the pixel xl is now 3 years old. i've had mine for almost that long. just a few months shy of 3 years and it's starting to show its age. the performance has started to degrade noticeably. the phone is less responsive. it may take a second or two to respond to a tap. apps take longer to load and my battery is draining faster. i used to be able to go a whole day without needing to recharge. not anymore. i charge my phone overnight and now only make it to late afternoon, before having to charge it again.
i'm running the october android 10 update and magisk 20.1.. i did a factory reset when i flashed the update.
how is everyone else's performance at the 3 year mark?
My total usage with the marlin will be three years soon but the particular device I am using is basically 4 months old as it was replaced by google, so I can't say exactly what changes are to be found on a three year old device. But my previous marlin (which was replaced) was more than two years old and I can say that performance is affected when the battery is old. I mean with a new battery the phone performance feels much more solid than running it with an old battery.
If you are considering upgrade probably hold off a bit more till 4a release or just get the 3a. But in spite getting good deals on the 3a I didn't get it as I didn't find it to be a proper upgrade from the OGP.
My pixel xl is doing okay
Updated to android 10, Replaced the battery, Installed some magisk modules and installed a custom kernel. Scored 222k in antutu and scoring only 143k without changes. The magisk modules and custom kernel has significantly helped the phone perform more and i would say could last a year or so.
Although battery wise i think android 10 has some issues with it 4.5hrs SOT tops don't know how to make it better in any situation it always ends up with 4hrs sot. I'll try clean install android 10. Any tips to make this batter last longer?
Replaced battery on mine totally stock and see 0 issues
thanks for the replies. sounds like replacing the battery is a good thing to try. for those of you who had the battery replaced, did you do it yourself or have a shop like ubreakifix do it? the ifixit guide for battery replacement makes it look difficult and scary.
altwu said:
thanks for the replies. sounds like replacing the battery is a good thing to try. for those of you who had the battery replaced, did you do it yourself or have a shop like ubreakifix do it? the ifixit guide for battery replacement makes it look difficult and scary.
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I replaced my battery on my own probably 4 months back. My advice is to really take your time with removing the screen if you intend to reuse the screen (I didn't reuse the original screen but did not damage it anyway). Try to find a corner which seems to be looser so you can insert a playing card to cut through the adhesives but also be mindful how much you push the card in (the ifixit guide is on point here, stick to this and your screen should be safe). It isn't overwhelming difficult, I used a hair dryer to heat up the adhesives instead of a heatgun and it worked too. Just be patient and only do it when you have ample time.
Like others have mentioned, with a new battery the phone does less a full day unless you game heavily or use the GPS a lot. As I use a 128GB XL, the 3a with 64GB doesn't really cut it. Really hoping that there is a 128GB option for the 4a.
xperia user01 said:
My pixel xl is doing okay
Updated to android 10, Replaced the battery, Installed some magisk modules and installed a custom kernel. Scored 222k in antutu and scoring only 143k without changes. The magisk modules and custom kernel has significantly helped the phone perform more and i would say could last a year or so.
Although battery wise i think android 10 has some issues with it 4.5hrs SOT tops don't know how to make it better in any situation it always ends up with 4hrs sot. I'll try clean install android 10. Any tips to make this batter last longer?
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Could you show us which magsk modules and which cusom kernel did you use? And did you use the F2FS?
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Could you show us which magsk modules and which cusom kernel did you use? And did you use the F2FS?
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Sure, the magisk module that mainly optimizes my phone is NFS injector (currently running at balanced) and GPS optimizer for well location ( having issues with location since android 10 it fixed it), If you want performance you can always change to ultra in NFS.
I use ElementalX kernel and Kernel Auditor, for some reason ElementalX wont dim My screen properly so i had switch. Lastly i don't think i have used F2FS i just simply don't know how.
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Sure, the magisk module that mainly optimizes my phone is NFS injector (currently running at balanced) and GPS optimizer for well location ( having issues with location since android 10 it fixed it), If you want performance you can always change to ultra in NFS.
I use ElementalX kernel and Kernel Auditor, for some reason ElementalX wont dim My screen properly so i had switch. Lastly i don't think i have used F2FS i just simply don't know how.View attachment 4893429
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Thanks. Twrp.me said it haven't support android 10 yet, and which ver of TWRP you are using now? I searched on Google, people said with ElementalX kernel, you only just format Cache and Data partition to F2FS. If you want to keep data, backup Data partition before change to F2FS and restore after.
chuate92 said:
Thanks. Twrp.me said it haven't support android 10 yet, and which ver of TWRP use are using now? I searched on Google, people said with ElementalX kernel, you only just format Cache and Data partition to F2FS. If you want to keep data, backup Data partition before change to F2FS and restore after.
