Vanilla ROM for S9 / S9+: Download Galaxy S9 / S9 Plus Resurrection Remix ROM

If you are looking for vanilla experience on your Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+, there is no better ROM than the Resurrection Remix, whose developer has churned out many quality ROMs for various Samsung and non-Samsung android devices in the past. This is a ROM for Exynos devices only and bre5 vendor is needed before you install this ROM.

Vanilla ROM for S9  S9

Installation instructions for this ROM:

* Install the S9+ TWRP and make sure it’s fully functional
* Download the build and flash it through TWRP. Download link
* Install the Gapps and addOnSU if you want. This will give you optional root access.

Default density is set to 560 on the S9 and if you think the text is too small, change it to 600/640.

This is a great ROM that is based on cyanogen mod, slim, omni and original remix firmware builds. It is a perfect mix of performance, features and customization. A lot of things have been tweaked by the developer and included in this ROM for the S9 and S9+. Everything works on the official Lineage build is working on this ROM.

Download Galaxy S9+ (Plus) TWRP recovery for installing third party custom ROMs – SM-G965F/FD/N exynos variants only

galaxy s9 plus twrp custom recovery

If you just bought a Samsung galaxy S9 Plus and thinking of installing third party (custom) ROMs on it, you will have to get hold of its TWRP, which is a custom recovery. This will pave the way for installing all those amazing firmwares available on the xda developers.

Keep in mind that once you have installed TWRP custom recovery on your Galaxy S9+, your warranty will be voided as it trips knox to 0x1. Also, it is meant to be installed on only SM-G965F/FD/N exynos variants only.

Installation instructions for installing Galaxy S9+ (Plus) TWRP recovery are given below.

0. Make sure you enabled developer settings by pressing the build number several times and have the OEM unlock enabled
1. Boot into download mode by pressing: bixby, volume down and power
2. Download the latest Odin version, open it
3. Download the recovery file from below and put it into the AP tab. You can download it from here.
4. Untick “auto reboot” in odin and flash the file
5. After flashing, boot into twrp. Make sure to NOT allow system to be modified till you disable dm-verity! (otherwise your phone will be stuck at bootloop). Alternatively flash my stock patched kernel to the boot partition (install, install img, check the kernel, check boot partition, done). Find the patch kernel here
6. To disable encryption you need to format data

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Nemesis custom kernel for the Galaxy S9/S9+

Nemesis custom kernel for the Galaxy S9 S9

The default kernel on your Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ now let you control the CPU frequency so you are not able to underclock or overclcok it on demand but this custom kernel, Nemesis lets you do that and more. It also includes a RAMdisk and comes with pre defined CPU governors that let you get more speed or battery life.

Installation instructions

1) Put the zip file in your SD Card. Download it from here https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=258501
2) Reboot in Recovery Mode (TWRP)
3) Install the Kernel

Features of the Nemesis custom kernel for the Galaxy S9/S9+.

– Build with latest 4.9 google toolchain
– Build with ARC5 kernel source code
– Latest Linux version 4.9.88, is always up to date
– Performance and Batterylife improved
– Choose between different CPU governors: performance, powersave, userspace, ondemand, interactiv, conservative, schedutil (default)
– Includes latest ARC5 ramdisk
– I/O schedulers: CFQ (Default), No-op, Deadline
– TCP (Network) control: Bic (default), Reno, cdg, cubic, dctcp, Westwood, Highspeed, Hybla, HTCP, Vegas, Veno, Scalable, LP, Yeah, Illinois, Lia, Olia, Wvegas, balia
– Selinux is set to permissive (settings will show enforcing to fake apps)
– All samsung security related configs disabled (as knox, tima, restrict rooting)

Download Android 7 Nougat for Sony Xperia V

Sony may never release Android 7 Nougat for the Xperia V but XDA community does not care. Their developers have churned out a custom ROM that not only brings Android 7 to Sony Xperia V but offers it in vanilla flavor which means no bloatware – nothing.

Sony Xperia V android 7 nougat

Installation instructions for installing Nougat 7 on Sony Xperia V:

– Download the latest build
– Download Gapps
– Take a nandroid backup
– Recommended – Full wipe and factory reset
– Flash ROM using latest TWRP 3.x Recovery
– Flash Gapps
– Reboot.
– Enjoy

Keep in mind that Gapps do not come pre-installed in the ROM but you can immediately install them after installing ROM. Do not reboot after ROM and install Gapps immediately.

Here’s what is working:

RIL (Calls, SMS, Mobile Data)
Display
Audio and video
Wifi
Bluetooth
BT Audio
OpenGL rendering
Sensors (accelerometer,compass,light,proximity)
Sdcard
auto brightness
notification led
Wifi,Bluetooth and USB tethering
NFC
GPS
Adoptable storage
Auto rotation

So while everything is working, there can be bugs here and there. This ROM is tested but nothing is bug-free – not even the official Sony ROM.