[ROM][Official]ArrowOS 11.0[R|Android 11 r_46]

[Pranav Temkar]

In latest enforcing build if you all are facing heating that's probably due to se policy denials.
For time being the fix is to flash permissiver.
In next update we will fix se policy denials which are causing device to heat.
Till then just flash the fix

 

[Deleted member 5459345]

Okay, Yes. Editing with MixPlorer does the trick. I was using adb to edit build.prop and then pushed the edited version. Seems like I forgot to change the permissions of the edited build.prop

My Bad.

 

[EtiamNullam]

Pretty good rom on android 11. Does not seem bloated yet has useful features like working smart charge.

Sadly I'm not able to change CPU clocks using in kernel managers. Other tabs work but when I go to 'CPU' i just get endless loading spinner with whole app locking up ('SmartPack Kernel Manager') or crash ('Power Kernel Booster').

I had same issue on a different rom ( https://xdaforums.com/t/stable-msm-xtended-xr-r-android-11-0-r_31-feb-9th-2021.4175771/ ), which uses completely different rom (kernel 3.x according to description) so I believe its a common issue with roms on android 11 and not really a kernel thing.

I hope it can be fixed. This device is heating and going through battery so quickly on stock clocks.

 

[Pranav Temkar]

Pretty good rom on android 11. Does not seem bloated yet has useful features like working smart charge.

Sadly I'm not able to change CPU clocks using in kernel managers. Other tabs work but when I go to 'CPU' i just get endless loading spinner with whole app locking up ('SmartPack Kernel Manager') or crash ('Power Kernel Booster').

I had same issue on a different rom ( https://xdaforums.com/t/stable-msm-xtended-xr-r-android-11-0-r_31-feb-9th-2021.4175771/ ), which uses completely different rom (kernel 3.x according to description) so I believe its a common issue with roms on android 11 and not really a kernel thing.

I hope it can be fixed. This device is heating and going through battery so quickly on stock clocks.

Alchemy kernel has been underclocked and undervolted and you cannot change the frequency with any kernel managers
Its been done to save battery.
Currently its first enforcing user build and there are few Se policy denials spamming in logs
These denials will be fixed in next userdebug build and it will make the rom heat less
For heating issue i have provided a patch file flash that for now until next build this issue will be fixed
And yes the issue you mentioned above that you are unable to change frequency is only valid for kernels which have uc/uv in trees and you cant change them using any kernel managers also these are set to achieve good battery backup without degrading the overall user experience. Also these frequency can play games good so i see no need of changing those.
On stock frequency it will heat more

 

[Мax]

Сделайте блокировку минимального уровня яркости в режиме автояркость. Так как это было сделано arrowos в версиях андроид 10. Не стабильная работа В камере со вспышкой ,фото получается тёмными. Хотелось бы в лаунчере иметь возможность скрыть приложения не нужные, в категорию "скрытые". А так же название приложений в две строчки

 

[Мax]

Сделайте блокировку минимального уровня яркости в режиме автояркость. Так как это было сделано arrowos в версиях андроид 10. Не стабильная работа В камере со вспышкой ,фото получается тёмными.

 

[mondechristo1]

Сделайте блокировку минимального уровня яркости в режиме автояркость. Так как это было сделано arrowos в версиях андроид 10. Не стабильная работа В камере со вспышкой ,фото получается тёмными.

Hello mr Max. English only please.

 

[Az Biker]

Сделайте блокировку минимального уровня яркости в режиме автояркость. Так как это было сделано arrowos в версиях андроид 10. Не стабильная работа В камере со вспышкой ,фото получается тёмными.

Hello mr Max. English only please.

Please post in English. If a second language is required, post it below the English comment, as I have done here. Thank you.

Пожалуйста, размещайте на английском языке. Если требуется второй язык, разместите его под комментарием на английском языке, как я сделал здесь. Спасибо.

 

[EtiamNullam]

Alchemy kernel has been underclocked and undervolted and you cannot change the frequency with any kernel managers
Its been done to save battery.
Currently its first enforcing user build and there are few Se policy denials spamming in logs
These denials will be fixed in next userdebug build and it will make the rom heat less
For heating issue i have provided a patch file flash that for now until next build this issue will be fixed
And yes the issue you mentioned above that you are unable to change frequency is only valid for kernels which have uc/uv in trees and you cant change them using any kernel managers also these are set to achieve good battery backup without degrading the overall user experience. Also these frequency can play games good so i see no need of changing those.
On stock frequency it will heat more

Thanks for explaining how it is! I see now its probably better than what we could achieve solely by kernel manager so it makes perfect sense.

I've already flashed that patch. I don't feel like its heating much in normal use after rom settled in.

I see alchemy kernel is also 3.x, I wonder why not 4.x? Are there no available that work with android 11 or are they worse than 3.x?

Also not really a big issue but seems like I can't configure u-touch button to run custom application. For example nothing happens or appears when you go to:

Settings -> Buttons -> Home button -> Long press action -> Select application

Same when trying to assign application for other "buttons" there.

EDIT:
Is there a way to disable dark mode in battery saver mode? I'd rather have dim white background than cranked up dark background that is hard to read and most likely still uses more power on our device.

 

[Pranav Temkar]

Please post in English. If a second language is required, post it below the English comment, as I have done here. Thank you.

Пожалуйста, размещайте на английском языке. Если требуется второй язык, разместите его под комментарием на английском языке, как я сделал здесь. Спасибо.

Yes please maintain xda rules and follow the same

 

[Pranav Temkar]

Thanks for explaining how it is! I see now its probably better than what we could achieve solely by kernel manager so it makes perfect sense.

