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[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
I'm really confused , i need help regarding playstore location !!

here's the thing, I'm from the middle east and we have usually a shi##y line up of apps and also NO paid apps at all, meaning i couldn't buy Mono (substratum theme) unless i used some kind of VPN and always needing to keep using VPN for future updates etc. sounded too much of a hassle to me.

so here's what i first did to permanently convert my playstore to the U.S based one first thing i did was i went to payment method in payments Google.com and changed the address to a U.S based ones.

and then (here comes the confused part) if i remember correctly all i did was i redeemed a 10$ play store card and then i think i only rebooted my phone and it turned the playstore to the US version where i can see alot of paid stuff good apps etc.

so i tried the same thing on my Brothers S7 edge, but his playstore keeps staying at the default middle east based playstore, I'm really confused as to why it didn't work for him.

i tried clearing the storage of all the google apps on his phone, rebooted and even used vpn once to buy something off the U.S based playstore to maybe magically convert it to it permanently, and it still didn't work :l

I'm just confused but much more curious as to why and how it has worked for me, i only at the time bought Mono theme and that was it, it converted my playstore pemanently to the us based, i flash roms often and i still have the u.s playstore.

EDIT : ALRIGHT ! sorry for the caps haha, but it worked just now for him too ! so here is what i did, i kept VPN on and went to playstore and it was the u.s based where you can purchase stuff , i left it just like that and then all i did was i Rebooted his phone , and that did the Magic ! i deleted the vpn app and cleared all apps in the bg. and then opened playstore and it is now permanently U.S based , i hope this is the way it works ? because that is simple, just in case someone else in my fam. or so wants a u.s based playstore.
[Nexus 6P General] DEVILOPS 007:
You could try this in the future to spoof your location.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2146216
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
this is actually a very neat app, thanks for sending me this, this is easier to do!
[Nexus 6P General] DEVILOPS 007:
No problem, hope it comes in handy:)
[Nexus 6P General] yorllin:
darkrom+stock kernel+naptime+wakeblock+arise :)
[Nexus 6P General] spuri78:
Guys, have you tried Carbon rom? If not, I'd highly recommend you flash the latest weekly. It's one of the fastest roms around and trust me, it's not an understatement. Apps open quickly. Scrolling is quicker etc and it's got just the right features. Give it a go.

You can find it here
[Nexus 6P General] DEVILOPS 007:
I thought the dev was abandoning it for the nexus 6p to support newer devices unless I'm mistaken. How does it compare to AquariOS if you have tried it?
[Nexus 6P General] spuri78:
Yeah the guy who was previously maintaining recently bought oneplus5 and now the great [MENTION=5051294]frap129[/MENTION] is maintaining it. I have tried both of them. I don't like to bag any dev as I respect all of them. I recently used Aquari and I was blown away by the features and then the dev (who's the new maintainer of carbon rom) ported qperformance and qualcomm's boostframework (on the rom side) to our devices so I had to take the carbon rom for a spin. It doesn't have as many features as Aqua. It's minimal but useful. I love the blurred effects. They've put together a custom browser based on Lineage's Jelly browser which is pretty cool too. Battery is good so far. So, you've got to try it.
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
it will most likely, and btw. i use the wakeblock zip for PN and it has worked so well.

my battery life was at 17% last night and after 8hours i wake up and it was still 17% !
[Nexus 6P General] DEVILOPS 007:
Sounds good, glad it worked so well for you!
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
hell yeah , thanks for providing the zips man !

i confirmed it works great, had my phone fully charge this morning it was at like 11am and went down to have some breakfast, then was away for like 3 hours in the gym, came back home had lunch and now back in my room and i check my phone and it is still at 100% after like 5 hours which is great!
[Nexus 6P General] DEVILOPS 007:
I'm surprised it works that well for you! Did you block anything except what was recommended to get better idle time? Also, what kernel are you currently using?
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
PN / Flash kernel , only blocked those that you have listed.

and btw. the only thing i could not block was "- NlpCollectorWakeLock -- 600 000ms" as i could not find it in the wakeblock app.

but just now i entered that name again and it appeared in the wakeblock app, now i blocked that too.

and i use the profile Hawktail with exkm.
[Nexus 6P General] bkayy:
I currently running unholy rom smooth as butter recommend
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
hey mate [MENTION=7494055]DEVILOPS 007[/MENTION]

do you happen to know how i can make the klwp theme i loaded up have the music icon/some more icons on screen available for use ?

