[ROM][Z3C] CarbonROM [OFFICIAL][5.1.1][CM Based + AICP|AOKP|Slim|Omni Features] - Xperia Z3 Compact Android Development

CarbonRom is an aftermarket firmware based on the CyanogenMod and Android Open Source Project.
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We are dedicated to fast, stable, and feature-filled roms, honesty and communication with our users, and openness with our code. We like frequent builds, with the very latest and greatest hardware support and fixes. We strive to not only provide you with the best rom we can build, but also to give back to the Android community and our fellow developers. For us, this is about creating something we can be proud of and hope you will enjoy.
Please feel free to look at, build, and use our code on CarbonDev GitHub.
We would like to thank CyanogenMod for their device trees, framework/settings mods and their code that was incorporated into this project. We also extend our gratitude to the devs whose code that we have incorporated. Proper authorship has been maintained and can be viewed on our repository.
Special thanks also go to Slim Rom for some of their features, AOKP, and anyone else we may have borrowed commits from that hasn't been mentioned here. If you feel you have been unfairly left out, please - let us know.
While we make every effort to test these builds as much as possible, we are not responsible for anything that may happen to your device, family, pets, or perception of reality. We ask that you do your part to know your device and know how to recover from problems before you flash! If you have questions, ask your fellow users or ask us in #teamcarbon on freenode IRC.
Features:
CM Theme Engine
Wi-Fi notifications
Audio:
AudioFX Equalizer
AOSP & CM Audio features
Slim Extra features like:
Camera Shutter sound,
Screenshot Sound,
Safe Headset Volume,
Less frequent notification sounds, etc.
Volume steps,
Audio charge notification
Display Options
Adaptive Brightness
Daydream
Ambient Display
Wake Up on Charge
Double Tap to Sleep
Omni Screen Recorder
Color Calibration
Expanded desktop
CM Notification manager
Slim Heads Up Notifications and its features
LockScreen:
CM shortcuts
Slim shortcuts
Weather with custom style
"CarbonFibers" features Menu:
Status Bar
Slim Clock & Date Options
Weather
Battery Options
(Portrait, Landscape, Circle, Dotted Circle Text or Hidden)
Mobile & Wifi Network activity icon options
Network traffic monitor
Brightness control
notification count
notification ticker
Custom carrier label options
CM custom Navigation Bar tweaked (size/color and other)
Custom Navigation ring
Interface:
Toast animations,
Listview animations,
System animations,
Gesture Anywhere,
App Circle Side Bar
Recents:
Clear All Button Tweaks
Hideable Google search bar
Slim PIE
Notification Drawer
Tile Options (Fully customizable)
SlimActions Tile
Quick Setting Options
Quick & Smart Pulldown
Colorized Tiles
Power Menu:
Advanced reboot
Screenshot
Screen Record
Profile Switcher
Airplane Mode
User Switcher
Settings
Device Lockdown
Sound Panel
Buttons
Fully CM customization for hard buttons (tweaked)
Omni Wake lock blocker
SuperSU - Huge thanks to @Chainfire
Download ROM from:
Here you can find the latest build
Sources:
On our GitHub
We would to thank especially:
AICP and Davor Bertovic @LorD ClockaN
The whole Carbon Team
Cyanogenmod for their incredible work
AOKP
SlimRoms
OmniRoms
Disclaimer: We are not responsible for any damages to your device or at something/someone else related.​
XDA:DevDB Information
CarbonROM, ROM for the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
Contributors
Myself5, CarbonROM
Source Code: https://github.com/CarbonROM
ROM OS Version: 5.1.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
Based On: Carbon|CM|AICP|AOKP|Slim|Omni
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2015-05-29
Last Updated 2017-02-12

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safe to use with locked bootloader/dual recovery?

