January 2014 - Galaxy S4 Mini Archive - Custom ROMs, Tips and Tricks

KNOX-free firmware for Galaxy S4 mini Duos (GT-I9192)

If you don't feel like trying to <a href="http://www.s4miniarchive.com/2013/12/how-to-remove-knox-bootloader-from-new.html" target="_blank">remove the KNOX bootloader files from the new firmware</a> or feel to scared to do it, then here are four firmwares that are KNOX free, ready to be flashed with Odin. 
 
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These four firmwares are for the GT-I9192 and have been modified by <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4344511">SilviuMik</a> — the person who has introduced us to the method of removing the KNOX bootloader files from new firmware before flashing it. 
 
P.S. If you are interested in seeing such firmware being posted in the future for I9190 and I9195, feel free to leave a comment. 
 
 
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Disclaimer:</h2>
S4MiniArchive and <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4344511">SilviuMik</a> will take no responsibility if your power goes off while flashing, if you brick your phone or cause any other damages to your phone. Do this at your own risk! 
 
 
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Downloads:</h2>
PDA: I9192DDU1BML1 
CSC: I9192ODD1BML1 
MODEM: I9192DDU1BML1 
Size: 956.9MB 
Download - <a href="https://mega.co.nz/#!xclRTaAR!Wk8Z_lR0crmWbyh7ajKDLXhbe5Zafe_EqvclSU6Fb8k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a>  
 
PDA: I9192UBUBMK4 
CSC: I9192UUBBMK2 
MODEM: I9192UBUBMK4 
Size: 744.5MB 
Download - <a href="https://mega.co.nz/#!gdMCDDBI!Cf46XFNzCqaJCigSqZcOfy-q1P4KdmPa7UoO3OoP1C4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a>  
 

PDA: I9192UBUBMK4 
CSC: I9192ZTOBMK2 
MODEM: I9192UBUBMK4 
Size: 781.3MB 
Download - <a href="https://mega.co.nz/#!8I8gGYxJ!bLxwXlySmcqOp_DJdH5O6DIDFu0DQdroqwKIZBSLuBM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a>  
 
PDA: I9192XXUBMK4 
CSC: I9192SERBMJ3 
MODEM: I9192XXUBMK4 
Size: 765.0MB 
Download - <a href="https://mega.co.nz/#!sRMFGR7B!P8WzKQjZEbkKeGAIo1sdlzF82Qkr6LQveWwnYM6W-tA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a> 
 
PDA: I9192UBUBNA2 
CSC: I9192UUBBMK2 
MODEM: I9192UBUBNA2 
Size: 818.0 MB 
Download - <a href="https://mega.co.nz/#!MEcnkBqL!HxJiezzPpaZLjZ6zWp7DwmGVuwNMBh_hRrlGAnGxcFU" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a>

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Installation:</h2>
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<li>Download <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?3nuihb13uuu9adl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Odin3</a></li>
<li>Download your desired firmware from above</li>
<li>Extract the zip/7z file using a program such as 7zip, WinRAR or other and you should get a .tar.md5 file</li>
<li>Power off your Galaxy S4 mini and boot into Download mode by holding Volume down + Home + Power keys.</li>
<li>Connect your Galaxy S4 mini to your computer and press the Volume up key to have it ready for download.</li>
<li>Start Odin, and in the PDA field select the downloaded firmware .tar.md5 file</li>
<li>Leave all the options as they are. By default, only Auto Reboot and F. Reset Time should be enabled</li>
<li>Finally, click on Start and the flashing should begin. It could take up to 5 or 6 minutes so do not unplug your phone, just be patient.</li>
<li>Once it is ready, your phone will reboot.</li>
<li>Enjoy your new KNOX-free firmware.</li>
</ol>
For best results, it is recommended that you perform a data wipe in Recovery mode after flashing is complete. Thanks to <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4344511">SilviuMik</a> from xda-developers forums for his work. 
 
Source: <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49199225&postcount=36" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">xda post</a>

KNOX-free firmware for Galaxy S4 mini Duos (GT-I9192)

If you don't feel like trying to remove the KNOX bootloader files from the new firmware or feel to scared to do it, then here are four ...

