STEPS:First install driver on your pc(No:1,you may leave it if using farmaroot method for rooting) -> root your phone(No:5) -> Install Recovery (No:11) -> backup your IMEI(only first time,No:10) -> Download Custom Rom (No:3) -> Install custom ROM (No:13)
I am writing this tutorial,so that users of Mi-535 may find everything in one thread and will not face any difficulty.
My first suggestion to all of you to become registered member of XDA forum as XDA Developers forum is a forum where many Minded people live. This is a wide forum you can get any answer related to your phone. In this forum you can easily find the custom OS for you android phone. In this site you can find many Developers they can make custom roms, software and anything and the best part is you can get anything here for free.
What You Will Get From This Thread:
No:1)You will get the required drivers for your mobile.
No:2)You will get Recoveries for Your Mobile.
No:3)You will get Custom ROMs for your mobile
No:4)You will get Stock ROM for your mobile
No:5) You will know how to root your mobile if you are using other custom or stock ROM instead of LEWA
No:6)You will know how to enable root permission on LEWA OS
No:7) You will know how to disable root permission on LEWA OS
No:8) You will know how to unroot your mobile if you are using other custom or stock ROM
No:9) You will know how to take backup of full ROM so that if you brick your phone then easily recover through it,no need to download large sized stock ROM.
No:10) You will know how to take backup of IMEI,so that if you loose your IMEI after installing custom ROM then,you may recover your IMEI.
No:11) You will know how to Install Recovery
No:12) You will know how to unbrick your bricked phone/flash ROM through spflashtool.
No:13)You will know how to install ROM through Recovery.
No:14)You will get Stock boot logo and animations(Flash through recovery).
No:15)You will knowhow to install HIKE PANDORA 2 ROM in SPICE MI 535
No:16)Multiwindow with the help of Halo))) and XHaloFloatingWindow
No:17.CWM creation on mtk based devices through MTK Droid & Root Tool
No:18.How to enable GravityBox and do settings on it.
Device review:
http://www.themobileindian.com/reviews/779_Mobile-review:-Spice-Stellar-Pinnacle-Pro-Mi-535
No:1.Installing Drivers:
Manual Method:
Connect your phone to pc(usb debugging enabled) and wait for auto install of drivers.right click on computer icon of your pc and select properties,then open device manager and check Android composite adb interface is present or not,if present then driver installed and if not then follow below method:
First thing that you will need is to install drivers for your phone in your pc.First extract drivers.zip,then connect your phone to pc,manually install drivers from the extracted folder(Go to computer->Rigth click mouse and select properties->Device manager->Here you will see your phone name with yellow colour if driver not installed->right click and select update driver software->select browse my computer for driver->click on browse and select downloaded driver folder->click next->done).
Then extract MTK6589_PdaNET_ADB_VCOM_Drivers.rar and install PdaNetA4126.exe connecting your phone to pc.
To check sucessfull installation right click on computer icon of your pc and select properties,then open device manager and check Android composite adb interface is there or not?
Auto Method:
[/B]Just downloaod Driver_Auto_Installer_v1.1236.00.rar.Extract it and connect your phone to pc USB Debugg enabled.Double click on Install.bat and accept all windows to install driver.If you feel any problem and can't post here due to forum restrictions then ask on facebook group mentioned below.
No:2.RECOVERIES:
By [FONT="]Atrvscet [/FONT]
[FONT="]TWRP[/FONT] [FONT="]
[/FONT]
[FONT="]Cannibal Open Touch[/FONT]
[FONT="]
Carliv Touch[/FONT]
[FONT="][FONT="][FONT="][FONT="]Through [/FONT] [/FONT]Mtkdroidtools
[/FONT][/FONT][FONT="]For procedure follow this link
[/FONT]
No:3.Custom ROMS:
By Atrvscet
Lewa V_13_10_18,V_13_10_25,V_13_11_1,V_13_11_8,V_13_11_15,V_13_11_22,V_13_11_29,V_13_12_06,V_13_12_20,V_13_12_27
,V_14_01_03
(Updated weekly)
Latest Lewa OS
Spice_Note_III
SpiceMax V_1.0 ROM
SpiceMax_V2
SpiceMax V_3
[FONT="]MIUI ROM V_3_10_4 (weekly update will be provided by helloansuman)
[/FONT]
[FONT="]SPICE_S4
[/FONT][FONT="]SPICE_XPERIA,SPICE_XPERIA_Updated[/FONT]
[FONT="]SPICEMOD_V1.0[/FONT]
Pandora 2 ROM by Hike Mobile
Huawei_EmotionUI
By [FONT="]Luminousin[/FONT]
[FONT="]SpiceSlimMod
[/FONT][FONT="]SpiceJetModX1,X2,X2R[/FONT]
Speed_Rebirth
By [FONT="]Puduraja[/FONT]
[FONT="]Canvas 4[/FONT]
[FONT="]Butterfly
[/FONT]By [FONT="]helloansuman[/FONT]
[FONT="]MIUI ROM V_3_10_25,V_3_11_1,[/FONT][FONT="]V_3_11_8,V_3_11_15,V_3_11_22,V_3_11_29,V_3_12_06,V_3_ 12_20,V_3_12_27,V_4_01_03(Updated weekly)[/FONT]
NOTE 3 ROM for Spice Mi 535
KITKAT TASTE
BAIDU OS
No:4.Stock ROMs:
SPICE_Mi-535_IND_VER14.0_130809(Unrooted stock ROM)
SPICE_Mi-535_IND_VER13.0_130609(Bug Fixed:Having video recording volume fix n some synchronization optimizations.This bug is not fixed in above updated version.Note:Uploaded by Rahul Meena)
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/218101215033991/
My blog www.anythingultimate.in
Second important thing is to root your Phone.
