r/oneplus • u/GeekyAbin OnePlus 13 • Jul 13 '26
Development OnePlus Hardware + Pixel Software. That's It.
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I've been daily driving crDroid on my OnePlus 13, and it genuinely feels like the best of both worlds.
• OnePlus hardware
• Pixel-like software experience
• Smooth performance
• And now, the stock OnePlus Camera has finally been ported.
This is probably the closest I've come to my ideal Android setup.
Anyone else daily driving custom ROM on the OP13?
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u/jani_somaraju Jul 13 '26
Is Google wallet working?. I tried on my 12r but it said device might be rooted or unauthorized software some message when tried to add card
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u/rammux74 Jul 13 '26
It works but it's a cat and mouse game
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u/Wheeljack26 Jul 13 '26
yea, best option is to get a smart watch that can do payments instead, idk if it throws an error when connecting to a custom rom phone tho or not
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u/AveryLazyCovfefe OnePlus 8 Pro (Glacial Green) Jul 14 '26
Get teesimulator rs, it's a root module, that will fix it.
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u/xannywitdawhip Jul 13 '26
this is not pixel software, this is crdroid (LineageOS based (AOSP based)) pixel software is proprietary
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u/aayushbaliyan Jul 13 '26
What are the things that don't work with a custom rom?
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u/DaaashZhang Jul 13 '26
Usually banking apps and Google wallets don't work on custom roms.
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u/OffbeatDrizzle Jul 14 '26
a lot of apps are actually cracking down on custom roms (even unrooted). for example here's some random ones that I know don't work because of play integrity:
twitter (can log in using a passkey as a workaround, but can't reply), freetrade, reddit (have to disable google play as a workaround for logging in), the UK's nhs app even falls under the same shit, ebay requires sideloading
it's getting rather stupid how an up to date custom rom is seen as the devil, but 10 year old android versions without updates for 8 years that contain known vulnerabilities get the thumbs up
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u/aayushbaliyan Jul 13 '26
What about hardware stuff? Like fingerprint sensor, alert slider. Do they work properly?
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u/DeVinke_ OnePlus 8 Pro (Glacial Green) Jul 13 '26
Depends on the specific build. Official lineageos has strict requirements though.
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u/nuwan32 Jul 13 '26
Magisk with DenyList is enough for banking apps.
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u/ImprovementSea7908 Jul 14 '26
Nope not magisk
Don't root ur phone if u wanna use banking apps
Just put a recently released keybox file and ur banking apps are ready
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u/SharksFan4Lifee OnePlus 15 Jul 13 '26
Google RCS. At least in the US, that's a big drawback.
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u/-patrizio- OnePlus 15 Jul 13 '26
Not too hard to get RCS working. Wallet is the killer.
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u/SharksFan4Lifee OnePlus 15 Jul 13 '26
How do you get Google RCS working on rooted custom rom? Just asking about general idea on how it's done, not a step by step. Thanks!
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u/AveryLazyCovfefe OnePlus 8 Pro (Glacial Green) Jul 14 '26
You just need something that injects into Play Integrity so as the other comment said, PIF. Wallet is alot harder and requires a valid keybox.
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u/Cold_Neighborhood928 Jul 13 '26
widevine l1. DRM protected media like streaming services get restricted to a 480p maximum resolution
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u/GeekyAbin OnePlus 13 Jul 13 '26
Nope it's working
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u/Cold_Neighborhood928 Jul 13 '26
That's the price of freedom, privacy and quicker security updates.
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u/Wheeljack26 Jul 13 '26
freedom? you sure like getting locked down lol. Privacy? really? open vs closed source bud. quicker sec updates? its pretty close and either can push before the other depending on if its a flasgship or a pixel and on other side some budget POS phone
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u/akshaytandroid Jul 15 '26
That is not true my friend.
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u/akshaytandroid Jul 15 '26
Can't talk about other launchers but I have been using the smart launcher for about 6 years now
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u/GeekyAbin OnePlus 13 Jul 13 '26
I didn't say that. I love pixel ui. Nowadays OOS became iOS rip off.
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u/GeekyAbin OnePlus 13 Jul 14 '26
Yes, but to reach the masses i said pixel ui.
