yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Sam Nakamura:
Explicitly for OOS, and nothing else was prominently mentioned in blu_spark's release note...

and no custom blu_spark kernel available due to the absence of official lineageOS Oreo sources, I guess...Sure it works but actually it wasn't designed for this purpose, in addition blu_spark now modifies system partition too as required by OOS but not required for ValidusOS and OP already stated that the best choice would probably be Cesium as build from GZOSP sources and that he's going kang it soon™...

All this should be considered a workaround, usually the "custom kernel talk" on a dedicated ROM thread isn't much appreciated, so let us stop it right here, we heard already OP's thoughts on this...
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Agares69:
Now I have to say read it, as we were talking about the #190 build of the kernel, not the latest. And that was working with custom roms as it was internally tested on omni nougat.

No disrespect to [MENTION=4728887]scoobyjenkins[/MENTION] or [MENTION=4139665]martinusbe[/MENTION], offtopic is done on my end. Loving your ROM guys and thanks for your time you spend on it. :)
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] martinusbe:
i don't mind some off topic, you can even have a poker game in here as long as nobody starts a fight

;)
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Sam Nakamura:
Yeah, gotcha... :) anyways, I don't understand why to prefer this one over a solid Oreo kernel from MSF Jarvis... Anyways, this solution is far from being supported but still happy if it works out for you and however decides to use it :) I personally refrain from using Frankenmods (especially with ROMs in early stages and outdated kernel versions) but this is personal taste and absolute OT (which refreshingly doesn't really matter to the OP's)...
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Siddk007:
new build out, Validus 16.1 beta
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] scoobyjenkins:
In the OP! https://plus.google.com/+martincoulon/posts/TUE6VasAdVw
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] tabish84:
Something is up. Whenever I connect internet ads keep popping up. Google play store takes me to daraz.pk. sometime some porn sites open up and sometimes blank pages. I don't know what is causing it
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] martinusbe:
well, i'm sure it's nothing in the rom :eek:
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] tabish84:
Is there any way to find out a rogue app
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Agares69:
I like this feature. :D

Jk, gonna flash in an hour.
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] scoobyjenkins:
You could try clean install and add trusted apps, then others you're not so sure about one at a time and see?
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] tabish84:
Thanks found the culprit. No adds since 10 mins after deleting the app
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Siddk007:
btw, which app was the culprit?!!
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Ali.G:
Good job on the latest validus 16.1 build. Can I ask for capacitive buttons light off in the next build?
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] tabish84:
There was an app which I downloaded known as file downloader
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] silentvisitor:
:p :p :D
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] ach3fck:
Which firmware should i use, i cant get Voip calls to work, people cant hear me, i have a felling its because of the firmware...
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Dhairya:
all working fine on 16.1 beta apart from charging indicator rest is good <3
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] ghostspectrum:
Liking the ROM so far. I may be blind but holding recents isn't activating multitasking, and I can't seem to find settings for it, that and holding home for Google Assistant seem to be gone on my end
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] martinusbe:
same answer about hardwarekeys i just did in op5 thread :)
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] xXRapToRiXx:
WhatsApp voice messages don't work. If you record a voice message and play it back you can't hear anything.... MIC permissions are allowed ofc
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] ghostspectrum:
Alright cool, thanks! :)
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] s1l3nt:
If you want, you can use button mapper from flar in the playstore to map them for now
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] EvilPat:
Where can I reset battery statistics?
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] alexdonwarez:
I'm not able to enable menu button in titanium backup by pressing recents button long.
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Crazy32:
I've made a clean flash with newest beta and used GZR Gapps. Now the Google Assistant is not working. What can I do to fix it?
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] krish@3T:
There will be a dustbin at top right corner

Don't have any doodle app to show hope u see
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] krish@3T:
It has been mentioned so many times plz use search

Use button​ mapper for now
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Diegc5:
I have a high consumption with the use, however at rest manage the battery very well.

I have casium kernel.

Is it happens to someone else?

Thanks and regards!!
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] EvilPat:
Yes it was theme issue and update of today has fixed. Other question how did you change font?
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] krish@3T:
Like seriously bro

It's not even relavent to ROM serch in xda there are tons of option

I personally use magisk module
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] qkall:
I apologize is this has already been brought up. But I just noticed that if you turn on the audio fx, sound stops working. It's an easy fix of turning it off and toggling play.
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] milomak:
hi. i seem to have forgotten my security pattern (which is strange as i'm sure it should be the same as the one i use in twrp which i remember)

any i have followed the steps in this thread. except for step one where there is no database folder.

