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[Amazon Fire Phone] alanant:
Is root required?

Hi,

Probably a simple question but do I need root to install CM-11? The reason I ask is that my company wants me to install BES10 MDM software on the device to use it on their network. Rooted devices are blocked by this software.

The instructions seem to imply thats it not needed:

- From Safestrap, go into Wipe Menu and Swipe to perform a factory reset.

- Flash the ROM File

- Flash HDX Nexus Gapps

- Flash the latest SuperSU package if you want root

Thanks.
[Amazon Fire Phone] sergio687:
Hello, I know this is not the answer you're expecting, but have you tried RootCloak?

And about the need of root for CM, it seems (at least from the last 20 posts in this thread) that, although ggow didn't say it, not having root makes things difficult when booting to recovery. I'm not sure.
[Amazon Fire Phone] alanant:
Thansk sergio687. I'll try that as a last resort. Someone said it worked in January 2014 with (BlackBerry) BES10. Not sure if there has been much development on RootCloak for a while.
[Amazon Fire Phone] WindSerf:
WOW

I only bought this phone as a backup GSM phone, just in case I mess up my Oppo Find 7a. I always renew prime, so this is a $60 phone for me. I didn't even know it was rootable, let alone ROMs available. I can't believe how quickly I was able to KingRoot, install Safestrap, and flash Cyanogenmod, gapps, SuperUser... & boot. I haven't played with it much yet, but dang! This is a real phone for $60 !! Best deal since HP dumped the Touchpads, and I didn't have to spend hours banging overloaded servers. Yes!
[Amazon Fire Phone] Plonko:
No 5GHz Networks

Hello [MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION],

First, outstanding work. It is greatly appreciated.

Not to discount your accomplishments, I would like to highlight that 5GHz wifi does not appear to work. I am able to easily connect to my 2.4GHz network, but the 5GHz network cannot be found. While certainly not a showstopper from using your ROM, it would be sweet if it's an easy fix to make it operational.
[Amazon Fire Phone] KLit75:
I commented earlier today, after just flashing this last night, that 5ghz was very slow (about 1/4 of 2.4ghz) but it is working for me. Try changing the channel on your router to maybe 44 or 48.
[Amazon Fire Phone] guliver365:
Torch not working but super bright led flashlight light does
[Amazon Fire Phone] KLit75:
If you have xposed torch installed you can long press a button for flashlight. I tried it and its working.
[Amazon Fire Phone] jai2test:
Forgot to Install Nexus Gapps

Installed the Kingroot

Installed the Safestrap

I had copied the CM11 files ,but forgot to copy the NexusGapps.

Now my phone is running Cyanogenmod , but I couldnt connect my phone to laptop and copy the file NexusGapps to install all the apps.

Please help as how I can copy the Nexusgapps file

Jai:confused:
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
Micro-G Framework

- Has anyone been using the Micro-G framework with this ROM?

- If so would you mind recounting your experiences with it?

- It's not something I have had a chance to play with yet
[Amazon Fire Phone] :
Whhyyyy, whhyyyy now!?!?! This can't be a coincidence!! :laugh:

I was about to write an essay "Fire Nexus ROM & microG"... (started with a clean slate this Monday)

Short version:

I neglected microG because it had some problems around the end of last year and I was too lazy and decided to become a "peasant official Gapps user".... but a lot has improved since then:

MaR-V-iN provides regular updates via F-DROID repo

Xposed has the "fakeGapps" (signature faking) module that works well on the "Fire Nexus" ROM

a kind XDA member (wdevil12) created a flashable ZIP (including aroma installer) with all microG components to get you started

notifications / messaging work(s), Pushbullet was tested first ^^ (can't vouch for every app. ofc.)

small warning: aroma installer works with safestrap but may create some graphic errors after completion

haven't tried (µg) UnifiedNlp, so people who use location based events, etc. might want to test this first...

I assume it will perform just as good on the CM-11 ROM, since it officially supports signature spoofing. ;)

Very pleased with the "new and improved" version, MaR-V-iN and the guys put in a good amount of effort, definitely worth taking a look at.

(I won't have the time before the weekend to test it on CM-11 and I guess the "essay" is postponed as well for now...)

In general: yes, it will have a positive impact... depending on the remaining individual apps, some users will notice a bigger difference than others, ofc.

There's also an option to change the cloud messaging heartbeat interval, so for people who don't need superfast notifications 24/7, it's a good possibility to reduce alarms from GmsCore.

