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[MOD] Modified & LagFixed TouchWiz Launcher

As you know, in galaxy s when we install 4-5 page programs , lags is appear
The touchwiz launcher is lagy too and when we Turn pages the lags is apear
I decompile touchwiz.apk and i explore folders and in res folder i saw few folders that named xxxx-xxxx-1024x600 and i guess this names means 1024x600 pixel like galaxy tab and samsung create a touchwiz that could be use in galaxy s and galaxy tab!
I decided to deleted that folders had a 1024x600 in the last of name and i compile apk and push it to galaxy and i see that is work lagless and very fast and smooth
I made an update.zip of this modified touchwiz and upload in attachment
Guys you can test it and leave Comments on this topic
I forget something
I change the homescreen_menu_shortcut_bg.png with glass one and you can see in pic

What firmware versions does this work on?
Does it overwrite the default TouchWiz?
Is it compatible with any Lagfixes?

this launcher is last version of touchwiz that used in jpm/jp6 roms and must work on any version of roms
yes , this launcher is compatible with any lagfixes

I am sorry, what has been changed from default?
Lowered the resolution or something?

i think you should work with the guy that did the TW mod script:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=792817
together you can hack tw and make it work better

Just flashed it via CWM on Voodoo-Doctor-Edition-JP6 and seems to be lagless flipping between pages. G8 job!

Amazing!!!!!!!!
It works!!!!!! Great Work!!!! This launcher is more fast, even using various widgets and an animated desktop. Thanks!!!!

xxgg said:
I am sorry, what has been changed from default?
Lowered the resolution or something?
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No, based on what he wrote, he deleted icons and textures for use on Galaxy Tab. I wonder if it really does make it faster, though.

No effect here. Still laggy as hell.
EDIT: maybe it's because I'm using a lagfix? I have 5 pages of apps. Not that much if you ask me :S

Can you guys still uninstall apps from the drawer?
Last time I replaced TWlauncher I had lost this ability.

interesting.....

I recommend editing the LauncherConfig.java class to enable the fly in effect when opening the app menu, pretty nice.
Can you guys still uninstall apps from the drawer?
Last time I replaced TWlauncher I had lost this ability.
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My attachement contains a classes.dex which has the ability to uninstall (non system) apps from homescreen + fly in effect.
Remove .apk and .odex first, then push this to system. I always switch to an other launcher before doing that..
@Spike_M
When I delete all folders with 1024*600 in the name, apktool gives some errors..

On reboot touchwiz doesn't load - it gives me a fc error: The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly.
How do I go back to the original touchwiz?

Jumba said:
On reboot touchwiz doesn't load - it gives me a fc error: The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly.
How do I go back to the original touchwiz?
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Do you have adb enabled? Otherwise you have a problem..

I have adb installed, but my pc won't detect the phone when plugged in via usb.
It seems like the only solution is to flash another update.zip via recovery. An update.zip of the original touchwiz should work, if someone would be kind enough to put one together. I wouldn't know where to start...
Edit: or is there a way to install an apk via the recovery menu? Long shot, I know. I was thinking installing LauncherPro would bypass the fubar'd tw.

i use modified launcher and its work like a charm
for those guys want to get back original touchwiz
1- download update.zip in attachment and copy it to your internal memory
2- instal it from recovery 2e or cwm recovery

Spike_M said:
i use modified launcher and its work like a charm
for those guys want to get back original touchwiz
1- download update.zip in attachment and copy it to your internal memory
2- instal it from recovery 2e or cwm recovery
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Thanks but I can't access the internal memory of my phone. Now what?

Tw launcher is definately faster now. Try pinch to zoom and see! It even made me consider reverting from launcher pro.. Great fix, thanks!

its not 100% perfect but youre as close as ive ever seen anyone come so far!
damn nice fix!

I think I noticed an small improvement with that fix: 55apps installed (6 pages in app drawer), but there is still some lag...
By the way I'm really glad that there is people trying to improve the performance of TW. I really like TW but the app drawer is laggy I'm still using froyo stock launcher...

