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Havoc OS 3.4 [Android 10] On Realme X2 - Installation Guide, 1st Impressions & Review

About Two Months ago, it looked like the development of custom Roms For Realme X2 was never going to kick off. Today there are about four stable-enough-for daily-driver custom Roms Available. Thanks to all of these hardworking developers, Realme X2 now has official TWRP recovery support for all the variants. A week ago I took an in-depth look into Lineage OS 16 (Android 9) On Realme X2 Today I am going to take a look at Havoc OS

Is it Better than Realme UI on Realme X2?

You Can see the first impressions and how to install it below but Here I will delve into more details.

[YOUTUBE]https://youtu.be/AIz3Q5k6suY[/YOUTUBE]

INSTALLATION

First, you need to have an unlocked bootloader. If you are already on Realme UI with locked bootloader, please do your phone a favour, do not try to unlock the bootloader now until Realme provides an official way to do That!

You can see how to flash TWRP recovery HERE

You have to be on Color OS 6.1 to flash it because it uses Color OS vendor. For the Best Results, the variants should be on the FOLLOWING COLOR OS 6.1 UPDATES OR FLASH IT BEFORE FLASHING HAVOC OS:

RMX1991 - A.17

RMX1992 - A.18

RMX1993 - A.18 (A.19 WORKED FINE FOR ME)

Boot into Latest TWRP Recovery WIPE:

Both Caches

System

Data

NB: DO NOT WIPE VENDOR PARTITION, THE ROM DOESN'T HAVE A CUSTOM VENDOR YET!

THE general performance for this Rom is quite impressive with the first build (Alpha) and you have to check it out to experience its smoothness and speed nevertheless, there is a challenge in registering the fingerprint. I was first discouraged but when I eventually registered the fingerprint, I was quite impressed with how the system reads fingerprint.

To register the fingerprint easily (as I later learned) wipe your fingerprint regularly during the fingerprint Registration,

tap gently on the screen and hold for half a second to 1 sec - and wait for the haptic feedback (vibration)

UI And OPTIMISATION

When it comes to customization, Havoc gets A++ for me. It even has a game mode which will be a delight for gamers.

The Status Bar

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The Settings

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The Android Version

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The Performance is Smoother than Smooth AF...:laugh: No Lags, No dulling, No Hanging

When It comes to battery charging speeds, I was shocked because it did charge faster than VOOC charge in Color OS 6.1

I did a video for that because you need to see it to believe it. Having used Havoc for 2+ days as a RMX1993, I am not worried about Realme UI on the EU version.

You have to turn off 'ok google' hotword as it seems to be using the mic continuously and blocks access to might to other apps

Another challenge is Device Not certified on Google which is actually a problem coming from bootloader unlock. You can permanently fix it using this guide HERE!

So, are you going to give it a try?

Do encourage the Devs or just buy them a bottle of beer...:good:

They are doing a great job for the Realme X2 community

Credits:
[MENTION=4712355]mauronofrio[/MENTION] TWRP maintainer Realme X2
[MENTION=5835908]dev_harsh1998[/MENTION] LOS Maintainer Realme X2
[MENTION=10130007]SiddharthBharadwaj[/MENTION] Havoc OS Maintainer