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[Miscellaneous Android Development] tsiglas:
I have found another problem......

Ok the problem with the alarm and 'android update app' on start up still exist but only if you have choose 'no' quick boot or after you have close your phone you have remove the battery.....because this problem (android update app) happens only if you reboot phone, take and replace battery back or you have not select 'quick boot'...if you just close the phone and open it again there is no message for 'android apdate apps' so there is no problem with the alarm....

Now on my problem i have found out that the 4 alarms that i have setup to work the first one at 7.00 every day, the second at 10.00 every monday and friday stop working for a week now...i have notice that in the status bar(latest gravity box) the alarm tile shows wrong time for the next alarm....if i setup a new alarm for the same day (from gravity box tile) is working ok.....

Now i have delete all alarms from the main application (no gravity box tile) and resetup them...and wait to see......

Edit:The alarm does not work if you have choose same time more than one days a week....

Bruno can you check it to corfim that im not the only one with the problem?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] d00lar:
hi Bruno

we have some problem ( poland users) maybe you can help us?

the problem is that when someone is calling us and we have him in our adress book

some times (quite often ) instead contact name and photo , you known like alex etc we only see phone number and no contact name

it is realy a big problem because even if you have this person in contacts you still dont known who is calling you...

we will be grateful for any advice of how to fix it

i known that gravitybox can fix that but the same problem apears on miui

and the miui is not fully compatible with GB

i gues that the problem is somewhere in a zte base rom with is the same for your rom and miui rom

maybe you have some idea where to serarch for a problem?

or you known what exacly what gravity is changing(general fixes>fix caller ID for phone and messages) ?

adding or removing +48 in contacts does not help because sometimes when somone calls we see nr with prefix and sometimes without

thanks and regards!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gojo.pl:
This issue doesn't exist with bruno's rom and as you mentioned is it fixable with GravityBox anyway.

If you want to use other roms, here's manual for you :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] d00lar:
thanks

that is what i was seraching for !
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zperetz:
Bruno, it's not exactly ROM question, but it's general GB question. Don't you think that this great product now deserves 'save/restore' option? :) I'm really afraid, that next time when I will need to reinstall GB with ROM I will not be able to reproduce all features. Just a thought...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
Hmmm... I believe that was already mentioned a while ago on the official support thread, but I don't think it is a priority right now. Besides, we can already use Titanium Backup to save GB user preferences. :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gerstavros:
titanium doesn't make work with settings of Gravitybox
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
What? Titanium is used to backup any app and its userdata. GB has no difference from a normal app and also stores user preferences in a file, which can be saved and restored via TB.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gerstavros:
I ve tried that, GB was in default condition even after backup, while all other apps got restored
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
I also did it and can confirm it works. While restoring GB data the best is to have module disabled.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zperetz:
Could you be more specific in restore process? I've also tried once (with 1.x version) with TB and had no happy result.

Or just point on file which I should keep in safe :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
What I can confirm is that I never had the "Android is upgrading" message during boot, but I know that many users had it. I still don't know why, though. But I have tried enabling "Quick boot" feature and there's no difference, got no message with that enabled. Question to other users: do you get the message with "Quick boot" enabled and also with it disabled?

I don't know how you're doing it, but here's how you should do to make it work:

Create a backup of GravityBox using Titanium Backup

Do whatever you want in the meanwhile, could be a factory reset, whatever

Install Xposed installer so that you are able to manage modules

Make sure that there is none init.d script (there should be one bundled in the custom ROM, so delete it: /system/etc/init.d/01xposed) that could overwrite newer Xposed framework files that were eventually installed

Disable GravityBox module using Xposed installer

Reboot your phone, then open Xposed installer and make sure that GravityBox is really disabled

Open Titanium Backup and restore data only for GravityBox

Re-enable GravityBox module using Xposed installer

Reboot your phone

Voila, your settings are back!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zperetz:
Ok, so need to install Xposed first. Will try later on weekend.

Also look what I have here. Standard flashlight in GB is not bright, but the one in attach is absolutely awesome. I don't know if it's a case for all devices, but have really bright lighter in standard GB tile would be great. Do you have an idea why current GB light has quite weak light?

https://db.tt/Dj46RQKE
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zperetz:
I have the message in both cases.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
About "Android upgrading" thing.

I have came across the same issue when I was working on my ROM.

I found out it was caused by Google Maps being installed as system app. From certain version of Maps it just started doing that.

Things got back to normal after I moved Maps to data partition.

