[ROM] HTC Droid Incredible 2 (vivow) MIUI.us Presents MIUI Latest Pure English [AOSP] - Verizon Droid Incredible 2

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Presents the Official
MIUI Latest​
This is a community support ROM only!
The developers do not provide much support for this ROM on these forums
Support is mostly provided on forums.MIUI.us
New release comes every Friday.​
If you haven't heard about this ROM yet then check out the videos in the 2nd post to see it in action!
This is an excellent ROM if for no other reason than it introduces the first non-CyanogenMod/carrier/manufacturer framework overhaul of Android 2.3.5 and boy what an overhaul.​
Changes from base ROM
Removed: MIUI App Sharing | MIUI OTA Updater | MIUI Bootscreen | SIM Toolkit
Added: Custom Bootscreen | English Translations | Google Maps | Google Voice Search | MIUI.us Forum app
If you want ADW.Launcher or LauncherPro install them from Market.​Proceed To Download
Download 1.8.26
Change Log:
Weekly Changelog:
Click here for changelog done via StiffSpliff

MIUI for Beginners​
Source: http://en.miui.com/a-10.html
Already flashed MIUI ROM? OK, pick up your phone now, let’s start our happy journey of MIUI ROM.
The first step: selecting apps
Various apps will greatly enrich your cell phone, so firstly let’s select the apps to your taste. Use the Android Market and download what you would like. If you are using a backup app and restoring apps from a previous ROM, only restore the apps and not the data. Otherwise that will create a lot of force close issues.
Tip: How to copy files from the computer to the phone? First connect your phone to your computer via data cable, pull down the notification panel from the top of the phone, click “USB connected”, and then click "Turn on USB storage”.
After copying, do not forget to select the option of “Turn off USB storage”, otherwise "File Manager” in the phone will not be able to find the sd card, as it is being occupied by the computer.
Now I have a lot of apps, how to put them in order?
All apps successfully installed are listed on the desktop, however, they may not be in the order you want, how to put them in order?
Long press an app icon and then you may move it freely. When it is moved to the screen border, the screen will automatically switch to the next screen.
How to add a screen? Use two fingers to pinch on the desktop to enter screen thumbnail mode. Then you may add or delete screens.
How to delete an app? Long press the app icon you want to delete, drag it on top of the trash box and click OK to delete it.
The second step: let's make your phone different.
A phone without style is nothing remarkable, so let’s make your phone different!
Changing wallpaper: Click Menu button on the desktop, select “Change Wallpaper” to replace the wallpaper. In addition to the existing wallpaper in the phone, thousands of pieces of wallpaper are also available online.
Changing theme: Themes make great changes to your interface style. Click “Theme Manager” on the desktop to select the theme you like. Also, more online themes are available online.
Selecting ringtones and more: click “Settings” on the desktop to set call and notification ringtones. In “Personalization” under “Personal” tab, you may find more options.
The third step: it’s time for some advanced techniques!
Well, you are no longer a beginner now, so let’s learn some advanced techniques.
Adding widgets on the desktop: press the Menu button on the desktop, select "Edit Mode", and then click the icon on the upper right corner to access the interface of “Add Widgets”. Choose your favorite widget on the top, and then drag it to the screen below.
Using folders to manage desktop apps: in the interface of “Add Widgets”, drag [Folder] to the desktop. You may drag multiple apps into folders to classify them. After opening the folder, you may click the edit icon in the upper left corner to rename the folder.
Using toggles panel to improve efficiency: drag the notification panel down from the top, click "Toggles" to go to the toggles panel (It goes to the toggles panel in default of notice.) On the panel are listed the most commonly used toggles, you may click to quickly enable or disable a toggle. Long press on the icon will launch the settings for that icon.
Guest mode: enable the “Guest Mode” toggle in the panel, and your calls and text messages logs will be hidden, and all installed applications cannot be removed. You may have a try when you need to show your phone to guests or children.
Importing contacts or binding accounts: you may use some apps to import a batch of contacts, or bind Google account directly in "Settings"> "Personal"> "Accounts & Sync Settings" to sync contacts at any time.
How to print screens? Press "Menu" key and "Volume Down" key at the same time to print a screen. The printed image is saved in the directory of MIUI in the SD card.
How to copy files from the computer without using the data cable? In case of a Wi-Fi connection, enter “File Manager” on the desktop, select the tab of "Remote Administration" to start the service, and then you will get an address. Enter the given address on the computer, then you may copy files without using a data cable!

