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[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] kevintm78:
Thanks! I really need to get organized better though to make things easier to find. Maybe I need to create a wiki or something. They have an option for it on github but my grammar skills (or lack there of) make me self conscious sometimes. Especially when it's a [how to] post. It takes me forever to get anything posted because I keep erasing everything and starting over.

This post has some answers for you regarding theming.

Ps..

I consider almost everything on topic. Especially if it's android/note 4 related.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] ForestCat:
This thread is epic. As long as you know how to effectively use the thread search tool, it's all here. I don't think I've found any dead links so far, which are endemic throughout xda, sadly. The internet is going extinct at an alarming rate. Google, yahoo, et al should be shot for phasing out their groups. Given their advertising revenue and the cost of storage these days, that's positively inexcusable from a humanitarian point of view. Thank God for Archive.org, but they can only do so much, and don't store big binaries (like ROMS :( ). But I digress.

BTW, your PayPal button is busted, or you're in PayPal jail, or something.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] kevintm78:
Ctrl + z
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] kevintm78:
I think I have my PayPal link fixed. Although, I don't want you to feel obligated to donate. I enjoy doing all this (most of the time) and really appreciate the fact the other people want to use it.

Merry Christmas! And thanks for keeping this thread active for at least a little while longer.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] ForestCat:
Merry Christmas!

I don't think this has its own thread somewhere, hope it's OK to post here.

Nice job!

Very cool mod for our Note 4. Little tricky at first to get the edge panel to unfold, on my Note 4 w/ my hands, the trick is resting my index finger on the 'trigger line', half off of the edge of the phone, and swiping left IMMEDIATELY at the moment the 'trigger line' disappears. Works well.

SO... Is there any prayer of getting custom icons in the Edge Panel, specifically ones that might match a launcher theme (TSF Shell, etc)? Or any other theming/skinning options?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] kevintm78:
Yeah, I was actually going to suggest that we talk about here. I have my settings jacked up a bit and I don't get alerts for being quoted but I get most of the alerts when posted in the rom or kernel thread.

The only thing I dislike about the edge mod is having to switch the contact apps so people edge will work. Other than that, I actually use it quite a bit when I do have it installed.

I'm not sure about the custom icons. I can look in to it though when I get a chance.

If you'd like to join forces, I have a project that's been in the works for 2 years. It's a black themed version that's excruciatingly close but there's a few (sort of) major issues. It's all the drop down and sub menus that I just can't seem to change. That thing has been driving me crazy for awhile and had just about pushed me over the edge a couple of times, but it looks really sharp. Especially with the Note 4 screen. I know it's really late in the game but I still think it's worth pursuing. It needs a fresh set of eyes to look over it though.

I'll get that zip together for anyone who would like to help me continue and can provide some instructions on what/how I've been doing it so far but I'm always open to suggestions.

You will need a PC for this. Along with apktool (or a program that runs it; TMA, Advanced Apktool, etc.) and Winrar (I'd love to get it going with 7zip but for one I don't know if it has the feature and two, I don't know how to set it if it does). I only have the trial version of winrar and I get that pop up asking me to buy it every time I open it so an alternative would be welcomed. :p
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] ForestCat:
You bet. Happy to dig in. I like dark themes. Then again, I thought Ice Cream Sandwich was the high water mark, lolol

RE: 'Late in the game', I dunno. Anything out there comparable to the Note 4 with a replaceable battery and SD Card? The guy I bought mine from was changing networks to ATT. Couldn't be bothered unlocking his N910V, so he sold it on ebay and BOUGHT ANOTHER ONE for Sprint.

Other than the eMMC issues, it's damn near the perfect phone.

BTW, since your quote notifications are off:

https://xdaforums.com/note-4-verizon/general/modify-seccontactsmosupnotelegacyusa-apk-t4024165#post81299677

It's up to you, if you want to continue that here, fine w/ me.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] ForestCat:
Kevin,

If I read this right, it is impossible to re-lock a CPD1 or newer bootloader?

