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[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] Grimm-reaper:
We have at least few bugless and absolutely stable Nougat based build. There is really no reasone for update Nougat while we don't have any proper Oreo build. I stay on Nougat and I am extremely happy. People all time ask for a newer builds while they change almost nothing just add new bugs, but people will update like drunk children in fog. Devs makes Oreo roms as people really don't need reliable roms, almost anybody prefer newer build even if newer rom is useless so that's a reasone why we will probably see Android P release before first stable oreo build. Complaints are silly while we geting what we ask for. For people who need reliable phone Nougat is still primary choice.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] fd.svensson:
Now when you have ruined the app and you can't subscribe to treads anymore >:(

You can't " 1+, thumb up or thank you in the app :'(

Really don't know what or why the Devs did that? You have a good app but wait, we haven't done anything to it for some time now... Of course will we only test it in the computer :rolleyes:

Know you must go thru the website!
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] ayush4261:
What app, what are you talking about. If you are talking about xda then we still can thumps up and subscribe as well.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
another OP update!

this time its FireHound OS v4.6, thats Oreo 8.1.0 custom rom number SEVEN for our beloved MM2 :)

Looks like i can finally bide xuefer´s LOS 14.1 goodbye soon :) the oreo roms are starting to look VERY promising indeed!
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] svbarbosa:
Maybe it is time to start a kernels section.

We now have AceKernel for Oreo thanks to [MENTION=7529222]Martichou[/MENTION].
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
already did that mate, if you havent noticed ;)

thx for the heads-up! :)

edit: added crDroid v4.4 (Oreo) and AceKernel (Oreo) to the OP :) Enjoy!
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] SSRH:
Mi Max 2 Got official Aosp ROM and Resurrection ROM based on Oreo hurray ?????
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] fd.svensson:
Maybe something happened when the phone was updated, the app lost all that. I get rid of it and downloaded a new one and it works as normal :laugh:
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
another update to the OP folks!

AOSP Custom Rom MSM Xtended 2.5 (Oreo) by brother [MENTION=4479268]Jay_B[/MENTION]

enjoy! :)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
yo yo yo MM2 users!

we got two more LOS 15.1 builds :) one by user [MENTION=4467696]AndyYan[/MENTION] (doesnt have its own thread, it got posted in the original LOS 15.1 thread by [MENTION=5426059]ashwin007[/MENTION] so I linked to the post), the second one by our beloved resident Kernel wizard [MENTION=6615644]Hard_Rock83[/MENTION] (including its own thread)

go ahead and check them out! :)

cheers
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] AndyYan:
I'm merely working off others' sources and don't plan to make a proper release, especially now that Hardrock is doing his own (trust him instead someone who pops outta nowhere like me). Thanks for the mention though :)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
sure thing buddy, the more the merrier ;) if you dont want your build listed here, just lemme know!
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
alright folks, decided to clean up the OP a bit for improved overview.

hope u like it ;)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] ed57:
Well done ! Much clearer now, appreciate your nice work too ! ;)

Thanks a lot jbmc83
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] tombassi:
Very well organized and helpful, thanks OP for the nice thread, is any one working in official lineage support?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] Grimm-reaper:
Why nobody update and maintenance Nougat based rom?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
you guys can consider the nougat custom roms as basically "abandoned" because all the devs are completely focused on oreo roms now :)

that doesnt mean that any one dev might not possibly go back and release one final bugfixed version of his/her nougat rom, just saying!
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
alright MM2 *****es!

AOSP based custom Oreo ROMs are now in the double digits! :D

Added AICP 13.1 to the OP, enjoy! :)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] Grimm-reaper:
Most Nougat based roms are close to perfection but still require last polishment. Sorry to hear that all roms are abandoned. Oreo based roms are couple of unusable **** so Nougat roms are still primary if not only one choice.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] Chip Liang:
I don’t want to quarrel but I can't see eye to eye with u. I admit some oreo based rom are not that good, like maybe some rom got some kind of annoying bugs but actually there's nice one too! Like I'm in Dot Os 8.1, it's buttery smooth and most ui customizations are present. And the thing that i like the most is Android P Notification Bar as i ss below, it's really amazing! Have a try if u have time and if you're willing to!:)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] Grimm-reaper:
Dot OS was always first choice rom for my devices. I don't use any customisation at all, stock Android is enough good for me although I still like Dot as one of the lighter roms. The problem is that probably all Nougat based roms have wifi speed issue and few other minor bugs. Nobody cares of that. Currently all developers keep their attention on Oreo, but before Oreo based roms will be polished and suitable as daily driver devs will abandon Oreo roms and they will carve in exctrement releasing Android P based roms. Personally I will be happy to see polished Marshmallow or even Lollipop rom for mi max 2 rather than never finished project.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
haha no worries, i dont think it will be that bad with rushing over to Android P :) thing is, youll have to consider that the devs are not in an easy position: when Nougat custom roms came out, people were complaining about not having oreo roms and android P even releasing soon. now that oreo custom roms are coming out en masse, users point out that Nougat roms are not being polished...

