yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tanjiajun_34:
Franco kernel is unable to change the gamma value... The screen looks like crap now.

Tried CM10.1+franco kernel r19

Not sure about the battery life but the performance definitely is weaker than even stock kernel and stock rom.

Antutu benchmark the 3d stages all their FPS dropped. First 3d test only hit 40fps while stock kernel and rom nearly hit 60fps.

Tried Subway Surfer it is slightly laggy. Very Noticeable lag!

Stock CM10.1 kernel performance seems to be the same as stock rom and kernel. I guess its franco kernel r19 problem.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brian85:
Well, down to 80% after 20 minutes of screen time on cm10/franco

I'm convinced I have a defective battery.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyokeun1234:
You might have a rogue app you know. It's not always the defective battery. But if you do have defective battery, I feel real sorry for you :(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brian85:
Is there any way to find out if an app is causing the issue? My battery stats look normal with screen taking the most battery. There are no apps in the usage list.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaydub:
I've been happy with my battery and performance with stock JB and Franco's kernel. I'm using r17 and the other day managed to get nearly 25 hours on a charge with just under 3 hours of screen time, and that's with location services, Google Now, etc. all turned on. Haven't really noticed any performance issues with Franco's kernel either.

Although, I feel like the only person who was getting decent battery life on the stock kernel. I was getting 16+ hours of battery life with 3 hours of screen time with no problem.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brian85:
At 65% now with 1hr, 5mins screen time. Seems to be getting better now.

Can't explain the quick battery drop in the first 20 minutes though.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshnichols189:
Is this real? You are aware the Galaxy Note 2 battery is 150% larger capacity wise?

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Also try installing better battery stats. There is a free XDA version. It will tell you if you have a rogue app.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brian85:
True, but it also has a much larger screen.

And I'll check out that app, thanks.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I'm getting the same problem: About two hours of screen on time on stock everything. I'm experiencing extremely poor signal to the network (-100 to -113 dBm, while my SGS2 in the same area is at around -51 dBm). I'm not about to root it just yet. That shouldn't have to be the solution. Tried doing a factory reset and disabling unneeded stuff, but to no avail.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dpaul007:
Also, if you haven't noticed, a lot of the users getting 4+ hours of screen time per charge are on WIFI the whole time.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshnichols189:
Not even, most of the people getting 5+ are on WiFi. 4+ on mobile data is very doable.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gsusx:
On stock, havent rooted yet. Yesterday got over 4 hours screen time on WiFi though. Today used Google nav for 40 mins. It chewed through 30% battery. Brutal. Bear in mind I've only had the phone two days though so hoping stats will improve.

Love the phone. Just praying battery life improve a bit
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eaffon:
What would you guys say is the best kernel for battery life that wont affect performance?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daviiiiiid:
They say that the Franco Kernel is sthe best for now
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catlog:
3 hours screen on time, with playing games and watch YouTube videos with Franco+CM10.1 and I've still got 30%.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aj700:
As long as you dont modify the recovery, you will get the update to work. Try the cf root method in original dev section. Its for nexus startes like us. Its same stock kernel, but he pushes su into system after fastboot reboot if i understood it correctly. So you can play with some governer settings for screen off state etc to get some time with battery.

/Aj
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bash156:
Hi guys this is my first android phone battery life is crap I have everything turned off in the background reading through xda forum I see people modifying their software I want to do the same but I don't know where to start is there someone out there that can help please I have looked at toolkits but they don't make any sense to me at all
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] achan68:
Are you sure about the OTA update not being affected if you use a custom kernel? I always thought everything had to be fully stock, not just the recovery.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brian85:
Still have terrible battery life. What the hell
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cobyman7035:
will i keep all my data and apps if i flash cm10.1 and franco kernel?

if not, can i just use titanium backup, backup all my apps, then transfer or copy and paste all the folders from the nexus 4 into my PC, save it there, then do the flashing cm10.1 + kernel flash , then copy and pase the folders from PC back to nexus4?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calanizzle:
It is recommended and probably a MUST to do a factory reset when you come from stock or another rom. With TB you can get all of your apps but don't restore app + data since the outcome can be bad, such as force closes or not performing well.

Photos, contacts are not going to be deleted..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brian85:
bye bye nexus 4. I just couldn't take it anymore.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyokeun1234:
Really? I've been having very nice battery life fully stock...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
You're giving up already? :confused:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brian85:
Yeah...shouldn't have to do a ton of things or flash different roms to get decent battery life.

I may have had a bad battery, but considering google has no more nexus 4's in stock, no use in requesting a new one.

