yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
GravityBox latest version

Download: GravityBox v2.5.0

Flash via clockworkmod recovery. No wipes needed.

Changelog 2.5.0 - 24/09/2013

- Lockscreen targets:

--- ability to add as many as 5 lockscreen targets for launching apps

--- replaces all original targets apart from the unlocking one when enabled

--- option to adjust bottom margin of unlock ring

--- known issue: stock browser might not be launched properly from lockscreen

--- available for Android 4.2+ only

- Statusbar tweaks:

--- Statusbar brightness control:

------ continuous brightness adjustment by sliding over statusbar

------ immediate brighntess adjustment by long-touching statusbar

------ applies to manual brightness (autobrightness must be off)

------ works also on lockscreen

--- option for statusbar element colors to follow stock battery color (more info: http://tinyurl.com/qzbecat)

--- option to disable GPS notifications

- QuickSettings Tiles:

--- NetworkMode tile: allow LTE phones to switch 2G/2G+3G/3G/LTE (for LTE, it uses device specific default LTE mode. Typically LTE_GSM_WCDMA)

--- option to set mode of network mode tile (2G/2G+3G/3G vs. 2G/2G+3G. For LTE: 2G/2G+3G/3G/LTE vs. 2G/2G+3G/LTE)

--- Stay Awake Tile (prevents the screen from turning off when enabled)

--- Screenshot Tile

--- improved GPS tile for non-MTK devices (better icon + indication of position fix)

--- improved Ringer Mode Tile to take into account whether device has vibrator (non-MTK)

- Phone tweaks:

--- option for stripping unicode characters from message before sending (for stock messaging app)

--- option to disable slow mobile data warning for SIM in 2G mode (for MTK Dual Sims - mobile data tile)

- Display tweaks:

--- option to allow all display rotations (e.g. upside down)

- Other improvements:

--- improved volume keys skip track for better support of 3rd party players (thanks to bparker98)

--- power menu dialog optimizations

--- button backlight notifications: make buttons lit for a bit longer

--- fixed scaling of Back button in navigation bar

- Updated French translations (thanks to ch-vox)

- Updated German translations (thanks to Wikiwix)

- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translations (thanks to Eric850130)

- Updated Portuguese (PT) translation (thanks to bgcngm)

- Updated Indonesian translations (thanks to awaaas)

- Updated Russian translations (thanks to smb.roman AKA romashko)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] traitor123:
Please post your ROM here to win. :D Your ROM is for W8 but you'll need to prepare one for W8S. The download link for the W8S original rom has been given in the contest page. Hope you win. All the best. :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] arcadesdude:
Can we have an option to not automatically disable Bluetooth when enabling airplane mode?

Also, to allow turning on BT from the quicksetting tile when airplane mode is on?

Thanks!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
GravityBox latest version

Download: GravityBox v2.5.1

Flash via clockworkmod recovery. No wipes needed.

Critical bug fix.

Changelog 2.5.1 - 24/09/2013

- Lockscreen Targets:

--- fixed crash when accessibility services enabled

--- app names added into accessibility descriptions (e.g. they will be spoken when using TalkBack)

- Other minor optimizations

- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translations (thanks to Eric850130)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kucyk84:
why da hell when i make a repartition i have now

"storage space is running out"?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] arcadesdude:
[MENTION=5008415]C3C076[/MENTION]

And ditto for the ability to turn on wifi from airplane mode with the quicksettings wifi tile. I'm currently using Widgitsoid to do this. Please?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
Noted.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] MindPhreak:
Is it possible to make this rom compatible with THL w8s model?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
Maybe I'll do that for the ROM competition but it will basically be a stock ROM with GB integrated and more languages.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] _ossie_:
I can advise that Stock W8S ROM with GravityBox works just fine.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kenturky:
Hey all... I think 4.3 is coming for our phones in November.... That's what the thl smartphones chap said on Facebook.... Not sure though, but hope it comes along in November.... Fingers crossed........

sent by Kiran Fernandes from thl w8 beyond
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
Woah. Can you link me to that info, please?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] BartAfterDark:
I read December/January. But then again, you never know with these kind of vendors :/
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
GravityBox latest version

Download: GravityBox v2.5.5

Flash via clockworkmod recovery. No wipes needed.