No:5.Rooting:
Without PC:
download framaroot from below link,select superuser,click on Faramir and then reboot.
Framaroot
Original thread for above method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2130276
With PC:
For ROMs other than LEWA :
First enable the USB Debugging in your phone.
Open Settings -> Developer Options ->USB Debugging
[FONT="]Download Spice_Mi-535_root.zip and extract it[/FONT]
[FONT="]click on run.bat
[/FONT]
[FONT="]follow the onscreen instructions[/FONT]
[FONT="]No:6.For Lewa Os users:[/FONT]
[FONT="]Open Security Center
[/FONT]
[FONT="]open details
[/FONT]
[FONT="]open permission management ->[/FONT][FONT="][FONT="][FONT="]open PERM[/FONT][/FONT] [/FONT]
[FONT="]
[/FONT]
[FONT="]open ROOT
[/FONT]
[FONT="]Slide right ROOT management->[/FONT][FONT="]OK[/FONT]
[FONT="]
[/FONT]
[FONT="]Done
[/FONT]
UnRooting:
No:7.For Lewa OS:
Simple,just slide left to ROOT management
No:8.For others:
1. Open SuperUser -> Setings -> Full Unroot
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[FONT="]No:9.Taking backup of full ROM:[/FONT] [FONT="] This is the most important,because if anyhow you brick your phone then you can recover your phone using this backup through Spflashtool.First thing is to create scatter file. Create a folder named ‘’ROM” on Desktop.Open Mtkdroidtool[/FONT][FONT="]. Connect your phone to PC in USB Debugging enabled mode. Click on ROOT. Click on Blocks Map,then click on create scatter file[/FONT].
[FONT="]Save it.Copy Scatter files and paste on the “ROM” folder.Now minimise mtkdroidtool and open Spflashtool.Select Scatter Loading.[/FONT]
[FONT="][FONT="][FONT="]Select Scatter file from ROM folder.[/FONT]
[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT="]Click on read back.
[/FONT]
[FONT="]Click on Add
[/FONT]
[FONT="]Open Scatter file with notepad ++ and copy cache size.
[/FONT]
[FONT="]Then go to SPflashtool and double click on ROM_0.Save ROM_0 inside ROM folder
[/FONT]
[FONT="]Paste cache size under Length.
[/FONT]
[FONT="]Dissconnect your phone from pc.Then click on Readback.switch off your phone and then connect to pc.
[/FONT]
[FONT="][FONT="][FONT="]Wait till readback process complete and a green circle appears as shown below.Now you have a file ”ROM_0” in your “ROM folder”[/FONT]
[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT="]Now close Spflastool and maximize Mtkdroid tool.Disconnect your phone and switch on.then connect to pc.Give root shell permission by clicking on root if root shell dissapeared.Go to root,backup and recovery.[/FONT]
[FONT="][FONT="][FONT="]Click on to process file ROM_from flash Tool.[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT="][FONT="][FONT="][FONT="][FONT="]Select ROM_0 from ROM folder.Wait till backup process complete(keep patience as this process will take time depending on your pc speed,about half an hour to one hour).[/FONT]
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT="]Now go to mtkdroidtools backup folder,there is a spflashable folder.Copy or cut all files inside it and paste in ROM folder.
[/FONT]
[FONT="]Rename nonmodified recovery as recovery.img.Save ROM folder for future use.[/FONT]
[FONT="]No:10.[/FONT][FONT="]Taking backup of IMEI:[/FONT]
This is also very important,because many times installing custom ROM IMEI lost occur.
[FONT="]Connect your phone to pc USB debugging enabled.Open Mtkdroid tool.Click on ROOT if root shel not enabled.After enabling root click on IMEI/NVRAM.[/FONT]
[FONT="][FONT="][FONT="]Then click on Backup.[/FONT][/FONT]
[/FONT]
[FONT="][FONT="]
[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT="][FONT="][FONT="]You will get tow files inside BackupNVRAM folder Inside MtkDroidTools folder.One is .bin and other in .tar format.save them for future use.
