I was able to eq/tune the bluetooth audio in my car perfectly using V4A on my last bunch of LG phones that were rooted. I just bought the Pixel 2 XL from Verizon knowing that the bootloader had been locked (WTF Google, why do you allow carriers to do that? - isn't the whole idea of Google phones that they are unadulterated Android?) because it appeared to be the best phone for my other music endeavors (Audio Evolution Mobile multi-track recording).
I saw some mention that it will run if SELinux is in permissive mode. Is there a way to do that manually after each reboot and then enable V4A?
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dsteinschneider said:
I was able to eq/tune the bluetooth audio in my car perfectly using V4A on my last bunch of LG phones that were rooted. I just bought the Pixel 2 XL from Verizon knowing that the bootloader had been locked (WTF Google, why do you allow carriers to do that? - isn't the whole idea of Google phones that they are unadulterated Android?) because it appeared to be the best phone for my other music endeavors (Audio Evolution Mobile multi-track recording).
I saw some mention that it will run if SELinux is in permissive mode. Is there a way to do that manually after each reboot and then enable V4A?
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The short answer is no. I know you can change selinux with adb, however, V4A needs root to function properly. I definitely agree with you though on the Verizon/Google thing. I'm a Big Red user as well, but haven't purchased a device directly from them in 4 years for the reason you stated. And, unfortunately, it'll likely only get worse! ?
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WTF Google, why do you allow carriers to do that [lock the bootloader]? - isn't the whole idea of Google phones that they are unadulterated Android?
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Just to touch on this, the bootloader has nothing to do with Android itself. The P2XL is still "unadulterated" Android. The Verizon units have the locked bootloader because that was the price Google had to pay in order to get the phone in the Verizon store. AT&T wouldn't have been much better, and the other two carriers aren't large enough to think about.
This "unadulterated" complaint isn't new. The Nexus 6 encountered this in 2014, because models sold in the AT&T store were carrier locked, though the bootloader was unlockable.
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The short answer is no. I know you can change selinux with adb, however, V4A needs root to function properly. I definitely agree with you though on the Verizon/Google thing. I'm a Big Red user as well, but haven't purchased a device directly from them in 4 years for the reason you stated. And, unfortunately, it'll likely only get worse!
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Thanks, good tip on buying from Google next time. I bought this one from Verizon because they knocked $300 off the price and there are 3 other Android users in the family I can pass this one to.
The Pixel 2 XL sound over bluetooth to my car's Pioneer DEH-80PRS is quite good. The highs are clear without harshness, the frequency response is flat. I'm also getting plenty of gain using the supplied dongle with Shure e5c IEM's.
Strephon Alkhalikoi said:
Just to touch on this, the bootloader has nothing to do with Android itself. The P2XL is still "unadulterated" Android. The Verizon units have the locked bootloader because that was the price Google had to pay in order to get the phone in the Verizon store. AT&T wouldn't have been much better, and the other two carriers aren't large enough to think about.
This "unadulterated" complaint isn't new. The Nexus 6 encountered this in 2014, because models sold in the AT&T store were carrier locked, though the bootloader was unlockable.
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As a long suffering Samsung and LG bloatware eradicator I'm grateful that I was able to eliminate the 3 or 4 VZW additions in a few minutes. No NFL running in the background - reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Bart claims he is being controlled by MLB until their satellite crashes in the backyard
I use Nova Launcher (although the launcher that came with the Pixel 2 XL seemed OK) so I'm able to tweak the behavior mostly how I want it. I originally started flashing ROMs to get around VZW restrictions placed on the phones. Especially for GPS when I was on Windows phones.
ViPER4Android
You can run Viper4Android without root. However, you need a rooted device to install it.
To install Viper4Android, follow these steps;
1. Download Busybox on your android device.
2. After downloading install Busybox. It will ask permission for root, simply grant the permission. Busybox will be installed on your device.
3. Now, Download ViPER4Android and then (more)
dsteinschneider said:
As a long suffering Samsung and LG bloatware eradicator I'm grateful that I was able to eliminate the 3 or 4 VZW additions in a few minutes....
I use Nova Launcher (although the launcher that came with the Pixel 2 XL seemed OK) so I'm able to tweak the behavior mostly how I want it....
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Having an unlocked model I genuinely forget that Verizon models install a few apps. The good news is that, as you found out, they're removable.
The P2XL is the first device I own to not have a custom ROM on it, though it is rooted. I, like virtually everyone else who has been here for years, would root Android to add features that were missing. Android 8.1 was the first version of Android to have sufficient features to make a custom ROM unnecessary. There are things I would like to see in a stock ROM such as a reboot menu with the option to reboot into recovery or the bootloader, but those are minor things which apps can compensate for. Like you, I use Nova, not just for its customization features but also because I disable the stock launcher in order to remove the horizontal recents screen.
