[Galaxy S III Android Development] JustArchi:
Updated.

FAQ / Q&A

Q: Whoa! What happened to colors in ArchiDroid, why they're "blacked out", "dimmed"? I want my stock colors back!

A: ArchiDroid in default configuration applies preset for boeffla kernel, which also changes displayed colors. Samsung (and CyanogenMod) uses over-satured, plastic, vivid colors, while ArchiDroid uses balanced and natural colors for our super amoled. It's up to you if you like it or not but if you decide to use my preset for a kernel then you need to modify it manualy. If you're on Boeffla kernel then you can simply launch Boeffla Config app and find "MDNIE" feature on "Display+Led" tab. There you can change colors back to dynamic, giving you over-satured, vivid stock-like colors. However keep in mind that I'll always prefer natural balanced colors, and this won't change in my presets. It's not my fault that Samsung destroyed your taste :D.

Q: My bluetooth headset doesn't work! I can hear only weird noise or can't hear anything!

A: CyanogenMod is alternative, open-source ROM based on Android sources. It doesn't have many closed-source drivers, while only a few have been reverse-engineered to provide you with functionality of your device. ArchiDroid 2.X will work only with a few BT headsets and it won't change until Samsung releases proper drivers, what is very unlikely to happen in near future. Either deal with it, or stick with a stock-based rom, for example ArchiDroid 1.X.

Q: I have a suggestion! Could you please implement it?

A: ArchiDroid focuses on stability, performance, battery life and out-of-box solution. It gives you literally out-of-box well tweaked and ready-to-go system with nearly everything you'd ever need. However I've implemented many suggestions proposed by a community, so feel free to let me know if you have a nice idea, I'll tell you what I think and if I'm able to implement it.

Q: How can I use my own settings for Yank555 Kernel?

A: You should download full Yank's kernel from his thread and flash it after flashing ArchiDroid. If you select Yank's kernel in aroma then it comes with a preset chosen by me, so you should reflash it on your own.

Q: Which settings are best?

A: ArchiDroid offers you a power of flexibility and respects your choice. All default settings are proposed by me, according to my taste and what I think is "the best" for you. In most scenarios you'll be very satisfied with my settings, even if you won't touch anything during flashing in aroma. However you have freedom of choice, bunch of options to choose from and even a few presets, which give you full choice between performance and battery. For now I can assure you that default settings are already well tweaked and optimized, so I highly suggest staying with them, unless you know what you want :).

Q: I have excessive battery drain! What to do?

A: ArchiDroid in default installation gives you BetterBatteryStats app, which is extremely useful for finding out what causes such high battery drain. You should launch BBS app at least one time (to initialize cache) and then reboot your whole OS right before going sleep. After boot enter your pin of course and let your phone literally "sleep" as deep as it can, of course with network turned on, because we want to get as close score as possible but without any useless apps running in the background. After night or at least a few hours in such total deep sleep unlock your phone, launch BBS and save log in .txt format. Attach this log to your post and hope for the best, we'll try to help you. All posts regarding battery drain WITHOUT BBS log will be ignored. If you won't provide at least BBS log then don't expect any help at all.

Q: This rom is awesome! Can I gain access to any beta versions? Weekly build is too old for me!

A: Please read github section below, you'll be more than satisfied.

Q: I see that you have many languages in aroma, could you add my own?

A: Personally I make only two translations - English and Polish. All other languages are available thanks to appropriate contributors. If you want to contribute to ArchiDroid project and implement your own language then I'm very happy to hear that and I'm looking forward to merge your strings :). You should start with reading en.lang, I've attached proper instructions there. It's really easy job but it requires some patience and free time. If you're familiar with github or you want to learn how to use it then I'd be very happy to see a pull request with your language.lang. Otherwise feel free to send it via PM or even attach to post in this thread. Thank you.

Q: How can I disable these cpu stats on the top?

A: This app is called "Cool Tool", you had an option to disable it in aroma. You can also delete/freeze it with Titanium Backup, or change it's behaviour in app settings.

Q: I think that I found a bug. Could you fix it?

A: First of all, please notice that ArchiDroid 2.X is based on CyanogenMod. Some things may be unfixable, while other are hard to reproduce. If you want to have your issue resolved then you must provide as much information as possible, because if you won't expect answers like "works fine here".

Some things to consider:

a) Have you tried full wipe and clean ArchiDroid installation?

b) Have you tried "Bare Bones" preset during flashing, which gives you clean CyanogenMod?

c) Have you tried to reproduce this issue on latest CyanogenMod nightly build?

If bug exists in nightly then it's global bug and either it's unfixable or will be fixed soon (next release). If bug exists in normal installation but doesn't exist on bare bones preset then it may be possible that third-party ArchiDroid function causes issue. In this case I'd be very happy if you could make some basic tests and try to find root of this issue. If bug exists also on bare bones preset but doesn't exist on latest nightly then it's ArchiDroid-specific bug and should be fixed in sources. It's ultra important to provide at least answers to following three questions. If you're advanced user it'd be also cool if you can provide a logcat (if possible) and more specific information f.e. how to reproduce a bug.

Also updated From Zero To Hero guide (maximum cleaning, including updating bootloader), features tab and some other tabs.