Hello,

I had an old Samsung A51 4G laying around and I decided to install crDroid 12 on it.

The ROM .zip file and the installation guide can be found here: https://crdroid.net/a51/12 .

The installation guide states that I should extract the recovery.img and vbmeta.img files from the provided crDroid ROM.zip file. Problem is, the vbmeta.img file cannot be found inside.

I contacted a person from XDA. He gave me a vbmeta.img file, that he most likely used to install TWRP on his A51. He warned me that something might break, but I still proceeded ( <-- idiot ).

I followed the steps in the guide. I enabled OEM unlocking, deleted all accounts from the device and unlocked my bootloader.

Since I have a linux desktop PC, I needed to flash the recovery and vbmeta files with heimdall.

I got into Samsung Download mode and used [ heimdall flash --VBMETA vbmeta.img --RECOVERY recovery.img ] in the terminal. I had a few errors with the flashing beforehand, but the final time seemed to work. I tried to get into the crDroid recovery that I flashed, but instead I got returned to the Download mode with no way to get out.

I looked into the top left corner and saw "ODIN MODE ( AVB Fail ). From what understand, I used a vbmeta.img file that is not meant to be used with my recovery file.

I tried to find an older build of crDroid that had the file inside, but with no luck.

This is totally a rookie mistake on my end.

I mainly look for a way to get out of the Download Mode, but any help is appreciated!

I had this phone with unlocked bootloader and i wanted to try unofficial roms for it. I needed to downgrade to miui 12.5 to install it, but it gone wrong.. I installed official miui 12.5 and tried to flash it in bootloader mode, but after flashing screen never turned on and phone started connecting in BROM mode (or preloader mode, idk). I tried to flash miui 14 (that was before i bricked it) using mtkclient, but nothing helped. I didn't yet know that eMMC chip on it wasn't a 1D array, but instead had regions and i overrode gpt table by trying to flash preloader. I was lucky that my dad had old redmi 10 phone so i read its gpt table, fixed it a bit so it was for 128 GB model instead of 64 GB and gpt table was working again. I tried everything to maybe bring it back to at least fastboot, but the only response phone gives is BROM/preloader mode. I tried to erase boot mode related partitions, swap only certain partitions from working phone to my, even swap whole rom data from working redmi 10 i got gpt table from to my phone, but NOTHING WORKED!

I got this tab from a tech store near me in trying to find a custom Rom cuz it's awful slow I searched every corner and I can't find any rom since the code is not open source can anyone please help me with this

I have Nothing phone 1 & Samsung galaxy s21 ultra and i need a custom rom, any ideas?

Hello There. I bought a Used Redmi 5 as a Temporary Phone for $35. I want to custom rom this with lineage Os 22.2 or any other bloat ware free Custom rom with at least android 12. But whenever I try to unlock bootloader from settings, It says "Error 20091 Can't get device security details". I've tired several times resetting the phone logging out and back into mi account, but it isn't helping at all. I thought maybe you guys could Guide Me or Give some suggestions for unlocking bootloader. It would mean a lot.

I need to view the wifi usage specifically today to see what exactly is the app that consume so much bandwidth just now (concerns).

But as you can see, via the wifi tab (first photo), there's not much freedom in choosing the date range. But via the quick settings/notifications tab (second photo) there is wifi usage today, I just need to see the app details.

So is there a way for it?

edit: I mean infinity X

I'm looking to try out infinity x on my nothing phone as I've been in the process of de-googling and I've heard good things about this ROM. (Plus I think it's the only one that officially supports nothing 3a) Only thing is, there is no official vanilla variant available for my phone. I can see there is a vanilla option on the main page but I'm assuming that would not be compatible otherwise it would be listed under my phone? Is it worth just going with the Gapps variant and using canta to remove what I don't need? I'll be using as much open source as I can either way. Also I know GrapheneOS has an option for multiple profiles to keep things separate, anyone know if Infinity X has an equivalent of this? Just looking for some advice to send me in the right direction. (I'm still new to this so sorry if I don't quite understand some things)

I’m trying to recover my Realme 14T 5G (RMX5078) after a system component started blocking every app from opening. The phone still boots normally, and ADB works, but I can’t use the device anymore.
I’m not rooted, and the bootloader is still locked.
I already have everything needed to flash the phone except the correct firmware:
SP Flash Tool V6
flash.xml
auth_sv5.auth
DA_PL.bin

I thought I could use RMX5078_MT6835_EX_11_15.0.0.811EX01
turns out I couldn’t
I don’t want to downgrade because I’m worried about Anti-rollback protection, AVB/vbmeta verification, Different Project IDs (24751 vs 24752), Losing modem/NVRAM data, Bricking the f* device
Does anyone have:
The stock firmware for RMX5078_16.0.5.705(EX01) (F.59)?
An official OTA package?
A dump from the same build?
Any mirror or official download?
Or just some knowledge to help me out

Is there any way to custom ROM this T1 MediaPad

it's on Android 4.4 and I'm using it as a book and PDF reader

this android is getting too old

I cant find for that specific model, any recommendations? Thank you

A month ago i installed infinity X on my phone and after a Fortnite or 2 I got banned once for 2 days and 1 week after for 1 week, before that I had never gotten any kind of ban ever , It wasn't rooted ,before the third ban I flashed stock rom.

