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Anyone interested in helping port Sense to the MI-One?

Howdy All!
You probably don't know, but I am (or was until recently) the dev over at MIUI_Au. About a month ago, MIUI shipped out engineering samples of their MI-One device. All the 'third party' translation effort leaders (except, sadly, our own XJ), including me, received a unit (as well as another 500 lucky Chinese users who had to 'win' one).
So I am in possession of an MI-One, which comes with MIUI as standard (obviously).
The world of Android (and indeed XDA as a whole) wouldn't be what it is unless people had ambition.
MIUI will release the M1 eventually, and it will be priced at around half that of the Evo3D ($350 USD).
What follows seems only logical, then.
I know nothing about porting, by the way. So...the main question: Is anyone game enough to help (or rather me help anyone) with getting a head start on a port?
Cheers,
Josh.

Hi Josh,
At first I thought that Sense can be ported to the Galaxy S for example and coming from a Windows mobile device world to Android this didn't seem impossible. Unfortunately some DEVs tried it but No BT, WiFi etc. It is really hard to port Sense to non-HTC devices because of hardware compatibility issue and the lack of drivers. Hell, it's hard to port from Desire HD to Desire.... That's why at that time I bought the Desire and not the Galaxy S. Sense makes Android complete and after trying AOSP or MIUI, I always found myself returning to sense (720p recording + fully functional). Even if it's slower then other ROMS.

bedobela said:
Hi Josh,
At first I thought that Sense can be ported to the Galaxy S for example and coming from a Windows mobile device world to Android this didn't seem impossible. Unfortunately some DEVs tried it but No BT, WiFi etc. It is really hard to port Sense to non-HTC devices because of hardware compatibility issue and the lack of drivers. Hell, it's hard to port from Desire HD to Desire.... That's why at that time I bought the Desire and not the Galaxy S. Sense makes Android complete and after trying AOSP or MIUI, I always found myself returning to sense (720p recording + fully functional). Even if it's slower then other ROMS.
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It's funny to see how different are we all, and "vive la difference". Few days ago I tried again Sense (3.0 and 3.5), and guess what? I came back without any doubt to XJ MIUI ! That ROM really rocks.
Good luck.

bedobela said:
Hi Josh,
At first I thought that Sense can be ported to the Galaxy S for example and coming from a Windows mobile device world to Android this didn't seem impossible. Unfortunately some DEVs tried it but No BT, WiFi etc. It is really hard to port Sense to non-HTC devices because of hardware compatibility issue and the lack of drivers. Hell, it's hard to port from Desire HD to Desire.... That's why at that time I bought the Desire and not the Galaxy S. Sense makes Android complete and after trying AOSP or MIUI, I always found myself returning to sense (720p recording + fully functional). Even if it's slower then other ROMS.
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Agree, even if porting is possible drivers are a great issue. Maybe its an option to port just the rosie.apk and the framework? (just an idea, my knowledge on this subject is very limit too...)

rafaelegomezb said:
It's funny to see how different are we all, and "vive la difference". Few days ago I tried again Sense (3.0 and 3.5), and guess what? I came back without any doubt to XJ MIUI ! That ROM really rocks.
Good luck.
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Sorry to continue the off topic but I can't use anything other than AOSP.

bedobela said:
Hi Josh,
At first I thought that Sense can be ported to the Galaxy S for example and coming from a Windows mobile device world to Android this didn't seem impossible. Unfortunately some DEVs tried it but No BT, WiFi etc. It is really hard to port Sense to non-HTC devices because of hardware compatibility issue and the lack of drivers. Hell, it's hard to port from Desire HD to Desire.... That's why at that time I bought the Desire and not the Galaxy S. Sense makes Android complete and after trying AOSP or MIUI, I always found myself returning to sense (720p recording + fully functional). Even if it's slower then other ROMS.
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One of the major differences in this situation is that the MI-One is built with same SOC as the Evo3D/Sensation - the MSM8660. All bluetooth, wifi, gps, GPU-related, CPU-related and mmc and storage related drivers would likely be the same (or at least very similar).
It isn't like porting it to a device which has a completely different set of components.
Josh.

