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Android 8.0 on the SM-T285

As many of you heard, android 8 has now been officially released. I will be working to get an AOSP version working on the 7" LTE tablet, I have heard that there may be significant HAL changes so it may take some time. I have just released the august update for the SM-T285, I've been also working to get a stable repo out for this device in the last couple of weeks. Anyway wish me luck.
Update 08/24/2017 - I was able to download the 8.0.0_r4 aosp sources and got it to compile the modified device tree. There seems to be significant changes with some HAL libraries, vendor specific libs are now moved to its own place in the system image. Will now proceed to actual testing and porting.

jedld said:
As many of you heard, android 8 has now been officially released. I will be working to get an AOSP version working on the 7" LTE tablet, I have heard that there may be significant HAL changes so it may take some time. I have just released the august update for the SM-T285, I've been also working to get a stable repo out for this device in the last couple of weeks. Anyway wish me luck.
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Great! Is there ANY chance you wil make an extra effort to release this for the SM-T280 also?
AFAIK the only difderence is LTE versus WiFi only [emoji4] ?
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ZeroZorro said:
Great! Is there ANY chance you wil make an extra effort to release this for the SM-T280 also?
AFAIK the only difderence is LTE versus WiFi only [emoji4] ?
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I won't be directly developing for the T280 sadly. There may be subtle differences at the kernel level and some components (e.g. GPS, touchscreen) which prevents ROMs for the T285 from working with the T280. However my work with the T285 should greatly speedup development for the T280 once the first custom ROMs arrive.

jedld said:
I There may be subtle differences at the kernel level and some components (e.g. GPS, touchscreen) which prevents ROMs for the T285 from working with the T280.
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Is this just non stock roms? I've had stock T285 roms running on my T280 without issue.

ashyx said:
Is this just non stock roms? I've had stock T285 roms running on my T280 without issue.
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I remember some people tried on my CM/Lineage/Omni based roms on their T280 and it failed to boot, though I can't tell the method they used to flash those ROMs so it is possible that their methods are incorrect. As for stock ROMs this is new information for me if that is the case. I am unable to verify these as I don't have a T280, though if there is a dev who would like to try if would be nice.

jedld said:
I remember some people tried on my CM/Lineage/Omni based roms on their T280 and it failed to boot, though I can't tell the method they used to flash those ROMs so it is possible that their methods are incorrect. As for stock ROMs this is new information for me if that is the case. I am unable to verify these as I don't have a T280, though if there is a dev who would like to try if would be nice.
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:good: so when are we getting the new Oreo ? :fingers-crossed:
hopefully you get the camera working this time round ? :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:

Where's the download link of oreo rom?? or when are we getting??

acp Siam said:
Where's the download link of oreo rom?? or when are we getting??
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my oreo build isn't usable at the moment, wifi doesn't work and you can't turn the screen back on after turning it off. Trying to figure out if this is a LineageOS issue or a hardware issue takes too much time, I'm waiting for the first official builds of Lineage OS to start rolling out before I spend more time on this.

Bacoor,
I've just bought a Galaxy Tab A6 LTE (SM-T285) and haven't rooted or done anything to an android phone in over 5 years. Feeling Green as hell! I'm back to being a newbie. Any suggestions you can offer to me on a guide and which TWRP and Android I should install on my phone. I'll need some tutorial help as I feel uneasy. Last Time I did rooting and custom roms was way back on the HTC Hero and then the HP Touchpad to Cyanogenmod.

Well with Oreo comes project treble which does in fact mess with the HAL libraries a lot. Maybe that means there is hope the Galaxy Tab A Line will get "Treble-ized".
Good news if we are.
Here is a thorough article covering 8.0: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/android-8-0-oreo-thoroughly-reviewed/

Delgoth said:
Well with Oreo comes project treble which does in fact mess with the HAL libraries a lot. Maybe that means there is hope the Galaxy Tab A Line will get "Treble-ized".
Good news if we are.
Here is a thorough article covering 8.0: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/android-8-0-oreo-thoroughly-reviewed/
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Finally a standardized platform. It's about bloomin time!
No excuse for Samsung and their poor 2 time upgrades anymore.

Help regarding update
Hiii bro....sohail here and i have samsung galaxy tab a6 sm-t285 and i want nougat/oreo update in it plz help me bro.....what can i do..? Please let me know as soon as you can....hope you help me...:fingers-crossed

I am still on Android 5.1.x rooted, and probably only version for T285 which every feature is tested working.
Intended to upgrade to Android 6 or 7, but there isn't any stable firmware which is bug-free (ie. GPS and video recording).
Not optimistic on 8.0 being bug-free when the 6 and 7 not fixed after such a long wait (months).

kevinlaikf said:
I am still on Android 5.1.x rooted, and probably only version for T285 which every feature is tested working.
Intended to upgrade to Android 6 or 7, but there isn't any stable firmware which is bug-free.
Not optimistic on 8.0 being bug-free when the 6 and 7 not fixed after such a long wait (months).
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I'd update to android 7. Its a great update for my Tab A. Samsung removed a lot of bloat in this update and it runs great.