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You can run Viper4Android without root. However, you need a rooted device to install it.
To install Viper4Android, follow these steps;
1. Download Busybox on your android device.
2. After downloading install Busybox. It will ask permission for root, simply grant the permission. Busybox will be installed on your device.
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Hi Abdul,
I'm looking for clarification. Do the above instructions mean that just by installing Busybox on my VZW Pixel 2 XL which I believe to be "unrootable" that it will temporarily be rooted?
Thanks
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Having an unlocked model I genuinely forget that Verizon models install a few apps. The good news is that, as you found out, they're removable.
The P2XL is the first device I own to not have a custom ROM on it, though it is rooted. I, like virtually everyone else who has been here for years, would root Android to add features that were missing. Android 8.1 was the first version of Android to have sufficient features to make a custom ROM unnecessary. There are things I would like to see in a stock ROM such as a reboot menu with the option to reboot into recovery or the bootloader, but those are minor things which apps can compensate for. Like you, I use Nova, not just for its customization features but also because I disable the stock launcher in order to remove the horizontal recents screen.
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Agreed. It would be great to be able to root my VZW Pixel 2 XL for things like being able to access the Google Play Music playlist database directly (to backup) but other than small things like that I'm very satisfied with Android 8.1.
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I'm fairly computer literate but I have zero experience with rooting phones. I have no idea about modules, or even what they mean. To be honest, I don't even really want to root my device, but Google has forced my hand. Call recording (totally legal where I live) is an essential part of my job, and as you all know by now Google has restricted this feature with Andriod Pie. It was preventing me from getting a new device, but now I simply have to upgrade. Now, I can look all this up given some instruction on how to root, but I can't find anything comprehensive in regards to my specific application.
What I'm looking for is someone to explain to me how to root the Pixel 3xl for the purposes of recording phone calls. Here are my questions:
1. Is there a certain program to use when rooting for this purpose or can I root in any fashion?
2. I don't need instructions on how to root the phone (I know this information exists and I can find it) but what do I do after I root my device in order to get Call Recording to work? Is it as simple as just rooting the phone then downloading a call recorder app?
3. Is one app better than another when downloading to a rooted phone?
4. Can someone explain, step by step what I need to do in order for this to go smoothly? I'd really hate to buy a brand new Pixel, then immediately brick the thing. (eg. Step 1. Root phone. Step 2. download this module Step 3.......etc)
If this information already exists, then please point me in the right direction. I really have searched for a step by step guide, and just cannot find one.
Thanks all for your help.
Before rooting your phone, try call recorder cube acr by Catalina group in the play store.
There is nothing that works as good as rooted call recording, and I've tried a bunch.
Here is the guide you need to root. You will need to unlock bootloaders and then root in that order (note: rooting will delete the data on your phone like a factory reset would so make sure to back everything up first).
Next, what I use is Call Recorder by @skvalex and it's amazing, the best I have found and it syncs to google drive automatically. So I can go back for years and find conversations if I would like to... There used to be two versions, a regular non-root version and a ROOT version, the latter is what you want (he may have combined them both into one now though). I'm not sure if that is what is on his site or not, you will probably need to reach out to him. You will also have to purchase ( a one time fee of $10 in the play store but for me totally worth it and MUCH better than a monthly plan). Then in the settings just make sure you select the ROOT method of recording. (settings>recording method>ROOT). He used to point people here for the root app but looks like he just updated it recently. The version I'm on is 3.2.0
ccalixtro said:
Before rooting your phone, try call recorder cube acr by Catalina group in the play store.
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That's actually what I use currently on my LG G6. I've heard of some users having absolutely no issue with ACR on the Google Pixel 3xl with Andriod Pie but it seems these cases are rare(ish) and most likely have to do with either the country the user is in or where the phone is from, but I haven't figured that part out yet. I will certainly try it when I buy my Pixel xl3 and report back, but my hopes are low on this.
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Next, what I use is Call Recorder by @skvalex and it's amazing, the best I have found......
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That's awesome info thanks. I've heard people saying a few different apps work but it seems they all have to further modify their system in order to use them. Other than switching the app to "Root Mode" it sounds like this is just as easy as rooting the phone, then installing the app right?
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That's actually what I use currently on my LG G6. I've heard of some users having absolutely no issue with ACR on the Google Pixel 3xl with Andriod Pie but it seems these cases are rare(ish) and most likely have to do with either the country the user is in or where the phone is from, but I haven't figured that part out yet. I will certainly try it when I buy my Pixel xl3 and report back, but my hopes are low on this.
That's awesome info thanks. I've heard people saying a few different apps work but it seems they all have to further modify their system in order to use them. Other than switching the app to "Root Mode" it sounds like this is just as easy as rooting the phone, then installing the app right?
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Yep!
