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[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Perseus:
First, admittedly, KK has switched back to drab White over black icons which are not exactly appealing. So I will grant you that. Secondly When it comes to icons, you do have to edit the actual app APK in order to change or replace the icon. That is if you don't want to replace the laucher. There are inherent problems and a ton of time editing the APKs not to mention copyright issues.

If you are not wanting a Launcher change then you can go for either a lightweight launcher with theaming support (Such as Apex) and you can apply Themes. Otherwise you can go for De-Odexed Roms that are skinnable and highly customizable. AOKP (Unicorn) and Pacman come to mind.

Do know there are projects here on XDA such as Team Blackout who invert Google Apps and other apps.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] serio22:
You can't expect OEMs to design new icons every time they push a new update.. And from eclair to KK, I've had a Samsung eclair device and the icons look way better with kk, don't know what you mean that they look the same.. You can use an xposed module to change icon themes on any launcher even stock, gravity box or wanam modules to add mods and change a little appearance, there's flashable themes.. I don't see a reason to rant about this
[Samsung Galaxy Pocket] shankarsj:
Hi Galaxy POCKET users, I just want to share my ROM for our little pocket.. :D

Some Features:

-Deodexed

-Zipaligned [for less ram usage]

-6 Dock icons

-EPM

-Lidroid Lockscreen

-FB Styled SystemUI

-Soundbox

-Jellybean Platlogo with bean bag you can play with jelly beans by scrubbing it.

-Tabbed Settings

-Semi trans system with black and white mixture

-Kernel free (choose any kernel you want)

-Cool Wallpapers

-Pebble Icon Pack (So Cool)

-Busybox

-Rooted

-Activated Mms Skins

-Battery tweaks

-Ram tweaks [less ram more battery you save]

-OG battery [choose battery you want from the selection, just tap the battery icon untill the battery menu appears]

-ICS pattern lockscreen

-Facinate and puzzle lockscreen

-and many more just explore it ^_^

CREDITS

markmellarpes for this super rom

@PineappleOwl

@b16h22

@evanlocked

@CarlDeanCatabay
[MENTION=5366279]tentenponce[/MENTION]

@DC07

@iamareebjamal
[MENTION=3862405]SpaceCaker[/MENTION]

@lidroid

@rio.

@deathnotice01

@MuSaddiq1410
[MENTION=5077989]san122[/MENTION]

@COD dj

@d3cka
[MENTION=519519]ZioN[/MENTION] @FB

@Jayson Banag Sarmiento @FB

@RizaLeon

@fa7erin for P.A.C miui theme

@LenoxDevs
[MENTION=243864]xda[/MENTION] Members

@all of you

Please tell me if I forgot to mention your name and ill put it in here :) thanks

and myself

UPDATE 5!! [all in one update]

-Cleaner framework

-new titlebar

-new systemui design

-progressbar design

-puzzle lockscreen design

-icons

-set of wallpapers

-cleaner settings

-recent app bg

-tabs

-keyboard

-and many more..

ORIGINAL THREAD : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2548171

DOWNLOADS :

ROM :http://www.mediafire.com/download/gu6fef2vnpnofdz/Haiyan_Rom.zip

UPDATE V5 :http://www.mediafire.com/download/k8yhamxel812727/Haiyan_Rom_Update_5.zip

FIX1 :http://www.mediafire.com/download/2snkgk0be9edabd/fix1.zip

INSTALLATION :

-go to cwm

-mount and storage

-in mounts and storage,format system,cache,data .

-come back and now wipe data/factory reset , and in advance wipe dalvik cache and battery stats .

-come back to mounts and storage and mount system .

-now choose zip from sdcard

-install haiyan rom zip

-after installation completed go back to mounts and storage and mount system if it is unmounted .

-reboot and set settings etc ..

-now again goto cwm and install zip from sdcard i.e select update file of haiyan rom and install directly

-no need to wipe data or anything

-after installation ,again check mounts and storage ,mount system if it is unmounted ..

-reboot and enjoy ..

-for full features of the rom , you need to goto cwm and flash the fix1.zip file given above ,it is a must ..

ENJOY THE ROM ..:D

:)

Hope you all like it.. PRESS THANKS BUTTON it costs you nothing :)
[Samsung Galaxy Pocket] shankarsj:
added update v5 SS from galaxy y

BUGS :

NOTHING ARE THERE MAXIMUM.. IF U FOLLOW THE INSTALLATION STEPS CORRECTLY ..

if u find one POSR ME WITH A SS THANKS :D
[Samsung Galaxy Pocket] phantomhell:
have u provide it SS from your phone?:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Pocket] shankarsj:
HMMM ..

update v5 SS are from galaxy y ..

both are same :laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy Pocket] phantomhell:
look like doesn't accurate. why OP grabbed SS from other device.:rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Pocket] shankarsj:
HMMM ..

okay sorry sir .. il send you from my mobille send ur mail once,if u dont believe ..:(
[Samsung Galaxy Pocket] phantomhell:
hmm good :good:
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] andybones:
Some people aren't sure how to create a flash-able zip. So here is a template zip file.

