Hi everybody! This thread is just to share my experience with the intention to help others who might benefit from this. I know there is a similar thread with the help of "FLOATIFICATIONS(FN)" app. But to my experience FN is a hit or miss on 5.1.1 and most of the time it does not work.
A little background....
Before coming to android 5.1.1 i was using PAC MAN ROM(KK-4.4.4). A great ROM. Among the cool features i liked most was that you have an option to open any notification in a floating window by long pressing it( yes Paranoid Android's "HOVER").But so far i did not find any lollipop 5.1.1 custom Rom which have this feature built into the Rom and XHALOFLOATINGWINDOW(Xposed Module) does not have this SystemUI mod for Android Lollipop(i think not even PA lollipop also so far). So after experimenting with many apps(including FN and Floatify and different sidebars)and mods, i have found a workaround which does exactly what i want and even better.
Things you will need:
1. Xposed installed (unofficial zip for 5.1.1 + official xposed installer alpha 4 apk)http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/super-alpha-posted-permission-xposed-t3072979
2. Xhalofloatingwindow v2.41( xposed module)http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpo...floatingwindow-v2-38-movable-t2419287/page299
3. Xbridge (xposed module)http://repo.xposed.info/module/daylemk.xposed.xbridge
3.Halo shortcuts( there are a couple of Halo shortcuts apps, anyone will do)http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2554118
4.Notifications shortcuts.(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.nicolai.buch.andersen.ns&hl=en)
STEPS:
1. As usual install xposed and the two modules. Activate the modules and reboot.( you wont see any xbridge icon on app drawer)
2. Install Halo shortcuts. (you wont see any Halo shortcuts icon on your app drawer)
3. Install Notifications shortcuts(NS).
4.Open NS and tap on blank boxes(PREVIEW) to create shortcut. Now select the second option(shortcuts and contacts)>then select halo shortcut>select activity> xbridge>and select that only option under xbridge.
5.Now on your notification drawer u can see an droid icon. Tap to open it. And turn on the "View in Xhalo" switch.Thats It. We r good to go. Now long pressing any notification will show you an option to open in xhalo/floating window.
NOTE: you can pin any app or shortcuts this way to your Notification drawer and they will open in HALO mode anywhere.
CAUTION:Unfortunately on Android 5.1.1 xhalofloatingwindow may cause bootloops after you reboot. Solution: clear dalvik and cache. Its annoying to see this"OPTIMIZING APPS". But until the dev zst123(Xhalo) updates his fantastic module, this is the only way i think.
BIG THANKS TO: zst123(xhalo),romracer(xposed for 5.1.1), lj3lj3(xbridge), rovo89(xposed), MainstreamStereotype(halo shortcuts),and Nicolai Buch-Andersen(Notifications Shortcut)
Most user's use gravity box, I would recommend using the app launcher option to launch multi windows, the only downside is it only allows for 12 apps to be used
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shadie21 said:
Most user's use gravity box, I would recommend using the app launcher option to launch multi windows, the only downside is it only allows for 12 apps to be used
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Actually MANY users use custom Roms( derivatives of CM12/AOSP) instead of CM12 itself. And as per my experience most of the features available in Gravity Box are already there baked into those Roms. So in that situation(when you just need one or two features at most) i think its better to avoid Gravity Box(Its a combination of features in one single app).Apart from that Gravity Box LP is still a bit buggy and heavy. F.Y.K.I. i already tried Gravity Box LP and my conclusion is that my workaround is so far the easiest, practical and least resource consuming. The best thing is it integrates with lollipop notification system and gives me just what i wanted.
.................................Anyways....................thanks for your insight.
OPINIONS ARE INVITED............
[slow clap]
Thank you.
I have followed the steps but seems its not working. I'm on Slim saber rom 5.1.1 do you think can work on this?
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rolear8 said:
I have followed the steps but seems its not working. I'm on Slim saber rom 5.1.1 do you think can work on this?
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It should work on any Rom. After flashing Xposed zip and xposed installer you should clear dalvik and cache. And after rebooting open the xposed app and go to framework and see if there is green message that xposed is active. Also, after activating Xhalo, go to the xhalo tesing tab and open setting or xposed in floating window. If the test result is successful then my procedure should definitely work.
Thank for @matesurano, the approach of open floating window in notification works fine (on my new buy Nexus 9 with latest stock rom of Android 5.1.1, buy in on hTC official Taiwan website, which has a great sale in the beginning of Aug)
I also try Gravity app launcher through hola-shortcut for some app, it's great, too.