[/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
Now whenever you need to restore your IMEI,open Mtkdroidtool in the same way explained above and in place of backup click on restore.separate window will open two times,select .bin and .tar files respectively and your IMEI will be restored.
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[FONT="]No:11.Installing Recovery:
[/FONT]
Download Any recoveries below(In my view best recovery is TWRP)
Touch recoveries:
a)TWRP
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2512820
b) Cannibal Open Touch a Feature-Rich Custom Recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2494098
c) Carliv Touch recovery
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2488781
Non Touch Recoveries:
a)Mtkdroidtool recovery
You can also make recovery automatically by mtkdroidtool.Connect your phone usb debugging enabled->Open Mtkdroid root & tools->Click on ROOT->yes->root,backup,recovery->Under Recovery and Boot,select To use boot from phone->Click on Recovery and Boot and follow the instructions
b)CWM 6.0.2
No need if you created mtkdroid recovery,but if anybody want ,I will provide
[FONT="]To install recovery you can use two methods:[/FONT]
[FONT="] 1)Easiest one is by Mobileuncle tool:[/FONT]
[FONT="]
[/FONT]
[FONT="]Copy recovery.img on internal or external sd card->Install Mobileuncle tool through play store->Open it[/FONT]
Click on Recovery Update
[FONT="]select your recovery.img ->press OK to install ->reboot to recovery.
[/FONT]
2)By Spflashtool:
Open spflashtool.Replace desired recovery into your backed up ROM folder.Select scatter file.Only check on recovery.img(other files unchecked).click on download.Swicth off your phone.Connect to pc.After green circle,disconnect your phone and power on.
No:12.[FONT="]Flashing ROM through spflashtool/unbricking your bricked phone:
[/FONT]To unbrick your phone download stock ROM link posted above and Extract through 7zip software on your desktop.You can also use your backed up ROM(process of backing is explained above) instead of downloading Stock ROM.
Open SP flashtool
Click Scatter Loading then select scatter file from downloaded stock ROM/backed up ROM folder
Click on download -> switch off your phone and connect to PC
Wait till green circle appears
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No:13.How to Install ROM through Recovery:
Through CWM:
Copy your rom.zip(the rom file that you have downloaded and want to install) on external sd card/internal sd card
**Install a custom recovery through mobile uncle tool(CWM)(If already installed,leave this step)
**On your phone the USB debugging option must be enabled: “Settings -> Developer Options -> USB debugging->on”.
**reboot your phone into recovery mode(press and hold Volume up +power button)
**Backup first
**After backup complete select “wipe data factory reset”
**Select “wipe cache partition”
**Select advanced menu and do “wipe dalvick cache”
**return to recovery main menu
**choose zip from SD card
**choose the update file and flash the same
**Done
Through TWRP Recovery:
Copy your rom.zip(the rom file that you have downloaded and want to install) on external sd card/internal sd card
**Install a twrp recovery through mobile uncle tool(If already installed,leave this step)
**Reboot into recovery(press and hold Volume up +power button)
**Backup->check system,data,boot,recovery,cache,uboot and nvram ->swipe right to backup
**Select wipe
**Select Cache->swipe right to wipe
**Select Dalvik cache ->swipe right to wipe
**Select Factory Reset->swipe right to wipe
**Select System->swipe right to wipe
**Select Install
**Scroll up/down and select the desired rom.zip to install->swipe right to install
**Reboot-> system
No:14)Original boot logo and animations(Flash through recovery).
Download:
https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B_FSn054nUXkUF9BekNLcGdjOUU&export=download
Audio Issue in Spice MI 535
Hi,
I am having issue with audio listening after recording the video as well as voice. The audio is extremely low. I just cannot believe that this phone has such a low audio for video recording and voice recording. Is there anyway i can enhance the audio for video & voice recording. And is this the default audio for all the MI 535. Please reply me on my mail ID [email protected]
Saurabh
9890506370
saurabh.sarode said:
Hi,
I am having issue with audio listening after recording the video as well as voice. The audio is extremely low. I just cannot believe that this phone has such a low audio for video recording and voice recording. Is there anyway i can enhance the audio for video & voice recording. And is this the default audio for all the MI 535. Please reply me on my mail ID [email protected]
Saurabh
9890506370
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Try flashing stock ROM SPICE_Mi-535_IND_VER13.0_130609 from this thread.
