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[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
Thank you @Charcaroth I appreciate the help with this. Phone should be here tomorrow so you helped me at exactly the right time. Thank you thank you.

I had a feeling something was up with TWRP. If I'm not mistaken we still don't have it for p8p either. I could be wrong though. I don't even mind using stock if necessary. I am ALMOST proficient with command line. At least where adb\fastboot is concerned. Last time I did something like this there were no flash tools like pixel flasher. It is probably how I will continue since it feels like I'm losing something using a tool to do the job.

Do you currently use this Evo x rom? From what I've gathered on this and other devices the guys working on this are really good. This rom is why I went for the cheaper p5 for a device. I mean seriously, 3 and a half year old device and the devs have it running latest security updates. That is very nice. I don't have the skill or hardware to build these but I'm very grateful for their work. I can't wait to try it.

One more quickie. Can I keep one slot ex... Slot a, running Evo and slot b running stock? As long as they are both a14? Or is that not advisable? I never messed with the treble before and didn't have two slots to boot to. I gather both slots use the same boot.img so I figured I'd ask before trying something like that.
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Charcaroth:
I'm doing the same as you. Using a Pixel 8 Pro as my daily driver and using my previous daily, Pixel 5, as a backup (and wi-fi phone around home with Google Voice) when charging my primary or I don't want to carry the heavy Pixel 8 Pro in my pocket. I'm very impressed so far with this Evolution X ROM but I'm only a week into it. Seems pretty polished for a second iteration and the only Android 14 ROM I've found on redfin. There are a few Lineage OS 21 builds floating around by individual devs but nothing official and nothing with the customizations of this ROM. It reminds me a bit of Revolution Remix or Paranoid Android in that respect, but more stable.

I recall fondly the days of dual booting KitKat 4.4.4 and earlier ROMS so long as I was using the same base version stock ROM. There was even a dual boot bootloader that worked around a locked bootloader on my AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 a1337 model that would let you boot to two separate partitions the way you would using a dual booted PC. I'm pretty certain that's not possible anymore as I haven't seen anything to implement dual booting since Android 6 Marshmallow. I'd love to run a dual boot phone if it were possible though. It should theoretically be possible, but I can't speak to it as I'm not certain how the partitions are set up on the Pixel devices. I suspect it's not really an A and B side on the Pixels (except maybe in two boot partitions for a bootloader that redirects to a working compressed image like a PC's recovery partition maybe) as that would require twice as much onboard storage as they're billed to be. Thus a 128 gb device with two partitions would require 256 gb onboard plus space for a primary boot partition, data partition, swap partition etc. and I don't think we're getting anything for free. I have used different boot.img files for each slot, like one for Lineage and one for Evolution X depending on which recovery I want to use, but I'd be fearful of doing that with the wrong ROM and having a mount point for a partition change and brick the whole thing due to it creating the partition in the wrong space for a different ROM.

I stand corrected: This link https://xdaforums.com/t/recovery-teamwin-recovery-project-redfin-official.4240711/post-88907335 from the TWRP XDA forum moderator explains the problems with TWRP on Pixel model phones after Android 11 as well as the A\B slot design. It's also worth noting that TWRP can still be used to boot to a temporary boot state to flash a recovery or to run a Nandroid backup on some models with earlier Android versions.
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
OMG. I remember those days. Your making me feel old 😂. I kinda figured that with the using different boots. I don't think i am going to even attempt it. It was just a thought. Keeping a stock ROM unrooted for certain things seems like a really good idea. It would bypass having to do the whole integrity check stuff. I am really glad to hear that about this ROM, that it is so stable with the customization. Remix was always my favorite go to. I loved being able to change just about everything. Hopefully this one is similar like you stated. Unfortunately I'm still waiting on the p5 to arrive. I forgot the day I ordered it was MLK Day. This last Monday. So of course post office wasn't open. Package didn't get received until Tuesday night. 😔 Ah well, so is life. I've taken this time to download everything and go over the install. PC is already to go. Hopefully I don't encounter any issues. It's been awhile. About 6 years since I've modded my device. Old LG Stylo 3 and others. Back when they were still in the phone game. Thanks again for the help. I'm sure I will be back. Be forwarned!! Lol
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] fromvietnam:
"I noticed that your instructions did not mention dtbo.img, but when I checked the download location, I found a dtbo.img file. Is it okay if I follow your instructions without using the dtbo.img file?"
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
I noticed that at well. I think maybe it's just where all the stuff is for redfin. If like to know though for sure
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] mrk2815:
hoping that both of these roms are kept around for a few years. its a shame that a device like this from 2020 cant get more support unlike older google devices and one plus devices which have constant development. the older nexus still have development.the pixel 1 through pixel 4 also has constant development.its jsut pixel 5 and 5 aa does not ahve that uch development lately.i think tha devs from pixel 5 have moved on to newer pixels with tensor chips which are probably easier to develop for as there is only one chip set and one driver set maintained and kept around by google or who have who has designed he chip and driver set. thast is why i have bought a newer pixel 8 for tha longer support, but still hold on to this device as back up as i dont see anything wrong with it .just needs further support from the custom rom community.
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Charcaroth:
I think maybe it was just an oversight in the instructions not to mention the dtbo.img as a separate step. It is a step in other Android 13 and later ROMs such as LineageOS for Pixel 5/redfin https://wiki.lineageos.org/devices/redfin/install/#flashing-additional-partitions That being said, I followed the instructions as written in post 1 without the dtbo.img file for the January 5, 2023 Evolution X ROM after flashing to the Oct 2023 stock ROM and later running an OTA update to get the November 2023 update and stock Android 14. It worked and is still working without the dtbo.img for Evolution X built from Android 14. Your results may vary.
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
Good to know. Thank you. My p5 is scheduled for delivery today. Finally! Lol. Hopefully I'll have a chance this week to get to it but it may have to wait until this weekend more than likely
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
It finally got here. Lol. Bootloader is unlockable as promised and I'm updating to a14 as I type this. I don't think I'll really do anything with it till this weekend. I don't feel like setting it all up just to wipe it in a couple days.

