General Face unlock changes everything... - Google Pixel 6 Pro

For those that are experiencing issues with Fingerprint sensor, there's an interesting project to add Face Unlock that is gaining traction. Here's the xda thread that explains how it works..
Also, a few custom ROMs have added Face Unlock, such as Derpfest Raviole (maintainer FullOfHell). It adds a bunch of other customization options and the latest version is stable with improved performance over stock.
Just wanted to add that face unlock is less secure than fingerprint unlock which is even less secure than a long PIN or Password. You should only be using face unlock if you know the risks (and of course it doesn't have to be used).

Still holding up hope that Google decides to add this to the P6. Even though it's doubtable after half a year of them not giving any indications.

I'm also still holding out hope google adds it

in Pixel 7 Pro only lol I bet

ОТAgree! I miss Pixel 4(((

Not much hope left it seems...
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1502296391716122625

Lughnasadh said:
Not much hope left it seems...
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1502296391716122625
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It is available on at least 2 custom roms.

jlokos said:
It is available on at least 2 custom roms.
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Which ones? That is really the only thing I am missing...

not sure why people want this as its not secure as Apple faceunlock as its simply a camera unlock.

teegraves58 said:
Which ones? That is really the only thing I am missing...
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Derpfest is one

teegraves58 said:
Which ones? That is really the only thing I am missing...
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been running Derpfest for the last 10 days. Really makes the Pixel 6 series so much more enjoyable to use. Stability is important (and rare these days). This ROM has that and more.

Nekromantik said:
not sure why people want this as its not secure as Apple faceunlock as its simply a camera unlock.
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People are willing to give up security for convenience?

jlokos said:
It is available on at least 2 custom roms.
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Yep. I was referring to those on stock.

teegraves58 said:
Which ones? That is really the only thing I am missing...
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Scorpion is another (aside from Derpfest).

Alekos said:
links are in the description ... I mean in the op...
I've been running Derpfest for the last 10 days. Really makes the Pixel 6 series so much more enjoyable to use. Stability is important (and rare these days). This ROM has that and more.
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Derpfest is great. I've run it since the first build.

jlokos said:
Derpfest is great. I've run it since the first build. What's so great about it? What does it give you and drawbacks?
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bobby janow​Derpfest Raviole maintainer (Fullofhell) has been working on it for a few months behind the scenes and just released it last week (3rd build now). It's very stable. I mean you really have to try it for yourself.

Just have no password, it's more secure and faster to unlock

jlokos said:
Derpfest is great. I've run it since the first build. What's so great about it? What does it give you and drawbacks
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Alekos said:
bobby janow​The dev has been working on it for a few months behind the scenes and just released it last week (3rd build now). It's very stable. I mean you really have to try it for yourself.
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That really doesn't help much. Is there a feature list, what is included, what doesn't work? Just saying it's stable is very limited information. Is there a reason it's not on XDA?

Yeah if the Dev wanted it on here, wouldn't they make a post? This whole thread seems like an ad

