[MOD][XPOSED] Chuwi Tweaks - Xposed Framework Modules

Introduction
If you own a Chuwi tablet then you might of heard that you can install a modifed boot.img to improve the font rendering. This is not only risky as it may not work for your version of the tablet, but the results aren't that great either. Enter Chuwi Tweaks, the Xposed module that fixes the problem while also giving you some new options too.
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Features
Font options so you that can customize the appearance
An option to restore multi-user support (Chuwi removed it)
An option to keep notifications with action buttons expanded
More to come?
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XDA:DevDB Information
Chuwi Tweaks, Xposed for Chuwi tablets
Contributors
ImADev
Xposed Package Name: com.imadev.chuwitweaks
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 1.0
Stable Release Date: 2016-02-16
Created 2016-02-16
Last Updated 2016-02-16

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If you use Nova Launcher then I recommend going into it's settings and setting the font to condensed, increasing the text size up a notch and also setting the color to #666666 (skip setting the color for the desktop).
Personally I like the way the condensed font looks, so that's what I have Chuwi Tweaks set to use on my Vi10.

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Can you add a brightness fix to the tweak, or would that require a modified kernel? I switched back to stock from RemixOS, everything works except brightness and the screen flickers a lot.

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@ZeroTheSavior
What's your Chuwi model number?
Most of the people with brightness issues are using older Vi10's that still have a light sensor. The solution that people like to suggest is that you disable automatic brightness.

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My model is Vi10PQ64G22150901XXX
There's no option to turn on automatic brightness in the first place.
Brightness worked in RemixOS, but I hated the lack of adb and Xposed so I flashed the first rom I could find.

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I guess your build is new enough that it doesn't have the light sensor. What's odd though is that I can adjust the brightness and there's no flickering on my 221511 build.
If you've flashed the BIOS then I'd suspect that that's caused the problem, but it could easily be a mismatched kernel too. I guess it depends on how you restored Android or if it's been an issue since you bought the tablet and used Android.

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Yeah, I did flash the BIOS at one point... BIOS lists InsydeH20 Version as J1D_S165C_206, which I think is 2.06. What's yours?

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BIOS: J1D_S165C_206 (used in the 221511 revision)
BIOS date: 10/30/2015
MD5: d1138265c8e2825ddcf70b2e7dae2487
BIOS: J1D_S165C_206 (used in the 221509 revision?)
BIOS date: 09/21/2015
MD5: e1f93389808e45ae375be9f9d0b8030f
BIOS: G1D_S165_206 (an update for users with G1D_S165_205)
MD5: 3fbb11ac7d77fd81305bc65c88ad414a
BIOS: G1D_S165_205 (old)
MD5: 8706eb20323936956fd9932bf238b5b6
d1138265c8e2825ddcf70b2e7dae2487 might also apply to the 221510 revision.
If I were to install e1f93389808e45ae375be9f9d0b8030f onto my 221511 revision then it breaks the front facing webcam. If I then reinstall d1138265c8e2825ddcf70b2e7dae2487 everything will be back to normal and there will be no “STATUS_DEVICE_POWER_FAILURE” error in Windows.
If your BIOS is already a J1D_ version then you shouldn't ever need to update it. Only the old G1D_ builds require an update to fix some issues.

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My BIOS is 09/21/15, so I guess that means I have a mismatched ROM. Guess I gotta look for another one. (Turns out there's a lot more broken things than just brightness... No sound in headphones, no Bluetooth)
More related to Chuwi software: There's no rotation options in Android settings. Is there a fix? Even Ultimate Rotation Control doesn't work.

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ZeroTheSavior said:
My BIOS is 09/21/15, so I guess that means I have a mismatched ROM. Guess I gotta look for another one. (Turns out there's a lot more broken things than just brightness... No sound in headphones, no Bluetooth)
More related to Chuwi software: There's no rotation options in Android settings. Is there a fix? Even Ultimate Rotation Control doesn't work.
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That definitely sounds like you've installed the wrong ROM. I've heard about them issues happening and I actually just linked someone to the 221509 backup images over on techtablets.
Once you've got the correct ROM installed you'll get rotation options and everything should work as you'd expect it to.

