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What is the best ROM for Z1

Hello, i have the c6903 and a modded but official 5.01 ROM along with Twin Recovery and Exposed.
The phone works ok until it starts to seriously lag, with icons taking ages to appear on screen (like the HOME screen or APPs screen). Also at points, it fails to recognize any WIFI signals. It is as if there are no signals at all.
The biggest issue is the reboot. In order to restart OS i have to enter recovery and wipe Cache which leads to an approximatelly ~13minutes boot up time.
Now i browsed the ROM section and i've nerver seen so many ROMs available before. It makes it hard to choose which on to install.
I need a rom with Dual Recovery and root. Which is the best offer at the moment with SONY camera software working? I dont care for experimental ROMs but i need something stable, fast and well, fast.
Thanx for reading this.

Hi, installing Xposed Framework will it lead me to bootloops? Was that the cause of my bootloops with the .254(i think) version?

Hi,
First, there is no such thing as "Best ROM", the best to do is search the Development Thread, read some threads, some comments and go for the ROM that interests you. I am running Stock Rooted + Xposed and it has been quite nice to me.
About your question, Xposed is still in alpha version, so maybe it indeed caused bootloops, but latest version has been running fine on my device. I'm running .270 firmware by the way.
All the best,
~Lord

BLiapis said:
Hello, i have the c6903 and a modded but official 5.01 ROM along with Twin Recovery and Exposed.
The phone works ok until it starts to seriously lag, with icons taking ages to appear on screen (like the HOME screen or APPs screen). Also at points, it fails to recognize any WIFI signals. It is as if there are no signals at all.
The biggest issue is the reboot. In order to restart OS i have to enter recovery and wipe Cache which leads to an approximatelly ~13minutes boot up time.
Now i browsed the ROM section and i've nerver seen so many ROMs available before. It makes it hard to choose which on to install.
I need a rom with Dual Recovery and root. Which is the best offer at the moment with SONY camera software working? I dont care for experimental ROMs but i need something stable, fast and well, fast.
Thanx for reading this.
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I had the same issues as you and I finally found a ROM that is really smooth! However it does not have Sony camera software as it is based on cm12, the ROM is crdroid

Thamx for the reply guys

ROMs for MTK Variant available!

Hi guys, I had bought this device in anticipation that this will also see as much development as first gen, and was disappointed. But here's a hacky sort of way to flash new ROMs on the MTK variant.
1) Make sure you are running the same STOCK Android version of which you want to install the ROM. I am on 6.0.1 and will be using CM 13
2) Find yourself a "sprout4" ROM which you would like to flash.
3) Boot into TWRP, then backup your boot partition and perform a clean wipe.
4) Flash the ROM, then restore the boot image backup.
5) Reboot. Enjoy!
Bugs :
Of course, there have to be some.
1) Battery percentage : Battery percentage will always be around 3000+, can't help that. Deal with it.
2) Sudden lockups : When I was on OmniROM, sometimes the quick settings drawer refused to open, and home button only worked when in recent apps. I created a guest user, then switched back to my own and these bugs vanished.
3) Some ROMs may not work : I couldn't boot Resurrection Remix on this, so maybe some more ROMs exist that cannot do that as well.
I am not responsible for any damage you may end up doing this method. I was successful using it and therefore decided to share it with everyone only after I was sure that stuff worked.

Thread closed at OP's request

Debloating MIUI 10 - Me stumbling with different ROM's

EDIT: Title
So, thinking about changing from Pixel 3 ROM to MIUI 10 (stable pie version 10.1.1.0) and debloat it as much as possible - could use some advise/help to do it properly. So bear with me and correct me if there are some issues in the order I list below.
1) Wipe data in TWRP
2) Flash the latest stable global MIUI 10 for Mi 8
3) Reboot(?)
4) Flash Magisk
Done?
And if anyone else have debloated MIUI 10, is there anything I should definitely not delete (for system stability)?
Or better yet, is there a list which apps etc. should be removed for optimized results?
I've never used MIUI as I flashed the pixel 3 rom as soon as I got the phone, so I'm really unfamiliar with the whole OS/UI.
Edit: typo

