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[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
as i said multiple times. i didn't see anyone having problems cuz of the firmware version. but it was something to try. a variable to eliminate...

this phone's been her daily driver for couple of days now and she didn't report any problems whatsoever. her new phone is a xiaomi, i have to wait 5 days to unlock it's bootloader :) so she'll be using the zenfone for about a week.

i couldn't reproduce any of your issues either, my device is just working perfectly with this rom. no lags etc. so its either your device or some setting you toggled during the customization? i can't be sure. i'm not good with android logs either so even if you take a log and send it to me i can't do much. and i'm not a regular linux user, as i said these roms are primarily for my personal use. linux environment was a temporary setup for me.

i understand this is your only phone and if ur happy enough as is, then fine... you can use it with slight keyboard lag. but if you can find some free time you can just backup your data and try clean installing, see if the lag is still there, if lag comes back after changing a specific setting etc. you can always revert back to your backup anyways. it's your decision :) these are most likely the final versions from me. more updates are unlikely for the foreseeable future.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
Thank you for your hard work and follow-ups, I am very satisfied with this ROM. And you saved me from RoM RR and its random problems. As I said before, after the first update, the keyboard problem was found, but I am still using it. You know, someone who still uses this phone after all these years:rolleyes: can deal with a small problem like the keyboard. You solved important issues like hotspot.

I don't know how long I'm going to use this phone, but I hope you don't forget me and if you have time, take steps to update the security patch of this model. :ROFLMAO:LOL maybe even newer Android.

Wishing you success and respect🙏
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
i just wanted a recent enough version of android without any significant bugs. like 10 roms' sound issues etc. don't really care about the security patches lol :D even my daily driver is behind

i don't like updating stuff if it's not broken :D the update itself can bring new problems so :D i'm still on android 11 on my main device as well. xiaomi released android 13 for this device but i don't have any reasons to update yet.

even on my pc i'm using the ltsc version of windows, not getting any feature updates. i like stability over new features.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
btw. noticed some lag when i selected performance profile in the battery settings. balanced seems to be more stable. also you can always try the downclocked kernel i made for you. if the kernel is pushing ur phone beyond its stable limits it can cause some lag without hard crashes. so its worth a try...

you can always go back to the normal kernel by flashing the boot.img file with twrp.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
Thank you, I don't know which is the kernel file, can you specify the boot file as well
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
here's the downclocked kernel https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-android...0-04-2023-stable.4578239/page-2#post-88453969

and you can find the boot.img file in the rom file. that would bring back the regular one without the downclock. if you feel like the modified kernel is slower, you can easily go back...

btw we have only 2 people talking about these roms but over 60 installations according to crdroid stats page lol :D ofcourse we reinstalled a couple of times but not 20 times each. so there should be other users i guess...

where are the other people?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
Thank you for the advice, I will install it and I hope to see a positive change, how interesting, of course I knew that I am not the only user of this phone. Really, where are the others who have not written a single comment here! It's as if they only read my and your correspondence.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] jimjack12:
This weekend I did some tests with the three roms you developed.

In my subjective opinion, I can say that on my ze550kl z00ld the fastest and most stable rom is the first version of Arrowos. Even if the hotspot is not working and the security patches are from September 2022, it is a rom that works perfectly. Despite having few configurations, it has everything you need to optimize your system.

It must also be said that despite having the same smartphone model, two identical devices can behave differently, especially with custom roms.

Thank you very much for the excellent work and availability
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
When I used the custom kernel, the phone crashed while using RAM-consuming programs such as Google Maps and Google Chrome. Currently, I use the boot file inside the ROM. If I return the ROM to the first version that did not have the keyboard problem, will there be a problem?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
one last build is coming soon... potential performance improvements :) since my device can't handle 1.1ghz on the little cores and these were personal builds for me i was using downclocked kernel as default for the little cores. this new build will have 1.1ghz enabled. it won't work on my own device and i'll have to use a special kernel but since all the other roms were using that clock speeds it should be fine for you guys. may security patches are also included. crdroid 7.30

i'm not changing as many stuff compared to the first build this time, so your problems might improve @str4610 but no guarantees. dirty flash "should" work but clean flashing is always recommended. at least take ur data backup and try the clean install if the problem is still there after dirty flashing it. after that you can decide... you can set everything up again or go back to ur backup. if clean install doesn't fix the keyboard lag then there's no reason to set your phone all over again.

i just lent this phone to my mother for a week and she cracked the screen lol :D so probably i won't be updating the rom again. she said she dropped it multiple times and from higher places but didn't crack, but it did from a pocket height lol :D managed to drop it like 10 times in a week i guess?

i was building a gsi rom for her new phone so i'm on linux rn. building one last time while i can and hope this helps with ur problem. should be up tomorrow.

crdroid only, i won't be downloading source for arrow or lineage again.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
I am happy and grateful that you spend time to improve the performance of this ROM. Oh how bad! I don't think replacing the LCD will cost much.

