yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] NISHANTJ_2K:
I cant help in the search app query as I never use it. But the "Launcher loading" one is actually cause of the number of app you have, yes as you must have noticed there is no app drawer and all the apps are on the launcher itself. so time consume in optimizing apps may lead to longer loading time.

secondly other launcher yes you can choose any launcher you like, but you will not get the miui widgets and icons and themes too. and it will also consume more RAM. you can set default home launcher but still default home launcher will definitely consume bit of RAM even after force closing :cool:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jebep:
Hi nishantJ_2K! Thanks for the reply.

I think I read earlier in this thread that Bugly Astard was having problems with the search/voice search issue and was hoping to revive that discussion (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2498755&page=27). Hoping the OP can address this. I can workaround it but it's a bug that could be fixed, I think...

As for the launcher issue, yeah, I get that many apps to load will delay the launcher loading but that's not what I care about or meant, sorry! I was just saying that I'd like to REPLACE the built-in launcher with a more "stock" one OR with the one of my choosing rather than as an added app. Like putting it as a "system app" rather than loaded on top of the built-in one. Exactly for the reason you mentioned ;) RAM consumption and its battery drain.

This is another issue that Bugly mentioned in a "CM10 Rom" thread (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=49964481&postcount=210). I just happen to like the "Launcher 8 Pro" (actually, my wife like it :silly: ) but I hate knowing that the default launcher is still running underneath it!

ONE MORE THING! Is anybody still trying to get FM Radio working on these CM10 based roms??? I know there are internet radio alternatives but I REALLY want FM Radio!!!

THANKS AGAIN!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
Because I port the miui base on 96 fw.Longpress home key will show the google now in this base rom.But Miui is task manage.So I think the problem is this.Just tap in google now,not longpress home key and try.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
In 4.3.14,I do this:

1.Fix the FC problem in miuivedio.

2.Fix the clipboard in system,now you can copy and paste stable.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
Easily the best release yet. I can't find any bugs!

Thanks for fixing the copy/paste, I never considered it a bug, but nice see it in the notes app. Google voice search is loading properly. Rom is fast and reliable, but I'm a bit leary of all those scripts in the init.d folder..

This Rom is legit.

Sent from my SeXperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jebep:
You're right...NICE ROM...but doesn't anybody use the FM RADIO??? I know all about internet radio svcs and I use them but there are still SOME OTA stations that don't have the same programming online and places where there isn't data support for online radio...

PLEASE tell me I can have my cake and eat it too! :cyclops:

A great running, good battery-life ROM WITH FM RADIO activated!!!

:D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] imm1304:
Have u tried the FM radio on this rom? Its actually very good and works great without having to plug in the headphones. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jebep:
I've been going back and forth between this (Miui V5) and SlimBean... I have SlimBean loaded now after testing Miui V5.

SlimBean definitely does NOT have FM Radio. Are you saying that Miui V5 DOES have FM Radio???

Did I screw up and not test it? I thought I did!!! :confused:

Please confirm. Are you saying Miui V5 has good FM Radio for you on ION?

But SlimBean does NOT, right?

Aren't they both on the same base?

STILL :confused:

LOL!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] imm1304:
Oh dear.. yes on my ION, this thread where we are.. MIUI V5 for locked bootloaders based on .96fw has a working FM radio.. I use it occasionally and works fine.

And you are right, the slimbean didn't come with a pre-loaded FMradio app. I have never tried to install FM on slimbean so can't say for sure if it supports it or not.

As the title for this thread says, this MIUI V5 is Stock .96fw based... slimbean is cm10.1 based... so they are different.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jebep:
OK!...VERY HUMBLE-ING experience!

I thought I was getting the hang of the ROM flashing thing but I guess I was over-enthusiastic and got carried away! :eek:

SO SORRY for the confusion I caused but I have learned. THANK YOU!

On the other hand I am excited because I really likes this MIUI ROM but was disappointed about the radio and now I can go back to it!!!

