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I just recently came across numerous articles claiming it was possible to get Android Nougat on a U.S model Galaxy S7. And just yesterday, samsung rolled out the galaxy beta application to the Galaxy App Store. I immediately unrooted and went to the latest firmware, and I downloaded the app. Registered and waited, and 14 hours or so after registering, I received the update. I'm honestly shocked at how good this update is. It's 10x more snappy and quick than it used to be (even after being rooted and debloated), it comes with great features such as a built in blue light filter and being able to change your screen's resolution on the fly, and the battery life is much improved. I've barely scratched the surface on what this new update comes with and just wanted to let the people on this forum know. If you're interested in seeing what it looks like I've attached some screenshots of what it looks like below.
So I got unlocked fw on my wife's Sprint S7 and like how it's bloatfree and runs real smooth. How is the Nougat 7.0 beta update compare to unlocked fw? Is it way smoother then the PJ2 fw? Just wanna see if it's worth it to even go back to PJ2 on her phone and sign up to get the beta update.
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So I got unlocked fw on my wife's Sprint S7 and like how it's bloatfree and runs real smooth. How is the Nougat 7.0 beta update compare to unlocked fw? Is it way smoother then the PJ2 fw? Just wanna see if it's worth it to even go back to PJ2 on her phone and sign up to get the beta update.
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I won't lie to you, I'm a heavy root user and not having root on Android N sucks. However, it's a lot snappier than the PJ2 firmware, and it just feels a lot quicker in general. The simple materialistic look it has is great, and apps install and uninstall very quickly. You can disable nearly all the bloat that it comes with, and I'd definitely recommend trying nougat. It's been very quick and snappy so far, so I would give it a shot. Boot times improved and lag isn't nearly as bad as Android 6.0.1.
ItsYaminNoodlez said:
I won't lie to you, I'm a heavy root user and not having root on Android N sucks. However, it's a lot snappier than the PJ2 firmware, and it just feels a lot quicker in general. The simple materialistic look it has is great, and apps install and uninstall very quickly. You can disable nearly all the bloat that it comes with, and I'd definitely recommend trying nougat. It's been very quick and snappy so far, so I would give it a shot. Boot times improved and lag isn't nearly as bad as Android 6.0.1.
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So it's worth losing root?
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So it's worth losing root?
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I'd say it is, I used xposed for so many things (mainly adblocking), and it's annoying to get the ads back, but it's so much faster booting up and just snappier all around, that the speed makes up for the restrictions that come with a rooted device.
All right! The update wasn't showing this morning, but I checked again this afternoon, and there it was!
Came here to post about it and I see that I'm not alone. Still downloading..
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I'd say it is, I used xposed for so many things (mainly adblocking), and it's annoying to get the ads back, but it's so much faster booting up and just snappier all around, that the speed makes up for the restrictions that come with a rooted device.
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Is there a hotspot workaround? Probably only thing holding me back
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Is there a hotspot workaround? Probably only thing holding me back
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Don't know. I use the native hotspot with my plan.
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Don't know. I use the native hotspot with my plan.
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You get it downloaded and installed, if so, how do you like it so far?
shooterlgk said:
Is there a hotspot workaround? Probably only thing holding me back
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Not yet but I'm researching how to get one, will keep you posted.
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You get it downloaded and installed, if so, how do you like it so far?
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So far, it's looks good. There are plenty touches that are pretty sweet, and some that I am still testing. I also own a Nexus 6, so I know what the raw Android N feels like.
One of my favorite upgrades would be the support for 3rd party apps in the Always-On Display. And for those who don't know, you can now double tap the notification icon while the screen is off (the Always-On Display screen), and it will turn the screen on and open the notification. That is a NICE addition!
I am fond of the fact that stock N groups the notifications by app, and also creates subgroups for each notification from EACH app. For example, 2 Emails and 2 text messages will be categorized into two main notification groups, and each can be expanded to display the individual notification, and can be dismissed separately, or as an "App Group." (my terminology...don't quote me on this) It seems like Samsung removed the ability to do this.
EDIT: Correction about the notification subgroups...it does handle them correctly most of the time, but there are times where it will not. For example, if you get multiple emails from the same person, it might not separate them. That much of the equation is not entirely consistent.
Still more testing....stay tuned.
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So I got unlocked fw on my wife's Sprint S7 and like how it's bloatfree and runs real smooth. How is the Nougat 7.0 beta update compare to unlocked fw? Is it way smoother then the PJ2 fw? Just wanna see if it's worth it to even go back to PJ2 on her phone and sign up to get the beta update.
