
This is Candy Pie for the Essential Phone. Built straight from source with commits from a variety of different Sources/ROMS. We wanted to give the users a fun, fully customisable ROM, with regular updates and security patches.
We do this as a hobby, and we happily share the Candy of our toils with the custom ROM community, for free. We use what we share on our own devices, most as Daily Drivers, so you can be confident that problems will be promptly addressed.
Thanks for your support and camaraderie. Special thanks to GZOSP, GZR-ROMs, LineageOS, SlimRoms, OmniROM, AOSiP, DU and the innumerable rest who make their source open. We can't do all of this on our own!
Donations are appreciated, but NEVER expected.
Stay tuned for more Candy!
Special thanks to GZOSP, GZR-ROMs, LineageOS, SlimRoms, OmniROM, AOSiP and all the rest who make their source open. We can't do all of this on our own.

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@bhi244
@rajatgupta1998
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Looking forward to be a device maintainer? Read about the requirements here.

ROM: CandyRoms Github
Device specific sources: CandyDevices Github
Gerrit Review https://gerrit.bbqdroid.org

CandyShop:
- SYSTEM
- Volume buttons up/down for Do Not Disturb
- Swap volume buttons on rotation
- Long press volume playback control
- Screen off power button torch (double press and long press)
- Show app icons in toasts
- LOCKSCREEN:
- Double tap to sleep on lock screen
- Face auto unlock
- FP unlock without PIN/password
- Quick PIN unlock
- Disable QS when locked
- Hide lockscreen power menu
- Hide or show custom bottom shortcuts
- Clock styles
- Date styles
- STATUS BAR
- Clock options:
- Alignment
- Display seconds
- AM/PM & Date display and format
- Battery settings:
- Battery icon style
- Show percentage in Status bar
- Network Traffic indicator
- Quick settings:
- Brightness slider icon (for Auto/Manual)
- Bottom brightness slider
- Custom number of rows/columns with Quick add (one click)
- Quick pulldown (right)
- Control status bar items
- Clock options:
- NAVIGATION
- Navbar options:
- Stock navbar
- Hardware keys:
- WIP
- Navbar options:
- STOCK ROOM
- Three finger screen shot gesture
- Screenshot shutter sound
- GENERAL
- Rootless Substratum support
- Night light
- Prevent accidental wake up via proximity sensor
- Candy Sweetener Device theme (Substratum if installed, Pixel, Stock)
- SystemUI Tuner
- Battery stats reset option
More to come, we are never done...
NO ETA REQUESTS!

Disclaimer:
CandyRoms is not responsible for any bricks you may obtain. Please follow the thread rules and steps and everything will be gravy. Remember, backing up before flashing is always recommended.
CandyRoms is not responsible for any bricks you may obtain. Please follow the thread rules and steps and everything will be gravy. Remember, backing up before flashing is always recommended.
* See Post #2 for Downloads
* See Post #3 for FAQ/Known issues
- Boot into TWRP
- Wipe Data and Cache
- Flash the ROM
- Flash TWRP installer zip.
- Reboot to recovery
- Flash the latest stable Magisk (optional)
- No 3rd party mods are supported. (Like Xposed Framework or shady Magisk Modules)
- Reboot
NOTE:
- If you have issues with Settings or Play Services force-closes you need to clean flash.
- Please give first boot several minutes.
- New additions and fixes being added constantly
- If you have any other issue, please let us know in proper bug reporting fashion as indicated below.

- Do NOT Report bugs if you're running a custom kernel or you installed other shady mods.
- Grab a logcat right after the problem has occurred. (Please include at least a few pages of the log, not just the last few lines, unless you know what you're doing.)
- If it is a random reboot, grab /sys/fs/pstore/console-ramoops and /sys/fs/pstore/dmesg-ramoops-0. (Do not bother getting a logcat unless you can get it just before the reboot. A logcat after a reboot is useless)
- If the problem disappears after running "setenforce 0" from a root shell, grab /data/misc/audit/audit.log
Code:
What is your--
ROM version and build date
Gapps version:
Did you--
wipe:
restore with titanium backup:
reboot after having the issue:
Are you using--
a task killer:
a non-stock kernel:
other modifications:
Provide any additional information (observations/frequency of problem/last version it worked on/etc) as needed.
Also please let us know how to reproduce the particular issue.
Please, DO NOT complain about problems and offer nothing to help fix it. We reserve the right to ignore you for not following instructions.

Checkout our website (WIP): http://candyroms.org
Come visit us on Telegram: @CandyRoms
CandyRoms Telegram Release Channel: @CandyRoms_Channel
CandyRoms on SourceForge: SourceForge Project
Other Credits:
invisiblek, intervigim, rashed97, kuran and all the other developers working on mata
invisiblek, intervigim, rashed97, kuran and all the other developers working on mata
XDA:DevDB Information
CandyROM Pie for mata, ROM for the Essential Phone
Contributors
rajatgupta1998, kdp162
Source Code: https://github.com/CandyRoms
ROM OS Version: 9.x Pie
ROM Kernel: Linux 4.x
Based On: AOSP
Version Information
Status: Stable
Stable Release Date: 2019-09-06
Created 2019-05-14
Last Updated 2020-03-15