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Samsung Galaxy J7 (SM-J700F) Root & TWRP, Tips and Tricks (Mods) to improve/increase the Volume & Performance !

I recently bought a Samsung Galaxy J7 (SM-J700F) Indian variant from +Flipkart . You can read the complete phone specification from here . But as factory set settings, J7 has some flaws like WiFi saving mode is ON as default (resulting continuous disconnection of WiFi), Samsung has set the media volume as very low in the Stock firmware (OS by Samsung) as default. So the Ringtones and media played or the notifications in the phone will be having very low Volume, resulting missing your calls and other notifications. Samsung has disabled the Lollipop multi user interface on Samsung Galaxy J7.

All of the Guides I'm going to describe here is for is compatible for Samsung Galaxy J7 (SM-J700F) Android version 5.1.1 and its not mine but taken from XDA Forum and tested by me and working fine.

You can tune and tweak the performance of your phone doing some modification to it. To modify it, you need to Root and install custom recovery ( Recovery is like boot menu/options in a PC). Stock recovery (Factory/Samsung's recovery) won't be having enough capability to flash/install a Custom OS or an application through it. So we need to install a Custom recovery and Root (Install SuperSu ) the device to gain more control and modify it to make it work better.

Tuts
Turn the WiFi saving mode off (No Root needed)
Increase Media Volume (Ringtones & Notifications)
Enable call recording on Stock Rom
Enable Multi users
Install Xposed Framework

Turn the WiFi saving mode off (No Root needed)

Go to phone keypad dial *#0011#
Automatically should go onto a screen

Go to more (tapping over the top)

Go to WiFi

There should be a button there saying WiFi saving and it should be ON turn it OFF by tapping there.

And then reboot
Done.

How to Install TWRP (Custom recovery) and Root Samsung Galaxy J7 (SM-J700F)
Disclaimer

Your warranty is now void.

Flashing firmwares void your device warranty. You alone are responsible for any consequences that might occur during the process. I am not responsible for any bricked devices.
Preparations
Enable USB Debugging on your phone:
This is very important thing to be done before you try flashing a firmware or recovery file. USB Debugging mode make Android devices receptive to download and send data over USB cable connection. If you do not know how to turn debugging mode ON, do this:

Go to Settings> About Device.
Scroll down to find Build number and tap it 7 times.

You will see a message that “Developer mode has been enabled” on your device.

Now go back to Settings panel and you will find a new item called Developer options there.

Tap it and go to USB debugging option and check the box to enable it.

Enable OEM Unlock: Go to Settings> Developer Options> and turn on OEM unlock.

Install Samsung Android USB Driver for Windows to your Laptop/PC

Steps to root your phone:

1) Download Odin, TWRP Recovery & SuperSU file to your Laptop/PC.
2) Turn off your phone.
3) Go to download mode (by pressing Volume down+home+power buttons at the same time for about 6-8 secs)

4)Press the Volume up button to continue.

5)Open the ODIN file you downloaded on your Laptop/PC. (By Double-clicking the Odin v3.10.7.exe file. This will open an Odin window.)

6) Connect your phone to your laptop/PC through USB cable.
7) When ODIN detects your phone, It will show added in the Log.

8) In ODIN click on AP and then select the recovery file (twrp-2.8.7.0-j7elte_2.tar) you downloaded.

9) Click on start. The flashing process will start.

10) If the flashing succeeds, ODIN will show 'PASS'. That means the recovery flashed successfully. It will boot into recovery.

11) Swipe to Allow Modifications. Click on Reboot then System.

12) Copy and place downloaded SuperSU file to your external SD card.

13) Turn off your phone.

14) Reboot to recovery (by pressing Volume up+home+power buttons).

15) The recovery will start. Select 'install zip'.

16) Click on Storage to change from Internal Storage to Micro SDcard.

17)Select SuperSU which you downloaded. Swipe to Confirm Flash. Flashing process will start. Once Completed. Wipe Cache/dalvik.

18) After it finishes, go back and reboot your phone.

Enjoy your rooted Samsung Galaxy J7 !!!

Downloads

Samsung Android USB Driver for Windows

Odin3_v3.10.7

Recovery - TWRP-3.0.2-0-j7elte-j7elte.img.tar

SuperSU

How to increase the Samsung media volume (Volume up mod) for Samsung Galaxy J7

1) Download this modified mixer_paths.xml file from here:
Modified Mixer paths.xml File

2) Go to Device using the file explorer/manager (Es file explorer, preferable)

3) Backup your original mixer_paths.xml file located in System/etc to your SD card.

