[Q] Advice on roms/apps/anything for the technology challenged - Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660

Hello. Ok so i`m gonna go right ahead and put my problem right here. In a few days time , i`m gonna give my phone permanently to my father because i`m going to buy another for me and the problem is that he is sort of technologically challenged and has a little bit of visual problems , so i wish to know what can i do to ease his learning curve , maybe there`s a rom i don`t know about , maybe some launchers (i tried Big Launcher , it seems pretty good) , some apps , some complete framework change , i don`t know , some tips that would help me help him
As for me , there`s a huge lot of roms that i tried in the past 2 years on our Gio but right now i keep CM 7.2 by MMB . Do you think i should change it for him ?
Cheers and thank you

You can go to the app Spare Parts,click to font size and select.
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PanDeGengibre said:
You can go to the app Spare Parts,click to font size and select.
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Yes good point. Problem is though that when you enlarge the font , the text gets out of the viewing space , you know what i mean. Thanks for tip. Anything else ?

bogdanwp said:
Yes good point. Problem is though that when you enlarge the font , the text gets out of the viewing space , you know what i mean. Thanks for tip. Anything else ?
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maybe the stock rom with a custom kernel and some setting done by you will be very good for him

Hi I have Rom xperia 4.04 ,but I can't see fm radio.

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Xperia ROM

Hi guys, you really don't know me coz I got this phone for a little while and I want to ask is there any Rom or theme that can make this phone look like Xperia? If not ill make it my self...
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AndroidGadgetCyprus said:
Hi guys, you really don't know me coz I got this phone for a little while and I want to ask is there any Rom or theme that can make this phone look like Xperia? If not ill make it my self...
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You can use cm7.2 with this free theme:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kevin2516.theme.XperiaArc
Regards
elia222 said:
You can use cm7.2 with this free theme
Regards
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I cant download it on the play store i think the theme isn't resized for ldpi devices
I was trying to port X10 mini rom to WF - it boots but its rebooting after a while. I have no idea what causes reboots (maybe something in framework?). So if you want, you can try to fix it. (I have no time on this for now - exams )
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1611722

HTC One V 2.24.720.1

Yippee !
HTC has given 3 Indian language keyboards in the latest software update. (Marathi, Hindi & Tamil) :good:
And one more thing (don't know if it is my hallucination or what ), but the device seems to be a bit faster now.
Please tell us if you have noticed any other new features or improvements.
power_8383 said:
Yippee !
HTC has given 3 Indian language keyboards in the latest software update. (Marathi, Hindi & Tamil) :good:
And one more thing (don't know if it is my hallucination or what ), but the device seems to be a bit faster now.
Please tell us if you have noticed any other new features or improvements.
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There are a few that say HTC has incorporated Swype kinda keyboard and has also changed the looks of the lockscreen ring quite a bit.
Just checked it after reading your reply.
Yes, now you can swipe on stock keyboard too.
But there seems to be no change at lock screen.
power_8383 said:
Just checked it after reading your reply.
Yes, now you can swipe on stock keyboard too.
But there seems to be no change at lock screen.
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Thats nice My friend next to me at office has ONE V as well.. installation is in progress.. Unfortunately, i wont be able to have a look cuz im on CM10..
u sure there is an increase in speed overall? has the scrolling improved?
power_8383 said:
Yippee !
HTC has given 3 Indian language keyboards in the latest software update. (Marathi, Hindi & Tamil) :good:
And one more thing (don't know if it is my hallucination or what ), but the device seems to be a bit faster now.
Please tell us if you have noticed any other new features or improvements.
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Just bought the phone, first things outta the box, is getting this update. Thanks for sharing about it.
naturist said:
Just bought the phone, first things outta the box, is getting this update. Thanks for sharing about it.
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hi.. if you've got a fast internet connection, can you please create a nandroid backup of the stock rom and post it here? .. I need to get back to stock for some time..
thanks!!
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+1 for the stock NAND ... i need it too .. thanks
I just got this update. I see the 3 new scripts. But no swype like keyboard with it.
Also the lock ring is not much different really. Performance may have marginally gone up.
Settings for Trace keyboard (swype-like)
RaceAce said:
I just got this update. I see the 3 new scripts. But no swype like keyboard with it.
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//Go to Settings> Language&Keyboard> HTC Sense Input> Trace keyboard// and switch it "ON". Then enjoy swype functionality on OneV:highfive:
Go to configure keyboard and switch on trace keyboard function
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anirudhnyg said:
+1 for the stock NAND ... i need it too .. thanks
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Sorry but I am not planning to root it anytime soon. Happy with my SGS2 for flashing needs.
Indic Inscript or Phonetic?
power_8383 said:
Yippee !
HTC has given 3 Indian language keyboards in the latest software update. (Marathi, Hindi & Tamil) :good:
And one more thing (don't know if it is my hallucination or what ), but the device seems to be a bit faster now.
Please tell us if you have noticed any other new features or improvements.
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Could you plz tell me, which type of keyboard layout?
Indic Inscript or Phonetic?
dg081081 said:
Could you plz tell me, which type of keyboard layout?
Indic Inscript or Phonetic?
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It's inscript keyboard.
thanks
Thanks Saurabh..
My pleasure.
Good News, :laugh: today bought HTC One V and updated to V 2.24.720.1 via 3G network.
dg081081 said:
Good News, :laugh: today bought HTC One V and updated to V 2.24.720.1 via 3G network.
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welcome to "V" family....
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Can somebody post the RUU 2.24 Indian version please...
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I uploaded the NAND ... check it out here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2005968
U one v got faster ..I don't think so...here I think its the slowest phn I have ever used...can u imagine sometimes I can't even make a phn call,can't open the recent call list,can't even open a sms a txt msg...its just so frustrating...:banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:and yeah its happening before this language update .. one more thing I Wana ask u guys ...are also facing a very low in call volume prob or is it me only ...when I make a call its very difficult for me to understand what the other person is saying:banghead:
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Message notifacation sound

