Treble ROMs and sh*t battery life: suggestions to improve? - ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers

Right now I've testing Phh Treble 8.x (based on pure AOSP) for the past 2 weeks, and I'm mostly liking what I see.....except the battery drains too fast. I'm getting about 4 to 6 hrs SOT. Drain when idle/dozing isn't too bad, except when my 4G LTE signal gets weak in certain areas.
Some basic info:
Kernel: Schwifty v5
SELinux always permissive (by unpacking boot.img with Android Image Kitchen, making a few edits, then repacking)
ROM is pre-rooted with Phh's Superuser (already built into ROM, not by me, I wont touch Magisk)
ROM is deodexed, I did this manually with SuperR's Kitchen, the GSI as provided is odexed by default
Xposed installed, with 2 modules (ForceDoze for doze parameter tweaking, and GravityBox O)
Data/cache are ext4 (I gave up on F2FS after getting some extreme corruption/instability on other devices I own)
Bootstack: I have tried @Oki's modded B12 bootstack, as well as LOS 15.1 bootstack
Modem: LOS 15.1
boot.img/vendor.img sourced from LOS15.1
No GApps package/components are installed (I do, however, use MicroG, Play Store, and F-Droid for apps)
I currently charge twice a day, I use Battery Charge Limit to limit charging to 80/85%, and start charging between 10 to 20%. I dont charge in between at all, except maybe for short emergency sessions when I cant afford risking the battery dying. I use the ZTE stock power supply and a Anker PowerLine braided cable (original ZTE cable shorted out months ago and couldnt reliably transfer data to/from PC). Ampere shows my battery capacity to be 3100mah, which I believe is normal and healthy for an A7.
I have tried with the stock boot.img (patched by Schwifty), and my modded img that sets SELinux permissive, no difference in battery life. I need it set that way because my dalvik cache directory doesnt populate after deodexing, SElinux blocks something when enforcing, making for long boot times (up to several mins). I have also tried without Schwifty. I tried Hellsgate as well but there are too many app forced closed that does not occur with Schwifty.
I deodexed the ROM because I use MicroG, it requires a patched framework.jar for signature spoofing support. But you cannot patch an odexed framework.jar.
In regards to bootstacks, there seems to be no discernable difference in battery life, regardless of whether I'm using modded B20 BS or LOS15.1 BS. It is said that B12 BS isnt battery efficient, but LOS BS doesnt seem to be any better.
As for the modem, maybe I will try with B12/B20 stock A2017U modem instead of LOS, I personally believe that the modem may be playing a role in this, since battery seems to drain much faster in low signal areas.
I chose LOS boot.img/vendor.img as the best choice, because they are updated regularly, whereas our other devs dont update these images (required by Treble ROMs) very often. ZTE never blessed up with official Treble support, so the onus is on the dev community to carry the mantle and keep these up to date.
At this point I am about ready to go back to AOSP Extended Nougat and call it a day, SOT there was much better with Radioactive kernel. But Phh Treble is smooth, stable, no lags or crashes, and I have found alternatives/workarounds for all the functionality I need. I am a minimalist by philosophy, I dont like to install lots of apps or unnecessary stuff, preferring to keep things to the essentials. But I would like to continue testing for awhile longer before turning back.
I started this thread to solicit suggestions in regards to better battery life on Treble ROMs.
A few absolutes:
1. I will not use Magisk under any circumstances
2. Pie ROMs wont be considered, since Xposed doesn't support Pie
3. I will not use LOS as my ROM, because it gets too many OTA updates (almost every day). I like to make direct changes to the system partition (no Magisk systemless mods), frequent updates mean I constantly have to undo/redo my changes. Phh Treble gets updates once every couple of months, I can deal with that cycle.
Thanks!

AnonVendetta said:
I started this thread to solicit suggestions in regards to better battery life on Treble ROMs.
Thanks!
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Did you try raystefs new crDroid build?

What has a other build to do with battery life? Change your Battery lol.And 4 - 6 hours sot is good,not something to complain about i think.And maybe check your fuel gauge as more people report they gauge is of

This thread makes me laugh very hard. Thank you for making me live another day from laughing. ?

@EBeatFLA: crDroid, while being as good as any other 8.x ROM for the A7, has one major flaw:
It is only rootable with Magisk. I tried rooting it by flashing SuperSU, the standalone versions of Phh, and the Treble flashable Phh root zip, none worked. All of these are supposed to patch sepolicy, normally located in the ramdisk within boot.img, but it seems that with Treble sepolicy has moved elsewhere, probably to /vendor. With Treble these zips cant patch sepolicy since it isn't in the expected location. There is also a LOS su addon which might work, but many of my root apps dont work with it, and it doesnt support automatic script execution on boot. In short, I won't use a ROM that locks me into Magisk as the only root solution.
@Predatorhaze: Have you been using Android very long? I have, since 2009. That is long enough to know that what ROM you choose will have a major impact on battery life. Some ROMs are good for this, others not so much. There is nothing wrong with my battery, 3100mah is normal for our device, and I've verified this number with several apps. In fact, ZTE returned to me a refurbished device a little more than 2 weeks ago, so I assume the battery is fine and not degraded. Refurb means, basically, a used device that has been tested and is certified to (theoretically) work as well as a new device of the same model. 4 to 10 hrs SOT isnt very good, not to me, not when I was previously getting 8 to 10 on AOSP Extended N. Besides, the battery drain issues with Treble have been voiced by many others, I'm not the only one.
@SaintZ93: I have to ask what you find funny. I start a serious discussion, you drop in with a 2 sentences post that offers no useful info and adds nothing useful. It's too bad there isn't a dislike/not thanked button below every post, because I would be clicking it right now.
I'm currently testing Resurrection Remix 8.x official GSI, under similar conditions, battery life is a bit better, but not by much. One thing I have noticed with both ROMs is that when the % drops, oftentimes it will be more than one, like from 85 to 83 almost as soon as I unplugged it, with the device idle on home screen and not being used.

You want info? SuperSU is way old and out dated so you have no choice but to deal with magisk.

@AnonVendetta:
I'm currently testing Resurrection Remix 8.x official GSI, under similar conditions, battery life is a bit better, but not by much. One thing I have noticed with both ROMs is that when the % drops, oftentimes it will be more than one, like from 85 to 83 almost as soon as I unplugged it, with the device idle on home screen and not being used.[/QUOTE]
i have these same problems with battery %,and my battery from 1 year old still sits on 2800mah.Everyone has the same problem

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[ZIP][Firmware/Radio][Baseband] Recovery flashable firmware and radio [2.2.1-X-0]

