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[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] motionmonk:
I tried Nova for about a week, and then reflashed 1.30 and tried Apex-- I never went back.

Since the Aroma installer gives you the chance to try different setups, try out Apex.

At least for me, it immediately clicked in workflow and options.

my two cents-- good luck!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] The Unnamed Time Lord:
Alright, the second issue about the swipe notifications was just some hiccup I had which a reboot happened to fix.

Since there is no custom ability to the Power Control widget are there any other 3rd party options out there? I have used Extended Controls many a time ago when my G2 was still Froyo and while it was good at the time there were some hiccups that did not make it "truly integrated" into the system (such as turning the wifi off in the menu but the extended control switch still showed that it was on, and the GPS switch simply being a link that brings me to the GPS settings to enable it, rather than just enabling it.) That said this was quite awhile ago and I am sure the app probably works better now. However I would like to see any other options available, even ones I could find here that are made/modded I will be willing to take a look at..

Finally, if I want to get the Apex launcher set up from the installer do I have to re-install the system and recover all my apps and the sort? Or does it preserve the environment while simply changing the launcher?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Ditamae:
As far as Apex - simply install in from Google Play. You can run as many launchers at the same time as you wish. Highly recommend Apex. It's superb.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] v.a.r:
I used to use widgetsoid. Give that a try.

You can just flash the zip again and aroma gives you the options to select which launcher you want to use.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] bombastus:
Just installed, after reboot , all I see is some flashy animation, I have to take the batter out to stop it.

I have downgraded to Froyo, rooted, wiped and installed latest rom. What went wrong ?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Ponury666:
First of all - love the 1.4 ROM, best of the best IMO, I won't be using anything different I think. But, I need to adress 2 issues:

1. In cyanogen mod 7.2 there was a lockscreen option not to unlock the screen (just backlit it and flip it) upon opening the keyboard. My Desire Z tends to rotate in my pocket while I ride a bike or something, while it does that, the keyboard tends to slightly open, unlocking the device. I ask for an option to chose not to unlock the screen upon opening keyboard. It doesn't have to be lit even, I can wake the device with the touch button.

2. Second thing - I experience an issue (not only me as I know) with MMS - I need to rename the MMS apn type to mms,default,dun and then manually switch it via settings to actually send an MMS. Stock 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 roms (for example on my GF's Xperia Arc S) don't have that problem so I believe this is a ROM issue. Can anything be done to fix that? I don't mind going into settings via shortcut or maybe having an APN choice widget (not an ON/OFF switch) but any kind of a switch from the market does not work properly on ICS roms. Any ideas on that anybody?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] demkantor:
1. if this is a bother as it seems to be just set up a pin, at least you won't pocket dial people. maybe it will be implemented at somepoint but for now this may help

2. never had an issue with this myself, I'm on tmobile network with the .19 radio. but I also never have had an issue with missed messages either (used ghostly for a year never missed one) there has been lots of talk about these issues since g1 days, and being I've never experienced a problem I've only read about the fixes so I can't be much help in providing one
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] blk_jack:
Unlock from keyboard is definitely hardcoded into the framework. It's probably not a huge deal to port the CM7 feature over, it just hasn't, and won't be done for cm9/10 because they've basically given up on hardware keyboards.

I can't promise anything but I'll look into it to see how much effort it would be to do.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] szturchen_pl:
It seems that the problem is widely known, not a ROM issue but ICS in general. Does not concern builds based on Sense 4.0 though - or maybe proper would be to say that doesn't concern ROMs ported from other devices.

lbcoder was kind enough to answer me in another topic, I hope it's allright to forward the answer here as well.

Maybe blk_jack or someone else here could advise if it's possible to compare files responsible for these "routing tables" with respective files in Sense 4.0 roms? or it's not an option to change anything here at the moment?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Ajxx16:
The initial startup does take a little while, how long did you wait?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] goister:
Anyone?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] trsanning:
If your using 4EXT recovery open that up click recovery and then print partition info.

