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Best ROMS for Pokémon Go?

If you are one of the millions of people playing Pokémon Go, you know accurate GPS tracking is the most important phone function in the game. So if GPS is working perfectly for you, post up the ROM version you use and for what model Note 3! Likewise if it's not, let us know. I am on the 900T using Temasek Cm13 v9.9 with it's kernel and having trouble with GPS... Any recommendations would be great!

HD87 said:
If you are one of the millions of people playing Pokémon Go, you know accurate GPS tracking is the most important phone function in the game. So if GPS is working perfectly for you, post up the ROM version you use and for what model Note 3! Likewise if it's not, let us know. I am on the 900T using Temasek Cm13 v9.9 with it's kernel and having trouble with GPS... Any recommendations would be great!
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***DONT WORRY ROM WORKS ON T MOBILE TOO***
I would recommend this rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ify-cm-13-hlte-n9005-unofficial-cm13-t3337234
with this kernal(overclocked verson fast as f)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlKtVHrut3g

Really? I mean, I'm 16 and I play Pokèmon since I was 4, but god! Even changing rom for an app?

thereallugo said:
***DONT WORRY ROM WORKS ON T MOBILE TOO***
I would recommend this rom - http://forum.xda-developers.com/gal...ify-cm-13-hlte-n9005-unofficial-cm13-t3337234
with this kernal(overclocked verson fast as f)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlKtVHrut3g
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I tried the Purify Cm13 ROM but when flashing the kernel it wouldn't boot.. so just using its stock kernel I'm still having trouble with GPS accurately pin pointing my location... What I'm doing for now is tethering my Note 3's LTE service to a Galaxy Avant (cheap phone not in service) but the GPS works perfectly on it. So the problem has to be with the GPS on my Note 3, and am hoping it's a software issue I can flash to fix.. I tried flashing the Alliance ROM and even going back to a stock 5.0 image, but it says Pokémon Go isn't compatible in the Playstore...

LuckyNuke1310 said:
Really? I mean, I'm 16 and I play Pokèmon since I was 4, but god! Even changing rom for an app?
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I started playing Pokémon since before you were born.. lol

Recently pokemon updated to a version that doesn't work with custom roms/rooted phones.
I tried a couple of roms(including official one) but i'm having trouble mounting/unmountig root with magisk.
Any recomandations?

kemrayz said:
Recently pokemon updated to a version that doesn't work with custom roms/rooted phones.
I tried a couple of roms(including official one) but i'm having trouble mounting/unmountig root with magisk.
Any recomandations?
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I updated from biggins to jasmine in hopes it would work. Biggins ran it fine up until this last update.
I was able to unlock my bootloader as well. But uninstalling the supersu fails and I cannot get further than that to even attempt magisk.

Apps missing from play store for certain ROMS?

I recently installed AICP Nougat. Great ROM. However, I am unable to find apps like Netflix and Mario Run on the Play Store. I am unable to even install Netflix with an APK that I downloaded. Any ideas what would be causing this? I am in the USA, running X727 on Cricket (AT&T). I'm about to try Omni to see if that has the issue as well, but figured I would check here first.
Thanks.

Using latest Omni, can't find Netflix on Play. Maybe it has something to do with Android version and Netflix not supporting it.

I have the same issue with Omnirom. Downloaded Netflix app from Apk4fun and it runs fine; so it must be a Play Store issue.

Wortelstok said:
I have the same issue with Omnirom. Downloaded Netflix app from Apk4fun and it runs fine; so it must be a Play Store issue.
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Your link got me to a version I could install. Thanks!

Im facing the same issue!
I have AOSP Extended v4.4 i.e. android Nougat 7.1.1. The app i noticed missing was Monument Valley, I seriously thought of buying apps from now on to support devs but seriously this brings me back to pirating
Is there any method other than apk? Even GTA V manual is not supported in my phone!

It may be region related. I have Omnirom and I can install Netflix and Monument Valley. I live in Eastern Europe. I had problem when google store said that some game was not available in my region.

