[ROM][OFFICIAL][sunfish] LineageOS 18.1

[RogerClark]

How did you install graphene rom everytime it fails when flashing rom

I installed it about 5 months ago on a brand new phone.

From what I can recall I just ran the Bat file, and hoped for the best.

At the time I was using a Windows 7 machine, and I think it had ADB ect in the path, but I don't think the ADB stuff would make any difference.

 

[TheSayaMan]

Thanks.

I'll download the images in case I need them

I'm actually undecided now about whether I should switch to Lineage.

My primary reason to swicth to Lineage, now that an official version is available, was because the local COVID check-in App required by the government would not run on GrapheneOs.

However, I managed to fix the problem by installing MicroG Core Services, via Froid.

I also just read that GrapheneOS plan to add a dummy GooglePlayServices App, with no special permissions, which reports that the Google servers are offline, which would do the job of MicroG

However until that feature is added, it looks like MicroG is a good alternative.

Also, the AroraStore app seems to be mostly working, so I can get Apps from the PlayStore directly, and don't have to sideload etc.

Prior to installing MicroG, I noticed a some Apps would not run on GrapheneOS, but I'm hoping that now I've got MicroG installed more may work.

I can tell you flat out that Play Store apps that require Play Services will not run on GrapheneOS because Play Services can't run on a GrapheneOS. I've tried MicroG awhile back on GrapheneOS and those apps wouldn't run. An error would state that without Play Services the app won't run.

 

[jawz101]

The op mentions download.lineageos.org lists what features the ROM has - which is not true.

Does anyone have an idea what features the ROM has over stock Android? It's not described anywhere which makes me think the ROM is useless

 

[Edmontonchef]

The op mentions download.lineageos.org lists what features the ROM has - which is not true.

Does anyone have an idea what features the ROM has over stock Android? It's not described anywhere which makes me think the ROM is useless

Not sure what you mean, there's plenty of customizations and differences from stock. give it a try

 

[RogerClark]

I can tell you flat out that Play Store apps that require Play Services will not run on GrapheneOS because Play Services can't run on a GrapheneOS. I've tried MicroG awhile back on GrapheneOS and those apps wouldn't run. An error would state that without Play Services the app won't run.

Installing the latest "MicroG Services Core" via FDroid seemed to allow the Apps I need to run.

But they were just basic covid related apps, that probably didnt use much of the overall PlayServices API

 

[claviger-pc]

Is anyone else having trouble with screen brightness? I find that it's not nearly as bright in full sunlight as stock, and at times it's hard to see the screen outside.

 

[Raj Pandiyan]

Is anyone else having trouble with screen brightness? I find that it's not nearly as bright in full sunlight as stock, and at times it's hard to see the screen outside.

I faced bro this issue...

 

[darkangel32]

I currently have an S7 flat with the stock samsung oreo rom, no root or other customizations. Upon its launch, it was on par if not faster than my iphone 6s. Now, the S7 is quit abit slower in gaming and overall performance vs the 6s.

I wonder if thats due to outdated software/OS, as i understand the S7 is by default running TouchWizz? The playstore says Samsung oneUI though.

Anyway, to the question, will installing a custom rom like Lineageos or any other rom improve general gaming and app performance, or will it not make a huge difference?

I have already done a factory reset, disable apps (bloat) etc.

 

[claviger-pc]

I faced bro this issue...

@PeterCxy any ideas?

 

[wmatheney]

I haven't done this in a while and went to verify the recovery options on my Pixel 4a . However, I only get the red triangle when booting into recovery. Is there something I'm missing? Will a recovery show up when I go to install boot.img?

 

[Edmontonchef]

I haven't done this in a while and went to verify the recovery options on my Pixel 4a . However, I only get the red triangle when booting into recovery. Is there something I'm missing? Will a recovery show up when I go to install boot.img?

Yep, the boot image has recovery. Flash it to both slots then reboot to recovery. Factory reset, select apply update then adb sideload the rom zip

 

[roxy1712]

I haven't done this in a while and went to verify the recovery options on my Pixel 4a . However, I only get the red triangle when booting into recovery. Is there something I'm missing? Will a recovery show up when I go to install boot.img?

I came from an S7 and couldn't figure out how to get to the stock Android Recovery at first, because all it shows is the robot and the rocker keys do nothing... You have to press the power button and the volume up key again, which will bring you to the Stock menu (easy to ID as it's very bland with just text).

