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LineageOS 15.1 In-Depth Review with Xiaomi Mi5s (Everything You Want to Know)

Today I will inform you about best custom ROM for Xiaomi Mi5s and other company models..
Xiaomi MI5s users always complain about fingerprint problem, ROM problem, heating Issues etc.......
We know very well that many users love the stock Android rather than MIUI or other custom ROMs. Then what is the solution? Is there any ROM which is just like stock but also supports all the features i.e. almost bug-free? You will find the answer very soon….
LineageOS 15.1 experience is very close to the stock android but many other customizations are also added. Today I will discuss Real Life Review of LineageOS 15.1. Every feature is discussed so that you don't need to watch other videos for any clarification. Performance of Xiaomi Mi5s with this ROM is also discussed. If you want the answers to below questions then must watch my Video:
1] VoLTE working or not?
2] Fingerprint working or not?
3] WiFi Hotspot on both the bands working or not?
4] Face-unlock supported or not?
5] Can we use this ROM as a daily driver?
5] Any other bug or not? etc....
Dear Friends, I have really worked hard for this research so must watch the below video and comments here. I will try to answer all your queries here…
Thank You
Language: Hindi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MTJ_4te79M

anshul1321 said:
Today I will inform you about best custom ROM for Xiaomi Mi5s and other company models..
Xiaomi MI5s users always complain about fingerprint problem, ROM problem, heating Issues etc.......
We know very well that many users love the stock Android rather than MIUI or other custom ROMs. Then what is the solution? Is there any ROM which is just like stock but also supports all the features i.e. almost bug-free? You will find the answer very soon….
LineageOS 15.1 experience is very close to the stock android but many other customizations are also added. Today I will discuss Real Life Review of LineageOS 15.1. Every feature is discussed so that you don't need to watch other videos for any clarification. Performance of Xiaomi Mi5s with this ROM is also discussed. If you want the answers to below questions then must watch my Video:
1] VoLTE working or not?
2] Fingerprint working or not?
3] WiFi Hotspot on both the bands working or not?
4] Face-unlock supported or not?
5] Can we use this ROM as a daily driver?
5] Any other bug or not? etc....
Dear Friends, I have really worked hard for this research so must watch the below video and comments here. I will try to answer all your queries here…
Thank You
Language: Hindi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MTJ_4te79M
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Thanks

anshul1321 said:
Today I will inform you about best custom ROM for Xiaomi Mi5s and other company models..
Xiaomi MI5s users always complain about fingerprint problem, ROM problem, heating Issues etc.......
We know very well that many users love the stock Android rather than MIUI or other custom ROMs. Then what is the solution? Is there any ROM which is just like stock but also supports all the features i.e. almost bug-free? You will find the answer very soon….
LineageOS 15.1 experience is very close to the stock android but many other customizations are also added. Today I will discuss Real Life Review of LineageOS 15.1. Every feature is discussed so that you don't need to watch other videos for any clarification. Performance of Xiaomi Mi5s with this ROM is also discussed. If you want the answers to below questions then must watch my Video:
1] VoLTE working or not?
2] Fingerprint working or not?
3] WiFi Hotspot on both the bands working or not?
4] Face-unlock supported or not?
5] Can we use this ROM as a daily driver?
5] Any other bug or not? etc....
Dear Friends, I have really worked hard for this research so must watch the below video and comments here. I will try to answer all your queries here…
Thank You
Language: Hindi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MTJ_4te79M
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I found this video useless because most important is battery life, on which you did not research.

Funny thing is how you put post in English, and then video on Hindi which is useless to all parts of the world except India

hi, is google pay working? I couldn't register my card

ih8h2o said:
I found this video useless because most important is battery life, on which you did not research.
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I have done research but couldn't inform that info... Battery life is slightly better then miui....

forgivemypoorEN said:
hi, is google pay working? I couldn't register my card
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Yes.. Its working 100%....download open gmaps according to your rom version....

anshul1321 said:
Yes.. Its working 100%....download open gmaps according to your rom version....
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Yeah... I think the problem is my bank. They made me flashed 3 roms! going to switch another bank. One rom changes everything

Pie Rom Question

First of all, a huge thanks to everyone involved in making P available on this! I am thoroughly excited to get it on my C. You guys/gals are AMAZING!
Anyway, I do not have any experience with any of the roms and such for this device. And I see that there are two P roms. Lineage 16 and the AOSP Dragon. What are the differences in these, if any? I'm just trying to decide what will work best for me. I typically just surf on my tab, but occasionally stream videos and play games. Anyway, let me know!
Also, what are everyone's favorite kernel's, and why? I plan to root and rom/kernel my C this weekend. I don't have a problem testing out different things myself, but, I'd love to have people's input as well.
Please and thanks!

