[ROM][XZ1][A13] iodéOS = LineageOS 20 + MicroG + adblocker [04/04/2023] - Sony Xperia XZ1 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe

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Introduction
iodéOS is a privacy-focused operating system powered by LineageOS and based on the Android mobile platform. iodéOS aims at protecting the user's privacy with a built-in adblocker and by freeing the smartphone from snitches.
The objectives in the conception of this ROM are threefold:
To keep the stability and security level of LineageOS, by minimizing the modifications made to the system. Apart the system modifications required by the adblocker, we mainly only added a few useful options commonly found in other custom ROMs, made some cosmetic changes, modified a few default settings to prevent data leaks to Google servers.
To ease a quick adoption of this ROM by new users. We especially target users that are concerned by the protection of their privacy, but are not reluctant to still use inquisitive apps like Google ones. We thus included MicroG as well as a coherent set of default apps, and simplified the initial setup of the system. Particularly, an initialization of MicroG has been made with GCM notifications allowed by default, a privacy-friendly network location provider (DéjàVu) pre-selected, as well as Nominatim Geocoder.
To provide a new and powerful way of blocking ads, malwares, data leaks of all kinds to many intrusive servers. We are developing an analyzer, tightly integrated into the system, that captures all DNS requests and network traffic, as well as a user interface (the iodé app). Compared to some other well-known adblockers, this has the advantages of:
Avoiding to lock the VPN for that use. You can even use another adblocker that uses VPN technology alongside our blocker.
Being independent of the kind of DNS server used by the system or set by an independent app: classical DNS on UDP port 53 or any other one, DNS over TLS (DoT), DNS over HTTPS (DoH), ..., as we capture the DNS requests before they are transmitted to the system function that emits the DNS request. What we do not support, is DoH when it is natively built into applications, i.e. when an app communicates directly with a DoH server, without asking name resolution to the system. It would require to decrypt HTTPS packets between such an app and the DoH server, which may create a big security hole.
Precisely mapping DNS requests and network packets to the Android apps that emitted (or received) them.
Deciding which apps have a filtered network usage (by default, all apps), and which ones can communicate with blacklisted servers.
Since its first versions, we added many features to the iodé blocker: several levels of protection, fine-grained control over the hosts that should be blocked or authorized, displaying statistics on a map to see the quantity of data exchanged to which countries, clearing statistics... We are actively developing the blocker, and new functionalities will be regularly added.
Features
Changes in LineageOS to prevent data leaks:
Default DNS server: Google's DNS replaced by Quad9's 'unblocked' servers in all parts of the system.
A-GPS: patches to avoid leaking personnal information like IMSI to supl server.
Captive portal login: connectivitycheck.gstatic.com replaced by captiveportal.kuketz.de for connectivity check.
Dialer: Google default option replaced by OpenStreetMap for phone number lookup.
Pre-installed apps:
We included many useful default apps, but our choice cannot suit everyone; so we added the possibility to remove them. It can be done at the end of the phone setup, or at any time by going to Parameters -> Apps & Notifications -> Preinstalled apps.
MicroG core apps: GmsCore, GsfProxy, FakeStore.
NLP backends for MicroG : DejaVuNLPBackend (default), MozillaNLPBackend, AppleNLPBackend, RadioCellsNLPBackend, Nominatim Geocoder.
App stores : FDroid (with F-Droid Privileged Extension) and Aurora Store.
Browser: our own fork of Firefox (with Qwant as default search engine, many other ones added, telemetry disabled, parts of telemetry code removed) instead of Lineage’s default browser Jelly.
SMS: QKSMS instead of Lineage's default SMS app.
Email: p≡p (Pretty Easy Privacy).
Camera: our own fork of Open Camera, with a few tweaks.
Maps/navigation: Magic Earth GPS & Navigation (the only one free but not open source).
Keyboard: OpenBoard instead of AOSP keyboard.
PDF: Pdf Viewer Plus.
Personnal notes: Carnet.
{Ad/Malware/Data leak}-blocker: iodé.
News: to keep users informed about our developments, as well as a FAQ.
Meteo: Geometric Weather.
Pre-included FDroid repository:
The apps that we tweak or develop (microG services, the browser based on Firefox, the News app, Open Camera ...) are available through a repository that we included in FDroid (check the "Apps for iodéOS" category). For this purpose and to avoid name conflicts of some apps, we also had to make a few changes in FDroid.
Useful options from other custom ROMs:
Smart charging (disables charging when a given level is reached, to protect battery health).
Fingerprint vibration toggle.
Swipe down to clear all in recent apps (Android 10 only).
Installation Instructions
To download and flash our latest build, see https://gitlab.com/iode/ota.
You can also find here direct links to the latest builds.
Supported devices
Fairphone FP3/FP3+
Fairphone FP4
Google Pixel 3
Google Pixel 4
Google Pixel 5
Google Pixel 6
Google Pixel 6a
OnePlus 9
OnePlus 9 Pro
Samsung Galaxy A5/A7 2017 (a5j17lte/a7j17lte)
Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ (starlte/star2lte)
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (crownlte)
Samsung S10e/S10/S10+ (beyond{0,1,2}lte)
Samsung Note 10 (d1)
Samsung Note 10+ (d2s)
Sony Xperia XA2 (pioneer)
Sony Xperia XZ1 (poplar)
Sony Xperia XZ2 (akari)
Sony Xperia XZ3 (akatsuki)
Xiaomi Mi9 (cepheus)
Teracube 2e
Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G / Mi 10T Pro 5G
Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite 5G
Sources
iodéOS: https://gitlab.com/iode/os
LineageOS: https://github.com/lineageos
device tree:
https://gitlab.com/iode/os/public/devices/sony/device_sony_poplar
https://gitlab.com/iode/os/public/devices/sony/device_sony_yoshino-common
kernel: https://github.com/whatawurst/android_kernel_sony_msm8998
Bug Reporting
You can post a message in this thread or (preferred) open an issue here.
Credits
LineageOS is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of android, which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock android for your device.
All the source code for LineageOS is available in the LineageOS Github repo. If you would like to contribute to LineageOS, please visit their Wiki for more details.
This ROM would be nothing without the tremendous work made on MicroG, and all the other open source apps that we included. We are very grateful to their authors.
Contributors
Direct contributors: @iodeOS, @vince31fr
Indirect contributors (too numerous to list): All the people that contributed to the device tree, to LineageOS, and to the included open source apps.
Sponsoring
You can help in the development of this ROM by paying us a coffee here: https://paypal.me/iodeOS.
Screenshots