Do those ROMs fail SafetyNet? You might have to use Magisk or something. This is why I don't bother with custom ROMs or root anymore, unfortunately. My gaming apps search for SafetyNet and root, and it's a pain to get SafetyNet working every few months after an app detects any SafetyNet bypasses.

It's just because you are root...

I have root with Magisk and I can install Netflix and the rest on the latest Omnirom.

Is Shield Development Dead?

I just picked up a 2017 16GB Shield w/ remote and controller over the weekend. It's really cool despite the lack of full Play Store. I was really interested in flashing a custom full Android ROM but most links seem to be Dead. What do you guys recommend? Perhaps someone who is running full Play Store can chime in here and let me what you did. Thanks.

not dead
https://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tv/development/rom-lineageos-shield-android-tv-t3632652

jionny said:
not dead
https://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tv/development/rom-lineageos-shield-android-tv-t3632652
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Thanks for the reply. I did see this. Looks very good but does everything work? I was skimming through the thread, and this may have been a comment from a long time ago, but mentioned that WiFi wasn't working. That would be a critical bug if that was the case. But if most of the kinks are gone by now I'm willing to try. I've heard great things about Linage OS on phones. I was actually wondering if simply rooting stock ROM and tweaking the build prop would allow full Play Store. There's got to be a way to trick it. I'll have to do some more research.

jionny said:
not dead
https://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tv/development/rom-lineageos-shield-android-tv-t3632652
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After looking closer to the specific Linage OS builds, it appears that they are for Foster (2015). I have Darcy (2017). Looks like I'll have to wait it out and hope for the best ?

DJarkIV said:
After looking closer to the specific Linage OS builds, it appears that they are for Foster (2015). I have Darcy (2017). Looks like I'll have to wait it out and hope for the best
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I have never been interested in full rom for my shield pro, rooted I can pretty muh install in apk I want through adb link however the rom I always heard people talking about is this one
http://www.videomap.it/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1646

jionny said:
I have never been interested in full rom for my shield pro, rooted I can pretty muh install in apk I want through adb link however the rom I always heard people talking about is this one
http://www.videomap.it/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1646
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To be honest, the more I play with the stock system the more I like it. It's certainly stable so you got to give credit where credit is due. Thanks for the link. I did actually stubble upon the Nougat ROM last night and downloaded the files. Im first going to root stock then replace the launcher and tweak the build prop hopefully masking it as a Shield Tablet codename sb_na_wf. Then I'm going to fastboot to TWRP and sideload the real play store and see what happens. (Fingers crossed). Not sure if anyone has tried this but that's my best guess. If it works great, if not , I guess I can stand to just sideload the apps I need. Were you able to actually flash TWRP on your Pro or do you just temp boot to it?

DJarkIV said:
To be honest, the more I play with the stock system the more I like it. It's certainly stable so you got to give credit where credit is due. Thanks for the link. I did actually stubble upon the Nougat ROM last night and downloaded the files. Im first going to root stock then replace the launcher and tweak the build prop hopefully masking it as a Shield Tablet codename sb_na_wf. Then I'm going to fastboot to TWRP and sideload the real play store and see what happens. (Fingers crossed). Not sure if anyone has tried this but that's my best guess. If it works great, if not , I guess I can stand to just sideload the apps I need. Were you able to actually flash TWRP on your Pro or do you just temp boot to it?
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I temp boot twrp always, I never install twrp since 5.2 and have had no problems as I have heard and found that is the safest way to do it

Ready to flash my AXON 7 with Lineage OS 15.1 ... almost.

Man I have read a ton and I am pretty much ready to install my first custom ROM (especially since ZTE seems to be done and thus no more official updates). I have a couple questions though that I was hoping somebody would indulge.
- After installing the latest gapp will I be able to update the apps via the play store properly? I know I had los installed on a tablet back in the day and most of the apps wouldn't update (was never sure if that was my error or by design).
- If there are potential issues that I couldn't live with ... how difficult of a process will it be to return to stock? What traces will there be that I had installed a custom rom at one point in time?
The HTC One M8 was the last phone that I actively maintained custom roms and flashed on a regular basis. I'm a little rusty.
Thank you to whoever takes the time to help me out! Much appreciated!

