[Motorola Droid RAZR] Ohmster:
[MENTION=1472623]d.casper.b[/MENTION] Happy upcoming Birthday, 04/18/2015 Daniel! :D

Thank you for stepping up to help [MENTION=5909787]Edinho376[/MENTION]. This is one of the very best developer and discussion threads on XDA. We really help each other in here. I have never needed to flash any kid of pa-googlekeyboard-module. The Google keyboard has always been there. Of course, we have always flashed cm11 AND up to date pa-gapps. Now that pa-gapps are no longer available, is this what we can expect? The new cm enthusiast installer person now flashes cm11 and gapps, *then* has to go back and flash the Google Keyboard? Or did [MENTION=5909787]Edinho376[/MENTION] somehow flash a very, very limited, super bare bones gapps package w/out the Google Keyboard? :confused:

I am just trying to figure this out, fellows. I have an online Guide to maintain and it is getting to be update time for the Guide. I need the most up to date, accurate information for the Guide. I like to include files and URLs to get them. Now that pa-gapps are no longer available, we need a substitute gapps package that has been installed and tested by our members so I can provide the links and instructions in the Guide. This will help a LOT of you directly, or indirectly because you can refer them to the Guide for downloads and instructions. :)

I/we also need performance and stability reports for the so far, best cm11 rom cm-11-20150329-UNOFFICIAL. Like the report that [MENTION=5212827]dwh2o13[/MENTION] gave us.

Guess what? There is an even newer cm11 rom out, 04/05/2014! I like the UNOFFICIAL 03/29 build, but had some issues with it, mostly due to apps and gapps. I want "The Best" rom so if 04/05 is even more polished and smoother, I want it! I have had plenty of time to test and report on 03/29. I will backup this current 03/29 and update now to the 04/05 build and keep you posted.

Anyone with me, [MENTION=3313632]ChungHung.Chen[/MENTION] can you join me on testing the new cm-11-20150405-UNOFFICIAL-umts_spyder.zip rom? :fingers-crossed:

I am moving on to the new UNOFFICIAL 04/05 rom. Everyone is welcome to post reports on the rom they use, how well it works, anything broken, the overall speed and smoothness of the rom, and if you must reboot or take measures to keep it running at top performance. Please, ALL OF YOU, help us out and report on the rom you use and how well it fits your expectations or shortcomings. List the Build Date of the rom ou are using. Thank you all very much! :good:

NOTE:

I can actually download faster on my phone than my PC. To make this download easier, I have made some QR codes so you can open your QR Code Reader then once the image beeps, you can tap the door-arrow icon to download the file.

I am not going to produce these QR codes unless the Razr community likes them, uses them, and finds them helpful. So If I get the right feedback, Thanks or whatever, I will make many more so that you can simple snap the QR code and get your download. The suggested QR Reader link above is pretty good, does what you need.

The new cm11 files can be found here:

http://droid.cs.fau.de/cm-11.0/unofficial/

EDIT:

I added another QR code to download [GAPPS][2015-04-04] Google Apps Minimal Edition for Android 4.4.x by jajb. These are the updated 04/04 version and they are Violet or Light Purple in color. I do not know if they will work well, but I intend to find out. This is from Shadow's list of gapps.

EDIT 2:

I did indeed install the suggested gapps minimal package listed in the below QR codes. They work perfectly! I did not lose anything, did not have any FCs on any gapps, and when I checked Play Store for updates, there were NONE. This gapps package is GOOD for cm11. If you wish to find a different version, perhaps not so minimal, credit goes to [MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION] and his list of GAPPS.

Here is a BIG LIST of GAPPS For Kitkat 4.4.4 that work on CM11:

[GAPPS] The Gapps Central - Consolidated Gapps [Updated 06-04-2015]

End EDIT 2

If you like these QR codes and think they are helpful, I will make more. Please provide Thanks or feedback if you want to see more QR codes posted to assist in downloading files. :good:

Update:

I did the update/install with the gapps package and downloaded all files with the QR codes. The update/install initially failed because I included the md5 files. These md5 files do not work on Android phones! Use them only to manually check on a PC. Once I removed the md5 files in Safestrap File Manager, the install/update went just fine.

There is also a pretty good bloatware removal script on the gapps page. I was going to recommend it to you guys, but a few of the items it will remove, I wish to keep. But if you want your phone super fast and rid of unnecessary apps, this script will take out an awful lot of it.

Google Apps Minimal Edition for Android 4.4.x

READ: What does the bloatware removal script remove from my system?

Find it in the Download Add-Ons section.

I never saw a script like this before and this is just the kind of stuff we need for cm11 on a Razr. BUT, I would like to customize it for myself, there are a few items on it that I do not want to remove like CMHOME, Dashclock.apk, and CM11 File Manager. There are 27 items on this list and maybe 4 or 5 that I absolutely want to keep. So I will not recommend it unless I can find a way to customize it. The DeBloat script is a GREAT idea, it just needs a way to customize it. But, if you are comfortable with the removal list the way it is, then it would be just what you want!

The new cm11 Build UNOFFICIAL 04/05 is installed along with the suggested Google Apps Minimal Edition GAPPS. Everything works great, smooth as silk so far on day 1. Will keep you updated as days pass and the device accumulates more uptime on this rom.

I have made and uploaded 4 QR code images for the newest cm11 files available. They are color coded so that you know which image is which file. The MD5 files are NOT useful on your Razr phone! If you have them present with the file during flashing, the flash will fail, "md5 Error" until you delete the md5 files from the device. Don't download md5 files to your phone.

NAVY BLUE- 04/05 sypder rom

LIGHT BLUE - 04/05 sypder md5sum file

DARK GREEN - 04/05 umts_spyder rom

LIGHT GREEN - 04/05 umts_spyder md5sum file

VIOLET or LIGHT PURPLE - 04/04 Google Apps Minimal Edition for Android 4.4.x

Fire up your QR Code Reader app, snap the QR code of the file you want to download, tap the download icon, and your file is on the way. To "Reset" the code reader to snap another QR Code Image, tap the tiny "Photo" image, then tap the "back" key to dismiss the photo, and you can now snap another QR Code for file download.

I hope that this makes things easier for people who want to download these files directly to their phones. It is extra work bt I do not mind doing it to help out. If no one uses these codes, then that is work that I need not do. Your feedback would be greatly appreciated! :D

In the meantime, please give me feedback if you want more QR codes for instant download to phone for important files. Cheers Mates! :D