Hi everyone,
I've been away from the ROM scene for a few years and was pleasantly surprised to find out that even a MediaTek phone these days can be flashed with a ROM different from its original. With a lot of bumps and information from this thread and others, I was able to test the Lineage, Havoc, and Treble ROMs, flashing through adb commands on fastbootd on unsigned xiaomi drivers. The one with the best compatibility so far is an older ROM, the Treble 10 GSI bundled with go gapps. Treble 11, the latest, doesn't have a working "recent apps" button (multitasker/app switcher). I'm not using this phone as a camera phone, but I did install an older Gcam (Gcam 2.3, I think) by googling the phone's mediatek processor, Helio G25.
On stock android, I do feel like the phone is much improved from the MIUI OS's bloat. I feel that Xiaomi as of late is putting too much adware, a far cry from when I bought my first phone from them (A Redmi 1S).
I would like to thank everyone here for the recovery files, twrp, etc.
I'd love to know how you accomplished this, as an otherwise decent phone is, I feel, crippled by MIUI's ridiculous bloat.
Bludwurst said:
I'd love to know how you accomplished this, as an otherwise decent phone is, I feel, crippled by MIUI's ridiculous bloat.
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Hi @Bludwurst ... I'll see if I can write something semi-coherent about it. Please give me a few days. But the general method was pretty similar to flashing other treble-based ROMs, the important thing is that the phone boots into FASTBOOTD ("elevated" fastboot) and the rom you're flashing is the correct architecture with some Google Go apps (if you want it to be easier to set up). They update every few weeks, so depending on the progress, it may even be feasible to try out the other more popular ROMs. Lineage was 2nd best in my experience, and Android 11 to boot with its own recovery, but it doesn't come bundled with Google Go apps, you'll have to flash the Google apps yourself.
Major caveat about the treble GSI i'm using though -- the Gcam with HDR on has a chance of shutting down (exiting). It's less of an issue when the setting is off. I do have a separate primary camera phone so that wasn't an issue to me.
I've had the phone for about 3 weeks now. I think the biggest difference between this ROM and the MIUI OS is that the MIUI OS is very aggressive about killing my VPN (Ad blocker) and other background apps. With this Treble GSI (Android 10, not 11), I won't claim that my mediatek phone suddenly became a snapdragon, but there's no unexpected app-killing, which is very important for Blokada to stay alive.
**Has any other app crapped out (crashed/exited) since I changed ROMs?**
I don't run games on this phone, so I can't say if there's a difference between MIUI and Treble, but most of the productivity stuff is running okay (time tracker, markdown editor, pdf viewer, etc.) there IS some slowdown when running mobile youtube on my browser (yes, i don't run the youtube app... there may be an improvement if you're using a dedicated app.
I bought this phone as my work tracker phone. Before, with the MIUI stuff, it would stutter after a few apps were loaded. This is improved, but under heavy loads (10+ tabs, video playing), the phone is likely to complain.
**How's the battery life**
I bought this phone for the battery life, so I'd say I'm pretty satisfied on that front. The difference between the MIUI and the Treble GSI.... there's some small improvement with the Treble GSI. But it is (after a few weeks of use) not as much of a "battery boost" as I initially thought. Maybe this is because MIUI keeps killing background apps that now stay on? Can't tell.
**Any other issues**
I had to fix brightness and I think the headphone bug. I still have the commands somewhere, I'll dig it up.
Next, I am not sure if this phone will get security issues moving forward, or if i'll have to keep reflashing to a later GSI. I haven't checked if there's a way to sideload kernel security patches.
**Worth it to switch?**
Yeah, absolutely. Not having to reload apps is a huge deal, and not losing working data while typing helps. Tradeoff is camera hdr and security.
This all sounds very interesting.
I've admittedly not kept up with the Android scene (to call it something), so I'm a bit lost regarding Treble ROMs and such; I'll try to catch up a bit.
Take your time, I can wait.
(It goes without saying that, should I not like the results, I can always bail and reinstall an official Xiaomi ROM for this device, no?)
Yes, MIUI is extremely aggressive killing apps, and getting it to stop is rather confusing (it's not enough to turn off battery optimizations... You need to dig into Settings).
I managed to stop it from killing Netguard, at least...
I also don't play games or otherwise make extremely heavy use of the phone; I also don't care much for camera apps, so such disadvantages aren't dealbreakers for me.
Thank you for your reply
can you tell what gsi did you install? tkss
Luelu said:
can you tell what gsi did you install? tkss
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You should use arm32_binder64-ab variants for this device, and you should flash an image that is THE SAME ANDROID VERSION you currently have or 1 version above. Example if you have Android 11, Flash Android 11R version, if you have Android 10 only flash ANDROID 10Q versions, etc.
