[Nexus 4 Android Development] Flextrick:
I love Vanilla Android, but am I the only one, who thinks that it is a little bit "uncolorful"? I decided to publish my Rom with more colors and other changes... so flash and enjoy. :)

Information:

based on CyanogenMod 10.2

designchanges:

system background fully black (normally there´s a light spot)

icons in settings colorful

changes in statusbar design

new navbar

color changes in quicksettings

new Bootanimation

phone.apk more colorful

full scope of funktions from CyanogenMod 10.2

removed some "unuseful" apps

features:

HALO

(... enable ParanoidAndroids wonderful floating notification and multitasking feature)

Enable/disable Low battery warning

(..enable or disable warning, when your battery gets empty)

Enable/disable fullscreen keyboard in landscape mode

(... enable or disable fullscreen keyboard in landscape mode, so you can read the chat while typing in - otherwise you can't see the chat)

Notificaton behavior

(... set if the notifications like SMS or WhatsApp should expand (show the text of the message) or not)

BatteryBar Settings

(... enable battery bar and set color, location (status or navigation bar) an height)

Center Clock Settings

(...center the clock)

Date Settings

(... adjust date format an set it befor the clock in status bar)

color settings

(... adjust color of the clock, battery circle, notification light, battery light, battery bar, etc)

navigation bar height settings

(... adjust the height of your navigation bar)

advanced power menu

(... adjust some more features to the power menu - Reboot Recovery, Reboot Bootloader, Reboot)

fullscreen statusbar

(... enable fullscreen status bar an you'll be able to swipe down the status bar in games or other full screen app, you can adjust the time of staying in)

wake up on charger and/or on volume buttons

(... display turns on when you plug in your charger or push the volume buttons)

dual pane in settings (adjustable)

(... adjust dual panel in settings and you'll have splitted settings like in ParanoidAndroid)

Screen-off animation

(... enable or disable screen-off animation)

Fast opening of the Quicksettings

(... quick open quicksettings when pulling down on the left or the right - or open quicksettings when no notification is there)

Lockscreen Rotation

(... enable lockscreen rotation and you can have the lockscreen in landscape mode when you rotate your phone)

Status Bar transparency and color

(... adjust the percentage number of the transparency and choose the color of your status bar)

Navigation bar transparency and color

(... adjust the percentage number of the transparency and choose the color of your navbar)

Dark Makocolors

(... enable Dark UI in the settings and your UI will become dark)

Brighness slider

(... option to activate the brightness slider in the notification bar (notification bar settings))

Tiles flipping

(... Qicksettings tiles are flipping when you push them)

System-DPI

(... adjust the dpi size of the whole system, that the UI changes it's size - SlimRoms)

Quicksettings-Switch

(... activate/deactivate the Quicksettings)

... and much more. More changes are planned and will arrive in the next versions!

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Screenshots:

(not updated, will be updated soon)

Klick

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Actual version download:

Makocolors

Gapps

Pre versions:

Makocolors 1st:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?bsbmskou0a70fuz

Makocolors 0.1:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?vvjim46kh95c4i9

Makocolors 0.2:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?vm1y7hyj5bbs641

Makocolors 0.3:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?f96b3xlfmmpyceq

Makocolors 0.4:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?a0g0dm55n57v055

Makocolors 0.5:

http://makocolors.9tb.de/

Makocolors 0.6:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/7ioa27h1qes6x5i/Makocolors_0.6.zip

Makocolors 0.7:

http://makocolors.9tb.de/

Makocolors 0.8:

http://makocolors.9tb.de/

Makocolors 0.9:

http://makocolors.9tb.de/

Makocolors 1.0 Beta1:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/ub1vdd4qo46o4u5/Makocolors_1.0_Beta1.zip

Makocolors 1.1:

http://makocolors.9tb.de/

Makocolors 1.2:

http://makocolors.9tb.de/

Makocolors 2.0:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/5xiq8nms28lwbgx/Makocolors_2.0.zip

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Changelog:

Makocolors 2.1:

fix status bar brightness-slider

fix lockscreen targets

fix Dark Makocolors not being completely switched off without reboot

some focal fixes

DPI changer (originally merged from CyanKang)

Quicksettings master Switch (originally merged from CyanKang)

moved "Makocolors-Version" in device_info_settings after "Android-Version"

Makocolors 2.0:

Codebase-Date: 12.08.2013

update to Android 4.3 / CM10.2 / JSS15J

Makocolors 1.2:

Codebase-Date: 30.07.2013

Add more Apps to DarkUI (only if Dark Makocolors is activated) ... Mms, Phone, Email, Calculator, Contacts

some colorupdates

Add many features to Camera app (Smart Capture, True View, some color effects...)

