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Root Google Now for Samsung Galaxy Reverb

superboy4444

Android Expert
Here is how i got google now with full functioning voice to work on my galaxy reverb!

1) Download the M7_Offline.zip from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835199
2)Extract the files to your extsd
3)open root explorer go to system/build.prop
4)change ro.build.version.sdk=15 to ro.build.version.sdk=16
5)reboot phone
6)go to your extracted zip/system/app/ and rename velvet.apk to GoogleQuickSearchBox.apk
7)go to the root menu system/app/ and remove your original googlequicksearchbox.apk as there is not enough partitioned space to do this unless you remove, i recommend moving it to a safe place on your sd card and then saving it to your computer.
8)copy your newly renamed googlequicksearchbox.apk over to root/system/app
9)repeat steps 7 and 8 with the googletts.apk
10)copy your root/system/lib/ to a safe place as you will need to overwrite files in this folder and backup on pc
11) go to your extracted zip and copy over all files from the system/lib to the root/system/lib and if it asks for overwrite, be sure to do it.
12) go to root/system/usr/ and back up the srec on your sd
13) go to extracted zip system/usr and copy srec to root/system/usr/ when asked to merge folders, do it.
14) go to root/system/build.prop/ and rename ro.build.version.sdk=16 back to ro.build.version.15
15) reboot phone

16) you are done! Enjoy!

here is a video for proof! Google now for SAMSUNG GALAXY REVERB - YouTube
 
So I got as far as step four, changing the sdk version number to 16; rebooting the phone isn't working and I get a black screen after the Samsung logo (no VM animation or any sound from boot).

What do? D:

EDIT: Able to get into recovery and download mode (power+vol up and power+vol down, respectively).
 
So I got as far as step four, changing the sdk version number to 16; rebooting the phone isn't working and I get a black screen after the Samsung logo (no VM animation or any sound from boot).

What do? D:

EDIT: Able to get into recovery and download mode (power+vol up and power+vol down, respectively).

Go to the thread two above this one and you have instructions to fix from xinterloperx
 
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