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2.3 is officially replicated to AOSP, custom ROM's commence.. :-)

Gingerbread has been properly replicated to the production servers.
First things first: I would greatly appreciate if everyone could avoid
syncing immediately. So, "all clear, but please proceed with caution
to avoid accidents".
The servers are currently slow with all the traffic. The fine people
at kernel.org are doing a great job at keeping them running under the
load (and I genuinely mean that). Really, please, if you're only
curious and don't intend to immediately build Gingerbread and port it
to hardware, waiting a few hours or a few days would help the entire
community.
Here are the branches that you care about:
-android-2.3_r1 is the exact code that was used to build GRH55, which
is the version that is shipping on Nexus S.
-gingerbread is the mirror of Google's internal development branch for
2.3, i.e. it's very close to what's in android-2.3_r1 but not quite
identical (this reflects the multiple levels of approvals that
last-minute changes go through).
-master contains Gingerbread plus all the contributions received
through AOSP that had missed Google's internal merge window for
Gingerbread (those will be in Honeycomb)
-temporarily, a branch called froyo-plus-aosp contains the state of
master as it was before I started the push. If you were working in
master before this morning and find that the gingerbread changes are
causing you trouble, this'll let you temporarily get back to a
pre-gingerbread state.
As usual, all platform contributions should be uploaded against the
master branch.
If you already have a previously synced client (e.g. froyo), here's
how you can minimize the impact on the servers while syncing one of
the new branches (e.g. gingerbread):
-sync that existing client.
-in a new directory, repo init -u
git://android.git.kernel.org/platform/manifest.git -b gingerbread
-cp -R <froyo_client>/.repo/projects .repo
-repo sync the new client.
Please also follow the other threads on this group for more
information about specific aspects of this release.
JBQ
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Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru
Software Engineer, Android Open-Source Project, Google.

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Let the games begin!!!!!
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Announcement of Jafier Roms

Calling up and all the moderators at XDA we have started our project and those who are interested opportunities
The name of the ROM is JafierRoms and we have intentions to make it available for vast number of devices including those omap4xxx devices as well as those device which have safetrap and locked device which can run 2initd recoveries as well
Our source is based on CyanogenMod 11 and as soon as the source get finalized and cleaning up is done we would start a build for the nexus series as the latest once even the tabs too ,lg g2 ,etc.
As soon as the cleaning up is done u ppl will be able too see builds on JFtexx and all the JFs
s3 variant and tabs will followed too
To james carter I request if we can have a space in custom ROM centrals and can be displayed at the portal so we get intiallized and funded
we will only have the beta versions for this month.
Followed by weeklies and all things done and up 2 months from now ppl can see nigtlies as well
Members and core team
Mohhamad Rehan Madhar (founder)
Raj P (initializing the source forks)
Akshay Chordiya (Developer of apps such as jafier, active notifications and Automaton)
Jishnu Sur (feature porting and camera enhancement)
Adarsh or Audio God ( developer of Sensonic HD Roms and Our community maintainer would not maintain any devices)
Mao Chenxi (fixes here and there)
Napstar (for Xperia devices)
Planned members to include:-
Mohhamad Abid (developer of switcher)
RSen ( developer of Open mic+)
And philz if he agrees can't contact him though
Features:-
1)Stock cm features
2)active display replaced by active notifications and enhancement to make it more like MotoX. As the app by Akshay was made open source
3) full automation on Locking and unlocking the devices and hand and wave gesture there won't be a app but code for this which would be placed in framework and SystemUi, even the gesture would work in gallery
4) Power shell Replaces Superuser
5) a feature in security would be placed which will be like whenever a wrong pin or password is detected at the keygaurd a photo and location of the device would be sent to ur email address
6) A launcher which would never have the skin like the aosp or trebuchet launcher but will be based on Aosp launcher
7) stock icons will be replaced by something new
Planned features :-
1) active notifications and touchless control like feature may get integrated in the nightlies (yes toucless control is possible with pocket sphinx)
2)our very own gapps with Aroma installer where selecting the Google now launcher would be optional
3)delta update app can be created if we get funded and able to get Jenkins server I am bankrupt
4) Our touch less control gets integrated with Google Now that's why there may not be a need of the Gel Launcher
5) don't get over excited we won't have every feature of Moto X or any other phone
And finally nothing from omni and any other Roms only small and tiny fixes to dalvik bionic and art would get cherry-picked
And speaking of cherry-picks we will have gerrit code rewiev by March 10 for sure
Our source is located at
https://github.com/JafierRoms
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Regardless of how you call them, placeholder threads are not allowed on XDA. Please feel free to open this thread again for supported devices, in the correct areas, once the ROM is ready. Thread closed.