To find out what GSI image should you use, this app makes it easier, it recommends you which one to download. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tk.hack5.treblecheck&hl=&gl=US --
#Another mirror:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/hacki...lease/treble-info-5-0-6-android-apk-download/
2 Years later, i made a guide on how to flash it , maybe it can be useful to you.
Xiaomi Redmi 9A 9i 9AT 10A
Notes about tinkering with Android Project Treble. Contribute to phhusson/treble_experimentations development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
s_code said:
Hi everyone,
I've been away from the ROM scene for a few years and was pleasantly surprised to find out that even a MediaTek phone these days can be flashed with a ROM different from its original. With a lot of bumps and information from this thread and others, I was able to test the Lineage, Havoc, and Treble ROMs, flashing through adb commands on fastbootd on unsigned xiaomi drivers. The one with the best compatibility so far is an older ROM, the Treble 10 GSI bundled with go gapps. Treble 11, the latest, doesn't have a working "recent apps" button (multitasker/app switcher). I'm not using this phone as a camera phone, but I did install an older Gcam (Gcam 2.3, I think) by googling the phone's mediatek processor, Helio G25.
On stock android, I do feel like the phone is much improved from the MIUI OS's bloat. I feel that Xiaomi as of late is putting too much adware, a far cry from when I bought my first phone from them (A Redmi 1S).
I would like to thank everyone here for the recovery files, twrp, etc.
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by the way can you share the links you used to download those roms? I wanna try em out too
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Hello,
first, I have to admit, I have not much idea of custom roma and kernels.
I bought a new oneplus 6 a6003 8GB 128GB and Im thinking of installing a CustomROM, but Im not quite sure that its the right thing to do to match my user expectations. Ive read on reddit that many people are happy with the OEM Oxygen and that the dont see no need to install a CustomROM. Or does it makes sense to only change the kernel?
What I want to achieve by installing a CustomROM:
- stabme and reliable operation
- no pre-installed Bloatware
- no pre-installed indespensable google-apps and services
- nor other pre-installed undeletable Apps/Services
- eventually longer battery running time, but not if it would damage the battery over time and shorten its lifespan
- possibility to adjust fine settings like change the vibrationpattern for incoming calls/sms/notifications individually
- smooth parallel running of multiple apps
- automatic OTA updates
What I do NOT want to achieve by installing a CustomROM:
- putting my device at the risk of a write-off (or is ir always given when flashing other OS)?
- deterioration of stock performanceralating to the battery life time/ life span, reaction rate etc
- missing support of some (banking?) apps, cause they dont classify the new os as trustworthy
Thank you very much for your help
PS: While searching the web I found a lot threads on diferent forums where people compare they smartphones to the Google Pixel 3 (as the better device?) and install the google pixel 3 OS on their smartphones. whats so special about this phone/OS?
In my opinion all the custom ROM's have just as good battery life or slightly better then the stock Oxygen OS. Good thing about OnePlus phones is if you "brick" the device you can easily restore it with the MSM Download tool, so no need to worry about writing it off. If you want to remove all bloatware and control what google apps are installed maybe you would like OmniRom with a custom kernel (I feel like most of the kernels on here are all great, can't go wrong with any of the popular ones). If you want your phone to feel like the Pixel 3 (comes with a lot of google apps but using the OS feels pretty nice) I'd recommend the OmniTreskmod ROM.
If all you want to do is remove the bloatware xXxNoLimits ROM might be a good option. If you edit the script there are plenty of debloat options.
Hard to go wrong with this phone, it's pretty amazing. Good luck!
I recommend you:
treskmod
or stock + magisk + custom kernel
Do open beta 12 with smurfkernel
Settings for if you prefer battery life or performance.
I got an antutu score of 309,000 with smurfutil_flex
samsonix said:
Hello,
first, I have to admit, I have not much idea of custom roma and kernels.
I bought a new oneplus 6 a6003 8GB 128GB and Im thinking of installing a CustomROM, but Im not quite sure that its the right thing to do to match my user expectations. Ive read on reddit that many people are happy with the OEM Oxygen and that the dont see no need to install a CustomROM. Or does it makes sense to only change the kernel?
What I want to achieve by installing a CustomROM:
- stabme and reliable operation
- no pre-installed Bloatware
- no pre-installed indespensable google-apps and services
- nor other pre-installed undeletable Apps/Services
- eventually longer battery running time, but not if it would damage the battery over time and shorten its lifespan
- possibility to adjust fine settings like change the vibrationpattern for incoming calls/sms/notifications individually
- smooth parallel running of multiple apps
- automatic OTA updates
What I do NOT want to achieve by installing a CustomROM:
- putting my device at the risk of a write-off (or is ir always given when flashing other OS)?
