Since there are too many to look through maybe since everyone here has used one or maybe 2, I guess all of you might be help to the rest of us.. People POWER
What I want is something with the Go Launcher type UI... Instead of the Original because I realized If I installed it on top of the original it takes up some ram and I don't want unnecessary ram to be taken out, so if someone has created a ROM with that UI as the standard and removed the original that will fix the problem.
Also this ROM needs to be nice and zappy and be able to be overclocked.
:laugh: is there such a ROM out there
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Since there are too many to look through maybe since everyone here has used one or maybe 2, I guess all of you might be help to the rest of us.. People POWER
What I want is something with the Go Launcher type UI... Instead of the Original because I realized If I installed it on top of the original it takes up some ram and I don't want unnecessary ram to be taken out, so if someone has created a ROM with that UI as the standard and removed the original that will fix the problem.
Also this ROM needs to be nice and zappy and be able to be overclocked.
:laugh: is there such a ROM out there
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First of all wrong section, should be in q&a, reported.
Go launcher type ui you won't get, but you can just download it (maybe move it to system/app as well) and freeze (or even remove) the shipped launcher.
About a specific rom, codec is pretty nice if you want a samsung based rom, cm9 if you like stable aosp, teamasek or resurection if you want jb aosp and hypergalaxy if you want jb samy.
But all in all it comes down to personal preference, just check yourself some roms and stick with the one fitting you best.
Moved to Q/A and closed. The development section is not the right place to ask questions, make sure you are aware of the rules, and search before posting
It doesn't take long to read the OP of a thread, take a look at a few and decide for yourself.
Go launcher is that, a launcher, you can remove the stock touchwiz (Or whatever one the dev includes) one from any rom, using titanium backup or many other app freezing apps, or even a root file manager.
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Can we get a stickied thread in either this forum or the themes and apps forum for ROM/THEME makers that can have access to MODs and Confirmed working apps?
As things are now starting to pick up with development, more and more mods and apps are coming out. The problem is, if you like one MOD, and you flash it, but like another MOD that customizes something else, that later mod often overwrites it.
It would be nice to have a list of all the MODs, Apps, themes, etc. Where the other users can go in there and develop a ROM or Theme and include each of the mods they wish.
Of course, pending approvals from the makers of the Mods and Apps.
Example: I really like the Remix Theme, but I prefer the Evo Font, but if I install the Evo font zip after I installed the remix theme, it removes that theme. Make sense?
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Can we get a stickied thread in either this forum or the themes and apps forum for ROM/THEME makers that can have access to MODs and Confirmed working apps?
As things are now starting to pick up with development, more and more mods and apps are coming out. The problem is, if you like one MOD, and you flash it, but like another MOD that customizes something else, that later mod often overwrites it.
It would be nice to have a list of all the MODs, Apps, themes, etc. Where the other users can go in there and develop a ROM or Theme and include each of the mods they wish.
Of course, pending approvals from the makers of the Mods and Apps.
Example: I really like the Remix Theme, but I prefer the Evo Font, but if I install the Evo font zip after I installed the remix theme, it removes that theme. Make sense?
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a good idea.... but our moderator isn't too sticky happy...lol
the best thing to do right now is to join the samsung-fascinate irc channel.... most of the dev's and modder's are always on their and were more then happy to help people out.
so like a sticky with all the themes and Mods
So, this here would be my very first post to XDA Forums! With that being said, I think it's safe to say I'm somewhat, if not very much a noob.
But let's get into it shall we?
I recently (2 days ago) flashed the Liberty 1.5 Rom onto my D2. Previous to that I rooted my phone about two months prior using the Z4 easy root app, but shortly after realized I didn't really know what I was doing (all I wanted to do was delete, what I now know is called 'bloatware' apps off of my phone) Then I found Liberty. so beautiful! .. so I figured out how to flash it easily by dl it from my pc and copy and pasting it to my sd card then loading using D2 Bootstrap Recovery.
Okay okay, now REALLY getting to what this is all about..
I saw, and fell in love with the Kovicon Hybrid icon pack. I want it!.. I just don't know how to go about getting it! I already dl'd it onto my pc from a Droid Forum site droidforums.net/forum/xeudoxus/48683-release-kovicon-hybrid-icon-pack.html to be exact. And now I'm not sure where to go from there. Do I use MetaMorph, do I unload the .zip file from Bootstarp Recovery?
Please help!! I'd be eternally grateful!!
Thanks for bearing with my, how you say, noob..ie..ness?
It's all good. Everyone has to start somewhere.
I glanced over the article, and it looks like you'd use Metamorph. I am, honestly, to lazy to type up a full set of instructions, so if you will forgive that short falling, I will direct you over to a set of pretyped instructions:
http://droidpirate.com/2010/08/18/installing-custom-metamorph-theme/
If ya have any further questions, encounter any problems, need some elaboration, etc feel free to ask.