And for people who are about to complain: "omfgz, microG haz broke ma phone!"
[Amazon Fire Phone] gorilla p:
I've been wanting to play with micro g, and this phone would be a perfect candidate.

If you haven't done so yet, check the 1mobile market.
[Amazon Fire Phone] ericmammen:
how do I select a wifi?

How do I select a wifi? Pulldown from top, selected date-- no where a wifi.. and now my phone cannot connect to computer to add new files...
[Amazon Fire Phone] shrapnel89:
Anyone else having slow/intermittent Wifi on the latest build or is that just me?
[Amazon Fire Phone] alexwontlose:
Will using MicroG have impact on battery?

From Fire Phone with Fire Nexus ROM using Tapatalk
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
New Build is Up

- Dated 10 Mar 2016

- Change log on Post #2

- Implemented new backport of Signature spoofing primarily for microG framework

- Signature spoofing now needs to be enabled in Settings->Developer options->Allow signature spoofing

- Fixed crash on initial Setup Wizard

- Updated CM Code
[Amazon Fire Phone] LilLowEK:
Thank you for the continued support. Does this update also include updated CM11 code? Unfortunately I was seeing high battery drain on the last release and went back to 2/16 and it's a night and day difference. I was wondering if maybe something in the CM11 code might have been adjusted?

Either way I'll do a backup and give this one a whirl as always. :)

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I have not, primarily because my app usage hasn't changed. The only change was the updated rom. I'll give the newest build a try, always up to testing and supporting the CM11 for the Fire Phone. :)
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
Yes CM updates included, at least most of them.
[Amazon Fire Phone] dato02:
that's actually from the last (one before last actually ?) build. i think drain was like 2~3%. might have been gps tho. forgot to turn it off ?
[Amazon Fire Phone] LilLowEK:
Thanks. I'll be back tomorrow with an update.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Surmisation:
No observable issues in the new build. Things seem to be functioning smoothly. Good stuff!

I haven't tested microG, nor am I really considering it.

Having used Windows Phone from 2012-2015, the Google apps are most enjoyable for the time being.

Many thanks!
[Amazon Fire Phone] smithmal:
Thanks for continued support of this fantastic ROM.

Using March 10 build. Can't seem to get OTA data to work properly. I run speedtest and get great speeds, but I can't access internet through apps or surf on chrome. Anyone else having this issue?

EDIT: NM this was an issue with my service provider.

smithmal
[Amazon Fire Phone] LilLowEK:
Used this all day yesterday, so far a solid release. Will report back on battery usage after today.
[Amazon Fire Phone] chrisasgard:
Any help guys? Anytime i want to boot in recovery to uninstall Themes Trebuchet crashed before i can do anything. There comes the error pop up after the start that the launcher Trebuchet has crashed, then the launcher wants to load again but same error every time. Only thing i can do is to reboot back to normal mode.

Any help how i solve this recovery mode error with Trebuchet?
[Amazon Fire Phone] dato02:
are you using trebuchet as a default launcher? if not you could try to wipe data of it. i rebooted to safe mode but trebuchet didn't FC . titanium backup could be an option as well if you're using it as a default but titanium might be the cause of FC-s by its own so it's on you.
[Amazon Fire Phone] chrisasgard:
Trebuchet

[MENTION=5056792]dato02[/MENTION] no i use nova prime as default Launcher

Wipe data of Trebuchet? U mean -> Settings -> Apps -> Trebuchet and than clean cache and data? Or what you mean with wipe data? ?
[Amazon Fire Phone] dato02:
yes, that's what i meant.
[Amazon Fire Phone] chrisasgard:
Still same issue :(

Isnt there any other way to get rid of installed themes?
[Amazon Fire Phone] dato02:
not one i know of. messing with data partition might cause a bootloop. I'm not sure tho...
[Amazon Fire Phone] chrisasgard:
[MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION] did you figured out why cm11 crashes on uninstalling Themes? And maybe you can help me why i cant use Trebuchet on safe mode?
[Amazon Fire Phone] Surmisation:
I have noticed some WiFi drops occurring on both bands. Could be my router though.

Determining the underlying cause of networking issues can be tricky.

sidenote: Anyone else thrilled the Outlook Agenda widget is operational again?
[Amazon Fire Phone] dato02:
you should try to get some logcat and post it in bug report (it's in OP). i'm not getting any errors in safe mode and in order for ggow to fix your problem you'll need to provide logcat. here's how to do it.
[Amazon Fire Phone] chrisasgard:
Thx!
[Amazon Fire Phone] rjmohit:
Does anyone know if the latest update includes march security updates? About phone says feb. Thanks.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Surmisation:
AFAIK, February are the most recent patches.
[Amazon Fire Phone] charly394:
No issues for me with latest build [10 Mar 2016]

I switched from 3 Feb to this build and battery life is great, bluetooth is working etc.

