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[Q] anyone know if there is a way to put sense 3 or 3.5 on the samsung roms?

i like everything about this phone but the ui

then you shouldn't have gotten the phone .. and this is a Q and should not be in the dev section

cjindustry said:
i like everything about this phone but the ui
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seeing as u have 98 posts u should know by know where to post... smh

cjindustry said:
i like everything about this phone but the ui
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Then you should've gone HTC... Normally we're not like this. Post things in the right section and we're much nicer.

You did try the phone before you bought it, right?

1. Print this out.
2. Acquire scotch tape
3. Tape to phone
4. ?????
5. Profit!

cjindustry said:
i like everything about this phone but the ui
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well do you just want the launcher and widgets or the whole set of menus dialer and more?
you can use 3rd party apps like go contacts and launcher pro and go weather or beautiful widgets or fancy widget and replace the lock screen with a market ap but to port the ui takes work both ui's have some kernel integration and the phones use completely different hardware so it takes a lot of work from experienced developers and none here have any interest in that. best i can tell you is to buy a sensation or it's canadia equivelant if you are not satisfied with market app.
though i do like mikeys suggestion.

I prefer Mikey's suggestion, agree with Dani's and suggest you look at how the proposed Sense port went for the original sgs and then come back......

I used Sense with Cookie's improvments. The GO Launcher and ALL of its addons are actually far superior - then add 2 quicklauncher - and this phone DESTROYS sense. Just a bit more work to get all assembled - but its all there and WAY MORE.

bsw11 said:
I used Sense with Cookie's improvments. The GO Launcher and ALL of its addons are actually far superior - then add 2 quicklauncher - and this phone DESTROYS sense. Just a bit more work to get all assembled - but its all there and WAY MORE.
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Thanks BSW11 for your feedback I'll try that

MikeyMike01 said:
1. Print this out.
2. Acquire scotch tape
3. Tape to phone
4. ?????
5. Profit!
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I LOL'D! HAHA
Sent from my SGH-I997 using xda premium

Getting TRUE sense UI on samsung based rom is (impossible??). Porting them is a lot harder then anyone might think.

sense is very heavy. i remember even 2 years ago on windows mobile phones it consisted of thousands of files. and it seems to only have gotten more bloated. its definitely not impossible, but its so intertwined with the framework, it would take alot of work. htc is not going to make it easy.

Bandit_Kaine said:
Getting TRUE sense UI on samsung based rom is (impossible??). Porting them is a lot harder then anyone might think.
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yeah I didn't know.. I know they port all the time from htc to htc so didnt know how it was from htc to another model or another model to htc.. the sense 3.5 for my inspire was great but the phone button broke, so i got the samsung infuse until the next htc came out.. I do however like some of the feedback i got and with a few free apps from the market ive got it dialed in with the htc looks without the battery cpu and mem hog.. may just get the galaxy 2 and mod it the same way and see if i can hold off on the htc.. but i hear the htc holiday aka raider is going to be amazing

Galaxy S 4 OFFICIAL Rom Review Thread![Videos][07/21/13]

Welcome to the official ROM review thread for our amazing phone! Below this introduction will be several video reviews of ROMS that you can either request on my YouTube (CLICK) or ones that I decided to make! Please leave feedback on what you liked or what I can improve on! Subscribe if you want to know every time I release a new video! Link is below the last video. I will keep this thread updated each time I release a new video! Enjoy guys!
Pure Android V2 Review!
GOOGLE EDITION 4.3 REVIEW
MIUI V5 Review
CM10.1 Review
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Brilliant, I tried MIUI on my S 2, Any idea if MIUI is supporting the GT-I9500 ?

zachpozniak said:
Check out my new video review of MIUI for our wonderful phones! Please subscribe for more videos like this and like only if you actually liked it!
Leave a comment if you any questions, comments, or suggestions! Thanks!
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Where did you get it from? I would like to give it a try..

Garethkungfu said:
Any idea if MIUI is supporting the GT-I9500 ?
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About as much chance as there is of CM, AOKP or Paranoid Android supporting the I9500. Which is to say little to none, or at least in anything approaching a stable fashion and in the near future.
And isn't this BMarko's build off this very forum? If so you should link it on the opening post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2306650

Pagnell said:
About as much chance as there is of CM, AOKP or Paranoid Android supporting the I9500. Which is to say little to none, or at least in anything approaching a stable fashion and in the near future.
And isn't this BMarko's build off this very forum? If so you should link it on the opening post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2306650
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I'm not sure if it supports the I9500. This is on my T-Mobile variant. Yes, that is the rom and I will contact him with the link! Thanks for feedback!

