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[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] composi:
Just a heads up, Bixby Voice is working for me now. Just ran through setup. T-Mobile S8.

Not sure if it's important but I'm in South Carolina right now.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] twocrows:
Can confirm that this is also working for me here in Texas on ATT. Updated this morning and nothing, but now it is!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Charkatak:
Hmm, I don't have it working now, but recently I received some additional terms and conditions page where I had to agree to something.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] composi:
Yeah not sure whats going on. I tapped the new icon and I had to accept additional terms and conditions. The next screen was testing the Bixby button on the phone and then it went into setting up voice which you had to do five times then the lockscreen password setup then more sentences I guess so it could learn the way you speak. Hopefully it comes on for you sooner rather than later.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] composi:
Just one more picture to prove it. Didn't want anyone thinking I just screenshot from around the internet lol
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Charkatak:
We believe you :) I do hope it will come soon.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mhill1986:
Yep, I'm using it now onT-mobile in Texas. Will it be useful?...we shall see!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] thahim:
I got this but didn't get the voice feature.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] thahim:
When will it release for the world ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mhill1986:
That's really strange because that's exactly the screen I got before Bixby voice started working. What does it do if you long press the Bixby button?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] composi:
Yeah that was the screen I got too before going into the voice setup.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Charkatak:
I had the same screen as it the screenshot., and after I accepted the terms, nothing happened for few hours. Then when I pressed Bixby button, the new voice button appeared at the top.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] composi:
Glad to hear you finally got it too!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Charkatak:
Seems nice addition to the user experience. I normally don't use any assistants, but sometimes in the car, then my phone is in the pocket and I forgot to turn on Bluetooth, I just say turn on Bluetooth and it works :)

Bixby has an issue understanding me when I say: sing for me, but it recognizes "sync for me". I have tried many times, but at the end decided just to say sing a song :)
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] composi:
Yeah definitely needs a little bit of tweaking. Sometimes I say Hi Bixby and it includes that in the command resulting in an internet search rather than the command. Got stuck earlier and wouldn't recognize anything because the microphone was still being used. Other than that though pretty solid.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discussion] thahim:
Someone has posted a CSC which may get Bixby voice but I don't know how to flash it. TWRP will trip Knox?
[Xiaomi Mi 6 Questions & Answers] fahadhatami:
HI guys,

I have mi6 global version and when I ask about "what time is it" or "how is the weather like" or such questions from google assistance, it shows the answer of information I want to get but it does not speak back to me with voice. What is the problem? I have all language setting on English US.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] grafcable:
Hi,

I need some help to choose the best custom rom for rooted Galaxy Note 2 I-317 with Android 4.3 but Carrier is T-Mobile.

Any help will be appreciated

Thanks
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] audit13:
I haven't seen any custom ROMs that are designed for a particular perform better with one carrier vs another carrier.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] grafcable:
Does it make any sense to upgrade from Android 4.3 to 6.1?

Thanks
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] madferret:
I've been trying to link a TyTn II to my S730 as a remote GPS receiver for TomTom Mobile. I thought I would try GPS2Blue first because it's free. :cool:

There is lots of advice on getting GPS2Blue working with XP laptops but has anyone successfully paired with another WM6 device.

I can pair the 2 devices ok and swap files through Bluetooth Explorer but nothing happens if I switch on GPS2Blue:

- if the phones are paired GPS2Blue can't open the BT port

- if the phones are not paired, GPS2Blue will activate BT on the TyTn but the S730 can't discover it

- in both cases, there are no options on either phone for setting incoming or outgoing COM ports (unlike WM5)

I'm guessing that the TyTn is presenting itself as a PPC device, not a serial GPS device. But I thought GPS2Blue was supposed to rectify that.

