I'm thinking of picking up a NIB H850 G5 for dirt cheap.
I'd like to update to the latest compatible OS for security update reasons, however, require 100% working, and 100% stable OS. I'm going to be using the G5 Cam Plus accessory as well.
What ROM would you recommend? I don't want to use a finicky ROM as I like my devices rock solid for daily use. Thanks!
For a 100% working device, you only choiche is stock Oreo. Unfortunately, all Lineage builds have problems with IR and VoLTE. Plus, by using a custom rom, you won't be able to use LG Camera software (which is, in my opinion, far better than any other, especially for filming).
By the way, if you agree with losing these functionalities, the best rom you can get is Lineage 16, with android Pie.
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.hi, i use custom rom 16 which u mention and my camera wont work at all. not only lg camera. also flash is not working/
Thanks for the info guys.
Suppose rooting and keeping stock would be wise then.
Is it possible to root with the latest updates or did LG/Google lock it down? Ie: do apps, like payment apps and Netflix, still work on rooted devices, or is it SOL if rooted? I've been out of the loop for a while
In need of a system wide ad/data blocker since the next phone plan I'm getting has a hard limit.
Cheers!
Rooting still works on H850 using Magisk. In stock Oreo, Magisk breaks the flashlight function. To restore it ad have a fully working phone, you have to flash MK2000 kernel after Magisk. Banking apps work well if root is hidden using MagiskHide. I'm not sure about Netflix, as I've never used it.
You can install whatever data blocker you want. I have installed AFWall+ and AdAway, and they work as they're expected to do.
Stock oreo 30c + magisk + mk2000 kernel is the way to go. Its fast, reliable, good battery life. No irritating bugs like volte and wifi calling not working.
I use adaway and i have added the energized blu go hosts file-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EnergizedProtection/block/master/bluGo/formats/hosts.txt
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Stock oreo 30c + magisk + mk2000 kernel is the way to go. Its fast, reliable, good battery life. No irritating bugs like volte and wifi calling not working.
I use adaway and i have added the energized blu go hosts file-
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EnergizedProtection/block/master/bluGo/formats/hosts.txt
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This is the route I'd like to go. Unfortunately, LG couldn't be bothered to release Oreo for my device (RS988). Never again, LG.
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i currently use metro pcs . i would like to buy a good phone.
ive been considering the samsung j7 but the specs on the honor 5x look better.
ive been reading up and it looks like it accepts the metro pcs sims.
according to various reviews, the main issue with the honor 5x is the android interface.
i would like to know which is the best way to get a stock android rom while keeping the phone functional. ??
would installing a stock android be alot better than the current interface the phone comes with ? { is it worth it }
also .. can i play games like hitman sniper on the honor 5x ??
Got Modacco rom no problems or lags i camera from almost stock android
i just bought the phone from new egg, now im looking for a tutorial that shows how to change to a custom rom.
also... instead of custom rom, will i be able to increase performance by using another launcher instead of emui ??
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am i better off installing a custom rom for maximum performance ?
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i just bought the phone from new egg, now im looking for a tutorial that shows how to change to a custom rom.
also... instead of custom rom, will i be able to increase performance by using another launcher instead of emui ??
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am i better off installing a custom rom for maximum performance ?
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Nova Launcher is considerably better than the stock EMUI launcher, though I'm not sure that would increase performance... If a faster phone's what you're looking for, then flash a custom ROM, preferrably one that's debloated and as close to AOSP (stock) as possible, so you don't have Huawei's apps slowing down your device. I'm currently using EMUI and fine with it until fingerprint support comes to stock ROMs, but many people agree that customs are much better, faster and stable than EMUI.
Since you didn't specify wether it's your first time flashing a ROM or doing advanced stuff, I'll advise you to read up carefully and thoroughly about what you're getting into - step-by-step guides are nice, but knowing what you're actually doing will most definitely come in handy in the future!
ive flashed a couple of tablets and phones.
theres two so far im willing to try , cm12 and modaco
ive been doing some research and I have some questions....