Heyo
I used to have a Huawei p8 lite (had it for like 2 years) but now i finally upgraded to a pixel 3. About a year ago I was really active here, and was flashing a new custom ROM on that phone like every week. It ended up getting treble support, which was cool, but half the treble GSIs (and all pie and upwards GSIs) didn't work because of huawei's HAL etc. Eventually I fell out of the community and stopped tinkering with the phone. This was due to a mix of lack of development, no free time, and a lack of interest tbh. Anyway, now that I have this pixel 3, I'm thinking of getting back into it. Im currently still 100% stock (no unlocked bootloader, no root) and using the official android 10 update. Do you guys reccomend any ROMs, is there anything I should be aware of romming this phone and do you know if magisk works on stock android 10?
Also are there any telegram groups y'all reccomend I join?
Thanks! And hello pixel 3 community ?
Sell it
onlykhaz said:
Sell it
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Hah, why?
I'm on xiaomi mi 9t now, was thinking of changing it for P3XL...
CROrION said:
Hah, why?
I'm on xiaomi mi 9t now, was thinking of changing it for P3XL...
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Most logical guess would be because the 4 is releasing next month.
MrViking said:
Heyo
I used to have a Huawei p8 lite (had it for like 2 years) but now 8 finally upgraded to a pixel 3. About a year ago I was really active here, and was flashing a new custom ROM on that phone like every week. It ended up getting treble support, which was cool, but half the treble GSIs (and all pie and upwards GSIs) didn't work because of huawei's HAL etc. Eventually I fell out of the community and stopped tinkering with the phone. This was due to a mix of lack of development, no free time, and a lack of interest tbh. Anyway, now that I have this pixel 3, I'm thinking of getting back into it. Im currently still 100% stock (no unlocked bootloader, no root) and using the official android 10 update. Do you guys reccomend any ROMs, is there anything I should be aware of romming this phone and do you know if magisk works on stock android 10?
Also are there any telegram groups y'all reccomend I join?
Thanks! And hello pixel 3 community
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Don't listen to the others. The P3 is a stellar phone... one of the best you can own. The first thing you should do is unlock the bootloader. Even if you never root the phone, simply unlocking it makes it virtually un-brickable. Because unlocking will wipe the phone, the sooner you do it less time is wasted on set up time. If you are interested in rooting, first make absolutely sure you are on the latest adb/fastboot binaries. There is a new version for September (29.0.3) Clear out any old versions you may have installed before and do a version check to be sure. This is important. Yes Magisk works perfectly on 10. Get on the Canary build of Magisk Manager and read up on rooting 10 as the process has another step or two but not difficult at all. Just read through it before starting. After that the world is your oyster. First apps I add are AdAway, Nova Launcher, Titanium Backup, EX Kernel Manager and Solid Explorer. The stock ROM rooted and EX kernel is good enough for me, and monthly updates (on 3 Pixel phones) is all the fun I am looking for. Best of luck and welcome back to XDA. Enjoy your new phone.
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Don't listen to the others. The P3 is a stellar phone... one of the best you can own. The first thing you should do is unlock the bootloader. Even if you never root the phone, simply unlocking it makes it virtually un-brickable. Because unlocking will wipe the phone, the sooner you do it less time is wasted on set up time. If you are interested in rooting, first make absolutely sure you are on the latest adb/fastboot binaries. There is a new version for September (29.0.3) Clear out any old versions you may have installed before and do a version check to be sure. This is important. Yes Magisk works perfectly on 10. Get on the Canary build of Magisk Manager and read up on rooting 10 as the process has another step or two but not difficult at all. Just read through it before starting. After that the world is your oyster. First apps I add are AdAway, Nova Launcher, Titanium Backup, EX Kernel Manager and Solid Explorer. The stock ROM rooted and EX kernel is good enough for me, and monthly updates (on 3 Pixel phones) is all the fun I am looking for. Best of luck and welcome back to XDA. Enjoy your new phone.
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Thanks for the tips!
v12xke said:
Don't listen to the others. The P3 is a stellar phone... one of the best you can own. The first thing you should do is unlock the bootloader. Even if you never root the phone, simply unlocking it makes it virtually un-brickable. Because unlocking will wipe the phone, the sooner you do it less time is wasted on set up time. If you are interested in rooting, first make absolutely sure you are on the latest adb/fastboot binaries. There is a new version for September (29.0.3) Clear out any old versions you may have installed before and do a version check to be sure. This is important. Yes Magisk works perfectly on 10. Get on the Canary build of Magisk Manager and read up on rooting 10 as the process has another step or two but not difficult at all. Just read through it before starting. After that the world is your oyster. First apps I add are AdAway, Nova Launcher, Titanium Backup, EX Kernel Manager and Solid Explorer. The stock ROM rooted and EX kernel is good enough for me, and monthly updates (on 3 Pixel phones) is all the fun I am looking for. Best of luck and welcome back to XDA. Enjoy your new phone.
