A Review for anyone who would like to try out this ROM :
My previous ROMS :
RR, Lineage OS, OctOS, AOSPEXtended, and many Marshmallow ROMs.
Had used RR and OctOS for a long time.
I had been using RR for a long time now and wanted to simply try out a new ROM. And here I was, searching for ROMs which are official. But this one was too risky for me. Because it was just made official and I thought there would be many bugs to be fixed and also the count of people participating in this thread too was not appreciable. Yet I gave it a try.
My word :
I had loved the customisation of RR and also the buttery smooth OctOS. Yet they had some problems of their own.
Here I got a mix of them. This ROM is the smoothest one I had used so far in Nougat for Z00L. About customisation, this one does not have the long list as RR. But it has only the essential ones you need and of course I want to mention some of them which are not even present in long established ROMs like RR and I wonder how it wasn't even developed.
1. We all had loved the ZenUI feature of swiping down on the home screen for opening the notification panel and also double tapping on the home screen for turning off the screen. Well they are present here folks. No need to search for new ROMs. You can also double tap on the lock screen to turn off the screen.
2. Night mode present in quick settings tile itself makes it easier to turn it on whenever we want. If you use your phone in clear light during night, turn it on. So easy.
3.OMS is present. Don't forget to try out your favourite Substratum themes.
4. A nice camera is installed as default. Though it is not as good as the stock camera, it's better than the one installed as default in other ROMs.
5. Battery life was awesome. Previously I had the best battery life with OctOS. Now, it matches with OctOS closely. OctOS wins the point. However only by a little. In all this ROM has one of the best battery backups out there.
6. Changing the wallpaper is improved from other ROMs. More smoother.
7. Now comes the most important point. Though this ROM is in its initial stages, it is very STABLE and I haven't even had a single lag or a force close or whatever. And it is not even official yet. Can you believe that ?
Other usual features such as status bar and lock screen customisations are included.
I think every Z00L user should try it out.
Room for improvement :
I dedicate this section to the developer. There is some things you should definitely add which will make this the complete package for everyone. Only some features which will definitely help us.
1. Gestures. That is drawing a 'Z' on the lock screen to turn on flashlight. It was one of my most used gesture.
2. Currently only 3x3 grids are supported in lock screen pattern. Previously I always had a 5x5 grid on all other ROMs. It was one of the features I loved in all other ROMs. It will be very helpful if this feature is added. Then I will be able to draw a straight line on lock screen to unlock it easily than by complex shapes on a 3x3 grid.
So I hope this review will be helpful for everyone who wants to try out this ROM. Every bit written is tue. Go ahead and try it out.