Hey guys ,
I am making my first ever ROM and would like to cater to what everybody would like most. I've extracted the rom.zip from the latest WWE RUU, rooted it (by putting the SU.apk and the binary into the ROM) and would like to release it as a completely stock option but still rooted for those people who would like to enjoy Sense with nothing added or removed. (Of course people can change stuff themselves by adding and removing apps, etc.) But yesterday I also thought of another option - making the ROM extremely fast and leaving it with the bare minimum - Calendar, Play Store, Camera, Dialer, Settings, HTC People etc. So I would like to get on to my original question - which would you like to see? Vote in the poll, or if your answer is "other" post your request there.
And if you would like me not to release it as there are too many Sense-based ROMs cluttering up the Android Development section, vote that option and I 'll keep it to myself
I would like a bare bones stock rom, Basically remove as much as you can without causing my app choices to break. and overclock 15%
also if possible make it so when I touch the all apps button, I would like a pop up menu with settings and a button for app screen, also can you code it so I can have pages of apps scroll sideways
adobe reader - remove
app sharing - remove
calculator - remove
calender - remove
call history
camcorder - remove
clock
desk clock
flashlight - remove
fm radio - remove
footprints - remove
friend stream - remove
gallery
gmail - remove
latitude - remove
learn more - remove
mail - remove
maps - remove
messages
navigation - remove
music
news - remove
peep - remove
people
phone
places - remove
play store
quick office - remove
google search - remove
search people - remove
settings
stocks - remove
superuser
talk - remove
teeter - remove
transfer data - remove
videos - remove
voice recorder - remove
weather - remove
wifi hotspot - remove
youtube - remove
Well you can make both and put them on the same thread. Make a lite and a full versions of the same ROM and let people choose.
You can also change the kernel to an overclockable (is that a word ?) Kernel.
Sent from my still alive, ICS capable HTC Wildfire.
OK, I'll make two versions, although I can't make a horizontal app drawer as I'm quite new at making ROMs , but that doesn't mean it can't come in a later update!
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Actually i would prefer as light as possible rooted ROM..even in cm7 i found couple apps i have never used and could be deleted..
i was stuck on froyo after ota (i didnt know anything about android, even xda ) and since revolutionary/alpharev is available i am on cm7 (now on unofficial cm9) and i was thinking about seeing froyo again, so this is probably my no1 for the moment
little ot, sorry for that, i cant post in dev section, so at first thanks for your and others work on cm9
after flashing cm9 build from 04-15 i found that in settings->about phone the android version says 4.0.3 so i am a bit confused
and i dont know if it was mentioned, but Apex launcher is working also good for me and i found it more customizable than Nova which is in recommended in op...
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I have tried a bunch of ROMs and have liked many features of each of these but now I know what I really want and would be eager to try a ROM that might be the closest in terms of fulfilling my needs below:
1. A combined mail inbox & a combined mail widget. This is extremely critical and is the main reason I stick with the Incdoes sense despite other issues (camera, force closes) and I have not seen it in others except Cyanogen (but the limitation was it showed only 30days email, not all)...
A gmail widget too - strange that there is none currently from android. Very odd. In fact, why cant I just have 1 combined inbox and 1 combined widget for all my 5 email accounts (2 gmail accounts, 1 exchange, 1 yahoo, 1 hotmail)?
2. The bottom launcher row (think they call it ROSIE) should be 5 icons - 3 is just a waste of space, I want buttons for:
a. Phone
b. App drawer
c. SMS/MMS app
d. Email
e. Contacts
I have seen these floating around but not sure which 5 icon rows are compatible with which ROMs...
3. Functioning camera (ID has not been able to solve this yet, fingers crossed)
4. Stability (tired of phone rebooting once in a while)
5. Very good battery life (surprised that my jailbroken and heavily modded iphone 4 has much better battery life than the droid inc - its not even close)
6. A theme such as rEVOlution (love this theme)
7. Fast as a bat out of hell (but obviously)
8. Smooth, minimal lags, no jerkiness (Obviously)
9. Reboot options built into power button press (recovery, etc)
10. HTC or Google News kind of app & widget with google reader sync (hated newsrob and other market google reader apps and love the news widget in the desire hd port - another reason I cant move away from it).