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Can you post a link with sound instructions on how to unlock the bootloader?
semperlux said:
Can you post a link with sound instructions on how to unlock the bootloader?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3922275
Things are broken down into several posts.
I would stay fully stock. I don't see much benefits rooting android 10 I haven't run into any major glitches or bugs everything is pretty stable. Back in the Nexus One days battery life was pretty mediocre so rooting was a must just to get some extra juice.
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I would stay fully stock. I don't see much benefits rooting android 10 I haven't run into any major glitches or bugs everything is pretty stable. Back in the Nexus One days battery life was pretty mediocre so rooting was a must just to get some extra juice.
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Yet many of the basics I rely on require root. Adaway is the first app installed. ACC (battery management) is the second app installed.
It's all in how you "use" your device.
v12xke said:
Don't listen to the others. The P3 is a stellar phone... one of the best you can own. The first thing you should do is unlock the bootloader. Even if you never root the phone, simply unlocking it makes it virtually un-brickable. Because unlocking will wipe the phone, the sooner you do it less time is wasted on set up time. If you are interested in rooting, first make absolutely sure you are on the latest adb/fastboot binaries. There is a new version for September (29.0.3) Clear out any old versions you may have installed before and do a version check to be sure. This is important. Yes Magisk works perfectly on 10. Get on the Canary build of Magisk Manager and read up on rooting 10 as the process has another step or two but not difficult at all. Just read through it before starting. After that the world is your oyster. First apps I add are AdAway, Nova Launcher, Titanium Backup, EX Kernel Manager and Solid Explorer. The stock ROM rooted and EX kernel is good enough for me, and monthly updates (on 3 Pixel phones) is all the fun I am looking for. Best of luck and welcome back to XDA. Enjoy your new phone.
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Thanks for the helpful post. I have a P2XL and recently also purchased a P3XL. I am going to use both. I have P2XL rooted and all apps installed EXCEPT Adaway.
Could you please provide any information on how to install Adaway? My P2XL is completely rooted, with ElementalX. TWRP recovery and Stock ROM. I've already unlocked the bootloader for P3XL. I'm going to be rooting it today. My understanding is that there is NO TWRP custom recovery possible yet on P3XL.
Anyway, is there a way to install Adaway on both of these phones? The Ads have been sucking my blood and totally kills the experience of browsing IMO. Thanks in advance.
iamjimmy said:
Thanks for the helpful post. I have a P2XL and recently also purchased a P3XL. I am going to use both. I have P2XL rooted and all apps installed EXCEPT Adaway.
Could you please provide any information on how to install Adaway? My P2XL is completely rooted, with ElementalX. TWRP recovery and Stock ROM. I've already unlocked the bootloader for P3XL. I'm going to be rooting it today. My understanding is that there is NO TWRP custom recovery possible yet on P3XL.
Anyway, is there a way to install Adaway on both of these phones? The Ads have been sucking my blood and totally kills the experience of browsing IMO. Thanks in advance.
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Adaway is a free app, maintained by PerfectSlayer HERE . You simply sideload it, and then allow root access. So... root the P3XL first by using MM (canary) to patch a stock boot.img ->fastboot flash that to your phone and once you have confirmed MM is reporting you are rooted and up to date, simply sideload the Adaway.apk. Best of luck. :good:
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Adaway is a free app, maintained by PerfectSlayer HERE . You simply sideload it, and then allow root access. So... root the P3XL first by using MM (canary) to patch a stock boot.img ->fastboot flash that to your phone and once you have confirmed MM is reporting you are rooted and up to date, simply sideload the Adaway.apk. Best of luck. :good:
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Thank you so much. Just installed Adaway on my P2XL and it works perfect. Will install on P3XL as soon as I root. Appreciate all the instructions.
Since you seem to be so knowledgeable - one question on P3XL.
Is there any way to have an indicator that the battery is charging when connected to a charger? On P3XL there is NO notification light. On my P2XL I was using light Manager. It would turn the LED green or red depending on the charge level. I would have red light for charge below 65%, green light for charge between 65% and 90% and blue light for 90%+ (fully charged). It was a GREAT way to figure out whether the phone was charging or not and how much it was charged, without unlocking it.
Is there anything possible for Pixel 3 XL? Right now when connected to a charger there is no indication that the phone is charging. Also I cannot see the battery % level without unlocking my phone. I prefer to keep the battery between 65% and 85% for max lifespan and it was easy to do that in P2XL because of the notification LED and light manager. Anything similar possible in P3XL? Or any other way to get around it? Thanks.
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Thank you so much. Just installed Adaway on my P2XL and it works perfect. Will install on P3XL as soon as I root. Appreciate all the instructions.
Since you seem to be so knowledgeable - one question on P3XL.
