ParanoidAndroid Q&A

saywhatt · Sep 15, 2012

Here is a thread dedicated to all PA Users with a lot of questions on their mind

Through this thread (and of course searching), we can actually avoid posting redundant questions at the dev thread..
also, if we can avoid (or atleast lessen) redundant questions at the dev thread, we can easily scan through updates too!

I hope this could help a lot of users, cheers!

DON'T HESITATE TO ASK OR ANSWER

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Approved by gokussjx

Not Working:

**Front Camera stuck on front snapped pic. (No FC. Buttons functional)
**FM Radio: unsupported
**TV Out: unsupported, will never work (proprietary, undocumented)
**Call ring tone sometimes doesn't work [Old CM bug]

ADDITIONAL INFO&LINKS
DEVELOPMENT THREAD
PARANOIDANDROID WEBPAGE
GOODIES THREAD

saywhatt · Sep 15, 2012

Here are some of the RECENT QUESTIONS/EXPERIENCES that I find might be of interest to others..

THE QUERIES/EXPERIENCES ARE LINKED TO ITS SUGGESTED SOLUTIONS/ANSWERS

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Is there any call recorder function on this rom? How about ram usage?

Is there a way to activate USB mass storage option in PA?

i already have the previous version installed, if i install the new one, will all my app data/system settings be deleted?

issues with my signal.

i cant find in the settings the option to set how many second the touchpad keys ( beside the home button ) will stay on...

gps signal problems

how to make folders on the homescreen?

How can i get CWM recovery back?

No sound during incoming and outgoing calls

can i change the launcher?

which kernel do you recommend for daily use with PA?

Is this rom available for S3 LTE i9305?

Is it possible to this ROM to have Sammy's Features like Motion and multi window?

How to do the screenshot?

How can sync my facebook contacts?

When I unstall apps my phone keeps fc,anyone know why?

The navbar menu button doesn't work in a lot of applications for some reason

99% of my downloads in the browser are failed, how I can solve this problem?

Does anyone know how to deactivate the PA Colors option in Settings > Paranoid Settings > Launch? I just can't get it to stop coloring the status bar.

Which kernel is best for long no charging?

I can't find noise suppression in the settings even though it is a feature found in CM10.

how to get these silly little emojis to work.

I can't connect my phone to the car radio for music listening via usb, is there a solution?

Is there any way to disable the Lockscreen?

Any way to disable auto rotation on the homescreen (w.o disabling it everywhere?)

experiencing FC's when trying to save a number on phone app

Does anyone know how to disable per application colors? TIA

why my contacts from 'phone' always goes missing when i install a new version of PA rom over the old one?

how to i change the clock to 24h style, i forgot?

why when I flash the phenomenon extreme kernel I can't reboot?

When using the multitasker, you are able to quit the
current application you're on, directly from the multitasker itself. In normal Android, it simply shows the apps which you last were using.

My Google calendar has stopped working since update?

s there a way u can sort out wallpaper sizes please!!!

How can I remove the navigation bar

keep getting system-ui stopped after some minutes..

What is pie??

I just cant get this new "Pie" feature to work
-it's in Desktop Mode

Anyone know how to disable the CRT animation on screen off?

How to get screenshot?

i can't find the "system" settings from the old rom
where you can change notification toggles, center clock or choose actions for the hardware buttons etc..
are they gone now? :/

were do i find the Extended Desktop

can u provide me the camera.apk
I tried installing aosp camera 2.1 and now I am getting force close error "unfortunately, gallery has stopped"

How do I enable Battery percentage on the status bar
-3rd party apps perhaps, it is not in the settings

Is there a way to wipe just the clock data?

please give me and advice,how to close the opened apps,since we cant use the home button long press..i dont like apps running in the back

Anybody managed to fix the low volume? Even with yanks kernel sound is still lower than Sammy ROMs.

how do I change font

Where i can enable the USB DEBUGGING option ?

Why does all my data get moved to a folder 'o' on the internal SD card when I move from a 4.1.2 rom to PA 4.2.1?

i cant change the dpi of all apps at once

i cant change the buildprop to my carrier so i cant do mobile billing purchases in the market

Is there any way to turn the microphone up people can hardly hear me in calls

external sdcard work in PA 3?

When is says "update recovery" what exactly does that mean? is that CWM og someting else?

How can i disable PieControl? It's very boring, and in settings i can't deactivate it.

how to remove status bar in lockscreen? I've enabled expanded desktop.

where can i get supported themes for PA rom? or does this use the cm10 theme engine?

I've got an "emulated" and legacy folder...
What did I do wrong?