If you want to edit the updater-script (what shows up in recovery when you choose the .zip to flash. It it's in META-INF\com\google\android\updater-script, edit with notepad++, and edit in between the parentheses ui_print("Put Your Text Here");

add your boot.img to the spot where there is already a boot.img and replace it with yours

Most Kernels require different system/libs/modules

I added a spot for you to add these as well.

https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=313042859668275619

No need to seek permission for this or give any credits. Just something for those who need it.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] droidkevlar:
Would this work if we want to make a flashable zip for certain files? Say frameworks, systemui, etc?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] holla420:
Yes it should work
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] droidkevlar:
So I would just need to update the updater-script, correct? And remove the boot.img file?
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] andybones:
No.. Use this thread for that..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2745680
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] revflash:
Could you please reupload this file?

Thanks.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] andybones:
link updated.

Late reply, sorry -- just seen today.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Pacemaker2:
I have a M8 from day one, FA device number, s-off, HK RUU, rooted. Never had a issue. I'm living in a LTE are and working in NO LTE are. I always set my phone to CDMA only when im working. Today I have no call, but i made call. my wife was calling me all afternoon and she said is going directly to voice mail. So i got home I start testing my phone. My result is im not receiving call when i set to CDMA only, but yes i receiving call when i set to LTE/CDMA. LTE NO spark area
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mcwups1:
Do you have Google Voice?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Pacemaker2:
Yes. but i disconnected from my phone while i was doing the test.

Update: I drove to no LTE area and No received call at all. one's i get to LTE area my phone ring right 2 second after hit call button
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mswlogo:
You lost 3G like I and some others have.

You need the phone replaced.

It's not your towers.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] jayjam99:
I am having these same issues. How did you go about getting the phone replaced?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Pacemaker2:
issue resolved: go to /setting /system updates /Update profile, after finish reboot. My phone now is back to normal.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] jayjam99:
Glad that worked for you.

I have updated profile and PRL numerous times tho to no avail. :(
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mswlogo:
So did I and much more. RUU, ##786# -> Reset etc.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] wmurch3:
Have had my phone since Saturday and it has been fine. Now I can't keep a data connection for the life of me. I used to have LTE and spark everywhere now it says 3g and can't connect to network.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] SlapSticka:
I'm also having some trouble keeping data connection...I know I used to have LTE/Spark but now I barely have 3G and a bar :confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gabreek:
I saw that xperia s already have and some other devices, i have a lg optimus f5 p875 on stock 4.1 and with 2nd init CWM, is possible to port cm or other roms to my device ?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LotsaBS:
My sister has a Sprint GS3, SPH-L710 and recently installed the 4.4.2 OTA (L710VPUDND8) not realizing that her apps will no longer be allowed to write/backup to her External SD card after the OTA (thanks google :(). Anyway, I told her I could probably fix that problem by rooting it and making a few tweaks to restore the ability to write to the external SD card. Does rooting this phone require unlocking the bootloader (can you even unlock the bootloader anymore?) or can I get root without unlocking the bootloader? If so, what is the best/simplest method to use? She doesn't plan to be installing any custom ROMs, won't need a custom recovery and I'd like to root it without wiping her phone if possible. Thanks
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] flastnoles11:
This phone doesn't have a locked bootloader, to root just odin the tar for Philz recovery, boot directly into the recovery (uncheck auto reboot in odin, pull battery then boot to recovery) then flash the su.zip in recovery... Then boot the phone and you're rooted... Easy as pie
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LotsaBS:
Thank you. Sry for my ignorance, obviously I'm not very familiar with the GS3. Can you direct me to step by step instructions? And will I be able to root her phone without wiping it? I want to keep this a simple as possible and not have to mess with restoring everything on her phone.

I found this on another thread: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=52610162&postcount=2. Will this procedure work?

Thanks again
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] roirraW "edor" ehT:
It's worked for some people.

Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII with M.O.A.R. v9.0, dkp kernel dated 3/20/2014 and TWRP v2.7.0.0.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] LotsaBS:
I can verify that the method in post #3 above did work. However, after reboot, SuperSU sent a message that it had stopped working. I checked and it was installed. I went and updated SuperSU to the latest version (v1.94) via the market. I then went to SuperSU settings and installed it into the system. I now had root access and SuperSU was running properly. I then installed NextApp SDFix from the market and enabled writing to the external sd card. All is good now, her phone has root access and her apps can now write to the external SD Card. Thanks to all for your help.
[LG Nitro HD] N3p7uN3:
The partitioning of my internal SD card seems to be horribly broken, I haven't been able to find any solution that works.