Oh, I understand, I too suffer from said laziness .. Okay, I am looking into it now! This may take some time ha Thanks for responding in the first place! :-D
Omgosh!!! I did it!!! Thank you sooooooo much!!! this is awesome .. now I just need to find out how to change the launcher thing, the thing that normally has the app list button, and phone button and browser .. do you have any idea how to do that???
Congradulations. And, I prob do (or atleast can find instructions if i dont), but I am not sure what you are wanting to change? To a diffrent launcher? Change the buttons that are there? Change the look/background? Something else entirely? Give me alittle more info, and I'll do my best to find you the info you need.
hahah alright, well I tried posting a rather amazing picture that summed it up completely, but since I am so new it wouldn't let me .. Okay, it's the button(s) on your main screen. The one that is normally in the middle, if you tap it, it brings up all your apps. And then next to it usually on the left is the phone button to dial numbers. Then usually on the right is a button for a browser or sms! .. Ya know???
That's usually how it is by default? Unless you mean you wanna apply a new theme to it?
Maybe try PMing me the pic/link?
Sorry to get back like a whole day later! .. I found out it's called a dock. And yeah I was just wondering if I could custom theme that, and where to find different dock icons and such .. I know I could always use Adw Launcher, but I can never really get into that.
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I dont really think you can theme the stock launcher that much. Though custom launchers - such as ADW, Launcher Pro, etc - have a wide variety of customization options.
Gilgamesh, you are pretty wrong. You CAN theme launcher2.apk
If you look at my pink steel theme it is completely different from other launcher2s. It has 4 shortcuts at the bottom 6 items in the menu and a 3d app drawer. I could even make the dock invisible if I wanted to. You can't do as much to the stock launcher (launcher2) but you can still do a bunch of customization.
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Didn't say you couldn't do it at all, just was saying the options were more limited compared to the other launchers. Being that the other launchers have far more options, far more information, imo are easier to theme, and again imo preform allot better; it would, as always, imo, make the OPs life allot easier if he focused on the other launchers.
I rooted my app months ago and I see people with all these cool themes and homescreens but I want to know how they get them. Like I keep reading CM7 DasBamf all these things like what are they? How do I start using them so I can download themes. The forum makes things so complicated can some one please break down amd like guide me step to step process on how to get cm7 or any other thing so I can start getting cool themes
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I rooted my app months ago and I see people with all these cool themes and homescreens but I want to know how they get them. Like I keep reading CM7 DasBamf all these things like what are they? How do I start using them so I can download themes. The forum makes things so complicated can some one please break down amd like guide me step to step process on how to get cm7 or any other thing so I can start getting cool themes
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Awesome guide http://teambamf.net/showthread.php/718-How-to-flash-a-ROM
Easiest way is to download stuff from market such as beautiful widgets and go launcher. With those two you can download themes and widget packs that are much easier for a new comer to understand than flashing a theme that may break your Rom.
If I helped you in any way please use the thank you button
I've read that but like for cool themes it says I for CM7 or for DasBamf and like whars the difference between a rom and a theme x(
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Roms are the operating systems of the phone, so to speak. Themes make them look how you want. For example, changing all button presses to blue. You need to install a rom, as someone linked a few posts up. Then from there you will have to install the theme. If its a sense based rom and theme (similar to what your phone was stock), then the theme will be flashed through recovery. If it is an AOSP rom and theme (CM7, OMGB) then there is a theme changer included in the apps to easily change themes. I suggest you read the faq's on here and on the other sites to grasp how to flash roms before you tackle themes so you don't get yourself into too much trouble! Good luck.
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Roms are the operating systems of the phone, so to speak. Themes make them look how you want. For example, changing all button presses to blue. You need to install a rom, as someone linked a few posts up. Then from there you will have to install the theme. If its a sense based rom and theme (similar to what your phone was stock), then the theme will be flashed through recovery. If it is an AOSP rom and theme (CM7, OMGB) then there is a theme changer included in the apps to easily change themes. I suggest you read the faq's on here and on the other sites to grasp how to flash roms before you tackle themes so you don't get yourself into too much trouble! Good luck.
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haha... I have a feeling you confused him even more.
I find its impossible to explain what a ROM is to someone. Only way for them to understand is to see it and use it with their own eyes.
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haha... I have a feeling you confused him even more.
I find its impossible to explain what a ROM is to someone. Only way for them to understand is to see it and use it with their own eyes.
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Well i tried. "A" for effort? haha
Here is a little write up on what a rom is for him if he's confused
http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/05/01/custom-roms-for-android-explained-and-why-you-want-them/
you have 2 options also.
1. find theme you want first then READ THE OP of that theme thread and flash the rom they say its for, then flash theme.
2. find a rom you like the best then find themes that are compatable.
either way your gonna need to get comfortable with flashing items. It may take you a few tries to get the set up that works best for you.
I had the same question... (yaay! noob searched before starting a thread!!) Thanks for the responses. And it DOES make sense to me, so original poster should have little/no difficulty doing either.
