Lift to Wake - Google Pixel XL Questions & Answers

Is there lift to wake for ambient display like the Nexus 5X and 6P had? Can't seem to locate it.

rebretz000 said:
Is there lift to wake for ambient display like the Nexus 5X and 6P had? Can't seem to locate it.
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I believe Ambient Display provides that.

There are a number of ambient display apps. They have different styles so you can choose which one you might like.

Not what he asked and at this time, sorry no it's not enabled. They must have failed it in pwm tests. They said they are working on it for a future release supposedly. I'm guessing once they get the sensors to stay alive without amping up the CPU cycles.
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jackdforme said:
Not what he asked and at this time, sorry no it's not enabled. They must have failed it in pwm tests. They said they are working on it for a future release supposedly. I'm guessing once they get the sensors to stay alive without amping up the CPU cycles.
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Thanks for answering.

jackdforme said:
Not what he asked and at this time, sorry no it's not enabled. They must have failed it in pwm tests. They said they are working on it for a future release supposedly. I'm guessing once they get the sensors to stay alive without amping up the CPU cycles.
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Do you have a source for where they said they're working on it? I thought it was just a design choice.

Celeras said:
Do you have a source for where they said they're working on it? I thought it was just a design choice.
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I want to say android police about three days prior to the release but I may be incorrect.
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This is literally the only thing for me that is missing from this phone for it to be perfect.

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Pixel Visual Core Chip

Does anyone know what this chip actually does? I mean, I presume it's to improve or accelerate image processing but the phone's a beast at this already so I'm curious if there's more to it than just that.
i mean, if you google it there are a lot of articles that explains it properly
https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/17/16487834/google-pixel-visual-core-ipu-custom-processor-chip
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EeZeEpEe said:
https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/17/16487834/google-pixel-visual-core-ipu-custom-processor-chip
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but has anyone enabled 8.1 yet and noticed a difference? speed/quality? doubt anyone will notice power consumption unless taking photos all day.
ggreenwood334 said:
but has anyone enabled 8.1 yet and noticed a difference? speed/quality? doubt anyone will notice power consumption unless taking photos all day.
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Only got my phone yesterday and just going to enjoy it for now before doing developer previews.
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ggreenwood334 said:
but has anyone enabled 8.1 yet and noticed a difference? speed/quality? doubt anyone will notice power consumption unless taking photos all day.
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I heard it's still hidden in preview? Haven't confirmed yet
Haven't found a setting for it in Developers options yet. Maybe in the next preview update...
One good thing it will allow is third party apps to utilize the awesome software behind the Pixels' strong photo abilities. Hopefully meaning we can send better photos with Snapchat
From what's been explained, the chip won't necessarily improve quality, but mainly performance for HDR+.

Bluetooth question on streaming information

Just curious why Bluetooth on this phone doesn't display the streaming information across the radio (Uconnect if it matters). My sons s8+ does it as well as my previous Note 8. Just curious if theirs something I'm not doing right.
MHB1638 said:
Just curious why Bluetooth on this phone doesn't display the streaming information across the radio (Uconnect if it matters). My sons s8+ does it as well as my previous Note 8. Just curious if theirs something I'm not doing right.
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I've got the same issue. Its not just you.
I'm connecting to a Honda bluetooth system, if that makes a difference.
After 8.1, it works better with my BMW at showing the data, but it's hit or miss. It also stops working if you switch music apps, so only the first one works.
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It's because everyone implements Bluetooth items differently and there isn't a "standard" that everyone uses for even basic stuff. Since phone manufacturers implement things differently, device & car manufacturers also need to try and accommodate all the various implementations.
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Well I'm still waiting on the Verizon OTA. But i definitely don't like the lack of info on the screen. I have the note sorting beside me... Test driving both... And send like such a simple thing.
imnuts said:
It's because everyone implements Bluetooth items differently and there isn't a "standard" that everyone uses for even basic stuff. Since phone manufacturers implement things differently, device & car manufacturers also need to try and accommodate all the various implementations.
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Actually, for this kind of thing there is a standard called AVCRP, and the Pixel should support 1.4, but it seems to be the buggiest implementation ever since Android 7
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I've noticed in developer options there are numerous settings for Bluetooth... Should i change these for display information?
MHB1638 said:
I've noticed in developer options there are numerous settings for Bluetooth... Should i change these for display information?
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Try adjusting the AVRCP version.
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I have the same issue connecting to a Honda. For what it's worth, it never worked with my 6P, either.
Devhux said:
Try adjusting the AVRCP version.
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Nothing worked. Just don't understand this, everyone else does it, why can't Google!

