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[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] haserex:
Hello retrail, thanks for guide i have question. I am on crdroid 13 with the twrp from Unofficial TWRP Recovery by REIGNZ is there a way to make backup work? i need to backup thank you for answer. or use different recovery for backup? is it possible?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Sorry for the delay reply. I forgot it.

Unfortunately Twrp by Reignz doesn't support backup & restore.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Retrial-NikGApps for Android 14 is now available, grab it from > here <
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Morillio:
PixelOS - beryllium

PixelOS is an AOSP based ROM, with Google apps included and all Pixel goodies. We aim to provide an experience similar to Google Pixel phones with numerous performance enhancements and a small amount of useful additional features.

pixelos.net

14 android
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Added. thx
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] tallnuttoz:
Hi, in step 8 of install custom recovery - the temporary twrp boot will not decrypt the device - I have set a pin but it will not accept it - decryption fails. I also tried without a pin set i nnormal system and again could not boot into custom twrp.

Thanks for any help.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] tallnuttoz:
ok, I used miui recovery to wipe data then ran bootloader then after running device manager, could see the phone and copied twrp recovery img to twrp folder and selected that for recovery but there was no 'flash' option.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] tallnuttoz:
In step 7 of installing custom rom, on PC can see 'internal storage' on the phone but when try to copy files no progress is shown and copy window disappears. In twrp, cannot see the zip files.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] tallnuttoz:
Ok, used the otgsdcard method and it worked :)
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Falcon_fan:
Maybe a repetitive query. Can't afford to mess up and be without a working mobile.

Can we clean flash crdroid 10 with just the mobile and the PC?, or, is an external memory (SD card or OTG pen drive) compulsorily required?

(Asking for CR droid recovery)

Thanks in advance!
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Ofc, you don't need external sd card or OTG to make clean install.

I don't know what ROM/Recovery you currently are but follow these steps which will put your device into completely clean state and flash fresh ROM:

Backup your personal data.

Download Official TWRP + cRDroid Recovery + crDroid ROM + GApps (of your choice, check mine if you want).

Boot to Official TWRP:

fastboot boot C:\Users\Retrial\Desktop\twrp-3.7.0_9-0-beryllium.img

Select Wipe > Advanced Wipe

Select Dalvik / ART Cache, System, System_Ext, Data, Internal Storage, Vendor, Cache and then Swipe to Wipe. [All your data into Internal Storage will be lost]

Go back and select Wipe > Format Data > type yes [All your data into Internal Storage will be lost]

Connect your device to PC while you are still on TWRP.

Transfer crDroid Recovery + ROM + GApps you previously downloaded into one folder in your Internal Storage.

Flash ROM > GApps [DONT BOOT TO ROM YET]

Go back and Press Install > Install Image > Locate & Select the crdroidrecovery.img you previously downloaded and copied from PC into your Internal Storage > Choose Recovery and Flash!

When finish, reboot to ROM and done!
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kondiq:
Is there any Android 14 ROM for POCO F1 which will pass SafetyNet/Play Integrity API to use all banking and 2FA apps without root? If not, is there any Android 13 ROM which meets such requirements? From what I found so far, I think Pixel Experience works like that, but there's only Unofficial Android 13 version.

I don't really need customizations, I want everything to work, probably use GCam (unless ROM already has good camera app).

I thought about crDroid, but I see it needs root for SafetyNet pass and the pass breaks and needs fixing with updates every few days.

PixelOS on Android 14 got only initial version and doesn't even have proper topic on the forums, so no idea if it's any good and if it meets my requirements.

