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[@xyzzy64]

"you are now a developer" so I went through 4 years of university for nothing?

[@geetanshgautam]

Lol

[@Rogue_y]

yep, even if you had really gone through

[@makunouchiippo2542]

yes

[@makunouchiippo2542]

but hey at least you can use sudo rm -rf /

[@yasir134]

You had too much free time :) 😅😂🤣🤣🤣

[@lashyndragon]

*LinusTechTips, but this video is actually a tech tip*

[@allenqueen]

The end must be near

[@WereCatStudio]

Call me Linus

[@bluestarzero]

Agreed. I feel like Linus Tech Tips is more like Linus Tech Showcase.

[@justinjoseph8145]

Can anyone please provide the link of which he shows on his video abt rootless pixel launcher on xda labs

[@noobkilla3]

@@justinjoseph8145 u mean _ruthless_ not _rootless_

[@rokku87]

Loved this type of format. This is linus tech TIPS after all right? A touch of the old with some of the new. MORE CONTENT LIKE THIS!

[@Alucard0rJo3kr]

Unlocking bootloaders are so sketchy nowadays. Like I had a Note 4 from VZW and that was an undertaking. The problem being that even the most "idiot-proof" instructions can be f***ed up by someone, somewhere, and blame Linus. Because... Thats a thing. lmao

[@doug12382]

Best video imo

[@ekirchman8765]

SO True! LTT finally giving the rooting community some well-deserved love

[@lolindirlink]

@@Alucard0rJo3kr It's too bad every phone has it's own instructions to do so, often without official unlocker which makes it even sketchier. Also, even the most respected Roms often have something not working or partly working like the infamous radio problems with every phone launch >.< However, when you do find a good working rom...

[@benitollan]

Yeah, I hope Linus doesn't *drop* this format.

[@turinju]

FYI rooting doesn't void warranty on Xiaomi phones at all

[@paritosh6106]

Where can I find official wordings?

[@MaxKutish15]

Please tell me you aren't joking

[@mjet3122]

​kzbin.info/www/bejne/qX66dKyIns94ock "unlocking the bootloader doesn't void your warranty" means you are allowed to do anything to your poco f1. install custom rom, root it, ect. but it all depends on the warranty your poco f1 came with. if it came from an official store (xiaomi store, xiaomi approved reseller) then its fine. if you somehow fuckup the flashing process resulting a hard brick. just give it to the official service center.

[@berzek3352]

does unlocking bootloader voids it though ?

[@paritosh6106]

@@berzek3352 unlocking the bootloader does not void warranty

[@FrAnKaNtHoNy1997]

Xiaomi has announced they will support development. Unlocking bootloader and modifying ROM will not void warranty.

[@pavanyrpr6664]

they didn't just anounce it, they have always been that way

[@FrAnKaNtHoNy1997]

@@pavanyrpr6664 Well, they have been developer friendly but always with the risk of voiding warranty, now they allow it.

[@GareWorks]

Samsung, take note!

[@mrinalchoudhury7423]

Warranty doesn't get void if you root a Xiaomi phone and its been that way since the beginning...

[@jena1513]

Man, wish I had known about this before.

[@gunwantjain]

Finally some big youtuber shared information on custom roms. Built in ROMs/software on phones were never a problem since i got introduced to custom roms.

[@BankruptGreek]

I know right. Mkbhd is complaining about camera apps or not having the latest version of Android, meanwhile you can have the latest on most rooted phones

[@mrvenom5088]

@@BankruptGreek Well MKBHD is a sell out now

[@VezWay007]

@@BankruptGreek you shouldn't have to use custom ROMs! You might be techie enough to be able to use them but most normal person aren't.

[@swagar]

@@BankruptGreek 99% of consumers don't want to go through the effort though, so MKBHD isn't wrong to review what it ships with. I always customize ROMs, but I get it. If I bought a car that only performs well if I swap out parts and mod it, I'd probably get rid of that car. Not everyone has the skills or effort to take their stuff apart.

[@BankruptGreek]

@@swagar this process shown by linus is really complicated, I don't remember it being this hard to root my phone

[@NeoDragonEWW]

Weird to see this pop up. I ordered a Pocophone F1 on Black Friday for 270 (it's on the way) and I saved a few videos on how to load stock Android Pie onto the device because I hate the look of MIUI. Thanks for this one, Linus and team.

[@samuelruiz8410]

@@soulsbourne iy you do that will the camera still ise the depth sensor?

[@flipdry]

Have fun with no LTE

[@ifjimre]

Stephen McVicker camera app is a must have

[@ermocrate]

If you ONLY hate the look you have just to download RootlessAndroidOneLaucherwithGoogleFeed.apk and it will look sick.

[@pikkons]

@@flipdry had one on AT&T, LTE worked fine. Probably depends on the towers in your area.

[@baldwinivofjerusalem47]

Respect to our man for not being a overpriced bs devices fanboy unlike some KZbinrs 😐. This man loves pc over mac This man prefers android phones over IPhones. This man knows more about actual tech than most tech KZbinrs out there.

[@aminyapussi4740]

Woah bruh

[@jacobitosuperstar]

i am going to correct you, even tho your anime name takes away all the value from your comment, but I think that I will continue. Just because you use a brand and not other, doesn't make you special. The only person that believes that are retards, apple and google are both awful companies to the world and they are changing and reshaping laws just for them to be ahead of the curve and continue in monopoly... and windows... someone that knows from computers doesn't use windows... my masters degree in computer science and my phD thesis scream from pain when someone says such blasphemy... go on and continue being a degenerate

[@thegrowl2210]

“People who don’t agree with my opinion are stupid”

[@coffeebox7840]

@@Ge0rGi. since you are ignorant I must make this comment. Androids don't exist in mass production and if they did they would cost several million dollars.

[@coffeebox7840]

@@Ge0rGi. an "Android" is a robot that resembles a human. I believe the term you're looking for is an Android phone.

