Hello,
Firstly, I am new to this forum. I watched the "noob video" and try to follow the guidelines.
I own a Samsung Galaxy Y(oung) GT-S5363. The baseband version is S5363XXKK3.
My Carrier is O2 Germany.
Now I found that the original firmware's options are kinda limited. For instance it doesn't have different profiles and there is no setting for vibration feedback while typing.
Now I want to flash my phone with a custom ROM. The ROMs I found are for the GT-S5360, but after a short forum search I discovered that I can use 5360 ROMs.
However, the custom ROMs I found are a little bloated. I don't want the ROM to have as many functions as you can pack into it and change the whole look & feel of the phone.
I want the ROM to use as little RAM and CPU as possible. It is not important to have German as UI language setting, but the Swype keyboard should know German.
Now which ROMs could you recommend to me? If there is no ROM out there which meets my requirements, would you recommend me building my own one?
Thanks in advance,
Luca
check out the multilanguage roms in android dev. section.. u can find the rom u like over there
Cranium is very minimalistic. So I guess Cranium is the one you are looking for. Theres only a handful of Roms available though.
No custom rom atm has Swype as keyboard. Just download Swype beta, it has German language support.
Sent from my GT-S5360 using xda premium
hybrid is also known as a light one. if you want the swype. copy swype.apk in your current rom (in /system/app) to your sd card then copy it to /system/app folder in custom rom's zip folder.
btw, you can remove any bloatware from your rom manually by deleting the apk's via root explorer or any file explorer which could acces system's folder.
Is this possible with Linux as Desktop OS? I use Xubuntu and don't want to install Windows just for messing around with my smartphone^^
to modify the rom's *zip file you can do it in linux or whatever OS as long as you can open the zip file. to manually remove the bloatware from your current stock rom you should root your device and install root explorer.
So, I clicked through a few threads with the alternative firmwares. As far as I got it, both the Cranium and the Hybrid mod change the look & feel drastically. Is there a way to have more settings with the Samsung TouchWiz UI?
you may use another launcher...
phre5k said:
So, I clicked through a few threads with the alternative firmwares. As far as I got it, both the Cranium and the Hybrid mod change the look & feel drastically. Is there a way to have more settings with the Samsung TouchWiz UI?
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More settings? Try Creed's. It has Auto Brightness, Xloud, Swipe to remove notifications in the newest version and what not. Im running on v2.0 though.
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phre5k said:
However, the custom ROMs I found are a little bloated. I don't want the ROM to have as many functions as you can pack into it and change the whole look & feel of the phone.
I want the ROM to use as little RAM and CPU as possible. It is not important to have German as UI language setting, but the Swype keyboard should know German.
Now which ROMs could you recommend to me? If there is no ROM out there which meets my requirements, would you recommend me building my own one?
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Hi, I recommend EmeralD ROM
It contains German Swype, and just some minimal modifications on the stock ROM.
There's all the stock apps in, but you can remove the unneeded apps from the zip (system/app folder) before applying.
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I really would love a basic ROM of the stranded ROM. No stocks,footprints,Facebook,twitter. Etc
Is there such a thing ?
Not too sure if you can get a Sense ROM without those.
I keep looking in at the ROM development stuff, but to me its all to much tech speak Guess I'm getting to old. And some threads have 12,000+ posts to wade through.
Does it need to be Sense? Have you tried any AOSP ROMs?
Oxygen is a great, clean and fast ROM based on AOSP.
just download the ROM.zip open it with WinRAR and delete .apk of the files that you dont want.
dzumagos said:
just download the ROM.zip open it with WinRAR and delete .apk of the files that you dont want.
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And if you're lucky, it might boot
Sent from my HTC Desire
look for the rom editor on here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1122372
it is a little tool for removing apk's that you don't want and adding some that you do - it's nice for if you don't feel brave enough to start wading through the zip yourself
you can't remove all sense - as then you'd just have AOSP anyway - but you can remove a lot of junk you might not want like teeter, stocks, peep etc.
I'm looking to update my gf phone since it has a serious problem of low internal memory.
The current ROM installed is a custom ROM made (I think) by the store that sold it. It support a Hebrew interface in the Sense UI. I don't really know what this ROM supports or not other than that.
What I would like to do is as follows:
1. Take a stock original sense ROM.
2. Add Hebrew UI by extractin the Hebrew UI from my current ROM - Need to know how this could be done.
3. Add root.
4. Add support for EXT partition, that works exactly like S2E in CM. I didn't see link2sd as very useful.
5. After these additions, install the ROM to the phone.
Any tips or help on the process would be much appreciated.
First sorry for my english :laugh:
I modified the rom U9200/XL EmotionUI_B534_Full_ATX for the following changes:
Base rom B534, added libs and programs of B315
Kernel B534 add init.d suport.
