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[ROM][4.4.4] SlimKat [m7vzw]

SlimRoms is a custom android operating system. The main goal is to offer users a slimmed down but still feature rich alternative to other android operating systems.
The entire SlimTeam work together to bring you this tailor-made beauty straight from Android Open Source Project (AOSP) source code.
All of the sources can be publicly viewed through GitHub and you can stop by the public Gerrit to submit patches of any type.
SlimKat is the project name for SlimRoms based on Android 4.4 and offers the following original features:
The Real Dark Slim
Full system-wide dark interfaces. - If you like it smooth and classy.
Custom Shortcuts. Everywhere.
Hardware keys, Navigation Ring, Navigation Bar, Lockscreen, Tiles, Notifications etc. - We've got you covered.
System-Wide Keyboard Controls
Rotation, cursor control, optional emoticions, etc. - You'll be tapping away to your heart's content.
SlimCenter
Downloads, contact information, system app removal. - More fun than you can shake a stick at.
Camera Features
Trueview, Smart Capture. - Capture life moments with ease.
Important links:
slimroms.net - The official webpage where you find everything you need to know about SlimRoms.
Downloads - Download the rom, gapps and other addons.
Installation instructions - Follow these steps to the letter if you're about to install SlimRoms on your device.
Latest Changelog - Read here if you want information on changes in latest build.
FAQ - The most frequent asked questions with answers.
Kernel Source - The source of your device's kernel.
Get in touch! - Contact SlimRoms at these places if you have questions, requests or feedback.
Google+
Twitter
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Forum
Disclaimer: SlimRoms are not responsible for any damages to your device.
XDA:DevDB Information
SlimRoms M7, ROM for the Verizon HTC One
Contributors
Flinny, SlimRoms
ROM OS Version: 4.4.x KitKat
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x
Based On: AOSP
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 5.0
Stable Release Date: 2014-05-13
Created 2014-05-13
Last Updated 2014-09-28

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Does this have HALO? I do not see it in the feature list. Very interested in giving this a shot if so! Thanks for your hard work!

Frankie1588 said:
Does this have HALO? I do not see it in the feature list. Very interested in giving this a shot if so! Thanks for your hard work!
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I hate being *that guy*, but it clearly states check the FAQs...
http://slimroms.net/index.php/faq/slimbean/349-add-halo
Two questions I didn't see-
1- Is a wipe needed when coming from another version
2- Can I change the lock screen shortcuts yet?

I have been waiting for a 4.4 Slim. Unfortunately it looks like the most current beta does not support changing the LCD density yet. 360 is just too small for my old eyes. I will try once I'm able to change DPI to 480.

Mike02z said:
I have been waiting for a 4.4 Slim. Unfortunately it looks like the most current beta does not support changing the LCD density yet. 360 is just too small for my old eyes. I will try once I'm able to change DPI to 480.
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Texdroider dpi in the play store works great for doing that!
Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk

aviris said:
I hate being *that guy*, but it clearly states check the FAQs...
http://slimroms.net/index.php/faq/slimbean/349-add-halo
Two questions I didn't see-
1- Is a wipe needed when coming from another version
2- Can I change the lock screen shortcuts yet?
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My mistake! Totally missed that in the OP. Thanks!

Mike02z said:
I have been waiting for a 4.4 Slim. Unfortunately it looks like the most current beta does not support changing the LCD density yet. 360 is just too small for my old eyes. I will try once I'm able to change DPI to 480.
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fatmando2 said:
Texdroider dpi in the play store works great for doing that!
Sent from my HTC6500LVW using Tapatalk
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+1. I can confirm that Texdroider DPI does the job perfectly. And thank God for it. Aging eyes here too, and as much as I like Slimkat, I just couldn't hack it.

about time we got a 4.4 thread for this killer rom! been on the 4.4 build since weekly 6 and have not had one issue with it at all. so glad that TRDS has been added back in as well as all the amazing tweaks you guys have made! can't wait for the theme choose to be added in!!

mikey2487 said:
about time we got a 4.4 thread for this killer rom! been on the 4.4 build since weekly 6 and have not had one issue with it at all. so glad that TRDS has been added back in as well as all the amazing tweaks you guys have made! can't wait for the theme choose to be added in!!
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Link to weekly 6?
Sent from my Nexus 7

fullmetal509 said:
Link to weekly 6?
Sent from my Nexus 7
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i mean beta weekly 1.6

fullmetal509 said:
Link to weekly 6
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All the releases to date of SlimKat for the Verizon HTC One can be found at
http://www.slimroms.net/index.php/downloads/dlsearch/viewcategory/970-m7vzw

