yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Az Biker:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

Anyone looking for a great balance between customizing and leanness, Atom is it! Just enough to make it what I want, and lean enough to keep it smooth, and let it fly with AK 704... Incredible job Prime! Seriously...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] heXacode:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

Anybody willing to help me out with confirmation of a music player app not working? I'm running this ROM with AK kernel with super clean installation.

Download GoneMad Music Player (trial) and see if you can play music through that app. I'm currently discussing generic errors with that developer to pinpoint audiotrack errors and need feedback to let him know that it isn't just me with the problem. Any help is appreciated!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrchambo:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

Confirmed. Does not play music. Uninstalled.

MrC
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] heXacode:
Hey Prime. An app developer and I found a bug in your ROM that could use some attention if you're interested? It has to do with audio lib and how metadata extraction in openSL has been pretty buggy. It returns incorrect values for sample rate. Some of the media players that are currently working are reading off of mp3 tags and such. If it didn't have tags then no songs would be able to play on your ROM. Right now tags are being relied on and legacy decoder (from older software builds) are being used for playback. If you can fix OpenSL for correct values on sample rates then the legacy decoder wouldn't have to be used. Right now the sample rate is being read from mp3 tags and sample rate is 68. If OpenSL is fixed then we wouldn't have to worry about legacy decoder kicking in. Hope this makes sense.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitsua98:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

English plz
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] heXacode:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

Who? Me?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitsua98:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

It was a joke :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrimeDirective:
perfect sense. that's great information man. i wish i had more users giving me info like this lol. right now we are tracking CM's frameworks/av which is where all that stuff is located. it may take me a bit of time to locate everything but i'll get to work on it. thanks again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] heXacode:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

No problem.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] heXacode:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

Its too quiet in here for such a great underrated ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrimeDirective:
ha ha i take that as a sign there's no bugs? :P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] heXacode:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

Nope. I dug pretty deep into this ROM for any issues. Only 2 issues were that audioengine we discussed and the lack of a enable/disable log and having to edit 98SHOCK for the rm /dev/log/main to turn it on.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Az Biker:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

I don't think it's gonna be underrated for long... Coupled w/AK Pirate 704 this thing screeeeeeams! Perfect balance of customization and leanness IMHO... Great job PrimeDirective!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrimeDirective:
Jim forked AK's source and vanirized a kernel from it for us. I'd like to see some teamwork with the AK guys and would be happy to accept them on board if they wanted to team up. i'd be glad to set up our gerrit to accept kernel changes. ultimately i wanted to borrow some build magic from CM and make it so if you lunch a device it will search for kernel source and automatically download it... then an extra flag will be added to the mka build command to give the option to build kernels from source instead of using a prebuilt. so like mka bacon -K -j8. super pimp build status.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrchambo:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

Atom and AK. A match made in heaven!

Thanks to Prime and Anarkia!

MrC
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] drwedge:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

Great job on the ROM! I've flashed 3 others last weekend before I got to this. Its been very stable and crazy smooth.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] czonin:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

Came over here from Carbon and everything seems so much smoother. Definitely going to be running this for awhile. Keep up the great work!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BatterseaPS:
How come the Calendar app doesn't line up with the one from the market, i.e. I end up with two Calendar apps? Is that a fault of the gapps package?

Also, my apps drawer sometimes crashes when I click on the Widgets tab.

Thanks. Great ROM. I love the focus on smoothness.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] czonin:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

Any way to get rid of the circles around the lock screen shortcuts?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] baggar11:
Just came over here to check out this ROM and noticed that there is a v8. Is that something that I should check out first? Or is v7 where it's at? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitsua98:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

V8? Where? All I see is v7
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] baggar11:
Here's what the directory shows me...

ATOM422_toro_v7.zip	20-Feb-2013 02:55	125M

ATOM422_toro_v8.zip	26-Feb-2013 10:37	122M

---------- Post added at 03:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:31 PM ----------

Hmm... I just refreshed. Must be a different phone build going up. It just changed to this.

ATOM422_toroP_v8.zip	26-Feb-2013 17:33	127M

ATOM422_toro_v7.zip	20-Feb-2013 02:55	125M
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitsua98:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

That's not toro it's toroplus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrchambo:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

I see toroP as well...:(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] baggar11:
Yeah, sorry guys. I swear it said "ATOM422_toro_v8.zip	26-Feb-2013 10:37	122M." After Nitsui posted, I refreshed the page and it changed. So guess v7 is the ROM download to get then right now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] czonin:
Looks like v8 is rolling out. Links are in the directory for both Toroplus and Maguro.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AznInertia:
Actually I downloaded ATOM422_toro_v8 "ATOM422_toro_v8.zip	26-Feb-2013 10:37	122M." already just in case when I saw your post, yea for some reason all the links changed. I am tempted to flash this one...=)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrimeDirective:
good lord. so much for the surprise element lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitsua98:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

Yay toro has started uploading, not finished though :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrimeDirective:
toro has finished uploading. please feel free to post mirrors if the server bogs down
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] baggar11:
Haha, I knew I wasn't crazy. Downloading v8 now...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrchambo:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

Dirty flash over v7 okay?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] czonin:
Downloading v8 now! Is there a changelog anywhere?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fcisco13:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

Running v8, very fast, great rom.

