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As the title suggests, I have just turned into an Andriod user...i.e.: this is my first ever andriod device. If it was not for Nexus 4's cutting-edge hardware+software combined with its PRICING (the major part), I wouldnt have bought an andriod phone.
Just want to know who else is on the same boat. There are a lot of questions running in my mind.. rooting.. kernel.. ROMs.. what not! May be by the passage of time I will learn all this and enjoy the journey of Andriod-world.
Welcome. You couldn't have picked a better android device to start off with.
If you have any questions regarding rooting or anything android in general feel free to PM me.
Good luck!
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@ mackster248.
Thank you mate. I am obliged. Will surely contact if I plan on rooting.
Feel free to contact me as well if you need to! Also don't be afraid to ask questions, just be sure to use the search function
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Tip is since you're new. Don't use the toolkit, spend the time and learn about it to manually unlock the bootloader if you decide on flashing anything (custom rom, kernel, root). It's very simple to do and will help you in the long run. Check the forum sticky threads and there are tutorials on how to approach this.
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the previous one, galaxy nexus, was my first one. i couldn't see myself using gingerbread before, it was too ugly. when they got matias duarte and it started to look like something i made the jump and never looked back. i'd say use your nexus for a while. you can always root it easily, that wont be a problem, but why not enjoying stock android while its new and fresh for you. i mean, im all for rooting it but honestly, the time when a new android comes out and we don't have sources yet but we can't wait so we jump to I/O leaks or factory images, that is always the nicest.
although, yeah, i forgot about nex4's washed out colors........... maybe it makes sense to root it right away for that purpose since its gonna look ten times better when its calibrated.
Welcome!
As zephiK said, try doing it all manually. Don't just find the automation scripts and use them. I started with the HTC Dream/G1, haven't looked back since. I must say android has changed a lot since the early days, but one thing has stayed the same, the knowledge I gained from having to do it manually from the get go, can roughly be applied to any android device. It largely helps you gain a better understanding of how the device works and what methods can be used to manipulate the software to do what you need, and want.
Oh yeah! How could I forget. Unlock your bootloader manually DAY ONE, even if you don't decide to root.
Why? When you unlock your bootloader, it will wipe your phone's internals and data. So you might as well do it right away so if u do decide to tinker with your phone, you can always back up everything and make your transition very easy to do.
Hey there,
I got my Nexus just before Christmas and
I'm pretty happy with it! that's my first android device. Previously I've had an iPhone 4. For me screen might be even bigger but it's pretty much OK
I decided to try root a week ago and flashed AOKP three days ago. It is all fantastic! Compared with my nexus iPhone is like a piece of ****^^
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I too am a first time Android User and a proud owner of the Nexus 4.
It was quite a transition from Symbian to Android. Well, not really.
Now to figure out why I rooted my device last night.
My first android was the one and only T-Mobile G1 (HTC Dream). Loved it to death. But I lost it while on trip to California in 2009. I was pissed about it for almost a year :crying:
Currently have the HTC Vision (G2). Wanting to get my hands on a N4 badly. I almost want to pull the trigger and buy an overpriced one on Amazon or eBay. I'm checking the Play Store everyday for it. Let's see if I can hold out.
BTW, just got a N7 yesterday. Rooted it the moment I got it.
Android can do so much even on stock devices... I'd suggest trying it all out for a month or so before flashing kernels, etc. Just because there is so much to customize and try (and break... a bit) even without rooting.
Well nexus4 is my first Android phone i bought myself, i have used before android. But owned only Nokia. After 2 weeks I am very happy and i think i won't regret chosing this over L920
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me too!
hi all,
the nex4 has also pulled me from the grasp of Apple. Only had mine for about 3 hours so still learning it all, and its great!
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I am new to android and need to know the step by step process of root. Like unlocking boot loader is the first step, second step ?? and so on.. Please give the step by step flow from scratch.
Nexus 4 is also my first Android device, got it last 16th of December. The best Christmas gift I had for myself after awhile. Since then, I'm lovin it!
Sandeep_AV said:
I am new to android and need to know the step by step process of root. Like unlocking boot loader is the first step, second step ?? and so on.. Please give the step by step flow from scratch.
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You want this which has links to loads of info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010338
And this looks like it will be helpful for getting help from people: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2031989&postcount=45
I think it's really worth looking at all the different Nexus 4 subforums and reading the main threads, pretty much everything is covered. And if you don't understand something, if you post in the correct thread people will help you out with what you need.
