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[Q] Question About the different ICS roms for the Kindle Fire

I successfully installed a rom called USBWOOT.zip (thanks to all the hard work of the developers here, thanks so much guys!) however after doing a little more research I saw someone say the cm9 rom was better (latest one is here I think: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1411895&page=210)
I've also seen a MIUI version.
Is there some kind of chart showing the pros and cons of each?
I also have some other noob questions:
Can I flash a new rom (like an updated version, or a different rom?) without losing all my settings, accounts, apps, etc? Or do I have to do a factory reset every time and start over?
Why I ask is I flashed the USBWOOT.zip originally, but it looks like the latest version (in that post I linked to) cm9-02-19.zip has some updates that sound really nice (especially the 200ms to 80ms wait time on screen change)
Since I flashed USBWOOT.zip originally do I need to do a factory reset first or can I just flash cm9-02-19.zip? If I have to do a factory reset will I lose all the accounts, apps, etc?
Thanks for all the help!

That cm9-02-1* roms are follow ups to USBWOOT.zip, they are build from the same source, it just uses a different name coding. Usually all build in that thread are very similar, even if they are build from different people and are named differently since our development is open source.
I would try it first without a total wipe, if you have any unkown problems then do a total wipe. (But a total wipe from time to time isn't a bad thing, since these days many things may change between versions)
MIUI uses a different launcher & other stuff.

I just updated to the latest build of CM9 as well. So far so good. Here is the link too. http://www.mediafire.com/?tnoxgzcgop46odm
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using xda premium

zacpac2020 said:
Install the ROM from this post. It's the most mature. CM9, by the way. http://www.mediafire.com/?tnoxgzcgop46odm
Thank me if I've helped PLEASE!!!!
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Can you link us to the thread of the developer who compiled this Rom? Someone may want to read the discussion before blindly flashing an unknown zip file.

if its the same rom but just an update, you should get away with just flashing it on top and wiping dalvik cache. as always BACKUP FIRST and then resore and wipe if its not working like it should.
dont go with MIUI yet as its had way less work done and it doesnt even have USB ready.

It Worked
Thanks guys! I was able to flash the latest version without having to do any wipe or factory reset.
I am loving my new and improved Kindle Fire.

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Can you link us to the thread of the developer who compiled this Rom? Someone may want to read the discussion before blindly flashing an unknown zip file.
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looks like it comes from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1411895

[ROM] Evervolv | 4.0.0p1 [AOSP 4.4.2] [3.4 kernel] [TEST][Non-Data/Media]

For those that don't know what evervolv is, Evervolv is an AOSP (Android Open Source Project) rom. We're fully open sourced and encourage it with no restrictions. The work put into this rom is community driven and and Evervolv Project is made up of numerous members and contributors.
Right now the current source we are working on is KITKAT(Android 4.4).
Current version: 4.0.0p1
Current Items not working/Buggy
Updated 4-4-14
No Bluetooth ** FIXED WIP but a majority of items work
Camera ** FIXED WIP camcorder recordes with a blue tint
Battery draw around 50mA in sleep
You tell me what you find.
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Evervolv Github: https://github.com/Evervolv
Evervolv Gerrit: http://review.evervolv.com/
Evervolv website: http://www.evervolv.com/
(New Site is up Check it out)
Evervolv Bug Tracker: http://bugs.evervolv.com/
(Please have discretion when reporting issues, and be descriptive / helpful. Also understand that we'll have some growing pains with this. So don't expect everything to be perfect.)
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/wbellavance
IRC: #evervolv
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[GPL Compliance]
Kernel Source
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[Download]
If you already have evervolv installed you should see this build under testing if you refresh and can download that way.
05-03-2014 Test Build
-- Updates that were in the data/media build since 4-24-204 plus a few more misc fixes.
04-21-2014 Test Build
--some audio fixes for the random SOD along with adding in OTG its not 100% but working well with USB stick, keyboard, and mouse. Activate OTG before plugging in device.
Netflix 1.8.1 -- Don't upgrade Netflix to the latest if you did download here and downgrade and uncheck auto update in the Play Store this is temp until I figure out what changed again.
GAPPS
---These are the gapps i use. You should be able to use any that are KitKat compatible
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397942
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NOTE: Recommend a clean install if moving from a previous version and or another ROM.
Flashing from cm or any other ROM will require a clean install, dirty flashes can cause random reboots and random errors
[Disclaimer]
I am not responsible for bricked devices, lost data, etc, etc. You all know the drill.
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[Special Thanks]
i would like to thank Flemmard, Jcsullins, Dorregaray, Invisiblek, Milaq, and anyone else that helped to make this happen. More great work to come.
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Reserved

Awesome thx flint man! Any changes from the Nov 10 test build?

Way to go Flintman, this is great!
Sent from my Touchpad using XDA Premium HD app

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Minor for now
Sent from my SCH-I545 using xda app-developers app

You might want to change the 2nd line down in the OP to KitKat 4.4 and not Jellybean.

theechap said:
You might want to change the 2nd line down in the OP to KitKat 4.4 and not Jellybean.
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I am using Nexus 5 and was wondering if TP will get Kitkat or not...this is awesome....will flash tonight

Anyone that had lost data can you give me some information. Which acmeinstaller version did you use? Are you still on the smaller partition or did you upgrade? Im still on the i believe it's 400mb system part and haven't upgraded to the larger partition and still yet to loose data. It also could be the way kitkat mounts the partition now. After the inital loose of data did you experience it again? I'm trying to boil this down and having issues pinpoint it as i have yet to loose anything. The more information I can gather the quicker i can fix this issue. Thanks all for testing and helping me out getting this great device updated to the latest OS.

