[ROM] [UNRELEASED] Dark Side Edition (SK2)

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BigE said:
Downloaded and installed. As expected, a wipe ( or using CSC, not Home CSC) is required. Since I got the 10+ I haven't done a clean install , so besides the visual dark theme, it feels like the phone is responding quicker. Pretty sure it isn't placebo, but a result of starting all from scratch. Thanks for the link to Mega to download. Feels a bit like the good old flash OCD days .. :cowboy:
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Can you take a few screenshots ? also is the only difference the theme?
 
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c-prodigo said:
Can you take a few screenshots ? also is the only difference the theme?
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Yes, theme is pretty much it. And some response improvements. Somehow feels better. You will love all carrier customization like wifi calling (which is miss).
 

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gordec said:
Very cool downloading. It really is just a theme. Doesn't look like there is more to it. I wonder if it will get Android 10 upgrade at the same time.
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Well, if you try to 'update' it , it does not rant it is 'not supported' so there is a fair chance it will take an OTA, but it also may be a 'naked' OTA and the theme will be lost. One thing for sure is something is different. First the file was 7gig, not 4.5... then it needed a re-paritition (hence only clean install). And now the phone is really faster and more responsive than I recall before. So is it really just a theme ? I have my doubts.
 
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BigE said:
Well, if you try to 'update' it , it does not rant it is 'not supported' so there is a fair chance it will take an OTA, but it also may be a 'naked' OTA and the theme will be lost. One thing for sure is something is different. First the file was 7gig, not 4.5... then it needed a re-paritition (hence only clean install). And now the phone is really faster and more responsive than I recall before. So is it really just a theme ? I have my doubts.
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You feel it's faster than your previous flashes? I know phone is always faster right after a flash.

BTW once you unzip it, both stock firmware and Star Wars edition AP files are the same size. The CSC file in the Star Wars edition is a lot bigger, maybe a more complicated country code?
 

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Dec 8, 2019 at 8:17 AM
gordec said:
You feel it's faster than your previous flashes? I know phone is always faster right after a flash.

BTW once you unzip it, both stock firmware and Star Wars edition AP files are the same size. The CSC file in the Star Wars edition is a lot bigger, maybe a more complicated country code?
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No clue, but yes, and that's what failed you (and me) trying to use the HOME_CSC that is not re-paritition this portion, and as a result cause the annoying failure.

Honestly- since I got the phone I have not cleaned flashed so maybe the phone slowed down over time, and this new fresh clean flash took it back to where it was. It is also not a scientific statement, more like a 'feeling' but it is noticably faster.. nothing to do with the dark theme, of course .

What's in the new CSC ? No clue.. sure not complicated country code because it is supposed to be same old XAA when you flash it, then the local SIM forces a re-do (to TMB in my case). Wish Sammy would have some log file somewhere public.
 
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Dec 8, 2019 at 4:33 PM
BigE said:
No clue, but yes, and that's what failed you (and me) trying to use the HOME_CSC that is not re-paritition this portion, and as a result cause the annoying failure.

Honestly- since I got the phone I have not cleaned flashed so maybe the phone slowed down over time, and this new fresh clean flash took it back to where it was. It is also not a scientific statement, more like a 'feeling' but it is noticably faster.. nothing to do with the dark theme, of course .

What's in the new CSC ? No clue.. sure not complicated country code because it is supposed to be same old XAA when you flash it, then the local SIM forces a re-do (to TMB in my case). Wish Sammy would have some log file somewhere public.
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I haven't flashed yet. The potential delayed Android 10 update is holding me up. When you click on update it says update is not supported?
 
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gordec said:
How's everyone's opinion of this firmware version after a few days of use? Is it worth it just to get the Star Wars themes and transitions?
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As I stated several times already, it also made my phone noticeably faster. It respond quicker to open apps, it connects quicker to the internet, and it feels better. I have been on the Android 10 and clean flashed this one, and it is by far better.. I can't tell if this is because the clean flash, just lucky , or biased feeling , however, I don't recall such responses even when I got the phone out the box when I got it. On the looks of it, I like the Star War appearance.. so for me it is a very positive opinion of look and feel. Battery life is good, nothing negative on this firmware and it is a great phone to begin with.. happy camper report...:angel:
 
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