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Clarity is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
Introduction
Clarity is an Xposed module and root Android application for increasing the size and quality of contact thumbnails in the Android contacts database. It's comprised of two components. An Xposed modification and a root-required Database Processor.
Clarity also increases the quality and size of locally stored album art.
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Xposed Mod
Android stores two versions of contact images. The contact photo and the contact thumbnail. While both are downscaled appropriately from the original image, the two are very different in size. Contact photos clock in at around 720×720 pixels or so depending on the original image. Contact thumbnails are a measly 96×96 pixels. Contact photos are used in places where contact imagery is going to be distinctively large like the KitKat/Lollipop Phone app. Or when you receive an incoming call. Thumbnails are used for notifications, messaging applications, and other roles which the full contact photo is unnecessarily big. Unfortunately, as screen PPIs have skyrocketed since the 96×96 limit was put in place, contact thumbnails are now too small for their original purpose. Regardless, most applications continue to use contact thumbnails.
Clarity forces Android to use a user-defined size (defaulting to 256×256) when adding contact thumbnails to the database. While these new images are larger and look much better they will load slightly slower and increase memory requirements. For newer devices this should not be a problem. For reference, I have not witnessed any side effects on my Galaxy S4 using the default 256×256 setting. Since the size can be adjusted you can optimize it for your device.
In the name of simplicity, Clarity does not change the method Android uses to downscale contact thumbnails, just the final dimensions. However since Clarity allows you to increase the size of the thumbnail and consequently decrease the magnitude of the downscale, there will be noticeably fewer artifacts in your new thumbnails.
The Xposed module does not magically increase the quality of thumbnails already added in the database. It only affects newly added/updated contacts and images. To upgrade your entire contacts database either use the Database Processor detailed below or re-import the contacts. Re-importing may require you to deconnect/desync the account the contacts are associated with and then reconnect/resync the account. Some sync applications may have a force refresh option and that should work nicely. For instance, HaxSync has a Force redownload option under its contact settings.
When the Xposed module is activated, Clarity will also up the size of locally stored album art (for instance, MP3s on the external storage). Just like the contact thumbnail part of the module, existing album art is unaffected. To get Android to reprocess all the album art on your device you must delete all the files found in the albumthumbs directory. This is usually found somewhere on your external storage. Popular paths are /storage/emulated/legacy/Android/data/com.android.providers.media/albumthumbs and /storage/sdcard0/Android/data/com.android.providers.media/albumthumbs. Different devices and ROMs can have different paths but the last /Android/data/com.android.providers.media/albumthumbs bit should stay the same. Once that directory has been cleared out, higher quality album art will be regenerated by Android on demand (as they are needed). See Android issue 73635 for more information about the album art problem.
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Database Processor
In addition to the Xposed-based modification described above, Clarity includes a Database Processor. This powerful feature forcibly updates every contact thumbnail in your database. It rips out the internal contacts database file, finds all your contacts with photos and puts in new thumbnails. It'll then replace the old database with the new one. It is highly recommended to immediately reboot after processing to avoid Android going berserk. It will if you don't.
While powerful, the Database Processor is also extremely dangerous. I am not responsible for any damage to your device as a result of using Clarity. It performs several operations as root and modifies core Android files that were never meant to be touched by anything other than Android itself. I highly recommend a full recovery-based backup of your device alongside the built-in backup feature. Please use the dry-run feature first (hell, multiple times even) to ensure the operation will succeed for your ROM. It is possible a successful dry-run could still fail when doing the real-deal so, as I mentioned before, backup your stuff. The built-in contact backups will be saved to a Clarity folder on your "primary" external storage. What primary means depends on your ROM and device. It could be your actual external SD card or it could be an internal storage location. Regardless, the current backup location will be noted, assuming backups are enabled, in the processor's log. As an added bonus, if the backup feature is on it will also save the log file alongside your backups!
The Database Processor has been tested on CM (CyanogenMod) 10 (based on Android 4.1.2), CM 11 (based on Android 4.4.4), CM 12 (based on Android 5.0.2), and CM 13 (based on Android 6.0.1). It should work on any AOSP-based ROM from Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) to Marshmallow (6.0). For stock ROMs and anything created by carriers I have no idea. If it works for you please report back! If it doesn't, well, report that too.
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Images
Settings
Database Processor
Raw Comparison
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Features
Simple lightweight Xposed modification
Powerful database processor for forcibly updating contact thumbnails
Also clarifies locally stored album art
Should work on nearly any AOSP-based ROM like CyanogenMod
Free and open-source software. No nags. No data collection. No secrets.
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Known Issues
Does not appear to work with Google-synced contact photos.
May not work with all devices and ROMs. See the following post.
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Installation
Make certain you have Xposed installed before continuing.
Install the app by a) searching for it in the Xposed Installer or b) manually through the APK provided on GitHub or the Xposed website.
Configure the app in its settings panel. It can be accessed through the module section of the Xposed Installer or by the launcher shortcut.
Enable the module in the Xposed Installer.
Reboot.
Done!
The Xposed module will only update contact photos that are modified or added to the database after it is turned on. The database processor will attempt to update the contact photos in place and right away. To avoid using the database processor your contact photos must be manually refreshed. How/if this can be done and how easily is dependent on how you sync your contacts. For instance, if you use HaxSync you can update all your photos by going to Settings app -> Accounts -> HaxSync -> Advanced Settings -> Contact Settings -> Check Force redownload. Hit back twice. Select your account name at the top. Click Contacts to uncheck it. Recheck it and wait for sync to finish.
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Changelog
See the GitHub repository for the definitive changelog.
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v1.2-cfad189 - 03 Jul 2016 - Stable
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This release introduces the following improvements:
* Added a Spanish translation
(thanks to Jose Artuñedo @ XDA)
* Fix a SELinux-related issue with the Database Processor
on Marshmallow
* Support Marshmallow's new permission system
* Added some additional debugging info to the processor log
* Tested on CyanogenMod 13 (Android 6.0.1)
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v1.1-93b7945 - 03 May 2015 - Stable
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This release introduces the following improvements:
* The database processor will no longer fail if contacts2.db-journal
cannot be found. It will note the absence of the journaling file
in the log and proceed as normal
* Will now increase the size and quality of locally stored album art.
Suggested by @Karamvir Singh. See [url=http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60499753&postcount=55]this post[/url] for more
information.
* An XXXHDPI icon
* Updated donation links
* Minor log bug fix
* Better shell usage
* Less condescending toast notifications
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v1.0-917d899 - 25 Mar 2015 - Stable
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Initial release. Make sure to see the README or XDA thread!
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Downloads
MD5 checksums are available on the Xposed Repo and XDA.
Xposed Repo (APK)
XDA (APK)
GitHub (HTTPS APK)
GitHub (sources)
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FAQ
Q: Something went horribly wrong! How do I restore from one of the backups?
A: Ouch! Clarity stores backups on your "external storage." Depending on your device and ROM this could be an actual SD card or internal. If your device has two check both. It will be in a directory named Clarity. In the Clarity backup directory there will be sub-directories with dates. Select the one before everything went to hell. You'll find up to three files: contacts2.db contacts2.db-journal, and dbprocessor.log The .db file(s) are the actual contacts databases. The dbprocessor.log is your log file and has lots of great information for us to use. Now that we have located everything we need let's get restoring.
Method #1 - By hand
If your device still boots and you can navigate around (even if things are crashing every few seconds) try this. If you have a custom recovery that supports adb then this will work as well if you boot into it.
Grab the adb command line tool. For Windows check here. For Linux and Mac see here.
Now put your device in debug mode. Go to the settings app. Tap About phone. Keep tapping Build number until it says you are a developer. Go back and select Developer options. Turn the development options "on" if needed. Under Debugging turn on Android debugging.
Now connect your device to your computer. It should say something about debugging being enabled in the status bar. Make certain your phone is unlocked. If it says something about allowing the computer debug access to your phone please accept it.
Open up a command line or terminal. On Linux I'm going to assume you know what to do. On Mac it's the Terminal app. On Windows it's C:Windowssystem32cmd.exe
Type adb version and hit enter. If your get something about it being not found then adb isn't installed in your PATH or you're not in the directory in which adb was extracted. You can navigate to that directory with the cd command. So to navigate to the system32 folder on Windows, for instance, I'd type cd C:Windowssystem32 and hit enter.
Type adb shell and hit enter. This will dump us into a shell instance directly on your device.
Type id and hit enter. If the first bit is not uid=0 then unlock your device and type su and hit enter. If your device prompts for superuser access please grant it.
Navigate to the directory in which your backups are stored on your device. For me this would be something like cd /storage/emulated/legacy/Clarity/2015-Something
You should now see the backup files if you type ls and hit enter. Great. Now to move these into place.
Open your dbprocessor.log file on your device through a file manager or move it onto your computer to read its contents. You can read it through the command line if you wish but it's much more convenient to be able to copy and paste if needed.
Note the Contacts UID and Contacts directory. Mine is 10006 and /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts respectively.
Execute cp contacts2.db /your/contacts/directory/databases/contacts2.db and hit enter. For me this full command is cp contacts2.db /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts2.db
If you have a contacts2.db-journal file do the same except with that file. For me this is: cp contacts2.db-journal /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts2.db-journal
Now to correct the permissions. Type chown +UID:+UID /your/contacts/directory/databases/contacts2.db* and hit enter. For me this is chown +10006:+10006 /data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts2.db*
Reboot immediately by typing reboot and hitting enter.
All done. Your contacts database has been restored.
Method #2 - Recovery
Took a backup with your custom recovery before processing? Just restore from the backup to get your device back to normal.
