Xposed Framework on Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

A while ago, Xposed Framework was back ported to Gingerbread and since the Galaxy Y is running GB and sadly always will be, it's on the list of supported devices.

Image credits: http://www.elandroidelibre.com/

For those of you who are not aware of what this Xposed Framework represents, in a few words it basically allows you to modify your system without the need of decompiling the apk files and then pushing them to your system. It saves tons of time for modifications to the UI such as changing text color, background, images and whatnot whether your rom is deodexed or odexed. Sadly, those exact advantages are missing for the Galaxy Y as for now there is no such module available.

I decided to give it a shot and guess what, it installs without any problems! Huge thanks to xda member liudongmiao for porting this to Gingerbread and of course even bigger thanks to xda member rovo89 for making all of this possible.

As I mentioned above, there are no modules available for now that help modify Gingerbread TouchWiz roms such as the the module called Wanam Xposed which is made for users to modify their Jelly Bean based TouchWiz roms.

We do still get some goodies such as the Play Store fixer, the XPrivacy and App Settings. All of which I go into detail about in the video you will find in this post.

Downloads:

Xposed Installer: Click here.
Play Store fixer (module): Click here.
XPrivacy (module): Click here.
App Settings (module): Click here.

I would say the most useful module for now is the App Settings one because it gives you the ability to change an app's DPI, force a screen orientation, force it to not be fullscreen or force it to be fullscreen, etc.

If you have no idea how to install and setup all of this to work, you may watch this video below:

These are the only known working modules for now, if you happen to stumble upon some neat ones that work in the future, don't hestitate to leave a comment!

Source: xda-developers

[ROM]MiniCM (CyanogenMod7) for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-5360

Greetings GYA users. In this post, I will show you about the MiniCM Rom developed by DC07 of xda developers. It seems that they might have built it from scratch too such as the Dialer, Launcher and MusicPlayer(from looking at the screenshots) This ROM does not seem to be a simple port but rather a custom-built rom instead.

Enough of this brief introduction and into the details :

"MiniCM7 is custom-built rom based on CyanogenMod 7, running Android Gingerbread.
Project Source code, bug trackers and official changelog can be found HERE
All thanks to Mini CM Team"

FEATURES
-Built for LDPI (Optimized Source)-MiniCM Update notifications via c2dm (CM Settings -> System -> Update notifications)- App2sd / Dalvik2sd compatible with 2.1 app2sd (storing to ext2/3/4 pre-existing partition is detected and mounted as such)-Gingerbread's native App2sd (storing to fat)-Modular Overclocking handled CM Settings menu (by default none is active)-Extra CM Performance Settings menu for SD Read Cache Speed-Extra CM Settings display menu for Ultra brightness-Smooth 2D scrolling in menus-Native Wifi Hotspot-Native USB tethering-Flashlight toggle from lockscreen-Most of the core components are built from sources

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HIS PERSONAL CHANGELOG :

Initial build
Latest sources
Based on precy_g2's config
Everything working
Deleted some useless stuff
Rom is super slim 70mb
Some init.d and systen.prop tweaks

Steps To Install 

Download and push the latest MiniCM7 ROM to SD Card
Reboot to Recovery Mode
Select Wipe data and cache
Select install zip from sd card
Select choose zip from sd card
Select the new MiniCM7 ROM
Select Yes - Install update
Wait until the Installation is finish
Select Wipe data and cache
Select Wipe cache partition
Select reboot system now

DOWNLOADS

MiniCM7-20131026-UNOFFICIAL-totoro

And incase you wanted google apps installed 
GB Gapps

BUGS

-Unfortunately, I haven't tested the ROM yet since both my PS Vita and Galaxy Y are having problems and I'm trying to figure it out first but people have been saying they cannot connect to their internet (did not state whether it was Wi-Fi or 3G), Radio Force-Closing and 3G not working

EDIT: I've tested the ROM WITH Percy's CM#2 Kernel and everything works fine. No force-closing, nothing and all that is a problem is that "Media scanner" doesn't seem to show as a notification but it does read my Micro-SD Card's content and the Rotation animation flashes as a "Green Screen" when it does but it's disabled by default. That's pretty much it, nothing goes wrong if you follow the instructions PRECISELY

Official thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2498913

Phone Bricked?
Flash Stock ROM
http://www.galaxyyarchive.info/2012/08/flashing-stock-rom-with-odin.html

You also may need to flash [Kernel][DEV]Percy @GNU #10 & Percy @CM #2[ UPDATE:- 20 - 05 - 13] - xda-developers but it may not be necessary. So this is my first post on GalaxyYArchive and I'm sorry for any mistakes that I may have made.

[ROM] Hyperion 8 Golden Master Final for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

The Hyperion ROM series for the Galaxy Y are well known for their fast performance, smoothness and professionally made features and custom menus developed by xda member CarlDeanCatabay and a few other people who also contributed.

