Oneplus 7Pro / 7TPro with Pixel Experience 12 ROM - Finally living up to its potential!

[@defaultnoob6598]

Hey brother, an android enthusiast here, I have been using my oneplus 5 6/64Gb for 5 years now, I was also let down by the software, but now I have the Pixel Experience Rom on my mobile phone and I am really happy with it! I hope to buy 2nd hand oneplus 7pro in the future to get the really good screen and mod it with the stock os. :)

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Really happy that you've been able to hold onto the 5 for so long, great device! Even better that ROMs have helped it, hopefully some cheap devices appear for you 😁

[@Anteksanteri]

I have 3 different bluetooth headphones and all of them have problems on the oneplus 7t pro. They're extremely dumb problems too, like random distortion or no audio or random delayed sounds. I'll probably go for the pixel experience and hold onto this phone until it gets destroyed hopefully years down the line.

[@jaspersparks3222]

i finally made the leap to pixel experience 13 plus, will check back in a week or so with an update of my thoughts

[@Timmie1995]

Thanks so much for your concise and clear reviews of the custom ROMs. I'm still using my OP7pro with OxygenOS 12, and I'm getting frustrated. However, the phone is still a gem and I would feel awful throwing it away. I was going to go for FlamingoOS, but I saw your video on their Android 13 update, and then saw that KOSP is also dead. But your videos help me see that there's more than just LineageOS, which is great. Now I'm debating between Lineage, Pixel Experience, and YAAP. If anyone has any tips I would love to know, since I'm not in the know when it comes to ROMs.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

YAAP will apparently move to Android 14 soon. Unsure what the plans for Pixel Experience are, but both are solid ROMs that I like Really happy to hear your 7Pro is still going strong, and hopefully with ROMs, a few more years too! I do plan to give YAAP 14 a go on my 7TPro at some stage, it's definitely a great device

[@Timmie1995]

@@FilthyCasualTech Thank you for your reply! The thing is, I can't really find any info on what YAAP is like on the 7Pro, all people on Reddit say is "it's great". So it is a bit of a black box for me.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

I found YAAP to be quite similar to Flamingo - if things go well, I'll hopefully have a video for it within a few months

[@Timmie1995]

@@FilthyCasualTech That's fantastic! I'll wait for that then, I can hold out a few more months.

[@Senayoshy]

When will you be uploading the guide? interested to try this

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Will be up by the end of this weekend (Nothing like a deadline for motivation 🤣)

[@Senayoshy]

@@FilthyCasualTech excited for it!

[@Lichtschwert]

could you please give me the geekbench 5 score I would be interested because I have the same cell phone and whether it is worth installing this custom rom

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Doesn't appear to take a hit from PE Single: 737 Multi: 2593 OpenCL: 2889 Vulkan: 2627

[@ViPR3MiX]

Hello! I've just installed this same rom on my one plus 7 pro and im happy to say everything has been working perfectly fine. However as I've came across your video I noticed that your system theme is completely black. If you don't mind me asking how were you able to to do? I've got a dark and light theme toggle with various default "color tints". I'm looking for a completely black oled theme as you have in the video.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Glad you're so far happy with it! The Android 12 theme automatically set it for me, but the option is in Settings > Display > Dark Theme Let me know if this works for you 🙂

[@raisalraizal8188]

@@FilthyCasualTech I think he meant , in ur UI , Its deep black(Amoled pixels off condition) while his is dark grey(like in IPS display). Mine is also greyish dark. KOSP 2.6

[@raisalraizal8188]

To change to Deep Black mode krypton mode-> Theme-> Monet Engine-> Turn on "Use Custom lightness Scale" And. Reduce Brigness slider all the way to low "1"

[@Timeforachange1]

How about call screen?

