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Hi, I found a mod that works really well! On XDA, search for "ABS, performance mod", No quotes. I have an xt1526, and since flashing it, my device is doing much better. All you have to do is flash it, and run the desired commands in terminal on your phone. It really does work, and blows a lot of mods out of the water! Try it and see!
tried this and noticed big improvement instantly.
i'm on pacman rom 1025 (latest) + squid 10d
thanks for this advice!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software-hacking/tweak-arkaynine-boost-script-v3-0-t3120404
that seems to be the topic..
ArkayNine Boost Script is a Tweak that combines many scripts and tweaks in one package which is aimed to improve performance, reduce lags and expand battery life, improve stability, improve sound quality.
This mod will work on any device.
All you need to ensure is that your phone is running android!
It doesn't matter which ROM, which version, which device etc.
It will work from Android 2.3 GingerBread to Android 6.0 Marshmallow
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Try this mod
Name of the mod is:- pure performance x I've tried both abs and this mod but i found pure performance much better in terms of bth battery and performanc, so give it a try and here's the link!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2360670&page=228
I'm going to try both. Thanks for sharing.
History Time ! = Ever since i got my hands on with the Xperia XZ , the battery is mediocre at best and the sound quality from the speakers throughput was too soft
So with all those factors in mind , i decided to root the phone and see if the claim among the communities were true or not.
Key Findings
- The performance is much (10-20%) improved after installing the Artisan Battery Mod
- The standby drain still persists but it is reduced from 7-10 % per night to 4-5% per night
- The heat when using the device for gaming and multitask routinely is greatly reduced. The device feels feels cool 90% of the time
- I flashed the de-bloat script and i can confidently say that the ram usage has been reduced (more free ram available)
- Because of the debloat script, more free space is available and this also contributes to the increase in performance
- I flashed the sound mod from the mods section of this device forum (yes, both of it) . i tested each one and yes there is a somewhat improvement in loudness. But i should warn you that playing anything related to audio or video at 90 to 100% volume will cause extreme distortion
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With all my key findings combined, here is a conclusion for it,
Its not complicated to root this device although it requires a lot of steps
I expect my device to outperform after rooting but it did not as it shows significant improvements but not to my satisfactory,
with that in mind, i relocked my bootloader, restore my DRM keys and go back to full stock and no root.
Happy Modding and have a nice day !
I think 48 hours is to short time to validate root experience, but that is my experience.
Sent from my ZTE A2017U using Tapatalk
Personally I've been a Xperia user for several years since z3c. I've not pandered to root for the passed 2 years..... Until now.
I just couldn't deal with the lacklustre speaker levels and the annoyance of ads on YouTube.
I'm currently having a great user experience with the following:
* Stock 7.1.1 rooted
* Debloated https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...oem-debloat-script-v1-0-t3527866/post70296797
* Artisan governor https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...an-interactive-governor-t3580142/post71615353
* Brevent https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.piebridge.brevent
* BetterBatteryStats https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asksven.betterbatterystats
* Google Play Services Doze Mod https://forum.xda-developers.com/ap...ze-google-play-services-t3608783/post72344542
* Viper4Android (+ mixer path mods for stereo output) https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...xz-stereo-sony-settings-t3572329/post71409398
* Magisk13.2 for root https://forum.xda-developers.com/ap...v7-universal-systemless-t3473445/post68966662
* YouTube Adfree with background playback
You can see I've not done a huge amount, I chose stock debloated rather than any of the custom stock options. Less variables for something to go wrong in my experience. However all that I've deployed from the list above provide a profound effect on performance and user experience.
So with my minimal tweaks in place I can happily say the phone is a vast improvement, more refined and just as I'd like it.
No complaints other then the learning curve involved with magisk, and the odd temperamental boot loops that come with magisk. Otherwise Stella
Going forward I would like to install:
a) host files within Magisk to block ads system wide.
b) Sony native call recording - https://forum.xda-developers.com/cr...all-recording-mm-v1-0-0-t3430847/post68001048
c) Sony native screen recorder - https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...tock-screen-record-v1-0-t3527846/post70296234 or https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...g-apps-xperia-xz-rooted-t3482858/post69187923
(b & c currently they do not work for me at least, serajr has mentioned the need for deodexed services.jar.)
Once I have a,b & c in place, I will then be entirely satisfied with my setup.
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I have since got option a) from above Incorporated successfully.
Also have successfully migrated from androplusv27 to a duality kernel thanks to @_LLJY
(Note to self: Can flash .IMG files from TWRP i.e kernel boot.img - therefore no need for adb fastboot via laptop method. Secondly you lose root when flashing kernel hence need to reflash magisk or the likes.) - Again thanks to @_LLJY for the learning curve :good:
dillalade said:
Personally I've been a Xperia user for several years since z3c. I've not pandered to root for the passed 2 years..... Until now.
I just couldn't deal with the lacklustre speaker levels and the annoyance of ads on YouTube.