WHATCHOO TALKING BOUT WILLIS?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrchambo:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v7] [02/20]

Man! Dirty flashed over v7...this puppy flies! Thanks, Prime!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrimeDirective:
meh.. i didn't feel like making a change log. i rewrote CM's e_pow.S optimizations to work with all neon targets, added a bunch of new cflags, fixed some ****, added pie and a few other things. blah blah blah. just look at vanir's source if you want a change log i'm sick of spending time writing them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] heXacode:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

How about anything for the OpenSL bug?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrimeDirective:
haven't had a chance to chew on that one yet. got a lot to do right now adding in 2 different builds, keeping up with feature additions & cherry-picks, and working out new stuff of my own for the backend compiler. plus our github automerger is broken until we can get snipa to ssh in and readd the private keys that got deleted not.. there was a few frameworks_av commits made but i'm not sure if they will have fixed your problem or not. hit me up on gtalk if you need further support for this issue please.

activethrasher00@gmail.com

Dave Kessler
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] czonin:
v8 is running great, awesome job! Also got Prime v10 on my Nexus 7 and i'm loving it!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] svan71:
Beautiful

The color/contrast scheme you baked into this rom is the absolute best ive seen on any rom/kernel. I absolutely love it. I did a full wipe before installing 8. i did this 2 times, each time my phone freezes on the first boot start screen , its obvious the color/contrast is not implemented at first boot. I pull the battery and reboot and everything looks amazing, the optimizations are obviously applied. Maybe its just me?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrimeDirective:
whaaat? try flashing the ROM and the latest AK kernel. that's what we're using now i guess. The one included has an SOD issue that i know of but the update definitely does not.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BatterseaPS:
I've previously been on Carbon and Paranoid. I love this ROM, and I think I'll stick with it. But... who is Vanir and why am I using his keyboard? Is it possible the information I'm typing is going somewhere insecure?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrimeDirective:
LOL!! **** no. vanir is my development team. the AOSP gesture keyboard definitely was sending your **** somewhere before i caught it though. until i removed 3000+ lines of garbage code that were logging your keystrokes and uploading them every 18 words. i rebranded the keyboard afterwords because i thought it would look cool to have the spacebar say vanir if you had multiple keyboard layouts/languages enabled. feel free to check out our source if you don't believe me https://github.com/VanirAOSP/packages_input_LatinIME
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] branedamig:
I want to test this ROM and use AK Kernel Purity v023. Do I have to flash 4.2.2 binaries or are they baked into v8 of this ROM? I've heard this runs like true butter combined with AK so I'm fairly stoked but someone on AK's thread said, "make sure you flash 4.2.2 binaries." Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 67jeffh:
I just installed this ROM this morning and flashed the Purity v023 kernel without any issues and I did NOT flash any binaries.

Worked just fine!

:good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tbis:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

This ROM hates titanium, only restores about 10 apps at a time before I have to reboot it freezes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jlsesler:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

I have the same issue. I just force close titanium backup and restart it...I have to do this a few times, but it eventually finishes. This problem had been there for many versions for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] czonin:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

I had the titanium issue on v7 but everything went smooth on v8.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] branedamig:
Likewise, I just flashed this ROM with Purity v023 and it is working VERY well. Thanks for taking the time to respond with your confirmation.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] svan71:
not here

Thankfully my 62 apps restored without a hitch.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] heXacode:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

What do you use TiBu for? Downloaded apps and their data? You can still use it for all the features it has but try Apps2Zip. That's the only thing i use for apps anymore.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] infectedorganism:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

How do you take a screenshot with this ROM? In so used to being able to take a screenshot from the power menu, I don't know any other way, ha.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] branedamig:
Hold Power + Volume down simultaneously.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Az Biker:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

You can also assign long press for a nav bar button (I use long press on home button)...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] branedamig:
PIE Issue

Here is the issue with PIE:

First, I've noticed this on multiple ROMs (Carbon and ATOM) so I think it might be an issue with the code in PIE that is being merged with ROMs other than AOSPA.

When I turn on my phone from being asleep/off, slide to open, slide up to access PIE, it never physically shows up the first time. However, if I select something from this invisible PIE, it will access whatever I invisibly selected. Once an app is accessed, PIE shows up as normal. So, first go round, PIE is there, it's just not showing as visible.

I also think I've narrowed it down to a chevron issue. This does not seem to happen when chevron is disabled but only when enabled. Chevron is the only way I access notification and quick settings so I need that when using PIE.

Not a major issue and I'm LOVING everything else about this ROM but thought I'd let you know since it has not yet been mentioned.

By the way, I'm running TORO.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrimeDirective:
it does do that the very first time. i think it's an order of operations thing. pie is still getting daily updates though so it will probably be fixed soon. i'm not touching it until they stop updating it otherwise it will start being a ***** to add whatever they do to it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] branedamig:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

Good to know it's frequently being updated. Thanks a ton for your response!

Sent from my ATOMic GNex with AK Kernel on Tap2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] svan71:
Stock

The stock kernel is definitely fubar crashes, hard freezes.... but the AK made it all better.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] branedamig:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

AK Kernel is dope wit dis ROM! Fo sho!

Sent from my ATOMic GNex with AK Kernel on Tap2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gumnaam.sur:
New Recovery

Does v8, do any thing special than v7 ? Like may be install a new recovery ( newer version of TWRP , perhaps ?).

Or may be format/setup data partition in a way that is different from v7 ?

I had some issues with v8, but I had taken a backup before flashing v8, and now when I try to restore, it doesn't seem to be restoring data partition.

What's more, even doing a Factory Reset from the recovery doesn't seem to erase the data partition.

i.e.

a) Take a FULL v7 backup from TWRP

b) Flash v8 dirty , wipe cache + DC.

c) Continuous 'system UI as stopped' messages

d) Boot in to recovery, and restore the back up taken in #a + wipe cache + DC

e) reboot, and now I have v7 system + v8 data (i.e. data not restored from backup)

f) reboot in to recovery and do factory reset and reboot

e) Still v8 data.

Any clues ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Az Biker:
Recurring texts and gmail msgs

Edit: nm :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] branedamig:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

What version of TWRP are you using? Not sure if it's related but many folks who used older versions had similar issues when backing up and restoring 4.2+ ROMs. If I remember correctly they had to move and delete stuff manually. I don't want to lead you down a rabbit trail but if you're on an older version I'd update and check forums to see if that might be the issue.

Sent from my ATOMic GNex with AK Kernel on Tap2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MrKleen1:
A very easy way to update TWRP is with goomanager if you have it installed.

In the app click menu options at the top and then click "InstallOpenRecoveryScript".

Thats it... You are done.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gumnaam.sur:
I was on 2.4.1.0 and have tried updating 2.4.2.0. I'm already down the rabbit hole now. Thankfully command line adb and fastboot doesn't scare me.

thanks for the suggestions though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] drwedge:
Thanks for that note! I've been frustrated with frequent freezes/crashes and was about ready to throw my phone through the wall. I'll give the AK kernel a try.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] svan71:
Hey

Thats what friends are for...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] branedamig:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

AK Purity v023 had been amazing for me on this ROM... unreal.

Sent from my ATOMic GNex with AK Kernel on Tap2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Az Biker:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

+1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] magozz:
No rom touches this one in pure speed even since the first version and now that I'm getting such battery life/idle drain I see no reason to use any other one. Superb job all around on this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] svan71:
Its awesome

Its a great rom no doubt its just needs a bit more time in the oven....Anybody else try changing the pulse rate on notification light ? I did and everything started working in super slow mo...I had to switch it back to normal to fix. Also my mobile connection icon on top almost always has a little red X on it, never had this on any of the other roms.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrimeDirective:
sorry, can't replicate this. bad flash maybe?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] magozz:
Ive been getting that X occasionally too, just thought it was the snow/radios flashed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Lesser Version:
I have noticed my signal is very weak and keeps giving me the red x as well. Other than that, I have no issues. Great work PD!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PatimusXPrime:
yeah i get this sometimes too, i think it just might be the new symbol for 0 bars, sometimes when i have the x i can still browse the internets and sich
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] drwedge:
I've noticed this as well, I've written it off as maybe not displaying the correct signal strength because while the signal is weak, I can still make calls.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] svan71:
yep

Thats a possibility or it happened prior to installing AK cant remember.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] branedamig:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

Yes, I did add custom led pulse notifications, changed the rate and speed with no issues. Maybe it was a flash issue. I came from a different ROM so I clean flashed including a system wipe which I always do, even on a dirty flash.

Sent from my ATOMic GNex with AK Kernel on Tap2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] czonin:
Since I started using 4.2.2 ROM's i've noitced that my phone slows down after awhile of up time no matter what ROM I use. Anyone know what could be causing this?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] heXacode:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

I'm sorry but when you said you clean flash with wiping system even on a dirty flash that made no sense. Dirty flash = no wipe or just cache and dalvik. Clean flash = cache/dalvik/factory/and system. Clean flash can also include the super wipe zip after doing the 4 wipes.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] h_10:
was on vzw running 4.1.2. i tried a few 4.2.1 roms but found them to be buggy. i think it has to do w/ the half baked google release of 4.2.1. 4.1.2 is such a great build that i hadn't had a reason to move from it. read the stellar reviews about this rom and made the jump.

this rom is silky smooth. i truly am amazed how great this runs. honestly, it's the best rom from a smoothness perspective i've ever flashed. i have custom roms running on 7 different android devices and this is head and shoulders the smoothly rom ever. i just have a few nagging minor issues. perhaps someone could help. i did a clean install via twrp, meaning wiped data/factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik. in twrp i don't know how to format wipe w/out wiping out my internal sd so i didn't format data. learned that the heard way. maybe that's the issue, but i've never had any issues from not formating data in twrp in other devices or roms.

anyway, my issues are...

1. my widgets are slow to wake up, specifically my simi clock widget. if i let the phone sleep awhile, whenever i wake up the phone, the time is always on when it went to sleep. it takes about 30 seconds for the simi clock to catch up to current time. not deal breaker but annoying. it's probably a governor and i/o settings issue?

2. i am running cylon.710 kernel. i don't have another cpu program other than the one included in the rom where i change the settings in the system settings app. i am running interactive with sio. i tried interactive x but had sod issues waking up the phone. this is also present on 4.1.2 running lean kernel so i was aware of it. anyway, battery life seems to be much worse than 4.1.2 w/ LK. i don't know if this is a atom rom + cylon kernel issue or just an issue with 4.2.2.

can you all suggest a better governor and i/o pairing to maybe get better battery and address the widget waking up issue? i appreciate any suggestions.

lastly, if i choose to restore my 4.1.2 rom, do i need to do anything special? i sorta read a blurb in the AK kernel original post about having to run some script if changing kernels.

thanks again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] branedamig:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

Flash it with AK Kernel. I'm using Purity v023 and its flawless.

Sent from my ATOMic GNex with AK Kernel on Tap2

---------- Post added at 10:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:15 PM ----------

You can wipe system and still dirty flash cause it maintains all of your settings. When I clean flash I also wipe factory/data.

Sent from my ATOMic GNex with AK Kernel on Tap2

---------- Post added at 10:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:17 PM ----------

It actually sounds like both issues could be kernel related. It might be due to the experimental kernel you're running. Cylon is experimental and anarkia admits it may not be stable. I'm running AK Kernel Purity v023 and I have no issues of any kind. On Purity, I'd run AKs stock settings. If you have any issues, then check MBQsniper's kernel settings thread for setting recommendations - awesome info.

Oh, my battery life has never been better than with ATOM paired with Purity. Almost 3hrs IST and 13hrs since last charge.

Edit: 15hrs since unplug. :)

Sent from my ATOMic GNex with AK Kernel on Tap2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] h_10:
it's amazing the number of issues that a reboot will fix.

i'm happy to report that this rom is flawless. i haven't tried all the roms and there's now no reason to. this thing runs hella awesome on my gnex. mad props to prime.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kaptinkrunk:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

Looks like I'm about o try this out let see what the hype is ;)

KrunK Nook Color CM10.1 beta ThyrusHolo Black
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrchambo:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

You will be pleased.

MrC
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kaptinkrunk:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

Lol I couldn't change my nab bar it totally killed it for me :(

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] branedamig:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

How do you mean? There are plenty of nav bar settings. What exactly are you trying to do? Would love to help but need more info.

Sent from my ATOMic GNex with AK Kernel on Tap2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Kaptinkrunk:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

I couldn't find how to change the nav nor toggles I'll try again later is it in normal settings or is it a app that allows you to adjust things like that

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Xparent Cyan Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] branedamig:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

Yes, custom ATOM settings are in with normal settings. Both quicksetting toggles and nav bar are in display settings. I'd you want to use PIE, I believe even those settings are in display settings. Hope this helps.

Sent from my ATOMic GNex with AK Kernel on Tap2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrchambo:
Re: [rom][4.2.2] /// atom422 \\\ [v8] [02/25]

Correct you are, brane!

MrC
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PrimeDirective:
using a proprietary .app for all the cool ROM settings is stupid in terms of performance and memory usage... especially when you have features in the native settings apk that use the same classes and methods that could just be shared within ONE apk. although.. it does make it easier for kanging and porting which is why every ROM out there still uses it. You'll find all the settings your looking for in an intuitive location within the native settings.apk. things that effect your display such as toggles, pie, navbar -> display. sound -> sound.