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chuwi hibook here...
I cant install xposed, it seems to be arm but i get "Error executing updater binary in zip" in both arm and arm64 versions
In addition, i tried flashing the x83 version and it got flashed, but the tablet doesnt boot... how do i know what android im running?
Droid hardware info shows: ARMv7, armeabi

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Yakandu said:
chuwi hibook here...
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Hey, sorry for the wait.
Have you posted your issue to the Xposed support page as it seems your issue is with Xposed rather than this module?
I don't know if this will work, but download and install the Xposed Installer, open the app and look at the logs page. Does it say the platform is armeabi-v7a? If it does then download xposed-v84-sdk22-arm.zip and install it from recovery.
You'll need to use the sdk22 framework and you might need to adjust the jit_reset_offset if it's anything like KitKat.

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ImADev said:
Hey, sorry for the wait.
Have you posted your issue to the Xposed support page as it seems your issue is with Xposed rather than this module?
I don't know if this will work, but download and install the Xposed Installer, open the app and look at the logs page. Does it say the platform is armeabi-v7a? If it does then download xposed-v84-sdk22-arm.zip and install it from recovery.
You'll need to use the sdk22 framework and you might need to adjust the jit_reset_offset if it's anything like KitKat.
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Yeah, I tried on the support page but nothing so i came here since you own a Chuwi tablet. I didnt get a bootloop after isntalling xposed.apk, but my logs page is empty but I downloaded Hardware info and i got: ARMv7 processor rev 1
When installing xposed-v84-sdk22-arm.zip I get "Error executing updater binary in zip ..."

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Yakandu said:
When installing xposed-v84-sdk22-arm.zip I get "Error executing updater binary in zip ..."
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Are you using the Intel temp recovery solution and have you tried both TWRP and CWM? You'll normally get that error either when you're using an outdated version of TWRP or if the /system partition doesn't have enough free space, in which case uninstall any non-essential system apps that you can reinstall via the Play Store.
I guess you've already made a complete backup of the ROM? I wouldn't suggest doing any of this otherwise.

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ImADev said:
Are you using the Intel temp recovery solution and have you tried both TWRP and CWM? You'll normally get that error either when you're using an outdated version of TWRP or if the /system partition doesn't have enough free space, in which case uninstall any non-essential system apps that you can reinstall via the Play Store.
I guess you've already made a complete backup of the ROM? I wouldn't suggest doing any of this otherwise.
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Im using a TWRP version that some russians made for the HiBook, the version is 2.8.7.0...
I have 1,8gb free on /system
I tried installing x86 version of the Xposed zip and it got installed but it doesnt boot..
this is very weird
Is there any other way to install xposed?

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Yakandu said:
Is there any other way to install xposed?
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There's no other way to install newer versions of Xposed, but you could try the following.
1. Install the Xposed Installer app
2. Open it and then exit
3. Open Terminal Emulator and enter the following
Code:
su
echo 0x98 > /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/jit_reset_offset
chmod 664 /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/jit_reset_offset
4. Boot to TWRP and install the framework
For the Chuwi Vi10 I created a custom version of the Xposed Installer so that jit_reset_offset doesn't need to be set. That wouldn't work for you though as it's built for KitKat.
I just looked into your tablet as well as similar tablets that use the Z8300. So far none of them have got Xposed to work.

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ImADev said:
There's no other way to install newer versions of Xposed, but you could try the following.
1. Install the Xposed Installer app
2. Open it and then exit
3. Open Terminal Emulator and enter the following
Code:
su
echo 0x98 > /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/jit_reset_offset
chmod 664 /data/data/de.robv.android.xposed.installer/conf/jit_reset_offset
4. Boot to TWRP and install the framework
For the Chuwi Vi10 I created a custom version of the Xposed Installer so that jit_reset_offset doesn't need to be set. That wouldn't work for you though as it's built for KitKat.
I just looked into your tablet as well as similar tablets that use the Z8300. So far none of them have got Xposed to work.
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Anyway, thankyou so much for your time