I'm currently having a great user experience with the following:
* Stock 7.1.1 rooted
* Debloated
* Artisan governor
* Brevent
* BetterBatteryStats
* Google Play Services Doze Mod
* Viper4Android (+ mixer path mods for stereo output)
* Magisk13.2 for root
* YouTube Adfree with background playback
You can see I've not done a huge amount, I chose stock debloated rather than any of the custom stock options. Less variables for something to go wrong in my experience. However all that I've deployed from the list above provide a profound effect on performance and user experience.
So with my minimal tweaks in place I can happily say the phone is a vast improvement, more refined and just as I'd like it.
No complaints other then the learning curve involved with magisk, and the odd temperamental boot loops that come with magisk. Otherwise Stella
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In my opinion your setup is awesome
I have one question , how do I flash stick and root it
I am now on duality ROM and j keep getting hot reboots
eddieleon7pc said:
In my opinion your setup is awesome
I have one question , how do I flash stick and root it
I am now on duality ROM and j keep getting hot reboots
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Yeh from my reading over the 2 options for customised stock on XZ - both unfortunately seem to have drawbacks.
I was unwilling to face all the hiccups people have mentioned just for a few extra bells and whistles.
Less is most definitely more in this case I believe.
Read the first post in this thread to gain the know how of how to flash using flashtool https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...ock-bl-kernel-twrp-root-t3541648/post70639175
In essence:
1 use flashtool to flash the FTF of your choice (grabbing the FTF from xperifirm)
2 flash androplus kernel and TWRP - links are again in the post I link above.
3 gain root with either flashing magisk or su in TWRP
4 you now have a stock rooted firmware/installation
5 customise at your peril (debloat etc etc.)
And here is my post in that same thread I link above with some additional comprehension that might help you https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...ock-bl-kernel-twrp-root-t3541648/post72870474
I have also updated my initial post above this one, with all of the links to help you on your way.
All of your questions will be answered in those respective threads.
Good luck
dillalade said:
Yeh from my reading over the 2 options for customised stock on XZ - both unfortunately seem to have drawbacks.
I was unwilling to face all the hiccups people have mentioned just for a few extra bells and whistles.
Less is most definitely more in this case I believe.
Read the first post in this thread to gain the know how of how to flash using flashtool https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...ock-bl-kernel-twrp-root-t3541648/post70639175
In essence:
1 use flashtool to flash the FTF of your choice (grabbing the FTF from xperifirm)
2 flash androplus kernel and TWRP - links are again in the post I link above.
3 gain root with either flashing magisk or su in TWRP
4 you now have a stock rooted firmware/installation
5 customise at your peril (debloat etc etc.)
And here is my post in that same thread I link above with some additional comprehension that might help you https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...ock-bl-kernel-twrp-root-t3541648/post72870474
I have also updated my initial post above this one, with all of the links to help you on your way.
All of your questions will be answered in those respective threads.
Good luck
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hi, maybe u should try aosp to massive battery life lol (in dev for gpu drivers and stuff),
i would say that we have no more hot reboots with lastest kernel (16/07/2017) and dr95
Stability restored and smoothness is here, i'll recommand to give it a shot now
fastbooking said:
hi, maybe u should try aosp to massive battery life lol (in dev for gpu drivers and stuff),
i would say that we have no more hot reboots with lastest kernel (16/07/2017) and dr95
Stability restored and smoothness is here, i'll recommand to give it a shot now
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Tbh I'm having probably the best experience I've ever had on a Sony (for several years) with my current stock customised experience.
But I appreciate your insight. I've read through that thread, sounds interesting but for now I'm immensely satisfied
dillalade said:
Personally I've been a Xperia user for several years since z3c. I've not pandered to root for the passed 2 years..... Until now.
I just couldn't deal with the lacklustre speaker levels and the annoyance of ads on YouTube.
I'm currently having a great user experience with the following:
* Stock 7.1.1 rooted
* Debloated https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...oem-debloat-script-v1-0-t3527866/post70296797
* Artisan governor https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...an-interactive-governor-t3580142/post71615353
* Brevent https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=me.piebridge.brevent
* BetterBatteryStats https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.asksven.betterbatterystats
* Google Play Services Doze Mod https://forum.xda-developers.com/ap...ze-google-play-services-t3608783/post72344542
* Viper4Android (+ mixer path mods for stereo output) https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...xz-stereo-sony-settings-t3572329/post71409398
* Magisk13.2 for root https://forum.xda-developers.com/ap...v7-universal-systemless-t3473445/post68966662
* YouTube Adfree with background playback
You can see I've not done a huge amount, I chose stock debloated rather than any of the custom stock options. Less variables for something to go wrong in my experience. However all that I've deployed from the list above provide a profound effect on performance and user experience.
So with my minimal tweaks in place I can happily say the phone is a vast improvement, more refined and just as I'd like it.
No complaints other then the learning curve involved with magisk, and the odd temperamental boot loops that come with magisk. Otherwise Stella
Going forward I would like to install:
a) host files within Magisk to block ads system wide.
b) Sony native call recording - https://forum.xda-developers.com/cr...all-recording-mm-v1-0-0-t3430847/post68001048
c) Sony native screen recorder - https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...tock-screen-record-v1-0-t3527846/post70296234 or https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...g-apps-xperia-xz-rooted-t3482858/post69187923
(b & c currently they do not work for me at least, serajr has mentioned the need for deodexed services.jar.)