Core Features​
MIUI HOME
Two-layer shortcuts and program icons are integrated into one-layer desktop.
Long press on an icon to enter edit mode, open Widgets and drag it to the target screen.
Drag the app you want to uninstall to the top of the trash box to delete it.
Eight kinds of flipping screens effects are available with gorgeous animations.
T9 dialer
T9 dialer is applied for smart dialing. It supports searching by contact name and phone number, and the results are listed according to contact frequency.
The default setting is to forbid any third-party app to monitor users’ calls.
Currently, there are 230301 attribution logs. The attribution data will be updated continuously, codes of foreign countries are supported as well.
SMS
Compared with native Android system, 7 major optimizations on SMS are made:
Adding contacts in short messages;
Adding names in group sending messages and automatically adding the names to Contacts;
Easier taking of numbers, urls and email addresses from short messages;
Optimization on mobile newspaper reading;
Collection of important messages;
Recommended messages for holidays;
Quick reply and view window.
Contacts
Quick location of contacts;
Faster to add new contacts;
Contacts group management supported;
Contacts' large images supported.
Themes
The third edition UI loading engine makes it faster and easier to change themes;
Partial theme customs are more flexible and comprehensive. Rich online wallpapers, ringtones, fonts and so on are available.
Camera
Faster loading speed enables you to take photos immediately.
More professional modes such as continuous shooting, timing and special effects supported.
Gallery
Faster picture browsing speed than that of native Android system;
Brand new view mode supports to view the pictures by folder path.
Music
Simultaneous enjoying and downloading massive online music. Music chart live playing and bulk downloads supported;
Automatic connection of lyrics and album covers. ID3 information editing supported;
Changing songs by swinging the phone and sleep mode supported.
Notifications
After pulling Notifications and Toggles panel down, changing panels by sliding the screen supported.
MIUI apps
File Manager, Traffic Monitor, Backup, Notes, and Torch.
Tips & Tricks​
Long Press:Long press on the icon in Toggles will launch the settings for that icon.
Screen Shot:Press "Menu" key and "Volume Down" key at the same time to print a screen. The printed image is saved in the directory of MIUI in the sd card.
Hold HomePress Home key at the first screen, you may preview screen thumbnails and add or move screens.
Delete Message or Call Log : Slide from left to right to quickly delete a message or a call log.
Edit Mode : You may hold down an icon by one hand to enter Edit Mode, and then use the other hand to slide the screen to move the icon to the target screen.
Call Activated : Your phone will vibrate when a call gets through.
Activate Music from Lockscreen : Double tap the time zone to launch the Music Player when the screen is locked.
Quick SMS/Phone Launch : In the lockscreen, hold down the icon of Call or SMS, and you can enter the responding program.
Quick Launch Torch : Hold down Home key to quickly enable the torch when the screen is locked.
Quick Launch Contact Options : Click the contact image in Calls, SMS and Contacts, shortcut menus will pop up.
Long Press Search : Long press on Search button will launch search via voice recognition.
Recovery Reboot : Click menu in “System Update” to reboot and enter recovery.
% for Battery : The battery will display the percentage of left battery capacity by Settings>System>Battery>Notification Indicator Style>Percentage.
Running Apps List : Long press on the Home button can go to “Program Manager”. Click the “Clear up” button at the bottom left to clear the extra processes in memory. And the system will inform you of the released memory and current available memory.
Note: System processes will not be cleared so as to ensure the normal running of the system.
IP Calling : . How to set IP dialing?
MIUI ROM can add an IP prefix for the called number in a strange land. You may set it in Settings>Common>Calls.
You may also long press the contact item before dialing, and choose “Make IP calls” in the pop-up menu.
Reject Call : When you are not available to answer the phone, you may slide up the panel to reject the call and to send a message to the caller at the same time.
Custom Ringtones : . How to set custom ringtones?
Put media files into the Media/Audio/ringtones directory in the SD card, (If there is none of this directory, please create one manually) and then select in Sounds in Settings.
Note: there are three directories under Audio, corresponding to the following tones:
notifications--notification ringtones
ringtones--incoming call ringtones
alarms--alarming ringtones
Supported formats: MP3, WMA, WAV, Midi, etc.
Important SMS : As for those important messages you want to add to your favorites, you may long press the message in the pop-up menu and select "Favorites". You may switch to "Favorites" tab in the main SMS interface to view collected messages.
Quick Delete SMS : How to quickly delete items?
You may slide from left to right on the item and click on the red "Delete" button when it appears.
Tether : How can I share my network to the PC or other terminals?
Firmware of Android 2.2 and above support the sharing of mobile phones to other Internet terminal in the following method:
Go to "Settings" -> "System" -> "Share mobile network", you may choose to share the Internet connection by USB tethering or setting up portable Wi-Fi hotspot. [/QUOTE]

looks rather interesting. i'm currently using the 'Incredibly Debloated' ROM but will to give this one a try. my internet sucks though so it may take a bit to download yours.

Hello all,
Some of you may remember me from the early days of MIUI on the HTC Incredible. I'm back with a brand new port for the HTC Incredible 2.
In addition to downloading the rom from your browser, it's also available in ROM Manager. If you are a ROM Manager premium user you will get OTA updates as well.
The following people are responsible for helping to get this port working:
attn1 - For bringing us CM7 for the vivow
cyanogenmod - For making CM and giving us libs/kernels/configs/etc to kang
koush - For clockworkmod and ROM Manager
alpharevx - For busting the seams of this device wide open
stiffspliff, cayniarb, jamezelle, warttack and all the other MIUI.us developers for their support
And of course, all our users! Without you.. there is nothing to see here

is this compatible with the 1.8ghtz OC kernal?

knipp21 said:
is this compatible with the 1.8ghtz OC kernal?
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I haven't tried it. I don't see why it wouldn't be.
I personally don't overclock any of my devices and because of this I can't test any OC kernels.

