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[prj][Android 1.6 Donut][AOSP][Theme Noche Oscura][+CAB Install][Ext2 parttion test]

Do Not Bother xdandroid devs, with fillrate or hw3d being faster on donut than on eclair, plz they are not mages, stuff dont just magically work out of no were
Here's what iv been working on, for about a week, its Donut 1.6 AOSP, this rom includes only 2 extra apps aside from the google ones, Since this is based on AOSP i tried to leave it as clean as possible, except of course for the theme i made for it.
This ROM Should pretty much as Stable as Android can get on our Devices, it is also very fast since its based on Donut(no fillrate). If you find any bugs report them on this thread, i will try as best i can to fix it. And yes i know the Date in the status bar is still Default color(black) i will fix it as soon as i find the exact place to change it.
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Ok now Screen Shots:
Whats Working:
Wifi
Gsensor: (to some extent))
hw3d:
SIM Syncing:
Mass Storage: (For this to work use massstoragerootfs.zip, and replace it with default one, Be warned mass storage is buggy once you mount the SDcard you cannot unmount it, also after you do mount it android will keep mounting the sdcard regardless you want to or not.(this was not made/found out by me it was by gm112, also you have to put the device in active sync mode with usb cable pluged in and then boot android, if not this wont work)
Sound
Incall sound
Speaker sound
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Whats not working:
BT: (you can try and turn it on but for some reason it turns back off,, no idea why this happens)
Camera(most ppl knows this..)
GPS(libhardware_legacy need to be backported)
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EXt2 partition's test Build 08.1.10
follow this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7454855&postcount=39
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[Root access fix][08.01.10]: Place this in Storage Card/andboot/conf and replace the file
http://www.mediafire.com/?sn84lv46b9a244l
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Download Link [Normal Package][Update1 07.30.10][Uploading]:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ckf3efoulip3fbx
Changes:
added
neocore
sysmonitor
updated task killer
added estrongs file manager
notification colors update(makes notifications readable)
removed adw launcher(forgot to remove it before releasing Rom)
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Download Link [Normal Package]:
http://www.mediafire.com/?05y05ir1dni3y5r
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Download Link[Cab installation][install this in to the storage card]
http://www.mediafire.com/?9ayziouku7f5r5p
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Notice:
If you chose this method of installation, make shure after it is done installing, navigate to Storage Card/andboot, in there look for STARTUP CONFIG folder inside you will find different startup.txt for each device, pick the one right for your Device and copy it to your andboot folder
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Download Link for Mass Storage enabled rootfs.img[this is for ppl that are using the cab installation method]
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?i4pydnm4ywkeaki
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And remeber you can always find me in freenode, #xdandroid,#htc-linux, under Unholy

You forgot, Non working:
Camera?

Mr.Sir said:
You forgot, Non working:
Camera?
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i can put that up but.. most ppl know camera is not working on our kernel, dint think it was necessary to specify that.

support chinese？

I'm donwloading...will try soon
edit: is fast and stable and the theme is awesome,good job

232603 said:
support chinese？
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its does not, but i will look into this and try to add support for it
EDIT: look here for the chinese language apks, install them and see how it goes, http://bbs.hiapk.com/thread-65370-1-1.html

HELICOPTER88 said:
I'm donwloading...will try soon
edit: is fast and stable and the theme is awesome,good job
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im glad you like it, enjoy =)
EDIT: btw guys cab install is up, for anyone that might not know how to install the normal package, i made the cab install

I'll check it out and post back results...
Any reason why you went with 1.6? Speed?