[@ThePikab0t]

Big Thumbs up 💯

[@FilthyCasualTech]

😍😍

[@clanceeinfinity5399]

compared to my s9 i currently have, roming this device is SO easy did you use twrp or the custom recovery tho? and do ota updates work?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

I do hear the Samsung's are a bit less friendly, yet to try one. Pixel Experience recovery is used for this, I have another video that runs through an install. Did one OTA with it and it worked well

[@titantyped69]

I had the S9 too, and it was easy ro custom rom it

[@StephanusYanaputra]

Does Pixel Experience ROM fix the broken front camera issue? Mine "broke" after updating to OxygenOS 12. Swapping to LineageOS 20 also doesn't fix the front camera.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

I haven't experienced this issue unfortunately so unable to comment

[@mrvndjs]

Hi. I missed the step to sideload the partition. What would possibly happen in my oneplus 7 pro. I'm already done flashing it and currently using it as my daily driver.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

The copy partitions step? Mostly a precaution, if you've done an OTA (making it swap slots) and had no issues, you should be okay

[@mrvndjs]

@@FilthyCasualTech thank you! Another thing... Is it normal that whenever i reboot my phone, it still shows the oneplus boot animation and after that is the PE boot animation?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Odd I currently have Flamingo loaded and get: 1 - 1+ logo appear briefly 2 - Bootloader unlock warning 3 - Google boot animation Doesn't sound too concerning if it's not causing an issue though

[@asian_raisin]

Just tried the latest PE build and phone would not connect to cell towers until I installed another rom.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Disappointing, changing ROMs isn't ideal. I have seen reports pop up every now and then about it though. Not a weird carrier setup or anything?

[@asian_raisin]

@@FilthyCasualTech no problems using Xtended rom on Oneplus 7t now. PE just doesn't work. Tried 2 different builds of PE and both would not connect to cell towers.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Can see some talk of setting the access point details manually in this thread. Does get difficult dealing with quite a few general factors sadly www.reddit.com/r/PixelExperience/comments/jfbk6z/mobile_data_not_working_on_k20_pro/

[@lennard4454]

4:22 Which GCam with which config and lib did u use? Thx for making the comparison ♥

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Been a while now, but was just the latest 8x version at the link in the description I got slack on this one and didn't use a config, so shots could definitely look better

[@kommunismusarbeiterjonny]

Ist the 7t pro way better than nord? I kinda want something new and this one seems cool as i can get it for under 250 euros

[@FilthyCasualTech]

I find the Nord naming scheme confusing, but if you're referring to the Nord being the first standard one Yeah, the 7TPro is better - better screen, no hole punch, better CPU, GPU and more RAM. I usually find older flagships better than mid-rangers, and at least the 7 has plenty of development for it still

[@02elley]

Hello, does this work with the OP7T pro T-Mobile McLaren Edition? I was trying to unlock the bootloader 2 days ago and using steps in XDA but I ended up bricking the device and needs to reflash with the old factory image. I really wanted to run the Pixel experience ROM in this device since I came from a Pixel device.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Unfortunately the McLaren edition gets treated as a different device entirely from the 7T Pro Standard 7TPro = hotdog 7TPro McLaren = hotdogg This also means it's less developed on as there are fewer units around. If you're after a ROM, I do see some activity on XDA (crDroid being most recent) - just be mindful that you need to specificially target the McLaren ROMs forum.xda-developers.com/f/oneplus-7t-pro-5g-mclaren-roms-kernels-etc.9901/

[@02elley]

@@FilthyCasualTech I see, I guess before getting a custom ROM for this device I need to figure out how to unlock the bootloader of the device.lol it's actually a headache, I'm getting problem when ever I reboot the phone in Fastboot my PC does not recognize the device.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Double check you have the latest Google USB driver installed would be my first thought

[@02elley]

@@FilthyCasualTech I do have however the Android device driver seems the be to culprit. Can't install or download the latest driver.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Ahh, that's painful Always finicky working out drivers

