yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus S 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
[Nexus S 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
[Nexus S Android Development] nelsonhtb:
May I know any suitable GAPPS for this version?
[Nexus S 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).
[Nexus S 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.
[Nexus S 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.

Download

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

ROM Download link - http://s3.avatarrom.com/
[Nexus S 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).
[Nexus S 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
[Nexus S 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
[Nexus S 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).
[Nexus S 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
[Nexus S 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
[Nexus S Android Development] darkmentor25:
This is an extremely stable ROM. Why I say that because;

1. Buttery smooth

2. High touch sensitivity

3. Big number of Themes (MIUI themes too) and everything can be themed separately (Lock screen, Font without reboot, Bootanimations, etc)

4. ro.config.low_ram = true

And still I have transparent status bar !!!! :D:D:D

5. Low RAM usage (Around 250MB - 260MB - Sync off but heavy usage with a lot of apps on board & gigs of media)

6. Super battery saver (I will post the battery stats soon)

Just the perfect ROM I was searching for all these KitKat days :D :D :cool:

Thanks dev for the outstanding work. :)
[Nexus S 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
[Nexus S Android Development] darkmentor25:
Do you think ART will work on this yet?
[Nexus S Android Development] ardalkuni66:
hi guys I got a problem

I.m comin from PAC MAN 10.2 when I wanna install any kinda rom of 4.2.2 cm11 I get an error

I tried the cm11 from cayanogen itself and ur ROM

the error I get is

set_metadata_recursive : some changes failed

(status 7 )

how do I fix it ?

thnks
[Nexus S Android Development] Rushabh22:
Try latest version of CWM (ClockworkMod) Recovery ..

Download it from here and flash it via CMD..

www.clockworkmod.com/rommanager

Or try this Philz recovery this also good..

http://goo.im/devs/philz_touch/CWM_Advanced_Edition/crespo
[Nexus S Android Development] rakeshbro:
Look Down.
[Nexus S 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
[Nexus S 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
[Nexus S Android Development] Setting.Out:
Any chance at an update?.. :)
[Nexus S Android Development] bippi79:
ChangeLog (Feb 10, 2013)

Full support for font theming including 3rd party apps.

6 new themes (Buff, ozgurceen, Irongate, TomAndJerry, Ansaistamps, Anna)

Upgrade for exisiting themes to support font themeing.

Partial support for themable boot animation.

Peformace improvements in theming engine.

Bug fixes in launcher, lock screen and systemui
[Nexus S Android Development] falqon:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.1.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Nexus S (crespo) - Updated [Feb 10, 2013

Maybe u should update your thread bro :p
[Nexus S Android Development] anshumandash:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.1.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Nexus S (crespo) - Updated [Feb 10, 2013

Want to know does it work with aosp kernel or cm kernel?

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Android Development] anshumandash:
So the 10th Feb version is 4.2 or it is still 4.1?
[Nexus S Android Development] bippi79:
4.1.2
[Nexus S Android Development] kemsiro:
very nice update; can't wait for 4.2 update release :good:
[Nexus S Android Development] bippi79:
We tried to release an upgrade to 4.2 release last week but couldn't do it because of merge problems. We have overcome the issue and have a working version of 4.2 Avatrrom. We are testing it and it will be released this Friday.
[Nexus S Android Development] bippi79:
ChangeLog (Feb 23, 2013)

Changelog

* Upgrade to 4.2.2

* 50 New themes

* OTA Fixes

* Lockscreen fix - time not coming along with unlocker

* Fixed Memory leaks in 4.2.2 System UI

* Weebo (Takser like application - Beta)

* Performance improvements and many more

Issues:

When lockscreen is set to slide and if the phone goes to landscape mode, the graphics are distorted and sometimes phone cannot be unlocked. We are working on the FIX.

