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Hello,
I'm new to XDA and to the android world and just bought a Samsung Galaxy Ace,
I did a little searching and discovered rooting and custom roms and installed one or two to check them out.
But one thing that i really didn't like was that i wasn't able to put the default samsung theme,
I'm unaware if any rom has the default theme installed, and if anyone knows that would be great and if not how can i get it ? (I mean with defult icons and everything).
Thanks in advance
Use Blackhawk Rom or Gingerreal 2.0
If you are using CM7 you can use this theme. If you want the same launcher like Touchwiz you have just to use this. It will look like the original Touchwiz, instead of the statusbar. There will be other control panel, but the battery icon etc. is like Touchwiz.
Thanks for your answers but is Gingerreal very stable ?
I'm seeing negative comments on the topic and i can't really find the Blackhawk rom.
AlexTDS said:
Thanks for your answers but is Gingerreal very stable ?
I'm seeing negative comments on the topic and i can't really find the Blackhawk rom.
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Blawkhawk rom->http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442889
Gingerreal is also good ...
i am using Blawkhawk ,very stable and fast rom..
And it's the 100% stock theme ? and is there foreign languages ? (i'm in France)
AlexTDS said:
And it's the 100% stock theme ? and is there foreign languages ? (i'm in France)
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yes 100% stock theme ...
and
for language choose the one which is for your country (there are 3 versions of rom ) you will get your language
The links are down for the European version.
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The links are down for the European version.
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Then search for mirrors in google
There isn't one to be found and gingerreal dosen't seem to be stable
Hey everyone,
I'm really sorry if this has been posted out there someone, but I did search and I did not find what I was looking for, as this is recent.
So, I've flashed Samsungs latest ICS official ROM, but I really hate the TW UI. Is there anyway I can apply the UI of the official ICS ?
I'm not refering to launchers skins, as they do not to a total makeover like the menu's, diallers, and such.
I do not want to flash another rom since I don't want to delete anything.
If so, to what do I point to ? Mod's or theme's ?
Thanks in advance
bernardo125 said:
Hey everyone,
I'm really sorry if this has been posted out there someone, but I did search and I did not find what I was looking for, as this is recent.
So, I've flashed Samsungs latest ICS official ROM, but I really hate the TW UI. Is there anyway I can apply the UI of the official ICS ?
I'm not refering to launchers skins, as they do not to a total makeover like the menu's, diallers, and such.
I do not want to flash another rom since I don't want to delete anything.
If so, to what do I point to ? Mod's or theme's ?
Thanks in advance
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Asked and answered your own question.
If you don't want to flash a new ROM, you will have to apply a new Theme.
bernardo125 said:
Hey everyone,
I'm really sorry if this has been posted out there someone, but I did search and I did not find what I was looking for, as this is recent.
So, I've flashed Samsungs latest ICS official ROM, but I really hate the TW UI. Is there anyway I can apply the UI of the official ICS ?
I'm not refering to launchers skins, as they do not to a total makeover like the menu's, diallers, and such.
I do not want to flash another rom since I don't want to delete anything.
If so, to what do I point to ? Mod's or theme's ?
Thanks in advance
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Go to the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1334922
Thanks ctomgee,
I know this is really noob, but I don't know the difference between a Mod or a theme or which is which..
And since I was having doubts and I do not want another ROM, I thought It would be wise to ask.
Thanks !
bernardo125 said:
Thanks ctomgee,
I know this is really noob, but I don't know the difference between a Mod or a theme or which is which..
And since I was having doubts and I do not want another ROM, I thought It would be wise to ask.
Thanks !
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Mod is short for modification. (duh) Refers to anything that is changed from stock, really.
Theme (which technically is also a mod) refers to a whole set of framework, icon, color, and graphic changes. For example, there are themes out there that just change all the icons, etc. on Gingerbread, to look like ICS, without actually having ICS.
Of course, a theme still won't change your launcher... so you'll still have the TW launcher. Unless you install a third party launcher, like LauncherPro, GoLauncher, ADW, or other.
This is a pure stock Rooted DeOdex ROM sans KNOXs :good:
Features:
Base: Official Samsung US based T320XAR1ANAI (8.4" WiFi)
All stock with the removal of Knox warnings in the O/S
Rooted
De-Odex'ed for easy theme'ing and mod'ding
BusyBox
ZipAlign'ed
Init.d Support
Who is this ROM for?
