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Let's get the G1 alive & kicking again

Hi guys,
With all the changes going on with Android especially the past couple of years, the ancient G1 has been pretty much left behind at this point. It's quite understandable given how poor the hardware is by today's standards and just how old it is. But for nostalgic purposes, a reminder of how far we've come and to demonstrate the power of the development community I want to revive it in some form. I've already posted some videos of the G1 running a couple of the brand new material design Google apps on my own channel here and for the new channel I have just launched for my Android news site Little Green Dude here.
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The plans are as follows:
1. Produce a more up to date ICS build with a "Lollipop-esque" experience in terms of UI (I know there is a Jelly Bean port but ICS is the most modern Android build that ever reached a usable state).
2. Attempt to improve the performance and utility of this ROM as much as possible within the limitations of the hardware - for instance I want to try and use pretty much the entire internal 256MB ROM for /system and have /data mounted entirely on the MicroSD if the performance of the G1's SD reader will allow it. I am also considering producing and modifying some apps especially for the G1
3. Explore backporting of certain apps and features to ARMv6 where they are currently only AMv7 compatible and also from newer versions of Android to ICS if this remains the newest possible stable Android base
4. The big one, if I can get some help and support from an experienced kernel developer I would like to eventually try and look into getting a more modern version of Android working. Either building on the limited support we have for Jelly Bean or leapfrogging it to KitKat or dare I say it Lollipop.
I have already made some limited progress as shown in the image above which was made with a screenshot taken from my G1 a few days ago (full res screenshot attached) and the two YouTube videos I linked to.
Now before anyone get's carried away please understand that these are ideal goals, some of which may prove to be too difficult but most should theoretically be possible with enough work and support. I can make no promises as to which if any of these will successfully make it to fruition but I am already fairly confident about 1 and parts of 2.
Is there anyone out there who would like to support such a project at any level? Testing, development, donations - literally any level of help would be fantastic!
Come on guys, she's never going to be anyone's daily device or even close at this point but there's life in the old gal yet! Let's do this!

wollac11 said:
Hi guys,
With all the changes going on with Android especially the past couple of years, the ancient G1 has been pretty much left behind at this point. It's quite understandable given how poor the hardware is by today's standards and just how old it is. But for nostalgic purposes, a reminder of how far we've come and to demonstrate the power of the development community I want to revive it in some form. I've already posted some videos of the G1 running a couple of the brand new material design Google apps on my own channel here and for the new channel I have just launched for my Android news site Little Green Dude here.
The plans are as follows:
1. Produce a more up to date ICS build with a "Lollipop-esque" experience in terms of UI (I know there is a Jelly Bean port but ICS is the most modern Android build that ever reached a usable state).
2. Attempt to improve the performance and utility of this ROM as much as possible within the limitations of the hardware - for instance I want to try and use pretty much the entire internal 256MB ROM for /system and have /data mounted entirely on the MicroSD if the performance of the G1's SD reader will allow it. I am also considering producing and modifying some apps especially for the G1
3. Explore backporting of certain apps and features to ARMv6 where they are currently only AMv7 compatible and also from newer versions of Android to ICS if this remains the newest possible stable Android base
4. The big one, if I can get some help and support from an experienced kernel developer I would like to eventually try and look into getting a more modern version of Android working. Either building on the limited support we have for Jelly Bean or leapfrogging it to KitKat or dare I say it Lollipop.
I have already made some limited progress as shown in the image above which was made with a screenshot taken from my G1 a few days ago (full res screenshot attached) and the two YouTube videos I linked to.
Now before anyone get's carried away please understand that these are ideal goals, some of which may prove to be too difficult but most should theoretically be possible with enough work and support. I can make no promises as to which if any of these will successfully make it to fruition but I am already fairly confident about 1 and parts of 2.
Is there anyone out there who would like to support such a project at any level? Testing, development, donations - literally any level of help would be fantastic!
Come on guys, she's never going to be anyone's daily device or even close at this point but there's life in the old gal yet! Let's do this!
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I like the idea of this haven't been here in damn ages but for nostalgic purposes I say why not I am on board

Let's do this.
It has been some time since Ive worked on the D/S. I wasnt planning on coming out of retirement but since Ive got a bit more time on my hands recently, I suppose it wouldnt hurt to helpout where I can. I know some of the United guys may be interested as well, xillius200 already took the liberty to email us, so hopefully some others join in.
TL;DR: I'm game.

Great idea indeed! Just checked with my brother, he still keeps my HTC Magic. So will fetch that from him later next week.

Tengku you are back!!!

Well devs, contact me if you need a hand or even a dream to develop on. May have some time myself

I am willing to help test builds. I have been playing around with a Wildfire S for a few days now, it has 4.4.4 CM11 on it and using Int2Ext+ with an ext4 partition. My G1 is enjoying retirement in the closet right now.

The G1 is possibly the greatest phone I have ever owned. I tell people about it all the time and the fact that it was incredibly good for being the first of it's kind.

Hi all,
Thanks to everyone here offering their support on this. Progress has been slow due to other commitments and some problems with my G1, but I have not given up on the idea and would certainly welcome the help of anyone who is able to. I hope to have something usable to share fairly soon so hold on for that.
The biggest obstacle I am having is getting working hardware acceleration on a recent CM version. BananaSandwich seems to have HWA working but there is no source for that ROM and it is very outdated at this point. It also includes bugs not present in the United ICS builds. I tried contacting @banana4444 a while back but I didn't get a response so I assume he is busy with other things. If anyone knows how it was fixed in that ROM (so I could replicate it on a new build from source) I would be very grateful.

what's the best current ROM for this device? I have 2.3.6 cyanogenmod on it I think.

I'm here too, if you need help on tests
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Only just found this thread, sounds like an awesome idea. JianC is the one to talk to about hw acceleration, was trying to help him with it Summer last year but I don't know whether he got anywhere with it.

Let's get the G1 alive & kicking again
Nothing is impossible ,cheers
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I have just got a g1 yesterday, I have got RA-1.5.2 recovery on it.
Is there a flashable version of your ROM I can put on it?
It is on 1.0 rc29 now lolz.
I have not had one of these for years so I don't know what the jig is with these now.
It is in lovely condition, it had texts on it from 2008 from T-Mobile lol.
Thanks

Is this still being developed? I might be able to donate a device or two if they are needed.

Best Marshmallow Rom for Nexus 4 - January 2016

Hi guys,
I've been out a lot from the roms community in a while.
I was wondering if you can tell me what are currently the best rom (and key features) out on the market?
I used paranoid, slimrom and currently using euphoria OS.
From my research, both Slim and Euphoria are stuck on lollipop.
Any help?
Best,
FF

One acronym, three words. lol
Next time, read the actual forum you're posting in. Helps everyone out. Elaborating on your question, there is NO best ROM. It's simply an opinionative question, which only you can decide on which one is the best for you.

