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What is the fastest and most reliable custom ROM out there?

Since I've been growing more and more tired of my Moto X over the past months, I decided to go ahead and try some custom ROMs in the hope of retrieving even a part of its former snappiness cause now, most of the time, it's literally unbearable to use the device because of how sluggish it had become (and I've tried every trick in the book to fight this off - clearing cache partition regularly, doing wipe and restore, freeing up storage). What I'd like from the custom ROM, then, is just for the phone to be as fast as it still can be and it would be great if the ROM was also a reliable one cause there's no much use in speed if the phone freezes for good or restarts thrice a day. Some help in regards to the battery life would be a nice touch too, but I know I can't transform my phone into a new flagship through firmware alone so that's not a must
What would you recommend? I heard good things about LineageOS - is it the best choice or is there something better that ticks all the boxes?

I've been using RR and it's very good. Yesterday I've flashed mokee oreo 8.1 and it's all ok too, but nfc and HDR doesn't work.
But I've never had the phone to work bad like you say.
Try mokee, battery life Is better, and it's fast.
Try RR, lots of customization and it's fast too.
RR: resurrection remix. Android 7.1
Sorry for my english, I'm not a native speaker.

RR final version is the best go to for me.
No bugs at all and lightning fast.
You ll not regret it.

MK8.1 NIGHTLY 030318... so far so good

Which Custom Rom is the best?

Which custom rom is better as a daily driver? I rarely play games so gaming doesn't really matter, I watch youtube and browse twitter and reddit.
I'm thinking of flashing dotOS or Havoc OS, but if there's a better and more stable rom, just let me know.
Thanks

I would suggest Harukey's Syberia pie rom, an excellent choice for a daily driver, i use it with the stock kernel it originally comes with, and not rooted; zero bugs believe me. And an excellent battery life, my device's battery has gone from 97% to 66% in 2.5 days of inconsistent usage. And stanby drain is almost non-existent. Cant vouch for any other rom, had problems with Havoc, and havent tried dot os as of yet. I'm sticking with syberia for atleast a few months for now.
Here's the latest iteration:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/sy...toni-v2.3-20190309-0651-OFFICIAL.zip/download

dhrjbhtt0 said:
I would suggest Harukey's Syberia pie rom, an excellent choice for a daily driver, i use it with the stock kernel it originally comes with, and not rooted; zero bugs believe me. And an excellent battery life, my device's battery has gone from 97% to 66% in 2.5 days of inconsistent usage. And stanby drain is almost non-existent. Cant vouch for any other rom, had problems with Havoc, and havent tried dot os as of yet. I'm sticking with syberia for atleast a few months for now.
Here's the latest iteration:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/sy...toni-v2.3-20190309-0651-OFFICIAL.zip/download
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thank you for the suggestion!

GameEaters said:
thank you for the suggestion!
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And I'm sorry, seems like I forgot to tell you about the only bug that I've come across, since that doesnt matter much to me. The auto brightness feature doesnt seem to work at all times, sometimes it will work, but half of the time it refuses to make an effect on the screen brightness, so be wary of that.
And btw, you could also look towards the Pixel experience rom, another great ROM for our device, and extremely smooth and bug free, and if my memory serves me right, auto brightness also works fine on it.
Here's the latest version of the PE rom:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-fSlX7jEI74tXOMSZAMcP7gZAIndU_Ie/view?usp=sharing

dhrjbhtt0 said:
And I'm sorry, seems like I forgot to tell you about the only bug that I've come across, since that doesnt matter much to me. The auto brightness feature doesnt seem to work at all times, sometimes it will work, but half of the time it refuses to make an effect on the screen brightness, so be wary of that.
And btw, you could also look towards the Pixel experience rom, another great ROM for our device, and extremely smooth and bug free, and if my memory serves me right, auto brightness also works fine on it.
Here's the latest version of the PE rom:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-fSlX7jEI74tXOMSZAMcP7gZAIndU_Ie/view?usp=sharing
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Thank you for recommending this to me, it's really smooth (better than miui). Flashed it yesterday, autobrightness doesn't matter because I don't use it. Lawnchair was a bit glitchy, and ram management was ok, but i got 5 hours of sot from 60% to 5% which is good. Once again thanks so much for recommending me this awesome rom. I'll probably donate to the developers for their work.

