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[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] Hatshipuh:
Using Gorilla Glas doesn't mean it's automatically absolutely scratch resistant. Even the oh so sturdy Defy can get scratches under certain circumstances, so I rather play it save and use a screen protector.

Tap-a-talked from my Galaxy Ace
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] mundixx:
i enjoy the naked beauty of my phone. to be honest, those things just hinder me from enjoying it's screen
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] hassaan123:
Very true
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] Maryushi3:
I was about to post same video :p

I've dropped my Ace few times and no scratches at all.

Does anyone know if the camera glass is made of scratch proof Gorilla Glass too?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] bbmadzky:
I also agree with you.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] hassaan123:
Which screen protector do you use?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] Deleted member 4163055:
I'm using a screenprotector from "Muvit" for Samsung Ace and it works perfect.

I'm also using the rubber case from it.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] Naz52:
Zagg invisible shield apparently there use to cover helicopter rota blades to protect them from sand

I could only find a universal one had to cut a hole around the speaker. To apply it you have to use a liquid.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] 1jesper1:
I dont use it, the ace screen seems very strong.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] Baracs:
I have seen this argument on many site.

I saw this and tend to believe it because its Which - an internationally renowned organisation for accurate reviews.

http://www.which.co.uk/mobile/phones/samsung/galaxy-ace/

They quote it as gorilla glass.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] mixbox360:
I uses a chinese generic protectos and it fits perfect... i don't think the S5830L (Latinamerica version) has the Gorilla Glass, it doesn't feel like the N8 screen, and with a coin ive made mi 1st scratch the day I just brought the phone...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] migzbain:
i bought a case from ebay and it came with screen protector
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] pariksheetsharma:
No from me !

I just hate screen protectors. They hinder the touch. The box already came with a cover. Why not use it.

Better buy a better memory card and enjoy the phone. By the way, I got it 2 days back and I am not going to use screen guards.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] nessuno1234:
no screen protector. i don't like it.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] rick024:
ive got one bought in the store... perfect fits!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] Morpheo2002:
What type of screen is Galaxy Ace is all over forums. So, in a moment of total zen i decided to contact Samsung myself. After a mail that I should check GSM Arena's review I stated that I didn't give a fock about their review since a quadrilion other review claim otherwise.

This is their final answer:

Client number: 98798765422

Dear Super potent one,

Thank you for your e-mail regarding GT-S5830.

On our web site it is written;

TFT display technology

HVGA (480 x 320) display resolution

3.5" Main display size

So it is a normal glass display, not a gorilla glass or an amoled screen.

Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to

contact us at We advise you to state your client

number during the call, so we can assist you even better.

Yours Sincerely,

Someone's name

I hope this helps some of you deciding for screen protector or not.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] pähkinä:
Hah! That's funny, bunch of idiots working there? http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/full-products-list
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] akemwarhead:
lot of people i know didnt use screen protector, haha!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] zt3:
Matte over clear gloss

Ei guys if you're getting a screen protector for your SGA, go for the

matte

one as it is more efficient than the plain clear gloss one. Even if your fingers are sweaty, matte will still do the job as opposed to the other. It's better than having just a stock Gorilla screen as swiping with matte is much faster! No b.s. I bought a Chinese brand called "I-max" and it fits perfectly to SGA screen! Have a look:
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] ThePariah:
I use a screen protector, bought it the same day I got my Ace.

It's "Blue Star screen protector", and a perfect fit. Keeps my screen from getting scratched up...couldn't ask for anything more.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] avyrez:
hy

i have an Momax Clear PSPCSAS5830 and its good.. (first one didnt fit.. but the second did... )
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] 5pace:
I use the one by Rainbow, fits pretty well and the surface is scratchless and smooth,costed me around $1.50.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] SagiPio:
Hey,

I bought a sheet (A4 local N$120, which is about U$8) of VPS. Its a product they stick onto cars to protect their paint work.

Works well, though it does take some of the sensitivity away.

Use it on all my devices, gps, camera, cells, watches, etc...

Once had a very deep scratch on my old work Nokia, peeled it off, not a mark on the screen. It will even hide existing scratches.