- deterioration of stock performanceralating to the battery life time/ life span, reaction rate etc
- missing support of some (banking?) apps, cause they dont classify the new os as trustworthy
Thank you very much for your help
PS: While searching the web I found a lot threads on diferent forums where people compare they smartphones to the Google Pixel 3 (as the better device?) and install the google pixel 3 OS on their smartphones. whats so special about this phone/OS?
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If you want an incredibly customizable experience, you have to try havoc os. It doesn't come with gapps preinstalled and is compatible with microg and battery life is pretty good too. This rom is very stable as well and it is more customizable than any other oneplus 6 custom rom.
Liquid Remix seems to be more stable (than HavocOS) for me.
It has a great Battery life (without any GApps installed) and about the same amount of features as Havoc does.
GApps always impact the battery life quite negative, but I don't know how much the difference exactly is in comparison, because I never installed any GApps package
Anyway, I can recommend that you look inro this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/how-to/custom-rom-t3867290/
(The mentioned bugs for Liquid Remix are fixed in the recent releases)
For a clean, fast, reliable and polished ROM, you could try Pixel Experience. I've been using it on 3 phones, it's really amazing.
Or wait for Paranoid Android to get a bit more advanced. It's le Rolls Royce of Android ROMS.
About kernels, Smurf is my favourite. Awesome performance, AND awesome battery life. The phone last two days with a single charge and around 5h of screen-on time.
If you flash a custom ROM, wiping your phone data is mandatory though.
Edit : I'm a bit off topic, as you asked for something without preinstalled Google Apps and lots of customization, which is the opposite of Pixel Experience. I'm personally waiting for Paranoid Android, loved it since Nexus 4. This guys created head-up notifications, Oreo-style recents and floating window multitasking on Jelly Bean, for f*** sake, they are unbelievable.
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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Here you go
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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
I am using Samsung A51 running on Android 12. My device is lagging since last few days. I want to debloat my device. I had debloated once, but it stopped working settings app when it was running on android 11.
I need the debloating list which don't crash any essential app.
Please help me.
hello, for more comfortable debloating i will recommend you to use ADBAppControl.
i do not know by what way i debloadted my phone, but in that programm you have a feature of backing up the .apk file of the application you uninstalled.
You can debloat your phone by this tactic
1. Debloat your phone without uninstalling system applications;
2. Debloat your phone by uninstalling samsung applications (samsung free, samsung galaxy friends);
* If you want more, you can follow this site: https://www.alliancex.org/shield/apps.html
or (i do not think, really) flash a custom ROM, like elementary OS
If it was help, let me know)
vmirrimv said:
hello, for more comfortable debloating i will recommend you to use ADBAppControl.
i do not know by what way i debloadted my phone, but in that programm you have a feature of backing up the .apk file of the application you uninstalled.
You can debloat your phone by this tactic
1. Debloat your phone without uninstalling system applications;
2. Debloat your phone by uninstalling samsung applications (samsung free, samsung galaxy friends);
* If you want more, you can follow this site: https://www.alliancex.org/shield/apps.html
or (i do not think, really) flash a custom ROM, like elementary OS
If it was help, let me know)
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Thanks a lot. I'll give a try.
Hello, by the way, now I want to go back to the custom ROM, and I may make a video about what I will be able to remove from the phone avoiding future bugs and problems. if you want
vmirrimv said:
Hello, by the way, now I want to go back to the custom ROM, and I may make a video about what I will be able to remove from the phone avoiding future bugs and problems. if you want
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Ok, give me the video link.
hello, wait about 30 minutes
THE video is done! But I am sorry about its quality
Leave a feedback, if it helps)
Just debloated by this way. But the ram usage is same.
i would say it is the problem of the ROM, because it uses another frameworks for modules of wi-fi, for example or of mobile communication.
When I used SuperiorOS, where the most programm part has been built as open-source, the usage was at least 2 times less.
But you should not only focus on RAM usage, because those apps drain you battery and internet traffic, too
vmirrimv said:
i would say it is the problem of the ROM, because it uses another frameworks for modules of wi-fi, for example or of mobile communication.
When I used SuperiorOS, where the most programm part has been built as open-source, the usage was at least 2 times less.
But you should not only focus on RAM usage, because those apps drain you battery and internet traffic, too
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Any bug free custom rom?
Sorry i did not get you, can you type it in another words?
Do you have any custom rom without any error/faults?
