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[ROM-WWE-08.12.09]Oobly's Phoenix ROM & Kitchen: WM6.1 (21051) & Manila 2.5 (.1919)
Introducing Phoenix ROM:
Oobly's WM6.1 & Manila 2.5 ROM! Rising from the ashes of abandoned 6.1Leo projects.
Kitchen is HERE! (megaupload only so far)
Medium version 2.3: HERE (mediafire, tested and working)
Medium 2.3 with Rhodium dialer: HERE (mediafire, tested and working)
Rhodium version 1.1 (manila 2.1): HERE (mediafire)
Rhodium 1.1 with Rhodium dialer: HERE (mediafire) or HERE (RGHost mirror provided by cichy3000 many thanks)
It's a kovsimg.nbh file, so you need to rename it if you flash from the PC.
Disclaimer: FLASH AND USE THIS ROM AT YOUR OWN RISK.
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Included stuff (Medium Version 2.3):
Mix of Leo, Rhodium, Topaz and X1 packages. Manila Core is CFC compressed and 512-byte padded 2.5.19191230.2, WM is modified 6.1 build 21051.
Panel manager, but no panels. 'X' button is mapped to Showcase.
PIMbackup
NoData
Total Commander
Win rar
MP3 trimmer
Audio Booster
Facebook app
Wifi sharing
Neos2007 driver pack 3
SynchroTime
PHM Regedit
Google maps
Smaberg's 1% battery
Smaberg action screen
Arcsoft MMS
RemoteDesktop
Youtube app
Opera
Symbol Pad
EZInput (you can use the neuSIPdefault cab which is attached to this post to switch default SIP if you choose)
Voice recorder
HTC camera (starts from button on photos tab)
X1 camera (starts from hardware camera button)
Java
3G switcher in comm manager
Original Xperia dialer with video call support. (2G version has Rhodium dialer canvas instead)
Modified HTC messaging app which is faster than Leo version and supports landscape
Link to HTC camera in programs
Long Press End Key
hc4 package (OBEX Inbox)
Mail tab from Leo 1.48
Topaz notification enhancement
Included stuff (Rhodium Version 1.1):
Manila 2.1.1918 with weather clock, but no background animations.
Same tweaks, mods and apps as Medium 2.3.
I have attached a cab file to replace the slider icons with "Leo-like" ones, many thanks to At0mAng!
Also attached is a slider file (1e29e8e7_manila) which I think looks nice, it has a carbon fibre background and chrome edge (see the screenshot) (NOTE: this is only for the Rhodium ROMs)
The screenshot below is Rhodium 1.1 with rhodium dialer, At0mAng's slider icons, a clear bottom curtain, Spike's MicNeo taskbar icons, the custom slider manila file I provided and a home made background image (which I can provide if people want it).
Medium 2.3 Tweaks:
SD tuneup
various performance tweaks
SMS sent notification disabled
Patched OEM_Misc.dll included which fixes the music hitch.
Patched ManilaToday.dll included which should fix the softkey reset problem.
Opera is the default browser, but IE is included and can be set as the default browser if you wish.
The volume control popup when playing music is different from the main volume control app and controls the volume in finer increments via the volkeys, no need to touch the screen
System volume is the default instead of Ring volume when you disable single volume mode.
Replaced New Contact Card application and ringtone plugin
Replaced media toolkit version - fixed contact and background image browsing and selection
Disable clock flip: Here is a thread where you can get a cab for disabling the clock flip. Apparently it reduces the memory usage of manila, too. Seems to work for both versions of manila: [MOD] Disable 01:02 clock flip in Manila 2.1 and 2.5
Tweak various bits and pieces: Great app for tweaking and adjusting manila and other things: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=589305
Registry tweaks:
Disable wake up on SMS:
[HK_LOCAL_MACHINE\Drivers\BuiltIn\RIL]
"DisableSMSWakeUpEvent"=dword:0
Disable touch screen vibrate in manila and EZInput (Rhodium ROM):
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\OEM\KeyState]
"UseService"=dword:00000000
Will be adding some others after testing......
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Medium Version 2.3 bugs / problems:
1. Footprints tab can only be used for viewing footprints, not adding them.
2. Sunny animation on weather background on today screen runs slowly. Fix attached to this post.. tested and working! I will be cooking this into the next version.
NOTE: If you install a taskbar icon cab make sure it is compatible with the new versions of manila 2.5 or the volume app graphics on the music tab will be replaced with a grey bar on the left of the screen when adjusting volume.
Rhodium Version 1.1 bugs / problems:
1. While typing an SMS using WM default, pressing 'X' causes Showcase to appear and then disappear again, so it can't be used for switching / closing apps while typing a text message. Not sure what is causing this. Doesn't seem to happen in manila SMS app (Showcase displays correctly after a short pause).
