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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] kfo1187:
Oh, I have the robotic voice from time to time. But overall it's an improvement over not being able to hear each other.

Modem is G850FXXU1CPC1
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] aydinbahadir88:
Flash Rom reboot after flash gapps

Right ?

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Flash Rom reboot after flash gapps

Right ?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] xsi69:
Awesome

Thanks a lot for this rom!

Ultrafast against stock lollipop.

Fresh install rom + gapps + supersu, works like a charm!

I have some issuses so i want to report them:

Camera- works really well, unless i take 3-5shots cotinously. -probably storage write speed/buffer issue.

Gyro senzor, twice a day i get stuck in landscape mode and cannot get it to portrait. Is there any script to reload the axis sensor values ?

overall, the speed and battery lifetime seems pretty good comparing to stock ones.

Thanks for your time and patience providing this rom for Alpha users.

(dont even bother with fingerprint sensor, its pretty unusable)
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] rony raj:
right

use app freeze app to freeze google play apps to save battery

just unfreeze them when you want to use again

hit thumbs up if i helped you
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] victoram:
anyone having the error "cant start media recording" when trying to film?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Liiibbb:
I have similar error when trying to record audio from a downloaded audio record app... It says that 'another app is already recording' but there isn't any app recording...

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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Liiibbb:
Hi, I'd like to report that camera doesn't work anymore after taking 3 or 4 photos. Previously I have told you that everything was OK with camera but I noticed it is not so. [MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION]

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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] MikeT.:
Try another cam like open camera, deactivate the romcam.

Reboot and try if it will work.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Xnin47:
For those who have camera problems.

If you have a problem with the camera not starting, I recommend using the Camera Restarter app in the Play Store.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] victoram:
camera starts, photos work fine, but can not film using any camera app it gives error like "cant connect to camera" on whatsapp camera whe trying to film. And "can not start media recorder" on rom default camera, open camera does not work too, i gonna investigate and post here the solution if I find one.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Liiibbb:
I receive the error '' another app is recording" when I try to use a recorder downloaded from play store... But I have no app recording, neither Google's voice (ok google)... Any Tipps? [MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION]

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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Harinus:
Review of Beta 7

Hello there,

i recently bought a new Galaxy Alpha with Android 4.4.4 on it, after OTA Update to Android 5.0.2 I flashed TWRP, LineageOS, Gapps Pico and the Root Addon. I am using Cyanogenmod since Version 9 on 3 different phones. So here is what i think about the Beta 7 of LineageOS for Galaxy Alpha:

Pros:

-Basic features are working great

-Performance is very good

-QI inductive charging is working

-NFC is working

-Photo camera is working (Quality is ok)

-All sensors except fingerprint are working

-Multi windows are working

-Smartlock is working

-Most "Samsung Apps" can be replaced with alternatives from Store or are available there

(i.e. S Health, the shortcut toolbox, smart stay)

Cons / Bugs: (minor -> major)

-"LEDs" setting is missing in list (only available via search)

-NFC Quick Tile is not working (change only via settings menu possible)

-Sometimes black lines / fragments appear when locking the screen or switching apps

-When typing in the Browser the image freezes, tapping in the input box refreshes the view

-Browser crashes randomly when another app uses the Google authentication

-SuperSU says: su binary needs an update, regular update fails, flashing via twrp results in bootloop

-SafetyNet check failed

-Fingerprint sensor is not working

-Video recording is not working "Could not start media recorder"

Unknown / not yet tested:

-battery performance?

-Can the mobile type be switched / LTE working?

-Regarding the call/sound problem: I am having this issue on my Galaxy S4 Mini since forever. Sometimes the opponent cannot hear me and it is required to redial, sometimes reboot. Maybe it is a more general issue.

Conclusion: The ROM is not perfect, but quite usable. Thanks for the great work especially to modpunk! Hope the next version will be even better. :good:

Best regards,

Harinus
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] O_Yashiro:
Hi guys,

I found myself unable to initiate a video call (through operator) on LOS, or i can't find the button to do it. Did anyone try video calling?