No one?

I haven't tried on my pixel c yet but I'm getting close to the point of installing some pie ROMs as well. From my knowledge of back on my Xperia Z2, aosp will basically be plain Android before Google's apps and tweaks. Lineage will start adding extra features, but I've been out of the scene for a while so not sure of any particular examples right now.

adam_purkis said:
I haven't tried on my pixel c yet but I'm getting close to the point of installing some pie ROMs as well. From my knowledge of back on my Xperia Z2, aosp will basically be plain Android before Google's apps and tweaks. Lineage will start adding extra features, but I've been out of the scene for a while so not sure of any particular examples right now.
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Thanks! It's been so long since I've rom'd anything, I have no idea what is what. So, AOSP is bare bones, Lineage has added stuff. I guess I'm going to roll with Lineage then. I appreciate it!

Question Best custom rom

Hey,
I have a Poco F3, I unlocked the bootloader recently, and I want to know which ROM should I get or is the best for you. I tried xiaomi.eu, but I prefer AOSP/pixel (I tried some, but I can't make a choice). What is the best, I know for now there is crDroid, Pixel Experience Plus but unofficial, Pixel Extended, etc Should I wait for more stable, official or new custom ROMS ?
What are the pro/cons or features of each ?
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Thanks in advance !

In terms of features you can't get more feature rich then crdroid. Most ROMs are rock stable and the one main missing feature dt2w is going to be coming in the next week or so. I'm currently using pixel extended and I've had no problem and am thoroughly enjoying it

Robert314 said:
In terms of features you can't get more feature rich then crdroid. Most ROMs are rock stable and the one main missing feature dt2w is going to be coming in the next week or so. I'm currently using pixel extended and I've had no problem and am thoroughly enjoying it
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Thank you, I'm currently using crDroid but the lack of Google Apps bothers me. I was using pixel extended but I had some bugs. I might retry, I'm hesitant for now with pixel experience plus too.

NonoBow85 said:
Hey,
I have a Poco F3, I unlocked the bootloader recently, and I want to know which ROM should I get or is the best for you. I tried xiaomi.eu, but I prefer AOSP/pixel (I tried some but I can't make a choice). What is the best, I know for now there is crDroid, Pixel Experience Plus but unofficial, Pixel Extended, etc Should I wait for more stable, official or new custom ROMS ?
What are the pro/cons or features of each ?
Thanks in advance !
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hentai is best

No_Name188 said:
hentai is best
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Does DT2W work on hentai? {Mod edit: DIscussion of or support for that respective OS is not accepted on XDA}

shapeshift and havoc has working dt2w. upcoming roms should have em too. most roms are under testing atm

NonoBow85 said:
Thank you, I'm currently using crDroid but the lack of Google Apps bothers me. I was using pixel extended but I had some bugs. I might retry, I'm hesitant for now with pixel experience plus too.
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How can a rom lack Google Apps as you can install them through the playstore ?
ps : it nice not to rely to much on Google btw

Thanks for all the response, I am waiting for more stable releases, but for now I'm with pixel extended still with some bugs, but the best that I've tested so far.

NonoBow85 said:
Thanks for all the response, I am waiting for more stable releases, but for now I'm with pixel extended still with some bugs, but the best that I've tested so far.
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hentai without bugs, with its own core where cool autonomy and adaptive screen frequency

No_Name188 said:
hentai without bugs, with its own core where cool autonomy and adaptive screen frequency
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I might try it, but is there cool features ?

NonoBow85 said:
I might try it, but is there cool features ?
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No, it's full clean rom with gapps

No_Name188 said:
No, it's full clean rom with gapps
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OK, thanks !

