[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] uppon2:
Scared to try this ROM? Does it all seem too overwhelming? Well don't fear. I have written a guide to help new users understand this ROM and the concept behind it. The idea of this ROM is to have complete control over your phone and the apps you are using. You can set all of your user interface to look like a Tablet running ICS. The reason for this is because ICS is designed for both phones and tablets and by adjusting certain things like DPI you can trick the software to believing it is running on a tablet.

Not only is this ROM based on the best software for our phone CM9, this ROM goes even further than that. Whichever mode you prefer Tablet or Phone, you can start in you desired mode as a base and then using Hybrid mode, you can pick and choose which apps or settings you want to actually be in Tablet or Phone mode and not only that, you can also adjust the DPI (Size and look) of these settings and apps individually. If you would like to know how please see my guide below. Instructions for flashing the ROM are on the first page

After you flash the ROM. Things might look kind of unusual. I will now tell you how you can set Paranoid Android up to the way you like. At the end I will also show you exactly how I set mine up so don't change anything if you don't feel comfortable and just follow how I set mine up at the end of this post :) Don't feel scared or pressured as this is a lot easier to do than how it looks written down.

1. Navigate to Settings>Paranoid settings> If you prefer Tablet mode as a base or you just prefer the status bar to be down the bottom then make sure Tablet mode is ticked. If you prefer phone mode or to have the status bar at the top then don't have it ticked. Make sure Hybrid mode is ticked regardless of Phone/Tablet mode.

2. Change the following values to whatever suits you (Only applies to Paranoid Android 1.4a and above) "System default DPI" "User default DPI" "User default UI" "Framework-res DPI" "SystemUI DPI". I have all of mine set to Stock DPI (Phone) but like I said. Set it how you like it (For more information about my set up look towards the bottom of this post)

3. It's time to make all of your apps look sexy. Down the bottom click on List of apps and then click on the tab that says "ALL" (This is all still in Settings>Paranoid settings) You can now click on any of your installed apps and set them to either act like a tablet or a phone app, you can also make them exactly the right size for your liking. After you click on the desired app you want to manipulate, look to the bottom and there are areas you can change "Default UI" and "Default DPI" *NOTE* Check on screen instructions under SETTINGS for further details

Adjust these according to the way you would like.

For an even more beginners guide I will now tell you how I have my phone set so maybe you can start with this and go from there as my set up is very tame but beautiful. Here we go:

1. Settings>Paranoid settings> Make sure Tablet mode is not ticked but keep Hybrid mode ticked> Set ALL of the options in this window to Stock DPI (Phone) BESIDES Framework-res DPI as you can see this will be for your lockscreen, pop ups etc (I think things like this look better at a lower DPI else it seems to be bulky, especially on lockscreen)

I set this to 182 DPI which can be done by clicking on Custom DPI and setting the value there to 182 and pressing ok then reboot

2. Now while still in Settings>Paranoid settings> I scroll down to List apps and I change the following apps to Phone Mode and Custom DPI of 182: Nova Prime, Root Explorer, Titanium Backup, Quickpic, Settings. (If you don't have all of these apps it doesn't matter, remember they are my apps :) ALSO If you prefer the Tablet look of your settings then set it to Tablet mode 128 DPI

3. I now change the following to Tablet mode 128 DPI: Youtube, Market, Browser, Gmail, Camera. (If you have any issues installing apps from the market put it in Phone mode 240 DPI)

Well that is pretty much all I do :) - It looks a lot harder than it actually is. Give it a try and remember you can always fix it or change it to the way you like. This is what mine looks like.

Homescreen and Nova apps

Youtube, Market, Browser

Theme used is called Freehand CirclesMod by Hooolm. You can find it on the market

Wallpaper used is called water room and was designed by Amilonz from Deviant Art Which can be found here