[@tahsinalam8256]

Watching a pocophone getting turned into a pixel on my pocophone which already got pixel treatment. Pretty nice.

[@justinjoseph8145]

Tahsin Alam can u provide xda labs rootless pixe launcher apk please

[@adithyabhat4770]

Haha!

[@muazalabrar8237]

youre from bangladesh?

[@luuketaylor]

There's a yo dawg meme in here somewhere!

[@smaXexO]

Hey I'm a newbie when it comes to custom ROM and OS stuff. But after flashing the stable Pixel ROM do you get the pixel camera app and all of its features?

[@SingularityHRT]

Remember that this is not a step by step guide to flash Custom ROMs, just a quick skim through all the process... So do some research and learn some basics (incl how to flash stock firmware in case You mess up and have a hard brick)... But it is good to see Linus making a video about Custom ROMs... WOW!!!

[@bryanjk]

XDA forums is the best goto

[@gabydewilde]

have to wonder why not

[@zap3150]

I never thought this would happen

[@darkside924]

I got hardly any help from the guys over at forums, isn't the best place to be honest.

[@SingularityHRT]

@@darkside924 Depends on the Device You use and the basic knowledge You have... Popular forums have really good support and if You don't know the basics (which are usually covered in separate threads) and ask noob questions in development threads people get really pissed...

[@SpaceTimeBeing_]

The Poco has amazing Custom Roms, the CEO himself helped developers at XDA to make great custom roms for this device. Don't like MIUI? Change it now

[@justsomeguywithhalfamustac4600]

They're crazy.

[@TheDuckPox]

yeah, they're not like any other chinese manufacturer

[@SpaceTimeBeing_]

Yeah, he actually supplied the developers with free Poco phones

[@thelastcube.]

Whoa now that's EPIC

[@nanodesu9031]

Yep. To begin with, the pocophone was a device targeted to indian market where most of the custom rom developers come from. In regards to MIUI, I dont know why there is a bad stigma towards that UI. It has alot of useful features which are not available in stock android. Though the built in mi apps annoys me, i simply flash a miui eu rom to get rid of it.

[@pgt915]

You forgot to mention something very important about the pocophone f1 The pocophone has a headphone jack

[@jebotex]

Lg g8 is better and cost lees

[@anggoro8178]

@@jebotex wtf ?since when lg g8 cost less than poco?

[@jebotex]

@@anggoro8178 sry u are right

[@shirufin5928]

I skip this, the headphone jack is noisy, at least for my earphone, i'd rather buy a dedicated USB-C DAC for it

[@oyen9476]

@@jebotex good luck with unlock bootloader and custom roms if you're using LG

[@ZeptoBST]

Linus did a tutorial about Android rom flashing, finally!

[@amirbahalegharn365]

yeah,should have used flash phone tag on this video..great fast tutorial.

[@davidlp3019]

Yeah i agree lol. used to do it with my galaxy s4

[@electr0de]

We need more of this from linus

[@mittp5584]

Lol....

[@krishnaprakash2155]

Also, Xiaomi doesn't kill your warranty if you root their phones.

[@GamingGeek]

wow, I need that lmao

[@darthdarthbinkss]

I thought only OnePlus did that. Nice. These Chinese phone makers seem pretty chill with their phones, but not their software.

[@xureality]

This. I hardbricked my phone (cough*very early pie builds and goodix fingerprint*cough) and I just waltzed into their service center and they testpointed it for me in 20 minutes flat.

[@darthdarthbinkss]

@Mantvydas Nenartavičius I know. But at least they actually are cool enough to not void your warranty for rooting

[@anandsuralkar2947]

Nice

[@PCUser1024]

The 3-day wait to unlock the boot loader is a process security in case the phone is stolen and someone is trying to gain access to the device. e.g. If you've lost the phone, and report it stolen / lost, the bootloader unlock code will not be handed out.

[@paneerbread]

PCUser1024 oh, i get it

[@taikoboda]

I get it. But now some of their phones actually require 360 hours before you can unlock them. A bit ridiculous isn't it? Plus the new anti-rollback system that they put in the way, it feels to me that Xiaomi is actively trying to discourage people from using 3rd party roms. At least compared to what they were doing a couple of years ago, they are definitely tightening up the regulation.

[@mirrekku]

Dude, I love Linus he literally dedicated 5 seconds for the "itwillwipeyourphone" disclaimer 😂

[@ThePilililo2]

Cyanogen mod didnt die, Cyanogen INC died. Lineage OS is just a rename of Cyanogenmod to comply with cipyrights and licences

[@benblitzkrieg]

Wow linus is showing how to root and flash an android, what have we come to

[@WedgeStratos]

$1000 Android phones that represent the antithesis of the OS they run on.

[@Trevokable]

Greatness

[@blackthanos85]

Not the first time

[@HeyAndrooSky]

Its great! I used to do this and its bringing out that inner S3 rooting demon inside me.. Sigh, I'll wait till my Ph1 poops out on me ;D

[@ZekeGraal]

@@HeyAndrooSky Right?! S2 rooting days for me, I used that phone for ages!

[@ll-yj3hy]

Mkbhd would love this on his note 9

[@milodudeful]

I'd love this on my S8

[@mareksgw9237]

I would do this on my note 9

[@RickyX64]

I used to root, flash, and mod back in the day, but flagships have power to spare these days, I don't care enough to tinker on my Note9 or OnePlus 6.

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

@@RickyX64 yup last phone I flashed was the s2

[@pavel2058]

@@RickyX64 Exactlyy, my last custom ROM'd phone was the S7E, ever since then I felt no need.

