yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bippi79:
2.12b change log

05/25/2013 - Avatar ROM 2.12b release.

CM 10.1 code merges till 21st May (RC2 Tag)

Mixing Themes - When applying a theme, you can now pick the components. Eg: If you want only the lock screen and boot animation from WP7 theme you can now choose it. We are one step closer to MiUi style of mixing and matching.

Rom Toolbox - Rom images will be available for download from Rom Toolbox app instantly. Fully automated.

Theme Chooser -

Support for enabling/disabling components when applying a theme

Improved facebook sharing and brand new gallery page (http://theme.avatarrom.com:3000/)

Bug fixes and improved graphics.

Launcher

Transitions in app drawer (like workspace)

App drawer can now be made transparent (no more black background)

Performance improvements in app drawer scrolling

Weebo

Ability to map a particular cell id to a location through location logs

Fixed bug related to mobile network not available
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] smartnphone:
Great ROM and great work. Only problem is that Nova launcher Prime doesn't work. I have tried reflashing and fixed permissions in my ROM manager Premium.

Apex launcher works so I think it's just something with Nova?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] musicthebee:
iphone dialer theme

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=40495160&postcount=396

Can I keep my existing theme but only use the dialer (iphone) lined to the above post? If so, could you tell me how to do it?

Btw, Great ROM and it feels like this is way ahead of other ROMs in turn of performance and theming options.

Thanks

M
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jasvncnt1:
What's it doing...or not doing? When you say nova prime..i assume you installed Nov launcher first?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] smartnphone:
Yeah sorry, I mean Nova Launcher (I also have prime and uninstalled both to troubleshoot). It just force closes every single time I launch it. I cleared its data and cache also. No luck getting it to work on this ROM.

Anyone else who uses Nova have this problem?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bippi79:
Its the bug with the ROM and it will be solved in next update. Sorry.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jazenf:
I just tried to flash thus rom, and I was stuck in boot loop. Is there a special way too flash this rom?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Prufta:
I think you got to be more specific of what you did to get stuck on boot.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] jazenf:
Well I downloaded the rom, and I had an update gapp file so there was no need to download it. Then before I flashed the rom I erased all the data and did a clean install then installed the gapps file from before. Then I ended up in boot loops ..
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DarthDerron:
Just flashed and booted fine here. Don't know what problem you're having...
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] thedjin:
Just got an S3..

So my Galaxy S2 just died [is bricked and I'm still googling/expecting a miracle for some way to fix it..] but I just got a Galaxy S3 and want to update to 4.2.2. My S2 was stock, and I'm tempted to leave the S3 stock too, but it's been a long time since I used CM and this rom look just so awesome.. Plus I want Photosphere haha.

Last time I had CM7 I could not get Swype to work. That alone was a buzzkill for me enough to leave my S2 with the stock rom and have a functioning Swype. Is there anyone here that has Swype installed and works as it should?

I saw someone asking about Swiftkey but no one answered.. hopefully someone uses Swype..
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] musicthebee:
dialer theme

Any thoughts on this please?

thanks
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bippi79:
We just finished up work on mix and match theming this week. We will push more forwards in coming weeks with which you can do this. Its not supported as of now.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] DarthDerron:
CM7 was a long time ago. I'm sure it works fine, especially since swype is now an app on the play store. Googles rendition of swype is implemented in the ROM and I find it much more accurate than swype. But then again its preference.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] bippi79:
Official changelog for 2.12b release can be found here - http://avatarrom.com/update-2-12b-for-avatarrom/
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] musicthebee:
Dialer theme

Great to hear. Thanks and looking forward. Also, is the theme editor going to be updated to support this?

Thanks a lot
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] thedjin:
True, that was looong ago and just by the looks of it, I can already tell it's fantastic. What's more, today I played with the phone for a bit. It has no Swype hahaha. It's not the Android keyboard either though, it's Samsung's, and it works really good except that you can't save your own words [or at least I dunno how to yet].

Have you looked back regarding the Samsung apps? Actually, I only want to keep S Memo. Can I backup the apk and use it in another rom? Last time I tried on my stock S2 it didn't work..

I still think I'll do this tomorrow, make a backup for S Memo, root, CWM, wipey-wipe and this brilliant rom. If for some reason I want to roll back, it's just another factory wipe away =P
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tester420:
Need to test an app and want to try it on CM9 July nightly for T999. Can't seem to be able to download the older versions. Any idea where I can download it?

Thanks in Advance!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] klin1344:
You can find all official builds at get.cm. I believe that there are a few cm9 nightlies, but they were upgraded to cm10 before the d2's ever saw 100% finished cm9. So keep in mind there mast new some issues.. but if you're just testing an app it should be fine.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] tester420:
Thanks for the reply!, I am actually testing a custom app that restores the IMEI. However, I want to "lose" it first and apparently, the CM9 build around July 17th was causing this loss of IMEI. Therefore, I really need that particular version to evaluate the process.

So, anyone?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shadow2797:
I apologize for having to start a whole thread for this small issue, but I couldn't find it addressed anywhere and I can't post in the Development Forum.

