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recaf - CAF enhanced AOSP for Xperia SP

Hello Boys and Girls,
Everyone at XDA loves AOSP based projects. However AOSP is designed only for the Nexus devices. For most other devices, a significant ammount of extra code needs to be added for them to run properly. For Qualcomm devices, most of this extra code is supplied by the Code Aurora Forums. Here you can find a variant of AOSP that is not only designed specifically for Qualcomm based devices, but it also includes various tricks and enhancements.
So today I'm introducing a little project I've been cooking up for myself, which might also be interesting for other Xperia SP users.
It's called recaf - adding the CAF optimizations back into your AOSP rom.
This is now based on Android 4.4 KitKat. On the surface, it looks almost exactly like pure AOSP as provided by Google. You wouldn't know just by looking at it, but under the surface there are lots of changes to dalvik, the frameworks and the hardware drivers to massively improve battery life.
However, pure AOSP sometimes feels a little bit featureless compared to advanced roms such as CyanogenMod, so I have included a few basic tweaks that I feel make life easier when using an AOSP-like rom:
CyanogenMod camera app - because AOSP camera app is rubbish
CyanogenMod cLock widget - because it's actually pretty nice
Integrated Superuser - it's right there in the settings menu!
exFAT and NTFS - needed for larger SDCards
Multicoloured notification lights - AOSP gives us white lights only
Quick settings - easily accessible by swiping down the right side of the status bar
Advanced reboot - Always available in the power menu
ADB and SU security - root access is disabled by default
So without further delay, here is your download link:
recaf-4.K1-20131212-huashan.zip
recaf-4.K1-20131207-huashan.zip
recaf-4.K1-20131202-huashan.zip
recaf-4.K1-20131129-huashan.zip
recaf-4.K1-20131127-huashan.zip
I assume you will also want to install GAPPS, the version I recommend is the FULL version created by the Paranoid Android team from THIS THREAD.
For your first install you will need to flash the boot.img from inside the zip - SELinux changes for Android 4.4 will cause the zip to fail on other recoveries.
If you want to chat about recaf, join the Freenode IRC chat room #recaf.
recaf-4.J3-20131110-huashan.zip
recaf-4.J3-20131113-huashan.zip
pa_gapps-full-4.3-GH-20131112.zip

Known Major Bugs
Location services are currently broken for certain apps. fixed in 4.K1.
GSM data sometimes (very rarely) randomly disconnects until reboot - I need help to determine what causes this. If you can reliably reproduce this, let me know.
Android RunTime (ART) will fail at boot time fixed.
Known Minor Bugs
WiFi does not connect to WPA secured networks. WPA2 security works as expected.
For Superuser to work you need to change ADB access to apps and adb (in developer settings)
Language does not change in some parts of Android, most notably the Settings app. Most other apps work fine and I didn't touch the language code, so this is a CAF bug I will need to fix.
Custom notification colours for missed calls and voice mail don't work
LED on charging sometimes gets stuck when disconnected until reboot.
These are features, not bugs
Facebook sync cannot be activated.
Quick Settings poll
I created a poll about Quick Settings (discuss it there)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2550027

some feedback,
flashed rom+gapps= setup wizard FC
flashed rom=boot then reboot then flash gapps= profit
seems like integrated SU is not working properly for me though

Downloading...
One question though, did you manage to fix the "Phone" app battery drain issue?

Ahh yes the setup wizard will crash due to the above bug. You can skip it by pressing the four corners of the screen, start top left then go clockwise.
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I will search all bugs and i will post them here. Thank you for your job, I am waiting for Aosp or Cm based on android 4.4. Regards
BUG #1 : Settings language is always English, if you change language it doesnt help ofc, still english on settings.
BUG #2 : There is 2x calendar app xd
BUG #3 : SU dont work, and i dont know how to root this firmware :/

lorkan126 said:
I will search all bugs and i will post them here. Thank you for your job, I am waiting for Aosp or Cm based on android 4.4. Regards
BUG #1 : Settings language is always English, if you change language it doesnt help ofc, still english on settings.
BUG #2 : There is 2x calendar app xd
BUG #3 : SU dont work, and i dont know how to root this firmware :/
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download superSU from chainfires site

What are you trying to user Superuser for? I tested remounting /system and adding a file with Root explorer and it worked fine
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@adfad666 thank you so much for sharing this rom! I have decided to switch to this one as my daily driver, pure stock 4.3 jellybean just the way i like it battery life is significantly better than cm10.2 and lag is non existent. Looking forward to future updates/bug fixes and of course AOSP kitkat roms!
Bug report: The notification light doesnt seem to work when charging via usb but works for notifications. Also, even though ive changed the notification lights to custom color values it still blinks white
ive attached a logcat below hope it helps.