When I run fdisk, and press p, this is what is shown:

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 1 4097 32768 c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
Partition 1 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 * 4097 4225 1024 4d Unknown
Partition 2 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 4225 4353 1024 51 Unknown
Partition 3 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 4353 88064 669695+ 5 Extended
Partition 4 does not end on cylinder boundary
/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 5121 5248 1024 47 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 6145 6784 5120 45 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 7169 7808 5120 4c Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 8193 9472 10240 48 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 10241 10368 1024 46 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 11265 11648 3072 4a Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 12289 12672 3072 4b Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p12 13313 14336 8192 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk0p13 14337 16384 16384 60 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p14 16385 20480 32768 c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/block/mmcblk0p15 20481 20864 3072 59 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p16 21505 21888 3072 5a Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p17 22529 22912 3072 5b Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 23553 23936 3072 58 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p19 24577 24704 1024 5d Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p20 25601 26624 8192 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk0p21 26625 28672 16384 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk0p22 28673 37888 73728 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk0p23 37889 38912 8192 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk0p24 38913 41984 24576 76 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p25 41985 43008 8192 77 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p26 43009 43136 1024 78 Unknown
/dev/block/mmcblk0p27 44033 109568 524288 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk0p28 109569 150528 327680 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk0p29 150529 150912 3072 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk0p30 151553 438272 2293760 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk0p31 438273 440320 16384 83 Linux
/dev/block/mmcblk0p32 440321 440576 2048 83 Linux

when I try parted /dev/block/mmcblk10 and type print I get

Error: Unable to satisfy all constraints on the partition.

Any ideas, preferably a solution that doesn't cost money?
[LG Nitro HD] Swetnes:
Wow.....if you were trying to format the 16 gb card that came with the phone first you need to Google SDFORMAT, it's a free download. Then pull the memory card it of your phone, put it in a micro sd to sd adapter, insert into a laptop and use the utility that you downloaded. However, those look like android partitions and under no circumstances are you to use Windows fdisk. Unless you want to brick your phone, hopefully you haven't already. If you have a custom recovery use the built in utility to handle the internal memory. Good luck.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ponydrum:
I bought Galaxy S5 G900V weeks ago and noticed that the voltage of my stock battery is 3.85V, but it is 3.8V in a 3rd party extended battery I am interesting in. Any difference while using/charging a battery voltage is lower? Thanks.
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] livemm:
Same question here:confused:
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jopat:
If it's that small difference nothing really. But if its much lower, it just wouldn't charge your device/battery. That's all. What you have to be careful is the higher voltage, your device could be over-voltaged and the battery/device might get damaged. Think of it as eating a half-meal compared to a full meal VS being fully bloated. :)
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mjs2011:
Brief comparison of S5 vs M8

Thanks for this post. I'm still struggling to decide which device I want. I currently have the iPhone 5s due to my employer making me use it, but the policy has now changed and I can bring my own device.

Man it's frustrating. I've been reading and watching reviews the past few days and I still haven't made up my mind.

I even enjoy the iPhone 5s (I know. How dare I say that) and am considering waiting for the iPhone 6.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] SlapSticka:
Which pictures were taken by the M8 and S5?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mswlogo:
The pool picture in attached is S5, the pool pic that is a link is M8

The dog bed pictures attached first is M8 second S5.

This is interesting. I uploaded all 4 pics to flickr.

I tried to attach all 4 at 1024 resolution.

At 1024 the M8 photo was rejected on size.

I know why. Because it contains way more dynamic range so M8 photo

didn't jpeg compress as much as the S5.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] SlapSticka:
Thanks for clarifying. The S5 pictures look more "smokey" compared to the M8 ones. I had a S3 but it sometimes had the same problem and I could never figure out why.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] phatmanxxl:
I've seen comparisons on websites, its kind of a draw, some pics the M8 did better, others the S5 did better. I'm happy with the M8 though its almost as good as my Olympus Tough camera.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mswlogo:
I bought my own S5 and updated opening post.

So this is coming from someone that has owned a M8 since release day.

Sorry for the ugly formatting. No time to make it pretty.

I tried to hit on topics I never see in reviews.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] Arkanthos2015:
So just one thing... little thing... with taking pictures with an S5.

Having realtime HDR enabled will result (most times) in better images because you won't lose shadow or highlight detail as readily.

Also, zooming is utterly futile on any phone. All you're doing is cropping. Take the photo un-zoomed and then just crop it down later if you want to frame it differently. If you find you'e doing this a lot, enable weighted metering (it'll do the metering wherever you tap to focus) and this way the cropped image will be properly exposed in the area you want it to be.

