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SlimRoms is a custom android operating system. The main goal is to offer users a slimmed down but still feature rich alternative to other android operating systems.
The entire SlimTeam work together to bring you this tailor-made beauty straight from Android Open Source Project (AOSP) source code.
All of the sources can be publicly viewed through GitHub and you can stop by the public Gerrit to submit patches of any type.
SlimKat is the project name for SlimRoms based on Android 4.4 and offers the following original features:
The Real Dark Slim
Full system-wide dark interfaces. - If you like it smooth and classy.
Custom Shortcuts. Everywhere.
Hardware keys, Navigation Ring, Navigation Bar, Lockscreen, Tiles, Notifications etc. - We've got you covered.
System-Wide Keyboard Controls
Rotation, cursor control, optional emoticions, etc. - You'll be tapping away to your heart's content.
SlimCenter
Downloads, contact information, system app removal. - More fun than you can shake a stick at.
Camera Features
Trueview, Smart Capture. - Capture life moments with ease.
Important links:
slimroms.net - The official webpage where you find everything you need to know about SlimRoms.
Downloads - Download the rom, gapps and other addons.
Installation instructions - Follow these steps to the letter if you're about to install SlimRoms on your device.
Latest Changelog - Read here if you want information on changes in latest build.
FAQ - The most frequent asked questions with answers.
Kernel Source - The source of your device's kernel.
Get in touch! - Contact SlimRoms at these places if you have questions, requests or feedback.
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Disclaimer: SlimRoms are not responsible for any damages to your device.
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Thanks
This day just keeps getting better and better! Thanks again guys! (out of thanks today. I'll thank you tomorrow). One question though, is the camera working on this build?
I'm giving it a try now anyway, so I will report
Downloading...NOW!!! :highfive:
oh yeah!! :victory: :victory:
new version is up guys
the launcher problems as well the keyboard popup we cannot do anything...this is a bug on googles closed sourced new launcher lol. Lets hope they will update it as well soon. You can use nova instead which is in our builds as well
about camera we need to wait for the new bloobs from google. All other would be a hackish workaround which does not make sense assuming the blobs will be released soon
whatever
Fixes new version:
- added dalvik optimizations....so speed up step one
- reworked and adapted status bar clock and date customization to 4.4
- added some of our camera features (smart captchure, jpg quality, color filter, gps indicator)
- reworked the complete camera to the new google style. Google stoped it after they finished the photo camera interface lol. So all into new PIE style + some fixes + more consistent now
- added a bunch of Mms/SMS fixes
- activated on supported devices lockscreen transparency on nav and statusbar
- some stability fixes
- fixed some google 4.4 code derps
- a lot small stuff
have fun and cheers
PS. the camera features for deb of course you cannot use right now
I'm probably gonna flash this today The only question I have is this: I'm coming from an old nightly build of CyanogenMod 10.2, which is 4.3.
I remember when we made the jump to Jellybean, a new CWM had to be used and there were a bunch of changes.
It seems like the changeover from 4.3 to 4.4 is way less drastic.
WOuld I be able to get away with a dirty flash and just clear Dalvik cache, or do I have to do a full factory reset? I can Titanium Backup, I just would prefer not to
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I'm probably gonna flash this today The only question I have is this: I'm coming from an old nightly build of CyanogenMod 10.2, which is 4.3.
I remember when we made the jump to Jellybean, a new CWM had to be used and there were a bunch of changes.
It seems like the changeover from 4.3 to 4.4 is way less drastic.
WOuld I be able to get away with a dirty flash and just clear Dalvik cache, or do I have to do a full factory reset? I can Titanium Backup, I just would prefer not to
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Defiantly do a factory reset and format /system. 4.3 to 4.4 is too big of a jump for that.
I can't find TWRP 2.6.3.2
The newest version seems to be 2.6.3.1
Will it work with this version?
I flashed this last night using the same CWM Touch I used to flash cm10.2.
Flashed with twrp 2.6.3.1 all ok
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I have successfully flashed it, but I can't use this ROM for my daily driver because BlueTooth is broken. I use both a Pebble watch and a pair of A2DP headphones, and both lose connection after the screen is off for a couple minutes. Its acting like the Bluetooth interface is going to sleep for power savings, but this is happening while I am actually listening to audio via Bluetooth. I do this roughly 20 hours a week and "need" this functionality in my tablet.
