Hey, I know it's a noob question, especially to ask on XDA but so let's make this more of a personal thing... What were the reasons you chose to root for?
(I'm trying to decide whether or not I should do it so hearing other people's reasons can be interesting)
Thanks
I installed pie because I already unlocked boot loader and downgrade was possible. I like pie though.
I root for titanium backup.
Magisk/Xposed also, though I could live without them.
Viper4Android... Almost impossible to live without it
On Pie, there's basically no reason for me to root, because Pie itself isn't stable enough. On Oreo I change my font, use LKT module to increase battery life and performance at the same time, youtube vanced is a must (you can have it without root too), also for enabling Cam2API to utilize Gcams available on the internet.
I rooted so i could get pixel rounded UI, google connectivity service, ambient display always on option with live wallpaper animation, call screening,wifi calling, pixel launcher, and google intelligence with the blue flashing overlay on search and execute( at least, i think it wasnt there before i installed intelligence). Oh,,,and camera. Also...fstrim
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?
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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.
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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.
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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 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.
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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
My phone history. Sony arc s lt18i. Remi note 3 kenzo. Remi note 5 pro whyred. Poco m3 citrus lime.
I have flashed phone from android 2 to A11.
I feel frustrating about A11 dynamic partition and vendor problem.
I flash custom aosp based rom and pass safety test.
Still, there are 2~3 bank or shop app not working.
And double tap to wake Ng, flicker screen issue.
Back to eu miui port.
Camera NG.
Too many useless apps.
If I use magisk model debloat method to remove apps.
I can't pass some bank and shop app.
I used to delete apps directly in lt18i phone.
Use root to delete app in kenzo phone.
Magisk hide in whyred.
Then in android 10 I need to remove magisk after delete unnecessary apps. To pass some apps test.
Now I have no choices.
I just use a java app to debloat delete apps.
But app is still there.
64 gb. System suck with 14 gb. Then with apps installed only 36 gb storage you can use.
I feel my body is not clean.
I'm sick.
Yeah that's my mind problem.
You would say. You already debloat to delete apps. You can't see apps icon in your app list.
But I know my space is got eaten.
Uh...
And still I can use camera and watch web tv.
Tbh if I want a perfect rom experience. I need to go back to A10.
In A11 custom aosp rom. They don't list double tap to wake Ng, flicker screen, bank still not pass while safetynet pass are bug.
Unfortunately I need to use eu miui port to use double tap and pass bank apps.
I don't understand why whyred roms can use these bank app but citrus can't.
Vendor problem? Idk.
If you want to flash poco m3?
Plz think more about it then do it.
I still don't know how to use 48mp and macro camera to shot in eu miui.
If you flash it.
Your macro and 48mp may be gone.
Just install bsg Gcam in stock miui system.
Then do nothing.
That what I recommend. Today is 20210702. Hope it will be better
I thought there would be much more activity around this lime phone but it looks like another dud buy for me. I was hoping it would make it onto the official lineageos list but at this rate chances look slim. When I bought it it made sense as the hardware was pretty common and there was multiple phones with the same hardware so could be a popular device. Im running an unoficial version of lineageos and although it works there are a number of issues still.
It seems like it just hasnt been popular with the devs. Maybe someone will pick it up later but we can only hope.
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I thought there would be much more activity around this lime phone but it looks like another dud buy for me. I was hoping it would make it onto the official lineageos list but at this rate chances look slim. When I bought it it made sense as the hardware was pretty common and there was multiple phones with the same hardware so could be a popular device. Im running an unoficial version of lineageos and although it works there are a number of issues still.
It seems like it just hasnt been popular with the devs. Maybe someone will pick it up later but we can only hope.
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The android limitation when google introduced Android 10 makes it a bit harder for a dev to develop
also the android phone release too fast but the source code is released after a long time.
I've Lenovo A6000 plus back in the day with custom ROM up to Android 10
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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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thats fixed on newer versions of magisk. you dont need to worry about that anymore