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[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pd555:
I think my Z1 is really dead.

The phone is stuck on logo screen and gets very hot. The battery fails from full in less than 1 hour. No button combinations will work for reboots to recovery or fastboot and I cannot switch it off (Just reboots to logo screen every time)

I can ADB to the phone but not fastboot. If I adb reboot recovery I get a messed up corrupted screen with green vertical lines and flashing colours. Same for adb reboot bootloader (but only green vertical lines)

I searched around but no-one has this exact problem. I have tried QFIL but I can't get a port as adb reboot edl looks like it goes to the same corrupted screen and nothing happens

So is the phone dead or do you have any suggestions? Any help appreciated
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] srk2521:
Bro i recommend you to try pressing power button and both volume buttons at a time so you could go to recovery mode.If u try normal recovery process buttons at this time won't work.
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pd555:
Thanks, I have over and over but these button presses don't work
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DevAmoureuX:
Ok first thing try pressing both volume buttons and power button for 10 sec at a time. And as soon as the phone restarts leave the power button and press both the volume buttons after the vibration to go to recovery. If that doesnt work then use adb commands to restart it.
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pd555:
Finally had some time to look at this and amazingly that works (holding the 3 buttons). I thought I had tried every button combination going. Rebooting by adb didn't work either before. So thanks
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DevAmoureuX:
So is it solved now? That soft brick issue?
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pd555:
Yes, thanks. It's great that you can always get answers and help from users on this forum :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Khamisi Kibet:
Hello guys, ive tried flashing cwm to my tecno c9 but it ends up bricking it and in recovery options , upply update the cwm doest not open sdcard. I've also tried other rooting methods for tecno c9 but they simply don't work. Anyone knows how I can root this phone? ?? Please help:(
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] inconceeeivable:
Having an issue with the Android Auto unit in my '18 Subaru Crosstrek. Android Auto typically starts fine, but it keeps freezing five minutes or so into playing music. The track skips to the next track and the display just freezes.

Do not have the same issue on my Nexus 6P running Oreo. Boost is not optimizing Android Auto as well.

Any ideas? This is the US Unlocked version running the latest (so out of date) ROM.
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] shivadow:
I had the same problem with my mondeo/contour and an aftermarket head unit. The head unit didn't have the appropriate space behind it and the structural brace behind the dashboard was blocking the fan and causing the unit to overheat. I was prepared to cut into the brace but Ford advised against it.

Another issue you may encounter is optimization of the app may be closing it as it might be seen as idling instead of running. Do not optimise or greenify the app in any way.

Some music files may not be compatible. Only certain containers work. Some files, although labelled the same type of file, may actually have a different container than the one the head unit is programmed to decode. This will cause the head unit to skip the file(s) until a readable file is found.

If the head unit in the car is an aftermarket unit it may have a fault or be overheating. It is not unheard of as it happened to me and I still had to pay for removal of the unit even though they knew it was a problem before I bought it.

Beamed in by telepathy
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] inconceeeivable:
It's the stock Subaru head unit. Only using Google Play Music with subscription streaming.

I thought Boost might be the problem, but it's not touching Android Auto. I might try completely disabling it system wide.
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] shivadow:
See if there is an update for the head unit. It appears that you are not the only one to suffer this issue!.

Beamed in by telepathy
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] inconceeeivable:
It's quite frustrating. Zero problems whatsoever on my Nexus 6P. Almost wonder if my HTC has a problem with the port.
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] AMGNZ:
Same issue as OP

I have the exact same issue with my HTC U11 and Sony head unit with Android auto. Also works perfectly with my Nexus. Did you find a fix?
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] inconceeeivable:
Have not, but I haven't been using my U11 because of blueborne. I'm heading on a mini vacation tomorrow to the wilderness... Might test it out again then since I don't think someone will hack my phone in the woods lol.

Are you on the latest OTA? Haven't tried it again since they released the August security update since I'm holding out for September.
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] arjaan71:
Screen freezes after 2 minutes without update

I have something similair. My screen freezes when the screen isn't updated for a minute or two. I found a reddit with the same problem, not able to post it yet

I doesn't freeze while playing music, because the screen updates, if only minimal, ie the progress bar.

I have a Nissan Leaf with support for android Auto. Cable is original one and tried others too. I have a HTC U11 and I am running version 3.2.5815 (latest)
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] eckharttim:
Same issue as posted above

I suffered the same issue with Android auto, I also have a Son head unit in a 2017 ford. It froze on me as I was navigating and listening to play music.