EDIT: sorry, i meant video call (not voice call)
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Xnin47:
Don't you have a problem on slow start of the phone's display when turning it on from sleep?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Liiibbb:
No...

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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] darivo:
hello all

im testing this build too.

my camera usually doesn't work, sometimes Error connection, sometimes is Busy, sometimes only black screen.....

Thank you for your work.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Xnin47:
Huh, I swear there is a 2 second lag from pressing the power button to turning the display on. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] krissbay:
Same here....got the same problem....display is on but with very low light. After 2 seconds display illumination increases to normal.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Bull_dog:
thx for the info about led search, i have lokking for thart forever.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Dtekmario:
Any idea how to disable led while charging?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Liiibbb:
I use light flow legacy to keep it red while charging... Light flows take control on the led, so I think it may also shut it down when charging...

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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Dtekmario:
Doesn't work for me
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Liiibbb:
Have you tried to disable the charging notification in light flow? Moreover you should give permission to control the led..

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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Bull_dog:
in settings, push search button upper right corner, and serach for led, then the "old" settings for led is found.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] YokoBR:
I've downgraded to beta 6, because beta 7 couldn't make whatsapp or skype calls here :(
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] nicche:
I've the same issue with WhatsApp calls

Instead for normal calls I flashed an Italian modem and it works pretty well because with modem of the beta 7 before of make a call I must restart the phone otherwise the other people didn't hear me!
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] normis85:
what is "modem of beta 7"?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Galeera:
Anybody have an issue with facebook messanger camera and system camera app in beta 7?

How to fix it?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] normis85:
KNOWN ISSUES

CAMERA: Does not work very well, we have quite old blobs and they do not work well on Nougat
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Olangu:
It's disheartening to read all complaints about safetynet and facebook and all other crap. I hope the developers does ignore this vocal minority. Focus shall be on core functionality (not 3rd party apps), sound issues are the main one imho. But also Bluetooth and battery. I would also love to see a fix for the browser.

For me latest beta is by far the worst when it comes to battery life. I get 5-7 hours of moderate use. ~12 of idling.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] nicche:
I don't know what is the version of modem inside the package of every beta, but I think that isn't in

​

So I made a mistake! anyway for modem I mean the file that you can find inside of the firmware package

​

But I think that you already know!
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Harinus:
Audio Bug

Hi again,

unfortunately I have to add one more rather big issue with Beta 7 to my review list:

Playing local audio files fails after a few (ca. 5-15) seconds.

This affects all music apps I tested and also the ringtone playback!!

Streaming apps like Soundcloud are not affected.

Seems like an I/O issue to me. Can anyone confirm?

Best regards,

Harinus
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Liiibbb:
no, [MENTION=8230058]Harinus[/MENTION]... I use poweramp (pro version) and the music tracks have no problem...

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maybe when the screen turn off (and this happens in 15 seconds) your music app also stops working... [MENTION=8230058]Harinus[/MENTION]

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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Olangu:
disregard this.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Liiibbb:
what?

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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Harinus:
Hmm.. this is really strange..

It happened also when the screen was definetly turned on.

After your input i installed Poweramp.. working!

I checked the default Music App again.. Working.

Reboot.. to make sure it is not temporary

Poweramp.. working..

Music.. not working..

Ok, Reboot again and connect to PC for logcat..

Poweramp.. working..

Music.. working..

Can not reproduce it anymore.. Thanks for fixing [MENTION=8207138]Liiibbb[/MENTION] ;)

Will give an update here if this happens again.

