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I´ve been researching this forum for the last week since I´ve got my new Kindle Fire 2nd. Generation. with software version 10.1.1 already rooted using this method and now I´m in doubt about the next step.
Whats the best option? Go with a custom CM7 or CM10 ROM? Stay with the custom firmware and just use one of the several custom launchers to get rid of the horrible Amazon Carousel interface?
Is the CM10 ROM stable enough? All of the functions work properly? Is battery severely affected?
Also I cant seem to find a simple step by step guide for installing CM10 for the KF 2nd Gen.
Most of the content seem to be for the Kindle Fire 1st. Gen or for the new Kindle Fire HD.
Thanks!
Generally speaking (I can't testify to how well CM10 runs on the KF), I prefer to use the existing Android base that is installed and customize THAT rather than using a custom ROM. Amazon optimizes the version of Android to support the hardware so using that will generally have the best battery life and best performance.
I rooted my KFHD 7" and installed Go Launcher EX. Using that launcher and a few more tweaks like using Google Play and Chrome browser work extremely well.
CM 10 has many things wrong with it, and it should not be used as a daily driver. I recommend for the moment enjoying, the amazon rom, or you can mess around with the other if your willing to test things.
iMJets said:
CM 10 has many things wrong with it, and it should not be used as a daily driver. I recommend for the moment enjoying, the amazon rom, or you can mess around with the other if your willing to test things.
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thanks for the tip! I will choose the custom rom route then, so I'm wondering, is there any safe way to prevent the ROM updates from Amazon? (in order to keep my KF rooted and with my configuration.
Thanks
Took me 30seconds to find the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21525089
But you have to have root access to your kindle!
Hondologe said:
Took me 30seconds to find the thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21525089
But you have to have root access to your kindle!
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All of the methods I´ve been reading about blocking updates seem unreliable, with users reporting finding the Kindle with a new updated ROM after an automatic update and things like that, thats why I´m asking.
Regarding that, is better to leave my KF rooted with firmware 10.1 or update it to the latest firmware version?
Thanks for the patience and the tips!
I just ordered a droid 4 from ebay. I'm on Fido(Rogers) in Canada BC.
I was wondering what are some good mods/hacks/roms/flashes/etc I should consider doing to this phone?
-I want nice reliable performance out of it.
Also how to unlock it?
It's been a long time since I did this sort of thing which is why I wanted to brush up on this here first?
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Frequently Asked Questions: Motorola Droid 4
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The bootloader isn't unlockable at the moment, it's not supported by Verizon's unlock program (and might not even support the unlock commands).
For "nice, reliable performance", you'll probably want a KitKat-based ROM, as Lollipop isn't quite there yet. CyanogenMod 11 is pretty much the go-to, being based on 4.4.4, and there're several others based on it; SlimKat being my personal preferred.
No matter what you want to run, you will need to first root the stock ROM (using one of the available tools for our phone, popular one-size-fits-all methods probably won't work), then install Safestrap. Safestrap itself allows you to make additional ROM "slots", of which you can boot into instead of the stock ROM.
As for additional things, if Rogers does their service via GSM, you'll need the GSM patch, as most ROMs come configured for Verizon CDMA.
All of the above can be found in either the threads sd_shadow posted, or under the Development subforum
Workflow:
Root stock ROM
Install Safestrap app, then install Safestrap itself via the app
Create a ROM slot (note: will use ~3gb of internal storage)
Install your chosen ROM along with Gapps and the GSM patch (if needed)
Start phone for the first time, may take a while for the first run
Install any extras (JBX kernel for overclocking, Xposed, etc)
Septfox said:
The bootloader isn't unlockable at the moment, it's not supported by Verizon's unlock program (and might not even support the unlock commands).
For "nice, reliable performance", you'll probably want a KitKat-based ROM, as Lollipop isn't quite there yet. CyanogenMod 11 is pretty much the go-to, being based on 4.4.4, and there're several others based on it; SlimKat being my personal preferred.