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Downloads : iodéOS
04/04/2023 (build 20230401):
Upgrade to iodéOS 4.1 based on Android 13 / LineageOS 20
Installation procedure: move to a fastboot script (read instructions: https://gitlab.com/iode/ota)
Blocker: improved use of blocking lists (sub-domains blocking)
FDroid: fixes an issue on apps update
LineageOS synchronized with March security patch included
All apps updated
07/02/2023 (build 20230131):
Blocker:
Improved blocking settings. You can now choose 'Standard' blocking (ads, trackers, malwares, etc) or 'Reinforced' blocking (same objective but more extensive), and then select additional categories.
The 'Porn' category has been extended to a wider 'Sensitive content' one, that also includes fake news, gambling, drugs, piracy, torrent..., with mainly child protection in mind.
The 'Extreme' category has been removed, as it is now part of the reinforced blocking.
Improved blocking lists. We merge several acknowledged and up-to-date sources, and have diversified our sources to produce more complete lists. The standard list has however been reduced a bit, to avoid as much as possible interference with apps expected behavior.
Added a new network location provider: Local NLP Backend. It is an improved version of the DéjàVu NLP backend which was already available in iodéOS. Like DéjàVu, it builds a local database connecting localizations learned from other NLP backends and apps using GPS, and mobile antennas/Wifi; but also has an active mode (not preselected) that can trigger GPS requests. To configure it: Settings -> System -> microG -> Location modules
LineageOS synchronized with January security patch included
All apps updated
New devices support: Pixel 3, 6, 6a
16/12/2022 (build 20221215):
Blocker: added multiple selection in settings / domain customization. Long-press on a domain, select several domains or all, apply actions (block all, authorize all...)
PdfViewerPlus: improved security by updating core libraries
Network settings: added a switch to disable connectivity check (and thus captive portal detection)
LineageOS synchronized with December security patch included
All apps updated
New devices support: Pixel 4 & 5, OnePlus 9 & 9 Pro
24/11/2022 (build 20221121):
Improvements in the blocker user interface (iodé app)
LineageOS synced with September security patch included
All apps updated
17/10/2022 (build 20221014):
Blocker:
Network blockings following their type (Wifi, mobile data, VPN) added
Default blockings definition for new apps
Personnalized recipients management improved
iodé's app access restrictions by password added
Search filters added in report and map
Display theme selection
Automatic and 'real-time' refresh of the whole app
Performance and fluidity improvements of the app
LineageOS synced with September security patch included
All apps updated
27/07/2022 (build 20220726):
SafetyNet certification activated: allows many apps, notably banking ones, to fully work
Setup wizard: the push notifications configuration page now also activates SafetyNet (fine-grained control in Settings->System->microG)
OpenCamera: the 'Use alternative flash method' in photo settings is no more necessary and can be disabled, allowing flash optimization
News app: German translations
LineageOS synced with July security patch included
All apps updated
21/07/2022 (build 20220530):
Upgrade to Android 12 / Lineage 19.1
Setup Wizard: new page to configure push notifications through microG
Lockscreen settings: switch added to disable fingerprint unlock when screen is off
Improved German translations
Bug fixes and improvements
LineageOS synced with May security patch included
All apps updated
02/05/2022 (build 20220408):
News app reworked
Setup Wizard: new iodé introduction
iodé blocker: pull to refresh replaced by automatic refresh in report tab
Teracube 2e 2022 batch released, video playback in browser and video recording fixed
Music app : playlist crash fixed
Open Camera : crash when tapping thumbnail of a newly recorded video fixed, photos and videos now editable
LineageOS synced with March security patch
All apps updated
03/02/2022 (build 20220126):
New iodé blocker map feature
Build mode changed to 'user' (i.e. release) mode): more apps work out-of-the-box and more secure device, but more restrictive recovery