F*ck it... I'll answer my own question:
1) Factory reset in TWRP (I did full swipe)
2) Flash the newest stable MIUI 10 ROM, wipe cache/dalvik
3) Flash "disable DM verity"
4) Flash Magisk
5) Reboot
6) Install Magisk app from play store
7) In Magisk app, add "Debloater" add-on in modules
8) Install "Terminal emulator" from play store
9) Run terminal emulator, type "su" and press enter, type "debloat" and press enter.
10) Google which apps are safe to remove.
Hope this helps some other poor sods like me.
Edit: This sad excuse of a guide is based on an assumption that you already have installed TWRP and understand that you have to transfer the above mentioned zip-files to your phones memory etc.

Seems like I'm turning this into my (not so) personal journal. Maybe it will help some of you for deciding which ROM you'll use or that you won't modify your phone at all.
So, when I first received the phone, I immediately changed to Pixel 3 ROM (by argraur). The only problem with that is, that the camera is not that stable or even good (Gcam by B-S-G) and you will lose slow mo video recording and the Mi 8 optical zoom. There is no workaround unless Xiaomi releases their code. Or that is how I understood it - so probably never.
This camera issue applies with all the custom ROM's. Correct me if I'm wrong.
That left me to revert back to MIUI 10. So that got me the camera back, which was pretty good. Yet I debloated the hideous s*it that Xiaomi had pre-installed on the device. After that I noticed that I had to encrypt the phone to be able to log in my banking app with fingerprint. No problem, or so I thought. Even though the phone was stable after I removed lots of stuff, it screwed the whole encryption process and now I have to do factory reset (which means that all the removed stuff will come back) to get the phone working back again.
Seems like I need to encrypt the phone first and debloat afterwards - yet I don't know what will happen then or will it work.
For the end note I'll write my view of the two different ROM's:
Pixel 3
Unbelievably smooth and visually appeasing. Everything just worked (except that cursed camera). Also notable that it used the whole screen (unlike MIUI). Pie update has brought some new ways to navigate the phone and I personally really liked it.
Big downsides were these - as there are no notification led in Pixel 3 phone, this ROM doesn't have it either. Though weirdly sometimes it blinked when I got notification on some app. Also when the battery is low, the led blinked on high interval, which was horribly annoying.
MIUI 10
Some genuinely nice ideas on how to navigate and use the phone. For example, once you press the physical volume button, you'll see volume bar on screen which was easy to slide up/down. Also going from app to another or going a page back were done with gestures (google it up, Xiaomi PR-team probably does a better sales pitch than I ever can). Also yeah, the camera works.
But, but... damn that this ROM is stacked with some horrible, unnecessary bloatware - which will spy every step you'll take.
Also, personally I do not like the iOS-style, where all the apps are there in the start screen. Gimme classic android style menu where to pick the apps. Yet this is just a personal preference.

Yes you're not alone with that. I am looking for a clean solution myself.
I like MIUI a lot. But it's bloated with too many stuff. So I was thinking of changing to the China ROM - seems to be a good choice - but there's no support for LTE Band 20.
I found a thread for debloating MIUI 10 on a Poco F1 - maybe you check this. It offers two scripts for heavy debloating. Maybe some changes to the script will work good with the MI8.
And there's is a debloater for PC in the MIUI Forum .
Then there's globeROM with their ROM-Builder which is a good start for debloating. But it comes with GAPPS, so you would need to debloat it manually by yourself.
To free a ROM from Google, a good start is the NOGAPPS-Setup Guide from shadow53.
Right now I am on MIUI 10.2 PIE globeROM without GAPPS. It works fine though. But I miss some Stock items and the lack of the xposed Framework makes me think of going back to Stock MIUI 10 Oreo.
And finally a solution for your Cameraproblem is on it's way. There's a camera port for Xiaomi Camera App for AOSP ROMs.
Checkout the news here and the thread for flashing the app here.