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[Q] Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Hi,
Many devices are now running the android 6.0, can we have it for our hOX?
Adarshb said:
Hi,
Many devices are now running the android 6.0, can we have it for our hOX?
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Can you point me to a 6.0 device that is not a nexus ?
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teemo said:
Can you point me to a 6.0 device that is not a nexus ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e/orig-development/rom-cyanogenmod-13-moto-e-2014-t3231356
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s2/development-derivatives/rom-cyanogenmod-13-t3223808/post63267016#post63267016
Adarshb said:
Hi,
Many devices are now running the android 6.0, can we have it for our hOX?
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First of all, what a question LOL
Of course, we can, we JUST need someone to build it, right? How about you? Maybe you want to give a try, eh?
LOL dude, I hope you weren't serious asking such a question lolololol..
Simonas0 said:
First of all, what a question LOL
Of course, we can, we JUST need someone to build it, right? How about you? Maybe you want to give a try, eh?
LOL dude, I hope you weren't serious asking such a question lolololol..
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not a dev dude.:silly:
just wish to get our hox in the list of devices running 6.0
That's actually a valid question. It's the main reason for most of us to be on xda. To get something new for our device.
As long as it hasn't been asked a few times before, I don't mind it.
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It will come wait for some time.
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Hi,
Many devices are now running the android 6.0, can we have it for our hOX?
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I am sure it is possible, but my time with HOX is slowly running out. After 3 years with this great little device it's time for me to move on.
Here is why I think it can be done: 1 2
I have started patching the hox to the point where I can build the ROM and the kernel, but it does not yet boot.
Everything is here, for anyone to play with. May need just one small patch more ... may need a lot of further patching. I guess a lot!
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I am sure it is possible, but my time with HOX is slowly running out. After 3 years with this great little device it's time for me to move on.
Here is why I think it can be done: 1 2
I have started patching the hox to the point where I can build the ROM and the kernel, but it does not yet boot.
Everything is here, for anyone to play with. May need just one small patch more ... may need a lot of further patching. I guess a lot!
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NO @teemo don't leave the hox you are the last developer here. Where you think to go?
Lol, luckily there is no new device i really like, so I will hang on to HOX for a while. What I want is a phone that doesn't look like iPhone or sammy. M7,8,9 are okay, but I want more than 5 inch and form factor should be something like G3. A9 would probably be fine, but a bit too small. 9X will probably be similar to A9, if I decode llabtoofers tweets correct. M10 might be interesting, let's see. But if it keep M789s display xy proportions it's a no go.
Well, back on topic, time is my worst enemy and it's not getting better. Currently I'm settling with SlimKat, that does everything better than lollipop except occasional freezes on videos. Want to check out AICP or RR or... , but...... time.
Ah, almost forgot to mention, if nothing cool pop up, Lumia could be the way to go. I like the new one.
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Lol, luckily there is no new device i really like, so I will hang on to HOX for a while. What I want is a phone that doesn't look like iPhone or sammy. M7,8,9 are okay, but I want more than 5 inch and form factor should be something like G3. A9 would probably be fine, but a bit too small. 9X will probably be similar to A9, if I decode llabtoofers tweets correct. M10 might be interesting, let's see. But if it keep M789s display xy proportions it's a no go.
Well, back on topic, time is my worst enemy and it's not getting better. Currently I'm settling with SlimKat, that does everything better than lollipop except occasional freezes on videos. Want to check out AICP or RR or... , but...... time.
Ah, almost forgot to mention, if nothing cool pop up, Lumia could be the way to go. I like the new one.
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The lumia950 is indeed amazing!
But stay away from the G3 and G4 they have a giant problem that is called a 2k display...
These new high resolutions chokes up the gpu to the point that smooth gaming/vr are impossible and to the point where even scrolling is laggy.
RR freezes ALOT (it returns after a few mins) and just stops responding to everything(even the power button) especially while browsing.
Have you thought about z5 compact? it got a 720p screen a super camera and an extremely powerfull gpu but it is small.
form factor like an LG... How about a ZENFONE 2?
ps: What is a 9X? never heard of that phone and about the A9 you just said: "something that doesnt look like an iphone..."(even though the iphone looks like an htc and not vice versa )
The m10 will be great if it will maintain its 1080p display.
YOU ARE AWESOME! thank you for everything you have done on this device!
I think too that the one x is a fantastic and damn durable phone(drops frequently never broke and still without a scratch after 3+ years) its just the new phone's batteries are what i envy, (7+ screen hrs vs my 1.5-2 hrs)
I got a spare HTC One X, even tho I'm still a noob at being a dev but I sure learn pretty fast when i'm interested in things.
I'm going to play around with build it for a bit.
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ps: What is a 9X?
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Sorry X9 but 2G RAM and 16G storage, its not my new phone.
Will definitely have a look at ZenFone. Looks like Zoom is about to be released, lets see if the camera is good or sucks. Looks interesting and with 4G RAM and up to 128G internal it has potential. Not sure about Intel though.
They won't add M for this device...
What device?
Who?
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What device?
Who?
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@teemo can you build cyanogenmod 13 as they have marshmallow
Yes, but it will not boot. Already built omni and slim. More work is needed on HOX files.
teemo said:
Yes, but it will not boot. Already built omni and slim. More work is needed on HOX files.
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Is the dm-verity causing the problem
Im a noob
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Is the dm-verity causing the problem
Im a noob
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Google introduced it with KitKat I believe, but we never used it on HOX.
I am a noob too, so suggestions are welcome.
teemo said:
Google introduced it with KitKat I believe, but we never used it on HOX.
I am a noob too, so suggestions are welcome.
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Have you tried logging it using livebooy or other methods

