[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Hero:
ROM Download: RLS21

This is a universal .zip file. All carriers download the same ROM

Please read the info before posting bug reports​

Wallpaper Packs

AxisM Wallpapers - Do not flash in recovery. Unzip the package and drag the walls to your SD Card.​

Userbars

Developer - Available to those who dedicate significant amounts of time to the development of the ROM.

Beta Tester - Available to those who sign up for beta testing and contribute to the ongoing development of the ROM.

Elite - Available to those who create add-ons and themes that enhance user experience. User-generated add-ons and themes will be featured in the Mod Hub.

Themer - Available to those who create custom system or app themes. This title is reserved for themers who contribute truly exceptional work.​

Release Patches

Settings FC Patch - Only flash this if you are on RLS18 and using the stock theme

Fixed 4x4 Launcher - Only flash this if you are on RLS19

Fixed 4x5 Launcher - Only flash this if you are on RLS19 (Thanks to countryfolk07 and wchill)
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TWRP Recovery Recommended

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Put the .zip on your SD Card

Boot into recovery

Wipe data/factory reset

Wipe dalvik cache

Wipe /system

Install .zip from SD card

Reboot

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS21 - 20130524[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] ff1b8ad0a1b3a9593b3affd91e509ca1[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Fixed noatime remounts
[*]Updated Axis Shell to allow more options
[*]Added 'Experimental' section to Axis Shell
[*]Updated SQlite3 entry in Axis Shell
[*]Fixed 'exit' in Axis Shell
[*]Updated wake lock hack
[*]Updated build.script
[*]Added ability to switch to stock Settings layout in Aroma
[*]Fixed home-button recents issue
[*]Fixed issue with VZW stock kernel not installing
[*]Fixed Application Manager FC
[*]Fixed issue with accounts not showing up
[*]Disabled MMS server-based timestamp
[*]Wakelock is DISABLED by default
[*]Removed custom GPS from Aroma
[*]Removed some market-downloadable apps
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS20 - 20130520[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] eb9dc5387f070483805d7c8a444570ee[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Reverted to Aroma 2.56 (occasional freezing still exists)
[*]Fixed Sprint MMS
[*]Re-coded wake-lag hack
[*]Added home-button lag hack
[*]Added tabbed settings
[*]Added fixed launchers
[*]Added AOSP clock to Aroma
[*]Updated Axis theme
[*]Updated internal Axis script (non-terminal)
[*]Updated default workspaces
[*]Replaced Faux kernel with Trinity
[*]Added VZW stock kernel
[*]Probably more...
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS19 - 20130507[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] 9126ef483380a729ea5909ca6cd983df[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Added Cricket support
[*]Downgraded Aroma version to 2.0
[*]Updated Adreno 2xx drivers
[*]Updated Xposed framework
[*]Updated LMT
[*]Updated build.prop entries
[*]Updated Axis theme
[*]Updated busybox
[*]Updated bash
[*]Updated sqlite3
[*]Updated Tweaks app with more tweaks
[/LIST]
[LIST]
Status Bar
[LIST]
Set custom statusbar image
[*]Set icon color
[*]Set statusbar color
[*]Add a lock button
[*]Choose custom battery style (updated)
[*]Use any color for the battery icons
[*]Hide alarm icon
[*]Hide bluetooth icon
[*]Disable USB connection sound
[*]Disable "battery full" notification
[*]Disable "low battery" warning
[/LIST]
[/LIST]
[LIST]
Date And Time
[LIST]
[*]Show time
[*]Center clock
[*]Show AM/PM
[*]Set AM/PM size
[*]Show day
[*]Show date
[*]Date style
[*]Show day
[*]Show day and date in uppercase format
[*]Set clock and date color
[/LIST]
[/LIST]
[LIST]
[*]Notification Panel
[LIST]
[*]Use 23 toggle mod
[*]Set 23 toggle color
[*]Hide "ongoing" text
[*]Hide "no notifications" text
