Galaxy Y Duos: September 2012

Friday, September 21, 2012

build.prop tweak

Hello SGYD user, in this tuorial i will write a tutorial about build.prop tweak. Before that, I will explain about Tweak and build.prop first.

What is tweak?

Tweak is the activity of a person who made some changes to improve the performance of a hardware or software. This activity can be likened to do some fine tuning of a product in order to give the best performance according to expectations of the person.

What is build.prop?

Build.prop is a script that holds the majority of the runtime properties to use when booting the android, similar to config.sys in dos or in different OS environment variables. Build.prop only hold variables, and do not run the existing script with its own. Anything placed in the build.prop depending on the android system itself with regard properties in it and is used by the android system or some kind of setting that is used when you turn on the android device.

How do I edit build.prop?

There are various ways that you can take in the edit build.prop, for example you can use ADB or you can also copy build.prop then edit and push back or they can be edited directly, but in this article I suggest that you use the third parties application that can be used to edit build.prop with build prop editor which you can download from here.

Things to do before editing build.prop?

Backup is one you should consider before you make your build.prop editing, because if you fail to edit, the solution you should take is that you have a restore the backup. But if you forget to backup I suggest that you re-flash your android. Therefore, be careful when editing build.prop

DWYOR.

List Build.prop

Here is a list of some build.prop that you can edited

Data Tweaks
ro.ril.hsxpa=2
ro.ril.gprsclass=10
ro.ril.hep=1
ro.ril.enable.dtm=0
ro.ril.hsdpa.category=8
ro.ril.enable.a53=1
ro.ril.enable.3g.prefix=1
ro.ril.htcmaskw1.bitmask=4294967295
ro.ril.htcmaskw1=14449
ro.ril.hsupa.category=6

net.tcp.buffersize.default=4096,87380,256960,4096, 16384,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.wifi=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.umts=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.gprs=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960
net.tcp.buffersize.edge=4096,87380,256960,4096,163 84,256960

Effects data speed and signal
May not be the same for everyone

Powersave Tweaks
ro.ril.disable.power.collapse=1
Allows the phone to sleep better
pm.sleep_mode=1
Saves power when phone is sleep
wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=150
Allows your wifi to scan less, saving more battery

UI Tweaks
windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=150
debug.sf.hw=1
video.accelerate.hw=1
All make UI more responsive

Media Tweaks
media.stagefright.enable-player=true
media.stagefright.enable-meta=true
media.stagefright.enable-scan=true
media.stagefright.enable-http=true
Makes streaming videos stream faster
ro.media.dec.jpeg.memcap=8000000
ro.media.enc.hprof.vid.bps=8000000
Increases quality of photo and videos
ro.media.enc.jpeg.quality=90
Raises quality of JPEG images
camera/camcorder mods
ro.media.capture.maxres=8m
ro.media.capture.fast.fps=4
ro.media.capture.slow.fps=120
ro.media.capture.flash=led
ro.media.capture.flashMinV=3300000
ro.media.capture.torchIntensity=40
ro.media.capture.flashIntensity=70
ro.media.panorama.defres=3264x1840
ro.media.panorama.frameres=1280x720
ro.camcorder.videoModes=true
Better camera and video results

Boot Tweaks
debug.sf.nobootanimation=1
Gives your phone no boot animation
[B]persist.sys.shutdown.mode=hibernate
Makes phone boot rapidly fast.

System Tweaks
ro.ext4fs=1
Allows your phone to use an ext-4 file system
ro.HOME_APP_ADJ=1
Forces your home launcher into memory

Miscellaneous Tweaks
Change the Dalvik VM heap size
dalvik.vm.heapsize=64m

To enable the hard key lights to stay on while the screen is on and not timeout
ro.mot.buttonlight.timeout=0
Try disabling BLN if your having trouble getting this to work

To make the phone come off of the "black screen" in the middle of, or the end of phone calls when you pull the phone away from your face
mot.proximity.delay=150
**May kill the dialer**

