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[Rom] Updated [Unofficial] Carbon Rom 4.4.4 based on CM11.0 [29.06.14]

a2441918

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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 the 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.

Features

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

Carbon Features

Here are some screenshots:

All screens are from the Galaxy S4 i9500





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

New builds at this link : Carbon Rom Download - jactiveltexx

Gapps

Ultra Slim Gapps

Bugs

Nil

Changelog

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

Carbon Changelog

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 and my other roms better with every release. Your support means the world to us! If you've enjoyed Carbon and my other roms, please consider a donation toward this goal. Thank you, and we hope you continue to enjoy Carbon and my other roms!


Source:
1. Rom Source : https://github.com/CarbonDev
2. Device Tree : https://github.com/spegelius/android_device_samsung_jactivelte/tree/cm-11.0
3. Kernel Source : https://github.com/spegelius/android_kernel_samsung_jactivelte/tree/cm-11.0

XDA:DevDB Information
Carbon Rom 4.4.4, ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active

Contributors
a2441918
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
ROM Firmware Required: Rooted and CWM recovery
Based On: CyanogenMod

Version Information
Status: Testing
Current Stable Version: 15.0
Stable Release Date: 2014-06-29

Created 2014-03-29
Last Updated 2014-06-29
 
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Malous

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Installing...

I just Installed it... You will have news soon. Thank you for your time...
P.S. Would you like to look something special and report you ?
 

ElakNovAlamak

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So far best custom rom to i9295 that i have used. Fast and all the options I need.

But does somebody know how to enable Lockscreen widgets on this rom? I have not found a option to do so. Lockscreen options has a place to change clock options but that does not effect on anything.
 

pen²

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@Malous is the gps stable? (ie during navigation, I completely lost the gps symbol with 4.3 custom roms, after some minutes the icon returned and with it gps reception - it would be nice to know if this issue is fixed for s4a or not ;)
 

a2441918

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@Malous is the gps stable? (ie during navigation, I completely lost the gps symbol with 4.3 custom roms, after some minutes the icon returned and with it gps reception - it would be nice to know if this issue is fixed for s4a or not ;)
I'm sorry I do not have a S4 Active. Kindly test and report back so that I can add to OP.

BTW new build is up and running,.
 
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pen²

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@a2441918 I was too impatient and flashed (v2) yesterday. GPS looks good so far, if there are any issues I'll post them here. Thanks for supporting the s4a!

/Edit: Could you please include a version number or a date in your filenames? Otherwise it is diffifult to know which file to flash in recovery, if you also downloaded an older version.
Furthermore, it would be great to know the correct md5 of each download and one or two sentences in the OP regarding gapps (where to get, when to flash, do gapps need to be flashed after an carbon upgrade or not?)
 
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a2441918

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@a2441918 I was too impatient and flashed (v2) yesterday. GPS looks good so far, if there are any issues I'll post them here. Thanks for supporting the s4a!

/Edit: Could you please include a version number or a date in your filenames? Otherwise it is diffifult to know which file to flash in recovery, if you also downloaded an older version.
Furthermore, it would be great to know the correct md5 of each download and one or two sentences in the OP regarding gapps (where to get, when to flash, do gapps need to be flashed after an carbon upgrade or not?)
Updated the names of the files. Appended version name at the end. I will add Gapps data during next build.
 
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Malous

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So far so good. Could you please tell me how to synchronize contacts with Facebook (for incoming photo). I love the way that battery least forever almost 1 day.
Gpx works great.
Thank you for this great ROM my friend...

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zblooder

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Hi guy, I'm pretty much a noob and I installed the ROM. The ROM looks good and fast.

How can I use Gmail, Google Play etc with it?
Actually there no gapps for it? Isn't there any way to bypass and install Google apps?

Thanks
 

a2441918

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One dumb question: do you confirm can we just instal each new build without any factory reset and therefore without the backup\restore of the applications? And thanks for the build!
Yes it doent wipe data. Btw who wants Vanir AOSP for S4 Active? Some 50 thanks to this post and you will have it. Ask your friends, team members too.
 

moviecut

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i just noticed, how good the battery life of this rom is. it is much better that the sammy rom or cm11! How is that possible? i use the app "system panel" for monitoring. the interesting part about this is, that with carbon i get only 1% CPU base load (Samsung an CM11 give me about 3% base load). I dont know the differences or if this is just a feeling....
 

lijoc

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Hey just wanted to know is there is a way to change the display density of this rom. Tried to change from build prop but it doesn't change at all

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