No matter what you want to run, you will need to first root the stock ROM (using one of the available tools for our phone, popular one-size-fits-all methods probably won't work), then install Safestrap. Safestrap itself allows you to make additional ROM "slots", of which you can boot into instead of the stock ROM.
As for additional things, if Rogers does their service via GSM, you'll need the GSM patch, as most ROMs come configured for Verizon CDMA.
All of the above can be found in either the threads sd_shadow posted, or under the Development subforum
Workflow:
Root stock ROM
Install Safestrap app, then install Safestrap itself via the app
Create a ROM slot (note: will use ~3gb of internal storage)
Install your chosen ROM along with Gapps and the GSM patch (if needed)
Start phone for the first time, may take a while for the first run
Install any extras (JBX kernel for overclocking, Xposed, etc)
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Thank you very helpful.
Will this make it work on my current network?
Edwii said:
Thank you very helpful.
Will this make it work on my current network?
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see [Q] Droid 4 in Canada (Rogers?) by demungtoe
and
Droid 4 On Rogers Wireless (Canada) - Incoming "Pay Phone" caller ID Solution by danifunker
and
Rogers Wireless Motorola Droid 4 Internet APN Settings
but I'm guessing that if you install the GSM patch, it should work ok.
Septfox said:
The bootloader isn't unlockable at the moment, it's not supported by Verizon's unlock program (and might not even support the unlock commands).
For "nice, reliable performance", you'll probably want a KitKat-based ROM, as Lollipop isn't quite there yet. CyanogenMod 11 is pretty much the go-to, being based on 4.4.4, and there're several others based on it; SlimKat being my personal preferred.
No matter what you want to run, you will need to first root the stock ROM (using one of the available tools for our phone, popular one-size-fits-all methods probably won't work), then install Safestrap. Safestrap itself allows you to make additional ROM "slots", of which you can boot into instead of the stock ROM.
As for additional things, if Rogers does their service via GSM, you'll need the GSM patch, as most ROMs come configured for Verizon CDMA.
All of the above can be found in either the threads sd_shadow posted, or under the Development subforum
Workflow:
Root stock ROM
Install Safestrap app, then install Safestrap itself via the app
Create a ROM slot (note: will use ~3gb of internal storage)
Install your chosen ROM along with Gapps and the GSM patch (if needed)
Start phone for the first time, may take a while for the first run
Install any extras (JBX kernel for overclocking, Xposed, etc)
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I forgot to ask, where do I down load the tools and roms I need? Can you link me?
Edwii said:
I forgot to ask, where do I down load the tools and roms I need? Can you link me?
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sd_shadow said:
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---------- Post added at 11:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:46 PM ----------
see [Q] Droid 4 in Canada (Rogers?) by demungtoe
and
Droid 4 On Rogers Wireless (Canada) - Incoming "Pay Phone" caller ID Solution by danifunker
and
Rogers Wireless Motorola Droid 4 Internet APN Settings
but I'm guessing that if you install the GSM patch, it should work ok.
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Thank you again for you time and help.
I've been pacing myself though the guides and things seem to be going well. I have saferoot/safestrap installed now, however being the noob I am in this world, can not pick the rom I should use.
Septfox: said I should probably use a kitkat rom, and CyanogenMod is "the go to". That in itself has a lot of versions, and I am unsure which to pick? Also I am unsure if that is the best one for me, or if perhaps I should stay in jellybean? As I said I value stable/reliable first, then battery and performance after.
Could you please give me some guidance as to which to pick, and or atleast which CyanogenMod build is optimal at this point?
Edwii said:
Thank you again for you time and help.
I've been pacing myself though the guides and things seem to be going well. I have saferoot/safestrap installed now, however being the noob I am in this world, can not pick the rom I should use.
Septfox: said I should probably use a kitkat rom, and CyanogenMod is "the go to". That in itself has a lot of versions, and I am unsure which to pick? Also I am unsure if that is the best one for me, or if perhaps I should stay in jellybean? As I said I value stable/reliable first, then battery and performance after.