As a result, I'm going back to CM10.2 for now...
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I can't find TWRP 2.6.3.2
The newest version seems to be 2.6.3.1
Will it work with this version?
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yes, that's OK. I fixed the error in the OP. sorry about the confusion
Thanks for bringing slim KitKat tastyness to deb, I'm using the same ROM on my Nexus 4 and there the keyboard popup does not appear.
Everything working sweetly never would guess this is an alpha build
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hay
Im flashing this room but the cam not working befor
Instul this room
What the mater
There is no camera app or is this purposedly taken out. I use gosms n cannot input any characters - is this a bug?
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it is currently a hard task on the one hand we bring all our devices up on the other hand we put back our features...some are redefined some we programm completly from scratch with new stuff. Eg today we pushed about 200 commits from 4.3 into 4.4 for our other devices + fixes for current devices
but mostly ppl are interested in new features...so new build has:
- superuser included (need to be enabled in developer options!!!)
- a lot new features just discover them...to much to write up
- a new crt animation...check it out
- fix settings locale language problem
- and tons of fixes under the hood
and new build is up
I added a simple list yesterday but it is actually more we have already included:
- all keyboard features are back (force auto rotate, disable landscape fullscreen, force enter button, ime notification, volume key cursor control)
- clock statusbar features
- crt animation
- statusbar brigthness slide
- safe headset volume
- volume rocker features (wake device, sound skip)
- slims privacy guard
- volume panel features we had
- keyguard on supported devices shows now transparent navbar/statusbar as well
- wifi country code
- advanced reboot menu
- custom LED battery and notification features
- swipe qs -> notification and back
- disbale OTA from google
- slims camera and video features (smart capture, image quality, image size, gps indicator etc)
- implemented root (needs to be enabled in developer settings or in superuser settings. Disabled by default)
- tons of fixes in google code and optimizations
- a lot under the hood stuff
- and whatever I forgot to mention lol
Awesome!... I actually just flashed the rom today and love it... Can I dirty flash today's build?.. 8)
Dirty was just fine... I see the camera app in titanium but can't find it in my app drawer... Real smooth so far!... Cheers...
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There is no camera app or is this purposedly taken out. I use gosms n cannot input any characters - is this a bug?
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Me too
As far as I know there are little to no options to configure the current PA Pie controls. I would love for it to be more configurable. I get that the more configurable options, the more complicated this might get but essentials like swapping back and current apps to me is vital.
Hope this can be implemented.
Everything is open source. Code it up, make it look good, and submit it to gerrit.
#stayparanoid
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Everything is open source. Code it up, make it look good, and submit it to gerrit.
#stayparanoid
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Haha I like your mindset, but if I push my code it would probably cause a third world war. I could replace it with the default Pie Controls but I like the fact that this is more native-ish.
#stayingparanoid
One thing I really miss is the ability to change the google now shortcut, i keep activating it by mistake and i would like to remove it.
PA Pie is my favorite Pie. So much more responsive and quick then other pies that are out there. I also love that PA Pie is stationary. This allows muscle memory accurately gesture correctly every time. So please don't add customization if it involves changing over to Slim or other pies.
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Not sure if there are even many user for this device. I currently build my OZOP Inverted rom for the Tmo S6 and It's pretty quite over there so I can only imagine a less popular device.. Never the less, I am basically just sharing the work in put in for my Wife's school tablet.
Depending on interest levels I may push updates out quicky or I may just take my time. Thank you
Just a brief description of my OZOP project. (This is only an initial release and doesn't have all of these features, yet...
FEATURES INCLUDED IN THIS INITIAL VERSION ARE AS FOLLOWS
*Pre-Rooted - No need to flash any other zips
*Disabled signature verification checks
*Removed Knox
*Deodexed
*Zipaligned
*Build prop tweak for battery and speed
*Init.d support
*Signature verification disabled for everything
*OZOP Control with a bunch of stuff already build in for this v1
*Long Press Back to Kill App(accessibility settings activate)
*Extra toggles no flash(no flashlight yet)
*Potato clock different clock positions colors etc...
*status bar colors and headers
*Status bar icon toggle backgrounds
*3 Minit Battery mod
*Battery bar
*Carrier icons switcher
*Disable system sounds: volume sounds etc..
*Viper4andriod material and lastest with preinstalled driver (not working out of the box, will post a fix when I find one)
*MultiWindow for ALL apps
*5 Way boot menu
*S5 Floating Toolbox
really a bunch more, I have to leave right now and don't have time to finish this post.