Nexus 4 is my first android, coming after 4+ years of iPhone. I am blown away so far! And this forum is an amazing resource too :good:
I am flabbergasted to see the amount of people who have started their Andriod journey with N4.
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Feel free to contact me as well if you need to! Also don't be afraid to ask questions, just be sure to use the search function
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Thank you all who r willing to help. And TBO, I loved the way how nicely you expressed your gesture of helping. Rarely we get to see that on XDA.
I do not plan to root the device as honestly I dont know the ABC of rooting ATM. So I will read read and read when i get time and if stuck somewhere, i will ask someone to help and then move on.
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Oh yeah! How could I forget. Unlock your bootloader manually DAY ONE, even if you don't decide to root.
Why? When you unlock your bootloader, it will wipe your phone's internals and data. So you might as well do it right away so if u do decide to tinker with your phone, you can always back up everything and make your transition very easy to do.
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Buddy, by wiping the phone's internals & data, you mean it will free up some more space for us to use.. right?
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You want this which has links to loads of info: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010338
And this looks like it will be helpful for getting help from people: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2031989&postcount=45
I think it's really worth looking at all the different Nexus 4 subforums and reading the main threads, pretty much everything is covered. And if you don't understand something, if you post in the correct thread people will help you out with what you need.
Nexus 4 is my first android, coming after 4+ years of iPhone. I am blown away so far! And this forum is an amazing resource too :good:
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Was just checking these links.. Very very useful. Thanks.
im also a little surprised about how many nexus 4 owners are new to android. i mean all of us android veterans know that its the best android phone right now, most people just coming in to android opt for easier to come by androids like the one x or the gs3, mainly because they dont know what to look for. for those just getting into android, you made the right choice!
my advice to you from hundreds of times flashing, wiping, restoring, and resetting my phones on various roms: go crazy now. try all of the different customizations, launchers, browsers, and all that. remember what you like and what seems to slow the phone down, drain the battery, or save battery and speed it up. once you have figured all this out, wipe it and start fresh, maybe try a custom rom and kernel if you want. put back the stuff you like. after you get bored, do it again! at this point, ive pretty much realized the best thing for me is to just keep my phone as vanilla as possible, no 3rd party launchers, keyboards, dialers, etc, but ive tried them all! its just easier to set up that way, and ends up with a fast and seamless experience. everybodies different though, and thats the wonder of android
I mean, it still packs some decent specs under that beautiful design, regardless of performance. I mean, try to buy it from their site, it won't be highlighted or something, but op2 and op3 are. Try to find some oneplus x guides, op2 guide will show up, and this goes forever, you get it. MAY I MENTION IT's august 2016, the phone came in late 2015 and we still didn't get a 6.0 update ? I bet they gave up on oneplus x and we're never gonna get a 6.0 update actually. Some shameful shi.t right here. MORE MONEY, MORE PROBLEMS I SUPPOSE. They are blinded by the tremendous success of op2 and op3 phones so they dropped oneplus x "for good". That's how i'll never stick to oneplus again.
there is no need of this anxiety, CyanogenMod already has been released marshmallow of OPX and there are many developers ROM available you can try them i would like to prefer Sultan's ROM because i am using and it is really very good and battery backup is great SoT is unbelievable 4 to 5 hours. don't worry man there is always a hope..by the way oxygen os is no so good..... sorry if my narration is not make you happy
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there is no need of this anxiety, CyanogenMod already has been released marshmallow of OPX and there are many developers ROM available you can try them i would like to prefer Sultan's ROM because i am using and it is really very good and battery backup is great SoT is unbelievable 4 to 5 hours. don't worry man there is always a hope..by the way oxygen os is no so good..... sorry if my narration is not make you happy
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yes there is need for this anxiety, cyanogenmod has been released but there is no stable version out yet, yes there are many rom's available but everyone of them has one bug or the other, i would prefer stock rom because they have almost minor to no bugs because casual users like me dont go testing every feature of the rom after flashing. why would this matter you ask then lemme give you an example from a casual user's point of view, i'm chilling with my friends & they show me some content (might be any personal song or video) & i ask them to transfer it to me via bluetooth like any casual user & i find out that the bluetooth function is broken & that would be an embarassing situation i wouldn't wanna be in.