Great ROM!
One question though, is there any way to get a double tap of the built-in HTC home icon to bring up the menu within apps or from the home screen?
Thanks

I'm using this kernel to enable HTC logo as menu as well as double tap to wake.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2522854
No issues so far with it.
Sent from my One using xda app-developers app

Thanks. Gonna give it a try later today.
Sent from my One using Tapatalk

I'm wary at adopting AOSP for this phone again. I'm on my 5th One since September, with 3 of them dying with the hot battery/quick drain issue, and then dying so hard they end up as bricks. All 3 times I've been on a SlimROM. SlimBean once, and SlimKat twice.
I love SlimROMs and have had nothing but good things happen, until I got on the One. I've only seen a couple of instances of this happening with other AOSP adopters, so I know I'm in the minority. It's tough to pull the trigger though, after being through this many phones.
I'll keep an eye out on the thread, but I'm going to run stock for awhile.
Sorry this wasn't too constructive for the thread, but I guess I'm looking for positive assurance that no one else is having these issues.

dbornack said:
I'm wary at adopting AOSP for this phone again. I'm on my 5th One since September, with 3 of them dying with the hot battery/quick drain issue, and then dying so hard they end up as bricks. All 3 times I've been on a SlimROM. SlimBean once, and SlimKat twice.
I love SlimROMs and have had nothing but good things happen, until I got on the One. I've only seen a couple of instances of this happening with other AOSP adopters, so I know I'm in the minority. It's tough to pull the trigger though, after being through this many phones.
I'll keep an eye out on the thread, but I'm going to run stock for awhile.
Sorry this wasn't too constructive for the thread, but I guess I'm looking for positive assurance that no one else is having these issues.
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Not had the issue myself... Which recovery are you flashing?
Sent from my One using Tapatalk

Flinny said:
Not had the issue myself... Which recovery are you flashing?
Sent from my One using Tapatalk
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Whatever the latest CWMT was at the time. 6.0.4.5 I want to say?

beta weekly 2.1 is live!!

No 2.2 weekly?

Substratum with no Root!

I know it might still have a few bugs but so far for the most part it's working great! In addition for substratum to work you need to download an Add on.
Test it out and let us know what themes are working! So far I'm using Swift dark
( Please read carefully how it get it to work)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=projekt.sungstratum

Yeah I just got mine setup today with Swift Black! My advice is to make sure you do one app at a time. Some apps I had to try a few times for some reason. Also, I've found that at least Swift Black did not theme beta versions of apps.

What is the purpose of this app, if you dont mind my lack of knowledge?

How to run substatrum without root on marshmallow?

Does this only work on Samsung or all non root devices?

DanHutchins said:
Does this only work on Samsung or all non root devices?
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I believe this version is for Samsung, there another version other devices by same developer so go to app store and check the devs other apps.

Bildo41383 said:
What is the purpose of this app, if you dont mind my lack of knowledge?
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It lets you use substratum themes on completely stock Samsungs devices.

Substratum with this MOBILE_QF6_Hybrid_Nougat_Rom_FlashFire_Install][Status Official For TMO]
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-s7-edge/development
Is everything we can dream and the best we will get. With the s8 and note 8 our development is pretty much done

Anyway to make the notifications black and text white?

i used substratum with my s7 edge, for the short time that I had the phone (may its circuits rest in peace) and i loved it! i use it with my s8 now.

Is there a ROM that just works?

I used to be on Pure Nexus and obviously that hasn't been updated in a long time. I went on two different new ROM's that supposedly have no bugs and I had tons of bugs after following the instructions explicitly.
Is there a custom rom that actually is bug free the widgets work, the screen turns on without lag, and Google Assistant works???

I have tried a few roms, but personally I feel that non other rom has a better battery life and overall smoothness than the stock rom, just root it with Magisk and enjoy.

Loving Resurrection Remix with EXnoshadez Kernel and Xposed Greenify. Great battery life. I've tried Firehound, Benzo, Pixeldust, and Lineage. I'm preferring RR then Lineage as a close second.