NickPDX said:
Man I have read a ton and I am pretty much ready to install my first custom ROM (especially since ZTE seems to be done and thus no more official updates). I have a couple questions though that I was hoping somebody would indulge.
- After installing the latest gapp will I be able to update the apps via the play store properly? I know I had los installed on a tablet back in the day and most of the apps wouldn't update (was never sure if that was my error or by design).
- If there are potential issues that I couldn't live with ... how difficult of a process will it be to return to stock? What traces will there be that I had installed a custom rom at one point in time?
The HTC One M8 was the last phone that I actively maintained custom roms and flashed on a regular basis. I'm a little rusty.
Thank you to whoever takes the time to help me out! Much appreciated!
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I've been on 15.1 since release, it's pretty good, still a couple of niggles but mostly good.
Yep GApps update, I installed the Aroma package, I like the pixel launcher and Google dialer etc. All updating fine.
I haven't done this but I believe you download an EDL package and flash that with the EDL tool, should put you straight back to stock.

sirizak said:
I've been on 15.1 since release, it's pretty good, still a couple of niggles but mostly good.
Yep GApps update, I installed the Aroma package, I like the pixel launcher and Google dialer etc. All updating fine.
I haven't done this but I believe you download an EDL package and flash that with the EDL tool, should put you straight back to stock.
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Thank you for the quick reply!
Yeah using the google dialer and camera app are the ones I am most looking forward to using. I used to use the dialer on my One M8 and I loved it. Have you tried Google Pay? I would assume that as long as I don't root I should be able to use whatever.
I read somebody having trouble with installing Netflix from the play store stating that they got the message that it wasn't compatible with their device. Have you experienced anything like this? I remember running into this from time to time with some past custom roms where the device ID wouldn't show up properly and caused some perceived incompatibility. Do you know what device the AXON 7 shows up as once it has the custom rom installed on it?
Thanks again!

NickPDX said:
Thank you for the quick reply!
Yeah using the google dialer and camera app are the ones I am most looking forward to using. I used to use the dialer on my One M8 and I loved it. Have you tried Google Pay? I would assume that as long as I don't root I should be able to use whatever.
I read somebody having trouble with installing Netflix from the play store stating that they got the message that it wasn't compatible with their device. Have you experienced anything like this? I remember running into this from time to time with some past custom roms where the device ID wouldn't show up properly and caused some perceived incompatibility. Do you know what device the AXON 7 shows up as once it has the custom rom installed on it?
Thanks again!
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I can't help you with either of those sorry.

NickPDX said:
Thank you for the quick reply!
Yeah using the google dialer and camera app are the ones I am most looking forward to using. I used to use the dialer on my One M8 and I loved it. Have you tried Google Pay? I would assume that as long as I don't root I should be able to use whatever.
I read somebody having trouble with installing Netflix from the play store stating that they got the message that it wasn't compatible with their device. Have you experienced anything like this? I remember running into this from time to time with some past custom roms where the device ID wouldn't show up properly and caused some perceived incompatibility. Do you know what device the AXON 7 shows up as once it has the custom rom installed on it?
Thanks again!
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That's a problem from the past. Use Magisk and you'll be fine.
The phone shows as "ZTE Axon 7" and the model will be changed to A2017U. Don't worry, but remember that your phone is still whatever model it was, i.e. keep using whatever modem corresponds
If Netflix doesn't appear just download the apk from somewhere else, but it should appear anyways if you install Magisk and it passes safetynet (after you do, just hit the "check safetynet" button

Android Q beta is live. links inside.