Going to test this out as I'm currently running PAC and my battery ran out in 6 hours with 1 hour tops screen time. Hope this is better like the previous comment stated. Will post a small review afterwards.
Ok first off: battery life seems to be A LOT better than CM10.2/PAC.
Doesn't have SU installed by default, so I had to flash it.
Seems to be smoother than PAC. Might be placebo effect though.
1 question as well. Is there a way to enable facebook sync? I did it on CM10.* with this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2064859, but the CM10.2 apk doesn't work with AOSP

Storm.Breaker said:
Bug report: The notification light doesnt seem to work when charging via usb but works for notifications. Also, even though ive changed the notification lights to custom color values it still blinks white
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I noticed it works if you change the default notification colour, so I must have missed some part about the custom colours for apps.
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Doesn't have SU installed by default, so I had to flash it.
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Super user is for sure installed, but I think you need to enable developer settings for it to work. It's the exact same code as for CyanogenMod ( I didn't even fork it I just link to their projects) and I think super user is hidden and disabled there until developer mode is enabled. I'll add the code like CM has to hide it unless developer mode is enabled.
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1 question as well. Is there a way to enable facebook sync?
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Absolutely not, Facebook needs to die. Immediately. Seriously.

Sahand_N said:
Downloading...
One question though, did you manage to fix the "Phone" app battery drain issue?
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The phone app battery drain is a CM bug, it works perfectly fine in this.

adfad666 said:
The phone app battery drain is a CM bug, it works perfectly fine in this.
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Unfortunately I encountered the same issue on this ROM too, I'll re-flash and provide a log tomorrow.

undoubtedly the best work so far
the ram and the battery is what most pleased in this rom
but heating in many aspect
I did return to the stock expecting some solution
or next actulizacion

SuperUser is working fine for me .
-I've some force closes in Drive app; but i disabled this app so the force closes are gone.
-I suffer a reboot when i start the camera for first time -> The screen turns purple and like "melted" and after that turns off. And later turns on again (reboot). Note: i've this bug in CM10.1 and CM10.2 when i was playing HD videos.

avirale123 said:
undoubtedly the best work so far
the ram and the battery is what most pleased in this rom
but heating in many aspect
I did return to the stock expecting some solution
or next actulizacion
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using wifi will make the phone hot, try turning it off when not using

adfad666 said:
Super user is for sure installed, but I think you need to enable developer settings for it to work. It's the exact same code as for CyanogenMod ( I didn't even fork it I just link to their projects) and I think super user is hidden and disabled there until developer mode is enabled. I'll add the code like CM has to hide it unless developer mode is enabled.
I enabled dev options before flashing, but many apps still said, that there's no root.
Absolutely not, Facebook needs to die. Immediately. Seriously.
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I do agree with this, but I got all my phone numbers from facebook on stock and CM10.1.

sync all your stuff to google account, you have to login it in any ROMs anyway and facebook app drain battery alot
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I do agree with this, but I got all my phone numbers from facebook on stock and CM10.1.
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So what's the difference between this and say CM 10.1 and 10.2
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ngoralph said:
using wifi will make the phone hot, try turning it off when not using
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I do not use wifi and stays warm when charging the battery rather more than normal
I can not start playing as soon starts to overheat
is quite uncomfortable hopefully someone saying if you have the same problem or just
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[ROM] [5.1.x] Official CM-12.1 nightly releases

