yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
There isn't anything wrong with Aroma.

It is just incredibly redundant and bulky.

The only thing you need is Nano, or Micro, if you prefer Google Calendar, Gmail and Google Now Launcher. Everything else can be downloaded from the Play Store.

Here is why I don't recommend the Aroma package.

It eats your storage.

You download the ridiculously huge Aroma package. It is 809MB, which is 4.6 times larger than the Nano package, and 2.5 times larger than the ROM zip itself!

You flash the ZIP and choose the apps you want.

These apps get installed to the read-only /system partition.

You boot the phone, and everything is fine.

Apps start updating. Since /system is read-only, the Play Store installs them to /data, where your apps, files and pictures are.

So, the apps are taking up space in /system AND /data. As well as the obnoxiously huge Aroma package.

And if you delete the Aroma zip, what happens if you mess up your phone and have to reinstall?

In comparison, if you use the Nano package:

You download the 176MB Nano package. It is relatively tiny.

You download the other apps you want from the Play Store.

They install to /data. And those are the only copies found on your phone. They are not hiding in a zip file.

You can leave the Gapps package on your storage peacefully.

Also, when you use the Aroma package, you are listed with a ton of things that you have to choose at once. It is like trying to choose from those 50 flavors of ice cream. You know you want Chocolate, but the Mint Chocolate Chip looks good, too. You likely will install both. The more Gapps you install, the slower the phone becomes. (It is a gradual thing).

Meanwhile, if you use the Nano package, if you download a PDF, and find out that CyanogenMod lacks a PDF viewer (whyy?), you say, "Oh, I should download a PDF reader." And download the reader from the Store.

TL;DR: Just because we have more storage space doesn't mean we should just waste it with the Aroma package.

No problem with having the Aroma installed, but you may want to delete the zip file and download the Nano package to your phone for an emergency.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] trysten711:
I've learned exactly what you're talking about, the difficult way ????, so what I started doing was taking my time with aroma installs and going through it a couple times to learn pros and cons... The aroma installer has a few benefits to it that I have found, and enjoy, that outweighs the smaller packages. The main reason I prefer the aroma package is the options to exclude system apps that come with the ROM and replace with Google's apps, which sure is different with anyones perception. I'm just contributing to the "experimental" 7.1 ROM with my own installation and what I used, in case the question does arise about aroma Gapps or whether or not it works for this install.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
You do have a point there. Duplicate apps are annoying.

And Bryan is picky with the "Experimental" tag. He will only change it to "Beta" when CM14.1 becomes semi-stable, and "Stable" when CM14.1 is stable and we all agree that it is stable. However, so far, this build seems pretty sturdy. Kudos to Google and Cyanogen as well for hammering out those kinks from the previous builds.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
I agree
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
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You must be allergic. ;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
[MENTION=7629746]jansenw95[/MENTION] It looks like there is a different button that you are DEFINITELY not allergic to pressing:

heh

Back on topic.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] trysten711:
I have a question, I'm running Tame kernel management, and ive been really curious as to what the best settings for this ROM would be, or what is best for maintaining proper function... If maybe just in anyones opinion, who knows more about how kernel management works for 7.1 and this phone. Right now I have processor policies set at min 1224 max at 1512, which I could go to 1836 MHz but I'm not chancing, processor is on ondemand, GPU is normal 2d 200 and 3d at 266 with deadline, and I/o scheduler on bfq... Ive looked around but I've found it varies with different Android versions and varies, of course, by phone... With no, absolute, straight answer...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Manos Makrakis:
guys one question more..i will do a factory reset,i should do and another wipe??cashe/dalvic etc...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
Factory reset for what operation?

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If just a normal factory reset, use the default factory reset wipe twrp
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Manos Makrakis:
iam on aospa ryans build and i want to clean install this 7.1 build
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
From twrp, go to wipe>advanced wipe>and select system, data, cache, dalvik cache. Then wipe it. Then flash the ROM and Gapps for 7.1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Manos Makrakis:
thanks sir

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guys how long take the boot animation??

