DescendantThe Blog
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SELinux Modes
What are the SELinux modes? Enforcing: in this mode, SEPolicy is enforced on system services, thus device is more secure, and harder to exploit, maintainers are required SEPolicy rules for all the device functions to work and for all features...
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Security Patches
What are they? They’re monthly updates to AOSP (Android Open-Source Project), they usually include patches to fix bugs that arose, submit security fixes to render some exploits useless, or add mini/small features. Who Makes them? These patc...
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Root knowledge base
What Is root? Due to the Linux Origin of the Android Kernel, rooting is really similar to Linux’s superuser (su), rooting is often mistakenly used to describe Unlocking the bootloader (which TL; DR: is the process you do so you can change the...
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Descendant becomes Open Source, again.
Given the recent events, and after noticing the urge of users to be able to use Descendant on their devices without having to apply for maintainership, we have decided to make the project open source again. Source code is available at https://gi...
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Descendant is more than alive.
Hey! linuxct speaking here, in name of the Descendant Web Development team. You may have noticed there’s been a couple of redesigns in our main site (the one you are reading right now), and in the Descendant Downloads page, which is our brand ne...
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Descendant says goodbye.
A year has gone by and we have pushed ourselves to the limit to offer our very best product, with bleeding edge technology and never seen before features, as well as offering the userbase a whole different take on Android UI & UX. We’re sad...
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Descendant 4.0.0 is here!
Say hello to the newest Descendant release, the much awaited 4.0.0. Here you can read about all of the new changes welcomed in this release. Enjoy! Changelog Improved Brightness Bar behaviour. Improved overall Quick Status Bar Header ...
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Descendant ThreeDotZero is here!
Performance and bug …. ooof. No. Introducing Descendant’s new UI: Quick Status Bar Header has been redesigned; QS Panel has been redesigned and now includes Descendant’s QuickView. Descendant’s QuickView is a peek vi...
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Descendant TwoDotThree has descended!
CHANGELOG Oreo theme available in Settings -> Display -> System Icons Customization New Q style for lockscreen clock it’s now available in Settings -> Security & location -> Lockscreen preferences -> Clock style Sett...
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Descendant TwoDotTwo is here!
Here it comes, a new update for your favorite custom rom! Enjoy. ThumbUI Enhancements: Google Dialer; Google Messages; YouTube; Fixed a doubled bar in some Settings fragments like app permissions and wifi QS Tile is now available ...
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Hello world, Descendant TwoDotOne!
We’re going advanced. No more talking, changelog. UI changes: Clear all button in notification drawer has been centered Minor tweak on battery animation gauge speed in Settings Black theme has been inherited Increased touch area fo...
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Say hello to Descendant TwoDotZero!
After some time, here it comes. The long awaited Descendant update is ready to be flashed on your phone. Enjoy and have fun! Here is the full changelog of the new release: UI changes: Introducing Descendant Brightness Bar Introducing D...