Once I have a,b & c in place, I will then be entirely satisfied with my setup.
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Nearly have the same setup, and I concur, such an improvement VS stock, especially on battery life ..
Personally I could not do without magisk module to have Play Service follow Doze, you should give it a try, I've seen zero negative side effects yet but I've tottaly removed playservice from my top drains ( and I use location high accuracy etc...). That + artisan governor are life changer for the device
eddieleon7pc said:
In my opinion your setup is awesome
I have one question , how do I flash stick and root it
I am now on duality ROM and j keep getting hot reboots
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I'll send u a more stable kernel
Hey there Axon 7 owners!
I am currently very interested how different CustomRoms for the Axon 7 compare to each other, but I don`t have the time to flash all of them at the moment...
So I would love to hear YOUR experiences you have made with different CustomRoms on your device! I`m mostly interested in:
- Stability (possible daily driver on my main phone)
- Support (community, defs, QAs)
- Batterylife
- Sound
- Performance
- Updates? (OTA?, regularly? , etc)
- "Standard features (phone, GPS, bluetooth ...) working or not?
- Advanced features (Substratum (Customization), etc.)
- What do you love?
- What do you hate?
- Would you recommend it?
- Anything else you`d like to share I`ll happily read any information!!
As I would love to have a Rom which is able to run Substratum well, I`m mostly interested in Roms like RR, NucleaRom, AOSPextended .... feel free to add more to the list and also feel invited to write of whichever Rom you are using, whether or not it is supporting Substratum.
I will start with my personal experience:
LineageOS (https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/development/unofficial-lineageos-14-1-zte-axon-7-t3545679):
Overall I was pretty happy with this ROM
Was stable enough for me (a random reboot every 2 to 3 days)
I think it`s definitly the most supported ROM (huge community and very active devs...), you usually get help pretty fast, whenever you need it! (thanks guys)
Batterylife wasn`t extraordinary, but it got me through the day, which is kinda enough... but I`d love more.
Sound was pretty good, ever since the speaker-fix, I personally liked the AudioFX-App. I`m not sure if LOS takes full advantage of the DAC though.
Performance was good, only thing bothering me: sometimes apps disappeared off my recents
Updates worked really well, ever after starting to use LineageDownloader (I do recommend this app when using LOS)! Very frequent updates (weekly!) that`s how I like it
Had no issues with calls and every other "normal" task I`d throw at my phone
Substratum is sadly not supported, which made me move on other than that LineageOS doesn`t have as many special features I`m aware of, it`s clean, stable but not the most customizable
I loved the barebone google approach with very small addons.
I hated nothing really, but overall I kinda want more possibilities to customize my phone
I would personally recommend it to everyone who wants a working alternative to Stock Axon7 Rom and who doesn`t need all that many crazy options, but an overall very different and in my opinion preferable look and feel (when compared to stock MiFavor) I would also recommend it to everyone starting to experiment with customRoms.
NucleaROM (https://forum.xda-developers.com/ax...uclearom-radioactive-kernel-t3586179/page58):
So I moved to this puppy because I really wanted to try out an all Black SubstratumTheme, and see what else a ROM might have to offer.... (and cuz it was recommended to me by a very nice guy (I don`t mind mentioning the name, but I don`t dare to )
Stability is great, as long as my device`s screen is turned on. But whenever my screen turns off, I get an immediate reboot, which is very annoying and makes it kinda not suited to be used as a daily driver.
However the Support is pretty good for a (compared to LOS for example) very small Dev-Team and community! I posted my issue with NucleaROM and the Dev responded very quickly telling me that it will be adressed with the next update -> props for that! However especially the community support is of course inferior to LOS (since far less people know and Use NucleaROM).
So far I can`t really do real life battery tests, since I`m currently using my phone with screen on for hours to then turn it off completely and reboot it when I need it again (to avoid the bug mentioned above). But I feel like Batterylife with an all black substratum theme on AMOLED is quite nice!
Sound is awesome (for me) probably the same as on LOS (but it feels a bit better to me :`) )
Performance is good so far as well.... I flashed the rom and didn`t notice the reboot-bug for over 3 hours, since everything was running so well I didn`t even turn off my screen and no random reboots happened in that time.... but when I wanted to sleep the reboot madness (I turned the screen off) started ^^ but when the screen is on, I`m very pleased with the performance!
Updates don`t look as good on this ROM. There is no OTA support and updates don`t seem to come that frequently (which is very understandable if you take the small dev team in account, which are doing all the work mainly in their freetime!!) but if you want weekly updates and OTAs then this won`t be the ROM for you probably.
Standard features seem to mostly work, apart from phone calls :/ (since when I hold the phone to my ear -> the screen turns off -> reboot ^^) and when I`m trying to use the speakers of the phone I`m having issues hearing the other person... so sometimes it works, but only after turning it on and off for a seemingly random amount of time...
Special features: this is definitely a huge stepup from LOS (this ROM includes pretty much everything I missed so far on LOS) Substratum is ther and working very well for me, I love the additional settings and options this ROM gives and even though it`s not important I absolutely dig the Boot-animation for some reason!
I love the feel, options and smoothness of this ROM!