[*]Choose panel button
[*]Set panel button color
[*]Show brightness slider
[*]Set notification panel image
[*]Set notification panel color
[*]Set carrier/next alarm color
[*]Show carrier text
[*]Use custom carrier text
[*]Center carrier text
[*]Show next alarm
[*]Set dragbar color
[/LIST]
[/LIST]
[LIST]
[*]Lockscreen
[LIST]
[*]Access lockscreen settings
[*]Enable ink effect
[*]Set ink effect color
[/LIST]
[/LIST]
[LIST]
[*]TW Launcher
[LIST]
[*]Enable launcher rotation
[*]Enable wallpaper scrolling
[/LIST]
[/LIST]
[LIST]
[*]Phone
[LIST]
[*]Set incoming call answer color
[*]Set end call delay
[*]Disable increasing ringtone
[/LIST]
[LIST]
[*]Quickpanel Settings
[*]Battery Bar Settings
[*]Pie launcher controls
[*]Headphone Shortcuts
[*]Access Blocking Mode
[/LIST]
[*]Added custom theme engine
[*]Faster app processing
[*]Fixed issue with excessive RAM usage
[*]Deprecated init.d (all tweaks are internal now)
[*]Added custom Axis script with the following executable commands:
[LIST]
[*]Optimize for performance
[*]Zero-lag
[*]Undo zero-lag
[*]Regain RAM
[*]Enable zRAM
[*]Defrag Sqlite databases
[*]Zipalign
[*]Fix permissions
[*]Odex
[/LIST]
[*]Removed launcher options in Aroma
[*]Removed Performance Control
[*]Removed ability to choose what apps are themed
[*]Replaced Ziggy kernel w/ Faux M (VZW)
[*]Auto-disable ripple-effect for custom lock screens
[*]Updated multi-window
[LIST]
[*]No more screwed up background
[*]Floating keyboard (Samsung keyboard only)
[/LIST]
[*]Added Note 2 keyboard
[*]Created a wake-lock for lag reduction (can toggle on/off with script)
[*]Created a screen-off profile for battery conservation
[*]Fixed cron - Thanks bouchigo
[*]Added custom AxisM boot animation - Thanks NMEAGENT
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS18 - 20130408[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] 8e9c760f868ce0a7940d8547ff943a0a[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]MMS bug fix
[*]Video recording bug fix
[*]Google Now bug fix
[*]Music player bug fix
[*]Added Xperia Z lockscreen
[LIST]
[*]Added Sony photo editor
[/LIST]
[*]Added Zeus kernel
[*]Resized HTC Sense recents
[*]Tweaks app updated
[*]Added Apollo music
[*]Added some S4 apps
[*]More I can't remember...
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS17 - 20130321[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] a19155974d382258a768c8c2fd2ecf20[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]ROM name change
[*]Rebase to MB1 4.1.2
[*]GSM carrier data fix
[LIST]
[*]Universal signal buff
[/LIST]
[*]Multi-carrier MMS fix
[*]Trimmed code for faster system processing
[*]Added "Naked" installer option to Aroma
[*]Added ability to customize the theme to your liking
[*]Removed custom V6 settings from Aroma
[*]Re-added rotary lockscreen
[*]Rotary lockscreen properly scaled
[*]Re-themed Sense 4 lock ring to reflect new ROM model
[*]Changed default lockscreen
[LIST]
[*]Galaxy S3 ripple/circle
[/LIST]
[*]Re-themed framework and apps
[*]Removed red theme (permanently depricated)
[*]Added MNML framework animations
[*]Added HTC Sense recents
[*]Recents toggle in expanded statusbar
[*]Toggleable screen candy (currently no screensavers)
[*]Toggleable screen auto-lock
[*]Toggleable night-time keyboard mode
[*]Toggleable multi-window view
[*]Toggleable Page Buddy
[*]Toggleable AOSP expanded statusbar layout (sort of)
[LIST]
[*]Option to hide "No notifications" text
[*]Option to hide "Ongoing" text
[/LIST]
[*]JKAY reboot menu
[LIST]
[*]Reboot
[*]Recovery
[*]Download
[*]Power Off
[*]Data network mode
[*]Wi-Fi
[*]Auto-sync
[*]Bluetooth
[*]Auto-brightness
[*]Airplane mode
[*]Silent
[*]Vibrate
[*]Sound
[*]Lock
[/LIST]
[*]Customizable display elements
[LIST]
[*]Battery icon style
[*]Notification tray color
[*]Notification tray transparency
[*]Notification tray color
[*]Incoming call color
[/LIST]
[*]IMEI displays properly
[*]Enhanced GPS
[*]Less frequent ink flashes
[*]Dalvik Optimizations
[*]Increased touch sensitivity
