The goal of BareBones is to provide an efficient, minimal groundwork for users to customize the way they like it. Compiled from updated sources and modified to be as lightweight as possible.
- Amazing battery life.
- LTE Enabled (Grab a hybrid radio - available in downloads! original thread here)
- HD Voice hack
- Working ART
- Removed -
.. Most Stock Apps
.. Live Wallpapers
.. Bloat
Other optimizations coming!
Download: Check out XDA File Host at the Downloads link located at the top of the thread.
Installation Instructions
Make sure you are on the latest TWRP Recovery! Seems like CWM is finicky with Android L
1) Perform a Nandroid Backup of your current setup just to be safe!
2) Wipe Data & Cache/Factory Reset (if you experience issues, it's probably due to a dirty flash over an old version)
3) Flash ROM
4) Flash GAPPS (optional) (Thanks BaNKs!)
5) Flash 105/33 Hybrid Radio for LTE (Thanks hybrid radio team!)
6) Flash SuperSU Update (Thanks Chainfire!)
7) Reboot
8) Enjoy!
XDA:DevDB Information
bareBones (mako), ROM for the Google Nexus 4
Contributors
sylentprofet
Source Code: https://github.com/SimpleAOSP-Lollipop
ROM OS Version: 5.0.x Lollipop
Based On: SimpleAOSP
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 1.7.7
Stable Release Date: 2015-01-17
Created 2014-02-23
Last Updated 2015-02-09
- Amazing battery life.
- LTE Enabled (Grab a hybrid radio - available in downloads! original thread here)
- HD Voice hack
- Working ART
- Removed -
.. Most Stock Apps
.. Live Wallpapers
.. Bloat
Other optimizations coming!
Download: Check out XDA File Host at the Downloads link located at the top of the thread.
Installation Instructions
Make sure you are on the latest TWRP Recovery! Seems like CWM is finicky with Android L
1) Perform a Nandroid Backup of your current setup just to be safe!
2) Wipe Data & Cache/Factory Reset (if you experience issues, it's probably due to a dirty flash over an old version)
3) Flash ROM
4) Flash GAPPS (optional) (Thanks BaNKs!)
5) Flash 105/33 Hybrid Radio for LTE (Thanks hybrid radio team!)
6) Flash SuperSU Update (Thanks Chainfire!)
7) Reboot
8) Enjoy!
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Code:
[B]Changelog:[/B]
1/17 - bb_mako-final.zip
- Repo sync
- Reduced wifi polling length to 3 minutes
- FINAL VERSION - Sold my Nexus 4, thanks for the support everyone!
1/15
- Repo sync
- Some minor rearrangement
1/13
- Repo sync
- O3 optimizations used during compile
1/11/2015
- First 2015 release
- Repo sync
- Back to BaNKs Minimal GAPPs
12/27
- Repo sync
12/21
- Update to 5.0.2
12/15
- Repo sync
- Links/thanks added to post
- XDA File Host Working (for now)
- Changed to TWRP due to CWM issues
12/14
- Migrated code base to SimpleAOSP Lollipop 5.0.1
- HD Voice hack
- Installation instructions expanded
08/09
- Fresh build with newly sync'd repo
- Back to AOKP
- 8.09 v2 released at 5pm PST - minor tweaks
06/21
- Updated to 4.4.4 base system
06/16
- Update
- I dunno
06/13
- Removed some unnecessary bits
- Recompiled with some optimization flags (-O3, etc)
06/12
- Complete overhaul, changed base system to LS
06/07
- Update to KK 4.4.3
05/30
- Repo sync
05/21
- Rebuilt from scratch
- Theme Engine completely reworked
04/17
- Repo sync
04/07
- Repo sync
03/23
- Repo sync
03/11
- Rebuilt from scratch (new host system)
- Repo sync
02/28
- Repo sync
- Now hosted on XDA Dev-DB
02/18
- Repo sync
- Added basic File Manager
- It's better
02/04
- Repo sync
- Expanded ROM Control options
01/19
- Stock Browser and Gallery removed
- AdAway removed
- Repo Sync
- More ROM Controls
01/06/2014
- Repo sync
- Expanded ROM Control, many new options
12/26/2013
- Source updated to AOKP official KK release
12/24
- Replaced stock Launcher3 with NovaLauncher
- Repo sync
- build.prop edits
- Working ROM Control
12/20
- Integrated noAnalytics Remix
12/19
- Totally removed bootanimations
- Fresh repo sync
- LTE enabled by default (no need for the INFO menu)
12/16
- Added build.prop tweaks
- Changed ROM name to bareBones because internet
12/13
- Updated to 4.4.2
12/10
- I started the changelog
- AOKP 4.4.1 base
- Removed Movie Editor
- Removed stock Calculator (I recommend HandyCalc)
- Removed stock Calendar
- Removed alternate bootanimation, return to stock black w/ circles (instead of AOKP unicorn)
- Removed stock and AOKP live wallpapers
- Removed stock media (ogg, mp4) except one each notification/ring/alarm
- Removed mGerrit
- Integration of AdAway
- I forget the restbareBones (mako), ROM for the Google Nexus 4
Contributors
sylentprofet
Source Code: https://github.com/SimpleAOSP-Lollipop
ROM OS Version: 5.0.x Lollipop
Based On: SimpleAOSP
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 1.7.7
Stable Release Date: 2015-01-17
Created 2014-02-23
Last Updated 2015-02-09
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