I hate the reboot-bug (will update as soon as it is fixed!) and the calling issues.
For now I can`t recommend it as a daily driver, but if you are willing to experiment and either don`t depend that much on your phone or have a second one, than you could or should give this ROM a try and find out if it`s also as appealing to you as it is for me! You should definitly follow the development of this ROM though, since I feel like it has a whole lot of potential!! Fingers crossed I can use it as my daily soon!
I`m very interested in different or the same experiences whith this ROM!
Let the sharing and caring beginn!
|Furō| said:
Hey there Axon 7 owners!
I am currently very interested how different CustomRoms for the Axon 7 compare to each other, but I don`t have the time to flash all of them at the moment...
So I would love to hear YOUR experiences you have made with different CustomRoms on your device! I`m mostly interested in:
- Stability (possible daily driver on my main phone)
- Support (community, defs, QAs)
- Batterylife
- Sound
- Performance
- Updates? (OTA?, regularly? , etc)
- "Standard features (phone, GPS, bluetooth ...) working or not?
- Advanced features (Substratum (Customization), etc.)
- What do you love?
- What do you hate?
- Would you recommend it?
- Anything else you`d like to share I`ll happily read any information!!
As I would love to have a Rom which is able to run Substratum well, I`m mostly interested in Roms like RR, NucleaRom, AOSPextended .... feel free to add more to the list and also feel invited to write of whichever Rom you are using, whether or not it is supporting Substratum.
I will start with my personal experience:
LineageOS (https://forum.xda-developers.com/axon-7/development/unofficial-lineageos-14-1-zte-axon-7-t3545679):
Overall I was pretty happy with this ROM
Was stable enough for me (a random reboot every 2 to 3 days)
I think it`s definitly the most supported ROM (huge community and very active devs...), you usually get help pretty fast, whenever you need it! (thanks guys)
Batterylife wasn`t extraordinary, but it got me through the day, which is kinda enough... but I`d love more.
Sound was pretty good, ever since the speaker-fix, I personally liked the AudioFX-App. I`m not sure if LOS takes full advantage of the DAC though.
Performance was good, only thing bothering me: sometimes apps disappeared off my recents
Updates worked really well, ever after starting to use LineageDownloader (I do recommend this app when using LOS)! Very frequent updates (weekly!) that`s how I like it
Had no issues with calls and every other "normal" task I`d throw at my phone
Substratum is sadly not supported, which made me move on other than that LineageOS doesn`t have as many special features I`m aware of, it`s clean, stable but not the most customizable
I loved the barebone google approach with very small addons.
I hated nothing really, but overall I kinda want more possibilities to customize my phone
I would personally recommend it to everyone who wants a working alternative to Stock Axon7 Rom and who doesn`t need all that many crazy options, but an overall very different and in my opinion preferable look and feel (when compared to stock MiFavor) I would also recommend it to everyone starting to experiment with customRoms.
NucleaROM (https://forum.xda-developers.com/ax...uclearom-radioactive-kernel-t3586179/page58):
So I moved to this puppy because I really wanted to try out an all Black SubstratumTheme, and see what else a ROM might have to offer.... (and cuz it was recommended to me by a very nice guy (I don`t mind mentioning the name, but I don`t dare to )
Stability is great, as long as my device`s screen is turned on. But whenever my screen turns off, I get an immediate reboot, which is very annoying and makes it kinda not suited to be used as a daily driver.
However the Support is pretty good for a (compared to LOS for example) very small Dev-Team and community! I posted my issue with NucleaROM and the Dev responded very quickly telling me that it will be adressed with the next update -> props for that! However especially the community support is of course inferior to LOS (since far less people know and Use NucleaROM).
So far I can`t really do real life battery tests, since I`m currently using my phone with screen on for hours to then turn it off completely and reboot it when I need it again (to avoid the bug mentioned above). But I feel like Batterylife with an all black substratum theme on AMOLED is quite nice!
Sound is awesome (for me) probably the same as on LOS (but it feels a bit better to me :`) )
Performance is good so far as well.... I flashed the rom and didn`t notice the reboot-bug for over 3 hours, since everything was running so well I didn`t even turn off my screen and no random reboots happened in that time.... but when I wanted to sleep the reboot madness (I turned the screen off) started ^^ but when the screen is on, I`m very pleased with the performance!
Updates don`t look as good on this ROM. There is no OTA support and updates don`t seem to come that frequently (which is very understandable if you take the small dev team in account, which are doing all the work mainly in their freetime!!) but if you want weekly updates and OTAs then this won`t be the ROM for you probably.
Standard features seem to mostly work, apart from phone calls :/ (since when I hold the phone to my ear -> the screen turns off -> reboot ^^) and when I`m trying to use the speakers of the phone I`m having issues hearing the other person... so sometimes it works, but only after turning it on and off for a seemingly random amount of time...
Special features: this is definitely a huge stepup from LOS (this ROM includes pretty much everything I missed so far on LOS) Substratum is ther and working very well for me, I love the additional settings and options this ROM gives and even though it`s not important I absolutely dig the Boot-animation for some reason!
I love the feel, options and smoothness of this ROM!