[GT-S5660][ROM] Jonas Hendrickx's ROM v3.1 [2.3.5][XXKS2]

About this ROM
This ROM is all about battery, performance and stability. GioPro, SimpliGio, and Sgg dt have many tweaks which are not working due to syntax errors. While some others may work but are not optimized for our Gio. Don't get me wrong. They are great roms! But I hope I can correct what I feel they did wrong.
Screenshots
Features
- ROM Base: XXKS2 (Android 2.3.5)
- Stock rooted
- Deodexed
- Zipaligned
- Custom themes
- Fixed Gingerbread lag
- Clean ROM
- Improved performance
- Improved battery life
- Improved stability
- Integrated APP2SD by darktremor
- Tweaks from GioPro, SimplyGio, Sgg dt and even tweaked them for better results
Downloads
v3.1 - GT-S5660XXKS2(2.3.5)
v2.3 - GT-S5660XXKQG(2.3.4)
Download List
Froyo KC6 build of my ROM is coming soon for those who do not like Gingerbread
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Donate me if you like my work
Installation procedure
Download mode: Volume down + Home + Power button (do this when talking about flashing with odin)
Recovery mode: Homebutton + power button (do this when talking about wiping data,cache and dalvik cache)
1. Download v3.1 - GT-S5660XXKS2(2.3.5) first.
2. Flash with Odin and OPS file
3. Boot into CWM Recovery: Home + Powerbutton (hold both)
4. Wipe data, wipe cache, and wipe dalvik cache
app2sd 1. Format partitions like this: 1-fat32 & 2-ext2 (Use EASUS Partition Manager for example to do the job)
app2sd 2. Run APPSDGUI and change whatever you want.
app2sd 3. Reboot
Themes
If you are experienced in theming, feel free to do so for my ROM. I will happily add them to this page.
Issues
- KS2 has Wifi detection problems. Try setting the Wifi scan interval lower in the build.prop (15-60)

Changelog
-v3.1 06/10/2011
- Forgot to deodex and zipalign in previous version. This ROM is now deodexed and zipaligned
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-v3.0 06/10/2011
- Updated base to XXKS2(2.3.5)
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-v2.3 02/10/2011
- Dalvik heapsize increased to 80m for testing.
- init.d auto detect scripts
- APP2SDGUI integrated
- And some more tweaks.
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-v2.2 22/09/2011
-v2.1 19/09/2011

ROM released

Version 1.1 uploaded at http://code.google.com/p/gt-s5660-jonashendrickx-rom
Added app2sd support
Let me know what you think of it

Hi,
Can you give me the link for app2sd? There was link before. Please beacause i cant, do it in my gio.

woda85 said:
Hi,
Can you give me the link for app2sd? There was link before. Please beacause i cant, do it in my gio.
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I had integrated app2sd. But it was not working on reboot. So I had to reapply it again.
I am currently asking people for help on how I can keep a2sd on start.
However a2sd can be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1209425
If you happen to know a solution on how to auto start scripts let me know

i dont know. for link2sd i use script manager to run "install-recovery.sh"

I will look for script manager.I will work as fast as possible

good work !! screenshot plz

djjonastybe said:
I will be making custom ROMS for Android in the near future.
Features
- The latest ROM base available
- CWM Recovery
- Stock rooted
- Deodexing: means that this ROM is themeable
- Zipaligned: all *.apk and *.jar files are optimized for faster access and smaller file size
- This ROM is themeable
- Tweaks for RAM, ...
- Replaced default messaging app with Go SMS Pro
- Replaced touchwiz launcher with GO Launcher Ex
To do:
- LCD Density
- integrated CWM recovery
- 5 lockscreen mod
- extended power menu
- app2sd (need help on how to auto start the scripts???)
Downloads
Installation procedure
For best results, flash this ROM first:
http://hotfile.com/dl/128609834/5d1ee8e/S5660XXKQB_S5660XXKQ5_S5660PRTKQ4.rar.html
Pass: samfirmware.com
1. Open up odin
2. Connect phone to computer (make sure it is in debugging mode)
2. Select 'One package'
3. Now select the package where you have downloaded or extracted my ROM
4. Press 'Start' - WARNING DO NOT DISCONNECT!
5. Reboot to recovery and do a data wipe/reset. Else in the phone dialer type *2767*3855# for a reset.
Donation
Donation is always welcome. Donation can be done to [email protected] @ Paypal
I also have a international bank account...
Donation money will only be spent for buying a second Gio or will only be spent for use in my project.
Helping
Help is greatly appreciated. If you are interested to share information let me know...
Credits
dharamg3
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Please, no default ROM manager. There are users who brick their phones using ROM manager, apparently without doing stupid things. Please see here: http://s5660.pl/temat-martwy-gio
forum is in polish, but google translate will do a good job
And if I'm allowed, please let me tell what I would like to see on a "generic" custom rom:
- rooted;
- root explorer integrated;
- deodexed;
- phone should not be unlock by menu (power) button + left touch button (as with gio versions);
- safe tweaks to memory;
- a2sd installed but not activated (I don't like logs full of errors from a2sd);
- GUI: icons from GIOpro_v3, CRT animation, unlock buttons from simplygio (the round blue-red ones, with a sharp corner) - or a separate theme (maybe editable by userd) that can be applied;
- default: launcher (can be changed by user, no big deal), music player, no app that can be installed simply from market or internet.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and (the most important!) your work with us!

