yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] DrXDA:
Confirmed - Serious GPS battery drain problem!

[Edit: I've re-posted this to the

correct thread here

- Sorry for double-posting!]

Hi BusterTyTN and many thanks for this thread!

I'm experiencing the exact same problem as you (and I believe many other Kaiser users out there). The strange thing is that it started happening only a few days ago (I have my Kaiser for nearly 3 months). Well, at least that's when I discovered it. Initially I thought it had to do with 3rd party applications, etc., so I reverted to some old backups, but the problem still persisted. I then did a hard-reset (fresh original HTC ROM with .32 radio) and only installed Destinator 7, nothing else. Guess what? The problem still appeared. Before running Destinator 7 the battery drain on standby was almost zero (around 1-2% per day). After running Destinator 7, GPS locked, then exiting, no other applications running, I got around 6-8% drain per hour (on standby)!

I'm an electronic engineer myself (doing embedded designs with PIC microcontrollers) and understand your post about the current drains in different modes, etc. I also have a digital scope & multimeter in my lab and was actually thinking of doing the measurements myself until I came across your thread!

I wonder if there's someone out there who can write a small utility to shut down the GPS unit manually after exiting a GPS s/w. This could be used in a script to be executed automatically upon exiting such s/w. Not a great solution, but better than a soft-reset.

Also, based on the post by CdB in this thread, I wonder if this is an enumeration issue. I mean, maybe the GPS driver keeps track of how many applications have turned on the GPS unit, and this counter needs to go down to zero for the driver to shut down the GPS unit. So, if a badly-written s/w opens the GPS unit (and counter incremented) and then doesn't do a proper request for closing the unit (so the counter does not return to zero), the driver will be fooled into thinking that the GPS is still needed and thus will not shut it down. This reminds me of the stupid Windows 95/98 DLL registration engine where it counted how many applications used a DLL so it could remove it from the system during uninstallations when the counter reached zero. I find this technique really stupid and prone to errors (it only takes one miscount to mess things up).

The weird thing in all of this is that the orange LED on the Kaiser stops flashing when I exit Destinator 7, meaning that the GPS unit is shut down. Apparently, this is not a reliable indicator of GPS activity... Also, another strange thing is that, during my experiments yesterday, I've managed to make it work properly once (properly powering down after GPS use). I guess this was only a random thing... :(

If you're still out there and still have the Kaiser, could you please update me (and the other Kaiser users) on this issue and if/how you've managed to solve the problem.

Many thanks again for the great thread!

DrXDA
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trooperbill:
Its that time of (every second) year when my contracts up for renewal so i'm full on obsessing about the new rumours around these phones. Im a big media consumer so the bigger the screen the better and currently rocking an s6 edge plus which i love apart from the hardware buttons.

The note 8 has just a 0.1 in larger screen that the s8 plus and i'm hoping for 4k screen and smaller bezels if possible

The V30 looks great and there's talk of round edged Amoled screens (about time) but will these be plastic and not gorilla glass?

Liking the full display look of the iphone 8 but i cant help wondering if it will have big ass bezels as all the screenshots and mockups look like that

fingers crossed there'll be quad dac in one of the above but ive lost hope on stereo front facing speakers

what are your thoughts?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Accessories] Billy Madison:
If you guys know any PC USB stick which is capable of transmitting not just simple aptX signal from PC over to bluetooth speakers/headphones but aptX HD packed please let me know. I only could find receivers for speakers/headphones like AK101 aptX HD, but I look for transmitter not receiver. But can't find any. If anyone know why they don't make such gadgets , because they do not want us to listen mp3 files in higher quality from our PCs or what?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Accessories] RH0DY:
I'm looking for the same thing. Preferably something that will work with continuity and handoff on macOS
[General PAC Discussion] alejojvr:
colegas necesito con extrema urgencia la rom del blu 4.0m a090l, ya probe con la flash que esta en la plataforma de needrom y el equipo me quedo con dos detalles, no levanta cobertura y el equipo se apaga cuando esta en reposo. cabe destacar que le realice el flasheo al equipo xq tenia problemas con la camara y ahora presenta fallas adicionales, ya le realice wipes correspondientes de data y cache y aun presenta los errores anteriormente descritos, de antemano les agradezco toda colaboración posible!
[General PAC Discussion] eduardvi995:
Amigo... Como se te ocurre hacer una solicitud de una rom en español estando en un foro estadounidense... :confused:

has la pregunta otra ves pero en ingles, yo tambien necesito la rom pero nadie me la ha facilitado. si tengo noticias te las hare saber.