Can anyone help?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arifn82:
hello all. PLEASE i need some guide here to port a custom rom for my hisense I630U device which is MSM8916 powered and recently i managed to install TWRP recovery on it. currently its running on android 4.4.4 (kernel 3.10.28) . this current stock rom is not good.so i want to change the ROM with a lightweight kitkat AOSP based ROM. . i have some basic knowledge about custom rom flashing. please, guide me through what should i do to perfectly port another rom for my device. thanks in advance !
[Nextbit Robin] Swag1Flamelem:
I have hard bricked my robin. I can not even go to the bootloader/fastboot mode. I would like the help of the community to get my phone working again, i have tried the qfil method, maybe i am doing something wrong. Please help. I have heard a emmc backup helps?
[Nextbit Robin] Swag1Flamelem:
https://insider.razerzone.com/index.php?threads/hard-bricked.24851/

this is the link for the razer forum
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] PamelaGirl:
Hello Good People,

Can someone please help with this odd issue. When opening the Sony Camera.app it displays a small view finder instead of full screen. I have tried clearing cache and fixing permission but no success so far.

Interestingly if I access the camera from the lock screen it appears in full screen.

Other third party camera apps work correctly too.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
I have had this problem before...very long ago. I can't remember what caused this. :rolleyes:

Are you on stock rom or any sony based custom rom?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] PamelaGirl:
My man SUPERUSER in the house!

I am on XSLIM v2.31 KK Rom

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
mmmm it brings back a slight memory that this is why I abandoned sony based roms because there was so many bugs especially this one.

And that I hated the sony ui. Now I miss the old sony ui. The silly piano lock screen..

Back then I flashed slimrom kitkat because this was the only aosp or cm based rom that didn't drain the battery when the screen was off.

http://slimroms.net/index.php/downloads/dlsearch/viewcategory/1243-togari

I probably didn't do anything to solve this problem because no one else had this issue when I brought it up.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] PamelaGirl:
Thanks SUPERUSER!

I totally understand about the bugs, it’s a trade off for sure. By chance could you recommend a "better" camera.app than the default one provided by Sony?

Thank you!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
I tried most of the camera apps out there a month ago..most of them are filled with crap features, ads, a splash screen or welcome screen on start..why would I want that and other things that doesn't belong in the app.

Its a camera app not facebook or whatever random features included in it.

The few I found to be somewhat worth keeping are:

Camera FV-5 Good app. You can crash the app if you're doing heavy work or fast pressing or swiping in menus. But its not filled with any crap or unnecessary features that no one asked for unrelated to the app being a camera.

CameraMX <-- this one has a welcome screen...and other crap included so you dont get right in to the camera on launch. To get to the camera on launch: Press menu and tick "Open camera on start".

But the app has a Time lapse video mode so its why I kept it for when I might use this feature.

OpenCamera is my classic go to. Its a straight forward camera app with no crap or ads.

You might have heard of Manual Camera app but its far from every device that works with the app. And it has many bugs.

There are some other simple apps that has no wow factor like Moto Camera or Google Camera that works fine too I used the Google camera in the past because it does exactly what it suppose to. Take a picture.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] PamelaGirl:
SUPERUSER,

As always I am sending a shout out Thank You!

I appreciate you taking the time to respond in such detail and clarity. At the end of the day I just want KISS camera (keep it super simple) open app and it takes a photo, period.

Thank you dear friend :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giorgos123:
Hey guys.

I have been a user of an LG G2 for the past three years and I must say it has served me amazingly well. It still functions awesomely but the wear and tear of the years is starting to become more apparent lately, so I'm thinking it's time for a new one.

Since I am not able to buy a flagship phone right now, I have to resort to a budget choice.

So what would be the best phone under 300€? I am based in Europe btw.

Currently I am in between the ZTE Axon 7 Mini, LG G5 SE, P8 Lite 2017, Honor 8 and Honor 6X, but any other suggestions will of course be appreciated.

Since the G2 is such an old phone, I can imagine that any one of these phones will feel like an upgrade in terms of performance, so what I value most right now is 1) the camera and 2) general build quality.

