Project Elixir 1.8 Rom Review - the best yet, with a catch! | Android 12 | S9/S9+/Note9 (Exynos)

[@mformetro]

Forgot to say: - Always On Display hasn't had any changes since 1.2 so I left it out of the changelog. - Call quality is also completely fine. This ROM is for *Exynos* models only!

[@rashidmartialarts9513]

Great video ! Love the production

[@mformetro]

Thanks!

[@sb17146]

Kudos.Been using my s9 for 4 years now and decided to flash a custom rom for the first time. Chose google pixel experience android 13... Was smooth and all but ran into network connection issues that really hindered my day to day use. Trying out Elixir and hopefully won't run into the same issue.

[@mformetro]

Had limited time on Pixel Experience 13 with the S9 but on A12 it ran nicely, I get the network issues though, had a few on my Pixel 3.

[@sb17146]

@@mformetro did you get any network issues with Elixir? Tried out lineage and PE Plus both A12 and A13 and the same network issues occur. I get severe fluctuations just trying to get a signal. Any ideas? Otherwise I'm flashing the stock firmware... sad because I really love pixel experience.

[@mformetro]

@@sb17146 I never had any issues on Elixir but in your case it sounds like it might be a network issue on the phone itself, if it's happening on different ROMs 🤷‍♂️.

[@sb17146]

@@mformetro Sucks. Anyway thanks for replies man! have a good one!

[@mformetro]

@@sb17146 You're welcome! Good luck!

[@Mutaal_23]

have been w8ing for almost 3 months or so😂😂I just love how u share ur experience instead of telling us changelog.....❣

[@mformetro]

Bro these videos take forever 😂 thanks though I appreciate it 💯

[@Limeruai37]

Nice vid dude👍👍

[@mformetro]

Cheers mate!

[@kingpanguan]

You should try elixir 3.2 if available for your phone, I'm pretty sure it fixes many cpu usage issues, but it still is relatively warm compared to stock (for me at least)

[@mformetro]

The Elixir team just discontinued the A12 builds, but they're working on v3.0 for A13, so I might take a look when that's public.

[@mformetro]

@@kingpanguan you're on the S9?

[@kingpanguan]

@@mformetro no, sorry

[@mformetro]

@@kingpanguan no problem 👍 just wondering if they'd improved it

[@nhantruongtrong8987]

@@mformetro well, there arent many ROMs out there supporting the S9/S9+/Note 9, as far as i can see, only Evolution X, Pixel Experience, Cherish OS and Lineage OS are keeping the device up go date. You could try Evo X and Cherish OS, these two have the best daily use performance/ battery on my S9+,Evolution X v7.2 ( dont use the v7.3 version because the battery is just horrendous ) and Cherish OS v4.2

[@Awkwardzana]

Been using A13 builds of rom on my OnePlus 7T, it's been pretty good, only gripe is the laggy screen recording, since I like to share cod mobile clips with friends i had to switch to another rom, the screen recorder seems to record at 15 fps whiles other roms record at 60 no problem.

[@mformetro]

15 is rough yeah, but you'd be surprised how many of these ROMs have bad screen recorders. Pixel Experience 11 (which was the first custom ROM I stuck with) had a super jittery screen capture.

[@probablypablito]

Have you had any other issues? I have the same phone on OxygenOS 11 and I'm thinking about using a custom rom..

[@Awkwardzana]

@@probablypablito Yaap 13 and Pixel experience 13 are better options, Elixir is just to0 unstable.

[@probablypablito]

@@Awkwardzana Ill try yaap then, I just want something stable.. OOS11 has too many issues for me. Ill try that and if not then an iPhone

[@mformetro]

@@Awkwardzana I just switched to Pixel Experience and it's smoother than Elixir all while using about half the power, don't know why I stuck with Elixir that long to be honest.

[@Mutaal_23]

One more thing....I have a LIB for zgcam by koopah .... that makes front camera work

[@mformetro]

Oh man, I need that for sure. Have you got a link to drive or something?

[@Mutaal_23]

Here is the link...i made a notes file for the settings. drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-VFUWC-CnMF3adQ_KSz3M6ikXndIbr-9

[@mformetro]

@@Mutaal_23 Appreciate it!

[@timmy2835]

thanks again man can you upload more s9 videos please 🤗

[@mformetro]

My next video won't be on the S9 but glad you're enjoying the videos on it!

[@timmy2835]

@@mformetro what will it be on bro the S10 maybe

[@mformetro]

@@timmy2835 Last community post..

[@timmy2835]

@@mformetro just one more time bro plz

[@mformetro]

@@timmy2835 no, I mean like, the new video spoiler is in the community post I made haha

[@s.dh29]

I'm on starlte as well. Elixir OS or Pixel OS for less heating and more battery and sot?

[@mformetro]

Pixel Experience, 100%. Runs a lot cooler too. (Haven't used Pixel OS but from what I've tested Pixel Exp. is better)

[@s.dh29]

@@mformetro Oh, I prefer Pixel OS because it makes 3rd party icons colored as well. Guess it's time to go back to PE!

[@mformetro]

@@s.dh29 To be fair, Pixel Experience icons cover most 3rd party apps too. If you're looking at Project Elixir maybe look at the A13 builds; the S9+ A12 builds got discontinued. Good luck though!