[@oliver_lauritsen_oa]

i have a oneplus 7 pro im running paranoid android with paranoid android recovery there is a sideload option in recovery can i just sideload it / reverting to stock oxygenos is not an option last time i did it was on my oneplus 6t and i was close hard bricked it / or can i just install another recovery like pixelexperience recovery ?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

While I can't say with every setup - I have just used Pixel Experience Recovery to sideload LineageOS over the top of Pixel Experience 12 - so I suspect as long as it's just flashing a ROM with no other prerequisites or additions, it generally should be okay with other recovery software. Always be prepared for a brick though :(

[@LittleSudip]

Please give me a proper solution. I'm using Oneplus 7 Pro. since android 10 updates came, My phone front camera does not working anymore. and then when Android 11 oxyzen os came, it disabled my back camera and flash also. i can not use camera in Android 11. But if i downgrade my phone to Android 9. Then back camera works again. But front camera did not pop up even in Android 9. I have Just install your pixel experience rom 12. But it did not stock camera as same as android 11 oxyzen os. so what can i do for it? How can i use latest andoid without disabling camera?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

It looks like a common problem unfortunately - unclear if the solution was a faulty front camera or not community.oneplus.com/wap/thread?id=1436950

[@LittleSudip]

@@FilthyCasualTech I don't need the front camera for now. i Just need the back camera. Is there any way to use the back camera in Android 11? till now the back camera is only working at android 9.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

It all seems to be related Here is more chatter about it www.reddit.com/r/OnePlus7Pro/comments/phw70w/front_camera_not_working_post_update/ From what I can tell, they only got it fixed by sending it into OnePlus

[@r0y564]

I followed all the steps and I've successfully flashed Pixel OS on my OnePlus. Really very helpful video but I'm having one issue. While I join calls via MS Teams, all the participants sounds like Mickey Mouse (similar to while you fast forward any audio speech). Can you help me out? Thanks.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

It looks to have been reported by a number of people on this forum page: forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-12-0-oneplus-7-pro-official-pixel-experience-aosp.4401289/page-6 Unfortunately doesn't look to have a response though - it possibly might be an issue with Teams and this build - I just hope someone addresses it soon, sorry :(

[@r0y564]

@@FilthyCasualTech Thanks for the link. I really appreciate it.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

It's popped up on another video that apparently Pixel Experience and Derpfest have issues with Teams/Slack calls It look's like unless something gets fixed in a patch, another ROM might be needed if you require this functionality :(

[@riyazbaba]

Bro i need help can u tell me how to fix the auto rotation. Auto rotate is in reverse. It happens when i downgrade to Android 10

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Hard to diagnose here I would be looking into either an app issue, or a dodgy sensor, especially if it follows you between builds

[@devansh9437]

Hey i was just wondering would 7t pro McLaren will ever get material you design?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

It doesn't look promising with OxygenOS You could try a ROM, while the McLaren edition has less ROMs available, I do see crDroid based on Android 12.1 available on XDA

[@klediouron]

Hello ! Are you using Pixel Experience or Pixel Experience Plus ? Thanks for your video, this was one of these I was looking for, because I'm fed up with OxygenOS. So I was looking for a custom ROM to install and I saw several names (KOSP, PixelPlusUI, Pixel Experience, ...) but the most complete install guide (and Pixel features which are incomprehensibly not available for every Android phone) leads me to prefer Pixel Experience. I'm just not sure on what I'm missing if I choose classic Pixel Experience instead of Plus

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Heya - I was actually confused about this too, so put together this video showing the new options kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4mVl4hmhMd1nc0 I'm using Pixel Experience Plus in this video though, the extra options are worth messing around with but you don't have to use any of them that you don't want. I'm currently trying YAAP so a review on that will be coming soon too

[@klediouron]

@@FilthyCasualTech Thanks for your answer ! I indeed watched your videos and some features of the plus edition are obviously great ! Do you know if more recent versions of the ROM (for OP7Pro) uses Android 12L ? Which is more optimized for bigger screens