The OZOP Aroma Installer is meant to be the only one zip you need on your phone hence the name "One Zip One Place"
You will have many Choice with even more options to get your phone personalizes and unique to yourself
The Installer has 4 section and they are ALL optional. You can choose 1 or choose all. Then come back and do it differently the next time
******ROM INSTALLATION******
***Backing up your personal settings and info like call logs and text messages
***Wiping just a simple cache wipe or a full front to back
***ROM Install has 2 options (default install Stock) or get the Fully inverted system (choose Inverted OZOP Control in the "mods" section of Aroma) that includes many theme build your own theme options in Aroma, as well as On-the-Fly color and toggle control with my OZOP Control app.
***Debloating script with over 80 apps you can leave or remove any time giving you the ability to run lean and mean!!
***Kernels Choose from several current kernels
******PRIMARY APPS******
***LAUNCHER options like fully customizable Nova to anywhere like LMT Pie
***CAMERA option from advanced with lots of adjustment to quick and simple
******SYSTEM TOOLS APPS and MODS******
***MUST HAVE APPS like file explorers to Ad Blockers
***MODS for changing your model number or using Theme Dialers - OZOP CONTROL - Extra Fonts
***RESTORE SETTING from a previous backup for easy setup after you flash this ROM
******MISSING LINK THEME BUILDER******
***CUSTOMIZED THEMES with a list of choices and options way to big to list here, but you can hand pick almost every part of you phones look to fully match your mood that day
***TWRP RECOVERY THEMES
***BOOT ANIMATION Change the initial Boot up animation
***SHUTDOWN ANIMATION Change the short animation during Shutdown
***BOOT SPLASH SCREEN CHANGER
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OZOP CONTROL
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MISSING LINK - QUICK PICK THEMESBLUE MAGNUM
VENUM
MELLOW YELLOW
SIMPLE DARK
KILLER BLUE
ORANGE
GOOGLE
MIDNIGHT BLUE
PURPLE KUSH
ICS BLUE
KEYBOARDS
MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND WHAT DEVICE YOU RUNNING!! THIS ROM IS INTENDED ONLY FOR TAB 4 T530NU!!!!
Follow directions similar to installing other TouchWiz based roms (I haven't install any roms for this device, So I'm not sure what issue may come up. Just do your homework first!!!
IF YOU HAVE INSTALLATION ISSUE I CAN'T AND WON'T RESPOND TO YOU IF YOU DON'T HAVE SOME HELPFUL INFO
*WHAT STEPS DID YOU DO TO INSTALL
*WHAT ROM WERE YOU RUNNING BEFORE
*WHAT OPTIONS DID YOU PICK DURING INSTALL
AND SO ON, SOMETHING HELPFUL, DID YOU TRY AND TROUBLESHOOT
*DID YOU TRY AGAIN?
*DID YOU CONFIRM MD5
*OZOP_TAB4_v1_BOE5
NOTE: Upon initial boot the statusbar clock needs to be "Aligned" via OZOP CONTROL
previous downloads
Changelog
coming soon
Credits and Thanks:
coming soon
Thanks to @DUHAsianSKILLZ for the all the leg work he has put into this device!! Definitely has some very useful info on building for this interesting device (that pulldown shooting to the side was a new one for me)
Tdunham for his awesome guide thread that has been my bible for the last 2 years!!
again more thanks later
XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM][5.0.2][BOE5] OZOP, ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4
Contributors
stangdriver44
ROM OS Version: 5.0.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.x
ROM Firmware Required: 5.0.2
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2015-12-21
Last Updated 2015-12-20
Well, is there and user feedback? I don't mind continuing development on this project, but I have no interest if you have no interest.
Not asking for much, just at least would like to know if install went well and you are up and running?
I can make this project be fully customizable and themable like my other OZOP project if interest is here?
Happy Holidays everyone.
stangdriver44 said:
Well, is there and user feedback? I don't mind continuing development on this project, but I have no interest if you have no interest.
Not asking for much, just at least would like to know if install went well and you are up and running?
I can make this project be fully customizable and themable like my other OZOP project if interest is here?
Happy Holidays everyone.
