For the roms which are currently available, which one will offer the most support and updates into the future? Pixel Experience or Havoc? Who will add the latest security patches? I would prefer to stick with 1 rom only and not change
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For the roms which are currently available, which one will offer the most support and updates into the future? Pixel Experience or Havoc? Who will add the latest security patches? I would prefer to stick with 1 rom only and not change
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If you're prepared to widen your options then Lineage OS will have absolutely the best support once it gets official status. They have by far the biggest team to maintain and update the OS. It has nightly builds and security patches added more or less as soon as they become available. This will be the case for as long as somebody is able/prepared to maintain it for this phone. There are 6/7 year old phones that are still maintained and are on the official roster of builds.
That's not to say that you can't get the same level of support on other ROMs, but if Lineage goes official for this phone, then you've got more of a guarantee on that level of support being maintained long term.
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And if so, can we finally expect faster security updates?
Easier updates to custom ROMs and/or a not so delayed update to Android Q would also be great, but at the very minimum, if we could get a faster pathway to important security updates, it would be a real sign of progress...
I'm looking at purchasing an unlocked Razer phone 2 and am wondering since the switch to Pie, is the OS getting regular monthly security updates?
no
its caf based not aosp
Thank you for the reply. Their support team gave me another answer so I'm glad I reached out to the community instead.
you can always unlock bootloader and flash phh-aosp treble gsi with latest latest security patches
(other gsi than phh cause bootloop even Google ones!)
Central project page
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz2/development/rom-lineageos-17-1-t4044653
18.06.2020
june security patch level
oemv8 support
and any other sodp open source changes since my last build
fixes for charger, battery, sleep (sideeffect working bluetooth audio) and more!
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13.07.2020
july security patch level
oemv9c support
and any other sodp open source changes since my last build
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Wait for the OEMv9c release
Don't use it with OEMv9b
Is my SODP based LineageOS Port still needed or are the users moved to PixelExperience or the stock based LineageOS which both are official and receive OTA updates?
If yes, I will EOL the SODP based LineageOS port and focus on other stuff.
So xz2 got official Lineage os.Can we expect also for xz3?
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So xz2 got official Lineage os.Can we expect also for xz3?
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Sadly to get an official LOS based on stock it is needed to own the XZ3 as a hardware.
Is my LOS port really needed?
Then we need to find a solution, I would like to focus on a single rom where a version for the xz2/xz2c/xz3 is needed and the xz2/c part is now replaced by the official supported & stock based LOS.
Just because I like variety and hate to reinvent the where if I build unofficial builds for a ROM where an official support exist.
There is also AOSP and the official Pixel Experience with OTA updates.
24.08.2020
Since we have now an official LineageOS based on stock, this ROM would be double work.
So I stop the LOS port.
(Sadly unless a dev owns a XZ2P or XZ3 these phones won't be supported in the official stock based LineageOS)
The only difference between the stock and SODP editions are:
SODP will get GCAM support later and has camera2API level 3.
stock will never support GCAM apps and has the limited stock camera2API level.
SODP uses a 4.14 kernel and probably get mainline support later.
stock uses the stock 4.9 kernel and will probably be there forever.
SODP targets to use as much open source as possible.
And LiveDisplay doesn't work in my SODP version.
PS: After the September exams in the new semester I look for a ROM replacement for the sake of diversity.
It's good to have a choice and with the available official supported SODP based Pixel Experiment, we have a ROM which sadly forces you to use the full GAPPS (Google Apps package).
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MartinX3 said:
Central project page
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz2/development/rom-lineageos-17-1-t4044653
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Hi martin, i wanted to ask should i buy this phone? I want a gaming beast but can be rootable, has roms, kernels and it seems this one has very lengthy and dangerous process to do so? What r ur regards on this
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Hi martin, i wanted to ask should i buy this phone? I want a gaming beast but can be rootable, has roms, kernels and it seems this one has very lengthy and dangerous process to do so? What r ur regards on this
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I think it's still good to buy.
I bought the asia 6GB ram edition.
In the future it will be part of the mainline kernel, so it won't need closed source vendor drivers anymore, which makes it future proof.
Hello Sir,
I have sony Xperia zx3. Model SOV39 (japanies rom) updated to official android 10.
Kindly help me with the following things.
