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[Galaxy Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 Android Development] belveder69:
I'm using W03-KitKatExperience-XHDPI-v1.00 on avatar-nightly_3.1.8 and have just discovered avatar-3.1.9 is out. Do I have to format when updating due to the Kit Kat?
[Galaxy Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 Android Development] LaZiEebOi:
Hello was wondering if anyone knows how to install the stock note 2 keyboard or the modded ones or the AccuWeather widget? I've tried numerous times and failed following the directions and don't know what else to do ? Help? Anyone ?

Sent from my SGH-T889
[Galaxy Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 Android Development] R0B3RTF1SH3R:
thanks for the honest update. reassuring =D love my time with avatar and always keep track of your work.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 Android Development] belveder69:
Runs nice and fast and smooth but battery life seems a lot worse
[Galaxy Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 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/
[Galaxy Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 Android Development] R0B3RTF1SH3R:
weebo is so under-rated =D
[Galaxy Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 Android Development] anthropoidape:
Hi, I have just installed this ROM. It looks very good.

I do get a crash every time I apply a theme via theme chooser though. It still seems to apply the theme so it may not really matter much, but I thought I would better mention it in case there's an obvious fix!

Edit: actually, it seems to do most of the job but fail to install wallpaper.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] elijahtan:
does anyone know if this rom works for 4G (particularlu singtel 4G)? serms.like.logo shows 3g and H plus most of the time.speed seems to natch too
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] lisim:
Any one else having issues flashing the latest 5.0.6 ? I get status 7 no matter what i try =( im not using cmw though i cant seem to get my phone to reconisge in computer to change over to it, but ive flashed avatar before =(
[Galaxy Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 Android Development] yhs_csl:
Just downloaded the latest Avatar rom. Can I use the latest gapps from other sites, eg. For temasek rom?
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] yhs_csl:
Media storage crashed when selecting sounds in settings. Any remedy?
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] belveder69:
I've stopped using this rom as there is no support for it
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] yhs_csl:
Ohhh..that's too bad. I really like what this rom can offer which are the themes option.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] belveder69:
I love the themes, love being able to change theme whenever I want without any hassles
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] jtsin67:
Thanks yes its working now, but i ended up doing OTA and all good.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] Pondy:
Hi, I'd like to try this ROM. How is the camera/gallery? All of the the other AOSP Roms I've tried have had camera stability issues (FCs). And I've read other reports of people having similar issues, so I know it's not just me.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] jtsin67:
Have had no issues with camera or gallery.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 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 Note II N7105 Android Development] jtsin67:
Team - have downloaded the tool, however opening sample themes (under tools) or from my phone (eg MIUIv5) it keeps giving "opened an invalid theme". Any guidance on what i am doing wrong? These are themes from the phone downloaded through theme chooser OTA.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] bippi79:
Do a adb pull from the device and it should work fine. We are planning to publish all the apks online so you should not face this problem going forward.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] PercyWA:
First try of Avatar

Many thanks to devs. Install was a breeze. All working on Telstra 4G in Perth, Western Australia. Very impressed so far.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] jonkers71:
Hi all. Installed this ROM last night. All good so far.

Just a question though. Is there a mod or something I am missing in regards to the power menu. I would like to be able to reboot to recovery straight from the power menu.

Also is anybody using an different kernel and if so what?
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] bippi79:
You should enable reboot to recovery option from developer settings
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] jonkers71:
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.

Still is anybody using a different kernel or just the stock one?
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] jtsin67:
Using Neak for past several days. Battery life improved.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 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 and customize your Avatar ROM theme and make your own Avatar :)
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] jonkers71:
Thanks. Will give it a try.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] sholsten:
This Rom refuses to install on my GT-N7105 Hong Kong version. It fails while trying to install. This happens with both TRWP & CWM.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] Pondy:
Install fails for me too. Error in zip file.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] Danilynne:
I had to move the files to my ex-sd then I was finally able to flash with no error..
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] bippi79:
Avatar Team is proud to present the first beta release of Layout Themeing.

We all have seen how themes change images, icons, drawables, colors etc. But this is the first time you will see how a theme can change the position of UI elements (buttons, labels, etc). Never before an attempt like this was made in the history of Android.

Eg: "Close all apps" button in the recent apps list is on the top-right corner. If you are a left handed user, reaching the top-right corner on a 5 inch phone is not easy. With layout theming, you can move the position from top-right to left-bottom.

Demo:

Lets take up a simple example. We have seen different version of dialer in different operating system. By applying a theme, we can now have the exact same dialer in Android. Not only the buttons look the same, it is also positioned at the exact location.