To disable usb debugging popup
persist.adb.notify=0

To give your phone an HD effect fitting a little more on the screen, look for this in you current build.prop and change the 240 to:
ro.sf.lcd_density=X (225 or 230)

To enable the menu button too unlock the phone
ro.config.hw_menu_unlockscreen=true

To stop the phone from waking up when pressing the volume key
ro.config.hwfeature_wakeupkey=0

To make the phone ring faster when dialing out
ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=800

Source : Master&Slav@XDA

Monday, September 17, 2012

SD Card Partitioning via CWM

Hello SGYD users. Recently I post about How to Install ClockWorkMod Recovery, and now I will post about SD Card Partitioning Via ClockWorkMod Recovery (CWM).

How to :

1. Already installed ClockWorkMod Recovery (CWM) on your phone.

* If not, please here
* If so, Skip this / no need to do it again.

2. Backup all data on the SD Card using PC / Laptop, cause through this process, it will format your SD Card.

3. Go into CWM Recovery, then, select the Advance

5. Then, select Partition SD Card.

6. Then, select the size of EXT Partition you want.

* If you use 16GB SD Card, 1 GB EXT partition is enough.
* If you use 2GB SD Card , select the minimum size or about 500MB or less

7. In the EXT format, choose the number you want (in this case i use EXT2)
* select number 2 for EXT2 format
* select nombor 3 for EXT3 format
* select nombor 4 for EXT4 format

8. In the Swap Size, you can let it empty or you can set to 128MB.

9. Then, wait for it to finish.

10. Reboot / Restart your phone ..

11. Done! ..

+ Do With Your Own Risk

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Download android apps from play store to your computer with apk downloader

Downloading android apps from Google Play Store directly to PC/Laptop is become a dream of all android lover. Especially, If their gadget doesn't have internet access or only have limited internet access. So, I hope after reading this tutorial, they will get a solution.

How to:

1.If you use google chrome v17 (you can see in the menu option located at the top right exactly under the close button, then select "about google chrome"), you can skip this first step, but if you have a version below or doesn't have google chrome you can download and install google chrome, you can donwload it from here. (Why use google chrome? Because applications that use plug-in downloader from google chrome)

2.Download & Install APK Downloader from here.

3.Right-click google chrome icon on your desktop, go to the Properties option, and then add the code:

--ignore-certificate-errors

for example, the addition of the code:

C:\…\chrome.exe --ignore-certificate-errors

atau

“C:\…\chrome.exe” –ignore-certificate-errors

4.Run Chrome using the shortcut you just modified.

5. Go back to APK Downloader's settings page (Wrench tool icon –> Tools –> Extensions) and you should no longer see a red message. The page should look like the right half of the screenshot below. If you no longer see a red message, you are good to go and can proceed to the next step. If you see a red message, go back to the beginning of this guide and try again.

8.Fill the email and device ID (like a serial number) from your android phone. To find out the device ID, you type in *#*#8255#*#* . Examples android-1234567890abcdef then your device ID is 1234567890abcdef.

Or you can also find out your mobile device id by downloading & Install Device ID from Play store. The 16-character string after android- is what you need to enter in the Android Device ID field.

9. After that, you open the app you want to download in google play store via google chrome, by clicking android icon on the upper right next to the URL address

10. Apps have downloaded to your PC and after finish you can move it to your android device.....

Note : If you are confused, you can look directly at the official website here,

or you can see the video below

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Free Internet access via DroidVPN

Hey Galaxy Y Duos users, if you wanna free internet access for your phone you can use this trick.

Prerequisites:

1. Rooted phone

2. TUN.ko installer, you can download here

4. DroidVPN account. Signup for free here: http://droidvpn.com/signup.php

How to use:

1. Install TUN.ko installer by clicking the install button to check if we have a working tun module for your device (remember: only checked "Android Version" and "kernel") wait until finish, it will reboot automaticly.

