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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Zarotu:
Hi,

I am new this this whole Samsung Galaxy S3 customization. Yesterday, I took the big risk of getting my phone bricked and successfully rooted my phone. Now, I am interested in installing some interesting ROMs and uninstall some uninteresting bloatware. However, I do not know where and how to start.

Just a quick note. I have followed [GUIDE] Root for Jelly Bean 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 OTA ***UPDATED 3/5*** to customize my phone, using

ClockworkMod Touch Recovery 6.0.2.3

and MD5: 8C3DA18BD5DEF7E38E03DD147A0E10A1 for VRBMB1 (Jelly Bean 4.1.2). My phone's Model Number is SCH-I535, Android Version 4.1.2.

The first thing I want to do is to reformat my phone. By that, I mean improving the battery life, speed, and practically everything else related to those two things I just said. I have read somewhere that custom ROMs can improve battery life, as well as make everything in the phone move faster and smoother. A few ROMs have caught my attention, but I am unsure of which ROM to use. I have also noticed that you can change the battery preferences without the need of a ROM, but nevertheless, a custom ROM couldn't hurt. Plus, I really want to change the theme of my phone, specifically replacing them with [OMG][THEME] 03.21 - Ultimate OMG Theme - 35 Choices - Aroma - CleanROM/Stock.

So the first question is, which is the most preferred ROM to use for my phone? (Or better yet, do I even need a custom ROM?) So far, my main goal is to improve the speed and battery life. But I have noticed that you must factory reset your phone. That is a little discouraging as there are many personal things in my phone that I would love to keep. I do have Titanium Backup, however, I am unsure of how to use it. Is there a guide on how to use Titanium Backup? I am also concerned that a factory reset can and will clear everything in Titanium Backup as well. The next thing is, I am using Next Launcher by Go Developers. I really enjoy the launcher and would like to continue using it. Will I still be able to use the launcher in custom ROMs?

Thank you for your help!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmxc23:
You don't have to flash a custom ROM to improve battery just a custom kernel. There are a lot of custom tweaks that the developers put in their ROMs to further improve the ROM some you can put yourself. As for the themes the stock ROM has to be deodexed in order for the themes to work. Lastly Next launcher is an app and the last time I checked all launcher apps work on rooted phones.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Zarotu:
Thank you for the reply. Seeing how it is, where can I find custom kernels and/or a guide on how to install and use a custom kernel on my phone? I do not quite understand what you mean when "the stock ROM has to be deodexed in order for the themes to work." Lets say I am interested in one of those custom theme, does that mean I have to personally deodex the ROMs or can I just follow the instructions stated in the main thread? So far I do not have a custom ROM after rooting my phone. Everything is still the same since I did the last step, which was to flash the Jelly Bean Bootchain.

Edit: Is there a thread I can look at find to get more information on how to prepare my phone for theming and modding? Information such as deodexing my phone, and other preparation information. I can't seem to find a good thread.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmxc23:
In the original android development is where you will find the kernels. Most of the kernel threads will provide links and the information you need. If you are planning on flashing KT747 kernel here is some additional information: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2144004
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Surge1223:
Whoa, hold up on the custom kernels and custom rom stuff.

1. You need to make a back up with either twrp or cwm. Next put your important files on your external sd including your efi. Idk if titanium backup allows you to store app back ups on the external sd or not but I assume it does (I use a diff app). You don't have to format your internal sd to flash a custom rom, you have to format the system partition.

Take a minute to make sure you have the prerequisites before moding your phone more. You cannot possibly want to be doing all this so soon especially if you just got into this yesterday.

2. Your still on a stock rom, which is odexed. If you want to customize your rom you need to be on a deodexed rom most of the time. This is a the simple abbreviated difference between odexed and deodexed.

