[ROM] |★SCIMITAR★| |LINARO 4.8| |1/06/14| |4.4.2_r1| |KOT49H|

[soccerfan6789]

Introducing​

This ROM will not be updated here anymore. Join this Google+ Community or look at rascarlo's and morfic's trinity thread for updates.
Google+ Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/112250296046564696638​

Scimitar ROM is a ROM which is meant to be lightning fast, battery friendly, and have customization options. It most certainty doesn't disappoint. It is based on Rascalo's source with the main difference being that it's built from Linaro with few customization here and there.​

Credits/Thanks:
Google
Cyanogenmod
rascarlo
matthew0776
PartimusPrime
@android88
@Cl3kener
@ayysir
@ThdDude
@I Am The Frost
To all of you!​

Installation (TWRP Recommended):
1) Create a Backup
2) Factory Reset
3) Flash ROM
4) Flash GAPPS
5) Enjoy!

To Upgrade:
1) Wipe Cache and Dalvik
2) Flash ROM
3) Flash GAPPS
4) Reboot
5) Enjoy!

XDA:DevDB Information
Scimitar ROM, a ROM for the Google Nexus 5

Contributors
soccerfan6789, http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=4966471
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
Based On: Rascarlo, AOSP

Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: v1
Stable Release Date: 2014-01-03

Created 2013-12-21
Last Updated 2014-01-08

 

[soccerfan6789]

Downloads are under the Download tab...sorry Mobile users

Change Log:

1/06/14

• Added Non-Intrusive InCall UI
  

1/03/14

• Added Quick Unlock
• Added Double-tap to sleep to Status Bar
• Added Smooth background change
• Added Torch
• Almost all blue "stuff" are now white
  "Stuff":
  - Seekbar
  - Progress Bar
  - Text Handle
  - Tons of others

12/25/13

• Added Power Menu for Screen Recording
• Add MotoX dalivik optimizations
• Changed default for unknown sources & verify apps
• Changed default for Statusbar, Time and Date actions
• Made notification pullup & pulldown faster
• Removed System Updates from Settings
• Fixed some typos

12/24/13

• Added Screen Recording

12/20/13~1

• Fixed Chrome FC

12/20/13

• Initial Build

 

[soccerfan6789]

If you really like this ROM, consider donating to this 16 year old lad. No, he doesn't get high off of drugs, but rather off of Android. I will never ask for donations other than in this post and it won't affect how much time I put into this ROM, but it will make me with my ideal family: Me, my laptop, and a Starbucks Coffee Frappuccino.

Banners:

 

[soupysoup]

IT'S DONE!!!!!!!!!!! Glad to see u here man, ROM looks DOPE bro, still amazing as usual, This is one of THE ONLY devs whos work i would use besides my own ppl, so respect this mans work, hes a beast lol....

 

[dex2grigg]

Link? Lol

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[soccerfan6789]

Link? Lol

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Downloads will be under the Downloads tab of this thread. Sorry mobile users...

 

[raymond4]

Thanks for sharing your work. I can't wait to try it.

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[lethalboy]

Nice.. Going to try it

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[tomzefi]

Yes

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[absoluterebirth]

is anyone able to use ART on this ROM?

 

[soccerfan6789]

is anyone able to use ART on this ROM?

Yes, you can use ART however I don't really recommend it because still not all apps are compatible and can cause some FC's for apps. I also didn't experience much of a performance difference with ART compared to Dalvic

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[absoluterebirth]

Yes, you can use ART however I don't really recommend it because still not all apps are compatible and can cause some FC's for apps. I also didn't experience much of a performance difference with ART compared to Dalvic

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I already use ART on Cataclysm and I can tell a difference. None of the apps I use are incompatible with ART. Will the FC's happen if I haven't had any FC's before? Also, what does this ROM include? Does it have the ROM + Gapps + SU + Busybox? Because the zip file seems insanely huge for just a ROM....

 

[soccerfan6789]

I already use ART on Cataclysm and I can tell a difference. None of the apps I use are incompatible with ART. Will the FC's happen if I haven't had any FC's before? Also, what does this ROM include? Does it have the ROM + Gapps + SU + Busybox? Because the zip file seems insanely huge for just a ROM....

Yeah it includes Gapps and it'll prompt you for to install the Superuser installer. It'll just take a quick second to install it thereafter.

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[iburnhearts]

Gonna flash this just because I know you from the Hercules threads

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[tomzefi]

OK guys. I am on sprint and I had to flash the sprint zip to get data and I had to flash SuperUser too. It seems solid. O flashed francos kernel and its sailing. Nice. Thank you man

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[jeanmauri90]

Does this ROM have halo I would like to give it a try since soupysoup recommended it

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[tomzefi]

Does this ROM have halo I would like to give it a try since soupysoup recommended it

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This pretty much what it has. No halo. Forgot to mention black in the ROM and the subtle theming is awesome.

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[tomzefi]

This pretty much what it has. No halo. Forgot to mention black in the ROM and the subtle theming is awesome.

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You see the black and the nav bar icons?

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[drakegao]

sorry, don't see the download link neither. lol

 

[reaper000]

Clean flash using twrp 2.6.3.4 failed, something about errors with symlinks. Md5 matched, so not a bad download. Any ideas?
EDIT: Never mind -- bad flash x 3. Worked on the fourth try!
Thanks for another ROM, dev (and Soup's recommendation does mean something)