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I am unrooted, and will probably stay that way for this device (for the time being, at least). I can say that the phone is much faster than Marshmallow. I wouldn't go through the trouble of unrooting, as the Beta program is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Not sure how many people have jumped onto the Beta ship by now.
On the other hand...you could be getting the latest version while having the snappiness that you had before. Up to you....
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So far, it's looks good. There are plenty touches that are pretty sweet, and some that I am still testing. I also own a Nexus 6, so I know what the raw Android N feels like.
One of my favorite upgrades would be the support for 3rd party apps in the Always-On Display. And for those who don't know, you can now double tap the notification icon while the screen is off (the Always-On Display screen), and it will turn the screen on and open the notification. That is a NICE addition!
I am fond of the fact that stock N groups the notifications by app, and also creates subgroups for each notification from EACH app. For example, 2 Emails and 2 text messages will be categorized into two main notification groups, and each can be expanded to display the individual notification, and can be dismissed separately, or as an "App Group." (my terminology...don't quote me on this) It seems like Samsung removed the ability to do this.
EDIT: Correction about the notification subgroups...it does handle them correctly most of the time, but there are times where it will not. For example, if you get multiple emails from the same person, it might not separate them. That much of the equation is not entirely consistent.
Still more testing....stay tuned.
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I am unrooted, and will probably stay that way for this device (for the time being, at least). I can say that the phone is much faster than Marshmallow. I wouldn't go through the trouble of unrooting, as the Beta program is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Not sure how many people have jumped onto the Beta ship by now.
On the other hand...you could be getting the latest version while having the snappiness that you had before. Up to you....
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I haven't had time to fully dive into Nougat yet, but I'm highly disappointed there's no way to modify the notification bar icon placement as icons just pile up on the right and it looks awful. Also I have no idea what they've changed but fingerprint scanning and unlocking the screen has become extremely quick and hardly ever screws up your fingerprint.
Hmmmm...that's interesting. I have to let my notifications pile up to see what you mean. I clear my notifications fairly quickly.
So here's a little more information about the update. For those who have not gotten the update as yet, install your desired themes while on Marshmallow. N Beta does not allow you to install new themes until the N build is officially released.... bummer. However, themes that are alresdy installed will work (as you.csn see, I'm using one as well).
Also, as seen in the screenshot, you can disable the default Samsung keyboard. That's new!
I will be back with more minor updates.
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Not yet but I'm researching how to get one, will keep you posted.
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Is it carrier branded or more like a universal firmware?
lvpre said:
Is it carrier branded or more like a universal firmware?
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You need to be on the latest firmware of sprint in order to receive if as it's done through the beta program and they verify your device.
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Hmmmm...that's interesting. I have to let my notifications pile up to see what you mean. I clear my notifications fairly quickly.
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I'm not taking about notification icons I'm talking about when you enable things such as airplane mode, silent, that sort of thing, as they all just sit beside each other to the right.
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I'm not taking about notification icons I'm talking about when you enable things such as airplane mode, silent, that sort of thing, as they all just sit beside each other to the right.
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Oh, right....not left. Duh! I don't understand why it bothers you though...it seems no different from MM...not unless it bothered you then as well.
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Hmmmm...that's interesting. I have to let my notifications pile up to see what you mean. I clear my notifications fairly quickly.
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That's why I said I'm disappointed that the feature to do that hasn't been added.
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That's why I said I'm disappointed that the feature to do that hasn't been added.
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Right. I see that System UI isn't added. Not surprised, though.
Hi. I just got my redmi 5 plus global. I am not a miui lover. I prefer AOSP over everything. So I head some custom rom causes screen burn ins. Why its happening? And how to prevent it?
Nope, it does not. The burn in problem was with a leaked MIUI oreo rom directly from xiaomi. Problem was, brightness sensor was broken on it. Other LOS or AOSP oreo based roms don't have this issue.
Yeah, well, I never flashed that leaked MIUI ROM you said but some ROMs and my phone got the burn in effect
The thing is u wont get burn in issue juts before flashing just read somewhere on telegram and xda about its history :good:
Afaik as I understood there's been some driver that caused the burn in, that driver is now again removed in every ROM, so there's no burn-in issue anymore!
Burn in, third screen
i got seriuos burn in too near simcad t and near volume buttons, on my third screen, i had on previous two also, so i dont know, what is cause of it all, i tried stock, custom roms, i like to stick to custom, and im on aosp extended. im going to replace the screen once more, but need to keno hoe to prevente it to happen to this one too, please help.
