yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire Android Development] tikkalamt:
I was expecting it to be as smooth as Sandvold ICS, was I wrong?

Anyway great ROM for Pre-Alpha, I'm almost ready to switch to this as my daily :good:
[Desire Android Development] readonly24:
4.4 runs quite good, camera a little slow but works, screenshot is always black.

Good work! :good:
[Desire Android Development] dimmy1405:
in 4.3 I had not a soft reboot, but a hard one...

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what about the data connection???
[Desire Android Development] readonly24:
Didn't try because I don't use it, only Wi-Fi.

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Hi,

I did install AdAway v2.8, but it does not work because ther's not enough space left on partition. I only have about 712kB of 250 MB free. Can I delete some ringtones to increase free space?

Edit: I did delete some .ogg, worked. :)
[Desire Android Development] gontera:
Mounts2SD (downloaded from Google Play) doesn't install scripts on 4.4. Is it possible to increase available space by moving data to /sd-ext?
[Desire Android Development] jukyO:
Uninstall it. Reboot.

Install terminal emulator from play.

Then start it, run:

su

a2sd

y

n

y

:)
[Desire Android Development] ironman76:
Hi, i have this moded version from Spezi and installed mounts2sd... its working great ( i moved all to sd-ext)

It's the fastest and smoothest rom i' ve ever used :):D:thumbup:

Also the the free Ram:p

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[Desire Android Development] spezi77:
Thanks very much to Nikez! :thumbup:

Guys, you don't need any 3rd party tool like mounts2sd. Simply activate the built-in a2sd by opening up the Terminal.

P.S.: since yesterday my nexus got the official kitkat update.. :D
[Desire Android Development] Nbsss:
I'll try to get my slim gapps updated for KitKat 4.4 by next Wednesday, size should be less than 10mb as usual. Don't use the experimental one in my thread, as I fudged the directory for a few files. Just need to finish my last exam, then it'll be ready for you guys...
[Desire Android Development] polac:
I have restored my messages with sms backup but they don't appear on the message app anyone have this issue?
[Desire Android Development] pix106:
I do, using another phone and rom. I guess KitKat SMS are stored somewhere else... or a different way http://android-developers.blogspot....daOO3N_EjmkFkzvdQ&sig2=HD69te7QFcK8Nnm_l2WlHw
[Desire Android Development] Nbsss:
Yeah that doesn't work on the nexus 5 either. Maybe the latest titanium backup can do it, haven't tried.
[Desire Android Development] castafiore:
I have used 'sms backup and restore'. No problem.
[Desire Android Development] aelfinn:
Yup, same problem here. Tried to restore with Helium, which had never let me down so far, but no luck.
[Desire Android Development] polac:
Need to restore my messages!... ?
[Desire Android Development] dimmy1405:
"Sms backup and rrstore" is the solution....

I am concerned about the 3g data connection? What about that...??!
[Desire Android Development] abaaaabbbb63:
Patience, everyone. These kind of things cannot be simply fixed overnight. They take time.

This ROM is not yet ready to be used as a daily ROM. Use a different one, and just silently wait for the next versions.
[Desire Android Development] castafiore:
There is another problem apparently with this rom (maybe linked to the lack of 3G?). My battery died in less than one night.
[Desire Android Development] aelfinn:
Try the app “screenshot” by Kastor Soft from Play Store. Works for me.
[Desire Android Development] FalconG:
Mail

Thank You nikez for KitKat . I mean that is more stable again vesrion 4,3 I have questation about mail app . I try install mail.apk but this do not work . Can You recommended some apk ?

thank you
[Desire Android Development] kramanand:
my Desire on Kitkat

Thanks Nikez for 4.4..

With this update, Desire is still alive and kicking :)

I have been on kitkat since 2 days.. Its been very stable.

However, the data connection ( 2g/3g ) seems to get dropped and fails to re-connect, especially after connecting to wifi and out.

It needs a reboot and then all is well.

Apart from that, It feels much more nippier than 4.3 and the battery life seems to be much better than 4.3

I'll keep upgrading untill there is an upgrade :)
[Desire Android Development] Malk4ever:
Nice to see all this Updates...:good:

But with all the bugs it's only a proof on concept... just like 4.3.

I would prefer a (more) stable 4.2 than a 4.5 or 5.0.
[Desire Android Development] Pibbs:
This is a masterpiece work. It seems to me that already is better than 4.3 and absolutely better than CHROMIUM 11.

