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[FIX][ICS][Stock ROMs and derivates][08/07]CRT-On and CRT-Off effects

As reported in multiple places on the forum, stock ICS ROMs do not come with the CRT-Off effect available, although the code is there and lots of existing mods already exist to be able to turn it on.
The implementation, however, contains a glitch and every once in a while the full screen image will blink right after the beam collapses.
I have managed to apply the fix to the Sammy's custom library that implements this, even though the source code is not available. (this wouldn't be possible without the good folks on CM9, though!).
The discussion that lead to this work can be found here, on the awesome JKay mod. BTW, if this fix is useful to you, do me a favor a buy that man's Deluxe app (it's really a favor you're doing to yourself, not me ).
For any ROM cookers, MOD developers, or end-users, I leave the patched file and a few instructions to make sure the provided lib only changes the flicker part. This is because I have performed the changes on the file shipped on XWLP9, and if other different files exist in other builds, it's more convenient to apply the fix there instead of using the lib from a different ROM and possibly lose some other improvements or fixes applied by Samsung.
Please check the Readme file in the archive for instructions on what to confirm and how to apply the change, and let me know if there's any question or if you have a different base version.
EDIT:
The library has been updated to handle CRT-On effect as well. You can safely replace it with the attached version, although you'll need to have a mod to activate the CRT-On effect as well.
If you want to install a standalone patch to activate this, have a look at this post and follow the instructions.
Technical notes
The code has been revised to display 8 frames when turning on - as opposed to 24 when turning off - in order to have a faster response. This is however still dependent on the time taken by the kernel to wake the CPU, before drawing can begin (currently about 1s). This delay will not happen if you don't wait long enough after turning off, as the CPU will not enter deep sleep.
Changes from Kamma have also been applied, in order to have a similar effect when turning On - "normal" screen colors instead of random color spikes. This might be barely noticeable due to the animation speed.
EDIT2:
No more issues with the library, it now works perfectly with Youtube playing videos, etc. Also the CRT-On effect is now very smooth (although faster than CRT-Off, on purpose).
Major kudos to rovo89 for turning an initial hack to fix the glitches in a polished final product!!!
Be aware that this just contains the library for the effects to work properly. You'll still need your ROM to be modded to activate them (instructions included in this zip file), or, better yet, install rovo89's Xposed Tweakbox module which overrides the behavior without replacing any files and should work even with non-stock roms.
Out of the box solutions for getting the CRT effects
Tweakbox by rovo89 (and a bit of help from myself) - works for pretty much all stock roms and derivatives, odexed or deodexed. It's even working for S3, since it contains a patched file from that model.
If you're using Deodexed XWLPG, you can also go to this post by The Undertakerr and fetch a flashable zip that contains everything that's needed to have CRT_On and CRT_Off effects always active.

Works great on Wanam V11.7 (LPD)

Wow thanks a lot for this
Enviado desde mi GT-I9100 usando Tapatalk 2

Thanks man!
Applied JKay's CRT mod just today and noticed the bug, now you fixed it!

I try on Turkbeyrom V9 Lpd. Its working perfect.
Wysłane z mojego GT-I9100 za pomocą Tapatalk 2

@ Tungstwenty
... Carried over from jkays thread,
You're right i didn't have any anything to turn crt on, i presumed it enabled it by default, since i flashed a similar fix from another thread and it enabled it straight off.
So hopefully jkay includes it in his mod and 'jobs a goodin'
Cheers
Sent via courier pigeon

Works perfect on Wanam V11.7.
Thank man!!

This is working great, also on LPQ. I also thought about patching the library directly, but didn't know where I could get the replacement code from. Great work!
I have been working hard today to bring some binary patching functionality to Xposed. Finally, I think I was successful. Learned some new things, like modifying a different process' memory. That will make it possible to patch the library on the fly, just if the MD5 sum matches etc. I believe this will make it easier to use for those who are not as experienced with adb/SSH/...

rovo89 said:
This is working great, also on LPQ. I also thought about patching the library directly, but didn't know where I could get the replacement code from. Great work!
I have been working hard today to bring some binary patching functionality to Xposed. Finally, I think I was successful. Learned some new things, like modifying a different process' memory. That will make it possible to patch the library on the fly, just if the MD5 sum matches etc. I believe this will make it easier to use for those who are not as experienced with adb/SSH/...
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Wow, that would be yet another massive leap in your framework. Patching e.g. native libs on running processes from within java would really be awesome
If you've reached that stage already, you probably already know that "cat /proc/nnnn/maps" yields interesting information on where each library's segment is mapped. Other pseudo-files on that path also hold tons of information just waiting to be explored and hacked

