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CarbonROM is an aftermarket firmware based on the Android Open Source Project. We are dedicated to fast, stable, and feature-filled roms, honesty and communication with our users, and openness with our code. We like frequent builds, with the very latest and greatest hardware support and fixes. We strive to not only provide you with the best rom we can build, but also to give back to the Android community and our fellow developers. For us, this is about creating something we can be proud of and hope you will enjoy.
Please feel free to look, build, and use our code at CarbonROM's GitHub... and at CarbonROM Gerrit.
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While we make every effort to test these builds as much as possible, we are not responsible for anything that may happen to your device, family, pets, or perception of reality. We ask that you do your part to know your device and know how to recover from problems before you flash!
Support:
We spend an astonishing amount of time developing this software. We can't spend much time on XDA as a result, so if you need support, please try the following:
1) Search. Search, search, search. Yes, you. I don't care how unique or important your question is, it's very likely someone has adressed it already. Especially if you're even close to new at this.
2) Read our FAQ, which can be found on our website. Carbon FAQ
3) Ask a question in your device forum. Someone will no doubt try to help you. Warning: this help may come in the form of telling you it's a dumb question that has been asked before. See step 1 - such are the perils of asking questions when you haven't done the research yourself. Android is about helping yourself.
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XDA:DevDB Information
CarbonROM, ROM for the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
Contributors
Myself5, CarbonROM
Source Code: https://github.com/CarbonROM
ROM OS Version: 8.x Oreo
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.x
Based On: AOSP
Version Information
Status: Stable
Created 2018-04-01
Last Updated 2018-07-19
Wow thats good. Thank you very much.
Hi, Myself5! Thanks a lot that you still support our device though you have newer devices.
User experiences and issue list for 2019-03-11 Release
First of all, thanks to @Myself5, @rcstar6696 and all other members of the CarbonROM team for the release of CarbonROM 6.1 Oreo for our device! :good::victory:
User experiences with CarbonROM 6.1:
Installation was smooth. I flashed cr-6.1 and OpenGapps ARM 8.1 on top of my working cr-5.1 installation (dirty flash), so all of my apps and their settings were kept. MindTheGapps 8.1.0 arm, which are recommended by the Carbon devs, are also working fine. Keep in mind that there is no guarantee that a dirty flash works in all cases, so you might have to wipe your data partition. This generally is recommended when updating to a new Android version anyway.
Besides of some small issues (see below), everything runs stable and the system is snappy and smooth. Thermal management and charging speed is fine.
Magisk 16.0 works fine, as well as Xposed Framework (SDK 27) v90-beta3 or alternatively Systemless Xposed (SDK 27) v90.1-beta3 Magisk module. However, there are some force-closes of background apps every now and then, caused by the beta status of Xposed v90.
My Xperia Torch Boost Magisk module is still working well on cr-6.1.
Selinux is set to enforcing, just as it was in cr-5.1.
I found out that Android Messages SMS/MMS app has a high battery drain, which e.g. is also reported for Pixel devices on Android 8 Oreo, so a general bug by Google. Because of this, I switched to Textra SMS (of course you can also use one of the other SMS/MMS apps around), which fixes the battery drain.
Improvements in comparison to cr-5.1:
The camera button now acts exactly like in Sony Stock ROMs, so now focussing and taking pictures is possible with Stock Sony Camera. You can also invoke the Stock Sony Camera by long-pressing the camera button, just like in Stock ROMs, but this doesn't work when the device is off or locked. In this case you can use a double press on the power button, which can be enabled in Carbon Fibers settings.
Booting the device is noticably faster than on cr-5.1.
Lower battery drain than on cr-5.1.
Better, more uniform design.
The ROM is being updated to the latest Android Security Patches.
Apps can be "locked" in the Recent Apps, so when pressing the Clean All button, they keep running.
4K video recordings are possible.
Missing features in comparison to cr-5.1:
There is no option to turn on Network Traffic Indicators yet. (This has been added in 2018-04-05 Weekly.)
