yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia SP General] Gamm86:
Yes, also possible as it's my standard launcher and I use all features that you have mentioned sofar.
[Xperia SP General] TechKiel:
REVIEW: Battery Life [Dalvik]

Paranoid-neXus Build #11

Governor: wheatley

IO Scheduler: deadline

SPOILER: HUGE SCREENSHOTS

[Data Connection (LTE/3G) ON, Heavy Data Usage, Heavy Multitasking]

4h 42m 9s Screen ON Time

[WiFi ON, Heavy Downloads, Heavy Gaming, GPS Navigation]

4h 17m 11s Screen ON Time
[Xperia SP General] arhun:
thanks a lot bro !
[Xperia SP General] Pyruzan:
Install CM Apps from Play Store.
[Xperia SP General] TechKiel:
Disabling Hover Notifications

How can I disable Hover Notifications?

It's a really neat feature but it is quite unstable with Endomondo. :crying:
[Xperia SP General] Oblox:
When you open the notifications theres a little box next to the button that flips it to quick settings. Press that to turn it off.

If endomondo is just an app you can add it to the blacklist to stop it working with hover.

settings > apps > blacklist
[Xperia SP General] ParanoidNemo:
I know I'm annoying but mega doesn't work in my country. Can anyone mirror the zip of .207 kernel on devhost or another mirror site? thanks a lot
[Xperia SP General] Oblox:
http://d-h.st/UGJ

C5303 version only.
[Xperia SP General] jfredsilva:
I have the .205 kernel and the build #10. If I update to build #11 it will automatically update to the .207 kernel? Or do I have to update it by myself before updating to build #11
[Xperia SP General] Oblox:
Its separate (as including the kernel would scupper those UBL people).

It should still work fine with 205 kernel but just flash the 207 kernel the same time you flash build 11.
[Xperia SP General] Fat_boy555:
Is it advisable to odex PA?
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
Ok, i have a question regarding own rom.

Can i dirty Flash pac over pa?
[Xperia SP General] Gamm86:
Very! Delivers even better performance and battery life.
[Xperia SP General] Oblox:
Read the FAQ, god some people don't want to put in any effort...

Yes probably but id stick with PA personally.
[Xperia SP General] Gamm86:
Have you not seen who's asking for this? :D
[Xperia SP General] Oblox:
Yeah i saw :D I shouldve told him to read this thread first too :p
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
HEADSHOT !!! :cool::cool:

Nice One... :good:

Everyone should get same treatment.

And by the way, it works, but not ideal

At the very least you should clean Systemui data because it conflicts with the old one.
[Xperia SP General] Gamm86:
Any updates regarding OTA?

Still says no updates available here.

Could this be linked to the fact I'm using Doomkernel, as OTA says "unsupported kernel"?
[Xperia SP General] arhun:
Friends,

I have installed google camera on my Paranoid Nexus ROM..

The HDR mode is missing in the camera features. I just installed the app from play store..

How to get HDR+ enabled ? Pls help
[Xperia SP General] yervando:
lose root

OTA doesn't work. latest PA build is #11, you need download it manually and flash it with recovery.

Hi, I don't no how, but i have lost root on PA #11. How can i get it back ?

PA#11 install over PA#10 with cache and dalvik cache wipe on stock kernel

made odex by odexer tool 1.2

sorry for bad english...
[Xperia SP General] TsunaH:
Can i just dirty flash the build #11 ?

I'm coming from PA ROM for ubl only
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
Never. That PA is using cm11 kernel. This one is stock.

You'll get boot loop

EDIT:

My personal review,

PAC seems much faster than Paranoid. Don't know why that would be. Very strange.

Stability wise, Paranoid was OK, however clock and alarm app had some issues. Strange Freezings.

No trouble in PAC so far.

GENERAL NOTICE:

OTA update system is down for now. The new layout is very crappy, its giving me headaches. My releases are almost weekly, so people can flash on weekends for now.

I am looking into delta-otas, which will give you 4mb 5 mb otas over running ROM, once that works, i will correct the Ota system otherwise same as going now.

Regarding cpu governors, it will be silent project until completed. So right now, as i am impressed by speed of PAC, i will work on linaro 4.9.
[Xperia SP General] Pyruzan:
After ten days of using PAC there's no sign of the speed, smoothness and promising performance of first days :(

Tried different governors, schedulers plus other tweaks but no significant change. The real annoying thing though is multitasking and recents, if you are playing a game and a notification comes up throwing you out of it for instance, the game restarts once switching back to. PA is much better in this matter.

