Using Several Cam Apps in Custom MM 6.0.1 , Personally I find Stock MIUI V5 Cam App is the best
I'm Using crDroid MM 6.0.1 and using this app pics are so smooth ! I tried MIUI V6/V7 but not so good
**NO HDR SUPPORT**
So attached some pics and the APK so u can judge better
ALL PICS ARE TAKEN AT NIGHT
pic1) Exposure-2 & No Flash
pic2) Auto Flash & Exposure -2
pic3) Macro
pic4) Auto mode
Wow, does this works on 5.1.1 custom rom?
wiryawang said:
Wow, does this works on 5.1.1 custom rom?
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Try it...
Just a suggestion. Set your contrast to 3 for higher dynamic range and get more realistic look, and set sharpness to 1 to get natural sharpness and of course, lesser noise. Just a suggestion. Y'know.
Ringford said:
Just a suggestion. Set your contrast to 3 for higher dynamic range and get more realistic look, and set sharpness to 1 to get natural sharpness and of course, lesser noise. Just a suggestion. Y'know.
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Thanks ; I'll be keeping in mind :highfive: .... Actually I dont now much details about how to set manually !!!
Could u suggest some Good Night Mode Settings and also in Focus ...?
chirantantab said:
Thanks ; I'll be keeping in mind :highfive: .... Actually I dont now much details about how to set manually !!!
Could u suggest some Good Night Mode Settings and also in Focus ...?
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For night settings, I usually set my ISO as low as possible. By doing so, the system will automatically use longer shutter speed. About focusing there's nothing I can do but to tap the screen.
kudos for the successful effort chirantantab
Finally i got it ! The best camera app so far !
Sent from my Mi 3w using XDA-Developers mobile app
Any chance to port MIUI 6 or MIUI 7 stock camera like this way ?
Hola guys. I know this reply is kind of irrelevant but I have been looking for help from anyone who had this problem. To all of you. Particularly the ones who are familiar with MIUI. I will just stick to the point. If you ARE familiar with miui then you must have come across those flashy themes. You must also have found out the way to bypass the infamous theme policy WSM tools and Xposed and all. But I recently started taking interest in those flashy themes. You know that once you download a theme from the default Themes app the mtz file starts getting downloaded and as soon as the downloading has finished it gets unpacked into bits (com.android.contacts, com.miui.home, icons, lock_wallpaper, locksreen and so on) and gets copied to the MIUI folder in main storage and again into data/system/theme. This is the first problem. I can't copy the whole mtz file to a safe place because it gets unpacked as soon as it has been downloaded which is basically a zip file containing several other zip files that is, the 'bits' I was talking about. Second thing. the default themes app does not recognize mtz files downloaded from the official miui themes website. It declares them as third party themes. What I did was, took some of those 'bits' and replaced some XML files inside them and some png elements and put them back into data/system/theme. But miui has a way to prevent this from happening. As soon as it detects a modified file present in data/system/theme it reverts back to the default plain theme by deleting all files from data/system/theme. My guess is it keeps checking out verifying in regular intervals the checksums that it must have generated earlier. The same thing happens if I just replace a bit in the mentioned directory with a bit from another theme. So my questions are:
1. Is there a way to preserve the mtz file downloaded from within the default Themes app as a whole mtz file?
2. Can I make changes to just the Themes app so that it would apply any mtz file?
3. Is there a way to prevent miui from continuously checking or verifying the checksums that it has generated? (just a guess but I reckon thats what it actually does) because for an hour or so after replacing or modifying the 'bits' everything works fine but the reverting process takes place in an hour or so.
Thats all folks! jk. Any help or suggestion would be really appreciated because I think a thread like this was long since needed here. And dont talk about visiting MIUI's official forums. Most of the guys there don't know half the things that is really worth discussing. Thank you guys.
note- dont want to use WSM tools nor can I find one for miui7.
note2- if I change the permissions of the folder (data/system/theme) to 444 allowing READ permissions only, the phone would just reboot without warning and continue to reboot until the permissions are changed back to normal (755).
