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[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] fletch33:
i would add that it has been my experience on many devices that allowing Google to restore your apps can cause conflicts such as problems with widgets updating among others.

Titanium or something similar is a much better way to do this.

just my 2 cents
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] suzook:
Huh? I have the opposite experience. Fresh install of apps and such directly from play store is the best way.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] fletch33:
correct that is what i said. Fresh install is best and NOT letting Google "Restore" them. maybe i didnt relay what i meant properly. sorry
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Winner winner chicken dinner! Beta 3.3.

OK Playstore no longer crashes out but can't test it for installing anything new until it finishes reinstalling all my backed up apps (which it is really flying through by the way).

So far so good. Will report back once this restore is done.

PS i would normally use titanium to install my apps but signed into Google on purpose to test it.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Woo! That is awesome. :) Now for the better things to add. I'm going outside to play with my buddies right now do when I come back I'm going to so some more work. Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Confirmed. In Beta 3.3 Playstore IS working properly. No error messages anywhere (so far). Well done. :)

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BTW, root did stick. Didn't have to redo.

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Browsing feels a little quicker. With Javascript off it is scary fast. Scrolling in browser very fast and stutter free. Running Nova Launcher. Lag free and smooth.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] :
what was causing the issue? it shouldn't be the build.prop thing because mine was untouched and the info was there. permission issue?
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
oh wifi

It seemed to be a build.prop issue first but it wasn't.

It was actually two things combined. First zipaligning was causing an issue with the wifi driver so I eliminated that by some research. Apparently the Tab S has a different partition scheme than the Tab pro so I had to manually do it. Also the scripts were not properly done and the symlink wasn't starting wifi. Nothing to do with permissions. :)
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
It was hard doing it but it's seems easy now that I know what it was lol
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Great that root sticks. Could you confirm with an app that it is taking root permissions.

Next up;

-more debloating

-some speed tweaks

-more things that I can think of later ;)
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Yes apps are taking root permissions.

Probably best option is Aroma Installer so users can choose which System apps they want or not.

** Once this is done maybe you can crank out something for those poor souls with the 8.4 t700 :)

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More testing. So far everything works well. Haven't tested sidesync as I don't use it but multi window is flawless and snappier.

Right now this is already daily driver quality. All icing from here.

Streaming blazes by the way. Youtube, Netflix, Hula all fast and smooth.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] fletch33:
when it leaves beta would you be able to list what is missing or removed? just curious if things i like will still work or be able to be added back.

thanks for all the hard work
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
One odd little bug. In Gallery some thumbnails are out of sync with the underlying picture. Weird. Click one thumbnail get a different photo.

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Well that will be the benefit of Aroma if he goes with that. You as the user can pick and choose what you want.

What would be great if he can add the option to go with ART instead of DALVIK in Developer Options. Right now TW doesn't offer that option.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] fletch33:
great big fan of Aroma
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
One big plus. The Navigation Bar pulls down very quickly now instead of the slow roll like before. That always really annoyed me.

Check this out:

[YOUTUBE]57JBxBG9TDw[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Flipboard is very smooth with no weird flicker some were experiencing.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Wow, thanks for the video! :victory:
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] suzook:
Hey op? When your done playing outside with your friends. What's the possibility of porting cm that is floating around for the 8.4 for our 10.5????
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
I'm actually back. ;)

As for the cm for 10.5, truly I have 0 idea on how to do that. I'm more of a Touchwiz dev as i'm more comfortable with it. I actually have tried to port cm for the tab pro 10.1 which has the same processor but haven't had any luck. I'm really sorry. :confused:
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
First of all, if you can't ask respectfully don't ask. Secondly, CM is eousphoros's project so best to speak with him.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] suzook:
Huh? I'm quoting him. In one of his last few posts he said he was going outside to play. He's 14....did you forget? I'm sure eousphoros is fine with him porting it to our 10.5.

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OK, thanks anyway.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
I have a feeling eousphoros will end up doing that for us himself. CM is a very specific skillset.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] suzook:
I sure hope so, I'm dying for cm on this beautiful screen.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
In the meantime fire up this rom . It's awesome. The final beta.

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Some blazing multiwindow action for your entertainment:

[YOUTUBE]FBF14oLaO2M[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Alright, I know I said that this would be the last beta but I will have to do one or two more after this to test aroma installer once I get to it.

