download the stock Samsung browser files. This can be done here.
2.) Install Root Browser from the play store. (Obviously make sure you grant it root permissions)
3.) Find the Samsung browser folder you just downloaded from Mega and unzip it. The end result will be a folder named "SBrowser_3.0.38".
4.) Copy this unzipped to your /System/app folder.
--Now we need to change the permissions so that the android system can recognize these newly placed files--
5.) Set the permissions as follows: (To set the permissions, you need to press and hold on the name of the folder or file you wish to edit, then click "Permissions") See screenshots
SBrowser_3.0.38 - rwxr-xr-x
lib (folder) - rwxr-xr-x
SBrowser_3.0.38.apk - rw-r-r
arm (folder) - rwxr-xr-x
libsbrowser.so - rw-r-r
libsecv8.so - rw-r-r
libUCProxySDK.so - rw-r-r
libUCProxyWTF.so - rw-r-r
libwbs.so - rw-r-r
6.) Exit and reboot.
Once you've done this, android will boot up with the "Android is upgrading..." screen. The "Internet" apk should now be in your app drawer.
If this helped, please hit the "Thanks" button!
*Note - I have not figured out how to enable the fingerprint scan for password entry. Not sure this is possible for our variant at this time.
Troubleshooting
If the app appears in the app drawer but force closes itself when you try to open it, you are either missing some files, or you didn't set the permissions correctly. Look at my screenshots and make sure the file sizes and permissions are correct.
If no app appears in the app drawer when you reboot, you probably didn't unzip the file before you pasted it in the /system/app directory. Remember to extract it before you copy over the files! You should have copied the "SBrowser_3.0.38" folder, not the "SBrowser_S6_alemtro" zip.

Any direction on the smart manager app? I'm following the directions in the s4 thread, but no go.

Rippley05 said:
Any direction on the smart manager app? I'm following the directions in the s4 thread, but no go.
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Quite honestly, I was told that the smart manager is a bit of a battery hog and that an app like "Clean Master" does essentially the same thing so I never went about getting that app myself. But from looking at the directions I would just say to make sure you are putting it in the "/system/priv-app" folder instead of the "/system/app" folder and just make sure the permissions match those of other files and folders in that directory. I have heard some people have had success with it so it can be done.

Thanks for the tutorial, I didnt have a problem with setting permissions. But good to see I did it right. Any idea how to install smart manager? Put it in app/priv folder. Set permissions but not working.

Works great! +1

conflikt said:
Thanks for the tutorial, I didnt have a problem with setting permissions. But good to see I did it right. Any idea how to install smart manager? Put it in app/priv folder. Set permissions but not working.
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I got Smart Manager to work. I just followed the same permissions as the browser. Worked like a charm.

VinceOB said:
I got Smart Manager to work. I just followed the same permissions as the browser. Worked like a charm.
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Did you put it in /system/app or /system/private

Rippley05 said:
Did you put it in /system/app or /system/private
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It should go into /system/priv-app

VinceOB said:
It should go into /system/priv-app
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Appreciate the info. That's what I did, but it will not work for me. Where did you get the apk and associated files?

Rippley05 said:
Appreciate the info. That's what I did, but it will not work for me. Where did you get the apk and associated files?
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What I did was follow the exact instructions on how to install the browser. Same permissions and everything. I got the apk from the same thread as the browser.