ashyx said:
I'd update to android 7. Its a great update for my Tab A. Samsung removed a lot of bloat in this update and it runs great.
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Where did you get a Samsung 7.0 ROM?
I have only seen 5.1.1 posted, other than LineageOS 14.1 (7.1)

Can u upload the build
I have been waiting for the build.So jedld , Can u upload the oreo build

jedld said:
my oreo build isn't usable at the moment, wifi doesn't work and you can't turn the screen back on after turning it off. Trying to figure out if this is a LineageOS issue or a hardware issue takes too much time, I'm waiting for the first official builds of Lineage OS to start rolling out before I spend more time on this.
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Heyyy, give the download link fast. ASAP. waiting for that oreo rom to be iin my sm-t285. When is it coming??
andd please make sure that it doesn't bring any camera error problem or cellular data problem.
THANK YOU

acp Siam said:
sm-t285. When is it coming??
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In summer

acp Siam said:
Heyyy, give the download link fast. ASAP. waiting for that oreo rom to be iin my sm-t285. When is it coming??
andd please make sure that it doesn't bring any camera error problem or cellular data problem.
THANK YOU
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It's not even done yet.... Be patient.

How Do I Test this ROM
I have a T285 and I want to test this rom where do I download it?

[Discontinued]Pixel Experience P[UNOFFICIAL][14.12.2018][S9/S9+/N9]

Samsung Pixel Experience P​By CodeFox & OpenSauce9810​
What is this?
This is a Semi Generic System Image. That means it's a generic system image that's been optimised as much as possible for our Samsung Devices. This is what differentiates this rom from the one you can find in the Project Treble Forum. I also plan to provide regular updates and improvements very frequently. I'm aiming for weekly if not more.
Why not Rainbow_Dash?
We're a part of the same team and he's taking a break from developing for the moment, so I'm going to do my best to support you with regular updates and support where possible. So his previous version should be considered redundant.
How the heck do I flash this?
It's slightly different than flashing a zip, so here's what you need to do.
Download the image file
Flash BRJ6 Vendor (If you're not on it already)
Flash a compatible kernel (I believe Endurance Kernel AOSP Works fine)
Flash the System Image to your System Partition
Optional if you want root (but reccomended): Reboot to recovery again then flash your choice of Magisk. I use 17.1 as I can get galaxy wear to work with that version.
Reboot your device and you should be good to go! No need to flash gapps as they're included.
To boot recent GSI Builds, on S9/+ be sure to have:
•BRJ6 Vendor
•Eamons latest Endurance Kernel based on 8.1 (AOSP)
•Soldiers latest ELS
*On some ROMs you will find Fingerprint doesn't work, so flash Soliders latest ELS, try and let your phone boot and then flash Endurance again after. You will notice your Fingerprint process isn't in a loop anymore*
What's different to the PE in project treble forum?
Thanks to GRaf for this guidance ^^
Smoother UI Performance Fixes
Debloated unneccessary libs from other devices
Vibration Motor has been corrected (it's too powerful in GSI)
Regular Maintenance / Builds & Support
Changelog:
30.11.2018 - Initial XDA Release & Unofficial rollout.
01.12.2018
Animation integers corrected to be smoother
Black boot-animation added, no more being blinded by the boot animation
Pixel Live Wallpapers included
High Resolution default wallpaper added
09.12.2018 (Now maintained by @malinathani
Made system ui a hella smoother compared to before
Face unlock works
Phh settings removed. All samsung options should now be persistent.
14.12.2018
-Fixed fingerprint on note 9, should work now with almost any vendor so get the latest one
-Almost everything works now
Bugs:
Auto brightness and home button in always on display.
You tell me
Downloads:
System Image
Link to Endurance Kernel Thread for compatible kernel
Support & Feedback
I'm happy to provide as much support as possible. Through XDA here or you can get in touch with me and the rest of OpenSauce9810 + our community at our Telegram group here
If you're happy with the work I've put into this (endless amounts of hours trying to perfect GSI building) then a simple thanks here or clicking the thanks button below is very appreciated!
Credits and Thanks
Ivan - Thank you for helping me out every now and then when I'm being stoopid.
Rainbow_Dash - Pointing me in the right direction with regards to fixing the errors.
malinathani - For fixing the UI Jank which we experienced in GSI's. His fix is widely used in other GSI's now.
GRaf - best tester
The guys in telegram as a whole, thank you for the feedback and support.
XDA:DevDB Information
[Discontinued]Pixel Experience P[UNOFFICIAL][14.12.2018][S9/S9+/N9], ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S9
Contributors
CodeFox, Rainbow_Dash, malinathani, Mohammed Nathani, Opensauce9810, Ivan Meler, phhusson
Source Code: https://github.com/PixelExperience
ROM OS Version: 9.x Pie
ROM Kernel: Linux 4.x
ROM Firmware Required: BRJ3 Vendor
Based On: AOSP
Version Information
Status: Beta
Current Beta Version: 1
Beta Release Date: 2018-11-30
Created 2018-11-30
Last Updated 2019-01-07

working fine on s9+

Awesome thank you very much ?

thank you, could please post some screenshot.

Does not progress from white pixel boot screen for me s9+.

