[ROM] [081814] deltaROM, a darker ROM experience

[LeftyGR]

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Public Beta - discontinued

deltaROM is:

- stock based TouchWiz NC4 ( big thanks to @BeansTown106 )
- not overly modified for those who enjoy simplicity
- moderately debloated
- themed darker for your pleasure
(looks even better with apps from Average Joe's or Team Blackout)
At the time of any release, all Play Store apps should be up to date.

What's themed?

Dialer and Contacts ( base courtesy of @coldmethod and @Kdio )
Messaging
Accuweather
Clock/Alarm package
Calendar
Stock Music
Verizon VVM
Settings/Framework/System
Launcher
Stock file explorer
Multiwindow tray
Calendar (partial)
...and a few others peppered in.

Others goodies and mods?

+3Minit battery mod (courtesy of @gharrington and thanks to @deuce_biggins )
+Torch and HotSpot in Quicksettings ( thanks to @hsbadr )
+Infinate scroll for app drawer and launcher screens
+Reenabled ability to hide apps in the app drawer
+Scheduled messaging and increased attachment size for sms/mms ( thanks to @jovy23 )
-Disabled Verizon installer when usb connected ( thanks to @EMSpilot and @Versatile1 )
+Viper4Android Audio ( courtesy of @zhuhang and @viper520 )
+Team Blackout Updater ( courtesy of @TeamBlackOut )
+SafeStrapRecovery App ( courtesy of @Hashcode )

Additional information from the man on his original NC4 base:

Requirements: This Build is Compatible With NC2 Bootloader & NC4 Bootloader. Both Bootloaders Get the Benefits of Selinux Permissive and Insecure Kernel Modules!!!!!!!


Features:
Rooted
BusyBox
Zipaligned
Deodexed
Init.d support
Removed Knox Apks
tether provisioning hack
sdcard read/write fix
verizon updater removed

A note about using any additional inverted apps.
When you log into Google, you must disable auto updating from the play store settings, or you'll get the ugly white ones. If it installs the ugly ones on top of the themed ones, you can uninstall updates from settings to get them back.

A note about TBO Updater Free.
They have a lot to offer and try to update as soon as they can. You can follow them over here!
It is also a known issue of the app that it will f/c for some upon completion of a download. The download still completes successfully.

A note about Viper4Android.
This is a great and lightweight audio app that can really improve audio on any phone. You can follow them on XDA or on their official website.
Also you can go here to get infromation on IRS and for download.

Additional people I'd like to thank:

• @dafoxs for help with inverting/theming
• @djdarkknight96 for help with inverting/theming
• Just everyone at @TeamBlackOut for inspiration, guidance, and their blackout guides
• @Gunthermic for answering questions, for making my Thunderbolt days more exciting, and inspiring my incessant love of the DarkHorse color blue!
• @Virus and @santod040 for planting the seed of ROM creation in my puny Earthling brain in my Thunderbolt days
• @shaggy_kobain and @bmwh0r3 for help'n a brother out!
• And the wife for allowing me to do this!

I'll be adding to this as my coffee sinks in. I know I'm missing people.

Download link is in the second post!

ScreenSHOTTS!

XDA:DevDB Information
deltaROM, ROM for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Contributors
LeftyGR
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
Based On: Stock TouchWiz

Version Information
Status: Beta
Current Beta Version: br1
Beta Release Date: 2014-08-18

Created 2014-08-24
Last Updated 2014-09-03

 

[LeftyGR]

This is based on @BeansTown106 nc4, so this is the best way to install:

Retail Instructions

Coming From NC2/MJE

Step- 1 - Make sure you are on any rooted rom running safestrap

Step- 2 - Boot into Safestrap Select Stock Slot

Step- 3 - Wipe Data Factory Reset The Stock Slot

Step- 4 - Flash *deltaROM* to the stock slot

Step- 5 - Reboot into Download mode From Safestrap

Step- 6 - Flash NC2/NC4 Updated! Firmware/Bootloader Package Here

Step- 7 - You will Boot into *deltaROM* with Root, Busybox, Init.d, Selinux Permissive, Insecure Modules!!