[*]Tweaked custom SecLauncher2 (Axis Launcher)
[*]Added Galaxy S4 apps
[*]Modded AOSP camera
[*]Enabled server-sided SMS/MMS timestamp
[*]Enabled call button in contacts list
[*]Enabled terminate in stock browser
[*]Unified AxisTweaks
[*]Updated apps
[LIST]
[*]Swype
[*]SuperSU
[*]LMT
[*]Performance Control
[/LIST]
[*]All apks optimized
[*]So much more...
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS16 - 20130211[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] 1831b370c94dc9ce71e62d49cfc9eed2[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Metro PCS support
[*]GSM carrier bug fixes
[*]Added ink color changer
[*]Added per-app DPI changer
[*]Added custom DevMod animations
[*]Added lockscreen torch
[*]Added server-based wallpaper app
[*]Added performance control
[*]Added built-in PIE controls
[*]Added developer's pick viewer in Aroma Installer
[*]Enabled automatic root privileges for some apps
[*]Tweaked for performance
[LIST]
[*]To offload lag created by custom app_process
[/LIST]
[*]Updated CM File Manager
[LIST]
[*]Defaulted to root access
[/LIST]
[*]Updated Note 2 camera
[*]Updated superuser binary
[*]Unlocked Smart Network in settings
[*]Unlocked Network Service Discovery in settings
[*]Modified roaming to Sprint/automatic
[LIST]
[*]For testing purposes
[/LIST]
[*]Fixed IMEI issue
[*]Fixed theme issues
[*]Updated blue theme
[*]Updated ad blocking hosts
[*]Updated CM File Manager
[*]Rebuilt sqlite with Linaro -O3 optimizations
[*]SSH compatibility
[*]Audio+ hack
[*]Removed rotary lockscreen
[*]Cleaned up app drawer
[LIST]
[*]Removed many app icons
[/LIST]
[*]General bug fixes
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS15 - 20130124[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] b484eab9aa1dfefb1870fe3e97300854[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Lots bug fixes
[*]Better battery life
[*]Added support for US Cellular
[*]Carrier specific bug fixes
[*]Lockscreen choices
[LIST]
[*]BlackBerry 10
[*]Acer Cloud
[*]HTC Sense 4.0
[*]AOSP
[*]LG Optimus
[*]S3 Ripple/Circle
[*]Rotary
[/LIST]
[*]Modded GPS for increased accuracy
[*]Forced GPU rendering or CPU rendering
[*]Optimized database defragmentation
[*]Effective daily drop caches
[*]Time zone based daily cache cleaner (4AM)
[*]Added features to stock MMS
[*]Added 23 Lidroid toggles
[LIST]
[*]+ themed toggles
[*]+ Blocking Mode
[/LIST]
[*]Bightness level scaling
[*]Sound level scaling
[*]Multi-window scaling fixed
[*]Wi-Fi peer-to-peer support
[*]Re-enabled all rotations
[*]No more clock flicker
[*]Added clock mods
[*]Added volume rocker track skip
[*]Long-press home button for Google Now
[*]Long-press menu button for Google Voice search
[*]Modified Dalvik VM code
[*]Modified deafult governor and I/O scheduler
[LIST]
[*]I/O scheduler: ROW
[*]CPU Governor: SmartassV2
[/LIST]
[*]Nexus Navbar available to all carriers
[*]Edited themes
[*]Debloated
[*]Updated kernels for all carriers
[*]Updated EFS backup script
[*]More thorough developer-choice checking in the Aroma Installer
[*]Added updater-script security check
[*]Pre-install clean
[*]T&C updated. READ IT.[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS14.1 - 20130108[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] c0b5ee619f7a27459126b9e1160371c4[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]GSM APN bug fix
[*]Statusbar revert
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS14 - 20130108[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] f117667633302bbd037876afd759bfe9[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Made universal to all US SGS3 carriers
[*]Updated framework to accept multi-DPI (prep)
[*]Added fully working multi-window
[*]Added PDroid capabilities
[*]Added SystemUI mods
[LIST]
[*]Android 4.2 expanded statusbar
[*]Time & Date
[/LIST]
[*]Added SMS and call bubbles (TW SMS)
[*]Fixed Jellybean AOSP MMS
[*]Fixed some theme issues
[*]Removed single/dual core script
[*]Fully optimized
[*]Removed hotspot icon