Is there any way to have an indicator that the battery is charging when connected to a charger? On P3XL there is NO notification light. On my P2XL I was using light Manager. It would turn the LED green or red depending on the charge level. I would have red light for charge below 65%, green light for charge between 65% and 90% and blue light for 90%+ (fully charged). It was a GREAT way to figure out whether the phone was charging or not and how much it was charged, without unlocking it.
Is there anything possible for Pixel 3 XL? Right now when connected to a charger there is no indication that the phone is charging. Also I cannot see the battery % level without unlocking my phone. I prefer to keep the battery between 65% and 85% for max lifespan and it was easy to do that in P2XL because of the notification LED and light manager. Anything similar possible in P3XL? Or any other way to get around it? Thanks.
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Nothing that I know of for the lockscreen. Pretty sure the LED is gone for the P3XL. You may play around with Accubattery though. It has an adjustable charging level so you get a notification when the phone reaches your predetermined charge level. It *may* also have a lockscreen icon to indicate charge? GL
@iamjimmy
For battery management, since you're rooted, check out Advanced Charging Controller. This app will manage battery charging automatically. You can either just install the app and manage through the app, or use the command line.
I do some involved controlling through tasker so when I'm using navigation in the car, the battery stays at 42%, but then when I'm about an hour from my destination it goes to 80%. Typically, I leave my phone on a wireless charger stand when not using it and keep the charge between 70-80%.
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@iamjimmy
For battery management, since you're rooted, check out Advanced Charging Controller. This app will manage battery charging automatically. You can either just install the app and manage through the app, or use the command line.
I do some involved controlling through tasker so when I'm using navigation in the car, the battery stays at 42%, but then when I'm about an hour from my destination it goes to 80%. Typically, I leave my phone on a wireless charger stand when not using it and keep the charge between 70-80%.
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Thanks so much for the app link. There doesn't seem to be much description in the GIThub and I'm reading through the thread.
So basically this app has to be installed from a terminal emulator? I downloaded the zip but I guess this is not a standard APK.
Also I'm guessing I can use this APP to just charge my phone to 85% and stop charging. No matter how long it is connected to the charger?
My whole point is to never let the phone be charged over 80 to 85%. With my Pixel2XL it is easy with the lightmanager app and one can set custom colors when the charge threshold is reached. The notification LED changes colors: So you can immediately unplug. Why the hell did Google remove the LED from Pixel 3 XL?
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Also I got the Pixel3 XL for $599. My pixel 2 XL works very well, but I was getting bored and needed a new phone. Now I'm feeling guilty spending the $599 since the Pixel 4 is around the corner. '
I'm having a very hard time dealing with the huge notch of P3XL. Other than that the screen and colors are far better than P2XL.
@iamjimmy
Acc is set it and forget it. But also allows very powerful customization. I would suggest starting with the app, since I'm guessing you want some time to figure things out.
Get the app (for now) from the assets link on the GitHub page I linked for the app. Soon it will be available on fdroid.
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@iamjimmy
Acc is set it and forget it. But also allows very powerful customization. I would suggest starting with the app, since I'm guessing you want some time to figure things out.
Get the app (for now) from the assets link on the GitHub page I linked for the app. Soon it will be available on fdroid.
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Thanks. I downloaded the app. It is a zip file. I extracted that zip on my phone.
Sorry for the newbie question: Is there a way to install this app? There is no .apk file. Should I just run the .bat file?
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Thanks. I downloaded the app. It is a zip file. I extracted that zip on my phone.
Sorry for the newbie question: Is there a way to install this app? There is no .apk file. Should I just run the .bat file?
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Sounds like you downloaded the source code instead of the apk.
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Sounds like you downloaded the source code instead of the apk.
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Hi. I've been using the ACC app. I set the default profile to 85% charge threshold.
However, the phone does not STOP charging at 85%. Also in the ACC app the battery % is not accurate. It reports 75% when the actual is closer to 85%.
Any clues on how to fix this? Also how does this app get uninstalled? Is it the standard android uninstallation - or is something special needed? Thanks.
I just ordered a OP 7T (T-Mobile version), and while I'm not new to OnePlus (my wife has a 6T), it's *my* first OP device. I come from using Samsung devices for a few years (S6 Plus, 7, now a 9). I've read much about the 7T, read and viewed many reviews, but I'd like to know what tips from daily users I should have in mind.
Thanks!
Welcome to the smoothness. Make sure you enable 90hz from settings as soon as you get the phone in hand if it's not turned on. It doesn't affect the battery that much. So no need to worry about that.
And if you are familiar with bootloader unlocking and rooting and wanna try that i should say wait for the TWRP recovery to come. Then this 7t section would be flooded with popular custom roms; hopefully.
Here are some more things you can experience and enjoy. Visit here,
https://youtu.be/jtKVYUHqs-k
ShiShTuBaBu said:
Welcome to the smoothness. Make sure you enable 90hz from settings as soon as you get the phone in hand if it's not turned on. It doesn't affect the battery that much. So no need to worry about that.
