[ROM][UNOFFICIAL][STABLE] SlimKAT [4.4+][S4 mini] v9.0 FINAL | Updated 2015-01-20

[ne0zone75]

SlimKAT for S4 mini (GT-I9190 + GT-I9195)​

SlimROMs is a custom android operating system. The main goal is to offer users a slimmed down but still feature rich alternative to other android operating systems.

The entire SlimROMs team work together to bring you this tailor-made beauty straight from Android Open Source Project (AOSP) source code.

All of the sources can be publicly viewed through GitHub and you can stop by the public Gerrit to submit patches of any type.

SlimKAT is the project name for SlimROMs based on Android 4.4+ and offers the following unique SlimROMs features :

FEATURES :

-> The real dark Slim : Invert the whole ROM including Gapps with one click.
-> Slim Recents : A complete replacement of the AOSP recents screen to allow better multitasking, along with marking favourite apps.
-> SlimPIE : Based on CM's PIE, inspired by PA's PIE with a light touch of Slim. A true community feature.
-> Slim dialer : A full replacement of the official Google closed source dialer with added features.
-> Privacy guard : Disable unnecessary permissions set by app developers.
-> Shake Events : Shake your device to launch apps or secure it on lockscreen.
-> Notification reminder : An easy way to quickly set short reminders to show on the notification drawer.
-> Notification drawer and and lockscreen shortcuts : Access your most important apps from everywhere.
-> Custom Quick Settings Tiles : Why just settings? Use whatever you want.
-> Camera : Discover SlimROMs team unique Camera feature...

DISCLAIMER : Every team mentioned below and myself or any contributor to this project will never ever be responsible for any damages you do to your device !



ALL CREDIT GOES TO AND ONLY TO :

-> SlimROMs team (ROM tree)
-> CyanogenMod team (device and kernel trees)
-> TheMuppets team (vendor tree)
-> SaberMod team (toolchains)

NOTE : I am not affiliated with any of the teams mentioned above...

THANKS TO :

-> @F4k (for sharing some of his knowledge with me...)
-> @JustArchi (build optimizations)
-> @aconger (screenshots)



INSTALLATION : To install this ROM on your Galaxy S4 mini 3G/LTE you'll need this checklist to be all checked

• kitkat enabled custom recovery : regular / Philz CWM or TWRP...
• My SlimKAT ROM file...
  -> If you are coming from stock ROM please do a full wipe (cache/dalvik/system/data) from recovery before flashing it AFTER having done a FULL NANDROID BACKUP, thank you !
  -> If you are coming from another AOSP ROM, you can flash it AFTER having wiped cache/dalvik...

OPTIONAL : You can use any AOSP GAPPs if you want to have Google Play services (I'm using PA-GAPPs nano-modular package by @TKruzze for example )

NOTE : SlimKAT is a KK 4.4+ ROM so if you want to activate ART instead of DALVIK, simply go to 'settings/developer options' and select ART as runtime :good: BUT please do remember that ART is still under heavy development...



DOWNLOADS :

=> This ROM is DEODEXED : if you want to ODEX it (better battery life and better system wide responsiveness), then i do recommend that you use @MatrixDJ96 ODEXER tool available HERE

• TWRP Recovery
  => You will find my TWRP for S4 mini page over here...
  
• SlimKAT ROM
  => STABLE version
  • SlimKAT for GT-I9190 Build 9.0 (2015-01-20)
  • SlimKAT for GT-I9195 Build 9.0 (2015-01-20)
  => TRYOUT version : none ATM !
  
• Kernel updates : enhanced CM kernel built with latest SaberMod GCC 4.9 is available and is featuring O3 + graphite + Linux 3.4.106 (full details here...)
  
  => INFO : As i do not own a S4 mini anymore each upcoming update for both devices will be UNTESTED by myself...
  
  -> In SlimKAT root access needs to be activated like this (true if installing for the first time...) : go to 'settings/developer options' and disable it, then go to 'settings/advanced settings/superuser' and set root access to 'apps/adb' (this will re-enable 'developer options' AND you will gain root access)

WARNING : Some information below is maybe obsolete !



