November 1, 2015:
Kernel:
*Reverted battery driver change (to fix random reboots... again)
October 31, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream (stable/cm-12.1-YOG7D) CyanogenMod changes
*Updated WiFi configuration yet again
*Fixed WiFi hotspot getting disabled when mobile signal is lost
*Removed 'Prevent accidental wake-up' feature (it is very broken)
Kernel:
*Added battery driver from official CM12.1 kernel (should fix shut down at 20% battery for some users)
October 27, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream (stable/cm-12.1-YOG7D) CyanogenMod changes
*Reverted back to original WiFi firmware images
*Tweaked WiFi configuration slightly
*Camera: Potentially fixed split-exposure bug when taking photos with flash in sunny conditions
*Snapdragon Camera: Added option to control anti-banding in camcorder mode
Kernel:
*Fixed headset buttons
*Fixed volume going up to the maximum or minimum when plugging in a headset
*Removed pink tint from notification LED
*Added support for JDI video-mode display (this could be the reason why some people couldn't boot CAF ROMs)
October 25, 2015:
Kernel:
*Reverted battery driver change (to fix random reboots)
October 24, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream (stable/cm-12.1-YOG7D) CyanogenMod changes
*Fixed T-Mobile Visual Voicemail
*Added back WiFi firmware from the LG G3
*Snapdragon Camera: Enabled antibanding (auto antibanding mode) for camcorder
Kernel:
*Fixed very loud static noise when using headset microphones
*Fixed graphical artifacts when waking device from sleep for some users (it should definitely be fixed this time)
*Fixed device requiring multiple power-button presses to wake from sleep for some users
*Added battery driver from official CM12.1 kernel
October 17, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream (stable/cm-12.1-YOG7D) CyanogenMod changes
*Reduced CPU boost frequencies (better battery and less heating)
*Increased earpiece speaker volume
*Permitted installation with HydrogenOS firmware
*Fixed WiFi-related random reboots affecting a small group of users
*Potentially fixed mobile network not reconnecting after signal is lost for a long period of time
*Camera: Removed ISO HJR option (it wasn't working)
*Fixed GSM signal strength hack (you will no longer see 103% signal strength)
Kernel:
*Fixed static background noise heard when using a headset
*Re-enabled ULPS for users with a Sharp panel
*Added fix for graphical artifacts when waking device from sleep for some users
*Fixed slow charging speed with some cables (charging speed should be the same as the CM kernel now)
October 11, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream (stable/cm-12.1-YOG7D) CyanogenMod changes
*Increased mobile signal strength
*Fixed camera crashing in Bank of America app
*Fixed manual ISO control for camera
*Snapdragon Camera: Added option to control ISO
*Snapdragon Camera: Added option to control shutter speed
*Snapdragon Camera: Fixed aggressive auto rotation
*Disabled Fluence (dual-microphone mode; this should fix the distortion insanity)
Kernel:
*Fixed graphical glitches for users with a Sharp panel
*Fixed battery not charging with car chargers
October 4, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream (stable/cm-12.1-YOG7D) CyanogenMod changes
*Fixed call recording
*Added upstream camcorder audio distortion fix (
http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/110690/)
*Fixed inverted audio channels in camcorder
*Fixed microphone distortion in phone calls from previous build
*Snapdragon Camera: Exposure and white balance are now locked when using tap-to-focus
*Snapdragon Camera: Added option to change the tap-to-focus duration
*Switched back to CM's WiFi firmware and configuration
Kernel:
*Fixed headset buttons
*Fixed Google Now getting automatically triggered when plugging in some headsets very quickly
*Relaxed thermal thresholds for the battery (again)
September 27, 2015:
ROM:
*Switched to new stable branch (YOG7D; this is equivalent to the nightlies as of September 22nd)
*Latest upstream (stable/cm-12.1-YOG7D) CyanogenMod changes
Kernel:
*Relaxed thermal thresholds for the battery
*Fixed slow-charge issue
*Fixed long delay for audio to transfer when plugging in certain headphones (such as Apple EarPods)
*Fixed music getting automatically paused when plugging in certain headphones (such as Apple EarPods)
September 25, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream (stable/cm-12.1-YOG4P) CyanogenMod changes
*Switched back to original microphone configuration for phone calls (it's the same as it was with the Sep. 14th build, but now the microphone is slightly louder to fix the low-volume issues)
*Fixed broken volume control during phone calls
September 23, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream (stable/cm-12.1-YOG4P) CyanogenMod changes
*Reduced microphone sensitivity
*Reduced earphone speaker volume
*Reduced audible background noise when using microphone
September 22, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream (stable/cm-12.1-YOG4P) CyanogenMod changes
*Changed build keys to "release-keys" (maybe Android Pay will work?)