Thanks for this ROM - I have standard partition size and CWM and had no data loss, clean installed. Running well ☺
Sent from my Touchpad using Tapatalk

I tested it briefly and came from datamedia build of 10.2. I did system wipe and install using milaq's datamedia version of CWM. I had no major problems with the install and no lost media as far as I know. Looking forward to testing it again, when it gets a little more stable.

Is everyone just using the 4.3 gapps or is there a 4.4 gapps?

SDcard files
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Anyone that had lost data can you give me some information. Which acmeinstaller version did you use? Are you still on the smaller partition or did you upgrade? Im still on the i believe it's 400mb system part and haven't upgraded to the larger partition and still yet to loose data. It also could be the way kitkat mounts the partition now. After the inital loose of data did you experience it again? I'm trying to boil this down and having issues pinpoint it as i have yet to loose anything. The more information I can gather the quicker i can fix this issue. Thanks all for testing and helping me out getting this great device updated to the latest OS.
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Hey Flintman,
I only lost the data just once so far, if you want I could test out a reinstall. I installed Kitkat by wiping system data and cache and flashing the Rom and gapps through recovery. I already had a 600MB partition but was monitoring the free space left. I should also note that I used CWM to advance restore my data partition from my Evervolv 4.3.1 backup. This seems to be working fine.
Because I use my tablet to test mods and games I had a lot of extra folders that disappeared. These were all added by me like, Dos Games folders about a dozen, image files, Beta apks and the Rom and gapps, that were placed in the internal memory ect. All these files vanished, however files I added that were already in system folders stayed, like music, downloads and shows. It seems to just delete things that the user added into non system or app related folders.
Thanks for letting us take this fun test drive, I was all backed up before I started
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Is everyone just using the 4.3 gapps or is there a 4.4 gapps?
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Here ya go. You should add that to your OP Flintman
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Interesting on the SD card i have yet to experience it. I have a new one that will be going up soon fixed wifi but browser is broken. Firefox works though. Oh BTW still able to keep the stock partition size even with install gapps. KK Gapps i'm using from HERE. Might want to start downloading as it takes a while 8)
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This was the info I compiled about Flintmans fantastic Test Build. I had a few notes and warnings for users, I will need to update it with a link to this new thread.
Edit: I updated the video for the newer build
Download 4.4 Kitkat Gapps here:
Notes:Low to Medium battery drain(-4mA to -30mA) h/w video, Test Build Make a Backup!, Automated Updater, Audio plays with the screen off, Camera, No Bluetooth.
Note: Windows users may need to do the following in order to attach the Touchpad with the USB cable.
1. Go into the Device manager. You will see "MTP USB Device" under portable devices.
2. Right Click it and select update driver software
3. Select Browse my computer for driver software.
4. Select Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer
5. Select USB Mass Storage Device then click next.
and/or
6.To transfer files to PC, turn on USB mass Storage from the USB connection notification on the Android device.
Note(Important): (This might be fixed now) Backup and transfer all your SDcard files to PC. This is a testing build and could wipe files from your SDcard data.
[Note(Important): I would recommend increasing the size of your System Partition for this build. After my install I had 398/400MB free, so Flash the 512MB zip below or use Tailor to adjust the size.
Note(Important): This is an Android Open Source Project (AOSP) rom not a CyanogenMod (CM) rom. Dirty flashing an AOSP rom over a CM rom can causes errors and rebooting issues. Always do a clean install when moving from CM to AOSP and vise versa.
Flash through recovery to change the partition size to 512MB(Gradular&codycoyote)
Flintmans Posts about the new Pre-Beta Build here:

I did a clean install with the standard CWM recovery and had no loss of data or files that i can find. I also restored my apps with TiBU and everything came back good.
The Quadrant score came in a lot lower than the first test build, 1500 (first test build was 2350). The CPU portion is what suffered the most, the other portions seemed normal. It doesn't seem slower than normal though.
I haven't found any problems with any apps.
Great job, thanks!
Sent from my Touchpad using XDA Premium HD app

Sweet, glad to see this. I think we should wait for Android 4.4.1. Which the UI will be fixed for the Nexus 10.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

Hey Flintman,
Would you clear up some confusion about this build. I've seen a post over in the Evervolv 4.3 thread and also over in Rootzwiki. Is this build of 4.4 a traditional build like your 4.3 build or a data-media build that is going to require the data-media version of CWM and resizing partitions like the Milaq 4.3? Thanks

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Hey Flintman,
Would you clear up some confusion about this build. I've seen a post over in the Evervolv 4.3 thread and also over in Rootzwiki. Is this build of 4.4 a traditional build like your 4.3 build or a data-media build that is going to require the data-media version of CWM and resizing partitions like the Milaq 4.3? Thanks
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I use the normal twrp recovery. This ROM doesn't require the data-media version of cwm. I hope that answers your question.
Sent from my SCH-I545 using xda app-developers app

I want to go back to CM10.1 but everytime I flash it back bootloader defaults to evervolv despite having an option for Cyanogenmod but the bootloader fails when I select cm10.1 after flashing... I only wanted to test it out a little too unstable for a daily driver but now it seems like I am stuck on this rom

