XDA - Developer Xicor Yagami has ported a Kit Kat based ROM from the Galaxy Mini to our Galaxy Y. It may seem strange that even though it says Kit Kat and has Kit Kat Icons, some apps still have the JellyBean look to it. So it's up to you to decide to use this ROM or not.
-JerryScript and Squadzone for center clock fix source
-saldymhmd for mms.apk and idea for big title in same apps
-san122 for slideable mods
-DrunkenMaster for beta test - ing
-F4uzan for activo speeder
-MatrixDJ96 for universal odex script
-Xicor Yagami for porting to Galaxy Y
Installation
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KitKatExperienceGYv1.0
Official Thread
[ROM][CM 7.2]New Experience KitKat Special Edition [PORT]
ORIGINAL Thread
[ROM][CM7.2]New Experience KitKat Special Edition v1.0
Screenshots!
FEATURES
- Based on Official CyanogenMod 7.2.0 build 01-03-2013 "Nightly"
- Holo Launcher 2.0.4
- Everything resized for LDPI
- 16 bit Transparency
- Themed based on ICS|JB|KK all together
- Original Thread as there is just too much for me to type
Credits
-CyangenMod Team for the BASE of ROM-JerryScript and Squadzone for center clock fix source
-saldymhmd for mms.apk and idea for big title in same apps
-san122 for slideable mods
-DrunkenMaster for beta test - ing
-F4uzan for activo speeder
-MatrixDJ96 for universal odex script
-Xicor Yagami for porting to Galaxy Y
Bugs:
- [Porting Bugs]
- Radio FC
- LMT FC
- [ROM bugs]
- When the Tablet settings you select "status bar at the bottom" .. this just goes down but the power widget, clock and settings button remain on top;
Additional Info [READ FIRST]
How to use odex script builtin---------------------------------------------
The rom is yet odexed...this script is useful when you add some apps in system\app folder..if you not add..ignore it1. Open terminal emulator app and type: "su" and give superuser permissions;2. Type "dexo -h" and read options.
Adding Google Account-----------------------------
The Google Account must be entered ONLY from this route: Settings\ Accounts & sync \ Add Account.
S2E-----IMPORTANT:Recommended settings_- Open s2e application, and give root permissions;- In the application select ONLY: "Applications", "Private Applications",;- Not select "cache di download"...may cause problems with Play Store;- Select "Dalvik Cache" and "Applications data" only if you have a good sdcardUsing Titanium Backup---------------------------Titanium should be used in an intelligent way: no integration of Dalvik cache, no recovery of system applications, no recovery of accounts and access points.
Installation
- Go in recovery mode
- Flash this kernel first
- After it's done, choose to reboot recovery
- Go to mounts and storage and format /system /data and /cache - then mount them
- Go back, select "install zip from sd card" and after "choose zip from sd card"
- Select the rom zip file, choose Yes to confirm when asked and wait for the end of the procedure
- Then go back and choose "reboot system now"
- First boot requires a long wait (up to 10 minutes) so be patient
Installation & First look:
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KitKatExperienceGYv1.0
Official Thread
[ROM][CM 7.2]New Experience KitKat Special Edition [PORT]
ORIGINAL Thread
[ROM][CM7.2]New Experience KitKat Special Edition v1.0
So here is one unique looking custom rom that was recently ported to the Galaxy Y. This rom is originally made for the Galaxy Pocket and developed by androsamace from xda-developers forums, but tom411 has ported it and it appears to work pretty good.
This rom may feel a bit more different than the others because of it's unique style with it's colorful statusbar icons, toggle buttons and so on.
Download - Click here.
Installation and first look video:
Source: original rom | ported rom
Features:
- 14 Toggles with new icons
- Rooted
- Busybox
- Zip aligned
- De-odexed
- Fast Performance
- New Boot Animation
- New Sound files from Nexus 4
- Minimum Apps
- Better RAM Management
- No SMS Log
- Modified Lock screen
Screenshots:
Download - Click here.
Installation:
- Download the zip file to your sdcard
- Boot into CWM Recovery
- Wipe data and cache
- Choose "install zip from sdcard"
- Then select "choose zip from sdcard"
- Locate and find the rom zip file and then select it
- Choose "yes" to confirm when asked
- After installation is complete, go back and choose "reboot system now"
Installation and first look video:
Source: original rom | ported rom
Are you done modding that custom rom to your desires and want to perform the final touches on it such as speeding it up? Now you can easily do that thanks to a very simple odexer script developed by MatrixDJ96 from xda-developers forums.
