Archive for July 2012
Hi everyone, today I'm going to share with you the Cyanogenmod9 boot animation which I have modded to my needs.
At first I was about to render the After Effects project file into a movie and then split it up into frames and all that until I realised that they actually share downloadable versions of the boot animation.
So basically all I did here was increase the loops on the second part to make it not start over so that it looks the same like in the real Cyanogenmod9 boot.
Here is 1 screen:
Video:
Instructions (For Custom ROMs which are custom bootanimation ready):
1. Transfer the bootanimation.zip file to your SD card.
2. Use any Root Browser app and copy the bootanimation.zip and then go to directory /system/media and replace your old one with this one.
3. Reboot and you're done.
Instructions (For Stock ROM users):
1. Follow guide here.
2. After you have done that, transfer the bootanimation.zip file to directory /system/media as mentioned above.
4. Reboot and enjoy.
Download: Click here.
Thanks to http://cyanogenmod.com for the animation.
I posted this on xda aswell, so do not tell me I copied.
At first I was about to render the After Effects project file into a movie and then split it up into frames and all that until I realised that they actually share downloadable versions of the boot animation.
So basically all I did here was increase the loops on the second part to make it not start over so that it looks the same like in the real Cyanogenmod9 boot.
Here is 1 screen:
Video:
Instructions (For Custom ROMs which are custom bootanimation ready):
1. Transfer the bootanimation.zip file to your SD card.
2. Use any Root Browser app and copy the bootanimation.zip and then go to directory /system/media and replace your old one with this one.
3. Reboot and you're done.
Instructions (For Stock ROM users):
1. Follow guide here.
2. After you have done that, transfer the bootanimation.zip file to directory /system/media as mentioned above.
4. Reboot and enjoy.
Download: Click here.
Thanks to http://cyanogenmod.com for the animation.
I posted this on xda aswell, so do not tell me I copied.
Hi everyone, today I'm going to show you how to make your Galaxy Y use custom boot animations on a stock ROM. Now most (if not all) custom ROMs have this enabled. However, stock ROMs cannot display your custom bootanimation just like that.
Requirements:
ROM Toolbox or any other Root Browser app
Boot Files.zip - Click to download
Part 1:
Instructions:
1. After you have downloaded the Boot Files.zip file, extract it using WinRAR or 7zip
2. Transfer the 2 extracted files to your SD card wherever you want.
3. Start your Root Browser app and go to your SD card directory, select the 2 files and select either Copy or Move.
4. Go to the directory /system/bin and paste the 2 files in there.
5. Enjoy
Part 2:
Installing the custom Boot Animation:
1. Choose any custom boot animation you like (The file should be called bootanimation.zip)
2. As mentioned above, you need a Root Browser app again, so transfer the bootanimation.zip somewhere to your SD card and start your Root Browser app
3.Incase the file system is r/o permission, tap the Mount r/w button if needed. In ROM Toolbox you don't need to.
4. Copy the bootanimation.zip file to /system/media
5. Reboot and enjoy.
I will not be liable for any damage you cause to your phone (bootloops, etc) do this at your own risk!
Ice Cream Bread - Apocalypse v4.5
A Fast, Stable, Speedy, Lagfree, Customizable Rom
A Fast, Stable, Speedy, Lagfree, Customizable Rom
Based On Pure Stock DXLC1 Firmware
System Features:
System Features:
- Pre-Rooted/SuperUser
- Busybox v1.19.3 Installed
- Darktremor Apps2SD v.2.7 Installed
- Zipaligned
- Deodexed
- Init.d Support (Apoc Kernel)
- Bash Command Shell
- Nano Support
- Undervolt Support (-110mV Default)
- CWM v5 Recovery As Default
- Dualboot Support
- Droid Wall Support
- CIFS Support
- Swap Support
- Bacem Tweak Integrated (110mV As Default)
- 4 Frequencis ( 312, 468, 624, 832 )
- ext4 Support
- sd-Ext Integrated
- cm7 Support
Display Features:
- Gingerbread 14 Status Toggle (Transparent)
- I.C.S - Honeycomb Popups
- Bounce Animations
- Froyo-Honeycomb Lockscreen
- Sony Xperia Launcher
- I.C.S Nexus Bootanimation
- Some ICS,Froyo, and Gingerbread Wallpapers
- Sony Bravia HD Engine
- MiFile Explorer (Black ICS Themed)
- 2 Pre-Installed Fonts (Chococooky And ComicBookC)
- Froyo Messaging
- Gingerbread Dialer
Performance Features:
- Init.d Performance Scripts
- Lag-Free System
- Ram Optimization Tweaks
- Build.prop Tweaks
- 18 Governors Added (Apoc Kernel), 5 IO Sched
- conservative
- smoothass
- smartassV2
- hotplug
- minmax
- Scary
- SavagedZen
- lazy
- interactiveX
- brazillianwax
- interactive
- ondemand
- powersave
- bcm21553
- Lionheart
- performance
AND Some More Governors...
