Hey all ,
I have OnePlus 6 for some time now. After upgrade on OOS 11 I encounter plenty of issues, lags, freezes etc. I'm little bit surprised regarding this because phone was really good before. I know the aging part, but this is consequence of something else in my opinion.
My questions are:
How stable is OOS 11 for you?
Did you discover anything that helps? (factory reset etc.)
Is there someone who downgraded back to OOS 10 and how is that going?
I think this phone shouldn't go to rubbish just because of software. It is still good device, that we hopefully can use for few more years.
Feel free to share your opinions, suggestions and experiences.
Thank you
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Hello everybody!
I'm Martin and looking for a helping hand with my OnePlus One. Which is actually my first smartphone ever. That should tell you how experienced I am in flashing ROMs. I got it early 2015 and as big brother was bothering me I rooted it instantly to have AFWall+ and AdAway installed. Rooting my phone really made me sweat because I feared I might brick the thing. So when an CyanogenMod update killed my root a few days later and I had to redo the whole procedure, I decided to stay away from future updates so as not to take any further risk of losing my root again. Which means I'm still running on CM 11.0-XNPH05Q.
This worked fine for me for years but with 2020 rolling in I can't deny anymore that there's hardly an app left that I can install in its most recent version. There's also a rising number of apps I can't even install at all. So unfortunately I cannot ignore the situation no more. As CM is dead I considered buying a new phone. But I'd really like to avoid that as long as possible because my OPO is of great non-material value to me. On the net I learned about the successor Lineage OS which I tried to flash last weekend. Well, I failed miserably. Furthermore I have no idea what "error 7" should tell me. This is what I did:
1. Updated the Recovery successfully to TWRP 3.3.1-0 => reboot
2. Created a backup of my existing CM Boot, System & Data
3. Wiped Dalvik, System, Data & Cache => reboot
4. Attempted to install the ROM but got an error 7 instead; I tried several times but to no avail
I doubt that I have accidently downloaded a wrong ROM or wrong Recovery. All of them are marked as suitable for bacon. But then again who am I to rule that out. So if error 7 means exactly that just let me know.
To make my OPO operate again I restored the backup. It did work but for now I'm stuck. I'm aware of the fact that I'm probably the wrong guy in the wrong place here as I'm neither a developer nor a flashaholic. But I really don't know anybody else I could ask. So if you have any idea at what point I messed things up I kindly ask you to drop me a line. Any help is appreciated!
If you don't mind I'd also like to use the opportunity to address another question. I'm wondering what the best ROM for my OPO might be. I understand the overall attitude on this platform that there really is no best ROM for all of us. Probably true, but there is certainly one for me. I'm worried that I might experience problems with LOS 16 as the team is still banging out nightly builds almost every day. What I am looking for is a ROM for daily use. So it needs to be
- absolutely stable
- responsive
- battery-friendly
I also expect all the built-in technology like camera, flashlight, bluetooth, WLAN etc. to work properly. Nothing fancy, just something that turns my OPO back into a sturdy tool I can rely on. If that means to flash a ROM with an outdated version of android then so be it. I can't afford to miss the call to pick up my baby girl from kindergarten or lose a precious moment with her because the signal isn't stable or the camera doesn't work. So should I stick with LOS 16 or do you have better recommendations?
Did you did a manual wipe of /system before installing the ROM? Maybe your data was encrypted? Then you'll have to format full data.
Or maybe you don't have the least of free space in your data partition? Maybe?
Anyway, all roms are good, some people has LOS with more battery useage than other AOSP ROMs, other peoples don't.
Just try, there's a lot & lot more of ROMs out there.
Hello people, thanks for reading!
I have a very very mindblowing situation, i have a Mi Mix 2S with MIUI 11 Beta,Android 10 from Xiaomi.eu (Very beautiful people) and i want to know if someone of you think that it is worth to move to stock android on this device.
I'd already have Lineage OS in my previous devices, and i really really like it, and i want to test it on this device too, but i don't want to have bad times with bad performance because of the OS.
If anyone have any type of advice for me, of the experience of having stock android on this device. I want to know everything about the experience, i want to use the stock gestures and a lot of things.
