Fingerprint reader and custom ROMs - OnePlus 6T Questions & Answers

Soon after I bought OP6T some time ago, first thing I did was to flash custom ROM only to find out that there were no custom ROMs that supported in-display fingerprint sensora those days; with a note that "oneplus still has not published api or library or code or whatever, so I let it go and stayed on stock ROM, telling myself it could take a long to get fingerprint working on non-stock ROMS.
Now I have read few forums and it seems that Fingerprint sensor is working on some or most of custom ROMS,. But lot of people writes they install smurf (or other) kernel to get it working etc., so I am little bit muddled and confused, so I want to ask few questions..:
What's the fingerprint situation with Oneplus 6T?
Is it matter or concern of a ROM to have FP capability, or
is functioning FP sensor dependent on kernel,
or is there some other way to get FP working on any ROM, sth. like Magisk module and so on?
For example, fingerprint sensor is not even mentioned in Havoc 2.0 ROM, which I liked on previous OP devices and would like to install again on 6T. But it is mentioned inside the forum, eventhough some times in negative way as "is is sloow". Thanks anyone who has fe moments to explain this to me.

There are a few ROMs w/ Fingerprint Support. It does sometimes need Magisk in order to function on some but not all. I use Carbon and don't have a problem using it.

Havoc ROM has working fingerprint
I use havoc ROM and the fingerprint sensor works like a champ

I'm on sky dragon ROM. Fingerprint works just as well as stock and I've hit 8 hours of SOT. Battery life with this ROM is ridiculous.

My 6T is on Bootleggers 4.2 and fp sensor works just fine. If you're looking to get into custom ROMs, I'd recommend Bootleggers.
Even Havoc is absolutely fine. Although when I was on Havoc, I had this fp bug but it didn't bother me much.

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[Q]Why does fingerprint never work in N7 ROMs?

as per title really?
I've googled around a bit and not found anything definitive to explain the root-cause.
A few sites and threads claim to fix or provide a workaround, but from what I've read these are not 100% guaranteed to fix on all variants , all ROMs
I personally have tried latest versions of:
RamRom
DN
X-Rom
Norma
...with none having any fingerprint functionality before or after trying various "fixes"
What gives?
Edit: Yes, we know fp is pretty crap on N4 out of the box anyway, but please, can someone provide detail on why the N7 ports often fail in fp function ?
Well actually the fingerprint reader is really great on my N910C, and I have yet to find any Marshmallow rom that offers fingerprint log-on after a cold boot. They all work for apps and stand-by on/off log-on, but not at boot.
I think, as per usual, the hardware support for developers is crap by Samsung.
In Lollipop roms the fingerprint reader works like a charm.
I'm using nemesis Rom, using 3rd party app work like a charm.
Name of d app called (applock) pro version from play store.
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Finger scan lock is working flawlessly in RamRom here on latest version (6) for N910F/G. It was pretty smooth on the last version (4) too.
jult said:
Well actually the fingerprint reader is really great on my N910C, and I have yet to find any Marshmallow rom that offers fingerprint log-on after a cold boot. They all work for apps and stand-by on/off log-on, but not at boot.
I think, as per usual, the hardware support for developers is crap by Samsung.
In Lollipop roms the fingerprint reader works like a charm.
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Fingerprint Enabler xposed module can be used to enable fingerprint log-on after boot.
And if one wishes to bypass the fingerprint log-on, No Lock Home xposed module can be used, works when connected to wi-fi.
If you're talking about Note 7 ports, the reason why fingerprint is not working, the same reason as to why AOD is not working, is because of hardware differences.
The reason why Ramrom manages to get fingerprint working is because it's not really a port but more of a stock Note 4 rom with a Note 7 skin and apps available on it.

Anyone else feeling bad for having this phone?