arrrghhh said:
I'll check it out and post back results...
Any reason why you went with 1.6? Speed?
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well for starters the overall speed of donut is just awesome, there other thing is that there is no fillrate on donut so 3dapps,games and 2d games also don't have that slowness and stutter you get in eclair/froyo(they both lack fillrate or should i say a fixed fillrate?) phh would know how to explain fillrate better than me, but anyways basically it stops the screen from filling extra pixels, Do too our screen being vga. This slows down 3dapps considerably, if you want to see this just run lets say Raging Thuder 2 you will notice how fast it is in donut, and how it stutters and seems like a jpg slideshow on elcair/froyo

siulmagic said:
well for starters the overall speed of donut is just awesome, there other thing is that there is no fillrate on donut so 3dapps,games and 2d games also don't have that slowness and stutter you get in eclair/froyo(they both lack fillrate or should i say a fixed fillrate?) phh would know how to explain fillrate better than me, but anyways basically it stops the screen from filling extra pixels, Do too our screen being vga. This slows down 3dapps considerably, if you want to see this just run lets say Raging Thuder 2 you will notice how fast it is in donut, and how it stutters and seems like a jpg slideshow on elcair/froyo
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Ah, makes sense. I didn't know that stuff about the fillrate either, good info. If only phh could dump all his knowledge into a wiki on a daily basis...
On first impression - very fast, wow! Also, 3g internet works out of the box. Can't seem to get GPS workin tho. Seems like it may be disabled completely, if I only have the GPS option enabled under Security & Location, Google Maps tells me that I need to enable a My Location source in system settings. Tried also allowing the option to let Google use my location to help their services, didn't make a difference. I never see the GPS icon in the notification bar either.
Still amazed at how fast this build is. Very nice! We'll see how battery life is next. It does seem to be going into deep sleep correctly (I get the 'breathe' LEDs...)

arrrghhh said:
Ah, makes sense. I didn't know that stuff about the fillrate either, good info. If only phh could dump all his knowledge into a wiki on a daily basis...
On first impression - very fast, wow! Also, 3g internet works out of the box. Can't seem to get GPS workin tho. Seems like it may be disabled completely, if I only have the GPS option enabled under Security & Location, Google Maps tells me that I need to enable a My Location source in system settings. Tried also allowing the option to let Google use my location to help their services, didn't make a difference. I never see the GPS icon in the notification bar either.
Still amazed at how fast this build is. Very nice! We'll see how battery life is next. It does seem to be going into deep sleep correctly (I get the 'breathe' LEDs...)
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yea its seems that gps is not working, im gona have to talk to phh about this, im almost shure that gps is only enabled for eclair/froyo not for donut im not shure, i guess google maps works because of triangulation
edit: iv talked to stinebd and phh, they say libhardware-legacy need to be backported for donut in order for gps to work, so that i cannot fix sorry

Cool, thanks. I'll try running this for the remainder of the day to see how battery stacks up. There are a few things I've been missing from newer builds, but for the most part this build is awesome!

arrrghhh said:
Cool, thanks. I'll try running this for the remainder of the day to see how battery stacks up. There are a few things I've been missing from newer builds, but for the most part this build is awesome!
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hah thx, what sucks is root is not working, hopefully someone here figures how to get it working, its probly the way i do my roms that root access gets broken

siulmagic said:
hah thx, what sucks is root is not working, hopefully someone here figures how to get it working, its probly the way i do my roms that root access gets broken
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That does suck. I know all of the XDA versions are rooted, but I have no clue what makes them so.

arrrghhh said:
That does suck. I know all of the XDA versions are rooted, but I have no clue what makes them so.
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i do its the su binary located in /system/xbin, but mine just does not have the right permission, or they get lost when i build the rom

Well the phone is still chuggin. Only issues I've ran into so far are the GPS problems I stated earlier, and ADW keeps getting a force close error every hour or two.
I like LauncherPro better, but that's just personal preference. ADW seems alright, but the random crashes are a little obnoxious. Not that LauncherPro is perfect either

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Well the phone is still chuggin. Only issues I've ran into so far are the GPS problems I stated earlier, and ADW keeps getting a force close error every hour or two.
I like LauncherPro better, but that's just personal preference. ADW seems alright, but the random crashes are a little obnoxious. Not that LauncherPro is perfect either
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im goin to remove awd launcher, that thing FC like crazy(i forgot to remove it before releasing the Rom) anyways use the stock launcher works way better, and i would love to include launcher pro but it does not work on Donut, fede carnales would have to compile it for Donut

