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Can i upgrade to jelly Bean?

I have a Zigo EON 5i. It runs ICS 4.0.4, has 512 MB RAM, a 1 GHz proccesor – ARM v7, Powervr and 128 MB internal memory. Can I flash and add a custom rom? And if so, which one? I need Jelly Bean.
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How to improve my android custom Rom? [closed]

i just wanted to know which parts of the android OS i have to edit to improve my rom (smoother, faster)? i mean, editing the build.prop won't do the entire trick. What do you guys suggest? thanks in ...
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Samsung Galaxy S4, weird model, can I custom ROM?

I just got my S4, on a Canadian network. While everyone seems to have I9500, I have the M919V. It's next to impossible to find any useful information on Google regarding this model. Can I use the same ...
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All my apps crashing upon startup, black screen

I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 with a flashed ROM Gingerbread (Kyrillos) and Kernel (EX Kernel). When i power on my phone it loads up to the lock screen, but it just shows a blank screen And i'm ...
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How can I use a custom rom.zip from within an emulator?

I have custom rom.zip and I want to try it in emulator
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Installing Jelly Bean on neocore 10 tablet [duplicate]

I have a neocore 10 tablet running ICS, I want to upgrade to jelly bean but am unable to find the correct firmware. The seller informs me that the upgrade is not available. Can anyone advise on the ...
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Add entry to option menu

On my phone I have a Custom ROM with root access. Now I want to add a feature (like "silent hours" from CyanogenMod) to this ROM. I want to add a new entry in the option menu. I know that I have to ...
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Should I Skip Recovery Installation Step From CyanogenMod ROM

I have a rooted Galaxy S2 (i9100) . I've root it with CF-ROOT . Now superSU and CWM installed and there is a yellow exclamation on boot screen. When i boot my phone with VOLUME UP + HOME + POWER ...
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Sound on Power-On

I want a sound to be played when the user presses the power button, Since I am customizing Android for Visually Challenged people this feature might let them know if the tablet has actually powered on ...
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Galaxy Rugby LTE not turning on after failed custom ROM install

Got an SGH-i547C (the Canadian version) that's not booting up after I tried installing the Liquid Smooth ROM. Since I've already posted the same thing on xda-developers forum and reddit and I'm kind ...
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Restoring Samsung GT-P1000 to original firmware

I spent the past several hours reading and reading. I tried to upgrade this Tablet to Jellybean, now the Tablet only reaches the Samsung glowing screen. I tried several fixes to no avail, my first ...
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Stable Android 4.x ROM for HTC Desire GSM [duplicate]

I'm looking for a stable ROM for a HTC Desire on Android 4.x. This is for quite an important task, as I am supposed to be testing an application he has written that only works on 4.x+. Is anyone able ...
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Will this android rom work for hd7?

Will this hd2 rom work on the hd7 since they have almost the same hardware? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1930240
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Not all Google Apps in SuperNexus Rom on Galaxy S3

I installed the SuperNexus 2.0 Build 4 ROM on my Galaxy S3 (i9300) last weekend. I also installed the gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip to install the Google apps. However, that does not seem to have ...
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Which A2SD should I use with AOKP VJ 4.2.2 Jelly Bean v2.1 on HTC Desire

I have a rooted HTC Desire with the AOKP VJ 4.2.2 Jelly Bean v2.1 ROM from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1863780 I have successfully installed the ROM but am confused as to ...
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Add static IP settings to custom rom

I'm trying to store default static ip settings in a custom rom. I write the SSID and Password to /etc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf and that works well for Wi-Fi But how do I add the static IP settings ...
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Custom ROM to improve Galaxy I9000 battery life (if mostly standy)? [closed]

I have a Galaxy S I9000 (2.3.6, Gingerbread.XXJW4) and use my phone minimally (mostly just on standby). I would like a least a couple of days, and hopefully a week or two between recharges if possible ...
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How do i use a lockscreen from another rom

I want to use only the lock screen from another rom for the same phone. I own Micromax A52. And I am using Xzoom v3 as my rom with Dark Angel theme.(to be precise if anyone knows and if it matters ...
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Flash Custom Rom on china tablet

I have a chinese tablet with the allwinner a13 chip, that I want to flash a custom rom to. Rom Manager doesn't recognize the device, so I can't install clockworkmod recovery... So how can I go about ...
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Which custom ROM is a good choice to put on a Samsung Galaxy Mini S5570? [duplicate]

CyanogenMod or else? Which version? From which maker? I tried my luck on the XDA-Developers forum - but to no avail.
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Low volume on N7000 with Android 4.2.x

I've noticed that both my speaker and in-call volumes have reduced drastically since I updated my (rooted) Galaxy Note GT-N7000 to the Android 4.2-based AOSPA ROM. On investigating further, it appears ...
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Install custom ROM for Micromax Funbook Pro P500 tablet

I have a Micromax Funbook Pro P500 tablet. How do I unlock the tablet, so I can root it? How do I root the tablet? How can install a new ROM on my tablet?
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Compile JellyBean's Keyboard for ICS Rom

I tried creating an Image with a JellyBean's LatinIME.apk, replacing ICS's LatinIME.apk, in system apps folder of ICS ROM, but it crashed. But when I put it in preInstalledApk folder, it got complied ...
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How can i create a ROM for my android phone? [duplicate]

Is it possible to create android ROM for any android phone even if it is low hardware? What details should i need to know? any reference for creating custom ROMs?
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Repartitioning internal storage and installing custom roms on ZTE Blade GEN2

I have a ZTE Blade phone, which was sold in Hungary with Android 2.1 and GEN1 radio (Ask Mr. Pigfish said so). About a year ago I updated it with the official 2.2 update released by T-Mobile (the ...
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Android system apps deleted, restore to default condition.