:good:

THANKS AGAIN!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] imm1304:
Hey, its no problem at all really. We read and we share and we learn. I am no expert on anything phone relaated either. Enjoy the options and the roms and have fun.

Also, just in case if you didnt know, I remind u: before u flash MIUI, remember to save a copy of Chargemon.bin from root folder system/bin

just copy paste this file to your external sd card and after flashing miui, just go back and restore this file in the same folder (system/bin) and set permission rwx,r-x, r-x. You need to do this to make sure that your phone will charge while switched off. Without this, the phone powers on as soon as you connect to charger while switched off.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
I am on Slimbean rom now

I do like Miui rom for its feature richness but i was forced to change rom from older version due to getting hanged or slow after a while of usage and poor battery life . Can anybody say

1. Can i get a decent battery life on moderate usage from the new update ? Am not asking much but atleast hardly a day ?

2. Does the rom gets slow after a while of usage ?

By the way which version due you recommend ?

I dont care about google voice search as i dont use it
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] NISHANTJ_2K:
all time wifi, whatsapp and around 2-3hour calling and I get 17-18hour.earlier I get 24+hour but now I am getting much low back up still on hunt to varrify the problem.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Earlier you used to get 24+backup right ? Which miui version were you using then earlier ?

And which version are you using now ? Can u clarify ? And also which kernel using please ?

Sorry for asking too much questions but i have to stay on a rom fixed for sometime
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] NISHANTJ_2K:
check this post

even on 3.11.22 is good and 4.1.28 I use to get good battery backup, but not in the latest versions, dont know why. Iam using stock kernel with TWRP thats the only kernel which gave me decent power backup :cowboy: .
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
Delete system/init.d folder. I got some random reboots and poor battery, so far deleting that folder has fixed it. No loss in speed, and actually, before I deleted Init.d the phone got laggy after a day.

I'm not suggesting that everyone just take my word for it, do some research. I'm also not trying to insult the developer or bad talk his choice of scripts, I'm just reporting my experience.

Sent from my SeXperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] NISHANTJ_2K:
you mean on latest firmware or all??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Can you give me the link of 4.1.28 ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
Full battery I can use 3 days.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] NISHANTJ_2K:
not for us. may be google apps are the culprit

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please ask [MENTION=3996553]kin912[/MENTION] may be he can help you in finding that rom.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
[MENTION=3701903]Bugly Astard[/MENTION]

I have seen that you are digging miui much for sometime so i like to ask you

Can you tell me your Personal opinion about

1.which version of miui should i use ?

2.which kernel should i use ?

I dont care about the google voice search option as i dont use it

Am asking cos i like to have a decent battery backup of atleast 1 day and a rom which doesnot lag much after some time of usage . I cant change the rom for a few time after that . I have used miui 3.xx.... version but it got bugs plus i didin get much battery backup from it and rom was laggy after sometime usage .
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
I just sent you a pm.

I use the latest version, it's the best IMO, aside from the init.d scripts. I use stock kernel, I have locked bootloader.

Battery life is satisfactory, every rom has been very similar, it's more to do with your apps, usage, and settings than the rom.

This Rom does not lag any more than usual, like any other, it's an older phone, mostly smooth but has its moments. It's actually pretty fast, I tried cm 10 for awhile, this is just as fast and way more features.

Many built in apps and functions that replace the lackluster options in play store, like led control, call block, call record, do not disturb, guard mode, many others, but this is not for reviews necessarily, so see for yourself, it's loaded!

