OnePlus 6T gets Lineage OS 16, Carbon ROM support

OnePlus 6T gets Lineage OS 16

OnePlus 6T gets Lineage OS 16, Carbon ROM support after seeding program reopened. Nexus phones were trademark devices for developers and the reason behind that was its high-end hardware at a fraction of a cost. Ever since the death of Nexus lineup, OnePlus has been filling that void with its flagship phones. All OnePlus phones can easily be unlocked retaining warranty and there’s excellent developer support available in terms of the kernel sources etc.

OnePlus Developer Seeding Program

OnePlus as a company supports these developers by running developer seeding program. Under this program, the company sends out free OnePlus phone to the respective developers to promote healthy development. This was one of the reasons as to why OnePlus lineup such as OnePlus 2, 3/3T, 5/5T was so successful. The company recently decided to not continue with this program and that drew some irk towards the company. The decision has since then been reversed and the company stated that it was not a permanent decision.

As a result of this decision, active development has once again started for the OnePlus 6T. As you all know, there is enough information available around unlocking and rooting OnePlus 6T. The greater number of custom ROMs will certainly provide benefits in terms of custom features which aren’t available on stock ROM. Considering the recent decision, Lineage OS 16 and Carbon ROM active ROM development has resumed for the OnePlus 6T.

All of these custom ROMs are base on Android Pie which means you will get the latest OS base from Google. Although all of these ROMs are in an unofficial stage right now I think it will soon get the official tag. All of these ROMs are available on xda forum and I encourage you all to check them out. There’re a number of differentiating factors that provide their own set of features.

It is also worth noting that a fingerprint sensor is not working right now in these ROMs. So, if you’re not into active development, these ROMs can’t be your daily drivers.

Custom ROMS – what’s working and not working

Lineage OS 16

The Lineage OS 16 is reportedly the most loved OS. Verizon users on OnePlus 6T have reported that the MMS is not working after flashing Lineage OS 16. The MMS always ends up with an error – “Error downloading MMS message”.

Carbon ROM

As of writing this article, custom themes such as dark mode is not working in the Carbon ROM. The developers quoted that this support will be added as build matures. We didn’t find any more bugs, nor did we see any complaints as of now, but it is early in its development stages.

Cypher OS ROM

This ROM seems to be more stable in terms of being a daily driver. Although the fingerprint sensor is still not working, almost all the other things are working properly. There’s enough customization available for the status bar, and quick settings.

crDroid Android

A bunch of users has reported that the camera is force closing. The alternative to overcome this issue is to install OnePlus camera apk from APKMirror.