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[ROM][AOSP][Nightly/Release] CarbonROM KitKat [jflte/i9500]

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[ROM][AOSP][Nightly/Release] CarbonROM KitKat [jflte/i9500]

About Carbon

CarbonRom is an aftermarket firmware based on the Android Open Source Project. We are dedicated to fast, stable, and feature-filled roms, honesty and communication with our users, and openness with our code. We like frequent builds, with the very latest and greatest hardware support and fixes. We strive to not only provide you with the best rom we can build, but also to give back to the Android community and our fellow developers. For us, this is about creating something we can be proud of and hope you will enjoy.

Please feel free to look at, build, and use our code on CarbonDev GitHub. and on our Gerrit CarbonDev Gerrit.

We would like to thank CyanogenMod for their device trees, framework/settings mods and their code that was incorporated into this project. We also extend our gratitude to the devs whose code that we have incorporated. Proper authorship has been maintained and can be viewed on our repository.

Special thanks also go to Slim Rom for some of their features, PA, AOKP, and anyone else we may have borrowed commits from that hasn't been mentioned here. If you feel you have been unfairly left out, please - let us know.

While we make every effort to test these builds as much as possible, we are not responsible for anything that may happen to your device, family, pets, or perception of reality. We ask that you do your part to know your device and know how to recover from problems before you flash! If you have questions, ask your fellow users or ask us in #teamcarbon on freenode IRC.


Features

All of our features can be found on our site here:

Carbon Features

Here are some screenshots:

Carbon Screenshots


Carbon Updates

Join us on these Social Media Channels to keep yourself up-to-date on all the latest Carbon news, updates, contests, and more! Join our completely open Google+ community for insider conversation with devs and other users.




Download Carbon

All Carbon downloads and further information such as features, changelog, and FAQ can be found on our website.

Carbon Downloads


Changelog

For a detailed changelog, check out the changes made each night here:

Carbon Changelog


Support

We spend an astonishing amount of time developing this software. We can't spend much time on XDA as a result, so if you need support, please try the following:

1) Search. Search, search, search. Yes, you. I don't care how unique or important your question is, it's very likely someone has adressed it already. Especially if you're even close to new at this.

2) Read our FAQ, which can be found on our website. Carbon FAQ

3) Ask a question in your device forum. Someone will no doubt try to help you. Warning: this help may come in the form of telling you it's a dumb question that has been asked before. See step 1 - such are the perils of asking questions when you haven't done the research yourself. Android is about helping yourself.

4) Ask a question on our IRC channel. Connect to #teamcarbon on irc.freenode.net or click here. You'll find several other Carbon fans and usually one or more devs as well. Please be polite.


Who is Team Carbon?

Find out here:

Carbon Team


Remember, every penny you send to us goes right back into the rom. It's used for hardware, server costs, etc - all the things that help us make Carbon better with every release. Your support means the world to us! If you've enjoyed Carbon, please consider a donation toward this goal. Thank you, and we hope you continue to enjoy Carbon!



XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM][AOSP][Nightly/Release] CarbonROM KitKat [jflte/i9500], ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S 4

Contributors
CarbonDev, NBruderman
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat

Version Information
Status: Stable

Created 2014-02-04
Last Updated 2014-07-25
 
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fswings

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Upgraded without wipe, working fine. Had issue with Calendar not seeing Google Calendars. Had to remove them and refresh gapps.

Good job guys, Chrome is really responsive. Missing PIE though.

Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

---------- Post added at 12:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:48 AM ----------

Does anyone else experience a FC when selecting Mobile Networks?

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kevin95

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I had 3 problems after flashing this rom. First, the keyboard freezes and sticks on the screen when swiping. A temporary resolution was to uninstall the stock keyboard and download the Google keyboard from the play store. Second, sometimes the phone enters sleep mode and it doesn't turn back on. The menu and back keys light up when I try to turn the screen on but the screen stays blank. Third, the gallery shows blank content a few seconds after using it. Please look into these problems!
 

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First, the keyboard freezes and sticks on the screen when swiping. A temporary resolution was to uninstall the stock keyboard and download the Google keyboard from the play store.
Its the gapps youre using thats causing this. Had the same issues on my unofficial Carbon kk.
 

nazfalas

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I had 3 problems after flashing this rom. First, the keyboard freezes and sticks on the screen when swiping. A temporary resolution was to uninstall the stock keyboard and download the Google keyboard from the play store. Second, sometimes the phone enters sleep mode and it doesn't turn back on. The menu and back keys light up when I try to turn the screen on but the screen stays blank. Third, the gallery shows blank content a few seconds after using it. Please look into these problems!
As was mentioned: gapps are probably to blame. If you're not using PA Gapps you should try those - mini modular package for example.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397942

Second problem I haven't noticed - are you on stock kernel? I am using Alucard's as KT's is giving me problems with min/max values not sticking and getting stuck at a very low frequency on Carbon. Has great functionality like USB mass storage mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2590246

Third problem not happening here either. You could try using Quickpic as an alternative, though. Best gallery available in my opinion.

Maybe try a clean flash with pa gapps and alucard kernel. That setup works like a charm for me.
 

kevin95

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As was mentioned: gapps are probably to blame. If you're not using PA Gapps you should try those - mini modular package for example.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397942

Second problem I haven't noticed - are you on stock kernel? I am using Alucard's as KT's is giving me problems with min/max values not sticking and getting stuck at a very low frequency on Carbon. Has great functionality like USB mass storage mode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2590246

Third problem not happening here either. You could try using Quickpic as an alternative, though. Best gallery available in my opinion.

Maybe try a clean flash with pa gapps and alucard kernel. That setup works like a charm for me.
I'm using stock kernel. I'm gonna try using the suggested gapps to see if everything will be resolved.

I also noticed the "adjust brightness using status bar" feature isn't on this rom. Will this be implemented any time soon?
 
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