Screenshot Please.
I also would like to not to have unlock by menu option.

Screenshots coming!
Do you guys mind I replaced the default messaging mms.apk with Go SMS Pro? Since there happens to be a bug in mms.apk on every Gio that makes the keyboard appear relatively slower.
v1.4 will feature Touchwiz launcher again, removed CWM

djjonastybe said:
Screenshots coming!
Do you guys mind I replaced the default messaging mms.apk with Go SMS Pro? Since there happens to be a bug in mms.apk on every Gio that makes the keyboard appear relatively slower.
v1.4 will feature Touchwiz launcher again, removed CWM
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Go SMS Pro is free on the market, and removing mms.apk is easy with root explorer, isn't? I don't think you should bother replacing the default one.
In place, I propose to do something like Slax:simple updates that can be applied over the ROM, to add (or change) functionality.
so, for example, there should be one update to replace the default messaging application with Go SMS Pro.
is-it reasonable? it should help you to release a clean bug-free ROM, and users will not flash the whole system over and over again. IMHO this will be great.

esilviu said:
- root explorer integrated;QUOTE]
That would voilate xda warez policy.
As for gui easy use uot kitchen
Sent from my ST15i using xda premium
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r33p said:
esilviu said:
- root explorer integrated;QUOTE]
That would voilate xda warez policy.
As for gui easy use uot kitchen
Sent from my ST15i using xda premium
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-then don't include root explorer (but prepare all the background for it to work properly)
-uot kitchen is online for the moment... who will know how it will be a week from now... but yes, it's a good idea to have a few themes as zip file to be updated on the phone.
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Root Explorer suckes in my opinion...
Try looking for Advanced Tools (free)
It has a built in task manager which is able to see everything. Not just running programs, even the acore etc...
The file explorer is far superior to those I have seen. You also have like 4 tabs.
A build.prop editor is also in it.
If you guys want I will release a quick fix with just the Mms.apk and touchwiz30launcher.apk back in action. But I am actually working on ext2 conversion and support for /cache /data and /system for our phone... So far it works, I have Quadrant score of 1600

djjonastybe said:
Try looking for Advanced Tools (free)
If you guys want I will release a quick fix with just the Mms.apk and touchwiz30launcher.apk back in action. But I am actually working on ext2 conversion and support for /cache /data and /system for our phone... So far it works, I have Quadrant score of 1600
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Advanced Tools is looking good, but I did not test-it enough (yet).
1600 on Quadrant is quite a good score, it just tell us that you are on the right way!
I understand that at this moment moving/extending some folders on the sdcard is the hardest part. What happens with the system when card is connected as storage on the PC? Only fat32 partition is unmounted? More...I'm almost sure that the speed of sdcard is inferior to the speed of internal storage, so moving everything on the card will slow-down the phone. Installing conventional linux on sdcard/usbstick is not recommended: usual read-write cycles of the OS wear the sdcard/usbstick very fast.
So, imho, only the storage folder of android OS should be moved.
I still vote for a minimum modified ROM, that will allow any other modification with only "updates" and simple file replace/edit on the OS.

and another thought: "free RAM is useless RAM",
in other words: internal memory of the phone should not be as empty as possibly... (it's like you have a fast car in the garage but you use a slow and hungry cart to drive)

GT-S5660M ?
Will this work on the Samsung GT-S5660M
This is apparently slightly different version that is sold in Canada by Bell and Virgin Mobile. This thread explains more about the differences

If I5660XXKQB works for your phone then this one will work as well.
My personal opinion is every model has its own firmware. For the best experience of your phone and the least bugs, you should use your own phone's firmware for your safety.
But I remember I5800 and I5801 being fully compatible with eachother. But this wasnt the case for I5000 and I5000L for example. Honestly I don't know it is you having that phone !