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Disclaimer:
I will not take any responsibility for anything bad that may happen to your device.
Use the ZIP at your own risk.
This is a flashable ZIP containing all the latest firmware and radio components from official OnePlus OTA updates. Notably it contains the baseband. This is meant for those using custom ROMs, but still wishing to update the baseband and all the other extra partitions (custom ROMs only cover /system and /boot).
NOTE: This is no magic tool which fixes or improves anything, it simply updates the baseband and other extra stuff to the latest version from official OxygenOS.
It is tested with the latest official TWRP and Sultaxda unofficial CM13.0, but it should work fine with any ROM.
Please report any issue you may have and whether it works for you or not (meaning you were able to flash it and it did not break anything).
Instructions: Download the ZIP from the link below and flash through recovery.
Download: http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=18431
Credits:
devtry (me) for building this package
OnePlus for the official updates ZIP files (http://downloads.oneplus.net)
Sultanxda for some update-script stuff
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OnePlus flashable firmware and radio, Tool/Utility for the OnePlus X
Contributors
devtry
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 2.2.1-X-0
Stable Release Date: 2016-05-18
Created 2016-05-18
Last Updated 2016-05-26
Changelog:
18/05/2016:
- Initial release
- Based on OxygenOS 2.2.1-X
Reserved
Thanks a lot, this will be very useful. Just the other day i had an issue with the touchscreen (ghost touching when writing fast in swiftkey) that i thought was hardware and turned out to be software because i flashed back to oxygen before flashing the custom rom again and everything worked good again. Probably something got messed up because of flashing several custom roms and flashing oxygen probably fixed it because it flashed back everything like it was supposed to be
SO basically this can be flashed on any ROM and is an enhancement to the baseband right ? Should be helpful for me as i have never gone back to Stock since OOS 2.1.3 lol
devtry said:
Changelog:
18/05/2016:
- Initial release
- Based on OxygenOS 2.2.1-X
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Did it work? Earlier i extracted modem from 2.2.1-x and flashed but nothing was changed. None of the ROMs are wiping modem partition, so if someone has ever upgraded to 2.2.1-x,he shouldn't need it. We have yellow line for network connectivity in almost all MM Roms and I thought it might be something related to marshmallow. If it works, that would be awesome. If you have any explanation for this, please share.
Joshwin Aranha said:
SO basically this can be flashed on any ROM and is an enhancement to the baseband right ? Should be helpful for me as i have never gone back to Stock since OOS 2.1.3 lol
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More than an enhancement it's an update of baseband and other firmware stuff (all official, nothing custom made by me), useful in cases like yours. It should work with any ROM indeed.
..Ok someone hast to be the first to ask stupid questions =)
What's the use of this .zip? What benefits do I get out of it?
Concerning radio, on Oos I noticed in Battery detail I always got a solid green bar at signal strength. On sultan's cm13 it varies, but mostly yellow or worse signal.
I thought this also means worse battery life, battery drain. I asked this in the corresponding thread and someone answered that it's just a cosmetic thing, radio isn't changed with custom rom or essentially the same so there won't be additiional battery drain.
trohn_javolta said:
..Ok someone hast to be the first to ask stupid questions =)
What's the use of this .zip? What benefits do I get out of it?
Concerning radio, on Oos I noticed in Battery detail I always got a solid green bar at signal strength. On sultan's cm13 it varies, but mostly yellow or worse signal.
I thought this also means worse battery life, battery drain. I asked this in the corresponding thread and someone answered that it's just a cosmetic thing, radio isn't changed with custom rom or essentially the same so there won't be additiional battery drain.
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dont remember if it was me that said it was cosmetic (i said it, but i think it was on cm13 official thread,not on Sultan's) and it really is. I get like 1% battery drain on cm13 which would be impossible if my cell reception was equal to having those orange lines when the phone is deep sleeping. And you can easily check that by turning the screen on after a period of inactivity, just look at the cell icon on the statusbar right after turning the screen on, it will be at full signal (in my case, because in my house i have full signal) even though it shows orange lines on battery stats
migueldbr said:
dont remember if it was me that said it was cosmetic (i said it, but i think it was on cm13 official thread,not on Sultan's) and it really is. I get like 1% battery drain on cm13 which would be impossible if my cell reception was equal to having those orange lines when the phone is deep sleeping. And you can easily check that by turning the screen on after a period of inactivity, just look at the cell icon on the statusbar right after turning the screen on, it will be at full signal (in my case, because in my house i have full signal) even though it shows orange lines on battery stats
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Ok.. I generally get more battery drain overnight. I read in many posts normal drain would be around 5%.
What bothers me is that the battery drain is kind of unpredictable for me..I don't know.. I'm always careful with apps and functions that drain battery. I also use greenify.
Flashed nano gapps. In Profiles tab I disabled sync for most stuff.
Now mm has this new doze mode...Is it equal to deep sleep? Also tasker app told me it would be a bad idea to enable doze for tasker, so I disabled it. Does this mean my phone can never get into doze, deep sleep just because of one app that's not optimized?
Also under Apps i can't find a way to get all currently active apps in mm.
trohn_javolta said:
Ok.. I generally get more battery drain overnight. I read in many posts normal drain would be around 5%.
What bothers me is that the battery drain is kind of unpredictable for me..I don't know.. I'm always careful with apps and functions that drain battery. I also use greenify.
Flashed nano gapps. In Profiles tab I disabled sync for most stuff.
Now mm has this new doze mode...Is it equal to deep sleep? Also tasker app told me it would be a bad idea to enable doze for tasker, so I disabled it. Does this mean my phone can never get into doze, deep sleep just because of one app that's not optimized?
Also under Apps i can't find a way to get all currently active apps in mm.
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I think most people here are very obsessed with battery life and use stuff that has to be very well configured, otherwise it may cause extra drain (im looking at amplify for example). I dont use any battery saving apps and have excellent standby time. But i think its mostly because i have very good cell reception. Cell reception has a major impact on this phone. And at night i turn off wifi and data (i see no use in them being on, i just turn them on when i wake up). Just today, on 8 hours of sleep i lost 1%. But i have seen people with bad cell reception have really bad battery life
trohn_javolta said:
Ok.. I generally get more battery drain overnight. I read in many posts normal drain would be around 5%.
What bothers me is that the battery drain is kind of unpredictable for me..I don't know.. I'm always careful with apps and functions that drain battery. I also use greenify.
Flashed nano gapps. In Profiles tab I disabled sync for most stuff.
Now mm has this new doze mode...Is it equal to deep sleep? Also tasker app told me it would be a bad idea to enable doze for tasker, so I disabled it. Does this mean my phone can never get into doze, deep sleep just because of one app that's not optimized?
Also under Apps i can't find a way to get all currently active apps in mm.
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You can use Better Battery Stats to see whats draining your battery and to see if your phone goes into deep sleep, when it goes and so on.