From looking at your log both system and data are Ext4
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] armorized:
Anker makes some 1700mah batteries with a wall charger. Found it on amazon for a rather cheap price. I believe i payed about 15 usd for 2 batteries plus charger. Not advertising just giving advice.

Another person commented on smartassv2 being an issue and to the dev, this makes sense with the problems i had previously with the rom. I lowered the max frequency to around 1000mhz and was still having issues. If this helps.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] blk_jack:
I've been using smartassV2 with Andromadus roms since February. I've tried it, as well as the other governors available since then extensively. There are no issues with it. If you're suffering from an issue, it's something else.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Yepyoepp:
Hi everybody,

Maybe someone knows how to fix this :

When I receive a call (or call myself) from a contact with picture,

the picture is too big & ugly (a lot of pixels)

Is there something easy to do to change that ?

Thanks :good:
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] la.ouiche:
Yes, you can install JB...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] blk_jack:
There have been a few apps suggested in this thread and I'm sure there are websites that cover it too since it's a widespread issue on ICS.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Yepyoepp:
Help me more please, my english is not so good :D

What can I do ? What apps ?

Sorry - Thanks :o
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] blk_jack:
Your best bet is to open a thread on the Q/A section with your issue to get feedback from users of all ROMs affected by this issue. There are many people who can't/don't post in the dev threads since they don't have 10 posts that may have a solution for you too.

Hope that helps!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] blk_jack:
Mimicry 1.5.0

Andromadus Mimicry v1.5.0 - September 4, 2012

= Changelog =

Changes since v1.4.0

– Merged in new CM9.1 changes

– Requested Feature! Added remove all recent apps. Longpress app or press Trackball in Recent Apps overlay

– New Feature! Added adjustable StatusBar background color and transparency

– New Feature! Added colorize to Notification Shortcuts -- Change both the stock and default app icon colors on the fly! Toggling Notification Shortcuts resets the color

– Completely re-coded Notification Shortcuts -- faster, less unnecessary redraws

– Fixed Notification Shortcut alignment and spacing. Now draws and scales properly depending on available width. (Toggled on by default)

– Fixed exception in Notification Shortcuts causing Settings to crash on blank shortcut redraw

– Switched notification shortcut background pressed drawable to use notification_item's - will work with colorization to provide better theme consistency

– Modified default StatusBar color to act as an inactive default to allow themes to take priority

– When setting the date to appear in the StatusBar, it now maintains the same font size as the clock

– Applied hwc prop change to [mostly] fix corrupted text issue

– Updated translations for existing languages and added new languages for: Romanian, Czech, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Slovak, Serbian, Turkish & Chinese traditional!

– A big thanks to new translators: bogdan5844, CebeLL, daanas, dakf, Filip.Hunka, GizMoQC, hezeri, Jinxtedium, karalaine, Krusty, magno23, matteoa91, michuo, Petrs, shared_ptr, skui, TBest, TheGed129, tomaja & Whippler
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I'm somewhat of a completionist, so having that To-do list in the OP with all those outstanding features lingering started to bother me. But after some time developing them, and a good week of testing (thank you, team!), they're now included in the ROM!

That said, this SHOULD really be one of the last versions of Mimicry for ICS. I'm sure there will be a few revisions to add in the minor upstream changes CM is making, as well as any new translations I get. On that note, a massive thank you to everybody who helped by adding and voting for translations! You guys have made it possible for us to have this ROM's features available in 19 different languages, and that truly blows my mind.

We're always looking for more languages, or fixes to the existing translations, so feel free to sign up and help out! [link]

Download v1.5.0 [link]

Upgrade/Flash instructions are in the OP. Installer FAQ/Known Issues are in the OP. Please consult these posts and understand the type of thread I'd like to maintain here before posting either Issues/bugs and before asking questions answered in the FAQ.