voxigenboy said:
looks rather interesting. i'm currently using the 'Incredibly Debloated' ROM but will to give this one a try. my internet sucks though so it may take a bit to download yours.
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It's in ROM Manager if that makes it any easier?

ok i just installed it. and it installed just fine.
now i am constantly getting alerts "The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly." it also keeps doing it for android.process.media
i can't do anything without having to constantly click 'force close'

voxigenboy said:
ok i just installed it. and it installed just fine.
now i am constantly getting alerts "The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly." it also keeps doing it for android.process.media
i can't do anything without having to constantly click 'force close'
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Did you wipe first
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voxigenboy said:
ok i just installed it. and it installed just fine.
now i am constantly getting alerts "The process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly." it also keeps doing it for android.process.media
i can't do anything without having to constantly click 'force close'
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Sounds like you didn't wipe cache or data. This ROM requires a full wipe (especially since its the first release on this device).
Sent from my Incredible 2 using XDA App

n_i_x said:
Sounds like you didn't wipe cache or data. This ROM requires a full wipe (especially since its the first release on this device).
Sent from my Incredible 2 using XDA App
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I have the miui beta that was ported. Can I use its backup app to back everything up and restore it in this one?
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knipp21 said:
I have the miui beta that was ported. Can I use its backup app to back everything up and restore it in this one?
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I don't know how they ported that particular rom. It should work.. but if things start fc'ing I'd wipe and selectively restore. I'd particularly stay away from restoring launcher. If you use the MIUI backup app you should be OK.
Sent from my Incredible 2 using XDA App

Using the miui backup app everything works perfectly
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knipp21 said:
Using the miui backup app everything works perfectly
Sent from my Incredible 2 using XDA Premium App
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Good to hear! I figured as much, but with ports you never know what might happen.
Sent from my Incredible 2 using XDA App

Only issue is that music freezes up the phone at random times when I switch songs
Only happens in miui music
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By far one of my favorite ROMs when I had my Dinc. Glad to see you back Nix!

the only problem im having is getting my contacts back

x Eacott said:
the only problem im having is getting my contacts back
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My contacts came back fine. At least all the ones that I had synced with Google. Only issue I am having is that some apps will not work with SwipePad. But I have seen that before with MIUI on my Cappy. Not a big deal. Loving MIUI again. Really makes any android phone that I have used that much better.
Great work everyone involved!

I just flashed this rom & it came up to the bootloader but it keeps looping at the "MIUI United Worldwide" animation. Any suggestions? Anyone else experience this? It has been doing this for about 10 minutes now.
I cleared cache & did a data/factory reset before I flashed this rom.

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[ROM][8/12/11] MIUI-darkspadez (v1.8.12)