Only fix I found was to uninstall the current version of Android auto, I found the prior version to the one that gave me issues. The prior version did not give me any issues.
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] Svenvdmeer:
I'm having the same problem and I am also using an HTC U11. I've got the Sony XAV-AX100 head unit. It only seems to happen if there is no movement on the screen for a couple of minutes.
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] mattbodman:
I have the same config and the same issue
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] bogdatov:
I currently have S7 Edge with Incipio performance level 3

https://www.incipio.com/outlet/outl...mance-level-three-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge.html

https://d2zmgde9txxwg2.cloudfront.n...-3-samsung-galaxy-s7-edge-black-cyan-ab_1.jpg

Really like that case, but have trouble finding similar case for Note 8. Any recommendations?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5] EncryptedCodes:
So I did some research if there was any way to root Samsung Galaxy s5 (5.1.1) (SM-G900A). People were saying you can't downgrade because of a locked bootloader or something. But I found one firmware that was meant for tests that brings you back to 4.4+(Can't remember exactly, but it was 4.4). Is there a way to go to this tested firmware and go back to a firmware that could be rooted?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] cproaudio:
So I was watching Smash Lab episode 4 train crash. half way through Chuck Messer ask Kevin Cook if he has a stop watch on him. Kevin Cook bust out a black phone and said "ohh yeah." At first I thought no it cant be. Then camera stopped moving around and I saw a black phone with shiney top and matt black bottom. Sure enough it was a freaking Tilt. I wonder if we can get him to sign the video driver petition.

Edit: Oops I posted it in the wrong forum. Can someone move it to the right forum?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dilness:
I don't know how it took me this long to realize this but when just zooming in a normal camera application the cameras never switches from the wide angle to the telephoto lens.... Obviously it happens when you use live focus mode but it never switches if you're not in that mode. So whenever i tap on that "x2" button its just giving me another digital zoom, just as with any of the previous phones before the Note 8. I guess its not a huge deal but I feel lied to. You can check for yourself, just cover the telephoto lens (the one on the left) and zoom in. I'm not sure if this is the case with the iPhones as well but i just thought this was a little weird. They bragged about actual 2x optical zoom but you can only use it when its this specialized portrait mode where focusing can be a pain...

I feel like Samsung just wanted to copy the iPhone feel with that zoom button.

Had anyone else noticed this? I feel like I'm the first one to mention this.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] SiNJiN76:
Are you already covering the lense before you Zoom? If so, that's why. The camera knows that it's covered, so it uses Digital on the Main. Also, the lighting condition needs to be optimal for the Telephoto lense. At least that what I heard around the Internet. :silly:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
Open the camera.

Cover each camera until it picture doesn't appear.

Switch to 2X then do the same.

You will see it uses the two different camera. If you have it covered BEFORE the switch the software seems to adjust because the lens is covered like above mentions.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] bober10113:
https://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/09/23/iphone-7-plus-2x-optical-zoom-explained/

guess the cheezy zoom is a copy alright. same 'issues' or limitations as the iphone7s. the reviews of the iPhone 8's camera are not giving any real details apart that it's very good which is not helpfull and are prolly chit reviews payed by the company since their whole line of new old phones are a flop.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] BigMosley:
I don't understand.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
It works like intended but you can't block the lens before you switch. The software will see it covered and adjust use the same lens as before and digitally zoom.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] BigMosley:
I saw many YouTube videos where people would say this or that camera is for zoom, so I would hold my finger over both and hit the 2x and it's always the same camera and seems the only reason for the 2nd camera is for the Live Focus.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
They are covering BEFORE they switch. The camera sees the lens is blocked and uses the same lens because the other is blocked.

Try it yourself

Camera 1 - inside lens (next to flash)

Camera 2 - Outside lens

Open camera

Cover Camera 1

Uncover camera 1

Switch to Camera 2

Cover camera 1

Then cover camera 2

You will see it works how it should. The software is smart enough if the camera two is not available it will digitally zoom using the first.

As far as covering camera 1 and it not switching to Camera 2 as camera 2 was never intended to be the main shooter so the software doesn't compensate.

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I will try and post a video later. Of how I noticed how it worked. You can't cover camera 2 before you switch to 2X or else it will use camera 1 and digitally zoom it to compensate.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] BigMosley:
When you say Switch to camera 2, you mean move your finger from blocking camera 1 to 2? It seems like no matter what I do the camera will only do 2x zoom in the inside camera near the flash? I'm lost.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pete4k:
It will also not switch to 2nd camera in low light, presumably because zoom lens is 2.7 and main cam is 1.7, letting in more than double the amount of light. Personally I hate automation (I can make better choices that suit me better) and would prefer full manual lens choice much better, but I see where is Samsung coming from: most user don't know much about photography, just care about end results, so lets camera decide which is best for given condition. We could probably fix this, if we had root.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
When you press 2X it will switch to Camera 2. If you do it enough times sometimes you can see the software transfer too slow and you can see yourself cover camera 2 then all of a sudden you will see it switch to Camera 1 and be digitally zoomed.