Pls dont get me wrong im not slandering the hard work of custom rom developers, im jus stating my point as a casual user whose not interested in SoT but just wants to feel safe knowing all the features of my phone are working well.
Many of you will say stick to oxygen 2.2 if you want to feel safe but i would say my one plus x is not that old and 7.0 is about to release im not asking for the latest but atleast give me 6.0 which even cheap & crappy chinese phones come with now a days.
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yes there is need for this anxiety, cyanogenmod has been released but there is no stable version out yet, yes there are many rom's available but everyone of them has one bug or the other, i would prefer stock rom because they have almost minor to no bugs because casual users like me dont go testing every feature of the rom after flashing. why would this matter you ask then lemme give you an example from a casual user's point of view, i'm chilling with my friends & they show me some content (might be any personal song or video) & i ask them to transfer it to me via bluetooth like any casual user & i find out that the bluetooth function is broken & that would be an embarassing situation i wouldn't wanna be in.
Pls dont get me wrong im not slandering the hard work of custom rom developers, im jus stating my point as a casual user whose not interested in SoT but just wants to feel safe knowing all the features of my phone are working well.
Many of you will say stick to oxygen 2.2 if you want to feel safe but i would say my one plus x is not that old and 7.0 is about to release im not asking for the latest but atleast give me 6.0 which even cheap & crappy chinese phones come with now a days.
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give a try to Sultan's ROM you will be not disappointed, because there is no bugs everything is working fine. you can use it like casual user or if you need root access then you have to flash superSU above than 2.6 version. how it will help you else upto you
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coldfear00 said:
yes there is need for this anxiety, cyanogenmod has been released but there is no stable version out yet, yes there are many rom's available but everyone of them has one bug or the other, i would prefer stock rom because they have almost minor to no bugs because casual users like me dont go testing every feature of the rom after flashing. why would this matter you ask then lemme give you an example from a casual user's point of view, i'm chilling with my friends & they show me some content (might be any personal song or video) & i ask them to transfer it to me via bluetooth like any casual user & i find out that the bluetooth function is broken & that would be an embarassing situation i wouldn't wanna be in.
Pls dont get me wrong im not slandering the hard work of custom rom developers, im jus stating my point as a casual user whose not interested in SoT but just wants to feel safe knowing all the features of my phone are working well.
Many of you will say stick to oxygen 2.2 if you want to feel safe but i would say my one plus x is not that old and 7.0 is about to release im not asking for the latest but atleast give me 6.0 which even cheap & crappy chinese phones come with now a days.
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never gonna buy OnePlus sh*t again...
Well im not talking about particular rom developers, they are in no way linked to the company itself. They develop custom roms for plenty of devices. As far as these goes, i tried paranoid, which is incredibly nice looking but it drains my battery pretty fast with wi-fi on all the time, and i can't connect to mobile data on either of sim cards. Sultan's xda is not any different from official cm13 rom, as far as i could tell, and any other cm13 roms for different devices. It's just the same interface im fed up with it. Oxygen os is a big dissapointment, i dont like it at all. ON THE OTHER HAND, H2os is perfect for me, perfect design, incredibly long battery life, but not quite good performances. Anyway, i bought the phone mostly cause of it's very nice looking design so i got to stick with lags in google play store.
Anyway, my point still stands. They been blinded by the success of oneplus 3 so they decided to forget about oneplus x. I bet we won't get android 6.0 at all.
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never gonna buy OnePlus sh*t again...
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Lad spoke for me! :good:
i've been saying the same shiet, just more gently. This right here is just a consequence.
no offense, but i would like to say i love my phone with custom ROM and i would suggest you guys should purchase google nexus phone if you really need latest Android and i am also thinking about but i have two sim that's why i purchased OnePlus x phone because of their commitment that they will provide latest Android but they betrayed us. Unfortunately we can't do anything despite shouting...is there any options? by the way i am happy by rooting my device and i like custom ROM.
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coldfear00 said:
yes there is need for this anxiety, cyanogenmod has been released but there is no stable version out yet, yes there are many rom's available but everyone of them has one bug or the other, i would prefer stock rom because they have almost minor to no bugs because casual users like me dont go testing every feature of the rom after flashing. why would this matter you ask then lemme give you an example from a casual user's point of view, i'm chilling with my friends & they show me some content (might be any personal song or video) & i ask them to transfer it to me via bluetooth like any casual user & i find out that the bluetooth function is broken & that would be an embarassing situation i wouldn't wanna be in.
