DUNIA ANDROID

bravo!

interesting quad view implementation

but in fact i don use it (flashbar) :)

here is an extra mod for the xperia users, expecially z tablet users, who don like the new, odd phone ui interface since updating to 4.2.2 that reduces the limited screen height for an additional status/navigation bar like me







this is my first mod for Sony xperia devices, and the final mod since i have decided to sell my xperia tablet z (docomo version) due to the locked bootloader (docomo's version so-o3e cannot be unlocked) which prevents me from using my own kernels and roms. and more importantly, however, i missed Samsung's multiwindows function so much and i need it. dont tell me Sony has the small apps function instead, it is far behind Samsung's multiwindows which i can run any app in a separate window if i want to, including non-samsung apps on my note2. no disrepect here, just my opinion






anyway, i know many ppl would like to update their tablet z to Andriod 4.2.2, or updated already but went back to 4.1.2 finally simply due to the old tablet mode, and here is a simple howto:


a bit more info:

it is the dpi of the screen that determine whether it is a phone or tablet and call for a phoneui or tabletui "in general" (i will not go further in this topic here). however, we can force the device to show a phoneui/tabletui even if it is actually a tablet/phone by modding the system files. one of which is the PhoneWindowManager found under com/android/internal/policy/impl/ (android.policy.jar)




ok, lucky enough, in this 4.2.2 rom (SGP321_10.3.1.A.2.67_1273-0364_R2B), we only need to override/modify two functions: hasNavigationBar()Z and hasSystemNavBar()Z

a tablet mode contains a SystemNavBar but no NavigationBar. simply speaking, a NavigationBar is the bottom bar that only contains the back, home, tasks soft keys, while the SystemNavBar is what we found in most tablets, resides at the bottom of the screen and contains the three navigation soft keys or buttons, back, home, tasks on the left (navigation bar), plus other info icons like clock, signal, on the right (system bar)

therefore, in order to bring back the tabletui, just fulfil these two requirements:
1/. hasNavigationBar = no
2/. hasSystemNavBar = yes

the changes required to the PhoneWindowManager.smali are shown below (note: for this particular rom only, may need some more changes in other roms)



.method public hasNavigationBar()Z
.registers 2

.prologue
.line 5325
### iget-boolean v0, p0, Lcom/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager;->mHasNavigationBar:Z
#** force tablet
const/4 v0, 0x0 # always return false

return v0
.end method

.method public hasSystemNavBar()Z
.registers 2

.prologue
.line 1598
### iget-boolean v0, p0, Lcom/android/internal/policy/impl/PhoneWindowManager;->mHasSystemNavBar:Z
#** force tablet
const/4 v0, 0x1 # always return true

return v0
.end method



remarks:
anything after a hash (#) are comments line and will be ignored by the compiler, and
### this is the original code
#** this is my remark/comment


the actual changes required are the line immediate below my comment lines, ended with "# always return false (or true)" in bold



that's it! simple enough for modders!

however, if u want to mod it further like adding back the small apps tray then you will need to modify framework-res and systemui, which is not covered here in this post


for non-technical users who dont know how to make the changes, dont worry, i will provide a modded version later

ZSEMB1 for Galaxy S3 is released a few days ago. for some reasons, ZSEMA1 was pulled out by Samsung in Hong Kong. insiders claimed ZSEMA1 was buggy and may cause problems like sudden reboot

firmware details:
pda: ZSEMB1
csc: OZSEMB1 (Hong Kong, Taiwan)
date: 2 Feb 2013


download link:
link 1 (by sammobile)

this is the real Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean in Traditional Chinese for SGS3


firmware details:
pda: ZSEMA1
csc: OZSEMA1


download link:
link 1 (by sammobile)

UPDATE: the real 4.1.2 I9300ZSEMA1 Traditional Chinese version is here. those listed below are actually 4.1.1, sorry about that


3 new Chinese Jelly Bean Android 4.1.1 SGS3 updates for China, Hong Kong and Taiwan


