So after seeing announcements about Project Treble and GSI floating about the internet I thought I'd look for a version to use on my Honor 9 Lite and came across this thread:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/project-treble/trebleenabled-device-discussion/android-pie-kirin-guys-t3830420
Users have had Android Pie running on a honor 7X so I thought there can't be that much difference between the 2 devices, so why not give it a try? If it goes wrong I can always use my stock backup.
So I flashed as per the instructions in that post and it works, really well. So much so that I'm gonna keep it as a daily driver.
Be careful which version of Gapps you use, the BitGapps mentioned in the post has been discontinued by the Dev, I initially tried OpenGapps but it was for 8.0 so failed to install.
If you search around you can still find the last version of BitGapps that was released, and is version 9.0 compatible.
What's Good
Installs pretty quick
Fast, much faster than EMUI - Could be a Placebo effect, but general use is very snappy and downloads/app installs seem very quick
Wi-Fi working fine
Bluetooth working fine, confirmed on Ticwatch and Car radio
Mobile data works fine
Finger print reader works fine
Sound and phone calls work fine
What's not so Good
This Rom is based off AOSP, don't expect any of the Huawei/EMUI functions or features.
On first boot the ROM is bare bones, hardly any apps installed, looks like an old version of Android rather than a shiny new one.
You have to enable guestures before the swipe navbar appears
You'll have to use a 3rd party launcher to get the full Android P look. The Quickstep launcher in this version of AOSP has sqaure icons and certain options like wallpaper/widgets etc just FC. - I chose Lawnchair for this.
Hotspot doesn't work at all, it just disables wi-fi then FC
You may have to mess around with the display settings to make things align correctly, for some reason everything seemed to be shifted to the left edge. I chose small display size with large font size to smooth it out
Camera obviously, same issues as we had on the 8.0 roms, banding/poor tracking/poor quality (Biggest downside) I've not rooted, so not tried any of the camera ports. Open Camera app has the same issues.
Sound over bluetooth was distorted (not confirmed, could be my car radio)
Some graphical glitches. Stutters & frame drops when using task switcher, switching to chrome from recents has a lag/distorted effect and menus appear out of focus and take a second or two to correct
Any Questions I'll try to answer as best as I can.
I've tried many different gsi images on my H9L. Most did make my phone 'feel' faster, I guess mainly due to the overhead EMUI takes and eliminating it does remove some burden from the phone. However, that's where the advantages stopped. Many of the issues you mention on Pie are on Oreo also. I had too many issues to overcome and make it 'daily driver' usable that it just wasn't worth it, so went back to stock and removed as much huawei/honor stuff as i could via root, then removed root. This seems to give me best of both worlds, i.e. close to vanilla android but everything, hardware wise, just works as intended. Since I have BL unlocked and TWRP working i can also keep updating, via HURupdater, with official updates for as long as huawei/honor keep posting updates; e.g. currently on B135 with Aug security patches, that is just as good as any GSI image now (Aug18).
well, I have done a little experiment with my Nokia, seeing that there is again between the sections of Nokia 6 and Nokia 5, I found that the Nokia 6 has already a semi stable rom of Android Oreo based on lineages os 15
and doing a bit of logic, I assumed that the rom could work on the n5, since the romes of the n6 and n5 are compatible with each other, and it really works, accepting that it has some details, one of them is that the buttons do not work. navigation, the fingerprint reader does not go either, and the audio does not go either, the latter works halfway, since adding the file mixer_paths_nd1.xml in the system / vendor / etc path manages to raise the audio service
and as usual, the camera is not as good as stock or gcam and also brings some minor bug when recording at high speed
if you want to try it here is the link, preferably try it having installed android 8.1 stock
link to post
https://forum.xda-developers.com/nokia-6/development/lineage-15-1-t3896279 :good::good::good:
Give the list of which is working and not working
What happened to this project?
My company uses the the VMWare HUB application to provide email ect to personal devices. That app uses the Android for Work profile to create a second workspace on the phone. With the MIUI software this is broken because there is way to much customization done to Android. With other roms i run into different issues which is due to the GAPPS not working (not correctly signed / trusted). So for my MI 9 there is no option to get the Android for Work profile working as far as i know. Some XIAOMI.EU roms kinda work, but not really reliable or always with some bug / limitation.
So.... is there anyone else that tried Android for Work on a Xiaomi phone? And got it to work?
