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OK, so I have CM build #34 and Titanium Backup Pro installed on my Nexus One with all of my apps apps and settings backed up and synced to Dropbox. I also use ROM Manager Premium for handling my CM7 nighties.
I have tried different variations of wiping data and cache\installing Google Apps\restoring all apps and settings with Titanium Backup but I think I am doing something wrong as I usually end up having to enter login and password information on a lot of my apps (once I get them back on my phone).
If my plan is to update to the latest CM7 version every night, what are the proper steps to do so?
Here is what I think I should do:
1. Back up all apps and settings using Titanium Pro
2. Download latest CM7 version
3. When ROM Manager asks if I want to download Google Apps, I check YES
4. After the download is complete, ROM Manager asks if I would like to Backup Existing ROM (I leave unchecked) and Wipe Date and Cache (I only check this if I am having major issues with the CM7 nightie)
5. ROM loads, phone reboots
(Here is where I start getting really confused)
6. Google asks me to sign in. I skip the sign in
7. Join wireless
8. Restore all apps and settings from Titanium Backup
9. Google keeps on asking me to sign in with my Google account.
10 I sign in and usually have issues with Twitter, work email (Exchange), Facebook, etc. Some apps that I know I had installed and configured do not show up but when I go to the Market they show as Purchased and I have to re-download them. Later when I have Twitter and Facebook configured, if I go to Settings> Accounts and Sync, it only shows Gmail and my work email (no Facebook or Twitter). If I try adding Facebook and Twitter, it never goes to the sign in screen. I can back out and see and use Facebook and Twitter on my home screen though.
Questions:
If I am downloading only CM7 nighties, should I download and install Google Apps every night (why else would ROM Manager prompt me for it and include it with every CM7 nightie)?
When using Titanium Backup, should I still sign in to my Google account on my phone or just skip it and restore all settings, apps and data?
Can someone lay out an easy step-by-step best way to accomplish what I am attempting? I think this would help a lot of novice users who want to experience the awesome custom ROMs that are floating around.
Thank you all for your time and effort!
Going from one nightly to another, you do not need to wipe anything.
evilkorn said:
Going from one nightly to another, you do not need to wipe anything.
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Then why do I have do I have to keep re-entering all types of logins after upgrading to a new CM7 nightie ?
You say not to wipe data and cache. What about the rest of my post? Any other advice?
Just flashover the top of what u got
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You should try logging in to Google first before restoring your apps with Titanium Backup. Then reboot. Usually that will restore the list of apps that you installed in the Market.
If not, then clear your market data and cache and do a reboot again.
So I always should install Google Apps every time I get prompted by ROM Manager just before I start installing a nightie? Then just flash the new CM7 version without wiping Data and Cache?
I didn't say anything about flashing gapps again, just flash the newer nightly over your old nightly.
evilkorn said:
I didn't say anything about flashing gapps again, just flash the newer nightly over your old nightly.
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OK, tried what you said (not flashing gapps) and just flashed to the newest CM7 nightie. I also did not delete Data and Cache. Now the Market, Talk, Car Home, Voice (looks like all the Google apps) do not work. I'm getting pop ups stating that I need to sign in to my Google account but when I go to Settings>Accounts and Sync, There is no option for me to add my Google credentials. I see nothing except corporate email and FaceBook (no Twitter Either---and I have that installed).
That is why I was asking earlier if I should get the gapps every time I flash to a new nightly build. Every time I don't download Google Apps along with the CM7 nightie, I always loose a ton of settings and functionality along with not having access to all of my Google Apps.
Btw, I did a full restore of Titanium Backup Pro (all apps and data) after I flashed to the new CM7 nightie b/c of the problem stated earlier in this post.
Any thoughts?
I have no idea what is going wrong then.
Every few days I download the nightly, flash it without any wipes right over top of my current system, and use my phone. All settings stay working, I haven't flashed gapps for a long while now.
It is pretty much a one step process for me. It sounds like there is some sort of strange wiping going on for you though.