Jackaroop said:
Loving Resurrection Remix with EXnoshadez Kernel and Xposed Greenify. Great battery life. I've tried Firehound, Benzo, Pixeldust, and Lineage. I'm preferring RR then Lineage as a close second.
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Why do you prefer RR over Firehound?
I'm using Firehound and I find it solid and has all the extras I need. I was thinking of trying RR, but there seems to be a lot of bugs mentioned on the XDA thread.

Been using RR for a few days and doesn't have any major issues at all. Everything's been working fine.

Scottay5150 said:
I used to be on Pure Nexus and obviously that hasn't been updated in a long time. I went on two different new ROM's that supposedly have no bugs and I had tons of bugs after following the instructions explicitly.
Is there a custom rom that actually is bug free the widgets work, the screen turns on without lag, and Google Assistant works???
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RR has INSANE battery life, barely drains even if there are 3 audio mods installed, I would suggest using that. There is only one bug that is going to be fixed

Anything wrong with stock in particular? The monthly updates are prompt and basically effortless without needing to flash vendors or wait for the ROM developer to update. If you're not on stock (nonroot, locked BL), you run the risk of one day not being able to use apps that utilitize SafetyNet in case you use financial apps. Magisk has worked well in providing ways to circumvent it in a timely manner, but it is not guaranteed to always be able to bypass every update to SafetyNet, which the developer has mentioned.
ROMs aren't going to change the chipset magically to a newer one and increase performance substantially or add mAhs of battery to double the battery life. Android has matured since the days of using ChevyNo1 or P3Droid kernels on Sholes.

This is the conversation I am seeking. I am not going to say what ones I have used but Maps, widgets, WiFi calling, black screen when turning on. I want to avoid those situations.

kingbri said:
RR has INSANE battery life, barely drains even if there are 3 audio mods installed, I would suggest using that. There is only one bug that is going to be fixed
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What bug is that?

richii0207 said:
Anything wrong with stock in particular? The monthly updates are prompt and basically effortless without needing to flash vendors or wait for the ROM developer to update. If you're not on stock (nonroot, locked BL), you run the risk of one day not being able to use apps that utilitize SafetyNet in case you use financial apps. Magisk has worked well in providing ways to circumvent it in a timely manner, but it is not guaranteed to always be able to bypass every update to SafetyNet, which the developer has mentioned.
ROMs aren't going to change the chipset magically to a newer one and increase performance substantially or add mAhs of battery to double the battery life. Android has matured since the days of using ChevyNo1 or P3Droid kernels on Sholes.
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It is the customization I seek.

Scottay5150 said:
What bug is that?
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just an "OK google service has stopped notification"

kingbri said:
just an "OK google service has stopped notification"
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but ok goog works?

Scottay5150 said:
but ok goog works?
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Not sure, don't use it, the mod is releasing an update fixing this today or tmrw, just stay on the rom you're on until he updates

I'm on xenon it's working great for me I'm also using purez kernel

Gordietm said:
Why do you prefer RR over Firehound?
I'm using Firehound and I find it solid and has all the extras I need. I was thinking of trying RR, but there seems to be a lot of bugs mentioned on the XDA thread.
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I just decided to try all the publicly released ROMs. I was on Firehound before i switched to RR. I still have my TWRP backup of it. RR just hasn't given me a reason to go back.

Jackaroop said:
I just decided to try all the publicly released ROMs. I was on Firehound before i switched to RR. I still have my TWRP backup of it. RR just hasn't given me a reason to go back.
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There's going to be an update to Firehound today. I'll flash that. Maybe after try RR, thanks.

Scottay5150 said:
It is the customization I seek.
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IDK man, I see all that troubleshooting you're going through trying to get the device to run normally through the Pixel section. Is it really worth all that just to be able to change some cosmetics?
Stock will give you zero issues and save you the headache of what you're going through. Wouldn't it be nice to never have to worry about plugging into a computer to update, formatting or data, or spend so much time trying to get a device working? While at the same time, you get the updates as soon as they are available.