3. Luke took on Vader, even though he was a new rookie padawan. He didnt have a good grip on what he was doing, and karma took his hand and slapped him in the face with irony for it. You might find yourself falling a deep hole of problems if you don't read up more on what you're doing. Do yourself a favor and stay on the god damn dagobah system awhile.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmxc23:
One final thing I have to say is do some research it will help you a lot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] nrock2256:
Well, if you want the pure AOSP feel with a CM base, yet uber customization and tweakability I would go with paranoidkangdroid. It mixes CM as a base, with AOKP and ParanoidAndroid. This is what I use and I love it. Cleanrom is a touchwiz rom and I personally feel that while TW roms are stable and usually butter, they are all missing some aspects of customization. Link to the rom: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2186838. However that's my opinion. I prefer the clean stock google experience, others may not. Happy flashing :D

EDIT: before you go flash anything make sure you do the following: (in this order)

1. Root device

2. Unlock the bootloader

3. Install TWRP (or CWM, I like TWRP)

4. Make a backup of the current stock rom

5. Take all the things you want to save (pictures) and back them up to your computer.

6. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES TRY TO INSTALL A ROM MADE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL, AT&T, NOTE2, etc. You will brick your phone. Stick to the Verizon variant thread and you should be fine. If getting the rom from another website, make sure it is made for SCH-I535 or D2VZW.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmxc23:
Ok he is a newbie in this so pretty much AOSP especially those are a little bit advance for him.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Zarotu:
Haha! Seeing how there is so much to know before I can get started on anything, I believe I will be needing to do more research. So first thing's first. If all I did was root my phone, using the clockwork recovery mod, what should be my next move? Where do I go from here? I have been searching, but have not yet found a guide. How do I backup my stuff in clockwork recovery mod? What do I do if I do not have an external SD card? Haha, I didn't think customizing your phone would be this difficult.

Thank you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmxc23:
It is more confusing than it is difficult.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Surge1223:
Essentially your next move is preparing yourself incase you fail flashing a rom. You need to do the following:

1. Get a micro sdcard, atleast 16gb

2. Make a back up on the external sd you acquired in step 1 above. This can be done from cwm by selecting "Back up and restore" from the menu, followed by selecting the back up option that says back up to external sd.

3. Now download the rom you want on to your external sd card. Find out if the rom requires gapps or any other supplemental downloads and put them on the external sd as well.

4. Next, report back here for further instructions.

(I havent used cwm for a while so the instructions I gave there are from memory, double check on that)

Surge1223
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmxc23:
Okay what if the person doesn't have the money as of now to purchase an sd card? Are there other ways to back up their data?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Surge1223:
Sure you can back it up on your internal sd card, but generally you would only do that if you were very familiar with how your recovery works and know exactly what you were doing. Most of the time that means you've had previous experience with the rom your flashing and/or arent too woried about your stuff getting deleted. Usually its a good idea to keep a flashable zip of a deodexed stock rom, radio, recovery, bootchain, etc. In the internal if your doing that but since he's just starting out I wouldn't do that and I usually dont anyways. Its risky and not worth losing your stuff when you could just spend a couple bucks and get a external micro sd.

Surge1223
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmxc23:
Micro SD price range from $5-$100 retail when not on sale and the retail price depends on the storage size. So if the person is hard on cash or has more important things to spend their money she/he might not be able to buy the micro sd with the couple of bucks that you said it cost. The reason I asked those questions is that not everyone has a couple of dollars to spare on a micro sd card so all possible ways to back up data should be mentioned not just what you or I think is the best thing to do. For instance I have my data backed up on my computer via external hard drive as well as Google drive, box and Dropbox. I also use Carbon instead of the titanium backup app that everyone suggests to use. So they can use their computer, cloud storage service, external hard drive, micro sd cards and apps to backup their data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Surge1223:
Its not a matter of whether its possible or not, I mean yeah you can also make a system image of your pc using DVD's instead of a portable hdd or flash drive. I can understand people may be short on cash, but if you have enough time and money to root your phone, pay for a data plan, subscribe to the internet, you can budget 5 dollars. Hell, you could even start using bing rewards to get yourself a 5$ Amazon credit.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] jmxc23:
All I am saying mainly is that there are more ways to back up your data besides micro sd cards and that all people new to rooting should know more then one way as something can go wrong your micro sd card so your data should be backed up in other ways to insure that you can restore your data.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Surge1223:
I hear ya, I guess I just think because I learned my own how to use other methods I assumed that as people got more familiar with flashing roms, etc, that they'd learn eventually too. But hey to each his own. IMO, the external sd is the easiest, fastest, and most reliable way so in this case, I think we should leave well enough alone.