I've already flashed that patch. I don't feel like its heating much in normal use after rom settled in.

I see alchemy kernel is also 3.x, I wonder why not 4.x? Are there no available that work with android 11 or are they worse than 3.x?

Also not really a big issue but seems like I can't configure u-touch button to run custom application. For example nothing happens or appears when you go to:

Settings -> Buttons -> Home button -> Long press action -> Select application

Same when trying to assign application for other "buttons" there.

EDIT:
Is there a way to disable dark mode in battery saver mode? I'd rather have dim white background than cranked up dark background that is hard to read and most likely still uses more power on our device.

As per alchemy and statix i can confirm you won't be able to change frequency
Rest all the source related bugs or features request you want to be fixed
You can report it freely on arrow os telegram group devs will assist you there for source side issues.
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t.me

 

[EtiamNullam]

As per alchemy and statix i can confirm you won't be able to change frequency
Rest all the source related bugs or features request you want to be fixed
You can report it freely on arrow os telegram group devs will assist you there for source side issues.
Click on the link below to join arrow telegram group

ArrowOS Chat

Welcome to community maintained @ArrowOS discussions chat | 16+ only Chat about anything ArrowOS! For more, check out: https://arrowos.net blog.arrowos.net ENJOY LIFE AND REMEMBER THIS IS NOT CUSTOMER SERVICE, THIS IS AN OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITY CHAT!

t.me

I appreciate your help. I ended up with disabling battery saver completely.

I'm currently experiencing a problem with sound volume. Every time sound is starting, like incoming notification or start of playing some media, at first volume is high (normal) then in a split second its cut down to about 20-40% of volume. Seems like there is some strange volume normalization.

Its especially annoying for notifications as many of them can't be used or sound very weird with fading off volume. Notification will sound normal (albeit quiet) when there is for example some music playing so I'm pretty sure its just some bad volume normalization.

I see it might be some kind of attempt to prevent "pop" when speaker in Zuk engages, but it goes in the wrong direction. Making pop loud but actual sound quiet.

Tried increasing gain in kernel but that's not a way to go as there will be loud spike at the start.

I hope its clear enough and there is something that can be done about it.

 

[Pranav Temkar]

I appreciate your help. I ended up with disabling battery saver completely.

I'm currently experiencing a problem with sound volume. Every time sound is starting, like incoming notification or start of playing some media, at first volume is high (normal) then in a split second its cut down to about 20-40% of volume. Seems like there is some strange volume normalization.

Its especially annoying for notifications as many of them can't be used or sound very weird with fading off volume. Notification will sound normal (albeit quiet) when there is for example some music playing so I'm pretty sure its just some bad volume normalization.

I see it might be some kind of attempt to prevent "pop" when speaker in Zuk engages, but it goes in the wrong direction. Making pop loud but actual sound quiet.

Tried increasing gain in kernel but that's not a way to go as there will be loud spike at the start.

I hope its clear enough and there is something that can be done about it.

Yes we known this sound issue has been with us and we are trying to fix it
Till them you can use viper / dolby

 

[EtiamNullam]

Yes we known this sound issue has been with us and we are trying to fix it
Till them you can use viper / dolby

Sadly I was not able to achieve much using Viper

Anyway I've experienced a minor issue that I don't see mentioned anywhere:
Call recording seems to have very low quality. I've never used it before so idk how it should sound but right now its like recording from the first moon landing. At least call quality is good.

I hope it helps you get everything right. Keep up the good work

 

[Pranav Temkar]

Sadly I was not able to achieve much using Viper

Anyway I've experienced a minor issue that I don't see mentioned anywhere:
Call recording seems to have very low quality. I've never used it before so idk how it should sound but right now its like recording from the first moon landing. At least call quality is good.

I hope it helps you get everything right. Keep up the good work

For call recording change quality to aac
Amr-wb has bad audio quality

 

[EtiamNullam]

For call recording change quality to aac
Amr-wb has bad audio quality

Okay. With AAC it sounds a bit better. At least I can understand the words. Thanks.

 

[EtiamNullam]

There is no deep sleep while connected to charger but not charging due to 'smart charge' causing ~15% of battery drain per hour. I think this is very stressing for battery longevity.

AccuBattery stats for 'smart' dischargee cycle:

^Note: 0% deep sleep.

 

[Pranav Temkar]

There is no deep sleep while connected to charger but not charging due to 'smart charge' causing ~15% of battery drain per hour. I think this is very stressing for battery longevity.

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AccuBattery stats for 'smart' dischargee cycle:

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^Note: 0% deep sleep.

Thanks for the graphs it was better in understanding the problem, will surely look into this deep sleep issue

 

[Pranav Temkar]

There is no deep sleep while connected to charger but not charging due to 'smart charge' causing ~15% of battery drain per hour. I think this is very stressing for battery longevity.

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AccuBattery stats for 'smart' dischargee cycle:

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^Note: 0% deep sleep.

Could you please tell me on which rom is deep sleep working while smart charging on our lenovo z2 plus ?

 

[EtiamNullam]

Could you please tell me on which rom is deep sleep working while smart charging on our lenovo z2 plus ?

Sadly from the roms I tried this is first rom where smart charge works at all. I only wish it was better.

Maybe our device is not capable of proper 'smart charge' at all but I still hope it can be fixed somehow. Still better than nothing I guess.

I think there is some external solution for 'smart charge' which will toggle physical connection to device depending on power draw but that would also disable data connection and USB tethering if used.