Without gapps..!! - Lenovo A6000/Plus Questions & Answers

Hi guys I have one question
Shall we flash the custom ROMs without gapps??
If the answer was yes ...then what are those custom ROMs??
I have viper ...RR DND
Shall I flash those ROMs without gapps??
Thank u

jameeljb6 said:
Hi guys I have one question
Shall we flash the custom ROMs without gapps??
If the answer was yes ...then what are those custom ROMs??
I have viper ...RR DND
Shall I flash those ROMs without gapps??
Thank u
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Yes, you can flash custom ROMs without Gapps. However, there will be no Google apps installed in your system. That means, there will be no Play Store (Market), Play Games, etc.
Custom ROMs are Firmwares/OS which customly made for our devices and some of them are customized or revised from the original Firmware. They are not the official firmware from Lenovo or other manufacturers.
It's your choice to flash Gapps or not. However, you must know what's the consequences.
I hope this helps.

xda_borj said:
Yes, you can flash custom ROMs without Gapps. However, there will be no Google apps installed in your system. That means, there will be no Play Store (Market), Play Games, etc.
Custom ROMs are Firmwares/OS which customly made for our devices and some of them are customized or revised from the original Firmware. They are not the official firmware from Lenovo or other manufacturers.
It's your choice to flash Gapps or not. However, you must know what's the consequences.
I hope this helps.
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Thanks brother

jameeljb6 said:
Thanks brother
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You are welcome!

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[Q] Custom firmwares in ODIN

any1 have a custom firmware? while flashing odin i read that custom os is harmful... what is a custom os? any examples?
After market firmwares like cyanogen mod's are considered custom OS's. You can include custom roms too but they are just themed versions of the stock firmware. So... cyanogen mod or Panandroid or MIUI etc are custom OS's.
But you needn't worry about that warning.
Need help with CyanogenMod??Go here CM Help Thread ​Sent via the muffin launch _/^\_
TeeJay!! said:
After market firmwares like cyanogen mod's are considered custom OS's. You can include custom roms too but they are just themed versions of the stock firmware. So... cyanogen mod or Panandroid or MIUI etc are custom OS's.
But you needn't worry about that warning.
Need help with CyanogenMod??Go here CM Help Thread ​Sent via the muffin launch _/^\_
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So we hv to install them like we flash odin?
iPanther said:
So we hv to install them like we flash odin?
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Some are installed via odin but here most are flashable
Need help with CyanogenMod??Go here CM Help Thread ​
TeeJay!! said:
Some are installed via odin but here most are flashable
Need help with CyanogenMod??Go here CM Help Thread ​
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can u name some which are installed via odin?
iPanther said:
can u name some which are installed via odin?
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For us right now... We neednt consider odin except for fresh firmware rest assured
Need help with CyanogenMod??Go here CM Help Thread ​
I need a custom or rooted rom flashable by Odin
TeeJay!! said:
For us right now... We neednt consider odin except for fresh firmware rest assured
Need help with CyanogenMod??Go here CM Help Thread ​
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I desperately need either a custom rom or rooted rom that's flashable by Odin only because I have a Galaxy y with a dead SD card port! I've replaced the actual port as the other's pins were all over the place but the new one didn't make any difference so now I can only flash roms through Odin.
Would anyone have a Galaxy y custom rom with root or would some kind person like to make one especially for people who can't use the SD card port for whatever reason as i'm sure there's more than just me that would make use of it! Thanks in advance to anyone that can point me in the right direction.

Galaxy S4 CyanogenMod?