Tadango said:
My company uses the the VMWare HUB application to provide email ect to personal devices. That app uses the Android for Work profile to create a second workspace on the phone. With the MIUI software this is broken because there is way to much customization done to Android. With other roms i run into different issues which is due to the GAPPS not working (not correctly signed / trusted). So for my MI 9 there is no option to get the Android for Work profile working as far as i know. Some XIAOMI.EU roms kinda work, but not really reliable or always with some bug / limitation.
So.... is there anyone else that tried Android for Work on a Xiaomi phone? And got it to work?
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The opengapps work just fine with Android for work. I've used them (nano) with custom roms like Omnirom with no issues at all.
Cave_diver said:
The opengapps work just fine with Android for work. I've used them (nano) with custom roms like Omnirom with no issues at all.
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Ok, good to know. I see it creates some apps in the profile but not the play store, so i suspected some issue there.
Wrong forum section.
I'm a little late on the news for this, but I just recently seen on my device that there will eventually be a cut-off on how much storage can be used. I then learned that the Pixel brand of phones (at least a couple of them) will have a few ways to maintain unlimited storage whether it be a reduction in the quality or an older model phone. While it won't kill me to switch platform, I've got 5+ years of photos and videos on here backed up and most of them separated into their own respected categories/albums so I would like the ask the people that are smarter than I am:
Is it possible to either spoof something like BlueStacks into thinking that my device is a google pixel and upload them through there? or maybe a modified version of the app that believes the device it's on is a Pixel? From the little bit of research that I've done, the link between being able to upload as much as you want or not isn't within the email itself, it's simply the device that Photos is run on. Be nice. all input is welcome though, via more speculations, links to other workarounds, where to put this, etc.
It's possible I think. A friend did this to get Pixel 2 unlimited original quality storage back in the day. I think it involves rooting and editing build.props to make it look like your phone is a Pixel. There are apps that do that in rooted phones afaik.
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It's possible I think. A friend did this to get Pixel 2 unlimited original quality storage back in the day. I think it involves rooting and editing build.props to make it look like your phone is a Pixel. There are apps that do that in rooted phones afaik.
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But it doesn't work anymore
iSupakilla said:
I'm a little late on the news for this, but I just recently seen on my device that there will eventually be a cut-off on how much storage can be used. I then learned that the Pixel brand of phones (at least a couple of them) will have a few ways to maintain unlimited storage whether it be a reduction in the quality or an older model phone. While it won't kill me to switch platform, I've got 5+ years of photos and videos on here backed up and most of them separated into their own respected categories/albums so I would like the ask the people that are smarter than I am:
Is it possible to either spoof something like BlueStacks into thinking that my device is a google pixel and upload them through there? or maybe a modified version of the app that believes the device it's on is a Pixel? From the little bit of research that I've done, the link between being able to upload as much as you want or not isn't within the email itself, it's simply the device that Photos is run on. Be nice. all input is welcome though, via more speculations, links to other workarounds, where to put this, etc.
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just install Lineage OS custom rom on your phone (if it's supported) and then in the settings menu, it does have the option of spoofing photos app into thinking that you're on a pixel device.
khatriaditya said:
just install Lineage OS custom rom on your phone (if it's supported) and then in the settings menu, it does have the option of spoofing photos app into thinking that you're on a pixel device.
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Wow, I actually forgot about this post. Funnily enough, now I'm on a rooted Google Pixel 6. It seems like after the 5 they got rid unlimited storage but give me the paid features of Google Photos for free. Would the LineageOS still work? And is that a straightforward change or is there a lot of backend stuff that needs done?
I purchased a first gen Pixel phone for this purpose. That's as genuine as it can get. No need to spoof or do anything to make it work. I just transfer all the photos to the Pixel 1 and let it do its thing.
There are multiple methods of doing this. Most people recommend using Syncthing.
I use FTP Server on the Pixel 1 and FolderSync on my current phone. FolderSync transfers the entire folder so if you don't want that, there are also apps like PhotoSync that can pick and choose specific photos/videos you want to transfer.
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I purchased a first gen Pixel phone for this purpose. That's as genuine as it can get. No need to spoof or do anything to make it work. I just transfer all the photos to the Pixel 1 and let it do its thing.
There are multiple methods of doing this. Most people recommend using Syncthing.
I use FTP Server on the Pixel 1 and FolderSync on my current phone. FolderSync transfers the entire folder so if you don't want that, there are also apps like PhotoSync that can pick and choose specific photos/videos you want to transfer.