UPDATE: I found the cause for this issue: It is the app Smartstay+ I once recommended as replacement for the Samsung Smart Stay feature. The moment it finishes the face detection the audio crashes. Uninstall/Deactivate that and everything is fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Harinus:
NFC Tile Issue

[MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION]: I did a little research on the NFC Tile issue:

SELinux denial, should be easy to fix:

04-30 13:07:32.797 2442 2442 E SELinux : avc: denied { find } for service=nfc pid=2946 uid=10031 scontext=u:r:platform_app:s0:c512,c768 tcontext=u:object_r:nfc_service:s0 tclass=service_manager permissive=0
04-30 13:07:32.798 2946 3301 E NFC : could not retrieve NFC service

Best regards,

Harinus
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Harinus:
Bluetooth connect issue

Hi,

I am having trouble with the Bluetooth connection:

Tried following things: Pairing with another Bluetooth device.. works

Sending files to another Android device... works

Receiving files from another Android device... does not work!

Connecting to my Car.. does not work.

After collecting logcats for all cases and comparing them to logcats of my S4 Mini (CM13) I came to following conclusion:

Please do not be mad if i get something wrong here: Never had my hands on any BT implementation:

While establishing the BT link the connection gets disconnected on purpose to switch roles (sender/receiver) and instant reconnection.

Somewhere in the function: l2c_csm_w4_l2cap_disconnect_rsp (android_system_bt/stack/l2cap/l2c_csm.c)

It gets handled wrong and the connection is broken (disconnected)

Attached are two logcats: Failed connection from the S4 Mini to Galaxy Alpha,

working connection from the Galaxy Alpha to the S4 Mini.

Maybe someone can confirm this and hopefully some skilled developer will solve it.

Thanks!

Harinus
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Olangu:
I have successfully received files over bluetooth in this rom. It does not always work. But most of the times.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Liiibbb:
Hello Mr. [MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION], Might I ask you when the next update (beta8) will be uploaded?

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Hello Mr. [MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION], may I ask you when the next update (beta 8) will be uploaded?

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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] modpunk:
Probably next week.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] nuno.f.ferreira:
7.1.2 r8 with latest security fixes and latest android_hardware_samsung feels great on display and battery performance.

Just those pesky instabilities on audio when switching between standard and carkit.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Harinus:
Thanks for your input!

You might verify the following:

-Pair a device of your choice.

-Keep BT on and reboot

-Send a File to your Alpha (working)

-Turn BT off and on again

-Try to send that File again. (fail)

--> BT receiving is now broken till the next reboot. This might be what you mean with "not always". Some other events during BT usage may also break the BT but this is the only one I am able to reproduce. Can you confirm this?

Considering that BT is usually off and only enabled when needed, because of this behaviour for me BT is always broken, which is sad..
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Olangu:
I was not paired with the device sending the file. Maybe that's the difference...
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Trace6x:
'Camera doesn't work very well'

What do you mean by this? Can someone let me know how the camera is in this rom?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Liiibbb:
camera stops after taking 3/4 photos... But you can re enter camera app and it works for 3/4 photos... And so on..

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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Trace6x:
How is video recording?

Is there any work around for this maybe using a different app?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Liiibbb:
I don't know anything about video... Unfortunately I have never needed to record a video since I installed beta 7...i can't try now because now camera doesn't work (so, it doesn't always work). sorry I can say nothing more...

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suggestion: next week, according to the developer, beta 8 will be uploaded and these problems could be resolved... so if you need camera, stay with your rom till next week...

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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] O_Yashiro:
Guys, i'm having a lot of trouble initiating voice calls through apps like Whatsapp or Signal (the app crashes), let alone a video call.. Did anyone experience this?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Michilon:
Mr. [MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION] are there in BETA 8 a support for fingerprint , for the frequency heart rate sensor and a fix for some bugs like the toggle of flash ( It doesn't always work immediately ) and the video recording ( it doesn't work ) ?

If I want to do an overclock, how can I do it ?

Do I need a new kernel ? If I need a new kernel for overclocking, what should I flash ? With the current one, I can't overclock .
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Hamedkhy:
Hi

Voice messeges in telegram is not working

I cant record voice at all
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Michilon:
I didn't encounter these problems .