Camera app changed to Open Camera
Wireguard kernel module included
Dark bootanimation
January security patch
Preinstalled apps updated
Beware: Play store Magisk module broken
18/11/2021 (build 20211108):
LineageOS updated (November security patch)
Preinstalled apps updated
Iodé blocker: hosts can now be customized, either globally or by app
10/09/2021 (build 20210828):
LineageOS updated (August security patch)
Preinstalled apps updated
Backup app included: Seedvault
microG now uninstallable: Settings -> Apps & notifications -> Preinstalled apps
New default accent color (clear blue from iodé logo)
03/08/2021 (build 20210729):
Upgrade to Android 11 / LineageOS 18.1
Preinstalled apps UI reworked with the introduction of categories.
Dark theme in the iodé blocker UI (next improvement will be hosts customization).
p≡p (https://f-droid.org/fr/packages/security.pEp/) is now the defaut email client, and replaces lineageOS client which is no longer maintained.
Preinstalled apps updated to their latest version.
LineageOS updated (July security patch).
28/05/2021 (build 20210525):
Different protection levels in iodé's blocker added: in addition to the default standard blocklist, we added three lists (socials, porn, extreme) that can be activated globally or on a per-app basis (more information in the FAQ).
Geometric Weather app added.
Preinstalled apps selection at setup wizard added.
Preinstalled apps including microG updated to their latest version.
LineageOS updated (May security patch).
07/03/2021 (build 20210306):
Blocker UI improved: performance at startup, statistics display (with sortable columns), DNS stream
Preinstalled apps management (uninstall / reinstall) menu added (Settings -> Apps & Notifications -> Preinstalled apps)
Latest lineageOS sources synced
Default apps updated
22/01/2021 (build 20210119):
LineageOS sources synced
Prebuilt apps updated
Activated Camera APIv2 in Snap
Force auto-update of apps in FDroid to keep in sync with iodé apps. It can be disabled.
02/12/2020 (build 20201127):
LineageOS sources synced
Prebuilt apps updated
New default wallpaper
Firefox browser renamed as iodé Browser and logo changed due to trademark restrictions
The iodé blocker can now be correctly coupled with a VPN
17/11/2020 (build 20201113):
Qwant replaced by a customized version Firefox, actually 83.1.0-rc1: Qwant or DDG as default search engine, alternate search engines added, telemetry disabled
iodé app (blocker): app switches replaced by shields around app icons, aggregated apps view in report, historical data deletion for each period by long press on an app line in report, black list updated
LineageOS sources synced
Prebuilt apps updated
Added a iodé category in FDroid, to quickly distribute the apps we customize. We had to fork FDroid for this purpose.
30/09/2020 (build 20200925):
Synced LineageOS sources and device tree (big improvements for the GPS)
microG updated to v0.2.12.203315 plus commits up to 25/09 (in-app maps now mostly working through Mapbox)
Prebuilt apps updated to their latest version
Welcome to "News": an app to keep users informed of latest iodé developments, as well a a FAQ.
05/08/2020 (build 20200805):
Synced LineageOS sources and device tree
Camera leak now solved in the sources (thanks to @derf elot)
microG updated to v0.2.11.202414 plus commits up to 05/08
AppleNLP backend working again
Prebuilt apps updated to their latest version
25/07/2020 (build 20200725):
Synced lineage (security patch r40) and device tree
Minor UI fixes and improvements in iodé adblocker
Updated blocklist
Updated preinstalled apps
Improved bootanimation
07/07/2020 (build 20200707): initial publicly available build of iodéOS for poplar.
Downloads : add-ons
phonesky-magisk.zip : Magisk module for NanoDroid patched Play Store, for those who really need to get access to their paid apps that don't work with microG. This module can be generally be deactivated when you have installed and ran once the paid apps.
NB : you may have to wait a couple of hours after activating the module for being able to install paid apps.
phonesky-magiskV2.zip : compatibility for the upcoming iodéOS 2.0 based on Android 11. It can ben installed on iodéOS 1.x based on Android 10 too.
IMPORTANT : install this module or deactivate the previous one before installing iodéOS 2.0, or you'll be caught in a bootloop.