Recovery Mode GOOGLE Pixel 4A, how to - HardReset.info

The Recovery mode it is the hidden feature which will enable a lot of useful operation.

www.hardreset.info

 

[sk8223]

I notice that the brightness levels aren't too great in Android 11 AOSP in general, the brightness levels don't get as bright or as low as stock iOS. If you've used the iOS brightness slider in iOS 11 and above you know what I'm talking about. It's pretty great. Which is funny because iDevices use LCD panels while Pixels now use Samsung OLED panels.

Try flashing a custom kernel and forcing the experimental brightness setting using Franco Kernel Manager (paid app but worth the money IMO). It will let you raise the brightness even higher BUT you could end up damaging your screen doing this...

I actually have the opposite issue. The 4a's screen brightness level doesn't get as low as my iPhone using the AOSP brightness slider, every screen dimmer app I use, including CF.Lumen keep changing the screen temperature to super cold colours at the lowest brightness which makes my eyes hurt. CF.Lumen does have temperature and custom color sliders which I'm not a fan of. I end up changing the display colours in FKM to make the screen warmer with CF.Lumen's dark filter turned all the way up so I can browse the net at night in the dark.

I'm just glad CF.Lumen still works in Android 11. So far it has no proper alternatives. Not even f.lux for Android comes close. I wonder what happened? Did people simply stop using their phones at night? I envy y'all...

 

[jawz101]

Not sure what you mean, there's plenty of customizations and differences from stock. give it a try

I know the generic differences are. Wallpapers, ringtones, a few custom apps, and all Google apps and add-ons removed.

Basically, it's like a stripped down Android. 5 years ago, CyanogenMod had quick settings tiles, night mode screen tint, theming, privacy guard, and a few other system features. All of that eventually made it's way into stock Android so now custom ROMs really only offer taking out the Google bits... which most people then reinstall with a GApps package so really you've not changed anything. Except maybe add some crappy wallpapers, a boot splash screen, and a goofy swipe animation.

All of the innovators behind many of the custom ROMs actually moved on to work for OnePlus, Google, etc. so really Lineage ends up being just vanilla Android with some branding.

 

[miko12312]

I installed it about 5 months ago on a brand new phone.

From what I can recall I just ran the Bat file, and hoped for the best.

At the time I was using a Windows 7 machine, and I think it had ADB ect in the path, but I don't think the ADB stuff would make any difference.

any fix only getting black screen , flashed graphene then back to original firmware fastboot and adb not reconized , some how stopped during flashing of stock os

 

[roxy1712]

Still having issues with GPS. It's getting really frustrating and looks like it's a problem with other models, but hard to tell. If a new nightly doesn't fix it soon, I may go back to stock as it's hard to navigate when you can't pinpoint your location.

 

[claviger-pc]

I actually have the opposite issue. The 4a's screen brightness level doesn't get as low as my iPhone using the AOSP brightness slider, every screen dimmer app I use, including CF.Lumen keep changing the screen temperature to super cold colours at the lowest brightness which makes my eyes hurt. CF.Lumen does have temperature and custom color sliders which I'm not a fan of. I end up changing the display colours in FKM to make the screen warmer with CF.Lumen's dark filter turned all the way up so I can browse the net at night in the dark.

Exclusive: Here's a first look at some more upcoming features in Android 12

XDA is tracking all the features of Google's Android OS, and now here's a first look at some of the upcoming features in the Android 12 beta.

www.google.com

It looks like you might be in luck with stock 12 and the new extra dim setting that might be introduced.

 

[Selicular]

Anyone know how to maintain root after an Lineage OTA update?? I end up having to use a payload dumper on the update zip to get the boot file so I can actually re root. Ends up not being worth the work for how frequently updates are released

 

[droncheg]

Anyone know how to maintain root after an Lineage OTA update?

Magisk works well with this. 2 OTA went fine, even with multiple magisk modules

 

[sk8223]

Anyone know how to do a Nandroid backup of ROMs with the Pixel 4a? Does TWRP work properly?

I also tried the latest OTA and got stuck on the boot animation. Wish I knew what caused it to fail, luckily rebooting into recovery fixed it and reverted me back to the previous build. I really wanna do a Nandroid backup of my current build now.