some of you been asking about status updates and what not, i did post on XDA. but i will forward it here for those who missed it.

but yeah there will be a V7 at some point. it will be Q, R for now is too heavy and laggy to be usable

https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/rom-10-0-oneui-2-5-g930x-g935x-n930x-n935x-floydq-v6-0.4085667/post-85596137

Few updates regarding V7.0

Key changes are:
- an overall change to the audio system (again for the 5th time probably lol) with improved bass and loudness, and hopefully less "bugs".
- Rom has been rebased to latest May 2022 Note 9 release
- S9 Inifnity wallpaper option has been dropped, as samsung no longer updates the S9 for the needed APKs
- Kernel has been improved and hopefully no more black screens / random freezes (none so far in testing)
- Camera has been significantly improved stability wise thanks to new FDSan fixes by ivan meler
- Various changes has been done to try and mitigate a bunch of random bugs reported on github
- And RAM has been adjusted again to avoid few reports of OOM crashes
- Everything that has been done in the hades Q project has also been merged, fixes wise


And finally, the ROM now comes with an option in aroma to enable Selinux Enforcing, If you dont know what this is, the option is unchecked by default, but TLDR; selinux enforcing improves security and will allow you to use many more apps that detect Root, such as bank apps without even needing magisk to be installed.

Though i should mention, Enforcing ONLY works in cronos kernel. if you switch to other kernels it will switch to permissive automatically

And thats about it major changes wise. Thanks for sticking along

The ROM is entering the final testing stage, and hopefully will be released this month if all goes to plan, Sadly so far i am unable to fix IRIS sensor on the note 7 models, we will continue testing the ROM to try to make sure its as stable as possible, unlike the mess that is V6

FloydRom Q V7 - OneUI 2.5 For Galaxy S7,S7 EDGE and Note 7

15 Months later...That has to be a record. Thanks for your patience, V7 took a lot of effort and time, both of which i lacked due to real life, However i am hopeful that this release will be a better send off than V6.

Alot has been done under the hood, many things were changed, and the kernel has been optimized.

V7 comes with few new features, including Selinux Enforcing and support for IRIS. i advise you to read the F.A.Q And release notes to get the full picture.

Github reports page has been updated to reflect new changes, please report new / reoccurring bugs incase i made V8 in 2025

Clean flash with no restores is recommended if you faced issues

Enjoy the release. and as always, if you appreciate what i do, leave a thanks, constructive feedback and consider a donation

Please don't forget to read the updated F.A.Q/Notes Here
Telegram : Group | Channel
XDA Thread : V7

FloydQ V7.0 HotFix1

This is a pretty important hotfix, as to avoid reuploading the entire ROM for 700kbs, download this patch and flash it via TWRP.
This is required mainly if you use SElinux enforcing, however some users reported issues while permissive aswell. This fixes the following :

1) An issue that prevented lockscreen from being set
2) An issue that prevented the phone from switching to permissive when enforcing is not enabled
3) Patches various Selinux denials that users reported in logs
4) some fixes for Storage denials

This will fix the first 3 issues, however if you are one of the users who had issues relating to internal storage (Unable to take screenshot due to policy, unable to write data to internal or sdcard) then this fix is not likely to help much, you will have to reinstall the ROM and NOT select enforcing (so the ROM is permissive)

I dont know why it happens yet, when it is figured out hotfix2 will be released.

If anyone complains about the issues listed above please guide them to this post.

Download : XDA

Cronos Kernel V8.0 4/22 Test 1

Selinux : Enforcing
Toolchain : Linaro 4.9.4

- Currently testing on Floyd Q V7.0 , Feel free to join. Black screen / wakeup issues and random hangs should be resolved

Note : The compiler is switched to Linaro, previously we noticed increased Heat with it, however it provides a nice performance bump, reply to this post with your findings if you face a massive heat difference compared to the existing V7.0 Kernel

- Zip compatible with all 4 Exynos Models

Changelog :-

- Switch to Linaro 4.9.4
- Update to N935FXXS8CUD1 Source
- Restore Argos HMP Boost
- Restore Default CPU DVFS behavior
- Revert sus binder changes
- Remove ROW I/O scheduler
- Restore stock CPU/GPU Clocks
- Switch to R28P0 GPU and remove OC
- Remove Broken I2C Clock changes
- Clean Magisk/old kernels prior to installation
- Raise min cpu clocks back to stock to avoid black screens
- Switch back to N935F interactive governor

Custom TWRP 3.7.0_9 For Exynos8890 Devices is out.

