yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] STARK0711:
Review it pls and how to flash ??
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Omkar Modgi:
Best battery backup

Antutu score 149k+

Low speaker output fixed

Better signal

Flash as normal like you flash other ROMs

To install gapps use Google installer 2.0

To sync contacts - after installing all gapps go to Google contacts sync app and allow permissions for contacts

Reboot
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] toussaintjames:
pics plz
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] y2ksnoop:
VOLTE on Jio working? And is the rom based on nougat or Oreo?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] bisht ankur:
jio, volte working??
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Levine Iglesias:
How much sot did you get?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Omkar Modgi:
here
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Omkar Modgi:
Based on nougat

Yes Volte working
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Omkar Modgi:
l

H2os with Bluetooth and 1hr mc5 and 30 mins clash Royale

These ss are not mine

Just sharing coz moved to Omni now
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] ericsonalo:
i watched this rom in youtube and this rom got 166k antutu score,.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jIx2y_Dm68k
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] STARK0711:
I have to install gapps zip also or not ??

Can i flash gapps in twrp with this rom
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Omkar Modgi:
Don't install gapps zip from TWRP

Install it from Google installer apk
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] goKolen:
Bro, did you use difderent theme and icon?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] pipyakas:
does this rom has usb power notification bug? the older versions has that bug
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Omkar Modgi:
Yes different icon

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No
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] goKolen:
What icon did you use?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] villadecai:
Can we install magisk for root?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] aasim92:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIx2y_Dm68k

overview of this rom
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] amit gaikwad:
Does anyone know how to root this rom
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] bisht ankur:
Flash magisk
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] vuckovic_stefan:
Hotspot, GPS, SOT? CAmera bobs from stock zui nougat?

Fingerprint deep sleep?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] vuckovic_stefan:
Mention this rom is based on nougat 3.1 stock zui....

Are there bugs from stock zui present?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] villadecai:
this is the only rom i can play arena of valor full graphics without lags.

smooth an powerfull rom but it is very simple and the quality sound is poor
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] GaZillionAire:
Yup sound quality is pooooor..
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] vuckovic_stefan:
Sound from speaker, headphones?

It works best because it it zui 3.1 based, thats the reason
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] GaZillionAire:
Speakers I haven't tested it on earphones
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] vuckovic_stefan:
Probably it can be fixed with dolby or viper4android....

Im lookong into this rom cuz i like it is stock based...

Double notifications, hotspot bug like official zui???

Thanks for answer
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Shubhi singhal:
My Loudspeaker is not working during calls..any help?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] vuckovic_stefan:
Hmm, many audio problems with that rom
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] villadecai:
from speakers

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for me works but very poor sound

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no double notificaction bug
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] vuckovic_stefan:
Can you try Dolby or viper4android?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] villadecai:
wich one shoul i install , can u provide me the link?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] vuckovic_stefan:
https://xdaforums.com/lenovo-zuk-z2/themes/updated-dolby-atmos-z2-7-0-8-0-t3700442

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Shubhi singhal:
Don't know why but my google contacts r not syncing... successfuly installed google contacts apk and sync but no success only loading n loading...but rom is very fasta nd smooth
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] vuckovic_stefan:
You have to enable some permissions for Google contact sync. Go into permissions and enable everyhting
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Da1s:
Night mode is not working
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Shubhi singhal:
Thanks working...one more thing...when i put phone on silent...still it vibrates on notification
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Not_James_Bond:
Can Confirm This.

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Idk about sound quality i install Viper+Dolby right away in every rom.

No Double notifications

Hotspot works good no issues

Sometimes it reboot ( but this is my issue i played with kernel auditor)

Till now didn't faced any fcs

No heating as such in Injustice 2

No issues with fingerprint

Didn't tested sot for now I'll do it today maybe.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] goKolen:
I can confirm that night mode is not working
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] masruradi:
yes
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Shubhi singhal:
Okay to solve low volume output use this method...it works for me
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Not_James_Bond:
Sot: Extremely High-Performance Usage
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] amit.rbl:
Rom is fine and can be used for a daily driver....some issues which i faced:

1. Camera performance is not up to the mark, latest OP5 camera can not be used when you flashed zip through recovery nothing happened.

2. finger print vibration can not be off.

3. you can not activate DND option, there is a option to configure it but no any option to set it.

4. night mode is not worked as told before.