It seems like a real good phone for a great price. How come there are barely any ROMs? Is it just because of the lack of market share of this phone? I'm coming from a Nexus 5 which has tons of ROMs and has for years.
sneak310 said:
It seems like a real good phone for a great price. How come there are barely any ROMs? Is it just because of the lack of market share of this phone? I'm coming from a Nexus 5 which has tons of ROMs and has for years.
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Well there's half a dozen AOSP ROMs.
But LG is to blame for not more. They released the phone September/October 2017, but didn't release the open market variants (non-carrier models with official bootloader unlock code) until months later, and then NEVER officially announced US998 bootloader unlock eligibility. Users basically had to hack the LG website to get a code, and then it only worked for the open marketUS998 V30, not the open market US998 V30+.
In mid-May 2018 with Oreo update is when @TxanMoe discovered the wonderful WTF bootloader unlock exploit. That was 8-9 months after release and devs had moved on.
@SGCMarkus has been our rock. He singlehandedly maintains half a dozen ROMs and now others are stepping up to help out.
Also there's concern custom ROMs will negate proprietary features like QUAD DAC and camera and battery life. We can use two apps for quad DAC, but have to use Google cam port for camera instead of stock camera.
I'm still running stock rooted firmware myself, with a couple of Magisk modules.
How many ROMs do you want?
Sent via open market LG US998 V30/V30+
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It seems like a real good phone for a great price. How come there are barely any ROMs? Is it just because of the lack of market share of this phone? I'm coming from a Nexus 5 which has tons of ROMs and has for years.
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It is a good phone. I would imagine most devs have lives outside of xda. It takes time to build these roms and I suspect it isn't a full time priority. I've looked into building briefly...it made my head spin. I'm too old to sit in front of a computer more than I already do. Kudos to the ones that build.
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It is a good phone. I would imagine most devs have lives outside of xda. It takes time to build these roms and I suspect it isn't a full time priority. I've looked into building briefly...it made my head spin. I'm too old to sit in front of a computer more than I already do. Kudos to the ones that build.
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Obviously but so do the people who did all those Nexus 5 ROMs so there's clearly a difference here when all other things are equal.
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Obviously but so do the people who did all those Nexus 5 ROMs so there's clearly a difference here when all other things are equal.
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Are the Nexus line of phones easier to root?
Xblackberryuser said:
Are the Nexus line of phones easier to root?
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As far as the end-user process, based on what I read on this forum, yes. I think it was easier for people to figure it out initially too, probably for the reasons ChazzMatt explained.
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As far as the end-user process, based on what I read on this forum, yes. I think it was easier for people to figure it out initially too, probably for the reasons ChazzMatt explained.
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Honestly, this device is a decent experience with stock. Stock seems to have the edge over los 15.1 for me.
Xblackberryuser said:
Honestly, this device is a decent experience with stock. Stock seems to have the edge over los 15.1 for me.
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Thanks for that info. Does it offer the ability to modify the "power menu" when pressing the power button? For example, on my Nexus 5 one of the main features I like in ROMs is this ability. I want to be able to put reboot and power in that menu and take everything else out. I also like having AdAway built-in to my current N5 ROM but I'm sure there's a way to flash that or something similar. It just uses a hosts file to block ad domains so it does a great job blocking adds device-wide.
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Thanks for that info. Does it offer the ability to modify the "power menu" when pressing the power button? For example, on my Nexus 5 one of the main features I like in ROMs is this ability. I want to be able to put reboot and power in that menu and take everything else out. I also like having AdAway built-in to my current N5 ROM but I'm sure there's a way to flash that or something similar. It just uses a hosts file to block ad domains so it does a great job blocking adds device-wide.
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Have you tried any of the roms available?
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Well there's half a dozen AOSP ROMs.
But LG is to blame for not more. They released the phone September/October 2017, but didn't release the open market variants (non-carrier models with official bootloader unlock code) until months later, and then NEVER officially announced US998 bootloader unlock eligibility. Users basically had to hack the LG website to get a code, and then it only worked for the open marketUS998 V30, not the open market US998 V30+.
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LG always does this. The LG Fathom was a boss phone with great specs and nobody was able to develop much for it. I don't know what they're afraid of by allowing us to utilize the Quad DAC but it's really setting this phone back.
Does the V10 DAC fix app actually work, or do I have to use USB Audio player pro to utilize the DAC? I'm cheap and don't want to pay $7 lol
Xblackberryuser said:
Have you tried any of the roms available?