Hi guys, I'm the owner of this device since december 2016. I was very happy when it first arrived, it was smooth, responsive, everything worked just fine and I was very happy with Xiaomi.
Later, Xiaomi just launched Redmi Note 4 and then my nightmare began. I was always searching for new MIUI features, and as such, I've installed as soon as possible a Custom MIUI China rom, like xiaomi.eu or MIUIBrasil.
Everything was just going well, but then I've noticed that Xiaomi released MIUI 8.5 on many devices with new features, and our device began to be a little "left behind" when it came to updates.
Later Xiaomi introduced MIUI 9, with the new features and so much more improvements, however, after MONTHS waiting, our phone just got a MIUI with and Android 6.0.1 on IT, they didn't even thought about updating to Android 7, on the excuse of hardware limitations (Oh yes, let's remind that apart from Camera, our phones are EQUAL to Redmi Note 4 in specs), anyway, I've already tried a few AOSP before, and now I thought that this was the time to give it a chance again...
However, with so many ROMs out there, I just thought, OK I'll try some before picking up one to be my daily. And then it began... OK, the first thing I missed from MIUI was the ability to record calls and block calls by choosing numbers from contact list (without having to type then manually), second, Network Type Dialog, which on MIUI I could see only three options (LTE, 3G and 2G) this saves battery and on my Country, my mobile company simply have a bug on their network, and if the network type 4G is selected when data is disabled, it will charge your phone anyway, everyday for using internet... (THAT's RIDICULOUS).
Another thing is the 3 finger screenshot, yes they're present I know, but on MIUI everytime you do this, the screen "freezes" and if its a list, it won't scroll, the same thing doesn't happen on AOSP, when you do Three Finger Screenshot on a list, it scrolls before taking Screenshot.
However, one may ask, Why you're not on MIUI then, if you like it so MUCH?
Ok, I'll answer this by explaining that, I CAN'T
Yes, you read it correctly, everytime I use a MIUI (I've tried many, MIUI Stable, MIUI China, Xiaomi.eu, MIUI 8.6, MIUI 8.3, even MIUI 8.2) and on ALL of them I have the same ISSUE i'm going to report now.
RANDOM REBOOTS after installing Magisk + Xposed combo.
When I got my hands on this phone, as I mentioned early, EVERYTHING worked like a charm, it never rebooted once, Xposed and Magisk were playing nice together, I could use modules from both Magisk and Xposed, and phone was amazing, but now, with newer versions of Xposed and Magisk, it doesn't work anymore.
OK, if I knew what combination I've used in the past, I could simply try them again, but the thing is that I don't, I don't remember which version of Xposed Framework I was using when everything was fine back 1 year and half from now, neither the Magisk version.
So I'm stuck with either using MIUI and having phone rebooting every now and then (it doesn't even REBOOT totally, it just doesn't turn on screen anymore and if you put screen against source of light you can barely see the BOOTLOGO animation Stuck, like if it were burned in on screen, it's weird) or with AOSP lacking many features I found useful on MIUI.
TL;DR I'm very displeased with this phone, with how XIAOMI forgot it and how frustrated I am because I can't use it properly, I can't customize it as MY OWN, and I just wanted to use it without rebooting.
Well that's all, just wanna share that and know if anyone else had the same feeling.
Best regards
1. You can use 3rd party app to record calls on aosp. With proper searching, you can get exactly what you want. For the blocking numbers from list, how often do someone need to block a number? It's a very minor feature.
2. Yes, there are more options to choose network, but choosing only 4/3/2G is still there.
3. About the three finger screenshot, yes aosp does it bad. But, you can use custom shortcut to take screenshots, even gestures like 2 fingers side swipe, which I use on Mdroid.
There's work around for almost everything, if you look properly. And if you like things simple, surely you'll miss out some things.
I feel bad, because I can no longer go back to a regular battery sized phone
I feel exactly the same
Xiaomi abandonned us
Luckily for me I gave my markw to my sister (she doesn't care about updates ) and got myself a mido ( redmi note 4)
But I miss my 4 prime it was the perfect size note 4 is too big. And battery life is slightly less with mido
I know how you feel about custom roms.
There is always a way to fix your problem with them but it demands time to find the solutions to bugs/ non-existent function ( custom rom is not for lazy person ?)
With miui you had almost everything in 1 package
( But miui also had so many problems)

Third party app's fingerprint issue in every custom ROM I've tested

Hey guys!
Just to be clear it is not a hardware issue I don't have any kind of a problem with the stock ROM. Everything fingerprint related works as it should.
The problem. I am able to set several apps to use fingerprint login (couple of banking apps and ebay app for example). Everything works fine until the first reboot or the first day. Then the apps suddenly stop to use (or see or detect) the fingerprint sensor. They either start with an error or give the error when I try to login with my finger. When I log in the app with a PIN code I can see the fingerprint login is disabled and when I try to re-enable it the most of the apps crash, some of them just repeat again the error. It's not that they don't recognize the fingerprint itself. They simply don't get that far - they can't use the sensor.
The problem for me is present in every custom ROM I've tried, no matter 8.1 or 9.0. I've tested Liquid Remix (9.0), Havoc (9.0) and Bootleggers (8.1)
On the other hand unlocking the device with fingerprint works always fast and perfectly fine no matter the ROM - stock or custom.
Just a little update here. I found another ROM that (so far) has no problems in regards of the fingerprint. The unofficial Pixel Experience.

Rom with always ready fingerprint

Hi.
I'm looking for a custom rom with always ready fingerprint, like on MIUI. I've tried a few week ago one of the custom rom, and it was annoying that I must click unlock button and then i can unlock device by fingerprint.
Can You help?
Best regards
Try evolutionx 5.1.
LineageOS works if you enable "always on display". Put your finger and unlock directly.
Shapeshift OS ? has the best implementation for fingerprint unlock.
Very fast and stable rom with Always FOD ready + it has the feature that disables night light on FP recognizing for more accuracy.
thanks for the replying, i tried shapeshitft os, but my bank app was crashed. I've also tried evolutionx, but i've got big problem with performance and camera. Finally, i've backed to global, first time since 1,5 year. And this is it. I forgot, that device can be smooth and bug-free. There's perfect. Thanks for replying Good luck, be health

which custom gaming rom is best and stable for one plus 6t suggest me guys

which costom rom is best for one plu 6t
i am also looking for a rom that just works fully, without bugs (wifi display audio, bt/nfc, notifications arrive).
is there even such a thing? oos 10 worked fine for me, wanted something newer and all sorts of problems started
thanks

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