Well, I flashed this firmware/baseband, will report if I see any changes. :cyclops:
migueldbr said:
I think most people here are very obsessed with battery life and use stuff that has to be very well configured, otherwise it may cause extra drain (im looking at amplify for example). I dont use any battery saving apps and have excellent standby time. But i think its mostly because i have very good cell reception. Cell reception has a major impact on this phone. And at night i turn off wifi and data (i see no use in them being on, i just turn them on when i wake up). Just today, on 8 hours of sleep i lost 1%. But i have seen people with bad cell reception have really bad battery life
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I let tasker handle these things. I scanned "cell coordinates" while at home and told tasker only to switch wifi on if these match.
So if I'm not at home wifi is deactivated. Signal scanning is going on anyways so there's no additional drain like it would be if I relied on gprs location.
Data is always off, tasker only activates it if I start certain apps like browser and gets disables it if I close the app.
One thing that's always on is bluetooth...maybe I should make a routine where it gets deactivated overnight and activated again in morning.
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Oedipus Rex said:
You can use Better Battery Stats to see whats draining your battery and to see if your phone goes into deep sleep, when it goes and so on.
Well, I flashed this firmware/baseband, will report if I see any changes. :cyclops:
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I tried that and got strange behaviour. App tells me it has to be installed as privileged app but the auto install routine failed. Somehow it seemed to work anyway as I was able to enter the app and got some stats.
Now ofter May 17th update I only get to auto routine install screen. It also says I can copy the .apk in /system/priv-apps...Looked in there and better battery stats apk is already in there.
About this thread
Ok, I updated the first post to try and clarify a bit what this flashable package is for, since I think there is/was some confusion.
To quickly answer doubts like "what do I gain?": if you flash it, it updates your baseband and some other firmware stuff to be on par with the latest OxygenOS version. You may want to do this for many reasons, but it will not magically fix any data issue on MM ROMs (still you can try if you feel it may help).
So, files on this thread are from last version 2.2.1-X.
Maybe it's not the right place to ask but once radio is updated, is it permanent ? If i flash full 2.2.1 rom from here : http://downloads.oneplus.net/devices/oneplus-x/ will the radio change or it allways keep the lastest ?
Thanks
Will this fix the CM13 T-mobile cellular data bug? (On CM13 roms, when leaving Wi-Fi, cellular data does not connect. Instead it shows "LTE!" and cannot be fixed unless I manually turn off and on cellular data or airplane mode, or restart the phone.) Additionally, does this change any settings related to bluetooth? I was having poor bluetooth connectivity on CM13. Switched back to Oxygen OS and everything works perfectly. Would like to go back to CM13 though for MM features. If anyone has any info please report back. Thanks!
Thanks for this, just what I was looking for...
But what should the baseband version be after flashing this, as I'm pretty sure mine didn't change?
(can't remember what version of OOS I was on before moving to custom roms as it was a while ago now)
Will always keep the latest from the last oso you have installed just before you current custom rom.
Omicron Technics
neopbm said:
So, files on this thread are from last version 2.2.1-X.
Maybe it's not the right place to ask but once radio is updated, is it permanent ? If i flash full 2.2.1 rom from here : http://downloads.oneplus.net/devices/oneplus-x/ will the radio change or it allways keep the lastest ?
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If you flash stock ROM it will overwrite the radio since it contains everything. This is actually based on the official OOS zip.
ekephant said:
Will this fix the CM13 T-mobile cellular data bug? (On CM13 roms, when leaving Wi-Fi, cellular data does not connect. Instead it shows "LTE!" and cannot be fixed unless I manually turn off and on cellular data or airplane mode, or restart the phone.) Additionally, does this change any settings related to bluetooth? I was having poor bluetooth connectivity on CM13. Switched back to Oxygen OS and everything works perfectly. Would like to go back to CM13 though for MM features. If anyone has any info please report back. Thanks!
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This is not a fix for any bug and I saw no clear report of improvements after updating with this ZIP or flashing stock prior to custom ROM, but you can try, it may help. Honestly I am not sure if any of these firmware pieces contains anything for bluetooh, but again you can flash it if in doubt.
seros said:
Thanks for this, just what I was looking for...
But what should the baseband version be after flashing this, as I'm pretty sure mine didn't change?
(can't remember what version of OOS I was on before moving to custom roms as it was a while ago now)
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I didn't check either before flashing latest stock, but now you should have .4.0.1.c7-00013-M8974AAAAANAZM-1
devtry said:
Code:
Disclaimer:
I will not take any responsibility for anything bad that may happen to your device.
Use the ZIP at your own risk.
This is a flashable ZIP containing all the latest firmware and radio components from official OnePlus OTA updates. Notably it contains the baseband. This is meant for those using custom ROMs, but still wishing to update the baseband and all the other extra partitions (custom ROMs only cover /system and /boot).
NOTE: This is no magic tool which fixes or improves anything, it simply updates the baseband and other extra stuff to the latest version from official OxygenOS.
It is tested with the latest official TWRP and Sultaxda unofficial CM13.0, but it should work fine with any ROM.
Please report any issue you may have and whether it works for you or not (meaning you were able to flash it and it did not break anything).
Instructions: Download the ZIP from the link below and flash through recovery.
Download: http://forum.xda-developers.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=18431
Credits:
devtry (me) for building this package
OnePlus for the official updates ZIP files (http://downloads.oneplus.net)
Sultanxda for some update-script stuff
XDA:DevDB Information
OnePlus flashable firmware and radio, Tool/Utility for the OnePlus X
Contributors
devtry
Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 2.2.1-X-0
Stable Release Date: 2016-05-18
Created 2016-05-18
Last Updated 2016-05-26
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trohn_javolta said:
I let tasker handle these things. I scanned "cell coordinates" while at home and told tasker only to switch wifi on if these match.
So if I'm not at home wifi is deactivated. Signal scanning is going on anyways so there's no additional drain like it would be if I relied on gprs location.
Data is always off, tasker only activates it if I start certain apps like browser and gets disables it if I close the app.
One thing that's always on is bluetooth...maybe I should make a routine where it gets deactivated overnight and activated again in morning.
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I tried that and got strange behaviour. App tells me it has to be installed as privileged app but the auto install routine failed. Somehow it seemed to work anyway as I was able to enter the app and got some stats.
Now ofter May 17th update I only get to auto routine install screen. It also says I can copy the .apk in /system/priv-apps...Looked in there and better battery stats apk is already in there.
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Oedipus Rex said:
You can use Better Battery Stats to see whats draining your battery and to see if your phone goes into deep slee[emoji1] p, when it goes and so on.
Well, I flashed this firmware/base band, will report if I see any changes. :cyclops:
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LOS 15.1 & 16 50% Battery Bug