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seems interesting, great job! but.. 1) any known bugs? anything? 2) is it stock based or SODP? 3) does volte work plsplspls? 4) ok HUGE THANKS for maintaining this device, keep up the great stuff

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jimmy1235 said:
seems interesting, great job! but.. 1) any known bugs? anything? 2) is it stock based or SODP? 3) does volte work plsplspls? 4) ok HUGE THANKS for maintaining this device, keep up the great stuff
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1) Probably the same as in lineage 17 by derf elot, except for the camera. We removed the Sony camera, solved a memory leak problem, and included the stock lineage camera. There are also bugs related to microg, which has not been updated for a long time. Development on it has recently started again, so we can expect some improvements.
2) Stock, same DT as lineage by derf elot as mentioned in the OP.
3) It seems that yes.
4) You're welcome!

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Location does not work with any map application. I'm not sure if micro G can fully replace Google play services so you can use Google maps but no app can connect to location, that includes the system's native app. Also, I cannot to XDA by Google account, it does nothing when I press Google+
Gmail also does not work, it closes immediate after opening, drive seems to be working, agenda does not work, YouTube is ok

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pleniceanu cristian said:
Location does not work with any map application. I'm not sure if micro G can fully replace Google play services so you can use Google maps but no app can connect to location, that includes the system's native app. Also, I cannot to XDA by Google account, it does nothing when I press Google+
Gmail also does not work, it closes immediate after opening, drive seems to be working, agenda does not work, YouTube is ok
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The developer of microG stopped working on the project for a while, some apps dysfunction.
Location provider is set to 'déjà vu', which does not use the network and might not locate you at first. Try using or coupling it with an other provider ? It should locate you.

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iodeOS said:
The developer of microG stopped working on the project for a while, some apps dysfunction.
Location provider is set to 'déj
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I know it's kinda avoiding this ROM purpose, but seeing how MicroG isn't that stable atm, can we flash gapps in this ROM? This device is my daily driver afterall

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Wangan_Beginner said:
I know it's kinda avoiding this ROM purpose, but seeing how MicroG isn't that stable atm, can we flash gapps in this ROM? This device is my daily driver afterall
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We daily use this ROM with microG, but tested before with gapps it should work, let us know

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iodeOS said:
We daily use this ROM with microG, but tested before with gapps it should work, let us know
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I flased gapps, first pico, location can be used with native GPS app but I could not install anything from Aurora store although internet was ok, good speed conection, internet browsing ok, Aurora shows apps but remains in 'downloading', no download actually.
So, I went and reinstalled the rom with micro Gapps, but the location didn't worked this time, microG menu was gone.
I gave up for now

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It's great to see another privacy focused rom for this device! I do have some questions though: why not use osmand (open source nav app) for maps. Also I understand that the built in ads blocker is better than a vpn based one, but how is it compared to say AdAway? And can it be deactivated (sometimes blocklists block useful sites too or result in certain apps to not function properly)?
I'll do a backup on the weekend and check it out.