Sekas said:
Hi guys,
I've been out a lot from the roms community in a while.
I was wondering if you can tell me what are currently the best rom (and key features) out on the market?
I used paranoid, slimrom and currently using euphoria OS.
From my research, both Slim and Euphoria are stuck on lollipop.
Any help?
Best,
FF
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Try "Pure Nexus Project". IMO it's the best at the moment, it has a s#+t ton of features and it offers a smooth experience overall. Even if it's been "unofficially" brought to our Nexus 4, we get updates weekly, and the maintainer brings a new update 1-2 days after the "official" update has been pushed out. Paired with a good custom kernel, like "Taurus kernel" or "Quanta kernel", it offers the ultimate experience for the Nexus 4. I don't think it can get any better than that.
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I do understand there is no best rom.
If you're not here to help, I don't understand why you came here to comment.
I said I wanted to know what were the best roms by personal opinion and which key features were good.
I can do a quick search about roms (I did), I just wanted to have some fellows experience.

dragos281993 said:
Try "Pure Nexus Project". IMO it's the best at the moment, it has a s#+t ton of features and it offers a smooth experience overall. Even if it's been "unofficially" brought to our Nexus 4, we get updates weekly, and the maintainer brings a new update 1-2 days after the "official" update has been pushed out. Paired with a good custom kernel, like "Taurus kernel" or "Quanta kernel", it offers the ultimate experience for the Nexus 4. I don't think it can get any better than that.
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I've seen quite a few videos of Nexus pure and I found it really interesting! Thank you for your opinion.
Does franco still makes good kernels? I used to use Hellscore because of the d2w but now every rom has it, I guess.

for me currently stay at BeanStalk
its like CM13 with +++ feature ^^

Smh, dafuq is this post even on android development.

Sekas said:
I do understand there is no best rom.
If you're not here to help, I don't understand why you came here to comment.
I said I wanted to know what were the best roms by personal opinion and which key features were good.
I can do a quick search about roms (I did), I just wanted to have some fellows experience.
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Even if I'm no help, you posted in the Android Development section, so clearly reading is your problem. It also doesn't hurt to try out different ROMs. Of course, it is all about opinion, so others experiences do not matter until you have tried the specific ROM that you might desire.

I too thought same thing as @xWolf13 wrote. But thing is our nXs4 is in EOL line for Development. I have already wasted 50+ hours trying to various ROMS silently without writing anywhere about what's wrong in each. So I share my experience which should be useful to you. I am Long aged Mahdi ROM and Euphoria fan! Till Nov-15 I was happily living on that, but when MM ROMs started for nXs4, I wanted to switch. I started with Chroma Nov-15 built. It was stable and smooth at starting. But things became unstable after a week, even Random reboots started on chroma, ditching whole experience. Yes its my fault that I root and use Xposed, but I did the same on Euphoria this whole years!!! Next to chroma, I started trying, ---Disclaimer: THESE ARE MY PERSONAL OPINION ---
Fake ROM latest Jan version (Very stocked, and simply not Root-enable. I've also wrote steps on How to Root it as simple as possible, in its forum)
Cataclysm for Nexus 4[Dec 21, 2015] (It's beautiful mod, but seriously lags lot of Custom ROM features)
The Pure Nexus Project ★ Layers ★ [04/01/16] (Since its marked Unofficial I never wanted to try. Unofficial builts don't make future supports, but post above convinces me to try it, which I may soon)
Minimal OS for Nexus 4 [2015-12-08] (Not long supported after Dec built)
SAOSP - M [09-12-15] (Not long supported after Dec built)
Screw'd Android - v2.0.1-(Way too bloated)
RR Remix (Features are good, but many reply its too buggy)
**crDroid** release every weekend (Less features for a CM built )
Mokee Open Source Project ( Chinese font everywhere)
BeanStalk 6.05 - 01/08/2016 (Packed full of features and I like 6.05 built. But Me and some other users have reported and suggested things, also Devs actively responds to posts!!)
So now I'm in Fake ROM, rooted. I use Quanto kernel on most ROM for D2W, USB Keyboard support for computers, MultiRom and Exponential brightness and not for Performance/Battery tweaks, which I'm ok with stock-settings of kernels for mako! Now I'm on Fake ROM with Quanto, Xposed+GB has also become laggy at running multiple Background apps. I may soon try Beanstalk once 6.06 is launched with many users commented in thread..
I always look for **0.Least delayed Support for updates as much as possible, even if its yearly twice, its ok!** 1. Network Speed meter, 2.Smart-Pulldown notifications. When No clear-able notifications are shown, pulling extends to QS 3.Custom HTML tags for status bar time
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(Isn't this cool, to have identity shown in our device clock???) Optional stuffs I'd love to have: Custom QS images- like in CM13, Beanstalk,;Slim recents with Long press apps to Force close (it was avilable only once a official custom built of euphoria. I still wish Force closing directly from Recents); RAM bar in Recents; Live display temperature as available in CM roms..
Maybe as @xWolf13 says this thread should be moved to General branch, as its on Development which is misleading...

Although this thread does not belong in the development section, it is a really useful thread. Especially for users like OP and myself who don't have time to flash 5 or more ROMs to find a good one. And let's be honest, it's hard to read through all the long posts by the devs. The bugs are rarely mentioned in the first post and you have to read many pages to find issues. Sometimes the changelogs aren't updated either.
This thread should be moved but not deleted. Also, thank you @dragos281993 and @arvindgr for actually being helpful. I always thought "pure nexus project" would be very similar to stock android (since that's what the name suggests). I'll make sure to check it out.