Syberia +1

Havoc os with wolf hunter edition kernal

Havoc OS latest build

Pixel Experience Go rom is most stable rom ever

SyberiaOS is the best one so far! I absolutely love it.
The only thing I'd change is the default launcher, Lawnchair is indeed glitchy and I'm always scared to update because every time I had problems with this before & after the encryption so it isn't the cause.
Has anyone experienced bootloop after update? I didn't root the device, I always leave the update zip bc I every time I need to reflash again.

GameEaters said:
Which custom rom is better as a daily driver? I rarely play games so gaming doesn't really matter, I watch youtube and browse twitter and reddit.
I'm thinking of flashing dotOS or Havoc OS, but if there's a better and more stable rom, just let me know.
Thanks
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Ho for lineage os official, or syberia os

dotos is solid. no bugs on clean install and great battery.

ogjobat said:
dotos is solid. no bugs on clean install and great battery.
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How come you don't have any bugs on dotOS? I tried it twice, two different versions, I thought maybe my set up was faulty but every time I had to replace this rom with something else. It's unusable.
Sent from my Redmi 4X using Tapatalk

locovibe said:
How come you don't have any bugs on dotOS? I tried it twice, two different versions, I thought maybe my set up was faulty but every time I had to replace this rom with something else. It's unusable.
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maybe try a clean install with the latest version?

I did and didn't restore my data. Soon after the installation I get numerous errors and hang ups. I won't try it again.
Sent from my Mi A2 Lite using Tapatalk

amandeep0007 said:
Pixel Experience Go rom is most stable rom ever
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I'm testing right now the CAF ROM.
I miss so many added features from SyberiaOS (beautifully implemented One-Hand mode, scrambled lockscreen keyboard, more accessible power menu, choosing preferred overview mode, built-in status bar customiser and many more handy additions). WiFi seems a lot slower (and it is, just checked with fast.com) and it says it's been fixed on the project's offical website. Not. Loc on, BT off. No root.
I always choose smaller display size and on Pixel Experience ROM it looks less adjusted and even too small (items are too close to the edges, especially annoying on the pull-down status bar). SyberiaOS has more steps to configure this one, so "smaller" one doesn't look that small.
Except some nice touches like Product Sans and neat-looking lockscreen weather widget I don't see many advantages over SyberiaOS. I don't care about Pixel wallpapers and sounds - I always use the same wallpaper and sounds since Nokia N8 XD.
Still, the ROM feels nice, there are +2 pros just mentioned above, but they aren't a necessity, another +1 because of the recent founding in SyberiaOS (on Pixel Experience camera does include location which is a must for me, but same as SyberiaOS doesn't display Model & Maker), +1 for built-in Google apps, +1 for seamless encryption, +1 boots faster, but it may be subjective (although RAM usage is 1 GB less of what SyberiaOS uses) and possible +1 for smooth updates. We'll see.
I'll stick with it for some time and see how's it going.
@RohanHasabe8 check this out and thank you big time!

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dotos is solid. no bugs on clean install and great battery.
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Which version do you mean, official or unofficial?

Lineage OS is the best rom . I am on LOS 15.01 oreo 8.1 rom no bugs and a lot of updates.
Also lot of privacy settings like trust. Normal drain of battery and it is official and still supported.
:good::good::good:for the devs who work hard!

Guys i flashed the PE normal build today and am unable to root it i installed magisk several times but manager keep saying magisk is not installed and ya i am using latest orangefox recovery i.e 9.0 .

Droid King said:
Guys i flashed the PE normal build today and am unable to root it i installed magisk several times but manager keep saying magisk is not installed and ya i am using latest orangefox recovery i.e 9.0 .
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In this case you have to change kernel. Try f.e. gabriel or wolf kernel.

Stuck on rooted OOS 5.0.8 - Now what? OOS 9.x.x with(out) full wipe? Custom ROM?