Contains mostly enhacements of existing stuff

Changelog 2.5.5 - 28/09/2013

- QuickSettings tweaks

--- Option for overriding default touch/long-touch behaviour of tiles (non-MTK)

--- GPS and Ringer Mode tile previously made for non-MTK now available also for MTK

------ can be used as alternatives for standard MTK GPS Tile and Audio Profiles Tile

--- Network mode tile mode

------ added 2G/3G mode option

------ added (LTE) to mode descriptions for better understanding how modes are switched

------ option to choose SIM Slot to which tile applies (for MTK Dual Sims)

--------- tile can now be used also for SIM Slot 2

--- Fixed improper indication of position fix in alternative GPS tile

--- Wifi tile now active also while airplane mode is on (MTK)

- Intelligent Pie Controls

--- linked to Expanded Desktop - 4 modes available

--- disabled: Pie completely disabled

--- always on: Pie always on independently of Expanded Desktop

--- when expanded desktop on: activates when expanded desktop is on

--- when expanded desktop hides navbar: Expanded Desktop mode is set to mode that hides navbar

- Navigation bar tweaks

--- Moved navbar transparency settings under Navbar tweaks section

--- Option for navbar height for landscape orientation

- Statusbar icon coloring: option to leave stock battery icon intact

--- When enabled, icon coloring won't be applied to stock battery icon.

Useful in case stock battery icon was replaced with 3rd party battery mod

- Lockscreen targets

--- category renamed to "Unlock ring settings" (thanks to bgcngm)

--- options to set unlock ring horizontal/vertical offset (thanks to bgcngm)

--- these changes required reset of your current Lockscreen targets settings

- Option for stripping unicode in messaging now supports quick message dialog (MTK)

- Transparency sliders now accept 1% steps

- Quiet down a lot of logging: only device info at startup + runtime errors are logged

- Updated Indonesian translations (thanks to awaaas)

- Updated German translations (thanks to peterhugelberg)

- Updated Polish translations (thanks to xtrem007)

- Updated Italian translations (thanks to pitone02)

- Updated Portuguese (PT) translation (thanks to bgcngm)

- Updated French translation (thanks to ch-vox)

- Updated Russian translations (thanks to smb.roman AKA romashko)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] LethalOne:
Please do any ROM for W8S, thanks :)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gerstavros:
LoL. Android 4.2 works fine even in devices with 512MB RAM. It's not ram eater at all.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kenturky:
What do you mean "Why?"

I read somewhere that thl phones get OS updates.... Well, why should they not update it to 4.3? After all, everyone wants an OS update... If thl was smart enough to make phones that satisfy the users hardware needs at cheap prices, then they should definitely understand the need to update the OS in the phones....

sent by Kiran Fernandes from thl w8 beyond
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
Well, they won't bother with older devices. They need to sell new ones.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kenturky:
Android 4.3 has come for oppo find 5.... And a ROM port is come for xiaomi mi2 and mi2s

Well, I hope someone ports 4.3 from oppo find 5 for our devices.....

sent by Kiran Fernandes from thl w8 beyond
[Miscellaneous Android Development] THUNDERASS:
One day mtk 6589 full source code ll be released and we ll have last version android with cyanogenmod..
[Miscellaneous Android Development] LethalOne:
Yee, heard that long time ago. Im not so sure...
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
GravityBox latest version

Download: GravityBox v2.5.6

Flash via clockworkmod recovery. No wipes needed.

Mostly bug fixes + couple of new features as a bonus

Changelog 2.5.6 - 01/10/2013

- Fixed compatibility issues in Network mode tile and Messaging tweaks for single SIM MTKs (thanks to bgcngm)

- GB preferences adjusted to follow device capabilities/features (thanks to bgcngm)

- Fixed GPS Tile long-touch misbehavior

- Fixed infinite MMS/SMS switching loop when unicode stripping is on and SMS is about to become MMS due to its length

- Fixed status bar brightness control for Android 4.1

- Added options for Call vibrations

--- on call connected

--- on call disconnected

--- on call waiting

--- every 45th second during outgoing call

- Sleep Tile: show power menu on long-touch

- Option for controlling screen on during plug/unplug of power/usb

- Option for muting volume adjust sound

- Added MT6572 to the list of MTK devices

- Added Japanese translations (thanks to WedyDQ10)