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Try doing this cover camera 2 the one farthest from the heart rate sensor.

Then tap the 2X a few times. Do it enough times it'll bug out and you will see not switch like it should when camera two is blocked. I will have a video up shortly.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] harveydent:
I did check for myself. Opened the camera app, pointed the camera at a well-lit scene (both lenses uncovered). Tapped the x2 icon and covered the main/wide lens and the viewfinder still shows the uncovered view.

I don't appreciate being lied to by the OP.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] peacey8:
Don't be so hard on OP. Maybe he didn't know better? He's just trying to help. No need to go assuming he's a liar.

Anyways I did the experiment too and the 2nd camera is definitely working in 2x zoom mode. I can even see the switch happening back and forth if I cover/uncover the camera.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] me_ashman:
Yeah coming from note 5... It's underwhelming to say the least.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] nique0201:
It's weird I'm with T-Mobile... And a switch isn't happening for me except with live focus. With all zooms on regular mode it's always the camera closest to the heart sensor that displays the image ... And I've switched uncovered in a well lit area and even closed the app and tried. I can do anything to make it use the telephoto lens except live focus.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
Try cover the second lens(outer) and then switch between 1X and 2X.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] nique0201:
I did... But what is that supposed to achieve the outer lens is already the one not displaying anything.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
If it wasn't being use or some "tricks" then why does it not display a thing when it is covered.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] nique0201:
Ok I got it to switch but I basically had to aim the camera at a light bulb to get it to register. I'm in a what I consider well lit room. And it wouldn't make the switch. There must have to be a crap ton of light to trigger it... Or maybe it just has to be white light.

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What I meant by not displaying (which I now see where your confusion was) was that the inner camera was the one supplying the image on both 1x and 2x.. the outer wasn't even turning on at all to display an image (obstructed or otherwise).
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Tidbits:
For me if I cover the outer it and I hit 2X I see nothing. I go back to 1X it switches. If I cover it with my fingers from time to time I can move faster than the software and you can see it switch from outer to inner digital zoom. Right now I don't have another phone or camera where I can record it. I hoped I could go home early but looks like I will pull a double.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] nique0201:
Yea super weird. I'll check tomorrow outside in daylight and hope o have better results. It'll bother me if it's not utilizing telephoto for most of the zoomed in pics.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Spere:
Here is a video from YouTube showing how the zoom works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaG6OAuk_KQ&feature=youtu.be
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] harveydent:
Yeah I used daylight as my "well-lit scene". I've found that even if through our naked eyes they look the same, cameras need even more light (like a strobe or a flash). I've tested with my mirrorless ILC shooting out my window during the day and getting painless point and shoot shots, but aiming the same camera indoors into a lightbox with three 100-watt bulbs blaring at it and the ILC will still struggle to take a good picture, often having to pump up the ISO so much the picture gets grainy or slowing the shutterspeed too much the image gets blurry.

Same thing happening with the Note 8, since the wide/main lens has better low light capability, it will test both the wide and zoom lens and will often get a better shot with the wide lens, even if it has to crop and zoom it.
[General Questions and Answers] tboy2000:
I tried changing the country/region in system settings but that had no affect.

Thank you!
[General Questions and Answers] xanthrax:
check here

Your Google Play Store is blocked? Search/request your app here
[General Questions and Answers] TheFixItMan:
quickest way is with a vpn - there are many vpn apps in the playstore

once you have set your vpn to the country of your choice and started it clear the app data/cache of the playstore via app settings - force stop the playstore also via app settings and then launch the playstore

It will now display apps of the country you are connected to via vpn
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] tornido067:
guys my screen looks more darker on the right than on the left side. and i have a small yellow tint on the left side.. yellow or green i cannot really decide.

my question is : i cant refund or fix now.. does this destroy my screen or spread and get even worse? or it is normal for amoled display? any advice??
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] Anova's Origin:
Might just be a graphical glitch. Reboot into safe mode or dirty flash your ROM and see if that fixes it. Clean flash your ROM if the issue still persists.