so its difficult to fulfill everyone´s wishes.

however, from what i can see at the moment, the oreo custom roms are getting reaaally close to fully stable / bugless! some of them are only left with minor issues, if any at all. so give those roms a chance, check the threads and see whats up :)

i myself will be switching over to oreo soon, because im confident that the oreo roms are ready for everyday usage.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] Grimm-reaper:
I run company and reliable contact with customer is more than essential. That's the reasone why I will never use miui with broken notification system and fatal memory management. Most of Nougat roms are enough good to use as daily, but Oreo is at this moment nightmare. I believe that more and more people will prefer rather features reach, bugless and polished Nougat rom then broken Oreo. Android is mature, new version from few release doesn't make noticeable changes it's much more to improve and add in custom modification by one developer then google will change in next 5 or even 10 years.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
well, tbh, i wouldnt mess around with custom roms on a critical mission phone for business... just choose a phone that meets your needs both in hardware and software and leave it at stock to be 100% sure of bugless stable experience.

im amazed at how many users come arguing with this line about their phone being "super important for work" and then they mess around by unlocking bootloader, installing custom roms, rooting, etc. O.o in the end, blaming the dev for a non-perfect experience.

news flash: this is xda. everything you do and try here is on your own responsibility. so expect bugs, expect difficulties, expect a lot of trial and error.

if you absolutely need mission-critical stability and your phone is THAT important, just leave it at stock. simple as that :)

cheers!

ps: and no, im NOT telling you what to do. im just telling you what the consequences of your actions are. big difference ;)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] m1n15s:
Grimm oreo roms now r pretty stable only volume up n down left to fix so i do t see any reason why u dont want to go to oreo...but i will agree with you in the aspect of maintance we have 1 or 2 builts and then rom seems to be abandoned until 1 (ashwin) guy will fix the sound problem then all will take it and update their roms... Development is slow on mi max 2... Ashwin made nougat los then all like copy and make roms and then ashwin made oreo los and all others have same sound bug... Seems to me ashwin can develope and others compile different roms thats why we dont get maintance... Guess if 1 day ashwin fix his los the rest will also..

Anyway from nothing thats something
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] ayush4261:
Try los by hardrock
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] m1n15s:
Same sound bug m8 thats my point... I m on xtend anyway
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
hey guys!

next OP update: AOSIP 8.1.0 custom rom :)

enjoy!

PS: we can now choose from 49 different roms to run our beloved MM2 with ;) whos gonna be number 50? :D
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
huh, Firehound v4.6 (Oreo) thread was closed by OP request...

any comment on that [MENTION=5151940]V_v3k[/MENTION] buddy? Focussing on certain projects? :)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] V_v3k:
No comment... :D:p
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
fair enough, just thought id ask ;) :)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jayr202:
you should make a poll too which rom is the most suitable or stable :D
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
in theory: awesome idea, id love to do that right away!

in reality: lots of problems involved here...

1) suitable for what? one man´s trash is another man´s treasure. every user has different priorities concerning performance, battery life, customization options, etc.

2) stable under what conditions? see point 1)

3) based on experience, more popular custom roms like RR or lineage are naturally used by more users, so they naturally get more upvotes. doesnt mean theyre "better" than less known ones though.

4) based on point 3), devs might not take it as a good sign for their work if their rom gets down- or not voted on at all. in the end, we would just end up with the 2-3 most popular roms because everything else was downvoted or ignored. i for one prefer MORE than LESS options :)

5) points 1) through 4) can potentially change with every new update or rom version that is out. so... delete the whole poll every time one of the roms gets an update? basically impossible to do...

however, if its naked numbers ure after as indicators for everyday system performance and battery life, you should take a look at the benchmark thread ive linked to in the OP ;)

cheers!
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] chetchuakaka:
Miui 10 still android 7. So disappointed with that.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
thats fine, at least MM2 is fixed for official oreo update :)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] toocool4all:
It's time for mi max 3
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
...only that ull be stuck with official stock roms until sources are released and devs start pushing custom roms. thatll probably take another half a year or so after MM3 release ;)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
hey guys!

updated OP with newest official TWRP 3.2.2 :)

I was thinking about removing the older 3.2.1 versions, but not sure if the new version could potentially break compatibility with Nougat Roms and thus be Oreo only?

any feedback would be appreciated! :)