The only problem are on 3g that is not connecting (I'm with WIND IT), numbers of pin unlock are badly formatted, and screenshot doesn't work.

Other minor problems, but it's very very fast!

Many thanks NIKEZ :)
[Desire Android Development] hammad.mohsin:
Set the sms restore app as default messaging app when asked! After restoring all the messages set phone messaging as default message app to send and receive messages. If you've restored large number of messages and dont find anything in the messaging then reboot your phone.
[Desire Android Development] ironman76:
Absolutely right!!! I tested a lot of roms! With this rom, no reboots or other important bugs :)

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[Desire Android Development] dizinho:
Hey [MENTION=4625338]Bojan155[/MENTION] is it possible to create some softkeys for Kitkat? :)

Thank you!
[Desire Android Development] polac:
I use sms backup and restore, can´t set this program only TB. how can i make sms backup with TB?
[Desire Android Development] jukyO:
Don't flood the thread please.
[Desire Android Development] Kabir999:
What gapps are people using with this? Is there a slimmed one available?
[Desire Android Development] paolo-red1:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2012857
[Desire Android Development] LaidbackNikez:
Hey guys,

To celebrate 800 (now 801) followers on Twitter, here's a new release. Evervolv Turba 4.0.0p2 has now been released. Get it at my website

Hope you enjoy :)

This release should fix the 3G issues.

Edit: I've also added Gapps.
[Desire Android Development] abaaaabbbb63:
I knew that making 800 twitter accounts would come in handy some day! :D
[Desire Android Development] PuffMaN:
Goddammit i miss my bravo! Nikez! Get a desire x and do ur magic on that! Lol.. just kidding (would be great though) great work dude, it seems you just cant stop :) they should have a title for developers like you.. "Legendary Contributor" how does that sound? :p

Money talks? All my money ever says is goodbye!
[Desire Android Development] zinconnu:
Are you serious..? OF COURSE YES! Thanks! :laugh:
[Desire Android Development] weslyr:
Wow, what a great gift/surprise! Your dedication to the Desire community is SO much appreciated. Thank you!

Here's a beer donation: 6X289269KG925610D

Let's see how stable we can make this. You're doing impossible/legendary stuff here.
[Desire Android Development] Bojan155:
Not to sound like a total ass, but to be honest with you, there isn't a lot interest in it which also doesn't really make it fun for me to do anymore especially since I got a different phone and don't use the desire anymore. Since you PMed me I'll send you a quick and dirty untested zip by PM of which I have no idea if it will work at all. It is for the latest release 4.0.0p2.

nikez, kudos for going on, awesome work getting the newest of the newest on the Desire. :) :good:
[Desire Android Development] Pibbs:
To all skilled people on this thread, I need a hand.

My desire had a broken lcd two weeks ago, and I replaced with a amoled samsung (the same i had).

Now i notice a very strange and serious problem: My desire (4.4p1 but appened with chromium 11 too) shut down at 70-80% of charge, randomly.

I mean it can shut down at 10-20-80-70 %. I don't know which is the problem, i tried to fix this by doing various times battery recalibration, but it works for the first cycle of charge and then it begins again with this weird problem.

Please I need a help!!!
[Desire Android Development] sergio.otero:
Have tried 3 times and reread all the week posts, but I can't make Google Play to appear. Somebody had the same problem, but it didn't post the solution...

After full wipe and rom installation, Google search is present.

After I try to install gapps, it disappears, and Google Play is not present.

I have tried last week core gapps and today's. After and before a2sd.

Installing last week version again works...

Has anyone tried? Any ideas?

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[Desire Android Development] fr3akBut:
I have a desire with non working home and back buttons, so I'd be very happy if you'd release this!

:highfive:
[Desire Android Development] MarekAG:
This is because of system partition size.

Without GAPPS on STOCK HBOOT we have only 4.x MB free after flashing 4.0.0p2 . Even slimmed GAPPS needs more.

The simplest solution IMHO is to delete smth useless for you from system/app. You may try to delete it from the zip before flashing.

GAPPS needs about 20 MB on system to work properly (after flashing GAPPS you should have at least 1 MB free for system logs, configuration files etc.).

Please give some feedback if you do that ;)
[Desire Android Development] sergio.otero:
You're right, it's full. Thanks for pointing that out :good:

Didn't see that nikez has uploaded a gapps-core to his site. I will be using it.