Here is my version of the MIUI ROM. I just feel that other devs take too long to post theirs so here is mine. The only credit I take is combining the ROM and the EN Lang pack all other credits go to the MIUI team.
Download - MIUI 1.8.12
Download - MIUI 1.8.5
Download - MIUI 1.6.10
Download - MIUI 1.6.3
Download - MIUI 1.5.27
Download - MIUI 1.5.20
Download - MIUI 1.5.6
I will update this every Friday once available from MIUI. I will not fix anything in this rom unless it is major. This is all stock based MIUI no other apps or anything.
Reserved for Changelog
MIUI 1.8.12
Recommended updates:
Optimisation of text selection methods
Send files via Bluetooth in any format
Support for custom calls, messages notification LED color and further support of adjusting LED settings e.g setting flash interval.
Read on for full update list…
System:
Send files via Bluetooth in any format
Optimise the selection and action of text, numbers, passwords, e-mail, telephone, URL, and other special fields which can be double-clicked or selected by batch or individually.
Fix rounding issue of CPU frequency showing 1000.0MB where it should be e.g. 1.0GHz
Fixed system update problem, package not found after download completed
Phone:
Optimisation of add, delete and edit from call log
Optimisation of unknown caller notification information
Optimisation of hang up method and popup notifications
Fix in some cases SIM card FC problems
Fix after call is disconnected the screen remains blank for several seconds
Fix setting network type does not save settings after restart
Fix ‘More settings’ are not automatically read immediately
Fix in some cases viewing phone status information causes FC
Fix in some cases devices which have wipe data get FC when opening dialer
Messaging:
Optimisation of bulk message removal and progress
Optimise support to send pictures via File Explorer
Optimise message notification volume
Optimisation of SMS center number and timeout settings
Fix in some cases delivery report repeated pop ups continually
Fixed “no messages” background appears while switching the SMS pages Fixed the recipient state of error while writing messages to strangers
Contacts:
New, re-index data function, when contacts are not displayed, Settings > Fix data index
New quick operation panel will pop-up on the click of strangers’ avatar, support for details viewing
Optimise dial up switching optimisation
Optimised tips of contact editing interface, no tip will be shown without editing
Optimized when you add a new contact, if the input is empty, a prompt box will pop up to ask if you want to input or cancel
Optimisation of progress meter when deleting contact
Fixed false prompt while editing contacts
Fixed In some cases after you remove the contact, the call record of this contact in the dial-up list doesn’t change correspondingly.
Fix exchange account contacts group contacts causes FC
Fix inserting new named empty contact shows incorrectly in list
Fixed wrong amount of group contacts when only contacts with phone numbers are displayed.
Lockscreen, status bar and notifications:
Optimised lockscreen memory footprint by an average of 80%
Lockscreen optimised to support audio
Optimised to view programs currently in use through the new lock-screen
Optimised slide down unlock region
Fixed the interface might flash before locking when you light up the screen in some cases
Fixed lockscreen preview cannot display missed calls or messages
Homescreen:
Optimise hiding of desktop shortcuts e.g. contacts if contacts application is hidden
Fix time zone changes do not update the clock widget immediately
Fixed problem in editing mode dragging items was inaccurately positioning
Fix issue where folders sometimes disappear
Fixed the size of some widgets of 4 * 1 change into 4 * 2
Fix icons overlapping in some cases
Browser:
Optimisation of startup and browsing speed
Default navigation page optimisation to directly enter favorites and history
Fix for Google Voice search
Fix pressing back key would not close / exit the application
Fix quick links disappearing after they are edited
Fix problems with download file names being corrupted
Themes:
Optimisation of information when new lockscreen is applied, prompt user about previews
Optimised full page details, background changes to black
Optimised failure of backing out from the details page to the page list
Optimisation of online theme browsing and loading of previews
Fix details page preview, exiting full screen preview does not show preview in center of interface
Fix details page click on both sides of the preview into the full-screen preview mode causes errors
Fixed in some cases the “Currently used” icon displays the wrong ringtone selected
Fixed theme details did not show the number of downloads
Music:
Fix response time selecting music functions on lockscreen
Fix in some cases player exiting abnormally when loading
Access controls:
Optimisation of hidden applications, hidden applications are listed at the top of the page for quicker selection and opening
LEDs:
Added support for custom calls, message notification LED color and breathing / blinking frequency (Settings moved to Settings -> Personal)
File Explorer:
Optimise access to files from other applications e.g. themes and music
Optimise category listing interface when SD card is mounted or unmounted
Fix copy, cut and paste for large number of files causes performance issue and FC
Fix copy, cut and paste files in category browsing interface displays incorrect file counts (out of sync)
Backup:
Optimise backup and restore processing
Check internal storage space before recovery
Optimise local backup and restore performance
Optimise local backup of third-party applications
Optimise recovery speed and avoidance of duplicate data synchronisation
Fix list style issues when applying theme backups
Fix issues with backup of alarm settings, restoring invalid data
Fix after successful backup does not automatically lock screen
Fix cloud backup previous backup time displayed as 1970-1-1
Download manager:
Added support to delete downloaded files history individually or by batch
Fix problems with setting Wi-Fi only download still caused download over 3G / GPRS data connection
Settings:
Optimised “base” option adaptation model will not show when there is no base model (8.8)
Optimised “security info” adaptation model in “About phone” will not show if there is no corresponding model (8.8)
Is this the stock MIUI rom from the website?
Errrr sorry. I see it is.
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Yes with the English Language Pack already built in.
darkspadez said:
Yes with the English Language Pack already built in.
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I'll give it a whirl!
So far so good!!!
Just put the dark theme on found here http://www.miuiandroid.com/. I think it looks really smart.
Tested for the first time today...
Amazing UI, it takes the best from iOS and Android ! You definitely need to try it out.
Unfortunately, I'll switch back to Cyanogen because:
No sound at all, it seems that ogg are not played.
Messaging app does not recognize contact numbers with spaces inside
No gallery sync
I hope this will be fixed so I can test that awesome rom !
Updated Changelog for tomorrows release.
New update is up. Sorry about last week because of the lang pack delay I had other obligations I needed to do. The only credit I take is combining the ROM and the EN Lang pack all other credits go to the MIUI team. I have also zip aligned all .apks to optimize ram usage.
darkspadez said:
New update is up. Sorry about last week because of the lang pack delay I had other obligations I needed to do. The only credit I take is combining the ROM and the EN Lang pack all other credits go to the MIUI team. I have also zip aligned all .apks to optimize ram usage.
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Downloadlink is not working:
miuivisiondarkspadez.zip can not be found.
Niksie said:
Downloadlink is not working:
miuivisiondarkspadez.zip can not be found.
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This has happened once before. Here is a direct link: http://andromadus.com/downloads/a/miuivisiondarkspadez.zip if that doesnt work then here is mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/?vn4vva7llhxvb5a
darkspadez said:
This has happened once before. Here is a direct link: http://andromadus.com/downloads/a/miuivisiondarkspadez.zip if that doesnt work then here is mediafire: http://www.mediafire.com/?vn4vva7llhxvb5a
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First link still not working. 2nd does.
Created an mirror...
Nice to have another MIUI dev
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA Premium App
Gonna try this ROM now! See how it goes.
Is it ok to OC to 1516mhz? Any problems with doing this? Thanks.
MrFrankfromCM said:
Is it ok to OC to 1516mhz? Any problems with doing this? Thanks.
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You shouldn't have any problems
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Netflix isn't working. Even after patch-fix
Redmed427 said:
Netflix isn't working. Even after patch-fix
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Apparently it only works with Sense-based roms, even after the patch.
Sent from my htc.desireZED
Waiting on this weeks ROM
Will be up soon just need to upload it
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Htc wildfire s (tips and tricks)

