[ROM] MeanBean Reborn v0.9 | Jan 27 | JB 4.3 (MJ9) | Zero Wake Lag! | Color Emoji's!

[mikeyxda]

MeanBean Reborn for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 2!
MeanBean Reborn is built on the MJ9 Verizon base (Android 4.3)

Now with COLOR Emoji's system-wide!

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1. To be clean: mostly stock look and feel
2. To be mean: apply optimizations for smoother performance
3. To be nice: provide cool functionality not present in the stock base

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Future

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v0.9 - Disabled safe volume nag​

The clean:

• Built on MJ9 Verizon base

The mean:

• Performance tweaks
• No screen wake lag!
• Screen on/off performance and battery tweaks for snappier UI and better battery

The nice:

• Zero screen wake lag (can be turned off for maximum battery - see post 3)!
• System-wide full color Emoji's!
• Zero battery drain extended screen-off volume controls (volume, skip, pause, play, torch light) - see post 3 for usage
• Notification sounds are silenced when playing music (configurable, see post 3)
• Instagram video upload fix
• MeanBean boot animation
• 3 way reboot menu
• Disabled safe volume nag
• In-call voice recording
• Working init.d support
• 4x5 launcher
• Note 3 apps: Samsung keyboard w/emoji and SketchBook app (credit titooo7)
• Removed space-wasting stock toggles and brightness slider in notifications (use included Power Toggles to customize your own toggles)
• Flashable ZIP in /sdcard/MeanBean_Reborn to restore stock toggles if you wish
• Increased MMS sizes
• de-ASEC encrypted/paid apps on boot
• Full color circular battery meter (1% increments)
• Removed "AM/PM" on status bar
• Constant ringtone volume by disabling ring fade
• Signature checking disabled (allows recompiled apk's)
• SuperSU
• Native hotspot unlocked
• Bonus ringtones/notifications
• More to come (by request)!

Credit where credit is due:

As with any open source stuff, some of this work is my own, most of it comes from other sources. So in addition to my own work (mostly in the "mean" category), here's a quick thanks to those of you who contributed knowingly (thank you) and not-so-knowingly via open source 5 finger discount (thank you just the same: your stuff is good and that's why I used it). Sometimes it's not entirely obvious where the source started so if I missed someone, please let me know and I'll add you. Also, I'm careful to only include other work where the author does not specify any usage restrictions or has given approval. If you believe, however, that I've included something that shouldn't be in this ROM, please just PM me.

Credit krowley3: I used your Sophisticated ROM as a base (thanks for the offer!)!
Other credits: I list them in the features section above and give links to the original works so you can donate to other devs for specific mods you like!

Want my stuff?:

I list credits in the features section above and links to original works: if you see something credited there and you want to use it, click the link and seek permission from the developer I've credited. If you see something in this ROM and I don't reference some other source, I probably coded it myself. If you want it: take it and use it in your ROM, your theme, whatever you like. I just ask that you please credit me. I'm a firm believer in Android and open source so you don't even have to ask. Anything you see here... it's yours for just the price of a simple line crediting me. I always share as I believe that's the way we developers put the power in Android... and one way we can fight "the Apple brainwashing machine".

Below are some pointers on updating your firmware, installing recoveries, modding, etc. before we get to the good stuff (installation and downloads).

CHANGELOG:

See post #2

Problems after you flash?:

PLEASE DO NOT REPORT PROBLEMS IN THIS THREAD UNTIL you've done a full wipe and fresh install to see if that cures it. I know I should really just do like most devs and proclaim REQUIRES FULL WIPE/FRESH INSTALL on every version. That saves me a lot of headaches but I know what a PITA a fresh install can be even with MyBackup or Titanium at your disposal. So it never hurts to try just a flash without a full wipe, but if you run into any HINT of a problem... anything at all... don't report the problem in this thread until you've tried a full wipe and fresh install first to see if that cures the problem!

Note regarding tweaks: don't flash tweaks or themes on top unless you KNOW the tweak/theme is compatible with the the MJ9 base

Installation - a final note:

First, the usual disclaimers. I supply the ammo, you use it. ROMS don't kill phones, n00bs do. Use this ROM at your own risk as I won't be responsible for bricks or any other untoward happenings. I spent a lot of time ensuring that the stuff in this ROM is fast, smooth, and compatible. But... it always helps to have some familiarity with flashing ROMs to keep yourself safe.

Download links are below

Now to installation of the ROM itself...