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Well i don't use twrp i have only installed it temporarily It gave me some.error such as error mounting /system and /vendor But the Kernel installed properly, i used 3.1.1-1 (if thats the right ver) as for the root i installed it using fastboot commands by patching the boot.img,
Anyway where have you found that f2fs method im a little curious.
xperia user01 said:
Well i don't use twrp i have only installed it temporarily It gave me some.error such as error mounting /system and /vendor But the Kernel installed properly, i used 3.1.1-1 (if thats the right ver) as for the root i installed it using fastboot commands by patching the boot.img,
Anyway where have you found that f2fs method im a little curious.
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I want to try F2FS but the TWRP is doen't support now. TWRP cannot mout and change partition to F2FS.
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Hi all.
I have a nice OP3. And I'm looking for an nice stable 7 or 7.1 ROM.
I RUN now Open Beta 8.
The problem is that in 2 or 3 weeks the ROM begins to be unstable, slow and some issues.
So guys and girls, what do you like/prefer for an nice stable rom?
Thank you all. <3
The ROM hasn't been out two or three weeks - how can you claim it will become unstable?
I'm using it and it works great. I don't want to deal with the low quality camera on custom ROMs, and even if I did CM based ROMs have echo bugs in calls which is unacceptable for a phone
2x4 said:
The ROM hasn't been out two or three weeks - how can you claim it will become unstable?
I'm using it and it works great. I don't want to deal with the low quality camera on custom ROMs, and even if I did CM based ROMs have echo bugs in calls which is unacceptable for a phone
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No I mean other CUSTOM ROM's.
Not the original/beta ROM. That will be ofcourse good.
Just do a backup of when you first install it. That way it is easy to reinstall and get the speed back that you claim to be losing. Also reformat your data and cache to f2fs in twrp. This will also boost speed, but you need to do this prior to installing your ROM. Just a couple of ideas to keep your device fresh and fast. I do this with my ROMs and beta 8 landed me a 148,XXX antutu score, the "black mix" RR rom scored a 151,XXX on antutu after substratum theme and loading various apps. I have gotten as high as 156,XXX with some builds, which puts it closer to scores that are put up by phones with the SD821 (low 160's). That sort of a difference will not even be noticeable in everyday use. So I highly recommend switching your file system if you are not already using f2fs.
2x4 said:
The ROM hasn't been out two or three weeks - how can you claim it will become unstable?
I'm using it and it works great. I don't want to deal with the low quality camera on custom ROMs, and even if I did CM based ROMs have echo bugs in calls which is unacceptable for a phone
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jim262 said:
Just do a backup of when you first install it. That way it is easy to reinstall and get the speed back that you claim to be losing. Also reformat your data and cache to f2fs in twrp. This will also boost speed, but you need to do this prior to installing your ROM. Just a couple of ideas to keep your device fresh and fast. I do this with my ROMs and beta 8 landed me a 148,XXX antutu score, the "black mix" RR rom scored a 151,XXX on antutu after substratum theme and loading various apps. I have gotten as high as 156,XXX with some builds, which puts it closer to scores that are put up by phones with the SD821 (low 160's). That sort of a difference will not even be noticeable in everyday use. So I highly recommend switching your file system if you are not already using f2fs.
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Thanks man, but is it safe?
And battery friendly then?
Every Rom will get slower after you install a bunch of apps and use it over time unstable or stable doesn't matter. I don't understand your logic.
YourTheBest said:
Thanks man, but is it safe?
And battery friendly then?
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It is totally safe and it has nothing to do with your battery. It is merely a different file system.
I've heard that formatting to f2fs on 7.+ makes it problematic to flash root. Is that true?
No. Root and file system are two different things. You can have root on any file system.
jim262 said:
No. Root and file system are two different things. You can have root on any file system.
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Thats not true. F2fs on data breaks systemless mode. You need forced systemmode supersu.
Everything is interdependent, but I am running 2.78 SR5 on a 7.1 ROM right now.
nadejo said:
Thats not true. F2fs on data breaks systemless mode. You need forced systemmode supersu.
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Please, do not spread false information.
System-less SU works just fine with f2fs, also encrypted.
morphvale said:
Please, do not spread false information.