Currently I'm on stock Android 10 ROM and I thought about custom Android 14 to be able to update it for the next year without losing any data. I only flashed some older phones for fun before this and I use F1 as my daily usage phone.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
I don't know for A14 since I didn't switched yet, waiting for ROMs to become a bit more stable, but in crDroid A13 everything working out of the box.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
I take that back, seems crDroid A13 have this is too lately. Unfortunately there is need for Magisk.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kondiq:
I installed crDroid A14 yesterday and so far everything works without root. I guess I'll deal with updates if it breaks and if it'll start causing too frequent issues, I'll switch to a different ROM. So far I didn't encounter any bugs, but I don't use most of fancy features that people struggle with in some custom ROMs.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Are you able to find and install Netflix from Play Store?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Kondiq:
Nope (this app won't work on your device), but I don't have Netflix since like 2 years ago. I don't find the content interesting. I use Prime Video (crazy cheap in my country - around $10 per year) and SkyShowTime ($2.5 per month). I mostly read books on my Kindle and sometimes watch something on Prime or Sky, so no issue for me.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Then it doesn't pass the safetynet completely 😋

Well I don't use Netflix too, 🏴‍☠️🫣🫢, I just check the Safetynet in Play Store 😂
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] akashrathi7978:
Hey guys, I'm in sort of weird situation. I accidentally fried the internal hard disk of my 5-year-old veteran F1, so I purchased a second-hand F1 8/256 (1.5 years old, all original components, and working in vanilla condition) specifically for flashing custom ROMs and my never ending love for this phone without realising that none of its sensors (Proximity, accelerometer, gyro, and others) were operational. :(

After doing everything from CIT calibration to reseting it again and again... I found out that the issue is due to corrupt persist partition. To resolve it, I proceeded to unlock the bootloader and attempted to flash the persist.img using : Fastboot flash persist persist.img (unsuccessful).

Then, I tried flashing it with both TWRP and Orange Fox (non-dynamic version). Strangely, both recoveries prompted me for a PASSWORD to decrypt my data, even though I had already removed all locks, PINs, and Google/Mi accounts before flashing recovery. This password issue wouldn't let me access internal storage, preventing me from flashing persist.img.

Then, after some disappointment and searching, I stumbled upon this solution to temporarily bypass the password problem (as both TWRP and Orange Fox recoveries were getting replaced with the stock MIUI recovery on every boot) so I successfully flashed persist.img in the PERSIST partition using this method. This FINALLY RESOLVED the sensor problem.

How to solve this "PASSWORD to decrypt my data" permanently? (One Time even MIUI started asking for password to "Unlock the Device" on boot for which again I had to wipe all data through stock recovery to successfully boot into MIUI) am I using wrong version of recoveries or is it something else ?

Now currently I'm on stock MIUI 12.0.3.0 A10 Global (Flashed with MiFlash Tools) and want to know pre-requisites for flashing A13 or A14 ROMs without messing up (Previously I was on PE+ A12 in my old phone).. now not familiar with all the mess going around with safety-net check not passing and Google play's "Device not Certified" so what is the way forward?

I want to know which ROMs are passing both integrity check out of the box without requiring any work around as I don't want to root my device

@Retrial bro help me
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Hi sorry I am busy these days.

1. To decrypt data on TWRP you need the recovery by Reignz and for pass you put the pin you have set in your lockscreen. But anyway follow the steps below:

2.

Download: Official TWRP + crDroid A14 ROM+ crDroid Recovery + GApps.

Boot to TWRP.

On TWRP ignore the decrypt pass and wipe everything+Format data (type yes when asked)

Connect your device to PC while you are still on TWRP and transfer ROM+GApps+crDroid Recovery.

Press install image and flash the recovery you transfered.

Reboot to Recovery.

Then flash ROM+Gapps and reboot to system & enjoy.

3. crDroid and I think also AwakenOS. I am not sure for the rest.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] akashrathi7978:
TWRP mentioned in both points are they different like 1st one is by Reignz and 2nd one is the Official one isn't it?

Here what do you mean by "transfer ROM+GApps+crDroid Recovery." is it possible to transfer files from PC to internal storage while being in RECOVERY MODE?

thanks for the reply
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
If you are going to flash crDroid u don't need TWRP by Reignz. It's recommended to use crDroid recovery as per dev suggestion.

However, you can also use TWRP by Reignz (latest version non dynamic)

Yes. Connect your device while you are in Official TWRP and transfer the files to Internal Storage.