Android Q beta has been live for more than 24 hours now. So it's time to enroll ( https://www.google.com/android/beta ) and get your beta on. And hopefully the awesome devs we have still sticking with us on the original pixel XL will help us out with all things "root". I haven't tried it out myself but as soon as I'm done writing this I will and I'll also try rooting with Magisk and try fastbooting TWRP and hopefully if everything goes good I'll be back shortly to let you know if I was able to gain root and/or TWRP.
Just enroll in the developers beta program, if you haven't already, and you'll soon get a notification that there's an update ready to download and install. I'm pretty sure you'll have to have the stock recovery installed. I don't know about being unrooted or not. But I intend on trying the OTA with TWRP installed and rooted first and if no success..... I will fastboot the stock recovery then try again while still rooted. And if no success then I guess fastboot back to stock out the box and try again.
Link below.
https://www.google.com/android/beta

Oh and by the way the update is 975 mb.

Any one tried yet

I'm on it now. I took the OTA while I was on stock rooted android pie with TWRP. I'm now on Android Q no root and have not checked to see if I have TWRP. But I'd be willing to bet I don't. From the looks of it, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot different. The theme options have been moved to the "developer options " tab. As well as there are now different colors in the themes than we had choice of before. It as far as I can tell it's not as big a difference as there was from ice cream sandwich to jelly Bean. Or KitKat to lollipop. The Easter egg seems to be the same as PIE. So if you like drawing and slowly watching it fade away I guess you'll be stoked about that. I was hoping the Easter egg would be feeding the cat again. I know she's got to be starving. I havent fed her in years. LMAO. And from what I read earlier it may be a while till we will have root due to the system being structured completely different. But so far 30 mins in to it.... It seems smooth steady and normal. Not alot of change.

Here's a screenshot. "Request permission" toast looks a little different too...

Been using q since last night and it's very stable for a beta there's some small things to option out but works good

this means that if we will see Android Q, in the XL pixel version final
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Glad Google took this path!!! This is why we have a Pixel!!!

Here's the link to the downgrade OTA to stable PQ2A.190305.002 from beta QPP1.190205.018.B4 in case it's useful to anyone.This is the OTA file that gets sent when you opt-out of the beta program.
This OTA will wipe the device and is 500MB download:
https://ota.googlezip.net/packages/.../a41733236e0c5bc09a5f6a884a44a22a3e738030.zip
Contents of metadata:
Code:
ota-downgrade=yes
ota-property-files=payload_metadata.bin:7383:422447,payload.bin:7383:516125264,payload_properties.txt:516132699:167,care_map.txt:856:141,compatibility.zip:1044:6298,metadata:63:751
ota-required-cache=0
ota-streaming-property-files=payload.bin:7383:516125264,payload_properties.txt:516132699:167,care_map.txt:856:141,compatibility.zip:1044:6298,metadata:63:751
ota-type=AB
ota-wipe=yes
post-build=google/marlin/marlin:9/PQ2A.190305.002/5240760:user/release-keys
post-build-incremental=5240760
post-sdk-level=28
post-security-patch-level=2019-03-05
post-timestamp=1547760226
pre-build=google/marlin/marlin:Q/QPP1.190205.018.B4/5347935:user/release-keys
pre-build-incremental=5347935
pre-device=marlin

xdatastic said:
Here's the link to the downgrade OTA to stable PQ2A.190305.002 from beta QPP1.190205.018.B4 in case it's useful to anyone.This is the OTA file that gets sent when you opt-out of the beta program.
This OTA will wipe the device and is 500MB download:
https://ota.googlezip.net/packages/.../a41733236e0c5bc09a5f6a884a44a22a3e738030.zip
Contents of metadata:
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Couldn't we do like the old days and edit the OTA with wordpad on a PC to take out the "ota-wipe=yes" to keep it from wiping our device? I've never edited an OTA but we used to do that to the full Google flash files that would take you back to stock. And do we really need to flash the downgrade OTA to go back or can we just flash another rom or backup? Seems like on the Nexus 6p we didn't have to flash a specific Google built OTA to revert back? Seems like we used to be able to just restore a backup. I think I've even done that on this phone as well.