No:15.HOW TO INSTALL HIKE PANDORA 2 ROM IN SPICE MI 535:
http://www.hikemobile.com/down_list-97-32-0.html
First you have to root your spice mi 535 using “zenhd root method” or “Framaroot method” and then install custom recovery using mobileuncle tool(TWRP,Cannibal Open Touch or Carliv Touch recovery) or using ‘mtkdroid tool”. Now do as below:
1.Download and install NCH express zip or 7zip compression tool
2.downld n install NOTE PAD ++
3.Open downloaded Pandora hike rom with 7zip or NCH EXPRESS ZIP
Here don't extract, just open it.
Opened rom contains:
META-INF
recovery
system
Boot.img
4.In that rom remove Recovery folder if not it will replaces ur CWM
5.Extract only one file in this order META-INF>com>google>android>updater-script
Note-extract only updater-script somewhere in your pc . Now delete this file permanently from Rom.
6.Minimize the 7zip window, don’t close. Now open extracted updater-script file with NOTEPAD++.don't use default windows notepad since it will make updater-script corrupt.
7.Edit like this-Delete 1st word in 1st Line. u will see like this 'assert' Don't delete more than that.only one word - assert
8.Then delete this line "package_extract_dir("recovery", "/system")"
9.Then this "set_perm(0, 0, 0544, "/system/etc/install-recovery.sh");"
10.Save it like this-save as all.
11.Close it and Maximize 7zip software window & add the edited updater-script file to rom exactly previously where u deleted updater-script.
12.Now go to system/build.prop and extract it using 7zip to desktop and delete it from ROM.Open it using notepad ++ and edit these lines:
ro.product.locale.language=zh
ro.product.locale.region=CN
persist.sys.timezone=Asia/Shanghai
In place of zh write en, CN-> US ,Asia/Shanghai-> Asia/Calcutta
Save all and add this build.prop using 7zip in ROM/system folder.
That's it all you have done.The rom saved.Now copy the rom on to ur sd card.Flash through cwm.
Updated version of mtk droid tool V_2.5.2
Download
No:16)Multiwindow with the help of Halo))) and XHaloFloatingWindow
Steps:
1)Root your mobile(If already rooted leave it)
2)Install Xposed Installer,XFloating Windows and PA Halo))) By Omkar
3)Open Xposed installer,click on framework and then click on install/update and then go back and click on module and check xhalofloating window as in screenshot then reboot your device.
4)open floating app window and do settings as per your wish.
5)open PA halo by Omar click on PIN and choose applications you like to add & then click on START to enable floating app
6)scroll down notification & click on any apps which you want to open in floating window
No.17.CWM creation on mtk based devices through MTK Droid & Root Tool
Enable USB Debugging option inside your phone’s settings -> developer option and then connect that to PC via USB cable.
1.Open MTK Droid Root & Tools
2.Click on ROOT(If already in root shell,i.e. green instead of yellow then leave it)
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3.Click on Yes
4.Click on root,backup,recovery
5.Select to use boot from phone
6.Click on recovery and Boot
7.Click on Yes
8.Click on Yes
9.Click on Yes
10.Click on Yes
Complete
Disconnect your phone from PC and reboot by clicking power key
To reboot into recovery press and hold Power + Volume up Key.
Use Volume up and down key to MOVE UPWARD or DOWNWARD and Power key for SELECTION and OK.
No:18 .How to enable GravityBox
Open Xposed Installer->Framework->Install/Update->Click back button(Lowest right side physical button out of three physical buttons)->Modules->click on checkbox og GravityBox->Restart
To enable reboot to recovery on restart option
Open GravityBox ->Power tweaks->Select advanced reboot menu and allow on lockscreen
To enable Screen off effect option
Open GravityBox ->Display tweaks->Screen off effect->CRT
To enable statusbar Transparency
Open GravityBox ->Transparency management->Set Transparency manager mode tp Statusbar->Slide right to the desired level of trancparency to both”Statusbar for launcher” & “Statusbar for Lockscreen
To add Statusbar pulldown background
Open GravityBox -> Statusbar Tweaks ->Notification drawer style ->Change background mode to Underlay ->Set portrait image
can you port it for mi525?
here is system.img
boot.img
recovery.img
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2424446
thanks
Sent from my Spice Mi-525 using xda premium
boot loop
hi,
i tried to flash LEWA OS trough TWRP but got in boot loop...tried to get it back through SP flash tool via Stock Rom Scatter file but no thing....please advice
guyrajat said:
hi,
i tried to flash LEWA OS trough TWRP but got in boot loop...tried to get it back through SP flash tool via Stock Rom Scatter file but no thing....please advice
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Which mobile you are having and which lewa version you are tried? Stock ROM should be flashed without any problem. Have you installed Pdanet vcom driver in your PC?. Follow my blog and facebook group for details.
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About Theme
Recovery gone App.
This is a heavily modified version of the theme by thecoby.
Simple and intuitive.
Port the theme as much as you like.