I'm back to my iphone 5 as a daily driver, even though the OS sucks compared to android. But I need battery life firstly.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ace42:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2037440
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lreyes:
Hello XDA I'm wondering the best reliable way to gain S-OFF and root access on the software 3.15

Thank you :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] BigMosley:
I don't think you can S-Off yet with the latest. DirtyRacun may support it now I could be wrong. Watch Qbking77's videos on YouTube to unlock and root your device. Good luck and welcome.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cruise350:
If you are already on 2.09 hboot, I think you have to use the hboot downgrade method to brick your phone and install an earlier hboot which will let you run dirty racun. It is by no means easy, and I don't know if there is still support for that method.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lreyes:
Downgrading your Hboot doesn't brick your phone. I've been doing this with my OG evo :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Captain_Throwback:
The only way to downgrade your HBOOT on this device IS to brick your phone (if you're S-ON, that is). I think you misunderstood. This device is much more locked down than the OG. "Forget everything you think you know."

But at this point, the downgrade method isn't supported (yet). I already bricked my Jewel trying it (granted, that was after the downgrade was completed successfully, but still).

The team that put together the downgrading tool is still working vigorously on confirming a method that will work reliably with the new HBOOT. Stay tuned.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
^^^ This. The OG EVO and this phone are not the same. What worked on one won't necessarily work on the other. Just wait for an S-off exploit for the new Hboot, otherwise you'll end up with an expensive paperweight, like the Captain did:banghead:

Sent using my HTC EVO LTE and a magic wand
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lreyes:
Ok I will do thanks guys. :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] murphdsurf:
Along the same lines.....

Once you have S-Off can you go ahead and RUU to the latest one.

I'm experiencing a bunch of problems since S-Off and thought this might fix them?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Magnum_Enforcer:
What kind of problems? What ROM are you currently on? Have you updated your firmware?

Sent using my HTC EVO LTE and a magic wand
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] @rbiter:
my custom word dictionary for stock android keyboard? i was able to freeze samsung keyboard and get android keyboard 4.2 going, but i would like to check my dictionary if possible. i can't find it, and see no possibilities for syncing it either.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] openinterest:
Hi, apologies if this is already being discussed - could not find a thread on it. My new goal now that I have voice search enabled is to get a keyboard enabled that would enable dictation entry of things like emails, not just search bars. I've heard of NookColor tools being used on other versions of the kindle as a keyboard manager, and I'll try that out myself but I wanted to see if anyone has already had success here using that or some other way. I'm wondering, would any version of the ICS keyboard be a go?

I've got a rooted 8.9
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prokennexusa:
Upgraded Keyboard

There is some discussion here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1898390

I have tried Go Keyboard, SlideIT, and SwiftKey 3 Tablet. They all could not display properly when I went from Landscape to Portrait Mode.

Be careful, this is an area (Changing default keyboards) I have seen a higher number of Bricked Kindles.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aaron.a:
Same issue. In landscape the nav bar renders over the keys making it difficult to hit the P using hackers keyboard + android layout. Still worth a shot tho.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JAG50:
The first thing I would recommend is for you to download alternate keyboard application from the Google market.

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You can download Swype Beta at beta.Swype.com. If you are using Dolphin be sure to switch to Android mode, or it will not download. Swype Beta uses Dragon dictation and its the best out there. Period.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arda99:
I use touchpal, downloaded and installed from play store, which seems to work fine. But I use the tablet in portrait mode only.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prokennexusa:
Upgraded Keyboard

I just tried the Jelly Bean and Ice Cream Sandwich Keyboards. Both worked great in the Portrait Mode, as soon as I switched to Landscape, the keyboard split in an unusable fashion. I will continue to test different keyboards.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BELASCO:
I've been happy with the "Hacker's Keyboard'.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hinzman420:
I got go keyboard working. But when you switch to landscape mode you loose letters on the right. But there is a build prop edit that removes the home button bar at the bottom of the kindle. Then you can use button Savior application to get your home button and back button back. The thread is in the themes and app forums
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prokennexusa:
Upgraded Keyboard

Thank you for the feedback, I will give this a try.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] darkwolfelite:
Anyone notice that sometimes it doesn't show AT&T on left corner of taskbar? It always shows on lock screen but sometimes on home screen its not there. Also sometimes when the phone reconnects to wifi and pops the notification of that it makes the carrier name go away. It comes back with a tap of the taskbar so not a problem. I was just curious if anyone else was seeing this.:laugh:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] darkwolfelite:
nevermind with the lockscreen
[Captivate Android Development] Jdgp42:
ChangeLog

Jan 12, 2013

1. Added a setting in Settings->Performance->Urandom to enable/disable Seeder 1.3.1 entropy generator (http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1987032)

2. Performance improvement when applying theme (Fastest when compared to CM/MiUi)

3. 5 New themes (T3, MiBadge, Steel, ThreeDView, Metalbuild)

4. Fixed Out of Memory errors in SystemUI

5. Fixed crashes in lockscreen

6. Scrolling effects and performance tweaks in launcher
[Captivate Android Development] bippi79:
ChangeLog

Jan 12, 2013

1. Added a setting in Settings->Performance->Urandom to enable/disable Seeder 1.3.1 entropy generator (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1987032)

