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Hi ,
I have tried allot of roms and i have tried franco kernel. im trying the latest 'stable' version of nougat from today (AOSP)
My question is, and i know it has be asked before and it usually is preferences. What rom that is VERY STABLE, gives the best battery life without it crashing any apps?
The stock is OK but i don't get good battery life or stability of it atm (4.4.2). have tried 6.0 but it didn't run like i wanted it to run, felt a little slow, and i will probably feel the same about nougat definatly because its a little bit beta ish atm.
The roms that i like the best are the once that are almost completely empty with PICO Gapps + Google maps. no bloatware, no extra features, no special customization just stable, smooth, good battery life aosp lovelyness.
Will i get any benefits in trying a CAF rom? and how do i go to CAF? is it just installing a CAF kernel, rom and TWRP version?
are their any CAF roms that are truly empty (aosp like) ?
and is CAF still a thing because i notice CM left it behind a while ago.
Will playing around with stuff like smart launcher, which are a little bit more basic give me what i want? and Ram managing and phone cleaning software like Cleaner master? because it feels like it helps a little but i have read that it might not be very healthy for ur performance yet the 2GB seems a little bit of a bottleneck atm and it seems to give me a slight boost that i require from time to time when clearing the ram.
also will xposed give me addons etc that might help or is it the same thing as the cleaner master story?
Franco kernel did give me a better battery life. but still not 100% what i wanted (yet i am beginning to think that i might have hit the maximum battery life ,that my battery might be slightly worn out and might need a replacement)
Sorry if this question annoys people because i know there is allot of info to be found and people ask this allot but i can't really seem to find a 100% answers as i want em to be.
Thanks in advance
Tell me what options do i have to get the Lightweight, long battery life, fast simple phone that i desire (Mobile Data needs to be on 24/7)
Pure Nexus with Franco Kernel is a really great setup, especially if you use FKUpdater. Use the Battery Saver profile and the battery life is perfect, with decent enough performance. I've tried multiple CM13 CAF builds, but I don't think I could live without Franco Kernel.
what about security patches?
RancidPenguins said:
Pure Nexus with Franco Kernel is a really great setup, especially if you use FKUpdater. Use the Battery Saver profile and the battery life is perfect, with decent enough performance. I've tried multiple CM13 CAF builds, but I don't think I could life without Franco Kernel.
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I agree, this setup is really great.... except. How do you apply the monthly security patches? Automatic OTA doesn't like SU or custom kernel or custom recovery. I can't seem to find the OTA images to sideload. So a full adb load of _everything_ followed by reinstallation and rerooting? I've looked all over the forum and couldn't find a good way to get those pesky security updates.
Hi, I'm using stock AOSP with ElementalX kernel and I find this team really good. Battery life is decent with a normal usage without games (I usually arrive at the end of the day) also with T2W features active, my nexus have more than 2 years so battery is not so young. The only problem is that the official ElementalX app is not free but doesn't cost so much. I've never tried franco but I've heard great things about it.
About the monthly update I followed this procedure and everything went fine: http://elementalx.org/how-to-install-android-monthly-security-updates/ I'm not 100% sure that it works with every kernel because you will reflash the stock kernel and ramdisk.
RancidPenguins said:
Pure Nexus with Franco Kernel is a really great setup, especially if you use FKUpdater. Use the Battery Saver profile and the battery life is perfect, with decent enough performance. I've tried multiple CM13 CAF builds, but I don't think I could life without Franco Kernel.
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Nice thread
Did you get better battery life with Nexus 5 non-CAF?
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Nice thread
Did you get better battery life with Nexus 5 non-CAF?
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The best battery life I've ever had has been with Pure Nexus and Franco Kernel r89. But a CAF CM14 build should give good results too.
Use CM13 CAF builds. You never come back to AOSP again. Amazing performance and battery backup.
www.nyyu.tk/cm13
Or use Dirty Unicorns for best battery backup. 6hr SOT
badmashchamp said:
Use CM13 CAF builds. You never come back to AOSP again. Amazing performance and battery backup.
www.nyyu.tk/cm13
Or use Dirty Unicorns for best battery backup. 6hr SOT
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Do you recommend Dirty Unicorns with franco kernel for better battery life?
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Do you recommend Dirty Unicorns with franco kernel for better battery life?