[Q] A minimal manifest to build for Hammerhead?

Has anyone attempted to create a minimal Lollipop manifest intended to only build Hammerhead?
I am aware this is a loaded question. Many of the Android manifests for AOSP, CM, Omni, SlimLP and all of the others seem to start with a blanket manifest for all of the devices they support then, for some, room service will add device specific build parameters and blobs. This makes sense if for those who are building for a range of devices to cut down on server compiling and time to build. As they are building for a range of devices, it does not make sense to spending the time to isolate all of the projects and their dependencies for specific devices.
For the lone devs trying to build a personalized custom rom for the Nexus 5 on their home computer, there is no need to sync projects that are not compatible with hammerhead nor Eclipse development libraries for those who are strictly intend to build. Of the hundred of projects in Lollipop manifest, has anyone stripped it down to the bare essentials needed to build for a device then add projects through local manifests as needed?

Any updates?

there was hammerhead nougat device tree on github somewhere
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[Completed] What is the difference between Stock Android and Cyanogenmod?

I'm pretty much a noob when it comes to android development, so please bear with me:silly:. As I understand, stock android is a generic firmware released by Google Inc. and not specific to any particular device. Similarly, CyanogenMod is also a generic firmware. Then what's the difference between the two?

prahladyeri said:
I'm pretty much a noob when it comes to android development, so please bear with me:silly:. As I understand, stock android is a generic firmware released by Google Inc. and not specific to any particular device. Similarly, CyanogenMod is also a generic firmware. Then what's the difference between the two?
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Hi prahladyeri. This is from the Cyanogenmod Wiki
So what is the difference between Android and CyanogenMod?
About 1-2 times a year, the vanilla Android operating system (known as AOSP, or the Android Open Source Project) is internally developed, then released to the public, by Google. They provide the source code to anyone who wants to download it. The CyanogenMod community, comprised mostly of unpaid volunteers and enthusiasts from around the world, takes this newest Android code and "ports" it to dozens of new and older (aka "legacy") devices. At the same time, other CyanogenMod developers start adding features, fixes, and improvements that Google didn't include to the CyanogenMod code, which benefits all the devices. The CyanogenMod community has a whole infrastructure for people to build and test experimental versions, report bugs, and contribute back to the source code.
Sometimes features that started in CyanogenMod have appeared in newer version of "official" Android. And every time Android does a new "code dump" of their latest version, CyanogenMod benefits from Google's changes.
In this way, CyanogenMod is one (but not the only) community distribution of what started as vanilla AOSP. The Android community is vibrant, with numerous "modders" and "themers" and "performance enhancers" taking the source code and doing incredible things to it. Generally, there is a spirit of sharing knowledge and empowering people to experiment with controlling their devices, often giving old phones new life, and hopefully having fun in the process.
What does it all mean to me?
CyanogenMod is an alternative operating system intended to replace the one pre-installed on your smart phones and tablets. If you've got an older device that isn't getting updates anymore, or if your device seems unusually slow, or maybe you're sick of spyware, adware, and other unwanted garbage on your phone that you can't remove... Maybe your device is missing features or has been otherwise artificially limited in functionality. Perhaps you just could use a boost in performance. Or maybe you'd like to be more confident that your operating system has included some of the latest bug fixes.
If so, CyanogenMod might be for you.
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Vote for upcoming Custom ROMs for Redmi Note 5 / Redmi Note 5 Pro