i downloaded some animeish theme off deviantart, and i loaded up its .klwp file and it loaded up/set the wallpapers i had downloaded for that specific theme automatically , or it was within the klwp file itself , anyway it also loaded up the icon looks of that theme but i cannot tap or use them.

they are just static.

any idea how i have them enabled?
[Nexus 6P General] DEVILOPS 007:
Honest answer...no. I don't really use klwp so I'm not very knowledgeable on it but I'll download it and look into it and tell you if I find a way unless someone here helps you first who know what to do. I'm currently setting up a new ROM right now so that is my priority at the moment.
[Nexus 6P General] RockyAJ:
You need to edit the buttons to choose the app/action you want them to do. From with the klwp app, load the theme you want, and scroll within the objects until you reach the buttons you want, and then edit them. I don't use klwp as i didn't like it but i did mess a little with it
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
this was my 2nd time of trying it, i just can't stand it either.

i found out how to edit the stuff, but it is way too much work and not worth it.

a much simpler way of theming your homescreen is Buzz Launcher.
[Nexus 6P General] cmullin21:
Does anybody know anything about Velocity? I've seen it pop up a few times on AndroidFileHost but I haven't been able to find much about it.
[Nexus 6P General] Badger50:
It's made by a guy in Germany. It's a very light and fast AOSP rom with just enough features to make it great. It has full OMS support, similar tweaks like DU, RR, etc..etc. It gets updated ever month with the security patches, and has a pretty good stock kernel. Kernel doesn't have built in wakelock blocks, but is fully functional with everything else using the EXKM app. I've been using it for about 3 months, and really like it. Give it a shot, you can always go back to what you were using :good:
[Nexus 6P General] cmullin21:
Thanks, might give it a go later this week. Can you tell me some of the features that are included before I make the switch?
[Nexus 6P General] Badger50:
Much of the same stuff you see on most of the custom roms. Like, long press to kill apps, battery bar, omni switch, app ops, column adjustments, QS tile adjustments, quick unlock without having to use a pin, and several other things you'll find on many of our great custom roms :good:
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
hey guys, i just now flashed franco kernel and i cannot seem to use most of the exkm stuff.

such as gestures, nothing of that is available.
[Nexus 6P General] KLit75:
Did you grant it superuser access?
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
yep :l

i see cpu etc now.

but i really need the "gestures" tab the most.

and that's not available at all in exkm for me atm.

it is always there with flash kernel.
[Nexus 6P General] KLit75:
Weird. Im using the latest franco on DU and gestures is there for me. I have noticed CPU temp is unavailable in Ex manager whether I use franco or flash but its not much of a concern. My temp sensor works because other apps can access it....maybe try uninstalling Ex manager and reinstalling?
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
i think I'll just switch to DU too , currently on Unholy and now it reset the navigation bar setup i had suddenly.

are you on the weekend build of DU ?
[Nexus 6P General] KLit75:
Yep 6/30 weekly
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
nice man, and btw. it turned out it was not getting root access …

i installed supersu over the built in Magisk that was on unholy.

i dislike magisk , supersu is superior for me and works better overall.

but I'm still switching to DU for now.

could you please confirm something for me ,in exkm look in Gestures and look if you see more than just the double tap function.

with flash kernel i have 5 options there.

and i need those.
[Nexus 6P General] KLit75:
Yeah. Unfortunately you only get double tap with Franco but good battery/performance.
[Nexus 6P General] DEVILOPS 007:
I prefer magisk personally as you can grant root access just the same but there's loads more features, modules and you can pass the safetynet. What could possibly make you like supersu more? I'm not asking as in I think you're wrong but am genuinely wondering what reason you prefer it. Thanks. Also I do see the option in exkm.
[Nexus 6P General] KLit75:
Not that I'm against Magisk but for me personally:

1. Old school--Supersu has never failed me over the years. Magisk was having issues last month where it wasn't passing safety net.

2. I have some apps that need system to be mounted RW. Specifically I couldn't get wakeblock detector to install as a system app. Weird too because I know Ive used Magisk to install other system apps like BBS and youtube -ads+background playback.