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also i have wiped system, cache, art/dalvik and data

yet it still asks me for the pattern?
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Sam Nakamura:
Check this out:

https://xdaforums.com/oneplus-3t/themes/zip-fix-pin-errors-restoring-nandroid-t3556349
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] milomak:
Thanks. I see one of the replies state the below

my problem lies when i am asked for the pattern at boot
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Sam Nakamura:
Yeah, I misunderstood, thinking you had problems after restoring a nandroid, if the boot pattern/pin itself causes issues the entire encryption is messed, which I only saw from lineageOS 15 as it isn't (wasn't?) compatible with encrypted devices, I personally didn't see any other solution than factory reset, I could be wrong though, what leads to the issue? Any chance you actually really forgot the password/pattern?
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] milomak:
i doubt it as the same pattern i use across devices works with twrp

edit - but my bigger issue is that even with factory reset it wants the pattern. and i can tell it is still calling the old information as i had a lock screen message on the stock rom that appears with the same detail
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Sam Nakamura:
You would have to reformat data partition, it will delete internal storage, so you would need a PC to get a rom zip back to the empty phone...

Edit: how did this happen?
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] DanipunK1:
Hey [MENTION=4139665]martinusbe[/MENTION], I am also noticing increased consumption when the phone is in use. higher than in nougat. however, in deep sleep he sleeps very well. all this I noticed from the beginning, with the 2 kernels. I think it is the oreo operating system that consumes something more. the applications have a good consumption.

thanks to the whole team for the good work.
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] milomak:
anyway i went back to stock recovery and sideloaded an oreo oos rom

that seemed to reset everything

thankfully i have copied my sd card prior to the issue so copying that back to the phone and will reinstall

edit - why does the speed on large mtp transfers just drop. for instance over a period of transferring 30 odd gig it has gone from 30MB/s to about 3MB/s
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] ach3fck:
This **** is weird, when I flash this ROM on top of the 24/25 firmwares I people cant hear me over the VoIP calls, now flashed on top of the 23 firmware and people can hear my echo(a big one) when talking to them...
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] silentvisitor:
Hello [MENTION=4139665]martinusbe[/MENTION]

How are you !

Great work on the ROM. Please accept my gratitude :)

Allow me to make few humble requests :

1. Ability to hide brightness slider, battery icon and statusbar on lockscreen.

2. Signature Spoofing support (important for me)

Thank you ! :)
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] qkall:
assuming we're talking about the same thing... i've had this issue to. the solution is a little frighteningly easy and makes me question a lot of things about phone security:

https://www.howtogeek.com/240657/how-to-fix-pin-errors-after-restoring-from-twrp-android-backups/
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Ali.G:
Any update for Validus 8.0! GZR app just told me new updates are available but I can't get the links!?
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Sam Nakamura:
Read again! It's the decryption password on boot, not the lockscreen and if one is so concerned about mobile security don't mod it, a phone with unlocked bootloader, custom recovery and adb switched on (permanently) in developer options is far from being "secure", at least not when someone gets direct access to the device - all mentioned security concerns aren't available on a typical stock phone... The concerns araise as a direct result from the modifications done by the user itself, so where's the point in questioning phone security in general? That's why no company can guarantee security or will, that's in fact the reason for the ongoing trend of some companies to not provide unlockable bootloaders...

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Just check their AFH...

https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=79259&sort_by=date&sort_dir=DESC
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] qkall:
Sheesh I wasn't expecting such response lol. I honestly don't disagree with your assessment. I was only questioning why I put a lock on my phone if these work around are so easy. I for one enjoy the features I get at the risk of my security.... And maybe I was quick with my response and didn't follow y'all back and forth that closely... But I was trying to help ?
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Sam Nakamura:
lol, that's kinda ironic :laugh: right,

don't get me wrong no offense was intended here, security is just a illusion and you're best bet is that 98% of people out there don't have the slightest clue on how to archive this, besides that people who love to mod their devices usually have it close to their hands, I for example usually don't even use lockscreen protection and if your device is encrypted at least your personal data is very safe because if someone reboots they cannot get past the pattern check for encryption without formatting data and that's way before the lockscreen, most people will even have problems to bypass encryption pattern/pin to get into recovery... Anyways, difficult topic in general, no real advice can be given, exept be aware of the possibilities[/OT]
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] lostdiamond:
First off thanks folks, the 16.1 Validus update is quite stable and now a daily driver for me. One observation is with respect to the GPS. My runkeeper app is not able to latch onto GPS, I observe this across other apps as well.

Is this a known bug? Any help/ pointer will be greatly appreciated!!
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] silentvisitor:
I love these kind of posts, really :good:

Something to learn, something to discuss.