If you ask me, I do not have, but I can advise ROMs from another users of XDA
They are like SuperiorOS (with custom kernel installed, for avoiding MTP issue, with GAPPS), ElemantaryOS or Refined UI
Other ROMs I simply do not perceive as something needed to do so (because of its quality).
But you need understand, that nobody except of the manufacturer will create a bug-free OS for the certain phone, I think.
But custom ROMs like ElementaryOS and Refined UI ones seem to be a good choice, because they has been created by modifying the stock ROM
And there is also the question you need to ask youself: why do I need it?
If answers are like I want a faster experience or new features then I would say that it's not worth it
I think the problem is, that you do not want to use your device as it was intented to be, but you want to play with it by modifying and so one.
If it is, then I would say that this way of spending time is void and meaningless
vmirrimv said:
And there is also the question you need to ask youself: why do I need it?
If answers are like I want a faster experience or new features then I would say that it's not worth it
I think the problem is, that you do not want to use your device as it was intented to be, but you want to play with it by modifying and so one.
If it is, then I would say that this way of spending time is void and meaningless
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U didn't get me. I want a minimalistic lightweight OS with less ram and battery usage. I used elementary os running on android 11. I have come to stock rom for android 12. And i did very wrong.
So then, I will recommend you SuperiorOS, but there are some bugs with Bluetooth and MTP. Although, I think, there are no official supported custom ROMs for SM-A515F.
But if you want to flash this ROM on your phone, you will need to downgrade (roll back) your Android version to 11 (as I tried on 12th, it did not work).
vmirrimv said:
So then, I will recommend you SuperiorOS, but there are some bugs with Bluetooth and MTP. Although, I think, there are no official supported custom ROMs for SM-A515F.
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Can you give me the link please !!
I have tried many ROMs but i just can't seem to find one that suits my needs. The one I'm looking for is a ROM that has the most customizability, but when i google it, i can't find anything. The closest to the ROM I'm looking for was CrDroid, it had a lot of tweaks and features, but it wasn't passing safetynet, so i tried Corvus, it was great for customization, but it was really outdated. I have found resurrection remix, but it's on android 10, and that's a problem for me.
It'll be great if it would be on Android 12, however if there's only A11 then i can live with that. My main goal is to personalize my phone from every aspect of it.
(I'm on Redmi Note 9, but there's lots of unofficial ROMs that work)
NewtonPL said:
I have tried many ROMs but i just can't seem to find one that suits my needs. The one I'm looking for is a ROM that has the most customizability, but when i google it, i can't find anything. The closest to the ROM I'm looking for was CrDroid, it had a lot of tweaks and features, but it wasn't passing safetynet, so i tried Corvus, it was great for customization, but it was really outdated. I have found resurrection remix, but it's on android 10, and that's a problem for me.
It'll be great if it would be on Android 12, however if there's only A11 then i can live with that. My main goal is to personalize my phone from every aspect of it.
(I'm on Redmi Note 9, but there's lots of unofficial ROMs that work)
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I just sold my Shaomi Readmi Noat 10 two days ago for half the price I bought it for 10 months ago. I never used a sim card on it, It was just like brand new still within warranty. The reason I sold it off is because :
> Shaomi devices look too glossy & the components like speakers, display etc. don't last for more than 3-4 years with heavy usage. Just the other day a guy walked into the retailer outlet complaining that rain water had seeped into his Shaomi Readmi Noat 10 Pro camera module & it was out of warranty i think so the retailer says "If you're lucky we might find its parts coz its an old model". Thats how fast devices are getting obsoleted.
> The newer andoid 11 versions are being shipped with A/B partition devices with Super Partition & with system R/W disabled. You can't even find a System Partition or Cache Partition using Custom Recovery. Any Custom ROM gets flashed straight to B Partition that causes more problems while switching ROMS, you have to reflash the Stock ROM each time & it takes 17 minutes to reflash the demn stock rom every time!
Also TWRP backups don't restore.
> I purchased the Shamshung Galhaxy M21 2021 Edition (M215G) instead. It comes with Andoid 11 out-of-the -box with Virtual AB Partition & it has 6000 MaH battery (A.K.A. 2-day Battery). The Custom Recovery (SoulR344 TWRP) can mount System Partition, Cache Partition, flash GSI ROM images directly to System Partition etc. on it. I'm using the CAOS11 GSI along with MicroG and Data Calling works good. Theres no Gapps or OEM Apps on it just basic AOSP. Magisk 24.3 works fine on it with Zygisk and Ainur Narsil Sound module works good too. If you tinker with Phh Treble Settings you can tweak the OS Skin to your liking. If the Home Screen Status bar is too rounded or doesn't display things fully then Display Settings tweaks that perfectly. It feels just like using CrDroid or DotOS etc. GCam works well except portrait mode. Open Camera works really well and even allows the user to switch between ultra-wide mode etc. and presumeably Camera2API works. It comes with FOSS Browser too. I played Modern Air Combat Team Match for 3 hours at 60 FPS and the battery drain was about 8-9% somewhere around that, there is a heating issue with higher FPS but when I used 30 FPS the heating was just mild and the graphics change was not noticeable.