Good one from MIUI, thx.
Related
Anyone had any luck with this theme on the Legend with CM7?
[THEME] MattedBlues - CM7 Final/6/SalvageMod & Sense
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768848
It looks awesome...
did you try it? Do a nandroid backup download and try it - then tell us how it went..
Sent from my HTC Legend using XDA Premium App
It looks very goooood. I want it on my Legend!!!!
But i use Blayo´s Rom and dont want to change to cyanogen...
I flashed the Mattedblues theme made for the EVO (I think, found it in this thread) on my HTC Legend last night, and it basically almost works.
It looks amazing, and as far as I'm able to tell, there are no visual problems with the skin itself.
Thing is, if I try to turn off WiFi, I'm thrown back to the boot animation. It then boots up normally, with the WiFi still on.
I don't know if this is caused by settings on my phone, or by the skin being incompatible with the Legend. I tried to flash the version of the theme made for the G2 just now, but the same problem occurred.
Thanks Eirki, I posted your feedback here in case someone can advise:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13111708#post13111708
Good idea, thanks. I would love to have this work for the Legend, it's by far the most polished CM7 theme I've seen.
Just tried installing for cm7.
Besides the wifi, I also found the keybord having grafic error ect. Gallery also broken.
awesome skin, if it worked proparly.
Hope here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1044880
I now have MattedBlues working on my Legend. I used the method this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841720 (Method 1). It was actually fairly straightforward.
Using that method, I merged the theme-files from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959065 with the files from the offical CM7.0.3 zip file. Just make sure you download the theme which is compatible with current version of CM.
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I now have MattedBlues working on my Legend. I used the method this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841720 (Method 1). It was actually fairly straightforward.
Using that method, I merged the theme-files from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959065 with the files from the offical CM7.0.3 zip file. Just make sure you download the theme which is compatible with current version of CM.
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Would you mind sharing the result with us?
Sent from my Legend using XDA App
Do you mean sharing the modified theme-files, or sharing a screenshot? As I have said in this thread, I don't feel comfortable with anyone distributing other versions of the theme without the creator's explicit permission.
But it really isn't difficult merging the files yourself. You should try it. =)
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Do you mean sharing the modified theme-files, or sharing a screenshot? As I have said in this thread, I don't feel comfortable with anyone distributing other versions of the theme without the creator's explicit permission.
But it really isn't difficult merging the files yourself. You should try it. =)
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Maybe you can post a description of your achievement in the official theme thread, along with asking the creator for permission to post the theme for others? I personally think the creator will be happy his/her theme has reached another device??!!
It's all about sharing. Otherwise places like XDA wouldn't really be what it is today..
Eirki, how did you port phone.apk to mdpi?
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Eirki, how did you port phone.apk to mdpi?
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I really didn't do anything in particular with phone.apk. Is the theme-porter method not working for you? If it's a problem with the dialer, I might not notice, as I'm using Go Dialer.
@C_Man: Good point. I posted a question here. I fairy new to both Android OS and XDA, and I don't much of the etiquette yet. Figured I'd tread carefully.
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I really didn't do anything in particular with phone.apk. Is the theme-porter method not working for you? If it's a problem with the dialer, I might not notice, as I'm using Go Dialer.
@C_Man: Good point. I posted a question here. I fairy new to both Android OS and XDA, and I don't much of the etiquette yet. Figured I'd tread carefully.
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Yeah i guess you also converted with hdpi to mdpi with theme-porter. If you do that everything works except the dialer.
The creator - jabbawalkee - said that, as long as I give proper credit, I'm free to distribute it.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1699092/MattedBlues_for_HTC_Legend_CM7.0.3.rar
Here are the files that I've used. Apart from the dialer, some notification icons and the font being a little small, it's working like a charm.
