[Lenovo P2 Guides, News, & Discussion] duck from space:
with stuff we got :angel:

Here are mines, mostly based on personnal/subjective stuff, but I spent quite some time digging this out for me so let's share.

Whats the best custom ROM LOLOLOL ?

AICP might be https://xdaforums.com/lenovo-p2/development/7-1-1-aicp-12-1-n-7-1-1rxx-lenovo-p2-t3576216

Provided you want those extra shiny custom things built over Lineage.

This is to my knowledge the only custom ROM here receiving OTA updates (correct me if I'm wrong). Nightly updates.

RR feels more polished, but no updates since second release and issues updating Magisk. (Well some had, other didn't, I know I did).

On a side note RR can go MicroG way using those scripts for more privacy and battery related interests https://xdaforums.com/android/development/microg-unofficial-installer-t3432360

Haven't tried with AICP yet.

This is a subject on his own, so tell me if you're interested. Otherwise go OpenGapps ARM64/7.1 http://opengapps.org/ (I suggest Pico then you install everything else you might need from google on the playstore).

Mandatory custom Rom stuff

1- No Volte.

2- No Volte, at least for a long long time.

3-

Stop asking.

4- No fingerprint back button. 3rd party app might do the trick, but everyone should use the mighty copied but never surpassed pie https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1330150 ... And never need anything else again to control their phone.

4- If you experience idle battery drain reported as usb related by good monitor apps like Better Battery Stats, just remember to plug and unplug AC after each reboot. Not too tedious.

5- Use this mehod to get LED notification back https://xdaforums.com/lenovo-p2/themes/lenovo-p2-rooted-custom-led-t3589859

-This got people confused: LED codes are to be entered in each Notification events, and it doens't matter if the main LED controller indicate it's grey, it wont be cause you're using the other one.

-Light Flow is acually awesome and doesn't drain any noticeable amount of juice contrary to what I red.

-If you want to get rid of the perma notif (works as well for LMT pie), don't use legacy version, just block the notification from android by longpressing on them. I will then work without trouble. Don't battery optimize it though.

6- Fast charge should works as expected, although not notified on lockscreen (but the timer will give you a hint).

7- "Battery life is not as good as it is on stock". I haven't made extensive tests being allergic to stock looks and lack of custom-ability, but I can tell you battery life on Aicp is STELLAR with a few tricks:

- battery optimize google play service. Oh yes ! It will works as usual.

Then choose carefully what apps absolutly needs to be left alone on that matter, they are few.

No need for greenify anything anymore unless you have some really "rogue" app (and in that case they should be disinstalled anyway).

- perma-run on data saving mode even in wifi (add your usual wifi at the bottom of the page).

You don't need anyone phoning home on your back anyway, only authorize the apps that absolutly can't do without internet.

Along those one are google contacts and agenda sync (not the apps themselves, another satellites ones). If you use google sync that is to say.

- Disable this 90% of your apps that don't need to run in background or at boot into the advanced mode of the privacy menu.

- Bonus round: manually sync everything including markets, disable all those apps that want to notify or check about things you don't care, get a nice black substratum theme like Flux, maybe make use of the suspend action function (incuded in Aicp and RR) that switch data and gps when screen is off.

Battery might even looks like it recharges itself now :eek: what a phone on that matter.

On the contrary speaking about where it falls short:

Sound sucks

Well, it's not that good, not Audiophile one bit. As a music addict I felt really bothered. Highly subjective matter, but after trying many many things I finally got my butt kicked trough my hear with this combination only: Ahrion Dolby https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/soundmod-axon-7-dolby-atmos-t3412342 + Ainur Audio https://xdaforums.com/android/software/soundmod-ainur-audio-t3450516

Procedure to install them both was a bit tricky:

-distinstalling Dolby with provided .zip

-installing Sauron (disinstall/install as OP says)

-disinstall Audiomod in Magisk

-re-install Dolby. Wich re-installs Audiomod.

Then sonic bliss !

More to come.