Very cool looking forward to flashing this as soon as some of the major bugs are worked out
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

flintman said:
Anyone that had lost data can you give me some information. Which acmeinstaller version did you use? Are you still on the smaller partition or did you upgrade? Im still on the i believe it's 400mb system part and haven't upgraded to the larger partition and still yet to loose data. It also could be the way kitkat mounts the partition now. After the inital loose of data did you experience it again? I'm trying to boil this down and having issues pinpoint it as i have yet to loose anything. The more information I can gather the quicker i can fix this issue. Thanks all for testing and helping me out getting this great device updated to the latest OS.
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Hi,
I experienced loss of data, much like as reported another member here, I only lost the folders that were added by me, it also removed the TWRP back up folder, however folders that are the usual like Music, Download remained as they were, however, the gallery app refused to load any images.
In between the reboots, I connected the TouchPad to PC and noticed something peculiar, after the very first boot, it showed about 9GB free, the same was on TWRP too, even though my folders were all gone, and after the next reboot on being connected to PC it showed me about 17GB free.
My install method was using TWRP, system wipe and flashing the zips,
I have extended the system and data partitions using the Tailor method to 512mb and 2.5gb respectively.
For now, I am back on 4.3 but would like to be able to help test out if there are any fixes that you are trying. Once again, thanks for the all the good work on these ROMs :good:

You know I think TWRP is the cause if data loss just reading peoples experiences in this thread. CWM FTW!
Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk

[ROM][4.4][NIGHTLY][DISCUSSION] OmniROM 4.4.2 for GT-N7000

The development thread can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516933
DOWNLOADS
Latest nightlies: http://dl.omnirom.org/n7000/
Kernel with Selinux support for flashing: http://asylumrom.com/Asylum/Asylum-Roms/KitKat-4.4/N7000/kerner/
SuperSU flashable zip for root access: http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu/
PA Gapps: http://goo.im/devs/paranoidandroid/roms/gapps
Banks Gapps (if PA Gapps doesnt work for you): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2012857
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USEFUL LINKS
Official OmniROM Wiki: http://docs.omnirom.org
Changelog: https://changelog.omnirom.org/#/n7000/next
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KNOWN ISSUES FOR N7000
- Wifi tethering doesn't work Fixed!
- Screen recording doesn't work (but camera recording works just fine!)
- Opendelta sometimes freezes when checking/downloading update (see FAQ)
- Charging while power off doesn't work. Fixed!
- Music playback sometimes stops randomly when using a wired headset. (we need more info on this issue, please report here in this thread if you experience it!)
- MHL Doesn't work (and probably never will).
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FAQ
For those questions that pops up all the time, this will be updated often.
Also, remember to thank those who provides the answers!
Q: How does OpenDelta auto updater work?
AA1973 said:
At first, OpenDelta will check if a Rom Zip is available on your device. If OpenDelta doesn't find it, it will download a Rom. (~170mb) From then, it will only download the difference (delta) and patches the initial Rom zip within internal SD /OpenDelta. Then, after the patch, the Rom zip will be around 280mb, as it is uncompressed.
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Q: Why does OpenDelta freeze from time to time when trying to update the ROM?
@Chainfire is still working on it:
Chainfire said:
FYI, people still suffering from the OTA updater freezing mid-verify, mid-download or mid-patch, we've found a lot of way how it didn't get fixed Putting the sdcard handling code in debug mode gets rid of the problem, but obviously we don't want to do that in production, eh!
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Q: I pressed "flash now" but TWRP recovery says "status failed". What do I do now?
AA1973 said:
How about switching your pointer from external storage to *internal storage* within TWRP > INSTALL option?
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Q: What's the "Flash after update" folder in the OpenDelta folder?
se1988 said:
It's for .zip files you want the openrecoveryscript to flash automatically after flashing a nightly. Take a look at this thread for examples.
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Q: How do I keep root after flashing nightlies?
se1988 said:
After rooting, open SuperSU app - settings - Install SuperSU backup script.
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Q: Does this ROM come with call recording?
se1988 said:
No, and it won't. However, this app has been confirmed working for some users: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=polis.app.callrecorder
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Q: How can I get FM radio on this ROM?
se1988 said:
The only solution is the Spirit FM app: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059296
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Q: How can I get Samsung stock apps like S-note?
se1988 said:
Go back to Stock ROM or search play store for whatever your needs are. You'll probably find something that's better than Samsung apps anyway. If you're still wondering - OmniRom will not and can never support Samsung stock apps.
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Q: How can I get soft keys / navigation bar?
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Soft keys aka navigation bar
Edit build.prop (use preferred ROM Toolbox lite/pro or a suitable root file explorer)
Add the following line at the end:
Code:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
You'll get navigation bar / soft keys and the desired layout of lockscreen.
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HOW TO INSTALL
XpLoDWilD said:
First time installing OmniROM to your Galaxy Note, or coming from another ROM:
- Read known issues and FAQs
- Make sure you're running a proper working ClockworkMod-Recovery - WITH SELINUX SUPPORT!
- Copy GApps and OmniROM ZIPs to your SDCard
- Boot into Recovery
- Flash OmniROM zip from SDCard
- Flash GApps zip from SDCard
- DO A DATA WIPE / FACTORY RESET (otherwise your device will be stuck at boot)
- Reboot
- Don't restore system data using Titanium Backup!
- Restoring Apps + Data might cause problems and is not recommended, avoid it if possible!
Upgrading from earlier version of OmniROM:
- Copy the OmniROM ZIP to your SDCard
- Boot into Recovery
- Flash the OmniROM zip from SDCard
- Reboot
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Also, remember to flash this after flashing ROM for root access: http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu/
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I hope so

General probs I have with Rom
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I would love to use this rom as my daily driver but due to some issues I have reverted to my previous setup slimsabre.
Phone gets very hot whilst charging - but charges at acceptable rate. I have replaced battery but still same.
Sometimes phone gets very hot even when not in use - I could not find any reason even looking at better batt stats and cpu spy - tried reinstalling rom and gapps only and this still happened - Phone would just become very hot to hold at some random time.
Any help on this appreciated as I do not know what is causing this.
Ingott
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having really bad battery drain.. using latest raw kernel.. any suggestions? maybe another supported kernel with better batterylife?

