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[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Alaric323:
Greetings everyone,

Just out of curiosity, why do we not have a persistent TWRP installation for the Oreo betas? Is it because of their status as a beta, in which we're waiting for a stable boot partition to be released to work on, or is there another reason?

Also, is there any particular reason the system and cache partitions cannot be interfaced with when using TWRP? Does it not like the new A/B partition scheme? If so, do other phones have the same issue, such as the Pixel 2?

Has anyone gotten Viper working on the 8.1 beta through magisk?

Sorry for so many questions at once.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Skripka:
It is because of the A/B scheme. Pixel suffers the same feature.

Viper works fine. In the Downloads tab of Magisk there are a few Viper options for easy install.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Alaric323:
Figured as much. Guess I'd look to any TWRP forums about that rather than here.

I can't seem to get Viper working properly for me. Keep getting an issue where mounting the magisk_merge.img fails. Used to work on the 8.0 betas, but doesn't work after a sideload to 8.1. Brought this issue up in the "How to Root the Essential" thread, but no solution was established, despite reinstalling magisk (twice). None of the three viper plugins work, nor does Xposed with the same error.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Skripka:
Sounds like you're not rooted.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Alaric323:
Nope, definitely rooted. I've installed Busybox, got a root file explorer, can change SELinux, have a root terminal, yada yada yada... Magisk reports everything as rooted okay as well.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] sactownbully84:
Hello , I updated OTA to 8.1 and ever since then I can't connect to my sanyo sound bar via Bluetooth?....I can connect to my wireless ear buds just fine. But the sound bar won't even show up as available...it worked fine b4 the update. Ideas plz n thank you.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] BCLaraby:
My Essential 360 camera has become incredibly pixelated lately, if I move it at all during recording video it's an utter mess, very frustrating as I really enjoyed this thing. What happened and is there a way to fix it? I tried clearing the cache, etc but it's no use.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] quibble8:
Huge battery drain

So, thinking I must have a rogue app or something as I've gone from having great battery life (could eak things out to basically 2 days at a push) to having incredibly poor battery life (from 100% to 3% ovewrnight, phone not in use and over a period of about 6 hours).

So - assuming there is no easy way to to find out which app is causing this.... is my best option a full reset? Anything else to try?? If doing a reset, is there any easy way to back things up (yes, I know I should be doing this more often anyway!!)

Thank you.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] geoclooney:
Tethering check on Oreo?

I know earlier in the thread there was confirmation that that Hotspot was working out of the box for Verizon Grandfathered UDP on Nougat. I can't think of any reason why that might change on Oreo but can anyone confirm that there is NOT a tethering subscription check on Oreo? Thanks!
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
WiFi Tethering/Hotspot is working with Verizon's original UDP on the 8.1.0 update.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Nexus_Munky:
Quick advice needed...!!1

So my aunt is going to Canada next week and I told her to get this amazing phone for me back to India.But I have three doubts-

1) She will be there for a short time so will have to buy it from a retail store.Where should she get it from and what would it cost.Also how will she get it unlocked for usage in India..??

2) Is it worth it to buy it over Pixel 2, S8 or an iPhone.Not interested in spec wars but long term life both hardware and software-wise.

3) How will be my life without official support...??
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/store-locator

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/search...rue&iht=y&usc=All+Categories&ks=960&keys=keys
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] stryver:
I have been unable to use any substratum themes since upgrading to 8.1 official. Has anyone else had any issues since the upgrade?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] seabro01:
I've been using Swift Dark and Black without any issues. Since the March security patch applying themes has changed.

-build and enable

-reboot

-enable

-reboot
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] stryver:
Thanks, I'll give this a try

EDIT: That did the trick. Thank you so much, you just made my night! ?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] RandomPooka:
Ok, I'm currently digging through the ridiculously long Magisk support thread for this, but if anyone knows how to do it, I'd love a nudge in the right direction.

Trying to install a magisk module. Won't work through the manager. Keeps erroring out at the part where it inflates the config.sh in the temp directory.

Can't easily reboot to TWRP and install it that way, so I went through all the hoops of flashing the TWRP-mata11 image, flashed stock kernel, EX, Magisk v16, and then tried to install my module from TWRP before rebooting... Nope. No luck there either.

Anyone know offhand if you can manually create the folders that need to be created in the data partition to plunk all the appropriate files in from the module's .zip ?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] zoori2000:
Hello guys I'm having a problem with Gameloft games like Gangstar Vegas, modern combat 5 and modern combat versus and mostly all Gameloft games where they will say I am connected to a controller but I am not and I can't change the controls back to touch screen so want to know if I am the only one having this problem or is it a phone problem and I'm currently running Android 8.1
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] s_rkj:
Is there anyway I can get Google camera on moto g4 plus athene... I tried various versions Google camera but none is working above version 2. Do help me seniors!
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] RandomPooka:
Wrong thread, I think.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] RandomPooka:
So, I've noticed a weird thing with Oreo 8.1 and Tasker. It may have been present prior to this as well, but I only just got my phone a week ago.