How to raise brightness of my Pixel 2 XL

Hi guys, because my job is under the sun and Pixle 2 XL bright is horrible (can't read it! It seems almost completely black) I'd like to know If there's a way to pump up/raise brightness of my display to the limit.
Just you know (if usefull) I've magisk.
Thank you
last_nooby said:
Hi guys, because my job is under the sun and Pixle 2 XL bright is horrible (can't read it! It seems almost completely black) I'd like to know If there's a way to pump up/raise brightness of my display to the limit.
Just you know (if usefull) I've magisk.
Thank you
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Flash P developer preview. You'll wish you had a black theme after flashing that!
bradhoschar said:
Flash P developer preview. You'll wish you had a black theme after flashing that!
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Mmmhh sorry I can't follow you. My question is different..
Do you know how to make display brighter? (Over the regular set I mean, of course! Pumping it to it limits)
last_nooby said:
Mmmhh sorry I can't follow you. My question is different..
Do you know how to make display brighter? (Over the regular set I mean, of course! Pumping it to it limits)
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Flar2, who's one of the best kernel Devs out there, and came up with HBM (high brightness mode) has said that's it not yet possible because of the LG panels that the P2XL uses. So I'm afraid your outa luck for a while bruh ?
Try a different theme which will enable nore contrast.
dieselhazza said:
Try a different theme which will enable nore contrast.
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Thank you for your suggestion Dieselhazza but I need to raise the lux/din of my display over the limits set by Google/Lg.
Do you know if is it possible having also my phone magisked?
Has anyone found a mod to raise the brightness... Anything out there. HBM only pushes to Max Brightness and doesn't support Pixel 2 XL. And I've heard about the screen burn in issues. Obviously it'd be at my own risk as with any mods on these forums.
Greatly appreciated for any support.
Thanks...
Mikkey81 said:
Has anyone found a mod to raise the brightness... Anything out there. HBM only pushes to Max Brightness and doesn't support Pixel 2 XL. And I've heard about the screen burn in issues. Obviously it'd be at my own risk as with any mods on these forums.
Greatly appreciated for any support.
Thanks...
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No mod as of yet, unfortunately! I know flar2, the Dev for Ex kernel and the app has been trying. However, doesn't sound like the LG panels are conducive to this mod
Badger50 said:
Flar2, who's one of the best kernel Devs out there, and came up with HBM (high brightness mode) has said that's it not yet possible because of the LG panels that the P2XL uses. So I'm afraid your outa luck for a while bruh
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Cool. Thanks guys. I can always enable high Contrast and theme with brighter colors. Looking for the app. If was a significant difference with Flars work on the Pixel XL.
Gotta travel the next few days and miss it when I'm outside... Although I usually flash back to stock, whenever I'm out and about. I'll be back on Validus by Thursday.

