Plasma Tweak for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

Hey guys! So this post is for all those who find their GT-S5360 slow. This script will drastically speed up your Galaxy Y. The best part is that this script is compatible with all the stock and custom roms but you have to make sure that your rom has init.d support.

 

 

Requirements:-
1) A rooted Galaxy Y with stock or custom rom with init.d support
2) A root browsing tool of your choice
3) Plasma Script from here

 

 

Installation instruction:-
1) Download the script and move it to the root of sd card
2) Using your Root browsing tool move the script file to /system/etc/init.d/
3) Change the permission of the script to rw-r-r (touch and hold on the script file for 3 seconds and then select permissions)
4) Reboot the device and feel the speed of the plasma script

 

So I have been and will be out of the blogging world for a month because I am preparing for my examinations but I will be back with new content on Galaxy Y in the first week of October.. Till then Bye!

Posted by Manik Chhabra

Kitkat Easter Egg for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

Hey guys! So this mod is for all those who like Kitkat 4.4. Presenting kitkat Easter egg for any ROM on Galaxy Y. This mod will install the kitkat Easter egg on your Galaxy Y which can be seen by tapping on the Android version option in the settings.

Requirements:-

1. Kitkat Easter Egg App for LDPI from here
2. Java Development kit from here
3. Dex2Jar convertor from here
4. A root browsing tool of your choice
5. Framework.jar of your rom
6. Platlogoactivity.class from here

I have tried my best to make the installation easy so I hope nobody has problems installing the mod.

Installation Instruction:-

1. Using your root browsing tool copy the framework.jar of your rom from the /system/framework folder and paste it in the root of your sd card
2. Connect your device using usb and transfer the framework.jar to your computer.
3. Extract the framework.jar using Winrar or 7zip (classes.dex is the extracted file)
4. Now extract dex2jar-0.0.9.15.zip
5. Rename the folder to 123 and move it to the root of your C: drive
6. Now move the classes.dex to the 123 folder in the root of C: drive
7. Open the setclasspath.bat in the 123 folder. It would just flash for a second and would close then so dont go on trying to open it a 100 times 
8. In the 123 folder, hold the shift key and press the left click button.
9. You will find an option called "Open command prompt window here" select it
10. A command prompt window will open with the text C:123
11. In the command prompt window type the code "C:123>d2j-dex2jar.bat classes.dex"
12. It would take some time and then you will see a folder called classes-dex2jar
13. Open it and replace the platlogoactivity.class with the downloaded one in the folder com/android/internal/app
14. After you have replaced it you now have to compile this folder back to the dex file
15. Now open Command Prompt again using the same way above and type the code"C:123>path and type the path of your Java Development Kit. It would most probably be in the Java folder in the program files... For me its is C:123> path C:Program files/Java/jdk.5.0_77/bin
16. Press the enter key and type the code "C:123> jar cf "classes.jar" android com javax
17. Wait till the jar file is made
18. After the jar file is made type the code "C:123>d2j-jar2dex.bat classes.jar"
19. Now a file named classes-jar2dex.dex will be made. Rename it to classes.dex
20. Open command prompt and then type the code "C:123> path (path of your java development kit as written above)
21. Press the enter key and type the code "C:123> jar cf "framework.jar" classes.dex"
22. Now transfer the kitkat easter egg app and the framework.jar to the root of your sd card
23. Install kitkat easter egg app in your galaxy y
24. Using your root browser replace the framework.jar in the /system/framework with the new one and change the permission to rw-r-r
25. Reboot your device
26. Go to settings>about phone>tap continuously on the android version

And here are some screenshots of the mod:-

Posted by Manik Chhabra

Update for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360 users with Cyanogenmod 11 KitKat

Hey guys! As most of you know that Cyanogenmod 11 KitKat was released for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360 a month ago with many bugs. But now Cyanogenmod 11 for our Galaxy Y is getting stable than ever. All the bugs have been fixed in the ROM except video recording, h/w decoders and some lags. So this post is for all those who are installing the ROM after version 20140723. All the people who had flashed the ROM after the version 20140723 would have the got the "Installation Aborted" error. This is because all the Cyanogenmod 11 releases after this version are switched over to the MTD flash drivers. So in order to flash these ROM's you would require CWM Recovery v6.0.53.