Works perfectly well on LPF build.
I'm wondering whether its possible for you to make a flash able version?
SGSII GT-i9100 via Tapatalk II

I pasted it using romtoolbox but it didnt work so I rebooted and it works !!
Thanks

Tungstwenty said:
Wow, that would be yet another massive leap in your framework. Patching e.g. native libs on running processes from within java would really be awesome
If you've reached that stage already, you probably already know that "cat /proc/nnnn/maps" yields interesting information on where each library's segment is mapped. Other pseudo-files on that path also hold tons of information just waiting to be explored and hacked
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Indeed, I'm using the files in /proc for patching. Plus "ptrace" to manipulate the /system/bin/surfaceflinger process, after I noticed that the library isn't used directly by any process started by Zygote. And for the patch file, I'm using bsdiff and a MD5 sum comparison.
If anyone would like to try out, here are betas of the upcoming Xposed framework and the Tweakbox. Installing instructions are in the linked threads. Afterwards, you can check "Patch libsurfaceflinger.so" in the Tweakbox settings, which will become effective after a reboot (but doesn't require replacing any files).
Please note that I have also added new helper methods for developers. Let me know in case setting the statusbar clock color is not working for you.

Tungstwenty said:
Wow, that would be yet another massive leap in your framework. Patching e.g. native libs on running processes from within java would really be awesome
If you've reached that stage already, you probably already know that "cat /proc/nnnn/maps" yields interesting information on where each library's segment is mapped. Other pseudo-files on that path also hold tons of information just waiting to be explored and hacked
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I've been testing your lib for 2 days now and as i told you in Jkay's thread flicker bug is gone
The only thing i noticed,happened only 2 times ,i had no crt off effect at all.
The screen locked as in stock.
Thank you for this

Please check and confirm guys..
Unlock screen, do not do anything. Just wait 7-8 Seconds without touching on the screen and then turn off screen, there will not be any CRT Off effect.

This, Tungstwenty, is a huge step forwards in development of the I9100. Even on Gingerbread the CTROff effect wasn't as beautiful as it is now!
CtrON is also available allready for ICS 4.0.3, only not for our device.
XDA member Kamma made it work on the Galaxy Nexus, and also posted the sources for it.
It involves changes in the libsurfaceflinger.so and in the services.jar.
Since you seem to be able to make changes in the .lib, my hope is on you, perhaps you could also bring the CRTON to the I9100 with ICS!
Sources+ info you can find in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1490127
Thanks in advance for looking into it and bringing us a perfect CrtOff!!!

The Undertakerr said:
This, Tungstwenty, is a huge step forwards in development of the I9100. Even on Gingerbread the CTROff effect wasn't as beautiful as it is now!
CtrON is also available allready for ICS 4.0.3, only not for our device.
XDA member Kamma made it work on the Galaxy Nexus, and also posted the sources for it.
It involves changes in the libsurfaceflinger.so and in the services.jar.
Since you seem to be able to make changes in the .lib, my hope is on you, perhaps you could also bring the CRTON to the I9100 with ICS!
Sources+ info you can find in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1490127
Thanks in advance for looking into it and bringing us a perfect CrtOff!!!
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It is not perfect, please check my post above and confirm..

mzeshanhakeem said:
Please check and confirm guys..
Unlock screen, do not do anything. Just wait 7-8 Seconds without touching on the screen and then turn off screen, there will not be any CRT Off effect.
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Tried to reproduce this a couple of times, but it always worked fine. I turned the phone on, unlocked (using WidgetLocker), then didn't do anything for few seconds and pressed the power button to lock the phone. The effect is showing for me.

mzeshanhakeem said:
It is not perfect, please check my post above and confirm..
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I cannot confirm the behaviour you have, I'm sorry. It's nothing new. The thing you describe also happened before the change made to libsurfaceflinger.so by Tungstwenty.
It even also happened on Gingerbread!
Sometimes the lockscreen also freeze for a few secs, but that's also not because of this change. You can read about it in the Siya kernel thread, seems to be related to the newest Siyakernel...