Will we get Nougat (7.0)? If so, when?

Just thought I'd throw this out there because the 1+3 is my first 1+. Can anyone with past 1+ experience give me an idea of first, whether we should expect to get Nougat, and second, if we can expect it, how long after the initial release will it be released for us?
Well, I meant to post this in Q&A, but I guess discussion works too.
Judging by the 1+2, yes, half a year after N goes official.
But who knows, maybe they improved, we got a quick RAM and display fix after all, so I'll say it'll land on january 17th 2017.
You are asking us to predict on something that doesn't yet exist.
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brickedvice said:
You are asking us to predict on something that doesn't yet exist.
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Can anyone with past 1+ experience
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It's not like my post was even lengthy...
Official update for sure takes months. But i hope CM and AOSP brings us a (more or less stable) N beta some weeks after the launch. So maybe for christmas this year.
Thanks Hatshipuh and Tiz92. That seems like a reasonable time frame.
Oh, and extra points to Hatshipuh for an exact date estimate! :laugh:
Prediction: OP3 will be the first Non-Nexus/HTC/Sony phone to get 7.0, officially or unofficially.
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Prediction: OP3 will be the first Non-Nexus/HTC/Sony phone to get 7.0, officially or unofficially.
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Well said. Wasn't there a pic floating around of the op3 running a preview N? I remember seeing it somewhere online bit I didn't care coz I never thought I would buy this phone at the time.
It was a fake. There were "0"s with different fonts.
History is a cyclic phenomenom.
At each new Android version the same threads, with the same answers: we don't know.
The correct answer is: When it's done. And sooner for custom roms.
What did you said?
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What did you said?
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haha, I was about to say the same thing.
Pandemic187 said:
Just thought I'd throw this out there because the 1+3 is my first 1+. Can anyone with past 1+ experience give me an idea of first, whether we should expect to get Nougat, and second, if we can expect it, how long after the initial release will it be released for us?
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We won't get Android N
Enjoy!
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Come back to future bro, lol
It's better to not count on getting Android N.
And even if it comes, there is a probability that certain things in a N update will be annoying or worse than on Marshmallow so that many users will prefer to not update to N.
But that is OK - on my LG G2 which I used for 2.5 years I still have Android 4.4. And it works, so what?
I heard that Android Nougat will be "6.1". Is it true?
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I heard that Android Nougat will be "6.1". Is it true?
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No, it will be 7.0
I don't pin my hopes high of getting android N anytime sooner than 1 year. I will be relying on custom ROMs. The only thing i will be missing is camera quality. Photos on custom ROMs just don't match with what i can get with stock. Hopefully we get alternative.
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android n for one plus 3 ? in Feb-March 2017 , they have a history of slow updates. best to assume more time to avoid horrible disappointment lol . but who will stay on stock for so long ? i just hope the op3 gets a cam mod that makes us utilize the slow mo video recordings in aosp/cm roms.. then id go ahead.