I had this issue when I used ROM Manager to download the ROM.
Here's what to do, just download the nightly from this link,
http://mirror1.kanged.net/nightly/passion/
Then use ROM Manager to install from zip, don't wipe or clear anything.
This will let you flash it over with no issues.
Ah, that could very well be it. I am always downloading it manually and flashing from it manually in Rom Manager.
Clarkster said:
Ah, that could very well be it. I am always downloading it manually and flashing from it manually in Rom Manager.
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Yeah I do not know why it is doing this. But oh well lol.
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after you flash the new nightly build on top of your current, are you restoring anything via Titanium?
When restoring system data, i found that the order in which its restored makes the difference between things working and not.
I had a similar problem a while back... after a complete wipe and fresh install of CM + Gapps i used TB to restore everything including system app data. after the restore, everything looked OK. If i was to check settings/accounts & sync, everything was there correctly. But when I tried to run a system app, I'd have nothing but problems..(G-Talk & Latitude wouldnt log in, Market was jerked, Gmail would FC...FB and twitter would keep asking for my password..etc). The way I got it to work was to wipe all system data, then in a logical order, restore it again one app at a time with a reboot between each restore.
Its alot easier to just manually enter all account info. Then use TB (if needed) to restore things like FB, Twitter, Wifi & BT settings.
Not sure if this is what you were looking for, but typing this made the bus ride home alot quicker.
~~Louie
Hi there.
I recentely re-flashed a CM7.2 official.
I want to get the cleanest device. I don't want any crap on. NO CRAP policy!
So, I wanted to roll without Google apps. No Google Play, no Gmail, no nothing.
Using the email.apk for mails, Opera as a browser, and only games and performance tool.
It works cool and extremely fast.
Only one issue:
Opera can't download new apps from Google Play (play.google.com).
Does anybody knows how can I download ONLY google play? Or some way to download apps from the store without downloading the full google apps?
Egozy said:
Hi there.
I recentely re-flashed a CM7.2 official.
I want to get the cleanest device. I don't want any crap on. NO CRAP policy!
So, I wanted to roll without Google apps. No Google Play, no Gmail, no nothing.
Using the email.apk for mails, Opera as a browser, and only games and performance tool.
It works cool and extremely fast.
Only one issue:
Opera can't download new apps from Google Play (play.google.com).
Does anybody knows how can I download ONLY google play? Or some way to download apps from the store without downloading the full google apps?
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Download the gapps package (but don't even put it in sdcard), open with a archive manager (WinRAR, WinZIP, 7zip etc) and extract Market.apk or similar (only the market), put that .APK in sdcard and install it from the phone (or you can download lastest market searching in the forums, but Market included in gapps for GB works fine anyway).
If you want to update (remember, the version you have installed is Android Market, not Google Play), just search market-updater.apk (or similar) in the package and push it via adb (I don't think it will install directly) to /system/app directory in your phone, and then reboot. Then, open the market and it will prompt to replace the Android Market (or after closing and opening again) for the Google Play store. The Market will not update itself without the market-updater.
Thanks a lot for the quick and informative relpy!
I do have a question though - From past experience, if I disable proccess like google-framework and such that contains the login information, the google play will not function at all. The login is bound to a different application, and I do not want to install these.
Is it possible by any means to download directly through a browser?
Egozy said:
Thanks a lot for the quick and informative relpy!
I do have a question though - From past experience, if I disable proccess like google-framework and such that contains the login information, the google play will not function at all. The login is bound to a different application, and I do not want to install these.
Is it possible by any means to download directly through a browser?
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I think there is a add-on from Google Chrome that let download APKs directly to your computer, but if you meant to install via other ways in your phone, I really don't know because Opera (and others APK) require Google Play Store installed, and Play Store needs a Google Account to link all apps (free and paid) to your account.
Well obviously I understand I need a google account. What I mean is, I want to be able to log in to Google from my Opera and download apps from play.google.com. Right now it works up to the point of the popping-up download screen to verify my device, than I click download and nothing happens.
