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#include <std_disclaimer.h>

/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about doing this to your device
* YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*/

Disclaimer

You are NOT authorized to take, modify, use, upload ANY file or the whole ROM without my permissions.

I am not responsible about any damage of any kind that this custom ROM may cause.

Bugs can be reported in this XDA thread, in the GitHub repo or in our community's Telegram group. Please be as clear as possible and make sure you provide enough detailed info.

What is UN1CA?

UN1CA (/ˈu.ni.ka/) is a work-in-progress custom firmware for Samsung Galaxy devices. It's based on the latest and greatest iteration of Samsung's UX and it also includes additional features and tweaks to ensure the best possible overall experience out of the box.

Features

Android 14 (One UI 6.1)

Based on the latest stable Galaxy S23 firmware (S911BXXS6CXFE)

July security patches (01/07/2024)

Support for all the available bootloader revisions (up to rev 5)

Galaxy AI support

High end animations

Native/live blur support

AOD clock transition support

Adaptive color tone support

Adaptive refresh rate support

Extra brightness support

Picture remaster support

Object, shadow and reflection eraser support

Image clipper support

Multi user support

Samsung DeX support

Camera privacy toggle support

Debloated from useless system services/additional apps

Play Integrity fix included

BluetoothLibraryPatcher included

FrameworkPatch implemented in system frameworks

KnoxPatch implemented in system frameworks

China Device Care app included

Patched GoodLock app by @corsicanu included

Unlimited backup storage on Google Photos

Extra mods (Live blur toggle, FOD animation style, secure screenshot toggle, app downgrade toggle, Dual Messenger on all apps)

Extra CSC features (Call recording, Hiya, Network speed in status bar, AltZLife)

Supported devices

All the Galaxy M52 5G device's variants are supported. This includes:

SM-M526B (m52xqins)

SM-M526B (m52xqser)

SM-M526BR (m52xqxx)

How to install?

Android 13 bootloader is required to avoid issues/bugs, please install it if you haven't done it yet.

Download and install a custom recovery (TWRP)

Download the ROM flashable zip in Post #2

Reboot to recovery: to do so power off your device, connect it to a computer via an USB cable and hold both volume up and power on buttons

If you desire to restore back your currently installed ROM, make a backup of the following partitions: Boot, DTBO, Vendor Boot, Super

Flash the ROM zip you previously downloaded

If coming from another ROM, format your data partition

A more detailed guide can be found in the project's official site: https://unica.mesalabs.io/guide

Credits

A big thanks goes to the following for their invaluable contributions in no particular order:

@ShaDisNX255 for his help, time and for his NcX ROM which inspired this project

@DavidArsene for his help and time

@PauloWesley for his help and support

@Simon1511 for his support and some of the device-specific patches

@ananjaser1211 for troubleshooting and his time

@iDrinkCoffeeTG and @RisenID for documentation revisioning

@alex41370 for his help and support

All the UN1CA project contributors and testers ❤️

Link to the official Samsung ORSC kernel source as required by the XDA GPL Policy: https://opensource.samsung.com/uploadSearch?searchValue=M526B