[Nubia Red Magic 5G / 5S ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries] Himesh88:
Okay so guys let me share my experience with this rom. Also, I got this device about a month ago and it's a gaming beast with/without rr. You guys can find below the antutu benchmark test done with RR rom and custom kernel.

The magisk mods I have installed are also attached below.

You can flash rr using twrp and this is how the flashing order goes.... (Note. No way to recover fingerprint beyond this point, or after rooting on stock rom)

(1) Flash twrp recovery via adb using a pc. Note it doesn't really matter even if you have updated your red magic 5g to android 11. Only the unlock bootloader command would change from "fastboot oem nubia_unlock NUBIA_NX659J" (android 10) to "fastboot flashing unlock" (android 11) and rest all would remain the same.

(2) Boot into twrp holding vol up + boot key and then format the whole device, storage etc using twrp.

(3) reboot into twrp and flash rr rom, custom kernel form the link above, gapps (important) and the magisk in order.

Don't worry even if you brick your device there are tools that can recover your device and get it running easily. These 3 links would really help you.

https://xdaforums.com/t/tool-nubia-red-magic-5g-unbirck-tool.4127999/

https://xdaforums.com/t/unbrick-too...y-european-rom-nx659j-encommon-v4-09.4127957/

Os is hell customizable and I just love the customizations. I've attached the quick settings bar pics below. They look dope tbh. Make sure to turn on smart fan in settings -> system -> nubiaparts -> fan control. Also, there is no way to control the led backlight or notification light in this rom. So just forget you got some extra rgb or normal lights on your phone except your flashlight.

Apps that would really help you are.

AdAway (to remove ads)

Buttons remapper (to remap shoulder triggers, as they interfere while playing utube videos)

Vanced YouTube (install in no root method or else the ads won't stop and it will work as normal utube)

Lucky patcher (to freeze buildin apps and install the google ones)

Open camera (thats the only one that works)

Fx file manager (easier to manage)

Kernel toolkit (to reduce small core min frequency and save battery, do not change anything else trust me)

Nova launcher (best launcher out there, screenshots below)

Yes, there is an AOD setting in the rom and do it as the ss below or it won't really work. The os is not 100% stable. According to those settings you can double tap and see the AOD while the screen is off (with or without charging cable connected) and then again double tap to see the lockscreen (with wallpaper) and then you can either unlock your device or double tap to off the screen. AOD would timeout after 5 seconds according to those below settings as per ss.

Nubia os really sucks and this is the best alternative out there in custom roms. GSI with android 12 is an option but it's a pain in ass to flash it and newbies plz stay away from flashing a GSI. Me with almost 7 years or experience in customs roms and being an IT with majors in ethical hacking, bricked my red magic almost trice before being successful and still came back to RR due to performance reduction in the new android 12 GSI. Nubia os with android v11 can be rooted but there is no way to get a working full screen gesture navigation on your device on any other launcher (like nova) other than the stock basic launcher, not even by using magisk.