So basically, which is the overall best of the budget phones that has the best camera out of the bunch?

I'm leaning towards the Honor 6X because of its camera. What do you guys think?

Thanks in advance!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nathanchance:
Took the words right out of my mouth lol.

Thread closed.

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[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vraj1470:
Hey guys, I was using my phone today as per usual but for some reason, the app I was using crashed and then the phone shut off. The phone then went into a boot loop and I thought it'd be an easy fix to just reformat the phone/factory reset, however, these solutions didn't work.

So I went to Factory Image for Nexus and installed 7.1.2 (N2G48B, Jul 2017) with the script and line by line but there is still no success. The phone just turns on, has the "Google" boot screen then turns back off. I am unable to get into recovery and nothing that I tried worked.

I tried looking around for a fix and there are some wacky solutions that people have used and had some success like using a heat gun on it and letting it die out but I feel like that's unsafe.

I also tried this but it also didn't work.

Can anyone help me with this issue?

(Also my 6P is out of warranty so I'm pretty much screwed)

Update:

I contacted Google first, then Contacted Huawei about the same issue. Explained to Google what was wrong, then Huawei and Huawei told me to just contact a 3rd party repair shop to see if they can fix it. I looked at motherboard replacements for my 6P and it costs around $200-$300. I thought that was a bit insane, so I contacted Google again in hopes of them replacing my 6P despite it not being under warranty. I explained to them that I contacted Huawei about to issue, then looked all over the internet to find a solution to the problem and they understood that I was frustrated with this problem so they replaced my device! Took a lot of explaining but it all worked out.

tl;dr contacted google to RMA my device even though it is not under a warranty. Also, as far as I know there is no solution to this problem except replacing the motherboard.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DEVILOPS 007:
First, check a few things. Can you enter recovery mode? When flashing stock, did you flash all the images separately after extracting the stock zip and run the format user data command afterwards?. What do you see in device manager when plugging your phone in while in bootloader?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vraj1470:
I cannot enter recovery mode. I called Huawei and they said "When you are in bootloader, go to Recovery mode option and then when you press the power button, hold the power button in and the Volume Up button to get into recovery." I tried these steps but it doesn't work.

I first used the script that was given in the folder to flash the stock image but it didn't work. So I did the steps manually and still had no luck. I do not know what you mean when you say "format user data" command. The instructions on the google website doesn't say to do this step. Also, I assumed that all the data is erased when I locked and unlocked the bootloader.

When I plug it into my computer, My device manager says this: https://puu.sh/wJBzI/f7fa02b291.png
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phyl0x:
i am literally having the same problem. Just a random bootloop in the middle of the day. cant get to recovery, did a full factory reset, even relocked, stuck in a google logo bootloop. followed step 10 in this thread
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewbud:
Same issue here. I can get into bootloader and recovery. Have tried flashing all sorts of different firmwares, sideloaded many OTA's.

in TWRP if I try to backup or restore it craps out a few percent in.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exodusche:
Have you tried formating partions?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vraj1470:
Wow this seems like a common issue..I'm surprised that there isn't a fix for it already. I'll keep this post updated if I find a fix for the issue, but as for now, I'm waiting for my phone to die out and seeing if I can do anything from there.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v12xke:
BLOD is a hardware issue. No recovery mode= S.O.L. Time to move on.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewbud:
Some but not all.

If I wanted to format all possible partitions which would they be?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exodusche:
Not sure I just did data and cache. Don't believe mine was true BLOD but presented same symptoms.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vraj1470:
I find it hard to belive it's ****ed beyond all repair...It's a pretty new phone and there still isnt any solution for it? That's insane.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v12xke:
Out of warranty? Well, sure you can buy a motherboard and swap it out for more than the phone is worth... or just buy another phone?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vraj1470:
It's out of warranty.

