Paranoid Android is another of the best known ROMs along with CyanogenMod and how could it be otherwise, the new build that is currently in alpha phase, incorporates the application interface to the Android L style, as well as all the notifications and other news that we will find in the next version of the operating system.
One of the most anticipated versions of Android is Android L since it brings with it a large number of improvements and a practically complete redesign of the operating system, both in the general interface and in Google applications, including the navigation buttons and others. Well, the team at the popular Paranoid Android custom ROM has just released their version 4.5 Alpha 1, which incorporates some of these application redesigns after launching just a month ago the version 4.4 RC2 with Android 4.4.3.
The new interface of this build shows totwo design changes the team is currently working on. Although it was announced last week, it was not until today that the version was released and therefore the entire interface inspired by the chart system that Google has shown in Android L Preview. As you can see in the video with which we accompany the news, the two implementations are quite similar, with the possibility of sliding down to ignore the notifications.
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Key new features in Paranoid Android 4.5 Alpha 1
Recents Android L style: The app switcher ditches flat thumbnails for a three-dimensional card carousel with more visible shadows and refined zoom animations. It is possible dismiss with gestures and, if you prefer, revert to the previous KitKat switch as an option.
Animations and fluidity- The team has reworked transitions, smoothed out scrolling, and ironed out micro-lags reported in early test builds. The Recents background can now be transparent to show your wallpaper.
Navigation and status bar: are solved inconsistencies with transparency from the navbar and the option is added hide the battery icon from the drum styles. The immersive mode Full screen maintains compatibility with PIE controls.
Theme Engine: Patches and have been unified fixed upstream errors (upstream) of the theme engine, improving persistent application of icons, fonts, and colors across reboots.
Compatibility, devices and build variants
Being a build preview, the initial focus is on devices with better support from the AOSPA Legacy community and external maintainers. In the test release, binaries were made available for Nexus recent and popular models such as OnePlus One y Nexus 7While other devices receive builds as maintainers validate them. Build variants are released as Linaro y GCC: the first with toolchains optimized for greater fluency, and the second with standard GCC; in practice, the differences are subtle and hardware-dependent.
Obviously, being a build preview is still in testing, so they exist problems and inconsistencies, both in terms of functionality and appearance. For this reason, it is not recommended that we install the ROM to those users who are going to make normal use of the terminal since we will not obtain a stable or consistent experience. However, if you are very interested in seeing how this Paranoid Android 4.5 Alpha 1 works, in this link you can download it for the most modern Nexus, while the ROMs for other devices will arrive later.
Installation, OTA and branches (Stable/Beta)
The stable versions from Paranoid Android usually receive One-time OTAs with security improvements and fixes. The builds beta/preview focused on new features like L-style Recents can do not arrive by OTA to all models and its use is recommended manual installation to wipe caches (y clean installation if you come from another ROM). The OTA engine allows retain data in stable branches; the nightlies y Linaro are usually updated manually.
Known issues and practical solutions
- SystemUI stops- Some users report crashes when unlocking or opening Recents. Mitigate by excluding Android System UI de Hover/Heads Up in Settings > Applications. Wipe cache and Dalvik help; in certain cases ART reduces FCs (Xposed does not support ART).
- Audio/players: there are cuts or delays to change volumeVerified solutions: install ViPER4Android (and disable the native equalizer) or flash a Updated DSPIf you're using Poweramp, disable its internal equalizer so V4A can handle the audio.
- “Minimum” CPU at maximum: a is displayed high minimum frequency after restart; it is a visual bug. You can set 300 MHz with Trickster Mod or leave it; it does not affect actual consumption.
- Peek: precise gyroscope. This doesn't work on devices without this sensor (e.g., certain Moto G variants); alternative: AcDisplay.
- Hotspot/Wi-Fi Zone- If activation fails, try tethering apps from the Play Store or restart by toggling Wi‑Fi/data. Support improves with each build.
- GPS and third-party cameras: If the GPS doesn't lock onto satellites after migrating, boot into stock ROM once and go back to Paranoid. On ported OEM cameras, install compatible libraries if there is FC.
- Instagram black photos: deactivate in the app “High-quality image processing”.
- Bootanimation: you can see one thin line outside the circle; it is cosmetic,.
- dual SIM: : support depends on the maintainer; Check if your variant is marked as supported before flashing.
- kernels: Pink, Furnace, XPerience or Green Machine offer features like DT2W or optimizations. Use compatible versions with the current base; if the camera failure When changing kernels, it returns to kernel stock or flashes camera libs adequate.
Official Changelog and Quick Fixes
Finally, indicate that in the changelog official There are only a few changes and fixes related to quick settings, the famous Cyanogen Theme Engine, and ParanoidOTA. In addition, you can customize the tiles from the quick panel and reorder them with a long press, keeping the double gesture in accesses such as Wi‑Fi or Bluetooth.
Via Android Authority.
