ROM ❯ PIXEL 2 ❯ OFFICIAL ❯ ProtonAOSP 11

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ralfbergs

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@kdrag0n Thank you so much for this distro.

I came here to flash my old Pixel 2 w/ a current (custom) ROM, because I'm very much security-focused, especially as I want to give this phone to my young daughter.

Installation via the "Web Installer" was a breeze, apart from that I also landed in the endless loop (that has been mentioned here already) that caused the image to be flashed again and again, and after the 3rd round I stopped after the error that popped up after flashing the "vendor" partition, and simply "started" the ROM.

All good now, looks and feels really great, and now I will test it for a while before I can hand it over to my daughter.

One thing that bothers me, though: I'm using ProtonAOSP for the first time. Before I was a long-time CM and LOS user with various devices. So I don't know what to expect from this ROM. From looking at the releases you published lately it seems you have been doing a monthly release since a while. Is this something you are planning to continue?

I fully understand that you cannot and will not make any guarantees, but maybe you can tell me at least something about your plans -- whether they will hold true or not then is a different thing...

Thanks again for all your community efforts -- I'm deeply grateful for that.
 
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kdrag0n

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@kdrag0n Thank you so much for this distro.

I came here to flash my old Pixel 2 w/ a current (custom) ROM, because I'm very much security-focused, especially as I want to give this phone to my young daughter.

Installation via the "Web Installer" was a breeze, apart from that I also landed in the endless loop (that has been mentioned here already) that caused the image to be flashed again and again, and after the 3rd round I stopped after the error that popped up after flashing the "vendor" partition, and simply "started" the ROM.

All good now, looks and feels really great, and now I will test it for a while before I can hand it over to my daughter.

One thing that bothers me, though: I'm using ProtonAOSP for the first time. Before I was a long-time CM and LOS user with various devices. So I don't know what to expect from this ROM. From looking at the releases you published lately it seems you have been doing a monthly release since a while. Is this something you are planning to continue?

I fully understand that you cannot and will not make any guarantees, but maybe you can tell me at least something about your plans -- whether they will hold true or not then is a different thing...

Thanks again for all your community efforts -- I'm deeply grateful for that.
Yes, monthly releases are the norm.

I am aware of the "device is stuck" issues specific to the Pixel 2, but progress on fixing it is slow because I don't have one myself.
 

Ztaker

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Hi everyone,
i dont know if this fits here but i need some help, I bought a used Google Pixel2 from a marketplace website. Everything seemed fine, until I started receiving a notification saying "Device managed by admin - Automatically resetting soon." When I tap on it, it gives me an error saying "Device setup keeps stopping". I checked the phone's IMEI but it doesn't classify as lost/stolen. If I try to factory reset the phone, it asks me for a "@google.com" adress. My question is, should I be worried? Is there any way to fix this?
 

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Ragod45

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I tried to flash the rom with the web installer getting the "stuck" error and booted anyway. But the rom looked unfinished with the keys missing and config app too. So i wiped everything with twrp 3.3.0 then flashed the rom via adb sideload and everything is working flawless and smooth. Till now the rom looks very stable (lastest version 11.3.2). Thanks for the hard work ! If things keep going well, i will for sure give suporte/donation!
 

kdrag0n

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I tried to flash the rom with the web installer getting the "stuck" error and booted anyway. But the rom looked unfinished with the keys missing and config app too. So i wiped everything with twrp 3.3.0 then flashed the rom via adb sideload and everything is working flawless and smooth. Till now the rom looks very stable (lastest version 11.3.2). Thanks for the hard work ! If things keep going well, i will for sure give suporte/donation!
The "device is stuck" error has now been fixed. Can you please elaborate on what you meant by the "keys" and "config app" being missing? The error should not have affected anything in the ROM itself.
 
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Ragod45

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The "device is stuck" error has now been fixed. Can you please elaborate on what you meant by the "keys" and "config app" being missing? The error should not have affected anything in the ROM itself.
Sorry, my bad!
I meant that after "device is stuck" error, i just pressed "start" to boot, then on the home screen, there was no navigation keys and the icon/app of configuration was missing too ! As the top bar. Running on pixel 2 by the way. But after i formated data in twrp and flashed full rom with adb sideload, the rom is working great! Today i will update to the latest version ,11.3.3, with the web installer to see what happens!
But the rom is great , didnt find any issue/bug yet!
Totally recommend! The pixel 2 is faster and smoother conpared with stock rom!
 

kdrag0n

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@kdrag0n The web installer (Update feature) still looking at version 11.3.2 not the newer 11.3.3.
Wait for the official 11.3.3 release. It was intentionally marked as a pre-release version on GitHub and never announced anywhere.