The Undertakerr said:
I cannot confirm the behaviour you have, I'm sorry. It's nothing new. The thing you describe also happened before the change made to libsurfaceflinger.so by Tungstwenty.
It even also happened on Gingerbread!
Sometimes the lockscreen also freeze for a few secs, but that's also not because of this change. You can read about it in the Siya kernel thread, seems to be related to the newest Siyakernel...
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That may be the reason.
I am on Wanam v11.8 with CF Root Kernel.

mzeshanhakeem said:
Please check and confirm guys..
Unlock screen, do not do anything. Just wait 7-8 Seconds without touching on the screen and then turn off screen, there will not be any CRT Off effect.
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I cannot reproduce this also.
Tried just turning on screen and leave it alone, it will automatically CRT Off after 10s with my current settings. If I press Power 1 or 2 seconds before that, it still does the effect.
Also tried it with actual unlocking (going to the home screen), and effect also displays when turning off after 8s idle.
Does it always happen to you?
Running on XWLPF with JKay and Siyah 3.2.6.3

[MOD] NFC With the Screen Locked/Off for SGS-I747

In the Samsung Galaxy S3 Stock ROM NFC does not work when screen is off or locked. With this mod NFC also works when screen is locked or off.
There are two versions. The first just enables NFC, when screen is on, but it also worked when it is locked. Also with a PIN or Password-Lock everything is fine. But it disables NFC when the SGS3 is in standby and the screen is off.
The second version let NFC active all the time, even when the SGS3 is in standby and the screen is off.
Nothing else is changed in the behaviour of the NFC.
There are also two zips to go back to stock Nfc, one is odexed and one deodexed.
All ZIPs have to be flashed with CWM. You should wipe Dalvik cache after flashing.
This mod works for at least for I747UCALEM. This mod does not work with LFB now. It also doesn't work for CM9 or CM10. I will provide an updated Mod in the middle of August because I am at vacation now.
Please give me feedback, because I do not own this device and I cannot test the Mod on it! I just ported my MOD for the international S3 to the I747.
Disclaimer: As always, I hereby absolve myself of responsibility for any damage you cause to your phone by flashing this. There is inherent risk in modding your device, and by flashing anything in this thread you are taking that risk into your own hands. If something goes wrong, I will try and help. You should always make a Nandroid Backup before flashing.
To ROM Devs: You are more than welcome to use this in your ROMs! Just shoot me a little bit of credit in your release post!
Thank you: Geniusdog254 for the idea and the infos in your thread.
Here ist the link to the thread for the international S3 version:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1712024&page=7

I can confirm that the Lockscreen one is working!! Thanks a bunch.
Do you know how this affects battery life? What about for the "off" one?

I used the Screenoff version for about a week and I didn't recognise battery drain. There should be an impact on battery but it is less than for example always active bluetooth.
[tapatalk]Vom S3 mit Tapatalk[/tapatalk]

does this require the rom? or just root?
this is fantastic btw

many thanks to you
I have been looking for this for while. Love to see you mod it.

Just ordered my set of 15 NFC tags, should be here this week, looking forward to trying this out
Any update on the battery use with the screen off version? It'd be great to have the screen off version, but if it costs battery then it's almost as good just using lockscreen. Thanks to the dev for creating this, great hack

confirmed working with screen off zip. used v5 cwm to install. works perfectly and should have been like this out of the box.

How do I determine if I need the odex or deodexed stock ROM?

is anybody using this on the LG1 firmware?

This work for tmobile as well?
Sent from my SGH-T999 using xda premium

For those on cm10 be careful because it borks the NFC and it will not show in settings
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium

will this work with "[ROM] AOKP(Jellybean & ICS) Task & Ktoonsez Run a Train (7.24.2012)(TGFY ONLINE!!!)" ??

No...tried it, didn't work.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2

Will this work with the LG1 update?
Edit: I guess it does... worked for me.

Has anyone experienced an issue where the NFC just stops working? The check box is still ENABLED in settings, but the NFC tags are not being read. This happens with screen off or on. I have to disable and re-enable NFC in the settings to make it work again and be able to read the same tag. Then, after a period of time, NFC stops working again and i have to repeat the process.

Does this work with Google wallet as well?

cronojay said:
For those on cm10 be careful because it borks the NFC and it will not show in settings
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium
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+1 on that. Had it happen. Is there a CM10 version of this mod? Some have said beware of leaving phone open to attacks but I like the convenience.

tefloncoated said:
Has anyone experienced an issue where the NFC just stops working? The check box is still ENABLED in settings, but the NFC tags are not being read. This happens with screen off or on. I have to disable and re-enable NFC in the settings to make it work again and be able to read the same tag. Then, after a period of time, NFC stops working again and i have to repeat the process.
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Same thing happens to me
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2

Let's see if we can trace our latest updates or mods... Not 100% sure, but I think my NFC hack was working fine until I installed the Google wallet hack. What was your latest set of mods?

