GSM-Forum - Samsung Galaxy Gear gets first custom ROM, includes native app installation and full-

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FEATURES

MK7 BASE

ROOTED

SUPERUSER

COMPLETELY DEODEXED

NOVALAUNCHER INCLUDED

HOMEBUTTON FIX / POWER BUTTON LOCKS SCREEN WHEN USING CUSTOM LAUNCHERS.

NO WIPE BASE

WEATHER WIDGET / REMOVED STATIC "WEATHER" TEXT

DISABLED SAMSUNG SIGNATURE VERIFICATION

NATIVE APK INSTALLATION

INCREASED VIDEO RECORDING LIMIT TO 60 SECONDS

VPN ENABLED

CM10.2 BROWSER

WALLPAPER SUPPORT

LIVE WALLPAPER SUPPORT

CM10.2 GALLERY

THIRD PARTY CONTACT WIDGET & APP CRASH FIX

SETTINGS / FULL SETTINGS DIALOG

MTP SUPPORT / ENABLED IN STORAGE SETTINGS

BLUETOOTH TETHERING

MULTIPLE BLUETOOTH DEVICE PAIRING

NATIVE EMAIL CLIENT

NAVIGATION BAR

FAQ / IT DOESNT WORK ! WAH

INTERNET ACCESS
GO INTO "FULL SETTINGS -> BLUETOOTH -> SELECT YOUR PHONE SETTING ICON (ON THE RIGHT OF PHONE NAME) -> TICK INTERNET ACCESS".
ENSURE BLUETOOTH TETHERING IS ENABLED ON YOUR PHONE BEFORE HAND OBVIOUSLY.

*NOTE* ENSURE YOUR MOBILE DEVICE SUPPORTS TETHERING, US VARIANT PHONES HAVE RESTRICTIONS INPLACE.

*NOTE 2* BLUETOOTH TETHERING DOES NOT AUTO RECONNECT, INSTALL THIS THIRDPARTY SOLUTION ON YOUR GEAR TO ENABLE AUTO RECONNECT.

HOW DO I FULL WIPE?
BOOT INTO RECOVERY MODE AND SELECT THE "RECOVERY" OPTION. DO THIS AFTER FLASHING THE ROM

SCREEN FLICKERING/GITTERING
THIS IS CAUSED BY THE INITIAL BOOTUP, REBUILDING THE CACHE AND INITIALIZING ALL THE APPS. GIVE YOUR GEAR A FEW MINUTES TO SETUP AND RESTART.

SCREEN UNLOCKS TO NOVALAUNCHER PAGE PREVIEW?
GO INTO "NOVA SETTINGS -> GESTURES -> HOME BUTTON -> NONE".

USB DEBUG
GO INTO "SETTINGS -> GEAR INFO -> ABOUT GEAR", TAP SOFTWARE VERSION 10 TIMES.

ENABLE UNKNOWN SOURCE APK INSTALLATION
GO INTO "FULL SETTINGS -> SECURITY -> TICK UNKNOWN SOURCES".

ENABLE MTP
GO INTO "FULL SETTINGS -> STORAGE -> MENU BUTTON (TOP RIGHT OF SCREEN) -> USB COMPUTER CONNECTION -> MEDIA DEVICE (MTP)".

WATCH STYLER NOT WORKING
ENSURE ITS SELECTED AS THE DEFAULT WATCHFACE IN GEAR MANAGER.
IF CLOCK FACE DOES NOT UPDATE UPON CHANGING, RESTART GEAR.

DOUBLE CLICK HOME BUTTON DOESNT WORK ON TOUCHWIZ LAUNCHER !

*NOTE* DO NOT DO THE FOLLOWING IF YOU ARE USING NOVALAUNCHER, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MANUALLY LOCK YOUR GEAR.

NAVIGATE/PULL THE FOLLOWING FILE FROM YOUR GEAR: /SYSTEM/USR/KEYLAYOUT/GPIO-KEYS.XML
EDIT IN A TEXT EDITOR SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE BELOW:

Code:

key 115 VOLUME_UP WAKE key 114 VOLUME_DOWN WAKE key 116 POWER WAKE key 172 HOME WAKE

DOWNLOAD

SOURCE FORGE

MD5: 2ccc64976c0a043109159e9a11a6292f

INSTRUCTIONS

HOLD POWER BUTTON ON GEAR UNTIL THE RESTART SCREEN APPEARS.

ON THE RESTART SCREEN, PRESS POWER BUTTON 5 TIMES TO ENTER RECOVERY MODE.

PRESS POWER BUTTON ONCE TO NAVIGATE THE RECOVERY SCREEN TO DOWNLOAD MODE.

HOLD POWER BUTTON FOR 3 SECONDS TO SELECT THE OPTION AND ENTER DOWNLOAD MODE.

CONNECT GEAR TO PC & OPEN UP ODIN V3.09.

SELECT "AP" OPTION & SELECT THE ROM, LEAVE OTHER OPTIONS AS DEFAULT.

VERIFY YOU CAN SEE YOUR GEAR IN THE ID:COM SECTION OF ODIN & PRESS START TO BEGIN FLASH.