Default Camera-App does not allow to save photos to sd-card, puts photos in wrong orientation and is all around very limited. However, there are good alternatives like Open Camera and the Stock Sony Camera. (Since 2018-05-01 Weekly, Snap Camera is used again.)
Issues in Carbon ROM 6.1:
Video recording doesn't work yet with the built-in Camera app, as well as with several other apps like Open Camera and the Stock Sony Camera. Until this is fixed, you can use Footej Camera for video recording as a workaround. (This has been fixed in 2018-05-08 Weekly by @AdrianDC and Milos Ratkovic.)
DoubleTap2Wake isn't working yet. (This has been fixed in 2018-04-11 Weekly.)
The SystemUI (Quick Settings etc.) always is shown in white theme. I know that this is Oreo's default design, but it should change to dark theme when using a dark wallpaper. (See @Myself5's reply in post #14.)
The gyroscope doesn't work properly yet with certain apps, e.g. Vr Tester - Gyroscope Sensor App and Accelerometer Gyro Tester. (Obviously this is a bug of those apps or of Oreo in general, since @Myself5 could reproduce it on his Pixel 2 XL device, running on stock ROM. Many other apps that use the gyroscope are working fine on cr-6.1.)
Saving and accessing files on SD card doesn't work for certain apps and tools, which could be a Linux permission or SELinux denial issue. For further information and partial workarounds, see post #45, post #49 and post #51. (This has been fixed in 2018-06-05 Weekly.)
Screen Cast still isn't working for me with 2018-04-11 Weekly (I tested this with a Sony and an LG Smart TV which both connected fine to my Z3c on stock ROMs), even with the new boot image from post #103 which is working with @Myself5's Fire TV stick and Wireless Display Adapter. This has been fixed in 2018-04-17 Weekly.
WiFi isn't working on 5 GHz band in some countries, as has been reported in post #1634 on the Z2 cr-6.1 thread, including links to posts with possible workarounds and fixes. There's also an article in the xda wiki with further information. Since 2018-05-01 Weekly, Germany (DE) is used as Wifi country code, but there have been several reports by users from other countries that this doesn't work for them, so is not an universal fix. As a workaround, until this is fixed, you can use my Magisk module from post #195, which you have to change to your own country code by following the instructions that I gave there. Edit: @marcogiannetta posted an improved Magisk module in post #373 which changes the Wifi Country Code accordingly to the system language. A similar issue (wifi dosent connect in Iran) also has been reported on the bug tracker and is being looked after by the devs. Edit: According to post #2092 on the Z2 thread, this issue can also be fixed by installing WiFi regional problem solver Xposed module.
Music files can't be played from SD card with Vanilla Music, Sony Music and several other players. This issue was fixed in 2018-05-08 Nightly, but reappeared on 2018-05-15 Nightly. Until this is fixed again, you can use jetAudio HD Music Player as a workaround. (This has quickly been fixed again in the 20180515-2340 Weekly build.)
When making a screenshot via the Power menu, most of the time the Power menu itself is visible in the screenshot. There should be a slight delay (just 1/10th second might already be sufficient), so the Power menu is already hidden again before the screenshot is taken. This has been fixed in 2018-07-05 Weekly.
Apps like Netflix, MyCanal and MagineTV don't work because DRM WideVine is not supported yet, whereas in CarbonROM 5.1 it was supported. This has been fixed in 2018-08-15 Release.
Lock screen rotation has been removed since 2018-09-11 Release. It was a useful feature when using the phone in landscape orientation e.g. in a car holder and IMO should be added again. Edit1: As a workaround, I made LockscreenRotationEnabler Magisk module which adds this functionality by adding a setting to 'build.prop'. Edit2: Lock screen rotation can also be enabled with GravityBox [O] Xposed module.
NFC extended length isn't supported, which is needed e.g. for reading identity cards with apps like AusweisApp2. (This has been fixed in 2019-03-11 Release.)
NFC-HCE isn't supported, which is needed for Google Pay. (This has been fixed in 2019-03-11 Release.)