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I don't use franco kernal. I recommend ElementalX
If u want u can use franco. No problem
CandySix with HellsCore Kernel is also a awesome kit. One of the best ROMs in both (performance and battery) categories. The same about Mark Rom
DU + ElementalX personally given me 4h in use screent DU + Franco has also given me 4h
badmashchamp said:
Use CM13 CAF builds. You never come back to AOSP again. Amazing performance and battery backup.
www.nyyu.tk/cm13
Or use Dirty Unicorns for best battery backup. 6hr SOT
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Wau, 've never saw them, THANKS
Where is the XDA thread of CM CAF builds?
They are bettered than CM 13 CAF Dark ROM?
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DU + ElementalX personally given me 4h in use screent DU + Franco has also given me 4h
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May be you r on old Battery. I use New one.
but try Xposed Also hope it will help u out.
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_C4k3_ said:
Wau, 've never saw them, THANKS
Where is the XDA thread of CM CAF builds?
They are bettered than CM 13 CAF Dark ROM?
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Link for CM 13 CAF builds. Use latest.
http://www.nyyu.tk/cm/
Link for Dirty Unicorns. Use Official ones.
https://download.dirtyunicorns.com/hammerhead/
And BTW i don't want to comment on which one is better [Dark CAF vs Nyyu CAF]. Both the developer are awesome in their work. Just Download both and find out which one is better.
Hi there,
What is the Most Stable Nexus 5 Nougat (Android 7) Custom ROM?
I try to read the latest post messages, but I don't know.
Thanks
Hey
I've been using Nitrogen OS for the past two months and can tell you that it's a stable ROM.
I've been using Fake Nexus for a while now after going through a few of the available Nougat roms and it's my favourite so far. Comes with Google apps pre-installed plus the new Pixel Launcher, the installation method is similar to flashing a stock image instead of a custom ROM as a zip and an upgrade from Android 6.0.1 worked for me without losing my data, like upgrading a nexus 5x from Android 6.0.1 to Android 7.0.
Also after experimenting a bit and getting the kernel settings right (I am using the blu.spark kernel) I got Multirom working correctly and I have CM13 and NetHunter as secondary roms, fully functional with their own kernels.
I'm pretty sure all the Android 7.0 roms use the same AOSP repo for the main build and only a small handful of customisations. It's a mater of personal preference really, all roms I tested seemed equally stable and had the same bugs (camera video issue etc). I chose Fake Nexus because it's the closest to a factory image and the only one I got working with Multirom side by side with android 6.
My advice, if your Nexus 5 is your daily driver don't use an android 7 rom as your primary rom, the video recording bug alone can be a pain.
Good luck!
Thanks for your feedback.
The video recording bug is still present in all rom ?
What settings did you use for Blu spark
Try Pure Nexus
As far as I know the Camera bug is there for all ROMS when using the stock Google Camera app. A few ROMS claim that using a different app works but personally I haven't tested them. My nexus 5 is not my main device (I have a 5x as well) so I don't use it's camera that much. Also I believe the original android 7 port came from Santhosh M as found on this rom here so if he manages to resolve this then it will be implemented in all other ROMS.
About the blu.spark kernel I installed with all default choices through the Aroma installer except the addition of DT2W. I'm also using kernel adiutor for in-ROM customisations but so far I didn't need to change anything from the defaults.
I was thinking about installing Pure Nexus as well but now that I finally have all 3 ROMS I wanted working I'm afraid I'm going to mess it up. When I added Miui from this thread it messed up all secondary ROMS. I could boot into the main ROM which for me is Android 7.0 but all secondary ROMs would get stuck on the google screen and after about a minute the phone would reboot and go straight into recovery. I think it had something to do with the Miui kernel but I never actually managed to figure it out.
So it's October 23rd, is the video and Camera bug still present on all ROMs?
I use this https://plus.google.com/109509643115521921407/posts/1R42n7pzfbP
It may look sketchy because it's not on XDA but I've been using it and believe me, everything works including Google Camera's video recording.
Previously I was on Nitrogen OS and I loved it because of the OTA updates but I don't like to have to find workarounds for my camera needs.
I've tested most of Nougat ROMs for N5:
Santosh, FakeNexus, PureNexus, NitrogenOS, BOKROM and itigr.