Like a said in my post, it definitely does not support the I9500.
Sent from my Qualcomm Galaxy S4

Why do you pronounce MIUI so weirdly? MIUI is pronounced "Me You I", not "Em I You I" and certainly not "My You I"

Theshawty said:
Why do you pronounce MIUI so weirdly? MIUI is pronounced "Me You I", not "Em I You I" and certainly not "My You I"
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No sh!t I thought it was mai u i. Me stupi

Theshawty said:
Why do you pronounce MIUI so weirdly? MIUI is pronounced "Me You I", not "Em I You I" and certainly not "My You I"
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Because Americans seem to pronounce MI the same way they pronounce MY.
Sent from my GT-I9500

i used to have miui back on my x10 and i loved it, this seems interesting
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Didn't know how it was pronounced. I usually just pronounce it as "My UI" or I actually spell out the letters "M I U I". "My UI" sounds logical because you are able to customize it however you like so it can be your UI.

zachpozniak said:
Didn't know how it was pronounced. I usually just pronounce it as "My UI" or I actually spell out the letters "M I U I". "My UI" sounds logical because you are able to customize it however you like so it can be your UI.
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what features will I lose installing this rom?
I truely hate the samsung UI (the black and ugly green), but I like the camera app and the gps..

I updated the OP with a CM10.1 video as well. Check it out!

Metusion said:
what features will I lose installing this rom?
I truely hate the samsung UI (the black and ugly green), but I like the camera app and the gps..
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You will lose all the gimmicky features of touchwiz and the UI of course. That's about it though. You will gain custom abilities! The camera and gps work fine. If you flash it right you will get really good performance and battery life. I actually believe it was snappier and it had better data connection than stock touchwiz .

zachpozniak said:
I updated the OP with a CM10.1 video as well. Check it out!
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What's so special about a cm10 on the s4? Flashed a dozen and aokp's.

boterkaaseneieren said:
What's so special about a cm10 on the s4? Flashed a dozen and aokp's.
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People who are new to rooting sometimes don't even know what it is. Its always nice to help people out and give them alternate options besides touchwiz.

Updated the OP. I will now be posting any ROM reviews for the GS4 on this thread! Keep in touch!

zachpozniak said:
Updated the OP. I will now be posting any ROM reviews for the GS4 on this thread! Keep in touch!
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As of a few hours ago I shattered the screen on my beloved Mi2, for the second time, yet again resulting in an inoperable screen. I've decided to end terms with it, as much as I love it, but my contract is nearing end and I am considering getting an S4 recontracted tomorrow.
Have been looking up reviews and everything all night, especially for MIUI on an S4, as I've become ever so hooked with it on my Mi2.
How's the ROM going for you on that device? I noticed how unresponsive TouchWiz on the S4 was which really bestowed me, but seeing the CM videos and MIUI being run on this device, I'm feeling it!
edit: Backed up many theme settings such as iPhone font and emoji keyboard does the graphical emoji show on this ported MIUI, or is it the plain black/white variant made by Android?

ubelai said:
As of a few hours ago I shattered the screen on my beloved Mi2, for the second time, yet again resulting in an inoperable screen. I've decided to end terms with it, as much as I love it, but my contract is nearing end and I am considering getting an S4 recontracted tomorrow.
Have been looking up reviews and everything all night, especially for MIUI on an S4, as I've become ever so hooked with it on my Mi2.
How's the ROM going for you on that device? I noticed how unresponsive TouchWiz on the S4 was which really bestowed me, but seeing the CM videos and MIUI being run on this device, I'm feeling it!
edit: Backed up many theme settings such as iPhone font and emoji keyboard does the graphical emoji show on this ported MIUI, or is it the plain black/white variant made by Android?
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I also replied to your comment on YouTube but it does run very nice on the S4. There are no serious bugs at all that I've encountered. I switch between MIUI V5 and CM10.1. For reviewing purposes I will be reviewing other ROMS.

Updated the OP with a quick case review! I know its not a rom but it is a really nice case that you should check out! I have a ROM review on the way though!