[@s.dh29]

@@mformetro Thanks! But I think I'll stick to Pixel OS for a week or so as I find it very comfortable as of now. I'll also look into the A13 builds. Appreciate it!

[@s.dh29]

@@mformetro Hello again! I believe it says that A13 builds aren't public? So what should I do?

[@devm585]

the main reason i don't switch to an AOSP rom is because of the samsung camera app which is awesome and uses all the features. Any roms has it integrated? Or any way to integrate it

[@mformetro]

Honestly I was facing the same problem cause I haven't found one GCam port with half decent performance. The closest thing you'll get on A13 is Noble Rom but the camera HDR doesn't work properly any of the times I've tried using it.

[@devm585]

@@mformetro ok...I was trying to check if there were any new rom available with original Samsung camera features but seems that there is not such improvement. So I will just continue to use custom rom based on one ui. Actually I have 2.5 and I look for a new compatible one

[@mformetro]

@@devm585 yeah I'd stick with that, I think stock roms on the S9 make more sense these days just cause of how many workarounds you gotta use to get the Samsung features back (Wearable apks, etc.)

[@devm585]

@@mformetro that's true. I just wanted to have some performance increase and more battery life but it's not worth

[@tonypieterr]

why the nfc doesn't work in aosp rom?

[@mformetro]

Not sure, my S9+ had really dodgy NFC so I didn't get a chance to test it on Elixir.

[@wekwek7807]

Hi, I just bought a note 9 korean variant, last software update installed is android 10 and I was told not to update to the latest software update. Do you think the latest software still works with the note 9? Thank you

[@mformetro]

What do you mean by latest software? The Elixir Rom or the official Samsung update? The last official update I got for my S9+ was the Android 10 update.

[@wekwek7807]

@@mformetro the elixir rom, where can I get it?

[@mformetro]

@@wekwek7807 if you've got a Korean variant of the Note 9 then you can't get Elixir, it's for Exynos (European) models only. Bootloader can't be unlocked on international models.

[@lysanderdsilva]

Bro, what about Pixel 12.1 for s9+? Give us a review, most importantly battery life

[@mformetro]

Using Pixel Experience at the moment, don't know when I'll have time but I'll hopefully cover it.

[@johnchristianabadilla4642]

Hey bro how's the battery life in this rom im planning to change rom.

[@mformetro]

Horrendous mate, I stopped using Elixir and switched to Pixel Experience, I'd recommend it more. Look at 7:26.

[@alexioplexio]

@@mformetro whats the battery life like with pixel experience?

[@mformetro]

@@alexioplexio Much better than Elixir, phone stays cooler for longer and the UI is more fluid overall. My phone has a faulty battery so I can't say much for your experience but I did see an improvement at the least.

[@d9sn]

​@@mformetroHello bro i think u should try the Noble Rom on ur s9 its much better than the pixel experience I used to run pixel experience on my galaxy note 9 and it was not bad But after i installed noble rom the phone battery life was much better And the phone is faster now Its like using a 90hz phone

[@mformetro]

@@d9sn I am kinda missing the S9 at the moment, wish I still had mine! I did use Noble ROM ages ago but I'm too much of a sucker for Pixel UI so it kinda stung to go back to OneUI

[@jhenardpelle1650]

does it support VOLTE?

[@mformetro]

Yeah

[@jhenardpelle1650]

hi, I can't seem to find the link? was it erased?

[@jhenardpelle1650]

@@mformetro do you have link for the note 9?

[@mformetro]

@@jhenardpelle1650 sourceforge.net/projects/project-elixir/files/twelve/crownlte/

[@mikealvin8615]

Is this for snapdragon versions for Note 9?

[@mformetro]

Exynos only.

[@ramadhanmalik98]

Is Screen resolution change and and touch sensitivity option available?

[@mformetro]

No to both, locked at 1440p and there's no touch sensitivity option.

[@ramadhanmalik98]

@@mformetro hmm 😌 Thanks bro..

[@ramadhanmalik98]

@@mformetro but what about pixel experience rom, there is no both option too?

[@mformetro]

@@ramadhanmalik98 nah not an option on Pixel Experience either, using it at the moment and it's got less features but it's much better overall than Project Elixir

[@ramadhanmalik98]

@@mformetro what about battery life which one better? Cause i prefer pixel experience too but hate 1440p resolution on both🤣

[@Limeruai37]

0:22 wallpaper

[@mformetro]

drive.google.com/file/d/17c_59eWTmpMJQ4F4b4htEedSDtVUI1OE/view?usp=drivesdk

[@huse305]

The elixir 2.0 is out. Why you still on 1.8?

[@mformetro]

Said at the start, I was happy with using it. Also I wasn't a big fan of the visual changes in the 2.0 update.

[@rishisen2424]

whats the screen on time in a single charge?

[@mformetro]

I had my battery replaced whilst I was using the ROM but before that it was about 3 hours screen on time, at the most. Depends on usage though.

[@skellywelli]

​@@mformetrosorry If i m late but You should underlock the procesor my s9 gave me 8 hours on screen tine!

[@mformetro]

@@skellywelli I wish I'd known this back then, I was getting closer to 2 hours..

[@ruangsakchamchat1866]

There is a way to install Is it rom?

[@sivasanthoshr.m2222]

Search project elixir with ur mobile model .

[@GokuDragon]

Fuera bueno una para snapdragon