System UI (System app) - Link

Iphone style (Theme) - Link

Circular dialer (Theme) - Link

Blackberry dialer (Theme) - Link

Recent apps (Theme)- Link

Install Instructions:

1. Push the systemUI.apk to /system/app (Eg: "adb push systemUI.apk /system/app")

2. Install the themes as any normal android application (Eg: "adb install -r iphone.apk")

3. Go to theme chooser and apply your preferred theme

4. Open the dialer and check out how look and feel changes which each theme.

Some Surprises

1. Check out the clock position on the status bar. Yes it is centered. We can move anything to anywhere.

2. In the recent apps theme, we have moved "Close all apps " in the recent apps list from top-right to bottom-left

Layout themeing will be part of AvatarROM soon and we are working on some cool concepts. We would love to hear what you want to see in layout theming. Post your ideas in our feature request page.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] kk3296:
Install fails for me too.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] sholsten:
The latest rom installed & running well for me now
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] SwannyBhoy:
This rom is awesome. One of the best AOSP roms for n7105. The theming engine and theming tool is amazing.

No major issues or very minor most is just down to own personal preference.

Thanks again!
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] sholsten:
I'm not having any luck at this one connecting as a media device. I can't find the developer settings either.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] bippi79:
Go to settings, about phone and tap on build number 7 times to enable devleoper settings.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] sholsten:
Thanks. I found the Developer settings, and enabled debugging and it still won't connect to my computer.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] bippi79:
WarmSpring Theme

Releasing one more new theme in our Avatar theme stores, check below screenshots. The same is available in our new theme chooser.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] bippi79:
04/27/2013 - AvatarROM 2.8b Release

Merged CM changes till 24th April ( includes Camera driver fixes for lot of devices )

Bazooka Launcher

Fixed some critical issues reported in previous build.

Added Gestures in workspace. A settings page also added to configure gesture actions. Different gestures like swipe-up, swipe-down, double-tap, home-button press are added. Different actions for each of the gesture can be set in preference.

Added ""edit workspace"" option in menu button.

Removed ""pinch to preview mode"". This option is currently disabled for some issues as we can go to preview mode through many other ways. It will be added later.

Many new Customization options."

Lockscreen

Fixed a bug

Fixed Settings crash on Input Method

Fixed Version Number problem in Error Reporter

Theme Chooser

Removed Old theme chooser

enabled Total download count of themes

Sorting themes based on download count

Sorting themes based on date

Settings App now launches the new Theme chooser

if you are updating from an older version of Avatar to 2.8b without a wipe. You will have to clear data of Bazooka Launcher

Under settings, Apps -> all apps -> bazooka -> clear data...

If you are moving from an old Avatar build to 2.8b without a wipe

Try clearing data of Bazooka

Drag down Status bar -> Toggles page -> Settings -> Apps -> All -> Bazooka -> Clear data
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] bippi79:
MiStyle Theme release

Releasing one more new theme MiStyle in our Avatar theme stores, check below screenshots. The same is available in our new theme chooser.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] bippi79:
2.9b release

05/04/2013 - AvatarROM 2.9b release.

CyanogenMod merges till May 2nd 2013.

SystemUI fixes during expanded desktop (the background was not covering till the end. Also portrait - landscape transition, the notifications wouldn't expand fully)

ThemeChooser : Fixes for text invisible in installed themes tab for dark themes

ThemeChooser will not handle market links anymore and Memory leak fix.

Old themechooser is removed completely.

Launcher : Fix crash without wipe & make dockbar transperant.

In OTA updater show that the gapps and rom is installed if they are installed. ( Previously it used to show new or downloaded).

Change Cyanogen Mod Updates to Avatar Updates

We have a global error reporter collecting the crashes reported by the user using ACRA. Error Reporter link
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] XQuilet:
Very nice ,fast and smooth ROM falling in love with it

BTW for e clock could u add in GMT + 8 Singapore it missing from the list
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] XQuilet:
hi guys i know there was an update to bazooka launcher on the play store but was not able to install it, it saying that package file signature of the current one was having issue and ask to uninstall and reinstall again.

is the bazooka launcher of our rom is different from the play store one? but some how it linking it self to the play store one..

how do i go about doing it ? please advise
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] bippi79:
Both are using the same code base. But the signature file used for signing is different. So you will not be able to update it.
[Galaxy Note II N7105 Android Development] XQuilet:
Thanks,

Will you be able to add Chinese langue into the standard keyboard?

And also add gmt +8 Singapore into the clock?

Thanks for the great rom