I'm looking to upgrade from a Samsung Galaxy S4. I followed OnePlus for a while and I still regret not buying the 6T McLaren Edition. However, I have some questions regarding the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition and OnePlus in general:
Do you guys have problems with delayed notifications? I've read a few reviews where the phone didn't give a notification for some apps and it was needed to open the apps manually to see the notifications.
I'm looking for a phone with good rom development. For example, I still use my 6-year-old S4 with Official LineageOS 16.0 and the developers are already busy with LineageOS 17.0. I know it's hard to say if a device will be supported by rom developers, but how do you guys think the rom development will be for the 7T Pro. If I buy the McLaren Edition, can I still use roms that are made for the normal 7T Pro, as the McLaren Edition has more RAM? To be fair, I doubt the rom support for the 7T Pro (McLaren Edition) will be the same as the normal 7 Pro and that is what is holding me back from buying the phone. Should I wait for future OnePlus devices for better rom support?
When the 7T Pro gets updates from OnePlus, does the 7T Pro McLaren Edition receive the same updates at the same time?
Will software improve drastically as Android 10 is "new"?
In the past weeks I've seen many people with battery problems on Android 10. What is the Screen-on Time and battery life in general on the 7T Pro McLaren Edition and are the problems already fixed? In my opinion 4 hours SOT is disappointing for such a big battery..
Is it easy to root the 7T Pro McLaren Edition? Will Viper4Android work on it?
Are the ghost touches already fixed?
Does the phone overheat as I've read in some reviews?
Does the 7T have a better screen then the 7T Pro McLaren Edition?
TheBlitzS said:
I'm looking to upgrade from a Samsung Galaxy S4. I followed OnePlus for a while and I still regret not buying the 6T McLaren Edition. However, I have some questions regarding the OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition and OnePlus in general:
Do you guys have problems with delayed notifications? I've read a few reviews where the phone didn't give a notification for some apps and it was needed to open the apps manually to see the notifications.
I'm looking for a phone with good rom development. For example, I still use my 6-year-old S4 with Official LineageOS 16.0 and the developers are already busy with LineageOS 17.0. I know it's hard to say if a device will be supported by rom developers, but how do you guys think the rom development will be for the 7T Pro. If I buy the McLaren Edition, can I still use roms that are made for the normal 7T Pro, as the McLaren Edition has more RAM? To be fair, I doubt the rom support for the 7T Pro (McLaren Edition) will be the same as the normal 7 Pro and that is what is holding me back from buying the phone. Should I wait for future OnePlus devices for better rom support?
When the 7T Pro gets updates from OnePlus, does the 7T Pro McLaren Edition receive the same updates at the same time?
Will software improve drastically as Android 10 is "new"?
In the past weeks I've seen many people with battery problems on Android 10. What is the Screen-on Time and battery life in general on the 7T Pro McLaren Edition and are the problems already fixed? In my opinion 4 hours SOT is disappointing for such a big battery..
Is it easy to root the 7T Pro McLaren Edition? Will Viper4Android work on it?
Are the ghost touches already fixed?
Does the phone overheat as I've read in some reviews?
Does the 7T have a better screen then the 7T Pro McLaren Edition?
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No, but if you do, you can always choose not to use battery optimization.
OnePlus has always been developer friendly. Hard to see that change with the 7T Pro. The status of the McLaren, which is the one I have, is still a little hazy, but I think it'll work just fine with standard 7T Pro custom roms.
Yes, The McLaren will get updates at the same pace as the standard 7T Pro. I got the 10.0.3 update right out of the box, and it's the same as on the beforementioned model.
Only time till tell.
It's impossible to give you an exact figure of what SOT you can expect. All users are different, and habits are going to be the crucial factor here. I'd say you'll end up with around four hours minimum and something like eight-ten maximum. At least that's what we've been seeing so far.
Yes, the rooting procedure is the same on the McLaren. V4A will therefore work.
I've had no issues with ghost touching.
No overheating either.
