Android Revolution HD for various devices has been downloaded more than 4 million times during last 3 years (from official sources). With the average of 1GB size per ROM, that means almost 4000 terabytes of data we transferred to our users in 3 years, not to count other files (mods, kernels, fixes etc.). With such amount of data this places Android Revolution HD among the most popular custom ROMs.
This also brought us some problems – most servers we used to date can’t manage such traffic. Weve also lost our androidrevolution.nldomain lately, that’s why you can’t download anything at the moment (we hope to fix that as soon as possible).
Now we need to set up some new servers and bring back download links to life. For that we’ll need some extra funds. If you’d like to contribute, please use the PayPal donation link below. We want to ensure that every time you click on the download link you’ll be able to get what you want within minutes, without waiting for hours until download is complete! Any amount counts and helps!
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Its been quite a long time since I updated some of custom ROMs for HTC One series devices. This weekend I was able to release 2 major update for the HTC One M8 and HTC One M9.
Android Revolution HD 14.0 | High Quality & Performance | 2.10.401.1 | ARMv8 64
Re-build from the beginning using latest 2.10.401.1 base De-odexed using latest tools with better arm64 support SuperSU updated to latest 2.52 Updated Google apps Updated custom apps Updated HTC apps Sense Toolbox updated to latest 2.2.1 Total ROM size reduced by almost 200MB Other minor changes and fixes
Android Revolution HD 45.0 | ART | High Quality & Performance | Sense 7.0
Based on the latest 4.16.401.13 update SuperSU updated to latest 2.52 Updated Google apps Updated custom appsUpdated HTC apps Sense Toolbox updated to latest 2.2.1 Total ROM size reduced by almost 200MB Other minor changes and fixes
Now, the short story. If youre wondering whats the reason behind my little activity on the custom ROMs development field, its because last 4 months brought a lot of changes in my life. In June 2015 I became a proud father of the most beautiful girl in the world. As you can imagine, priorities changed :)
Also, I got married with my fiancée few weeks ago. We planned this marriage since 2013, but as always, last few weeks of preparations were extremely busy. Plus the baby was already here :)
Its worth to mention, that during last few years Android Revolution HD was the most popular custom ROM for high-end HTC devices. With a total number of 6.430.689 downloads (6,5 millions !!!) Android Revolution custom ROMs series became the biggest and most desirable custom ROM for the HTC high-end devices.
Android Revolution HD will still be supported, and all projects will be still continued. I just cant spend as much time on it as I used to spend in the past. Plus the the real life business I own expanded and developed significantly, so I need to focus now on my family and work. Both needs me :)
PS. Im thinking about getting a Nexus 6P as my next daily device, as soon as its available in my country. Are you considering Nexus 6P as your next device too? Would you like to run Android Revolution HD on it? Let me know, as Im trying to find out if its worth to start N6P custom ROM development.
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This solution is based on the experience with some HTC and Nexus devices, however it will work on any device running Android Lollipop or newer/older Android OS with SELinux (Security-Enhanced Linux) kernel security module.
Whats the problem? Sometimes you might not be able to access the content of the internal userdata memory, also known as "virtual SD card" - located as /data/media/0 on the userdata partition. The "bad" workaround is to boot the device in a recovery mode and gain the access to all files from there, but this doesnt solve the problem at all.
Repair Process Note: root required!
Download this mini-sdk package and extract it to c:mini-sdk
Connect your device to the PC
Start up the device normally, wait until system is fully loaded
Open a command prompt on the PC (cmd.exe), type and confirm each command with ENTER:
cd /d c:mini-sdk
adb shell
su
restorecon -FR /data/media/0
exit
Whats going to happen? Restorecon is a program used to restore file(s) default SELinux security contexts. It can be run at any time to correct errors or to add support for new policy. With a corrected SELinux security context for the /data/media/0 you will be able to access the content of the virtual SD card again.
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Probably every Android power-user at least once in his life used ADB - Android Debug Bridge. It is a versatile command line tool that lets you communicate with an emulator instance or connected Android-powered device. Using ADB shell commands gives you additional control over your device and sometimes it can save your device from being bricked (example: How to: copy ROM zip file to the freshly wiped device). You can find some more basic information about ADB here.
Since Android Jelly Bean there has been a new ADB mode available in the AOSP recovery, incorporated by the Android developer community into custom recoveries too. It is called "ADB sideload" and most of you probably have heard about it already. This is an alternate method to the one I wrote about here - How to: copy ROM zip file to the freshly wiped device. The main difference is that ADB sideload works only with recoveries based on Jelly Bean source or newer. I believe that ADB sideload was created to simplify the process of flashing/restoring Android update.zip packages.
Keep in mind that while using ADB sideload, the regular ADB shell wont work. To be able to use SIDELOAD mode make sure youre running latest ADB drivers from the Android SDK (Platform-tools). Here are the simple steps you need to follow to flash update.zip package using adb sideload mode (based on stock Android recovery):
Place the ZIP package you want to install in the same location where you keep ADB drivers - adb.exe, AdbWinApi.dll and AdbWinUsbApi.dll (usually its SDKplatform-tools)
Make sure you have USB debugging enabled in Settings > Development on your device
Make sure your phone drivers are installed on the PC youre going to use
Boot your device in recovery mode (Android logo with a exclamation mark) and connect your device to PC
Hold down "power" button first, followed quickly by "volume up" button. You should now see the recovery menu
Use the volume up/down keys to select "apply update from ADB," then press power to select it
Open a command prompt on the PC (cmd.exe), type and confirm with ENTER:
cd /d <adb.exe location> (for example: cd /d c:SDKplatform-tools) or you can open your SDK/platform-tools folder, then press SHIFT button and the right-click mouse button and choose “Open command prompt here”
The zip package will begin installing. When its done, select "reboot system now."
