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Paranoid Android Sapphire Alpha 3- OnePlus 8/T/Pro & 9R
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thattechguy_69
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As a OnePlus 8 T-Mobile user myself, the best way to install this ROM is to install an Android 12 Custom ROM first, then after installing the A12 ROM reboot to fastboot then fastboot update aospa.zip then you won't have any errors.
Could someone answer me a few questions I have about paranoid android. I have a OnePlus 8T and I was thinking about installing it since Oxygen OS 12 sucks and I don't want to wait a year for OS13
Since I need to unlock the bootloader, does Netflix work?
Does Google pay work?
Do you receive updates and can install them without losing data like in any other phone or do you need to do it manually with adb?
I know the ROM supports dual sim, does it include a way to run two instances of the same app like Whatsapp, one for each sim?
Has anyone seen improvements in battery life?
Are there any deal breakers? Like massive glitches or lack of specific functionality?
Since I need to unlock the bootloader, does Netflix work?
Does Google pay work?
Do you receive updates and can install them without losing data like in any other phone or do you need to do it manually with adb?
I know the ROM supports dual sim, does it include a way to run two instances of the same app like Whatsapp, one for each sim?
Has anyone seen improvements in battery life?
Are there any deal breakers? Like massive glitches or lack of specific functionality?
just don't bother bro. sell your phone and buy another phone with the os you like. been on this site for long enough to know.
Paranoid Android is definitely not the ROM for you in this case. There will be bugs almost always, and you won't expect them to be fixed very soon, if at all since builds are very rarely released by PA.
Might wanna try another ROM to be safe.
thattechguy_69
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Are you referring in terms of the ROM not be supported or that TWRP 3.7 is not supported?
Well, if you follow the link to download TWRP 3.7 you have to choose your device (I was wrong about OnePlus devices not being supported). But notice that "instantnoodle" and not "instantnoodlep" is available.
Installing a Recovery nor ready for the 8 Pro can result in a phone brick.
EDIT: Did not noticed that you have a normal OP8. Sorry (merging 2 phones in one Topic we get confused, lol)
Still comes back to my original question on whether or not someone has tested out the theory of flashing this ROM with TWRP 3.7.
-- I suppose that I'll wait until I might get a response regarding this matter.
I'm on Zephyrus 12.1 ( https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-12-1-oos-cam-oneplus-8-project-zephyrus-12-1_r8.4458891/ ) which has dropped support for OP8 and want to switch to this, can I just follow the instructions for clean install? I successfully installed Zephyrus when coming from stock OOS11 so I correctly flashed OOS11 to both slots.
Im I clear to follow clean flash instructions? or do I need to go back to latest stock OOS11? (would appreciate a link if so)
Im I clear to follow clean flash instructions? or do I need to go back to latest stock OOS11? (would appreciate a link if so)
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We are very excited to announce the alpha of Paranoid Android Sapphire, based on Android 12.
On the first launch, you’ll notice a clean setup with a beautiful wallpaper from Hampus Olsson, who teamed up with us again to create several beautiful pieces of artwork. Hampus is a multi-disciplinary artist whose design stands for itself and we’re glad to have him onboard. We also added further UI touches that we believe enhance the overall user experience. You can find all of the Paranoid Android wallpapers and many more in the Abstruct app, included in our builds.
Our builds are based on the Code Aurora Forum Android base, which is optimized for Qualcomm platforms and has a higher degree of performance, battery life, and functionality compared to the Android Open Source Project platform. The Paranoid Android team and contributors are focusing on squashing existing bugs, and implementing and improving features, performance, and stability. We are dedicated to providing a user experience with the stability that you can expect from stock ROMs with best-in-class performance and features to help you get the most out of your device.
Notice
As we are growing on our list of supported devices in each release, we require of a stronger build environment so we can speed up the compilation process for releases. Based on the actual Quartz 4 list, we support over 30 devices, which takes between 2 and 3 days for all the builds to be completed without counting possible compilation issues or rebuild needs, based on our current specs.
We kindly ask all of you that are in position to donate anything, to help and support us so we can provide better and faster build releases, as well as increase the download speed of our servers, all looking for your enjoyment.
You can donate here
Device-specific issues
[*] Ultrawide Camera (OP8T)
There are likely many other issues, these are just the most prominent to me. Don't come into this with the expectation any issue you come across will be fixed in a timely manner.
Requirements
Make sure you are coming from any Android 11 based OxygenOS build, stable is recommended.