Been running this for about 20 hours. I have dark mode enabled and bars hidden. I have had to side load ticwatch apps. But everything seems stable. Really like the new looks and I feel like I am closer to not needing root. Adaway is my only miss so far. I checked out the desktop mode thing. Bluetooth seems to work well with my headphones. /super happy XL is still valid.

mattwheat said:
Couldn't we do like the old days and edit the OTA with wordpad on a PC to take out the "ota-wipe=yes" to keep it from wiping our device? I've never edited an OTA but we used to do that to the full Google flash files that would take you back to stock. And do we really need to flash the downgrade OTA to go back or can we just flash another rom or backup? Seems like on the Nexus 6p we didn't have to flash a specific Google built OTA to revert back? Seems like we used to be able to just restore a backup. I think I've even done that on this phone as well.
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Modifying OTA packages invalides them due to size and signature checks.
You don't need to use this OTA at all. It has very little use. You can unlock your bootloader and flash the images instead. This OTA just allows anyone to downgrade without having to unlock the bootloader.

Hey y'all! And thanks for the insight, tweaked. Usually I'd be right there with you but I'm still hesitant because root doesn't work. In my case, it's AdAway too, as well as YouTube Vanced and Viper via Magisk Modules that I'd be missing mostly. I might be okay without the latter ones but I honestly don't want to use any device without proper adblocking.
So my question to everyone here is, and I'm sorry if anyone thinks this is off topic... Is there any good alternative for real adblocking without root nowadays?

paco8 said:
Hey y'all! And thanks for the insight, tweaked. Usually I'd be right there with you but I'm still hesitant because root doesn't work. In my case, it's AdAway too, as well as YouTube Vanced and Viper via Magisk Modules that I'd be missing mostly. I might be okay without the latter ones but I honestly don't want to use any device without proper adblocking.
So my question to everyone here is, and I'm sorry if anyone thinks this is off topic... Is there any good alternative for real adblocking without root nowadays?
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I been reading and there seem to be a few that create this VPN thing on your phone. /blah... I read that root works or the Pixel and XL and 2. Just not on the 3 due to the partition change. I however can say that magisk 16 - 18.1 does not work. :/

paco8 said:
Hey y'all! And thanks for the insight, tweaked. Usually I'd be right there with you but I'm still hesitant because root doesn't work. In my case, it's AdAway too, as well as YouTube Vanced and Viper via Magisk Modules that I'd be missing mostly. I might be okay without the latter ones but I honestly don't want to use any device without proper adblocking.
So my question to everyone here is, and I'm sorry if anyone thinks this is off topic... Is there any good alternative for real adblocking without root nowadays?
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Yes, Android Pie made it super easy because it added Private DNS! Just input Adguard DNS server to Private DNS setting:
dns.adguard.com
https://adguard.com/en/blog/adguard-dns-announcement/

Guys, I've made the update after enroll the beta using the full it's, but after update some apps didn't work at all, like Waze, Gmail, etc. Did anyone had a similar problem?!? I had to flash pie again and restore the data partition from a nand backup. For the time, I'm out.
waingro808 said:
Yes, Android Pie made it super easy because it added Private DNS! Just input Adguard DNS server to Private DNS setting:
176.103.130.130
176.103.130.131
https://adguard.com/en/adguard-dns/overview.html
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But u can't put ip numbers in the private DNS, only the translated address
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ttocs99 said:
Been using q since last night and it's very stable for a beta there's some small things to option out but works good
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Is it stable enough to use for a daily driver? Kinda wanna use it just cause lol

onesolo said:
But u can't put ip numbers in the private DNS, only the translated address
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Oops, you are right. I forgot how I did it lol. You need to put:
dns.adguard.com

Anonturtle said:
Is it stable enough to use for a daily driver? Kinda wanna use it just cause lol
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Yes very stable in actually supprised how good it is for a beta.

waingro808 said:
Oops, you are right. I forgot how I did it lol. You need to put:
dns.adguard.com
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But that DNS from adguard, makes soft resets (not the ones that power cycle the phone)
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