arvindgr said:
I too thought same thing as @xWolf13 wrote. But thing is our nXs4 is in EOL line for Development. I have already wasted 50+ hours trying to various ROMS silently without writing anywhere about what's wrong in each. So I share my experience which should be useful to you. I am Long aged Mahdi ROM and Euphoria fan! Till Nov-15 I was happily living on that, but when MM ROMs started for nXs4, I wanted to switch. I started with Chroma Nov-15 built. It was stable and smooth at starting. But things became unstable after a week, even Random reboots started on chroma, ditching whole experience. Yes its my fault that I root and use Xposed, but I did the same on Euphoria this whole years!!! Next to chroma, I started trying, ---Disclaimer: THESE ARE MY PERSONAL OPINION ---
Fake ROM latest Jan version (Very stocked, and simply not Root-enable. I've also wrote steps on How to Root it as simple as possible, in its forum)
Cataclysm for Nexus 4[Dec 21, 2015] (It's beautiful mod, but seriously lags lot of Custom ROM features)
The Pure Nexus Project ★ Layers ★ [04/01/16] (Since its marked Unofficial I never wanted to try. Unofficial builts don't make future supports, but post above convinces me to try it, which I may soon)
Minimal OS for Nexus 4 [2015-12-08] (Not long supported after Dec built)
SAOSP - M [09-12-15] (Not long supported after Dec built)
Screw'd Android - v2.0.1-(Way too bloated)
RR Remix (Features are good, but many reply its too buggy)
**crDroid** release every weekend (Less features for a CM built )
Mokee Open Source Project ( Chinese font everywhere)
BeanStalk 6.05 - 01/08/2016 (Packed full of features and I like 6.05 built. But Me and some other users have reported and suggested things, also Devs actively responds to posts!!)
So now I'm in Fake ROM, rooted. I use Quanto kernel on most ROM for D2W, USB Keyboard support for computers, MultiRom and Exponential brightness and not for Performance/Battery tweaks, which I'm ok with stock-settings of kernels for mako! Now I'm on Fake ROM with Quanto, Xposed+GB has also become laggy at running multiple Background apps. I may soon try Beanstalk once 6.06 is launched with many users commented in thread..
I always look for **0.Least delayed Support for updates as much as possible, even if its yearly twice, its ok!** 1. Network Speed meter, 2.Smart-Pulldown notifications. When No clear-able notifications are shown, pulling extends to QS 3.Custom HTML tags for status bar time
(Isn't this cool, to have identity shown in our device clock???) Optional stuffs I'd love to have: Custom QS images- like in CM13, Beanstalk,;Slim recents with Long press apps to Force close (it was avilable only once a official custom built of euphoria. I still wish Force closing directly from Recents); RAM bar in Recents; Live display temperature as available in CM roms..
Maybe as @xWolf13 says this thread should be moved to General branch, as its on Development which is misleading...
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I'm so thankful for your reply! I will surely try a few of those roms!
Nexus 4 is slowly becoming forgetted in terms of roms development.
Nevertheless, I'll try bean and pure nexus! Thank you guys!
Best

arvindgr said:
I too thought same thing as @xWolf13 wrote. But thing is our nXs4 is in EOL line for Development. I have already wasted 50+ hours trying to various ROMS silently without writing anywhere about what's wrong in each. So I share my experience which should be useful to you. I am Long aged Mahdi ROM and Euphoria fan! Till Nov-15 I was happily living on that, but when MM ROMs started for nXs4, I wanted to switch. I started with Chroma Nov-15 built. It was stable and smooth at starting. But things became unstable after a week, even Random reboots started on chroma, ditching whole experience. Yes its my fault that I root and use Xposed, but I did the same on Euphoria this whole years!!! Next to chroma, I started trying, ---Disclaimer: THESE ARE MY PERSONAL OPINION ---
Fake ROM latest Jan version (Very stocked, and simply not Root-enable. I've also wrote steps on How to Root it as simple as possible, in its forum)
Cataclysm for Nexus 4[Dec 21, 2015] (It's beautiful mod, but seriously lags lot of Custom ROM features)
The Pure Nexus Project ★ Layers ★ [04/01/16] (Since its marked Unofficial I never wanted to try. Unofficial builts don't make future supports, but post above convinces me to try it, which I may soon)
Minimal OS for Nexus 4 [2015-12-08] (Not long supported after Dec built)
SAOSP - M [09-12-15] (Not long supported after Dec built)
Screw'd Android - v2.0.1-(Way too bloated)
RR Remix (Features are good, but many reply its too buggy)
**crDroid** release every weekend (Less features for a CM built )
Mokee Open Source Project ( Chinese font everywhere)
BeanStalk 6.05 - 01/08/2016 (Packed full of features and I like 6.05 built. But Me and some other users have reported and suggested things, also Devs actively responds to posts!!)
So now I'm in Fake ROM, rooted. I use Quanto kernel on most ROM for D2W, USB Keyboard support for computers, MultiRom and Exponential brightness and not for Performance/Battery tweaks, which I'm ok with stock-settings of kernels for mako! Now I'm on Fake ROM with Quanto, Xposed+GB has also become laggy at running multiple Background apps. I may soon try Beanstalk once 6.06 is launched with many users commented in thread..
I always look for **0.Least delayed Support for updates as much as possible, even if its yearly twice, its ok!** 1. Network Speed meter, 2.Smart-Pulldown notifications. When No clear-able notifications are shown, pulling extends to QS 3.Custom HTML tags for status bar time
(Isn't this cool, to have identity shown in our device clock???) Optional stuffs I'd love to have: Custom QS images- like in CM13, Beanstalk,;Slim recents with Long press apps to Force close (it was avilable only once a official custom built of euphoria. I still wish Force closing directly from Recents); RAM bar in Recents; Live display temperature as available in CM roms..
Maybe as @xWolf13 says this thread should be moved to General branch, as its on Development which is misleading...
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I just flashed Pure Nexus.
I'm not finding it truly amazing in terms of features. Nevertheless, it's really smooth and fast so far.
Do you use something for d2w? My power button isn't that great and the rom only has d2s.

Glad my experience help you! @Sekas I'm long time fan of s2w and since s2w isnt supported much, I always use d2w or dt2w on any ROM. I go by this order to achieve it,
1.Flash ROM and Gapps
2. Flash Quanto kernel
3. Install Kernel Adiutor and if wanted install busybox app
4. Search Wake controls menu, and enable DT2W. Also click Apply on Boot
--If on CM Rom, use CM based kernel then use kernel management app... Hope this helps...

It really helped!
I installed quanto like you said and it is all working well. Nevertheless, i cant get my google calendário to work. It always says 'Google Calendar Storage not activated - Enable in setting'. But when I look for it or press the button to 'Enable in settings' it doesn't go.
I cant find any solution online. Any help?

Recommended Custom Rom
You should try Chroma custom rom.

I just flashed Pure Nexus. it is very fast and i am so happy..

Hmm, I also tried Pure Nexus but get stuck with Google play service FC on initial setup. Same with Pure Nexus Gapps as with Banks. What am I doing wrong?

Try some roms and choose, they have a lot of customizations and some can work better for you needs.

xWolf13 said:
Even if I'm no help, you posted in the Android Development section, so clearly reading is your problem. It also doesn't hurt to try out different ROMs. Of course, it is all about opinion, so others experiences do not matter until you have tried the specific ROM that you might desire.
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Granted Mr. Snarky there may be an issue about appropriate Forum to post, but it is painfully obvious that what is being asked can only be someone's opinion, at best. So what are you going on about?
And there is such a thing as best ROM, even if it comes out only as a thought out short list.
As the other Posters have offered their expertise and I have thereby gained knowledge for my own Nexus 4.