5. No native video call option as ZUI 3.1, but VOLTE works.

rest is fine to use it as your primary ROM.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Not_James_Bond:
For 1 remove the default camera from root folder and then the flash zip.

2. True.

3. You can by installing any tiles app.

4. Same as 3.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] amit.rbl:
Please tell me any tile app for DND? Thanks for your reply..
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Not_James_Bond:
I use " https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rascarlo.quick.settings.tiles " .

:good:
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Shubhi singhal:
Op5 camera zip link please

And one more thing how to on dnd using this tile app..i try but but Doesn't understand how to use..

And is there any way to turn off led light during charging??
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Not_James_Bond:
https://xdaforums.com/lenovo-zuk-z2/how-to/support-google-camera-mod-discussionsb-t3713528

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Install the app. Then their is option of Ringer Mode enable it. Add the tile QS. Use DnD.

For later part no you can't turn off led while charging.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] amit.rbl:
There are so many xml file with the same name mixer path tasha, which one to edit??
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Droid-V:
There is expansive notifications or just like ZUI 3.1?

Enviado de meu Z2 Plus usando Tapatalk
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Shubhi singhal:
There u go
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] amit.rbl:
Expand notifications available here...
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Aryadeadpool:
volte not working for me what can i do please help
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Shubhi singhal:
Flash any other rom and check if volte works or not.... otherwise u have to flasb stock zui and then enable volte and then flash any other custom rom..

What is ur baseband version
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] mouadh97:
Magisk 15.1 any solution ?!
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Shubhi singhal:
Flash uninstall magisk than flash other version of magisk like 14.0 or any other
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] anujagarwal:
Amazing rom

170 k ntutu .. best with any rom on zuk z2
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] GaZillionAire:
Screenshot please
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] ericsonalo:
i tried tried to run antutu on this rom, and men the back of the phone is like on fire.. really hot
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] anujagarwal:
New here , how to upload image ?

I m on base band 1.6382

Flashed it after indian rom 2.0.093 with twrp 3.2.1

No heat nothing.

Just flashed the rom , after google installer 2.0 , magisk , flashed pixel experience magisk module 1.1

Got superb user experience , great antutu score and snappy ebrything .
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] ericsonalo:
i used xda app to upload images.. i tried that rom before, it dont need google installer because it has chinese app installed where u can dl playstore.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] anujagarwal:
https://ibb.co/mKg1rb

24 hours after flashed
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] ericsonalo:
wow, 64k gpu score..
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] anujagarwal:
https://ibb.co/iRWqjw

With no customization anything .
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] ericsonalo:
yes this is the high performance rom indeed.. i am just worried because my device doesnt heat up like this rom.. what bugs have u noticed man?

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lets hope youlinw make h2os oreo!
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Ayush Kumar Tarun:
This is new version of antutu, with higher scores. I also got 67k GPU score on jaguar ROM.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] ericsonalo:
ah so they adjusted the scoring system now..
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] anujagarwal:
Fast charging here with mi max2 charger : at 2520 ma
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] PPStar:
So it doesn't come with stock ZUI camera?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] joker976:
Hi everybody and many thanks for your kind work

Installed h2os, cominq from Jaguar rooted+TWRP 3.1.1... rom works fine, though still a bit slow (antutu: 143k score)

now i'm in this trouble: can't root, not Magisk, neither SuperSU; TWRP when flashing Magisk gives error 1 (Boot image patched by other programs);

also, i found in Developer options 'OEM unlocking' (Allow the bootloader to be unlocked), but this option can't activate: always remains in off position

don't really know what to do, someone could kindly help me?

thanks!
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] anujagarwal:
Hummm ! So I installed antutu ver 6.3.5 and got 144 k and 146 k in two times . It is around 25k lower than that . :/ :/

Still it is a great rom i found . Some bugs :

Oem unlock , nfc is just a button ( hasnt removed )

Night mode isnt working

Ambient display and shape gestures not working .
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] ericsonalo:
i thought you got the 170k result? and now 144k?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] mykhan21:
Root with magisk 15.1.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] mykhan21:
Great rom very fluent and smooth. Best rom so far for zuk z2 plus in my pov. Battery backup is also very good. There is no audio bug present and can be rooted easily with magisk. Remove Chinese bloatware apps with titanium backup. Fingerprint response is also also very fast. Only problem is that it ia not fully support the Google apps. I mean you use play services and play store but iption to sync contacts is not available.i will post if i find one. Otherwise very good rom. A daily driver for sure.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] mykhan21:
Contacts sync is also working
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] anujagarwal:
With latest version it is 170 k with an slightly old version it is 146k . More than any nougat rom i have used .
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] JanLezterGrate:
How to fix this after installing this rom my phone wont Charge.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] MaikelAt:
According to what i've read here, you have to go to permissions and check everything is checked off...
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] anujagarwal:
Contact Sync is working super fine .