A few of us have a battery bug in LOS 15.1&16. The battery constantly shows 50% in the taskbar and settings. I do not have this issue in any other roms (nfound Oreo, Pie, and stock B35). The battery also usually reads 50% while in twrp. I believe the issue is in the LOS vendor partition because when I dirty flash a Pie GSI over the LOS rom it sticks at 50. If I flash the same GSI over nfound's vendor partition I don't have the issue.
I've attempted deleting battery stats in system/data but it had no effect.
I've attempted going through cycles but the 50% remains.
Has anyone found a solution to this issue?
I would like to know too as this occurs on every single Lineage OS based rom on my A7, I installed AOSPExtended, which doesn't have this bug, but can't continue using it due to a call receiving glitch. Hopefully someone could give an answer.
this start to get interessting.
they ignore me and say my battery is bad,but when i went from custom stock ,to dotos with new vendor my phone got battery problems.i also believe the vendor is the problem,or maybe something in sys or persist folder
My battery only shows as 50% in TWRP when my data is encrypted and I haven't decrypted yet. Once I unlock it, the correct value shows.
jpsulisz said:
I would like to know too as this occurs on every single Lineage OS based rom on my A7, I installed AOSPExtended, which doesn't have this bug, but can't continue using it due to a call receiving glitch. Hopefully someone could give an answer.
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did you try unofficial? I think they already know what it was, not sure if they fixed it or not. can't remember.
KwesiJnr said:
My battery only shows as 50% in TWRP when my data is encrypted and I haven't decrypted yet. Once I unlock it, the correct value shows.
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Do you mean unlocking it through TWRP? How is this done as I have TWRP 1809 by Oki and can't find such a setting anywhere. I have this exact issue where TWRP just registers 50% and immediately thought the issues where related. Does this solve the issue within Lineage based Roms?
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did you try unofficial? I think they already know what it was, not sure if they fixed it or not. can't remember.
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I've tried unofficial roms straight from Lineage and other Lineage based roms with no luck, they are all great besides the battery issue.
I will stick with AOSP Extended for a little bit more as I believe I got my no call received bug sorted by clean wipe and restoring the entire backup, can receive calls with no issues now. Though it looks as if NFound is no longer supporting the rom, which is obviously no good if I want to keep it. I could try a Pie based rom, already tried to follow a simple tutorial on how to get some, but unfortunately all the roms I tried on the recent post gives me a different error for each despite setting it up, atleast I think I have, correctly.
All in all, still having a better experience than stock.
jpsulisz said:
Do you mean unlocking it through TWRP? How is this done as I have TWRP 1809 by Oki and can't find such a setting anywhere. I have this exact issue where TWRP just registers 50% and immediately thought the issues where related. Does this solve the issue within Lineage based Roms?
I've tried unofficial roms straight from Lineage and other Lineage based roms with no luck, they are all great besides the battery issue.
I will stick with AOSP Extended for a little bit more as I believe I got my no call received bug sorted by clean wipe and restoring the entire backup, can receive calls with no issues now. Though it looks as if NFound is no longer supporting the rom, which is obviously no good if I want to keep it. I could try a Pie based rom, already tried to follow a simple tutorial on how to get some, but unfortunately all the roms I tried on the recent post gives me a different error for each despite setting it up, atleast I think I have, correctly.
All in all, still having a better experience than stock.
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I mean unofficial LOS, Unjustified's latest LOS15.1 release
Has anyone found a fix to this battery at 50% bug for Lineage Pie? I can assure you with 100% certainty that this is not a hardware issue on my device as when I flashed back to Lineage Oreo, my battery returns to 100% without any issues.
Thanks.
lightspeedx said:
Has anyone found a fix to this battery at 50% bug for Lineage Pie? I can assure you with 100% certainty that this is not a hardware issue on my device as when I flashed back to Lineage Oreo, my battery returns to 100% without any issues.
Thanks.
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No.Los15+ destroyed my battery.I can charge to 100 but when i unplug it it jumps directly to 98%.Random shutdowns on 30%.
If you change battery its probably solved,but the software caused it
lightspeedx said:
Has anyone found a fix to this battery at 50% bug for Lineage Pie? I can assure you with 100% certainty that this is not a hardware issue on my device as when I flashed back to Lineage Oreo, my battery returns to 100% without any issues.
Thanks.
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just a heads-up, that comment that's right above mine is total BS
The 50% bug is simply an issue with the vendor, i.e. not present on other Pie combinations. You could try LiquidRemix + Kranoner's vendor + Schwifty or hellsgate eas
Choose an username... said:
just a heads-up, that comment that's right above mine is total BS
The 50% bug is simply an issue with the vendor, i.e. not present on other Pie combinations. You could try LiquidRemix + Kranoner's vendor + Schwifty or hellsgate eas
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@Choose an username... I was only saying that I know I don't have a battery hardware issue (as some have said when a person's LOS 16 installation is stuck at 50% that it is a battery hardware issue). I did not have this battery stuck at 50% problem when I was on LOS 15 (Oreo). I haven't tried LiquidRemix Pie ROM. I followed every step that was listed in the OP's LOS 16 posting.
lightspeedx said:
@Choose an username... I was only saying that I know I don't have a battery hardware issue (as some have said when a person's LOS 16 installation is stuck at 50% that it is a battery hardware issue). I did not have this battery stuck at 50% problem when I was on LOS 15 (Oreo). I haven't tried LiquidRemix Pie ROM. I followed every step that was listed in the OP's LOS 16 posting.
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i know, it's a common problem on los16, and i've had it when i tested los16 like 5 months ago. that's why i'm telling you to jump ship since development for it is that efficient
Choose an username... said:
i know, it's a common problem on los16, and i've had it when i tested los16 like 5 months ago. that's why i'm telling you to jump ship since development for it is that efficient
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Sorry, I don't mean to hijack this post with my questions now about other ROMs.
@Choose an username... Does LiquidRemix Pie ROM have any issues like camera/video? Wifi? Cell signal? GPS? Etc? I want badly to get on Android Pie and LOS16's battery gauge issue is so disappointing to me. Today, I was even thinking of returning to LOS15 where I did not have these battery gauge issues. With my Axon 7 phone's battery gauge now stuck at 50%, I have no idea if it's full or drained. LOL!
could the bootstack be responsible for the battery bug 50. cause when i install the bootstack that goes with official lineage 14.1 it seems to be fixed.

