List of devices known to work or not to work with the listed ROMs and Magisk versions (pass Safety Net, run Pogo along with RGC and stuff)
Modelname | OS | Magisk | Rem. battery | Run w/o battery | Effort | Notes |
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Google Nexus 7 (2013) | LineageOS 14.1 | v18 | yes/hard | N/A | easy | Disabling fused location causes GPS to stop working entirely, but does not rubberband with this enabled |
Google Pixel | Stock (Android 8.1 Oreo) | v18.1 | N/A | N/A | mid | Do not use Link2SD for RGC as it's an A/B phone, use Systemizer instead |
HTC Desire 430 | Stock | v18 | N/A | N/A | mid | 1.5GB RAM so slow but works well, no custom ROMs available and stock is kinda bloaty. Autostarting of pogodroid/RGC requires third party app like tasker |
HTC Desire 626 | Stock | v18 | yes/mid | N/A | mid | No custom ROMs available and stock is kinda bloaty. Autostarting of pogodroid/RGC requires third party app like tasker. |
HTC One - M7 | LineageOS 14.1 | v18 | yes/hard | N/A | mid | heat |
HTC One - M8 | LineageOS 14.1 | v18 | yes/hard | N/A | mid | heat |
Huawei P Smart | Stock | v18 | yes/hard | N/A | very hard | Requires paid bootloader unlock through DCunlocker and building own kernel with CONFIG_HUAWEI_PTRACE_POKE_ON=y and CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX_DEVELOP=y |
LeEco Le 2 X526 | LineageOS 15.1 | v18 | N/A | N/A | easy | - |
LG Aristo | LineageOS 14.1 for stylo 2 plus by messi2050 | v18.1 | N/A | N/A | mid | Needs safetypatcher magisk module. |
LG Aristo 2 | LineageOS 14.1 | v19 | yes | N/A | mid | 1) Downgrade to Nougat or earlier to allow Fastboot commands to work. 2) Use TWRP and LineageOS 14.1.zip from here: https://androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=285484. 3) Wipe Data partition with TWRP and format wtih ext4 to get around any encryption, then reboot back to TWRP. 4) Use Smali Patcher to alleviate rubberbanding. |
LG G5 | LineageOS 15.1 | v18 | easy | N/A | easy | Likes to drop WiFi. |
LG Nexus 5 | LineageOS 14.1 | v18 | N/A | N/A | easy | Heat, slideshow - needs vps_delay for quests to keep up. Works well for raids. |
LG Nexus 5X | LineageOS 15.1 | v18 | yes/mid | N/A | easy | - |
Motorola E4 - Plus | LineageOS 14.1(Mediatek CPU(nicklaus)) | v18 | N/A | N/A | mid | - |
Motorola E4 (Mediatek) | Stock/LineageOS Unofficial | v18 | N/A | N/A | easy | Device is available with Qualcomm processor as well - untested |
Motorola E5 - Play (james) | firmware Directions | v18.1 | N/A | N/A | mid | youtube FRP unlock method worked for me |
Motorola G4 - Plus | LineageOS 15.1 | v18 | N/A | N/A | mid | - |
Motorola G4 | LineageOS 14.1 unofficial | v18 | yes/mid | yes/soldering | easy | Runs without battery (LM2596 Stepdown Converter, 12V 1A power supply) contact @exilhanseat for more informaiton |
Motorola G5 | Stock | v18 | N/A | N/A | hard | their firmware for 7 has bugs, use android 8 and consider formatting data ext4 |
Motorola X4 | LineageOS 16.0 | v18 | N/A | N/A | easy | A/B Device, requires at least one OTA update before root or a BlankFlash is required. Intall RGC as Sys-priv app with Systemizer. Avoid Amazon Prime version. Android One version untested. SmaliPatch required. ARM64 injection. |
OnePlus 2 | LineageOS 15.1 | v18 | yes/mid | N/A | easy | - |
OnePlus 3 | LineageOS 15.1 | v18 | N/A | N/A | easy | - |
OnePlus 3T | ArrowOS 8.10 | v18 | N/A | N/A | easy | - |
OnePlus 6 | Stock (Android 9.0 Pie) | v18 | N/A | N/A | easy | Pie requires MAD running behind a TLS reverse proxy |