Wish list for some further improvement of Carbon ROM 6.1:
Long press camera button to wake and launch camera app when the screen is off or the phone is locked. Edit: I found a workaround which I described in this post.
A toggle to switch to dark UI theme for quick settings. Edit1: The dark UI theme can be forced with ForceDarkModeOreo Xposed module. Edit2: ForceDarkModeOreo unfortunately is one of the Xposed module which cause random app crashes, so it's not advisable to use it. Let's hope that the devs will add this feature eventually.
About time this one got its own thread, huh
Everything works great, no bugs so far and no problem with camera recording (using Footej Camera), though missing hardware key rebindings and i cant enable power notifications
Downloading right now. Lets see how it compares to Omni 8.1
EDIT (my comment from a few pages later):
After a few days with it, I can say it's already suitable for daily use. Using MindTheGapps (tho I will switch to OpenGapps pico, I don't want Google app ), Magisk 16.
It's smooth and very stable. No crashes or major issues for me so far.
Battery life is acceptable, worse than stock (doh), and perhaps even LOS 14.1. Thermal management and charging speed is fine.
No idea about the camera, mine is broken (HW) and I never use front one.
A few suggestions and comments:
Add some power balancing options like with LOS (better performance or battery life).
Also, I love how you can customize RGB values on LOS to make it more yellowish even during day, plus night light. Any idea what workaround I could use? My blueish screen is killing me and I can't use night light all day.
Good to hear night mode is being worked on.
How to make quick tiles menu like on 7.x? I preferred auto expanding options for mobile data and silent mode. Can't find it in fibers.
Hi, Great that development is ongoing - Thanks a lot!
One thing, got the same problem with the none carbon Oreo Version:
got problems with whatsapp. Video isn't running. The phone doesn't build up a connection. Chat works, but whatssap call or video not.
Skype ist working without problems ...
Any Ideas?
I installed it with a full wipe - system, cache, dalvik, data, internal storage. Used TWRP 3.2 for ROM (to mind error 7) and TWRP 3.1 for installation of MindTheGApps.
Thanks for help!
Thanks for the ROM, working great for me.
I have accidently deleted live wallpaper picker. Tried download a few different versions from the internet but nothing works. Where can I get the one this ROM is using?
FYI: I now posted my first impression and experiences in post #4. I'm planning to update it when new Weeklies arrive or when other users report some issues that are worth listing.
@Myself5: Please have an eye on the missing features and issues that I postet there, so they will hopefully get fixed in the next Weeklies.
Happy Easter to all of you!
Nice post, okij
okij said:
[*]The SystemUI (Quick Settings etc.) always is shown in white theme. I know that this is Oreo's default design, but it should change to dark theme when using a dark wallpaper. Also, forcing dark theme via Dark Tricks Xposed module doesn't work.
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It'd definitely be nice to have the dark theme overall. I'm not sure if I'm the only one, but I really dislike the white Oreo style. Is it possible to have it look more like Nougat, also in the 'settings' app? I, for one, always loved the color scheme that Goolge made from Lollipop to Nougat.
Kocane said:
Nice post, okij
It'd definitely be nice to have the dark theme overall. I'm not sure if I'm the only one, but I really dislike the white Oreo style. Is it possible to have it look more like Nougat, also in the 'settings' app? I, for one, always loved the color scheme that Goolge made from Lollipop to Nougat.
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Doesn't substratum work?
Metall Boy said:
Doesn't substratum work?
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Substratum works fine
Greets ted!
okij said:
FYI: I now posted my first impression and experiences in post #4. I'm planning to update it when new Weeklies arrive or when other users report some issues that are worth listing.
@Myself5: Please have an eye on the missing features and issues that I postet there, so they will hopefully get fixed in the next Weeklies.
Happy Easter to all of you!
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For things like Networks indicator: Some additional features will surely come with time, as you said.
Video recording: I think it was the Z3 thread where I explained it in detail: The commits to fix Video recording do work (kind of), but are WIP, so we're all working on getting them stable and polished, then they will be merged as fast as possible. When that happens is rough to estimate, I wouldnt expect it to take much longer than 2-3 Weeks though.