Which custom ROM to use on a Canadian SM-G920W8 model

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What is this thread for?
To all those wondering what to install on their old Samsung Galaxy S6, abreviated "S6". This thread will tell you what you need to know concerning available ROMS for the Canadian W8 model of the S6.
There are 5 major guests in the Samsung Galaxy S6 Android world:
Versions 5.x.x named Lollipop abreviated "LL"
Versions 6.x.x named Marshmallow abreviated "MM"
Versions 7.x.x named Nougat abreviated "NG"
Versions 8.x.x named Oreo abreviated "O"
Versions 9.x.x named Pie abreviated "P"
Versions 10.x.x named 10 abreviated 10
Basic things you must know:
Stock ROMs which are kept as is with only deknoxed but still stock won't show you much besides keeping your phone as it is with the freedom of installing what you want.
AOSP ROMs are usually the most debloated ones and best ones. LineageOS IS an AOSP based ROM.
Debloated ROMs: There seems to be a lot of different levels of debloating. High, Partial, Light. When using a Custom ROM, you usually want to remove most of the stock stuff and install the things you desire after. But in this ROM world, when debloating, authors often rebloat them with some of their prefered apps and mods. So Debloated ROMs are mainly to say that stock apps were removed.
Kernels are not ROMs, just saying AND, they need to be installed with the PROPER version of the ROM you are installing AND must fit AOSP or Stock because they will not work and you will get bootloop.
Aroma installer which permit to choose options during the ROM's installation. These take soo much space and are huge files to download. They boost the ROM's file size. Of course, you can choose what you want during the install process, but most ROMs are over 1Gb in size which is enormous while a non-aroma file can be way under 700Mb and do the job perfectly.
LL (v5.x.x):
These are just old, your cell phone can handle much more up to date roms AND stock roms are already way passed these versions.
MM (v6.x.x):
If you need well working, functional and complete ROMs, there's a few of these which have been tested and work very well. I'd go back without hesitating if I were not too greedy on later versions,
NG (v7.x.x):
There has been a lot of apps and mods that have been made stable from NG ROMs. A system on this would be considered a good in-the-middle installation. Not too old but not too young. There is also a custom framework app out there permitting some nice handling and modding that is considered stable for this version of Android. BUT, there's a bit BUT here. There is v7.0 and 7.1.x. 7.1.x seem to have audio issues, at least, the AOSP ROMs I tested.
0 (v8.x.x):
OK! I have read sooo many articles concerning battey problems in this ROM and I have also lived the battery problem myself with a custom ROM in this version. Oreo would be the system which crosses the line between old and new, merging from MM and NG to PIE.
P (v9.x.x):
Well, you are now up to date. BUT, We are now going well over S10 models of the Samsung Galaxy nowdays so a ROM in this version working bugfree is a bit of a dream, at least, for now. Problem encountered from these ROMs are audio, camera and wifi. Camera app is just nonesense with very poor audio quality. Users talk about bluetooth audio problems and echos during calls. Frequent application crashes notably when using camera, for example in messenger. BUT, the good is a cleaned up interface with a nice fresh modern feel.
10 (10.x.x):
Please refer to Pie (v9.x.x). Pretty much the same things happen.
I decided to give you a list of ROMS I have tested and believe should still stay alive for those questionning what the best ROM is for your needs or dreams.
Links to my suggested custom ROMs:
LL (5.x.x):
• None (just don't install any of these, too old)
MM (6.x.x): Only one stands out which I used for years and has a very nice position in recommended mods.
• XtreStoLite 3.3.1: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...xtrestolite-deodexed-mod-edition-1-0-t3094423
XtreStoLite has made me happy for years. If you want a stable ROM with what the S6 looked like during it's glorious days, that's the ROM to install.
NG (7.x.x): Most of these ROMs seem to be stock ROMs with not so much debloation so huge file sizes and Samsung's connection wizard AND all the Google Apps you did not ask for. I fell on 1 which boasts being HIGHLY debloated.
• OdexLite 4.2: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...rom-odexlite-rom-920f-920i-925f-925i-t3550706
If you do not install any of the Samsung or Google apps in the aroma installer, this is a highly debloated rom. I'm mentionning it here because I managed to instal it once but not a second time. Some users have reported a boot loop which makes the ROM below pretty much safe for install compared to this one. Because of a first successfull try, I still list it here, but I suggest Ultimate Nougat below. If you want to try and have time, then I suggest to try OdexLite if you are willing to test out and see for yourself.
• UlTiMaTe NouGat V3.1:https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...elopment/rom-ultimate-nougat-s8-port-t3681259
I managed to make it work after wating for about 15 minutes for my phone to boot initially. It is not as much debloated as OdexLite but is a bit more flexible for adblock and Magisk since you are offered to install or not in the Aroma Installer. This actually is a flaw I found in OdexLite where some applications detect Magisk and AdBlock so they make certain options unavailable. With this version, you can install AdBlock and Magisk after and get apps to work flawlessly. System is stable and a good solution if you want, what I consider, a semi-debloated acceptable ROM. Many users also mentioned that mobile and LTE networks work flawlessly with this ROM.
O (8.x.x): None (I just di not try any of them after my battery problem)
P (9.x.x): 2 Came out of the lot and work strait out of the box. OK, WORK is a big word here, be prepared for a few issues. BUT, battery life is good, not too many apps and some fun customized options.
• LineageOS 16.0: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...opment/rom-unofficial-lineageos-16-0-t3880888
Used it for a few months without major issues besides the common Pie ROM issues notably camera and audio issues and some WiFi problems.
• ViperOS 6.3: https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...elopment/rom-unofficial-viperos-v6-3-t3921301
I was pretty surprised by this ROM. It's basically Lineage OS 16 with extra Viper mods for extra customizations and configuration with, as a user stated, the extra no audio during calls problem. I still consider the Viper addons as bloatware but at least, there's no Samsung apps.
10 (10.x.x): I stopped at Pie. Same issues when reading the ROM threads so I have not even tried any of them because I overuse camera and video calls, who doesn't during COVID-19?
Recommended and usefull apps:
AdAway: https://f-droid.org/packages/org.adaway/
Removes many inapp ads, not those in full screen, but removes lotsand most of them.
Magisk: https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445
Adds root access to your apps if you don't have it pre-enabled in your ROM
OpenGApps: https://opengapps.org/
Installs Google Play and other Google stuff on your phone
Xposed Framework: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=58828974#post58828974
Adds numourous other possibilities to customize your phone. NOTE: Please allow an extra boot time after installation.
Xposed Modules: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/modules
Launchers and other apps:
Launchers will give more style to your phone. From changing icon size to drawer's background color, you may want to have a look at launchers for a more customized experience. 2 Launchers held my attention. There's not too many out there that are worth the download even with an above 4/5 star rating. Some of them even show ads which is ridiculous for a launcher as you will see ads popup just in the middle of nowhere.
Microsoft Launcher: My prefered launcher. Has everything you need, notifiction dots, decent customizations and works with icon packs. It lacks a few customizations such as folder colors and opacity, but that left asside, I still think it is the best out of all of them considering that it is totally FREE.
Nova Launcher: The only problem with THIS launcher is that you need the paid version to enable notification badges on your icons.
Evie Launcher: Well it's one or the other, Nova permits lots of customizations with background colors but no badges. Evie permits badges but no background colors or status bar customizations. But, very fast and simple.
MX Player: I've tested a few, one of the best. Reads almost anything, fast and highly customizable. Some may say VLC would be nice but VLC showed a few lags here and there and ended up not reading some files MX read OR had more time with videos accros the network, MX Player does a very nice job.
Options you may want to change:
Enable programmer's options and disable all animations for a faster response time in apps.
Enable USB Debugging and set USB mode to File Transfer or Media Transfer Protocol.
Final Notes: I love the Pie experience but I had to resigne and go back to Nougat for stability and the camera which I use very often. It took me a while to find a reasonable Nougat ROM because I was going to resigne and go back to XtreStoLite. If you plan on testing, Facebook and Google accounts are your best friends to save your stuff so you don't need to restart your games or retype your contacts.
The chosen one: ULTIMATE NOUGAT
I hope this will help people make a choice on what to install for Canadian W8 phones. Do not hesitate to post your comments on your experiences and if you have suggestions or more information on tests you did with other ROMs not mentionned here.
Additional Bloatware you may not need