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im goin to remove awd launcher, that thing FC like crazy(i forgot to remove it before releasing the Rom) anyways use the stock launcher works way better, and i would love to include launcher pro but it does not work on Donut, fede carnales would have to compile it for Donut
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I actually prefer stock over anything else. Any program cooked in seems to be more of a hassle, and limits choice the user has.
On another front, I have almost 4hr uptime with 26% battery reported left. That's... probably about what I've gotten with the other ones. With a lot of standby, I could probably stretch it to 7-9 hrs. Not bad, but with heavy usage it depletes pretty quickly... So no marked improvement over other builds, but certainly not any worse either

arrrghhh said:
I actually prefer stock over anything else. Any program cooked in seems to be more of a hassle, and limits choice the user has.
On another front, I have almost 4hr uptime with 26% battery reported left. That's... probably about what I've gotten with the other ones. With a lot of standby, I could probably stretch it to 7-9 hrs. Not bad, but with heavy usage it depletes pretty quickly... So no marked improvement over other builds, but certainly not any worse either
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yea battery driver need to be worked on, i head some is taking a look at it on the xdandroid froyo 2.2 thread

siulmagic said:
yea battery driver need to be worked on, i head some is taking a look at it on the xdandroid froyo 2.2 thread
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There have been small improvements here and there... here's hoping to some breakthru!

Official tmo d851 stock lp q&a thread

I am starting this thread anticipating the release of LP to our device. As we all know with the new 5.x.x release there are some bugs and new ways we have to mod things, most especially Xposed and the modules we use for our G3. I want this to be a place where you can ask questions, post information, and assist with anything TMo LP related.
Please no arguing and no conspiracy theories. I hope that with everyone playing nice and helping others, this can serve as a central hub of knowledge for our device running stock LP
@autoprime has already released a flashable unofficial system and boot image here..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-lg-g3/development/stock-lg-d851-20b-t3062164
Please read it thoroughly!!
There is also a new root method, as many know, for Lg devices that is now available in a oneclick method. For those that don't want to flash the official rom through twrp when both become available this is for you,,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-lg-firmwares-kitkat-lollipop-t3056951
Remember this is mainly an information thread so please read as much as possible before asking a new question. If you don't have a somewhat helpful answer please don't reply. If you don't have a somewhat logical question please don't ask. We are here to help eachother

Don't know about the G3 although it should be fine, but Viper4android is working on LP. I installed it on my step son's N4..

What's Working/Not Working on G3 Tweakbox 1.4beta2
mikemikemikexxx said:
I am only making this post to help others and the developer with things I have found, not to criticize. Issues observed so far with in Lollipop with latest version.
Keep up the great work. Let me know if you need help testing. I don't mind pre-alpha or the risk of boot-looping in the name of improving your awesome App.
Overall works great but a few bugs.
What doesn't work / not work correctly--- indicated what isn't
Every change needs a reboot
Any change breaks custom Navbar/SoftKeys (until rebooted)
Quick Settings Panel color impossible to match to the color above it (the colored bar with the settings, clear and clock in it, not the status bar)
Advanced Power Menu shows up but missing reboot options despite 4 way setting being enabled. Screenshot option doesn't do anything.
Remove Knock Code String
Hide Carrier Text (Unlock Screen)
Bigger Call Picture
AOSP Clear All Button
Restore the Menu Button, it does restore the menu button but it doesn't change the icon in the stock settings anymore, still shows as Q-Slide or something like that
Ability to disable quick circle (that thing when you hold the home key)
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Am I the only one that doesn't have a profile icon in the status bar? If I'm not how am I supposed to enable it?