I'm a little confused by the instructions. I am on the BRJ8 vendor currently. Do i flash it in this order?
Wipe system, data, cache, dalvik cache
Install the rom img into the system partition
Reboot into recovery
Install the endurance kernel aosp 9.0
Correct?

LavaSnake54 said:
I'm a little confused by the instructions. I am on the BRJ8 vendor currently. Do i flash it in this order?
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tried, doesn't go further than boot logo after flashing all that on BRJ8 So you need BRJ6

a_swed said:
doesn't go further than boot logo after flashing all that on BRJ8
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read read read read

I've updated the OP with further guidance regarding getting it to boot. I don't have the S9/S9+ so I had to to go to a buddy and ask him. Hopefully this will help you get it booting now.

Wait what...... You're telling us to flash an android 8.1 kernel to an android 9 rom?

LavaSnake54 said:
Wait what...... You're telling us to flash an android 8.1 kernel to an android 9 rom?
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Well we don't have a pie kernel sources yet, so yes. Plus it's a Generic System Image. The 8.1 kernel works fine.
New build posted. see OP for details.

One more question, I am already on BRJ8 firmware, and I heard somewhere that samsung doesn't allow you to downgrade to an older firmware. Is this true? Do i just flash the BRJ6 firmware on my already current rom?

LavaSnake54 said:
One more question, I am already on BRJ8 firmware, and I heard somewhere that samsung doesn't allow you to downgrade to an older firmware. Is this true? Do i just flash the BRJ6 firmware on my already current rom?
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You need the vendor, nit the firmware. And yes, you can flash vendor and firmware.zips how you like. Versions up and down. I am speaking about the flashable version for TWRP.
---------- Post added at 06:41 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:32 PM ----------
Flashable Vendors:
http://cloud.timo-ehlers.de/S9(+)/Vendor/

Nice work! Glad to hear you going with weekly updates too! Flashing this one asap tomorrow!

Snapdragon
I'm assuming this doesn't work on the US Snapdragon variants? Figured I'd ask. Nice job and keep developing people

notsotet said:
I'm assuming this doesn't work on the US Snapdragon variants? Figured I'd ask. Nice job and keep developing people
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It will indeed work for SnapDragon variants friend. It's Samsung specific but still a generic image.

I'm stuck on Google logo
Came from ZRKZ
Factory reset - flashed vendor BRE6, flashed img, rebooted twice into Samsung, booted into google, progress bar keeps going and going... 20 minutes.

MidnightDevil said:
I'm stuck on Google logo
Came from ZRKZ
Factory reset - flashed vendor BRE6, flashed img, rebooted twice into Samsung, booted into google, progress bar keeps going and going... 20 minutes.
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Have you flashed the 8.1 Endurance Kernel? Sounds like you may still have the pie kernel.

LavaSnake54 said:
Wait what...... You're telling us to flash an android 8.1 kernel to an android 9 rom?
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Strangely enough Pixel Experience will only boot with Jesec's 8.1 ramdisk that my 8.1 kernel utilises. I'll update my OP to address this.

CodeFox said:
It will indeed work for SnapDragon variants friend. It's Samsung specific but still a generic image.
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I will need a custom recovery though right? US Snapdragons are bootloader locked so I don't have any way of doing that

Which is most Stable and Secure ROM ?

Hi Guys,
I am currently on official ROM on my Redmi 4X. I want to install custom ROM. I want stability and security
Could someone please suggest the best ROM I should opt for ?

Android 9 based ROMs are more stable than Android 10 but that doesn't meant Android 10 ROMs are not much stable but Android 9 may not have latest security patch. it depends upon your need.
I would suggest you for Havoc OS both based on Android 9 and Android 10.
Just last month Redmi 4X got 4.9 kernel and many Android 10 ROMs started supporting it which is great. in my opinion you should give it a try on latest Havoc OS.

If you want a custom roms for a daily use then Lineage os 16 is the answer. Yes Los dosnt have any "awesome" extra feature but it is very stable and secure. Another good rom for daily use is Pixel Experience.
The two rom I mention may not offer crazy customization, awesome "extra features" or the most up to date kernel (4.9) but for daily usage they are the best imo.
I use Los 16 with no root (22 april build), its clean, light and quick. Most importantly I'm lucky enough to pass the safetynet with it so I can use my device for banking, pokemon go, netlflix, snapchat and many others.
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FYI if you want to use a custom rom you must prepare yourself to not be able to use banking app. Even if you dont root your device you may not be able to pass the safetynet on a custom rom. Safetynet is what google use to check wheter your device is "safe" or not. Of course you can find a some workaround to "bypass" the safetynet but I wouldn't recommend you to do it because it may pose a security concern.