Now this is for modders who may come upon some bloatwares installed. When installing Ultimate Nougat, I decided to uninstall apps I do not use and found combersome and irritating for me. Here is the list of package names that can be removed which include App Lock, Weather and other widgets. If you are not sure of what you are doing, please do a Google Search on the package names to make sure you are uninstalling something you really do not need. In my case, I chose to uninstall these packages. You may want to get a package name virwer to know where these have been installed to remove them.
I use Total Commander with root permissions and I delete them. When I delete these packages, the phone boots properly and I get no messages or service stopping errors so I consider this my safe to remove list.
List of packages that I removed in the "system" folder (you need root permissions or use TWRP to delete):
Spoiler: KNOX
app/KNOXStub
app/KNOXStore
app/KnoxAttestationAgent
app/KNOXAgent
app/KLMSAgent
app/ContainerAgent
app/ContainerEventsRelayManager
app/KnoxFolderContainer2
app/KnoxRemoteContentsProvider
app/KnoxAppsUpdateAgent
app/KnoxFolderContainer
app/KnoxSetupWizardClient
app/KnoxSwitcher
app/MyKNOXSetupWizard
app/KnoxMigrationAgent
app/KnoxSetupWizardStub
app/SamsungDLPService
app/BBCAgent
app/SecurityLogAgent
priv-app/MyKNOXSetupWizard
priv-app/KLMSAgent
priv-app/SPDClient
priv-app/SKMSAgent
container
tima_measurement_info
framework/knoxsdk.jar
framework/knoxvpnuidtag.jar
etc/secure_storage/com.sec.knox.store
etc/secure_storage/com.sec.knox.store!dex
Spoiler: AUDIO
media\audio\ringtones\A_Rustling_in_the_Trees.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Basic_Bell.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Basic_Tone.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Beep_Once.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Beginning.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Bunny_Hopping.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Chimes.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Crossing_a_River.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Dance_Party.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Day_by_Day.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Drifting_Downstream.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Ecliptic.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\First_Light.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Fresh_Morning.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Mystic_Tone.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Ocean_Voyage.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\One_Step_Forward.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Prelude.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Scampering_Tone.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Somewhere.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Ticktac.ogg
media\audio\ringtones\Warm_Greetings.ogg
media\audio\notifications\Beep_Once.ogg
media\audio\notifications\Good_Time.ogg
media\audio\notifications\Run.ogg
media\audio\notifications\S_Harmonics.ogg
media\audio\notifications\S_Opener.ogg
media\audio\notifications\S_Temple_Bell.ogg
media\audio\notifications\Sweet_Favour.ogg
media\audio\notifications\Whisper.ogg
media\audio\notifications\Hello.ogg
media\audio\notifications\Peanut.ogg
media\audio\notifications\S_Bubbles.ogg
media\audio\notifications\S_Charming_Bell.ogg
media\audio\notifications\S_Dew_drops.ogg
media\audio\notifications\S_Knock.ogg
media\audio\notifications\S_Tickety_Tock.ogg
Spoiler: SAMSUNG
app/SamsungSans
app/VirtualTour_N_OS
app/VideoTrimmer_Dream
app/VideoEditorLite_Dream_N
app/VideoCollage_Grace_N
app/SlowMotion_Dream_N
app/EasterEgg
app/EasyOneHand3
app/GameOptimizer
app/WallpaperBackup
app/Weather2017_SE
app/WeatherWidget2017_SE
app/SmartRemote_zero
app/SmartSwitchAgent
app/SecFactoryPhoneTest
app/SecurityProviderSEC
app/STalkback
app/OneNote_Compact_Samsung
app/GearManagerStub
app/SecMemo3
app/AllshareFileShare
app/AllshareMediaShare
app/SBrowser_5.0
app/SPrintSpooler7
app/CloudGateway2017
priv-app/DiagMonAgent
priv-app/GalaxyAppsWidget_Phone
priv-app/SamsungPayStub
priv-app/SamsungBilling
priv-app/GalaxyApps_3xh
priv-app/GalaxyCare
priv-app/GalaxyThemes
priv-app/PowerPoint_SamsungStub
priv-app/SamsungAccount_Dream
priv-app/SamsungCloud
priv-app/HealthService
priv-app/LegacySmartManagerProvider
priv-app/SamsungPass_1.1
priv-app/VoiceNote_5.0
priv-app/Word_SamsungStub
priv-app/ThemeCenter
priv-app/SecLiveWallpapersPicker
priv-app/SHealth5
priv-app/SmartManager_v5
priv-app/SmartManager_v5_DeviceSecurity
priv-app/EasyLauncher2_Zero
priv-app/SVoicePLM
priv-app/SVoiceLang_EnglishPack_US_1.0
priv-app/SVoiceLang_FrenchPack_1.0
priv-app/SamsungMagnifier3
priv-app/SecEmail_N
priv-app/SecureFolderStub
priv-app/EasySetup
priv-app/GameHome
priv-app/GameTools
priv-app/OneDrive_Samsung_v2
etc/sysconfig/samsungaccount.xml
etc/sysconfig/samsungauthframework.xml
etc/sysconfig/samsungemail.xml
etc/sysconfig/samsungfidouafasm.xml
etc/sysconfig/samsungfidouafclient.xml
etc/sysconfig/samsungpushservice.xml
framework/gamemanager.jar
I just picked up a used SM-G920W8 as a backup until I get my Pixel 2 XL back. I plan to keep it as a backup phone but also as a music player for around the house, on trips and at the gym. The battery life is pretty poor!
I was hoping to put a custom ROM and was wondering if you'd be able to give me some guidance. So many posts on this forum are from 3 years ago and I'm not sure what is valid anymore. After seeing your post, and thank you, I would suspect you have a good deal of experience with this Canadian version of the S6.
My questions are:
What is the process to get TWRP on my device?
Can any of the other ROMs you tried but didn't run be made to work if we flash a custom kernel after flashing the ROM?
In your OP the problems you say you have, are those with your current Unofficial Lineage ROM? I'd hate to have the camera issues.
Thanks in advance.
Installing TWRP with ODIN
blyndfyre said:
I just picked up a used SM-G920W8 as a backup until I get my Pixel 2 XL back. I plan to keep it as a backup phone but also as a music player for around the house, on trips and at the gym. The battery life is pretty poor!
I was hoping to put a custom ROM and was wondering if you'd be able to give me some guidance. So many posts on this forum are from 3 years ago and I'm not sure what is valid anymore. After seeing your post, and thank you, I would suspect you have a good deal of experience with this Canadian version of the S6.
My questions are:
What is the process to get TWRP on my device?
Can any of the other ROMs you tried but didn't run be made to work if we flash a custom kernel after flashing the ROM?
In your OP the problems you say you have, are those with your current Unofficial Lineage ROM? I'd hate to have the camera issues.
Thanks in advance.
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A simple Google search makes it easy to find but, having a thread like this one , I believe that your questions are relevant. So...
Question #1 (getting TWRP on your phone): 2 links to start with ODIN to make the flash and TWRP, the thing you need to install:
ODIN (remove spaces in the following link): ww w.droid views.com/download-odin-tool-for-samsung-galaxy-devices-all-versions/
TWRP: https://twrp.me/samsung/samsunggalaxys6.html
Follow the instructions on the ODIN website. ODIN is used to flash your phone to have TWRP installed. Also note that this process is pretty critical as it can brick your phone so be carefull and follow the instruction properly. I have flashed TWRP a few times without any problems on my side.
Question #2 (Installing a custom kernel):
I have not tried this and did not adventure myself into installing any such thing. I tend to stick with original stuff to make sure to not brick my phone. AND seeing that many custom ROMS for Pie are not out yet and also seeing the battery problem with OREO, this simply means that noone has ever found anything stable yet for this device. I don't believe that installing another kernel may make things work better. But this is just an opinion and since I did not try any custom kernel, I don't believe to have the best answer for you concerning this.
Question #3 (Camera issues with custom ROM):
Samsung Galaxy S6 is made to work with Marshmallow abreviated as MM in certain threads and posts. So anything after MM is a risk, stable or not. I had XtreStoLite for many years and I had absolutely no problems until some apps just said that MM was not supported anymore. That's pretty much the only reason I decided to install something new. I also noticed that Nougat is still very popular but have not found any Nougat ROMS that were not too heavy or simply unavailable for my Canadian phone. But, if you install any MM ROMS, your are mostly not going to have any problems. You could try OREO roms and fall in luck and find someone that figured out how to elliminate the battery issue but in my case, I tend to stick myself to the latest ROMS and live temporarly with my problems until an update fixes it as I don't have too much stuff on my phone that makes me take the reinstallation as a waste of time. I can install over 15 custom ROMS in one day while only 3 or 4 Windows during the same period, I believe that trial and error in this case is worth it. There are few stable builds that correspond to my criterias which are very few custom apps and lightweight that are less than 650 mb ROMS. Most roms go over 2 Gb while som maintain between 1.2 to 1.7 gb which I find pretty huge to my opinion seeing I can get a fully working rom for 550 mb.
I hope this helps a bit. I'm not one of those geeky people with all the technological knowledge to explain or understand the nuances of kernels and roms. I'm not a developper nor a ROM creator myself so just following the installation processes proposed makes me a simple user. I applaud those creating custom kernels and roms from scratch with nothing but their knowledge without any installation instructions until they figure out by themselves how to explain their procedures, these people are the real fun guys or girls that make us use our phone to their outmost potential without any controls giving us the freedom to use the full unlimited functionalities of our android phones.