I'm open to receive your comments.
Thanks in advance people! :good:
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Hello people, thanks for reading!
I have a very very mindblowing situation, i have a Mi Mix 2S with MIUI 11 Beta,Android 10 from Xiaomi.eu (Very beautiful people) and i want to know if someone of you think that it is worth to move to stock android on this device.
I'd already have Lineage OS in my previous devices, and i really really like it, and i want to test it on this device too, but i don't want to have bad times with bad performance because of the OS.
If anyone have any type of advice for me, of the experience of having stock android on this device. I want to know everything about the experience, i want to use the stock gestures and a lot of things.
I'm open to receive your comments.
Thanks in advance people! :good:
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MIUI11 is quite bad with battery for me, especially on 4G. (and any android 10 based system for that matter). That is the reason why I stick with LOS16 which is grrat on the battery on my usage scenario.
Hello everyone.
I own the Surya Version of the X3 NFC for over 6months now. I am not satisfied with stock MIUI 12.0.8 and I am searching for a better ROM. Before writing what kind of ROM I am looking for, I ll write down some things about the past.
I was using for 3 years the Xiaomi Mi A1 using Pixel Experience custom rom and found to be the best overall for my needs. I tried also some clean AOSP Android Ones which were faster but had serious bugs. So Pixel Experience on my past Xiaomi mobile device was very balanced overall and was happy with it.
I see there is a thread for PE and PE plus for our X3 and I am reading these days the thread carefully.
What I am looking from a rom:
Less possible bugs,
Compatibility with security apps for banking financial purposes, authorization etc.
Lightweight in resources.
The cleaner the better for me. I am experienced and I can install everything myself including Magisk modules and stuff. I will stick with stock kernel or change to another one only if there is proof to be bug free and not messing with the device performance-compatibility-battery life.
Best camera app is a must but I am sure I will find a better one (google cam) than the stock I have right now. (feel free to make suggestions)
Right now I just made the Mi account and I am waiting the 168hours for the unlocking. So no hurry to find the best answers. I have 1 week to decide.
Do I flash the PE, PE plus or another rom?
Thanks so much for any opinions
Having had my Poco X3 since launch, I have now tried Xiaomi.eu (stock based), ArrowOS and am currently on Resurrection Remix,(v8.6.9, A10 based), and I'd advise you to stick to what you know best (the Pixel variants, some of which are quite well regarded) but also to not get your hopes very high.
From reading the forums for as much as long, my opinion is although the hardware specs are great, no custom ROM is completely without issues -- or maybe I'm just spoiled from past experiences, where I had no troubles worth mentioning setting up and using them as daily drivers.
Cameras on this device, for instance, are by itself a whole field of research.
If simplicity is what you seek, than most folks here will point you towards ArrowOS or LineageOS.
Thanks for the answer my friend. I am also reading the ArrowOS thread since I started searching for alternatives.
What would you think about ArrowOS disadvantages from the time you used it? Stock kernel or something else?
@pnin
From my usage, I had trouble setting up some rather basic options but, as it was a while ago, I don't have too clear a recollection.
Afterwards, ArrowOS switched to A11 firmware first and then an OSS vendor, which resulted in a seemingly never ending stream of complaints about upgrades, lack of features and degraded performance -- myself, I never experienced this because I had already moved on.
The migration to OSS vendor happened 2-4 years earlier than necessary, thats what (issues) you get when you do not wait for xiaomi to fix the issues and you try to fix them yourself.
I am still on the last non-OSS build cause of that untill they fix all the issues
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The migration to OSS vendor happened 2-4 years earlier than necessary, thats what (issues) you get when you do not wait for xiaomi to fix the issues and you try to fix them yourself.
I am still on the last non-OSS build cause of that untill they fix all the issues
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I'm using OSS vendor and have no problems.
Which issues are you talking about?
The ones reported on the ArrowOS thread.
Some users report worse performance and some issues here and there.
Also they seem to discontinue smart charging cause of an issue with it.
Personally i am on the latest non-OSS build cause:
A) i do not wish to format the phone and start from scratch again.
B) above reported issues.