System-less SU works just fine with f2fs, also encrypted.
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Sry cant confirm.
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YourTheBest said:
Hi all.
I have a nice OP3. And I'm looking for an nice stable 7 or 7.1 ROM.
I RUN now Open Beta 8.
The problem is that in 2 or 3 weeks the ROM begins to be unstable, slow and some issues.
So guys and girls, what do you like/prefer for an nice stable rom?
Thank you all. <3
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latest resurrection remix is the best rom i have used yet.
bombaglad said:
latest resurrection remix is the best rom i have used yet.
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i second this! my daily driver since one week and im excited of it
morphvale said:
Please, do not spread false information.
System-less SU works just fine with f2fs, also encrypted.
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Please. You are wrong. The other guy is correct.
Are you kidding me? I've also attached prints where you can clearly see system-less running on f2fs.
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Are you kidding me? I've also attached prints where you can clearly see system-less running on f2fs.
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Same here. No issue with root on f2fs.
Before flashing rom i formatted all partitions as f2fs, but after rom installation system and cache is on ext4 again. I saw somewhere that this is how it should be. but can you please confirm it?
krumbman0wnz said:
I've heard that formatting to f2fs on 7.+ makes it problematic to flash root. Is that true?
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jim262 said:
No. Root and file system are two different things. You can have root on any file system.
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nadejo said:
Thats not true. F2fs on data breaks systemless mode. You need forced systemmode supersu.
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MrPhilo said:
Please. You are wrong. The other guy is correct.
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Well on the new beta8 I'm unable to use systemless root it breaks the radio and cant detect any sim (didn't try forced systemmode).. but can't be sure if it's because of f2fs or not..
I'll try forced systemmode and see...
Hey everyone
So... because i rather made a "big" of breakthrough today, im gonna share my progress on various projects.
My progress on LineageOS 15.1 (and GZOSP and CrDroid, didnt try more yet) all work pretty fine, basically everything works. Theres just 1 annoying thing (which im hunting down since easter). It can crash rather often during boot. Means: it freezes and then reboots.
See for yourself:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUUopOYDYjs:
https://youtu.be/l7HEMIreVwE:
A video of CrDroid (recorded with my OnePlus 2 lol)
https://youtu.be/d5XGM9xCrqE:
I also managed to create a seperate vendor partition (yes, i actually repartitioned) by making /system smaller (had 1.5GB left even though on full stock rom, not debloated a single bit). Made it 512MB in size.
This allowed me to actually use it (mount in kernel), and i managed to (nearly) bring Treble support to the V30
With nearly i mean that the GSI boots, but the process "system" crashes (2 libs missing, need to see how i get them to /vendor, currently they are in /system of my lineage build)
The libs are called [email protected] and [email protected]
Here a video of LOS15.1 with Treble Check (yes, that prop can be faked, i know, and its only half true so far i guess)
https://youtu.be/MUNij0sspKM:
What im hoping to achieve with this post:
1) Maybe get a few more people interested in testing (i really need more testers, only have 1 atm, and i need my phone rather often)
2) share my progress, making people hope that the V30 development isnt completly dead
3) Hopefully get a the attention of a few more devs, so we can figure those boot issues out (the reason i didnt release it yet, as it sometimes also freezes when you have gapps flashed)
best regards
SGCMarkus
PS: Ask all the devs you know, maybe someone knows the issue too, and knows a way to fix it
PPS: idk why the embedded youtube links dont work, but i put the links there on their own
Expect it to be used everyday! Beautifully
Wow good work. Hopefully tmobile varient will get recovery someday [emoji849] miss experimenting with roms. Stock on v30 is good with a theme but sometimes i miss custom roms
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So.. tested a build from last night fast before i rushed to the train ?
The GSI now boots successful and seems to be stable. Everything except haptic feedback/vibrator seems to work (i know the reason for that, as it loads the aosp implementation first, but the v30 needs the lge implementation in vendor)
Only saw wifi, bt, nfc was on, had signal (and asked for sim pin), and checked if camera had a preview, it did
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Wow that is really impressive, so if I got you right you have treble working completely beside the vibration?
How stable does it run after a successfull boot?
Is it possible to switch between Stock and Linage after repartitioning?
Are you planing to release pre alpha images too for testing?
I ask too many questions I guess
Doblix said:
Wow that is really impressive, so if I got you right you have treble working completely beside the vibration?
How stable does it run after a successfull boot?
Is it possible to switch between Stock and Linage after repartitioning?