Hi guys,
my OP3T is increasingly getting on my nerves and I'd love some input on what I should do next. I've been running rooted OxygenOS with TWRP and SuperSU - as far as I can tell, this is old technology. Every time Oneplus released an update, I'd download the full zip file, flash it in TWRP and flash SuperSU over it. Reboot and I'm up and running again right away.
Now with the OOS 9.x.x release issues, things are getting a bit more complicated - I think this might be the right point in time to do a full wipe, back up everything via Titanium Backup and start fresh with a new custom ROM that will (maybe) provide updates for the next year or two.
In general the OP3T is starting to get a little slow. Google Assistant is flakey (Sometimes doesn't activate properly on "OK Google", sometimes plays the beep and then doesn't record any commands, sometimes pops up behind the home screen icons so you can't read any of the text, sometimes just ignores the "OK Google") and the battery life is going downhill a little bit. I'm hoping a fresh wipe and maybe a new ROM will help here. I also need to take care of the earpiece issues - mine is clogged with dust, as are many Oneplus phones if Google results are anything to go by...
So I have a few options:
1. Sell the OP3T cheap (can't give it to my girlfriend because of the earpiece), buy a Pixel or some other phone
2. Upgrade the OP3T to OxygenOS 9.x.x and keep my data with this method (https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3t/how-to/guide-cope-9-0-3-5-0-8-firmware-barrier-t3941164)
3. Upgrade the OP3T to OOS 9.x.x, wipe everything and move to Magisk or something like that - what are my options here? Is Magisk the go-to method to get root these days?
4. Pick a custom ROM, wipe everything and just move to that. Anyone have a recommendation that's pretty much stock Android, stable and will likely receive regular security updates for the next one or two years? Easy updates with root would be a definite plus!
Any suggestions? Half of me is about ready to trash the OP3T and just get a Pixel now that I can't hear callers when I answer the phone

bemymonkey said:
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Any suggestions? Half of me is about ready to trash the OP3T and just get a Pixel now that I can't hear callers when I answer the phone
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You could get the ear piece and microphone ports cleaned.
You could do a clean install.
You could install custom ROMs
You could upgrade.
These are all choice you make.
My personal choice: I'm keeping my phone for at least 4 years. I'd be happy very with just OOS (I think it's the best rom I've ever used), but I want security updates. And for that reason I use LineageOS (I've been using it and CM since 2012).
You make your choice based on what matters too you.
Sent from my OnePlus 3T using XDA Labs

Hi Bill,
thanks for your answer.
Of course it's a personal choice that I'll have to make - I'm just looking to get some more info and pros/cons for each choice before wasting my time. Cleaning my earpiece is something that'll take an hour or so of careful fiddling (Is there a permanent fix to get it dustproof? Maybe an aftermarket dust gasket of some kind?), and backup/wipe/flash/restore is something that'll certainly take a chunk out of one of my weekends. All in all that's probably 12 hours of my life I'm not getting back.
Mainly what I want to know is: Is wiping the phone flashing a custom ROM like LineageOS viable for reliable day to day use on the OP3T? How has your experience been compared to OxygenOS in regards to:
-Updates (both security and Android version) - Is the update process seamless now or is it still done purely by a flash from recovery?
-Stability (I'm seeing only nightly builds on the LineageOS page [https://download.lineageos.org/oneplus3] - are there stable or even milestone builds?)
-Feature completeness compared to OxygenOS... do things like double-tap-to-wake work?
-Root... as I asked in my OP, what method is standard these days? Lineage suggests its "AddonSU" package but everyone else seems to say Magisk ist the way to go...?
-Is anything broken?
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Does anyone else have alternative suggestions in regards to ROMs that may be exactly what I'm looking for? Something that looks and feels exactly like OxygenOS?