I'm not seeing it Swizzle, looks like maybe LG pulled it.
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This L radio has been.... Interesting. My signal in the boondocks is better, but I'm having a much harder time getting Lte in places I've had no issue before. Wifi seems weaker too.
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dakpluto said:
I'm not seeing it Swizzle, looks like maybe LG pulled it.
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This L radio has been.... Interesting. My signal in the boondocks is better, but I'm having a much harder time getting Lte in places I've had no issue before. Wifi seems weaker too.
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Yeah I think the only way to switch profiles is still through guest mode(not like other LP devices) so nothing there has changed.. I'm doing fine with data and wifi, issue I have is starting this morning I couldn't turn BT on from the statusbar toggle until I rebooted. I clean installed and started everything over too.
Plus so far battery seems a little worse..which has been reported across the board on G3's running stock LP

How To Get Viper4Android Working On 5.0.1 D851 (My Experience)
As the title states this is how you can get Viper4Android soundmod working.
·Download and install the Viper apk for 4.4/5.x you can choose version 2.3.3 or 2.3.4(I have a modded version called Lolliviper) (Not my work, you can google it).
·Download and install SELinux mode changer from the Playstore.
·Open Developer options under system settings and uncheck "Use NuPlayer".
·Open SELinux mode changer app and change to permissive.
·Open Viper and install your prefered driver (I use Superior quality).
·Reboot
·Upon reboot make sure SELinux is still set to permissive.
·Open Viper and enable.
·Open your music app and select a song.
·Open Viper select menu and the driver status. You should have all YES.
I have tested this on Google Music and the stock player. There are a lot of guides out there for this. Most suggest flashing libs and build prop tweaks. None of that was necessary for me. This is the exact way I set it up.
Download Links-
Viper4Android:
http://vipersaudio.com/swupdate/viper4android/download.html
SELinux mode changer:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mrbimc.selinux
My Lg Sound Bar is bumping as I type this!

Ugh, how do you use that system font?
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dakpluto said:
Ugh, how do you use that system font?
Sent from my LG-D851 using Tapatalk
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It's "Veggie Burger" from ifont.

Swizzle82 said:
It's "Veggie Burger" from ifont.
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I meant how do you survive with it, lol. It's a little too close to comic sans for me. I do wish the stock rom had better font choices.

dakpluto said:
I meant how do you survive with it, lol. It's a little too close to comic sans for me. I do wish the stock rom had better font choices.
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Idk I like it.. It is still legible, not cartoony, and not too bland. I don't like any of the stock fonts. I haven't found a font that I like yet that covers every area of font.

. If you hate the lollipop nav bar icons like me, I found a way to get the home, recent, and back buttons back. You can use kickoffs nav bar theme. I wouldn't recommend installing anything else from his thread... Trust me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/themes-apps/theme-lollipop-lollipop-theme-t2944558

Working on D850 5.0.1 :good:

[Q] What are the benefits of upgrading our Tab S T700 to Lollipop

kindly share your ideas

Much better overall smoothness, great new notification design

Ability for third party apps to write to sd card. More secure. However it also has its negatives. No xposed support.

Supposedly battery apps need root support to get battery data now, can anybody confirm this?
John.

xposed does work with 5.1 although not officially. Been using it successfully for a couple weeks now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/super-alpha-posted-permission-xposed-t3072979

Smabbage said:
xposed does work with 5.1 although not officially. Been using it successfully for a couple weeks now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/super-alpha-posted-permission-xposed-t3072979
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okay

Much betteroveral smoothness? Really? I heard from many their tab s become more laggy
And beside notification design what else does it add?
I didn't upgrade becouse off compatibilty of xposed and ygly white interface of lollipop which use more battery on amoled devicees too
But I have battery issue with my tab s which many have here and i think upgrading wont change that...