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guys how long take the boot animation??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
As painfully long as it always does.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
Remember, this is 7.0. OpenGapps, remembers your last selection, so you may have downloaded 6.0. Your OpenGapps selection, preferably, should be this:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
Update: I am backing up CM14 and trying javelinanddart's test build of CM13.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
Using this as my DD! I will flash OpenGapps aroma. Please quote me if there is anything wrong with aroma. I don't want duplicate apps that do the same exact thing!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] x.0ni.x:
Wow!!! Bryan keeping this phone alive still I see!!? I wish my s2 still worked I'd flash this and give logs to help with development. This is the phone i first successfully rooted. Good to see the old herc is still alive and kicking.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
Just make sure that you have an extra power pack and a battery charger 24/7. Trust me, your battery will die in a snap.

There isn't anything necessarily wrong with aroma, I just think that you don't need a huge Gapps package if you're only going to install a few. Seriously, it is almost triple the size of the ROM zip. And aroma can make an incomplete installation. Nano is tried and true. It has the smallest impact on the performance and battery, and keeps core features of both CM and Gapps. And you can install anything else from the Play Store.

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Just curious… what's broken about it?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
[MENTION=5589343]Easy_as_Pi_3.14[/MENTION], this Rom's battery is actually better than Bryan's Cm13 battery for me! Don't know why. The only problem is the OCD-triggering Trebuchet app drawer, which I avoided by using Nova, and the apps crashing in the background. The DPI Changer and the multi-window mode is great, but search in Settings is not working:(.

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Oh, and I forgot to mention that I flashed nano instead of Aroma. Aroma is gigantic!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
The OCD on the Trebuchet led me to GNL.

And with the DPI changer, enable the terminal and root access, open the terminal.

Type su and hit enter. Accept the request (although I don't think that is working yet).

Type wm density 200 (or, alternatively, 210) and hit enter.

Type exit, then exit.

You will like it. 200 and 210 are closest to the S2's actual density, 206.

Things are just the right size. Because that is the size they were meant to be.

Unfortunately, the battery life for me was the deciding factor, so I am trying javelin's CM13 build which is supposed to save battery and improve another few things.

His build seems pretty sturdy, but apparently, emergency calls don't work.

As for the Gapps, I once installed Aroma Gapps.

ONCE.

Edit: Battery life when you are not using it is definitely better than CM13. But battery life when actively using it is a joke.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
About Battery.

As a matter of fact, battery life when I'm using it is also better. The Icons in GNL look gigantic even on a low DPI. I can't get the percentage to show up in the status bar, I went to the status bar in settings, and clicked show next to icon, but there is still know percentage! Is this a known issue?

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I read some comments on Android N battery life online, and apparently, sync is causing the problem. Is this true? I'm going to turn if off and see if it helps.

http://innov8tiv.com/increase-improve-android-7-0-nougat-battery-life/

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This build also freezes a lot less.

The new DPI looks a lot better! Are the icons the right size? They don't look normal to me. Oh well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
Yeah, I got it too.

May be.

Yeah, it does seem to, but I haven't used it much. But, when not frozen, CM13 seems smoother. Could be just me.

Which one did you use? 200 or 210, or what?

And you said you are using Nova, right? Check the icon size. IIRC, it messes up the icon size on custom DPIs and you need to change it. If you did 200, try 83%, and if you did 210, 87 or 88. I haven't used Nova in a while. Mess with the settings. Worst case scenario, you reset the settings. But icons will usually be blurry. It's normal, because they were designed for either 160, 240, 320, 480, or 640dpi. While some icons scale nicely, others don't. If you want smooth, but on the smaller size, try 180, it is 75% even.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
I am on 200, and I switched to GNL because it is lighter. The screenshot above is of GNL.

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Got used to the icon size! Keeping this as my DD. This is great! Very smooth for the latest version of Android running on a five year old phone!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
Right. Because 240DPI is

hideous

unless you are visually impaired. I had been on 240 DPI stock TW for so long.

Then I rooted and changed to 200. Instantly better.

I am never using 240 DPI again. Ever.

At least they went right on the S3 and made it 305 DPI, which is closer to 320. Still looks better on 300, though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mawdogbe:
I tried nano and still had the problem. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?

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The DPI change was a big improvement. Thanks for the tip!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] juni12:
I don't understand why are you guys using this build despite you know is in alpha still.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
Hey, I know what you are talking about. I switched off because I couldn't take the crashing.

But you are not me, and you are not jansenw95, etc. Sometimes, alpha is good enough.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
Alpha is good enough( for some people). Some things might not work, but you have to trade off some stability for the newest Android OS on a really old phone! Great work, [MENTION=2107489]bryan2894[/MENTION]!