Oh, hell no. The McLaren packs the same screen as the 7T Pro, which is a QHD+ one, compared to the 7T, which only has FHD+, and seems prone to green tint, which the 7T Pro is unaffected by.
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My brother wants to buy me a Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro and I want some advice from you if is worth to buy this phone or not.
I think that for a cheap phone comes with some features that you can get with a high priced phone and here I'm talking about the fingerprind reader and the gyro wich I don't see it in many cheap phones and I realy want to try the VR thing wtih this.
What are the pro and cons for this phone? I see that this thread is for Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and I want to ask if the bootloader for Pro is also unlocked and if the custom ROMs like CM13/14.1 will work for the Pro version.
Cheers!
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I have two of them. Wouldn't buy them today anymore. Not because of the hardware, because of the ROMs. CM13 (for Kenzo) is unfinished and stopped because of developers are focusing on CM14, and because of that some features are missing. CM14, on the other hand, is weeks / months far from being stable.
If you will buy, buy the Pro. It's Snapdragon based, the other, Kate, is Mediatek based. But I don't know if you will find the 3, now, that 4 is out.
I got my Note 3 Pro just last week. I'm extremely happy with it. It's an amazing phone at the price.
The bootloader comes locked, but Xiaomi will unlock it (with ~50% success rate it seems), or there are unofficial ways to unlock the bootloader.
I'm running CM14.1 on my phone right now. So far, it seems very stable, no issues that I've noticed so far.
paul_damian said:
I have two of them. Wouldn't buy them today anymore. Not because of the hardware, because of the ROMs. CM13 (for Kenzo) is unfinished and stopped because of developers are focusing on CM14, and because of that some features are missing. CM14, on the other hand, is weeks / months far from being stable.
If you will buy, buy the Pro. It's Snapdragon based, the other, Kate, is Mediatek based. But I don't know if you will find the 3, now, that 4 is out.
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Kate is not MediaTek based, Kate is just the Kenzo with additional 2mm height, and additional LTE bands.
The Hennessy is the MTK based.
Kenzo is probably the better one to get, assuming it has the LTE coverage you need. There are more cases and screen protectors designed for it.
Bootloader is locked, you can request an unlock from Xiaomi.
The camera is not good on this, that's probably the biggest negative.
Has any developer started with los and other custom roms? I can find any thread in roms and kernel section.
The phone only just came out, you need to be patient. Its not as popular as the PRO.
So far I have seen that a Mokee developer is working on it : https://github.com/davinci-dev
I will be waiting on some quality roms before buying this phone.
There's a lot of developer activity on the k20 pro forum the past few days, so hopefully the regular k20/mi 9t gets some attention too. My mi 9t should be arriving this week, and I really don't want to have to use MIUI forever.
I think at the end, the better choice to avoid problems, is to leave the global from the day of purchase
lulloo96 said:
I think at the end, the better choice to avoid problems, is to leave the global from the day of purchase
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miui is trash, and im not going to buy the phone if there are no alternatives.
I notice that it's not popular as the Pro and i think there will no be change about this, every day there are new rom, new update with the K20 Pro but not K20
K20 is equally popular but problem is broken kernel try hence once it is fixed we will surly get roms and kernels
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KudoConan said:
I notice that it's not popular as the Pro and i think there will no be change about this, every day there are new rom, new update with the K20 Pro but not K20
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We already have two roms here for the k20 and devs are actively working on it.
krishna_jm said:
We already have two roms here for the k20 and devs are actively working on it.
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Hope to get more
Hello Everyone,
I want to know If Black Shark pro 2 12 /256gb Is developer friendly or not.
I am not a developer but Can be considered advanced user. I want to know if Black Shark pro 2 12 /256gb Variant is Developer Friendly like rooting, Installing Twrp, Will I be able to do stock updates without losing twrp and rooting, Switching to custom Roms in future (Option should be available).
I am coming from redmi note 4 SD version So buying this phone will be a big purchase for me and if I purchase it I don't want any problems for next 3-4 years either Hardware or software related.