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haha... I have a feeling you confused him even more.
I find its impossible to explain what a ROM is to someone. Only way for them to understand is to see it and use it with their own eyes.
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ROM = read only memory...
Lol I know I know, still doesn't explain anything. Just felt like being a bit of a ****
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Ok, so I could ask to help me find a good rom, but...all are different and everybody has an opinion, right? So here is what I want to know:
I go to the different rom pages, but how do I figure out what their particular tweaks are? I want good battery life, hacked hotspot, etc. You know, the usual. Don't need to overclock and all that (noob enough not to know/need to mess with that).
Couple things I would like that I haven't seen mentioned anywhere such as:
a "slide to answer" feature. You know, where a call comes in and you can just swipe to answer.
Dial pad pop-up that doesn't completely cover the mute/speaker options.,
I miss the Epic 4g Touch's feature that in the contact or call log list you can swipe left or right on the contact to "call" or "text". Instead the extra steps of having to press and hold to bring up a menu to choose.
So are there any roms out there that address these little quirks and if so, how do I figure out what rom's particular tweaks are?
Thanks for any help
Features of a ROM are almost always in the first couple of posts, either in change logs or feature lists. Some multi device ROMs such as CM10 don't have feature lists in their threads, so you'd have to go to their websites or flash them yourself.
My suggestion? Just try ROMs out. Start with the ROM threads that have the most posts or views. Those tend to be the better ROMs, because more people are interested. Just flash them, set them up, and explore them a bit. That's the best way to find what's good for YOU.
Most Sense ROMs don't have a ton of tweaks available, but if you're really looking for them, I would try Viper4G first. I'd also suggest AOKP, which is an AOSP ROM that has a ton of tweaks in it.
I would definitely give the viper 4g a whirl. you can always just flash a diff ROM if you don't like the one you get. also if you don't have it already, get goomanager. has different ROMS in it & makes it super easy to switch ROMS.
if u want a rom with stock look but is hella fast and great battery life go with Mean Rom.. if u want a rom that u can custimize go with Viper4G Rom
+1. Viper for tweaks, meanrom for performance.
Also, most ROMs have a list of the features on the opening post (OP) of the ROM thread. Some of them aren't all conclusive, but they help. I'd say your best option is ViperRom
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I don't know how to create custom ROMs but here i will give some good suggestions and ideas. The Rom should be create on the latest firmware XXMC1, The TouchWiz 3.0 icons should be replaced with S4 Icons, Why? Because it's better when we don't have Launcher runing in Task Manager it will be good to have 5 icons in the dock. Wallpapers from the S4 (not in huge resolution but the size like in the stock wallpapers size) Stock apps because they are original, in About phone should be put the original picture from S4 and to be typed "Jelly Bean 4.2" nothing more because it's stupid and noobish writing "Custom ROM by Manlymanofdoom40241" Scrollable Notification bar or one just like in CM 10.1 :fingers-crossed:
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I don't know how to create custom ROMs but here i will give some good suggestions and ideas. The Rom should be create on the latest firmware XXMC1, The TouchWiz 3.0 icons should be replaced with S4 Icons, Why? Because it's better when we don't have Launcher runing in Task Manager it will be good to have 5 icons in the dock. Wallpapers from the S4 (not in huge resolution but the size like in the stock wallpapers size) Stock apps because they are original, in About phone should be put the original picture from S4 and to be typed "Jelly Bean 4.2" nothing more because it's stupid and noobish writing "Custom ROM by Manlymanofdoom40241" Scrollable Notification bar or one just like in CM 10.1 :fingers-crossed:
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So you made a new thread altogether to give suggestions for a Rom which doesnt even exists?
So let's see, u want a s4 like rom if i'm not wrong.
First u should have asked about this in discussion thread, u would have got better answers.
Now since u made a thread for requesting a rom. Put a [request] in thread title, so that misunderstanding remains minimum.
Ask requests in polite way not like u are commanding someone.
Please don't flame each other, this is discussion section, keep it healthy!
Now about your requests
U can take the launcher from sgs3 v4 rom(when it is released), it has 5 dock icons
To change about phone settings edit build.prop file in system/
Scrollable notification bar, it think u are talking about grid view.
Developers are working on it so have patience.
Most of ur requests can be filled through sgs3 v4 rom. Wait for it! :thumbup:
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BTW, if you're interested in learning how to make a custom ROM, there are a few tutorials here and in the development section that are more than enough for you to implement your ideas, which are fairly simple.
More generally, assuming good faith is always recommended. One can see any comment as aggressive otherwise.
I tried to create rom but seems i don't have great knoweldge...
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Flamestorm said:
I tried to create rom but seems i don't have great knoweldge...
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As I've said, the tutorials cover everything you want and are more than enough even if you don't know anything, as long as you're willing to learn.
If we just search on Google or here in xda we will find our answers.
Stop creating unnecessary threads.
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