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I successfully flashed CM 10.2 to the original Oppo N1. What does not work is the device encryption. Even after a factory reset the process starts and then nothing else happens but the Android logo appears.
ThommmF said:
I successfully flashed CM 10.2 to the original Oppo N1. What does not work is the device encryption. Even after a factory reset the process starts and then nothing else happens but the Android logo appears.
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I've got exactly the same problem and it really annoys me. The full phone encryption was one of the main reasons for switching from ios in general and buying the oppo n1.
I got my N1 32GB with ColorOS yesterday, installed cyanogenmod 10.2, everything is fine except the device encryption. After choosing a password, the screen shows the green android logo with a chain around the belly and the progress bar is missing. I waited several hours and noticed that i can easily go back. The whole encryption process doesn't start, but it also throws no error message.
Nor in ColorOS
Today I wiped my N1 completely to try to encrypt a fresh install. I had to realize that Oppo's ColorOS does not even have the possibillity to encrypt the N1.
My guess is that encryption is not possible at all on the Oppo N1.
If so, that is a huge privacy and security gap!
ThommmF said:
Today I wiped my N1 completely to try to encrypt a fresh install. I had to realize that Oppo's ColorOS does not even have the possibillity to encrypt the N1.
My guess is that encryption is not possible at all on the Oppo N1.
If so, that is a huge privacy and security gap!
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I really hope that there's a solution. Running around with a phone that everybody could gain easily access to is an absolute nogo.
viper1300 said:
I really hope that there's a solution. Running around with a phone that everybody could gain easily access to is an absolute nogo.
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Havnt seen encryption working on any "non-stock device"
And CM on the N1 should be seen as "non-stock"
even if their PR wants to tell you the opposite
Also I gues you are aware that the contents of a "sdcard" are not encrypted?
And on devices like the N1 the "internal" memory is handled like a scard
even if its not removable
maxwen said:
Havnt seen encryption working on any "non-stock device"
And CM on the N1 should be seen as "non-stock"
even if their PR wants to tell you the opposite
Also I gues you are aware that the contents of a "sdcard" are not encrypted?
And on devices like the N1 the "internal" memory is handled like a scard
even if its not removable
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So there's no way to secure the data? Thinking about returning this device and buying a htc one max. According to the htc page (sorry couldn't provide a link, search "HTC One Max Device Encryption" and then the first link) document, the encryption works for the phone storage and the sd card?
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So there's no way to secure the data? Thinking about selling this crappy device and buying a htc one max. According to the htc page (sorry couldn't provide a link, search "HTC One Max Device Encryption" and then the first link) document, the encryption works for the phone storage and the sd card?
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There is device specific support to also encrypt a sdcard
but thats not a general android feature
You should just consider one thing:
A phone is NEVER a "safe" place to store sensitve data no matter
what kind of encryption you apply to it.
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There is device specific support to also encrypt a sdcard
but thats not a general android feature
You should just consider one thing:
A phone is NEVER a "safe" place to store sensitve data no matter
what kind of encryption you apply to it.
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You're absolutely right, but you can always try to make it as safe as possible
Thanks for the heads up on the one max.
(Verizon HTC One M9, S-OFF, bootloader *** UNLOCKED ***, Software status: Official, TWRP recovery installed, Android version 5.0.2, HTC Sense version 7.0 Software number 1.33.605.15)
I'm anticipating a requirement in my near future to turn on "Phone storage encryption (Protect content on this phone with a password)" under Settings -> Security. When I did this under similar circumstances on my HTC One M7, it seemed to adversely affect the performance of the phone. I encountered a lot of random freezes at various points (after entering my unlock PIN, waking up the phone, switching apps, even occasionally during phone calls).
In fairness, I had a lot of stuff on internal storage on my old phone - pictures, audio, etc. - that I now store on my 32GB microSD card on the M9. Nonetheless, the prospect of encrypting my internal storage is intimidating, especially because it's apparently a one-way operation, and there's No Going Back if the phone performance starts to lag as the old phone's did.
Has anyone else experienced any similar troubles after turning on Phone storage encryption? Also, I'm not averse to moving off of the HTC stock ROM; I just haven't done it yet. Is there a particular ROM that seems to perform better -- or worse -- with encrypted internal storage?
Thanks.
Good question and I realy would like to join in.