Are you planing to release pre alpha images too for testing?
I ask too many questions I guess
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stock works normal (use that for now as daily driver), it just ignores the new partition. Also had 1.5GB or so empty space before repartitioning in /system, so that shouldnt be a problem if i used 512MB for that.
Idk how stable it runs yet... i just tested if it boots without errors this morning, restored my backup, and left for university xD
You can have Lineage builds (without treble), but its annoying if it sometimes take 20 tries to boot... and sometimes boot successful 2 or 3 times after another.
Those with treble need (for now manual) repartitioning... have to figure out how todo that without a Linux PC (vm also works)
SGCMarkus said:
stock works normal (use that for now as daily driver), it just ignores the new partition. Also had 1.5GB or so empty space before repartitioning in /system, so that shouldnt be a problem if i used 512MB for that.
Idk how stable it runs yet... i just tested if it boots without errors this morning, restored my backup, and left for university xD
You can have Lineage builds (without treble), but its annoying if it sometimes take 20 tries to boot... and sometimes boot successful 2 or 3 times after another.
Those with treble need (for now manual) repartitioning... have to figure out how todo that without a Linux PC (vm also works)
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I would be interested in testing the treble ones if possible, if you can guide me how to do the repartitioning or what tools to use that would be no problem for me.
I solely use Linux on my PCs (Arch if that matters) so that is no obstacle for me.
A nice and user solution would probably be a flashable .zip file for TWRP which does the repartitioning directly on the device.
Excited
I'm really excited to get Lineage OS onto my V30. But I just don't think I can make the transition until the Camera is ported. The the only app which can utilize both sensors, 4k video recording and laser focus. I use the ported G camera for pictures right now because of HDR+, and it can record 240fps slow mo. But it can't record 4K video. There is just nothing which can fully replace the stock LG app and use all the camera's hardware properly. Even things like open camera can't use Laser focus. So I just can't make the switch until the LG camera is ported. Also I hope that the QuadDAC will be supported.
GSIs also dont seem to have the boot issues for some reason....
So its neither the ramdisk, nor kernel, nor vendor files.... something in my device tree is wrong then xD
PS: added a poll
Hi SGCMarkus,
thanks for your hard work for this device!
A stupid question: when the device will have your treble suport(with partition modified) will be possible to flash crdroid instead GSI or LOS? the other rom use the /vendor partition?
Thanks again for your awesome work!!
Just wanted to add my 2 cents. Definitely extremely excited about a fully stable and working LineageOS. Even if it doesn't have Trebble. Stability is definitely a must (at least for me) since this phone is a daily driver, but I would love more than words could convey if we had a working AOSP type ROM for this phone. Please keep up the solid work, and thank you in advance! As a dev myself (not android, sorry) who has done volunteer work, I know how important the props are to keep you motivated. So again, awesome job so far, and thank you!
okaiuz said:
Hi SGCMarkus,
thanks for your hard work for this device!
A stupid question: when the device will have your treble suport(with partition modified) will be possible to flash crdroid instead GSI or LOS? the other rom use the /vendor partition?
Thanks again for your awesome work!!
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All GSIs should work, currently booted a LineageOS GSI, also tried the AOSP one
PS: found the fix for the vibrator... LGs implementation is just stupid lol
Needs ro.product.manufacturer set to LG or LGE, but GSIs dont have that.... only ro.vendor.product.manufacturer is set to LGE, but that isnt enough...
SGCMarkus said:
What im hoping to achieve with this post:
1) Maybe get a few more people interested in testing (i really need more testers, only have 1 atm, and i need my phone rather often)
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Hey SGCMarkus,
First Off.... Amazing Work!!!!! Rly nice to see, that there is some developing going on. Cant explain, why this phone is like beeing dead to devs.
To get to the Point... I would imediately Stop setting Up my Linux Dev system and would Test 4 you. It is more important to Help the community getting some kickass Roms rather cooking for myself
If you are interested, Just leave me a PN with dl-link and additional Infos.
So Long,
Please keep Up that great Work.
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What This Is
This is a personal project to get Lineage OS running on my Pixel 3a. As such it is provided as is, though I will endeavor to provide regular builds and offer limited support as I am able.
What's Been Tested
This is my daily driver, so I've flashed ElementalX kernel and openGapps Pico over stock.
T-Mobile (at least), camera, wifi, bluetooth, gps are used regularly without issue.