JGoldz75 said:
I noticed some people were interested in installing the Stock Samsung browser on the Verizon S6 variant so I figured I'd make a little tutorial on how to do just that.
Steps:
1.) You'll need to download the stock Samsung browser files. This can be done here.
2.) Install Root Browser from the play store. (Obviously make sure you grant it root permissions)
3.) Find the Samsung browser folder you just downloaded from Mega and unzip it. The end result will be a folder named "SBrowser_3.0.38".
4.) Copy this unzipped to your /System/app folder.
--Now we need to change the permissions so that the android system can recognize these newly placed files--
5.) Set the permissions as follows: (To set the permissions, you need to press and hold on the name of the folder or file you wish to edit, then click "Permissions") See screenshots
SBrowser_3.0.38 - rwxr-xr-x
lib (folder) - rwxr-xr-x
SBrowser_3.0.38.apk - rw-r-r
arm (folder) - rwxr-xr-x
libsbrowser.so - rw-r-r
libsecv8.so - rw-r-r
libUCProxySDK.so - rw-r-r
libUCProxyWTF.so - rw-r-r
libwbs.so - rw-r-r
6.) Exit and reboot.
Once you've done this, android will boot up with the "Android is upgrading..." screen. The "Internet" apk should now be in your app drawer.
If this helped, please hit the "Thanks" button!
*Note - I have not figured out how to enable the fingerprint scan for password entry. Not sure this is possible for our variant at this time.
Troubleshooting
If the app appears in the app drawer but force closes itself when you try to open it, you are either missing some files, or you didn't set the permissions correctly. Look at my screenshots and make sure the file sizes and permissions are correct.
If no app appears in the app drawer when you reboot, you probably didn't unzip the file before you pasted it in the /system/app directory. Remember to extract it before you copy over the files! You should have copied the "SBrowser_3.0.38" folder, not the "SBrowser_S6_alemtro" zip.
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I've managed to get the FingerPrint working for autocompleting on the Verizon Galaxy S6 Edge, and posted it over on the app thread there. If you'd like me to get it working for the regular S6 send me the SecSettings2 folder within system/priv-app.

trailblazer101 said:
I've managed to get the FingerPrint working for autocompleting on the Verizon Galaxy S6 Edge, and posted it over on the app thread there. If you'd like me to get it working for the regular S6 send me the SecSettings2 folder within system/priv-app.
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That would be awesome, Thank You. Hopefully this is everything you need, if not please let me know.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/52aw4kfupz0u4rr/SecSettings2_VZW-S6.zip?dl=0

dustinb17 said:
That would be awesome, Thank You. Hopefully this is everything you need, if not please let me know.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/52aw4kfupz0u4rr/SecSettings2_VZW-S6.zip?dl=0
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It's been posted over here: XDA Thread Link. Let me know how it works for you!

What are the pros/cons of using the default browser over Chrome?

VinceOB said:
It should go into /system/priv-app
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You only put it in system priv-app?? Not in system/app?? Also did you delete smart manager providers folder or did you leave it alone? As I. System priv-app there is 3 folders, smart manager, smart manager sdk. And smart manager providers. Thanks

conflikt said:
You only put it in system priv-app?? Not in system/app?? Also did you delete smart manager providers folder or did you leave it alone? As I. System priv-app there is 3 folders, smart manager, smart manager sdk. And smart manager providers. Thanks
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Yup. Just put it in priv-app. I didnt do anything with Smart Manager Providers. Just left it alone.

VinceOB said:
Yup. Just put it in priv-app. I didnt do anything with Smart Manager Providers. Just left it alone.
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Okay. Have you installed Viper4android?? If you don't mind could you pull audio effects.conf from system/etc for me and post on here?? jacked up my sound trying to install Viper and forgot to make a backup lol.
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Tried putting in just private app with no luck. Atleast I'm not seeing an icon for it

conflikt said:
Okay. Have you installed Viper4android?? If you don't mind could you pull audio effects.conf from system/etc for me and post on here?? jacked up my sound trying to install Viper and forgot to make a backup lol.
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Tried putting in just private app with no luck. Atleast I'm not seeing an icon for it
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Make sure the permissions are exactly like it is for the browser. As for Viper, I haven't installed it yet. Haven't had time. Did you try rebooting after you made the changes? It should say updating apps.

I'm convinced that smart manager just will not work on some versions. Dunno why, but it won't. I have tried everything I can think of..no go

Has been posted
http://forum.xda-developers.com/ver...ps/5-12-sbrowser-returns-fingerprint-t3106759
This has been posted a long time ago.. search helps