NOTE : My SlimKAT ports for GT-I9190/5 ports include 'S4 mini settings' APK !

INFO 1 : CURRENT ROM FILES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE DOWNLOADS TAB OF THIS PROJECT (at the top of this post).

INFO 2 : You will find screenshots of this running ROM file from the corresponding tab of this project too...

Happy flashing !​

CHANGELOG :​

2014-04-07 : RC1 -> INITIAL RELEASE​

=> Bluetooth is not working... it's a CyanogenMod device specific issue; if you want you can try to flash a custom kernel onto your phone after flashing my ROM file... it will maybe fix the BT issue... (choose any AOSP custom kernel suitable for the Galaxy S4 mini LTE...)​

=> Auto rotation is failing too... i'm working on it ATM !​

=> DPI is small ATM... value will be raised in next build ​

2014-04-09 : RC2​

=> DPI is fixed and set to 230 220 in the SlimKAT ROM .zip flashable file :good:​

2014-05-27 : RC3​

=> same ROM features (and failings...out of the box bluetooth is still not working at all !) as RC2, BUT...​

=> ROM is compiled with 'Google GCC 4.8' and kernel with 'Official Linaro GCC 4.7' with straight @justarchi v2 optimizations applied ! (you can document yourself about it in his topic over here... special thanks to him for his great work :good:​

=> In addition, RC3 is a 'user variant' build (ODEXED), not a 'userdebug variant' one (DEODEXED) like it was previously the case, with all 'slowing down debugging options' turned OFF...​

=> RC3 is not compatible AT ALL with all previous releases; please perform a clean install... Thank you !​

2014-06-01 : RC4​

=> same ROM features as RC3, BUT...​

=> bluetooth issue of my S4 mini SlimKAT ports is history ! :victory: :good: (BT is now fully working out of the box : therefore my SlimKAT BT fix is obsolete and is discontinued from now on; it is also the case for my 'S4 mini settings' flashable .zip -> post number 2 will soon be empty...​

=> RC4 is not compatible AT ALL with all previous releases; please perform a clean install... Thank you !​

2014-06-10 : STABLE​

=> same ROM features as RC4 which was already stable, BUT in addition you will find...​

=> Android 4.4.3 4.4.4 !​

=> 'build.prop' file is fixed ! (from inside the ROM installers which are not signed anymore...)​

=> F2FS support ! (latest CyanogenMod 11.0 kernel is officially F2FS enabled...) : therefore, you should be able to boot your device with embedded kernel, whatever the filesystem used (EXT4/F2FS) by tinkering my ROM installers a little bit...​

=> APP2SD functionality ! (available from 'settings/apps' menu)​

NOTE : If you are interested in my work and download my files, please report back AND hit my 'THANKS!' button if you think i deserve it ! Thank you !

Have fun with it !​

XDA:DevDB Information
SlimKAT for S4 mini (3G/LTE) [UNOFFICIAL], ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini

Contributors
ne0zone75, silesh.nair, spanish33
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
ROM Firmware Required: Any kitkat enabled custom recovery
Based On: SlimKAT

Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: STABLE
Stable Release Date: 2015-01-20
Current Beta Version: TRYOUT

Created 2014-04-07
Last Updated 2016-12-24

 

[ne0zone75]

SlimKAT Power Packs for GT-I9195/0 + S4 mini settings for SlimKAT...

SlimKAT Power Packs​

I've re-packaged my original SlimKAT Power Packs for TF300T init.d scripts (Browser2RAM & ZipAlign) into two flashable .zip files to enhance user experience of SlimKAT on GT-I9195 , AdBlock is included and when flashing these packs, filesystem of your device is automatically tuned (see details below )

-> Basic Power Pack for GT-I9195/0 : contains AdBlock and Browser2RAM + ZipAlign scripts while ext4 filesystem tuning sets data journaling ON for /data but tunes /system and /cache too :good:
-> Enhanced Power Pack for GT-I9195/0 : it's contains and does exactly the same as the one above BUT it features GPU Tweaks : GPU 2D is forced AND software rendering is disabled !