If someone has an easier way of sharing files, that won't eat my monthly dropbox bandwith, please let me know =)
Also, I see people talking about a "thank you" button, but I can't seem to find it. Any hints?
I wrote a short howto and put it in the rar, but I recommend you check out http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841720 anyway. Good luck with the theme, remember to do a nandroid backup before you try anything.
The 'Thanks' button is near the Quote/MultiQuote/QuickReply buttons on the bottom right of each post. I can see 3 people have thanked you for your above post and file share
You mention: "some notification icons and the font being a little small," ...are you able to notify us:
- which notification icons?
- where is the font small?
This will allow us to report any other wierd behaviour.
1] Is this for 7.0.3 and above only or 7.x ?
2] Do we need S-OFF?
3] Do we need [MOD] full r/w access via overlay filesystem (any ROM) for this to work?
Thanks once again!
Notification icons:
The roaming icon (looks like the regular signal strength icon, only with an R on it) does not appear to be themed. Instead it's the standard green.
Also, for some reason, when wifi is turned off, the signal strength icon is gray not blue.
I don't use 3G or edge, so I don't know how those icons look.
The battery percentages icon is very difficult to read. This is easily bypassed by checking "Battery Percentage" in CM settings -> Interface -> Status bar tweaks. It's a shame though, the special made percentage icon is a lot fancier.
Font size:
This is most noticeable in the Launcher Pro Plus widgets, especially the Friends widget and the Pulse news reader app. It's definitely readable, but still a minor nuisance.
If this is a deal breaker to you, there's always the option of not installing the font or installing a different one. (If anyone knows a font that looks good on the Legend, let me know.)
1: CM-version: I have only tested these specific files on CM7.0.3. I made them by combining the MattedBlues files for 7.0.3 with files from the CM7.0.3 zip file. For all I know, they may work on other versions as well. If not, the MB files for other versions can easily be converted to Legend-compatibility.
2: Mine is S-ON, so I wouldn't think you need S-OFF (I don't really know what S-OFF entails, I'm somewhat of a newbie.)
3: Now, I have no idea what that is. I sure never did that with my phone. Looks like a way to write files to /system without booting into recovery. I just boot into recovery =)
Thanks for the above!
I look forward to trying it out!
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Also, for some reason, when wifi is turned off, the signal strength icon is gray not blue.
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Don't worry, this isn't a theme-related issue.
In 'pure Android', when you are online AND have the ability to connect to Google servers, the bars are green. When you don't have access to Google servers, the bars go grey. So the behaviour you see is normal [just replacing blue for green of course].
Question regarding the Apps folder in the *.rar file in post #16 above...
Can we simply delete the APK and ODEX files for the applications we don't want to install with the ROM or is completely the wrong and unstable way of doing it?
Hey Guys!
I've been trying to find a way to keep the softkey light on S2 on MIUI turned off (COMPLETELY, not auto brightness values for button to 0) but there really isn't a way...
I've noticed in CM7 there is a Galaxy SII settings app that can be found independently in Titanium Backup. That app has the option to turn off the softkey backlight completely.
Do you think it's possible to drag that app from CM7 and Install it on MIUI to turn off the keylight? Considering from what I've read MIUI is based partly on CM right?
Go to display setting. Turn on auto brightness and beneath it will be advanced settings or something. Then there should be automatic backlight tab or Light Levels. Click on Edit Other levels.. Underneath button, make the value(should be 225 or 250) go to 0. You're good to go. You can turn off auto brightness then.
Pretty sure the OP said "COMPLETELY, not auto brightness values for button to 0"...Wait...He did
OP - there are various scripts around the place which claim to achieve this. I also use Miui & setting the auto brightness to zero used to work. This stopped working early in the the new year so something has obviously changed in Miui's builds.
I can't vouch for the usefulness of these scripts as I've learned to live with this issue, and I don't have a link for same. Try a Google search & append XDA to your search terms. This should yield something for you.