Pls dont get me wrong im not slandering the hard work of custom rom developers, im jus stating my point as a casual user whose not interested in SoT but just wants to feel safe knowing all the features of my phone are working well.
Many of you will say stick to oxygen 2.2 if you want to feel safe but i would say my one plus x is not that old and 7.0 is about to release im not asking for the latest but atleast give me 6.0 which even cheap & crappy chinese phones come with now a days.
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well, we got lollipop with MM-like features xD
Coldfear I can't agree more with you, that's why I stick to OOS after have tested around 5 custom roms in my phone. Simply for the rock solid signal reception, the Super fast 4G, the unbeatable photo quality (yes I've tried sultans hal, but apart from fps, nothing comes close to stock camera image quality) and the fact that as a casual user all the every day features of the Rom are readily available to me when I need them. On the other hand all devs put their best efforts to provide a features rich roms and should continue doing so, in order satisfy all kind of users. Rom choice It's really a personal matter. Everyone keep up the good work.
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A CM nightly with broken features can happen anytime, but then you flash a release from another date that corrected the casual bug. That's how its supposed to work. If you find a good build you stay with that for a month at least then update. If you are not happy with the new update you go back to the rom you were using. And with twrp everything is easy, and finish in few minutes. And lets not forget that OOS 5.1 has released many updates and users are still complaining about bugs there too. Anyway I think that OPX team has done a good job with OOS, they are still updating it in a time when everyone is focused one OP3.
OP3 is the flagship, it has just been released and has attracted a huge fan base already. Its normal it has overshadowed OPX which now is a mid-range budget phone. I think that after some months, they will put some effort on bringing a full working MM on OPX. And then , start working on OP4
I remember, when OnePlus were asked why they haveused an older chipset in OnePlus X , they said that it'll help the device to have more (unofficial) development support. I think they indirectly implied ,"OnePlus X users, we won't be updating your software since we have provided you with a chip set that is going to have a great amount of (unofficial) developer support. So, don't bother us by asking for updates and let us concentrate on our "Flagship killers" ".
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Coldfear I can't agree more with you, that's why I stick to OOS after have tested around 5 custom roms in my phone. Simply for the rock solid signal reception, the Super fast 4G, the unbeatable photo quality (yes I've tried sultans hal, but apart from fps, nothing comes close to stock camera image quality) and the fact that as a casual user all the every day features of the Rom are readily available to me when I need them. On the other hand all devs put their best efforts to provide a features rich roms and should continue doing so, in order satisfy all kind of users. Rom choice It's really a personal matter. Everyone keep up the good work.
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I have to disagree with you here.
1. Picture quality is better on SulatanXDA roms. It can be subjective, but it seems so. Even my friend semi-pro photographers said so. I don't care about 4K recording/FPS much
2. There are no bugs.
3. I get 50 Mbit/s on LTE outside of the building. It differes depending on time of the day and location obviously.
Anyway I do recommend SultanXDA rom to anyone who is looking to replace buggy (yes it is buggy and never updated!!!) OOS. Love this phone.... The only thing I hate is lack of 5GHz band for wifi (it isn't even the band as the support is there, One+ was lazy enough not to put an antenna in)
Hey guys,
I used to do ROM Reviews for the Nexus 6 a long time ago but got carried away with work and had to slow down (we all know how much time and effort it can take to wipe and restart with a new ROM). I feel like the reviews helped spark discussion and the responses to the reviews really helped me understand what factors mattered most to the average user.
Anyways, is there any interest in me starting this up for the Pixel? I've used PureNexus for quite some time now and feel like I have a very good grasp on it in terms of features and performance. I'm downloading and configuring Hexa tonight, so I can start with a comparison (outside of stock). If there's interest, I'll plan to post the first review at the end of this next week (around 3/4 Feb).
EDIT: I'm going to wait on this until the GApps issues all get ironed out. I'd love feedback on which ROMs to try, so I can start with the ROMs people want first.
Could use some in-depth reviews here. Perhaps a comparison to stock.
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Could use some in-depth reviews here. Perhaps a comparison to stock.
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Any ROM preference for the first one?
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Any ROM preference for the first one?