Coming From Stock NC4 OTA

Step- 1 - Root Device with TowelRoot Here

Step- 2 - Install Busybox from play store and install busybox itself

Step- 3 - Install Hashcodes Latest Safestrap Here

Step- 4 - Boot into Safestrap Select Stock Slot

Step- 5 - Wipe Data Factory Reset The Stock Slot

Step- 6 - Flash *deltaROM* to the stock slot

Step- 7 - Reboot into Download mode From Safestrap

Step- 8 - Flash NC2 Kernel Package Here

Step- 9 - You will Boot into *deltaROM* with Root, Busybox, Init.d, Selinux Permissive, Insecure Modules!!

Developer Edition Instructions

Step- 1 - Flash Rom

Step- 2 - Flash Hash's Stock Based Kernel Here

Step- 3 - Do NOT FLASH VERIZON FIRMWARE PACKAGE!!!!!!!!!!

Download disclaimer:
By choosing to download and install this ROM, you agree with the following statements:
1. I am responsible for my own actions. I understand the risks involved with rooting and flashing software on my device, and take full responsibility for the outcome (voided warranty, bricking, zombie apocolypse).
2. I understand that, as a general practice, dirty flashing has it's inherent dangers and possible unwanted side effects and I will not report problems for this ROM if I dirty flash.
3. I will not use any part of this work in a project publically released anywhere without specific and personally granted permission.
4. I am familiar with the Xda rules.

Download:

deltaROM Beta Release 1 Re-Release Date : 081814

Other downloads:

deltaROM HotFix1 for Beta1

HotFix1 for Beta1: Released 082514

• YouTube Fix: Rollback of Google Play Services to an earlier version.
• Settings: Better color matching of Icons on the main menu.

Instructions: Uninstall updates for Google Play Services in Settings (if any). Flash in recovery. YouTube will ask GPS to be updated. Let it.

deltaROM passive re-themer
How to use:

EXPERIMENTAL
You'll notice there are a few Google apps with themed icons etc. In the event that they update/auto update, this should fix them. However, the apps must have their updates integrated into system in order to work.
The applications which will get icon changes:

• Chrome.apk
• Drive.apk
• Gmail2.apk
• Hangouts.apk
• GoogleKeep.apk
• Gms_Maps.apk
• Music2.apk
• Phonesky.apk
• GoogleOffice.apk and BlackGoogleOffice.apk
• QuickSearchBox.apk and Velvet.apk
• YouTube.apk

Part 1: integration.

There are a few apps that can do it for you.
>Titanium Backup is one. In tibu when a system app has an update, it gives you this option

Although it might only be for donate version.
> There's also free apps in the market. Search "integrate app".
> Or you can do it manually. Since tibu and these free apps can do it for you, don't worry about the manual way. But if you're smart enough to do this the right way, remember that the name of the apk must be correctly spelled with the correct permissions!

Then reboot.

Part 2: The flashable.

Make a backup in recovery!

This will flash the add on. It will modify stock apps and team blackout apps. If you use other themed apps included in this mod and want to keep their png's, just reflash those after this mod. This package wipes dalvik/cache for you. It will (should...I should say should) not break apps.

deltaROM Wallpaper:

FAQ

First off, if you choose to try this out, thank you! This is stable enough for public consumption. And I tried to get everything just right!

This is my first go at anything of this magnatude. So be nice, or I'll cry.

If you find a problem, please give details including a screenshot so it makes it easier to find and fix.

Donations
I am not currently taking donations. If you feel the need, anyone I have mentioned above has given more blood and hours on developing than I have!

What's it gonna take to lift this sucker out of "beta"?
1. I know I missed stuff. This was pretty huge for me. 2. I'm only "borrowing" contacts and phone apks from AllBacksBlack with the blessing of coldmethod because this was taking a long time to do and learn inversion at the same time. Official Release will include apps based on VZW N3 base.

Are you open to suggestions?
Absolutely! Bear in mind I don't want to include a million bells and whistles. Pretty much most of the suggestions I will incorporate into deltaROM will be "under the hood". Also, I will not be porting (sorry). There's plenty of amazing ROM choices with S5 ported apps.

