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

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.