*Reduced earpiece-speaker volume
*Fixed low-volume microphone issues and distortion while Fluence is enabled (a.k.a. dual-microphone mode)
*Increased microphone volume
*Enabled Fluence for regular audio recordings
*Reverted camcorder microphone changes from CM in July
*Camera: Fixed incorrect exposure time reported in image details when slow-shutter is used
*Snapdragon Camera: Fixed Zero Shutter Lag option randomly getting enabled
*Reduced input-boost frequencies
Kernel:
*Reduced input-boost durations
September 14, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream (stable/cm-12.1-YOG4P) CyanogenMod changes
*Re-enabled fluence (dual-mic)
Kernel:
*Fixed device not entering deep sleep after unplugging from charger (this fixes the high Android OS battery drain from the previous build)
*Added some fixes to the Interactive governor from the Nexus 5 CAF kernel
September 13, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream (stable/cm-12.1-YOG4P) CyanogenMod changes
*Removed built-in root (use SuperSU instead)
*Changed build type from userdebug to user
*Fixed flashlight not turning off and camera completely breaking when using the flashlight while Trusted Face is enabled
*Removed modem "protection" (you can flash any modem you want now)
*Fixed
@dcoulombe's
major crash
*Updated part of the WiFi configuration from official CM12.1
*Increased input-boost frequency for primary CPU core (improves performance)
*Made Interactive governor scale up more aggressively (improves performance)
*Snapdragon Camera: Fixed reversed flash icons for camcorder flash option
Kernel:
*Fixed slow charging speed
*Removed ROW I/O scheduler
*Reduced long delay for a headset to start working after plugging it in (headsets are detected 2x faster now)
September 11, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream (stable/cm-12.1-YOG4P) CyanogenMod changes
*Switched back to Lollipop modem (DI.3.0.c6-00241-M8974AAAAANAZM-1)
*Reduced input boost frequencies slightly
Kernel:
*Fixed long delay in audio transfer when plugging in a regular pair of headphones (this only applies to regular headphones, not headsets)
September 10, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream (stable/cm-12.1-YOG4P) CyanogenMod changes
*Fixed flashing red borders
*Completely disabled strict mode (this is what fixed the flashing red borders)
*Switched to KitKat 44S modem (MPSS.DI.2.0.1.c7-00020-M8974AAAAANPZM-1)
*Increased input boost frequencies
*Updated GPS configuration from CM
*Video HDR is always disabled for 4k DCI (our ISP can't handle this)
*Switched back to WiFi (WCNSS) firmware from the LG G3
*Switched back to full WiFi configuration from the LG G3
*Snapdragon Camera: Added touch-to-focus for camcorder
*Snapdragon Camera: Added option to change focus mode for camcorder
*Snapdragon Camera: Disabled video HDR for 4k DCI (as stated above, our ISP can't handle this)
Kernel:
*Increased eMMC performance (via scheduling the MMC queue thread on idle CPUs)
*Increased bus bandwidth for the ISP (image signal processor)
*Increased clock rate of the ISP from 267MHz to 465MHz
*Fixed camera crashes while using video HDR with 4k UHD
September 6, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream (stable/cm-12.1-YOG4P) CyanogenMod changes
*Enabled low-latency audio output
*Fixed camera crash while using video HDR
*Tweaked CPU governor for better battery life and lower heat output
*Snapdragon Camera: added updates from mikeNG (and a new icon from jrizzoli)
*Snapdragon Camera: fixed high-speed recording with 480p
*Snapdragon Camera: renamed many options for clarity
*Fixed poor quality with front-facing camera
Kernel:
*Added many updates to the audio subsystem from he official CM12.1 kernel and Nexus 5 CAF
*Added speaker and headphone configuration from official CM12.1 kernel (low speaker volume is fixed)
*Fixed most audio jack detection issues (aka fixed volume going down to zero or going up to max when plugging in headphones)
August 28, 2015:
ROM:
*Stable build based off of cm-12.1-YOG4P (you must perform a clean install to switch to stable builds; see the updated FAQ in the 3rd post and updated installation instructions in the OP for more details)
August 24, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Fixed exposure time getting set to 1/5000th of a second when trying to disable slow-shutter
*Cleared ccache before building the ROM (maybe this will fix soft reboots?)
