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Worth to install LineageOS 16.0 on T5 ?

Hi,
Those who installed LineageOS on T5, could you please share your experience ?
I noted from few comments on this forum:
5GHz Wifi is not working but 2.4 GHz is working fine
disable HW overlays in the dev options to remove blur
disable AudioFX to correct sound
Is there any other prooblem ? What about bluetooth, camera, GPS, gapps ?
Any feedback will be appreciated

I'm the one who said it didn't work on 5GHz wifi, it is working.
I had to wait several minutes until my AP appeared, once I connected for the first time it did not give me any problem.
Also something like this happened when starting LineageOS for the first time, it did not connect neither in 2.4 nor in 5 but waiting it worked.
After disabling AudioFX I installed Eqfy Equalizer which works fine.
The camera app is not working, a white line appears in the middle of the screen and there are no photo options or anything.
Since I don't use it to take photos, I have not tried more but I suppose that with some other camera app it should work.
Not tested bluetooth or GPS for now.
On the other hand, the tablet works more fluidly and you have more free space.
In the absence of trying more things, for now I'm sticking with LineageOS.

Thanks for your feedback.
I have flashed LienageOS 16, and have patched RAMDISK.IMG to install Magisk.
It looks OK, I like it so far. There are only two issues:
* Camera is not working
* I have only 2,4Ghz WiFi (which btw is working fine), but I do not see 5,0 GHz network in my list
GPS, bluetooth, sound, image,...everything seems working OK, but I didn't check in details.
Despite those two issues I will stay with LineageOS. I prefer it one hundred times over EMUI. And for camera, which btw is not very important to me neither, I will probably find a fix one day.

From time to time your 5GHz AP may appear, you can connect but then it disappears again.
Yesterday I checked, I thought it was connected in 5GHz but no, the connection was in 2.4
I confirm that the Wifi in 5GHz does not work.

borja113 said:
Thanks for your feedback.
I have flashed LienageOS 16, and have patched RAMDISK.IMG to install Magisk.
It looks OK, I like it so far. There are only two issues:
* Camera is not working
* I have only 2,4Ghz WiFi (which btw is working fine), but I do not see 5,0 GHz network in my list
GPS, bluetooth, sound, image,...everything seems working OK, but I didn't check in details.
Despite those two issues I will stay with LineageOS. I prefer it one hundred times over EMUI. And for camera, which btw is not very important to me neither, I will probably find a fix one day.
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I have sorted it out.
For WiFi, I changed the channel on my router, put it at 44, and now the 5,0 Ghz Wifi is visible and I can connect.
For camera, I have found a Gcam which works OK, it is "GC_4.1.006.126161292-41003513.apk", easy to find on XDA.
So now I have LineageOS fully working. For the time being everything is fast and stable.

Kgonla said:
From time to time your 5GHz AP may appear, you can connect but then it disappears again.
Yesterday I checked, I thought it was connected in 5GHz but no, the connection was in 2.4
I confirm that the Wifi in 5GHz does not work.
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I thik it is related to router. On my router, in settings, the choice of channel was set to automatic, I put it to 44 and it is visible, and the connection is fast and stable. For some reason the tablet doesn't see higher frequencies.

borja113 said:
I thik it is related to router. On my router, in settings, the choice of channel was set to automatic, I put it to 44 and it is visible, and the connection is fast and stable. For some reason the tablet doesn't see higher frequencies.
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I'm going to take a look to Gcam, I've tested a couple of cam apps but not working.
Now I'm using channel 56 but previously I tested other channels, maybe the day it worked I was using a lower one, will test too.
Thanks a lot.

borja113 said:
I have sorted it out.
For WiFi, I changed the channel on my router, put it at 44, and now the 5,0 Ghz Wifi is visible and I can connect.
For camera, I have found a Gcam which works OK, it is "GC_4.1.006.126161292-41003513.apk", easy to find on XDA.
So now I have LineageOS fully working. For the time being everything is fast and stable.
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Hello again, I have changed the channel to 44 and for now it works fine.
The Gcam is not working for me, It tells me that it cannot find the camera and closes.