The plan was for it to be released yesterday, but some last-minute issues had to be fixed. It should be ready within the next few hours.
 
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ap1618

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I have an issue with the web flasher - it doesn't recognize my pixel 2.
I confirmed that flash.android.com has no issue. So webUSB in general works....something specific is off with the proton flasher tool.

Has anyone else encountered, and fixed this?
 

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Wait for the official 11.3.3 release. It was intentionally marked as a pre-release version on GitHub and never announced anywhere.

The plan was for it to be released yesterday, but some last-minute issues had to be fixed. It should be ready within the next few hours.
just asking the build/make command when compiling?

NVM; found my answer
 
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kdrag0n

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I have an issue with the web flasher - it doesn't recognize my pixel 2.
I confirmed that flash.android.com has no issue. So webUSB in general works....something specific is off with the proton flasher tool.

Has anyone else encountered, and fixed this?
To clarify, do you mean that your device doesn't show up in the "Connect device" dialog shown by the browser?
 

kdrag0n

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ProtonAOSP 11.3.3 is now available with many bug fixes and under-the-hood updates.

Changes:
• Updated to March feature drop base
• Added new Strange Dimension wallpapers
• Changed default wallpaper to Space - Strange Landscape
• Slightly faster cold app launches
• Fixed stock lock screen unlocking bug (Sultan)
• Fixed stock recents app clearing bug (LineageOS)
• Fixed overscroll bounce in notification shade
• Fixed volume panel animation and dismissal bugs
• Cleaned up options in wallpaper picker
• Updated Now Playing song database
• Improved web installer reliability
• Fixed all common web installer bugs
• Improved web installer download speeds
• Updated WebView to Chromium 88 (fixes excessive storage usage)
• Pixel 2: Fixed flashing with the web installer
• Pixel 5, 4a 5G: Added support for dual-SIM 5G standby (DSDS)
• Pixel 5, 4a 5G: Enabled background app suspension to save power and improve performance
• Pixel 4a 5G: Fixed device model name

Install in browser for a quick and easy installation process (recommended)
Download

As the ProtonAOSP project expands to support more devices, bandwidth and maintenance costs are increasing. You can help support the project and keep it alive with a recurring donation, or alternatively buy me a coffee. Everything helps, but a recurring donation is the best way to keep the project alive in the long term.
 

SeaMax

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Thanks for the Rom - works flawless so far.
Upgraded straight from an old Android 11 build without data loss. Only let the automatic flashing via web run like 5 times before i aborted :D

Then a little more work than usual, because i had to use a payload dumper script to extract the boot image so that i could patch it with magisk.
 

Jamesonmtl

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Thanks for the update.

"device is stuck" problem this morning while doing 11.3.3 update with walleye. Anyway just unpplugged at this point, and all appears to be ok :)
 
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Duhman72

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Thanks for the update.

I had the same issue w/ my Pixel 2 update using the web installer. As others, I just rebooted and it appeared to be ok. Although, when I fresh installed 11.3.2 using web install last month it completed without getting stuck.

I did find a couple of issues though, not sure if it is related to device getting stuck or if it is something that is broken in 11.3.3 that was not an issue in 11.3.2.

The picture in picture video on Hulu, YouTube, Netflix is not working now. I have checked the settings and all are enabled for PIP and worked on the previous version.

Also, the settings app opens and seems to work fine as long as I navigate to any of the settings, but if I try to use the search function, it closes with no popup, or sometimes I get the force close popup for com.android.settings.intelligence.

Can any other Pixel 2 owners confim this is also happening on their phone?

TIA!
 
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kdrag0n

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The problem with dirty flashing on the Pixel 2 series has been finally been identified. It's already fixed for the next version, which may be released in a few days. It has nothing to do with the web installer or the "device is stuck" error.

An easy workaround for now is to run the following command and reboot: adb shell su -c rm -fr /data/system/package_cache
 

Duhman72

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The problem with dirty flashing on the Pixel 2 series has been finally been identified. It's already fixed for the next version, which may be released in a few days. It has nothing to do with the web installer or the "device is stuck" error.

An easy workaround for now is to run the following command and reboot: adb shell su -c rm -fr /data/system/package_cache

You rock! I can confirm everything I listed above is now fixed after applying the workaround!

Thanks!
 

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