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[ROMs] Nougat ROMs for Redmi Pro

Hello everybody!
This thread will be dedicated to Android N developement. Since now the ROMs are not ported (we have a device tree to compile from source) we can get any Android N ROM working but with the same bugs.
From now on i will be working on fixing the bugs of the device tree/vendor tree and any help with it would be apreciated.
I will share my device tree so that people can help with it:
Device tree: https://github.com/end222/lineage_device_omega
Vendor tree:https://github.com/end222/lineage_vendor_omega
Want to help?
In the device tree in github I have opened some issues where I try to put as much relevant information as I can about the state of each bug and the errors I am getting. Please give it a look to see if someone can help
Bugs:
Working:
It boots up
Speaker sometimes
Network
Wifi
Bluetooth
FM Radio
Chargin while being off
Flashlight
Rear camera without focus
Mobile data
Sound
Not working:
Calls
Camera focus and front camera
Headphones
IR
Fingerprint sensor
It shows corrupted SD at boot but SD works good
Download links:
LineageOS: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634793903
Old ones (To be updated):
AICP: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=745425885120743786
Resurrection Remix: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634781602
Dirty Unicorns: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634782672
If you want to give a try to another AOSP like ROM just tell me and I can make a build
If you try the ROM and find any bug please tell me and I will add it to the bugs section in order to work on it and also to give other a clearer information about the ROM.
Do you like my work?
Offer me a beer here:
https://www.paypal.me/OrdunaLagarma

You forgot to add fingerprint sensor.

kristi6.9 said:
You forgot to add fingerprint sensor.
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That's right

I recommend you to atach the sources below the rom and use devdb not just a regular thread

kristi6.9 said:
I recommend you to atach the sources below the rom and use devdb not just a regular thread
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In the end I didn't use the device tree I had done. CM sources were giving me warnings about framework, something related to non-existent images for the resolution of the Redmi Pro (CM had already closed when I downloaded them).
Then I took the ROM compiled by andrianom for the RN4 and resized the system dat by hand. Then I modifyed the kernel to get it working on the RM Pro.
So in the end this is a port from the RN4, it is not compiled from source. However I will try to compile Lineage from source as it is almost the same and the device tree I had made should work with some modifications

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end222 said:
In the end I didn't use the device tree I had done. CM sources were giving me warnings about framework, something related to non-existent images for the resolution of the Redmi Pro (CM had already closed when I downloaded them).
Then I took the ROM compiled by andrianom for the RN4 and resized the system dat by hand. Then I modifyed the kernel to get it working on the RM Pro.
So in the end this is a port from the RN4, it is not compiled from source. However I will try to compile Lineage from source as it is almost the same and the device tree I had made should work with some modifications
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If someone could fix fingerprint sensor and headphones, I'm sold

misterright1 said:
If someone could fix fingerprint sensor and headphones, I'm sold
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I know there are many bugs but at least headphones are working

end222 said:
I know there are many bugs but at least headphones are working
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HHahahah thats an advantage according to other roms.?????

when can you make this rom stable bro?not eta just asking

pou_gh2 said:
when can you make this rom stable bro?not eta just asking
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I won't answer that question [emoji14]
I am still really new in the world of developing ROMs as Redmi Pro is the first device that I have used for developing. Then if I knew how to solve all the bugs maybe I could tell you more or less how long it could take.
However, the only thing I know is that I have to modify the vendor tree by mixing it with the vendor tree of other devices. So I cannot tell how long it can take and if I will be able to do it

pou_gh2 said:
when can you make this rom stable bro?not eta just asking
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don't be a prick dude

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Hi end222 , I just got this phone. Love the specs / screen / performance. The only thing i hate is the OS. I had been using Nougat on a flashed Samsung S4. Just cant bear the older version of Android now, especially the notifications.
I am not new to the world of development but haven't developed ROMs before. Are there any recommended resources you have where I can learn the basics and add on to the work you have done so far. I would love to to be able to create version which can be used daily.

