[PRECAUTIONARILY CLOSED][ROM][13][starlte/star2lte][UNOFFICIAL] BananaDroid [06/07/2023]

[pierre383]

☆ Latest June security patch inside!
☆ Flash use the Lineage recovery for S9+ and for S9 or your prefer recovery (use this one recovery if problem)

BananaDroid is an AOSP based ROM, with smooth fluidity,performance and customization
Our mission is to offer the maximum possible stability and security, along with essential and useful features for the proper functioning of the device

Unofficial stable BananaDroid for S9 and S9+

/* Your warranty is... still valid?
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*/

Features:
A lot of Build Optimizations
Base Built With SM 5.2
Kernel Built With SM 6.0
F2FS Support
BananaPerformance
Un-encrypted
PIE Controls (LMT)
PA Pie Controls
Floating Windows
Animation Options
Ad-Blocker
App Circle Bar
App Bar
App Opts
DPI Backup
DPI Changer
Wakelock Blocker
Native OTG Support
Headsup Background and Text Color
Lot's of Lockscreen Options
Lockscreen Weather Options
Lockscreen Gestures
Slim's Ambient Display
Slim's Navigation Bar Mods
Slim's Navring Targets
Extra Quick Settings Tiles
Floating Clear Recents
Clear All Recents Button Position
Disable Google Search in Recents
Ok Google Everywhere
Disabled Tether Checking
Heads Up Options
Power Menu Custimazation
Notification Drawer Settings
Expanded Desktop
Statusbar Clock Options
More Statusbar Options
Quick Settings Options
Call Recording
Google Webview
Scroll Effects
Scroll Cache Options
Gesture Anywhere
Camera Sounds
OmniSwitch
SlimRecents
Screen Recorder
Weather Settings
Wake Gestures
OTA Updates
Wi-Fi Calling
Media Scanner on Boot Options
Custom DPI that doesn't affect Play Store
Lots more and more to come...

Download:
{Mod edit: Download links removed. Oswald Boelcke, Senior Moderator}

Flashing Instructions:​

First time installation (clean flash):

• Enter recovery (Flash use the Lineage recovery for S9+ and for S9 or your prefer recovery (use this one recovery if problem)
• Do factory reset for clean flash (If you are a update, then not need for wipe!!)
• Flash ROM.ZIP with sideload or your prefered method

rom source: https://github.com/bananadroid
Kernel Source: https://github.com/ProjectElixir-Devices/kernel_samsung_exynos9810

Known issues: VoLTE is not working

 

[Zozo919]

looks good, good job

 

[yassine78]

nice rom

 

[isalexalex]

Please fix ur rom. After flashing it (with lineage recovery) to bootloops and doesnt boot to recovery and download mode!!!!

 

[pierre383]

Please fix ur rom. After flashing it (with lineage recovery) to bootloops and doesnt boot to recovery and download mode!!!!

Plug a usb cable at the phone to your computer and hold volume down and bixby and join download mode, at download mode you can go to Lineage recovery (repack that recovery.img into a recovery.tar for him) go to flash it in any slot BL AP CP CSC it don't matters he will flash to file namé partition, Pls clean flash rom with factory reset, or bootloop may occur.

 

[bernand.A]

Plug a usb cable at the phone to your computer and hold volume down and bixby and join download mode, at download mode you can go to Lineage recovery (repack that recovery.img into a recovery.tar for him) go to flash it in any slot BL AP CP CSC it don't matters he will flash to file namé partition, Pls clean flash rom with factory reset, or bootloop may occur.

I got the same problem with him, I cant enter recovery or download mode. I tried to enter download mode in various ways without success

 

[pierre383]

Hello, A couple of regressions.

I have made a small investigation and now I'm sure that flashing BananaDroid is not a culprit of this "issue"

My ROM may touch only partitions which are fully recoverable by flashing stock ROM using PC Odin + potentially may touch EFS (if you e.g. forced to change CSC). I have a confirmed report that even flashing pure stock and restoring EFS backup created before I released BananaDroid for G965F/G960F did not help for this behaviour, so reason just CAN'T be dependent on this ROM.