Transfer ROM+GApps+Recovery then you can flash recovery first (crDroid or TWRP by Reignz) and reboot to recovery and the process with flashing ROM+GApps and reboot to system.

P.s: The reason I recommend to use Official recovery first is to wipe everything+format data fine since TWRP by Reignz may throw some errors while formatting. Then for flashing use twrp by reignz or crDroid recovery.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Retrial-NikGApps based on Android 14 has been updated.

Upstream changes.

Added PixelWeather=1
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] bpaby:
I was using Evolution X, this rom's download number are around 3000 to 5000, a ok rom for me, later I was trying Awaken os because it support dynamic partition, here I found device is not certified and in the massage rcs/mms "attachment sending is not supporting", so for the time-being I'm return to Evolution X.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fossist:
@Retrial Any idea on how to move from Dynamic Partition to non-dynamic? I am on Awaken OS A14 and want to switch back to crDroid A13.

Can you please add these instructions on the front page next to install recovery option? It'll help people.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Hi,

I am not in Dynamic Partition ROM and I don't find the benefits to use dynamic partition in ROMs for POCO F1. It makes more confusion to users.

Since I am not in Dynamic partition, I haven't tried to install or go back from it but I will try to help.

Download super_empty and non dynamic recovery TWRP to your PC.

Flash empty super image by running fastboot wipe-super <path/to/super_empty.img> in terminal

Flash recovery image by running fastboot flash recovery <path/to/recovery.img> in terminal

At TWRP -> Wipe all + Format Data

While you are still on TWRP, connect to PC and transfer the non-dynamic ROM you like on your device and flash it.

If it works let me know to add it at OP.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] lucy1983:
Just flash a non-dynamic twrp, either SE or non-SE, in your platform tools folder from the PC and then format data in that twrp. After that you can copy a non-dynamic rom and flash it with twrp.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fossist:
Is it possible to flash non dynamic twrp via my current dynamic twrp?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
I guess...choose to flash image and then select the recovery partition.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] lucy1983:
Didn't tried it. I used the PC but I guess it is possible. But you will have to perform a format data either way so you'll lose all the data in your phone.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] alrafiq:
Hello guys,

I need some help with a problem that never occurred before with me.

So I currently have Poco F1 with Pixel OS 14 and the Pixel OS recovery. and I want to revert back to Awaken OS 13.

Whenever I put my poco f1 in fastboot mode and connect the cable. The screen turns dark and a message appears "press any key to shut down". In the few times I can actually connect it , whenever I execute the fastboot devices command, this happens:

and the devices goes to black again.

I tried two diferrent laptops and USB cables. What is the problem and how can I fix it?

Also, is if this won't work, is there any way I can install TWRP using adb sideload or just flash it from the Pixel OS recovery?

Thanks
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] bpaby:
These days on a non intel processor (it is amd) I'm unable to run adb for these type of works, I choose linux os and linux version adb, both work nicely without any type of fix (as @Retrial mentioned).
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Check in my guides the first section "AMD RYZEN/INTEL FASTBOOT FIX".

The fix applies to Windows and it's for both Amd & Intel.

By suggesting the user to change entirely his OS just to use adb commands it's not the best solution. Casual users are not even familiar with Linux.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] achfighter:
Thanks for the Ryzen fix. It helped me a lot. 🙏🏻
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] bpaby:
Sorry, ....

Once I used these fix for Windows but the next update of Windows nullify the fix (may be I'm wrong), for the fix and the driver update from the motherboard's site costs heavy net-data, so, using linux, it is easy, one can format his phone and use custom rom, then he could master in Linux too, a practical thought, please don't mind, your work helps us to maintain our older and outdated phone, a big thanks.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] alrafiq:
I'll try it thank you
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Morillio:
news!

beryllium
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
📲How to flash AwakenOS A14 (Dynamic Partition)​

Download to your PC:

- ADB & Fastboot++

- twrp-beryllium-v3.7.0-A12-V4.img + twrp-dynamic-beryllium-v3.7.0-A12-V4.img

- super_empty.img

- AwakenOS

Flash and boot twrp-beryllium-v3.7.9-A12-V4.img (you will flash dynamic later)

Wipe everything except your external SDcard if you have any. Then Format Data.