art_17 said:
If you want a custom roms for a daily use then Lineage os 16 is the answer. Yes Los dosnt have any "awesome" extra feature but it is very stable and secure. Another good rom for daily use is Pixel Experience.
The two rom I mention may not offer crazy customization, awesome "extra features" or the most up to date kernel (4.9) but for daily usage they are the best imo.
I use Los 16 with no root (22 april build), its clean, light and quick. Most importantly I'm lucky enough to pass the safetynet with it so I can use my device for banking, pokemon go, netlflix, snapchat and many others.
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FYI if you want to use a custom rom you must prepare yourself to not be able to use banking app. Even if you dont root your device you may not be able to pass the safetynet on a custom rom. Safetynet is what google use to check wheter your device is "safe" or not. Of course you can find a some workaround to "bypass" the safetynet but I wouldn't recommend you to do it because it may pose a security concern.
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Really appreciate your suggestion.
I also narrowed down to Linage OS 16 and pixel experience ROM. I have some follow up question:-
1- You mean other custom ROMs may not be able to pass the safety net. But linage OS 16 able to pass safety net, right?
2- I saw official page but not thread on XDA for official linage OS 16? You directly refereed to official page?
3- Have you tried latest (10th June) build of Linage 10 OS?
3- I want Android pie based Pixel experience ROM which I suppose is more stable then Android 10 based. But on official page it have only android 10 based download link. Could you pls share the download link for android pie based ROM ?

metelhammer said:
Android 9 based ROMs are more stable than Android 10 but that doesn't meant Android 10 ROMs are not much stable but Android 9 may not have latest security patch. it depends upon your need.
I would suggest you for Havoc OS both based on Android 9 and Android 10.
Just last month Redmi 4X got 4.9 kernel and many Android 10 ROMs started supporting it which is great. in my opinion you should give it a try on latest Havoc OS.
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Thanks for suggestion !
What about the Finger print error people are talking about in every android 10 based ROM, is there any solution?
Can you please give me any more details /reference link about 4.9 kernel?

abhishekarora said:
Really appreciate your suggestion.
I also narrowed down to Linage OS 16. I have two follow up question:-
1- You mean other custom ROMs may not be able to pass the safety net. But linage OS 16 able to pass safety net, right?
2- I saw official page but not thread on XDA for official linage OS? You directly refereed to official page?
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1. No, most rom "should" be able to pass the safetynet if you don't root it. But.. it doesnt mean 100% you can pass. Even if you use the same rom as me it doesn't mean you'll pass. In the end it all boils down to "how and what u use" to flash the rom and luck. Im speaking from personal experience. Not long ago in another device, I changed to a custom rom and I cant pass the safetynet even tho I dont root it.
Fyi I just changed to Pixel Experience plus in my redmi 4x and I'm still able to pass the safetynet. It's luck really.
2. https://forum.xda-developers.com/xi...t/rom-2017-08-07lineage-14-1-t3653016/page262
This is the official page for Lineage OS, the title of the thread isnt updated yet but it is the official thread for Los 16.

art_17 said:
1. No, most rom "should" be able to pass the safetynet if you don't root it. But.. it doesnt mean 100% you can pass. Even if you use the same rom as me it doesn't mean you'll pass. In the end it all boils down to "how and what u use" to flash the rom and luck. Im speaking from personal experience. Not long ago in another device, I changed to a custom rom and I cant pass the safetynet even tho I dont root it.
Fyi I just changed to Pixel Experience plus in my redmi 4x and I'm still able to pass the safetynet. It's luck really.
2. https://forum.xda-developers.com/xi...t/rom-2017-08-07lineage-14-1-t3653016/page262
This is the official page for Lineage OS, the title of the thread isnt updated yet but it is the official thread for Los 16.
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Which version of pixel Experience plus you have? have fingerprint issue or any other issue?
I want Android pie based Pixel experience ROM which I suppose is more stable then Android 10 based. But on official page it have only android 10 based download link. Could you pls share the download link for android pie based ROM ?

abhishekarora said:
Which version of pixel Experience plus you have? have fingerprint issue or any other issue?
I want Android pie based Pixel experience ROM which I suppose is more stable then Android 10 based. But on official page it have only android 10 based download link. Could you pls share the download link for android pie based ROM ?
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Sorry I didnt see question 3 n 4...
3. Yes I tried the 10th june build of Los 16 before switching to pe plus (android 10). The 10th june build as far as I'm aware of is almost the same with the 22th april build. It just have the newest security update and under the hood improvements.
I have 2/16 redmi 4x with goodix fingerprints. I dont have any fingerprints issue with the newest official pixel experience plus. I have tried other android 10 custom roms briefly and I dont see any issue with fingerprints. Ironically when I installed Los 16 (22 april build) my finger print dont work, I restored my persist backup to fix it. No matter what dont forget to back up everything.
I dont have official pixel experience pie. But I do have an unofficial pixel experience plus pie(android 9), I have not tried this rom yet but If you want I can share it.