Just want to report one thing about the bootloop:
It seems to be a gambling for the bootloop, no-matter you make wipe dalvik/cache or not, and the app optimization is annoying.
I try to make a xml backup of Xhola app with Titanium-> clean the data-> reboot with quick boot-> recovery the data of Xhola app with Titanium
I have made a 5 times straight boot without bootloop( and of cause no app optimization, don't need to wipe with TWRP)
I think it's worth to give a try with Titanium for bootlooping/app optimization.:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::laugh:
Can any body help I can get it to work with my rca maven pro its a 11.6 inch tablet its running android 5.0 it just opens one window at a time if I try to open another one the first one closes. Or I'm I using the wrong version of the tablet I'm using version 2.38 of xhalofloatingwindow
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Can any body help I can get it to work with my rca maven pro its a 11.6 inch tablet its running android 5.0 it just opens one window at a time if I try to open another one the first one closes. Or I'm I using the wrong version of the tablet I'm using version 2.38 of xhalofloatingwindow
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Hi there, first u should test if xhalo is working in the xhalo test area. Also go through xhalo settings menu properly. As you are on android 5.0, u better try the version 2.41.
matesurano said:
Hi there, first u should test if xhalo is working in the xhalo test area. Also go through xhalo settings menu properly. As you are on android 5.0, u better try the version 2.41.
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Thanks I will I notice that the test area work but if I exit the app and try to open more than 1 the first one closes. Update I was able to figure it out I have to be inside the xhalo app for me to be a ablw to open multiple apps at a time using multiwindow side launcher . also as my tablet doesn't have a working recovery like cwm or twrp I don't want to put something that can break it.
Not Working.....
Its not working in my redmi 2 with resurrection remix rom v5.5.8(based on 5.1.1)
I followed all the steps as your guide
But no luck
parthavluv said:
Its not working in my redmi 2 with resurrection remix rom v5.5.8(based on 5.1.1)
I followed all the steps as your guide
But no luck
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Did you try opening xhalo window and inside of the app open multiplayer apps at once that's what I have to do on my rca maven pro. If I exit the app I can only open one app at a time
Th30n1 said:
Did you try opening xhalo window and inside of the app open multiplayer apps at once that's what I have to do on my rca maven pro. If I exit the app I can only open one app at a time
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dev i do all the process...
but its not working all the way i want what should i do ??
parthavluv said:
Its not working in my redmi 2 with resurrection remix rom v5.5.8(based on 5.1.1)
I followed all the steps as your guide
But no luck
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dev i do all the process...
but its not working all the way i want what should i do ??
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When you try the test area can you at least open one app in floating window if you can have you try to install the fix for multiple windows on xposed.?
Thank you very much
facing long booting time is it normal ? and what do i do when in it
IZO6 said:
facing boot loop some times is it normal ? and what do i do when in boot loop.
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the app doesnt work to good with lollipop never do a hard reboot this causes the bootloop always do soft rebots from xposed when enable thats what works for me. this module was updated to work with kitkat that was the last update that i know of.
why i select activity but didnt see xbridge？
Hi mates
Working on Oneplus Slimsaber 5.1.1
There is a new a Xhalo version for lollipop that seems works better
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64965531&postcount=3236
By the way @matesurano I had in my SGS2 rom the option to open the floating app swiping left the notification.
Do you know if it's possible with this method?
Thanks for this great tutorial
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Hi mates
Working on Oneplus Slimsaber 5.1.1
There is a new a Xhalo version for lollipop that seems works better
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64965531&postcount=3236
By the way @matesurano I had in my SGS2 rom the option to open the floating app swiping left the notification.
Do you know if it's possible with this method?
Thanks for this great tutorial
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Hi there! do u mean the stock rom or custom in SGS2?! Anyways.....as far as i know, systemUi mods(specially swiping or single tapping are not possible with xhalo in Lollipop. But, Blisspop lollipop(not in MM yet) roms have implemented exactly the same features i.e. u can open the headsup notification in floating window simply by tapping it once or long press the notification in notification tray and get an option to open it in floating window. All these without any xposed module. Quite neat indeed!
Related
First off I do not own an i605 myself but have the l900 (sprint) which is almost the same device. Hardware wise there is only a tiny difference which is in the partition setup. Sprint uses a different data partition mccblk0p17 where all other N2's use mccblk0p16 the other is our mccblk0p16 which contains special files used by sprint on their stock roms (just to make our lives more difficult). I have been working with @lacoursiere18 on a few of my projects for the l900 and we tried to port an earlier version of MIUI for our devices before he got busy with school. Since then I have successfully ported over MIUI to the l900 and i605. Brian has been nice enough to test build out and confirm it works great on the i605. So now I am releasing this for your flashing pleasure. I also took a little extra time and modified Plasma 2.55 to work with MIUI and gotten permission from @ffolks (a few months ago) to post the modified kernel for everyone to use.