Hi

im translating the request that this guy made.

he is looking for the a090L stock rom, or the modem file which can be flashed with research download, for at least recover GSM network. ( it was lost when he flashed a090 firmware, having a090L, same as me)

if someone has the flashable backup of the a090L Blu Advance 4.0 M, would you kindly giveit to us so that we can get network again?

very thank you
[General PAC Discussion] Dd311:
if you still need it you could walk me through how to find it but chances are you've moved on as I am about to with the 4.0 M

can't find any rom's, roots, or anything else for this phone
[General PAC Discussion] eduardvi995:
thanks man, but i don't have the phone anymore. however, i found a way to root it and it worked (with magisk), i also found the twrp recovery for the phone. only a custom rom couldn't be found. If you need something ask me
[General PAC Discussion] Dd311:
hell yeah! id love the root for the 4.0 M the ROM would be dope also if you have it for real! thanks man

Edit:: this is the advance 4.0 M right? I know the other versions mess up a lot if you try and use them to root or flash ect.
[General PAC Discussion] eduardvi995:
Man i have only worked with the Blu Advance 4.0M A090L. if you have the version with letter (A090) or with any other letter it won't affect the process. just make sure it's A090.

Now i'll make a resume of the process. you can check all what we are doing in the Magisk thread here in XDA (https://xdaforums.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445). make sure to thank them if you rooted successfully. you probably know that there's no way to root this phone with conventional methods. So i was about to break my head when i found how to root it. Still this is all posible thanks to the Magisk developer.

As a disclaimer, remember that everything you do starting here is under your own responsibility.

The process consist on patch the boot partition of the phone with the root files instead of the system partition as all the root programs usually do. The system partition of this phone is impossible to root.

You will have to find the boot.img file either by downloading the firmware and extracting the file or googling it (it is safer to download the firmware and extract it than to download the single file).

Here the site where i downloaded mine: https://www.needrom.com/download/blu-advance-4-0-m-android-6-0/

NOTICE: If you are going to download the firmware, make sure it's the same version of the firmware that you have ( i mean, A090x). maybe if you flash a different boot file something could go wrong. (it didn't happen to me, but just in case)

After have found the file you must transfer it to the phone either to the Phone Storage or to an MicroSD. We will patch the partition through Magisk Manager (An apk) then we'll transfer it to the pc in order to flash it by fastboot to the phone. Magisk Manager will act as Superuser Manager. All done if you are here.

There's a big diference between Magisk and other Root Apps such as Kingroot. Magisk root it's called systemless, wich makes it undetectable for some apps if you wish so. however some apps are so old that won't detect this root even if you want them to. that's why me, as a personal decision, choosed to switch to normal root instead of this. (i really liked Magisk, but i wasn't able to use some old apps that i needed.)

As i said that was a brief resume of the process, if you want something more detailed ask for it, i'll be pleased to help you. (besides the detailed instructions, i would upload screenshots for help you).

I will attach the magisk manager apk and a platform_tools .zip wich contains the updated fastboot file for flash the boot.img

So this is it. i really expect you to don't go through troubles while rooting. Good look!!:fingers-crossed:
[General PAC Discussion] Dd311:
Thanks man I appreciate this a lot!!!!!!! Soon as I get my phone unlocked from this damn PUK lock (which they ought to disable on my phones seeing as how i end up doing this like 4 times a year) I'm definitely going to jump right into it!!!

Ill make sure to thank the devs in the other forum too and again THANK YOU

i appreciate it, now lets just hope these files aren't pre-hacked.... seem to end up missing the flags on scans when i download files for other phones and I've run into a few people who've gotten the better of my devices and such : /

ill let you know how root goes and ill be sure to hit you up if i get stuck

Thanks again my friend!
[General PAC Discussion] eduardvi995:
If you are using a sim card you would just have to pull out the card and there would not be any puk code ( this is how i do in my country, it could not work on the states but you can try) About the files, there is no problem if you download them by your own. I just added them here to avoid you to waste time.