turbochild said:
Hi end222 , I just got this phone. Love the specs / screen / performance. The only thing i hate is the OS. I had been using Nougat on a flashed Samsung S4. Just cant bear the older version of Android now, especially the notifications.
I am not new to the world of development but haven't developed ROMs before. Are there any recommended resources you have where I can learn the basics and add on to the work you have done so far. I would love to to be able to create version which can be used daily.
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I would really love to see more people working for this phone.
What I recommend you is to read some of the MTK porting guides that can be found on the internet, for example, on xda.
The most important thing you have to learn from those guides is how to port the boot.img.
Do not try to port the whooe ROM using those methods because I tried and they result in most of cases in bootloop. So to port to Redmi Pro you have to:
- From RN4 just by porting the boot.img (and resizing the system image in Nougat) is enough to get it booting.
- From Apollo Lite you will have to copy also hwcomposer from the stock ROM, located in lib/hw and lib64/hw. Also do not forget to port also the boot.img
If you find any problem or have any doubt do not hesitate to send me a message and I will do my best to help
Enviado desde mi Redmi Pro mediante Tapatalk

Thanks end222 for your work keep it up man
Sent from my Redmi Pro using Tapatalk

Lately, I have been always checking all the threads created expecting for any stable update to flash redmi pro but it seems everyone gave up from porting... Is there anyway to port an existing nougat ROM from other xiaomi model and getting stable ? At least the phone and the headset part... I am tired of MIUI ROM specially the weekly version...
Besides that I would to thank to all the people that had helped with this project without them I probably had sold my redmi pro already >.>

rijrg4 said:
Lately, I have been always checking all the threads created expecting for any stable update to flash redmi pro but it seems everyone gave up from porting... Is there anyway to port an existing nougat ROM from other xiaomi model and getting stable ? At least the phone and the headset part... I am tired of MIUI ROM specially the weekly version...
Besides that I would to thank to all the people that had helped with this project without them I probably had sold my redmi pro already >.>
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The closest phone to the RM Pro is the Redmi Note 4 and this is the best I have been able to do by porting from that device. The main problem is that the phone isn't working in the RN4 either.
Whenever I have more free time I will keep trying things. It should be possible to get at least a good working non MIUI ROM based on Android 6. However it would be much harder to get Android 7 stable

I want to try this ROM, can i downgrade to 6.0 based miui rom safely after I try this ROM? ini

doripto. said:
I want to try this ROM, can i downgrade to 6.0 based miui rom safely after I try this ROM? ini
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Yes, you should be able to flash MIUI with TWRP after using this ROM. I would also recommend you to do a backup of MIUI before flashing it and then you can come back to MIUI without losing any apps

I tried this rom last night and its great to experience CM again, btw when im insert my sd card it says that my sd card is corrupted but its not corrupted and working fine when I tried it with my sisters MiMax...

Query regarding oxygen os GSI port

Hello,
Is it possible to flash gsi oxygen os 5.1.6 rom on our device?
The rom is located in the thread below:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pr...ly-roms/gsi-oxygen-os-5-1-6-boos4721-t3859240

arun356y said:
Hello,
Is it possible to flash gsi oxygen os 5.1.6 rom on our device?
The rom is located in the thread below:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pr...ly-roms/gsi-oxygen-os-5-1-6-boos4721-t3859240
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I am waiting for a reply to this thread as well. If someone tries please let us know.
UPDATE:
I got it to boot using AEX 5.8 vendor, but after setting up it keeps crashing and shutting down.

varunbiday said:
I am waiting for a reply to this thread as well. If someone tries please let us know.
UPDATE:
I got it to boot using AEX 5.8 vendor, but after setting up it keeps crashing and shutting down.
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It needs device specific modifications I guess. We need devs to look on this rom.

arun356y said:
It needs device specific modifications I guess. We need devs to look on this rom.
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Yes! I'm sure devs can find ways to get everything working, it'll be an awesome port for our device. I hope this happens

arun356y said:
Hello,
Is it possible to flash gsi oxygen os 5.1.6 rom on our device?
The rom is located in the thread below:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/pr...ly-roms/gsi-oxygen-os-5-1-6-boos4721-t3859240
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answer : yes.
i did experimented with it, got everything to work except the gcam no 3rd party cams. rom is very snappy and responsive but haven't don any gaming on it.
I had to work on h2os so haven't work further on this and i have exams coming up, gonna be busy till december and also fixing gcam is not my cup of tea, so if any one want to work on this i will upload the files and details regarding this.

Dhananjay_Yadav said:
answer : yes.
i did experimented with it, got everything to work except the gcam no 3rd party cams. rom is very snappy and responsive but haven't don any gaming on it.
I had to work on h2os so haven't work further on this and i have exams coming up, gonna be busy till december and also fixing gcam is not my cup of tea, so if any one want to work on this i will upload the files and details regarding this.
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I will be happy to try it, although I don't have any previous knowledge regarding this.
@narshi shukla bro please you take up the project, you have more experience.