Safely Root Galaxy S4 mini without tripping the KNOX flag

If you have read about the <a href="http://www.androidjunkie.org/2014/01/samsung-knox-warranty-void-0x1-all-you.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">consequences of ending up with KNOX Warranty Void: 0x1</a> and you are scared to try and root your Galaxy S4 mini or use tools such as Kingo, then here is another alternative method that is considered safer than any other. What if I told you that this method does not trigger the KNOX flag as well, but it just safely roots your Galaxy S4 mini. Sounds great, eh? 
 
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This safe root method was originally intended for the Galaxy S4 by <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=3940199">k1mu</a> from xda-developers forums but thanks to <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=5562144">postal302</a> who has tested this on the Verizon S4 mini variant (SCH-I435), we can confirm that this safe root method is also working on the Galaxy S4 mini, and even on some other devices. 
 
Also please be aware that this method does not unlock your bootloader making you able to install custom recoveries and roms, but just installs su, SuperSU, and the necessary support files to enable the root. If it were to do that, it would trip the KNOX flag and would lead to a void warranty. 
 
According to <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=5562144">postal302</a> and <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=3940199" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">k1mu</a>, it is confirmed to work on the following devices: 
<ul>
<li>Verizon SCH-I435</li>
<li>GT-I9190</li>
<li>GT-I9192, MK4 (ML2 does not work) </li>
<li>GT-I9195 (some variants)</li>
</ul>
UPDATE: This exploit has been patched on BML1 builds and newer and might not work. 
 
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Disclaimer: </h2>
Before you proceed to the rooting instructions below, please read this disclaimer: 
S4MiniArchive and the developer are not be responsible for what you are doing to your phone. Even though this may be considered to be the safest method, anything could happen. You agree that you are doing this at your own risk.

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Prerequisites: </h2>
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<li>Make sure you have the USB Drivers installed on your computer.</li>
<li>Be sure to enable USB Debugging (Settings -> More -> Developer options).</li>
<li>Enable USB ADB access (After enabling USB Debugging from your settings, connect your phone to your computer while it is unlocked and wait for a popup to appear that should ask you if you allow the connection, select "Always allow from this computer" and then tap on OK).</li>
<li>Download the <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2760984&d=1400951117" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">saferoot.zip</a> file to your computer.</li>
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Safely rooting your Galaxy S4 Mini steps:</h2>
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<li>Connect your Galaxy S4 mini to your computer (be sure you have followed the usb adb access step correctly from the prerequisites part) and leave it connected.</li>
<li>Now extract the saferoot.zip file and you should get two files and one folder — install.bat, install.sh and the folder called files.</li>
<li>Run the file install.bat (It is recommended that your right-click and click Run as Administrator for Windows 7/8/8.1 users) and be patient while it roots your phone. After it is done, your phone should reboot and you should have all the necessary files installed to your system, plus the SuperSU app.</li>
<li>To ensure everything went well, you may download the app called <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Root Checker</a> and see if you have full root access.</li>
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Via: <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2611971" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">postal302</a> | Source: <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2565758" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">k1mu</a>

Safely Root Galaxy S4 mini without tripping the KNOX flag

If you have read about the consequences of ending up with KNOX Warranty Void: 0x1 and you are scared to try and root your Galaxy S4 mini or...

Mercury Goospery Wallet Case Review for Galaxy S4 mini

After I received my latest order from TVC-Mall, I realized that by mistake I got S4 mini case, so I figured to write a short review about it anyway since it looks so damn cool! The one I received is <a href="http://www.tvc-mall.com/details/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-mini-i9190-Mercury-Goospery-Fancy-Diary-Wallet-Leather-Stand-Case-Green-Dark-Blue-MLC-I9190-25G/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this one.</a> 
 
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This is another example when you have very low expectations when something costs only $3.60, and once you take it out of the box it makes you scratch your head of how far they pushed the envelope this time. The case comes in a very cool transparent package, but it's not just cheap looks when you take it out of the box. 
 
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This is diary/wallet style case with a magnetic latch. It comes in bi-color design with bright lime/green inside and blue denim-looking exterior with green stitching. 
I don't even have a phone to test it out, so I tried taking a lot of detailed pictures for you to get an up close view. 
 
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The inner case is soft TPU, and looks like it has a nice wrap around 
fitment for a full side/corner protection and even a lip around the 
screen. I assume all the cutouts for power/volume/camera/flash/speaker/headphone/mic/charger ports are 
aligned perfectly. The flip cover has two pockets for credit cards or 
driver license and another large vertical pocket for bills. 
 