Work around

1. If the issue occurs, pull down the statusbar, go to settings and you will have access to you phone.

2. Don't set lockscreen to slide and instead choose any other security mechanism.

3. Disable phone rotation.
[Nexus S Android Development] _hito_:
Wovv, Downloading Now:laugh:

Running Very SMOOTH:):thumbup:
[Nexus S Android Development] bippi79:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Nexus S (crespo) - Updated [Feb 23, 2013

Thanks... Let us know if there are any issues
[Nexus S Android Development] nitrix:
I just installed the 23rd February ROM but I don't see "weebo" installed. Is it missing or is there a way to open it?
[Nexus S Android Development] bippi79:
Weebo is available only in 4.1.2 release. We will include it in 4.2.2 release from next week.
[Nexus S Android Development] bippi79:
Updated CM10 based AvatarROM image.

As said before, there are two branches of AvatarROM. We will leave the choice to you.

* CM10 - 4.1.2 - Stable Release.

* CM10.1 - 4.2.2 - Beta Release.
[Nexus S Android Development] bippi79:
Lock screen issue is fixed and the link for new image is published. Please update and let us know if you still face the issue.
[Nexus S Android Development] sperelli:
Good job!

Could you please insert status bar transparency option?

Thx
[Nexus S Android Development] bippi79:
Yes we are working on it. Status bar transparency and center mod clock are on the list.
[Nexus S Android Development] adbshell:
Transparent statusbar would be nice to have... Good work OP :good:
[Nexus S Android Development] Basche:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Nexus S (crespo) - Updated [Feb 25, 2013

Got a couple of questions, first, how is this ROM compared to hellybean in performance, and can we use cm themes? I saw tom and Jerry and got really excited lol
[Nexus S Android Development] bippi79:
Its a CM based ROM so you can apply any CM themes.
[Nexus S Android Development] Basche:
one more question, would i be able yo use these gapps on this ROM: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2049033
[Nexus S 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.
[Nexus S Android Development] zhane0513:
tnx!!! downloading now. hope you add more themes, the latest ones, it is the only thing i want on this rom compared to others
[Nexus S Android Development] triosakti:
no need to wipe cache and dalvik cache?

downloading in progress....

were there weebo included?
[Nexus S Android Development] Nezam:
I hope there wont be any problems if i flash marmite kernel against this?
[Nexus S Android Development] Basche:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Nexus S (crespo) - Updated [Mar 02, 2013

I saw this in the jellyShot thread, do you think we could have this instead of the superuser that's already installed

Koush has released his open-source version of Superuser to the Play Store. Will we see this in place of SuperSU in the next build of JellyShot?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.superuser

UPDATED:

March 4, 2013

CURRENT VERSION:

1.0.0.7

Also:

Manual installation with the recovery zip:

Recommended if you are having installation issues or are not rooted

http://download.clockworkmod.com/superuser/superuser.zip
[Nexus S Android Development] triosakti:
I did dirty (very dirty) flash from 2.0b to 2.1b

and now can't open Google Play..

even I did the Fix Permission... nothing changed..

when I'm on 2.0b I still can open Google Play Store

does anyone has the same problem? or just me?

I haven't did the clean flash yet...
[Nexus S Android Development] bippi79:
Did you flash the gapps again ? You should flash both the ROM image and gapps.
[Nexus S Android Development] triosakti:
ah.. that's the problem... LOL...

sorry for silly problem
[Nexus S 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.
[Nexus S Android Development] _hito_:
Thank You man for every update..:good::)
[Nexus S Android Development] AndrewWalker613:
has 4.2.2 improved much at all on this device or is it still laggy when it comes to playing games?

I always found games like Jetpack Joyride we're super choppy and almost unplayable, and I enjoy playing games on my phone to pass the time in waiting rooms and whatnot.

Im thinking I may just stick with 4.1.2 unless these ROMs have improved.

Any info would be great.