Can you tell me what is meant by clean and dirty flash?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
Oh how bad! I hope it doesn't happen to me
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
clean flash is wiping everything. including the data and setting everything up again. dirty flash is where u don't wipe the data and just updating...
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
new build is up!
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
Since you spent a lot of time improving and fixing the defects of Rom. I decided to do basic work too. So I downloaded it and did a clean wipe. I even deleted the internal memory. I am currently re-installing the programs and making personal settings and will inform you after the completion of the test.

And to thank you for your efforts, I can only say thank you very much. I appreciate your efforts.🙏
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
could you test the keyboard?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
Yes, the keyboard problem is solved, God bless you🙏. I haven't seen any problems since last night and everything is fine.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
nice to hear that :) so the rom is basically perfect now? no issues whatsoever? any minor problems? the system-ui crashing from quick settings is a known problem but i just ignore it since opening a notification fixes it and i never had that issue with password/pin/pattern lock etc. can't bother tracking the cause of that problem not worth wasting time imo :D i think we can call this the best rom for z00t/z00l now?

btw i tested android 12/13 on the new device i was building gsi rom for, and didn't like the new ui tbh. 11 is better imo :D tho i don't like big changes to the user experience in general. don't like windows 11 either :p so that's just my personal preference. its definitely possible to use android 13 on this phone. someone else managed to create one for msm8916 device. but i can't spend more time on this device especially with the broken screen now :D sorry about that. this rom is probably the last from me. hope someone else takes it over and releases newer roms in the future. but 11 should be relevant for a long time. even nougat was enough, app compatibility is not an issue on android in general. 12-13 doesn't bring anything significant imo.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
Yes, so far no problems have been observed, no slowness, no crash, no blue screen, even the heating of the back of the phone has reached the lowest level during heavy use. keyboard . Hotspot, Wi-Fi, mobile data, Bluetooth All work well Even the device startup speed is faster..We can courage say that after Android 7, this is the best and most stable ROM released. thank you . Yes, this ROM can be used for a long time and it meets the needs, and I don't think it needs to be updated to higher versions soon.

As for the quick settings, I did not see any problems either in the previous versions or in this version

Even though the performance of the device is on power saving mode, I feel that the battery drains a bit fast.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
this is the issue i was talking about. happens when u don't have any lock on the phone. just after reboot until you open up a notification. its such a minor detail... but i know the issue so, added info about it in the first post.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
@str4610 how about your recent apps screen? it was different for some reason :D is it like this now? 4 button layout?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
it's interesting ! I choose PIN code and face recognition in the initial settings of the phone, so I didn't see this. I can remove the security pin and try and tell you
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
No, it is still two keys
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
which gapps do u use? shouldn't affect it tho. normally you would need root to change recents screen. but you said you don't root ur phone. weird, but probably not a huge deal?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
NikGapps-full-arm64-11-20230418-signed

I use this version. Because I am using VPN, it must need security settings like PIN or pattern. I am out of the house now and I don't have time. When I come back, I will delete the PIN and test the problem you mentioned.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
Yes, I said that I did not root the phone, for example, in this interval of 10 minutes from the first screenshot, you can see the charge consumption until now! It's a bit much
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
well i don't know how good you new battery is :) maybe it has lower capacity? also vpn usage can increase the battery consumption as well. if you had better battery life in other roms i don't know...

about the system-ui crash bug, its a minor problem that i ignore. so no need to test it. but if you want, feel free to try it. it doesn't cause any problems.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
It hasn't been long since I got a new battery, the battery is the same 3000 mAh as before . You have spent a lot of time improving the ROM, for me to be able to test this and tell you is the least of it.Regarding the battery, I am comparing with the previous versions of this ROM, which I think has more consumption.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
yeah. got the 2 button recents with nikgapps full. imo full installs too much google bloatware. i always use the minimal packages like nikgapps core or opengapps pico etc. and install what i want from the play store. but its your choice.