Newsflash:
I decided to give up and partially install market like you said. Got a new vendor.apk and installed it, obviously when I ran it just closed saying that I need a to sign in on my google account but since I had no google framework it didn't even offer to let me log in.
Installed google framwork too, now it gives me the sign-in screen and after I enter username/password it simply can't establish connection to the server.
Yes, I have checked and I have both a valid wifi and a 3g connection.
Any suggestions?
Edit:
Got it to work eventually, I hope it will serve my uses right.
Edit2:
I was optimictic too early
Now whenever I try to download anything with the Google Play Store it shuts down unexpectedly and does this until I manually enter the Google App info page and delete additional user data,
Edit:
Got it to work eventually, I hope it will serve my uses right.
Egozy, the way I get rid of the crap is - flash the full gapps and then delete the apps I don't need (Email, browser, gallery3D and what not). BUT, there are apps that you can't delete and are related to the functioning of other apps.
What you can delete from CyanogenMod is covered in CyanogenMod Wiki - Barebones
Download GAPPS and install via CWM
Hello,
I have a Kindle Fire HD 7” from 2012 using Android 7.5.1. After lots of troubles with the ADB drivers I finally got it rooted. Now I’m ready to do cool stuff! The problem is that most things don’t work.
FYI I hace ES Explorer with Root explorer ON and ROM Toolbox Lite.
I would be grateful if you could help me in these issues:
Issue 1: Google play services has stopped working.
Back in 2012 I installed all the google apks following instructions from one of the threads in the forum. Some time ago I started to get the message “Google play services has stopped working”. That’s when I rooted the kindle.
Once rooted, I uninstalled all, downloaded again all apk and reinstalled with google play services version 7.0.99. Same results. Reading forums, sites, watching videos, I tried many ways. I even created the folder and dummy apks i read about in a thread in this forum (http://forum.xda-developers.com/kin...google-play-services-7-3-28-stopping-t3086528). Still no results. The services dont’ update, I still have 7.0.99 but still does not work. I suspect it is some issue related to the android version... I don’t know...
Issue 2: Custom Launcher
I’m sick of the lame amazon launcher, I tried to install a custom launcher (downloading the apk from apk downloades site). I install the apk but the open button is greyed and I can’t open it. Also, It does not appear on my app library. I tried with Go Launcher EX, hola Launcher, Nova launcher... All the same. I can see them in the app manager (in Settings) so they are installed. I also read threads about this issue and tried moving the apk from /data/app to system/app but even with root explorer ON and RW permission enabled in /system, ES explorer can’t paste the apk there.
So, even I have the most Ironclad version of android or I am useless ant this. Can anybody help me please?
so i'll try my best to help you out on this.
Issue 1: i believe that for whatever, google play and amazon just don't work well even with root, when i rooted my kindle first time i got the google play store but eventually got the same thing you did the whole "google play services has stopped working". So i had to uninstall all of google play and then reinstall to where i just had the android market(If you don't know the market is it's just like a downgraded google play store) but for whatever reasons, it agrees with amazon more then the actual google play store and doesn't crash any.
In short your solution for issue 1 is either uninstall all of google play and only install what you need to have the android market, or go about using a custom rom, like the official cyanogenmod rom, or the unofficial Omnirom and Candy5 rom, as i've never had any sort of google play store trouble with any of those, excluding candy5 as i'm currently flashing that as i type this to try it out.
Issue 2: So this could be one of 2 things.
First off, after you installed the apks, did you reboot your kindle? Yea it's really simple but if you don't reboot the apks don't intialize which could be why you can't access them in the app library. Secondly, i read somewhere on one of the XDA threads about one of Amazons OTA updates making it difficult to install customs launchers, i had a lot of trouble with go launcher ex which is mainly why i finally decided to just flash a custom rom.
