Paranoid Android 7.3.0 update Brings a new cam App, BlueBorne fix and a lot more
In case you haven’t been following, Paranoid Android is back into the custom-made ROM scene. It has been back for about four months actually when the developers released a polished feature-packed version of the ROM based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat. The ROM soon received a major update bumping up the version number to 7.2 and then later received a few minor updates as well. Android 8.0 Oreo is turning up the heat on custom-made ROM development. Meanwhile, the Paranoid Android team has brought another major update to the ROM. Paranoid Android 7.3.0 is still based on Android 7.1.2 Nougat. It brings a new cam app, BlueBorne patch and more.
Paranoid Camera
Custom ROMs are terrific and usually, they do a lot better than the stock ROM a device was shipped with. also usually, custom-made ROMs don’t hold a candle to the stock ROM when it pertains to cam performance. Paranoid Android has always been a step ahead from other custom-made ROMs, at least, with regard to cam performance. With the Paranoid Android 7.3.0 update, the PA team looks to additionally widen the gap. The update brings in a new cam app called Paranoid Camera, which will be the default cam app on all supported devices.
With the help of designer Espen Flagtvedt Olsen as well as developer Grarak, Paranoid cam has been redesigned from the ground up in buy to achieve a new, much a lot more friendly interface.
BlueBorne Fix
If you haven’t heard, BlueBorne is a recently discovered massive safety vulnerability that affects nearly every device with Bluetooth. It allows a person with the ideal tools and who is within Bluetooth range of your device to get control over the device without any action from the user. You can read a lot more about it here. The good news is that Google, Apple, and Microsoft have all released fixes for the same already. The bad news is that on Android, you’re probably not going to get it unless you’re running a custom-made ROM. one of the first custom-made ROMs to release the fix is Paranoid Android as already mentioned.
Paranoid Android 7.3.0 also merges the required device-specific fixes in buy to fix this safety vulnerability successfully on PA phones.
Launcher customizations
It would be safe to say a lot of users who go out all the way to install a custom-made ROM in buy to have their phone the way they want probably don’t stick to the default launcher either. and one of the best thing, if not the best thing, about custom-made launchers, is customization. Paranoid Android 7.3.0 additionally expands on the customization options used by the default PA launcher. The updated launcher features the following new additions :
Hidden app support – hide apps from the app drawer and home screen
Round icon support – use round icons for all apps supporting it
Custom icon search – search for certain icons by app
Dock color personalization – choose between default, transparent, accent or wallpaper color
Paranoid Android 7.3.0 – All new Features
Improvements
New, reworked cam app (Paranoid Camera)
New Launcher features, customizations and improvements
Experimental support for simultaneous use of color Engine and Substratum
New safety patches (September 2017)
Various performance improvements
Various stability fixes and minor improvements
Global Fixes
GPS issues with Waze and other apps
Trusted Face
Possible Immersive mode force close
Bluetooth connectivity issues
Various theming issues
Data integrity issues
Multiple frameworks resource and memory leaks
Fixes for Google Nexus 5:
Fix for major power consumption in some cases
Fixes for Google Nexus 5X:
Patched BlueBorne kernel vulnerability
Fixed WiFi display
Fixes for Google Nexus 6:
Merged most current September safety patch
Patched BlueBorne kernel vulnerability
Fixed WiFi display
Fixes for Google Nexus 6P:
Merged most current September safety patch
Patched BlueBorne kernel vulnerability
Fixes for Google Pixel / Pixel XL:
Merged most current schedule upstream changes
Patched BlueBorne kernel vulnerability
Fixes for Le Eco Le pro 3:
Updated proprietary vendor files from 23S and OB20
Switched to new radio stack
Added dynamic improving support by means of QPerformance
Updated Kernel as per most current CAF’s tag
General smoothness and touch improving enhancements
Included workaround for F2FS GC which makes F2FS usable without worries again
Patched BlueBorne kernel vulnerability
Various power improvements
Miscellaneous audio fixes and tuning
Fixes for OnePlus 3/3T:
Optimized thermal setup
Major power/battery improvements
Various performance enhancements
Improvements to touch latency
Improved WI-FI connectivity
Updated and improved F2FS support
Included workaround for F2FS GC which makes F2FS usable without worries again
Ship firmware from internal 082917
Updated SRGB calibration from OnePlus
Added haptic intensity control (to be used by kernel apps)
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