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[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] spyrou007:
Dear all,

Please be specific in your query for us to help you as best as possible.

Also : I would recommend to follow this post here.

Cheers

Hi,

similar issues was reported few post ago with the GApps.

bL0oD1anGeL said:

I faced the same issue when i flashed with stock/full gapps (can't remember which one). I Reflashed with Core gapps and now calls are working fine.

Hope this helps

Hi,

I am afraid we won't be able to answer if you post in another language than English (eg: Ukrainian).

Anyway, Can you be more specific ? Was your first install of this ROM made with a clean flash ?

Hi , we heard few posts ago , about similar issues. At the end, it was a hardware issue. I can see that you have installed 2 Sim cards : have you tried to swap them ? i.e. interchange their location ? ( Plus , can you confirm you have verified the APN settings, please ?)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] kundifon:
Just general question. Let's say I flash current release of this great rom.

Is it the same if I later install new updates under Settings/System/Updater or must I flash new relese of rom again??

Are this updates in Settings/System/Updater so called OTA updates?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] spyrou007:
welcome among us @kundifon ,

as long as you follow correctly the installation steps (with , if possible a clean flash and your favorite recovery software)

then you'll be good to update your smartphone with the Settings/System/Updater, in order to get the latest features & fixes. an update is usually 2 min download + 2 min in the recovery for the flash + 1 min to reboot and finish the install process. So save everything before launching it. and Have fun !
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] enzino99:
I have reflashed lineage os with nikgapps full 13 arm64 the latest version available, now all crash of apps are fixed, but all the app installed are the major part by google(for example call app, file manager, google photo replace the gallery and more...) and not by default of lineage os... all this is normal? I have read on this thread about the Gapps of this distribution of lineage os... is the full 64 or other?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] Ivan_Meler:
Here we go, first builds of 2023. are out. and here is a brief changelog

- Merged January 2023. Security update

- Camera app improvements

- Misc performance and stability improvements

- Synced with LineageOS source

This year will mark 6 years since release of s8 and note 8 and well here we are with latest android version and security update.

Big thanks to everyone who supported this project with donations that helped cover the build server cost and got me coffee, this project wouldnt be possible without them.

19.1 and 18.1 builds will be released next week

Enjoy new builds.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] winston.st:
Can’t believe it’s been 6 years with this device. Thank you so much for all the work and effort you put in to this!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] mtelleria:
Updated and seems all is working fine, except smartwatch connection that still not fixed.

Thank Ivan for your work.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] markdewet:
Hi all,

I have two questions as a newbie to flashing phones, so please bear with me. (60-year old, lol)

1: With regards to NikiGapps, which is the best/correct one to use? On the main Sourceforge page where these are listed inside dated folders, there is a latest version button called "NikGapps-googlep-arm64-13-20230107-signed.zip". Can this one be used? If not, which of the following (in folder 08-Sep-2022) should be used:

1a: NikGapps-core-arm64-13-20220908-signed.zip

1b: NikGapps-basic-arm64-13-20220908-signed.zip

1c:: NikGapps-full-arm64-13-20220908-signed.zip

or one of the others?

2: How can one possibly find out if a banking app will look for SafetyNet? I am in South Africa and my bank is Capitec so I would like if the app worked with LOS 20.

EDIT: Not to worry about question 1. I just found the NikiGapps website which explains the different versions.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] enzino99:
hi, I personally use the latest version of full nikgapps from the 08 September folder, but I think the other versions aren't bad either... I read on the first page of this thread that the recommended version is still the full one I also need understand if you can use other versions or necessarily the one, I'm waiting for answers from experts
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] markdewet:
@enzino99 take a look here: https://nikgapps.com/downloads it explains all the different packages, really helpful.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] enzino99:
if you read carefully on the first page of the thread it says that for this version of lineage os you have to use the full nikGapps, now if you want you can also use the other gapps or is it necessarily full? because the full has the google sound recorder but you can't update it being unsupported

@markdewet i have read on the website of nikgapps and yes Is very really good explained
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] m0nji:
Hello, i installed yesterday LOS 20 with basic NikGapps on my "Car" Galaxy S8 and wanted to connect wirelessly to Android Auto. Unforunately the phone always tells me that the connection was not sucessfull and i should restart it. Normal Bluetooth is no Problem but Android Auto is not possible. Is this a known Bug?

Edit: Fixed it by installing LOS again with FULL NikGapps.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] enzino99:
i have a similar problem with bluetooth, i use the latest build of lineage 20 on my s8+ basically bluetooth connects to phones but not to my bluetooth headphones...is this normal? Or do I have to reflash lineage? i use basic nikgapps
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] markdewet:
@Ivan_Meler Quick question if I may, does your LOS support the Samsung Edge Panel? It's not a critical issue, more a "nice to have" as I really like it. If it doesn't no biggie and thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] Ivan_Meler:
no, unfortunately thats part of oneui specific features thats hooked deeply into frameworks of stock rom itself
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] bimboumix:
Hi all, thanks for this great ROM. I have a problem though: some apps don't work saying the phone is rooted, but when I check with Root checker, it says it's not rooted.

Is there a way to unroot the phone even if it's not rooted?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] cjay Padilla:
Hi if your wondering why u have that issue because rom itself is not officially yet so other apps and google certification is not verified so yeah they recognized it

Want to solve issue?

You need root from magisk and use zygisk there's tutorial in youtube just use magisk denylist if app saying is rooted
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] bimboumix:
Thanks cjay! works great!

for those who want a good youtube tuto: here
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] mrw2023:
谢谢分享，怎么下载
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] LelaxLp:
BLE low energy does not work correctly with this rom!

Where do I report bugs with this rom?

Yes, with this rom specifically, not with Lineage 20 nor with Android 13.

It's a super weired bug, but actually quite important. I think it hinders BLE from working correctly, if its working at all.

Short summary: A bluetooth low energy dependant app (AsteroidOSSync, smartwatch app) doesn't work despite clean stock installation, but the app works when using LOS 19.1 on the same device.

The app works however when using LOS 20 on the S7, so this does not appear to be a LOS issue.

All roms are from Meler;

I truly appreatiate your work
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] amir000002:
Hi

My smartwatch can't connect.

And the screencast does not connect.

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] LelaxLp:
Yup, that also is the problem with the app as I described in the message above. Downgrading to LOS 19.1 is the only solution that worked for me
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] Unicron.mafia:
i need android 13 but without my smart watch i cant even 1 s

and yup 19.1 is the solution
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] dirk1024:
Hi, thanks for this rom. It really runs very well. No incidents yet.

After flashing this rom I managed to install magisk 25.2. Just rename

Magisk-v25.2.apk to Magisk-v25.2.zip and install it with twrp.

Cheers
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] Scroogeyy:
I have the problem that the notification light does not work properly. At first it works normally, but after a few hours/days it doesn’t work anymore. After restart it works again for a few hours/days. It does neither work while charging nor with notification.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] bimboumix:
Hi, was there an update recently? My S8 keeps restarting for no reason...

Anybody has a solution to stop the reboot cycle?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] kostas66:
Hi, is there any possibility to have also the original flop cover working wiith this rom (switching on and off the screen when opening and closing)?

Thanks in advance !
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] bimboumix:
I think the problem comes from Zygisk/safetynet-fix, when I disabled those, the boot loop stopped, but now my banking apps don't work anymore...

if someone can look into this, that would be great :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] MydVDZ:
You can try using Nikgapps Full version with a fresh install. I installed Nikgapps Full and Android Auto add-on and never had any issues with both wired and wireless android auto on so many different cars.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] dirk1024:
I have also installed Zygisk/safetynet-fix. No problems here.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] bimboumix:
For me it also worked for a while, then the boot loop started. Only solution I found for now was to disable safetynet-fix
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] gameox3:
Hi @Ivan_Meler Nice work, thank you for what you do for the community.

If that can help you, two bugs identified on the last build (S8 Plus - dream2lte):

- can't connect miband smartwatch using bluetooth.

- some apps have an issues during phone number authentication.

- "Hey Google" feature is "not available of your device"

Do you have an idea of when do you think you will be able to release the next version ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] chiwawa10:
I was on the latest build, using my phone to browser the Internet. All of a sudden, the phone just went dead. Now it has become bricked. Can't boot up and not responding when trying to turn on into Download mode or Recovery mode.

Anyone knows what is wrong with my phone? Is there any other option that I can try?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] gameox3:
Probably and hardware issue, please check the battery connector.

A custom OS should not affect the Downloaded or Recovery mode after installation, so that was I think this is a hardware connector issue with your phone battery.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] matchumba:
Same here with Amazfit 5 and Pendix e-bike battery connection, currently no connection possible (latest built Jan2023). I will use for now my business phone as workaround.

Beside this bluetooth Low Energy problem on my S8 dreamlte, this LOS 20 rom works just perfect.

I'm so happy to have found and installed it as e.OS abandoned the development.

A big thank you to the creator/maintainer @Ivan_Meler, I send you a little amount via your paypal link!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] gameox3:
Hi @chiwawa10, I was confronted to the same issue as you last night, it was an opportunity to study the issue in detail:

Indeed it is a critical bug caused by the Custom ROM.

To provide more details to @Ivan_Meler :

Phone behavior: The screen is all black even when using the power button. This problem occurred after an attempt to reboot the phone.

To reassure you @chiwiwa10, if you are in the same situation the phone continues to call and charge.

You can force the shutdown by holding : DOWN + POWER until a flash of light. The phone will reboot and the screen will turn black. But it is possible at this stage to reboot with TWRP if necessary.

During my tests, I discovered that at this stage, the screen does not encounter any problem with TWRP or when displaying the boot animation. Indeed, it is only after the appearance of the window requiring the PIN code of the SIM that the brightness decreases in a few seconds until displaying a black screen (the buttons remain functional, and causes a sound even if the screen remains completely black).

🚩How I solved this:

- Draining the battery or rebooting has no effect on this bug.

- Charge the phone and make sure it is stopped ( down + power) then stop with TWRP the time to charge the battery.

- Restart the phone (system) during the daytime hours.

🚩The cause:

According to my tests, I assume that this problem is related to the brightness of the PIN code display screen when restarting the phone in Sleep mode. If you need more elements @Ivan_Meler , do not hesitate.

Thanks again for your work and this project 🙂
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] Ivan_Meler:
looks like it was bug in android that was causing this for some users, i myself never experienced it but i noticed some people with oneplus 9 saying they experienced it

anyway https://review.lineageos.org/c/LineageOS/android_frameworks_base/+/347600/

fix has been merged and it will be included with next build which is coming in few days anyway (with february security update)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] cklassen:
Hello @Ivan_Meler

I'm not sure with which update it started but I can't hear people I'm calling. The speakers are okay and I checked the volume settings. There is no reason why I shouldn't hear them. I'm using the lastest update of LOS 20.

It would be great if you could find the cause of this problem and fix this :)

PS: Thanks for your work. I'm using your build for more than a year and they always worked fine until now.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] Ivan_Meler:
so this bug usually comes from gapps or apps trying to record calls for some reason in a13, chrck your default dialer in settings and also check if you have any apps intercepting calls in any way
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] cklassen:
Gapps are not installed on my device and the default dialer in the settings is the default dialer (it's also the only one)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] gnikolson:
Emergency notifications do not work.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] cklassen:
Sorry for the noise. In another call I could hear the opposite site. Maybe the network was the cause of this problem or something else
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] jkaart:
How to uninstall gapps?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] mtelleria:
For nickgaps:

All the features NikGapps offers
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] hernanquiroz1999:
pequeño error en la última compilaciónView attachment 5702423
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] mtelleria:
My mobile is okView attachment 5702445
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] Ivan_Meler:
this can happen on manual updates, delete app cache stored at /data/system/package_cache and reboot device
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] youssefamrz:
Hello, Great work on the Android 13, I'm surprised how fast you did it.

I have found some bugs. firstly, when I want to add tiles to the notification bar, I click edit and then I find nothing. also my smart watch won't connect (Huawei Band 6)

other than that, keep up the great work!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] wmrichard:
I have the same issue. I am able to open Quick access the from lock screen, but after unlock there is no way to open Quick Access (notification center). Nikgapps 31/8/2022 Android 13 and September update for the Galaxy S8. Other then that great work (did a dirty flash from Android 12.1 with uninstalling old gapps before hand).
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] jkaart:
GPS get fix/lock (or what ever you want call it) to satellites fast in this rom in outside with clear sky (no clouds in sky)?

Or you need wait 30-60 minutes to get fix and fix lost immediately when phone get it (this is how it works in current LOS19.1 rom)?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] Diddi79:
if you set the grid to 5*5 it works! if you go to 6*6 the app overview disappears!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] mtelleria:
Me too. Smartwatch not get connected. Chinese brand.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] bazaglia:
Pixel and Trebuchet launchers don't open. I'm using Nova Launcher. Clean installation with NickGaps 13 on S8. Very fast rom.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] DuyC:
can i use dex with this rom?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] DksAssassin:
Hi all, does anyone know troubleshooting steps for the recents button not working at all? I have tried switching to navigation gestures and they don't work at all except the swipe back from side gesture.

All the other buttons work, and register fine in a key tester app i got from the playstore, but recents doesn't.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] ylmz134987:
Does voLTE work ?

my phone is galaxy s8

what should i do to make it work ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] bgrnoyan:
Thank you Ivan for the new LineageOS 20, I made a ROM installation video right away.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] Ivan_Meler:
Here we go, new build with a lot of features from lineageos 19.1 reimplemented and fixed camera on note 8

here is a brief changelog

- Fixed camera on Note 8

- Most of lineageos features have been implemented

- Misc performance and stability improvements

- Synced with LineageOS source

Huge thanks to everyone who supported this project with donations which help cover the build server cost and get me coffee for time spent wroking on this, Note 8 camera was one of weirdest bugs at it produced no proper log but ive managed to deal with it tho it took a few days

September security updates are likely coming in a few days too once google releases source for them
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] 099349613a5fbd51bd6237f13:
Hi and thank you so much, Ivan! I've been following your work since last year and have been very pleased so far! Keep up the great work.

That said, has anyone been able to pair any Mi Band with the S8 ever since updating to A13? It worked just fine on A12, but, even though Bluetooth works just fine on this ROM, pairing the band has been a no go so far.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] Athasgames:
Hello and Thank you, Ivan :D I can't thank you enough for keeping my S8 alive... It's been an almost constant ongoing rebuild project for almost 4 years, having gone from a Snapdragon logic board to an Exynos one just to be able to keep it on the latest version of Android... I've replaced so many parts and done so much to keep it going, and I couldn't be more thankful for someone still supporting it.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] mop09737:
Thank you very much Ivan, keep this fine work 👍🏼👍🏼
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] Ivan_Meler:
Another build is up with home button wake fixed, you can get it from ota or this thread.

Big thanks to everyone who supported this porject and helped cover the build server cost with donation.

Enjoy new builds and stay safe
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] ArkadiuszS:
Hello Everyone.

I am full of admiration for the work of the authors. I uploaded it and my phone is like new.

However, I noticed that I can't use Google Pay and other banking apps. I suppose it's TWRP fault because on another phone with original LOS recovery I don't have this problem.

I don't want to root and use Magic.

Where can I download the recovery file for this rom?

Thank you very much for help.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] chiwawa10:
Hi @gameox3, thanks for the answer. I tried the method which you mentioned but my phone remains dead. It try all button combinations but it just won't wake up. I am starting to think that it's a hardware failure but hardware rarely fails all of a sudden. My case is that the screen goes black and phone goes dead suddenly when I'm using it. Also, I'm aware that the battery still has juice in it. I attempted to charge the phone, the battery did gets heated up when charging (which is normal). But I noticed that the LED did not light up during charging.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] Ivan_Meler:
February builds are out, here is a brief changelog:

- Merged February 2023. Security update

- Improved UI performance

- Misc stability improvements

- Fixed race condition in rotation that would rarely prevent screen from waking up

- Synced with LineageOS source

19.1 and 18.1 builds will be out in a few days if everything goes as planed.

Huge thanks to everyone who supported this project thru the years, helped cover the build server cost and got me coffee, This project wouldnt be possible without your support.

Threre are big updates coming this year but i wont spoil surprise yet, s8 and note8 still have quite a bit of life in them.

Enjoy new builds and stay safe
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] gameox3:
Thank you what is the best way to update the old version ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] Ivan_Meler:
if you are on same android version just go to settings and check for updates, phone will handle the rest automatically.

if you are on older version (android 12 or 11) i would recommend clean flash
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] gameox3:
Great, but "no update (S8 + version linage OS 20 - 202301) available" in the system app setting updater, maybe related to the last version in this page is not updated yet https://ivanmeler.github.io/devices/dream2lte.html 🤔
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] Ivan_Meler:
github pages take around 30 min to update, ill check ota on my phone now but it should work

just checked, github is doing something weird with caching files, so update will arrive via ota whenever github refreshes cache, out of my power to handle sadly but you can download latest build on google drive or mega and flash it from twrp without wiping anything
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] SIVAJITH:
Any way to fix SE Linux status ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] DanielR23:
@Ivan_Meler I have the same problem, I have note 8, and when I turn off the phone and when I turn it on, the screen goes black, I already updated it to the latest version of lineage os yesterday, but the same thing happens again, even if I restart it, I don't know see the screen, what can be done?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] matchumba:
I started the update 2h ago and received the TRWP screen and nothing more.

Since then, the system hangs in the TRWP welcone screen (logo + project number 3.5.2_9-0).

Any ideas on how to fix it?

UPDATE: It was my fault! My TRWP version was too old!

I fixed the problem by doing the following:

downloading the latest TRWP.img for my dreamlte/S8

flashed the img with heimdall via my linux computer (on Windows I could have used Odin):

heimdall flash --RECOVERY twrp-3.7.0_9-0-dreamlte.img

Now the February build is up and running :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 & S8+ Cross Device Development] mnd123:
Hi, did you find a solution?