What Was Not Tested
Root
Squeeze sensor
Gapps beyond Pico
Known Issues
eSIM doesn't work and has been removed
If flashing Gapps, an app downloaded at first-time setup Data Transfer Tools will crash constantly and needs to be uninstalled. This may mean you can't transfer data from an old phone to this one via setup.
Downloads
Lineage OS 16.0 Unofficial
Installation
I have not had success with an installable zip for TWRP yet, so the rom images must be flashed via fastboot. You should be familiar with fastboot before attempting to install this rom. It is recommended that you back up your current OS before installing a new one.
Installing this or any rom will void your warranty.
After unlocking OEM and your bootloader, boot into bootloader either with fastboot reboot bootloader or by holding VOLUME DOWN + POWER from power off, plug your phone into the computer.
If running on a linux machine with fastboot installed you can execute the flash-all.sh script included in the download. Alternatively or otherwise:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img
fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
fastboot -w (to wipe cache and data)
After installing, Gapps (ARM64, 9.0, see note in Known Issues), kernels, Magisk (UNTESTED) and other zips can be installed as normal via TWRP.
I Wanna Go Back
Up-to-date stock images are provided by Google and can be reflashed from bootloader.
Just follow the instructions at the top of the page.
Sources
LineageOS
Vendor proprietary packages (thanks to Dirty Unicorns and ZVNexus)
Nice work! I'll have to wait until tonight to test it.
I've been working on my own builds. The June firmware worked well, but after updating to July firmware and vendor, WiFi calling isn't working. The camera had always been a little fickle. I can't wait to test...
Does it support Google Camera fully (with motion and everything)?
Any hope of making it official?
Great work!
gee one said:
Nice work! I'll have to wait until tonight to test it.
I've been working on my own builds. The June firmware worked well, but after updating to July firmware and vendor, WiFi calling isn't working. The camera had always been a little fickle. I can't wait to test...
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Let me know what you discover! I haven't tested wifi calling (wouldn't even know how) wifi calling works fine on T-Mobile, and while I looked through my logcat, I can't say I was entirely confident in my ability to read it...
Mostly 'access denied' errors on some gpu libraries and an error reading the squeeze sensor config (but only when I'm connected to adb).
koichirose said:
Does it support Google Camera fully (with motion and everything)?
Any hope of making it official?
Great work!
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Thanks! I hadn't tested google camera motion till now, but it doesn't look to be working works with Google Photos installed. Haven't had trouble with pictures and video otherwise through it though.
In regards to making it official, maybe with some polish. I'm new to the android dev scene so not too confident in my ability to maintain a project like this yet.
But I'll look into the process.
pipyui said:
Let me know what you discover! I haven't tested wifi calling (wouldn't even know how), and while I looked through my logcat, I can't say I was entirely confident in my ability to read it...
Mostly 'access denied' errors on some gpu libraries and an error reading the squeeze sensor config (but only when I'm connected to adb).
Thanks! I hadn't tested google camera motion till now, but it doesn't look to be working. Haven't had trouble with pictures and video otherwise through it though.
In regards to making it official, maybe with some polish. I'm new to the android dev scene so not too confident in my ability to maintain a project like this yet.
But I'll look into the process.
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Yes, I get a lot of selinux errors in the logcat too. I haven't had time to research them.
The squeeze issue is odd, perhaps some uid is conflicting. I think these are set up in the init files.
Nevermind @koichirose, camera Motion works fine once I installed Google Photos. :good:
gee one said:
Yes, I get a lot of selinux errors in the logcat too. I haven't had time to research them.
The squeeze issue is odd, perhaps some uid is conflicting. I think these are set up in the init files.
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It's odd that it only shows up when I connect to logcat via adb. Local terminal logcat doesn't show me these squeeze errors.
Also, wifi calling working on T-Mobile :good:
Thanks for building. I had issues installing apps from the play store, lots of download pending despite force stopping play store and several reboots. Also magisk doesn't appear to work when flashed through twrp. I didn't try patching the kernel through magisk manager though. Good first look though!
Chronzy said:
Thanks for building. I had issues installing apps from the play store, lots of download pending despite force stopping play store and several reboots. Also magisk doesn't appear to work when flashed through twrp. I didn't try patching the kernel through magisk manager though. Good first look though!
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I ran into this same issue - had to remove Data Transfer Tools (don't need root for this, since it was downloaded by gapps) and do a cache wipe to be able to download apps again. I think it blocks you from using the play store until you complete google's first-time setup, and this app blocks that (not to mention it crashes frequently).