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Myself5 said:
CarbonRom is an aftermarket firmware based on the CyanogenMod and Android Open Source Project.
We are dedicated to fast, stable, and feature-filled roms, honesty and communication with our users, and openness with our code. We like frequent builds, with the very latest and greatest hardware support and fixes. We strive to not only provide you with the best rom we can build, but also to give back to the Android community and our fellow developers. For us, this is about creating something we can be proud of and hope you will enjoy.
Please feel free to look at, build, and use our code on CarbonDev GitHub.
We would like to thank CyanogenMod for their device trees, framework/settings mods and their code that was incorporated into this project. We also extend our gratitude to the devs whose code that we have incorporated. Proper authorship has been maintained and can be viewed on our repository.
Special thanks also go to Slim Rom for some of their features, AOKP, and anyone else we may have borrowed commits from that hasn't been mentioned here. If you feel you have been unfairly left out, please - let us know.
While we make every effort to test these builds as much as possible, we are not responsible for anything that may happen to your device, family, pets, or perception of reality. We ask that you do your part to know your device and know how to recover from problems before you flash! If you have questions, ask your fellow users or ask us in #teamcarbon on freenode IRC.
Features:
CM Theme Engine
Wi-Fi notifications
Audio:
AudioFX Equalizer
AOSP & CM Audio features
Slim Extra features like:
Camera Shutter sound,
Screenshot Sound,
Safe Headset Volume,
Less frequent notification sounds, etc.
Volume steps,
Audio charge notification
Display Options
Adaptive Brightness
Daydream
Ambient Display
Wake Up on Charge
Double Tap to Sleep
Omni Screen Recorder
Color Calibration
Expanded desktop
CM Notification manager
Slim Heads Up Notifications and its features
LockScreen:
CM shortcuts
Slim shortcuts
Weather with custom style
"CarbonFibers" features Menu:
Status Bar
Slim Clock & Date Options
Weather
Battery Options
(Portrait, Landscape, Circle, Dotted Circle Text or Hidden)
Mobile & Wifi Network activity icon options
Network traffic monitor
Brightness control
notification count
notification ticker
Custom carrier label options
CM custom Navigation Bar tweaked (size/color and other)
Custom Navigation ring
Interface:
Toast animations,
Listview animations,
System animations,
Gesture Anywhere,
App Circle Side Bar
Recents:
Clear All Button Tweaks
Hideable Google search bar
Slim PIE
Notification Drawer
Tile Options (Fully customizable)
SlimActions Tile
Quick Setting Options
Quick & Smart Pulldown
Colorized Tiles
Power Menu:
Advanced reboot
Screenshot
Screen Record
Profile Switcher
Airplane Mode
User Switcher
Settings
Device Lockdown
Sound Panel
Buttons
Fully CM customization for hard buttons (tweaked)
Omni Wake lock blocker
SuperSU - Huge thanks to @Chainfire
I'm using:
TWRP custom recovery.
Slim GApps
Download ROM from:
Here you can find the latest build
Sources:
On our GitHub
We would to thank especially:
AICP and Davor Bertovic @LorD ClockaN
The whole Carbon Team
Cyanogenmod for their incredibily work
AOKP
SlimRoms
OmniRoms
We build with CM12.1 Kernel, so the usage of M5 Kernel is possible, using it with right now.
Disclaimer: We are not responsible for any damages to your device or at something/someone else related.[/B​
XDA:DevDB Information
CarbonROM LP, ROM for the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
Contributors
Myself5
Source Code: https://github.com/CarbonROM
ROM OS Version: 5.1.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
Based On: Carbon|CM|AICP|AOKP|Slim|Omni
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2015-05-29
Last Updated 2015-05-28
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Many thanks for your kind efforts.... If you add installation instructions and scree nshots it could be better

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First Off…
THANKS @Myself5 or all your hard work with multirom and M5 Kernel.. and now this
Also to your question:
robyn402 said:
safe to use with locked bootloader/dual recovery?
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Custom roms can only be installed with an unlocked boot loader, but you can still install using dual recovery as XZDR is for locked/unlocked
If you are worried about loosing DRM functions you can still use DRM functions with an unlocked device using a method on these forums.

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Any bugs? Like the camera fish eye problem? Also, is it possible to patch drm keys here or will the camera performance deteriorate?
Sent from my D5833 using XDA Free mobile app

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Myself5 said:
CarbonRom is an aftermarket firmware based on the CyanogenMod and Android Open Source Project.
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Great news Carbon is one of my two favorites, thx a lot. I've read about your plans if I can be so inconsiderate and make suggestions, what about Liquid?​

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shakkirk said:
Many thanks for your kind efforts.... If you add installation instructions and scree nshots it could be better
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Do you mind not quoting the whole OP [emoji14]?
Screenshots will follow today, Install Instuctions will go in the second post.
Sadman Khan said:
Any bugs? Like the camera fish eye problem? Also, is it possible to patch drm keys here or will the camera performance deteriorate?
Sent from my D5833 using XDA Free mobile app
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Carbon is based off CM, and uses CM Device trees and Kernels. Hence all CM Bugs are present over here. I guess, however, the Fisheye Bug will get fixed anytime soonish, actually exactly when Sony AOSP get's a working Cam, CM will most likely adapt the "proper" implementation which is supposed to be for shinano (Z2*/Z3*) devices, rather then using the rhine (Z1*) blobs, which are not supposed to get used with wideangle lenses as Z3* devices have.
funiewski said:
Great news Carbon is one of my two favorites, thx a lot. I've read about your plans if I can be so inconsiderate and make suggestions, what about Liquid?
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=umDr0mPuyQc [emoji14]
I'm not a very huge fan of Liquid, for a variety of reasons, some of them actually being the reason why Carbon was originally founded. Need to dissapoint you here.
Sent from my Xperia Z3 using Tapatalk

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Thanks for all your efforts.. finally time to unlock my bootloader

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Myself5 said:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=umDr0mPuyQc [emoji14]
I'm not a very huge fan of Liquid, for a variety of reasons, some of them actually being the reason why Carbon was originally founded. Need to dissapoint you here.
Sent from my Xperia Z3 using Tapatalk
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:laugh:
Nice one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bev1lp1lcm4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uh9NaICdVw
Cheers

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Myself5 said:
I'm not a very huge fan of Liquid, for a variety of reasons, some of them actually being the reason why Carbon was originally founded. Need to dissapoint you here.
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Sorry if i felt a bit of schadenfreude here better to focus on one, great rom!
Thanks a lot!

