Develop Bugs

[FIX] Dual Core always appears to be on OR off, governors default to performance.

Maybe some of you on custom ROMs have noticed that your second core functions strange, which would also mean terrible battery life and abnormally hot phones.
Well, this is due to something causing the cores to switch governors to "performance" upon boot. The only way to fix it is from a script or other app that controls CPU. That's not all. The second core seems to not function according to specs. It will either always stay on, or always stay off. mpdecision doesn't appear to work properly.
Well, I've narrowed this down to "samsungani" and "samsungpowersound" which are located in /system/bin/. Removing these at an attempt to get custom boot animations working and to get rid of boot sounds are what's causing the funky core behaviors.
The fix is to restore the two files and chmod them 755 as well as chgrp to 2000 to get them back to the way they're supposed to be.
I'm not sure if any of this effects custom kernels but it sure does on the Stock kernel.
The file I uploaded will restore the samsungani and samsungpowersoundplay files to /system/bin/ as well as copy over silent PowerOn and PowerOff sounds.

Wow that's awesome that you figured this out. Great job!!
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This is a awesome catch thank you very much. This may be a stupid question but can you provide a zip to fix this or do we need to do it through file explorer and if so can you give us a tutorial on how.

smccall said:
This is a awesome catch thank you very much. This may be a stupid question but can you provide a zip to fix this or do we need to do it through file explorer and if so can you give us a tutorial on how.
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Sure I can provide a zip, give me a bit.

Does this do anything to the cpusleeper app (eugene)? Not the script, but the actual app for those who have it installed? Will the zip you provide defeat the need for the app? Thanks for any additional info!
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Naddict said:
Does this do anything to the cpusleeper app (eugene)? Not the script, but the actual app for those who have it installed? Will the zip you provide defeat the need for the app? Thanks for any additional info!
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Nah, the zip will only be adding those files back to /system//bin/ if they were removed, like in order to get support for custom boot animations.

Is it "samsungpowersoundplay" ?
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Nice.. waiting for the zip. Thanks
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freeza said:
Sure I can provide a zip, give me a bit.
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Your the **** freeza I'm so happy to see you in the gs3 threads. You did awesome work on the Evo 3d

Any zip yet?
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shades333 said:
Any zip yet?
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Hope your not asking for an Eta if you read the five post he said give him some time he is doing this for free. This is the number one rule on xda when you see the zip in the op then you know its done. Not trying to be mean but you will get flamed for asking a question like that just trying to help you out

Flashable is up!
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Is it "samsungpowersoundplay" ?
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Yes
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Your the **** freeza I'm so happy to see you in the gs3 threads. You did awesome work on the Evo 3d
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Thanks man

Does anyone know if their is any negative effect on blazer 1.6 ?

khrizg35 said:
Does anyone know if their is any negative effect on blazer 1.6 ?
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Havent had any issues so far. Good to go imo.

freeza said:
Flashable is up!
Yes
Thanks man
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Just flashed it rom definitively seems alot more responsive I was seeing the lag and just had some plain weird stuff going on glad we have a dev lime you to find stuff like this and squash it. Do we need to flash this after we flash a rom obviously your rom will have the fix so I'm not worried about it but for others who arent using your rom.
Edit: is there any way I can test to insure both cores are doing what they are supposed to be doing like an app per say

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Just flashed it rom definitively seems alot more responsive I was seeing the lag and just had some plain weird stuff going on glad we have a dev lime you to find stuff like this and squash it. Do we need to flash this after we flash a rom obviously your rom will have the fix so I'm not worried about it but for others who arent using your rom.
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Well, it really only will matter if your current ROM includes a different boot animation and/or removes those files. In any other case, it will do nothing.

freeza said:
Well, it really only will matter if your current ROM includes a different boot animation and/or removes those files. In any other case, it will do nothing.
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OK thanks again love the rom I know you get asked this a lot but if you ever need a tester let me know I use to test for mijuah but my son stole my s2 so I'm bored now lol.