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Credits
rovo89 - Xposed
Chainfire - libsuperuser
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Licensing
Copyright © 2015-2016 Kevin Mark. Clarity is licensed under the GNU General Public License, Version 3, which can be found in LICENSE.md
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Clarity is developed in my spare time and will always remain free and open-source software. If you find this application useful please feel free to donate.
XDA:DevDB Information
Clarity, Xposed for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
Kevin M
Source Code: https://github.com/kmark/Clarity
Xposed Package Name: com.versobit.kmark.clarity
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: v1.2-cfad189
Stable Release Date: 2016-07-03
Created 2015-03-25
Last Updated 2016-07-23
Clarity
ROM Compatibility
Clarity should work with CyanogenMod and other closely AOSP-based ROMs. Other ROMs like the stock ones found on most popular Android devices may not work with Clarity. If you have a device or ROM that Clarity works or does not work with (and is not already on the below list) please tell me!
LG G2
CyanogenMod 12
LG G3
SkyDragon (Lollipop)
Motorola Droid X2
CyanogenMod 10
Nexus 6
Temasek
OnePlus One
BlissPop 2.2
Temasek 5.0.2
Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
CyanogenModX 5.0.2
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
CyanogenMod 12 (3/24 nightly)
Stock (doesn't work? try this)
Samsung Galaxy S4
CyanogenMod 11
CyanogenMod 12
CyanogenMod 13
Xperia J
Xperia Revolution ROM
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ROM Incompatibility
Moto X (2013)
Stock (Android 4.4)
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Looks Promising !!!!
M3gAtR0N said:
Looks Promising !!!!
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Thank you. The application is now available.
Kevin M said:
Thank you. The application is now available.
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Works fabulously with BlissPop 2.2 OPO !
Excellent wok
Looking forward to this project!...?
Testing after a while on XPERIA!
This is awesome, especially for Android wear!! Does it help with WhatsApp too? I fear not since it has different pictures...which are ugly because of an 8bit definition worth of MS-DOS "prince of persia"!!
So, that said, which apps are affected in addition to messenger and hangouts? Textra maybe? Others?
Cheers and keep up the good work!!
N7100 - CyanogenModX 5.0.2 @240 dpi
I've been waiting for this my entire life haha, thank you!
Fantastic! Works great. All I had to do was uncheck Contacts in sync settings and recheck it.
M3gAtR0N said:
Works fabulously with BlissPop 2.2 OPO !
Excellent wok
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Thanks! Both the DB processor and the Xposed mod seem to be working well?
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This is awesome, especially for Android wear!! Does it help with WhatsApp too? I fear not since it has different pictures...which are ugly because of an 8bit definition worth of MS-DOS "prince of persia"!!
So, that said, which apps are affected in addition to messenger and hangouts? Textra maybe? Others?
Cheers and keep up the good work!!
N7100 - CyanogenModX 5.0.2 @240 dpi
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It will help with any application or system software that makes use of the contact thumbnail stored in the database. From my personal experience this is a majority of applications. It's also why Clarity fixes contact imagery on Android Wear apps/notifications. It will not work for any apps that use their own contact system instead of the built-in Android one. A good example is Google Hangouts which will use its own contact photos for your Google+ contacts. Luckily the Google+ photos tend to be pretty decent quality-wise. Hangouts will fall back to your contacts database if that person does not have a Google+ profile and so Clarity will help there.
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Thanks! Both the DB processor and the Xposed mod seem to be working well?
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yes both are working smoothly ! This is something that should be done by Google themselves !
Tested on BlissPop and Temasek 5.0.2 Lollipop for OnePlus One !
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Thanks! Both the DB processor and the Xposed mod seem to be working well?
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Yes both are working seamlessly !
Tested on BlissPop and Temasek 5.0.2 Lollipop for OPO !
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M3gAtR0N said:
Kevin M said:
Thanks! Both the DB processor and the Xposed mod seem to be working well?
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yes both are working smoothly ! This is something that should be done by Google themselves !
Tested on BlissPop and Temasek 5.0.2 Lollipop for OnePlus One !
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Yes both are working seamlessly !
Tested on BlissPop and Temasek 5.0.2 Lollipop for OPO !
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Great, thanks again. The Xposed modification that Clarity makes to Android can actually be done by ROM devs (or of course Google). I'm assuming at least someone out there does this.
If you're a ROM maintainer consider adding Clarity's simple modification to your ROM. Reference the XClarity.java file for implementation details.
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I've always wondered what the hell is going on when I get a new phone and some contacts images are blurry when they never were before in the previous phone. Happens everytime. Downloading now.
app seemed to work great on TMO Note 4 with CM 3/24 nightly . . . . until I pushed the Home button. I am then asked which launcher I want to use as Home and I choose Nova (which I already chose before). Then I get message that says "Unfortunately Android System has stopped." This happens every time I hit the home button. It happens if I choose Google Now Launcher too. This problem happened immediately after installing the mod and hadn't happened before. Still happens if I disable mod and reinstall Nova. Any ideas?
EDIT: if I go to settings - home and choose launcher there, it fixes it. Not sure why that is necessary. You should be able to choose default launcher when it ask you if you always want to use that launcher....
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app seemed to work great on TMO Note 4 with CM 3/24 nightly . . . . until I pushed the Home button. I am then asked which launcher I want to use as Home and I choose Nova (which I already chose before). Then I get message that says "Unfortunately Android System has stopped." This happens every time I hit the home button. It happens if I choose Google Now Launcher too. This problem happened immediately after installing the mod and hadn't happened before. Still happens if I disable mod and reinstall Nova. Any ideas?
EDIT: if I go to settings - home and choose launcher there, it fixes it. Not sure why that is necessary. You should be able to choose default launcher when it ask you if you always want to use that launcher....
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Quite odd. Did you reboot after running the DB processor?
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Quite odd. Did you reboot after running the DB processor?
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Like an idiot, I didn't read the entire OP. So, I just installed it and rebooted and had the issues I mentioned. In other words, I hadn't even tried the DB Processor yet. I have since read the OP and ran the DB Processor and had no issues. All is well. Still not sure why what I described happened. As long as others know they might have to assign home launcher via settings, it's not a big deal. Thanks for your fast response.
So, in theory, would you be able to install this and run the DB processor to create hi-res thumbnails and then remove the app? I ask because Xposed is not stable on my device (it works, but causes random reboots), so running this and getting it setup then removing Xposed would be ideal for me. Or I can just try and modify my ROM to get it to work without Xposed (I haven't read the implementation details yet).
EDIT: To answer my own question - YES, this works Made a nandroid, got everything setup, removed Clairty and Xposed, and restored my /system partition. Good to go!
Doesnt work on Lollipop TouchWiz on the Note 4. Expected but o well
What size are y'all using? 256 or increased it?
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It refuses to change detect contacts
Out of all, it only finds 1 photo and claims it's not even square
Any help?
I don't see any differences. LG G2 with CM 12.
ok it works now.
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MODERATOR WARNING!
All of us here are ecstatic that DS is back. This new Build marks the next level in Android Development for WinMo phones. It's a very exciting time but there are a few things we all need to keep in mind.
1) No THANK YOU Posts. Anyone found doing so on high volume threads will be given as infraction. We have implemented a new THANKS button here at XDA. Use that to convey your gratitude.
2) The first few pages of this thread have already informed us of this build being incredibly fast. Everyone knows it now which means NO more "This is so FAST!" posts.
3) There are several issues with this build, which have come to light over the last 30 pages. Check to see if your problem has been listed (Chances are that 999 out of 1000 are already listed). If it is, then you are not allowed to post asking for a solution to the same problem.
4) STRICTLY NO REQUESTS!
Any discussions in this thread have to be limited to the build provided here. No discussions and arguments about the pros and cons of Sense Builds.
5) NO asking for ETA of the next build.
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SuperRAM FroYo by darkstone1337
Version 1.5
Release: 18-December-2010
Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870518[/SIZE][/U][/B]
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If you don't know anything, SEARCH GOOGLE FIRST.
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What is SuperRAM FroYo?
- It is an AOSP rom with some modifications added, but kept as close to stock as possible. The only thing that is modified is the keyboard, some menu options and the launcher.
What is special about this build?
- What is special about this build is that the entire Android O/S filesystem is stored in RAM before it is booted.
What does this mean?
- Well, RAM is faster than NAND(ROM) and SD Card which in turn will make the build superfast too! Very fast. Very very fast!
I don't understand what NAND(ROM) or RAM is!
- NAND is a slower memory type (ROM) which is designed to hold data even after the phone is turned off. This is where your Windows Mobile operating system is stored.
- RAM is a much faster memory type which is designed to hold information on a temporary basis. After your phone is turned off, the data in RAM is lost.
- Running Android on your HD2 does not touch your ROM in any way! So when you turn off the phone and turn it back on, Windows Mobile will be loaded. No changes are made to ROM.
Does this mean I'm going to lose the stuff that I put in Android when my phone goes off or crashes?!
- NO. Only the operating system files for this build will be stored in RAM. User data and downloads will be saved to your SD card in a special file called data.img
- Remember if your phone crashes in Android, nothing will affect your Windows Mobile operating system since this build runs off RAM.
What other advantages does this build have?
- Unlike normal builds which are ran from the SD card, this build will not stress your SD card nearly as much. This will allow faster transfer speeds and less chance of data corruption.
- Battery usage will be less than SD card based builds as the operating systems files will be accessed from RAM instead of the SD card.
- Quick android boot!
Something isn't working properly!
