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[ROM][BETA][4.4.4][12 Oct][Unofficial] CarbonRom KitKat

About Carbon
CarbonRom is an aftermarket firmware based on the Android Open Source Project. The team is composed of former members of Team Liquid who have forked the code in an attempt to bring greater speed, better coding, and full authorship to code.
Features
All of the features can be found on the site here:
Carbon Features
Here are some screenshots:
Carbon Screenshots
Carbon Updates
Join them on these Social Media Channels to keep yourself up-to-date on all the latest Carbon news, updates, contests, and more! Join their completely open Google+ community for insider conversation with devs and other users.
Download Carbon
Carbon Downloads
Gapps can be found here
Bugs
★Same as Omni
★You tell me.
Changelog
For a detailed changelog, check out the changes made each night here:
Carbon Changelog
Who is Team Carbon?
Find out here:
Carbon Team
Note
Even without having device, our developers have tried their best and helped alot to keep our device updated. If you enjoy the Rom, kindly consider them a donation, they truely deserve it.
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XDA:DevDB Information
CarbonRom 4.4.4 Kitkat, ROM for the Samsung Galaxy R i9103
Contributors
Nikhil, karthik050782
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.1.x
Based On: AOSP
Version Information
Status: Beta
Current Beta Version: 4.0
Beta Release Date: 2014-10-12
Created 2014-07-23
Last Updated 2014-10-13

Credits
@Adam77Root @karthik050782 @Grarak @Flo0008
Sources
Device Tree : https://github.com/nikhilmenghani/android_device_samsung_i9103
Kernel : https://github.com/Grarak/grakernel-n1
Rom : https://github.com/carbonDev
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Screenshots
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FAQ​
Google Text to Speech keeps on Force Closing. What to do?
- Download and Install Google Text To Speech From Market after uninstalling existing GoogleTTS.apk.
Is it compulsory to install TWRP or Philz Recovery before installing Rom?
- Yes, if you are coming from any version lower than 4.4.
How do I install TWRP or Philz Recovery? Coming from xxx recovery! OR How do I Flash Fix file?
- Push zip file to sdcard.
- Reboot into recovery
- Flash zip file
- Reboot Recovery
MTP not working/Unable to connect to PC??
- Uncheck and recheck USB Debugging Option.
Google Search FCs. How to fix??
- See this post (Thanks to @aaa839)

I don't know what to say :victory: Thats really amazing bro Keep up this amazing work :highfive:

Everything works fine. But I can't able to move apps to SD card. Its giving pop up saying this ROM does not have app2sd feature or its broken..I redownload ROM and flashed to confirm the zip is not corrupted. But still same problem...
I just wanted to bring this to notice of devs..
Do any one have the same problem ? If so how to fix this..
Thanks in advance for your help..
I thank the devs for their hard work...:beer:
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good job, I love this rom, thanks.
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Great going friend. Hope to see you in action to keep R alive in future with Karthik.:highfive::good:

I may get galaxyR from my wife... Only thing is office work.. if that is settled then i will spend time for our beloved GalaxyR..

D™ said:
Great going friend. Hope to see you in action to keep R alive in future with Karthik.:highfive::good:
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Thanks!
Will Try my best
karthik050782 said:
I may get galaxyR from my wife... Only thing is office work.. if that is settled then i will spend time for our beloved GalaxyR..
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You certainly will.

New Build : Download
Changelog :
Sync with Omni sources (probably includes wifi tethering fix)
Used Omni Kernel i.e. GraKernel v0.6 (because GraKernel v1.4 can be flashed explicitly)
Signal Strength bug fixed.
Many Fixes in Rom. (Sources updated to 02 Aug)

Nikhil said:
New Build : Download
Changelog :
Sync with Omni sources (probably includes wifi tethering fix)
Used Omni Kernel (because GraKernel can be flashed explicitly)
Signal Strength bug fixed.
Many Fixes in Rom. (Sources updated to 02 Aug)
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Omni kernel = grakernel
Just an older version
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Grarak said:
Omni kernel = grakernel
Just an older version
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Edited. I hope it is correct now.