Sent from my SeXperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
I agree.The 8660 cpu is the ****ing asshole.1G ram can be used is only 631m.8960 is up to 800m+,so 8960+ cpu and 1g+ ram can be used more than 800m+ port miui you can get the best experience.Now I have tried my best to make this rom smooth.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Its ok atleast our Ion can do this much right . U know before buying Ion around 1 n half years back i just checked xda development and didin see much activity but things have pretty much changed . There are some Leading roms for our ion . We are glad to have developers like you and others who tries and test everything and make things easier for noobs like me . Kudos to all developers of Ion !!! :good:

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Thanks a lot for your reply [MENTION=3701903]Bugly Astard[/MENTION] . You know there is something that brings me to here again about this rom and that is maybe mostly the way the rom presents in form of launcher and other appearances . Thanks to [MENTION=3996553]kin912[/MENTION] for porting this rom for us and keep on with updates and bug fixes . My friends once when saw this rom on my fone earlier said they feel refreshed and new feel about the rom

And i do honestly wish that the next android firmware os update by google will have a REFRESHED SIMPLE ELEGANT FEEL no matter which all fones support it

One day android should stand for QUALITY !!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
download link for latest rom too slow

download link for latest rom too slow and getting failed

can anybody mirror to some good server ?

and also download link of kernel not working

Edit-finally downloaded after 6-7 tries and downloaded twrp kernel by [MENTION=1285156]NISHANTJ_2K[/MENTION]
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
I didin see any system/init.d folder . Perhaps you were talking about system/etc/init.d folder . Well i deleted that and copy paste chargemon file from stock . Everything seems fine now .

Btw have seen so many apps which i dont use . Can you tell me which all system apps can i delete like airkan,backup,mail,payment service,and miui market ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
You are right, sorry it is system/etc/init.d.

I uninstall quite a few apps, I can't think of them right now but be sure to back them up first. I'll make a list soon for anyone interested.

Sent from my SeXperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] NISHANTJ_2K:
I doubt on payment services all others I had already removed.

NOTE: dont remove app name "msp" it stand for mobile service prvider.:fingers-crossed:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Yup am interested the most :):good:

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Oopss omg !! I deleted MSP app. But not facing any problem . Uninstalled msp normally as an app from setting but not from system . Should i reinstall it ? If so can i extract it from zip file and install it as normal app . I dont want to reinstall the whole rom again :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] NISHANTJ_2K:
if you are not facing any issue dont install it. but when ever I unintall msp I loose network and even cant get search result manually (I am on older ROM 4.1.2x)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Battery usage and small lags

After 2 days of usage i got around from Latest rom after deleting initd folder

12-13 hours battery PER ONE full charge,around2-3hours of screen used,45minutes of wechat usage,30min of browsing net,15minutes only of calling ;

Is it the normal time you get ? ;

Some lags are there in launcher and switching between tasks in multi tasking,can really feel after using slimbean rom ;

Keyboard crashes in between typing;

Delay in launching camera;

Earlier volume rocker can be used to wakeup screen but NOT now

But all together its nice rom package

Btw can you help me of deleting unwanted apps [MENTION=3701903]Bugly Astard[/MENTION]
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] NISHANTJ_2K:
I dont know whats that odlf screen stands for. but you should get little more.

Key board crashing had not occurred for me since Miui 4.XX launch atleast for me.

what help you want in un installing unwanted apps
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Ah sorry it was typo mistake it was "of screen"

I dono which all apps can i delete . I dont use miui market also,can i delete airkan fone app,email,mail,backup app,payment services and what else can i delete ? Am a little afraid to delete without knowing much as it may cause fone non functional .

Is there anyway can i improve battery life ? And also i get only around 100mb or less free ram always on idle state

Btw i may try 4.1.28 version as recomended by u [MENTION=1285156]NISHANTJ_2K[/MENTION] if i dont get good battery
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] NISHANTJ_2K:
I had already removed each and every apps u had mentioned except the payment services. if I remember correctly I had once removed that too but didnt remember the effect. how you remove apps? use titanium backup lite. it can backup the app, have a backup remove the app and restart phone, restart it must to see the effect. DO have a nandroid backup if before messing up, above mentioed apps are not vital though I mean phone will boot and you can restore them back:good:

as of battery backup I had limited use basically calling and whatsapp, I stay 90%time on wifi thats saves battery too so It also affect the score you get.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Asphalt 8 not working in miui,getting crashed... It worked in stock jellybean and other custom roms . I installed also google package but not worth for game .