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Hexa would be nice. I've been contemplating flashing it but would like a review to compare it with PN
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Hexa would be nice. I've been contemplating flashing it but would like a review to compare it with PN
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So I tried installing Hexa last night. Coming from PureNexus, I played it safe and wiped everything first, didn't even install TWRP (just used fastboot to boot into TWRP every time). Still, I had nothing but issues with Google Play services. I'm also not a fan of all the AOSP apps that LineageOS includes. I wish there was an option during set up where it asks if you want to keep them, so users can decline the ones they'll never use (I'm fine with them including the essentials, like "Messaging", but I can't stand having the AOSP Email app and a bunch of other).
I then tried to install Oct-N, with a number of issues again.
If/when I do this, I'm going to have to wait until the process becomes less painful. I liked PureNexus a LOT, but for the moment (I'll keep trying next weekend) I'm going to stick with stock w/ root.
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So I tried installing Hexa last night. Coming from PureNexus, I played it safe and wiped everything first, didn't even install TWRP (just used fastboot to boot into TWRP every time). Still, I had nothing but issues with Google Play services. I'm also not a fan of all the AOSP apps that LineageOS includes. I wish there was an option during set up where it asks if you want to keep them, so users can decline the ones they'll never use (I'm fine with them including the essentials, like "Messaging", but I can't stand having the AOSP Email app and a bunch of other).
I then tried to install Oct-N, with a number of issues again.
If/when I do this, I'm going to have to wait until the process becomes less painful. I liked PureNexus a LOT, but for the moment (I'll keep trying next weekend) I'm going to stick with stock w/ root.
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Have you tried Dirty Unicorns yet?
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for me its either pure nexus or dirty unicorns. DU has a few more options and better battery life currently. at least for me. the pixel doesnt have anywhere near the dev community the nexuses or oneplus3t have. but ill take what I can get.
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for me its either pure nexus or dirty unicorns. DU has a few more options and better battery life currently. at least for me. the pixel doesnt have anywhere near the dev community the nexuses or oneplus3t have. but ill take what I can get.
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I don't think that's necessarily true. The Pixel's system is completely different from either of those devices, and it's taking significantly longer for the devs to sort out all of the kinks. It doesn't help that it's MUCH more consumer-focused than any of Google's previous phones or tablets.
I tried DU a long time ago on an older device, but not on my Pixel. Maybe I'll try that next. Does DU have a thing against sharing their builds on XDA?
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I don't think that's necessarily true. The Pixel's system is completely different from either of those devices, and it's taking significantly longer for the devs to sort out all of the kinks. It doesn't help that it's MUCH more consumer-focused than any of Google's previous phones or tablets.
I tried DU a long time ago on an older device, but not on my Pixel. Maybe I'll try that next. Does DU have a thing against sharing their builds on XDA?
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I dont think a lot of devs have the pixel or xl. they are pretty expensive. but yes I know the new partition scheme is a pita. thats why we dont have a stable twrp yet. ive yet to see another person with a pixel despite it selling well. I mostly see samsungs and iphones.
im not sure what the beef is with DU and xda. they are at devbase. I didnt join the site, just bookmarked for the builds.
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I dont think a lot of devs have the pixel or xl. they are pretty expensive. but yes I know the new partition scheme is a pita. thats why we dont have a stable twrp yet. ive yet to see another person with a pixel despite it selling well. I mostly see samsungs and iphones.
im not sure what the beef is with DU and xda. they are at devbase. I didnt join the site, just bookmarked for the builds.
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Fair point, especially if they enjoy the Nexus 6P...
Can you get Oct-N to work and leave a review? Seems interesting.
i have been running DU since it was released and recently flashed purenexus almost a week ago. while the 2 roms have similar mods i feel DU had better battery life. both roms run smooth but battery life is the deciding factor on which rom to use as a daily driver.
So Im going to root my phone and havent flashed a ROM in a while and was wondering what is the best Google Pixel XL or Google Pixel ROM that is out. Any help is appreciated.
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So Im going to root my phone and havent flashed a ROM in a while and was wondering what is the best Google Pixel XL or Google Pixel ROM that is out. Any help is appreciated.
