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[Q] CM11 vs. 4.4.2 stock?

I just bought a Nexus 5 and I was wondering which is better: CM11 nightlies or just having rooted stock FW ..
Which one is faster? (bootup time, app launch times, smoothness)
And am I really missing any features when staying stock?

This http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46344624
It's really up to you to decide which is better. Cm will probably have more bugs than stock but maybe they're ok for you

gFrenken97 said:
I just bought a Nexus 5 and I was wondering which is better: CM11 nightlies or just having rooted stock FW ..
Which one is faster? (bootup time, app launch times, smoothness)
And am I really missing any features when staying stock?
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I prefer stock because of the difficulty of porting the Google Dialer with Caller ID by Google

gFrenken97 said:
I just bought a Nexus 5 and I was wondering which is better: CM11 nightlies or just having rooted stock FW ..
Which one is faster? (bootup time, app launch times, smoothness)
And am I really missing any features when staying stock?
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I flashed just about everything and settled on stock. cm11, purity ROM, sanity, slim, you name it. Stock with xposed is great. On any custom ROM, I lost LTE and still don't know why. Gravitybox is just about the same as running a custom ROM, too.
Sent from a stock/rooted n5 running franco.kernel

I dont see much of a point in owning a nexus if you are just gonna throw Cyanogenmod on it.
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I would probably stick with stock if I didn't require voice+ app by cyanogenmod. Until hangouts come with full Google voice number support sticking with CM11.
CM11 really isn't that buggy with current nightly, it's incredibly stable. Also the fact that it's a continuous work in progress is plus. You never know when stock gets updates.
Other than that I would use paranoid android when that comes out or pacman.
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muyoso said:
I dont see much of a point in owning a nexus if you are just gonna throw Cyanogenmod on it.
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Yeah just buy the cyanogenmod phone that they released. http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/20/oppo-n1-cyanogenmod-certified-by-google/

mistahseller said:
Yeah just buy the cyanogenmod phone that they released. http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/20/oppo-n1-cyanogenmod-certified-by-google/
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Or like any other Android phone. Almost every major Android phone has Cyanogenmod ported to it. I don't personally understand the appeal of buying a Nexus phone to then throw on the same custom rom that you could run on literally any other Android phone. I guess if you are off contract and absolutely love Cyanogenmod for some insane reason. . . . .

As said on a non nexus the cyanogen team really shine, to be honest I'm loving cataclysm ROM at the minute. Close to stock but has just enough customisations for me
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muyoso said:
Or like any other Android phone. Almost every major Android phone has Cyanogenmod ported to it. I don't personally understand the appeal of buying a Nexus phone to then throw on the same custom rom that you could run on literally any other Android phone. I guess if you are off contract and absolutely love Cyanogenmod for some insane reason. . . . .
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Yeah... not a big cyanogen mod fan, although a big fan of Carbon ROM so I guess I am?

hey guys, i am a bit late but finally i upgrade from sgs2 to n5. and stock-google-android seems to be slick and fast. but what i miss is customizable quick settings and detailed volume control, which i had with my beloved cm. would that be things that xposed can do for me? what are you guys using with your n5?
tyvm!
kws

kweso said:
hey guys, i am a bit late but finally i upgrade from sgs2 to n5. and stock-google-android seems to be slick and fast. but what i miss is customizable quick settings and detailed volume control, which i had with my beloved cm. would that be things that xposed can do for me? what are you guys using with your n5?
tyvm!
kws
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Gravity box does the job fine but i feel that it does slow my phone down a bit. I prefer CM over stock

alb3rtt said:
Gravity box does the job fine but i feel that it does slow my phone down a bit. I prefer CM over stock
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thx for your reply! i like cm very much. but i figured there would be the disadvantage that cm updates will take a little longer than google (which was the other way round with samsung). maybe this will change since google is sending out dev-previews of new major releases now.
have a nice day,
kws

kweso said:
thx for your reply! i like cm very much. but i figured there would be the disadvantage that cm updates will take a little longer than google (which was the other way round with samsung). maybe this will change since google is sending out dev-previews of new major releases now.
have a nice day,
kws
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I will never use CM again, and will stay away from CM variants if at all possible.
You're talking about 2-3 days here. If that worried about it, go back to stock until CM updates. That's what I did for 4.4.3. I was already in bootloader flashing the new modem, so figured I'd just flash the rest.

Aerowinder said:
You're talking about 2-3 days here.
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rly? youre saying cm releases new major versions 2-3 days after google releases it?

kweso said:
rly? youre saying cm releases new major versions 2-3 days after google releases it?
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Slim does.

