Android 12 finally hit stable on October 4th and its source code was uploaded to AOSP on the very same day. Not long after, the Paranoid Android team announced that they had begun working on making the version available through custom ROMs on a bunch of devices – something that has finally been realized now.
Paranoid Android Sapphire based on Android 12 is now available for the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro in the Alpha stage, and it packs most of the features Google introduced with the latest OS upgrade (via XDA Developers). On top of that, the ROM also includes a few special wallpapers from Hampus Olsson, some UI improvements, and some other enhancements.
If you’re interested in trying out the Paranoid Android Sapphire custom ROM on your OnePlus 8/8 Pro, then just head over to this link to its official thread. Do note beforehand though that the build is still in the Alpha stage and may thus have some unexpected bugs and issues. A couple of the known ones include issues with Wi-Fi Direct and 5G connectivity.
Also note that the ROM only supports the kernel that comes bundled with it and doesn’t support any custom kernels, unless they’re said to be supported by their developers.
To proceed with the installation, simply download the latest fastboot zip on your phone, reboot to bootloader, connect the device to a desktop, and run the fastboot script “fastboot update aospa-*-image.zip”. Once that’s done, reboot to recovery and format the device. For further details, head over to the forum link given above.
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