Guys is there a Official version of CyanogenMode for Galaxy s4 i9505 ? what is it? my phone is very laggy with the stock rom :/
The Cyanogenmod website lists the devices the ROM works on, so why not go there and, oh I don't know, look?
Demitha said:
Guys is there a Official version of CyanogenMode for Galaxy s4 i9505 ? what is it? my phone is very laggy with the stock rom :/
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Yes, there is. You can fin it in the Original Android Development section. The maintainer is AntaresOne. He has 2 versions. One is the official nighlies and the other is an optimized version.
You can go for either one or, you can choose one of the other roms based on CM12 or CM12.1.
GDReaper said:
Yes, there is. You can fin it in the Original Android Development section. The maintainer is AntaresOne. He has 2 versions. One is the official nighlies and the other is an optimized version.
You can go for either one or, you can choose one of the other roms based on CM12 or CM12.1.
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Thank you very much fro the helpful answer , are you using any of those ROM's? what the most stable one? . Thanks again.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
The Cyanogenmod website lists the devices the ROM works on, so why not go there and, oh I don't know, look?
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if you cant help just stay away, guess you don't have better things to do.
Demitha said:
if you cant help just stay away, guess you don't have better things to do.
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He just not prepared to do your work for you. Your op was incredibly lazy. You could have saved time by just looking first, either on cm website or in the development sections in this forum
DSA said:
He just not prepared to do your work for you. Your op was incredibly lazy. You could have saved time by just looking first, either on cm website or in the development sections in this forum
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AGAIN, If he don't wanna do anything to help just stay the away, No need to waste my time with trash. im very new to this, i wouldn't know to search for a CM forum.
Demitha said:
AGAIN, If he don't wanna do anything to help just stay the away, No need to waste my time with trash. im very new to this, i wouldn't know to search for a CM forum.
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Just to clarify, you don't know how to type 'CyanogenMod' into a Google search bar but are competent at flashing ROMs?
DSA said:
Just to clarify, you don't know how to type 'CyanogenMod' into a Google search bar but are competent at flashing ROMs?
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My next thread would be to get help for flashing a ROM.
Why would you create a thread? There's hundreds for that exact thing already..I think some reading may be in order
DSA said:
Why would you create a thread? There's hundreds for that exact thing already..I think some reading may be in order
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Good point , i will search before make a thread for that.
Demitha said:
if you cant help just stay away, guess you don't have better things to do.
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It's because this forum is not a helpdesk. It takes 1 second to type "Cyanogenmod I9505" in Google or in the xda searchbar. Most developers don't like these kind of people in their rom threads but it lowers the quality of discussion dramatically.
It's the same for the question you asked in the CM optimized topic. It's not a helpdesk and it has nothing to do with that particularly rom. You can easily test which rom is more stable for you by flashing it.
Lennyz1988 said:
It's because this forum is not a helpdesk. It takes 1 second to type "Cyanogenmod I9505" in Google or in the xda searchbar. Most developers don't like these kind of people in their rom threads but it lowers the quality of discussion dramatically.
It's the same for the question you asked in the CM optimized topic. It's not a helpdesk and it has nothing to do with that particularly rom. You can easily test which rom is more stable for you by flashing it.
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ok i understand the your point, i will avoid these kind of threads again, thanks for explaining rather than trying to sound like a asshole :good:
Demitha said:
Thank you very much fro the helpful answer , are you using any of those ROM's? what the most stable one? . Thanks again.
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My first rom was the 5.0.1 GPE rom, then tried CM12 Optimized builds, SaberMod CM12 and 12.1 builds and I am now currently running Resurrection Remix rom.
The most stable from the bunch (for me) was the GPE rom. The fastest and smoothest (for me) seems to be Resurrection Remix.
All of them ran stable for me, with no bugs or serious problems that could not be solved.
CM12 has reached a final version. The developer works on 12.1 now. CM12.1 nighlies is the most updated of the bunch.
Now, for the flashing. Before flashng you might want to backup your stuff. This requires root. You can use CF-Auto-Root to do it. Warning: This will trip knox.
Just google search "root s4 cf auto root" and follow the instructions in the thread. CF-Auto-Root does not work with all s4 variants, so make sure you have the right one.
If you don't want to backup anything, then you can just skip to installing a custom recovery.
There are 3 to choose from: CWM, TWRP or PhilZ Touch recovery.
I use TWRP. You should be able to flash it with Odin. Google on how to flash a custom recovery on the s4. Even if they are for different android versions, it's basically the same process.
GDReaper said:
My first rom was the 5.0.1 GPE rom, then tried CM12 Optimized builds, SaberMod CM12 and 12.1 builds and I am now currently running Resurrection Remix rom.
The most stable from the bunch (for me) was the GPE rom. The fastest and smoothest (for me) seems to be Resurrection Remix.
All of them ran stable for me, with no bugs or serious problems that could not be solved.
CM12 has reached a final version. The developer works on 12.1 now. CM12.1 nighlies is the most updated of the bunch.
Now, for the flashing. Before flashng you might want to backup your stuff. This requires root. You can use CF-Auto-Root to do it. Warning: This will trip knox.
Just google search "root s4 cf auto root" and follow the instructions in the thread. CF-Auto-Root does not work with all s4 variants, so make sure you have the right one.
If you don't want to backup anything, then you can just skip to installing a custom recovery.
There are 3 to choose from: CWM, TWRP or PhilZ Touch recovery.
I use TWRP. You should be able to flash it with Odin. Google on how to flash a custom recovery on the s4. Even if they are for different android versions, it's basically the same process.
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This is the answer i have been looking for :angel: , i will try the Resurrection Remix , Thanks again.
Demitha said:
This is the answer i have been looking for :angel: , i will try the Resurrection Remix , Thanks again.
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Use it with KT Kernel. It gives you lots of customizability. You may have a green tinting at first, but this can be easily fixed. Settings > Display > LiveDisplay > Color Calibration and set all values there to 50% and hit Ok. Then just change the brightness so the changes take effect. Otherwise you will have to reboot.
Or you can use it with the default kernel.
GDReaper said:
Use it with KT Kernel. It gives you lots of customizability. You may have a green tinting at first, but this can be easily fixed. Settings > Display > LiveDisplay > Color Calibration and set all values there to 50% and hit Ok. Then just change the brightness so the changes take effect. Otherwise you will have to reboot.
Or you can use it with the default kernel.
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Awesome, Thanks

