[ROM][13][UNOFFICIAL][beyond/0/1/2/x] crDroid 9.x [February 19 2023][OTA]

[FreeRunner2017]

updates incoming guys.....

 

[FreeRunner2017]

New builds are up!

06/01/2023
changelog:
- Synced CrDroid sources
- Minor fixes

 

[JasonXVPrime]

New builds are up!

06/01/2023
changelog:
- Synced CrDroid sources
- Minor fixes

Thanks so much! Appreciate the frequent updates and care for the project. Best rom I've ever used

 

[FreeRunner2017]

Thanks so much! Appreciate the frequent updates and care for the project. Best rom I've ever used

I know I love it as well

 

[I am Zurvan]

NOTICE: The following wall of text lists the steps to unbrick / update your galaxy S10 (SM-G973F) phone. If you have another model, this will probably not work for you.

FreeRunner2017, the creator of this rom, was kind enough to guide me step by step with most of this procedure, so now I´m leaving this on this thread to help out the rest of you!

I am assuming you have a bricked phone ( no boot or bootloop ). If your phone is not bricked just skip to Step 3.

Let´s do this...


No matter what you do to your galaxy S10 (SM-G973F) phone, if it ends up bricked, remember to start the phone in download ( bootloader mode ) in the following way:

Phone must be powered off

Press Vol down + bixby at the same time and then plug in a USB-C cable connected to a computer which has the latest samsung USB drivers installed.

You will be greeted by the light blue samsung download mode screen. If you have Odin opened up on your PC, you will notice that odin will report:

<ID:0/003> Added!!

If you don´t know what Odin is, then you need to google Odin for samsung, brush up on what it is, download it and then keep going with this wall of text.

1. Find the stock samsung android files on the internet which are appropriate to your model, country and carrier. Google search:

galaxy s10 SM-G973F android 12 stock rom

I ended up finding mine at:

Galaxy Firmware - Samsung Galaxy S10 (SM-G973F)

Samsung Galaxy S10 Android smartphone. Announced Feb 2019. Features 6.1″ Dynamic AMOLED display, Exynos 9820 chipset, 3400 mAh battery, 512 GB storage, 8 GB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass 6.

galaxyfirmware.com

It will take you some time to find the apropriate download link if you choose to use this link. there are thousands of stock roms. But if you are patient, you will find the right one for your phone. They are organized by country. you need to find the right carrier for the country as well.

Once you find the right one, download it to your computer.

2. Use odin to completely flash the stock samsung android appropriate for your phone. If the first one you download doesn´t work. Don´t despair. Get an older version or get a newer version and try again.

Unzip the file you downloaded and load the unzipped files to their corresponding section:

BL
AP
CP
CSC ( use the CSC_OWA_.... file in this section instead of the HOME_CSC_OWA file since you most likely already bricked your phone )

Press start in odin and wait for about 5 minutes for it to be done.

If the process takes longer than 5 minutes and odin seems to be stuck on one file, check the bootloader screen on the phone for red text lines. If you find some line which reads something like:

rev. check fail device: 16 binary:9 (DTB)

it means you downloaded a wrong version of android for your current situation.

the device parameter displays the currently installed firmware and the binary parameter displays the version you are trying to install.

Search the internet again, download a newer/older version and try again.


3. Once you successfully flashed the samsung stock rom, rebooted and are at the android start screen, try to skip most of the options the phone wants you to configure and end up with a semi working phone.

Re-enable USB debugging, reauthorize your phone on your computer, power off the phone.

This model of S10 has an SD card slot. Transfer the following files to an SD card and install the card on the phone. You don´t have to use a brand new card. You can use the card which you were using previously with your phone. TWRP won´t touch it.