4) Using root explorer copy the modified file and paste it in System/etc and agree to Rewrite/Replace.

5) Set permissions to rw-r-r to the mixer_paths.xml file. Click on mixer_paths.xml >> click options >> Change (permission) >> Read, Write, Read, Read, Press OK.
(See the below screen shot to see how to set the permission.)

6) Reboot your phone and enjoy the high volume on your Samsung Galaxy J7
(You should set the correct permissions (rw-r-r ) or you will get into boot loop )

Credits: @Messi2050

Enable Call recording in Samsung Galaxy J7

1.)Download the modified others.xml file from here

2.) open the file explorer (ES File explorer preferred) and Go to Device >> system >> CSC folder (backup the " others.xml " file, if you needed)

3.) Then just paste and overwrite it ! And set permissions to rw-r-r (Same like above post about Mixer paths file)

Enable Multi users on Samsung Galaxy J7
Multi Users on Android is same like users accounts on MS Windows ! Its a feature from Lollipop android version that the Google has been introduced. But Samsung has been disabled that feature in their Stock Roms. You can enable it by following the below tutorial. Multi user actually very helpful if we want to give our phone temporarily to a stranger or to a friend unattended that we don't want their eyes to pop in to our personal things. Multi users will automatically create a Guest account and Admin account (For the owner). So If we want to give our phone to someone we can turn on Guest account, so in Guest account none our Applications or Images in the Gallery, Contacts, Messages won't show up. So its safe to give our phone to a someone temporarily.

1.) Go to Device using the file explorer/manager (Es file explorer, preferable)

2.) Search for " build.prop "

3.) Edit and add the below string at the end of the editor and save and reboot !

fw.max_users=3

fw.show_multiuserui=1

Now Enjoy Multi Users

Install Xposed Framework on J7

Most Android users mainly root their devices only to install Xposed Framework. Xposed Framework is a powerful tool that enables you to modify your ROM as you wish using some tweaks. Xposed Framework can be installed not only on Custom ROMS but also on the Stock ROMS. So using Xposed you can add some tweaks to your Stock ROM or firmware and get the features of a custom ROM.

Official build of Xposed framework for Lollipop Samsung Galaxy Devices has not been released yet, since Samsung made a lot of changes to ART (Android Runtime) without providing the sources. So we have the unofficial build now and we need to flash the Framework (SDK.zip) rather than just installing the Apk like in other versions of android so as Jelly Bean and Kitkat (Where the Xposed installer apk file would install the framework on your system automatically.)

Preparations

1. Make a nandroid backup using TWRP (in case if anything goes wrong) before installing Xposed Framework.

With the Nandroid backup (which is an excellent feature on custom recoveries like TWRP) you can backup all your current state of your operating system on your device and save it in your SD card or on your Computer storage and restore it at anytime you want. Many people will have perplexity that, If their Stock ROM (Firmware/OS) is rooted would it be able to do a backup of their OS and can able to restore it?. Yes you can do backup of the current state of your firmware with the custom recoveries like TWRP no matter your OS is rooted and made changes by using root.

How To Backup your current ROM

1. Reboot to recovery (by pressing Volume up+home+power buttons).

2. Select back Up in the recovery.

3. Check Boot,Data, and System. (If you want backup completely, you can check Radio & EFS too) You should at least once back up efs and modem, the first time you use the custom recovery you should make an original back up of System, Data, Boot, EFS, and Radio. EFS holds all your communication information most importantly the IMEI, Radio is a back up of the phones Modem.

4. Click on storage and change the Internal Memory to Micro SDcard (refer below image.) And swipe it in the bottom to back up (refer above image).

5. When backup gets completed, just press Reboot system, that simply reebots your phone up..

Congratulations now you have the backup of your Current Rom which can be restored anytime you want if ever had any issues playing with your Rom.

How To restore the Rom you have backed up

1. Go to TWRP recovery select Restore.

2. Then you could able to see the package of the Rom you have backed up.

3. Select it and swipe to restore the Backup of your Rom you have made. Then reboot system, then you will able to use your phone as though the way it was when you backed up.

Steps to to install the Xposed Framework for Galaxy J7

1. Install Xposed Installer App

2. Download & copy the Xposed file and the Xposed Uninstaller to your sdcard

3. Go to TWRP select Install and navigate to Xposed file "xposed-vxx-sdk22-tw-arm-custom-build-by-wanam-xxxxxxxx.zip" Make sure you select the storage as Micro SDcard in the above when you navigate to find the Xposed Framework file to flash (install through TWRP).