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After the last comment, I dug around a bit more and I've found a solution (for rooted devices) Pixelify in the LSexposed framework I believe? Installing this allows me to essentially spoof the device I have to trick Google Photos into thinking I have any device from the Pixel 1 to the 6A. I have it set for the 5 and it's been working great. Only allows reduced quality to be unlimited but better than nothing (unless an older one allows unlimited full quality?)
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After the last comment, I dug around a bit more and I've found a solution (for rooted devices) Pixelify in the LSexposed framework I believe? Installing this allows me to essentially spoof the device I have to trick Google Photos into thinking I have any device from the Pixel 1 to the 6A. I have it set for the 5 and it's been working great. Only allows reduced quality to be unlimited but better than nothing (unless an older one allows unlimited full quality?)
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Pixel 1 allows unlimited original quality, which is why I bought that one. I have heard of Pixelify mod but decided not to use it. Just personal preference.
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Pixel 1 allows unlimited original quality, which is why I bought that one. I have heard of Pixelify mod but decided not to use it. Just personal preference.
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I appreciate you, I swapped to the XL and it did indeed give unlimited original quality. If you don't mind though, why don't you use it? Just curious
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I appreciate you, I swapped to the XL and it did indeed give unlimited original quality. If you don't mind though, why don't you use it? Just curious
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It spoofed my Pixel 5 as Pixel 6 (you mentioned that it can spoof to anything between 1 to 6 but at the time of my usage, it only spoofed to Pixel 6) and I didn't like my device showing up as 6. If I needed to reset and restore from a backup, my newly reset phone will show up in the system as Pixel 5, meanwhile my backups will be under Pixel 6 so it won't restore. I know there are root backup apps like Swift Backup but it was just too much hassle.
iSupakilla said:
After the last comment, I dug around a bit more and I've found a solution (for rooted devices) Pixelify in the LSexposed framework I believe? Installing this allows me to essentially spoof the device I have to trick Google Photos into thinking I have any device from the Pixel 1 to the 6A. I have it set for the 5 and it's been working great. Only allows reduced quality to be unlimited but better than nothing (unless an older one allows unlimited full quality?)
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How did you choose Pixel 5?
I tried fresh installing pixelify 2.1 and 2.2 on NoxPlayer and Bluestacks emulators but photos still count against quota.
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How did you choose Pixel 5?
I tried fresh installing pixelify 2.1 and 2.2 on NoxPlayer and Bluestacks emulators but photos still count against quota.
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I'm sorry, I can't give you much help. I happened to already have a Pixel 6 not that I'm sure it does anything. Aside from that I just installed the latest app and there was a drop down with all the options there for me and I haven't noticed any space being taken, it also tells me that original quality is being backed up and doesn't even allow me to choose lower quality
Hey all,
I purchased my new 5a after seeing various headlines about how the Google Dialer would allow you to opt in to automatic call recording. That's incredibly helpful for my job, and a major reason why I've kept my OnePlus 6 for the past few years, but now the battery is barely getting through half the day.
It looks like Google is restricting auto calls to outside the US, which sucks because I live in a one-party consent state and always ask for permission to record.
Magisk could be the answer since it has a few modules for other Pixels to get auto call recording. However, do we know if we can apply the same method for Magisking the 5 to the 5a? I figure it may carry over because these two devices are so similar in specs and software, but I'd like to make sure before getting into the process.
Yes, you can. See screenshot of my rooted 5a. I have the JP version but there's no reason why it shouldn't work on the US version too.
Ehikes said:
Hey all,
I purchased my new 5a after seeing various headlines about how the Google Dialer would allow you to opt in to automatic call recording. That's incredibly helpful for my job, and a major reason why I've kept my OnePlus 6 for the past few years, but now the battery is barely getting through half the day.
It looks like Google is restricting auto calls to outside the US, which sucks because I live in a one-party consent state and always ask for permission to record.
Magisk could be the answer since it has a few modules for other Pixels to get auto call recording. However, do we know if we can apply the same method for Magisking the 5 to the 5a? I figure it may carry over because these two devices are so similar in specs and software, but I'd like to make sure before getting into the process.
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Go to Settings -> About Phone. At the bottom is your build number. Go to https://developers.google.com/android/images and download the image that matches your version, probably .007.