You use this theme at your own risk.
Compatibility
The theme stays compatible with new versions of TWRP until TWRP changelog says otherwise.
Theme will work on any device with a resolution of 1080x1920.
MultiROM theme requires MultiROM recovery.
How to use:
Download the theme of your choice and rename it to "ui.zip".
On internal SD card, open TWRP folder and create a folder called "theme", without capital letters.
Copy ui.zip to theme folder.
Restart to recovery.
Download:
Dropbox Folder
Changelog:
10.09.2014
Themes updated for TWRP 2800
Added support for color in console
Added support for backup / restore progress
Sliders for screen / vibration settings now use images (thanks to Tasssadar)
Revised script for color changing mechanism (thanks to Modding.MyMind)
Added "Decrypt Data" button to mount page (was missing since forever...)
Added "enable / disable MTP" buttons to mount page
Added "refreshfilesystem" page
New .dat fonts with latest version of Roboto
Changed font size for rendered labels of main buttons
Fixed some minor quirks
04.07.2014
All themes updated
enabled screenshot support (vol- & power)
fixed file names not changing when queued zips are flashed
reduced font size for text box on "flash image" page for 720/768/800x1280
03.07.2014
All themes updated
Implemented ability to flash .img files directly from the install page (thanks to @osm0sis for the Flashify script and his help polishing this feature)
Reworked color changing mechanism on black/dark/light (thanks to @DSM_ for the idea and the zip binary)
Added 3 more highlight colors to black/dark/light
Restored default file list behaviour, bookmark function is now optional (enable it in Holofied Settings > Misc)
Fixed overlapping text on wipe page (occured on M8 and Skyrocket)
Fixed overlapping actionbar buttons on black/dark/light for some resolutions
Old Changelog:
05.06.2014
All themes updated for compatibility with TWRP 2.7.1.0
added "repair/change file system" pages to wipe section
optimised theme chooser code
14.05.2014
All themes updated
added theme chooser to holofied settings
moved holofied settings into seperate menu (play, xda)
fixed position of progress bar on wipe pages (play)
04.05.2014
All themes updated
Added themed keyboard
Fixed "download" button
Fixed actionbar buttons overlapping on black/dark/light for some resolutions
22.04.2014
All themes updated
Black/Dark minimal released
Added actionbar button for changing font size of file lists
Fixed "refresh sizes" function on backup page
Fixed layout for "partition sd card" page
Fixed typo for "chmod 755" button and added "chmod 644" button
Fixed keyboard layout on 1200_multirom
A lot more fixes and improvements to the xml that I forgot to write down...
30.03.2014
All themes updated
Added bookmark function to filelists on "install" and "add zip to queue" pages - default path is set to \sdcard\Download for both lists (all)
Added "default settings" icon to actionbar on "settings" and "theme settings" pages (all)
Added confirmation dialog for resetting defaults and changing bookmarked folders (all)
Added "refresh storage" icon to actionbar on "backup" page (all)
Added setting to apply highlight color to progress bar (helps with visibility if highlight color is applied to actionbar/actionabr stripe) (all)
Added setting to use old progress bar (below console) (all)
Added setting to use light statusbar (matches overall backgroud color) (play)
Color of action bar labels changes to white when highlight color is applied to actionbar (light)
Color of action bar icons changes to light grey when highlight color is applied to actionbar (black, dark, light)
Fixed some dividers not showing on "advanced" page for certain devices (black, dark, light, xda)
Fixed some dividers not showing on multiple pages (multirom play)
12.03.2014
Black, Dark and Light updated
fixed an issue with text input, where the backspace button would not work when placing the cursor anywhere in the written text but the end
08.03.2014
All themes updated for TWRP 2.7.0.0.:
Added vibration settings page (time zone setting moved to actionbar) - ALL
Added capslock support to keyboard - ALL
Increased spacing for partition lists on "wipe page" and "mount page" - ALL
Changed color of console to match overall background color - ALL
Added option to center clock in statusbar - ALL
Added option for using Aroma File Manager instead of TWRP file manager (big thanks to @nijel8 for the idea) - ALL
HOW TO USE AROMA FM:
Download this flashable zip.
Flash the zip in recovery.
It will copy the flashable Aroma FM package to \TWRP\aromafm.
Go to "settings" and tick the option to use Aroma FM.
Profit.
Complete rework of Holofied Black, Dark and Light:
NOTE: The size of the XMLs for these themes has quadrupled, thus the themes need longer to load when entering the recovery.