I've deleted email.apk, DeskClock.apk, LiveWallpapers.apk, Exchange2.apk, VideoEditor.apk most ringtones, notifications and alarms and finally Google Play has appeared, but system has only 30kb. Tomorrow will continue cutting. It's late ;)

About SoftKeys, maybe with some useful links or some little instructions someone could continue Bojan's work.
[Desire Android Development] dimmy1405:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2070704

in the second post from vijendra you'll find the zip file for enabling soft keys... for me they are working in both, in 4.3 and in 4.4
[Desire Android Development] LaidbackNikez:
Wha, looks like I dun goof'd up, I'll replace the existing build with a smaller one in an hour (I really should be sleeping now), sorry
[Desire Android Development] Chromium:
Add the following line to your build.prop:

qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
[Desire Android Development] Jack4L_:
F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 ......:cowboy::victory:
[Desire Android Development] LaidbackNikez:
Aaaand it's up. Hoping that this will do the trick.

Screenshots oughta work now too.

If you have low storage space and you downloaded p2 before 01:47 (GMT+1), please re-download. New file. Same name. Smaller file.
[Desire Android Development] Jack4L_:
Thanks, I'm wainting for.
[Desire Android Development] castafiore:
It works fine, Nikez :good: A big, big thank you for sharing your great work.

I've never got before on my HTC Desire such a good connection's quality, in 3G and WIFI. :good:
[Desire Android Development] maxirk:
I tried to flash ev_bravo-4.0.0p2-turba.zip - but got

Warning: No file_contextsE:error in /sdcard/ev_bravo-4.0.0p2-turba.zip

(Status 0)

Installation Aborted

What to do?
[Desire Android Development] ramnkc:
You probably using older version or recovery (AmonRa / cwm) trying flahsing a new recovery (twrp/4Ext) and try again.
[Desire Android Development] dimmy1405:
I made it smaller

I made a smaller one mod... As far as I see it is working properly...

Google play is there, but I am wondering why there is no setup wizard for adding G account and such things...

nikez's modified mod by me can be found in this link below:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByGdHY38y06-cVpuSDBIZ01KNVE/edit?usp=sharing
[Desire Android Development] castafiore:
The Google setup wizard is there in the Gapps core KK on the website of Nikez. Did you used that one for your Mod?
[Desire Android Development] dimmy1405:
Yeah, GApps from the website of Nikez I used but after it started for the first time, it just showed me some tips for Kitkat and nothing else... even that there is the google play and the possibility to add an account manually, but not in the setup wizard as the 4.3 and prior versions from Vijendra that I have used...

But however now I will flash the version that Nikez made smaller...
[Desire Android Development] maxirk:
Ok. I installed 4.4 :good::good:

I installed Chromium 11 slim previously. It has lags when opening notification bar.

But in Evervolv Kitkat 4.4 - there're no lags!!

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I partitioned SDcard with 4EXT REcovery Touch [TUTORIAL] Partitioning your sd-card correctly - xda-developers for A2SD but AFTER installing the Evervolv Kitkat 4.4 ROM

and then installed intstalled a2sd via Terminal Emulator.

Will my apps install to sdcard now? Or I have to reinsatall ROM?
[Desire Android Development] dimmy1405:
Im not sure if I understand you, but if u use a2sd why do u need 4ext....

However here is what u need to do: flash the Rom, at the same time u can install and Gapps, after adding the account, run terminal (you have to download from play store) su; a2sd install; y; n; y; - the apps will be installed in sdcard...
[Desire Android Development] maxirk:
I made "su; a2sd install' but it stopped with error due I don't have apopriate partition.

Then I partitioned SDcard - make EXT4, and then "su; a2sd install" went well.

Then I reinstalled ROM, because I read a partition for apps (EXT4) has to be made before installing a ROM.
[Desire Android Development] ramnkc:
Unable to sync all my contacts... it shows sync is experiencing problems. Google play now is missing after install GApps core for 4.4.
[Desire Android Development] deud:
Still can't get 3G/data to connect.. Just me?
[Desire Android Development] Nbsss:
Finished working on the 4.4 slim gapps.

Google Play Services is quite bloated now, so the zip is around 15mb.

I've taken the old Desire out the drawer, charged the battery, changed the hboot back to stock, flashed this rom + slim gapps, and installed apps from the play store with no problems.

Link to the gapps thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265564

and see post #2 for slimming the rom down

EDIT:

lol what do you know, the dalvik optimised libraries from the moto x work on the Desire also, as they're both Qualcomm SOCs...