Dirty Unicorns

[ROM][5.1.1_r38][UNOFFICIAL]Cyanogenmod 12.1[BETA]

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* If you point your finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you. Hard
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Introduction
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. You will need to provide your own Google Applications package (gapps). CyanogenMod does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.
All the source code for CyanogenMod is available in the CyanogenMod Github repo. And if you would like to contribute to CyanogenMod, please visit our Gerrit Code Review. Your changelog is whatever was merged into gerrit.
Instructions
First time flashing CyanogenMod 12.1 on your device, or coming from another ROM?
Download the zip(s).
Install a compatible Recovery
Perform a NANDroid backup of your current ROM (Optional)
Wipe data & cache partitions of your device (required when coming from stock!).
Flash CyanogenMod.
Optional: Install the Google Apps addon package.
What's Working
Everything
BUGS
You tell me
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ROM
GAPPS
TWRP
Source Codes
Coming Soon......
Donations
PAYPAL
Thanks To/Credits
skoar
shaky156 for TWRP
XDA:DevDB Information
Cyanogenmod 12.1, ROM for the Nvidia Tegra Note 7
Contributors
skoar, skoar
ROM OS Version: 5.1.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
Based On: CyanogenMod
Version Information
Status: Beta
Beta Release Date: 2017-10-01
Created 2017-06-14
Last Updated 2017-11-12

I'm​ providing the twrp download link since the one uploaded by shaky156 isn't accessible anymore. I'll remove it if the dev requests it.

reserved

one more just in case

woot woooooot, tegra note 7 is back in the game again ))) my gf will be very happy haha
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jbmc83 said:
woot woooooot, tegra note 7 is back in the game again ))) my gf will be very happy haha
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Well good for you. Try it and do leave a review along with any bugs you face

I just tried to flash the zip but it ended in error saying this package is for device teratab , this device is tegranote..
Edit : my device is indian variant xolo tegra note 7.
Edit 2: I flashed op recovery and that gave me error but I reverted back to twrp which I had earlier. After that I successfully flashed the ROM and pico gapps. Booted and them used supersu 2.81 beta which have issue so better stick to either 2.79 if you want or wait for that update. But I wanted magisk so I flashed it and got root too . though safety net checks fails but that doesn't matters me. Right now I am typing this through tegra tab itself and gonna test it fully. WiFi works and other thing I will post after checking... Thanks again.

mahesh2040 said:
I just tried to flash the zip but it ended in error saying this package is for device teratab , this device is tegranote..
Edit : my device is indian variant xolo tegra note 7.
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Edit the updater script and replace tegratab in it with tegranote.

Ayush Kumar Tarun said:
Edit the updater script and replace tegratab in it with tegranote.
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Yes I was about to do the same... But then I revert back to twrp which I had earlier.. the recovery provided in op is old i guess... And now it successfully flashed... Flashing gapps waiting to boot... Yaayyy... Thanks to dev!

mahesh2040 said:
Yes I was about to do the same... But then I revert back to twrp which I had earlier.. the recovery provided in op is old i guess... And now it successfully flashed... Flashing gapps waiting to boot... Yaayyy... Thanks to dev!
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Great to hear it by the way can you upload the twrp somewhere and give me the link so that I can edit the op.

wow nice

I can't believe I looked just for fun if this xda thread is still alive as I wanted to look for ROM and you upload beta version of CM12 just today? I love you !

skoar said:
Great to hear it by the way can you upload the twrp somewhere and give me the link so that I can edit the op.
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sure.. check the pm.

Ayush Kumar Tarun said:
Edit the updater script and replace tegratab in it with tegranote.
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how do i do this?
ok ! i do it!

Huh. I thought the device development was dead for sure. I watched the announcement thread about CM 12.1 for quite a while now but stood silent as i was skeptical. because Nvidia's kernel source is a mess for many devs, no custom development existed except the kernel by shaky (which seems to be discontinued by now). So i wasn't sure if you would really be able to have that patience to go through Nvidia's source code. But here you are with the very first custom rom release for this device. Congrats to that ^^
Anyway. Since its still a very fresh custom rom i had some questions about it:
What features does the kernel come with (overclocking cpu/gpu, new cpu governors)? Or is it just stock features implanted for now? (Mabye new stuff in the future?)
How does the rom perform compared to stock in terms of speed (loading times, smoothness etc)? Also what about gaming performance?
What about the features in general?
-nvidia specific features like stylus launcher, selectable part of screen to make a screenshot of with stylus etc
-is hdmi out fully working?
Thanks in advance

One thing I would really like to see is the ability to disable that NVidia PRISM feature that adjusts display contrast to save power but also makes the image look awful most of the time. It's one of the toggles that NV's 5.1 release didn't include.

Here is small review, didn't faced any crashes yet.. smooth and feels of cm12.1 as it is...
I fully charged tab, and kept whole night to see any battery drain and for around 8hr it's reduced from 100% to 96% which is good and much better than stock one.
Camera is good, whats you can expect from this. But there is issue with video, both side front and rear cam video get recorded but unable to play through gallery or xplore app, but they get played via vlc android player.
I checked HDMI , i have converter so I conneted to my fhd tv and it connected at hd configuration of 720p, and also the resolution was miss matched maybe due to 720p but I'm stock it was correct. I hope skoar fix this cause I connect device to tv for playing games... Lol..
Live display works once I switched on GPS. GPS work well too.
Let's see the performance and sot as I used more. I have attached overnight drainage battery status ss.
Sometimes I feels lags or shutter suddenly but for few sec and that too not much frequent.
The stylus works as our normal touching finger ,no extra features like stock one. No complaints though
I haven't added apps yet only greenify and few one. The battery uses is high , hope dev can reduce it cause while writting this i get down to 65% from 71%
GodOfPsychos said:
Huh. I thought the device development was dead for sure. I watched the announcement thread about CM 12.1 for quite a while now but stood silent as i was skeptical. because Nvidia's kernel source is a mess for many devs, no custom development existed except the kernel by shaky (which seems to be discontinued by now). So i wasn't sure if you would really be able to have that patience to go through Nvidia's source code. But here you are with the very first custom rom release for this device. Congrats to that ^^
Anyway. Since its still a very fresh custom rom i had some questions about it:
What features does the kernel come with (overclocking cpu/gpu, new cpu governors)? Or is it just stock features implanted for now? (Mabye new stuff in the future?)
How does the rom perform compared to stock in terms of speed (loading times, smoothness etc)? Also what about gaming performance?
What about the features in general?
-nvidia specific features like stylus launcher, selectable part of screen to make a screenshot of with stylus etc
-is hdmi out fully working?
Thanks in advance
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I have answered this above
swaaye said:
One thing I would really like to see is the ability to disable that NVidia PRISM feature that adjusts display contrast to save power but also makes the image look awful most of the time. It's one of the toggles that NV's 5.1 release didn't include.
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This is cm12.1 so here we will get adaptive brightness and live display feature which are good