In short your solution for issue 2 is to try installing the apks, and then reboot the kindle, see if that maybe initializes them. Or it could be Amazon just locking down harder on its device, which if it is that, you could probaly find some sort of work around, but you'd probably be better off with a custom rom, although if you're a fan of the kindles stock set up try Kinology.
Hope i've helped!
-Mayhem
Hi All,
I just got my MIX. Stock Chinese ROM. Bootloader locked.
I'm having the hardest time getting google contacts to sync.
I opened up the mi app store and I did a search for 'google'.
I then installed the app that looksl ike a play buttoun surrounded by 4 partial circles (one in each corner). That installed a bunch of google stuff, including play store (which works).
There are no phone contacts though, and when I do:
settings -> other accounts -> Google
I don't see 'contact details' and I feel that's wrong.
I only have 'app data', 'gmail, google fit data, and people details.
I'm still locked so I can't install twrp to install gapps.
any other suggestions?
- Frank
I got it working - used this installer:
http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=280245&page=2#pid5079888
to install google contacts.
Then enable all contacts permissions for the app, then sync.
How do you guys enable permissions for google apps ? I flashed a Gapps pico zip and it's as if the permission system can't touch apps who are in /system (it's grayed out in the apps list), but i'm getting force close constantly because of google play services having no permissions for location services
brambizimski said:
How do you guys enable permissions for google apps ? I flashed a Gapps pico zip and it's as if the permission system can't touch apps who are in /system (it's grayed out in the apps list), but i'm getting force close constantly because of google play services having no permissions for location services
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settings -> permissions -> permissions -> google play services
Okay, I see what the deal is, as per
http://en.miui.com/thread-233426-1-1.html
the installer I used doesn't include the right version of google contacts.
ChodTheWacko said:
settings -> permissions -> permissions -> google play services
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Thanks but that's the issue actually, it's not in that list, because it's in /system (I think)
I think I had a similar issue with contacts not syncing from google, I had to permit something(i think it was "google contacts" or just "contacts") in the permission manager and after that it worked just fine after a reboot
ChodTheWacko said:
Okay, I see what the deal is, as per
http://en.miui.com/thread-233426-1-1.html
the installer I used doesn't include the right version of google contacts.
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I think you have to wait a bit for it to sync and maybe do a reboot and turn sync on off it happened to me aswell
Hey Frank,
I just got my Mi Mix and i'm running into the exact same problem. I have all the other Google play services installed and syncing fine (Gmail, Calendar, etc) but i can't see to get my contacts to show. I've tried installing both Google Contact sync 6.0.1 and even latest 7.1 and given permissions to everything , even tried rebooting multiple times, but contacts wont show in the Google accounts.
How did you get it to work?
ChodTheWacko said:
Hi All,
I just got my MIX. Stock Chinese ROM. Bootloader locked.
I'm having the hardest time getting google contacts to sync.
I opened up the mi app store and I did a search for 'google'.
I then installed the app that looksl ike a play buttoun surrounded by 4 partial circles (one in each corner). That installed a bunch of google stuff, including play store (which works).
There are no phone contacts though, and when I do:
settings -> other accounts -> Google
I don't see 'contact details' and I feel that's wrong.
I only have 'app data', 'gmail, google fit data, and people details.
I'm still locked so I can't install twrp to install gapps.
any other suggestions?
- Frank
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I faced permission problems on China Stable and China Developer. I tried:
flashing gapps nano
using installer
following at least 3 different tutorials for MIUI 8 6.x gapps from en.miui.com
I finally gave up and installed the EU rom.
There's one thing missing in EU rom: They restricted the themes to only contaion international (mostly Indian) Themes.
But 90% of the cool themes are in the chinese theme store and they're awesome. But it's not possible to get them if they're paid. I have MiCredits and want to use paid chinese themes, but that's impossible on the EU rom.
I had the same issue when I first got the phone until I installed Google installer for MIUI
http://xiaomitips.com/download/google-installer-app/
Sent from my MIX using XDA-Developers mobile app
underlines said:
I faced permission problems on China Stable and China Developer. I tried:
flashing gapps nano
using installer
following at least 3 different tutorials for MIUI 8 6.x gapps from en.miui.com
I finally gave up and installed the EU rom.