[@shibinasajiths8439]

Some tips. *First - You don't need to flash the magisk first just flash the rom after the TWRP is flashed. *Second - It's also good to wipe Dalvil Cache and System Partition. *Third - You can try flashing AOSP GSI Image it will install the stock experience. Thanks

[@jaspergreenhill2767]

A GSI has no drivers so performance isn't as good as an official rom

[@NanoMine]

Just a heads-up, you don't need to install the whole Android studio to just run ADB. Download minimal ADB for it it's just ~10mb and installs in a minute.

[@filda2005]

sometimes you dont need to install

[@mbahmarijan789]

XDA guy

[@nickf.4788]

So conflicted, good advice, but an anime profile pic....

[@DjDanny44]

Or use the 15sdconds ADB installer. This installs in literally 15 seconds

[@TheFoodnipple]

@Colin Dorough I second this

[@czbrat]

"you could literally buy a pack of these for your whole family" You have no idea how large Indian families can be. Sigh.

[@fragarena9910]

LOL ,

[@jacobperegrino4988]

Its for ideal family not indian family

[@elias1642]

@@jacobperegrino4988 wow that's pretty racist xD

[@ipodtouch470]

*Singh

[@jacobperegrino4988]

I am just being true

[@falkondezigns5397]

*Poco* : We gonna nerf *only* the camera! *Apple* : Hold my beer!

[@Dosudro]

I laughed way too hard over this. Have an internet cookie for your efforts. :)

[@terrry9709]

wait what nerf?

[@twiggytron]

To reduce quality or performance

[@greylawson6352]

Nerf?

[@storming.]

@@terrry9709 XDDDDD

[@Bums001]

*LinusTechTips makes a real Tech Video* Linus: This video was a little unusual for us.

[@tokekkk]

LinusActualTechTips

[@superova5851]

😂😂

[@ptwz7574]

Why ur so good?!

[@larrythemanic6.0mechanic78]

And I thought LTT would never root a phone.... What have we come to

[@stiffdarren]

why?

[@larrythemanic6.0mechanic78]

@@stiffdarren Because he is all about computers not rooting phones

[@yuvtube1]

@@larrythemanic6.0mechanic78 A smartphone is technically a computer tho.

[@larrythemanic6.0mechanic78]

@@yuvtube1 r/woooosh

[@ReLink2013]

You guys should really start doing more videos like this.

[@AndyH2k4]

Picked up an F1 (phone, not plane) based on this video and followed the instructions - and I'm loving it :) The performance is amazing!

[@kushpyro]

You did?!

[@rishabprasoon5970]

Does 960fps work ?

[@vaibhavdabwalv1]

Thanks for clarifying I thought you were talking about the sportscar

[@lynch101]

I ordered a pocophone the other day, how is the experience and performance of this custom rom in comparison to MIUI?

[@alejandromartin1343]

@Matthias Holzer did it work?

[@BrianAlex]

0:22 My video in a LinusTechTips one, yeah!

[@elitejzeus]

I wish I could make a pc I never had one before but a very old one and I’m craving a pc ☹️

[@filiposkischannel9242]

@David Don't be mean!!! Awesome brian alex

[@elitejzeus]

And I live in Texas which means it’s hot and very tiring over here 😂

[@elitejzeus]

Maybe something smaller like a laptop I will like but I know no KZbind reads this so I don’t know 😞

[@elitejzeus]

I just want to play good games

[@EvilijoUK]

Got Pocophone couple days ago, absolute bargain, battery life is amazing so is performance. Didn't really like Pocolauncher so installed Nova instead. To me this phone is in league of its own, same SD 845 as other flagships, big 4000mah battery, on top of that expandable memory, headphone jack and IR blaster. The best value for money flagship by miles. Keep up the great work Xiaomi!

[@jyotasama]

CMDR Evil hello how is the camera?

[@zigafide]

@@jyotasama he shows the camera a bit in this video. Its pretty good with lineage os

[@brownknight]

There is no IR blaster though

[@dhanarathnam9996]

There is no ir blaster but ir face unlock is amazingly fast compare to other premium flagships

[@EvilijoUK]

@@jyotasama Camera is rather good, I'm coming from redmi note 3, so it's a big step up for me. In day light pictures look plenty sharp and highly colour accurate, night shots are decent, not sure if as good as iPhone or pixels, but definitely good enough for me, especially considering the price

[@mukeshdayalan1583]

Yes finally custom ROM contents Need more of this .....

[@cenanmehmet]

I still waiting for custom kernels and Kcal controls 😂

[@vedaryan334]

Rip

[@venukrithish007]

The crap camera almost won the blind test...lol

[@NeiradTheGoat]

Yeah

[@crispycookies3064]

Well some system updates later they've upgraded the camera through software

[@Alex-oq8yg]

Thats interesting custom Roms on this channel

[@gotetheraccoon]

DarkDomor 100 PERCENT LEGAL

[@William-Morey-Baker]

yeah, with an explanation that's sure to drive them to another channel... which is fine, but damn, does Linus really think his average fan could, or would, actually follow that "guide"?

[@14przemoIO]

@@William-Morey-Baker Why not, what is hard in it ?

[@apurvtaneja]

Never Expected this from them.

[@Jacob-rt6on]

@@William-Morey-Baker it's Linus tech tips if you don't know about tech why are you complaining because he is showing you

[@mohammedfaizan1062]

new lineage os has enabled the IR camera for face unlock

[@socialfreak6900]

does it? :o cause thats one thing i wanted to try

[@jebbbungo7873]

i instaled lineage but how do i use the camera?

[@vizznan]

Share the xda link please

[@marselvitti]

You don't need lineage OS. Simply change your "region" to Honk Kong and face unlock will work. Changing the region will not change anything else.

[@mohammedfaizan1062]

@@jebbbungo7873 go-to security-smart unlock- face unlock

[@rcclab5411]

The camera software nerfing is pretty terrible.

[@AlexChama]

That guy nerfing in software is both utterly annoying and yet at the same time very handy when alternatives can unlock the true potential. Nooooow, unless it's an Xperia, then the lack of Camera API 2.0 or RAW just stings either way and you dispise the whole package anyways.