- First of all check the build thread by SEARCHING FIRST to see if there is a solution to your problem or if it is already listed as a known issue. If there is no solution and the problem has not been posted by someone else, ONLY THEN should you post here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=870518
- Please include details about the issue, such as how to replicate the problem.
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Installation and Setup:
Make sure that you do not have another Android folder on your SD card. If you do, then either rename the folder or back it up to another location and delete the folder.
Copy the folders named Android and media to the ROOT of your SD card. If you don't know what the root of the SD card is, look here: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080521052942AAMW3kA
On your HTC HD2, use file explorer to browse to the Android folder on your SD card. Run the program CLRCAD.EXE (nothing is supposed to show up when you run this program.). Then run haret.exe.
You will now see a green HTC logo on a black background for a couple of seconds, then you will see nothing but a blank screen for a couple of seconds.
After this, you will see the android unlock screen. Unlock the lock screen and go through the setup wizard. After this is done, import your SIM contacts if you have any.
To do this, open the Phone app, press the Contacts tab, then press the Windows hardware button on your HD2 and select Import/Export. Select Import from SIM card. From here, press the Windows button again and select Import All.
If you do not see your SIM contacts then follow the instructions below:
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If you are using an existing data.img then you will need to delete the one that you are currently using, and copy over a fresh data.img that is included with this build. If this is your first time booting this build, then this does not apply to you.
- Open the phone app and dial this code in: *#*#4636#*#*
- You should now see a list of menus, choose the one named Phone information.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and press the 'Turn off radio' button. Wait for your signal to drop.
- Now press the 'Turn on radio'. Wait for your signal to be restored.
- Now change 'Set Preferred Network Type' to GSM/CDMA auto (PRL).
After doing this, return to the home screen (press the Home hardware button on your HD2) then open the phone app again and follow the instructions on how to import your contacts as described earlier.
YOU CAN ONLY DO THIS ON YOUR FIRST BOOT. YOU MUST KEEP THIS IN MIND.
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- After importing your contacts, you MUST reboot your phone. If you do not do this, then your data connection will not be enabled.
- Hold down the end call hardware button and select Reboot.
- You will now boot back into Windows Mobile. Run CLRCAD.EXE and haret.exe as described earlier to load Android.
After this, the installation is fully complete and you can now start using Android.
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Notes:
- I have included a 256MB data.img, however you can use any size that you wish if you have your own data.img.
- I highly recommend starting with a new data.img regardless of whether you have used this build previously. There is some changes that may conflict with your current image.
- If you wish to make changes to the build, use the file structure in Android/root/ on your SD card to put your modified files in. They will be copied upon boot. Do not worry if they are not deleted, this is normal.
- After your first boot, make sure to delete the DATA folder on your SD card. It is stored under Android/root/data.
- If you plan to reinstall the build again, make sure to copy back this folder from the ZIP file.
- Robot voice issue may occur when in a call. If this happens, during the call press the LOUDSPEAKER button then END THE CALL. Do this exactly and every call after will no longer have this issue.
- You are left with around 280MB+ free RAM after booting the build. This is enough memory for anything!
- Build.prop is easy to modify, I have included a copy in /Android/root/system on the SD card. Modify this as you with and your changes will be copied over upon the boot of Android. If you mess something up, just delete the file and the changes won't be applied upon next boot. This goes for any file you put in the Android/root/ folder.
- I'm not going to be like other chefs and say "THE BATTERY LIFE IS EXCELLENT I PROMISE" etc. Everyone's setup is different, just test the build for yourself!
- Forget quadrant scores! If you're judging this build by quadrant scores then I pity you. This type of build is different from other builds, yes the quadrant scores may not be in the 2000+ range, but honestly, can you actually say to me that this build is slower than other builds that have a higher score? I sure hope not.
- To delete LauncherPro just uninstall it from the Application Manager! Before you do this, make sure you install another launcher such and ADW Launcher or Gingerbread launcher which can be found from the Market free of charge.
- If you want to remove ads, this is very easy.
- Download this adfree hosts file: http://gamesquare.co.uk/hosts.zip (COPY AND PASTE THIS LINK IN YOUR BROWSER.)
- Unzip this file to the /Android/root/system/etc folder on your SD card. Boot into Android and there will be no more ads.
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- The base rom is from AdamG's OxygeN Desire rom which has been modified by myself.
- The initrd and CSSync updates is based on that from cedesmith. However, I've modified the initrd for my own build.
- The PPP wrapper update is from LeTama's thread, version 0.7
- The HaRet loader is custom made by NetRipper, thanks to him for helping me increase the initial ramdisk size limitation!
For developers only:
- The kernel included is hastarin's r8.6 eb_oldcam kernel, this has been modified for my build!
- Kernel source: http://www.gitorious.com/~hastarin/linux-on-wince-htc/hastarins-linux_on_wince_htc
- Patch: http://pastebin.com/6qjkb4Hh
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Bugs Fixed in version 1.5:
- Data corruption fixed (framework force close)
- App compatibility increased (skype, drocap2, other apps should now work)
- SIM contacts fix (read above on how to get SIM contacts on your phone if you do not see your contacts)
- Camera app force close on settings now fixed
- Wifi tethering now working (use the Wireless Tether app included)
- Unable to remove LauncherPro is now fixed, I've moved the launcher to /data (read above on how to change launcher)
- UI sounds should now work for everyone
Bugs Remaining:
- Notification LED's only blink once
- SetCPU unable to change CPU speed (not that I think that theres much need to do this anyway)
- Possible PPP data issues for some people
New Features:
- Gingerbread keyboard now has a multi-language auto-complete dictionary (access this in keyboard settings and choose your language)
- Added RTL support (thanks to Ambious for his modified framework file!)
- Updated to Google Maps v5
- Added Astro file manager
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Thanks to everyone at #htc-linux, #htc-linux-chat and at xda-developers for your help, guidance and support!
Thanks to my beta testers! Thanks to Hastarin for pointing out the toolchain issue which cases high power usage in sleep!
The first boot will take under a minute, subsequent boots will take much less time.
I am running HTC HD2 Stock rom 3.14.405.2.
My radio is 2.15.50.14, I have NO robot noise issue with the combination.
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Screenshots:
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^You^
Download here: http://www.multiupload.com/01Q9CDT76Y
UPDATE:
Apply this patch to prevent data corruption. If you already using this build, use a new data.img (any size) after you apply this patch.
crawlingcity said:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ebwijry3m9k6p3u
posting this initrd on darkstone's behalf. fixed corruption. rename it to newinitrd.gz
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UPDATE:
Follow these instructions if you have higher battery drain!
DarkStone1337 said:
Lets see how many people will ignore this...
To fix high power drain / usage in standby (60mA or 70mA) disable 'Use wireless networks' in Settings>Location menu. You will now get 7mA or less constantly. I discovered this as the main culprit last night. Also works in other builds.
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Code:
V1.2 Beta - old
http://www.multiupload.com/IO59N57MG0
Kernel update: http://www.multiupload.com/2G8LKSNZF6
V1 - old
[URL]http://www.gamesquare.co.uk/?p=478[/URL]
MIRROR: [URL]http://hamid29.s73.rapidbaz.com/premium/49b2df8acc9fae5467b31e3814faf34d/4d05db44/s73.eu./8523299?SuperRAM_Froyo_v1.7z[/URL]
New Darkstone build is beating 28sec on boot, and 2100 on quadrant without any tweat!
the super hero is back, and much strong!
thank you sir!
renna1992 said:
is this build multi language?
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Yes it is!
Oh my god... it's really unbelievable fast!! really thunderbolt!!
Many thans darkstone for your hard job. Nice to test any new build from you.
to go to your site i have to fill out a survey first or play a game on a website riddled with viruses? really?
Since its aosp its sense-free? (hoping) anyway ..this must be a must have!! Will try soon and do some testing . Oh and darkstone..welcome back
As said on IRC: build works awesome. Quadrant scores even get higher after you boot for the second time. Keep it up!
molesaied88 said:
to go to your site i have to fill out a survey first or play a game on a website riddled with viruses? really?
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Viruses, surveys? I've just put ads up to cover server costs
I never put up any virus or survey
But if you're loading entire file system in RAM, it would reduce free RAM that we get after boot? How much free ram we get with it in compare to normal builds? How big entire system for android is?
Download size is 78mb, so I assume it would take about 78mb out from RAM?
Great Work !
will see if you able to put the amazing cedesmith desirehd rom away from my phone.
molesaied88 said:
to go to your site i have to fill out a survey first or play a game on a website riddled with viruses? really?
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Yeah - just like you said, straight away got a full screen pop-up ans when I tried to click out of it my AV kicked in immediately with a security warning. Not a very friendly ad provider
Like he says, it boots insanely quickly after the initial boot.
Very nice AOSP build.
chrisnash said:
Yeah - just like you said, straight away got a full screen pop-up ans when I tried to click out of it my AV kicked in immediately with a security warning. Not a very friendly ad provider
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OK! Ad removed, sorry about that, I'll need to have a word with my ad provider
I'll add screenshots soon folks!
Thanks Darkstone,
This build is fast, very fast indeed.
Boot time is the fastest thing i've seen so far.
However i do get robot voice and i can't seem to get rid of it.
Using OzDROID ROM 2.00 with 2.15 radio
few questions:
how much ram is left for running applications ?
is there all of changes made by me in system (install apps, changing settings) will save anywhere ?
is this build for normal daily use good ? Or keeping android in ram making some limitations ?
DavidX_07 said:
few questions:
how much ram is left for running applications ?
is there all of changes made by me in system (install apps, changing settings) will save anywhere ?
is this build for normal daily use good ? Or keeping android in ram making some limitations ?
