[ROM] **crDroid 4.4.4** [Unofficial] - Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A

crDroid is a ROM based (mainly) on CyanogenMod with inclusions of others great projects such as SlimKat, OmniRom, AOSPA and many others. crDroid is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device also attempting to bringing many of the best features existent today.
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/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*
*/
All the source code for crDroid is available in the Github repo. And if you would like to contribute feel free to pull a request.
Rom features beyond CyanogenMod ones
Dynamic System bars;
Heads up (SlimKat version);
Heads up master switch;
Heads up option to open in floating window;
Heads up notification time out;
Heads up show pending background notifications;
Heads up at the bottom or top;
Heads up snoozer time;
Heads up disable on lock screen;
Heads up dismiss from left remove from all (status bar and notification drawer) and from right dismiss only from heads up;
PA's Halo;
PA's Hover;
PA's Peek;
Halo policy;
Halo size;
Halo hide after activity;
Halo notification count;
Halo enable message pop up;
Halo pause active app;
Halo ping on unlock;
Hover exclude low priority notifications;
Hover exclude non-clearable notifications;
Hover require full screen mode;
Hover notification time;
Hover exclude topmost app;
Hover exclude from insecure lockscreen;
Hover touch to hide;
Hover hide only on swipe up;
Peek beautify bridging layers code
Peek configurable pickup timeout;
Peek configurable wake timeout;
Peek Blacklist;
SlimKat PIE controls;
Listview animations;
Screenshot quick trash;
Power menu QS tile (simple press to go into power dialog or long press to go into reboot dialog);
Power menu added in navring targets;
Last app added in navring targets;
Hide power menu from secure lockscreen;
Incoming call in background with heads-up option;
Navigation bar dimensions;
Enable or disable navigation bar;
Custom navbar recent long press (none, last app, screenshot, kill app, notifications panel, QS panel, power menu);
Low battery warning options;
Lockscreen PIN keypad shuffler;
Lock before unlock (Show sliders before secure unlock);
Notification force Expanded;
Notification drawer custom background and transparency;
Notifications row transparency;
Custom clear all recent button (place it in any corner of the screen);
RAM bar;
Option to hide app's status bar notification icons;
Status bar clock and date customization;
Open source Google dialer;
Volume panel configurable timeout;
Screen recorder;
Wakelock blocker;
Media Scanner behavior on boot;
Notification reminder;
Notification reminder flip interval;
Smart Pull down;
Ability to switch between recent panel styles (Stock or SlimKat);
SlimKat recent panel;
SlimKat recent panel/card/text custom background;
SlimKat recent with option to show in left side and switch sizes (100, 85 and 70%);
SlimKat recent add favorite mode (click on app icon in recent panel to choose as favorite);
SlimKat recent developer shortcuts;
SlimKat recent floating mode;
SlimKat recent add blacklist interface;
SlimKat recent panel custom colors (panel/card/text);
Improved scrolling cache;
Ability to disable hardware keys via nav bar settings (Only visible in devices with hardware keys and enable through overlay);
Keyboard: toggle to enable/disable full screen on landscape;
Keyboard: force auto rotation on IME;
Keyboard: force to show always enter key;
Live volume steps;
Long press back to kill configurable timeout;
People lookup settings;
Option to enable notifications lights with screen on;
Brightness slider in expanded notifications panel;
Option to disable widgets frames on lockscreen;
Lockscreen notifications;
Telo Radio (Connection manager);
Smart call;
Gesture lockscreen;
Pause, resume or stop downloads from notification area;
DSP Manager: DIRAC HD support;
DSP Manager: Center frequency param to bassboost;
DSP Manager: Stereo widener effect;
DSP Manager: Add loudness enhancer;
Appbar by ChameleonOS;
Launch floating window from notification (long click);
Launch floating window from recents panel (long click);
Blacklist from floating mode
Option to enable/disable hepatic feedback on tiles pressing;
Flip to Mute/Reject Call;
Call recording (blocked in some countries);
Gestures anywhere;
Lockscreen rotation option;
Mms native support for heads up;
crDroid custom features manual
Here you can find a quick "how to" reach all crDroid custom features. Many of those features also have sub settings, so go into them and check!
** Connection Manager **
-> Settings -> More -> Connection manager
** Change the order of PIN pad number **
-> Settings -> Lock screen -> Screen security -> PIN -> Change the order of PIN numbers
** Gestures based lockscreen **
-> Settings -> Lock screen -> Screen security -> Gestures lockscreen
** Disable powermenu form secure lockscreen **
-> Settings -> Lock screen -> Disable powermenu from secure lockscreen
** Show slider before secure unlock **
-> Settings -> Lock screen -> Show slider before secure unlock