Tablet UI

So i already started messing with LCD Density
brought down to tablet UI 190 Nothing (crashes Touch Wiz)
also tride 170 samething just smaller icons and txt
brought back up to 320 and now touchwiz is permanetly messed and Tablet UI No where to be found
also tryed to bring up 2 360, 420, LULz, 540 <~~~ not good by any means
if you mess with density dont forget to install another Launcher if you forget to install a Launcher turn on easy mode it works on all densities
im woundering if they took out tablet ui in jellybean or if it is under a different density will look more into it
Link to a tool to use other then a build prop editor:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2072081
This is not my program
also this MOD should be device independent

crisis187 said:
So i already started messing with LCD Density
brought down to tablet UI 190 Nothing (crashes Touch Wiz)
also tride 170 samething just smaller icons and txt
brought back up to 320 and now touchwiz is permanetly messed and Tablet UI No where to be found
also tryed to bring up 2 360, 420, LULz, 540 <~~~ not good by any means
if you mess with density dont forget to install another Launcher if you forget to install a Launcher turn on easy mode it works on all densities
im woundering if they took out tablet ui in jellybean or if it is under a different density will look more into it
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I tried the tablet mode app that I use on my Note 8 and it says it's already in tablet mode. :what:
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abax44 said:
I tried the tablet mode app that I use on my Note 8 and it says it's already in tablet mode. :what:
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i also used xposed framework and app settings to change just the system UI and no go i dropped it down to 213 it worked but no tablet mode
also touch whiz is jacked its stuck in like 240 DPI also tryed xposed to change just touch whiz no go

This belongs in the general section
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jetbruceli said:
This belongs in the general section
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Why in general section? It's a modding problem...
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i am not going to have an argument here but this isnt developmental. Everyone who has had an Android in the last 3 years knows about changing the density. You can do it as easy as changing the build prop.
Just saying our threads are over booked with threads that are irrelevant.
Also you will not get tablet ui on this touchwhiz because it was not designed to be in tablet mode, Just like AOSP roms after 4.2. They removed that feature

Since 4.2 the tabletUI is gone from google-side. There is also no tabletUI in the new Samsung Tablet Note 10.1 (2014). All i know is Xperiacle is on the right way. Please be patient, he has a lot to do with mods/apps for our Note 3 and has a real life. If it´s possible he will do it. I am also a TabletUI freak and i can wait.

jetbruceli said:
Also you will not get tablet ui on this touchwhiz because it was not designed to be in tablet mode, Just like AOSP roms after 4.2. They removed that feature
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i have had tablet ui working on all touchwiz version ever since it was implemented by google . tablet ui was easy to bring back after it was removed by google , most 4.2 aosp based roms all have tablet ui for any phone ...
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Since 4.2 the tabletUI is gone from google-side. There is also no tabletUI in the new Samsung Tablet Note 10.1 (2014). All i know is Xperiacle is on the right way. Please be patient, he has a lot to do with mods/apps for our Note 3 and has a real life. If it´s possible he will do it. I am also a TabletUI freak and i can wait.
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the ressources need to be added back in . its doable but very time consuming .. and the fact tablet ui doesnt exist anymore (even for tablets) makes it much harder to make that stupid smali language to work . form one version to another , I would also like to add that this mod isnt very popular , the last time ive done it (for the note 2) there was very small interest in the rom after it was released ...
@op this is not a dev thread more like a request/Q&A thread

jetbruceli said:
This belongs in the general section
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Actually in Q&A

DAGr8 said:
i have had tablet ui working on all touchwiz version ever since it was implemented by google . tablet ui was easy to bring back after it was removed by google , most 4.2 aosp based roms all have tablet ui for any phone ...
the ressources need to be added back in . its doable but very time consuming .. and the fact tablet ui doesnt exist anymore (even for tablets) makes it much harder to make that stupid smali language to work . form one version to another , I would also like to add that this mod isnt very popular , the last time ive done it (for the note 2) there was very small interest in the rom after it was released ...
@op this is not a dev thread more like a request/Q&A thread
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yep, i do it with the auto-patcher (i hate smali coding)on my tablet till 4.2. Here I think the systemui is/was the point.
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I'm happy folks are discussing this. With the floating windows possible by short cuts or pen launcher there may not be as strong a desire for tablet ui but what I think would be good is to extract some from the apks form Note 10.1 (2014 edition) and get them to nicely fit and work on Note 3. There is a deodexed version of its rom and I extracted some of its apks. but the only one I got to work so far was MyFiles. Hope folks have more success than me!
Here is some more info if interested...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525366