Go to settings - apps - google contact sync - give permission - reboot .

Best nougat rom better than viper . May be heatup a bit initially but after that super cool .

https://ibb.co/mKg1rb
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] VDeshpande:
Here are my observations from 2 days of use.

I flashed H2OS 3.0 YouLinw_V6.0_171223 zip file without any other Kernels or Camera blobs. I used Magisk 15.2 for root access and Google Installer to get google support. Removed Chinese bloatware using System App Remover. Also removed the stock camera and installed OnePlus Camera which works flawlessly. Antutu v6 Score 149k.

Things that are Great:

1. Very snappy experience. (Even better than Jaguar/Viper)

2. FP is fast

3. Smooth animations

4. Great for Gaming

5. Ambient Display, Flip to mute and double tap to wake works fine

6. Supports Dark and Light theme

Areas that can be improved

1. Gestures on Screenoff don't work (Draw O to open camera etc)

2. Night mode does not work

3. Utouch not fully supported

4. Volume on speaker and earpiece is bit low

5. No support to change number of QS tiles
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] MaikelAt:
+While being connected to a bluetooth speaker and you reprocude either a video on youtube or a voice note on Whatsapp (didn't try with songs, etc), the screen turns off, how long? I don't know, I immediately kept pressed the power button so that it could reboot again... Once it rebooted I tried it again and the same... rebooted again and tried again and still the same, after that didn't try again....
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] joker976:
Other things not working...

Casting screen to wireless display

Hotspot Wi-fi
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] VDeshpande:
Hotspot works fine for me.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] joker976:
Confirm, it works
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] paps2k3:
New build released

http://club.lenovo.cn/detail/4242282
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] amankr4040:
direct link

bro thanks for informing but can u plz provide direct link for download....
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] paps2k3:
I tried via jdownloader. Not able to download.I don't have direct link.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] amankr4040:
what has been the problem???
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] paps2k3:
It shows server error.may be someone in telegram group would help

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https://pan.baidu.com/s/1c9ZCBG#lis...Z2131/Android 7.1/H2OS-3.0_Android7.0-YouLinw

Can anyone upload to Gdrive please
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] amankr4040:
its still not direct... it says to download baidu app moreover google translate isn't working send me direct link... ill mirror it
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] paps2k3:
Actually I dont have direct link.was downloading via tampermonkey script initially. Now not working
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] amankr4040:
h2os latest update 19/01

http://www.multcloud.com/share/750a04de-4cd3-4f8d-a96d-88cb592ff013
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] amankr4040:
somebody plz mirror the above link to gdrive
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Levine Iglesias:
Gdrive link please
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] EAXDA:
link not working
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Not_James_Bond:
I tried downloading it from Baidu via 3 methods.

But on 2 methods it showed server error 403 and 1 isn't working.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Not_James_Bond:
Did anyone got the hands on update.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] MaikelAt:
Any other mirror?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] paps2k3:
Sorry I don't have.there was a drive link in telegram group.but I don't have the file
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Not_James_Bond:
Message me the Telegram Invite
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] paps2k3:
Actually I am now not in group.I got it from guides section.

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This link I got for H2OS when I was in that group.I did not check by flashing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s1-1sIGIbtMqbAHNx6_Mmd3vOdTj5kNC/view
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] EAXDA:
that one is corrupted according what people says
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] paps2k3:
The drive linked worked for me.did not show as corrupted.kindly verify
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] MaikelAt:
Could you confirm if the previous bugs went away?

1: could not control music with earphones

2: volume was so low

3: while being connected to a Bluetooth speaker, if you reproduced a video on YouTube or voice note on WhatsApp the screen turned off

Please!
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] paps2k3:
Sorry.came back to 8.1 as it did not have cam2api.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] MaikelAt:
Holy [emoji848][emoji848][emoji848] Alright then...
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Not_James_Bond:
1. It can now.