2. Suggestions is missing from text input options for EZInput. A possible solution is to remove EZInput, since the default keyboard settings in WM works.
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Medium version 2.1 benchmark results (version 2.3 results coming soon, but they are about the same):
I believe I can describe this ROM as "quite rapid"...
Results
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alpha texture (128x256 rgba): 22179 kPixels/s
torus (3k triangles) one light: 7707 kPixels/s
color blending: 24270 kPixels/s
sub texture (128x128 15x15): 9345 kPixels/s
SKTools benchmark results:
Integer;332.2240;Moves/25 usec
Floating point;7.470;MWIPS
RAM access;1524;Speed index
Draw bitmaps;794;Speed index
Main storage (write);13100.21;KB/sec
Main storage (read);19200.00;KB/sec
Storage Card (write); 399.77;KB/sec
Storage Card (read);17655.17;KB/sec
Other notes:
Battery usage is still good. About 15-20% per day depending on usage. Weather animations seem okay, pretty smooth once ROM has "settled", although the sunny animation runs slowly. Memory usage is still good, too.
Thanks to: Outie, Smaberg, Ervius, Bepe, jerpelea, Agent_47, Rotastrain, MrRusch and possibly some I have forgotten. This ROM would definitely not exist without your work, help and inspiration.
gonna try it as soon as dl will be available
It's up.....
Oobly said:
It's up.....
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WOW!!!
good work...congtarts
Megaupload does display the page but saying that the file is no more avaiable...
Could you upload it a new time ?
Thx by advance !
agent_47 said:
WOW!!!
good work...congtarts
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Thank you! Means a lot to me coming from you Your Valkyrie ROMs are awesome!
Media fire link:
OR
[EDIT] Links removed due to the file being corrupt.. will post new ones once I have tested the new upload. [/EDIT]
Oobly said:
It's up.....
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wow ...didn't think that you're gonna make it. DL now to see how it goes, thanks for sharing I'd like to see the difference though!
awesome!
downloading now, will report back if any bugs
thanks oobly
Good news!
I think I have solved the music glitch! Haven't spent a lot of time testing it, but didn't experience a single glitch in 20 minutes of listening. Problem is now the volume adjuster when playing music doesn't display correctly, but it still works. I really want that to be fixed before I release it since I think is is a cool feature.
I could probably make a patch cab to install the fixed file, but that would require SDKCerts installed (since the hacked file is a system file), so I think I will cook it into the next version.
Ok... it's really fast... not as fast as TouchX10.5 but much faster then any with WM6.5 & Manilla 2.1/2.5 (as seen on benchmarks)
fast camera (without bugs)
eyecandy
...
some bugs (Manilla bugs):
-choosing avatar/photo for contact in People Tab: doesn't work touchscreen, only hardware pad
-after adding a contact to HomeTab (only one contact) it has been duplicated many times (for every empty rectangle)
- HTC messaging doesn't work in landscape... (I know that Manilla is from Leo... I know... ) so maybe HTC Messaging Tab (pressing on SMS) could be changed to simple WM Messaging, which works great...?
-noringer/vibrate mode in CommManager
-maybe it could be done that volumeUp gives one +1 to Volume, now pressing VolumeUp Hardware key shows only Volume Control
-after soft reset binded left hardware button (show <inputPanel>) looses it's BIND for <Today> action
anyway Awesome Work... Thanks !
odd.... i'm getting a CRC failed error every time
i've tried using pocketrar on device, and also 7-zip and WinRAR on the pc, each time CRC failed
also downloaded from both links in post 9, same thing
any help?
msc125 said:
odd.... i'm getting a CRC failed error every time
i've tried using pocketrar on device, and also 7-zip and WinRAR on the pc, each time CRC failed
also downloaded from both links in post 9, same thing
any help?
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Same here, link in post #1 (mega upload) says file is emporarily unavailable. Files from post #9 both corrupted.
<EDIT> Linkn in post #1 now available and NOT corrupted
WOW!
I've just spent about 2 hours getting my software set up and making the settings to my liking... gotta say... WOW!! this is kinda quick!! Will know more for sure when I'm out and about using it for satnav & emails etc.
Great ROM so far, only thing I miss (and it's purely cosmetic) is the new style email tab with the page instead of the envelope.
Good work, thanks
Hey, nice rom!
One question, I noticed that there is kinetic scrolling in this Windows Mobile 6.1. How did you get that? It actually scrolls pretty smooth.
Just tried the mediafire version and you're right, it is corrupt... I am so sorry for the inconvenience / time taken to download / frustration!
Removing the links from my post. Will test the upload properly next time before posting.