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Hopefully you found them helpful 😁 And yep, recent versions are based on Android 12.1/12L

[@dakshpurohit7776]

Bro i am facing issue of widevine on my OnePlus 7t on oxygenos12, can falshing pixel experience help in getting my widevine

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Unfortunately if your device is L3 on Oxygen OS, it will likely be L3 when flashing a custom ROM too. You need to get it to L1 before swapping over

[@dakshpurohit7776]

@@FilthyCasualTech how can I come ncert it to L1

[@FilthyCasualTech]

I haven't seen a foolproof way online yet Some people have success flashing back to an older build of Oxygen OS (doing it twice to apply to both partitions), some report needing to send it in to OnePlus. I briefly lost L1 myself when testing YAAP, but that may have been build related as a later update looks to have restored L1

[@supen1898]

Hi. I am currently on Pixel Experience and want to go back to stock oxygen os. Do you know how to do it?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

You'll need to use the MSM Download Tool. I have a guide on that here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGXMaHekm9Glqc0 It's a pretty decent tool once you get used to it

[@deepakitis]

Try Yaap Once And You Will Be Amazed. Beast Of A Rom. New Release Gonna Be Tomorrow And You Will See How Good Is Fingerprint On That One.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

I do plan on seeing how YAAP and KOSP run, it's great that there are so many better options than OOS

[@deepakitis]

@@FilthyCasualTech Certainely there are but once you try Yaap (I Prefer) and KOSP, You never return to others. Although yaap and kosp are both identical, main difference is of Kernel. Yaap uses Gulch kernel whereas Kosp uses Dora kernel and out of the two gulch is certainely good And if you are planning to flash Yaap, I would say wait till tomorrow because yaap's new update releases every wednesday and this time developer of gulch kernel did some changes which made Fingerprint (FOD) very smooth. You can compare it to A11 or OOS level now. So, Better wait for yaap's new update. It will release today or tomorrow at most.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

@@deepakitis Appreciate the insight, sounds like a worthwhile improvement to wait on Thanks!

[@BigJeffroeX438]

I always wanted one plus 7t McLaren edition do you recommend I buy that phone and put in the custom ROM?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Only if you can get it for a good price. The ones I see around online are often too expensive for what they are. Between the camera and battery, you may as well just get a Pixel 6. Something to keep in mind too is that the Maclaren edition is counted as a different device, so ROM releases are less common on it that the 7 Pro/7T Pro

[@devansh9437]

@@FilthyCasualTech i have a 7t pro McLaren that I bought when it was released in 2019 and i love it till date i never wanna upgrade my phone after this. But unfortunately since Android 12 will be it's last official upgrade i might just upgrade my phone in 2023.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

I'm still holding out hope that under screen cameras will finally work by then!

[@Nezuko_cute9007]

Link to the ROM please!

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Have just updated the description with the links

[@Cold1906Ice]

Will this work on the USA version of the Oneplus 7T Pro (McClaren) ????

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Unfortunately not. if you have the McLaren edition, it's treated as a different device in a similar way that the 7T and 7T Pro are different. You'll need to look out for ROMs that support your devices codename 7T - hotdogb 7TPro - hotdog 7TPro McLaren - hotdogg

[@abdelbassetbiaz6200]

Hello, What do you recommend for o OnePlus 7 pro, kosp or pixel experience ? Waiting deeply for your feedback Thanks!

[@FilthyCasualTech]

I prefer KOSP, but it's now end of life and development moving to Flamingo, so I'm waiting to see how that goes. If you don't mind flashing a few more times in the future - KOSP If you want to stick with something for a while - PE

[@parthibangm5275]

DOES WE NEED MAGISK OR ANY TYPE OF SOFTWARE TO RUN BANKING APPS LIKE GPAY ,PHONEPAY ETC...