Kgonla said:
Hello again, I have changed the channel to 44 and for now it works fine.
The Gcam is not working for me, It tells me that it cannot find the camera and closes.
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Hello. If this can be of any help: the Gcam which I installed, I found it on this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20/themes/google-camera-huawei-p20-kirin-devices-t3882198
It is : Google Camera v4.1.006.126161292, in the first post, section OTHER AVAILABLE APKs.
Maybe we’re not using the same version.
After flashing LineageOS, I found that I had two cameras : HwCamera2.apk 8.0.0.200 which I think is Huawei camera, and Camera2.apk 2.0.002. First one was crashing immediately, the second one didn’t work with a white line in the middle. Now I have first one disabled, second one is still there but useless. And third one is the one above which is OK.

Has anyone had any luck with Netflix?
I tried LineageOS yesterday and was unable to install Netflix from the play store, likely because it said I was uncertified. I was however able to download and side load Netflix, which initially appeared to resolve the issue, however any attempt to play content resulted in a 5.10 error. From what I can tell, this appears to be something to do with DRM, however the few potential solutions I've found using Magisk didn't help resolve the situation, and I've ended up reverting to Emui
Aside from Netflix, I didn't come across any other issues while testing. Unfortunately for me, Netflix was the main reason for getting this tablet in the first place, my old 3rd Gen iPad would have been more than adequate for my needs other wise

In order to get Netflix work, I installed one older versions found on apkmirror. I picked up randomly 6.21.0. I installed also liboemcrypto_disabler (even though I do not know if it was necessary), and in addition of that it is hidden in Magisk. It is working, I do not know how to check the quality, but I guess it is 720p.

Why TWRP needed why not to flash directly from stock recovery...

If you want to install LineageOS, the TWRP is not needed. You flash LineageOS via fastbot. In fact, it is better not to mess with TWRP, officially it is not supported by OpenKirin ROM's.

I also thought so but it's ok I have LineageOS installed with OpenCamera everythink seems to be working fine even LTE is there 16.1 version available ?
and also where can I get stock recovery if I need it, is it available for download anywhere ? or after LineageOS instalation it also installs stock recovery ?

If you want go to stock recovery again, On OpenKirin site there are comprehensive guides, under section Support, about where to find stock EMUI firmware, and how to extract and flash stock recovery image.
I do not think that LineageOS will install stock recovery, if you had TWRP before LineageOS installation, most likely it is still there. You may check it yourself : Vol Down + Power on boot.

I've just tried LineageOS build 6 on my AGS2-W09 and the camera seems to work ok now.
Had to install OpenCamera and set the all permissions, clear storage for this app and on the next run it can finally save the aquired photo.
The 5Ghz WiFi works with no problems (my router selected channel n.60)
As for audio: there is a glitch when device is booting, might want to not wear headphones during a reboot ☺
Haven't tried disabling AudioFX or installing Viper4Android as I am rolling back to stock firmware.
Netflix:
I think I konw why Netflix is not working: I have no IMEI with this OS.
UPDATE: IMEI should not matter on this device as it has no network.
I had tried the Netflix 6.21.0 version mentioned here and it gives me the same "Device failure occurred 501.-1006" error.
Then I've installed Kodi with a Netflix addon and it gives me: "It was not possible to get data from Widevine CryptoSession. Your system is not Widevine certified".
It is pretty clear that the LineageOS 16 build 6 (lineage-16.0-20201019-emui8-gapps.img) has no Widewine libraries installed.
Other than this the OS is very responsive, unfortunately I have to rollback because of this.

