[ROM][XA2][A12] iodéOS = LineageOS 19.1 + MicroG + adblocker [09/11/2023]

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vince31fr said:
As you can see, we prepare the jump to Android 11... Could you explain in details what you need with fbind, what do you exactly do with fbind ? There maybe a solution (selinux rules, ...).
About Root essentials : did you try to remove the blocker protection on it ? Apparently there are ads and trackers in this app, this may be th reason (and the reason why I would not recommend this app btw).
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Hello @vince31fr

The need to use "fbind" results from two topics:

1.) The small storage of 32GB (just less than 20GB usable as "internal storage), but there are several Apps, which need some GB of space exactly in this internal storage (f.e. TomTom-GO, Signal-Messenger, Threema-Messenger, but — even if I hate it — WhatsApp with several GB of media data), and the internal storage of the XA2 is too small.

2.) LineageOS does not deal cleanly with "adopted storage". It's documented. Nevertheless I tried to establish that instead of using "fbind" with LOS18.1. The adopted storage was there, but every file written there was inaccessible(corrupted?) later.

fbind works cleanly with every LOS until Android10 (even with your actual iodéOS together with magisk).

Without this way of storage enhancement the XA2 is useless to me.

And the dev/author of "fbind" knows about this problem with Google's "isolated storage feature" in Android11 and has no solution yet:
github.com

GitHub - VR-25/fbind: A versatile Android mounting utility for folders, EXT4 images, LUKS/LUKS2 encrypted volumes, regular partitions and more.

A versatile Android mounting utility for folders, EXT4 images, LUKS/LUKS2 encrypted volumes, regular partitions and more. - VR-25/fbind
github.com github.com

Look here for "TODO.txt".

Thanks a lot,
samhhmobil

PS
Fortunately I have a second XA2 for testing such things... :)
 
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pepepepep

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Hi,

just got a refurb XA2 and very much like the idea of iodéOS. Thank you for this project!
One obstacle I face at the moment:
I have trouble with video playback. Any video (regardless of x264 or x265) is not playing back properly. Laggy playback, no sound.
-Videos in FullHD x264 from SD card
-videos recorded by the camera (x265)
-youtube videos played back by YoutubeVanced or browser

I read to set switch in Dev settings "Disable Hardware overlay on". But when I do, this doesn't change anything. Moreover, after reboot this setting is reversed!

What am I missing? Can anyone confirm.


EDIT:
I am sorry for not having read the solution on the previous page *embarassing*
Ignore my post, I will try to update the firmware tomorrow...
 
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*** New Update : 03/08/2021 ***​

iodéOS 2.0 : based on Android 11 / LineageOS 18.1
Available as OTA (see OP)
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BEWARE: the play store magisk module given in the OP (unofficially supported) needs to be updated *before* updgrading to iodéOS 2.0 to avoid a bootloop. You can find the updated version in the OP.
 
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Thanks for the upgrade.
Has anybody tested it yet?
Are there known problems with location service or any app?
 
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Hi,
has anyone managed to install Magisk on the 2.0 release? Everything else works, but I just get crashes with the Magisk zip provided in the original post.
Edit: I just installed the stock Magisk from the website via TWRP and it seems to be working for now.
 
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LolRoll said:
Hi,
has anyone managed to install Magisk on the 2.0 release? Everything else works, but I just get crashes with the Magisk zip provided in the original post.
Edit: I just installed the stock Magisk from the website via TWRP and it seems to be working for now.
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The file provided in the OP is not magisk itself: it is a magisk module to be installed after installing magisk, that provides a patched play store.
 
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tu22m3 said:
I had no sound from all videos and music files: no sound from youtube, music stored into the phone, videos received via whatsapp or telegram and so on. And all videos where played slowly.
All other sounds like ringtones and phone warning tones were perfectly working.
I saw on the net that other people had the same problems with LineageOS.
This is the link to the patch:
pioneer_modem_bt_dsp_50.2.A.3.22
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What build were you running before? (.22 would be a downgrade from .77 for me)
 
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tax3718

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Hello,
Sorry, I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I have already tried several times, and the camera does not appear. and open camera tells me: Failure to open the camera. id: 0 I appreciate the help.
 