Enjoy
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] chetchuakaka:
The official TWRP have option f2fs. I'm just tested it, but failed. I hope our mm2 will have treble support, but no dev take care of that.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] opdjasin:
I have tried so many Oreo ROMs with different kernels and I feel like Oreo ROMs drain my phone's battery faster than MIUI 9. I used to get 18 hours SOT with MIUI 9 but now I can only get around 15 hours SOT with Oreo. And if I'm not mistaken, the MIUI 10 closed beta 8.7.2 for MM2 is based on Android 7.1 which is bullsh*t because this phone was launched with 7.1. Give us Oreo ffs!
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] 911-Future_Maker:
Slightly underclock the cpu in oreo and you'll get the same result as miui 9

---------- Post added at 22:30 ---------- Previous post was at 22:27 ----------

I'm not sure if I can trust their promises. MIUI10 they're testing now is 7.1.1 and date for release is end of july...if Oreo ever comes it won't be this summer.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] chetchuakaka:
I don't think so, miui said they will update miui 10 but don't say upgrade to android 8.1
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
they stated both iirc... what i can imagine though, is that they delayed the MM2 oreo update somewhat since MM3 release was also postponed. cant have oreo on MM2 too early before MM3 with oreo is released [emoji14] :)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] chetchuakaka:
Yes, i think so.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] fd.svensson:
If we look at all the other manufacturers, the upgrade / update will come at least a month or more after the phone they want us to buy instead.

Therefore, don't wait. We have a lot of Devs here that has given us 8.1 experience with minor defects. If we look at what Xiaomi gave us in the first. They gave us big defects :-/
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
agreed :) dont wait up on official MIUI oreo, just use the healthy dev community we have going on here for us MM2 owners :)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] beingtejas:
Can somebody suggest me a good Oreo custom rom from all the roms, am confused which to choose and which has better features with less bugs
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] m1n15s:
So far msm xtended is the one i prefer and i flashed almost all... U can flash few and see what fits to your needs
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] svbarbosa:
Havoc OS is coming... ;)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
that sounds ominous... looking forward to it :D
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] prathameshsd:
[MENTION=4294020]jbmc83[/MENTION] can you add this thread link to Stock MIUI ROM section?

MIUI 10 : https://xdaforums.com/mi-max-2/how-to/guide-installing-miui-10-google-t3812907
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
actually, i was thinking about that already when i saw the thread. especially since the standard MIUI rom download section has been down for AGES now with no improvement in sight...

however, this would still be just beta stage at this point, so would it make more sense to wait for official stable release oe not?

what do others think? feedback appreciated :)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] svbarbosa:
I know, rom name is not very tempting. :p

But the rom seems to be great. :D

[MENTION=8727489]eva0034[/MENTION] is the one working on it. :good::good:
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] fd.svensson:
Just updated from the official / it's out
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
any official download links?

edit: nvm, found it - http://en.miui.com/download-328.html

so looks like no need to update the OP, link is still the same. however, so far only global beta available, no china or stable roms yet. looks like theyre slowly but surely bringing the download page back online.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] lrcquest:
Miui10 for max2 supports gestures like that on other latest devices?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] svbarbosa:
I have posted today the third preview of Oreo Roms benchmarks.

Check it out here:

Battery Life / Performance Benchmarks - AOSP Roms

.

I started a new poll to help me decide which benchmarks I will do next. Please visit my thread and vote on it.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] fd.svensson:
For now it's feeling like a update of Miui 9 and I think they wait with all the goodie to after the sale lunch of Mi Max 3.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] fd.svensson:
Everybody talks about the wolum in our Devs Oreo ROMS and then I found this :o
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
lol so looks like even official miui oreo has that problem eh? miui devs not better than our own ;)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] Grimm-reaper:
I am on Android from 10 years. I was using both customs and stock roms, pure and skinned builds. After years of improvement right now Android is very mature and polished system, currently also features reach at least for my needs. In my usage scenerio factory stock image meets my needs and on my main device is generally much much better than custom. Obviously I could agree with you. From approximately 6 years I always use stock on main business device and really I never suspected that I will use custom as a daily drive any more but I didn't predict how bad are Chinese stock Android roms. I have bought mi max 2 to replace my missed z ultra swapped on galaxy note 5 (to small!) as you know there is almost no choice if you need ultra large phone. I couldn't predict how bad is miui. In meantime wife bought honor 9 and she has physically destroyed this phone compleatly just because of crappy software. Now I can confirm - emui is even worse. I am not able to imagine that any custom can be worse than miui/emui. Phone without reliable notification, ability to keep apps in background and not stable is useless not only in business, but useless at all. As I realized how bad is Chinese software I cannot agree with you at all. Is better to use custom than Chinese software. I don't know why Chinese software is as bad and maniacally save battery instead user mental health, maybe they have expensive electricity or they don't need basic features of smartphones but in western world is absolutely not acceptable. For me miui isn't any alternative for customs roms while from my point of view and my needs miui is worst than symbian - yes I am 100% serious. Please understand my point of view and needs. If any proper vendor (not Chinese) will release 16:9 6.4+ inch or 18:9 6.8-7 inch phone I will happy to very strong kick mi max 2 in Chinese screen, right now I am happy to use this phone with custom Nougat rom. Another thing is a security concern while using Chinese software. It always prevent me from mobile banking on miui but I could deal with it, the worst was stability and notification.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] chetchuakaka:
What nougat rom you use for mm2?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] Grimm-reaper:
Lineage OS Xtended
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] fd.svensson:
There's a lot of sound bugs, both Nougat and Oreo. Because I stopped to be a beta tester I can't read them all.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
hey guys, dont think ive abandoned or forgotten to update the index, im just on vacation atm, enjoying beaches in thailand :D