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Overall, I was very 
impressed with a quality and a finish, and for $3.60 - it's a steal 
considering some TPU cases by itself cost more than that. Plus, it 
comes in variety of different colors. 
 
Product review by <a href="http://vectron/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">vectron</a> from xda-developers forums. All permissions on sharing this have been granted. Interested in more of his product reviews? Check out <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192333" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">his list</a>.

Mercury Goospery Wallet Case Review for Galaxy S4 mini

After I received my latest order from TVC-Mall, I realized that by mistake I got S4 mini case, so I figured to write a short review about it...

MK4 Kernel with USB OTG Support for Galaxy S4 mini Duos (GT-I9192)

A lot of people have been wondering if the Galaxy S4 mini supports USB OTG. Officially, it doesn't. We are are all pretty much upset about the fact that we do not get any USB OTG support with this phone, considering its high price, it's a shame to have this feature leftout. 
 
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A member from xda forums called <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=5368296">sekil</a> has built this stock kernel for the GT-I9192 and claims that it has USB OTG support. The kernel is based off the Galaxy S4 sources and it is the first to have USB OTG support for the Galaxy S4 mini. 
 
But, there is a slight issue. The phone will not provide power for the connected gadget so you would need to use an external power supply or an OTG cable that comes with an additional power connector. 
 
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Disclaimer:</h2>
The kernel still seems to be on a testing stage, so there is no warranty if all will go well. Please flash it and use it at your own risk! Neither the developer nor S4MiniArchive will be responsible for any damages caused to your phone. Flash strictly on GT-I9192 only (if you are planning to)! 
 
Download kernel - <a href="https://www.mediafire.com/?6yla4lkw1shfjb5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a> 
 

<h2>
Installation:</h2>
<ol>
<li>Download the zip file to your sdcard</li>
<li>Power off your phone and boot into CWM Recovery</li>
<li>Choose install zip</li>
<li>Then choose zip from external sdcard</li>
<li>Select the kernel zip file</li>
<li>Choose Yes to confirm</li>
<li>After installation is complete, go back and choose reboot system now.</li>
</ol>
Source: <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2613232" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">xda</a>

MK4 Kernel with USB OTG Support for Galaxy S4 mini Duos (GT-I9192)

A lot of people have been wondering if the Galaxy S4 mini supports USB OTG. Officially, it doesn't. We are are all pretty much upset abo...

Six months with the Galaxy S4 mini: Is it a good phone?

On 5th August 2013, I bought this phone while it's off-contract price was still hot and I said to myself, this phone must be great. I kept the Galaxy S4 mini in my home for two and a half months without a SIM card placed inside it and have used it only for writing to this website and recording videos and later on began carrying it with me and using it everyday. Below are my thoughts on the device as someone who has owned it for half a year now. 
 
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As you all know, the Galaxy S4 mini is the little brother of Samsung's flagship smartphone for the year 2013, the Galaxy S4, so it is bound to have the exact same design in the front and the back. One of the first things that you will notice is its screen. I personally am not a fan of huge phones and I find this to be the perfect size for a smartphone as it can be easily used with one hand. The quality of the display is simply gorgeous. The color reproduction is amazing and it's stupendously bright. The only issue that I have with the display is the given resolution which unfortunately is not even HD but qHD and that can be an issue for certain situations such as watching YouTube videos in HD resolution. 
 
The phone is quite slim with silver-colored bezels and looks very beautiful. But a huge problem for me is the back cover. It feels extremely slippery in my hands and no, they are not sweaty, it's just how the back cover of this phone feels like and that lead me to actually purchase a protective cover with a more rough feel in fear of dropping it some day. I think Samsung should try and look for some improvements on this matter in the future. 
 
The phone comes with a Li-Ion 1900 mAh battery and is very durable for daily use. You can listen to music for hours and hours and barely a small percentage would drop. I mostly play games such as Hill Climb Racing, Angry Birds series, and the phone manages to stay on for a very long time, keeping me entertained. I can't say the same for internet browsing though, once you turn on that 3G and begin chatting or whatever else you do, it begins to drop quite fast. In some situations while browsing the web, this phone would  become quite hot that it could even scare you and make you put it aside for a bit, but that happens very rare (go figure). 
 