Nikhil said:
Edited. I hope it is correct now.
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@Nikhil Major/Critical bugs:
the move to sd / phone option were missing from application tab
also all the apps no permission to installed to the sd card
this may due to the mounting points and you did not adding the 4.4 kiktat sd hot fix
just you have modified the permission.xml in system/etc/permission
Minor:
carbon rom can not in-place upgrade from omni 4.4 it
the theme choose will fc
2systemui will not started when in-place upgrade from omni4.4
(statues bar, nodification center,quick setting scroll down etc.)
what I could found the bug were above(majority sD card permission)
if you have time please fix it asap
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Grarak said:
Omni kernel = grakernel
Just an older version
Sent from my HTC D816w using XDA Free mobile app
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I have a question for you in kernel section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=54487144

@Nikhil
To add App2SD opportunity on Carbon, simply make this changes in your device tree:
https://github.com/teamp8/android_d...mmit/d1c6dce1fcb9d3f3373a91d03b59ada2bf55abf6
https://github.com/teamp8/android_d...mmit/f3a1dca45fb4023875a97f96cf3e52e0c513d447
Regards

Flo0008 said:
@Nikhil
To add App2SD opportunity on Carbon, simply make this changes in your device tree:
https://github.com/teamp8/android_d...mmit/d1c6dce1fcb9d3f3373a91d03b59ada2bf55abf6
https://github.com/teamp8/android_d...mmit/f3a1dca45fb4023875a97f96cf3e52e0c513d447
Regards
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Thanks
I've had this changes incorporated. Trying to fix other bugs before next build.

hi all, great job ... will fix the camera, as it does not go to video mode and does not move.

Thanks for the very nice ROM. I love the ROM but Google play services and Clock crashes all the time! Can we expect a fix for these or am I missing something?

Did u clean install this ROM or you flashed over any previous .4.4 ROM ?if its not clean install. Try to wipe cache n dalvik from recovery also wipe cache and data for those app that you have issue with.. Which g-apps you use?
Good luck! :thumbup:
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TGY-I9505ZHUHOC3-20150326rullertodexhongkong

Download TGY-I9505ZHUHOC3-20150326rullertodexhongkong - <Mod Edit Link Removed>
Install instructions:
- Reboot to CWM
- full wipe
- install zip from SD-card
- REBOOT
Purified official firmware of stuff, added the core, opened the official hidden features, added the button to turn off Lenovo, click advanced reboot, knox removed.
Thank the brilliant author of the kernel - hybridmax.
Full off for odin - https://yadi.sk/d/_vfs6RYifXziM.
XDA:DevDB Information
TGY-I9505ZHUHOC3-20150326rullertodexhongkong, ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S 4
Contributors
rullert
ROM OS Version: 5.0.x Lollipop
Version Information
Status: Testing
Created 2015-03-26
Last Updated 2015-04-01

Any info on what the differences are between this and I9505XXUHOB7?

Dude! This should be on the General Section.
Request: Move......

All the same, no changes noticed.

Any difference between this and Imperium lollipop rom ?
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Is stock.lite o no lite .
Bug video? Is for the kernel?

Thread Closed for Lack of Published Source Under GPL License. OP Check Your PM.

Nova Launcher Beta , #meterinova LOLLIPOP

NOTE : people who got fed up with lag on your lollipop devices this one of the best launchers out there
This is not my own creation "all the credit goes to nova launcher beta #meterinova" if you face any bugs please let me know
"download" tab is at the top
"screenshots" are also avalible at the top
if you don't find the download tab you might have been using @xda app or @tapatalk app
if you want to download please make sure that you open this thread in a browser
if you want me to answer for your posts please mention me by @dj krishna
this app is absolutely free this means you can edit your size of apps and hide your apps etc....
INSTRUCTIONS
1.DOWNLOAD THE LATEST VERSION OF THE APP
2.YOU WILL NEED TO UNZIP THAT FILE
3.INSTALL THE NOVA LAUNCHER APK
4.INSTALL TESLAUNREAD APP
THATS PRETTY MUCH IT
enjoy the lollipop's beauty with cool animations
CHANGELOGS
http://novalauncher.com/beta/
:good:IF YOU LIKE MY WORK HIT THE THANKS BUTTON
XDA:DevDB Information
launcher nova #meteinova , App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
dj krishna,
Version Information
Status: Beta
Current Beta Version: 26
Beta Release Date: 2015-04-02
Created 2015-04-02
Last Updated 2015-04-02

As this contains paid features of Nova Prime, it is warez. And not permitted on XDA.
Thread closed.