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Ram is usually 240mb+ available after boot, don't worry about that, it's plenty!
Changes to /system won't be saved since android is loaded into ram. If you want to make permenant changes, you can either modify the system file in linux and rebuild the file. Or you can can create a file structure in the Android folder on your sd card and create the folders named Root, Update.
Insert the files you want changing in there and create an update script. The changes will be made upon every boot as long as you have the files stored on your SD card
Your settings and apps are stored to SD card, so all your changed made in Android via normal usage will be saved
Don't mean to be pushy..but are there any plans of a sense version of this build
I don't like stock froyo much and if yes, I will hold out till its released
jan-willem3 said:
The real advantage of this is the boot speed.
The rest of the speed is produced by the intret.gz from cedesmith or am I wrong.
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No not only boot speed, the build is faster overall as it is stored in ram and not on the SD card. Therefore, your SD card will be less stressed, will have more speed available to be used when reading/writing files.
I have HSPL 2.08 and 3.14 ROM, well this gives some problems with low RAM(?) or something. Does that mean that this android rom will run slow(er) as well?
hey im glad you are back Darkstone... but can you display more information about the build...like....
-how to install it
-whats working
-whats not working
-battery life?
-put pictures
-does it have Widgets?
and some other information??
thanks!!
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Proudly presenting you...
"My phone is now perfectly smooth, fast, stable. I do not expect much more from my phone!"
DarkAdrien
"This release is amazing! ROM feels super fast! Great job Mike & the team! (...) Never noticed any lag. 1 word: brilliant."
Selec1
"Feels a lot smoother in use - scrolling, swiping between sense screens. Much nicer feel. This is a real good one, Mike. Many thanks "
dsm52
System details:
Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) - latest official HTC Evo 3D CDMA 2.89.651.2 (WWE) firmware
This is improved version of stock ROM - no visual changes!
Very fast, clean & stable!
Full HTC Sense 3.6 Interface
Multi-language (WWE)
For HTC Evo 3D CDMA
Thanks to HTC for the base firmware
Included kernel details:
Stock kernel (the most stable)
ROM details:
Removed software (CPU) rendering - full Adreno220 (GPU) rendering
Fully optimized and tweaked
Root access
Unsecured boot.img
Newest BusyBox
RAM optimizations
System signatures check enabled for system security and safety
Improved virtual memory management
Speed optimizations
Enabled GPU UI rendering
SD Card speed tweak
Data, cache and system partitions mounting tweaks
Bloatware applications removed
All /system applications updated to latest available
All /data applications updated to latest available
Improved CPU governors performance
Most optimal system scheduler
Disabled kernel debugging for better performance
Zipaligned (Improved RAM management)
Zipalign on boot (for user applications on data partition)
Fully de-odexed
init.d scripts (BusyBox run-parts) support
Auto init.d permissions set on boot
sysro/sysrw commands support
Excellent battery life!
Improved EXT4 performance
OpenVPN support
Most up-to-date system files permissions
Adobe Flash Player support
Support almost 24h a day
...and many more!
You need:
HTC Evo 3D CDMA (unlocked)
4EXT Touch Recovery
Firmware package from downloads section
How to flash:
Download ROM and place it on your SD card
Boot your phone in recovery mode (vol down + power)
In main menu, select "install zip from sdcard"
Select "choose zip from sdcard" and browse to the location of Android Revolution ROM
You can use data wiping option in AROMA (optionally if coming from earlier version of my ROM, obligatory if coming from stock or other custom ROM)
After flashing process is complete, reboot the device
Android Revolution HD 3.0
--- release date: March 2014 ---
De-odexed using newest smali/baksmali
Added option to Disable Bytecode Verification in AROMA
Updated BusyBox to 1.21.0
Fixed SQlite binary
Added AROMA installer and re-organized folders structure
Added Seeder 2.0.0 in AROMA tweaks section (Thanks to lambgx02)
Modified VACUUM/REINDEX script to run minimum every 2 days (Thanks to mcbyte_it)
read_ahead_bdi changed to 256 for better I/O performance
Google TalkBack moved to AROMA
Added custom hosts (ads remover) to AROMA
Latest Google Play
Added Google Keep to AROMA
Zipaligned using SDK r22.3
Possibility to choose between SuperUser and SuperSU in AROMA installer
Updated Xposed installer to the latest 2.4.1
Removed zipaligned on boot because every .apk is zipaligned already
Moved init.d trigger back to ramdisk
Updated tune2fs binary
Updated sqlite binary
Other minor changes and fixes
Included and updated applications:
--- Data partition ---
Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.81 (Android 4.0+)
Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.73 (Android 2.0+)
Adobe Reader 11.1.3
Dropbox 2.3.12.10
ES File Explorer 3.1.0.3
Facebook 6.0.0.28.28
Twitter 5.2.2
--- System partition ---
GmsCore 4.2.43 (Android 2.3+ / SDK 9)
Gmail 4.7.2 (Android 4.0+ / SDK 14)
Gmail 2.3.6 (Android 2.2+ / SDK 10)
Google Play 4.6.16
Push Service 1.2.6.4 (Samsung devices)
SuperUser 1.0.3.0
SuperSU 1.93
--- Aroma installer ---
Google Hangouts 2.0.303 (Android 2.3+ / SDK 9)
Google Maps 6.14.4 (Android 2.2+ / SDK 8)
Google Maps 7.7.0 (Android 4.0.3+)
Google Plus 4.3.0.62241793 (Android 3.0+ / SDK 11)
Google Street 1.8.1.2 (Android 2.2+ / SDK 8)
Google YouTube 5.5.27 (Android 2.2+ / SDK 8)
Google TalkBack 3.5.1 (Android 2.2+ / SDK 8)
Google Chrome 33.0.1750.166 (Android 4.0+ / SDK 14)
Google Music 5.4.1413N.1048534(Android 2.2+ / SDK 8)
Google Keep 2.1.01 (Android 4.0+ / SDK 14)
Google Drive 1.2.563.31 (Android 2.3+ / SDK 9)
Google Search 3.3.11.1069658 (Android 4.1+ / SDK 16)
Google Search 1.4.1.338691 (Android 4.0.3)
Google Search 1.1.2.64376 (Android 2.3.5)
- If your current firmware version doesn't match ROM firmware version, wiping data inside AROMA is highly recommended!
Important notes:
1. If you want to say "Thanks!"
There are many ways to show your support to the developer. You can:
Press the "Thanks" button.
Hit the donation button and "buy me a beer".
Share your opinion about my work and write some feedback in respective thread.
Advertise my work to your friends.
Rate my thread with 5 stars.
Every way of support is highly appreciated, but it's not expected!
2. Sharing policy
This forum is about sharing. If you want to use any part of my work, please feel free to do it but remember about some simple rules:
Inform me about using my work by sending me a message. You don’t need my permission, just inform me.
Include link to my thread from where you took particular files.
Give proper credits for what you used.
When it comes to using my ROM as a base you are free to do it only if I don't have "Stock ROMs" thread available for particular device. If such thread exists, you are
obligated to take ROMs from there instead. These threads with "Stock ROMs" are usually updated within 24 hours from the moment when I release my custom ROM.
Sharing is one thing, but please respect some areas of my work like:
ROM name - "Android Revolution HD", "Android Revolution", "Revo HD", "AR HD" etc.
Graphics used in my threads, especially head-banners designed exclusivity for me.
Other parts of my work that are not supposed to be used by others without proper permission.
Please let me keep my threads design unique. I’m sure you can do something even better yourself!
3. Support
If you have any issues or questions, please feel free to post them in the respective thread. Due to my commitments in real life I can't answer every PM, tweet or facebook post.
If you want to get the fastest and the best answer - ask the question in the thread. Every month I need to remove about 1.000 new messages from my XDA inbox. I’m sure it’s better if I spend this time cooking new ROMs.
4. Signature banners for users
Due to the increasing number of users flashing my ROMs we introduced some time ago 3 special groups of members.
Android Revolution HD Recognized User – every user might get this rank with proper banner by being active in my thread (or threads).
Helping users to solve problems, answering questions or preparing threads with add-ons for Android Revolution HD are the most common ways to gain this rank. Just be active and we’ll contact you!
Android Revolution HD Advanced User – every user might get this rank with proper banner by doing some amazing modification, application, theme etc. for Android Revolution HD.
Creating simple bootanimation might not be enough, but you never know! Having Recognized User status before is not needed!
Android Revolution HD Supporter – every user who shared some server space with us (with proper bandwidth) will get this banner. Please keep in mind we can't use DropBox shared folders.
What we can use is minimum 20 GB of space and 10 Mbit upload speed. If you want to donate some server space to us, please contact me via private message.
Apart of those special banners, every user might use one of our amazing user banners collected in this thread.
Finally, thanks for using my work! I hope you will enjoy Android Revolution HD!
Reserved.
--- User banners prepared by KID_1194, adsamcik, sigeltek & jotha ---
Q 1: After flashing Android Revolution HD my battery drains much faster. What can I do?
A: Please charge your battery to 100%, boot your device in ClockworkMod Recovery and go to Advanced ---> Wipe Battery Stats. Also see Question 7.
Also please read this ---> [GUIDE] Enlarge your battery life : an attempt to fix the battery drain
And this ---> [How to] Brilliant Battery Life 100% working!
For more details about wiping battery stats please read this
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Q 2: My Premium Navigation doesn't work correctly. What should I do?