Feels much smoother after flashing this, probably benchmarks better on quadrant too but i cant be bothered testing before/afters..

Just flash the attached zip, no need to wipe, first boot up will take 5min, enjoy :)

View attachment motoX_4.4_qcoptimized.zip
[Desire Android Development] deud:
My bad, data/3g is by default off, hehe.. works awesome! Fastest **** ever hit the desire!! :)))
[Desire Android Development] hammad.mohsin:
Apps 2 SD card

Hi ,

I am trying to install mount2sd through 4EXT recovery but it is giving "no space available" error, I also tried to install in normal mode but when I tried to load startup script it gave failed error.

Kindly tell how can I install mount2sd (or any other app) which will store my apps on sd-ext partition.:confused:

Good Day.

I thought a2sd is not pre-installed because I am getting following error when I am executing a2sd install :

a2sd install

10apps2sd is either missing or not executable

Aborting
[Desire Android Development] readonly24:
Antutu before - after. Interessting, Dalvik went down, multitasking up.
[Desire Android Development] arventaria:
I installed the rom and slim gapps and everything works fine.

I also installed Google Search but it doesn't work sliding from left desktop to enter Google Now.
[Desire Android Development] ironman76:
Hi hammad,

Yes, mounts2sd is working great with this victory-rom:D:thumbup:

That's what i did:

1.) Flash the Rom (only the Rom) then reboot

2.) Boot again in the recovery and flash the gapps from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2265564

only 15mb:)

3.) Reboot again, then install the app from Playstore

I hope, i could helped you

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[Desire Android Development] FalconG:
Google Play

And google play ? I try install gaps from nikez and no is instaled ... Data after 12 hours test is OK
[Desire Android Development] sverfaillie:
redownload from Nikez website updated ev_bravo-4.0.0p2-turba.zip. he has corrected some issues ( made zip file smaller ). and use his gapps file.

works fine here. I got the installer & google play installed.
[Desire Android Development] !@ndre@!:
Is the last kitkat update usable as a daily ROM?
[Desire Android Development] jfim88:
Para mi hasta el momento Si.

Lo único es la cámara de video que no funciona.

Saludos
[Desire Android Development] !@ndre@!:
Does the camera work with a different app than the stock one? Or does it not work at all?
[Desire Android Development] fr3akBut:
Camera works fine in stock app. Not tried video (don't use it), but picture taking works. :)
[Desire Android Development] castafiore:
The gps fix is very fast. What an improvement since Gingerbread!

The only thing a bit annoying for me is still the battery comsuption with this Rom. I put CPU governor on 'on demand'. I will try to disable governor... and see, just in case.
[Desire Android Development] nickleby:
I didn't noticed that with this ROM now I can watch Instagram videos! :laugh: Thanks Nikez! Screenshot now works too. The ROM is still a little bit unstable but runs quite well :)
[Desire Android Development] cowboy_bebop:
No problem with battery consumption here. I get 1d 4-6h with moderate/light use(no video), WiFi-on, with about a year old battery (HTC).
[Desire Android Development] FalconG:
Mail

thank you for reply about google apps and Google play . I install latest buid . And I have questation about mail . Where I can download mail from 4,4 with exchange support ?

thank you
[Desire Android Development] drbee79:
Guys, anyone knows how to enable trasparent bars? I installed GEL but they are still black
[Desire Android Development] arseven:
Hi all,

I'm testing this rom, that looks quite well, fast and stable. I think i found a bug, as the button "setting" in the screen menu doesn't work and you cannot costumize screens and wallpapers.

Regards.
[Desire Android Development] MarekAG:
I'm not sure is it working properly on KK, but you can install Xposed Installer. There you have Gravity Run where is an option to make notification bar transparent.
[Desire Android Development] !@ndre@!:
Have you tried to install the latest Nova Launcher beta? I think it has the option to enable transparent bars!
[Desire Android Development] castafiore:
If you want it working, install 'kitkat launcher' (there is a free version on the market).

These settings will namely let you modify the sizes and number of icons in the menu.

Regarding my battery consumption's problem, disabling the governor has solved it apparently !

:good:
[Desire Android Development] fr3akBut:
Nova launcher beta does allow transparent bars on the N7 with KitKat, but it doesn't work on the desire. I think it's a hardware limitation, as hinted on the option in nova launcher.