I have a phone with a completely stock 6.0.1 and an unlocked CPD1 bootloader.

I need to temporarily go back to 5.1.1 to check something.

Can I safely flash a bone-stock Samsung N910VVRU2BPA1 in Odin?

If a BPA1 ROM will work w/ a CPD1 bootloader, is there some way to do it in TWRP?

I tried the 'safe' N910VVRU2BPA1_StockRestore.tar.md5 from here on xda from Odin, no joy, failure with the Samsung version error msg, etc.

Thanks.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] DeeXii:
I just got a N4 that has stock OTA CQL1. I am I reading correctly that I need to downgrade to a 5.1.1 firmware.

Root / recovery the 5.1.1 to get up to a unlockable 6.0.2 to then get to CQL1?

Please correct any misunderstanding I have.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] kevintm78:
No, I'm sorry I don't explain things very well sometimes. It is possible to relock the bootloader if you flash (with odin) an official samsung firmware. If using the "safe" firmwares it won't relock it but that's only because the bootloader has been taken out of those firmware tar files. If you need to flash an older firmware like Lp you would need the bootloader as well and in that case it would definitely lock it again.

No. That used to be the prevailing theory but the last time I had to unlock my bootloader I didn't go down to Lp. Instead I just started with MM instructions and started with the flashing the hybrid firmware step
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] DeeXii:
How can I get the Galaxy store back on this ROM?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] kevintm78:
It should be there. I think when it first loads up it takes a minute before the icon shows in the app drawer but you can also get to it from the 3 dot menu in the app drawer under "galaxy essentials".

I've had this rom loaded up for a little while now and I can't remember needing to do anything special to get it going, but let me know if it doesn't show up though and I'll get it together for you when I get off work
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] DeeXii:
The 3 dots works but there is no Icon.

Also, what's up with Magisk Manager? It asks to update it but when I do, the latest version force closes. :(

Any ideas?

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UPDATE: I got the latest Magisk Manager to work by manually updating to the latest Magisk.

But still I do not have a Samsung Galaxy Store. I can get to it kind of via the three dots in the app drawer like you said. However, this method does not seem to have a search function. :(
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] kevintm78:
Try installing the app that's linked. It's just a copy of the one that's installed on mine (should be the most recent version).

SamsungUpdate.apk
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] ForestCat:
I haven't been able to find a debloat script, zip, nuke.txt, etc for v11 in this thread. Anyone have any recommendations of what Verizon/Google/Samsung ratware it's totally safe to nix without breaking something else?

Also, anyone have a firewall that can be used in this ROM to completely (and I do mean completely) shut down any network activity unless specifically whitelisted? AFWall+ allows 'Android System', 'Google Framework', etc. to sip away at my WiFi/LTE data with nothing checked(allowed) in the rules. Verified w/ wireshark running on another computer. Is there some part of android that has access to the TCP stack below the level of iptables? Is advertising/backdoors for Google just baked into Android?

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] FD3s6336:
I find this very exciting, I just finished flashing this rom and was trying to figure out how to get substratum working so I could go pure black to take advantage of the sweet sweet AMOLED display... I'm not a developer, but would probably be up for some testing headaches to get the long term benefit. I just came from a nougat device, and really enjoyed the themes that it had native for dark/black.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] ForestCat:
Just a quick update for anyone considering this ROM. I'm on Flashpoint v5.

Been my daily driver for about a month. I've been beating the hell out of it w/ various xposed modules, cpu-intensive launchers (tsf), hacking various touchwiz apks' (contacts, mms, etc).

It has been marvelously stable.

No spontaneous reboots. No lockups. No lost settings/data etc.

Occasionally a bit laggy due to my abuses, not the ROM itself.

One issue, not particular to this ROM I don't believe:

msm_hsic_host is generating more wakelocks than it should be. Overnight, mobile data=off, WiFi (and 'scanning')=off, Bluetooth=off, Location=off.