Network Features:
Network Features:
- *LA1/*LC1 CSC (Set As GLB Default CSC)
- Network TCP Tweaks
Other Features:
- Google Maps W/ Worldwide Navigation Activated
- Google Play Music 4
- Beats Audio Images (bass_iBeats,dynamic_iBeats) Compatible For Beats Solo
- DSP Manager 2.3.6/2.3.6
Screenshots:
Download: Click here.
02.08.2012 - Update: Click here.
Installation:
- Download the .zip file from the download link.
- Move or copy the .zip file to your phone
- Boot up to Recovery Mode (VolUp+HomeKey+PowerKey)
- Wipe Data And Cache
- Select "Apply Update From Zip"
- Choose the zip file
- After installation select "Reboot System Now"
- When boot up Completes you have successfully installed the rom!
Description:
VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player that plays most multimedia files as well as discs, devices, and network streaming protocols.This is a BETA version of the port to the Android™ platform. It is intended for power users and hackers. This version is NOT stable and is slower than the final version.
It might kill your kitten, destroy your house and start the mayan apocalypse.
Use it at your own risk. Have Fun! :)
NOTA BENE
–––––––––––
This version is ONLY for devices with a CPU ARMv7 that will support NEON. Other devices will be supported by other applications, very soon.
Features
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VLC for Android™ plays most local video and audio files, as well as network streams, like the desktop version of VLC.
VLC for Android has a media library for audio and video files, and allows to browse folders directly.
VLC has support for multi-track audio and subtitles. It supports auto-rotation, aspect-ratio adjustements and gestures to control volume.
It also includes a widget for audio control, supports audio headsets control, covert art and a complete audio media library.
Missing Features
––––––––––––––––––
As this is an early BETA version, a lot of things are not finished, but will change for the final release:
• The basic User Interface will change;
• Performance improvements are missing;
• Some audio issues might occur;
• Hardware decoding works only with a limited set of hardware;
• Other unknown issues.
Permissions
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• It needs hardware control, in order to change the audio volume;
• It needs phone calls control, in order to pause the music when someone is calling;
• It needs full Internet access to open network streams;
• It needs to be able to read logs, during the beta version, to understand the issues;
• It needs to get access to the SD card storage, in order to allow deletion of files.
Screenshots:
Video:
Download from Google Play: Click here. (Impossible)
or
Download apk: Click here.
Developer: VLC Mobile Team
This was not ported by me, thanks to xmixahlx from xda developers
It might kill your kitten, destroy your house and start the mayan apocalypse.
Use it at your own risk. Have Fun! :)
NOTA BENE
–––––––––––
This version is ONLY for devices with a CPU ARMv7 that will support NEON. Other devices will be supported by other applications, very soon.
Features
––––––––––
VLC for Android™ plays most local video and audio files, as well as network streams, like the desktop version of VLC.
VLC for Android has a media library for audio and video files, and allows to browse folders directly.
VLC has support for multi-track audio and subtitles. It supports auto-rotation, aspect-ratio adjustements and gestures to control volume.
It also includes a widget for audio control, supports audio headsets control, covert art and a complete audio media library.
Missing Features
––––––––––––––––––
As this is an early BETA version, a lot of things are not finished, but will change for the final release:
• The basic User Interface will change;
• Performance improvements are missing;
• Some audio issues might occur;
• Hardware decoding works only with a limited set of hardware;
• Other unknown issues.
Permissions
–––––––––––––
• It needs hardware control, in order to change the audio volume;
• It needs phone calls control, in order to pause the music when someone is calling;
• It needs full Internet access to open network streams;
• It needs to be able to read logs, during the beta version, to understand the issues;
• It needs to get access to the SD card storage, in order to allow deletion of files.