Proximity sensor problems are frustrating me.

The sensor responds properly to sensor test apps. In Tasker, it doesn't work at all and just always shows as being triggered. That is, Tasker thinks something is covering the proximity sensor all the time. This sort of breaks 2 of my more frequently used profiles. It doesn't completely ruin my day or anything. It's just frustrating.

Can anyone else confirm this?

One profile is just a basic power off if the phone is inverted and the proximity sensor is covered (in my pocket, basically). This gets triggered outside my pocket if I accidentally invert the phone during use.

Is this just a Tasker problem, since all other sensor test apps show the sensor as functioning properly?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] the john:
I just picked up a 128GB PH1 locked to Sprint. Can 8.1 be sideloaded without unlocking? I've searched and have only seen references to the beta Oreo builds. Or do I just have to wait either for the 50 days or the official 8.1?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] RandomPooka:
My Sprint PH-1 got 8. 1 as an OTA the day I received it in the mail. 1 week ago today.

Correction: I bought it off Amazon, sorry. Do the ones directly from Sprint not receive the OTA??
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Caltinpla:
Yes, you can. Just follow the steps on the Essential website.

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Mine bought directly from Sprint and I received the OTA update the same day it was released.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] the john:
Nothing I've seen seems to show 8.1 being available for Sprint build. On Essential's website, the latest stable version is 7.1.1 for Sprint/Telus and 8.1 for open market. Refreshing the system update through the device doesn't show anything either.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Caltinpla:
Did you try to refresh the system update without the sim card? Or different carrier sim cards after the reboot?

Again, you are still be able to sideload the 8.1 update firmware for the Essential phone Sprint variant without issues. I've done it so I know that for sure.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] RandomPooka:
I took the OTA over wifi before inserting my SIM, F do I know that works.

You may have to wipe data, though. Try it without a SIM and without wiping
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] fcuk90:
May someone share how much is the average SOT for this phone ?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] seabro01:
SoT will vary depending on usage but I've been getting 6+ hrs over full day off charger.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Jank4AU:
I have a lot of stuff syncing all the time and I'm easily getting 5+. Best battery life I've had on a phone, personally, without having to go through great efforts to tune it to make it happen.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] fcuk90:
Thanks guys.

I am currently on 3T. Looking to upgrade, but essential only have 3040mah battery, that's the reason I asking the SOT here.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] seabro01:
My 3T gets better battery life than PH-1 but that makes sense since the 3T has a smaller AMOLED 1080p screen and 3400 mAh battery.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] sum_rndm_wht_gy:
Been looking at this phone for a while now but my main problem is I'm on TMobile. Has the signal issues been fixed or improved at all? I mainly use band 2,4 and 12 here where I live in Indiana.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Procrustinator:
I'm on T-Mobile in the Indianapolis area, and I work in Columbus. While it may not have quite the signal strength of previous phones, I have signal basically everywhere I did before. I know southern Indiana has a lot of iffy spots for T-Mobile, so I guess it would depend on where you are.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] sum_rndm_wht_gy:
I live down in Columbus. I'm almost always on band 4 down here.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Procrustinator:
I normally don't have any signal at my desk, but then again I'm in the middle of a big concrete building. I will occasionally get a signal there. If I step out by a window, I have good signal.

I never had a signal with previous phones either, so that didn't change.

There are a couple of iffy spots on I-65 between Columbus and Indy, but nowhere that it always drops.

I just went out by a window, and with LTE Discovery app I was getting -97 dBm.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] asoces:
My Sony MDR ZX220 Bluetooth headphones turn on using NFC but never even try to automatically pair with Bluetooth. I then have to manually pair the headphones, and they work fine.

Is there a setting somewhere I may have turned off by mistake?