Regards
[OnePlus 2 General] Scottyedmonds:
As a former huge OnePlus fan, it's time to say goodbye. I never upgraded after the 2, the phones got more expensive and the upgraded features didn't justify the additional cost. I've been running my OnePlus 2 on DU 11.5 for months now, the ROM development just never got to where we all hoped it to be. I blame OnePlus for this not giving the developers the tools needed and really hindering their success opportunities.

A huge thanks to all the devs who have and still put work into keeping this phone development alive. Until we meet again.

As for where I'm going. I'm a 2 phone guy, one for work and one for personal. I'll be switching my personal over to the Samsung A5(2017) which is an incredible phone. And my corporate phone will be an iPhone 7...
[OnePlus 2 General] fuser1337:
Farewell. I'm personally not buying OnePlus again.
[OnePlus 2 General] Murbert:
Oneplus is still using USB 2.0 in the OP5, over 2 years after the type C spec was published. There is still issues with jpeg compression in their phone app and it is not adjustable. Not releasing decent camera blobs for devs to use in their roms, etc. Oh yeah, premium pricing too. No thanks, I am done with them too.

My carrier has the LG G6 on sale right now, I think I'm gonna try that. I love the idea of a wide angle lens, and the Google camera app with HDR+ is confirmed working on it.
[OnePlus 2 General] utkarsh102:
That phone doesn't have an led notification. Just saying.
[OnePlus 2 General] Murbert:
The OP5 doesn't have LED notification?
[OnePlus 2 General] utkarsh102:
Lg g6
[OnePlus 2 General] Aks:
Farewell!!
[OnePlus 2 General] dtippin:
Yeah, I have enjoyed my one plus 2 also but the lack of decent support from the company has turned me off from them. Around the beginning or middle of next month I will be switching to something else. Farewell OP2
[OnePlus 2 General] Kirahvi:
OP2 is still a decent phone even in 2017. It's all about finding the right rom for your needs. But yeah.. OP is a terrible company and have forgotten what made them great in the past.
[OnePlus 2 General] Ben81:
This sums up my thoughts too. I'm happy with my OP2 for now but when it comes time to change I won't buy another OP.
[OnePlus 2 General] CertifiedBlyndGuy:
What if I told you that OnePlus provided the tools, but no one here ever made efficient use of them since Grarak left?

This device still has life and its still a solid phone. I just got it and my intention is to improve it.
[OnePlus 2 General] pops106:
I would say yey new ROM !

There seems to be some good devs working on the phone still so would be surprised if they where all missing something.
[OnePlus 2 General] Valneo:
I'l just dreaming about Google doing affordable Nexus devices again ... They would be so successful I'm sure. I first bought the 2 because the 6P was too expensive for me, but I still don't know about any other company which is "developer friendly" as OnePlus and Google. So yeah I'm stuck buying ****ty devices from a brand who doesn't car about their customers
[OnePlus 2 General] Dac0908:
Never settle. Yeah right.

Some good points here, yes, OP2 is still a good phone even in 2017. OnePlus turned it's back on it in pursuit for more ka-chiiiing, and 3, 3T or 5 haven't done much to make them sooo much better. But prices, oh my. Just got OnePlus spam in my mail, new OP5 model with more memory already! What? How much?

6GB RAM + 64GB Storage

499,00 €

8GB RAM + 128GB Storage

559,00 €

So I went to see my order from february 2016. I got 64GB one at the time when 32GB was available. Mine was 345€ minus 40€ for coupon. So 305€. Guess what OnePlus, I won't be settling.
[OnePlus 2 General] casual_kikoo:
Come on, stop. OnePlus 2 was not a good phone, is not a good phone and would never be a good phone.

How can you say it's a good phone when you see User Experience is so bad with the Snapdragon 810, when there is so much thermal throttling every time you are doing something on the phone ? (don't talk about underclock / overclock / custom kernel / etc, those are elements which are flashed after by the user, and are not relevant for every users).

When you can see that you can buy a OnePlus 3T for 350E on Ebay (what I did, phone is in perfect condition), you should not even consider buying the OnePlus 2.
[OnePlus 2 General] Dac0908:
Never had those problems, but I am not using it for games. Phone works just fine - not saying it is (or ever was) a great phone, just a reasonably good one. Mostly let down by software and company which became greedy, and yes, while being the latest thing at the time Snapdragon 810 wasn't that good. Still it works for all basic needs, even after 2 years specs are almost impressive and user experience can be ok. *Not* a power-user experience.