@cichy3000:
1. Choosing a contact works with the touchscreen, but selecting the contact image requires the use of the joystick. The same for selecting a background image for manila... working on it (it's a strange issue since I have replaced the album app with one that works with the touchscreen and it works on photos tab). If you have already assigned an image to the contact it gets shown fine without having to select a new one.
2. I managed to get the same behaviour... I think it is related to the home page links not updating quickly enough / properly. Adding programs doesn't seem to do it, though, only contacts. Will try to find out why and hopefully find a fix.
3. I will post a cab file in the second post that you can use to disable the HTC messaging app.
4. In "Settings" - "Sound and Display" - "Ring Type" you can select vibrate and ring.
5. Looking into the volume issues. Will try to make it like you say. Trying to fix the display, too, so will try to make this change at the same time.
6. Not sure about the softkey binding issue. Will have to test it myself. If I recall correctly there was some issue like this in another ROM, but I think it was the right softkey being remapped... will research it.
@Tri3Dent: I mixed and matched a bunch of packages to get this ROM working and I think it is the TouchScroll package which enables it. Anyway, hope you like it
Thank you for your feedback about this ROM. I will try to keep improving it.
Mind sharing the TouchScroll package you are talking about?
some feedback...
1 - nice and fast
2 - would like to see opera as default on internet tab
3 - after typing, pressing keyboard icon at bottom doesn't minimise, it repeats the last character typed
4 - changing ringtone in contacts doesn't save changes. can select another tone but once done is pressed it still says no ringtone. default main tone is used instead.
5 - would this benefit from manila 2.5.1921 newest build? (only cos i like the email tab)
6 - it's a keeper for now cos it's the fastest 2.5 rom i've found. Nice work, thanks for sharing and developing.
I was going to make a ROM for y’all but my kitchens a mess and the cookers not working
I would have called it something like XTassy :laugh:
THIS IS NOT A GUIDE
Its a record of the changes that I have made to a perfectly good ROM.... So that it better suits my needs.
Everything here has the potential to break your phone and make it smell like fish.
If this happens you should PM me immediately so I can laugh at you
I'm always interested to know if there's a better way of doing something
and perhaps you might find something here that's useful to you
My Model: Xperia T - LT30P
Bootloader: Locked (Theres no reason why this stuff shouldn't work on an unlocked bootloader)
Carrier: Three (Yea they did it.... Gits)
Post 2: The Core
Post 3: Pebble Dash Removal
Post 4: Silent Camera Hack
Post 5: Advert Removal + Security
Post 6: Apps I Use And recommend
Post 8: Some Ringtones I Made
Post 9: Things Im Currently Working On / Would Like To Change
The Core
My stock rom was non-updateable, overheated, and I was able to kill a full battery in less than 3 hours.
I did an antutu stability test and it was all over the shop.
After trying out loads of stock and custom roms the one that had the highest benchmark
and was the most stable for me (according to antutu) was TiMiN8R's XperimenT
What I like about TiMiN8R's Rom? XperimenT 3.1.1
. Phone no longer overheats
. Battery Life has improved
. Its pre rooted
. Installs ClockWorkMod
. Has smaller on screen buttons (the black bar at the bottom)
. Comes with a file manager (why no stock roms have this?)
. He’s changed the menu background and it works for me
. Has a better battery icon with percentage
. Has a reboot option when powering down (ohhh that’s bliss)
. Has the older google maps with a blue arrow launcher for navigation (I really missed that! but can be updated according to preference)
. Has some fancy customizable toggles on the notification bar
Antutu Benchmark v4.0.1 score was 16892 Without an SD Card
That’s a massive portion of the hard work done. Cant thank him (and all persons involved) enough for making my phone usable. :good:
Before flashing the ROM I backed up my apps to my internal storage with Android Assistant
Pebble Dash Removal
My goal here is to rip out everything I can. My old phones Rom (x10 mini pro)
was 100mb in size, with all my apps installed and it did everything I wanted it to.
The way I see it... everything past 100mb must be battery draining, spyware, adverts and pebble dash.
Apologies to the the people that put time and effort into the apps I just called pebble dash
TiMiN8R has already removed a fair amount of bloatware from this rom. But as hes made it available for the majority im sure he didn’t want to remove apps that people might want.
Note! I will be removing the default keyboard and home screen (as far as I can tell it doesn’t have landscape mode)
If you decide to do this YOU MUST FIRST INSTALL REPLACEMENTS. I use the keyboard from gingerbread
& Launcher Pro as my home-screen. (Go Launcher seems popular but iv never tried it)
Ill also be removing all themes and lots of things you might miss... like the walkman, nfc, bluetooth, backup software.