People who want to make a ROM for themselves or to share with others.
People who want a quick easy back up in case **** hits the fan while messing around while rooted.
People who collect stock rooted ROMS in case of ROM Armageddon.
Who is this ROM NOT for?
People who generally consider themselves crack flashers. This is a stock ROM and you will not get any flash high from this
Install Instructions
Copy to device
Flash it in TWRP recovery
MOD EDIT: Link removed as domain has expired. Thread closed until new links can be installed
Please hit Thanks! :good:[/SIZE][/CENTER]
Sharing Policy
The spirit of Open Source is to share your knowledge and files with the rest of the world so they can improve on what you do when possible. This is also my philosophy and I would never compromise that!
You are free to use this ROM or any part of this ROM any way you like as long as you give proper credits!
Do not use my work if you cannot give proper credits!
Consider this your permission! Please do not PM me asking if its OK to build off this ROM. Permission granted!
However this does not include my CleanROM series of ROMS. Please do not use those without contacting me first!
This ROM is not a CleanROM. Its a stock rooted and all yours!
Hit Thanks!
Reserved again....
What is the minimum wiping I can reasonably get away with to flash this, coming from stock rooted?
droidmark said:
What is the minimum wiping I can reasonably get away with to flash this, coming from stock rooted?
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You are coming from stock rooted, which is what this is... I would just wipe Cache... and Dalvik Cache.
Everything else should be 100% identical sans the de-odex.
Let me know how it goes...
Thank you very much Scott for doing this for us new TabPro owners.. Your dedication to the Android community is unsurpassed.
Confirmation number: 7E922706FU547944U
I always pay Dev that do the hard work to provide, especially since now I can theme this Tab now with DarkHorse/Inverted Themeing.
My hat is off to you sir!!!
Gunthermic said:
Thank you very much Scott for doing this for us new TabPro owners.. Your dedication to the Android community is unsurpassed.
My hat is off to you sir!!!
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Thank you for the donation and I am happy to help out when I can!
Now that I know you are doing a theme, I may have to buy this puppy and make a CleanROM for it
Nice to see another great rom added.
It's great to have a foundation rom to flash back to to see why I bought this tablet in the first place.
Thanks for all you do.
Happy as hell. Thanks for the hard work
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nice rom. thx for your hard work. only one problem for me ---> no german language included
You Mention "without Knox" - will this fix the Knox counter if I already flashed another ROM? Or am I still screwed ?
Thanks for posting this!
m8980 said:
nice rom. thx for your hard work. only one problem for me ---> no german language included
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Sorry. I updated the OP to indicate that this is a US Based ROM. Im not sure which languages come with US Based ROMS.
machx1111 said:
You Mention "without Knox" - will this fix the Knox counter if I already flashed another ROM? Or am I still screwed ?
Thanks for posting this!
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Nothing will fix the knox counter.
No problem. I will flash stock rom again via odin. maybe someone will create an deodexed rom for eu models in future
Can I dream of a 10.1 ROM?
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salemsayed said:
Can I dream of a 10.1 ROM?
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Sorry man, I only made this because Gunthermic asked me to. We have been buddies for a while. Had anyone else asked that is not in my "inner circle" I would have said no. I dont make ROMS unless I own the device.
So I cant say I will do a 10.1. Sorry!
Looking to flash this tonight how is everyone rooting this tablet - I searched and found the cf auto root through Odin is this the best way to do it ?
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golfinggino said:
Looking to flash this tonight how is everyone rooting this tablet - I searched and found the cf auto root through Odin is this the best way to do it ?
Sent from my C6806_GPe using XDA Premium HD app
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Yes. Works perfectly.
Sold the Tab on Friday and now this....
Thanks for your Work! but Samsung is not the right Device for me as a Rooter/Custom Rom flasher...
Trying to work on a debloated basic rom for everyone.
Scott did us a big favor for doing this one
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
Gunthermic said:
Trying to work on a debloated basic rom for everyone.
Scott did us a big favor for doing this one
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Xparent BlueTapatalk 2
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Thanks!! This would be awesome!
Hey there, I'm currently working on a ROM that looks similar to iOS 9. I want to know what features you guys might want, what phones it should port to, any names for the ROM, suggestions, etc.