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xposed does work with 5.1 although not officially. Been using it successfully for a couple weeks now.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/super-alpha-posted-permission-xposed-t3072979
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Not on stock tw roms it doesn't. We don't have 5.1 yet

Nothing. Loss of features, HIDEOUS iOS color scheme. Notifications on the lockscreen can now be either Google Now style cards or nothing. Can't simply allow notification icons in the notification panel to be visible on the lock screen.
Custom launchers can no longer change the number if homescreens, apps like Tasker can no longer toggle connections. And the toggle for mobile data is now three menus deep.
I didn't want to upgrade to Lollipop but since AT&T pushed it OTA, I didn't have a choice. Several times throughout the day, I told it "no, I don't want to install the update." So it waited until I was asleep and did it anyway. Now I'm not only stuck with TouchWiz but I've lost the ability to use Tasker to make it bearable. Done with Samsung and done buying anything from the carrier.

thorvindr said:
Nothing. Loss of features, HIDEOUS iOS color scheme. Notifications on the lockscreen can now be either Google Now style cards or nothing. Can't simply allow notification icons in the notification panel to be visible on the lock screen.
Custom launchers can no longer change the number if homescreens, apps like Tasker can no longer toggle connections. And the toggle for mobile data is now three menus deep.
I didn't want to upgrade to Lollipop but since AT&T pushed it OTA, I didn't have a choice. Several times throughout the day, I told it "no, I don't want to install the update." So it waited until I was asleep and did it anyway. Now I'm not only stuck with TouchWiz but I've lost the ability to use Tasker to make it bearable. Done with Samsung and done buying anything from the carrier.
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Meaning that KITKAT is way better then LOLLIPOP on Tab S ?

Kimi Kei said:
Meaning that KITKAT is way better then LOLLIPOP on Tab S ?
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"Way better" is (imo) a dramatic understatement. Until no, I've been absolutely in love with my Samsung devices. The TouchWiz version of Lollipop has solidly convinced me to never buy another. It'll be Nexus for me from now on and if Samsung does another round of Nexus, I'll skip it.

I saw this thread in Xposed subforum. Looks like they may have Xposed partially working for touchWiz lollipop. I didn't read the thread as it doesn't interest me, but ya'll can check it out to see if it helps you or not:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/unofficial-xposed-samsung-lollipop-t3113463
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/* Intro */
3 months after the first functional Xposed for Lollipop by @rovo89 was introduced,
now here comes *somewhat* functional Xposed for Samsung Lollipop firmware.
Embrace yourself.
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CZ Eddie said:
I saw this thread in Xposed subforum. Looks like they may have Xposed partially working for touchWiz lollipop. I didn't read the thread as it doesn't interest me, but ya'll can check it out to see if it helps you or not:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/unofficial-xposed-samsung-lollipop-t3113463
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Full working
But.... deodexed rom only
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djfred said:
Much betteroveral smoothness? Really? I heard from many their tab s become more laggy
And beside notification design what else does it add?
I didn't upgrade becouse off compatibilty of xposed and ygly white interface of lollipop which use more battery on amoled devicees too
But I have battery issue with my tab s which many have here and i think upgrading wont change that...
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Wut??

For me, Lollipop is smoother/snappier. Games are running smoother and barely any lag. Web pages scrolling is smoother too on the built in browser.
Battery life seems to be the same. Some new features and animations are added and now you can pull down notification panel at the lock screen.

LakersDroid said:
For me, Lollipop is smoother/snappier. Games are running smoother and barely any lag. Web pages scrolling is smoother too on the built in browser.
Battery life seems to be the same. Some new features and animations are added and now you can pull down notification panel at the lock screen.
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nice to hear those comments ...

never hide softkeys

Hi,
i've tried to do a few searches but can't find anything about SHOWING the soft keys all the time.
See the thing is, this phone is for the mother-in-law and she's 71 so it needs to be as simple as possible. She wants to play games like temple run but doesn't understand the concept of swipe the top to get the home button to show up so I'd like to have the bottom bar always visible, even in immersive mode.
Any ideas please?
Cheers

I should probably include that it's stock 14.6.A.0.368 (this probably needs updating, but I'm looking for how to do that at the moment and confusing myself lol) and is rooted.

Xposed module 'App Settings' - go to the app you want, full-screen>prevent. I think you have to do it for each one. You probably can force it across the board with build prop, but I think the other way is best.