And if you are familiar with bootloader unlocking and rooting and wanna try that i should say wait for the TWRP recovery to come. Then this 7t section would be flooded with popular custom roms; hopefully.
Here are some more things you can experience and enjoy. Visit here,
https://youtu.be/jtKVYUHqs-k
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Thanks, I received the phone today, finishing setup as I post this.
Guatiao said:
Thanks, I received the phone today, finishing setup as I post this.
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Please do share us your experience with the device. Hope you find the device up to your satisfaction.
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Please do share us your experience with the device. Hope you find the device up to your satisfaction.
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So far so good! Still setting up and adjusting everything to my liking. The speedy response from this phone is awesome.
This phone is awful. I hope you have better luck than I did.
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This phone is awful. I hope you have better luck than I did.
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I sure hope so. My wife's 6T has been a great phone so far, and I expect the 7T to serve well.
May I ask which issues did you encounter? And were you able to solve them?
I came from a Galaxy S9 to the 7t in November. I need dual SIM capability so I do not have to carry two devices. I use a TMO SIM and an AT&T SIM and need band 71 support. Generally, Android devices sold in the US do not support dual SIMs, and dual SIM devices which can be purchased internationally do not support many US bands.
The device was easy to set up, works very well, and I have not had any of the issues others have reported. VOLTE & Wi-Fi calling work well on TMO but not AT&T, but that's an AT&T issue and not the problem of One Plus. I currently run the Open Beta 2 build. I bought the North American version from One Plus directly which supports all current US TMO & ATT bands. Both providers work well in this phone and I am very happy with the device overall.
I wear a Galaxy watch, and integration works just as well as it did with my Galaxy phone.
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I came from a Galaxy S9 to the 7t in November. I need dual SIM capability so I do not have to carry two devices. I use a TMO SIM and an AT&T SIM and need band 71 support. Generally, Android devices sold in the US do not support dual SIMs, and dual SIM devices which can be purchased internationally do not support many US bands.
The device was easy to set up, works very well, and I have not had any of the issues others have reported. VOLTE & Wi-Fi calling work well on TMO but not AT&T, but that's an AT&T issue and not the problem of One Plus. I currently run the Open Beta 2 build. I bought the North American version from One Plus directly which supports all current US TMO & ATT bands. Both providers work well in this phone and I am very happy with the device overall.
I wear a Galaxy watch, and integration works just as well as it did with my Galaxy phone.
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Thanks for your feedback! I also found the 7T easy to set up, as I did with my wife's 6T. I manually configured Nova Launcher to avoid cross-brand backup/restore issues, and so far no issues there also. I did notice some widgets are no longer available, but I found alternatives. All apps are working as intended.
You mentioned you are running the Open Beta Build 2. Does OnePlus allow to easily fall back to the current release build if needed or wanted? I use the T-Mobile version of the 7T if it matters. Also, how is the Beta working? I have never used beta OS versions on my previous devices (never could register in a timely way with the S9), and am curious how OP hangles this.
Guatiao said:
Does OnePlus allow to easily fall back to the current release build if needed or wanted? I use the T-Mobile version of the 7T if it matters. Also, how is the Beta working? I have never used beta OS versions on my previous devices (never could register in a timely way with the S9), and am curious how OP hangles this.
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The Open Beta 2 works well for me. I like it. Good thing, because if I were to go back to stable I would need to wipe my phone, which is not something that is very easy to do. The 7t is a good phone. I'm not sure what the one poster's issue is, but it's likely a one off or an operator's issue.
Open Beta 3 is more stable than Stable 10.0.9, based on my experience and usage.
I did a few things when I got my 7T:
1. Unlock Bootloader, install Magisk to get root.
2. Install Nacho Notch, which makes the status bar all black, all the time and it's really nice to see the icons up there but nothing else.
3. Install my 3rd party gesture app, Vivid N.G. This allows me to use bottom gestures with massive customization. And no stupid "swipe from side" back gesture. Who thought that would be a good idea?
4. Replace launcher with Nova.
5. Install Swift Backup and restore all my apps from old phone.
6. Install and configure AdAway to block ads on a system-level.
7. Install Substratum and theme Oxygen with Liv Dark theme.
8. Replace OnePlus dialer with Google dialer (using Magisk module).
9. Install GCam and Magisk module for enabling auxiliary cameras. This provides much better photos over the stock OnePlus camera app!
I'm planning to switch to OmniROM soon since I just can't stand OxygenOS. Not that it's a bad OS by any means, just that I prefer AOSP.
Krazy_Calvin said:
This phone is awful. I hope you have better luck than I did.
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xocomaox said:
I did a few things when I got my 7T:
1. Unlock Bootloader, install Magisk to get root.
2. Install Nacho Notch, which makes the status bar all black, all the time and it's really nice to see the icons up there but nothing else.
