ROM ❯ PIXEL 2 XL ❯ OFFICIAL ❯ ProtonAOSP 11

[73sydney]

Thanks for the confirmation. I was aware of potential issues with SafetyNet caused by the dirty flashing fixes, but I asked some users to test before announcing 11.4.0 and they all reported it as passing for some reason. The revoked API key in Magisk Manager has lead me to disregard most SafetyNet reports recently, but I'll look into it now that you have a definitive result.

Cheers, ive switched back to clean flashing everything these days, so definitely not due to dirty flashing

 

[RetroTech07]

I've been using it for some time, I'm liking it a lot, I just wish you had a version with all Pixel apps preinstalled. It's a bit of a hassle to install them all from the Play Store and setting them as default (think Contacts, Phone, Camera, etc).

Same; it's very much time consuming to go through and d/l each Google app to a ROM that should have it out of the box.

 

[73sydney]

Same; it's very much time consuming to go through and d/l each Google app to a ROM that should have it out of the box.

I hate to tell you this, but i prefer G-Apps free builds for this very reason:

Even those ROMs with them in you'll find theyre hopelessly outdated, meaning you'll have to update them from the Play Store anyways.

So im always begging for G-Appsless builds because its a smaller download

Case in point, i flashed PixelExperince ROM last night and then had to download updates from the Play Store ....

I dont know why devs wont update those before cooking the ROM, you'd have to ask them....lord knows ive asked plenty of them to do it over the years

So the best options really, especially if youre data limited as some are, is a G-Appsless build

 

[RetroTech07]

I hate to tell you this, but i prefer G-Apps free builds for this very reason:

Even those ROMs with them in you'll find theyre hopelessly outdated, meaning you'll have to update them from the Play Store anyways.

Yeah, I get that. Even official stock roms need all basic apps updated too. I guess for me, I don't like downloading a custom rom that has default apps for messaging and contacts, etc. that aren't official from Google. I get we can set our own default apps, but removing a system app can cause issues, right?

If there was a way to remove stock apps that I don't like and replace it with something else I'd love to know how.

 

[andrococo]

Hi, how to avoid double apps?
Contact, phones, messages , etc.

 

[73sydney]

Yeah, I get that. Even official stock roms need all basic apps updated too. I guess for me, I don't like downloading a custom rom that has default apps for messaging and contacts, etc. that aren't official from Google. I get we can set our own default apps, but removing a system app can cause issues, right?

If there was a way to remove stock apps that I don't like and replace it with something else I'd love to know how.

Hi, how to avoid double apps?
Contact, phones, messages , etc.

Most good G-Apps packages will overwrite AOSP apps with Google ones....

Its been a LONG time since ive seen double ups of apps

Open G-Apps or Nik G-apps (my personal favourite, more up to date than Open) wont do that

 

[whoadood]

Most good G-Apps packages will overwrite AOSP apps with Google ones....

Its been a LONG time since ive seen double ups of apps

Open G-Apps or Nik G-apps (my personal favourite, more up to date than Open) wont do that

When you install the version of this ROM with google apps, you don't really get much. If you want the camera, contacts, dialler, calendar, etc. you have to install them from the play store. It's then when you get double apps.

Also, it's been over a week since the maintainer knows the new version of the ROM does not pass safetynet and that fact is still not listed under "known issues".

 

[freecandymlg]

Love this ROM, I've been using it for months, but there's only one thing I cannot bear: most important video-call apps (i.e Telegram, Microsoft Teams etc.) crash after ~10 minutes.
This happens only when using the camera in certain apps (i.e WhatsApp works without problems), not in voice-calls.

Hope you can fix this behavior asap.

Eventually, steps to reproduce:

• Start videocall on one of these applications: Telegram, MS Teams;
• Wait ~10 minutes or more without disabling front-camera;

If the app video freezes, you should still hear audio.

Touching the screen (stopping the call, going back etc) will make the app crash.

Not doing anything will result in the phone rebooting.

 

[73sydney]

When you install the version of this ROM with google apps, you don't really get much. If you want the camera, contacts, dialler, calendar, etc. you have to install them from the play store. It's then when you get double apps.

Also, it's been over a week since the maintainer knows the new version of the ROM does not pass safetynet and that fact is still not listed under "known issues".