ingott77 said:
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I would love to use this rom as my daily driver but due to some issues I have reverted to my previous setup slimsabre.
Phone gets very hot whilst charging - but charges at acceptable rate. I have replaced battery but still same.
Sometimes phone gets very hot even when not in use - I could not find any reason even looking at better batt stats and cpu spy - tried reinstalling rom and gapps only and this still happened - Phone would just become very hot to hold at some random time.
Any help on this appreciated as I do not know what is causing this.
Ingott
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If you got the new battery cheap off eBay or similar it's a good chance that it's fake. I've had a couple of those, heating up to the point where you're afraid of damages.
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When I first installed Omni my phone stayed hot for ages. It turned out that Google+, which normally I do not use and have frozen on previous ROMs, was going absolutely nuts doing some sort of background sync and downloading truckloads of data. The app was running in the background for over an hour with the CPU cores pretty much maxed out. Maybe your problem is the same. Maybe not. Eventually G+ finished its evil work and the phone performance and temperature returned to normal.
I ran with the ROM for a few days and it seemed stable, but I've actually reverted to Samsung's latest stock ROM as KitKat really wasn't doing it for me. Basically I saw no tangible benefits but did lose some convenient features and interface changes were definitely a backward step with Omni. Maybe when it's matured and ART is working fully I'll take another run at it.

mosheg91 said:
having really bad battery drain.. using latest raw kernel.. any suggestions? maybe another supported kernel with better batterylife?
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Why not use omni kernel?

ozgurgundogan said:
Why not use omni kernel?
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where can i find omni kernel? i didn't know that it exists..

mosheg91 said:
where can i find omni kernel? i didn't know that it exists..
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When you install omnirom it contains omni kernel too.

ozgurgundogan said:
When you install omnirom it contains omni kernel too.
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so.. been using that and didn't know that.. any other good kernel which is battery friendly and with good performance as well?

gesture typing is not working for me on aosp keyboard, currently on 15/12/2013 nightly with 14/12/2013 mini modular pa gapps. is it the same for others?? or is it a known bug?
thank you
"Nothing is true" "Everything is permitted"
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mosheg91 said:
so.. been using that and didn't know that.. any other good kernel which is battery friendly and with good performance as well?
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Try raw kernel ?
don't know how its performance is but its the only 4.4 kernel for aosp now.
go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397000
"Nothing is true" "Everything is permitted"

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gesture typing is not working for me on aosp keyboard, currently on 15/12/2013 nightly with 14/12/2013 mini modular pa gapps. is it the same for others?? or is it a known bug?
thank you
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+1 to that!.

mosheg91 said:
so.. been using that and didn't know that.. any other good kernel which is battery friendly and with good performance as well?
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Omni kernel(with SD access) was only available after flashing ROM since 12th Dec nightly, so it depends what rom you're on right now. Or perhaps you flashed Raw Kernel over it?
I would advise you to do a clean install. There's no other kernel available right now for 4.4 But it should work.

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+1 to that!.
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i solved it by flashing the Google keyboard from the pa gapps thread.
rebooting the device after clearing the aosp keyboard data didn't work.
the Google keyboard has no difference over the aosp one but has a working gesture typing.
you could do that too
-download Google keyboard zip
-reboot to recovery
-flash the zip
-clear cache and dalvik cache
-reboot
-select Google keyboard from settings->language and input
done
hope it helps
direct keyboard link from pa gapps thread www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23252070760975522
"Nothing is true" "Everything is permitted"

Guys, a little confused here,
is openDelta already integrated into the 12/15 Nightly?
if so, then why is it trying to download the whole ROM?
I think the first time we use it, it Downloads the entire ROM and then the next time it checks hashes and then only downloads updated files...
please clarify, as I thought It only downlods changed files and checks hash for that.
thought downloading fails midway, tried almost 7-8 times now,
I already increased the screen time on to 30 minues, what else can I do to get it downloaded completely

Unhappy slow charging and poor battery life.. over heating while using mobile interne
First of all many thanks for developing such a good rom. everything is upto the mark the only critical issue i am facing is very very slow charging, and along with very poor battery life i am using build of 12-12-2013. i charge my phone to 100% (it takes almost 6hrs) and it drains within 1hr (normal usage). Also i tried with two other new batteries as well same issue.
And there is one more issue whenever we change the music (forward/play-pause) using headset screen automatically turns on. Screen also turns on automatically sometimes without going on anything.
Phone over heats while running multiple application or using internet
Screen brightness is way to high on automatic setting mode even though i adjusted it with the flux response settings, in the settings of phone.
Guys please help me out i don't know much abt anroid programming and bug fixing please.

gps fix
I had a problem when I wanted to use google map for navigation, I never managed to get a gps fix. (The real problem isn't the first fix but after, it never moove on map)
Does that work for you?
I'm on the nightlie of 15/12.