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Unfortunately I don't own a Tab 4, but I did figure out the full fix for the Tab 4 layout bug. It was a few incorrect layout_gravity positions in status_bar_expanded xml. Never got the chance to update my thread but yeah, there was an custom apktool someone compiled with the new commits that fix the pull down bug. Let me search around to find it so you can use. Anyway, hopefully some people can provide feedback. Happy holidays
EDIT: here's the apktool that should have fixed pull downs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=62801825
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stangdriver44 said:
Well, is there and user feedback? I don't mind continuing development on this project, but I have no interest if you have no interest.
Not asking for much, just at least would like to know if install went well and you are up and running?
I can make this project be fully customizable and themable like my other OZOP project if interest is here?
Happy Holidays everyone.
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Hi . Why this rom only for T530NU but not for T530 ?
I think making a ROM for this device is awesome. Many thanks and I will give it a go today.
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DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Unfortunately I don't own a Tab 4, but I did figure out the full fix for the Tab 4 layout bug. It was a few incorrect layout_gravity positions in status_bar_expanded xml. Never got the chance to update my thread but yeah, there was an custom apktool someone compiled with the new commits that fix the pull down bug. Let me search around to find it so you can use. Anyway, hopefully some people can provide feedback. Happy holidays
EDIT: here's the apktool that should have fixed pull downs
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=62801825
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I'm surprised to see you don't own a Tab 4 seeing as you clearly put in A LOT of work to ensure proper compilation of modded apk's!!!
Again thank you for the leg work you put in for this device. I may or may not have mentioned that I don't actually own the device either, my wife does!! She like to be able to tweak the clocks and play with themes as well, so she allows me to work my mods in, slowly....
Your previous fixes for the pulldown worked pretty good overall, I don't mind the only thing that was noticeable (when youe begin to pulldown the pulldown header is visable at the bottom for a quick moment) to me in the brief time playing with the Tab. It didn't hinder the device unusable or really count as a major "bug" in my mind.
I will try the linked apktool and see if that changes anything? Thanks again bud!!
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Hi . Why this rom only for T530NU but not for T530 ?
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To be honest, I only modded this device for my wife and am unsure of the different devices or even why they have so many devices in the same forum?
All I can be sure of is my girls Tab is the Tab 4 10.1 model number T530NU.
She uses it for school only. Wi-Fi as of now, with no data connection of it's own.
If other ROM's for the T530NU work for other variants, then I'm sure this rom will work as well!!
All I can say is
*MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP FOR THE JUST IN CASE
*MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE FLASHING FOR WHAT DEVICE
*BE PATIENT UPON INITIAL INSTALL (FIRST BOOT CAN TAKE ABOUT 10-15 MINUTES
If you do decide to give it a try, PLEASE post back your results and/or comments so I can update the OP
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I think making a ROM for this device is awesome. Many thanks and I will give it a go today.
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Thanks bud!!
I am not really pushing here for major development on this device, but if I have something build that is different that a "Stock" version rom I usually will share.
Of course "Interest, appreciation and thread participation", play HUGE parts on update frequency and future development!!!
Did you end up loading up v1?
As of right now there has been almost 60 downloads and I have yet to get a single response about this build? I will build more, including a fully Inverted, customizable version if interest is here...
Actually I have the T530, not the NU one but I would imagine it will still work. I'll give the ROM a go tomorrow and see how I fare and let you know.
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To the OP
Been running your rom on my T530 (not NU) for about 3-4 hours. Funny to be back to a Samsung like ROM having run other ROM's like BlissPop. Your ROM runs very nicely and I don't have any problems. I went for a totally clean wipe, data/cache/dalvik and system. During installation/setup I had Google Maps force close a few times (who cares?). Didn't affect installation of the ROM. ROM took about 10mins or so before I saw anything other than the Samsung logo on first boot which is totally normal. I had some 21 apps update via PlayStore after boot. So far all is good, very nice job on the ROM too.
Such a great tablet and/but ROM community/support for it is pretty low. I'll keep running this as my daily driver and let you know of any issues I run into. Thanks for your support! Any chance of a 5.1.1 update or Marshmellow update?
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To the OP
Been running your rom on my T530 (not NU) for about 3-4 hours. Funny to be back to a Samsung like ROM having run other ROM's like BlissPop. Your ROM runs very nicely and I don't have any problems. I went for a totally clean wipe, data/cache/dalvik and system. During installation/setup I had Google Maps force close a few times (who cares?). Didn't affect installation of the ROM. ROM took about 10mins or so before I saw anything other than the Samsung logo on first boot which is totally normal. I had some 21 apps update via PlayStore after boot. So far all is good, very nice job on the ROM too.
