Okay, I really like the stock LG ROM because of the cool features it has built in it. But what I don't like that much is the "messy" white color in the LG Apps, for example the Settings-app. Is there any way I can "fully theme" my F320S to look like the KitKat UI without changing ROM?
I'm not a developer and I have no experience at all at modding .apks and other system files. But wouldn't it be cool? I know I could install a normal settings-app, but then I would loose many of the LG-made sections and stuff as their not implemented into the other settings-apps. I hope some others also want this
Thanks in advance
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Is it possible to install CM10/AOSP/AOKP apks in the stock TW ROM?
At the moment I'm running AOKP nightly and love the layout and features of the apps. However I miss some of the TW features (mainly gestures, battery life and IR blaster).
The apps that I mostly care about are:
1. Messaging
Found the following thread, will keep an eye on it, but as it stands MMS isn't working.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2254459
2. Contacts
3. Phone
Reason I want the above is because I hate the look of the TW interface for the above 3 apps, and much prefer the clean look of the CM10/AOSP/AOKP versions.
Thanks!
buddy, Aosp/Aokp/Cm10 rom has made using Aosp pure Rom. so if u install any application and it installed normally then only it can work else any Mod can change that using compiling the application.
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I'm not sure what you mean.
Maybe I wasn't clear in my first post.
Is it possible to port the apk's mentioned above to Stock TouchWiz firmware.
Messaging has been completed, now all I need is contacts.apk and phone.apk to work.
I'm already running AOKP (and love it), but miss some of the stock features (mainly gestures and IR blaster).
So if I could get a combination of stock rom and certain AOKP apk's then I'd be happy!
I have read a bit on the topic of ROMs, but I have never rooted or installed a custom ROM until now. Sorry if this seems like a stupid question, I am just trying to figure out the whole odexed/deodexed deal.
From what I've gathered, deodexed ROMs were originally used to be able to edit things such as status bar colors (clock, notification icons, etc) and even the icons themselves. They boot 'slower' but after the initial boot it is not that recognizable as newer hardware more than compensates for this issue. (I have a Galaxy S5 G900P)
So I have flashed a deodexed ROM onto my phone (R.D.D.T.). Now, this ROM also has an odexed version as well. I assumed that having the deodexed version would allow me to edit icons, colors, etc. However, I'm not quite sure how I can do it.
I have seen and read about people installing custom, deodexed ROMs onto their phones, and many of them (Alliance, X-Note) will come with either an app pre-installed on the ROM, or a ROM-specific menu in Settings. This menu lets them customize things in the way I would like to be able to. The problem is that, at this time, the G900P (Sprint) version of the Galaxy S5 is not supported by either of those ROMs, or many other popular ROMs for that matter. R.D.D.T. (and R.O.D.T as well as the Mystery Build) was one of the only ROMs I could find that explicitly supports the G900P. I like the concept of this ROM, as it seems like a good, no BS bloat-less ROM that is otherwise very close to stock Android. But, I do not believe it came with any ROM-specific way of editing colors, themes, icons, etc. So my question is a few parts I guess:
-Is there still a way (downloadable app, editing files, etc) for me to be able to edit colors on the S5 with this ROM?
-In a situation like this, what is the benefit of having a deodexed ROM installed?
-Are there other ROMs similar to R.D.D.T. that currently support the G900P S5 which additionally offer customization?
-What is it with the Galaxy S5 that is causing so many ROMs to not officially support it?
Sorry for the long post, but my primary aim here is to learn everything that I can about this.
Here's my situation: I've rooted my S5 and tried out a few different ROMs, but I'm looking for something specific that I haven't been able to quite find yet. This is probably due to the relatively low number of ROMs supporting the G900P model, because ROMs like X-Note and Alliance look like what I need.
Essentially, I want a ROM that is completely debloated, streamlined with no extra crap on it. Additionally I'd like to have that ROM have custom colors, boot animation, etc.
MOAR (the ROM I'm currently using) is somewhat debloated with some good customization possibilities. However, I've been having some system issues with this ROM. Additionally, the color customization doesn't support linking colors of multiple aspects of the device, so you have to go copy/paste a color for everything that you want to be the same color, and there's a lot of options there. It still contains a bit of excess software, and the ROM itself takes up a large amount of my phone storage.
Another ROM that I have used is R.D.D.T. which is a great rom that is completely debloated and deodexed. Very streamlined and clean, however it's customization options are essentially nonexistent. Ideally, I'd like to use this ROM and be able to edit the colors and boot animation of my phone to get a more customized look. This is why I'm looking into editing APK files. I'd like to flash this ROM and edit the APK files or other files in order to edit my phone's look.
I've looked at tutorials for editing APK files, but none of them really show where you need to go to actually find the specific files, which ones you're looking for, etc. and I was wondering if there was a good tutorial for that here.
Alliance is the only rom on s5 that allows linking etc. The code to enable all that stuff though is in tons of files. It's not a case of just adding a little bit I'm afraid. However... With a bit of luck we may have a sprint rom at some point in the near future.
If you really want to learn look at my threads and you will find a smali thread which should help
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Thanks for the reply! The linking aspect isn't a huge concern for me atm. Honestly if I was just able to get a good color scheme all set and a custom boot animation, I could just leave at that and be fine. I'm just not sure where to find the correct APK files and get them edited to look how I want.
But yes, getting Alliance on Sprint S5 would be wonderful
I don't own an S5 yet so I can't test out the current theme options but I'm hoping somebody can answer my question. I prefer the look of stock android over TW. As AOSP roms are fully working yet, is there a way to make the S5 look like stock android?
I know I can use a different launcher, many of which probably have a stock android theme. But.. do these themes change everything to look like stock android, such as the settings app, pop up windows etc? I looked in the Alliance Rom thread which has many theme options but I couldn't see a stock kitkat style theme.
Hello,
I am cursed with having GT-S7390 I've rooted it and installed CWM also installed a slim ROM from one of the threads on here but the phone is still slow.
So here's what I did I used RAM Expander pro and it made it slightly faster on optimal settings.
What I am looking for is further tweaking guides also theming for a semi-stock rom.
Bear in mind I've tried xposed and it barely supports TouchWiz ROMS if you've got a ready theme that would change the ugly dialer the colour of settings top menu etc please share it.
Also the mail looking with it's black background.
I've also tried theme chooser but still same thing. If anybody can port cyanogenmod or if anybody wants to test anything on these devices I am more than willing to help and I am a unix engineer so I have got some background how android functions..Still not a developer though.