@iakoboss7
Thanks for your reply. Can you please share your thoughts on what is not working on the non-OSS rom? I would like to know every detail if it is possible.
also I was unable to find the non-OSS build. where are these variants? I see only vanilla and gapps.
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The ones reported on the ArrowOS thread.
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There are no issues reported on the last pages of the ArrowOS thread.
iakoboss7 said:
Also they seem to discontinue smart charging cause of an issue with it.
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You may as well flash the 20210608 OSS build and stick with it.
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I do not wish to format the phone and start from scratch again.
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That's something you will have to do anyway sooner or later. There is no way from non-OSS to a current build.
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above reported issues.
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Again, there are no reported issues. Please name the issue you have in mind or stop making false accusations
FYI, just now in the ArrowOS thread, atefbeldi and CherryFarmer8 complained of some serious problems with recent updates (cf. https://forum.xda-developers.com/posts/85337817 and following).
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FYI, just now in the ArrowOS thread, atefbeldi and CherryFarmer8 complained of some serious problems with recent updates (cf. https://forum.xda-developers.com/posts/85337817 and following).
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They are complaining about a problem with Magisk. atefbeldi specifically writes that the problem only occurs after installing Magisk. Without Magisk there is no issue
I have been using OOS 10.3.8 on my OP 7Pro (GM1917) ever since that OS version came out.
I'm reluctant to upgrade to any OOS 11 versions due to the complexities and headaches with Magisk and TWRP which exist with A11+ OS's. However, I'm starting to think that I might be willing to upgrade to OOS 11 and bite the bullet with Magisk and TWRP, **if** there are any clear advantages in using OOS 11 over OOS 10.
Could anyone who has upgraded from OOS 10 to OOS 11 on this same device share their thoughts about what might be better in OOS 11 than what is available in OOS 10?
Although I'm generally happy with OOS 10, one complaint that I do have is that its battery-saving procedures are very good at preventing me from receiving timely push-notifications from certain apps (for example, Gmail and LINE Messenger, and I think a number of others). Is this the same in OOS 11, or has this gotten better in OOS 11? ... or could it be that they even "improved" (ha-ha) their battery-saving procedures in OOS 11 to the point where these push-notifications now arrive in an even **less** timely manner?
For me, battery-saving is not very important, while functionality is indeed the most important thing. So am I likely to be better off in this regard with OOS 11?
Thank you very much in advance for any thoughts that any of you are willing to share.
From what I've read by experts on the telegram channel, the only difference is that the quick view buttons are different on a11, and that's it. That there isn't much difference on the gui. Underneath? I don't know.
Scoped storage and forced encryption are fully active in 11.
Not sure how well OP's UI runs on 10, but with 11 it will be harder for them not to make significant changes that don't impact functionality.
Rule#1 if your OS is fast, stable and fulfilling its mission... let it be. If this is the case you have very little to gain and worlds to lose.
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Scoped storage and forced encryption are fully active in 11.
Not sure how well OP's UI runs on 10, but with 11 it will be harder for them not to make significant changes that don't impact functionality.
Rule#1 if your OS is fast, stable and fulfilling its mission... let it be. If this is the case you have very little to gain and worlds to lose.
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Thank you. I wholeheartedly agree with your Rule #1, which I've been living by.
I'm just wondering if OOS 11 might do a better job of delivering timely push-notifications than OOS 10, which does it annoyingly badly. That would be the *only* factor which might motivate me to go to OOS 11.
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Thank you. I wholeheartedly agree with your Rule #1, which I've been living by.
I'm just wondering if OOS 11 might do a better job of delivering timely push-notifications than OOS 10, which does it annoyingly badly. That would be the *only* factor which might motivate me to go to OOS 11.
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The notification issue may just be on OP's flavor of 10 rather than the 10 base code it's self being buggy. Or purely a settings issue, power management is a prime suspect. Or something in the notifications settings.
I can run my old copy of WPS office on 10, but 11 would puke on it. I have no issues with accessing files on the SD card on 10 either or with constant annoying permission pop ups. Samsung however heavily modified 10 to make it as functional as 9. Both my Notes, one on 9, the other on 10 operate almost identically. However the 10 variant has dozens of new small Samsung system apps to achieve this. They seem to consume very little resources though.