Such a great tablet and/but ROM community/support for it is pretty low. I'll keep running this as my daily driver and let you know of any issues I run into. Thanks for your support! Any chance of a 5.1.1 update or Marshmellow update?
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Thank you very much for the feedback! If there were more users like you this place would be packed with eager excited devs building and updating. But like you said, low community participation and feedback. No real motivation for people to share work that may already been done.
I'm glad things went smooth for you and that this "Initial" release is working and functional! There are a few mods in OZOP Control that aren't working yet, but they will eventually! It was a lot of work removing all the mods from my current version to build this Initial version.
I usually don't even release a mostly "stock" Themed version because I can't stand the white Backgrounds!
You just might have given me the motivation to build v2 the "Inverted" version...
As far as 5.1.1 and further, I will definately update as "Official" samsung versions are released. I usually only build from stock samsung bases to reduce bugs and problems.
Lile I said, this is my girls device and I haven't followed the update progress, what is the most current build? Do you have a download link? Zip or tar? I can extract and Deodex pretty quickly these days! Lol
Thanks again bud. Enjoy and remember this is just an initial release and some things may not work yet.
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Thank you very much for the feedback! If there were more users like you this place would be packed with eager excited devs building and updating. But like you said, low community participation and feedback. No real motivation for people to share work that may already been done.
I'm glad things went smooth for you and that this "Initial" release is working and functional! There are a few mods in OZOP Control that aren't working yet, but they will eventually! It was a lot of work removing all the mods from my current version to build this Initial version.
I usually don't even release a mostly "stock" Themed version because I can't stand the white Backgrounds!
You just might have given me the motivation to build v2 the "Inverted" version...
As far as 5.1.1 and further, I will definately update as "Official" samsung versions are released. I usually only build from stock samsung bases to reduce bugs and problems.
Lile I said, this is my girls device and I haven't followed the update progress, what is the most current build? Do you have a download link? Zip or tar? I can extract and Deodex pretty quickly these days! Lol
Thanks again bud. Enjoy and remember this is just an initial release and some things may not work yet.
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Ya, no it's solid and definitely a daily driver. Games and everything else seems to work without issue. It's kinda nice having a bit of the old Samsung look and controls. I did find those broken controls you mention. No biggie for me. With Google+ happening more these days people have moved on in that direction. You know, no feedback can also be considered a good sign too. People are first to complain, than lay compliments. While it may seem the community has lost interest (here) ROMs like Tipsy, Tesla, Blisspop do also continue in Google+ world. Way I see it, with that route, just allows them to do things by their own rules. I prefer XDA which allows me an opinion without harsh results. Glad you decided to post here. Anyway, you can count on me to test and hope you do release an inverted version. I plan to run this now as my daily driver. Cheers!
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I T530 . Run successfully . I am start to check rom . But sorry Titanium and Viper not working . Next i am not checked . Screenshots ..
Anyone else having issues with WiFi?
After flashing this ROM I can't toggle WiFi, any help would be highly appreciated.
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After flashing this ROM I can't toggle WiFi, any help would be highly appreciated.
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Yes i can't too
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Yes i can't too
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I find solution for this . Need replace pronto wlan.ko on the way system/lib/modules/pronto/ . I made flashable zip from T530_....OD8 rom .
I just found this a minute ago, im about to flash now I will let you know how it goes. Glad to see you are working on this tablet. Im a big fan of your work on the S5. I used the missing link all the time when I had that phone.
I couldnt get wifi to work. I am using a T530NU.
There is a newer firmware for this device Just letting you know in case you decide to update it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/tab-4/general/links-galaxy-tab-4-official-lollipop-5-t3102844
Putting this on my kids tablet hoping it will extend his battery life and heat problems hope to see more work on this tablet. Sucks big time that samsung just left this great device to die.
Hi, thanx for this work, it looks like it needed a lot of time for such customization. .. it s a bit sad to see how few people are reporting here their feedbacks. ..
Please, if possible, can it be written in the first page what is sure it doesn't work and eventual known bugs?
I found some days ago an sm-t530 like new for 110$ and I m trying to set it in the best way, but choices are much less than what is available for my s4... I think in this weekend I ll give a try
The wifi doesnt work so I never tried anything else I just went back to CM. Hopefully the developer decides to work on this more because he does some great work but for now you should check out another rom.