Avoid task killers
It is best to avoid task killers such as Advanced Task Killer. Android is designed to automatically pre-load certain applications, even if you don't load them yourself. If it starts to run low on memory, it will smartly unload the oldest running apps automatically.
Manually killing tasks will only mean they get loaded in memory again. Task killers can make the phone slow, laggy, or drain battery life more quickly.
Bookmark a contact on your homescreen
To bookmark a contact on your homescreen, long press on the home screen background and select Shortcuts. Then select Direct dial.
If you call someone regularly this can be useful as you will have a shortcut to them handily placed on your homescreen
Bookmark a web page on your homescreen
To bookmark a website on your homescreen, go into your browser and find the bookmark of the page you want to create a shortcut for.
Then long press on the bookmark and select Add Shortcut to Home.
If you regularly visit certain websites, this can be handy as you will have a shortcut to the site on your homescreen.
Create folders to tidy your Apps
If you find yourself with too many Apps on the homescreen, then you can create folders to organise them.
To start, simply press and hold on an App and drag it over the top of another App. The App should change colour/shape. Then release your finger and the two Apps will be combined into a folder.
You can then drag more Apps into this folder using the same process.
To give your folder a label, simply long press on the folder and you will be able to enter a name.
Double tap for a full stop (period)
While typing emails or notes, you can simply tap the space key twice and the phone will insert a full stop / period
Install new keyboard to improve accuracy
The standard Android keyboard is good, but not great. There are many third party keyboards available which will improve your typing speed and accuracy.
Go to the Android Market and search for 'Keyboard' to see some great alternatives, many of which are more accurate and make typing much easier.
A good one is GoKeyboard.
If you see a warning saying the keyboard will collect all information (including credit cards) just ignore this. This is just a security feature that Android shows for every third-party keyboard that you install.
Accents and special characters
If you want to type non-English letters (eg those with an accent), long-press on the relevant letter. A list of options will appear for you to select.
Access the scientific calculator
To access the scientific calculator, rotate the phone to landscape mode.
The calculator will change to a scientific one
Add email or phone number from text
To add an email or phone number to your contacts from a text message, you can long-press on the email / phone number. Then select Add to contacts
Add widget to the homescreen
To add a widget, go to the homescreen and press the Apps icon (the circle with 6 dots). Then you will see a list of your Apps with the word Apps and Widgets at the top. Press Widgets, then you will be presented with a list of available widgets.
To add a widget, press and hold on it and then position it where you want
Android Easter egg
There is an Easter egg hidden in the Android operating system. To see it, go to your Homescreen, then press Menu - Settings - About phone.
Then tap on the Android version option 5 times and you will get a surprise.
Sometimes it doesn't work, so try a couple of times. By the way don't expect to see an actual Easter Egg. That is just the name given to things hidden inside software or operating systems.
Auto focus the camera
When taking photos or videos, tap the screen where you want to focus on. The phone will automatically adjust the settings to improve the image or video
Bring up more predicted words
If you have word prediction enabled while you are typing, you can long press the middle word that is suggested. This will bring up a menu allowing you to select various other suggested words.
Browse websites in full-screen mode
If you want to browse in full screen mode, without the URL bar at the top of the browser, then you can enable this..
Open the standard browser and press Menu - Settings - Labs. Then put a check mark under Full Screen .
To get access to the browser options (that are now invisible), there is now a neat hidden menu. Slide your finger in from the left or right of the screen. A circular menu will appear with various options.
Capture a still shot while recording video
To capture a still shot while recording a video, simply tap the screen while you are recording.
This will save a still image.
Change keyboards
To change keyboards (if you have additional keyboards installed), you can switch between them by pressing the small keyboard symbol in the top left of your screen. You will need to be in keyboard input mode (i.e. typing something) for this to work.
Note: you need to have more than one keyboard installed for this to work
Change quick response texts
The phone has the ability to send quick response text messages if your phone is ringing but you can't answer it.
To change these, go to your Dialer App - Settings - Quick responses. You can only have 4 of them and you may need to edit existing ones.
Change the backlight screen timeout
To change the backlight screen timeout, go to Settings - Display - Screen. Then choose the screen time out duration.
You can also tell the phone screen to always stay lit when it is plugged in via USB. Go to Settings - Developer Options. Then check Stay Awake.
Change the screen brightness
To change the screen brightness, start from the Homescreen and press Menu - Settings - Display - Brightness.
Then choose the desired brightness setting. You can also select Automatic brightness to let the phone decide for you.
If you have auto-brightness enabled, you can also press, hold and slide the top notification bar left and right. The brightness will increase and decrease accordingly.
Check phone status and battery usage
To find out information about Signal Strength, Network Information, Remaining Battery Time and Battery Usage (by Application), go to your Homescreen - Menu - Settings - About Phone.
Check the firmware version