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Nope - I was able to run Google Pay and my banking apps without issue You will need to take measures if you root though

[@parthibangm5275]

@@FilthyCasualTech can you show us how to go back to original rom and lock the bootloader

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Yep, that's in this video about the MSM Download Tool kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGXMaHekm9Glqc0 I find myself using it quite frequently

[@fliflianouar9191]

Hi Sir can show me to back at the officiel rom for oneplus 7t pro thank s

[@FilthyCasualTech]

You want to use the MSM Download Tool to flash back to stock I have a guide for that here kzbin.info/www/bejne/jGXMaHekm9Glqc0

[@Timeforachange1]

How to download the pixel experience on OnePlus 7 pro?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Can see you found the install video 😁

[@ErnestKhalimov-t7v]

Есть какие то проблемы с использованием на данной прошивке? Я обновил свой one plus 7 pro на 12 android и разочарован, теперь хочу перепрошить на pixel os, как думаешь стоит ?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Not anything deal breaking that I came across It depends what parts of Android 12 disappoint you - I definitely prefer this to OOS though

[@ErnestKhalimov-t7v]

@@FilthyCasualTech спасибо, "Device cannot be unlocked for technical reason" когда ввожу fastboot oem unlcok че делать

[@raisalraizal8188]

Bro, I have flashed KOSP 2.6 on One Plus 7 Pro, and it is very smooth 🔥. But got only single-660 multi-2450 in geekbench test which is low Also in throttle test it is spiking up and down b/w 78-96% (Clocks are all over the place) Starts throttling Battery-39°C and Max Temp is 41°C in 7minutes (Sometimes even test starts throttled @80%) In OOS11 Battery Temps were going above 44C which was hot ,but there were no throttling. Did I do something wrong ,Please suggest. (Widevine L1 wast lost to L3 with OOS11 and even with KOSP it's still in L3)

[@FilthyCasualTech]

That score only seems a little under standard of 700/2500 - doesn't sound all that concerning. The throttling I can't comment on as I didn't test that and I'm now testing YAAP. My 7T Pro went 10 mins without issue on YAAP though, so doesn't sound ideal. I've seen L3 flag when the previous ROM you were on was also on L3. I would be trying to restore that, you could try the MSM download tool and revert back to stock and hope to get L1 back?

[@raisalraizal8188]

@@FilthyCasualTech when i lost L1 with OOS11 , tried downgrading with Recovery as well as MSM twice , it didn't help😅. in KOSP 2.6 , the clocks are idling @ ~1700mhz as low , even without any load Request:- Please add throttling test in your YAAP video

[@FilthyCasualTech]

I guess if it's still smooth and you don't need to performance, but it's definitely odd. Have seen quite a lot of discussion about the L3 issue online and yet to actually see a solid resolution unfortunately Will try to include throttling data in the next review :)

[@raisalraizal8188]

@@FilthyCasualTech Thanks😁

[@thatonerandomguy8643]

How's the camera experience???

[@FilthyCasualTech]

I liked GCAM, great shots and worked well in good lighting

[@thatonerandomguy8643]

@@FilthyCasualTech I'd installed KOSP way back, but had to revert back using MSM tool as picture quality wasn't good as compared to the Stock 's one... So has it improved or is it still the same

[@FilthyCasualTech]

I definitely saw GCAM taking a hit on KOSP, but it felt like Pixel Experience GCAM was on par with OxygenOS GCAM I've never loved OnePlus Cam so didn't use it all that much

[@thatonerandomguy8643]

@@FilthyCasualTech thanks! Would be flashing the same in a couple of days

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Enjoy!

[@EA_47_]

Does it work with the 5G model?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Best to check out this thread: www.reddit.com/r/OnePlus7Pro/comments/pdj6iz/custom_roms_ive_tried_for_the_7_pro_5g_gm1925/ Basically, the 5G model is different and painful 😭

[@FilthyCasualTech]

I've actually seen some recent YAAP updates for the 5G model if you want to bail on OxygenOS though. The codename for the 7Pro 5G is guacamoles

[@anticommunist840]

oneplus 9 pro custom rom user. loved your review and the display is absolutely amazing on 7 pro/Tpro.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

How is the custom ROM life on the 9 series?