DT2W: As you said. Fixed and merged, will be included in the Next Weekly.
For the Dark Theme: Isn't that a Pixel only feature? For that to work you'd need assets for a "dark theme". On Pixel devices those are on the /vendor partition, so obviously not present on our Z3C. Correct me if I'm wrong please.
Thanks for the detailed report, will gladly keep on checking it with followup builds.
Metall Boy said:
Doesn't substratum work?
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It does. Install the Substratum app and flip the switch in CarbonFibers -> Privacy to make it work.
The Switch is disabling the Security measures Google merged in the March ASBs. By default Subs completely removes them, but we decided to go for an opt-in for those that want to use it while keeping the "security" Google intended to have with merging it for those that don't want to.
First off all, thank u for this amazing work! Rom is awesome.
1 - I saw that DT2W is fixed in the next build. It's possible add a feature present in gravitybox? When smartphone is in the pocket, sometimes screen turns on because DT2W. Gravitybox has an option to disable this when proximity sensor is covered.
2 - Someone can tell me if led notification works? Not work here...
Sorry bad English...
Sorry for asking again - anyone using this rom with working whatsapp video oder whatsapp call? When I try it the connection always hang up - no connection. Chat works.
Any idea anyone?
Thanks!
marlontravagli said:
1 - I saw that DT2W is fixed in the next build. It's possible add a feature present in gravitybox? When smartphone is in the pocket, sometimes screen turns on because DT2W. Gravitybox has an option to disable this when proximity sensor is covered.
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Yes, this is a great additional feature when using DT2W and one of the reasons that I use GravityBox. @Myself5: It would be great if you could implement this feature for those of us who don't use Xposed. In GravityBox it can be found under "Power tweaks -> Proximity wake up" and the additional option "Ignore for incoming call" which is also worth implementing.
2 - Someone can tell me if led notification works? Not work here...
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I can confirm that LED notifications are working here, just tested this with missed call (using Google Dialer) and incoming email (using AquaMail).
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Laus_bub said:
Sorry for asking again - anyone using this rom with working whatsapp video oder whatsapp call? When I try it the connection always hang up - no connection. Chat works.
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I don't use WhatsApp, but I guess that the not working video call has to do with the not fully working video recording (see #1 in the issues list I posted here).
Hello All,
I just updated from CR5.1 to 6.1 this day, and tried to install Magisk.
But Magisk Manager failed to update, and if I flashd through TWRP (the good one, 3.1) I'm stucked in Sony logo.
Log said :
"Parsing boot image : [/data/user_de/0/com.topjohnwu.magisk/install/boot.img]
No boot image magic found!
! Unable to unpack boot image
Failed!
! Installation failed"
I have to "install" Magisk uninstaller in TWRP to bring life to my phone
EDIT : magisk 16.0, manager 5.6.4.
Some idea pls ?
ElLoloFR said:
Hello All,
I just updated from CR5.1 to 6.1 this day, and tried to install Magisk.
But Magisk Manager failed to update, and if I flashd through TWRP (the good one, 3.1) I'm stucked in Sony logo.
Log said :
"Parsing boot image : [/data/user_de/0/com.topjohnwu.magisk/install/boot.img]
No boot image magic found!
! Unable to unpack boot image
Failed!
! Installation failed"
I have to "install" Magisk uninstaller in TWRP to bring life to my phone
EDIT : magisk 16.0, manager 5.6.4.
Some idea pls ?
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Did you try removing all other modules? For me the very same thing is happening if I try to use the fbind (Folder Bind) module. You can try to remove all modules, if u use the Magisk Manager for Recovery Mode (mm).
I tried and :
"No magisk installation found."
So I installed Magisk v16, then installed this one.
I could install mm, this was the only module installed.
I uninstalled mm, rebooted without uninstalling Magisk V16, and the phone booted !
But I can't open Magisk Manager v5.6.4, stucked in the app logo...So Magisk seems to be installed, but I can't use it :/
EDIT : Well, after a recovery reboot, reinstall f magisk V16, phone boot correctly and Magisk is alive.