Edit to add - With regard to pulling over an app from CM7, obviously Miui is CM based so it might work. I guess you can only try it & find out. Can't see how it could do any harm given it's only an app.
@Mistah Thanks loads dude, I've tried some of the scripts from some of the searches I did and nothing seems to work you're right.
I'll give it a shot and see how it goes, but I don't think if i get the APK out i can just install it normally right? I'd have to put it in system>app then do a reboot for it to go in nicely?
I'll test it and report it back here tmrw thanks!
No worries
Yeah I'm not surprised the scripts don't work. Yeah give it a try, put it in /system/app & also might wanna mount /system rw before you install it (if you need to, use an app like Remount to do this). Yeah do a reboot after you've installed it & cross your fingers.
Will be awaiting your report with baited breath
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@Mistah Thanks loads dude, I've tried some of the scripts from some of the searches I did and nothing seems to work you're right.
I'll give it a shot and see how it goes, but I don't think if i get the APK out i can just install it normally right? I'd have to put it in system>app then do a reboot for it to go in nicely?
I'll test it and report it back here tmrw thanks!
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Hey @Mistah I'm on checkrom v4 currently though coz im trying out some stuff. I've got the said apk out from cm7 do you think I can pm it to you in about 7 hours from now to try it out?
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
Yeah why not
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Hey @Mistah I'm on checkrom v4 currently though coz im trying out some stuff. I've got the said apk out from cm7 do you think I can pm it to you in about 7 hours from now to try it out?
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
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Pm-ed! Thanks!
Replied. Doesn't work & I doubt it will.
I wrote a script which works for me on all kernels with init.d support, here's a link:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27703769/Permanently Disable Softkey Backlight.zip
If the flashable zip doesnt work just copy the script and set correct permissions (755). Please report back, because I haven't used the script for a while now...
BLN doesn't work on the script, though. I have located the file which contains the value for the backlight and changed its permissions, this disables the phone to change this value and thus keeping it off. This file is on a different location on almost every phone, so most scripts work on only one particular device.
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I wrote a script which works for me on all kernels with init.d support, here's a link:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27703769/Permanently Disable Softkey Backlight.zip
If the flashable zip doesnt work just copy the script and set correct permissions (755). Please report back, because I haven't used the script for a while now...
BLN doesn't work on the script, though. I have located the file which contains the value for the backlight and changed its permissions, this disables the phone to change this value and thus keeping it off. This file is on a different location on almost every phone, so most scripts work on only one particular device.
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Hey Joop!
Tested the zip and it flashed but it just seems to force the softkey light on. Doesn't go off at all after that. Thanks for the help though!
I had a MIUI camera backed up in my TB which works perfectly fine on WIUI GB version on my MB526. So thought of making a zip out of it, can anyone try it and let me know whether the ZIP is working or not? Flash it through CWM.
IF doesn't work then you may extract the apk and put it in the app folder and set permissions.
This ones is 100% better than the CM7 camera (Personal opinion, offcourse)
Let me know if the Zip works.
Just noted the zip dosent have script. Please extract apk and put it in app folder and fix permission.
Sent from my MB526 using xda premium
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...This ones is 100% better than the CM7 camera (Personal opinion, offcourse)...
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Seriously!?!
Ok, the UI is nice but how can you affirm that and also skip to mention that:
1- camera: zoom, some color effects, some resolution...and more..doesn't work;
2- videocam: inoperable
???
This is the exact same MIUI cam apk that I tried almost a year ago: nothing fixed to work on cm7...
Please be a little more exhaustive about either your testing or your post description next time... That will be much more respectful of other members and avoid people just wasting their time and battery juice....
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If your into the Rom scene on the Galaxy Note II you might recognize the rom name. I now bring my battery saving, low DPI, stock look lite Roms to the Droid DNA. If you like my Rom, great. If not, please use your backup made before installing and restore your old rom. Thanks for testing it. And please report all bugs and fc's in the thread not via pms. I'm not claiming this rom will give you a massive battery increase. But it should be higher than your stock rom as I have removed a lot of ram consuming bloat. In theory it will give more battery life. At least it has in my testing Vs my stock rom.