Could you please give me some guidance as to which to pick, and or atleast which CyanogenMod build is optimal at this point?
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Safestrap has the option to create rom slots, up to 4.
These are virtual partitions created on the internal sd card.
I suggest creating a rom slot, and installing any new rom there, if you like the rom you can install over stock slot.
but before installing over stock rom you should back it up first.
see my Installing/Upgrading Safestrap 3.75 and Installing a Lollypop Rom
for some basic safestrap options.
As for a rom I would start with cm-11-20150626-SNAPSHOT-XNG3CAO1L8-maserati.zip
It's the last official cm11 build.
Download and verify the md5 checksum see Using Hash Checksums
I used the recommended CyanogenMod rom, and it was alright.
I'm about to try a new rom, and I was wondering if there are any that are more battery efficent/ is CyanogenMod power hungry?
Edwii said:
Septfox: said I should probably use a kitkat rom, and CyanogenMod is "the go to". That in itself has a lot of versions, and I am unsure which to pick? Also I am unsure if that is the best one for me, or if perhaps I should stay in jellybean?
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Sorry, I never saw this post. Didn't mean to ignore you.
The ROM sd_shadow posted was/is probably the "best" for the common user. I would use even a slightly outdated SlimKat build myself, but that's down to the features it includes, not any real edge it has over CM11.
But, back to today...
Edwii said:
I used the recommended CyanogenMod rom, and it was alright.
I'm about to try a new rom, and I was wondering if there are any that are more battery efficent/ is CyanogenMod power hungry?
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If CM11 is still battery-hungry these days, it's actually down to Play Services and Google insisting on everything wakelocking the phone as much as possible. It can be worked around with some effort, but you lose automatic/always-on features as you disable more and more things to gain battery efficiency.
Other 4.4-based ROMs will be in the same boat as far as efficiency and requirements to gain more. They vary by features that they offer in addition to CM11's.
CM12/Lollipop's version of Play Services is significantly better at letting the phone sleep, so out of the box it's quite battery-efficient (expect ~1%/hr, 1.2%/hr at most sleeping with wifi on) while retaining capabilities.
Other 5/5.1 ROMs are available too. but I don't know anything about them. At the moment, Liquidsmooth and Resurrection Remix are fairly recent/high in the list in the Development subforum, both based on 5.1, but neither seems to have gained much popularity for whatever reason.
I didn't run Jellybean for very long, but it seemed pretty snappy and word on the streets is that it's still the most battery-efficient of all. The problem is, you miss out on certain modern features, and some of the more desirable apps simply won't work because they target KitKat and later; sometimes this can be worked around and they'll run, sometimes they'll break and fail because of missing APIs.
If you want to run JB, I'd highly recommend grabbing a debloated version, to get rid of most of the preloaded Verizon/Motorola crapware.
Do either liquidsmooth or ressurection remix support overclocking?
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No, they are lighter.
Hello everyone,
I have been seduced by the Mi5 and got one. Even I work in IT, I have never flashed a phone and actually didn't plan to do it when I bought the Mi5. I read that the original Chinese ROM had English in it.
So I was happy to just use this ROM in English and that's it (I'm not picky in term of UI).
But I had several bad surprised when I received it:
- many things are still in Chinese
- several applications, even if they are in English, present/search Chinese results (actually I should have thought about it earlier)
- I installed Google Play but some services keep on failing and several apps won't install or update
As a result, I'm finding myself having to flash the phone with a custom ROM in order to get something correct.
As explained in the title I would like to have some advises on which ROMs would be the easiest and most stable to have? I'm not looking the for most fancy or classy ROM. I just want something that would be stable, run smoothly GApps and popular apps (Facebook, WhatsApp, etc...) and works with the most vital/used features of the phone (Wifi, Bluetooth, finger-print, camera, etc...). I have seen threads about several ROMs (Cyanogen, Xiaomi.eu, Resurrection Remix, Official Global Multi, etc...) but don't know which one would suit me best.