To check your firmware version, start from the Homescreen and press Menu - Settings - About Phone- software version
This should list your Android version, Build number and Model Number.
Copy files between your phone and PC using WiFi
To copy files between your phone and PC, go to the Android Play Market and download an app called AirDroid.
This is an extremely useful App that connects your phone to your PC wirelessly, allowing you to move files and many, many other things.
Copying iTunes songs to Android
If you have decided to ditch your iPhone in favour of Android, then there is a simple way to take your iTunes music, playlists and album art with you.
Simply go the Android Marketplace and download a Free App called Easy Phone Tunes. You will also need the computer version of the software, so go to http://easyphonetunes.com and download it from there.
Then, when that is done, turn your phone into a USB storage device (this will vary from device to device, but instructions are on the website).
Once your phone is connected to your computer, open the computer version of the software and select your device from the Easy Phone Tunes list. Then follow the instructions to Sync your media
Create folders in your Quick Launch bar
If you have used up all of your Quick Launch spaces, then there is a trick.
Once it is full, press and drag an App from the homescreen and move it over the top of an App in the Quick Launch area. Then release your finger. This will create a folder containing the original App plus the new one. This is a great way to have access to regularly used App
Create shortcut to websites on your home screen
To create a shortcut to a website on your homescreen, go to your browser bookmarks.
Then long press on a site and select Add shortcut to Home
Customise your favourites tray
At the bottom of each homescreen is your favourites tray, which consists of 5 icons. You can customise it by adding icons to the tray. If it's full however, you will first need to remove some.
To remove an icon, simply press and hold an icon. Then drag it to your desktop.
Then to add a new one, simply drag an icon from your homescreen to the favourites tray.
Enable / disable vibrate / haptic feedback when you type
To disable / enable vibrate (also called haptic feedback) when you type or press the screen, go to Settings - Language & input - Settings.
Then uncheck Vibrate on keypress.
Enable sideload of Apps
If you want to install Apps outside of the Android Market (called sideloading), then go to Settings - Security - Unknown sources.
Note: use at your own risk.
Help, I have forgotten my unlock pattern
If you have forgotten your custom unlock pattern, then don't panic.
After 5 unsuccessful tries a button should appear saying 'Forgot pattern'. Press this and you will be asked to enter your Gmail username/password.
The phone will then ask for a new unlock pattern. If you don't have a Gmail account, then you might have to either call your carrier or factory reset your phone.
Hide folders or files
If you want to hide folders or files from being index or displayed, simple put a . (full stop / period) before the file or folder name.
Make volume / music louder
WARNING: Making your volume or music louder can damage your hearing.
Most phones have their volumes limited by local laws to protect our hearing. There is a way to boost your volume however. Go to the Android Market and download an App called Volume+ (Sound Boost). There is also a free version called Volume+ Free.
You will need to root your phone for this App to work.
Make your phone run faster
Here are the top 5 tips to make your phone run faster:
1) Use only essential widgets on your homescreen - each widget consumes memory and processing power which can slow your down your phone.
2) Uninstall apps that you don't use - after awhile your phone can get cluttered as some Apps are designed to always run in the background. If you rarely use an App, then uninstall it to free up memory and CPU resource.
3) Install Apps to your phone memory - if you have an SDCard, always install Apps to the phone memory, which can be accessed faster. If you have Apps on the SDCard, then move them back to the phone memory with an App called Move2SD available from the Play Market.
4) Use Static rather than Live wallpapers - Live wallpapers consume processing power and memory. Unless you really must have them, uninstall them.
5) Kill tasks occasionally - Some Apps will run in the background indefinitely unless you kill them. Most of them won't cause a problem, but it pays to check your running tasks from time to time. Hold down your Home key and check the Task Manager.
One last thing: Don't use Task Killers. Android manages tasks very well and Task Killers just make your phone unstable and can slow it down further
note this guide is mainy to help the people who didnt recieved a manual instructions booklet along with their phone like my country(INDIA)
CREDITS-paarthdesai
help
please help....my wildfire s restarts itself when i get calls,but its ok to when i charge it...it fell in the water. Is there a way to sort this out.
thnx bhai.. can u suggest me some essential apps for android??
I should add something about using task managers. Using task manager is a good thing to free up some ram quickly if required. Some good task managers like ''advanced task manager'' has a feature of ''ignore list'' in which such apps which automatically start or always run in background can be put to exception from getting killed. Indeed, restarting apps consume battery and CPU resources but I am mentioning some tricks for those who want to use task manager and also want better performing phone.
1-Use good task manager which has ''ignore apps'' type feature in it.
2- Utilizing this feature, add ''People'', ''Contacts'', ''Messaging'', ''Settings'', ''Music'' and all other apps which are set to ''auto start'' or always running in background (antivirus, facebook, Whatsapp, Google+, Google maps etc) to exception. In this way, these will not get killed and won't slow down phone while getting restarted.
is this really tips and tricks for wildfire s ?
'coz i cant rename a folder, either deleting an app from recent history