Samsung Galaxy A3 2017 | Resurrection Remix | v18 | N/A | N/A | mid | phone is very inconsitsent, sometimes not powering on. Use with risk. |
Samsung Galaxy A5 | LineageOS 14.1 | v17.1 | N/A | N/A | mid | laggy |
Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 | Stock | v18 | N/A | N/A | easy | - |
Samsung Galaxy J2 - Prime G532M | HadesRom 6.0.1 | v18.1 | N/A | N/A | easy | the only hard part was waiting for a working rom |
Samsung Galaxy J2 | Stock | v18 | easy | N/A | easy | Often RGC/PogoDroid Lost Connection |
Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) | LineageOS | v18.1 | yes | yes/usb | easy | Stable and low temp but a bit choppy animation |
Samsung Galaxy On5 | Stock | v18 | easy | N/A | mid | needs pogodroid systemized. systemize both apps before installing smali |
Samsung Galaxy S4 - Mini | LineageOS 14.1 | v17.1 | easy | N/A | mid | heat/laggy |
Samsung Galaxy S4 | LineageOS 14.1 | v17.1 | easy | N/A | mid | laggy |
Samsung Galaxy S5 - mini | LineageOS 14.1 | v18 | N/A | N/A | easy | runs "OK" , Needs delay for pogodroid to start |
Samsung Galaxy S5 - Plus | LineageOS 15.1 | v18 | easy | N/A | mid | - |
Samsung Galaxy S5 - Sport | LineageOS 14.1 | v18 | easy | N/A | easy | often stops injecting. Needs delay for pogodroid to start |
Samsung Galaxy S5 | LineageOS 14.1 Unofficial | v18 | easy | N/A | easy | Unofficial 14.1 is much more stable than Official LineageOS 15.x |
Samsung Galaxy S6 | Stock | V18 | N/A | N/A | easy | - |
Samsung Galaxy S6 - Edge | Stock | v18.1 | no | N/A | easy | - |
Samsung Galaxy S6 | LineageOS 14.1 MEGA | V18.1 | N/A | N/A | easy | - |
Samsung Galaxy S6 - Edge | LineageOS 14.1MEGA | v18.1 | no | N/A | easy | - |
Samsung Galaxy S7 | Stock | v18 | no | N/A | easy | - |
Samsung Galaxy S7 | LineageOS 14.1MEGA | v18.1 | no | N/A | easy | - |
Samsung Galaxy S7 EDGE | LineageOS 14.1 MEGA | v18.1 | no | N/A | easy | - |
Samsung Galaxy S7 EDGE | UNOFFICIAL LineageOS 15.1 MEGA | v18.1 | no | N/A | easy | - |
Samsung Galaxy S7 - Edge | Stock | V18.1 | no | N/A | mid | Android 7, samsung-antiroot-removal-2.4, in PogoDroid disable the option "Lower SELinux to permissive" to fix reboot issue on inject |
Samsung Galaxy S8 | Stock | v18 | no | N/A | mid | Need to flash a custom kernel in order to set SELinux to permissable kernel |
Samsung Tab S2 9.7 WiFi | LineageOS 15.1 | v18 | N/A | N/A | easy | - |
Samsung XCover 3 (SM-G389F) | Stock | v18.1 | N/A | N/A | easy | needs pogodroid systemized |
Samsung XCover 3 (SM-G388F) | Stock (Android 5.1.1 Lollipop) | v18.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | Pogodroid works, RGC crashes |
Samsung XCover 4 | Stock | v18.1 | easy | N/A | easy | No Smali and no PogoDroid Mocking needed |
Sony Xperia Z2 | CarbonROM | v18.1 | yes/mid | N/A | easy | - |
Sony Z3 Compact | CarbonROM | v18 | N/A | N/A | easy | - |
Ulefone Metal | madOS 8.1 | v18 | N/A | N/A | easy | - |
Ulefone Power | Stock | v18 | N/A | N/A | mid | dodgy USB drivers for rooting |
Xiaomi Redmi 5A | LineageOS 15.1 | v18 | N/A | N/A | easy | - |
Stock = Native default ROM
Determines if the phone runs without a battery. Possible entries:
- no -
- yes/usb - runs from usb, if you remove the battery
- yes/soldering - runs under special circumstances you are willing to describe
If you put in yes/soldering please leave a note with explanation or contact for questions.
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