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[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] radicalisto:
I made the jump to 4.4 the hour that leak came out.

I did regret upgrading, mainly due to my own ignorance of not knowing the consequences like not being able to downgrade, running certain things.

I'd spent a considerable amount of time on various ROMs and was never happy with battery, performance even fluidity. Until.. I seen this thread. During the first day or so after [MENTION=541750]sparkyb[/MENTION] had posted that Alliance were uploading the ROM and had officially announced that it was now on the Note 3, I went and read about it.

I flashed it pretty much right away, and boy did it work for me. Stable, smooth and ran sweet right from the start, think I had one very minor hiccup which was sorted straight away can't say fairer than that. But yeah I miss this ROM, I'll be one of the first to adopt when it does eventually rock the KK update (notice I say update, not upgrade ;) ).

I have since flashed Alliance onto my girlfriends Note 2 also, and she's happy as larry too!.

Ultimately this is one of, if not the best ROM out there that is Touchwiz based.

Now all I have to do is have my note screen repaired and sit patiently and wait. Or hope Alliance maybe drop a tasty tweaked AOSP ROM for the Nexus 5 which I am currently using. :)

PS: KitKat isn't all it's cracked up to be. It's like an incremental update rather than an entire base update IMO. Battery stuff is placebo also tbh, I never noticed any improvement over stock Jelly Bean..
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] jaggythistle:
Well I disagree well with the rom!
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Journyman16:
Isn't N9005XXUENA6_N9005OXXENA5_XEO a 4.4.2 ROM not 4.2.2? Which means you're trying to install a 4.3 across a KK ROM - which is why it won't work.

(I presume what you are saying is that you tried installing Alliance on your N9005XXUENA6_N9005OXXENA5_XEO set up?)

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Well may you disagree - but then, why are you posting here? Seems a bit pointless... :D (ooh, look at me, I jumped to KK too soon and now I can't get the ROM I would really like so why don't all you satisfied folk make the change and join me in wishing for Alliance on KK? :D)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] dazznuts2000:
Nicely said mate and thanks for the support :D
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] sparx:
Thanks for the support guys....please hang in there whist I finish theming this bish, shouldn't be too much longer :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Goldie:
So I been busy....I made a new app that allows you guys to create your own themes. It backs up all color and theme settings and zips them with any wallpaper backgrounds. Then you can install them from a list of any you have on sd. This means all the people who wanted stock colors and theme style can install the StockTheme.zip and instantly have all stock options and you guys can all upload themes for others to try! :D

Sent from my GT-I9305
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Journyman16:
I don't play much with themes mostly because getting things back how I like them can be a pain. This could be a good way to restore after trying different ones.

Is it going to be in the Alliance update due soon? :D
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] sparx:
I believe it might be....
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] korado:
Deleted,sry,wrong thread

Sent from another galaxy
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] sparx:
About 3 apps to theme and some very minor things to tweak....but I got a real heavy workload at the mo, so should be released at the weekend...
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] sparx:
Ok, i think I'm finished! last few test flashes then I'll upload for tomorrow....also updating op's :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] japoco_poz14:
Again with 4.3? It's mk2 v2.

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[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] sparx:
Yup....
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] sparx:
Links up....flash with wipe, changelog updated tomorrow.....
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Goldie:
Did someone say they wanted 8 custom targets...?

Credits to slim for source

:p
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] B3311:
Sparky & Goldie, many thanks. Great work, the customisation options are endless. Who needs Xposed;)

Haven't had time to properly get into it yet, but one small thing - I used the Hot Fudge theme on v1, I like some monochrome. But when I flashed this theme to v2, the dialer wasn't themed - well it was, but yukky ICS/JB blue text instead of white.

Anything you guys have done that makes Hot Fudge incompatible? I'm more than happy with your theming options, but I really do prefer a monochrome dialer, and I assume that can't be done via Alliance Settings?

I was thinking of trying to install my sec.phone apk from v1 to v2 to see if that works, but am wary in case I break something.