[ROM][XZ][P][9.0][WEEKLY]OmniROM

XZ/KAGURA/F8331 OmniROM BUILDS
PIE 9.0
DOWNLOAD WEEKLY
REQUIREMENTS TO SUCCESSFULLY FLASH OMNIROM:
1. The device has the latest stock ftf
2. The device has an unlocked bootloader
3. The ODM image zip (version 9) has been downloaded from HERE, and the ODM image has been extracted from it
4. The WEEKLY zip file has been downloaded and copied to the device
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Reboot device to fastboot mode, and flash the ODM image with this command
Code:
fastboot flash oem <ODM image>
2. Reboot device to TWRP and flash the WEEKLY zip file
3. (If coming from an 8.1 ROM) Fix /dsp SELinux labels with the dsp-label-fixer.zip
4. (Optional) Flash a gapps package
5. Reboot device to system
CURRENT ISSUES ON OFFICIAL:
1. Device wakes up by itself every 5 seconds, reason unknown
2. Camera quality is suboptimal
KERNEL SOURCE: https://github.com/omnirom/android_kernel_sony_msm/tree/android-9.0
BUG REPORTS
REPORT BUGS ONLY:
- AFTER A CLEAN INSTALL
- USING STOCK OMNI KERNEL
- NO MODS OF ANY SORT
OMNI GERRIT REVIEW
https://gerrit.omnirom.org/
DISCLAIMER:
No one is responsible for any damage done to your device but YOU. You've been warned.
XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM][XZ][P][9.0][WEEKLY]OmniROM, ROM for the Sony Xperia XZ
Contributors
oshmoun, humberos, local__hero
Source Code: https://github.com/omnirom
ROM OS Version: 9.x Pie
ROM Kernel: Linux 4.x
ROM Firmware Required: latest stock ftf
Version Information
Status: Beta
Created 2019-03-17
Last Updated 2019-05-31

Thank you for the separate this from the other pie roms.
I will flash it after I arrive home.
Thank you all for the hard work!
Sent from my kagura using XDA Labs

I'm loving the fact Omnipie is official. I will be flashing this right now. Thank you so much.

Finally flashed! been using it for less than an hour, i can say that its definitely good for daily use. Camera seems better and hasnt crashed yet (like it use to), mic actually picks up audio properly, brightness slider is finally proportional to the brightness level, and its pie
however, the stereo speaker seems to muffle at high volumes (especially with the ringtones and less with youtube, but still a little prevelent), app opening times seem a little longer than 8.1, and 120HZ still doesnt work
im also curious why the linked odm isnt the latest one (im pretty sure the latest is 1st march not feb)
anyways, thanks dev! (may be editing this thread after more use for battery etc)

XxperexX said:
however, the stereo speaker seems to muffle at high volumes (especially with the ringtones and less with youtube, but still a little prevelent)
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Could it be this kernel bug: https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/bug_tracker/issues/336 ? Looks like the sonyxperiadev team is working on it.
XxperexX said:
im also curious why the linked odm isnt the latest one (im pretty sure the latest is 1st march not feb)
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The March 1 release says "Android 8.1", the linked one looks like the latest for Pie.

sinivalas23 said:
Could it be this kernel bug: https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/bug_tracker/issues/336 ? Looks like the sonyxperiadev team is working on it.
The March 1 release says "Android 8.1", the linked one looks like the latest for Pie.
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Ah, your correct it does say 8.1 my bad

opps

I saw this version from delta updater (using 8.1 omni) and immediately downloaded flashed oem for pie and downloaded omni 9 but it stucked new omni animated logo. Waited like 10 minutes but nothing happened then rebooted phone but same thing happened. Should i wait more or something went wrong?

Im here with OmniROM freshly flashed trough Open Delta.
I have some problems. First boot never ends, BUT restart worked for me but I have another problem.
Now I need 10 min to unlock the phone when Im lucky.
I unlock with the code and then its instantly relock and it say I cant use fingerprint for first unlock, so I use code again and not work again and still can't use fingerprint.
I do this A LOT OF TIME before I can use my phone. Sometimes it helps sometimes not if I not unlock my phone but use corner dial icon first and then if its ask for code i use it and then I got SystemUI crash error again and again and again.
As I said I try to repeat this methods for like 10 min after every restart. I tried to delete some maybe not compatible apps with this new update but still nothing. Now I will remove some Magisk modules. I will write again.