I actually really like the smaller form factor of the p5. The p8p is huge in comparison. It is quite a nice little phone. Snappy too. I'll let you know how it goes
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
quick question when you get a chance. I'm on a14 now. when you flagged Evo x did you do so to both slots or is that not necessary? also did you do it manually or with pixel flasher? I was thinking of trying PF just to try it. I know it can flash both slots and magisk, etc. although I may not root. I want to see how the ROM is before I do so. main reason to root is for the custom stuff but I don't think I'm going to need it. sorry to be a bugaboo. lol

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[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] dwarf_t0ssn:
Just installed this last night. Disabled all the Safetynet/Integrity built in fixes (The Evolver....then Miscellaneous) as they didn't seem to work. Left the spoofing for Photos app unlimited pics alone. Then tried a few fixes but ended up flashing PlayIntegrityFix_NEXT in AMM and was able to add a card to GPay/Wallet and configure NFC. Going forward the Safetynet/Integrity game is going to be a bit more complicated...

Anyhow, all is well here. I disable animations in dev settings, so not getting any lag @ 60hz. Solid ROM.

Just going to post my own cheat sheet for this type of rom (done on Windows PC):

FIRST, flash the latest android version that isn't newer than your custom rom. Can be done via browser here: https://developers.google.com/android/images

Next, Flash the ROM img files in fastboot (power + DOWN on boot). I use Minimal ADB and Fastboot and place the img files in the same folder (remove after ofc), then run CMD from that folder and enter the following commands:

fastboot flash boot boot.img --slot all

fastboot flash vendor_boot vendor_boot.img --slot all

fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img --slot all

Then reboot to recovery, Factory Reset, and reboot to recovery again, disregarding error(s).

THEN go to apply update / apply from adb. Flash the zip with following command:

adb sideload *name of zip here*

Reboot after done (you'll see progress in CMD window, but if phone asks to reboot to recovery, pick no and it'll be done) and setup.

****ROOTING****

After successful setup:

Install the latest magisk apk. Take the original boot.img from above and transfer to phone storage, and direct Magisk app to patch it. Then flash it from fastboot as done above, and reboot. Magisk will require further setup, should reboot automatically.

This should get you there. Pixelflasher is nice but not necessary for this (more complicated imo).
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
Sweet. That's what I was wondering about. I didn't think about --slotall. That would definitely be the way to do it. And I see you did the dtbo.img. thanks mucho
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Charcaroth:
I installed manually using instructions above. It installed for both slots though since Android 11 I've only ever installed that way. Never used PixelFlasher though I've used Skipsoft's Android Tools in the past on older devices. I've only installed 10+ ROM bootloaders to designated slot_a or slot_b when I was testing or running TWRP. I'm not running Magisk for root(and certainly not other root tools that aren't updated and have been largely compromised) and would advise testing ROM without it as any issue you have can be blamed on that variable. You might want to run without root and really assess whether you need root (tasker, Nandroid backups, Titanium backup and similar tools aren't used as much these days), especially since there are lots of apps (with DRM or "security" that won't work with it installed at all. For one thing, you can't use "Magisk hide" any longer to rename it.
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
I know. It seems even magisk has lost what it once was. I read somewhere that top John now works for Google and that is the reason, I guess? Conflict of interest or something of the sort. More than likely I won't need it. I know titanium isn't even in play store anymore. I guess people are using swift now. But the main reason for backups like that are more for testing. IMO. If you aren't constantly wiping your device or worried about some kind of catastrophe there isn't much reason. And this ROM seems pretty stable and has been around for awhile so I doubt anything major is going to happen. We shall see. I got some free time tonight so I think I'm going to proceed.
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] djbahool:
Hello,

Thanks for the great ROM!