[Q]Mimicry 1.5 notification shortcuts icons

What file it is supposed to use cuz stock icons aren't too many? I've tried to use png file 48x48 but settings process hangs and nothing is changed
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I don't understand what you mean. You can choose icons of your own from images on your sdcard.
I've never had it crash on me before, but as I've stated in my OP, if things are crashing get a logcat.
blk_jack said:
I don't understand what you mean. You can choose icons of your own from images on your sdcard.
I've never had it crash on me before, but as I've stated in my OP, if things are crashing get a logcat.
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It brings pop with message "unfortunately settings has stopped" i can't take screenshot, cuz the popup is like always on top (yes, over the menu opened from long power button)
soadfan said:
It brings pop with message "unfortunately settings has stopped" i can't take screenshot, cuz the popup is like always on top (yes, over the menu opened from long power button)
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I have no idea under what circumstances Settings is crashing; you haven't specified. You also didn't provide a logcat, so I can't help you. You need to lay out precise steps in here so I can recreate the issue. If it's happening when you use a specific image from the gallery, link that image.
What application are you using to select the picture from SD card?
It works for me with stock gallery app, but it is not working with Total commander.
I can select the image file in Total commander but the icon doesn’t change. No crash and only one line in logcat:
Code:
10-21 14:35:46.060: D/skia(20930): --- SkImageDecoder::Factory returned null
I am using Apex launcher and I can change icons on my homescreen the same way. Except I can use Total commander (or other file manager) to select pictures and it works.

Kitkat Dialer with search features on any 4.4 ROM!

The apk was taken straight from the Nexus 5, and has the search feature actually working! (confirmed)
Here's the article:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...ll-it-manually-on-other-kitkat-roms-download/
Here's the flashable ZIP:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319196848
Here's the apk which if you want to be able to make calls, you need to put in System/Priv-app and set permissions to 644:
http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23269279319196805
All the credit goes to the guys at Android Police!
FAQ from the website
I installed the app but the icon doesn't show up in my app tray. What can I do?
If this happens on your phone, the only solution we found was to use Nova Launcher because it has a feature that allows you to run a specific activity within an app. To set this up:
Within Nova Launcher, long-press on the home screen.Choose "Shortcuts"Select "Activities"Find "Google Dialer" in the list, then tap to open it up, and select "Phone" (use the first one in the list)
This will put a shortcut to the dialer on your home screen. At this stage, you can use this to access Google Dialer. It's not the cleanest solution, but it does work.
Can I disable my default dialer?
The short answer is no. As a general rule, you will need to keep your present dialer enabled in order to receive calls. The long answer is that on some phones you might be able to disable your stock dialer, but on others you definitely cannot. Feel free to try it on your own device and let us know what your results are.
(I disabled the first phone apk of the 2 that show up (flashing adds another one and I had it A-Z order))
EDIT: After disabling the APK, when I select "Call" the phone doesn't show any call screen whatsoever, and still has a call going, (mic works, and you can call, but the only way you can hang up is to leave the app and click the extended notification)
Again, this is all them!

Carbon GT-9192 Bugs and questions.