Only thing that prevents it is Airplane Mode.

Here's a description of the issue:

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"thracemerin:

"The msm_hsic_host wakelock is because the 3G modem is connected to the phone as an external USB device controlled by the hsic host controller. When the modem wakes up for any reason (apps sync, location, tower ping, etc...) the wakelock is requested. The problem is that the hsic host controller doesn't go back into suspend mode properly, this is a problem with the kernel. The result is that because the hsic host controller isn't asleep the phone wont enter deep sleep while it waits for the hsic host to suspend.

There is the additional issue that if your signal is poor the operations that caused the wakelock in the first place take longer to complete thus lengthening the time the wakelock is held.

The issue is significantly reduced on WiFi for obvious reasons, all the data is transmitted via WiFi so the 3G modem doesn't need to wake up nearly as often, it still wakes up to deal with tower checks and that sort of thing to ensure that it has voice connectivity, but those events are much rarer.

There are kernels available that attempt to solve this problem, Harsh kernel as suggested by another user has fixes in it along with a lot of other changes, the fixed kernel I'm working on is stock with these changes as well, either should help, it's not possible to eliminate this wakelock completely without shutting down the 3G modem which would of course prevent data and voice use of the phone, but they will reduce the wakelock and may help with your battery life."

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I don't know if there's a good fix. I found this, but not for Marshmallow, sadly:

https://xdaforums.com/nexus-4/themes-apps/app-intelli3g-2g-3g-4g-toggle-battery-t2580234
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] kevintm78:
Thanks for the update and feedback. That msm_hsic_host wakelock gets me pretty bad too. Mine is, from the looks of it, caused by the low signal issues. Where I live is a small, some-what rural town but I sometimes stay in a bigger city that has much cell coverage and the difference in battery life and number of times that particular wakelock is activated is very noticeable. You may be experiencing the same thing.

The couple of times I've tried to remedy that situation it hasn't gone too well. I think it's outside my skill level but I'm always open to giving it another shot. Lately, my grandma has been in and out of the hospital and I just haven't had too much time to dedicate to my laptop. I will get back at it soon enough though.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] ForestCat:
Sorry to hear about your grandmother. It's rough dealing w/ aging parents/grandparents. Hope things get back to normal for you.

The issue seems to be related to bluetooth alarm wakeups. I had to turn my attention to a bigger issue. No haptic feedback. Anywhere. Except, ironically, on the lock screen. Before I take drastic measures (re-flashing a stock ROM, etc), has anyone else seen this issue, even generically w/ other ROMS, etc?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] stg33k:
My trusty N910V from the last 3 years died last month, so I bought a replacement. Old phone was running Modest v9, got Modest v11 up and running on the "new" phone. Everything works great, except two things:

1. It overheats pretty easily. It's Feb, so not terrible yet, but I live in a desert climate, so it's gonna be a problem soon. I flashed the Flashpoint v5 kernel, and based on previous comments, I'm guessing I should maybe go to 'Flashpoint.v3.1-ExtendedBattery' (I have a ZeroLemon battery). Does that seem right? If so, is it as simple as flashing the zip file from recovery?

2. Netflix doesn't work. Not a deal-breaker, I can live without it on this phone, but it'd be nice. I tried installing earlier versions of the app, including the older version directly from Netflix's website, but I keep getting the error "could not reach the Netflix service" with error codes -9 or 15001, depending on the app version. My Google-Fu is insufficient to overcome this. I seem to recall there's a fix or workaround that involves deleting, modifying, or replacing a certain file, but I can't find anything in this thread, on Google, or in my notes from 3 years ago. Any suggestions? FWIW, Amazon PrimeVideo app works fine.

Notes: Yes, it's rooted. Magisk and Magisk hide installed, fully updated, and working properly. Passes SafetyNet. Pokemon Go works. Have tried with and without AdAway blocking, on Wi-Fi and 4G.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] kevintm78:
I love that there's still some people using this rom and enjoying it, you've made my day.

