yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Device Reviews and Information] map002:
I think you have me confused with someone else. :D

In a world of subjective and fickle human beings where there's no accounting for taste, getting used to this is pretty important for living a happy life.

You have your reasons you bought this phone and you had certain expectations. Those expectations were not met. So, it turns out, the phone is a disappointment for you. I get that and I sympathize and empathize.

I had very different expectations and a pretty good idea of my use case I wanted an inexpensive second phone for traveling with dual SIMs and the best looking big, high def but cheap screen in that range for media playback in transit. I also wanted enough internal storage to hold enough media for a long international flight. And I wanted to be able to run some go-to apps and browse the internet.

I expected the GPS to be crappy and the camera to be slow to focus, as I know a bit about Mediatek's chipsets (poor GPS performance) and I'd seen the camera reviews. And they were and are. :D

I've not had an issue with my proximity sensor, thankfully.

So, yes, I had expectations. They were low, in keeping with a cheap Chinese phone. And they were met. So the phone is actually exceeding my personal expectations and, yes, I'm pretty happy with it.

But my expectations are not yours. And they might not be anyone else's. And that's all right too. :)

Make informed choices. Buy from shops with good return policies. And don't keep a device hoping it will be better eventually. If it doesn't make you happy the way it ships, return it. Life is to short to be angry about phones. Buy one you like that does what you want it to do. :)
[Device Reviews and Information] the steve:
Since a few days I'm experiencing a massive battery drain from 10-15% per hour without doing anything. The phone is just lying there (bluetooth and wifi enabled). I have not installed any new apps or made any new changes to the system.

I rebooted the smartphone a few times and wiped cache and dalvik but the battery drain is still the same.

Any ideas maybe? :confused:
[Device Reviews and Information] codQuore:
This forum sucks.

What I mean is I love this forum and I was so turned on by the S8 I was wanting to buy one for a long time, waiting until I am cash ready and there is UK stockist. But this thread alone has killed the idea. I had a p8000 and aside from basic camera and terrible GPS, it was an good phone in my experience, to the extent I bought 3, for my wife and my son.

Sadly, at this point it seems the support for the S8 and the p8000 are different. The p8000 received a lot of attention yet this thread is says a lot about the difference for the S8.

At this point I won't be buying one and sticking with my Maze Alpha.

The only other thing that is bugging me is the antutu scores difference between the maze alpha and the iphone x. I dont understand how MA is 50k and the X is 200k

Cheers for the thread guys and gals. Really helped ! Happy new year.
[Device Reviews and Information] dedefr89:
All of these complaints someone wrote on this thread are simply ridiculous. When you buy a phone of "this type" you have to inform yourself. Really, to inquire about something is fundamental not only in this context but in real life. Elephone is a quite new and little company between all the chinese colossus that have monopolized the international market, so if you buy an Elephone you are obliged to be aware of what you have bought. So, no frequent updates, no bugless, non quick support etc. If you want all of that, you can buy a more "consumistic" phone like Samsung, Sony, Apple, LG and all other brands. So, why have i bought an Elephone S8? Absolutely great screen, comparable to all the top of the range phones, 4/64 GB memory, fingerprint sensor, android stock, smoothless, and absolutely affordable price for all of the specifications. Yes, there are some bugs, but try to focus on your choice without hysteria and think if you can accept the devs are working to fix it. If the answer is yes, try to be positive and enjoy this awesome phone. If the answer is no, you probably made the wrong choice, and this phone is not for you. But it's your fault, not Elephone's.
[Device Reviews and Information] anox:
Please

Guys, Guys, Guys.

Please, Please, Please.

I have to say this, before it gets worse.

I created this thread because I wish to have a thread for us (consumers) to discuss, share and help each other. Those who haven't bought the phone can have some useful information. Those who have already bought it but not happy can return it if possible. Those who want to stick with it can get the most out of it.

I might not see every single comment, but I come here when time allows. So far, I see a lot of nice and useful comments.

However, I will not have nasty, disrespectful comments on this thread, or I will have it closed. Then, you can create a new thread & try to kill each other there.

This is XDA-DEVELOPERS, not ELEPHONE site.

Thank you,

Anox
[Device Reviews and Information] anox:
I have used the GPS a lot, but never have any issue. Not sure if it's the GPS hardware on your phone or my geographical area.

On the benchmark, you may want to see this "Why are Apple’s chips faster than Qualcomm’s?" or any chips for Android: https://www.androidauthority.com/why-are-apples-chips-faster-than-qualcomms-gary-explains-802738/
[Device Reviews and Information] Jequan:
I know this sounds like a very harsh solution but some had exceptional success by simply flashing the original ROM clean again.

I cannot confirm this since I run the Eragon ROM 2.2 and the phone runs flawless (except the slow camera) ever since.
[Device Reviews and Information] the steve:
Yes I can confirm that. I had the same idea this weekend. After a full wipe I flashed the stock rom, fixed boot.img (for root) and twrp recovery. Now the battery consumption is good again and a few other things also work better. For now I will keep it on stock rom because it runs very well.
[Device Reviews and Information] #.kFk:
Fot those who want to know .... the backcover replacement from aliexpress fits 100% and looks nearly exactly as the original one. Just the elephone logo is a litte bit darker and you see some more fingerprints .... but thats it.
[Device Reviews and Information] map002:
I've been using the S8 quite heavily over the last few weeks while traveling. I thought I'd share my thoughts...