Thanks for any advice.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] iphonest:
Any chance that I could install this great rom on a kitkat bootloader?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] radicalisto:
Not currently possible, if you have a read back a few pages when you get a chance you can see the JB vs KK reasons and opinions from users and devs around this :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] alandd86:
Any chance to get this nice rom on KK?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] TheDriller:
Look one post above yours

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Everyone should read this
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] alandd86:
I mean kitkat release! Not flashing this on kitkat!
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] TheDriller:
I don't know what sparky has planned for his ROM, I know for mine it won't be for a while, the benefit just isn't there. Kitkat is not what it was hyped up to be and there seems to be more issues surrounding it everyday. To me, I just don't think there is any legitimate reason to upgrade right now. Sparky may have a different opinion and might have something planned...

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Everyone should read this
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] sparx:
Did you flash with alliance theme? if so try reflashing without then install your theme...but dialer is part of SecContacts and v1 should be compatible....
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] sparx:
Maybe...MAYBE next release will be kitkat....
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] japoco_poz14:
I have waited months for kitkat. I have lost my strength to wait

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[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Goldie:
And......?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] japoco_poz14:
And nothing

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[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] TheDriller:
lol
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Journyman16:
I've pretty much given up on KK - I go to the Q&A pages and see lots of issues. I check a few of the more popular KK ROMs and see more issues. What I DON'T see is people in rhapsodies about how wonderful their phone is now they have a KK ROM.

Whereas, this ROM, with Lean Kernel, is fast, reliable, crash-free and excellent battery.

My vote is wait for Android 5 - the months since KK was released have not been kind to those who jumped for it.

One question Sparky - the new version says to wipe - do I have to or is that just a precaution. I have a lot of customisation on my phone now and when I flashed with wipe the Restore of Apps and Data didn't bring back my screens. My normal update process is to restore using My Backup Root (which has a rather crude other meaning in Aussie :D) option of Apps - APK+Data, then Data (excluding SMS, Calls and Contacts - I save them out with other apps) then I touch up the apps using Titanium Backup to add in the latest versions/updates.

Normally this gives me pretty much my original set up, with maybe a couple of widgets to put back in place. Unfortunately v2 leaves me with mainly blank screens after this process so I am unsure what is different.

Another issue is TWRP installs and can't see my extSDCard - or rather it can't see it from the Restore button. If I touch Installs it goes straight to it and I see all my folders but the Restore button must have a different viewer or something - even choosing external doesn't show any folders. The solution is of course, don't restart until I flash Philz back over it, but I didn't do that the first time and figured I'd ask here about the set up issues before trying v2 again.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] B3311:
Thanks sparky. I tried flashing with both stock and Alliance themes, same each time. Due to my wife's increasing irritation at my ceaseless "playing with your bloody toy again", I didn't get a chance to investigate further, but I'll try a reflash with SecContacts from v1 ASAP and report back.

Otherwise, 2 small bugs for me - and these were without the VR theme, and on both stock and Alliance theme -

I get a FC in Alliance Settings>Colors>Backgrounds>Dropdown Panel.

"Data network mode" seems to be permanent in the power off menu, even though I've toggled it not to appear.

These might just be down to too much flashing, I'll see if I can reproduce them.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] petzku:
Help for one "noobagain" is needed. everyone talks about jb and kk bootloaders. I think I have the kk bootloader because i updated my phone to the latest kk from sammobile and after that i've used omega rom and slimkat.

So my question is: can i install this rom on my phone in any way?

I've been flashing roms since i9000 (back then i used darky rom) but now is the first time when i encounter this bootloader thing..
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] B3311:
No. There's no way back to JB after a KK install.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] sparx:
Hey, the reason I stated twrp is cause it works best with Rom Customizer for the install options, i believe Philz might also be ok - give it try. If not install with twrp and then flash philz after first boot.

Wipe is a must, if you don't you won't have 30 glorious toggles on the dropdown... ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] sparx:
Both those issues are non existant for me mate....