I was amazed when I first saw how many there were... too many to easily count.
The Samsung 11 variant though I doubt would be as happy a story.
At least research it heavily on forums and feedback from users rather than mainstream "yes man" reviews. Fake news is very much alive in tech news/reviews... for a few dollars more.
Ever notice how all new Fold models have glowing reviews when first released then a half year or so later the truth comes out
blackhawk said:
The notification issue may just be on OP's flavor of 10 rather than the 10 base code it's self being buggy. Or purely a settings issue, power management is a prime suspect. Or something in the notifications settings.
I can run my old copy of WPS office on 10, but 11 would puke on it. I have no issues with accessing files on the SD card on 10 either or with constant annoying permission pop ups. Samsung however heavily modified 10 to make it as functional as 9. Both my Notes, one on 9, the other on 10 operate almost identically. However the 10 variant has dozens of new small Samsung system apps to achieve this. They seem to consume very little resources though.
I was amazed when I first saw how many there were... too many to easily count.
The Samsung 11 variant though I doubt would be as happy a story.
At least research it heavily on forums and feedback from users rather than mainstream "yes man" reviews. Fake news is very much alive in tech news/reviews... for a few dollars more.
Ever notice how all new Fold models have glowing reviews when first released then a half year or so later the truth comes out
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I've done lots of work investigating the push-notification issue that I have described, and it's not related to settings nor power-management configuration. It's definitely a known problem with OOS, including OOS 10.
OnePlus hypes their low battery usage, and this push-notification problem is one of the side-effects ... which they do not hype, of course. I don't trust OnePlus to have improved this with OOS 11, and if anything, they could even have made it worse in OOS 11. This is why I am researching here in this forum as to whether anyone has experienced any issues with notifications in Gmail, LINE Messenger, or any other apps under OOS 11 on the OP 7Pro.
PS: LINE Messenger and Gmail do *not* have this push-notification problem under A10 and A11 crDroid ROMs on the OP 7Pro. So, this is definitely a OnePlus OOS issue, and it can't be blamed on those apps.
Hello,
I've decided to try out a custom ROM, not because I hate OxygenOS11 but just looking for a new experience. Once I got the phone I upgraded immediately to Android 11 but then I saw (and still see) a lot of people swearing by OxygenOS Android 10. Is it worth it to downgrade? What would I lose from V11?
And my main question is for those who tried them, which custom ROM is best for you and why?
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Hello,
I've decided to try out a custom ROM, not because I hate OxygenOS11 but just looking for a new experience. Once I got the phone I upgraded immediately to Android 11 but then I saw (and still see) a lot of people swearing by OxygenOS Android 10. Is it worth it to downgrade? What would I lose from V11?
And my main question is for those who tried them, which custom ROM is best for you and why?
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I've used Oxygen OS for like 6 months after I got the Nord. Then I moved to Pixel Experience Plus based on A11. Worked fine, but it is discontinued now and they have started with A12. Used it for a while, everything worked fine, some minor bluetooth issues (not sure why), small bugs which you won't notice initially and they aren't a deal breaker.
Now I've switched to Proton KnockOff ROM, everything is fine. Minor UI jitters while locking sometimes. No major bugs faced so far. Also tried Project Radiant Unofficial Build (works fine though).
My final thoughts:
If you want clean pixel phone feel and no customization then Pixel Experience A12 is the way to go.
Plus, this ROM has OTA updates enabled.
If you want some customization and overall good performance and you don't mind unofficial builds then Project Radiant is worth trying.
If you want good performance and tons of customization then I'd say Proton will be a good idea.
NOTE: All the ROMs above are A12 based, I used them without root and the same Kernel it came shipped with.
Try different GCams because some of them lag and even crash many a times, I'd say go with BSG GCam or Urnyx05.
Thank you so much for your comprehensive response, much appreciated. I'll also post here my own findings after testing.
qp2988 said:
Thank you so much for your comprehensive response, much appreciated. I'll also post here my own findings after testing.
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Did u tried? I'm interested at your experience