@narshi shukla
bro we know u worked really hard for miui and on other roms.....and we r relly thankful to u....
I hope you can have a look at this rom

@narshi shukla Please take a look on this

Gagandaywal said:
@narshi shukla Please take a look on this
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I have already looked on this, not only this but various other similar ports, including pie ones.
The major issue is camera, which seems near impossible to fix, so it won't make sense as we already have proper Oreo and nougat ports of this rom
and pie ports(both miui and oos/h2os) won't boot on our device without proper pie vendors, which our device don't have, the treble flag is disabled on treble pie roms, enabling it causes various crashes and makes rom boots but its unusable,waiting for senior devs to fix it or any workaround.

narshi shukla said:
I have already looked on this, not only this but various other similar ports, including pie ones.
The major issue is camera, which seems near impossible to fix, so it won't make sense as we already have proper Oreo and nougat ports of this rom
and pie ports(both miui and oos/h2os) won't boot on our device without proper pie vendors, which our device don't have, the treble flag is disabled on treble pie roms, enabling it causes various crashes and makes rom boots but its unusable,waiting for senior devs to fix it or any workaround.
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Thanks for seeing this post and replying. I think we can count on OOS Pie coming for the OP3 soon, it has the same chipset so it should be much easier to port

Android 9 & Custom ROMs

Hi,
I don't want to get into a debate about which custom ROM is the best. (The one you pick is likely the best for you right?) What I do want to get a handle on is people's experience with custom ROMs and Android Pie.
Is there a custom ROM that has done a better job at integrating the features of Pie after moving on from Oreo, and that currently is at an acceptable useful level?
There are a few out there currently, and they seem to have been working for a bit, but is it worth it to flash a daily driver to a Pie based ROM at this stage, or wait for awhile?
Thanks for your help,
Clay

Gromit1996 said:
Hi,
I don't want to get into a debate about which custom ROM is the best. (The one you pick is likely the best for you right?) What I do want to get a handle on is people's experience with custom ROMs and Android Pie.
Is there a custom ROM that has done a better job at integrating the features of Pie after moving on from Oreo, and that currently is at an acceptable useful level?
There are a few out there currently, and they seem to have been working for a bit, but is it worth it to flash a daily driver to a Pie based ROM at this stage, or wait for awhile?
Thanks for your help,
Clay
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Pie roms are mostly very stable now, pixel experience and havoc, both of which I tried worked perfectly for me, no problem. You should just try it

Gromit1996 said:
Hi,
I don't want to get into a debate about which custom ROM is the best. (The one you pick is likely the best for you right?) What I do want to get a handle on is people's experience with custom ROMs and Android Pie.
Is there a custom ROM that has done a better job at integrating the features of Pie after moving on from Oreo, and that currently is at an acceptable useful level?
There are a few out there currently, and they seem to have been working for a bit, but is it worth it to flash a daily driver to a Pie based ROM at this stage, or wait for awhile?
Thanks for your help,
Clay
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Yah There are so many roms out there but i will suggest you to go With Pixel Experience
i have switched many roms from last 2 months But whenever i switch I have never get the smoothness that i get from PE

Latest version of PE (https://forum.xda-developers.com/redmi-note-5-pro/development/rom-pixel-experience-t3830197) has almost no more bugs and it uses Android 9: PixelExperience_whyred-9.0-20181119-0216-OFFICIAL.zip
It's updated to recent security patches and works great.
Definitely usable for daily uses!

I'm using AOSP Extended Pie. So far, so good. It hasn't blown up my daily driver yet, so <fingers crossed>.
Sent from my Lenovo TB-8504F using Tapatalk

I tried pixel experience, it's good but no customization options, now I'm on crdroid and it works perfectly

hassan_eldhraawy said:
I tried pixel experience, it's good but no customization options, now I'm on crdroid and it works perfectly
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does PUBG works without glitches in CR-Droid ???

MCAOSP as good as it gets

chiudikas said:
MCAOSP as good as it gets
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Do you currently have it? Can you share some screenshots?

rasik107 said:
does PUBG works without glitches in CR-Droid ???
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Theres glitches in some game like mobile legend. In pubg i didnt really noticed it

lawong said:
Theres glitches in some game like mobile legend. In pubg i didnt really noticed it
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Ok.. will try Cr-Droid once !

