[LG G5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Developme] Rumzie:
Initial XenonHD Review (H830, 6/28 Build) - Stable and Fast!!!

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This rom is freaking great. I've been using roms on my H830 for 2 years now (and have been running CM/LineageOS since the G3 days), I can say the development is in a very good place right now (even compared to the G6 line which isn't really stable on Oreo (yet)). I can't thank the developers/contributors enough.

Coming from official Lineage 14.1 Nougat, I have had a very stable transition to this Oreo based rom. Performance, battery life, and features are immaculate, and honestly are ready for daily driver use (even if there are a few minor bugs inherited from LOS 14.1 and/or a newer Android version). There is some obvious cleaning up to do with some settings, but everything anyone can ask of a rom is present.

Here is an older post of mine that has useful information. It lists some of the few bugs and easy workarounds from LineageOS 14.1 (most of which have been amazingly fixed, excluding vertical camera lines, audio file warm up, and bluetooth audio in calls) and how I get the most out of performance, battery life, and those awesome cameras.

Some bugs that have been fixed:

NFC (search this forum for a flashable ZIP file if your NFC is still not working).

LiveDisplay (although I prefer to use f.lux).

Slow charging.

Some bugs that remain:

Bluetooth audio, specifically in calls. This may vary between device but some have posted this as working.

Vertical camera lines in low light (the Google Camera Port help a bunch!).

Playing music files other than MP3 (like FLAC and M4A). I had a previous workaround on LOS 14.1 by going into your music player and shuffling between a MP3 and FLAC song constantly for 30 seconds, but that doesn't seem to woIf anyone has a fix, please post it! [MENTION=5950650]Justatechie[/MENTION] noted that using VLC player works. Also, after playing a FLAC/M4A song in VLC player, I was able to play them in my other music player apps.

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PSA

If you recently installed the open Gapps package on this rom (or any rom) and found that paid app licenses have stopped authenticating (like TitaniumBackup Pro Key), please re-flash the latest Gapps. This is NOT a bug in this rom. A recent change to the Gapps package (courtesy of Google) broke license authentication, but is now fixed on the latest version.

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Performance:

I can't believe it's not butter. Very smooth performance right out of the box. I did manage to install Kernel Adiutor specifically to disable the Core Control setting (I've found that to cause lag in the past), but the kernel setting was conveniently already off.

There really is a speed improvement in Oreo in every aspect. From navigating with home/back/recents buttons, to opening apps, to even reboot/shutdown, everything is faster. It's not perfect, as I've run into some stutters when clearing the apps from the recent apps view, but this has happened maybe two times in the past month of use.

Battery Life:

I cannot speak for any G5's with batteries that have been seasoned, but my new warranty replacement battery from LG has been giving me around 3 hours of screen on time by the time I get to 30-40%. This may sound bad to some with bigger batteries, but I could easily get 4 hours SOC if I let the battery drain further (which is not a good idea for battery longevity).

It is also worth mentioning that I am forcing a 1080p resolution (Terminal > "SU" > "WM SIZE 1080x1920")

Camera:

Same as LineageOS 14.1. Although there can be some vertical camera lines in low light, the quality is great and all cameras work with most of the Google Camera Ports that are out there (HDR+ on all cameras, 60fps video, portrait mode).

Bluetooth:

I use Bluetooth strictly for music, and it has always worked fine. Though I thought there was an audio quality difference coming from Lineage 14.1, but I don't really have a way of measuring this. All I can say is that I feel like the songs that bumped in my car sound slightly less bassy. This was actually caused by AudioFX. After freezing the app with TitaniumBackup and rebooting, the audio quality was fully restored.

Usually when I get a call while playing music over Bluetooth, I have to disconnect my phone from my car's head unit before I can answer the call (or else the other person cannot hear me). This may vary depending on your phone model.

Other Notes:

-OMS works great. I don't much care for the slightly transparent notification area. I couldn't find a setting to disable, so I just applied a Substratum theme.

-Call quality is great. I couldn't find anything mentioning VoLTE, but the option is in the settings, and my calls sounds great.

-No setting to change lock screen shortcuts? (Am I blind? Please let me know.)

-Special gesture/button settings are great. Long press volume buttons for music playback control, long press power button for torch, and custom nav button actions.

-I couldn't get Android Auto to work. The head unit would not recognize my phone at all.

-"Okay Google" detection does not work when screen is off, and struggles when the screen is on

Overall, this is amazing. Breathes new life into all of our G5's and keeps us updated with the latest and greatest. I highly recommend XenonHD for a daily-driver rom on your LG G5.

And again, infinite thanks to the devs/contributors. Can't wait to see Official XenonHD and LineageOS.