Be aware that removing an application will affect others that depend on it... for example removing “live wallpaper picker”
will make ALL live wallpapers unuseable and you wont be able to use any live wallpapers that you get from the play store in future.
To do this I used root uninstaller
The safest way to do this is to enter ClockWorkMod by pressing the volume down but 2 or 3 times when you first turn your phone on and make a back up (of your entire setup) remove a few applications at a time... check everything still works. And repeat the process. If something goes wrong.... do a restore and start over. Its not advised to try and uninstall them all in one go
Current total of installed APK's 223 afterwards 126
<----- data use before and after
Here’s the list of apks that I was able to remove from this rom without errors or crashes (after a reboot)
in the order they appear in root uninstaller
About PlayStation Certified 1.0 (just a notice in the setting menu?)
Adobe Flash Player 11.1 11.1.115.34 (youtube and firefox work without it)
Amber 5.0.A.0.6
Amethyst 10.0.A.0.9
Android live Wallpapers 4.1.2-bvt_tw
Back up & Restore 1.0
Backup over MTP 1.1
Backup-Restore 1.0
Black Hole 1.0
Bluetooth Share 4.1.2-bvt_tw ( I don’t use bluetooth )
Browser 4.1.2-bvt_tw ( I prefer Firefox )
Bubbles 1.0
Chrome 28.0.1500.64 ( I prefer Firefox)
Clocks 3.0.a.0.2 (its a widget I use ClockQ)
Content Sharing 2.2.0 (NFC)
Cosmic Flow 1.3.A.0.4 (wallpaper?)
CrashMonitor 1.0.A.0.1
Download music info 3.0.A.0.6
Email 4.0.1 (I use gmail instead)
Emerald 10.0.A.0.9
Exchange services 5.0 (dunno what it is looks like email?)
FM radio 4.2.A.0.4
Face unlock 4.1.2-509230
File Manager 1.0.1 (I use Root Browser)
File Manager Themes 1.0.0
General Data Disclaimer 3.0.A.0.14
Gmail 4.5.2-714156 ( I prefer the old gmail )
Google calendar sync 4.1.2-509230 (app works without this)
Google One Time Init 4.1.2-509230
Google Search 2.6.7..721924.arm
Gps satellites Notification 1.0.0
HTML Viewer 4.1.2-bvt_tw
Hangouts 1.0.2.695251
Infinite view qo.1.A.0.0
InitialBootSetup 1.0
Japanese keyboard layout 1.0
Key Chain 4.1.2-bvt_tw
Live Wallpaper Picker 4.1.2-bvt_tw
Location-Based Wi-Fi 1.1.A.0.6
lock screen 1.0 (safe to remove reverts to basic jb lockscreen I use the pin unlock and media player widgets work)
MHL 2.0
Magic smoke wallpapers 4.1.2-bvt_tw
Market Feedback Agent 4.1.2-509230 ( No feed market my battery)
Movie Studio 1.1
MusicFX 1.4 (I use MortPlayer instead of walkman it works fine without this)
NFC Service 4.1.2-cvt_tw
Phase Beam 1.0 (wallpaper?)
photo slideshow 1.0.A.0.6
Picaso Uploader 1.1.40000
Picture Effect 1.0
Picco TTS 1.0 (navigation uses google text to speech engine?)
Quarts 10.0.A.0.9
Recorder 9.1.A.0.14
Remote Control Service
Ruby 10.0.A.0.9
Sim toolkit 4.1.2-bvt_tw (cant find it in the menu just for orange?)