The screen. I *love* the screen. :D

Bright. Sharp. Crystal clear. Vivid, but not OLED neon. Did I say sharp? Yeah, super sharp.

While traveling, I use the phone to watch videos quite a lot. And it's a real pleasure. And though I usually use BT earbuds or speakers, the built in speaker is quite loud and serviceable for watching a movie or YouTube. Just don't crank it up to 100% or you'll overdrive the speaker and get some distortion..

Network performance is solid. 4G connectivity is good.

About the camera, the only thing I can say is, 'Go home, autofocus, you're drunk!' The pics are nice enough if you give the thing a chance to focus, but you're going to miss anything that needs less than three seconds to stand there and wait for the blur to dissipate.

The autofocus issue makes any video that's not single focus throughout a blurry mess. But at least you get to listen to the camera try to focus, as that makes it on to the audio track. :D

I still have hopes that some of these camera issues might be resolved in the promised Oreo update, but I'm not holding my breath. :D

The battery gets a bit warmer than I like when charging (40ºC), but nothing really serious.

All in all, in my opinion, it's a pretty great device for the price. But you really need to take the devices strengths and weaknesses along with your use cases into consideration when deciding if it's right for you.
[Device Reviews and Information] bluiis48:
Fast charge update.

For those interested in Pump Express (PE) fast charging. I purchased a tester from Amazon Canada, it is a Drok USB tester, cost me $12.00 Canadian, about 8 euro and works very well. What I have found is that the first time I plug my phone to a Rock PE charger it only charges at 5 volts but if I unplug it and then quickly plug it back in it will charge at 9 volts until almost full and the drop back to 5 volts. It may just be my phone or it may be a general condition but I thought this was worth sharing. Adding product link for tester, just looked at international prices and it seems I got a really good deal! DROK USB 2.0 Digital Multimeter, Ammeter Voltmeter Capacitance and Watt Meter, 7 Modes Multi Tester https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00J3JSEG6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_o0-xAb310JJ0V
[Device Reviews and Information] StressD1:
Hi All,

I don't know whether it is just me but why isn't the Eragon transferred over to Linage OS to raise awareness so rapid development can continue?

I too get serious battery drain even when I'm hardly doing anything and screen brightness is on minimum. Camera is on par with One plus One maybe slightly better which I'm quite happy with as it is a budget phone after all. Charging takes blooming hours which is unacceptable these days, can't believe they don't come with fast chargers. Ram is constantly at 50% which seems quite a lot when no apps are running. Furthermore, Bluetooth has issues when connecting it to the car, audio is terrible but when connected to headphones it is fine.

I think if it had Linage OS this phone would be brilliant, maybe elephone should run Linage OS by default instead of running their own version of Android. What do you guys think?
[Device Reviews and Information] tuddu:
I solved my problem of battery drain by using DS BATTERY SAVER. You can give it a chance....maybe notifications will arrive little in a late but your battery will Thank you. As for the charging time, mine recharges in 2 hours about (if turned on). A. Little longer if shutted down. Camera for me is still a bid problem. Too slow focus.

Inviato dal mio S8 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Device Reviews and Information] StressD1:
Thanks for the update, I just downloaded it lets see what happens. I downloaded simple system monitor there seems to be quite a lot of processes one of which Elephone app, using 300+ MB when when it ain't in use. When you use task killer everytime its always killing between 700mb to 1gb. My oneplus one would only be 300+ mb, I don't think this software is optimised very well.

I hope Eragon rom gets sent to Linage OS because that way I can install nano gapps setup or big update to Oreo (he's hoping) and then transferred to Linage OS.
[Device Reviews and Information] map002:
As always, unless a Dev happens to buy an S8, thinks it's cool and decides to create a new unpaid part-time job for him or her self by porting a ROM to a phone and then maintaining it, it's not going to happen.

So you can either wait to get lucky, send a lot of S8s to various Devs in hopes that one of them will get hooked or start a bounty fund to reward the first LineageOS Oreo port for the S8.

Or learn to do it yourself. ?
[Device Reviews and Information] StressD1:
Very true or elephone could fund a Linage OS project like what Oneplus did with the one and cyanogenmod.
[Device Reviews and Information] map002:
Considering what happened when Cyanogen went commercial starting with that, maybe that's best avoided... ??
[Device Reviews and Information] StressD1:
Yeah they got a bit to big for their boots, however, I think they must have learned from the Oneplus ordeal, that's why they shut down the project shortly after. You live and you learn I suppose, meanwhile, I do think Linage OS is better than stock Android as it has a couple of extra features I like.