Well everyone (l900 users and those who browse the l900 forums) already knows I hate doing OP's so they stay pretty simple and this wont will be any different. Also MIUI users know that there are weekly updates but since this is a port and I have so many projects going on. It might be a month or two between my releases.
This is ported from the N7100 which is based on Omni rom. Original rom is located here
http://en.miui.com/download-35.html
and is the one by mdiary. So far only issues I know of it call recorder does not work (just says being used by another app) and you have to go into settings..mobile networks..network mode and change to CDMA+LTE/EvDO to enable 4g after every boot. If you flash any gapps package you will lose gps. If you continue to read the OP I will give instructions on how to setup your MIUI rom to get the most out of it.
So I took the base and turned it into a full featured rom with a whole mess of add-ons and tweaks.
Included items/tweaks/mods
Adfree (although I already have a host list created)
dolphin browser
dolphin jetpack plugin
adobe flash 11.1 kk
es file manager
LG G3 Keyboard and a few themes
WSM (MIUI Xposed)
Mi-Tools module (like wanam or gravity box)
Paid themes module (all miui themes are free)
AOSP Dash Clock widget
AOSP Calender widget
Terminal emulator
A bunch of build.prop tweaks
A bunch of init.d scripts (to enable them continue reading the OP)
Bug list
MIUI-i605 4.9.5
Any Omni bugs
call recording does not work
If you flash any gapps besides mine you will lose gps
Change Log
MIUI-i605 4.9.5 9-8-14
First port of rom
Downloads
Flashing instructions
1. Backup internal sdcard to you PC or external sdcard (this will really help prevent issues
2. Boot into recovery and backup current rom
3. Do a factory reset (if using philz/cwm do clean for new rom)
4. Format/wipe internal sdcard (if you dont do this and have issues first thing I will say is format it)
5. Reboot back into recovery (this will create your internal sdcard dir structure)
6. Flash MIUI and boot it
7. After initial setup power off and boot into recovery
8. Flash Gapps (please do it in this order or you will end up wiping and reflashing)
9. Boot into rom
10. Go to post #3 and follow those steps
Do not flash any kernel besides the modified Plasma or your rom wont boot. If there is an AOSP kernel you want to use let me know and I will make it compatible.
Plasma 2.55 MIUI edition Synapse is included in this flashable zip
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712469118
MD5sum 13ffea951345225e8ad0abdaf2f279d4
MIUI Gapps
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712469103
MD5sum c7bb4c995d6116a7c88977fe4821af10
MIUI 4.9.5
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712469104
MD5sum 70bd84e1e6f65786a8ca8836b6908225
Importaint tips for MIUI
Simple things for now
1. Open security (located on first screen)..permissions.. and turn on root permission
2. Open WSM tools (miui xposed) and click install DO NOT reboot yet
3. At top of the screen you will see < Manage click here and enable all three modules
4. Reboot phone and setup Mi-Tools to your liking and reboot for settings to be applied
5. Open settings... general settings tab... mobile networks... network mode... set to CDMA+LTE/EvDO (will have to do this every boot to have 4g(LTE)
6. If you want to use a different launcher ( I dont like the iOS style launcher myself ) open settings... general settings... display... default launcher.. and select launcher3 or whatever you have installed yourself
7. Setup your google account and enjoy
Some things are in Chinese
in settings... general settings.. stock settings you will see two chinese options the top one is your advanced settings for samsung devices the bottom one is your Mi-POP settings (that circle with the back icon)
BELOW IS A NICE GUIDE FOR MIUI
http://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/m/feature-complete-guide-xiaomis-miui-v5-os
Things that are reported as issues
If you are having gps issues try this.
travisn000 said:
I have been using Maverick Pro from the play store and find it gets GPS lock with google maps from play store also installed... Once maverick has a lock other apps seem to work as well.
Here is the free version:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.codesector.maverick.lite
..i set my location setting to device only; the first time i used it it took a few minutes to lock, but its been very quick every time since.
The yellow dotted indicator in the bottom bar of the app shows number (16) of gps satellites found:
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Themes that cause issues (random reboots, freezes, etc...)
material
last one
Thanks for the work you put in @jlmancuso and @lacoursiere18. Excited to give something new a try.