Use a scalple blade to shape it... Magic stuff and worth every penny!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] bubamacko:
I bought some on focalprice. One with "mirror" effect and other with antislide, they are very good.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] kaktus283:
Gorilla Glass is enought for me.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] LeonardLuangga:
you can check it here http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/full-products-list
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] yayito:
my screen has not been grated and do not use protection
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] fatal.blade:
Goddamn! isnt it gorilla glass? my screen is scrached in my pocket :@

ohh i forgot that this is samsung, so; f.. you samsung !! for your ****ty screens.

by the way is there any way to register more touches on touchscreen (higher than 2)

because many games need more touches than 2. (example: tap tap revenge or sandstorm etc..)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] pähkinä:
Yes, it's gorilla glass. And gorilla glass isn't samsungs product, so you really can't blame samsung for that. Gorilla glass isn't scratch proof, it's scratch resistant, so it can get scratched in your pocket. So you either live with it, or get a screen protector. Either way, don't blame someone else for your own stupidity.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] heinrichdut:
I really dont know what youi guys have in your pockets but it must be some intense stuff cause i have my ace for 2 months know and even with keys in my mypocket I have no scratches on my screen...

So I really don't think protector is necesary...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] Xenom Phoenix:
Two small scratches yet, it's 10 days old!!!

Are quite invisible, but now I'll buy a case and a mirror screen protector..

:'(
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] pyronia:
I use AG MATT screen protector from china made...is your choise to use it or not but for me, safety first...even tge videos show its anti-scratch, who will know? Try to scratch your screen if u dare :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] evilxdeadly:
its scratchable but still working like new :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] josevelo:
Hi, im search for a anti-glare screen protector for my Galaxy ACE, ¿the brand Muvit is it?

¿Anyone knows one? Thanks.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] noxas:
Just use ebay. I bough 10 anti glare screen protectors for like £5 and it does the job very well. Anti glare screen protectors add a little 'noise' to the screen due to the texture of the film, but thats how anti glare works and I'm happy with it!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] D600abc:
Im using the Skinomi CF protector, and its great, makes the whole phone un-scratchable.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] bhardwajme:
Its about six months that I have this phone.

First day got Screen guard installed don't remember the brand but it costed about 7 US$ to me with case which looks very dull.

There are scratches on Screen guard don't know what is under it, must be safe.

Now looking for some beautiful case.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] pakitis:
I bought one with 3 euros and it's fine..
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] Nestagirl:
It has gorilla glass or not? I don't use any protector on the ace I bought 6 months ago, and I don't have a single scratch, and I'm not a particularly careful person, so I don't know if buy one or not =/
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] sordia:
Yes It has gorilla glass you don't need buy one
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] Nestagirl:
Ok, thanx! I was doubtful because of the picture above :P
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] SoFvip:
I got my ACE almost over year and i dont have even one scratch on screen.

Gorilla Glass do good job
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] tendo12:
The SGA don't need any screen protector, it has Gorilla Glass "my ass"! :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] noobdroid_90:
guys still in doubt about gorilla glass can check out this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv4Llv3UedY
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] motomandd:
My SGA Was in my pocket with keys one day and I've got 2 scratches on it :/
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] Arceso:
aacerns fhall

LOL!! that las vidio shocked me so much!! Poor, poor ace T-T

Btw... i bought a screen protector that cost me 1'5€ without knowing the gorilla glass was in my sga (even i don't know about it existence xP)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] kingspalace007:
I got one scratch on my screen in 3 months of use but I don't care I don't want to use any screen protector though...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] kras0:
What the heck are you doing with your phone?! :)

Actually I also got one little scratch from keys and it annoys me :/
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] modecom:
That's why one should use protective film as I do. The fact that it has gorilla glass does NOT mean it is immune to scratches, but thanks to it s5830 is more durable.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] v.m.quang:
My phone have a tiny scratch :(