Sapphire 10.0.A.0.9
Screen Mirroring 1.0
SensMetm slideshow 2.0.A.0.9
Silk 10.0.A.0.9 (think this is a keyboard theme)
Skyfall 3.0
SmartConnect 5.1.5
SmartSearch 7.1.A.0.4
Sound Recorder 4.1.2-bvt_tw
Street View 1.8.1.2 (maps and nav work without it)
SuperSU 1.45 (don’t need it for root access will probably make your phone less secure)
SuperSU NoNag 1.00 (don’t need it for root access will probably make your phone less secure)
Tv Launcher 1.3.A.0.4
Tags 1.1
Tether Entitlement Check ( Tethering works fine for me without this )
Themes 1.0.A.0.20
Tools 2.0.A.2.0
Torch 2.1.8
Update Service 1.0 (will probably break updates via pc companion)
User Dictionary 4.1.2-bvt_tw
Voice Dailer 4.1.2-bvt_tw
Walkman 2.0.A.0.26 (I use mort player instead)
Walkman 7.6.A.0.1 (I use mort player instead)
WarrentytimeService 1.0
Weather Widget 2.0.A.0.36
World Clock 1.0.A.0.11
XthemeEngien beta5 (sorry I dont use it)
Xperia Share 1.0.A.0.10
Xperia Home (must install alternative before uninstalling)
Xperia extention for Throw
Xperia Keyboard 6.1.A.0.4 (must install alternative before uninstalling)
Xperia Wallpapers 3.3.A.0.5
XperimenT 10.0.A.0.9(sorry I don’t use it)
Xposed installer 2.1.4 (sorry I don’t use it)
Youtube 4.5.17 (theres a newer version would rather have fresh clean than updated)
com.android.backupconfirm 4.1.2-bvt_tw
com.android.browser.res.overlay 1002.0
com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks 4.1.2-bvt_tw
com.android.providers.partnerbookmarks.res.overlay
com..android.sharedstoragebackup.4.1.2-bvt_tw
com.android.wallpaper.holospiral 4.1.2-bvt.yw
com.google.android.voicesearch 4.0.0
com.sonyericsson.home.res.overlay 1002.0 (must install alternative before uninstalling)
com.sonyericsson.res.setupwizard.overlay 1002.0
com.sonyericsson.res.trackid.overlay 1002.0
com.sonymobile.connectivitycenter 1.0.A.0.15
devicemonitor 1.1 (no monitoring my device)
Theme-manager 1.0.A.0.8
I couldn’t find a list like this for the Xperia T
It took me a hell of a long time to test the removals and reboot over and over as well as typing it up.
So please don’t copy and paste it elsewhere. The next two lines are for googlers
Xperia T bloatware removal lt30p
Xperia T safe to remove list lt30p (safe if you understand what your doing)
Step 2
After removing all those apks I use a file browser to navigate to
/ > system > framework
and remove any .jar files that relate to the apks that I just uninstalled
like Bluetooth, NFC, Facebook, Music, Music Visualizer ect.ect.
Then I go to my settings and change the ringtone to PYXIS
This is the only pre installed ringtone I want to keep
Its no good dropping beats in a room full of suits so I use this tone when im at work to keep things professional
Then I go to / > system > media > audio > ringtones and delete all but pyixs
and paste my own .ogg ringtones (ill attach some of the ringtones I made to post 8)
I do the same for alarms and notifications
first set the ones that I use then delete the rest and paste my own
/ > system > media > audio >alarms
/ > system > media > audio >notifications
I don't like to use ringtones from sd card/storage locations because if I were to accidentally delete them maybe my alarm wont go off in the morning Not a risk I wanna take lol
why I removed the lockscreen and all themes / theme manager?
I removed every single theme & theme manager
so now instead of my phone looking like this
it looks like this!
iv made a dreadful mistake :crying:
I also removed the lock screen 1.0 app which reverted the lock screen to basic jb
lets add a wallpaper
and change it to pin
Much better! (settings > security > screen lock > pin)
Dont panic the music widget still works
I also like to add: If Found Please Call - 07MYMUMMY505
To the lock screen Found in settings > security > owner info
(you have to enter the pin when connecting the phone to a usb cable)
One thing I miss from cyanogen mod was "skip on security" meaning you don't have to press ok when you enter the correct pin. id also like to remove the grey and maybe make it more transparent (Dam locked bootloader) that's something ill have to come back to tho (think it would involve decompileing the system UI)
Silent Camera Hack
Be aware this may be illegal where you live and Don't go using it for "up skirts"
I don't like my camera to make a noise, with some snaps its best to be discreet..... after all this is the James bond phone
This phone was surprisingly easy to mute my other Xperias were a pain in the backside
/ > system > media > audio > camera > sound0
there's a file there called no_sound.m4a (how convenient)
I copied this and pasted it 3 times into this location / > system > media > audio > camera > sound1
Then Deleted: shutter.m4a , start_rec.m4a & stop_rec.m4a
and renamed the 3 no_sound.m4a files to shutter.m4a , start_rec.m4a & stop_rec.m4a
the same can be done with the files in / > system > media > audio > camera > common
(or see attached files)
Advert Removal
I cant stand adverts especially the ones that take up half the screen.
for the last 3-4 years iv been using an app called AdFree by Bigtincan
Its awesome just set it up and forget about it. no More annoying flashing google ads taking up half the screen
Unfortunately it keeps getting banned from the google play store (cant think why )
Here is their homepage http://www.bigtincan.com/en/
Here is their download page http://www.bigtincan.com/adfree/ (that no longer works)
And attached to this post is a little bit of love in the form of an apk
Select > Boot Normally > Skip Registration > Download & Install Hosts
If you use launcher pro you can hide the app from the app drawer
If you use the FireFox web browser there's an add-on called Adblock plus (also a version for the desktop firefox) that removes all adverts from all webpages including youtube videos (you know the ones that make you watch adverts about tampons for 15 seconds)
<<<< [BEFORE] [SETTINGS] [AFTER]
Security
Have you ever read some of the permissions that apps request when you install them?