The only real daily driver as of today, Oct 23th is FakeNexus.
The others are good, lots of customization, but too many bugs here and there.
FakeNexus is stable, very battery friendly (some of the list above had battery drain issues) and is the easiest to install and configure, but lacks the customizations of the others.
Nitrogen is the one if you want a ROM with many features with that stock feeling, customization options are integrated on Android configuration menu.
PureNexus also has lots of customization, but on a different approach, it's more like AOSP and customization features are on their app.
Fake Nexus all the way. I used it for 1 day it is very stable rom. NO FC, noticeable lags, etc.
But I need to go back to MM stock because of the battery. Battery drain too fast average use only can hold for 5-6 hours.
YourTheBest said:
Hi there,
What is the Most Stable Nexus 5 Nougat (Android 7) Custom ROM?
I try to read the latest post messages, but I don't know.
Thanks
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Nitrogen OS latest test build with 7.1.1 hands down
5zan said:
Nitrogen OS latest test build with 7.1.1 hands down
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I cant find Nitrogen thread! Am I dumb?!?! Where is it? ????????????
P.s. Nevermind, found it!
Olympus593 said:
I've tested most of Nougat ROMs for N5:
Santosh, FakeNexus, PureNexus, NitrogenOS, BOKROM and itigr.
The only real daily driver as of today, Oct 23th is FakeNexus.
The others are good, lots of customization, but too many bugs here and there.
FakeNexus is stable, very battery friendly (some of the list above had battery drain issues) and is the easiest to install and configure, but lacks the customizations of the others.
Nitrogen is the one if you want a ROM with many features with that stock feeling, customization options are integrated on Android configuration menu.
PureNexus also has lots of customization, but on a different approach, it's more like AOSP and customization features are on their app.
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I've tried most of these ROMs on my phone and have settled on Fake Nexus. It is very similar to what the Google Pixel set up is and I just love it. I've found it to be very stable on my phone.
sstarlight said:
Fake Nexus all the way. I used it for 1 day it is very stable rom. NO FC, noticeable lags, etc.
But I need to go back to MM stock because of the battery. Battery drain too fast average use only can hold for 5-6 hours.
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I haven't noticed the battery drain on the Fake Nexus ROM at all. In fact, I'm staying with the Nougat ROM because it doesn't have the battery drain that I was experiencing on any of the Marshmallow ones.
cindylike24 said:
I've tried most of these ROMs on my phone and have settled on Fake Nexus. It is very similar to what the Google Pixel set up is and I just love it. I've found it to be very stable on my phone.
I haven't noticed the battery drain on the Fake Nexus ROM at all. In fact, I'm staying with the Nougat ROM because it doesn't have the battery drain that I was experiencing on any of the Marshmallow ones.
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hmm odd. some ppl on fake nexus thread say the same (battery drain). maybe not all experiencing it. will try again when have free time :laugh:
I agree with the Fake Nexus is the most stable one. I do get 3:45min SOT most of the time from 100% down to 1%. I only get 3->3:15 SOT on stock marshmallow. The phone is aggressively used for online gaming via Data using VPN lol
What about the Octo N ROM? So far I've found it to be really good for me with the elemental x kernel, battery life is great, I love my customization options and the ROM is smooth, I typically use lower CPU frequencies max is like 1574 so I don't worry too much about my phone dying. Here's some screenshots of my setup. I'd like to try the fake ROM tho, it's getting really good reviews and I like that.
Aurey24 said:
What about the Octo N ROM? So far I've found it to be really good for me with the elemental x kernel, battery life is great, I love my customization options and the ROM is smooth, I typically use lower CPU frequencies max is like 1574 so I don't worry too much about my phone dying. Here's some screenshots of my setup. I'd like to try the fake ROM tho, it's getting really good reviews and I like that.
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Fake Nexus doesn't have root option and if you love customization, you will be out of luck.
how about Euclidean OS?
and which roms is odex?
I was just on Fake Nexus, loved the Stock Google feel with all the Pixel gimmicks, but I just went back to Pure Nexus as I love some customization options and want to use Substratum.. Can't stand all the white ui on 7.1 and substratum wasn't working on it yet
I was wondering whether its worth upgrading to nougat . I've already tried using a few of them but reverted due to bugs .