ill be back next monday, so stay tuned ;)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] m1n15s:
Enjoy phuket file mou have fun
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
ok guys, im back! ;)

update to the OP:

- AceKernel now available for both Nougat and Oreo

- brother [MENTION=4479268]Jay_B[/MENTION] is SO super busy with different projects (kudos!) that he decided to let Dot OS development be continued by our newcomer MM2 dev [MENTION=6034616]Kapil Tapsi[/MENTION], which is why there is a second Dot OS Oreo thread now :) Version was bumped to v2.4 from v2.3

- Havoc OS 8.1.0 released

edit: almost forgot! there is also another LOS 14.1 build by user [MENTION=6045440]bneo99[/MENTION] based on [MENTION=5426059]ashwin007[/MENTION] ´s LOS sources. go and check it out if ure interested, also included in the OP :)

In other HUGE news: Pixel Experience 8.1.0 by our dearest dev [MENTION=5151940]V_v3k[/MENTION] now has

PRELIMINARY TREBLE SUPPORT!

thats right folks, our rockstar devs are working hard in the background to port full Treble functionality to our beloved MM2 phones :) Right now theyre trying to get rid of any remaining bugs, so stay tuned to more Treble compatible custom ROMs sometime in the near future :D

Thats it for now, enjoy! :)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] reversegear:
Thanks for your great work of compiling the list of roms :)

a small suggestion from my end.

1 . it is better to create separate section for treble supported roms bcoz treble roms are the future.expect a heavy rain of treble roms shortly for mm2 ;)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
ha, uve read my mind :D i was thinking about exactly that! once more treble roms will follow ill most likely try and figure something out for a separate section :)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
hey folks, second custom ROM switched to preliminary Treble support! LOS 15.1 by our hardworking kernel wizard [MENTION=6615644]Hard_Rock83[/MENTION]

updating the OP to reflect that ;)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] eeminent:
I perfer custom rom based miui
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
to each his own mate :) thats why i included all roms in this thread, because having more choices is always better!
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] fd.svensson:
Sorry if I post this wrong but you are the spider in the net. Many asking about the Miui ball and now I've found it from android hack. You can download it from Google play.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
hmmm....not sure i understand your post? spider in the net? many asking about MIUI ball? please clarify :)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] fd.svensson:
Well you are the one who knows everything about what happening with Mi Max 2 and the ROMs and everyone who is intrested in just that follow your thread (as I am).

I know that you can't help yourself, but if anyone asks a question and you know the answer, you tell them.

Therefore, this is where you should post things like this.

Of course I can post it in all the ROM thread, but that I think it's spamming and I hate spam.

Hope that answer your question.

(and I'm just a newby and you know how you feels about that) :p
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] lrcquest:
After bl unlock, I directly flashed greeshan repack stable (from stable 9.5.5.0). I did not flash lazyflasher DM verity. Should I flash lazyflasher under any circumstances?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
depends, are you encountering any issues so far?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] lrcquest:
Not as such. Planning to flash miui10 dev from Greeshan. Should I flash the dm verity during the process?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
depends what you want to do. if you plan to do any system modifications whatsoever like rooting or decrypting storage ull need to flash dm verity. Greeshan builds have to be flashed via TWRP, so not sure if u already need dm verity for that already.

in any case, it cant hurt to just flash it, that way u can be sure that u wont encounter issues :)
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] lrcquest:
Nothing of that sort. Happy with what Magisk is providing. Will this step wipe internal storage?
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
um...magisk IS root, so ull need it :)

not sure about wipe, could be due to decryption. but again, not sure.
[Xiaomi Mi Max 2  Guides, News, & Discussion] jbmc83:
hey folks!

OP updated with Liquid Remix 8.1.0 AOSP Custom Rom :)

enjoy!