Happy Ramadan Kareem to all those who celebrate it! 🙏🏻🌟

Regarding QPR2/March patches release, we'll hopefully have an initial build ready for testing by the weekend as SystemUI and framework compiles just fine at the moment (though a lot slower as we're using a temporary server as we wait for the crowdfunded one).

We're still hopeful on bringing back all of your favorite features from the previous versions to the latest release. We will make another announcement regarding which features have been removed or replaced/improved.

I still wouldn't advise maintainers to sync. We appreciate everyone's PATIENCE on this.

Thanks for everyone's patience! A13 QPR2 (March security patch) source is about to be finalized!

GitHub is currently experiencing issues which is why I couldn't fully push the fixes to make source boot just yet.

Several features have sadly been temporarily removed due to the code changes but that was expected. They will be likely to return before A14 arrives.

Good day to all! Remaining issues with Pixel Launcher crashes have been addressed and our March security patch source is ready to roll :) We appreciate everyone's patience on this!

Due to a plethora of negative reactions and for our users convenience, we will bringing back the Photos spoof toggle. Those who actually don't want to risk their accounts being possibly banned/blocked may just keep it off. It'll be off by default starting today. Using it definitely poses risks but it's up to the users anyways.

Attention Evolution X community!

We have a major announcement about our search function in the ROM! We're excited to reveal that we've implemented ChatGPT as the search algorithm for your phone. That's right, you can now chat with your search results!

Want to search for pizza restaurants near you? Simply type in "pizza near me" and ChatGPT will respond with a list of pizza places AND a cheesy pizza joke. Need to find a gas station? Ask ChatGPT "where's the nearest gas station?" and it will respond with directions AND a pun about gasoline.

But wait, there's more! We've also programmed ChatGPT to respond with funny memes and GIFs when you search for certain keywords. So go ahead, try it out! We promise you won't be disappointed.

Getting real tired of seeing ROM builders posting about community builds in the main group? Tired of not having an official device?

Visit @EvolutionXBuilders! That's where you may ask for assistance with ROM issues and apply for official support.

And lastly, WE DO NOT MAKE BUILDS FOR DEVICES WE DO NOT CURRENTLY OWN. We can only build the ROM for devices we have in our possession.

If your device is not officially supported, either find a suitable maintainer that should apply or build for your device yourselves.

For all rooted users... Magisk v26.0 has arrived!

Good day! Happy Easter to all those who celebrate it ❤️

Regarding April security patches, they will probably be merged into source by this Tuesday (8 am onwards Philippine time).

Several features removed after the QPR2 merge have already returned within the past week. We've already switched the Pixel Launcher to its Pixel 5 version for lesser battery drain.

The features that have returned include:

- Status bar notification counter
- Pulse
- Smart Pixels
- QS layout settings
- QS tile label text size
- QS battery style following status bar
- Live volume steps
- Extended nav gestures
- Lockscreen clock color settings

Thank you for your patience on these features!

April 2023 security patches have been merged into Evolution X!

Version 7.8 is Sisig! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisig)

Updates for officially supported devices will start to roll out this week.

For the month of April, we're happy to announce several returns and new arrivals in the Evolution X family!!

- OnePlus Nord 2
- Pocophone F1 (returning device)
- Realme C3/Narzo 10A
- Realme X2
- Realme Q5 Pro/Gt Neo 3T
- Redmi 7A/8/8A/8A Dual (returning device)
- Redmi Note 8 Pro

You may find their respective telegram groups and XDA threads through the use of the /evo command within our main groups! We hope to support even more devices the coming months to provide an awesome experience for our community!

Thank you for all the support that the community has given us the past weeks! 💞🎉

The ROM has finally almost fully returned to its stable state and I hope to improve it even more with the next security patches!

To all those who've helped out with our upcoming main server, we thank you and appreciate you! As well as to those who donated devices to our team members for official support! 😊 We can't do any of this without all of you! 🤍

If you want continued source updates and proper device support, try helping us out! It's not a lot but with a lot of great users within our community, it would be great if each one would donate at least $1 to support the ROM! 😊🙏🏻

This will help in fixing bugs, finding more features to add, help update translations for different languages and inspire me to maybe even support a new device! 🙏🏻

UPI: reynoldp@fbl
Other donations: https://linktr.ee/Stallix
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/joeyhuab

We would like to wish our Maintainer Relations Officer and Alioth maintainer, @DarkAngelGR, a very Happy birthday! 🎉🎂

As one of our most loyal team members, we thank you for all the help and assistance you've given the team through the years!

May you stay loyal to our team, stay healthy and that all your wishes come true ❤️

May 2023 security patches have been merged into Evolution X! 👌🏻

Version 7.9 is Kare-kare! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kare-kare)

Updates for officially supported devices will start to roll out this week! 🎉

We're excited to announce that device specific banners will be coming to the Evolution X Updates channel!

This script creates device-specific banners that showcase new releases for Evolution X while aligning with the individually unique display cutouts.

We would like to give a special shout-out and thanks to @arber474, the designer of this utility. We greatly appreciate his contributions and interest in enhancing our release channel!

https://github.com/Evolution-X-Devices/official_banners

As we celebrate Mother's Day, we want to take a moment to express our gratitude and appreciation for all the amazing mothers of the members within our community. Your dedication, sacrifice, and unconditional love are truly inspiring, and we are honored to have your children as members of our community.

On this special day, let us take the time to recognize and celebrate the incredible contributions that mothers make to our lives and society as a whole. Whether it's through raising children, supporting loved ones, or making a positive impact in our communities, mothers play an essential role in shaping the world around us.

To all the mothers of the members in our community, we thank you for all that you do and wish you a Happy Mother's Day filled with love, joy, and appreciation.

We've bumped the version to 7.9.1 (now Lumpia) to differentiate the changes from the android-13.0.0_r43 merge and android-13.0.0_r49 (which includes changes within the Pixel 7a release).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumpia