yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Find out about which apps can run in ART (Android Run Time), the easy way

A quick little post for something we have been working on lately.

Quite a few of you people would have heard about Android Kitkat and the bag of goodies that it brings along with it. One of those important changes though, is very much under the hood. It is called ART or Android Runtime. So what is it, and why is it important to us?

As described by Google, ART is a new Android runtime being introduced experimentally in the 4.4 release. This is a preview of work in progress in KitKat that can be turned on in Settings > developer options. Before this, all these days, every Android application used to run in its own process, with its own instance of the Dalvik virtual machine. Dalvik has been written so that a device can run multiple VMs efficiently. The Dalvik VM executed files in the Dalvik Executable (.dex) format which is optimized for minimal memory footprint. Now, with Android 4.4, Google has revealed that the Dalvik replacement, called Android Runtime (ART), should improve the performance of Android apps by a huge margin. The early version of ART in Android 4.4 already has been reported to have sped up apps by around 100%, though it is too early to know the whole truth. It might as well be a placebo till then.

ART straddles an interesting mid-ground between compiled and interpreted code, called ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation. Currently with Android apps, they are interpreted at runtime every time you open them up. This is slow. (iOS apps, by comparison, are compiled in native code, which is much faster.) With ART enabled, each Android app is compiled to native code when you install it. Then, when it’s time to run the app, it performs with all the speed and responsiveness of a native app.

Now, a lot of developers as well as enthusiasts will be really interested in this thing. It allows Android developers to continue writing the exact same code, and having their apps work across a wide range of hardware specs and form factors — but now their apps will now run significantly faster, feel more responsive, and your device’s battery life should improve.

And this is where our new website, www.androidruntime.com comes in. Right now, in these initial stages, people are still confused as to which apps can run in ART and which cannot. Our website solves this tiny issue by letting you search for any app, and see if ART supports it or not. Missing an app but you know the answer to the question? You can even contribute and add to the supported app list. We will do a quick verification and update the search results.

Now the website is still in its infancy, but we are sure that a lot of people might be interested in it. So spread the word and do what you guys really do best.

Oh, and have a great weekend!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Cartoon world theme release

Added Cartoon world theme in our collection. Check below screenshots. The same is available in our theme chooser(Avatar Themes -> Avatar Themes-> Cartoonish).
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Explanations and facts. Our status as of now.

Lately there has been a lot of confusion as to our approach to AvatarROM and the support scenario for all the various devices. We have had a lot of negative, and must I say, important feedback, and we have also seen a slight wane in our download numbers.

First off the bat, let us lay it out there in front of you that AvatarROM is still up and running and very much alive. There have been a few problems lately, but more about that later. We would like to ensure to our users that our development pattern is still chugging like a well oiled machinery and soon things will be right back on track.

We received a lot of flak for the last 4.3 build that we came out with, which actually had a major flaw in the lockscreen, putting devices into continuous bootloops. Our immediate solution was to advice users not to upgrade at all, and to those who had, to downgrade to the previous build. Although we ended up promising users that we will soon release a new build, unfortunately it never ended up happening. Due to unforeseen circumstances, we have not been able to push out a new build to our users, nor have we released any update for all those devices still on 4.2.2. The good news though, is that we will soon have a new build up and running. We are working on it and it should see the light of day soon.

The second problem, and in a way, a more grievous one was that a lot of older builds and in some cases, all the builds for specific device models got erased from our servers, as a result of which new users were never able to download our ROM. This lead to a lot of confusion, and in some cases, agitation that we might be wrapping up, which as we cleared up, is not the problem. We were trying to tweak the back- end servers and in the process, lost a lot of those older images. By the time we could salvage them, it was too late. Currently we are in the process of tweaking the servers (really carefully) and make sure that most of those missing builds are available.

So yes, in a nutshell, we really dropped the ball this time. We will like to thank all our users who stood valiantly alongside us, even though aware of the issues. We are looking into solving all these problems and should be able to alleviate them altogether in the coming days. So please be patient, just for a few more days.

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Changelog

CM merges till 27th Nov 2013 Launcher

Support for Landscape mode

Bug fixes Lockscreen

Performance improvements

Bug fixes

Download (3.1.13) - Link
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Retrotown theme release.

Added Retrotown theme in our collection. Check below screenshots. The same is available in our theme chooser(Avatar Themes -> Avatar Themes-> Games).
[Galaxy S III Android Development] dollyaja:
What kernel stable for this rom?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
4.0.8 nightly changelog - Dec 05 2013

05/12/2013 - 4.0.8 Nightly changelog

ThemeMixManager tab beside Installed view in ThemeChooser.

User can see boot animation from boot animation section in ThemeMixManager.

User can see Font of each theme from font section in ThemeMixManager.

User can see Wallpaper and zoom from wallpaperselect section in ThemeMixManager.

User can listen Notification tone, Ring tone and Alarm tone from ThemeMixManager.

User can view/listen each component and select and apply them components independently.

Fixed double tap Widget issue.

Removed scale animation for workspace previews due to performance issue.

Fix for Market Launcher UPDATE issue in our Avatar Rom.

Launcher - Support for Landscape mode and some bug fixes

Lockscreen - Performance improvements and bug fixes

Theme Chooser - Remix option , this lets users to mix different components of themes, http://avatarrom.com/the-all-new-updated-theme-chooser/

Some crash and bug fixes.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Changelog

Changelog

First proper 4.3 Release from AvatarROM

Bug fixes in ThemeChooser for ThemeMixing

Known Issues

Some of the holo resources are not getting themed

Dialer is not getting themed

Some app icons like dialer, camera, gallery, playstore are not getting themed

OTA updater app is crashing. We will fix in next release.

Please use the 4.3 gapps else you might see keyboard crashes - Link for 4.3 gapps

ROM Download link - http://s3.avatarrom.com/
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Metal Style theme release.

Added MetalStyle theme in our collection. Check below screenshots. The same is available in our theme chooser(Avatar Themes -> Avatar Themes-> Misc).
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Nightly 4.0.11-Dec 31 2013

Dec 31 2013 - 4.0.11 nightly changelog.

Bazooka changes for 4.3: Took trebuchet changes.

Themechooser: Some crash fixes (Illegal argument, array out of bound, and index out of bound exception)

CM merges till Dec 26th

Download link: Nightly 4.0.11-Dec 31 2013
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Nightly 4.0.12 - Jan 08 2014

Jan 08 2014 - 4.0.12 nightly changelog.

Launcher: Possible fix for SQLiteDiskIOException and added some logs to track the other bug

Themechooser:

Merge Touch feedback added to themeMix List item

CrashFix, UI update in non UI thread(ThemeMix error show in NonUiThread)

Unwanted FB share stuff removed

OTAUpdater: Fix for OTA app crash on checking for new updates

CM merges till Jan 02nd

Nightly 4.0.12 - Jan 08 2014

gapps
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Fog theme release

Added Fog theme in our collection. Check below screenshots. The same is available in our theme chooser(Avatar Themes -> Avatar Themes-> Seasonal).
[Galaxy S III Android Development] kerko:
How is battery life please?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
5.0.2 nightly changelog - Jan 13 2014

Jan 13 2014 - 5.0.2 nightly changelog.

First Avatar version of Kitkat 4.4

Known issues:

Dialer not getting themed

Toggles and notifications page background not getting themed

CM merges till Jan 08th

Nightly 5.0.2 - Jan 13 2014

gapps-kk
[Galaxy S III Android Development] kaaniz:
The installation package is corrupt :/
[Galaxy S III Android Development] salvosistemista:
Download it again because for me is good! :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] blink6583:
Can't install file is corrupt I've try 3 times ^^"

UPDATE : Now I'd change tp TWRP and everything done thank you.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Superuser_x:
No matter whichever theme I choose, the statusbar always remains black. Any fix for this?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
5.0.3 nightly changelog - Jan 19 2014

Jan 19 2014 - 5.0.3 nightly changelog.

ThemeChooser:

wallpaper UI change in ThemeMix

Show reconnect UI on net work disconnection

Installed view theme image load delay fix

CM merges till Jan 17th

Nightly 5.0.3 - Jan 19 2014

gapps-kk
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
5.0.4 nightly changelog - Jan 26 2014

Jan 26 2014 - 5.0.4 nightly changelog.

ThemeChooser:

Font size of message text in internet_alert_layout changed

Countly Download count issue fix

Hide default theme details

Memory Leak Fix

CM merges till Jan 23rd

Nightly 5.0.4 - Jan 26 2014

gapps-kk
[Galaxy S III Android Development] BenjaminX2:
The rom is good, it's stable and the theming software works. Battery life is good, the same as OMNI 4.4.

However, it's not a full MIUI rom. It was silly of me to think that, because miui has no 4.4 rom :silly: I'll try it for a while......

Benjamin

p.s. Maybe you could ad the MIUI sounds to the rom and remove the stock android ones?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
5.0.6 nightly changelog - Feb 05 2014

Feb 05 2014 - 5.0.6 nightly changelog.

SystemUI :Fix NPE when applying theme and mNavigationBarView is null

Launcher :Receiver added for Action:Package Replaced

ThemeChooser :Code Format (No channges in UI)

CM merges till 02-01-2014 (Sunday)

Nightly 5.0.6 - Feb 05 2014

Note: To avoid Setup Wizard crash, Please Flash only Rom and reboot, then go to recovery and flash updated gapps.

Find gapps at : http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Google_Apps
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Koogly:
Great ROM wit Themes and Features!

Here's a VR

http://youtu.be/YQ2aS-r0Xjk

Hope this helps!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Kumarankav:
Where i can get Avatar Rom 4.0.8 which is based on Cm 10.2? i like jb more than kitkat.. please anyone provide me Wit the link.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
5.0.7 nightly changelog - Feb 17 2014

Feb 17 2014 - 5.0.7 nightly changelog.

Themechooser: Average Rating for themes

Themechooser: Installed tag show issue in availabe tab list after clearing data

CM merges till Feb 17 2014

Nightly 5.0.7 - Feb 17 2014
[Galaxy S III Android Development] alibenkenobi:
https://mega.co.nz/#!yJwClJDZ!98V6gn6fF8efe8ecFJPlrs8tEPmNdloEkWuZF58yFB4
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Gizumhi:
Is this rom still alive?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MaxAndroided:
Webpage is broken no news in FB and no downloads.... Same with bazooka launcher last update was in 12/13

Projekt could be dead..i think:thumbdown::o
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Gizumhi:
Sad news since I think it's the best ROM ever...
[Galaxy S III Android Development] kamirza:
One more try

I like the ROM but if the forum is not supported then best to move away from it . Lets see. Most sms messages are in dark fonts on dark background or light fonts on light background. i have tried different themes. The themes which fancy me most are wonderful but sms unreadable. the option to change into dark theme for sms does not work. Any idea? Or should I try the older stable release?

And by the way the navigation button option appeared in the system/settings by it self
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
We understand the issues with SMS app. If there is one place where we screwed with respect to theming is SMS. We are working on it and will have an update soon for most of the themes which will solve the issues.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] kamirza:
Some other issues

Thanks very much for the reply. We will wait for it. Now the phne has started showing crash message when ever I want to do something with settings. Even bluetooth crashed. I might try to reinstall the ROM to see how it goes.

Is it an autowipe ROM or no wipe?

Solved one problem . I changed the theme and settings started working and bluetooth too. No crashes.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
No autowipe, You have to wipe before install.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] kepz:
I'm ready to move on from my current ROM. This looks promising... will wait whilst it matures.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
ChangeLog (Mar 02, 2013)

03/02/2013 - AvatarROM 2.1b Release

Latest CM 10.1 code merges (upto Feb 27th 2013)

Bug fixes from 2.0b Avatar Release

Small tweaks for battery.

If you are using Avatar 2.0 there is no need for a wipe on data/cache/dalvik. Donwload the zip and flash it.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] svcglobal:
I was silent since 2009 but this ROM made a difference so I was forced to share my experience and starting posting again.

Already tried some of the best around here but no one give such great battery life like this one. Outstanding.

Besides, got absolute no FC or black screens in four days of use.

Very fast, clean and have sufficient tools to use our SG3 in the better way.

I have only one question: Could be possible to remove the ROM Manager? It keep trying to update itself unsuccessfully and this is very annoying.

Is it a active part of the firmware?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Glad you liked the ROM and welcome back.

By ROM Manager if you mean updates from AvatarROM, you can go to settings -> About Phone -> Avatar Updates -> Check for updates and set it to manual.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] svcglobal:
Ok, thanks. Will give a try.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] tyoungcb10:
Siyah Kernel

Hi,

I think this Rom is very good but I would like to have it as dual boot. Any chance of you getting it to work with Siyah kernel?

Thanks a lot
[Galaxy S III Android Development] armandocorti:
Re: [ROM][JB][4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Galaxy SIII(i9300) - Updated [Mar 02, 201

The Camera Bug is Fixed????
[Galaxy S III Android Development] shahar2k9:
Re: [ROM][JB][4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Galaxy SIII(i9300) - Updated [Mar 02, 201

+1
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
What bug is with camera ? I can test and confirm.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] salivaman:
Re: [ROM][JB][4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Galaxy SIII(i9300) - Updated [Mar 02, 201

Can I flash this using philz touch recovery 4.00?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] HTCCT:
Is siah 1.8.9 kernel working with this Rom, because i am using dualboot ?!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] svcglobal:
Camera bug?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] armandocorti:
Re: [ROM][JB][4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Galaxy SIII(i9300) - Updated [Mar 02, 201

Try to take a photo with flash a few times the phone reboots
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Changelog for 2.2b update

03/09/2013 - AvatarROM 2.2b Release

Latest CM 10.1 code merges (upto Mar 7th 2013)

Bug fixes from 2.1b Avatar Release

Integrated Weebo

Changes to make toggles screen more themeable

Chages in Error Reporter to point to new document

If you are using Avatar 2.x there is no need for a wipe on data/cache/dalvik. Download the zip and flash it.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bananclaus:
Hi.

Others have problems the call list dont show correct?

Claus
[Galaxy S III Android Development] steelbeans:
Re: [ROM][JB][4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Galaxy SIII(i9300) - Updated [Mar 09, 201

Nice rom but battery life is terrible! Better battery stats doesn't show much out of the ordinary, just seems to be quite a hungry Rom!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
ChangeLog (Mar 15, 2013)

Latest CM 10.1 code merges (upto Mar 13th 2013).

Update for all existing themes (70) with correct graphics for messaging time stamp, status bar etc

Fix for (Settings -> About phone -> Status) crash from 2.2b release.

Improved stability compared to 2.2b release.

Bug fixes in lockscreen.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] crack00r:
AW: [ROM][JB][4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Galaxy SIII(i9300) - Updated [Mar 15, 201

Lockscreen click just show 12h not 24h
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
ChangeLog (Mar 24, 2013)

03/24/2013 - AvatarROM 2.4b (CM10.1)

Latest CM 10.1 code merges for 2.4b release( upto Mar 22nd 2013)

Two new themes (MiUi v5 and Pink theme)

Weebo and status bar fixes.

Weebo adding actions in log.

Performance improvements in animations.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] crack00r:
AW: [ROM][JB][4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Galaxy SIII(i9300) - Updated [Mar 24, 201

Best ROM!!!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
ChangeLog (Mar 31, 2013)

03/31/2013 - AvatarROM 2.5b Release

Latest CM 10.1 code merges for 2.5b release(upto Mar 28th 2013)

Included new theme chooser based on Aptoide(Alpha release)

Lockscreen - Enable/Disable vibration when unlocking from settings -> Lockscreen -> Screen Security -> Vibrate

Launcher - Option to edit workspace in menu

Weebo - Bug fixes and now you can create your own rules (see - http://avatarrom.com/weebo-rules/)

OTA - Full support from client side. Next update will be via OTA.

General bug fixes
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bajong:
touch to focus w/ flash on=FC

front facing camera stuck at the last taken photo, need to switch to main then back

e sorry sa bad english
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
The Avatar Team is proud to present the first beta release of weebo app. It is a Tasker like application which can automate tasks for your phone.

The application comes with pre-defined set of 20 common rules but you can add your own rules in sdcard (/mnt/sdcard/weebo) and it will be automatically picked up by the application. To activate a rule, click on the corresponding rule (rule will get highlighted)

The rules are simple XML files and you can find more info here.

Download link - Here (Push the apk as system app)

Example:

<rules>

<rule name=”Office enter settings” desc=”When you enter office, Switch on my WiFi”>

<conditions>

<wifi state=”off”/>

<location state=”enter” name=”work” />

</conditions>

<actions>

<wifi state=”on”/>

</actions>

</rule>

There is lot of work going on to make the app better and your feedback will help us a lot.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Change log for 2.6b Release (Apr 6, 2013)

Full support for OTA (See instructions below)

Merged with latest CM 10.1 base (Upto Apr 3rd, 2013 - Includes Paranoid style pie control, new Super user app etc)

Changes in the framework to redirect trebuchet and android launcher resources from CM themes to Bazooka launcher

Fixed launcher menu settings in app space

New ThemeChooser - Bug fixes, Performace improvements and new features like download count, caching etc

Performance improvements in theming engine

Weebo fixes

Disabled driving rule in weebo as it was causing lot of confusions

Instructions for OTA download:

If you are using avatar rom, go to settings, about phone, avatar updates and click on refresh. You will get 2.6b version of avatar rom and new gapps package. Download and install both (ROM followed by Gapps).

Sit back and wait for few minutes as phone will automatically go into recovery and install the ROM.

ROM Images are hosted on Amazon S3 and hence download speed should be fast and hassle free.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
New theme Elegant

Here we go and our new theme Elegant for our Avatar ROM users and the same is available in our new theme chooser. Please have a look attached screenshots.

We are working on more themes and planning to release a theme every week.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Avatar Theme Creator Tool

Avatar Team is proud to present the first beta release of Theme creator tool. It is a QT based desktop application to edit themes.

Themes created using this tool are compatible with Avatar ROM and Cyanogen ROM. Similarly you can edit both Avatar Themes and Cyanogen themes.

Download the theme apk and open it using the theme creator tool. You will see a screen to edit the resources. After editing the resources, save the apk and install on the device.

What you can do with this tool ?

1. There are 1000's of resources that can be themed in Android. We change only a small set of them and if you want to theme more resources you can use this tool.

2. We make some mistakes when creating a theme. Eg: SMS time stamp color was not proper in some of our themes. You can now use this tool to fix it.

3. We cannot satify all the users with a theme. Eg: If you want to have a darker orange shade in denim theme you can now do it using this tool.

4. You can import an existing theme, change some of the resources we modified and you have a brand new theme.

Upcoming features:

1. Ability to create a new theme from scratch.

2. Import MiUi mtz theme file and convert it to theme apk which is compatible with AvatarROM and CyanogenROM.

3. Upload your new themes to our server so it can be used by other AvatarROM users.

4. Html5 based new theme creator tool which is more elegant and user friendly.

Download links

Windows - Link

Linux - Link

Mac - Link

As always we love to hear your feedbacks and comments. You might feel little lost with all the resources that are in Android world and we are on standby to help.

If you create a new theme and want to upload to our server, send us a PM and we will give access for you to upload the theme.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] john_smith:
it´was very interesting if how on miui you can select diferents parts of a theme, for example on miui youi can replace only dialpad or locker, not all theme.

it´s my second rom, because i need a camera that can do video and photos at same time (original) i use miui, if not this it´s better.

thanks
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Sample theme apks

As per the requests we received for sample themes, we have uploaded some theme apks in below link.

http://avatarrom.com/theme-editor/

Now you can try using Theme creator tool, customize your Avatar ROM theme and make your own Avatar :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sevenshorseman:
Hi.

I am looking for an option to set backbutton for holding back to kill app or holding menuebkey to kill app.

I think I have checked almost everything.

Is there a chance to have it?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] amppen:
I'm not on this ROM at the moment so I can't check, but I'd guess developer options, as this one has cm base.

...edit: If you haven't enabled developer settings go to about phone and click the version info (or what ever at the very bottom) seven times :)

Texted with my Nokia 5110
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Check under developer options and it is labeled as "Kill app back button".
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sevenshorseman:
Is it possible to use weebo at other 4.2.2 roms?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] bippi79:
Yes it is possible. Push it as system app.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sevenshorseman:
That's what I did but system can not install it.