Lewa ROM bring Android UI to the GooPhone i5

anexonelJanuary 27, 2013

If you’re like me you might want to get rid of your Goophone’s heavy iOS skinned user interface and run something more ‘Android-like’. Thanks to Android developer Dcrom you can as he has ported the popular Lewa ROM over to the GooPhone i5.

As well as giving your i5 Android feel and function, the Lewa ROM also brings it’s own Lewa Market (a Chinese app store) and Google’s Play store to the GooPhone i5. There are also some handy features such as a Data plan meter to prevent you running up a large phone bill, a theme choose with various themes to choose from, an anti virus app, SD card manager, a flash light app, plus a lot of the more useful apps from the original Goophone i5 build.

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One of the features I love the most on the Lewa rom are the shortcuts in the notification menu which include a reboot option, rotation toggle, screen lock, fast power off!

The one downside I have found with the Lewa ROM on the GooPhone i5 is the mute switch no longer works, but it is likely to be fixed in a coming update.

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anexonel
I am a tech savvy Youtuber, and you may know me from the xda forums where I helped several users get the best out of their Gooapple/Goophone and I was also making roms for these phones. You can visit my youtube channel @ www,youtube.com/anexonel
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Airyl
January 27, 2013
Cool! If only it had an Apple logo, I could go around boasting that I had changed the whole OS.
@Anexonel any chance of a how to article with some download links?

fonix232
January 27, 2013
GooPhone actually offers the selection of the back logo, it comes in both flavors (GooPhone and Apple), so if you are lucky, and can find a seller who sells both, then you can do so 😀
Anexonel, by any chance, can you link the stock and LeWa firmwares for the I5?
- Gnnnn
  February 16, 2013
Guest
January 28, 2013
Cool! If only it had an Apple logo, I could go around boasting that I had changed the whole OS.
Guest
January 28, 2013
@Anexonel any chance of a how to article with some download links?

Guest
January 28, 2013
GooPhone actually offers the selection of the back logo, it comes in both flavors (GooPhone and Apple), so if you are lucky, and can find a seller who sells both, then you can do so 😀
Anexonel, by any chance, can you link the stock and LeWa firmwares for the I5?
Furqan
January 28, 2013
- Guest
  February 17, 2013
Guest
January 28, 2013
YES! Please!
Me too…

robert
February 2, 2013
Does it also work for the Gooapple? I just ordered one.
At first I thought about the GooPhone, but it wasn’t available in white.
So I went for the GooApple. To be honest I don’t mind the iOS interface. Not having the store to download apps bothers me more.

Guest
February 2, 2013
Does it also work for the Gooapple? I just ordered one.
At first I thought about the GooPhone, but it wasn’t available in white.
So I went for the GooApple. To be honest I don’t mind the iOS interface. Not having the store to download apps bothers me more.
Greg
February 3, 2013
Can I get a link to this ROM?
Guest
February 3, 2013
Can I get a link to this ROM?

Harry
February 13, 2013
Hello Anexonel
Are there any news?
Is possible to set up language all italian? (goophone i5 now have chinese, english and italian; i have set italian as main language).
There is also a possibility to erase recovery and install another one?
Thanks!
Guest
February 13, 2013
Hello Anexonel
Are there any news?
Is possible to set up language all italian? (goophone i5 now have chinese, english and italian; i have set italian as main language).
There is also a possibility to erase recovery and install another one?
Thanks!
Dennis
February 14, 2013
Nice ROM thats what iam looking for! Where can i get this ROM?

Guest
February 15, 2013
Nice ROM thats what iam looking for! Where can i get this ROM?
Sebastiaan
February 15, 2013
I think you can get it on their official forum as well but you will have to use translate to read it.
http://bbs.goophone.hk/?fromuid=24631

Guest
February 15, 2013
I think you can get it on their official forum as well but you will have to use translate to read it.
http://bbs.goophone.hk/?fromuid=24631
Sebastiaan
February 16, 2013
Are you going to share this ROM?
Guest
February 16, 2013
Are you going to share this ROM?
alduleimi
February 17, 2013
Any updates regarding this ROM ?
Guest
February 17, 2013
Any updates regarding this ROM ?
Jerry
February 22, 2013
When can you show how to install Rom to the goophone i5 I’m atoll waiting please help
Guest
February 22, 2013
When can you show how to install Rom to the goophone i5 I’m atoll waiting please help

Jerry
February 27, 2013
When will tut and download for rom arrive. Anexonel’s site is down till the first of next month
Guest
February 27, 2013
When will tut and download for rom arrive. Anexonel’s site is down till the first of next month
ian b
April 28, 2013
wondering if we can get a video of how to install the ICS android interface, ive looked on your site and cant seem to find it, thnkas!
Guest
April 28, 2013
wondering if we can get a video of how to install the ICS android interface, ive looked on your site and cant seem to find it, thnkas!