I'll wait for the third build, if no change, I'll switch back to PA.
[Xperia SP General] Oblox:
Only nexus 5 has HDR i believe.
[Xperia SP General] arhun:
Moto G ha HDR mode:( Any suggestion for camera app ???
[Xperia SP General] ironshadow2:
Guys, which one have better performance and battery life?

I'm on pa 11, is PAC 2 faster?
[Xperia SP General] prabhav.3892:
yes defenietly, performance,battery life,sound,touch everything is good.
[Xperia SP General] Farooq95:
IF YOU OWN xperia sp

Keep calm and

Just flash PAC or Pa ROM....
[Xperia SP General] MrSteve555:
Or Paranoid Android ROM.
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
I was making a mistake in compiling PA11 and PAC2. I changed the optimization level but did not clear ccache. Due to it, there were some extra crash reports and problems.

Hopefully, the new builds B12 PA and B3 PAC will be much much better. PAC B3 is compiling right now. After it PA.

And i am still seeing general questions in Dev threads. Please post them here. This is the best place to get all the answers.
[Xperia SP General] Oblox:
Nice great work nexus, looking forward to #12 of PA tomorrow hopefully.
[Xperia SP General] arhun:
Thanks for working on the update. Hope it will solve my random UI crash ( PA #11).
[Xperia SP General] Gamm86:
Try installing a different launcher (eg. Apex) and freeze all others (Trebuchet, Google Now) in Titanium backup.
[Xperia SP General] Jimmyapage:
Loving the ROM quick question, I'm on locked bootloader and cannot seem to find a way of getting the stock Xperia Camera to work on this rom tried various apks and flashable zips off of the internet but all of them just crash when i try to start the app. Has anyone had success restoring the Sony camera on this great rom.
[Xperia SP General] Pyruzan:
Earlier I was complaining about the performance of PAC recently, well it became so bad making the device almost unusable and I was wondering what could possibly cause it... As the last hope I restarted the phone to recovery and wiped cache and dalvic cache. Everything came back to normal once the phone booted up completely. Just wanted you to know... :fingers-crossed:
[Xperia SP General] jucares:
Screen Brightness

Hi, Is there any way to reduce the screen brightness? the lowest level is still to bright.

PS. I don't wanna use any third party app...
[Xperia SP General] kanav96:
Check the themes and apps and cross platform development threads for sp

DON'T JUST SAY THANKS. HIT IT :D
[Xperia SP General] Soulblinded:
Fixed GAPPS backup during Rom upgrade. Everything will stay there. - What does that mean, we dont have to reflash gapps after update, or when we reflsh they will save the data ? I dont remember having to reflash gapps after rom updates on other ROMs though.
[Xperia SP General] ParanoidNemo:
To flash build #7 over #5 there are some wipe needed??
[Xperia SP General] lvints:
I just wipe cache and dalvik cache.
[Xperia SP General] nevadasaga:
So, just download build 7. Wipe cache and dalvik, flash rom update, reboot?
[Xperia SP General] lvints:
Was using the building 5 are basically done as you said above. If you come from another rom full wipe is recommended.
[Xperia SP General] nevadasaga:
As per last update, i cannot press back button. And keyboard doesn't show up when chatting
[Xperia SP General] arabian-knight:
Hi I am an android fool. And I want to flash this rom build 7. I have the stock. 205. And I didn't touch anything in my device. No root. No ubl I don't even plug it to pc, I want to know step by step
[Xperia SP General] ParanoidNemo:
Read the first post in the develop thread and the guide for root and install custom recovery..if you have some specific question ask here
[Xperia SP General] air001:
NFC doesn't work for me. I can't read any tags with any apps. Does anybody have same issue?
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
Please collect the issues and tell them to this thread owner... I'll be back on Thursday and try to fix

@ thread owner, write all issues in first post for easy finding
[Xperia SP General] prabhav.3892:
when activating xposed module some assets of the theme applied vanishes ?

like in the settings etc.

how to fix that
[Xperia SP General] Arvis20:
simple, just apply theme again and restart settings using task killer ;)
[Xperia SP General] prabhav.3892:
so i would have to do that every time i restart the phone is there no permanent solution?

you too got that problem?
[Xperia SP General] Arvis20:
yes i got it and do that every time i restart my phone... No permanent solution so far, maybe next update will fix it, but overall this is not a big problem for me :)
[Xperia SP General] Treboeth:
Does anyone know how to turn off sync in settings?
[Xperia SP General] ParanoidNemo:
Check in settings, data usage, auto-sync data
[Xperia SP General] MrSteve555:
Xposed is only partially compatible with new theme engine, so some bugs may appear.