Finally, I have done my homework before posting this message, and read how to flash a ROM (especially on the xda-university). Here are the general required steps I have noted:
Enter in USB debug mode
Install a custom recovery app? (I've seen you can flash them too?)
Download you customer ROM into the SDcard
Use the custom recovery to backup your phone (I actually don't need to backup since my phone is empty)
Install the rom by selecting the zip in the root of the SDcard
That said I have seen several other methods and terms on various threads talking about specific stages or the process.
People are "rooting" the phone. Is that necessary for what I want to do? I guess so.
People are are using "flashboot". I read it's another way to flash? What is best for the Mi5?
Please don't hesitate to redirect me to some guides/tutorials if there some fundamentals I have missed.
Thanks! :good:
U also need to look into unlocking the bootloader.
U need to to google ur ****
flyturbo said:
U need to to google ur ****
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Prob uncalled for. He's just looking for info
Hi,
I would recommend xiaomi.eu's rom : https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/6-6-30.32496/
It's fully translated, stable, includes the Google apps. I've tested a lot of roms, first on a Mi4c then on my Mi5.
If you're going for a MIUI rom (and not a CyanogenMod based one), this is the best in my opinion.
The roms comes in 2 versions : the stable (no root and updated every month or so) and the weekly one (with root and updated every week).
Installation is super easy, you just need to unlock the bootloader of your Mi5 first : http://en.miui.com/unlock/
be0ne said:
Hi,
I would recommend xiaomi.eu's rom : https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/6-6-30.32496/
It's fully translated, stable, includes the Google apps. I've tested a lot of roms, first on a Mi4c then on my Mi5.
If you're going for a MIUI rom (and not a CyanogenMod based one), this is the best in my opinion.
The roms comes in 2 versions : the stable (no root and updated every month or so) and the weekly one (with root and updated every week).
Installation is super easy, you just need to unlock the bootloader of your Mi5 first : http://en.miui.com/unlock/
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Thanks for these helpful comments!
So would you say that Xiaomi.eu ROM is more stable than the CyanogenMod ROM? And it's more stable than the official MIUI Global ROM?
In terms of things not working at all, have Xiaomi.eu and CyanogenMod ROMs everything supported/working? That's what I worried about. I would be happy to flash a custom ROM but I would like to make sure it has most of the phone features working correctly (finger-print, bluetooth, wifi, GPS, camera, etc...).
Foobrother said:
Thanks for these helpful comments!
So would you say that Xiaomi.eu ROM is more stable than the CyanogenMod ROM? And it's more stable than the official MIUI Global ROM?
In terms of things not working at all, have Xiaomi.eu and CyanogenMod ROMs everything supported/working? That's what I worried about. I would be happy to flash a custom ROM but I would like to make sure it has most of the phone features working correctly (finger-print, bluetooth, wifi, GPS, camera, etc...).
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CynaogenMod is, indeed, a bit less stable because it's a port and the kernel sources haven't been published yet by xiaomi so no optimisation on this side.
But CM is the way to go if you prefer android stock over MIUI's implementation.
Xiaomi.eu's rom are as stable as official ones but richer in features and optimized (see the list on the rom download page) and with much less bloatware. They remove a lot of Chinese specific apps from and make their rom Google apps compatible out of the box.
And yes, everything works correctly, especially if you install the stable version (the weekly is more prone to bugs because it's updated all the time).
At the end of the day, I would say it's the EU/US version of MIUI. If tomorrow Xiaomi want to sell their products in the western part of the world, this is probably the kind of rom they will put on their devices.
be0ne said:
CynaogenMod is, indeed, a bit less stable because it's a port and the kernel sources haven't been published yet by xiaomi so no optimisation on this side.
But CM is the way to go if you prefer android stock over MIUI's implementation.
Xiaomi.eu's rom are as stable as official ones but richer in features and optimized (see the list on the rom download page) and with much less bloatware. They remove a lot of Chinese specific apps from and make their rom Google apps compatible out of the box.
