yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] magicmckinney:
You can root this Rom but Lsposed or Riru don't work yet with A14.

they have now updated these apps to work with A14
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] fiercebird:
Rom works great even without root. All my banking apps working. 👍
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] ante0:
More likely 100% chance you won't pass as you need to unlock bootloader to flash it, and that will mean your BL state is orange without safetynet fix.

That said, if your banking app even checks. So you'd have to test it.
[OnePlus 8 Pro  Guides, News, & Discussion] Guyinlaca:
Have a OnePlus 8 Pro still running the final version of Android 10 with updates disabled. It's incredible how fast and smooth it is. Newer is not always better. If this were still my primary device, I'd use LineageOS or CrDroid.
[Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G (peux)/POCO X4 Pro 5G (veux)] TheDarkXanatos:
As the question says I picked up the evox custom rom for poco x4 pro 5g. It's all going well till now but it doesn't show Bluetooth enabled icon on the status bar. running on a14 evox
[Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G (peux)/POCO X4 Pro 5G (veux)] ganimomu:
A14 Evox seems to be in a green state from now until we get new updates from the mantainer, so don't expect it to be perfect yet. A13 version is pretty good (if still available to download).

Until further news from the mantainer, you might have to wait for some things to work as intended.

AFAIK if you go into Advanced Settings > System UI Tuner, around there you have the option to enable or disable status bar icons, but some of them just don't show despite being enabled.
[Fire TV General] bibikalka:
I accidently ended up hoarding both the new 4K 2nd gen ($25), and 4k Max 2nd gen ($30) during BF and post-BF sales. I may still return the 4K 2nd gen - deciding on that. I think the new FireOS 8/Android 11 version may open a slight early possibility to make something happen.

Here is the summary of what these are:

Comparison table of all recent 2018 thru 2023 4K Fire TV Stick & Cube Models — 1st-gen vs 2nd-gen Firesticks, 4K vs 4K Max vs Cube

With two new high-end Fire TV Stick models announced today, you have more options than ever if you're looking for a 4k-capable Fire TV. How does the 1st-gen Fire TV Stick 4K stack up against the new 2nd-gen Fire TV Stick 4K? What about the same for the old and new 4K Max? How does the latest...

www.aftvnews.com

So let's get a bit of clarify on what people tried so far. I see a lot of good recent work by @Skel40, including opening up the casing and taking pictures.

Are there any reports on trying this latest 4K exploit by @k4y0z from Mar, 2022:

[UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 4K (mantis)

NOTE: There have been multiple reports of devices with serial numbers containing VM190 or higher being shipped with DL-Mode disabled in BROM. These devices cannot be unlocked using kamakiri. These devices do not show up at all on USB when...

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Obviously, the exploit would not work as is, but are the 2023 4k devices possibly talking back during the early handshake?

Another question is if anybody tried to avoid updating during the initial registration, as per this guide:

How to Skip Software Updates during Initial Setup or Factory Reset on a Fire TV, Firestick, or Fire TV Cube

Since the latest software update for Fire TV devices is blocking the ability to use custom launchers, you may want to avoid updating a new or factory reset Fire TV.

www.aftvnews.com

Also, exFAT is not working, right? I tried exFAT SD card on a Fire Max with the same FireOS 8, and it was unrecognized.

Anybody tried the classic Fire tool from here to disable updates post-registration:

[WINDOWS/LINUX][TOOL]Fire Toolbox V35.0

Fire Toolbox V35.0 All-In-One Toolbox for Fire Tablets! The Fire Toolbox is a collection of useful ADB (Android Debug Bridge) tweaks that can be applied to Amazon's Fire Tablets. The Toolbox project aims to help users fully customize...

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My ideal use case for these 2023 4k devices would be:

1) disable updates

2) block ads

3) play stuff off an external SSD with >4GB file sizes

4) use some of Amazon/Android streaming apps

I got all of that working with rooted gen1 4k sticks, using exFAT supporting kernel for the external SSD. Of course, gen2 hardware looks juicier, so would be nice to get that going too.
[Fire TV General] bibikalka:
I finally got to test my 4k Max. Here is some results.