August 23, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Added support for slow shutter (ranging from 1/5000th of a second up to 2 seconds)
*Removed encoder options from Snapdragon Camera
Kernel:
*Fixed CPU getting stuck at 1958MHz while device is asleep
August 22, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Changed CPU governor to Interactive
*Tweaked Interactive for better efficiency
Kernel:
*Removed Smartmax governor
August 21, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Fixed WiFi not automatically reconnecting for some users
*Fixed camera stability issues caused by undefined behavior (this should fix the flashlight reboots)
*Snapdragon Camera: fixed timelapse recording in 2.5k 1440p
*Snapdragon Camera: fixed incorrect viewfinder size for 13.1MP resolution
*Snapdragon Camera: fixed UI disappearing when trying to record video with invalid options (ex. trying to record HFR 120 video at 4k UHD resolution)
August 17, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Added back recent GPS change
*Fixed overheating (thermal settings are more aggressive now)
Kernel:
*Fixed glitches when the display turns on
August 16, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Added 2.5k 1440p video recording for the front-facing camera (you must use Snapdragon Camera)
*Added 2.5k 1440p video recording for the back camera (you must use Snapdragon Camera)
*Added flashlight fixes from CAF
*Updated part of the WiFi configuration from official CM12.1
*Reverted recent GPS change
Kernel:
*Possibly fixed glitches when the display turns on
August 14, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
Kernel:
*Fixed overly-excessive and inconsistent thermal throttling
*Thermal driver now polls temperature sensor located on the PMIC instead of from TSENS
(thermal throttling is very accurate now, and it will throttle when the device actually feels hot)
*Fixed display backlight staying on (credit: myfluxi)
*Fixed unbalanced SPS IRQ enable (credit: myfluxi)
August 12, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
Kernel:
*Fixed random reboots caused by Smartmax
August 11, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Disabled a/v streaming offload again (it was still breaking videos in browser)
*Switched back to old WCNSS (WiFi) firmware images
*Synced Snapdragon Camera with CAF
*Fixed incorrect video duration for HFR (slow-motion) videos
*Fixed touch-to-focus in HDR mode
*Fixed low framerate when recording 720p video with the front-facing camera
*Fixed manual focus
*Removed power HAL (it wasn't really doing anything)
*Fixed CPU max freq not sticking to 729MHz in low-power mode
Kernel:
*Reverted vidc drivers to CAF LA.BF.1.1.1.c3 (fixes random reboots)
*Display turns on faster now
*Fixed bugs in CPU input boost driver (CPU was not being boosted enough)
*CPU is boosted on thread migration
*CPU is boosted when waking the display and putting it to sleep
*Fixed touchscreen not working in doze (and hopefully fixed gestures/DT2W not working sometimes)
August 6, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Fixed sensor calibration being reset on each boot
*Forced triple framebuffering (UI feels smoother)
August 5, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Fixed compass (for real this time)
*Fixed some bugs in Snapdragon Camera
Kernel:
*Updated WiFi drivers back to CAF LA.BF.1.1.1_rb1.26
*Enabled regulatory feature for WiFi