And yes, everything works correctly, especially if you install the stable version (the weekly is more prone to bugs because it's updated all the time).
At the end of the day, I would say it's the EU/US version of MIUI. If tomorrow Xiaomi want to sell their products in the western part of the world, this is probably the kind of rom they will put on their devices.
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Thanks a lot for these advises. It sounds like Xiaomi.eu is what I'm looking for!
I'm glad if I could help. Let us know if this rom fits you
I too would recommend the xiaomi eu Rom. The cm one works well but if you want to use android pay it has to be the xiaomi one.
Foobrother said:
Hello everyone,
I have been seduced by the Mi5 and got one. Even I work in IT, I have never flashed a phone and actually didn't plan to do it when I bought the Mi5. I read that the original Chinese ROM had English in it.
So I was happy to just use this ROM in English and that's it (I'm not picky in term of UI).
But I had several bad surprised when I received it:
- many things are still in Chinese
- several applications, even if they are in English, present/search Chinese results (actually I should have thought about it earlier)
- I installed Google Play but some services keep on failing and several apps won't install or update
As a result, I'm finding myself having to flash the phone with a custom ROM in order to get something correct.
As explained in the title I would like to have some advises on which ROMs would be the easiest and most stable to have? I'm not looking the for most fancy or classy ROM. I just want something that would be stable, run smoothly GApps and popular apps (Facebook, WhatsApp, etc...) and works with the most vital/used features of the phone (Wifi, Bluetooth, finger-print, camera, etc...). I have seen threads about several ROMs (Cyanogen, Xiaomi.eu, Resurrection Remix, Official Global Multi, etc...) but don't know which one would suit me best.
Finally, I have done my homework before posting this message, and read how to flash a ROM (especially on the xda-university). Here are the general required steps I have noted:
Enter in USB debug mode
Install a custom recovery app? (I've seen you can flash them too?)
Download you customer ROM into the SDcard
Use the custom recovery to backup your phone (I actually don't need to backup since my phone is empty)
Install the rom by selecting the zip in the root of the SDcard
That said I have seen several other methods and terms on various threads talking about specific stages or the process.
People are "rooting" the phone. Is that necessary for what I want to do? I guess so.
People are are using "flashboot". I read it's another way to flash? What is best for the Mi5?
Please don't hesitate to redirect me to some guides/tutorials if there some fundamentals I have missed.
Thanks! :good:
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fracman said:
Prob uncalled for. He's just looking for info
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Excellent info you posted !!!! :highfive:
be0ne said:
Hi,
I would recommend xiaomi.eu's rom : https://xiaomi.eu/community/threads/6-6-30.32496/
It's fully translated, stable, includes the Google apps. I've tested a lot of roms, first on a Mi4c then on my Mi5.
If you're going for a MIUI rom (and not a CyanogenMod based one), this is the best in my opinion.
The roms comes in 2 versions : the stable (no root and updated every month or so) and the weekly one (with root and updated every week).
Installation is super easy, you just need to unlock the bootloader of your Mi5 first : http://en.miui.com/unlock/
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Thanks for this info - i have only tried the global roms and to be honest - they bug me !
CM - as awesome as it is...still has its little bugs and annoyances.
Hopefully this is the way forward !
I've checked multiROM Manager and XT1254 is not supported, however if some dev would like to take a crack at it here is a wiki that explains how to port it (and if you can in the first place). I've also done extensive testing with dual boot patcher. I got it to work once with a 4.4 ROM (I can't remember exactly which), but after switching back and forth between the ROMS once I couldn't "escape" the secondary ROM and had to restore a backup to get back into the primary ROM (crdroid v3.3).
If you have attempted to dual boot on the Droid Turbo please leave your experiences and findings below, I'd love to see a working solution. Thanks!
Edit: I've found two that work with crdroid v3.3
Bliss xda post Specific tested ROM download
AOKP version list (there is no marshmallow xda post) Specific tested ROM download
Well I have found one ROM (AOKP MM unofficial) that worked flawlessly with dual boot patcher running on crdroid v3.3. What's odd is that the nougat version by the same author does not work, and in fact no nougat ROM has worked with dual boot patcher for me.