1) Kamakiri is no go, it drops me into Preloader:

papa:/home/papa/android/fire4k/kamakiri-mantis-v2.0.1# ./bootrom-step.sh
[2023-12-18 13:31:32.145955] Waiting for device
[2023-12-18 13:31:52.474840] Found port = /dev/ttyACM0
[2023-12-18 13:31:52.529068] Handshake
[2023-12-18 13:31:52.552207] Load payload from ../brom-payload/pl/pl.bin = 0x3A04 bytes
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/papa/android/fire4k/kamakiri-mantis-v2.0.1/modules/main.py", line 135, in <module>
main(dev)
File "/home/papa/android/fire4k/kamakiri-mantis-v2.0.1/modules/main.py", line 25, in main
load_pl_payload(dev)
File "/home/papa/android/fire4k/kamakiri-mantis-v2.0.1/modules/load_payload.py", line 47, in load_pl_payload
dev.send_da(0x40001000, len(payload), 0, payload)
File "/home/papa/android/fire4k/kamakiri-mantis-v2.0.1/modules/common.py", line 342, in send_da
self.check(self.read(2), to_bytes(0, 2))
File "/home/papa/android/fire4k/kamakiri-mantis-v2.0.1/modules/common.py", line 103, in check
raise RuntimeError("ERROR: Serial protocol mismatch, expected {} got {}".format(gold.hex(), test.hex()))
RuntimeError: ERROR: Serial protocol mismatch, expected 0000 got 2001

Of course, nothing good shows up in lsusb either:

papa:/home/papa# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 025: ID 0e8d:2000 MediaTek Inc. MT65xx Preloader

2) Update skipping works just fine. It turned out to be even simpler than these instructions here:

How to Skip Software Updates during Initial Setup or Factory Reset on a Fire TV, Firestick, or Fire TV Cube

Since the latest software update for Fire TV devices is blocking the ability to use custom launchers, you may want to avoid updating a new or factory reset Fire TV.

www.aftvnews.com

Specifically, I punched in manual IP/mask/gateway/DNS using these special DNS servers here:

Block updates. DNS way. No root needed

Here is instructions of how to block Updates on a Fire TV. Important! Recently a Fire TV update released, it blocks any way to disable auto updates, except this one Some ISP are replacing client DNS requests by their own answers, in that case...

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When Fire complained that it could not check updates because DNS was blocking those, I pressed BACK and MENU buttons simultaneously on the remote for a few seconds until the VoiceView accessibility feature turned on. Once the VoiceView feature was on the screen, pressed the BACK button. When VoiceView exited, I got Amazon login/registration screen. So I did not have to pull the router power to do a quick disconnect/etc. Just a blocking DNS, and BACK+MENU buttons!

3) Enabled adb, grabbed a couple of screenshots for you all:

# adb shell
karat:/ $ cd /data/local/tmp
karat:/data/local/tmp $ screencap -p screen1.png
karat:/data/local/tmp $ screencap -p screen2.png

My FireOS is currently at 8.1.0.0 (RS8100/1721).

4) Will test different approaches to block OTAs/ads next, and will keep it at 8.1.0.0 until something good might happen in the future :) Will report back!
[Fire TV General] Deleted member 6200352:
Forgive me if I'm completely wrong/misunderstood/confused over different revisions, but don't you still have to short it?
[Fire TV General] bibikalka:
Shorting was not needed with the later exploit version for Fire stick 4K 1st gen. But sadly - with these new devices none of the exploits work!
[Fire TV General] bibikalka:
I was able to set up RethinkDNS to block system OTA applications. I started with a WiFi connection that had OTA blocked through @Ighor method (link). Then I sideloaded RethinkDNS apk via adb (network). Then I configured RethinkDNS to block these 3 apps:

DeviceSoftwareOTA

Forced App Updater

System Updates

I had to use both remote and a USB mouse to navigate my way around RethinkDNS. Then I hit start.

After a reboot RethinkDNS is active by itself, and seems to be blocking these 3 particular applications. Please see the screenshots for details. At this point I switched away from @Ighor's DNS server to just my DHCP settings, and updates are still blocked. RethinkDNS appears to slow down my Internet connection a bit, ping goes from 8ms to 16ms, and I get 80/20 Mbps download/upload. I tested this with SpeedTest.