But I think that you can solve this problem with a reflash of the ROM . ( Do not lose the data if you do not voluntarily delete them )

I say this because, reflashing the rom on my phone I partially solved the camera problem , which is not crash now , but I still can't record the videos .

Let me know that a reflash resolve your problem .
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Michilon:
I solved some of the mistakes of the camera ( sporadic crash ) reflashing the rom .

For a better quality of camera set Saturation , Contrast and sharpness to 0 and photo quality set high
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Liiibbb:
hi... can anybody explain me how many parts our display is composed of? yesterday my phone dropped and sometimes you have to press the display to avoid that the whole screen is all black... everything works but sometimes you have to press to view the screen... What s happened? moreover I searched on the Internet and a display LCD is 90 euro but only the glass is 2 or 3 euro... what's the difference? what have I to change in my display now?

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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Michilon:
The LCD is the real screen itself . Which allows you to click and view on it .

The glass above the LCD is important because you can't directly click on the LCD , the glass has the protection function . But I think glass isn't the cause of the malfunction .

I think the phone fall may have caused some damage to the LCD. I recommend you buy only the LCD if the glass didn't break . Otherwise I recommend you buy both components .
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Michilon:
Mr. modpunk , are there in BETA 8 a support for fingerprint , for the frequency heart rate sensor and a fix for some bugs like the toggle of flash ( It doesn't always work immediately ) and the video recording ( it doesn't work ) ?

If I want to do an overclock, how can I do it ?

Do I need a new kernel ? If I need a new kernel for overclocking, what should I flash ? With the current one, I can't overclock .

Can anyone answer me ?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Liiibbb:
I have same problem: there is the error ''another app is recording''...

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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] nicche:
same problem here! but with a record app
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Liiibbb:
yes... But with the record app of the Rom all works... did you notice?

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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] nicche:
Yes I tried, for the audio record any problems instead with the screen record when i play I see like a big glitch on the screen!
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Liiibbb:
screenshot also are 'dirty' with black lines on the screenshot... We hope in beta 8 these problems could be resolved

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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] nicche:
Yes...and

Yes :D
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] modpunk:
BETA8 is out
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Liiibbb:
Thanks Mr [MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION], I am already downloading it, then I will flash it and I will report bugs. Thanks again! Have a good day.

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Ok

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Ok guys, Mr [MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION], these are the most important bugs I noticed so far:

BUGS

1. Camera works better now (it doesn't interrupt after 3 or 4 photos) BUT VIDEO RECORDING DOESN'T WORK (THE ERROR MESSAGE SAYS :CANNOT START VIDEO/MEDIA RECORDING)

2. I STILL CAN'T RECORD AUDIO WITH ANY DOWNLOADED APP (THE ERROR MESSAGE SAYS: ANOTHER APP IS RECORDING, PLEASE FIND IT AND SHUT IT DOWN)

3. SCREENSHOTS: THERE ARE STILL SOME BLACK LINES IN THE FIRST SCREENSHOT, NOT IN THE SECOND.

working:

AUDIO QUALITY IN PHONE CALLS IS PERFECT NOW. (but I made only a call)

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sorry... an update... In calls I hear my friend's voice metallic.

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last update: the vibration does not always work (on the screen and on two physical buttons aside the home button)

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[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] ArisRafaelli:
As I said before, this rom will never ever be bugless. because all thats happening is kernel fixes and security patches. the bugs in CM/lineage have been there since cm 12 and still haven't been resolved. just go stock or buy another phone.

Performing well on stock rom atm. with some cleaning and root.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] MikeT.:
[MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION] I'll try beta 8 in the next few days, thanks for your work!

There is a fix from [MENTION=6225744]hennymcc[/MENTION] for robotic voice in G800F, calls wbamr-check.