Good job ggow!
[Amazon Fire Phone] LilLowEK:
So far this build is very solid with improved battery life over the previous release, for me at least.
[Amazon Fire Phone] randybo:
I too have noticed improved battery life over the 03 Feb 2015 build. This build also feels snappier and more responsive. This might be another golden build like the 25 Nov 2015 release. I have already updated all three of my Fire phones I maintain to the 10 Mar 2016 release. Thanks for the continued support ggow!
[Amazon Fire Phone] mettoi:
launcher switch issue

I want to use google now launcher. After installation and run, there was popup message "Trebuchet is currently your default launcher. To try the Google Now Launcher, go to Settings, touch clear defaults, and press the Home Button.". I stopped the trebuchet, cleared data and cache, however there was no option to clear defaults which was greyed out. Then I pressed the Home Button, however there was no launcher switch message.
[Amazon Fire Phone] adeebulrehman:
Use stock gapps.
[Amazon Fire Phone] zerbey:
Install Home Switcher from the Play store.
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
The next build will have the latest security updates.
[Amazon Fire Phone] dato02:
i was just going to post ? there's something wrong with compass. you see, when I'm holding the phone like normal it's giving me like 70 degree angle mistake. but when i put it flat it gets fixed till it's flat. that's when held normally but this when held flat. I'm using Google maps.

edit: it's obviously google map ?
[Amazon Fire Phone] chrisasgard:
Don't know whats happening to my phone... since yesterday when i reflash the new build my battery is loosing 3% in 5 min at usage... ive uninstalled all boosting apps and tweaks but no help. at this morning when i woke up my phone crashed over night and i done a restart with power+home button. ive installed a task manager and i only got 400mb free ram :o ive got over 1 +GB free ram normally. really dont know whats the problem.

now i'm saving all my data and switched to the AOSP Fire Nexus Rom... hope my RAM problem is gone then... i will report guys
[Amazon Fire Phone] Plonko:
It's not the ROM. I'm at almost 5 days with more than half of my battery life remaining and a gig of free RAM. Granted, I haven't used the phone and it's just sat idle, but it's an excellent control subject.

I think it's great that people tweak the heck out of their phones. It's the fun of Android. I just don't understand why the default is to blame the developer when something goes wrong after only precursory troubleshooting.
[Amazon Fire Phone] chrisasgard:
okay :/

okay... but i use CM11 on my fire phone since it was released from ggow last year and i've never get this "error" with the draining battery :(
[Amazon Fire Phone] Surmisation:
I noticed battery drain when I first began using this ROM. For context, I'd come from a phone running Lollipop.

I noticed a few things:

1. KitKat Chrome handles tabs differently. Even if you close Chrome from the multitask menu, the tabs stay open. So you'll have to be mindful of closing out tabs in Chrome.

2. I'd just begun a YouTube Red subscription, and by default, YouTube sets itself to "Always On" background play. Change that setting.

3. Be mindful of how many apps are open a. Multitask menu is there for a reason.
[Amazon Fire Phone] distearth:
Try Greenify. It will tell you what apps are hogging things up and will let you put them in hibernation.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Plonko:
There are just too many variables at play. It could be as simple as one of the apps you have installed got updated and is keeping a constant wake lock. The point is simply that it is maddening to developers when their ROM receives negative feedback for something completely out of their control. "Battery drain", while potentially caused by the ROM, is 100x more likely to be caused by something in the user space.

Excellent suggestion. BetterBatteryStats (you can find a free version in the forums) is also an excellent choice.
[Amazon Fire Phone] dato02:
i would suggest wakelock detector(it's in the play store) ? but choice is yours.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Plonko:
That's the other beauty of Android; there are an abundance of quality tools at our fingertips.
[Amazon Fire Phone] adeebulrehman:
wipe cache & dalvik cache

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What about camera HAL, however given solution is useful.
[Amazon Fire Phone] chrisasgard:
I dont say that the rom is bad or something else... ggow do some fantastic work! Maybe my battery is dying :( i'll switched to the AOSP Fire Nexus Rom and the performance is epic :) dont know if the battery is better now, i have to reinstall apps and backups
[Amazon Fire Phone] bigrammy:
5ghz Wifi

Hi,

info:

Purchased in the UK but I think it's a (Europe/German) model due to Euro charger and Material Number starting DE.