rootSU said:
Sorry to continue the off topic but I can't use anything other than AOSP.
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So am i. After a while sense starts to show its flaws. Sense is a good experience, but stock is the pure android experience ! And with launcher pro and sense clock (the sense clock is the best thing i've seen!) i've built a better experience than sense itself. This days there're widgets and launcher skins to everything. You have to face it, sense is all about the homescreen

Yekxmerr said:
You have to face it, sense is all about the homescreen
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Well, not really. Acctually, I really don't like some of the new widgets. The clock, for example - I much prefer the old one which flipped faster.
But also, Sense ROMs are about proper facebook contact synching, synching with outlook and tethering that works well. All of this works out of the box, and all of it is done in style.
Anyway, it is a little off topic.
Kindly respond to the original question if you are interested, developers.

Hi,
well if MI-One same as EVO 3D/Sensation (partition layout/hw/chipset version) then there is no problem, same as HD2 and Desire...both are too different devices (windows/android) but now we have fully working android for both devices even Nexus One *AOSP* also have almost fully working Sense ROM...maybe this is wrong section for answer try Sensation/EVO 3D dev section...

Mi-One would be awesome with a sense rom imo.

coolexe said:
Hi,
well if MI-One same as EVO 3D/Sensation (partition layout/hw/chipset version) then there is no problem, same as HD2 and Desire...both are too different devices (windows/android) but now we have fully working android for both devices even Nexus One *AOSP* also have almost fully working Sense ROM...maybe this is wrong section for answer try Sensation/EVO 3D dev section...
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Fair Dibs.
You are probably right - I only posted in the Desire section out of habit. I just updated the index and went from their. Well, that, and I know that there are some very skilled developers here.
You did raise an interesting point though: While the hardware is quite similar, the partition scheme is much more complicated (with two system partitions).
Josh

2? Why?
10char

Anyway, it can be done. But without owning the device, it's impossible to test out ideas. Partition layouts are the simple part. Nothing some smart symlinking can't correct.
TouchPal-d from my Desire running Supernova Extreme Rom - 450 apps and counting. .

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MI-ONE thread
Can we vote somewhere for a xiaomi MI-ONE section on xdadev? Otherwise it's really hard to start the development on it..

heidewitzgar said:
Can we vote somewhere for a xiaomi MI-ONE section on xdadev? Otherwise it's really hard to start the development on it..
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Am from UK were would be best to buy one of these phones from?

Find 7 and questions about Oppo phones?

why on earth did they not launch this phone with Kitkat?
anyway I have a question regarding Oppo's software support, is it good? will they quickly update Find 7 to Kitkat? I have heard that Oppo's software are rather somewhat unreliable, is it true?
about Color OS, is it good? is it full of bloatwares or not? how deep is the customization?
will Find 7 have official Cyanogenmod support? how about other custom ROMs?
thanks for answering!

Oppo listen very much to their user base and they will update it to KitKat. You can flash other roms to Oppo using their stock recovery, they're partnered with CyanogenMod so Cm roms should run well on their devices.
As for other custom roms, it depended on if the Dev want to develop for it or not, if you purchase a Find 7 for them, they probably will. Hint: Take a look at the Find 5 and N1 development section.
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The oppo stock recovery flashes CM. OPPO are developer friendly,they even got OMNI Mediatek sources for the R819 (not an easy feat Mediatek are NOT willing)
They did not launch with kitkat because they are still adding features (ColorOS 2.0). They do that. If you are concerned about latest android version get on a custom rom like CM from the start,because OPPO don't move up the Android version until the previous ROM is stable enough to discontinue. The ROM itself is quite nice for a manufacturer skin,not bloated at all,and has some nice features built in you really miss if you go custom,but some people just hate the colorfulness so to each their own.