I'll give this a shot over the weekend.
Awesome good to see this ole device still getting some luv :good:
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last one
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Thanks for the mention sir.. But I really had nothing to do with getting this working.. All you BRO!
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Thanks for the work you put in @jlmancuso and @lacoursiere18. Excited to give something new a try.
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Not me.. @jlmancuso put all the work in.. Me and AOSP do not play nicely =)
Cmon TW version loll
Thanks!
Everything works just fine so far.little problems i had were just ignorance on my part.
Think its possible to do an agni kernel?
Thanks again for all the hard work!
Will this ota update. How well do themes work?
Sorry i missed the month or two line.
dudeicles said:
Everything works just fine so far.little problems i had were just ignorance on my part.
Think its possible to do an agni kernel?
Thanks again for all the hard work!
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Give me a link and I will see what I can do. You willing to test?
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Will this ota update. How well do themes work?
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No ota. Themes work great although I did hear one did cause issues ( material ) but everyone I have tried worked fine. Any with issues I will post in 4th OP. As they are reported.
Sweet are you going to keep updating or is this the only version?
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Sweet are you going to keep updating or is this the only version?
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Read OP.
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jlmancuso said:
Give me a link and I will see what I can do. You willing to test?
No ota. Themes work great although I did hear one did cause issues ( material ) but everyone I have tried worked fine. Any with issues I will post in 4th OP. As they are reported.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2608679
Added a link to a very nice users guide for miui in post 3
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Thank you so much for this. This rom is beautiful and so much better then tw. I cannot thank you enough.
So, does Google maps not work with MIUI? Loaded maps and compass got GPS only lock but Google maps just kept searching for location.
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I cannot get anything to get location. Keeps telling me my location services are off but they are not. Please help. Also mi tools will not move clock to center of status bar.
long story short ,every xposed navbar remover/tweaker mess up with several system apks (contacts, galery, messages and so on) other xposed modules function as espected on my wife's d618, i think the problem lies on the dualsim changer button, so, is there any solution/workaround for this issue as she hates navbar (as i do) and wanna use pie controls
as far as this post is written I've tried with gravity box and lg pie support xposed modules with no luck, i always get some important application messed up
phone runs on stock, rooted 4.4.2 rom with no custom recovery
any help is appreciated
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Try this : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.ptoti.g2_tweaksbox&hl=tr
or this : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinyroar.xposedlgg2&hl=tr
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Try this : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.ptoti.g2_tweaksbox&hl=tr
or this : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tinyroar.xposedlgg2&hl=tr
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same result, either way immerse me module seemed to fit her needs, it isn't pie but doesn't take screen away
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Tired of getting out your s-pen so you can access the s-pen menu?
Now you can simply install this app and an icon with the style of s-pen menu will appear just click it and the menu will show up
Compatible with kitkat and lollipop
Just install,activate and reboot.
Compatible only with phones with s-pen!!
Nb: This mod was originally created by someone else but i imported it to xposed
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Tired of getting out your s-pen so you can access the s-pen menu?
Now you can simply install this app and an icon with the style of s-pen menu will appear just click it and the menu will show up
Compatible with kitkat and lollipop
Just install,activate and reboot.
Compatible only with phones with s-pen!!
Nb: This mod was originally created by someone else but i imported it to xposed
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It crashes a soon as I press the icon in a note 4
It should work perfectly try rebooting again or uninstall and reinstall plz
Not working on my n9005 it says not supported. I'm on 5.1.1
wissam.az1 said:
It should work perfectly try rebooting again or uninstall and reinstall plz
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I have the same issue. Have rebooted and also unistalled. Using a Dev edition verizon note 4 on a deodexed rom.
u need to update for note 4 and include in title only works in tw roms
FC for me
Note 4 rooted
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Also fc on note3 after enabled from xposed & reboot just try to open it & its fc
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Note 4 4.4.4 stock rooted, crash on launch too.
Here is a rom that I ported to the R1 HD. Everything is working , Ive used this rom for a while and have not noticed major bug. One small thing that might happen is at the start of the setup process signal bars will show signal strengh and the UI might look like its crashing. Don't worry after a few seconds it will be sorted on its own its due to the trustzone.bin and change in nvram since this rom was from a spflashtool backup.
Enjoy!!!
Download Link : https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzU6b7lzLmttRXBfZGZROW41MFE/view?usp=sharing
Flash using TWRP.
Does this have settings in Display to switch the navbar?