The camera in my opinion is just amazing for a smartphone camera. The phone comes with two cameras, one front and one rear. The front camera surprisingly takes very nice quality photos and the rear camera is even better. Samsung has also provided us with some neat presets and of course, other customization settings in the pre-installed Camera application. It takes high quality photos especially with the HDR feature turned on and captures clear videos but one huge problem is the microphone. When I previewed my video, the audio was simply a disaster. It's very sensitive to noise generated from my hands while holding it and even small wind in the background can end up ruining the joy of watching your captured videos. 
 
Let's see now, we are lastly gonna take a look at the specifications that this phone comes with. We are given a dual-core processor clocked at 1.7GHz and 1.5GB of RAM. That should be enough to be able to play high-end games, right? It definitely is. I took the effort to test some HD games on the phone and it manages to run them as smooth as butter. This takes me back to my statement above about heat, but that should be normal I guess as we're talking about 3D games here with high-quality graphics. 
 
Final conclusion 
Specs wise, this phone is powerful and is definitely like a small computer that you carry on your pocket. The build quality is not that great, as I already mentioned above, it feels very slippery in the hands and what ruins this mostly for me is the fact that this phone came in the market here with the same price that the Galaxy S3 was being offered for, even a bit higher than it. I honestly don't have any complaints about this phone other than the above mentioned ones for its slippery feel, lack of HD resolution and awful audio quality on the videos. 
 
So what are your thoughts about the Galaxy S4 mini? Is it a good phone or Samsung could have done better?

Six months with the Galaxy S4 mini: Is it a good phone?

On 5th August 2013, I bought this phone while it's off-contract price was still hot and I said to myself, this phone must be great. I ke...

Avatar ROM for Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (LTE and 3G)

The Avatar team has finally began working on porting the Avatar ROM for the Galaxy S4 mini. For now there is only available a version for the LTE and 3G variants and nothing for I9192 users, unfortunately. Keep in mind that if a build becomes available it will immediatelly be posted here. 
 
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Avatar ROM is based off the CyanogenMod sources but brings more customization to your phone. With it's integrated Theme Chooser, you get access to tons of themes to make your phone look the way you want it. On top of that there are also some other features worth mentioning such as the Bazooka Launcher which is an extended version of CM's Trebuchet launcher, themeable boot animation, Weebo, and many more. 
 
Being in nightly stage, it is bound to have some bugs included but from a quick look, the rom seems to be working just fine and according to some people's reports, the battery life is also decent. 
 
For more information on features, you can check out the official <a href="http://www.avatarrom.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AvatarROM.com</a> website. 
 
Download Avatar ROM - <a href="http://s3.avatarrom.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a> 
Search for "serrano" and you will get download links for both LTE and 3G. 
Download Gapps - <a href="http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23252070760974567" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a> 
<h2>
 

Instructions:</h2>
<ol>
<li>Download the rom and gapps zip files to your sdcard</li>
<li>Power off your phone, hold the Volume up + Home + Power buttons simultaneously to boot into CWM Recovery</li>
<li>Select wipe data/factory reset</li>
<li>Select install zip</li>
<li>Select choose zip from external sdcard</li>
<li>Choose the rom zip file then choose Yes when asked to confirm</li>
<li>Once the rom has been installed, repeat step 5 and 6 and this time choose the gapps zip file</li>
<li>Once that is also installed, go back to the main menu and choose reboot system now</li>
</ol>
 
<h2>
Video instructions & Quick look:</h2>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/s6lqabYZqnw" width="640"></iframe> 
 
 
Source: <a href="http://avatarrom.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Avatar ROM website</a> 
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Avatar ROM for Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (LTE and 3G)

The Avatar team has finally began working on porting the Avatar ROM for the Galaxy S4 mini. For now there is only available a version for th...

MegaBass Mod for Samsung Galaxy S4 mini

If you are not satisfied with the loudness and quality of your speakers on the Galaxy S4 mini, here comes this mod to help you customize the quality and volume even more. 
 
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Now by default with the TouchWiz music app, we do get the ability to change the sound profile, tweak the equalizer and so on, but this mod brings you even more customization options. 
 
This is the work of <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4397618">geva28</a> from xda-developers forums who has been working on it and testing it on the Galaxy S4 mini. 
 