2. Didn't faced it cause installed Dolby+Viper right away.

3. Don't have Bluetooth speaker but can confirm with Bluetooth headphones that this bug is not there.

Doesn't Have Api2 so no Portrait mode won't work. But Gcam works somehow.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] alanbras:
New Update???

any link?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] MaikelAt:
https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3740228
[Touch Cruise General] wvillas:
My bluebooth headset button always invoke with the pre-installed Cyberon VoiceCommander in my OEM WM6. After upgrading to WM6.1, I've installed the Cyberon VoiceCommand. But, pressing of BT button only switch the screen to the phone but can't invoke Cyberon VoiceCommander. If using wired headphone, the Cyberon VoiceCommander can be invoked when i press the headset button for 2-3 seconds. Why?

Anyone help as it's convenient for me while driving.
[Touch Cruise General] Deuce Nitro:
I'm having the exact same problem (on an AT&T 8525/Hermes). Cyberon VSD used to work when I pressed the talk button on my Jawbone. Now, only the phone panel is launched. (BTHS works perfectly while in-call and ends calls properly.)

Hope someone can shed some light on this. I've searched the forums high and low; haven't found a solution yet. :(
[Touch Cruise General] gnick666:
Question: Does the Cyberon Voice Commander suppot WM 6.1?
[Touch Cruise General] pereirald:
I think it depends on the rom you are using. Right now with udk rom I cannot invoke the dialer but I think it was possible with ASerg rom.
[Touch Cruise General] Deuce Nitro:
It's definitely possible - I've seen posts in the Hermes and Kaiser forums from people who say it works fine for them.
[Touch Cruise General] Deuce Nitro:
This fixed the problem for me: http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=72092&d=1203715017
[G3 General] darklight007:
From all the Roms the best one or the most popular one is Crdroid when we are talking about continued support to this day.

I am not talking about discontinued ROMS or ROMS with older versions of Android .

If you want a good performance and an uptodate device CrDroid is the clear winner maybe next is Fulmics but it has older android version so let's not talk about it .

So what do you think, which is better ?
[G3 General] Dallaztz:
Currently crdroid is best for oreo because of its stability and it is also packed with features. But i think resurrection remix is best for nougat.
[G3 General] Nikolatas:
The 8.1 rom is still in alpha so bare that in mind. The only issue i had with the 7.1.2 is the random app minimising
[G3 General] showgood163:
For now, there isn't so much 8.1 rom to be compared other than crDroid.

For 7.12, I prefer AICP and RR to crDroid (w/ solid kernel) because they run smoother than crDroid.
[G3 General] KobySam87:
Can you share the link to a more stable and fluid 8.1 ROM?
[G3 General] wutangkillabee:
AICP 8.1 is rocking on my vs985, Aldo depending on ur variant Losos ROM is real good too, FAST!!!

https://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/development/rom-losos-d855-t3602067/page1

https://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/development/rom-aicp-13-1-t3728368/page22
[G3 General] gorankx:
AICP is realy good, much better than crdroid
[G3 General] showgood163:
I went back to 7.1.2 because there is not an official version of opengapps for 8.1.

I don't have another source other than this site to find 8.1 ROMs. You can see here https://xdaforums.com/lg-g3/development
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] tailsthecat3:
Haven't been around in a long time. Jus switched back to Android and the Pixel 2. So far so good.

Wondering if there is a list of "apps that are safe to remove". If I use my previous root/Android knowledge, I could get myself into trouble. The last phone I rooted and used daily was an LG G3. I see that TWRP is still a thing, that's pretty great. But what's the deal with "SafetyNet"? Seems unnecessary. Thanks! Good to be back.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] AkFatherof4nCounting:
I personally deleted all the Google apps I never use. I also delete some that I want but are system apps, just from past experience I have had a hard time updating them sometimes. SafetyNet, I never worry about, it is important if you use apps that won't function if they detect root. If you want to use Google Pay, you need to be able to pass SafetyNet. Definitely read up on rooting, it's a tad bit tricky on our phone.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] tailsthecat3:
This link makes it seem very easy. Im not scared of the process, and as long as I can make a backup, I'll delete everything and see how she runs.

https://youtu.be/nFD9sa-WdUM
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] evanwier:
Anyone have a good replacement dongle that works? I can't find one with reasonable reviews on Amazon.ca