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PureNexus ROM is really good with battery life and even the stability. Give it a shot and also most of the Google Pixel features are already baked into this ROM. Hope you get what you are excited about
I didn't like Pure Nexus and would have recommended Cortex instead but the last two builds have been buggy--although I think a lot of that has to do with the monthly Google image the rom is built upon since similar image based roms are reporting similar issues--mainly with battery drain. I would have recommended Megapixel instead but that hasn't been updated since December. You might be stuck with Pure Nexus but since it is an Aesop based rom rather than based on the Google monthly image Google Assistant doesn't work properly for some people or stops working properly after a time. One good thing about Cortex is that GA works perfectly. I wish I had a better recommendation for you than Pure Nexus which I think is overrated but I'm still on January build of Cortex because of problems with the February and March builds. Good luck.
I tried pure nexus a couple of times. It's stable, and for me assistant have worked perfect all time.
Somehow I didn't like the Rom as much as megapixel. Cortex is buggy and I don't install it again, I have tried it 3-4 times.
I'm about to try resurrection remix now, worth a look. It comes with pixel launcher also, and having a ton of customisation.
Edit: After trying Resurrection Remix, I quickly removed it and went back to pure nexus.
I can understand that people love RR,I really do.. IF you love customization. Im not that into this stuff.
But for me, it's way too much and simply confusing. Of course, you can use the Rom without using the customisation, but then it loose some of it point I think. Pure nexus would be my number 1 recommendation.
I personally found Pure Nexus to be the most problematic rom I ever installed on any phone I have ever owned. I can't fathom why that rom is so popular. People who post problems to the forums are very frequently running Pure Nexus but always assume that whatever problem they are having has nothing to do with the rom. Unfortunately most of the devs seem to have abandoned ship where the 6P is concerned and there are only a small handful of roms still being updated. If you run Pure Nexus I hope you have a better experience than I did the two times I tried running it but if you start having issues with your phone after you flash it the problem is with the rom. Pure Nexus slowed down my phone compared to stock, caused battery drain compared to stock, caused multiple apps to crash repeatedly--and when I tried to get support all I got was attacked.
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I personally found Pure Nexus to be the most problematic rom I ever installed on any phone I have ever owned. I can't fathom why that rom is so popular. People who post problems to the forums are very frequently running Pure Nexus but always assume that whatever problem they are having has nothing to do with the rom. Unfortunately most of the devs seem to have abandoned ship where the 6P is concerned and there are only a small handful of roms still being updated. If you run Pure Nexus I hope you have a better experience than I did the two times I tried running it but if you start having issues with your phone after you flash it the problem is with the rom. Pure Nexus slowed down my phone compared to stock, caused battery drain compared to stock, caused multiple apps to crash repeatedly--and when I tried to get support all I got was attacked.
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Oh well... I really don't understand what's your point in telling someone that a ROM is so bad and that people who answered you in a ROM thread "attacked" you/your ports... Don't get me wrong, this is not a tribute i'm making here to PureNexus, nor am i trying to persude OP to choose it over another ROM... I see only 4 post from you in PN thread reporting issues. Your 1st post seems to have been ignored... Most likely because people never had such issues?! Also with adaway which i myself never had any issue using it... Here 3 users just answered, telling you they don't have issues with PN + AdAway. I don't see any attack here, do you? Finally you ended with reinstalling stock for testing purpose as kindly suggested by another user. And it seems like you weren't offended in any way since you even added a smile in the end of your post stating it resolved your issue!
Now telling someone a ROM is the worst of all simply because you didn't find your happiness is kind of offending and attacking regarding all the work @BeansTown106 puts in his ROM and for the community. Did you ever read one of the best XDA proverb that say: "logcat or it didn't happen" ? Proper logs are the least you can do when you report issues. Considering you're a member since nearly 2 years with ~ 600 posts, i think you should know that. At least, you could have asked for support from the developer.
Sorry OP, i'm kind of off topic here...
Now on topic... Yeah i do run PureNexus! And i never felt the need to swith to another ROM since. Well... Just because it works well for me doesn't mean it will work well for another user... Although normally it should, just like any other ROM on this forum!
About MegaPixel ROM, the developer's N6P is dead and he's going to upgrade to a Pixel, so no more update
I don't know about other ROMs. But since you only had two opinions, you'd better read through the developers forum and try installing a few ROMs for comparaison purpose. And if you don't like one, you can always switch to another one! At least you'll test by yourself and you'll see if it really suits your needs! :good:
Hey OP I definitely recommend PURE NEXUS or the NITROGEN OS rom.
Nitrogen OS + Flash kernel.
Pure Nexus also has an incredible user base with a ton of folks that help answer questions. I've been a PN user fairy consistently through two nexus phones. I also like Resurrection Remix.