For historical perspective, originally I started with the Fire HD RethinkDNS guide (link), but could not find any of the VPN settings, and everything appears to work as is just with RethinkDNS. You don't need to sideload Activity Launcher since it's not used for anything.
[Fire TV General] Ighor:
The downside of apps like RethinkDNS is that they don't actually alter your device's DNS settings directly. Instead, they operate a local VPN server. This means all of your device's network traffic passes through the app. This process can use more CPU resources and potentially reduce the overall speed of your device.
[Fire TV General] bibikalka:
Yes, correct! I tested network speed on a Fire HD tablet with and without RethinkDNS, and with RethinkDNS the speeds were quite a bit lower. This is a bit of an issue for a tablet in particular since it eats battery.

With Fire 4K stick, the speed is still plentiful for streaming - I got 80/20 Mbps download/upload. Also, the stick is connected to an outlet, so less pressure to save every bit of energy.

Forgot to mention, an interesting application of RethinkDNS is a light debloat. One simply ban certain Amazon applications from accessing Internet. Pinging @Skel40 just in case - here is his older debloat guide (link).
[General Questions and Answers] hplaya:
Hi I have a Samsung Omnia i900 and am really wanting to make calls through my internet connection since I am roaming now and vodaphone wont let me make any calls...I searched this website and am very confused on what to download and what not to download....should i download wmwifirouter? or fring? any help on where to begin and what to download would be greatly appreciated...thanx and my bad for being a newb...
[General Questions and Answers] joel2009:
You will still get roaming data charges more than likely so you may want to look into that. Windows mobile wifi router only allows you to broadcast your phones internet connection through your wifi.

You need something like skype. (or fring)
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] DarkJoker360:
​

*** Disclaimer
I am not responsible for any damage you made to your device
You have been warned

crDroid is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device also attempting to bringing many of the best features existent today

Features:

https://github.com/crdroidandroid/crdroid_features/blob/14.0/README.mkdn

Flashing Instructions:

Pre-installation:

gapps (Download from here)

First time installation:

Boot recovery

Format Data, Wipe system

Install ROM

Install gapps (Optional)

Reboot

Update installation:

Boot recovery

Install ROM

Install gapps (Optional)

Reboot

NOTE: If all the flashing process succeeds the terminal output will stop at 47% and report adb: failed to read command: Success. In some cases it will report adb: failed to read command: No error which is also fine.

Sources:

ROM: https://github.com/crdroidandroid

Device sources: https://github.com/crdroidandroid

Download:

ROM https://crdroid.net/ginkgo/10

Changelog: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crdroidandroid/android_vendor_crDroidOTA/14.0/ginkgo_changelog.txt

Known issues:

* You tell me

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[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Dj MyL:
Hello, which kernel is crdroid 14 using...thanks
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] textmarker007:
Hi @DarkJoker360,

which Recovery do you use, because of the encryption of Android 14?

Thanks for your work and maintaining the device!
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Cybereu:
Redmi note 8T (willon) is missing NFC, is supported planed ?

Thank you, great rom.

Edited: Flashed firmware and everything is working.
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] kirinin:
Could you tell us which firmware you flashed to enable NFC, thank you!
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] FalconSN:
QuicksilveR 2.5
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] EthanWaber21:
Hello.

Anyone have problem with Themes and Style menu? Can't enter there for choose wallpaper and color. Entering and closing after shows error. Did clean flash again but the problem the same. I'm wondering maybe this because of NickGapps Stock version something?

Do I need to try much smaller gapps pack?
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] chuy19312:
I think it depends on the GApps version you install, maybe you did install an GApps version that does replace Styles and Wallpapers with Google one, tell me what package did you install, so i can see if i can help you.