Here are some screenshots: [delete spaces]
h t t p://postimg.org/image/v7zc0v6ch/
h t t p://postimg.org/image/9m538bwuv/
h t t p://postimg.org/image/9mpohycux/
I will probably also need some assistance from XDA Members as this is my first ROM.
Thnks!!!!
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Hey there, I'm currently working on a ROM that looks similar to iOS 9. I want to know what features you guys might want, what phones it should port to, any names for the ROM, suggestions, etc.
Here are some screenshots: [delete spaces]
h t t p://postimg.org/image/v7zc0v6ch/
h t t p://postimg.org/image/9m538bwuv/
h t t p://postimg.org/image/9mpohycux/
I will probably also need some assistance from XDA Members as this is my first ROM.
Thnks!!!!
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Just WOW...!! superb screen shots.. Love the theme. If you can bring this rom to the Phone Yu Yureka (tomato) it would be very great. We have separate Yuforums for yureka. go here http://forums.yuplaygod.com/forums/Development/
or we also have Yu Yureka forums in XDA. you can start a thread over there or in yu forums. I would suggest yu Forums as we have a frenzy going on regarding OEM roms. All are asking for iOS roms. you can visit and check for yourself. Its a great phone that was launched with Cyanogen OS.
Hope u consider this request.
Cheers, Aniket
Ok. Thanks for the reply. I will consider making a ROM for this phone. Since this is the first reply, this is the first phone I will work on. Stay updated on this thread because updates will be posted!!
is it a cm themed rom or will it be built from scratch ?
i would love to try something like this on my galaxy nexus <3
djkk16 said:
is it a cm themed rom or will it be built from scratch ?
i would love to try something like this on my galaxy nexus <3
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Its a MIUI themed rom. That way you get the customizability of Android and simplicity of iOS. And Ill try to work on the Nexus!!!!
Huawei P8! awesome work
This is intriguing. I'll keep this bookmarked
00471 said:
Huawei P8! awesome work
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Ok. Thanks for your reply.
Nexus 6 pls mate... That would be awesome
Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk
Cycloneon said:
This is intriguing. I'll keep this bookmarked
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Thanks. Dont forget to post the name of your phone so I can port the ROM.
Mr_S said:
Nexus 6 pls mate... That would be awesome
Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk
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Sure. This iOS Rom will probably be completely compiled in less than a month. I will post when I port to Nexus 6 and other phones
OnePlus One?
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Does it will risk something with Apple Copyright ? Even some "Ios" Cyanogenmod theme are deleted from PlayStore.
Nexus 6P
Hey guys,
I am working on the ROM. Incidentally, I would like to know your opinions on this matter: is it better to create a MIUI-based ROM or to create a flashable zip add-on of the components? A ROM would be good because I have access to the system files so I can edit and design ROM more similar to iOS. However, a flashable zip file doesn't weigh much and makes the process much faster.
moto g series?
any chance you could port this to the Moto G 2014 (XT1068) ? I'm sure other moto g series users would love to try it too. :fingers-crossed:
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diazabdulm said:
Hey guys,
I am working on the ROM. Incidentally, I would like to know your opinions on this matter: is it better to create a MIUI-based ROM or to create a flashable zip add-on of the components? A ROM would be good because I have access to the system files so I can edit and design ROM more similar to iOS. However, a flashable zip file doesn't weigh much and makes the process much faster.
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I think you having access to system files would be best, looking at the screenshots, you're onto something great. But if flashable zips make your process easier, you obviously should choose w.r.t your convenience!
diazabdulm said:
Hey guys,
I am working on the ROM. Incidentally, I would like to know your opinions on this matter: is it better to create a MIUI-based ROM or to create a flashable zip add-on of the components? A ROM would be good because I have access to the system files so I can edit and design ROM more similar to iOS. However, a flashable zip file doesn't weigh much and makes the process much faster.
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I would suggest the rom
I9300 s3
diazabdulm said:
Hey guys,
I am working on the ROM. Incidentally, I would like to know your opinions on this matter: is it better to create a MIUI-based ROM or to create a flashable zip add-on of the components? A ROM would be good because I have access to the system files so I can edit and design ROM more similar to iOS. However, a flashable zip file doesn't weigh much and makes the process much faster.