Why the hell random apps want to read my text messages and contacts I don't know
Iv tried changing permissions and it just caused problems.... so heres what I do
I install this app Android Firewall
and I white list the apps that I want to be able to access the internet
(make sure you enable the firewall as well)
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
<<< img from google play
YouTube requires MediaServer as well to function. This is not a bug. YouTube is working as designed by Google and requires the Android MediaServer.
The Internet Permission is required for LAN Support so that AF can access the subnet address information. AF in no way makes any calls out to the Internet.
Please refer to the help section of AF for further information.
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I don't use any kind of anti virus software for these reasons:
Android is based on Linux
I have an arsenal of hacking software they complain about every 5 minuets
They send reports of whats on your phone for "analysis"
Apps I Use And recommend
Seen as this thread was titled Making The Most Of A Locked Bootloader ill start with a big one
Cpu Manager and Saver Pro
It limits the cpu when when your not using the phone (when the screen is off) and restores it when you are using it (when the screen is on)
Iv only found out about it recently but it seems to be working as it should. We have 1.5gz CPU so we don't need to overclock.
But underclocking! Anything we can do to save the battery is a god send :victory:
Launcher Pro (cannot resize widgets with free version)
I keep banging on about it... this is the home screen I use.
I cant really show you it coz.... you cant see it... its more how it works and what it dose
Landscape Mode
Massively customizable
Can easily hide / show apps from the app drawer
App-drawer scrolls parallel (in one slide rather than separate panels)
Has Counters for Missed Calls,Emails,Texts
182,430+ 5 Star ratings
Well worth checking out.
Digitally Imported - Internet Radio
www.di.fm is the homepage for my laptop (they recently updated it looks mint)
Been listening to di.fm for a good 8 years, my fav channel is progressive and there's many more
Need to make an account to use the app but its free
Jota Text Editor
Simple .txt editor, love the dark background
Gingerbread keyboard
From Android 2.3
after installing go to > settings > language and input > and set as default
I Like to disable word suggestions, dictionary, and auto correct
I cant get on with any other keyboard.... very happy to get this back
Tiny Flashlight
The reason I like this one over all others is because there's an option to have the light come on when the app is opened
This is super useful when remapping buttons to launch the light on a long press
I have an unlocked bootloader, so this guide isn't necessary for me. But, if I didn't, I would find this a Godsend. You are awesome sir, great work.
Some Ringtones I Made
I made these with acid pro
Iv converted them from stereo mp3 to mono ogg (Default ringtones were in ogg format I assume there's a reason for it)
and tweaked the volume to as loud as I could without it distorting (on my phone)
It only takes me 2 minuets to do this so im more than happy to do requests and id be interested in what you think would make a good ringtone.
Chaos Theory.ogg Ringtone (by conspiracy)
Tone starts at 2.34 in this vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PRbA9ltKX4
Blue Anthem.ogg Ringtone (by plus system)
Tone starts at about 33 seconds into this vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwDGUuUn888
Things Im Currently Working On / Would Like To Change
I want to stop the volume keys from changing the Ringtone volume (I want that on max all the time)
and remap them to open apps on long press (calculator and torch)
Without affecting media volume functions
change the pin lock screen to skip on security
meaning you don't have to press ok when you enter the correct pin
while I was testing roms I found a cyanogen mod variant by peetr that worked with my locked bootloader
ill paste the link here when i find it >>>>>>>>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240485&highlight=hybrid
id like to pinch the dialer, messenger, calculator and contacts apks from it but.... im not sure if it would be that simple and haven't the time right now
Throbin Wood said:
One thing I miss from cyanogen mod was "skip on security" meaning you don't have to press ok when you enter the correct pin. id also like to remove the grey and maybe make it more transparent (Dam locked bootloader) that's something ill have to come back to tho (think it would involve decompileing the system UI)
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This can be achieved with some theming as you suggest, and does not require an unlocked bootloader.
Throbin Wood said:
It limits the cpu when when your not using the phone (when the screen is off) and restores it when you are using it (when the screen is on)
Iv only found out about it recently but it seems to be working as it should. We have 1.5gz CPU so we don't need to overclock.
But underclocking! Anything we can do to save the battery is a god send :victory:
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When the screen is off your phone should automatically go into "deep sleep" which has the minimum cpu setting already applied so need to use this for that.
When your phone is on it is safe to have the cpu at stock speeds. However, if you do need to conserve battery (As I sometimes do when away on expedition) I do lower clock speeds but I am not sure this can be done without a custom kernel.