Allanitomwesh said:
The oppo stock recovery flashes CM. OPPO are developer friendly,they even got OMNI Mediatek sources for the R819 (not an easy feat Mediatek are NOT willing)
They did not launch with kitkat because they are still adding features (ColorOS 2.0). They do that. If you are concerned about latest android version get on a custom rom like CM from the start,because OPPO don't move up the Android version until the previous ROM is stable enough to discontinue. The ROM itself is quite nice for a manufacturer skin,not bloated at all,and has some nice features built in you really miss if you go custom,but some people just hate the colorfulness so to each their own.
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Did you say I can just use CM from the start even without proper official version? how? which version?

nap007 said:
Did you say I can just use CM from the start even without proper official version? how? which version?
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CM will probably have builds out within a month of release...

My concern with running CM on this phone is, will it lose features? Like the 50MP super zoom mode?

Yes you'll most likely lose SuperZoom and Maxxaudio with any AOSP ROM. You'd need stock based for that.

Allanitomwesh said:
Yes you'll most likely lose SuperZoom and Maxxaudio with any AOSP ROM. You'd need stock based for that.
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what? but didn't n1 retain it's features with cyanogen?
and can't you just install specific phones apps to get it's features?

Yes, because CM built the phone with OPPO,far as I know,they're making the OnePlus One ATM. So yeah, it'll be like on Find 5 most likely.

seriousneo said:
CM will probably have builds out within a month of release...
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I haven't heard any news regarding a Cyngn partnership for the Find 7.
Remember, after last year's events, when talking about CM, there are really two different entities which are semi-connected:
CM - the original CyanogenMod open source software project. The Find5 was originally maintained by community members who were solely involved on this side of things. All of that team left for Omni as a result of the Focal relicensing fiasco (This is why the Find5 never saw official CM10.2)
Cyanogen Inc - Referred to from here on in this post as "Cyngn" - The corporate entity created by some of the Cyanogenmod leads
Cyngn was partnered with Oppo for the N1 so that Cyngn could gain experience with taking a device through GMS (Google Apps) certification. There has been little to no CM community involvement with the N1 - it's a purely Cyngn affair. All community efforts on the device are focused on other projects (Oppo sent preproduction N1s to people involved with CodefireXperiment, Omni, Paranoid Android, and a few others)
Cyngn is currently partnered with OnePlus to focus on their launch device. They aren't even putting much effort into the N1 now if you read any of the user reviews. (Both official 10.2 updates are full of bugs, and CM11 has had broken location services for two months now with not a single word from the development team.)
So the support of the Find7 by CyanogenMod is unknown and indeterminate. It will likely involve community effort if it happens, but all "community" contributors with current Oppo devices are working on other projects. Omni support is HIGHLY likely, I would not be surprised if, like the Find5 and N1, it proves to be one of Omni's best supported devices. CodefireXperiment and PA support are also highly likely (Actually I'd say pretty much guaranteed in the case of CFX, Oppo and Anders get along as well as the Omni team gets along with Oppo). (While PA usually focuses on Nexus devices, there usually have been exceptions for Oppos due to Oppo providing excellent support to Aaron from PA.)

Its the best phone out without a doubt right now .. Might even beat all new HTC one .. It's a no compromise phone .. Except speakers idk if they are good or bad .. Also you can choose your own software oppo skin or cm(later) and paranoidandroid. I'm very impressed .

returning to the color os talk, do you think it will be a long time before oppo move to kitkat based color os?
and as I asked before, is it true regarding color os instability and incompatibility with common android apps?
and I'm glad if Paranoid Android will indeed come to Find 7!

nap007 said:
returning to the color os talk, do you think it will be a long time before oppo move to kitkat based color os?
and as I asked before, is it true regarding color os instability and incompatibility with common android apps?
and I'm glad if Paranoid Android will indeed come to Find 7!
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About the apps yeah,there was a thing about Lightflow not working,but its usually a one app thing,especially if it works by identifying the phone,mostly coz OPPO is so unique. As a plus ANY Chinese app works without a hitch when they give other manufacturers incompatibility issues
Omni is confirmed,Maxwen is getting a Find 7.
Unless i'm wrong ColorOS 2.0 should be kitkat.