KikiGames said:
Im here with OmniROM freshly flashed trough Open Delta.
I have some problems. First boot never ends, BUT restart worked for me but I have another problem.
Now I need 10 min to unlock the phone when Im lucky.
I unlock with the code and then its instantly relock and it say I cant use fingerprint for first unlock, so I use code again and not work again and still can't use fingerprint.
I do this A LOT OF TIME before I can use my phone. Sometimes it helps sometimes not if I not unlock my phone but use corner dial icon first and then if its ask for code i use it and then I got SystemUI crash error again and again and again.
As I said I try to repeat this methods for like 10 min after every restart. I tried to delete some maybe not compatible apps with this new update but still nothing. Now I will remove some Magisk modules. I will write again.
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you need to do a full wipe before upgrading to p

Just as @oshmoun said; before flashing new ROMs, it's imperative to do full wipe (if you don't want to lose all your data, then do a full backup in TWRP), as flashing without full wiping can cause TONS of problems. Don't be lazy and follow the instructions properly.

oshmoun said:
you need to do a full wipe before upgrading to p
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I used the same rom before but the last update. I updated through OpenDelta.

Hello !
It's cool to see our XZ is alive !
I have some problems with this rom after a full wipe and update to oem V6 :
- no sounds during calls, no mic, no earphone, no sounds on speaker
- Magisk 18.1 not working
- With official camera app, while using the flash, only the autofocus led is lit, the second and much powerful led is never triggered resulting on dark shots
For now that's all
Thx

Performance is somewhat distressed and the camera does not work for the sound is not working after restarting the device is improving

KikiGames said:
I used the same rom before but the last update. I updated through OpenDelta.
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you cant do that. its pretty misleading having it available on that opendelta ota thingy. you have to follow the instructions in this thread

Flashed data, cache and dalvik, factory reset. And installed latest nightly with gapps and magisk 18.1.
Only reason I did it this way is because I was on a unofficial build on Omni. Everything is working as it should. Very snappy and no lag. Still have to see how the ROM handles after it's settled for a couple day, but right off the bat it's amazing. Thank you very much Dev, and happy to see you back on XDA.

XxperexX said:
you cant do that. its pretty misleading having it available on that opendelta ota thingy. you have to follow the instructions in this thread
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Why this ROM showed up as an update then?
I just don't understand it.
Nevermind this is my main and only phone and I work 4 days straight before I can use my PC so I need to use this ROM buggy for me. :/

KikiGames said:
Why this ROM showed up as an update then?
I just don't understand it.
Nevermind this is my main and only phone and I work 4 days straight before I can use my PC so I need to use this ROM buggy for me. :/
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You need a PC to flash this. Follow all steps in order and it'll work. Always remember, unless you have a messaging app that backups texts, you will lose them flashing a cfw. Always always backup anything you don't want to lose.
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I've had a reoccurring issue on the unofficial and official builds so far. I do not have the option to use my phone when calling unless speaker phone or a Bluetooth headset. I cannot put the phone to my head and use normally. Is there any kind of option to fix this nuisance. Any feedback is truly appreciated

Every 9.0 ROM I ever flash, I always seem to have the same problem. Whether its dirty flashing, or starting with flashtool, to CMD, and then to TWRP, the same problem seems to happen. After the ROM has settled, audio quality through calls becomes a huge problem. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong, but it has been a persistent bug, next chance I get for the next nightly ill send a logcat, kinda cant not since back on stock. I need good call quality for work lol. Either way, thank you for bringing OMNI to 9.0 official

anyone having problems with video playback? videos dont play on instagram, youtube or snapchat. using magisk 18.1 and latest omni 9 rom
edit: nvm, found out that the Google camera fix module for magisk was the problem

Multiple problems with custom roms - URGENT

Hello everyone, try to install several custom roms, there is no tutorial that explains how the rom and twrp are installed. There are many tutorials and they all contradict, some say do this, others say do the other, but all fail.
Twrp boot, flash rom, install custom rom on SLOT A, install TWRP on slot B.
PROVEN ROMS:
PixelExperience:
Very low call volume, impossible to fix.
LineageOS:
Does not start play store, does not allow login to accounts, does not allow to install gapps.
- CURRENT ROM--
Evolution X:
Does not start play store, does not allow login to accounts.
I have been installing customs roms for years and this device is costing me my life. HELP

