[ROM][AROMA][4.2.1][Iocean x7] GammaRom v2.0 [Youth|Turbo|Plus|Elite]

• post #1 is related to rom's features and installation instructions
• post #2 contains a brief post-installation guide on how to configure it at best.

v2.0 Changelog
- Upgraded to latest Iocean x7 1202 stock rom
- Specific X7 Youth modules and libs coming from stock 1120
- Gamma v1.0, v1.1, v1.2, v1.3, v1.4 and v1.5 features
- Multilanguage support extended up to 58 languages
- System Tweaks
- Insecure kernel added
- Android 4.4 KitKat themed
- Smooth ProgessBar implemented
- Further removal of system apps
- SuperSu binary updated
- Updated apps (GravityBox, Sony Walkman, Wakelock Detector, ...)

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v1.5 Changelog
-Translations enhanced - now extended to all major system apps
---Contacts app, SMS app, Browser, Calendar, Phone, Gallery, Camera, Calculator, Clock, Stock File Manager, FMRadio, ...
-GPS Configuration for more than 100 countries
---Complete coverage: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America, ...
-Better response, smoother scrolling and interface
-Upgraded to baseband 19/11
-Incremental Upgrade feature implemented
---Upgrade GammaRom without losing your installed apps and data
-Included 3G & Wifi Tweaks as optional in installer
-Android 4.4 KitKat Toast Notification
-Greenify added
-Further removal of system apps
-SuperSu binary updated
-Updated apps (GravityBox, Viper4Android, ...)

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v1.4 Changelog
-Gamma v1.0, v1.1, v1.2 and v1.3 features
-Overall performance improvement: smoother interface, better responsiveness, quicker app start
-"Android is upgrading" message at boot removed
-Switchers hanging solved (thanks to @zen_green for testing)
-New Google keyboard with swype function (based on Android 4.4 KitKat keyboard)
-Further removal of system apps (thanks to @voetbalremco)
-Updated apps (GravityBox, Terminal Emulator, ...)

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v1.3 Changelog
-Elite 20130722 stock rom base
-Gamma v1.0, v1.1 and v1.2 features
-Available in 52 different languages (see screenshots here)
-Kernel Tweaked
-New tweaks added (thanks to @eltdesign)
-Fixed switchers hanging issue
-SuperSu binary updated
-Further removal of system apps from stock rom (especially mediatek related stuff) to avoid unwanted services running in background (thanks to @jimmys01)
-Fixed Email Exhange issues (thanks to @nicetalk)
-Miscellaneus improvements
-Updated apps (Viper4Android, GravityBox, ...)

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v1.2 Changelog
-Updated to latest Elite's stock rom 20130925
---Gestures to launch apps/send sms/call contacts/...
---Floating Video Player
-Aroma installer
---Customize GammaRom as you want it to be
-Improved Multitasking
-Touchscreen response improved
-Smoother scrolling
-Resolution changer script developed by Sambaaa - Switch to any resolution you like (see post#2 for more details)
---1080p
---720p
---600p
---500p
---[...Any resolution you want...]
-Quickly switch between three different AdBlocking mode through terminal emulator (see post#2 for more details)
-Possibility to repartition internal memory to 1.5GB/2.5GB/2.7GB/7GB depending on your iocean model (increase partition dedicated to apps)
-Quickly enable/disable hardware keys backlight (only for Youth clocked @1.2GHz) (see post#2 for more details)
-Fixed issue of app icons not always showing in playstore (thanks to @KapriQ )
-Quicker wake up from standby
-Added a selection of high resolution wallpapers in Wallpaper gallery
-Die Hard Battery Calibrator by zeppelinrox included (see post#2 for more details)
-Android 4.4 KitKat Fonts
-Android 4.4 KitKat KeyBoard
-Android 4.4 KitKat Email app
-Updated apps (Viper4Android, GravityBox, Google apps, OTA center, ...)