Font size of tab labels reduced
Font color of main buttons changed from white to a light grey - BLACK, DARK
Lighter colors for actionbar and background - LIGHT
Added theme settings:
Added option to choose between nine highlight colors
Added options to independently apply chosen highlight color to statusbar, navbar buttons and actionbar
Added option to switch position of back button in navbar
14.12.2013
Added "up" functionality to labels in action bar (works like home button)
Fixed behaviour of mount USB-storage page (for good)
07.12.2013
Added info on "mount usb-storage" page if device not compatble (all)
Removed highlight images for main buttons (all)
Folder / File icons enlarged (all)
Black / Dark KK theme released
24.11.2013
Added "Restart System" button to restore/wipe/backup/*anyotheraction*_done pages
18.11.2013
Black, Dark, Light, Play and XDA now with dynamic battery/clock alignement (will change for 24h or AM/PM clock)
17.11.2013
Black, Dark, Light and Play completely revised (mostly code, some images as well)
all themes now use the select storage list, toggles are removed
XDA released
28.09.2013
added "append date" button to backup page (all)
added "cancel" button to all pages with text input (all)
deleted "fix su" page (all)
removed deprecated settings (all)
changed slider back to holo design, but colo(u)r now matches corresponding page (play)
changed progress bar, colo(u)r now matches corresponding page (play)
fixed "delete backup" page calling "wipe action" page instead of "delete backup action" (play)
minor changes here and there
18.09.2013
fixed a bug which prevented using "blank" for backup naming (all)
fixed "delete backup" not working (all)
14.09.2013
Added cancel button to ADB Sideload page (all)
05.09.2013
Holofied Play released (please give feedback)
04.09.2013
added password promt pages for restoring encrypted backups (all)
21.08.2013
Backup page: renamed option "Save Backup to USB-OTG" to "Save Backup to Micro SD"
15.08.2013
Black, Dark and Light released (please leave feedback)
Available for:
Galaxy Nexus
Nexus 4
Nexus 5
Nexus 7
Nexus 7 2013
Galaxy Note 2
Galaxy Note 3
Galaxy S3
Galaxy S4
One X
One
FAQ
THEME FAQ
What's the difference between the dark and the dark_minimal theme?
The minimal themes only have one highlight color (dark holo blue).
The main advantage of the minimal themes is their reduced boot time compared to the multicolor versions.
They're ment to be used as base for porting or creating other single color versions.
Can I use this theme on my *devicename*?
Most likely yes. The themes can be used on any device with the screen resolution the filename of the theme suggests.
For example, the "1080_*variant*.zip" can be used on any FullHD device.
When I reboot to recovery, the theme isn't applied. Any ideas?
This is most likeley due to wrong naming of the theme folder or the ui.zip.
Make sure the folder is named "theme", without capital letters.
Also check if you accidentally renamed the downloaded zip to "ui.zip.zip" (common pitfall when renaming the zip in windows explorer).
When I reboot to recovery, I get a "recovery bootloop". Is my phone broken?
Nope, this is most likeley due to a bad download.
Please download the theme again using another browser or app. For instance, ES File Explorer's build-in downloader has proven to be unreliable for the dropbox links I provide.
I like what you did there, but can I has more/other colorz?
Colors are a matter of personal preferrence. I try to keep the themes neutral, and the colors used are (mostly) in accordance with android design guidelines.
For other colors, you'll have to modify the theme yourself. I will gladly provide the source file for the images to everyone interested.
Will you make a dark/black Play theme?
No, because I don't want to maintain more versions of the theme. But everybody is welcome to contribute to the thread...
Will you help me to port my favourite other theme to device XY?
No. But this guide provides insight on how you can do it.
RECOVERY REPACK FAQ
What version of TWRP is the repack?
Always the latest available for a certain device.
As I don't keep track of all TWRP threads, please remind me if there was an update for your device.
I'd like a repack for *devicename*, how do I make one?
Download and unpack Android Image Kitchen.
Unpack the zip.
Download the zip containing the custom curtains (splash images).
Get the recovery image you want to modify from the TWRP download site.
Copy the recovery image to the Image Kitchen folder.
In windows explorer, drag & drop the recovery image on the "unpackimg.bat".
Unpacking will create two new folders (ramdisk and split_image).
Rename the splash of your choice to "curtain.jpg" and drop it into /ramdisk/res/images.
Hit "repackimg.bat".
This will create a "image-new.img", which you can then flash away using your preferred method.
My preferred method for installing the recovery is GooManager, so how do I flash this .img thing?
Use the theme. It now supports direct image flashing from the install page.
Via Fastboot. Most useful to know how to (especially in case things go sideways).
Via app. For a variety of devices, Flashify has proven to be a good app for flashing recovery images. It's under (very) active development and I highly recommend to give it a try.
Alternative apps (can be device specific): SGS4 Flasher, ... (please help me to populate this part)
AROMA FM
The theme has an option to use the Aroma File Manager as the default recovery file manager.
Download this flashable zip.
Flash the zip in recovery.
It will copy the flashable Aroma FM package to \TWRP\aromafm.