Ill make what i said even clearer: Not a problem if you install the G-Apps free one, and then install your preferred G-Apps package, as i said, a good G-Apps package will take care of the AOSP equivalent apps

As for the safetynet issue: people have lives outside of XDA....this isnt his fulltime job....

 

[73sydney]

Speaking of G-Apps.....

If you're a fan of NikGapps, as i am, theyve just released their latest build with quite a few changes, the format of the config file (if you use that, i do) has changed - so dont reuse your existing one - and theyve cleverly added the ability for you to create your own version (no server needed, no extreme knowledge beyond editing the NikGapps config file needed either). Ive just submitted my own config, and their nightly build process will spit me out a tailored packaged overnight....should mean much less than the 1Gb of the full package i normally download, and also means i wont have to use the config file. Really nice stuff from NikGapps team.

Docs on the config file (including changes for LineageOS specifically): https://nikgapps.com/misc/2020/11/22/NikGapps-Config.html

Docs on creating your own package: https://github.com/nikgapps/config

Update:

And just like magic, the next day there appeared my own gapps package, which is tailored just for me, meaning no longer needing to use the config file, noyce!

 

[Bverns88]

This ROM is the real deal. The battery idle is just insance doesn't tick lower for a while. Very smooth no issues other than upon device turn on the settings app says error but it goes away. Definately sticking with kdragon for the rest of my pixel 2xl's life.

 

[Callozz]

So not sure if it's something about google play services but for like 3 days my device fails the safetynet, I already have the umiversal fix installed, is there something I can do or I have to wait for an update of Magisk/Module/Rom?

 

[73sydney]

So not sure if it's something about google play services but for like 3 days my device fails the safetynet, I already have the umiversal fix installed, is there something I can do or I have to wait for an update of Magisk/Module/Rom?

dev is aware of the issue

 

[Callozz]

dev is aware of the issue

Thank you and sorry for the double post than

 

[73sydney]

Thank you and sorry for the double post than

No worries

Always pays to check the last few pages of a thread, i reported it back a page, but sometimes these things get lost in amongst all the posts

 

[我是十七]

QQ flash back

 

[Licht xx]

Help, my volume panel reverted back to the default pixel 2 behavior (aka it brings a bottom card when expanded)

Please help. I want the proper volume panel behavior

 

[kdrag0n]

ProtonAOSP 11.5.0 has been released.

Changes:

• New website with comprehensive documentation and screenshots
• May security patch
• Added adaptive brightness toggle in QS (with UI tweaks)
• Added support for Pixel 4 and 4 XL
• Improved blur quality with state-of-the-art triangular RGB blue noise dithering and gamma correction
• Changed UI theme to Primer, modified with state-of-the-art color science (by patron vote)
• Better default ringtone, alarm, and notification sounds
• New photo wallpapers from Unsplash
• New space wallpapers from Infinitum
• Improved default Strange Landscape wallpaper (Infinitum)
• Low-level blur optimizations for GPU efficiency
• New, uniform blur strength across all devices
• Updated WebView to Chromium 90 (LineageOS)
• Updated Now Playing song database
• Enabled recents text selection for Pixel Launcher users
• Fixed network permission for multiple users (GrapheneOS)
• Pixel 2: Fixed SafetyNet attestation failures
• Pixel 4: Customizable Active Edge support
• Pixel 4: Unlocked always-on display setting (LineageOS)
• Pixel 4: Better connection to weak 5 GHz Wi-Fi networks
• Pixel 4: Night Light color temperature calibration from stock
• Pixel 4: Device and USB port overheating warnings from stock
• Pixel 4: Reduced background memory usage
• Pixel 4: Optimized native code for Snapdragon 855 CPU
• Pixel 4: Background app freezing for performance & battery
• Pixel 4: Smoother lock screen
• Pixel 4: More detailed face unlock errors
• Pixel 4: Disabled UI compositor debugging

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[kdrag0n]

The vast majority of questions in this thread have been repetitive, so there is now a list of frequently asked questions to answer them.

If you have questions or concerns, please read the FAQ before asking. It saves time for everyone involved, especially you, and allows us to provide higher-quality answers for all users.

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[73sydney]

@kdrag0n

Massive effort, thanks so much for all your efforts, not just a new build (massive changelog, love the detail), but a new website...