Requirements:-

1. A rooted Galaxy Y GT-S5360 with stock rom
2. CWM Recovery.zip from here
3. CWM Recovery v6.0.53.zip from here

Installation Instructions:-

1. Turn off your Galaxy Y and boot in recovery mode by pressing the three button combination (volume up+home button+power button)
2. Using the volume up/down keys select apply update from SD Card
3. Now select CWM Recovery.zip
4. Now you would be in CWM Recovery v5.0.28
5. Go to mounts and storage and mount all partitions
6. Select install zip from sd card>choose zip from sd card>CWM Recovery v6.0.53.zip
7. Wait for the installation to complete
8. Now go to advanced and then select reboot recovery
9. Now you device will reboot in CWM Recovery v6.0.53
10. This is the most important step. Go to mounts and storage and then select format system. This will change your system to MTD.
11. Now press the back button and select wipe data and then wipe cache partitions
12. Now follow all steps from here

I would always add my phone number on my posts so that anybody who had problems can contact me but I had to remove it from all my posts because of some prank callers.

Posted by Manik Chhabra

Aroma Zip maker for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360[Very Easy]

Hey guys! So most of you would be familiar with the aroma installer and some of you would love to have it in your update/theme/custom ROM or any other flashable zip file. Today I am going to show you all how to add aroma installer to your zip file.

Requirements:

1. A Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360
2. A PC with Winrar or 7zip
3. Aroma zip maker from here 
4. META-INF of your flashable zip

Installation Instructions:

1. Extract the contents of the aroma zip maker.zip
2. Now place the META-INF of your zip file in the extracted folder
3. Open aroma zip maker.exe and a command prompt window will open
4. It will show an animation. Wait till it completes
5. Now it would say press any key so press any key of your choice
6. After that you will see a 3 options.
7. Press 1 and then press the enter key
8. It will take 1 or 2 seconds to complete
9. Now open the aroma zip maker folder and you will see 2 folders there. The name of one folder would be META-INF and the other would be Original META-INF
10. Copy the META-INF and paste it in your flashable zip file. The Original META-INF is your original folder without the aroma installer so in case you want to remove the aroma installer rename the Original META-INF to META-INF and paste in the flashable zip file
11. Now flash your zip file in clockworkmod recovery and see the new aroma installer!
12. If you want to make another aroma zip delete the aroma zip maker folder and extract the contents of aroma zip maker.zip again

Posted by Manik Chhabra

GetuX Touch Recovery for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

Those of you who are aware of custom recoveries may already know about the CWM (ClockworkMod) recovery and its advanced options (something that the stock recovery does not offer). If you are constantly flashing roms and themes on your Galaxy Y you've probably gotten irritated at times with the constant use of the hardware keys to navigate through options to perform your tasks such as wiping data, creating/restoring a nandroid backup and so on.

This is where the GetuX Touch Recovery comes for help, based off CWM v5.0.2.8 and built by xda member cleverior.ipul. With this particular recovery, you can actually use your touchscreen to navigate through the options instead of pressing the hardware keys. Plus, it offers a very simple UI.

Download Getux Touch Recovery - Click here.

Installation:

1. Download the zip file to your sdcard
2. Boot into Recovery mode by holding Volume up + Home + Power buttons
3. Flash the zip file
4. Choose GetuX_Touch_Recovery_v1B_[TOTORO].zip
5. You should now be on the GetuX Touch Recovery. Enjoy.

Also please do keep in mind that this is a temporary recovery meaning that in order to use it, you will always have to flash it through your old recovery first, so don't delete the zip file from your sdcard.