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I don't own the phone yet. It's something I'm strongly considering and ROM support was one thing I was looking at.
In addition to wanting to modify the power menu there are other things I can do with my Nexus 5 using a custom ROM. Some are not that important and there are probably no deal-breakers but here's a list of cool things I wonder if the V30/+ has:
Ability to disable automatic OTA updates (aka have actual control over my own device. I'm not buying an iPhone here...).
Option to allow volume down/up to enter/exit DND mode.
Status bar icon modification (which icons display. For example I can disable BT icon even though I have it enabled).
Carrier label modification/disabler (change it from saying ATT to something else or disable completely as well as color/font/font size modification).
Clock position, AM/PM size, Date case, Date format, Date position, status bar font, status bar font size.
Battery indicator adjustment (I like the Cyanogenmod style; a number of the percentage inside of a circle representing that number).
Center time/date.
Long-press power button for flashlight when screen is locked (automatic-off set by user. I use 1 minute).
When pressing volume buttons the ability to access non-ringtone volumes and slide them to adjust are available.
Ability to adjust how each app is permitted to show notifications (allow fullscreen interruption/don't allow, never peek/always peek, etc...).
Option to set how long a peek notification will show for.
Option to turn screen on or leave it off when receiving a notification.
Ability to modify lock screen shortcuts.
Memory (consumption/available) in recent apps page.
Clear all recent apps button on apps page (this was removed from Android in Version 6 IIRC).
Ability to enable a lock icon on apps in recent apps page so that they aren't cleared when clearing all apps out from that page.
Ability to modify if I hear a sound (and which sound) and if the phone vibrates when being connected/disconnected from a power source.
Ability to change volume steps in volume panel.
As I go through my phone's features I realize that the V30/+ don't have a notification LED I love that thing. I think you can see that I basically miss a lot of old features from Android 4 and on that were removed from the OS.
Also, I've never used Oreo because I can't get any OREO ROMs to flash on my re-partitioned Nexus 5 so I don't really know what has changed in detail since Android 7.1.2.
TPMJB said:
LG always does this. The LG Fathom was a boss phone with great specs and nobody was able to develop much for it. I don't know what they're afraid of by allowing us to utilize the Quad DAC but it's really setting this phone back.
Does the V10 DAC fix app actually work, or do I have to use USB Audio player pro to utilize the DAC? I'm cheap and don't want to pay $7 lol
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Wait for pie build, @SGCMarkus already put the commit for DaC
@sneak310 Some of those features are available on LOS 15.1. Something like RR or DU will be the best bet for extensive customizing. Once you go to custom rom, ota's are not an issue. You can freeze or disable ota on stock. It still does a check on reboot though.
Xblackberryuser said:
@sneak310 Some of those features are available on LOS 15.1. Something like RR or DU will be the best bet for extensive customizing.
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I figured it would have some of the features. Are you able to point out which it doesn't have (or which it has, if that is the lesser between the two)?
TPMJB said:
LG always does this. The LG Fathom was a boss phone with great specs and nobody was able to develop much for it. I don't know what they're afraid of by allowing us to utilize the Quad DAC but it's really setting this phone back.
Does the V10 DAC fix app actually work, or do I have to use USB Audio player pro to utilize the DAC? I'm cheap and don't want to pay $7 lol
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Well the Nexus 5 had a very vibrant modding community revolving around it even early on... or are you not counting that because it was a Google release?
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I figured it would have some of the features. Are you able to point out which it doesn't have (or which it has, if that is the lesser between the two)?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-v30/development
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wait for pie build, @sgcmarkus already put the commit for dac
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omg that's awesome!!!
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Well the Nexus 5 had a very vibrant modding community revolving around it even early on... or are you not counting that because it was a Google release?
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You're going to raise my blood pressure. I had the Nexus 5X. The great phone that didn't have a microSD slot that I had encrypted, and had this leeeeeetle factory flaw that caused it to not be able to boot.
I managed to pull my data off in time before it crapped out again. Freezer trick extended its life by a tiny bit to get my data. Now it won't boot at all, so I can't even use the fix.
Oh yeah, and to answer your question no, I don't count it. It's a Google phone. Google steps in and supports the developers. Notice how we could only bootloader unlock through an exploit? Yeah LG hates us. It's not even that they don't care - they actively hate us. We extend the life of their phones so we don't buy their newer phones bogged down with bloatware.
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Obviously if I want to see the features of a third-party ROM I would check there. I'm asking about the stock ROM since you brought it up.