@techMagnificent
At first, OpenDelta will check if a Rom Zip is available on your device. If OpenDelta doesn't find it, it will download a Rom. (~170mb)
From then, it will only download the difference (delta) and patches the initial Rom zip within internal SD /OpenDelta.
Then, after the patch, the Rom zip will be around 280mb, as it is uncompressed.
For battery drain. Install better battery stats as system app (settings > advanced) which you can find on xda. Check which app and service is driving your phone nuts.
GALAXY NOTE N7000 // KITKAT 4.4.2 // OMNI

AA1973 said:
@techMagnificent
At first, OpenDelta will check if a Rom Zip is available on your device. If OpenDelta doesn't find it, it will download a Rom. (~170mb)
From then, it will only download the difference (delta) and patches the initial Rom zip within internal SD /OpenDelta.
Then, after the patch, the Rom zip will be around 280mb, as it is uncompressed.
For battery drain. Install better battery stats as system app (settings > advanced) which you can find on xda. Check which app and service is driving your phone nuts.
GALAXY NOTE N7000 // KITKAT 4.4.2 // OMNI
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Added to FAQ in OP. Thanks

chacal1906 said:
I had a problem when I wanted to use google map for navigation, I never managed to get a gps fix. (The real problem isn't the first fix but after, it never moove on map)
Does that work for you?
I'm on the nightlie of 15/12.
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I never use maps for navigation, but i just got to my destination using Sygic. No problems with gps lock or navigation.

[ROM] Evervolv | 4.0.0p1 [AOSP 4.4.4] [3.4 kernel] [Nightlies] With /data/media

For those that don't know what evervolv is, Evervolv is an AOSP (Android Open Source Project) rom. We're fully open sourced and encourage it with no restrictions. The work put into this rom is community driven and and Evervolv Project is made up of numerous members and contributors.
Right now the current source we are working on is KITKAT(Android 4.4.4).
Current version: 4.0.0p1
Current Items not working/Buggy
Updated 4-4-14
Bluetooth working --Still a WIP as some devices don't connect
Camera working --Still a WIP as the camcorder records in blue and a few minor issues
home key doesn't turn device on need to use power button--FIXED in the next nightly should be 4-5-2014
Battery draw around 50mA in sleep
Some experience SOD when hotword detect is active
Location service has stopped with Googles update looking into now
You tell me what you find.
4G Models are not currently supported
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Evervolv Github: https://github.com/Evervolv
Evervolv Gerrit: http://review.evervolv.com/
Evervolv website: http://www.evervolv.com/
(New Site is up Check it out)
Evervolv Bug Tracker: http://bugs.evervolv.com/
(Please have discretion when reporting issues, and be descriptive / helpful. Also understand that we'll have some growing pains with this. So don't expect everything to be perfect.)
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/wbellavance
IRC: #evervolv
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[GPL Compliance]
Kernel Source
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[Download]
If you already have evervolv installed you should see this build under testing if you refresh and can download that way.
No more nightlies Moved to 5.0 Lollipop
ev_tenderloin-1-23-15 Last and final for 4.0 -> Fix netflix
FLINTMAN-TWRP-touch-data_media-SELINUX-2.7.1.0-6-7-2014.zip
--This is a flashing TWRP recovery with data/media and SELINUX support. I have tested 100% of the features and everything is working great as far as i can tell. Soo
with that being said. Use at your own risk 8). Make sure you save a backup from your current recovery just in case. BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP
--Broke Vibration as i updated kernel.
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NOTE: Recommend a clean install if moving from a previous version and or another ROM.
Flashing from cm or any other ROM will require a clean install, dirty flashes can cause random reboots and random errors
[Disclaimer]
I am not responsible for bricked devices, lost data, etc, etc. You all know the drill. BACKUP BACKUP BACKUP
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[Special Thanks]
i would like to thank Flemmard, Jcsullins, Dorregaray, Invisiblek, Milaq, and anyone else that helped to make this happen. More great work to come.
Mitchbaria --for a 4g model to start in on this
Colchiro-- For a spare Touchpad WIFI to be able to test on one and develop at the same time
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GAPPS
---These are the gapps i use. You should be able to use any that are KitKat compatible
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397942
Grabbing logcats and dmesg along with last_klog.
These are helpful in figuring out what is going on
Install the sdk in you PC http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Logcat
"adb shell logcat >logcat.txt"
This will run until unplugged or ctrl c and all the content will go into that file
dmesg
"adb shell cat proc/kmsg >dmesg.txt"
This will run until unplugged or ctrl c and all the content will go into that file
Last_klog
"adb shell cat proc/last_klog >lastklog.txt"
This is for if you have a reboot run this right after the device starts back up and it will get me the last dmesg from before it reboot and will help determine the cause of the reboot.
This will help me and everyone that uses this ROM as i can determine the cause of issues.
Thanks

Thank you for the continued HP Touchpad Development and support Flintman.
Cheers:highfive:
Touchpad Toolbox By Jcsullins
[ROM GUIDE]How to use the TouchPad Toolbox to install Android "The Super Easy Way"
[GAPPS][4.4.x/4.3.x] OFFICIAL 0-Day PA-GOOGLE APPS (Use Mini or Micro packages)

Thanks to both of you. For the roms and the video walk thru. I haven't tried art on the touchpad because it actually makes my Galaxy Nexus slower most of the time. And with some gapps it's even worse. Since it isn't listed as broken I am assuming you have tried it. If I may ask. What gapps did you use and what was performance like? It prevented my nexus from booting at times. Just wanna stick with what you have tried until I get use to the new data media and such. Thanks again.