Unfortunately for the fans, this seems to be the last and final build of the Hyperion 8 Golden Master but ther appears to be an incoming update to the rom soon, so stay tuned.

P.S. For those of you who might be wondering where the AOSP lockscreens are, or whether there is an extended power menu or not. The answer is, they are not included simply because the developer(s) find them useless to have on the rom.

Features:

• Rooted
• BusyBox
• Deodexed
• Zipaligned
• init.d support
• Quick Panel toggles
• Statusbar brightness slider
• Swipe to remove notifications
• EDT Tweaks
• Owner profile
• Mega Bass Beats Audio mod
• Bravia Engine
• SoundAlive mod
• XLoud loudness equalization
• Beats Audio
• and many more

ROM Screenshots:

Downloads:

Hyperion 8 ROM - Click here.
RIL Fix - Click here.

Installation:

1. Download the two zip files to your sdcard
2. Boot into CWM Recovery
3. Go to mounts and storage - make sure everything is mounted
4. Go back, head into advanced and wipe dalvik cache, then wipe battery stats (optional)
5. Go back, wipe data/cache
6. Choose to install zip from sdcard
7. Locate the Hyperion 8 zip file and choose it, choose Yes to confirm
8. Once the rom is installed, again choose zip from sdcard and this time flash the RIL Fix zip file
9. Once flashed, go back and choose reboot system now

Installation & Quick Preview:

Source: Hyperion 8 official xda thread

S4 Launcher + Weather + Fonts + Widget for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

Here is yet another Galaxy S4 look-a-like launcher for the Samsung Galaxy Y. This one is currently being modified by TheRoHit18 from xda-developers forums. On top of that, in this post I will provide you a S4 Weather look-a-like (based off Ya Weather) that is again modded by TheRohit18 with a transparent background and a flashable S4 fonts zip file.

This one seems awfully similar to SaM-RoN's S4 launcher release that was exported from a chinese device, but to have it available in a seperate post, there must be some changes applied that make it look different than SaM-RoN's.

The previous version of this launcher had an issue where the user would install it and then get a black screen when trying to launch it. This issue is claimed to be fixed in this version 4.

V4 changelog:

• Removed some useless animations and some stuff
• Now you can enjoy full size widgets
• Some improvement in launcher's font
• Some layout improvements
• Now v4 looks more like the original s4 launcher

Features:

• S4 icons
• S4 wallpapes
• S4 app drawer
• S4 Page indicators
• Shake to Change Wallpaper feature
• Original tw5 ldpi like resized icons

Downloads:

S4 Launcher - Click here.
S4 Fonts - Click here.
Transparent S4 Weather - Click here.
Google Search widget - Click here.

Installation:

1. Download all the files to your sdcard
2. Boot into CWM Recovery
3. Go to mounts and storage - make sure everything is monted just to be safe
4. Flash the S4 Launcher zip file, flash the s4 fonts zip file (optional)
5. Reboot your phone
6. Install the S4 Weather apk
7. Install the Google Search widget apk
8. Enjoy

Installation & Review:

Source: xda-developers

GalaxyYArchive - 200 Video Uploads Celebration + Giveaway (Ends 24th October)

I am glad to announce that the YouTube channel has just hit the 200 uploads milestone, all of which are helpful tutorials and miscellaneous reviews about root apps, normal apps, tweaks, custom roms, kernels, and some games.

All of this could not have been possible without your support, comments and feedback about the website. It's been really fun through this 1 year and 7 months as this was not just a dull archive website, but a place where we could share feedback to each other and maybe even learn a few things or two.

It would be really selfish if not a single gift was given out for this achievement. Unfortunately, for some people who have wanted the gift to be a device, that wouldn't be possible due to financial reasons. Plus, this website is based off a single Samsung Galaxy model and it would kind of be pointless to give out another device, so giving out some accessories would be better as they will be specially for your Galaxy Y.

Those who want to check out the giveaway, you may watch this video:

If you've ever wanted a neat free protective cover, screen protector or another battery, you may give it a shot and leave a comment, it's really simple.

Reminder about requirements:

1. Be subscribed to the GYA channel
2. Be subscribed to this channel if you haven't (REQUIRED): http://youtube.com/mitkoreviews - Click here to subscribe.
3. Leave just ONE comment with what you would like to win out of the 3 accessories.
4. The 3 winners will be announced 24th October on the blog, video channel and facebook page

Winners will be chosen randomly through http://random.org on October 24 and will be announced during the random.org video session, here on the blog and the Facebook page.

Comments that do not include the item's name that you picked, or about commenting my looks (which some seem to have already did and those "judges" will remain blocked from commenting) will not be counted as qualifications.

Good luck!