Running Lineage on mine, with Quantic kernel, Micro-g, I am getting insane battery life, This phone has been an amazing upgrade for me after being on Mi6 for over 3 years.
for a beta Build, I have yet to run into a single issue, everything is running smoothly.
I have the feeling this phone will receive lots of love from developers and will have custom roms for years to come.
Edit: on my build I have finally fixed battery drain when, double tap, ambient pick-up, or AOD is enabled, it makes no difference, my phone dozes beautifully at night. How is it with other ROMs?
The key for me and everyone i think is the kernel, no matter what I changed with the original kernel that comes with lineage the phone gets no doze, only when I use Quantic + Lineage everything is 100%.

Barracuda77777 said:
Running Lineage on mine, with Quantic kernel, Micro-g, I am getting insane battery life, This phone has been an amazing upgrade for me after being on Mi6 for over 3 years.
for a beta Build, I have yet to run into a single issue, everything is running smoothly.
I have the feeling this phone will receive lots of love from developers and will have custom roms for years to come.
Edit: on my build I have finally fixed battery drain when, double tap, ambient pick-up, or AOD is enabled, it makes no difference, my phone dozes beautifully at night. How is it with other ROMs?
The key for me and everyone i think is the kernel, no matter what I changed with the original kernel that comes with lineage the phone gets no doze, only when I use Quantic + Lineage everything is 100%.
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Did you flash the kernel only via TWRP or is it TWRP and fastboot dtbo?
Also, have you had issues surrounding running apps like Google Maps or Kodi? They install and boot up but crash seconds later.

best currently MIUI BASED rom? ive tried miui.eu but ive found some bugs.

Barracuda77777 said:
Running Lineage on mine, with Quantic kernel, Micro-g, I am getting insane battery life, This phone has been an amazing upgrade for me after being on Mi6 for over 3 years.
for a beta Build, I have yet to run into a single issue, everything is running smoothly.
I have the feeling this phone will receive lots of love from developers and will have custom roms for years to come.
Edit: on my build I have finally fixed battery drain when, double tap, ambient pick-up, or AOD is enabled, it makes no difference, my phone dozes beautifully at night. How is it with other ROMs?
The key for me and everyone i think is the kernel, no matter what I changed with the original kernel that comes with lineage the phone gets no doze, only when I use Quantic + Lineage everything is 100%.
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Hi! Is there a thread or telegram for Lineage build for Alioth? Thanks!

myogui said:
Hi! Is there a thread or telegram for Lineage build for Alioth? Thanks!
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I believe there is a telegram group, I don't have telegram or any other chat app so I rely on XDA. I am using my own Frankenstein build though, where I borrowed features from all roms but I use lineage as base.

Barracuda77777 said:
I believe there is a telegram group, I don't have telegram or any other chat app so I rely on XDA. I am using my own Frankenstein build though, where I borrowed features from all roms but I use lineage as base.
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What tools do you use to make rom?

Hackmau5 said:
What tools do you use to make rom?
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Source code and a Linux PC. Many tutorials on the net.

Barracuda77777 said:
I believe there is a telegram group, I don't have telegram or any other chat app so I rely on XDA. I am using my own Frankenstein build though, where I borrowed features from all roms but I use lineage as base.
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Nice! If you are comfortable sharing a build I would surely try it once I receive my device, I've been on Lineage for years!

Why are you running a custom rom?

I wanted to GTFO Google and (ONE) single ROM has been developed for this phone on XDA without Gapps and it's not even maintained any more. I tried out Lineage with Micro G and I was pretty happy. I asked if anyone here would be interested in GrapheneOS and got no reply. I built it for myself and was happier with the spoofing in Lineage so I went back. But that brings me to the OP question...​​I guess I just don't understand why anyone would build a custom ROM that allows Google to spy on you completely unchecked. I thought I must have been insane since literally nobody here seemed to agree. Then I found this write up......I immediately decided to post it. Not because I want to piss people off. Not because I'm unappreciative. But because WTF ARE WE DOING??​​Why are we even running custom ROMS? Xposed came out and Google screwed us with SafetyNet. Then you had Substratum that got checked from Google but it's being "allowed" right now even though they tried to patch it out. Then Magisk comes and Google buys him out. This has always been a "cat vs mouse" game until recently. Now it's just a "cat vs customizable cat" game. Did we lose? Or is it that people would rather trade their privacy for convenience? The direction we are headed as a community is allowing Google to slowly close off and become Apple pt2 and nobody seems to mind much. But this is XDA! How will it exist without people caring about this?​​Here is part of the write up that applies specifically to the OnePlus7T. Hopefully I'm not alone. Hopefully we can get this train back off the tracks where it belongs. Barreling through the unknown in defiance of these huge entities trying to control you. Link is at the bottom of the write up.​​crDroid​LineageOS-based custom ROM designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device while also attempting to bring many of the best features existing today, according to their intro & how I think its grammar should be.
Personal remarks: A very good heavyweight ROM (and the best Limbo ROM at the moment), burdened with a soydev website (at least there's no BlockAdBlock unlike Arrow) & lack of Vanilla/GApps enforcement in a way similar to Bootleggers - no Vanilla/GApps branding
Advantages:
Per-app data restriction (Pie, A10, A11)
Signature spoofing (A10 & A11: no toggle)
Inbuilt App Lock
Disadvantages:
No signature spoofing (Pie-only; forgiven & redacted starting with A10, 12/4/2020 build)
If you look at the official site, there's a screenshot that shows this feature, on a toggle. Should have been available at Settings > crDroid Settings > Miscellaneous; but it's not there.
Tested the 12/4/2020 build & found out that microG support is enabled without toggle. This anti-feature is redacted.
Poco X3(N) only (confirmed on 23/3/2021 build) - USB debugging enables itself on boot (redacted per 22/4/2021 7.5 build)
28/4/2021 Update : With inbuilt vendor on 22/4/2021 7.5 X3N build, USB debugging no longer self-enables on boot (it's enabled at 1st boot, but can be disabled without enabling itself on subsequent boots). Welp, guess it's like the F1's Pie era all over again, where most builds (especially userdebug ones) enable USB debugging on boot until developers starts to include vendor partition in their builds.
Poco F1 (A11) : No force encryption
No Vanilla/GApps enforcement, in addition to lack of Vanilla/GApps labeling
List of GApps-infested builds :
OnePlus 7T & 7T "Pro"
Not having an active TWRP development for a device does not excuse the maintainers for releasing GApps-only releases, unless they also make a Vanilla variant. And, since there is an active TWRP development, there shouldn't be any more reason to tolerate a lack of Vanilla build (other than the maintainer being too lazy / unwilling to develop a Vanilla build, in which case per should be replaced).
Poco F3 (switched to Vanilla builds as of 9/7/2021 builds, but still listed for reference)
Redmi K20 / Mi 9T (davinci) (Vanilla build available on GDrive, FWIW.)
OnePlus 9 "Pro"
When its non-"Pro" (the vanilla OnePlus 9) variant gets a Vanilla build (despite a lack of functional TWRP for either) there is no excuse to be lazy & provide GApps-only builds
Custom ROM List

Definitely. Yaap microG by John Galt is very good also. Omni microG is also good

I read through your entire post and while most of the things you have said could be attributed to a subjective basis depending on person to person basis but the overall idea has a couple of inconveniences that I would like to add some insight of my own and would like to explain without sounding too brash
This is just my own personal impression that I have witnessed being part of the greater Android ecosystem in general starting from the early days to where we are now
In my opinion, the lack of interest by developers that originally gave their time and effort into working hard and fixing things has generally not kept up with the pace of Google's development efforts to curb these "hacks". The cat and mouse game what the post you quoted said is nearly at an end. I think Google is winning with everything in broader terms and despite the conveniences offered by microG and custom roms using that implementation, it doesn't come close to what Google offers.
The hassle of finding workarounds to make even the basic of functionality to work on Android requires time and effort which as I have already said earlier, it's something no one can commit to these days. The "enthusiast" aspect of custom rom development has really taken a dive over the past few years as manufacturers generally offer good enough functionality (at least for my use case as I am heavily reliant on my phone for work and general personal use) and Android has come a long way since the early days.
All of what I said boils down to the cost of convenience vs concern for issues that are really issues for a specialist segment of users within the entire community. People de-google their phones to focus on privacy and prevent data mining from these data hungry corporations and I for one for wish I could have something that would decrease my overreliance on Google's services but it is just not possible as the majority of people just use their phones and expect things to work just like that. So, the long lived idea of if it ain't broke, don't fix it plays very well into this. The trouble is generally not worth the inconveniences that come with it. Lack of interest of users therefore means lack of options and thus a lack of development.
Here's my 2 cents

I think for devs or hobby-coders who do this for free, time is more valuable than the luxury of "privacy" (which doesn't really exist if you're using any form of social media, like XDA).
Things changed. Android is more polished now than the Nexus days.