Source: xda

Increasing the internal memory of Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360 (not Link2sd)[Updated with Screenshot]

Hey guys! As we all know that the internal memory of galaxy y (190mb) is so less that you cannot install many apps on the device. So today I will tell you all how to increase the internal memory of galaxy y. This script is know as Amurallz Script and is working only on two kernels :- Hell's Fusion #50 and Percy cm#2(I have tested percy cm#2 kernel so i would recommend this). Many roms are compatible with this script but some are not so I would recommend that you make a nandroid backup before installing this script. I have tested that the script is working on evolution x4, cyanocream v4 and repencies rom. You are free to test this in your custom rom or you can ask me to do it in the comments and I will reply as soon as i test it.

Requirements:

1. A rooted Samsung Galaxy Y with Busybox installed
2. Minimum 8gb sd card
3. A backup of your sd card in your pc as when you partition the sd card, it will be formatted
4. CWM Recovery from here
5. ext-s.zip from here
6. Hell's Fusion #50.zip from here or Percy cm#2.zip from here

Instructions:

1. Turn off your device and wait till it vibrates.
2. Boot into recovery mode by pressing the three button combination (volume up+home+power button)
3. Now use the volume up/down keys to move up or down and select apply update from sd card
4. Choose the kernel of your choice Hell's Fusion #50.zip or Percy cm#2.zip (recommended)
5. Wait till the installation completes.
6. Now go to advanced and select reboot recovery.
7. It will reboot again and this time it will boot directly in ClockWorkMod recovery.
8. Go to advanced > Partition sd card and select partition size as 512mb,1024mb or 2048mb only with swap size 0mb
9. Wait till the partition is made.
10. After the partition is complete paste the ext-s.zip into the root of your sd card.
11. Now go to install zip from sd card>choose zip from sd card>ext-s.zip
12. Reboot device
13. After the device boots you can see an app called EXT Manager in the app drawer.
14. Open it and select remove all methode ( it will ask for root permissions allow it)
15. Wait for 10 seconds and your device will reboot automatically
16. After the device reboots open the EXT manager again and this time select "Install Amarullz"
17. Again wait for 10 seconds and the device will reboot automatically
18. Now open titanium backup or the task manager and check your internal memory there.

If your device has IMEI problem after installing this script, download the zip from here and flash it in CWM.

Posted by Manik Chhabra

CWM Recovery v5.0.2.8 for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

It's time to ditch the old CWM v4 that you have been using for years on your Galaxy Y and move on to version 5!

The devs at BroadcomCM have built this 100% working temporary CWM v5 recovery for the Samsung Galaxy Y. From a first look, you're probably gonna say "this is basically the same old recovery with different text color". The transformation from orange text to blue is not the only change.

Features:

• Colors are finally fixedCWM recovery updated to 5.0.2.8 (last final sources of CWM 5)
• Added BroadcomCM credits on recovery
• Ensure system and data to be ALWAYS mounted when you install a zip
• Don't need to mount more, as it is automaticly made (unmount too)
• Backup and restore working (EXT4 and RFS)
• All wipes that you can perform work on EXT4 and RFS too.
• LDPI letters for small screen devices
• Modded source of CWM to use power button as home button --> select item

Download CWM v5.0.2.8 - Click here.

Installation:

1. Download the zip file to your sdcard
2. Boot into recovery mode
3. Flash the zip file
4. You should now be in the new CWM Recovery

Please note that this is still a temporary recovery which you need to flash everytime just like how you used to do it with the old one.

Source: xda

SGY Toolkit for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

You may have noticed how on some custom roms you get this AROMA installer interface in which you are able to use your touchscreen and install the rom "professionally" by choosing whether you want to install the rom only, or with its included kernel.

A person named hnkotnis from xda-developers forums has taken this AROMA installer in use for another helpful purpose and that is a toolbox.

This toolbox is filled with neat features that allow you to root/unroot your Galaxy Y, backup and restore your kernel at any time, install bravia engine, reset pattern lock, pin or password and many more.

Features:

Rooting/Unrooting:

• Root your phone with basic root package. Superuser by ChainsDD, sqlite3, basic busybox, su binary.
• Unroot your phone and remove all traces of root, busybox, su binary, etc.

