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[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] KB_Thailand:
I can also confirm that the update to Contacts solved my duplicate contacts issue with totally stock A1 January patch level with no other changes. :)

--KB
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] marky9074:
Hi guys. Just picked up this phone and I am pulling my hair out... 8.0.0. March security patch . Contacts is 2.6.5.191657038 & phone 18.0.187698947

I get multiple duplicate WhatsApp contacts (especially if the contact has two phone numbers, so I get two separate WhatsApp contacts, plus my Outlook contact). I don't understand why there is no merge or link option in this contact app?

I tried the trick to change the phone numbers to match, and that didn't work. Disabling the permissions for contacts (on WhatsApp) is not really an option.

Any ideas?
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] marky9074:
Hi guys, it just dawned on me that I had to flash my phone with this image tissot_images_8.1.10_20180110.0000.00_8.0_8ea503201b.tgz when it refused to update OTA. Following this, I seem to have google contacts & phone and not AOSP....

A colleague also just got the same phone (from same shop at same time, but not updated), and his does have AOSP. From this I can see an option to merge contacts, but not in the google contacts....
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] ema93a:
I am having this exact problem on Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite with Android One (Oreo 8.1). I submitted a crashed report, hope they'll solve it as they did with you.
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R4in_:
Hello, I've been wondering if any of you know any sound mod for Android O such as Viper4android, Dolby, etc.. I've been looking everywhere and still not able find it.
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gravemind2015:
I tested Viper4android on LinageOS 15 a while back, my post is here.

Apparently, the present versions don't work yet.

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[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R4in_:
You mean LineageOS 14.1? Anyways, so it's better if we just wait for Oreo support then.
[Moto G 2015 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gravemind2015:
Sorry, that was a typo. I meant 15.0 Oreo.

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[MTCD  Android Head Units Q&A] Phredeee:
I have a JY Head unit that the GPS slot has failed. The 2nd slot (SD) is OK. I've done a visual and confirmed the connections. It's really not a huge deal but since I'm going to be inside the unit soon doing a PX3 to PX5 upgrade I thought I would replace the board if available and not too expensive.

Any sources where to get parts? Anyone have an otherwise dead unit good for parts?
[MTCD  Android Head Units Q&A] marchnz:
If not already contact your reseller or joying directly.
[Xiaomi Mi 5 Questions & Answers] Dearminder:
Is there any way to change amount of tries? Because after first Try when i faill it gives me 30second. Can it be changed somewhere?
[G4] MotoHo:
okay i am new to the HTC scene and i have read every thread i can well over 100 on how to sim unlock this phone Cingular 8125 G4 i ran lokiwiz3 and it gave me the 8 digit unlock code then i entered a Tmo sim and it is telling me

You have tried 6 times.

Please wait for retry.

what does this mean i never enter the code before am i doing something wrong or is this normal?
[G4] MotoHo:
i ran lokiwiz without any sim in the phone does this make a difference?
[G4] sokomind:
Any solutions?
[G4] viboy01:
is there any impact?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Charkatak:
Looks like new T-Mobile firmware is coming.

Changelog:

IMS Roaming enhancements

Various system improvements

https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-34292
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] mweinbach:
Nice, I want to update this later.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] picachux:
Update is live 414.96MB TMobile Los Angeles. :good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] sawixso81:
Same here in Northern Indiana had to manually search for it on the phone but downloading now:good::highfive::good:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] 7thlvl:
Yep, got it and updated already. Salem, Oregon USA.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] jimmydee62:
updating now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Shrubby:
So what's changed in the update? Any new features or any taken away?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] nappent:
Aug security patches
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] tsh:
Does updating to this impact Adhell2 installs? Will it re-enable all of the bloat that I've disabled already?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Baxbag:
I installed this update this morning and I received "Android. System. UI has stopped working" every time my phone tried to boot.

I thought that Substratum StatusBar Icons for Samsung was causing the issue. I was able to boot into safe mode one time and uninstalled Substratum StatusBar Icons, thinking that this would fix my boot issue. My issue was not fixed and I was not able to boot into Safe Mode again without receiving the "Android. System. UI has stopped working" error every time.

I installed Samsung Galaxy S8+US Unlocked Firmware XAA Version Live!!! (https://xdaforums.com/tmobile-galaxy-s8+/how-to/galaxy-s8-xaa-version-live-t3613013) so that i can get my phone working again.