[@ttanfield5616]

Cough cough, slowing iPhones, cough cough

[@junyan56888cj]

Apple did better, they nerfed the whole phone

[@alexshaw2693]

@@ttanfield5616 cough cough, you can turn that feature on and off on the iPhone and its meant to future proof the phones , cough cough

[@bwood6337]

Alex Shaw Yeah, I really liked the part where they told users that was happening so people didn’t just think their phone absolutely needed to be replaced.

[@741Nikhil]

Price In India Poco F1 = ₹ 20,000 iPhone XS Max = ₹ 110,000 5.5 poco for 1 iPhone

[@jeelpatel231]

And extra 10,000 too

[@vaibhavdabwalv1]

@@jeelpatel231 for a really really great headphones

[@gavrielpapas773]

iPhone-servants are addicts like alcoholics, chain-smokers, gamblers, compulsive-shoppers. And Apple are so damn good in running that cartell! ... they have even mastered hiding money abroad and evading taxation. If Al Capone is still alive, he definitely is the "Godfather" of Apple. Elvis is stupid, people see him, because he can't keep a low profile, Al Capone can.

[@simonask3219]

POCO LOCO

[@zs6150]

Gavriel Papas tf in which movie are you. ?

[@jayjoshi606]

I don't have a poco phone. Why am I watching this?

[@AATheDestroyer]

Because you want a pocophone?

[@StephaniePrincipal]

Hahaha neither do I

[@anonymoussquirrel6640]

*Hardware Porn*

[@nicknolawz9095]

U could do it to most phones

[@Agret]

If you had a pocofone f1 why would you be watching a video about it?

[@ksh6]

Also, Pocophone has the EXACT same primary camera sensor as the Pixel 3 XL. Yes, you read it right. It is the same Sony IMX363 sensor on both the devices. Even in Linus's photo comparison, can you really notice a difference other than the fact that Poco has better edge detection due to the secondary camera? Now cameras on phones are so good that even youtubers are unable to compare them easily, so when they talk about the pocophone they talk assuming that it must have a worse camera due to its lower price, and due to this bias, they always rate it lower than other phones. Go and check the photos yourself and you will be amazed.

[@Hustler1339]

any web links to compare photos?

[@abaldopayardu2660]

@@Hustler1339 www.xda-developers.com/google-pixel-3-sony-imx355-imx363-camera-sensor/

[@ksh6]

@@Hustler1339 Search " gsmarena photo compare tool"...it is the best way to compare phone cameras. They shoot exact same photo with all phones.

[@julioramirez8069]

About that... Does the google camera use the information from the second camera sensor? I mean I understand that the google camera is using googles algorithms to process the image, the pixel doesn't include a second sensor so it should be logical not to include optimizations from a second sensor in the code... Isn't it?

[@famailiaanima]

@@heramann6916 He said that "by default" the PocoPhone has a bad camera, which is true.

[@crypto3125]

2:28 Why do I find that small phone flip so satisfying?

[@nisuk5144]

idk but me too

[@groblezep5548]

Now that's a good question

[@erival7108]

An updated video of this on the Poco f3 would be super cool! Would be great to see how it holds up a few years later with the same method, just updated to the latest versions.

[@l33t00r]

sadly, i don't think you will see this kind of stuff in the "modern Linus Tech Tips" :-(

[@kalcubemaster]

too complicated. im sticking with my 3310

[@socialfreak6900]

its not even hard, it just takes a while

[@Jamezzzuh]

@Chris Ayres 2 to 3 hours is considered out of reach for "most working people nowadays"? Uhm no. Chosing to pay someone to do something simple you can do yourself on any evening of the week or weekend is a little silly.

[@ridhamh2966]

@Chris Ayres if you don't have 2,3 hours you are not human ...you are a robot lol

[@Cardiakk]

@Chris Ayres Where do you live? San Fran?

[@shankarlaraikwar]

So thats how religon works🤔

[@freemov2101]

Latest los for poco now supports IR face unlock!! 😃😃😃

[@Rlaxox]

Really? Does it depend on region?

[@paraskamble111]

@@Rlaxox No

[@heesanbahri3860]

@@paraskamble111 omg???? Really???? Proof please...i wanna buy it but im afraid that i will make a wrong choice..U know because of ghost touch issue

[@anagekar]

@@heesanbahri3860 forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78270629&postcount=1944

[@heesanbahri3860]

@@anagekar Wowwwwww............thanks man....

[@PeytonB]

I don’t have this phone but this video was a good distraction from work

[@NightWatch707]

The process is basically the same for every other phone. You can keep that in mind.

[@cybercop3108]

I mean it works in all phones

[@averyoriginalname1547]

Thanks for the guide. I'm currently typing on a Pocophone F1 with LineageOS on it. This helped a lot but it felt like you went a bit too quick.

[@jellybutter3123]

Helloo!! how is the phone holding?

[@averyoriginalname1547]

@@jellybutter3123 Great. I at first installed the official build, later switched to unofficial as it had a way to completely hide the notch and push the status bar down.

[@nchet]

@@averyoriginalname1547 how about the bug?

[@pacifist03]

is 960fps Workin?

[@averyoriginalname1547]

@@pacifist03 Uhh, I don't think so, but I don't really use the slow motion feature a lot so i might not be the best person to ask.

[@Servercrafted]

FYI IR Face Unlock works too since a few days on Lineage OS, thanks to the really amazing custom dev community with this phone... Basically ALL Hardware features are supported in LineageOS now(and other custom ROMs should follow soon [Open Source Rules]) so there's no downsite compared to miui except which features you prefer...

[@gshalomshreyan2003]

Say thanks to abhisekh

[@barghest8763]

people says this phone has lag touch input, is it true?

[@gshalomshreyan2003]

Fixed in miui beta

[@lenn9029]

Thx mate

[@adityarajkhowalama]

Thanks a lot. Was searching for this comment.