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I personally found Pure Nexus to be the most problematic rom I ever installed on any phone I have ever owned. I can't fathom why that rom is so popular. People who post problems to the forums are very frequently running Pure Nexus but always assume that whatever problem they are having has nothing to do with the rom. Unfortunately most of the devs seem to have abandoned ship where the 6P is concerned and there are only a small handful of roms still being updated. If you run Pure Nexus I hope you have a better experience than I did the two times I tried running it but if you start having issues with your phone after you flash it the problem is with the rom. Pure Nexus slowed down my phone compared to stock, caused battery drain compared to stock, caused multiple apps to crash repeatedly--and when I tried to get support all I got was attacked.
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It sound strange. I have never had one crash and i don't have any battery drain either. In fact, my first cycle gave me over 5 hours sot, and have no wake up or other problem.
RR is as far as i know also a good ROM, but under set process i got serious lag,both times i installed this ROM. But once set up, it runs fine. But for my taste, way to much settings and customisation. If you like all that stuff, RR is maybe the way to go. PN have nice customisation also, but not too much.
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Oh well... I really don't understand what's your point in telling someone that a ROM is so bad and that people who answered you in a ROM thread "attacked" you/your ports... Don't get me wrong, this is not a tribute i'm making here to PureNexus, nor am i trying to persude OP to choose it over another ROM... I see only 4 post from you in PN thread reporting issues. Your 1st post seems to have been ignored... Most likely because people never had such issues?! Also with adaway which i myself never had any issue using it... Here 3 users just answered, telling you they don't have issues with PN + AdAway. I don't see any attack here, do you? Finally you ended with reinstalling stock for testing purpose as kindly suggested by another user. And it seems like you weren't offended in any way since you even added a smile in the end of your post stating it resolved your issue!
Now telling someone a ROM is the worst of all simply because you didn't find your happiness is kind of offending and attacking regarding all the work @BeansTown106 puts in his ROM and for the community. Did you ever read one of the best XDA proverb that say: "logcat or it didn't happen" ? Proper logs are the least you can do when you report issues. Considering you're a member since nearly 2 years with ~ 600 posts, i think you should know that. At least, you could have asked for support from the developer.
Sorry OP, i'm kind of off topic here...
Now on topic... Yeah i do run PureNexus! And i never felt the need to swith to another ROM since. Well... Just because it works well for me doesn't mean it will work well for another user... Although normally it should, just like any other ROM on this forum!
About MegaPixel ROM, the developer's N6P is dead and he's going to upgrade to a Pixel, so no more update
I don't know about other ROMs. But since you only had two opinions, you'd better read through the developers forum and try installing a few ROMs for comparaison purpose. And if you don't like one, you can always switch to another one! At least you'll test by yourself and you'll see if it really suits your needs! :good:
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I tried Pure Nexus two separate times and it was lousy both times. It's a wildly overrated rom. People claim its not buggy yet if you read through the forum people talk about bugs on pretty much every single build of the rom. I've run many roms on many phones and honestly nothing perplexes me as much as the popularity of Pure Nexus.
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I tried Pure Nexus two separate times and it was lousy both times. It's a wildly overrated rom. People claim its not buggy yet if you read through the forum people talk about bugs on pretty much every single build of the rom. I've run many roms on many phones and honestly nothing perplexes me as much as the popularity of Pure Nexus.
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Yeah sure... And yet you don't really know if the ROM is the culprit, since most of the time if not all the time, only one user reports having a specific issue. Of course, without providing any way to reproduce it, nor does he/she provides log for the developers​ to check. Who is to Blame? The ROM?
Pointing fingers at someone for your own mistakes or lack of common sense is easy. But who cares, it's a lot easier than trying to figure the issue on your own or help the developers to get it fixed.
Cheers, have a nice day... :good:
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I tried Pure Nexus two separate times and it was lousy both times. It's a wildly overrated rom. People claim its not buggy yet if you read through the forum people talk about bugs on pretty much every single build of the rom. I've run many roms on many phones and honestly nothing perplexes me as much as the popularity of Pure Nexus.
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Sounds like it's your problem. If you don't know how to install AdAway, then you're probably not a reliable source for bug reports. Ironically, PN is one of the most (maybe the most) stable custom ROMs for this phone.
