First Custom ROM Available for the Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch





















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 
  • CONTACTS SYNC 
  • CALENDAR SYNC 
  • PLAYSTORE ACCESS 
  • DOWNLOAD MANAGER
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.

  • PLAYSTORE / GOOGLE ACCOUNT MANAGER HAS STOPPED..
VERIFY YOU HAVE A BLUETOOTH INTERNET TETHERING CONNECTION ESTABLISHED BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO ADD A GOOGLE ACCOUNT.
MUST NOT BE USING THIRD PARTY TETHERING, EG. PDANET.

  • HOW DO I FULL WIPE?
BOOT INTO RECOVERY MODE AND SELECT THE "RECOVERY" OPTION. DO THIS AFTER FLASHING THE ROM
  • CREEN 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: 8e251a181618125f76dda3a7aa63fa9b

  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.

source = XDA developers



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