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Mark Twain

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I installed this ROM yesterday following the advice in this post and the experience so far is very good. Everything is snappy, no crashes so far and battery life seems great.

Only downside is the stock gallery app which cannot exclude directories, so it also shows all music album covers. But this is easily fixed by installing simple gallery from f-droid (and coming from Sailfish OS I have a great track record of bad gallery apps...).

Many thanks to the developers!
 
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I posted this via github, but no repsonse so far.

The Wiki says here, I cite:


Following your device:
XA2:
fastboot flash boot_a boot-pioneer.img
fastboot flash boot_b boot-pioneer.img
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The link does not provide a boot-pioneer.img, but recovery images instead:


iode-3.0-20220601-pioneer-recovery.img 24 MB 02 Jun 2022
iode-3.0-20220601-pioneer-recovery.img.sha256 116 Bytes 02 Jun 2022
iode-3.0-20220601-pioneer.zip 904 MB 02 Jun 2022
iode-3.0-20220601-pioneer.zip.sha256 96 Bytes 02 Jun 2022
Source code (zip) 12 Apr 2022
Source code (tar.gz) 12 Apr 2022
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Before flashing the wrong img file to the wrong partition - what needs to be updated in this instruction to work and to be consistent?
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Any hints on this boot vs recovery thing?
 
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    Introduction

    iodéOS is a privacy-focused operating system powered by LineageOS and based on the Android mobile platform. iodéOS aims at protecting the user's privacy with a built-in adblocker and by freeing the smartphone from snitches.

    The objectives in the conception of this ROM are threefold:

    1. To keep the stability and security level of LineageOS, by minimizing the modifications made to the system. Apart the system modifications required by the adblocker, we mainly only added a few useful options commonly found in other custom ROMs, made some cosmetic changes, modified a few default settings to prevent data leaks to Google servers.
    2. To ease a quick adoption of this ROM by new users. We especially target users that are concerned by the protection of their privacy, but are not reluctant to still use inquisitive apps like Google ones. We thus included MicroG as well as a coherent set of default apps, and simplified the initial setup of the system. Particularly, an initialization of MicroG has been made with GCM notifications allowed by default, a privacy-friendly network location provider (DéjàVu) pre-selected, as well as Nominatim Geocoder.
    3. To provide a new and powerful way of blocking ads, malwares, data leaks of all kinds to many intrusive servers. We are developing an analyzer, tightly integrated into the system, that captures all DNS requests and network traffic, as well as a user interface (the iodé app). Compared to some other well-known adblockers, this has the advantages of:
      • Avoiding to lock the VPN for that use. You can even use another adblocker that uses VPN technology alongside our blocker.
      • Being independent of the kind of DNS server used by the system or set by an independent app: classical DNS on UDP port 53 or any other one, DNS over TLS (DoT), DNS over HTTPS (DoH), ..., as we capture the DNS requests before they are transmitted to the system function that emits the DNS request. What we do not support, is DoH when it is natively built into applications, i.e. when an app communicates directly with a DoH server, without asking name resolution to the system. It would require to decrypt HTTPS packets between such an app and the DoH server, which may create a big security hole.
      • Precisely mapping DNS requests and network packets to the Android apps that emitted (or received) them.
      • Deciding which apps have a filtered network usage (by default, all apps), and which ones can communicate with blacklisted servers.
      Since its first versions, we added many features to the iodé blocker: several levels of protection, fine-grained control over the hosts that should be blocked or authorized, displaying statistics on a map to see the quantity of data exchanged to which countries, clearing statistics... We are actively developing the blocker, and new functionalities will be regularly added.

    Features

    Changes in LineageOS to prevent data leaks:
    • Default DNS server: Google's DNS replaced by Quad9's 'unblocked' servers in all parts of the system.
    • A-GPS: patches to avoid leaking personnal information like IMSI to supl server.
    • Captive portal login: connectivitycheck.gstatic.com replaced by captiveportal.kuketz.de for connectivity check.
    • Dialer: Google default option replaced by OpenStreetMap for phone number lookup.