Phone is Brand New.

Official firmware updated to 4.6.6 via the string of OTA's

Rooted then safestrap installed.

Flashed Nexus5 ROM for a very quick look at it :good:

I just clean installed the cm-11-20160310-UNOFFICIAL-kodiak.zip rebooted to system. :good:

Then I installed open_gapps-arm-4.4-nano-20160313.zip rebooted to system :good:

Then I installed UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.65-20151226141550.zip rebooted to system :good:

Problem:

All is working fine except I have no 5ghz wifi :(

I am not even sure If I had it on the stock rom as I never really bothered to look in my eagerness to get off stock. :silly:

Is this problem a matter of just swapping out some lib's out or is it a kernel/modem issue :confused:
[Amazon Fire Phone] :
And don't forget GSam Battery Monitor!!!1!!11! I think we got 'em all now. ^^

If you use the diagnostic tools mentioned above, let them collect data for at least a couple of hours. Ideal scenario: start monitoring right after a full charge and see how the stats look after one day of average use...

From now on, I will personally write a PM to [MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION] every single day at 6 am, enquiring about the camera status. I think we can all agree that this is the best solution. :D

Now that's how you provide information about your current system config. Take notes! (some of you ^^).

ggow is using the US 4.6.6 version when he's building...

When I was using the stock US verison in the early beginning (for various tests) I also had ofc. trouble connecting to certain channels that are available in GER / EU, so that's perfectly normal...

...but if you can't connect to ANY 5 Ghz channels, then I will shut up and go back to my lair.

I hope your router allows manual changes to channels, channel width, mode, etc.

Just to be clear: 5 Ghz works (and also worked in the past) for a number of users.

I summon [MENTION=5924408]KLit75[/MENTION] for all things WiFi, especially 5 Ghz, he can tell you a nice story about it (although he's in the U.S., but you get it ^^).
[Amazon Fire Phone] bigrammy:
Ok that makes sense :good:

Probably while you were posting your replies I wiped the phone cache's and rebooted my router then watched the wifi. :eek:

I very briefly saw my 5ghz connection which was probably while it figured out which channel to settle on as it's set to Auto by default.

Reconfiguring the router might be a little tricky if it kicks other devices I have connecting to it so I would need to try find a channel which every device is happy with. :eek:

It's no big deal really and please don't think I am complaining as I am definitely 100% NOT I think the OP is a saint for all his work :o

Thanks for the very helpful quick reply and for all of your work and contributions for this Phone :highfive:
[Amazon Fire Phone] KLit75:
I appreciate Bingo's confidence in my skills but it might be over hyped :o

All i can say is 5ghz ac has worked on this rom hassle free since day 1. If you have an ac router, the process for enabling ac varies from model to model (not hard to do with my wrt1900ac and I assume your experience will be the same.) Just do a little research. If fire phone connects on ac you shouldnt have issues getting wireless n or other protocols working. If you dont have an ac router it might mean needing to manually set the channel. In the US I believe any one in the 40s will work.
[Amazon Fire Phone] :
It sounded like you were asking a valid question, not complaining... ;) and the WiFi topic is always appreciated since it helps out others who will face the same situation.

I mean, I can only hope that your problem is caused by channel / mode selection, because these are usually the only factors that the user can change.

Ok, channels that are used both in the EU & US:

36, 40, 44, 48 (20 MHz bandwidth) - the "indoor" channels (good for fast downloads and streaming, yay)

52, 56, 60, 64 (20 MHz bandwidth) - indoors, dynamic frequency selection / transmit power control

100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140 - dynamic frequency selection / transmit power control

149, 151, 153, 155, 157, 159, 161, 165 - short range devices (ew, no!)

So much for theory, let's hope your router supports "all dem capabilities" mentioned above... The lower channels should be preferred, ofc.

I assume you are familiar with the "WiFi country code" option in Cyanogenmod ROMS, it usually affects the 5 GHz channels as well.

It's not mandatory to set the country code but maybe it makes a difference in certain situations...

Over hyped... maybe a wee bit. ^^ But you spent a good amount of time with it and always provided lots of useful feedback.

Research indeed, although there are a lot of rules and regulations reagarding WiFi, hardware vendors manage to sell some "funny" routers...

