yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wildtypitch:
Hi, I'm also in the market for the s3 and just found the korean version online and must cheaper (with the 2gb of RAM - I hate that the Chinese versions are all 1gb).

Did you find out the differences in slk versions.

I guess that you can just install the standard samsung rom to get an english version if necessary no?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] p33k:
You can change language to English. You can't install custom roms/kernels for I9300 on them. Though some devs seem to be working on it.

Sent from SHW-M440S
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FelBJ:
ok then i wait till i9305 is available in HongKong and the price settles a bit under 4600RMB

otherwise i ll opt for the xiaomi mi2

somehow feel an S3 with 1GB is not up do date in terms of expandibility. Wonder when news on the new Google phone surface and the new HTC X5
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] cro.dev:
How to change right on screen button?

I want to replace it to default Neo key command.

This is on .587
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] janarthanan.v:
Install through cwm

Go here

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?8c6bf7ych6epczc
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] djbjpanchal:
What are the changes made?
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Haluki_BR:
Beautiful :good: But how to come back to the original theme without have to install the rom again :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] samo_gf:
May be u have to extract the same files that are in the theme zip file From the janas rom zip file and make flashable zip , idk if that will work or not but I replaced some themed apps from creeds rom and it worked
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] djozaa:
You can use jana res, framework res, system ui from any jana rom and theme in versions 4-5.5, experiment. Jana ress and system ui can be just replaced with root explorer and give premissions, ignore force close errors. And for frework res it must be flashed via cwm or push wia android comander. I suggest leave it. Happy experimenting. Thats why i love this rom. System ui changes status bar and in dropdown menu date and , carrier and ongoing notification (no notification ) text. Jana ress changes widget butons in status bar dropdown menu ( wifi,data, bluetooth etc.)
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Haluki_BR:
What i need to do to only change the lockscreen? I love the ICS lockscreen :crying:
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] djozaa:
That is external app named holo locker. Extract from rom or download from market. To disable it go in.holo locker settings from aplication menu
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] joelosr20:
My phone went crazy after flashing this theme, from autorestarting by itself, no let me set cpu settings, apps dissapeared, no push notifications.... Anyways i just reinstalled back the rom without the theme :D. When i see a solution to this will reinstall it back, or i did something wrong during flashing, does it require any wipe, or just flash??
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] b_dev:
does't require any wiping, just flash it.. make sure u downloaded the zip file properly..
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] joelosr20:
I just flashed with cwm and the rom started fine without any trouble when i went to check apps i just had the stock rom apps, and tried to start setting it up like the other one and started to restart by itself and all the issues before mentioned. Will try it again later is just that the restoring everything back is kinda anoying! ...lol

Thanks will download the file again and see
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] joelosr20:
Just insalled back the theme working perfect until now!

Great job Jana!
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] fadillo:
nice bro, I'll try after flash 5.5

but 5.2 still good for me :D
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Taurenking:
Hi Forum, I hope this is the right forum to pose this question and to discuss the topic ;)

ok the question:

Am I the only one who is bugged by the fact that, to close most applications in WP (wheter it is active or in background), we have to tap the "Back" button as many times as the number of pages? here are some pics so you can understand my point xD

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/9092/31238975.png

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/5176/30856883.png

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/4329/28248076.png

As you can see from the last 2 pics, in this case, the user has to click backwards at least 2 times in order to close the application.

Wouldn't it be better to have a small icon in order to close the application completly?

Something like:

http://img803.imageshack.us/img803/2318/50922462.png

So! What are your opinions?

Is there something like this already?

Do you think that a mod or something could help out with this "problem"?

Do you think WP8 has a feature/solution for this?

Or is it just something personal xD ?
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcosmin222:
There is no other way but there is also no need.

