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-3.0.0-0-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 )

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.

Direct Download MICROSOFT WINDOWS 10 RTM 2015 MSDN x86 x64 Original ISO'S

Download information of Windows 10 MSDN Original Multiple Home/Pro ISO'S

To activate Windows 10 all versions:

When you install the Windows 10, it will ask you for  key, and ;
THERE IS A SKIP BUTTON ON THE BOOT SETUP FOR KEY ENTRY. DO
NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT ENTERING A KEY. PRESS SKIP EVERYTIME II ASKS YOU FOR A KEY !

You can use Microsoft Toolkit 2.5.3 (torrent link from MDL forums) to activate your Windows 10 and use all features of it. While KMS activators (like Microsoft Toolkit) do work, but we don't recommend them as they set your Activation channel to a default MAK (Multiple activation keys) and MS (Microsoft) likely knows the difference. They could kill that activation later with a WAT update. 

For permanent activation I recommend you to upgrade from 7 or 8, but the system has to be activated and not the Enterprise version of Windows 7 or 8. I recommend Windows 7 Pro/Ult activated with WinLoader (Daz Loader) to upgrade to 10 Pro though Windows Insider Program. Make sure your network connection is online during upgrade or the activation will not happen. After successful upgrade and system showing activated, then you can re-install from boot (a clean install) by downloading Windows 10 of your choice from below links and it should (automatically) re-activate from MS servers. It reads your hardware info, not key. Key will be generic for this upgrade offer of Windows 10. Do not try to enter one during boot setup unless you bought Win10.

All the activation Information source: Murphy78 from MDL forum !


DIRECT LINKS FROM MICROSOFT
This is the same build that was sent to OEMs. It is RTM.
It is also the same build that is on MSDN. The only differences are the version and ISO structure/compression.

en-GB (English-International):

Home x64: http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/updt/2015/07/10240.16384.150709-1700.th1_clientcore_ret_x64fre_en-gb_3c38de69920aa4e4aea18912de6222777ef11885.esd

Home x86: http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/updt/2015/07/10240.16384.150709-1700.th1_clientcore_ret_x86fre_en-gb_ef4b4cfd1f12bf4cbb089a306e5a496cdc3cfd89.esd

Pro x64: http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/updt/2015/07/10240.16384.150709-1700.th1_clientpro_ret_x64fre_en-gb_a626d24601cb35f513c09cc43131d41b865c3109.esd

Pro x86: http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/updt/2015/07/10240.16384.150709-1700.th1_clientpro_ret_x86fre_en-gb_138d74496ff2262811b4584824d4ae4573941e3a.esd

Home n x64: http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/updt/2015/07/10240.16384.150709-1700.th1_clientcoren_ret_x64fre_en-gb_ff5f0c8fcaa5ace6c933bc377d2f44e744ec00a6.esd

Home n x86: http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/updt/2015/07/10240.16384.150709-1700.th1_clientcoren_ret_x86fre_en-gb_d357ce6b0eb2cb95c139cc95fb590e1ddb82b576.esd

Pro n x64: http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/updt/2015/07/10240.16384.150709-1700.th1_clientpron_ret_x64fre_en-gb_01699998b27387a9b2dbe2361723654676ce1300.esd

Pro n x86: http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/c/updt/2015/07/10240.16384.150709-1700.th1_clientpron_ret_x86fre_en-gb_e6af19b547c0465892070f13240792539936978c.esd

Home single lang x64: http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/updt/2015/07/10240.16384.150709-1700.th1_clientsinglelanguage_ret_x64fre_en-gb_0c56a45c303b3f8853d2fd8378863f9fbaf6871e.esd

Home single lang x86: http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/updt/2015/07/10240.16384.150709-1700.th1_clientsinglelanguage_ret_x64fre_en-gb_0c56a45c303b3f8853d2fd8378863f9fbaf6871e.esd

Education x64: http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/updt/2015/07/10240.16384.150709-1700.th1_clienteducation_ret_x64fre_en-gb_5569766ff6d47f3eaf2bbf9a827cf56355c14bf2.esd

