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[LG V20 Questions & Answers] Still_living714:
Chrome is the best. No added extra bs just a good fast browser , install adaway and it's even faster
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] mookiexl:
Samsung Beta = winning. Best private mode with separate private mode bookmarks.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] ajent:
Yandex
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] rbird2:
Another vote for Brave Browser.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] spiderx_mm:
Mozilla Firefox. I like it because i can use all the browser plug-ins that I'm using in desktop.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] Bubba Fett:
Thanks for the input. I tried all suggested and I like Via so far. Apus was nice but I think Via was faster. Brave didn't seem as quick on my phone. Yandex reminded me of Chrome but I like the buttons on the bottom. I tried X browser too which was similar to Apus and Via if anyone is looking for ideas.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] netgar:
Chromium... best of the best.
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] Tikerz:
What is the "When device is in VR" setting used for in Display Settings if the device is not Daydream compatible?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobdrad:
I flashed a new Factory image (Oreo), but apps think my phone is still rooted. Using the Fx filesystem browser I checked /System/bin and find no trace of su or supersu, and I have no /System/xbin. If I do install SuperSU and try to run it, it says my phone is *not* rooted. OTA updates are working.

I have some crucial apps I cannot run, because they think my phone is rooted.

What could cause them to think this? What can I do to fix it?

Note I have an unlocked bootloader and TWRP recovery ROM. Could that be causing this?

Apps that I am having trouble with are AirWatch (which my company requires to access company e-mail) and the ADP Portal app.

I have Oreo 8.0.0 on a Nexus 6p.

Any guidance would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Bob
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gabriel hrh:
I recently flashed lineage os 14.1 on my sm_g900p sprint variant

and it came with airview already enabled i cant find a way to disable it

i looked in the settings there is nothing that has to do with airveiw.

i dont know if it is draining battery but the battery goes really quick

other roms that didnt have it on the battery lasted way longer
[Xiaomi Mi 2] XDA1515:
Today I was trying to install a newer rom (MIUI 8.1)(also MIUI 4.11 after the 8.1 failed a couple times) through twrp 3.1.1.0-aries and my mi2s got soft bricked after the update failed with error code 7 something about being unable to write system to /system.

So I tried to install the new rom using MiFlash and got there a different error

[4:25:07 PM 9063612]:target didn't report max-download-size
[4:25:07 PM 9063612]:sending 'tz' (196 KB)...
[4:25:07 PM 9063612]:error:FAILED (data transfer failure (Unknown error))
[4:25:07 PM 9063612]:"Flash tz error"
[4:25:07 PM 9063612]:error:FAILED (data transfer failure (Unknown error))

Then I tried to flash it using Mi PC Suite which got stuck at 52% for 2 hours at "sending system.img". I saw it wasn't going anywhere so I disconnected the device and terminated the task.

At that point the phone didn't go into the recovery mode anymore. I think Mi PC Suite might have done something to the partition table.

Right now the phone is stuck in fastboot loop and can't go into recovery mode unless I run the command

fastboot boot twrp.img

which can sometimes fail as well with error:

FAILED (status read failed (Too many links))

At the first time I managed to get back into twrp using the above command I felt some relief and I tried doing a factory reset from the twrp menu. It didn't help.

Flashing twrp using the command

fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

says everything is okay and is finishing without errors but I still can't boot into it. It just goes straight to fastboot.

target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (10346 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.432s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 1.793s]
finished. total time: 2.225s

trying to flash new rom using MiFlash gives an error about the partition table

FAILED (remote: partition table doesn't exist)

Please help me unbrick my device I'm open for suggestions!

Thank you.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] XDA1515:
I fixed this by downloading "aries_images_4.11.21_4.1_cn" and editing the "flash_all.bat" script to include

fastboot %* flash partition "%~dp0images\gpt_both0.bin" || @echo "Flash partition error" && exit /B 1

in the third row right after the 2 "soc-id" checks.

I am still not sure how to upgrade from here to one of the newer miui roms.
[Xiaomi Mi 2] XDA1515:
Solved. I managed to flash aries_global_images_V8.1.3.0.LXAMIDI_20161122.0000.00_5.0_global using MiFlash.

At first I thought it didn't work because it flashed the whole rom way too quickly in like 5-10 seconds and booted back to fastboot but then I just left the device there to rest and when I came back after a few minutes I saw it booted to a black screen with a white MI at the center of it and then android and 3 dots appeared at the bottom so I just waited for a few more minutes and it installed everything.

I hope this might help someone else with similar issue.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] microbmen:
Has anyone seen this before? my auto-complete window that pops up above any SIP i use is garbled.

