#Changes
LineageOS Changes (20230123)
Updated: 6/2/2023, 6:32 GMT
• 20.0: Update Android TZDB from 2022f to 2022g
• 19.1: Update Android TZDB from 2022f to 2022g
• 18.1: Update Android TZDB from 2022f to 2022g
• 17.1: Update Android TZDB from 2022f to 2022g
• 20.0 (67): Promoted Google Pixel 2 (walleye) & Google Pixel 2 XL (taimen)
• 20.0 (69): Promoted Google ADT-3 (deadpool) & Dynalink TV Box (4K) (wade)
• wiki: gapps: Add ATV 20.0 builds

20230125 - 20230128
• 20.0, Aperture: Update CameraX to 1.3.0-alpha03
• 20.0 (71): Revived BQ Aquaris X (bardock) & BQ Aquaris X Pro (bardockpro)
• 20.0: Helplines: Improve Bulgarian helplines
• 19.1: Helplines: Improve Bulgarian helplines
• wiki: Consolidate GPU models
• 20.0, Aperture: Get dynamic colors going
• 20.0, Aperture: Set status bar background color to transparent in settings
• 20.0, Aperture: Get proper M3 dialogs in settings
• 20.0, Aperture: Give light theme on settings for light mode users
• 20.0, Aperture: Don't set Roboto Mono everywhere
• 20.0, Aperture: Simplify camera mode buttons themes
• 20.0, Aperture: Draw under display cutouts
• 20.0, Aperture: Enable translucent navigation bar in settings
• 20.0, Aperture: Use a proper divider
• 20.0 (72): Promoted Nubia Z18 Mini (nx611j)
• 20.0 (73): Promoted Nubia Z17 (nx563j)

#Tips
Android 11 (LineageOS 18.1) Issues on Pixel
The first generation Pixel has been receiving official support from LineageOS since version 15.1, and it's still currently receiving 18.1 builds on a monthly basis. It's good but then, the device tree somehow is just somehow missing certain stuff, making the experience a little worse.

The 1st generation Pixel only received official support from Google until Android 10 (and it's also frankly buggy too), so the Android 11 device tree was basically built by the community. There's nothing wrong with this but due to limited time and resources, the device tree couldn't be done well and hence causing minor issues.

What's the issue? It's very obvious as you boot into the system, you will realise that every single time you restart, all your background services and widgets will take 20 minutes to set up which is kind of unacceptable. Once uptime reached the two weeks milestone, the whole launcher started to get unresponsive and that meant you had to reboot the phone, and face the previous issue mentioned earlier again and again.

The issue has been there since the first build and after nearly a year time, the developer didn't do anything to fix it. At first, it was thought that it's more of a skill issue, but after experimenting multiple times, it is confirmed that this is a device tree issue, which also means this is affecting every Android 11 custom ROM for the Pixel.

On surface, it looks like a small unimportant issue so people just ignored it, but over time this evolved into something that is annoying, especially if you are still using it as your daily driver. Not to mention some parts of the SystemUI are kind of bork, for example the navigation bar hide itself in any camera app, which isn't supposed to happen.

A little disappointed that the Pixel community is too small with very few developers and user bases, that means no one is willing to put in effort to get this issue to be solved anymore, and the issues will just remain there forever...

Anyway, I hope everyone could at least lend out a hand and report it to the maintainer of the ROM, kindly don't spam and report the issues in a polite way.

#Tips
LineageOS Build Distribution History
If you are new to LineageOS and wanted to try it out, you might notice all the build types being listed on their website are just "nightly" but it is updated on a weekly or monthly basis instead. So what's going on over here?

If you didn't know, CyanogenMod was succeeded by LineageOS, and before that, CyanogenMod categorised builds into two types, nightlies which constantly receive updates and snapshots which are considered stable for users. After CyanogenMod deprecated, LineageOS didn't decide to follow this practice as it is a little time-consuming to do for a vast amount of devices.