1. Always make a Nandroid backup before installing anything on your phone!
2. Use Odin 3.07 to install MJ9 firmware.
3. On first install of MeanBean Reborn, do a full wipe (although rumor is I dirty flashed from MeanBean ICE MC3 base... but I'll never admit it).
4. Subsequent updates: no wiping necessary BUT...
5. If you have any trouble at all, do a full wipe and then reinstall
6. Install using recovery (I use latest TWRP)

... you're gonna break it!
Don't flash any other mods, tweaks, or themes unless they specifically say they are built for (the latest version of) MeanBean or you WILL break features in this ROM and/or cause instability! While this ROM is designed to have the general look/feel of the stock ROM, it is highly customized under the hood and mods, tweaks, or themes not designed specifically for this ROM will cause problems. If you want this ROM to run perfectly without any issues, do not flash anything on top.

Latest releases (TWRP recovery recommended):

• DOWNLOAD LATEST 0.9
• OLDER DOWNLOAD

Click to Donate
Donations are greatly appreciated, but honestly, no one gets rich off ROM developing so it's not about the money for me.

Mike

XDA:DevDB Information
MeanBean Reborn, a ROM for the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II

Contributors
mikeyxda, krowley3
ROM OS Version: 4.3.x Jellybean
ROM Firmware Required: VZW MJ9
Based On: TW

Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 0.9
Stable Release Date: 2014-01-27

Created 2014-01-27
Last Updated 2014-01-27

 

[mikeyxda]

Changelog:

0.9 - Jan 27, 2014

Changes:

• Disabled safe volume nag

0.8 - Jan 21, 2014

Changes:

• Expanded screen-off volume controls to include torch light on/off (see post 3)

0.7 - Jan 20, 2014

Changes:

• Fix for Instagram FC when uploading videos

0.6 - Jan 19, 2014

Changes:

• Notification sounds are silenced when playing music (configurable, see post 3)

0.5 - Jan 16, 2014

Changes:

• Zero battery drain extended screen-off volume controls (volume, skip, pause, play) - see post 3 for usage
• Option to turn off zero wake lag (in build.prop, see post 3 below)
• Updated some core apps

0.4 - Jan 11, 2014

Changes:

• System-wide full color Emoji support!
• Fixed FC when removing pen while using Samsung keyboard

0.3 - Jan 10, 2014

Changes:

• Added Note 3 keyboard and Note 3 SketchBook app
• Replaced "Verizon Wireless" with "MeanBean Reborn" on status bar pulldown
• Fixed brightness slider toggle in Settings, Display, Notifications

0.2 - Jan 9, 2014

Changes:

• Added screen on/off performance and battery tweaks for snappier UI and better battery life
• Build prop tweaks
• Removed stock toggles and brightness slider: use included Power Toggles to customize your own toggles
• Flashable ZIP in /sdcard/MeanBean_Reborn to restore stock toggles/brightness

Installation notes:
Dirty wipe OK if coming from a prior version of MeanBean Reborn (dirty flash from MeanBean to MeanBean Reborn --> YMMV). If this is your first time flashing MeanBean Reborn, clean install highly recommended.

 

[mikeyxda]

Zero battery drain extended screen-off volume controls - usage

The volume buttons on the left side of the phone can be used to perform special functions when the screen is turned off. Because this is a modification to the framework and the code is never executed until you press the volume keys with the screen off, it uses zero battery unlike some of the apps you find on Google Play that are always running in the background, draining your battery as they monitor key status. Usage is as follows:

TAP for volume: Simply tap volume up/down to increase/decrease volume.
LONG PRESS to skip tracks: Press and hold volume up/down for 0.5 second (but not more than 1 second) to skip to next/prev. track.
VERY LONG PRESS to play/pause: Press and hold volume up/down for 1 second (but not more than 2 seconds) to skip to next/prev. track.
HOLD to turn torch light on/off: Press and hold volume up/down for at least 2 seconds to turn torch light on/off.

Once you get a feel for the timing, it's very easy to operate!


Turning off Zero Wake Lag

If you want maximum battery life and you don't mind the screen-on delay, you can turn off the ZWL mod. Use Root Explorer or ES File Explorer and open /system/build.prop with /system in R/W mode. Then locate this line at the very bottom of the file:

meanbean.opt.zerowakelag=true

Change to this:

meanbean.opt.zerowakelag=false

Turning on Music Notifications

By default, notification sounds don't play while you are listening to music so that your music is not being constantly interrupted by notifications from your email, Kik Messenger, text messaging app, SnapChat and other apps that use push notifications. Notifications work normally when no music is playing. Most people prefer to listen to music without these constant interruptions and without having to resort to airplane mode or turning notification volume all the way down manually. If you do want notification sounds, however, you can turn them on so that they play even during music by making the following change in the build.prop file. Use Root Explorer or ES File Explorer and open /system/build.prop with /system in R/W mode. Then locate this line at the very bottom of the file:

meanbean.opt.musicnotify=false

Change to this:

meanbean.opt.musicnotify=true

Wanna make your gallery super fast?