[@david-joehollingworth3359]

Surely Linus is aware you don't need to root to flash a custom ROM? In fact there was no point rooting before the ROM flash as it's wiped, probably doesn't need to root after the fact either, though no reason not to root either

[@dumbcrumb879]

For people who care about snapchat it doesn't let you log in if your device is rooted. There is probably some work around though.

[@nubb_o]

@@dumbcrumb879 Magisk is a magical thing that bypasses majority of the root checks that are commonly used.

[@target-drone9481]

@@dumbcrumb879 Rooted devices are a violation of many I/T departments. If want to access email or corporate resources on your phone or think you'll never need to, Don't root your device, or you'll need to buy a new one.

[@krikun98]

@@target-drone9481 you know it's easy to un-root it, right? With some trickery you can even lock the bootloader.

[@luckism]

@@target-drone9481 Also, someone up in the comments said that xiaomi doesnt void ur warrantly for rooting and stuff. Might have to look into it more though

[@roxpotatoes]

After 5+ years of full stock Android (Nexus 4/5 oneplus with cyanogenmod/lineaoge), i've been using miui on my mi6 for more than one year and i see no real problem. It's very fast, smooth, stable, only stand-by time are a bit low but i have 2 sim.

[@Sporky0000]

roxpotatoes there are ads in the new miui

[@cursingqbert]

@@Sporky0000 You can opt to deactivate the adds when you configure your phone, it's not a big deal.

[@Boborjan1986]

Im still rocking my Nexus6 after 3 year. This phone is just knows everything id wanna use a phone... Only bummer is the battery slowly die and well.. its get older and older every day...

[@Vuongedge]

qith the miui, how do I flash or change the software to western software? cause my xiaomi 6 has Chinese android software and I cant access google play store or anything google related

[@bleakoned]

@@Vuongedge just look up how to install google play services on china rom miui, Im pretty sure you can manually download google services

[@JOnTHeMOnSoon]

You should do more of these OS modding videos, it was awesome 👍

After years of using a Nexus 5, i just started to think about having a custom rom, and boom, LTT uploads a video about. I still have no idea how to do it, but that's my problem 😀

[@Xethrus]

As long as you do some proper research (I recommend XDA) and make a back-up, you gonna be fine

[@muizzsiddique]

I rooted my Nexus 4 years ago very easily.

[@bobcoffee11]

Xda website is the best way to find out

[@JoeTinnySpace]

Telegram is your best bet. Join a group that talks about your phone, ask for help if you need any

[@migueltovar8138]

You don't need to root the phone before if you are going to flash a rom anyway

[@OliverKehm]

but you might as well if you want to install any root only apps in the future

[@Carnyzzle]

@Brandon Rains DO YOU GUYS NOT HAVE PHONES?

[@jhauss1]

@@OliverKehm What he means is that rooting and then flashing the rom is pointless because you are just going to have to reroot it after flashing the rom because the root does not carry over between flashes.

[@BankruptGreek]

​@@OliverKehm flashing a rom wipes your data and root access, that's what he meant. That's why Linus re-flashed magisk no point in flashing the same thing twice, you could also flash SU, or I also am not sure but lineage might come with root access out of the box, cyanogen rom used to do that at least..

[@eduardoavila646]

Actually, from previous flashing experiences, its required to have root to flash some roms.

[@MarkoHR]

Don't download Android SDK, it is too huge for it's purpose here, go on to xda forums and download ADB-minimal setup which has all tools you need under 100MB

[@JasperSchwinghammer]

Who the fuck cares about sizes

[@moxlolol]

for a lot of people, including myself, the ADB minimal setup just doesn't work. gave me a lot of issues rooting my last two phones. I would recommend getting the Android SDK, even if it is bigger, to know for certain it will work. But if minimal works for you then that's cool.

[@ahse0w]

What Linus said was SDK Platform Tools. This is the minimal setup officially from Google.

[@Fixided]

@@moxlolol Then get the minimal first. If it doesn't work get the SDK. Saving space is for cool people

[@SirDavidPaladin]

A bit situational. ADB min has caused me some problems in the past.

[@ajaymalik4473]

Still got my poco f1 with me

[@eggsev]

Pixel 3: I guess I’ll be tracer Pixel clone: I guess I’ll be racer

[@CaveyMoth]

It's all pixelated now. Wait..did you just add background colors to text?! WHOAAA!

[@simbast9726]

no its "im already tracer!!!!!"

[@procommentr]

I guess I'll be acer

[@eggsev]

@@simbast9726 Lmfao you didnt get the joke racer

[@SOURABHGANJRE]

Been waiting for a long time for poco f1 on ur channel, Finally here it is.

[@huskyno89]

Make a backup BEFORE flashing ROM!! that can save your life!

[@SwastikSwarupDas]

He had a brand new phone

[@nemanjamitrovic9343]

@@SwastikSwarupDas He meant the whole phone backup, not just the data.

[@AaronBlankenship]

Only worry about this if stock ROMs are not available. I've soft bricked many phones and just restored them using factory downloads.

[@LnZ_Blu]

@@AaronBlankenship exactly

[@Anon1370]

nandroid backup is amazing

[@Bitwise1024]

When I hear "tech tips", this is the kind of format I envision. More like this, please.

[@pozzo6828]

Lol. It reached you at last! Although, I personally do not like MIUI at all, specially recently. The ads...the ads. I so hope they launch F2 and make it like Mi A2, Android One.

[@JosefaVlogs]

Watching this on my Poco F1 😎

[@nikoappsmuggred7220]

from? how do you watch it from your phone? isn't it ON your phone?

[@randomeststranger]

Malachi Black Grammar nazi

[@ericay3015]

hah poor person

[@rajendertkr]

Smart people

[@ericay3015]

@@rajendertkr lol ok poor person

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

Should’ve made the thumbnail that meme with the distracted boyfriend.

