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Galaxy S4 stock camera apk?

I have found a few threads but a lot of them seem to have mixed replies, I just wanted to know if there is any direct answer as to whether there is a functioning default camera apk or not for custom roms.
Currently I'm running tasks aokp.

If you are asking if you can get the stock camera on an Aosp roms then the answer o's no.
Wayne Tech Nexus

There's no mixed answer here. TW apps cannot run on AOSP based ROMs. Period. So, no.

Alright, glad to get a answer!

4.3 GE rom.

So I wanted to install a GE 4.3 Rom onto my AT&T S4 however I am finding it difficult to find one due to the fact that there are so many versions of it from different developers. I just want the most stable and most up to date 4.3 GE rom for my S4. I'm still new to the forums so I'm also having some trouble navigating so if anyone could link me to the best or most recommended build of the GE 4.3 rom that would be much appreciated!

I personally like Kangabean
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349077

There is an entire Google Edition thread in the General section. Check out out and see what most folks over there are using. Cheers

also, you don't list your phone variant/carrier
when flashing the i9505 roms you need to flash the correct carrier kernel
and maybe even loki-doki
sorry if you are already aware of this, just putting it out--

check the original android development tab for this devices forum, many of the roms have updated to 4.3

xBeerdroiDx said:
There is an entire Google Edition thread in the General section. Check out out and see what most folks over there are using. Cheers
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I actually tried to look for this thread however I'm unable to find it....do I go into top devices > find my device > then general? or just general from the start.....
Or if possible could you link me to this thread?

custo said:
I personally like Kangabean
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2349077
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+1 Kangabean is what you want.

[Q] Absence of ROM Developers

Not trying to start fires or be disrespectful is it just me or have all the ROM Devs either left for another phone or are abnormally silent. Additionally does anyone have any info on a bootloader unlock or root for NC4? Like i said not trying to start a flame war just looking for any information. I appreciate everything that our current ROM Devs have been doing A+ job per the normal, just want me some cyanogenmod.

bsohm said:
Not trying to start fires or be disrespectful is it just me or have all the ROM Devs either left for another phone or are abnormally silent. Additionally does anyone have any info on a bootloader unlock or root for NC4? Like i said not trying to start a flame war just looking for any information. I appreciate everything that our current ROM Devs have been doing A+ job per the normal, just want me some cyanogenmod.
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There are 4 or 5 nice ROMs that are updated on an almost regular basis.

airmaxx23 said:
There are 4 or 5 nice ROMs that are updated on an almost regular basis.
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Actually if you go look at the updated dates on the roms we have 3 that have been updated in a month 2 that have been updated in a week
★☞[Rom][4.3][MJE] Jelly 'Beans' - Build 6 [01/01/14] AOSP/KitKat Themed || Game Changing ☜★ 1/10/2014
Hyperdrive Rom - Galaxy Note 3 5/11/2014
BajaROM 5/31/2014
JasmineROM 6/11/2014
ObjectiveROM 6/7/2014
The Beast! _-= Drop The Bass! =-_ [Release 1] 12/18/2013
-N.E.O.N. R.O.M- 1/24/2014
BajaROM 12/20/2013
LeanROM 4/12/2014
Incognito ROM 4/14/2014
ButterBoost 4/16/2014
Additionally some of those are based off of MJE which NC2/NC4 came out just over 2 months ago if i remember correctly?

bsohm said:
Actually if you go look at the updated dates on the roms we have 3 that have been updated in a month 2 that have been updated in a week
★☞[Rom][4.3][MJE] Jelly 'Beans' - Build 6 [01/01/14] AOSP/KitKat Themed || Game Changing ☜★ 1/10/2014
Hyperdrive Rom - Galaxy Note 3 5/11/2014
BajaROM 5/31/2014
JasmineROM 6/11/2014
ObjectiveROM 6/7/2014
The Beast! _-= Drop The Bass! =-_ [Release 1] 12/18/2013
-N.E.O.N. R.O.M- 1/24/2014
BajaROM 12/20/2013
LeanROM 4/12/2014
Incognito ROM 4/14/2014
ButterBoost 4/16/2014
Additionally some of those are based off of MJE which NC2/NC4 came out just over 2 months ago if i remember correctly?
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You forgot Biggins ROM - Updated 6/9/2014.
A month between updates when you're stuck with stock software isn't long at all. Like I said, there are 4 or 5 that are updated on an almost regular basis.
Biggins
Objective
Jasmine
BAJA
Hyperdrive.