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yep, i do it with the auto-patcher (i hate smali coding)on my tablet till 4.2. Here I think the systemui is/was the point.
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exactly xml . is where its at iirc any dev who pmed me in the past about it is what i told em , sure you can play with the jar files and add al the samsung goodies , but all tablet ui is , is a layout , its all xml and ressources ..

mscion said:
I'm happy folks are discussing this. With the floating windows possible by short cuts or pen launcher there may not be as strong a desire for tablet ui but what I think would be good is to extract some from the apks form Note 10.1 (2014 edition) and get them to nicely fit and work on Note 3. There is a deodexed version of its rom and I extracted some of its apks. but the only one I got to work so far was MyFiles. Hope folks have more success than me!
Here is some more info if interested...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525366
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i use the splanner and the tabletjobmanager from the P600 2014. I also tried the email and contacts. At the email the will start and i can see the app for a short moment and than FC. The contacts is half working like on the Note 1 on the begining, all is working, dialpad, protocols and favorits. But when i hit contacts - FC. I also tried the secMMS from the P601, the result was a bootloop and Odin . Tonight i´ll try the contacts from the N900T, i love the white.
Edit: What dpi are you using, also 240?

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i use the splanner and the tabletjobmanager from the P600 2014. I also tried the email and contacts. At the email the will start and i can see the app for a short moment and than FC. The contacts is half working like on the Note 1 on the begining, all is working, dialpad, protocols and favorits. But when i hit contacts - FC. I also tried the secMMS from the P601, the result was a bootloop and Odin . Tonight i´ll try the contacts from the N900T, i love the white.
Edit: What dpi are you using, also 240?
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I only changed dpi of MyFiles to 300. I have a weakness for white as well...

Cleanest ROM for Galaxy S7

Hey guys!
Okay so I'm quite new to this entire android thing as I switched from iPhone just before the summer and so I decided to get an Samsung S7 but I think it's so ugly and bleh compared to what the Stock android looks like on a friends P9 and was wondering if it's possible to get a clean android ROM and where in that case?
Thanks on before hand for answers!

Start with themes, the android 6.0 looks pretty aosp'ish.

There are some pretty good AOSP ish' themes on the Samsung theme store. I downloaded the "nougat" theme from the store and let me tell you it looks pretty damn AOSP ish'

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Hey guys!
Okay so I'm quite new to this entire android thing as I switched from iPhone just before the summer and so I decided to get an Samsung S7 but I think it's so ugly and bleh compared to what the Stock android looks like on a friends P9 and was wondering if it's possible to get a clean android ROM and where in that case?
Thanks on before hand for answers!
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As you switched from iPhone recently, i assume you don't know about launchers?
It changes the whole look and feel of your phone in a few sec.
Try Google Now launcher, Pixel launcher (my fav), Nova Launcher, ....

I believe the title says rom, not themes and launchers.
I personally use Basicplus. It has no bugs, a better battery life and is overall smoother then the stock rom.

TheSproker said:
I believe the title says rom, not themes and launchers.
I personally use Basicplus. It has no bugs, a better battery life and is overall smoother then the stock rom.
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Yes but i think an iPhone user without much experience who just wants a different look maybe could try some launchers first

HeaDShoTHuntR1 said:
Yes but i think an iPhone user without much experience who just wants a different look maybe could try some launchers first
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Well, if he hadn't any knowledge about roms then he wouldn't have known about different android skins. Plus rooting and installing a custom rom on the s7 is quite simple. Though I also use a launcher on my s7 and Nova is my choice.

You could browse the development section.
There are alot of debloated and clean roms out there

roba93 said:
You could browse the development section.
There are alot of debloated and clean roms out there
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I am running since a few days S7 extreme debloated.
Quite flawlessly and without any issues.