Mi 4C is it worth it?

Hello all,
I hope your devices are treating you well.
I currently have a Nexus 4, which the support for is slowly dying. Therefore, I need to buy a new well supported phone.
First off, I really like the Mi 4C. However, I fear that it will become obsolete and follow the N4's fate really soon. Is that true?
Second, when I got the N4, I realized that there were some issues that people didn't speak much about such as noise while in phonecalls because of the proximity sensor and some headset buttons not working. Are there any similar - or untold - problems like that?
Finally, some rumors are popping out about the Mi5, do you think its worth the wait?
Any and all answers are appreciated. Thank you.

IMO if you really like vanilla android, fast updates and vast amount of custom ROMs, you will probably gonna miss that on Xiaomi's phone
My last phone was Moto G first gen and my first impression after moving to Xiaomi (MIUI) is that some features from vanilla android are missing on MIUI. I really missed that on the first couple of weeks but I learn to live without that for a few more weeks, had enough and switched to CM12 ROMs
Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with the hardware. It's just I didn't really like MIUI
I think you should try MIUI first to see if you like it or not and you can always use custom ROMs if you want.

gutzzz said:
my first impression after moving to Xiaomi (MIUI) is that some features from vanilla android are missing on MIUI.
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What did you miss from stock android?
Thanks.

nor-ric said:
What did you miss from stock android?
Thanks.
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Little things like expanding notifications on the lock screen without pulling notification drawer, task switcher design, inconsistent notification color and overall UI experience is less polished than vanilla android.
It looks like a minor thing but once it's gone I really missed that.

Well MIUI isn't so bad, just a bit different and needs time to get used to. The device seems the best 5' vfm right now. Upon release of kernel sources I'm sure it will get proper dev support too.

Thanks for all your answers.
The way I understand it now is that the device doesn't have proper dev support due to the lack of an open source kernel. Was the release of this kernel a rumor or was it confirmed?
Also, can you guys please answer me about the wait for Mi 5 and the device's hardware issues?
Thanks again

MisT. said:
First off, I really like the Mi 4C. However, I fear that it will become obsolete and follow the N4's fate really soon. Is that true?
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Even Xiaomi still supports 3 years old Mi2s, how are you saying Mi4c is going to obsolete soon?
MisT. said:
Second, when I got the N4, I realized that there were some issues that people didn't speak much about such as noise while in phonecalls because of the proximity sensor and some headset buttons not working. Are there any similar - or untold - problems like that?
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Check the other threads. I don't have it (or don't realize it), but those people who report do.
MisT. said:
Finally, some rumors are popping out about the Mi5, do you think its worth the wait?
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If you can afford it, go. It will be a beast.

leledumbo said:
Even Xiaomi still supports 3 years old Mi2s, how are you saying Mi4c is going to obsolete soon?
Check the other threads. I don't have it (or don't realize it), but those people who report do.
If you can afford it, go. It will be a beast.
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Thanks for your answers

4c is probably the best bang for buck phone you can get now, great specs incl ir blaster, great camera, loud speaker although mono. Only thing keeping it back is kernel sources but that hasn't stopped 2 different cm roms coming on it.
I also came from a Nexus 4 and this is a great upgrade and I expect it have support for 3 years at least.
Mi5 will be great phone with flagship specs so at least wait for the official reveal and prices. If I were in your position I'd probably lean towards the mi5

I just got this Mi-4c a few days ago from a friend. Honestly, I love MIUI. I used to have a ROM with it on my old Motorola Triumph from Virgin Mobile. I think it's amazing with the themes. Pair in different fonts and live wallpapers and I'm in love.
I currently use an iPhone 6s as my primary, have a Note 3 for media, a BlackBerry Z10 just because and a Lumia 640 for the same reason.
I can't wait until my official smart wallet case from Xiaomi comes! I love technology... ^.^
Sent from my Mi-4c using Tapatalk. ·MIUI 7·

Septembersrain said:
I just got this Mi-4c a few days ago from a friend. Honestly, I love MIUI. I used to have a ROM with it on my old Motorola Triumph from Virgin Mobile. I think it's amazing with the themes. Pair in different fonts and live wallpapers and I'm in love.
I currently use an iPhone 6s as my primary, have a Note 3 for media, a BlackBerry Z10 just because and a Lumia 640 for the same reason.
I can't wait until my official smart wallet case from Xiaomi comes! I love technology... ^.^
Sent from my Mi-4c using Tapatalk. ·MIUI 7·
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Are you using stock MIUI7 og 3rd party?