I hope the initial setup wasn't to much of pain. I really need to either remove Magisk 15.3 from the zip or update it. Not to mention, the stock Google apps are getting some years on them so it always takes awhile to get the playstore to update and then play services has to do it's thing so it can be a slow process.

One other thing you should do; Flash a different kernel than the one packaged in the zip. That one shows in about phone as Flashpoint v3.1, but I learned not that long ago that it is not the same as the Flashpoint v3.1 that is posted in the kernel thread. If end up using any of the projects that I've posted for long enough you'll notice that I'm pretty lousy when it comes to version numbers and overall organization.

Once it was pointed out to me that you couldn't access adb with the packaged v3.1 kernel and I knew the stand alone v3.1 adb worked since I use it quite a bit I decided to crack them open. That's when I noticed that even though the kernel image was the same the ramdisk had several egregious mistakes.

Sometimes it's difficult for me to make progress. Even though I've learned a lot over the last several years, the one thing I've learned the most is how many mistakes I've been making.

So my advice:

Flash this of 3.1

Flashpoint v3.1

Then reflash Magisk and any modules you may be using
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] BeckPC:
Sugar Daddy? Hmm... haven't been called that before (except in my dreams) Hahaha...

I had to search for this one. To be honest, I haven't used a MM ROM in a while, so it was buried inside folder after folder. But ... alas, I found it.

The version of Visual Voice Mail you have included is 4.2.5. The latest for this ROM is 5.0.07. In order to install it, you must copy this APK file over the one on the phone. It requires ROOT to do so (and then set permissions to 0644)

Copy to: /system/apps/visualvoicemail/

Delete the old one (and it doesn't have to be named the same.

Reboot. You'll have the newer version installed.

What are the benefits of using the new version. First ... it will let you set a different ringtone for a notification other than the default. That was a bug in 4.2.5. This is fixed. The transcription will only work if you are using the paid VVM service.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] kevintm78:
Thanks! I had formatted my internal sdcard awhile back when my last phone first started showing the signs of read/write failure. I lost some good stuff during that time but I'm usually pretty good about uploading useful things to one of my many clouds. Or so I thought I was.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] FritzM:
unable to upgrade from Magisk 20.3 to 20.4

I am running V11 of this ROM with latest v5 flashpoint kernel.

Not sure if this is anything to worry about, since Google may soon put an end to Magisk Hide capability. I noticed that a new Magisk upgrade is available from Magisk Manager 7.5.1. While there is no upgrade for Magisk Manager, Magisk 20.3 can be upgraded to Magisk 20.4.

When I try the direct upgrade from Magisk 20.3 to 20.4 using Magisk Manager 7.5.1, I am getting a general error that it fails to build the new image and it aborts.

I could try to flash using TWRP, but I am thinking it is not worth the risk given the bad outlook for Magisk Hide in the near future. If you want to find out more about this, you can find links in the Magisk 20.4 Release Notes.

Has anyone else tried upgrading to Magisk 20.4?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Kolyei:
I keep on getting "usage data access" pop up every 5 minutes and it's annoying the crap out of me! Any way to fix this?

Verizon note 4 modest rom. Magisk 24.0.

I also have the s-view flip wireless cover and the picture is a bit off. I'll upload a pic of that in the next post
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] Kolyei:
S-view cover screen is also a bit off. How do I fix this? I love this rom otherwise.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] dracozny:
Yes, and yes It failed for the same reasons you mention. Flashing via TWRP or equivalent was the only option that worked. I think I saw this as the recommended method for that version when it was in Beta over on the Magisk website.

As far as the google vs magisk part I am not sure we have a problem here. The thing is updates to our devices are far and few between which means that TEE is a non issue until we for some reason upgrade to an Oreo Bootloader which I do not forse being needed at least not on a note4.