2. Performance improvement when applying theme (Fastest when compared to CM/MiUi)

3. 5 New themes (T3, MiBadge, Steel, ThreeDView, Metalbuild)

4. Fixed Out of Memory errors in SystemUI

5. Fixed crashes in lockscreen

6. Scrolling effects and performance tweaks in launcher
[Captivate Android Development] bradddo:
MMS work? Miui has issues, otherwise awesome looking ROM guys. cm and miui is exactly what i have been wanting, I may give it a go
[Captivate Android Development] bippi79:
We have tested MMS and it works. We have integrated seeder entropy fix into the ROM. We have noticed good performance improvements. Try it once and i am sure you will not be disappointed.
[Captivate Android Development] Z1nK:
Looks and works great, I have problems with AOSP keyboard constantly crashing.

Can I somehow add Xiaomi backup account? WOuld be much appreciated.

Thank you for your work
[Captivate Android Development] bippi79:
Keyboard crashes is because of Gapps. Which version are you using ?

Please use this gapps - http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip

You can also get it via OTA from settings -> About Phone -> Avatar Updates
[Captivate Android Development] Z1nK:
I was using 20121212 version. jelly bean ofc.

Can you tell me if there is a way of using Xiaomi backup?
[Captivate Android Development] bippi79:
20121212 version is not compatible with 4.1.x (http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/Google_Apps)

It is not possible to use Xiaomi backup as it is closed source.
[Captivate Android Development] BTRL30NTM:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.1.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Captivate - Updated [Jan 12, 2013]

Awesome ROM , more themes would be nice :). So far no issues ! Is this ROM big mem patched? :D
[Captivate Android Development] bippi79:
We will be adding more themes in coming days. The rom is not big mem patched.
[Captivate Android Development] bippi79:
ChangeLog (Feb 02, 2013)

Performace improvement in launcher, lockscreen.

Bug fixes in frameworks and statusbar.

Fix for OOM (out of memory) issues when applying new themes.

Graphics fix for already existing themes

Partial Support for font theming
[Captivate Android Development] bippi79:
Few hours from now, we will be building AvatarROM for 26 devices. We are excited as it is one of our biggest update and we are upgrading to 4.2.1.

Did someone say fonts ?

[YOUTUBE]XUlgabTp3Sg[/YOUTUBE]
[Captivate 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
[Captivate Android Development] bippi79:
ChangeLog (Feb 24, 2013)

02/24/2013

50 new themes

OTA Fixes

Lockscreen fix - time not coming along with unlocker

Launcher updated with profiles

Weebo app (Tasker like application - Beta). Currently supported only in 4.1.2.

Latest merge with CM code base

Bug fixes, Performace improvements and many more

Issues: (only in 4.2.2)

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.
[Captivate 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.
[Captivate Android Development] BTRL30NTM:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Captivate - Updated [Feb 24, 2013]

Downloading :thumbup:! Let you guys know in a bit if anything comes up.
[Captivate Android Development] Mortal Eternity:
Downloading....:fingers-crossed:
[Captivate Android Development] BTRL30NTM:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Captivate - Updated [Feb 24, 2013]

Great ROM no issues yet, one thing though I found out the hard way that it isn't big mem patched Lol thanks for hard work;)
[Captivate Android Development] xtremer92:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Captivate - Updated [Feb 24, 2013]

Is swap supported on this rom?
[Captivate 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 battery 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.
[Captivate Android Development] noone.dk01:
i see theme of rom is not good :D, home screen is quite tight
[Captivate Android Development] bippi79:
There are more than 50 themes. Which theme is not good ?
[Captivate 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 ( pre alpha version )

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.
[Captivate Android Development] BTRL30NTM:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Captivate - Updated [Mar 09, 2013]

Yeah , updating this ROM , love the themes. Since miui isn't around for our cappies .....
[Captivate 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.
[Captivate Android Development] BTRL30NTM:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Captivate - Updated [Mar 24, 2013]

Using this ROM with unofficial semaphore .15 vc. So stable. Anna theme the best. Thanks guys.
[Captivate 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
[Captivate 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.
[Captivate Android Development] BTRL30NTM:
Re: [ROM][JB] [4.2.2] Avatar ROM for Samsung Captivate - Updated [Mar 31, 2013]

Nice ;)
[Captivate 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.
[Captivate 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.
[Captivate 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.
[Captivate 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 :)
[Captivate Android Development] bippi79:
04/19/2013 - AvatarROM 2.7b Release

Merged with CM 10.1 M3 build( 14th April )

Changed Error Reporter to send requests to server instead of a google document

New Theme Chooser fixes

Weebo fixes

Support for layout theming

Existing AvatarROM users can update via OTA. Go to Settings-> About Phone-> Avatar updates and hit the refresh button.