Surge1223
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 ROM Development] zabes64:
From www.geekzone.co.nz

Dell is also ahead of the competition in terms of OS. These are the first

handhelds available to end users to run the recently announced Windows

Mobile 2003 Second Edition. This new version brings multiple screen

orientation (landscape and portrait), user defined font size, better

Pocket Internet Explorer and minor changes.

You can read more about the OS on this article and about the changes on

Pocket Internet Explorer on these two articles:

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=2567 and

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=2558

Expect more devices to come with this new version soon. Last week I

attended a breakfast event run by Toshiba Australia/New Zealand and the

only time they talked about Pocket PC device was to let us know that they

will release an update for their current line of handhelds.

Users of i-mate Pocket PC Phone Edition should expect something soon, with rumours that these updates are already being tested by operators

(including here in New Zealand, by Vodafone).
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LlamaLord:
Just a quick video i made!

Also check out my other S4 videos

[YOUTUBE]518A-yryrAY[/YOUTUBE]
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] j510:
You mention best buy opens and installs sim. Is this before they sold it to you or did they do this is front of you?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LlamaLord:
They do it in front of you...and they don't take care of it too...they kind of just place it on the table and put the sim card in...turn it on and that's it...not sure why they don't even really do a test call or anything
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] j510:
K thanks n thats good to know it isnt preinstalled. This was about to happen to me on my s2 purchase back then but i made it very clear i want to open it myself when i get home. So they just rung it up n that was it. Called at&t myself to set my sim card
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] LlamaLord:
Yea next time i will be doing that
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Arckloth:
HI.

Trying to unlock the bootloader (following the guides) when i restart the phone it starts a restarting loop in the LG logo, when i try to flash with KDZ the phone was not recognized by the computer. i can not flash with KDZ, i can enter in recovery mode.

i have try reinstal the phone drivers a million times

update the drivers

plug and unplug million times
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Arckloth:
MY phone is back.:good::good::good::good::good:

thank you
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] rougegoat:
So I have a general disdain for capacative buttons. I had planned to go into build.prop and add

as well as go into /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl and comment out keys 158 and 172 (Back and Home respectively). This would disable the hardware buttons and enable software buttons. The problem is that every time I reboot, the system automatically restores the original versions of both files. Does anyone know how I could prevent this apparent safety function? It's proving far more of an annoyance than a benefit.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] wranglerray:
not until we have s-off. The emmc checks files against its last known configuration and discards any changes. Its been that way since the evo3d. its the same reason supercid wont stick also.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] rougegoat:
Well that's extremely disappointing. The buttons on here are driving me mad. Who thought it was a good idea to have the home button do three things not one of which is go directly to the homescreen? I was really hoping to get around them.

Any word on the S-Off progress?
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] benmatlock:
My home button goes to the home screen maybe you're holding your lips wrong

Sent from my rooted unlocked rommed HTC One, on the Sprint network.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] rougegoat:
One press goes to whatever page of the launcher was last in use(not always a Homescreen, most often app drawer)

Double press goes to multi-task

Long press goes to Google Now.