I am using this tablet for Netflix and prime on stock emui.
I really want to upgrade to custom ROM but no polished ROM anywhere!

guys how you have managed to pull boot.img from the device?
can anyone guide me through?
I have successfully managed to flash LineageOS latest build on MediaPad T5

kamilmirza said:
guys how you have managed to pull boot.img from the device?
can anyone guide me through?
I have successfully managed to flash LineageOS latest build on MediaPad T5
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Can you share the entire installation process.
Thanks

bluestar778 said:
Can you share the entire installation process.
Thanks
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For LineageOS 16 --> https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/twrp-lineageos-16-installed-in-t5.4161857/
For Latest build (LOS18.1) --> https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...ation-guide-for-mediapad-t5-ags2-xxx.4291431/

Android 12 DP1 anyone?

Anyone flash it?
What's working and what's not list can go here as well as discussion.
I'm gonna wait till Betas but would love to see some screenshots and here some impressions.

For those interested?
First preview of Android 12
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.
android-developers.googleblog.com

Would be nice to know if Magisk Canary is working with the Developer Preview (on Pixel 5).

working pretty well as a DP so far. i dont believe canary is working yet, as it throws a boot error when you flash a patched image, yet you can fastboot boot a patched image.

aer0zer0 said:
working pretty well as a DP so far. i dont believe canary is working yet, as it throws a boot error when you flash a patched image, yet you can fastboot boot a patched image.
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Curious about 5G and eSim. Have you tested either?

I've got a nice long 3 day weekend, starting now. So I'm going to give this a go and run it through its paces to test 5G, Wifi speeds, Bluetooth connectivity with watch/headphones/car, smart home control, notifications, various apps I frequently use etc.
Will report back soon.

bobby janow said:
Curious about 5G and eSim. Have you tested either?
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No 5g in my area, and my Verizon anyways doesn't use esim.

Initial thoughts...
No issues discovered, yet.
- Wifi speeds are on par with the February Android 11 build (see screenshot)
- T-Mobile 5G speeds (Boulder, CO) are also on par with what I was previously seeing (see screenshot)
- No issues sending/receiving texts/phone calls/Emails/Slack messages
- Bluetooth connection and functionality with my Galaxy Buds and Galaxy Watch Active2 are solid
- Google Smart Home device controls are working (HUE lights, Nest cameras, Google Home Hubs, Nest thermostat etc.)
- Camera quality for photos & videos don't appear degraded
- No noticeable stuttering or hiccups (yet)
Still need to test:
- Android Auto
- Battery life
- Longer term snappiness/smoothness (this tends to degrade over 1-3 days on previous developer previews I've tested)
Side notes:
- I was able to enable the developer flag for the new One-Handed Settings UI but I'm still trying to track down the flag to enable the new larger brightness slider layout.
- Possibly a placebo but notifications tones are much louder/crisper than they were on Android 11 (even at the same volume slider setting). This was a persistent annoyance I had with Android 11 that I attributed to the new speaker setup of the Pixel 5 vs my previous Pixel 4.

Do you did new install or updated ?

@sn0warmy Thanks, great review. Boulder 5g sucks. Denver by Lodo has the high speed one and some other areas nearby. I'm really wondering if we will get eSim + physical sim and 5G. As of now, even though there is a commit that has been merged, we only get 4G if we use both sims. It's obviously not a hardware limitation and I'm not sure why it hasn't been pulled into a monthly other than they are waiting for 12 to enable it.

ds78 said:
Do you did new install or updated ?
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Clean install.
bobby janow said:
@sn0warmy Thanks, great review. Boulder 5g sucks. Denver by Lodo has the high speed one and some other areas nearby. I'm really wondering if we will get eSim + physical sim and 5G. As of now, even though there is a commit that has been merged, we only get 4G if we use both sims. It's obviously not a hardware limitation and I'm not sure why it hasn't been pulled into a monthly other than they are waiting for 12 to enable it.
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38mbps is plenty fast for me when I'm away from the house. Though, I will say that 5G signal in this area is definitely hit or miss. I often find my signal falling back to LTE when I'm out and about.
I'm sure it will improve, over time.

kafisc said:
Would be nice to know if Magisk Canary is working with the Developer Preview (on Pixel 5).
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Any updates on root for android 12?

nrd\ said:
Any updates on root for android 12?
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Finally managed to flash magisk to pixel5....
However I am only able to boot the patched image (fastboot boot boot.img), if I tried to flash the image(fastboot flash boot boot.img) it won't boot saying "failed to load/verify boot images" which means I lose magisk every time I reboot.
I am fine with that although it's not perfect.
BTW exposed doesn't seem to work for now and the safetynet-fix module is bricking my device.