    Pre-installed apps:

    We included many useful default apps, but our choice cannot suit everyone; so we added the possibility to remove them. It can be done at the end of the phone setup, or at any time by going to Parameters -> Apps & Notifications -> Preinstalled apps.

    • MicroG core apps: GmsCore, GsfProxy, FakeStore.
    • NLP backends for MicroG : DejaVuNLPBackend (default), MozillaNLPBackend, AppleNLPBackend, RadioCellsNLPBackend, Nominatim Geocoder.
    • App stores : FDroid (with F-Droid Privileged Extension) and Aurora Store.
    • Browser: our own fork of Firefox (with Qwant as default search engine, many other ones added, telemetry disabled, parts of telemetry code removed) instead of Lineage’s default browser Jelly.
    • SMS: QKSMS instead of Lineage's default SMS app.
    • Email: p≡p (Pretty Easy Privacy).
    • Camera: our own fork of Open Camera, with a few tweaks.
    • Maps/navigation: Magic Earth GPS & Navigation (the only one free but not open source).
    • Keyboard: OpenBoard instead of AOSP keyboard.
    • PDF: Pdf Viewer Plus.
    • Personnal notes: Carnet.
    • {Ad/Malware/Data leak}-blocker: iodé.
    • News: to keep users informed about our developments, as well as a FAQ.
    • Meteo: Geometric Weather.

    Pre-included FDroid repository:

    The apps that we tweak or develop (microG services, the browser based on Firefox, the News app, Open Camera ...) are available through a repository that we included in FDroid (check the "Apps for iodéOS" category). For this purpose and to avoid name conflicts of some apps, we also had to make a few changes in FDroid.

    Useful options from other custom ROMs:
    • Smart charging (disables charging when a given level is reached, to protect battery health).
    • Fingerprint vibration toggle.
    • Swipe down to clear all in recent apps (Android 10 only).

    Installation Instructions

    To download and flash our latest build, see https://gitlab.com/iode/ota.
    You can also find here direct links to the latest builds.

    Supported devices

    Sources

    Bug Reporting

    You can post a message in this thread or (preferred) open an issue here.

    Credits

    LineageOS is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of android, which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock android for your device.
    All the source code for LineageOS is available in the LineageOS Github repo. If you would like to contribute to LineageOS, please visit their Wiki for more details.
    This ROM would be nothing without the tremendous work made on MicroG, and all the other open source apps that we included. We are very grateful to their authors.

    Contributors

    Direct contributors: @iodeOS, @vince31fr
    Indirect contributors (too numerous to list): All the people that contributed to the device tree, to LineageOS, and to the included open source apps.

    Sponsoring

    You can help in the development of this ROM by paying us a coffee here: https://paypal.me/iodeOS.

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    Privacydroid said:
    If i disable push notifications during the setup wizard why would i follow any of the other steps, you made it sound like turning that off will eliminate microG on the device.

    I see no logic in turning off cloud messaging and safetynet in microG settings when i already disabled microG during the setup.

    Same goes for preinstalled apps, why uninstall microG core services and other stuff when i've already turned it off during the setup..

    This has nothing to do with the desire of a single user, you adverstise iodeOS as a privacy operatingsystem, google is the exact opposite of privacy so as a logical conclusion iode should NEVER have any connections to google.
    Atleast provide an option during the setup that will prevent microG from even installing in the first place, let those who want to use microG use it but don't force it on those who don't...

    From reading your reply, disabling push notifications during the setup will not disable microG otherwise you wouldn't have listed the other steps.
    microG must be optional and not forced onto people.
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    Take this ROM as it is!

    If you are unsatisfied with it, feel free to build your own ROM from open sources, but don't request YOUR requirements from other people!

    Feel free NOT to use iode and build your OS by yourself instead! There you can do what you want.