Thanks everyone for your continued co-operation & help with finding and fixing issues.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ashwinmudigonda:
Thanks blk_jack for your phenomenal work on this ROM. It's because of you that I have not yet sold my phone on swappa! To that extent I have been mollycoddled into getting an update every other week or so with the code base synced up to the CM repo head.

Now that you are reducing work on this ROM, is it safe to assume that your efforts are diverted at the JB version? A JB Mimicry, mayhaps? I took JB (.85) for a spin over the weekend and found it slower than Mimicry to be a daily driver. I quickly reverted to Mimicry.

Anyway, thanks for your work again.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] blk_jack:
Thank you, and yes, I'll be helping out more w/ JB going forward. Mimicry will have 2 concurrent versions. One for JB & one for ICS. While the JB version is in alpha though it won't be posted on the thread at all, it'll be an IRC-only kind of deal, though I will post new updates over the tester OTA for alpha testers.

The people in the #mimicry channel on IRC usually get the test builds weeks in advance, or whenever I feel like an added feature/bugfix has been stable enough (by my testing) to warrant MORE testing that's not just me.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] XVI Ames:
Finger in the nose!

Love that new release, with "my" spoonerism in the french translation \o/
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] zofox:
if i use ota updater i have to wipe data and cashe?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] blk_jack:
Wiping data from ota is the same as wiping data from recovery. Read about upgrading rom versions in the OP.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] J-Hop2o6:
Congrats on your milestone blk_jack. Hopefully u come to the GNex in the near future ;)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] mcsmart:
Thx again for the update. Great job.

Just one thing: I cannot find the option in Aroma installer to match the RIL libs. I think right after flashing Mimicry for the first time I chose something like "do not ask me again" after being asked about RIL matching.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] blk_jack:
Look in /data/mimicry/ for the appropriate .prop file & delete it, then reflash the ROM.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Yepyoepp:
:good:Thanks for 1.5. Install was easy !!

Just one thing : installing 1.4 I asked for Apollo, but I don't like it.

Installing 1.5 I ask for Google Music.

BUT : I can see Google Music Player in Settings/Applications BUT not in my App Drawer !!!!????

So, impossible to launch !!!!!

Why ? :D

Do I have to reinstall & try again ?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Ajxx16:
Try wiping and reinstalling
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] RsOnAndroid:
Thank you blk_jack.. just downloaded and flashed... looks amazing... thank you for the great development work and prompt support for any queries I have raised..

I am facing some response time issues as compared to 1.4 - will test for some more time and confirm.

---------- Post added at 12:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:46 AM ----------

Quick question - I am planning to remove some native apps that I don't use, like voice dialer, latitude, and local. Will it affect anything else?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] logicmd:
Thanks blk_jack for your amazing work on this ROM.

One question for you, is Kernel 3.x part of your plan?​

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[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] endlesstrail:
Thanks blk_jack, for this excellent ROM.

Have been using Mimicry since version 1.3.1 I think. 1.4.1 was excellent. Have flashed 1.5.0 and after a few hours, it's been great! Cheers!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Barcallica:
Very good

Thanks for this great Rom. Can someone care to explain what I can do with performance settings. Especially memory management tweaks, do they really affect the performance? free up more RAM? have any issues? etc, I know its experimental but please share your experiences.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] desirez_pete:
Super awesome rom! I've always been skeptical of CM roms but this one completely changed my mind!

Thanks!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] blk_jack:
If anything you should actually see a slight increase in responsiveness with 1.5. If you're still noticing a decrease, check the FAQ.

Thanks! At this point I'm not. Unless general performance-based issues get figured out, I will not introduce regression issues that were otherwise fixed in previous versions. Even despite the improvements to the camera. That said, the JB builds of Mimicry will obviously use it.