Btw is it new update [MENTION=3996553]kin912[/MENTION] ? I have seen a Silent update 4.3.21 :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
Asphalt 8 is OK,I tested.You can try another one.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
Next release I want to add mutilang support.;)For this langs:

Slovak
Czech
French
Polish
Hungarian
Russian
German
Dutch
Romanian
Turkish
Norwegian
Arabic
Bulgarian
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KengGang:
Can you add thai language?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Wat u mean by another one ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
Testing 4.3.21. I just dirty flashed the full zip over my current build, wiped Dalvic cache. I can't do ota because I changed system files.

In build prop I changed Build prop:

ro.semc.batt.capacity=1500 to 1900

I changed system/etc/pre_hw_config.sh as follows

Change all 2000 values to 10000 for brighter leds.

New system apps I noticed

Com.Qualcomm.timeservice

Com.sony.walkman.wmsetup2,3,and 4. Not sure what they do.

Apps I removed with titanium backup.

Baidu input, use SwiftKey or touchpal

Weather, use weather bz on market

Miui shop

Com.xiaomi.o2o (red icon, name tag)

Com.iflytek.speechcloud

Airkan (freeze app, not sure what it does)

Also noticed that init.d is removed.

So far smooth and reliable. Occasionally the keyboard wants to disappear, and the recent apps likes to pop up randomly, but it's rare.

Sent from my SeXperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sagarabhiwant:
ROM Installation steps required

Hi [MENTION=3701903]Bugly Astard[/MENTION]

Thanks for above reveiw

can plz give the installtion steps for this rom as steps given in OP are confusing me..

1)Boot.img need to be deleted or not... as i am having LB for Sony ION

2) Chargeon file need to repalced before installtion by unzipping setup file or after installtion using root explorer.

Thanks in Advance
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
I don't change the zip before flashing. I have locked Ion, works fine.

I know Chargemon needs added but I haven't done that. I did add user dictionary, as it's missing and affects some apps like keyboards.

Sent from my SeXperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
gaming not possible

[MENTION=3996553]kin912[/MENTION] [MENTION=3701903]Bugly Astard[/MENTION]

I did a FRESH install latest 4.3.21 . Didnot remove gapps . Didnot modify system apps . But am not able to play games like smash hit,asphalt 8 . When trying to open game it crashes . Should i install something else ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
www.muzhiwan.com.

You can down from this web,I tested.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
I don't play games much. I'll try asphalt 8.

Im having an issue with the recent apps tray popping up constantly. It use to rarely, now it's happening frequently.

Sent from my SeXperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Do a fresh install of latest rom . Earlier i used to have same prob sometimes but not now in latest update . I have wiped and installed rom .

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Well i downloaded from apkmania website . I will try this one .
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
4.3.28 for ion:

1.Fix the sound issus.

2.HTC M8 BoomSound.:p

3.Fix the bug of network assisant.

4.Some tweaks.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 6thsurvivor:
Volume up issue or something else?

Ps: multilanguage is great, thank you!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
multilang shuld be later.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
4.3.30

Add multilang.

[MENTION=3854189]ingbrzy[/MENTION] [MENTION=1011799]KdG[/MENTION]Dev [MENTION=3492279]redmaner[/MENTION] [MENTION=692124]vagyula[/MENTION]1
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
On 4.3.28, the led control is not there. Is this how the official update is? Or just this port?

I also noticed that the 3 Walkman apps in the previous release are removed, is that part of the sound fix?

Sent from my SeXperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
I have not noticed.This weeks miui shutdown some controls,I will open them next release.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
Strange thing. I fresh installed 4.3.21 to get my led controls back, and they are still not there!! I had them before updating to 4.3.28, but now they are gone? Im confused...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
4.4.4

1.Add uk lang and change ru lang,from miuisu.

2.ghost kernel updata,add zram and kernel neon etc.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
Running 4.4.4 now, which is my birthday btw, hangover... Anyways, so far so good with this release! Nice to see notification led options back! More later.