I'll test out Magisk when I'm able. You may need to enable root access to apps in dev settings, but I'm unsure.
OMG thank u so much! Was waiting for this forever, hope you can make twrp zip
Getting "Sim not Found" on both rooted and unrooted
Tiebe said:
Getting "Sim not Found" on both rooted and unrooted
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Have you checked OP? eSIM doesn't work. Need physical SIM
Uzephi said:
Have you checked OP? eSIM doesn't work. Need physical SIM
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I have a physical sim. I solved the problem tho. I just had to reflash the stock radio image
Thanks for putting a build together! Provides even more incentive for me to make the switch over to a 3a Keep up the good work.
Is the device showing as certified without root?
Could anybody who has been testing out this rom give me any idea of what their battery life is like? I feel like mine has been much worse since flashing this. Dropped 10% overnight with nothing running and in airplane mode.
any chance for a 3aXL port? I've been wanting to do one myself but I'm in the middle of a kitchen remodel so not much time to setup a build environment.
Unstroofy said:
Is the device showing as certified without root?
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It is not certified.
Dreamsocks66 said:
Could anybody who has been testing out this rom give me any idea of what their battery life is like? I feel like mine has been much worse since flashing this. Dropped 10% overnight with nothing running and in airplane mode.
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I get about 2 days out of a charge on ElementalX kernel, but I'm sorry to say I've hardly tested vanilla LoS kernel.
In my experience I usually have to go through a full charge cycle on a new rom then restart my phone for battery life to stabilize.
Geo411m said:
any chance for a 3aXL port? I've been wanting to do one myself but I'm in the middle of a kitchen remodel so not much time to setup a build environment.
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While I should be able to build an XL port, I won't be able to test it myself. Let me know if you'd like to run a build in beta.
pipyui said:
It is not certified.
I get about 2 days out of a charge on ElementalX kernel, but I'm sorry to say I've hardly tested vanilla LoS kernel.
In my experience I usually have to go through a full charge cycle on a new rom then restart my phone for battery life to stabilize.
While I should be able to build an XL port, I won't be able to test it myself. Let me know if you'd like to run a build in beta.
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I'll test for you
Neat, I'll get a build together for ya tonight then.
Any chance of a flashable zip for the official twrp?
Id like to stay with pixel instead of having to sell and then buy a new phone, just hassle, but iv seen proton is a very good ROM to run, my issues are with updates, how would you update the proton ROM? And is it easy enough to revert back to stock if needed?
Thanks.
If you want more privacy and security, as well as regular updates, GrapheneOS is an excellent option. Not sure the Proton ROM has OTA-like updates though
kevinireland11 said:
Id like to stay with pixel instead of having to sell and then buy a new phone, just hassle, but iv seen proton is a very good ROM to run, my issues are with updates, how would you update the proton ROM? And is it easy enough to revert back to stock if needed?
Thanks.
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Graphene is a privacy based rom that lacks some crucial functionality if you need everything running. This is according to various posts on here and Reddit. Some people love it, and I'm sure some don't. I saw someone that liked it a lot but had to roll back because they couldn't get something or other working. But it depends on your needs.
As for Proton there is no OTA but updates are posted and they are a simple web install that takes about 4 or 5 minutes. Nothing is wiped if you are updating. After installing you can relock the bootloader if you want but that's another wipe as I'm sure you know. This is a very stock rom with a lot of tweaks in the background. FPR for one. It's much quicker although not perfect yet. Also the latest version is the December build with all security and most features enabled. One difference, of many, is that call screening is still available on this build. Call on hold is not. I flashed this rom and then installed the November radio over it since it does come with the crappy December radio. It's way better, I don't lose signal very much although I still do occasionally. Bottom line I like it and would have a hard time going back to stock. I'm not rooted and after the next update I might relock the bootloader, wipe the device and leave it at that.
Reverting to stock is the same as with any other custom rom. You can web install stock or manually fastboot it. Not a difficult process.
bobby janow said:
Graphene is a privacy based rom that lacks some crucial functionality if you need everything running. This is according to various posts on here and Reddit. Some people love it, and I'm sure some don't. I saw someone that liked it a lot but had to roll back because they couldn't get something or other working. But it depends on your needs.