Code:
#include
/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* We are not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at us for messing up your device, we will laugh at you.
*
*/
When coming from any other ROM, you must do a factory reset / clean flash.
The first boot can take a very long time. Don't assume that it is a bad flash, boot loop, etc. until it has sat for at least 5 minutes.
Links
ROM: http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=victara
Changelog: http://www.cmxlog.com/12.1/victara
GAPPS: http://d-h.st/users/dhacker29/?fld_id=27426 (pick the latest gapps-lpmr1*)
Known Issues
* AudioFX doesn't work.
GPS Issues?
* Asked and answered, search the thread for more info. As of the 2015-06-07 build, there should be no remaining issues so please try a new version before posting about it!
Other Issues?
Before posting on this thread, make sure of a few things:
You've utilized the search function of the forums. Nothing irritates me more than lazy people who do not search for an answer before asking.
If you are the only one having a problem. Boot into recovery, wipe data/factory reset, reflash the rom/gapps and nothing else. Boot up and see if the problem persists.
Make sure your post is relevant to this thread. "I'm having problems rooting/unlocking" is NOT relevant here.
LOGS LOGS LOGS!!!! Use this: SysLog by Tortel

Device Specific Functionality
Device Specific Functionality
Victara has some unique hardware and this allows us to have some special functionality which mimics some of Motorola's custom software.
User-aware display
The sensors on the phone allow it to recognize if someone (or something) is in front of the screen. In Settings >> Gestures >> User-aware display, you can enable this feature (disabled by default) that will always keep the screen on when an object is in front of it. The object detection starts as soon as the phone is unlocked and stops as soon as the
display is turned off. That is, it will not stay on on the lock screen, only when unlocked. If the phone is stowed (e.g. put in your pocket), it also detects that and doesn't force the display to stay on while it is stowed.
Personally, I set my screen timeout to 15 seconds and enable this feature. This lets me comfortably read anything that I want without the screen timing out and avoids it staying
on too long when unused.
Ambient display
If you have "Ambient Display" enabled in Settings >> Display then:
* the stow sensor and flat up sensor will pulse the display when the phone is picked up
* the IR sensors will pulse the display when you wave your hand over the phone
These can be toggled on or off in Settings >> Gestures >> Ambient display.
Actions
The sensors recognize two gesture:
* The "doorknob" gesture (hold your phone and twist it back and forth a couple of times quickly in a manner similar to twisting a doorknob). By default this will launch the camera.
* The chop-chop gesture (hold on to your phone, tightly, and make two hard karate chopping swings with it). By default this will toggle the torch.
You can customize both of these gestures in Settings >> Gestures >> Actions and you can also configure the amount of haptic feedback for these gestures.
Finally, you can wave your hand over the phone to silence an incoming call. Currently, this functionality only silences calls and not other alarms and notifications.
Camera actions
When the camera is launched by either (or both) of the gestures, different intents are triggered depending on whether or not the phone is locked.
If the phone is unlocked, an intent is sent to start a camera for a still shot. If you have multiple cameras and haven't picked a default for the intent, it will give you the normal app picker and allow you to pick a camera as a default.
If the phone is locked, a different intent is sent to take a still picture in a secure mode. This allows the camera to be used without having to unlock the screen. However, since the screen is still locked, it's not possible to offer an app picker to select the app to use. To make this more usable, the software will try to use the same app as the default app that would have been used if the phone was unlocked. Some apps, though, do not support a secure mode (e.g. snapchat) . If that happens, the system will automatically pick a "best" camera app and there's no way to customize that.
In other words, you can pick the camera app by unlocking the phone and making the gesture and this app wlil then be used (if possible) for both cases.

Hopefully this thread will not be very long lived and we'll be able to get to official nightlies soon. But, in the mean time, I've been doing so much work in 12.1 that it's sad that you guys haven't gotten to use it in CM 12.1.
I just installed and tested last night's build and it seems like it built fine so we should be good to go for unofficial nightlies.

@crpalmer Tnx a lot mate!!!!I will try this now!!!Only one question....when this build will be official,it will be fine a dirty flash from unoff to official one?And this is already based on r5 build?Tnx a lot!!!