*Those reasons alone aren't enough for me to just write off Magisk but it's just not a huge deal for me(No Pokemon Go, I don't use Android Pay)
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
because magisk has always trouble giving root permission for my apps, and even as i was trying to manually give permission to my apps it still fails to do so.

what do you see in the options of exkm? in gestures do you have all the options there with franco kernel?

i wanted to give it a whirl as people here do say that it gives good battery life.

and i am out of rom ideas, do you have any suggestion?

i do not like those weekly based roms :l

i just like the official ones that come out once every 2 weeks /every month.
[Nexus 6P General] Badger50:
When I run Franco on DU or UD, I'll get double tap and swipe to wake. I believe that if you run EXKM or Flash kernels, you find 4-5 gestures. As far as roms go, you may want to check out Velocity, and S.I.X. roms. Both are AOSP, and get updated about once a month. Cortex is also a very good enhanced stock rom. You can find them, along with pretty much all other angler stuff here....https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=Angler&type=files
[Nexus 6P General] nathanchance:
You will only see double tap to wake on Franco because he does not add any external commits for wake gestures (including [MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION]'s) and he's stated on many occasions he never will. So either stick with another kernel that has them, live without them, or rebuild the kernel with them added.

And you are never forced to upgrade a ROM if it's not buggy. You can just stay on a build and upgrade at your leisure. There are many people who only flash the official builds of DU, not the weeklies.
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
um well, flash kernel is my fave.

I always flash that with whatever ROM I use.. (and regarding flash kernel , is v1.0 the latest? that's the one i am currently using)

And Btw. Guys here's a screenshot of the other thing i noticed with recent builds of literally any 7.1.2 rom.

the battery icon has moved slightly to the left.. I'm too OCD.

so i wish it was all the way to the edge of the screen.
[Nexus 6P General] nathanchance:
Yes, v1.0 is the latest. v1.1 will be dropping with the security update if it comes down today.
[Nexus 6P General] Bryanx86:
S.i.X rom gets updates a lot. Dev is always on it, and it's the smoothest rom I've tried since, well since the beginning of this year I've been on this rom. Ive tried the others, but i just love S.i.X.
[Nexus 6P General] aoaleman:
I second SiX ROM. Very good!!
[Nexus 6P General] mickyw1980:
I've moved from s.i.x ROM and now on carbon ROM, if you've not tried carbon yet you'll be very surprised at the performance and smoothness of it, highly recommended
[Nexus 6P General] spuri78:
So, my question to flashaholics is that is there a rom that you guys have stayed on the longest? If yes, which one? for me, it was DU.
[Nexus 6P General] mukesh22584:
Hello everyone, [MENTION=5773955]raymondoliviero[/MENTION] had recommended for HEIMDALL V5 profile, So thanks to him..[emoji106]
[Nexus 6P General] mukesh22584:
I've tried many color profile but always return back to Stock, IMO color profile suites mostly non AMOLED display, So we don't need color profiles, Its my personal view, Don't hesitate to say if not agree with me....[emoji4]
[Nexus 6P General] SGE_DEW:
I can't get the weather to work on lockscreen. I'm on Nitrogen Rom. Can anybody tell me how to enable it?
[Nexus 6P General] mukesh22584:
Tried also but doesn't work, Also reverted back to RR[emoji4]
[Nexus 6P General] SGE_DEW:
Once they update I will too! Is it easy to go back?
[Nexus 6P General] mukesh22584:
Its so easy check one page back post no. #235[emoji4]
[Nexus 6P General] umut1432:
my setup

nitrogen OS 12.11 build

franco kernel r37

heimdall v5 governor profile

adaway, ex kernel manager

luthepa1's pixel launcher

and some screenshots
[Nexus 6P General] Bobbaloo:
I won't go back. I did for a while after trying Google beta nougat at the end of the summer. My configuration giving me 5.5-7 hours SOT now. I also like the way nougat handles split screen and multi tasking.

- nitrogen rom

- flash kernel

- Viper 2.3.3

- Camera NX-v4

- slimperience web browser - is a work in progress. got to give the guy a shout. looks like a good app. [MENTION=1255308]SaschaHa[/MENTION] Been using it a few days now and liking it.

- dark spice (interactive) profile BUT am currently trying Flash's default configuration as it was spoken of highly on the thread there.