But why would a phone that was made in 2015 break in 2017. A 2 year life cycle? It's so infuriating that I spent $550 on a phone and now the only other option for me to use this phone after a year and a half is to either buy a new motherboard for the phone or get a new one.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewbud:
Got an rma with Huawei Canada. Purchased from telus Dec 1 2015
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CyberpodS2:
I don't wanna sound like an ass but clearly folks are not reading and searching before posting. This BLOD issue has so many different threads it's now silly. Boot loop with no recovery equals dead. Period. If you have recovery available, them keep plugging away at the options people's have offered in countless threads. As a parting note, just scroll down passed this past for say the next 40 and count the number of posts about boot looping. It might surprise you... Sorry for the rant...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mustardayonnaise:
I have the BLOD as well. 16 month old phone bought from Best Buy, so Google and Huawei have both given me the middle finger. I'm so f@#king pissed about it.

I've been able to do the hairdryer trick to get the phone up and running again, but I can't really do anything beyond texting. The moment I do anything proc-intensive that would cause it to flip to the big cluster I'm back to the BLOD and fishing out my wife's hairdryer again. It's lunacy.

I'm curious as to how big of a fraction of the N6Ps are affected by this. Like CyberpodS2 said, there are a bazillion threads about this now, so how many Nexuses have sh$t the bed at this point? Seems like a lot (although the internet is admittedly a very noisy place)...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vraj1470:
I saw all of the posts about the bootloop. I just couldn't find a solution to the problem so I posted again with a post thst had detailed things on what I did. It's insane how there is no fix for it though. It's even a common problem and Google/Huawei doesn't cover it unless its under warranty...

I was able to contact Google about the situation and they sent me a replacement. I'm considering selling the unit they sent me..
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mustardayonnaise:
You should unload it on Craigslist/Ebay/whatever ASAP, in my opinion. Use the equity to buy a better, more stable phone... I love the Pixel but it costs a lot... at least it's not ****ing Huawei. Screw this goddamn phone.

I've picked up an LG G5 as a stopgap until I can figure out what my next move is. I'm just really annoyed because I had planned on keeping the 6P for at least 3 years; I'm not big on constantly upgrading.. I like to buy a high-end product that will last me a long time and that I won't have to worry about. I didn't even make halfway to that ownership goal.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sunnyhj:
Oh the same thing happened here with my 64gig version. My warranty expired in April and Phone BLOD in June in the middle of the day while i was listening to music at office. Had to spend the rest of the day jumping through loops with either google and huawei. The end result was motherboard replacement and since i had no warranty they wanted to give 25k (390$) (New 32gb comes at around 22k). I tried all the options that were available here on XDA but nothing worked. I am so disappointed in huawei and google, I've seen cases in US where they replace the device even when warranty is expired but not here, the customer care services are sorely lacking at my place. Week after bought One Plus 5 which is loads better than 6P and you don't even need to root it as most of things that needed root comes per-loaded in their Settings and no bloatware whatsoever.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vraj1470:
Yeah, I'm probably gonna sell it and wait for the Galaxy Note 8 maybe. I'm going to stick with my 3 year old HTC one M8 in the meantime...Also, What do you think the asking price is for the Nexus 6P 64GB model is?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Romeooalharbi:
hey guys, i have the same issue here..

mmmm, so is it a hardware issue ? not a software?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v12xke:
Old thread. Hardware issue. Get an RMA or buy a new phone.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vraj1470:
Hey guys, I was using my phone today as per usual but for some reason, the app I was using crashed and then the phone shut off. The phone then went into a boot loop and I thought it'd be an easy fix to just reformat the phone/factory reset, however, these solutions didn't work.

So I went to Factory Image for Nexus and installed 7.1.2 (N2G48B, Jul 2017) with the script and line by line but there is still no success. The phone just turns on, has the "Google" boot screen then turns back off. I am unable to get into recovery and nothing that I tried worked.