Hi everyone, I have a S4 Mini GT-9192 and use Carbon rom released on 20/07/2014 but I have few problems.
Bugs
GPS precision is disable by default. I take 3hrs to find how to enable it.
Even with GPS precision On, GPS doesn’t work right, Waze says that GPS is offline several times and most of times he can't lock position or position is outdated / wrong.
Camera Detected bug that occurs several times when I open configurations, a black screen with "camera detected" text appears on screen, this bugs stop after 2 days of use (after I install Cerberus via CWM).
Camera take a picture when started sometimes.
Camera app stop responding several times, it is annoying.
Several PT-BR missing translations. I can help with translation if needed.
Few errors on data ON/OFF button, show "service.|TIM" sometimes on Quick Access Ribbon.
Missing second SIM call / send button on Dialer and SMS apps. To make a call or send a text using secondary SIM I need to change it on configurations.
No way to set sounds for each SIM card individually, I found a setting to do that on Dialer app but doesn't work.
Notification Drawer with opened apps has a bug with big notifications. When some apps with big notification not show as first on this Drawer its window not show complete.
Example attached.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Questions
Its possible to add another mail folder to combined view on e-mail client? By default combined view only show main folder of all mail account you have but I want to add another folder to it. Also combined view don't allow me slide down to manually sync, I need to open each mail account to do that.
Can't Change icons order on App Drawer. It is possible?
How to disable notifications of some programs on lock screen? I want to prevent few apps to show notifications on lock screen like whastup, battery saver, usb connections, etc.
FOUND THE OPTION ON: CONFIGURATION - CARBON FIBERS - LOCKSCREEN - NOTIFICATIONS.
How to change cellphone name? On PC is showing Ke (GT-9192), this is the name I put when run new rom first time, now I want to change it but don't know where, I found where to change Bluetooth name but not the name that appears on Windows Explorer when connect phone to pc by usb cable.
How to exclude a folder with images / videos to appear on Gallery app? I try to put a .nomedia file inside the folder I want to hide but doesn't work, also try some apps to do that but images still on Gallery app.
How to backup Carbon and Android settings to future restore after hardware reset?
Suggestions
Add "Location Consent" checkbox to not ask again. Is very annoying this Consent appearing every time.
Default mail application insist in ask to turn on sync services, it is possible to add "a not ask again" option to it too?
Sydnelson said:
Camera app stop responding several times, it is annoying.
Try disabling the "Store Location" option.
Missing second SIM call / send button on Dialer and SMS apps. To make a call or send a text using secondary SIM I need to change it on configurations.
Select "Prompt" for Voice calls and Sending SMS in Multi SIM settings.
Notification Drawer with opened apps has a bug with big notifications. When some apps with big notification not show as first on this Drawer its window not show complete.
This is a feature when you have more than one notifications. To see the hidden notification, just press and drag the notification down. It will then show the full notification.
Can't Change icons order on App Drawer. It is possible?
Not possible in the default launcher. Use some other launcher.
How to exclude a folder with images / videos to appear on Gallery app? I try to put a .nomedia file inside the folder I want to hide but doesn't work, also try some apps to do that but images still on Gallery app.
Not possible in ANY default Gallery app. They don't consider the .nomedia file. Use QuickPic instead.
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BTW, I am also using the same ROM and I don't have the bug with the camera. Maybe it could be because of some other app running in the background.
Link2SD and SIM Voice Mail
Hello there,
I'm using the GT-9192 Carbon release 20140720-0828 and have two small annoyances:
Cannot setup Link2SD. The phone detects the SD card but the app always throws the error "Read-only file system" and cannot mount the ext4 partition. I've tries re-formatting the partition, switching to ext2, ext3...to no avail
I understand that this release is marked "apps2sd". I'd like to understand a bit better what this means: I found the options for moving the apps to SD card, but don't see where do they go. Are they being moved to the (hidden) partition on the SD card?
Cannot setup Voice Mail mailbox number. I tried this only for SIM1, and it does not work. The option to insert the number is there, but whenever I press OK after setting the number, nothing is stored (blank number).
And that's is, besides these minor annoyances (Link2SD may be a big one once I install big apps like maps, etc...) this is an absolutely fantastic piece of work! Great ROM - never thought a phone could be so lag-free! Quite impressive work the devs have done!
gladson1976 said:
Try disabling the "Store Location" option.
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Doesn't make any diference.
gladson1976 said:
Select "Prompt" for Voice calls and Sending SMS in Multi SIM settings.
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I see that option but I don't want to choose SIM every time.
gladson1976 said:
This is a feature when you have more than one notifications. To see the hidden notification, just press and drag the notification down. It will then show the full notification.
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It's Possible to disable it?
gladson1976 said:
Not possible in the default launcher. Use some other launcher.
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OK, I will try it.
gladson1976 said:
Not possible in ANY default Gallery app. They don't consider the .nomedia file. Use QuickPic instead.
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OK
gladson1976 said:
BTW, I am also using the same ROM and I don't have the bug with the camera. Maybe it could be because of some other app running in the background.
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Camera bug start occur before install other programs. I will wait until new version release and flash again.
Thanks for replies.
Sydnelson said:
This is a feature when you have more than one notifications. To see the hidden notification, just press and drag the notification down. It will then show the full notification.
It's Possible to disable it?
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Try using the Xposed module "All Notification Expanded". I haven't tried it, may work.
Tap tap tapatalked from my I9192
Well, altough this ROM has great performance, I guess I'll have to go back to CM11 or another one, because I can't use link2sd. Running out of disk space and cannot move any apps to the external sd card. What puzzles me is that no one else is having this issue!
Edit: this is the message I get when I try to re-create mount scripts in Link2SD:
"Failed on /system/bin/debuggerd - read-only file system"
joeindioz said:
Well, altough this ROM has great performance, I guess I'll have to go back to CM11 or another one, because I can't use link2sd. Running out of disk space and cannot move any apps to the external sd card. What puzzles me is that no one else is having this issue!
Edit: this is the message I get when I try to re-create mount scripts in Link2SD:
"Failed on /system/bin/debuggerd - read-only file system"
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It seem to me that is a SU issue, try install SuperSu app and see whats happens.
To use app2sd feature, you need to enable it on Settings, Apps, tap menu key and choose "Enable app moving", to move an app to ext sd, select the app that you want to move to ext sd and tap on "Move to SD card"
Remember that you'll not able to move some system or protected applications.
F4k said:
It seem to me that is a SU issue, try install SuperSu app and see whats happens.
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Indeed, installing SuperSU in recovery (I used SuperSU from this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053) fixed the permissions problem and allowed me to use Link2SD with Carbon. So, bottom line: Superuser is broken, SuperSU works fine.
Thank you very much f4k! Great work on this ROM and the kernel!
Well after few I finally get all functions working. Thanks for reply.
Now I have a problem with S-VOICE, I download S-VOICE S5 and install it but doesn't work. Have any trick to make it work? I don't like Goggle Now and miss S-VOICE.
Sydnelson said:
Well after few I finally get all functions working. Thanks for reply.
Now I have a problem with S-VOICE, I download S-VOICE S5 and install it but doesn't work. Have any trick to make it work? I don't like Goggle Now and miss S-VOICE.
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I think that you need KitKat Touchwiz to that ports work.
iFlasher said:
I think that you need KitKat Touchwiz to that ports work.
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I saw some posts talking thats work on cyanogen and others firmware.

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