1- with cm12 does every thing work fine ? ex. fingerprint hdr etc..
2- with modaco does everything work fine ? ex. fingerprint hdr etc..
i want all of the phones features without any compromise
towncarblue said:
ive flashed a couple of tablets and phones.
theres two so far im willing to try , cm12 and modaco
ive been doing some research and I have some questions....
1- with cm12 does every thing work fine ? ex. fingerprint hdr etc..
2- with modaco does everything work fine ? ex. fingerprint hdr etc..
i want all of the phones features without any compromise
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only the stock base roms have FP support ...Modaco is a stock base rom
none of the CM based roms have FP support - bliss - crdroid - aokp - RR - cm12 and cm13 all fall in this category
towncarblue said:
ive flashed a couple of tablets and phones.
theres two so far im willing to try , cm12 and modaco
ive been doing some research and I have some questions....
1- with cm12 does every thing work fine ? ex. fingerprint hdr etc..
2- with modaco does everything work fine ? ex. fingerprint hdr etc..
i want all of the phones features without any compromise
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Hey. I have the honor 5x too. I installed a rom called resurrection remix os.
(http://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-5x/development/rom-resurrection-remix-os-t3386555)
It is a really solid ROM and increases your performance greatly. It is based on cm 13. Everything works and is stable (on my phone at least). The only thing that doesn't work is the FP scanner. I only tried this ROM so I don't know how the other ROMs for this device perform. So far this has been a really stable option for me. Try it if you want.
Sent from my KIW-L21 using XDA-Developers mobile app
jimandroidnerd thncx for the input , i will try it first to see the best performance the honor 5x can give.
im mainly looking at "modaco" rom or the " rom-stock-b151-stock-rooted-deodexed-t3355130 " because they are either the stock or based on the stock rom.
also i want that fp scanner to work.
WAIT... i just noticed that modaco is only for the KIW-L21 ???
im getting a KIW-L24. what are my best options now with fp support??
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jimandroidnerd thncx for the input , i will try it first to see the best performance the honor 5x can give.
im mainly looking at "modaco" rom or the " rom-stock-b151-stock-rooted-deodexed-t3355130 " because they are either the stock or based on the stock rom.
also i want that fp scanner to work.
with the stock-rooted-deodexed rom will i receive ota updates from the phone manufacturer ??
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you can't install updates with TWRP/Root on your phone
ok , no updates . no biggie.
what is my best rom options for a KIW-L24 ???
towncarblue said:
ok , no updates . no biggie.
what is my best rom options for a KIW-L24 ???
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Honestly, if you so desperately want FP support, stay on stock, or debloated which would be the most "custom" you'd get afaik. I'm also waiting for FP support so I know the feeling... There are some nice features in EMUI (that Themes customization app is a great thing honestly, I love it, for example) but I would like to run a custom ROM someday. We'll have to wait for the security base release I guess...
ima put in a stock.debloated.root rom and call it a wrap.
if im unsatisfied with the performance ill try resurrection remix os
and just not use the fingerprint.
im getting a KIW-L24 { as mentioned in post #8}
modaco is only for KIW-L21 { as far as i know }
i want a debloated rom that is stable , no glitches .
all reviews i read so far for this phone are positive,
except the emui interface and the preloaded bloatware .
i know im buying a budget phone , but i want it to work as smooth it possibly can
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My bad, I missed the conjunction "or" in your sentence : "im mainly looking at "modaco" rom or the " rom-stock-b151-stock-rooted-deodexed-t3355130 ""...
But nobody than you can say what is a bloatware or not so even though Clsa's rom is good better create your own ROM removing what YOU consider as bloatwares.
Since Xposed framework v83 you can also install it by yourself without the need of a deodex firmware : you just have to consider the pros & cons of "deodex vs odex firmwares". Actual working version of Xposed framework for the Honor 5x is v85.
The other problem except EMUI is the lack of OTG feature as default and some other few stuffs...