August 4, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Fixed 720p HFR (slow-motion) and HSR (high-speed) video recording at 90FPS and 120FPS with all camera apps
Kernel:
*Updated WiFi drivers to CAF LA.BF.1.1.1.c3-04100-8x74.0
August 3, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Fixed 720p HFR (slow-motion) recording at 90FPS and 120FPS
*Added support for HSR (high-speed with audio) recording up to 120FPS for 720p and 60FPS for 1080p
*Added Snapdragon Camera app (only app that lets you record HSR videos)
*Removed option to record 1080p at 90/120FPS (making this work would require modification of the proprietary camera libraries)
*Fixed focus not working in HDR mode
*Reverted WiFi config changes from previous build
*Increased earpiece speaker volume
*Removed FWVGA camcorder resolution
*Re-enabled audio offload for a/v streaming
*Relaxed thermal thresholds
Kernel:
*Fixed display not turning on for users with a Truly panel
*Downgraded WiFi drivers to v3.8.20.5 (as these are what's used for the LG G3)
July 28, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Added 1080p video recording at 120 FPS
*Added ability to record video at 90 FPS (for both 720p and 1080p as well)
*Fixed broken video streaming in browsers (credit: myfluxi)
*Updated WiFi configuration (attempting to fix low WiFi speeds)
*Enabled audio offload for 12k and 24k sampling rates (credit: myfluxi)
*Disabled thermal-engine (we will use my kernel-based thermal solution instead)
*Enabled new kernel-based thermal mitigation
Kernel:
*Added homemade thermal driver (uses 3 throttling steps)
*Added various I/O scheduler tweaks for CFQ and Deadline (thanks to myfluxi)
*Fixed display not coming on for some users
*Fixed DT2W not working sometimes
July 25, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Added support for 1080P video recording with the front-facing camera
*Fixed framerate drop when taking picture while recording 4K video
*Updated complete WiFi configuration from LG G3 (better WiFi performance and stability)
*Updated WCNSS WiFi firmware from LG G3
*Fixed 30-degree error in compass (derp)
Kernel:
*Added and changed default TCP congestion algorithm to Westwood
*Added CD-ROM emulation support (FrozenCow)
*Added NTFS support
July 23, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Fixed 4K video recording in all camera apps (such as Google Camera)
*Fixed several bugs with Google Camera (such as broken photosphere and panorama functionality)
*All firmware on the modem partition is now shipped with the ROM (so everyone will have the correct firmware and baseband no matter what)
*Disabled fluence in phone calls (may have caused reduced mic volume during calls)
*Synced GPS HAL with CAF LA.BF.1.1.1_rb1.26
*Reverted WiFi config update from CM that broke all the things
Kernel:
*Added a bunch of sched patches (thanks to myfluxi for finding and testing these)
July 19, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Added support for 4K video recording at UHD and DCI resolutions (only works with CameraNext and ColorOS camera)
July 17, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
Kernel:
*Fixed encryption (TWRP can now mount encrypted /data partitions)
July 15, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Changed default I/O scheduler to Deadline
Kernel:
*Added upstream Linux patch to reduce Deadline's latency
*Updated touchscreen suspend/resume routines to fix SoDs (again...)