Just bought new phone. Have questions

Hey guys i bought the new 8.1 today and i see some problems. I'm just gonna list em just tell me if its there or is there any fixes for those!?
1) Ambient brightness is broke,
2) switching theme to dark doesn't work!
3) display turns off during a call as usual, not turning on while taking it off my ear
4) swiping to other apps hang for a second like 2 times in 50
But seriously disappointed because these are some basic things that aren't working here
Anantha47 said:
Hey guys i bought the new 8.1 today and i see some problems. I'm just gonna list em just tell me if its there or is there any fixes for those!?
1) Ambient brightness is broke,
2) switching theme to dark doesn't work!
3) display turns off during a call as usual, not turning on while taking it off my ear
4) swiping to other apps hang for a second like 2 times in 50
But seriously disappointed because these are some basic things that aren't working here
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I face none of the issues you have stated ,maybe you got a bad unit ,I am using my 8.1 for last 2 days no problem till now,
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I have a question about display and back glass protection,Juho said it's a sculpted glass but what kind of protection is not mentioned anywhere ,does any one has information about it,and please no nokiapoweruser.com website reference
hows the battery
avi_loveindia said:
hows the battery
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Very very good
Screen shots or it never happened
Anantha47 said:
Hey guys i bought the new 8.1 today and i see some problems. I'm just gonna list em just tell me if its there or is there any fixes for those!?
1) Ambient brightness is broke,
2) switching theme to dark doesn't work!
3) display turns off during a call as usual, not turning on while taking it off my ear
4) swiping to other apps hang for a second like 2 times in 50
But seriously disappointed because these are some basic things that aren't working here
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None. No issues here. Using since 2 days. Very happy with it. Already did a factory reset and updated to December patch..
avi_loveindia said:
Screen shots or it never happened
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I can't upload the screenshots since I am always moving around but I shared my experience,pie is better optimised on this device and with new kryo core 2*6 ,10nm it's bound to be better
I figured somethings out. Some of them are minor.
Rajeev said:
None. No issues here. Using since 2 days. Very happy with it. Already did a factory reset and updated to December patch..
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1) Ambient brightness was actually learning it seems (My usage), now it seems fine.
2) pixel 3 live wallpapers enforces white theme even if dark is enabled! but dark is working if normal wallpapers or pixel 2017 wallpapers are used!
3) problems 3 and 4 didn't happen after a hard reset.
4) you have calibrate E-compass every restart, it shows wrong North i guess e-compass always sucks
Other than that every things fine..... Can you give me a link of any working arnova's or best gcam mod link if you have any?
Thanks in advance
Rajeev said:
None. No issues here. Using since 2 days. Very happy with it. Already did a factory reset and updated to December patch..
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And i cant select text or image in multi app view, am i missing any settings?
Anantha47 said:
1) Ambient brightness was actually learning it seems (My usage), now it seems fine.
2) pixel 3 live wallpapers enforces white theme even if dark is enabled! but dark is working if normal wallpapers or pixel 2017 wallpapers are used!
3) problems 3 and 4 didn't happen after a hard reset.
4) you have calibrate E-compass every restart, it shows wrong North i guess e-compass always sucks
Other than that every things fine..... Can you give me a link of any working arnova's or best gcam mod link if you have any?
Thanks in advance
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Use BSG ports. Because BSG using MI 8 and both Mi 8 and Nokia 8.1 have same camera sensors in my knowledge. I am using latest BSG port for Mi 8 in my N 8.1 and everything works fine.
https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/gcamera/MGC_6.1.021_MI8_V2a+.apk
Anantha47 said:
Hey guys i bought the new 8.1 today and i see some problems. I'm just gonna list em just tell me if its there or is there any fixes for those!?
1) Ambient brightness is broke,
2) switching theme to dark doesn't work!
3) display turns off during a call as usual, not turning on while taking it off my ear
4) swiping to other apps hang for a second like 2 times in 50
But seriously disappointed because these are some basic things that aren't working here
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I'm only affected by 2nd issue
humanzqzr said:
I'm only affected by 2nd issue
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Switching to dark theme also work fine. It only make dark statusbar. Not whole system to dark . Thats the theory in Android One
humanzqzr said:
I'm only affected by 2nd issue
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If you're using pixel 2018 live wallpapers switch to normal wallpaper and try changing theme. It will work
Anantha47 said:
And i cant select text or image in multi app view, am i missing any settings?
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It's a pixel exclusive feature
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ca_guri01 said:
It's a pixel exclusive feature
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Oh i didn't know. My bad, thank!
This Phone has VERY SERIOUS SCREEN Problem ,
Mine got cracked in under 10 Hrs from 1 feet fall .,.This is not even Corning glass 1 ,,
I have used CG3 devices and all or them are way stronger than this ... Logged the call for replacment
avi_loveindia said:
This Phone has VERY SERIOUS SCREEN Problem ,
Mine got cracked in under 10 Hrs from 1 feet fall .,.This is not even Corning glass 1 ,,
I have used CG3 devices and all or them are way stronger than this ... Logged the call for replacment
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So here its official ,, No Gorilla Glass Protection for Nokia 8.1
U all owners better handle your mobile carefully now ,,, even 1 fall ,,,and its gone
https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...on-8-1-wth-t3883715/post78529659#post78529659
avi_loveindia said:
So here its official ,, No Gorilla Glass Protection for Nokia 8.1
U all owners better handle your mobile carefully now ,,, even 1 fall ,,,and its gone
https://forum.xda-developers.com/no...on-8-1-wth-t3883715/post78529659#post78529659
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Does not care. Already using a perfect Rugged Armor case + a superb Temperd glass. Happy life
For reference
https://mobile.twitter.com/NokiaMobile/status/1075709834429952000

Is this phone worth it?

Hi I'm planning to buy one for my next phone.
Is this worth it?
I'm limited by the price or I would go for the A70
I'm very pleased with this phone, only the camera is a little disappointing, coming from S8.
I guess 2 to 1 pixel binning doesn't work very well in 2d. A70 (and A51) have 4 to 1. S-series have larger pixels on the sensor, with only 12 MP more detail and less noise.
NoCo33 said:
I'm very pleased with this phone, only the camera is a little disappointing, coming from S8.
I guess 2 to 1 pixel binning doesn't work very well in 2d. A70 (and A51) have 4 to 1. S-series have larger pixels on the sensor, with only 12 MP more detail and less noise.
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That can be fixed via Software improvement.
But I'm thinking about the future development of this phone,,
I mean, will we get ROM and other supports by the Devs in the future...
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Wait for A51, it'll come out soon if it already isn't in your country. Better cameras and what's more important better fingerprint sensor.
BladeRunnerA2C said:
That can be fixed via Software improvement.
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Maybe, but I doubt it will happen. There were some camera updates already and it didn't improve much.
BladeRunnerA2C said:
But I'm thinking about the future development of this phone,,
I mean, will we get ROM and other supports by the Devs in the future...
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Devs don't seem to be very interested in supporting this phone for a number of reasons. So I'm not expecting any good custom roms soon.
NoCo33 said:
Maybe, but I doubt it will happen. There were some camera updates already and it didn't improve much.
Devs don't seem to be very interested in supporting this phone for a number of reasons. So I'm not expecting any good custom roms soon.
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Changed my mind ...
I'm going to Nokia 7.2
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I bought it today, dont care about camera at all. What i need is good screen, and this phone have it. Never Xiaomi again, my Mi 9 Lite had issue with stupid touch delay on edges of the screen had to return it.
Lack of custom roms suck but i can live with One UI after debloating.

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