Zip applied, and I had to duplicate the process to confirm what I thought I saw:
Been running blazer 1.6 for a few days now and I honestly don't know what (if any) boot animations are built into that rom, but in the spirit of testing (and flash addiction) I used this zip.
This is what I noticed (and duplicated to confirm)--
Chainfire's live dmesg/logcat (I used paid versions) were replaced by this zip file.
When I "reinstalled" the first attempt found no boot animation files. I attempted install again and this time it did indeed "repair" the logcat/dmesg boot screen.
This is my first dual core so I have no experience in these apps working or not on such phones.
If this is wide spread then perhaps chainfire might want to look into an update to his code, if this is specific to the sgs3 then maybe we have deeper issues to delve into.
Sprint...LF9...Blazer1.6...no other customizations
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freeza, I have to say you are one of my favorite people on here. I get excited when I see your posts. There is always something good inside. Thanks

Tsudeily said:
freeza, I have to say you are one of my favorite people on here. I get excited when I see your posts. There is always something good inside. Thanks
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[ROM][FF18] STd v0.2║8/14/12║

FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK! ಠ_ಠ
Stock TweakeD FF18 v0.2
Features
Based off of Stock FF18.
Rooted. Su/Busybox installed.
Deodexed.
Agat's v0.4.4 Source built kernel. (ty agat)
Debloated.
CRT Off animation with flicker fix.
Build.prop edits.
Removed IME keyboard status bar icon.
Removed "Device Options" title bar in Extended power menu.
Added original sgs2 boot animation.
Downloads
STD v0.2 FF18
Add ons
Ics status bar mod.

​Change Log
Code:
[B][U]8/14/12[/U][/B]
[LIST]
[*]Updated auto brightness levels.
[*]Blocked nasty ads (adfree host)
[*]Fixed issue with updating prl.
[*]Added Original Gs2 boot animation.
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[B][U]8/4/12[/U][/B]
[LIST]
[*]Initial release.
[/LIST]

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i know I'm a nobody so if you have a problem with me being new to android development keep it to yourself ty
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Haha, we are all nobodies. Good to see some new blood. Hope everyone likes your ROM. :good:

I'm glad to see more people developing. Thanks for this.
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Its always nice to see new ROM no matter who built it....can't wait to see what comes of this
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Re uploading sorry just noticed I swapped out the kernel with stock at the last second to test something...

Nice to see a new rom. Is it just plain stock? What kind of tweeks are put in?
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Anything else with this? Just your basic stock FF18 with everything removed? Also did you do the upload already, just want everything to be set before I hit the download link. I was just about to run Phantom's FF18 but this might be worth a try.

Lawl!!! STD!!!! Love the rom name!!!! Will be flashing asaa!
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Woot! First page... MINE!
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Is this good for porn?

Has anyone ran this yet? I'm gonna come off of GB and I was thinking of Phantoms ICS, but this caught my eye as well......

Is dev-host normally this slow?? I recall downloads coming faster...but ugh...42 minutes remaining.
Any special install notes??

hotspace said:
Is dev-host normally this slow?? I recall downloads coming faster...but ugh...42 minutes remaining.
Any special install notes??
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Try restarting the download? I sometimes get weird dl speeds of 40kb.. usually 500kb and up

abusedcloth said:
Anything else with this? Just your basic stock FF18 with everything removed? Also did you do the upload already, just want everything to be set before I hit the download link. I was just about to run Phantom's FF18 but this might be worth a try.
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abusedcloth said:
Has anyone ran this yet? I'm gonna come off of GB and I was thinking of Phantoms ICS, but this caught my eye as well......
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Instead of posting twice, just test the rom yourself.. I'm not flaming or bashing you, just sayin ..
sj
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I just flashed this and now it burns when I pee, WTF?????
JK man, Good to see a new dev any day of the week around here. And as rujelluss22 says, we are all nobody's....
Thanks for the ROM, and Congrats.

noobtoob said:
I just flashed this and now it burns when I pee, WTF?????
JK man, Good to see a new dev any day of the week around here. And as rujelluss22 says, we are all nobody's....
Thanks for the ROM, and Congrats.
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Haha this literally made me laugh out loud :laugh:

DaFUQ up with dev host?!! Someone with connections help this mayne out with some mirrors!
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It doesn't hurt when i Pee, but man does my Ass hurt and why does my breath smell like CAcA?
Seriously...smooth, fast, stripped down. You should call this ROM BLANK CANVAS. I've been needing to go clean but now I'm std'd.
Posted from my new "STD" infected rom. Thanks Dr dan!

hotspace said:
It doesn't hurt when i Pee, but man does my Ass hurt and why does my breath smell like CAcA?
Seriously...smooth, fast, stripped down. You should call this ROM BLANK CANVAS. I've been needing to go clean but now I'm std'd.
Posted from my new "STD" infected rom. Thanks Dr dan!
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Lmao thank you. I couldn't think of a good name so I just went with an eye opening .