Video:
Download from Google Play: Click here. (Impossible)
or
Download apk: Click here.
Developer: VLC Mobile Team
This was not ported by me, thanks to xmixahlx from xda developers
Description:
Get new Jelly Bean wallpaper on your devices!Download the free Jelly Bean (JB) live wallpaper featuring floating particles. You can also change different type of particles in settings screen.
To use: Home -> Menu -> Wallpapers -> Live Wallpapers
To develop more free great live wallpapers, we have implemented some ads in settings.
Advertisement can support our develop more free great live wallpapers.
Our wallpaper contains "NO notification or icon ads"!!
This live wallpaper has been tested on latest devices such as Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Nexus. Please contact us if your device is not supported.
Note: If your wallpaper resets to default after reboot, you will need put the app on phone instead of SD card.
Screenshots:
To use: Home -> Menu -> Wallpapers -> Live Wallpapers
To develop more free great live wallpapers, we have implemented some ads in settings.
Advertisement can support our develop more free great live wallpapers.
Our wallpaper contains "NO notification or icon ads"!!
This live wallpaper has been tested on latest devices such as Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Nexus. Please contact us if your device is not supported.
Note: If your wallpaper resets to default after reboot, you will need put the app on phone instead of SD card.
Screenshots:
Download from Google Play: Click here.
or
Download apk: Click here.
Developer: Wasabi
Description
Customizable pixel-styled rain with splash effects!Pixel-styled raindrops fall on your home screen and make splash effects as they collide with the ground.
Pixel Rain is very customizable:
+Multi-color raindrops(Choose up to 10 different custom colors)
+Number of active raindrops
+Size of rain drops(now includes random sizes)
+Falling speed of raindrops
+Length of rain trails
+Optional glow (can choose to show ground and/or rain glows)
+Glow Transparency
+Optional shatter
+Shatter Effect
+Optional alignment
+Depth
+Ground position can be adjusted to change where drops shatter
+Background color or Custom Image
+Optional scrolling with cool trail effect
+Shatter on touch with variable collision circle size
+Hardware Acceleration for compatible Android 3.0+ devices
With touch features enabled you can shatter raindrops by touching them. Use the preview screen and the collision circle to setup your preferred touch radius.
To set as Live Wallpaper:
After installing, long press or press the menu button on the home screen -> Wallpapers -> Live wallpapers -> Pixel Rain
From this preview screen you can change your settings before setting Pixel Rain as your live wallpaper.
Pixel Rain Live Wallpaper ChangeLog: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=17iknt9ocl1qfzS0ZHs28EauzuBb4YFi2kAGd5eKiTYk
All released versions of Pixel Rain LWP are available for download in the ChangeLog.
If you've been really enjoying Pixel Rain please support me! Purchase Pixel Suite Live Wallpapers and get rain, snow, and leaf pixel wallpapers! Get Pixel Suite here: https://market.android.com/details?id=gilleland.software.pixelsuite
Screenshots:
Download from Google Play: Click here.
or
Download apk: Click here.
Developer: Shawn Gilleland
Description
Savanna landscape at sunset.This live wallpaper shows a beautiful sunset against the natural African Savanna landscape. Watch as wild animal silhouettes parade across your screen.
Get the full version! While this free version of African Sunset Live Wallpaper is fully functional, the full version includes the following settings:
- Enable/disable sun shimmer
- Choose the animals
- Have baby animals follow their parents
- Change bird amount
- Change bird speed
TO USE: Home -> Menu -> Wallpaper -> Live Wallpapers
Screenshots:
Download from Google Play: Click here.
or
Download apk: Click here.
Developer: Access Lane, Inc.
Get the full version! While this free version of African Sunset Live Wallpaper is fully functional, the full version includes the following settings:
- Enable/disable sun shimmer
- Choose the animals
- Have baby animals follow their parents
- Change bird amount
- Change bird speed
TO USE: Home -> Menu -> Wallpaper -> Live Wallpapers
Screenshots:
Download from Google Play: Click here.
or
Download apk: Click here.
Developer: Access Lane, Inc.
Features:
- Based DXLE1
- A2sd
- Kernel Repencis support droidwall, 3 Frequency, 17 Governor, 5 I/O (Credits to Fedy Kusuma)
- White Status Bar, White Settings
- Add 6 Lockscreen (Thanks to Creed, for the Tutor)
- Add Swipe to Remove notification
- Smart Keyboard Pro as default Keyboard (delete stock Keyboard)
- Flashlight working
- Mms Cyanogen (no fc)
- Gallery3D Cyanogen (smooth, but…)
- Add MIUI icon pack
- And many more.. (You will know if you try it)
Download: Click here.
