[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, &] corsicanu:
Disclaimer

I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.

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Some personal thoughts:

You are not allowed to use this base, aroma, or any parts of it for your own "ROM". if you want to make a Q port, "DIY"

Any sort of kang will be reported without hesitation..

This project is here only because of heavy collaboration of my brother @ananjaser1211 who spent very much of his precious time on bringing this port into a decent state, so make sure to send him some love via paypal.

If you like my work and want to support the development, you can always send me a treat via paypal or press 'Like' button instead of saying it - it will keep the thread clean and keep me motivated to do more;

You should read at least install instructions stated in this post - i won`t offer support for any issues regarding installation - for extra questions read FAQ post below;

Rom Features

Only for G950F / G950N / G955F / G955N / N950F / N950N

Android 10

Full N960FXXU9FUK2 port - November 2021 release

Full Samsung OneUI 2.5 Experience

Properly optimised for S8 / S8+ and Note 8 with their own separate configurations

November security patch

Heavy debloated/deknoxed

RMM prepatched (more info about RMM here)

hadesKernel

Redesigned Aroma Installer

Selectable Edge Features (light edge/full edge/no edge)

Selectable Bootanimations

Selectable Bloatware (Game launcher/tools, Dictionary, Reminder, Video, Digital Wellbeing, ANT+, Google Assistant, Chrome, LiveCaptions, Flipboard, Upday and Sim Toolkit)

Selectable Smart Manager (International / Chinese)

Selectable SamsungDaily (BixbyHome) , Bixby Voice, Bixby Vision and routines

Bixby Key remapping

1120 Fonts Mod

Google Fonts

GoodLock Manager patched to work in all countries

AdAway and Vanced Manager

Duos + sdCard Patch

Patched reboot button to reboot to recovery on long press

Patched settings to show status Official

Dual Messenger patched for all user apps

Patched SecureFolder and Knox WorkProfile

Camera - enabled recording UHD@60fps & QHD@60fps with no recording time limit

Enabled some csc features (extra toggles, call record, statusbar network speed etc.)

Removed extra product bloatware (keyboard languages & handwriting recognition data)

v3.0 exclusives:

- Rebase N960FXXU9FUK2 November 2021 security patch

- Fix S8+ Installation issue that caused animation / fonts to not be installed

- Fix *#0*# Test menu

- Properly fix Selfie face detection box

- Add non modified Dual messenger if not picked in aroma

- Add back missing AppLock

- Slight re-work of Audio system to prevent weird notification issues

- Slight improvment to AudioFX to prevent bass from clipping speaker

- Fix Wide Selfie, Panorama And Burstshot camera modes

- Fix a bug that caused some CSCs to not be able to increase media volume

- Downgrade to Android Q Bixby Routines to fix a crash in brightness (data will be cleared)

- Properly fix telephoto camera

- Fix a bug that caused zoomed photos to be green on note 8

- Enable back Audio encoding in slowmotion videos

- Revert zoom slider fixes for better handling

- Reduce headphone boost in aroma by a bit to avoid hissing

- Fix IRIS unlock/enroll preview system-wide

- Remove Broken Selective Focus

- Fix flashlight shortcut in lockscreen

- Add back LED cover support (thanks @einstein16)

- Fix-up missing NFC firmware for S8/S8+/N8

- Add custom Audio tune by ABM (Muroi)

- Restore old DynamicLockscreen app to fix Lockstar

- Increase wired headphone mic volume

- Remove problematic RAM configs for S8/S8+

- Add Stock WiFi firmware for Korean models

- Update GoodLock manager to latest at release

hadesKernel v2.5.18:

- Upstream Linux 4.4.302

- Revert Few S8/S8+ Changes that attributed to random heat

- Upstream Sony Driver for improved PS4 Controller support

- Set default torch (Flashlight) level to max

- Fix DriveDroid support

- Reduce SWAP rate on S8/S8+

Installation steps

If you are installing on S8/S8+ or any of Korean variants -

SELECT LESS BLOATWARE OR THE PHONE WILL NOT BOOT

Make sure you have latest official TWRP installed (download latest official for Note8 or S8/S8+)

Make sure your phone is charged to at least 70%.

Download the ROM, and transfer to your phone / external SD card

Make sure OEM Unlock is ON in developer settings

Boot the phone into TWRP

- coming from hadesRom Q v2.0, no wipe is needed

- coming from any other setup than hadesRom, full wipe is mandatory - Dalvik Cache, Cache, Data (or select wipe in Aroma options)

Flash ROM and boot (first boot can take up to 15-20 min)

uncheck diagnostic data in setting wizard

How about bugs and/or issues and/or requests?

First read existing issues and the F.A.Q below to ensure its not a duplicate

Properly report issues by submitting an issue on GitHub

provide as much info as possible so the issue is not ignored / closed

Bugs at release of v2.0:

Common - Some camera modes (live focus, super slow motion)

Common - Permissive kernel (needed to for hw mismatch)

Common - Encryption (internal/external storage encryption is broken)

Common - Flashlight intensity

Due to the nature of this rom being a port from a different soc and these bugs being 95% hardware related, the above features have been disabled/hidden with a very small chance of succeeding in fixing them.

Credits

@ananjaser1211, a modest mofo, for listening all my sh*t all the time, getting a Note8 to help me finish this port and working on it ever since, narrowing down the bug list and simply being there always available to contribute

DaN and Rayan Refoua (@Rrs_hidden) for awesome bootanimations

@Cvolton for fixing device MAC issues, 4K/60fps camera mod and other contributions

@thereassaad, @yash92duster, @AbrahamGC, @Grouxho @fOmey for mods and ideas

@PerfectSlayer for best adblocker for android (imo)

@vanced team for all their work for best Youtube experience

@Winb33 for 1120 font pack

testers & donors

*please pm me if i forgot someone

Source Code:

https://github.com/corsicanu/android_kernel_samsung_universal8895/tree/10