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Well, you actually CAN tell what is bloatware and what isn't, the only difference would be wether you find a particular app useful enough to not consider it a bother on the system...
There's basically no theoretical downside to deodexed ROMs or files, apart from boot time if you wipe dalvik. A question: is Xposed v85 a flashable .zip like normal Xposed? I read somewhere on here that you had to modify system files to do that, but I'f be very happy to know that the Honor 5X now has proper and easy Xposed installation available.
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Well I won't argue on what is bloatware or not as this is mainly personal to one another and I won't argue either against deodex vs odex ROM as as I said we now have the choice between apps customizations and ROM performance...
What only matter is your question : you can flash any Xposed Framework zip file with TWRP, but since v83 till v85 you can flash them whether you have deodex or odex firmware and the only change you have to do is to modify the build.prop file.
I actually have Xposed Framework v85 on my odex firmware and it works pretty well.
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So by flashing v85, I still have to change the build.prop file? Is there any guide on doing this? Honestly I'd rather wait for v86 if it means not having to edit system files, but if it's unavoidable, then I guess it can't be helped...
just got the phone yesterday. after i deleted some apps and changed emui to "google now launcher"
it seems to run fine. ill give it a week before i start changing the rom
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I don't think a v86 would be of any help, just a new Xposed framework installer app...
Otherwise you simply need a root explorer (or kind of same app with root rights).
If you don't want to do the changes directly into your system, you can copy the build.prop file to your Sd Card (keep an unmodified copy somewhere just in case), and do the changes from there with a notepad or such. Then copy the modified build.prop back to the system folder keeping the same permissions and reboot... That's it !
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I'm actually reluctant to modify system files if at all possible not to do so since I almost bricked my 5X doing just that (well, kind of, stupid mistake but still...). I'm missing the easy Xposed framework installer honestly. I really hope someone creates an installer for this, or a single flashable zip that also modifies build.prop...
I also just got the device yesterday. Was surprised it allowed me to delete the bloatware on it! I guess they were nice and did not install them on the system partition.
ALso interested in any performance tweaks. Like the phone and os in general but with "budget" processor it would be good to have it running as light on resources as possible.
johnciaccio said:
I also just got the device yesterday. Was surprised it allowed me to delete the bloatware on it! I guess they were nice and did not install them on the system partition.
ALso interested in any performance tweaks. Like the phone and os in general but with "budget" processor it would be good to have it running as light on resources as possible.
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For performance there are custom, stock or debloated ROMs, and in case you're looking for something in addition to EMUI in order to make it faster I recommend you the apps "L Speed", "Greenify" (guessing you already know this one), and "Kernel Adiutor" if you're into kernel tweaking. Putting your cores on Performance governor should speed the device like hell, at the cost of battery life, but you can tweak it to a smaller degree and find your balance.
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Then write a mail or a post to the author of the Xposed installer and ask him if he could create a specific installer for the Huawei/Honor devices... ^^
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Wrote a post on the thread that was ignored, lol. It says on the FAQ that there can be problems with Huawei/Xiaomi as they are chinese manufacturers and do things differently to, say, Motorola, so I'm guessing I won't get a reply no matter how loud I cry out.
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Maybe you could try with a more polite way ? lol
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But I was polite though... I think. It's probably got more to do with the fact that it's the general Xposed thread so your message gets buried behind bug reports and other questions, I guess. I was searching for other ways of contacting the dev but desisted upon finding that in the FAQ.
First of all : I know that this is already explained a hundred times in different topics created around poco's forums. Still, it's not very clear yet to me.
I used to like the MIUI skin and it's features, but lately, because of the bad development in global stable rom and a lot of delay in the updates, I'm planning on going to custom roms.
Last time I used a custom rom was at time of cyanogenmod 13, in my old Moto g (falcon). In that time, I didn't used bank apps, I used to like root apps, root wasn't a problem to banks/Netflix/other apps, my camera didn't had some features like the blur, infrared camera and such things. And that's exact my point. I'm afraid of those things in custom rom: safetypass on bank apps, problems in buggy camera, I'm not used to this "dfe", it's not very clear how to flash,when flash, etc. I'm afraid to lost my IR, I don't want to flash magisk also, but sounds like a very must thing in custom roms lately. I'm atraid to get play store uncertified also.