I don't know how this is working, but it's working.
No doubt, you helped me, many thanks
Update: Issue has been solved; however, don't ask me how. I simply don't know; all I know is all is working fine now!
Thread is going to be closed.
I'm pinging my post that I've made in a specific ROM thread here three days ago, because I haven't received any response (besides 5 thanks ).
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Two weeks ago, I purchased a used SM-G955F to become my daily used device. However, it came with stock Pie on a BL v5 i.e. I immediately knew that it will be impossible to downgrade to Oreo or even better to Nougat. For personal reasons, I rather use Nougat and all of our devices are currently running Resurrection Remix Nougat. But anyhow, no reason to lock back and I tried to make the best out of the current situation. And initially, it looked very promising. I discovered this great ROM, for which I'm very grateful to Stricted. So the current configuration of my SM-G955F is as follows:
lineage-16.0-20190922-UNOFFICIAL-dream2lte, unchanged kernel, rooted with Magisk v20.0
Magisk module as shown in screenshots but including EdXposed
as all of our devices, GApps free running with microG (powered by NanoDroid v22.4), signature spoofing patched by SmaliPatcher
Two EdXposed modules as shown in screenshot
Firewall (AFWall+), Adaway and XPrivacyLua not (yet) enabled
ROM is working really well, no issues except the below described ones but definitely no issues with root, Magisk, signature spoofing or EdXposed.
I'm not using and never will use anything of Google (only exception is the Google Play Store modified by Setialpha), Facebook etc. i.e. no Whatsapp, Google contacts or calendar etc. As messenger I use Conversations, a Jabber/XMPP client; in order to synchronise my contacts and calendar DAVx⁵.
And here are the issues that don't allow me to become the SM-G955F my daily used device:
Conversations doesn't connect to my existing Jabber account with the notification "server not found" (same applies when I try to create a new jabber account) but I can assure the server is working as I see on my other devices.
About the same applies to DAVx⁵, which is unable to connect to my email provider (posteo.de) for the synchronisation of contacts and calendar.
As far as I know the first one uses ports 8443 and 8843, the latter ports 5222 and 5269.
And I believe, very important: After I initially had the issues on LOS, I reverted back to stock Pie (i.e. bloated with all Google things and services as well as a lot of Samsung crap) but both issues are also existing on stock. First, I can clearly state they are not LOS issues or ones of this wonderful ROM.
However, as initially stated I've always been on (maximum) Nougat and don't know what Google additionally implemented or changed on the way via Oreo to Pie.
Can it be that the above mentioned ports are blocked?
Any means (e.g. via ADB) to open these ports?
Or any other idea that would allow me to become the SM-G955F with this LOS 16.0 my daily driver.
I'm happy and ready to provide any further information and logs...
try to completely disable af firewall by removing root permission and unchecking xposed and freezing it and then reboot and then try again ...sonetimes you block stuff in af that actually includes other dependencies under a general description like "system" ** only an example
also sometimes if you restore af firewall rules it might seem like you are allowing connections but af is blocking in background ...
KevMetal said:
try to completely disable af firewall by removing root permission and unchecking xposed and freezing it and then reboot and then try again ...sonetimes you block stuff in af that actually includes other dependencies under a general description like "system" ** only an example
also sometimes if you restore af firewall rules it might seem like you are allowing connections but af is blocking in background ...
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Thanks for the advice but see what I also stated above:
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And I believe, very important: After I initially had the issues on LOS, I reverted back to stock Pie (i.e. bloated with all Google things and services as well as a lot of Samsung crap) but both issues are also existing on stock. First, I can clearly state they are not LOS issues or ones of this wonderful ROM.
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During the attempt with stock Pie no firewall or Xposed was installed. The issue must be somewhere else. By the way, on the Samsung SM-G935F that I just set up a few days ago with lineage-15.1-20191016-UNOFFICIAL-microG-signed-hero2lte, everything is working as advertised. That device is currently my daily playground.