After that, LineageOS just started off with weekly updates. And after nearly two years, they received more servers which will shorten the time of building, that's when real nightlies came along. At that time, LineageOS 15.1 received nightly builds while LineageOS 14.1 got monthly updates. One day before LineageOS 16.0 became official, LineageOS 15.1 builds will be distributed on a weekly basis, and the latter version obviously gets updated daily.

In June 2020, eventually the build server couldn't catch up to build all devices under 24 hours time every single day, so all builds were moved back to update weekly once again, and this practice continues till today. In October 2022, 18.1 builds were later being kept to update monthly as many devices couldn't get promoted to the 19.1 or 20 branch.

Regardless of which versions, if you have the NIGHTLY build, you can at least be sure that this is signed and distributed by LineageOS themselves, which is usually stable enough to daily drive. Of course, you can double-check everything by verifying the build's signature key, which the guide can be found on LineageOS Wiki itself.

#Changes
LineageOS Changes (20230130 - 20230202)
Updated: 12/2/2023,19:30 GMT
• 20.0, Aperture: Set navigation bar color to black
• 20.0, Aperture: Add Wi-Fi QR handling
• 20.0, Aperture: Add ripple animation for QR CardView
• Update Chromium Webview to 109.0.5414.118

20230205 - 20230212
• 20.0, Aperture: Use M3 colors for shutter button
• 20.0, Aperture: Make video duration text more readable
• 20.0, Aperture: Fix photo -> video shutter button color transition
• 20.0 (74): Added Redmi Note 9 (merlinx)
• 20.0 (75): Added Xperia 5 II
(pdx206)
• 20.0 (76): Added Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) (gtowifi)
• 20.0, Aperture: Add support for Assistant actions
• 20.0, Aperture: Redo settings appbar using M3 guidelines
• 20.0, Clock: Flip and shake flxup
• 19.1 (43): Added Motorola edge 2021 (berlna)
• 20.0, Calendar: Dynamic icon (show today's date)
• 20.0, Clock: Dynamic icon (real-time clock)
• 20.0 (77): Added OnePlus 9R (lemonades)
• 20.0: Aperture: Add Google Lens icon

#LineageOS #Official #R #ROM #Marlin
LineageOS 18.1 - OFFICIAL | Android 11 | Pixel XL (marlin)
Updated: 12/2/2023

▪️Download [673MB]
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Changelog:
• Update Android TZDB from 2022f to 2022g
• Source Changelog

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#Updates #Android
SDK Platform Tools r34.0.0 has been released!
Release date: February 2023

Changelog (adb):
• Fixed zero length packet sends for macOS.
• Addressed unstable connectivity (MacBook high speed cable): frequent adb disconnects.
• Improved error message for adb push with insufficient number of arguments.

Changelog (fastboot):
• Improved flashing: flashall will now skip reboots to userspace if it can.
• Fixed zero length packet sends for macOS.
• Fixed flashing recovery.img resulting in wrong AVB footer.

Download:
• Windows
• Mac
• Linux

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UPDATE:
To avoid any issues, we recommend you to downgrade your SDK Platform Tools to r33.0.3 until further notice, as some people had bootlooping issues when flashing factory images on Pixel phones.

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/268872725?pli=1

SDK Platform Tools r33.0.3 download:
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LineageOS 17.1 ~ 18.1 2 Years+ Review
Time flies and yet another year has passed, just like that I have been using LineageOS on my Pixel XL for over two years, without a single wipe. This is something only LineageOS can do, the process of upgrading.

Many ROMs care about the customisations, but as you can see over here, LineageOS cares about the usability and consistency, which is something very similar to Apple's philosophy over here. The ROM itself is pretty smooth out of the box for any phone, as the OS itself is lightweight, hence it's also used as a proof of concept for older devices.

