[Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] prototype74:
Orginally made for the Galaxy A3 2015, readapted and reoptimized for the Galaxy J5 2016 family

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Disclaimer:

I am not responsible for any damage you done with your device.
Flash this ROM at your own risk!

YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE OR REUPLOAD ANY PART FROM THIS ROM WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!
IF YOU WANT SHARE THIS ROM, LINK TO THIS THREAD AND USE THE DOWNLOAD LINK BELOW
PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST, IF YOU WANT TO PORT THIS ROM FOR YOUR DEVICE.

Supported variants:

Galaxy A3 2015: SM-A300FU, SM-A300Y

Galaxy A5 2015: SM-A500F, SM-A500FU, SM-A500G, SM-A500H, SM-A500K, SM-A500L, SM-A500M, SM-A500S, SM-A500W, SM-A500Y

Galaxy J5 2015: SM-J500F, SM-J500FN, SM-J500G, SM-J500H, SM-J500M

Galaxy J5 2016: SM-J510F, SM-J510FN, SM-J510FQ, SM-J510GN, SM-J510H, SM-J510MN, SM-J510UN

ROM information and features:

Base: J510MNUBU3BSC1

Port: A530FXXS3ARH1

Powered by hadesKernel v3.1.2 (by @corsicanu) and Quasar Kernel v1.6/v2.0 (by @BlackMesa123)*

Android 7.1.1 Nougat

Hybrid security patch level (Port: 2018-08-01, Base: 2019-03-01)

Deknoxed

Debloated

Deodexed

Zipaligned

Aroma installer

SEP 8.5 Phone/Contacts

SEP 8.5 Message

SEP 8.5 Gallery

SEP 8.5 Clock

SEP 8.5 Calendar

SEP 8.5 MyFiles

Air Message

AppLock

Bixby Home

Call recording

Custom CSC feature v2.5 support

Disabled dm_verity check and tima service

Dual Messenger

Dual Speaker Mod

Download booster

Edge Screen

Google's Night Light (more info here)

Manage app data

MirrorLink

Multi Window

OMC (Multi-CSC) support (full list below)

Navigation bar

Game Launcher

Game Tools

Private Mode

Themes Store

VoLTE (CSC dependent)

VoWiFi (CSC dependent)

Screen Recorder

Smart Stay

Smart View

Fake Knox 0x0 status

Device status official

And more...

* Default kernel images are:

Galaxy A3/A5 2015: hadesKernel v3.1.2

Galaxy J5 2015: Quasar Kernel v1.6

Galaxy J5 2016: Quasar Kernel v2.0

Known bugs and issues:

No known bugs

Please keep in mind: I don't own a J500xx device, so please make a detailed logcat if you encounter bugs.

Download:

Latest v5.0: AndroidFileHost

Mirror v5.0: Google Drive

Looking for an old version? All previous versions are available on AndroidFileHost

Installation:

Make sure you have any TWRP Recovery with aroma installer support installed

Download the ROM zip and push it to internal or external storage

Enter TWRP Recovery

Backup your current ROM in case something goes wrong

Do a Full Wipe (system, dalvik-cache, data, cache)

Install the ROM

Reboot to System

Note : First boot take 10-15 minutes, so don't interrupt it!

Telegram support:

SEPerience-ROM channel

SEPerience-ROM group

OMC (Multi-CSC) supported countries:

Spoiler content hidden.

Notes:

This ROM is NOT prerooted

Credits:

@corsicanu for his awesome magic, support and fixes ;)

@BlackMesa123 for Quasar Kernel and help :highfive:

@Wuby986 for private mode fix

@ananjaser1211 for a lot of help and contribution to this project! :highfive:

@malbert16442 for his awesome porting guide

@ASSAYYED for AssayedKitchen

@Ticklefish for TMA and TOAD

@amarullz for aroma installer

Tester:

@Freak3672

PM me if I forgot someone :)

Kernel Source Code and Thread:

hadesKernel: present since v5.0

Kernel source code: https://github.com/corsicanu/hadeskernel-7.1.1

Quasar Kernel:

Kernel source code: https://bitbucket.org/BlackMesa123/quasar_kernel_nn_8916/src

Kernel Thread: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-j5/development/kernel-quasar-kernel-v1-t3729474

Additional information:

Contributors

@prototype74, @corsicanu, @BlackMesa123

ROM OS Version: 7.x Nougat

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.x

ROM Firmware Required: Nougat Bootloader and Modem

Based on: Samsung Experience 8.5

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: v5.0 Final

Stable Release Date: 2019-05-31