Hi,
I'm curious what features all of you use in ROMs or what optimisations you would like to see (CAF, a custom toolchain, etc...). This just crossed through my head while I was working on MR and a project that I will release soon. Do you guys use Xposed, do you use a custom launcher, what features do you use in other ROMs, do you use a specific DPI that you feel is more optimal, do you like custom branding or do you like the stock (if the former, feel free to make some. I'm not good with that stuff), what should I name it (I was thinking something Star Wars related), is there a custom kernel you'd like to see, do you use a custom HAL, do you use the stock dialer and messenger, etc...
This will be a long term project with no release date that will be concrete. Hopefully you guys will provide me with feedback. It will be specifically for the X as I have no plans of switching devices for a long time.
Here's another thing too. I'm doing this to teach myself. I think I brought it up once before, but I will make stupid mistakes and I hope a few of you can help me with it. I really do appreciate it. The main goal is for me to familarize myself with the device tree and with Git while providing you guys with a solid ROM
Thanks guys,
RJ
RJDTWO said:
Hi,
I'm curious what features all of you use in ROMs or what optimisations you would like to see (CAF, a custom toolchain, etc...). This just crossed through my head while I was working on MR and a project that I will release soon. Do you guys use Xposed, do you use a custom launcher, what features do you use in other ROMs, do you use a specific DPI that you feel is more optimal, do you like custom branding or do you like the stock (if the former, feel free to make some. I'm not good with that stuff), what should I name it (I was thinking something Star Wars related), is there a custom kernel you'd like to see, do you use a custom HAL, do you use the stock dialer and messenger, etc...
This will be a long term project with no release date that will be concrete. Hopefully you guys will provide me with feedback. It will be specifically for the X as I have no plans of switching devices for a long time.
Here's another thing too. I'm doing this to teach myself. I think I brought it up once before, but I will make stupid mistakes and I hope a few of you can help me with it. I really do appreciate it. The main goal is for me to familarize myself with the device tree and with Git while providing you guys with a solid ROM
Thanks guys,
RJ
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Hey,
for me are the importants things:
-layers or cm Theme
-customizable status bar
-switch back and recent
-make status bar invisible (fullscreen/immersive mode)
I use stock dialer/messenger and so on, snapdragon camera and also xposed for some tweaking. I use a custom kernel if my rom is not fast enough for me and the custom HAL with 4k recording too.
I hope this helped you,
regards from the "bad-english-speaker"
Good post, (p.s i hate star wars themed roms) pls no
auto brightness button on pull down bar
some apps like sony apps or something (so it's different to all the rest)
Well, stability and battery life conquers all. So to be precise , I like oos with dark theme and yeah custom kernel . I wish I could use Sultan's fix for camera but with that I can't use manual mode. Most of the features of cm can be added through gravitybox . Nova launcher is quite good and smooth, so I would suggest not to put much effort on launcher customization.
I see that you have taken a lot of interest in Kernel optimization and tweaking, so may be that's where you should start. Wish you luck for your projects.
Interesting thread, personally, as long as the rim has these, I'm happy :
Buttons configuration (especially hardware ones) with double and long press actions.
Layers (or cmte, but I've read layers are lighter?) in order to have a nice dark ui.
Ram bar and close button on récents.
There are so many other things that can be useful like use volume rocker to answer call, flip phone to mute call, switch to 2g when connected to Wi-Fi, enable max brightness (with custom kernel) for few minutes when in sunlight, ambient display but not during night (I hate my phone to light up in the night if I try to reach a water bottle or a kleenex lol) or gestures like swipe up on screen of to turn on and unlock the phone.
But most of these things are possible using Tasker.
But if you ask me, there are so many different (and not so different) roms out there, that I think to get glory, a new one would maybe need some awesome exclusive apps like SMS, camera, or maybe just good optimizations.
The less features in a ROM - the more stable it is. That's why I prefer Stock or CM Stock ROMs. But, anyway, the most useful features in my opinion is:
1. Playback Control (Prev/Next track with Volume buttons) - any ROM without it is almost unusable for me. Taking the phone out of the pocket each time you want to skip a track is just unbearable.
2. Double-tap to sleep - if dt2w is present, than this is a must-have feature. Peaking at the phone without even touching the power button is quite useful sometimes.
