For many lesser-known devices, especially Chinese ones (Huawei etc.) Chinese developers like ShenduOS and MIUI create ROMs that work better or are more up-to-date than community builds of Cyanogenmod and other more vanilla/stock custom ROMs.
However, it seems to be quite difficult to remove the customised interface, which is developed primarily for native Chinese users, and is still unpleasant to use even after the system language is changed, from these ROMs.
Using ShenduOS on the Huawei Honour (U8860) as an example, the following elements are significantly different from stock Android:
-Keyboard (this can be fixed by installing an available stock Android keyboard apk from the appropriate Android version)
-Home/Launcher (easily fixed with either a stock launcher or something like ADW)
-Colour scheme of menus (is black-on-white by default, even in Android versions where a black menu background was the default. I imagine this is caused by the Shendu Theme app, but I would rather find a way to remove the Shendu themes completely than simply install a theme which looks stock)
-Settings app (Perhaps the most annoying part of the interface. When the language is changed, titles of sections in the app become poorly-translated English words that mean very little. Attempts to flash a Settings.apk from a CM10 dev build for the same device broke the OS)
-Notification bar and pulldown tray
I think that most of these differences are caused by Shendu's versions of the apk's included in system/app, however I have no idea how to go about replacing some of these apks or which ones are causing which interface problem.
This is probably similar to removing HTC Sense/Samsung Touchwiz from Android builds, so if anyone has experience in creating ROMs with stock Android interfaces from those with customised interfaces, your help would be appreciated
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Having used MIUI for some time now, I must prefer it to the default Android UI. I am, however, disappointed with the MIUI4 developments. Much of it is just a reversion to the default Android interface. The settings manager etc is far better in MIUI than in Android, but MIUI4 just copies default Android with a few colour changes.
However, ICS does provide significantly better performace for my phone, and I cannot find any ROMS where ICS has been combined with pre-MIUI4 interfaces.
Is there a reason that MIUI have abandoned their interface differences? As far as I can see, MIUI4 is now nothing but a different launcher and a colour scheme.
Does anyone here any any information regarding the future of MIUI?
Ask Miui ?
I'm new to Android OS phones, but so far been able to root my phone and have left it at that (Samsung Galaxy S2 sgh-I777).
Now I see the ICS android OS and have been searching for it, only to find a developers name in front of the OS to download.
My question is, what difference do these OS have and is there a particular one that seems to stand out?
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I'm new to Android OS phones, but so far been able to root my phone and have left it at that (Samsung Galaxy S2 sgh-I777).
Now I see the ICS android OS and have been searching for it, only to find a developers name in front of the OS to download.
My question is, what difference do these OS have and is there a particular one that seems to stand out?
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There's a little bit difference in the launcher, the widgets, the name of the ROM, the apps incluided, the status bar icons and more a few things. The system is always the same.
Devs:
Cyanogen:
Uses ADW Launcher as the default, and have T-Mobile Theme Chooser installed (No T-Mobile things).
MIUI: A iPhone-style based ROM, with a launcher similar to iPhone. The principal theme is White, and don't have the Theme Chooser.
There's a lot of ROMs in the web, but the system is always the same: Android ICS 4.0.
Well, hi! After some months in which i've done a lot of things to my stock rom (or testing other custom roms without enough satisfaction), i've decided to build my own, using the official samsung base. The thing is, i wanted it as something special and personal for me and my friend, we don't pretend to distribute it we just want it to be fast, reliable, debloat a bit, extend with xposed and mainly, to THEME it if possible.
We like stock because of all the samsung features but we miss the possibility to switch between themes as in CM and MIUI, so i wanted to know...
There is some modded systemui, framework-res, phone, settings, etc i can use to replace the stock ones? If so, would those new apk be able to show the interface themed elements CORRECT when i try to apply a theme using Xtheme Engine?
I've already tried Xtheme engine in our actual state and it just changes some icons in the app drawer and some icons in the notification bar..., the appearence of the expanded notification panel, Settings and background elements visible for example...in Root Explorer..., remain the same, but want the system apps to be able to accept xtheme engine, because that would be really handy instead of modding those apks each time we want a new look
And by the way, ehm, i also wanted to know...where is "lockscreen" located? it is part of systemui?
Well, thanks a lot in advance!:fingers-crossed:
I was a winmo chef, and at that time, the homescreen of my rom was customized out of the box to deliver a unique experience.
Is it possible to do that with a launcher on android? I mean custom settings and personalization to be applied right on the first boot?
I'm asking this because I noticed that all the launchers on custom ROMs are on default settings, which makes it difficult to differentiate ROMs. Everyone is just concerned about the amount of tweaks available, but the rom itself does not offer a unique experience out of the box.
I have had no experience with android rom development, but I'm looking into it, and any help regarding this matter is much appreciated!
Edit: I think this should probably be in the Chef Central. I'm sorry about this. Can a mod move this to the appropriate section please?
Can a mod please move this to android chef central?
If you built the ROM from source then maybe by editing the source code of the aosp launcher but other then that no. Android works very differently then winmo did.
Hey,
I am wondering, is there any Nexus-like ROMs for our device? I am not talking about CM/CAF/AOSP based comparisons.
Every custom ROM I have tried so far have their own "customizations" or "addings". Some offer to change the DPI, some enable sound mods, many let you pick which wound you want to adjust from the top volume panel, again many let you set display things, most come with extra apps like creator team's own file manager, almost all of them let you have themes etc...
What I am asking; is there any way to make this device be what if Google would made it be as per the "user" aspect. It doesn't matter if it is based on CAF or has some closed sourse elements to make camera work. Just looking for a ROM that is as simple as a Nexus on the user experience side (no extra features or extra tabs on the settings menu) and also stable enough to be a daily driver (doesn't have to compete with stock's camera or music performance, or doesn't have to be awesomly calibrated like other custom ROMs).
Today I have tried AOSP from FXPblog but apperiently it is there to show us that Sony cares and to be a base for software developers, rather than being a daily driver. Because it did not even have camera (don't know if there is a way to add it).
So basically, is there a ROM that I will be feeling like I am using a Nexus device (of course I'll add GApps myself) instead of a custom ROM on a Z2 when using, withour caring what's or how it is running on the background?
Thanks
Nope, the closest you get would be AOSPA it is CM based and has some additions but its the most closest working Rom avaliable for Z2 as far as i know