Added governors: sakuractive, ondemandX, lazy, interactivex, intellidemandx, pegasusq and scheluder sio of CM 10.1 rom.
Added gapps
Deleted root explorer
Added nofrills-cpu.
Mod EMUI 1.6 by reyncla.
Tweaks in build.prop.
init.d tweaks: Zipalgin and SD 2048.
Busybox updated.
undervolt -75mv
Steps to take to install the rom:
Log in recovery
wipe data / factory reset
Mount and storage
format / cust
format / system
advanced
wipe dalvik cache
wipe battery stats
Install from SD card
install B532_retoca
restart and boot rom
reenter recovery
Flashing Framework-res.apk.zip
Note: If not installed Framework-res.apk notifications appear in black as shown below in the capture.
Links:
B534_retoca_V1.5
Framework-res.apk:here
Mi tread in spanish is here http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=580541
Upload links
works very well on P1
Thx for your great work! I am surprised that nobody on XDA comment on this? There are not many quality ROM
options for us (like for my previous phone, HTC DESIRE) so i am glad if someone like you did great job and give
us ROM which can be used daily, even it is officially in beta. This Emotion UI is basically renamed MIUI project
so i exactly know what to expect.
Great thing is that is sound now "Dolby enhanced" for all system, not just when you play music. Battery life is OK
(I use "intelligent" settings). What I missing, is Huawei keyboard, which I think is very good, and have bigger letters then
Xperia keyboard, anyway, since I do not care about swype, I installed GO Keyboard. One thing that I personally do not
like in MIUI-like ROM, is IOS behaviour of putting all apps (old and new) on home screen, so i must rearrange them and
put in folders. Also, what is missing and i think for others will be good, if they come from "classic Android", is application
which shows all installed apps in one click (in my case, I use "Draweroid", and its icon I put at the bottom, in the middle,
so i can always can back to "normal apps show").
In my case, I originally came from ROM B100 (Croatia, Vipnet). I upgraded to latest B229, flashed Clockworkmod v5.5
touch and root the phone. After that, it comes you ROM. Please continue to upgrade it
which android version is this? 4.1.2?
how is the performance and battery life?
is it stable?
Just a heads-up marismillas. Root Explorer is a paid app and is then pirated if you release it free in your ROM. You should remove it from your ROM and re-upload your nice work.
Great job marismillas!
Regne de Htcmania
Temporarily closed and link removed until some things get sorted out.
Edit: Re-opened.
New version aviable, remove root explorer.
Sorry for that.
Do you have a mirror link for a site where it's possible to download the file without having to register?
https://mega.co.nz/
http://www.mediafire.com/
wow!!! thanks
I wanted to ask a few questions before installing the ROM:
There is the online store that to download themes?
There is the theme ANDROID? (the one with icons stock etc.).
How do you get the status bar black? (it is much better than white)
Still great job ... keep it up!
Not bad at all.........
I installed this Rom at the weekend. It works MUCH better than the Emotion UI 1.5 (B315) ROM from Huawei.
I was impressed with the stability and that there is about 200MB more available space with this ROM compared to the one above after installing over 70 apps.
There are a few issues though:
The phone signal does seem to not be as strong as it was on the old B229 ICS ROM though.
The Ringtones seem to go back to default after restarting sometimes.
The battery life could be better.
Also, all of my weather widgets that worked on B315 now have missing icons (see red box in the attachment). This happens with both Eye In The Sky and BeWeather. Is there a fix for this? Or any similar widgets that actually work?
Just a follow up on my point about weather widgets problems. I have now tried 3 other widgets that provide multi-day forecasts and none of them work. It seems to be a location issue whereby if they cannot determine your location, they don't load properly.
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Can you re-up this rom om mega or others?
Please
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invalid download link!
Can you re-up this rom om mega or others?
Please
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Hello,
I wish the optics from the stock android (like cm11 oder silm rom) but with all the functions of a TW Rom. Is this possible?
The System UI must be also like Stock Android and the Toggles.
Greez....
Tom
There was ROMs in the past where it was "themed" to look like CM .. though now there is not a single ROM with this.. and if you would want to do such a thing, it require a lot of work .. you would need to edit lots of things like framework and systemui
Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
Hello,
there is a way to make only the very hard to make. Can you give me a simple way to show how I can start?
Greez
Basically android General User interface is made of multiple apk files .. Apps in other words.
For example
System/framework/framework-res.apk contains the android design that apps would use it. And how phone looks in general
Systemui.apk is status bar and the pull down and pop ups
Those are the very main ones.
You should edit the apk files and swap the touchwiz images with the one you want..
For other system apps, you would want to edit them too separately (settings, camera, music, etc.)
I don't know much about it .. But that's all I can help with.
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk
And how can extract tge files from apk?
hey,
i hope you guys here can help me out with some of my problems regarding the slimming process of a rom.