I'm not saying you are having the exactly same case but I felt like sharing this info.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sathelp:
Just to confirm that my Sandisk 64Gb Micro SD card works fine with the V987. Just received and so to change the ROM to Bruno's now and get my apps on. First impressions look good.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
That's great! I was willing to buy one 64GB microSD card... with your confirmation I can finally proceed with the purchase. :highfive:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] alexw801:
Voltage upper limit at charging

As I charge the phone with the stock ZTE charger, the voltage is increasing up to 4350 mV, may be dropped to 4300 mV after. Is it safe? On all of my earlier smartphones (ZP100, V970) the limit was 4200 or 4250 mV.

What to do?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
From which app are you getting that information (just to compare using my charger)?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] alexw801:
Elixir E2 and Battery HD Pro (Smallte.ch), these are the apps which I use to monitor the battery.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Ouzo:
May I ask if the 64GB card is supported in its native format (i.e. SDXC - exFAT), or did you (or the device) have to format it to FAT32 first? Thanks in advance.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] p82maarj:
I tought the rom had that problem, but it has task switcher/killer.

The problem is the home button sensibility, try large push but in the top part of the home button(on the roof of the house) and task switcher/killer will appear.

:good:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sathelp:
It was formatted as Fat32 prior to being put in the phone as I copied my 32Gb card to it. I have not tried to format it yet from within the phone.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gojo.pl:
You're right. There is something wrong with the button sensivity, but anyway it works. Thanks! :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] LethalOne:
Bruno, do you plan to add "full circle" and "stock with numbers" battery indicator, like in V970? Would be good :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
No, I'm not planning to add those battery mods because the latest Android releases have the option to show battery percentage in status bar (under Settings / Battery / Battery Percentage).
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tugof:
I'm new happy user of V987.

ROM and everything is fine, but all backup programs (Titanium, My backup, ROM Toolbox pro) get stuck during batch backup. I try 2 sd card, complete wipe, but still same...

I thing, there is some "unstable" root. Titanium backup sometime stuck during startup asking for root rights. Other root aps have sometime problem with root asking too.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
Are you trying to make a selective or a full backup? I never run into any problem using Titanium Backup (free version) using the scheduled backup feature (but only for certain apps, not a full backup).
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tugof:
Selective and full. Full backup (or recovery) stuck always. Selective or separate apps sometimes.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sathelp:
Just check the SU app that Titanium back up has full rights granted. When it updates, you sometimes have to re-allow it to have access or it fails it's routine overnight runs. I have had this again this week, easily resolved.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] alexw801:
OTG works

I tried to connect 32 GB USB flash memory, via otg cable, formatted FAT32, works excellent.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
Yeah, I also tried to connect a USB stick to the phone the other day and OTG support is confirmed.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] alexw801:
Battery voltage limit

Hi Bgcngm,

As I started to check the battery voltage by a voltmeter, I have read on the back of the battery, that the charging limit is 4.35 V, so it is allowed to reach this value.

It is higher as on other phones, they try to keep the 2500 mAh capacity.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gojo.pl:
Hi all

anyone using endomondo on V987? Today I made about ~15km and endomondo reported ~240km with average speed ~190km/h. (bicycle). On the map it looks OK.

I've reported that to endomondo as well, but I guess this is not a common problem (yet?) so I don't expect quick resolution from their side.

Edit: looks like this is a common problem for MTK6589

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=40189508&postcount=65
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ulvergr:
how?i connected a usb stick but nothing...

at USB host diagnostics says that the kernel has support but it doesn't detect anything,did u plugged usb and read ur files?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sathelp:
Yep, same here. I tried the quick boot fix but still get it every time I boot or reboot
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zperetz:
Hmmm, I can try... But what is the easiest way to do this without damaging anything? As now GMaps installed as system app and you cannot move it with standard ways.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
Probably better to wait for Bruno to confirm it's really the Maps.

He might be as well able to either 1) provide flash package for moving Maps to data or 2) give advice how to do it easily.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] f_speed:
¿How to remove this sounds?

just want to disable the notification tone when the USB cable is plugged in to the phone. Anyone know how to do this?

I try to remove the .ogg file like the camera sound but I not...

About "Android is upgrading" Today after one week of correct working I had a big problem again:

I use the automatic power on every day to turn on my phone, today the the alarm wakes me and when I try to stop the alarm, I can't!!!! because the phone in showing an infinite bootloop with the message "Android is updating applications" and I can't turn off the alarm and can't turn on the phone too, the only solution is to remove the battery , this situation is very uncomfortable, Im the only person with this problem ??? I can't believe!!!