No it does not (from what i remember, ive been on stock v17 for several weeks now, I posted this port from a reuest and decided to share it , all i really remember is that this rom and its brother the Wiko U Feel everything worked correctly with those 2 ports....my other ports faced the same camera not connecting issue ) but i will test to see if flashing the settings app from stock v17 will but that will take away the other features like double tap to wake . As an alternative if you root the rom and install xposed framework you can install gravitybox that will swap them for you and much more.
Just curious , I already use gravitybox.
cyanix-tech said:
Just curious , I already use gravitybox.
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Just checked and it does , go to system then fingerprint then you will see navigation....then you can swap them natively
man can you upload picture from your phone with all apps i want to see the style and thanks
Great ROM really like it but there is two issues that I noticed. One is I can't delete icons from the home screen and two is the ROM tries to install a update every day.
Their isn't any cm14 ROMS for U feel lite is there?
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vampirefo said:
Their isn't any cm14 ROMS for U feel lite is there?
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i am still looking. did not find yet. But did find a reference that the wiko feel lite is same as "cloudfone thrill access". unfortunately that phone is no easier to find roms for.
https://forum.hovatek.com/thread-14541.html
I cannot confirm if it is true yet. but they all have same chip mt6735
why error 7?
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why error 7?
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Sometimes it is because an assert check line in the updater.script failed.
For example If the updater is looking for BLU R1 HD in the build prop of phone / recovery and finds P6601 instead, then the install will print an error message followed by error 7.
The original ported recovery posted had the BLU R1 HD tag. And the later built recovery has the P6601 tag. And I believe most , if not all of the custom ported Roms and the built ones too, were made to look for P6601.
Look closer at all the written message on screen to confirm if more error messages there.
The fix would be either edit the updater script, or use different recovery.
I built CarbonRom with little testing.anyone interested can visit my Androidfilehost to download.here is the Link:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=673368273298922008
for Gapps:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/app-minimal-gapps-gapps-lp-20150107-1-t2997368
for xpose:
v2.7 official is fine
for supersu:
official should be fine.
reserved
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Hi
Nice to See you working on another KK rom for our s2.
Thanks!
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TriboDoP said:
Hi
Nice to See you working on another KK rom for our s2.
Thanks!
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CarbonRom have a better performance than cyanogenmod,that's why i build it.:laugh::laugh:
this is the best rom yet, thanks!!
cosjav said:
this is the best rom yet, thanks!!
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The rom is smooth! The launcher has a problem! If you create a shortcut or put a widget to the screen, no way to remove them! Had to use Nova launcher. You can build again to add old cm or slim launcher. No settings to change dpi, i had to edit builf.prop . Flashed latest kk dorimanx kernel! by @Saber, is stable for now and i'm testing the new battery that arrived today!
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The rom is smooth! The launcher has a problem! If you create a shortcut or put a widget to the screen, no way to remove them! Had to use Nova launcher. You can build again to add old cm or slim launcher. No settings to change dpi, i had to edit builf.prop . Flashed latest kk dorimanx kernel! by @Saber, is stable for now and i'm testing the new battery that arrived today!
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the launcher truly have a problem,but it isn't "can't remove them",but after installing google app,the search bar will cover the delete button,which was locating in the top of screen.but it can detele still,you can hide search bar or just move shortcut to the place above search bar,it should be deleted.the bug existed for many years,Carbon dev didn't fix it,and i amnot able to fix it too.i use this launcher because it can use icon pack.for dpi,it always can't change dpi,for example cyanogenmod. the performance should be better than cyanogenmod,i think,so i built this
I disabled the search bar, I never use that thing! I try to move the icons on top screen but didn't work for me.
ultravy said:
I disabled the search bar, I never use that thing! I try to move the icons on top screen but didn't work for me.
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i am sorry.but i can do this.please try "show search bar",you will find delete,if you disable search bar,the delete option will disappear.look the two picture below.first picture,the search bar enable,the second don't.you will find no delete option,but it can be removed
thanks for the tip! dorimax kernel give me headaches some times! after a reboot, stuck at dorimanx logo, errors in data partition of course! not even twrp not able to fix it! had to wipe data and restore my backup.
bug
1. Your carbon kk for galaxy s 2 is very good. One problem : when i make a short press on home button when in lock skreen, the torch is on! I ticked and unticked the torch on home button. But the problem came back. Could you please fix it?
2. As i see , there is no carbon kk stable builds? Only nighties?
addition
i mean in setting tortch is on on long press. but it always is on on short one