I tried looking around for a fix and there are some wacky solutions that people have used and had some success like using a heat gun on it and letting it die out but I feel like that's unsafe.

I also tried this but it also didn't work.

Can anyone help me with this issue?

(Also my 6P is out of warranty so I'm pretty much screwed)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imtah:
Most of the users facing same issue. Till date no solution for this. It's due to mother board problem. Since it's out of warranty your situation is more worse.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] DragonFire1024:
***This will NOT work on FireOS 5.4.0.1 If your device hasn't updated to that version, it is advisable to IMMEDIATELY 'uninstall DeviceSoftwareOTA.apk.***

I can confirm this is working on the Fire HD . Here is the article from XDA with detailed instructions for newbies. Like all other hacks or tricks, I cannot be held responsible for any possible permanent damage you may cause to your devices.

**NOTE**

A factory rest will restore all SYSTEM/Amazon apps you 'uninstalled.' So if you mess your tablet, you can at least start over.

**WARNINGS**

1) If you plan on installing 3rd party apps to replace the Amazon apps you uninstalled, please install and setup your 3rd party apps BEFORE uninstalling Amazon apps. In many cases, installing replacement apps after the uninstalling of Amazon apps, causes some 3rd party apps to malfunction. You will then have to uninstall the 3rd party app or do a reset.

2) Uninstalling Fire Launcher, Retail Demo, some oobe and Whisper apps, *WILL* disable your home button. If you uninstall any parental controls, your camera picture roll will not work. Recommend installing replacement camera and gallery before uninstalling Amazon's. As of July 27, 2017 9:20am a *pre uninstall* fix exists to make sure your home button stays functional. If you already uninstalled the apps listed in the following link, you will have to perform a reset and download the tool linked just below, or if you prefer manually uninstalling the apps, *avoid uninstalling*: com.amazon.kor.demo, com.amazon.firelauncher and com.amazon.kindle.otter.oobe. You can also edit the tool's .bat to keep the apps you want. This link lists all the apps you can uninstall, that will NOT affect the home button. The three listed at the top should NOT be uninstalled.

** Gloating ;) **

1) A tool has been created that allows this process to happen automatically. A huge thanks to 'savvytechwinner' for helping for months to get us to this stage and an even bigger thanks for creating the tool, something I have no idea how to do.

2) A little gloating: We've scored a great write up on Liliputing!

adb shell
$ pm list packages
$ pm uninstall -k --user 0 <name of package>

Example: (this removes Amazon video)

adb shell
$ pm list packages
$pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.amazon.avod
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] afeno:
Do you know if it is possible to install an application again? I mean after unistalling a system package.

I uninstalled the firelauncher so now Nova it is loading by default during boot. Nice but the Home button is still not working.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] DragonFire1024:
Very cool! Look in accessibility and see if there is an option for the home button. EDIT: I don't Know if you can or not. According to link, you can if you factory reset.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] afeno:
I think that there is something else between Firelauncher and the Home button. Otherwise, I don't understand why the home button is never working... I have the feeling that the home button that we see is not really the Android Home button.

But on the other hand, If Firelauncher is dissable using root, then the home button can be assigned to any other launcher. So why it doesn work with hide/uninstall?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] DragonFire1024:
I have a feeling a lot of what Amazon shows us, is not 'real.' I don't think the Accessibility controls at the bottom of Accessibility actually do anything at all. You can see my post here on how this could very well be the case.

In regards to the home button, this might work, it might not.

adb shell
$ settings put secure user_setup_complete 1

If somehow you managed to disable the home button in ABD by accident or something, that code will enable it again.

Firelauncher is linked to Prime Photos and at least Videos. At least those three are linked and it has something to do with syncing. I haven't been able to disable that yet. Of course if you get rid of the three, that problem is solved.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] afeno:
What do you mean? What problem is solved if I get rid of the three?