android beta

Have always participated in Motorola's beta software testing with no issues, should I expect the same with google??
brianbrod1 said:
Have always participated in Motorola's beta software testing with no issues, should I expect the same with google??
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Historically there was always issues. Usually small issues
Golf c said:
Historically there was always issues. Usually small issues
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Never many issues for me, seems like Android beta may have potential for more issues
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brianbrod1 said:
Never many issues for me, seems like Android beta may have potential for more issues
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Its a little different with Nexus and Pixels. By the time OEMs get Android its a fine tuned product. This is a small incremental beta, not a full blown OS changeover. Probably won't be many bugs.
Golf c said:
Its a little different with Nexus and Pixels. By the time OEMs get Android its a fine tuned product. This is a small incremental beta, not a full blown OS changeover. Probably won't be many bugs.
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Seems like more for developers with pixels vs OEM is for everyday user?
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Idk, but I joined it. Excited
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Seems like more for developers with pixels vs OEM is for everyday user?
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All I am saying is there is a difference between Google phones and Moto, Samsung, LG etc. By the time they get Android software its already good to go thanks to you and I. We already tested this stuff on Nexus and Pixels. There's nothing wrong with trying betas and developer previews.
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All I am saying is there is a difference between Google phones and Moto, Samsung, LG etc. By the time they get Android software its already good to go thanks to you and I. We already tested this stuff on Nexus and Pixels. There's nothing wrong with trying betas and developer previews.
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Cool thanks. From what I understand that if you see an issue or aren't happy you back out, but must factory reset?
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brianbrod1 said:
Cool thanks. From what I understand that if you see an issue or aren't happy you back out, but must factory reset?
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Yeah, but when you get out of the beta program, some people have said you have to wait to get back to a stable build. Its not instant. Unlock your bootloader and flash the factory image. If your on a locked Verizon phone then it is what it is. Your at Google's mercy.
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Yeah, but when you get out of the beta program, some people have said you have to wait to get back to a stable build. Its not instant. Unlock your bootloader and flash the factory image. If your on a locked Verizon phone then it is what it is. Your at Google's mercy.
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I'm on locked Verizon..... You suggest staying away?, I've read a lot of good and bad....
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brianbrod1 said:
I'm on locked Verizon..... You suggest staying away?, I've read a lot of good and bad....
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I have heard people having to wait at most, 24-48 hours after getting off the beta program, to return to stability. New updates are one of the most exciting things about these devices. That said, if stability is important to you, then stay where your at and let the other's be guinea pigs. Keep a close eye on the comments of other's that run the beta and see if its for you? I'm unlocked and rooted. Can do whatever I want, when I want. Haha, at the mercy of the great devs of XDA of course and Google.
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I have heard people having to wait at most, 24-48 hours after getting off the beta program, to return to stability. New updates are one of the most exciting things about these devices. That said, if stability is important to you, then stay where your at and let the other's be guinea pigs. Keep a close eye on the comments of other's that run the beta and see if its for you? I'm unlocked and rooted. Can do whatever I want, when I want. Haha, at the mercy of the great devs of XDA of course and Google.
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Thanks for the input!!
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This is not a major release. I doubt there will be any major bugs, maybe some small stuff. My guess is likely none.
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I understand there was some changes made to bluetooth. Wondering if any beta testers with the update have seen problems with car audio connectivity improve.
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I've tried updating, got nothing yet...
7.1.1 beta on my 6p was almost the final build and actually an upgrade to 7.0. my guess is 7.1.2 will be the same. Hopefully fixes some of the TMO network issues I've been having with my pixel and hopefully 256 QAM is enabled among few other features our phones are capable of that aren't functioning yet. AptX support would be a nice welcome
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I signed up for the beta yesterday for the first time. I got the new 7.1.2 update a few minutes ago. Waiting until I get home to give it a try. Hoping it's not too unstable.
acheney1990 said:
I signed up for the beta yesterday for the first time. I got the new 7.1.2 update a few minutes ago. Waiting until I get home to give it a try. Hoping it's not too unstable.
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So far so good on my end. Anyone have any clue what changed
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Just got the update. Won't do it til later though.
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So far so good on my end. Anyone have any clue what changed
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I haven't seen a single change. Didn't have any issues before so idk.
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Status for oreo rom for op3