[App][4.1+][CAF] Chromium for Snapdragon

CAF no longer updates the source so this project is in limbo. If CAF ever starts updating again, I will post new builds.
This is a Chromium Browser built on the CodeAurora source (optimized for Snapdragon devices).
Main changes from source:
-added extra webrefiner (adblock) lists
-changed icon / branding / colouring
Notes:
This browser has no Google Sync. See this link for more information: http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/0...owsers-android-citing-security-vulnerability/
If you have root and want to have sync, see this link: https://www.xda-developers.com/how-...-with-third-party-chrome-browsers-on-android/
Stable: m59
Changelog: https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/chrome4sdp/chromium/src/log/?h=m59
Download: m59.0.3071.125
Beta: m60
Changelog: https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/chrome4sdp/chromium/src/log/?h=m60
Download: m60.0.3112.78
Install Instructions:
Enable "Install from Unknown Sources"
Navigate to Settings -> Apps -> Chromium (or Chromium Beta) -> Permissions -> Enable any permissions required
I was maintaining this build for myself but I've had a lot of requests so decided to release it publicly. I will be posting new builds as CAF source gets updated, along with any branch changes.
I am not responsible for any damage this app may cause to your device!
Thanks to @danieldmm and @arter97 for help.
XDA:DevDB Information
Chromium for Snapdragon, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
lexcyn
Version Information
Status: No Longer Updated
Created 2017-05-02
Last Updated 2018-06-27

Nice build, works well. Would it be possible to add duckduckgo as a search provider.

budbay said:
Nice build, works well. Would it be possible to add duckduckgo as a search provider.
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Yep, I'll add it in the next build. CAF should be promoting m58 to stable and m59 to beta in the next few days.

m59 is out, build coming later today.

Nice work.
Can you add fullscreen mode to your builds?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71094848&postcount=62

robalm said:
Nice work.
Can you add fullscreen mode to your builds?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71094848&postcount=62
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As soon as I'm finished upgrading my build VM I'll give it a go (m59 requires 14.04).

2017-05-03
Updated m58 to Stable
Compiled m59 to Beta
Tonight I will try merging the fullscreen / DuckDuckGo patches and see what happens

I've updated the links for m58 and m59 with new builds, fixing a few things. I've added DuckDuckGo as an option for search engine, but could not get the fullscreen patch to work without it constantly crashing (the code seems to be for an older version of Chrome).
[Edit]: If you try and change the search engine through settings, you may get a crash, but when you go back into it again it should work the second time. Trying to isolate why this is happening.

lexcyn said:
I've updated the links for m58 and m59 with new builds, fixing a few things. I've added DuckDuckGo as an option for search engine, but could not get the fullscreen patch to work without it constantly crashing (the code seems to be for an older version of Chrome).
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I'm getting "invalid or deleted file" when clicking links in op

budbay said:
I'm getting "invalid or deleted file" when clicking links in op
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Same here

Sorry, links should be working again.

2017-05-07
m59 upleveled to 59.0.3071.36
Default search for Incognito set to DuckDuckGo crash resolved

Nice work! Love using it, please keep going

@lexcyn, your build is awesome. Faster than Tuga in every benchmark and rock solid. Is it very complicated to add the pie control the same way the venerable old AOSP vanilla browser did? There is an Xposed module for that, ChromePIE, but having it included in the browser code as an option would be awesome and fully compatible with Nougat. The sources are here: https://github.com/JayT5/ChromePie. It was originally ripped from the code of the AOSP browser.
Nice build!!!

Oki said:
@lexcyn, your build is awesome. Faster than Tuga in every benchmark and rock solid. Is it very complicated to add the pie control the same way the venerable old AOSP vanilla browser did? There is an Xposed module for that, ChromePIE, but having it included in the browser code as an option would be awesome and fully compatible with Nougat. The sources are here: https://github.com/JayT5/ChromePie. It was originally ripped from the code of the AOSP browser.
Nice build!!!
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I'm always up to try new things. I'll mess around with it and see if it's something that can work!

lexcyn said:
I'm always up to try new things. I'll mess around with it and see if it's something that can work!
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AWESOME!!!
:highfive:
By the way, the sources of the original AOSP browser (deprecated by google after Jelly Bean) are here https://github.com/ShinyROM/android_platform_packages_apps_browser . The java class PieControl is located inside the src/com/android/browser folder. Also available from the Google Git. This could ease the implementation in your browser. It would be unique with this feature !!!!
The AOSP browser was my favorite, faster and lighter than Chrome. However changes in the webview made it incompatible with Lollipop.

2017-05-09
m59 - Roll DEPS for V8 1.0

Thanks for your work
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2017-05-14
Tons of changes (see changelog link in first post), uplevelled to m59.0.3071.49

2017-05-19
Merged latest patches as seen in source log. Not much going on here!
I looked into the pie controls but the code from the AOSP browser is REALLY old and some of the things it needs to run don't even exist any more... it would mean re-writing a lot of code for the newer V8 engine, which is beyond me sadly.