I will build a VisionX rom for this device with some help from you guys, like the SS stuff, I have never used it, what would it take to get my rom running here? Any volunteers? PM me also...
This rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559321
I did it for the sprint guys, turned out very well....I will add anyone willing to help to the VisionX team for the Verizon thread. Lets talk!
I will start with this one...
N900VVRUCNC4

TheAxman said:
I will build a VisionX rom for this device with some help from you guys, like the SS stuff, I have never used it, what would it take to get my rom running here? Any volunteers? PM me also...
This rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559321
I did it for the sprint guys, turned out very well....I will add anyone willing to help to the VisionX team for the Verizon thread. Lets talk!
I will start with this one...
N900VVRUCNC4
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SS can be treated like TWRP but the Aroma Installer will not work on it.

Ok, I understand that, what is the requirements needed from Vision to run on Verizon's locked bootloader?

TheAxman said:
Ok, I understand that, what is the requirements needed from Vision to run on Verizon's locked bootloader?
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I would pm hsbadr, he has been working with the nc4 rom and is currently porting an S5 rom so he should be able to tell you what changes need to be made for Verizon. I appreciate your willingness to work on ports for Verizon . Thank you ![emoji4]
Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

airmaxx23 said:
You forgot Biggins ROM - Updated 6/9/2014.
A month between updates when you're stuck with stock software isn't long at all. Like I said, there are 4 or 5 that are updated on an almost regular basis.
Biggins
Objective
Jasmine
BAJA
Hyperdrive.
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You are correct thank you for correcting me, maybe im just looking for a different style and am gettin impatient i really wish we had a unlocked bootloader and some cyanogenmod. I have tried Nova Launcher and it works really well but the settings, notifications the little touches that Samsung does with Touchwiz are not my thing i guess.

TheAxman said:
I will build a VisionX rom for this device with some help from you guys, like the SS stuff, I have never used it, what would it take to get my rom running here? Any volunteers? PM me also...
This rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559321
I did it for the sprint guys, turned out very well....I will add anyone willing to help to the VisionX team for the Verizon thread. Lets talk!
I will start with this one...
N900VVRUCNC4
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Another new Rom Dev will be really nice do you base it off of Touchwiz or AOSP?

bsohm said:
You are correct thank you for correcting me, maybe im just looking for a different style and am gettin impatient i really wish we had a unlocked bootloader and some cyanogenmod. I have tried Nova Launcher and it works really well but the settings, notifications the little touches that Samsung does with Touchwiz are not my thing i guess.
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Have you tried using some Xposed modules to remove certain things and add others? Objective ROM is about as close to AOSP as you can get, pretty much everything that isn't needed to run the phone had been removed.

But the styling is still TouchWiz so all of the notification portion and the launcher and setting.apk.
Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

TheAxman said:
I will build a VisionX rom for this device with some help from you guys, like the SS stuff, I have never used it, what would it take to get my rom running here? Any volunteers? PM me also...
This rom:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559321
I did it for the sprint guys, turned out very well....I will add anyone willing to help to the VisionX team for the Verizon thread. Lets talk!
I will start with this one...
N900VVRUCNC4
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I flashed your rom on my brother's sprint note 3. From what he's told me. He loves it.

airmaxx23 said:
Have you tried using some Xposed modules to remove certain things and add others? Objective ROM is about as close to AOSP as you can get, pretty much everything that isn't needed to run the phone had been removed.
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Eclipse ROM is now updated to Kit Kat which gives a very AOSP look as well.

Or you can try and source a Developer Edition that comes unlocked and flash CM11

bsohm said:
Another new Rom Dev will be really nice do you base it off of Touchwiz or AOSP?
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I do touchwiz roms only, I did many times aosp, not really my thing anymore....
Do we move forward with this?
Downloading now, I can have this built by this evening....
What 4.4 2 kernel is everyone using for this device? The stock one?

TheAxman said:
I do touchwiz roms only, I did many times aosp, not really my thing anymore....
Do we move forward with this?
Downloading now, I can have this built by this evening....
What 4.4 2 kernel is everyone using for this device? The stock one?
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We can only use the stock kernel on the Retail devices since they have a locked bootloader.

AOSP Look TW ROM??

Hey all, I usually don't do this as I've seen some other people bi*****g about development on this phone and how it's stalled. I am NOT saying that at all, was just wondering if anyone is/doing/going to develop a TW (since no AOSP ) ROM that looks like AOSP? Somewhat like @nitroglycerine33's Eclipse? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351840
Or if anyone knows how to and would like to, I have some people who are very interested in having ROM(s) out there like this and can donate. Thanks

try raffaeles88 foxhound rom.. it's the closest one to aosp.. ?

Dennisg34 said:
Hey all, I usually don't do this as I've seen some other people bi*****g about development on this phone and how it's stalled. I am NOT saying that at all, was just wondering if anyone is/doing/going to develop a TW (since no AOSP ) ROM that looks like AOSP? Somewhat like @nitroglycerine33's Eclipse? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351840
Or if anyone knows how to and would like to, I have some people who are very interested in having ROM(s) out there like this and can donate. Thanks
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I'm going to make two assumptions: 1) you're on Verizon and 2) you don't have a developer edition phone. If that is the case you can only flash TW based ROMs made for the Retail version of the S5. Having said that there is one ROM I'm told that comes pretty close to an AOSP look and feel and that is the Alliance ROM. I have not flashed that ROM, but reading through the threads in the Android Development section there seems to be a lot of happy users of that ROM. On the other hand, if you want a very lean, debloated, fast ROM with great battery life and everything works (all essential functions) there is the Syndicate ROM which as near to the pure Android experience as possible (hard to tell it's TW based). Both these ROMs can be flashed through SafeStrap or if you have a Dev Edition S5 just flash through TWRP. Unless you have a Developer Edition S5 you're not going to be able to flash any of the available AOSP ROMs...it just isn't going to happen without an unlocked bootloader and no one has broken that "code" yet.

deadlocked007 said:
Wait what? There is like 20 AOSP Roms lmao [emoji1]
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try re-reading the op son

jpcalhoun said:
I'm going to make two assumptions: 1) you're on Verizon and 2) you don't have a developer edition phone. If that is the case you can only flash TW based ROMs made for the Retail version of the S5. Having said that there is one ROM I'm told that comes pretty close to an AOSP look and feel and that is the Alliance ROM. I have not flashed that ROM, but reading through the threads in the Android Development section there seems to be a lot of happy users of that ROM. On the other hand, if you want a very lean, debloated, fast ROM with great battery life and everything works (all essential functions) there is the Syndicate ROM which as near to the pure Android experience as possible (hard to tell it's TW based). Both these ROMs can be flashed through SafeStrap or if you have a Dev Edition S5 just flash through TWRP. Unless you have a Developer Edition S5 you're not going to be able to flash any of the available AOSP ROMs...it just isn't going to happen without an unlocked bootloader and no one has broken that "code" yet.
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Lol well the first assumption should be easy as i posted in Verizon general S5. And an obvious yes for the 2nd as i know the only aosp roms are for the dev ed. Alliance rom is nice but too big and many things with stock ugly 4.4 colors
deadlocked007 said:
"Since no AOSP"? Lol seriously I'm confused. Does he want an AOSP rom or an AOSP rom that looks like TouchWiz or a TouchWiz rom that looks like AOSP? What is life?
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The OP was quite easy to understand. Since we don't have an unlocked bootloader I want a TW ROM that looks like aosp, hence the link to my old favorite ROM from when I had the s4 I put there as reference. He might not be getting an S5 so I just wanted to see if someone could get in touch with him and Maybe get some permissions to do that or w/e..
Sent from my S5 using your mom

bamse84 said:
try raffaeles88 foxhound rom.. it's the closest one to aosp.. ?
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There isn't one for Verizon?
Sent from my S5 using your mom

Dennisg34 said:
There isn't one for Verizon?
Sent from my S5 using your mom
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i think that is for the international version.. i am not using it.. but you could ask him.. sorry i can not give you more info..