It definitely cannot be done to overclock without the unlocked bootloader, but I am still unsure if you can under clock without it. The app may report its set, but you need setcpu (Or some other app) to check which frequencies your phone has been running at. It may work, but I have never tried it with a stock kernel.
Nice thread mate, and thanks for the creds :good:
Maybe not a real guide (yet) but definitely some great pointers for other users looking to modify their ROM.
Too bad you can't get the kitchen set up right, there's probably some people around here who'd like to see it as a full-on ROM.
Like the name XTassy!
@gregbradley I tried CU Saver and kept an eye on the clocks with CPU Spy. Maxed the clock at 1242MHz and according to CPU Spy it never went over so seems to work well. Mind you, it also works with screen on, not just screen off!
Cheers for testing that, was it done on a stock kernel though
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gregbradley said:
Cheers for testing that, was it done on a stock kernel though
Sent from my LT30p using xda premium
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Yes stock kernel, locked bootloader.
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I even changed active CPU Governor with No-frills CPU on stock fw.
Anyone know of some working performance tweaks like this? Any governor better than stock? Any magic script boosting Android like (in) famous Supercharger etc? That's kind of the modifications most users with locked bootloader will surely find interesting.
I didnt know people had replied! Guess I didnt subscribe to the thread lol. ill ad more to this tonight. Iv had a little bug (i think with cpu saver) screen would turn itself off right after wake up it did it over and over till i rebooted. But hasnt happend since. Other than that underclock seems to work fine
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TiMiN8R said:
Nice thread mate, and thanks for the creds :good:
Maybe not a real guide (yet) but definitely some great pointers for other users looking to modify their ROM.
Too bad you can't get the kitchen set up right, there's probably some people around here who'd like to see it as a full-on ROM.
Like the name XTassy!
@gregbradley I tried CU Saver and kept an eye on the clocks with CPU Spy. Maxed the clock at 1242MHz and according to CPU Spy it never went over so seems to work well. Mind you, it also works with screen on, not just screen off!
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THIS IS NOT A GUIDE
Its a record of the changes that I have made to a perfectly good ROM....
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id rather it was more "I did this" than "this is how to do it"
lol and thanks for the rom:good:
i have the same problem of overheating
djtj0989 said:
i have the same problem of overheating
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My phone got so hot it was on the verge of burning me and I was worried it was going to damage itself.
and that's just with everyday tasks like sending texts and web browsing
Do you have this apk installed?......... Overheat control 1.0
I noticed that after I flashed Tims rom..... not had a problem since and it barley even gets warm
When I tried xperiment I got a antutu score of 7000?
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Ok so I originally posted this question here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2556217
but I was told it was probably the wrong place and I should ask it in this section.
When I play some games, for example Paper Monsters, or Cordy 2, the game orients itself to landscape but upside down, and when I flip it the other way, the game keeps changing to upside down. I have no idea what the heck is going on!? The orientation and rotation settings work great for pretty much every other app, which means so far I haven't found any other apps doing this. Could it be a problem with the ROM I'm on? This is the ROM I'm using:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2482192
There are some apps I can download from the PLAY store to help compensate for this issue somewhat, one I'm using called "Set Orientation" and it works ok but it sets the global rotation for everything, even some apps that shouldn't rotate. It's a decent bandaid I just have to set it to disabled when I'm using the apps that I don't want to rotate, for example, gravity / physics apps where you rotate and move your device all around to get maybe balls or particles moving in different directions. I would like a permanent fix however. Any help is greatly appreciated!!! :good::good::good::laugh::laugh:
I want to be fixed this problem.
Kindle 8.9 display is should rotate left-to-top, right-to-bottom. Official case is designed like that.
This seems in CM11.0 and CM12.0. Is there no plans to fix it?
After recently rooting my J7, I've decided to use one of the resolution changing apps to give my phone a 1080x1920 pixel faked resolution, with a dpi of 280. For the most part, it works. Some built-in apps such as the camera or even the touchwiz launcher (seems some UI elements used hard-coded numbers to define regions, or in case of the camera, the view is almost a quarter of the screen with black around the edge, and the touch input is offset to a different corner.
All else seemed good, until I realized another major flaw - the call screen - it works, however when trying to pull up the keypad when in a call, it only displays a single, gigantic 1 button. no other buttons are available. Button-based menus are of course now impossible to navigate... unless every button to press is 1, 1 and 1. And then 1.
Can't take pictures of it now as the resolution change causes an issue for screenshots - I'll need to get a screenshot app for this, but ultimately, are there apps that replace the call screen? I thought a dialer app would fix this but the one I have only replaces the text/call/contacts apps, not actually calling. I'd prefer there to be an app that can replace it, as it seems most third party apps are almost never hard-coded to a specific resolution, meaning I'd imagine it should work on my modded phone.