I hate the reboot-bug (will update as soon as it is fixed!) and the calling issues.
For now I can`t recommend it as a daily driver, but if you are willing to experiment and either don`t depend that much on your phone or have a second one, than you could or should give this ROM a try and find out if it`s also as appealing to you as it is for me! You should definitly follow the development of this ROM though, since I feel like it has a whole lot of potential!! Fingers crossed I can use it as my daily soon!
I`m very interested in different or the same experiences whith this ROM!
Let the sharing and caring beginn!
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I'll keep it as short as possible, best first worst last. (comparably, by my opinion only don't get offended please)
- Stability (possible daily driver on my main phone): LOS, RR, Aosp Ex, Nuclear
- Support (community, defs, QAs): LOS, RR, Aosp Ex, Nuclear
- Batterylife: LOS tie with RR, Nuclear, Dunno about Aosp Ex, didn't use it enough
- Sound: Around the same all of them.
- Performance: Nuclear, Aosp Ex, LOS-RR tie
- Updates? (OTA?, regularly? , etc): LOS, RR, Aosp Ex, Nuclear
- "Standard features (phone, GPS, bluetooth ...) working or not?: In all of them almost anything works but the infamous speakerphone bug
- Advanced features (Substratum (Customization), etc.): RR, Aosp Ex, Nuclear, LOS
- What do you love? LOS and RR constant updates, Nuclear snappiness, Aosp Ex all round experience.
- What do you hate? LOS simpleness, Nuclear's lack of updates
- Would you recommend it? I'd recommend RR since it's very balanced and steadily updated
- Anything else you`d like to share I`ll happily read any information!! We need more kernels, I'm working on building one myself so I don't beg others but I lack the skill and have very litle to no help on doing it.
nfsmw_gr said:
I'll keep it as short as possible, best first worst last. (comparably, by my opinion only don't get offended please)
- Stability (possible daily driver on my main phone): LOS, RR, Aosp Ex, Nuclear
- Support (community, defs, QAs): LOS, RR, Aosp Ex, Nuclear
- Batterylife: LOS tie with RR, Nuclear, Dunno about Aosp Ex, didn't use it enough
- Sound: Around the same all of them.
- Performance: Nuclear, Aosp Ex, LOS-RR tie
- Updates? (OTA?, regularly? , etc): LOS, RR, Aosp Ex, Nuclear
- "Standard features (phone, GPS, bluetooth ...) working or not?: In all of them almost anything works but the infamous speakerphone bug
- Advanced features (Substratum (Customization), etc.): RR, Aosp Ex, Nuclear, LOS
- What do you love? LOS and RR constant updates, Nuclear snappiness, Aosp Ex all round experience.
- What do you hate? LOS simpleness, Nuclear's lack of updates
- Would you recommend it? I'd recommend RR since it's very balanced and steadily updated
- Anything else you`d like to share I`ll happily read any information!! We need more kernels, I'm working on building one myself so I don't beg others but I lack the skill and have very litle to no help on doing it.
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Are you recommending official RR or the unofficial one being around on xda for a while? And you don`t recommend AOSP Extended?
|Furō| said:
Are you recommending official RR or the unofficial one being around on xda for a while? And you don`t recommend AOSP Extended?
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I personally use the unofficial one since it's getting updated daily, and I can update whenever I feel like it.
You should ask someone else about AOSP extended I don't have much experience with it.
I just recommended RR because I had been using it on many devices I owned flawlessly and it's one of the most balanced and complete (if not the most balanced and complete) ROM out there.
I only use aosp extended and LOS, both are decent, aosp I think have better battery life, and better performance overall, no bugs I can find, the only problem is for me the camera app, in all customs, quality sucks, are uncomfortable, and flashable stock dont work as in stock rom, so, I use stock rom...
but in general, If you are not a camera dependant user, aosp extended is an excellent rom, better than stock, with better battery life.
I noticed stock drains a lot of battery with low signal, the others dont do it
stock have 2 bugs that any other dont... (phone wakes up with proximity covered / whatsapp reports online with app in background)
Im not a fan of cellphone photos, for that I use a real reflex camera, but I use a lot for record work to do, tons of videos driving in the car to budget works in the field and city, so I need a good camera to do this... I pass one time for the site and then review any time in the video... customs roms get worse video
Alright, so after ROM-hopping for quite a bit over the past three months, I've got a fairly good idea about the various ROMs for our device, unofficial or otherwise. With Oreo coming out soon, and most Nougat ROMs getting their final builds, I thought this might be a good time to give my impressions. While old-timers might not get much use out of this, I'm hoping this will help out anyone that's recently bought a Z2, or is new to XDA.
INTRODUCTION
So, you got a Z2 and are looking to try a new custom ROM to get away from the horror show that is ZUI. Well, I've got good and bad news for ya.
The good- well, if you're a "normal" user that uses his phone to call, text, browse and game for a bit, most ROMs are gonna please you. Most of them are "stable" at this point, meaning you'll get very few crashes/random restarts unless you go full ham installing esoteric Xposed modules. But if you're new to XDA, you're probably unaware of Xposed anyway.
