The stock EMUI 9.1/10 firmware expects a specific offset for the display’s "notch" area (the waterdrop notch at the top center). Custom ROMs, particularly GSIs like LineageOS, crDroid, or Pixel Experience, rarely read this offset correctly. The result is:
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Connect your phone in fastboot mode ( adb reboot bootloader ). Run: fastboot flash recovery orangefox_y5_2019.img Then: fastboot reboot recovery huawei y5 2019 custom rom fixed top
| ROM | Android Version | Top Fixed? | Notch Support | Status Bar Padding | Stability | |-----|----------------|------------|---------------|--------------------|------------| | LineageOS 19.1 | 12L | ✅ Yes (Native) | Perfect | OEM-matched | Daily driver | | crDroid 9 | 13 | ✅ Yes (Manual) | Good (adjustable) | Slightly low by default | Good (some app crashes) | | Pixel Experience Plus (Fixed Ed.) | 12 | ✅ Yes | Excellent | Pixel-style, not Huawei | Very stable | | Evolution X | 13 | ❌ No (broken) | Overlaps | Too high | Avoid unless you patch | | DerpFest | 12 | ⚠️ Partial (needs patch) | Fixable with Magisk module | Too low | Experimental | The stock EMUI 9