Normaly Google says, since Android 5 Storage encryption should be standard and phones with native Android 5 should have hardware accelerated encryption. But there is no information thats says which phone have this hardware accelerated encryption.
And in addition most phones with native android 5 don't have standard encryption activated.
So is there anyone who tested the M9 with storage ecryption?
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This article says AES comes with ARMv8 wich is used in Snapdragon 810 http://www.chip.de/news/Rueckzieher...sselung-in-Android-5.0-Lollipop_76997991.html
encryption disabled dial pad and texting
I have a sprint M9, twrp recovery, rooted, and flashed Viperone ROM.
Everything was working great.
Because of work email needs and the need for Microsoft Exchange, I had to encrypt the phone. So I did.
After encryption, I cannot make outbound calls. I receive calls. Just cannot dial them. Seems like the problem is with the dial pad. Lets me enter the number, but when I hit "call" it just goes away. I cannot type internal phone commands like ##1234## to get information. Just disappears.
Also, I cannot send or receive text messages.
I went into TWRP to revert back to my backup. And of course no backup is there. Everything is encrypted and unreadable by TWRP. I have read a lot on these boards and thank you. I cannot find much written on this subject.
Sprint reports everything is fine and working on their end.
So frustrated. Seems like an easy setting or fix. The dial pad is not reading something from an encrypted file?
Sorry for the ignorant language. I am very new at all this. Any ideas?
crk53 said:
I have a sprint M9, twrp recovery, rooted, and flashed Viperone ROM.
Everything was working great.
Because of work email needs and the need for Microsoft Exchange, I had to encrypt the phone. So I did.
After encryption, I cannot make outbound calls. I receive calls. Just cannot dial them. Seems like the problem is with the dial pad. Lets me enter the number, but when I hit "call" it just goes away. I cannot type internal phone commands like ##1234## to get information. Just disappears.
Also, I cannot send or receive text messages.
I went into TWRP to revert back to my backup. And of course no backup is there. Everything is encrypted and unreadable by TWRP. I have read a lot on these boards and thank you. I cannot find much written on this subject.
Sprint reports everything is fine and working on their end.
So frustrated. Seems like an easy setting or fix. The dial pad is not reading something from an encrypted file?
Sorry for the ignorant language. I am very new at all this. Any ideas?
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Hi
I know this is late on this thread, but I was wondering if and or how you resolved your dilemma? I'm considering encrypting my HTC m9 on 6.0
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Hi
I know this is late on this thread, but I was wondering if and or how you resolved your dilemma? I'm considering encrypting my HTC m9 on 6.0
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HTC uses proprietary (non-AOSP) encryption. As a result, TWRP won't be able to decrypt your phone if you have encrypted it on a stock or stock-based ROM.
In theory, TWRP can decrypt when encryption is performed with an AOSP ROM (CyanogenMod, CandySiX, et cetera). Unfortunately, encryption - though functional - doesn't behave as expected even on these ROMs. Your phone will indeed be encrypted successfully, but some ROMs (CyanogenMod) won't re-boot after encryption and other ROMs will boot (CandySiX) but still not be decrypted by TWRP.
TLDR: If you want encryption, go for it but know that you're locked into that choice.
computerslayer said:
HTC uses proprietary (non-AOSP) encryption. As a result, TWRP won't be able to decrypt your phone if you have encrypted it on a stock or stock-based ROM.
In theory, TWRP can decrypt when encryption is performed with an AOSP ROM (CyanogenMod, CandySiX, et cetera). Unfortunately, encryption - though functional - doesn't behave as expected even on these ROMs. Your phone will indeed be encrypted successfully, but some ROMs (CyanogenMod) won't re-boot after encryption and other ROMs will boot (CandySiX) but still not be decrypted by TWRP.
TLDR: If you want encryption, go for it but know that you're locked into that choice.
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Hey, thanks for the quick, informative reply. I may just hold off for now, as I'm likely to root after warranty is up. But,FYI, From what I read in the HTC user guide, I could undo the HTC encryption with a factory reset, which I would probably do when they stop updating, and I move to CM or other ROM at that point. I appreciate the advice greatly, as it sounds like personal experience, or you're well informed on the subject, or both.