Yesterday I have replaced my stock 14 to the latest Evo X. (after I successfully replaced my 3 year old battery)

I found a lot of features, that were missing me from the stock ROM. So, I am already very satisfied.

However, I realized I bug: I cannot put a direct call widget put out to the homescreen.

Widget exists, but after I choose the contact from the phonebook, it will exit, and the icon won't appear on the home screen.

Anyone else realized this error as well?

Can I use third party app/widget for a direct call feature?
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] dreamland2000:
Currently on stock but wondering, seeing the other posts above I am wondering if safetynet /gpay is working ok and if 5G is working as I know on some carriers running A14 5G was broke. Thanks
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] HATA28-1:
Thanks a lot for the guide! Saved me some time researching what and what not to do.

I came from LOS20, so flashed stock A14, and then boot, vendor_boot, dtbo images.

Afterwards flashed this rom, and works great!

Was using root on LOS20, just to have some modules installed for customization of quick access menu and some other theming, but I couldn't properly hide Magisk from other apps, creating issues with apps that require a secure device.

Now running this EvoX rom, which already has all customization features included that I need, so no need for root. I am not a big fan of GApps though, so I disabled most Google apps and replaced them with open source alternatives (through F-Droid). Everything works really well so far, this rom may even be more responsive than LOS20.

The only thing I'm not sure about yet is battery life: battery seemed to have drained a bit quickly today, but we'll see over the next days how that goes.
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] djbahool:
I have a bigger problem: I cannot use Google Pay / Wallet.

It has security problems.

I suppose, if locking back the bootloader is not a solution (and it also resets my phone, if I am right)

Any solution for it?
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] HATA28-1:
Is your device rooted?

I believe relocking the bootloader with custom rom is strongly advised against.

But check earlier posts in this thread cause it seems like multiple users are able to use Google Pay (with unlocked bootloader). Check post above from dwarf_t0ssn
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] djbahool:
i did not make an root process, so I think it is unrooted.

I checked the post from dwarf, but I did not found that option in the evolver/misc.

:-(
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
I just flashed yesterday. I believe 5g is working. if not there is a magisk module somewhere that forces it to work. I don't know where though. I will try to find it. g pay is definitely not working with the way the ROM is set up. in the evolver \miscellaneous\safety net setting you can turn off the ROM way and then use a different way.

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[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] dwarf_t0ssn:
The short version is: You'll need to clear the 'storage' of a few apps (Google Play, etc), and have to be rooted with Zygisk working, and Play Integrity NEXT module installed. *nods* Forgot to add that all options except for 'Unlimited Photos Storage' need to be disabled in The Evolver/Miscellaneous spoofing section otherwise they'll conflict with the module, which definitely works. When things start to break later on, you run the apk that is installed by the module and it should work again (so I've read).
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
thank you. I was wondering which module is working right now. is that the chotermon one? I disabled all but photos option already. I figured spoofing on the others seemed pointless IMO

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[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] dwarf_t0ssn:
The NEXT module difference from the other one might only be that it includes the 'updating' apk install. But everything clicked while I had it installed, so settled with it for now. GPay and banking stuff working fine. After getting everything installed you can use TB Checker to see what passes before and after.
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
TB? Titanium backup?
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] dwarf_t0ssn:
No, 'TB Checker'. And Titanium no longer viable, use Neo backup. As an aside FYI
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
That's what I thought about titanium. You would be using a REALLY old apk for that app. 😂
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] djbahool:
Thanks,

I managed it, a bit different way, and without rooting.

I think the key operation was the storage delete of the Google Play.

Now it should work.
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] simplepinoi177:
Swift Backup is the root backup of choice for many (especially of those who can't use a custom recovery for nandroid backups)
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
I got it working there way you suggested. TB checker said pass except on "strong integrity" I haven't tried using g pay. But my wallet worked ok. Not sure if that is the same requirements or not. Thanks for the advice😁
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] dreamland2000:
I managed to pay ok this morning with gpay, so seems to work on so far
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] T3chDelicious:
Hey there. I read about the positiv feedback for this rom and now I'm very tempted to try it out.