And a fix won't appear in any update of the ROM(not a ROM bug), only Xposed dev can fix this, just to make everything clear ;)
[Xperia SP General] air001:
After finishing an incoming call the phone doesn't lock back again, but I think this is a default system feature.
[Xperia SP General] Fat_boy555:
Does this rom/PA fix the sd card issue in kitkat??
[Xperia SP General] prabhav.3892:
But there seems to be no problm in other roms i have tried FXP and CM Nightlies
[Xperia SP General] Gamm86:
Don't think it's possible (for now)

Maybe this guide for a different phone will get you on your way: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1576356
[Xperia SP General] Oblox:
Ref the brightness, I remember MrSteve saying hed done a commit for fixing this, not sure if it made it into build 2.
[Xperia SP General] nudelaug:
Hello

I had install Nexus Pac Build and when i will add Photo to Contact (no photo on the Phone)?

All Photos on older Conact are here When will add a new Photo , no Photo on Phone.

I had the last Album Apk.

Can anyone help me please.

Sorry for bad english
[Xperia SP General] Oblox:
Not sure if I understand this but are you saying that after installing PAC you lost your contact photo for your own contact card?

If so this is normal as that contact is local only and not saved to google. Not sure where it keeps the photo you used to use but id guess its on a partition that got wiped.
[Xperia SP General] nudelaug:
I had Photo in Contacts but i cannot add a new contactphoto here comes no Photo on your Phone but i had Photo in Gallery

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Had anyone the Gallery APK from this Rom (i had delete)
[Xperia SP General] cactus92:
I have a problem in version Nexus # Build-PAC. using the immersive mode, making swipe to use the peg control, I always appears before the staus bar. I do not want to come out. Version 11 PARANOID BUILD works perfectly. how can I fix it? Thanks :) perfect rom!
[Xperia SP General] MrSteve555:
I don't think it's "fixable". Different ROMs use different approach for some things, so it's a feature, not a bug that needs to be fixed.
[Xperia SP General] arhun:
I'm using PA build 11.

I'm random crash of System UI, Media process and phone stopped error. I;m getting these errors repeatedly...

Im not playing any games. just using the regular apps like fb, whatsapp etc..

i liked the ROM..but getting this error worries me.. any solution .. please help friends ?????

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i'm getting these problems with apex launcher too..
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
I told you. B11 has some bugs. B12 will be better.
[Xperia SP General] arhun:
Thanks..Eagerly waiting for build 12...
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
PAC B#3

Changelog:

- Source Update

- Back on O3 Optimization

- Auto-Brightness fixes

- Other fixes from CM device tree

DONT DOWNLOAD B #3/ Its broken. Wait for tomorrow.
[Xperia SP General] MrSteve555:
Deleted.
[Xperia SP General] xAD3r1ty:
[Brightness control is not working guys can u take a look at it?
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
Please remove this link

and i think if you rename those two files and re upload the zip, it should work.
[Xperia SP General] air001:
Sometimes I get continuous systemui fc on PA #8.

Accurately I get systemui fc error, then systemui restarts automatically, the phone shows unlocking pattern grid, I'm unlocking, then systemui fc again and it repeats endlessly. :crying:

I just can solve it with backside off button.
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
I know. Everytime i try to fix too many things, other things get messed up.

I'll fix everything soon.
[Xperia SP General] air001:
OK. I understand. As I wrote I use build #8.

Can't you fix it since build #8?
[Xperia SP General] MrSteve555:
1. Why are you still using PA#8? Maybe that bug is fixed in newer releases, because all the SystemUI crashes mostly are related to Theme Engine, which is constantly updated.

2. Are there any steps to reproduce this?
[Xperia SP General] arhun:
I'm still having this repeated force close of system ui in build #11. It happens when you comes from stand by.. Sometimes when a when a headsup notification comes , the system ui force closes... Hope everything fixed in build 12. Fingers crossed..:)
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
Yes hopefully it will be fixed. I didn't clean cache since 8 to 11
[Xperia SP General] air001:
1. Because the volume control didn't work with build#9 and #10. I had to return to build#8 and I didn't see major changes since that build. But as I see someone's has this issue with build#11 so update doesn't solve this.