There's one thing missing in EU rom: They restricted the themes to only contaion international (mostly Indian) Themes.
But 90% of the cool themes are in the chinese theme store and they're awesome. But it's not possible to get them if they're paid. I have MiCredits and want to use paid chinese themes, but that's impossible on the EU rom.
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What permission problems did you face
Bakedbread said:
Hey Frank,
I just got my Mi Mix and i'm running into the exact same problem. I have all the other Google play services installed and syncing fine (Gmail, Calendar, etc) but i can't see to get my contacts to show. I've tried installing both Google Contact sync 6.0.1 and even latest 7.1 and given permissions to everything , even tried rebooting multiple times, but contacts wont show in the Google accounts.
How did you get it to work?
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Does it manually sync or do you get an error?
I used the v1 installer to install Google contacts (looks like a red square with a white g). I wonder if it installed other frameworks.
Also I set same wakeup privs to the Google play services.
Once I get unlock code and can backup I'll reset my phone and try again from scratch.
underlines said:
I faced permission problems on China Stable and China Developer. I tried:
flashing gapps nano
using installer
following at least 3 different tutorials for MIUI 8 6.x gapps from en.miui.com
I finally gave up and installed the EU rom.
There's one thing missing in EU rom: They restricted the themes to only contaion international (mostly Indian) Themes.
But 90% of the cool themes are in the chinese theme store and they're awesome. But it's not possible to get them if they're paid. I have MiCredits and want to use paid chinese themes, but that's impossible on the EU rom.
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Had the same problems with flashing gapps, it seems flashing gapps puts them in /system, which the permission manager in MIUI fails to access, so the system gapps are stuck without proper permissions. No idea how that's even possible since apk's in system get administrative rights AFAIK, probably an additional layer of security in MIUI ?
Eventually I wiped everything, started over again, flashed the dev rom, got these 3 required gapps apk's from apkmirror and installed them manually, everything worked fine after a reboot then.
Google Account Manager 7.1
Google Play services 10.0.84 (448-137749526)
Google Services Framework 6.0.1
Google Contacts Sync 6.0.1 (Not required for basic play store functionality, but you should use this version if you want google contacts sync)
I know there are installers on the miui forums that do this for you but they look very dodgy and the less Chinese apps on this phone the better.
underlines said:
I faced permission problems on China Stable and China Developer. I tried:
flashing gapps nano
using installer
following at least 3 different tutorials for MIUI 8 6.x gapps from en.miui.com
I finally gave up and installed the EU rom.
There's one thing missing in EU rom: They restricted the themes to only contaion international (mostly Indian) Themes.
But 90% of the cool themes are in the chinese theme store and they're awesome. But it's not possible to get them if they're paid. I have MiCredits and want to use paid chinese themes, but that's impossible on the EU rom.
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If you become a theme designer you can access all themes I think
brambizimski said:
Had the same problems with flashing gapps, it seems flashing gapps puts them in /system, which the permission manager in MIUI fails to access, so the system gapps are stuck without proper permissions. No idea how that's even possible since apk's in system get administrative rights AFAIK, probably an additional layer of security in MIUI ?
Eventually I wiped everything, started over again, flashed the dev rom, got these 3 required gapps apk's from apkmirror and installed them manually, everything worked fine after a reboot then.
Google Account Manager 7.1
Google Play services 10.0.84 (448-137749526)
Google Services Framework 6.0.1
Google Contacts Sync 6.0.1 (Not required for basic play store functionality, but you should use this version if you want google contacts sync)
I know there are installers on the miui forums that do this for you but they look very dodgy and the less Chinese apps on this phone the better.
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I'm on xiaomi.eu already, with working gapps. But I would be interested to go back to Chinese Developer ROM and install the gapps manually your way.