GodOfPsychos said:
Huh. I thought the device development was dead for sure. I watched the announcement thread about CM 12.1 for quite a while now but stood silent as i was skeptical. because Nvidia's kernel source is a mess for many devs, no custom development existed except the kernel by shaky (which seems to be discontinued by now). So i wasn't sure if you would really be able to have that patience to go through Nvidia's source code. But here you are with the very first custom rom release for this device. Congrats to that ^^
Anyway. Since its still a very fresh custom rom i had some questions about it:
What features does the kernel come with (overclocking cpu/gpu, new cpu governors)? Or is it just stock features implanted for now? (Mabye new stuff in the future?)
How does the rom perform compared to stock in terms of speed (loading times, smoothness etc)? Also what about gaming performance?
What about the features in general?
-nvidia specific features like stylus launcher, selectable part of screen to make a screenshot of with stylus etc
-is hdmi out fully working?
Thanks in advance
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You're right about the kernel source it's a big headache. I worked on it for sometime but frustration got the better of me so I extracted the stock boot image and used the zImage as the prebuilt one that way it temporarily solved the kernel problem. So the features are same as stock. I think I might be able to get the kernel to work. I've made considerable progress there. As for the launcher I completely removed it. It was giving force closes and since the stylus is working I don't think it's that necessary. I hope you guys will agree on this one. As for the performance I think it's better than the stock one but at the end of the day the truth is nvidia guys messed up with the lollipop update. They made it a lagging and stuttering ****. Since I'm using their lollipop sources so I inherited some of them. Gamming performance is good for me. When I'll be able to fix kernel sources I'll improve performance and battery backup. The ROM is currently in beta stages so bear with me for now. I hope this answers all of your questions. But for the time being I gotta catch up with studies. Try to get shaky on board for kernel development. He has done it once and hopefully will be able to do it again.

mahesh2040 said:
Here is small review, didn't faced any crashes yet.. smooth and feels of cm12.1 as it is...
I fully charged tab, and kept whole night to see any battery drain and for around 8hr it's reduced from 100% to 96% which is good and much better than stock one.
Camera is good, whats you can expect from this. But there is issue with video, both side front and rear cam video get recorded but unable to play through gallery or xplore app, but they get played via vlc android player.
I checked HDMI , i have converter so I conneted to my fhd tv and it connected at hd configuration of 720p, and also the resolution was miss matched maybe due to 720p but I'm stock it was correct. I hope skoar fix this cause I connect device to tv for playing games... Lol..
Live display works once I switched on GPS. GPS work well too.
Let's see the performance and sot as I used more. I have attached overnight drainage battery status ss.
Sometimes I feels lags or shutter suddenly but for few sec and that too not much frequent.
The stylus works as our normal touching finger ,no extra features like stock one. No complaints though
I haven't added apps yet only greenify and few one. The battery uses is high , hope dev can reduce it cause while writting this i get down to 65% from 71%
I have answered this above
This is cm12.1 so here we will get adaptive brightness and live display feature which are good
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Thanks for the honest review really appreciate it. For performance and battery backup read the earlier post and I'll see about the video playback and hdmi bugs.

swaaye said:
One thing I would really like to see is the ability to disable that NVidia PRISM feature that adjusts display contrast to save power but also makes the image look awful most of the time. It's one of the toggles that NV's 5.1 release didn't include.
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I think it's already disabled. But I'll take a look anyway and like mahesh said you've got much better features now

Antutu Benchmark Results And General Discussion.

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I Just Posted The Stock Android Versions Benchmark Result Because I Have Never Tested Any Custom ROM .

You are aware that the M9 is officially EOL since April 2017 and won't receive any further updates, aren't you? Neither will the "problems"* you mentioned get fixed nor will this phone receive an Android O update from HTC. HTC (like most OEMs) supports it's flagships for 24 months. No android device got supported for a longer time range, so far.
* Sidenote: My M9 doesn't get hotter than it used to get on lower firmware versions and the battery life getting worse is expected due to the age of the phone/battery and the way Android N is optimizing its apps.

Flippy498 said:
You are aware that the M9 is officially EOL since April 2017 and won't receive any further updates, aren't you? Neither will the "problems"* you mentioned get fixed nor will this phone receive an Android O update from HTC. HTC (like most OEMs) supports it's flagships for 24 months. No android device got supported for a longer time range, so far.
* Sidenote: My M9 doesn't get hotter than it used to get on lower firmware versions and the battery life getting worse is expected due to the age of the phone/battery and the way Android N is optimizing its apps.
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I just read about the update on a Website .
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Can you suggest me any custom Rom which have better battery and ram management as compared to stock versions ?
What about MaximusHD or ViperOne ?

I'm not sure what kind of website that was but you probably read a clickbait article with "fake news".
The battery life doesn't depend on the rom but on your usage of the phone (in other words the apps you install or uninstall, whether you use Wifi or LTE most of the time, the screen brightness, etc.).
I'm not so sure what kind of improvements you expect from the ram management of custom roms, on the other hand. Android itself is designed to keep everything in its ram until a new task needs ram space that's currently taken by an unused process. Then the old process gets kicked out of the ram for making space for the new one. Keeping everything in the ram has the benefit that re-launching processes that got used in the recent time will take less time and costs less battery life. Therefore, free ram is wasted ram and clearing it is contradictory to the way android is meant to be used. Not to mention that you reduce the time between two battery charge cycles unnecessarily by cleaning it.
So far, I didn't face any situation where the ram of my M9 hasn't been big enough for handling what I'm doing with this phone. Therefore, I'd say that there's no need for any ram management improvements.
I personally prefer Team Venom's Viper roms due to their customizability. Although, I have to admit that I'm currently using LOS on my One S since the latest Viper rom for that phone is only based on android 4.2.