jonasb_dk said:
Are you using stock MIUI7 og 3rd party?
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I'm using stock MIUI 7. Luckily I'm pretty familiar with the layout, so I can navigate easily even though everything is in Chinese. I figure if I want to modify, I can always do it. For now though, I'm enjoying it the way it came.
Only thing I've done is get the Playstore and the Google installer. Besides that, I liked the phone as it came.
Sent from my Mi-4c using Tapatalk. ·MIUI 7·

Septembersrain said:
I'm using stock MIUI 7. Luckily I'm pretty familiar with the layout, so I can navigate easily even though everything is in Chinese. I figure if I want to modify, I can always do it. For now though, I'm enjoying it the way it came.
Only thing I've done is get the Playstore and the Google installer. Besides that, I liked the phone as it came.
Sent from my Mi-4c using Tapatalk. ·MIUI 7·
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Yes, it is a pretty neat phone. I actually like MIUI, more than I thought. But it bugs me, that I can't set the DPI. That's actually the only thin preventing me from using MIUI. Also, I can't seem to be able to download Theme or anything from the MI Store.
Did you check if you had any malware installed when you got it? Mine was infected when I got it. I just bought one for my significant other, got it today, and found out that it too was infected, had TWRP installed and Xiaomi.eu as ROM. :silly:

jonasb_dk said:
Yes, it is a pretty neat phone. I actually like MIUI, more than I thought. But it bugs me, that I can't set the DPI. That's actually the only thin preventing me from using MIUI. Also, I can't seem to be able to download Theme or anything from the MI Store.
Did you check if you had any malware installed when you got it? Mine was infected when I got it. I just bought one for my significant other, got it today, and found out that it too was infected, had TWRP installed and Xiaomi.eu as ROM. :silly:
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Why can't you download themes? I use a third party to buy the Mi credits.
I don't see any malware. I could be wrong though, anything I should be looking for?
Thanks!
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jonasb_dk said:
Yes, it is a pretty neat phone. I actually like MIUI, more than I thought. But it bugs me, that I can't set the DPI. That's actually the only thin preventing me from using MIUI. Also, I can't seem to be able to download Theme or anything from the MI Store.
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You can manually chnange the DPI:
1) Install a terminal emulator
2) Type in "su" and grant Superuser rights
3) Type in "wm density YOURDPI"
4) Reboot.
Just replace YOURDPI with the dpi you want, for example 380.

Horizontal multi-multitasking they way they do it sux. Just give me lollipop carousel and MIUI is everything iOS should be but never will be.

Motorola Moto X Style running Android 7.1.1 Nougat spotted on GFXBench

http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_mo...711_nougat_spotted_on_gfxbench-news-22350.php

True that.... Yessss finally?

Great news... It's getting closer. But, to be honest, I'll probably not touch it until xposed is ready for Nougat anyway.

LBSpeller said:
Great news... It's getting closer. But, to be honest, I'll probably not touch it until xposed is ready for Nougat anyway.
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Blasphemy!! Haha naw but man I could really use some nougat right now. I got my pops and nephew into nexus based on timely updates and I bought this phone thinking it's a under rated nexus based moto phone but wow ..Patience is virtue

plaese moto add camera api2 plaeseee

If it means I can stop using these inept custom roms in order to get my 7.1.1 fix, bring it on.

..

Yesss! I ordered a pixel XL from Verizon for the $20 a month deal but if 7.1.1 is true then I'm cancelling it. I prefer my Moto x over it I just can't stand 6.0 and while the AICP and CyanogenMod​ gets me by the are still too buggy for me.

strafer69 said:
Yesss! I ordered a pixel XL from Verizon for the $20 a month deal but if 7.1.1 is true then I'm cancelling it. I prefer my Moto x over it I just can't stand 6.0 and while the AICP and CyanogenMod? gets me by the are still too buggy for me.
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Why cant you stand 6.0??
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Dont you know? Because its older, because the number isnt 7, thats why.
....
Tapatapatap Moto X Style

Invicta said:
Why cant you stand 6.0??
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For starters, I bought this phone because Motorola was quick on their updates at one time. I had a Nexus 6 that has gone from lollipop to marshmallow, and now nougat. I realize this isn't a Nexus device, however, we are still stuck with 6.0 on a may security update. Having used nougat I hate going backwards. There are devices that are older than this one that have 6.0.1. 6.0 was just too buggy IMO. I also find battery life much better when I was using custom 6.0.1 and nougat.