Furthermore, instead of being vertical its now horizontal, ... did i install some 3rd-party app that caused this? i cant remember., or did i accidentally change some setting...

I guess i'm just asking if anyone has seen this before and what's causing it?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] DaveShaw:
this sounds like xt9. try grabbing the cab to disable it from duttys v4 post. its on post #1 or #2 i think.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] microbmen:
that did it., thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Questions & Answers] Xostl:
Will there be firmware on the Samsung SM-G950F / FD Galaxy S8? If so, when? The source code is the same)
[LG K10 Questions & Answers] Zckorpio_:
Hi friends

I need root for mi phone, I've tried many applications and none works, can anyone help me ??

Regards
[LG K10 Questions & Answers] BrianIbrahims:
No luck yet, i also need root for this model
[LG K10 Questions & Answers] Diegolemos:
I've been waiting for almost a year now and no solution so far
[LG K10 Questions & Answers] hookey17:
Me too ?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dathaeus:
I am wondering if many others have had this issue. It wasn't as bad in the first year, but in the last year my battery life is basically like 2 hours with the same usage.

My ES File Explorer pops up regularly asking to shut down bg programs, usually about 25, including useless bg apps like Fandango that do not need to be running.

I cannot tell you if this were the case at the start of my phone ownership but

Do you also have this issue

What is the best way to keep certain apps CLOSED 100%, even after you open them? (and I dont mean the sideswipe close from the square recent tasks button)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions & Answers] harleyusa:
My s70edge won't start or go into recovery or download mode, when i try to recovery mode the blue light up top says entering recovery then my phone goes black. Can anyone help or is it time to buy a other phone?
[Android General] Swag25:
Hi, new member here.

I have Samsung S5 (G900F) and I want to know if GearVR will work on this device using S7/S8 ROM. Is there any bugs or issues like FC? Anyone who tried this? Thanks.
[Android General] Ibuprophen:
Your best bet is to post this question within the following thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2700073

Good Luck!

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I DO NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT VIA PM UNLESS ASKED/REQUESTED BY MYSELF.

PLEASE KEEP IT IN THE THREADS WHERE EVERYONE CAN SHARE
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] Weberp7593:
Hello, i hope somebody can help me.

i installed the 19s Stock on my X821 via TWRP.

Now i want back to custom and when i want to delete the sorage it says its not mounted and its not possible to mount.

I tried very much.

-Go to stock Recovery and flashed

-Try to refresh TWRP

But everytime the same Problem.

Somebody knows how to deal with that Problem?

(I heard it is encrypted? Or womething like that...)

Best Regards from Germany

Weberp7593
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] jman0:
The Indian ROMs are encrypted, and TWRP will ask for the encryption key. When it does, you have to tap cancel and hope for it to work. If if doesn't work, just reboot recovery (you can so so from TWRP itself) and try again, it will eventually work. You may have to reboot recovery between (usually) 2 and 5 times (I had to do it around 10 times once) but it always works.
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] Weberp7593:
Thank you so much it worked!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] bigalbklyn:
I've rooted my S8 SM-G950U, in the process I used a U1 carrier unlocked no bloatware firmware. This doesn't have the visual voicemail app that works on an S8 on Boost. Can anyone send me the apk or tell me if there is something I can flash in flashfire or Odin to restore this to my phone?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] falcon67:
Are G950F/ G955F ROMs compatible with G950U/ G955U? Is it possible to use Flashfire to flash G950F/ G955F ROMs into G950U/ G955U and vice versa?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] jpcdeux:
I don't believe so.

F is the exynos and U is Snapdragon
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] mweinbach:
As long as they don't mess with build.prop or kernel, they *should* work.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] vimerate:
I would say no because the Snapdragon and Exynos variants use different kernels, but isn't it a moot point because Snapdragons have locked bootloaders?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] mweinbach:
nope, its because we have flashfire. I think if its like new apps or mods that modify system files, not kernel, it might work. But again, if it modifys the build prop and stuff. But anyways, nah, we can flash. As long as it supports flashfire.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] vimerate:
Oh that's cool, I didn't know about that.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akaTRAP:
So recently my M8 has decided to degrade a lot faster than a typical Android phone would, so I'm looking for an upgrade. Considering I'm still a college student, I can't make sense of spending over $500 just for a phone. I recently saw a few models (64GB and 128GB) for under $400, but would anyone still recommend buying this phone in 2017? The bootloop issue keeps me from pulling the trigger. I would rather not purchase another phone that I'm gonna want to throw at a wall only a few months into owning it.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] v12xke:
If you can get a NEW model 64GB for a great price, then yeah. In the US, Walmart is selling a new 32GB model for $365. The phone is still fast as hell, runs 8.0 and gets monthly security updates. Ongoing community support is guaranteed for a LONG time. :good:
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seabro01:
I used my 6P for about a year without any issues but I can't recommend it to those that need a reliable phone. Definitely wouldn't pay anywhere near $400. Just too many potential issues and there's better options in that price range. I bought my 64 GB gold 6P over a year ago for about $400 but had other options (5x and 6) if it had boot loop or battery issues. Now I have the 3T and will probably sell the 6P.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akaTRAP:
Yea I'm still weary of the bootloop. The phone I found was an official refurb from Google, but still, if it's unreliable even afterwards, I'd rather spend the extra money now so I don't have to spend even more later.

