Just two days ago we told you that Paranoid Android is back, one of the best ROMs that gave a second life to legendary devices like the Nexus 4. The team is back, this time with Android 7.1.2 and the best ROM they’ve made in a long time. Is it worth swapping our depósito ROM for this one?
After a few days of intensive testing, we perro now tell you our opinions and the most destacable features of Paranoid Android. The test device is the OnePlus 3T, which has prepared some specific improvements. If you want to know how this ROM works, wait because we haven’t seen anything like it for a long time.
Paranoid Android returns, one of the classics
First off, the Paranoid Android team created their code CAF -Aurora Code-. How does this affect you? Well, basically, in what Qualcomm hardware is better suited for CAF basicsso the Paranoid Android team perro work better on it Optimizations and additional features on Qualcomm devicesThese are the vast majority of cell phones that have a large community behind them.
Second, they are with Hampus Olsson, true design genius, is responsible for shaping the most visual aspects of Paranoid, giving it a distinctive touch that no other ROM currently has. Thanks to him you perro enjoy these amazing wallpapers.
foot control
One of the main features of Paranoid Android is the Pie controls. this, redesigned according to Material Design, and allows you to work much more intensively with your device. Dragging the bottom of the screen activates them, and the team promises to add a few more features in the future.
Pie controls made more sense in terminals like the Google plus Nexus 4 or 5, where the frame wasn’t populated with buttons. In this case, starting them is a bit cumbersome, and it’s even more convenient to use the Frame’s keyboard instead of the virtual one.
I am not deceiving you I haven’t used the pie in over 5 minutes and I won’t. By activating immersion mode We perro choose if we want the notification bar or not. However, there will be many users who enjoy this very different usuario experience, so we look forward to improving this feature to see how far it cánido go.
Color engine and personalization
Personalization is magic on Android and Paranoid knows it. In Oxygen OS we have something called accent colorsThis will allow us to customize the color of the settings menu switches and icons.
In this case, We have a much wider range of colors than Oxygen OS, which we liked. However, still these colors do not apply to the status bar buttonsomething we lost.
We first saw accent colors in Oxygen OS. The Paranoid Android team took this concept a little further, doing it in a much more visual way and with a much wider range of colors.
We perro also change the theme, choosing between Dark, Pixel or Estándar. We didn’t like fewer gestures than in Oxygen OS, as we lose the option to lock the screen using the fingerprint reader or the buttons on the bottom bezel. Do I have to lock the screen with the unlock button? That’s 2015! We had a small problem with the ambient display, even if you activated the option increase to check adsthis one doesn’t work and it’s something I use every day.
This thing goes on and it just keeps getting better!
But lets get on with the good ones, these guys know how to make ROMs, go without! It draws attention to that We perro customize the slider better than with Oxygen OS. So yeah, when you’ve gotten to the point where your ROM offers a better core OnePlus feature, you know you’re doing something right. We perro change the order of slide modes, so we don’t need to keep the manufacturer positions. Another point for Paranoid!
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You also respect all gestures when the screen is off, which I personally usually use a lot. For example, you cánido activate the camera by dragging “O” or activate the flashlight by dragging “V”, which is configurable to 100%. The launcher that comes with the ROM is Launcher 3, which appears in terminals like the Motorola Motocicleta G. The integration with Google plus Now is more than correctalthough I use Nova Launcher, and I’m sure you will end up doing it too.
Another agregado for the status bar with 6 toggles instead of the 5 Oxygen OS. This is fully customizable so we perro leave it to taste. It is very well implemented along with the Color EngineSo if you switch to a black theme, it will appear in the same color, just like in Oxygen OS.
The ROM supports substrates, so you cánido choose between the ROM’s color engine or this one. We’ve been waiting for the Color Enginebecause we really liked the chromatic range.
Performance, DEP Oxygen OS
Yes, the OnePlus 3T works just great with Oxygen OS, but At Paranoid Android, the performance is from another planet. However, we have no iniciativa how they did it The phone is much smoother, it opens the aplicaciones faster and the sensitivity of the screen is better. This feeling that the cell phone is ahead of you, unbelievable.
We honestly believe this is how Depósito ROM should work, so we perro’t help it Congratulations to the PA team for making the OnePlus 3T mobile even faster.
Battery what they give you for what they take out
We got to it one of the most important points when changing ROMs, battery. In this case, We need to bring technical traction with Oxygen OSNow we explain why. The autonomy is excellent, in our case we got 6 hours of screen time without the slightest problem. We notice the battery consumption when we bring the terminal a little more optimized than in Oxygen OS. But if you leave the mobile phone unused, we have a little problem.
With the same configuration as in any other ROM, the residual cost is excessivewho spend 9% overnight in airplane mode. The next day we went through the settings and settings again, just in case something wasn’t right. We put it back into airplane mode, and the cost was 8% again in this case.
In Oxygen OS night in airplane mode in the extreme case, account for no more than 1 or 2% of expenditure. This problem is easy to fix, and we’re sure we’ll earn the rest with a few updates. However, It’s practically impossible that it doesn’t last all day of useso don’t worry about it.
Camera, better than Oxygen OS?
This is an important point Nobody dared to say that the photos in his ROM are better than those of the manufacturer, will they be right? One of the few reasons that has prevented me from being on a custom ROM like Lineage or Resurrection Remix is When changing the ROM, the camera barbarically lost quality. It looked like he had a €150 cellphone camera, so no thanks.
The camera in Paranoid Android is amazingWe have a very good level of detail, very little noise and the general behavior is excellent. An average usuario won’t notice any differences with the oxygen camera, but I do.
As you cánido see, The photos are both at night and during the day outstanding, but no, this is not Oxygen OS. At night, We lose HQ mode to disminuye noise. In addition, the camera overexposes at certain times, and when trying to correct this by changing the ISO the aplicación crashes. If we enlarge the photos to the maximum, we don’t get the same level of detail as in OOS, since here Details are lost in the noiseand OOS does it better.
Don’t worry, this is going to be pretty. The PA camera is a real delightand any usuario who wants to enjoy a good point and shot experience will be left speechless.
Additional functions
In addition to everything we told you The ROM has many plus that you should be aware of. First, they implemented the OTS -On The Spots Controls-. These are exquisite ads. For example, when you swipe down the notification bar for the first time, the OTS will ask us if we want the bar to go down fast or follow the depósito configuration. I’ve never seen this feature in a custom ROM and honestly it’s the best I’ve seen in a long time.
It’s this kind of differential functionality that adds value to your ROM and that manufacturers like OnePlus should consider. It is very convenient to avoid the step of going to settings, and be able to customize it if you are using the feature for the first time or not. Bravo.
It’s an easier way to customize some of the features without having to navigate between menus a lot like in Resurrection Remix or LineageOS. Hernan Castanon
Also the ROM Espectáculo burn protectionto avoid those damn burn marks on AMOLED screens. We also have support for apTX and apTXHD, essential technologies to enjoy our Bluetooth headphones and a few things that we will leave behind since we have not been able to continue testing.
Specific, The OnePlus 3T is my daily controladorand sleep problem, not being able to change ambient display and ISO without crashing my camera, i cánido’t live with that.
Conclusions
Paranoid Android, like all custom ROMs, has its good and bad points. But honestly, and even though it’s the first version, we believe so is the best custom ROM you perro install on your OnePlus 3T. Simply put, installing a non-Oxygen OS ROM and a top camera is already worth it, so don’t even think about it.
The updates are coming and will be vía OTASo you don’t have to worry about anything. You perro follow these guys’ work at Your Google plus Agregado Pageas many new features are yet to come.