- Added Dutch (NL) translations (thanks to spacecaker)

- Updated Portuguese (PT) translation (thanks to bgcngm)

- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translations (thanks to Eric850130)

- Updated Polish translations (thanks to xtrem007)

- Updated French translation (thanks to ch-vox)

- Updated Indonesian translations (thanks to awaaas)

- Updated Italian translations (thanks to pitone02)

- Updated Hungarian translations (thanks to benjoe1)

- Updated Russian translations (thanks to smb.roman AKA romashko)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] d3xtr0:
mtk6589 kernel by sony

There's hope for a new age of Roms

http://www.gizchina.com/gizchina-forum/topic/mtk6589-full-sources-finally-are-out/
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
It's kernel sources only. Unusable for cm purposes.

This sounds more interesting

http://forum.faeamobile.com/thread-1080-1-1.html
[Miscellaneous Android Development] d3xtr0:
http://www.needrom.com/mobile/romvo...yanogenmod-10-1-stock-mix-rom-by-filipmcmine/

Saw that for friend. This is just stock with visual changes right?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nikr123:
Dream on.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] chenrp:
cool!

if it will work, then not much work needed to port it on out W8 and to W8S!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
GravityBox latest version

Download: GravityBox v2.5.7

Flash via clockworkmod recovery. No wipes needed.

After upgrade, option for Tile visibility will be reset to default state (all tiles visible).

Simply uncheck unwanted tiles in QS management.

Changelog 2.5.7 - 03/10/2013

- QuickSettings Tile Reordering

- GravityBox Tile: long-touch serves as a quick shortcut to Tile Reordering interface

- Fixed Battery Stats crashing on some devices (MTK Specific)

--- stock Battery Percent Checkbox (the one in Battery Stats) is back

--- has priority over GB percent text option (when enabled in Battery Stats, the one in GB will be disabled)

- Updated German translations (thanks to samsonbear)

- Updated Polish translations (thanks to xtrem007)

- Updated Hungarian translations (thanks to benjoe1)

- Updated French translation (thanks to ch-vox)

- Updated Italian translations (thanks to pitone02)

- Updated Japanese translations (thanks to WedyDQ10)

- Updated Portuguese (PT) translation (thanks to bgcngm)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] chenrp:
why you need to change MAC address?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] skit75:
Android 4.1.2

Anyone think it would be possible to port Android 4.1.2 from thl w8 basic to thl w8 8p128 hd?

Would be nice since it does not contain a certain Bluetooth bug.

Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kretex:
Has anybody's try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2113150 ?? :confused::rolleyes:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] eteles:
Just got my nm890... stock Rom is 4.1.2... wcdma 850 not supported... If I install this Rom and its updated baseband, will it work on wcdma 850 (since you said it's exactly the same hardware?

I'm not home now, so I can't test it...

edit: just got home and intalled rom... The rom works great, but wcdma 850 still doesn´t work for newman nm890... It says it is supported on mobile uncle tools, but it won´t find signal on wcdma 850... Now I have to sell 2 phones... :(
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gerstavros:
C3C076, i just noticed smsreg exists in your roms. It should be removed i think
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
It's not a malware you are thinking of. But basically this apk makes sense only in China and is useless in other countries. It's safe to remove it.

You can easily do that yourself if in doubt.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gerstavros:
Right, but it charges sms i think:p Also /system/media/video is useless at all. you could save size by removing it
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
No it doesn't. It's bound to a specific Chinese operator. I have this apk on my phone for half a year and no single SMS has been sent. You can remove what you like from ROM yourself. If you find something that's useless to you it doesn't necessarily mean it's useless for others ;)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gerstavros:
oh that's ok about smsreg, i thought it was sending sms with every operator, sorry!

videos in system/media i think are useless for anybody, i said that to you just to save some space in system, i have already removed them! It was just a suggestion to your fine rom:good:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
OK. Thanks.

The truth is, I'm not planning to update this ROM any time soon. Apart from GravityBox, which basically takes all of my free time nowadays.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] skit75:
C3C076 do you think it would be possible to add agps reset button to gravity box status bar tiles?

I use this reset from GPS test app to get a faster fix.

Often when i turn GPS on I don't get a fix.

