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

(KitKat) Dark Galaxy S5 Music Player Theme for Galaxy S4 mini

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If you have tried out the <a href="http://www.s4miniarchive.com/2014/08/with-recent-introduction-of-android-s4-mini.html" rel="" target="_blank">ported Galaxy S5 music player</a> on your S4 mini, you may have experienced some bugs where the player would crash if you attempt to open certain options/settings and we obviously want our things to work flawlessly, right?<br />
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Well your problems have now been solved as xda member and author of the popular Wizzed Theme <b>rgrrg </b>has released this awesome dark Galaxy S5 music player theme for those of you who like Samsung's improved UI.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Image credits: rgrrg</span></span></div>
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Just like the Wizzed Theme, this package only replaces certain images of your actual music player app and nothing else, so it is considered 100% safe to flash as it will do no harm. Also please keep in mind that this is meant for the new KitKat firmware as the image files in this package are with the .SPI extension and not the old .PNG which Jelly Bean's app images were based off.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Download Dark Galaxy S5 Music Player Theme - <a href="http://d-h.st/InG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a>.</span><br />

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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Instructions:</span></h2>
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<li>Download the zip file to your sd card.</li>
<li>Boot into Recovery mode by holding Volume up + Home + Power buttons.</li>
<li>Choose <b>install zip</b>.</li>
<li>Choose <b>choose zip from /storage/sdcard1</b> (<b>choose zip from external sdcard</b> for older CWM recoveries).</li>
<li>Choose the music player theme zip file.</li>
<li>Choose <b>Yes</b> to confirm when asked.</li>
<li>Reboot your phone.</li>
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If you are having trouble following the text instructions for installing this theme, you may watch the video below.<br />
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Coming up next:</h2>
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<li>A huge Galaxy S5 transformation pack with apps and UI changes.</li>
<li>Galaxy S5 framework (just like WizzedTheme for Jelly Bean).</li>
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<b>Source:</b> <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-mini/themes-apps/vrt-dark-s5-music-player-port-exclusive-t2880711" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">xda</a>

(KitKat) Dark Galaxy S5 Music Player Theme for Galaxy S4 mini

If you have tried out the ported Galaxy S5 music player on your S4 mini, you may have experienced some bugs where the player would crash ...

brisK v2 Kernel for Samsung Galaxy S4 mini LTE (GT-I9195)

Since a lot of you reported a higher battery drain in the new KitKat firmware (some have even noticed the same problem in the old Jelly Bean), you can now try out this custom kernel compiled by xda member <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4562972">TheBootloader</a> for the Samsung Galaxy S4 mini LTE (GT-I9195) which may just solve some of your drain problems.<br />
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What this kernel aims is system stability, a boost in the speed, less battery drain and of course some additional features such as USB OTG support, BLN and others. Also this kernel does not come bloated with random governors and schedulers but only a few select ones by the developer that he finds the most useful.<br />
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This kernel is also offered in two variants - Jelly Bean and KitKat. So for those of you who still haven't upgraded to KitKat, you may also give this kernel a try. The features of the custom Jelly Bean kernel are pretty much the same as in the KitKat one.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Version 1 & 2 changelogs:</span></h2>
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<li>Added OTG support (Not working yet)</li>
<li>Removed TIMA
Change to XZ compression</li>
<li>Added BLN support (Not working yet)</li>
<li>Added battery drain patches</li>
<li>Optimize kernel for speed, not size</li>
<li>Preparation for init.d support</li>
<li>Permissive SELinux

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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Future plans:</span></h2>
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<li>Add proper Prima WLAN driver - So we don't rely on the stock kernel-module (This restricts which kernel options I can change)</li>
<li>Add a few more optimizations</li>
<li>Busybox Version?</li>
<li>Add init.d</li>
<li>Pre-rooted version?
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Downloads:</span></h2>
<span style="font-size: large;">BrisK Kernel for Jelly Bean - <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2903876&d=1408467053" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">BrisK Kernel for KitKat - <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2905652&d=1408576908" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here.</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Installation:</span> </h2>
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Before you attempt to flash the custom kernel, be sure that you are using a custom recovery such as CWM Recovery, TWRP or PhilZ and not the stock recovery.</li>
<li>Download the kernel zip file according to your Android version in to your sd card.</li>
<li>Boot into Recovery mode by holding Volume up + Home + Power buttons together.</li>
<li>Choose <b>install zip.</b> </li>
<li>Choose <b>choose from external sdcard</b> (<b>choose zip from /storage/sdcard1/</b> if you have a newer version of CWM Recovery).</li>
<li>Select the kernel zip file and choose it
Choose <b>Yes</b> to confirm when asked.</li>
<li>After the installation is complete, go back and choose <b>reboot system now</b>.</li>
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If you are having problems with the custom kernel you can revert back to a stock one at any time by flashing one of the following: <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2927919&d=1410089963" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jelly Bean stock</a> and <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2927965&d=1410093943" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">KitKat stock</a>.<br />
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<b>Source:</b> <a href="http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-mini/development/kernel-brisk-v1-drain-patches-t2852609" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">xda</a>

brisK v2 Kernel for Samsung Galaxy S4 mini LTE (GT-I9195)

Since a lot of you reported a higher battery drain in the new KitKat firmware (some have even noticed the same problem in the old Jelly Bean...