Just so you are aware the Canadian s6 is the same as the T-Mobile version, so any separate Rom download or fixes for the T-Mobile s6 apply. Any Oreo or Pie rom will have custom kernel prepackaged, as Samsung never released those on this device.
@Rouwdyboy Well that's a very constructive comment. Thank you, this may open up some possibilities and other tests on my side once I get some time again. Thank you for your comment!
@green3water5 how did you get a Canadian S6 to work? Wow!
Other than my S6 being edge, my SM-G925W8 installs LineageOS 16.1 fine but there is no cellular data at all. Calls go through but there's no sound...
I have a suspicion that the installer installs the zeroltexx version of the ROM which is causing the issue.
I guess the only thing that can differ from my installation to yours is Twrp, so which version of Twrp do you use?
Thanks (in advance)
Jeffreyyou said:
@green3water5 how did you get a Canadian S6 to work? Wow!
Other than my S6 being edge, my SM-G925W8 installs LineageOS 16.1 fine but there is no cellular data at all. Calls go through but there's no sound...
I have a suspicion that the installer installs the zeroltexx version of the ROM which is causing the issue.
I guess the only thing that can differ from my installation to yours is Twrp, so which version of Twrp do you use?
Thanks (in advance)
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I have to admit that I do not use my cell phone using cellular data. I constantly need wifi to use GS Wave for VoIP calls. I have not tested cellular data but I do know that MOST Pie ROMS have sound issues and some Nougat ROMS also. The sound issue is pretty redundant but in my case, using GS Wave, I do not encounter those bugs. The only problem I encounter, I have already mentionned above, BUT, I have updated my first post to warn people of possible sound problems when using cellular data. I'm sorry that I'm not of big use for your problem but thank you for your reply!
I have updated my tests and added my point of view on ViperOS.
Calls
I have no sound in phone calls, everything else is working fine.
i tried to see if there was something like "persist.vendor.audio.fluence.voicecall=true" in the build prop to edit, hoping to fix the issue.
After testing out and other numourouse trials and errors. Here's my new comments on ROMs for G920W8 models. Hope this helps. I rewrote the entire thread content for clearer explanations.
Jeffreyyou said:
@green3water5 how did you get a Canadian S6 to work? Wow!
Other than my S6 being edge, my SM-G925W8 installs LineageOS 16.1 fine but there is no cellular data at all. Calls go through but there's no sound...
I have a suspicion that the installer installs the zeroltexx version of the ROM which is causing the issue.
I guess the only thing that can differ from my installation to yours is Twrp, so which version of Twrp do you use?
Thanks (in advance)
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I have the exact same problem as you do. I tried many roms and so far, none kept the data ON execpt Resurrection Remix 7 (zerofltecan) for about... 3 hours.
But, when I go back to stock, mobile data comes back.
@green3water5 I sent you a private message AND THEN found that thread. Sorry to have bothered you, will keep writing in here
coolmat said:
I have the exact same problem as you do. I tried many roms and so far, none kept the data ON execpt Resurrection Remix 7 (zerofltecan) for about... 3 hours.
But, when I go back to stock, mobile data comes back.
@green3water5 I sent you a private message AND THEN found that thread. Sorry to have bothered you, will keep writing in here
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That's why I chose to use OdexLite which is a Nougat based ROM. Oreo and Pie seem to be too recent to have perfect functionalities seeing that S6 is way outdated today. So seeing Pie ROMS work seems, for now at least, a bit more dreamy than reality. Nougat has passed pretty much all possible tests and seeing most of them being abandonned by their authors, I think that most problems may have been resolved and that other issues which may raise are probably corrected with Oreo and Pie ROMs. But again, I do not use cellular lines as I use voip through wifi connections so I cannot suggest anything more than my experience as a computer technician concerning roms and softwares installed on old systems. We are now at the S10 phone, 4 versions higher with Pie starting to be the default system sold on recent phones.
My experience so far with OdexLite without cellular data: I have nothing but good to say. I've had no camera issues, no sound issues, no wifi issues and no problems installing anything I wanted. Up to now, it's the best and most stable ROM I've installed after XtreStoLite. Of course there are small things that I liked in Pie like theme changes and some keyboard changes but nothing compared to how fluid and stable the system is compared to Oreo and Pie ROMs I had tested.
And I am not bothered by any messages. Thank you for your usefull comment.
green3water5 said:
That's why I chose to use OdexLite which is a Nougat based ROM. Oreo and Pie seem to be too recent to have perfect functionalities seeing that S6 is way outdated today. So seeing Pie ROMS work seems, for now at least, a bit more dreamy than reality. Nougat has passed pretty much all possible tests and seeing most of them being abandonned by their authors, I think that most problems may have been resolved and that other issues which may raise are probably corrected with Oreo and Pie ROMs. But again, I do not use cellular lines as I use voip through wifi connections so I cannot suggest anything more than my experience as a computer technician concerning roms and softwares installed on old systems. We are now at the S10 phone, 4 versions higher with Pie starting to be the default system sold on recent phones.
My experience so far with OdexLite without cellular data: I have nothing but good to say. I've had no camera issues, no sound issues, no wifi issues and no problems installing anything I wanted. Up to now, it's the best and most stable ROM I've installed after XtreStoLite. Of course there are small things that I liked in Pie like theme changes and some keyboard changes but nothing compared to how fluid and stable the system is compared to Oreo and Pie ROMs I had tested.
And I am not bothered by any messages. Thank you for your usefull comment.
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I was not able to install OdexLite, it always bootloop, but I was able to install Ultimate Nougat and I can confirm that it's the first ROM that mobile data works. So what I deduct is that Canadian providers locked mobile data (LTE) to Android 7 (Nougat) for SM-G920W8. I can't remember where I read that before, but it's not the first time I see that people had to update in order to get mobile data for it to work.
Sadness...
@coolmat Thank you for this very usefull comment. Even though I do not really understand why you get a bootloop with OdexLite, you still managed to get a Nougat ROM to work. If this resolved your issue for LTE network, I glad that Ultimate Nougat worked for you. And I think we just need to be patient and wait until there is more serious work for Pie ROMs until someone finds out how to resolve the network and other issues we have.
Added Ultimate Nougat in the list of Tested Nougat ROMs. Thanks to @coolmat for this little info. Tried the installation another time and rom worked.
**EDIT: I'm editing this because some people might not scroll more... Don't install this ROM. As green3water5 stated (below) it is in beta and after further testing, there's a big issue where rebooting kills it.
Guys, I just found the BEST ROM for the SM-G925W8! It's Android PIE and mobile data WORKS REALLY WELL!!!. (When you install, install the "US Variant")
This ROM is faster than all the other PIE, OREO, NOUGAT, and STOCK! It's faster than my S8 lol.
**MiUi camera, don't use stock
The ROM is also for the Note 5 and other S6 variants, hence 2GB size.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/development/rom-floyd-n7fe-port-v1-0-t3882804
JeffYou said:
Guys, I just found the BEST ROM for the SM-G925W8! It's Android PIE and mobile data WORKS REALLY WELL!!!. (When you install, install the "US Variant")
This ROM is faster than all the other PIE, OREO, NOUGAT, and STOCK! It's faster than my S8 lol. This ROM gets an A+ (or as we Ontarians say "level 4+")
**MiUi camera, don't use stock
The ROM is also for the Note 5 and other S6 variants, hence 2GB size.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note5/development/rom-floyd-n7fe-port-v1-0-t3882804
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It states that the ROM is under Beta. Did you compare the sound recording of tha camera compared to the other ROMS I listed. Does the camera work flawlessly with Facebook Messenger and other apps asking for camera?
green3water5 said:
It states that the ROM is under Beta. Did you compare the sound recording of tha camera compared to the other ROMS I listed. Does the camera work flawlessly with Facebook Messenger and other apps asking for camera?
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Sorry, my bad. Don't install the ROM. I used it all night and it worked great but if you boot it the second time, it will shutdown/reboot right after booting into the OS ( kind-of like a bootloop(?) ).
Did not work on SM-G920W8...
coolmat said:
I was not able to install OdexLite, it always bootloop, but I was able to install Ultimate Nougat and I can confirm that it's the first ROM that mobile data works. So what I deduct is that Canadian providers locked mobile data (LTE) to Android 7 (Nougat) for SM-G920W8. I can't remember where I read that before, but it's not the first time I see that people had to update in order to get mobile data for it to work.
Sadness...
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Same here...