This procedure is a must if you plan on speeding up your phone, such as gaining a faster boot process, gaining a bit more free space and most importantly, removing some lag while using the system apps.
Download script - Click here.
Source: XDA Developers
Basic explanation:
Odexing your rom has it's positive and negative sides. Odex files are actually collections of parts of an application that are optimized before booting. Doing so speeds up the boot process, as it preloads part of an application which is a good thing, but the bad thing is that it makes it more difficult to modify a system apk like you would do it on a deodexed rom. Best is to modify the custom rom to your needs and when you feel there is no work at all left to do, odex it.Download script - Click here.
Instructions:
- Download the zip file to your sdcard
- Boot into CWM Recovery and flash it
- Reboot your phone
- Now open up the Terminal Emulator app which should be in your app drawer
- Type in su - it will then give you a popup to grant it superuser access, allow it.
- Now type in dexo -h which should display a list of commands
- It is recommended you just type in dexo -all which odexes your rom completely (WARNING: Requires free space in system partition, mostly recommended on a rom that has most bloatware removed!)
- After the process is done, you may find your statusbar missing and whatnot, just reboot your phone and everything should be back to normal, oh, and your rom should be odexed.
Video and demo:
Source: XDA Developers
You may already be aware that it is more likely for the Galaxy Y to not receive the 4.4 Kit Kat update and the only possible ways to get that look is using icon packs, modded launchers and maybe wallpapers.
So here is the complete pack of the Nexus 5 wallpapers, extracted from the device itself. Below are two sample images:
Click on the images to enlarge them. All wallpapers are with original resolution and have not been resized.
Download pack: Click here.
Simply download the zip file to your computer and/or phone, extract it using archive software, choose an image of your desires and set it as a home or lock wallpaper.
Now if you combine these with the modded launcher or icon pack you will get a great look. Stay tuned for the white statusbar icons!
So here is the complete pack of the Nexus 5 wallpapers, extracted from the device itself. Below are two sample images:
Click on the images to enlarge them. All wallpapers are with original resolution and have not been resized.
Download pack: Click here.
Simply download the zip file to your computer and/or phone, extract it using archive software, choose an image of your desires and set it as a home or lock wallpaper.
Now if you combine these with the modded launcher or icon pack you will get a great look. Stay tuned for the white statusbar icons!
Developed by invinsible_asp and he claims it is 95% accurate to the actual Official KitKat Launcher. It actually is a modified S3 Launcher but not the one Sam-Ron modified. It is the exact launcher he extracted of a chinese device that he modified to look like KitKat.
OFFICIAL CHANGELOG
App Update v1.0
1] The App Drawer is now full screen as it is in KITKAT [4.4].
2] Wallpapers have been optimized to small screens.
3] Enabled smooth scrolling and less Ram usage.
4] Anti-aliasing now enabled.
New "Kitkat" Style icons and Few Original Icons.
App Update v1.5
1] Added Unread counts feature.
2] improved start up and scrolling.
3] Removed unused setting options.
4] Fixed broken wallpaper issue.
App Update v2 Change-log.
1] Added Kitkat Themed Unread counts .2] New and improved icons.
3] JellyBean Styled Settings Menu.
4] Added Sort Apps,Hide Apps and Uninstall Apps Feature
5] Few Behind the scenes improvement. 6] New Kitkat Styled Folders.
7] New Page indicators.
App Update v3 Change-log.
1] Added Nexus 5 wallpaper as default .
2] App renamed to Google Home .
3] Fixed Icon issue .
ScreenShots!App Update v4 Change-log.
1] Added New Nexus 5 wallpaper .
2] New JB icons for now.
3] Fade in and out menu transition .
4] Kitkat transition added.
5] Removed Touch-wiz like features completely.
6] App size reduced by 200 KB [Not that much but still.
7] Fixed some Indian languages and some not.
8] Fixed some internal app issue and bugs [only few] .
9] Added "Backup and Restore" Home Screen feature to it.