I will be using Black Shark pro 2 very very less for gaming but mostly for other heavy apps and lot of multi tasking. I want to know if BS pro 2 will be good for this.
I will be using this phone in India but it will be purchased outside India. After searching Internet I see I will not get warranty also.
Any help is highly Appreciated.
Thanks In Advance
Best Wishes
kk100 said:
Hello Everyone,
I want to know If Black Shark pro 2 12 /256gb Is developer friendly or not.
I am not a developer but Can be considered advanced user. I want to know if Black Shark pro 2 12 /256gb Variant is Developer Friendly like rooting, Installing Twrp, Will I be able to do stock updates without losing twrp and rooting, Switching to custom Roms in future (Option should be available).
I am coming from redmi note 4 SD version So buying this phone will be a big purchase for me and if I purchase it I don't want any problems for next 3-4 years either Hardware or software related.
I will be using Black Shark pro 2 very very less for gaming but mostly for other heavy apps and lot of multi tasking. I want to know if BS pro 2 will be good for this.
I will be using this phone in India but it will be purchased outside India. After searching Internet I see I will not get warranty also.
Any help is highly Appreciated.
Thanks In Advance
Best Wishes
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Developer friendly no, there is no kernel source code, even official BlackShark forum is removed from site so again big no for custom roms or recoveries.
And as for other things, go for it. It is a beast of device, it will successfully solve any task you throw at it.
tw1st3d83 said:
Developer friendly no, there is no kernel source code, even official BlackShark forum is removed from site so again big no for custom roms or recoveries.
And as for other things, go for it. It is a beast of device, it will successfully solve any task you throw at it.
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Thanks a lot for replying. Really Appreciate it.
I am really frustrated. I want to know if I will not even get Twrp and rooting and Titanium Backup in BS pro 2 12/256gb Global version.
Twrp has saved my RN4 many times from 1-2 times bricked and many times from bootloop.
Realme x2 pro mobile 12/256gb is also not developer friendly nor is Asus rog 2 12gb/256gb.
Tried a lot to get K20 Pro 12 gb ram 512gb premium edition now Xiaomi Mi 9t pro 12gb/512gb. I hear its one of the favourites here at Xda.
Any good phone in $400-500 range with 12gb ram 256gb or 512gb memory and good processor like 855+ or better and developer friendly with forum support.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance.
Best Wishes
Hey y'all I just ordered a OnePlus 8 pro from OnePlus. Just curious on feedback from Verizon users of there's anything of note, including ROMs not working. Had a OnePlus 7pro and there were some ROMs that didn't always work on that network. Thanks!
Bastafari said:
Hey y'all I just ordered a OnePlus 8 pro from OnePlus. Just curious on feedback from Verizon users of there's anything of note, including ROMs not working. Had a OnePlus 7pro and there were some ROMs that didn't always work on that network. Thanks!
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Best bet would be reading the thread of the ROMs you are interested in. I don't think many ROMs play nice with Verizon
Hello. I was looking to buy a new phone. What are ur views after using nothing phone 1?
i had oneplus nord 2t, nothing phone 1 and google pixel 6a in option
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Depends on the CPU how I see it. Currently have a OnePlus 8T. Looked at the specs and this phone would be "Napping" instead of "Snapping" I recommend installing a AOSP ROM tho. But that's with any other phone I've used.
agarwalvinit09876 said:
Hello. I was looking to buy a new phone. What are ur views after using nothing phone 1?
i had oneplus nord 2t, nothing phone 1 and google pixel 6a in option
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Depends on what are you expecting from the phone . From my point of view among much other the most important is support software and battery . OnePlus is fine but lately has a annoyant lack of updates . It became a modus-vivendi of them . I own right now an OnePlus Nord 2 and wish to sell it . Nothing Phone is my daily driver and I'm very pleased with it . Google Pixel , I don't know ...
It's been my main phone since launch over an S22 I've got and each update it's kept getting better, it's more than reliable and the battery life is solid now since the A13 update.