Dennisg34 said:
Lol well the first assumption should be easy as i posted in Verizon general S5. And an obvious yes for the 2nd as i know the only aosp roms are for the dev ed. Alliance rom is nice but too big and many things with stock ugly 4.4 colors
The OP was quite easy to understand. Since we don't have an unlocked bootloader I want a TW ROM that looks like aosp, hence the link to my old favorite ROM from when I had the s4 I put there as reference. He might not be getting an S5 so I just wanted to see if someone could get in touch with him and Maybe get some permissions to do that or w/e..
Sent from my S5 using your mom
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R u sure this is Verizon general section?
Sent from my SM-G900W8

Idan73 said:
R u sure this is Verizon general section?
Sent from my SM-G900W8
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Well now that i see from my computer rather than phone i guess it's general S5 which is silly that when i click on general under the verizon section it doesnt have it's own section. oh well

It wold be awesome to port this to G900F also. It's the most beautiful TW AOSP theme I have ever seen. Damn you made me regret my old S4 lol. Pure AOSP look with TW Camera...
I follow you, if someone is willing, I would donate for this kind of work.

I will like too a tw with AOSP look

Dennisg34 said:
Well now that i see from my computer rather than phone i guess it's general S5 which is silly that when i click on general under the verizon section it doesnt have it's own section. oh well
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Err...yes it does. You have your own complete forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5

DSA said:
Err...yes it does. You have your own complete forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s5
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ugh this is what happens when i post half asleep, apologies

i actually wouldnt mind a decent CM esque rom on the 900f so i can keep camera
DSA said:
Err...yes it does.
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whats ERR?

Dennisg34 said:
Lol well the first assumption should be easy as i posted in Verizon general S5. And an obvious yes for the 2nd as i know the only aosp roms are for the dev ed. Alliance rom is nice but too big and many things with stock ugly 4.4 colors
The OP was quite easy to understand. Since we don't have an unlocked bootloader I want a TW ROM that looks like aosp, hence the link to my old favorite ROM from when I had the s4 I put there as reference. He might not be getting an S5 so I just wanted to see if someone could get in touch with him and Maybe get some permissions to do that or w/e..
Sent from my S5 using your mom
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Well, I've learned on this site that not everything is obvious all the time. I've seen T-Mobile and ATT users posting question to this site. Anyway, I just wanted to confirm, but I must agree, if I had read your profile a little closer I wouldn't have had to make any assumptions. My answer, however, remains the same.

-PiLoT- said:
i actually wouldnt mind a decent CM esque rom on the 900f so i can keep camera
whats ERR?
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http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=err

DSA said:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=err
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ah sorry dude. not used to it in the written form

Galaxy S4 CyanogenMod?

Guys is there a Official version of CyanogenMode for Galaxy s4 i9505 ? what is it? my phone is very laggy with the stock rom :/

The Cyanogenmod website lists the devices the ROM works on, so why not go there and, oh I don't know, look?

Demitha said:
Guys is there a Official version of CyanogenMode for Galaxy s4 i9505 ? what is it? my phone is very laggy with the stock rom :/
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Yes, there is. You can fin it in the Original Android Development section. The maintainer is AntaresOne. He has 2 versions. One is the official nighlies and the other is an optimized version.
You can go for either one or, you can choose one of the other roms based on CM12 or CM12.1.

GDReaper said:
Yes, there is. You can fin it in the Original Android Development section. The maintainer is AntaresOne. He has 2 versions. One is the official nighlies and the other is an optimized version.
You can go for either one or, you can choose one of the other roms based on CM12 or CM12.1.
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Thank you very much fro the helpful answer , are you using any of those ROM's? what the most stable one? . Thanks again.

Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
The Cyanogenmod website lists the devices the ROM works on, so why not go there and, oh I don't know, look?
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if you cant help just stay away, guess you don't have better things to do.

Demitha said:
if you cant help just stay away, guess you don't have better things to do.
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He just not prepared to do your work for you. Your op was incredibly lazy. You could have saved time by just looking first, either on cm website or in the development sections in this forum

DSA said:
He just not prepared to do your work for you. Your op was incredibly lazy. You could have saved time by just looking first, either on cm website or in the development sections in this forum
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AGAIN, If he don't wanna do anything to help just stay the away, No need to waste my time with trash. im very new to this, i wouldn't know to search for a CM forum.

Demitha said:
AGAIN, If he don't wanna do anything to help just stay the away, No need to waste my time with trash. im very new to this, i wouldn't know to search for a CM forum.
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Just to clarify, you don't know how to type 'CyanogenMod' into a Google search bar but are competent at flashing ROMs?

DSA said:
Just to clarify, you don't know how to type 'CyanogenMod' into a Google search bar but are competent at flashing ROMs?
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My next thread would be to get help for flashing a ROM.