10] New Screen Shots available 11] Version 5 [PROBABLY THE FINAL VERSION IS IN PROGRESS!!!! ]
Download:
Currently the app is on v4 as of this post but the final version which is v5 will be added shortly Google_home_v4.0.apk
For the latest version and/or updates, the official thread
[App] [2.3 +] Android 4.4 Kitkat Launcher for [GB] [ICS] [JB ...
For those of you who don't know, the Nexus 5 along with Android 4.4 Kit Kat have been released. Just days after that, the launcher was leaked but unfortunately it requires you to have an Android version of at least 4.1 and above.
A workaround for this would be to obtain the icons, make them into a flashable zip and then use them with a ICS/Jelly Bean look-a-like launcher. KnightlyNinja from xda-developers forums has already done that.
Just like any other icon pack, this one also simply replaces only the png files for the apps' icons and does not replace the whole app. After trying this out on a TouchWiz launcher, the results weren't that good but if you use a launcher such as Holo Launcher, you might get pleasant results. The icon pack is also offered in two versions. The first one has a few icons replaced, and the second version a bit more, with a little different style.
The icons replaced are not just the dock icons, but the Settings, Camera, My Files, Gallery, Calendar, etc.
Kit Kat Icons v2 - Click here.
Source: xda
A workaround for this would be to obtain the icons, make them into a flashable zip and then use them with a ICS/Jelly Bean look-a-like launcher. KnightlyNinja from xda-developers forums has already done that.
Just like any other icon pack, this one also simply replaces only the png files for the apps' icons and does not replace the whole app. After trying this out on a TouchWiz launcher, the results weren't that good but if you use a launcher such as Holo Launcher, you might get pleasant results. The icon pack is also offered in two versions. The first one has a few icons replaced, and the second version a bit more, with a little different style.
The icons replaced are not just the dock icons, but the Settings, Camera, My Files, Gallery, Calendar, etc.
Screenshots:
Downloads:
Kit Kat Icons v1- Click here.Kit Kat Icons v2 - Click here.
Installation:
- Download the zip file to your sdcard
- Boot into CWM Recovery
- Head into mounts and storage and just make sure that /system is mounted
- Go back, choose to install zip from sdcard
- Select choose zip from sdcard
- Now locate the zip file and choose it
- Choose Yes to confirm when asked
- Reboot
Video instructions and demo:
Source: xda
DC07 is at it again with ANOTHER CyanogenMod 7 based ROM and this time, he brings us Slim CM7.This is a port of another ROM of a Galaxy Mini so there might be some issues so I recommend his other ROM MiniCM
So I decided to emulate the ROM's for our Young too.
Some big plus points or Observations according to me, from these highly-compressed and lite ROM's are =
2. Due to less RAM consumption, phone tends to be more responsive, smooth and faster !
3. Overall performance increases roughly around, 5 times !
4. If you are a benchmark believer, then AnTuTu scores were also slightly higher compared to the original ROM's
5. These lite ROM's along with any script like Adrenaline Engine, can boost your performance slightly higher.
6. These ROM's can be used as a daily driver, thanks to The Jellaxy Team !
7. Slim ROM's have slightly higher battery backup compared to the original ROM's. For me atleast, i.e; with minimal usage the phone lasts around =
Slim CM7 = 1day 13hours <--------- "Not really that great when Hyperion 8 GM Final lasts up to 2 days,
well before it bricked my phone when applying a live wallpaper"-SamDeniably
8. There's nothing great about these ROM's. BUT, their SIZE speaks for them !
Slim CM7 = 52 Mb
9. Going into details, he simply removed useless apps, fonts, ringtones that bloat our device. Anyway you can simply download their duplicates from Play Store. This will save a lot of space in the system, ultimately improving the performance up to some extent
10. He also wished to notify that, in future along with removal of bloatware, there might be significant changes in kernel specifically compiled for these minimal ROM's. He is still learning about Android so no promises, as this is all a pure-hobby, like everyone else's.
11. He had removed bloatware in to the maximum extent possible, but still if you feel there exists such an app which is useless, inform me, he will remove it
12. Finally,he ensured there was no warez used to create these ROM's
13. On a side note he removed all the boot-animations to conserve space. the screen will be blank, so don't worry you did not brick your phone
1.Install Percy's CM#2 Kernel FIRST!