The bad- Most of them will also have some minor issues, and the only way to know if a ROM is perfect for you is to try it. Everyone has their own use cases/expectations from a ROM and thus will have a different experience than you.
My usage: I do not use Google Apps, except for Maps. Most of the apps I use are free/open source, except a few unavoidable one's like banking apps and WhatsApp. That being said, I've tried most(all?) of these ROMs with both Gapps and no Gapps to get a fair impression. Played a few games too, to test the phone in demanding situtations.
I have divided this guide into categories, roughly based on a users requirements. You can't have your cake and eat it too. Usually, if a ROM has insane performance, battery life tends to suffer. The key, as with all things in life, is finding the right balance. When a category has numerical ratings, I will be using a relative scale out of 10. A 10 does not mean that a ROM is perfect in an area, only that it was the best one that I came across.
With that lengthy, but neccessary introduction out of the way, here's the guide:
CATEGORY A: I want my phone to fly, battery life be damned!
I feel that 3 ROMs fit the bill here:
1. VIperOS by @jneto3000
2. Citrus CAF by @DD3Boh
3. Pure Fusion OS by @devabhi
While Viper has been the smoothest by a tiny margin, all these ROMs have amazing performance, and ran anything I threw at them without a hitch. I never had any UI lags while scrolling in apps. That being said, each does have a drawback. With Viper, I've always had a bit of a delay in the fingerprint scanner, PureFusion has been (slightly) unstable for me, and Citrus CAF hasn't recieved the latest KRACK patches, which makes it a no-go from a security POV.
Overall Ratings:
ROM RATING
Viper 10
Citrus CAF 9.5
PureFusion 9.5
Jaguar 9
LineageOS 8.8
crDroid 8.3
AquariOS 8
CarbonROM 7.8
NOTE: Just because I said, "Battery life be damned", doesn't mean all these ROMs have atrocious battery life. In fact, I got ~6.5 hrs SOT with Citrus CAF + Gapps, which is pretty good.
CATEGORY B: I want a good mix of performance, stability and battery life.
I'm guessing most of you belong to this category. Well you're in luck, because most ROMs for Z2 also belong to this category. You can have your pick amongst:
1. LineageOS by @varotone. Was personally my favorite ROM, extremely stable, lightning fast fingerprint, good performance (lagged a bit in games, but butter smooth for other apps) and good battery life. Unfortunately, it hasn't, and will probably never recieve patches for the KRACK vulnerability, so the more security conscious amongst you might want to avoid it. EDIT: Turns out, we did a get a new build, with the same great performance+battery life, but it does have a slow fingerprint unlock, when the phone has been asleep for a while.
2. Jaguar by @optimumpro. Similar to Lineage, it had frame drops with Games, but was rather smooth otherwise. I used this before Lineage, but my screen-on-time reduced drastically after a couple of weeks . On the flipside, many users have, and continue to report good battery life with it, so take my words with a grain of salt. r17 really improves the GPS performance.
3. crDroid by @Subhrajyoti Sen. Insane battery life. I got ~8.5 hrs of SOT (without Gapps) on my second charge cycle. Began to lag a bit so I switched to Viper, although the latest unofficial build has rectified the performance issues. Haven't tried it myself though.
4. AquariOS by @kenny3fcb. Nothing much to say, just a stable ROM with a good battery life. Hasn't been updated for quite sometime though, so no KRACK or Blueborne vulnerability patches.
CATEGORY C: I want security and longevity
Security conscious? Want frequent updates?
The answer, lads- is Jaguar by @optimumpro, and honestly- it's not even close. I think the only way to find the best ROM for yourself is to find a dev whose priorities/use cases align with yours. And if security is your priority- then @optimumpro is your man.
Damn, I sound like a sales guy.
On a serious note though, while I have little idea what Jaguar's security features like- "hardened bionic" do from a technical standpoint, I can tell you that it's usually the first ROM to incorporate security patches and tweaks, from Google or other sources. The dev takes out the time to respond to most queries, and he's said that the ROM will be maintained and updated till Oreo gets completely stabilized.
It has come to my attention that the dev apparently does not release the source code for Jaguar, so I can no longer recommend Jaguar as a privacy-focused ROM.
CATEGORY D: I want a great battery life
1. crDroid by @Subhrajyoti Sen. The last official build gave me the best overall battery life I've had yet.
2. CarbonROM by @ankit99. Pretty good idle consumption. My battery dropped just 1% overnight. Unfortunately not very stable, and hasn't been updated in a while.
Other noteworthy ROMs
1. AEX by @davidevinavil. While I personally didn't a have a great experience with v4.6 of this ROM, a lot of people have. And the dev has always been active, answering most queries. It's worth trying out the 22nd July build, which is pretty good, but doesn't have any recent security patches.
2.. AEX Unofficial by @Star_king12. While ROM has been discontinued, the dev was very helpful with user queries. Also, the 13th September build gave me some of the best battery life I've had on the Z2. I think he's working on a new ROM, so keep an eye out!
I haven't tried every ROM for the Z2, and I'm sure there are few good ones I've missed. Feel free to point to out any in the comments.
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I'm personally using the last ViperOS build for now, and will continue to do so, if the fingerprint issue doesn't bother me too much. If it does, I might give the latest PureFusion or (unofficial) crDroid builds a try. But by and large, I'm happy with Viper.