With dropdown wallpaper, go to sdcard/Alliance open the folder and delete Themer folder, CurrentTheme folder, backup.txt and theme.txt. Then run the app again, it will rebuild the folders, you could also try revoking supersu....

If not working still, drop me a log....
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] stormy_ugur:
Sorry i didnt understand. V2 is 4.3 or kit kat?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Journyman16:
[MENTION=4878272]stormy_ugur[/MENTION] - v2 is 4.3

[MENTION=237007]Sparky[/MENTION] - thanks for the reply. I'll do the wipe and just budget some time to get things back how I like them.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] B3311:
Installing the v1 SecContacts got the dialer back to monochrome, thanks. The on/off toggles in Settings are blue instead of white, but I'll live with it.

The only one of the files you mentioned that I have is theme.txt. Haven't got round to storing my theme yet, still playing with the colours (which theoretically will keep me busy for the next 699053 years) and I'll probably use a solid bg for the panel. I'll send a logcat if/when I get the FC and/or it bothers me.

The browser (stock) is very laggy compared to v1 for me, but I've still a lot of Samsung crapware to remove and I haven't Greenified as much in comparison to v1 yet. I asssume there are no browser changes from v1?

Otherwise flawless, a gem of a ROM. Must get round to sending you a beer:cowboy:
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Journyman16:
OK... I've done all my backups, wiped using Philz 'new ROM wipe' and installed v2. I did basic set up then ran smartdebloater to remove everything it that list and then went to Play Store for My Backup Root and Titanium. Running a restore of everything except Wannam/Xposed right now. (when I did it before I restored Xposed framework and had some funny results - e.g. reboot menu changed and then wouldn't work; pressing Power longer than screen off would simple do a softboot of the phone, not bring up the menu)

So this time I'll get the phone looking/working how I want, then nandroid it, then try Xposed again.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] sparx:
Theme.txt should also be there....strange

Stock browser has become increasingly annoying for me too, it was bad on v1 not sure if its any worse now but viewing this forum especially is very booooring.....i can put note 2 browser in ota, I'll just confirm it deffo works.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] radicalisto:
ROM customizer works OK with PhilZ also. At least it did when I used it :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Journyman16:
I use Dolphin browser with Dolphin Jetpack installed - nice & quick.

v2 is now running nicely on Philz/Lean kernel combo. Weirdly this time most things came back properly from the Restore. Did some clean up of things I don't want, and got my Nandroid and reinstalled Xposed - so far everything seems fine but I will play some more tomorrow.

Did you put some sound fixes into v2? Seems louder than it was...
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] B3311:
Been a while since I tried Dolphin but may give it another go - stock is not playing nicely with me.

I reinstalled Xposed app + data via Titanium, no problems here. Think I'm dropping the Wanam module though, not necessary with v2.

Was thinking the same about the volume - are we taking the same placebo? ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Kreuzfelder:
Sorry for dumb question...V2 is JB 4.3 and V1 is ??? KK 4.4 ???
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] B3311:
See the first post. Both are JB 4.3. No KK (huzza!).
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Journyman16:
*grins* maybe so on the placebo.

If you get Dolphin make sure to also get Jetpack - noticeably quicker.

I wound up with issues with Wannam settings again. Something about the mix of Alliance ROM Customizer and Wannam settings causes the Reboot menu to stop and a long press on Power then does a soft boot. Other things get confused as well such as colours of Notification items. I've uninstalled Xposed and Wannam for now but if I can find it as a standalone download I might try a straight install rather than a Restore version. (I'd prefer a zip than to have to load it from Play Store every time I try things with it)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] CEPi:
Any one having problems with S-Health? It starts ok, I input requested info, then it crashes. Wipes cache etc, still same.

Also how do i disable the boot sound?

Cheers :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] B3311:
System>media>audio>ui

Delete poweron.ogg
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Journyman16:
I have a couple of things I haven't been able to resolve with v2.