Can any one have any news for oreo rom for op3 like linage 15 or RR rim or any other rom..... If any news plz plz give a comment
Waiting...........................
My bet is December like last year.
Still checking everyday on xda ???
Playa82 said:
My bet is December like last year.
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I'm pretty sure that he's talking about custom ROMs.
deepak3048 said:
Can any one have any news for oreo rom for op3 like linage 15 or RR rim or any other rom..... If any news plz plz give a comment
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Check this out..
https://plus.google.com/+varund7726/posts/BeSViUDtVpH
Summary for RR
Final N build will come out when sept security patches are out
No work has started by us for O yet
When we start the work on O , main branches will be kept private till we carry out our tests
O builds will not come out for a month or maybe more
Though it does not mean individual RR developers are not working because then you also have this
https://plus.google.com/+AkhilNarang/posts/Hup1zPxKNyW
Devs are working hard to bring up O for OP3 they are working in the background. Expect some alpha builds to drop next month for sure
Because of project treble being introduced into oreo, I'm not sure how it will effect custom roms. Pure nexus roms will be easy, Will insanely feature filled roms like rr could very well be alpha or beta till december or january.
Asking for ETA's on XDA... Someone has not read the rules...
Dlind said:
Because of project treble being introduced into oreo, I'm not sure how it will effect custom roms. Pure nexus roms will be easy, Will insanely feature filled roms like rr could very well be alpha or beta till december or january.
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It wont be that hard really as it will have to be removed and disabled. Just like the dual partition setup. Or any other system mechanic really.
All xiaomi phones get oreo custom roms.
Keyvannn said:
All xiaomi phones get oreo custom roms.
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I wouldnt be too worried about those. Almost nothing works. No dev with any self respect is gonna put out a rom that has the majority of things broken.
lineage 15 is here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...evelopment/rom-kernel-lineageos-15-0-t3668952
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lineage 15 is here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/on...evelopment/rom-kernel-lineageos-15-0-t3668952
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That should have been expected with all the other ports around. Not surprised most things still don't work. But they got progress. I'll wait for an aosp rom before updating. To be honest the more I see the less I am thinking about updating.
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That should have been expected with all the other ports around. Not surprised most things still don't work. But they got progress. I'll wait for an aosp rom before updating. To be honest the more I see the less I am thinking about updating.
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After using Oreo on Pixel XL I went back to N so many issues
liam_davenport said:
After using Oreo on Pixel XL I went back to N so many issues
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Yeah many are reverting back to android N due to the typical Google update. Full of bugs and not tested. It is gonna take the rom devs months to fix everything google broke. But that is normal
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It wont be that hard really as it will have to be removed and disabled. Just like the dual partition setup. Or any other system mechanic really.
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I see. I didn't think treble could be removed. But now that that isn't a problem.
Dlind said:
I see. I didn't think treble could be removed. But now that that isn't a problem.
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Treble won't ever see this device and to be honest I'm betting the oem disable it in the majority of devices. Googles hope with treble is not something that will be useful for about 5 years or so.
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That should have been expected with all the other ports around. Not surprised most things still don't work. But they got progress. I'll wait for an aosp rom before updating. To be honest the more I see the less I am thinking about updating.
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Agreed
Closed beta 8.0 was just released. Public beta expect by the end of this month. http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/0...coming-soon-public-beta-slated-end-september/

For those of you using the stock ROM, what are your plans for migrating once we reach EOL?