Installation:
- Put “zz_Update_Simply_Young_Vol_1-7.zip” on your sd card
- Flash it via CWM Recovery
- Do Wipe data and Cache
- Reboot
- Just Wait. The first boot will take about 3 - 5 minutes
- Finish
Bugs:
- Gallery3D
- Widgetbuttonorder FC
- Playstore (I have no problem with playstore, but I will fix it for you)
Screenshots:
Special thanks to:
- Repencis TeamDev
- Creed
- Lidroid
- Official Group Galaxy Young Indonesia
- XDA
Rom developed by: arbylaw
Original xda thread: Click here.
Description:
Galaxy S3 Dandelion LWP is inspired by original Samsung Galaxy S3 wallpaper.Galaxy S3 Dandelion live wallpaper is inspired by original Samsung Galaxy S3 wallpaper.
This is live wallpaper version with flying seeds.
Now with "Water Droplet" effect! Enable this effect in the settings screen.
To use: Home -> Menu -> Wallpapers -> Live Wallpapers
To develop more free great live wallpapers, we have implemented some ads in settings.
Advertisement can support our develop more free great live wallpapers.
Our wallpaper contains "NO notification or icon ads"!!
Screenshots:
Download from Google Play: Click here.
or
Download apk: Click here.
Developer: Wasabi
I am happy to announce that this blog has reached 300 posts in total of games, apps, live wallpapers,, ROMs and other miscellaneous content for the Galaxy Young.
This wouldn't have been possible without the help of you, the fellow visitors. I promise to keep contributing and to try and make your usage of the phone enjoyable till I can. For the future the only thing I'm asking of you is if you would take the time to comment if you liked a post, having problems with the game compability so that I can remove the given post or just a thanks in general.
Thanks,
-GYA Admin
So what I was trying to say in the poll is, should there be opened a seperate forum for GYA? Which can be accessed through http://forum.galaxyyarchive.info which will be using the forum software SMF (http://simplemachines.org). An example of a SMF forum is http://mylgcookie.com
On the forum you will be able to discuss/recommend games and apps, post problems, ROM development progession and all that. So I am waiting for your votes to see if I should give some effort into setting it up. You can find the poll on the right side of this page.
Thanks, GYA Admin.
On the forum you will be able to discuss/recommend games and apps, post problems, ROM development progession and all that. So I am waiting for your votes to see if I should give some effort into setting it up. You can find the poll on the right side of this page.
Thanks, GYA Admin.
So a few weeks ago I recommended a buddy of mine on the internet to buy the Samsung Galaxy Y if he is looking for a low-budget decent Android phone. He loved it after he bought it but the phone came with an awful battery life. He could barely play games for a long time even the simplest ones would kill his battery fast.
So I decided to help him out with calibrating his battery to have a longer battery life by instructing him with the following instructions that you can find almost in every Android community on the net.
Instructions:
Before everything else, be sure to have CWM Recovery so that you can boot it later. Click here to download CWM.zip
- To begin, you need to fully drain your battery. Play some games, music or videos.
- Leave your battery to cool down for 2-4 minutes.
- Turn on your SGY to remove residual charge (the phone should only boot halfway).
- After it shuts down again, remove the battery once more and leave it to cool down for 2-3 minutes.
- Insert back your battery and plug in the charger but do not turn on the phone, leave it charging in OFF mode.
- After it is charged to 100% boot into your Stock Recovery by holding the Power+Home+Volume up buttons. Then apply update from SD card and select the CWM.zip to boot into CWM Recovery.
- Choose the advance option.
- Choose "Wipe battery stats".
- Press back button to go back and then choose Reboot.
- Wait unttil your phone's battery reaches 100% charge and after that disconnect the charger.
- Try out your calibrated battery, it should last longer.
It worked for him. Personally I have never had a battery problem for now so I did not test these instructions myself but on my friend and they worked. Now I'm going to give you guys a few tips on how to keep your battery life to it's longest with no tweaks needed.
1. Android's built-in battery usage screen and running applications:
Always check the Battery Usage screen to see if there are any apps that are draining your battery. You can access this screen by going to Settings -> Applications -> Battery use:
If you spot an application that uses way to much % and you don't need it running be sure to kill it!
