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[rom][i9305][jb 4.1.2] ** the galaxy project **

Hello everyone.
I'd like to share this ROM with you guys:

THE GALAXY PROJECT I9305
(Link via XDA Forums)

I've been developing it for about 10 months now and has received a good amount of praise.

As of it's current release (v11.10), here are the features:

GENERAL INFORMATION
- Based on Official XXBMR8 4.1.2 Firmware
- Deodexed, Rooted, ZipAligned, and BusyBox Support
- Stock Kernel with Root / init.d support
- Multi CSC

MODS
- Extra apps to /system/xbin: 7z, bash, zip, zipalign
- Updated hosts file
- Enabled USB Debugging by default (MTP+ADB)
- Added build.prop tweaks
- Custom/Unbranded Bootanimation Fix
- Disabled Shutdown Animation
- GPS Fix
- Extended Power Menu
- Disabled KIESexe
- Modified SecPhone.apk with automatic call recording / No Increasing Ringtone etc
- USB OTG Unmount Wakelock Fix
- Media Scanner Fix
- CRT-Off Effect
- Enabled Group Messaging
- Enabled Backup/Restore SMS Functions
- Exchange Security Hack (SecEmail and SecExchange)
- SMS Logs hidden from the Call Logs
- MultiView on all Apps (uses MultiWindow Control)

TWEAKS
- Browser Tweak: Added exit menu to stock web browser
- Browser Tweak: Exit confirmation removed
- Camera Tweak: Camera enabled during call
- Contacts Tweak: Enabled IP Call
- Contacts Tweak: No limit on joining contacts together (limit was 5 contacts)
- Dialer Tweak: Dialer search matches numbers in contacts and call logs along with contacts
- Dialer Tweak: Extend Speed Dial to 100
- Launcher Tweak: Set drawer sorting to Alphabetical
- Messaging Tweak: Fixed SMS/MMS Timestamp so it shows time sent not received
- Messaging Tweak: Maxed out Recipient Limit, Sms-Mms text threshold, max slide count
- MyFiles Tweak: Added Rmvb file format support
- MyFiles Tweak: Enable Directory Search
- Settings Tweak: Enabled Blocked Calls/Messages Menu
- Settings Tweak: Removed Software Update option from Settings Menu
- WiFi Tweak: Maxed out Max amount of clients for Ap

APPLICATIONS INCLUDED
- AdAway 2.2
- Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.47
- Google Play Games 1.0.06.10060130
- Light Manager 5.2
- Popup Browser 1.0
- Total Commander 2.02
- Samsung In-App Purchase 2.00.06 (Included in Samsung Apps addon)
- Samsung Link 1.6.0802 (Included in Samsung Apps addon)
- SuperSU 1.65 + SU Binary
- Titanium Backup 6.1.3
- VidDown 1.1.70

APPLICATIONS UPDATED
- AllShare Cast Dongle SW Update 1.2.2829
- ChatON 3.0.533
- GMail 4.6.836823
- Google Play Books 2.9.21
- Google Play Magazines 2.0.0
- Google Play Movies 2.7.15
- Google Play Music 5.2.1224L.847622
- Google Play Services 3.2.66 (845709-36)
- Google Play Store 4.4.21
- Google Search 2.8.8.849369
- Hangouts 1.2.018 (849105-30)
- Maps 7.3.0
- Samsung Apps 13092704.10.006.0
- Samsung Cloud Data Relay 2.01.008
- Samsung In-App Purchase 2.00.06
- Samsung Link 1.6.0802
- Samsung Push Service 1.1.14
- TalkBack 3.4.0
- YouTube 5.2.27

APKs REMOVED FROM MAIN ROM
AllShareCastWidget - AllshareMediaServer - AllSharePlay - AllshareService - AnalogClockUnique - ChatON_MARKET - DigitalClock - DigitalClock21 - Dropbox - DropboxOOBE - DualClockAnalog - DualClockDigital - FotaClient - FWUpgrade - GameHub_2.0_ICS - Gmail - GroupCast - Hangouts - HelpHub - Kies - kieswifi - Magazines - MoreServices - Music2 - MusicHub_30 - NoiseField - PaperArtist - PhotoWall - PickUpTutorial - PlayGames - PlusOne - SamsungApps - SamsungAppsUNA3 - SamsungIAP - SamsungLink - Samsungservice - SamsungTTS - SamsungWidget_FavoriteApp - sCloudBackupApp - sCloudBackupProvider - sCloudDataRelay - sCloudDataSync - sCloudSyncBrowser - sCloudSyncCalendar - sCloudSyncContacts - sCloudSyncSMemo - secRCS - SimpleAlarmClock - SimpleFavoritesWidget - SMemo - SMemoProvider - SPPPushClient_Prod - SSuggest - SyncmlDM - SyncmlDS - talkback - VideoHub - voicetalk - WebManual - YahoonewsDaemon - YahoonewsWidget - YahoostockDaemon - YahoostockWidget

Hopefully some of you will give this ROM a try. Please leave some feedback.
 

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