nikgapps full replaces the crdroid launcher with pixel launcher that's the reason. as far as i know crdroid launcher is more lightweight and consumes less ram, imo the recents menu is better and overall a better option. i hate not being able to remove google search bar from the screen for example. part of your higher batter consumption is definitely from the google bloatware :)
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
also performance decreased significantly with the full version of the gapps. with core my device was much faster. for example did 3dmark slingshot benchmark, both clean installs. with core i got 650 points, with full i got 580 points. thats over 10% reduction.

its just too much bloatware lol :D
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
Really ? I did not know that the full version of GAPPS affects the launcher of the device. Well, if this is the case, can I use the crdroid launcher without losing data? And does this improve the speed and performance of my device? According to you?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
Now I removed the PIN code of the phone, restarted the device and tested the quick settings item, I did not see the problem you show in the video . It might be because of the launcher change, which I didn't know about until you told me.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
Which release should I use?

Canary-release or Config-release ?

It was the previous full version of config release.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
i'm using the NikGapps-core-arm64-11-20230418-signed.zip

NikGapps - Browse /Releases/NikGapps-R/18-Apr-2023 at SourceForge.net

A Custom Google Apps Package that Suits Everyone Needs!

sourceforge.net

not sure if you can change the gapps version without losing data tho. might need clean install.

the performance difference is not from the launcher alone, its mostly not having the unnecessary google bloatware. core is the bare minimum to run play store. then you pick and choose what you want from the store and install it yourself.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
Which release should I use?

Canary-release or Config-release ?

It was the previous full version of config release

If so, then I will not make any changes.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
okay. i was able to dirty flash without any apparent issues...

wiped system, dalvik, cache. flashed the rom then nikgapps core. no problems.

still, take ur data backup. if you have any issues you can go back to ur backup with full gapps.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] CapTain335:
Hi. Thank you for going this far for this phone. Really loved it. However can you add a few things and tweakings. Like add notification LED while charging and discharging and for notification as well since there is none. And phone seems to be clocked fixed at 998 MHz (cluster 0) which makes the phone warm very quickly even at small tasks. Also I checked that only 6 cores are active instead of 8. This causes a little sluggish.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
weird... i have all 8 cores active, 650-ish score in 3dmark slingshot is normal for this device as well, no performance loss in my case. and cluster 0 goes down to 553mhz when idle. as you can see charging light is also present.

settings are in the crdroid options and fully functional on my device.

you can try other kernels, tho those were not built for android 11 so it might cause some other issues i can't foresee.

can confirm it boots but as i stated my device can't handle 1.1ghz on little cores so its not stable on my device. you can always go back to the stock kernel by flashing the boot.img anyways.

Release 1.3d · AkagiShiroe/ICEY

Note: Please Wipe/Remove Your Dalvik-Cache After Flashing This Kernels! Custom Kernel for Z00T and Z00L Devices Without CC Stack Protector Changelogs: -Android : uid_sys_stats

github.com

you can see, icey kernel boots.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] CapTain335:
idling at 960 and 800mhz . And device is zoold
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] CapTain335:
I will try the newer build. Using the old one currently. Should I dirty flash it?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
dirty flash should work but personally i never dirty flash and can't recommend since it can always cause random issues. i'm not sure if it would help with the offline cores. if it doesnt, you can try other kernels. in my testing it boots, you can always go back to the stock one if you experience other issues and it can just work and solve your issues...

i don't have a z00l test device so, can't do much about it. also removed the crdroid source already :) working on a gsi build and my storage space is limited.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
I don't think there will be a significant change, really, after a clean flash and installing this version, I don't have the patience and time to do all the steps from the beginning if there is a problem due to reinstalling the ROM on the previous ROM.Thanks for your tips though. Do you think it will have much effect if I do this? Is it worth it at all?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
Yes, all the things mentioned by the user captain335, are working without problems, this ROM is now without problems
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
its a different device and different rom. i can't test z00l rom myself without a test device.

hope the new build works better for him or using a different kernel doesn't cause any other issues...
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
is it worth it? that's a personal preference...

to me it would worth, i always debloat my daily driver even if its a powerful device like my poco x3 pro, i don't see any performance improvements yet i don't want bloatware installed. on this old device it could have performance benefits as well.