[HOW TO][EASY] ODEX your rom, make your phone faster!

As some of you may know, odexed roms offer better battery life and superior performance compared to deodexed roms, but the one drawback is that they're harder to mod. I was looking for a odexed rom (coming from the HTC One X, almost all stock roms were odexed, so I expected the same, lol) but couldn't find a single one. So I went on a search to find a script or something to odex the rom I was using, and I came across this!
"Odex Me" by Paulobrien! Here's the link to the original thread, all credit goes to him! :good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1215271
Now here's where my part comes in, my step-by-step guide!
This will work on ANY DEODEXED ROM, I'm compiling a list of confirmed ones however for you guys that are weary of this.
*Use this only AFTER you've made any changes to the framework or flashed .zips that change the framework.*
First and foremost, make a backup! You should always do this before messing with system files!
1) Make sure you have a rooted rom, without root the app won't do much but install.
2) Allow "Unknown sources" by going into Settings > Security > and scroll down.
3) Download the .apk either down below, or from the link above.
4) Install as a normal app.
5) Open the app, make sure you give it root access, and it will run.
6) Let it run, it will reboot your phone, take around 5-10 minutes, and then reboot again. You will be greeted by "Android is upgrading" which means its rebuilding your dalvik cache.
7) Once its at the lock screen, done! You can make sure it did its job by using a file explorer with root access (I use Root Browser, if that helps) and go to the root of your phone's memory, go to system > app, and you should see a bunch of "appnamehere".odex files.
You will see a noticeable increase in performance with all the system apps like Messaging, Phone, Browser, etc. And because all the base apps are now odexed, you will also see an increase in battery life as well.
List of ROMs confirmed working
FreeGS3 R6 (confirmed by me, using it currently)
Intrigue ROM
Crimson v4
Wicked v2 (confirmed by as well, check post #48 for screen shots)
Let me know if you think there's a way to make the guide more clear, or add some information in. I will also try and answer all questions you may have! Enjoy this, its truly amazing!
If you're having issues with it not odexing on ANY rom, try using the Trinity kernel. I've tested every rom with Morfic's kernel and it works flawlessly. Don't forget to thank him for his work! :good:
Trinity Kernel, use the latest #46 release for best results and speed.
Please, if it worked for you, let us know what rom you're running so others can be assured that it works!
Here are some sources that explain the benefits of odexing in more technical and specific terms.
Difference between odexing and deodexing Q/A
Rootandandroid short article on odexing
XDA TV Episode which explains the benefits of odexing

Looks Great! Thanks for posting this!

Why does it give better battery life? Thank you.
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thiagomme said:
Why does it give better battery life? Thank you.
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Because it splits the .apk (app package) into two parts, the .apk and a .odex file. Usually, for the phone to use an app, it has to decompile the .apk and get the parts it needs to run the app. With the odex files, which stands for "Optimized Dex" the startup time is much faster since the phone doesn't have to perform any optimizing at startup/runtime, and because of that, it also uses less CPU power, and thus makes it faster, smoother, and battery life is increased.
notxel21 said:
Looks Great! Thanks for posting this!
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Thanks man! I found it and couldn't help but share.