Moody66 said:
Thanks to both of you. For the roms and the video walk thru. I haven't tried art on the touchpad because it actually makes my Galaxy Nexus slower most of the time. And with some gapps it's even worse. Since it isn't listed as broken I am assuming you have tried it. If I may ask. What gapps did you use and what was performance like? It prevented my nexus from booting at times. Just wanna stick with what you have tried until I get use to the new data media and such. Thanks again.
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I haven't tested as its still a wip from Google. I do have it as broken in the op. But good to know that it boots 8)
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Added another build see OP for what was changed. I also adding in a touch recovery TWRP with data/media and SELINUX support. This will also allow you access to your webOS media folder which is know in the new build as external_sd. I have tested out all the features and everything is working great but please save a full backup from your previous recovery if you decide to use this recovery as it's still in an Alpha state.
Enjoy

flintman said:
Added another build see OP for what was changed. I also adding in a touch recovery TWRP with data/media and SELINUX support. This will also allow you access to your webOS media folder which is know in the new build as external_sd. I have tested out all the features and everything is working great but please save a full backup from your previous recovery if you decide to use this recovery as it's still in an Alpha state.
Enjoy
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Thanks a lot for this amazing ROM and the recovery I had few bug with the reboot ... The recovery freezed and i have to manually reboot to unfreeze it ... A part from that great job Can't wait to see what you are going to bring next
And just one little request ... I love having the clock center on the status bar ... Do you think you can add it to the Evervolv project ? That's would be a great feature

Lyok0ne said:
Thanks a lot for this amazing ROM and the recovery I had few bug with the reboot ... The recovery freezed and i have to manually reboot to unfreeze it ... A part from that great job Can't wait to see what you are going to bring next
And just one little request ... I love having the clock center on the status bar ... Do you think you can add it to the Evervolv project ? That's would be a great feature
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I have flashed with this recovery about 20 times now and only got the reboot to hang once. I'm looking into it.

Lyok0ne said:
Thanks a lot for this amazing ROM and the recovery I had few bug with the reboot ... The recovery freezed and i have to manually reboot to unfreeze it ... A part from that great job Can't wait to see what you are going to bring next
And just one little request ... I love having the clock center on the status bar ... Do you think you can add it to the Evervolv project ? That's would be a great feature
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install xposed + gravitybox. it works like a charm and has this feature and many others.
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Okay, I am doing something wrong. I have downloaded the recovery multiple times from multiple devices. I have tried installing via TWRP and manually extracting the image to /boot.
Each attempt, I get:
Checking uImage... Invalid Size
BOOT FAILED!
Please SELECT to continue
Any thoughts? I can still load my backup copy of TWRP without issue.
Update:
After purging the other copies of TWRP from /boot, the new version loads without issue. Thanks flintman!

Discovered that the TP 4G not compatible with the test 3.X Kernel yet
Hey Flintman just wanted to point out my findings after going crazy over the past couple weeks trying to figure what I was doing wrong when flashing the test Kit Kat ROMs w/3.X kernel.
Previously my TP 4G was working fine on shumash's SCHIZOID 4.2.2 ROM but I was extremely eager to try out the new 3.X kernels. I first tried out your non-data/media Evervolv 4.0.0p1 version and was unable to connect to WiFi despite repeated clean install methods and variations of cache wipes. I know that I had re-sized partitions with Tailor sufficiently for Kit Kat as warned so I then attempted to try out Invisblek's CM11 ROM. Not only was WiFi still not wanting to toggle on, but the rotation sensor was acting oppositely for landscape orientations and I was getting frequent crashing reboots just going through the UI. I then decided to try out JCSullins' updated CM10.1 ROM with his 3.0 kernel and then encountered the same behavior as Invisblek's CM11 ROM, but with even worse random touch driver issues that resulted in erratic automatic screen touches and ultimately soft-reboots.
Restoring a backup to SCHIZOID's 4.2.2 ROM worked fine to restore all functionality, but I couldn't help but think that I was still doing something wrong.
I got a hold of a normal TP (WiFi only model) and tried your latest 1-10-2014 Evervolv 4.0.0p1 ROM and was amazed to see that it was working great including WiFi (although 5GHz APs don't seem to scan as reliably as the past kernel) aside from the known issues. I tried the exact same install process on my TP 4G again just to see if anything changed, but unfortunately WiFi still wouldn't toggle and the orientation sensor behavior exhibited the same opposite landscape behavior as Invisiblek and JCSullins' ROMs.
I had thought that aside from the 3G HSPA modem in the TP 4G model chipset-wise it would be identical to the WiFi-only model so kernel 3.X developments would be complimentary across all TP devices. Unfortunately this doesn't appear to be the case and I hope with time you guys are able to work out any compatibility with the 4G model to benefit from the already terrific development that's going on with the 3.X kernel now.
I admire your guys' skills and look forward to all the improvements in store!
PS: I'd be more than happy to beta test anything you guys feel would address any compatibility issues on the TP 4G!

If we flash your twrp will it remove cwm or add another entry? I've never been able to have two recoveries working. I would much rather not have to use the power button and what not all the time in cwm but want to make sure I'm covered if something goes wrong. Thanks
Sent from my TouchPad using Tapatalk

Due to the limit of the boot directory it will remove all recoveries before installing this one.
Sent from my SCH-I545 using xda app-developers app

Sorry for the Nube question I've searched and I'm sure it's been answered already....
So I got my touchpad with ClockworkMod Recovery version 6.0.1.9 can I flash the TWRP SE data/media recovery from there? Trying with the acme installer 5ET has failed.
I do have the original 4.4 Evervolv up and running and my partitions have been updated.
Thanks
Steve

SteveoSupremo said:
Sorry for the Nube question I've searched and I'm sure it's been answered already....
So I got my touchpad with ClockworkMod Recovery version 6.0.1.9 can I flash the TWRP SE data/media recovery from there? Trying with the acme installer 5ET has failed.
I do have the original 4.4 Evervolv up and running and my partitions have been updated.
Thanks
Steve
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So I replaced the ulimage in the boot directory and was able to install the 1/10/14 rom. So I guess I needed to search and just try a little more.
anyway -- I think it's a little slower than the first 4.4 version.... Maybe I need to reboot.... thoughts?
steve