So a question to the people who installed it: Did you follow the instructions from OP and haven't restore your device settings from A14 firmware? Does this also include backups from message app, phone numbers, contacts etc?
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
I followed the instructions exactly, EXCEPT, I installed the dtbo.img file that you will see when you go to the download page. The OP didn't say to but it is in the download page and it all worked perfectly. I did not restore data though. I am only using the p5 for backup device so I won't be using it for the same reasons as my p8p. Although I did sync with my Google account for a few things but not data as the OP advised not to.

Just got anyone installing then routing with magisk. The common theming modules, pixel xprt in particular don't play well with this ROM. I had constant UI crashes and had to remove the modules I was trying. So you might just have to suck with the built in theming. Which is more than enough I have to say. LOTS of options.

Also, PIF is included ROM side with this. It does not work anymore. So install chitermos PIF fixer, THEN another module called NEXT. It adds an app to your phone called fingerprint downloader. It doesn't have a UI just an app icon. After you enable both modules click the FP download app and it automatically downloads a working FP. Then gpay works
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] T3chDelicious:
Thank you very much for your fast reply and the additional infos. That helps a lot. So it seems flashing this rom should be a walk through the park. This dtbo.img file is sort of an ongoing question in this thread - so I'll flash it too, thanks.

Since my P5 is my daily driver - I'll make a backup of everything important and copy contacts, messages etc and tranfer it afterwards.

That Pixel Xpert doesn't work well is really a bummer (using it for a long time now) so some sacrifice must be made I think.

I don't pay with my phone so PIF won't be a problem - but it's good to know that there is still a option to do so.

So there comes another question to my mind - does Evolution X provide the ability to hide the gesture navigation pill? That was the main reason for me to use Pixel Xpert (besides some few other things)? The feature list from OP does only mention "pill length".
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
I don't think it does too tell the truth. Now, with the pixel xprt. When I was having problems was only when I did something that clashed with the custom options that were built into the ROM. For example. I changed the color of the text in the status bar and that worked just fine. But when I tried to change the icons it would crash. It didn't have any boot loop issues at all, so I would suggest trying it and seeing how it goes. And it wasn't crashing so badly that you couldn't navigate around.
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] T3chDelicious:
Oh okay, I understand. Than it's more like a trial and error thing and see what is working and what not.

Like I said - I care the most about hiding the navigation pill and there are a few other modules on GitHub which can archive this.
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] dwarf_t0ssn:
Yeah, I skipped the syncing of cloud data. You get back the contacts and numbers, but in my experience the messages didn't. Was expecting that, though. Hated to lose the messages, but a good install is more important to me, so. It might be OK to do, though. I came from the A13 version of this ROM, so honestly it might have been fine (and get why a dev would say to do so....less mysterious issues).

Edit: As an aside, I *did* backup my messages data, and restored it, and had all my messages back for a day or so. Annnd then they were gone. Anymore if the messages come back after a new ROM install it's unexpected and extra heh.
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
Just FYI for anyone wanting to tinker with kernel. I haven't tried a custom third party kernel. I'm using the one with this ROM. Which by the way to the developer it is awesome. So smooth and snappy.

Anyway, just so people know. The settings are great the way they are. I've been playing with different settings for about the last week just to see if I could improve battery and keep the greatness of the ROM. I have officially set ALL settings back to stock. I could squeeze(very little, like 2 hours more) a little more battery but at extreme cost to performance. It was such a small improvement that it was not at all worth the cost in performance. I mean Web pages taking double the load times.

I may not have the expertise. Which is probably the case. 😂. But the kernel with this ROM is about as perfect as can be. Enjoy
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] jubeilecu:
Hi,

Already installed but Wallet doesn't work.

Any solution? I've tried magisk v.27 but doesn't work either.

Regards
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] Chickenkillla81:
Hi there. You need to get the play integrity fix next. PIFNEXT. it's by chitermon I believe. It's a PIF module and another module called play curl. Follow the instructions and it worked perfectly. I'll find it real quick. One sec

Edit:

GitHub - daboynb/PlayIntegrityNEXT

Contribute to daboynb/PlayIntegrityNEXT development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] badapple420:
If you go into settings-apps-default apps and click on home and select the launcher for some reason it isn't checked as default but as soon as you tic the box you can put shortcuts on your home screen again hope this helps
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] djbahool:
It is working , thanks :-)
[Google Pixel 5 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other ] KungFuZius:
Is it possible to dirty flash this rom over stock rom?