Another way to check for useless apps running in the background is to go Settings -> Applications -> Running services:
If you see something in there that you do not need but is running, kill it by tapping on it and then by pressing on the Stop button.
2. Screen brightness:
To adjust your screen brigthness, go to Settings -> Display -> Brightness.
I recommend you keep the level to this one:
I've been using this ever since I got my SGY and to be honest, there is not much difference between this and the max one. The only pros that the max level gives you is for daylight, when you are outside at the sun because it is hard to see at such low level, but at night this is perfect and even when you are at home in your room. It consumes less battery and is greatly visible.
3. Disable Wi-Fi if not in use.
Disable your Wi-Fi connection if you are not going to use it. If you are in a bus or simply walking past different buildings and homes with Wi-Fi signals, your phone constantly is trying to scan for new connections and sometimes going to sleep which again uses your battery for the actions. I recommend you only turn on your Wi-Fi connection when you are going to use it. It takes less than 10 seconds to turn it on/off by simply dragging down the status bar and pressing the Wi-Fi button.
4. Disable Bluetooth if not in use.
Disable your Bluetooth if you aren't going to use it. Again, you can do that by simply dragging the statusbar at the top and then pressing on the Bluetooth button to turn it off.
5. Disable GPS and Location.
Now this one is a pretty risky move. By turning off this feature you are risking of losing your phone permanently if you happen to forget it somewhere or drop it, there will be no way to locate it if you do not have any navigation running. I personally have have it turned off ever since I bought my SGY. You just need to be very careful and keep an eye on your SGY regularly if it is in your pocket while you are doing activities outside. You can turn it off by simply going to Settings -> Location and security:
6. Live Wallpapers
Some live wallpapers can be a major drain to your battery. They sure do look beautiful and make your screen pretty but if you would like to save battery, I recommend you switch to a normal wallpaper, it is your choice.
7. Toggle Flight mode
If you are not expecting to get any calls or messages by someone, another good tip would be to have Flight mode toggled on which will completely stop any signals.
8. Disable Sync settings
Automatic syncing can drain some battery aswell. You can do this by going to Settings -> Accounts and sync settings. Turn off Background data:
When you access Google Play it will ask you to enable it. Do so when you need to download something from there.
Well that's about it, these tips will help you save some battery life and last longer. I spent quite a lot of time writing this so if you are going to copy please atleast provide a link to this post as a source.
Hope this post was of help.
-GYA Admin
Hi everyone. Today I took the time to make a video guide to show you how to reverse tether with the Galaxy Y using your USB cable. You do not need any wireless hardware on your computer, routers with antennas or anything like that because we won't be using a single bit of signals. I personally find this awesome to use, it really helps me update my Google Play apps and download other cool stuff from there which some are big in size and can suck up my phone's data plan.
Before we begin with the instructions, download the following tools:
PC Tool for Windows
USB Tunnel.apk
So after you have these 2 files on your computer all you need to do is watch the video guide below:
Credits to capslock66 from xda-developers. Original thread can be found here.
This mod implies a few adjustments to your screen. It changes the sharpness, brightness and colors of your phone and camera.
Flash on your own responsibility! I am not liable if you do any damages to your phone.
To install follow these instructions:
Flash on your own responsibility! I am not liable if you do any damages to your phone.
To install follow these instructions:
- Download the Bravia Engine zip file and place it on your root directory of SD card - Click here to download.
Download and flash CWM - Click here for instructions. - Once you are into CWM Recovery, select "install zip from sd card"
- Find the Bravia_Engine.zip and select it.
- It will ask you yes or no, choose yes.
- It should start installing and after it is done reboot.
- Enjoy the changes.
This theme is for Creed's ROM 3.5 - Click here to download Creed's ROM 3.5
Modifications:
Click here to download.
Mirror: Click here.
Boot to recovery and install the zip.
Theme by deepakjoshid007 from xda-developers.
Original thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746871
Modifications:
- Ics statusbar
- Transparent bacgrounds for settings.
- Smooth spinners.
- Themed stock Apps
- Transparent Walkman music player
- Holo launcher added
- Transparent lockscreen and CRT like lockscreen exit animation
Click here to download.
Mirror: Click here.
Boot to recovery and install the zip.
Theme by deepakjoshid007 from xda-developers.
Original thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746871