4. Reboot It takes a little time to boot up as it want to update our Android System.

Enjoy the Xposed framework on your Samsung Galaxy J7 !

Credits: wanam
How to use Xposed Installer
1. Go to Xposed installer app on your phone and select Download.

2. Download and install the different modules you want to tweak your phone. After downloading a modules please don't open the app untill you enable it on Xposed framework by going to Module section on xposed installer app and selecting it on the check box there. Then retstart your phone to use the module you have installed.

All the Exposed modules listed on the download section won't work for Samsung Lollipop Stock based Roms. Please refer the the screen shot above to see the Modules that i use on Xposed framework.

I hope my post is noob friendly, If you have any troubles or doubt in any section of my post. Please feel free to comment on. I can reply to sort your troubles out.

Android 5.0 Lollipop Keyboard

No root needed!
No uninstall of other Google Keyboards needed!

Works on Nexus, Motorola and any other phone that may have Google Keyboard preinstalled!

Instructions

Download apk

Install downloaded apkEnable keyboard in language and input settings
DONE!!

Download Android Lollipop Keyboard here

Android 5.0 Lollipop Camera

This is the Lollipop Camera from the latest and final Developer Preview, LPX13D!

It's built so everyone can use it! It should work on ALL phones and tablets running 4.0 ICS and up!

Download Android Lollipop Camera

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Control your PC with your phone, turn your Android phone in to to complete remote control by using same WiFi

You can turn your Android phone in to to complete remote control by using same WiFi with an application called WiFi Mouse Pro

Description
Transform your phone into a wireless mouse, keyboard and trackpad using WiFi Mouse. WiFi Mouse supports speech-to-text as well as multi-finger trackpad gestures. It also support media controller, explorer controller and ppt presentation controller features. WiFi Mouse enables you to control your PC, MAC or HTPC effortlessly through a local network connection.
Features:
* Mouse cursor movement:
Slide on phone's screen to make the PC/Mac mouse cursor make movement.
* left and right click support
Tap the phone's screen to make PC/Mac mouse left button click.
Double fingers tap the phone's screen to make PC/Mac mouse right button click.
* Middle mouse button scroll
Up/down slide the phone's middle button picture to make PC/Mac middle mouse button scroll.
Two fingers slide up/down to make PC/Mac middle mouse button scroll.
* Remote keyboard input:
Press any mobile phone's key picture, PC/Mac will do the same thing.
* PC/Mac hot keys and combination key:
You can press two keys at the same time, such as ALT+F4,Ctrl+C,Ctrl+P and so on.
* Speech-to-text input for all languages:
If you input method support voice input, PC/Mac will show the same text as the phone get.
* Close to proximity sensor to show desktop:
When your hands close to the phone's proximity sensor to make PC/Mac show desktop.
* Mouse & keyboard full screen:
Very big Mouse buttons and key button.
* Remote media player controller:
You can play/pause/next/previous media players, such as Windows media players, VLC,
Winamp and so on.
* Remote explorer controller:
Unified remote control IE/Chrome and other internet explorer, you can close the tab,
go to home page,create new tab, go to favorite list, refresh the current page and so on.
* PPT Presentation controller:
You can start/stop Power Point /Keynote, and turn the next/previous page for presentation.
* Auto-connect on application startup
* PC/Mac window controller:
Maximize/Minimize/close the current window.
* Compatible with XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Mac OSX/Linux (Ubuntu).

Gestures:
* Tap-to-click
* Tap and move for drag
* Two finger tap for right click
* Two finger scroll
* Pinch to zoom
* Three finger drag or highlight
* Four finger swipe down to show desktop
* Four finger swipe up to maximise current window
* Four finger swipe sideways to change current window focus
* Left handed mouse support (swap left and right mouse click)
* Show desktop when hands over proximity sensor

How to get it worked

You can download the WiFi Mouse Pro application from here
After downloading , you can transfer and install/sideload the application in to your phone.

::::::Make Sure you Enable This::::::

Now download and install (very small size, less than 1 MB) the respective mouse server for the OS you're using from below:

Windows

Mac

Linux 32 bit Linux 64 bit

After downloading the WiFi Mouse Server run it on your computer, open the WiFi Mouse app (make sure you're connected to the same WiFi network on your PC/MAC and your phone too) and click on "Auto Connect" now you are able to control PC/MAC with your Android phone !