The background applications do not consume CPU like they do on android, and if memory is needed, the OS simply closes them down.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Taurenking:
Well many, do still think that closing apps directly is better...

http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/6/3464142/wp8-fixes-multi-tasking
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lumpaywk:
So it would seem and though they are thinking about the whole thing wrong this mind set cant be ignored even if it is wrong. A lot of people come from the Android ios world of background tasks killing battery life and performance.

Maybe if they have a close app in the tiles screen to address these concerns. Even if you know something is not needed if the customer thinks (even wrongly) that it is then you are going to look like your product is not as good even though you know as an expert that it is. I get this all the time in my job and that's why I use the mother test, I send an idea to my mother and if she gets it then I know its good if not I rework it.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcosmin222:
Idk about IOS but in android it is a mistake to close down applications in most cases.

In fact, many people don't know that pressing the close button does not actually close the app, but move it to cached processes. You then have to kill it again in there to finish the job.

Anyway, many apps are persistent in android. Killing them will only make the system want to restore them again, thus eating more CPU than they would have if they were running.

On the other hand, they do represent a resource hug when not closed.

SO on this aspect, android does have a big problem with its multitasking and this is the main reason why android is such a resource hog, and requires quad core CPUs and loads of RAM to get the job done right. And google isn't doing much about this, in fact they continue with the resource waist, which will inevitably put a cap on how much android can do.

As for Windows Phone, it is fairly easy to restore the application to its stage before closing it down. People just don't know about that (and neither most of the developers).
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HTC_FUZE:
Android phone and WP7 phone have almost same battery life, however, android has true multitasking but not in WP7, which means WP7 actually comsume more power. From my point of view, if I want to close an app, I don't want to see it appear in the backgroud. This give the chance to run it unexpectedly if I accidently tap it in multitask screen
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcosmin222:
The battery life is a non-issue with multitasking.

It doesn't matter how many apps are running, the CPU uses the same amount of power.

On the other hand, android is much slower than windows phone, which is because the android multitasking is a resource hog that is not really needed.

Remember we are on phones after all, not super computer.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StevieBallz:
If there is not much to do CPUs clock down or go to sleep completely for some time therefore reducing power consumption. On Multi-Cores in low utilization cores are sometimes completely powered down. So if only one program is running and it's not a game needing the CPUs full power it's highly likely that the CPU will use much less power.

If instead I have several Apps running in the background then I have a higher CPU utilization that doesn't really help me with what I'm currently doing (with the foreground app). That is why background Apps are frozen on iOS and WP unless they do something specifically allowed (so nothing happens in the background that's not really necessary).
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aleki:
One could argue your point. I'll agree that WP7 runs great with low spec phones, but the new Android devices are simply faster. Compared to my mom's SGIII, my Arrive is painfully slow at loading apps and websites. Also, the SGIII lasts considerably longer than my Arrive, which shows that poor battery life on android devices are a thing of the past*.

Dont get me wrong, I want the WP platform to succeed(I think its a great OS), but it still has a long way to go; and limiting the max spec of WP8 to barely beyond current generation tech really sets the bar low.

*yes, I'm aware of the SGIII's battery size. Still, I can easily get two days out of it, vs my Arrive lasting 1-1.5 days
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcosmin222:
The core clock is a non-issue on android.

You will never be able to stop all applications, some of them (most of them) return minutes latter, because the OS is programmed to restore them. Many poorly programed applications behave like system applications and they keep running all the time.Standards are pretty low in Android. Which is why things like app closers, scheduled task managers and other stuff like that exist.

Compare the specs of the new android phones. Compare their prices as well.

SGIII literally has 4 times the processing power of the highest end WP7.5 devices currently on the market, and performance is comparable between the two. WP is an awesome platform. Android is not even close.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aleki:
The US spec SGIII uses the Krait processor, not the quad core. While it would be comparing apples to oranges, in a sense, I still stand by my case: with the proper hardware, the Android platform can be just as effective.