Not comparing it to flagships because it never really was in that category, and you also should put it in it's price bracket, you bought used 3T for 350€ while OP2 when new was 300€. So there's that. After having it for a year and a half I am surely not considering buying another one or recommending someone to get OP2 or any OP actually. For that user experience and satisfaction should be on higher level.
[OnePlus 2 General] Bimm3r:
Actually i will buy oneplus again. Why, because it's cheaper then the rivals ;) much cheaper. And i really like my oneplus 2, spent 100 euros for it, really cheap and good phone.
[OnePlus 2 General] pops106:
Me too on that one...

Bought a Nexus 4 towards the end of them selling out for like £150 or something, was a brilliant phone even though I replaced god knows how many screens and back's on it but was a great great phone
[OnePlus 2 General] xdvs23:
Efforts will be put in getting Oreo up for the OP2, specifically halogenOS 8.0

Any help is appreciated, if you want to submit patches, do so via review.halogenos.org, otherwise, if you have a device tree, let us know.
[OnePlus 2 General] prakharprasad:
Hi CertifiedBlyndGuy, if I am not wrong then you're the AOSPA maintainer for OnePlus X. Are you building AOSPA for OnePlus 2 as well ?
[OnePlus 2 General] CertifiedBlyndGuy:
A week ago, you would've been correct... But I quit
[OnePlus 2 General] paeddi:
Am I to understand that the development for OP2 is stopped?

Or is it someone else's turn?
[OnePlus 2 General] CertifiedBlyndGuy:
I don't know. I haven't talked with Alex and Jake for a while. I'm sure Alex is working on it
[OnePlus 2 General] prakharprasad:
That's unfortunate.

From a ROM Developer's point of view, what makes this device as the least preferred (challenging ?) one amongst all OnePlus family ? Just curious.
[OnePlus 2 General] CertifiedBlyndGuy:
I'm still developing for it. I'm just not a part of PA. Actually, its the only device I physically own now.

But yes, there are a couple things that make it challenging:

1. The 8994. Without proper thermal tuning this thing overheats but it has to be done right. Thermal scheduling is a dumb concept and Qualcomms thermal driver simply put sucks.

2. There are memory issues here that aren't seen on other devices. As a matter of fact, they are very similar t9 the same issues that Onyx had with memory. Its very touchy. The MDSS is the same way.

3. Onyx. It was cheaper and more affordable. More people flocked to it. The display on Onyx was even better for instance.

Overall though, I'm really liking this device. I just don't hang around XDA much. You guys can find me on G+ on the CandyRoms page.

Maybe I'll release O here. Not sure yet.
[OnePlus 2 General] wertus33333:
Op2 not too bad

I totally agree that oneplus should give more assistance to developers but the device quality is good (better than others).

Reference:

Z3-compact fell 30cm to the ground--> touchscreen non functional (hair crack).

Z3 (not mine) cracked in pocket when we went out, sonys response:

"Our premium phones are not meant to be put in pant-pockets, use your jacket (I'm always wearing a jacket in a club...:eek:)"

Xiaomi mi4s Touchscreen stoped working without any reason (and xiaomi gives even less help to devs, incomplete kernel sources, etc.).

HTC one x/Desire s: only phones still working (totally destroyed screen bcs it fell from motorbike/balcony but still 100% functional)

OP2 fell from bike, some small scratches, pre-installed display protector destroyed but thats it (still fully functional, display undamaged).