Finally have enough posts for dev section -- wanted to say thanks for putting this flash together. i've had the lockscreen version working on both lem and lg1.

[Q&A][FAQ][Support][Discussion] CSROM and Graviton

CSROM & Graviton Support and Discussion Thread
This thread was created in response to a new xda initiative to reduce non-development related posts on development threads.
An added benefit of a thread here is that users with under 10 posts can get some help (and won't have to PM me).
I will maintain just one thread (hopefully this works) for both ROMs and all carriers to help preserve my sanity.
Please be sure to specify which ROM you are using and the carrier.
Below are some examples of common types of posts and where they belong
Q&A and FAQ Thread:
"What kernel gives the best battery life with this ROM?"
"Is Nova launcher compatible with this ROM?"
"The battery life for this ROM is off the chizarts!"
"The battery life for this ROM is total crap!"
"I just flashed this ROM and my GPS doesn't work. :crying:"
Development Thread:
"The new cellular data toggle isn't working (confirmed by another user)?"
"I keep getting FC's from SystemUI. Any thoughts?"
"I selected the green battery icons in Aroma but it installed the blues ones (I checked twice)."
"I just flashed this ROM and it bricked my device! "
"The battery life for this ROM is off the chizarts!
(see attached screenshots from Better Battery Stats)."
"The battery life for this ROM is total crap!
(see attached screenshots from Better Battery Stats)."
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There are exceptions to the examples above. If you are using a port and your GPS doesn't work I need to know that.
It will probably take some time for threads like this to evolve, so I am definitely open to feedback.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How can I change the lockscreen wallpaper to a pic in my gallery?
A: You must use the Samsung gallery.
Q: Why won't the circle widget work with the TW launcher?
A: The circle widget currently only works with the RAZR M launcher.
Q: The AOSP lockscreen keeps freezing. What's up with that?
A: All lockscreen options must be unchecked when using the AOSP lockscreen.
Q: Why does my phone keep freezing up when I use Light Flow?
A: Light Flow seems to be incompatible with the AOSP lockscreen. I don't recommend using the two together.
Q: Why doesn't Wifi Direct work?
A: I don't know.
Q: Where can I find all the stock apps you removed?
A: The DR App Machine.
Q: My GPS isn't working. Any suggestions?
A: Link1, Link2, Link3, Link4, Link5, Link6.
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OK...one more....

2char

Re: [Q&A][FAQ] CSROM and Graviton
Im sure it must suck trying to keep up with 20 different threads.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2

Hey guys,
ATT CSROM v1.4 GS3 - Love the ROM so far, once I got a lot of my apps and data restored and a few issues with that worked out.
Kind of a newb to customs roms. This is the first one I have put on my GS3.
As far as I can tell I am using the CS launcher and would like to the change the wallpaper on my lock screen. However when I bring up the selection screen it only give me the option to use the stock wallpapers.
Can I just move an image to the stock location and have it appear? Or is there another option?

gcarterny said:
Im sure it must suck trying to keep up with 20 different threads.
Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk 2
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Yeah, it get's tough sometimes. That is why guys like you and the other people that test for me are a huge help. You guys make my life a lot easier by helping out on the threads.
It won't be long before I stop supporting the Atrix. I just don't have the time and I don't use the device anymore.
There is also a pretty good chance I will close up shop for my Sprint and T-Mobile ports for this device. There is not much interest for my ROMs in either forum. Probably not a bad thing since that will lighten my workload.
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I am wondering if this thread would be better in the general section. That way it can be Q&A, FAQ, and general discussion. But, like I said in the OP, this is a new concept to we will have to see how it evolves.

Judman said:
Hey guys,
ATT CSROM v1.4 GS3
Kind of a newb to customs roms. This is the first one I have put on my GS3.
As far as I can tell I am using the CS launcher and would like to the change the wallpaper on my lock screen. However when I bring up the selection screen it only give me the option to use the stock wallpapers.
Can I just move an image to the stock location and have it appear? Or is there another option?
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If you want to use anything other than a stock wallpaper for the lockscreen you need to have the Samsung gallery installed. The AOSP gallery is not compatible with the lockscreen for pics, or other images on your device.

upndwn4par said:
If you want to use anything other than a stock wallpaper for the lockscreen you need to have the Samsung gallery installed. The AOSP gallery is not compatible with the lockscreen for pics, or other images on your device.
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Thanks for the answer!
Can more than one galleries coexists? If so, do I just select another one gallery in the Aroma installer and deselect all other options?
Im still kinda fuzzy on the modify/upgrade process within the installer.