    Just my 2¢.
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    Downloads : iodéOS

    • 09/11/2023 (build 20231107):
      • Blocker: rules-based blocking added (wildcard rules and regular expressions), plus various improvements and bug fixes
      • OpenBoard keyboard: integration of recent improvements
      • LineageOS synchronized with October security patch included
      • New devices support: Pixel 6 Pro, Samsung Note 10 5G
      • Block lists updated
      • All apps updated
    • 28/08/2023 (build 20230824):
      • Blocker: minor bugfixes.
      • iodéOS Premium API : bugfix for mail address with alias.
      • LineageOS synchronized with August security patch included.
      • Block lists updated.
      • All apps updated.
    • 01/08/2023 (build 20230731):
      • Blocker: added backup/restore of recipient personalization (in Settings -> Custom blockings -> top-right menu).
      • microG: as the changes we made are no longer necessary, the official version is now included. The network localization modules have been abandoned in the latest version, in favor of the implementation of some of their functionalities directly in microG.
      • SafetyNet: adaptation of the SafetyNet validation method (necessary for certain applications, often including banking applications) to the latest developments.
      • LineageOS synchronized with July security patch included.
      • All apps updated.
    • 29/06/2023 (build 20230629):
      • iodéOS Premium: advanced blocker features will now be available via subscription (free for a certain period of time).
      • Blocker:
        • Presentation updated in Material Design 3 style.
        • A gauge on the home page gives an assessment of protection status.
        • Differentiation of malicious recipients according to protection type (standard / reinforced).
        • In the report, signs indicate the current blocking status of recipients ('prohibited direction' if blocked, 'danger' if malicious recipient not blocked).
        • Addition of a permanent notification featuring information on the application currently in use, as well as direct access to the application's blocking control and activity report. This notification can be disabled in the settings.
        • iodéOS Premium account connection added to settings.
        • Addition of a pure black background theme.
      • Charge control: a new LineageOS feature enables charge level control, and will replace 'Smart Charging' in battery settings. Both options are currently available for supported devices, but may conflict.
      • LineageOS synchronized with June security patch included.
      • All apps updated.
    • 04/04/2023 (build 20230401):
      • Installation procedure: move to a fastboot script (read instructions: https://gitlab.com/iode/ota)
      • Blocker: improved use of blocking lists (sub-domains blocking)
      • FDroid: fixes an issue on apps update
      • LineageOS synchronized with March security patch included
      • All apps updated
    • 07/02/2023 (build 20230131):
      • Blocker:
        • Improved blocking settings. You can now choose 'Standard' blocking (ads, trackers, malwares, etc) or 'Reinforced' blocking (same objective but more extensive), and then select additional categories.
        • The 'Porn' category has been extended to a wider 'Sensitive content' one, that also includes fake news, gambling, drugs, piracy, torrent..., with mainly child protection in mind.
        • The 'Extreme' category has been removed, as it is now part of the reinforced blocking.
        • Improved blocking lists. We merge several acknowledged and up-to-date sources, and have diversified our sources to produce more complete lists. The standard list has however been reduced a bit, to avoid as much as possible interference with apps expected behavior.
      • Added a new network location provider: Local NLP Backend. It is an improved version of the DéjàVu NLP backend which was already available in iodéOS. Like DéjàVu, it builds a local database connecting localizations learned from other NLP backends and apps using GPS, and mobile antennas/Wifi; but also has an active mode (not preselected) that can trigger GPS requests. To configure it: Settings -> System -> microG -> Location modules
      • LineageOS synchronized with January security patch included
      • All apps updated
      • New devices support: Pixel 3, 6, 6a
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      • Blocker: added multiple selection in settings / domain customization. Long-press on a domain, select several domains or all, apply actions (block all, authorize all...)
      • PdfViewerPlus: improved security by updating core libraries
      • Network settings: added a switch to disable connectivity check (and thus captive portal detection)
      • LineageOS synchronized with December security patch included
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      • All apps updated
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        • Default blockings definition for new apps
        • Personnalized recipients management improved
        • iodé's app access restrictions by password added
        • Search filters added in report and map
        • Display theme selection
        • Automatic and 'real-time' refresh of the whole app
        • Performance and fluidity improvements of the app