As I'm sure we all know here, our beloved Pixel 3 XLs are officially getting dropped by Google in about three weeks. If history repeats itself, though, we will get the Android 12 release in October followed by one last OTA in December. My typical usage pattern with a phone is:
Get the phone and use the stock ROM until the phone reaches EOL.
Once EOL is reached, move to LineageOS.
I know that this is a pattern that some others more or less follow as well, but I was wondering about what variations there are to the pattern. Does anyone here use another ROM? As much as I like LineageOS, I would be more interested in using a ROM that is basically identical to stock Android. I have read about compiling AOSP from source so as to maintain my own ROM that does just that, but from what I understand, that does not work very well for unsupported devices. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Off the top of the head... EOL only means no more official updates or support, ie security fix's...
Your fone working on a custom rom will still work, since you'd think it was the custom rom updated...
If they do stop the fone calling, there's plenty other apks for 'near field' communication
Free wifi calling hint hint..
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Off the top of the head... EOL only means no more official updates or support, ie security fix's...
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Oh yes, I know that functionality-wise the phone will continue working as before. What I want to know is, what are people considering in regards to custom ROMs?
David B. said:
Oh yes, I know that functionality-wise the phone will continue working as before. What I want to know is, what are people considering in regards to custom ROMs?
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Kl, well, me, I'm wondering this too just now, because I'm stuck with a system-as-root fone thats a pain, and now there's too many different too choose from, and if they're of the best quality, they now have to cover at least 4 different styles of booting alone, I'd watch those for the ones updating quickest
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Kl, well, me, I'm wondering this too just now, because I'm stuck with a system-as-root fone thats a pain, and now there's too many different too choose from, and if they're of the best quality, they now have to cover at least 4 different styles of booting alone, I'd watch those for the ones updating quickest
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Well, LineageOS certainly does that, but at the same time, it also takes them about 6 months to move to a new major release of Android. I was hoping that someone would know of a release that does it just as well, but is a little more flexible with migrating. I haven't found any myself.
I've yet to convince myself which version is for my fone lol
David B. said:
As I'm sure we all know here, our beloved Pixel 3 XLs are officially getting dropped by Google in about three weeks. If history repeats itself, though, we will get the Android 12 release in October followed by one last OTA in December. My typical usage pattern with a phone is:
Get the phone and use the stock ROM until the phone reaches EOL.
Once EOL is reached, move to LineageOS.
I know that this is a pattern that some others more or less follow as well, but I was wondering about what variations there are to the pattern. Does anyone here use another ROM? As much as I like LineageOS, I would be more interested in using a ROM that is basically identical to stock Android. I have read about compiling AOSP from source so as to maintain my own ROM that does just that, but from what I understand, that does not work very well for unsupported devices. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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I've already moved to LineageOS, simply to get the monthly security updates. I have not seen any functional loss on LineageOS. If you don't feel you need security updates, just stay on the stock ROM, especially if you think you need any Android 12 features. IMO, new Android features simply add more bloat than I want or need. Your opinion may differ.
Not at all, they all sound excellent, however, my fone cant write to the actuall system, can mount, but no joy yet doing anything else, and no overlay works so far, the only custom os I could install was a chrooted nethunter, which was pretty lame and useless being my system as root is a pain... so I'm looking..
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I've already moved to LineageOS, simply to get the monthly security updates. I have not seen any functional loss on LineageOS. If you don't feel you need security updates, just stay on the stock ROM, especially if you think you need any Android 12 features. IMO, new Android features simply add more bloat than I want or need. Your opinion may differ.
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My plan, at least for now, is to ride on stock until the last update is pushed, and then once LOS gets updated to 12, I will migrate. The only problem with this, though, is that it would leave me without security updates from the end of December until either March or April, and I am not sure how I feel about that.
My experience might help...Last year I was using a Motorola 5Plus with Pixel Experience Rom and loved it. My phone was fast, stable and highly compatible to the "Pixel Experience". I had a hardware issue and decided I liked the PE so much, I went ahead and got a Pixel 3xl...I've never had such a seamless transition...was just faster with better hardware but almost no thought changing for different mechanisms of actions...