Re: [Q&A][FAQ] CSROM and Graviton
Yes they can Co exist. I can't remember how many there are in aroma but you can download as many as you want. I have three not including quickpic
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2

Just flashed and very much enjoy it. It has the best of both extremes. Thanks for the hard work. Will report after a few battery cycles.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2

rawdaddymagraden said:
Just flashed and very much enjoy it. It has the best of both extremes. Thanks for the hard work. Will report after a few battery cycles.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2
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Welcome aboard!
Which Rom did you flash?

upndwn4par said:
Welcome aboard!
Which Rom did you flash?
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I flashed cs rom and am loving it still battery is doing well.... no hiccups thus far
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2

It's a great ROM and I used it as a base to mess with flashing different things and learning stuff. Dev and testers always help.
No matter how many others I try I come back haha

hednik said:
It's a great ROM and I used it as a base to mess with flashing different things and learning stuff. Dev and testers always help.
No matter how many others I try I come back haha
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Yeah I'm learning to port and build from source at the moment so this will stay as my daily driver for sure.
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2

Just a mention,
I installed Light Flow Lite yesterday and toyed around with it. Long story short it broke the AOSP lock screen. By broke I mean any time I would put my phone into sleep then wake it up and interact with any function of the lock screen it would become unresponsive and reboot (fast reboot I think).
I was finally able to get out of it by bringing the notification window down and getting into settings. Disabled the lock screen and the device was fine. Uninstalled Light Flow and wiped the data with TB, but the lock screen is still broken. Haven't tried the touchwiz lock screen for fear of it being broken too.
Aside from that the batt life is amazing and everything works wonderfully. Even got another gallery installed via Aroma and can change the lock screen wallpaper (not that im using a lock screen right now).

Judman
Based on what I have read on this apps web site it wasn't meant for an aosp rom. That sounds like a matter of app not being compatible with the rom so I would say not the roms fault.
Glad you were able to get things back to normal.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2

Judman said:
Just a mention,
I installed Light Flow Lite yesterday and toyed around with it. Long story short it broke the AOSP lock screen. By broke I mean any time I would put my phone into sleep then wake it up and interact with any function of the lock screen it would become unresponsive and reboot (fast reboot I think).
I was finally able to get out of it by bringing the notification window down and getting into settings. Disabled the lock screen and the device was fine. Uninstalled Light Flow and wiped the data with TB, but the lock screen is still broken. Haven't tried the touchwiz lock screen for fear of it being broken too.
Aside from that the batt life is amazing and everything works wonderfully. Even got another gallery installed via Aroma and can change the lock screen wallpaper (not that im using a lock screen right now).
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You are the second or third user that had this happen. I will add a warning to the OP.
If I remember correctly, Light Flow works fine with the stock lockscreen. But you might want to wait until someone that actually uses it chimes in.

oldbbman said:
Judman
Based on what I have read on this apps web site it wasn't meant for an aosp rom. That sounds like a matter of app not being compatible with the rom so I would say not the roms fault.
Glad you were able to get things back to normal.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2
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upndwn4par said:
You are the second or third user that had this happen. I will add a warning to the OP.
If I remember correctly, Light Flow works fine with the stock lockscreen. But you might want to wait until someone that actually uses it chimes in.
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Thanks, I couldnt really find anything else that mentioned having that kind of trouble, but it definitely makes sense. And I wasnt blaming it on the ROM, just saying it was a side effect.
Maybe the mention will keep someone else from breaking their lock screen.
Again, thanks for the great rom!!

Judman said:
Thanks, I couldnt really find anything else that mentioned having that kind of trouble, but it definitely makes sense. And I wasnt blaming it on the ROM, just saying it was a side effect.
Maybe the mention will keep someone else from breaking their lock screen.
Again, thanks for the great rom!!
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Try light manager app in my experience it is more aosp friendly
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk 2

[Q] Google Edition 4.3 (09/07/2013) Question

Being that I'm a noob (<10 posts), I can't post this in the actual ROM thread (mods, please move if you deem it appropriate).
I wanted to ask if there was a way in Google Edition 4.3 to change the clock settings to *NOT* display the hour in bold font?
Is that functionality available and I'm missing it in the settings?
Thanks yeahmann for putting that together and to the entire XDA community for all the hard work!.