I will attach some files to this post and links to other files since some of them are not linked to the Author´s original post. These files will work for the galaxy S10 (SM-G973F) AKA beyond1lte. You will probably mess your phone even further if you use these files with another model

Copy the following files to the root of the SD card or create a new folder and copy the files to it. Just remember the name you gave it. Insert the SD card to the phone :

vbmeta.tar ( attached to this post. provided by author )

twrp-3.7.0_9-1-beyond1lte.img.tar ( twrp recovery ) Link to download from Author´s post

crDroidAndroid-13.0-xxxxxxxx.zip (crdroid rom) Link to download from Author´s post

NikGapps (google apps) Get the full version if you want to be able to restore from your google backup during initial setup. LINK to download provided by author

app-release.apk (magisk delta) Link to download from Author´s post

safetynetfix-x.x.x-zygisk-mod.zip ( magisk module for passing safetynet checks. attached to this post. provided by author. )

LSPosed-v1.8.5-6656-zygisk-release.zip ( magisk module for passing safetynet checks. attached to this post. provided by author. )

REMEMBER TO re-enable USB debugging, reauthorize your phone on your computer, power off the phone.

4. Restart the phone in download ( bootloader ) mode. Once you´re back at the light blue screen, we are now ready to begin installing CRdroid V9.

5. Open odin, make sure you get a:

<ID:0/003> Added!!

6. Load the TWRP.tar file in the AP tab.

Load the vbmeta.tar file in the CP tab.

7. Before you press start on Odin, grab your phone and be ready to press:

vol up + bixby + power

as soon as you click start on odin.

this button sequence will force the phone to boot straight into TWRP recovery after flashing and before odin sends the command to reboot the phone.

8. When twrp recovery loads, the first thing you must do is tap on wipe - tap Format Data - swipe to factory reset.

VERY IMPORTANT: Once data is formatted, tap the back button until you get to the main menu. Tap reboot, then tap recovery in order to boot back into twrp recovery again.

9. Then go to the install menu and and load from the SD card:

crDroidAndroid-13.0-xxxxxxxx.zip (crdroid rom)

NikGapps-stock-arm64-13-20220827-signed.zip (google apps)

app-release.apk (magisk delta)

Go ahead and flash.

The install will take a couple of minutes. Once it´s done, wipe cache and reboot to system.

CrDroid will boot for the first time and it will ask you to set up the phone.

10. Once the phone is set up, go to the app drawer, select the files app, navigate to the SD card and tap on the:

app-release.apk (magisk delta)

file you copied to the SD card in step 3. Yes, you installed this during the twrp flash, but you need to do it again.

Magisk will install and you will have to reboot.

11. OPTIONAL. If safety net is important to you, open magisk, tap the modules icon on the bottom right. Tap the:

Install from storage icon and install from the sd card:

safetynetfix-x.x.x-zygisk-mod.zip

reboot.

go back to the same modules icon and install:

LSPosed-v1.8.5-6656-zygisk-release.zip

reboot.

Go back to magisk and on the front screen tap on the gear icon on the top right.

On that screen, set everything as the following screen shots:

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12. Just to make sure you have done everything correctly, got to the play store and install the app:

SafetyNet test

If you pass the test, you are ready to rock your new CrDroid V9 Android 13 phone.

13. If you like to use Gcam. I found one that works well with the S10 and this ROM:

GCam For Android 13 - Latest Version Available - Gcam Store

Google Camera for Android 13 is available for everyone. Recently, some smartphone uses Android 13 as the operating system. Now, people search with Android 13 Gcam apk. All Android device has unique camera facilities. But, Google Camera can give you amazing photo editing benefits. Nowadays, most...

gcamstore.com

get this one:

MGC_8.1.101_A9_GV2b_snap.apk

Enjoy!

Shout out to FreeRunner ( the author of this ROM ) for guiding me step by step to sort out my lack of knowledge without expecting anything in return. He is one cool dude.

P.S. Please don´t spam me if this wall of text didn´t work for you. I am not an android expert. I just told you everything I know. LOL...