1. My Google Calendar will not sync and it doesn't appear in Calendars to Diplay option either.I restored v1 to check and it's all fine in that. I'm going to try a v2 install again but this time will not restore the calendar data and see if that lets it link up. And yes, Google account is on the phone.

2. I like having Alt symbols on my keyboard so I don't have to hit the Sym key to get to them - so far haven't been able to get that to work outside of Wannam Xposed, which gives other issues.

Any ideas?

Another thought - Wannam seemed to work OK in v1 - is it the Alliance Control app that is causing the issues with Wannam settings? I might do the v2 flash and then remove the Alliance Control and add in Xposed and Wannam and see if that lets me have the things I want.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] sparx:
Did you install with google apps? Check if you googleCalendarSyncAdaptor installed, if not it will be in rom customizer, manage system apps, uninstalled.

There is a simple mod to get keyboard symbols displayed, which language are you using? I'll see if I can whip it up.....

xposed....i never touch it mate, so unable to help you there.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] TheDriller:
xposed=bad on custom roms
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Journyman16:
Will try the install from apps. For the mod, I am using Australian English. Would be excellent to get the mod - thanks very muchness. :D

Xposed worked fine with v1 - I came off Omega to Alliance and installed it accidentally when using My Backup Root to restore my apps. Ticked along quite nicely but doesn't want to play with v2.

So, backup time for me so I can start fresh with v2. (oh the joys of ROM-Flash addiction. :D)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] radicalisto:
[MENTION=4813670]Journyman16[/MENTION] try the beta 2.5 version of Xposed, it's a bit more tweaked than the current stable build, seems to work a bit better alongside custom ROMs. As [MENTION=4469503]RErick[/MENTION] said, Xposed and custom ROMs can sometimes cause issues. Wanam is also a bit funny with some ROMs, since Alliance is customised properly it maybe just a slight framework error, tbh as good as an app wanam and Xposed are I don't use them anymore (I use ART on this N5). This ROM should have enough/all the tweaks you need.. If it doesn't give [MENTION=541750]sparkyb[/MENTION] some time and I'm sure it'll be pimped out more than an MTV car show car ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Journyman16:
I don't mind not using Xposed and I really enjoy Alliance ROM - runs very well. The Google Calendar is still an issue. the syncadapter was installed so I removed it, removed Calendar and my Google acct from the phone and then added syncadapter back in, installed Calendar then added the account back in from within Calendar - still no go. It just doesn't see my Calendar in Google, even though the exact same app sees it fine in v1. Not sure what is going on.

I would suspect it is my Google settings if it didn't work just fine in v1 - that suggests something is different in v2.Only other thing I can think of is this install has SPlanner in it where I have removed it from my v1 - I will try removing it - maybe SPlanner is interfering?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] radicalisto:
Hmm, Yeah I reckon SPlanner is messing it up, it's probably trying to read from the same file somewhere (something has gotten messed up during an update or similar) Or it's a permissions error somewhere(?)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Journyman16:
It's bloody annoying... :D

I've removed SPlanner and using ROM Manager to reset permissions - see if that has any effect.

As an aside, why the change to the Nexus? I looked at it when I got my N3 but no SD Card and I think it doesn't have a removable battery? (not sure about the 2nd but I wanted the card)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] radicalisto:
Yeah I bet it's a bit annoying lol, It's always the way though, get something and you think BAM all sorted then the teeny tiniest thing springs up, and as per usual it's always something super small but that one thing you actually use or miss haha
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Journyman16:
In the Account on the phone, I get a Sync error and msg 'Sync is experiencing problems' but if I try running a sync in the screen listing the sync items it pretends to work. (doesn't though)

I am going to try removing Calendar and reinstall SPlanner and see if it will sync to the Google account... le sigh...
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] radicalisto:
Try a secondary account and see, Sync recently has had issues (Google side) Reported on the Nexus devices also.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Journyman16:
Google is the only account I have with a calendar. I will check what Samsung offers - I usually cancel the SS account stuff so I will set it up - there is a Samsung Calendar sync item in the apps list.