I can cope with that... Is there an easy guide for my firmware version to install xposed? I don't want to brick it again lol
Cheers

s0m3dud3 said:
I can cope with that... Is there an easy guide for my firmware version to install xposed? I don't want to brick it again lol
Cheers
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Flash this in recovery - http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3580244&d=1450386592 Then install this apk - http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=3383776&d=1435601440 Then open Xposed app and go to 'download' and search for 'app settings'. Note that the first boot after flashing the zip will be long and finish with 'optimizing apps' dialog, which will take several minutes. Make sure your battery level is good.
Always a good idea to backup first.
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s0m3dud3 said:
I can cope with that... Is there an easy guide for my firmware version to install xposed? I don't want to brick it again lol
Cheers
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Oh yeah, and any time you install a new module in Xposed, it won't be active until you reboot.

Absolutely smashing, thanks. I've flashed the zip and now I'm waiting for it to load up, then I'll install the apk and find the module.
Cheers

Unfortunately that didn't work Things like Temple Run still go full screen and the navigation bar disappears.

s0m3dud3 said:
Unfortunately that didn't work Things like Temple Run still go full screen and the navigation bar disappears.
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Strange... Is the module working in general? Did you check the box in 'modules' screen in Xposed? I tested it on several apps and it was good...

I don't think so... It's ticked and I've rebooted and all that. The Adblocker module I found is working fine. Strange.
Perhaps I'm missing something. Any suggestions please? lol!! It's winding me up big time :/

s0m3dud3 said:
I don't think so... It's ticked and I've rebooted and all that. The Adblocker module I found is working fine. Strange.
Perhaps I'm missing something. Any suggestions please? lol!! It's winding me up big time :/
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Did you find the right options OK in the 'app settings' app, (full screen>always)?

Yeah, the options are there but no go.
Apologies for the delay. I've been away for the weekend.

s0m3dud3 said:
Yeah, the options are there but no go.
Apologies for the delay. I've been away for the weekend.
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This will do it for $1.50 - https://play.google.com/store/apps/...lay&pcampaignid=APPU_1_0GClVp_MDoTW-QHV-ZyYBA

Are you sure? Reading the description that seems to do the opposite to what I want?
I want the navigation bar to be visible even in full screen mode. The girlfriend's mum can't grasp the concept of swipe to show the navigation and she keeps forgetting when we tell her, so by having it always visible we remove that obstacle

s0m3dud3 said:
Are you sure? Reading the description that seems to do the opposite to what I want?
I want the navigation bar to be visible even in full screen mode. The girlfriend's mum can't grasp the concept of swipe to show the navigation and she keeps forgetting when we tell her, so by having it always visible we remove that obstacle
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There's a 'blacklist' function which you can apply to chosen apps. I can't say if it will work on your specific game or not. The Xoosed module I mentioned works great for me with Camera, but I guess it didn't work for your game. I think with play store you can return a purchase within 15 minutes or something...

Don't know how I missed that. I'll give it a bash, Many thanks!

That didn't work either unfortunately

s0m3dud3 said:
That didn't work either unfortunately
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Well, after some reading, it seems clear that it is coded into the programming, and you'd have to rewrite the ROM to entirely disable it. From app to app, you probably could decompile and mod the apk so it doesn't call on the function. I did read that Gravity Box from Xposed has an immersive mode toggle, but I can't test it, since GB doesn't work on CM ROM. Check that out.