Check out this post by Aumkar.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] RsOnAndroid:
There is definitely a much slower performance (after 5 hours of usage) as compared to 1.4. I'll check other options before getting back to 1.4.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] blk_jack:
As I said before, any performance decrease is an issue on your end, not w/ the ROM.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] RsOnAndroid:
Yes, since I am the only one facing the responsiveness issue after the upgrade, clearly its an issue at my end.. just trying to figure out what and why, as 1.4 had no issues. Is there some way to find out what it can be?

Thanks again,
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] greed2:
what about camera focus ? focus when touch screen .

how about focusing camera when you press the screen?:)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] blk_jack:
There could be any number of reasons. It could be old system data from 1.4 causing issues with 1.5, it could be an app with bad data after the upgrade, etc. Your best bet is to read the FAQ in the OP & try some of the methods described there. Of course the best scenario is to use TiBu to backup your app data, do a full wipe and then restore only the apps+app data from there, reconfiguring the system settings themselves manually.

The total changes from 1.4 to 1.5 are almost entirely aesthetic. Very, very little was changed outside of that and certainly nothing that would negatively affect performance, which is why I'm saying it's an issue on your end :)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] blk_jack:
I can almost guarantee that nothing will change camera-wise with ICS builds of Mimicry. Unless the 3.X kernel issues are fixed upstream (Flemmard/Flinny/fyodor) we will stick with 2.6 and the limitations that provides. As someone who barely uses the camera on his phone, and would never use the touchscreen to focus when we have a dedicated focus button, I have basically no motivation or concern towards that kind of thing.

Sorry :)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Sheikmans:
And again I'm more than happy with this latest version. Still the most stable and fastest Rom for this device. I really can't use another phone anymore after getting used to the neat features this Rom includes. Thank again for your effort in making our devices still a pleasure to work with.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] DooSHeK:
Try "Lg Camera" it's working in this app.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] strikey17:
Bluetooth trouble

First of all, thank you blk_jack for this awesome rom. I've been a happy camper for Mimicry since 1.1 almost everything works perfectly That said, I was wondering whether there is anyone else having issues with bluetooth voice calls. When connected to an ear piece during an incoming/ outgoing call the BT will cut off suddenly is a minute or two and will not work until the phone is restarted, although it stays connected no sound is heard. Music streaming though works just fine. The call issue present both on an earpiece and car kit (both Nokia-made). Perhaps, I dropped my DZ too many times over the past 18 months, as my research on this issue in this and other forums has not produced any firm solutions.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] blk_jack:
Thank you, but please read the OP and follow the proper protocol for reporting issues. Even if somebody else is able to collaborate and agree on an issue, it doesn't help me (the developer) with debugging or fixing the issue.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] demkantor:
i just had to say thanks, again, even though for day to day use i still prefer a different rom i continue to check your thread and test all of your updates. it seems you get a more and more perfect rom with each update (unlike many developers) and you have such a smooth layout in your op i wish more would copy your style!

you have taken rom creation to a new level and set the bar quite high for other developers to follow, not to mention consisted support to everyone here (even without buying you a beer) been playing with 1.5 a bit today and just had to write how awesome it is.

so again, thanks for all your hard work and contributions, you deserve this praise and i cant wait to test out whats next! hopefully more peter sellers references...
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] dwardo:
I tried correcting it ;)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] comat0se:
I installed 1.5.0 from 1.4.0 using the OTAUpdater. Even though it said gapps were backed up and restored, there's no gapps installed.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] own4gepur:
Wifi

Hi Blk_Jack I just wanted to thank you for an amazing ROM! One issue i've always had (not just with your rom but all ICS based roms) is that wifi signal is very bad. In my room which is probably 100 feet from my router I will get 1-2 bars of wifi and will consistently lose Wifi Calling. Any ideas?
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] DooSHeK:
I have a a request of new feature. How about unleash the power of hardware keyboard and use it in games?

Feature request: Keyboard as a gamepad. With ability to map keys in settings.