strafer69 said:
Yesss! I ordered a pixel XL from Verizon for the $20 a month deal but if 7.1.1 is true then I'm cancelling it. I prefer my Moto x over it I just can't stand 6.0 and while the AICP and CyanogenMod​ gets me by the are still too buggy for me.
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Try dirty unicorns. Official nougat is out and I'm using it and the only bug I've found that is a little annoying is you can't change the call volume. Oh and the camera doesn't come up 25% of the time. But closing the app and bringing it back up makes it work again. It's the most stable release of nougat so far. I recommend you try it out. Just go to they're site.

strafer69 said:
Yesss! I ordered a pixel XL from Verizon for the $20 a month deal but if 7.1.1 is true then I'm cancelling it. I prefer my Moto x over it I just can't stand 6.0 and while the AICP and CyanogenMod​ gets me by the are still too buggy for me.
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Just curious why in the world would you order it from big red? definitely confused on that move.

I can't stand 6 either lmao

StankFiss said:
Just curious why in the world would you order it from big red? definitely confused on that move.
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Because I got it for 50% off and my discount with my employer gets me 30℅ off my bill.

strafer69 said:
Because I got it for 50% off and my discount with my employer gets me 30℅ off my bill.
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Is it really that smooth as people praise it?
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Curlyfry2121 said:
Try dirty unicorns. Official nougat is out and I'm using it and the only bug I've found that is a little annoying is you can't change the call volume. Oh and the camera doesn't come up 25% of the time. But closing the app and bringing it back up makes it work again. It's the most stable release of nougat so far. I recommend you try it out. Just go to they're site.
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How's the battery life? How much SOT you get?
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xxhunterxx11 said:
Is it really that smooth as people praise it?
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How's the battery life? How much SOT you get?
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I get around 4 hours scrolling through Google plus and such. Casual use pretty much. Use the camera a lil bit. The thing is the kernel is great, you can slightly under lock the CPU too, it's something you should check out and change to your standards. It's very smooth and I don't have any problems with it, it's my DD, but a good tip for battery life is to checkout this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/nex...dvanced-interactive-governor-t3269557/page600 use EX kernel manager to change profiles and such. This is a way to get slightly better battery life and even better performance, but that's honestly up to you. The stock kernel settings work fine but if you just change the minimum frequency for the big cluster and little cluster to 302 you should also get a very slight boost to standby time which is always a good thing. I'll be here to help with kernel changes since I mess with it all the time to get the best screen on time. Which is just under 5 hours before.

Curlyfry2121 said:
I get around 4 hours scrolling through Google plus and such. Casual use pretty much. Use the camera a lil bit. The thing is the kernel is great, you can slightly under lock the CPU too, it's something you should check out and change to your standards. It's very smooth and I don't have any problems with it, it's my DD, but a good tip for battery life is to checkout this thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/nex...dvanced-interactive-governor-t3269557/page600 use EX kernel manager to change profiles and such. This is a way to get slightly better battery life and even better performance, but that's honestly up to you. The stock kernel settings work fine but if you just change the minimum frequency for the big cluster and little cluster to 302 you should also get a very slight boost to standby time which is always a good thing. I'll be here to help with kernel changes since I mess with it all the time to get the best screen on time. Which is just under 5 hours before.
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Awesome. Thank you!
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xxhunterxx11 said:
Awesome. Thank you!
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No problem!

Why custom room?

I see a few "home-brewed" roms out there but not with their difficulties to install and possible soft bricking.
I don't see any of these roms beating out simply sticking with stock, rooting, exposed framework w/ gravity box, V4A, and secure settings.
This is all that is needed for me to be happy. Until an official rom comes out that has this phone figured out with gapps and have all these mods built in and a bit safer to flash, then maybe then.
So, all in all, I'm happy until this happens. Any one else happy with their set up as of now and if an official rom comes then fine time to play some more?
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Gravity box is working on 8.1 now?
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Diesel_Jeremiah said:
Gravity box is working on 8.1 now?
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Yes. Beta
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Why I cannot edit the subject to "ROM"? Lol.
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jasonbiggs said:
I see a few "home-brewed" roms out there but not with their difficulties to install and possible soft bricking.
I don't see any of these roms beating out simply sticking with stock, rooting, exposed framework w/ gravity box, V4A, and secure settings.
This is all that is needed for me to be happy. Until an official rom comes out that has this phone figured out with gapps and have all these mods built in and a bit safer to flash, then maybe then.
So, all in all, I'm happy until this happens. Any one else happy with their set up as of now and if an official rom comes then fine time to play some more?
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Nevermind - looks like Systemless xposed is working now. YAY!