A: Your Premium Navigation may not work correctly for many reasons. Most of them are not ROM related. You can try the following things:
- reinstall your Locations under "Settings" ---> "Locations"
- remove /sdcard/.data/navigator/Data/Temporary from your SD card
- re-download Google Maps from the Android Market
- clear data from Google Maps in system software management
Q 3: When recording HD video, the playback of the clip keeps freezing. How to fix it?
A: This is probably SD card problem. Format your SD card (FAT32 recommended) to gain silky smooth playback.
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Q 4: After I reboot my device, mp3 ring-tone is back to default. What should I do?
A: Go to Ringtones > Menu > More Ringtones > Create new ringtone > Select the one you want (Thanks to kill4l)
Q 5: Is there any alternative for SetCPU? I think it slows downy my phone.
A: You can application called No-frills. Remember to check "Allow on boot" option.
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Q 6: After flashing Android Revolution HD my SD card is being mounted as ready only. What should I do?
A: Connect your SD card to your PC and do defragmentation process. If you still have some problems with SD card, please read this.
Mac users can use the repair function of the MacOS disk utility to solve the read only problem (Thanks to Calimero1205).
Q 7: My CPU load is all the time nearly 100% and in most part it's used by system. What is the reason of that high CPU usage and how can I fix it?
A: Delete your htcsense.com account. It takes A LOT of your battery and CPU usage.
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Q 8: Do I need to wipe data partition when upgrading from old version of Android Revolution HD?
A: I always recommend wiping data partition but it's absolutely necessary only if I mention that in the changelog. But normally you can live without it.
Wipe data partition if you experience any issues.
Q 9: I have some strange issues with my ROM that nobody reported before. What should I do in first place?
A: In first place you should check, if the MD5 Checksum is correct. Then flash ROM again and see if the issue is gone. A lot of strange issues can be solved this way.
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Q 10: I had SetCPU installed on Android Revolution HD, then I flashed new version of AR HD and SetCPU doesn't work any more. How to fix it?
A: Please reinstall SetCPU.
Q 11: I can't send/receive MMS or I can't connect with mobile data connection. How can I fix it?
A: Please check your MMS settings or mobile data connection APN settings.
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Q 12: My phone got random freezes or reboots. How can I fix it?
A: Every CPU is different. It seems that your CPU doesn't like OC or UV (undervolt). Set your CPU to default 1GHz.
If it doesn't help, then you need to flash default kernel from the second post.
Q 13: When I listen to music from HTC stock player it accidentally pauses for short time and then keep playing.
A: Turn OFF fastboot in settings.
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Q 14: My GPS signal is very weak or GPS is not working at all. How can I fix it?
A: There are some solutions:
1. You can download and install FasterFix to improve your signal strength.
2. You can download and install GPS Status & Toolbox to manage your GPS settings.
3. Turn off "Fast boot" under "Settings" ---> "Power" and reboot your phone.
4. Read this, this, this & this
5. [Trick] Speed Up Satelite Fix for GPS on Android
Q 15: My clock/weather widget doesn't show my location. How can I fix it?
A: Please clear data from Google Maps, Clock Widget, Weather, HTC weather sync provider and Weather Provider.
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Q 16: My Quadrant score is not as high as on different ROM. What does it mean?
A: It means absolutely nothing. Benchmarks on Android System are more or less lottery and they are not showing the real system performance.
There are many settings that can force Quadrant to show more then 3000 points but it's faked performance, that actually can slow down your phone in some circumstances.
What I always emphasize is a real performance, the one you can feel under your fingers. Remember that I/O has some limit and surpassing it shows just a numbers without true ratio.
Also keep in mind that Quadrant has support for Android Gingerbread only in version 1.1.7 and higher.
Q 17: I have com.htc.bgc process force close few times a day. How can I fix it?
A: It's because you have removed HtcTwitter.apk (HTC Twitter application). Please restore it.
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Q 18: My screen-lock sound and keypad sound while dialing numbers is very low. How can I fix it?
A: Download "Quick Settings" application from Android Market and check system volume slider.
Q 19: When I open up the call screen (where I see the recent calls and callers), the calls won't appear in the list. What to do?
A: Probably you are using 3rd party launcher. Remove the dialer shortcut and re-add it.
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Q 20: My Wi-Fi doesn't reconnect automatically after boot. How to fix it?
A: Disable fastboot in settings or check this solution.
You think you're addicted from flashing ROMs, checking forum the whole day and you feel like "Android" should be your second name? Well, here's something for fun
preacher65 said:
Okay, now I'm getting my world news from XDA. I had no idea this had happened until I read this. Something tells me I'm spending too much time on here!
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Whiskey103 said:
Well i have some similar experience. I just found out my wife is pregnant for 6 months already... Lol.
And the first thing I asked was : When will you release it?
So I guess i spend to much time here also.
Still a had some spare time it seems. Otherwise the baby is not mine!
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DarkAdrien said:
My wife is pregnant for 4 months, ETA October 22nd (her upload speed is not so good). If only I could do a nandroid backup of my current life to be able to restore it after
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So is this a rom?
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
Hell ya.
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
Hello, Mike! I use your Rom exclusively on my Asus Transformer and it is so buttery smooth. I will load this into Boot Manager and see how this baby runs on my EVO 3D. Thanks for the ROM bro!
Even I don't have this device I decided to make ROM for it. Every day I receive few requests to make Evo 3D ROM so let's stop this Android Revolution HD for HTC Evo 3D will be available soon.
Woot! Glad to see more renowned Sensation developers coming over.
Cannot wait.
I have heard great things about you Mike. Can't wait to see what you have in store for us
Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk
One of the best dev team come to 3d!! Nice..
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
is there a link to this rom?
soundwavedj said:
is there a link to this rom?
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not available atm.
soundwavedj said:
is there a link to this rom?
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not yet, will come soon
Hey Mike, I talked to you on IRC and you asked about kernels. I forgot that Ziggy has a very fast ans stable kernel for the EVO 3D. He has made it for the Synergy and Virus's ROMS, but I bet if you asked him nicely he would let you use it, or even build one specifically for you. Just a thought.
housry23 said:
Hey Mike, I talked to you on IRC and you asked about kernels. I forgot that Ziggy has a very fast ans stable kernel for the EVO 3D. He has made it for the Synergy and Virus's ROMS, but I bet if you asked him nicely he would let you use it, or even build one specifically for you. Just a thought.
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Thanks for the suggestion mate! I will contact with him
mike1986. said:
Thanks for the suggestion mate! I will contact with him
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Timat is not stable, so stay away from it for now.
Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk
novanosis85 said:
Timat is not stable, so stay away from it for now.
Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk
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Thanks for the warning, do you have some kernel suggestion?
mike1986. said:
Thanks for the warning, do you have some kernel suggestion?
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Honestly best thing to do is create one your self. Ask ziggy if you could use his. His are very stable and fast
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clark44 said:
Honestly best thing to do is create one your self. Ask ziggy if you could use his. His are very stable and fast
Sent from my PG86100 using Tapatalk
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Thanks!
mike1986. said:
Thanks for the suggestion mate! I will contact with him
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FYI...also check out Bcblend/Mwalt. It is in CleanROM DE and works great with no issues.
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XPrivacy
After weeks of research, development and testing I proudly present the ultimate, yet easy to use, privacy manager: XPrivacy.
XPrivacy can prevent applications from leaking privacy sensitive data. XPrivacy can restrict the categories of data an application can access. This is done by feeding an application with no or fake data. There are several data categories which can be restricted, for example contacts or location. For example, if you restrict access to contacts for an application, this will result in sending an empty contact list to the application. Similarly, restricting an application's access to your location will result in a set location being sent to the application.
You can use the successor XPrivacyLua on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and later.
Features
Simple to use
No need to patch anything (no source, no smali or anything else)
For any (stock) variant of Android version 4.0.3 - 6.0.1 (ICS, JellyBean, Lollipop, Marshmallow)
Newly installed applications are restricted by default
Displays data actually used by an application
Option to restrict on demand
Free and open source
Free from advertisements
Read more on GitHub
Description
Features
Restrictions
Limitations
Compatibility
Installation (quite easy!)
Upgrading
Usage
Permissions
Frequently asked questions
Support
Changelog
Similar solutions
News
Contributing
License
The download link is in the installation instructions
You can also use the XPrivacy Installer as an aid to install XPrivacy.
This forum is for questions only. See here for bug reports and feature requests.
Please post messages related to privacy only.
XPrivacy is not intended to make other application do things they are not supposed to do.
There is only support for the latest official XPrivacy version.
XPrivacy was a lot of work, so please support this project
If you want to donate, see here for all options.
Use at your own risk !
The latest version from a while ago still works properly up to Android 6 Marshmallow, if Xposed works properly on your device
(you can ignore any internal error report of XPrivacy, since these are known to be harmless)
XDA:DevDB Information
XPrivacy, Xposed for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
M66B
Source Code: https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacy
Xposed Package Name: biz.bokhorst.xprivacy
Version Information
Status: No Longer Updated
Current Stable Version: 3.6.19
Stable Release Date: 2015-07-01
Created 2014-08-03
Last Updated 2018-02-08
Wow! :good:
Can't wait to take this for a test run!
And see what else can be added, of course
Tungstwenty said:
Wow! :good:
Can't wait to take this for a test run!
And see what else can be added, of course
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Please report about your experiences.
Contributions are more than welcome to make it a better mod.
Thanks a lot. I always missed PDroid as i am on stock Samsung ROM.
BTW, the patches also work on Stock Rom ? ie : even if i don't use CM10, i need to install the CM10_4.1 patch isn't it ?
Tanks again
Looks awesome.
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Namoi said:
Thanks a lot. I always missed PDroid as i am on stock Samsung ROM.