Can anyone point me in the right direction on re-installing the updated T-Mo firmware?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Charkatak:
This thread will have link to firmware and instructions that you may need: https://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/how-to/snap-guide-flashing-standard-fw-carrier-t3625817
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Charkatak:
I don't get it, why we didn't receive September patch, especially if it is the end of the month and T-Mobile had enough time to do it. It is possible that they are planning to release 7.1.1 update soon as Note 8 has...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] drpudding:
yea im surprised we didn't just get the september update. maybe there will be another update with 7.1.1? D: but its possible but i don't think samsung has released 7.1.1 for XAA models either yet so.

EDIT: are updates suppose to cause a dead pixel? after updating i got a dead pixel on my screen :\
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] theshadower10:
Anyone know if this update I just got today will break root ability? When checking the site it says "security fixes". Here's a screenshot of update.

[IMG="screenshot"]https://image.ibb.co/mFdJDw/Screenshot_20170930_154312.png[/IMG]
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] kdoweb1:
I dont think we will see 7.1.x because Oreo is already under development and should be release in a month or 2.

https://www.sammobile.com/samsung-galaxy-android-8-o-update/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Charkatak:
In a month or so, there could be a beta program. I don't think that Samsung will be able to make Android 8 available globally earlier than late December or even in the new year. I personally do want to see the update sooner than later :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] mweinbach:
couple weeks for beta man.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] Charkatak:
If that is the case, even better!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] tsh:
In case anyone was wondering, I just decided to test it myself. Before applying the update I re-enabled all of the packages because I read elsewhere that people had an issue if certain Samsung system apps were disabled. I did not uninstall AdHell2, just re-enabled all of the packages. The update went by without any problems and I then disabled all of the packages I want removed from the running system after the update.

The only thing I had to do to get back to my same modified config was re-run the ADB commands to restore the mobile data toggle.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] stormonya:
No there shouldn't be a dead pixel from the update.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] mweinbach:
I got news. Beta will start late October - Early November. No dates yet. I will keep everyone updated. Also the old Galaxy Beta Program app will NOT work for this years beta. It needs a new oauth key for the Beta.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] malbert16442:
Here is a list for upcoming updates some major updates are coming.

http://fota-cloud-dn.ospserver.net/firmware/TMB/SM-G950U/version.test.xml
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] mweinbach:
Where did you find this? This includes beta copies of softwares and unreleased ones! Where! Can I download firmwares from this?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] malbert16442:
;)Users could only download firmware that is released.

here is the current release link for tmobile firmware

http://fota-cloud-dn.ospserver.net/firmware/TMB/SM-G950U/version.xml

G950USQE1BQIG is the lastest beta

G950USQU1AQHD is the lastest release
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Guides, News, & Discuss] mweinbach:
how did you find this version. Also I think that beta is Oreo...

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Do you know if its in any way possible to download the betas through like a modified version of SamFirm
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jag5001:
1. Note 8 has i68 water rating. iPhone IP67. 3 vs 5 feet.

2. Note 8 has better body ratio:. 83.2 vs 82.9.

3. Note 8 is way brighter than iPhone. 1200 vs 622. Wow!

4.Note 8 beats iPhone in resolution. 463ppi vs 529ppi.

5. Note 8 comes in 3 colors. iPhone 2.

6. Note 8 has better camera apperture: 1.8 vs 1.7.

7. Note 8 has better front camera: 8mb vs 7mb.

8.Note 8 has fingerprint. iPhone does not. Same with headphone jack.

9.Note 8 gives you 70hrs if music listening. iPhone gives you 60.

10. Note 8 has 6gb RAM. iPhone 3.

So,. Bottom line: note 8 kicks iPhone butt big time!!!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] xile6:
Well duh lol....

Its apple. They had good tech in start but all became the same after that.

Samsung has been doig thingd way before apple.

Face unlock anyone? Android beam?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] tanquef:
You are comparing some specs from the iphone 8 instead of x
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] odesskiy:
I really like my N8, but you are comparing apples to oranges in some cases.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dwertz:
Stuff you did not include:

Fixed Memory vs Expandable memory

1,000,000:1 contrast ratio vs infinity

LTE Advanced vs Gigabit LTE

3gb Ram vs 6gb ram

OLED vs AMOLED

Wireless Charging vs Fast Wireless Charging

Apple pay vs Samsung Pay (legacy devices)
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Demonface.24:
The iPhone holds it's value though . So if you buy the iPhone today you can still make back some money on it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] rbeavers:
And the number one reason Android operating system!!
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Ryland Johnson:
Only after you have a spent a bloomin fortune buying all the fruity brand extras that we take for granted like a fast charging wall plug adaptor! Apple charge for every single thing you need to make the Apple experience all it is claimed to be. Headphone adaptor...Don't get me started.