List of roms I've tired
Lineage os (Reverted due to system crash during high performance, Internet connectivity loss , )
Resurrection remix (I was getting only 1hr 30 min of SOT)
Cosmic os (its very new and I found it too buggy )
I've tried clean flashing too but nothing seems to work . I really like the new features but I do not like to sacrifice battery life ,performance.
Should I just stick to Sultan cm 13 or are you guys optimizing your phones in some better way ,please do mention them .Thankyou
Hunting_Party10 said:
I was wondering whether its worth upgrading to nougat . I've already tried using a few of them but reverted due to bugs .
List of roms I've tired
Lineage os (Reverted due to system crash during high performance, Internet connectivity loss , )
Resurrection remix (I was getting only 1hr 30 min of SOT)
Cosmic os (its very new and I found it too buggy )
I've tried clean flashing too but nothing seems to work . I really like the new features but I do not like to sacrifice battery life ,performance.
Should I just stick to Sultan cm 13 or are you guys optimizing your phones in some better way ,please do mention them .Thankyou
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Well,for me there is no problem with Nougat.I don't care about xposed,so no issue for me.
Even though a custom kernel can help you with all those issues,I would highly recommend try this,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/development/rom-tugapower-0-2rc-t3463157
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Well,for me there is no problem with Nougat.I don't care about xposed,so no issue for me.
Even though a custom kernel can help you with all those issues,I would highly recommend try this,
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-one/development/rom-tugapower-0-2rc-t3463157
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Currently I'm getting good results with Nitrogen os ,using lightning kernel .Its giving me 5 and about a half hour of SOT will wait more to see how it goes
I was thinking about flashing tuga power but I've been using this guys review as a base before flashing my ROM ,and I felt it was a bit light on features
https://youtu.be/djG5iDEip1Y
Hunting_Party10 said:
Currently I'm getting good results with Nitrogen os ,using lightning kernel .Its giving me 5 and about a half hour of SOT will wait more to see how it goes
I was thinking about flashing tuga power but I've been using this guys review as a base before flashing my ROM ,and I felt it was a bit light on features
https://youtu.be/djG5iDEip1Y
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Yeah, that's because it gives preference to battery life,performance and daily usage more than features. But it has all needed features like magisk+safetynet pass+Viper4Arise and much much more.
Not to mention,it is the most popular rom for OPO.
Give a try yourself rather than just watching lame reviews.
I've used Nitrogen os too,it is nothing but great .
I tried almost all nougat roms, unfortunately, with all the roms I faced duplicate contact issue (whatsapp and google contacts are shown separately in contacts ) and I could not find any solution. Sultan's cm13 is the best ROM for me till now for my usage.
I'm on RR and my SOT is 4+ hours.
I was about to ask the same question. I'm on Sultan's CM13 ROM for a long time now and I was wondering if it is any good going through the hassle of backing up stuff just to get to the newest android version.
I was thinking about SlimRom 7 or idprophecy's LineageOS14.1.
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I was about to ask the same question. I'm on Sultan's CM13 ROM for a long time now and I was wondering if it is any good going through the hassle of backing up stuff just to get to the newest android version.
I was thinking about SlimRom 7 or idprophecy's LineageOS14.1.
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I've tried mostly all 7+ ROMs ,theyr still not up to the mark .Lineage is a good all rounder ,
Resurrection has lots of customizable options but battery life isn't up to the mark (I tried twice was getting about 1hr 30 min sot on 90% charge )
Nitrogen works quite well ,and I found it to work the best for me ,but the frequency of updates is a bit low .You can customise it good enough .
I found cosmic os to be the prettiest of them all but it has a few bugs and the frequency of updates is a bit low
Tuga power also seems to be a good pick
U need to also consider sacrificing your xposed modules if you want the taste of nougat
I suggest you hold of for a month or two and then consider updating
Hi guys,
I wrote some time ago here for a combo of rom/kernel, but then I understood the battery of my phone was dead, so I decided to change it for an lg g4. I broke the screen of g4 and it's too expensive to fix, so I decided to change the battery of Nexus 5. I know this is a dated phone, but I don't have money for a new phone or to fix the glass, so now I have to use it.
Now I ask you for rom and kernel for daily use. I would prefer something Nougat based. I used PureNexus and ElementalX on Marshmallow, the last PureNexus seems fluid and stable, but unofficial.