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Rom would be better . I have a few small suggestions based on the screenshots :
Can u put the ios data signal ? The one with the small circles , and can u work on the flat style status bar better plz ?
My phone is the htc one m9
Note that it would be difficult for me to edit certain parts of the ROM. This is because the ROM is an implementation of multiple apps and files I discovered on the web, in order to provide you an iOS simulation without you having to face all the hard work looking for the right apps.
I can share with you a simple and minimal Android rom that could make the ace completely usable in 2018... Would you be interested?
I think that the best idea is to use Android 2.3 as base (no bloatware, no TouchWiz, and no Android 4.4 that just crazily drains battery)
I' ve tested less known apps that can still run on 2.3 (and found them very fast too). I will replace old system apps with them
I also thought that a good way to push the Ace beyond it's limit is to take a look at the Sony Xperia Play threads on xda. This phone has the same cpu/gpu and it has been supported a lot through the years (being a gaming phone, Devs has done their best to optimize performance instead of themes and useless functions)
Let me know what you want to see in this rom and I'll try to do it!
Just leave a comment with an advice :fingers-crossed:
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I'm creating a NEW/Better thread for my Rom, subscribe to this one to stay tuned!
Quick summary:
Mich-C ROM v0.5 is out!
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Quick Installation Guide for this Rom
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Let's choose together a theme for the rom...
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...and a modern music player
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Another Note: many users contacted me via PM, please post any question or request you have on this thread. Thank you.
Hello. I just found my old Galaxy Ace on drawer and tried to use it - hard landing from Oreo I'll be interested and I have one friend who is still using it as a daily phone so there are two of us.
tiger_kj said:
Hello. I just found my old Galaxy Ace on drawer and tried to use it - hard landing from Oreo I'll be interested and I have one friend who is still using it as a daily phone so there are two of us.
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Hi tiger! Thank you!
Would you also be interested in testing the first release of the rom?
If the project will be appreciated I' ll work on next releases even more (I could recompile the rom from source, we could change the kernel, choose more in depth oprimizations ecc)
P.S. Which are the best and last roms you installed on your ace?
New rom? Great!
Would you be interested?
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I could buy an Ace only to test that rom.
MaicoLinuX said:
I could buy an Ace only to test that rom.
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Ahaha thank you bro XD , the first release is almost ready
Great!
Mich-C said:
Ahaha thank you bro XD , the first release is almost ready
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great! I'm counting my savings xD
Hello.
I'm interested too. I recover from dust my old Galaxy Ace II (GT-S5839i), but it is very limited in memory right now. There is no easy way to extend memory with an SD card.
Some apps are not supported on the old Gigerbread 2.3.6 (Whatsapp will not have any update anymore). I was not aware of the "4.4 draining battery probelm"
sheinbo said:
...sounds good! I just flashed a lollipop ROM, I would Like to test your ROM - the ace is a nice phone and it would be great to use it furthermore. Thank you for this project.
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Thanks to you for stopping by Which rom did you flash?
I'm not working on themes and appearence for now, but you can show me some icon packs you'll like for this rom
jaymore95 said:
Hello.
I'm interested too. I recover from dust my old Galaxy Ace II (GT-S5839i), but it is very limited in memory right now. There is no easy way to extend memory with an SD card.
Some apps are not supported on the old Gigerbread 2.3.6 (Whatsapp will not have any update anymore). I was not aware of the "4.4 draining battery probelm"
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Hi jaymor,
Regarding 4.4 :
the 4.4. battery consuption problem is caused by Jellybean itself. Devs that made 4,4 roms made a wonderful job, but the the ace hardware doesn't have enough power to work on a so new new/heavy os.
Regarding Whatsapp :
I don't see any reason to don't use WA on Android 2.3
1) they stopped updating it just 4 months ago (I don't know if you have the latest version)
2) they aren't adding new features, and the most important one that is messages criptografy is supported on 2.3
3) WA does nothing else that increasing in size with each version, and you just tell us how limited storage could be annoying on old devices
Regarding GT-S5839i
I checked its specs, it seems to have 158mb of rom and support for micro-sds up to 32gb. Using a custom rom you shouldn't worry about memory.
Unfortunately you can't flash my rom (it's for s5830) I'll surely make a rom also for this device if I had a device for testing it, but first of all I have to complete this rom
Hi Mich-C.