"Once hardware-level key attestation is widely enforced for SafetyNet, most devices with unlocked bootloaders running Android 8.0 Oreo or higher will fail to pass SafetyNet’s Basic Integrity check." ~https://www.xda-developers.com/magisk-no-longer-hide-bootloader-unlock-status/

Since we are on MM bootloader safetyNet still passes.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] kgctim:
Seeking some advice!

I haven't made any changes to my phone since ModestRom V9.

Its kinda laggy and sketchy sometimes in its old age, but I love this phone... I'd like to update to the latest version, BUT i really don't want to lose some of the features I have working like my Android Auto/Screen mirroring app. and a few other randoms.

I have NO idea what modem I'm on these days.

A. is it worth updating?

B. What do you suggest I do to get the latest version on the phone?

Awesome work on the Rom, I've been on MR since the phone became rootable and absolutely love it. I want to take advantage of the latest features, and see if they resolve some of my phones nuances these days LOL.

Any suggestions for a way to go from clueless to updated is really appreciated.

Also, you may have to seek slowly for me, its been a LONG time since I made any changes to this phone OR any phone for that matter.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] FritzM:
I did Flash via TWRP and all is working great regarding Magisk.

It was good to hear from someone else that did this before I tried it. Thanks!

---------- Post added at 07:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:57 PM ----------

I have not had any luck getting V11 of this ROM to work with the latest Google Messages app's RCS Chat Feature.

I have installed the latest Carrier Services app.

I tried both the latest official Google Messages app as well as the Beta version, but "Chat features" setting always shows:

"Chat features unavailable for this device.

Your device does not currently support this feature

Learn more"

I followed some online workarounds and I was able to get the "Chat features" options to appear, but as soon as I left that settings page, it was back to the above when I returned to the "Chat features" settings page.

I am assuming that this capability is not able to work with this ROM, but I wanted to check to see if anyone else got it to work?

I recall that receiving the "Emergency Alerts" (like Amber Alerts) that completely stock phones get is not an option with this ROM, so it is not a big deal if RCS Chat does not work because I like everything else about this ROM so much!
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] kgctim:
great talk.. thanks for the help :P
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] FritzM:
I saw your post, but I am a relative newbie that has only used v11, and this was my first time installing a modified ROM.

I am unable to recommend if you should upgrade from v9 to v11, but I am sure someone here will eventually respond.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] kgctim:
Thanks for chiming in at least! I wonder if theres an all inclusive change log for each different version.
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] zfk110:
Guide for how to install ModestRom_v11.zip Ver 11 it's not a dirty flash.

Download these 3 zip files, using ***PC, Laptop***** then copy to your SD card, these are zip files don't *******unzip******** them

https://xdaforums.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=28284

https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/releases/download/v20.4/Magisk-v20.4.zip

https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1395089523397893373

Follow word by word if not sure please ask, shut down the phone then press and hold volume up, press and hold home button, press and hold power button for 50 sec it will put you in TWRP don't click on read-only mode (save you personal data if possible such as texts, pictures since it's going to wipe cleaned.)

Then go to TWRP recovery's HOME screen

Once you’re in go to wipe then advance wipe then check all of them ***but LEAVE**** SD card, USB Storage*** option unchecked now swipe to cleaned do this 3 times go back to wipe using back on the TWRP then advance wipe and so on after cleaning three times.

Click install, click select storage,

click Micro SD card then OK

and look for those file since you save it in, it should be there add them in this order

click on ModestRom_v11.zip

click on add more zip than add Flashpoint.v5.zip

click on add more zip than add Magisk-v20.4.zip

Then slide the slider to right, once done click on reboot it (always click on don't install for twrp app if asked) it will take 10 to 30 min to reboot
[Verizon Galaxy Note 4 Android Development] kgctim:
Thank you very much for the walkthrough! Just curious, is there a reason I shouldn't use a Mac to download the files? I have a windows based desktop so I can use a normal PC, but I use a macbook for 99% of everything else I do online.

Thanks again!