3. Install my 3rd party gesture app, Vivid N.G. This allows me to use bottom gestures with massive customization. And no stupid "swipe from side" back gesture. Who thought that would be a good idea?
4. Replace launcher with Nova.
5. Install Swift Backup and restore all my apps from old phone.
6. Install and configure AdAway to block ads on a system-level.
7. Install Substratum and theme Oxygen with Liv Dark theme.
8. Replace OnePlus dialer with Google dialer (using Magisk module).
9. Install GCam and Magisk module for enabling auxiliary cameras. This provides much better photos over the stock OnePlus camera app!
I'm planning to switch to OmniROM soon since I just can't stand OxygenOS. Not that it's a bad OS by any means, just that I prefer AOSP.
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You just brought me back in time to when I had my Galaxy S4, that's when I heavily got into rooting, modding, tinkering with kernels, alternative OS builds, etc.
Of all your mods/steps, at least I installed Nova Launcher, been using it for many years now.
Guatiao said:
You just brought me vack in time to when I had my Galaxy S4, that's when I heavily got into rooting, modding, tinkering with kernels, alternative OS builds, etc.
Of all your mods/steps, at least I installed Nova Launcher, been using it for many years now.
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Haha, yeah. I just have a lot of little preferences that are easily obtainable with the above steps. just personal preference, I guess!
xocomaox said:
I did a few things when I got my 7T:
1. Unlock Bootloader, install Magisk to get root.
2. Install Nacho Notch, which makes the status bar all black, all the time and it's really nice to see the icons up there but nothing else.
3. Install my 3rd party gesture app, Vivid N.G. This allows me to use bottom gestures with massive customization. And no stupid "swipe from side" back gesture. Who thought that would be a good idea?
4. Replace launcher with Nova.
5. Install Swift Backup and restore all my apps from old phone.
6. Install and configure AdAway to block ads on a system-level.
7. Install Substratum and theme Oxygen with Liv Dark theme.
8. Replace OnePlus dialer with Google dialer (using Magisk module).
9. Install GCam and Magisk module for enabling auxiliary cameras. This provides much better photos over the stock OnePlus camera app!
I'm planning to switch to OmniROM soon since I just can't stand OxygenOS. Not that it's a bad OS by any means, just that I prefer AOSP.
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What Magisk module are you using for Google dialer?
creeve4 said:
What Magisk module are you using for Google dialer?
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https://github.com/Magisk-Modules-Repo/GoogleDialerFramework
After installation, install the Dialer app from Play Store.
xocomaox said:
https://github.com/Magisk-Modules-Repo/GoogleDialerFramework
After installation, install the Dialer app from Play Store.
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Is there anyway to get visual voicemail working?
creeve4 said:
Is there anyway to get visual voicemail working?
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I gave not gotten this working on T-Mobile yet. With any dialer, including stock.
I'm not even sure if Visual Voicemail works with the T-Mobile variant either. I think they just want you to use their ****ty app for VVM.
I have an old mediatek based redme note4, so very much due an upgrade. The cameras on this look pretty decent and good enough for my youtube vid work...
But I have one issue i want to address...
On my old Note4 using MiUi ive noticed that A LOT of system programs dial home to aliexpress servers... I assume to Xiaomi controlled servers... Ive noticed this quite regularly when doing certain tasks like using Chrome or email, or installing apps...
Now I want to get this phone, I kinda need to know that there will be some roms going around that will strip all this crap out. Annoyingly though I like MiUI as an interface. I just dont like this phone dialing home as much as it is.
So got the few questions.
As its snapdragon, i realise in all likely hood there will be custom roms. What will my likely options be? Lineage? Will there likely be a MiUi with the nastiness stripped?
And I also, when I root the phone to do all this is there anyway to mask the root? I use banking apps that wont run if the phones been rooted...
Anyway I realise its early day. Just thought I should ask. I might be getting the phone around december or january...
We can expect that there would be xiaomi eu rom support which is debloated miui with additional languages. (Also with their shi**y roboto font)
Custom roms may not be your favor cuz they usually give you same boring aosp experience whatever you install.
Magisk has a "hide" feature that allows to have root and still use Bank apps.
e.miron said:
Magisk has a "hide" feature that allows to have root and still use Bank apps.
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This typically doesn't work anymore, or it works with very high efforts for a short period.
Mine is arriving today and I will be unlocking the bootloader ASAP.
Xiaomi usually let you unlock the bootloader although you have to wait and the custom ROM scene for past Xiaomi devices has been good (I've had both a Mi 5 and Mi 9 and can testify to this).
So long as someone builds for this device, you'll probably end up with a fair selection of ROMs to choose from including customised / debloated versions of MIUI which aren't too bad either
Hi. I did a debloat to my Samsung a32 4g. I manually adjusted the list so it won't remove stuff I need, but I realised that I don't have dolby atmos anymore. Is there any way to get it back?
