OnePlus announced yesterday that they were releasing an alpha build of a custom ROM that has been in development. The ROM will eventually be customizable, but starts out with a bloat-free, stock-Android experience for users. Although OnePlus has not added any extras yet in this version, the ROM is built on AOSP Lollipop, so users can get the latest sweet goodies included in Google’s most recent version of the Android operating system.
According to OnePlus, you do need to have TWRP recovery installed on your device in order to flash their ROM onto your device. They also indicate the ROM experience is best if you have Google Mobile Services installed. Making sure you have the GApps package installed after loading the ROM will give users access to all the normal Google services. OnePlus also notes that their build does not include a built-in recovery.
There are a few known issues with this build. OnePlus indicates the camera and video may be unstable, although it does support 4k video. Quality may be a bit off though as they are still fine-tuning the camera. OnePlus says the capacitive keys do not turn off when you enable software keys, the clock crashes on occasion, the new app pinning feature is a bit buggy, and the initial boot is a little bit slower than they would like.
If you want to give the ROM a try, hit the source link to grab the file and the detailed instructions on how to flash it onto your device.
source: OnePlus
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