2. I can't reproduce it intentionally, but it always happens after unlocking the phone.

I'll take a chance on build#12 if it will release, but if it will buggy too I will change the PA to PAC or CM.
[Xperia SP General] arhun:
Guyz.. Pls suggest working offline FM radio app?

Sorry if you guys already mentioned in the forum... Unable to find as I'm accessing the forums in mobile..
[Xperia SP General] air001:
Does P-A-C #3 suffer from bugs like Paranoid? For example systemui fc.

May I use CM themes with P-A-C?
[Xperia SP General] MrSteve555:
The only working radio is Spirit FM UL(paid app).
[Xperia SP General] Nathan rd:
There is no single system ui fc in PA build #11 in 10 days :confused:
[Xperia SP General] arhun:
Build 11 is the only build i installed.. Before that i used stock rom.. I'm on locked boot loader..

Happy and spirited to hear that... Can you tell what launcher, theme and kernal version you are using ?
[Xperia SP General] Nathan rd:
ubl

default launcher

default & herathon theme

kernel from op .207 C5302

PS : once i have replaced a lockscreen thats only for cm11 and i had strom of system ui fc
[Xperia SP General] Clístenes:
where is Build #12?????

when you want to upload it?
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
I'm digging it out at an excavation site in Sahahra desert. Will be shipped to museum soon :)
[Xperia SP General] Clístenes:
really man, i need this ;);)
[Xperia SP General] TsunaH:
We all need this

But we dont ask for eta

Sent from me
[Xperia SP General] kanav96:
Owned. Like a boss

DON'T JUST SAY THANKS. HIT IT :D
[Xperia SP General] ParanoidNemo:
Guys I'm on PAC #3. It seams like the minimum brightness it's a bit to high..if you compare to stock that was always more bright but in this build I feel like it's even more then in other. I'm right or it's just my feeling?
[Xperia SP General] air001:
Anybody for this?
[Xperia SP General] ParanoidNemo:
In two days with PAC #3 and using CM themes I doesn't have experience any systemui fc
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
Yes, there were fixes by Steve for auto brightness. But i will revert them in next build.

I have noticed that if there are too many untested changes, the build suffers. And as i give almost weekly or 2 weekly update, people have to wait a long time for fixes.

So i am planning to commit no further changes to trees for a while. Just push out source updates because they are reaching stable milestones.
[Xperia SP General] ParanoidNemo:
Ok..i think that a good idea..I wait for new build..and if u need tester for official nightly let me say ;)
[Xperia SP General] MrSteve555:
Well, the changes for brightness aren't faulty. They are from official CM tree. And the brightness was too high on build #1 and #2 anyway, the change just lowered it a bit.
[Xperia SP General] ParanoidNemo:
Ok..i said i feel that's a bit higher instead lower..but it can be only my feeling..if the new build(s) have a lower min brightness I'll be very happy [emoji6]
[Xperia SP General] MrSteve555:
To check if it's really higher, set the lowest possible brightness in settings and go to /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight1/brightness (just open that file) and tell me what's the number in there on PAC #3.

From what I've learned, AOSP ROMs have brightness range from 10 to 255, but stock uses a little different backlight subsystem and it goes to something close to 1. It can be achieved on AOSP with a script, but it can't really be changed with a device tree change(the o nly thing we can do is to make auto brightness smoother, so the jumps from different values create less eye strain).

For me the brightness isn't a problem because I have a shortcut for the mentioned script on home screen, so when I want lower brightness, I just tap it.
[Xperia SP General] ParanoidNemo:
With minimum brightness that file say 10..can u send me that script?? I really like the minimum brightness in stock and if that script can make me closer I give it a shot
[Xperia SP General] MrSteve555:
https://mega.co.nz/#!WMJgGboD!CHtnDoerGb8Y8jnnj52etOcqGFqiqzp-8pF6XZkYqfE

You can set it up as a shortcut with SManager, and then, when you need to lower the brightness, just run the script.

Btw, if you have autobrightness enabled it will revert to 10 when the light condition changes.
[Xperia SP General] arhun:
Sorry for asking this..

Is build #12 is still in pipeline or canceled due to instability... Everyone is speaking only about PAC... Not PA!!!!
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
hahaha pipeline. Yeah, sort of.:p:p

Don''t worry dude. I am one man, with one laptop, and limited time.:):)
[Xperia SP General] arhun:
Hey... Thanks and i really appreciate your work..

For me, all your releases are more like a major android release... Keep up the good work.. No rush!!:)
[Xperia SP General] theshrink89:
Flashed pac3 and loving it! :D
[Xperia SP General] Nathan rd:
....