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boa05 said:
It's great to see another privacy focused rom for this device! I do have some questions though: why not use osmand (open source nav app) for maps. Also I understand that the built in ads blocker is better than a vpn based one, but how is it compared to say AdAway? And can it be deactivated (sometimes blocklists block useful sites too or result in certain apps to not function properly)?
I'll do a backup on the weekend and check it out.
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The main reasons for the choice of Magic Earth over Osmand: it is simpler to use, and has real-time traffic information. There's not perfect choice...
The blocker can be deactivated globally on its home page, or app by app on the report page. However, statistics are still collected. We will add a 'mute' function, to avoid statistics collection. Both (block and mute) will be able to be combined: mute but still block, unmute and unblock, ...
Some of the main advantages of a low-level blocker like the one were're implementing:
there's no need to root the phone (for Adaway, root is required)
VPN remains free
the blocker is a low-level system process which cannot be killed by the Android memory management
it is implemented with efficiency and security in mind (c++ with RAII principle as much a possible, multi-threaded, specific sepolicy rules)
fine-grained control over which app may be blocked (and/or muted in a future version)
very accurate statistics: we can track exactly which app makes which DNS request, which app sends or receives which packet on the network, the quantity of data exchanged, source/destination, ports, ...
in addition to DNS blocking (equivalent to a hosts file based method like Adaway for global blocking of all apps), we can also block network packets whose source or destination IP address has recently been associated to a domain in the black list.
we will be able to make even more fine-grained tuning, like deciding that a domain must blocked for a given app but unblocked for another app, and many more

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Nice ROM
Does it support poplar dsds G8342 ?

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Wow, this is the best rom so far, and the adblocking is nice too, looking forward to custom blocklists, more customization and maybe blocking apps' internet access using this (currently using afwall for this), as I don't want my keyboard to have internet access. Installed pop kernel too and no issues so far, bootup time is amazing!

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hsheemi said:
Nice ROM
Does it support poplar dsds G8342 ?
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thank you, we don't support poplar dsds for now, we might support it in the future.
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boa05 said:
Wow, this is the best rom so far, and the adblocking is nice too, looking forward to custom blocklists, more customization and maybe blocking apps' internet access using this (currently using afwall for this), as I don't want my keyboard to have internet access. Installed pop kernel too and no issues so far, bootup time is amazing!
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thanks!
We will probably add apps' internet access blocking to the todo list, thanks for pointing out

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For Xperia XZ1 SOV36
Is it compatible for Xperia XZ1 SOV36??

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boa05 said:
Wow, this is the best rom so far, and the adblocking is nice too, looking forward to custom blocklists, more customization and maybe blocking apps' internet access using this (currently using afwall for this), as I don't want my keyboard to have internet access. Installed pop kernel too and no issues so far, bootup time is amazing!
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iodeOS said:
thank you, we don't support poplar dsds for now, we might support it in the future.
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thanks!
We will probably add apps' internet access blocking to the todo list, thanks for pointing out
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Thanks for your comments!
To add my two cents to Antoine's answer: there are switches for activating WiFi and Mobile data in app's settings, but even with these switches off, we found that there is still network communication (data sent). You can verify that with the iodé app. So yes, we could completely disable network communication with iodé...

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vince31fr said:
Thanks for your comments!
To add my two cents to Antoine's answer: there are switches for activating WiFi and Mobile data in app's settings, but even with these switches off, we found that there is still network communication (data sent). You can verify that with the iodé app. So yes, we could completely disable network communication with iodé...
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Why not support Google apps since micro G isn't supported anymore? Everything goes too Google...

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This Rom is pretty close to stock when it comes to network signal stability for me. But I really hate not having my paid apps and some Google apps

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pleniceanu cristian said:
Why not support Google apps since micro G isn't supported anymore? Everything goes too Google...
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You should take a look at microg github... Its main author is actively working on microg. We can probably expect a new stable version in the next few weeks/months.