I also was thinking to update to new android 13 update which I still didn't do.
Because after debloat, phone works faster than new and that is amazing! I'm afraid that it will become more slow after update. Do you know is it true? Or if I will debloat it again it will be OK?
I found that dolby atmos maybe connected to this line com.sec.android.app.soundalive?
I was thinking if I do an update, all the bloat will be back, and I will use the debloat list again, only I will also remove that line so it won't delete. Does android 13 one ui5 requires any additional debloat list and apps and where to find it?
Thanks so much for help
Oh and I also wanted to ask is there any decent screen recorder available because these from
Playstore are laggy and slow. On my old xiaomi I could do this in a second and have a small size good quality file ready to send immediately. I'm having problems with that as there was no pre installed screen recorder lol
artem3232 said:
Hi. I did a debloat to my Samsung a32 4g. I manually adjusted the list so it won't remove stuff I need, but I realised that I don't have dolby atmos anymore. Is there any way to get it back?
I also was thinking to update to new android 13 update which I still didn't do.
Because after debloat, phone works faster than new and that is amazing! I'm afraid that it will become more slow after update. Do you know is it true? Or if I will debloat it again it will be OK?
I found that dolby atmos maybe connected to this line com.sec.android.app.soundalive?
I was thinking if I do an update, all the bloat will be back, and I will use the debloat list again, only I will also remove that line so it won't delete. Does android 13 one ui5 requires any additional debloat list and apps and where to find it?
Thanks so much for help
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search for galaxy s20 ultra debloat list. it is universal for all samsung phones. also, using adb to unbloat is kinda bad cuz some apps just reactive themselves, so i suggest you to root your phone and install the Knox Patcher if u want secure folder, private share etc back
artem3232 said:
Hi. I did a debloat to my Samsung a32 4g. I manually adjusted the list so it won't remove stuff I need, but I realised that I don't have dolby atmos anymore. Is there any way to get it back?
I also was thinking to update to new android 13 update which I still didn't do.
Because after debloat, phone works faster than new and that is amazing! I'm afraid that it will become more slow after update. Do you know is it true? Or if I will debloat it again it will be OK?
I found that dolby atmos maybe connected to this line com.sec.android.app.soundalive?
I was thinking if I do an update, all the bloat will be back, and I will use the debloat list again, only I will also remove that line so it won't delete. Does android 13 one ui5 requires any additional debloat list and apps and where to find it?
Thanks so much for help
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HI there. to get dolby back if you used that gui adb tool you could easily restore. for now i think factory reset is your only option unlessand until we get the dolby's app name so you could reinstall it.
As for the update part let me tell you one ui 5.1 update i did feel it is smoother. I only used it for a while before switching to a custom gsi. But it felt way smoother. Although note it includes a binary bump. The latest one ui firmware is not downgradable. you wont be able to go back to android 12 or android 11
artem3232 said:
Oh and I also wanted to ask is there any decent screen recorder available because these from
Playstore are laggy and slow. On my old xiaomi I could do this in a second and have a small size good quality file ready to send immediately. I'm having problems with that as there was no pre installed screen recorder lol
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You can use RecMe screen recorder at max bitrate possible, and yeah, back when i used to have this phone, it was laggy recording videos, this phone actually sucks in almost everything. Don't talk about your xIaOmI phone on samsung forums please, but as you started saying about it imma finish it... xiaomi phones have a far lighter user interface, that is MIUI, but it is really really bad and actually spies you, and meh, i hate these chinese phones for this exact reason, spying. You can root your samsung and install a GSI like crdroid or other stuff
applesucksLmao said:
You can use RecMe screen recorder at max bitrate possible, and yeah, back when i used to have this phone, it was laggy recording videos, this phone actually sucks in almost everything. Don't talk about your xIaOmI phone on samsung forums please, but as you started saying about it imma finish it... xiaomi phones have a far lighter user interface, that is MIUI, but it is really really bad and actually spies you, and meh, i hate these chinese phones for this exact reason, spying. You can root your samsung and install a GSI like crdroid or other stuff
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you could use my floating.xml tweaks if rooted. Otherwise using a third party app is the way to go. Tbh my experience on gsi's has been better than one ui.
applesucksLmao said:
search for galaxy s20 ultra debloat list. it is universal for all samsung phones. also, using adb to unbloat is kinda bad cuz some apps just reactive themselves, so i suggest you to root your phone and install the Knox Patcher if u want secure folder, private share etc back
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how do you do that? got any guides? I've been reading some stuff about imeis disappearing and calls getting disconnected so I'm not sure if it's actually worth the effort
ixalcor said:
how do you do that? got any guides? I've been reading some stuff about imeis disappearing and calls getting disconnected so I'm not sure if it's actually worth the effort
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thats fixed on newer versions of magisk. you dont need to worry about that anymore