Saturday 14 March 2015
Friday 4 July 2014
Carbon ROM : The Ultimate ROM
Introduction
CarbonRom is an aftermarket firmware based on the Android Open Source Project, released in 2014citation needed. Carbon ROM provides simple ASOP looks but this package is full of additional features, which can your behave like Moto X. Any additional feature can be turned off through settings to save battery or according to your habits, Carbon ROM also provides more RAM then any official ROM or any other ROM.
Feature
- Notifications Right at Lock screen (My Favorite )
- Active Display
- Quick Launch : Extremely customizable Navigation Bar
- Most Customizable Power Menu
- Long Press lock screen lock = Quick tourch
- Floating mode
- RAM info in Recent panel
- Color Invert in Bright Environment
- Pie Menu
- Best Boot Animation
- ALL CM Feature
- Customizable Status Bar
- Control Button Brightness
- Quick Settings Tiles etc.
- Lock Screen Shortcut
All the Carbon Features can Activate from "Carbon Fiber" which comes under settings.
Notification Right at Lock Screen
Now you can access to all notification in lockscreen, it dosent matter if Lockscreen is security protected still all notification can be accessed and removed from both lockscreen and notification bar, just by swiping right to left(default)
Active Display
Quick Launch
Navigation bars with add-ons and quick launch is also available which is highly cutomizable,One can decide shortcut as apps, utilities, contact(single or phonebook), WA direct contact.
One can also chance width, transparency of Navigation Bar and add more buttons to it like screenshot.
Quick Shortcuts and addon |
Interchageable Navigation Buttons |
Powerful Power Menu
Power menu got a lot of feature just like navigation bar, here too one can add different apps, contact and utility tools, One can also change oder according to him considering looks and utility.
Ahhh, floating mode this is another thing i love, In Android Kitkat Status bar is accessible all time, floating mode is plus point. You can read full message during a game without leaving the game or Youtube, you just have to pull the notification bar then hold the notification, then click floating mode, it just not only work for messages but anything shown in notification.
RAM and PIE Menu
RAM status can be directly accessed from recent panel and old PIE menu also available here, in which like other one can add app, contact shortcut, change dimensions and colours.
List of officially Supported devices and their Codename
Check Your device codename then proceed here to download ROM build
Right now mostly Nightly Builds are available but they are enough stable for daily use, just wonder how much RC gonna be awesome if nighties are SO!!!
Unlocked Bootloader is required
If Your device is not mentioned in official list then,
- Goolge This "'Device Name' xda" most probably the first link be of development section.
- Find Development section of device
- Find Carbon ROM (officail or unofficial build)
- Download it
Still Not found the Carbon ROM, bad luck it dosent exit right now for you Device
Unofficial builds are also enough stable, they are just not cooked by official carbon team. Even I am using a unofficial build right now(Xperia SL)
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Wednesday 13 November 2013
Android KitKat For Xperia S/SL
Yes! you have read it right, Android KitKat will soon be available for Xperia S/SL (also know as Nozami).
While SONY has dropped it support for 2012 Flagship Devices, Devs like "RaymanFX" is still working on it and soon he will be release Kitkat as development gets complete.
Before Final and stable release some nighties(Unstable version of ROM/Android) will be released for testing and further Development which can also be Downloaded (Links will be posted as they will get release ;) )
Update will be unofficial, as it is not going to be released by Sony, But it will be faster and smother then all Sony updates.
Android Kitkat update for xperia S/SL aka Nozami is from RaymanFx and it will CM 10.3
It will have all feature from Official Google Android Kitkat update and even more features.
Click here to view xda post |
CM : Sound's Cool, but What It IS?
CM know as cyanmod, best ROM for any device, which makes your Android device Faster and smoother to its LIMIT beyond your imagination no ROM can beat CM performance Official or from any other DEV.
Different Devs works on Different Device, Every device has its own build, you cannot install Samsung Galaxy S3 CM ROM on Xperia S or on Galaxy S2 or on any other device, if it is build for S3 then it is only for S3.
Why Android Kitkat Is Better
Unofficial Update : What it really means
Unofficial Updates are ROM for Devs all over the world for Android devices, Installing them can void your warranty but if your Phone is already out of warranty then its a bright decision to install and try various ROM available on XDA.
How To Install Various ROM
Its easy as drinking Hot Coffee, hot because it can spoil your clothes(Device) but if you will follow instruction as they are, then you will be HAPPY in the end :)
Where's Android 4.3
Android 4.3 (CM 10.2) is also Under development and is at 3rd phase(alpha 2) You can Download and test it but follow instructions as given WITH POST and for all instruction(to Prepare your phone for installtion) Go here.
REMEBER you device bootloader must be UNLOCKED to install CM ROM, few ROM can be installed on locked bootloader but CM is not one of them You can find whether it is for Locked or Unlocked bootloader at ROM's Post at XDA.
NOTE - Unlocking Bootloader void'S warranty but rooting does not but if warranty is already void(1 year warranty from Manufacture) then unlock your bootloader ;)
Links - XDA original post
- Various ROM for xperia S can found HERE
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Saturday 25 May 2013
Sony Xperia S Jelly bean Update Is Out
After a long wait, the most awaited Official Sony Xperia S Jelly bean Update is Out (6.2.B.0.200), Yesterday Sony France has confirmed "the first builds of the Xperia S Jelly Bean update is out and the users should get their update notifications soon", as our globe is not so small and and Sony France has confirmed so please wait with full patience until update reaches to you and stop screaming the there is no update, well for ADVANCED users i have a gift, check out the pic.
Xperia S JB .200 |
Did you got that i have an flashable .zip file (a backup) of latest update (for brown devices only/official tester, i guess) Thanks to Bin4ry...Link to the thread - XDA, Yes you can use this for Xperia SL...be careful.
Why only for advanced user : It requires unlocked bootloder and pre-rooted phone with CWM recovery.
Instruction
1. Download CWM Method (prerooted) file from original thread
2. Extract the zip and copy the "2013-05-25.14.36.55" folder to SDCARD\clockworkmod\backup\
3. Boot Into recovery -> Restore -> select 2013-05-25.14.36.55
4. Do a userdata wipe to be sure all is fine, then reboot phone!
5. First reboot may take time, upto 5 minutes... dont be panic
6. If any thing goes wrong flash Stock ICS or Restore
Become a Advanced users : Follow this and you will be ;)
Sunday 12 May 2013
Booost Up Your Android
Internet and Device Speed.
Hey guys few days back i brought my first Android (Xperia SL comes with 1GB RAM and 1.7 GHz processor ) i was wondering sometime while multitasking it was lagging! and Internet speed was also slow (2 kbps instead of 16 kbps, India 2G) so where the speed was going.
Reason
A number of process run in background which are not useful for us like some office suit, music player. I dont know why but they run.
Android OS use most of your internet speed.
Solution
1. Stop Unwanted Apps
Use a task killer app like Advance task manager, dont worry it will not kill the app it will just stop unwanted app.
2. Dont help Google
Stop a Google service that use both your internet and RAM called location and google search.