Hey guys,
I'm thinking about buying the Mate9 dual sim version (which is probably MHA-L29C432 as I'm buying it in Germany?), but I have two questions:
1) Are there any good ROMs for this phone? What I'm looking for is a stable ROM with vanilla android experience and xposed support.
2) How easy is it on this phone to return to the original state after flashing a new ROM (in case I have to return the phone to the store for warranty or similiar)?
Thank you!
1: there are only stock roms, no AOSP.
There are 3 actively updated roms.
Xposed should work with both, it works with stock as well.
2: it's pretty easy, you need to unlock bootloader though. But if you already installed a rom you'll have it unlocked. Check this guide to install stock https://forum.xda-developers.com/mate-9/how-to/guide-mate-9-flash-update-package-t3593108
Bootloader will lock again when you use that guide, leaving no trace.
I have hopes that Project Treble support comming with the Oreo update will help a bit with custom roms.
If everything works like it should, we should be able to run AOSP on the Mate 9
i would pass. there are no current devs working on AOSP ROMs for this device and i doubt there will be. i would avoid huawei at all costs if you want AOSP ROMs. stick with snapdragon devices as they have CAF. at this time of the year there are new devices being released and announced so look elsewhere.
Thank you for your answers guys! I decided against it. Wish you all good luck on getting AOSP!
Which one is it? Most of the ROMs which have been posted here haven't got an Update for ages now, the only one which seems up to date is the Oreo one, however I am afraid that this ROM will be dead too soon (hopefully not) :/ I just hope that this ROM will be our savior and get us out of this misery aka EMUI.
I'm in the same situation. Most of the roms have some bugs and never get updated and others are just not stable enough to be used daily. I hope there will be at least one rom that is stable and that gets updated from time to time. Especially since Honor 8 won't get Android Oreo anymore.
Leon Lambra said:
Which one is it? Most of the ROMs which have been posted here haven't got an Update for ages now, the only one which seems up to date is the Oreo one, however I am afraid that this ROM will be dead too soon (hopefully not) :/ I just hope that this ROM will be our savior and get us out of this misery aka EMUI.
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crDroid is under testing for latest B401 blobs and the GPS reboot fix. I'll update it as soon as possible.
hackslash said:
crDroid is under testing for latest B401 blobs and the GPS reboot fix. I'll update it as soon as possible.
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Never heard of crDroid before, can you tell what it is like? Is it a rom based on the B401 firmware? Whats the difference between the other ones? And in what kind is this firmware/rom better than teh other ones?
Leon Lambra said:
Never heard of crDroid before, can you tell what it is like? Is it a rom based on the B401 firmware? Whats the difference between the other ones? And in what kind is this firmware/rom better than teh other ones?
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I'm new to the Honor 8 (and coming from the Nexus 6: ease of modding/availability of custom firmware etc., this totally sucks). But I'll tell you that generally the only "better" custom ROM is a more stable ROM: otherwise, it depends on user preference. Do you want a lot of customization options, or are you preferring a pared-down, bare-bones experience? That's what makes the difference.
The trouble with the H8 appears to be that 1) EMUI for the H8 just doesn't play very nicely with custom ROMs (and possibly even just rooting?); and 2) because of that, not many people who are interested in developing ROMs are taking on the task.
So I'd just get used to EMUI or take whatever ROM is most stable according to most--I have no idea personally what that is, but your options are going to probably be pretty limited (especially now that it looks like Huawei is shafting H8 owners by not releasing Oreo). I doubt you've got any room to be picky here: just shoot for stability.
As for crDroid specifically, it is one of many lines of ROMs (like Resurrection Remix) and is released in different variants for different phones. This one is based on Cyagenmod (and my guess is the Honor 8 one isn't official, but rather an unofficial variant, "based on" crDroid)--but you could've found that out by using Google (see here for starters).
The Honor 8 appears to be an especially difficult device to successfully mod, so if you're a beginner, I'd really think twice before taking on the task unless you can get some help. I'm fairly well-versed with modding, but I'm either going to return this phone or limit my tinkering to rooting.
Rejoice realme users.Your beloved device will get the Android P update.
The news was made public by geekyranjit in Twitter.He said that the company has confirmed the p update for realme 1 when he enquired about the same.
Update:Now it has been confirmed by the company directly.
Source:https://twitter.com/realmemobiles/status/1002391788957519872?s=19
Im eager to buy Realme 1 but ColorOS is blocking me!
If its gonna Android P , but then also ColorOS would be ColorOS!
Dont know about bootloader unlocking yet, Heard that Oppo phones are not unlockable :crying:
No bro eventually it will be rooted, have patience
abhishek8888 said:
No bro eventually it will be rooted, have patience
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If Oppo doesn't Provide the Unlocking Code or Support Fastboot Binaries, then it would only depend on some Tricks or Any Loopholes that would do the same.