Alternatively, you can install the most basic NikGApps package then install the NikGApps addons with the apps you want, you can find them on NikGApps SourceForge Link
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] EthanWaber21:
I downloaded from here https://sourceforge.net/projects/nikgapps/files/Releases/NikGapps-U/07-Nov-2023/

Stock pack

NikGapps-stock-arm64-14-20231107-signed.zip
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] chuy19312:
Try with Basic or Core versions, then go here to download Addons to install the apps you want

NikGapps - Browse /Releases/Addons-U/07-Nov-2023 at SourceForge.net

A Custom Google Apps Package that Suits Everyone Needs!

sourceforge.net

For Core version, you may want to install SetupWizard addon too to get Google Restore and Setup Wizard

Note: i did download the NikGApps version you installed, it does replace ROM's launcher with Pixel Launcher, that's the reason Themes and Styles app do crash, in that case, you need to install an NikGApps version that doesn't replace the launcher or install the Themes and Styles Google App, i hope this helps
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] EthanWaber21:
Thank you so much. Now all is works with Basic pack NickGapps :)

I just was worried about Google Play certification, but it's also verified
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] PinguiNUX:
One question. Would there be any problem if I do dirty flash from crdroid 9.11 or do I have to do clean install?
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] chuy19312:
You're welcome, i'm glad this did help you.

And so cool, not many ROMs do pass Google Play certification, especially since SafetyNet security and Google Security patches
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] iodemos:
For years and up to version crDroidAndroid-13.0-20231115-ginkgo-v9.11 signature spoofing was supported without much ado.

Why was signature spoofing support discontinued with the current version of crDroidAndroid-14.0-20231222-ginkgo-v10.0?
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] 2faraway2:
afaik this is an issue with other devices (eg 'alioth') in the A14-line as well.

At least for 'alioth' it is fixed with the latest build .. why not try the latest build for ginkgo (which is crDroidAndroid-14.0-20231228-ginkgo-v10.0) ?
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] American_Jesus:
Probably, I suggest do backup of everything essential before doing, but you can try it, if something doesn't work or other issue, do a clean install.

EDIT: I forgot to wipe data and upgraded the ROM from Android 13 -> 14, and everything seems to be working (so far)
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] American_Jesus:
It was a bug, fixed few days ago, newer build work again with signature spoofing

https://sourceforge.net/projects/crdroid/files/ginkgo/10.x/crDroidAndroid-14.0-20231228-ginkgo-v10.0.zip/download
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] iodemos:
@American_Jesus, thank you for your quick response. And special thanks to the crDroid dev team for the prompt fix.

By the way: The crDroid GSI builds are also affected by this bug.
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] iodemos:
Oh no, local update crDroidAndroid-14.0-20231229-ginkgo-v10.0 with crDroid-recovery bricked my WLAN . Build crDroidAndroid-14.0-20231228-ginkgo-v10.0 works fine.

Update

When I navigate to Settings > Network and Internet in build crDroidAndroid-14.0-20231229-ginkgo-v10.0, , the Settings app does not respond (setting is closed repeatedly) or crashes.
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] bnesic:
Yes
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Uluru25:
Yes, it's a rom supporting both devices
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] gueschmid:
I have flashed WILLOW Firmware from the Xiaomi Firmware Thread with cdDroid Recovery. I think it worked.
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] gjongbloed:
Earlier on (#167) I reported a problem after having updated to crDroidAndroid-14.0-20240715-ginkgo-v10.6.zip. The update initially worked perfectly, until I rebooted to recovery in order to create a back-up. Then - after a reboot to system - the crashes occurred shortly after the initial start-up. Tried several options to overcome this problem. Even narrowed it down to a simple restart after having powered off my phone. Everything worked perfectly until the restart.

No one else seems to experience this problem. But I had to return to v10.5 with a clean flash. In this version I can power off and restart withoput a problem. No idea what causes this problem with v10.6...

Problem (with v10.6) still there (26-7).

I have a Redmi Note 8T - willow.

Recovery: twrp-3.7.1_12.0-willow-TeamWin.img

crDroidAndroid-14.0-20240621-ginkgo-v10.5.zip worked/works flawlessly

Problems with crDroidAndroid-14.0-20240715-ginkgo-v10.6.zip (and ...20240719-...)

Strange: when the problem occurred, I tried to re-flash firmware file: fw_willow_miui_WILLOWEEAGlobal_V12.5.5.0.RCXEUXM_4a8a71d8ef_11.0.zip

but the installation ended with an error E3004: "This package is for "willow" devices; this is a "ginkgo" (sic...). But, again, my phone is a "willow".

Could this be the cause of my problem? And how to resolve?

For the time being, as there seems no solution to my problem, I have succesfully installed EvolutionX ROM.
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Kaizer-8:
Guys, what crDroid Rom is best for daily drive which is very optimized and has a very good battery and RAM usage.