EDIT: Figured it out.... my WiFi was interfering with it.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] cash2387:
Sorry if this has been asked already. But is this worth getting? Previously Ive had two Note 4s and then moved to a Huawei Mate 9. I would be getting the Essential for a work phone (paid for by work too). Just don't want to get something and regret it for 2 years till I can upgrade.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
Do you root, install custom roms, take lots of pictures, what carrier?... without knowing how you use your phone, what you expect, I can't answer that.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] cash2387:
Sorry should have elaborated. So carrier would be Telus in Canada. As well yes I did root in the past. But haven't bothered since getting my Mate 9. Picture wise since it will be a work phone I don't think it will be used too much for that. Mainly it's just for calls and emails. It sounds like a newbie question but I did MONTHS of research into the Mate 9 when my Note 4's suffered the eMMC issue. Just not sure how I would fare moving to something that didn't have that 3.5mm jack.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] rambleon84:
I want to get Magisk on this phone. What is the preferred path? Can I unlock bootloader, install twrp, flash stock image and then Magisk or does it work best to just go custom rom from the get go?

I have rooted and ran custom roms on all my previous devices, I do like having twrp and backing up my device but mostly because i didnt like the stock rom from Samsung/HTC whereas this device has a lovely stock Android feel . It sounds like twrp doesnt remain on the stock rom if i go that route, any other draw backs? Do I lose any essential Essential features going custom rom with this device?

thanks!
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
https://xdaforums.com/essential-phone/how-to/guide-rooting-essential-ph-1-magisk-t3701976
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] rambleon84:
Interesting that TWRP doesnt stay you have to fastboot/ADB and flash it each time to use it. That will take some getting used to. I think i will try just rooting on the stock software for a while. Thanks for the help
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] TheZadok42:
HELP! My phone is stuck

I've followed the guide and forgot to install the stock img, now my phone is stuck on the opening screen (the essential logo and powered by Android), is there anything I can do?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Fiesta14:
Hey I actually just rooted and got magisk on my phone. I unlocked bootloader and installed twrp through ADB and then flashed stock image and magisk. Just make sure to do both at the same time.

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If you go to essentials website they have a copy of the stock image zip. Download that and sideload following essentials instructions.

This will get your phone working again and then you should be right to try rooting again.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] garywojdan81:
Really considering this device. I'm coming from a Nexus 6, currently used on Verizon in a semi- rural area. I've been reading through these threads for a few months and I'm still not sure. But I keep coming back around to it. Any thoughts?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] mbl1979:
New to essential, loving the phone so far. When I first got this phone I looked on xda for a root tool. Does anyone know if one has been made. I guess I got spoiled with the last 3 Nexus devices I had lol. I am aware of adb, just not comfortable with using it. Thanks y'all.

**EDIT** I found a person on the forum that has made a tool for this phone.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] fredgar75:
So I bought my phone from essential and Sprint is telling me it's not compatible. Any suggestions?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Skripka:
They're idiots. I got the same thing.

Do online activation or by telephone...so long as you have a sim. Also notify Essential, they're on top of issues like this and replied to me within 12 hours of every email trying to get Sprint to activate my phone.

You need offline support to add your MEID to their inventory database. This takes a few days typically
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] RandomPooka:
I activated my Essential phone (purchased through Amazon) within an hour or two of receiving it by going online and entering the MEID manually. Zero problems.

I only waited to activate it so I could get the 8.0 OTA (and unlock/root) before Sprint had a say in what OS it would get an OTA for.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Skripka:
This is my tale of what I had to go through

https://www.reddit.com/r/essential/comments/7zk8gv/_/
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] garywojdan81:
Wow. Picked up the same unit, the same way. Got it last Thursday and it activated on Verizon with no issue at all. Even reception is on par or better than my Nexus 6 or my wife's S7 edge.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] fredgar75:
How did you add it manually? I haven't seen a way to do it online yet.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Skripka:
Your MySprint can let you change phones yourself. Either the system takes your MEID to pair with the SIM UCCID (because the MEID is already in their inventory)...or it doesn't. If the MEID isn't in their inventory, then a ticket needs created with Offline Support to add it. That last one is what Sprint Store tech don't do--and instead erroneously claim Essential makes a "world phone" and not a pan-carrier phone.

Either way...competent techs know what needs done. This problem arises with all non-carrier phones on Sprint like Nexus/Pixel and the newer non-carrier-Samsung handsets. Sprint needs to add the IMEI/MEID to their system if it isn't there. While you are talking to Sprint they can see about the activation as well. If a ticket needs created--they can do that too.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] fredgar75:
So I would need to call a Sprint store, take it down there, or call Sprint customer service? Thank you for the help.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Skripka:
Call their 1-800 customer care. Ask them to activate it. If they have issues be adamant about getting the phone added to inventory.

We all know the phone should activate and work...sometimes they don't.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] fredgar75:
Went to the Sprint store and had them add my imei to the data base but it's going to take a day or two. Ugh. Still using it now on wifi just to play around.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] fredgar75:
My essential is active! Thank you for the help guys!
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] fredgar75:
Has anybody else had issues getting chat features to work in Android messages?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] fredgar75:
Ok I am not able to get fastboot working. Adb works fine just not fastboot. Trying to update the driver but can't seem to find the right one. Any ideas?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=73473822&postcount=2
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] fredgar75:
Thank you. I found it just before you posted. Now for some reason I can't get sideload working in TWRP. Ugh.