I agree with you : Whatsapp work for now on 2.3, but they announced (I cant post link in XDA, but search Google for "WhatsApp-support-for-mobile-devices" ) it will not work anymore in 2020. Same for Symbian and iOS 6 (and old dino-smartphone).
Not a big deal, but if I could refurb this phone to my kids for free, it will be cool.
Mich-C said:
Hi jaymor,
Regarding Whatsapp :
I don't see any reason to don't use WA on Android 2.3
1) they stopped updating it just 4 months ago (I don't know if you have the latest version)
2) they aren't adding new features, and the most important one that is messages criptografy is supported on 2.3
3) WA does nothing else that increasing in size with each version, and you just tell us how limited storage could be annoying on old devices
Regarding GT-S5839i
I checked its specs, it seems to have 158mb of rom and support for micro-sds up to 32gb. Using a custom rom you shouldn't worry about memory.
Unfortunately you can't flash my rom (it's for s5830) I'll surely make a rom also for this device if I had a device for testing it, but first of all I have to complete this rom
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sheinbo said:
http://www.droidthunder.com/install-android-5-0-lollipop-rom-on-galaxy-ace-s5830i
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ok thanks
but did you know that this is not an actual Lollipop rom? It's a rom themed to look like lollipop. It was posted here on the forum, if I'm not wrong it's based on cm7.1 (so Android 2.3)
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Hi Mich-C.
I agree with you : Whatsapp work for now on 2.3, but they announced (I cant post link in XDA, but search Google for "WhatsApp-support-for-mobile-devices" ) it will not work anymore in 2020. Same for Symbian and iOS 6 (and old dino-smartphone).
Not a big deal, but if I could refurb this phone to my kids for free, it will be cool.
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Ok, anyway we still have almost 2 year to keep using whatsapp. I hope that until then it will be replaced by something else.
I would also recompile those apks to make them working on 2.3, but apps like Whatsapp (or even Telegram) are not opensource...
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Mmhh, not sure... "About Phone" shows 'Android 5.0' . I never used lollipop so I cannot verify whether it is a lookalike or a ROM. Here in the forums I did not find it, maybe you had " conceptL' in mind? That one was posted here indeed as far as I remember. And that one is a CM 7.1
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The showed android version can be modified by the dev.
The name of the author is probably hidden in settings or in the easter egg (touch 7 times "about phone")
Last "actual" android version that was developed fo ace is kitkat
Mich-C said:
The showed android version can be modified by the dev.
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build.prop indicates :
ro.build.version.release=L
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ro.build.description=GT-S5830i-user 2.3.6 GINGERBREAD XWKTN release-keys
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ro.build.description=GT-S5830i-user 2.3.6 GINGERBREAD XWKTN release-keys
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Thank you! So I was right
Did you download the rom just to check this? Great XD
sheinbo said:
Do you know that ROM : https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=utQNDtWdQDo? No lollipop-lookalike ?
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It's the first time I see this rom.
Do you mean that you like its non-lollipop look? Or that it's a real lollipop rom?
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No, LineageOS look with appletouch, it worked quiete good.
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Ah ok I just finished watching the video, the guy said a lot of shareable things about planned obsolence and privacy!
Thanks for your opinion about the theme
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What do you think about the ROM?
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Well, it's a very nice rom but I find useless to fuse both the look of iOS and LineageOS on a CyanogenMod rom, it would be better If he just made a pure iOS or LineageOS looklike rom.
I like the fact that he didn't install GApps and the full Facebook app, I won't include them too in my rom too! (I'll try to do it without losing features)
My rom should also be faster than this one, or at the least I hope so
@Mich-C haven't you shared your ROM eventually? I'd be interested too.
Hi @Erpinoob
I'm sorry for making you and other users wait, the reasons are
1)I'm busy for the university
2)Recently I got a boot-loop I'm going to fix
3)I don't want to release 99999 versions of the rom
4)I'm including several "old" tools for android 2.3, often links are not working and so I'm still waiting for developers to provide me new links
4)I'm learning how to develop apps in Android Studio at the university, and I'm taking advantage of this creating 2-3 exclusive apps for my rom
I hope to finish the rom after christmas holidays, anyway I'll tag in the post all those who left a comment in this thread
Greetings