I ran into my first bug. If I try to change the notification tone in any app other than 'Phone', notification settings force closes. So I'm stuck with all the default notification tones for everything except the system wide default notification tone and ringtone.
RayZhang1378 said:
Finally managed to flash magisk to pixel5....
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I'd advise against plastering your IP and device MAC address on a public forum...

sn0warmy said:
Clean install.
38mbps is plenty fast for me when I'm away from the house. Though, I will say that 5G signal in this area is definitely hit or miss. I often find my signal falling back to LTE when I'm out and about.
I'm sure it will improve, over time.
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Yeah 38 is very decent. Have you tried it with 4G for comparison? I have dual sim so I only get 4G unless I temporarily disable a sim. When I test the 4G is faster. I agree, it will improve once they start rolling out mmWave.

All functions of Android Auto confirmed working.

flashed and running for me.. 5G working on Verion. I updated (no clean wipe).
Battery may be a tad worse but that's because I'm used to being rooted and optimized.
Havent come across any hard crashes and reboots. I'm making an install video.. then later one on features, sharing experience (after using it for a while as my daily)

Tried dp1 earlier today. Found 1 bug I can't stand which is media playback won't hear in my Pixel Buds 2, I guess it'll be the same with other bluetooth earbuds?
Tried rebooting the phone to see if it resolves it, no. Tried also forget the Buds and redo pairing still the same. I can hear notifications fine but media playback, no. Just silence.
So flashed back to Feb 2021 public build.

fuadhdmini said:
Tried dp1 earlier today. Found 1 bug I can't stand which is media playback won't hear in my Pixel Buds 2, I guess it'll be the same with other bluetooth earbuds?
Tried rebooting the phone to see if it resolves it, no. Tried also forget the Buds and redo pairing still the same. I can hear notifications fine but media playback, no. Just silence.
So flashed back to Feb 2021 public build.
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I've been using DP1 since Friday and haven't had any issues with media playback, notifications, or voice calls via bluetooth through my Galaxy Buds, Nest Audio Speaker or my car.

sn0warmy said:
I've been using DP1 since Friday and haven't had any issues with media playback, notifications, or voice calls via bluetooth through my Galaxy Buds, Nest Audio Speaker or my car.
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Hmm where did I do wrong here. I even flashed dp1 from flash.android.com site, that would definitely guarantee perfect flash.

Android 12 Beta GSI Moto G 5G Ace Kiev development

update to more stable gsi 12

Hi, I have the moto one 5G ace, and I am very happy that we can get android 12 on it now. I have a few questions though.
A) how do I get android 11, when I try to update, it says android 10 is the latest version on moto updates.
B) where is the vbmeta, I am assuming google's GSI website.
C) does this GSI continue to receive android 12 updates?
Also, if you could friend me on discord at TheNextGamer21#9216, I have a team of developers that could help build a GSI for this device