The most users get in trouble with A/B devices because they don't know exactly the differences between A-only and A/B partitions.
You don't know how to install TWRP? Why? On twrp.me you can find a detailed instruction for every single model.
A custom ROM is always a .zip file and you can flash a .zip file via TWRP. If you flash a ROM while slot _a is set as active you will install the ROM on slot _b. That's all. That is the meaning of semless updates.
Every new ROM must contain a own boot.img. A new boot.img will delete TWRP and Magisk. TWRP is a recovery and A/B devices don't have own partition for recovery. The recovery is merged in the boot partition.
Also Magisk uses the boot.img to patch the ramdisk. Flashing a new boot.img means you override the patched ramdisk with a new own. As a result you need a new Magisk installation.

my recommendation is starting from scratch with a clean stock 10 install then trying again...
lineage wiki probably has the best install instructions https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/lake/install but also check its forum thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/g7-plus/development/rom-lineageos-17-1-t4076569 for other recommendations . if you want evolution X read the instructions in its thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/g7-plus/development/rom-evolution-x-4-1-69-moto-g7-plus-t4081731 as well but there pretty much the same.... you've probably went threw those threads already based upon you saying you have tried 3 diff roms already, but try again from a clean install of stock 10 (IF you want to run a 10 rom). i know it's not really a "clean/easy/simple" solution/tutorial, but with this device there is some trial and error for getting a half assed working install. however MAKE SURE you are on a stock 10 rom when installing a 10 rom, pixel experience is a 9 rom and that could be part of your problem. moving from android 10 stock, to a 9 rom, then back to a 10 rom will lead to issues. or a 9 rom, to a 10 rom, without moving to stock 10 in between will lead to problems.
as this isnt nearly a widely adopted device, custom rom development and support isnt even close to other devices, so expect bugs. i've always ran cfw's on all my devices ever since the htc g1/dream days, this is my first device i've stuck with stock due to the lack of rom development, lack of widespread use and people actually wanting to use cfw and users to bug report, and stock being more stable... but your mileage may vary. also no disrespect meant towards the hard working dev's who do work on this device, keep it up.

Thank you very much, I feel lucky that you have responded so quickly, sometimes my messages I post in this forum are never answered. Right now I am with revolution X:
--- It has TWRP perfectly installed, it has the boot.img patched with Magisk without any error and rooted perfectly, but google play for more than clean and reinstall it never opens, it does not allow me to login to the accounts, the APPs they close alone, etc.
I will try to put the stock and again but I have very little hope. thanks, again¡¡

prodigy90 said:
Thank you very much, I feel lucky that you have responded so quickly, sometimes my messages I post in this forum are never answered. Right now I am with revolution X:
--- It has TWRP perfectly installed, it has the boot.img patched with Magisk without any error and rooted perfectly, but google play for more than clean and reinstall it never opens, it does not allow me to login to the accounts, the APPs they close alone, etc.
I will try to put the stock and again but I have very little hope. thanks, again¡¡
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yeah it seems to be pretty finicky getting a good install and gapps seem to have issues. reading all the posts in the lineage17 thread just make me cringe. as much as i'd love to use lineage as my daily driver (or evo X) my days of willing to put up with a buggy rom and daily dirty flashing have come and gone. this was my first, and will be my last, moto device for the the simple fact it just doesnt have the user base and its development is stunted, compared to more widely used devices.
i hope you get something working, the lineage17 thread definetly has some good advice on what people have done to get a working install, should be able to apply flash order etc to a evoX install (minus having to install gapps for evoX)

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I managed to perfectly install the Stock Rom with the following tool:
Lenovo MOTO Smart Assistant, a real wonder, simply select the model and in fastboot, immediately install the factory rom.
download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles/lmsa_v4.5.0.14_setup.exe

prodigy90 said:
I managed to perfectly install the Stock Rom with the following tool:
Lenovo MOTO Smart Assistant, a real wonder, simply select the model and in fastboot, immediately install the factory rom.
download.lenovo.com/consumer/mobiles/lmsa_v4.5.0.14_setup.exe
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yup, the LMSA is a great tool for sure. glad you got back to a clean stock install.