What do you suggest for my Nexus 5?
Thank you for all replies.
XxMK98xX said:
Hi guys,
I wrote some time ago here for a combo of rom/kernel, but then I understood the battery of my phone was dead, so I decided to change it for an lg g4. I broke the screen of g4 and it's too expensive to fix, so I decided to change the battery of Nexus 5. I know this is a dated phone, but I don't have money for a new phone or to fix the glass, so now I have to use it.
Now I ask you for rom and kernel for daily use. I would prefer something Nougat based. I used PureNexus and ElementalX on Marshmallow, the last PureNexus seems fluid and stable, but unofficial.
What do you suggest for my Nexus 5?
Thank you for all replies.
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I too am in the position of having to use my Nexus 5 (6P started boot looping) I am running Lineage OS 14.1 and it is running GREAT!
I use my Nexus 5 for a year now. I tried several roms and kernels and purnexus nougat + elementalx is the perfect combination for me, since it offers the best battery life.
I never had any issues with the rom.
If you turn off gps, sync(especially gmail) and undervolt* the snapdragon 800 and lower the clock a bit( i use 1.7 ghz) you can get about 5 hours of sot!
The phone is still very fast if you dont use slow apps. Even underclocked...
* most nexus 5 work well if you set the lowest value to about 700 and leave the steps up as elementalx sets them
best wishes!
I have found in trying most of the current ROMs that if you want Sprint service you must stay with >6.0 versions. The SIM card read of data on SIM is spotty at best. Some one mentioned it is not "Sticky" will work some times and all the various patches installed at ROM first install don't work...in my case never for reboot after setting up ROM app's and using. My way around this trouble is to use a GSM mvno (FreedomPop) or Tmobile just not good coverage in my local area. I like most of the features of Ver 7.0 + roms
I'm currently running Lineage 14.1 CAF and Noncaf....I like the CAF Battery setting slider for different current/battery drain. The Noncaf can use any Kernel if you like that approach to increase battery Life. In the two N5's one has a new battery and the other old...almost a 3 to 1 difference in longevity so best choice is a aftermarket battery replacement too.
DARK ROM [OMS][Pixel features]
i'm running paranoid android and i find it cool, but however, it's the first ROM i flash on the nexus 5.
i love having the nougat notification system, plus the immersive mode, and battery life is better than stock.
sincerely i don't find useful on the spot control and navigation pie, but that's just something that depends on my usage i guess.
can't understand how to activate floating peek, nor if it's still active in this version
sadly i hoped in something snappier, it looks a little laggy sometimes, doesn't support xposed (causes bootloop) and camera doesn't include HDR+ (installing the google official camera and enabling hdr seems to change nothing, so basically is useless) but many users find paranoid camera fantastic.
i'm trying to understand if there is something faster than this without losing cool features (like notifications), maybe with something based on kitkat/lollipop tweaked?
if someone has suggestions, tell me! btw i'll keep you tuned. still loving nexus 5 and it must survive!
idbl_fanatic said:
I am running Lineage OS 14.1 and it is running GREAT!
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Same here. By far the best my N5 has ever run.
do you suggest CAF o nonCAF version?
idbl_fanatic said:
I too am in the position of having to use my Nexus 5 (6P started boot looping) I am running Lineage OS 14.1 and it is running GREAT!
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I'm new to using anything but stock. My rooted nexus 5 marshmallow runs fine with a new battery and several xposed modules but I would like to escape from Google surveillance. Is lineage a good choice for that? Do I just download it and flash it through twrp? Are there instructions on how to flash and use Lineage?
What rom is best for privacy?
Thanks.
maybeme2 said:
I'm new to using anything but stock. My rooted nexus 5 marshmallow runs fine with a new battery and several xposed modules but I would like to escape from Google surveillance. Is lineage a good choice for that? Do I just download it and flash it through twrp? Are there instructions on how to flash and use Lineage?
What rom is best for privacy?
Thanks.
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IMO, yes, Lineage OS is a good choice for that. You have to install the Google apps separately, so if you want to be Google-free, you would just not install those. I've been impressed with how well my N5 runs with LOS. Better than with any previous stock version, really. I did keep the Marshmallow camera app, but that was just personal preference. LOS comes with a pretty full-featured camera app of its own.