bemymonkey said:
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Mainly what I want to know is: Is wiping the phone flashing a custom ROM like LineageOS viable for reliable day to day use on the OP3T? How has your experience been compared to OxygenOS in regards to:
-Updates (both security and Android version) - Is the update process seamless now or is it still done purely by a flash from recovery?
-Stability (I'm seeing only nightly builds on the LineageOS page [https://download.lineageos.org/oneplus3] - are there stable or even milestone builds?)
-Feature completeness compared to OxygenOS... do things like double-tap-to-wake work?
-Root... as I asked in my OP, what method is standard these days? Lineage suggests its "AddonSU" package but everyone else seems to say Magisk ist the way to go...?
-Is anything broken?
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Updates: I dirty flash them in recovery once a month.
Security updates: Los gets them every month. OOS may get one more update, but that will be the last.
Completeness: I find Los as good as OOS. And Nlos (https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...elopment/rom-nlos-16-0-t3879405/post78433980) even has scrolling screenshots. Note: I don't care much about the camera as I rarely use it.
Root: I've been using Magisk since SuperSU became unsupported. I like it better than SuperSU. I have absolutely to problems with it.
Broken: nothing's broken for me.
But you would have known all of this if you read through the various threads. And there's no "best" rom as it's a subjective decision.
So jump in and try things for yourself.
Sent from my OnePlus 3T using XDA Labs

Most up-to-date (security wise) ROM with tolerable battery life and 5Ghz WiFi tetheri

Hi,
I've been daily driving LineageOS 16 for a while and although it's a pretty neat ROM with latests (to my knowledge) security patches, cool stock-android vibe with some in-house tweaks, 5Ghz WiFi tethering ain't working at all (known issue) and battery life has known better days.
So I'm looking for a new ROM to daily drive... One with a functional 5Ghz WiFi tethering and the most up-to-date security patches. I don't really mind if it rolls back to Marshmallow or even implies to use TouchWizz again (ewww)... Although it would be cool if I could natively change pixel density (Stock ROMs look like toys to me with their big fonts, icons and UI elements)
Also, my Galaxy S5 is not the most generic one, it's a SM-G900I, the Asian/Indian variant under Snapdragon (klte?)
Also, I'd like to know if you'd have any Kernel to recommend that may improve Battery life/Performance ratio to go along with it, have to admit I'm kinda rusty with the whole thing
On top of that, do you guys have any advices to optimize battery life, limit what goes on background without scarifying too much performance (I like it to feel snappy, and the device is getting old)... I don't know... Apps to limit background usage, system tweaks and so on...
Sounds like I'll have to stick with the mighty Galaxy S5 for a while before I'll upgrade and make it a remote/emulation handled for its retirement
Thanks!

moukrea said:
Hi,
I've been daily driving LineageOS 16 for a while and although it's a pretty neat ROM with latests (to my knowledge) security patches, cool stock-android vibe with some in-house tweaks, 5Ghz WiFi tethering ain't working at all (known issue) and battery life has known better days.
So I'm looking for a new ROM to daily drive... One with a functional 5Ghz WiFi tethering and the most up-to-date security patches. I don't really mind if it rolls back to Marshmallow or even implies to use TouchWizz again (ewww)... Although it would be cool if I could natively change pixel density (Stock ROMs look like toys to me with their big fonts, icons and UI elements)
Also, my Galaxy S5 is not the most generic one, it's a SM-G900I, the Asian/Indian variant under Snapdragon (klte?)
Also, I'd like to know if you'd have any Kernel to recommend that may improve Battery life/Performance ratio to go along with it, have to admit I'm kinda rusty with the whole thing
On top of that, do you guys have any advices to optimize battery life, limit what goes on background without scarifying too much performance (I like it to feel snappy, and the device is getting old)... I don't know... Apps to limit background usage, system tweaks and so on...
Sounds like I'll have to stick with the mighty Galaxy S5 for a while before I'll upgrade and make it a remote/emulation handled for its retirement
Thanks!
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I Cant tell you what rom to use , there are plenty of roms out there sorry you gotta find a rom by yourself,
If you use magisk you can install fde.ai which will make your phone faster and battery-friendly without overheating or slowdowns as it names tells, its an ai which works on background to make your phone power-saving without slowdowns or performance-improving without overheating or the battery getting drained fast , and if you have the stock battery you may buy another one for your phone and replace it with the stock battery , And If You Want My ROM That Im Using Then Its The Resurrection Remix Latest Version , its very stable , the latest uptade was on September of 2019