Flamehell said:
@crpalmer Tnx a lot mate!!!!I will try this now!!!Only one question....when this build will be official,it will be fine a dirty flash from unoff to official one?And this is already based on r5 build?Tnx a lot!!!
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Dirty will be fine. No idea if the tag was merged before or after the auto build ran last night. I don't know the time for the build or for the merge.

crpalmer said:
Dirty will be fine. No idea if the tag was merged before or after the auto build ran last night. I don't know the time for the build or for the merge.
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Tnx a lot mate,the important thing is that i can dirty flash....finally we have cm 12.1!!!Tnx for your amazing work

Flashed it this morning. So far everything is running perfectly. Haven't encountered any bugs and the performance is great, a thousand times better than the stock 5.0 ROM I came from.

@crpalmer this rom is soooo fast!!!Amazing job buddy!!!!Really really nice rom...

Can't see the changelog! The webpage is unable to load!

Flamehell said:
@crpalmer Tnx a lot mate!!!!I will try this now!!!Only one question....when this build will be official,it will be fine a dirty flash from unoff to official one?And this is already based on r5 build?Tnx a lot!!!
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Have you ever read the rules of xda? If so you should know that YOU NEVER ASK FOR ETA'S. I have had to watch you do this and have ignored it but now I have ignored it for too long. I'm not the first one to tell you to stop asking and follow the rules. Do you realize how annoying you are when you ask this every single day. You could have learned how to build yourself cm with all the time you've spent asking the same damn question. STOP ASKING FOR ETAS! You'll know by reading and stop talking
Also you say "only one question", but you asked 3 questions in that post. Believe me when I tell you it's not just me that it bothers. I am just the one that had finally said something because this has gotten way out of control. Not trying to be a ****, that's not my personality but it is time that someone needs to let you know

skulldreamz said:
Have you ever read the rules of xda? If so you should know that YOU NEVER ASK FOR ETA'S. I have had to watch you do this and have ignored it but now I have ignored it for too long. I'm not the first one to tell you to stop asking and follow the rules. Do you realize how annoying you are when you ask this every single day. You could have learned how to build yourself cm with all the time you've spent asking the same damn question. STOP ASKING FOR ETAS! You'll know by reading and stop talking
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1 I was not asking for ETA(when this build will be official,it will be fine a dirty flash from unoff to official one?)but if will be fine dirty flash.....anyway...sorry ...

Anyone dirty flashed this from Official CM12?

EvilEvo said:
Anyone dirty flashed this from Official CM12?
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Crpalmer said it is not recommended since changes have occurred in cm12.1
sent from my Moto X Pure Edition

0.0 said:
Crpalmer said it is not recommended since changes have occurred in cm12.1
sent from my Moto X Pure Edition
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Too late. Did it already. [emoji23] Everything seems to be running fine though. If I have issues I'll clean flash though.

GPS doesn't seem to be working. What's required for this to work?

skulldreamz said:
Have you ever read the rules of xda? If so you should know that YOU NEVER ASK FOR ETA'S. I have had to watch you do this and have ignored it but now I have ignored it for too long. I'm not the first one to tell you to stop asking and follow the rules. Do you realize how annoying you are when you ask this every single day. You could have learned how to build yourself cm with all the time you've spent asking the same damn question. STOP ASKING FOR ETAS! You'll know by reading and stop talking
Also you say "only one question", but you asked 3 questions in that post. Believe me when I tell you it's not just me that it bothers. I am just the one that had finally said something because this has gotten way out of control. Not trying to be a ****, that's not my personality but it is time that someone needs to let you know
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Lol but you did actually read his post correctly, didn't you? All he was asking for was if he could dirty flash official builds over the unofficial ones once they are released. Not for an ETA.

Bl4ckX said:
Lol but you did actually read his post correctly, didn't you? All he was asking for was if he could dirty flash official builds over the unofficial ones once they are released. Not for an ETA.
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I did see the user ask multiple times here http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...cm-12-0-lp-unofficial-nightly-builds-t2987466
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floepie said:
GPS doesn't seem to be working. What's required for this to work?
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Go back to stock, get a GPS lock, then restore CM backup. Preferably the 5.1 leaked soak or 5.0. I wouldn't recommend KitKat

0.0 said:
Go back to stock, get a GPS lock, then restore CM backup. Preferably the 5.1 leaked soak or 5.0. I wouldn't recommend KitKat
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While this undoubtedly would work, what's the theory behind this? What is a GPS lock? It just seems like a strange problem with a stranger solution. Presumably all the libs are there to make it work, so you would think the GPS could be just kick-started with a utility of some sort.

floepie said:
While this undoubtedly would work, what's the theory behind this? What is a GPS lock? It just seems like a strange problem with a stranger solution. Presumably all the libs are there to make it work, so you would think the GPS could be just kick-started with a utility of some sort.
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The firmware read and write data from persistent (not your normal data partition). Whether or not it is locked persists across a format of the sdcard.