Westfalenpfeil said:
Thanks for the advice but see what I also stated above:
During the attempt with stock Pie no firewall or Xposed was installed. The issue must be somewhere else. By the way, on the Samsung SM-G935F that I just set up a few days ago with lineage-15.1-20191016-UNOFFICIAL-microG-signed-hero2lte, everything is working as advertised. That device is currently my daily playground.
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ok i understand . im also using a Samsung S7 as my daily driver. its still a good device despite its age .
is it possible that you have flashed a custom kernel along the way and when you returned to stock , you didnt return to stock kernel and that it is messing with the ip tables ..
have you tried looking into flashing kernel ?
KevMetal said:
ok i understand . im also using a Samsung S7 as my daily driver. its still a good device despite its age .
is it possible that you have flashed a custom kernel along the way and when you returned to stock , you didnt return to stock kernel and that it is messing with the ip tables ..
have you tried looking into flashing kernel ?
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No custom kernel has been flashed yet. And currently no time available to dig deeper and/or to search for suitable ROM's and kernel. The S8+ sits on its case. I'll update this thread if situation changes.
Anyhow, I appreciate the advices and ideas.
Thread closed as per request of OP
Mi A2 Lite ANDROID 10 UPDATE REVIEW BY ALESSIO1989 :
1. SD crap performance still not fixed (and it's not related to the SD itself, only on this phone)
2. BT is still laggy, no additional codecs working, SBC only with 500ms lags (sometimes even more)
3. Poor 4G signal - 4G+ not working (at least in Europe), while the SoC is perfectly capable to do intra brand carrier aggregation.
4. Performance degradation after a couple of days, needs restarts
4. Customize your pixel is still appearing
5. Cannot hide suggestions in settings
6. Direct share is still broken
7. Xiaomi never cared to enable Camera2Api (a workadound is possible thought)
8. Xiaomi never cared about AR Core.
9. 2/3 of these issues come since Day one from Android 9.
Completely Written by ALESSIO1989.
JUST CORRECTED SOME MISTAKES & GAVE SPACES BTW LINES.
conclusion, stay on stock oreo, or flash custom rom.
Can confirm 3, 4, 4 and 6, on June update. The others haven't noticed/tested.
tried various custom roms but all with bugs.
In my opinion the best I have tried for battery life and speed is the bliss vanilla 12.8 even if it had
camera and gps problems ... What do you recommend? ?Do you think there is a custom rom without defects??
zibibo said:
tried various custom roms but all with bugs.
In my opinion the best I have tried for battery life and speed is the bliss vanilla 12.8 even if it had
camera and gps problems ... What do you recommend? ?Do you think there is a custom rom without defects??
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try LosQ gsi from enterniten or Los17 custom rom, but prefer LosQ gsi even i use Los17 custom rom.. ?
Thanks very kind, you can send me the link, so you can understand the right one. ? So I try it.
Bluetooth volume is only 50% after each connect.
What's the workaround to enable camera2api?
trash
Is there a way to back to the first Android version on Mi A2 Lite? It was the only version that works fine.
After the first update a lots of problems comes. The first one: Call Recorders stop work!
I'm with the last Android 10 update, and my cell phone is a tash now. I cant use it. Lot of bugs!
I need to change the android Version, install a MIUI stock, or buy a new phone(I cant do it now!!). I think this is my first and my last Xiaomi Phone.
lets keep all the reviews / complaints of this rom in one location so everyone can enjoy the conversation.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a2-lite/how-to/android-10-v11-0-7-bugs-enhancements-t4122595
Hi guys,
after almost 2 years with MIUI, Android 10 and Android 11 with MIUI 12.5, I would like to try a custom Android 12 rom before selling the device after the summer and buy something new.
As usual, there's a lot of custom roms. Even with A12. Onestly I would prefer to focus on a specific rom avoiding to try all the possibilities, this phone is my daily driver at the moment.
So I can see CrDroid, Evolution, Aosp, Voltage, Arrow... etc etc. Maybe seems a newbie question but which could be not a best rom but the first one to be tried ? Mainly I'm using the X3 to make call ( of course ), surf the web ( of course ), take photos to my children ( so the quality is very important for me ) and use it for GPS ( Mapy CZ and Here Maps ). With an eye on the battery duration...