As an aside, why the change to the Nexus? I looked at it when I got my N3 but no SD Card and I think it doesn't have a removable battery? (not sure about the 2nd but I wanted the card)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] radicalisto:
Nexus was on offer here for £259 thought I'd buy and play around with development etc, but I kinda fell in love with it tbh, the screen size is perfect, battery is pretty good to. Plus the choice of ROMs / kernels are massive. No silly knox either.

I broke my N3 screen and used this for a while then got it repaired and just never went back to it so I dumped it :) - And in all honesty I don't regret it one bit man. [MENTION=4832980]jaythenut[/MENTION] dropped his for the M8 also, I ordered one but got messed around with supplies so cancelled it, however I may grab one this week and toy around with it.

EDIT: No removable battery no, however custom kernel I am using atm gets me two days life with reasonable use plus anywhere between 3-5hours SOT - not too bad :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Journyman16:
Well, apart from a few little hiccups, I have v2 running as I like it. I don't have long-Back press to kill apps, Alt text in keyboard, separate Ring and Notification volumes or Call recording which were all from Wannam Xposed, and Avast AV gave strange errors until I removed it and reinstalled from Play Store. Oh and Calendar didn't work until suddenly it did - except I hadn't changed anything when it suddenly decided to see my Google Calendar. Weird!

There's still some testing to be done to make sure all the apps work but I can't see why most of them would have an issue - it's usually only the root/system thingsw that can have issues with being restored by Titanium or MyBackup.

Thanks for the work on this guys. And the help... :D

Oh, and I have the full reboot menu as well... :)

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One thing that is noticeable is that v2 is noticeably slower in test than v1, but also that Lean kernel (& possibly Philz recovery instead of TWRP - I instlled them at the same reboot so not sure how much Philz affected things) works very well with Alliance.

On v1 my Antutu score was 35600. After install of v2 it dropped to approx 23,500 and after I configged it, ~27,500. After installing Lean kernel is hit 32,800.

Each run of Antutu was preceded by running DU Speed and DU battery to clean things as much as possible.

The initial changes that made 23K into 27K was mainly to change Animation settings from 1 to .5 - I've noticed in the past that doing that improves screen performance and Antutu shows it.

One thing missing was, under v1 I had CPU Adjust from Wannam installed - it lets the phone run all cores for testing.So I am not sure if that made the difference between the best v2 score and the v1.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] B3311:
Not a great user of - or believer in - benchmarks as a rule, but I did run 3 checks. v1 with stock kernel was ca. 35000, both v1 and v2 with lean kernel get 36500. No optimisations, no kernel tweaks, but like yourself animations are x0.5, a setup I've always used.

Not sure it means anything. All 3 combinations "felt"/seemed just as snappy and quick.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Journyman16:
Ever since the early days I have found benchmarks useful - but only as a tool to check against itself. i.e. benchmark, make changes, benchmark again to see if anything changed. The difference between v2 and v1 isn't much, but I have some apps I have been using regularly and there's a slight drag in opening times.

Also battery use is more. Looking at the usage, it seems some apps are not closing off when they should. Examples are FB & Dolphin browser and a couple of others were running when I hadn't been using them - still investigating on this. They didn't behave that way on v1 but I figure it's more likely setup issues in the apps than to do with the ROM itself.
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] B3311:
Due to my terrible addiction to Dead Trigger 2, I have absolutely no idea what my "real" battery life is...
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] testmonkey1:
Hmm this ROM seems to have some unique features (I'm mainly interested in the lock screen tweaks that it offers, since I find the lock screen quite ugly for me). I would be excited to try it, but will it be updated for 4.4?
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] sparx:
No plans for 4.4 just yet....maybe next build, maybe not....
[Galaxy Note 3 Android Development] Journyman16:
Been quiet in here lately... One sign of a good (& mature) ROM - nobody complaining and just tooling along nicely with Alliance.

(or am I the only one still on 4.3?) :D