As for the 'new' iPhone 8......STILL using years old 720p screens. :(:crying:

Main point is the directors laugh all the way to the bank. Wished I could have trained a group a punters the way Apple have trained there's. My goodness Apple has a highly loyal fan base. Rather incredible when you actually think about it! :silly:

Ryland
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] nique0201:
Note 8 comes on 4 colors.

And MP not mb lol
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Jammol:
It "holds" its value because the Apple community of people thinks that it should hold its value. It's the same reason American cars are sort after over seas but here in the US the opposite occurs.

Apples to oranges really. If everyone decided and accepted the consensus that the Note 8 should have a used resale value of $500, it will sell for $500 hands down. Same thing the apple communities are doing. Or as I like to put it, stupid people.

Had a guy try to offer me a trade of an iPhone 7 for my Note 8 last week when I first got it. I've never felt so offended when it comes to cellphones in my life.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Limeybastard:
Playing devil's advocate also, makes it more fun... Here's mine. With iPhone everything just works well and not fragmented.

Comparing each devices "numbers" PPI, RAM etc is slightly pointless also.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] magichoward:
I too love my note 8.

But updates and support are better on the iPhone.

Also may be more secure.

Holds value better.

Some apps run better on iPhone.

Easy to get glass

screen protectors

Have iChat.

Not too much bloatware.

Just saying.... These are what iPhone users say.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Deleted member 7436581:
iMessage is one of the things I wish I had because my kid and her mom's side of the family all use iPhones and they're being jerks about using WhatsApp.

Sent from my iPhone
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Ryland Johnson:
Do Apple make a dual SIM mobile?

Do Apple make a mobile with expandable SD card?

Do apple make a mobile with a headphone jack?

Do apple make a mobile with the choice of 128GB RAM? 64GB or 256GB, why is that?

Why does the Note 8 (OPPS, I meant the iPhone 8) have a screen with 720p in 2017?

Why does an Apple customer have to pay extra for the fast charge power brick and headphone adaptor etc?

Why are Apple customers so satisfied with the new (oh so old) Apple iPhone's? I genuinely don't understand it.

It appears Apple could sell a 'Richard the third' if it was Apple branded. :o:p

Ryland
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] shollywood:
Which phone offers 128GB of RAM? You should take your Note 8 back if your screen is 720P....
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] SiNJiN76:
Who wants to talk to the in-laws? :silly:

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What do you mean by Just Works Well? For the longest time, nobody has explained to me what that is. (not trolling). Also, fragmentation? How does that affect the user experience? --- Both legit questions. :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Ryland Johnson:
:laugh::laugh::laugh: Thank you. I made a real booboo there! Only me eh! :p

Ryland :highfive:

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There are two main areas I respect the fruity brand. Quality product and the way IOS is ran as part of a complete package. They are designed that way from day one. The IOS is also the fruity brands biggest flaw? When I owned my iPhone 6s I couldn't even rearrange the icon how I wanted them. Apple make things the way THEY insist you use them. That is also their strong point. Sort of a Zen riddle!!!

On Android we get so many variations and customisations and that is great BUT its also Androids biggest downfall as we 'pay' with a tad lass smooth running System.

After owning every type of Apple device from iPod to iMac and all in between I will no longer purchase that brand until they make several major changes. They do enjoy a very loyal fan base and if one has never owned Android-Windows etc I can at least understand part of that addiction. I think. I mean Apple have always taken great care even with their boxing unlike Samsung who sold me the Note 3 and 4 in a brown box that looked like it contained fish food! Samsung have grown an awful lot in the past 4 years. I hope they continue to do so. :good:

Ryland
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] jag5001:
Ok guys, we've gone full circle with this thread. I want to thank everyone that participated. It sure helps to know the truth about the iPhone X, since the media and Apple's marketing monster makes many think that the X is the best phone when it's not.

I wanted to close with an article from BGR that dropped my mouth wide open. Link below:

iPhone X vs Galaxy Note 8 LTE speed test: It’s not even close – BGR

https://www.google.com/amp/bgr.com/...note-8-lte-speed-test-its-not-even-close/amp/

Someone did a LTE test on both the note 8 and the X. The results were flabbergasting. Note 8's LTE speed is twice as fast of the X. Yep, that's right. Apple didn't bother to add the LTE hardware to make it run fast. It is worse than the poor turtle running against the hair.