Scottay5150 said:
I used to be on Pure Nexus and obviously that hasn't been updated in a long time. I went on two different new ROM's that supposedly have no bugs and I had tons of bugs after following the instructions explicitly.
Is there a custom rom that actually is bug free the widgets work, the screen turns on without lag, and Google Assistant works???
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I wish mods would get rid of this guy. All of your "questions" are absurd and its annoying to see your profile pic spammed throughout all the threads.

stebomurkn420 said:
I wish mods would get rid of this guy. All of your "questions" are absurd and its annoying to see your profile pic spammed throughout all the threads.
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OK folks. I want to apologize for my flooding of the forums attempting to repair my situation last week. Yes, I have been flashing for a long time without real complications. I haven't been on my ADHD meds for a while and that did not help me with the drama last week. Unfortunately my world like most of you is in my phone, I was panicked. Sorry about that.
Needless to say I needed other eyes on what I was doing for perspective sake. I went to my PC tech, luckily had personal flashing experiences with Android, Pixel even. We worked on it for about 6 hours in total. He couldn't get RR to work.
The issue was this after following the OP instructions. Once in the system I couldn't get the WiFi to connect with the phone, not being able to download whatever the phone was looking for. Google play services kept FC'ing. Google TTS kept FC'ing as well. I don't know if there is a fix or a forthcoming fix for this abnormal issue. I deleted data from the apps that were FC'ing and other Google that might be related. PS: not a RR issue I had this same issue with Benzo)
Unfortunately, we didn't save anything from the old RR setup because I couldn't be without a phone for another day. Any constructive thoughts would be welcomed.
I shall attempt to reinstall RR at some point to see if it works, or to get data to help the devs understand what might have happened or might had happened.
I am back on stock, not loving it that is for sure.

General Pre rooted roms(project rooted)

Mod edit: TG link removed as per XDA's TG Chat Rules.
(TG link and home page was removed I can only see in their rules the TG link all good so adding back the home page to the home page)
I started project rooted to provide pre rooted roms to people. I'm looking for someone to help with pixel 6 pro. If anyone is interested please let me know. All it really is is patching operating systems, recompiling then, and sharing them.

I think that there is no value at all in this project. All anyone needs to do is run the original boot.img through magisk before they write it to the boot partition and the job is done.
In addition, if anyone was inclined to use 3rd party hosted pre-rooted (or not) boot images, I would VERY STRONGLY recommend that they DO NOT. This is simply because it opens them up to whatever other undisclosed changes happen to have been added to it.

Thanks for the feedback!!! I can assure you that there is absolutely no malicious intent or anything out of the ordinary in these roms. I've had mixed responses with some liking and disliking the project. If it's not your preference no problem I'm not going to stop you from doing it manually or not using my project either way. I'm doing this for fun and am providing a convenient place for roms in one place(without having to search through chats) and with the bonus of being rooted from the start.
Edit: typo

Jacobh1245 said:
Thanks for the feedback!!! I can assure you that there is absolutely no malicious intent or anything out of the ordinary in these roms. I've had mixed responses with some liking and disliking the project. If it's not your preference no problem I'm not going to stop you from doing it manually or not using my project either way. I'm doing this for fun and am providing a convenient place for roms in one place(without having to search through chats) and with the bonus of being rooted from the start.
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And I can absolutely assure you that I am a Nigerian Prince, and if you direct deposit $500 into my bank acount, I will turn it into $5,000,000.

Gytole said:
And I can absolutely assure you that I am a Nigerian Prince, and if you direct deposit $500 into my bank acount, I will turn it into $5,000,000.
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Lol, I get it. I'm not well known or trusted yet as this is not my first project but first I've tried to get out there as much as I am. Again I'll reiterate that you don't have to use it if you don't trust it all my work is posted even the as basic as it is website is open source on GitHub. If you have any genuine feedback for me I'd love to hear it. Constructive feedback on how to get started and trusted wouldn't be so bad. Thanks for your opinion though, it's good to hear what a community thinks of new projects/ideas

Jacobh1245 said:
Lol, I get it. I'm not well known or trusted yet as this is not my first project but first I've tried to get out there as much as I am. Again I'll reiterate that you don't have to use it if you don't trust it all my work is posted even the as basic as it is website is open source on GitHub. If you have any genuine feedback for me I'd love to hear it. Constructive feedback on how to get started and trusted wouldn't be so bad. Thanks for your opinion though, it's good to hear what a community thinks of new projects/ideas
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Thanks for being a great sport

Is there benefit in having it pre rooted? Perhaps easier to pass the safety checks for banking apps?

TrustAugustus said:
Is there benefit in having it pre rooted? Perhaps easier to pass the safety checks for banking apps?
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Yes I have had better success with safetynet since doing this they don't always work out like that but for the most part it's been better. As far as pre-rooted with pixel devices it's not too hard to do, just time consuming. I'm going to build a set of instructions tonight for my website as to how to do so yourself for those who would rather do it manually

That sounds great. I'm looking forward to the project.
Back... like 10 years ago roms came pre rooted as well

TrustAugustus said:
That sounds great. I'm looking forward to the project.
Back... like 10 years ago roms came pre rooted as well
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I remember that was one of the best things ever. That's just one of my reasons I wanted to do this. THANKS for the support!!!