The main purpose of the first pack is to safely improve the user experience on your device and to raise improper system shutdown tolerance, while the second one share the same purpose with maybe enhanced graphics performance :good:



PREREQUISITE : Please perform a full NANDROID backup from recovery before flashing it !



DISCLAIMER : I will never ever be responsible for any damages you do to your device !



ALL CREDIT GOES TO AND ONLY TO :

-> @hardslog (this pack is based on his one... thank you !)
-> me



INSTALLATION : Just flash it AFTER a full NANDROID backup, then just wipe cache/dalvik and reboot to system... You can use it with any kernel : embedded CM / f4ktion / etc...



DOWNLOADS :

-> SlimKAT Basic Power Pack for GT-I9195/0 (2014-04-21) | MD5
-> SlimKAT Enhanced Power Pack for GT-I9195/0 (2014-04-21) | MD5

Have fun with it...

NOTE : These packs have been tested by myself, you should safely flash it to your device... if anything goes wrong then restore your full NANDROID backup

INFO : THESE PACKS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE DOWNLOADS TAB OF THIS PROJECT (at the top of this post)

PS : Thanks @kioshio for pointing a bug out in the initial release...

THE SECTION BELOW IS DISCONTINUED AND OBSOLETE !​

S4 mini settings for SlimKAT​

You will find below a Dev-Host download link for this SlimKAT re-compiled APK, packaged into a convenient .zip flashable file :victory:

I have tested it and it is working as expected... simply flash it and enjoy



DOWNLOADS :

-> S4 mini settings for SlimKAT (2014-04-30) | MD5



Have fun with SlimKAT

 

[ne0zone75]

SlimKAT for GT-I9195/0 bluetooth fix released !

Reserved...

 

[imputazz]

Nice ill try it

Sent from my GT-I9195 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

 

[ne0zone75]

Nice ill try it

Sent from my GT-I9195 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Hello and thank you for trying it out :good:

 

[lipalok]

ROM works pretty good, but at first boot, the DPI was set on 220, so I've changed it to 230 and the ROM looks like a regular S4 Mini ROM now.
BTW, you as a developer, is there any chance to force kernel to send power to USB port? I mean USB OTG.

 

[ne0zone75]

ROM works pretty good,... ...BTW, you as a developer, is there any chance to force kernel to send power to USB port? I mean USB OTG.

Thank you ! I honestly do not know how to do this sadly... maybe you could ask for this feature into any GT-I9195 custom kernel thread

Have a nice day

Sent from my GT-I9195

 

[mobrol]

How can anyone change dpi??

 

[ne0zone75]

How can anyone change dpi??

Hello, you'll find a mini HOWTO HERE...

Kind regards

EDIT : DPI will be adjusted in upcoming SlimKAT RC1 for GT-I9195 build 4.2 Thanks @lipalok for pointing this out :good:

 

[Flatric]

Is halo implemented?

 

[ne0zone75]

Is halo implemented?

Hello, unfortunately no, it isn't... you'll find below corresponding official SlimKAT FAQ entry from SlimROMs official website

When are you/Are you going to add Halo?

Not before it is stable. It's currently not in a state that we can include it. And even when it becomes stable it's currently not something that we're considering including.

 

[Flatric]

Hello, unfortunately no, it isn't... you'll find below corresponding official SlimKAT FAQ entry from SlimROMs official website

Ok, thanks for the fast answer

 

[Pangadaywalker]

Sorry I just got the phone today.

This rom will not work with 9192? And will 9190 work? Or only 9192 ROMs for my phone?

 

[ne0zone75]

Sorry I just got the phone today.

This rom will not work with 9192? And will 9190 work? Or only 9192 ROMs for my phone?

Hello, my SlimKAT ROM file is dedicated to S4 mini LTE (GT-I9195) ATM, its embedded kernel fits ONLY this device... not S4 mini 3G (GT-I9190) or S4 mini dual (GT-I9192) sadly BUT i may add support to these 2 S4 mini variants someday

With that said, you can still try to flash it... it will certainly boot BUT you will lack device specific features like dual SIM support AND after SlimKAT ROM flashing you can try to flash a custom kernel from recovery that fits exactly your phone variant

Cheers

Sent from my GT-I9195

 

[ne0zone75]

SlimKAT RC1 for GT-I9195 build 4.2 is out !