Maybe it could help fix the issue in alpha also.

https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5-min...-y-cyanogenmod-14-1-g800f-m-y-t3495789/page44
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Michilon:
Mr. [MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION] , will it be possible to have the support for the fingerprint sensor in the future ?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Olangu:
After 15 minute testing:

No sound in outgoing calls in BETA 8 after reboot, work around: playing audio makes sound come back.

New browser that don't have any freezing issues, YAY!. The pulldown menu button does not work in browser tho (probably upstream issue), but can't find the jelly bug tracker.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Harinus:
Update on the Bluetooth issue

Hi there,

first of all: Thanks for the new Beta!

Checked the Bluetooth issue that I described before and think that I was looking at the wrong place the whole time: Taking a logcat of the process enabling Bluetooth it already produces loads of Errors and Exceptions. (Removed all paired devices before it and no nearby endpoints)

Ultimately resulting in:

W bt_l2cap: L2CAP - L2CA_Register() called for PSM: 0x100b
[....]
E ObexServerSockets: Error to create listening socket after 10 try
E BluetoothMapMasInstance35: Failed to start the listeners

This pretty much explains why receiving files and other Bluetooth scenarios fail in the Beta 8 and also before.
[MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION] Any chance you can fix this? Would be a massive improvement! :) Full log attached.

Best regards, Harinus
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] MikeT.:
Set your mobile data from LTE to 2G/3G.

Can you try out, if its work?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] vancasi:
Hello, this room works in galaxy alpha sm-g850m? Thanks!!
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Sadneer:
Yees! Works!
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] subrashi cat:
When this rom will support substratum oms
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] modpunk:
You can simply do that with:

adb root

adb shell

$ setprop audio_hal.force_voice_config wide
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] modpunk:
As soon as it is integrated upstream in LineageOS. I will not add incomplete features ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] modpunk:
We have a new Android system and really old blobs (graphics, camera, etc.). Supporting these old blobs is not very easy. That everything would work correctly we would need newer blobs but we do not get them ...
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] O_Yashiro:
I understand what you're saying. For me, maybe the major issue is that i cannot initiate voice calls from my phone with apps like Signal, Whatsapp, etc.. I also cannot initiate video calls with my sim card operator nor with apps like Signal and Whatsapp. It's really saddening that Samsung does not offer newer blobs to fix this kind of issue :(

Thanks [MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION] for your efforts anyway!
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] modpunk:
Signal calls work for me, if it doesn't work for you, you should provide good details. There are plenty of tutorial who explain how to provide good information and logs. See first page ...
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] YokoBR:
Hi [MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION],

Beta 8 has the same problem as beta 7. Whatsapp, skype and alikes doesn't work when you try a voice call. I'm rolling back to beta 6.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] cjlallana:
The developer just said one comment above to send logs and details if you face this or any other issue.

Please, cooperate instead of complaining.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Michilon:
Hi [MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION] , Will it be possible to use the fingerprint sensor in the future ?

PROBLEM :

Can someone help me ? Because the people I talk to on the phone don't hear my voice .

How can I fix it ?

Please help me . I don't want to go back to the original rom .
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] YokoBR:
I'm not complaining. I'm just telling it, just as I told before on Beta 7.
[MENTION=4297219]modpunk[/MENTION]

I'm sending the log attached.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] Harinus:
Possible Fix for Bluetooth Issues

Hi there,

I found some interesting activity in the Android sourcecode regarding bluetooth! Especially this change looks like it could fix the problem I had descibed before:

https://android-review.googlesource.com/#/c/382152/

Unfortunately this was not included in the android-7.1.2_r8 tag and as a result also not yet included in the LOS sources.

Can anyone guide me how to do a custom build of the sltexx image where I can manually merge this modification and test it?

(I never did a build of a custom rom, so please be lenient..)

Best regards,

Harinus
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] davidcaicedo123:
Hey, any major problems in this version? I mean is it for daily use?
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] angelspid:
It work well for now. The camera is very good, even hdr.
[Samsung Galaxy Alpha] angelspid:
I don't have any inssus with calls only nfs dont work.