Also, since we have not found any negative side effects of having this "bootloop" besides having to wait for battery to drain, install through download mode a ROM with the levels of **6*FXXU4DSAA or N97*FXXU1ASHE (if port ROM) (or just be on stock Android 10 already before flashing this ROM so your bootloader is actualized to Android 10) and you will be able to flash without trouble using your prefered recovery or Lineage recovery (verified working)

this ROM does not run any init.d scripts on boot, and also it does not include anything in ZIP install script that would touch your recovery partition or anything related to Mode Download, and as you can see above, some people have had success with the ROM, because the operation was not the same as what you did.

 

[bernand.A]

I'm on NobleROM before flashing your ROM
My step is format data, reboot recovery & sideload your ROM
When I hit reboot it stuck on bootloop and shows Galaxy S9+ but my device is regular S9
Now I can't enter download mode even after fully drained

 

[isalexalex]

Plug a usb cable at the phone to your computer and hold volume down and bixby and join download mode, at download mode you can go to Lineage recovery (repack that recovery.img into a recovery.tar for him) go to flash it in any slot BL AP CP CSC it don't matters he will flash to file namé partition, Pls clean flash rom with factory reset, or bootloop may occur.

doesn't work

 

[pierre383]

Lets just say the issue is not great, about the boot animation, You should have only BananaDroid

If you have anything else than BananaDroid it has been installed incorrectly or there is currently brickwave and your device was flagged by Samsung Knox and has been disabled

BananaDroid

 

[bernand.A]

Lets just say the issue is not great, about the boot animation, You should have only BananaDroid

If you have anything else than BananaDroid it has been installed incorrectly or there is currently brickwave and your device was flagged by Samsung Knox and has been disabled

BananaDroid

There's no error when I did the sideload but I still wonder how come the boot animation shows Galaxy S9+
Is there a way to fix this? since it's my only device

 

[pierre383]

There's no error when I did the sideload but I still wonder how come the boot animation shows Galaxy S9+
Is there a way to fix this? since it's my only device

I don't know <3 maybe Samsung Smartswitch software

As I said not my ROM has caused this because i'm not running a init.d that affects recovery or any partition like that, and i'm not running anything in my zip installer script either that touches those, recovery.img is included for only wireless update purpose.

You can try to take a thread about the problem and see if you can have more help of others to fixed it

 

[isalexalex]

For me the bootloader has a change.

I don't know <3 maybe Samsung Smartswitch software

Well it isnt able to boot to download mode or anything

 

[pierre383]

For me the bootloader has a change.

Well it isnt able to boot to download mode or anything

Can you join XDA Discord Server ? or make your own thread? Don't treat thread like a live chat!!

 

[isalexalex]

Can you join XDA Discord Server ? or make your own thread?

How can i make my own thread?

 

[bernand.A]

I don't know <3 maybe Samsung Smartswitch software

As I said not my ROM has caused this because i'm not running a init.d that affects recovery or any partition like that, and i'm not running anything in my zip installer script either that touches those, recovery.img is included for only wireless update purpose.

You can try to take a thread about the problem and see if you can have more help of others to fixed it

Well yeah I'm not blaming you for this, but I did the flashing instructions on the front page, the different is I used TWRP recovery to do that

 

[isalexalex]

Can you join XDA Discord Server ? or make your own thread? Don't treat thread like a live chat!!

soo can u help me unbrick it?

 

[pierre383]

soo can u help me unbrick it?

No, and (read the disclaimer in the OP)

/* Your warranty is... still valid? * * I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, * thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please * do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM * before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if * you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you. */

I am not responsible for bad flash or any problem! I made clear some post ago my ROM can't cause bootloop! Your device unprepared, not my problem

 

[isalexalex]

No, and (read the disclaimer in the OP)

/* Your warranty is... still valid? * * I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards, * thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please * do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM * before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if * you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you. */

I am not responsible for bad flash or any problem! I made clear some post ago my ROM can't cause bootloop! Your device unprepared, not my problem

Then atleast fix ur rom.

 

[pierre383]

ROM is fine. It is safe to use and there is no bugs besides VoLTE won't activate. (all AOSP ROM Samsung have this problem)