I'm not playing games very often but when I do I hate situations when I have to swype over a screen to move a player etc. I don't see anything then and it's very annoying with our not so big screens. So it would be nice if when I playing a game was able to see whole screen and use a keyboard as a gamepad.

There was some attempts to implement this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1505293 but without success.

Is this even possible on ROM level or it has to be implemented in game directly? There are some console emulators where you can use keyboard as gamepad.

So blk_jack, is this would be a tough challenge for you? :)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Ditamae:
Must jam up your thread with yet another "thank you." v1.5 is amazing. I reverted back to a GB ROM for all of 15 minutes. That's how long it took for me to desperately miss Mimicry. It blows even the best GB ROMs away. ;) Can't wait to check out what you do in the future with JB. Thank you so much.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] blk_jack:
The UI representation of signal quality doesn't match actual signal strength. This is a known issue with the rils (I think) and out of my control. This rom will have identical signal strength to any other rom using the same rils and radio (all roms).

I would suggest trying to find an app that displays the signal strength in raw units since the icons cannot be trusted.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] Direwolf8:
Hey blk_jack just wanted you to know you've done an amazing job with this rom, creating and later supporting it. I've been running it for a while and love it, Thank you!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] kmmerwana:
I faced this same issue. Reflashed the gapps and things are fine. But yeah, did trust this to be taken care of.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] own4gepur:
I know that it is glitched but I actually lose wifi connection and it will speedtest at 1mbps rather than 20 if im out by my router
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] demkantor:
Try an app like network signal info, it seems to get relatively accurate readings in real time. Having said that I have always seemed to get worse WiFi/data/cellular reception with any ICS ROM over gingerbread roms, same radio (.19 with edkeys ril patch on all roms)

I can't explain it as to my understanding the ROM shouldn't matter much, but it can't all be firmware as that doesn't change. The difference in reception I get is bearable so I don't complain but I've never figured out why this is, like what specifically in a ROM (or really the difference between 2.3x to 4.x) causes the reduction in reception. I just chalk it up to not having official drivers but that still doesn't make sense to me.

So I'm saying no your not crazy that there is a difference but it is minimal, at least for me
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] v.a.r:
First of all, great job blk_jack. Thank you and everyone behind the development of this ROM for all the hard work.

I have the same issue. I also use a Nokia Bluetooth headset. But I was able to use it, by using the handset speaker and then reconnecting to the Bluetooth headset. I could try and provide a log cat for this if needed. Or maybe it's because I've dropped my DZ too many times. :p

I thought it was only me, but looks like it's not.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] strikey17:
If you could provide a logcat that would be wonderful, as I am traveling and away from my laptop...thx!
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ccb04:
Vibrate doesn't work for my text messages. It does work when I get a call but not for a text. I'm coming from a clean wipe. Is there a fix I can do to try to make it work? :confused:
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] strikey17:
When in the messaging app, click menu, settings and select notification options from there. Set your preferred vibrate pattern. Only then vibrate will work. Hope this helps.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] NoFatePPC:
what launchers are you all using, wanne start the mimicry too, still on cm7 for the moment :)
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] echone:
Many thanks for this ROM

:D
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] nguyns:
Very sad when FM radio not available in your ROM.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] strikey17:
Nova, Apex, both very customizable and good.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] ernestnwanu:
Lightning Launcher
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] raimopeku:
I just switched from Trebuchet to Apex, and i think Apex is better, more options to customize it :good:
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] jef_k:
This fact is interresting for me.

After the switch, did you have to redraw your screens ? Icons, widget, etc., ... ?

Thanks.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] raimopeku:
Yes i did, i had both launcers installed same time so i could check where my icons were :laugh:

After i was happy, i just removed Trebuchet with TitaniumBackup.
[G2 and Desire Z Android Development] v.a.r:
Will do that. I use alogcat when I'm away from a computer.