Found the most stable Android 12 gsi for both the moto g 5 g kiev and moto g 5 g stylus.
I've tested both now for over a week as daily drivers and the gsi rom is 98% stable.
Has transformed my phone into a pixel...running Android 12..
Now there is bugs and some compromises one has to accept if you want this rom as a daily driver.
Working.
5g,lte,2g
Wifi
Bluetooth comes on and connects.
Magisk Alpha
R/W script
GPS
In call volume
Pixel goodies launcher etc...
Google camera video and pictures
Torch
Fingerprint pin and pattern
Viper4droid preinstalled under misc features
Headphone
More
Bluetooth in call audio and music audio playback
Google Pixel Always ON DISPLAY with clock animations
Gapps and Non-Gapps versions
Cons
Calls, mms, sms over 2g /3g only (working on it)
**use a free calls and text app example. "textnow" grab a free line and have calls ,mms,sms over 5G****
No moto gestures( I only use the chop for flashlight) workaround,,,app called "gravity
gestures" works perfectly..
Ill link the thread.
[GSI][UNOFFICIAL][12] Pixel Experience
Pixel Experience for GSI What is this? Pixel Experience is an AOSP based ROM with Google apps included and all Pixel goodies (launcher, wallpapers, icons, fonts, bootanimation) Their mission is to offer the maximum possible stability and...
forum.xda-developers.com

@jhjhjhjhjhjh Did you have to do anything special to get BT working on the Kiev with that Android 12 GSI? I can't seem to get it working at all. It tells me to try to turn my bluetooth device on and off.

GCPDetective said:
@jhjhjhjhjhjh Did you have to do anything special to get BT working on the Kiev with that Android 12 GSI? I can't seem to get it working at all. It tells me to try to turn my bluetooth device on and off.
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(outdated, search in the telegram group of Nairo the unofficial rom)
Hello everyone! I'm happy to announce that I successfully installed android 12 on nairo, this guide comes with post install tweaks (that to me are the most important part)! I used a XT2075-3 Dual sim. Warning: I don't take any responsibility if...
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Thanks for the link. I tried that yesterday but whenever I attempt to connect my BT device the whole phone locks up and freezes. Everything goes back to normal if I turn of the BT device.
EDIT: Saw in another thread you were having issues with the "e" build. Going to try and install the prior build and see if that resolves my issues.

GCPDetective said:
Thanks for the link. I tried that yesterday but whenever I attempt to connect my BT device the whole phone locks up and freezes. Everything goes back to normal if I turn of the BT device.
EDIT: Saw in another thread you were having issues with the "e" build. Going to try and install the prior build and see if that resolves my issues.
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no worries..
let me know how its working for ya..
lastly, my Bluetooth had a slight delay when watching videos so to have Bluetooth working like stock. grab the "BTFM.bin " file from the stock firmware folder and flash it in fastboot mode.
code ..
fastboot flash bluetooth BTFM.bin
still working on VOLTE....

@jhjhjhjhjhjh Still no luck. I decided to check if maybe my BT device would work during phone calls and to my surprise it does. So it just seems to be something with media playback.

GCPDetective said:
@jhjhjhjhjhjh Still no luck. I decided to check if maybe my BT device would work during phone calls and to my surprise it does. So it just seems to be something with media playback.
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Weird ...I followed the instructions to the tee. Bluetooth works here..

As soon as the bugs are out I'll hop on this.

Where is the development at with this I just seen it and a few questions
You state r/w script, meaning we can get r/w as in "/" mounted rw?
2nd and this is the deal maker, scoped storage, fused storage, adoptable storage.... All that trash that's stopping a lot of functionality of apps, is this a problem in this build?
Lastly and just for **it's a giggles, is there any where you can point me that I can grab one of these roms, not saying it's this easy but for my fingers sake we'll just jump on the sci-fi wagon for a sec, load it up on my PC change what I want to change flash to my phone and not disrespecting the makers, keep it to me.
Is that a dream or reality