but if you're satisfied with the current state, you don't have to. i mean doing one clean install and setting everything up takes an hour or two. lets say 3 if you have slow internet speed and have lots of apps to install... but once you set it up properly, you will use it for months or maybe even years without wiping data again. do it once and have a better experience while using it? to me it's worth the time invested. personally i'd do a clean install with core, but i can't force you :) if its too boring for you to set it up then just use it as is.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
OK . I changed my mind. And just now I cleaned the wipe and I am trying to install it again with the core
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
this is probably the last release anyways. so its the final setup :) just once more and you're done.

even if i end up in linux again and release an update, dirty flashing should be okay since i wouldn't make any more changes to the device source and you would already be on core version of the gapps.

if you need google backup restore or any other google apps to be installed as a system app you can use addons over core version https://sourceforge.net/projects/nikgapps/files/Releases/Addons-R/18-Apr-2023/

personally i don't use any addons tho

full gapps was replacing the dialer with google phone, right? now with the stock dialer you will also have call recording.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
did the last version fix your offline core problem?

also @jimjack12 did you have the same issue?

hate downloading the entire source code again but i might have one thing to try if you still have the offline cores on the last build.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] CapTain335:
I dirty flashed it. And that core problem is still there. As you can see since only 6 cores active, so it's like stressed to the other cores and makes the temperature really warm even at minor tasks.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] CapTain335:
Markkiths once said that these offline cores was intentionally done because snapdragon 615 overheats a lot. So they reduced it to counter it. But it kinda backfired. This core problem was the same even with the older Android 10 roms for z00ld. Don't know about z00T.

I will try the kernel that you suggested.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
okay, i'm almost done with the new build. "should" fix the problem but i can't be sure without a test device. you will have to try it.

it's weird since most of the files are shared between z00t and z00l but i don't have that problem on my device.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
@CapTain335 can you try the new build? crDroidAndroid-11.0-20230516-Z00L-v7.30.zip

Android 11 - crDroid v7.30 - Z00T/L - Google Drive

drive.google.com
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] CapTain335:
Is the kernel different on this one?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
not the kernel. tried to set all 4 cores from the cluster 0 always online.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] CapTain335:
Also that notification LED problem I mentioned only happens after 89% . I guess its a setting?
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] CapTain335:
I will have to download that tomorrow. My data packs about to exhaust.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] CapTain335:
Yes. It WORKS!!!! Lower cores min is 800mhz and upper cores min is 533mhz. Thank you 😄
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
nice to see that it works :) lucky u were not too late lol :D i was gonna go back to my windows environment today, i wouldn't go back to linux any time soon ^^ can't do much about the notification led tho. as i said my device has a cracked screen now so i lost my motivation, and the led works properly on z00t, probably couldn't find the solution without a z00l test device. hope that problem is not that important for you? even this offline core problem was weird. my device also has a snapdragon 615 and the changes i made were in the common files.

how's the general experience? any other major issues? is the led only problem? and is the problem only about charge indicator? like charging light turns off at 89%+ but led works properly for notifications from the apps?

anyways, i spent years without a notification led with my nokia 8, i think you can live with that :P
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] CapTain335:
Experience is good so far. No speaker related issues unlike other Android 10 roms. VoLTE also supports. Notification led for notifications works fine. It's just the charging thing that happens after 89% but I can live with that. Charging shows rapidly as I charge it with 10w charger. Connections work well like Bluetooth, hotspot and wifi. Anyone can use it as a daily driver. Some apps will stutter as it aged well like chrome and youtube. I use Brave cause it seems smooth and ad-free 😅
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
I finished the installation with core, the phone seems to work more smoothly, I did not see any problems, although from Android 7 onwards, I could not send a file via Bluetooth after selecting the file and sharing option, It doesn't exist in the name of Bluetooth and I transfer it with a shareit. Yes, I was wondering why the call recorder disappeared and now it is back.In general, thank you and appreciate all your efforts I wish you the best I am really satisfied when using the phone.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] zenfone selfie:
no problems here.
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
Yes, in the battery settings, when it reaches 90%, the LED light turns off and you can do it
[Zenfone 2 Laser Android Development] str4610:
Normally, two CPU cores are offline for me, but it works when opening a new program

is there a problem ? Do I need to install something? Did you provide a new update? Do I need to install it?