How is that different from the alternative method? You dont have to manually create the proper folders structure, push the file and later install if from inside the recovery menu. The result is basically the same, because ADB sideload is also transferring the zip file into the device internal memory and later it automatically begins the installation procedure. However, it works only with recoveries based on Android Jelly Bean source.
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"How to Train Your Dragon": A Boisterous, Action-packed Dragon Adventure Tale
How to Train Your Dragon" come from DreamWorks Animation, the same studio that created "Shrek", "Madagascar" and "Kung Fu Panda. "How to Your Dragon is set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons. Its story is based on the book by Cressida Cowell, as an action comedy about "Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III", heir of the Viking chiefdom. Although "Hiccup" is a Viking, hes a teenage boy that doesnt quite fit the dragon-slaying hero model of his ancestors.Therefore, "How to Train Your Dragon" is the riotous story of Hiccups quest to hunt down the fiercest dragon, bring it into submission, and-hopefully-pass his initiation. Instead, he ends up with the smallest, most ornery dragon-its even toothless! This begins the high jinx of the worlds most lovable, unlikely hero and a most reluctant "beast."
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In depth The scary interactive future of TV has arrived
Gracenote is planning to take control of your TV.
The company, ubiquitous with music metadata services, has developed a suite of technologies that take the concept of interactive TV to an unprecedented level.
From next generation programme guides to personalised ad replacement, via fluff like The Million Second Quiz, the company is reinventing the very foundation of television.
"This is disruptive tech," company president Stephen White tells TechRadar with casual understatement. At first glance, what Gracenote appears to be doing seems innocuously clever. The company has developed a next generation programme guide, due to make its debut on LG screens this autumn.
Called On Now, it presents a highly graphical interface of whats available to watch. Instead of scrolling through a traditional timeline, the On Now guide presents content by programme, genre, cast or crew. The viewer navigates from there.
"What were trying to do now is move away from the grid," explains White. "The standard TV listing is a very dated navigation paradigm, one that hasnt really changed since the 1960s. So were bringing together all available content, including over the air, Video on Demand and catch-up. The guides not time based because no one watches that way anymore."
In addition to LG, Gracenotes parent Sony, along with Philips TP Vision, Loewe and OEM giant Vestel are all introducing variations of the system.
"One of the things were doing for Philips is providing a personalised recommendation platform, based on a user profile," reveals White. "We can push things to the front of its guide interface that we know you care about, and push things away that we know you dont."
The algorithm fuelling this knowledge is based on the content descriptors in Gracenotes metadata. "We know things about the show, as you watch it. We can also deliver ads while you browse – the primary engine for all this is content comprehension..." Your device will look for an audio fingerprint to find out what youre watching
Content comprehension
Demonstrations of On Now are certainly compelling, but this is just the start of what Gracenote believes will be an extraordinary change in our relationship with the boob tube.
The company has perfected an Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) platform, known internally as Entourage, which utilises audio fingerprinting to literally monitor what youre watching.
Taking advantage of the built-in microphone in tablets and smart phones, its able to identify a TV show via snippets of dialogue and soundtrack. Its similar in some respects to rival wizardry from Shazam, but with an added important talent for synchronization.
"The idea is that the client on your mobile device is running a Classifier within an app, which listens to the audio or music on a TV show, then cross references it with our database." Entourage works with any content, says White. "Right now were covering something like two hundred channels in the US, a 100 plus in Europe and 14 in Japan."
Gracenote creates the fingerprints through listening stations around the globe. "Were listening to content as its being broadcast, fingerprinting it and marrying it up to EPG data." Sony is preloading the technology on the Xperia Z1, dubbing it Track ID TV. The new EPG is note organised according to time like a standard system
Whats on
In the US, Entourage ARC provided the interactive backbone to hit game show The Million Second quiz. "Its an industry first," says White. "The studio integrated Entourage synchronisation into the official show app, allowing the audience to play along in real time."
The audience was given exactly the same amount of time to answer the questions as the contestants. High scorers were then brought into the studio to compete the next night. "The idea is to get the best players from the entire audience competing. Its never been done before."
White says theres been a surge from the creative community to leverage the technology, citing NBC Universals SyFy channel as one of the more inventive.
The channel created a companion app for its Face-Off visual effects reality show that syncs with the viewer as they watch and unlocks additional behind-the-scenes content as the show progresses. NBC Universal also used Entourage to serve viewers of Sci-fi holkum Haven an alternative episode ending on their companion device.
However the most contentious development of the technology is yet to come. Gracenote is on the verge of trialling video fingerprinting. For the first time, it will be the TV itself actively monitoring what youre watching, not a companion app. And youll probably not realise its doing it.
The video fingerprinting tech is embedded in the TV itself, reveals White. "It takes live video out of the video buffer, compares it against our database and then fingerprints it. This effectively allows the TV to recognise what shows youre watching."
The system is extraordinarily powerful. Most significantly, it allows Gracenote to profile TV usage, allowing the company to learn specific things about your household.
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