abhishekarora said:
Thanks for suggestion !
What about the Finger print error people are talking about in every android 10 based ROM, is there any solution?
Can you please give me any more details /reference link about 4.9 kernel?
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There were issue with Goodix fingerprint sensor but as far as i remember it's been solved. my device has FPC fingerprint sensor so had no such issues.
I haven't seen anyone complaining about fingerprint sensor in recent few weeks so i can say it is working fine.
If there is any ROM specific issue with fingerprint that someone talking then i don't know because currently i am on Havoc 2.9 and since last week i haven't checked respected ROMs threads and its discussions as i was busy.
4.9 Kernel been added to Redmi 4X which is greatest thing ever could have happened with device, actually i wasn't expecting it as Redmi 4X is almost a 3 years old device.
4.9 kernel improves overall performance of device and basically you can expect even longer support for Redmi 4X in the future.
here is link, learn more here -> https://news.softpedia.com/news/linux-kernel-3-18-reaches-end-of-life-users-urged-to-move-to-linux-4-9-or-4-4-512755.shtml

art_17 said:
Sorry I didnt see question 3 n 4...
3. Yes I tried the 10th june build of Los 16 before switching to pe plus (android 10). The 10th june build as far as I'm aware of is almost the same with the 22th april build. It just have the newest security update and under the hood improvements.
I have 2/16 redmi 4x with goodix fingerprints. I dont have any fingerprints issue with the newest official pixel experience plus. I have tried other android 10 custom roms briefly and I dont see any issue with fingerprints. Ironically when I installed Los 16 (22 april build) my finger print dont work, I restored my persist backup to fix it. No matter what dont forget to back up everything.
I dont have official pixel experience pie. But I do have an unofficial pixel experience plus pie(android 9), I have not tried this rom yet but If you want I can share it.
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Thanks for answering all the question !
I prefer the official one.
How is the battery back up and overall experience on newest official pixel experience plus?

metelhammer said:
There were issue with Goodix fingerprint sensor but as far as i remember it's been solved. my device has FPC fingerprint sensor so had no such issues.
I haven't seen anyone complaining about fingerprint sensor in recent few weeks so i can say it is working fine.
If there is any ROM specific issue with fingerprint that someone talking then i don't know because currently i am on Havoc 2.9 and since last week i haven't checked respected ROMs threads and its discussions as i was busy.
4.9 Kernel been added to Redmi 4X which is greatest thing ever could have happened with device, actually i wasn't expecting it as Redmi 4X is almost a 3 years old device.
4.9 kernel improves overall performance of device and basically you can expect even longer support for Redmi 4X in the future.
here is link, learn more here -> https://news.softpedia.com/news/linux-kernel-3-18-reaches-end-of-life-users-urged-to-move-to-linux-4-9-or-4-4-512755.shtml
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Thanks man !

abhishekarora said:
Thanks for answering all the question !
I prefer the official one.
How is the battery back up and overall experience on newest official pixel experience plus?
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After trying PE for a few days here is what I have to say about it
Pros:
- as expected, it has more features than Los
- google assistant is quite usable
- surprisingly I don't see much difference in battery life compared to lineage os.
- overall it's pretty good and stable ROM
Cons:
- now I'm using havoc os because it can't read my third Sim card(it can read my other two just fine)
- Small font, the biggest font size it has is still smaller than the default font size in LOS. This issue affects me pretty heavily because I do hours of reading in my phone. In Los I can read for whole days without problems. But in PE after only reading for few hours I'm already at my limit.
Summary: PE is pretty good. But unfortunately it can't read one of my sim.
Additional info:
Using Lineage is will encrypt your phone, if you have decrypted your device, flashing Los will automatically encrypt it. Some twrp or other custom recovery can't read encrypted phone.
I use this lovely unofficial twrp by pranaya 2005, the maintainer of Pixel Experience for santoni. MOD EDIT: Telegram link removed, please read the STICKY!
If you have encrypted device, your phone will ask for password. Most android 9 Roms don't ask for password. Most android 10 Roms (pixel experience, havoc) ask.
To fix this issue just go to twrp -> wipe-> format data.
It'll decrypt your device but remember to backup everything cause it'll wipe all data on your device.

art_17 said:
After trying PE for a few days here is what I have to say about it
Pros:
- as expected, it has more features than Los
- google assistant is quite usable
- surprisingly I don't see much difference in battery life compared to lineage os.
- overall it's pretty good and stable ROM
Cons:
- now I'm using havoc os because it can't read my third Sim card(it can read my other two just fine)
- Small font, the biggest font size it has is still smaller than the default font size in LOS. This issue affects me pretty heavily because I do hours of reading in my phone. In Los I can read for whole days without problems. But in PE after only reading for few hours I'm already at my limit.
Summary: PE is pretty good. But unfortunately it can't read one of my sim.
Additional info:
Using Lineage is will encrypt your phone, if you have decrypted your device, flashing Los will automatically encrypt it. Some twrp or other custom recovery can't read encrypted phone.
I use this lovely unofficial twrp by pranaya 2005, the maintainer of Pixel Experience for santoni. MOD EDIT: Telegram link removed, please read the STICKY!
If you have encrypted device, your phone will ask for password. Most android 9 Roms don't ask for password. Most android 10 Roms (pixel experience, havoc) ask.
To fix this issue just go to twrp -> wipe-> format data.
It'll decrypt your device but remember to backup everything cause it'll wipe all data on your device.
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Hi,
I finally decided to go with official lineage OS 16.1. Can you pls check me steps? Because, I am hearing lot about persist backups? fingerprint issue etc.
How to take persist backup?
Should I also take ROM backup using TWRP?
1- Unlock boot loader using official Mi software.
2- Flash recovery to TWRP
3- Wipe everything
4- Install ROM
5- Install Gapps