Hey
I instald adrenaline xwkt7 on my gio and i love it.
One thing i have problem with is the message notification sound.
Its to low and i can't get it louder.
On every other gio rom i try its loud but not on this one.
Can anyone tell what i can change or instal to make it louder ???
Your help is much appreciated
ps: sorry for the bad english
head to settingsĀ»sound
and change it there
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i already tit that. that was the first thing i do with al the other rom's 2
i think it is because its a stock based rom en with my stock rom it had the same problem.
So what how can i change that.
I know a my way in my gio.
voetbalremco said:
head to settingsĀ»sound
and change it there
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If all else fails , make a fold on your SD-Card named ``Ringtones`` and copy some loud stuff there . Then when you select the ringtone it should be there
I know flasht my gio again with cm7.2 from marcin
Sound of all the notifactions R loud enough for me to here on my work now.
The only thing that does not work is the stk app.
It is there but it does nothing @ all. Maby someone know how to get it working????
bogdanwp said:
If all else fails , make a fold on your SD-Card named ``Ringtones`` and copy some loud stuff there . Then when you select the ringtone it should be there
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scytisfaction said:
I know flasht my gio again with cm7.2 from marcin
Sound of all the notifactions R loud enough for me to here on my work now.
The only thing that does not work is the stk app.
It is there but it does nothing @ all. Maby someone know how to get it working????
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Maybe the loudness is depending on the general one. Tried that?

[Q] CRT screen on/off animation?

Hey Guys,
Back when i had my Nokia n95 "great phone", i could download and install a small animation thing that could animate the screen-turn-on and off so that it looked the a CRT screen from the old days?
- Does anyone know if such a thing exists for the Note II, or if its hard to code?
General Bobo
GeneralBobo said:
Hey Guys,
Back when i had my Nokia n95 "great phone", i could download and install a small animation thing that could animate the screen-turn-on and off so that it looked the a CRT screen from the old days?
- Does anyone know if such a thing exists for the Note II, or if its hard to code?
General Bobo
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Just like the Nexus ones?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPL6tp8rBO0
Rooted is easy to install, non rooted, I don't know how. But it's totally doable.
xnes said:
Just like the Nexus ones?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPL6tp8rBO0
Rooted is easy to install, non rooted, I don't know how. But it's totally doable.
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Hey Xnes,
This is exactly what I needed?
My phone is not rooted, and if possible, I would like to keep it this way?
- But if it is needed, then i will do it...!
Any other ideas?
General Bobo
I use Wanam's great ROM. It can be enabled in this ROM. I suppose you don't want to flash a whole new ROM though when you don't want to root though. I think you need at least root to be able to change it.
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gschot said:
I use Wanam's great ROM. It can be enabled in this ROM. I suppose you don't want to flash a whole new ROM though when you don't want to root though. I think you need at least root to be able to change it.
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Hey,
I will try to find Wanams rom.. And hope its easy to install..! But im not sure that i understand the last part of your message? "I suppose you don't want to flash a whole new ROM though when you don't want to root though. I think you need at least root to be able to change it." :$
General Bobo
For non rooted you can use an app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.katecca.screenofflock
I have the widget on my home screen. You then have to configure for crt effect. Here are my settings.
I'm happy enough with it.
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GeneralBobo said:
But im not sure that i understand the last part of your message?
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My apologies, when I read it back it is indeed lousy English. I meant that when you don't actually want to root your device, flashing a whole new rom might be too much. I must say that besides the animation, the rom gives a lot more nice features, yet it stays close to the original Samsung rom, so it would still be interesting to look at maybe. Installing is quite easy and explained in the WanamLite rom thread.
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4.4.2 tablet ui settings

Okay, im just asking i look into Galaxy tab's CM11 rom thread and i saw tablet ui on its settings apk. and its possible to use tablet settings ui on grand?
Just asking
black87 said:
Okay, im just asking i look into Galaxy tab's CM11 rom thread and i saw tablet ui on its settings apk. and its possible to use tablet settings ui on grand?
Just asking
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Not on current ROMs we have..but paranoid android rom got that feature and in future maybe we ll get it. ..if devs r too generous in mood
Or PAC rom have this feature for obvious..
Not anything else i don't know about so if i donno than sorry ..
Hope i helped .
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raghavsharmaxda said:
Not on current ROMs we have..but paranoid android rom got that feature and in future maybe we ll get it. ..if devs r too generous in mood
Or PAC rom have this feature for obvious..
Not anything else i don't know about so if i donno than sorry ..
Hope i helped .
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and i saw it on naufalhaydan's screenshot. so i will try replace it with galaxy tab's and i backup stock first
Haha..that was just in setting i suppose...custom dpi do that...... ..i thot he is asking for whole nav bar at down and everything
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raghavsharmaxda said:
Haha..that was just in setting i suppose...custom dpi do that...... ..i thot he is asking for whole nav bar at down and everything
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ill do that first
Thanks again, it works perfectly, actually not only dpi through, i change Screen (dp) on app settings
black87 said:
and i saw it on naufalhaydan's screenshot. so i will try replace it with galaxy tab's and i backup stock first
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I use the 120 DPI on com.android.settings, modified via App Settings... the text become much smaller so it's a bit harder to see but at least it feels like you really have a five inch phone not a four inch.

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