How much Free Ram should one have after a fresh flash?

Let's say on aokp, cm and sbean (allstar)
Fresh, I meant before restoring any app or doing anything
Post your results if you remember please

nabilbek said:
Let's say on aokp, cm and sbean (allstar)
Fresh, I meant before restoring any app or doing anything
Post your results if you remember please
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This is highly dependent on the ROM in what codebase is it using [be it ICS, JB, Gignergread whatever], what apps it installs, what is in use when you check the free RAM, what you check as free RAM [some apps count the cached data as RAM, some give you the direct free RAM]. What apps you had in your /data if you did not wipe it. Etc Etc Etc
This is very subjective to just ask for and hard to give a direct answer on.
For instance I am running ParanoidAndroid and have around 135 apps and right now I just ran Fast Engine Flush [a script found in Supercharger V6 search XDA it is super popular and easy to find]. it is stating I have 163M of true free RAM [not counting cache].
If you want to try download Supercharger V6 script [don't worry about any modifications to services.jar or anything else talked about I am not having you do a supercharge on your device just run it, and when you get through the settings walkthrough [just say no to run on boot to any scripts [first run runs through like install type options],
Once you see the main menu put in the number for Fast Engine Fush and hit enter when prompted. After running it from inside script you can use script manager to got to /sdcard/Supercharger_V6 and set a shortcut right to fast engine flush [I use Script manager widget on my home screen even]
That way it not only can tell you how much RAM you have it clears out the stuff in use that is not needed and if you set it on home screen you can tap it there anytime to just clear the RAM [say right before playing a game] for the best performance [memory wise].

[Collaboration] List of root-related apps

Hey guys, there are several application in Play Market that are either related to a specific kernel (a manager app) or a ROM (like Darky's ROM app from the days of Gingerbread and Froyo), or useful apps like ROM Toolbox
But how many apps of that kind are there and how are they named?
What I suggest is to create a full list of such applications, divided into few categories like "Kernel specific", "ROM specific", "ROM customization", and so on.
Only ones I know are:
ROM Manager (and the PRO version)
Goo.im manager
ROM Toolbox (and the PRO version)
TricksterMod (for kernel management)
Direct Play Market links for the apps are also welcome

I think this is a great idea. But you might want to include the creator/developer for each as well.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

Seems no one wants to help with making this list

Fatal1ty_18_RUS said:
Seems no one wants to help with making this list
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Nope, because "root app" is meaningless except being a prerequisite.

Although above post has some point I'll chime in with some very useful apps:
-Greenify It lets you hibernate apps when screen is off to save battery.
- Systemcleanup. Helps a lot to update system apps and eliminate them also. It's also good to clean cache.
- Orange backup. Makes nandroid backups without having to reboot to recovery and also has the ability to upload them to google drive etc... It has support for both TWRP and CWM.

Top 15 rooted apps
Found this video on Top 15 rooted apps in For all Phones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5yvcJfVWN0
1. Beats Audio Installer :
Enjoy Beats Audio` Drivers in any Android Phone/Tab
2.Link2Sd :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koniGh...
Basically we Partition SD card and use that part to Store apps
Thus indirectly Increasing Internal Memory in Android Tab/Phone
3.Titanium Backup :
Most importatnt backup tool to backup Both Apk+Data of Apps
4.LBE Privacy Guard:
MOST IMPORTANT PRIVACY PROTECTION app in Android
5. ROM manger :
Perfect Toolkit to manage ROMs
6.Root Unistaller
Remove Bloatware
7.No Frills CPU Control:
Control your CPU Clock Frequency
8.StickMount
Connect Pendrive to Android
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3X8ht...
9.StartUp Manager
Disable StartUp apps
10.Lucky Patcher
Remove Ads and License Verification on Android Apps
11.System App Installer
Install apps on System Directly
12.Chainfire 3d
Must have Apps to play HD games on Low End Phones
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J71kbP...
13.CacheMate
Remove cache files in One Click and free memory
14.Sd Speed Increase
Increase cache size of Sd card
15.Font Installer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7XpKb...

[Q] Eating RAM to a great extent :(

Hello,
I'm using baliboxer's GENNXT ROM (Build num: XUBMHD, Baseband Version XUBMF2) in my GT-I9082
I've just installed very minimum user apps( 651 MB out of 4GB intrenal memory, this includes GAPPS too) and i've not installed a single game.
I'm using ROM ToolBox Pro to define the apps that has to be run on the background( which,i believe,is similar to using 'Greenify')
But my device eats up too much RAM to the extent that i do not even find 100MB of free RAM space out of 804MB.
This makes my device too laggy and i cant navigate gallery and camera app (though no FC in any of the app).
I'm a complete noob, so plz guide me to make my device better.
Waiting for ur suggestions guys!!!

