So this week, the channel hit 200+ members milestone. Thank you guys for your support. This week post contained:
• Google Photos Unlimited Backup, it works by default! (Update)
• exTHmUI ROM Update
• Poll: Finding out how many Chinese people out there

On Google Photos, you may have noticed on custom ROM, and it shows as other devices. You don’t need to care about that, as the perk is still there by default. It is a display bug. I wrote before that if you tried to put OG Pixel Google Photos XML on another phone, it shown as Pixel 1, looks like it working. Later, uploading photos & videos in original quality consume your account storage. So conclusion, it a display bug. Google may have another way of detecting it as a real Pixel, and it won’t use that way anymore. I hope you guys understand how Google Photos works by now. So Pixel 2 users, you may have noticed why it consumes your storage.

So exTHmUI had a new update this week too. I didn’t expect the maintainer to release it as he is busy with education now. Anyway, congratulations on his hard work, and I hope he passes his exam this year. If you don’t know yet, exTHmUI is based on LineageOS, with a few useful features and keeping it clean and straightforward to use. You can get the download link over here.

A few days later, it is Chinese New Year. I believe in this community; we have a few Chinese people here. I also want to thank the user who shared our post over there and leaving the Telegram link. Unfortunately, China users need a VPN to use Telegram, and the majority of us, don’t understand Chinese. It is hard to communicate with them, but I hope everyone can help each other. Anyway, a poll down there, and let see how many of you guys are Chinese.

Anyway, I wish those Chinese people out there an early Chinese New Year. A reminder at the end, if you have Pixel 2/Pixel 2 XL, join @Pixel2Updates & @Pixel2Chat (chat opened)

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LineageOS 17.1 - OFFICIAL | Android 10 | Pixel XL (marlin)
Updated: 10/02/'21

▪️Download [614MB]
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Changelog (detail):
• February 2021 Security Patch
• Bug fixes & minor improvements

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Android 11, booted thanks to @electimon

RIL works

Wish you good health and lasting prosperity.
Happy Chinese New Year to the Chinese people out there!

Android 11 update:
All functionality works except for anything that involves changing the overall display color (Night Light, sRGB, et al).
We've also got dark splash up so that your eyeballs won't have to deal with a white screen.

SafetyNet is untested. I'll check it once I get set up.

Thanks for Nathan for working out all the VNDK issues and missing blobs that prevented RIL from working, as well as fixing a power HAL issue to get the phone to boot.

Thanks to electimon for fixing Bluetooth, DRM, the constant logspam, and finding the new dark splash command.

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LineageOS 18.1 BETA - UNOFFICIAL | Android 11 | Pixel XL (marlin)
Updated: 11/02/'21

▪️Download [625MB]
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Changelog:
• Initial Android 11 build bringup

Bugs:
• SELinux is permissive (won't affect daily usage)
• Night light and other color related functions are broken

Notes:
• Support for this ROM isn't guaranteed, this ROM was made for Android 11 bringup (marlin, sailfish). By testing this ROM and reporting bugs you help make the trees more stable. Thank you.

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Project Fluid v0.6 - UNOFFICIAL | Android 10
Updated: 10/02/'21

▪️Sailfish [812MB]
▪️Marlin [811MB]

Changelog:
• Initial build
• Aug 2020 Security Patch

Notes:
• Gapps build
• SafetyNet passed by default without root
• SELinux is permissive (won't affect daily usage)

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Project Fluid v0.6 - UNOFFICIAL | Android 10
Updated: 12/02/'21

▪️Sailfish [813MB]
▪️Marlin [812MB]
▪️XDA

Changelog:
• Added Dirac
• Added High Res and Long Exposure camera hacks
• SELinux is now enforcing

Notes:
• Gapps build
• SafetyNet passed by default without root

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LineageOS 17.1 - OFFICIAL | Android 10 | Pixel (sailfish)
Updated: 13/02/'21

▪️Download [607MB]
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Changelog (detail):
• February 2021 Security Patch
• Bug fixes & minor improvements

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Happy Chinese New Year to the Chinese people out there. Also, our chat has more than 200 members! Content for this week's post:
• Thanks for supporting!
• Android 11 stable build released!
• New ROMs: Project Fluid
• Result: 18% of you are Chinese
• Poll: Where should we post the test build?

I didn't want to write this as a long paragraph, but I want to thank all people who make this community bigger. We have grown many this week, thanks to @PixelBoot, @electimon & @TheOGLunarixus for sharing Android 11 progress in their channel. Of course, thanks to @blckbear99 & @electimon for linking the support group in XDA.