Thanks for your help so far. I tried GB but it didn't work either. Bloody annoying.
Perhaps another approach would be double tap the power switch to return home? Do you know if something like this exists please?
Thanks again for all the input and suggestions so far.

s0m3dud3 said:
That didn't work either unfortunately
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Hey I just discovered UDN (ultimate dynamic navbar). Install it, go to ssettings>general>special modes. Check 'toggle mode' and uncheck 'hide on outside touch'. The navbar will never go away. The only problem is that it sits Right there over anything else, blocking whatever you might want to touch down there, so maybe not a total fix. How eve, there's also more configurations you can mess with that might at least be an improvement.
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...ggbMAA&usg=AFQjCNEq8r_Pm6GfpwU6u7O8w_Uh5UwLUg

I think I tried that as well, but like you say, it gets in the way. It got in the way and I didn't look any more into it. I'll give it a go and look more at it when I get home from work. Cheers.

so many complaints

So in the Samsung official s9 forum there are thread after threads of people complaining about the new 'downgrade' to Pie One Ui mainly about the camera features being removed,
Shutter button zoom removed
Separate Video and shutter buttons removed
Pro video settings removed
Selective focus is now useless (s9)
Selfie Camera default view is too close so effects all apps that use selfie camera.
The ugly iPhone look of the overall camera software.
Battery life is down quite a bit although I've been told that the may update fixes this at last.
There are a few other features missing or changed that i personally don't use.
I personally love the new ONEui especially combined with Samsungs one handed operation + app using gestures.
The weird thing is I'm not hearing any complaints in the s9 xda forums about the upgrade/downgrade to Pie.
Are you all happy with your phone's from Oreo to Pie ?
Personally I think they have lowered the quality of the camera to make their S10 phones look superior but that probs me having a tin hat moment

I had my S9 for all of about 2 hours - about the time it took to transfer from a screen-busted S8 to the replacement S9 a couple months ago - before the update to Pie occurred.
I've had no problems or issues with it. And I've had the S8 for just under a year and half so I went through its update from Nougat to Oreo.
I don't know what issues there are with "selective focus". It seems to work fine for me.
Now, I have disabled as much of Bixby as I can (deleted the Google app and removed that search bar too - completely useless for me). Changed the launcher to Nova Launcher which can remove those goofy rounded icon frames, using the BlackBerry Hub Suite of apps for all the IM stuff, even using the BlackBerry Virtual keyboard which I like better than the stock or any SwiftKey keyboard.
I honestly don't understand the complaints towards Pie. It's not all that different from Oreo, and I love the native dark theme.

I personally don't like the update to pie. Battery life is definitely worse, the wifi signal is worse (I tested it between the S5 and S7 and the S9 was the worst). I don't like the UI at all, reminds me of an iPhone. About the only thing I do like is the My files app. It's cleaner and easier to use and navigate.

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I had my S9 for all of about 2 hours - about the time it took to transfer from a screen-busted S8 to the replacement S9 a couple months ago - before the update to Pie occurred.
I've had no problems or issues with it. And I've had the S8 for just under a year and half so I went through its update from Nougat to Oreo.
I don't know what issues there are with "selective focus". It seems to work fine for me.
Now, I have disabled as much of Bixby as I can (deleted the Google app and removed that search bar too - completely useless for me). Changed the launcher to Nova Launcher which can remove those goofy rounded icon frames, using the BlackBerry Hub Suite of apps for all the IM stuff, even using the BlackBerry Virtual keyboard which I like better than the stock or any SwiftKey keyboard.
I honestly don't understand the complaints towards Pie. It's not all that different from Oreo, and I love the native dark theme.
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You have nothing to compare it to then, Oreo was 100x better which is why people are a bit disappointed. And I have to say your setup sounds absolutely awful ?

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You have nothing to compare it to then, Oreo was 100x better which is why people are a bit disappointed. And I have to say your setup sounds absolutely awful ?
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You missed my line about having the S8 for almost a year and a half, during which time it updated from Nougat to Oreo. So, yes, I can definitely compare with Oreo, since I had it for about a year.
And, except for some shifting around of elements, I find it to be basically the same. I had no problems finding what I need anywhere within the revamped UI.
And, my setup works perfect for me and is absolutely wonderful. You can't say otherwise without trying it yourself