** Peek and Lockscreen notifications **
-> Settings -> Lock screen -> Notifications on lockscreen
** Allow all widgets on lockscreen **
-> Settings -> Lockscreen -> Allow all widgets
** Disable widgets frame on lockscreen **
-> Settings -> Lockscreen -> Disable widget frames
** Network traffic **
-> Settings -> Status bar -> Network traffic
** Tiles vibration on touch **
-> Settings -> Notification drawer -> Quick Settings panel -> Vibrate on touch
** Notification always expanded **
-> Settings -> Notification drawer -> Force always expanded
** Notification drawer background style **
-> Settings -> Notification drawer -> Background style
** Notification reminder **
-> Settings -> Notification drawer -> Notification reminder
** Brightness slider on notification drawer **
-> Settings -> Notification drawer -> brightness slider
** Heads up, Hover and Halo
-> Settings -> Notifications services
** Volume steps **
-> Settings -> Sound -> Volume steps
** Volume panel timeout **
-> Settings -> Sound -> Volume panel timeout
** Notification light when screen is on **
-> Settings -> Display & lights -> Notification light -> Show when screen is on
** Listview animations **
-> Settings -> Display & lights -> Listview animation & listview interpolator
** Recent panel settings (stock and SlimKat panel) **
-> Settings -> Display & lights -> Recent panel settings
** RAM bar **
-> Settings -> Display & lights -> Recent panel settings -> Recent RAM bar mode
** Appbar **
-> Settings -> Display & lights -> Appbar
** Gestures anywhere **
-> Settings -> Display & lights -> Gestures anywhere
** Screen recorder **
-> Settings -> Display & lights -> Screen recorder
** Navigation bar switch on power menu (will only toggle on/off if enable PIE controls) **
-> Settings -> Buttons -> Power menu -> Navigation bar
** Navigation bar dimensions **
-> Settings -> Buttons -> Dimensions
** Navigation bar recent button long press actions **
-> Settings -> Buttons -> Long press actions
** Power menu and last app through navring **
-> Settings -> Buttons -> Quick launch shortcuts
** PIE controls **
-> Settings -> Buttons -> Pie (power menu navbar toggle will only work with pie enabled)
** Low battery warning **
-> Settings -> Battery -> Low battery warning
** Heads up master switch **
-> Settings -> Notification services -> Heads up -> Heads up master switch
** Heads up (how to enable per app) **
-> Settings -> Apps -> choose any app you want and tick “Enable heads up notifications”
** Hover **
-> Expand status bar in notifications are and toggle the icon (you will know which to toggle )
** Blacklist options (from halo, peek, floating mode and hover) **
-> Settings -> Apps -> choose any app you want -> Blacklist box -> made your choice
** IME advanced options **
-> Settings -> Language & input -> Advanced option
** Media scanner and wakelock blocker **
-> Settings -> Advanced
** Kill app back button configurable timeout **
-> Settings -> Developer options -> Long press time out (kill app back button needs to be ticked)
** Incoming call UI in background **
-> Dialer -> Settings -> Incoming call in background
** Incoming call UI in background as heads up**
-> Dialer -> Settings -> Show as heads up (Incoming call in background needs to be enabled)
** Smart phone call **
-> Dialer -> Settings -> Smart phone call
** Flip action **
-> Dialer -> Settings -> Flip action
** Mms as heads up notification **
-> Mms -> Settings -> Heads up mode
** DSP manager Select Enable DIRAC HD **
-> DSP manager -> any tab -> Enable DIRAC HD
** DSP manager Select effect center frequency **
-> DSP manager -> Headset tab -> Select effect center frequency
** DSP manager Stereo widener quality **
-> DSP manager -> Headset tab -> Stereo widener
** Floating window **
-> Long press any notification in -> Notification panel, recent panel or SlimKat recent panel and a pop-up will appear
** Quick settings swipe to switch **
-> Swipe left or right to switch between Notification panel and QS using any area without a tile or a notification row
Many of the features above have sub settings. Just check it
Download : Click Here
First time installing crDroid, or coming from another ROM:
- Make sure you're running a proper working Recovery (CWM or TWRP)
- Copy GApps and crDroid zip to your SDCard
- Boot into Recovery
- Wipe Data / System / Ccache
- Flash crDroid zip
- Flash GApps zip
- Reboot
Special thanks:
- Google
- CyanogenMod
- SlimKat
- @kufikugel
- AOSPA (Paranoid Android)
- OmniRom
- AICP
- NamelessROM
- @Der_Schubi
- @temasek
- @faux123
- @show-p1984
- @neobuddy89
- @flar2
- @Tasssadar
- Many others... (if you're feeling upset being out of the thanks list just send a PM )
XDA:DevDB Information
crDroid Rom, ROM for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Active
Contributors
Men_in_black007
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.1.x
ROM Firmware Required: Unlocked Bootloader
Based On: CM
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 1.0
Stable Release Date: 2014-11-17
Created 2014-11-18
Last Updated 2014-11-18

