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Assistance to choose a good custom rom

Hi guys. I am reading the forums to the different custom ROMS for the ZUK Z2, but I am having trouble to choose the right one. I hope you can help me - I am looking for something close to stock android, support of the U touch gestures and phone calls recorder. Also, Could you recommend only stable roms that possibly offer OTA updates? Many thanks.

You prefer nougat or Oreo?

Ayush Kumar Tarun said:
You prefer nougat or Oreo?
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Well, either one would do. I am currently on Nougat, but I do not mind switching. Whichever one is more stable. Thanks

pkk11 said:
Well, either one would do. I am currently on Nougat, but I do not mind switching. Whichever one is more stable. Thanks
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If you want as less bugs as possible;
You should be on nougat. I recommend jaguar N. Only issue may be battery life according to some users, which is not there according to other users. So try and see if it suits you.
Other updated ROMs include dotOS.

pkk11 said:
Hi guys. I am reading the forums to the different custom ROMS for the ZUK Z2, but I am having trouble to choose the right one. I hope you can help me - I am looking for something close to stock android, support of the U touch gestures and phone calls recorder. Also, Could you recommend only stable roms that possibly offer OTA updates? Many thanks.
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Try Validus os for:-
1) better battery life (with AR BEAST KERNEL)
2)camera 2API support, portrait mode is also working
3) better audio quality both earpiece and speaker
4) smooth experience with no lags
5)volte works
6)OTA updates also:laugh:
If any doubt you can PM

Shubhamkkm said:
Try Validus os for:-
1) better battery life (with AR BEAST KERNEL)
2)camera 2API support, portrait mode is also working
3) better audio quality both earpiece and speaker
4) smooth experience with no lags
5)volte works
6)OTA updates also:laugh:
If any doubt you can PM
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This requires any particular base band? Because my volte on v rom is not working

Zui heating issue

I m using ZUI 2.5 Indian version. My device is lagging and heating a lot. Any help............

Anyone?

Anmol d kool said:
I m using ZUI 2.5 Indian version. My device is lagging and heating a lot. Any help............
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hey brother i had also same issue.. now i am shifted to AEX rom and it is superb performance and now device is not heating and battery performance increase and all working fine... go for AEX

jamir07 said:
hey brother i had also same issue.. now i am shifted to AEX rom and it is superb performance and now device is not heating and battery performance increase and all working fine... go for AEX
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Thnx

jamir07 said:
hey brother i had also same issue.. now i am shifted to AEX rom and it is superb performance and now device is not heating and battery performance increase and all working fine... go for AEX
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I am facing the same issue but don't know how to shift to AEX rom.. Does volte work fine in AEX?

Dnmaroo said:
I am facing the same issue but don't know how to shift to AEX rom.. Does volte work fine in AEX?
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Yes, it works almost in every custom rom.
But, if you have outside temps > of 30°, you can't expect to have low temps on your phone, especially if you use a cover.
I'm in italy and with the coming of summer I'm having the same issue (that I had on every phone).

Giving my Z2 to Mom, How to make it fool proof? Suggest ROM and Apps Details inside

The requirements are simple – everything should just work fine. Requirements include games like Subway Surfers and such, browsing the web, YouTube and working camera. For me I am getting a Mi A1 or Redmi Note 5 Pro (I don’t like MIUI though but for the price I can compromise and it seems the best choice, there are no other options at that price, please suggest if you have other device in mind. Also in future I can Install ROMs on Note 5 Pro also, so yeah).
Below are my few ideas:
Stock ZUI EN 2.0.133 ST because it is more stable than Nougat variant. With ZUI I am planning on installing the Material Notification Shade app to fix the disappearing notifications icons issue but in my testing I found it to be using almost 50% of the battery, therefore I am scrapping ZUI idea. Also ZUI feels a bit cluttered too. If the notification shade app can be made to consume less battery then I will go with it though. I know ZUI with Oreo is around the corner but it's ZUI after all.
I am currently using AEX 5.2. It is quite stable but has good overnight battery drain, like ~15% sometimes. Yesterday I slept at 3 am with 82% and woke up with 68% battery at 10 am. Also there is the camera problem. I have been using the Modded GCAM and it is GREAT! Only problem is the videos, unusable slow motion and normal videos come dark and they are unusable as well. BUT for videos I use OnePlus’ camera app and it is good but I can’t see mom using camera without getting confused So I am ready to forgo the camera2api magic and install a non-frills camera.
So for Camera please suggest an all-rounder workable camera application that I can install in the system or as priv-app and also any suggestion for the battery drain.
I am looking at some other ROMs as well. I want to test some ROMs that just work. I have been hearing about ViperOS and H2OS for some time that they are great. I just need a ROM that will work, no bells and whistles needed. So please Suggest some ROMs.
If you have any other suggestion then please let me know.