Lets take the Eg. Of Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 , it has got bootloader unlocked and within a month Custom Roms have started to come up.
Now lets take the Other Eg. Motorola Droid Turbo (Int. Version of Moto Turbo which i was using in 2015) it doesnt have Unlockable bootloader , but within 1 year developers have successfully Unlocked the Phone!
And another, Droid Turbo 2 (Int. Version Of Moto X Force which im using now) it also had unlockable bootloader , and its going to be 2years but till now People are unsuccessful for getting Root/Unlocking due to the fix in Loophole.
So if Oppo is Not Providing the Unlocking Code or It doesn't Support Unlocking (as far as i know now) its not to be correct to assume it would get rooted/unlocked but can only hope for good.
Realme 1 has mediatek P60 AI chipset. Also Android 8 doesn't support AI feature but Android 9 (Android P) does. ColorOs 5 is supported and powered of AI feature like Battery, Camera, etc. Maybe Company push stock Android. But isn't bad ColorOS.
sumitpsr1 said:
Maybe Company push stock Android. But isn't bad ColorOS.
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I think its never gonna happen! Its like Same, Mi rolling out Stock Android 8.0 insted of MIUI 10 or Honor rolling Stock Android 8.1 insted of EMUI!
I didnt used colorOS or any oppo phone before but MIUI,EMUI,UX5.0,Touchwizz... and i didnt keep up with them especially with MIUI and EMUI!
I keep Moto as my primary device (since 2013) due to stock android and simple interface.
ColorOS wouldn't be the deal breaker for the most but for some (like me) its making me think twice before buying
gyarados025 said:
Im eager to buy Realme 1 but ColorOS is blocking me!
If its gonna Android P , but then also ColorOS would be ColorOS!
Dont know about bootloader unlocking yet, Heard that Oppo phones are not unlockable :crying:
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The phone is running on 8.1 Oreo, that means it has project treble support, so there will be no issues in unlocking the bootloader and developing a rom for the Realme 1. Just have a little patience.
Rohitshaw97 said:
The phone is running on 8.1 Oreo, that means it has project treble support, so there will be no issues in unlocking the bootloader and developing a rom for the Realme 1. Just have a little patience.
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Project treble means to have separate Vendor partition , so that GSI can be boot without compiling a seperate rom with a specific vendor tree. But it dosent mean treble=unlocking
gyarados025 said:
Project treble means to have separate Vendor partition , so that GSI can be boot without compiling a seperate rom with a specific vendor tree. But it dosent mean treble=unlocking
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Yeah, but it's a little less difficult for the developers to unlock the phone. I think you know that starting with Android 8.x (Oreo), Google separated the Vendor and Manufacturer. That means the OS can be updated without having to touch the vendor implementation. Before project treble, The Vendors have to wait for the Unlock Code from the manufacturer which was very lengthy and delaying process, at least project treble solves this issue.
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Yeah, but it's a little less difficult for the developers to unlock the phone.
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Only Manufacturers signed images can be flashed with locked bootloader , so if you are planning to boot a LOS GSI you will need a Unlocked bootloader , and by no way you can sign a image as same as manufacturer so jt will fail, as far as unlocking is concerned its in the hand of oppo only bcoz i heard that oppo deleted the fastboot binaries of the phone and to unlock the bootloader ,there must be a loophole or some think which can be exploited otherwise it would suffer the same fate as droid turbo 2. In future what happens i/we dont know but till now its correct to assume that phone is unlockable bcoz oppo is not supporting bootloader unlocking
Here, look at this,
There's an option to allow permissions for unlocking Bootloader, so i think in future maybe Oppo will allow modifications.
Rohitshaw97 said:
Here, look at this,
There's an option to allow permissions for unlocking Bootloader, so i think in future maybe Oppo will allow modifications.
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This option will be there on all devices even on Droid Turbo 2 , and LG phones which i have used and are not unlockable.
Even CM12.1,13 has that for no reason.
You can turn it on off on off...
gyarados025 said:
This option will be there on all devices even on Droid Turbo 2 , and LG phones which i have used and are not unlockable.
Even CM12.1,13 has that for no reason.
You can turn it on off on off...
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Well if that's the case then ab sab Oppo ke hath mein hai, but even if the bootloader doesn't gets unlocked, we still are getting confirmed Android P update. At least that's a relief. ?
Rohitshaw97 said:
Well if that's the case then ab sab Oppo ke hath mein hai, but even if the bootloader doesn't gets unlocked, we still are getting confirmed Android P update. At least that's a relief. ?
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What when?
It's the real question.
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VK84663 said:
What when?
It's the real question.
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Soon, the Realme officials only tweeted that Realme 1 will be getting Android P updated, as per track records of budget midrange devices, we can expect the update in 6-7 months from now.
Stock firmware
Rohitshaw97 said:
Well if that's the case then ab sab Oppo ke hath mein hai, but even if the bootloader doesn't gets unlocked, we still are getting confirmed Android P update. At least that's a relief.