I know that features in camera like pro video, zoom using the shutter button, taking 3 pictures when setting a timer, motion panorama... are removed, but the ui isn't ugly, I actually liked it better than oreo.
Selective focus is a bit improved after software updates, but the blur effect isn't as stong as in oreo.
Battery life isn't too much worse, I think the first month I upgraded to one UI, it was very bad, but it has improved after learning my usage patterns...
Heat is noticeably improved since when I was on oreo my phone was a little too warm all the time, but now it's normal, even available RAM is higher, I have 1.4~1.6 GB free now, compared to 1~1.2 GB in oreo.
When it comes to animations, I find less frame drops with one UI. And I didn't experience any kind of major lag since I got the phone so no worries here.
The whole UI looks better for me, it's cleaner and easier to use, I've not changed any launcher, keyboard, or even themes, everything is stock. And I can safely say that one UI is overall better than oreo, unless you care about the missing camera features.

I am absolutely gutted about the camera software, but I do love the one UI and I just got the May update which is supposed to fix the battery problems.

I hate it that they removed the recent long press to multitask, i mean why would samsung remove such simple usefull feature?

bokilz said:
I hate it that they removed the recent long press to multitask, i mean why would samsung remove such simple usefull feature?
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I don't know why they did, let's hope samsung will fix all these mistakes soon...
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I am absolutely gutted about the camera software, but I do love the one UI and I just got the May update which is supposed to fix the battery problems.
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Still on april, I hope may update will improve battery life, can you tell us if you have noticed any difference?

bokilz said:
I hate it that they removed the recent long press to multitask, i mean why would samsung remove such simple usefull feature?
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Try double tapping the recent button.

jamil aboudaher said:
I don't know why they did, let's hope samsung will fix all these mistakes soon...
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Still on april, I hope may update will improve battery life, can you tell us if you have noticed any difference?
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Just doing full 100% to 0% today, I'll let you know, I usually get around 4h30mins SOT since updating to Pie, I used to get about 5h30mins on Oreo.

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Just doing full 100% to 0% today, I'll let you know, I usually get around 4h30mins SOT since updating to Pie, I used to get about 5h30mins on Oreo.
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I usually get 3 to 4 hours in pie while I used to get 4 to 5 hours on oreo... Waiting for your report... Thanks in advance.

jamil aboudaher said:
I usually get 3 to 4 hours in pie while I used to get 4 to 5 hours on oreo... Waiting for your report... Thanks in advance.
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No difference off the 1st full charge to 0.
See how it goes over the next few days and I'll post back.

I tell you what is annoying since the update, the adaptive brightness is just messing up constantly, so irritating.

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I tell you what is annoying since the update, the adaptive brightness is just messing up constantly, so irritating.
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Just go to settings>display>adaptive brightness and reset usage patterns. Then adjust it the way you want in each situation so it adapts to your adjustments...

This is the problem, it keeps cocking up, I reset usage and it's alright for a bit then it's drops to 0 brighteners so I move it to how I would like it and it'll be ok but then I go outside and the brightness doesn't increase so I adjust again for that and on we go because now auto brightness isn't doing anything and I'm constantly changing the brightness in the same brightness I've already set up, I reset again and all is ok for a while and then it starts again.
I'm going to wipe cache partition and reset brightness patterns and see how it goes.

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This is the problem, it keeps cocking up, I reset usage and it's alright for a bit then it's drops to 0 brighteners so I move it to how I would like it and it'll be ok but then I go outside and the brightness doesn't increase so I adjust again for that and on we go because now auto brightness isn't doing anything and I'm constantly changing the brightness in the same brightness I've already set up, I reset again and all is ok for a while and then it starts again.
I'm going to wipe cache partition and reset brightness patterns and see how it goes.
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Yes wiping cache might help, I personally enabled show control on top so I can quickly adjust the brightness manually to my liking.

Just got 5h35mins sot this time and brightness has sorted itself out, just need the original camera app back and I'll be happy ?

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Just got 5h35mins sot this time and brightness has sorted itself out, just need the original camera app back and I'll be happy ?
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Sounds good. I hope May update will fix my battery life issues... Thanks for your answer.

My battery is just the same after may update. Absolute garbage