I have updated to stock nougat . Will update it till the last version and then see nougat is improved or not .
I updated nougat two times to newer version and it seems like the battery life and overheating problem is decreasing slowly with each update .
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And about custom rom , the developers themselves write TWEAKS FOE BETTER BATTERY LIFE as in MaximuHD rom . So you can tell me what they mean by that .
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About Oreo Update , let see if it comes to our device or not . It is not officially written by htc that oreo will not come to M9 . In all ways , M9 is a fast device and capable of running Android Oreo .
If there was no official oreo , then we can also get a port from HTC 10

As said before, the device is older than 24 month. HTC stated in 2014 that they won't support their flagships longer than this time period. (No OEM does, btw.) There's no need to explicitly state that they won't update the phone, anymore, due to that announcement (which didn't get revoked, so far). It doesn't matter how "fast", "awesome" or "capable" the device is.
Developing further updates doesn't result in any additional income for the company. Their R&D departement focuses mainly on their current flagship until the development cycle of the next flagship starts. Economically seen, providing updates for already released devices is only a waste of money and human resources. Especially if the device is older than 24 months since most customers (I'm talking about that majority that doesn't even know that xda exists) buy a new phone as soon as their contract gets renewed which happens depending on the country where they live and the carrier that they use every 12 or 24 months. (Disclaimer: I don't like this update politic, either. Nonetheless, that's the way companies are thinking, nowadays, and I can understand the logic behind it.)
By the way, the latest nougat version for the dev edition is 4.30.617.12, if I remember correctly. You'll probably need to install some more updates until you're on the latest version if you're currently on 4.27.617.2.
In regard to that battery tweaks: I can't find the post at the moment but somewhere hidden in the ElementalX thread you can find an explanation why roms themselves don't have a huge impact on the battery life. Most of the custom roms offer a customized debloat during their installation or are debloated from the beginning. It's actually the lack of these bloat apps that improves the battery life (I'm looking at you Facebook). On older devices you could additionally flash a custom kernel for improving the battery life since the stock kernel was everything else than optimized. However, HTC (and probably all other OEMs, as well) learned over the years and the influence of e.g. ElementalX isn't as huge on the M9 as it was e.g. on the One S.

Flippy498 said:
As said before, the device is older than 24 month. HTC stated in 2014 that they won't support their flagships longer than this time period. (No OEM does, btw.) There's no need to explicitly state that they won't update the phone, anymore. It doesn't matter how "fast", "awesome" or "capable" the device is.
Developing further updates doesn't result in any additional income for the company. Their R&D departement focuses mainly on their current flagship until the development cycle of the next flagship starts. Economically seen, providing updates for already released devices is only a waste of money and human resources. Especially if the device is older than 24 months since most customers (I'm talking about that majority that doesn't even know that xda exists) buy a new phone as soon as their contract gets renewed which happens depending on the country where they live and the carrier that they use every 12 or 24 months. (Disclaimer: I don't like this update politic, either. Nonetheless, that's the way companies are thinking, nowadays, and I can understand the logic behind it.)
By the way, the latest nougat version for the dev edition is 4.30.617.12, if I remember correctly. You'll probably need to install some more updates until you're on the latest version if you're currently on 4.27.617.2.
In regard to that battery tweaks: I can't find the post at the moment but somewhere hidden in the ElementalX thread you can find an explanation why roms themselves don't have a huge impact on the battery life. Most of the custom roms offer a customized debloat during their installation or are debloated from the beginning. It's actually the lack of these bloat apps that improves the battery life (I'm looking at you Facebook). On older devices you could additionally flash a custom kernel for improving the battery life since the stock kernel was everything else than optimized. However, HTC (and probably all other OEMs, as well) learned over the years and the influence of e.g. ElementalX isn't as huge on the M9 as it was e.g. on the One S.
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Okay . I have read your whole story .
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And yes , i update 4.30.617.12 and it is the latest update available till now

@Flippy498 , I am surprised to see the improvements that HTC made with their latest update for One M9 .
Overheating is hugely reduced now and Antutu benchmark result is also improved .
Battery timing is now better as compared to marshmallow . At first you said those two problems will not be fixed . But i hoped HTC will solve them with latest update , and i was correct :laugh:

Mansoor4139 said:
At first you said those two problems will not be fixed . But i hoped HTC will solve them with latest update , and i was correct :laugh:
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That was probably a misunderstanding between the two of us. You originally said in your opening post that a friend of yours is suffering from those problems on firmware 4.x. I assumed that he's using the latest dev edition firmware (4.30.617.12) and only wanted to explain that there won't be any further updates for the dev edition so that all bugs he's facing now won't get fixed in the future. I never meant that the existing updates wouldn't bring any improvements.
Sent from my HTC One M9 using XDA Labs

Flippy498 said:
That was probably a misunderstanding between the two of us. You originally said in your opening post that a friend of yours is suffering from those problems on firmware 4.x. I assumed that he's using the latest dev edition firmware (4.30.617.12) and only wanted to explain that there won't be any further updates for the dev edition so that all bugs he's facing now won't get fixed in the future. I never meant that the existing updates wouldn't bring any improvements.
Sent from my HTC One M9 using XDA Labs
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He dont have the dev edition . And neither did he update to latest version . So , maybe that was the cause of problem

[POM] SNAPPATCH V102 - AOSP OPTIMIZATION PROJECT FOR TWRP

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SOME THINGS ARE DIFFERENT TO THE STOCK SNAPPATCH
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING THE RIGHT VERSION FOR YOUR DEVICE / ANDROID OS VERSION AND VARIANT​
ABOUT THE PROJECT​Started on the Nexus 6, Years ago is the Patch the Result of evolving custom ROMs to something more. Instead of uploading My Changes combined with a OS, is the POM just delivering the wanted Edits. It can be applied on top of any OS, and makes Android Updates independently from My Work. The latest and already 5th Revision of the POM is called Snappatch, and made for Snapdragon Xperia Devices running the very latest AOSP Systems. Coming with a huge amount of exclusive Configs and Optimizations is the Patch unleashing Your Device on a unexpected Way. You will raise the Performance, Efficiency, and Quality of the whole System, besides adding Features and Services which are not available on unpatched AOSP ROMs. The POM comes also with a Rooting Solution, Busybox and the full set of needed GApps to provide a great Pixel like Experience with the barely minimum of needed Apps out of the Box. Based on 8 Years of research and testing, made with Passion! The Snappatch sets Quality over Quantity...
Already adapted by Others for Stock Firmwares is the Snappatch still the first and Original Patch System. You will face it all over XDA in the next Years! Be Part of the Patch Revolution, get Patched!​
FEATURES
Latest Busybox with 400+ Applets
Magisk Stable Root included
SafetyNet Passing Changes
Pixel Stock Firmware Content
Xperia and Pixel UI Sounds
Added advanced VR Capabilities
Added Features and Services
Optimized Google Apps Set
Optimized Camera Handling
Optimized Display Handling
Optimized Rendering Handling
Optimized Storage Handling
Optimized Services Handling
Optimized Multitasking Handling
Optimized Audio Handling
Optimized Microphone Handling
Optimized 4K & HDR Handling
Optimized Hardware Handling
Optimized Software Handling
(Features are summarized to keep the overview)
(Don't trust Lists, try it out by Yourself)
SUMMARY OF THE DEVELOPMENT
-Camera Configs can be still improved (Implented not all Configs right yet)
-Some Camera Apps may not Work. Recommended are:
--Snap Camera HDR (Play Store)
--Open Camera (Included / Play Store)
--Google Camera Mods (Some are working, others don't)
-Some Equalizers don't Process (Audio is routed different)
SUPPORTED AOSP DEVICES (BLUE, EXCEPT NILE DEVICES)
Possible that the AOSP Patch works also on other Snapdragon Devices. Use at Your own Risk!
SPECIAL THANKS TO
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XDA:DevDB Information
[POM] SNAPPATCH, ROM for the OEM Cross Device Development
Contributors
Miustone, Miustone, Miustone, Miustone
ROM OS Version: 8.x Oreo
ROM Kernel: Linux 4.x
ROM Firmware Required: ANDROID 8.1 / SDK 27
Version Information
Status: Snapshot
Current Stable Version: 102
Stable Release Date: 2018-05-20
Created 2018-04-13
Last Updated 2018-05-20