Are you running the official aosp version or a caf customisation?
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Are you running the official aosp version or a caf customisation?
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I'm running official. I've also been installing the weekly "nightlies."
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Same here. By far the best my N5 has ever run.
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idbl_fanatic said:
I too am in the position of having to use my Nexus 5 (6P started boot looping) I am running Lineage OS 14.1 and it is running GREAT!
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I'm running official. I've also been installing the weekly "nightlies."
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aren't nightlies more instable than the final builds?
i heard only good things about crdroid based on lineage, i think i'm about to try that
my rom queue is
-crdroid
-lineage(eventually)
-euclideanOS(waiting for a stable that should come in little time)
if anybody could give some feedback about those, it would be awesome
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aren't nightlies more instable than the final builds?
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Theoretically, but I don't think there really are any final builds for LOS (for hammerhead). I kind of want the monthly security patches. I've just kept installing the weekly updates, because I haven't had any problems. There could very well be problems, but I haven't experienced them since installing in...March?...somewhere around then.
BTW, running crdroid right now and it's holy fast, even better than stock, you should definitely give it a try. Wanted to run the caf version to flash also the truesight, but it needed custom bootloader and radio, and I'm still too noob for this.
Right now evaluating flashing the ElementalX, that should work on aosp to get also the fastcharge
If you just flashed the rom, it's usually faster than a rom that you've used for months. The rom shouldnt have too much influence on the speed, the kernel and the cpu governor it uses have the biggest influence. Usually speed comes at the cost of battery life which can have dramatic results on this phone. On caf i could use the charger 2-3 times per day...
I suggest AOSP 7.1.2 + OpenGapps + ElementalX, it's much faster than official Marshmallow, with Magisk you can bypass SafetyNet check and use Android Pay.
Also you can replace the battery with 525666, it's 3020mAh
And you can replace the NAND to 64G
I've tried to enlarge RAM to 3G or 4G, but failed...
The replacement can be done easily only if you're in China, so...
edison0354 said:
I suggest AOSP 7.1.2 + OpenGapps + ElementalX, it's much faster than official Marshmallow, with Magisk you can bypass SafetyNet check and use Android Pay.
Also you can replace the battery with 525666, it's 3020mAh
And you can replace the NAND to 64G
I've tried to enlarge RAM to 3G or 4G, but failed...
The replacement can be done easily only if you're in China, so...
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do you have some tutorial to link about those?
what of this is easily done only in china?
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do you have some tutorial to link about those?
what of this is easily done only in china?
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I only have links in Chinese, if you can read Chinese I can find the links for you.
Because in China you can simply send your phone to any of the maintainers and let them do the work, they can do anything...
edison0354 said:
I only have links in Chinese, if you can read Chinese I can find the links for you.
Because in China you can simply send your phone to any of the maintainers and let them do the work, they can do anything...
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I have found the guide for the battery, but cannot translate it in a decent way via translate
Anyway, could you link them? Are them proven to work?
Hi. I'm quite new in the custom ROMs' space, but custom ROMs are one of the reasons I've bought the Mi A1. One thing that does matter very much to me is battery life, and therefore I'm always looking for the best combination of performance and battery life. That's why I decided to "test" any stable ROM that appears in this forum, to classify them from the best for battery life to the one with the worst battery drain.