So which ROM do you use and do your google apps, especially GPS work for Google Maps and can you turn on Google Maps Timeline?
Even after using the installer v2, I found I had to downgrade Google contacts sync to version 4.0.4
Then contacts starting syncing.
Hi all. So just got and put it up for sale as contacts wouldn't sync and I use dual SIM pro to assign a sim to a contact. Even had problems with that. However just come across this thread and wondered if I installed EU Rom and these apps it would work?
How do I install the EU Rom?
Sorry for the noob questions.
First try Google contacts sync to version 4.0.4
I got mine yesterday and installed nova launcher prime and works great.
Sent from my MIX using XDA-Developers mobile app
brambizimski said:
Had the same problems with flashing gapps, it seems flashing gapps puts them in /system, which the permission manager in MIUI fails to access, so the system gapps are stuck without proper permissions. No idea how that's even possible since apk's in system get administrative rights AFAIK, probably an additional layer of security in MIUI ?
Eventually I wiped everything, started over again, flashed the dev rom, got these 3 required gapps apk's from apkmirror and installed them manually, everything worked fine after a reboot then.
Google Account Manager 7.1
Google Play services 10.0.84 (448-137749526)
Google Services Framework 6.0.1
Google Contacts Sync 6.0.1 (Not required for basic play store functionality, but you should use this version if you want google contacts sync)
I know there are installers on the miui forums that do this for you but they look very dodgy and the less Chinese apps on this phone the better.
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Can you give you details. I tried this and contacts just won't sync.
I am on Dev Rom 6.12.29.
What version of contacts did you use?
V119system-arm32_binder64-ab-ufOfficial-nosu
I'm using this rom because it is fast and stable. Suddenly the screen touch and power button are lag-free(compared to miui). No more mid call ear-dialing because of the proximity sensor. Xaiomi mui was terrifying me with invasive behavior and permissions so I just wanted any alternative. -Truly, I don't know very much about custom roms, but I like this one.
I have most things working on this rom, but I was not able to configure microG to work with embedded maps, and I cannot log into ebay, leboncoin, and surely others which require whatever I'm missing. I'm thinking to install a "Gapps" rom because I don't really have the skillset to tweak microG. Apparently others have been succesful with microG.
So... I would like to know from other users of this phone:
Which Rom do you use, and why did you choose it?
Thank you for your time!
I use the same rom. It's fastest than miui, but not that different regarding battery, I think, unless I'm doing something wrong.
MicroG is a must, but not prodution ready yet.
I'm using Aurora store to be able to install things from google store, and used it to install Gapps browser (to access google maps) and Evie launcher.
What I miss compared to miui:
An option to disable GPS (this could potentially save battery)
I can't login to google. Not sure it's a bad thing, tho
There's no way to automatically turn off/on on schedule (this could potentially save battery).
Still exploring options, but I'm feeling very limited.
Just my 2c
Jazzda said:
I use the same rom. It's fastest than miui, but not that different regarding battery, I think, unless I'm doing something wrong.
MicroG is a must, but not prodution ready yet.
I'm using Aurora store to be able to install things from google store, and used it to install Gapps browser (to access google maps) and Evie launcher.
What I miss compared to miui:
An option to disable GPS (this could potentially save battery)
I can't login to google. Not sure it's a bad thing, tho
There's no way to automatically turn off/on on schedule (this could potentially save battery).
Still exploring options, but I'm feeling very limited.
Just my 2c
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Great info!
I'm using aurora, fdroid and dev sites for apk. I'm using "mini desktop" as a launcher, because after all that rooting work, letting google search bar take over the prime real estate on my screen was just too much! Mini desktop structure keeps all apps present on home screen which forces me to organize folders and have a more structured(like a desktop) experience. you can also create a "hide" list on the desktop, or display darkened icons for hidden apps.
-I also wish there were gps switches.
Mostly I wish the V119system-arm32_binder64-ab-ufOfficial-nosu rom had more access to settings in general.