Aex 4.6 will be the vest suited rom for your mom

sidS6 said:
Aex 4.6 will be the vest suited rom for your mom
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I did use 4.6 way back and here is what i found if i recall:
In notification shade when you swipe the notification it stutters.
I don't remember about the heating issue though.
It was stuttery in general now that i remember, i had to flash Heliox Kernel for the heating issue and there was no improvement in the performance.
4.4 was quite good if i remember it correctly.
Anyways thanks i think i might revisit this ROM

viper os+ one plus camera bro

Nico990fx said:
viper os+ one plus camera bro
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I just flashed ViperOS with stock gapps. Too much heating and user interface stutter and lag.

I do not have any battery drain. 1 percent at nigth on airplane mode . Check ur apps.
8 h of sot on aex 5.2.

you can use deodexed zui 3.5 oreo oreo zui is far better than nougat zui

I have to say, just ask your mum about her preferences of what she likes to use out of the phone.
And install barebone AOSP-ish rom with adblock/popup block/youtube ad-block on it. Then get her apps installed and she'll be happy. No complexities whatsoever.
Our elders aren't picky as us , my mum is using an LG G3 and its been on fulmics rom from day one, and it works perfect for her because all she does is follow up daily news, youtube, browse some internet, watch some episodes and thats it.
Also a 5.5" or 6" screen is ideal for our elders because of good visiblity of text etc.

dark_prince said:
I have to say, just ask your mum about her preferences of what she likes to use out of the phone.
And install barebone AOSP-ish rom with adblock/popup block/youtube ad-block on it. Then get her apps installed and she'll be happy. No complexities whatsoever.
Our elders aren't picky as us , my mum is using an LG G3 and its been on fulmics rom from day one, and it works perfect for her because all she does is follow up daily news, youtube, browse some internet, watch some episodes and thats it.
Also a 5.5" or 6" screen is ideal for our elders because of good visiblity of text etc.
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can you provide links regarding "adblock/popup block/youtube ad-block" all of these?

Onu28 said:
I did use 4.6 way back and here is what i found if i recall:
In notification shade when you swipe the notification it stutters.
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For stuttering issue, use HelioX kernel. You'll get the best performance+battery efficiency out of AEX 4.6.
If you want good camera, flash this camera oss.zip from here and use Pixel Camera mod by Arnova. Then you're good to go.

ashishjullia19 said:
can you provide links regarding "adblock/popup block/youtube ad-block" all of these?
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Adaway for adblock (it blocks adfly links too)
YouTube adblock is Xposed module.
Popups and their popup links are blocked by adaway too , well most of them.

Onu28 said:
I just flashed ViperOS with stock gapps. Too much heating and user interface stutter and lag.
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Did you flash last version? Viper is the smoothest rom for our phone, and no heating at all. I'd like to use a newer Oreo rom but they all are behind in terms of smoothness and heat...

poled said:
Did you flash last version? Viper is the smoothest rom for our phone, and no heating at all. I'd like to use a newer Oreo rom but they all are behind in terms of smoothness and heat...
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I don't remember the build date but it was named "Final N" at the end. That's the build I flashed and had such experience.
Please link me the stable build.

Onu28 said:
I don't remember the build date but it was named "Final N" at the end. That's the build I flashed and had such experience.
Please link me the stable build.
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Yes, final N is the lastest versión
Viper-z2_plus-20171020-Coral-v3.1.1-Final-N.zip
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=745849072291682699
It's really the smoothest, at least in apps with scrolling, Twitter for example, the others have microstuttering

poled said:
Yes, final N is the lastest versión
Viper-z2_plus-20171020-Coral-v3.1.1-Final-N.zip
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=745849072291682699
It's really the smoothest, at least in apps with scrolling, Twitter for example, the others have microstuttering
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Aw man now i feel like i am doing something wrong.
Okay i'll try it again but tell me if there are any mods i have to do to get the best out of the rom.
like what kernel, camera app, gapps package size, baseband version, magisk etc.

