2013-11-10 - Samsung Galaxy Young Fan Blog - Galaxy Y Games, Apps, ROMs, Tips and Tricks

How to odex back your rom on Samsung Galaxy Y

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 <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4944549">MatrixDJ96</a> from xda-developers forums. 
 
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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. 
 
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Basic explanation:</h2>
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 - <a href="https://googledrive.com/host/0B2ftBoBlBHTIWVZITGRMenpQeWM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a> 
 
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Instructions:</h2>
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<li>Download the zip file to your sdcard</li>
<li>Boot into CWM Recovery and flash it</li>
<li>Reboot your phone</li>
<li>Now open up the Terminal Emulator app which should be in your app drawer</li>
<li>Type in su - it will then give you a popup to grant it superuser access, allow it.</li>
<li>Now type in dexo -h which should display a list of commands</li>
<li>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!)</li>
<li>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.</li>
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If you are having issues, you may watch the video guide and demonstration below. 
 
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Video and demo: </h2>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Azb55lJxxdc" width="420"></iframe>

Source: <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360074" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">XDA Developers</a>

How to odex back your rom on Samsung Galaxy Y

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 ...

Nexus 5 Wallpapers for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

You may already be aware that it is more likely for the Galaxy Y to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7rVNFfRd9M" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">not receive the 4.4 Kit Kat update</a> 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: 
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Click on the images to enlarge them. All wallpapers are with original resolution and have not been resized. 
 
Download pack: <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?kgik5128y7p87ce" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a> 
 
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 <a href="http://www.galaxyyarchive.info/2013/11/android-44-kitkat-laucher-for.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">modded launcher</a> or <a href="http://www.galaxyyarchive.info/2013/11/android-4-4-kitkat-icons-for-samsung-galaxy-y-gt-s5360.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">icon pack</a> you will get a great look. Stay tuned for the white statusbar icons!

Nexus 5 Wallpapers for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

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 th...

Android 4.4 KitKat Laucher for GingerBread Devices

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As you all know our Galaxy Y pretty much won't be getting a 4.4 KitKat update. Yes some posts on the web does say that one of the phones receiving this update is "Galaxy Y" . Now it doesn't tell specifically what type of Galaxy Y as there is our Galaxy Y - The GT-S5360 , then there is the GT-S6102, and then the Galaxy Y most likely to receive the update, The Galaxy Y GT-S6310 which has a 1Ghz processor and 768MB of RAM. Now this doesn't necessarily mean we can't have the LOOK of KitKat on our devices so presenting here, is the KitKat Launcher for Android 2.3 and above. 
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Developed by <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=5423799">invinsible_asp</a> 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.</div>
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OFFICIAL CHANGELOG</h2>
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App Update v1.0 </h2>
 
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.</blockquote>
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 App Update v1.5 </h3>
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1] Added Unread counts feature. 2] improved start up and scrolling. 3] Removed unused setting options. 4] Fixed broken wallpaper issue.</blockquote>
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 App Update v2 Change-log. </h3>
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. </blockquote>
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App Update v3 Change-log. </h3>
1] Added Nexus 5 wallpaper as default . 2] App renamed to Google Home . 3] Fixed Icon issue . </blockquote>
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App Update v4 Change-log.</h3>
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!!!! ] </blockquote>
ScreenShots! 
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Download: 
 
Currently  the app is on v4 as of this post but the final version which is v5 will be added shortly  <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2391965&d=1384449925">Google_home_v4.0.apk</a> 
 
For the latest version and/or updates, the official thread 
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Android 4.4 KitKat Laucher for GingerBread Devices

As you all know our Galaxy Y pretty much won't be getting a 4.4 KitKat update. Yes some posts on the web does say that one of t...

Android 4.4 KitKat Icon Pack for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

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. <a class="bigusername" href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4841056">KnightlyNinja</a> 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. 
 
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Screenshots:</h2>
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Downloads:</h2>
Kit Kat Icons v1- <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2385451&d=1384170536" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a> 
Kit Kat Icons v2 - <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2387043&d=1384226485" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a> 
 
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Installation:</h2>
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<li>Download the zip file to your sdcard</li>
<li>Boot into CWM Recovery</li>
<li>Head into mounts and storage and just make sure that /system is mounted</li>
<li>Go back, choose to install zip from sdcard</li>
<li>Select choose zip from sdcard</li>
<li>Now locate the zip file and choose it</li>
<li>Choose Yes to confirm when asked</li>
<li>Reboot</li>
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Video instructions and demo:</h2>
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Source: <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2522179" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">xda</a>

Android 4.4 KitKat Icon Pack for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

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 l...