As for Proton there is no OTA but updates are posted and they are a simple web install that takes about 4 or 5 minutes. Nothing is wiped if you are updating. After installing you can relock the bootloader if you want but that's another wipe as I'm sure you know. This is a very stock rom with a lot of tweaks in the background. FPR for one. It's much quicker although not perfect yet. Also the latest version is the December build with all security and most features enabled. One difference, of many, is that call screening is still available on this build. Call on hold is not. I flashed this rom and then installed the November radio over it since it does come with the crappy December radio. It's way better, I don't lose signal very much although I still do occasionally. Bottom line I like it and would have a hard time going back to stock. I'm not rooted and after the next update I might relock the bootloader, wipe the device and leave it at that.
Reverting to stock is the same as with any other custom rom. You can web install stock or manually fastboot it. Not a difficult process.
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Hey I just tried there now and I unlocked the bootloader but it keeps saying about available space and if I'm using an incognito browser? Is there a specific browser I need to use to do this, I tried chrome and edge? Says I need 5gb available, my pc has like 1TB, any suggestions
kevinireland11 said:
Hey I just tried there now and I unlocked the bootloader but it keeps saying about available space and if I'm using an incognito browser? Is there a specific browser I need to use to do this, I tried chrome and edge? Says I need 5gb available, my pc has like 1TB, any suggestions
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What about not incognito? I heard there was some limits on that space wise.
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What about not incognito? I heard there was some limits on that space wise.
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I wasn't on incognito though, iv seen someone else with this issue to, I'm not sure I posted about this issue in the telegram proton group
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I wasn't on incognito though, iv seen someone else with this issue to, I'm not sure I posted about this issue in the telegram proton group
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I'll head over there now. I did see that a day or so ago.
edit: looks like the problem arises if you have multiple profiles on Chrome. I think the manual install is not that difficult though if you still run into problems. Flashall.bat -w to wipe the device then flashall.bat to install the rom. Don't do a thing until it's done. It's tempting because you get a fastboot menu allowing you to restart the device. Don't do it let the rom install direct you. I actually forgot if it's an auto reboot into the rom or finally the rom instructs you to reboot. But it should be pretty clear.
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I'll head over there now. I did see that a day or so ago.
edit: looks like the problem arises if you have multiple profiles on Chrome. I think the manual install is not that difficult though if you still run into problems. Flashall.bat -w to wipe the device then flashall.bat to install the rom. Don't do a thing until it's done. It's tempting because you get a fastboot menu allowing you to restart the device. Don't do it let the rom install direct you. I actually forgot if it's an auto reboot into the rom or finally the rom instructs you to reboot. But it should be pretty clear.
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I'll remove my account and see how that goes, I even installed chromium and didn't work, but I'll try again later
kevinireland11 said:
I'll remove my account and see how that goes, I even installed chromium and didn't work, but I'll try again later
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Maybe you can borrow a computer from an associate for about 5 minutes? Worth a try. Good luck let us know how you made out.
kevinireland11 said:
Hey I just tried there now and I unlocked the bootloader but it keeps saying about available space and if I'm using an incognito browser? Is there a specific browser I need to use to do this, I tried chrome and edge? Says I need 5gb available, my pc has like 1TB, any suggestions
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Are you using a VPN by chance? VPN are known to cause issues with wireless devices trying to connect (printers, Sonos (audio), debugging, et cetera), since your two favored toys can't "find" each other any more.
Can anyone currently using this ROM try out the translate function from the screen shot menu? I included a screen shot of how it normally presents with the results after selecting translate.
Also if you test it, there needs to be enough of a foreign language on the screen and also it might not trigger of it has your default language on the screen mixed in
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Also just in case don't open those links lol. It's all investment scams. I just needed a message with enough Korean in it.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Descendant is a customised Android ROM that focuses on enhancing UX and UI
over stock Android along useful features.
Downloads
Head to the download page.
Sources
Github
Same as any ROM.
Do the necessary wipes and flash the ROM.
No wipes are needed between updates from Descendant itself, unless specified.
Listing all the additions would be a huge wall of text, that you wouldn't even read.
So, head over the Telegram group and feel free to lurk.
Preloaded applications
Google Apps are included.
Having a bug or not booting for whatever reason?
Look for "How to report bugs" on this post.
Bug reports without logs will be ignored.
@phhusson | @Letzen | @krule031 | @ezio84 | @linuxct
Android OS version: 12.1.0_r8
Security patch level: June
#Reserved
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Thanks for posting this - I've gotten it up and running. It seems REALLY smooth and fast a couple of hours in. i"ll give another update in a week.
mmead1143 said:
Thanks for posting this - I've gotten it up and running. It seems REALLY smooth and fast a couple of hours in. i"ll give another update in a week.