OldNoobOne said:
I just sold my Shaomi Readmi Noat 10 two days ago for half the price I bought it for 10 months ago. I never used a sim card on it, It was just like brand new still within warranty. The reason I sold it off is because :
> Shaomi devices look too glossy & the components like speakers, display etc. don't last for more than 3-4 years with heavy usage. Just the other day a guy walked into the retailer outlet complaining that rain water had seeped into his Shaomi Readmi Noat 10 Pro camera module & it was out of warranty i think so the retailer says "If you're lucky we might find its parts coz its an old model". Thats how fast devices are getting obsoleted.
> The newer andoid 11 versions are being shipped with A/B partition devices with Super Partition & with system R/W disabled. You can't even find a System Partition or Cache Partition using Custom Recovery. Any Custom ROM gets flashed straight to B Partition that causes more problems while switching ROMS, you have to reflash the Stock ROM each time & it takes 17 minutes to reflash the demn stock rom every time!
Also TWRP backups don't restore.
> I purchased the Shamshung Galhaxy M21 2021 Edition (M215G) instead. It comes with Andoid 11 out-of-the -box with Virtual AB Partition & it has 6000 MaH battery (A.K.A. 2-day Battery). The Custom Recovery (SoulR344 TWRP) can mount System Partition, Cache Partition, flash GSI ROM images directly to System Partition etc. on it. I'm using the CAOS11 GSI along with MicroG and Data Calling works good. Theres no Gapps or OEM Apps on it just basic AOSP. Magisk 24.3 works fine on it with Zygisk and Ainur Narsil Sound module works good too. If you tinker with Phh Treble Settings you can tweak the OS Skin to your liking. If the Home Screen Status bar is too rounded or doesn't display things fully then Display Settings tweaks that perfectly. It feels just like using CrDroid or DotOS etc. GCam works well except portrait mode. Open Camera works really well and even allows the user to switch between ultra-wide mode etc. and presumeably Camera2API works. It comes with FOSS Browser too. I played Modern Air Combat Team Match for 3 hours at 60 FPS and the battery drain was about 8-9% somewhere around that, there is a heating issue with higher FPS but when I used 30 FPS the heating was just mild and the graphics change was not noticeable.
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1. i asked for help with choosing a rom
2. i don't want to buy a new phone
anyway, thank you for the suggestion, although I'm not a fan of GSI systems
NewtonPL said:
1. i asked for help with choosing a rom
2. i don't want to buy a new phone
anyway, thank you for the suggestion, although I'm not a fan of GSI systems
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True, whatever floats the boat is fine for me, but I didnt find much difference between CAOS11/CAOS12 GSI and any ROM for that matter, even banking apps are working with microG, just saying. I use Resurrection Remix 10 on my Galaxy J7 Prime, I use CrDroid on another phone..I find all these ROMs and GSIs the same under their skin - lineage. :-/
What works with CAOS11 GSI so far:
1> MicroG
2> GCam (without Portrait mode), Open Camera works even better in daylight with Camera2API, ANX Camera flashable zip works.
3> Banking apps
4> 4G Data Calling (normal calls work haven't checked Volte), no call drops.
5> Under 1GB games work fine (no heating issue at 30 FPS)
6> TWRP Backups restore well if you don't try to restore Super Partition
7> NetGuard VPN works
8> Magisk 24.3 works, all modules flash well.
9> Battery backup might not be as good as Stock OS but 8-9% battery drain in 3 hrsof gaming at 30 FPS. Its 2 days since I charged the battery 92% and still 35% juice remaining.
resurrection remix is great for me, but it has an older android version sadly
NewtonPL said:
resurrection remix is great for me, but it has an older android version sadly
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They say Its Dead. Theres no new updates on (t.me) channel too. No unofficial 11 ones too. sad.
OldNoobOne said:
They say Its Dead. Theres no new updates on (t.me) channel too. No unofficial 11 ones too. sad.
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yep, sadly its android 10, not that i dont like it, I didnt update MIUI when i was unrooted because i preffered it than the A11 MIUI. but it's old now and custom A11 roms are a lot better