Both using same cpu settings? Although with more things implemented it could seem slower.
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emph4tic said:
Hey Flintman just wanted to point out my findings after going crazy over the past couple weeks trying to figure what I was doing wrong when flashing the test Kit Kat ROMs w/3.X kernel.
Previously my TP 4G was working fine on shumash's SCHIZOID 4.2.2 ROM but I was extremely eager to try out the new 3.X kernels. I first tried out your non-data/media Evervolv 4.0.0p1 version and was unable to connect to WiFi despite repeated clean install methods and variations of cache wipes. I know that I had re-sized partitions with Tailor sufficiently for Kit Kat as warned so I then attempted to try out Invisblek's CM11 ROM. Not only was WiFi still not wanting to toggle on, but the rotation sensor was acting oppositely for landscape orientations and I was getting frequent crashing reboots just going through the UI. I then decided to try out JCSullins' updated CM10.1 ROM with his 3.0 kernel and then encountered the same behavior as Invisblek's CM11 ROM, but with even worse random touch driver issues that resulted in erratic automatic screen touches and ultimately soft-reboots.
Restoring a backup to SCHIZOID's 4.2.2 ROM worked fine to restore all functionality, but I couldn't help but think that I was still doing something wrong.
I got a hold of a normal TP (WiFi only model) and tried your latest 1-10-2014 Evervolv 4.0.0p1 ROM and was amazed to see that it was working great including WiFi (although 5GHz APs don't seem to scan as reliably as the past kernel) aside from the known issues. I tried the exact same install process on my TP 4G again just to see if anything changed, but unfortunately WiFi still wouldn't toggle and the orientation sensor behavior exhibited the same opposite landscape behavior as Invisiblek and JCSullins' ROMs.
I had thought that aside from the 3G HSPA modem in the TP 4G model chipset-wise it would be identical to the WiFi-only model so kernel 3.X developments would be complimentary across all TP devices. Unfortunately this doesn't appear to be the case and I hope with time you guys are able to work out any compatibility with the 4G model to benefit from the already terrific development that's going on with the 3.X kernel now.
I admire your guys' skills and look forward to all the improvements in store!
PS: I'd be more than happy to beta test anything you guys feel would address any compatibility issues on the TP 4G!
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I am curious. Have you tried turning the 4g off. Like airplane mode then just turning wifi back on? Was thinking of getting one of these models to tinker with.

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Both using same cpu settings? Although with more things implemented it could seem slower.
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I think it was because of sync.... it's running smooth now. after I loaded a different set of GAPPS.
Now I have to figure out the camera apk. it would help if I RTFM.... Thanks Flintman for the awesome update!

Which version of gapps is recommended for 01-10-14 version?

New Test build up which fixes vibration

emph4tic said:
Hey Flintman just wanted to point out my findings after going crazy over the past couple weeks trying to figure what I was doing wrong when flashing the test Kit Kat ROMs w/3.X kernel.
Previously my TP 4G was working fine on shumash's SCHIZOID 4.2.2 ROM but I was extremely eager to try out the new 3.X kernels. I first tried out your non-data/media Evervolv 4.0.0p1 version and was unable to connect to WiFi despite repeated clean install methods and variations of cache wipes. I know that I had re-sized partitions with Tailor sufficiently for Kit Kat as warned so I then attempted to try out Invisblek's CM11 ROM. Not only was WiFi still not wanting to toggle on, but the rotation sensor was acting oppositely for landscape orientations and I was getting frequent crashing reboots just going through the UI. I then decided to try out JCSullins' updated CM10.1 ROM with his 3.0 kernel and then encountered the same behavior as Invisblek's CM11 ROM, but with even worse random touch driver issues that resulted in erratic automatic screen touches and ultimately soft-reboots.
Restoring a backup to SCHIZOID's 4.2.2 ROM worked fine to restore all functionality, but I couldn't help but think that I was still doing something wrong.
I got a hold of a normal TP (WiFi only model) and tried your latest 1-10-2014 Evervolv 4.0.0p1 ROM and was amazed to see that it was working great including WiFi (although 5GHz APs don't seem to scan as reliably as the past kernel) aside from the known issues. I tried the exact same install process on my TP 4G again just to see if anything changed, but unfortunately WiFi still wouldn't toggle and the orientation sensor behavior exhibited the same opposite landscape behavior as Invisiblek and JCSullins' ROMs.
I had thought that aside from the 3G HSPA modem in the TP 4G model chipset-wise it would be identical to the WiFi-only model so kernel 3.X developments would be complimentary across all TP devices. Unfortunately this doesn't appear to be the case and I hope with time you guys are able to work out any compatibility with the 4G model to benefit from the already terrific development that's going on with the 3.X kernel now.
I admire your guys' skills and look forward to all the improvements in store!
PS: I'd be more than happy to beta test anything you guys feel would address any compatibility issues on the TP 4G!
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Do you think you can get me some dmesg and logcats??

