[Galaxy S II Android Development] tempdroid:
Guide for the best NeatROM experience

Hello NeatROM family,

just flashed NeatROM 5.1.1 and I'm still amazed. Fast, responsive and much less memory usage. Great work, Sale & friends!!!

Here is my guide for the best NeatRom 5.1.1 experience coming from NeatROM or another ROM:

Download and check all files for flashing

NeatROM Lite from Post #1 and any MOD you want (This post by Sale is a good start and avirk has made a good compilation off all MODs available)

always check MD5 checksum (if provided) BEFORE flashing a file to avoid corrupt downloads

- you can use Solid Explorer for example

I suggest the following MODs / Zips:

- S2_enable_stock_bootanimation.zip (I like the reduced bootanimation)

- Apolo 4.12 kernel, which has a fantastic performance and battery life (regular is a good first choice)

- GS2KernelWipeV2.09.zip, if you want to switch kernels (as suggested by the Apolo's author pedestre

- vr_RemovedPowerButtonFromSB (the hidden power button shortcut in the middle statusbar seems to confuse many people)

put all zip files for flashing on your internal SD card, the external SD card gets sometimes "lost" after flashing a file

Backup your existing ROM and data

backup all your apps with Titanium Backup

backup local contacts via export to sd card, MyBackupPro, Super Backup, Kies or MyFileExplorer

backup local calendar via Kies, MyFileExplorer or Business Calendar

backup your internal and external storage (always a good idea :) )

do a full nandroid backup (with preload partition)

Install NeatROM with full wipe

do a full wipe (even when coming from NeatROM 4.9.1 or 5.0.2, I had some mysterious problems, so better invest the time to setup everything again...)

- you can choose "clean to install a new ROM" (includes wipe cache, dalvik cache, system, data, preload, .android_secure) on PhilZ or Apolo Kernel

choose "Install from zip" and select NeatRom 5.1.1 Lite-Zip

reboot

go through the first time setup or skip it

let your Galaxy S2 settle down for about 10 minutes

reboot into recovery

optional: install Apolo 4.12 kernel

- wipe cache

- wipe dalvik cache

- run GS2KernelWipeV2.09.zip

- install Apolo 4.12 kernel after cleaning (regular is a good first choice)

- reboot

install any MOD you want

- I would suggest the following order: bootanimation, USB MODs, themes

- reboot after every flash

Restore your previous apps and settings

open Google Play, enter your account details and download Titanium Backup to restore your apps

when first starting Titanium Backup, choose to restore your previous Android ID

restore user apps + data with Titanium Backup

optional: restore local contacts, local calendar etc.

Mute unwanted sounds

go into /system/media/audio/ui

change filename for every unwanted audio file (I just add the .bak extension)

- Auto_focus.ogg

- Cam_Start.ogg

- Cam_Stop.ogg

- camera_click.ogg

- camera_click_short.ogg

- camera_focus.ogg

- LowBattery.ogg

- Shutter.ogg

- Shutter_multiple.ogg

- TW_Battery_caution.ogg

- VideoRecord.ogg

Slim it even further down and uninstall unneeded apps...

freeze apps with Titanium Backup first

- Note from vagoybostero (thanks for the info, mate): TB cannot freeze apps, that are on the preload partition. You'll notice this, since some apps are still running in background after startup.

if after some days of daily usage, everything is fine, you can uninstall them

do a backup of all files before

- I did a backup of the /system/preload/symlink/system/app folder

- I then uninstalled all unwanted apps and rebooted

- to uninstall them properly, you should remove apks from /system/preload/symlink/system/app with a root explorer app, like Solid Explorer, Ghost Commander, ES File Explorer or Root Explorer

- sometimes they go under different names, you can see this in TB when you click on an entry (I've provides the apk name in brackets).