Eh. Im always the guy running stock odexed. But reodexing seems a little...idk. Awesome that you would bring this over though, i know in the one x section you are hard pressed to find a deodexed rom.
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mikeyinid said:
Eh. Im always the guy running stock odexed. But reodexing seems a little...idk. Awesome that you would bring this over though, i know in the one x section you are hard pressed to find a deodexed rom.
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Well after flashing a deodex rom (all the roms here) and any add ons, running this to make the phone faster and increase battery life is nothing short of amazing. Don't have to compromise over customization, or performance.
And yeah, its because of the One X that I realized the benefits lol

I personally prefer odexed roms as well because of the overall smoothness. But I really wanted the features of some custom Roms. This app is perfect...thank you for sharing!
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babymatteo said:
I personally prefer odexed roms as well because of the overall smoothness. But I really wanted the features of some custom Roms. This app is perfect...thank you for sharing!
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Same here, especially because of the annoying scroll back on the notification bar toggles. Couldn't stand that
May I know what rom you're running so I can add it to the list?

Thanks for sharing, bro! Good to see you here and back on the 4G shiz! Wifey has the One X on ATT and she keeps getting pissed cause I flash her phone all the time for her LOL!

Lakeshow423 said:
Thanks for sharing, bro! Good to see you here and back on the 4G shiz! Wifey has the One X on ATT and she keeps getting pissed cause I flash her phone all the time for her LOL!
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I know, feels great to be off of EDGE lol And same with my gf, she never notices when I do flash her phone though

Thanks for the apk I always like odex ROMs foe some reason gs3 don't have any but this will definitely help
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You're welcome!
Lmk what ROMs you guys are using so I can add them to the list! This should work with any ROM but I know some people like confirmation that it will so help a fellow member get better performance.
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Intrigue Rom confirmed.
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hucesar1017 said:
Intrigue Rom confirmed.
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Thank you! How's the buttery smoothness going?
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sonic latest release (R6) and latest ota wildchild has posted.

Crimson rom confirmed. :thumbup:
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darren.wlsn1 said:
sonic latest release (R6) and latest ota wildchild has posted.
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this did not work on the latest OTA Wildchild. am I doing anything wrong?

chadster214 said:
this did not work on the latest OTA Wildchild. am I doing anything wrong?
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Didn't work how? Be more specific.
It did everything but when you go exploring with a root browser, you don't see any odex files? Or it didn't even reboot? We need more man.
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Did not work on wicked V2.... I allowed it, it rebooted and nothing in the system /app file.... I'm I doing something wrong?
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No odex....
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How long did it take to reboot? The process should take around 5-10 minutes. Try uninstalling the app, reinstalling, and running it again.
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I love Wicked Sensations Rom - Jelly Bean Style

I just wanted to say thank you for the hard work you put into this rom. It is great in every way. I don't have permission to post in the OP so I will link it so that anyone interested can check it out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1973780
Thanks again to everyone who helped put this rom together. :good:

I agree. This is by far my favorite rom.

JoeyWheels said:
I agree. This is by far my favorite rom.
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I have the s3 running this rom by far the best I hope he come out with 1 for the note 2

I've been using JellyBomb, but I'm going to try out Wicked.

update
Ok i just wanted to add this screen of my battery life and to be fair i haven't used it heavy today, pretty light. A lot of texting a few phone calls about 30 minutes total and medium facebook/twitter use. Today was a busy day at work so not much time to play but i am still impressed with the battery life.

Until recently i was on Strong Steve's odexed blue and switched wicked's while Steve was hosting to jelly bean. Both Roms are from team venum and both offer great visuals and features. I would advise anyone to try both Roms and decide for yourself.
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Thank you all, glad your liking the rom. Always good to hear some nice feedback.

Please help with the "Updater"
Hi,
I am new to this rom and the Galaxy SIII. I come from a rooted Epic. I flashed this rom and so far I am loving it. I have two questions:
1. I read the entire Wicked Thread and I saw a lot of talk about the updater. I honestly don't know what the updater is and I am asking if someone could please explain it or point me in the right direction.
2. The background/wallpaper that the rom came with was awesome, but I tried a couple more. Now I want to go back to that background (the one that looks like snake skin, but can't find it anywhere. It shows up on certain apps but I would like it on my home screen. Thanks in advance!
wesl8284

wesl8284 said:
Hi,
I am new to this rom and the Galaxy SIII. I come from a rooted Epic. I flashed this rom and so far I am loving it. I have two questions:
1. I read the entire Wicked Thread and I saw a lot of talk about the updater. I honestly don't know what the updater is and I am asking if someone could please explain it or point me in the right direction.
2. The background/wallpaper that the rom came with was awesome, but I tried a couple more. Now I want to go back to that background (the one that looks like snake skin, but can't find it anywhere. It shows up on certain apps but I would like it on my home screen. Thanks in advance!
wesl8284
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Check your Pm. I tried to explain it the best that i could.