Downloads
You can always get our Alpha builds from our Telegram Group or directly download them from here:
OP8: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1N7Mn1-hei22fPWLuoPE8Obkq7mZ2WT39?usp=sharing
OP8 Pro: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Xx8tl3ueWChlUjIIhFTMOotpD8uDfXjM?usp=sharing
OP8T: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16PdpI8gN8kE5ZFt3WBt8mQc6_p5B7pSk?usp=sharing
OP9R: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tCN77OBbzSbdoF6TX3PySaMSHu-t4V_J?usp=sharing
(Note, OP8/T & Pro builds are no longer unified)
Note: Custom kernels are not supported unless the kernel says it supports PA and GMS is included!
Instructions
[1] Download the latest fastboot zip we released (hint: it has an -image appended to zip name)
[2] Reboot to bootloader.
[3] Flash the fastboot zip with "fastboot update aospa-*-image.zip"
[4] Reboot into recovery after it is done flashing & wipe userdata.
If you are coming from Alpha 1, you must clean flash due to recent commits related to userdata. If you are coming from Alpha 2 you can dirtyflash it.
If you already flashed Alpha 1 and want to update, then you can just sideload the OTA in recovery if it is avaliable, although there might be only fastboot images up for the latest version so keep that in mind.
Important / Useful links
Paranoid Android Twitter
Paranoid Android Channel (Telegram)
Paranoid Android Community (Telegram)
Cheers and #StayParanoid!
DevDB Information
Paranoid Android, ROM for the OnePlus 8/Pro
Contributors
33bca, ZVNexus, xboxfanj, Vishalcj17, andrewfluck
Source Code: https://github.com/AOSPA/android_kernel_oneplus_sm8250
ROM OS Version: Android 12
ROM Kernel: Linux 4.19
ROM Firmware Required: Latest OOS 11 build
Based On: CAF
Version Information
Status: Alpha
Current Version: Sapphire Alpha 3
Release Date: 2022-04-07
Created 2021-11-28
Last Updated 2022-04-0712Alright guys, alpha 2 is out and ready to download!
Please make sure to wipe userdata if you are coming from ALPHA 1!
I would also like to welcome OP8T to the party.
Everything besides ultrawide camera seems to be in line with OP8/OP8Pro, feel free to let me know if I missed something.
Full changelog will follow tomorrow:
* 5G is fixed now
* WFD is fixed now
Download link is still the same AFH folder. Mirrors on Google Drive can be found below.
OP8: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1N7Mn1-hei22fPWLuoPE8Obkq7mZ2WT39?usp=sharing
OP8T: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16PdpI8gN8kE5ZFt3WBt8mQc6_p5B7pSk?usp=sharing
OP8Pro: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Xx8tl3ueWChlUjIIhFTMOotpD8uDfXjM?usp=sharing7Alright guys, Sapphire Alpha 3 is out and ready to download!
But sadly I got some bad news for you all with this release, I won't be able to continue OP8 builds anymore as my OP8 Pro got stolen recently. We will discuss in our team who will take care of the builds from now on.
OP9R Is now also in a part of the party. Since it's a blindbuild based on our 8T sources I can't guarantee it works as flawless as the other builds. Please let us know if there are any issues.
Full changelog will follow some times later. Or maybe never, who knows.
For now you can download the builds from GDrive and Telegram, AFH is still uploading.
Telegram: https://web.telegram.org/z/#-1154380827
GDrive:
OP8: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1N7Mn1-hei22fPWLuoPE8Obkq7mZ2WT39?usp=sharing
OP8 Pro: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Xx8tl3ueWChlUjIIhFTMOotpD8uDfXjM?usp=sharing
OP8T: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16PdpI8gN8kE5ZFt3WBt8mQc6_p5B7pSk?usp=sharing
OP9R: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tCN77OBbzSbdoF6TX3PySaMSHu-t4V_J?usp=sharing6FAQ
Is feature X working in this rom?
- If its not mentioned under issues its most likely working.
Does safetynet work on this rom?
- Yes, safetynet works out of the box and doesnt require any additional modules or hacks.
My wireless display doest work.
- WFD is currently completly removed in my builds because it crashes anyway with the old blobs.
I notice some screen flicker on dark backgrounds.
- That's normal, for some reason 60 and 90/120Hz dont have the same colors and you can see it change when smooth display is enabled and it switches between normal and high refresh rate.
My phone goes randomly into crashdump mode.
- Simply disable 5G in settings, for some reason there are carriers that dont properly work right now.