BTW I would prefer to buy one that works on all four networks. Currently on Sprint (hot garbage) but I'm looking to move to T-Mobile after I graduate.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CZ Eddie:
My Pixel XL died and I picked up the Nexus 6P.

It's 95% as fast as the Pixel XL.

Apps do open faster on the Pixel, but the difference is negligible.

I never realized I'd be this happy with the 6P.

My only issue is premature battery failure.

I'd budget $25 to get a replacement battery if you're comfortable doing it yourself.

If not, then budget a lot more, or get a better phone.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akaTRAP:
how long have you had it?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wizardwiz:
Have my 6P for 14 months now. 95% battery health and working flawlessly so far.

Can't see any reason to replace it. if the only issue I'll have in the future is the battery than I'll simply replace it and keep using it.

It got a 2K AMOLED screen , 2Ghz big cluster and 1550 little cluster CPU, 3 Gb RAM.. can't see any reason to replace it by now.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bluemgt06:
What are you using to check your battery life? I've been trying to find something but haven't been able to.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justin1221:
Accubattery
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dconn1975:
I still think it's very worthy phone even in 2017. It's my all time favorite Android phone. I've owned it twice now. I as of about 4 days ago just bought another Nexus 6p from an individual who had bought it from Google but never even opened it up. It had just been sitting in the box unopened at his house for the past two years. Although I really wanted the silver, the one he had was 64g and in frost white. When he told me what he'd sell it to me for I went into shock. I bought a brand new 64g Nexus 6p for $150!!! Sealed in box never even turned on. This phone is butter smooth. The screen is amazing. It's great for media. Runs the very latest software from Google. I like it tens times better than the Pixel. The Pixel is absolutely ugly and it's not even a true XL at 5.5 inches where the 6p is 5.7 which I would consider that to be an XL. The phone design thanks to Huawei is stunning. So yeah if you can find one in the original box at the right price that was purchased from Google in case you do need a replacement then I'd say definitely yes to getting one. Don't let the boot loop scare you. Although it happens it's not to the majority of the phones. You only hear of the bad apples and not the good ones. Well mine is perfect although it was brand new it's still two yesrs old just never opened up and my battery is fine. Just do your research and ask questions and get you one. You won't regret it. This phone is by far the best and most smooth Android phone I've ever used. It's definitely at the right price very worth buying even in 2017. I believe it will get updates until late 2018 so you're good there too. Like I said research it and definitely fine one that comes in the original box with the contents. It'll help your resell value down the road.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crixley:
Don't do it... Worst build quality ever, it's essentially made out of tin foil
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CZ Eddie:
Until the Google Pixel dual partition phones get Xposed working, I'm sticking with the 6P.

Even TWRP doesn't backup/restore reliably for Pixel dual partition setup yet.

My 6P has RR and Xposed for Nougat working just right and I'm not letting that go.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] snky1987:
I have my 6p for over a year now and to be honest I am not happy :) In 2017 you would end up much better with OnePlus 5 that has similar performance to iPhone 8 and much better than Samsung Galaxy 8. Nexus 6p is way behind them now :)

The "frame" (thin plastic around the screen) goes off quickly and it looks quite bad and the body is made of soft metal so you would have a lot of tiny holes and few scratches after few months (and drops). Battery is good though, after a year still holds about 95% (due to AccuBattery app) and performance itself is neither bad or good.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] note3userr:
No it's not a good buy. You want a phone to last long look elsewhere. You might get lucky and get a good model or you might get one that has one of the many issues that plagues these phones. Go for a one plus 3T
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Touz604:
I absolutely love mine. expect to replace the battery at some point, but other than that, I think it's still a relevant phone in 2017. buy it if you see it cheap.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingdazy:
So hey guys. I've not really used XDA in a while, last time really active was when I got my Note 3 (that I am STILL using today.)