Kernel Tools:

• Backup your current kernel and save it as boot.img in root of the SD Card.
• Restore kernel from boot.img stored in root of SD Card.
• Odinize boot.img (You can flash output file odinized-boot.tar directly from Odin, use PDA and select file)

SwitchSu:

• Remove all traces of SuperSU by Chainfire and Install Superuser by ChainsDD.
• Remove all traces of Superuser by ChainsDD and install SuperSU by Chainfire.
• Choose Root app and install, reboot open new app, then uninstall old app like normal app.
• Old app is converted to user app, so no need to use system app uninstall and things.

Adblocking Tools: 

• Install mother of ad blocking host file by BSDgeek_Jake.
• Install AdAway v4.7 Adblocking application.
• Remove all modifications of host file & install stock host file.

Miscellaneous Tools:

• Pattern Lock Reset (After you use this, enter any wrong pattern to unlock)(PIN, Password may be removed).
• Bravia Engine 3 thanks to androite@XDA
• Kitkat Style Statubar created by hnkotnis. (REQUIRES STOCK/STOCK BASED DEODEXED ROM).
• Beats Audio Engine thanks to Nitzz@XDA
• Adobe Flash Player for all ROMs.
• Install bootanimation. Put bootanimation.zip in root of SD Card and use this option.

Download - v1.8

Installation:

1. Download the zip file to your sdcard
2. Boot into Recovery mode and flash it
3. Now follow the on-screen instructions on what you want to use this toolbox for
4. If you are going to be installing Bravia Engine 3, Kitkat Style Statusbar, Beats Audio or Adobe Flash Installer, you must tick the box that says fix permissions. It asks you for that before you confirm to install any of the things mentioned above.

Video installation & Quick review: 

Source: xda

S4 Lockscreen for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

Here is a Galaxy S4 lockscreen look-a-like shared as a new years gift by Rhievaldo from xda-developers forums.

This is basically an app that would replace your default lockscreen with itself, which has the Galaxy S4 style. It was originally made for Galaxy Ace but it should be working on the Galaxy Y aswell. Should also have no problems running on other gingerbread devices and above so yes, Galaxy Pocket, Galaxy Mini and others are included.

Also according to a screenshot, notifications for missed calls and received messages also seem supported.

Download - Click here.

Instructions:

1. Download the apk file to your sdcard
2. Install it like any normal app
3. Run the app and enable it from it's settings
4. Lock your screen, then unlock for results

Source: xda-developers forums

Android 4.4 Kit Kat Theme for Samsung Galaxy Y GT-S5360

So we're all aware of the fact that we won't be seeing official Android 4.4 Kit Kat on the Galaxy Y but there will always be workarounds to enjoy the Kit Kat taste.

Unfortunately, this is just a theme and will definitely not bring the full Kit Kat experience such as RAM optimization, ART, and everything else new, but you will still have the design. This theme was made by recognized themer san122 from xda-developers forums.

Files modified:

• Framework-res.apk
• SystemUi.apk
• Phone.apk
• DialerTabActivity.apk
• Twframework-res.apk
• Settings.apk
• Android.policy.jar

Screenshots:

Download:

Kit Kat Theme for Galaxy Y

Installation:

Note: It is advisable that you make a nandroid backup of your current rom just incase.

1. Download the zip file to your sdcard
2. Power off your phone
3. Boot into CWM Recovery
4. Flash the zip file
5. Reboot

Source: xda-developers forums

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 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.

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:

1. Download the zip file to your sdcard
2. Boot into CWM Recovery and flash it
3. Reboot your phone
4. Now open up the Terminal Emulator app which should be in your app drawer
5. Type in su - it will then give you a popup to grant it superuser access, allow it.
6. Now type in dexo -h which should display a list of commands
7. 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!)
8. 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.

If you are having issues, you may watch the video guide and demonstration below.

Video and demo:

Source: XDA Developers

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 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!

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. 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:

1. Download the zip file to your sdcard
2. Boot into CWM Recovery
3. Head into mounts and storage and just make sure that /system is mounted
4. Go back, choose to install zip from sdcard
5. Select choose zip from sdcard
6. Now locate the zip file and choose it
7. Choose Yes to confirm when asked
8. Reboot

Video instructions and demo:

Source: xda

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

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