[Poll][Discussion] MIUI

Hello fellow XDAers,
I am waiting for MIUI 9 to drop so we can pull that into the kitchen and cook. I am going to attempt to work with the new system, I haven't ported anything after Jellybean. So with that, I wanted to see who was on-board to potentially want to try MIUI.
Two things; One - I am not saying I am for sure going to be successful, but I will try. 2; MIUI 9 release date is expected to be end of May or early June 2017.
Feel free to have a discussion of MIUI here, I will also use this thread for small updates in regards to MIUI.
--- Small Post Update ---
MIUI 9 ?
Here is a small list of features to potentially look out for in the new version of MIUI. This is a leap forward into Nougat from MIUI 8.
Multi-window support
Quick-reply from notifications
Optimised dose mode
RAM optimization
Improved data saver
Always-on VPN
Call screening feature
Dual space feature
Dual apps

I have honestly never once run a MIUI ROM. Im not quite the flashaholic i used to be (especially now, as finicky as the v20 seems to be), but i could be game for flashing it a few times to kick the tires, see how it rolls.
Am i to understand that it does not have a home screen/app drawer for stock launcher ala iOS? it does retain androids ability to change launchers?
Is there anything "must see" on MIUI? ...not so much eye candy·· I don't care about bling so much, im all about that utility.

Read miui is the best u can find

elijah420 said:
I have honestly never once run a MIUI ROM. Im not quite the flashaholic i used to be (especially now, as finicky as the v20 seems to be), but i could be game for flashing it a few times to kick the tires, see how it rolls.
Am i to understand that it does not have a home screen/app drawer for stock launcher ala iOS? it does retain androids ability to change launchers?
Is there anything "must see" on MIUI? ...not so much eye candy·· I don't care about bling so much, im all about that utility.
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Hello! We have all been there with the flashaholic syndrome. It's a fortunate disease ? the V20 is a unit that is quite more finicky than most, but surely not the worst.
Initially, this will be a project starting off with the 918 and working into other variants as I relearn Android and what the new systems look like. It is a launcher that emulates that of an iOS landscape. Yes, you still have all of the ability of changing launches, etc. Must "see" would be animations, style, small 'functionality' pieces like that of the battery bar rather than a battery icon and so on.
It's more or less a eye candy piece of OS rather than something slim, although it is still smaller than a factory image. More "bloated" than a aosp rom but still functions greatly under the right environment.

pbedard said:
Read miui is the best u can find
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Suggesting to read, or is there a system labeled Read Miui?

I tryed MUI on my note 3 n note 4 very nice OS

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I tryed MUI on my note 3 n note 4 very nice OS
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Gee, long long time since playing with any new Mi Miui 9 is supposed to drop within 60ish days. I will pull the patch rom and play with that. It will be based on nougat!

HiddenKnight said:
Gee, long long time since playing with any new Mi Miui 9 is supposed to drop within 60ish days. I will pull the patch rom and play with that. It will be based on nougat!
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I'm excited to hear that, good news for our v20 , thanks on avance bro ???

I have attempted MIUI 8 but there are too many differences in the framework(MM vs N) to patch correctly. I was going to patch 9 in once it releases but if you want it you can have it.

Last time I had miui is when i ported it to the skyrocket in the jellybean era. Would love to see it again. Back when porting ROMs was simple

me2151 said:
I have attempted MIUI 8 but there are too many differences in the framework(MM vs N) to patch correctly. I was going to patch 9 in once it releases but if you want it you can have it.
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Collaboration is a very good method :good:

hawkeye29 said:
Last time I had miui is when i ported it to the skyrocket in the jellybean era. Would love to see it again. Back when porting ROMs was simple
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This is why I am ready for a challenge!

HiddenKnight said:
Collaboration is a very good method :good:
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Collaboration is better when its on big projects. something like miui wont need a collab. Now if you do get stuck then sure ill certainly help.

Would love to have someone seriously try to get a stable Miui going. Ran it back in my old Droid X days and really enjoyed it. Good luck and I hope you can do it.
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me2151 said:
Collaboration is better when its on big projects. something like miui wont need a collab. Now if you do get stuck then sure ill certainly help.
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I'll be sure to reach out.

moejoe88 said:
Would love to have someone seriously try to get a stable Miui going. Ran it back in my old Droid X days and really enjoyed it. Good luck and I hope you can do it.
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I will get it booting, the real problem for me will to get mostly everything working.

HiddenKnight said:
I will get it booting, the real problem for me will to get mostly everything working.
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From the skyrocket era the camera was the biggest pain in the ass. Now its everything but the camera thats a pain in the ass.

Added some minor information to OP about Miui 9 itself.

I've offered testing to me2151 and I'll offer it to you too. If you need a guinea pig for testing purposes I can help out

xxxrichievxxx said:
I've offered testing to me2151 and I'll offer it to you too. If you need a guinea pig for testing purposes I can help out
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me2151 - being described as?
Are you talking about Miui 8.2 the stable global builds?