Pure Nexus + Franco Kernel = Amazing battery life and stability.
jhs39 said:
I personally found Pure Nexus to be the most problematic rom I ever installed on any phone I have ever owned. I can't fathom why that rom is so popular. People who post problems to the forums are very frequently running Pure Nexus but always assume that whatever problem they are having has nothing to do with the rom. Unfortunately most of the devs seem to have abandoned ship where the 6P is concerned and there are only a small handful of roms still being updated. If you run Pure Nexus I hope you have a better experience than I did the two times I tried running it but if you start having issues with your phone after you flash it the problem is with the rom. Pure Nexus slowed down my phone compared to stock, caused battery drain compared to stock, caused multiple apps to crash repeatedly--and when I tried to get support all I got was attacked.
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Lol , dang you should have known the self appointed Guardians of Devs (I think they are from middle Earth) , would find you, even in some random thread, these dudes can seek out an opportunity like an eagle spotting a mouse from the air.
Don't worry I'll drink an extra brew for you.
Give a try to Six ROM, is a Pixel themed rom and it runs smooth as it can be. Also battery life is good.
I would recommend Cortex but only if you also flash The Flash's kernel. On the stock kernel there are problems with battery drain. With Flash kernel Cortex is as smooth and bug free as any custom ROM I have ever run and it gives you a nice Pixel experience.
In case you guys haven't figured it out yet, development, Imo, is dead. There isn't stable root, no rom development outside of slightly modded stuff to change your status bar and the most recent breakthrough was substratum... Which wasn't even meant for this phone but rather the s8 but it still works. Now I use and love substratum but I really want an aosp/pixel rom and stable root and Xposed but I don't think that any of this is coming ever. I could be wrong. But I'm tired of buying locked down Samsung devices because of this. This seems more like a rant but it's more of a psa to developers who wanna help the hopeless. Ya know?
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In case you guys haven't figured it out yet, development, Imo, is dead. There isn't stable root, no rom development outside of slightly modded stuff to change your status bar and the most recent breakthrough was substratum... Which wasn't even meant for this phone but rather the s8 but it still works. Now I use and love substratum but I really want an aosp/pixel rom and stable root and Xposed but I don't think that any of this is coming ever. I could be wrong. But I'm tired of buying locked down Samsung devices because of this. This seems more like a rant but it's more of a psa to developers who wanna help the hopeless. Ya know?
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I purchased this phone coming from an Iphone 6Plus, thinking I could definitely obtain root on the most sold android phone still in use. Nope. Pretty disappointing as I think it may be the best phone ever made.
RileyIssKing said:
In case you guys haven't figured it out yet, development, Imo, is dead. There isn't stable root, no rom development outside of slightly modded stuff to change your status bar and the most recent breakthrough was substratum... Which wasn't even meant for this phone but rather the s8 but it still works. Now I use and love substratum but I really want an aosp/pixel rom and stable root and Xposed but I don't think that any of this is coming ever. I could be wrong. But I'm tired of buying locked down Samsung devices because of this. This seems more like a rant but it's more of a psa to developers who wanna help the hopeless. Ya know?
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I didn't do enough research before buying S7. Coming from Nexus 6p this is really foreign to me. I saw s7 had root but didn't look into the 2 different processors, all the different carriers (it doesn't matter on Nexus devices.)
Far as Development goes...its probably not going to happen unless someone finds a way to unlock the bootloader. Next best thing might be Safe Strap but afaik there's nothing in the works.
For now I'm making the best of it. I'm having a decent experience with the Eng kernel. Currently looking into the nonrooted Rom. My hope is I'll be able to make some changes (like installing viper) then switching to the stock boot.img and trying to make those changes stick. Supposedly it's possible but I'm still trying to get some guidance. Experimenting with this phone sucks because the process for root is pretty long then setting everything up THEN it might not work so back to square one.
Especially once done with purchase plan or contract (should you have one) and out of warranty. After that point, it's mine to do with as I please! (I know, should be able to do it whenever, but I'm playing by their rules for a minute.) So it's already BS for those who bought first few months and have paid off.
Personally, what is driving me crazy is battery drain. I'm running about 144k on AnTuTu, so no major complaints with performance, but plugging it in more than once a day sucks. Power drain when I'm not doing anything: sucks. I know it's all this useless crapware running in the background, even tho I killed some with Package Disabler Pro. Just addressing that would improve my mood. If AT&T is trying to ensure we'll all look very carefully at unlocked phones next time, they are doing a bang-up job.