This is not mandatory to flash the upcoming FloydQ V8 , However its nice to have.

Changelog :
- Fix SAR Script again
- Add resetprop properly
- Fix ADB Sideload
- Fix CPU Temperature readout
- Recompile with latest omni-9 source

I have synced it with latest TWRP Release, and this supports F2FS.

* Note : I have combined S7/S7E And N7/N7FE Releases into one thread on XDA.

Thread : XDA

FloydRom Q V8 - OneUI 2.5 For Exynos8890 has been released!

Well then, yet another release that took forever, i did not like how V7 left things, with time i gained more knowledge and was able to fix some of our oldest bugs (compass and encryption come to mind), and refreshed the ROM greatly, rebase and fixes aside its more tidy and in-line with my S9 ROM release, new safetynet fixes, better kernel, better camera, encryption support, and better selinux rules all contribute to make the ROM alot better at being daily driver.

I also re-did audio one more time with Pie audioFX and soundbooster, you should notice a difference for the better!

Refer to XDA Post for changelog and full release notes.

Enjoy the release. and as always, if you appreciate what i do, leave a thanks, constructive feedback and consider a donation

Please don't forget to read the updated F.A.Q/Notes Here
Telegram : Group | Channel
XDA Thread : V8

PSA : google has decided to disable marlin fingerprint access (the fingerprint we use for Google services to fix safetynet and device integrity)

A patch will be sent later that changes the fingerprint to some weird ass zenfone that works and brings back snet once I get back home.

This applies to FloydQ and FloydT ROM

[Exynos8890] SafetyNet Patch 2023-11-09

As mentioned earlier, The included SNET patch in the ROM is no longer functional

This means Google pay, SafetyNet and stuff that use it will fail, i think the timing is very hilarious, nonetheless, i have created a patch that will resolve the issue, and confirmed google pay is working again, Flash this patch

1) SafetyNet_Fix 2023-11-09

- Switch to ZenPhone device fingerprint
- Restore DEVICE_INTEGRITY

Download : XDA

[Exynos8890] PSA : IMPORTANT

For everyone, go to settings > about phone > software info and confirm that the kernel is CronosKernel-V8.0 Dated 20231105 and not V7 or 202304 or whatever.

if you have any other version, please continue reading as you might be using V7 kernel, or worse the old V8 test kernel released on telegram.

There seems to be a problem in the kernel installer on some devices, i dont know what is the issue yet or why it only happens on few devices, what to do is after installing the ROM, download the kernel from here https://github.com/ananjaser1211/Cronos_8890/releases/tag/V8.0

CronosKernel-V8.0-20231105-KernelSU.zip if you want kernelSU root
CronosKernel-V8.0-20231105.zip if you do not want root

then flash it normally in TWRP like any other file.

i will update you guys once i figure out what is the problem.

Google has once more decided to break the fingerprint we use for safety net. Gpay etc will no longer work and more apps will detect root/ modification.

When a new fix is found I will update the patch once more

[Exynos8890] SafetyNet Patch 2023-11-17

As mentioned earlier, The included SNET patch in the ROM is no longer functional

This means Google pay, SafetyNet and stuff that use it will fail, I dont know how much longer this fingerprint will last, but it seems that google is on the hunt and is killing down the methods we use to get around device integrity.

SafetyNet_Fix 2023-11-17

- Switch to Bullhead device fingerprint
- Restore DEVICE_INTEGRITY

Download : XDA

[Exynos8890] SafetyNet Patch 2023-12-31

- A more permanent* SafetyNet Fix, this uses unpopular and uncommon device information that should be hard to ban by google
- This will work as long as people don't spam Integrity tests
- This is for Exynos8890 - S7 / S7E and Note 7
- Restore Google Pay
- Restore DEVICE_INTEGRITY

Download : XDA

[Exynos8890] CronosKernel V8.1 - KernelSU Update

- This is an update to the KernelSU variant only, you do not need this if you dont use KSU
- Update KernelSU to 0.7.2 / 11414
- KSU Manager 0.7.2 : Download

Kernel Download : Github

TWRP 3.7.0_9 Update For Exynos8890 Devices is out.

Changelog :
- Set Device name in MTP
- Fix a bug with MTP mode
- Fix ADB When encrypted
- Fix Sideload again
- Recompile with latest omni-9 source

* Note : I have combined S7/S7E And N7/N7FE Releases into one thread on XDA.

Thread : XDA