I like too many features, but I don't plan to use a rom with a lot, because I want a bug free and with good battery and performance too, so I'm going to a stable rom.
Should I use a custom rom or stay on MIUI global stable?
Yes Flash A Custom Rom!
It honestly all depends on you, however, if you are concerned with stability I wouldn't be. Poco's root community is really large and most of the custom ROMs that have been around for a while are really smooth. I personally despised using MIUI, it wouldn't have even been that bad had Xiaomi fixed their gigantic screw up with the notification system. Not to mention unnecessary bloat is on the entire OS and its not really much of a stock Android experience. When I buy new phones I only buy ones that can be rooted and romed because thats essential to me. I currently use the Pixel Experience Rom and I have found it to be the best. While the performance of the rom is on par with the other roms available for this device, its animations are much more fluid. Plus the google camera that comes preinstalled in it works flawlessly, and you can always flash the xiaomi camera zip if you want those features. However, if you want more customizability I would opt for another rom like Reserrection Remix.
When it comes to DFE from my experience you don't have to flash it, you would just have to enter in you passcode each time on boot. Not flashing DFE however can cause problems when you want to flash new updates as the device may still be encrytped. Plus the DFE zip includes magisk so you will pass safetynet. Im able to use most banking apps and netflix just fine on my phone. Plus if you are on MIUI right now and have updated to the latest you probably also have L1, which will transfer over to any custom rom you flash. Heres a typical flash process:
1. Backup Data
2. Wipe everthing on the phone except internal storage and format data if needed
3. Flash the rom zip
4. Flash GApps if needed
5. Flash DFE (Which includes magisk)
ranarbot said:
It honestly all depends on you, however, if you are concerned with stability I wouldn't be. Poco's root community is really large and most of the custom ROMs that have been around for a while are really smooth. I personally despised using MIUI, it wouldn't have even been that bad had Xiaomi fixed their gigantic screw up with the notification system. Not to mention unnecessary bloat is on the entire OS and its not really much of a stock Android experience. When I buy new phones I only buy ones that can be rooted and romed because thats essential to me. I currently use the Pixel Experience Rom and I have found it to be the best. While the performance of the rom is on par with the other roms available for this device, its animations are much more fluid. Plus the google camera that comes preinstalled in it works flawlessly, and you can always flash the xiaomi camera zip if you want those features. However, if you want more customizability I would opt for another rom like Reserrection Remix.
When it comes to DFE from my experience you don't have to flash it, you would just have to enter in you passcode each time on boot. Not flashing DFE however can cause problems when you want to flash new updates as the device may still be encrytped. Plus the DFE zip includes magisk so you will pass safetynet. Im able to use most banking apps and netflix just fine on my phone. Plus if you are on MIUI right now and have updated to the latest you probably also have L1, which will transfer over to any custom rom you flash. Heres a typical flash process:
1. Backup Data
2. Wipe everthing on the phone except internal storage and format data if needed
3. Flash the rom zip
4. Flash GApps if needed
5. Flash DFE (Which includes magisk)
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Thanks for the information. Tomorrow I'll unlock my BL, and flash probably the PE, or AOSiP. That was very clarifying to me. Just one more question: play store is certified? Because in my last Xiaomi, except for Xiaomi.eu (I didn't had roms like LOS ir RR, just MIUI based), even the MIUI based roms had problems with play store.
FernandoJjr said:
Thanks for the information. Tomorrow I'll unlock my BL, and flash probably the PE, or AOSiP. That was very clarifying to me. Just one more question: play store is certified? Because in my last Xiaomi, except for Xiaomi.eu (I didn't had roms like LOS ir RR, just MIUI based), even the MIUI based roms had problems with play store.
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yes the play store is certified
You can install the xiaomi.eu ROM miui based also, best miui experiencie in my opinion
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The question is in the title.
