[ROM][UNOFFICIAL][AOSP][8.1] Pixel Experience 8.1 [NOTE9][Exynos][30.09.2018]

[Rainbow_Dash]

Pixel Experience ROM for the Galaxy Note 9​

What is this?

Pixel Experience is an AOSP based ROM, with Google apps included and all Pixel goodies (launcher, wallpapers, icons, fonts, bootanimation)
Our mission is to offer the maximum possible stability and security, along with essential features for the proper functioning of the device
Based on Android 8.1

What's working?
Everything seems to be working as on the official s9 los15 build; with minor exceptions (screen recording can sometimes be a lil buggy, nfc can be a lil hicky etc)

What's not working?

Obviously Samsung's own features such as Samsung Pay, KNOX, Theme Center, Game Launcher, etc. won't be ported to LineageOS Pixel Experience. We may have our own implementation to similar functions, though.
Iris sensor does not work because AOSP upstream does not support that yet.
IMS services (VoLTE, VoWiFi, etc). Samsung has their own proprietary implementation. It is not really possible to easily port that to LineageOS PixelExperience.

Disclaimer: This rom is not built by me. That has been done by @malinathani with some help from myself. After that he insisted that I make this thread :highfive:

Instructions:
Make sure TWRP has been installed and functional.
Download the latest build linked below
Reboot to recovery
Wipe data and cache (required if you switch from other ROMs). Even better if you have nothing to loose and wipe system,data,cache,storage etc
Flash the latest build (and gapps). DONT flash gapps. they are already included in the rom.
Reboot and enjoy :victory:

Downloads:

Galaxy Note9 (N960F): MEGA Onedrive

Providing feedback:
You are more than welcome to provide any kind of feedback here.
(limited only to feature requests; it's called "pixel experience" for a reason and it should stay that way)
You can also msg me anytime on telegram @ Rainbow_Alex_Dash

OR YOU CAN JOIN OUR TELEGRAM GROUP!
https://t.me/joinchat/E_rQyU__5M_5wph6FrnpKA

Changelog:
30.09.2018: Initial release

Troubleshooting/FAQ:

Q: Whaaaaaa??? You are developing for the note9 now?
A: Nah, not really. This isn't even built by me. I just helped the guy who did it so much he insisted I create the thread. I'm not promising any future development on my end but hey

Q: The rom isn't booting/camera doesn't work
A: Flash/make sure you have the ARH5 vendor and try again.

Q: The rom is in a bootloop/google apps keep crashing
A: You did read the instructions and NOT flash any gapps riighhttt?? smh, wipe /system,/data and /cache and start over

Q: I have another bug; How can i tell it to you while slightly increasing my changes of it ever getting fixed.
A: You can tell me what's going on either here or on telegram WITH A LOGCAT attached(required);if rom isn't booting at all attach /proc/last_kmsg.

Q: I don't know what/how to logcat. Is it really necessary?
A: Logcat or gtfo

Q: How can i support you?

A: Awwww thanks; On most of my posts on the left side there's a "donate to me" paypal button; You can use that,donations are more than welcome, or if you don't have any $ to spare you can also post here about how awesome i am (this surprisingly helps very much)

XDA:DevDB Information
Pixel Experience 8.1, ROM for the Samsung Galaxy Note 9

Contributors
Rainbow_Dash, malinathani, jesec,Vaughnn,farovitus
Source Code: https://github.com/malinathani

ROM OS Version: 8.x Oreo
ROM Kernel: Linux 4.x
Based On: AOSP

Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 30.09.2018
Stable Release Date: 2018-09-30

Created 2018-09-30
Last Updated 2018-10-03

 

[Rainbow_Dash]

reserved

 

[xuxin_0]

It seems that no one wants to brush the machine.
But still thank you very much

 

[giorgior.r]

Does the pen work ?

 

[malinathani]

Does the pen work ?

Does work as a stylus, you can check it out and let us know!

 

[CodeFox]

Thanks for this. Was waiting for an AOSP Based ROM before rooting. Will root and flash later and report back .

 

[malinathani]

Test it out and let us know what you guys think! Feedback is appreciated

 

[Swarai]

Good day,

1. Is there a link/attachment for an official ARH5/ARH6 vendor image that we can use with this ROM?

2. I wiped /system,/data and /cache flashed the ROM with and without an ARH6 image (https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1322778262904015418) within TWRP and got bootloop.

What am I missing?

 

[malinathani]

Good day,

1. Is there a link/attachment for an official ARH5/ARH6 vendor image that we can use with this ROM?

2. I wiped /system,/data and /cache flashed the ROM with and without an ARH6 image (https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=1322778262904015418) within TWRP and got bootloop.

What am I missing?

Ummm, you can try flashing vendor from the Light Rom thread or try flashing noverity.zip after flashing the ROM.

 

[TheUndertaker21]

There are a bunch of them. In treble forums
Surprised no one bothered to upload them here
All pie gsi roms work with note 9

 

[malinathani]

There are a bunch of them. In treble forums
Surprised no one bothered to upload them here
All pie gsi roms work with note 9

I totally agree, but give this a shot once, it's noticeably smooth compared to the gsis out there (I've used many myself) it also has dual speakers working. As for pie gsis they have this animation lag while switching and opening apps. Give it a shot and I hope you'll like it.