[@cocoshort6528]

8:17 thats not how math works linus

[@qmelzthevoid]

_dont tell him, just buy a wireless headphone_

[@glitch1394]

It called rounding off.. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@GhosteYoutube]

@@glitch1394 yeah lmao

[@NikosKontras]

More videos like this please. Especially with oled screen phones like Xiaomi Mi 8, Oneplus and Samsung. Small, fast and full of useful info. Like camera quality after the procedure.

[@TrajceVasilev]

I got a question. Can you hide the display cutout with custom roms on the pocophone F1?

[@TrajceVasilev]

@Pablo Aight, thx.

[@MalteSpieltYT]

remember when phones were easy to distinguish? i miss that.

[@darkchronos22]

pepperidge farms remembers lol

[@der94alex]

I miss the old Htc covers with metal and plastic, like the one on the sensation, it just seems so practical and they felt good imho

[@bassam_salim]

After 2013-2014 I lost it, I used to know every phone in the market.

[@radroroscam3770]

If you can't distinguish 2018 phones then you're stupid

[@MalteSpieltYT]

well, in 2018 42 different phones were produced. (btw this is the list: Asus ZenFone 5 Asus ZenFone 5Z HTC U12+ Huawei Mate 20 Huawei P20 Infinix Hot S3 IPhone XR IPhone XS LG G7 ThinQ LG K10 (2018) LG V40 ThinQ Moto G6 Nokia 6.1 Nokia 7 Plus Nokia 8 Sirocco Nokia 8110 4G OnePlus 6 OnePlus 6T Oppo F7 Oppo F9 Oppo Find X Oppo R17 Pixel 3 Red Hydrogen One Redmi Note 5 Redmi Note 6 Pro ROG Phone Samsung Galaxy A6 / A6+ Samsung Galaxy A8 / A8+ (2018) Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Samsung Galaxy S9 Sony Xperia XZ2 Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium Vivo Nex Vivo V9 Xiaomi Mi 8 Xiaomi Mi 8 EE Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 Xiaomi Pocophone F1 so you are trying to tell me that im an idiot for not remembering all of these phones? yes, in 2014 more phones were released.. but nearly all of the phones here have a snapdragon 835/845, 4-8gb of ram and 64-128gb of storage. its just bland and boring, nothing refreshing being released. @@radroroscam3770

[@adamfcplm]

0:46 Oh, so it's Jan 14 already? Man time goes fast..

[@harlequintheserpent7016]

Kinda funny to get on this video a week after getting myself a Poco and going custom the very first day of usage.

[@markomarin3414]

Indian army incoming...

[@gennsmith9554]

China wins

[@ashikurrahman9624]

Man I literally lol'd 😂😂😂

[@Plusimurfriend]

CHINA NUMBER WAN

[@youtubeuser7359]

NOOOOO

[@chewbster]

China numbuh foor

[@IskanderVFX]

have to love how you presented different pictures when talking about the camera... come on!! 😂

[@thegenerousdegenerate9395]

I LOVE that LTT still covers content like this. That's why they're #1 baby!

[@spookdot]

That moment when you're so hyped you already downloading all the files when the phone hasn't even arrived yet

[@youhou90]

dont forget warranty

[@hudortunnel9784]

@@youhou90 😂😂😂

[@user-mc5xr9ku6x]

@@youhou90 it dosent void it

[@BloodyIron]

Super pleased to see LTT promoting Android hacking like this :D

[@xicofir3737]

I am too. But linus missed somethings. Android stock sucks, lineageos is much better and I still prefer miui, because of the customization. And if you install lineageos the Second camera is never used, unless you are using some mods.

[@SanzNya09]

@@xicofir3737 they already fixed it on LOS today release. So. Its pretty good.

[@DestinyAwaitsChannel]

Installing a rom is not hacking

[@BloodyIron]

@@DestinyAwaitsChannel you're causing the device to operate in ways it was not intended to by the manufacturer. It may not be writing code, but it is the textbook definition of hacking.

[@TechRodent]

Huh. It's the exact same thing I did to my Pocophone F1, except that I'm running Syberia OS instead of LineageOS :o

[@AJD...]

bugs? hows the overall experience?

[@ashutoshmunda1173]

Sad to say I own a redmi note 4😅 But I have also installed custom Syberia OS.

[@ashutoshmunda1173]

@@AJD... I think bugs occur from phone to phone. Overall there are minimum bugs in the OS, but my finger print sensor lags a little to unlock my phone when its kept idle for too long.

[@TechRodent]

@@AJD... gotta say it's been really bug free. The only real annoyance is the camera because it's still a port from Pixel so it acts up sometimes, but when it doesn't? Well let's say I sold my U11+, S9+ and P20 pro to move to this... And I have 0 regrets. Butter smooth, 8 hours screen on time with total battery life at about 16+ hours.... Love it

[@mihiracejoshi]

Same here, been using poco f1 with syberia OS and gcam and the photos sometimes are better than my brother's pixel 2xl

[@daemakun]

I'm really glad you did a custom Android ROM reflashing video, particularly a Lineage OS one. TWRP Recovery via Magisk route was same quick and shockingly easy procedure I did. And LOS 15.1 (Oreo) is probably the most dramatic upgrade for my 6 year old smartphone stuck on Lollipop OTA, even though it was dirty (no partition wipes like you included). And I previously thought it was already useless due to flash storage degradation causing huge lags. I went with paranoid/frugal microG over Open GApps to cut down on battery and background process consumption, though the next time around, I'll go for the nano package, as you also recommended. But overall, I'd say it has removed my lust for a flagship phone significantly! (hmm, killing the purchase case for the Pocophone F1 here..)

[@iusewindowsbtw3420]

Which phone

[@daemakun]

@@iusewindowsbtw3420 Nexus 4

[@iusewindowsbtw3420]

@@daemakun I would buy a new phone atleast because of battery,both nexus 4 and 5 have shit batteries. New phones have more efficient chips and bigger batteries, it doesn't have to be flagship obv.