BTW, the patches also work on Stock Rom ? ie : even if i don't use CM10, i need to install the CM10_4.1 patch isn't it ?
Tanks again
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Yes, the fixes should work on stock ROM too, but I didn't test it.
M66B said:
Yes, the fixes should work on stock ROM too, but I didn't test it.
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I will try ASAP and report
Im using this since version 0.3 and think it is really a great Mod!
Thank you very much for your hard work!
I'd really like to contribute, but since I'm pretty limited in terms of coding the only thing I can offer is to translate Xprivacy to German if you like.
I already got some experience in app translating (though it has been some time since then), so just PM me, if you want me to translate it
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Wow, this application is gone so far from 0.1! :good:
M66B said:
Yes, the fixes should work on stock ROM too, but I didn't test it.
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So If I'm on a sense based 4.2.2 rom I also need to install the CM 4.2 fix? (just installed the latest version of Xprivacy .11)
the app has improved greatly, its very usable now.
some suggestions/details:
app/usability:
1. the app is usable when it is not enabled, there should be a check on app launch if it is enabled in xposed.
2. some sort of loading indicator instead of just directly jumping into the batch edit category after a wait.
3. search for apps.
4. app filtering
2,3,4 are already implemented in xposed app settings, perhaps you could look at that code.
ui stuff:
1. all the activities except the main one should have menu items and the navigation action http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/actionbar.html#Home
2. the blocked apps/ apps with the particular permission should be sorted above the rest.
i'd say blocked apps->apps with permission but not blocked-> rest of them
3. scroll bar in batch edit
4. action bar spinners or a viewpager like the xposed app separating the batch edit and the list of all apps. (AB spinners would save space though)
these are suggestions, i love the app as it is,
graffixnyc said:
So If I'm on a sense based 4.2.2 rom I also need to install the CM 4.2 fix? (just installed the latest version of Xprivacy .11)
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Yes, else not each data type will be restricted.
M66B said:
Yes, else not each data type will be restricted.
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TY Sir
hmm odd. I have everything installed (Xposed 34, xprivacy .11 and the fix) I don't see an Xprivacy button in manage apps like in the 2nd screen shot.
graffixnyc said:
hmm odd. I have everything installed (Xposed 34, xprivacy .11 and the fix) I don't see an Xprivacy button in manage apps like in the 2nd screen shot.
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First the most obvious: did you reboot? did you enable XPrivacy in the Xposed installer?
Which ROM do you use?
Do you see orange triangles if you start XPrivacy and browse apps?
M66B said:
First the most obvious: did you reboot?
Which ROM do you use?
Do you see orange triangles if you start XPrivacy and browse apps?
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Yes, I rebooted twice. I'm on TrickDroid 4.2.2 (sense based) on the HTC One. I do see the orange triangle on some apps when I open up Xprivacy but not on all (going into the different categories)
a have a request. The application is really great, but I would much rather like to get notification(and then I can open XPrivacy by just clicking on it) when new application is installed instead of just popping up. I hope you understand me
graffixnyc said:
Yes, I rebooted twice. I'm on TrickDroid 4.2.2 (sense based) on the HTC One. I do see the orange triangle on some apps when I open up Xprivacy but not on all (going into the different categories)
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If you see orange triangles XPrivacy is in any case working.
Maybe your settings layout is different, so that XPrivacy cannot hook into it.
This is not a big problem, because you can access all settings from the app too.
You can do me a pleasure by sending a logcat, starting from the moment your device boots, so I may be able to figure out why this (not) happens.
kv1dr said:
a have a request. The application is really great, but I would much rather like to get notification(and then I can open XPrivacy by just clicking on it) when new application is installed instead of just popping up. I hope you understand me
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Please create an issue and I will realize this.
gandhar said:
the app has improved greatly, its very usable now.
some suggestions/details:
app/usability:
1. the app is usable when it is not enabled, there should be a check on app launch if it is enabled in xposed.
2. some sort of loading indicator instead of just directly jumping into the batch edit category after a wait.
3. search for apps.
4. app filtering
2,3,4 are already implemented in xposed app settings, perhaps you could look at that code.
ui stuff:
1. all the activities except the main one should have menu items and the navigation action http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/actionbar.html#Home
2. the blocked apps/ apps with the particular permission should be sorted above the rest.
i'd say blocked apps->apps with permission but not blocked-> rest of them
3. scroll bar in batch edit
4. action bar spinners or a viewpager like the xposed app separating the batch edit and the list of all apps. (AB spinners would save space though)
these are suggestions, i love the app as it is,
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Thanks for your feedback, gandhar.
Could you please create issues for these, so I can easily track things?
Loading apps in an async task + spinner has already been realized (will be in version 0.12).
Please Observe the Note about Gapps/Recoveries in the Downloads Section.
GSM'rs Please read message 1977 BEFORE complaining about SMS Texting. Thanks
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CyanogenMod 11.0 is a free, community built distribution of Android 4.4 (Kit Kat) which greatly extends the capabilities of your phone and increases performance and reliability over "stock Android" for your device.
Code:
* Your warranty is now void.
* We are not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* 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 us for
* messing up your device, we will laugh at you.
CyanogenMod is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. Linked near the bottom of this post is a package that has come from another Android project that restores the Google parts. CyanogenMod does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.
Features:
CM11.0
Koush's SuperUser as default (built in)
Android KitKat 4.4.4
Root
Apollo
CM's "File Manager"
cLock Widget
Quick Settings Panel
Swipe option for Quick Settings
Quick Pull-down option for Quick Settings
Notification Drawer Quick Access Ribbon
New CM Wallpapers
Theme Engine
Scroll typed text with vol -/+
Multi Language Support
Whisper Push
Zipaligned
All images optimized
Whats Working:
Alarm/Clock/Countdown Timer/Stop Watch
Audio (alarm, music, ringtones, ui)
Automatic Screen Rotation
Battery Stats
Bluetooth Calling and Streaming
Bluetooth Tethering
Camcorder - see below
Camera
Count Down Timer
Data (3g/4g LTE)
Data Transfer Arrows
Developer Options
Display (for the most part. See not working for further details)
Exchange E-Mail
Google Sync: Account/Calendar/Contacts
Gallery
Google Voice Typing
GPS
Hangouts (Gtalk replacement)
HD Video Playback
LEDs
Mms (sending/receiving)
Performance Controls
Phone (making/receiving calls)
ScreenShot
Security (Blacklisting /Privacy guard /Screen Lock)
Signal Bars and dBm signal strength
Simultaneous Voice and Data
Sms (receiving /sending)
Sms messaging via hangouts (new integrated sms ability)
Sound Recorder
Stereo Sound Headphones (some static present when screen comes on and goes off)
Stereo Sound (rear speaker)
Storage (external /internal)
Superuser
Swipe Keyboard and Auto Correct
Terminal Emulator
Torch/Torch Toggle
USB Mass Storage (Access via pc connection): External /Internal
USB Tethering
Vibration (calls , haptic feedback, notifications)
Vibrator Intensity settings
Video Chat (ie: Skype, Hangouts, etc.)
Video Playback (Youtube, Camcorder)
Voice Dialer
Voice Search
Live Wallpapers /Wallpapers
Weather from network location
Widgets
WiFi
WiFi Hot Spot (native WiFi tethering)
Youtube App/streaming video
What's Not Working:
Netflix: However, there is a workaround for this via use of the Xposed module: [Xposed][HACK] Workaround for Netflix This was discovered by member @hochoch. Thanks be to him. I have attempted to place the install instructions here. However, IF you feel confused please refer to the Workaround site.
To install:
Download and Install the Xposed Installer APK http://dl.xposed.info/latest.apk.
... > move to the dir containing the file
... > adb install de.robv.android.xposed.installer_v32_de4f0d.apk
You will be asked if you will allow this. Say yes.
Switch to the phone and the app directory. Install the Xposed framework:
... Find Xposed Installer... Tap it... Tap Frameworks... Tap ok... Tap Install/Update...
. . select Remember choice forever... Tap Allow... Tap ok to ReBoot
Download and Install the APK linked in this post: linked apk
... > move to the dir containing the file
... > adb install XposedCM10.1NetflixWorkaround.apk
Startup the Xposed Installer... Tap Modules.. Tap the check box.. Tap ret key twice
After enabling the module in Xposed Installer ... Reboot your phone. Enjoy Netflix.
If your PC hangs on one of the adb install commands... look at your phone and Tap the OK.
And this works on our CM11.0 (4.4.4) xposed-framework
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Bluetooth Calling: It's hit or miss. Either doesn't work for some, or has bad quality for others.
Bluetooth will NOT "turn on" our ReZounds. Hardware is not designed for it. In order to make a "Hands free call" you must at least "Activate" the phone. Only has to show the "Lock Screen". Then your Bluetooth must be of the type that has a "Button" you can press to activate voice calling. Mine is a Plantronics Pro and the sequence goes like this:
Naturally your Bluetooth and phone have to be paired.
Push Power Button on Phone.
Push or Press your Bluetooth button.
Listen for command request.
Recite the name in your call list you desire to call.
Hope that the voice to text translation was correct...
MHL/HDMI: This most likely will never work on AOSP and should be considered a "don't hold your breath"
Camcorder: Built in one will scramble the pic IF started in portrait mode. Horizontal mode works ok. However, in both modes you can only get 3 video saves and then you have to reboot to get another 3. Repeat.
Installation InstructionsI recommend users of this rom to be on the latest firmware and Hboot with an s-off device. If you are not on the latest global firmware: Here or Here.
