[Nexus 6 Android Development] chineel:
Hey folks,

Welcome to the goodness of Oreo. This topic will be dedicated to our bring up of Oreo for Nexus 6.

First Time Installation Instructions:

Clean installation recommended

Flash ROM

Flash new Gapps from below link

Flash Magisk 16.6 for root

Reboot

Skip login and let it settle

You need to flash GApps every time you flash the ROM Clean

Installing over the previous Build

Flash the ROM

wipe cache and Dalvik

Reboot

Latest Builds:

Click Here

Gapps link:

Open Gapps (ARM, Nano / Mini )

Change Log Latest

Release Notes:

Beta 6:

shamu: Update PowerHAL to more compatible version

shamu: Re-enable native double tap to wake

shamu: Add 3.18 zRAM backport + compaction tweaks for better memory management

shamu: Kernel fixes from Google

Added expanded desktop customizations. This is better than beta 5 but still experimental - as it blocks waking device in rare instance. So, use with discretion.

statusbar: Added smart pull and quick pull toggles

statusbar: Added double tap to sleep toggle

lockscreen: Fixed max notification value persistence

navbar: Added navbar visibility toggle

statusbar: Added battery bar toggle and customizations

quicksettings: Added NFC tile

Beta 5:

shamu: Rework BCL and thermal drivers hotplug

shamu: New BT sleep fix. Fixed voice driver crash.

shamu: Kernel and device optimizations

lockscreen: Max notifications configuration

lockscreen: Media art toggle

statusbar: VoLTE icon toggle

navbar: Pixel animation toggle

quicksettings: Expanded desktop tile (This is WIP - may give issues if you use)

Misc framework optimizations and trivial fixes

Beta 4:

shamu: New barebone upstreamed kernel including Oct security patches.

shamu: Updated camera build stack

shamu: New blobs from N6F27M factory image

Added crDroid OTA support - You will receive notification when new build is up.

New tiles: Caffeine, ADB, Screenshot, Ambient notifications, PIP, Sound, Volume panel, Sync, Reboot/Recovery, Compass, USB tether, IME, Language, Music

Improved tiles: Flashlight, USB

Navbar: Added toggle for double tap to sleep

Lockscreen: Added toggle for double tap to sleep

Misc bug fixes

Beta 3:

shamu: PowerHAL improvements

shamu: New HAL API adaptation by for LEDs @Elektroschmock

shamu: Added and enabled zRAM

shamu: Bluetooth improvements for stability and performance

shamu: Testing transport arch for graphics allocator HAL - smoother UI?

statusbar: Bluetooth battery bar toggle

statusbar: Network traffic in statusbar configuration

statusbar: 4G / LTE icon in statusbar toggle

statusbar: Roaming indicator in statusbar toggle

lockscreen: Battery detailed info toggle

misc: Ad Away shortcut

misc: CPU info overlay toggle

misc: Media scanner behavior on boot configuration

misc: Enabled changelog frag in about

New FAB with crDroid Settings - Allows reset settings on the go!

SysUI Tuner: Enabled option to allow always-on Ambient display

Misc bug fixes in framework

Cleaner crDroid Settings UI

Telephony service improvement - please test for call drops.

Beta 2:

Fixed compress offload audio for Shamu

Fixed BT deep sleep issue for Shamu

New shiny blobs from NGI55D for Shamu

Kernel security patches till Sept 2017 for Shamu

New LED colors for notifications for Shamu

Fixed keyboard swype/gesture

More longpress-key shortcuts in keyboard

Removed crDroidOTA (it's needs more polishing and bring up)

Thinner and better Navbar

Faster boot than Beta 1

Added crDroidSettings placeholder in Settings

Optimizations

Beta 1:

BT, WiFi, NFC, Audio, Video, Brightness, Rotation, GPS, Ambient Display - working.

Enabled SysUI Tuner.

Added Reboot to Recovery Option.

Added 3 color themes - Pixel (default), Nexus, Red under Display.

Compress Offload in audio is not working and thereby removed for now.

Double tap to wake is not working and thereby removed for now.

Sound Trigger blobs removed - not compatible with Oreo as of now. Still, "Ok Google" works - I believe.

MotoVR Audio HAL removed - this was by Motorola - it doesn't get loaded on Oreo, not sure what they are for in first place.

Loaded with Sigma Kernel 10.0

XDA:DevDB Information

crDroid Android, ROM for the Nexus 6

Contributors

neobuddy89

ROM OS Version: 8.x Oreo

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.10.x

Version Information

Status: Testing

Created 2017-09-11

Last Updated 2018-02-05

XDA:DevDB Information

[ROM][OREO] crDroid Android 4.0 Beta 6 [14 Oct], ROM for the Nexus 6

Contributors

chineel

ROM OS Version: 2.3.x Gingerbread

Version Information

Status: Testing

Created 2018-02-06

Last Updated 2018-02-05