Jacobh1245 said:
I remember that was one of the best things ever. That's just one of my reasons I wanted to do this. THANKS for the support!!!
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We understand, just with the new safeties built into to hardware anymore it can comicate things for some people. I am not saying prerooted is WRONG, it can just cause problems. It's not you. Lol

Yeah, some devices can, some won't. I am alware of these but also understand the risk is minimal and unlikely to be president. Reality with anything like this even down to the roms themselves have so many variables that could cause problems. Which I why I have taken the extra steps to test that I have a solidly rooted Rom

Jacobh1245 said:
I started project rooted to provide pre rooted roms to people. I'm looking for someone to help with pixel 6 pro. If anyone is interested please let me know. All it really is is patching operating systems, recompiling then, and sharing them.
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For anyone who might want to know this. I have a very poor excuse for a guide on making pre rooted roms on my page now if you have a pixel device it does work. It was quickly put together and I WILL update it SOON and will add screenshots to help as well as fine tuning the wording.

What would be nice is to have the installation routinely root the boot.img if the system is pre-rooted, like Lineage 18 does on my 1+7pro.

Jacobh1245 said:
Thanks for the feedback!!! I can assure you that there is absolutely no malicious intent or anything out of the ordinary in these roms. I've had mixed responses with some liking and disliking the project. If it's not your preference no problem I'm not going to stop you from doing it manually or not using my project either way. I'm doing this for fun and am providing a convenient place for roms in one place(without having to search through chats) and with the bonus of being rooted from the start.
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Its not a question of you having malicious intent. Its a question of best practices for security. Other people who may be more or less trustworthy than you may have similar projects (and in fact, I remember another thread with this exact purpose), and trusting those may be quite dangerous.
But more to the point, and WITHOUT putting your trustworthiness or honor in question, how can anybody know whether you are *actually* trustworthy or just someone claiming (falsely) to be?
And since the process of running it through Magisk is so absurdly trivial, what advantage does this provide to users to compensate them for the risk?
Advantages: nil
Risks: elevated
Rational choice: avoid.

96carboard said:
Its not a question of you having malicious intent. Its a question of best practices for security. Other people who may be more or less trustworthy than you may have similar projects (and in fact, I remember another thread with this exact purpose), and trusting those may be quite dangerous.
But more to the point, and WITHOUT putting your trustworthiness or honor in question, how can anybody know whether you are *actually* trustworthy or just someone claiming (falsely) to be?
And since the process of running it through Magisk is so absurdly trivial, what advantage does this provide to users to compensate them for the risk?
Advantages: nil
Risks: elevated
Rational choice: avoid.
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It does a few things, it in many cases seems to help with safetynet being easier to pass( not always some roms are more stubborn). It provides a convinent place where everything is at. All my stuff is open source and downloadable so you may check whatever you want. Though I don't have the source code to the roms since I'm not building them. And I put links to the roms group chat and instructions as to how(for pixel devices) to make a pre-rooted rom yourself. So if you don't trust it but want it I give how to and where to get the files to do so some also fear that things may not work as mentioned above can happen but is very minimal especially since I test before releasing.

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It does a few things, it in many cases seems to help with safetynet being easier to pass( not always some roms are more stubborn). It provides a convinent place where everything is at. All my stuff is open source and downloadable so you may check whatever you want. Though I don't have the source code to the roms since I'm not building them. And I put links to the roms group chat and instructions as to how(for pixel devices) to make a pre-rooted rom yourself. So if you don't trust it but want it I give how to and where to get the files to do so some also fear that things may not work as mentioned above can happen but is very minimal especially since I test before releasing.
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What version of Magisk do you intend to use? Because on at least 2 or 3 occasions due to Google changing things, Canary has been needed. On the other hand, there have also been occasions where Canary broke some things and Stable was needed.
Because the Pixel 6 series seems to be "often" affected by changes made by Google in their monthly updates, as well as Magisk itself, it seems that pre-rooting a rom on the Pixel 6 series "may" cause some unintended problems.
It's been quite the cat and mouse game when it comes to the Pixel 6 series and rooting in terms of these changes, and not in terms of just rooting itself, but other things like custom kernels, etc..