Anyway, the upgrade is said to work well if you are coming from official build, but earlier I dirty flashed the unofficial release by razorloves, surprisingly the upgrade still works since the device tree is the same, but that means signature key got conflicted, and till today, I only faced a few minor issues, when the device booted up, widgets & background services only loaded after 20 minutes of uptime. Another issue happened after about 2 weeks of uptime, the OS started to slow down. Sure, I could easily get rid of it by starting fresh again, but there won't be this one of a kind review. Okay but anyway, I did it in Dec 2022, and after doing several times of investigations, it seems to be the build fault after all, so I am a little disappointed by it and decided to return back to the good ol' LineageOS 17.1 build, and it's buttery smooth.

I replaced my Pixel's battery a few months ago, and it's back to full power. With light-normal usage, I am usually getting six hours of screen time. I don't do gaming but I decided to give it a test and let you guys know, I guess it can roughly last for about three and a half hours. Idle drain is also doing well, for 30h time it only drained 4% while with Wi-Fi on for 10h, the drained amount is also the same. And remember, it's just a 3450 mAh battery capacity, so that's considered awesome.

And yeah, so I debloated my Pixel further over time, from the earliest 45 apps installed, till only with a remaining of 30 apps remaining today. So for all this time, I find many applications to be just a gimmick, like it's something nice to have but it's not really that necessary. In the early days, I still remembered I am having four battery monitoring apps just to check how good is my Pixel's battery is performing, but what I didn't realise is that these apps summing up together are actually slowing taking away the battery juice from my phone over time, so I ended up uninstalling them from my phone. Then I uninstalled extra camera applications, browsers, tools, with less processes going on in the background, the phone at least runs better now.

After all, do people still remember what a phone is supposed to be used for? The invention of the phone is actually made to communicate with each other easily, but these days people are addicted to online services and the personalisations & customisations on the phone. Over time, I just find myself losing interest in all of this stuff and in my opinion, smartphones are just overhyped products. We see companies improving it with new features, sure, but ask yourself, do you use them often? And does it really change your life?

A phone with LineageOS installed can do almost anything a new iPhone can do, though of course, you are losing out on Apple seamless integrations, but other than that, you can browse the web, listen to music, communicate with each other... you name it. What I am trying to say here is that, as long as your phone works without any issue for you, just use it because it works.

Yeah, if you asked me, I am personally bored of LineageOS too, but why spend so much time on the phone when you can spend it in your real life? The world is full of stuff to explore, so don't bother with your phone too much. In the end, I still want to say, LineageOS is still going strong, and I hope the project will continue to get development over the next few years as long as Android still exists. One last quote from me: "As long as your phone works and it's fine, use it."

#Changes
LineageOS Changes (20230213)
Updated: 18/2/2023, 4:59 GMT
• 20.0: February 2023 Security Patch
• 20.0, Pixel 4a~ Pixel 7 Pro: Full Februrary 2023 Pixel security patch level
• 20.0, Pixel 4/XL: Update fingerprint/build description from TP1A.221005.002.B2
• 20.0, Pixel 4a~Pixel 7 Pro: Update fingerprint/build description from TP1A.221005.002.B2
• wiki: Fix a few device image offenders

20230216 - 20230217
• 20.0: Updated translations
• 20.0 (80): Added Google Pixel 6 (oriole), Google Pixel 6 Pro (raven) & Google Pixel 6a (bluejay)
• 20.0 (82): Added Google Pixel 7 (panther) & Google Pixel 7 Pro (cheetah)
• 19.1: February 2023 Security Patch
• 18.1: February 2023 Security Patch
• 17.1: February 2023 Security Patch
• 20.0: BootAnimation: Check for resolution override
• wiki: recovery install: Add note about LineageOS logo

#News #Pixel
Google Pixel 6 & 7 are now supported by LineageOS
The Pixel 7 series is around four months old since released to the public and custom ROMs community are already gearing up to support the newly released devices. LineageOS, being one of the largest custom ROM communities, has officially supported both Pixel 6 & 7 series starting today.