<h2>
Features:</h2>
<ul>
<li>DSP mod with more options:</li>
<li>1 Option in compression</li>
<li>1 Option bass</li>
<li>4 Options in equalizer</li>
<li>2 Options in loudness</li>
<li>2 Options virtual</li>
</ul>
<h2>
Screenshots:</h2>
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Download MegaBass Mod - <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2533130&d=1390433945" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a> 
 

<h2>
Instructions:</h2>
<ol>
<li>WARNING: Make a nandroid backup first, just to be safe!</li>
<li>Download the zip file to your sdcard</li>
<li>Boot into CWM Recovery by holding Volume up + Home + Power buttons simultaenously</li>
<li>Choose install zip</li>
<li>Then choose zip from external sdcard</li>
<li>Locate and find the zip file and choose it</li>
<li>Then choose Yes to confirm when asked</li>
<li>After installation is complete, go back to the main menu and select reboot system now</li>
</ol>
  
<ol>
</ol>
<h2>
Recommended setup by developer:</h2>
 
For best headset quality, in Beats Headset: 
Dynamic range compression: enable+superior X-bass: 
enabled+slight  
Equalizer: 
disabled/enabled+beats virtualizer+strongest 
Headset virtual room effect: enabled+hall 
For higher ringtones (overall speaker sound), in xLoud speaker: 
X-Bass: 
enabled + slight 
Equalizer: 
enabled + Beats Virtual 
 
Source: <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2612644" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">xda-developers thread</a>

MegaBass Mod for Samsung Galaxy S4 mini

If you are not satisfied with the loudness and quality of your speakers on the Galaxy S4 mini, here comes this mod to help you customize the...

CWM Touch 6.0.4.6 for Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9195)

We all know what ClockworkMod Recovery does and how it helps us. It is an essential tool for Android developers and enthusiasts that love to flash custom roms, install updates, perform full wipes and creating backups of their roms. 
 
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Most of you are probably only aware of the physical operative version of the CWM Recovery, but did you know there also exists a touch variant? That's right, you can easily navigate through your favorite recovery by using your touch screen instead of pressing those side-buttons all of the time. 
 
A member called <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4373016">Tirofog</a> from xda-developers forums shared this "official" CWM 6.0.4.6 Touch Recovery flashable zip file for the GT-I9195. From a first glance after installing this recovery, it seems to function well.

Download Official CWM Touch 6.0.4.6 - <a href="http://www.4shared.com/zip/Vu4yC2UMce/Official_CWM_6046_touch_recove.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a> 
 

<h2>
Instructions:</h2>
<ol>
<li>Download the recovery zip file to your sdcard</li>
<li>Power off your phone and boot into recovery mode by holding Volume up + Home + Power buttons simultaneously</li>
<li>Once in recovery mode, select install zip</li>
<li>Then choose zip from external sdcard</li>
<li>Locate the zip file which you have downloaded and choose it</li>
<li>Choose Yes to confirm when asked</li>
<li>After installation is complete, go back to the main menu and head into advanced</li>
<li>Now select reboot recovery and enjoy the new recovery</li>
</ol>
<h2>
Video instructions & quick look: </h2>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/wEcrf2Nz65g" width="640"></iframe>
</div>
 
Source: <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2608083" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">xda-developers thread</a>

CWM Touch 6.0.4.6 for Galaxy S4 mini (GT-I9195)

We all know what ClockworkMod Recovery does and how it helps us. It is an essential tool for Android developers and enthusiasts that love to...

PhilZ Touch Recovery for Samsung Galaxy S4 mini (3G and LTE)

Here I present to you another advanced custom recovery which enhances your experience in flashing custom roms and mods on your phone. It is called PhilZ Touch. 
 
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Philz Touch, developed by <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4666971">Phil3759</a> from xda-developers forums is an advanced CWM edition which offers a full touch interface aswell as a completely configurable GUI. 
 
So instead of using the volume rocker keys and home key to navigate and make choices, you can now use CWM Recovery by touching the screen as if you were using your phone for daily purposes. 
 
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The features that this custom recovery offers are quite a lot, to read all of them you can check out the official project thread at the xda-developers forums - <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201860" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">link</a>. 
 