Makocolors 1.1

Adjustable Halo colors

Adjustable Halo size

tons of halo changes from PA

Appbar fixes (Schubi)

Status bar color

Status bar color, transparency and transparency mode fully working

Navigation bar color, transparency mode and transparency

New Settings Layout (Makocolors header)

Option to enable network speed indicator

Tons of changes from CyanogenMod (Privacy Guard, camera tile in Quicksettings - test it, it's cool)

Dark UI switch in Settings (from Slim Roms)

Brightness slider in notification bar adjustable

Recents RAM Bar in "recents apps view"

option to enable all widgets on lockscreen

option to disable music control on lockscreen

option to disable camera on the right side of the lockscreen

many german translations

tile flip in quicksettings

Makocolors 1.0 Beta1:

added status bar transparency

added new notification header

added PhaseBeamRed

Makocolors 0.9:

added option to enable lockscreen rotation (Displaysettings - Screenorientation)

fixed nfc on lockscreen

fixed nfc on turned off display

fixed SMS and call breathing

changed quicksettings tile color to gray

Makocolors_0.8:

CyanogenMod Codebase Date: 20.06.2013

Added On/Off Switch for Halo

Added SMS Breathing (Animated SMS and missed call animation in Status Bar)

Added Screen-On notification light (LED glows also when screen is turned on)

Makocolors 0.7:

App SideBar (Credits Der_Schubi and Chameleon Team)

Enable/disable Low battery warning (Credits Der_Schubi)

Enable/disable fullscreen keyboard (credits Der_schubi)

Notification behavior setable (always expand, never expand, normal, etc) (credits Der_Schubi)

HALO PORT (Credits Paranoid Android Team and Der_Schubi)

.. and more

Makocolors 0.5:

Based on CM-Nightly of 27th April

ported Batterybar and those settings (thanks to pvy)

Files now on new Server (thanks to finnq)

some design "bug"-fixes

green Notfooter

... and back to the roots: NavBar icons white again

Makocolors 0.4:

NavBar 40 dpi

changed system background

edited Mms.apk

added Nexus 7 bootanimation

Makocolors 0.3:

NavBar 38 dpi (48 dpi is unuseful and needs a lot of space)

Changed color of the "lockscreen wave"

changed date and clock color in notificationbar

Makocolors 0.2:

colors in power menu

some colors in the dial pad

NavBar ICS-Blue (i saw, that this one is very popular)

Wifi Fix (please test)

Makocolors 0.1:

Based on CM Nightly 2013-04-02

Edited Bootanimation

more colors in NavBar

notification footer full of colors

tiles in quicksettings are now black (colors now come more out)

removed Chrome

1st

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Installation:

Requirements: A different Recovery like TWRP or CWM must be installed!

Place Rom (Makocolors_X) and Gapps (gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip) on the SD-Card of your Nexus 4

boot into Recovery

Wipe data/factory reset

Wipe cache Partition

Wipe Dalvik Cache

Install .zip from SD-Card (Makocolors_XX.zip)

Install .zip from SD-Card (gapps-jb-20130301-signed.zip)

Reboot

coming from 4.2.2:

wipe data/factory reset (recommended)

wipe cache/dalvik cache

format /system (important!)

Install newest Bootloader (if you are not running the newest one)

Install Makocolors_2.x.zip

Install Gapps

Reboot

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FAQ:

Q: Why I'm not able to turn the volume louder than about a half?

A: You have to uncheck the loudness security in the tone settings.

Q: Is there any chance to have Per-App-DPI?

A: Yes, download XPosed Installer, install XPosed framework and install the Module called "App Settings" (You must download this, too).

More? Ask me..

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German-Thread:

Hier auch auf Deutsch!

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MANY THANKS:

Google - for an Open Source Android!

CyanogenMod - Team

CyanKang - many features portet from them

Paranoid Android Team - Halo

Chameleon - App SideBar

Phil1405 - for the cover picture

finnq (Server)

Android-Hilfe.de

the usual "small print":

Neither XDA-Developers.com, Android-Hilfe.de, nor me are responsible for any damage on your Nexus 4!​