Battery Plus Rom V2.1 features:
Built from DNA Stock ROM v.1.15.605.4 710RD (Thanks MicroMod777)
SD card cache tweak, i/o governer set to deadline
More responsive, lite on resources faster Vs Stock Bloatrom.
Low memory usage, over 1.2 GB free on boot
320 DPI this screen was made for !! (Once rebooted got to display setting and set fonts to large)
Improved battery life via, more free ram, tweaks and bloat removal
Ad blocker via hosts file (Helps battery life)
Stock HTC boot animation
Stock Look without sense launcher
Stock 4.1 lockscreen with camera unlock shortcut. (Now centered)
Lite base rom. Unwanted apks and libs removed. Download the apps you want like maps etc from Google Play
Improved HTC Camera mod v5 with many settings (Thanks lyapota)
Reboot options. Recovery, Bootloader
3 button hack (No more 3 dots) Please set what you want the recent apps button to do in Display, gestures & Buttons under recent apps button
Dexodex
Verzion location services GPS icon removed
Busybox
4.2 Gallery
4.2 Keyboard
4.2 Camera as a backup.
Nova Launcher
Inverted Google Talk
Warning: Before you download, this rom is not for people that need large text and icons or people with bad eyesight. 320 DPI might be too small for some This is not for Verzion or Sense fans either. As its missing all that stuff.
Download:
Download Version 2.1 : http://pspslimhacks.com/htc-droid-dna-320-dpi-battery-plus-rom-download-for-verzion/
Screenshots:
Changelog:
Battery Plus Rom v2 Lite
Designed as a lite base rom for you to install apps you want.
New build from stock Verzion Rom dump
Over 69mb more of junk removed without killing key funtionality.
More unwanted libs and apps gone.
OI File Manager
Google Talk back in as people use this
HTC Music player removed, google music or poweramp are much better anyway.
Battery Plus Rom v2.1
Video fc fix
links in apps fc fix
Wifi tethering fix, it seems the app doesn't like being installed as a system app
New inverted Talk app, easier on the eyes and battery! (Thanks jonah1234)
Lock screen fix, its now centered (thanks tbolt)
Updated Camera fm and hack to version 5.1
Various bug fixes
How to install:
1. Place rom file on phones memory
2. Reboot into CWM or TWRP recovery
3. BACK UP existing rom. Then wipe system, Factory reset
4. Flash rom, wipe dalvik cache and then reboot
5. First reboot can take 2-3 minutes please give it time it not a boot lock.
6. Go to system and set font size to Large in Display, gestures & Buttons
7. RECOMMENDED: Set recent apps button. In settings go to Display, gestures & Buttons. Click under recent apps button and change it to your liking.
8. DOWNLOAD, your favorite music player like PowerAMP (recommended) or Google music, get your favorite video player like MX Player as the included 4.2 video player has no features...
Tip: Want better photo quality?
Set your photos to 4:3 aspect ratio to enjoy full 8MP resolution 3264 x 2448 = 8MP 4:3
Not the default 16:9 which is 3264 x 1840 = 6MP 16:9
Set the compression level to 10 or 100% for max details and file size.
Thanks too: lyapota for the camera mod, nitsuj17 for the recent apps button hack. Stock ROM v.1.15.605.4 710RD Thanks to MicroMod777. GPS icon removal thanks gitku
Plus everyone that worked to get the unlocked bootloader and root access. Without them, none of this would be possible. x3deamon3x Disable Wifi Nag Fix. Thanks tbot for fixing the lockscreen so it is now centered. New inverted Talk app, easier on the eyes and battery! (Thanks jonah1234)
Also thansk to v6ser for his apk decomplier tutorial, which came in handy for the framework edits.
