[Galaxy Ace II General] Koulis2000:
Hello everyone!

Intro:

This is a project that I started on 31/03/2013 for the Galaxy S Advance. Original thread [VRT][THEME/MOD] Advance Galaxy V5a [I9070/I9070P][10/05/2013]. Do check it please for more info! :good:

It was basically my attempt to theme and mod the Galaxy S Advance as much as possible to make it look like the Galaxy S4 in terms of UI.

With this mod you can get a basic theming of S4 on every firmware without losing any mods or something. Just flash on top of everything!(ROMs/Mods/Other Themes e.t.c.) You won't lose anything of the previous mods! If you flash a mod over AGM and you lose some of AGM's theming, just reflash AGM.

I can say that it is my most successful Theme/Mod so far[12/08/2013]. If not, it surely is the second! It started as a simple SystemUI mod. Later I themed the framework-res.apk, along with it I had created my Fake Lens Flare Lockscreen(Current version) exclusivly for for the Advance Galaxy, as well as the Digital Clock which was one of my greatest and most-fun-to-work-on mods. The final, and incomplete, version of the mod includes:

Camera - Slightly themed.

Digital Clock - Totally changed to look like the one in the S4.

framework-res.apk - Fully themed I can say.

Lockscreen - The Style could catch the S4 at, if not 100%, 90% in my opinion. No S4 animations though.

Phone(Dialer) - Slightly themed.

Settings - I could say it's fully themed.

Sounds - All Sounds taken directly from the S4. (Notifications/Alarms/Ringtones/UI)

SystemUI/Status Bar - As close as possible.

Wallpaper Chooser - Includes all Stock JB 4.1.2 Wallpapers and all Galaxy S4 Wallpapers at the highest possible quality.

Well, you'll get all of the features mentioned above! :)

You'll find the "Downloads" section splitted in three subsections:

Main mod - Two files, Part 1 includes Camera, Framework, Lockscreen(Without LC text), Phone, Settings, SystemUI. Part 2 includes Digital Clock, Sounds, Wallpaper Chooser.

Separated - Every feature on it's own! In case you don't want to flash the whole mod but just one, two, three, e.t.c. parts of it. For example you only want to get the Digital Clock, framework and Lockscreen. You will download only three files and flash them without having anything else modded.

Miscellaneous - Currently the only thing there is my Wallpaper Pack. An archive that contains all of the Galaxy S4's Wallpapers in Full-HD quality taken directly from an S4 firmware. You can download it, extract it and use the Wallpapers in your PC, Android Phone/Tablet, Gaming Console e.t.c.

I recently brought that mod to the Galaxy S III Mini since that's my main device now.

One day, a user from Ace II community, [MENTION=5200696]S.M.A.G[/MENTION] , asked me to bring this theme/mod to the Galaxy Ace II. (Post of the request) He provided all the files that I asked for to make this mod available to Ace II and he also did all the tests. He is a really great guy, friendly and helpful! He deserves a big thanks from everyone.

That's it! I hope you like it!

Screenshots:

(Screenshots from my S III Mini)

Requirements:

Root

CWM Recovery

Deodexed or Odexed Stock Jelly Bean 4.1.2 firmware from Samsung or Custom ROM based on it.

Downloads:

[VRT]Main mod:

Advance Galaxy Ace Part 1

Advance Galaxy Ace Part 2

[VRT]Separated:

Advance Galaxy Ace Camera

Advance Galaxy Ace Digital Clock

Advance Galaxy Ace Framework

Advance Galaxy Ace Lockscreen

Advance Galaxy Ace Lockscreen with Life Companion text

Advance Galaxy Ace Phone

Advance Galaxy Ace Settings

Advance Galaxy Ace Sounds

Advance Galaxy Ace SystemUI

Advance Galaxy Ace Wallpapers

Miscellaneous:

Samsung Galaxy S4 Full-HD Wallpapers

[VRT] Stock Toggle Icons

File Installation:

1. Download the .zip/.zips that you want to flash.

2. Put it/them in your Internal or External Storage.

3. Shut down your phone.

4. Boot into CWM Recovery mode.

5. Mount /system, mount /preload.

6. Flash the .zip/.zips.

That's it, reboot and enjoy!

Uninstall:

There is no simple way to do this. Since the mod is Universal and it is going to be installed on different firmwares I can't provide a single file to uninstall this.

The easier way to do this is by flashing your firmware over again via Odin. This way the whole Theme/Mod is going to disappear.

Another way is to go to your external or internal storage, and find a folder called "vrtheme-backup". Open it and find a "system" folder, copy and paste it in your root directory, make sure you press "Merge Folder" NOT "Overwrite", then reboot. This way you will have back your stock Settings, Phone, Framework, Camera and SystemUI. The themed Sounds, Wallpaper Chooser and Digital Clock will stay in your ROM.

Notes:

I do not own the device. I just brought that mod here as requested and because it's a really easy way to theme your device to look a bit like the S4.

This mod's progress has been paused for now. Once it get's updated, I will update the mod for both devices.

If there is anything that you want to request, ask, say, criticize, fell free to do so.

The Status Bar background is not fully transparent. I did a small trick there. I used a Light Blue Color code based on Samsung's color style at 50% Transparency. This way I gave a full transparent feel while using Samsung's Wallpapers but also I also prevented White Status Bar icons from dissapearing.

This whole thread, except from some parts, is copy-paste from my Advance Galaxy Mini thread for the Galaxy S III Mini. I thought it would be better to do that instead of writing it from scratch.

Thanks goes to:

VillainRom Team

All of my friends here on xda

The S Advance community which supports me since I started theming

S.M.A.G of course!

Other threads of this Theme/Mod for other devices:

[VRT][THEME/MOD] Advance Galaxy V5a [I9070/I9070P][10/05/2013]

[VRT][THEME/MOD] Advance Galaxy Mini [27/07/2013]