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Oh, and I found a way to put the battery percentage inside the status bar in the battery icon. Go to system UI tuner, and hit status bar. Scroll to the bottom, and you will find settings about the battery percentage there.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
Any news?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zappa41:
Hopefully soon. I'm loving this ROM so far. No crashes lately. Running the pixel launcher and smooth. Just hope we get an update soon
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
I hope that soon there will be a way to add Google assistant and new navbar icons from today's keynote into nougat soon. Any updates? The phone often heats up a lot, and it charges really slowly. And is leaving the phone plugged in past 100 percent bad? Good luck with development.;)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mawdogbe:
Shouldn't be too horrible leaving it in past 100, but you might see a further decrease in battery life.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Manos Makrakis:
yup i get it,this build is rooted or i must root my self?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zappa41:
Its already rooted. Just enable developer options and you'll see where to enable root
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Manos Makrakis:
i enable it,thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Manos Makrakis:
guys this rom has so faast batery drain!!what the holy **** is going???
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
We know.​

It sucks. It seems to be mostly with the radio, but there are a few sources.

It seems that if you find ro.build.type=userdebug in /system/build.prop and change it to ro.build.type=user then it is supposed to improve the battery life, even if it is only slightly.

But the battery life is MUCH better than the first build. CPU usage was locked at 100%.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Manos Makrakis:
i got it,we will wait the next build for better battery life.okkk
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
I checked and apparently we have a wakelock. That kills battery.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] URD3:
I get this message when I want to send a voice message in whatsapp
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
Could you please attach or link to a logcat?

On Windows, install "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" and click it in the start menu. Type powershell and press enter when you are there to make things match up.

Linux/OS X users, open a terminal and cd to the directory where adb is.

First, clear the old logs to get what we want.

./adb logcat -c

Now try and send the voice message.

Then, we dump the logs to a file on the desktop. Done.

./adb logcat -d >> ~/Desktop/whatsapp_error.txt

Now, you will find the log in whatsapp_error.txt on your desktop.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Manos Makrakis:
how to enable screenshot?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
[MENTION=6809401]Manos Makrakis[/MENTION] Press and hold the power and volume down buttons.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Manos Makrakis:
thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
Use. The. Thanks. Button! [MENTION=6809401]Manos Makrakis[/MENTION]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] URD3:
Settings->buttons->power menu
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] URD3:
[MENTION=5589343]Easy_as_Pi_3.14[/MENTION] whatsapp Log

View attachment alog.zip
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Manos Makrakis:
thnaksss

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nice rom,very stable,fast but this battery drain!!!i will need a power bank for sure
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
Yup, the battery drain. Will hopefully be improved.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Manos Makrakis:
amen
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mawdogbe:
Google Assistant is not included in the latest build, correct?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kbook:
It is included. You need to add the ro.product.model=Pixel XL and ro.opa.eligible_device=true in the build.prop again. I use the Kernel Adiutor as prop editor.

This is the link to that Post
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mawdogbe:
Okay, thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
If anyone on this 14.1 build wants Pixel Launcher, download the Pixel Launcher and its wallpaper app from Google play. This only works if you did not flash Pixel Launcher via zip file.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mawdogbe:
I don't see either one, do I need to add those lines?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
You add those lines at the bottom.

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Then clear data of Google app. Then reboot
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] daman261:
So my results are skewed as this has no SIM drain (general term [likely incorrect] = synchronization, location, etc..) but drain seems to have been a little better. Sorry if my testing results have not been reproduced on your DD's where the battery life is far more critical. Once Xposed comes out, this along with Amplify will do wonders I'm sure. That's when I'll upgrade my DD.

Pictures : 2 from just now (8+ hours) the reason one went from 2 days to 1 day 12 hrs is screen usage from writing this post. Wanted to show WiFi connectivity during period.

Older [ESPN Fantasy App on screenshot] for comparison.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
Have you tried this? If you are on the same carrier (or, of course, it is unlocked), and you are using the smaller Micro SIM cards, you can easily fit them in the normal SIM slot, like below. Obviously, the SIM card goes inside, I just Photoshopped Paint.NETted it to show how it lines up.

View attachment 3927617

I found that it isn't very picky, and has some room for error. Just line the right edge up with the little arrow on the right (You can't see it here) and the top edge to the top of those gold plated things.

[MENTION=2107489]bryan2894[/MENTION] have you tried it as well?