There is no "always go directly to the homescreen" action associated with the home button.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] tmuka:
I find a 2nd press of home brings me all the way back home when app drawer, or non home blink feed was previously used...
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] rougegoat:
So now you have two very different functions tied to the same action for a total of four actions associated with the Home button, none of which is "go directly to the Homescreen". What you present here is "Go to last page used in the launcher, then go to the default homescreen."
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] tmuka:
Yeah, sorry, i realize i didn't answer your question. I hope you find the low level solution you're searching for, and that my tip helps you in the short term.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] luisrod03:
try flashing viper's zip here is the link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2236849

HTC ONE
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] rougegoat:
No dice. The files are editable but have no impact.
[Sprint HTC One (M7)] HitchslapHTC:
Is there now any way to disable the hardware keys? I only want to have software keys (paranoid android 4.4 rc1)

Gesendet von meinem Nokia 3310 LTE
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] levanhau03:
Change logs

old thread : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2227295

base 7.2 lastest 26/04/2013

theme can change icon ( toggle , sms , dialer , font ....)

fix launcher

fix phone.apk call icomming force close

fix lockscreen 100% mdpi

fix toggle icon size

add soft app

Screen v3 in attachment

​

DOWNLOAD

v2.1 : http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?wbz64b3n7a4pz6l

v3.0 : http://www.mediafire.com/?cdnnh4n4t4qblua
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] levanhau03:
.................................
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] kamties:
btw is there any theme for lewa with black background?

dont really like white bg...:'(
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] levanhau03:
yes:angel:
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] songolas77:
do i have to wipe all after flashing this? because there's no "how to install" this rom... thank you:good:
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] hamxxa:
Hows the battery backup ?????? Any built in boost engines !???? Looking nice
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] ariazv:
love to try this but i can't find any theme for ldpi :(

btw it looks nice :D
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] songolas77:
hope someone could fix this ---> icon labels on app list

and add some tweaks for statbar background.. i just flast this rom and not try for wifi or battery yet..

is this the right link for this rom theme? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1571433 or http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1770131
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] ShadowFax:
why are you creating multiple threads for same rom????

It makes keeping track of progress difficult
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] levanhau03:
uploading v3
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] kamties:
would you give me link to the latest cm 7.2 30-04-2013???

i checked on get.cm, stil 01-03-2013
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] L.E.D 26:
Nice girl at background. Can you update us with percentage of upload ?? Waiting for it,just saw this rom an looks way nice than miui (maybe almost equal :D )
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] songolas77:
it is just an opinion from me,

why you always write a new version release, in fact you "uploading" (and i dun know when it finish)... it is becoming a habbit for you to write first and uploading later? in the future, when you're ready to share or release your next version...... please please please..uploading first then share them.. thank you, it is nice work from you
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] ShadowFax:
where is the link bro....?
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] scufy:
There is no link! maybe in few days?:laugh:

Speed uploading 1bit/hour
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] ShadowFax:
this is not good
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] levanhau03:
because i go to school

p/s : my bad english
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] L.E.D 26:
Pleas upload asap
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] levanhau03:
please back #1
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] mrExtrm:
wished I have those of languages which were in version v2.1: (

sory my bad english
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] levanhau03:
me you can but me non understand your language
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] mrExtrm:
I mean that in version 2.1, such language was Polish and v3 it is gone: D
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] levanhau03:
mu bad polish , you can translate : http://www.mediafire.com/?o018ancofrcvc7a
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] ast00:
Can't add g account. Can't establish reliable connection. Tried with/without gapps.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] L.E.D 26:
Flash stock firm with different baseband,then flash mr android kernel.

This is how i solved.

Use the button below
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] madbam:
At the account and settings you should open the backround data then you can add a google account
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] dany547:
the rom is compiled from source? there is a problem with the lockscreen, i can sesize it :)
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] madbam:
resize it please :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] AndroidHoneyComb:
Can somebody provide me with a copy of the Xperia T's ramdisk.zip

Thanks

AndroidHoneyComb
[Nokia Lumia 800] Eamon:
I just got my Telstra branded Lumia 800 back from Nokiacare after warranty service and they have upgraded it to WP7.8.

Problem is that I have a backup from 7.5 that I took just before sending it away and I cannot restore it back over 7.8. So what I am looking for is the Telstra ROM image that matches my backup:

These are the details I copied off my phone BEFORE I sent it away.