Reboot to Bootloader

Open ADB & Fastboot++

- check if your device is detected by writing: fastboot devices

- if you have fastboot issues and device is not detected, please check the guide AMD RYZEN/INTEL FASTBOOT FIX 💻

type fastboot wipe-super <path/to/super_empty.img>

- for example:

fastboot wipe-super C:\User\Downloads\super_empty.img

type fastboot flash recovery <path/to/recovery.img> (dynamic recovery)

- for example:

fastboot flash recovery C:\User\Downloads\twrp-dynamic-beryllium-v3.7.0-A12-V4.img

type fastboot reboot recovery

Go to TWRP Settings and tick "Use rm -rf instead of formatting" and untick "Unmount system before installing ZIP".

Format Data

Copy the rom zip to your phone or to your external SDcard if you have one, and flash the rom

Reboot and enjoy! (when you reboot if it says empty OS, ignore and continue)
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Morillio:
News

LMO 5.0

LibreMobileOS Downloads

get.libremobileos.com
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
It's A14 right? Added, thanks!
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Morillio:
Yes 14.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] urbanman2004:
How to unlock bootloader, flash LineageOS 20 ROM and root Xiaomi Pocophone F1...

Not sure if anyone knew this guide exists
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Hi, I don't have time to take a deep look at your guides so I wanna ask you if there are any differences with my guides at post #2? Should I adjust something?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] alrafiq:
Hi there,

My question might be stupid, but still, if you can help me find an answer then I appreciate it.

Android 14 ROM development for the POCO F1 seems slow and most ROMs coming out have their certain set of issues. Is this simply because POCO F1 just got old, or there's something about A14 that is really difficult to manage?

Also, what is dynamic partition and why are A14 ROMs are moving to it?

Thank you, dears.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Yes, it's because F1 is getting old and there issues with A14 - kernels.

A13 is most stable, I just hope someone would bump security patches & pass play integrity in most popular A13 ROMs like crDroid and AwakenOS but I doubt anyone will do that.

I'll personally change my main device to OnePlus 12 in few days.

The only dynamic partition ROM I know is AwakenOS. You can check here what is dynamic partition. I personally don't find any benefit for F1 but I am not much expert.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] alrafiq:
Hey man,

Thank you for the response, really.

I'm currently rocking the PixelOS A13 last available. been considering the Unofficial PixelExperience build that incorporated the April security patch, no idea if users recommend it but it seems to be working well according to those in the telegram channel.

Good luck with your new phone! enjoy it
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] aplomb:
I followed all the steps till 11. Faced no issues. However, after unchecking "Unmount system before installing ZIP" I am getting error. Attaching screenshot, pls help!
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Did you also tick "Use rm -rf instead of formatting" in the option of TWRP?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] aplomb:
Yes, I have checked it!
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
I don't know. You can find the instructions by REIGNZ on the attachment below. Post at AwakenOS thread.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] aplomb:
Hmm..., now if I want to flash any other normal ROM, will I face any issues because of "super_empty.img" or "twrp dynamic" I flashed during this? Or simply following the instructions mentioned on their page would work?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
If u want to go back on non dynamic ROMs follow these steps.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
⚠️Warning: All Project Elixir threads removed from the collection. Please read here.

TLDR for those without Twitter: This custom ROM has optional paid customization features. If you attempt to bypass payment through adb it will wipe your internal storage, external storage and eSIMs. Beware.

If you have it installed, make clean install of another ROM. Please, always to prefer well popular ROMs like LineageOS, crDroid, AwakenOS etc.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Hello guys, 👋

So I just wanna let you know that I finally jumped to OnePlus 12 for my main device.