[APP][4.0+][Snapdragon][CAF] Code Aurora's Chromium SWE Browser with auto-updater

This is a custom build of Code Aurora's Chromium for Snapdragon. This build aims to deploy the stock Chromium SWE with only few additions. For now the only additions to the browser are: custom icon, custom name, adblock, more search engines. I also wrote an updater app that will search for new builds once a day, and will notify if one is found.
Links to build and updater app:
Auto updater app
Auto updater app source code
Chromium SWE Builds
Update: F-Droid
The app is now available on F-Droid.
Please bear in mind that F-Droid builds its version of the app using its own keys for signing. This means that my build of the app isn't compatible with theirs, and if you want to switch from one to the other you'll need to uninstall first.
UPDATE: version 1.4.1
The auto updater app has been updated, you can download it from the link above (the link has been updated).
This update corrects a major bug in the app.
Version 1.4.1 changelog
This is going to be the last update for the auto-updater app. From now on you are going to receive only new Chromium SWE builds.
I'll release a new version of the auto-updater app only if bugs will be found or if i accept to add a new requested feature.
To report a bug you can open an issue on the github repo of the app (link above), for new features you can post on this thread.
XDA:DevDB Information
Code Aurora's Chromium SWE Browser with auto-updater, App for all devices (see above for details)
Contributors
bamless
streambinder
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 1.4.1
Created 2017-05-09
Last Updated 2017-05-26

Fantastic, a direct build updater for the Chromium CAF Snapdragon browser, i will enjoy this, thanks so much
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How can i import bookmarks from chrome?

Nice work, I started using this version just for the auto updater app and the different icon.
Hope you will update frequently

Schrotty35 said:
How can i import bookmarks from chrome?
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AFAIK Google does not permit sync with their accounts to third party apps anymore.

Korax94 said:
Nice work, I started using this version just for the auto updater app and the different icon.
Hope you will update frequently
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Ok this is not so good. A browser without my bookmarks i can not use it.

May I suggest you to put changelogs in the auto updater app?

Korax94 said:
May I suggest you to put changelogs in the auto updater app?
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I will add it on the next update
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add more lists for adblock
Hello, could you please add more lists for built-in adblock? I am interested in "RuAdList+EasyList" In the current build i have a lot of ads on various web pages
I would greatly appreciate

rap1do said:
Hello, could you please add more lists for built-in adblock? I am interested in "RuAdList+EasyList" In the current build i have a lot of ads on various web pages
I would greatly appreciate
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Can you send me the links to those lists?
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Do you plan to release the source code of your modded browser?
To sync your bookmarks: https://www.xda-developers.com/how-...-with-third-party-chrome-browsers-on-android/

Primokorn said:
Do you plan to release the source code of your modded browser?
To sync your bookmarks: https://www.xda-developers.com/how-...-with-third-party-chrome-browsers-on-android/
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Schrotty35 said:
How can i import bookmarks from chrome?
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Thanks for the link .
Regarding the source code, this build it's basically stock CAF Chromium for Snapdragon with only few branding options added (such as the icon, name and adblock). You can find the code on Code Aurora's site or by following the link in the OP.

BiziOS said:
Can you send me the links to those lists?
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I sent it via PM

rap1do said:
I sent it via PM
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Yeah, I've seen it. I'm evaluating whether to add them in the next build.
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UPDATE: version 1.4
The auto updater app has been updated, you can download it from the link in the OP (the link has been updated) or by clicking the "UPDATE" title above.
Version 1.4 changelog
This is going to be the last update for the auto-updater app. From now on you are going to receive only new Chromium SWE builds.
I'll release a new version of the auto-updater app only if bugs will be found or if i accept to add a new requested feature.
To report a bug you can open an issue on the github repo of the app (link in the OP), for new features you can post on this thread.

It would be great if you can add a function to disable images so we can save more data

UPDATE: version 1.4.1
The auto updater app has been updated, you can download it from the link in the OP
This update corrects a major bug in the app, updating is strongly suggested.
Version 1.4.1 changelog

Great job Bamless! Thanks for creating this for us!

@bamless hello. Nice to have you support this browser,

bamless said:
UPDATE: version 1.4.1
The auto updater app has been updated, you can download it from the link in the OP
This update corrects a major bug in the app, updating is strongly suggested.
Version 1.4.1 changelog
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Huge thanks ! :laugh: This is beyond awesome !
mattnin said:
Great job Bamless! Thanks for creating this for us!
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You have no idea how much I learned, just by following along your guide. :victory:
Seriously -- I love you guys ! :highfive: