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[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Noe367:
There are so many custom ROMs that it is hard to find the best, even with special needs. The best way to find out is to try yourself the one you think could fit you the most.

From my experience, here is a list of the AOSP ROMs that are pretty good, with what I find good and/or bad.

ArrowOS, is for me the most stable, very good performance and battery life, but there is a lack of features for me.

evolutionX is the one I use right now, and it is the best fit for me, with great performance and battery life (clearly not the best), but there are all the features that fulfill my needs.

HavocOS is clearly a good option, with great stability, performance and features. But when I tried it I was getting freezes, I think it is fixed now. From what I see, it is one of the best, but not very supported on xda, more on their telegram group.

crDroid, I tested it when it was early because it was one of the first to come out. There are many features, but it is not the one for me, as it is more AOSP than pixel feel,. Great support here on xda as arrowOS.

SyberiaOS, is also great with support, performance and battery. But not the one I was searching for.

DotOs is also great if you're searching for a new look.

These are the one I tested the most and feel like giving my opinion, but there is many more (ShapeShift, Pixel extended, PixelPlusUI, LOS of course, AOSIP, AICP, DerpFest, POSP, octaviOS, protonAOSP, HentaiOS (which is loved but here on xda), Saprk, DescendantOS, Nusantara, OctaviOS, cherish, Derpfest, StagOS, etc and of course all the MIUI based ones) some of them are not on xda which is a bummer.

I advise you to sort out, the one you'd like to try, and then try them until you find the one that fit you, that can still be changed later with new ROMs...

So many things to say, even for me, it's so hard to find out...

Most of the roms today are very stables..

Hope I helped

Always here if you have questions
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] lawong:
i will choose crdroid ,most stable ,frequently update ,plus it has all the feature that needed.

but still , theres a few disadvantages like fps drop in several games , meh camera ,high latency in wireless earbuds etc..

for now ,im using miui oneos for daily driver .
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] aravreddy2231:
HentaiOS, Clean Google Pixel experience and a good battery backup.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] SanPepsi:
Arrow os, cr droid, syberia,dot Os and havoc are the most stable
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] franko_m19:
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I tested arrowos, crdroid, evox y lineageos, i'm in Lineage OS now.

I have good performance, good batery and clean android. In the others have some random reboots.

I have device Raphael and this i installed evox.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] shadowam:
Hey, what APP is that? Really like how it shows so much information.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] franko_m19:
Franco Kernel Manager - Apps en Google Play

Caja de herramientas completa del kernel con funciones para administrar y modificar su dispositivo rooteado

play.google.com

This. Franco Kernel
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] mocmocmoc:
I really like this Dev, I've paid for Naptime and Servicely and thinking of getting Franco Kernel just for battery monitor. Do you think it is better than GSAM?
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] Tanzeem007:
Hey do anyone knows when will oxygenOS 11 is coming to mi 11x as a custom or port rom?
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] OneEyedWanderer:
Think this is more a request that you need to make to a specific dev for that phone.
[Xiaomi Poco F3 / Xiaomi Mi 11X / Redmi K40] peter_betos:
Somebody already did

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kyfus:
Hello everyone i have a problem, i'm trying to install custom recovery on my phone Neffos C9A and now it's bricked, someone know how unbrick it,

P.S. Phone after pluging to computer show up in device menager but after max 15 sec disconnects
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] ken1337:
How is your cellular network connection? I have noticed i miss connection some times.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] johnny8910:
Mine has been fine, same as my previous Pixel 5
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] ken1337:
Do you live in a larger City? No problems with my op6 here i live, somewhat spread 4g.

Concerned if i need to deliver it in, or if it can be fixed with an sw update.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] johnny8910:
No. I live on the edge of a large town.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] entropism:
My S21 on T-Mobile has been a damned disaster. Can't hold a 5G signal to save its life, and I have 4 other 5G phones next to it locked onto 5G, getting 4x faster speed tests. I'm hoping the Flip performs better.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] markwebb:
I believe the S21 has the same modem as the Flip 3.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] izzyforreal:
Me too!!! I'm finding that I have no connection or I am roaming in places that I had coverage on my S9. My wife's iPhone SE was staying on Spectrum while I was roaming. Thinking about sending it back.
[Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3] ken1337:
Yes i am going to deliver it in, cant check bank app when in stores. Only have edge coverage where i usually have 4g.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] P9Late:
Hello everyone, I have a P9 Lite which was issued from Vodafone Europe (originally VNS-L21C02B128), and I'd like to update it to Android 7.

Since none of the stock ROMs I tried would pass the verification when updating via the Project Menu, I found and flashed a newer Android 6 which works fine apparently - build number is currently VNS-L21C900B170.

Trouble is all of the newer ROMs are still not working. During the verification phase, it says they are not compatible with the phone.

Any ideas what is the simplest safest way to get to Android 7 ? Thanks for the help.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] -Alf-:
Have you tried Service ROMs?

https://androidhost.ru/3za

https://androidhost.ru/56i

- Unlock the bootloader

- on android 6 rebrand to C432 global

- in TWRP install fullOTA-MF-PV VNS-L21C432B370

- then you can upgrade to a higher version by installing a Service ROM via dload method (it will lock your BL again).

The problem is probably with your current build number - the C900 is fake firmware, incomplete or incompatible. I'm afraid you won't be able to unlock the bootloader or rebrand the phone with this build.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] P9Late:
Hello Alf, I did try VNS-L21C02B346 but it didn't work, both with the original and the newer ROM. I also tried the "SERVICE Full Repair VNS-L21 C432B381" from here, also with no luck.

The current B170 ROM was labeled as "VNS-L21C432B170" on the site I got it from, but now it shows as C900. This one updated with no problems via the Project Menu upgrade command, the only one to work so far...

I will see later about unlocking the bootloader thanks.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] -Alf-:
You can't install C432 on C02 and vice versa without changing oeminfo, that's why you now have a C900 region and failed verification.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] P9Late:
Thanks but I don't know hot to change oeminfo. Can I use SRK Tool ?

Also is there a free way to unlock the bootloader ? Is it this one ? :)

Does the phone have to be dissasembled, or is there a software method as well ?

Is dc-unlocker free for phones with android 6 and 7 ?
[General Questions and Answers] OldNoobOne:
I own some old samsung Galaxy models like J7 Prime and had tried good Custom ROMs on them but up recent I purchased this Samsung Galaxy M21 2021 Edition (SM-M215G/DS) a few days ago thinking that it's going to be same as Galaxy M21 2019 (SM-M215F) model, to my horor its bootloader & recovery seems to work differently from J7 prime (with bar codes in download mode) . So it's a differrent model. The bootloader unlock process on this Galaxy M21 2021 Edition is same as mentioned in Galaxy M21 2019 thread ( https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-full-oneui-10-totsukaos-q-for-galaxy-m21.4219975/ ) but none of the unofficial TWRP recoveries work nor does Magisk boot.img patch method work for rooting this model. Samsung does not support Fastboot as I understand & everything ends with Error : Signature verification failed. The only option left to me is sell off this phone but its so new.

If any developer can help me with some Custom Recovery that could install itself for rooting and perhaps custom ROM (I know I'm asking for too much 😟) for this device (SM-M215/DS), I will gladly donate $20.00/month for a year (Pls consider the bad times of pandemic we all are in). As right now I've put up this device (SM-M215G/DS) for sale. I've attached a few screenshots of the device maybe it could help any Dev who's interested (Hopefully :confused:).
[General Questions and Answers] Deleted member 1890170:
To root Android a Custom Recovery isn't required at all.
[General Questions and Answers] OldNoobOne:
Followup 1:

Hi, I tried your ADB-FASTBOOT-Installer but it doesnt seem to go beyond "Waiting for devices" screen.

1> I tried installing magisk v.19.3.zip (renamed to just "OTA") using command (adb sideload OTA)

first error i got was (adb: failed to read command: No error)

2> second time i tried installing from another folder belonging to 15-seconds-adb and it showed [ (0.01x) success ] something like that

3> I installed magisk manager 2021.4.9 Magisk v22.1 by Package Installer method not sideload method. When i rebooted & checked magisk manager it wasnt rooted so I tried boot.img patch method and got error: unable to unpack boot.img

I have attched some screenshots of the errors but what I understand from this is that the new Samsung devices might have img files written in some new format i guess because why else would magisk manager fail to unpack and patch a boot.img file, ususally it does fine.

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I have also attached a copy of the device stock boot image file (hope i'm not breaking some xda rules here about posting img files , i just joined yesterday so:cowboy: )

Maybe its of some help to some Dev who might need these to find a workable solution.

The stock firmware I downloaded is flashing well on the device (SM-M215G/DS), the link is here- https://samfrew.com/download/Galaxy__M21__2021__Edition__/lOg2/INS/M215GDDU1AUG2/M215GODM1AUF3/
[General Questions and Answers] Deleted member 1890170:
Also Magisk isn't needed to root a phone's Android: that's a widespread misconception,1000 times reported on the Internet and also here on XDA . :)
[General Questions and Answers] LR7875:
Well what necessarily needed for rooting an android phone is just modifying some files in /system? I have seen the phrase 'toybox 0.8.5' a multiple times in your posts, not sure what is that.
[General Questions and Answers] Deleted member 1890170:
Toybox is a replacement for many Linux command-line utilities that is targeted at embedded systems - similar to BusyBox. It was created by Rob Landley, who is also a former BusyBox maintainer. Toybox is merged into any Android starting with version 6.
[General Questions and Answers] LR7875:
Oh learned something more.

Well what is the definition of root then?
[General Questions and Answers] OldNoobOne:
Sorry to barge in LR7875, to my knowledge (I have rooted & installed Roms on some older Samsung/Redmi/Laptops etc.) rooting is the process through which we gain Admin Rights / Super User on Linux devices. Correct me if I'm wrong. Im not a programmer by any means so.
[General Questions and Answers] OldNoobOne:
Hi there jwoegerbauer, thanks for responding. If im not being bothersome , I'll need to stalk you on XDA for some help on this issue of rooting this device, if it s okay with you :). Pray tell me what else other than magisk could root this stubborn Samsung model ? Im getting some good offers for this device on the local online market but i really didnt want to sell it off just wanted to root & install roms like before.:cry:. Other than magisk I just know of SuperSU by chainfire which I think stopped working well post android 8 oreo but will it work for Android 11? No way any changes to /system/Priv-app and the phones factory reset themselves. One-Click Root only takes calls & they charge $50 for rooting, but whats the guarantee if we pay up that theyll root it properly & taht too it would be just root not Recovery or ROMs. I'm lost.
[General Questions and Answers] Deleted member 1890170:
Installing Magisk DOESN'T ROOT Android. Installing SuperSU DOESN'T ROOT Android. POV.

To have said it:

Magisk is successor to XPosed, means a software framework what once get added to Android allows you to systemless apply modules, means some functionalities modders are missing on standard Android. The crux with Magisk is it patches device's bootloader.

SuperSU simply is a per-app root-access management tool, nothing else: it requires Android got rooted.
[General Questions and Answers] J.Michael:
How are you "flashing"?

Why do you say it "is flashing well"?

As far as I know, you need to use Odin (on a PC) to "flash" a Samsung device. Samsung does not support fastboot -- no amount of updating drivers on your PC will make a Samsung device start supporting fastboot.

Magisk is much more than just a way to root, but a side effect of installing Magisk is that you will be rooted.

If you have installed the Magisk Manager app and tried to patch the AP.tar of the stock firmware, and you are getting an error, you should look through the main Magisk thread, and maybe ask there.
[General Questions and Answers] Deleted member 1890170:
IMO you're WRONG: Magisk DOESN'T ROOT Android, but you additionally can install MagiskSU app what grants elevated rights ( AKA SU ) to Magisk.
[General Questions and Answers] Didgeridoohan:
I need to hop on and correct a few details here...

Magisk is not a successor to Xposed. That's like comparing apples and oranges. If you want to know how Magisk came to be John has written about that in a couple of places, here for example:

Spoiler content hidden.

And Magisk does not patch the bootloader, but the ramdisk which can be found in either the boot or recovery image depending on your device. Details about that here:

https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/boot.html
[General Questions and Answers] LR7875:
Oh I see, it is used to do something that are restricted originally, e.g. access system files, delete system apps, etc.
[General Questions and Answers] Deleted member 1890170:
Correct: it should also have been called boot.img instead of bootloader. Sorry for this.
[General Questions and Answers] OldNoobOne:
True (y). Don't quote me, (In a nut shell ) up from Andoid 9 (Pie) modification to /system /app etc. is difficult per my knowledge, thats why probably magisk sits in the boot partition, no one dare touches the system partition anymore while the gadget is ON. Only Gugle stays in the system partition im sure. The Custom Recoveries do wipe the device but are unable to erase the core andoid OS inside . Even 'Fastboot Erase' command cant get andoid out completely (exception Linux-phones i think). So practically Andoid devices are just gadgets that are 'leased' to the so-called 'owner' of the device (without explicitly mentioning the term 'leased' by gugle). The cost of the smart-gadget is practically the 'Down Payment' we pay to Gugle & OEMs then the rest of the revenue they make from Ads etc. which goes as 'Rent/lease payment' to them ultimaately & we never get to own the devices we purchase EVER! 😁.

My sixth-sense says The chinese OEMs allowing Fastboot Mode only for now but only to make inroads into the smart-gadget market, once they have made everyones profile Gugle & pentgon might just make the softwares on these smart-gadgets wholly tamper-proof & focus more on 'managing' or keeping an eye on their 'subjects' [given that the whole gugle business,- 'search-engine', 'smart-device' etc. started officially in 2004 which was POST the 9.11 ATTACK].

So they're probably maintaining the Big-Data on everyone who uses their devices & 2014 is when data-warehousing became the need if i remember correctly; so, it was all about compressing the Big-data gathered & then Analytecs took the spotlight by 2016-17 coz they needed to analyize all the data collected & remove the junk from it then home in on pentgons targets. It's Obvious :cool:. No wonder they're pushing PX-Xperience ROMs through the ROM channels to cover the gap created by chinese OEMs eating into their market share. Why else do they charge other OEMs $2 for OTG-support while Shamshung (and now MYUI) already had native OTG-support on their devices shipped? so that's what Sekure-folder all about, YOUR DATA LOADED & LOCKED real-time then SHIPPED back to Gugle-Analytecs. Obvious.
[General Questions and Answers] LR7875:
Well so root is basically... Removing those ads and trackware up to the bare bones of the phone, to ensure all your data isn't used to make the spammy advertisements?
[General Questions and Answers] Deleted member 1890170:
Android is nothing else then a derivated Linux. In the world of Linux the Root User is the user that has all rights esp. accessing / modifying system files, it's comparable to the Administrator in the world of Windows.

In the world of Linux this Root User typically is called superuser ( commonly abbreviated: SU ). In the world of Android such a superuser isn't in general implemented by default: it must get added to Android by modding it, means adding a SU ( read: Switch User ) binary - in whatever form - to Android what is systemwide accessible. In the world of Android an user root exists what is the user with user ID 0.
[General Questions and Answers] Deleted member 1890170:
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[General Questions and Answers] OldNoobOne:
To some yes i'd say but to many like me (who dont have much apart from bank PWs to hide) it's mostly about getting maximum juice from the hardware, maybe for some phone-gaming optimum performance too or as for a lag-free daily-driver use. But I should add that (from what I see) perhaps 70% of the masses dont even know theyre being tracked and 20% know but have surrendered (or use no-root-adblockers whose efficacy is a hit n miss thing) while 10% will actually take the pain to try and block some directed-adware etc. The merchants, grey-collard biz (Bankers etc. ) & official agencies are making the most out of Gugle backend processes to get leverage over the masses but when it comes to those 10% end users, rooting is still mostly just-for-enthusiasm kind of a thing. In fact, the way its going i won't be surprised if in the near-future we find Gugle, Fecebook , Watsapp, Mycrosoft, Telgram, Amezon & all others write the words "Welcome To Skynet" OR "Powered By Skynet" alongside their brand Logos or at their HQ offices.:ROFLMAO::sneaky::ROFLMAO:
[General Questions and Answers] OldNoobOne:
Thank you so much for pointing out my mistake about boot.img file patch method, thats something i never knew. I will try to find ramdisk or whatever info is needed from the magisk forums (y) . Thats why I was getting the errors lol no wonder I'm noob :confused: But going by the net & external forums, it looks like Galaxy M21 2019 has been successfully rooted by some but it causes errors, boot loops & lag issues. This model Galaxy M21 2021, no root success so far on the net.

Sorry, by "flashing well" I meant The stock image flash went through smoothly (I just found one for free download on the net for SM-M215G/DS) I used ODIN v3.14.4.

yes, i used magisk modules before but never had to use patch img method.

Update:

Yes Boot.img file I had extracted from the (BL_M215GDDU1AUG2_CL21183318_QB41920515_REV00_user_low_ship.tar.md5) bundle that came with the stock firmware downloaded. I hope I extracted from the correct bundle :oops:.
[General Questions and Answers] OldNoobOne:
Thank you so much Digeridoohan, I really appreciate the link you provided here. i'll check that & hopefully manage magisk to work on this stubborn root-unfriendly SS device (y)
[General Questions and Answers] OldNoobOne:
uhm...this link is programmers stuff. Ok cool so we noobs need to wait for somebody to take interest in this this device. Thanks (y)
[General Questions and Answers] Didgeridoohan:
That link was not meant as a way for you to figure out how to root your device. It was merely added as a little bit if extra info on how Magisk patches the boot/recovery image (for those interested).

At least you've figured out that you shouldn't use fastboot on a Samsung device, that's a good step in the right direction. But have you tried the official installation instructions? There's a whole separate section for Samsung in there:

https://topjohnwu.github.io/Magisk/install.html#samsung-system-as-root
[General Questions and Answers] OldNoobOne:
Thanks for the help Didgeridochan, I will surely check the new link you provided above; much appreciated bro (y)

But I'm very HAPPY coz I managed to get root on this device Samsung Galaxy M21 2021 Edition (SM-M215G/DS) using the following link -> ( https://xdaforums.com/t/root-m21-letest-android-11-one-ui-3.4227569/ ). At least I have magisk v.23 working on this device which is great coz its still on Stock Firmware with OneUI 3.1 runing fine. :love: I regret not chancing upon this rooting link before and it was lying around on XDA all the while whilst I was looking for root, Recovery & ROM lol. I'm such a noob 🤪 .
[General Questions and Answers] OldNoobOne:
Working Root solution for Samsung Galaxy M21 2021 Edition (SM-M215G/DS ) can be found on this link ( https://xdaforums.com/t/root-m21-letest-android-11-one-ui-3.4227569/ ). I want to thank the Devs who created the boot.img ODIN patch file :love:. It worked like a charm and Magisk v23 is working fine on this device. Hopefully some Dev would try to make Custom Recovery & Custom ROM for this device someday soon. I can just donate as i'm not a developer.
[General Questions and Answers] OldNoobOne:
The phone boots even after clearing Cache Partition from twrp, I debloated the following apps : Below is my Debloat List:-
[General Questions and Answers] gorgorven:
So in simplest terms, rooting (root access) just means being able to access the root (/) folder of the file system tree. Since every file is essentially stored in the root folder and it's sub folders, having access to root means being able to modify any and everything in the OS.

We used to prank friends, new to Linux with...

sudo su (root access)

Chmod o+x / (execute permission for root folder)

Cd / (change directory to root)

rm -r * (remove recursively, all files)

That would pretty much wipe the entire os

Back in the days, root access was typically hacked by exploiting an existing exploit/bug in Android. SuperSu was to manage its instances. I have lost touch with Android development in the last five years.

Let us know if you find any ROM development threads here. Then I will catch up with the last 5 years, and can actively contribute.
[General Questions and Answers] OldNoobOne:
Yes you know as you were a developer before; but from what I found out was that Dev/Block holds the software. If you want to check on latest developements on SM-M215F, I would advise you to check 👉 ( https://t.me/SamsungGalaxyM21Discussion ) thread Or ( https://xdaforums.com/c/samsung-galaxy-m21.11849/ ).

Also, can you tell me why if we wipe all the partitions from Twrp or any other custom recovery the device storage still shows 6-8 GB unusable space? Thanks in advance.