      • LineageOS synced with September security patch included
      • All apps updated
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      • OpenCamera: the 'Use alternative flash method' in photo settings is no more necessary and can be disabled, allowing flash optimization
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      • All apps updated
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      • Upgrade to Android 12 / Lineage 19.1
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      • Lockscreen settings: switch added to disable fingerprint unlock when screen is off
      • Improved German translations
      • Bug fixes and improvements
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      • All apps updated
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      • iodé blocker: pull to refresh replaced by automatic refresh in report tab
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      • All apps updated
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      • Build mode changed to 'user' (i.e. release) mode): more apps work out-of-the-box and more secure device, but more restrictive recovery
      • Camera app changed to Open Camera
      • Wireguard kernel module included
      • Dark bootanimation
      • January security patch
      • Preinstalled apps updated
      • Beware: Play store Magisk module broken
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      • LineageOS updated (November security patch)
      • Preinstalled apps updated
      • Iodé blocker: hosts can now be customized, either globally or by app
    • 10/09/2021 (build 20210828):
      • LineageOS updated (August security patch)
      • Preinstalled apps updated
      • Backup app included: Seedvault
      • microG now uninstallable: Settings -> Apps & notifications -> Preinstalled apps
      • New default accent color (clear blue from iodé logo)
    • 03/08/2021 (build 20210729):
      • Upgrade to Android 11 / LineageOS 18.1
      • Preinstalled apps UI reworked with the introduction of categories.
      • Dark theme in the iodé blocker UI (next improvement will be hosts customization).
      • p≡p (https://f-droid.org/fr/packages/security.pEp/) is now the defaut email client, and replaces lineageOS client which is no longer maintained.
      • Preinstalled apps updated to their latest version.
      • LineageOS updated (July security patch).
    • 28/05/2021 (build 20210525):
      • Different protection levels in iodé's blocker added: in addition to the default standard blocklist, we added three lists (socials, porn, extreme) that can be activated globally or on a per-app basis (more information in the FAQ).
      • Geometric Weather app added.
      • Preinstalled apps selection at setup wizard added.
      • Preinstalled apps including microG updated to their latest version.
      • LineageOS updated (May security patch).
    • 07/03/2021 (build 20210306):
      • Blocker UI improved: performance at startup, statistics display (with sortable columns), DNS stream
      • Preinstalled apps management (uninstall / reinstall) menu added (Settings -> Apps & Notifications -> Preinstalled apps)
      • Latest lineageOS sources synced
      • Default apps updated
    • 22/01/2021 (build 20210119):
      • LineageOS sources synced
      • Prebuilt apps updated
      • Activated Camera APIv2 in Snap
      • Force auto-update of apps in FDroid to keep in sync with iodé apps. It can be disabled.
    • 02/12/2020 (build 20201127):
      • LineageOS sources synced
      • Prebuilt apps updated
      • New default wallpaper
      • Firefox browser renamed as iodé Browser and logo changed due to trademark restrictions
      • The iodé blocker can now be correctly coupled with a VPN
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      • iodé app (blocker): app switches replaced by shields around app icons, aggregated apps view in report, historical data deletion for each period by long press on an app line in report, black list updated
      • LineageOS sources synced
      • Prebuilt apps updated
      • Added a iodé category in FDroid, to quickly distribute the apps we customize. We had to fork FDroid for this purpose.
    • 30/09/2020 (build 20200925):
      • Synced LineageOS sources and device tree
      • microG updated to v0.2.12.203315 plus commits up to 25/09 (in-app maps now mostly working through Mapbox)
      • Prebuilt apps updated to their latest version
      • Welcome to "News": an app to keep users informed of latest iodé developments, as well a a FAQ.
    • 05/08/2020 (build 20200805):
      • Synced LineageOS sources and device tree
      • microG updated to v0.2.11.202414 plus commits up to 05/08
      • AppleNLP backend working again
      • Prebuilt apps updated to their latest version
    • 25/07/2020 (build 20200725): first publicly available build for pioneer.
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    *** New Update : 27/07/2022 ***

    Available as OTA (see OP)
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    vince31fr
    vince31fr
    ### NEW UPDATE : 05/08/2020 ###
    Also available as an OTA update.
    Quick changelog:
    • Synced LineageOS sources and device tree
    • microG updated to v0.2.11.202414 plus commits up to 05/08
    • AppleNLP backend working again
    • Prebuilt apps updated to their latest version
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