Thanks!
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Check your Pm. I tried to explain it the best that i could.
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You did Wicked! The rom amazes me as much as all your support. This is probably the friendliest rom forum around.
Thanks!

Same issue..
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Check your Pm. I tried to explain it the best that i could.
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Can you send me the explanation of how to get that back as well!? I did the same thing! Also, are we able to change the bottom 5 apps that float each screen?

Heard this ROM has a lot of mods. I'm going to have to try it out.

averyboots said:
Can you send me the explanation of how to get that back as well!? I did the same thing! Also, are we able to change the bottom 5 apps that float each screen?
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Both default wallpapers are in post #2 of the rom thread. On Apex you can change the dock icons, but I don't think in twlauncher you can.?

I'm going have to give this ROM a try!
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bluv4eva said:
I'm going have to give this ROM a try!
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I'll have v1.1 up tomorrow if you want to wait.

Thanks OP for taking the time to turn some others on to this masterpiece. Dazed's attention to detail really is a rare find. :thumbup:
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installing it right now

dazednconfused said:
Both default wallpapers are in post #2 of the rom thread. On Apex you can change the dock icons, but I don't think in twlauncher you can.?
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been rockin this rom since the s2. still getting used to the s3.
you can change the dock icons by:
1 press and hold app icon to add app to homescreen
2 drag app icon over the dock icon you want to replace
it won't allow you to add icon from the app list directly to the dock, you have to add it to the homescreen first

wicked sensations!!!
I loved this rom so much I had my girlfriend instal it on her AT&T SGS3! She was stuck on CM10 until she got a hold of her phone running this rom!

HELP
wesl8284 said:
hi,
i am new to this rom and the galaxy siii. I come from a rooted epic. I flashed this rom and so far i am loving it. I have two questions:
1. I read the entire wicked thread and i saw a lot of talk about the updater. I honestly don't know what the updater is and i am asking if someone could please explain it or point me in the right direction.
2. The background/wallpaper that the rom came with was awesome, but i tried a couple more. Now i want to go back to that background (the one that looks like snake skin, but can't find it anywhere. It shows up on certain apps but i would like it on my home screen. Thanks in advance!
Wesl8284
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check your pm. I tried to explain it the best that i could.
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please pm me too because its not letting me download from kuban updater

[Theme][4.1.2][I9300] Red Envy [JKAY]

I love red themes. And was envious of different bits of other people's themes.
So anyway, having tried 4.3, I still prefer 4.1.2 for my JKay mods. So I made a zip of the bits I wanted.
So here's a flashable zip of what I'm using as per the screenshots.
NOTE: I am running a stock rom EMH1, I'm not even rooted (as Sky Go/Barclays Bank apps won't work otherwise.)
Download link
If I mucked anything up just shout & thanks to various people, some of whom I can't even remember now...
The icons are not part of the zip - they are a theme I use with nova launcher...

Looking good
looking nice my friend you love red

Egyptionman said:
looking nice my friend you love red
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Thanks, you can tell everybody is going mad for 4.3, not a single download of this.
Guess I'll have to sort a theme out for 4.3 at some point lol

i hope o you good luck
FleetFanatic said:
Thanks, you can tell everybody is going mad for 4.3, not a single download of this.
Guess I'll have to sort a theme out for 4.3 at some point lol
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ii hope you good luck for your next versions

Egyptionman said:
ii hope you good luck for your next versions
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Am now attempting to make a 4.3 version. :good:

fleetfanatic said:
am now attempting to make a 4.3 version. :good:
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ok my friend i will wait your next version

I've flashed this on latest 4.1.2 neatrom and looks very nice. Two things...one the keyboard is different to the one in you're ss. I would like to have that style.
And two...what's the chance this this but in aokp blue please.? . Would look really nice. Thank for you're work and time. Good job and there are still a few that don't want to change to laggy 4.3 till its sorted.
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