jasonbiggs said:
Why I cannot edit the subject to "ROM"? Lol.
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Because custom rooms on phones are much cooler. You can flash any color paint you want on the walls and even flash yourself a man cave. J/K. But seriously, this is the first phone I have ever owned that I'm actually satisfied with the stock Android experience. When I was using an HTC Evo 3D back in the day, I grew quite fond of MIUI so I would love to see an Oreo version of that down the line. For now I'm sticking with stock. I never tried Lineage OS so I may try that as things progress, but not as a daily driver. There is a version of Lineage for my Nvidia Shield TV that I may duel boot to and play with before I try it on my Pixel.

PuffDaddy_d said:
Nevermind - looks like Systemless xposed is working now. YAY!
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Correction again. My exposed install didn't pass safety net.
Followed these instructions and still failed safety net.
https://magiskroot.net/install-system-less-xposed-framework-oreo/

DJarkIV said:
When I was using an HTC Evo 3D back in the day, I grew quite fond of MIUI so I would love to see an Oreo version of that down the line.
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There are a lot of MIUI launchers, if that's the experience you're looking for - see https://play.google.com/store/search?q=miui launcher . (An app is an app, regardless of which phone it's running on, so the fact that a particular app is running in an HTC won't change anything about it much, if at all, it's just the launcher that makes the real difference.)

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There are a lot of MIUI launchers, if that's the experience you're looking for - see https://play.google.com/store/search?q=miui launcher . (An app is an app, regardless of which phone it's running on, so the fact that a particular app is running in an HTC won't change anything about it much, if at all, it's just the launcher that makes the real difference.)
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What I was actually stating is that the stock Pixel ROM is actually quite nice and useable even for a power user. Whereas the stock ROM for other phones I've owned were the opposite so I actually needed to run a 3rd party ROM to truly enjoy my phone. As far as MIUI, the launcher was not the reason I liked it so much. In fact, I really enjoy the Pixel launcher. (#1) When running a real MIUI ROM you have the ability to master toggle Root. This is a security feature and you can turn root off entirely when not needed and turn it on only when needed. (#2) The built in firewall is very handy. It not only allows you to select which apps can connect to the internet and which ones cannot but specifically which app processes can and cannot. I am able to stop Google services from sending anonymous info behind the scenes while keeping basic functionality of Gapps. (#3) The built in permission manager. Much more advanced than the permission manager on our Pixel 2 phones being that on MIUI there is a list of permissions most people don't know exist. These permissions are not configurable and hidden in most ROMs such as the ability turn off an apps access to your phones unique ID (IMEI, serial #, etc). These advanced permissions can be configured for both user and system apps alike. Again, just giving an app the bare minimum permissions it needs to function correctly without anything extra or intrusive. In addition, I really like the settings menu layout as well as additional settings not found in most AOSP ROMs. However, the last version of MIUI I really used like this was Jelly Bean based so I can only imagine how far it has come since then and I'm looking forward to trying an Oreo based version on my Pixel some time in the future.

I was about to purchase pixel 2 this weekend. While big brother (pixel 2 XL) having certain screen QC issues, I was thinking to get smaller one (even though - not big fan of small screen, small battery and huge bezels, but whatever). I remember my good old days with Nexus 5 with tons of custom ROMs. I was thinking the is going on right now with pixel 2 family.
I was shocked that there''re no custom ROMs so far. Wow... Even TWRP is in beta stage, but pixel 2 has been released months ago. That's weird....
Am I missing smth or got blind all of sudden? Why there''re no custom ROMs???

starche_old said:
I was about to purchase pixel 2 this weekend. While big brother (pixel 2 XL) having certain screen QC issues, I was thinking to get smaller one (even though - not big fan of small screen, small battery and huge bezels, but whatever). I remember my good old days with Nexus 5 with tons of custom ROMs. I was thinking the is going on right now with pixel 2 family.
I was shocked that there''re no custom ROMs so far. Wow... Even TWRP is in beta stage, but pixel 2 has been released months ago. That's weird....
Am I missing smth or got blind all of sudden? Why there''re no custom ROMs???
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A/b partition that Google decided to go for pixel is tough and cumbersome for devs
And most developers moved to oneplus due to less price
Cheers ?
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Prattham said:
A/b partition that Google decided to go for pixel is tough and cumbersome for devs
And most developers moved to oneplus due to less price
Cheers
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That's what I was thinking about OnePlus 5T.
I guess whoever wants custom ROM should get OnePlus 5T, but not pixel 2.

starche_old said:
That's what I was thinking about OnePlus 5T.
I guess whoever wants custom ROM should get OnePlus 5T, but not pixel 2.
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Yea pretty much
But on any given day pixel > than OP
Cheers ?
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TWRP isn't in beta anymore
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jasonbiggs said:
Why I cannot edit the subject to "ROM"? Lol.
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Edit > Go Advanced > Title.
You might need to use a PC or view XDA in desktop mode from a mobile device.