If you're tired of the stuttering and not even being able to scroll your gallery and you don't care about Samsung AllShare Cast, use Root Explorer or ES File Explorer and just delete these files from /system/app, reboot, and watch your gallery fly!

AllShareCastPlayer.apk
AllshareControlShare.apk
AllshareFileShare.apk
AllshareFileShareClient.apk
AllshareFileShareServer.apk
AllshareMediaServer.apk
AllshareMediaShare.apk

 

[krowley3]

Looks great dude. Can't wait to give this a run!

Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda app-developers app

 

[hopesrequiem]

Downloading! Sorry krowley! Gonna finally have to switch off 2.0

Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2

 

[icedventimocha]

Nice dude, glad to see you back developing.

Sent from my Galaxy Note II

 

[highwaybandit]

Can't download fast enough.

Sent from my SCH-I605 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

 

[DrunkUncas]

Looks good so far.

Thanks for coming back!

 

[hopesrequiem]

Running fast and stable here so far

Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2

 

[heckyhec5881]

THANK YOU!

Thanks for this, finally worked up the nerve to update my firmware (ODIN hates me more than my mother-in-law) and playing with these new ROM's is great! Coming from 4.1.2 this is quite refreshing...

Was wondering if you were considering some N3 features, I saw a mod to add them, but this software looks tight, if I try that mod and it works I will report back...
Thanks!

 

[krowley3]

Running fast and stable here so far

Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2

Of course if is fast and stable.

 

[hopesrequiem]

Of course if is fast and stable.

Obviously. He used your epic base krowley!

Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2

 

[mikeyxda]

Obviously. He used your epic base krowley!

Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk 2

Yeah man! I did a lot of trolling threads to find out which 4.3 was stable with the least complaints before I started. Looked like Sophisticated fit the bill to me. Thankfully krowley had already offered to let me use it as a base so I'm way ahead of the game! Thanks again krowley!

Mike

 

[krowley3]

Yeah man! I did a lot of trolling threads to find out which 4.3 was stable with the least complaints before I started. Looked like Sophisticated fit the bill to me. Thankfully krowley had already offered to let me use it as a base so I'm way ahead of the game! Thanks again krowley!

Mike

No worries! I am excited to see what you can do with it. I know that you will make this awesome. I may be getting with you soon though for a few tips and possibly an international build similar to ICE. It may just need your GPS touch I am downloading N7105 ML3 now:good:

 

[newbomb]

Does the SD swap work with this?

 

[okoboji1]

Help.... have never used Odin before, I downloaded the firmware and when I click the pda in Odin and go to the folder where I downloaded the file its empty....so im not sure what im missing??

Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda premium

 

[mikeyxda]

No worries! I am excited to see what you can do with it. I know that you will make this awesome. I may be getting with you soon though for a few tips and possibly an international build similar to ICE. It may just need your GPS touch I am downloading N7105 ML3 now:good:

Sounds great! Let's team up. If you wanna take on the international version, I'll probably stick here with the VZW edition. Just don't have the time to debug and tweak the international base but I'd be happy to port some stuff (like zero wake lag and GPS) as I can.

Help.... have never used Odin before, I downloaded the firmware and when I click the pda in Odin and go to the folder where I downloaded the file its empty....so im not sure what im missing??

Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda premium

You are probably trying to give it the compressed file: you have to use 7Zip or something to unzip the MD5 file out of that. It's the MD5 file that Odin wants. Otherwise sounds like you're doing it right.

Mike

 

[okoboji1]

Thank you soo much, that was the exact problem, got 7zip and am up and running with no problems at all!!!

Sent from my SCH-I605 using xda premium

 

[DrunkUncas]

Yeah man! I did a lot of trolling threads to find out which 4.3 was stable with the least complaints before I started.
Mike

So you didn't feel like basing on a ROM that seems to require a flash back to stock for it to work properly?

I'm shocked!

 

[Bsober]

Excitement With Verizion Note 2 Again!

This is quite the team. Couldn't wait to get home and download this rom. Installing shortly. Thanks.