If you're happy on RR, stay there but hey, you might just want to try again. You know how addictive this stuff is....
[Nexus 6P General] hpagliettini:
Which rom based un nougat give me 0 lag and the most screen time in my nexus 6p?? Thanks you all

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What do u mean with "heimdall v5 governor profile"?? Excuse my question, I m new in this
[Nexus 6P General] Jason123420:
Mine stays, but it only did once I went into miscellaneous/Cclock/weather and enabled it in there.
[Nexus 6P General] SGE_DEW:
I did the same saw it once and it went away. Can't get it to work at all now.
[Nexus 6P General] Jason123420:
Strange, I'm on the latest build dirty flashed.
[Nexus 6P General] Bobbaloo:
Heimdall is a great profile indeed

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When you install a kernel, you usually install a controller, regulator (not sure of the word) anyway it contains a bunch of "profiles" some aimed at nothing but speed at the expense of battery life, some only for conserving power and so on. Here is some info I found. I am just trying to learn more about it myself. Link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1767797
[Nexus 6P General] hpagliettini:
Thanks you your explanation
[Nexus 6P General] mukesh22584:
Don't say only thanks, You should press thanks button if someone help you..[emoji4]
[Nexus 6P General] Jason123420:
This is also a great thread, it's almost overwhelming. I've been slowly reading through it over the last few nights trying to learn more myself. It's definitely worth checking out.

http://xdaforums.com/general/general/ref-to-date-guide-cpu-governors-o-t3048957/page55
[Nexus 6P General] mukesh22584:
Thanks [MENTION=3643588]Jason123420[/MENTION]

Really nice thread you've suggested, I've subscribed this immediately..[emoji106]
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
wow there are over a hundred of cpu governors 0_0

now i am wondering how every custom profile i tried on the elemental app are all based on interactive.
[Nexus 6P General] gabidiesel:
Hi Mukesh.....I switched it on the Resurrection Remix and I want to ask you.... what is the best kernel... elementax or Flash???... because on the stock a never had more 75? deep sleep......whst was the SOT with the both kernels if tried????...thaks for all your work.....on the other side RR is the best ROM I had tried.....
[Nexus 6P General] ahmed534:
I know you didnt adress this to me but kernel SOT and battery life depends on the user and the usage.

Flash and EX are both good kernel. Try them both, let it settle and you will decide by yourself ;)

Hope that helps you

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am really having a weird thing with facebook app. when scrolling someones photos (or my photos) it wont scroll directly ! I need to scroll right or left for 3 to 4 times to scroll to the next pic :/ no problem with gallery app or facebook feed scrolling, but only photos ! I reinstalled it, I moved to and older version but still same ... Will appreciate if anyone can help ! ty
[Nexus 6P General] DEVILOPS 007:
For me it was resurrection remix but I worked out after a while there were these new roms I hadn't heard off that seemed better for me.
[Nexus 6P General] spuri78:
Yeah, these new roms have been popping up that's making me stick to one rom so hard it is annoying. So, which one are you on at the moment?
[Nexus 6P General] DEVILOPS 007:
I decided to try carbon and it blows every other rom away imo. It is smoother with better battery and performance than DU, AquariOS etc. Carbon plus Electron kernel plus spectrum is incredible.
[Nexus 6P General] spuri78:
I've been using that one as well for the past week or so and absolutely love it as well. Just miss some of the features that are in some of the other roms but that's what I'm evaluating that should I go for rom with extra features (but still stable) or should I stick with carbon rom with less features (and super stable).
[Nexus 6P General] DEVILOPS 007:
I definitely prioritise battery, performance smoothness and stability over features any day. Plus, [MENTION=5051294]frap129[/MENTION] seems like a really nice guy who would be happy to at least look at feature requests and possibly implement them.
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
chroma the most, and RR.

nowadays PN and DU.

might flash and try S.i.X and Carbon sometime later this month.

i loved Carbon on my Galaxy S2.
[Nexus 6P General] seabro01:
I used DU without flashing other ROMs for a few months. Been on AquariOS for a couple weeks.
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
did you flash elec. kernel right after flashing rom/gapps?

what do you use in the spectrum app for solid battery/performance, can profiles be loaded with spectrum, is it free ?