Tried all fixes already but somehow this works the best for both my mtk devices.

Thanks
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
Not sure. But you can quickly get into location settings by long-touching GPS tile.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] chenrp:
actually it does!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaTek

my W8S has a MT6628 module that supports glonass
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gerstavros:
I ve never seen MT6628 phone supporting glonass. Where did you see glonass in your phone?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] chenrp:
see GNSS modules.

the THL W8S has a MT6628 module that supports GNSS!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gerstavros:
where is GNSS modules?
[Miscellaneous Android Development] chenrp:
please use the CTRL+F and write GNSS

:silly:
[Miscellaneous Android Development] gerstavros:
I asked you where you see the glonass satelittes in your phone. Because no mt6628 phone sees glonass satelites in ygps
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
GravityBox latest version

Download: GravityBox v2.6.0

Flash via clockworkmod recovery. No wipes needed.

Changelog 2.6.0 - 10/10/2013

- Statusbar tweaks:

--- Ongoing notification blocker - dynamically collects info on ongoing notifications and allows to block them

--- Alternate WiFi Tile for MTK devices (CM Style) with signal and SSID indication

--- AOSP Signal Tile: added indicator for mobile data off state when tile behaviour overriden (non-MTK, needs testing)

--- Clock Day of Week revamped to support normal/lowercase/uppercase styles

--- Data traffic monitor - monitors data traffic and displays info in statusbar

--- Added Low Profile support for Circle battery, percent text and data traffic monitor

- Lockscreen tweaks

--- Quick unlock: unlocks immediately after correct PIN/password is entered without pressing ENTER

--- Statusbar lock policy: allows making statusbar expandable on lockscreen

--- Option for disabling limit for number of widgets

--- Long-press on lock icon unlocks device when widgets maximized

- Fixed 45 sec. vibrations not being executed on some devices (partial wakelock required during call)

- Added Vietnamese translations (thanks to hdbk1986)

- Added Turkish translations (thanks to AndroidMeda)

- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translations (thanks to Eric850130)

- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx, EraserKing)

- Updated Russian translations (thanks to smb.roman AKA romashko)

- Updated German translations (thanks to samsonbear)

- Updated Polish translations (thanks to xtrem007)

- Updated Portuguese (PT) translation (thanks to bgcngm)

- Updated Italian translations (thanks to pitone02)

- Updated French translation (thanks to ch-vox)

- Updated Japanese translations (thanks to WedyDQ10)

- Updated Hungarian translations (thanks to benjoe1)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] chentz78:
Hi [MENTION=5008415]C3C076[/MENTION],

Why the option "Battery percent text" isn't enabled in this version ?

Now for me I have two battery information: "Battery percent text" and "Circle Battery with text percent".

You can see in the screenshot attached.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
Read changelog for v2.5.7
[Miscellaneous Android Development] chentz78:
Now I understand this, but, I think, this kind of mixed configs is a little confuse.

However, thank you for your help.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
Well, I had to bring the standard option back since removing it caused battery stats crashing on some devices. So if standard option is used, GB one is disabled. You can't control both at the same time.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kenturky:
Anyone experience this? I just don't understand why all the ram gets used.... I see many apps are restarting... And this is gravitymod ROM with gravity box installed....

sent by Kiran Fernandes from thl w8 beyond
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
Might be another xposed module or some app.

1) disable additional xposed modules one by one (not at once) and everytime you disable module, check if situation improved

2) go through the recently installed apps and do the same.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kenturky:
When I had done a factory reset, and restarted the phone, after doing some browsing, I checked running apps... It showed around 600 to 650MB used ram... Just a few apps were running... Well , mostly, the system apps..... Went back to stock ROM, same problem..... On factory settings, I noticed that there's extreme ram consumption...

Is it possible to make a 4.1 jellybean stock ROM for THL W8 beyond?? Because there are no ram issues with 4.1.... Been having this same issue on my xperia pro with 512MB ram... Sometimes, it shows 0 Bytes free out of 380MB..... I'm really fed up of android 4.2... I want either 4.3 or 4.1, but the problem, none are available...... That's really annoying.....

sent by Kiran Fernandes from thl w8 beyond

---------- Post added at 01:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:31 PM ----------

Do you have android 4.2 or 4.1 in your device? Please give me a screenshot of your running apps.....