TESTING CONDITIONS
Follow these testing conditions to share your results with us and give us a better rapresentation of average battery life. I'm still defining testing conditions, but that's what I've came up with:
TEST 0 (legacy): WHOLE DAY WITH TOO MUCH MEDIA
Screen on auto brightness, 35/45% all day long
No double tap to wake or always-on display
Always testing from full 100% charge to 15% charge
Test always starts from around 6.00/7.00 AM and finishes when at 15% battery left
Wi-Fi and 4G always on. Connected on 4G from 8.00 AM to 1.30 PM, Wi-Fi for the time left
GPS and Bluetooth always off
No overclock/underclock/power savings
Google Apps mini package installed
Chrome use in the morning, at launch and at dinner, while YouTube gets me the rest of screen on time in the afternoon
TEST 1: GAMING
20 minutes of Need for Speed No Limits,20 minutes of PUBG Mobile
Screen on manual 50% brigthness
No double tap to wake or always-on display
Always testing with battery between 90% and 20%
Wi-Fi and 4G always on; connected to wi-fi
GPS and Bluetooth off
No overclock/underclock/power savings
Google Apps mini package installed
TEST 2: STAND BY 1
3h of stanby
No double tap to wake or always-on display
Always testing with battery between 90% and 20%
Wi-Fi and 4G always on; connected to wi-fi
GPS and Bluetooth on, no device connected
No overclock/underclock/power savings
Google Apps mini package installed
TEST 3: MEDIA
2h of YouTube
Screen on outo 40% brigthness
No double tap to wake or always-on display
Always testing with battery between 90% and 20%
Wi-Fi and 4G always on; connected to wi-fi
GPS off, Bluetooth on (no device connected)
No overclock/underclock/power savings
Google Apps mini package installed
TEST 0 LEGACY RESULTS
Stock Android One 8.0 + MiNT kernel
Stock Android One 8.0
Resurrection Remix (12/15/218 build) + MiNT kernel
Resurrection Remix (12/15/218 build) + Moun kernel
NitrogenOS (02/05/2018 build) + Moun kernel
Android Open Source Illusion Project (AOSiP) (09/05/2018 build) + Moun kernel
NitrogenOS (02/05/2018 build) + MiNT kernel
dotOS (06/05/2018 build) + MiNT kernel
dotOS (06/05/2018 build) + FrancoKernel r7
dotOS (06/05/2018 build) + MetaPhoenix kernel
dotOS (06/05/2018 build)
CosmicOS (01/05/2018 build) + FrancoKernel r7
CosmicOS (01/05/2018 build)
MY RECOMMENDATIONS:
Resurrection Remix the best of the bunch. Use new builds as the older ones MAY give corrupted persist partition (new ones are totally fine);
Mod edit:- above-mentioned issue was only with one old build of RR, and its been already fixed.
AOSiP the next good one. Has less feature than RR but it's worth it;
NitrogenOS has slightly better battery life than AOSiP and RR, but with fewer customizations;
ROM request closed for now. Schedule may vary based on time available to me: remember that this phone is my daily driver and that I'm alone in testing and publishing data.
The need for more tests and the need to revise the first test may also bring the need to change schedule AND retest some ROMs
P.S.: I'm probably gonna update the topic with just ROMs with their own kernels (no other kernels installed) and then a separate list of kernels. The only thing is that same kernel gives different battery life deltas on different ROMs, so it would be best to try different ROMs with the best kernels for battery life (like top 3 of the kernel list)
plese keep with the work i really want to know off all withc are the best, im not going to flash your recomendations for dayily use
I see a lot of people interested in your findings, please do continue the excellent work!
Could you try also Lineage Os? As it is official now, many people are probably going to try it?
Hats Off to ur Work bro..keep it up..
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Shillopellos9 said:
I see a lot of people interested in your findings, please do continue the excellent work!
Could you try also Lineage Os? As it is official now, many people are probably going to try it
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Of course. Any suggestion is welcomed. Lineage wasn't on top of my mind as it's not particularly famous for his great battery life as there are better ROMs. But as many people ask for it I'll give it a shot.
Anyway I'm on Resurrection Remix now. We'll see how it goes.
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Hats Off to ur Work bro..keep it up..
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Thanks man
Dornyx said:
Of course. Any suggestion is welcomed. Lineage wasn't on top of my mind as it's not particularly famous for his great battery life as there are better ROMs. But as many people ask for it I'll give it a shot.
Anyway I'm on Resurrection Remix now. We'll see how it goes.
Thanks man
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plese also try aim rom, i actually liked it but i flashed not RR because of some features, but from what u have tested, dont forget to the wicth rom+kernel will give the best battery, thankssss
Thanks bro for the work.
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Thanks for this post. What about Franco Kernel?
Thanks, can u try Carbon?
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Apparently no other user has experienced wi-fi MAC or sensors issue on AOSiP. Being only me having had problems, I absolutely recommend it as the best option for battery life.
Resurrection Remix + Moun Kernel in the testing (looks on part with AOSiP for now). Probably update coming in the next 4 hours.
Nautilus99 said:
plese also try aim rom, i actually liked it but i flashed not RR because of some features, but from what u have tested, dont forget to the wicth rom+kernel will give the best battery, thankssss
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OK, gonna test AIM next. Would you like AIM+Moun Kernel or AIM stock?
srb1993 said:
Thanks bro for the work.