Which A12 rom could be a good initial attempt ? Not so hard to be installed, I don't want to spend hours in bootloops or issues eheheh.
PYCON said:
Hi guys,
after almost 2 years with MIUI, Android 10 and Android 11 with MIUI 12.5, I would like to try a custom Android 12 rom before selling the device after the summer and buy something new.
As usual, there's a lot of custom roms. Even with A12. Onestly I would prefer to focus on a specific rom avoiding to try all the possibilities, this phone is my daily driver at the moment.
So I can see CrDroid, Evolution, Aosp, Voltage, Arrow... etc etc. Maybe seems a newbie question but which could be not a best rom but the first one to be tried ? Mainly I'm using the X3 to make call ( of course ), surf the web ( of course ), take photos to my children ( so the quality is very important for me ) and use it for GPS ( Mapy CZ and Here Maps ). With an eye on the battery duration...
Which A12 rom could be a good initial attempt ? Not so hard to be installed, I don't want to spend hours in bootloops or issues eheheh.
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If you want something stable with good long-time support, there's only Lineage, ArrowOS and maybe AospExtended
If you take lot of photos, ArrowOS offers you unlimited storage in Google Photos. In Lineage you can add that feature using a Magisk module.
I went with ArrowOS for the unlimited photo storage and a few pixel features.
I have found a phone app that automatically records all calls and a Gcam that makes great photos.
Everything is better than MIUI really
On other phones, I was happy using AOSP Ext and CrDroid. What about this last one? I can start trying Arrow maybe...
PYCON said:
On other phones, I was happy using AOSP Ext and CrDroid. What about this last one? I can start trying Arrow maybe...
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CrDroid should be good as well.
The developer made a break of 2 - 3 because he gave the phone to his wife but now it continues to receive regular updates.
Noter2017 said:
If you want something stable with good long-time support, there's only Lineage, ArrowOS and maybe AospExtended
If you take lot of photos, ArrowOS offers you unlimited storage in Google Photos. In Lineage you can add that feature using a Magisk module.
I went with ArrowOS for the unlimited photo storage and a few pixel features.
I have found a phone app that automatically records all calls and a Gcam that makes great photos.
Everything is better than MIUI really
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Could you provide the name of that phone app that records calls and gcam which makes great photos?
I am looking for exactly the same thing as the op. Right now on stock but it is so sloow
no1geek said:
Could you provide the name of that phone app that records calls and gcam which makes great photos?
I am looking for exactly the same thing as the op. Right now on stock but it is so sloow
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AOSP dialer has to be installed in Magisk.
GPay SQLiteFix is a fix to make Google pay work, has to be flashed in Magisk as well.
After installing Aspen (GCam mod) create a folder called ConfigsSettings8 on your phone's storage and paste the aspen2.xml there.
Start Aspen, double click on the black area of the screen and select aspen2.xml
@Noter2017: I'm curious here about your setup, so a few questions?
Is Bluetooth working alright with external audio devices?
Does GPS work reliably?
Is general wireless connectivity stable?
Can advanced reboot be enabled easily?
Is button navigation possible and can buttons be reversed?
I see you have Magisk, so no questions about rooting...
pnin said:
@Noter2017: I'm curious here about your setup, so a few questions?
Is Bluetooth working alright with external audio devices?
Does GPS work reliably?
Is general wireless connectivity stable?
Can advanced reboot be enabled easily?
Is button navigation possible and can buttons be reversed?
I see you have Magisk, so no questions about rooting...
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1) Bluetooth works fine for me. I use it with my Mi Band and a portable speaker. Personally I never had problems with Bluetooth, no matter which ROM I used.
2) I use GPS on a daily basis and it also works.
3) Works. With a speedtest get 400 Mbps on my 5 GHz WiFi at home (1 Gbps cable).