Please give me step by step. How to proceed with to install a custom rom which is very stable(everything working) because i will do it only once. I need a pixel based custom rom because i want to have the unlimited storage option in it... . To store my photos... And also working gcam for best photos.. and a stable room with good performance and battery life.
Also kindly tell me which custom recovery will be best for my phone and best safe way to flash it to my phone and also safe way to unlock my phone's bootloader.... Kindly provide step by step procedure according to my requirements... I will be very thankful to you...
Hey developers. Can anyone help to develop an official lineage os build for redmi note 10 pro? Would appreciate it a lot at as the current unofficial build lacks stability.
The unofficial builds are 100% stable for me, personally I haven't had any problems with the ROM so far. But yeah, I hope we will get official builds soon, so we can at least get regular security patches.
ProudlyTM said:
The unofficial builds are 100% stable for me, personally I haven't had any problems with the ROM so far. But yeah, I hope we will get official builds soon, so we can at least get regular security patches.
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stock camera crashes, altho its impossible that i use stock cam. Had some crashes during setup, which made me doubt the stability of the rom.
Hi.
LineageOS 20 is now officially released, but I can't find it for Sony Xperia XZ1c.
Does anyone know where it can be downloaded?
Thanks
There isn't official Los 20 for the XZ1c, but you have the unofficial version by derfelot. It works the same as the official versions for other devices, the only differences being the lack of OTA updates and the time between updates varies. I think we're getting an update to the Los20 rom soon, since I see commits submitted in github.
Hi,
I've installed the previous unofficial version on my XZ1c, and am looking forward to the mentionned unofficial LOS20 update before I install it (I didn't see it was already available at the time I installed 19 in december). I have a question, not too silly I hope :
I've read on LineageOS website that if some developers have a running and reliable LOS version developed for a device that is not yet officially supported, they can submit their version so that then the version becomes "official" and one can get it from LOS website. Is it planned with this unofficial LOS version ? why / why not ?
Thanks
I think It's not official because the devs don't want to involve/don't have the time to become official maintainers, instead releasing updates less frequently. Basically It's a responsibility. That's what I think and personally I'm fine with the unofficial builds, these devs do a lot already.
So in theory, If someone has the skills/time to maintain this device officially, It could become one without an issue.
Let me ask another question (since this is new post):
Which of available ROMs suits You all best and why?
I Was on Havoc 4, then 5, Lineage 17, now I'm back to Havoc 3.11 but this one gets random freezes and battery heats up. Only issue I have with new releases is lack of Android Auto support.
maarek7 said:
Let me ask another question (since this is new post):
Which of available ROMs suits You all best and why?
I Was on Havoc 4, then 5, Lineage 17, now I'm back to Havoc 3.11 but this one gets random freezes and battery heats up. Only issue I have with new releases is lack of Android Auto support.
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Hi, I don't have an answer to your question since so far I've tested only lineage 19. But I'd like to ask you why you chose to go back to Havoc 3.11 even though it heats and freezes ? (Why not a more recent ?)
And what are the differences between Havoc and LOS in everyday use, what did you personnally notice / prefer ?
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I think It's not official because the devs don't want to involve/don't have the time to become official maintainers, instead releasing updates less frequently. Basically It's a responsibility. That's what I think and personally I'm fine with the unofficial builds, these devs do a lot already.
So in theory, If someone has the skills/time to maintain this device officially, It could become one without an issue.
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Ok, indeed it would add more work/responsibility to the developpers.
eve1374 said:
Hi, I don't have an answer to your question since so far I've tested only lineage 19. But I'd like to ask you why you chose to go back to Havoc 3.11 even though it heats and freezes ? (Why not a more recent ?)
And what are the differences between Havoc and LOS in everyday use, what did you personnally notice / prefer ?
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Hi,
I wanted to try and test Android Auto mostly to be honest.
As per differences - Havoc gives You way more options to customize whole phone (appearance), have more features (gestures, status bar, dock etc., you might even forget half of the settings after finishing configuring it), Lineage on the other hand I believe consumes less battery, appears to be quicker, is neat.
But I've tried either Havoc and Lineage on Android 12 and both works smooth. Testing Lineage 20 currently and can't say any bad word. But I'm kind of lucky with custom ROMs, never had any major issues, all worked fine always