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Is stock firmware available for oppo realme 1 ?
Please reply
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gyarados025 said:
If Oppo doesn't Provide the Unlocking Code or Support Fastboot Binaries, then it would only depend on some Tricks or Any Loopholes that would do the same.
Lets take the Eg. Of Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 , it has got bootloader unlocked and within a month Custom Roms have started to come up.
Now lets take the Other Eg. Motorola Droid Turbo (Int. Version of Moto Turbo which i was using in 2015) it doesnt have Unlockable bootloader , but within 1 year developers have successfully Unlocked the Phone!
And another, Droid Turbo 2 (Int. Version Of Moto X Force which im using now) it also had unlockable bootloader , and its going to be 2years but till now People are unsuccessful for getting Root/Unlocking due to the fix in Loophole.
So if Oppo is Not Providing the Unlocking Code or It doesn't Support Unlocking (as far as i know now) its not to be correct to assume it would get rooted/unlocked but can only hope for good.
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I am waiting for it's stock firmware, but not getting it, is it will be available in future ??
shailesh swaroop said:
Is stock firmware available for oppo realme 1 ?
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I am waiting for it's stock firmware, but not getting it, is it will be available in future ??
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vA.18
https://googleweblight.com/i?u=http...realme-1-stock-firmware-collections/&hl=en-IN
I asked realme about the pie update they have confirmed that it will gaye pie update here is screenshot of their response ?.
But they didn't clarify about unlocking Camera2api...
Hoping that will also be done...
abhi.s4u said:
vA.18
https://googleweblight.com/i?u=http...realme-1-stock-firmware-collections/&hl=en-IN
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Is this a genuine link?
balapradeep.jnvv said:
Is this a genuine link?
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i don't know i didn't tried and now v18 link is broken
Thats quick from Huawei/Honor to be honest.
Models : COL-AL00-AL10-TL00-TL10-L29 (direct link)
Otherwise take a look over here
for more devices as well
Good luck Devs
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This means roms are coming? ?
Well since the source is released for sure we can make something out of it. At the moment im focused on making Huawei P9 EU rom cause although the chinese version has an oreo, rebranding doesnt let our devices to connect in any network. So yeah bare with me and ill start working with customized emui based firmware or a GSI aosp that you will still have advantages from emui like AI, Camera etc etc.
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Well since the source is released for sure we can make something out of it. At the moment im focused on making Huawei P9 EU rom cause although the chinese version has an oreo, rebranding doesnt let our devices to connect in any network. So yeah bare with me and ill start working with customized emui based firmware or a GSI aosp that you will still have advantages from emui like AI, Camera etc etc.
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sounds great!
really looking forward to more action in the honor 10 forum
Yeah! Looking forward !
That was fast from honor.. Nice..
Will love to contribute in h10 forums.
released source but won’t give you bootloader code?thats huawei!
sweetjuice said:
released source but won’t give you bootloader code?thats huawei!
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I dont think that any member from XDA doesnt have bootloader code so far. The problem will be in the future but again if someone wants to unlock bootloader, there will be a way to do so even if that means we have to pay a bit. For the average joe its better to be locked so we will not end up solving issues from noobs begging with posts like "please help me unbrick my device".
That means volte in custom rom? Sweet!!
Hi,
I want to get my bootloader unlocked for snapdragon version but I there are not many roms available.
I am looking for Lineage OS or Miuirom or pixel rom.
Any idea when we can get them.
Thanks
chandu427 said:
Hi,
I want to get my bootloader unlocked for snapdragon version but I there are not many roms available.
I am looking for Lineage OS or Miuirom or pixel rom.
Any idea when we can get them.
Thanks
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Snapdragon can't be rooted past bootloader 2. As far as roms go, there are only stock roms, but somewhere on the forum its mentioned about GSI roms, but VOLTE is broken because its always been a samsung issue and not much work being done. I'm sure there are a few people out there working on personal builds, but nothing released to the public that I've seen. (Aside from Exynos)
adj998 said:
Snapdragon can't be rooted past bootloader 2. As far as roms go, there are only stock roms, but somewhere on the forum its mentioned about GSI roms, but VOLTE is broken because its always been a samsung issue and not much work being done. I'm sure there are a few people out there working on personal builds, but nothing released to the public that I've seen. (Aside from Exynos)
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Thanks, should have bought OnePlus 9. Heard it comes with unlocked bootloader from factory ?? Is that true?
chandu427 said:
Thanks, should have bought OnePlus 9. Heard it comes with unlocked bootloader from factory ?? Is that true?
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Doesn't come with it but if you get it just follow the directions here
How To Unlock the Bootloader on the OnePlus 9 & 9 Pro - NaldoTech
Follow this guide to learn how to unlock the bootloader on your OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro. Most modern Android phones come with locked bootloaders, which make it
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