[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III] Chad The Pathfinder:
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This is a simple, moderately de-bloated, deodexed, TW ND8 ROM based on CNexus' Stock ND8 KitKat ROM

Themed as a tribute to previous development.

ROMs I've used (with permission!) to put the theme together are:
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Features:

-DeOdex

-Compatible with TONY6669's themes found in Sprint Galaxy S III Themes and Apps. Thanks Tony6669!

-Compatable with porkyhontas' themes found in Sprint Galaxy S III Themes and Apps. Thanks Porkyhontas!

-5X4 SecLauncher2 LINK

-Knox apps removed

-Moderately de-bloated

-1% battery mod LINK

-OGBatteryMod to change the battery icon on the fly LINK

-Signal display shows 1X, 3G and 4G properly LINK

-Modded SecWallpaperChooser with Spidey Wallpapers from T.P.R.

-Boot up and down sounds deleted

-Camera shutter sound option in camera settings

-Hotspot Mod LINK

-ktoonsez KT747 kernel LINK

-TW KitKat external sd write permission fix LINK

-Custom pull down enabled

*Custom pull down in the released version of "Tribute" was by mholloway Thanks man!

-Custom boot animation enabled LINK

-No Creepy Smiling Guys in your apps LINK

-Flashlight toggle enabled LINK

*Flashlight toggle is active at boot. No need to run the "add flashlight toggle" zip.

-Custom ringtones, notifications, and UI sounds (Some are the video game sound effects from Dandroid :cool:)

-The last useful version of Google Maps (IMO). 6.14.2 w/KML layer usage (remove updates if it gets auto-updated)

*See change log for additional features

Issues:

*The only issue is with the battery percentage in settings conflicting with the OGBatteryMod. Just make sure the setting in the settings/my device/Display/Show battery percentage and settings/my device/Display/Battery Icon match.

Change log:

09-13-2014:

-New Modded SecLauncher2 LINK

-Removed Sprint Connection Optimizer Thanks tdunham! LINK

-Removed Samsung Music Player

-Added Sony Walkman Thanks bilgerryan! LINK

-Added Viper4Android Thanks ViPER520 and zhuhang! LINK

-Added status bar gestures Xposed module Thanks MythosXe! LINK

-Changed bootanimation

-Changed splash screen

-Xposed proofed my csc/features.xml Thanks tdunham! LINK

-Added app ops in settings Thanks F4bioo! LINK

-Made the in call status bar color more transparent

-Changed the OGBatteryMod name in display setting to "Battery Icon"

*The previous issue with the battery percentage in settings conflicting with the OGBatteryMod still persists. I forgot to look into fixing it. Just make sure the setting in the settings/my device/Display/Show battery percentage and settings/my device/Display/Battery Icon match.

08-03-2014:

-Fixed signal display to show 1X LINK Thanks tdunham

-Added OGBatteryMod to change the battery icon on the fly. LINK Thanks talkingmonkeys and enewman17

-Removed App Opps Starter

-Fixed previous problem with HotSpot not working at flash.

* ISSUE

06-29-2014:

-Changed to KT747 kernel LINK

-Changed splash screen. Thanks talkingmonkeys for telling me how to do this!

-Added LG G3 keyboard by Cloudyfa LINK

*There is a small issue when using the LG keyboard. When switching to use voice to type, there is a popup that says the LG keyboard has stopped. Just ckick "Ok" and use normally.

-Added modded aosp keyboard by rompnit from MOAR

-Changed stock Samsung keyboard to the modded Samsung keyboard by talkingmonkeys and enewman17 LINK

-Removed am/pm from status bar clock. Thanks moonknightus! LINK

-Changed the in call status bar color to blue. Thanks the_original_teknikl! LINK

-Modded SecWallpaperChooser to include wallpapers from Conquest Singularity LINK

-Added native expanded reboot menu. Thanks bilgerryan LINK

-Added App Opps Starter LINK

* I just realized the hotspot mod isn't working right on 1.2 so go HERE to get it working. Sorry!

Change log 05-31-2014:

-Initial release

Instructions:

*Requirement* You must already be on ND8!!! (or at least have flashed the tar/OTA)

IF YOU ARE UNSURE ON THIS PROCESS DIRECT ALL QUESTIONS TO THIS THREAD -HERE

1. Download ROM and copy to SD

2. Check md5sum against the one on AndroidFileHost to ensure a good download (md5sum Checker is free in the Play Store)

3. Reboot into recovery

4. Wipe system, data, cache, and dalvik

5. Flash ROM

6. Reboot

7. Enjoy

Download:

DL 2.0 HERE 09-13-2014 (Newest)

DL 1.3 HERE 08-03-2014

DL 1.2 HERE 06-29-2014

DL 1.0 HERE 05-31-2014

ViPER4Android:

(From the V4A website)

"ViPER’s Audio is an audio enhancing software to provide everyone with better audio experiences in various platforms such as smartphones and PCs."

It can be a bit overwhelming to try to figure out all the things that can be done with this powerfull audio tool. Here are some links to help you get started.

LINK to original XDA thread

LINK to Impulse Response Sample Index thread

LINK to ViPER's Audio web site

LINK to GS3 discussion thread by 6th_Hokage

Extras:

I've noticed some folks just wanting the grey themed email and calendar apks so here you go.

Just flash in recovery and always remember to make a backup first before flashing something new.

SecClaendar_NAmerica

SecEmail_J

SPlannerAppWidget_NAmerica

Thanks:

There have been sooo many people who have helped me learn about android and programming in general here at xda that I wont be able to remember them all nor will I be able to list all the contributions. So here is a

short

list, in no particular order, of folks who have either directly or indirectly help me with this project. Thank you all very much!

dazednconfused, CNexus, bilgerryan, ktoonsez, decimalman,

KennyG123

, moonknightus, talkingmonkeys, enewman17, Cloudyfa, Danvdh, digiblur, anbech, metalfan78, rompnit, tdunham, Dread7us, strapped365, prboy1969, mholloway, [motionless], TDJ512, BigSplit, CyanogenMod, megaghostgamer, newtoroot, turkbot, Papa Smurf151, gruesomewolf, sparksco, the_plattypus, dodgejcr, preludedrew, drob311, VICODAN, aamikam, notsointeresting, TroNit, -somebody-, Rosario34, NRGZ28, rishabh.raj37, one_love_420,

Chainfire

, MrCoolHand, dsixda, mendozinas, iBotPeaches, Ticklefish, rovo89, wanam, shekinahsmoke, crawrj, rocket321, miked63017, poit, the_original_teknikl, TONY6669, SkywalkerZ , MythosXe

Disclaimer: Flash at your own risk!

*It is important to note that there may be additional issues I don't know about and as I am a truck driver, not a programmer I may or may not be able to fix things.

Everyone is encouraged to do what ever you like with anything I post, but a little credit would be appreciated.

Individual screenshots