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v1.1 Changelog
- OTA update center added to easily upgrade rom in the future
- Viper4Android updated to v2.3.0.1
- Solved Settings FC due to Viper4Android update

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v1.0 Changelog
- rooted
- zipaligned
- busybox added
- deleted Chinese apps and unnecessary system apps
- init.d scripts support
- V6 Supercharger
- 3G TurboCharger
- Kickass Kernelizer
- Xposed framework v2.2 enabled by default
- GravityBox Xposed module enabled by default (just launch GravityBox app and customize your phone as you like it)
- Viper4Android audio enhancements
- X-Reality Image Processing Engine
- GPS optimizations
- build.prop tweaks
- Android 4.3 fonts
- AdBlocking in order to reduce unwanted advertisements (many free apps won't show integrated ads anymore)
- modified battery icon
- modified bootanimation
- Xperia launcher with a modded interface
- new functions added in Settings app (see Screenshots at the end of this post):
--- GravityBox shortcut
--- Engineering menu shortcut
--- Viper4Android shortcut
--- Location Engineering Menu shortcut (under Location access submenu)
- added useful apps as:
--- replaced stock android keyboard with Google keyboard with Swipe function
--- Added Lenovo SuperCamera which will let you record FHD videos at an higher number of fps with respect to stock camera
--- CyanogenMod music player
--- Sony Walkman music player
--- CyanogenMod File Manager
--- Flash Player
--- MXPlayer
--- Screen Filter in order to reduce screen brightness level below minimum
- optimizations and mods of different kinds
- [...]

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To flash this rom you need a custom recovery as CWM or TWRP. You can download TWRP for all Iocean from here.
Otherwise if you prefer CWM, download this CWMrecovery.img for Iocean x7 Youth/Youth Turbo or this one for Iocean x7 Plus/Elite and flash it through MobileUncleTools app.
I strongly recommend you to take a Nandroid Backup before flashing this (or any other) rom. I suggest you to backup your IMEI too. The easiest and safest way to do this is simply writing both IMEI on a piece of paper (you can find them in Settings > About Phone > Status > IMEI information).

To install it, follow these simple steps:

1. Download zip file of the rom (see Download section) and put it in your sdcard - PUT IT IN EXTERNAL SD IF YOU WANT TO REPARTITION
2. Reboot into recovery
3. Wipe data (factory reset if you're using CWM), wipe cache and wipe dalvik cache (advanced section in CWM) - DO NOT WIPE SYSTEM
4. Install rom zip from sdcard/external sdcard and follow Aroma installer wizard
5. Aroma installer will give you the possibility to repartition internal sdcard (more available space for apps).
   If you choose "Do nothing" option, go to point #6 of this guide
   If you choose "Repartition" follow instructions in the spoiler below:
   
   ATTENTION: REPARTITIONING WILL FORMAT INTERNAL SDCARD

   • Click on "Repartition" and choose desired /data partition size (rom stock value is 1.5GB for any iocean model)
   • Installation process WILL NOT INSTALL ROM (only resize /data)
   • Reboot into your ORIGINAL ROM, you should get an error message as the one below (if you don't get this message, just skip this point):
     
     
     
   • Click on "Reset phone" (this will reboot into recovery) and wait until it automatically reboot into your original rom again
   • You now need to reboot into recovery to install GammaRom v1.2 (you only repartitioned your original rom so far). You can do this in 3 different ways (choose only one):
     1. Quick way ---> Switch your phone off, connect it to your pc, push power button + volume up button at the same time until you enter recovery
     2. Geek way ---> You can skip Google account login (if asked to login) tapping on upper left corner of the screen then upper right corner, botton right corner and finally botton left corner. Once skipped google signing in, reboot into recovery using "Quick Boot" app (it has been installed into your original rom during repartitioning)
     3. Dummy way ---> Login with your Google account (if asked to login) and reboot into recovery using "Quick Boot" app (it has been installed into your original rom during repartitioning)
   • Congratulation, you successfully repartitioned your phone. :highfive: You can now follow this guide from point 3 onwards (wipe data, cache, dalvik and install rom zip) this time choosing "Do nothing" instead of "Repartition".
   
   
6. Follow Aroma instructions and reboot once finished
7. Be patient, first boot may take longer than usual
8. Read post #2 to get the best from this rom (do not skip this)
9. Enjoy

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• C3C076 for his awesome GravityBox Xposed module
• rovo89 for his Xposed framework
• zeppelinrox for his great optimization scripts as V6Supercharger
• zhuhang and ViPER520 for Viper4Android
• BSDgeek_Jake for Ad-Blocking
• amarullz for developing AROMA
• many others I cannot remember right now :highfive:

1. AVOID CRAP IMPORTANT!!
   
   Absolutely DO NOT install crappy apps on this rom: NO RAM Booster apps, NO task killers, NO Clean Master, no apps that just consume ram, increase wakelocks and produce lags.
   
   Any kind of task killer will heavily increase lags on this rom whose background apps are already handled by its optimizations scripts. This kinda app will only create conflicts.
   