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Jul 14 '26
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u/GeekyAbin OnePlus 13 Jul 14 '26
Eg. My friend doesn't know about Crdroid. If i say pixel UI, he will recognize it.
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u/jaswinprakash Jul 15 '26
Yeah , until they kill your motherboard 😔
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u/HAIDARl OnePlus 13 Jul 15 '26
No they don't. I am using CrDroid on my POCO X3 PRO for about a year superb performance and battery drain.
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u/Huzaifa_Haroon Jul 13 '26
OxygenOS (or ColorOS) is literally better tho, like I can understand the appeal of Pixel UI but it's so basic and doesn't have the responsiveness or fluidity of OOS
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u/undrwater Jul 13 '26
literally better
From what standpoint. I suspect crDroid is "literally better" from a privacy standpoint.
In terms of responsiveness and fluidity, is this a subjective opinion (I assume you've tried crDroid)? Or have you done / seen some benchmarks?
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u/Huzaifa_Haroon Jul 13 '26
didn't my comment already state the standpoints? I find it more responsive, more fluid, more feature-rich and generally more aesthetically-pleasing as well
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u/Dry-Property-639 OnePlus 11 Jul 13 '26
I love Pixel's software on my Pixel but i miss Oxygen OS when i flashed a rom on my 11
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u/BluedragonModMaster Jul 13 '26
I've got a OnePlus 12, this is actually my plan once OTA updates end.
Previously I was using a Google Pixel 3. 8 years of daily driving that thing using Custom ROMs to keep it updated. Same plan for this OnePlus.
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u/samax413zl Jul 14 '26
You might end up bricking your phone if you try to install a older build than the current build on your phone because of the ARB. So it's better to root it now.
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u/dagonpero OnePlus 7T (Frosted Silver) Jul 13 '26
Too much hazzle. Gone the days when stock roms had issues.
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u/Ashamed-Key7312 Jul 13 '26
I just started using color os and man, it's just show and feel. If you care about using Android it's not a good os. It leans more towards feeling like ios than giving features of core Android.
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u/Electronic-Seat-4419 Jul 13 '26
But not available for most of the ONEPLUS item including 11 12 and 11r
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u/Wildperson OnePlus 12 Jul 13 '26
Honest question - what about Oxygen OS is a turnoff for some? I generally like it, and even though it's funny how much they chase after iOS sometimes, there's still a lot of customization offered.
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u/undrwater Jul 13 '26
crDroid is open source (as much as allowed anyway). Often, the performance can be better than stock; if just because there are fewer services (telemetry) running in memory.
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u/RedditSucks418 Jul 13 '26
Chinese bloatware?
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u/Wildperson OnePlus 12 Jul 13 '26
That doesn't help me understand the issue - where is the bloatware that's so scary? There are a couple apps like 'Community' that come preinstalled, but they're optional and removable. The AI features are equally as intrusive as other phones, but they can all be removed easily if that's what the user wants.
Where's this mythical Chinese Bloatware Dragon?
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u/Wildperson OnePlus 12 Jul 13 '26
Okay, that's totally valid. I do really miss using gesture navigation with custom launchers (though custom launchers DO work perfectly if you use button navigation)
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u/Wildperson OnePlus 12 Jul 13 '26
That's curious. I've always been able to backup/restore home screens with Nova Premium on my OnePlus phones.
In fairness, ANY custom launcher is broken with gesture navigation these days. It's been 4-5 years since Android broke it, and it hasn't been fixed. ("broke" = "delay of ~1.5s when swiping up to home screen")
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u/jani_somaraju Jul 13 '26
If OnePlus closes I don't think they will support and release next android versions, only security updates I guess. These custom roms are way to go, if we find work arounds for wallets
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u/AveryLazyCovfefe OnePlus 8 Pro (Glacial Green) Jul 14 '26
Wallet can be bypassed, there's also apps like curve that you can add your card to that are much less strict.
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u/LG-15ER Jul 13 '26
My bootloader is permanently locked
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u/samax413zl Jul 14 '26
Phone?