abhishekarora said:
Hi,
I finally decided to go with official lineage OS 16.1. Can you pls check me steps? Because, I am hearing lot about persist backups? fingerprint issue etc.
How to take persist backup?
Should I also take ROM backup using TWRP?
1- Unlock boot loader using official Mi software.
2- Flash recovery to TWRP
3- Wipe everything
4- Install ROM
5- Install Gapps
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Yup...
0. Pick a day where you're absolutely sure you wont need to use your device for a whole day.
1. Unlock bootloader (I unlock my device unofficially cuz I hate waiting period. But I still recommend you to do it the official way).
2. Flash twrp (or any other custom recovery you like)
4. Back up everything via custom recovery. It may take up to 11 gb of storage so make sure you have more than enough free storage in your external sd card. If you dont have enough storage just backup everything except system partition which take a LOT of storage.
5.PRAY TO GOD
5.1. Use lucky charm(s)
5.2. - 5.9. Do everything you think may help with ur luck
6. Wipe Everything
7. Flash rom & gapps(if it isnt included in rom).
9. Reboot.
10. Enjoy... or not.
Note:
- it is what it is. Do it at your own risk.
- if ur fingerprint dont work and nothing happens even tho youve restored your persist back up. Go to thread about Los 16 fingerprind doesnt work created by me, there I gave link to a solution that works for my device.
- If 30-60 minute passes n ur phone hasnt boot then your phone maybe stuck in a bootloop. Go to twrp and reflash or try another rom. For me it usually takes less than 10 minutes to boot.
- if ur phone suddenly dies n you cant boot, fastboot or go to recovery. First, calm down. Take the back of the phone off carefully (you dont want to accidentally tore the fingerprint cable off). Try disconnect your battery from the phone n reconnect it. Then try go to fastboot or recovery.
- if reconnecting the battery dont work use edl mode (just search for edl mode redmi 4x for a guide).
- If edl mode dont work go to phone service. If they cant fix it just buy a new phone.

art_17 said:
After trying PE for a few days here is what I have to say about it
Additional info:
Using Lineage is will encrypt your phone, if you have decrypted your device, flashing Los will automatically encrypt it. Some twrp or other custom recovery can't read encrypted phone.
I use this lovely unofficial twrp by pranaya 2005, the maintainer of Pixel Experience for santoni. MOD EDIT: Telegram link removed, please read the STICKY!
If you have encrypted device, your phone will ask for password. Most android 9 Roms don't ask for password. Most android 10 Roms (pixel experience, havoc) ask.
To fix this issue just go to twrp -> wipe-> format data.
It'll decrypt your device but remember to backup everything cause it'll wipe all data on your device.
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Hi, sorry to bother you. Do you think you can upload the recovery you mentioned? Looks like the original link has died.

abhishekarora said:
Hi Guys,
I am currently on official ROM on my Redmi 4X. I want to install custom ROM. I want stability and security
Could someone please suggest the best ROM I should opt for ?
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Don't do bro....Just stick on official rom... Otherwise you will.regret yourself later

LonerDarke said:
Hi, sorry to bother you. Do you think you can upload the recovery you mentioned? Looks like the original link has died.
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Sure...
TWRP unofficial by pranaya 2005 https://mega.nz/file/PhJAhahC#tRILgEtwDor6X_nwt1-O8v9kxcYGJ1jZJHCOrN7WZ7M

which havoc os version you are using on redmi 4 ?
I Am facing lot of problems with custom Rom such as usb not connecting to pc,middle touch not functioning , calls not working . I've done factory reset my device and everything working fine except phone not connecting to pc.
I don't know how i am possibly going to unlock bootloader it it's not going to connect pc.
i've updated pc driver and work through all solution, i think the problem is with miui stock rom 11 update as the same issue is posted on other threads.

I'm afraid I will also need to switch to a Custom ROM sooner or later, although my experience with santoni Custom ROMs was not too good. There was always something broken - be it Deep Sleep, GPS fix or fingerprint sensor.
At the moment I am trying to decide between
Resurrection Remix 8.6.x (Android 10)
Havoc OS 3.8 (Android 10)
AICP 15.0 (Android 10) - although an older version ~1 yr ago did not work too well
LineageOS 16.0 (Android 9)
and don't know what to choose. Stability and battery runtime are most important, I also need some basic customization, but no senseless bulls**t like animated unicorns running over the screen or things like that.
Which of the beforementioned work(s) well?

If someone still reads this...
I've tried RR and Havoc. I liked both and did not find any major bugs during my short tests, but the fact that full device encryption did not work is a big no-go.
Now I'm on LineageOS 16.0 official (with older Android 9) and despite the fact that there could be some more features and customization possibilities I am very satisfied with stability and performance. Encryption worked when formatting userdata with OrangeFox-R11.0_0-Stable-santoni and afterwards using OrangeFox-R10.0_3-Stable-santoni.

Question about lack of A6 ROMs

After spending a couple of weeks searching for LineageOS for the A6 (not A6+), I've discovered that there's very little support for this device. Why is this?