More info and extras:
FAQ:
Q: I want the recent apps button to be the menu button? How can i do this??
A: Set recent apps button. In settings go to Display, gestures & Buttons. Click under recent apps button and change it to your liking.
Q: The font / text size is too small
A: Go to settings/ display, gestures and buttons. Change the font size to Large or Extra Large to suit
Q: Where is xx application? Its missing
A: Much bloat was removed. But use play store to downlaod google maps, voice, search etc
Q: How can I improve the battery life even more?
A: Install Auto Custom Brightness with will auto dim the screen more. Or set your own low brightness setting.
Q: I hate the launcher
A: Install your own launcher.
Q: Will you make a bare bones super lite rom?
A: Maybe if there is demand for it.
Sweet i have been trying to accomplish some of the feats you've compiled together on my own today and keep coming up lame. Flashing as soon as upload completes.
Can I have some screenshots please.
Sent from my Team 420 themed HTC Droid DNA
whatever.
dr_drache said:
well, Some more credits should be in this post. also, calling other users fanboys because we don't hack up stock roms, and like the phone more or less the way it was designed; is not the way to keep people happy. just FYI, before someone with power fixes it for you.
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Since when is the term fanboy degrading? I dont know about what may be borrowed in here as i haven't looked in the rom yet but the rest of the post seemed fine to me. This is starting off like the cleanrom thread again. :crying: lets all be friends and give credit where its due. :good:
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Since when is the term fanboy degrading? I dont know about what may be borrowed in here as i haven't looked in the rom yet but the rest of the post seemed fine to me. This is starting off like the cleanrom thread again. :crying: lets all be friends and give credit where its due. :good:
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fanboy in technical forums has always had the Demeaning quality. i edited my post because I was told by a few people, credit doesn't matter anymore. I was actually trying to be informative before someone gets pissed, I guess it doesn't matter anymore who does what.
i'm going to run it through it's paces, even though I think desensed roms, using sense as a base, is rather... incorrectly termed.
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fanboy in technical forums has always had the Demeaning quality. i edited my post because I was told by a few people, credit doesn't matter anymore. I was actually trying to be informative before someone gets pissed, I guess it doesn't matter anymore who does what.
i'm going to run it through it's paces, even though I think desensed roms, using sense as a base, is rather... incorrectly termed.
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Well thats all we've got to go off of as of right now. Without source or a AOSP kernel were forced to run desensed roms as an AOSP stepchild. All i was trying to say is i think the OP just meant this rom isn't ideal for people who like stock and or sense roms. No malice intended.
waiting for the download link!!!
No malice intended, its just not for sense fans naturally as its not there (sense). I reworked it to say fans now. Not fanboys. Again no harm indended. I'm on slow internet so the upload is taking time. LAst minute bug discovered so had to re-up it. Please save the reviews till its released and you have tried it!
Uploading now and screens coming.
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Well thats all we've got to go off of as of right now. Without source or a AOSP kernel were forced to run desensed roms as an AOSP stepchild. All i was trying to say is i think the OP just meant this rom isn't ideal for people who like stock and or sense roms. No malice intended.
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tbh desense roms work better than aosp would anyway. Battery life on stock is always better on every device i've ever owned and there's less bugs than an aosp rom built from scratch. Also does anybody know where I might be able to find a flashable Verizon droid boot animation , I prefer it over the HTC one.
Can't wait! Thanks, H
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
Is a Rom from the future! 12.26.12 ...haha
Isn't phone released dpi at 440? Any I'll affects when running it lower?
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Isn't phone released dpi at 440? Any I'll affects when running it lower?
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No, its just not upscaling so much, 320 DPI vs 480 DPI. 320 is a standard DPI used by many, so no market issues either.
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Is a Rom from the future! 12.26.12 ...haha
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I live in the future, well here in New Zealand its the 26th
Still uploading, 24% done 80-100 kbs upload is not cool. Yet i have 15 mbits download. NZ upload speeds are bad!
went to the download link but it just says uploading...