Where i can find this LMT thing?

Ev0d3vil · Sep 15, 2012

Is there any call recorder function on this rom? How about ram usage? I'm using omega and the ram usage is pretty high...

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

gokussjx · Sep 15, 2012

Ev0d3vil said:
Is there any call recorder function on this rom? How about ram usage? I'm using omega and the ram usage is pretty high...

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

Call recorder can be added using 3rd party apps.
Try searching for it on PlayStore

RAM Usage: There's a Memory Leak issue on all AOSP based JB ROMs for S3 International.
The effect has reduced since previous releases, but still present. Give it a try & see if you can live with it.
Most can.

Ev0d3vil · Sep 15, 2012

gokussjx said:
Call recorder can be added using 3rd party apps.
Try searching for it on PlayStore

RAM Usage: There's a Memory Leak issue on all AOSP based JB ROMs for S3 International.
The effect has reduced since previous releases, but still present. Give it a try & see if you can live with it.
Most can.

Had some experiences with the apps on play store... The sound is pretty soft compared to the one on omega..

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

gokussjx · Sep 15, 2012

Ev0d3vil said:
Had some experiences with the apps on play store... The sound is pretty soft compared to the one on omega..

Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk 2

My long time favorite is this: TapeMachine Recorder

kanu1and · Sep 15, 2012

Is there a way to activate USB mass storage option in PA. There are 2-3 apps on XDA and they work in Samsung Based ROMS.. but not in PA..... what to do?

gokussjx · Sep 15, 2012

kanu1and said:
Is there a way to activate USB mass storage option in PA. There are 2-3 apps on XDA and they work in Samsung Based ROMS.. but not in PA..... what to do?

For any AOSP based ROMs, no.
Samsung decided to remove the USB Mount feature in S3... for some goddamn reason.

For ICS there was the UMS Mount App, but for JB there've been mixed results.

Feel free to try it out!

mothermonk · Sep 15, 2012

sorry, excuse my noobness, im new to this android business, and sorry in advance if this question has been asked already, but i cant seem to find the answer.

when i download the new version of the paranoid android, and i already have the previous version installed, if i install the new one, will all my app data/system settings be deleted?

gokussjx · Sep 15, 2012

mothermonk said:
sorry, excuse my noobness, im new to this android business, and sorry in advance if this question has been asked already, but i cant seem to find the answer.

when i download the new version of the paranoid android, and i already have the previous version installed, if i install the new one, will all my app data/system settings be deleted?

No. Not unless you Wipe Data manually

(Its an option in CWM recovery.)

As long as you don't wipe, you won't lose any apps, EXCEPT the gapps.
Every time you flash a ROM, you need to flash a gapps package immediately after the ROM flash, or you won't have the PlayStore, Gmail, Now etc... the google stuffs.

punti_z · Sep 15, 2012

Is the video freeze issue fixed in the new hwcomposer released with PA 2.10.1 .. dint find it mentioned in the description..

Lov the rom .. cheers!!

Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

gokussjx · Sep 15, 2012

punti_z said:
Is the video freeze issue fixed in the new hwcomposer released with PA 2.10.1 .. dint find it mentioned in the description..

Lov the rom .. cheers!!

Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

I don't make the hwcomposer. Those are Samsung props

CM handle the codes, the best they can.

So far, videos seem to work perfectly for me with the new HWComp.
If it fails for you, there's nothing wrong with the old one as well. Both are super smooth & worthy of daily driver! :good:

amosljl1995 · Sep 15, 2012

I can't use whatsapp when I'm on 3G data. Only thru WiFi only then I'm able to sent whatsapp message. Any solution guys?

Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

Ev0d3vil · Sep 15, 2012

gokussjx said:
My long time favorite is this: TapeMachine Recorder

Well hmm. that is only a voice recorder, not a call recorder..

amosljl1995 · Sep 15, 2012

Can someone help me... pls....

Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app

dmstar · Sep 17, 2012

Love this rom but....

Hi,
thanks for opening this thread...
i love this rom however, i need to restore back to the stock rom for the following reasons:

while on: 2.1:
Browser started crashing after going live for 8 hrs (read from mulitple threads that it's likely a memory leak issue on CM10) (happened on stock and chrome browsers)
Keyboard will not come up when cursor in on a write field - CM 10 issue as well?
Battery drain out fast - need to reset batt stat?
One instance, my camera was not working! - Error msg: Cannot connect to camera. (need to reboot)
Gets feverish - Screen was flaming hot.. like a high fever kinda hot.
Sluggish speed while going from page to page or opening settings page. (Memory leak issue again)?

while on 2.10.1:
Browser started crashing after going live for 8 hrs (read from mulitple threads that it's likely a memory leak issue on CM10) chrome browser
Gets feverish - Screen was 'above the normal' hot.. like a mid to high fever kinda hot.
One instance after using the chrome browser which crashed on me, my phone function was not functioning! - the other party can hear me, but i can't hear the dialing tone and the other party. (a reboot did not help either) - major reason to revert.