---------- Post added at 07:40 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:38 AM ----------

i hope it scratch :p
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] Harry GT-S5830:
My phone was scratched by a compass in school. Screen protectors are a nuisance and they get scratched themselves.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] DMCrimson78:
I got my SGA used, and after keeping it in my pocket with lighter, I noticed an area that's scratched heavily. Also, the digitizer seems to have lost sensitivity along the rightmost edge of the screen. Now, I think I'm going to replace the front (what/where to get? Ebay or DealExtreme?) and also install a protector. Seriously, I do like my SGA alot now:D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] ghojezz:
i'm using screen protector just to protect my SGA screen, no matter what will happen, reduced screen quality or what, i don't want my SGA has an ugly face :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] dimspace:
ah, but with a screen protector, every month or so when you change it (and realise just how dirty and opaque your old on had become) and have a wonderfully shiny screen all over again, its like having a new phone

I love that new screen protector look

ultimately, screen protectors are so cheap that its not really a big decision financially, its just wether you want one or not.. if you do, get one, if you dont, dont. simple. personally mine has a rubber case, and a screen protector. On the plus side, when i change phones i will be able to resell it at a decent price.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] jackjohan729:
I always use screen protector,it protect my phone from scratches or any damages.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] paradoxiumwind:
So i'm using a screen protector, it makes finger grease visible easily and is really annoying. I was considering removing it altogether but then yesterday I got a nasty scratch somehow on the protector - that could have easily been on the screen itself!

I'm sticking with a protector. I like my things to stay brand-new for as long as possible.

My question is, to those of you that have used multiple different types, which do you find the best, matte or glossy? I want one where I don't notice my fingers gripping to it as I use it, and one where the fingerprint and grease marks from your hands don't look so obvious, or can you not have both?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Accessories] johnny893:
I don't use a screen protector with my ace. I had my digitizer replaced on March, and haven't had a single scratch on the screen. Even running a knife over the screen does nothing.
[Bada Software and Hacking General] Master Melab:
What functions does the iROM perform in Samsung's Wave line of devices?
[Bada Software and Hacking General] Master Melab:
To be clearer, what roles does iROM fulfill?
[Bada Software and Hacking General] Rebellos:
Exactly the same as in SGS and Odroid with S5PC110, IROM code is exactly the same, it MAY differ between CPU revisions (there seems to exists 3 hw rev of this SoC CPU, evt0, evt1 and evt1-secure), however it has been not confirmed, and it seems that in all these phones are EVT1 revisions.

iROM functionality is pretty well described in S5PC110 datasheet, also on Xda SGS forum. In "lets save some bricks" you can find iROM dumps from I9000 and S8530 (exactly the same)

It CAN boot from oneNAND flash, MMC flash, UART and USB interface, depending on OM (operating mode) pins settings (there are 5 of such pins) in secure and non-secure boot mode (here iROM code is checking secboot key stored inside of S5PC110, which is set to non-zero in EVT1-SEC revision of CPU, so probably iROM code is the same in both, secure and nonsecure revisions). Altought it has been confirmed for 100% that they are physically pull-upped (2 of these) and pull-downed (3 of these) on S8500 (most likely for I9000 and S8530 also, because mainboard part under AP is basically the same project, slighty modified) with no way to change without soldering/cutting anything on mainboard. It is configuration 01001 if my memory isn't failing, which is forcing iROM to boot from oneNAND in 4k page mode (or something like that, I'm too lazy to look into my notes now, sorry. Again, it all has been described in "Let's save some bricks" thread)

Hope i cleared it for you a bit.
[Bada Software and Hacking General] Master Melab:
Is the iROM in Samsung Wave devices secure?
[Bada Software and Hacking General] mijoma:
What do you mean by 'secure'? You can see the dumps yourself if looking for vulnerabilities.
[Bada Software and Hacking General] Master Melab:
When I say "secure" I'm talking about the boot ROM and whether or not it performs integrity checks (a.k.a. signature checks) on the first stage bootloader. You can't determine that by looking at the firmware. I know you don't consider that to be too important, but I do.
[Bada Software and Hacking General] Rebellos:
It has got code checking BL signature, but it is executed only when it find S5PC110 SECKEY bits nonzero. These seems to be always zero in EVT1 hw revision (EVT1-SEC revision does exists but probably doesn't appear in any Wave nor SGS).

