Hello everyone. I will be sharing my experience after using the Pixel Experience Custom ROM developed by jhenrique09. I have been using the ROM for the past 5 days. The OS runs very smoothly and i have not experienced any lags so far. The current version I am running is PixelExperience_potter-8.1.0-20171225-1526. This is the 64 bit version of the software. The developer had mentioned in his thread that he will not be developing 32 bit version anymore. Following are my observations after using the ROM:
1. Battery is draining very fast as compared to previous versions or the stock ROM.
2. Google app keeps force closing every now and then.
3. You have to switch off and on the Enhanced 4G LTE mode to get VoLTE every time you restart the phone.
4. Lens blur and slow motion does not seem to work in the pre-installed camera app.
5. You can expect blacked out photos when taking snaps inside of Whatsapp.
Apart from the above mentioned glitches, the phone seems to be working very stably.
Fingerprint is fast.
UI is very smooth.
Safetynet is bypassed by default, so you don't have to worry about installing apps that needs non-rooted phones.
How to Install the ROM:
If you have an unlocked bootloader and have TWRP installed in your phone, then use the instructions below:
1. Copy the ROM to your phone (Link given below)
2. Reboot Into Recovery
3. Take Nandroid backup of the current ROM (In case you want to come back to previous ROM)
4. Wipe Cache, Dalvik Cache, Data and System partitions
5. Install the ROM (and the boot logo if necessary)
6. Wipe cache and Dalvik cache and Reboot.
If you are non rooted user, you can find the instructions to unlock the bootloader and install TWRP in my blog.
LINKS:
PixelExperience_potter-8.1.0-20171225-1526.zip
https://goo.gl/rFvErn
TWRP 3.2.1-0
https://goo.gl/qqLSCX
Pixel White Boot Logo
https://goo.gl/tDt6yD