Questions and Help issues go in Q&A and Help section
Thread moved
Thank you for your cooperation
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piotreks4 said:
Being that I'm a noob (<10 posts), I can't post this in the actual ROM thread (mods, please move if you deem it appropriate).
I wanted to ask if there was a way in Google Edition 4.3 to change the clock settings to *NOT* display the hour in bold font?
Is that functionality available and I'm missing it in the settings?
Thanks yeahmann for putting that together and to the entire XDA community for all the hard work!.
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As far as I know you can't change the look and feel of the widget in 4.3, however you can always install Cyanogenmod cLock widget where you can customize it. Hope this helps.
Sent from my GT-I9505G using xda app-developers app

a103 said:
As far as I know you can't change the look and feel of the widget in 4.3, however you can always install Cyanogenmod cLock widget where you can customize it. Hope this helps.
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It does help -- thank you.
I actually ended up flashing CM-10.2 because of the availability of better config options and am so far loving it.
Thanks again and best wishes!
P :good:

piotreks4 said:
It does help -- thank you.
I actually ended up flashing CM-10.2 because of the availability of better config options and am so far loving it.
Thanks again and best wishes!
P :good:
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Whenever you get a chance can you please let me know how's CM 10.2 working for you so far? I mean can that be used as a daily driver with major things (GPS, Bluetooth, NFL, camera etc) working without any issues. If so please let me know which nightly did you flash.
Thanks.
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a103 said:
Whenever you get a chance can you please let me know how's CM 10.2 working for you so far? I mean can that be used as a daily driver with major things (GPS, Bluetooth, NFL, camera etc) working without any issues. If so please let me know which nightly did you flash
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So far, CM 10.2 is rock-solid. I flashed The Sept 5 Nightly. Reason being - Friday gives me 2 days if something doesn't work.
I tried AOKP (too many options for me -- never thought I'd say that) and both Virgin and 'stock' GE (4.3) ROMs (a bit too stock for me).
I have so far set up email (GMail and Work using K-9 + Invitation Processor) and customized some options/appearance (cLock is da-shizznit). The camera works perfectly. I have not set up Bluetooth and not used GPS, yet, but will try both tomorrow on my way to/from work. One thing that I still need to figure out is the file-system layout inside Android (i.e. /storage/0 vs. /storage/legacy, etc...) as I'm apparently using 7.4GB out of 9.6GB available. This is probably because the stock T-Mo version left most of its guts behind and/or I incorrectly cleaned the device after having flashed all the ROMs.
One thing that I've noticed (with all the ROMs, except stock T-Mo) was that when you press the power button to lock/shut-off the screen, it ends up shutting off like an old-school TV. With the stock version, it would go dark seamlessly.
Regardless, I really enjoy having this phone now that I flashed CM on it. The fact that they provide an 'update-CM' option directly inside the settings is awesome in its own right. I'll update this thread once I give GPS and BT a run (can't promise I'll run TV apps on it, though -- that's not my cup-o-tea).
Best!

if you find certain things to be a bit buggy on CM, give Virgin Rom another try. the hardware elements of the phone work flawlessly. in an ideal world, someone would use Virgin Rom as a base and "Cyanogenize" it so that more things were customizable, such as Quick Setting toggles. CM is great, but the nightlies don't have the stability that the GE Roms have, obviously.

Thanks for your inputs...I guess back up of your old Roms may be eating up your internal space (if you have backed them up )...the old tv animation is the crt animation which Google introduced in ICS 4.0

a103 said:
Thanks for your inputs...I guess back up of your old Roms may be eating up your internal space (if you have backed them up )...the old tv animation is the crt animation which Google introduced in ICS 4.0
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Aaah! Good to know (about the TV animation).
I haven't backed up my old ROMs, but I'll definitely investigate space usage once I find some time.
Tested GPS and BT this morning: played a few songs over the car radio streaming over BT - awesome.
GPS is working good, too. I get a lock within 10 seconds of starting any app requiring GPS.
Thanks to all!

piotreks4 said:
Aaah! Good to know (about the TV animation).
I haven't backed up my old ROMs, but I'll definitely investigate space usage once I find some time.
Tested GPS and BT this morning: played a few songs over the car radio streaming over BT - awesome.
GPS is working good, too. I get a lock within 10 seconds of starting any app requiring GPS.
Thanks to all!
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Even I flashed the RC2 last night. Using it for a few hours only, but it's rock solid as you mentioned.
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[KJT] [My Device] About my Device...