- I've uninstalled every app in this list for a long time now without problems, so they can be seen as "safe to remove"

-> WARNING: You might have a different usage style, so use your brain or ask if you are unsure :) <-

- AllShare Play (AllsharePlay.apk)

- Android Live Wallpaper (BasicLiveWallpapers.apk)

- Automation Test (AutomationTest_JBUP.apk)

- AvrcpService Samsung (BluetoothAvrcp.apk)

- LCDTest (com.sec.android.app.lcdtest) (lcdtest_U1_EUR_OPEN.apk)

- Exchange (SecExchange.apk)

- Dropbox (2 of them) (Dropbox.apk and DropboxOOBE.apk)

- DSMForwarding (DSMForwarding.apk)

- DSMLawmo (DSMLawmo.apk)

- E-Mail (use K9 or AquaMail) (SecEMail.apk)

- MyFiles (use Ghost Commander, Total Commander, ES File Explorer or Solid Explorer (my favourite)) (SecNoteMyFiles.apk)

- FaceUnlock (FaceLock.apk)

- Factory Mode (Keystring_factory_JBUP.apk)

- Remote Access (com.fmm.dm, com.fmm.ds) (FmmDM.apk and FmmDS.apk)

- Remote Control (com.sec.pcw.device) (PCWClientS.apk)

- Nearby Devices (AllshareMediaServer.apk)

- Gmail (Gmail.apk)

- Google contact sync (keep, if you want to sync contacts with google, delete for local contacts) (GoogleContactsSyncAdapter.apk)

- Google search 1.0 (widget) (GoogleSearchWidget.apk)

- Google bookmarks (if you don't use Chrome) (ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter.apk)

- Hangouts (Hangouts.apk)

- com.android.stk (sim configuration) (Stk.apk)

- com.android.wallpaper.Livepicker (SecLiveWallpapersPicker.apk)

- MapServiceSamsung (BluetoothMap.apk)

- Memo 1.0 (app and widget, use OI notepad for better import and export options) (SecMemo.apk and SecMemoWidget.apk)

- MP3-player (if you have another media player) (MusicPlayer.apk)

- Picasa uploader (I don't use this) (MediaUploader.apk)

- S-Planner widget (SPlannerAppWidget.apk)

- Samsung TTS (use Google TTS) (SamsungTTS.apk)

- Samsung Keyboard (if you have another one installed) (SamsungIME.apk)

- Samsung Push Service (SPPPushClient_Prod.apk)

- SASlideShow (SlideShow.apk)

- TryPanningActually (panningtutorial) (PanningTryActually.apk)

- Self Test Mode (SelfTestMode_U1_EUR_OPEN.apk)

- SmartCardService (SmartcardService.apk)

- SNS (SNS.apk)

- Software Update (SyncIDM.apk)

- SyncmIDS (SyncmIDS.apk)

- Torch (Sorry Sale, but the 23 toggle mod already has a torch button, which is enough for my needs...) (not in preload folder)

- TouchWiz Start (ONLY, if you have another launcher installed) (SecLauncher2.apk)

- TwDVFSApp 1.0 (multi window is working even without this...) (TwDVFSApp.apk)

- Clock 1.0 (if you have another alarm clock installed) (ClockPackage.apk)

- Weather deamon (AccuweatherDaemon.apk)

- Weather widget (AccuweatherWidget.apk)

- Weather widget main (AccuweatherWidget_Main.apk)

- Wlan Test (WlanTest.apk)

- YouTube (YouTube.apk)

- UltraCoolFont (not in preload folder)

I hope, I've listed all apps by their correct name, since they appear in german to me. Just ask, if you are unsure...

reboot into recovery and wipe dalvik again or in Titanium Backup select "clear dalvik cache"

optional: Configure GPS

install FasterGPS from PlayStore or F-Droid and choose your country for fastest GPS signal (NeatROM comes preconfigured with Poland)

- as an alternative, you can edit the gps.conf manually, if you want

Now you have one amazing NeatROM edition :)

Sale, you are the man, I've donated something for you again :good::good::good:

Hit the THANKS button, if this was helpful for you.