   Remember to not install AdAway (or similar) neither because this rom has an AdBlock already included. If possible avoid Antivirus too, IMO they're not really necessary on Android.
   
   
2. Resolution Changer
   
   What is it?
   This is a series of scripts written by me which will let you change iocean x7 resolution from 1080x1920 to any other value lower than stock. At the same time it gives you the possibility to change dpi according to your preferences.
   
   Why should you use this?
   Reducing resolution will boost your performances from different point of views: first of all smoother scrolling, faster interface, lower ram usage and probably even a better battery life (I still need to check this one).
   
   Anyways these scripts are not meant to permanently reduce your resolution, but only in case of need: you can switch to lower resolution when you need to increase performances (for example for gaming) and switch back to stock 1080p resolution as performances boost is no longer needed.
   Everything is made completely automatic through these scripts, you just need to launch them and follow instructions.
   
   I know that this could be done through an app, but first of all that app is for pay in my country (that's why I created this), secondly an app consumes ram, this script does not! :laugh:
   
   Is there any drawback?
   Yes, lowering resolution will temporarily make your menu, home and back button unavailable. They will stop working until you switch back to 1080p resolution: it's not possible to make them work at lower resolutions, that's why this script automatically enables software keys.
   
   Moreover some apps may not be shown correctly depending on resolution used; here a few examples:
   -Xperia Launcher doesn't show icons of correct size at 720p resoution (720x1280)
   -Apex Launcher doesn't show icons of correct size at 600p resoution (600x1066)
   -Swiftkey keyboard doesn't show properly at lower resolution (use GammaRom stock keyboard)
   - [...]
   
   You simply need to change launcher/keyboard if the one you're using is not completely compatible with requested resolution.
   
   How can you change resolution?
   I made it simple for you, just read hidden instructions below!
   
   First of all launch Android Terminal Emulator app and enter one of these commands (first time you launch this script, it'll ask for root privilages):
   
   

   Code:

   resolution width height dpi

   Sets resolution to (width)x(height) and dpi to (dpi). For example you can type in terminal emulator the following:
   
   

   Code:

   resolution 720 1280 320

   entering this will set resolution to 720x1280 and dpi to 320dpi that are typical values for 720p screens (Samsung Galaxy S3, ...)
   
   

   Code:

   resolution 1080 1920 480

   entering this will set resolution to 1080x1920 and dpi to 480dpi that are typical values for 1080p screens (Iocean x7 stock values, ...)
   
   With this command (resolution width height dpi) You can set resolution to any value you want. Of course be reasonable: you have a 16:9 screen so (height)/(width) should always be around 16:9. You can start from 1080p stock values (1080 1920 480) and divide these three number by the same quantity. For example, dividing by 1.2, another good working command would be:
   
   

   Code:

   resolution 900 1600 400

   which will set resolution to 900x1600 and dpi to 400dpi. Everything clear? Hope it is! You can experiment as many resolution as you wish and find out which one is the best for your usage.
   
   In addition to "resolution width height dpi" command, I prepared other 5 easy to use scripts that you can launch simply typing:
   
   

   Code:

   1080p

   it's the same as "resolution 1080 1920 480" (reverts back to stock Iocean values)
   
   

   Code:

   900p

   it's the same as "resolution 900 1600 400"
   
   

   Code:

   720p

   it's the same as "resolution 720 1280 320"
   
   

   Code:

   600p

   it's the same as "resolution 600 1066 260"
   
   

   Code:

   500p

   it's the same as "resolution 500 890 220"
   
   These 5 scripts (1080p, 900p, 720p, 600p, 500p) can be used with "f" option (where "f" stands for "fast"). Let's make an example:
   
   

   Code:

   1080p f

   typing "1080p f" in terminal emulator resolution will be quickly set to 1080x1920 and dpi to 480dpi without any waste of time. Resolution script has a lot of checks that ensures that you know what you're doing and that explains in details what the script is doing. Typing in android terminal "resolution 1080 1920 480" or "1080p" or "1080p f" will revert back to stock resolution in all three cases, but the last one (1080p f) will do it more quickly.
   
   The same for "900p f", "720p f", "600p f", "500p f": they switch to 900p, 720p, 600p and 500p resolution more quickly than without typing "f".
   
