[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] baldwinguy77:
8/9/14 Build Information

Hey guys! It's that time again - another new build is available! Admittedly, this one is super minor, but it just addresses a couple of things that needed addressing due to some app updates, etc. The major thing is system-side support for screen casting natively - some of the users here on the XDA thread brought this up, so I included it. I'm not exactly sure how it all works as I haven't had time to read up on it, but I think there are some other steps necessary to get it all working. Regardless, the system now officially has support for it :) The other changes are also extremely minor, so you can check them out in the changelog over in the download post.

I know that there are only a fraction of users left compared to what we started with, but I want to thank absolutely everyone for their continued support and interest in Shiny ROM. I know that I haven't been around here much lately, and that's for a couple reasons. One is that it seems like things are working pretty smoothly for the majority of people who are still using Shiny ROM. The major reason, however, is that I have had an explosion of non-Android things going on in my life recently - it's not a bad thing, and I enjoy it, but it does leave me less time to work on this project.

As for the future, I'm not really sure what it holds. There are two big things that would constitute the next step for Shiny ROM: Android L support (when all of the source is available) and support for additional devices - each of those things would take a lot of time and effort, I can assure you. I've looked at some of the Android L changes that we have access to, and they are massive. Even with just scratching the surface, it is a major change in the system. Some of the changes would optimize it enough to be usable on the Galaxy Nexus, I think, but I imagine it would be pretty sluggish as its very graphics/rendering-intensive. Anyways, I would be more than willing to put in that effort (I think you guys would testify to that from my history), but I honestly don't know if I'm going to have the time or resources. The other thing that's going on right now is I'm changing my computer setup/situation for financial reasons and to better accommodate my future needs. Therefore, I don't even know if I'm going to have my traditional build setup that I've always used for much longer. So, overall, it seems like Shiny ROM development (from me at least) might be winding down. I really don't want to discourage anyone or hurt any feelings, but unfortunately it just seems necessary at this point with all of the other things going on in my life. I don't plan on stopping things totally at this point, but I just wanted to make it clear that the pace of development may not be near what it was when I first started.

Regardless of any of that, I will always be offering support for the Shiny ROM software that I have put out and the Shiny ROM source code will always remain available on Github :) I will also maintain my profiles on all of the forums because I've made a lot of strong, good friendships here and certainly want to keep in touch with everyone. Plus, if/when my schedule clears up more, I'll probably come back for some more good ol' Shiny development work! So this isn't a goodbye or anything, just a slightly in-depth overview of what's going on right now with me and how it affects the ROM. Thanks to everyone for all of your amazing, unparalleled support and community throughout all of this! :D

Now feel free to head to the download post and grab the new build after reading the installation instructions below!

Installation Instructions

Download desired ZIP files (ROM, SuperSU*, mods, etc.) and place on internal storage.

Reboot to the latest version of your preferred custom recovery (CWM or TWRP).

Wipe cache.

Wipe dalvik cache.

**OPTIONAL** Wipe data/factory reset (will erase user data like apps and saved games, etc.)

Flash ROM.

**OPTIONAL** Flash other desired ZIPs (SuperSU, mods, etc.).

Reboot.

Enjoy!

*As of 8/9/14, the latest version of SuperSU is v2.02.