CHlCKEN said:
Its the best phone out without a doubt right now .. Might even beat all new HTC one .. It's a no compromise phone .. Except speakers idk if they are good or bad .. Also you can choose your own software oppo skin or cm(later) and paranoidandroid. I'm very impressed .
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Well I would consider the battery a moderate compromise. 3k mah is not really sufficient for a 5.5" 2k screen. I was really hoping for 3500mah or more.
I'm wondering how the screen compares to the Note 3 OLED screen. The Note 3 has an extra .02", extra 200mah, but Samsungs OLED's aren't as efficient as SLCD's.
The batt life is the defining factor here for me and I would assume a great many others. If HTC can deliver on this, they'll take a good few percent of the upgrade market. Damn Sony for not bringing their Z2 to the US. It would dominate the tech-savvy market completely.

last time I heard the screen use new low power tech so let's wait for a review first before calling the battery is a flop.

mhl, hdmi?
Does anyone know of any video output port on this device such as HDMI or MHL or any other?

Wyzco said:
Does anyone know of any video output port on this device such as HDMI or MHL or any other?
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likely not but during the unveiling they used a find 7 to output audio using huge cable, maybe it was just a huge stereo cable though.

I heard the lower-end version Oppo Find 7a is better than Oppo Find 7 in many sectors, like screen, performance, etc. I really hope that Oppo equips this phone with that brilliant touch-less voice command just like on Moto X. It's gonna be really awesome for this phone. In fact, i think all of the new phones in 2014 should also have this feature. I mean, the real touch-less voice control when the phone is still locked. Unlike Google Nexus 5's "Ok Google" voice control that can only be used when the phone has been unlocked.

nap007 said:
likely not but during the unveiling they used a find 7 to output audio using huge cable, maybe it was just a huge stereo cable though.
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Really??? You're telling me about Audio output?
Every phone has that! Smh

nap007 said:
likely not but during the unveiling they used a find 7 to output audio using huge cable, maybe it was just a huge stereo cable though.
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Supports a bunch of wireless outputs
DLNA and Miracast off the top of my head,and Wifi Display

Now Playing on the OG Pixel

Hey Guys,
I hope this is the right section for my question.
I was wondering if there is a Now Playing port to the OG Pixel in the progress. Haven't found much Infos yet, other than some devs asking for specific files from the Pixel 2 (XL). Im really looking forward to it, so maybe someone has Infos?
Otherwise, I wish you guys a great weekend.

corbeauxxx said:
Hey Guys,
I hope this is the right section for my question.
I was wondering if there is a Now Playing port to the OG Pixel in the progress. Haven't found much Infos yet, other than some devs asking for specific files from the Pixel 2 (XL). Im really looking forward to it, so maybe someone has Infos?
Otherwise, I wish you guys a great weekend.
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OG Pixel?

nabbed said:
OG Pixel?
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He means the original Pixel XL as opposed to the new pixel 2.

Any updates on this?

Right now there seem to be two implementations (and one port) of the Now Playing function for Pixel phones. CypherOS (as well as PixelExperience mod) have a similar function on their ROM that allows your lock screen to identify playing music. If I'm not mistaken though this is not a port but a custom function using Soundhound. This may be the last that we'll see of an open sourced version from them due to a dispute between Cypher and PE (more on the Cypher G+ page, on the discussion filter) going on.
The second option seems like a port of the function to CarbonROM. They have a ROM available for the OG Pixel (XL) but with no current maintainer. Looks like the now playing feature only works on the Pixel 2. On a commit from the PixelExperience github they say that they are using a slimmed down Ambient Container so it might borrow from CarbonROM already.
If you wanted the majority of pixel features (at least in appearance) to remain the same though a ROM does exist that adds the CypherOS/PixelExperience implementation of AmbientPlay (nowplaying)for Pixel and Pixel XL phones while backporting Pixel 3 features, like the launcher. I haven't used it but it seems promising. According to the current changelog, it was removed last update for the API being down and added again for testing purposes for this month's update. Who knows if it actually works at the moment though. I'm not aware of any other working port for this model sadly. I think this is the closest we can get, until someone can create a new ROM with stock Pie but and the CarbonROM now playing code.