If not crDroid then any other Rom?

I don't care for latest roms as mostly they don't bring any massive features plus they're a bit heavy on this model.

What I want in a rom is all the necessary customizations like crDroid deliveres and as i said good battery, ram usage.
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Dr0n3r:
Hello, is this rom signed with test keys?
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] bnesic:
Garry Rogov crDroid A11
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Kaizer-8:
True its an amazing rom, one question though, does unlimited google photos work in this rom?
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] bnesic:
I really don't know, I tried it for a few days...
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] bnesic:
it's still the 256 version in the ROM
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] unsolicited:
The KSU kernel version is built based on this source: https://github.com/crdroidandroid/android_kernel_xiaomi_ginkgo/commits/14.0/ with the KSU patch added. As such it should be identical to the stock kernel (and it is 4.14.256)
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] iozho:
Hi @DarkJoker360 :

When you have chance could you please take a look at this bug report https://github.com/crdroidandroid/issue_tracker/issues/475

Thanks
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] American_Jesus:
Those are nightly builds, some bugs can be fixed but also can have new ones.

Previous bug with signature spoofing was fixed on 12/25, só only builds after that that have that bug fixed, but also can have new ones.

Always better to stick to recommended builds from the site if possible
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] jer194:
4 weeks ago I had tried with TWRP (twrp-3.7.0_12-1-ginkgo.img),

which resulted in a bootloop, for my encrypted willow ...

Today I was using the recovery which comes with the ROM (recovery-20231229.img).

This one worked perfectly, even when 'dirty' flashing.

Just Magisk flash had to be performed separately in my case.

Maybe 'Boot recovery' in initial post should be replaced by 'Boot crDroid recovery',

to avoid frustration ...
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] textmarker007:
Thanks @jer194, thats very helpful! I will try the recovery! Thanks!
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] American_Jesus:
Unofficial OrangeFox works with Android 14 ROMs
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Bishop Myriel:
Thank you for the ROM.

I have been using it as a daily driver for 3 days.

Feedback:

I could not get SoT data, always 0 min.
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] EthanWaber21:
I'm wondering if it could possible for the future updates builds to add for customization a new font "SegoeUI" from Windows?

Or Windows Mobile font not sure how it called correctly.
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] NotowanyWieslaw:
Hello. I have today build installed - 08.01.2024 crDroid v10.0 for my Redmi Note 8T, I am using also TWRP Recovery v3.7.0_12-2-ginkgo (the newest build 31.12.2023) and when I want to boot to recovery, then the recovery is asking me for a password to decrypt data. I am writing the correct password, then recovery is trying to decrypt data and then recovery is restarting itself, and when its restarted, it is asking one more time for password to decrypt data, but now i can't write anything because TWRP recovery froze/maybe stop working.

Why is it happening like that?

Is TWRP not decrypting properly?
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] jer194:
Better use the recovery which comes with the ROM, it is supposed to work ...

(worked for me at least, see my post from last Tuesday).

If you really prefer TWRP, you always can go back to it after flashing the ROM.
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] chuy19312:
Try with OrangeFox recovery, there is an post where you can download it, TWRP doesn't work correctly on all ROMs
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] NotowanyWieslaw:
Thanks for the tip chuy19312 - I installed OrangeFox Recovery from this thread: https://xdaforums.com/t/recovery-12-13-14-unofficial-orangefox-recovery-redmi-note-8-8t.4648116/ and now I can decrypt data, recovery is working perfectly, better than TWRP! Thank you so much for the tip!
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] asunix:
Can someone tell how much free ram is?
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] richie.meggio:
how do I update it if I have magisk installed?
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] chuy19312:
Magisk and GApps do install automatically after an system update if you have OrangeFox Recovery (i don't know if it works on other recoveries)
[Redmi Note 8 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] chuy19312:
Well, after using this ROM for some days, i want to say that it does work really good, i'm using it with Cuh kernel and i do have an very nice battery backup and no bugs except for Always on display but it's not ROM specific, it happens too with many android 13 ROMs too, for now i'm using it as daily driver

Note for the people that does install this ROM, this device will be detected as "YU Yureka" on Google Device Manager website, so don't panic in case you see that device on device manager