Extract boot.img from it and adb push it to /sdcard. Have magisk patch that and save it. adb pull that patched boot.img and make sure you have OEM Unlock enabled in Developer Options. After confirming that, reboot to fastboot and run 'fastboot flashing unlock'. This will likely wipe your phone. Once that's done, reboot back into fastboot and run 'fastboot flash boot <local path to patched boot.img>' Now you have magisk installed. You can also install LSPosed and XPrivacyLua if you want to tinker with that or the Universal SafetyNet Fix at: https://github.com/kdrag0n/safetynet-fix/releases. Just download 1.2.0 and adb push it to your phone and have magisk install it.
himom said:
Go to Settings -> About Phone. At the bottom is your build number. Go to https://developers.google.com/android/images and download the image that matches your version, probably .007.
Extract boot.img from it and adb push it to /sdcard. Have magisk patch that and save it. adb pull that patched boot.img and make sure you have OEM Unlock enabled in Developer Options. After confirming that, reboot to fastboot and run 'fastboot flashing unlock'. This will likely wipe your phone. Once that's done, reboot back into fastboot and run 'fastboot flash boot <local path to patched boot.img>' Now you have magisk installed. You can also install LSPosed and XPrivacyLua if you want to tinker with that or the Universal SafetyNet Fix at: https://github.com/kdrag0n/safetynet-fix/releases. Just download 1.2.0 and adb push it to your phone and have magisk install it.
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So I actually did this a couple days ago with the universal safetynet fix. Ipassed safetynet on magisk but googlepay doesnt work. Does googlepay work for you?
exile1ck said:
So I actually did this a couple days ago with the universal safetynet fix. Ipassed safetynet on magisk but googlepay doesnt work. Does googlepay work for you?
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I haven't had a chance to try it yet. I have the card added but I've yet to pay with it. Maybe later today I'll give it a whirl.
It doesn't look like there are valid device fingerprints for the 5a yet in MagiskHide Props Config, so I'm not sure how you're able to pass basic ctsProfile checks.
I've rooted and have installed the universal safetynet fix, but until there is a 5a fingerprint, I'm not sure how I can pass safetynet.
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It doesn't look like there are valid device fingerprints for the 5a yet in MagiskHide Props Config, so I'm not sure how you're able to pass basic ctsProfile checks.
I've rooted and have installed the universal safetynet fix, but until there is a 5a fingerprint, I'm not sure how I can pass safetynet.
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isnt the magiskhide project coming to an end though?
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isnt the magiskhide project coming to an end though?
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yes. There will be another program that comes along. The main dev for Magisk got hired by google, so...
I have a Pixel 2 XL. It's rooted on Android 10 still. I never even upgraded to Android 11 because by the time it came out I was already sick of dealing with the rooting updates. I don't care what anybody here says it's always a pain in the ass. It takes 3 to 4 hours to get everything set back up right after rooting. The time to back up everything before you start has to be considered. And when things go wrong you spend a whole weekend making them right. I don't have time for it anymore.
I most enjoy my EX kernels ability that allows me to sweep to sleep the display. I love this because it's handy and makes it so my screen off button (power button) is basically never used. It never fails this way. This means I never have to tear my phone apart to replace mechanical components.
I enjoy adaway. I enjoy YouTube vanced. I enjoy viper for Android. I enjoy substratum. I enjoy button mapper. I really, really enjoy Tulsa divers pixel launcher mods that allow me to make the buttons on the screen smaller to give me more screen real estate, but I think that hasn't been available since Android 11. You can no longer modify button icons from what I understand. I don't know if this is still true. I know there are rootless versions of substratum and the YouTube advanced, but when I last read about them years ago they were limited as compared to the root versions.
I leaned towards root being basically worthless, not worth the time, and more of a pain in the ass for a basic user who's not a developer. If I get the Pixel 5a or the Pixel 6 is rooting still worth it in 2021? Are there any rootless versions of the things I've mentioned here that would satisfy all my likes and needs I've mentioned here on Android 12 on a Pixel 5A or Pixel 6?
in case anyone cares, magiskhide props config module was updated recently and I was able to use it to force basic attuestation, so my 5a is now passing safetynet checks.
Schroeder09 said:
I have a Pixel 2 XL. It's rooted on Android 10 still. I never even upgraded to Android 11 because by the time it came out I was already sick of dealing with the rooting updates. I don't care what anybody here says it's always a pain in the ass. It takes 3 to 4 hours to get everything set back up right after rooting. The time to back up everything before you start has to be considered. And when things go wrong you spend a whole weekend making them right. I don't have time for it anymore.
I most enjoy my EX kernels ability that allows me to sweep to sleep the display. I love this because it's handy and makes it so my screen off button (power button) is basically never used. It never fails this way. This means I never have to tear my phone apart to replace mechanical components.