Thanks for your effort in compiling and posting this guide. Great work, it's one of the best written and clearest guides I've read on this site, cheers.

 

[FreeRunner2017]

Thanks for your effort in compiling and posting this guide. Great work, it's one of the best written and clearest guides I've read on this site, cheers.

You are most welcome!

 

[Strifelolz]

I encountered a few bugs so far, as follows :
1. DRM-protected content won't play with night light switched to on (Netflix has sound but no video, with widevine L1)
2. When rebooting the phone certain apps lose 1 or 2 previously granted permissions - specifically usage stats access and media (I encountered this with Gallery (com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro), Superfreezz, and Total Commander. I'm encrypted on los recovery.
3. Do not disturb is not working, even if you set Bixby(menu button as in settings) to trigger it. It simple does normal > vibration > normal again(it does display the icon in the status bar but it doesn't disable the sound coming from notifications or calls.

Edit : build is 24/12/22

+Random SystemUI crashes from time to time
+Items on the notification bar are misplaced sometimes (battery percentage getting inside the camera notch / clock on the left side looks like it's dropping off the screen xD ) - at 520 dp.
Latest build atm on HVI4 FW.
Thx for your work sir.

 

[FreeRunner2017]

+Random SystemUI crashes from time to time
+Items on the notification bar are misplaced sometimes (battery percentage getting inside the camera notch / clock on the left side looks like it's dropping off the screen xD ) - at 520 dp.
Latest build atm on HVI4 FW.
Thx for your work sir.

thanks for the reports, i am currently in the process of updating to crDroid 9.1 stay tuned........

 

[FreeRunner2017]

New builds are up guys!

11/01/2023
changelog
- Update crDroid version to 9.1
- January security patch
- Minor fixes
- Synced crDroid sources

 

[alecxs]

@FreeRunner2017 kindly explain the term DynamicEncryption I cannot find anything about it?

 

[FreeRunner2017]

@FreeRunner2017 kindly explain the term DynamicEncryption I cannot find anything about it?

If you use twrp encryption is disabled automatically, of you use the lineage recovery encryption is enabled.

 

[alecxs]

wait.. so it's invention fantasy name by you? just regular FBE encryption?

 

[FreeRunner2017]

wait.. so it's invention fantasy name by you? just regular FBE encryption?

No it is dynamic encryption and yes it's regular FBE, if you use TWRP to flash it automatically disables the encryption, If you use the lineage recovery it enables encryption automatically. It's built into the kernel, I hope this explains a little better sorry.

 

[expressluke]

wait.. so it's invention fantasy name by you? just regular FBE encryption?

Just regular FBE encryption. Twrp will dynamically disable it when flashing the ROM. Other recovery will not.

 

[lcmp]

New builds are up guys!

11/01/2023
changelog
- Update crDroid version to 9.1
- January security patch
- Minor fixes
- Synced crDroid sources

Thanks for the update! Works great!

 

[FreeRunner2017]

New builds guys!

14/01/23
changelog
- Add OTA support
- Synced CrDroid sources

 

[Kingwzun]

Do you know why sometimes the phone shuts down automatically after the power is exhausted, and then the phone turns off after charging for about 10 seconds?After the screen is automatically turned off, the phone cannot turn on the screen again, but it enters recovery normally (the screen will not be turned off automatically), the firmware is: hvj5

 

[FreeRunner2017]

Do you know why sometimes the phone shuts down automatically after the power is exhausted, and then the phone turns off after charging for about 10 seconds?After the screen is automatically turned off, the phone cannot turn on the screen again, but it enters recovery normally (the screen will not be turned off automatically), the firmware is: hvj5

I will update crdroid again soon

 

[SERGE4NT]

What is the difference to official crDroid?

 

[FreeRunner2017]

What is the difference to official crDroid?

Mine has dynamic encryption, if u install using twrp encryption is automatically disabled if u install using lineage recovery it's automatically enabled.