Recent apps tray is still popping up randomly, and Chinese language in theme app, and ringtone settings. The recent apps tray popping up is the most annoying "bug", and it's pretty much the only one this rom has that is significant. I googled this and have found nothing on the subject, who else is experienced this? Any ideas? I can tolerate it, but its really "bugging" me.

Sent from my SeXperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Try some other roms and if still problem persists . Check your hardware . Maybe it also happens right
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
I have tested other roms, I never have this issue, only miui. The recent apps tray pops up without the vibration, so its not like the hardware is falsely sensing touch on the home button. Since nobody else is reporting this, I must be causing the problem. Everything else is great, battery life good, no force closing, fast, so I don't know.

Sent from my SeXperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] imm1304:
I do get this random recent apps tray popping up. Didn't happen for the first few weeks but nowadays its happening often. Started happening after 4.3.28. Also, this doesn't happen on other roms, only MIUI.

Could it be related to having very little free ram? I am just guessing..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] albuah:
I'm too got this recent app tray popping up with the latest 4.4.4
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] imm1304:
Feedback

just noticed the Cleaner function in the Security app is broken in the 4.4.4 update. Gives this error: "Garbage cleaner engine has been corrupted, the whole amount of package or re-brush brush!"

not a big deal but just thought I mention it because it worked fine in the past.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 6thsurvivor:
I noticed that the tray pops out when you're really low on memory..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sagarabhiwant:
Getting Bootloop

Hi

I have tried 3 times this rom ,every time I am getting bootlop.

Can any one give the in detail step to flash this rom..

Do we need to delete Boot.img file.

When exactly we need to restore the chargemon file.

Thanks in advance..i know these are noob question but still I want to use this rom.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] imm1304:
I am on locked bootloader and I never delete boot.img.. so download the rom and don't change anything. Just enter cwm and format cache, data and system and then flash miui rom. This always works for me.

Chargemon can be restored any time after you are up and running on MIUI. The rom works perfectly fine without the chargemon restore. It is only needed if you want to charge the battery while the phone is switched off. Without chargemon restore, if you switch off your phone and plug it into the charger, the phone will switch on in stead of just charging in switched-off state.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
LB do not flash the ghost kernel.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
set per of chargemon to 755 you will charge poweroff steable.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
This week I will mod the kernel again.If you can unlock the bootloader,I suggest you to unlock it strongly to get better experience.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
I am considering buying an lt28i to have unlocked bootloader. Kin912, what are the improvements with the custom kernel? Overclock? Better ram management?

Sent from my SeXperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
Now you want to buy lt28?Miui v5 dev will stop in one or two months later.Miui v6 will roll out soon.You should buy 2G+ ram devices,if you want to get miui v6.It base on android 4.4.So far cm11 for sony 8x60 is not god.If I have time,I will try to port it to ion for UB.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
Thanks. I like the ion, it has camera button, and hdmi, with dust cover for the ports. Its my favorite phone, I have an upgrade available but none of the at&t phones have good miui. I could buy a mi3, but the ion is doing well. Thanks for your work, I am happy to have v5 miui.

Sent from my SeXperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
Delete some app through this.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] imm1304:
Thank you. This seems to have fixed the random pop-up of recent apps tray. :good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
Here are the apps that this removes:

AirkanPhoneService.apk

Backup.apk

BackupRestoreConfirmation.apk

BugReport.apk

DataHubProvider.apk

MiuiVideo.apk

Transfer.apk

VoiceAssist.apk

PaymentService.apk

SuperMarket.apk

YellowPage.apk

GameCenter.apk

GameCenterSDKService.apk

This does seem to fix the recent apps tray popping up so far. I chose to remove these apps manually but I did not remove Backup.apk, MiuiVideo.apk, or VoiceAssist.apk.

Reasons why? I like backup app for some things. I either leave MiuiVideo.apk or replace it with an old video.apk from miui when it just played videos, not all the other online stuff. VoiceAssist.apk is used for car mode, if removed, that function will not work.

Sent from my SeXperia Ion