Hi,
I just want you all to vote for your favourite custom ROM for Redmi Note 5 / Redmi Note 5 Pro. This will help the developer community to better understand the general public demand.
Here is a short description f each type of custom ROM given above(may not be in same order!)
1. LineageOS
We start off with the biggest name in the custom ROM scene – LineageOS. While many of you might not be familiar with the name, LineageOS is actually the same custom ROM that started as CyanogenMod. Back in the fall of 2016, Cyanogen Inc. announced that it was discontinuing development and shut down the infrastructure behind the project. Since then, the developer community has kept the project alive, but under the name of LineageOS. Built on top of Google’s AOSP code and adding their own custom code to it, LineageOS works as a standalone ROM as well as the source code for many other custom ROMs out there. It has the biggest developer team under its name and officially has support for over 190 devices. The ROM includes basic but useful features that include but are not limited to customizing the status bar, changing the overall theme, editing the navbar and much more. While Google’s AOSP is barebones, LineageOS gives it a sense of customizability while maintaining stability.
The ROM offers builds for Android Marshmallow (6.x) and Nougat (7.x), with support for Oreo (8.0) coming soon. Also, the list of officially supported devices includes offerings from Samsung, HTC, Motorola, LG, Xiaomi, OnePlus and more.
2. SlimRoms
If minimalism is what you’re looking for, SlimRoms is right up your alley. Possibly the lightest and most functional custom ROM out there, the SlimRoms project is based on the AOSP code while adding useful tweaks to it. The most notable features of the SlimRoms project is the inclusion of the Slim Recents and the Slim PIE. The recents alternative is used to display the recent apps in a sidebar, as opposed to occupying the entire screen. The PIE, on the other hand, comes as a navbar replacement, that proves to be highly useful when using your device in Immersive mode. Other SlimRoms features include a custom dialer, custom Quick Settings tiles, lock screen shortcuts, Privacy Guard, and more. The SlimRoms project offers simple and minimalistic transitions that end up resulting in a clean and neat interface, that can further be customized should the user choose to.
SlimRoms have been around for a while and is available on all major OEMs such as Google, LG, HTC, Moto, Samsung, Xiaomi, OnePlus and more. The latest supported version is Android Nougat 7.1.2, and a build for Android Oreo (8.0) is expected to be released soon.
3. Paranoid Android
Another great ROM that doubles up as a source for many other custom ROMs out there, Paranoid Android is one of the most acclaimed custom ROMs of all times. The development team focuses on bringing a polished and refined experience while using minimum resources. While it may not boast of the plethora of features and customizations that other ROMs offer, Paranoid Android or PA, does promise a soothing user experience overall. It comes with its own unique features such as Hover mode, which allows the user to view and interact with their notifications from any screen, (which was then integrated into AOSP as part of Heads-up notifications). It also offers its own version of the PIE menu, as well as a fully immersive mode for Android. Paranoid Android has long been regarded as the main project from which Google has brought over a lot of features, one biggest feature being the Ambient Mode, which was present in PA as Peek.
While PA did experience a few bumps lately, causing the development scene to slow down a bit, it is now back and is better than ever, with officially supporting Android Nougat 7.1.2, and support for Android Oreo 8.0 to be released soon. It’s available for devices from Nexus, Pixel, OnePlus, Sony, Oppo and more.
4. Resurrection Remix
For all those users who like to boast about the tons of features that their device has, you can’t do better than Resurrection Remix. Probably one of the most famous custom ROMs out there, Resurrection Remix (RR) has been around for a long time now and is preferred by a huge number of people. RR’s ideology has been to offer the maximum number of features available to the user, and it delivers it in a great fashion. It uses AOSP, LineageOS, SlimRoms, and Paranoid Android; all as its main source code, and then adds extra features to it. While most ROMs cherry pick selected features and add them to their code, RR adds just about anything and everything there is to offer. This does, of course, come at a cost. The ROM itself is quite hefty and seems to be a bit heavier on system resources. Also, having tons of features all mixed up in the code do end up making the ROM unstable at times.
RR currently supports all major devices from manufacturers like Samsung, HTC, LG, Moto, Lenovo, Huawei, OnePlus,and more. Also, it is one of the fastest ROMs to be delivered, so expect Android Oreo 8.0 anytime soon.
5. Dirty Unicorns
If I were to describe Dirty Unicorns in my own words, I’d have to say it is the stable version of Resurrection Remix. This is because of the plethora of customization features it offers is great, and it does so without any loss in the stability of the ROM. This is because the major difference between DU and RR is that while RR simply merges the various codes into one main project, RR’s team actually rewrites the entire code from scratch to ensure system stability. While this does mean that updates come a little slower, they are still able to deliver fortnightly updates. Also, DU has its own DU-SmartBar as well as FlingBar, that are both navigation bar replacements. While the former one functions to add more buttons to the normal navigation bar, the latter one replaces the navbar with a gesture-enabled panel that you can customize. Lately, the development team behind DU decided to remove certain features from the ROM, but those features were simply the ones users like to have on their device but never use it in real life. As a result, the latest versions are stable than ever and goes easier on the system’s resources.