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Thanks, man
Klirioth said:
Thanks for this post. What about Franco Kernel?
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For what I've found out in my testing, MiNT kernel and Moun kernel give better battery life for now. The ROMs in which I've tested FrancoKernel had problems on their own, so I'm probably gonna test it again when the next release comes out.
GVN.Gallus said:
Thanks, can u try Carbon?
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For sure, but after I've tried the ROMs that come before in the list.
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Apparently no other user has experienced wi-fi MAC or sensors issue on AOSiP. Being only me having had problems, I absolutely recommend it as the best option for battery life.
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Perhaps MAC changed when you flashed the kernel. I flashed LOS yesterday, MAC ok, but deepsleep issues. So I tried flashing a new kernel (moun) and then MAC gone.
Great work man! Battery life is one of the most "interesting" keypoints on custom ROMs. This should help ppl pick the right ROM first-try.
BTW, I haven't seen LOS on the list, any particular reason?
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Perhaps MAC changed when you flashed the kernel. I flashed LOS yesterday, MAC ok, but deepsleep issues. So I tried flashing a new kernel (moun) and then MAC gone.
Great work man! Battery life is one of the most "interesting" keypoints on custom ROMs. This should help ppl pick the right ROM first-try.
BTW, I haven't seen LOS on the list, any particular reason?
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Just forgot to add Lineage, but was already in consideration. Anyway in my testing I've seen better battery life on stock ROM with custom kernels than any other one. Maybe there are some optimization in the source code to do
In your next phase, could you please consider adding cardinal and carbon with void kernel?
This had given better sot for me.
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OK, gonna test AIM next. Would you like AIM+Moun Kernel or AIM stock?
i would like you to test aim with the kernel that you think is better for its battery
thanks for all this work man, its really a like saver and now users will know what rom+kernel to use for battery
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Dornyx said:
Just forgot to add Lineage, but was already in consideration. Anyway in my testing I've seen better battery life on stock ROM with custom kernels than any other one. Maybe there are some optimization in the source code to do
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i used stock on aim, you can try moun kernel, r the one that gives the best battery
thanks for your work
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Good job bro I'm looking forward to see screenshots
Could you test the crDroid 4.2 Rom by arunassain?
Thanks in advance
from telegram group people suggested : RR , Dot , nos and aex
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- Manual brightness 40/60%
- Always-on and d2tw
- Same WI-Fi and 4g but with GPS and Bluetooth always-on (paired to a smartwatch e.g.)
- no oc/uc/ps
-no youtube usage at all + most common videogames (RealRacing/Clash of Clans/Candy Crush etc.) + Facebook (not the lite version)
P.S. did you try stock oreo + Franco Kernel?
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Good job bro I'm looking forward to see screenshots
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Added screenshots, a more precise testing schedule and one more ROM
Rbunchie said:
Could you test the crDroid 4.2 Rom by arunassain?
Thanks in advance
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Of course, but I'll need more time as the schedule is already quite full
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from telegram group people suggested : RR , Dot , nos and aex
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dotOS and NitrogenOS already tested (have a better look at the first post). RR coming (testing yesterday, today and tomorrow). AEX is the next one in the list
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- Manual brightness 40/60%
- Always-on and d2tw
- Same WI-Fi and 4g but with GPS and Bluetooth always-on (paired to a smartwatch e.g.)
- no oc/uc/ps
-no youtube usage at all + most common videogames (RealRacing/Clash of Clans/Candy Crush etc.) + Facebook (not the lite version)
P.S. did you try stock oreo + Franco Kernel?
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Thanks for the great suggestion. I need to better define WHAT games to test and HOW LONG to test them (like Real Racing 15 minutes, NFS 30 minutes...).
For the smartwatch thing, I'd like to test it but I have no smartwatch and can't afford it as for now.
Dornyx said:
Thanks for the great suggestion. I need to better define WHAT games to test and HOW LONG to test them (like Real Racing 15 minutes, NFS 30 minutes...).
For the smartwatch thing, I'd like to test it but I have no smartwatch and can't afford it as for now.
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I'd say not to use time as a reference but percentage (e.g. from 60 to 50 percent Real Racing etc. measuring how much does the percentage span lasts too)