   Here's a screen just to give you an idea on how it looks like:
   
   
   
   How can you revert back to stock Iocean resolution?
   Simply launch Android Terminal emulator and type:
   
   Code:

   1080p

   or
   
   Code:

   1080p f

   
   In case of issues of any kind that make this procedure unavailable, flash following zip in recovery (only in case of emergency, otherwise use procedure described above):
   Emergency_restore_to_stock_resolution.zip
   
   
3. AdBlock
   GammaRom has an embedded AdBlocking service which will prevent most part of adverts/malicious websites from showing. Sometimes its action may be unwanted (it may block safe websites that you intentionally want to visit). That's why I created this simple script that gives you the possibility to switch between 3 different adblocking according to your needs.
   
   Launch Android Terminal Emulator and type:
   
   Code:

   adblock

   Folllow instructions and choose your preferred AdBlocking:
   1. No adblocking (Iocean x7 stock rom default)
   2. AdAway adblocking (Light and fast adblocking - Gamma v1.2 default)
   3. Mother of All AD-BLOCKING by BSDgeek_Jake (slightly higher ram usage, but very aggressive and complete adblocking: blocks almost any Ads - Gamma v1.0 default)
   
   Sometimes AdAway and Mother of All Adblocking may block even safe websites from showing; if this happen to you, launch terminal emulator and disable all adblocking (option 1) and enable them again when you want them back (option 2 or 3).
   
   
4. Battery Life
   Here you can find 3 advices that will greatly improve your phone Battery Life:
   
   1. Die Hard Battery Calibrator (by zeppelinrox)
      I included in this rom Die Hard Battery Calibrator script developed by zeppelinrox. Follow instructions below to take the max out of your battery:
      • Charge your phone till 100%
      • Keep phone plugged in, launch terminal emulator and type:
        
        Code:

        su
        BatteryCalibrator

      • Follow instructions (wait until phone voltages overcomes 4200mV, then type "A" which will reboot your phone after 20minutes (leave it plugged in still) )
      • Once rebooted, you can type BatteryCalibrator in terminal emulator again and check voltage and battery percentage (just to check, this step is not really fundamental)
      • Unplug your phone (shown voltage will go down a bit) and use it the whole day until it turns off (battery percentage shown may not be real since you just deleted batterystats)
      • Recharge till 100%
      • Use your phone!
   2. Google Location service
      Disabling this will improve your battery life a lot; especially if you don't need it (if you need it, try to keep it disabled when not necessary).
      
      Launch Settings > Location Access > Disable "Wi-Fi & mobile network location"
      
      
   3. Monitor Wakelocks
      I included Wakelock Detector app developed by ahikmat in this rom. This app lets you check which app or service is draining your battery generating wakelocks (high number of wakelocks = high battery drain).
      
      Launch Wakelock Detector app > go into settings > enable advanced mode > Check whether any suspicious/unwanted app is generating wakelocks.
      
      You can find a detailed guide on how to use this app in original thread linked above.
   
   
5. GravityBox
   GravityBox is an Xposed module which uses Xposed framework to apply real time modifications to your system. This gives you the possibility to customize your android device according to your needs.
   Once you've installed this rom, launch GravityBox app (or go to Settings>GravityBox if you prefer) and mod your Iocean as you wish: most part of modifications will be applied immediately, part of them may require reboot to become effective.
   
   
6. Viper4Android
   This mod gives you the possibility to enhance audio quality and volume in a quite surprisingly way if configured properly.
   Once installed this rom, launch Viper4Android, give it root access and click on "Yes" at V4A Driver Update request. Choose desired installation type (keep in mind that this will affect battery life) and reboot. Once rebooted you're now ready to customize your phone's audio response according to your tastes: launch Viper4Android and enable Viper4Android features as you wish in the three fields Headset/Phone Speaker/Bluetooth Device.
   In order to further edit the audio, it's possible to download (free or paid) some Impulse Response Samples (IRS); see the thread below for a detailed guide and further details about it:
   
   [V4A][IRS] Impulse Response Sample Index Thread
   
   If you're lazy and don't wanna read that guide, just download the following IRS starter pack, unzip it and put all *.irs files in the path /sdcard/ViPER4Android/kernel (this path will be automatically created by V4A app once you install drivers). All these *.irs files will become selectable in Convolver field inside V4A app.
   
   IRS Starter Pack.zip
   
   
7. Xposed Framework
   Xposed Framework app has a "Download" section where you can upgrade existing xposed modules (eg: GravityBox) everytime their developer releases a new version or even download new modules from the list to add new features. Be careful though: some of them are incompatible with each other and other are only device specific (Samsung, HTC, ...) and won't work on your phone. Moreover too many xposed modules may slow down system according to my personal experience.
   
