Development [ROM][UNOFFICIAL][pdx215][13] CherishOS 4.7 - Sony Xperia 1 III

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CherishOS is an AOSP based rom focusing on Unique and Smooth UI with handy features. CherishOS is a reborn of pie based Dot-ExtendedOS.
Unofficial CherishOS​
Code:
/* Your warranty is... still valid?
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*/
Notes​1. You need to flash Stock Android 13 before flashing this ROM (61.2.X.X.XXX)​2. If you came from a SODP based ROM, you need to go back to official Android 13 firmware, and boot until you get to the Xperia Launcher​3. 120Hz & HS (Renamed to Pause Charging) can be enabled from the QS Panel​Support group available on Telegram!​
What works?​• Wi-Fi
• Wi-Fi 6e
• Mobile Data
• Bluetooth
• SDCard
• Cameras
• GPS
• LED
• Flashlight
• Fingerprint Sensor
• Battery Health Statistics
• Pause Charging
• Battery Care
• Sound
• Vibration
• Creator Mode
• HDR10+
• 120Hz
• 240Hz Touch Sampling
What's broken?​• LDAC
• Lock Icon is placed under charging stats on the lock screen (Visual Bug, 4.6.1)
• Bad Wake Up delay (4.7)
• Stuck on Setup Screen (4.7)
• Smart Pixels
• You tell me
Flashing Instructions
(Download both the ROM, boot & vendor_boot images from the link below)​Clean Flash:​
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot --set-active=a
fastboot flash boot_a [boot image]
fastboot flash vendor_boot [vendor_boot image]
fastboot reboot recovery
Factory Reset > Format data/factory reset
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Apply update > Apply update from ADB
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Code:
adb sideload <rom.zip>
Back Arrow > Reboot system now
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BUT If you want to flash Magisk go to
Advanced > Reboot to bootloader
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Code:
fastboot flash boot_a [magisk boot image]
fastboot flash boot_b [magisk boot image]
fastboot reboot
Updating from a older build (Dirty Flash):​
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot reboot recovery
Apply update > Apply update from ADB
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Code:
adb sideload <rom.zip>
Back Arrow > Reboot system now
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If you've had Magisk flashed before you need to reflash it again, go to the steps below the Clean Flash and do the same again, then reboot and you should still have Magisk
Download:
Folder Download
Sources:
CherishOS Source
Device Tree
Kernel Source
Build Author | Maintainer
Saku
Build Information
Device: Xperia 1 III (pdx215)
Build Type: Unofficial
Android Version: 13
Kernel Version: 5.4.233
Version Information
Status: Stable
CherishOS Version: 4.7
SELinux Status: Enforcing
Release Date: 11/04/2023
Last Updated: 13/04/2023

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UPDATE 1
- Updated to CherishOS 4.7
- Kernel upstreamed to 5.4.233
- Kernel Updated Krispy-v1.2 -> Krispy-v1.2.1
- Switch from QCom HIDL USB HAL to Pixel AIDL USB HAL
- Do NOT flash 4.7 it's very buggy (can't even get past setup screen) please keep using 4.6.1 for now... This release was just to list the new features/improvements.

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This ROM makes me want to unlock bootloader again. Thanks bro!
UPDATE:
Just installed this ROM and it runs so smooth. I'm not rooted and everything is working just fine.

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Any initial thoughts on battery life?

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The_Maze said:
Any initial thoughts on battery life?
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Should be vastly improved since I've updated kernel ^^

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Sakuu said:
Should be vastly improved since I've updated kernel ^^
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OK, you got me hooked. Will test it over the weekend.
Thank you for the hard work that you put in!

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Nice one Saku! I ran CherishOS on other devices, along with Spark it is the most balanced ROM - enough but not too many features, pretty stable, have been in active development for years. Hopefully no branding kerfuffle is going to happen like with Ricedroid. Will you build dirty-flashable updates for Cherish in the future?

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k3lwin said:
Nice one Saku! I ran CherishOS on other devices, along with Spark it is the most balanced ROM - enough but not too many features, pretty stable, have been in active development for years. Hopefully no branding kerfuffle is going to happen like with Ricedroid. Will you build dirty-flashable updates for Cherish in the future?
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Depends on what's updated in that specific build of course... But yeah most of the time you should be able to dirty flash any of my ROMs.

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Sakuu said:
Depends on what's updated in that specific build of course... But yeah most of the time you should be able to dirty flash any of my ROMs.
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It's more about whether you are going to keep building it when it gets updated. I'd prefer not having to do clean installs every couple of months to get latest security updates. Also, 4.7 was announced literally hours after you published 4.6.1

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k3lwin said:
It's more about whether you are going to keep building it when it gets updated. I'd prefer not having to do clean installs every couple of months to get latest security updates. Also, 4.7 was announced literally hours after you published 4.6.1
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I've already built it, I just need someone to test it ( and another secret rom )

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Nice build, defo gonna try it. Does surround sound works? I also saw that the battery should be better than on stock, which is a plus

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Johnnycazh said:
Nice build, defo gonna try it. Does surround sound works? I also saw that the battery should be better than on stock, which is a plus
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Well we don't have the exact audio features stock has but we have a replacement for now which has surround sound and other stuff

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@Sakuu eh, that's good. What about the camera? Do we have google camera, or? And also, does cherish offer Google Photos patch without root needed?(now i use pixelify, but i'd like to keep my phone unrooted

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Johnnycazh said:
@Sakuu eh, that's good. What about the camera? Do we have google camera, or? And also, does cherish offer Google Photos patch without root needed?(now i use pixelify, but i'd like to keep my phone unrooted
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It has all camera apps from stock preinstalled you can install gram if you want ofc, and yeah unlimited backup should work without root afaik.

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@Sakuu cool cool. And, one last question... Do you guys have ota updates for this? or have to flash a zip everytime from my laptop

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Johnnycazh said:
and, one last question... Do you guys have ota updates for this? or i have to flash a zip everytime from my laptop
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No OTA is for official only, if someone wants to do that then yeah you could get OTA but for now every update you reboot into recovery and you sideload the new zip (and install magisk if you want)

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Sakuu said:
No OTA is for official only, if someone wants to do that then yeah you could get OTA but for now every update you reboot into recovery and you sideload the new zip (and install magisk if you want)
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(( but i dont lose anything when i update via twrp, right? Sorry for all these (stupid maybe) questions

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Johnnycazh said:
(( but i dont lose anything when i update via twrp, right? Sorry for all these (stupid maybe) questions
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As I said above, depends on what's actually being updated if it's a major upgrade like 13 > 14 clean flash is required or if hardware repo is updated (the stuff that lets you enable creator mode and mess with battery care) then you need to clean flash since XperiaParts will get all messed up...

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Sakuu said:
As I said above, depends on what's actually being updated if it's a major upgrade like 13 > 14 clean flash is required or if hardware repo is updated (the stuff that lets you enable creator mode and mess with battery care) then you need to clean flash since XperiaParts will get all messed up...
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eh, good. Now i understood. Thanks a lot gonna flash it, cuz i want better battery and performance

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@Sakuu what about the resolution? is it still 4K, or i can change it(w/out root)?