Hello!
My name is KJT (on the net) and I have a T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy SIII t999. When it came to me it had stock 4.0.4 Android. First thing I did was Root/CWM recovery it so that I could Wi-Fi Tether and have a custom recovery.. I found nothing wrong with the phone and it did everything I needed it to and more! At the time I wasn't willing to customize my firmware because I didn't really care.. Two(almost 3) years passed by and so much has changed in the modding community. So I checked on faster ROM's for my device and found so many to pick from! I didn't know what to pick.. I tried a couple of ROM's, but I found myself going back to SlimKat 4.4.2.build.3-OFFICAL-3061 and WOW was I surprised at how the look and feel made my phone like new again.. I now say to my friends that I upgraded my S3 into the S4.. Not really, but its "like" I did, with a software update. Heheh..
Anyways back to my device.. After updating to SlimKat I found some things a little weird with my phone, but nothing I couldn't figure out (except one thing that I will get into a little later). There was a couple things screwy with it and I had to research for a couple of days to find the answers. After fixing the small issues I wanted to fix the CPU issues and why it would throttle when I played a game longer then 5mins.. I found the option and disabled it, but it seemed to drain my battery way faster with it off. I then looked at new kernels for my phone and what would work good for battery and for performance. I found KTweaker and realized that installing SlimKat changed my model number to Samsung-SGH-I747. So I installed the Kernal (3.4.82-cyanogenmod-g9a7e2a6 [email protected] #1 Sun Mar 9 16:16:31 MST 2014). It seemed to work really well, but I see the LED blinking Blue on bootup(and stay blinking) every time I restart my phone now after installing this Kernal. So I tricked the LED to turn off by using Light Manager's test notification option. Once I turn on test and then shut screen off, the LED turns to the color I was testing in Light Manager and the LED turns off.. So that is the trick, but if there is anyone that can help me understand or fix the Blue LED that stays blinking after boot up, I would really appreciate it. I have no other apps that control notifications, and I have tried turning off all LED options, but nothing seems to work. The only thing I can do is trick the LED..
So after that, I decided I would try and find another Kernel/Tweaks, but after flashing Xtweak it seems to be running a bit smoother. I am stuck no with only one issue and that is the Blue LED flashing at boot and staying on until I trick it. KTweak app (Not XTweak) that is listed in the menu had some crazy OC settings and profiles. Now I think I am set with my CPU issues. I played my game Order and Chaos Online(GAME PLAY) for 4 hours yesterday with no lag and the CPU never throttled.
So my only problem is the Blue LED at boot.. I hope to figure it out and I will report back if I find the solution. Thanks for reading.
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::UPDATE:: March 01-06, 2014...
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First off the LED blue light has been fixed with a format of the internal memory and flashing a new rom. I believe the problem was with Slimkat ROM and Ktoons kernel on build 3.
I have SlimKat Build 4 now after some internal data lose(system/data/cache and most of my personal data from the last month... lol). I recommend not trying to fix your phone at 3:am and tired.. I had a back up from last month, but I know I lost a lot of other stuff I can't remember, but I think it was a good thing, because my phone is now running faster and with a lot more space on the internal hdd. So I guess I did a system restore with updating to Build 4. I am really enjoying build 4 and haven't come across any problems. I have not installed KToons kernel yet, but he has updated it and I will try it out when I have more time. I will update later. Thanks for reading..
xKJTx

If you don't need led
Go to
Settings→Display→Light Options→Notification Led
And disable it.
Sent from my Slim Muffin.

Thanks for the reply!
Casanova said:
If you don't need led
Go to
Settings→Display→Light Options→Notification Led
And disable it.
Sent from my Slim Muffin.
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I do need the notifications turned on, but when ever I restart my phone the blue LED light(top left cover on face of device) continues to stay pulsing way past boot. I use to see it only pulse a few times at boot and then it would stop and load the OS. It only started happening right after I flashed the KToon kernel. I love the kernel and it make my device so much better then it was before with the SlimKat kernel.
I also have tried many different steps to stop the pulse at start up, but only found that if I trick it and put on another LED notification, then it stops after I make it change to the other notification.. Its almost like it gets stuck on the notification for boot up. I uninstalled all apps and also reformatted.. I was thinking of another kernel install, but have not found a better kernel(even with this issue) then KToons..