Finally Pie arrived to my TWN 930DS. I'm Ok with my stock 20e firmware. Some draining started in the last month or so, but the firmware works fine. Memory management is crap, but doesn't expect more from LG.
So, I have two ways to go. Upgrade to 20f, that is a 2019 04 25 firmware to my TWN V30, or upgrade to Pie, to a 30c firmware.
I'd like to stay stock rooted because of the camera, but wanna get rid of the draining, that usually starts with Android after staying on a firmware longer than half a year.
So, does Pie worth it? Is that a battery drainer? Or stay on Oreo, that works more or less, but fine in general?
How is the memory management with Pie? I have like 800-900MB of free RAM after getting rid of most of the LG crap in Oreo (the stock Oreo firmware on my Mi5 has usually 1.8-2.4G free ram. My P10 Plus has 3.2-3.6G (from 6GB) free RAM running stock PIE... both of them are unrooted, fully stock).
So, what are the experiences?
stirlitz99 said:
The question is in the title.
Finally Pie arrived to my TWN 930DS. I'm Ok with my stock 20e firmware. Some draining started in the last month or so, but the firmware works fine. Memory management is crap, but doesn't expect more from LG.
So, I have two ways to go. Upgrade to 20f, that is a 2019 04 25 firmware to my TWN V30, or upgrade to Pie, to a 30c firmware.
I'd like to stay stock rooted because of the camera, but wanna get rid of the draining, that usually starts with Android after staying on a firmware longer than half a year.
So, does Pie worth it? Is that a battery drainer? Or stay on Oreo, that works more or less, but fine in general?
How is the memory management with Pie? I have like 800-900MB of free RAM after getting rid of most of the LG crap in Oreo (the stock Oreo firmware on my Mi5 has usually 1.8-2.4G free ram. My P10 Plus has 3.2-3.6G (from 6GB) free RAM running stock PIE... both of them are unrooted, fully stock).
So, what are the experiences?
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You're probably better off updating to most recent Oreo.
ChazzMatt said:
You're probably better off updating to most recent Oreo.
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To continue this thread a bit, have you upgraded? I know you like this device as much as me, and my only real issue right now is my Verizon 4G has gotten terrible this year. I assume Magisk root, TB, Adaway, etc work still on Pie? Debating upgrading to the TWRP flashable 30b (if that's the latest non-Verizon version?)
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To continue this thread a bit, have you upgraded? I know you like this device as much as me, and my only real issue right now is my Verizon 4G has gotten terrible this year. I assume Magisk root, TB, Adaway, etc work still on Pie? Debating upgrading to the TWRP flashable 30b (if that's the latest non-Verizon version?)
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I easily upgraded my spare V30+ to stock US998 Pie (not even signed in with my Gmail account), but on my main V30+ I am still on latest Oreo -- on purpose. I don't see any improvements in stock Pie I need at this point in time. It's the same camera, the same look to the GUI. Besides that, I'm already running rooted stock firmware, Nova launcher + wallpaper + icon pack + I have Magisk and Xposed mods set up for what I want.
Pie isn't any faster nor have better battery life than last Oreo. Once US998 Pie improves I may switch to Pie, but right now I see no need for my daily phone.
Plus a lot of people are having problems updating to the US998 30b stock Pie, even with the TWRP flashable zip. Many people hang on the LG/ThinQ logo and it never boots. There's something wonky about it. There's method listed at the top of post #2 in the Pie KDZ thread and then 3 different workarounds listed in post #6 of the the KDZ thread (two of which involve using TWRP and Partition DL).
ChazzMatt said:
I easily upgraded my spare V30+ to stock US998 Pie (not even signed in with my Gmail account), but on my main V30+ I am still on latest Oreo -- on purpose. I don't see any improvements in stock Pie I need at this point in time. It's the same camera, the same look to the GUI. Besides that, I'm already running rooted stock firmware, Nova launcher + wallpaper + icon pack + I have Magisk and Xposed mods set up for what I want.