Probably smaller userbase if we compare with other devices. Furthermore many things are common for most of the Exynos 7870 devices. Lack of roms shouldn't bother you, because we have GSI, so in this way you can run Android 11 and even Android 12 on A6.
Also, part of community is active on Telegram.
My A6 works very well on Lineage R mod (Android 11).

nqnxev said:
Probably smaller userbase if we compare with other devices. Furthermore many things are common for most of the Exynos 7870 devices. Lack of roms shouldn't bother you, because we have GSI, so in this way you can run Android 11 and even Android 12 on A6.
Also, part of community is active on Telegram.
My A6 works very well on Lineage R mod (Android 11).
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So it's not so much as ROMs for the A6 but instead more GSIs for the A6? If I'm understanding correctly

Kimitzuni said:
So it's not so much as ROMs for the A6 but instead more GSIs for the A6? If I'm understanding correctly
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Maybe not "instead", but they just work:
Generic System Image (GSI) list
Notes about tinkering with Android Project Treble. Contribute to phhusson/treble_experimentations development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
1. Go to custom recovery (recommended will be OrangeFox R11.0).
2. Wipe partitions: cache, dalvik, data, vendor, system.
3. Choose GSI from link above (I can recommend Lineage R mod but you can try different ones; choose arm32_binder64 vndklite builds), download, extract and flash it as "System Image" through custom recovery.
4. Flash vendor for A6 via custom recovery.
5. Optionally flash any custom kernel for A600X.
6. Reboot to system.
If you want typical OneUI rom then use RadicalQuack or JynxOS.

nqnxev said:
Probably smaller userbase if we compare with other devices. Furthermore many things are common for most of the Exynos 7870 devices. Lack of roms shouldn't bother you, because we have GSI, so in this way you can run Android 11 and even Android 12 on A6.
Also, part of community is active on Telegram.
My A6 works very well on Lineage R mod (Android 11).
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sorry lineage R mod support for A6+ S605G ?

Getting confused with the different versions for A6 / A6+ etc.
I have an SM-600FN model which I think is A6 (not S or +).
It's currently running stock 10 - is there a good 64bit ROM for this? I was thinking it'd be easy to pick out but it is old... I could only see an Android 6 64bit ROM?

Lothaen said:
Getting confused with the different versions for A6 / A6+ etc.
I have an SM-600FN model which I think is A6 (not S or +).
It's currently running stock 10 - is there a good 64bit ROM for this? I was thinking it'd be easy to pick out but it is old... I could only see an Android 6 64bit ROM?
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For A600FN pretty stable arm64 rom is RadicalQuack. arm64 GSI is also possibile to run on arm64 vendor, but it's not perfect (unstable).

akbare said:
sorry lineage R mod support for A6+ S605G ?
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Read this thread:
how downgrade sm-a605fn from android 10 to 9
Hello, I have a Samsung Galaxy A6+ with latest fw installed. (italian version) A605FNXXU7CUD4 The phone is totally useless after the update to android 10, it takes AGES to perform any action, even open the Camera or open a Message. Already...
forum.xda-developers.com
Maybe it will be helpful.

nqnxev said:
Maybe not "instead", but they just work:
Generic System Image (GSI) list
Notes about tinkering with Android Project Treble. Contribute to phhusson/treble_experimentations development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
1. Go to custom recovery (recommended will be OrangeFox R11.0).
2. Wipe partitions: cache, dalvik, data, vendor, system.
3. Choose GSI from link above (I can recommend Lineage R mod but you can try different ones; choose arm32_binder64 vndklite builds), download, extract and flash it as "System Image" through custom recovery.
4. Flash vendor for A6 via custom recovery.
5. Optionally flash any custom kernel for A600X.
6. Reboot to system.
If you want typical OneUI rom then use RadicalQuack or JynxOS.
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hey, ive been trying to follow this for a while now but it doesnt work at all for me. im on an a600-fn device, and the only thing thats worked for me here is radicalquack, but thats android 10, and im looking for a way to upgrade my phone to android 11 or 12
everytime i try these instructions out, and i boot into the system, it just takes me to the downloading screen. im really confused, can anybody help me?

nukicius said:
hey, ive been trying to follow this for a while now but it doesnt work at all for me. im on an a600-fn device, and the only thing thats worked for me here is radicalquack, but thats android 10, and im looking for a way to upgrade my phone to android 11 or 12
everytime i try these instructions out, and i boot into the system, it just takes me to the downloading screen. im really confused, can anybody help me?
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never mind. i found a 64 bit vendor on this forum and decided to try it, and now it works.
just to clarify, the arm images werent working either, so its not just working because im using the right architecture

nukicius said:
never mind. i found a 64 bit vendor on this forum and decided to try it, and now it works.
just to clarify, the arm images werent working either, so its not just working because im using the right architecture
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What steps did you follow?
I'm looking for it too, but to no avail. ALL Ares treble kernels that support 64 bits send me to download mode after flashing them.

nukicius said:
hey, ive been trying to follow this for a while now but it doesnt work at all for me. im on an a600-fn device, and the only thing thats worked for me here is radicalquack, but thats android 10, and im looking for a way to upgrade my phone to android 11 or 12
everytime i try these instructions out, and i boot into the system, it just takes me to the downloading screen. im really confused, can anybody help me?
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It brought you to download mode probably just because you used wrong architecture of GSI. Vendor from my previous post is intended for arm32_binder64 (A64 - not arm64) vndklite GSI images.