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went to the download link but it just says uploading...
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Same here
Sent from my HTC6435LVW using xda app-developers app
Sorry it seems that mirror service i used is taking its sweet time. Its been saying uploading but i have uploaded the file (twice now). I'm uploading to a friends private server that has 100mbit line for downloading. No file sharing sites used so this will help.
Once I get that download link live I will try and get some mirrors up asap!
Eta is 1 hour still uploading at 90kbs
Looking forward to trying this. Any ETA on a working download link?
3 mirrors are up!
So is anyone theming the 8.4? I tried installing the S6 Theme Engine and it didn't work. Really cannot stand the bright colors of TouchWiz. Was wondering if anyone knew of a Dark theme for it. Something that takes care of stuff like the Settings Page, Notification Drop down and others. I'm using Apex Launcher but the TouchWiz background stuff is still there. Even like Dark Google Play, Gmail. Chrome Etc.
Team Black Out does all the apps...but no themes yet...check custom roms..theres a CM12 out I think
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Im running Iron Rom...its great! Then. Use Wannan and Xposed to do your colors..that's one way
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Team Black Out does all the apps...but no themes yet...check custom roms..theres a CM12 out I think
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Im running Iron Rom...its great! Then. Use Wannan and Xposed to do your colors..that's one way
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I've used all the Roms. IronRom and Liquid are the only ones that aren't corrupted for some reason. I wish I didn't have to leave LiquidSmooth because its soo flawless, Except for the big flaw of A2DP Bluetooth not functioning. I'm currently on IronRom which is why I am asking since TW looks like pure .... well I can't say it on the forum and I tried to use Wannan and Xposed to change colors but it isn't working. I can move the clock over and what not, But as for the colors of the Drop down at least.... They wont change. I'm backing it up right now to go back to LiquidSmooth to try a different Kernel. But my issue is the Bluetooth, It must be working Flawless with music. And lots of people across the Android Platform are having issues with Lollipop and Bluetooth.
I would love a full Blackout Theme for Google Apps, The Drop Down and settings to make TW look like AOSP. And then I can use Apex to skin the launcher the best way I need it.
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So is anyone theming the 8.4? I tried installing the S6 Theme Engine and it didn't work. Really cannot stand the bright colors of TouchWiz. Was wondering if anyone knew of a Dark theme for it. Something that takes care of stuff like the Settings Page, Notification Drop down and others. I'm using Apex Launcher but the TouchWiz background stuff is still there. Even like Dark Google Play, Gmail. Chrome Etc.
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I'm not sure if you have rooted your device (although it seems like you have). Also I'm not sure how technically apt you are but you can theme the Touchwiz settings and some of the system UI yourself by following these instructions:
(Guide) How To Theme Touchwiz 5.0 [SystemUI] [SecSettings.apk] DIY
Also the advise of using the Lollipop apps from Team Blackedout is correct. I use the Youtube Blackedout version and turn off Google Play updating for that specific app in the Playstore settings. I have not had as much luck getting the other Lollipop Google apps installed such as Gmail. I need to spend more time figuring out that issue.
As the Team Blackedout web site no longer has links to the apks you need to use their app for the downloads (scroll down that link for the app). I just use that app to select and download but not to flash for my own specific reasons but that is up to you. No matter what take a backup and follow their instructions for each app to the letter. Clearing out the Google supplied app can be tricky as in some cases the apk name is not clear such as "base.apk" instead of "gmail.apk" while the directory name is a better indicator.
Even though I have a Tab S 10.5 the instructions are not 10.5 specific. I'm still experimenting and chipping away at the status bar colors. I have also done things a bit different than in the post I linked to above. I wanted to make it easier to quickly apply themes when the OS is upgraded or I grow tired of some colors. Now matter what the post will get you the dark Touchwiz settings you desire.