Pie isn't any faster nor have better battery life than last Oreo. Once US998 Pie improves I may switch to Pie, but right now I see no need for my daily phone.
Plus a lot of people are having problems updating to the US998 30b stock Pie, even with the TWRP flashable zip. Many people hang on the LG/ThinQ logo and it never boots. There's something wonky about it. There's method listed at the top of post #2 in the Pie KDZ thread and then 3 different workarounds listed in post #6 of the the KDZ thread (two of which involve using TWRP and Partition DL).
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Awesome response, I definitely thought you were going to recommend Pie. I agree, I'll stick on Oreo for now. Still no clue why VZ 4G is bad now...
Hi everyone. I still use this amazing phone. Currently on latest official firmware android 12 with bootloader unlocked. I decided since I have never formatted it, to now format and reinstall the best firmware / kernel etc cleanly to get it back to it's full potential.
I'm looking for recommendations on android 12 roms, any kernel that increases performance and possibly overclock, and any other tweaks for sound/cameras/software features from newer devices you would recommend.
Also I have a couple of everyday apps I wish to use (namely banking and netflix) that are affected by the unlocked bootloader and won't support my phone correctly. Any way to rectify that without locking the bootloader? If not, if I lock the bootloader can I still use a tweaked rom/kernel?
Thanks in advance!
Is this board dead already?
lowrider82 said:
Is this board dead already?
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I don't know, but I think everyone is moving from forum's to Telegram. At least when it comes to custom roms. I wont use Telegram because it wants me to set my phone number, and I can't do that.
Last time I used custom roms was when I had a Nexus 6. Compared to my Nexus, flashing for our Oneplus is a mess. For flashing custom roms, for some roms you need to be on Oxygen 11 and for some you need to be on on Oxygen 12 (which I'm still waiting for). So before choosing what rom you want to try, one needs to decide if you should update to Oxygen 12 or not. Some roms based on android 12 you need to flash from Oxygen 11 or you will loose Widevine L1 if you are unlucky. This is not a problem if you don't care about Widevine.
As you, I want a rom based on android 12 as rom based on android 13 is still under development and might be buggy. I want it to be as stable it can be... The rom I am planing to try first is Flamingo OS 12. This one unfortunately does not have a thread on xda, and conversations is only over Telegram. Here is a guide if you want to try it.
I would not recommend to use any custom kernel as you wont get any help from developer (if you see a bug in the rom), and I doubt there is any gain of using custom kernels on a custom rom.
Sorry to not having any recommendations for you!
Thanks..its sad xda is so dead nowadays. I think I'll just factory reset and keep the official android 12 rom which I already have installed. Do you have any tweaks to propose for sound or camera or anything that can be installed as an addon to the existing rom?
lowrider82 said:
Thanks..its sad xda is so dead nowadays. I think I'll just factory reset and keep the official android 12 rom which I already have installed. Do you have any tweaks to propose for sound or camera or anything that can be installed as an addon to the existing rom?
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No sorry, no tweaks. I have mostly seen people ask to install Oneplus camera when they are on custom roms as that seems to be the best camera for Oneplus phones. So best is to keep that. Second best camera app I guess is Google Camera app.
For sound I have always disabled any extra sound features (like Dolby Atmos) mainly because I dont want any equalized sound coming from my phone to my car stereo. I already have a DSP for equalizer settings in my car for that. I have tried some equalizer apps for fun but none seems to work for our phone. At least not sound over bluetooth. Is sound on OOS 12 worse than on OOS 11?
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No sorry, no tweaks. I have mostly seen people ask to install Oneplus camera when they are on custom roms as that seems to be the best camera for Oneplus phones. So best is to keep that. Second best camera app I guess is Google Camera app.
For sound I have always disabled any extra sound features (like Dolby Atmos) mainly because I dont want any equalized sound coming from my phone to my car stereo. I already have a DSP for equalizer settings in my car for that. I have tried some equalizer apps for fun but none seems to work for our phone. At least not sound over bluetooth. Is sound on OOS 12 worse than on OOS 11?