My budget for a "new" phone is small, aprox 200-300. I was looking at the LGv20's, but not able to nail one down (locally) for that price.

I have an offer of a great condition Nexus 6p for 225. Should I? Any idea how common the batt/loop issues are?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seabro01:
Swappa has v2O for 250-300.

My 6P has been great for over a year but I wouldn't buy even a cheap 6P unless I didn't need it to be a reliable phone. My 6P is now used as a backup.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crixley:
No. Short battery life, lag and overheating, very poor build, terrible support from Huawei. I would avoid it personally
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kingdazy:
Thanks, guys.

When this phone came out, I SUPER wanted one bad, but pretty glad I avoided it, if what I've read online is truly a common thing and not just a vocal minority. (I tried to see if I could find actual failure stats/percentages, but nothing concrete.)

And yeah, I looked at swappa, but I'm one of those "must be in my hand to inspect before I spend" guys, online purchase of expensive used electronics makes me nervous.

Found an LG V20 for ~200 this morning, but its a bit of a drive. Might do it...

Thanks again for the XDA community support.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crixley:
Glad to help out. I try not to fanboy out on any phone I own, and be honest about the good and the bad. XDA can be the worst place to ask for advice about buying phones honestly. People will say anything is good.

I keep mine around to play around with and test android updates. It hasn't been my main phone in a while though.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] clnmckec:
Guys

I have the xda kaiser(stellar) im buying a slingbox and i understand gprs wont allow me to watch my cable as its not fast enough but also know the phone can use hsda how do i activate this is is it only when acting as a modem connecting to a laptop?

do any of you use the xda to connect to a slingbox??

im in the uk on o2
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Keagle:
Check o2 allow you to stream video on their plans ;) Check the ToS/Fair Use.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] met3ora:
Search next time, please.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=367591
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Finnzz:
I've had my Nexus 5 since it was released in 2013. About two years ago I started getting a dreaded bootloop and determined it was the power switch failing. I had the power switch replaced and all my problems went away.

About 6 months ago I started seeing the symptoms of a failing power switch. Random reboots which would go into a bootloop which I could stop by smacking my phone or cleaning it with video cleaner.

But then I that was getting less effective so I finally had the power switch replaced again. I have tested the switch itself, and it does close the circuit when pressed. But I am still unable to turn on my phone. When its plugged in I dont see the charging battery icon either.

But if I let it sit for a while, and hold down on the power button occassionally it will turn on and I will see the google logo, but then it shuts down. I can also hold down power+vol down and somtimes turn on in recovery mode before the phone turns off.

I can only seem to keep the phone on for 1-4 seconds before it turns off.

I'm assuming that there must be some hardware damage somewhere. Perhaps its thermal related? I havent tried freezing or heating the logicboard yet, but am now considering that. I need to boot it up long enough to transfer a couple files.

Does anyone have any thoughts on what I might try?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lceni:
Any oficial way to change the battery of a Nexus 6p? Mine is working horrible lately
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pain-N-Panic:
The battery in this phone is a known issue. There is a way to do it and if you Google tutorials for it you'll find quite a few. If you have never disassembled a smart phone before I don't recommend doing it your self. I would recommend buying all of the spare parts and paying a cell phone repair store to complete the project for you.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gman88667733:
I replaced mine. It wasn't too bad, however, the black plastic rim around the screen is SO fragile and chipped in a couple of places. Other than that, pretty easy to do.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ern88:
I would take it to a shop. Atleast they have the correct tools and hopefully not damage the phone. I also have to replace my battery as it started to act up.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lceni:
Thanks for the info. I live in Mexico so I don't really rely on any phone repairing store.. haha. I guess I will have to wait for the pixel 2.. and hope that the battery on that will be more durable
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exodusche:
If you get yourself a really fine blade, some guitar picks and this site it's not too hard. Just test the new battery out before you close it back up. I did it flawless the first attempt but when the replacement battery was defective out of frustration I marked up the sides taking it out a second time. Also when prying on the battery just remember there is a important cable running through the middle underneath. Ultimately your decision of course maybe just selling it down the road and getting a newer model if you can hold out. ?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ignacio8790:
What happened with oreo? not seen any beta ROM or Alpha anything , Someone could tell me what happened and I will remove this post. Plz
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shawnsnyderseedb:
I saw a G3 kernel commit to the lineage-15.0 branch a few days ago. I think its coming.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] christoophat:
It will come when it is ready. Asking about it won't speed things up. Patience grasshopper.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nikolatas:
Its on the supported devices for LOS 15 so its comming 100%