Does this mean official cm12.1 nightlies will be built for our device today onwards
http://www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/microsoft-and-cm12-1-nightlies
Edit : looks like they are indeed coming for victara
http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/94693/

Strange colors in animation

Recently the touchscreen of my Z1 (C6902) cracked so I got it repaired by a local service guy as the phone is not worth the genuine screen now, at least IMO. Anyhow that's another matter to discuss.
My problem is that the screen works flawless in Stock Sony Android but if I flash CM or AOSPA the display shows some strange colors when showing animations or playing videos.
I have attached a video for reference.
CLICK ME FOR VIDEO!
Could anyone tell me what is the reason behind this strange behavior?
Is the display faulty or the service guy broke something while replacing the display?
Thank you and Regards

GravityDead said:
Recently the touchscreen of my Z1 (C6902) cracked so I got it repaired by a local service guy as the phone is not worth the genuine screen now, at least IMO. Anyhow that's another matter to discuss.
My problem is that the screen works flawless in Stock Sony Android but if I flash CM or AOSPA the display shows some strange colors when showing animations or playing videos.
I have attached a video for reference.
CLICK ME FOR VIDEO!
Could anyone tell me what is the reason behind this strange behavior?
Is the display faulty or the service guy broke something while replacing the display?
Thank you and Regards
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Welcome to the club. This is the problem with Chinese aftermarket displays. After struggling with this issue for months, I have good news and bad news.
The good news is the issue is absent in Kitkat and MM AOSP ROMs. So once MM becomes stable you should be good to go.
The bad news is, the issue will be present throughout any LP AOSP ROM you use. BUT, there is a temporary fix. Refer to my post here for details. You have to tweak the color values. This will result in an overall dimmer display, but I think it's worth it.

drakonizer said:
Welcome to the club. This is the problem with Chinese aftermarket displays. After struggling with this issue for months, I have good news and bad news.
The good news is the issue is absent in Kitkat and MM AOSP ROMs. So once MM becomes stable you should be good to go.
The bad news is, the issue will be present throughout any LP AOSP ROM you use. BUT, there is a temporary fix. Refer to my post here for details. You have to tweak the color values. This will result in an overall dimmer display, but I think it's worth it.
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oh thank you so much for that valuable information.
I can live in peace now.
FYI, I've decided to look for some 4.4 ROMS rather than messing with the kernel which I'm sure will lead me to more bugs/problems.
Really thank you for the solution
BTW, what do you think will be better, Paranoid Android 4 or CM11?

GravityDead said:
oh thank you so much for that valuable information.
I can live in peace now.
FYI, I've decided to look for some 4.4 ROMS rather than messing with the kernel which I'm sure will lead me to more bugs/problems.
Really thank you for the solution
BTW, what do you think will be better, Paranoid Android 4 or CM11?
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You are not modifying the kernel. You just need to use Kernel Adiutor. In the screen section, you will find sliders to set values for the colors. Unless you want to mess up, you most likely wont. Even if you do, you just need to reboot to reset it. I would recommend LP as it has a better camera and is more secure when it comes to security patches. But if you're hellbent on a KK ROM, you could try optimumpro's Slimkat, which has all the patches upto January. Sure, it has less features, but it has all the necessary features.

drakonizer said:
You are not modifying the kernel. You just need to use Kernel Adiutor. In the screen section, you will find sliders to set values for the colors. Unless you want to mess up, you most likely wont. Even if you do, you just need to reboot to reset it. I would recommend LP as it has a better camera and is more secure when it comes to security patches. But if you're hellbent on a KK ROM, you could try optimumpro's Slimkat, which has all the patches upto January. Sure, it has less features, but it has all the necessary features.
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OK, I'll try your way first.
But I will have to find the latest FTF for Indian Xperia Z1(C6902).
I will surely reply after I'm done with the process.