Regards

---------- Post added at 10:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:45 AM ----------

Use Titanium Backup and convert the system app to user app and after you can move it to SD ;)

I just do it
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zperetz:
And the result? No upgrading message on boot any more?

Actually I tried to find this option in TB, but had no luck. Could you be more detailed in your advice?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
Converting into system / user app is a TB Pro feature. To do it, long-press over the app and select the option under "System ROM".
[Miscellaneous Android Development] f_speed:
The result is not good, now I lost my position on GPS and when I try to restore the app with TB says "im not root" I lost root!!!!!!

any idea how to solve this in a fast way ???
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zperetz:
That's exactly what I'm talking about. Maps now highly integrated in Android positioning and it's not just that easy to move them.

Bruno, I feel myself completely jackass, but I can't find System ROM option in TB.

Upd: found it :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] f_speed:
You can move, the problem is one time you moved Maps you lost root and gps position :(
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
That's crazy... :rolleyes:

Anyway, tonight I will check if this can be related to Maps or not.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] f_speed:
Thanks Bruno,

The thing is I have to restore my full backup from SD because after moved Maps I lost ROOT and GPS position!!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
One thing that I remembered just now is that everyone should have received Maps 7.3 update by now. The new apps updated from Play Store, are installed as user apps, overriding the bundled system apps. What you can do to confirm if the "Android is upgrading" message is related to Maps is to delete GoogleMaps_vx.xx.apk from /system/app using a file explorer with root access.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zperetz:
Just did. And the boot message is still there. Deletion is not helping.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] f_speed:
You reboot the phone or just power off and on later? In my case if I reboot appears the message but if I power off/on don't appear

Enviado desde mi ZTE V987 usando Tapatalk
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zperetz:
Powered off with battery. Message is rock solid.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
In case "Quick boot" is disabled, doing a reboot (not soft reboot) is the same as power off and then power on.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] f_speed:
In my case, when I do "quick boot" (first option reboot) the message appears again o n boot, I just test now!!!!! If I power off, wait 1 second, turn on, same message on boot, the solution is pull off the battery and power on the phone again, shut down again, power on, and the message dont appear,

the conclusion: NEVER use the reboot function!!!!! (Im not using the last Google Maps version because I test this whith a old recovery backup)

I tried with Quick boot ON and OFF (Same result)

Now after 4 o 5 times powered off/on the message DONT APPEAR until I use the reboot option again (I'll no use)

Bruno, did you use the alarm clock to power on the phone every morning from off state ??? Because one day a week this fails and my phone start the alarm while I see "Android is updating" and the loop is infinite, the only solution is pull off the battery.

Best Regards
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Pe3ball:
I can also confirm this.I placed a post some time ago telling that i have this specific problem and that was the reason i removed this rom and installed the stock..
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tsiglas:
In my case when i reboot the phone soft or normal the message apears...if i close the phone take battery off and open it again the message apears again....If i have the phone open and disable the quick boot from settings (no power menu) and close the phone from power and open it again the message apears again....Only if i have the phone open with quick boot from settings anable, close it from power and reopen it the message doesn't apear.....this is something that has to be solved....
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
Okay, I think I have found what was causing "Android is upgrading" message to appear. Please install the attached .zip through CWM recovery and report back.

EDIT: Confirmed to be working fine. "Android is upgrading" message during boot was appearing because of a broken .apk. The problem has probably occurred during the time I was creating the update.zip package for the release of the custom ROM.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tsiglas:
Sorry Bruno...nothing hapens...it still there any time like i discribe at the last post....

I hope that zip tha i install wont give me new troubles....

Thanks anyway...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] zperetz:
There's an error in installation package and it gives 'installation aborted' with status 6. But I put wallpapers manually to system/app.

So I can confirm - message disappeared!

Bruno, again, thank you for your magic.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tsiglas:
I haven't notice the error...

Now i confirm is working too....

Thanks Bruno and zperetz.....
[Miscellaneous Android Development] aenima73:
H/W decoding

Thanks Bruno for your great job!

I have a small problem, I don't know if releated with the rom, and I hope anyone can help.

When I try to play a 1080p wmv video with MX player it says that H/W decoding is not supported so play the video with S/W decodign which slooow, I have already tried toher 5 different players with no success.

I have an old single core tablet which is able to play de video perfect with H7W decoding, any solution?

MX says I have to download ARMv7 NEON codec but I downloaded it from play store and id didn't work, I also downloaded the Neon_v1.7.19.zip with the codec from xda and when I try to apply that codec it gets "Device not supported". What's wrong?

Thanks.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Sathelp:
Yes, error message comfirmed and installation aborted. I too extracted the 2 files and manually placed them in system/app folder and message indeed gone away now.