Two humble advices to most 'users' on xda :

- Keep device encrypted and put password on boot. (almost all ROMs support encryption). Phones nowadays hold ton of sensitive data.

- Keep most of your data on your PC or cloud. Least data your phone has better it is.

Good luck :good:
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Ali.G:
I just compared the Omni 8.0 to Validus 16. Validus is way better but I would love to see some extra features implemented for the upcoming build, like Button backlight brightness or dark system UI:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:

hopefully I dont confuse the subject

Thx devs:good::good:
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] krish@3T:
Comparison of two ROMs is not allowed on xda
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Ali.G:
Thank you I will not talk any more:angel:
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] krish@3T:
2. It's all ready there :silly:
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] silentvisitor:
Really?? Wooow

Where? I couldn't find it anywhere :(

Thanks for cool news though :good:

Edit: YAAAAY :)

Yes its there.

Thank you so much [MENTION=4139665]martinusbe[/MENTION] for including it and [MENTION=8233299]krish@3T[/MENTION] for letting me know :good:

For those who don't know, you have to enable it under

Settings > Apps & Notification > App permissions > Spoof signature :good:
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] krish@3T:
It used to be there right :p in N too
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] silentvisitor:
I remained content with OpenBetas till OB24 ;)
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] milomak:
is it possible to get the dialer to give a choice of sim card 1 or 2 when you dial a number?
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Siddk007:
in network setting, for call, set Ask me each time option
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] burgess_boy:
I am getting issues for GPS lock on latest Validus. Was working fine on build before.
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] martinusbe:
hmm, works fine here
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] qkall:
I will say it does seem to lock slower. Nothing awful just like hmm that took a little longer.
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] milomak:
i think what i may be actually looking for is the dialer apk from oxygenos

where it has the 1 and 2 icons displayed at the bottom

i have the ota zip for oreo, how could i extract the dialer apk?
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] krish@3T:
:eek:

U need to Port it

It's not an open sourced app to install on any ROM you need driver for that

So it's not possible by just installing an apk

Is it really hard to select sim 1 or sim 2 while making call :rolleyes:
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] 127cwho:
Try truecaller, better than the stock diarler.
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Sam Nakamura:
You can try the oneplus phone app from apk mirror, maybe it works...

https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/oneplus-ltd/
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] milomak:
makes sense

why not stick to stock theme etc...

nope it doesn't
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] syedtahir16:
Is encryption supported on the Validus 8.0?

Edit: Just installed on an encrypted device and it worked (y)
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] milomak:
Seem to be getting random reboots. Attached last 2 logcats
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] syedtahir16:
I'm used to having the buttons in this order Back--Home--Recents.

After installing the rom, I could not find the option to swap.

For anyone looking to do this.. Edit the synaptics.kl file to :

key 158 BACK VIRTUAL

key 580 APP_SWITCH VIRTUAL

key 143 WAKEUP
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Siddk007:
its already there, Settings ->Notification Slider
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Ali.G:
He is not talking about the volume slider. It is about the capacitive buttons! Yes you can re order them under "button" settings!
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Siddk007:
lol, actually the capacitive buttons settings are also present there
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] syedtahir16:
Ah! Thank you guys! Wonder how I missed that.
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] krish@3T:
It's works na be happy :p
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] syedtahir16:
Okay!
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Jahdiel2011:
Excellent ROM and I am sure it will just get better with time. The only issues that messed up my experience.

1. Whatsapp voice notes would not record. Recipients would only receive a file and no sound would be heard.

2. Enabling the onscreen software buttons does not disable the capacitive ones. I even modified the file located at /root/system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl I commented # the capacitive buttons and they would just not get disabled

3. I do not see implemented on this rom the bluetooth battery indicator for devices connected.

This is by no means a complain. I deeply respect the work developers do for the community. Just wanted to share my personal experience. I am sure I will come back once the issues mentioned have been ironed out by devs.

See attached my current set up on OB16

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[Ground Zero ROMS Development] syedtahir16:
Is this a OREO setup?

How did to manage to change the font and the status bar icons?