Also it has got code for checking BL checksum stored at the beggining of bootsector (in case of flash memory corruption) but it is in somehow big cascade of ifs, and doesn't appear to be executed always (but may be in fact, haven't dived enough deep to check what are exactly conditions that affect it)

Boot sequence in waves (these have got OM pins hardware pulled down and up, not like Odroid, which has got jumpers to manipulate it) I assume is something like that:

- try to boot from oneNAND (with checksum)

- try to boot from MMC0 interface

- try to boot from UART2 interface

- try to boot from oneNAND (without checksum)

- infinite loop

Consider it as possible assumption only, much more info there: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1018862
[Bada Software and Hacking General] mijoma:
How do you think we determine that? Exactly by looking at the iROM assembly. Why cannot you do that?

The iROM does use processor internal security subsystem, but I had little time to analyze how. Basically, it does have an option of to verify BL1. The BL1 and BL2 do hashing and signature verification before shadowing next bootloader stage if it's enabled in SFR responsible for security.
[Bada Software and Hacking General] Master Melab:
So, if I understand this correctly, the boot ROM/processor inside the Samsung Wave has the capability to perform signature checks, but it is not enabled.
[Bada Software and Hacking General] mijoma:
We are not sure about what's on the market. We may speak about individual cases. Still, to load BL, it needs to go through JTAG or BL3 that verifies what is loaded. The vulnerable FOTA capability (still, requires valid firmware with FOTA enabled, all described in the 'FOTA thread') gives some perspectives, but everything low level requires some know-how, effort and patience. Especially the effort part seems unattractive to most of xda users.
[Bada Software and Hacking General] Master Melab:
So BL1 is very hidden from interaction with external tools and utilities?
[Bada Software and Hacking General] mijoma:
What kind of utilities? You may find elf with symbols (yay!) for disassembly in the thread adfree started some time ago. Some stuff there would require SRAM and iRAM dumps (calling functions in iRAM) for the analysis, but dumps are empty on our units (I don't assume unreadable as generally we make dumps with the very same privileges as the calling code).
[Bada Software and Hacking General] Master Melab:
Never mind. What is AMSS? Is that the radio firmware?
[Bada Software and Hacking General] Master Melab:
I'm sorry Rebellos, but your link does not work. And correct me if I'm wrong, but is the public key in the Hummingbird processor (the S5PC110) the same across all devices that use it? Also, where can I find the documents on the S5PC110 that discuss things like SECKEY, if you have them?
[Bada Software and Hacking General] Rebellos:
Oh, sorry. Fixed it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1018862

And in general you can find much more about this iROM in various threads there

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=656

midas5 and TheBeano seems to be better informed.

Oh well, its only few KB of code. Just grab it and find answers by yourself.

http://code.google.com/p/badadroid/downloads/detail?name=0x0.0xFFFF.bin&can=2&q=

Does it cpu even have any hardware public key? Don't know about any.

Only very little amount of technical info about secure boot can be found in User Manual for S5PC110_EVT1. It is possible that deeper documentation about it may even not exist and additional info can be obtained only through samsung business tech support directly from their devs (It hasn't been proven that Samsung does use EVT1-SEC version of CPU, so who would...?)

AMSS is radio OS which is being loaded to shared mem by AP and started by DBL (modem bootloader) which is being sent in few parts to CP from AP through UART0 interface and then by oneDRAM share.
[Bada Software and Hacking General] ispanecaaaa:
IOS (Iphone) on WAVE :o possible ... ???
[Bada Software and Hacking General] Master Melab:
I've pondered something similar: swapping out Apple's A4 processor with a Hummingbird processor to bypass SHSH signature checks. Although both being manufactured by the same company may not mean anything, they share the exact same ARM core, according to the teardown by Chipworks. I'm interested in bypassing the hardware aspects of the restrictions that are put on electronics.

