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Dual boot Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 with RomSwitcher

Wish to use AOSP ROM on your Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 while keeping Samsung TouchWiz firmware? You can do so now with RomSwitcher application. Basically, you need to have stock TouchWiz firmware. Then install AOSP ROM like CyanogenMod with special method and kernel which will install on cache partition. Finally, use RomSwitcher to dual boot. That’s it.

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Dual boot Galaxy S4 with RomSwitcher

Nexus 7 (2013) battery life test

How is the battery life of new Google Nexus 7 (2013)? It has smaller battery size @ 3950 mAh compare to previous model. And has brighter 1920×1200 FHD IPS screen with much more powerful CPU and GPU. Based on specifications, Google actually up 1 more hour battery life on this new model. Does it really manage to fulfill that? Let’s find out…

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Nexus 7 (2013) battery history

Sense 5 ROM for HTC HD2

HTC HD2 just doesn’t want to die. Yes, it is still kicking and alive with HTC Sense 5 ROM. It is still in development stage and for developers only. So only try it if you know what that is. Back to the ROM, it is based on HTC Desire 600. And working stuffs are screen, touch, GSM and data (magldr). Hopefully, others will work sooner. My HTC HD2 already left me to heaven. If yours still alive, feel try to try it then.

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Sense 5 ROM for HTC HD2

How to enable Tegra 4 Ultra High Graphic on Dead Trigger 2?

Want to enjoy ultra high graphic details on Dead Trigger 2? Get a Tegra 4 device then. Well, that is not the only way. By following the old method for Dead Trigger for Tegra 3, you can enable the extended effects on non Tegra 4 devices too. However, you need to have root access. And of course, your Android device’s GPU need to be as powerful as Tegra 4 too. My Galaxy S4 GPU is a little slow on this setting. Huhu… It’s time to root my Galaxy Note 3.

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Tegra 4 Ultra High Graphics on Dead Trigger 2

Adam Kernel for Galaxy S4 GT-I9500

Want to get more features and performance out from your Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500? Install custom kernel then. Besides getting all the nice extra features, you get root access too. This is the first step before trying custom ROM. Get familiar with custom kernel first, right? Adam Kernel is the star today. It has several interesting advantages like Wolfson Sound Control, CPU Voltage Control and Screen Colour & Brightness Control. Yes, you get more control on your Galaxy S4 in this case. And better battery life, faster response and performance thanks to tweaked Ondemand CPU Governor. Useless tracers are removed too.

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Adam Kernel for Galaxy S4 I9500

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