Go to "settings" and tick the option to use Aroma FM.
Profit.
REPACKED TWRP RECOVERIES FOR G900F klte
These are repacked with a curtain to match your theme. Thanks to @Al Asmi for providing the repacks.
Download:
Download from his original post and don't forget to thank him...
Screens:
Source:
Inkscape SVG
Un/Repacking the recovery image:
Use this marvelous .img editing tool by @osm0sis.
REPACKED TWRP 2700 RECOVERIES FOR G900F-klte
inspired by the work of @z31s1g and thanking him for the guidelines on how to repack your own recovery with desired curtain, I introduce to you the repacked TWRP recoveries for the Galaxy S5 tested on my own device G900F.
These are repacked recovery img files with a curtain to match your theme. you can simply use Flashify from Google Play to flash those easily.
Available Curtains: Black, Dark, Light, Play and XDA.
Download:
BOX Folder-G900F
Screens:
All themes updated
All themes updated
added theme chooser to holofied settings
moved holofied settings into seperate menu (play, xda)
fixed position of progress bar on wipe pages (play)
How to use the theme chooser:
copy all themes to your device (use internal storage if you have a device with micro sd)
in holofied settings, go to "swap theme" page, browse to the theme.zip and select it
confirm your selection (recovery will now copy the zip to the correct folder, rename it to ui.zip, then reload the theme)
NOTE 1: Reloading the theme will set all theme settings to default. Recovery settings will persist.
NOTE 2: Reloading the theme will sometimes trigger a recovery reboot (appeared randomly on Galaxy S3).
I tried the Play theme and now im stuck in a recovery bootloop. I pulled battery and waited a bit, every time i attempt to power on the phone it wants to boot into recovery and gets stuck in the loop. Is there anything i can do besides Odin back to stock?
fknfocused said:
I tried the Play theme and now im stuck in a recovery bootloop. I pulled battery and waited a bit, every time i attempt to power on the phone it wants to boot into recovery and gets stuck in the loop. Is there anything i can do besides Odin back to stock?
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First try to ODIN to stock recovery, boot to recovery and wipe cache. It should boot back into system afterwards. I've had this problem on the S3 with the light theme (and only with the light theme), so I'd be interested if you can fix it that way, and if the problem persists after you've redownloaded the theme and tried again (recovery bootloops might also be caused by a faulty download, but then you should still be able to boot into system....)
So plaese let me knoe how it goes...
EDIT:
I was searching for a standalone stock recovery to flash, but can't find any.
As the CF-Autoroot package also contains the stock recovery, you can try to flash this one via odin, or you just take the recovery.img and flash it via fastboot...
z31s1g said:
First try to ODIN to stock recovery, boot to recovery and wipe cache. It should boot back into system afterwards. I've had this problem on the S3 with the light theme (and only with the light theme), so I'd be interested if you can fix it that way, and if the problem persists after you've redownloaded the theme and tried again (recovery bootloops might also be caused by a faulty download, but then you should still be able to boot into system....)
So plaese let me knoe how it goes...
EDIT:
I was searching for a standalone stock recovery to flash, but can't find any.
As the CF-Autoroot package also contains the stock recovery, you can try to flash this one via odin, or you just take the recovery.img and flash it via fastboot...
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I Odin'd recovery and booted system back up. Flashed the repacked recovery for the new curtain. Going to attempt theme again. Should I use the 1080 or multirom version?
EDIT: nvm, I got it working. I used the 1080Play.zip and it worked now. Thanks!!! I was getting tired of the old look. Love it!
fknfocused said:
I Odin'd recovery and booted system back up. Flashed the repacked recovery for the new curtain. Going to attempt theme again. Should I use the 1080 or multirom version?
EDIT: nvm, I got it working. I used the 1080Play.zip and it worked now. Thanks!!! I was getting tired of the old look. Love it!
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Good, glad you brought it back to life again. The MultiRom versions can currently only be used on Nexus 5 and HTC One. It requires a modded recovery which allows you to install multiple roms. It's a nice feature for the restless flasher but not available for the S5 (yet).
How come my TWRP dark doesn't have any blue in it like in the OP?
Joe0113 said:
How come my TWRP dark doesn't have any blue in it like in the OP?
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Tap on the pen icon in the action bar. Select the highlight color you want. Blue1 is the one from the OP.
All themes updated
All themes updated for compatibility with TWRP 2.7.1.0
added "repair/change file system" pages to wipe section
optimised theme chooser code
Feedback needed
Okay, so here are two new versions to test. If you do, please give feedback.
The only change is the way the color changing is handled. So please change the colors back and forth and report any oddities (or if it's working).
To change the color, the ui.zip will be unpacked, the image set with the selected highlight color will be copied to the folder that is used by the recovery, and a search and replace operation will alter color definitions in the xml file. Then everythig is zipped again and copied to the theme folder.