DU currently supports Android Nougat 7.1.2 , and Oreo 8.0 is expected to be released in a couple of weeks for all major devices from Samsung, Moto, LG, OnePlus, Nexus, Pixel, and more.
6. AOSP Extended
As the name suggests, AOSP Extended is built directly from the AOSP source code and adds various cherry-picked commits from multiple other projects. Like all custom ROMs out there that are based on AOSP, AOSP Extended provides a smooth and lag-free experience out of the box. The AOSP Extended is also not short on features (or as the dev team likes to call it – Extensions), boasting of multiple customizability options available to modify the status bar, lock screen, and other Android settings. It also exhibits DU’s navbar/Flingbar, as well as other carefully selected features that mix well with Google’s imagination of Android. The development team behind AOSP Extended is also highly active, rolling out timely updates at the start of each month. AOSP Extended is in most ways, one of the most dependable custom ROMs out there that can be used as a daily driver.
It’s currently available for many devices including the likes of LG, Xiaomi, Lenovo, HTC, Samsung, OnePlus and more, and currently runs on Android Nougat 7.1.2.
7. Pure Nexus
Imagine being on your device’s stock ROM, but with slight tweaks here and there that allow you to customize your device to your choice without losing out on the stock stability. Well, if you own a Nexus or a Pixel device, this is easily possible for you. The Pure Nexus project has been around ever since Nexus 4 and has grown on to support all the Nexus and Pixel devices, with active development on all of them. It offers the same AOSP experience that’s exclusive to Google’s lineup, along with truly tested features and minimal or no bugs. In my experience with this ROM, the battery life was just the same as the stock ROM, but I was able to customize a few things here and there. To put it into better words, think of Pure Nexus as custom ROM that delivers the same experience that you’d get if you had installed Xposed and Gravity Box on the stock AOSP ROM.
The Pure Nexus project is only officially available for the Pixel and Nexus lineup, though it has been ported to other devices as well. It already has support for Android Oreo 8.0.
8. Carbon ROM
To define Carbon ROM would take up more than a couple of words. In your first run of this ROM, you’d find it similar to just about every other custom ROM out there. Use it for a couple of days, and you literally start experiencing the true beauty of Carbon ROM. One of the first ROMs to successfully implement Substratum (initially RRO and Layers), Carbon ROM is regarded as one of the most stable ROMs out there. The added functionalities in the form of CarbonFibers include tons of mods for the System, Status bar, buttons, lights, gestures and other various options. While it still lacks behind RR in the race for maximum customizability features, Carbon ROM still manages to hold its ground. Longtime users find it really hard to switch to any other ROM, for even though the features may be present on other ROMs as well, the smoothness and stability is unmatched. CarbonROM is available on a plethora of devices, thanks to its long-running development, and officially supports major offerings from Samsung, HTC, LG, OnePlus and more. It currently runs on Android Nougat 7.1.2, with support for Android Oreo 8.0 coming soon.
9. ViperOS
Another ROM based on the AOSP Gerrit but having its own custom mods is the ViperOS. You might not have heard of its name, considering its a rather new project, having surfaced around the launch of Android Nougat 7.1 only. Despite being a relatively new project, the ROM has quickly evolved into becoming a very stable and reliable ROM and gives plenty of other competitors a run for their money. A simple and neat ROM, ViperOS does not feature multiple customizability options but instead offers a great balance between battery and performance. The ROM recently even updated their source code for the latest in Android, that is, Android Oreo 8.0. Personally, I feel ViperOS is a near perfect mixture of stock ROM with several customizability features and amazing battery life. Since it is a growing project, it doesn’t have a long list of supported devices, yet, but is soon expected to grow to support all the major devices, with support for Android Oreo 8.0 already been announced.
10. FlymeOS
Okay, so if you’re located just about anywhere outside of China, chances are that you haven’t heard of FlymeOS. Well, FlymeOS is the official OS that powers up Meizu’s range of devices, and it does it amazingly. Originally developed by and for Meizu, the custom ROM project has since then been ported to support other OEM devices as well. FlymeOS stands as a direct competitor to MIUI, having more or less the same interface, combined with a great mixture of colors and details. Some unique features of FlymeOS include an in-built Toolbox that offers a compass, a leveler, a ruler, and toggles for various Android settings right from the corner of your screen. Then, it features its own Security Center as well as support for FlymeOS themes. Lastly, the ROM also comes with mBack key and gestures, that allow you to navigate through the entire UI using just the home key and a couple of gestures. If you’re bored of the stock Android look and MIUI looks a little too cliche for you, FlymeOS might just be what you’re looking for. While Flyme officially supports Android Marshmallow, with its beta announced for Nougat just a couple of weeks ago, the ROM’s features more than makeup for the slow development.
Thanks for voting!