But, running iOS on the Wave would be hard. First off, iOS uses an entirely different kernel, XNU. XNU uses Kexts (kernel extensions) as drivers, so you would have find out how to write kernel extensions compatible with ARM. Apple is very locked down about their x86 platform, even more so with iOS, so I don't think you'll get a tutorial on how to write a kernel extension for iOS without a little bribery. Second, there's a lot of other things that you would have to change. If you want to stay sane in getting to run iOS on the Wave you'll need the source code.
[Bada Software and Hacking General] adfree:
Can we collect different ways to dump iROM please.

:)

I'll try to use JTAG (RIFF Box)... and maybe Commands to read this area...

Any usefull hints are welcome... for S8500 without installed Android...

Thanx in advance.

Best Regards
[Bada Software and Hacking General] Rebellos:
You have to know that iROM has been already dumped from S8500 and S8530 using prepared FOTA code. :d Posted it somewhere I think...
[Bada Software and Hacking General] adfree:
Dump from S8530 I've found.

But S8500 nor FOTA... :o

Maybe someone can give me please the Link to FOTA file... then I can try it at home. :D

Thanx. :cool:

No problem if all handsets have equal iROM dump. I will only do it for study self at home.

Best Regards
[Bada Software and Hacking General] adfree:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1233273

Nice Thread. :cool:

Today I've forced my S8500 to show this message:

SEC S5PC110 Test B/D

With JTAG I have overwritten/erased Boot area from 0 - 3FFFFF

Then I can see this driver request via USB cable.

But I'm not able to dump iROM via JTAG... :confused: :(

Best Regards
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] rujelus22:
So the only issue now is the icon. I know why it is messed up but I can not seem to fix it. The icon is set in AndroidManifest.xml line 31.

<application android:label="@string/app_name" android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher_marketplace" android:name="com.google.android.finsky.FinskyApp" android:backupAgent="com.android.vending.VendingBackupAgent" android:killAfterRestore="false" android:restoreNeedsApplication="true" android:restoreAnyVersion="true">

The problem is you can not build it with the mipmap folder still in there. and if you add them after it is built it does not use them. I have moved the images to the corresponding drawable folder. but if I change AndroidManifest.xml I have to sign the file. Which works great except I can no longer buy anything in the market. free stuff still works fine. Does anyone have a solution to this issue?

Please let me know if there are any issues and I will try and get them resolved as fast as possible.

Downloads

Inverted_Vending-3.0.26.zip

Inverted_Vending-3.0.27.zip

Inverted_Vending-3.0.27 Final.zip

These are not flashable zips!!!

Old

So I have been changing the new market to black and blue but I can not find one thing.

When you do a search or browse the apps, I can not get the title to be white.

I know that the title layout comes from overview_bucket_entry.xml I can change all of the other stuff except the tile color. Here is what it looks like now.

Edit:

And I have success!!! :D

It is a smali edit. it is in smali\com\google\android\finsky\adapters\DocumentBasedAdapter.smali

Line 113 const v1, 0x1060003

-This calls primary_text_light

change it to const v1, 0x1060001

-This calls primary_text_dark
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] knoc:
Idk how to help but I want it when it's done will match the dark horse theme 8)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] rujelus22:
Well if I can ever get the title color figured out I will release it to everyone.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Papa Smurf151:
I couldn't tell what ur looking to do. What tittle area and u said in a search and there was no pic from it. I can try to help but need more info. Plus I can't wait till ur done. It looks sweet. I prefer black backgrounds
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] rujelus22:
This might help. the title is black so in my other screen shot you could not see them.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Strawboy:
Hey I can't help technically either but as far as moral support, the pics look great, and I too am excited for your release. Good work man!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Dozenboy0012:
Ill use it as is thats sweet
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Papa Smurf151:
Ah I c I c. If u don't mind...if ur still having a problem hit me up on gtalk tomorrow. I'm home all day and can look at it asap. Cbarlan@gmail.com. or u can send me a link to a dropbox of the files via pm and ill give it a look over. In doubting its a smali thing but maybe just not the right XML.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] rujelus22:
You can have it now if you want.

Here is the apk so anyone who wants can take a look and see what they can do with the title color.

Vending-3.0.26.zip

To install. extract the apk from the zip and push it to /system/app/Vending.apk