2. Copy downloaded rom to sd-card
3. Wipe data
4. Wipe cache
5. Install zip from sd-card
6. Wait till it flashes
7. Again wipe data
8. Again wipe cache
9. Again wipe dalvik cache
10. Hit reboot and enjoy his rom !
2. Reduced the file system to even lesser sizes.
3. File-manager/gallery pre-included in system
4. Extreme Bare-bones
5. Stable-Rock-Solid
6. Now using ICS themed Zeam Launcher in CM7
7. Apex launcher
8.wp keyboard Removed Due To FC
1. browser
2. FM radio
3. Gapps
4. FileManager
5.LatinIME (Keyboard)
ROM Thread
The Jellaxy Team, especially TheWhisp
All the original ROM developers, whose ROM's i have involved in this project.
krarvind the original creator of Slim Roms
tchaari for the original idea
Team Slim for their logo
Google for Android
Samsung for Mini
You for supporting him
Please contact him, if he forgot you
DOWNLOADS
SLimCM7_totoro
Official Thread
INTRO
SLIM SERIES ROM's for Young are inspired by the famous SLIM-ROM's by tchaari for all the High-end phones like, Nexus, S3 etc.So I decided to emulate the ROM's for our Young too.
Some big plus points or Observations according to me, from these highly-compressed and lite ROM's are =
Plus Points
1. Our phone has very less RAM to run GB in fully optimised manner. So these ROM's slightly fulfil that requirement. As the apps in these ROM's occupy very less RAM of around, 20 to 30 MB only !2. Due to less RAM consumption, phone tends to be more responsive, smooth and faster !
3. Overall performance increases roughly around, 5 times !
4. If you are a benchmark believer, then AnTuTu scores were also slightly higher compared to the original ROM's
5. These lite ROM's along with any script like Adrenaline Engine, can boost your performance slightly higher.
6. These ROM's can be used as a daily driver, thanks to The Jellaxy Team !
7. Slim ROM's have slightly higher battery backup compared to the original ROM's. For me atleast, i.e; with minimal usage the phone lasts around =
Slim CM7 = 1day 13hours <--------- "Not really that great when Hyperion 8 GM Final lasts up to 2 days,
well before it bricked my phone when applying a live wallpaper"-SamDeniably
8. There's nothing great about these ROM's. BUT, their SIZE speaks for them !
Slim CM7 = 52 Mb
9. Going into details, he simply removed useless apps, fonts, ringtones that bloat our device. Anyway you can simply download their duplicates from Play Store. This will save a lot of space in the system, ultimately improving the performance up to some extent
10. He also wished to notify that, in future along with removal of bloatware, there might be significant changes in kernel specifically compiled for these minimal ROM's. He is still learning about Android so no promises, as this is all a pure-hobby, like everyone else's.
11. He had removed bloatware in to the maximum extent possible, but still if you feel there exists such an app which is useless, inform me, he will remove it
12. Finally,he ensured there was no warez used to create these ROM's
13. On a side note he removed all the boot-animations to conserve space. the screen will be blank, so don't worry you did not brick your phone
ScreenShots
INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS
1.Install Percy's CM#2 Kernel FIRST!
2. Copy downloaded rom to sd-card
3. Wipe data
4. Wipe cache
5. Install zip from sd-card
6. Wait till it flashes
7. Again wipe data
8. Again wipe cache
9. Again wipe dalvik cache
10. Hit reboot and enjoy his rom !
CHANGE-LOG
1. Added SimpleSU root permissions, thanx to noop.2. Reduced the file system to even lesser sizes.
3. File-manager/gallery pre-included in system
4. Extreme Bare-bones
5. Stable-Rock-Solid
6. Now using ICS themed Zeam Launcher in CM7
7. Apex launcher
8.
APP'S YOU NEED TO INSTALL Yourself
1. browser
2. FM radio
3. Gapps
4. FileManager
5.LatinIME (Keyboard)
CREDITS
A_U For The Orignal ROMROM Thread
The Jellaxy Team, especially TheWhisp
All the original ROM developers, whose ROM's i have involved in this project.
krarvind the original creator of Slim Roms
tchaari for the original idea
Team Slim for their logo
Google for Android
Samsung for Mini
You for supporting him
Please contact him, if he forgot you
DOWNLOADS
SLimCM7_totoro