Thanks guys
[Miscellaneous Android Development] f_speed:
the zip dont install from recovery:

Error in /sdcard/get_rid.zip

(Status 6)

Installation aborted

but I copy the with root explorer and now it works!!!!!!! ;)

I reboot 3 times and 3 times boots well without annoying problem, now I hope the alarm works fine.

The only diffrence I see is that now the zte screen loads in more time, but is not a problem!!!!

Thank you very much Mr. Bruno!!!!!! Great Work!!!!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
Thanks for your confirmations. I'll temporary remove the .zip, so that I can fix the installation error.

For those that had problems with the alarm stalled during boot, let me know if it also got fixed.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
The fixed file had been re-uploaded now (check some posts above).

Just a little explanation of what was happening: "Android is upgrading" message during boot was appearing because of a broken .apk (MtkVideoLiveWallpaper). The problem has probably occurred during the time I was creating the update.zip package for the release of the custom ROM. The reason why I never got that message was because I removed that file during my own installation. :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kratos69:
Thanks for your work Bruno, The ZIP works! :good::good:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
Instructions for a successful backup and restore of GravityBox user preferences

Instructions for a successful backup and restore of GravityBox user preferences have been updated (there were some minor details missing):
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MSprecher:
Let me join kratos69 with my thanks for the update and Bruno´s constant effort to make a very good customrom even better...

Matthias
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Wolfillete:
I just use VLC for android (beta). It works great with mkv 1080p
[Miscellaneous Android Development] aenima73:
Thanks, I have already tried with VLC but no succcess :crying:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gerstavros:
What video bitrate has your mkv? Try also mx player
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Pe3ball:
He said that he tried with mx player first ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] aenima73:
Exactly is not a problem with the player as I have tried several players without success. It is something related with mya phone/ROM. I ahve tried more videos and aprox 50% are not able of using HW decoding.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] Pe3ball:
Try with stock rom then to see if the problem persists .Make a nandroid back up first in the rom you are now.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
Have you already thought that the videos could be the problem? As you may know, there are some H.264 profiles that require real hard decode processing... and not all HW decoders are able to handle.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] aenima73:
I don't think so. My old single core Tablet plays those videos with HW.

I am going to try with Lewa ROM.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] reglaspv:
I think I have a problem, because apparently my phone cpu oscillates just in 2 states: deep sleep and max speed.

Do you know how could I pinpoint the process that force the cpu at maximum?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] onizukao:
On the first page there's a solution fot the "back button problem".

Ther is an alternative solution:

http://tieba.baidu.com/p/2553584599

(use google translate!).

you have to heat the buttons with a hair dryer and then use a clasp for 2 or 3 hours.

I've done yesterday and seem to work! :victory:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kratos69:
I still have the same problem, when I restart the value returns to the default value: Standar Limit.

EDIT: In developer options:

Enviado desde mi ZTE V987
[Miscellaneous Android Development] DiRKiNg:
i will try
[Miscellaneous Android Development] cyrillem28410:
Hello

Thanks for your work but did you plan to create the same ROM for the V967S ?

It could be a very good idea :)

Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
That was already answered:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] alexw801:
When I asked Carliv, the author of a well known custom ROM for V967S, he answered:

"Well, v967s is not so close to v987 as some may think. At first sight seems to be only camera, display quality and thickness different, but related to these are more others. So, GravityBox is working with this ROM, but how many features will have or how it will look that depends on ROM's capabilities. The ROM for v987 is different from v967s - you want to see how: just decompile framework-res in both and take a look; and that applies to more ROM's components."
[Miscellaneous Android Development] demstav:
English please

Can someone please translate this in English? Google translator isn't doing a good job, i cannot understand anything.

I was actually thinking of changing phones next week just because of the annoying back button problem.

Please help.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] stvgr:
Βruno how to fix the lockscreen appears my lock just right?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kratos69:
Bruno, can you say something about this? Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] bgcngm:
The same happens with stock ROM. Even tested on my S6000-H tablet, which is MT8389 based, and the behavior is the same.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] onizukao:
With an hair dryer warm the buttons for several seconds (i think to dissolve the glue inside). Then tighten the lower part with clips like in the pictures of the Chinese forum and let cool for 3 hours.

Now my phone is perfect, I confirm that the chinese solution works!

Inviato dal mio ZTE V987 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Miscellaneous Android Development] d00lar:
hi

how should we understand this part? should we stick over this part of phone to rest with new tape? or just put some double-side sticky tape there but do not stick it - left one side with paper there?

thanx