In the meantime, i'm uploading beta 3.4 which will has more bloat removed that I will list later on (almost bedtime :crying:) and it also has a script which I have included for improved/max smoothness.

**Since I added a script to it, theoretically it could mess up something but that's why its a beta for testing. ;) If there is something i'll get it fixed**

Thanks!

PS: If this works 100%, then i will be pleased to announce that the rom size is now at 746mb which is a lot less than stock =)
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Alright,

Beta 3.4 is here. Once again it may bring up issues but that is why i'm testing it before the final release. If someone could upload a screenshot of the all apps page that would be great too. Thank You.

Good Night :angel:
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Beta 3.4 crashed during install.

Did full wipe before flashing.

** Reminder. When flashing betas always Nandroid first.

LOGCAT:

Installing '/sdcard/Download/SM-T800_bETA3.4.zip'...
Checking for MD5 file...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found
I:Zip does not contain SELinux file_contexts file in its root.
I:Legacy property environment initialized.
about to run program [/sbin/mount] with 4 args
mount: mounting /dev/block/mmcblk0p18 on /system failed: Device or resource busy
run_program: child exited with status 255
minzip: Extracted 2090 file(s)
about to run program [/system/xbin/su] with 2 args
about to run program [/system/xbin/busybox] with 4 args
|50% Installing Scripts |
active fb swap failed: Invalid argument
minzip: Extracted 2090 file(s)
minzip: Extracted 3 file(s)
|80% Setting Permissions |
set_perm: chown of /system/usr/idc/mxt244_ts_input.idc to 0 0 failed: No such file or directory
set_perm: chmod of /system/usr/idc/mxt244_ts_input.idc to 777 failed: No such file or directory
script aborted: set_perm: some changes failed
set_perm: some changes failed
I:Legacy property environment disabled.
E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/Download/SM-T800_bETA3.4.zip'
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/Download/SM-T800_bETA3.4.zip'
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Comment regarding battery consumption.

Prior to flashing this rom my screen use of the battery was running at over 80%. After flashing screen use is down to 61% with browser jumping significantly. So one of three things is happening. Screen is draining less power, browser is draining more power, or it is meaningless blip. Will be curious to follow this.

Dev, any ideas?
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] ewells38:
So v3.4 BETA is booting? Install/flash issue resolved ?

V3.3 is running very well so far.

Thanks to all involved ☺
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Yes 3.3 is da bomb. 3.4 crashes on install as per the logcat above. Probably something minor.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] reubenskelly1992:
Not saying this rom is rubbish but for me it's not as smooth as stock rom rooted and debloated
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Good morning everyone,

Oh, i'm sorry to hear that. Could you tell me why its not feeling smooth and i'll do my best to help out. :highfive:

Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
That is strange, i'll look into it and tell you what I find. Thanks for letting me know as this is something I really want to fix. Bad battery is not good at all.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Lol well thanks so much for not saying its "rubbish". :rolleyes: For me it is superior in every way to stock. Are you running 3.3? Of course it isn't done yet but still superior to stock IMHO.

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Well its not a problem of "bad" battery as the screen seems to be using a much smaller % of total battery than stock. This may be a good thing. Unless of course Dolphin is gobbling much more. I'm running a new beta on that so that could be the culprit.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
I see. Well, a re-done beta 3.4 is uploading so if this time it just boots and everything is good i'm sure people will notice improvement as there are many tweaks done inside. But I got to make sure it works any idea how we could test the difference?

EDIT: Just remembered that we could do a benchmark test right? I mean to see if beta 3.4 improves performance possibly.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Beta 3.4 is up
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Without a tweaked kernel not sure how much difference we would see in benchmarks although we can run antutu for grins. The only problem is antutu can vary by hundreds of points from run to run even after changing nothing.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Yeah i don't think we could see much without a custom kernel either but i have done a lot of build prop tweaks for increased performance and there are some scrips for less lag so I was just curious.

Can't wait for the person (sorry, forgot their name) who is going to make the kernel for the 10.5 to release it. Then i'm sure everyone will see great performance.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
[MENTION=3511708]UpInTheAir[/MENTION] has expressed interest in working on that when he returns.from his trip.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Got it. Thank you. :good:
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] suzook:
I guess you didn't see his FAQ?? He's not interested in the 10.5.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] reubenskelly1992:
I was running 3.3. Straight away it was stuttering and Laggy. Something I don't get at all with stock
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Did u do the advanced wipe in TWRP? This rom should be very smooth compared to stock.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Geesh. Can we just stop with the snarky comments? I know him personally and he is willing to consider it when he returns from his trip. There is a benefit to establishing positive relationships with the right people.