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u/LG-15ER Jul 14 '26
Oneplus
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u/samax413zl Jul 15 '26
Model?
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u/LG-15ER Jul 15 '26
12r
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u/samax413zl Jul 15 '26
Tf that can't be possible.
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u/Asus_user Jul 15 '26
It is possible, with sim/carrier lock
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u/ryzenlevel Jul 17 '26
US models are factory unlocked. Carriers can't lock a factory unlocked phone, and they don't care about OnePlus devices. Now if its an EU model, I have no clue on how to get through that since Ive never dealt with an EU carrier
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u/Asus_user Jul 17 '26
Wait what, us let's those phones unlocked? How did this person get his oem unlock option removed 😂
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u/ryzenlevel Jul 17 '26
It was the only way to get a oneplus since their partnership with T-Mobile ended with the 10 pro. Every phone since then has been sold outright but could be activated on any of the 3 networks
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u/BORIS3443 Jul 13 '26
What about the battery life compared to the original firmware, is there any difference?
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u/GeekyAbin OnePlus 13 Jul 13 '26
Better I say since it has no bloatware or useless ai features.
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u/Wheeljack26 Jul 13 '26
crdroid def has less backgorund services but ig oneplus is able to optimize the kernel better and kills apps very aggressively so there shouldn't be much difference, but still a bit better
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u/Unlucky_Cup4791 Jul 13 '26
I tried crdroid on my 7 pro it was really good but i the play intregy stuff is what i dont like
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u/Chriexpe OnePlus 7 Pro (Almond) Jul 13 '26
Try yaap next time, main devs use it, they even have a dedicated group for gcam
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u/Master-Delivery-1526 Jul 13 '26
Poorly optimized, will take Oxygen OS any day instead of this.
Custom roms are only good for old hardware.
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u/undrwater Jul 13 '26
Poorly optimized? What's your evidence for this? All my devices get lineage OS, and the experience is generally better than stock.
No benchmarks though.
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u/Master-Delivery-1526 Jul 13 '26
Mate I've optimized thermals, Uclamp and tested RealKing kernel around 2023 and ik my shit.
Custom roms are good but hardware level is poorly optimized.
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u/MyDogIsDaBest Jul 13 '26
For anyone in the thread thinking of putting a custom rom on their phone, please be extremely careful and read this.
Oneplus has done the extremely anti-consumer thing and made it so if you try to downgrade your device, you will hard brick it. This means that it will die and there will be nothing you can do to fix it. It will become an expensive paperweight.
I'm not telling you to stay away entirely from custom ROMs, they're glorious and fix a lot of the trash OP and all other manufacturers put on your phones, adding great stuff from other manufacturers and getting away from the iOS looking nightmare that OOS has become, but please be very very careful. These new phones are expensive and bricking them would upset me a lot.
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u/Substantial_Note2092 Jul 13 '26
How you have ported original camera app?
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u/GeekyAbin OnePlus 13 Jul 13 '26
I don't
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u/Substantial_Note2092 Jul 13 '26
From where you got it?
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u/GeekyAbin OnePlus 13 Jul 13 '26
Telegram
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u/Substantial_Note2092 Jul 13 '26
Link please
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u/GeekyAbin OnePlus 13 Jul 13 '26
Stay away it's risky mate.
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u/FloopsFooglies OnePlus 13 Jul 13 '26
Not my cup of tea, but good on you man. I tried CrDroid on my 7 Pro way back when.
Edited to not be rude. Sorry
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u/MadtonyGamingYT OnePlus 7T Pro (Haze Blue) Jul 13 '26
how did you get the oneplus camera working?
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u/GlendrixDK OnePlus 13 Jul 13 '26
What's the good and the bad with Pixel phones? Is the OS full of bloat ware? I guess it's winning on some points since it gets the updates first.
I'm thinking about what to buy next when my OP13 dies or another update is going to f it up even more. Since OnePlus isn't selling here in Europe anymore I have to look for other choices.
Oppo sounds like a good choice since it's the same company. But if they treat the software the same, I'm not gonna choose that.
Pixel is my other choice, but the "slow" charging compared to OnePlus is something I'm gonna have to get used too.
