[ROM][OMS][7.1.1_r33] Candy7 Final v6.0

[dic1911]

This is Candy7. Built straight from source with commits from a variety of different Sources/ROMS. We wanted to give the users a fun, fully customizable ROM. We aim to add more features as this project progresses.

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DEVICES/KERNELS


Disclaimer: We here at The CandyShop are not responsible for any bricks you may obtain. Please follow the thread rules and steps and everything will be gravy. Remember, backing up before flashing is always recommended.


FEATURES <Coming Soon>
Battery bar
Multi-window
Status bar customization
Advanced power menu
Buttons settings:
-Long-press/double-tap actions
-Volume rocker
More to come, we are never done...

Flashing Steps:

Coming from another rom
1) Download Candy7.zip (See Post #2)
2) Download 7.1.1 Gapps (optional - See Post #2))
3) Boot into recovery (TWRP)
4) Full wipe (Dalvik Cache, Cache, System, Factory Data Reset)
5) Flash Candy7.zip
6) Flash Gapps(optional, flash SuperSU)
7) Reboot

Updating from previous Candy7 release
1) Download Candy7.zip (See Post #2)
2) Boot into recovery
3) Flash Candy7.zip
4) Reboot

IMPORTANT - PROBLEMS/ISSUES:
If you have issues, I need the following:

Logs from you (logcat, last_kmsg, dmesg) linked to on pastebin.com or hasteb.in, showing the failure.
A clear description of the steps that I need to take to exactly reproduce the problem.
Please DO NOT complain about problems and offer nothing to help fix it. I reserve the right to ignore you for not following insructions...

NO ETA REQUESTS!

* See Post #2 for Downloads

* See Post #3 for FAQ/Known issues


-Please give first boot a good few minutes.
-Still in Beta stage with new additions and fixes being added constantly...


Special thanks to LineageOS, SlimRoms, Omni, TeslaROM, and all the rest who make their source open. We can't do this on our own.

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XDA:DevDB Information
CandyRoms, ROM for the Sony Xperia SP

Contributors
dic1911
Source Code: http://github.com/CandyRoms

ROM OS Version: 7.x Nougat
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
Based On: AOSP-CAF

Version Information
Status: Testing
Current Beta Version: v3.0

Created 2017-03-21
Last Updated 2017-09-02

 

[dic1911]

Downloads

See Post #3 for a list of what is working or not if you have concerns. Thanks!

ROM:
As usual, I uploaded it on AFH (https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=164175)
(Magisk removed cause not supported, causes soft brick)

GAPPS:
I recommand OpenGapps

 

[dic1911]

Issues/FAQ

FAQ

1. This is a test build, it works fine for me, but not everything is tested, try and report!


Issues

You tell me!

 

[Beh2ad]

hi there.
i flashed this rom and supersu-v2.52. then reset my phone,after 20 minutes in boot animation nothing happened . why is that?
so i flashed xosp and my phone is working fine.

 

[dic1911]

hi there.
i flashed this rom and supersu-v2.52. then reset my phone,after 20 minutes in boot animation nothing happened . why is that?
so i flashed xosp and my phone is working fine.

I guess this is your first for manually rooting nougat on your phone, you'll need to flash newer SuperSU(like 2.78) via BootBridge by AdrianDC.
Old SuperSU will give you soft brick on nougat.

 

[Beh2ad]

hi there
after one day using this rom everything is working fine. gps , FMradio , ussd , Camera ,etc.
only on thing that is bugging me is that screen recorder should save videos on movies folder not Pictures folder.
i attached some screenshot of this rom.
peace out :good:

 

[noggernogger]

So, after something broke on my phone and Settings > Apps would always crash reading some folder (and Play Store too), I went to redownload Candy5 and found that you made a Candy7 ROM. So I flashed that instead

Android 7 feels much more snappy, and the pixel launcher stays in RAM unlike the Google launcher in 5.1. And I got more free storage space, though that will probably go down once I start using all the apps.

Things I did not find yet, maybe they are gone?

• I can't find where I can configure the shutter button. In Candy5, I had it set to open the camera on long-press.
• I can't find the option to make the grid pattern unlock bigger. It is 3x3 now, I had it set to 5x5 in Candy5 and it would be great if I could use this size again.