I attached a few pictures to prove some theming success.
Oh wow. I'll read through it. I'm really interested now. Thanks.
and yes I am rooted. I've been through all the roms and the only ones that seem to work on my device is IronRom which is TW and LiquidSmooth which is AOSP. And my main function for my tablet is bluetooth audio, LS has a massive issue with it. IR does not.
***EDIT*** Ok, Attempting to follow those guides but I'm lost. SystemUI doesn't decompile at all, and Settings goes about half way. I tried just by turning the APK into a Zip and extracting the files and things aren't adding up. I can see images, like the icons in the systemui drop down... but can't figure out the colors, like the Blue background of the dropdown... I can prob live with everything the same color except changing the background to black. Settings, I believe would just need to change the background of the blue and white both to black, and then change the color of the text to white. And that one is a lil more descriptive. But I decided to try SystemUI first and it is not going, at all.
Maybe its the way I'm copying the APK's over? I'm using ESFileExplorer to make backups. I try to locate the APK's directly to copy them but I cannot find them.
nFiniti said:
... ***EDIT*** Ok, Attempting to follow those guides but I'm lost. SystemUI doesn't decompile at all, and Settings goes about half way. I tried just by turning the APK into a Zip and extracting the files and things aren't adding up. I can see images, like the icons in the systemui drop down... but can't figure out the colors, like the Blue background of the dropdown... I can prob live with everything the same color except changing the background to black. Settings, I believe would just need to change the background of the blue and white both to black, and then change the color of the text to white. And that one is a lil more descriptive. But I decided to try SystemUI first and it is not going, at all.
Maybe its the way I'm copying the APK's over? I'm using ESFileExplorer to make backups. I try to locate the APK's directly to copy them but I cannot find them.
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A couple of comments. Please reread all the posts by the original author. You must have a working decompile/rebuild environment (apktool). If you are a MS-Windows user there is a link to Advanced Apk tool which provides everything you need in one package. I'm a Linux users so had to cobble together a few tools to get a equivalent tool set. If you could not decompile I suspect you have not installed the framework-res for apktool to use. I did this my first time as I did not read the apktool web site instructions as I should have.
So far I've had no problem recompiling/rebuilding SystemUI.apk and SecSettings.apk. I have had no luck modifying framework-res.apk which unfortunitely holds the notifications text colors and why I only have grayed backgrounds on notifications. Note that when framework-res.apk does not work your device's UI is borked and you need to rebuild your system or do a nandroid restore. So make sure you take a nandroid or Flashfire system backup and tread carefully.
When you have used apktool to rebuild your apk you must flash the new apks. A flash file template is provided in the first few posts of that thread. Use either Flashfire or a custom recovery or some other flashing tool to install the new apk(s). Using that template I created a theme recovery flash file containing the original SystemUI, SecSecurity and framework-res apks. It has come in hand a time or two. Do not replace an existing apk with a root enabled File Browser you are more likely to break your system than anything else. Your modifying essential system components not an app and those components are being used while your changing them, not good.
I would suggest further discussions be continued in the thread I mentioned. You would get more experienced and wider range of people responding to your theming questions. Reading that whole thread would also include seeing mistakes and solutions others have posted.
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nFiniti said:
So is anyone theming the 8.4? I tried installing the S6 Theme Engine and it didn't work. Really cannot stand the bright colors of TouchWiz. Was wondering if anyone knew of a Dark theme for it. Something that takes care of stuff like the Settings Page, Notification Drop down and others. I'm using Apex Launcher but the TouchWiz background stuff is still there. Even like Dark Google Play, Gmail. Chrome Etc.
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Hello, I was curious if you had found anything yet? Also, do you have a SM-T700? I hate the bright stuff on this device.
A few how to's on how to skin touchwiz. Or go to a aosp rom. I skinned some of my rom but gave up going all the way through it.
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I hear that. I appreciate the response. Thanks.