never say "look for yourself"
GuestD2287 said:
I Cant tell you what rom to use , there are plenty of roms out there sorry you gotta find a rom by yourself,
If you use magisk you can install fde.ai which will make your phone faster and battery-friendly without overheating or slowdowns as it names tells, its an ai which works on background to make your phone power-saving without slowdowns or performance-improving without overheating or the battery getting drained fast , and if you have the stock battery you may buy another one for your phone and replace it with the stock battery , And If You Want My ROM That Im Using Then Its The Resurrection Remix Latest Version , its very stable , the latest uptade was on September of 2019
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never say "look for yourself"! that is why forums are for... for not looking yourself, because somebody already did that! don't you think so?

I'm using LuisROM CrDroid 6.7 with Tuned Kernel. I've found this to be a great combination on my phone. I have the S902L. The ROM is based on Android 10 and has the latest security updates. Battery life is really good. I'm not sure if the 5ghz tethering works as I never use tethering, but everything else on the ROM works flawlessly. Give it a shot.
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I almost forgot to mention, make sure you are using the latest TWRP and backup your EFS partition using the latest version. Seriously. I ran into a problem of no cellular signal after I flashed a kernel update. My EFS backup was made on an older version of TWRP. It was a real headache getting this fixed. So use the latest TWRP to make your backup.

Some hand holding with firmware upgrades, running LOS+microg

I have been running LineageOS+MicroG on my last 3 phones but am mostly a novice. LineageOS just packages things well enough that getting it installed is pretty easy. Most recently, I updated to 17.1 on my Payton device, and voila, I've got a problem where the phone reboots after powering on. Happens much faster with the radios on, much slower with safe mode and airplane mode on. So the obvious answer is usually "flash back to stock and try again". Here come my questions... Please keep in mind I also run Linux.
1. When people talk about going back to stock, doesn't this always entail losing your data? How do those of you who use your phone as a daily driver manage this? I've not heard great things about doing TWRP backups, and the amount of configuration I have to do at new-install time is crazy.
2. While running LineageOS or other such custom ROMs... How do you get "hardware updates": upgrades to things like modem/radio firmware that are outside the realm of the OS (if there is such a thing). I've had a few problems (including the current one) that I _suspect_ are related to running old "firmware" as I would normally call it. The solutions that I _think_ I've seen for this look like they are Windows-specific and also require going back to stock or losing your data. It's puzzling to me why updating hardware would require going back to stock, unless you need to let the stock OTA updates install in order to actually GET that firmware.

1) To my knowledge and at least for me, 'we' are using Android 9 firmware with Android 10 OS. I do not expect any further firmware updates.
2) I've been told that LOS is running slower on X4 compared to other ROMs such as Pixel Experience, but I can't speak for either as I use HAVOC. I can't speak for the rebooting issue though, I haven't looked at the X4 LOS thread much.
*3) LOS to my knowledge woln't work with MicroG because it doesn't allow for spoofing. HAVOC does, and personally I was using Android 9 w/ HAVOC and MicroG so I could use the GCam but due to personal reasons I had to install GPlay and so at the same time I also upgraded to Android 10. One point at least in my experience, the phone was getting more and more difficult to use over time but rebooting the phone fixed it completely. I almost never rebooted my phone back on 9 so it caught me off guard personally.
It sounds like you might be trying to go down a more privacy centered phone like I was until recently. Personally, I liked the Android 9 w/ HAVOC and MicroG. I can give you my list of apps I used but you probably know most of them (Simple Mobile Tools, OSMAND, K9, Fennec, NewPipe, VLC ect.) The launcher would get a little buggy (context menus would stop working after a while on app icons) and for some reason the audio would start for a split second, pause, for a sec, then continue. Other than that, it was great. I used that config setup for a year.
On a completely unrelated note, AT&T will most likely not work with the unlocked X4 after a couple of years, doesn't affect me but just a heads up.