Dear SlimKAT users, i've just updated download links for current SlimKAT weekly build 4.2 by SlimROMs TEAM on both xda (downloads tab on this project) and Dev-Host :highfive: Simply checkout post number 1

Below you'll find build 4.2 changelog from SlimROMs official website :

Changelog:

SlimRecents fix 50ms unresponsiveness
Chamber of Secrets string edit
Chamber of Secrets add global database
Fix slow start for settigns/sound
Fix avrcp absolute volume
Do not show Home behind full screen activity
Fix Airplane mode on/off
Parallel shutdown
Great deal of fixes and optimizations for frameworks base
TWRP updated to 7.0+ (for devices with recovery in boot.zip)
Update busybox
Some updates to hardware_qcom_audio-caf
Some updates to frameworks_av

You can safely dirty flash it over initial build 4 release :good: (a full NANDROID backup from recovery is recommended though...)

NOTE : I still do not have fixed DPI but you can set it manually after flashing...

From a terminal with root access enabled simply follow these instructions in order to adjust DPI :

# mount -o rw,remount /system

Then with a text editor simply edit /sytem/build.prop file and search for this line : 'ro.sf.lcd_density=182' (without the quotes...) and please change 182 value to 220 like this 'ro.sf.lcd_density=220' then save the file and input this from the same termnal session started in previous step :

# mount -o ro,remount /system

...finally you just have to reboot and DPI will be fixed :victory:

Sorry for the inconvenience DPI will be correctly set in .zip flashable file i will release for upcoming SlimKAT RC1 for GT-I9195 weekly next week

Have fun with it

 

[Pangadaywalker]

I am still checking what is valid for my phone and what is not. Unfortunately or fortunately I don't know there isn't much so I may stop for now with playing with ROM's. Will wait if 4.3 at least get to the 9192 I will be happy already.

Didn't even find a bloatware free ROM for 9192. I found only the trueclean but I didn't yet root my phone because of Knox stuff which I am not sure I should pay much attention since I never used the warranty of any phone we always replace it first.

I will see and keep reading of what comes out.

Another question I have since 9190 is the same for 9192 besides the dual chip and I do not use dual chip support, can I get 9190 and will it work perfectly withouth the dual sim support (which I don't actually needed it)?

 

[ne0zone75]

...Another question I have since 9190 is the same for 9192 besides the dual chip and I do not use dual chip support, can I get 9190 and will it work perfectly withouth the dual sim support (which I don't actually needed it)?

Hello, according to phoneArena.com website and AFAIK, GT-I9192 is the dual SIM slot version of the GT-I9190 aka Galaxy S4 mini 3G (serrano3gxx); i do know that GT-I9192 SOC is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230 and GT-I9195 features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930 as well as GT-I9190 (i think so because both GT-I9195 and GT-I9190 have the same 'msm8930-common' CyanogenMod kernel sources tree as a basis... only defconfig file differs !).

So if you own a GT-I9192 and put a GT-9190/GT-9195 custom ROM on it, it will fail because SOCs are not the same on GT-I9192 and GT-I9190/GT-I9195...

With that said if you want to install a custom ROM on your GT-I9192 you'll have to find a dedicated custom recovery and ROM because i'm afraid that CyanogenMod kernels for GT-I9190/GT-I9195 may be incompatible with GT-I9192 but i'm not sure about this sadly...

Best regards

 

[Whosat]

Where did you read that the 9192 uses MSM8230?

 

[ne0zone75]

Where did you read that the 9192 uses MSM8230?

Just over here at phoneArena.com (GT-I9192 specs are at the bottom of the page...)

Samsung Galaxy S4 mini Dual I9192 (With Dual SIM support)

Differences:

Weight: 3.81 oz (108 g) the average is 4.8 oz (137 g)
System chip: Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8230
UMTS: 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz
Data: HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS
Multiple SIM cards: 2 slots

...of course it may not be accurate...

 

[Ezylife]

Nice work on the Rom, but am I missing something or is there no theme support.

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