What changed:

That means Poco F1 is not my main device anymore, so I can't test things etc. on regular base.

For that reason I've removed my award system for ROMs in this thread.

A14 ROMs are not the most stable ROMs anyway and that's what triggered me to buy OP12 (but not only).

Future of the thread:

As always with all of my threads, I will try to keep it updated but since F1 is not my main device anymore I may miss things. I would appreciate if you suggest things that have to change or anything else here.

Closing:

Thanks everyone who contributed to F1 and especially the main devs who continue supporting ROMs/Kernels and keeping F1 alive. Special mention to @bgcngm, @REIGNZ3, @gwolfu, @Pierre2324.

I won't disappear, I'll be around. Cya 🙃
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] alrafiq:
Thank you so much for the help you provided over the years, good luck with your new device
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Squid84:
You could of just downgraded to below Android 14 on the poco f1, you didn't need a new phone to do that.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Well...this wasn't the only reason I bought new phone.

I thought to go back on A13 but good luck on passing Play Integrity and no security patches. One of the reason I use crDroid A14 is because I could pass it out of the box without messing with it everytime Google bans fingerprints.

But beside all these, I needed new device, NFC etc. and generally stronger. F1 is now kinda old for my needs.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] TioCareca:
Well i just flashed https://github.com/osm0sis/PlayIntegrityFork in magisk folowed by this https://github.com/daboynb/PlayIntegrityNEXT e puff automatic fingerprint download and fix, just flash and forget it will change fingerprint automatically.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Squid84:
Yes it works very well I'm using it too. You using it on lineage?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fossist:
@Retrial

Hi :)

Do you know of any ROM which can do the new pixel webcam thing when connecting via USB cable?

Any alternative you may want to suggest?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Squid84:
PixelOS
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Fossist:
thanks a lot. Hope more ROMs will include this.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] tayyab_hussain:
Hi Guys, I am currently using 2022 version of Pixel Experience rom on my F1. Battery life is my primary concern.

I wish to make this phone as a GPS navigator for my bike rides, No sim needed. I dont care about any feature apart from Google maps and battery life.

Should i stick to Stock rom OR should i use custom rom and kernel for better battery life.

Help me as i want to keep my f1 alive.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Squid84:
Id suggest lineage or crdroid Android 14. Or keepqassa Android 10.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Just for your info, @REIGNZ3 stopped the development of Poco F1 and generally the Android development (for now).

Thanks for your support over the years, wish you the best ✌️
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] unfinishedbusstop:
Hello guys!

I really need some help...

I just tested both LineageOS and PixelOS on the Poco F1 and both have horrible download speed even on wifi. I get something like 20mb/s while the upload will sometimes hit 50mb/s out of a 500mb/s connection.

Is there a known bug for this? ROMs were done with sideloading and using the specific recoveries.

Did i miss something since its my first time sideloading this phone?
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Azelha:
Hi Retrial,

I read some of your battery Tips and found that really helpfull! Thank you!

Do you know how to turn of the fingertip stuff on the back of the poco f1? I dont use this feature and i turn display on many times a day be accidently toushing that spot.

I as thinking if a can do turn my miui 12 to 11 because i lost alot battery life when i updated to 12.

I intend to follow your guide "CLEAN INSTALL OFFICIAL STOCK MIUI ROM & RELOCK BOOTLOADER", but i need unlock bootloader or is just for custom rooms?

thanks!
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] Retrial:
Hello,

I am not in MIUI so I don't remember if there is an option to completely remove the fingerprint action.

I think you must first unlock bootloader and do these steps to downgrade and relock bootloader in mi flash.

Did you tried to make factory reset first of MIUI 12 and see if battery drain fix?

My suggestion is to switch to custom ROM since MIUI updates became worst, slow down your device. I will not talk about bloatware and unwanted services running in background eating ur battery, privacy issues etc.
[Xiaomi Poco F1 Guides, News, & Discussion] lexa06600:
@Retrial you are just a ****ing genius !!!!

Thannnnnnnks for this hard work !!!!