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I don't know to be honest, it sounds the same to me but I am not so nitpicky. OOS12 is fine in my opinion. Some minor bugs that I think are due to having it dirty flashed over OOS11 (e.g. after most restarts I need to re-enable the automatic orientation toggle for the screen). Battery is better though. I'll stick to it with official camera app and google camera. Most likely lock the bootloader again to avoid issues with the apps that now don't work due to the unlocked. Keep it for a few more months and then move to a new phone. It has been a great device so far.
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I don't know to be honest, it sounds the same to me but I am not so nitpicky. OOS12 is fine in my opinion. Some minor bugs that I think are due to having it dirty flashed over OOS11 (e.g. after most restarts I need to re-enable the automatic orientation toggle for the screen). Battery is better though. I'll stick to it with official camera app and google camera. Most likely lock the bootloader again to avoid issues with the apps that now don't work due to the unlocked. Keep it for a few more months and then move to a new phone. It has been a great device so far.
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I would wholeheartedly suggest trying custom ROM. Derpfest is still very actively updated ROM with a lot of customization possibilities. And the community on Telegram is very active. Also derpfest also includes Oneplus Camera app by default as well as necessary Gapps.
DartGerion said:
I would wholeheartedly suggest trying custom ROM. Derpfest is still very actively updated ROM with a lot of customization possibilities. And the community on Telegram is very active. Also derpfest also includes Oneplus Camera app by default as well as necessary Gapps.
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The issue is that with unlocked bootloader I can't use some important everyday apps like bank / netflix properly. In any case can you share a link so I see what you are referring to? Also how do I participate in its telegram? Lastly what makes you recommend it? Any new tweaks / benefits it offers vs stock?
lowrider82 said:
The issue is that with unlocked bootloader I can't use some important everyday apps like bank / netflix properly. In any case can you share a link so I see what you are referring to? Also how do I participate in its telegram? Lastly what makes you recommend it? Any new tweaks / benefits it offers vs stock?
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Ok, so with bank, it's easy. In Custom Rom you can just easily install magisk and after that, just use a mode to hide the unlock from Gpay and voila! Everything works. I have the Gpay, Revolut and no one knows ****
With Netflix it's even easier. With the same hiding method, you can hide the unlock from all necessary apps, like Netflix or games or whatever, plus if you don't do hardcore changes in the system Netflix will still show UHD content, because of the Widevine L1. To be fair, i'm recommending the custom ROM, because i'm sick and tired of the OOS unfinished and buggy software. It started in A11 and it continues in A12. Looks like the last normal Oxygen was A10, so there's no other choice as to revert to custom. You can read a bit about the differences between OOS and custom Roms here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-a11-rom-picking-guide-2nd-october-2021.4341961/
The rom i've decided to continue on myself is Derpfest, as it's suggested as the most battery stable one with lots of customization and integrated good practices from OOS. The install process is a bit funky but you can try the telegram here: https://web.telegram.org/k/#@DerpFestOP7Series. Ask your questions, read a bit, and when you will feel confident, you can try to install Custom ROM yourself. DON'T FORGET ABOUT BACKUPS!!!!!!!
If something, we can chat or discord and do the stuff together, if you'd like.
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Ok, so with bank, it's easy. In Custom Rom you can just easily install magisk and after that, just use a mode to hide the unlock from Gpay and voila! Everything works. I have the Gpay, Revolut and no one knows ****
With Netflix it's even easier. With the same hiding method, you can hide the unlock from all necessary apps, like Netflix or games or whatever, plus if you don't do hardcore changes in the system Netflix will still show UHD content, because of the Widevine L1. To be fair, i'm recommending the custom ROM, because i'm sick and tired of the OOS unfinished and buggy software. It started in A11 and it continues in A12. Looks like the last normal Oxygen was A10, so there's no other choice as to revert to custom. You can read a bit about the differences between OOS and custom Roms here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-a11-rom-picking-guide-2nd-october-2021.4341961/
The rom i've decided to continue on myself is Derpfest, as it's suggested as the most battery stable one with lots of customization and integrated good practices from OOS. The install process is a bit funky but you can try the telegram here: https://web.telegram.org/k/#@DerpFestOP7Series. Ask your questions, read a bit, and when you will feel confident, you can try to install Custom ROM yourself. DON'T FORGET ABOUT BACKUPS!!!!!!!