3. Viper4Android - Yes, I understand that this is a completely opt-in feature but I found myself installing it every time on every phone. The sound is just not right without it anymore.
4. STOCK Dark Theme - for some reason, every other "dark" theme developer out there thinks that theming Phone, Google Play, Messenger and other apps is cool. No, its not and its usually a weak point of any theme, because when the app gets updated everything goes to hell. I will make my own dark theme someday in a spare time. Probably based on OOS theme, because this one was actually cool. At least Android N will deliver it built-in.
Would love to see EAP-SIM authentication for WiFi in a ROM. I've tried a few and some seem to support it but I always get an "authentication error" when I try to connect. (Living in Singapore and trying to connect to SingTel WiFi, if that's any help!) So yeah, EAP-SIM support would be awesome to see in a ROM. Thanks!
And all the best for AOKParadox!
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Benjamin Dreyer said:
The less features in a ROM - the more stable it is. That's why I prefer Stock or CM Stock ROMs. But, anyway, the most useful features in my opinion is:
1. Playback Control (Prev/Next track with Volume buttons) - any ROM without it is almost unusable for me. Taking the phone out of the pocket each time you want to skip a track is just unbearable.
2. Double-tap to sleep - if dt2w is present, than this is a must-have feature. Peaking at the phone without even touching the power button is quite useful sometimes.
3. Viper4Android - Yes, I understand that this is a completely opt-in feature but I found myself installing it every time on every phone. The sound is just not right without it anymore.
4. STOCK Dark Theme - for some reason, every other "dark" theme developer out there thinks that theming Phone, Google Play, Messenger and other apps is cool. No, its not and its usually a weak point of any theme, because when the app gets updated everything goes to hell. I will make my own dark theme someday in a spare time. Probably based on OOS theme, because this one was actually cool. At least Android N will deliver it built-in.
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See my AOKParadox thread. I will implement the stock dark theme at least until one based off of OOS becomes available.
All I want to see in a ROM is its ease of operation and to easily see the important details.
1. Status Bar - Accurate Network Speed Indicator, Dual Clock (timezone), Date (with day of the week) & Gestures such as double tap, slide and quickpulldown
2. Hardkeys & Tristate Keys - Action Assignment (screen off, screenshot, power menu, kill all apps, last app, etc.), Single Tap, Double Tap & Long Press
3. Lockscreen - Disable Power Menu
4. When Screen is Off - Double tap to wake & Music Controls gestures
5. Others - One-handed Keyboard Operation (i'm a lefty), Ram Usage Status in recent apps
droyd.014 said:
All I want to see in a ROM is its ease of operation and to easily see the important details.
1. Status Bar - Accurate Network Speed Indicator, Dual Clock (timezone), Date (with day of the week) & Gestures such as double tap, slide and quickpulldown
2. Hardkeys & Tristate Keys - Action Assignment (screen off, screenshot, power menu, kill all apps, last app, etc.), Single Tap, Double Tap & Long Press
3. Lockscreen - Disable Power Menu
4. When Screen is Off - Double tap to wake & Music Controls gestures
5. Others - One-handed Keyboard Operation (i'm a lefty), Ram Usage Status in recent apps
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I would agree with this, along with Layers support and multi-window functionality from Android N previews since we have the ram for it.
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I would agree with this, along with Layers support and multi-window functionality from Android N previews since we have the ram for it.
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I saw multi window in purity ROM, but it has cm theme engine
Title says it all, I hate the bubble toggles that take up the entire screen and require multiple taps. I'm familiar with rooting, and flashing just curious what ROMs are available to help fix this. Thank you in advance!
To the best of my recollection, none as the UI elements are baked into the source code. To go back to the Android 11 UI I think you would need to use an Android 11 ROM, none of which exist for the P6.
Aosp mods does but u lose icon name. It's great to have circle icons again
Use Nova launcher and you can change the look of a lot of the elements. No root needed.
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Use Nova launcher and you can change the look of a lot of the elements. No root needed.
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Except Nova Launcher doesn't work for the toggles in the notification shade, which is what I believe the OP was looking to change.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Except Nova Launcher doesn't work for the toggles in the notification shade, which is what I believe the OP was looking to change.
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The UI involves more than just the notification shade, which wasn't mentioned. Could have been more specific.