NOTE: For recovery I use CWM Touch 6.0.3.6 but you can also use TWRP. Some wipe options below may not be included in other recovery options. Still wipe what is available the best you can.
1. Put the Rom on the root of your SD Card
2. Compare MD5 Sum
Windows: MD5 Calculator
LINUX: Open Terminal and type: md5sum [path to the rom on your sd card]
Mac: Open a terminal and type: md5 [path to the rom on your sd card]
3. Reboot to Recovery
4. Scroll down and select "Wipe"
5. Wipe the following:
Wipe ALL data/factory reset
Wipe /data
Wipe /cache
Wipe Dalvik-cache
Wipe /boot
Wipe /system
Optionally wipe:
Wipe battery stats
Wipe rotate settings6. Scroll to and press return
7. Install Rom from SD Card
8. Reboot and enjoy!
Further questions about the ROM
Please check the FAQ in the second post.
Note: Please do not mirror the Rom. Thanks.NOTICE: I do not provide a changelog. However, you may view the official CM changelog by clicking CHANGELOG (Not yet available for cm-11.0)To those complaining about Battery usage, please view message: 2429
The Battery tests have been updated: Sep 7th, 2014Downloads:
ROM: DOWNLOAD
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4.4.4 GApps: gapps-kk-20140620-signed.zip
4.4.4 BaNkS GApps: GApps from BaNkS
4.4.3 GApps: gapps-kk-20140606-signed.zip
4.4.3 BaNkS GApps: GApps from BaNkS
Check out the message 2322 for a proper TWRP and CWM to install the "Standard" Gapps.
Thank You to the following individuals for their heavy involvement in making Kit Kat possible for the HTC Rezound and for their continued efforts to improving the platform (in Alphabetical Order):
Flyhalf205 -Donate
kkozma - Donate
_litz - Donate
REV3NT3CH - Donate
Snuzzo - Donate
TheBr0ken - DonateSource:
Google - Android
Cyanogen - Source
Vigor - Beta builds
Vigor - Kernel
Please note that CM-11.0 is super fresh and no where ready for prime time action. However, it is stable enough to use daily. Over time, the CyanogenMod team will add back features that are currently missing and adding some never before available as development continues.
Please see post two for additional notes.
Frequently Asked Questions
HTC Rezound UNOFFICIAL CM11.0 (KK-4.4.4)
This is a short list of Q&A that should help you find answers to the questions you might have concerning flashing and using this ROM.
[SIZE=+1]Q1: What version of Android is this?[/SIZE]
This Rom is CM11.0 which is currently built on Android 4.4 "Kit Kat"
[SIZE=+1]Q2: Lost root?!? Built in Superuser doesn't work?[/SIZE]
Go into Developer options and change Root access to "Apps and ADB"
[SIZE=+1]Q3: Is this ROM S-On compatible?[/SIZE]
By default, no. Follow these instructions to flash on an S-On device:
NOTE:
You must have the Android SDK downloaded and installed onto your computer.
You must be familiar with the SDK's install directory structure.
You must be familiar with using terminal and know how to cd to the platform-tools folder of the Android SDK's install directory.
1. Open the Rom zip with an archive tool such as 7zip and extract the boot.img from it.
2. Place the boot.img into the platform-tools folder of the Android SDK's install directory.
3. Put the Rom and GAPPS on the root of your SD Card
4. Compare MD5 Sum
Windows: MD5 Calculator
LINUX: Open Terminal and type: md5sum [path to the rom on your sd card]
Mac: Open a terminal and type: md5 [path to the rom on your sd card]
5. Reboot to Recovery
6. Scroll down and select "Wipe"
7. Wipe the following:
Wipe ALL data/factory reset
Wipe /data
Wipe /cache
Wipe Dalvik-cache
Wipe /boot
Wipe /system
Optionally wipe:
Wipe battery stats
Wipe rotate settings
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8. Scroll to and press return
9. Install Rom and gapps (in that order) from SD Card
11. Return to the main menu of the recovery and select "Developer Menu".
12. Select "Reboot to bootloader
13. Ensure your device is connected to your computer and that your device is now in fastboot mode. This is a white screen and it says fastboot on it.
14. Open a Terminal (OSX or Linux) or CMD window (Windows) and cd to the platform-tools directory of the Android SDK's install directory.
15. Issue this command to flash the boot.img we placed in the platform-tools folder earlier:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
16. Watch the output of the terminal, it should say something like "sent successfully".
17. Finally send this command:
Code:
fastboot reboot
This command reboots your device into Android. Wait for it to boot up and enjoy your new freshly installed CM10.12
Note: If you are having issues connecting your device to your windows computer in fastboot, please insure the drivers are up to date by installing the latest version of HTC Sync for the Rezound.
[SIZE=+1]Q4: Where did the Developer options in settings go?[/SIZE]
Google/Android has hidden this feature in JB 4.x+ and up. Follow these steps to re-enable the feature:
Go to settings > about phone. Tap Build Number 7 times. Tapping Build Number 7 times re-enables the Developer Options in settings.
[SIZE=+1]Q5: Where did the reboot menu go?[/SIZE]
In Android 4.4 this menu is hidden by default in CM11.0 and must be enabled.
Step 1: Enable Developer options using the method described in Q4.
Step 2: Go to Developer options and check the Advanced reboot box.
Step 3: Go to System settings > System > power menu. Insure the Reboot menu box is checked.
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[SIZE=+1]Q6: What is the recommended HBOOT and Radio for this ROM?[/SIZE]
RADIO: 2.23.10.0123r, 2.23.10.0124r
HBOOT: 2.28
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If your device is not using this firmware and HBOOT, its very simple to update. Just follow the guide [URL=" http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2509770 [/URL] to get updated.
[SIZE=+1]Q7: Is this ROM GSM compatible?[/SIZE]
Yes. You must enter Mobile Networks and change preferred network list to GSM.
[SIZE=+1]Q8: Why isn't my WiFi working?[/SIZE]
You're most likely s-on then. You must flash the boot.img that comes with the .zip inside of fastboot.
[SIZE=+1]Q9: What recovery is recommended?[/SIZE]
ClockworkMod 6.0.3.6 or higher... TWRP 2.6.0.1 or higher...
[SIZE=+1]Q10: I can't mount my phone to my computer as a mass storage device. How can I manage my internal/external storage with my computer?[/SIZE]
If you have the most recent HTC drivers installed and are still experiencing issues, reboot into your recovery, and try mounting your storage that way. If you are still having issues, try a different cable, USB port, or computer. Lastly, try to avoid using an external USB hub. Those may cause issues, as well.
Please be smart and use the search bar first before posting any questions...
【ROM】【4.4.4】【UNOFFICIAL】CyanogenMod 11.0【06-30-14】【GPL】【HYBRID】
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Thank you!!
Flashing with twrp is ok?
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For those of you who wish to contribute to it's progress and may not be as code or tech savvy, feel free to look over the things that are "untested" in post number 1 and let the rest of us know if it works or not!
This helps a lot so thank you.
-Neo
bbgreen said:
Thank you!!
Flashing with twrp is ok?
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I believe so. Although I'm unsure of what version may/may not be compatible as I do not use it. FlyHalf would be the best person to answer this.
IAmTheOneTheyCallNeo said:
I believe so. Although I'm unsure of what version may/may not be compatible as I do not use it. FlyHalf would be the best person to answer this.
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I use 2.6.3.0 with no issues
kkozma said:
I use 2.6.3.0 with no issues
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as i used 2.6.3.3
I want to try it so bad, but I need the browser and camera... I'll wait until it's awesome!
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I used 2.6.3.0 from here : http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/vigor
Just make sure you properly wipe/etc if doing a clean install, and after any "dirty flash", wipe dalvik and cache before you reboot.
Is this ion based?
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mavpts said:
Is this ion based?
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No
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For any and all gsm users installing this...there is a few trick to get things working and we are still working on this. I may also do my best to release a pure gsm version of 4.4 for our device
does art work or are we to stay on dalvik?
PMEM vs. ION
mavpts said:
Is this ion based?
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Forgive my ignorance on this one, but I simply don't know enough about it to reason this out for myself. Can you guys get an ION version booting? The reason I ask is because I remember the reason you guys stuck with PMEM was because you still had the ability to use the camera/camcorder with that type of memory management. Would building with ION alleviate any of the existing problems since that's more or less the direction that Android wants to take memory management? I'm sure you guys had already thought of all of this, just curious if there was any advantage in trying to get it built with ION (and admittedly it's a selfish "want to know" on by behalf). Congrats and thanks to Fly, Litz, Rev, Neo, KKozma, TheBroken and everybody else responsible for getting this done. It's been awesome to watch you guys work.
Also Bluetooth streaming works. Not sure about bluetooth calling though.
I don't think any of us have tried ion with cm11 yet. I did build cm10.2 ion and it boots, but the camera doesn't work at all.
That said, I am going to give the old college try on using a different display hal for cm11 which requires ion. There's a very small chance it could help with the camera, but don't hold your breath.
iamwalterwhite said:
Forgive my ignorance on this one, but I simply don't know enough about it to reason this out for myself. Can you guys get an ION version booting? The reason I ask is because I remember the reason you guys stuck with PMEM was because you still had the ability to use the camera/camcorder with that type of memory management. Would building with ION alleviate any of the existing problems since that's more or less the direction that Android wants to take memory management? I'm sure you guys had already thought of all of this, just curious if there was any advantage in trying to get it built with ION (and admittedly it's a selfish "want to know" on by behalf). Congrats and thanks to Fly, Litz, Rev, Neo, KKozma, TheBroken and everybody else responsible for getting this done. It's been awesome to watch you guys work.