General No GAPPS for more freedom!

When I started installing modified ROMs a few years ago on my devices (Galaxy Y and the Nexus 5) it was to have more options than what the factory system didn't have by default.
Having all those apps that manufacturers install and Google's suite of apps didn't suit me either. Especially with new research revealing how various companies use apps to mine user data.
At the time of the Nexus 5 there were several ROM's available and if I wanted the Google applications installed I needed to install a "GAPPS" package. Otherwise I was free to use the system only with the essential AOSP applications.
Time passed and between the Nexus 5 and the Oneplus 9 Pro some movement happened and now most of the ROM's already come with the GAPPS package included in their builds.
Apparently on the Oneplus 9 Pro the only two actively supported options are LineageOS and crDroid and those that don't include GAPPS packages by default.
What happened? Why already include GAPPS in the build?
Is it for technical reasons, convenience? What is the reason for developers to take this attitude and not delegate the choice to users?
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I hear you! I'd like to get away from Google as much as possible. I don't trust them.
I think that the way Android is nowadays, the AOSP ROMS are limited in the services they provide and many apps are written for the Google API's included with Gapps. If you don't install Gapps, many apps will not work with vanilla Android alone. You almost have to conpletely divorce yourself from all the Google API's and any apps that rely on them just to get away from Google.
What it amounts to is a spartan living on a phone that's de-Googled. You can only install apps from F-Droid and a couple other places if you want Google-freedom. It's a choice that you have to decide to live with.

I prefer installing MicroG to get around part of the problem with apps that need Google's api's. I'm currently using crDroid with MicroG and the bank apps have been working great. Just like the GPS that in other times was very difficult to use. But now with osmAnd+ it's much easier.
I also have my own Nextcloud server installed on a cheap VPS that I use for various services such as: synchronizing contacts, calendar, notes and newsreader. I also have a mail server. All with the help of the YunoHost project.
crDroid is an excellent ROM but it has some features from other projects that I would like to try out. But as now several developers decide to provide the GAPPS package already included in their builds, it becomes more difficult to make the change.

You just have to search around and find special builds of ROM's that meet your needs.
I'm on a shoestring budget, myself. I have a few Android devices/phones, and an Odroid XU4 SBC with a 4TB hard drive as a server. It's not much, but it covers my needs. LOL
Edit: OsmAnd is a great offline mapping app.

Nouty said:
When I started installing modified ROMs a few years ago on my devices (Galaxy Y and the Nexus 5) it was to have more options than what the factory system didn't have by default.
Having all those apps that manufacturers install and Google's suite of apps didn't suit me either. Especially with new research revealing how various companies use apps to mine user data.
At the time of the Nexus 5 there were several ROM's available and if I wanted the Google applications installed I needed to install a "GAPPS" package. Otherwise I was free to use the system only with the essential AOSP applications.
Time passed and between the Nexus 5 and the Oneplus 9 Pro some movement happened and now most of the ROM's already come with the GAPPS package included in their builds.
Apparently on the Oneplus 9 Pro the only two actively supported options are LineageOS and crDroid and those that don't include GAPPS packages by default.
What happened? Why already include GAPPS in the build?
Is it for technical reasons, convenience? What is the reason for developers to take this attitude and not delegate the choice to users?
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It's primarily for user convenience. Not many people are willing to use MicroG services because of it's unreliability