I hope this helps some of you.
Nice guide bro! Good work !
I think best nougat rom is viper os I have tried it.It has very good mixture of everything butterysmooth performance I have also played asphalt 8 in it and it doesn't lag
I also used to use Viper OS in My HTC senation XE.. that was the best rom. And full of feature..
what about resurrection remix ? can anyone suggest the best build of RR nougat released till yet?
abhay009 said:
I think best nougat rom is viper os I have tried it.It has very good mixture of everything butterysmooth performance I have also played asphalt 8 in it and it doesn't lag
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What about GPS? Is GPS working, i heard Viper OS has problems with it
vuckovic_stefan said:
What about GPS? Is GPS working, i heard Viper OS has problems with it
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I have no problem GPS is working fine and this have phenomenal battery life this is the best I ever used and it is very stable I think u should try to clean flash again
what about aex roms i think they are also good roms
Heating issue and battery are not that much good on aex roms
abhay009 said:
I have no problem GPS is working fine and this have phenomenal battery life this is the best I ever used and it is very stable I think u should try to clean flash again
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Thanks, tomorow i will get Zuk Z2, i will try first Indian MM and if im not satisfied i will go with Viper.
Nougat stock has some anoying bugs, late notifications, double notifications, wifi hotspot problem etc...
vuckovic_stefan said:
Thanks, tomorow i will get Zuk Z2, i will try first Indian MM and if im not satisfied i will go with Viper.
Nougat stock has some anoying bugs, late notifications, double notifications, wifi hotspot problem etc...
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To temper your expectations, I gotta tell you that some people, including me, do have a problem with the GPS on Viper. It does work, but only when you've locked on via WiFi/mobile data, otherwise it takes an eternity to lock on with GPS only. Also, Viper's fingerprint scanner takes a slightly long time to unlock if the phone's been asleep. But it's still a pretty great ROM.
@n'wah Mention the most bug free stable ROM please !
Best ROM in terms of SOT , performance and stability. I know you might read OP but I just need to know.
Cause some ROMs have been updated so
ashwath230 said:
@n'wah Mention the most bug free stable ROM please !
Best ROM in terms of SOT , performance and stability. I know you might read OP but I just need to know.
Cause some ROMs have been updated so
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I'd say go with the last LineageOS build. I would have never left that ROM if it had recieved KRACK patches.
If you NEED to have the security patch, then I'd say go with the last (official) crDroid build. I didn't find any noteworthy bugs while the phone was on, however there's a rather scary bug with offline charging- the display gets flipped and and the phone refuses to turn on unless you press the power button for a long time. Performance is slightly worse than Lineage though.
Viper is also a good choice if you can live with the slow fingerprint recognition time when the phone is asleep and the GPS issue mentioned above. It's what I'm currently using. Best performance, okay battery life.
Also, if you can wait a couple of days, @miju12 is gonna release a new ROM - DotOS. Maybe he's managed to iron out the bugs that are in other ROMs.
Hope this helps.
n'wah said:
I'd say go with the last LineageOS build. I would have never left that ROM if it had recieved KRACK patches.
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Why the Lineage ROM never became Official? Does it support VoLTE?
Is there a way to install KRACK patch manually over any ROM? I wan't to try Lineage as I am using it on Moto G and it is bug free on it. Also, I believe it does not have the latest camera blobs right? We have to flash it?
saurav_k said:
Why the Lineage ROM never became Official? Does it support VoLTE?
Is there a way to install KRACK patch manually over any ROM? I wan't to try Lineage as I am using it on Moto G and it is bug free on it. Also, I believe it does not have the latest camera blobs right? We have to flash it?
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IIRC to become official, the ROM should pass certain quality tests, be mostly bug-free, sensors should work properly etc. By the time the dev ironed out the bugs, he had to step away from development due to personal reasons. I don't think it has the latest camera blobs, volte should work though.
And it doesn't seem that you can flash a security patch manually, if you find out it is possible, please let us know! I feel a lot of users would return to Citrus CAF and Lineage if they had the security patches.
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IIRC to become official, the ROM should pass certain quality tests, be mostly bug-free, sensors should work properly etc. By the time the dev ironed out the bugs, he had to step away from development due to personal reasons. I don't think it has the latest camera blobs, volte should work though.
And it doesn't seem that you can flash a security patch manually, if you find out it is possible, please let us know! I feel a lot of users would return to Citrus CAF and Lineage if they had the security patches.
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And new ROMS come as official even before masses get to use them (see the DOT OS rom thread). Already official :laugh: no quality control.
vuckovic_stefan said:
Thanks, tomorow i will get Zuk Z2, i will try first Indian MM and if im not satisfied i will go with Viper.
Nougat stock has some anoying bugs, late notifications, double notifications, wifi hotspot problem etc...
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Did you get Your device. And did you get the Nougat update notification or something like that.
saurav_k said:
And new ROMS come as official even before masses get to use them (see the DOT OS rom thread). Already official :laugh: no quality control.
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If you wish to pay me, I will maintain quality control.
miju12 said:
If you wish to pay me, I will maintain quality control.