Recommendation

NEED rom Recommendation Battery+Performance+Customization (if possible)
Doesn't matter if its oreo or pie based
Currently On Stock Oreo January Security patch
Performance is Not Good,Battery hardly survives
3hrs on screen Time
3 hours screen on time - battery needs replacement. Its just 10 bucks. Get a new battery for 10 bucks and swap it or get used to run everywhere around with a powerbank connected to your phone.
I got 2 days with fresh battery and latest stable LineageOS image clean installed (with ./flash-all.sh and TWRP)
@abdullahk6809
Alright, so i figured it would be easier to post via my computer rather than my phone.
TLDR : If you don't want to read all of this then stick with 8.1 roms for the best battery life and no issues. Cr droid and Resurrection Remix both posted their final 8.1 builds and both have run flawlessly for me. The same goes for AICP and AFAIK they are still merging up stream changes though minor with their weeklies.
As far as 9.0, we do not have official support, so it's still being worked on to get the best experience/no issues. AICP 9.0 has worked out the best for me with 9.0 then followed by Resurrection Remix.
There is a huge thing you need to be aware of if you're not already, that being our 9.0 roms currently use two different types of encryption. AOSIP, AICP, Resurrection Remix, CR Droid all use full disk encryption. (FDE) which is the same encryption we have always used. For that you just use the offical TWRP. All of the 9.0 stock roms currently are using file based encryption(FBE) and for that you need to use a specific TWRP that was made for it, and if you are currently on FDE (which you are) you need to format data after flashing the rom, meaning you will WIPE ALL OF YOUR INTERNAL. IF you decide to go back to an 8.1 rom, or try one that uses FDE, you will need to do the same process. Switch back to the offical TWRP, and format data after you flash the rom. If you go to FBE and stay on it, then you do NOT need to format data/switch twrp going one from FBE rom to another FBE rom, or updating the current rom.
So when choosing what to flash, you need to read the OP of each rom and know which encryption it uses, or it will not boot. Roms that run FBE AFAIK always have the twrp needed linked in the OP.
With 9.0, as i said, it is still a work in progress since we have lost official support. So if you read the threads some people are reporting issues with calls, Volte, issues with whatsapp etc.. So read the threads at least the last 15 or so pages to see if people are currently having issues. Like i said previously i could tell you to go flash x rom, because it works the best for me. But then you have issues because you use whatsapp and can't send voice messages or w/e and i don't use it. With people using the device for different reasons, you need to take time to see what works for you versus just a one word answer that will work for you.
A lot of people are having issues with 9.0 because of battery life, but I do not see a huge decrease in battery life, but i don't use battery killing apps like face book, whatsapp, or play games or anything. If you really are only getting 3 hours SOT you might want to see what is using your battery via better battery stats or gsam, because it's possible apps could be doing it, and no rom will change that. If you find out that no rouge apps are really killing your battery, as was just stated, depending on how old the device is, you might need a new battery. This phone is a good device but they used pretty ****ty components on it, thanks China. I myself have not had battery issues but i bought my device like three or four years ago, some devices are older.
Anyways, that's about all i can really offer for advice, i don't spend nearly as much time on this forum as i used to because i end up getting into confrontations with people that spread misinformaation, or refuse to follow simple courtesy that are not rules such as asking for eta's etc..
If you end up having any questions i might be able to answer, send me a PM. It might take me some time to respond as i don't use the app as much as i used to, but i'm always willing to answer even the dumbest question when asked via private message.
Lawlrus said:
@abdullahk6809
TLDR : If you don't want to read all of this then stick with 8.1 roms for the best battery life and no issues. Cr droid and Resurrection Remix both posted their final 8.1 builds and both have run flawlessly for me. The same goes for AICP and AFAIK they are still merging up stream changes though minor with their weeklies.
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Hi Lawlrus, I'd just like to have a stable rom. Like you said 8.1 rom might be my best choice, but RR has stopped updating the 8.1 version so what I worry about is it's lacking security patches.
So would you suggest some roms that's stable and and getting updates as well ?
What I might need is :
1. dark theme 2. night light (blue light filter) 3. probably fling nav bar

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Found a ZUK Z2 pro rom mine and couldn't resist sharing it with everyone.
thanks:b4579
Zuk z2 pro A12 test roms
Download Zuk z2 pro A12 test roms for free. *Warning flash twrp 3.6 based recovery first* (If your phone is encrypted make backup on pc first. Format data only when your phone is encrypted) *As of 21-04-2022 latest TWRP supports now encryption* Flash rom like you normally do.
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Hi,
there are many more test ROMs.
Zuk z2 pro A12 test roms Files
I tried riceDroid-12.1-2022071917-z2_row-v3.5-PIXEL.zip.
And after rooting with Magisk and optimizing some things, especially the gps.conf to get a fix within seconds, I'm using this ROM now for weeks.
To fix GPS:
Optimized GPS File Replacer (Magisk module)
+
[Trick] Speed Up Satelite Fix for GPS on Android
Have a look at both and optimize the time servers regarding the country you live in.
Works like a charme.
What I did in addition was to get as much as SOT as possible.
A search for "Google Pixel" "hot" "battery" helped a lot.
I'm no power user but I still have enough power at the end of the day.
@Tims Fong
Did your ROM worked without optimization from the scratch?
Without tweaking?
And a big "Thank you" to b4579.
maekus69 said:
Hi,
there are many more test ROMs.
Zuk z2 pro A12 test roms Files
I tried riceDroid-12.1-2022071917-z2_row-v3.5-PIXEL.zip.
And after rooting with Magisk and optimizing some things, especially the gps.conf to get a fix within seconds, I'm using this ROM now for weeks.
To fix GPS:
Optimized GPS File Replacer (Magisk module)
+
[Trick] Speed Up Satelite Fix for GPS on Android
Have a look at both and optimize the time servers regarding the country you live.
Works like a charme.
What I did in addition was to get as much as SOT as possible.
A search for "Google Pixel" "hot" "battery" helped a lot.
I'm no power user but I still have enough power at the end of the day.
@Tims Fong
Did your ROM worked without optimization from the scratch?
Without tweaking?
And a big "Thank you" to b4579.
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i think PixysOS is better.
Could you tell me why you think it's better?
Would give it a chance.
I know PixysOS, but never tried it.
riceDroid working quite good.
I have no bugs. And patch level is higher.
I would even try to install a Generic System Image (GSI), but it seems there are often problems (FP/BT).
Saw your tests in the thread.
maekus69 said:
Could you tell me why you think it's better?
Would give it a chance.
I know PixysOS, but never tried it.
riceDroid working quite good.
I have no bugs. And patch level is higher.
I would even try to install a Generic System Image (GSI), but it seems there are often problems (FP/BT).
Saw your tests in the thread.
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the GSI must booted on AEX V9.1.then everythings work well.
Could you please share your current SOT?
And by the way which of those ROM support wpa3 (wifi security standard)?
I tried both of those ROMs, but I have no internet access using Mobile Data with both of them.
Is this a bug or Is there any special procedure for activating mobile data in android12?
bluexp said:
I tried both of those ROMs, but I have no internet access using Mobile Data with both of them.
Is this a bug or Is there any special procedure for activating mobile data in android12?
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Reinsert the SIM card and reboot.

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