Samsung S4[ROM][UnOfficial][4.4.2] SlimKat 4.8 Weekly Build

UnOfficial SlimKat

SlimRoms is a custom android operating system. The main goal is to offer users a slimmed down but still feature rich alternative to other android operating systems. The entire SlimTeam work together to bring you this tailor-made beauty straight from Android Open Source Project (AOSP) source code. All of the sources can be publicly viewed through GitHub and you can stop by the public Gerrit to submit patches of any type.

SlimKat is the project name for SlimRoms based on Android 4.4 and offers the following original features:

The Real Dark Slim
Full system-wide dark interfaces. - If you like it smooth and classy.
Custom Shortcuts. Everywhere.
Hardware keys, Navigation Ring, Navigation Bar, Lockscreen, Tiles, Notifications etc. - We've got you covered.
System-Wide Keyboard Controls
Rotation, cursor control, optional emoticions, etc. - You'll be tapping away to your heart's content.
SlimCenter
Downloads, contact information, system app removal. - More fun than you can shake a stick at.
Camera Features
Trueview, Smart Capture. - Capture life moments with ease.
For i9500devices ( S4 ) I used the CyanogenMod Kernel

Bugs

The bugs on this rom that i have seen are the same as the CM 11 bugs

Important links:

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Major key changes from SlimKat 3 are as follows:

Notification reminder: An easy way to quickly set short reminders to show on the notification drawer.
Slim Recents: A complete replacement of the AOSP recents screen to allow better multitasking, along with marking favourite apps.
Dialer: Introduced with SlimKat 3: forward lookup and reverse lookup of contacts. Sadly we needed to remove certain parts due to legal issues with the Google+ reverse lookup. An intelligent People lookup service has been added to replace this, along with several other enhancements.
Quiet Hours: Several tweaks and enhancements to make it more powerful than previous.
Lockscreen: Further color enhancements and options.
And of course tons of small changes, features, enhancements and fixes all over the firmware.

NOTE:
For dirty flashers: Before you flash, you MUST wipe your system manually. Gapps has received major rework, and this way you ensure that nothing old will be left.
Thanks and have fun!

slimroms.net - The official webpage where you find everything you need to know about SlimRoms.


Download Gapps and other addons:

You can find here different categories. Before you download a build for your device please read latest changelog and install instruction here

~You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. - contains our official stable releases.
~If you want a bugfree version download here your device specific build.
~You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. - contains our automated weekly builds.
~Here you find always the device builds from latest source. Please note that these builds can contain bugs and may not be stable like the official releases
~You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. - contains our gapps and other additional addons.
~If you want to install all gapps together please flash the AIO_Addons or the AIO_Addons_aroma. They are comparable to the usual gapps packages and include all available gapps. If you want only parts of it check the other packages. What they contain you can find You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.

~You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. - Additional lockscreen widget when you prefer another than the rom integrated DashClock
~You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. - Different mods and themes to change the style of your SlimBean build
~You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. - Old releases which are not supported any more.

Installation instructions:

Be sure to follow these instructions to the letter.

1.The first thing to do is to make sure you have the latest recovery installed.
~Note that recommended recovery (CWM or TWRP) varies from device to device so make sure you check our forums for your device's thread and install the recommended recovery stated in the OP. The easiest way to flash the recovery is to either use You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. for TWRP or You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. for CWM.
2.Download latest SlimKat and latest gapps and put on your sd card.
~You’ll find the latest SlimKat for your device You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.
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3.Reboot to recovery.
4.In recovery make a full wipe as per these instructions:
~In CWM perform wipe data/factory reset and in mounts and storage section format system.
~In TWRP choose advanced in wipe section and wipe dalvik cache, cache, system and data.
5.Flash SlimKat rom zip.
6.Flash SlimKat gapps zip.
7.Reboot, setup and enjoy.


SlimBean 4.3 installation instructions

As there is some confusion about how to install 4.3, here is a list of what's absolutely necessary
~full wipe (means: wipe data / factory reset and format /system)
~install Slim 4.3 ROM
~install Slim 4.3 gapps
~Reboot
Some Clarification for Slim Bean:
~Always full wipe if you came from 4.2.2 or any other 4.3 ROM
~At the moment, just use Slim gapps as there are problems with other gapps atm (incompatible or outdated libs in other actual gapps packages)
~"format /system" in addition to "wipe data factory reset" is needed, some restore scripts could mess up your pretty new installation
~Root access works in another way in 4.3 than it was before. It is disabled by default. If you want to have root access go into your Superuser application or in Settings->Developer options and enable it. Please note as well that currently some third party kernels are around which may break root.
~If you use TitaniumBackup you need to change in settings your backup/restore path to "legacy"


Upgrading Slim Bean
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Reboot to recovery, wipe cache, dalvik cache then just flash your device zip.
From Froyo/GB Rom to SlimBean
Get yourself booted with cm9 or cm10. then follow the steps "From another JB or ICS ROM"

From another JB or ICS Rom to SlimBean
Download device_x.x.zip, slim_gapps.zip.
Enter CWM, wipe data, format system ( in mounts and storage)
Flash Device_x.x.zip***, then MUST flash slim_gapps.zip (other files optional)
*** - If the flash is too quick ( < 5 seconds or so), reflash device before flashing common or other zip files.