Most stable custom ROM

Previously, I used several faust's roms. Then I moved back to stock Flyme. Now I'm considering moving to custom rom again. So it has been quite a while since I used the custom rom and I wonder what is the most stable custom rom for our device currently. Particularly, in terms of gaming, fingerprint response and basic customization. Any advice?
Gorchichka said:
Previously, I used several faust's roms. Then I moved back to stock Flyme. Now I'm considering moving to custom rom again. So it has been quite a while since I used the custom rom and I wonder what is the most stable custom rom for our device currently. Particularly, in terms of gaming, fingerprint response and basic customization. Any advice?
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Yes, u can choose Faust93's rom or Faust93's rom... or even... Faust93's rom
In other words, u can choose RR rom. Or nothing else.
PYCON said:
Yes, u can choose Faust93's rom or Faust93's rom... or even... Faust93's rom
In other words, u can choose RR rom. Or nothing else.
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Thanks for reply. So you mean the latest rom, right?
Gorchichka said:
Thanks for reply. So you mean the latest rom, right?
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The latest RR, the only custom rom actually available, yes
PYCON said:
The latest RR, the only custom rom actually available, yes
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Thanks for your advice dude!

Which should be the best (working) ROM for Samsung J5 (SM-J500f)?

I triedAOSP and Lineage OS. But both of them showed the fading and discoloration of the screen during boot, meaning that they were compatible. I am currently downloading the Stock firmware but would like to know whether there are any better ROMs out there than these.
Edit: The stock firmware is giving invalid zip error.
shadowutkarsh said:
I triedAOSP and Lineage OS. But both of them showed the fading and discoloration of the screen during boot, meaning that they were compatible. I am currently downloading the Stock firmware but would like to know whether there are any better ROMs out there than these.
Edit: The stock firmware is giving invalid zip error.
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Have you installed Lollypop (5.1.1) before trying the ROMs?
American_Jesus said:
Have you installed Lollypop (5.1.1) before trying the ROMs?
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No, I have not. Should I flash a Marshmallow ROM first?
shadowutkarsh said:
No, I have not. Should I flash a Marshmallow ROM first?
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No, read OP, you need Lollypop firmware, just install 5.1 then install this Ron or any time that requires firmware 5.1
You also need recovery compatible with 5.1 like TWRP from Vince (OFFICIAL TWRP) you can download from TWRP site https://twrp.me/devices/j5lte.html
It all depends, if you want to have great camera or you are into taking pictures, never flash AOSP roms, because their camera is a loot worst compared to touchwiz camera (samsungs camera app is optimized like hell)
If you are curious and want to unveil your phone's power I suggest you AOSP/Lineage based ROMs.
Camera isn't enhanced as stock propietary crapwiz one, but works fine. If you love pictures, better you go with a pro Cybershot camera or similar.
I prefer paying the price of freedom and use free software than stay tied to proprietary closed source crapwiz.
does volte and lte work on any custom roms?
benedict97 said:
does volte and lte work on any custom roms?
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LTE works on all Custom Roms but not Volte.
AndroiDTechi said:
LTE works on all Custom Roms but not Volte.
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does volte work on any non-nougat based roms?
benedict97 said:
does volte work on any non-nougat based roms?
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Yup it almost works on all Samsung MM based Custom Roms or Ports like A5UX Rom , J2UX Rom etc.
Im also pretty keen to know what ROM you guys think is most suitable ? I am currently using stock 5.1.1 rom on J500F, anything better out there ? Would doing a factory reset on stock 5.1.1 and removing bloatware maybe be the best ? Not trying to hijack the thread but as mentioned im also looking for something as stable with less bloatware and better battery life. Thank You !
TeddyDroid said:
Im also pretty keen to know what ROM you guys think is most suitable ? I am currently using stock 5.1.1 rom on J500F, anything better out there ? Would doing a factory reset on stock 5.1.1 and removing bloatware maybe be the best ? Not trying to hijack the thread but as mentioned im also looking for something as stable with less bloatware and better battery life. Thank You !
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You can't get better battery life than stock lollipop + hard debloat, period.
Lollipop is the best for me, plus camera sucks on all custom roms
the smoothest rom is XeonHD , and AOSPextended both are extremely optimized except the camera is not that good , if you don't take pics often i suggest that you install either of them
AOSP-CAF based, are the goods. XenonHD is the better Lineage based rom. You have many options to choose one that fits your needs. Camera is fine, I don't complain about that, You should try to choose the better one that fits your needs.
Ragazzza said:
You can't get better battery life than stock lollipop + hard debloat, period.
Lollipop is the best for me, plus camera sucks on all custom roms
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Thanks for the reply Ragazzza, could i ask which method you used to debloat ? Also did you possibly install a custom recovery and root the phone ?
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wadhah1000 said:
the smoothest rom is XeonHD , and AOSPextended both are extremely optimized except the camera is not that good , if you don't take pics often i suggest that you install either of them
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Taivotat2 said:
AOSP-CAF based, are the goods. XenonHD is the better Lineage based rom. You have many options to choose one that fits your needs. Camera is fine, I don't complain about that, You should try to choose the better one that fits your needs.
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Picture quality is extremely important for me, i am leaning towards stock.
Have you ran into any problems with XenonHD Taivo ? You say the camera is fine, do you mean its not that much worse than with the stock rom but a little bit of a degradation ? Thanx
i didn't run into any problem in xeon an excellent rom , i recommend it
wadhah1000 said:
i didn't run into any problem in xeon an excellent rom , i recommend it
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i could always give them both a try, you guys recommend this method to debloat ? https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
Then just need a recovery that will work with stock and XeonHD rom
TeddyDroid said:
i could always give them both a try, you guys recommend this method to debloat ? https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
Then just need a recovery that will work with stock and XeonHD rom
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@Ragazzza debloat zip is very nice if you're in stock. XenonHD satisfied me, very nice and smooth ROM. You should give a try to test by yourself. My better pictures I got with my Cybershot camera. Pictures are fine for daily use, and you have Vince's TWRP that works in lollipop and marshmallow, you choose the correct for your device. And from within TWRP you could debloat too, using the embedded explorer or flashing Ragazzza zip or whatever you want even with no root in your system.
Taivotat2 said:
@Ragazzza debloat zip is very nice if you're in stock. XenonHD satisfied me, very nice and smooth ROM. You should give a try to test by yourself. My better pictures I got with my Cybershot camera. Pictures are fine for daily use, and you have Vince's TWRP that works in lollipop and marshmallow, you choose the correct for your device. And from within TWRP you could debloat too, using the embedded explorer or flashing Ragazzza zip or whatever you want even with no root in your system.
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Thanks Taivotat, im going to give it a try when my warranty is up, still have a remainder of 4 months, for now i want to backup>factory reset>debloat, anything other than debloat.zip that you recommend on stock rom without twrp ?
TeddyDroid said:
Thanks Taivotat, im going to give it a try when my warranty is up, still have a remainder of 4 months, for now i want to backup>factory reset>debloat, anything other than debloat.zip that you recommend on stock rom without twrp ?
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Without twrp, better you try that no root debloat you show us before..
And if you follow correctly the steps to flash twrp, dont need to be afraid. Its from twrp that you could flash a debloater zip, for example, even without root...
You can stay with stock debloated, twrp and no root.
Hope you understand.