Lughnasadh said:
What version of Magisk do you intend to use? Because on at least 2 or 3 occasions due to Google changing things, Canary has been needed. On the other hand, there have also been occasions where Canary broke some things and Stable was needed.
Because the Pixel 6 series seems to be "often" affected by changes made by Google in their monthly updates, as well as Magisk itself, it seems that pre-rooting a rom on the Pixel 6 series "may" cause some unintended problems.
It's been quite the cat and mouse game when it comes to the Pixel 6 series and rooting in terms of these changes, and not in terms of just rooting itself, but other things like custom kernels, etc..
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Currently I've been using v25.0 that is one thing I test too and check with others about. So far 25.0 is working great with the minor detail of having to download the magisk apk and install rather then the greyed out icon to "update" but it still works exactly the same and I have not experienced anything broken so far

Jacobh1245 said:
Currently I've been using v25.0 that is one thing I test too and check with others about. So far 25.0 is working great with the minor detail of having to download the magisk apk and install rather then the greyed out icon to "update" but it still works exactly the same and I have not experienced anything broken so far
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Yes, but there have been occasions where after a monthly update a Canary version was needed (e.g. December update when Google moved its fstab to /system/etc.) and John had to update Magisk and push a Canary version before people could actually boot a rooted boot image.
And I'm curious if you closely follow the issues, PRs and commits in the Magisk Github? For example, Beta 25.0 has changed (actually changed with Canary 24303 I believe) so that custom kernels will no longer boot unless verity and verification are disabled or if the kernel uses the latest AK3 which patches vendor_dlkm.img and vbmeta.img, or if the kernel patches them itself.
My point is there could be some unintended consequences for people who may not be aware of any current issues unless they are made aware of them before flashing a pre-rooted rom.
Anyway, if people find this useful then good for them and good for you.

Lughnasadh said:
Yes, but there have been occasions where after a monthly update a Canary version was needed (e.g. December update when Google moved its fstab to /system/etc.) and John had to update Magisk and push a Canary version before people could actually boot a rooted boot image.
And I'm curious if you closely follow the issues, PRs and commits in the Magisk Github? For example, Beta 25.0 has changed (actually changed with Canary 24303 I believe) so that custom kernels will no longer boot unless verity and verification are disabled or if the kernel uses the latest AK3 which patches vendor_dlkm.img and vbmeta.img, or if the kernel patches them itself.
My point is there could be some unintended consequences for people who may not be aware of any current issues unless they are made aware of them before flashing a pre-rooted rom.
Anyway, if people find this useful then good for them and good for you.
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I which case testing would show that plus I'm usually pretty good at keeping up with that kind of thing. It is a valid concern but since the versions I release are going to have the correct version for them I will do the same for each rom indevidually as need to make sure they will work properly. Whenever a new version is released. That too means if you are on the same rom and dirty flash to the next one magisk will prompt you to update the app(has been tested too)

Question Advice - best build or ROM I should be running now!

Hi all!
I have not been on here for several months but am starting to look at what's out there as of now. I am still on 12 and the June build with Kirisakura kernel. I would like to know what others are running so I can consider what to do next as it's time to start tinkering. Go to 13? Custom AOSP? What are most running now? And yes, I know the experience is unique to our devices so no need to point that out.
Thanks!

i use ricedroid v8 with kirisakura and it works perfectly

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i use ricedroid v8 with kirisakura and it works perfectly
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I second this.
Rice is one of the best custom roms here with loads of customisations and compatible with Kiri kernel.
I'm on stock for now but waiting for Rice 9

MidnightDevil said:
I second this.
Rice is one of the best custom roms here with loads of customisations and compatible with Kiri kernel.
I'm on stock for now but waiting for Rice 9
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Awesome - this one did look great. I will check it out!
Thank you!!