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How did you install it? Did you use a custom recovery? I'm on A12 custom rom now....
Fentadroid said:
How did you install it? Did you use a custom recovery? I'm on A12 custom rom now....
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I used the custom recovery from the rom yes. It ran great today though, I did for some reason lose GPS using maps, and my bike tracker...my settings look good and I cleared data/cache to no avail. I'm going to try a clean install and see if that fixes - I like the rom overall and battery life is good. Super smooth/slick - so I hope the GPS was just a bad install...stay tuned lol.
mmead1143 said:
I used the custom recovery from the rom yes. It ran great today though, I did for some reason lose GPS using maps, and my bike tracker...my settings look good and I cleared data/cache to no avail. I'm going to try a clean install and see if that fixes - I like the rom overall and battery life is good. Super smooth/slick - so I hope the GPS was just a bad install...stay tuned lol.
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Thanks, I only see two files i can download from their website, ROM and Boot.. Where did you get the Recovery?
Oh sorry - when you add the boot in fastboot mode, it sets up their custom recovery...so run the boot.img in fastboot, then use the up-volume and go into recovery.
On the GPS issue - on my install the GPS is somehow toggled "off" for maps, waze etc. I added the icon to my quick start pull down and turned it on.
I did backup/reinstall settings from another rom on the initial install so the settings may have been screwy, but I did another fresh install and this time didn't migrate any data from past backups...it was still that way. I think this fixed the issue but i'll test it out tomorrow.
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Oh sorry - when you add the boot in fastboot mode, it sets up their custom recovery...so run the boot.img in fastboot, then use the up-volume and go into recovery.
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Ok, thank you...
So, you flashed the boot file first and then you rebooted into recovery, right?
I hope someone will put here more detalied instructions about it.....
I wanted to download the bootimage but it keeps throwing an error at me
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I wanted to download the bootimage but it keeps throwing an error at me
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I had the same issue - I use firefox at home...switched over to Edge (I think) and the download came thru. If that doesn't work PM me and I'll set up a drive share if you want.
Okay now I have everything up and running - will comment on battery life in a few days.
The 2nd fresh install - I had the same GPS issue above but once I put the GPS icon on the quick-pull down menu, I just turned it on.
Battery notes and review: the Rom is slick and fast - better than most and at least as good as any others I've tried for this device.
I like the fact the gapps are in the rom folder - saves you some trouble with all the apps being installed as part of the official rom. Sometimes apps aren't installed at system-apps if it's done afterwards so this is a help for guys like me
Battery - I got 24 hours in and still had 33% left. with SOT at 1.5 hours. I'm not a heavy user so that should give me about 36 hours or so of phone-on time at least the way I use it (about 2-2.5 hours of SOT is normal for me with a full charge). By comparison...most other roms give me between about 28-35 hours. So this also has great battery life.
Charging time is fast - I'm not sure how all that works but it charges really quickly.
Features are plenty - I generally like the stock-roms with all the crap stripped out, with just a few extra features. This has way more than just that but you still get great speed and battery.
The thing I love is - I don't feel like I need to add a new kernel, or root to enhance the speed or battery - it's pretty legit straight up as-is. As-is this is a great rom with not tweaks needed post install.
Great rom - thanks for the work.
mmead1143 said:
Battery notes and review: the Rom is slick and fast - better than most and at least as good as any others I've tried for this device.
I like the fact the gapps are in the rom folder - saves you some trouble with all the apps being installed as part of the official rom. Sometimes apps aren't installed at system-apps if it's done afterwards so this is a help for guys like me
Battery - I got 24 hours in and still had 33% left. with SOT at 1.5 hours. I'm not a heavy user so that should give me about 36 hours or so of phone-on time at least the way I use it (about 2-2.5 hours of SOT is normal for me with a full charge). By comparison...most other roms give me between about 28-35 hours. So this also has great battery life.
Charging time is fast - I'm not sure how all that works but it charges really quickly.
Features are plenty - I generally like the stock-roms with all the crap stripped out, with just a few extra features. This has way more than just that but you still get great speed and battery.
The thing I love is - I don't feel like I need to add a new kernel, or root to enhance the speed or battery - it's pretty legit straight up as-is. As-is this is a great rom with not tweaks needed post install.
Great rom - thanks for the work.
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Would you say that it's faster than pixel experience?
carmechanic said:
Would you say that it's faster than pixel experience?
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Yes - and has more options for customization.
Does Google Photos unlimited Storage Saver upload work in this ROM?