My stance stems from the arguement that WP7 is a better OS because it runs very well on basic hardware. This claim drove me nuts because M$ was so bent on proving that point, that flagship devices ran on half the hardware Android phones of that generation were currently utilizing.

Comparatively, it's the difference between running XP and Vista on legacy hardware vs current hardware.. People were knocking Vista because it was a resource hog and ran like crap on most computers; on the other hand, it runs better than XP machines when kitted out with newer hardware. One OS runs very well on less specs, but plateus very quickly, where the other platform requires more resources, but scales better when properly complemented.

In essence, WP7 is XP

I hope you arent portraying me as an Android fanboy, because I'm not; I'm just being brutally honest here. I really want to see WP8 succeed where WP7 fell flat, but seeing MS fitting compatibility specs of WP8 devices with fairly short outlook leaves me feeling uneasy.

BTW: I've been using Microsoft PDA's and smartphones since 2004, and have used both android and iOS devices for about six months out of those eight years. Juust so you know where I come from =)
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] StevieBallz:
Actually the OS does quite often not have that much influence on actual application performance. The big criticism of Android has always been that it tended to perform crappy (force closes, stutters) even on high end hardware. Some of that has to do with process priorization, some with missing hardware acceleration, etc. Google is working on that with every new release.

Especially in games one noticed that the devices lacked in real power on the hardware side. Another problematic decission was the use of the panorama controls. Those are side-scrolling controls with very often vertical endless scrollers inside them. This is actually rather complex to render and I would guess is responsible for most of the badly performing apps around. This is further complicated by the fact that non-developers rarely can grasp intuitively the actual computational cost associated with certain visuals (hence the often cited: WPs minimalist design is easier to compute then Android/iOSs more complex UI elements).

Microsoft was aiming at the possibility to produce cheaper devices. There were citations that the average WP7.5 device only cost $200 to produce. That strategy obviously didn't work out so well. Maybe due to the fact that the devices still were sold at flagship prices.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Taurenking:
That'sbut back to the topic: the fact is that wheter it consumes cpu or not, the average user would like it to be easier to "kill" an application without pressing the "GoBack" button multiple times. That's the main argument. Leave all the CPU, and Core Processor argument behind , cuz WP os deals beautifully with this...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Mark121rx:
Quick question I have been using (ptmr3) |ROM| Padawan |V1| 9|26

which is great most of all little issues I have been able to solve.

The only minor issue is the boot animation has At&t boot splash which other

rom i was able to change by using root explorer and manually replacing the

bootanimation and fixing permissions I have tried this locations :

/sysmtem/media

/proc/1/root/data/local

/data/local/

/system/media/audio/ui/

The only thing i could think of is the bootanimation is in boot.img
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] johnrippa:
Bingo
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] johnrippa:
He said he already tried that
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] bigfau:
I know what he has already tried. Im showing him where its supposed to go. The reason your bootanimaion isn't working is because H0tw1r3's kernel does not support bootanimations.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Mark121rx:
Well the rom is stock not using any custom kernels.

Maybe the stock kernel does not support boot animations
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] bigfau:
No it does not.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] alemad:
I searched for an hour and finally found an apk handler to edit apks...

It is that apk tool but I can't use it...

Can anyone help me?

I really need some help with the apks and some advices

You know I am trying hard to create a custom rom.

Questions:

What is framework-res?

How to change the signature at the end of rom flashing?

I need some advices so plese help me...
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] deathnotice01:
framework-res is the overall android UI system,

as a themer i can only advice you one thing,

decompile>edit>recomplie>push>pray
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] anasdcool71:
Check my sig on how to use apktool...:)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] alemad:
I saw ur tutorial...

I don't know how to install apktool

and when I entered cmd and typed apktool it opend a help thing and then I didn't know what to do.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdrdroid:
Hi guys,

For the Nexus 7, is there a command I can execute in adb shell root to mount the /system/ to enable reading and writing?