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Hey, thanks for the quick, informative reply. I may just hold off for now, as I'm likely to root after warranty is up. But,FYI, From what I read in the HTC user guide, I could undo the HTC encryption with a factory reset, which I would probably do when they stop updating, and I move to CM or other ROM at that point. I appreciate the advice greatly, as it sounds like personal experience, or you're well informed on the subject, or both.
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My pleasure!
To confirm, yes you can absolutely remove encryption via factory reset.
On my U11 (Oreo 8.0/currently stuck on ViperU2.1 as nothing else seems to boot) I can't seem to decrypt my device (its lagging a bit due to encryption I believe.)
It won't allow me to decrypt in Settings, nor will it decrypt on a hard reset, nor allow me to change it after a hard reset. And reflashing Viper still has phone encrypted.
Any tips?
[Cross-posted from the generic HTC One M9 help, Q&A, and troubleshooting forum, where I received no replies. Thought that the VZW-specific group might shed some light, as y'all have been so nice and helpful to me so far ... 8^]
(Verizon HTC One M9, S-OFF, bootloader *** UNLOCKED ***, Software status: Official, TWRP recovery installed, Android version 5.0.2, HTC Sense version 7.0 Software number 1.33.605.15)
I'm anticipating a requirement in my near future to turn on "Phone storage encryption (Protect content on this phone with a password)" under Settings -> Security. When I did this under similar circumstances on my HTC One M7, it seemed to adversely affect the performance of the phone. I encountered a lot of random freezes at various points (after entering my unlock PIN, waking up the phone, switching apps, even occasionally during phone calls).
In fairness, I had a lot of stuff on internal storage on my old phone - pictures, audio, etc. - that I now store on my 32GB microSD card on the M9. Nonetheless, the prospect of encrypting my internal storage is intimidating, especially because it's apparently a one-way operation, and there's No Going Back if the phone performance starts to lag as the old phone's did.
Has anyone else experienced any similar troubles after turning on Phone storage encryption? Also, I'm not averse to moving off of the HTC stock ROM; I just haven't done it yet. Is there a particular ROM that seems to perform better -- or worse -- with encrypted internal storage?
Thanks.
GoHskrs said:
[(Verizon HTC One M9, S-OFF, bootloader *** UNLOCKED ***, Software status: Official, TWRP recovery installed, Android version 5.0.2, HTC Sense version 7.0 Software number 1.33.605.15)
I'm anticipating a requirement in my near future to turn on "Phone storage encryption (Protect content on this phone with a password)" under Settings -> Security. When I did this under similar circumstances on my HTC One M7, it seemed to adversely affect the performance of the phone. I encountered a lot of random freezes at various points (after entering my unlock PIN, waking up the phone, switching apps, even occasionally during phone calls).
In fairness, I had a lot of stuff on internal storage on my old phone - pictures, audio, etc. - that I now store on my 32GB microSD card on the M9. Nonetheless, the prospect of encrypting my internal storage is intimidating, especially because it's apparently a one-way operation, and there's No Going Back if the phone performance starts to lag as the old phone's did.
Has anyone else experienced any similar troubles after turning on Phone storage encryption? Also, I'm not averse to moving off of the HTC stock ROM; I just haven't done it yet. Is there a particular ROM that seems to perform better -- or worse -- with encrypted internal storage?
Thanks.
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Hi GH, I can only comment on encryption as required by EAS (Exchange) policies at my office. Also, I'm stock-S-on, lacking Root. I don't seem to have issues with it on the M9. I also used EAS on my S-off rooted VZW M7. On that device, I could not achieve a successful encryption on any ROM other than a "Stock-Rooted" version. YMMV.
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Hi GH, I can only comment on encryption as required by EAS (Exchange) policies at my office. Also, I'm stock-S-on, lacking Root. I don't seem to have issues with it on the M9. I also used EAS on my S-off rooted VZW M7. On that device, I could not achieve a successful encryption on any ROM other than a "Stock-Rooted" version. YMMV.
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NJ -
Thanks. That's good information. My requirement is similar, to support Exchange ActiveSync.
After taking backups of everything via TWRP, I just flashed AndyBones' Fluent ROM; we shall see if it allows me to encrypt internal storage.
neutronjeff said:
Hi GH, I can only comment on encryption as required by EAS (Exchange) policies at my office. Also, I'm stock-S-on, lacking Root. I don't seem to have issues with it on the M9. I also used EAS on my S-off rooted VZW M7. On that device, I could not achieve a successful encryption on any ROM other than a "Stock-Rooted" version. YMMV.