[*]Removed misc
[*]Forgot what else...
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS13 - 20130101[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] 62f6656dbe4280704b2725ae3266ed7a[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Added working ink effect from the Note II
[*]Permanently installed modular audio
[*]Added ROM Updater
[*]Added network and signal buffers
[*]Added watermarks to mods to prevent kanging
[*]Added multi-window (partial)
[*]Removed outdated tweaks
[LIST]
[*]Added specialized tweaks to each kernel
[/LIST][/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS12 - 20121226[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] 5913bb9d7a80110b0b48dd5630b262bb[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Added themed statusbar (only for themes)
[*]Added modular audio
[*]Added Headphone Shortcuts
[*]Reduced SSD usage
[*]Maximized SSD performance
[*]Added multi-window (partial)
[*]Re-enabled call/message blocking
[*]Updated kernels
[LIST]
[*]Added specialized tweaks to each kernel
[/LIST][/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS11 - 20121218[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] 685c3e8df6a325b938053b0bc25b640a[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Added blue theme
[*]Added battery tweaks
[*]Added themed icons (for themes only)
[*]Removed IncrediSound
[*]Removed OTA Updater
[*]Debloated very slightly
[*]Stable
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS10 - 20121208[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] 30c4752cab8c9ff28615b177a865a120[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Updated base to latest VRBLK3
[*]Updated apps
[*]Updated theme
[*]Updated Lean Kernel
[*]Fixed camera sound
[*]Fixed Swype keyboard
[*]Added Faux Mainline kernel
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS9 - 20121206[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] b83b5c5ec48f6ce6d4f95b97b14d993e[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Added kernel options to Aroma[LIST]
[*]Lean Kernel
[*]Faux Kernel[/LIST]
[*]Default I/O scheduler set to 'deadline'
[*]Updated GPS to support multiple locations
[*]Readded IME switcher
[*]Added cron functionality[LIST]
[*]Drop cache
[*]Clean cache[/LIST]
[*]Added more launcher choices
[*]Increased scaling for core 1 when asleep to prevent lag
[*]Added apps into memory
[*]Added AC!D Audio Engine to Installer[LIST]
[*]Added AC!D Audio Engine add-ons[/LIST]
[*]Defaulted to stock camera[LIST]
[*]Note 2 is an installable option[/LIST]
[*]Hid QuickPanel Settings from app drawer
[*]Removed lockscreen rotation
[*]Removed all CIQ
[*]Removed data logging
[*]Added miscellaneous tweaks
[*]Themed[LIST]
[*]A near-complete theme
[*]AOSP audio tones
[/LIST][/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS8 - 20121125[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] b6d7195e60c22c31548f5cc56e86c185[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Updated base to VRBLK1
[*]Removed AC!D audio
[*]AOSP lockscreen no longer freezes phone when in landscape (partial)
[*]ROM now has unique ID number
[*]Scripts tweaked for performance
[LIST]
[*]Phone should not get slow...ever
[/LIST]
[*]Enabled all rotations
[*]Enabled lockscreen rotation
[*]Disabled default lockscreen dimension
[*]Correctly resized Nexus NavBar
[*]Added CM file explorer
[*]Added Xperia keyboard
[*]Added options to Aroma Installer
[LIST]
[*]Use developer-choice apps and mods
[*]Optional changelog view
[*]Backup EFS
[*]Quit the Installer
[/LIST]
[*]Optimized battery bar
[*]Debloated
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS7 - 20121114[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] 74eb8d50fcd07f82b35908d3bdf3c373[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Added toggles in Settings
[LIST]
[*]AOSP lockscreen
[*]MIUI batterybar
[*]Lidroid QuickPanel Settings
[*]Audio Equalizer
[/LIST]
[*]Fixed AC!D Audio
[*]Added option for Nexus NavBar in the Aroma Installer