11. Friendstream or similar widget for facebook and twitter - many people dont seem to like the htc widget but its perfect for me.
12. At least 7 home screens - cyanogen had just 5 - not enough for me... And why do all the ROMs stop at 7?
13. App organization within the App drawer. Sorry google, but alphabetic only sorting is not good enough. Can anybody help with this?
People, please feel free to add your list of desired features and hopefully the ROM devs will add the features many of us request.
I like your ideas and would like to subscribe to your newsletter. No seriously though. I am creating a ROM. I'm new at this so it might take a while though. It will be called conical. I have thread going about it.
Sent from my ADR6300 using Virtuous 3.01 through XDA App
hahahaha. i know it was long. i know i know. just could not stop myself once i started. will def check out your ROM.
2 - Have you tried Launcher pro? You can customize the dock icons to whatever you want.
5 - Mostly life is related to your kernel. Try KK#5 w/ setCPU
I've been using uncommon sense for a few days and it seems to hit on quite a few of your point.
Good luck!
khanam said:
I have tried a bunch of ROMs and have liked many features of each of these but now I know what I really want and would be eager to try a ROM that might be the closest in terms of fulfilling my needs below:
1. A combined mail inbox & a combined mail widget. This is extremely critical and is the main reason I stick with the Incdoes sense despite other issues (camera, force closes) and I have not seen it in others except Cyanogen (but the limitation was it showed only 30days email, not all)...
A gmail widget too - strange that there is none currently from android. Very odd. In fact, why cant I just have 1 combined inbox and 1 combined widget for all my 5 email accounts (2 gmail accounts, 1 exchange, 1 yahoo, 1 hotmail)?
2. The bottom launcher row (think they call it ROSIE) should be 5 icons - 3 is just a waste of space, I want buttons for:
a. Phone
b. App drawer
c. SMS/MMS app
d. Email
e. Contacts
I have seen these floating around but not sure which 5 icon rows are compatible with which ROMs...
3. Functioning camera (ID has not been able to solve this yet, fingers crossed)
4. Stability (tired of phone rebooting once in a while)
5. Very good battery life (surprised that my jailbroken and heavily modded iphone 4 has much better battery life than the droid inc - its not even close)
6. A theme such as rEVOlution (love this theme)
7. Fast as a bat out of hell (but obviously)
8. Smooth, minimal lags, no jerkiness (Obviously)
9. Reboot options built into power button press (recovery, etc)
10. HTC or Google News kind of app & widget with google reader sync (hated newsrob and other market google reader apps and love the news widget in the desire hd port - another reason I cant move away from it).
11. Friendstream or similar widget for facebook and twitter - many people dont seem to like the htc widget but its perfect for me.
12. At least 7 home screens - cyanogen had just 5 - not enough for me... And why do all the ROMs stop at 7?
13. App organization within the App drawer. Sorry google, but alphabetic only sorting is not good enough. Can anybody help with this?
People, please feel free to add your list of desired features and hopefully the ROM devs will add the features many of us request.
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Sounds like you need Virtuous 3.0.1 Rom with the Custom Kernel and Launcher Pro (Paid version). This will address these items
#1 - Good luck with this. I like mine seperated but suspect this will be an App thing not a ROM thing...
#2 - Launcher Pro has up to 15 customizable dock buttons (three 5 button docks)
#3 - Camera works great (720p video too)
#4 - The custom kernel is stable and the ROM is only lightly modded so less to crash
#5 - I use SetCPU and underclock my phone to 806Mhz and my phone is still smooth and has much better battery life (Also use screen off profile to set 384Mhz)
#6 - Revolution Theme is an option through Rom Manager for this ROM. Easily flashed.
#7 - Battery Life and Speed will be a trade off. I find the ROM smooth and nice to use.
#8 - See #7 (Sort of redundant)
#9 - Easily done with a mod that works with Virtuous. I have it on mine and was as simple as a flash through ROM manager. Also smooth sense Icons mod works so I have % on my battery icon.
#10 - Good luck with this. This isn't a ROM thing it is an App developer thing and is a serious hole in the Reader Market. I totally agree with you and currently just don't read my Google Reader content on my Phone.
#11 - Launcher Pro has the Twitter, Facebook and Friends widgets you want (Paid for version only but TOTALLY WORTH IT).