<h2>
Downloads:</h2>
For 3G - <a href="http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/serrano3gxx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a> 
For LTE - <a href="http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/serranoltexx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a> 
 

<h2>
Instructions:</h2>
Recovery method: 
<ol>
<li>Head into the download link according to your phone model and download the latest zip file to your sdcard</li>
<li>Boot into CWM Recovery by holding Volume up + Home + Power buttons simultaneously</li>
<li>Choose install zip</li>
<li>Now select choose zip from external sdcard</li>
<li>Choose the PhilZ-Touch zip file</li>
<li>Choose Yes when asked to confirm</li>
<li>After installation is complete, go back into the main menu, then go to advanced and choose reboot recovery</li>
<li>You should now see the new recovery</li>
</ol>
 
Odin method: 
<ol>
<li>Head into the download link according to your phone model and download the latest .tar.md5 file to your computer</li>
<li>Power off your S4 mini and boot into Download mode by holding the Volume down + Home + Power buttons simultaneously</li>
<li>Start the Odin program on your computer and connect your phone</li>
<li>In the PDA field browse to the .tar.md5 file that you have downloaded and select it</li>
<li>Finally, click on the Start button and it will begin flashing it</li>
<li>Once it is done, your phone should reboot, now power it off and boot into recovery mode</li>
<li>You should now see the new recovery</li>
</ol>
<h2>
Video instructions & quick look:</h2>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/0zoVRO-P-5w" width="640"></iframe>
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PhilZ Touch Recovery for Samsung Galaxy S4 mini (3G and LTE)

Here I present to you another advanced custom recovery which enhances your experience in flashing custom roms and mods on your phone. It is ...

[ROM] PAC-MAN ROM for Samsung Galaxy S4 mini LTE

Here is one of the most amazing AOSP based custom roms ever made. I call it amazing because this one is basically all of the other custom roms combined in one. This rom was ported by <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=5350363">gremly</a> and <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4687194" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Azariah Vidya</a> from xda-developers forums for the Galaxy S4 mini (available for LTE only for now). 
 
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What the letters in PAC stand for are Paranoid Android, AOKP and Cyanogenmod for those of you who might be wondering. 
 
So if you are looking for a rom that has all these features combined into one, then this rom is definitely for you. 
 
<h2>
Features:</h2>
<ul>
<li>Android 4.3.1 Jelly Bean</li>
<li>PhoneUI, TabletUI, PhabletUI</li>
<li>Latest version Nightly Build</li>
<li>All the features from PA</li>
<li>Some features from AOKP</li>
<li>All the features from CM</li>
<li>Parts from Slim Bean</li>
<li>Parts from Rootbox</li>
<li>Parts from Carbon</li>
</ul>
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Screenshots:</h2>
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Download ROM - <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=2916&task=get" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a> 
Download Gapps -  <a href="http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a> 
 

<h2>
Instructions:</h2>
<ol>
<li>Download the rom and gapps zip files to your sdcard</li>
<li>Power off your phone, hold the Volume up + Home + Power buttons simultaneously to boot into CWM Recovery</li>
<li>Select wipe data/factory reset</li>
<li>Select install zip</li>
<li>Select choose zip from external sdcard</li>
<li>Choose the rom zip file then choose Yes when asked to confirm</li>
<li>Once the rom has been installed, repeat step 5 and 6 and this time choose the gapps zip file</li>
<li>Once that is also installed, go back to the main menu and choose reboot system now</li>
</ol>
<h2>
Video instructions & Quick preview:</h2>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xFhPN8CMSa8" width="640"></iframe>
</div>
 
Source: <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2597892" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">xda-developers forums</a>

[ROM] PAC-MAN ROM for Samsung Galaxy S4 mini LTE

Here is one of the most amazing AOSP based custom roms ever made. I call it amazing because this one is basically all of the other custom ro...

How to enable color saturation settings on CyanogenMod11 (S4 and S4 Mini)

Just recently I was told by a person named 3Dfx-Peter about the CyanogenMod11 rom not containing any options to change the saturation of the colors on the S4 mini's display. I was unaware of that because I never really cared about the saturation of my display. Luckaly he discovered that there is a way to implement such setting on the CyanogenMod 11 rom and this post will show you how. 
 
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So first of all, let's start off with what this color saturation means. In a few very simple words, it's the colorfulnes of your display. When you first got this phone, you were amazed at the highly saturated and colorful screen of this device. This is due to having a setting that increases these colors. 
 