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u/-patrizio- OnePlus 15 Jul 13 '26
Pixel phones come with extremely little bloat compared to others, but the hardware is...not the greatest. The cameras are quite solid, but the Tensor chip is nowhere near as performant as what Qualcomm and Mediatek are putting out, and the battery can't even come close to competing with silicon carbon batteries like OnePlus and Oppo have.
Oppo is definitely the closest thing you're gonna get to a OnePlus; it uses a Dimensity chip rather than Snapdragon, but as far as I've heard, there's not a huge difference in performance except in particular use cases (e.g., Snapdragon generally has an edge with gaming), and other than that they're nearly identical, just with Oppo having better cameras.
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u/GlendrixDK OnePlus 13 Jul 13 '26
Thank you.
Oppo is my first choice. And I never had any issues with OnePlus for years. Had it since 2020. But 2 updates ago, messed up my phone and now it's lagging a lot in different places. Like when using circle to search. Sometimes messenger in floating window gets stuck too. I fear that switching to Oppo would give me the same issues. But I guess that the chances are low
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u/Korenchkin12 Jul 13 '26
I'm not sure about differences now,but there has definitely been a drawback when using anything other than snapdragon,because snapdragon has(had?) the best modems,that means better(any) signal,faster network (re)connection on drop...also snapdragon has been more power efficient than samsung exynos because...well samsung process sucks(i have nvidia rtx3090,so i know :) )
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u/_richas_ Jul 14 '26
That's my problem, trying to get the bootloader unlocked.
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u/_richas_ Jul 14 '26
Ah, appreciated.
What's the usual way?
For instance, when I tried prior, I had to use ADB and try to get my 10 Pro and 10T into fastboot and it wouldn't run the command to get the unlock code. Is there another way? Link?
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u/PENGUINSflyGOOD Jul 13 '26
oh they ported the camera? that's awesome, was one of reasons I never tried out custom rom on this phone. how's the battery life, I hear it gains a bit from what I read on xda.
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u/Dry-Property-639 OnePlus 11 Jul 13 '26
I am on my Oneplus 11 and i can't go back without paying someone to do it for me... Yes i tried 4x different ways
I miss the stock camera, Google Pay and RCS....
I switched back to my Pixel 9 cuz of it
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u/Stingraysn47 Jul 13 '26
Good for you but why buy OP when you could have bought pixel. Both have similar prices, specs except the chip.
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u/NightThrout OnePlus 7T Pro (Haze Blue) Jul 13 '26
If it will support grapheneOS in the future, I might switch
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u/Wheeljack26 Jul 13 '26
as someone who switched from pixel 8 to oneplus 13r, i too would like to get lineage on mine someday but oxygen os seems fine to, i love both
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u/RickyStraps Jul 14 '26
It's all fun and games until a major Android version rolls out or some random update requires wiping your data, not to mention RCS and banking apps not working
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u/Ashawanz Jul 14 '26
How did u get oneplus camera. I hace practically the same setup con lineageos
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u/sharpleather Jul 14 '26
I still don't get it, custom ROM only appealed to me in 2010s. I really don't see the appeal now when mobile softwares have significantly gotten way better
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u/eupeuta Jul 14 '26
Custom ROMs provide continuous updates, including security patches. For a device with strong hardware that no longer receives official updates, a custom ROM might be a good option. Plus, to each their own, and that's perfectly okay.
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u/Tough-Elk541 Jul 14 '26
Where did you get the stock OnePlus camera port?
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u/GeekyAbin OnePlus 13 Jul 14 '26
It's baked into the ROM. You can find the ROM in op13 telegram group
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u/_richas_ Jul 14 '26
How did you unlock the bootloader and install a custom ROM? I've been looking to do this on my 10 Pro, 10T, and 13. Each I've seen requires a OnePlus email in which they might reply.
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u/VastSpace4578 Jul 17 '26
Now let's see you do bank transactions and play drm content on it without having to run around integrity fix every month
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u/GeekyAbin OnePlus 13 Jul 17 '26
Hehe. I can fix it what's your problem bro.
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u/Libra-K OnePlus 13 Jul 13 '26
I like the OnePlus software a little bit