Nevermind. I was able to do what I needed in TWRP itself.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Zargone:
How do I ERASE ALL and Reflash using FastBoot?

I really need some help here. I have a strong reason to believe the 3rd party company that replaced my display did something to the OS, perhaps spy software.

I spoke to Essential support and they recommended that I reflash the phone using the FastBoot zip file on the developer section of their website. The Essential website files do NOT provide all the necessary files to necessarily fix a troubled phone.

I was able to flash slot a but slot b was still in the "dancing dots" forever mode.

The BTS ROM images and help of those on this forum helped me restore the phone to proper operation!

My thanks to all!

Thank you so VERY much!
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] jrodbrown58:
I have a NOOB question. I downloaded and have installed the latest firmware. I also have the firmware zip downloaded from essential. I'm wanting to root my phone. Is all I have to do is flash the zip and then flash magisk afterwards? Or do I need to convert the zip into an img using win32imager and then flash the img and the magisk zip? I stayed up way too late last night/this morning fixing an error I done trying to achieve this when I got home from work I already have unlocked bootloader and twrp installed on device
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] rambleon84:
Having an issue taking the May secuirty update. Am I unable to take ota security updates with an unlocked bootloader/rooted with magisk? First time in a long time using a phone with a stock rom
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] RandomPooka:
There is a thread specifically for rooting. Definitely should read that OP thoroughly. If you aren't sure what to do, read it again. If you still aren't sure, use the thread search for your query. If that doesn't work, ask in that thread.

You need to remove magisk, or the OTA will fail. The simplest way would be to flash TWRP, and use it to flash the stock April boot image to the boot partition. That's also available in the rooting thread mentioned above.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Kennii:
Can i get the may update (.166) fastbootable files i just need to update everything besides the actual OS since i use lineage os
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] RandomPooka:
I'm on the same. I'm thinking you can edit the flash-all no wipe script to not flash 'system' and 'vendor' and use that. But, I'm not sure. I'd like to hear from someone who is sure before I do it!

I'm pretty sure that LOS only changes those two partitions, and we would use all the rest from the back to stock zip
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] jrodbrown58:
Another NOOB question. I have my phone unlocked and rooted and was wondering if there is a way to get rid of the annoying security screen that shows up everytime the phone reboots? I think I seen a file to remove it but not sure on how to flash it. Thanks so much!
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Fiesta14:
This would be amazing to know!
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] Jejeje3:
Hello to all!

I would like to ask if it is possible to delete all recent files from my phone. If yes, does anyone knows how to do that?

Thanks a lot!
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] collller:
i use phone in China. phone works fine, wifi works, lte works, phone calls work.

BUT each wifi network and each lte network, after being connected says "no internet" and there is small x sign next to the signal strenght indicator.

internet works i can go to websites etc. but there is permanent x sign and it botheres me. even when i connect throu US vpn, the same problem.

also, i cannot load ota update.

any ideas?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] jthompson553:
Help with Visual voicemail. I've had this phone for 2 weeks now, and with the Google camera port I'm really loving it. I'm having a problem with the visual voicemail app though. I'm with MetroPCS and when I open the app it says it's configuring the device and fails. No error codes and I've gotten no help with MetroPCS customer support.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] No-New-Phone:
Read here:

http://mata.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

All at the end of the text.

(my phone is still not rooted, so I didn't try.)

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My essential ph-1 came yesterday, so I am kind of essential noob. On all my recent phones I had CM /LOS installed, and I might do that as well, but for now I'd like to give stock a chance.

Saying this, on my old oneplus x there was an alert slider, that changed notifications from "all notifications" to "prefered" (with a plus + symbol) to "none" (indicator shows minus - symbol). Is something like this possible in stock, or is this LOS settings? I can configure the alerts in the same way, but I don't see the alert configuration from the indicator.

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[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] garywojdan81:
Don't believe it's possible on stock, not sure about los.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] fredgar75:
I don't know about metro pcs because I have Sprint but, I use Youmail visual voicemail. It is free or a paid version for more options. The free version is still really good. You can customize a different recording for each of your contacts or turn on smart messages and it will respond to each of your contacts personally. I've never had an issue with it over 4 different devices.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] jthompson553:
Thank you Fregar75 for the suggestion, I've found a different option that works well for me though. Although the I can't use the MetroPCS app, this phone has visual voicemail built into the dialer. That really works for me.