[Asus Zenfone 5Z  ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Othe] just_a.y.a.n:
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* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
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* 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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AncientOS is Custom ROM based on AOSP that aims to provide a unique UI with some useful feautures for customization.

Here are the features which AncientOS provides.

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[U][B]Ancient Stuff:[/B][/U]
[•]Refined UI with several OneUI touches and an old vibe with intricate patterns in the Settings App.
[•]Lots of status Bar mods.
[•]Lots of new Status bar icons.
[•]Lots of Headers Styles.
[•]Lots of new Headers Clocks and Date Styles.

[U][B]STATUSBAR:[/B][/U]
[•]Statusbar icons.
[•]Traffic indicators.
[•]4G Icon Instead of LTE.
[•]VoLTE icon toggle.
[•]Clock Customization.
[•]Battery Customization.
[•]Battery Bar.
[•]Old mobile type indication.
[•]Statusbar padding preferences.
[•]Battery percentage while changing.

[U][B]Navigation Bar:[/B][/U]
[•]Navbar invert layout.
[•]Enable/Disable Navbar.

[U][B]QUICK SETTINGS:[/B][/U]
[•]QS brightness slider position.
[•]Battery percentage selection.
[•]Auto brightness icon toggle.
[•]Brightness control buttons.
[•]Quick pulldown option.
[•]Kill app button.
[•]Vibrate on touch.
[•]Blur behind QS.
[•]QS panel Opacity.
[•]Tint QS toggles.
[•]Battery Customization.
[•]QS Header.

[U][B]LOCKSCREEN:[/B][/U]
[•]Lots of new Clocks
[•]Lots of Fonts for Lock, Date and Owner Info.
[•]Lots of new Date styles.
[•]Charging info.
[•]Fingerprint Authentication Vibration.
[•]Unlock keystore with fingerprint after reboot.
[•]Lockscreen Weather.
[•]Lockscreen visualizer.
[•]Lockscreen media art and Blur customization.
[•]Disable Quick Settings panel on secure lockscreen.
[•]Lockscreen charging animation.

[U][B]BUTTONS:[/B][/U]
[•]H/W keys customization.
[•]H/W buttons backlight customizations.
[•]Power Light control.

[U][B]NOTIFICATIONS:[/B][/U]
[•]Headsup Customizations.
[•]Incall Vibrations.
[•]Less boring Headsup.
[•]Headsup snooze & timeout option.

[U][B]MISC:[/B][/U]
[•]Three Finger Screenshot.
[•]Wake on plug.

[U][B]Others:[/B][/U]
[•]Doubletap or longpress power to toggle flashlight.
[•]Vibrate in in-call settings.
[•]RGB Accent picker.
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[LIST]
[U][B]Changelogs v5.1(Beta 2):[/B][/U]
• January sec r27
• Redesign SystemUI and Settings
• Fixed battery estimate
• Fixed sound picker
• Enable zygote preforking
• Added FOD recognizing animation
• Added screen off FOD
• Added FOD picker
• Added FOD pressed color
• Added tiles sync, volume panel, reboot, data switch, music
• Added wiret/bt headset ringtone audio focus customizable
• Added DU System themes
• Added pulse equalizer navbar/lockscreen
• Added QS tile style picker
• Added qs tint with accent color
• Added RGB Accenter
• Added disco on qs
• Added QS clock style
• Added QS analog clock style
• Added rounded corner style
• Added statusbar height style
• Added dual row statusbar mod
• Added signature spoofing
• Added show/hide edit icon
• Added statusbar logo
• Added radius gesture navbar
• Added max lockscreen notification count
• Added statusbar notification count
• Added navbar style
• Added settings style
• Added switch style
• Added AOKP system animation
• Added ethan animation
• Added toast animation
• Added smart pixels
• Added optional screenshot type
• Added disable notification vibration
• Added Data usage
• Added screenshot and screenrecord on powermenu
• Added old style data indicator
• Added theme settings dashbicons icons
• Added Faceunlock
• Added swipeup on keyguard to use faceunlock
• Added navbar layout inversion
• Added simple icon pack in launcher
• Added kill app button in launcher
• Added more style statusbar icon
• Added more fonts
• Added more charging animation
• Fixed volume rocker skip track on ambient
• Screenoff volume skiptrack
• Pulse on new music track (ambient music)
• Switch GalleryGo
• Allow set back swipe deadzone
• Allow enable/disable powermenu
• Custom doze brightness and pulse brightness
• Improve gaming mode
• Improve edge light
• Improve source
[/LIST]

Download ROM here for your device!

ROM: https://sourceforge.net/projects/ancientrom/files/Z01R

Gapps: Your choice which you wanna use, I prefer opengapps

Recovery:Download recovery : here

Magisk (Optional): https://xdaforums.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445

Flashing Instructions

CLEAN FLASH :

1. Download the latest build and GApps

2. Boot to twrp from rom slot.

3. Wipe system, data, cache.

4. Select inactive slot and reboot to twrp.

5. Flash ROM.

6. Reboot to recovery.

7. Flash magisk, gapps, migrate etc.

8. Reboot

DIRTY FLASH :

1) Download the latest build

2) Reboot to recovery

3) Wipe system, dalvik

4) Select inactive slot

5) Reboot to recovery

6) Flash ROM

7) Reboot to recovery

8) Flash gapps + magisk (if needed)

Note : GApps and Magisk is to be flashed every time you Dirty Flash the ROM.

[LIST]

AOSP
LineageOS
SuperiorOS
DotOS
PixelExperience
AospExtended
Syberia OS
Nitrogen OS
Pixys OS
ArrowOS
MSM-Xtended
HavocOS
BootleggersROM
ABC
Rebellion
Komodo
Durex aka Corvus
DerpFest
Evolution-X
OMNIROM
AOSIP
Liquid Remix
Resurrection Remix
Dirty Unicorns
Bliss
ExtendedUI
AICP
MoKee
RevengeOS
Yodita
POSP
ION
crDroid
GZOSP
Colt-Enigma
[/LIST]

AncientOS Source

Ancient-Device Sources

Telegram Group

Telegram Channel

Telegram Device Specific Group

REPORTING BUGS!

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XDA:DevDB Information

Ancient Rom, ROM for the Asus Zenfone 5Z

Contributors

just_a.y.a.n, goodmeow, jackeagle , Rohan Purohit

Kernel Code: here

ROM OS Version: Android 11

ROM Kernel: Linux 4.x

ROM Firmware Required: WW-100.04.44.98 or above, lower versions won't work.

Based On: AOSP

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: Stable

Created 2021-01-23

Last Updated 2021-01-23