Hey , what's the best pixel MOD to flash on my 6p ? I want all of the pixel goodies on my 6p , so what's the best around ? Thanks !!
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I would recommend a custom rom that includes the Pixel features like Cortex or Pure Nexus over flashing the mods on stock. Your mods likely wouldn't survive an OTA update and might even interfere with installing updates altogether, depending on how they are applied. On a custom ROM the Pixel mods will be optimized and will likely work better than anything you flash over stock.
jhs39 said:
I would recommend a custom rom that includes the Pixel features like Cortex or Pure Nexus over flashing the mods on stock. Your mods likely wouldn't survive an OTA update and might even interfere with installing updates altogether, depending on how they are applied. On a custom ROM the Pixel mods will be optimized and will likely work better than anything you flash over stock.
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You're right ! Thanks
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luvgirl12345 said:
I just bought a nexus 10 for my mom. I don't care about extra features and since it already includes stock lollipop I'm wondering if I should flash a custom rom? Are there any performance improvements? Anything else that is a must have feature?
I never had a nexus before and I mostly flash custom roms for the latest stock experience...
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With the N10 you're getting the latest stock experience before pretty much everyone else on the planet! I'd not bother fiddling with custom roms at this point unless you need some functionality. If you need root you can flash twrp, then cfar, and use super su, if you need to (although you'll need to revert twrp to install new OTAs).
Hey everyone, so I am pretty new to the whole android scene and had a couple of questions.
Do you prefer to use stock w/Xposed or a custom rom? And what are your reasons for doing so?
Also, I had a OPO before and had it rooted and had Blisspop installed. One thing that I really liked was the fact that I could install the nightly updates from the Rom settings, and it did not affect my root status at all. Are there any decent ROM's that can do the same thing for the Nexus 6p?
Thanks for the time and sorry if these are dumb questions!
Mountainmohawk said:
Hey everyone, so I am pretty new to the whole android scene and had a couple of questions.
Do you prefer to use stock w/Xposed or a custom rom? And what are your reasons for doing so?
Also, I had a OPO before and had it rooted and had Blisspop installed. One thing that I really liked was the fact that I could install the nightly updates from the Rom settings, and it did not affect my root status at all. Are there any decent ROM's that can do the same thing for the Nexus 6p?
Thanks for the time and sorry if these are dumb questions!
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Your custom ROM had root included.; standard feature in every custom ROM. But that doesn't matter anymore, since SuperSU 2.60+ doesn't write to /system.
Stock ROM, franco kernel, Xposed for me. Because I can.
You can install a custom ROM of choice and xposed. Just be careful not to enable any modules or settings that conflict with your custom ROM. If you have any problems you can always flash xposed uninstaller in twrp and try again. This way you can have the best of both worlds. I'm currently running pure nexus with elemental x kernal as well as xposed.
Does pure nexus allow you to install updates through the settings without having to manually flash a new image?
As of now I'm running stock with Xposed. Stock has just been so damn smooth, fast and stable I feel no need for a custom ROM. Plus Xposed takes care of all the little tweaks/mods that make the phone look unique/custom to my liking.
Most of the custom ROMs we have are just the stock ROM with some features added, so what you really need to ask yourself is whether you want features built in to the ROM, or whether you want to lose some of the ART opportunities by using Xposed.
Heisenberg said:
Most of the custom ROMs we have are just the stock ROM with some features added, so what you really need to ask yourself is whether you want features built in to the ROM, or whether you want to lose some of the ART opportunities by using Xposed.
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What exactly do you mean by losing some of the ART opportunities by using xposed? Is there a downside to it?
Mountainmohawk said:
Does pure nexus allow you to install updates through the settings without having to manually flash a new image?
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With pure nexus you have to download a new update and flash in twrp. So far I've been able to dirty flash all updates except the 6.01 upgrade. It only takes a couple minutes to do.
Mountainmohawk said:
What exactly do you mean by losing some of the ART opportunities by using xposed? Is there a downside to it?
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When Xposed first came around it would only work on the Dalvik runtime. When Android switched to the ART runtime with Lollipop I remember reading that the Xposed devs had to mess a bit with the ART optimisations to get Xposed to work with it. It probably isn't all that noticeable in the real world. But really, most custom ROMs for Nexus phones are based on the stock ROM anyway, they're both derived from the same aosp builds. So the argument that stock is smoother is pure placebo. You can choose to have features built into the ROM, or choose to add features yourself via Xposed, the native option seems like a better choice to me.
I'm also on stock + xposed. I thought this would be the most stable, but I seem to get apps crashing at least 10 times per day, ie "App X stopped working. Close or Wait?".
Does anyone else have a similar problem, or would this be addressed if I installed a custom rom?
qwertyuiop89 said:
I'm also on stock + xposed. I thought this would be the most stable, but I seem to get apps crashing at least 10 times per day, ie "App X stopped working. Close or Wait?".
Does anyone else have a similar problem, or would this be addressed if I installed a custom rom?
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I'd certainly try a custom ROM, you won't know until you try unfortunately.
This is the very first time in Nexus history that more people are running stock roms rather than custom roms. So let's settle it, shall we ?
custom because im lazy
stock
PureNexus user checking in. I've always enjoyed flashing ROMs and there seems to be a lot of thought put into this one - not to mention overwhelming community support and usage. Android, to me, has always been about third party development and I love to have that perspective represented on my device.