I enjoy adaway. I enjoy YouTube vanced. I enjoy viper for Android. I enjoy substratum. I enjoy button mapper. I really, really enjoy Tulsa divers pixel launcher mods that allow me to make the buttons on the screen smaller to give me more screen real estate, but I think that hasn't been available since Android 11. You can no longer modify button icons from what I understand. I don't know if this is still true. I know there are rootless versions of substratum and the YouTube advanced, but when I last read about them years ago they were limited as compared to the root versions.
I leaned towards root being basically worthless, not worth the time, and more of a pain in the ass for a basic user who's not a developer. If I get the Pixel 5a or the Pixel 6 is rooting still worth it in 2021? Are there any rootless versions of the things I've mentioned here that would satisfy all my likes and needs I've mentioned here on Android 12 on a Pixel 5A or Pixel 6?
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I cannot live without YouTube Vanced or Viper4Android, and I have found no alternative. Magisk rooting is pretty easy though, so I don't think it's that much of a hassle.
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in case anyone cares, magiskhide props config module was updated recently and I was able to use it to force basic attuestation, so my 5a is now passing safetynet checks.
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Wow holy you're right it is super recent, thanks for the update.
Schroeder09 said:
I have a Pixel 2 XL. It's rooted on Android 10 still. I never even upgraded to Android 11 because by the time it came out I was already sick of dealing with the rooting updates. I don't care what anybody here says it's always a pain in the ass. It takes 3 to 4 hours to get everything set back up right after rooting. The time to back up everything before you start has to be considered. And when things go wrong you spend a whole weekend making them right. I don't have time for it anymore.
I most enjoy my EX kernels ability that allows me to sweep to sleep the display. I love this because it's handy and makes it so my screen off button (power button) is basically never used. It never fails this way. This means I never have to tear my phone apart to replace mechanical components.
I enjoy adaway. I enjoy YouTube vanced. I enjoy viper for Android. I enjoy substratum. I enjoy button mapper. I really, really enjoy Tulsa divers pixel launcher mods that allow me to make the buttons on the screen smaller to give me more screen real estate, but I think that hasn't been available since Android 11. You can no longer modify button icons from what I understand. I don't know if this is still true. I know there are rootless versions of substratum and the YouTube advanced, but when I last read about them years ago they were limited as compared to the root versions.
I leaned towards root being basically worthless, not worth the time, and more of a pain in the ass for a basic user who's not a developer. If I get the Pixel 5a or the Pixel 6 is rooting still worth it in 2021? Are there any rootless versions of the things I've mentioned here that would satisfy all my likes and needs I've mentioned here on Android 12 on a Pixel 5A or Pixel 6?
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My portfolio of root 'enjoys' differs a bit by overall ROI sentiment around rooting is similar. I stopped after Pie and never looked back. Much of what previously required root can now be accomplished via other means. I do miss being master of my gizmos but there are bigger fish to fry in the world of worries.
Adblock?
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Adblock?
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This is a non-root version of AdAway I take it?
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This is a non-root version of AdAway I take it?
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Most "adblocking" programs are standalone, in the case of android, Adblock has its own browser. Some other browsers that do that are like Brave. However they obviously only work within the application, AdAway does hosts file level blocking so it works throughout the entire OS, so this worked really pleasantly for me from those stupid pop-up ads or the ones that take up quarter of the screen on some apps.
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Most "adblocking" programs are standalone, in the case of android, Adblock has its own browser. Some other browsers that do that are like Brave. However they obviously only work within the application, AdAway does hosts file level blocking so it works throughout the entire OS, so this worked really pleasantly for me from those stupid pop-up ads or the ones that take up quarter of the screen on some apps.
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I never realized brave blocked ads. It's the browser I use. I thought it just blocked third party tracking cookies or something that happen in the background. The ads I notice that are blocked are the broken link ads blocked by AdAway.
When i started rooting I got AdAway just because of the hype and mentions I saw all the time. I didn't see what the big deal was but figured since I was rooted I might as well get all the benefits for the hard work. I have bought in at this point. Going to some sites on my work phone is a real pain. The bombardment of ads is NUTS. Some sites are unusable. This isn't a problem on my rooted p2xl with AdAway.
My camera just failed though. When I replaced it and the battery a couple nights ago I cracked the screen. It isn't shattered beyond use or anything. In fact I don't think most would even notice unless I pointed it out. I still think I'm going to be going to the 5a or p6 pro based on the reviews that I start to see after a couple months' use for each of these two variants.
