Development [CLOSED] Paranoid Android Sapphire Beta 1 - Oneplus 9 Pro

[JhinCuatro]

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
[*] Mobile network will initialize a bit slowly after boot
[*] Wi-Fi may not work on a few reboots. You may have to reboot multiple times for Wi-Fi to work
[*] Pocket-detection is less than ideal, it may result in accidental wake-ups or ignored gestures
[*] Bootanimation will pause for a split second. This is a known issue from the kernel

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 ourTelegram Group or directly download them from here:
OnePlus 9 Pro - Beta 1
(Note, OP9 & Pro builds are no longer unified)

Note: Custom kernels are not supported unless the kernel says it supports AOSPA and GMS is included!


Instructions
[1] Download the latest fastboot zip we released (hint: it has an -img appended to zip name)
[2] Reboot to bootloader.
[3] Wipe userdata with the command "fastboot -w"
[3] Flash the fastboot zip with "fastboot update aospa-*-image.zip"
[4] Reboot.

Changelog
[*] Prebuilt blobs are revamped to fix various issues (audio, video, NFC, etc)
[*] Sleep mode is changed to fix excessive idle battery drain
[*] VRR implementation is now working, which will improve battery life a lot
[*] Corner masks are now done properly
[*] Fingerprint improvements
[*] Kernel switched to a customized version of arter97 kernel

Here are platform-wise highlights:

[*] Latest CAF tag merged
[*] kdrag0n’s Repainter service integrated
[*] Optimized bionic, memory routines (ported by xboxfanj)
[*] Latest f2fs-tools
[*] Few optimizations merged from kdrag0n’s ProtonAOSP
[*] Burn-in protection feature added

Starting with Beta 1, you must clean flash due to recent commits related to userdata.

Important / Useful links
Paranoid Android Twitter
Paranoid Android Channel (Telegram)
Paranoid Android Community (Telegram)
Paranoid Android OnePlus 9 Family (Telegram

Cheers and #StayParanoid!


DevDB Information
Paranoid Android, ROM for the OnePlus 9 Pro

Contributors
33bca, ZVNexus, xboxfanj, andrewfluck,arter97
Source Code: https://github.com/AOSPA/android_kernel_oneplus_sm8350

ROM OS Version: Android 12
ROM Kernel: Linux 5.4
ROM Firmware Required: OOS Android 11 and Above
Based On: CAF

Version Information
Status: Alpha
Current Version: Sapphire Alpha 2
Release Date: 2021-12-13

Created 2021-12-06
Last Updated 2021-12-13

Any clue if this ROM supports Widevine L1? Not sure if any custom roms can do so, but it'll be interesting to know. (Note: Widevine l1 is possible with unlocked bootloader on oxygen os).

 

[JohnTheFarm3r]

Any clue if this ROM supports Widevine L1? Not sure if any custom roms can do so, but it'll be interesting to know. (Note: Widevine l1 is possible with unlocked bootloader on oxygen os).

It's not ROM related. If you have Widevine L1 when you unlock the BL on OOS, custom ROM's will have it too.

 

[Salilsarkar]

Do i have to make a clean install for every upcoming beta build or going from beta to stable build??

 

[JohnTheFarm3r]

Do i have to make a clean install for every upcoming beta build or going from beta to stable build??

The update was from alpha to beta build, so it was recommended to do a clean install. When another BETA update comes out, you'll be able to dirty flash it probably, unless stated otherwise by the dev.

 

[benhidalgo]

"- Wi-Fi may not work on a few reboots. You may have to reboot multiple times for Wi-Fi to work"

What are the multiple numbers of tries we are talking about here?

 

[Salilsarkar]

The update was from alpha to beta build, so it was recommended to do a clean install. When another BETA update comes out, you'll be able to dirty flash it probably, unless stated otherwise by the dev.

Thanks for the info.

 

[Salilsarkar]

I cant play call of duty mobile on this rom , every time i open the game it instantly crashes.

 

[benhidalgo]

@Salilsarkar
These AOSP ROMS are buggy on some games. I play Asphalt 9 with the battery on high performance and the refresh rate at 60. It plays flawlessly. I don't play call of duty so I wouldn't be able to see where this error exists. Try these settings it might help. Or use the GFX tool app.

 

[JohnTheFarm3r]

I cant play call of duty mobile on this rom , every time i open the game it instantly crashes.View attachment 5576331

Works fine for me.

 

[djsubterrain]

I cant play call of duty mobile on this rom , every time i open the game it instantly crashes.View attachment 5576331

Did you go into Settings > Apps and give that app all the permissions it needs?

 

[samuelrf]

Awesome to be back on PA, awesome rom! Faster and smoother than OOS 11/12, feels pretty solid also, congrats for the work!

 

[Salilsarkar]

@Salilsarkar
These AOSP ROMS are buggy on some games. I play Asphalt 9 with the battery on high performance and the refresh rate at 60. It plays flawlessly. I don't play call of duty so I wouldn't be able to see where this error exists. Try these settings it might help. Or use the GFX tool app.

I tried with 60hz and performance mode but it still crashes as soon as i press the game icon.

 

[Salilsarkar]

Works fine for me.

What's wrong with mine then??

 

[Salilsarkar]

Did you go into Settings > Apps and give that app all the permissions it needs?

Yeah I gave it all the permissions ,but it closes down as soon as I gave it the storage permission.

 

[ezpz.MiDAS]

Hello

So i tried with the fastboot -w and fastboot update.

But i only get a lot of archive not there errors in adb interface.

When it reboots, i get this: fastboot: error: Failed to boot into userspace fastboot; one or more components might be unbootable.

I'm coming from COS12.

 

[Dharani_V]

Hello

So i tried with the fastboot -w and fastboot update.

But i only get a lot of archive not there errors in adb interface.

When it reboots, i get this: fastboot: error: Failed to boot into userspace fastboot; one or more components might be unbootable.

I'm coming from COS12.

U need to MSM back to OOS 11 then do this

 

[ezpz.MiDAS]

U need to MSM back to OOS 11 then do this

Yea should have read some. I'm going back and doing 1 OTA now. Do you happen to have a patched magisk boot.img mate?

 

[Dharani_V]

Yea should have read some. I'm going back and doing 1 OTA now. Do you happen to have a patched magisk boot.img mate?

Yes i do . Here you go

 

[DahakePL]

Hello

So i tried with the fastboot -w and fastboot update.

But i only get a lot of archive not there errors in adb interface.

When it reboots, i get this: fastboot: error: Failed to boot into userspace fastboot; one or more components might be unbootable.

I'm coming from COS12.

It clearly says to come from OOS11

 

[samwhiteUK]

It clearly says to come from OOS11

It also clearly says above that the poster now understands this. Jeez, if you're going to get at people for not reading...