The digital zoom on smartphones is nothing more than a low-res telescope for you to look at things closer. Using it taking pictures doesn't do anything.

This is going to change soon, we will start to see smartphones with optical zoom. Samsung has a camera out there with android and I believe it even has cell radios so you could use it as a phone... and it has a full telescoping zoom on it.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mswlogo:
I reformatted the differences into a weighted spread sheet. Checkout the new opening post.

You can also download the spread sheet
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] AarSyl:
So I finally picked up an M8, and my wife got the S5. The antenna signals are on par with one another. The M8 actually seems to grab LTE signal a little better than the S5. I haven't tested the camera or the batteries as of yet.

If there is one thing that I can say is that the new TouchWiz launcher is even slower than her S3 phone. The phone itself is fast and snappy, but the launcher lag is just terrible.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mswlogo:
I don't notice any lag what so ever.

But I am running a very debloated ROM

It could also be the animation you don't like.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] AarSyl:
That's the thing. I see no lag while navigating the phone. The launcher is the only place I see the lag, and missing frames. The launcher was poorly done this time around, in my opinion.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] jacobb23:
decisions

Been having the same debate for the last 14 days. Today is day 14 and I HAVE to decide. I also think the GS5 is super snappy, and the launcher thing doesn't bother me, because I always default to NOVA anyway. I will say it worries me that the development scene is moving much slower than with the S3, but really, there is so much to like about this phone, that I'm not sure it's a deal breaker.

I really hope some stuff comes through, and I can use things like xposed and other mods, but even if I can't this phone is pretty BA.

The only reason I'll still root is that derned wifi hotspot. I do also hope that the oft speculated gs5 prime doesn't come out in like 2 weeks and make me regret this....
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mswlogo:
That's the primary reason I root too.

But it sure is nice getting rid of bloat and tracking to go along with it.

Roam only can be handy too, but Roam Control app can do that.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] metalfan78:
[MENTION=231937]mswlogo[/MENTION], how is the s5 treating you?
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mswlogo:
It's treating me good. I'm not gonna say is it's the holy grail over the M8. But I'm 99.9% sure I'll be keeping the S5.

Trying to find a black wireless charging back for it now.

I still prefer HTC Browser over any browser. Dolphin and Opera are close (but have other little glitchy annoyances). Samsung Browser is really not good for viewing some sites.

This link explains the problem.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...-webviews-in-kitkat-probably-not-coming-back/

Basically Google removed Text Reflow from Android as of KitKat. This effected many browsers which used what is call "WebView" API.

Some companies re-implemented Text Reflow, Some had their own version to begin with and others just let it disappear with release of KitKat.

Samsung let it disappear. HTC re-implemented it or always had their own version.

Only 3 browsers I have tried have it, HTC, Dolphin and Opera. AOSP, Chrome, Firefox, Samsung do not have Text Reflow any longer.

It's painful reading some sites without Text Reflow. XDA being one them (and the article I sighted above used XDA as example of the problem).
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] metalfan78:
I have been working on getting one myself. Every phone will have ups and downs, right now I'm pissed because I have an m8 that cannot be s-offed. I talked to htc today about some of the issues the you, others, and I have had and got the typical 'blame the other guy' conversation. I was initially asking about an official RUU, the tech told me that only AT&T has asked for and allowed them to post one. I have never had issues with Sprint until this phone and they are on my last nerve. But I digress, lol.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] mswlogo:
I was thinking of asking HTC the same thing about a Stock RUU. I doubt it would fix it though. The Harmon RUU would not fix mine and it ran fine on the 2nd M8.

You can't blame HTC on the S-OFF thing (except for the first one breaking) . That's just a matter of luck. I was worried if I wanted to go back to the M8 that my replaced unit (still sealed in box) might not get S-OFF either. But that looks like it won't be an issue because I plan to sell it sealed.

I'll see eventually over on the other side I assume.

I would not rule out HTC on the next phone.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] metalfan78:
Actually, we can blame htc for the s-off thing. If they wouldn't turn it on in the first place we wouldn't have to worry about it, lol.
[Sprint HTC One (M8)] o0xx0o:
I purchased both the M8 and the S5 (had Nexus 5 which I just sold off). Kept both for a few weeks, but in the end, stuck with the S5. Yes, it's not as 'nice looking', but it won out in too many other categories for me to keep the M8. The M8 always felt out of proportion? (not wide enough for height/weight). It was also very slippery without a case on it. S5 feels so much better in the hand (I am female, but do not have 'tiny' hands)

I have all animations turned off and see no significant lag on the S5. Another thing, having took numerous photo's with both devices, in the end, the S5 has the better camera.