[@daemakun]

​@@iusewindowsbtw3420 True that. My eyes are on a 5-yr old hand down 'upgrade' for its 3Ah battery. My point is that battery sipping microG and more efficient performance extends its charge runtime without having to swap to a newer battery or upgrading hardware. I run it almost exclusively on extreme battery saver mode, which plays 60 fps video and operates smoothly, despite a ~40% performance hit. Previously, it could not. Less usage goes to the OS and a larger portion goes to the screen and bluetooth, if using that. Non-negotiable emission consumptions can't get more efficient.

[@sangamshrestha143]

After 4 years I realized that there is a mistake in this video. You don't need to root before installing a ROM neither flashing DFE.

[@darky799]

Now its essential to flash magisk or ksu, cause google is now randomly banning FPs on bl unlocked devices, so banking apps might stop working if they ban yours (yep even if you dont flash magisk), so there are magisk modules that downloads new fps (also with app which is inside play curl) and shamiko which doesn't let bank apps detect root

[@HadirulHaiqal]

You do not need magisk to flash a rom.. i can boot a pixel ex, without root.. rootless system

[@AaronBlankenship]

Yes, rooting before flashing a ROM is completely waste of time. This tutorial should have skipped the first Magisk Flash.

[@MidlifePanda]

Also rooting your phone will sometimes prevent some apps from working correctly when they detect it and thinks it's to insecure. My bank app actually does this. If you start it ok a rooted phone it warns you that it's insecure and closes. If you don't need root, don't do it.

[@snozzly]

MidlifePanda Using Magisk actually helps this, custom roms don't pass google CTS, due to the unlocked bootloader. Using magisk masks the bootloader unlock status as well as itself to ensure the device passes CTS and Safetynet, allowing installation and use of apps that disallow use while using a device with custom software.

[@HadirulHaiqal]

@@snozzly yup.. but some custom rom like arrow os just pass the safety for banking.. rootless.. but not on pixel experience.. need magisk and safetypassfix

[@gubangyin]

​@@AaronBlankenship Sometimes rebooting to the third-party recovery needs root (overwrite the official one)

[@asp8920]

Why did the title change from “Making a 300$ Pixel Clone” to “The ultimate Pixel 3 killer”?

[@gmonkman]

clickz

[@OUROMONO]

Lmao, ask yourself why you're asking that here

[@manospapad2087]

Because that title was misleading and this phone definetely doesn't copy that hideous looking piece of shite

[@onenaghi]

Clearly because of the killer value. This video is about the user experience, not performance benchmarks. Besides, not everyone will chose a pixel clone rom.

[@lilsprout1768]

When essentially making the title: “making a $300 clone of a something that is 3-4x the price” sounds like the definition of click bait and I would’ve never viewed this video if the title wasn’t changed I don’t think...

[@rohit31chauhan]

I loved watching a video about how to flash a Custom ROM from LTT It was just awesome

[@jovieasyrof2017]

i really wish you guys do more stuff like this

[@bramsetiawan1430]

Wow I really enjoying this video...

[@anharun]

Linus custom ROM installer guide, what we should have!

[@HAWXLEADER]

Why the hell did you install magisk(root) before installing a rom? It's like installing Software on your crappy laptop windows version before installing a clean windows...

[@nexushexus4365]

Because Linus is not smart with this kind of stuff.

[@swagar]

Right? You shouldn't even flash Magisk before flashing an update to an existing LineageOS install. Always last.

[@benzi_]

i believe its needed to install TWRP -- since you're installing the new rom via TWRP

[@DiptimanMondal]

He is just trying for first time...

[@swagar]

@@benzi_ He used TWRP to install Magisk in the first place.

[@Sarcastix7]

If you're following this guide, you should already have Magisk installed. If you go to the Magisk manager, down the Pix3lify add-on and flash it. That will enable lots of the pixel 3's advanced features like Call Screening, Gestures, Flip to Shhh, Digital Wellbeing, Daydream VR, Pixel sounds, Google Dialer, Camera2 API support and more.

[@sathyanarayanan4171]

*Top 10 videos that Chinese intelligence agency hate*

[@loremipsum7513]

Xiaomi embrace this.

[@tobi7505]

Well they could avoid that by locking the bootloader like huawei. So it is intended by xiaomi to flash custom roms, because it increases the time somebody uses their phones.

[@swagar]

"The Chinese can't track us if we replace the ROM." Xiaomi: "Hold my beer."

[@stardustb390]

@@swagar they should modified and/or add their services on top of Qualcomm's hardware,Qboot or qti then, which will get them nothing but a guaranteed lawsuit. If you know about android architecture, then you must know that flashing a ROM is not like installing a program, it will replace your fucking kernel btw (good luck having a hidden piece of some 4mb code that actually spies on people when 99% of your system is wiped)

[@swagar]

@@stardustb390 Right, but the bootloader and any other architecture lower level than the kernel and OS are usually left intact. Look at what Lenovo did with Superfish if you want an example of how this can be leveraged. I don't actually know that Chinese OEMs do this and I was mostly just being snarky, but it's entirely plausible.

You don't need root to unlock bootloader!

[@Anon1370]

thats true i had my root after i unlocked my bootloader

[@user-zp3wb4bg3l]

how do you want to root if the bootloader is locked? 😂

[@deepthakur14916]

My ears were waiting to hear the word 'Custom Rom' from ur mouth 😘😘

[@sunmoon2b]

were*

[@deepthakur14916]

@@sunmoon2b oopss XD

[@Degrees-qe5gk]

@@deepthakur14916 Grammar doesn't matter,

[@deepthakur14916]

@@Degrees-qe5gk u are my hero!!