OS Version: 7.10.8773.98

Firmware: 1750.0805.8773.12220

Hardware Revision Number: 112.1402.2.4

Radio Software Version: 1.7.50.08

Radio Hardware Version: 8255

Bootloader version: 7.41.0.0

Chip SOC: 0.74.2.1

Also, what is the best way to flash 7.5 rom over 7.8?

Nokia Lumia 710/800 downloader (http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1665821)

or

Nokia Care Suite

or other?

Can anyone help me?

thanks,

Eamon
[Nokia Lumia 800] psquicker:
This is the worst thing on LUMIA.

There is no way to restore your phone like an iPhone.

Your mail, contact, Documents; anything connected to LIVE account will be restored automatically.

Everything else ( Photos, music, Applications, SaveGames ) will be lost. You will have to re-install/resync once again. (SORRY for the savegames )

So if this is the only thing you are concerned about, don't bother rolling back. Enjoy the 7.8 :)
[Nokia Lumia 800] Eamon:
Thanks for the reply, I was planning to flash back to a stock 7.5 rom, then use zune to restore my backup which would have given me my sms's and saved games, then upgrade again to 7.8 expecting the sms's and save games to survive the 7.8 upgrade. In any case, I've been using it now for a week and have it setup the way I want again so don't want to go through the process again so I guess this thread can be closed.

Eamon
[Nokia Lumia 800] psquicker:
I'd be damned...

But how do you restore your SMS and Save Games ????
[Nokia Lumia 800] Eamon:
Restoring a backup using Zune puts the phone back into the same state as when the backup was taken, sms's, saved games, settings...everything. Problem was that I couldn't restore a backup of my phone taken before I sent it for service when it had 7.5 on it over the returned phone because they had upgraded it to 7.8 during the service. If I could flash it back to 7.5, then I could have used the Zune's restore functionality to get my phone back to its exact same state as before I sent it for service. I had then assumed (maybe incorrectly) that upgrading to 7.8 would not wipe my sms's and saved games, maybe I am wrong about that as I never when through the 7.5 -> 7.8 upgrade myself.

Just to be clear, I don't have my old sms's or saved games on my phone anymore as I wasn't able to source a 7.5 rom in time to try the process above and now I have built up a bit of history on this phone so I've given up on the older stuff.

Eamon
[Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thekidelvis:
Hey guys i dont know whats wrong i connect my p509 to my computer and it doesnt give the usb options, it was working before now out of nowhere its not working, i tried enable/disabling usb debugging nothing. I connected it to my ps3 and it shows the usb menu on the ps3 but not on my computer. whats wrong? is it my computer? i have the drivers already installed it was working fine the day before now today its not working so i cant transfer files trough sd but i want to so bad! please help me! thanks! :D and btw i have custom rom Aospa 4.2.2 paranoid 3.15 if it has to do with anything!
[Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chemmutk:
same issue with mine also

im using gingersnap 2.3 nekos rom. driver installed . computer not detecting. pls help

---------- Post added at 07:16 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:10 AM ----------

install the driver from google... connect ur phone ..then shows installing or initializing . but never finishes . wait for 2 mins..it wont finish. but should disconnect or unplug usb. connect again.it will show driver not installed properly.dont worry . select usb copy files in ur phone. it will work..!
[Optimus One, P500, V Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thekidelvis:
i already formatted my computer before doing this lol! the format made my phone work now but thanks anyway!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bigcletus:
I noticed on AOSP roms that the signal bars are grey until it has data connection to google then they go blue. But on Touchwiz, they are always the ugly grey regardless. The stock Touchwiz roms even include the proper blue png files in the SystemUI but they don't ever seem to get used. Is there a way to turn this type of feature on?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ivanvill:
So I decided to hide some apps in the drawer after installing jedi mind trick, but now I can't unhide the apps! Any idea how to do this? When I go to "Hide Apps" it just shows the currently unhidden apps, not the ones I hid previously.