If software manipulation does not fix the issue, it might be hardware-related. Have you dropped your phone recently? You could try taking the screen off and reseating the display connector on the motherboard in case it was just a bad connection.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] tornido067:
bro i guess it is amoled ...and my sot is only 6h with normal use ..is it normal ? i mean facebook whatsapp and messenger and youtube .

thanks in advance.
[OnePlus 3T Questions & Answers] JarJarWinks:
Can you take and upload a picture of your phone so that we can better understand what the issue is?

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Only six hours? I remember back in 2014 when I first joined XDA, I'd be happy with more than 3 hours of SOT.

To answer your question, yes, 6 hours of screen on time is plenty for this phone.
[OnePlus 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxsharma:
Hi everyone!

I have a OP 2 for more than one and a half years now and never had any issues with it(stayed stock...) until recently. I didnt update the phone to the latest version and was putting it off, and today in the afternoon when I tried to unlock my phone it said the 'Fingerprint hardware is not available' and after unlocking the phone with the pattern, it IMMEDIATELY LOCKS ITSELF BACK !!! after split second it just locks the screen while everything is working like connection, wifi, messages, notifications, etc. but due to this I cannot access anything on the phone, can't go to settings and switch to onscreen nav bar buttons, can't force stop/wipe cache the com.fingerprints.serviceext either, tried restarting it several times, downloaded the update but can't even install it because the phone just locks!:crying: I have no idea what would fix it and I am avoiding a full reset and wipe on the phone(also based on all i have read, dont think it would fix it anyways)

If anyone knows whats the problem or has dealt with it or knows someone who has, please help me out here on how to fix this and what to do. I did not root it or flash custom ROM's on it yet and never had a flip cover or any sort of case so literally don't know why it happened.

Thanks in advance,

Max
[OnePlus 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RuiMg:
Hi

I had the exact same issue with mine, I was on LineageOS and could access the logs so I was able to determine it was an hardware failure.

Went to a repair shop to replace the home button, and Bam it worked again.

If you didn't flash a custom ROM it is likely an hardware issue just like I had.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] canynballa:
Is root going to be possible for this phone?
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] gk1984:
Once kernel source is released, it's very likely. Essential said they'd be releasing that soon in their AMA.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] canynballa:
Thank you for answering I happy to hear it I heard this is great now except for the camera app.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] cb474:
Keep in mind, Essential said repeatedly, week after week, while the phone was delayed 90 days beyond when they first said it would be released, that it would be "coming soon."

And they said recently that Oreo would come in the next couple months, which they described as "soon."

And the since it went up in May the website has said that the Stellar Grey and Ocean Depths colors would be "available soon." Even though in the AMA they admitted that they had no idea when those colors would be availalbe and in fact they don't even know how to get ceramic to be those colors, with their attempts so far failing (in other words, they said "available soon" for something they don't actually know how to make).

So Essential's idea of "soon" tends to be months and/or never. And, really, Essential seems to just say "soon" whenever anything is not ready, but they don't want people to go away, so instead they say "soon" to the point of meaninglessness, because they are unable to be honest about what's really going on.

I'm not saying they won't release the kernel source. I'm just saying their promises about when something might happen are empty and "soon" is just used as a delaying tactic.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] flakko86:
The AMA said "a couple days" so it might be sooner than "soon"
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] canynballa:
I guess expected to much because Andy Rubin was involved. The whole internet is saying essential was released too soon, that they should have worked out all the bugs first.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] flakko86:
It really was. That and them being severely understaffed, not a good combination.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] hellot1M:
What really bugs me is releasing kernel is a matter of a clicking a button and they have yet to click that upload button. Very frustrating. I have tried reaching out to them on Facebook and Twitter but there has been zero word from essential or Andy since the AMA. Their silence is troubling
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] tech_head:
I had the phone and really like the build quality.

What disappointed me was that no source released, so no customs recovery.

No image so you could return the phone back to stock.

No cases.

I sent it back and will see what V2 looks like.
[Essential Phone Questions & Answers] gqukyo:
I'm not Android technical but wasn't there mention of proprietary assets mingled it and would need to be removed? Also read somewhere that OnePlus released theirs but it was still hard to create kernels because of the way they released the source. I think it was someone on the AMA thread.

*edit*

C&P from the AMA below. Doesn't specifically mention kernel....

[–]AmirZ 8 points 11 days ago

So, ROM development. Can you commit to releasing ALL of your framework sources like Google does with AOSP and Nexus? One frustration with OnePlus is that their released sources are missing parts and thus work a lot worse than their real OS (OxygenOS).

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[–]EssentialOfficial 13 points 11 days ago

This actually turns out to be really hard technically. We're going to try to do more and more of this over time but ensuring you separate out any close source proprietary bits from the rest, but that things still work well is a big challenge. -Rebecca