Hope you find a solution.
weinbers said:
The UI involves more than just the notification shade, which wasn't mentioned. Could have been more specific.
Hope you find a solution.
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Well, the OP did mention bubble toggles in his opening post. Agreed that being more specific would have helped. Thank you for the reminder about what kind of work it takes to mod the UI, as I haven't done it in years, especially with Substratum making it painless.
why couldn't someone build android 11 for the pixel 6? any reason it not possible?
I guess the OP is talking about the ugly quick settings with large tiles that take up space and requires multiple clicks to adjust internet and other settings.
The product design of software is the worst I have seen.
Nova launcher cannot alter the quick settings.
AospMods as said
[MOD][Xposed+Magisk][13 Compatible] AOSP Mods - System modifications for AOSP-based Android 12+
This is a mixed Xposed+Magisk module, which is made to allow customizations that are not originally designed in AOSP (Android Open Source Project). Features: Currently, AOSP Mods offers customizations on different aspects of system framework and...
forum.xda-developers.com
and
RenovateIce https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mod-renovate-ice-4-0-raven-oriole-android-12l.4386949/
Nemosfate said:
AospMods as said
[MOD][Xposed+Magisk][13 Compatible] AOSP Mods - System modifications for AOSP-based Android 12+
This is a mixed Xposed+Magisk module, which is made to allow customizations that are not originally designed in AOSP (Android Open Source Project). Features: Currently, AOSP Mods offers customizations on different aspects of system framework and...
forum.xda-developers.com
and
RenovateIce https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/mod-renovate-ice-4-0-raven-oriole-android-12l.4386949/
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Ugh...Xposed.
RenovateIce on the other hand is perfectly fine.
weinbers said:
The UI involves more than just the notification shade, which wasn't mentioned. Could have been more specific.
Hope you find a solution.
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It was pretty obvious lol
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Ugh...Xposed.
RenovateIce on the other hand is perfectly fine.
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Yeah but....
It's a mix of Rice and Project Themer
Am not on Android 12, but this looks nice, Edit: sorry just seeing the post above me mentioned this.
Project Themer · Android 12⁺ - Apps on Google Play
Customize your Android!
play.google.com
Nemosfate said:
Yeah but....
It's a mix of Rice and Project Themer
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So long as it doesn't use the cancer that is Xposed it meets with my approval.
TBH I don't have a major issue with the Android 12 toggles except for the behavior of the connection toggles, and I already fixed that with Better Internet Tiles so there you go.
This module has a ton of options for the UI. I used it for a while and it seemed fine but I haven't reinstalled it because I didn't really want the added bloat to change one thing (wifi and mobile data toggles).
[MOD][MAGISK][ANDROID 12] Addon Features for Pixel Devices - Pixel 6 Thread
What is this? This is a Magisk module that adds the following cool custom features to any Pixel device (from 3a to 6 Pro) running stock Android 12 Pixel ROM: Enable/Disable Google Sans font system wide Adds Icon Styles and Icon Shapes...
forum.xda-developers.com
I bet an unofficial 12 ROM without Material You would go over well.
LG made it official...
LG Velvet gets Android 12 in the US w/ new privacy features, no sign of Material You [U]
The LG Velvet is getting its Android 12 update now, starting in South Korea, with a few new features but not much more.
9to5google.com
lackalil said:
This module has a ton of options for the UI. I used it for a while and it seemed fine but I haven't reinstalled it because I didn't really want the added bloat to change one thing (wifi and mobile data toggles).
[MOD][MAGISK][ANDROID 12] Addon Features for Pixel Devices - Pixel 6 Thread
What is this? This is a Magisk module that adds the following cool custom features to any Pixel device (from 3a to 6 Pro) running stock Android 12 Pixel ROM: Enable/Disable Google Sans font system wide Adds Icon Styles and Icon Shapes...
forum.xda-developers.com
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Pretty sure it's dead and he's working with another dev on AospMods
Following as its the main reason I do not use my pixel 6 and its gathering dust.
The wasted space for notifications is just too much....I find it hard to believe a human being that actually uses the phone approved this. It's some next level mental degeneracy! lol
Phillis said:
Following as its the main reason I do not use my pixel 6 and its gathering dust.
The wasted space for notifications is just too much....I find it hard to believe a human being that actually uses the phone approved this. It's some next level mental degeneracy! lol
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Well since I use the notification shade as designed - connection toggles excepted - my mind must be going.