I have rooted my android phone and removed some of system apps form my Samsung GT-S5360 in order to save space. These are Email.apk EmailWidget.apk Memo.apk MyFiles.apk QuickOffice.apk ...
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How to replace Cyanogenmod dialer/contacts/messaging(texting) apps?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Verizon. I've recently rooted it and installed Cyanogenmod 10.1. Of ocurse, when you buy the phone brand new, it comes with all the built-in apps from the ...
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How use the Samsung Galaxy S3 stock contact/phone app with custom ROM?

I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 with Verizon with the custom ROM Cyanogenmod 10.1. It has it's own people app and dialer. Previously, before I rooted my phone and installed the Cyanogenmod, the S3 comes ...
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HTC ONE X Custom ROM Issue

I tried to install a custom ROM on my htc one X without making any backup. My new custom ROM did not installed correctly. It is just showing X type logo of custom ROM after htc splash screen. I can go ...
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Install custom rom ACE PLUS without voiding warranty

I read somewhere that we can install custom ROM in our devices without voiding warranty ace plus is not getting updates soon. Is there any method by which we can install that and please suggest a ...
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Installing Nexus Images on other devices

I am absolutely noob in Android hacking, though I am quite good in doing techie stuff. Now I have got my first mobile Karbonn A5+. It has 1GHz processor and 431 MB ROM+RAM. It runs Gingerbread. As ...
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Why does a SGS3 not boot with custom roms but it does with stock roms?

I've relatively not that new on Android rom flashing. I've flashed my HTC Sensation & Galaxy Tab 2 but on this Samsung Galaxy S3 I'm really starting to get a headache. So, this is what I've ...
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How to mod android rom so none can ever install an app in it?

I already know how to modify an android ROM by modifying files, remove and add it into ROM. But I don't have knowledge to building/compiling a ROM. I want to lock the OS so none can ever install new ...
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Must I install Google Apps again after installing a new ROM?

When I install a new ROM (cm-10.1-20130213-NIGHTLY-mako.zip) using ROM Manager, I have the option of adding another ZIP during the same reboot -- this is probably meant for the Google Apps ...
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HTC One V without Sense 4 [duplicate]

I have an HTC One V with Android 4.0 and HTC Sense 4. Unfortunately, the phone is quite slow. I suspect for the htc sense and other unnecessary application. Can I install android 4.0 without htc ...
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How do I get boot audio to work with any ROM?

I have tried everything I can think of. There is a script that is supposed to use Statefright to play the audio at boot time=FAIL There is an updater-script that creates a binary to call the script ...
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How can I bypass the activation on my Droid 2 Global?

I want to put a custom ROM on my D2G, but I think I went about it in the wrong order. I thought that I had to do a factory reset, but that wound up setting me back. The phone demands that it be ...
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Making and flashing an Android ROM for my low-end phone? [duplicate]

I have an old phone about 3 years old with a very low specification. The android version is 2.2 Froyo, and it only has a 416Mhz single core processor (arm926ej-s rev 5 v5I), 191 MB of RAM, and Opengl ...
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CM10.1 Wifi issue

I just flashed my HTC One X AT&T Build number 1.73.502.1 710RD ATT US edition with CM 10.1 as described at CM10.1 Android 4.2.1 ROM for AT&T One X/One XL Everything seems fine, but once I ...
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Which CM9 ROM for sony ericsson x10i?

I was about to download a CM ROM file for my phone, here Now when I use that (first) uploaded link, it showed me a folder, in which there are a bunch of different versions, such as anzu aoba mango ...
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Do I need to root my phone before installing CM on my S3

Previously I've needed to root my phone before flashing any ROMs on it. Now I have a new s3 and I'd like to install CM on it. However, this installation guide does not mention the need to root the ...
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Looking for a custom ROM for HTC Inspire 4G [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device? The ROM should have: Android 4.0+ WiFi hotspot 4G capability Long battery life Increased volume Fast speed ...
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“Ubuntu” kernel version - what does it mean?

I have a 4.0.3 tablet (Genesis GT 1230 running some preinstalled rooted custom rom from factory). It reports its kernel as "3.0.8+ root@ubuntu #412". Why "ubuntu"? What does it mean? Do I have ...
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Stock JB ROMs for Chinese-made devices [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device? I'm looking for a good source for MT, RK and Allwinner-based phones and tablets, but I couldn't find any. ...
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ro.custom.build.version is not changing at phone info

I am trying to change ro.custom.build.version but this particular change is not propagated to the resulting build.
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Face scanner usage with CM 10.1 on Galaxy s3 i9300

I'm running CyanogenMod 10.1 ( cm-10.1-20130105-NIGHTLY-i9300.zip ) on a Samsung Galaxy S3 i9300, and I want to know if CM 10 supports the face scanner for things like screen on-time and setting ...
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How can i back up my sanyo zio rom

Im preparing to install a new custom rom on my android phone. I am trying to follow the directions for the OpenZio Rom but I get stuck right off the bat trying to back up my rom. I follow the ...
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is there any custom rom with android 2.2 available for sanyo zio? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Where can I find stock or custom ROMs for my Android device? I bought a cricket sanyo zio a while back and i would like to install a custom rom on it. Im currently ...
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Can I install Android 4.2.1 AOKP IceColdJelly ROM on my HTC One X by AT&T?

Can the Android 4.2.1 AOKP IceColdJelly ROM that seems to be released for the HTC One X international model be installed on HTC One X subscribed by AT&T? I found the update for HTC One X on ...
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Kies is not working after flashing cyanogenmod on my Samsung Android phone

I have flashed my samsung android phone(GT-I5510) to CM7 and everything is fine with it exept that kies has stopped working with it..i.e when I connect my phone to laptop, it doesn't show the option ...

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