I recently installed Slim Bean 4.2.1 Beta 1 on my Vibrant after having CM10(stable) installed for about a day. Perhaps this was just a bad install, but there seems to be some menus missing from the Vibrant port of Slim Bean. For instance, there isn't a lock screen menu under the Interface menu. I also don't have the OTA or Performance options under ASS.

These are the only ones that I've noticed. I have not tried reflashing it because other than the absence of those menus, it's working great. I'm also not even sure it's an issue at all, it could have been intentionally omitted.

So I just wanted to point it out in case it's an error in my install or the port. If it's not, then as you were. :) If it's something as simple as a menu toggle, I apologize for being a n00b.

Edit: I found the Performance menu (by tapping the build number a few times) but the rest are still MIA.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tachyon_ray:
Hi folks,

I have the same issue but on SGS i9000. Otherwise the ROM is doing very well.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Br1cK'd:
Boom goes the hammer of realism.

The 4.2.1 based SB builds are still in BETA, this is clearly noted in the OP, even the title of the thread.

This means that it is not yet complete (hint: BETA). The dev is working to port the normal SB tweaks to the new version of Android (4.2.1).

The advanced menus and options will be showing up as the build progresses towards a final release, for now, enjoy what they are doing for you, and be patient for updates as they work hard to port their changes to the latest and greatest android OS.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shadow2797:
Thanks for the response! I realize it's in BETA but I wanted to clarify that those particular menus are not supposed to be there.

I'm looking forward to future updates as I love this ROM!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vertigo4:
There is also no option for USB debugging yet, am I correct?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Br1cK'd:
Google "how to enable developer options in android 4.2.1", and you'll then be able to turn on usb debugging.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MrFunEGUY:
The only thing is, I don't know why I would switch from my current rom, MIUI 2.11.14, for this. It just seems like MIUI with less of the options that you get with MIUI to me. There are no real MIUI themes here, you can't fully customize your themes (ie changing your lockscreen, icons, navbar, etc, to all be from different themes), you don't have MIUI Toolbox or ControlPanelSuite options, I just don't know. I'm not trying to be offensive or anything, just wondering how this would be better than regular MIUI.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bippi79:
Because this ROM is based on CM. We like MiUi as well and we love CM. What we are trying to do is bring the awesomeness of MiUi themes to CM.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Xenoism:
Diggin' the idea of merging the two in such a way.

It's the best of both worlds :)

I'm interested in seeing this project expand :)

Good work guys
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cwalker0906:
You don't need to know why....if its not for you just move around.....thank you devs for another option to make our phones slick....and sorry for other peoples ignorance
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bfranklin1986:
Sounds like a great idea to me. Cm stability plus miui customization
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] seshaz:
Way to ruin Xmas
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chrisa887:
i flashed this rom and got some errors, android has stopped working and then it said avatar has crashed. i didn't get a setup screen also, was i supposed to?

the way i flashed was: wipe factory/reset, wiped cache, wipe dalvik, wiped system, then flashed rom and flash the latest gapps 12122012 then wiped cache and dalvik again then rebooted. this is how i flash all the roms i use and haven't had a problem except this time. did i do something wrong in the flashing on this one?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] cwalker0906:
You flashed the wrong gapps. The one you flashed is for 4.2.1 you need the ones for 4.1.2 dated 10/11/12 I believe
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] chrisa887:
opps lol
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MrFunEGUY:
It wasn' ignorance, that's the thing. I was honestly curious as to why someone would prefer this ROM. I appreciate the actual Dev's response to my questions because it made sense and wasn't rude, unlike your comment. Telling me that I don't need to know why is ignorance. I'm allowed to ask questions if I have them, that's what it's all about, is it not? No need to apologize for my 'ignorance' when you're doing the exact same thing.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] garymachete:
If u use miui then hopefully uve tried a cm10 ROM. Any cm ROM will fly compared to a miui ROM. Miui was never meant to be on our phones, every ROM uve used is a port. Cyanogen himself has cooked us some slick ROMs for this phone. But, honestly, to see Ur comment first thing after a dev spent so much time making us a ROM and a xhangelog and all that disappoints us all. Next time, think about saying thanks, I'll flash and let u know my findings. The rest of us understand cm10 is fast and know how this ROM could be great.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Charlesbrown79:
Can't access SD card

I've uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers for the phone and I still cannot access my internal/external storage when connected to my computer. Anyone else get this?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] zeushvk:
I would love to try this rom but just installed few hardcore games and some insane account sync. But this is the rom I have been waiting for CM and miui in one..

Thank you dev.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] savagezen:
Yup, my thoughts exactly :) Deff gonna have to give this a try when I get done sampling all the others. But its really cool to see a MIUI-CM hybrid!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ktetreault14:
Coming from cm10.1, I love thus ROM.:D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] koolboyztn:
Can i request a kill all apps button?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] gypsy214:
quit yer *****ing... What the difference between the official and the amazon s3 download link?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] garymachete:
Settings-system-status bar-show notification count = settings.ui fc?