Therefore i'd say that for a china phone the op2 is quite good but i'd rather buy a HTC for the same price (as the op3/5, which are too expensive for what they give) in future.
[Lenovo A6000/Plus Questions & Answers] kakuverma:
I m using lenovo a6000+ with omni rom 7.1.2 . i hv problm that is during call incall volume too loud plz hlp me how can i fix this bug
[Lenovo A6000/Plus Questions & Answers] vishal_kaushal:
reduce speaker gain from kernel auditor,

well u can also reduce it with volume rocker during call lol
[Lenovo A6000/Plus Questions & Answers] kakuverma:
Kuch nhi ho rha dude mene call volume alrdy low set ki h .. phr bhi loud he volume ...
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] conquer086:
Anybody? Surely there has to be a lasting repair and known cause.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Jezza0:
Seems not. I have given up, aside from occasionally popping back here to see if anyone's found something new. I have taken to using an old phone as a bluetooth GPS transmitter. It's a pain, but it works.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] pedro1977:
Unfortunately LG still uses those same old crappy useless springs that it did several years ago, and they are not very flexible hence why it fails and then fails again. I think putting items underneath will only bend it even further slightly raising them would have been a better fix and then firmly attaching the case. Probably too late for you. The only other option would be solder in some more but I haven't seen the board for ths device.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Trompipan:
Would it be possible to use the GPS antenna from my bootloop G4?
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] 3dd1:
I've looked how to do this and can only see how to use a phone as a GPS transmitter for a pc, please could you tell me how you did it?

Edit: I found one, worked my way through until it came to allow mock locations within developer settings, to find that as I am running android 7 this option has been removed so back to square one :(
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Jezza0:
Sure. On the phone with working GPS you want to share, install btGPS from Meowsbox, and get the licence key too (£1 if I recall correctly).

On the G5, install Bluetooth GPS from GG MobLab (which is free and fully functioning).

Once both apps are installed, you just have to pair the devices via bluetooth, enable the transmitter on the old phone, and finally select the old phone in the dropdown on the G5 and press connect.

Is it annoying? Yeah, a bit, but actually I can keep my old phone (Samsung S3) hidden away in the car and it still gives decent reception. And because the screen's off on that device, it lasts for hours without killing the battery.

HTH.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] 3dd1:
Thanks for that :) Before I buy the software for the phone with working gps, does it require GPS mock locations on the G5 as it appears that functionality has been removed from the developer settings in android 7
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] Jezza0:
Ahh - yes, good point. I also had to set Bluetooth GPS as the mock location app. Since that's the free app, I'd install that first and see if it can be configured. Also you can test out the transmitter app for (IIRC) 10 minutes before it dies in good crippleware form. Plenty of time to make sure it's working though.

Although... I'm using Android 7.0 on my H860 and mock locations is working fine :confused:
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] sidehop:
I ended up taking a chance and dropped a very small amount of solder on each of the spring contacts everyone keeps talking about lifting or putting a small piece of plastic underneath. In the past lifting the spring helped for a month or so before it started to not seek GPS again.

Yes, I've tried the whole APN update, using GPS Toolbox (which I've had before LG G5), rooted, etc but believe too this is simply a hardware issue on the contacts.

As far as the soldering is concerned, if you're near sighted, you won't need a magnifying glass but the contacts are very small so a very steady hand is a must and of course some soldering skill is required. I'll try to take a macro shot of how it looks this weekend. So far after a month it's been rock solid.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] wulsic:
The 3 golden pins are from the volume control. The internet has been spread with fake information relevant to fixing the LG G5's GPS Fix as I also think that opening it up and closing it back down and so on just reseats the contact from the real place for a little while :p See the most useful marked answer for further explaination: https://nl.ifixit.com/Answers/View/394237/GPS+Not+working+well+at+all
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] resinis:
delete
[Xiaomi Mi 6 Questions & Answers] XBowman:
is there any way to flash MIUI9 global dev without unlocking bootloader? I'm on miui 8 global.
[Xiaomi Mi 6 Questions & Answers] Vinnie8018:
I gave it a try and it worked, I haven't even got the unlock tool!

Now checking I still show as locked...
[Xiaomi Mi 6 Questions & Answers] jlmcr87:
Yes, download XiaomiTool and follow the instructions.
[Xiaomi Mi 6 Questions & Answers] maciupeq:
First you need recovery image - It's here

Second

That's all you have MIUI 9 :good:
[Xiaomi Mi 6 Questions & Answers] VitorMT:
Download MiTools and be happy. ;)

I'm using Global dev (Miui 9). Mi 6, bootloader locked. :)
[Xiaomi Mi 6 Questions & Answers] ezefile:
Hi , can you please share your experience?

I'm having problems with both methods, mitools and fastboot in the XiaoMiFlash app, even can't connect with MiPCSuite, getting crazy with Xiaomi :(

runing win10 pro

Tks