SriramKrish87 said:
Hello,
I'm using baliboxer's GENNXT ROM (Build num: XUBMHD, Baseband Version XUBMF2) in my GT-I9082
I've just installed very minimum user apps( 651 MB out of 4GB intrenal memory, this includes GAPPS too) and i've not installed a single game.
I'm using ROM ToolBox Pro to define the apps that has to be run on the background( which,i believe,is similar to using 'Greenify')
But my device eats up too much RAM to the extent that i do not even find 100MB of free RAM space out of 804MB.
This makes my device too laggy and i cant navigate gallery and camera app (though no FC in any of the app).
I'm a complete noob, so plz guide me to make my device better.
Waiting for ur suggestions guys!!!
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Firstly, you can and you should "Turn off"/disable, if not uninstall, any app like SVoice, Samsung Apps, Google+ etc that you don't use (please dont remove the apps without icons/names like com.Something, that you don't know what it does), even if they came preinstalled with the ROM. You can do this by going to Settings>Applications>swipe to the right till you are on All Applications, just scroll through here and disable them if you dont need them. This will let them be in your system without letting them start up at all by any app until you enable it.
Secondly, ROM ToolBox is NOT similar to Greenify. ROM Toolbox is a heavy app with a LOT of triggers that can make itself run all the time in your phone. ROM Toolbox does offer you to select permission alteration for each app, but it doesn't actually stop them after they are executed already, which is why I avoid installing ROM Toolbox now, but that's just my opinion.
This is something Greenify beautifuly covers. You can select all apps, (excluding the one you use to keep you updated like Phone, messaging, whatsapp, googleplay etc). They will have smooth unaltered functionality when you open them but they will not run in the background (which is the main reason for your RAM usage). And best of all, Greenify only uses 3.7~4Mb RAM to keep your apps in check with no triggers except to start a process on boot.
You can use several memory cleaners but honestly you won't need them if you do both the above things right.
if you still need more, you can check out my thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2476926

SriramKrish87 said:
Hello,
I'm using baliboxer's GENNXT ROM (Build num: XUBMHD, Baseband Version XUBMF2) in my GT-I9082
I've just installed very minimum user apps( 651 MB out of 4GB intrenal memory, this includes GAPPS too) and i've not installed a single game.
I'm using ROM ToolBox Pro to define the apps that has to be run on the background( which,i believe,is similar to using 'Greenify')
But my device eats up too much RAM to the extent that i do not even find 100MB of free RAM space out of 804MB.
This makes my device too laggy and i cant navigate gallery and camera app (though no FC in any of the app).
I'm a complete noob, so plz guide me to make my device better.
Waiting for ur suggestions guys!!!
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just root & unistall bloatwares.

Thanks!!
iceyhotguy said:
Firstly, you can and you should "Turn off"/disable, if not uninstall, any app like SVoice, Samsung Apps, Google+ etc that you don't use (please dont remove the apps without icons/names like com.Something, that you don't know what it does), even if they came preinstalled with the ROM. You can do this by going to Settings>Applications>swipe to the right till you are on All Applications, just scroll through here and disable them if you dont need them. This will let them be in your system without letting them start up at all by any app until you enable it.
Secondly, ROM ToolBox is NOT similar to Greenify. ROM Toolbox is a heavy app with a LOT of triggers that can make itself run all the time in your phone. ROM Toolbox does offer you to select permission alteration for each app, but it doesn't actually stop them after they are executed already, which is why I avoid installing ROM Toolbox now, but that's just my opinion.
This is something Greenify beautifuly covers. You can select all apps, (excluding the one you use to keep you updated like Phone, messaging, whatsapp, googleplay etc). They will have smooth unaltered functionality when you open them but they will not run in the background (which is the main reason for your RAM usage). And best of all, Greenify only uses 3.7~4Mb RAM to keep your apps in check with no triggers except to start a process on boot.
You can use several memory cleaners but honestly you won't need them if you do both the above things right.
if you still need more, you can check out my thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2476926
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Thanks for the suggestion, i've tried them, hope it yeilds better results.