   GravityBox already covers most part of other modules features, but another good module is "App Settings" which, for example, will give you the possibility to set different DPI for each app.
   
   
8. GPS
   GPS connection had a perceivable improvement with latest kernel and modules and I added some optimizations that will help too. To make it work properly you'll need to modify the first lines of gps.conf in /system/etc path with specific servers for your country.
   
   Inside gps.conf you'll find these servers that work good for Italy:
   
   
   Code:

   # Italy ===============================
   NTP_SERVER=it.pool.ntp.org
   
   # Europe ==============================
   NTP_SERVER=europe.pool.ntp.org

   
   If you live in Europe, just edit the first with the one for your country, otherwise you'll need to edit both. Leave all the rest of gps.conf file exactly as it is, just edit these lines. You can find a list of servers for any country here.
   
   For example if you live in Slovakia (Europe) first lines of build.prop would become something like this:
   
   Code:

   # Slovakia ============================
   NTP_SERVER=sk.pool.ntp.org
   
   # Europe ==============================
   NTP_SERVER=europe.pool.ntp.org

   
   In order to speed up gps fix, open Settings>Location Access and enable EPO (download epo data too), A-GPS, GPS and launch Location Engineering menu. Once in Location Engineering Mode, go to GPS tab and enable GPS to scan satellites (need to be outside to find any). After a few minutes it should start fixing satellites (first ever fix will take longer) and you should be finally able to use Iocean x7 GPS.
   Another advice I can give you is to use Copilot as navigation app!
   If it still doesn't work the only way is to modify your antenna (as I did).
   
   
9. Hardware Keys Backlight
   This will work only on Iocean x7 Youth clocked @1.2GHz (no effects on any other Iocean x7).
   
   You can turn on/off hardware keys backlight typing:
   
   Code:

   lights on

   turns lights on
   
   
   Code:

   lights off

   turns lights off
   
   
10. Ringtone
    You probably still don't understand why I'm pointing this out...well...you'll get it once you receive your first incoming call...I love this ringtone, but probably many of you won't! If you're among them, go into Settings>Audio profiles>General and change ringtone. I recommend you to keep it

legalizacion_24 said:

Error animated background screen, any solution?? Thanks for the rom

Enviado desde mi X7 mediante Tapatalk

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dimikord said:

hello sambaaa
because ota update not working .can i update last 1.4 rom without flash the rom and setup all settings and apps from zero?
than you!

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Both OTA and direct download link in OP are the same zip and perform a full wipe, so there's no difference, you'll lose your installed apps anyways. No way to flash without wipes, it's embedded inside installation script. In gamma v1.5 I'll introduce an esperimental incremental upgrade feature so that people coming from v1.4 may upgrade with no wipe at all. It's gonna be totally automatic and managed by a series of scripts that will customize installation.

Limbo045 said:

Hi Sambaa,

Maybe this will be usefull for you I don't know?
It is a rom which he got from iOcean maybe check it out.

http://www.needrom.com/mobile/rom-x7-elite-received-from-manufacturer/

Hope it is of use for us.

EDIT Seems there is also a new kernel

http://www.needrom.com/mobile/leaked-rom-from-iocean/

Don't know if you are able to use any of it

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Yes, @natoilva sent me 1123 rom yesterday. Kernel it's not compatible with old rom, so I cannot use that for now. Gamma v1.5 will be the last of v1.x series, then I'll took a new stock base and port there all stuff. That's a really long and boring work, especially adding translations each time is a pain Latest stock has a wider multilanguage support than 0722, but not as wide as Gamma v1.4 (33 languages vs 52) so it's still a necessary work.

Anyways I'll start working on it once released gamma v1.5, hope Iocean releases final version of 1123 in the meanwhile so that I can base mine on a stable rom instead of a beta.

Sent from my iOCEAN X7 using Tapatalk

v2.0 Changelog
- Upgraded to latest Iocean x7 1202 stock rom
- Specific X7 Youth modules and libs coming from stock 1120
- Gamma v1.0, v1.1, v1.2, v1.3, v1.4 and v1.5 features
- Multilanguage support extended up to 58 languages
- System Tweaks
- Insecure kernel added
- Android 4.4 KitKat themed
- Smooth ProgessBar implemented
- Further removal of system apps
- SuperSu binary updated
- Updated apps (GravityBox, Sony Walkman, Wakelock Detector, ...)

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