Anyone working on TWRP?

Hey guys, I wanted to ask if someone is already working on porting TWRP to the 3a?
If not I might give it a try myself. But I don't really have any experience in porting to a new device. So if someone knows a decent guide I am all ears.

https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1943625

I hope that someone would try and compile twrp for the 3a. Maybe we can all pitch in for donations to entice someone.

I have a bit of experience in compiling ROMs, but I never tried to port something to a new device before.
That's the reason why I was hoping someone else with more experience is already working on it...
I will do some reading up on the topic later on, depending on the complexity I might try it either way.

I am kinda surprised that one isnt already out. As much as this phone sold thought there would be more development,,,but its only been what a month?

Archangel said:
I am kinda surprised that one isnt already out. As much as this phone sold thought there would be more development,,,but its only been what a month?
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More like 2 weeks.

Yup thanks for pointing that out but you get my point it hasnt been that long that the phone has been released LOL.
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More like 2 weeks.
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iirc the pixel 3 didnt have it for a month or so. so we prob wont see it for another few weeks

Do you think we could just flash a GSI with fastboot and it would work?
Or do we need to disable verified boot first somehow (haven't had a Treble device yet so I don't really know how it works...)?

pretty sure you can just flash them once bootloader unlocked

pbanj said:
pretty sure you can just flash them once bootloader unlocked
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How about Gapps? Any way I can install them without TWRP?

pbanj said:
iirc the pixel 3 didnt have it for a month or so. so we prob wont see it for another few weeks
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I kinda miss the old days of Nexus devices where on day 1, you'd log in to XDA to find a ROMs section with like 50 posts and fully-dev'd mods already.
We got spoiled...

nickmv said:
I kinda miss the old days of Nexus devices where on day 1, you'd log in to XDA to find a ROMs section with like 50 posts and fully-dev'd mods already.
We got spoiled...
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I think with Android becoming more polished with each version and cherry picking custom rom features there becomes less and less a need for custom ROMs. I love having choices but ultimately always returned to stock rooted with a custom kernel with my 2xl.
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I have to be honest. I am not a fan of pie, and the fact so many things are missing that are pretty much standard for every custom room is annoying too.

pbanj said:
I have to be honest. I am not a fan of pie, and the fact so many things are missing that are pretty much standard for every custom room is annoying too.
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What features are you missing?
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Well the biggest issue is the horrible volume controls, next we have the fact that volume to skip songs is not there, full control over the nav bar to change its hight and layout, moving the clock, showing the date next to the clock, circle battery, having recents work without needing to leave the pixel launcher enabled, also the burn in protection and power saving features that some rooms have for oled screens.

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Well the biggest issue is the horrible volume controls, next we have the fact that volume to skip songs is not there, full control over the nav bar to change its hight and layout, moving the clock, showing the date next to the clock, circle battery, having recents work without needing to leave the pixel launcher enabled, also the burn in protection and power saving features that some rooms have for oled screens.
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Du put out a rc. But it's for the xl. Not sure what is different or if it would work on our non xl variant.
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jmtjr278 said:
Du put out a rc. But it's for the xl. Not sure what is different or if it would work on our non xl variant.
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Can't be too much longer now hopefully.

crackedvenom2 said:
Can't be too much longer now hopefully.
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Not sure. Don't know if any of their devs bought the 3a non xl. The rc they put out needs to be flashed with fastboot. Still waiting on that TWRP. I really want to know if that will work on our non xl 3a's.
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flocke000 said:
How about Gapps? Any way I can install them without TWRP?
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With the DU RC for the Pixel 3A XL, Gapps are included in the ROM. It's all flashed in Fastboot. There was a comment on their Discord channel about Gapps being included in the ROM and the response was something like, this is just how it will be in Pie.
Of course this has nothing to do with our need for someone to compile TWRP for our device, but I am sure someone will get to it eventually. We all hope.