I'm running paranoid android topaz. I like the fact the rom has an ota function. I think I gotta go thru the hassle of fastboot flashing root every update though

w_tapper said:
i use ricedroid v8 with kirisakura and it works perfectly
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Agreed 100%.

fil3s said:
I'm running paranoid android topaz. I like the fact the rom has an ota function. I think I gotta go thru the hassle of fastboot flashing root every update though
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I used to run PA on my past devices. Is this pretty stable in your experience?

darbylonia said:
I used to run PA on my past devices. Is this pretty stable in your experience?
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Yes it's pretty stable. Some system apps show the 'app not responding' popup.
I experienced very severe slowdown and lag on stock. I think it had to do with cloud syncing. Although, on PA I don't experience any slowdown. Stable enough for daily use imo. Use the latest version

darbylonia said:
Hi all!
I have not been on here for several months but am starting to look at what's out there as of now. I am still on 12 and the June build with Kirisakura kernel. I would like to know what others are running so I can consider what to do next as it's time to start tinkering. Go to 13? Custom AOSP? What are most running now? And yes, I know the experience is unique to our devices so no need to point that out.
Thanks!
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Depends on your objectives. If you have any interest in actual security, you should look at GrapheneOS. Pretty much everything else is made by kids who have no idea what they're doing, so don't trust it too far.

96carboard said:
Depends on your objectives. If you have any interest in actual security, you should look at GrapheneOS. Pretty much everything else is made by kids who have no idea what they're doing, so don't trust it too far.
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Thanks! I will check out Graphene. Never tried it before. I am interested in security.

sjgoel said:
Agreed 100%.
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Can you get rooted after it?

spinoza23 said:
Can you get rooted after it?
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Yes.

Sandboxed gapps isn't flzwless. You can't sync contacts through google. If you consider graphene please research and don't just dive in like i did stupidly one day. It isn't customization focused so if you want to tweak stuff look into ricedroid or even crdroid. But if you want a secure os and don't use too much google graphene is the gold standard. Calling everything else garbage is a very terrible mindset. I try to encourage developers, not insult them like a certain someone in this thread

darbylonia said:
Thanks! I will check out Graphene. Never tried it before. I am interested in security.
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if you want any extra features grapheneos is not what you want, unless you are being targetted by somebody or are super paranoid its overkill imo

MidnightDevil said:
I second this.
Rice is one of the best custom roms here with loads of customisations and compatible with Kiri kernel.
I'm on stock for now but waiting for Rice 9
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Is rice like stock pixel ROM with all the same features like Now Playing etc? Obviously I know it has loads more customisations. Thanks.

Twilightsparklez said:
Sandboxed gapps isn't flzwless. You can't sync contacts through google. If you consider graphene please research and don't just dive in like i did stupidly one day. It isn't customization focused so if you want to tweak stuff look into ricedroid or even crdroid. But if you want a secure os and don't use too much google graphene is the gold standard. Calling everything else garbage is a very terrible mindset. I try to encourage developers, not insult them like a certain someone in this thread
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Of course you can sync google contacts. Use DAVx5 as the interface software.

Twilightsparklez said:
Sandboxed gapps isn't flzwless. You can't sync contacts through google. If you consider graphene please research and don't just dive in like i did stupidly one day. It isn't customization focused so if you want to tweak stuff look into ricedroid or even crdroid. But if you want a secure os and don't use too much google graphene is the gold standard. Calling everything else garbage is a very terrible mindset. I try to encourage developers, not insult them like a certain someone in this thread
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I am using GrapheneOS (my own Magisk Patched build) and you are able to sync google contacts with the included contacts app, it took a minute for them to appear after installing the play services and stuff then logging in, as well as granting the appropriate permissions, google play services needs the contacts permission, it's very secure by default and because of this you will need to grant google some permissions for everything to work as it does on google stock, like the notifications permission

w_tapper said:
if you want any extra features grapheneos is not what you want, unless you are being targetted by somebody or are super paranoid its overkill imo
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Graphenes extra features are more security features, it does have far less customizability than some other roms but is still a great rom for every day use, I don't believe you need to be paranoid to want the security it offers
one of the main things for me is being able to lock the bootloader and have full AVB2 protections
this makes my data much more secure if the phone were to fall into the hands of someone else
You are also still able to root the phone with magisk and have a locked boot loader with Graphene if you build the rom yourself or use the builds I provide, this allows you to use Magisk and LSPosed to make further modifications as necessary

FireRattus said:
Graphenes extra features are more security features, it does have far less customizability than some other roms but is still a great rom for every day use, I don't believe you need to be paranoid to want the security it offers
one of the main things for me is being able to lock the bootloader and have full AVB2 protections
this makes my data much more secure if the phone were to fall into the hands of someone else
You are also still able to root the phone with magisk and have a locked boot loader with Graphene if you build the rom yourself or use the builds I provide, this allows you to use Magisk and LSPosed to make further modifications as necessary
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yeah it does depend on your threat model ig, i find that i dont really need a locked bootloader so i dont mind