If more explanations are needed I can try to provide some screenshots as needed when i'm done. I'm really hoping I don't have to reset the screen. I love how everything works otherwise...
anthonyloprimo said:
After recently rooting my J7, I've decided to use one of the resolution changing apps to give my phone a 1080x1920 pixel faked resolution, with a dpi of 280. For the most part, it works. Some built-in apps such as the camera or even the touchwiz launcher (seems some UI elements used hard-coded numbers to define regions, or in case of the camera, the view is almost a quarter of the screen with black around the edge, and the touch input is offset to a different corner.
All else seemed good, until I realized another major flaw - the call screen - it works, however when trying to pull up the keypad when in a call, it only displays a single, gigantic 1 button. no other buttons are available. Button-based menus are of course now impossible to navigate... unless every button to press is 1, 1 and 1. And then 1.
Can't take pictures of it now as the resolution change causes an issue for screenshots - I'll need to get a screenshot app for this, but ultimately, are there apps that replace the call screen? I thought a dialer app would fix this but the one I have only replaces the text/call/contacts apps, not actually calling. I'd prefer there to be an app that can replace it, as it seems most third party apps are almost never hard-coded to a specific resolution, meaning I'd imagine it should work on my modded phone.
If more explanations are needed I can try to provide some screenshots as needed when i'm done. I'm really hoping I don't have to reset the screen. I love how everything works otherwise...
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Install Google Phone apk and set it as the default dialer app.
It also replaces the incall screen
Ruturaj Kadam said:
Install Google Phone apk and set it as the default dialer app.
It also replaces the incall screen
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Awesome. It worked like a charm. Thank you so much!
I opened tickets on the realme website but I'd like to give an overview here as well:
Problems I encountered (EU version):
1. Settings reset
I often notice the camera taking videos with 30fps only. When I adjust the settings to 60fps, after a while it seems to revert back to 30
Developer settings, e.g. turning off the transition animations also reset (without rebooting the device!) after about a day
At last, the dark mode under 'realme labs' also reverts back after a short while. That's so frustrating!
2. Cloned apps
When using the app Cloner, the cloned app doesn't show up under different launchers, e.g. lawnchair
3. Apps in background / RAM
I have 12GB of RAM, it should be more than enough to hold most of the apps I'm using... However, when switching apps it happens far too often that my apps restart from scratch. Is there no intelligent background app management for people with lots of RAM?
4. Dual WiFi mode
Seems to be available on the CN rom only? No option for me under settings / WiFi
5. Screen recorder
The build in screen recorder doesn't capture software audio
6. Turning the phone, eg. Horizontal mode is often not recognized
Did other people here encounter these problems as well? Did you find a solution?
SonnyBF said:
I opened tickets on the realme website but I'd like to give an overview here as well:
Problems I encountered (EU version):
1. Settings reset
I often notice the camera taking videos with 30fps only. When I adjust the settings to 60fps, after a while it seems to revert back to 30
Developer settings, e.g. turning off the transition animations also reset (without rebooting the device!) after about a day
At last, the dark mode under 'realme labs' also reverts back after a short while. That's so frustrating!
2. Cloned apps
When using the app Cloner, the cloned app doesn't show up under different launchers, e.g. lawnchair
3. Apps in background / RAM
I have 12GB of RAM, it should be more than enough to hold most of the apps I'm using... However, when switching apps it happens far too often that my apps restart from scratch. Is there no intelligent background app management for people with lots of RAM?
4. Dual WiFi mode
Seems to be available on the CN rom only? No option for me under settings / WiFi
5. Screen recorder
The build in screen recorder doesn't capture software audio
6. Turning the phone, eg. Horizontal mode is often not recognized
Did other people here encounter these problems as well? Did you find a solution?
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1. Same with the camera, I noticed that it resets after a while, I set 4K/60 and i come back later on 1080p/30. Hope this bug will be fixed with the next realmeOS.
Haven't tried changing animation speed, but other developer options as debugging and forced resize stay selected for me. Dark mode too, have it enabled since day 1 and it never deactivated, there may be some problems with your rom.
2. Haven't used cloned apps, if that's the case it's a bug they need to fix
3. It depends on the apps, I agree that having more ram available it should keep as much as it can in memory, but it's a common thing in Chinese ROMs that they'll close out heavy apps. I still don't think of this as too much of a problem, if you really need some apps open you can simply "lock" them in multitasking.
4. Yup, no dual WiFi for me on EU device, guess we are cut out.
5. It's one of the feature coming in RealmeOS along with recording with front camera during screen recording.
6. Never had any rotation problem
For sound at screen recorder go settings->system apps (only option from microphone though)