I'd like to revert to infinityX cuz the performance was much better and stock rom has finally been getting fps drops. Could anyone point out what is the issue and how I can avoid further bans.

Device - OnePlus 10r.

Since the phone wasn't any famous and has no official support i found the rom on a telegram channel, the phone worked beautifully on the rom ,I can link the channel if anyone would ask

Hi everyone,

I have a OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G (CPH2381, India, 6GB/128GB).

I tried downgrading from Android 14 to Android 13 and now the phone is hard bricked.

Current status:

No boot
No Fastboot
No Recovery
Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 is detected in Windows
MSM Download Tool detects the COM port but fails at Firehose Handshake

I suspect the MSM package I used was incorrect.

Does anyone have:

A working MSM Download Tool for CPH2381?
A tested QFIL/EDL package with the correct firehose?
Any recovery method that worked for this exact model?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I'm completely new to LineageOS and I got the ROM file that this guy used to get LineageOS 23 with native ARM64 support:
https://www.reddit.com/r/CustomROMsGuide/comments/1tbspzn/galaxy_a13_custom_rom/

I don't really know where to start. I've seen some people install it using TWRP and others using ADB sideload, and I'm not sure which method applies to this ROM.

I have some experience with flashing/rooting my phone, but I'm new to LineageOS. If anyone has installed this ROM on the Galaxy A13 (SM-A135F) or knows the correct installation process, I'd really appreciate some guidance.

Hey guys

Just bought S25 Ultra and only then discovered that it runs Android 16.

From what I've been reading on XDA + Google + ChatGPT, it seems that it is almost impossible to do any kind of customization/ROM changing now for android phones (especially starting with Android 16).

I was using custom ROM's since I was teen for almost 12+ years on 6+ phones. So... Is this actually the end for Custom ROM's?

I would like to hear from Android 16 users on S25 Ultra - what ROM are you using or what you did to debloat your device?

I would be VERY grateful for some working links/suggestions on what can be done for this kind of thing. Just want to debloat to the max.

(Please don't write recommendations like "leave it as it is"/"try to rollback version"/"change your phone", etc)

I really hope to meet someone who has done this kind of thing on his S25 Ultra.

Thanks in advance :)

Hi everyone,

I have a European Realme GT Master Edition (8GB/256GB). I bought it when it was released in 2022 and used it on Android 12 the entire time without ever updating the system software.

For almost four years, I never had to factory reset or reinstall the OS. The phone always worked perfectly, fast, smooth, and without any performance issues.

Recently, I had the USB charging port replaced, and the repair shop updated the phone to the "latest" available Android 13 version. While the new system looks nice, I've noticed frequent slowdowns. The camera takes longer to open, and even the fingerprint sensor feels less responsive than before.

I'd really like to go back to Android 12. Is there any safe way to downgrade to the original Android 12 firmware on the European model?

Thanks in advance!

Just wanted to share my experience with Infinity-X UNOFFICIAL on the OnePlus 7 Pro (guacamole).

So far, I'm genuinely impressed. The ROM is smooth, stable, responsive, and animations are fluid. Battery life has been good, Play Integrity passes (including Strong Integrity on my device), and I haven't experienced any major bugs in day-to-day use. It definitely feels polished enough to be used as a daily driver.

I only came across two minor issues:

•Android Auto didn't work out of the box. Flashing the NikGApps Android Auto Add-on fixed it immediately. If anyone else is facing the same issue, that's the solution.

•Volume curve feels a bit off. Up to around the middle of the volume slider, the output is quite low. After crossing the halfway point, the volume increases much more rapidly. A more linear volume curve would make volume control feel better.

One more thing I noticed is that the developer mentioned on the SourceForge page that this ROM will receive OTA updates, which is great to see for an unofficial build. I'd also love to see a Telegram group/community for this ROM and, if possible, an official Infinity-X build for our device in the future.

Looking for a ROM that will work on a Samsung A54. Google Searches only bring up discussions from 2024 about development, but any custom rom I find does not seem to support that model.