Why would you create a thread? There's hundreds for that exact thing already..I think some reading may be in order

DSA said:
Why would you create a thread? There's hundreds for that exact thing already..I think some reading may be in order
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Good point , i will search before make a thread for that.

Demitha said:
if you cant help just stay away, guess you don't have better things to do.
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It's because this forum is not a helpdesk. It takes 1 second to type "Cyanogenmod I9505" in Google or in the xda searchbar. Most developers don't like these kind of people in their rom threads but it lowers the quality of discussion dramatically.
It's the same for the question you asked in the CM optimized topic. It's not a helpdesk and it has nothing to do with that particularly rom. You can easily test which rom is more stable for you by flashing it.

Lennyz1988 said:
It's because this forum is not a helpdesk. It takes 1 second to type "Cyanogenmod I9505" in Google or in the xda searchbar. Most developers don't like these kind of people in their rom threads but it lowers the quality of discussion dramatically.
It's the same for the question you asked in the CM optimized topic. It's not a helpdesk and it has nothing to do with that particularly rom. You can easily test which rom is more stable for you by flashing it.
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ok i understand the your point, i will avoid these kind of threads again, thanks for explaining rather than trying to sound like a asshole :good:

Demitha said:
Thank you very much fro the helpful answer , are you using any of those ROM's? what the most stable one? . Thanks again.
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My first rom was the 5.0.1 GPE rom, then tried CM12 Optimized builds, SaberMod CM12 and 12.1 builds and I am now currently running Resurrection Remix rom.
The most stable from the bunch (for me) was the GPE rom. The fastest and smoothest (for me) seems to be Resurrection Remix.
All of them ran stable for me, with no bugs or serious problems that could not be solved.
CM12 has reached a final version. The developer works on 12.1 now. CM12.1 nighlies is the most updated of the bunch.
Now, for the flashing. Before flashng you might want to backup your stuff. This requires root. You can use CF-Auto-Root to do it. Warning: This will trip knox.
Just google search "root s4 cf auto root" and follow the instructions in the thread. CF-Auto-Root does not work with all s4 variants, so make sure you have the right one.
If you don't want to backup anything, then you can just skip to installing a custom recovery.
There are 3 to choose from: CWM, TWRP or PhilZ Touch recovery.
I use TWRP. You should be able to flash it with Odin. Google on how to flash a custom recovery on the s4. Even if they are for different android versions, it's basically the same process.

GDReaper said:
My first rom was the 5.0.1 GPE rom, then tried CM12 Optimized builds, SaberMod CM12 and 12.1 builds and I am now currently running Resurrection Remix rom.
The most stable from the bunch (for me) was the GPE rom. The fastest and smoothest (for me) seems to be Resurrection Remix.
All of them ran stable for me, with no bugs or serious problems that could not be solved.
CM12 has reached a final version. The developer works on 12.1 now. CM12.1 nighlies is the most updated of the bunch.
Now, for the flashing. Before flashng you might want to backup your stuff. This requires root. You can use CF-Auto-Root to do it. Warning: This will trip knox.
Just google search "root s4 cf auto root" and follow the instructions in the thread. CF-Auto-Root does not work with all s4 variants, so make sure you have the right one.
If you don't want to backup anything, then you can just skip to installing a custom recovery.
There are 3 to choose from: CWM, TWRP or PhilZ Touch recovery.
I use TWRP. You should be able to flash it with Odin. Google on how to flash a custom recovery on the s4. Even if they are for different android versions, it's basically the same process.
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This is the answer i have been looking for :angel: , i will try the Resurrection Remix , Thanks again.

Demitha said:
This is the answer i have been looking for :angel: , i will try the Resurrection Remix , Thanks again.
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Use it with KT Kernel. It gives you lots of customizability. You may have a green tinting at first, but this can be easily fixed. Settings > Display > LiveDisplay > Color Calibration and set all values there to 50% and hit Ok. Then just change the brightness so the changes take effect. Otherwise you will have to reboot.
Or you can use it with the default kernel.

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Use it with KT Kernel. It gives you lots of customizability. You may have a green tinting at first, but this can be easily fixed. Settings > Display > LiveDisplay > Color Calibration and set all values there to 50% and hit Ok. Then just change the brightness so the changes take effect. Otherwise you will have to reboot.
Or you can use it with the default kernel.
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Awesome, Thanks