Those devices include: Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7 & Pixel 7 Pro. Builds for Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel 7 are now available at the time of posting. Rest of the devices will get it in the next few days. Approximately one month ago, the Pixel 2 series was also promoted to LIneageOS 20 too. And if you feel like installing it, do make sure to check out the respective wiki for your own device to get it running properly.

In case you haven't realised, this is the only custom ROM to currently maintain the complete Pixel series at the same time, which is a whopping of all 19 Pixel devices released till date. Kudos to the team over here.

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#Tips
10 Fun Facts About LineageOS
1. LineageOS version number matched the alphabet numbering of Android, so Android 13 will be T, the 20th alphabet (if only Google didn't ditch the dessert name).

2. LineageOS achieved the record of maintaining every single Google Pixel device back in September 21, 2021, and got back the title yet another time in February 17, 2023 after adding support for the Pixel 6 & 7 series.

3. LineageOS 'long-forgotten birthday is on Christmas Eve, launched back on December 24th, 2016, the same year as when Google Pixel debuted.

4. LineageOS 'existence guided Google on what features to be added to AOSP, which explained why over time LineageOS started to become a bland ROM offering a few features.

5. Galaxy Nexus (maguro, toroplus, toro) is the oldest device to ever receive LineageOS support (Supported: LineageOS 13.0 based on Android 6), released back in October 2011.

6. OnePlus One (bacon) is the oldest device to enter the build roster (since CyanogenMod 11 based on Android 4.4.2) and still being maintained by LineageOS (Current: LineageOS 18.1 based on Android 11), gaining over nine years and eight different versions of support.

7. The OnePlus 5 (cheeseburger) gained initial LineageOS 14.1 based on Android 7.1 support from August 29, 2017, and managed to get promoted all the way till LineageOS 20 based on Android 13, making it one of the devices to gain (near) complete support from LineageOS.

8. LineageOS 16.0 based on Android 9 is the most built-ever version, when nightlies were still a thing.

9. LineageOS 18.1 based on Android 11 is the longest supported version, as many devices failed to get promoted over to LineageOS 19.1 due to eBPF.

10. Old LineageOS versions continued to receive security patches and other commits from communities, despite being discontinued from building further on official build servers.

#crDroid #Unofficial #R #ROM #Sailfish #Marlin
crDroid 7.27 - UNOFFICIAL | Android 11
Updated: 22/02/2023

▪️Sailfish:
• Vanilla [704.8MB]
• GApps [801.4MB]

▪️Marlin:
• Vanilla [713.0MB]
• GApps [809.7MB]

Changelog:
• February 2023 Security Patch.

Notes:
• For GApps version the Google App had to be removed, so it's highly recommended to flash the GApps Add-on Magisk module to get full functionality.
• Magisk modules.

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#LineageOS #Official #R #ROM #Sailfish
LineageOS 18.1 - OFFICIAL | Android 11 | Pixel (sailfish)
Updated: 24/2/2023

▪️Download [665MB]
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Changelog:
• February 2023 Security Patch
• Source Changelog