This means:
The color change will no longer happen "on the fly". The recovery needs to reboot for the change to take effect.
The xml file is no longer 25k lines long, but 10k lines (like current minimal themes). Once you have set up the theme, the time to boot to recovery should decrease significantly (compared with the current multicolor versions).
If this works on all devices, there will be no more need for the minimal themes (good for me).
The shortened xml gives room for new features without pushing boot time above 10 seconds (good for all).
Download:
1080_black
1080_dark
All themes updated
03.07.2014
All themes updated
Implemented ability to flash .img files directly from the install page (thanks to @osm0sis for the Flashify script and his help polishing this feature)
Reworked color changing mechanism on black/dark/light (thanks to @DSM_ for the idea and the zip binary)
Added 3 more highlight colors to black/dark/light
Restored default file list behaviour, bookmark function is now optional (enable it in Holofied Settings > Misc)
Fixed overlapping text on wipe page (occured on M8 and Skyrocket)
Fixed overlapping actionbar buttons on black/dark/light for some resolutions
About image flashing
The feature is tested on Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (grouper and flo)
It allows to flash .img files from recovery without the need for a flashable zip
Supported types are "boot", "recovery" and "radio / modem"
The install page now has a toggle to switch between zip files and images (see screenshots)
Simply choose the image, then select the image type and flash away
Also read the "about" text box before flashing :good:
The script works only on devices with standard "by-name" partition naming, thus it will not work on all devices the themes are available for
If your device is among the unsupported ones, the script will bail and wont flash the image - instead it will tell you you need to continue to use zips or apps
All themes updated
04.07.2014
All themes updated
enabled screenshot support (vol- & power)
fixed file names not changing when queued zips are flashed
reduced font size for text box on "flash image" page for 720/768/800x1280
z31s1g said:
THEME FAQ
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When I reboot to recovery, I get a "recovery bootloop". Is my phone broken?
Nope, this is most likeley due to a bad download.
Please download the theme again using another browser or app. For instance, ES File Explorer's build-in downloader has proven to be unreliable for the dropbox links I provide.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok, makes sense, I used ES before reading this part. But now my S5 won't boot to anything other than recovery, and it "bootloops". I've taken the battery out twice, and it's still booting into recovery automatically. Probably because I told TWRP to reboot to recovery after I renamed the file to ui.zip, so it's saved in /cache to "boot recovery" and won't be cleared until something boots to clear it...
I've tried booting into the bootloader (which works), but apparently the bootloader doesn't clear the "boot recovery" flag, so I end up right back in the "bootloop" after another reboot.
Ideas?
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z31s1g said:
First try to ODIN to stock recovery, boot to recovery and wipe cache. It should boot back into system afterwards. I've had this problem on the S3 with the light theme (and only with the light theme), so I'd be interested if you can fix it that way, and if the problem persists after you've redownloaded the theme and tried again (recovery bootloops might also be caused by a faulty download, but then you should still be able to boot into system....)
So plaese let me knoe how it goes...
EDIT:
I was searching for a standalone stock recovery to flash, but can't find any.
As the CF-Autoroot package also contains the stock recovery, you can try to flash this one via odin, or you just take the recovery.img and flash it via fastboot...
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Click to collapse
.... I should read before I post. lol
Also, a simple "adb reboot" worked too. Apparently it's just the UI that loops, the system underneath is running fine.
All themes updated
10.09.2014
All themes updated for TWRP 2800
Added support for color in console
Added support for backup / restore progress
Sliders for screen / vibration settings now use images (thanks to Tasssadar)
Revised script for color changing mechanism (thanks to Modding.MyMind)
Added "Decrypt Data" button to mount page (was missing since forever...)
Added "enable / disable MTP" buttons to mount page
Added "refreshfilesystem" page
New .dat fonts with latest version of Roboto
Changed font size for rendered labels of main buttons
Fixed some minor quirks
Updated REPACKED TWRP 28.0.1 RECOVERIES FOR G900F-klte
Inspired by the work of @z31s1g and thanking him for the guidelines on how to repack your own recovery with desired curtain, I introduce to you the repacked TWRP recoveries for the Galaxy S5 tested on my own device G900F.
These are repacked recovery img files with a curtain to match your theme. you can simply use Odin or Flashify from Google Play to flash those easily.
Available Curtains: Black, Dark, Light, Play and XDA.
Download:
REPACKED TWRP 2.8.0.1 RECOVERIES FOR G900F-klte
Screens:
@z31s1g please update
Al Asmi said:
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Thanks for providing these again. [emoji106]
Link updated.
z31s1g said:
Thanks for providing these again. [emoji106]
Link updated.
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You are all welcome.
Real Thanks to you @z31s1g for providing the most awesome TWRP themes.