Fundamental:
Feedback:
-Which Device are You using?
-Which Patch Version are You using?
-Which Android Version are You using?
Before posting:
-Read, read, read! Make sure You've seen the whole Thread
-Make sure You've followed the Instructions from Post 3
-Make sure You're using the right Patch for Your OS (STOCK / AOSP)
-Make sure You've not used other Mods which could cause Bugs

Infos:
Instructions:
-Can be found on the Snappatch Website
Additional:
-- Pixel Stock UI Overlay
-Download and install Substratum
-Download and install a Theme
-Apply the Theme over Substratum
-Go to Settings / Display Settings
-Search for the Design Option
-Tap the actual Option (Theme Name)
-Select the Pixel Option
-Done
(Works best with the open Source Pixel Theme App)
-- Kernel Optimization
-Disable Touchboost on all Cores
-Underclock Your Cores to Max. 2GHz and 1,5GHz (Big - Little)
-Set the CPU Governors to Interactive and Conservative (Big - Little)
-Set the GPU to Max. 401MHz
-Set the I/O Sheduler Read-Ahead to 1024kB (Internal)(External may be slower = 512kB)
Download:
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Love the XZ Premium with My Snappatch and AOSP! Better as Stock, and i hope You will all enjoy it as much as i do! May the Journey begin...
New Version up in 10 Minutes! Happy flashing :angel:

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Ubuntu font and Audio enhancements were awesome. I am going to miss them. Ubuntu font was working fine even in my car infotainment system when using Android Auto link. Are you going to release the removed patches as a separate patch?
Will it still be compatible with other non Sony devices such as the ZTE Axon 7 ?

Oki said:
Ubuntu font and Audio enhancements were awesome. I am going to miss them. Ubuntu font was working fine even in my car infotainment system when using Android Auto link. Are you going to release the removed patches as a separate patch?
Will it still be compatible with other non Sony devices such as the ZTE Axon 7 ?
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Great to see You here! So since AROMA is removed and some ROMs and Apps are delivering a Font Changer have i just removed it for now (I still use the Font here with the Carbon ROM on the XZP). The Audio System will be redone a bit to work better with Xperias and less dependencies. Think i will add it back in some Weeks. Same for AROMA. Since it's buggy as Hell (3.0 is a Beta since 2015), and totally fails on the XZ Premium TWRP am i still looking around for a fix. Hopefully am i soon able to add it back, and with it comes another rework of it (Better Structures, Texts etc.).
And Your last Question. Yes, it will still work on the Axon 7 and other Devices. But there is One Thing i already discovered, the new Camera Configs are destroying the Camera Previews on Apps like Open Camera. It shows just some green Fields and may also have Problems on recording. Only way around it would be to remove all Lines containing the word "Camera" in the Snap Prop File. Unfortunately will it not be possible to inject Custom Props while installing since AROMA isn't included anymore, means You need to extract the File out of the ZIP and Copy it back after Editing (Or repacking the ZIP). Wish i could handle that somehow else, but like said, no AROMA no Options :/
Let Me know how it goes and what You think! Will do my best to help out!
EDIT: Default DPI is now 400, may be a bit small on the Axon 7 Think i will at least share a working Prop for non Xperia Devices in the next Days. Should be easy to handle that with Updates since i know what's needed to be changed and removed. Hope that Helps a bit...

Is it possible someone could link a video of this working please? Really interested in this and it may be what stops me from selling my xzp. Would really like to see if the camera is improved as its really not that good compared to others, that's the main reason I'm thinking of selling it. Thanks for all the hard work too

@Miustone
YOU ARE A GENIUS :cyclops:
Installed last Carbon and your patch without issues. My XZP is like having a new life now
Thanks a lot :good::good::good:

I'm waiting for reviews, bcs I think lossing warranty right now is not my opinion. If anyone can tell a little bit about battery life on custom roms, camera distortion and etc, I would be very thankful.

I just tried flashing this along with the Carbon (lastest file) all I get is stuck at the Sony screen.

Works great. Camera quality still isn't up to stock, but it's noticeably better. Can't speak too much for audio, since I use viper anyways, but there's no distortion. Phone is running very smooth and cool. G8142 running carbonrom btw.