#12 - Launcher Pro has up to 7 screens (Not my thing I only use 4 but you can pick any number you want)
#13 - Check out App Folders in the Market. You can use it with Launcher Pro and map the App Drawer to App Folders and then customize away. Want a Games folder in your app drawer? Go for it...
I've used Uncommon Sense and Virtuous a lot and am back on Virtuous 3.0.1 with the custom kernel and Launcher Pro and I am getting batter battery life than I had but as mentioned I've underclocked my phone (except when plugged in) and have the screen off profile max speed at 384.
Just tinker a bit more and you'll get everything you want with what is out there except combined mailboxes and a google reader app worth a crap. Good luck!
Thanks guys. Appreciate still the help! Only thing I can't figure out is how to use app folders with the app drawer. Need some help please. Rest all made sense and have been making those work.
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khanam said:
Thanks guys. Appreciate still the help! Only thing I can't figure out is how to use app folders with the app drawer. Need some help please. Rest all made sense and have been making those work.
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1) Long hold the app drawer icon in the dock (For Launcher Pro)
2) Click Shortcuts
3) Click Applications Folder
4) Click All Applications Radio Dot
5) Click Menu
6) Click OK
Then you can click the app drawer icon to open app folders as all applications and then start making folders inside the new app drawer presentation.
Thanks! Will try right away.
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I was installed CM7, wonder about my loved feature missing about linking contact with facebook, gmail contact ?
so just wonder about have to install any addons or new contact manager ?
btw, I also saw a in notification has a control button ? is that came with ginger or we can install it seperately ?
It's a feature of CM. It can be installed seperately though. Many apps in the market allow that, but, they obviously aren't as coherent as having it built in. Example of such apps are Power Control (Plus), Extended Controls etc
I was wondering if i can remove apks from my rom .zip archive, I am wanting the bare bones minimum, I dont want to remove anything which may cause my prefered installable apps not to function also My phone is rooted.
sense ui - remove
adobe reader - remove
app sharing - remove
calculator - remove
calender - remove
call history
camcorder - remove
clock
desk clock
flashlight - remove
fm radio - remove
footprints - remove
friend stream - remove
gallery
gmail - remove
latitude - remove
learn more - remove
mail - remove
maps - remove
messages
navigation - remove
music
navigation - remove
news - remove
peep - remove
people
phone
places - remove
play store
quick office - remove
google search - remove
search people - remove
settings
stocks - remove
superuser
talk - remove
teeter - remove
transfer data - remove
videos - remove
voice recorder - remove
weather - remove
wifi hotspot - remove
youtube - remove
I'm not sure what I need to remove, I have tried searching for the simplest minimal rom, I could not find one.
If you look on the cyanogenmod. 7 website and look for barebones wiki it gives you a list of everything that can be removed from cyanogenmod and what effect it will have. You could also try rempuzzle lite as I believe its quite stripped down
sent from my android powered beast!
Re: Bare Bones Rom
Thanks for your reply, I will read the wiki and remove at least some of the apps I never use. After checking out this rempuzzle lite.
This is the rom I have atm, cyanogenmod was draining my battery quickly
Safe_Buzz_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.22.405.1_Rooted
Thanks
How long did you have cyanogenmod installed for? It can sometimes take a few days for the battery to level out, but it shouldn't be draining at a rapid pace like
sent from my android powered beast!
Hi,
I've been trying various ROMS and notice that some of them don't have the lockscreen news widget. When trying to use it it either does not work (when trying to make selections in the settings it doesn't allow anything to be selected) or if it is included you can't select Canada as a region (I understand that it may have been originally built from an AT&T firmware which is American). The Facebook lockscreen widget always works, sometimes the Stock one does as well.
My question is more general though, how would I add this separately? I believe it may have been removed and deemed as Bloat, can it be flashed from a ZIP to be re-added?
hello, could someone suggest me how to put additional app into multiwindow bar "correctly"? i tried several apps, they go haywire ( instead of the apps that i put, the bar put another wrong apps)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2079807
if you are not rooted, you can do that by tuning your favorites app, more info here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2732203
The application in question does not work with bunches of applications. I went with the paid release to support the developer, having uninstalled most of the ones I was able to modify.
Sent via my Note 8