4) Can be enabled in Settings - Gestures
5) I use button navigation and didn't face any problems. You can revert the layout in Settings - Gestures - System navigation
Only problem I face after moving to ArrowOS 12.1 was that some backups made with Migrate didn't work. A few apps would crash immediately (Tailscale, for example) after starting (had to clear storage), my taxi app asked to verify my credit card again which didn't work. Had to remove and add the same card again.
Also customization is pretty much absent which might be a problem for some people.
I had a long free weekend, so I decided to spend a few hours upgrading. If the ArrowOS wouldn't have worked reliably, I would have changed ROMs to something else. ArrowOS 12 is EOL and I will stick with ArrowOS 12.1 till the end of the year. Really getting too old to do clean flashes all the time
I think CrDroid 12 (8.4) is superior. I use it with ANXcamera and Magisk
Hi fellows,
Coming from oneplus, I would like to know if without rooting is it possible to Show network speed in status bar ?
Thanks for your help
Unless you find a custom rom with those options added to build, the only way I know of is root and....this which has many nice add-on options.
Releases · siavash79/AOSPMods
mixed Xposed+Magisk module for customization of AOSP-based Android 12+ - siavash79/AOSPMods
github.com
Thanks bro unfortunatly for pro reasons, i must stay in stock Rom.
Enjoy custom
@karmoussa I think you may have misunderstood what @kkjb was saying. That module, AOSPMods, inserts the ability to show network speed in the statusbar while still using the stock ROM. I am on the latest stock ROM from Google on my Cheetah (Pixel 7 Pro) device, and I can confirm that the module will add that functionality. You have to enable the functionality via the AOSPMods app that the module installs automatically.
I had actually never heard of that module before, and am now utterly delighted. So many of my most annoying issues are solved with this. Especially the ability to easily toggle the gesture pill on or off. Thanks @kkjb for that info. Do you have any other recommendations in general for magisk/xposed modules or other mods?
Question - Post of root mods that are working in Android 13 | XDA Forums
Post of root mods that are working in Android 13
I going to put in a list of apps or mods I've tested so far on my P7P that are fully working and in daily use. Please feel free to add yours if you have any but only if you've actually tested them yourself and found no issues to date. So far...
forum.xda-developers.com
Here?
Also here, caution needed or lots of flashing experience!!
Magisk-Modules-Repo
The repository hosting Magisk Modules. Magisk-Modules-Repo has 101 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
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kkjb said:
Question - Post of root mods that are working in Android 13 | XDA Forums
Post of root mods that are working in Android 13
I going to put in a list of apps or mods I've tested so far on my P7P that are fully working and in daily use. Please feel free to add yours if you have any but only if you've actually tested them yourself and found no issues to date. So far...
forum.xda-developers.com
Here?
Also here, caution needed or lots of flashing experience!!
Magisk-Modules-Repo
The repository hosting Magisk Modules. Magisk-Modules-Repo has 101 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
github.com
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karmoussa said:
Thanks bro unfortunatly for pro reasons, i must stay in stock Rom.
Enjoy custom
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nooted1 said:
@karmoussa I think you may have misunderstood what @kkjb was saying. That module, AOSPMods, inserts the ability to show network speed in the statusbar while still using the stock ROM. I am on the latest stock ROM from Google on my Cheetah (Pixel 7 Pro) device, and I can confirm that the module will add that functionality. You have to enable the functionality via the AOSPMods app that the module installs automatically.
I had actually never heard of that module before, and am now utterly delighted. So many of my most annoying issues are solved with this. Especially the ability to easily toggle the gesture pill on or off. Thanks @kkjb for that info. Do you have any other recommendations in general for magisk/xposed modules or other mods?
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I would presume they mean they must stay completely stock, as is, with no unlocked bootloader, and no root. AOSP Mods requires root.
Was pointing out options to look at from previous posters questions on other modules.
Sorry if this confused anyone, didn't want to.
Had purchased this app 5 years ago and still using it never disappoints
Network Monitor Mini Pro - Apps on Google Play
Configurable live network meter, real time network bandwidth and connections
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Network monitor is broken in A13, speeds are not true.