Finally, the "stable" Android 11 build reached the OG Pixel series. Thanks to @electimon & @TheOGLunarixus. Here the post for Pixel XL (marlin). For Pixel (sailfish), join the group @Pixel1Chat and ask for the link to test. It is currently in the beta stage. After that, more ROMs will be coming soon. Stay tuned for that in this channel.

Project Fluid, another new ROM joined our Pixel family. It is a small suggestion, and then I didn't expect the dev to continue updating it. Here the link to download it. Enjoy the "fluidness" of the ROM! Great job, @blckbear99.

Last week, I created a poll asking how many Chinese are there in this community. So 18% of you guys are Chinese—8 from China & the other 6 from other regions. I think there may be more if everyone voted it. If you still want to vote, you are welcome to continue to vote for it. Anyway, I hope you guys have a wonderful celebration with your family.

So do you want the test build to get posted on the channel or group? Some requests for ROMs, which are open for testing in the group. Some may have missed it. Anyway, vote down below in the poll.

Quite many updates this week. Android 11 being the main point. Thanks for everyone supporting too! Also, join the group @Pixel1Chat for more fun and support if you have any problems with your Pixel.

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LineageOS 17.1 - OFFICIAL | Android 10 | Pixel XL (marlin)
Updated: 17/02/'21

▪️Download [614MB]
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Changelog (detail):
• Bug fixes & minor improvements

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#ArrowOS #Official #Q #ROM #Sailfish #Marlin
ArrowOS v10.0 - OFFICIAL | Android 10
Updated: 17/02/'21

▪️Sailfish
▪️Marlin
▪️XDA

Changelog:
• February Security Patch
• Fixed Dirac persistent settings. Now rebooting won't disable Dirac.

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LineageOS 18.1 BETA - UNOFFICIAL | Android 11
Updated: 18/02/'21

▪️Sailfish [633MB]
▪️Marlin [625MB]
▪️XDA
▪️Donate

Changelog:
• Fixed hotspot

Bugs:
• SELinux is permissive (won't affect daily usage)
• Night light and other color related functions are broken
• After every reboot, mobile data can't be used (set APN manually in order for mobile data to work again)

Notes:
• Support for this ROM isn't guaranteed, this ROM was made for Android 11 bringup (marlin, sailfish). By testing this ROM and reporting bugs you help make the trees more stable. Thank you.

By @electimon & @TheOGLunarixus
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LineageOS 18.1 BETA - UNOFFICIAL | Android 11
Updated: 20/02/'21

▪️Sailfish [638MB]
▪️Marlin [625MB]
▪️XDA
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Changelog:
• Fixed VoLTE (marlin only)

Bugs:
• SELinux is permissive (won't affect daily usage)
• Night light and other color related functions are broken
• After every reboot, mobile data can't be used (set APN manually in order for mobile data to work again)

Notes:
• Support for this ROM isn't guaranteed, this ROM was made for Android 11 bringup (marlin, sailfish). By testing this ROM and reporting bugs you help make the trees more stable. Thank you.

By @electimon & @TheOGLunarixus
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#NGCam #Nikita #GCam #Sailfish #Marlin
GCam 8.1.101 by Nikita (NGCam v1.0)
Updated: 20/02/'21

▪️Download & Changelog
▪️XML

Notes:
• If you have Camera PX installed, you are required to uninstall it to use this (for ROM which preinstall it, use adb or any other way to remove it)
• When zooming in, you may see pixelated things on both rear & front normal camera mode only (doesn't affect final photo quality)
• Enable video stabilisation in settings to enable Pixel 5 video mode features (all worked)
• Astrophotography isn't stable, as stopping the progress crash the camera, final results can be taken successfully (use the XML provided, choose Pixel 2 and later devices [except Pixel 5] in Advanced > Device model > HDR+ options (Back Camera), it will work now)

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GCam 8.1.101 (NGCam v1.0) - XML
Updated: 20/02/'21

▪️GCam Post

Notes:
• Astrophotography won't work with this by default (check notes in GCam post to enable it)
• This XML is meant to be stable, so every options works fine
• Optimise for Pixel XL (marlin)

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LineageOS 17.1 - OFFICIAL | Android 10 | Pixel (sailfish)
Updated: 20/02/'21

▪️Download [607MB]
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Changelog (detail):
• Bug fixes & minor improvements

By razorloves & intervigil
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