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GoHskrs said:
NJ -
Thanks. That's good information. My requirement is similar, to support Exchange ActiveSync.
After taking backups of everything via TWRP, I just flashed AndyBones' Fluent ROM; we shall see if it allows me to encrypt internal storage.
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For what it's worth, after flashing the ROM and the MOD pack, turning on "Phone storage encryption" succeeded with no apparent issues. Tomorrow, we'll see if the latest Exchange ActiveSync policies impose any other oddities on me ...
Did that ROM play well with EAS at work?
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Did that ROM play well with EAS at work?
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Don't know yet. I haven't gotten the mobile device management software we use to successfully register itself.
Just to close the loop on this, if you choose to (or have to) enable "Phone storage encryption (Protect content on this phone with a password)", it should be the last major modification you make to your phone. Once I enabled Phone storage encryption, I could still boot into TWRP, which prompted me for a decryption password. However, even though I entered the same password I use on normal system boot, TWRP couldn't unlock my internal storage. I think I ran afoul of a warning on the XDA TWRP forum: NOTE: ONLY AOSP/GPE decryption is supported!! TWRP CANNOT (currently) decrypt HTC Sense ROMs!!
After encrypting, the phone will still work, but you will be unable to flash new ROM images, mount the internal storage partitions, etc. with TWRP. The only option that worked for me, as described over here, was to run an RUU recovery, reinstall TWRP, then flash the version of the custom ROM I wanted. The RUU will wipe your data (and the custom ROM author recommends wiping Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data, and System in TWRP prior to flashing), so make sure you have anything important backed up.
So, any luck with Exchange on that ROM?
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I've been trying to install the mobile device management software we use (Afaria), but it keeps cooking back with "enrollment failed". I think it does not approve of my rooted phone.
I'm going to flash back to stock 5.1 and re-encrypt to see if that makes a difference.
Hi,
I have a LG G4 and use the stock ROM but want to get rid of google's observation and bloatware. I am looking for a custom ROM that focuses on privacy and runs stable on the LG G4.
It must
- be usable without Google
- provide a working full-phone encryption + SD card encryption like the stock ROM does
- provide fast updates (my stock rom has security level january 17 which is ridiculous)
I already tried LineageOS with the newest version and it worked well with one exception: I could not encrypt my phone. I tried it several times but I either got into a boot loop or Lineage OS booted but all my preferences and apps were lost (like I did a factory reset, but I didn't). When I then started TWRP recovery it asked me for my password and declined it altough it was 100% correct. The only possibility was to wipe all data and install LineageOS again. Very strange: I could also "encrypt" my phone without providing a PIN, password or something else. I would expect an error message to be displayed but there was none.
I also tried Ressurection Remix but the encryption failed as well (boot loop after encryption finished).
Could it be that TWRP causes these problems? Has anyone successfully intalled a custom ROM and encrypted the LG G4? Maybe another ROM? I am very open for new suggestions
For now I had to reinstall the stock ROM because that's the only way I can encrypt my phone...
Regards
maasG4
Does nobody care for encryption?
1984 is real, how can somebody just don't care?
How can encryption protect your privacy?
But you can use stock rom too.
Just reset phone, set it up without google account (you have to delete the accout before resetting fyi)
root it, use afwall and jdisable the common lg and google stuff.
Use floss open source apps from froid.
Thats it.
If you want to use stuff like network location without gapps the you have to use LOS. If you want more google stuff without google you have to use crdroid rom.
But I already tried and its a pain on the ass.
Lol yes encryption is something where many people say it's completely useless! I love those discussions where people say why do you care about encryption? Well it's their fault not mine I encrypt everything and always that's why I build TWRP with decryption support because no one else cares.
I use RR marshmallow plus FDE but I am about to switch to LOS 13 because of the security patches inside
Iirc (it's more than 1 year ago) it was a little bit tricky to set up because as you already noted nobody cares about encryption! everything like rooting or custom ROMs have all one thing in mind disable encryption and that's what's happening when you install root or when you use a custom ROM normally.