[MOD]Hey Snapdragon! Mod - 4/14/15

Disclaimer
I'm not responsible for anything that may happen to your device. I've tested this mod to the best of my abilities, but I can't guarantee anything. Make a complete backup before applying any of these changes. If you brick your device, boot loop, lose data, or etc...again, I'm not responsible.
CM12 - Working
- CM12S YNG1TAS0YL with stock kernel
- CM12 nightly with stock kernel
CM11 - Working
- CM11S XNPH30O, XNPH33R, XNPH38R, XNPH44S, and XNPH05Q with stock kernel
- CM11, PAC-man, crDroid with most recent kernels
- franco r35 kernel
CM12.1 - Not Working
- CM12.1 nightly (bootloop)
CM11 - Not Working
- LiquidSmooth ROM (mediaserver seg faults immediately)
- OmniROM
Also, I found a commit in the CM source that adds Voice Wakeup options to the Settings app. If the ROM doesn't have this code compiled into their Settings, the mod will probably not work. You'll still be able to go through the training process, however, I don't believe Google Now will launch because the intent action is never being set.
Instructions
1.) Backup any important data on your phone (files, pictures, etc.)
2.) Boot into recovery. I use and have only tested with TWRP
3.) Make a nandroid backup
4.) Flash the mod
5.) Reboot
Recovery
If you encounter any issues (e.g. bootloop) or just want to remove the mod, go into recovery and restore just the System partition from the backup you made earlier (this will preserve your Data partition).
After Installation
After installing, you'll get a notification to enable Voice Wakeup and to train your voice. You can do this now or skip it. It can always be setup later by going to:
CM11: Settings --> Voice Wakeup --> Retrain your voice
CM12: Settings --> Language & Input --> Voice Wakeup --> Retrain your voice
Also...
1.) Go into the Google Now settings and disable "OK Google" detection settings.
2.) Disable your lockscreen if on CM11S or CM12S...other CM11/CM12 based ROMs should work fine since the apk is signed correctly. Some users have reported being able to use a 3rd party lockscreen (e.g AcDisplay) as a work around for CM11S.
If something is not working for you, I need the following or I can't help...
- The ROM you're using (date/version too)
- The kernel you're using (date/version too)
- A description of the problem
- A logcat of the problem in action
Changelog
Code:
[I]4-14-2015[/I]
- New test version for CM12 based ROMs. I believe this should work with most kernels.
[I]Version 2.0[/I]
- CM11 based ROMs only
- Updated mixer_paths.xml with more recent version from CM11
- Deodexed, signed, and zip aligned VoiceWakeup.apk. The app can now bypass the lockscreen on CM11 based ROMs
Disabling the lockscreen is still necessary for CM11S ROMs because those keys aren't public
- Added a "loud" version. It increases the microphone volume levels to make it more sensitive
[I]Version 1.0[/I]
- Initial Release

Woow. It seems working flawlessly

me wanty. Hopefully you can post a how to in the near future

Added to OnePlus One index thread:
[INDEX] OnePlus One Resources Compilation Roll-Up
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jojo_whit3 said:
I bought the OnePlus One in August because I was interested in the always on listening feature that they showed off back in the Spring. So when I actually received the phone, I was pretty disappointed to learn that they took the feature out before shipping. Over the past couple weeks, I've been working on a way to get this feature back in the phone and I think I finally got it working pretty well. I've only tested it on the 25R and 33R builds, but it should work on most ROMs for this phone. The mod uses the always on low power core, so there's no significant drop in battery life. I know Qualcomm has some licenses for this IP, so I'm still trying to figure out if I can legally post the mod here. But in the meantime, here's a demo of it working...
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Just curious, would this mod stop ota updates and if so is it easily reversible? Looks really nice.
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share it pls!

Overdose1986 said:
share it pls!
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Did you read the OP?
I know Qualcomm has some licenses for this IP, so I'm still trying to figure out if I can legally post the mod here.
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looks cool, do keep us updated if you are able to share this "legally" or can you pm me the "not so legal" way? LOL

I didn't know I wanted this until now

That looks awesome

I've been trying to contact someone from the Cyanogen team to get some more information about posting this. If anyone has any contact info, either send me a PM or send them over to this thread.
To give a little more information about this mod, its essentially a port of the VoiceWakeup.apk I found here. If you use apktool to disassemble this file, it's easy to tell it came directly from Qualcomm. However, if the Cyanogen team intended to release this apk with the phone initially, then I'm assuming they already have some agreement in place with Qualcomm. So hopefully that also means it'll be ok for me to post this mod in the near future.

26.2man said:
Just curious, would this mod stop ota updates and if so is it easily reversible? Looks really nice.
Sent from my A0001 using Tapatalk
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You would still be able to download the OTA updates, but you wouldn't be able to apply them since there would be changes to your file system. If you make a nandroid backup in recovery, then anything is easily reversible.

Thanks. Hope you can release this soon.
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Looks great, wonder if the cm team is working to make it work by choosing you own wake up command. Had it on my find 7a and saying snapdragon was strange

If it's already freely available then it's unlikely to cause any more issues, depends on what did you do to"port" it I guess.
All the cm11s apps have been made available, so if it came from an existing rom I can't really see much of an issue. But I'm not a lawyer
Alternative is to post a walkthrough of your changes to the original.
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Awesome work, hopefully you're and to post it up for us eventually.

Hi Everyone...I did a little thread cleaning. Please, lets not harass the OP about when this will be released. Like everything else on xda, it will be released when the developer is ready. Just as a reminder to everyone,
yes this is a hackers site, but certain things are not allowed. If the OP wants to make sure that he isn't violating CMs or Qualcomm's Intellectual Property then we should let him do this to his own satisfaction. Nobody
wants to see a modification removed because CM or Qualcomm complained.
Thanks!

This looks really good! Would love to have this feature, keep it up man

If you're worried about posting the modded APK and the IP issues, can you at least let us know what you modded so we can do it on our own?

had a quick play with it earlier,
Cm 11 nightly contains the background libs (except liblisten.so) but there's some java calls missing. Curious that cm have left most of the libs in place.