Just some commentary... I've never understood the multi-ROM booting thing. I really only run one ROM at a time for both me and my wife. (I buy two phones at a time, and keep them identical as far as settings.) I do have many more apps than my wife -- but same phone, same ROM, same settings.
If I wish to save a ROM to try another out, I can always use TWRP backup save my current ROM and settings, and temporarily install another to see if it's better. But I have no desire to constantly switch back and forth between ROMs, for my "daily driver".
I'm not criticizing your desire in any way, I'm just suggesting maybe that's why it's not available with this phone. Not much demand for reasons I stated.
ChazzMatt said:
Just some commentary... I've never understood the multi-ROM booting thing. I really only run one ROM at a time for both me and my wife. (I buy two phones at a time, and keep them identical as far as settings.) I do have many more apps than my wife -- but same phone, same ROM, same settings.
If I wish to save a ROM to try another out, I can always use TWRP backup save my current ROM and settings, and temporarily install another to see if it's better. But I have no desire to constantly switch back and forth between ROMs, for my "daily driver".
I'm not criticizing your desire in any way, I'm just suggesting maybe that's why it's not available with this phone. Not much demand for reasons I stated.
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I'm actually with you as far as temporarily installing it to test the ROM, however I have a rather annoying reason to still want it. The only ways to cash checks with my bank is to either physically mail the checks or deposit them by photo. As I'd rather have an automatic solution, I'm left with the latter. However, this leaves me with the problem that the camera doesn't work in their app on custom nougat ROMS (which I run). I tried talking their dev team into fixing it, but they reasonably don't want anything to do with supporting custom ROMS. As I'd rather not go through the whole backup/wipe/restore/repeat routine every time I want to cash a check, I am unfortunately left with dual booting a ROM that their app does support (most ROMS marshmallow or older).
I found another one that works (and finally works with my bank as well ). Here is the forum post for the Bliss ROM.
Stuckurface said:
Edit: I've found two that work with crdroid v3.3
Bliss xda post Specific tested ROM download
AOKP version list (there is no marshmallow xda post) Specific tested ROM download
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Both of those ROMs are by @NepoRood. He posted them over here in the Droid Turbo forum instead of the other Quark forum as he owned a Droid Turbo. But so does @calsurferpunk, and he still posts his CM14/LOS ROM over in the other Quark forum. We used to be one big forum, but after the split most Quark development got posted over there as the Droid Turbo bootloader had not yet been unlocked by Sunshine. After the Sunshine team unlock, devs just continued posting over there for the most part...
@NepoRood shattered his Droid Turbo, and now has a different phone -- but you could ask him what he did differently to allow multi-ROM for those two Marshmallow ROMs that changed with his Nougat ROM. He said he was still going to post AOKP ROM updates with the help of testers in this forum.
Also, for his Nougat AOKP, make sure you are using his PERSONALIZED builds, not any of the "nightlies". To gain official status, he had to agree not to change anything in the AOKP ROM, but he was allowed to make and post personalized builds which have tweaks.
Last, you've tried all these? Current list of Nougat and Marshmallow. I didn't bother keeping track of Lollipop.
[ROMs][Quarks][List for Moto Maxx and Droid Turbo]
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71821604&postcount=73
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Stuckurface said:
I'm actually with you as far as temporarily installing it to test the ROM, however I have a rather annoying reason to still want it. The only ways to cash checks with my bank is to either physically mail the checks or deposit them by photo. As I'd rather have an automatic solution, I'm left with the latter. However, this leaves me with the problem that the camera doesn't work in their app on custom nougat ROMS (which I run).
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OK, that's a practical reason I can understand.
So, it's nothing about "Safety Net" issues, it's basically newer custom ROMs (Nougat) don't work?