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Excellent. Thanks.
Might finally be time to unlock the bootloader.
Why is the title "official " but the downloads are "unofficial "
Thanks

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jarayn said:
Excellent. Thanks.
Might finally be time to unlock the bootloader.
Why is the title "official " but the downloads are "unofficial "
Thanks
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I am part of the CarbonROM Team, actually I am a Core Dev. However, I forgot to change the build version in these builds, which is why they use the default value "UNOFFICIAL". I'll change that on the next builds

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Thanks, I'm looking forward to the instructions. Then i will try.
The drm and unlock bootloader aspect is unusual for me that's what i want to see explained.
I wonder is it possible for you to include the restore drm function fix into the rom?

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first of all thanks OP for this, I've always loved CarbonROM
I may unlock BL again to try this :good:
a couple of questions in the meantime until I try that myself, if you don't mind for OP or any other who have already flashed this.
1. In OP I see "TWRP custom recovery", does this really mean this rom comes with TWRP (I hope) or it still contains CM recovery (that I hate) as all other custom roms here do?
2. can you confirm it is possible to assign actions to navbar buttons like show power menu, show volume panel and similar? (all the other roms I tried for z3c don't have this and it is a must for me to avoid using HW buttons )
3. to flash all other custom roms I tried, coming from stock, I couldn't use the Dual Recovery from NUT (latest version) as I kept getting binary errors. I had to flash fota-recovery and then from that TWRP I could. will I need to do the same now for carbon or someone tried and accomplished in flashing this with 2.8.15 dual recovery?
thanks again and in advance if you can help.. bye!
EDIT: I respond myself... just unlocked BL and flashed this
1. my god, also this one has only useless (for me) CM recovery will flash fota recovery twrp... :|
2. more flexible than others, still have to understand if I really can do what I need
3. twrp in dual recovery didn't work, but philz touch in dual recovery worked, so didn't have to flash fota-twrp recovery at the beginning to get this installed, but now I will to get a better recovery
....now testing it.... thanks again for your work!

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@moly
I'm coming from your v6, could you outline the procedure for switching to this and back. Did you do the drm fix or didn't bother? I'm not sure it's that big a deal anyway.

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@myself5
great to see more custom roms coming for z3c & even "official" :good:
i used to use carbon 4.4 on my old xperia go and was really happy

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Best custom rom so far... so many options.. i'm not missing xposed+gravity box anymore with this.. loving it!
I think i'll stay some time with this! now will hunt for bugs and check about stability thanks OP!
Ps. only thing i don't like so far is the extra IME buttons in navbar, i much prefer having only the left and right arrows immediately available in keyboard without needing to click anything.. Do you know if that's possible?
Also, I think I'd really miss radio fm.. any chances to see it added later on?
jarayn said:
@moly
I'm coming from your v6, could you outline the procedure for switching to this and back. Did you do the drm fix or didn't bother? I'm not sure it's that big a deal anyway.
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(of course i've alrady backed up my TA time ago)
1. full backup in twrp
2. unlock bootloader (take care your internal sdcard will be erased..forgot that recently when trying others custom roms and lost some data... [emoji14] )
3. full wipe and flashed this from philz recovery (vol up at green light, twrp didn't work) + minimal gapps (90mb) i got here in the forum
4. reboot
didn't bother about drm keys, will try later eventually if i'll keep it for long...
take care at this point you'll have cm recovery only.. never got used to it so I installed Rashr and then through it i flashed fota-twrp2.8.5.0-z3c.img to get a working twrp recovery again
Hope this helps bye!

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When I use poweramp with my headset at this rom I occured some problems.While the screen is off,sound has gone 3 5 seconds later after I woke up the device and again the sound of music could be heard
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Kompact said:
When I use poweramp with my headset at this rom I occured some problems.While the screen is off,sound has gone 3 5 seconds later after I woke up the device and again the sound of music could be heard
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Sorry I faced some problems

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moly82 said:
Best custom rom so far... so many options.. i'm not missing xposed+gravity box anymore with this.. loving it!
I think i'll stay some time with this! now will hunt for bugs and check about stability thanks OP!
Ps. only thing i don't like so far is the extra IME buttons in navbar, i much prefer having only the left and right arrows immediately available in keyboard without needing to click anything.. Do you know if that's possible?
Also, I think I'd really miss radio fm.. any chances to see it added later on?
(of course i've alrady backed up my TA time ago)
1. full backup in twrp
2. unlock bootloader (take care your internal sdcard will be erased..forgot that recently when trying others custom roms and lost some data... [emoji14] )
3. full wipe and flashed this from philz recovery (vol up at green light, twrp didn't work) + minimal gapps (90mb) i got here in the forum
4. reboot
didn't bother about drm keys, will try later eventually if i'll keep it for long...
take care at this point you'll have cm recovery only.. never got used to it so I installed Rashr and then through it i flashed fota-twrp2.8.5.0-z3c.img to get a working twrp recovery again
Hope this helps bye!
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Why don't you use multirom twrp 2.8.6.0? You can have only one rom with it if you don't want to play with other roms