I9300ZSDLL1 (Hong Kong, Taiwan - Traditional Chinese)
pda: ZSDLL1
csc: OZSDLL1 (open, Traditional Chinese for TGY and BRI)


I9300ZCDLL1 (China - Simplified Chinese)
pda: ZCDLL1
csc: CHNDLL1


I9300ZNDLL1 (China - Simplified Chinese)
PDA: ZNDLL1
CSC: CHUDLL1


download links:
I9300ZSDLL1 TGY, Hong Kong (by sammobile)
I9300ZSDLL1 BRI, Taiwan (by sammobile)
I9300ZCDLL1, China (by sammobile)
I9300ZNDLL1, China (by sammobile)

Samsung rolls out Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean rom for Galaxy Note 10.1 (N8000) and Galaxy Tab 2 (P3100) recently for some Asian and Europen countries including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and France. this update comes with multi window as well as other new feature found in their Galaxy Note II



image source: christianpost.com



N8000ZCBLL3 firmware details:
pda: ZCBLL3
csc: CHNBLL3 (Simplified Chinese)


N8000ZSBLL3 firmware details:
pda: ZSBLL3
csc: OZSBLL3 (open, Traditional Chinese)


N8000XXCLL3 firmware details:
pda: XXCLL3
csc: OXACLL3 (open Europe)


P3100XXCLL2 firmware details:
pda: XXCLL2
csc: XEFCLK1

you may check out the specific CSC code at Samsung CSC code reference


download links:
N8000ZCBLL3 (by sammobile)
N8000ZSBLL3 (by sammobile)
N8000XXCLL3 (by sammobile)
P3100XXCLL2 (by sammobile)

two new Samsung Galaxy SIII GT-I9300 4.1.2 Jelly Bean firmwares XXELL4 and XXELL5 released for Russia and Germany (Vodafone) respectively. it is reported that the home screen redraw problem has been resolved partially, with some more improvements are expected as the branded XXELL5 contains much more changes


I9300XXELL4 firmware details:
pda: XXELL4
modem: XXELL4
csc: OXEELL1
build date: 10 Dec 2012


I9300XXELL5 firmware details:
pda: XXELL5
modem: BUELK1
csc: VFGELL1
build date: 11 Dec 2012


download links:
XXELL4 (by sammobile)
XXELL5 (by sammobile)

Samsung started to roll out JB 4.1.2 XXELKC for Galaxy S III GT-I9300, which contains several new features like multi view introduced in Galaxy Note 2, new gallery, new Samsung Keyboard with continous inputs support, etc


firmware details:
pda: XXELKC
modem: XXELKC
csc: OXXELK4
build date: 30 Nov 2012

some build info:
ro.build.id=JZO54K
ro.build.display.id=JZO54K.I9300XXELKC
ro.build.version.incremental=I9300XXELKC
ro.build.version.sdk=16
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=4.1.2
ro.build.date=Fri Nov 30 17:54:15 KST 2012
ro.build.description=m0xx-user 4.1.2 JZO54K I9300XXELKC release-keys
ro.build.fingerprint=samsung/m0xx/m0:4.1.2/JZO54K/I9300XXELKC:user/release-keys
ro.build.PDA=I9300XXELKC
ro.build.hidden_ver=I9300XXELKC
ro.build.changelist=566833

download links:
XXELKC - link 1 (by sammobile)

Samsung is going to include multi window (or multi view), a great feature in the Galaxy Note 2, in the next coming Android 4.1.2 release for Samsung Galaxy S3.

with multi window, one can open up another app and have it shown on the screen by splitting the screen into top and bottom panels. here is what it looks like


source: www.tgspot.co.il



a xda member, Faryaab, has repacked the leaked XXELK4 and is available for S3 users who would like to try out the new beta firmware. note that, this is NOT a official firmware and bugs are expected. more, according to Faryaab, flashing this firmware will increase your flash counter, although many of you can cope with this issue already. anyway, make sure you read the original post here


download link:
link 1