By @npjohnson
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#Changes
LineageOS Changes (20220218 - 20220226)
Updated: 27/2/2023, 7:09 GMT
• 20.0, Clock: Fix upcoming alarm notification
• 20.0, Clock: Don't delete expired timers
• 20.0 (80): Removed OnePlus 9 (lemonade) & OnePlus 9 Pro (lemonadep)
• 20.0, Trebuchet: Fix sorting in zh-Hans-CN (Chinese Traditional)
• Hide lineage recovery downloads for Pixel 6/7 series devices
• wiki: Remove leftover custom recovery link from berlin/berlna
• 20.0: toast: fix bg color not changing with theme change
• 20.0, Pixel 3/XL: overlay: Fix rounded corner rendering issues
• 20.0, Pixel 3a/XL: overlay: Fix rounded corner rendering issues
• 20.0, Pixel 2 XL: overlay: Fix rounded corner rendering issues
• 20.0: StatusBarSettings: Correct clock position setting label in RTL
• 20.0: StatusBarSettings: Quick pulldown side selection in RTL
• wiki: Improve gapps installation instructions
• 20.0, Clock: Fix stopwatch notification
• 19.1 (46): Added Xiaomi Redmi 7A / 8 / 8A / 8A Dual (Mi439), Xiaomi Redmi 4A / 5A / [Note 5A / Y1 - Lite] (Mi8917) & Xiaomi Redmi 3S / 3X / 4 (India) / 4X / [Note 5A / Y1 - Prime] (Mi8937)
• 20.0: apn: Add Wintel
• charter: exFAT is now legal to use on Linux 5.7+
• wiki: Fixup: recovery install: Add note about LineageOS logo
• 18.1 (62): Added Motorola moto z (griffin)
• infra: RIP Extras
• infra: Show downloads in correct order
• wiki: Extras page is gone
• 20.0 (81): Added 10.or G (G)

#Tips
LineageOS Builds Archive
Old is gold, sometimes we might want to revert back to old builds as it brings back memories, the original taste, etc. I tried my best searching across the Internet to find official LineageOS builds that are released in the past, and this is everything I came across.

• LineageOS 13.0 - LineageOS 20.0
• LineageOS 14.1
• LineageOS 14.1 & LineageOS 15.1
• LineageOS 16.0 & LineageOS 17.1 (20210217)
• LineageOS 17.1
• LineageOS 18.1+

If you are lucky, you might be able to find some builds for devices that you own. Really hope that LineageOS could at least keep the very last version of their build for all devices at least, which hardly could happen.

We also did our own archive for Pixel devices which can be found here: 16.0 (Pixel 1 series) - Soon | 17.1 (Pixel 1 series) (Pixel 2 series) | 18.1 (Pixel 2 series) (Pixel 5 series) | 19.1 (Pixel 2 series) (Pixel 5 series)

#Changes
LineageOS Changes (20230228 - 20230307)
Updated: 8 Mar 2023, 2:39 GMT
• wiki: Simplify Samsung flashing instructions
• 20.0, Messaging: Don't show numbers of contacts multiple times
• 20.0 (82): Promoted ASUS Zenfone Max Pro M1 (X00TD)
• 20.0 (83): Added Xiaomi Redmi 9 (lancelot)
• 20.0 (85): Added LG V30 (T-Mobile) (h932) & LG V30 (Unlocked) (joan)
• infra: Updated download portal (Mirrorbits v2)
• wiki: Update URLs for new download portal
• 20.0 (86): Promoted Motorola edge 2021 (berlna)
• 20.0 (87): Added Xiaomi Mi CC9 Meitu Edition (vela)
• 20.0 (90): Promoted Xiaomi Redmi 7A / 8 / 8A / 8A Dual (Mi439), Xiaomi Redmi 4A / 5A / [Note 5A / Y1 - Lite] (Mi8917) & Xiaomi Redmi 3S / 3X / 4 (India) / 4X / [Note 5A / Y1 - Prime] (Mi8937)
• 20.0, Aperture: Update CameraX to 1.3.0-alpha04
• 20.0 (92): Added OnePlus 9 (lemonade) & OnePlus 9 Pro (lemonadep)
• 20,0, Aperture: Use WiFi QR parsing implementation from ZXing
• 20.0: apn: fix AMC APN
• 19.1: apn: fix AMC APN
• 18.1: apn: fix AMC APN
• 20.0 (91): Temporarily removed Xiaomi Mi CC9 Meitu Edition (vela)
• 20.0, Trebuchet: Ability to toggle themed icons for all apps
• 20.0, Trebuchet: Hide scrollbar when searching All Apps
• wiki: signing_builds: Update list of signing keys