2. Install DroidVPN, login with the registered email n password sent to your email.

3. If you are using a free account make sure to change your server to Phoenix or LA by tapping the flag & use ICMP connection protocol

4. Press START button.

5. If the "DroidVPN is now connected" message appeared, press the home button

6. You can now start browsing and all your internet connection will pass through our VPN server.

TIPS:

You can select the server you want to use by clicking the flag icon on the upper right corner.

To quickly start or stop your vpn connection, add the DroidVPN widget to your home screen for a 1 tap connect vpn.

NOTE: FREE ACCOUNT is limited to 100MB/day and can only login to FREE server.

Subscription is required if you want to use all the servers and remove the 100MB/day limit

ScreenShots:

Download it from Google Play

Download Apk: Click Here

Developer: DroidVPN Inc.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

How to get Whatsapp license for 10 years

UPDATE : Since Dec 21 2012, this method didn't work :(

WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform app and SMS alternative that relies on an internet data plan to send messages to friends. You can install this app on android for 1 year free trial, after that you must pay 0.99$/year.

This trick can be use to extend your whatsapp license for 10 year. Enjoy it

Gadget needed :

A. Iphone / Ipad
B. Samsung Galaxy Y Duos (also can be done in another android /BlackBerry / Nokia)

How to extend:

1. Register your Android WhatsApp phone number on WhatsApp for iPhone (doesn't need to change the sim card, just register the number).

2. Enter 3 digit SMS code sent to your sim card and enter it on WhatsApp for iPhone.

3. Re install whatsapp for Android, then register your number that already registered in iPhone and you will get 10 years license.

Note: if you don't have iPhone to extend your WA license, I can help you to extend your WA license.

Just write your name & phone number in the comment box or email me (arimasheru@gmail.com).

It cost only

3$ 2.5$ for 10years whatsapp license :)

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Forgot your Android Unlock Pattern?

Hey GYD users, if you forgot your unlock pattern here is the solution -
1. Enter wrong pattern for more than 5times
2. Wait until your phone prompts "forgot pattern".
3. Click on forget pattern.
4. Enter your google account user name and password which u use in your phones.
5. Click login.

That's it! you can later reset the unlock pattern.

Note:If you dont have google account then give a hard reset

Saturday, September 8, 2012

ICS Fusion v1, an ICS Themed ROM for Galaxy Y Duos

Hey Galaxy Y DUOS users... Here is another Custom ROM, an ICS Themed ROM for Galaxy Y duos...

hell_lock@XDA who made this ROM. Enjoy it !!.

Screenshoots

Features

1.Rooted;Deodexed;Zipaligned

2.A2SD+Init.d support

3.Nano text editor+Bash shell support

4.14 toggles by lidroid

5.Performance tweaks for Internet,3G etc.

6.Modded apps to look like ICS

7.Powered by Holo Launcher and Hells Fusion kernel(Lightweight version)

8.Audio files taken from ICS roms

9.Inbuilt adblocker

10.Supports all kernels from source

And some more.

You are advised to be flash the Stock ROM ,
DWYOR

Downloads

1. ROM : ICS Fusion v1:http://www.mediafire.com/?qw01ap5q6a7ynzr
2. Pre-Final :http://www.mediafire.com/?yaka204a3b3i9tg
3. All in one fix (patches) : http://www.4shared.com/zip/gpIveqIL/All_in_1_fix.html

How to Install

1. Download ROM file and Patch...
2. Put it on the SD Card. Do Not put it in any folder.
3. Reboot your phone and go to CWM .
4. In CWM, wipe Data/Cache.
5. Flash Pre-Final ROM via CWM. and use it for a few minutes, reboot
6. Install ICS Fusion V1 ROM via CWM, reboot..
7. Flash All in one fix (patches) via CWM .
8. ICS Fusion V1 ROM is successfully installed.

Enjoy it!!!!

If you found any error, drop your bugs and ask for help in here

Friday, September 7, 2012

EVO-X 2.1 [minimalist] ROM

Hey Galaxy Y DUOS users... Here is another Custom ROM for you...

b16h22@XDA who made this ROM. This rom is highly minimalistic.It comes with a very few apps pre-installed.The aim of this rom is to let the user decide which apps to use according to their taste.