First of all i am only used to flash custom roms. I have not much expierence modifying custom roms at all.
Therefore I will have to ask a lot of questions.
Lets begin:
I am using arco68´s final release of 4.0.4, cygwin and the android kitchen .226
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1576874
As the title says i would like to slim down this rom.
Questions regarding the rom :
I started with removing all unnecessary apps. Except for the ones the system needs.
I also removed all sounds and videos but i cannot find the backgroud images/pictures
I would like it to have an all black background
Now i am looking for slim alternatives for a few system apps.
Slim Launcher: Nova?
gallery2.apk -> quickpic?
filemanager -> ???.apk
Furthermore i would like to remove all standard widgets, remove all fonts except the standard one(which one is it)
I am looking for a kernel with maximum battery life span (or should i change govenor and i/o scheduler?)
How do i know if build.prop tweaks work and which are necessary for better battery life and a fluid menu?
How do i slim down the latinime.apk and remove all languages except for german in my case
Questions regarding Gapps:
How do i slim down Gapps? I only need the playstore and sync contacts.
Questions regarding Android Kitchen:
Whats the difference between an update script and an updater script? I don get it...
Are there better tools than the Android Kitchen for beginners or is there a complete readme for the kitchen?
Spexxos said:
hey,
i hope you guys here can help me out with some of my problems regarding the slimming process of a rom.
First of all i am only used to flash custom roms. I have not much expierence modifying custom roms at all.
Therefore I will have to ask a lot of questions.
Lets begin:
I am using arco68´s final release of 4.0.4, cygwin and the android kitchen .226
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1576874
As the title says i would like to slim down this rom.
Questions regarding the rom :
I started with removing all unnecessary apps. Except for the ones the system needs.
I also removed all sounds and videos but i cannot find the backgroud images/pictures
I would like it to have an all black background
Now i am looking for slim alternatives for a few system apps.
Slim Launcher: Nova?
gallery2.apk -> quickpic?
filemanager -> ???.apk
Furthermore i would like to remove all standard widgets, remove all fonts except the standard one(which one is it)
I am looking for a kernel with maximum battery life span (or should i change govenor and i/o scheduler?)
How do i know if build.prop tweaks work and which are necessary for better battery life and a fluid menu?
How do i slim down the latinime.apk and remove all languages except for german in my case
Questions regarding Gapps:
How do i slim down Gapps? I only need the playstore and sync contacts.
Questions regarding Android Kitchen:
Whats the difference between an update script and an updater script? I don get it...
Are there better tools than the Android Kitchen for beginners or is there a complete readme for the kitchen?
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Im not sure abt the ROM n Android Kitchen things tho.
But theres slim gapps which you can take a look at or if not, you can find slimROMs thats based of CM9 and maybe port it here.
Via the Internet
TiTAN-O-One said:
Im not sure abt the ROM n Android Kitchen things tho.
But theres slim gapps which you can take a look at or if not, you can find slimROMs thats based of CM9 and maybe port it here.
Via the Internet
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I have found some gapps that work and slimmed them down. I removed pretty much everything except for the playstore and the sync contacts.apk
Spexxos said:
hey,
i hope you guys here can help me out with some of my problems regarding the slimming process of a rom.
First of all i am only used to flash custom roms. I have not much expierence modifying custom roms at all.
Therefore I will have to ask a lot of questions.
Lets begin:
I am using arco68´s final release of 4.0.4, cygwin and the android kitchen .226
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1576874
As the title says i would like to slim down this rom.
Questions regarding the rom :
I started with removing all unnecessary apps. Except for the ones the system needs.
I also removed all sounds and videos but i cannot find the backgroud images/pictures
I would like it to have an all black background
Now i am looking for slim alternatives for a few system apps.
Slim Launcher: Nova?
gallery2.apk -> quickpic?
filemanager -> ???.apk
Furthermore i would like to remove all standard widgets, remove all fonts except the standard one(which one is it)
I am looking for a kernel with maximum battery life span (or should i change govenor and i/o scheduler?)
How do i know if build.prop tweaks work and which are necessary for better battery life and a fluid menu?
How do i slim down the latinime.apk and remove all languages except for german in my case
Questions regarding Gapps:
How do i slim down Gapps? I only need the playstore and sync contacts.
Questions regarding Android Kitchen:
Whats the difference between an update script and an updater script? I don get it...
Are there better tools than the Android Kitchen for beginners or is there a complete readme for the kitchen?
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you can consult the manual of @bobdynlan, @bobdynlan said that this tutorial works on all CM11, you try it ( #91 ) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2766034&page=10
huongthanh8690 said:
you can consult the manual of @bobdynlan, @bobdynlan said that this tutorial works on all CM11, you try it ( #91 ) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2766034&page=10
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Although I am working with cm9 i am going to have a look at this.
Thx