You can actually find this setting on your stock rom under Settings -> Display -> 
Users can head there and change the colors for example to normal, so you won't be having highly saturated colors. 
 
It seems that no such options are available in the current CyanogenMod11 nightly builds and for those of you who do not like having a very saturated display, you can now easily have the same options that you have available in the stock rom. 
 
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This was made possible thanks to xda-developers member called <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=3261191" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">f4k</a> who has modified and compiled an apk file called S4MiniSettings to fit CM11. 
 
UPDATE: Just recently I was told by 3Dfx-Peter that this is also working on the Galaxy S4 running CyanogenMod11. So Galaxy S4 users, you may give this a try. 
 
Download APK - <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2443961&d=1386605141" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">S4MiniSettings.apk</a>

<h2>
Instructions:</h2>
<ol>
<li>Download the apk file either to your internal storage or sdcard</li>
<li>Using a root browsing tool such as Root Explorer, move or copy the apk file to /system/app/</li>
<li>Once you have moved the file, long-press and go to Permissions, then change the permissions to rw-r--r--</li>
<li>Now exit everything and reboot the phone</li>
<li>Upon booting up, it should say that Android is optimizing apps. If you see that, you "installed" the apk sucessfully</li>
<li>Now head into Settings -> Display -> Advanced Settings - and tweak the color profiles to your desires</li>
</ol>
<h2>
Video Instructions:</h2>
<div style="text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/X0rph3jUG4s" width="640"></iframe>
</div>
 
Source: <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=48302190&postcount=107" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">xda-developers post</a>

How to enable color saturation settings on CyanogenMod11 (S4 and S4 Mini)

Just recently I was told by a person named 3Dfx-Peter about the CyanogenMod11 rom not containing any options to change the saturation of the...

[ROM] MIUI V5 for Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (3G and LTE)

Recently I stumbled upon this MIUI V5 port for the Galaxy S4 mini at the russian smartphone discussion forums called 4pda. The rom was posted by <a href="http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showuser=1223748" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">narkoman88</a> and originally for GT-I9190 (the 3G variant). 
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MIUI V5 is based off Android 4.2.2 so there should be nothing new here other than the totally different UI this custom rom that offers. Now originally, this was developed and posted for the 3G Galaxy S4 mini but according to some users, it seems to function just fine on the LTE variant aswell with the exception of an LTE option being available in the network options. 
 
Users simply need to modify the updater-script of the zip file a bit and replace I9190 with I9195 aswell as 3g with lte, which is mandatory otherwise CWM recovery would not install the rom. I have made another variant of the zip file with the modified updater-script, so now you have two available zip files. 
 
If you are interested in a complete features list of the MIUI custom rom, you could google around. 
 
<h2>
Downloads:</h2>
<a href="http://www.4shared.com/zip/CfZP9Fj4ba/miuiv5_jb_422_4321_serrano3gxx.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MIUI V5 for GT-I9190</a> 
<a href="http://d-h.st/WiJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MIUI V5 for GT-I9195</a> 
<a href="https://disk.yandex.ru/public/?hash=tZJR2WgSAukGPdFmEYaV3yGxJt9HI6LuLgVkknSW%2BaQ%3D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gapps for MIUI</a>

<h2>
Instructions:</h2>
<ol>
<li>Download the rom zip file according to your model aswell as the Gapps zip file to your sdcard</li>
<li>Boot into CWM Recovery by holding Volume up + Home + Power buttons</li>
<li>Choose wipe data/cache</li>
<li>Choose install zip</li>
<li>Now choose choose zip from external sdcard</li>
<li>Locate the rom zip file and choose it</li>
<li>Choose Yes to confirm when asked</li>
<li>After installation is complete, go back there and flash the Gapps zip file</li>
<li>Once that installation is also done, go back to the main menu and choose reboot system now</li>
</ol>
<h2>
Video Instructions and demo: </h2>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/lKCQXVjwnbk" width="640"></iframe>

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Source: <a href="http://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=522678&st=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">4pda forums</a>

[ROM] MIUI V5 for Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini (3G and LTE)

Recently I stumbled upon this MIUI V5 port for the Galaxy S4 mini at the russian smartphone discussion forums called 4pda. The rom was poste...