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Reserved
Only Mango Available.
Others Will Be Uploaded Soon
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Coconut Uploaded Next Will Be Smultron

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hi man.great work.1 question.do you can bulid your rom base AOSP Instead of CM? AOSP is good at battery and performance than CM Rom like Carbon rom.thanks bro

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xp7 said:
hi man.great work.1 question.do you can bulid your rom base AOSP Instead of CM? AOSP is good at battery and performance than CM Rom like Carbon rom.thanks bro
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his team already build AOSP rom but not for xperia 2011...would be nice if he can build SlimKat of xperia 2011 too....

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Well mahdi is itself tooo good. But still want to try this one... Waiting for smultron.

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Souroking said:
Well mahdi is itself tooo good. But still want to try this one... Waiting for smultron.
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Smultron Uploaded

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Very nice build. My mom's xperia sl is also using crDroid but its not as stable as yours. Well done dev, thanks a lot. Btw dev, did you change to build crDroid instead of AOSPA ? It doesn't matter, just asking.

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Any screens? And which version of CM is base of this rom? Latest one?

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Few screenshots:
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Can someone confirm this rom is working with latest lx kernel?

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Looking forward to trying this on satsuma when it arrives.

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Delete
EDIT: problem solved...

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camera
there is NOT camera app in Xperia mini
How about other devices ?

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skull47 said:
flashed coconut zip...with kernel inside and full wipes nd then flashed GApps but the screen is stuck/frozen at the first bootanimation image(black image with two white circles at sides) but the screen touch sounds is heard and the back and menu buttons also vibrate with UI sound ..also the led glows on charging which means the rom has screen problem??
can other coconut users confirm this??
@Men_in_black007 can u pls look into it??
tnx:good: .. lookin forward to using this promising ROM:silly:
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No problem here,, and still testing ...

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New Rom to test
I think i dropped reviewing Mahdi Rom As its not Best stable sometimes Testing Now this as CM version used is Best Stable.

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sssaliii said:
there is NOT camera app in Xperia mini
How about other devices ?
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Hi Dear DEV MEN_IN_BLACK
so much thanks to wonderful and powerful Rom for our forgotten 2011 devices
i had installed minimal x+edition Gapps for this ROM and camera and browser was deleted by Gapps
i installed just minimal edition universal dpi version and everything went to Okay:good:
i suggest this great Rom for all Xperia mini users Be sure You will not regret it.

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sssaliii said:
Hi Dear DEV MEN_IN_BLACK
so much thanks to wonderful and powerful Rom for our forgotten 2011 devices
i had installed minimal x+edition Gapps for this ROM and camera and browser was deleted by Gapps
i installed just minimal edition universal dpi version and everything went to Okay:good:
i suggest this great Rom for all Xperia mini users Be sure You will not regret it.
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I also installed the minimal x edition but neither camera nor the browser is deleted by it.
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Using the rom on my mini. Feels very smooth and responsive. The customizations are also pretty good. Didnt notice a bug till now. Fantastic job yet again MIB.

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Souroking said:
I also installed the minimal x edition but neither camera nor the browser is deleted by it.
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Using the rom on my mini. Feels very smooth and responsive. The customizations are also pretty good. Didnt notice a bug till now. Fantastic job yet again MIB.
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Thank You All.
Please All MDPI Users Download Boot Animation.zip And Replace It

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Men_in_black007 said:
Thank You All.
Please All MDPI Users Download Boot Animation.zip And Replace It
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Well i don't quite require it coz i am using a theme that replaces the boot animation with its own. [emoji16]