So there you have it. Tell your friends and everyone who will listen. The X is a farse.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mrnovanova:
It' actually a lot simpler than that. The iPhone holds value because Apple doesn't allow providers to offer discounts on the iPhone. That constitutes a breach of contract that could result in pulling all apple products out of the company.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pcriz:
I think the discussion has grown in depth from what started as ego stroking to make people feel good about a purchase to a truly objective discussion about the mobile landscape.

We can list specs all we want but ultimately higher specs dont always translate to a better user experience.

"since the media and Apple's marketing monster makes many think that the X is the best phone when it's not"

Oh please, tell me what ad campaign has ever marketed a phone as just okay or not the best but decent? The point is to push your product so if that is a gig then Samsung is guilty of the very same thing.

We are literally in a place where most people have purchased and enjoy their device. Why do we need these low effort posts to feel good about our purchase. Its like some kind of "little phone" syndrome.

I didnt buy the Note over apple because of the specs. I did it because every app, movie, book, and etc I have purchased over the last 9 years hs been in the android ecosystem, I purchased the note because I wanted the spen, I got the note because its android and I need to be able to install apps from unknown sources.. The point here is the apple device could be the best on a spec sheet but it doesn't mean its the best phone for ME.

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Isnt the t-mobile buy one get one free program a discount? I mean frankly the discounts are taken at a lost to the carrier (if talking about carriers) because they have already purchased the device. Carries have been subsidizing the costs of the phone forever because a subscriber makes more money than simply buying a phone. So I dont understand your statement. Do you have a source?

I mean the basic economics of it come out to supply, when compared to how many android devices are on the market to how many apple, its night and day so a low supply, coupled with a high demand. People want apple products, plain and simple.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] mrnovanova:
Good question. The source is actually my work. I work for one of the big 3 here in Canada and for the record I wasn't referring to incentives from said telcos. I was referring to the fact that the outright price for any Samsung, LG, Google device, you name it. They will be reduced over time. But not the iPhones they will sell for the same exact price from release day to the next release. Providers will sell it at a discount, that goes without saying but not without a contract. Sorry my initial response was rushed. Didn't have time to elaborate.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Kalm_Traveler:
Honestly as someone who detests locked-down anything the Note 8 (and every current era Android device) beats the i-anything if for only that reason. All the specifics are just icing on the cake for me.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] cgrimm9:
I don't like Apple always owned android due to open source. I bought the note 8 cause of speed. 6gb of ram and the screen. I did a bench test anututu although stock ranked 6 Apple iPhone ranked 1 and 2 don't get that part
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Nick216ohio:
It's the chip.

https://www.google.com.ua/amp/s/www...ster-than-qualcomms-gary-explains-802738/amp/
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Pure+:
To be fair, a few of those are merely preference and not concrete facts. Some of them are just nit picking at ultimately irrelevant or unnoticeable factors/features, such as the ram for example. It's pretty well known that iOS has incredible ram management and therefore can do more with less. Both are incredible phones, I own both and like them both a great deal. But I completely disagree that the note 8 "kicks the iPhone X's butt". In fact a few things I would say the iPhone is the better device would be stereo speakers, standby battery life, stability of operation, and availability of glass screen protectors that don't suck. It's easy to pick things each does better and the reality is that these phones are such polar opposite devices and both incredible in their own regard. That is all
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] dannejanne:
These threads are retarded.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Nick216ohio:
Pretty much. But apple was so wrong with that recent battery bs. That right there probably will make me never want to buy an apple product.

It's a ____ Contest < I let you fill in the rest.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] Pure+:
I disagree with them automatically implementing such a feature without disclosing it very publicly. However I can see both sides in this situation. As a customer if I had the particular device that would be affected then I might be a bit miffed.. but to the converse of that, as an Apple customer many of us buy their products because we know we are buying something that “just works” it’s an ease of use, peace of mind thing. While Apple devices are less customizing and simpler by nature that means there’s less to go wrong in a sense. But like I said I see both sides. Should they have managed the implementation of such a limitation/feature better? Absolutely and they’ll learn from this ordeal and hopefully make better decisions in this regard going forward. Also to their credit they are doing a solid job of trying to right the wrong. Regardless I’ll keep using my iPhone because as far as business goes it works better, but damned if I don’t love using the Note 8 as a multimedia device. That screen size is awesome for media consumption
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pcriz:
What I don't like is the fact that they touted the longevity of there batteries and thus this is why they opted to seal them in the unit. (Nevermind the money made off of visits to the genius bar to have any maintenance done and planned obsolescence).

Then the issue becomes too fold because they slow down your device but your battery is already considerably degraded. So it takes longer to do anything with less battery.

I will say it's a great move on their part to give users the option to opt out of the showing of the software with the next update and the discounting of the battery replacement.