I think from reading around that legacy os has tons of settings, I may try one of those roms when they are available.
-Im going to try Gapps browser to see if I can connect the maps functionality and be half/googled before I let google take over and do a full cavity search. Thanks for that info.
If I change roms, I'll post a quick follow up in here.
same rom as OP. It is light and battery friendly for me. I get over 3 days of battery (screenshots in this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/review/screen-time-t3962077). MicroG works well for me. I did run into issues but I followed instructions from the MicroG github repo carefully and did plenty of cache clearing and data clearing for the microG apps and then reinstalled via Magisk's MicroG installer. Afterwards the GSF id appeared on the DeviceID app and then proceeded with registration of the device. I dont use Google apps and source Playstore apks via AuroraStore. I also use f-droid for other open source apps. Also All the apps that require google maps and play services work just fine. Particularly Uber which requires location and maps. I use it daily with no issues. Even banking apps and online shopping apps work fine for me. There are however still some apps that give issue for others, but luckily I dont use them yet. See here: https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki/Problem-Apps
I will stick to using this app, but I want to try the new Android 10 GSI since we now have a arm32binder64 A/B rom for AOSP. Im just lazy to do a backup of my current setup but I successfully booted it on my Nokia 8 a few days ago.
MDV106 said:
same rom as OP. It is light and battery friendly for me. I get over 3 days of battery (screenshots in this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-7a/review/screen-time-t3962077). MicroG works well for me. I did run into issues but I followed instructions from the MicroG github repo carefully and did plenty of cache clearing and data clearing for the microG apps and then reinstalled via Magisk's MicroG installer. Afterwards the GSF id appeared on the DeviceID app and then proceeded with registration of the device. I dont use Google apps and source Playstore apks via AuroraStore. I also use f-droid for other open source apps. Also All the apps that require google maps and play services work just fine. Particularly Uber which requires location and maps. I use it daily with no issues. Even banking apps and online shopping apps work fine for me. There are however still some apps that give issue for others, but luckily I dont use them yet. See here: https://github.com/microg/android_packages_apps_GmsCore/wiki/Problem-Apps
I will stick to using this app, but I want to try the new Android 10 GSI since we now have a arm32binder64 A/B rom for AOSP. Im just lazy to do a backup of my current setup but I successfully booted it on my Nokia 8 a few days ago.
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Can i get a direct link for both of your ROMS and MicroG?
For now, Ill stay with miui 10.2.6. Why? Because it just works well and does what I want. I don't expect any more, at least for now. Even photos from gcam one app flips on my card... Test different roms, write "guides for a moron" then maybe more people will be tempted if it is easy ... For now it is still a test game for which not everyone has time
I stuck at this moment at 10.2.5.0 because it is my work-phone and I am very busy lately. I need it.
But I tried 9.0 v119 (system-arm32_binder64-ab-gapps-su.img.xz)
I couldnt get it work at that moment, because wifi was not working. I will try soon but was hoping on a android 10-rom.
RalphMalph said:
I stuck at this moment at 10.2.5.0 because it is my work-phone and I am very busy lately. I need it.
But I tried 9.0 v119 (system-arm32_binder64-ab-gapps-su.img.xz)
I couldnt get it work at that moment, because wifi was not working. I will try soon but was hoping on a android 10-rom.
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It was already solved in the Custom GSI FIRMWARE Thread post number #111 by mais14. Basically you use the EU Boot.img. what Boot img are you using?
For about a week I used AOSP system-arm32_binder64-ab-gapps-su.img. It was the only custom rom that I got working with google apps. After a week I gave it up for two reasons: (1) my device failed the safetynet check and I was not able to install some apps that I wanted; (2) several apps (including e.g. open camera) did not work together with my SD card.
Now I am back on stock rom (miui 10.2.5) with bloatware removed by XiaomiADBFastbootTools (and more bloatware removed by hand using 'adb uninstall' command). It seems to work for me - my main motivation for custom rom was not to struggle with bloatware.