[*]Memory management improved
[*]Dalvik cache handling redesigned
[*]Cleaned up SystemUI to reclaim real estate
[*]Made more stable
[*]Themed slightly
[*]Debloated like crazy
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS6 - 20121110[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] c55e0f8fdc0b73bae6da1b8c40e998a3[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Rebased to Verizon leak LJ1
[*]Added CPU tuning binary
[*]Removed Sony Walkman
[*]Added MBB
[*]Added AOSP lockscreen
[*]Added MIUI battery bar
[*]Added long-press volume track skip
[*]Re-patched services.jar
[*]Unlocked services.jar
[*]Unlocked lots of settings in messaging
[*]Updated stock kernel
[*]Themed slightly
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS5 - 20121105[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] 5f52b17190141400ba303d2ce283a559[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Added apps and libraries to Aroma Installer
[LIST]
[*]S Voice
[*]Sony Walkman
[*]DSP Manager
[/LIST]
[*]Added custom kernels to Aroma Installer
[LIST]
[*]Stock Verizon Jellybean
[*]Ktoonsez Jellybean
[/LIST]
[*]Added OTA Updater
[*]Added pop-up browser
[*]Added V6 Supercharger memory management settings
[*]Extended settings
[LIST]
[*]Smart rotation
[*]Smart stay
[/LIST]
[*]Lowered WiFi scan rate to save battery
[*]Tweaked 3G speeds to act like 4G
[*]Signal improvements
[*]Dual-Core app optimization
[*]Enter deep sleep faster
[*]Device status "normal"
[*]Reverted to stock theme
[*]Added system identifier
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS4 - 20121103[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] 5a2b480e559f3308ce53398298c4952c[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Re-based to Official Sprint LJ7
[*]Re-patched services.jar to accept new ADJ values
[*]Patched services.jar to reduce launcher redraws
[*]Extended MMS settings even more
[*]Unlocked call/messaging blocking
[*]Unlocked "Find my mobile"
[LIST]
[*]Settings -> Security
[/LIST]
[*]Added 4.2 camera and gallery
[*]Added 4.2 keyboard
[*]Added Google Wallet functionality
[*]Updated Play Store
[*]Updated Multi-DPI support
[*]Dual core performance when screen is on for silky-smooth experience
[*]Single core underclocked when screen is off for battery conservation
[LIST]
[*]Not underclocked when connected to a charger
[/LIST]
[*]Added call/messaging blocking
[*]Added 4-in-1 reboot menu
[*]Media quality enhancements
[*]Updated AC!D Audio to v4.0
[*]Themed
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS3 - 20121027[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] cbb5c031aa2ceabddd59396d7e127432[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]10 Launcher choices
[*]Fixed V6 Supercharger
[*]Modified script for
[LIST]
[*]Sysctl
[*]CPU tuning
[*]Zipalign
[*]SD Card read speed
[*]Cache binding to /data
[/LIST]
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS2 - 20121026[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] b1e068400ff325ea0c33d7e08176f92e[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Now uses the Aroma Installer
[LIST]
[*]Option to restore bloat
[*]Option to revert call recording
[*]Misc apps
[/LIST]
[*]Framework overhaul
[LIST]
[*]Removed GPS notification
[*]Added volume button track skip
[*]Unlocked WiFi tethering
[*]Cell standby fixed
[*]Re-patched services.jar for better multitasking
[/LIST]
[*]TouchWiz launcher revamped
[LIST]
[*]Screen looping disabled
[*]Scrolling wallpaper
[*]4x5 workspace
[*]Landscape mode enabled
[/LIST]
[*]GPS fixed
[*]New lockscreen and homescreen wallpapers
[*]Added Kickass Kernelizer binary
[*]Added Battery Calibration binary
[*]Updated V6 Supercharger binary
[*]Added AOSP touchtones
[*]Extended sound options
[*]Added Mod Wallpapers app
[*]Added GMail 4.2
[*]Added OTA Updater
[*]Removed DSP Manager for AC!D Audio compatibility
[/LIST]

[INDENT][CENTER][B]RLS1 - 20121024[/B] / [B]md5:[/B] cb9c60202125ed43d0ab4f77f465c5ce[/CENTER][/INDENT]
[LIST]
[*]Initial release
[/LIST]