Nouty said:
When I started installing modified ROMs a few years ago on my devices (Galaxy Y and the Nexus 5) it was to have more options than what the factory system didn't have by default.
Having all those apps that manufacturers install and Google's suite of apps didn't suit me either. Especially with new research revealing how various companies use apps to mine user data.
At the time of the Nexus 5 there were several ROM's available and if I wanted the Google applications installed I needed to install a "GAPPS" package. Otherwise I was free to use the system only with the essential AOSP applications.
Time passed and between the Nexus 5 and the Oneplus 9 Pro some movement happened and now most of the ROM's already come with the GAPPS package included in their builds.
Apparently on the Oneplus 9 Pro the only two actively supported options are LineageOS and crDroid and those that don't include GAPPS packages by default.
What happened? Why already include GAPPS in the build?
Is it for technical reasons, convenience? What is the reason for developers to take this attitude and not delegate the choice to users?
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in my opinion it doesn't make sense to build a rom without google apps because all roms have google services in them (since these are also used in the background for updates "project mainline") since android 10

If you're truly into de-Google-ifying, I'd start with /e/ OS.

ArmashOnXDA said:
It's primarily for user convenience. Not many people are willing to use MicroG services because of it's unreliability
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ChrisFeiveel84 said:
in my opinion it doesn't make sense to build a rom without google apps because all roms have google services in them (since these are also used in the background for updates "project mainline") since android 10
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Okay, that's more convenient. But it is also not difficult for the user to add one more .zip or a reboot-to-recovery to perform just one more installation. Many already do this to install Magisk.
I think not including GAPPS in the build provides one more option for all users. Users who want it can choose which GAPPS package to install. From "Full stock" to "Core".

primarily for user convenience = care for user inability
romchefs dish-up what users want

If you care about deGoogle and hardening a ROM called DivestOS is also a choice https://divestos.org/pages/devices#device-lemonadep Never tried it tho ur on ur own

Tom Mix said:
primarily for user convenience = care for user inability
romchefs dish-up what users want
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TrumpXi said:
If you care about deGoogle and hardening a ROM called DivestOS is also a choice https://divestos.org/pages/devices#device-lemonadep Never tried it tho ur on ur own
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I understand the good intention of the developers to want to include and facilitate the integration of lay users in the world of custom ROMs. But you can already see that it is better to teach how to do it than to "deliver it ready".
I took a look at DivestOS but the point I want to make is that not including the GAPPS package opens up a much wider range of options for all users.
DivestOS also doesn't provide many of the features you might find in other ROMs.

Every individual learns at a different rate and level. Trying to teach one message at a time is not the most efficient way to teach. If someone is interested in installing a custom ROM, they should start with Google search and get questions answered one at a time. When you put forth a serious effort to learn how to accomplish something, you retain more in memory and don't have to ask the same question again. Then if you don't like the first ROM you installed, you are more prepared to flash the second one.... Thinking out loud here.

once the idea of a custom rom was a very different one:
have control and the freedom of choice.
nowadays so called 'custom-roms' already include gapps
what a farce
[OFFTOPiC] i try to analyse if licenses are violated by
distributing 'custom-roms' including gapps.
[iLLEGAL] [LEGAL] GApps including Custom ROMs [QUESTiON] [DiSCUSSiON]
hello world unfortunately one sees more and more so called 'custom roms' including GApps by default 🤷‍♂️ this brings up a question: is this legal? as an example reading: Google apps are the proprietary Google-branded applications that come...
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but no one is interested at all
and so far i can understand the licence
it is not allowed, maybe can someone from
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Nouty said:
When I started installing modified ROMs a few years ago on my devices (Galaxy Y and the Nexus 5) it was to have more options than what the factory system didn't have by default.
Having all those apps that manufacturers install and Google's suite of apps didn't suit me either. Especially with new research revealing how various companies use apps to mine user data.
At the time of the Nexus 5 there were several ROM's available and if I wanted the Google applications installed I needed to install a "GAPPS" package. Otherwise I was free to use the system only with the essential AOSP applications.
Time passed and between the Nexus 5 and the Oneplus 9 Pro some movement happened and now most of the ROM's already come with the GAPPS package included in their builds.
Apparently on the Oneplus 9 Pro the only two actively supported options are LineageOS and crDroid and those that don't include GAPPS packages by default.
What happened? Why already include GAPPS in the build?
Is it for technical reasons, convenience? What is the reason for developers to take this attitude and not delegate the choice to users?
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What happened? Mostly quality went to quantity. Back then ROMs were actual ROMs instead of these trash copy paste propaganda called AOSP.
Cant wait for the reports and triggered people.