Just got it today so stock...... For now?
Still on stock. Not even rooted yet.
Stock here.
I'm not even rooted either.
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Entirely stock, but downgraded back to 6.0 since i was suffering from weird LTE issues. Otherwise stock and unrooted.
Stock and with no root. Its the first phone wich i havent rooted
Stock is way smoother than any other custom ROM, I miss the features like unlink ringtone and notification from custom roms, but the smoothness of stock is unparalleled.
Stock..unrooted
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Rooted all the way baby. Stock is nice but I can't live without xposed framework and custome governor profiles
If you guys ever root try this set up and never look back.
Custom Room (xTraFactory is what I am running)
ElementalX Custom Kernel (with DarkSpice profile)
Xposed Framework ( look at pictures bellow)
Cataclysm Mod
AdAway
Naptime App ( on aggressive mode)
Crazy Battery and insanely smooth. Use my phone without worrying about anything
Stock rooted with a custom kernel (franco at the moment) and xposed is perfect.
I used to check out different ROMs on all my previous devices but 6P with all that stated above is perfect.
For those that say stock is smoother than a custom rom ...must be a placebo lol
livito said:
Stock is way smoother than any other custom ROM, I miss the features like unlink ringtone and notification from custom roms, but the smoothness of stock is unparalleled.
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Could always stay stock, root and take advantage of Xposed?
That's I am using now, stock plus Xposed, but that slows down the phone a bit, and I get a force closed every now and then.
Stock, rooted, running xposed
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Stock, no root - for the 1st time ever
Ubermallow or bust... There's literally no comparison.
Darkspice?
peconaut said:
Rooted all the way baby. Stock is nice but I can't live without xposed framework and custome governor profiles
If you guys ever root try this set up and never look back.
Custom Room (xTraFactory is what I am running)
ElementalX Custom Kernel (with DarkSpice profile)
Xposed Framework ( look at pictures bellow)
Cataclysm Mod
AdAway
Naptime App ( on aggressive mode)
Crazy Battery and insanely smooth. Use my phone without worrying about anything
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hey im using elementalX kernel but would you tell me how to get this darkspice profile working?
Thx
I want to flash a debloated ROM, and hoping to get a better performance, less stutter. Don't get me wrong its a great device, but sometime the UI lag is noticeable.
Do custom roms help with this? do all the debloated deknoxed roms actually improve anything?
Thanks
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I want to flash a debloated ROM, and hoping to get a better performance, less stutter. Don't get me wrong its a great device, but sometime the UI lag is noticeable.
Do custom roms help with this? do all the debloated deknoxed roms actually improve anything?
Thanks
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Well that's the whole point of custom ROMs. If they didn't improve anything then there would be no such thing as custom roms.
yes, they help for most part but there are some disadvantages to flashing custom roms.
First of all knox will be permanently lost as it trips the efuse (hardware).
You can not receive updates.
It is upto you decide if it worth it. Everyone has different uses on their phone.
I just got a used Nexus 6P as a true backup phone, and couldn't get it at a better price $100 . The phone has everything I need, especially the great camera and HDR+ enabled default! I also have the latest android 8.0 on it. Is there root for android 8 on the nexus 6p yet? How about custom rom such as Lineage to improve battery life, even though the bone stock android is decent already. Much appreciated for inputs.
for rooting use Magisk.
There's so much option for Custom ROM.
PureNexus, Resurrection ROM, LineageOS, etc. i've had tried those 3 ROMs. They're great.
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I just got a used Nexus 6P as a true backup phone, and couldn't get it at a better price $100 . The phone has everything I need, especially the great camera and HDR+ enabled default! I also have the latest android 8.0 on it. Is there root for android 8 on the nexus 6p yet? How about custom rom such as Lineage to improve battery life, even though the bone stock android is decent already. Much appreciated for inputs.
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Welcome. You're kinda late but better late than never... Stock Oreo is rock solid rooted with a custom kernel (EX). Super SU has always worked well for me.
v12xke said:
Welcome. You're kinda late but better late than never... Stock Oreo is rock solid rooted with a custom kernel (EX). Super SU has always worked well for me.
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Please walk me thru this process if possible. There is not a stable oreo rom or lineagos right? So maybe flashing the kernel on stock oreo is good? I'm trying to maximize battery life while keeping hdr+
xterminater07 said:
Please walk me thru this process if possible. There is not a stable oreo rom or lineagos right? So maybe flashing the kernel on stock oreo is good? I'm trying to maximize battery life while keeping hdr+
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Eventually there will be but not at the moment. I'm using the stock ROM rooted and EX kernel. Just install TWRP and then place the SU and EX zipfiles in the root folder, use TWRP to flash SU first and then EX. With all default settings EX kernel will definitely improve your battery. Good luck.
Ok i will look on how to root. Hows franco kernel vs ex kernel?
xterminater07 said:
Ok i will look on how to root. Hows franco kernel vs ex kernel?
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Both good. but i prefer elementalX for so many reasons...
Franco is what it say " Flash & forget " just install it and forget it , Good battery without affect the Performance.
usually I switch between those kernels