...remembering all the different & cringeworthy "N standard" variants in the early days:

"Hey customer, buy our router, up to 600 Mbit/s, bruh! Oh wait, this model doesn't support 40 MHz bandwidth and caps out at 150 Mbit/s, never mind, byyyeee".
[Amazon Fire Phone] bigrammy:
Router= Virgin Media SuperHub 2 (None AC version :rolleyes:)

Manually setting the router into the 40's range fixed it and I do not seem to get any complaints from my other devices :victory:

"Auto Performance" was selecting bands in the 100's but it really had no need to.

Around me is relatively quiet on the 5ghz frequency so I don't think there will be much chance of it becoming congested down at the lower end. :fingers-crossed:

It might be a different story for anyone living in an apartment block :laugh:

I will be driving this ROM as my daily for the next week or two :good:

I just wish Amazon would give us the keys to this device as I already killed one experimenting with the bootloader :crying:

Anyway Massive thanks for the help guys :highfive:

EDIT: WOW Bingo you sure do your homework Thanks bro excelent info. :highfive:
[Amazon Fire Phone] randybo:
I don't believe this is correct. Please cite the source for this KitKat Chrome Urban Legend. I typically have 70 to 80 tabs open in my Chrome browser, and even with Chrome in the 'Recent Apps' menu, do not see any excessive battery drain. I certainly don't see any 'ghost' drain when it isn't in the 'Recent Apps' menu either.

The battery monitoring tools I use on my Fire Phone are:

1) GSam Battery Monitor Pro

2) GSam Battery - Root Companion (Enables full battery statistics on KitKat based Android devices for GSam Battery Monitor)

3) Battery Monitor Widget Pro and System Tuner Pro by 3c

4) Wakelock Detector [Root] by UzumApps

5) And of course the Android OS Settings > Battery screen which only shows you the 10 biggest battery hogs

Under KitKat, you really need root to properly monitor your battery on your Fire Phone because critical battery monitoring API's were removed by Google from Jelly Bean (Android OS 4.3) in the name of enhancing security.
[Amazon Fire Phone] adeebulrehman:
I don't think that it is necessary to PM him bcz if there was a chance, He would have.
[Amazon Fire Phone] Plonko:
Sorry, Bingo, but that is insufficient. I demand a full jeremiad each and every day from ggow rehashing all of the troubles he's faced and the epic, but ultimately unsuccessful, steps he has taken to fix the misbehaving camera.

:silly:
[Amazon Fire Phone] fniestroj:
I HATE CAMERAS :D

already have glued all the lenses :cool:
[Amazon Fire Phone] Surmisation:
Correct? It was not an authoritative response nor do i consider myself an AOSP expert.

After experiencing similar issues while others reported none; being mindful of those three things is what stopped my phone from draining.

But you're absolutely right. Bat stats vary greatly as everyone's use patterns differ.
[Amazon Fire Phone] rjmohit:
Can we please please please have the next build in a day? I am giving this phone away to my dad and wanna update it before I go back to my city. I apologize for being demanding and thanks in advance.
[Amazon Fire Phone] :
Are you planning on visiting him every time new builds / security updates get released or are you stopping by every now and then anyway?.... Serious question though...
[Amazon Fire Phone] rjmohit:
We live in different countries, so I plan to update each time I visit
[Amazon Fire Phone] KLit75:
Im thinking itll happen when he can do it. Generally considered impolite to ask...

On a more sympathetic note, my Dad is absolutely technogically illiterate (30+ years teaching in public schools-go figure.)

BUT with a little patience, Im certain I could walk him through the steps.

-Bookmark the CM11 forum

-put safestrap on the homescreen

-make sure he's mastered the 3 buttons (install, wipe dalvik cache, reboot system)

Do a couple of practice runs, downloading zip and show him how to find that zip.

Honestly it doesnt get much simpler than updating this rom. But be ready to provide tech support over the phone if thats doable.
[Amazon Fire Phone] ggow:
New Build is Up

- Dated 17 Mar 2016

- 01 March 2016 Security Patches Included

- Updated CM Code
[Amazon Fire Phone] toussaintjames:
wil we ever see a lollipop based or android n rom for our fire phones ?? sighh :( is there anyway at all to get that on our fire phone without waiting on amazon? becuz i see the samsung s3 getting all the latest updates because of the developers and samsung didnt provide em so why do we have to wait on amazon ...just a questin tho as im not a developer and you all are the professionals...keep up the good work still...i really like this rom just without that cam working i cant stay on it as i use snapchat alot