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Your reply makes no sense in the current context. n'wah replied that "to become official, the ROM should pass certain quality tests" and to which I said a new ROM which is not even used by anyone yet is already official. Where does the question of paying or not paying comes here? I think you took it in the wrong sense.
I am still not clear about how this Official status gets decided? Lineage, AOSGP-X are out for long time but Unofficial and here is a new ROM which had issues with the first build and it is already official !!
I like many other users appreciate your and other developer's work and I am also excited about the new ROM you are coming up with. The discussion here was about the Official / Unofficial status.
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Your reply makes no sense in the current context. n'wah replied that "to become official, the ROM should pass certain quality tests" and to which I said a new ROM which is not even used by anyone yet is already official. Where does the question of paying or not paying comes here? I think you took it in the wrong sense.
I am still not clear about how this Official status gets decided? Lineage, AOSGP-X are out for long time but Unofficial and here is a new ROM which had issues with the first build and it is already official !!
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Seriously do you think I have done a random build and publish it? Usually I test my builds myself before publishing but this time I was low on data and the previous build was working good so I didn't test and published which was my mistake and I agree for it. I can't speak for other Roms.
Hey all, just wondering if anyone's tried out the Lineage 17.1 beta releases for the S7. Any thoughts on performance? Are our poor old S7s finally starting to show their age? Anyone know of modders with plans to port Note 9/S9(+) OneUI 2.0 to our phones?
As to the use of Lineage 17.1, I see no performance issues in any way. The ROM itself is quite crude with the bare essentials working but all in all with more work it will be a very nice ROM.
It's a shame that their isnt more ROM development for this phone but I completely understand why someone would want to move onto something bigger and better.
The hardware in our phones will continue to be able to run Android into the Major build release or two and quite possiblt even further I'm absolutely confident.
I'm new to the ROM development scene and have been trying to find soneone that will help me get building roms. I've built Lineage 14 for the S7 with issues concerning hardware. I am really itching to get into it to continue to bring Android ROMS to this phone if at all possible until I loose it or break it.
gnashville said:
Hey all, just wondering if anyone's tried out the Lineage 17.1 beta releases for the S7. Any thoughts on performance? Are our poor old S7s finally starting to show their age? Anyone know of modders with plans to port Note 9/S9(+) OneUI 2.0 to our phones?
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The 17.1 rom sometimes shows stuttering but not due to lack of power. This phone is still a powerhouse, but the ROM has bad interactive governor default settings.
Latest los17.1 is fast and clean. Highly recommended.
I think the only remaining bugs are an initial lag when answering calls with BT. And maybe notification lights. The dev is very generous with his time and effort and gets things sorted if users report bugs concisely with logcats, etc.
Security is kept up to date and selinux has just been brought up to enforcing
It's daily driver for many including me.
tyl said:
Latest los17.1 is fast and clean. Highly recommended.
I think the only remaining bugs are an initial lag when answering calls with BT. And maybe notification lights. The dev is very generous with his time and effort and gets things sorted if users report bugs concisely with logcats, etc.
Security is kept up to date and selinux has just been brought up to enforcing
It's daily driver for many including me.
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Daily driver for me too. Ivan_Meler is truly a devoted, humble and skilled developer. We are blessed to have him working with our (for tech standards) ancient device. He is working every day polishing his Note FE-based Exynos 8890 kernel and adding modern things like Energy Aware Scheduling. Later builds could even be able to use schedutil-based governors as the default governor which means extremely smooth and efficient devices when configured correctly. I remember previous builds having unusable phone calls but it's sorted out. They work reliably now.
The ROM still has some not so minor bugs, like reduced Bluetooth range, microphone not working on VoIP and some noise cancellation issues related to proprietary Samsung blobs but otherwise it's a solid piece of ROM. Rock stable and essential functions like camera (torture), WiFi and radio work all without problems. Once I get some cash I'll be more than happy to buy him a cold beer.
I currently have Lineage Os 17 installed on my s7 exynos, the problem I have is when I record video on camera it doesn't record audio. Anyone who knows how to fix and can help me? Thanks.
Ysntwy said:
I currently have Lineage Os 17 installed on my s7 exynos, the problem I have is when I record video on camera it doesn't record audio. Anyone who knows how to fix and can help me? Thanks.
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I've just tried video recording on the stock los17.1 camera and working fine for me buddy.
Maybe check permissions for the camera?
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@wattsensi
I use BT all the time listening to podcasts. I don't seem to have range issues. What baseband you on (mine is: 0FXXU2ERD6). Using any battery saver stuff? Can you test with another BT device? What range do to currently have, line of sight with no obstacles?
Have you recently opened the s7 and may have dislodged BT antennae?
tyl said:
I've just tried video recording on the stock los17.1 camera and working fine for me buddy.
Maybe check permissions for the camera?
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@wattsensi
I use BT all the time listening to podcasts. I don't seem to have range issues. What baseband you on (mine is: 0FXXU2ERD6). Using any battery saver stuff? Can you test with another BT device? What range do to currently have, line of sight with no obstacles?
Have you recently opened the s7 and may have dislodged BT antennae?
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I've already allowed the permissions on the setting but still not working.