Why is there no Lineage ROM for our device?

i know i can try to build it myself, but this isnt a demanding question... im simply asking like why is it that other devices even have unofficial builds but we dont?? is there some king of limitation that prevents it to be built fir pixel 3 xl???

i42o said:
i know i can try to build it myself, but this isnt a demanding question... im simply asking like why is it that other devices even have unofficial builds but we dont?? is there some king of limitation that prevents it to be built fir pixel 3 xl???
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Cause LOS sucks

Golf c said:
Cause LOS sucks
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thanks

Golf c said:
Cause LOS sucks
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If it sucks, then why do so many other devices have it and we don't?
Sent from my Pixel 3 XL

IMO and experience.
The only time I have turned to Lineage to to overcome the shortcomings of an adulterated Android.
Samsung, OnePlus, are the only 2 that come to mind.
Rooted Pure Android from Google is pretty much perfrect for me and I cant think of enough improvements that Linage could offer to make it my daily driver.

Golf c said:
Cause LOS sucks
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Yet, without it, there would be far less ROMs on XDA

LineageOS seems pretty great to me when I use it on devices that don't come with relatively stock Android. Don't see the need for it on Pixels since it already offers pretty much stock Android, unless you want to run without Google apps or something or you want support after Google stops supporting it(end of 2021). Don't even run twrp now. Just patch the boot.img monthly.

BoboBrazil said:
LineageOS seems pretty great to me when I use it on devices that don't come with relatively stock Android. Don't see the need for it on Pixels since it already offers pretty much stock Android, unless you want to run without Google apps or something or you want support after Google stops supporting it(end of 2021). Don't even run twrp now. Just patch the boot.img monthly.
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Right, Lineage is the "other" Android experience, most of the ROMs on XDA are Lineage based and there's nothing wrong with that, lol

Can someone port One ui 3.0 for Samsung S7 (Exynos)?

Hey, I am waiting for one ui 3.0 for so long. Is there anyone who can port it for S7.
Your work would be appreciated and I will promote the Rom too on my YouTube channel.

Short answer, no.
Long answer, absolutely not.
The best option for you is to wait for someone to create a one ui 3 rom. Impatient? Do It Yourself.
Unless you get a newer device that supports one ui 3.

riojosepha said:
Short answer, no.
Long answer, absolutely not.
The best option for you is to wait for someone to create a one ui 3 rom. Impatient? Do It Yourself.
Unless you get a newer device that supports one ui 3.
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Too hash bro. Even j7 got one ui 3.0 android r. Hw cant s7 ,which can perform far more better than j7 cant get a ported one ui 3.0 dude. Too rush in giving answer to this guy who just asked a great question. The developers of roms surely will port for s7. It will be disgraceful if even j7 can perform one ui 3.0 where else s7 cant? This even doesnt make sense dude. Never rush in giving answer. Son

Banksdj said:
Too hash bro. Even j7 got one ui 3.0 android r. Hw cant s7 ,which can perform far more better than j7 cant get a ported one ui 3.0 dude. Too rush in giving answer to this guy who just asked a great question. The developers of roms surely will port for s7. It will be disgraceful if even j7 can perform one ui 3.0 where else s7 cant? This even doesnt make sense dude. Never rush in giving answer. Son
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S7 needs stable ROM with every feature working, who cares if a OneUI 99 port exist, if it crashes, and/or is missing features ?
To this day, I'm still using ALEXNDR (port of the official ROM on OneUI 1.0/Android 8.0) because it's the only bug-free and feature-complete ROM, every other ROMs have issues and is missing features.