For example for the Galaxy Nexus it was...

mount -o rw,remount -t ext4 /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.0/by- name/system /system

What is it for the Nexus 7?

Thanks! :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cwoggon:
Shot in the dark:

adb shell
su
mount -o remount rw /system

then, for example, you should be able to do:

cp /system/build.prop [destination]
cp [source] /system/
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdrdroid:
Thank you for replying!

I did try your shot in the dark, however when I tried to do a mkdir test for example I still got:

shell@android:/ # mkdir test

mkdir failed for test, Read-only file system

I believe the format is like:

Usage: mount [-r] [-w] [-o options] [-t type] device directory

But I don't know the specifics. Any thoughts is appreciated! :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cwoggon:
What I posted above works on my GNex, was /system your active directory when you tried to mkdir?

I would try on my N7, but its ready to be RMA'd...

shell@android:/system # mount -o remount rw /system
mount -o remount rw /system
shell@android:/system # mkdir test
mkdir test
shell@android:/system # ls
ls
app
bin
build.prop
etc
fonts
framework
lib
media
test
usr
vendor
xbin
shell@android:/system # rmdir test
rmdir test
shell@android:/system # ls
ls
app
bin
build.prop
etc
fonts
framework
lib
media
usr
vendor
xbin
shell@android:/system #
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdrdroid:
Your advice worked, I over complicated it. I just did this again on my N7 and worked perfectly. Thank you very much!!! :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WasabiWa83:
​

This is my first of, I hope, many themes for the GS3. This was tested and based on CleanROM 2.5. If you try it on any other ROM based on the G7 modems, let me know. If you do try it and it borks your phone, though, I'm not responsible. And in general, I'm not responsible for anything that you do to your device. The app icons that you see are from a paid Apex theme in the PlayStore. Just search for Black Go Apex Theme Pro. I'll be making some of my own eventually.

Please do not use any of my work included in this theme without permission first. This stuff takes time, and I would be happy to help you if you just ask first.

Works On:

CleanROM 2.5

What's Themed:

SystemUI.apk

framework-res.apk

SecSettings.apk

lidroid-res.apk

To Be Done:

Tons of more images that I want to change in framework and systemui as this is just the first release. Anything that is not ICS blue will be that way soon enough. Not a big fan of touchwiz blue :)

Various other apks

All I ask is for thanks if you like my themes. If you want to donate to me, save your money and donate to Scott, thisiskindacrap, who MIKE D, or rcw95 on my behalf. That's where I'd use the money anyway for all of the help they give me.

Changelog:

10.08.Rebuilt

Rebuilt by thisiskindacrap to get rid of crashing (THANK YOU SO MUCH!)

10.02

Fixed (I hope) issues with SystemUI crashing

A couple more image changes

09.28

Initial Release

Thanks

-Huge thanks to Scrosler for the awesome ROM :D

-Thanks to thisiskindacrap for his mods that Scott uses that I have changed around for my themes. :)

-Thanks to who MIKE D for all of his theme help :D

-Thanks to rcw95 for helping me find some images and for helping figure out the crash issues.

-Thanks also to shawnten, taihard, and jmill75 for testing for me :D

Installation Instructions

-Download (if on mobile, make sure you choose "Request Desktop Site")

-Place on ext SD

-Reboot to recovery

-Perform nandroid (not required, but a good idea)

-Wipe cache and dalvik cache

-Flash zip

-Reboot

-Enjoy :D

All downloads and additional info will be kept in post 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WasabiWa83:
Download Links!!