[@anticommunist840]

@@FilthyCasualTech way better than colorOS. I won't recommend colorOS even to my enemy. Eagerly waiting for oxygen OS 13 but nothing beats custom roms.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Fully expecting custom ROMs to beat OnePlus to Android 13 too, so that's always a plus Not too much longer to go

[@anticommunist840]

@@FilthyCasualTech there is a reason we are using custom roms. OnePlus has lost its flavour, it's just another Oppo Vivo realme.

[@aladamson9058]

awesome.. pixel rom makes one plus 7 pro way more awesome that oos.. tried it and I'm never gonna run oos again on my one plus 7 pro

[@FilthyCasualTech]

I'm surprised just how good it is - enjoy!

[@sprinterdomety1]

Cut your expressive movement in half, and then again, and then again, and then a few times and it will be looking much better!

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Appreciate the constructive feedback, still working on the whole thing so always like getting some notes on what people thought - cheers :)

[@wonkkss]

Case link?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

I usually use a Spigen Liquid Air case, but the coverage for most of this video is a Dbrand Swarm skin

[@wonkkss]

@@FilthyCasualTech where can i buy?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

If you have a 7Pro, Dbrand still look to stock skins, for any other 7 series though you'll be out of luck dbrand.com/oneplus-skins

[@ErnestKhalimov-t7v]

How to install

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Checkout my install video - the documentation from Pixel Experience is pretty good though

[@wpaing8763]

fast charging support bro?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Yep, my Warp Charing worked just as well as it did on Oxygen OS

[@derwainable]

Happy Good Easter Friday sir, can this ROM work on 7t pro 5g version?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Happy Easter! In the about section, what is the model number listed? I can't find heaps of info on the 5G version, but I think it might share more with the McLaren model - is it listed as HD1925?

[@derwainable]

@@FilthyCasualTech HD 1925 is the model number

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Unfortunately everything I can see is that these ROMs won't work for the 5G. You will need to find a ROM specially made for it, and there isn't many available - it's just different enough to be a pain

[@Awkwardzana]

The Always on Display burns a significant amount of battery, disable it to get better battery life

[@FilthyCasualTech]

I should really test next time, but it didn't seem all that significant. Can definitely get better battery without it though

[@Awkwardzana]

@@FilthyCasualTech yeah for me it's eating through 4 to 6% an hour I have a 7t with the battery health being 97% so I guess it can't be efficient enough that's probably why OnePlus never gave us the aod feature

[@Awkwardzana]

I'm also curious to hear your thoughts on Kosp or Yaap, do you think pixel experience is better overall?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Will try them next 😁

[@dihanakaied4571]

Try kosp thats more stable.

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Can't imagine anything being more stable as this was flawless for my run-through I am curious to try KOSP though

[@nicoyzw25]

I think its even beter on 12gb ram variant

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Unfortunate issue with the McLaren edition is it has less ROM support, as it's counted as a slightly different device

[@TaiDoanDuc]

Hi everyone, does Pixel experience rom will allow us to upload original standard pics to Google Photo for free?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

It looks like it should as per this update: blog.pixelexperience.org/2022/01/january-update-and-so-it-begins/

[@samithasheshan8215]

Try crdroid

[@brijeshtanwar4392]

Kosp vs pixel experience!!

[@FilthyCasualTech]

I plan on giving KOSP a try soon, so might see how they compare in the future 😁

[@simplehomesolutions702]

Will this work on Gm1920 European 5G version?

[@FilthyCasualTech]

Unfortunately it's considered a different device GM1920 has a codename of 'guacamoleg' compared to the usual 'guacamole', and I don't really see much development for this one.