mooms said:
S7 needs stable ROM with every feature working, who cares if a OneUI 99 port exist, if it crashes, and/or is missing features ?
To this day, I'm still using ALEXNDR (port of the official ROM on OneUI 1.0/Android 8.0) because it's the only bug-free and feature-complete ROM, every other ROMs have issues and is missing features.
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Look dude, im on floyd v5 android 10 works fine like a stock rom on s7. So basin on your point, you suppose s21ultra hwc should all work on s7? Really. you r really funny. You cant have all for it. S21ultra hardware vs s7 hardware. Really? All that matter is one ui 3x android r on your s7 thats all. The rest is limited for the device to work around with it

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Look dude, im on floyd v5 android 10 works fine like a stock rom on s7. So basin on your point, you suppose s21ultra hwc should all work on s7? Really. you r really funny. You cant have all for it. S21ultra hardware vs s7 hardware. Really? All that matter is one ui 3x android r on your s7 thats all. The rest is limited for the device to work around with it
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What's the point of having OneUI 3 if you're missing essential features ?
Do you fingerprint scanner works in third-party applications like PayPal ? Nope.
And no amount of stupid smiley will change this simple fact.
And this is juste one of the many issues in Floyd, see here: https://github.com/ananjaser1211/FloydQ_Reports/issues

mooms said:
What's the point of having OneUI 3 if you're missing essential features ?
Do you fingerprint scanner works in third-party applications like PayPal ? Nope.
And no amount of stupid smiley will change this simple fact.
And this is juste one of the many issues in Floyd, see here: https://github.com/ananjaser1211/FloydQ_Reports/issues
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Dude nobody cares for your PayPal and fingerprint. If it doesn't work out for you, someone prefer the rom to be working on s7. If One ui1000 is gonna come, s7 is gonna run well on it and even you will be the first person to download it. Talking boy,so keep yourself steady and watch it how things go.

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Dude nobody cares for your PayPal and fingerprint. If it doesn't work out for you, someone prefer the rom to be working on s7. If One ui1000 is gonna come, s7 is gonna run well on it and even you will be the first person to download it. Talking boy,so keep yourself steady and watch it how things go.
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Children want the latest version, adults want a fully functional phone, and not having the FP sensor working in 3rd party apps is a deal breaker for a lot of people, it's a pity you can't understand that.

mooms said:
Childs want the latest version, adults want a fully functional phone, and not having the FP sensor working in 3rd party apps is a deal breaker for a lot of people, it's a pity you can't understand that.
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Dude, this is a custom rom. And when did your s7 got and official system update and what was it android version. If you were about to loose your eyes and you got saved and now, only one of your eye is working, manager to live with it son. Else you can by yourself s100ultra with your fully function or what ever dude. Learn up child.

mooms said:
Children want the latest version, adults want a fully functional phone, and not having the FP sensor working in 3rd party apps is a deal breaker for a lot of people, it's a pity you can't understand that.
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It is known that Android OS is based on a modified version of the Linux Kernel to support mobile phones and tablets and other Android-capable devices, and it is also well-known that when OEMs release a new device, they begin their first state of dropping software support for their previous device.
Custom ROMs are Android ROMs made be either a solo developer, or core developers (and maybe even by you) out of passion, and thus completely free, they can extend it with as many features as the device can handle, in addition to the latest OS and security patches.
Sometimes, a developer might face a hard time trying to fix a bug, it might take months to fix, he might even decide to live with it, why? because he's doing this out of passion! Here on XDA, ROMs are posted along with it's sources, if you think the developer is a low-level programmer, you're free to show us your abilities.
Custom ROMs were not meant to be ultra-stable out-of-the-box, they were meant to witness it's own development.

I want one ui 3 too because of it's ui design

Look be happy with floyd Q no one is going to be spending time trying to port and then fix a one ui 3.0 base for the S7 devs like ananjaser are not going to try to fix one ui 3.0 alot of work would be needed anyway

mooms said:
What's the point of having OneUI 3 if you're missing essential features ?
Do you fingerprint scanner works in third-party applications like PayPal ? Nope.
And no amount of stupid smiley will change this simple fact.
And this is juste one of the many issues in Floyd, see here: https://github.com/ananjaser1211/FloydQ_Reports/issues
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crdroid have fingerprint work in payment app bro

I've updated to a S20 FE.