Onu28 said:
Aw man now i feel like i am doing something wrong.
Okay i'll try it again but tell me if there are any mods i have to do to get the best out of the rom.
like what kernel, camera app, gapps package size, baseband version, magisk etc.
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I'm using the rom as it is, with its own kernel (it's heliox btw). The rest is up to you, I'm using gapps pico, magisk just to have root and remove ads with adaway and gcam mod

just use viper os 3.1.1 with heliox 10/15 ..

Nitrogen OS Would be the Best! But there isn't any solution to Dark Videos as yet. Still you can use Proshot or Footej Camera for the Job.

Anyone still using Oreo?

I have tried Pie roms but they are not as stable as Oreo. Especially in games like PUBG where there are glitches.
Anyone else on a stable Oreo rom? Which rom and why? (Do mention Android version to avoid confusion.)

1emrys1 said:
I have tried Pie roms but they are not as stable as Oreo. Especially in games like PUBG where there are glitches.
Anyone else on a stable Oreo rom? Which rom and why? (Do mention Android version to avoid confusion.)
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I'm on bootleggers 3.0 last oreo build with derp 2.8 Kernel i tried almost all ths oreo ROMs and this one is my favorite , you should try it once :good:

yes,
I am using Cardinal AOSP and pretty much happy with this ROM ! :fingers-crossed:
you can try it

Yaps i still on orea , i have tried most of pie rom available for our device but all of them has some kind of glitches and not enough customization as in oreo ,so i will stay in oreo untill pie rom as stable as oreo and has enough customization.

yep, still using aosip oreo rom, it's the first rom i flash after unlocking bootloader, pretty much stable for my daily use

I'm still on AOSiP Oreo, pretty much since I've bought the phone back in June (used RR for some 10 days maybe), and have briefly tried Pixel Experience, but back when it just came out.
Oreo roms are still more stable than Pie, although for my kind of usage I could even go for Pie, but I don't want to give up Xposed just yet.
It would be nice to have another update for Oreo roms with updated blobs, but I guess exactly 0 devs share this opinion so there's that.

@Cirra92
What"s wrong with AOSP PIE roms ? I"m using PE right now. Apart from "not perfect" standby battery drain, broken manual network selection, broken 5GHz hotspot and that time when MIUI camera refused to record a video (fixed it by rebooting the phone) there isn"t much to complain about. PIE roms seems stable to me
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MikiGry said:
@Cirra92
What"s wrong with AOSP PIE roms ? I"m using PE right now. Apart from "not perfect" standby battery drain, broken manual network selection, broken 5GHz hotspot and that time when MIUI camera refused to record a video (fixed it by rebooting the phone) there isn"t much to complain about. PIE roms seems stable to me
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Well I didn't state anywhere that they are unstable, I have just said that Oreo roms are still more stable which means more refined and bugs (mostly, or at least the major noticeable ones) ironed out. You have named couple of bugs already, there are also couple of bigger ones, not supported SD card formats, unstable network handoffs (4G->3G->2G), some roms have WiFi bugs. And that's normal, count in the time put in Oreo roms, and on the other hand Pie roms, as with each major Android release, new bugs arrive, some harder to fix, some easier.
And another note I want to make (mentioned in previous post) that for my particular usage, Pie roms are probably suitable enough, though it depends when will I decide to switch and give up on GravityBox and XInsta (mainly the latter).
Pie roms are certainly getting polished, and are already daily driver material for most people, but still, not everyone.

Revolution OS in combination with latest Deep Kernel.
Perfect for me. Smooth, no lags, fast and awesome battery life

moat stable oreo rom for daily use

Hi peeps
My wife have note 5 pro and she tired of miui..
Please suggest a stable and daily driver ROM with good standby back up.. Where everything works..including volte.. We use jio only..
She cannot keep changing ROM for trial.. I cannot change my phone with her and try as I have z2 and don't want note 5 pro..???
Can be Oreo as well..
Please help??????

Lineage OS or Pixel Experience
I recently switched to LOS 16 from Xiaomi.EU. The ROM is quite smooth and stand by time is excellent. Also, it comes with MIUI camera and Cam 2 API enabled out of the box. In case she doesn't need much of customisation, then you can definitely use this as a daily driver. I have the 29/09 build ( post with 30 sept) version.
I've also used PE Plus in the past which is also another stable option with great battery standby.
The only important thing I find in LOS is it allows me to use ViLTE (Video) using Jio SIM, the last time I checked in PE, it wasn't there. Make sure you check it if you need it.