I'm using syberia. beautiful. I love miui more so I can't say anything.

LeekGeek said:
Do you currently have it? Can you share some screenshots?
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here

rasik107 said:
does PUBG works without glitches in CR-Droid ???
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Yes it's working very smooth, I didn't notice any glitches

I'm using LineageOS 15.1 as daily driver. Yesterday I tried AOSPExtended Rom 6.0 and Havoc-OS. In my opinion AOSPExtended runs great but I didn't find an privacy manager like LineageOS. As second I tested Havoc-OS. Havoc-OS has implemented privacy manager. But In the Pixel Launcher in Havoc-OS I didn't find a option to deactivate the Google search bar.
But both ROMs looks very great.
OT: For my personal use, I don't want GoogleServices and PixelLauncher. F-Droid and Yalp store is enough for me. For my tests with Havoc-OS, of course, I replaced the Pixel Launcher with another Launcher from F-Droid.

Revolution OS Pie is very smooth and stable and has an awesome battery life

MCaosp best custom ROM Android Pie so far I have tested. Well-balanced. 120k on antutu and lots of drums.

Hi my device is Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 can i install ROMs for whyred?
Thanks

dracul89 said:
Hi my device is Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 can i install ROMs for whyred?
Thanks
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No dual camera on back... Not whyred... So... Unless u want to brick ur phone... Check it first....

OOS 9.0.2 is the best

List of roms with "Novatek NT36672" touch screen module support so far.

UPDATE: There is a telegram group with latest nightly builds of genom kernel, they are mostly stable, there may be a couple of ussues with some of them (like phantom touches or random battery inefficiency), however you can find kernels that support our touch panel in android pie, and oreo roms, and they run butter smooth compared to stock rom, (thank you rama982 and all contrubutors to Genom kernel). Just download a kernel build you like, and then flash it after the installation of rom. genom_ci
It has been an issue for a long time, since Xiaomi refuses to release kernel sources for this module (or so i been told), anyways, many people encouter the issue with touch screen that doesn't work after flashing custom rom (screen flickering, response lag e.t.c). This issue was brought up in this thread, however there is no answer to a question that excites most of "novatek" owners that are here - "what can i actually install of all roms". I decided to make a list of roms that happened to avoid this issue, i hope this will help users like me, so they don't have to spend literally weeks stalking, testing, looking around at all sorts of places only to find another rom that doesn't work.
1. This is the easiest one, all MIUI roms that are available for our device are working flawlessly, official global roms, custom ones, they all work (i personally prefer Revolution OS MIUI 8.10, since it has an option for the chinese bloatware and spyware to be removed, and i find it the fastest one).
2. Almost all nougat roms ( the ones that are based on android 7.1, (and maybe 7) ). Or at least 95% of them, i had issues with some of them, but it's okay that some roms are less stable than the others, you will have to find what works best for you.
3. As far as i remember, all roms based on android 8, 8.1 DO NOT work with our touch screen, except the ones that were mentioned here.
4. Who wan'ts a piece of a pie? I think everyone, but not all of us can get it, since there is only a couple of pie roms that work with our panels:
Aosp extended 6.0 (only 28/10/2018 release so far, developers told that they will fix it but they didn't so far, this release is pretty stable and snappy though).
Dirty Unicorns 13.0
(I really like the esthetics of this rom, and a philosophy that stands behind it, but release is missing some important features for me personally.)
lineage-16.0-20181115 (As stable as aosp extended, or even more. Perfect rom for a new user that doesn't care about a lot of features, and just wants to do basic stuff without any bugs and crushes) (IMO)
GZOSP from Here, it's even more simple compared to lineage, but a a bit less stable.
Thanks to rama982 we have Nitrogen Os, it works fine, things are strating to change. (Live a like to Rama982).
This list is potentially suitable for EBBG touch panel users, but as i have no device on hands to test it, i can't say anything about it. If you are wondering wich type of touch screen you have, you can dowload AIDA from play store, or any other "sysinfo" type of app.
That's all. I hope this will help you, it's the smallest thing i can do, as i love the community of this place even more than my morning coffee.
P.S. If i missed something, you can comment down below, or send a private message, we all make mistakes.

vince with novatek panel user here. Info here is really helpful. I'm trying out AEX 10-28 now. i tried the latest build and i got a flashing screen on bootup.