SafeStrap supports rom-slots. Why are your install instructions telling me to put deltaROM on the stock slot?
Great question! It is a known side-effect of running a rom in a slot may lag more and drain power faster than in the stock slot. Now I would totally expect you to try this out before deciding to make it your dd. And in that regard, yes, use the rom slot to try it out. HOWEVER, if deltaROM is on a slot other than stock and you complain about a no good laggy battery hog of a rom, the only two responses you'll get from me is "did you read the faq?" or "facepalm".

Are you willing to release a theme version of deltaROM?
Honestly, that’s how this started. Making a theme. But with the different stylings and features of the ROMs available, I would almost need a theme package for every specific rom. Jasmine, Alliance, Stock. I like Biggins, but to theme on top of Cerj's Illuminati would be considered heresy! Too much to do. Because you can’t vr-theme inject individual apps to invert them. Besides, I delved too deep into framework. So I went with dropping a full rom. Different kind of difficult, but far less work than a theme to support multiple styles of rom.
No theme right now. I want to get a fully inverted stock based rom.

For an inverted ROM, this doesn't have that 'blackout' style I'm looking for. Can you make it black-ier?
I could. But why go there when there is already a great theme out to do that for you? Have you seen AllBacksBlack? But I do still plan on inverting the Calendar.

What about GMail, Market, etc? Can you invert those for me too?
Go check out the Team Blackout Updater. Whenever a new version of a Google app (and many others) they will invert is as soon as possible. Also the DarkHorse series looks fabulous with this ROM! Links to both TBO and DH are in the bottom of this post!.

Support developers!
Nothing happens without someone working. Remember that developers here on Xda do this for free. Please thank and support them! If you would like to donate to me, I'm just going to turn around and donate to these dev's. So just remove the middle man and donate to these guys (or anyone I thanked in my OP!) :



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[LeftyGR]

Known issues planned for the next release:

*SecMms
-attachment button is invisible.
-black date text in convo page/change to grey.
*Framework
-some apps use holo light toast msgs, causing white txt on white bg toasts. Will change to black or grey.

Apps/Mods planned for future release:

* Inverted Contacts and Dialer from VZW based apks
* Finish inverting Samsung Calendar
* Bake in mod for all apps to be available in Multiwindow natively

 

[jr_718]

Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk

 

[tw1n5nak35]

Looks interesting

 

[Steedent]

This looks really cool!!

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[amebiasis]

Thanks for the hardwork and giving us another option! Running Alliance but this looks sexy going to have to give it a whirl when I get on some WiFi!

 

[TToTT]

Looking forward to testing this out!!! Darn compulsive flashing disorder...

 

[Shaggy Kobain]

Looks really good @LeftyGR, glad to see another dark themed ROM out there :good:

 

[vancampff]

Cool! Gonna give this a spin as soon as the link is up

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[bmwh0r3]

Glad to see another dev on the n3. Maybe I'll give it a whirl.

 

[RK KINGKONG]

I I can't wait to try this specially because blue is my favorite color and I managed to get the s5 camera working on the Jasmine 2.2.1 from his previous 2.0

So I'm excited about this royal blue ... great work on this ... I will assume they'll be the most recent. .[emoji110]

 

[kdizzleh85]

Maybe you can throw a theme together also. Looks good man. I can test some things also if ya need. We have some of the same tastes as I see i have some of the same icon images etc.
Good luck with this Rom man!

 

[LeftyGR]

Download link is in post #2. Tapatalk is being strange. If you don't see the link, open in webview.

 

[bmwh0r3]

Download link is in post #2. Tapatalk is being strange. If you don't see the link, open in webview.

www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712457633

I had to remove part of the link %22https/ or whatever to get to the download page.

 

[LeftyGR]

www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712457633

I had to remove part of the link %22https/ or whatever to get to the download page.

Thank you! I also fixed the link in post 2.

 

[bmwh0r3]

Lol side note, I just checked your profile and I had to take a double take at sig. I read "I will not apologize for a fart"... yeah glancing isn't a good thing

 

[jigglynuts]

Looks amazing. Awesome work leftyGR!

 

[LeftyGR]

Lol side note, I just checked your profile and I had to take a double take at sig. I read "I will not apologize for a fart"... yeah glancing isn't a good thing

Well, I won't apologize for farting, either.

 

[LeftyGR]

Complete side note here...

Anyone know why all my mentions in the op aren't working? It was uber late, I must have messed something up... [emoji53]