 

[Nasty_z]

I totally agree, but give this a shot once, it's noticeably smooth compared to the gsis out there (I've used many myself) it also has dual speakers working. As for pie gsis they have this animation lag while switching and opening apps. Give it a shot and I hope you'll like it.

Thank you. Great to have specific support just for Note9!

I've tried other GSIs from Treble forums and yes on those roms only mono audio output works and also had brightness issues last time I tried it. I will try this out

---------- Post added 1st October 2018 at 12:31 AM ---------- Previous post was 30th September 2018 at 11:49 PM ----------

I flashed it and I gotta say, this is very good. I'll keep this as my daily driver if I don't run into any issues which I haven't so far

I really like that there's bixby button custom options included. Rom is super smooth. Definitely smoother than other GSIs on the treble forums. Dual speakers are working but volume seems lower than stock (can anyone confirm this?)
Regarding the vendor, I am using ARH6 vendor. Like I said, so far I haven't gotten any issues.

I think you should include in OP that root isn't included. I flashed Magisk zip and it works fine though

 

[Fiso]

Thank you. Great to have specific support just for Note9!

I've tried other GSIs from Treble forums and yes on those roms only mono audio output works and also had brightness issues last time I tried it. I will try this out

---------- Post added 1st October 2018 at 12:31 AM ---------- Previous post was 30th September 2018 at 11:49 PM ----------

I flashed it and I gotta say, this is very good. I'll keep this as my daily driver if I don't run into any issues which I haven't so far

I really like that there's bixby button custom options included. Rom is super smooth. Definitely smoother than other GSIs on the treble forums. Dual speakers are working but volume seems lower than stock (can anyone confirm this?)
Regarding the vendor, I am using ARH6 vendor. Like I said, so far I haven't gotten any issues.

I think you should include in OP that root isn't included. I flashed Magisk zip and it works fine though

How well does it handle memory? I heard AOSP roms on GS9 doesn't keep apps in memory as well as stock.

Also for the low volume thing. Have you tried Dolby Atmos? It has always helped me in the past with my phones.

 

[Nasty_z]

Okay so.. I'm having a weird issue. The rom was working perfectly fine and then it started to register every single tap as a long press. Every time I touch the screen, it registers a long press. If this issue can be fixed, everything else was working great. At first, I thought it was because I installed magisk modules but I just uninstalled magisk completely and the issue is still there. Logcat is attached.
@Fiso I'll try Dolby Atmos and keep an eye on memory as soon as the touchscreen issue goes away.

Logcat: https://mega.nz/#!90YFDArb!Yz_d5eHQPXfjZ2NIp6OLCTgzUBJ04bcwPbyAxZ3V3jE

 

[malinathani]

Okay so.. I'm having a weird issue. The rom was working perfectly fine and then it started to register every single tap as a long press. Every time I touch the screen, it registers a long press. If this issue can be fixed, everything else was working great. At first, I thought it was because I installed magisk modules but I just uninstalled magisk completely and the issue is still there. Logcat is attached.

@Fiso I'll try Dolby Atmos and keep an eye on memory as soon as the touchscreen issue goes away.

Logcat: https://mega.nz/#!90YFDArb!Yz_d5eHQPXfjZ2NIp6OLCTgzUBJ04bcwPbyAxZ3V3jE

Hmmmm, that's weird, which module did you install btw? If you still have this issue you can try dirty flashing the ROM or clean installing it again. I tested the ROM myself for almost a week before releasing it. Also which model are you using?

 

[Nasty_z]

Hmmmm, that's weird, which module did you install btw? If you still have this issue you can try dirty flashing the ROM or clean installing it again. I tested the ROM myself for almost a week before releasing it. Also which model are you using?

The module was xposed installer for the latest SDK. Model is N960F. Dirty flashing did not help. So I did a clean flash and it's fine for now. I'll flash magisk and install modules other than xposed and try

 

[malinathani]

The module was xposed installer for the latest SDK. Model is N960F. Dirty flashing did not help. So I did a clean flash and it's fine for now. I'll flash magisk and install modules other than xposed and try

I currently have xposed installed myself, I installed xposed framework module which automatically installs it for the correct SDK version.

 

[alessandro6944]

Nice rom, but there is no mirrorlink :crying:

 

[Nasty_z]

I currently have xposed installed myself, I installed xposed framework module which automatically installs it for the correct SDK version.

Yeah it isn't the module. I've done some more tests. The issue only happens if I install or restore multiple applications. Not sure why. Can you tell me what vendor you use?

Also, the keyboard seems sluggish. I don't mean the UI, like the touch responsivenes? If you type really fast, keyboard can't keep up (compared to stock)? Can you confirm this?

 

[malinathani]

Yeah it isn't the module. I've done some more tests. The issue only happens if I install or restore multiple applications. Not sure why. Can you tell me what vendor you use?

Also, the keyboard seems sluggish. I don't mean the UI, like the touch responsivenes? If you type really fast, keyboard can't keep up (compared to stock)? Can you confirm this?

I would recommend you to reinstall apps only from playstore and not restore them because that is known to break stuff. I have no lag issues even on keyboard which you are saying. if you still have issues you can try with ARH5 vendor.