Setesh73 said:
vince with novatek panel user here. Info here is really helpful. I'm trying out AEX 10-28 now. i tried the latest build and i got a flashing screen on bootup.
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Try LOS16, Havoc, or Bootleggers - or try the latest Genom kernels.

I tried out AEX 10-28 for a couple of days. i went back to xiaomi eu beta for full screen navigation. i also opted for genom eas nightly for miui. i think i'll stick with this setup for a while.

Can i use genom kernel nightly on pixel experience rom to support novatek panel?

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Can i use genom kernel nightly on pixel experience rom to support novatek panel?
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i got blinking screen same as aex when i tried pixel experience with genom.

Setesh73 said:
i got blinking screen same as aex when i tried pixel experience with genom.
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I flashed just now the latest build of pixel experience on my device with genom nightly build for pie roms and it worked... No blinking or screen and the touch is working flawlessly, still checking for small bugs

Thanks for the thread and detailed info!
But Camera crashes on DU, any fixes you guys got?

drmjp93 said:
Thanks for the thread and detailed info!
But Camera crashes on DU, any fixes you guys got?
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Try gcam

DarthJabba9 said:
Try gcam
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Just gave it a try, it's too crashing.

drmjp93 said:
Just gave it a try, it's too crashing.
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All gcam builds are crashing?
Have you tried this one: https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/gcamera/GCam_5.1.018_by_SerJo87_1.6RC2_test4d_fixed.apk

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All gcam builds are crashing?
Have you tried this one: https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/gcamera/GCam_5.1.018_by_SerJo87_1.6RC2_test4d_fixed.apk
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Yes tried many, including this.
It crashes as soon it is launched.

Try Open Camera... Its open source and pretty good! I use it daily.
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In case anyone is interested, nitrogen os is working great on my ebbg display

i've tried pixel experience like @jharone23 said and it's working fine. i also installed genom nightly and it runs smooth. i think they worked out most of the kinks for novatek panel. i haven't tried the 12-31 build of the rom yet. gcam v5 works great. i also installed gcam v6 for better back cam low light and i'm satisfied so far. no problems with gps and lte. no network drops on wifi and data. i have mine rooted and installed kernel aduitor, also installed blex and youtube vanced from magisk repo. google backup works like a charm. played ro mobile for 4 hours straight on wifi. everything is great. note for benchmarkers, you would get lesser score in antutu compared to xiaomi eu rom with genom. i used to get 84k score with that setup but with p.e. and genom i only get 80k with performance setting in kernel aduitor. overall a 4/5 stars for user experience just because i was accustomed to full screen navigation in mi eu rom. A 5/5 stars in stability kudos to p.e. developers and genom. i won't be flashing any other rom for quite sometime as my current setup is stable enough as daily driver. maybe t.s. could include rom in the list. thanks jharone23 for the tip.

Stable aosp rom for 8T

Hello
I just recently bought a Redmi 8T that has MIUI Global 11.0.9 installed.
I am not so keen on MIUI, it looks great but I just feel more comfortable using an aosp based rom.
I see there are quite a few custom roms for these devices. Can anyone recommend an aosp based rom that is stable enough as a daily drive? I don't mind so much about having the latest Android version, I'd prefer stability than the latest.
A few added features to the rom would be even better,
Thanks,

I tried pixel experience, paranoid android, and as usual, lineage. I found paranoid to be the best so far, with pixel experience being second and lineage the "worst".
Why so?
PE I tried to return to, yet something worked wrong and after I flashed the ROM, device said there's no OS. That's why it's second, otherwise I liked it.
With lineage, whatever is said to work does work, but there's one huge problem for me: when I plug in my earphones, apps like WhatsApp or Telegram go mad. Also with lineage I am stuck with using only raw_sensor, and I don't like it. Yet if/when they'll fix this earphone problem, I'm considering returning to it simply because they way I'm used to using my phone is more possible by it.
There are some things I don't like with paranoid, which you can read from the thread if you like, but for now I'm there and can recommend with its limitations.

ColtOs

bius88 said:
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Is the VoLTE/VoWiFi wrong incomming call identification bug present in this ROM?
Does BT works good?
How about Google Pay and bank apps?
This is probably the last one I didn't try so far...

I tryed all aosp base rom,(pixel EXP./pixyOS,/havoc os/etc) the best for me is "ExtendedUI" work very well,
Or if u like with so much modes "Bliss ROM" work fine