Education x86: http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/updt/2015/07/10240.16384.150709-1700.th1_clienteducation_ret_x86fre_en-gb_0103d0e6e743863d2cffeb89ac2df7daa88a0bff.esd

Education n x64: http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/updt/2015/07/10240.16384.150709-1700.th1_clienteducationn_ret_x64fre_en-gb_3c344dc9102766eed4e49ef4aedff679fde57a83.esd

Education n x86: http://fg.ds.b1.download.windowsupdate.com/d/updt/2015/07/10240.16384.150709-1700.th1_clienteducationn_ret_x86fre_en-gb_422cd618b146705f7e2354dfd52eff4601c4fd03.esdSource

Convert ESD to ISO 
Download the ESD dycrypter here
Extract to a directory and place esd in same folder. Then drag esd file onto decrypt.cmd and follow instructions I highly recommend closing all programs when decrypting an esd file. It is highly CPU intensive and can cause errors if you have programs interfering with the use.

Understanding Windows 10 versions
Windows 10 is whole new concept from MS, there is now two branches in MS one is Long Term Servicing Branch (LTSB) and Current Branch (CB) in Windows 10, Understand more here: Windows It Pro's Article

And so major as here too: Zdnet Article

Installing Windows 10? Fix 35+ Privacy Issues With Just One Click ! (
via: The Hacker News)



So you finally upgraded your system to Windows 10 and became one those 70 Million users.
No doubt, Windows 10 is the Windows best version released by Microsoft, but you need to know that it does not offer much privacy by default.
Windows 10 is making many headlines these days, even it made me to write two detailed articles about Windows 10’s most controversial options, i.e. Windows Wi-Fi sense and Windows 10 stealing users' Bandwidth to deliver updates.
I noticed over 35 more privacy issues that come enabled by default in Windows 10, which has permission to send your vast amount of data back to Microsoft.
While Installation, a click through "Express Settings" allows Windows 10 operating system to gather up your contacts, text and touch input, calendar details, and a lot more, including:
Location Data
Biometrics and Handwriting data
Advertisement and its Tracking Code
Apps access to your personal information
Windows Defender and Sample submissions
Microsoft OneDrive
Cortana & Web search
Telemetry services
Webcam and Microphone Access
Sync Data with other Devices
Using Microsoft account, Instead of local account
Sending Feedback & diagnostics reports to Microsoft
and many more...

Download: DonotSpy10

'APPLY' and 'RESTART' to Save Changes
The app makes changes in the Registry in the background, so you need to reboot the system once for changes to take effect.

UPDATE: False-Positive Antivirus Alerts
Note: Your Antivirus product may detect this tool malicious in nature because it can modify Windows settings.
However, developer of the tool is also using an advertisement campaign within the software (mentioned in its End-User License Agreement), so it could also be detected as an Adware, or Pup (potentially unwanted program).
Technically, the program is not a malware and you can uninstall it after using once to fix Windows 10 privacy issues.

Thank me If I saved you a beer ! :)

Free Bitdefender Internet Security 2015 & Bitdefender Mobile Security for 6 months ! Enjoy !

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Here I'm giving you the way to use best Internet Security (means Antivirus+Firewall protection) for 6 months for absolutely free for your computer and your android devices !



Got to this Link

Enter your email address, click on I'm not robot and finally click on Get Free License voila ! Check your your mail and use the key you've got in your mail from Bitdefender to activate 6 months of premium service.

You can download the  installer of Bitdefender Internet Security 2015 from here:

http://www.bitdefender.com/Downloads/

OR

http://filehippo.com/download_bitdefender_internet_security_2015/

Bitdefender Mobile Security

Bitdefender mobile security one of the best antiviruses for your mobile device usually comes with 14 day trial !

You can download the Bitdefender mobile security from Google Play Store

After installing Bitdefender mobile security on your Smartphone, create an account by Google ID or Bitdefender.
After log in, you’ll see a tab with three options; press “I already have a key” option
Copy/Enter this license key RIJVGCI  and press Validate. You are done!


Thank me if I saved you a beer !

Download Android 5.0 Lollipop Camera And Keyboard App

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.



.
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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