I'm hoping someone picks up PE and ports it to the 3XL and I'll use that....otherwise, any alternative suggestions for closest to "stock" Pixel would be appreciated...
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spschneer said:
I liked the PE so much, I went ahead and got a Pixel 3xl...I've never had such a seamless transition...was just faster with better hardware but almost no thought changing for different mechanisms of actions...
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Yeah I have seen PixelExperience and would really like to use it over LOS if the 3 XL gets support. As far as I know, the 2 XL did not receive support until it's EOL, so there's hope. Is the feature parity as spot-on as is claimed?
David B. said:
Yeah I have seen PixelExperience and would really like to use it over LOS if the 3 XL gets support. As far as I know, the 2 XL did not receive support until it's EOL, so there's hope. Is the feature parity as spot-on as is claimed?
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For the features and functions I use, it was almost totally seamless...it was less than a typical release level amount of change (e.g.: 10->11 was more than I experienced PE -> P-3xl)
YMMV however...based on what features/functions you use most heavily.
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spschneer said:
For the features and functions I use, it was almost totally seamless...it was less than a typical release level amount of change (e.g.: 10->11 was more than I experienced PE -> P-3xl)
YMMV however...based on what features/functions you use most heavily.
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Great! I guess it's time for me to start researching building my own image.
"David B said he's gonna research building PE for 3xl....
GREAT...be sure to use the AOSP version ... there are a couple of flavors of PE but IMHO the AOSP version is the closest to the stock 3xl ...
If you don't mind guiding me a little over the rough patches, I'd be willing to help test your creation once you're out of alpha<G>...(my 3xl is my daily driver)... specifically, I'm used to having TWRP available for the maintenance/management of the ROM and if I understand it properly, TWRP isn't used / available for the 3xl ROM's...
Thanks
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spschneer said:
"David B said he's gonna research building PE for 3xl....
GREAT...be sure to use the AOSP version ... there are a couple of flavors of PE but IMHO the AOSP version is the closest to the stock 3xl ...
If you don't mind guiding me a little over the rough patches, I'd be willing to help test your creation once you're out of alpha<G>...(my 3xl is my daily driver)... specifically, I'm used to having TWRP available for the maintenance/management of the ROM and if I understand it properly, TWRP isn't used / available for the 3xl ROM's...
Thanks
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For now, I would like to hold off on it. I don't really see a point in putting effort in to building PE for the 3 XL when we're about two weeks away from the next major Android release, at which point, PE will need reworked by the dev team. If the 3 XL is not picked up by someone else in the modding community at release time, and I've seen some people that think it will be, then I will start researching it.
David B. said:
For now, I would like to hold off on it. I don't really see a point in putting effort in to building PE for the 3 XL when we're about two weeks away from the next major Android release, at which point, PE will need reworked by the dev team. If the 3 XL is not picked up by someone else in the modding community at release time, and I've seen some people that think it will be, then I will start researching it.
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Sounds like a plan...will keep an eye on development threads for it once it goes out of support.
Even though the last update will be in Dec I'll probably keep using the 3XL until the 7 comes out (or 6a maybe). I just had the battery replaced a couple months ago, and there is nothing wrong with the phone. I usually use devices until EOL hits, and then upgrade when the next OS/phone comes out, so whatever device I'm using at any given time is on the current OS release (IE: 3XL on Android 12 until Android 13 drops, and then upgrade phone to get Android 13).
I would like to use that method, but I think it's too expensive, so I try to settle for "my phone's basically dead."
dcarvil said:
I've already moved to LineageOS, simply to get the monthly security updates. I have not seen any functional loss on LineageOS. If you don't feel you need security updates, just stay on the stock ROM, especially if you think you need any Android 12 features. IMO, new Android features simply add more bloat than I want or need. Your opinion may differ.
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Does the unlimited Google Photos upload work on LineageOS?
quera said:
Does the unlimited Google Photos upload work on LineageOS?
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I don't know how to tell if it is still in effect. I see photos counted against my storage allotment, but don't know if that is just for my previous phones, or if it includes the Pixel photos.
My guess is you would have to use the Google Camera and Photo apps to keep unlimited upload, if it can be kept with LineageOS.

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