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:good:

created a shortcut of brightness file and manually editing it to 1 and working

does increasing max brightness above 255 cause any issues in led
[Xperia SP General] MrSteve555:
Nope, the driver doesn't allow changing to something over 255.
[Xperia SP General] prabhav.3892:
take as much time as you need but please do include the new recents.

its the most awaited feature :p
[Xperia SP General] itsjustbob:
PAC flashing error

Unfortunately, no matter what I do, I cannot flash PAC successfully. It always results in an error of some kind. I've tried both the latest TWRP and Philz Recovery with no luck. I was previously on SlimKat (LB) and it installed without any problems. Maybe there's something I'm not doing right?

In TWRP, I'm getting the error

E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/PAC/pac_huashan_4.4.4 Beta - 1.0_20140815 - 002117.zip'

Error flashing zip '/sdcard/PAC/pac_huashan_4.4.4 Beta - 1.0_20140815 - 002117.zip'
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
Bad recoveries...

OR

Bad download zip. Re download
[Xperia SP General] mn399:
My phone is always awake even when screen is off. Is it normal?

Betterbatterystatus tells that the phone is 5% of time awake but battery status in setting shows that it is always awake.

I'm in Pac 3.1 and LBL and 207 stock kernel.
[Xperia SP General] Gamm86:
Betterbatterystats is right.

Battery status in settings doesn't really give you an idea when the phone is in deep sleep or not.
[Xperia SP General] theshrink89:
Had a couple of systemui crashes with 3.1...
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
Build # 3.5

http://d-h.st/MKM

Nothing major, i just cooked it for myself and uploaded from office :)

Also, the people complaining about systemui fc. Please clear app data of SystemUI. You guys have been switching between PA and PAC and leftover data from one to other is causing this. Also u are using pirated themes maybe which could cause issues as they are not updated regularly.

Lastly, some things are out of my control. Things like CM Theme Engine which is getting updated quite often. If you guys are patient enough, i will only post an update after each month with milestone. Then there will be shouts for more updates.
[Xperia SP General] Oblox:
Id be fine with milestone updates. I cant see that there'd need to be more than than unless theres something ROM specific for us or something broken for us.

Any word on the nightlies for PAC? Ill probably switch to that if that gets sorted otherwise eagerly awaiting PA build 12 :D
[Xperia SP General] neXus PRIME:
See eagerly awaiting PA 12. Thats what i am talking about. If i agree to your point. then PA next build should arrive when it gets stable/milestone.

Although you wont have to wait long. I was busy with life n job.
[Xperia SP General] Oblox:
That would be fine, id still be eagerly awaiting it though!

I completely understand life and work etc as im sure do many, just because you release ROMs doesnt mean you owe us anything or couldn't choose to stop today and never release again.

If we went by Sony release schedules well probably never see another update and have to wait years in between so getting a slight update monthly is way way better than that and you have time for life and job and dont get burnt out doing it.
[Xperia SP General] air001:
OK.

First: How can I clear the app data of systemui? There isn't in all apps list.

Second: I use PA from beginnings. I didn't change between PA and PAC.

Third: If I go back to default Holo theme I still get fc. But when I used 3rd party themes I used those ones which are regulary updated.
[Xperia SP General] MrSteve555:
Go to settings>apps>all>interface and clear its data.
[Xperia SP General] itsjustbob:
Finally...

After a couple of re-downloads and trying to flash multiple times, I was starting to give up. However, this morning I flashed the stock 4.3 .205 ftf and decided to try for one last time... And it worked. I guess the mistake I made was trying to flash from stock 4.1. Either that or my computer was having some serious mood swings :eek:

Either way, great work man! The ROM works pretty well and I have no major complaints so far.
[Xperia SP General] kanav96:
Just curious: anyone else having wifi issues right from stock to pa to pac? Because the constant disconnection of wifi without any reason whatsoever is quite disheartening. And yes its not a rom issue ( my guess)

DON'T JUST SAY THANKS. HIT IT :D
[Xperia SP General] racastro:
Hi folks. I install PAC yesterday and it's amazing. I'm missing Small apps from Sony. Is there any way to install this feature?

Thanks.
[Xperia SP General] air001:
Clear data is unavailable. Data 0.00B
[Xperia SP General] Gamm86:
No, at the moment there isn't.

They would need to be ported from JB 4.3 to KK 4.4

Maybe there are already some ported small apps from different devices.

Check the cross development section.