If you can wait until I have switched to LOS I could tell you more but I have no time frame for this so if you don't want to wait you should investigate the fstab file and if you're using Super su the installer scripts as well
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maasG4 said:
Hi,
I have a LG G4 and use the stock ROM but want to get rid of google's observation and bloatware. I am looking for a custom ROM that focuses on privacy and runs stable on the LG G4.
It must
- be usable without Google
- provide a working full-phone encryption + SD card encryption like the stock ROM does
- provide fast updates (my stock rom has security level january 17 which is ridiculous)
I already tried LineageOS with the newest version and it worked well with one exception: I could not encrypt my phone. I tried it several times but I either got into a boot loop or Lineage OS booted but all my preferences and apps were lost (like I did a factory reset, but I didn't). When I then started TWRP recovery it asked me for my password and declined it altough it was 100% correct. The only possibility was to wipe all data and install LineageOS again. Very strange: I could also "encrypt" my phone without providing a PIN, password or something else. I would expect an error message to be displayed but there was none.
I also tried Ressurection Remix but the encryption failed as well (boot loop after encryption finished).
Could it be that TWRP causes these problems? Has anyone successfully intalled a custom ROM and encrypted the LG G4? Maybe another ROM? I am very open for new suggestions
For now I had to reinstall the stock ROM because that's the only way I can encrypt my phone...
Regards
maasG4
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Only one name in cellular phone is black phone 2 it uses military type encryption and if you lose it you can call up and make it explode........ Lol
Updates Mid 2018
Hi,
as I had no success last year when I wrote this post, I lost it out of sight. Now I would like to give it another try.
Unfortunately I cannot find any custom ROM with a current version that also supports LG G4. LineageOS supports a lot of phones but no G4, the same for RR OS.
Is there another alternative that officially supports LG G4 and also works with encryption?
If not, I think it is time to move from my loved G4 to another phone. I do not feel comfortable with a phone that got no updates for almost two years. This time, I would directly focus on finding a phone that gets regular updates (like the new Nokias, as far as I know) or has good support for custom ROMs (like Nexus/Pixel). Are there any suggestions for a phone that is comparable to my G4 (I especially love the camera) but supports current custom ROMs or has regular updates from the manufacturer?
Looking forward to any recommendations!
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If you can wait until I have switched to LOS I could tell you more but I have no time frame for this so if you don't want to wait you should investigate the fstab file and if you're using Super su the installer scripts as well
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Have you already tried it?
Thanks!
maasG4 said:
Hi,
as I had no success last year when I wrote this post, I lost it out of sight. Now I would like to give it another try.
Unfortunately I cannot find any custom ROM with a current version that also supports LG G4. LineageOS supports a lot of phones but no G4, the same for RR OS.
Is there another alternative that officially supports LG G4 and also works with encryption?
If not, I think it is time to move from my loved G4 to another phone. I do not feel comfortable with a phone that got no updates for almost two years. This time, I would directly focus on finding a phone that gets regular updates (like the new Nokias, as far as I know) or has good support for custom ROMs (like Nexus/Pixel). Are there any suggestions for a phone that is comparable to my G4 (I especially love the camera) but supports current custom ROMs or has regular updates from the manufacturer?
Looking forward to any recommendations!
Have you already tried it?
Thanks!
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Officially - cypher os supports your G4
Unofficially (but maintained by myself, @steadfasterX and @kessaras) you can choose from LineageOS, AICP, Cypher (newer versions with more patches - @kessaras is also the official Cypher maintainer so no difference there) and RR
Anything Oreo supports encryption - anything nougat doesn't
However, Oreo has a bug with BT calling - Calling through a BT headset doesn't work
Hi all,
I know it might look ridiculous, but I'm still relatively new to this fun of replacing MIUI with software that actually isn't useless. I've done that on my own Mi Max a few times already, and time has come to now do it for Mrs on her new Mi 6. There's one significant difference that is currently troubling me. I unlocked the bootloader using the official Xiaomi way to do so. But How do I put a custom ROM into the phone's memory (opposed to mi max, mi6 doesn't have SD card support)? I mean where do I put it? And if I use the TWRP recovery to create a full backup of the device, how do I get it from the phone down to my PC? Is there a decent guide on how to do this somewhere? Clearly it's doable as a lot of people have done so, I'm just probably too thick between the ears to figure it out on my own. Will appreciate any help.