Mjkb said:
Is it possible someone could link a video of this working please? Really interested in this and it may be what stops me from selling my xzp. Would really like to see if the camera is improved as its really not that good compared to others, that's the main reason I'm thinking of selling it. Thanks for all the hard work too
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Well, i would keep the XZP. The Camera is better as on other Devices (ZTE, Xiaomi, One Plus, Essential, Wiko etc.) after patching AOSP. The only better working Camera i know will You find on HTC, or Samsung, but Samsung is out of the Race since they force Snapdragons to be not unloackable and Exynos without Sources for AOSP. After using a Nexus, a LG and a ZTE Device do i stick for the next Years with SONY again. They publish great Sources and Tutorials and are just delivering great Support for all kind of Android Stuff. That's also why i think that AOSP is better than Stock...
enricostella said:
@Miustone
YOU ARE A GENIUS :cyclops:
Installed last Carbon and your patch without issues. My XZP is like having a new life now
Thanks a lot :good::good::good:
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Thanks for the Positive Feedback! Hope You will enjoy it and that we soon get more AOSP Goodness!
nevenx said:
I'm waiting for reviews, bcs I think lossing warranty right now is not my opinion. If anyone can tell a little bit about battery life on custom roms, camera distortion and etc, I would be very thankful.
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Which Warranty? Software Warranty? You will just loose the free Service of unbricking Your Software on the Device after unlocking. 99% of the Hardware Damages will be still covered (Like failing Materials, Buttons, Ports etc.). Software Warranty is really something for People outside of XDA. As long as You have a PC, a unlocked Bootloader and Firmware is there almost no chance of turning Your Device into a Brick... Just saying, i buyed My Device just some Days ago and i haven't waited a single Minute to unlock it (Since SONY has fixed all the old Xperia Device Problems like non working Camera on AOSP, washed out Display Colors and all that). Doesn't regret it! The only real disadvantage could be that it will be hard to sell Your SONY after unlocking. But if You want to keep it forever...
beammer335d said:
I just tried flashing this along with the Carbon (lastest file) all I get is stuck at the Sony screen.
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Flashed the OEM Image?
blweldon2 said:
Works great. Camera quality still isn't up to stock, but it's noticeably better. Can't speak too much for audio, since I use viper anyways, but there's no distortion. Phone is running very smooth and cool. G8142 running carbonrom btw.
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Hard to compare, Camera2 API and RAW alone should be worth the Switch. I also think that there is more possible in the Future once the right Configs are found (Picture Quality). Unlimited 4K recording on higher Bitrates and Framerates besides less heat from the Recording is also good to have (And should look better than on Stock). And great to hear You noticed the Performance. One of the Reasons for loving AOSP on My XZP is the fact that we don't need or have the Stamina Mode. I faced heavy Lags with Stamina besides Graphical Glitches and incredible Heat (Not matter if On or Off). Not to compare with how it is now. I played Shadowgun Legends for around a Hour and the Device was just not Hot. Same Settings on Stock caused crazy Heat and Lags after some Minutes. It's really a difference like Day and Night. Sadly does it looks like that the Carbon ROM has not the best System Animations which kills a bit the UI Smoothness. Would really love to see more AOSP ROM's to have the Choice... Maybe do i start a own One in the next Time, let's see..
BR

Miustone said:
Well, i would keep the XZP. The Camera is better as on other Devices (ZTE, Xiaomi, One Plus, Essential, Wiko etc.) after patching AOSP. The only better working Camera i know will You find on HTC, or Samsung, but Samsung is out of the Race since they force Snapdragons to be not unloackable and Exynos without Sources for AOSP. After using a Nexus, a LG and a ZTE Device do i stick for the next Years with SONY again. They publish great Sources and Tutorials and are just delivering great Support for all kind of Android Stuff. That's also why i think that AOSP is better than Stock...
Thanks for the Positive Feedback! Hope You will enjoy it and that we soon get more AOSP Goodness!
Which Warranty? Software Warranty? You will just loose the free Service of unbricking Your Software on the Device after unlocking. 99% of the Hardware Damages will be still covered (Like failing Materials, Buttons, Ports etc.). Software Warranty is really something for People outside of XDA. As long as You have a PC, a unlocked Bootloader and Firmware is there almost no chance of turning Your Device into a Brick... Just saying, i buyed My Device just some Days ago and i haven't waited a single Minute to unlock it (Since SONY has fixed all the old Xperia Device Problems like non working Camera on AOSP, washed out Display Colors and all that). Doesn't regret it! The only real disadvantage could be that it will be hard to sell Your SONY after unlocking. But if You want to keep it forever...
Flashed the OEM Image?
Hard to compare, Camera2 API and RAW alone should be worth the Switch. I also think that there is more possible in the Future once the right Configs are found (Picture Quality). Unlimited 4K recording on higher Bitrates and Framerates besides less heat from the Recording is also good to have (And should look better than on Stock). And great to hear You noticed the Performance. One of the Reasons for loving AOSP on My XZP is the fact that we don't need or have the Stamina Mode. I faced heavy Lags with Stamina besides Graphical Glitches and incredible Heat (Not matter if On or Off). Not to compare with how it is now. I played Shadowgun Legends for around a Hour and the Device was just not Hot. Same Settings on Stock caused crazy Heat and Lags after some Minutes. It's really a difference like Day and Night. Sadly does it looks like that the Carbon ROM has not the best System Animations which kills a bit the UI Smoothness. Would really love to see more AOSP ROM's to have the Choice... Maybe do i start a own One in the next Time, let's see..
BR
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man, I agree with you in most thing, but I'm waiting for examples of RAW photos, SOT battery and a lot of things... you should start building your own aosp with those features, I'm ready to donate some cash.

Can I use this patch with z2 rr 7.1.2 ?

matrix2012xman said:
Can I use this patch with z2 rr 7.1.2 ?
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No sorry, added a List of supported Devices to the First Post now :angel:

Updated the Thread and started working on the next Version! AROMA is still not usable without a correctly working TWRP Recovery. Really sad about this. Maybe is someone willed to help out with this? (Fixing TWRP on Xperias)
EDIT: Check out the latest Changelog Entries:
Optimized GApps Script Handling
Optimized Patch Script Cleaning
Optimized Patch Texts / Infos
Optimized Face Detection Feature
Added back Audio Libraries / Configs
Added AR / VR System Services
Added Daydream Support
Added Camera Configs / Settings
Added more Pixel Content
Added “Now Playing” Pixel Feature
Added more background Services
Added more Service dependencies
There are awesome Things coming with the next Release! Stay tuned
I caused Bootloops, mailfunctions and flashed My XZP 100 Times to come to this Point. 7 Hours of Work, and the Camera Bugs around again... I'm done for now! Good Night Folks (03:30 AM here)!

can it help aosp support dual sim cards work at same time

loukky said:
can it help aosp support dual sim cards work at same time
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Can You explain that a bit more?
Haven't slept a Minute since Yesterday. Camera is working again but it needs still further finetuning to get even better Quality. Same for the main Audio. The Microphones are working fast and precisely, but the Output could be better. Still a upgrade compared to 18413 but i will put more work into that...
Besides that are there some nice new Features coming. Including VR Support (With Apps and Options), some more Pixel Stuff (Sounds, Configs, Services) and better Display output (Colors are more natural + better HDR Playback). I merged a lot of content from the Pixel 2 XL and updated some HTC Things and it was really worth the Time...
I never got My SONY Nexus, but this is even better since we can enjoy the full AOSP goodness with all this nice extra Features.
Really happy with My decision to go back to SONY. The next Level will be a own AOSP based OS from Me. Planning this for a long Time but SONY is finally a good Base to start with (Easy like with Google Devices)...
Enough for now, i'm really tired :silly:
Soon back with more goodness! Keep an Eye on the Changelog to stay up to date!