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For about a week I used AOSP system-arm32_binder64-ab-gapps-su.img. It was the only custom rom that I got working with google apps. After a week I gave it up for two reasons: (1) my device failed the safetynet check and I was not able to install some apps that I wanted; (2) several apps (including e.g. open camera) did not work together with my SD card.
Now I am back on stock rom (miui 10.2.5) with bloatware removed by XiaomiADBFastbootTools (and more bloatware removed by hand using 'adb uninstall' command). It seems to work for me - my main motivation for custom rom was not to struggle with bloatware.
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Did you register your device with Google? Because using a custom rom with Google apps is not enough since now u have to use your device's ID and register it with google. Maybe that is why some apps didnt work in your phone. I use MicroG and even I had to register the device before i could use the push notification services used by many apps that depend on Goole play services.
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Did you register your device with Google?
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Yes, I did. Before registration I got a popup every couple of seconds, saying that I have to register. The phone was not at all usable.
I believe the safetynet problem is connected with the fact that this version of AOSP is rooted. I tried to unroot it with unSU script, but it did not quite work for me. And with safetynet failed some applications (netflix, revolut etc) are not available (these applications are not compatible with the device).
The sd-card problem must be caused by some misconfiguration of permissions. Some applications (open camera, locus maps etc) can only read, but not write the sd-card.
I spent something like three weeks trying different roms and configuring the device. I do not want to invest more time in it. On stock version it just works out of the box, even if I do not like miui.
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Yes, I did. Before registration I got a popup every couple of seconds, saying that I have to register. The phone was not at all usable.
I believe the safetynet problem is connected with the fact that this version of AOSP is rooted. I tried to unroot it with unSU script, but it did not quite work for me. And with safetynet failed some applications (netflix, revolut etc) are not available (these applications are not compatible with the device).
The sd-card problem must be caused by some misconfiguration of permissions. Some applications (open camera, locus maps etc) can only read, but not write the sd-card.
I spent something like three weeks trying different roms and configuring the device. I do not want to invest more time in it. On stock version it just works out of the box, even if I do not like miui.
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Have you tried MicroG? I hear that it passes safetynet when used with FakeGapps module from edXposed.
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Have you tried MicroG?
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yes, I have. But my impression is that it does not make sense to use MicroG in combination with gmail, google contacts and google calendar (which I do use).
https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/releases/tag/v119
system-arm32_binder64-ab-gapps-su.img.xz
Stable - Simple - with Gapps ( I hate to admit it ---- but I need full Gapps + its extra "Sheets" ).
extab said:
For about a week I used AOSP system-arm32_binder64-ab-gapps-su.img. It was the only custom rom that I got working with google apps. After a week I gave it up for two reasons: (1) my device failed the safetynet check and I was not able to install some apps that I wanted; (2) several apps (including e.g. open camera) did not work together with my SD card.
Now I am back on stock rom (miui 10.2.5) with bloatware removed by XiaomiADBFastbootTools (and more bloatware removed by hand using 'adb uninstall' command). It seems to work for me - my main motivation for custom rom was not to struggle with bloatware.
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Greetings, friend entering the code 'adb uninstall' do you really uninstall the apps? oh just hide them ?? Thank you
Zeus Revolution said:
Greetings, friend entering the code 'adb uninstall' do you really uninstall the apps? oh just hide them ?? Thank you
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I tried to check it today. It seems that it removes the app completely from the device. For example, I removed the amazon shop app, and I observed that some disk space on my data partition was freed, and I could not reinstall it with 'adb shell cmd package install-existing' command. Unfortunately, in many cases the 'adb uninstall' command simply did not work (it ended with a delete fail internal error - perhaps the reason is that I my device is not rooted and I do not have enough permissions to remove these apps). But in these cases the 'adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0' command still works (see the other thread on debloating for details). As I understand it, the letter command does not really remove the app (and the app still occupies the disk space), but the app no longer runs, so it consumes neither ram memory nor battery. For me it is enough.