drakonizer said:
You are not modifying the kernel. You just need to use Kernel Adiutor. In the screen section, you will find sliders to set values for the colors. Unless you want to mess up, you most likely wont. Even if you do, you just need to reboot to reset it. I would recommend LP as it has a better camera and is more secure when it comes to security patches. But if you're hellbent on a KK ROM, you could try optimumpro's Slimkat, which has all the patches upto January. Sure, it has less features, but it has all the necessary features.
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OK, I'll try your way first.
But I will have to find the latest FTF for Indian Xperia Z1(C6902).
I will surely reply after I'm done with the process.
P.S. I've C6902_14.5.A.0.242_Customized India.ftf with me, will this ftf be sufficient.

GravityDead said:
OK, I'll try your way first.
But I will have to find the latest FTF for Indian Xperia Z1(C6902).
I will surely reply after I'm done with the process.
P.S. I've C6902_14.5.A.0.242_Customized India.ftf with me, will this ftf be sufficient.
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No no, you only have to do the last part of that post, not the whole thing, unless you want to switch to MM. Just boot up a LP AOSP ROM, install a kernel with kcal (like M5Kernel), install Kernel Adiutor and switch the color values to what I've mentioned in that post.

drakonizer said:
No no, you only have to do the last part of that post, not the whole thing, unless you want to switch to MM. Just boot up a LP AOSP ROM, install a kernel with kcal (like M5Kernel), install Kernel Adiutor and switch the color values to what I've mentioned in that post.
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Damn I feel so stupid -_-
Thank you for pointing that out, you have no idea how many google links I opened, searching for the latest FTF.
I did not change any kernel, just flashed SuperSu and installed the app and set the values as told in that post.
It's looking OK for now, will test more tomorrow.
Once again, thank you very much
UPDATE 2 :-
I was using Kernel Adiutor to manage the colors of the display as told by the @drakonizer which was working great but had a small bug.
It's that Kernel Adiutor resets the colors value if I turned on Live Display in CM settings.
So a better way to manage the colors is to use the calibration feature in Live Display settings in CM.
Right now I've disabled Kernel Adiutor and using the 75, 60, 60 values in CM settings and everything is looking great even when Live Display is turned on.
UPDATE 1 :-
I've used it for a day now, here's my feedback.
1. Low brightness is really a problem in sunny day. I've set the colors value to 25 and 23-23, it's looking normal right now, will let you know after day testing.
2. Phone is getting much more warmer than before, the reason could be anything, from faulty display to faulty service of the mobile to buggy software/app.

GravityDead said:
Damn I feel so stupid -_-
Thank you for pointing that out, you have no idea how many google links I opened, searching for the latest FTF.
I did not change any kernel, just flashed SuperSu and installed the app and set the values as told in that post.
It's looking OK for now, will test more tomorrow.
Once again, thank you very much
UPDATE 2 :-
I was using Kernel Adiutor to manage the colors of the display as told by the @drakonizer which was working great but had a small bug.
It's that Kernel Adiutor resets the colors value if I turned on Live Display in CM settings.
So a better way to manage the colors is to use the calibration feature in Live Display settings in CM.
Right now I've disabled Kernel Adiutor and using the 75, 60, 60 values in CM settings and everything is looking great even when Live Display is turned on.
UPDATE 1 :-
I've used it for a day now, here's my feedback.
1. Low brightness is really a problem in sunny day. I've set the colors value to 25 and 23-23, it's looking normal right now, will let you know after day testing.
2. Phone is getting much more warmer than before, the reason could be anything, from faulty display to faulty service of the mobile to buggy software/app.
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Small price to pay for a (by far) cheaper display in my opinion

Havoc OS Or SkyDragon

Hello,
I will flash customer Pie Rom for My oneplus 3t,
Which Rom is the best in term of battery life & stability ( Havoc OS Or SkyDragon )
And is it support OTA update,
Also any another recommendation Rom?

depends on usage for the battery stats.
However both are good custom ROM.
if like fast update in terms of adding specifications or changing kernel by developer, then use HAVOC
or if don't like so many updates, only security and some essential update then go for SKYDRAGON.
However, I like HAVOC.