If something, we can chat or discord and do the stuff together, if you'd like.
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Yes I'd like that! If you are willing to help I'd be grateful. Shall we discord this weekend at some point? Sat?
lowrider82 said:
Yes I'd like that! If you are willing to help I'd be grateful. Shall we discord this weekend at some point? Sat?
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I dunno about this weekend, but yeah, I can help you. Here's my discord: UltimatE_FatE#5506.
Just small additional note I'm gonna try to flash this custom ROM myself first in these following days and test it out profoundly. But don't worry, if we will not like the custom ROM, i'll show how to revert back to OG OOS and how to make it not so sucky.
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I dunno about this weekend, but yeah, I can help you. Here's my discord: UltimatE_FatE#5506.
Just small additional note I'm gonna try to flash this custom ROM myself first in these following days and test it out profoundly. But don't worry, if we will not like the custom ROM, i'll show how to revert back to OG OOS and how to make it not so sucky.
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Ok sounds good. One thing I'm concerned, I used to have magisk on official rom but netflix/bank app still didn't work as intended... Are you sure it works with that rom?
In the meantime I'll backup everything to be ready for the procedure.
check here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/f/oneplus-7t-pro-regular-mclaren-roms-dev.9335/
Which ROM should I use in my PocoF1? Have following to consider:-
As a 4-year old device, my PocoF1 had battery drainage problem back in Awaken OS and StagOS. Currently it is on Arrow OS and battery seems fine (default kernel). The only reason I consider changing is the updates. The system updated last on February 2022. It detects September update but cannot do the update process. Is Arrow OS web having some issues?
I want degoogled experience. I don't use any Gapps, nor even microG. No google account either. Privacy is important for me. I am also considering encryption in my internal card. I want my system to be updated on security line.
Not a gamer. No heavy user. Just casual user for videos, mail, chat and study.
I am torn between /e/ OS (which I used to have fine experience, but didn't like launcher, and also its update would reset everything of my system), and Calyx OS (gives very good security and privacy, but did not try myself for long).
Which one would you recommend? Any suggestion would be helpful. Also please tell me if i need to consider sth extra for encryption. Thanks.
DivestOS is supposed to be more secure than Calyx OS. Personally I have used Awaken A12 for close to a month and experienced no battery drain. Otherwise crDroid for almost the entirety of the ~3.5 years I have used F1. AFAICT all A12 ROMs come encrypted by default. In case of A13 some ROMs don't force encryption.
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DivestOS is supposed to be more secure than Calyx OS. Personally I have used Awaken A12 for close to a month and experienced no battery drain. Otherwise crDroid for almost the entirety of the ~3.5 years I have used F1. AFAICT all A12 ROMs come encrypted by default. In case of A13 some ROMs don't force encryption.
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Divest would be my perfect if i t had not camera issue. Also the rooting is not possible in Divest, but I want to use magisk and root apps.
CrDroid is interesting, but I do not want any google account in my system. Does the ROM come in pristine variant? I saw only one variant of the ROM, which is almost certainly bloated with gapps.
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Divest would be my perfect if i t had not camera issue. Also the rooting is not possible in Divest, but I want to use magisk and root apps.
CrDroid is interesting, but I do not want any google account in my system. Does the ROM come in pristine variant? I saw only one variant of the ROM, which is almost certainly bloated with gapps.
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CrDroid for F1 has never included GApps.
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CrDroid for F1 has never included GApps.
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Oh I see. I did not see any mention of this important information in the download page at a first glance and I assumed myself. Thanks. I will try.
And I have tried CrDroid ROM and is pristine as pure.