[@Degrees-qe5gk]

@@deepthakur14916 hamara mother tongue english nahi hai, toh mistakes naturally karenge

[@realcartoongirl]

omg the twrp notch cutout burns my soul

[@NanoMine]

I know custom roms and mods aren't for everyone but over the years my love for it has just become stronger. At this point I refuse to use stock software (even stock Android/Aosp), I've tried to get back on stock ROM but I just come back after a day to my prefered ROM and mods. I wish more people get to know about it and it's awesomeness.

[@mkultrasoldier]

i love lineage. oem roms just can't compete. now if only good bl unlock and lineage would come to the find x so i can get away from the shitty iOS clone included by default

[@aceflamez00]

Oxygen OS is pretty good for a stock rom

[@musicmademejester]

@Nano mine, I agree, same here.

[@Jdogg4089]

I don't bother with custom roms because I've encountered bugs abd things just not working.

[@sonyviva308]

8:24 "Thank you for your kind attention. :)"

[@MrinalSaurabh]

Now I am definetly buying this...

[@eskainne2916]

Great timing, I'm actually looking at getting a new phone and this kind of customization is what I want honestly

[@eddypalogrande6090]

Can we get a full review of said 'identical' Poco, Linus Sebatian?

[@user-ft7ld5wp1l]

The mi 8? It's the exact same thing Swap the screen with super amoled Shrink the battery to 3400mah Change the back to glass Remove headphone jack And 2nd camera is 2x zoom

[@user-ft7ld5wp1l]

IMO it's even trading blows with poco, which just shows how good it is despite xiaomi nerfing the poco

[@rajedhakal1174]

@@user-ft7ld5wp1l so u bought a mi8 ? Isn't it?

[@user-ft7ld5wp1l]

@@rajedhakal1174 IMO i would. But right now I haven't buy it yet. Because my phone is still in good condition Poco(64gb) : $300 Poco (128gb) : $340 Mi8(64gb) : $350 Mi mix 2s (128GB) : $350 I'm kinda attracted to the price of the mix 2s, but the wonky camera placement tho. That's another factor why I'm waiting, hoping the mi8 price to drop even further or grab mi mix 2s if it drops in price again.

[@akaigetsu]

@@user-ft7ld5wp1l just wait for the Mi Mix 3 it has one of the best camera (not the best, that's currently the Huawei P20 Pro) it's a bit pricier but definitely worth it, most Xiaomi phones don't have NFC but the Mi Mix collection does (ofc if that's in ur interest, I find NFC payments easier to use)

[@onlypants2191]

Since I found out about custom ROMs I do not care about the software that a phone ships with Just get the phone with the best hardware for the cheapest I WILL NEVER GO BACK

[@zanethind]

The Poco F1 is literally the perfect Android phone for a teenager

[@GhosteYoutube]

yep

[@cihanmercan7731]

One of the best videos on this channel. Finally someone is starting to spread the beauty of custom firmwares.

[@bajor3200]

MOM BUY ME A PIXEL We have pixel at home Pixel at home: Preety good phone tho

[@MaowDroid]

Ya'll don't need to root the phone to flash a custom ROM. :^)

[@fidaletto]

MaowDroid need to make google camera as system apps

[@vedantshimpi]

@@fidaletto not what he was saying, friend

[@tobi7505]

@@fidaletto Ye but linus rooted twice didnt he? Unlocking bootloader, installing twrp, installing custom and than gapps, than root and than the gcam would have been enough x)

[@dhairya8238]

@@fidaletto nah you don't need to. In case of Poco, it just works fine Being installed as an apk.

[@dhairya8238]

@@tobi7505 Yap, flashing magisk once would be enough lol

[@Ayano-]

Just bought it. Followed the steps. Linus, you're amazing.

[@khageswarbadamundi293]

Still I'm using PocoF1 as a secondary device (Aug2022). I just changed the battery🔋in last month & Pixel experience ROM flashed. I just wanna say Awesome performance, awesome battery life awesome camera 🔥

[@rohansuresh4631]

Way did you root the device, don't need to root for flashing custom ROM , I think xiaomi is giving warranty even after unlocking the bootloader,By useing mi unlock tool is official..

[@KokkeOP]

iv'e been flashing phones for 10 years ...and AT LAST! a profesional tutorial made from one of the best tech reviewer (and weird socks-sandal wearer) in youtube. ...so Linus BIG THANK YOU! we wan't MOAR!

[@KokkeOP]

@stinckypotato both versions have hardware differences but nothing big. Regarding software they are diferent specially regarding antenna ( bands). I haven't touched a Opo7p yet so I can't tell for sure if they would be compatible of not, but You should be careful with the kernel compatibility and the band you install. ROMs tend to be not a problem check on XDevelopers for any news about these issues. You might run into a problem. Don't rush flashing yet. It's way to soon for that.

[@KokkeOP]

@stinckypotato well. It's android so you shouldn't have problem with that but since I'm not sure where you are, it could lead to some legal problems. If you root the phone and unlock the bootloader you should be able to at least flush the Gapps (go for the 64x, nano versions) ... But first make sure they are conceived for Opo7p... Again, I can't promise they will work so, to wait would be the wisest move. Best of lucks.

[@jacquelineli7446]

!Jorge Amaya this is stinckypotato from a different account. I greatly appreciate your replies, it really helped. Have a good day, thank you!

[@nischalsubedi4213]

Man sounds easy but looks complicated!

[@OniNekomon]

Just pause and do it step by step

[@aswing1480]

@leafy is dead meme exactly

[@st0nk172]

It actually pretty easy quiet hard for first timer but you will get it

[@kolby4078]

it's mostly clicking dialogue boxes

[@twoneis]

If you ever flashed a custom ROM before, it should be pretty easy.

[@bilalh8503]

I really enjoyed this video and I learned a lot from it, so thanks LTT. I think a video comparing the “pixelised” version of the pocofone to the new pixel 3a would be really interesting too, and viewers might find out something interesting there too. I’d be watch it for sure! :)