HAVOC
No doubt in it..u feel the sweet in that...

ersandeepkr said:
if like fast update in terms of adding specifications or changing kernel by developer, then use HAVOC
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Isn't Havoc using Holydragon kernel, which is developed by the maintainer of skydragon?

Statix os is also a nice ROM very minimalistic and stable but as said before battery life depends on usage.

Havoc breaks Volte when you switch network mode by hand, its only so many times you can get lucky but for sure the volte break will happen eventually and the volte fix zip is garbage it never works on any pie rom, iv tried it every single pie rom listed in the 3T pie index thread. Skydragon seems to be doing great with volte to the point that I trust it now, latest update has fixed it. Havoc is awesome and the only other pie ROM I trust for 3T. SkyDragon is best whether you select battery or game mode in while using Spectrum app. I also think Havoc was or still using Holy Dragon kernal too... So basically both ROMs are the same at kernel level. Both ROMs are pretty much exactly the same with customization. Biggest difference is the ROM name/symbols lol. Both ROMs have a Recent button bug where the app listed goes all black and u can't see what app it is and sometimes makes screen entirely black, its worst with all black theme, just swipe up when it all black and app gets cleared. Always CLEAN wipe 3 times to remove any lingering libs from previous rom and use MIGRATE app to backup/reinstall user apps list through Recovery after flashing ROM,gapps,magisk. Don't dirty flash. Up to you dude pick what u want.

ersandeepkr said:
depends on usage for the battery stats.
However both are good custom ROM.
if like fast update in terms of adding specifications or changing kernel by developer, then use HAVOC
or if don't like so many updates, only security and some essential update then go for SKYDRAGON.
However, I like HAVOC.
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viperarc said:
HAVOC
No doubt in it..u feel the sweet in that...
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haelmchen said:
Isn't Havoc using Holydragon kernel, which is developed by the maintainer of skydragon?
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[email protected] said:
Statix os is also a nice ROM very minimalistic and stable but as said before battery life depends on usage.
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TENCHIryoko said:
Havoc breaks Volte when you switch network mode by hand, its only so many times you can get lucky but for sure the volte break will happen eventually and the volte fix zip is garbage it never works on any pie rom, iv tried it every single pie rom listed in the 3T pie index thread. Skydragon seems to be doing great with volte to the point that I trust it now, latest update has fixed it. Havoc is awesome and the only other pie ROM I trust for 3T. SkyDragon is best whether you select battery or game mode in while using Spectrum app. I also think Havoc was or still using Holy Dragon kernal too... So basically both ROMs are the same at kernel level. Both ROMs are pretty much exactly the same with customization. Biggest difference is the ROM name/symbols lol. Both ROMs have a Recent button bug where the app listed goes all black and u can't see what app it is and sometimes makes screen entirely black, its worst with all black theme, just swipe up when it all black and app gets cleared. Always CLEAN wipe 3 times to remove any lingering libs from previous rom and use MIGRATE app to backup/reinstall user apps list through Recovery after flashing ROM,gapps,magisk. Don't dirty flash. Up to you dude pick what u want.
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Thank you All for sharing your opinion and the details.
I install the Rom " HAVOC " for 1 day and this my notice:
1- The Battery life is good at the moment
2- There is little lag the Rom ( in opening the lock using the fingerprint + in opening the Gallery "the photo not showing - take time to show + opening the comment inside the instagram"
3- The alarm not ringing
Any one face the same, Also Any chance to install Oneplus apps especially "Gallery + phone dial"??

alsayed said:
Thank you All for sharing your opinion and the details.
I install the Rom " HAVOC " for 1 day and this my notice:
1- The Battery life is good at the moment
2- There is little lag the Rom ( in opening the lock using the fingerprint + in opening the Gallery "the photo not showing - take time to show + opening the comment inside the instagram"
3- The alarm not ringing
Any one face the same, Also Any chance to install Oneplus apps especially "Gallery + phone dial"??
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Share your bug report in official thread of HAVOC OS.

alsayed said:
Thank you All for sharing your opinion and the details.
I install the Rom " HAVOC " for 1 day and this my notice:
1- The Battery life is good at the moment
2- There is little lag the Rom ( in opening the lock using the fingerprint + in opening the Gallery "the photo not showing - take time to show + opening the comment inside the instagram"
3- The alarm not ringing
Any one face the same, Also Any chance to install Oneplus apps especially "Gallery + phone dial"??
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I haven't face any lag since 3months of HAVOC usage also ya the bus is there in the gallery app for that install some 3rd party gallery app from play Store
Well haven't face issue on alarm in my case...