Xblackberryuser said:
Honestly, this device is a decent experience with stock. Stock seems to have the edge over los 15.1 for me.
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omg that's awesome!!!
You're going to raise my blood pressure. I had the Nexus 5X. The great phone that didn't have a microSD slot that I had encrypted, and had this leeeeeetle factory flaw that caused it to not be able to boot.
I managed to pull my data off in time before it crapped out again. Freezer trick extended its life by a tiny bit to get my data. Now it won't boot at all, so I can't even use the fix.
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I'm talking about the 5, not the 5X (it also didn't have an SD slot but I knew this was a tradeoff going in to the purchase. It was a $350 phone with high-end specs).
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Obviously if I want to see the features of a third-party ROM I would check there. I'm asking about the stock ROM since you brought it up.
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I did say "for me". I don't require much of my phone.
Hi, I'm interested in picking up a BC62 but are any of the currently available ROMs stable enough for daily driving?
I'm still living in the last decade and prefer the fully custom experience, but I suppose just getting root and bootloader unlock may be sufficient nowadays...
Apologies if this question is an easy one or frequently asked, I couldn't find much.
as you see, there is no supported custom roms for this device. You can try GSI roms.
unfortunately price too high and community not enough for devs
Well technically there's one custom ROM...but idk if it's still gonna be supported...i may try to build some now that the guides are up tho
I see there are a few abandoned ones under development but there's little talk about living with them. Guess nobody really does, ha.
Circumstances are just pushing me to switch carriers (and therefore phones) and it's hard to part with the custom ROM life. At least Sony OEM software is decent and root/unlock is actually supported.
I look forward your future projects, @Ainz_Ooal_Gown !
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I see there are a few abandoned ones under development but there's little talk about living with them. Guess nobody really does, ha.
Circumstances are just pushing me to switch carriers (and therefore phones) and it's hard to part with the custom ROM life. At least Sony OEM software is decent and root/unlock is actually supported.
I look forward your future projects, @Ainz_Ooal_Gown !
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Im using GSI a11 on xq-bc72. Everything works fine battery life is pretty good.
Im debating if I should go back stock but im trying to build 13
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Im using GSI a11 on xq-bc72. Everything works fine battery life is pretty good.
Im debating if I should go back stock but im trying to build 13
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And how it works?
i just tried GSI a12 rom and camera didn`t work, ambient display didn`t work, autobrightness didn`t work. Back to stock
I used the Lineage ROM that's here ( https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-11-unofficial-lineageos-18-1-for-xperia-1-iii.4431701 ) for a few months. Unfortunately it comes with an outdated VideoPro app that can't be updated due to missing libraries (Theoretically you can if you mod a newer APK, but I'm not very experienced in coding and wasn't able to make it work). Also this meant Sony-specific apps like 3D creator, etc... won't install or update without modding them.
The only other problem I noticed was 5G NSA didn't work, just LTE with carrier aggregation at best. This wasn't a big problem personally since 5G NSA isn't reaaaallly an improvement all else being equal.
There were a couple other bugs / differences. The assistant button wouldn't function even with the Xperia+ app, and using the camera button to open the camera app behaved differently in a way that I didn't like. Probably a couple smaller things I'm forgetting about that I just lived with without issue.
Not being able to update or install Sony-specific apps was the deal breaker eventually. If I knew how to mod APK's to install/update them, I'd still be on that ROM today. It was actually really good. My battery life was noticeably better (probably mostly due to lack of 5G), I had no stability issues, the ROM was light and fast and I got all the customization that comes with Lineage out of the box.
i get it why there arent custom roms. what i dont get why arent any debloated stock rom either. sony does not have bloatware ?
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i get it why there arent custom roms. what i dont get why arent any debloated stock rom either. sony does not have bloatware ?
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Because there's no value in doing this.
Just get a root uninstaller and yeet the bloat.
As someone who tried a lot of roms, just don't. They all have serious demerits that are just not worth it.
Honestly it's quite jarring coming from Xiaomi/Samsung where custom roms are extensive are necessary or a worthwhile alternative respectively. I hoped we wouldn't need the size of community for this phone as everything is supposedly open source (or provided), but experience tells us otherwise. The phone is just too expensive -> phone doesn't go to eastern (read: eastern-europe and SE asia) developers and development just never takes off.
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it works pretty good. i dont care for 5g camera works. its pretty fast. thev only thing is camera from lockscreen and reverse wireless charrging
My questions may seem dumb but I have never owned a Samsung phone.