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Hi all,
I know it might look ridiculous, but I'm still relatively new to this fun of replacing MIUI with software that actually isn't useless. I've done that on my own Mi Max a few times already, and time has come to now do it for Mrs on her new Mi 6. There's one significant difference that is currently troubling me. I unlocked the bootloader using the official Xiaomi way to do so. But How do I put a custom ROM into the phone's memory (opposed to mi max, mi6 doesn't have SD card support)? I mean where do I put it? And if I use the TWRP recovery to create a full backup of the device, how do I get it from the phone down to my PC? Is there a decent guide on how to do this somewhere? Clearly it's doable as a lot of people have done so, I'm just probably too thick between the ears to figure it out on my own. Will appreciate any help.
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Can't you just use the cable that came with the phone to copy files like backups from the phone to PC? And then copy files from PC to the phone.
The internal memory of the phone acts the same way as an SD card.
TWRP should also offer support for this if you get stuck with no system to boot to or a bootloop so you can copy files to be used in TWRP.
When your phone is unlocked you should think of it more like your desktop computer. You have wider access and flexibility of usage.
Copy a ROM you want to flash into a folder like "Downloads" on the Mi 6 that has TWRP and follow the guides.
For ROMs that need the internal storage to be formatted before flashing just format and then while in TWRP copy the ROM .zip from PC to phone and then flash it.
I'm also wondering if it's such a good idea to mess with your wife's phone. If she gets stuck in a boot loop or something will she be able to fix the phone?
Just think of the issues that can be faced with custom ROMs and make sure she can get it working again if she needs to!
Thanks. The whole idea behind getting her this new Mi6 was to put decent software on it, so she hasn't even started using it really yet. She likes what I have on MiMax - Aosp-xtended - I just got stuck trying to figure out how to work around the fact that mi 6 has no sd card. Currently, when it's booted into miui and connected, I can see the contents of the internal memory, but the same is not true when in twrp - then the phone is still visible in Windows, but the folder structure on it is gibberish.
I also wasn't able to record a full backup of the current software using twrp, but perhaps that's because I only rebooted the phone into twrp without actually flashing it onto the device? Or is it because of encryption? Twrp reported it can't create a folder for backup under some path.
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Thanks. The whole idea behind getting her this new Mi6 was to put decent software on it, so she hasn't even started using it really yet. She likes what I have on MiMax - Aosp-xtended - I just got stuck trying to figure out how to work around the fact that mi 6 has no sd card. Currently, when it's booted into miui and connected, I can see the contents of the internal memory, but the same is not true when in twrp - then the phone is still visible in Windows, but the folder structure on it is gibberish.
I also wasn't able to record a full backup of the current software using twrp, but perhaps that's because I only rebooted the phone into twrp without actually flashing it onto the device? Or is it because of encryption? Twrp reported it can't create a folder for backup under some path.
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You need to change to a TWRP built with MTP access so it shows on PC when connected.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-6/development/cofface-xiaomi-6-twrp-recovery-t3608523
This one is popular and the Dev has added many features to make it more functional.
You can always fastboot back the old version if it doesn't work.
It worked, thanks. I'm on AEX rom at the moment, but it has some issues for me. Any chance we'd get Pure Nexus rom for this device, You think? What's the best choice in terms of stability and battery life? I don't care too much about tweaks and mods, the closer to stock android the better...
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It worked, thanks. I'm on AEX rom at the moment, but it has some issues for me. Any chance we'd get Pure Nexus rom for this device, You think? What's the best choice in terms of stability and battery life? I don't care too much about tweaks and mods, the closer to stock android the better...
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I'm waiting for my bootloader unlock.
Got the text but it still failed.
Then I'm gonna try LineageOS since it seems most stable.
Lineage is usually no fuss and compatible with most mods
On the flipside - I didn't get the text, but the bootloader unlocked without issues. Check that You have the latest version of the xiaomi tool - older one I used early this year with my own mi max didn't work with my Mrs' new Mi6.
Am planning to flash lineage this evening, but on mi max I couldn't get it to recognize lte on my carrier, while pure nexus and aex roms get Lte just fine.
On a related sidenote,is there a decent tutorial on how to start building my own rom builds? I'm a software developer by trade so I'm hoping I should get a hang of it if it's written up decently.
You dont need external sdcard support to copy ROMs to your phone. You can just connect it to USB and transfer the ROM-Zip File with MTP to the internal storage of your phone.