Everything else :good: sick rom
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bippi79:
Download speed using Amazon S3 are generally faster compared to others. Official link points to our website which may be slow at some times. Official links are provided for backup so users can fallback to it when S3 is down or slow.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bippi79:
It is the correct image. The rom was compiled on 6th September and it was under test.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] marlonmccarter:
Got it, Thanks!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] koolboyztn:
may be u need to update yr bootloader.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BigBirdie:
Camera Error - Can't connect to the camera

:(

First off, this is the Holy Grail of ROMs. I have been addicted to flashing ROMs, but now my search is over. I found the Grail.

However, :) I am unable to get the camera to start. I have reloaded the ROM, Stable beta version. Cleared all the necessary dalvic as instructed but camera fails. I even loaded a camera from the play store and it failes also. Loaded the googleApps from the ROM - but still it fails. Everything else seems to be working. Appreciate any help people can give.

Thanks
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] marlonmccarter:
I had that very same problem when this was first released...I had to go back to the stable. I updated again today and so far so good... Don't know if that helps any (I did the update not a full wipe)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BigBirdie:
I have the "Stable Release 3.x - Android version 4.2.2 based on CM10.1" loaded now.

Are you suggesting to go to, "Stable Release - Android version 4.1.2 based on CM10"?

Loaded the nightly but that was the same, no camera.

Thanks for the help!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BigBirdie:
Still no camera

I downloaded the file, avatar-3.0.2_stable-1445-20130805-d2tmo, did a full wipe and installed, but still no camera.

I loaded a backup of another ROM and the camera works.

Loaded the stable again and no camera.

I have seen some mention of the boot loader being a probable cause, what version do you have?

I used Odin to load mine. Any other suggestions?

Cannot be just me that has this problem.

Thanks.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] marlonmccarter:
This is what i am using now...I was using UVDMD5 but it caused my phone to run very hot...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] xxtavarxx:
Is this fix yet? I tried downloading earlier and it failed
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] marlonmccarter:
Worked fine for me...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bippi79:
Sep 29 2013 - 3.1.3 Nightly changelog

Sep 29 2013 - 3.1.3 Nightly changelog

Launcher

Fixed double tap Widget issue

Preview image fix

ThemeChooser

Fix a gap with breadcrumb text gaps

Fix an issue with search

Updated to the latest CM changes i.e midnight, 27th Septmeber.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] BigBirdie:
Thanks for the pictures. My setup is the same except for the baseband version.

Oh well. I like the ROM enough to go with out the camera. Thanks for the help.:D
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bippi79:
Angry paperclips theme release

Added Angrypaperclip theme in our collection. Check below screenshots. The same is available in our theme chooser(Avatar Themes -> Avatar Themes-> Misc).
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bippi79:
Silence theme release

Added Silence theme in our collection. Check below screenshots. The same is available in our theme chooser(Avatar Themes -> Avatar Themes-> Misc).
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bippi79:
3.1.6 nightly changelog - Oct 19th 2013

Oct 19th 2013 - 3.1.6 nightly changelog

Launcher:

Fix for Market Launcher UPDATE issue in our Avatar Rom

Fix for double tapped on Home button where animation was stopped in between

Minor fix for seekbar paddin

ThemeChooser:

Tone stop issue fix

null check for appcount display in store tab View

Feature: play tone on clicking tone select item in ThemeMixManager (Missed file added back)

Default Image changed

Boot animation and font renderer added in theme Mix

Feature: play tone on clicking tone select item in ThemeMixManager

ThemeMixmanager enabled
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bippi79:
Wall-E theme release

Added Wall-E theme in our collection. Check below screenshots. The same is available in our theme chooser(Avatar Themes -> Avatar Themes-> Movies).
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bippi79:
3.1.8 Nightly changelog - Oct 29 2013

Oct 28th 2013 - 3.1.8 nightly changelog

Launcher in landscape mode

Launcher fix for preview mode

Theme chooser mixing themes fix

Theme chooser - support for full screen boot animation

Theme chooser - improved UI of font preview

Added Snakemelon theme in our collection. Check below screenshots. The same is available in our theme chooser(Avatar Themes -> Avatar Themes-> Seasonal).
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] rekamyenom:
FYI:

Trying to Download this ROM now for an S3 and it is Extremely Slow.....
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] rekamyenom:
Will not flash to my T-Mobile SGH-T999.... Strange

Can Write any other ROM Like Jedi etc, but not this one. Anyone else having this issue? Any override?

Getting Status 7

UPDATE: Problem Solved Had to use TWRP CWM Would not flash this to my S3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bippi79:
NewLife theme release

Added NewLife theme in our collection. Check below screenshots. The same is available in our theme chooser(Avatar Themes -> Avatar Themes-> Seasonal).
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 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!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Wharmaster:
So, any updates on the MMS issues?? Have tried various APN entries, lengthy troubleshooting, still no dice.

As much as I like the ROM, this is kind of a deal breaker for me.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 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).
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 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
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] marlonmccarter:
Thanks!!

You guys had me worried!! Been wondering what happened, thanks for clearing things up....

PS - Waiting patiently for Avatar 4.3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] artojeda1988:
hey when i go into the themes app it wont upload any themes is there a fix?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] 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