Viper The Ripper said:
What steps did you follow?
I'm looking for it too, but to no avail. ALL Ares treble kernels that support 64 bits send me to download mode after flashing them.
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i just used a lineageos 18 gsi image and the treble vendor, but it turns out that while it did get to the boot screen that says lineageos (which gave me tremendous amounts of hope), it would NEVER boot up, so dont do what i did i guess lol
currently, im trying what nqnxev told me, and it should hopefully work

nqnxev said:
It brought you to download mode probably just because you used wrong architecture of GSI. Vendor from my previous post is intended for arm32_binder64 (A64 - not arm64) vndklite GSI images.
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i got the correct image (lir-v316-220325-a64-bgZ-lite.img) and vendor (A6-Android11-stock-vendor.zip), flashed them with orangefox and its just bootlooping

nukicius said:
i got the correct image (lir-v316-220325-a64-bgZ-lite.img) and vendor (A6-Android11-stock-vendor.zip), flashed them with orangefox and its just bootlooping
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Did you wipe all needed partitions before that (cache, dalvik, system, vendor, data)?

nqnxev said:
Did you wipe all needed partitions before that (cache, dalvik, system, vendor, data)?
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of course i did, thats what i always do

Strange. Flash also H-Kernel (as boot image):
https://github.com/samsungexynos7870/android_kernel_samsung_exynos7870/releases/download/H-V1.0-ENFORCING/H-KERNEL_V1.0_A600X.img

nqnxev said:
Strange. Flash also H-Kernel (as boot image):
https://github.com/samsungexynos7870/android_kernel_samsung_exynos7870/releases/download/H-V1.0-ENFORCING/H-KERNEL_V1.0_A600X.img
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it works!!! i did want to use the kernel at first, but i didnt know how i should flash it, thanks for clarifying!

hey, is there also a vendor for android 12? i want to give lineageos 19 a shot, and it doesnt work very well with the android 11 vendor (obviously)
i dont absolutely need it, i can stick with lineageos 18, but i just wanna try it out yk

nukicius said:
hey, is there also a vendor for android 12? i want to give lineageos 19 a shot, and it doesnt work very well with the android 11 vendor (obviously)
i dont absolutely need it, i can stick with lineageos 18, but i just wanna try it out yk
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Android 12 works fairly well on the same vendor, but flash this recovery at first, because older OrangeFox can stuck while boot with Android 12.

A600G andriod 11 gsi

Looking for A600G andriod 11 gsi's stable enough please

John072021 said:
Looking for A600G andriod 11 gsi's stable enough please
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If you're able to install TWRP, you should be able to run any GSI you want.
I have written a guide here but it is your responsibility to know what you are doing.

Read also that thread, there are at least two guides for A600X:
Question about lack of A6 ROMs
After spending a couple of weeks searching for LineageOS for the A6 (not A6+), I've discovered that there's very little support for this device. Why is this?
forum.xda-developers.com

It work thankyo

I'ved been using it for a day now so far so good

Using this guide for a600g
Post in thread 'Question about lack of A6 ROMs' https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/question-about-lack-of-a6-roms.4399123/post-86381773

By the way I used andriod 10
I used twrp 3.6.0 not (3.6.2)not stable and after format data then install fox via twrp and repeated the format data, reboot recovery
And after that I flashed rmm and multi Samsung disabler( tried to boot to Samsung stock but failed)so, I installed gsi by this guide Post in thread 'Question about lack of A6 ROMs' https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/question-about-lack-of-a6-roms.4399123/post-86381773

nqnxev said:
Read also that thread, there are at least two guides for A600X:
Question about lack of A6 ROMs
After spending a couple of weeks searching for LineageOS for the A6 (not A6+), I've discovered that there's very little support for this device. Why is this?
forum.xda-developers.com
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Hey brother just to ask what os ur using right now?

Lineage 18 r mod when playing games while playing it just freeze and make a sound like its over use how to fix?

John072021 said:
Lineage 18 r mod when playing games while playing it just freeze and make a sound like its over use how to fix?
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It's hard to say, try maybe flashing different kernel at first, and if it won't help ten play with different GSI's from the list:
Generic System Image (GSI) list
Notes about tinkering with Android Project Treble. Contribute to phhusson/treble_experimentations development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
Choose arm32_binder64 vndklite images as always.
John072021 said:
Hey brother just to ask what os ur using right now?
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Stock + H-Kernel, because I'm using SmartView.

Is it ok to flash andriod 13?

John072021 said:
Is it ok to flash andriod 13?
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You can try. but don't use old custom recovery, because Android 12+ can cause recovery bootloop. Try with this OrangeFox. Such GSI gives no guarantee of proper work on that A600X vendor.

Brother how to flash H kernel on stock?

John072021 said:
Brother how to flash H kernel on stock?
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As usual - in custom recovery (flash as boot image).

Working on andriod 10?

Sure, works perfectly.