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New year Gift for you! Get a Skype Premium Account worth 71.88 Euros for Free

I found a new year gift, so i would like to share with you to all my readers. Skype, one of the biggest chat clients has launched a new project called “The Skype Collaboration Project” under which it is providing free group video calling and a few other things, all for free for one entire year. The collaboration project is open for everyone to join, and get those free credits. Here is how you can get one, and enjoy the free calling, which is worth around 71 euros if you are looking to get it directly.

Here are the different advantages with the Collaboration project from Skype:

Free group video calls
Free group screen sharing
No advertising
Live chat customer support

How to Get Free Skype Credits

To get the free credits, you need to visit this page and enter your email address and check the box that says: “Tick this box to receive regular updates from the Skype Collaboration Project”.

Once done, you will just need to wait for the next 48 hours, and any time during that, Skype would send you a mail with a special voucher code to use and redeem it on the website.

You would receive a mail from Skype with the voucher code to redeem. The same mail would have the link to redeem the code. If not, directly go to skype.com/go/voucher

Enter the voucher code that you received from Skype in the mail. Then check the “I agree to the Skype Terms of Service” and click on Redeem voucher or prepaid card.

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Once you enter, it would take you to the success page saying that the code was accepted, and it should not take more than 15 minutes for the order to be processed, but in actual it takes just 2-3 minutes and a notification appears showing that your order is processed.

Go to the Payment settings page to verify it, and you would see the voucher delivered already in the account.

So, that was quite simple. No catch, this one is directly coming from Skype thus you don’t need to run around with any special tricks because you would be a part of the Collaboration project the company is running. The best part of this is the free group video calling as well as the group screen sharing, which is something very good for the companies where online discussions are regularly done. As a part of this, Skype is also going to provide live customer support for one year, another added advantage.

NOTE

Well now this offer will not last forever, make sure you redeem your code before 30th April 2014 as that's the deadline for this offer. Well hope you will enjoy this awesome offer by skype, so do like and share this post enjoy.

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However, there are a few apps which are extremely useful but not available in all countries. Or maybe you’re in an area for a longer period of time where your device itself doesn't have internet.

The app you’d like might not even be found in the Google Play Store — although this is a rare occurrence. No matter what the issue at hand is, it’d be great if you can manually install, or “side load”, apps onto your Android device. But how do you do this?

Downloading Apk file: Officially, you cannot get the APK files of any app directly from the Google Play Store. However, there is an Google chrome extension which can download them — albeit breaking the Play Store’s Terms of Service.

Download here

Instructions:

Step 1: Install Google Chrome if you don't already have it.

Step 2: Type "chrome://extensions" in the address bar without the quotes and press enter.

Step 3: Drag and drop the '2.0.0.crx' file that you downloaded into the Extensions page that's opened up in Chrome. Press 'Add' in the popup box that comes up.

Step 4: Click the Options link beneath the APK Downloader entry on the Extensions page and you will be asked to provide your email, password and device ID. Enter the email address and password associated with your Google Play account. Keep this page open.

Step 5: Download and install the Android Device ID from the play store. Once installed, open the DeviceID app and note the GSF ID KEY (Google Service Framework). Type these into the APK Downloader Settings page that you kept open in Chrome in Step 4.

Step 6: Click on sign in and you will see are signed in something like in the image below.

Smile,you are done. Now whenever you browse the Play Store from Chrome, you can click on the APK Downloader icon that comes up in the address bar to download the APK file. See Screenshot below.

Just navigate to playstore and download the applications you ever want by clicking on the app downloaded icon that appears on the address bar. (You need the purchase paid apps or it can't be download)

Another way around
If you don't have chrome browser or if you want to manually download APK files, you can try another method.
1. Got to this website: APK Downloader

2. Just enter Package name (device Id), you can find the Package name at the end of the URL in Google Play Store, see the image below. Just copy and paste the package name in the above website.

3. Click on generate download link, then it will show the option to download like 'Click here to download..' Download and enjoy !

Hope you all liked my article, if you have any doubts or queries, please feel free to comment. I'm ready to help you out.

Before and After Makeup Photos, Stunning ! -Vadim Andreev

While some artists have mastered the Photoshop brushes to give some of their models a much needed face or eye lift, Russian artist Vadim Andreev uses those from the make-up artist kit. And his results are sometimes so jaw-dropping it’s hard to believe the pictures weren't retouched! Using only cosmetics, Vadim transforms women into stunning cover girls, and can do an equally good job with carnival make-up as well.

No wonder there’s a popular saying in Russia that before you marry, you should take your bride to the sauna first – there you can you can see the real person, without all the cosmetics that can deceive you greatly. It’s an old saying/tradition long before the Photoshop era – so today this sauna test is probably even more important than ever before!