I am using my phone like this right now, and it never gave me a problem. Friction happily keeps it in place.

That way, you can go for a day or two with your Celox as a DD. Just remember your charger.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
I cut a piece of plastic to keep mine in place.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
I cut a hole in an older SIM card (more difficult than it seemed on paper) and Scotch taped the Micro SIM card inside so it will fit in the iPhone's tray. But I don't need it for the Skyrocket.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tevon181:
That's last build was a MONSTER!! I totally love the performance and other issues that was fixed with it my phone hasn't crashed, an app hasn't force stopped yet ((( except Android host thing))) it's really this latest update marks stable on it... For about an hour before my battery dies, but still keep up the good work I will stick to me skyrocket until you guys stop doing your work

--- the phone doesn't go to sleep, I think that's draining my battery even when screen is off, is that a thing? Or if not what's the solution? ---
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Easy_as_Pi_3.14:
Heh, is that a Halloween joke? ?

Yeah, darn wakelocks. Reminds me of Gingerbread.

It is essentially the only problem with this build.

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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tevon181:
Was never good at jokes

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I'm still trying to find out what's this assistant about
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] andrew.mackew:
Excellent rom! Smooth, fast and pretty stable. My daughter is enjoying it, her old phone shines like a brand new one :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gregrwm:
adore softphone "Can't install...-505" on candy6 but works great here!* but, goomaps and waze both install and run but neither manages to get location.* so should i learn how to capture logs for you?* t989 cm-14.1-20161031-UNOFFICIAL-celox with service from FreedomPop
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
Try granting them permission from settings>apps. Then turn on location in settings.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gregrwm:
thanks. both already had location permission, and "device only" was set. goomaps still couldn't get my location until i'd hit "high accuracy" and approved sending my location data to google.* seems suspicious to me.

since doing that it works even after changing back to "device only". then i tried waze again, and all it would do is crash, until i rebooted, now it's working, and the automatic time zone isn't stuck at UTC anymore either.

chrome just crashed tho. should i bother to capture logs for such things?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gregrwm:
oops, automatic time zone's back to UTC again, i wonder if that's a delayed reaction to my reverting to the "device only" location setting
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kbook:
yes I did this and I put the clear tape over so the sim won't move around.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] NightMarsEU:
Should I Make A Tutorial Of The Virtual Re-Partiton On YouTube?

I Wonder, Should I Make A Video On Re-partitoning on youtube
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
If you want.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] juni12:
Has someone had problems with Google Translate offline packages, in this rom?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Wesley32:
I don't think this is a rom specific issue. but, I keep having wifi issues with my skyrocket. Lately, it has been way worse on this rom. Wifi won't connect to 5ghz at all. Then 2.4ghz channel is very hit or miss. it will disconnect often. Anyone had any luck tracking this down?

specifics:

version 10-31-2016

AT&T skyrocket

Nano Gapps

Clean flashed at like 10-13 or whatever that version was.

I apologize if this is the wrong thread, seemed appropriate to me since the skyrocket forums are older.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
Yay! Its stable!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
bTW, Bryan, you need to edit the OP lines after the Code about the voiding warranty and the finger, and change the "unofficial cyanogenmod 14.0" to "unofficial cyanogenmod 14.1" [MENTION=2107489]bryan2894[/MENTION]

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I dirty flashed, and now com.android.phoneis crashing again and so is everythung else that i listed in my previous post after the 2nd to last OTA. Will try a clean flash, fresh install.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jansenw95:
OK, [MENTION=2107489]bryan2894[/MENTION] [MENTION=5589343]Easy_as_Pi_3.14[/MENTION], here's a zipped log.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bryan2894:
Cm14.1 - 11-11-16

New update is up. Since official nightlies for other devices have started the codebase/ROM can now be considered stable.

Changelog is below. If you encounter force closes (ex. com.android.phone) either full wipe for flash the following fix HERE to clean the databases on your device.

Also, if you're still on CM13.0, you can now upgrade to straight to CM14.1 without a full wipe.

Changelog

Merge Android-7.1.0_r7

Add upgrade path from CM13.0 to CM14.1

GlobalActions: Long press screenshot action to take a partial screenshot

Full changelog: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bryan2894/CMUpdater-API/cm-14.1/celox/changelog.txt
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Manos Makrakis:
ex. com.android.phone,gys i have that!!i must do fuul wipe and the databseclean?or one of them?