I am using the international version of S3.
I have followed the steps (wipe cache, dalivk) and the rest of instructions to flash the rom.
Any other fellow users facing this issue?

Am looking at the AR HD rom for consideration....

gokussjx · Sep 17, 2012

dmstar said:
Hi,
thanks for opening this thread...

i love this rom however, i need to restore back to the stock rom for the following reasons:

while on: 2.1:
Browser started crashing after going live for 8 hrs (read from mulitple threads that it's likely a memory leak issue on CM10) (happened on stock and chrome browsers)
Keyboard will not come up when cursor in on a write field - CM 10 issue as well?
Battery drain out fast - need to reset batt stat?
One instance, my camera was not working! - Error msg: Cannot connect to camera. (need to reboot)
Gets feverish - Screen was flaming hot.. like a high fever kinda hot.
Sluggish speed while going from page to page or opening settings page. (Memory leak issue again)?

while on 2.10.1:
Browser started crashing after going live for 8 hrs (read from mulitple threads that it's likely a memory leak issue on CM10) chrome browser
Gets feverish - Screen was 'above the normal' hot.. like a mid to high fever kinda hot.
One instance after using the chrome browser which crashed on me, my phone function was not functioning! - the other party can hear me, but i can't hear the dialing tone and the other party. (a reboot did not help either) - major reason to revert.

I am using the international version of S3.
I have followed the steps (wipe cache, dalivk) and the rest of instructions to flash the rom.
Any other fellow users facing this issue?

Am looking at the AR HD rom for consideration....

Forget Memory Leaks, that's secondary to your cause.
Primary, is your choice of browser.

If you notice on the PlayStore, Chrome has been given 4 star average, & many low star ratings.
Secondly, check out the multiple threads on xda itself, on how bad Chrome's memory management is (not related to memory leak). You need a patched chrome for that (search is your friend

), else Chrome would suck the hell out of your phone.

There're so many smoother, faster, & better browser than chrome. (That's an opinion, as well as fact). Sync works for stock browser, we can make sync work in other browsers using plugins. HTML5 is more efficient in other browsers etc.

Either look for patched Chrome, or just use a different browser.

The heat issue, is not global. It just happens, & can happen to anyone any time. Let it relax after you've flashed the ROM, for some hours or days, it'll subside & never recur.

Cheers!

dmstar · Sep 17, 2012

gokussjx said:
Forget Memory Leaks, that's secondary to your cause.
Primary, is your choice of browser.

If you notice on the PlayStore, Chrome has been given 4 star average, & many low star ratings.
Secondly, check out the multiple threads on xda itself, on how bad Chrome's memory management is (not related to memory leak). You need a patched chrome for that (search is your friend ), else Chrome would suck the hell out of your phone.

There're so many smoother, faster, & better browser than chrome. (That's an opinion, as well as fact). Sync works for stock browser, we can make sync work in other browsers using plugins. HTML5 is more efficient in other browsers etc.

Either look for patched Chrome, or just use a different browser.

The heat issue, is not global. It just happens, & can happen to anyone any time. Let it relax after you've flashed the ROM, for some hours or days, it'll subside & never recur.

Cheers!

Thanks! Will try that out...

lukas3000 · Sep 18, 2012

I LOVE THIS ROM MAN.Everything works fine except touch focus.i mean the cam works fine but the touch focus its crazy.sometimes it works sometimes not.when not the screen goes black with an error cam stops work...it happens in al PA versions except 2.10. I always do factory reset,cache partition and dalvik wipe....any suggestion?i have SGS3 INTERNACIONAL

gokussjx · Sep 18, 2012

lukas3000 said:
I LOVE THIS ROM MAN.Everything works fine except touch focus.i mean the cam works fine but the touch focus its crazy.sometimes it works sometimes not.when not the screen goes black with an error cam stops work...it happens in al PA versions except 2.10. I always do factory reset,cache partition and dalvik wipe....any suggestion?i have SGS3 INTERNACIONAL

If its in PA, its in CM.
Camera & all other custom AOSP apps are handled by CM. Any issues in those, better check out CM discussions thread.

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