I know samsung likes their bloatware and proprietary methods. Can I avoid all the samsung bloat and a samsung account and still use the phone? Are there ROMs that give a stock android experience?
Also what are you guys seeing for SOT? Im coming from a Asus ROG 6 Pro.
Any bugs you guys are experiencing? My 6Pro is so full of bugs that has pushed me to move brands.
You don't need a custom rom, you don't even need to root it, just use universal android debloater gui from github or adb app control to remove all the bloat (both include good instructions and details about what to remove) and going through first time set up you don't need a samsung or google account.
Unless you are using an international version there is no custom ROM option. The 918U and U1 models don't have the option to OEM unlock and flash ROMs.
You can easily umbloat using the mentioned universal android debloater.
Ui downloaded the 5.0 or sth like that and updated, then it all went south.
Stayed with the 5.0 version and it works great.
As for the ROM I put Nova Launcher and it works fine
Not the same but as long as the X3 camera shoots ****ty pictures I'll leave it warranty capable
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You can easily umbloat using the mentioned universal android debloater.
Ui downloaded the 5.0 or sth like that and updated, then it all went south.
Stayed with the 5.0 version and it works great.
As for the ROM I put Nova Launcher and it works fine
Not the same but as long as the X3 camera shoots ****ty pictures I'll leave it warranty capable
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What's wrong with your x3? Mine's impeccable. Didn't hear about any other complaints whatsoever.
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My questions may seem dumb but I have never owned a Samsung phone.
I know samsung likes their bloatware and proprietary methods. Can I avoid all the samsung bloat and a samsung account and still use the phone? Are there ROMs that give a stock android experience?
Also what are you guys seeing for SOT? Im coming from a Asus ROG 6 Pro.
Any bugs you guys are experiencing? My 6Pro is so full of bugs that has pushed me to move brands.
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No bugs. Phone is super smooth and battery is amazing. About bloatware you can find everything you need in XDA thread called "Samsung Galaxy One UI - Optimization Guide".
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What's wrong with your x3? Mine's impeccable. Didn't hear about any other complaints whatsoever.
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Well, I used the "remove noise" or whatsoever option.
But for a X3 zoom I find the quality more than disappointing.
My Vivo X70Pro shots better photos.
Applied goodlock camera assistant, a bit better, and even gcam.
But quality just sucks for such a "high end" model...
Hoping on a FW fix though since with gcam its quite less worse
No issue here with 3x zoom with my S23U camera (B-version, EUX), just stock point&shoot....
Something like this ?
I'll retry with more natural light.
Maybe that's the issue.
Was pretty dark the time I took the picture
Awesome, thanks for the replies. Since there is no custom roms, do we still have unlock and root available? At bare minimum i would like to install AdAway got universal ad blocking.
treahuggs said:
Awesome, thanks for the replies. Since there is no custom roms, do we still have unlock and root available? At bare minimum i would like to install AdAway got universal ad blocking.
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We can unlock and root. Look for the guide in this sub forum. Root will tripped knox tho, so some samsung app won't work. I would suggest using adhell to block ad
Mrxyzl said:
We can unlock and root. Look for the guide in this sub forum. Root will tripped knox tho, so some samsung app won't work. I would suggest using adhell to block ad
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No magisk module or similar to get around this?
My biggest concern is just losing the samsung camera, I hear other cameras apks dont work well with the phone.
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Well, I used the "remove noise" or whatsoever option.
But for a X3 zoom I find the quality more than disappointing.
My Vivo X70Pro shots better photos.
Applied goodlock camera assistant, a bit better, and even gcam.
But quality just sucks for such a "high end" model...
Hoping on a FW fix though since with gcam its quite less worse
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Please try to activate night mode before switching to x3. Also in low light you need to be VERY still for the sensor and ISP to work its magic.
Moreoever, keep your lenses clean as much as possible.
These 2 photos I just shot now in a very dimly light room.
treahuggs said:
No magisk module or similar to get around this?
My biggest concern is just losing the samsung camera, I hear other cameras apks dont work well with the phone.
You will lose samsung wallet, I think. you should just use adhell for ease
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Please try to activate night mode before switching to x3. Also in low light you need to be VERY still for the sensor and ISP to work its magic.
Moreoever, keep your lenses clean as much as possible.
These 2 photos I just shot now in a very dimly light room.
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Thx for the info, I will give it a try.
Just wondering why someone would apply night mode while using light in their living room
But if works like this, this is what it is .
Thanks for the info