For disabling the capacitative keys, you can try commenting the lines on the synaptics.kl file
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] kalpak11:
Guys I am on latest Validus Oreo and device is 3T. Rom has some aws features but phone is heating and even battery is also draining quickly. If those both issues are solved then this will be the best Oreo ROM for 3/3T
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Ali.G:
Are you on the latest build if yes try to wipe cache and dalvik
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Siddk007:
just flash caesium kernel , and you are good to go
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Ali.G:
You know the latest validus build has Caesium kernel build in already
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Siddk007:
SourPineapples?
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] milomak:
i think this was related to me not running oreo firmware. tomorrow will tell.
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] kalpak11:
Any settings I need to do after flashing that kernel ?
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Siddk007:
nope, default settings are good
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] anshulbajaj97:
Volte not working on latest oreo build. Clean flashed
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Siddk007:
damn, i thought it was only me. Yes, Volte not working for me too. worked flawlessly on previous builds though
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] krish@3T:
Did you flashed ob16 ? Before this ?
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] silentvisitor:
Working fine here.
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Siddk007:
no
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] krish@3T:
Flash ob15 (3T) (flash magisk if your decrypted and want to stay so)

Boot I to the rom and clean flash validus

I have no issues with volte

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See who above
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Siddk007:
previously, i was on omni rom. so that has to be the reason for volte not working. i will try this. thanks
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] martinusbe:
We don't have volte here so i'm just guessing on that.

But i hear the flashable firmware zips break volte, and it works when flashing stock first.

And that's all i know ;)
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Iredion:
Looks like Oneplus have updated the device tree at https://github.com/OnePlusOSS
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] martinusbe:
yea, i was looking at that :)
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Jahdiel2011:
I am on Oxygen OS Open Beta 16 the font I am using is slate and the status bar icons are stock.

As for the capacitive keys I also tried commenting the lines for HOME BACK and MENU on synaptics.kl to no avail.
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] deadshot95:
I want to flash this rom but I have some doubts can someone please clarify?

Like I'm currently on OOS OB14 rooted with official twrp installed 3.1.1-2

1. Do I need to install some other twrp to be compatible with this rom like bluspark v50 or akhil's twrp?

2. Do I need to install firmware OB15 or the complete ob15 rom before flashing validus as some people are reporting volte issues?

3. Has anyone tried flashing this rom on encrypted device? If yes then was it successful or not?

Thanks in advance!
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] krish@3T:
First thing have an habit of searching things

1 as far as ik bluspark and akhils works perfectly fine I had no issues

2 if you on ob 14 flash ob 15 fw

3 I'm encrypted and have no issues

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Not exactly

Few ROMs disables the volte

Eg: ob16,Omni ROM dono it's intensional or accident (I might be wrong ) nothing wrong on the validus side

Sir btw ob blobs based on ob16/17 ???? Any news
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] milomak:
What is the general feel regarding battery life on Oreo compared to N?
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] magoo5289:
Decent but not great. Once it goes official that should improve. I just loaded up the new firmware, I'll update again tomorrow after I can measure any differences.
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] JsteedXDA:
Been using this ROM and honestly it isn't bad, but when I set the slider to priority it still sets to alarms only and when I set it to alarm only and back to priority it sets as all notifications allowed yet I hadn't set the slider to all notifications allowed.. Forgot to mention I'm on Validus Oreo.
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Siddk007:
[MENTION=4139665]martinusbe[/MENTION] can we expect KRACK fix in upcoming build?

Also some feature requests:

1. Ram memory bar and clear all button at bottom in recents

2. VoLTE icon in statusbar

3. Recents,Home,Back buttons additional functionallity like long press for menu, kill app etc.

Not at all forcing, just my wishes. Its upto you whether to implement or not.

Cheers.
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] syedtahir16:
The last 3 lines
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] artupasatnana:
First things first, thank you for the update. It ran well on my 3T. However, I have an issue and need your help.

So this morning I was running OB15 and encrypted when I was feeling adventurous and decided to flash Validus 16.1. After removing all lockscreen security and fingerprints, I flashed the OB16 firmware, clean flashed the rom zip + GZR Gapps, and booted up Validus 16.1 fine. Then, I proceeded to setup the same lockscreen security and fingerprint, including PIN on boot. The problem was when I rebooted the phone; it simply didn't accept my PIN on boot. I set the same PIN for my OB15 and Validus 16.1 setup, so I'm at a loss as to why my PIN doesn't work. If someone can help me to at least bring the phone alive, it will be very much appreciated.
[Ground Zero ROMS Development] Siddk007:
same thing happened to me yesterday after i flashed OB 17 and then validus. after setting up everything when i rebooted, its started asking for pin to boot.

you will need to format data to decrypt, but the only way you can save your data right now is by booting to twrp, it will ask for password. now, enter the letters that correspond to the pin number, only then it will decrypt.

for example, my pin was 8898, so in keyboard, i type iioi and it worked. now reboot to recovery again, follow same procedure to decrypt, connect to pc. copy all your data to pc. format data and now set it up as you want

encryption doesnt work i guess in this rom