Comments on the sad fact that stock rom is the best performer?

It means we have come a long way from earlier days where stock ROMs used to be terrible. XD XD
Don't need to fix what isn't broken XD
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I am happy with treble + stock + Magisk + Xposed.
Sent from my epic G900F (CM11, [emoji173]️ Holo Dark) Gadget of Mass Destruction using Tapatalk.
nothing wrong with that. really happy with stock + magisk + mourn kernel xD
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No comment of you own? Or are you dumbfounded that all the hype about custom kernels/roms don't add up?
Stock ROMs are best for people who are loyal to the handset manufacturers and are extremely cautious about security. But if you are someone who wants fast performance and customizations, then stock ROMs (except miui type ROMs) are no match to custom ROMs.
Rowdyy Ronnie said:
Stock ROMs are best for people who are loyal to the handset manufacturers and are extremely cautious about security. But if you are someone who wants fast performance and customizations, then stock ROMs (except miui type ROMs) are no match to custom ROMs.
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Disagree with this, anyone loyal to manufacturers ROM would not have bought an A1 with Android One, In the past I have spent ages changing ROM's or debloating to get a pure Android experience without manufacturers bloat. Anyone loyal to the manufacturers would have bought a MIUI based phone and not and Android One phone in the first place.
With the A1 you get that pure Android experience which for me is the best experience as the OP says.
thedemon786 said:
nothing wrong with that. really happy with stock + magisk + mourn kernel xD
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Hey, I'm currently on RR ROM. I want to get to stock ROM with magisk and Moun Kernel. I can't find any tutorials online. Can you guide me on that?
Akhil_11 said:
Hey, I'm currently on RR ROM. I want to get to stock ROM with magisk and Moun Kernel. I can't find any tutorials online. Can you guide me on that?
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1. Flash stock ROM via MiFlash (don't lock your bootloader)
2. Flash magisk + moun kernel after booting into stock ROM
dback31 said:
1. Flash stock ROM via MiFlash (don't lock your bootloader)
2. Flash magisk + moun kernel after booting into stock ROM
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Thanks!! What release of stock ROM would you recommend?
Based on what evidence ?
Akhil_11 said:
Thanks!! What release of stock ROM would you recommend?
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8.1
It currently has a bug that notification stays on instead of blinking, if this is a major issue for you then use the latest 8.0
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8.1
It currently has a bug that notification stays on instead of blinking, if this is a major issue for you then use the latest 8.0
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Sorry to sound very noob-ish, but can you link me to the 8.1 download page?
Akhil_11 said:
Sorry to sound very noob-ish, but can you link me to the 8.1 download page?
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https://bigota.d.miui.com/V9.6.4.0....0.ODHMIFE_20180712.0000.00_8.0_735823083f.tgz
It's the official download link from xiaomi
Yeah you are right. Every single ROM has network issues. Stock is best till now. Lets see what happens when android P roms will be released.
Akhil_11 said:
Thanks!! What release of stock ROM would you recommend?
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i would recommend you this latest july stock rom -
https://forum.xda-developers.com/mi-a1/development/rom-t3790268
first i flashed this via twrp ...
then i flashed beta magisk 16.7 by booting to twrp recovery img ...
then i flashed latest mourn kernel for stock.

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