DU, AOSPA and Pure Nexus...aint coming officially for sure....other will definitly
and wrong sub forum for post

LineageOS.
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Viper os

Slim ROM!

why you even started this thread @ap6709

LOS is a must for me
RR, AOSPE

I voted LOS because that is the one that I used the most. I haven't used Slim or AOSP extended. Are they open source and not based on LOS?
So if I don't flash GAPPS there is no proprietary code?

Lineage OS

Resurrection remix , AOSPE.

methuselah said:
why you even started this thread @ap6709
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Just to get a public opinion on the most sought after custom ROMs and also to make the custom ROM developers aware of the demand. That is all. Am I doing something wrong? Please tell frankly.

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What is the code name of this device?

jilx said:
What is the code name of this device?
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AFAIk Vassace

Nitrogen os

I don't know why this thread is made....but it should be removed.
It all depends on developers whether and which rom they will build. @MikeChannon please look after this and close this thread

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Aosp extended, Resurrection remix ?

A couple of days back, a dev made Project Treble possible in a RN4 by using the MIUI partition for device and component firmware as required for Treble. I personally don't own a RN4 so didn't get to test it, neither am I am following that thread. But if it's possible to do so, then the ROMs with 8.1 and above should be a lot more stable ( talking about you RR ) . And if I'm not mistaken many devs already know about this and some devs of RN4 we'll move into RN5P. So as for custom ROMs are concerned, let's wait it out. The devs understand the device a lot better than us end users. Let the devs figure out a standard for the OS/ROMs. Till then MIUI isn't bad. Personally I dislike the bloat and lack of an App Drawer, contradicts the minimal approach which I prefer. But that's just me, but I think in general is not unusable.
The phone was up for sale first time 2 days ago and so I think instead of drooling for ROMs, give the devs their own time. They are doing it for free for us. Let's respect that and not be greedy.

Nitrogen os
Loving in kenzo now i want on rn5 pro