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As this is still very new even to the cyanogen source...many things are still being pushed to cm11 as well as commits...it will all be ironed out in PMEM soon...ION will take some time
Doh. Stupid double post
So far so good, usb tethering works, alarm, stopwatch and countdown timer work as well.
i have noticed if i change runtime to art i get fc of gmail, gapps and a few other apps, it is in a loop to so only fix was to turn back runtime to dalvik.
other than that keep up the great work! all the devs here are a joy to be apart of this community
update - Also i have been a rom toolbox user since the beginning and it has always worked, but in this rom i am unable to uninstall apps, i can freeze them tho, just thought id share
mavpts said:
Also Bluetooth streaming works. Not sure about bluetooth calling though.
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Blue tooth calling works.
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Custom init.d and Performance Tweaks for Tab4 V1
YOU MUST HAVE ROOT In order to use these tweaks.
Code:
[B]Changelog[/B]
[B]What's included[/B]
Added notations and prompts during install
Added file checks to see if mods are needed
Added Ability to enable custom bootanimation
Google Bootanimation by default (if custom bootani is chosen)
Added Custom bloatware removel (user customizable)
Added code to remove Samsung Knox (User customizable, knox components vary based on device)
Init.d script support
Improved memory management (Lowmemory killer tweaks)
Improved Battery Management
Improved touch screen responsiveness
Better Network stability
Enhanced image resolution (jpg, video and bmp)
More to come as I test and weed out the non-productive tweaks
[B]Step 1: Install Script Manager from Google PlayStore[/B]
Click on link below to go to Playstore and install "Script Manager"
[B]Step 2: Configure Script Manager[/B]
Open "Script Manager" and click on menu
Choose "Advanced" -- "Configuration"
Choose "SM File Browser" -- "Browser Zoom"
Change setting to 30
Press back button one time
Choose "Console" (at the very bottom of the list)
Choose "Font Size"
change to "18 => 54 Columns"
Close out of "Script Manager" for now
[B]Step 3: Download Tab4 Customizations[/B]
Download from Downloads tab or
Go to the download link and save the zip file to your PC
Extract the zip file to your PC (Maintain folder structure)
You should have a folder named s5mods (located wherever you extracted it to)
Copy this folder to the root of your [B]Internal SDcard[/B]
[B]Step 4: Run the customization script from Script Manager[/B]
Now go back and open "Script Manager"
Browse to the "s5mods" folder you copied in step 3
Select the s5mods_setup.sh script file
In the row of buttons accross the top press the "SU" button (It should turn green)
Click on the "Run" button (Located just above the SU button)
Follow the prompts and reboot your device [B]Twice[/B]
Verify that /data/local/init.log and /data/local/S5_Memory_Recovery.log exist
Instructions for customizing the bloatware removal:
Located in "/s5mods/bloat" is a text file named nobloat.txt, Open and review this file it contains a few default apks to remove.
To add your customizations simply add the file name of the apk (Case Sensitive), if the apk also has a coresponding odex
file you will need to add the path to that as well following all case sensitive patterns. Be careful when adding apks to this list if you
add an apk that is required by the system to boot you will be required to flash the stock rom and start over from scratch.
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Thanks
@oldbbman - for his absolute willingness to test anything and everything under the sun.
and for not running away screaming when he had to reflash his Tab3 multiple times.
#~NOTICE~#Team Blackout is not responsible if you blow up your house, your dog eats your homework, the zombie apacolypse, your wife/husband divorcing you or if your device turns into an unrecognizable smoldering pile of plastic. by reading this you agree to take all responsibility for any damage you do to the universe, your device, your marriage or your failing grades in school or college.
Required Files and Downloads
Script Manager on Google PlayStore
Tab4 Customizations (currently downloads are disabled)
XDA:DevDB Information
Performance Tweaks for Tab4 Version 1, Tool/Utility for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4
Contributors
cstayton
Version Information
Status: Testing
Current Stable Version: V1
Stable Release Date: 2014-06-10
Created 2014-06-10
Last Updated 2014-06-13
Bug Reports
Please follow the instructions below to report bugs.
1 - Go HERE To report bugs and request support.
2 - Include all relevant information in the Bug Tracker.
a) Device Model (Tab4 7.0/8.0/10.1)
b) SU version (SuperSU 1.94/1.99 etc)
c) Check busybox version (1.22.1 installed by script)
d) Include a logcat (run logcat during script to generate all errors) CatLog from the Playstore is a great tool.
e) Android Version (I believe the tab4 is kitkat 4.4.x)
Reserved
Hey thanks! Already finished! I was really busy, but before that I actually exchanged my 7 inch for an 8 inch. Does this tweak also work for 8 inch? I am guessing it is because you just said Tab 4 without screen size. Also, you are aware that tab 4 7.0 has Marvell quad core chip while 8.0.and 10.1 has snapdragon 400, right? Just making sure cause you don't have this tablet and maybe you weren't sure.
I'm still deciding if I should keep my ipad and return this tab 4 8.0 or keep this tab 4 and sell my ipad. Ahh can't decide! There are both goods and bads..
Anyway, I'll try this tweak soon. I hope other users will also find this tweak helpful.
Thanks!
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sw6lee said:
Hey thanks! Already finished! I was really busy, but before that I actually exchanged my 7 inch for an 8 inch. Does this tweak also work for 8 inch? I am guessing it is because you just said Tab 4 without screen size. Also, you are aware that tab 4 7.0 has Marvell quad core chip while 8.0.and 10.1 has snapdragon 400, right? Just making sure cause you don't have this tablet and maybe you weren't sure.
I'm still deciding if I should keep my ipad and return this tab 4 8.0 or keep this tab 4 and sell my ipad. Ahh can't decide! There are both goods and bads..
Anyway, I'll try this tweak soon. I hope other users will also find this tweak helpful.
Thanks!
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Okie sorry before I test, just making sure, this works on tab 4 8.0 too and all other sizes? I need your confirmation
Thanks!
Im wondering about this as well, as the download states for 7.0
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sw6lee said:
Hey thanks! Already finished! I was really busy, but before that I actually exchanged my 7 inch for an 8 inch. Does this tweak also work for 8 inch? I am guessing it is because you just said Tab 4 without screen size. Also, you are aware that tab 4 7.0 has Marvell quad core chip while 8.0.and 10.1 has snapdragon 400, right? Just making sure cause you don't have this tablet and maybe you weren't sure.
I'm still deciding if I should keep my ipad and return this tab 4 8.0 or keep this tab 4 and sell my ipad. Ahh can't decide! There are both goods and bads..
Anyway, I'll try this tweak soon. I hope other users will also find this tweak helpful.
Thanks!
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Okie sorry before I test, just making sure, this works on tab 4 8.0 too and all other sizes? I need your confirmation
Thanks!
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tweaks SHOULD be independent of screen size and processor, that being said the performance gain most likely will behave differently between the three devices
smknutson said:
Im wondering about this as well, as the download states for 7.0
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should work for all models of the tab 4 (Download says V1) not sure where your seeing for 7.0 at :laugh::laugh::laugh:
cstayton said:
should work for all models of the tab 4 (Download says V1) not sure where your seeing for 7.0 at :laugh::laugh::laugh:
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yep, ok i dont have a folder specific to the tab or tab4 sorry, it should work for the 8.0 and 10.1 as well.
So ran it on my 8.0, it completed and I'm able to boot successfully, however it was unable to set bootanim, it was unable to remove default bloat ( stated it was read-only), and init.log and the memory recovery.log do not exist in data/local/
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smknutson said:
So ran it on my 8.0, it completed and I'm able to boot successfully, however it was unable to set bootanim, it was unable to remove default bloat ( stated it was read-only), and init.log and the memory recovery.log do not exist in data/local/
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You are rooted, correct?
did it install all of the prerequisite components? busybox etc?
you ran this through script manager correct?
chose the SU options in script manager?
did you go in and modify the nobloat.txt (per the instructions)
Remember I don't have this device I am flying blind abd need some detailed information in order to help.
I am rooted yes. I also had busybox preinstalled. I did run through script manager as linked, with su chosen.
I didn't touch the nobloat.txt at all, rebooted twice immediately and checked for the two files that didn't appear
The only problem I initially encountered was i am unable access menu of script manager, so i had skipped that step about the text size
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Teasr for next version
The next version will be completely rewritten will run through adb commands with your device connected to your PC (Sorry windows version only)
smknutson said:
I am rooted yes. I also had busybox preinstalled. I did run through script manager as linked, with su chosen.
I didn't touch the nobloat.txt at all, rebooted twice immediately and checked for the two files that didn't appear
The only problem I initially encountered was i am unable access menu of script manager, so i had skipped that step about the text size
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you will need to modify the nobloat.txt file for your device (remember I don't have the tab 4 so the txt file is based on my tab3)
you really need to change the menu size so you can see the prompts and answer them appropriately it should work the only reason i can think of that it didnt is that kitkat behaves differently but it shouldnt as far as running scripts go. you mentioned read only which leads me to believe that the system folder did not get write access correctly.
ill look thru the script and see if i can find anything that needs changing
The initial set of instructions :
The second set:
My data/local folder:
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smknutson said:
The initial set of instructions :
The second set:
My data/local folder:
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goind to do some reconfiguring of the script, im taking the download offline for now thanks
KoolKit V1.0.0
Almost done, still need to work out the init.d script support should have a test version ready in a few days.
Any news?
Any updates on this?
I'm eager to see if the "better network stability" helps with the Wi-Fi issues on the tab 4
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Sorry, I haven't been active here for a while, I'll try to get v2 up some time this week.
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