Thanks
[Nexus S Android Development] sidnoit22:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Nexus S (crespo) - Updated [Mar 09, 2013

Which 4.1.2 Rom you are using?
[Nexus S Android Development] newbie1908:
good job. still waiting the final version released
[Nexus S Android Development] AndrewWalker613:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Nexus S (crespo) - Updated [Mar 09, 2013

This ROM actually. I believe the final 4.1.2 ROM he released before switching to 4.2.2
[Nexus S Android Development] triosakti:
there are updates of gapps in goo.im..

now it's 20130301

can I just use the 20130301 on goo.im instead of 20121212 on first page link?
[Nexus S Android Development] raducux:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Nexus S (crespo) - Updated [Mar 09, 2013

Yes!
[Nexus S Android Development] _hito_:
Well, good Rom:good:

System crashes when entering in Setting->Status

Other than well done, awesome work, overall good impression..
[Nexus S Android Development] Basche:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Nexus S (crespo) - Updated [Mar 09, 2013

In the home screen, when I touch the Google search bar, it doesn't take me to Google now. I would have to go into the app drawer and go to the Google app
[Nexus S 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.
[Nexus S Android Development] newbie1908:
where is 2G/3G toogles??
[Nexus S Android Development] bippi79:
It is under settings -> System -> Quick Settings Panel -> Tiles and Layout -> Network Mode
[Nexus S 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.
[Nexus S Android Development] chuckwow69:
Loving this rom good battery life and performance,keep up the great work....thanks.:D
[Nexus S Android Development] TTBA:
Probleme with google Play !

Hi thx for all ur job :good::good::good:

I came juste too flash may Nexsus S With everthing is ok , but play apps crashed i i can't connect to google store...

Sorry for my english ...

Any Solution thx :confused:
[Nexus S Android Development] Basche:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Nexus S (crespo) - Updated [Mar 24, 2013

Did you flash gapps?
[Nexus S Android Development] TTBA:
Probleme with google Play !

yes i did...

the last one

gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip

:confused::confused::confused:
[Nexus S Android Development] softkey:
Where is the Developer options on the ROM? Thx
[Nexus S Android Development] Basche:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Nexus S (crespo) - Updated [Mar 24, 2013

Go to settings, about phone, tap the build number about 1 times
[Nexus S Android Development] softkey:
Thank you
[Nexus S Android Development] Basche:
try to fix permissions, if it does not work, not wipe cache and dalvik cache and flash the ROM and gapps, then reboot to see if it works. If it does flash your kernel, tweaks, etc.
[Nexus S Android Development] TTBA:
thx

sorry doesn't work also...

:confused::confused:
[Nexus S Android Development] TTBA:
up of the day :laugh:

Sorry but i still have google plys crached can't connect to the store !!

:rolleyes::rolleyes:
[Nexus S Android Development] Basche:
What about doing a clean flash, wipe everything and the the same steps, after cleaning cache, as wrote earlier?
[Nexus S Android Development] nelsonhtb:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Nexus S (crespo) - Updated [Mar 24, 2013

I encountered this problem before.

What I did was flashed back earlier version of rom & gapps. Reboot & go to play. Dirty Flash again with latest version of rom & gapps, fix permission & reboot.

Can go to play normally.
[Nexus S 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
[Nexus S 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.
[Nexus S Android Development] TrueBrush:
Awesome ROM but what's up with the 2.6 update, the latest here is 2.5 and the official website still has 2.0.
[Nexus S Android Development] bippi79:
Website was not updated.
[Nexus S Android Development] TrueBrush:
This is the latest OTA update 2.6. What has changed since 2.5? Digging the new Superuser integration.
[Nexus S Android Development] bippi79:
Usually the release happens on Friday evening. You got the OTA build much earlier because crespo is the first device we build.

Wait for sometime and we will publish the change log and other details. Lol .. OTA is crazy stuff.
[Nexus S 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.
[Nexus S Android Development] V_tunes:
delete!
[Nexus S Android Development] TrueBrush:
Great, thanks.
[Nexus S 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.
[Nexus S Android Development] chuckwow69:
Nice work on the themes and the roms look forward to many more...Thanks:good:
[Nexus S Android Development] sidnoit22:
Tried every jellybean rom in nexus s forums but this rom is perfect.
[Nexus S Android Development] TrueBrush:
Borderlands theme looks nice but was non responsive and eventually broke my phone, had to restore. I like the Anna theme the best, enough eye candy without overdoing it.