But nova does run extremely smoothly on this ROM. Kudos to nikez! ☺
[Desire Android Development] LaidbackNikez:
Hey guys,

Could someone please give me a CLEAN log of trying to enable tethering? With and/or without security? I don't own an old sim card anymore so I can't test it myself. I would appreciate if the log is uploaded to gist or pastebin. Please create two files, one for logcat and the other for kmsg.

Thank you.
[Desire Android Development] Nbsss:
i would, but i've cut my mini-sim with scissors into micro-sim lol
[Desire Android Development] nickleby:
Hi Niklaz, here you have! https://gist.github.com/anonymous/9521aa7ffe9413702a70, I think this is what you requested. Includes WiFi/USB tethering.
[Desire Android Development] Graboman:
Hey Folks,

i have small issue with this ROM.

After instalation every Google app has been closed... ex. i can't use kayboard because is stopped.

any advise ?

Thanks
[Desire Android Development] readonly24:
What do you mean with "disabling the governor"?
[Desire Android Development] arventaria:
SOLVED: I just didn't realize that default launcher in this rom isn't Google Experience Launcher, which is the only one with such a feature. Installed GEL and voilà: slide from left, you get Google Now.
[Desire Android Development] weslyr:
I'm interested in a smaller version of the softkeys aswell Bojan. I don't care about custom color (the default one is already fine). I'm only concerned about the size and the additional menu button.

This works (and should be fine for a lot of people). But i prefer the smaller versions (due to the Desires smaller screen) with the menu button, so that will require a modification.

I found this guide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2167176

But it is written for the Xperia Z and i'm not sure of this also applies to Desire/KitKat.

About P2: I'm using it now for two days and it is working very well (esspecially for a pre-alpha).

Wifi, 2G, Calls/SMS, a2sd, PlayStore, camera pics, synchronization, notification, widgets, titanium backup (6.1.0) are all working fine! Major kudoz to Nikez and the Evervolv team!

The current issues in this version are already known but i'll list them again anyway in case somebody is curious about the current version and is doubting on installing it:

- no video (no surprise, you should know that by now)

- numbers/fonts are cutt off on sim-lock password screen

- settings-shortcut is not working on homescreen configuration page (longpress homescreen)

- sharing a screenshot directly from notification will cause a reboot

- browser rendering can sometimes be a bit glitchy.

- probably other stuff that i haven't tested yet
[Desire Android Development] stevesuk:
Did anyone else who installed this notice any graphic glitches (eg. large black squares where there should be content in the GMail app or browser, which sometimes clear and sometimes don't)? Just trying to work out whether this is just a general problem with Kit Kat on the Desire, or whether I introduced it by installing the Moto X libraries.

Other than that, its working better than 4.3 on my Desire. 20 hours of light use, and I've still got 58% battery remaining too.
[Desire Android Development] sergio.otero:
Yes, I also had them in last week version, but I didn't know how to reproduce it. It was random

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[Desire Android Development] aledex:
Wow thanks, I'm going to try both of them :)
[Desire Android Development] readonly24:
It seems to be a general problem, because it's the same on my Desire.
[Desire Android Development] ferencz1:
I didn't notice any glitches so far
[Desire Android Development] stevesuk:
Thanks, yes the screenshot you attach is just the sort of thing I'm seeing too.
[Desire Android Development] ironman76:
Hi Guys, Softkeys?- Like mine?? You can also change the size and colour and a lot of more:D:D

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[Desire Android Development] castafiore:
I mean that I've switched off the evervolv's settings (via its toolbox), including governor.
[Desire Android Development] Kabir999:
I have faced similar problems. It becomes more apparent when you are using the BBC news app. The settings menu just blurs away when you try to scroll or even tap on the screen.
[Desire Android Development] gontera:
Mail.apk for KitKat

The attached .apk files are extracted from my Nexus 7 (2013) running KitKat. I have installed EmailGoogle.apk on my HTC Desire, and it works. The other one is for Exchange Mail support, but I haven't tried that since I don't use Exchange Mail.
[Desire Android Development] nickleby:
I think it's a common problem of the ROM, because I'm noticing black squares in many apps...
[Desire Android Development] paolo-red1:
Or you can use this flashable zip attached in nexus one thread by drewis/texasice (it occupies another 6 mb in system) install email and exchange apps

tag for people searching thread: email exchange apk zip
[Desire Android Development] jukyO:
Please share your discovery.
[Desire Android Development] polac:
+1