jhjhjhjhjhjh said:
Found the most stable Android 12 gsi for both the moto g 5 g kiev and moto g 5 g stylus.
I've tested both now for over a week as daily drivers and the gsi rom is 98% stable.
Has transformed my phone into a pixel...running Android 12..
Now there is bugs and some compromises one has to accept if you want this rom as a daily driver.
Working.
5g,lte,2g
Wifi
Bluetooth comes on and connects.
Magisk Alpha
R/W script
GPS
In call volume
Pixel goodies launcher etc...
Google camera video and pictures
Torch
Fingerprint pin and pattern
Viper4droid preinstalled under misc features
Headphone
More
Bluetooth in call audio and music audio playback
Google Pixel Always ON DISPLAY with clock animations
Gapps and Non-Gapps versions
Cons
Calls, mms, sms over 2g /3g only (working on it)
**use a free calls and text app example. "textnow" grab a free line and have calls ,mms,sms over 5G****
No moto gestures( I only use the chop for flashlight) workaround,,,app called "gravity
gestures" works perfectly..
Ill link the thread.
[GSI][UNOFFICIAL][12] Pixel Experience
Pixel Experience for GSI What is this? Pixel Experience is an AOSP based ROM with Google apps included and all Pixel goodies (launcher, wallpapers, icons, fonts, bootanimation) Their mission is to offer the maximum possible stability and...
forum.xda-developers.com
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What carrier are you on? I tried the latest pixel experience on at&t and had issues with calling and texting (when on 3g preferred network it shows no service but when on LTE only the data works- calls and messages don't go through)

is there a working build of lineage 18 for moto g8 plus?

hi, I have a moto g8 plus and I want to use Lineage but my devices isn't under the supported devices list. is there a working unoffical lineage build that is opensource for the moto g8 plus?
and if there is no build, how much work is it to port lineage to a new device and what knowledge is needed?
thx for your answers beforehand

I used @waltermobile's guide for 17.1 https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/did-anyone-apply-gsi-on-moto-g8-plus.4066961/post-83094247
plus @AndyYan's 18.1 build: https://sourceforge.net/projects/andyyan-gsi/files/lineage-18.x/
Seems fine so far - bluetooth audio wasn't working at first, but this workaround fixed it: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/did-anyone-apply-gsi-on-moto-g8-plus.4066961/post-83397105

stormarrest said:
Seems fine so far - bluetooth audio wasn't working at first, but this workaround fixed it: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/did-anyone-apply-gsi-on-moto-g8-plus.4066961/post-83397105
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Are you still using this? Any additional quirks or oddities besides the known bluetooth issue? I'm thinking of installing it; i'm tired of waiting for a custom ROM. thanks.

gfrank227 said:
Are you still using this? Any additional quirks or oddities besides the known bluetooth issue?
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Yes! After it took 5 days to set up, I was loath to throw any more time after it
The only other problem I've seen is that I can't join Zoom meetings – I'm able to log in, but either clicking a link or entering a code just dumps me back on the app's main screen. Other meeting / call apps work fine.

stormarrest said:
Yes! After it took 5 days to set up, I was loath to throw any more time after it
The only other problem I've seen is that I can't join Zoom meetings – I'm able to log in, but either clicking a link or entering a code just dumps me back on the app's main screen. Other meeting / call apps work fine.
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OK thanks for the info.
I attempted to install Lineage 19.2 on my moto g8 plus but it got stuck on the curved line and circle screen. i'm not even sure if I flashed it correctly; this is literally my first time trying to flash a whole GSI/Rom on any phone. Any advice or instructions would be appreciated (I used TWRP; after it was done flashing and I tried to restart it gave a warning that there was no OS; not sure how that's possible, and I still got that curved line screen). In short, I am not sure if it's the .img file I used or the flashing method, or perhaps even both.

Question GSI Camera

My phone got blocked by my previous company through Knox Enrollment Service because I got separated from them.
I cannot use it, so I flashed GSIs, Lineage (camera is terrible, bluetooth isn't working, refresh rate is slow and etc.) then I tried using RayOS, but RayOS has Knox. It's like very similar to what I flash using ODIN.
My main question is how can I improve the OIS, and full functionality of my A52 using GSI? Is there a way though?

use phh gsi, or a phh based gsi, they are stable enough for daily use, also you can use gcam and install a config for it made for a52

...or just use source-built lineage for A52 instead of GSI.
No knox, bluetooth works, refresh rate can be set in settings. However, for camera I usually recommend GCam, even though the quality won't ever be as good as on OneUI.