xkjtx said:
I do need the notifications turned on, but when ever I restart my phone the blue LED light(top left cover on face of device) continues to stay pulsing way past boot. I use to see it only pulse a few times at boot and then it would stop and load the OS. It only started happening right after I flashed the KToon kernel. I love the kernel and it make my device so much better then it was before with the SlimKat kernel.
I also have tried many different steps to stop the pulse at start up, but only found that if I trick it and put on another LED notification, then it stops after I make it change to the other notification.. Its almost like it gets stuck on the notification for boot up. I uninstalled all apps and also reformatted.. I was thinking of another kernel install, but have not found a better kernel(even with this issue) then KToons..
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Led is related to kernel.
Try to call your kernel dev.
Report him this issue.
Sent from my Slim Muffin.

Do you know?
Casanova said:
Led is related to kernel.
Try to call your kernel dev.
Report him this issue.
Sent from my Slim Muffin.
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Thank you and I will speak to him/her.
Question for you.. Do you know of any other kernels that might be better or the same as KToons? If you don't know thats cool.. Thanks for the replies!
-KJT-

xkjtx said:
Thank you and I will speak to him/her.
Question for you.. Do you know of any other kernels that might be better or the same as KToons? If you don't know thats cool.. Thanks for the replies!
-KJT-
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You want stability, stick with stock

Thank you for reply..
LoopDoGG79 said:
You want stability, stick with stock
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I had the stock for over 2 years and wanted something new.. More performance and battery life. This kernel has done that with the KTweak settings I have.
-KJT-
EDIT: What I really want is what this kernel is giving me, its just the led problems I need to solve... lol

xkjtx said:
Thank you and I will speak to him/her.
Question for you.. Do you know of any other kernels that might be better or the same as KToons? If you don't know thats cool.. Thanks for the replies!
-KJT-
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Try this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bam.android.androidtweaker.two
It has some cool tweaks
Sent from my Slim Muffin.
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P.S.
You said you have T-Mobile S3 but you are flashing AT&T S3 kernels and ROMs on it .[emoji53]

Thank you for reply!
Casanova said:
Try this app
[link removed because free user]
It has some cool tweaks
Sent from my Slim Muffin.
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P.S.
You said you have T-Mobile S3 but you are flashing AT&T S3 kernels and ROMs on it .[emoji53]
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I will try that app out and see what its about..
This rom is for both Category: d2att-d2tmo, but when it installed it said that now I am an d2att with I747 model.. When it came to me in the box it had 4.0.4 and was t999 model. After installing the Category: d2att-d2tmo rom it changed my phones specs..
-KJT-

xkjtx said:
I will try that app out and see what its about..
This rom is for both Category: d2att-d2tmo, but when it installed it said that now I am an d2att with I747 model.. When it came to me in the box it had 4.0.4 and was t999 model. After installing the Category: d2att-d2tmo rom it changed my phones specs..
-KJT-
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But the kernel is obviously for AT&T
Sent from my Slim Muffin.

Casanova said:
But the kernel is obviously for AT&T
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S3 kernels are interchangeable.
Sent from my Nexus 7 2013 edition.

LoopDoGG79 said:
S3 kernels are interchangeable.
Sent from my Nexus 7 2013 edition.
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[emoji33]
Sent from my Slim Muffin.

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[emoji33]
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Yup, i've been flashing on Galaxy's since the S2. After the S2, Samsung released identical hardware for all carriers, including the international edition. The only software you had to worry about is recoveries, Baseband, and if on T Mobile, the TW version if you wanted Wifi calling.
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Thanks for the reply!
LoopDoGG79 said:
Yup, i've been flashing on Galaxy's since the S2. After the S2, Samsung released identical hardware for all carriers, including the international edition. The only software you had to worry about is recoveries, Baseband, and if on T Mobile, the TW version if you wanted Wifi calling.
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My wireless calling works fine and I am on T-Mobile network. So I guess I did everything correct.. lol
Still trying to figure out the Blue LED at boot....

UPDATE!!!
Ok, so I found out that it was the Ktoons kernel that was giving the notification Blue LED at start and wouldn't go away. I guess it was set to notify at start, but then never turned off. This is now fixed because of a flash to the new build 4 of slimkat.
So the issues that I was having before with the LED was only because of the kernel I flashed on a slimkat rom. It worked great, but had the LED issue.
::UPDATE::
Ok, now to talk about my new updated build 4 slimkat device.
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