and also did it not affect the overall smoothness of Carbon you guys talk about?
[Nexus 6P General] DEVILOPS 007:
Carbon imo is the smoothest rom. I flashed carbon then beans gapps/open gapps then Electron kernel then magisk 13 beta/supersu. For spectrum I definitely recommend balanced as you get great battery and don't lose performance. There is a performance profile and battery profile as well and a gaming mode which is the same as performance mode but increases games fps. There aren't custom profiles as that is what other kernel manager apps are for like exkm and spectrum is intended to be a very simple and easy tap what profile you want and that's it. It is a great companion for exkm and carbon rom as they are being developed by the same person. The app is free from the play store and only works if the kernel you use has the ram disk modifications made to support it which Electron obviously does and I think flash kernel might too. Hope this helps.:)
[Nexus 6P General] nathanchance:
Indeed I do, I was the second one to support it after [MENTION=5051294]frap129[/MENTION] (since we somewhat worked together on it lol).
[Nexus 6P General] Bobbaloo:
Nitrogen for months! Maybe 4 or 5. Now, crDroid. Abt 2 months. I've been on 8? 11? Different roms. Not sure but enough. I like crDroid here, now. I'll prolly jump on the first O build that comes along tho. I DID try Chevy's first quick build on that a while ago...
[Nexus 6P General] DEVILOPS 007:
Haha, that's awesome! :D
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
thanks mate!

I'll try carbon and I'm glad spectrum functions with flash kernel as well.

I'm always sticking with flash.
[Nexus 6P General] DEVILOPS 007:
Well even the flash himself said and in quotes "Electron>Flash" and that he thinks that frap129 does better work but it really depends on how you are with Kernels. Electron is more like flash and go as it is setup perfectly in my opinion and flash kernel is more like you are supposed to change everything yourself to tune it how you like. I'm not saying you shouldn't use flash but that is what he said about his kernel himself. Lol:D
[Nexus 6P General] nathanchance:
While I do think Electron is better than Flash and Joe does way better work than I do, I recommend an out of the box experience as well. I have added Spectrum so people have options but I only recommend tweaking if you truly know what you are doing.

And this isn't to discredit my work; if you like Flash and always stick with it, I am 100% happy with that. I just don't want others' work to be put down by comparison. It's rather rude to compare works in order to make one look better than the other.
[Nexus 6P General] DEVILOPS 007:
You're not saying that I'm comparing Kernels to make one seem better because I wasn't trying to make one seem better are you? Anyways, you have a great kernel and is possibly the best for people that do a lot of tweaking themselves.
[Nexus 6P General] nathanchance:
No, that was just a general comment to this thread since I tend to see it a lot (X is better than Y instead of X is really good).
[Nexus 6P General] DEVILOPS 007:
Gotcha, I do see that too much and I am a little guilty of that myself but I'm nowhere near what I've seen on these forums. Haha:p
[Nexus 6P General] bkayy:
Was on six rom but now on carbon both great roms
[Nexus 6P General] burjuano:
I've been using RR for almost a year... Have tried different roms like DU, PN, SIX, AquariOS, Carbon, but I've never last more than 3 days before I change again to RR, best relation Features/Battery for Angler at this moment in combo with Elemental Kernel

DU used to be my favourite on my Nexus 5, but the guy in charged of Hammerhead (I believe is the same for Angler) device was kinda rude and soberb, IMO, and that was a deal breaker.

I also have good memories of Carbon Rom, but lots of features disappeared for Angler's rom.

Must have features that I look for in a Rom

- Battery bar

- Volume keys control media volume

- Navbar configuration (long press, navbar size)

- Increasing ring volume

- Frequent updates

- Friendly Rom developer
[Nexus 6P General] leondestiny:
[MENTION=7494055]DEVILOPS 007[/MENTION] hey mate i am trying out that spectrum app.

but i do not see any misc./gesture options.

i need the swipe gesture options as i am used to swipe my screen to wake it, and misc. also needed because i always turn off all kind of vibration.

spectrum is good, but i do not think i will stick to it since it does not give be those options that i need :l

and also Carbon is just okay, so my question now is, can i use EXKM alongside spectrum ?

i installed exkm and now i see the tweaks i need, gestures/misc. etc.

is it safe to use both? i won't set any profiles in exkm, i only will use it for the misc(to turn off vibration) and the swipe gestures.
[Nexus 6P General] DEVILOPS 007:
Carbon is just okay!? You're not noticing all the under the hood performance tweaks and improvements? Anyways, yes you can use spectrum with EXKM. I use spectrum and chilled and relaxed with wingoku_battery_saving governor profile.