If MIUI 11 turns out to be as bad as 10, which custom rom is the most stable?

Don't want to switch to a rom where stuff randomly stops working, so basically it has to be almost perfect. I guess Pixel Experience is the best currently? Does Google Camera work on every rom exactly like it does on MIUI?
Give me your suggestions!

>If MIUI 11 turns out to be as bad as 10
what's bad about MIUI 10? Also I just ot MIUI 11 and it's nice.

ntmalol said:
>If MIUI 11 turns out to be as bad as 10
what's bad about MIUI 10? Also I just ot MIUI 11 and it's nice.
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AOD not displaying any relevant notifications, awful notifications in general, Android System using the most battery(though this might be just me), bloatware(removed it via ADB but still), automatic brightness randomly blinding me at night in bed.
I put Nova Launcher just to bypass some of the horrendous stuff MIUI has.

markoscouse said:
AOD not displaying any relevant notifications, awful notifications in general, Android System using the most battery(though this might be just me), bloatware(removed it via ADB but still), automatic brightness randomly blinding me at night in bed.
I put Nova Launcher just to bypass some of the horrendous stuff MIUI has.
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Just removing the bloatwares will do for a while. But if you're gonna ask for a custom rom. It's good to install LineageOS. I've been using that ROM since I was in Zenfone2.
PixelROM has still too much bugs. And I think all the custom roms will be stable after a year.

I haven't found any custom rom to be stable unfortunately.
Miui 11 is a tad better than Miui 10. But not by much. It's still got the terrible notification system, poor recents layout and overly complicated settings (thank god for search).

Turbine1991 said:
I haven't found any custom rom to be stable unfortunately.
Miui 11 is a tad better than Miui 10. But not by much. It's still got the terrible notification system, poor recents layout and overly complicated settings (thank god for search).
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You have a very narrow definition of stable.
markoscouse said:
Don't want to switch to a rom where stuff randomly stops working, so basically it has to be almost perfect. I guess Pixel Experience is the best currently? Does Google Camera work on every rom exactly like it does on MIUI?
Give me your suggestions!
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Most of the ROMs are stable, however none are without some minor issues, but nothing that stops them being used as a daily. Couldn't comment on all of them, but it looks like the Oxygen OS ROM is the only unusable ROM.
There are a few that are all at a similar level, with PE being just one of them.
My suggestion is look at the ROM threads that are the most active, as they're going to be the ones with the most users, which implies they're the ones with the least bugs. After that it's personal preference as to which you choose.
Unfortunately there isn't a perfect camera solution for custom ROMs yet.
To get the best out of it, you will probably need both GCam and ANX camera installed, as both aren't perfect, but their issues don't overlap much, so between them you get almost everything covered. There are many threads that discuss which versions of each work best.

markoscouse said:
AOD not displaying any relevant notifications, awful notifications in general, Android System using the most battery(though this might be just me), bloatware(removed it via ADB but still), automatic brightness randomly blinding me at night in bed.
I put Nova Launcher just to bypass some of the horrendous stuff MIUI has.
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They have fixed the notifications on AOD and I agree with the bloatware problem and automatic brightness problem. Battery life is better in miui11, at least for me.
I think the most stable 3rd party rom for this device is either LOS16 or Pixel Experience based on 9. I think they will soon all move to android 10 (Official builds) before 2020. But I haven't tried any of them.

markoscouse said:
Don't want to switch to a rom where stuff randomly stops working, so basically it has to be almost perfect. I guess Pixel Experience is the best currently? Does Google Camera work on every rom exactly like it does on MIUI?
Give me your suggestions!
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Try this one https://forum.xda-developers.com/k20-pro/development/rom-evolution-x-2-2-t3975157 it is as PE but much better.