I have gravitybox and greenify exposed modules... Nothing else...

sent by Kiran Fernandes from thl w8 beyond
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
I don't think 4.1 is possible on Beyond.

Moreover, 4.1 had terrible lags due to screen running at max. of 30Hz. 4.2 is much more fluid and responsive.

here's my apps stats
[Miscellaneous Android Development] muratzilla:
Will you release a new version of GM2 anytime soon?

I don't have a problem with 3.0 and it works perfectly fine but we need some new excitement I guess.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
No. There is really no reason for that.

New excitements are always part of GravityBox.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] ch-vox:
why don't you use GravityBox ? (see OP for further information)

as [MENTION=5008415]C3C076[/MENTION] claims earlier, every new feature is released through GB.

unless 4.3 is ported on MTK chips, I don't think he will update his GM ROM...

maybe we're not so far from such a port, see Xiaomi Mi2 for which Android 4.3 has been successfully ported : http://en.miui.com/thread-6929-1-1.html

EDIT :

oops, crossed answers... :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
I personally don't believe that.

MI2s is a Snapdragon platform.

We can't have similar progress unless we finally get our hands on MTK framework sources.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kenturky:
And what exactly is this? Is it part of the framework source?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2338535

sent by Kiran Fernandes from thl w8 beyond
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
It's kernel only - useless. No mtk6589 android framework sources have been released, yet.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
GravityBox latest version

Download: GravityBox v2.6.1

Flash via clockworkmod recovery. No wipes needed.

Contains mainly bug fixes and updated translations

Changelog 2.6.1 - 12/10/2013

- Ongoing notifications blocker:

--- fixed compatibility with Android 4.3

--- show hint when list is empty

- Expandable volume panel:

--- show ringer volume only for devices having voice feature

--- don't allow volume linking for devices that don't have voice feature

--- added alarm slider

- Fixed SystemUI crash caused by WiFi tile on some MT6589 devices with different signal cluster handling

- Updated French translation (thanks to ch-vox)

- Updated Portuguese (PT) translation (thanks to bgcngm)

- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)

- Updated Italian translations (thanks to pitone02)

- Updated Chinese (Traditional) translations (thanks to Eric850130)\

- Updated German translations (thanks to samsonbear)

- Updated Polish translations (thanks to xtrem007)

- Updated Japanese translations (thanks to WedyDQ10)
[Miscellaneous Android Development] chasepoes:
Keep up the good work!
[Miscellaneous Android Development] kenturky:
In India, people are using xolo q800 which is mtk6589 based... They are making ROMs from different devices.... And yeah, they are successful.... I didn't take the q800 because its got the low end version of the mtk6589 chipset...maybe even you could do something about it....

sent by Kiran Fernandes from thl w8 beyond
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
If they have sources, I believe they can do anything. I am constantly monitoring the situation and believe me or not, there are currently no sources publicly available.

The one and only interesting progress I know of is that Faea manufacturer made a deal with Cyanogen Inc. And they are currently working together on cm ROM for their faea f2/f2s devices. But again, it's not an open source project.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] C3C076:
GravityBox latest version

Download: GravityBox v2.6.2

Flash via clockworkmod recovery. No wipes needed.

Contains minor improvements and fixes

Changelog 2.6.2 - 13/10/2013

- Preferences adjusted to take device features into account (thanks to [MENTION=455439]bgcngm[/MENTION])

--- Torch tile available only for devices having flash led

--- GPS tile available only for devices having GPS

--- Removed redundant "Disable GPS notifications" option (now available via notifications blocker)

--- Removed preferences and tiles related to mobile data for WiFi only devices

- Transparency manager: automatically disable transparency updates when all 4 transparency sliders set to 0

--- fixes graphical anomaly appearing at the top of the windows when transparency off (all 4 sliders zero)

- Prevent soft reboots on Touchwiz devices when accessing power menu (DOES NOT mean GB is now fully compatible with TW!!!)

- Improved compatibility of status bar tweaks with devices having modified statusbar layout (Xperia,...)

- Updated French translation (thanks to ch-vox)

- Updated Portuguese (PT) translation (thanks to bgcngm)

- Updated Chinese (Simplified) translations (thanks to liveasx)

- Updated Hungarian translations (thanks to benjoe1)