July 14, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Fixed camcorder in some camera apps (e.g. CameraNext)
July 13, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Fixed WiFi hotspot (derp)
*Added custom camera HAL made from CAF LA.BF.1.1.1.c3 with the following features:
-More picture sizes (such as 9.7MP 16:9)
-JPEG quality is always set to 100% (so pictures are not super compressed, and they are clear)
Kernel:
*Removed kexec hardboot support (breaks encryption)
July 12, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Significant upstream change: compass is fixed
*Reduced input boost frequencies
*ROM is now compressed with LZMA (ROM zip is 50MB smaller as a result, and takes much less time to upload/download)
*Updated Adreno graphics libraries from LG V400 (Adreno version tag: LA.BF.1.1.2_RB1-AU017-20150203)
Kernel:
*Synced with CAF LA.BF.1.1.1_rb1.26
*Added kexec hardboot support
*Added LCD KCAL by Savoca
July 9, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Updated sensor configuration from OxygenOS
*Added face unlock drawable fix (
http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/102703/)
Kernel:
*Fixed touchscreen not working sometimes when waking device from sleep (again)
July 7, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Updated WPA supplicant overlay for Lollipop from Nexus 5
*Added "Enable AIG and MBDRC for stereo recording path"
*Fixed governor resetting to Interactive when changing perf mode back to balanced
*Changed default devfreq governor from cpubw_hwmon to msm_cpufreq (fixes random reboots)
Kernel:
*Increased audit rate limit and backlog limit (fixes random reboots)
July 4, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Synced audio HAL with CAF LA.BF.1.1.1_rb1.25
*Synced display HAL with CAF LA.BF.1.1.1_rb1.25
*Reduced time needed to optimize apps at boot
*Enabled WiFi host NS offload
*Added back vsync phase offsets
*Changed default CPU governor to Smartmax
Kernel:
*Synced with CAF LA.BF.1.1.1_rb1.25
*Synced prima (WiFi) drivers with CAF LA.BF.1.1.1_rb1.25
*Added Smartmax governor by maxwen
*Added LCD notify driver from LGE
*Updated touchscreen power routines to be more stable and use LCD notifier
*Fixed touchscreen not working sometimes when waking device from sleep
*Fixed occasional SoD caused by derpy touchscreen resume/suspend routines (happened most often when on low-power mode)
*Vibrator is automatically disabled when recording videos (so sound from the vibrator doesn't get into the videos)
*Reconfigured JDI cmd-mode panel settings for 62Hz (as this is the true refresh rate of the panel)
June 13, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Updated WiFi NVRAM config from LG G3
*Fixed low speeds when connected to 5GHz WiFi networks
Kernel:
*Synced with CAF LA.BF.1.1.1_rb1.24
June 9, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Battery percentage is shown during off-mode charging
*Removed vsync phase offsets
*Added back a RIL patch from CM
Kernel:
*Fixed front-facing camera (derp)
*Fixed support for Sharp panels
*Added CFQ I/O scheduler
June 6, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Fixed audio not playing out of speaker in some cases
Kernel:
*Added Qualcomm H/W crypto support (thanks to myfluxi for researching this and fixing issues with it)
*Fixed touchscreen not working when waking device from sleep
*Added back support for various different displays
*Added Motorola memory-routine optimizations
June 4, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Significant upstream change: DHCP WiFi issue has been fixed
Kernel:
*Fixed occasional long delay of the screen turning on when waking the device from sleep
*Moved touchscreen suspend/resume functions into high-priority workqueue
June 3, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Enabled OTA updates via built-in CMUpdater
*You can update to this build from June 2 via OTA
June 2, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Fixed force close when sending MMS
Kernel:
*Added back underclock down to 1958MHz by default (you can disable the underclock by flashing a zip available in the OP)
*Added more protection to CPU input boost driver
*Tweaked notification LED color a bit more
May 30, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
Kernel:
*Fixed pink tint in notification LED
*Updated Synaptics touchscreen firmware from CM gerrit (new per-panel firmware, doesn't have battery drain)
May 29, 2015:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Synced media HAL with CAF LA.BF.1.1.1_rb1.23
*Synced display HAL with CAF LA.BF.1.1.1_rb1.23
*Updated WCNSS (WiFi) configuration from CM
*Removed Qualcomm power HAL (does nothing without the performance daemon)
*Added custom power HAL to handle low-power mode (CPU max frequency is lowered to 729MHz for low-power mode)
*Fixed performance profiles
Kernel:
*Synced with CAF LA.BF.1.1.1_rb1.23
*Added back CPU frequencies up to 2457MHz
*Removed CPU underclock (CPU maxfreq is left at the default 2457MHz)
*Synced prima (WiFi) drivers with CAF LA.BF.1.1.1_rb1.23
May 28, 2015:
ROM:
*Initial release
Kernel:
*Initial release