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There is no stutter or lag in 3.3 that I experienced.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] suzook:
Not sure why you think it's snarky. Its the facts as he stated. That would be great if he helps us out.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
3.4 vs 3.3 added about 700 points to Antutu. Of course take that with a grain of salt given that benchmarks results vary widely from test to test.

Got google manager error when.entering my name at startup but Playstore does work so dunno on that.

Still restoring apps. Will report on overall experience.

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Color contrast feels a little off in 3.4. Whites a little glowy and blacks a little gray. Did you make any adjustments that could cause that? Could just be my eyes but it seems different.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Oh no, not the google manager error again. :confused::confused:

Seem I got a few things to fix again. ;)

I think one last 3.x beta and it should be good hopefully for a final release.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Ok, hopefully the last beta 3.5 is uploading.

After flashing here are the things I need to be checked to prepare for final release:

-Make sure the google manager error is gone

-Make sure Wifi is working

-Please report how smooth the rom is functioning

-Someone please upload a screenshot of the all apps page

-Any other issues you may be having

If this works then we are 100% ready for a final release. :victory:
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Just installed my 3.3 nandroid and I would swear 3.4 has something up with the contrast. Maybe something you are debloating?

Will try out 3.5.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Yes, could be. I went back to 3.3 and re did 3.5 from the 3.3 base and was very careful not to delete anything important this time. It could also be one of the performance tweaks that I added. Lets see what 3.5 is like. :good:

Its: 88% uploaded.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] ewells38:
Way cool. THANKS for your great work and generosity. Much appreciated. Look forward to trying out v3.5 (as v3.3 is running GREAT) :D.

Would anyone have the UX Launcher in a flashable .zip?. Not a big fan of Nova Launcher :)
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Beta 3.5's link is up. It should fix the color issue. If not let me know. :good:
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Sure, once this last 3.5 beta gets tested out and if everything is ok i'll release the final version.

And what i will do is I will upload 2 of them. One with the Stock UX launcher and one with Nova so you can choose.

That is till I get Aroma Installer Working ;)
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] ewells38:
You are GREAT !!!!, Thanks again. Very much appreciated :D
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] reubenskelly1992:
Yeah I did an advanced wipe etc before installing
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Hmm. Could you try 3.5 and report back. If it still happens could you post a short video so I can have a visual?
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Thank You! :o
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Guitarfreak26:
Would love to test this but I have the lte version :(
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Does the LTE version not have any development either yet?
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Guitarfreak26:
Nope :( lol
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Oh, I didn't know that. :o

Well, I promised the Tab S 8.4 crowd that i'll get them a rom next.... so.. after them I could work on the LTE version or theoretically I could do them both at the same time. I'll see. Let me finish with the 10.5 crowd first. ;)
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Anyone get a chance to try beta 3.5 yet?
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Guitarfreak26:
That would be great if you could :)
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Running 3.5 now.

Seems great. Colors are fixed. Contrast seems normal.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] ewells38:
Yes, running it now. It's running smooth. No Playstore errors, no other errors. Seems smooth and snappy. Able to update my apps, run my apps. Backup and Restore via Titainum Backup. WiFi running smoothly and snappy. ALL working smoothly. Looking forward to the final release with the UX Launcher :D

Nice work, nice work indeed. Thanks, much appreciated :D
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Still got Google manager error when I tried to add my name on install but it doesn't seem to have affected anything. Yeah colors back to amazing.

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Ok, now THIS is a BIG DEAL.

Just popped an Antutu Benchmark of 35,306. Wow. That is 1300 points more than Beta 3.3. I'm honestly shocked to get that kind of bump without a new kernel. You just blew away the S5 and the M8.

Well done. :)
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Well, I figured out why the Google manager error is happening. It is because of the scripts for the performance. I can take them out and that will fix it but then it would perform slower. What's your all's opinion. I can let it be because I don't think it will cause any sort of issue with anything.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Well with this now I believe I am 100% ready for the final release. I'm still working on Aroma installer but I can implement that in a future update soon after the release. I just need one thing before I release it. Can someone please upload a screenshot of the page with all apps on it.