The app of the bank I use (a nationwide mega bank) works fine with RR 6.X (Marshmallow) and before that with CM12.1 (Lollipop) in depositing checks via photo. I've not tried Nougat ROMs yet. So, I may run into the same problem...
I've stayed with RR 6.x as it's rock solid and allows me to use a few xposed modules like Google Assistant Enabler (to turn on and unlock display), YouTube Adaway (to block YouTube ads, which regular Adaway does not) and MinMin Guard (which blocks 99.9% of all in app ads). I wish @bhb27 would release one more "rollup" update before development completely ends.
Of course I will switch to Nougat one day, but I didn't switch to Marshmallow until October of 2016, about the time Nougat was being released.
ChazzMatt said:
We used to be one big forum, but after the split most development got posted over there as the Droid Turbo bootloader had not yet been unlocked by Sunshine....
....Last, you've tried all these? Current list of Nougat and Marshmallow. I didn't bother keeping track of Lollipop.
[ROMs][Quarks][List for Moto Maxx and Droid Turbo]
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=71821604&postcount=73
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I knew that Moto Maxx and Droid Turbo were basically the same phone, but I always stuck to the Turbo forum for fear of bricking my phone/messing up my cell connectivity. I didn't realize that most of the ROMS are cross compatible :/
I tested a few of them but I never saw your list. Thanks for maintaining that, I just wish I had seen it sooner!
ChazzMatt said:
So, it's nothing about "Safety Net" issues, it's basically newer custom ROMs (Nougat) don't work?
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Yep, I've got the photo check deposit to work on ROMS that don't pass safety net multiple times. The problem appears stem from the way custom nougat ROMS (and more specifically the way my bank app) interacts with the camera, though I haven't tried logging the app's behavior so your guess is as good as mine.
I miss Bliss, on my Turbo (heck, I miss my Turbo, lol)
Nougat ROMs have more security than Marshmallow, it's most likely Your bank app that is causing the problems though. I'm running Screw'D Nougat on my Nexus 6P and have no problems with using my banks mobile app (but, we're Rednecks, )
As far as MultiROM goes, I didn't do anything special to my builds, I don't know why Nougat doesn't work...
Stuckurface said:
I didn't realize that most of the ROMS are cross compatible :/
I tested a few of them but I never saw your list. Thanks for maintaining that, I just wish I had seen it sooner!
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All the ROMs (especially Marshmallow and Nougat) are cross compatible for all Quarks -- except for CF's Verizon stock-based ROM. This is thanks to the CM dev @Skrilax_CZ who adapted the Motorola kernel so all CM (now LOS) based ROMs would work for all Quarks, after Sunshine team unlocked the Droid Turbo bootloader. @bhb27 has continued that work. Even ROMS like "AOSP" still all use that "universal" kernel coding for all Quark ROMs. Again, the exception is CF's ROM, which are purely Verizon stock firmware, just debloated and tweaked.
There was one older Lollipop ROM that never got updated with the "universal" kernel (after the November 2015 Droid Turbo bootloader unlock), but even CM12.1 (Lollipop), RR Lollipop, and @calsurferpunk's "unofficial" CM12.1 was also cross-compatible with all Quarks.
Multi-ROM has now been released by @bhb27, plus we now have SEVEN Nougat ROMs.
[ROMs][Quarks][List for Moto Maxx and Droid Turbo]
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73459132&postcount=80
I'm hoping I can apply a new ROM (Lineage?) to my aging Kindle Fire 5th Gen (2015) device to help remove bloat and speed it up a bit. I've found all sorts of tutorials on how to do this with version 5.3 and below but nothing for 5.6.+. Worryingly I also see postings implying that 5.6.1.0 can't be rooted which might make the whole process rather short.
Can I flash another ROM over my current version and if so please could someone point me at a resource describing how to do this?
Thanks
No custom ROMs can be installed on newer code, as you found out. If there is ever one, it will probably be at https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/index-amazon-fire-2015-t3210485.
But you might be able to downgrade and remove the adds and bloat apps. See https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77398268&postcount=89
Good luck!