If someone could figure out a smooth way to do updates and stay rooted without having to hook up to a PC and spend 3 hours doing it id never think about leaving root. It's a PITA though.
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I never realized brave blocked ads. It's the browser I use. I thought it just blocked third party tracking cookies or something that happen in the background. The ads I notice that are blocked are the broken link ads blocked by AdAway.
When i started rooting I got AdAway just because of the hype and mentions I saw all the time. I didn't see what the big deal was but figured since I was rooted I might as well get all the benefits for the hard work. I have bought in at this point. Going to some sites on my work phone is a real pain. The bombardment of ads is NUTS. Some sites are unusable. This isn't a problem on my rooted p2xl with AdAway.
My camera just failed though. When I replaced it and the battery a couple nights ago I cracked the screen. It isn't shattered beyond use or anything. In fact I don't think most would even notice unless I pointed it out. I still think I'm going to be going to the 5a or p6 pro based on the reviews that I start to see after a couple months' use for each of these two variants.
If someone could figure out a smooth way to do updates and stay rooted without having to hook up to a PC and spend 3 hours doing it id never think about leaving root. It's a PITA though.
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Do you root with Magisk? It's definitely a lot easier now. https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/ota.html
Doing updates and staying rooted was a PITA for me too, I ended up just never updating haha. In fact, my P2 is still running some old custom 9.1 version.
liberatorx3 said:
Do you root with Magisk? It's definitely a lot easier now. https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/ota.html
Doing updates and staying rooted was a PITA for me too, I ended up just never updating haha. In fact, my P2 is still running some old custom 9.1 version.
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Yes. I use magisk, and that's exactly what I did. I have yet to (never will on this phone anymore) update to android 11 because I KNEW such a big OS change would leave my phone broken for days. One of the big things I like on my phone is Tulsa divers modified button bar icons and making the bar a lot smaller, so it uses less screen real estate. When 11 came out I read that the icons couldn't be modified. Not sure if that's correct. It's been too long. Regardless, I just stopped updating because of the potential for a bad couple days, and even when things went well I never wanted to spend the 3-4 hrs to back the phone up and get everything just like it was before after booting back up into the new update.
It's easier to update and root now than it was when I had to download the update, open it, remove "-w" from the flashall.bat file, flash twrp, flash magisk, and then re-install all the modules or the ones that were messed up or inactive from the update?
This is my process, ymmv:
I keep my os, etc stock. I run mostly the latest updates, however, there have been times I have skipped a few monthlies.
step 1: go to google's developers site to download the latest factory image.
step 2: unzip, extract boot.img, adb push it to my phone
step 3: edit either the .bat file or the .sh file depending on whether I'm using windows or wsl2, remove the -w
step 4: reboot into fastboot, execute .bat or .sh
step 5: reboot, open magisk, patch boot.img that I pushed in step 2, adb pull patched boot to computer
step 6: reboot into fastboot, run `fastboot flash boot [patched image file name]`, repeat command for boot_a or boot_b
step 7: reboot, verify in magisk that root is ok
pretty simple, I think, and only takes like 10 minutes of my time. I don't see it as burdensome, but I'm not sure how the future it going to look - the steps described above was my process for my old pixel 4xl, so with magisk's developer working for google now, I'm not sure this will continue to be as easy if I want to continue to keep safetynet checks working on my pixel 5a.
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Yes. I use magisk, and that's exactly what I did. I have yet to (never will on this phone anymore) update to android 11 because I KNEW such a big OS change would leave my phone broken for days. One of the big things I like on my phone is Tulsa divers modified button bar icons and making the bar a lot smaller, so it uses less screen real estate. When 11 came out I read that the icons couldn't be modified. Not sure if that's correct. It's been too long. Regardless, I just stopped updating because of the potential for a bad couple days, and even when things went well I never wanted to spend the 3-4 hrs to back the phone up and get everything just like it was before after booting back up into the new update.
It's easier to update and root now than it was when I had to download the update, open it, remove "-w" from the flashall.bat file, flash twrp, flash magisk, and then re-install all the modules or the ones that were messed up or inactive from the update?
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Are you talking about these navbar Icons? I converted them to vector files and they still work for me (i'm on Android 12-Pixel 4XL). I'm probably going to get one of the Pixel 6 phones. I was going to hold out until the punch hole camera went instead to "under the screen" but my Pixel 3XL died and I no longer have a backup phone.