Thank You!
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
The app drawer or the apps in settings?
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
No, I mean like on the homescreen when you click to see all the apps you have installed.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] 1nfinito:
ik4evr2 my respects to you sir!

I've been in this forums for a couple of years and this is the first time I see a developer like you, so dedicated and willing to help, even when you don't have this device on your own!

Keep the excellent work!

I just bought a Galaxy Tab S myself a couple of days ago, and now I'm ready to test your rom!

Best regards!
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Thank you [MENTION=4775081]1nfinito[/MENTION]. :o

I appreciate all the kind comments from everyone here. It really motivates me. ;)

Hope you like the rom :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Here's a link to your app drawer pic.

https://flic.kr/p/oybQgr
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Thank You. Just to make sure the apps like amazon and adobe reader etc. are ones you installed after flashing the rom right?
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Honestly don't know. Just used Titanium.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Alright Thank you.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Ok, so I know I've probably been driving everyone crazy with these rapid fire betas ;) but I promise 3.6 last beta. I just want to see if it will fix the annoying google manager error. So, if you guys could just test this last one then comes the final release. I'm hoping that it fix the error. :confused:
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
On the google manager error hate to give up performance tweak for that but it will confuse installers. Maybe ask [MENTION=2346758]eousphoros[/MENTION] which tweak he thinks might be causing that.

Best to clean that up if possible. Maybe there is some way we can isolate the tweak that is doing it.

** OK we cross posted there. Will test it.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Thank you so much. :good:
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] ewells38:
I will be happy to test Beta v3.6 :D
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Great, just let me know if the google manager error happens during the first time setup when you try to enter you name.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Just don't change the colors. They're perfect :)
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
I won't. I didn't mean to last time either, that was a mistake when I was editing. :silly:
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Lol well at least I wasn't imagining things when they seemed weird to me :)
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Dingchow:
Unfortunately, Google Account Manager has stopped.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] ewells38:
Just a heads up. Got the google manager error when entering name, while testing Beta v3.6. But I am confident that you already got it fixed :D:D:D

"Unfortunately, Google Account Manager has stopped."
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Guys when you get that error you can just click past the name thing leaving it blank and the rom will still install and run perfectly. OP will get it sorted out.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] ewells38:
Exactly, if you click past it, the rom is running nicely
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Aww, still happening. Well i'm going to have to fix it somehow I guess because like [MENTION=2735188]mitchellvii[/MENTION] said it might confuse people. Beta 3.6 just proved it is not a script issue so now i'm thinking it is a webview issue.

Anyway, I have to go somehere now but i'll be back in few hours or so.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Beta 3.6 didn't have this issue if that helps.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Wait what? Beta 3.6 is the one I just sent out and people are saying it does have it.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Beta 3.3 I meant. My bad.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] ewells38:
Yes, it happens with Beta v3.6
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
I'm back. It started raining here so can't go outside. :crying:

Anyway, beta 3.6.1 is uploaded so try to see if it fixes the issue.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] ewells38:
Flashing now... :D
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Thanks, tell me the result when its done. ;)
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] ewells38:
OK, just finished flashing v3.6.1. But the error happened again

"Unfortunately, Google Account Manager has stopped." :D:D:D
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Grrrrr. :p

What could possibly be the issue. I mean I have made almost 0 changes from 3.3 other than scripts and in beta 3.5 there were no scripts in that so that can't be it. Well i'm going back to figure this out. :confused:
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] ewells38:
No worries, we know you will get it figured out :D
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
Perhaps it is not what you are doing so much as the order in which you are doing it? Maybe once you added the new things the order in which things implemented changed and cause an error message. Remember that your problem is an error message. Nothing is actually broken. So whatever that error message was at the name add seems to have fixed itself by the time setup was complete.

Can your tester run a logcat for you?
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Let's try 3.6.2. ;)
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
Hey, you might be on to something there. :D

[MENTION=1346917]ewells38[/MENTION] could you possibly run a logcat? Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] mitchellvii:
It's throwing the error and won't let you proceed with the name add until the error is cleared. However bypassing the name change seems to solve whatever the issue was. That is, there wasn't an issue at all, just a procedural problem.
[Galaxy Tab S Android Development] Shaheer:
So if I am understanding this properly, once it gets to the name entering part, if you leave it blank you can proceed, but if you try to enter a name in it doesn't work and throws the error which you can't get past till you delete the name and continue?