Release Three:

Download Black Pearl_10.08.Rebuilt

MD5:e383d18a565bff25b7ffd15567da81d9

Release Two:

Black Pearl_10.02

MD5: 1cb180740e3fdb9ce6180f2eff89b955

Release One:

Black Pearl_09.28

MD5: 660c345dcb1fc3abe9a58dc61dff1191
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WasabiWa83:
Theme Wallpapers

These will be organized better or posted in a whole new thread if I start making wallpapers again. You can find some of my old ones in the Rezound or Nexus forums. I'll make some for this phone eventually. Also, make sure you download the wallpaper by clicking the little green download button on the top right corner, don't just save the image. These are made at the correct resolution and will be too small if you just save the image. :D

Download Wall1

Download Wall2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] DROID3R:
This is great. I'm personally not a fan of opaque themes alas AOSP TYPE. I like vibrant color themes. Like (mixer theme) de for cm10 for example.

This is good development nonetheless :D

Dont thank/like/rep my posts or ill report you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] eman3316@optonline.net:
You took the first post of this thread to say you are not a fan of this style. Really?

Anyway, search Minimal Apex Theme in the Play Store. It would look good with this theme as well!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] x714x:
Looks awsome, trying it out now!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SJUnion:
I just flashed this and its great!

Im a sucker for minimalism and clean designs and this definately fits the bill.

Im lovin the white on blue, screams ICS bussiness. The toggles look fantastic.

Thank you very much for taking the time to put this together.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Marcismo55:
Ohh what? Wasabi??? Man long time no see. Your theme makes me want to flash CleanRom. Great work!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] hopesrequiem:
This is absolutely gorgeous
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] breadman2843:
Thank you! Just installed the Rom, and went with a white and brushed metal look. This is perfect!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WasabiWa83:
Thanks all :) I'm pretty happy with how it turned out but there's plenty more work to do. Next up will be different themes first, then I'll update.

Also, if anyone flashed this that has 4g, you mind posting a screenie here when the data arrows are on? At least one of them? I don't have 4g here and have no clue what it looks like lol

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] ccogan:
Awesome theme, looks great and runs great with clean 2.5
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] breadman2843:
Here is a 4g icon screenshot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BreatheALittle:
There I was, running my non-rooted GSIII, perfectly content running stock until the official jellybean ota was pushed...

Then you had to go and make a gorgeously sexy theme. Damn you.

Looks like tonight I will be rooting my phone, running Scott's CleanRom, and your Black Pearl theme.

:D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] taihard:
beat me to it but here is another one :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WasabiWa83:
Thanks mate :) is it squished or funny looking at all? Couldn't really test it without 4g. Might have to play around with it a bit to make it perfect.

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bluphi1914:
i loaded this on clean 2.5, but i'm getting a error saying Unfortunately, system UI has stopped
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] WasabiWa83:
Hmm. You sure you're running 2.5? Only time I had that last night was when I was pushing onto 2.1 to test it out on that version. Nandroid back and try it again or make sure you're on 2.5 with the new modem.

Sent from my SCH-I535 using Xparent SkyBlue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] breadman2843:
I guess I could say it's maybe a little squished? It's definitely smaller than the other icons. Perhaps if it's possible to make it a little bigger, and move the data indicator triangles to the side instead of underneath? Just my opinion, you are the expert sir...:)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bluphi1914:
i dirty flashed 2.5, and fix permissions, plus installed the new modem, and system UI still stops. not sure why
[TouchPad General] MajikUF:
Open WebOS is now live!

http://blog.openwebosproject.org/post/32462950628/open-webos-1-0-edition

My ideal dream for this is to have WebOS running on my touchpad but able to run android software. I love how well WebOS runs but hate that there is no software and I haven't really been happy with my multi-boot android situation.
[TouchPad General] eyeb:
Im hoping for something like how blackberry can run android apps. But on webos
[TouchPad General] Jon (aka nle):
I feel the same way. I love WebOS, but the application selection is to limited.
[TouchPad General] x000x:
its a shame how webos was ruined by HP. i find it has vastly superior multitasking compared to android or ios
[TouchPad General] murso74:
not to mention battery life
[TouchPad General] Troute:
From what I read this is no good for us TP owners, afaik HP will not release drivers etc. for the Touchpad.