Overall, I am very pleased, thanks for creating this ROM Now to some real world test in the next days.

 

[dic1911]

So, after something broke on my phone and Settings > Apps would always crash reading some folder (and Play Store too), I went to redownload Candy5 and found that you made a Candy7 ROM. So I flashed that instead

Android 7 feels much more snappy, and the pixel launcher stays in RAM unlike the Google launcher in 5.1. And I got more free storage space, though that will probably go down once I start using all the apps.

Things I did not find yet, maybe they are gone?

• I can't find where I can configure the shutter button. In Candy5, I had it set to open the camera on long-press.
• I can't find the option to make the grid pattern unlock bigger. It is 3x3 now, I had it set to 5x5 in Candy5 and it would be great if I could use this size again.

Overall, I am very pleased, thanks for creating this ROM Now to some real world test in the next days.

Yeah, most fancy things in most ROMs weren't added in Nougat like the lollipop/kitkat days(and for your questions, I would say 'yup, they're gone'), I haven't release any update recently because I'm in the army, and I'll get out on 9/5, will get some time to make another build, til then please be patient

 

[noggernogger]

Too bad, I am missing the built-in adblocker already. Good to hear about the upcoming updates, looking forward to it. Stay save!

 

[Migui_gg]

Bootloader

Hello, it's necessary to have the bootloader open?

 

[alitavas]

Hello, it's necessary to have the bootloader open?

Of course

Sent from my LG-H818 using Tapatalk

 

[dic1911]

Hello, it's necessary to have the bootloader open?

Yes, since lollipop, most ROMs requires unlocked bootloader

 

[dic1911]

Final build is up!

The final nougat build of CandyRom is uploaded on my AFH folder!
This build ships substratum and some feature along with fixes added :good:

 

[noggernogger]

Thanks for the update! I flashed the 7.1.2 ROM today, all went well Will you update the project if Google releases updates to Android 7? I hope final build does not mean you are done with the project

Now I have to test it some more. At first glance, this version seems to perform a little bit worse than the previous 7.1.1 beta. Like a slight stutter here and there. Might be related to the new Lawnchair launcher and the Substratum engine maybe? They add some nice additional features and customization though.

I'd like to verify that hunch. Can I simply uninstall "substratum theme engine rooted/oms-tw-rootless" in the Google play store, or is that not enough / will break stuff? To get the plain Pixel launcher from 7.1.1, do I just install "Google Now Launcher" in the Google play store?

 

[dic1911]

Thanks for the update! I flashed the 7.1.2 ROM today, all went well Will you update the project if Google releases updates to Android 7? I hope final build does not mean you are done with the project

Now I have to test it some more. At first glance, this version seems to perform a little bit worse than the previous 7.1.1 beta. Like a slight stutter here and there. Might be related to the new Lawnchair launcher and the Substratum engine maybe? They add some nice additional features and customization though.

I'd like to verify that hunch. Can I simply uninstall "substratum theme engine rooted/oms-tw-rootless" in the Google play store, or is that not enough / will break stuff? To get the plain Pixel launcher from 7.1.1, do I just install "Google Now Launcher" in the Google play store?

nope, it won't break anything, and actually I don't think substratum app will affect the performance if you just leave it there + don't use apply any theme, for the Pixel flavored launcher, there's already plenty launchers out there, just pick the one you like the most.

oh yeah, I'm not done with building ROMs as long as Adrian teh huashan god still working on the device

 

[noggernogger]

I saw there are first beta versions of Android O, looking forward to that I just have to say it again, going from Android 5 to Android 7 makes the phone feel much more alive, it is amazing! Uses less space (I was constantly getting out of space messages for the system partition when updating apps in Android 5), better memory usage, faster app installation, much snappier feel, etc. I was seriously thinking about scratching together some money for a new phone because I did not want to endure the problems any more, especially the storage space one. No more

I uninstalled substratum and its background service using link2sd and kept lawnchair. Seems to be working en par with the 7.1.1 beta. So maybe substratum still uses resources even when not configured, or maybe it is a placebo effect, or the JIT compiler warmed up, I don't know. Either way, that's what I stick with for the time being.

Thanks again for your work on this ROM!