Have you upgraded to Eragon rom?
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Jayesh Nirve:
Thks sur
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] smitharro:
Nice, another Oreo rom! Thanks!
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] pablofior:
Uhuu thanks
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] skooter32:
Can't set time pixel drawer don't work other than that awesome rom always have loved ur roms dev!
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] smitharro:
After some struggle (my own fault, I wanted another gapps). I have the rom setup as a secundary rom in the MultiRom TWRP. (First rom LineageOS 15). Depending how much I like it (I'm still exploring it) and if it's regularly updated (some roms only launch one build...), I'll decide if it stays on my phone or that I even switch it to be my primary rom.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] itslels:
I have a feeling it will be updated. OP has made several builds, and they've all been great. This is first public one. I've ran it for a week and it runs great.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] smitharro:
A week? This rom is released today! [emoji12]
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] itslels:
As I said, first PUBLIC build. Trust me, runs great. This device is doing great on Oreo overall for how early it is.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] pablofior:
Can anyone tell me if oreo roms will have the option to center clock and if theyll have the circle icon for battery? thanx
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] smitharro:
Is that important to development? For making the rom stable? Not imho.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] robot_head:
All the features will eventually return to all the ROMs every time a new version of Android comes out it is always like this no features broken camera broken Bluetooth stuff like that... But in this case for our phone Oreo is moving along quickly
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] vinay7:
is this rom stable?

Any bugs in this rom?

does it have moto actions and fingerprint nav?
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] EdgA#1:
stable, so far yes

Bugs, I have so far found, bit problems with a WLAN, but second runs super.and screenmirror does not work with me yet, everything else runs so far without problems

and yes, Moto Actions are included

Gesendet von meinem XT1685 mit Tapatalk
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] hashroot:
Shows incorrect time

Unable to set custom time

Can anyone confirm this bug?!
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Ramrod71:
Yes I also have incorrect time problem and unable to set correctly manually. Any ideas for a workaround.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] smitharro:
Just reboot. Had that too after first install.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] EdgA#1:
Ok, Games do not work properly and just was a reboot, but could also have hung on the button

Gesendet von meinem XT1685 mit Tapatalk
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] AbDo NeOs:
google account - play store and any google service cannot be used through Mobile Data

it is accessible only via Wi-Fi.

tried this room and Pixel Experience

both cannot access google services through mobile data
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] xecuter2:
I have no issues at all besides buggy camera/video and it's been my daily driver. Data works fine on all services for me as well.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] AbDo NeOs:
I installed the room more than 6 times And installed pixel experience too . the same issue on both rooms

Has to be an issue with my phone then

However, I've deleted the hosts file from the system directory and the issue still persists
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] gagan.yadav.96:
Has anyone tried the newer aosp extended build?

(1/12 build)

If yes then is it passing safetynet?
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] jDally987:
Forgot to comment this weeks ago when I flashed it, but IMO this is definitely the best Oreo ROM out right now. Handily defeats Pixel Experience, Lineage etc. in terms of overall stability-to-features ratio. Everything I can tell works fine, and with none of the little annoying "soon" to be fixed niggles like bluetooth working on some devices but not others, that are present in all the other current AOSP roms.

If there's a new build up I'll definitely try it out at some point this weekend.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] khalchev97:
Nope it is failing like all the other 64 bit Oreo roms.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Dafriss:
Running the newest 64-bit build allready which has been released yesterday! :)
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Deepak asokan:
Is fingerprint gestures working?... Seems to have stopped for me... Please inform if yes, I'll try flashing it again... It was a clean flash btw..
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] deepu28792:
Fingerprint Gesture is not working with the latest update.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] GtrCraft:
First AEX 64 bit build is here:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=817906626617950173

-AEX source is rebased and device is now 64 bit so clean flash is a must

-noobkernel is now default kernel

-Fp Gestures not working
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] jDally987:
What are the advantages of 64-bit Oreo other than being on the bleeding edge?

I was tempted to try the 12/1 build but with all the issues in recent comments I'm now not so sure.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] lathif106:
Is video capture working with latest 1/12 build?
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] lathif106:
I flashed this ROM (1/12 build), setup stuck at "Checking for updates.." for a long time now..! any suggestion pls!
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] gagan.yadav.96:
Reflash.

Or flash root after first boot.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] DrWhatNow:
Using Antutu 3D benchmarking app, it verifies that I am running a phone that is 64bit using my unlocked Moto g5 plus 4GB and 64GB internal storage version.

Hope this may help some of you maybe lol.

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This may be that I am somewhat a noob, but I just clean flashed my phone, and tried to install the 64bit rom, and when I tried to flash it, it won't. Error 2 something comes up, ECT. Never had this issue before flashing ROMs. Any help there?
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Dafriss:
Are u running the 64-bit TWRP?
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] lathif106:
Many apps says this is rooted, but while flashing I see that Root is disabled. Any workaround to make this ROM make unrooted to apps...

Few apps even says this ROM is not passing security checks...Please help!

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Flashed other gapps, setup as new account solved this..!
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] DrWhatNow:
Problem solved. I had installed The 64 bit IMG before, and then updated my twrp must've went back to 32? Maybe? Reinstalled 64bit IMG and it all worked. Unfortunately no matter what I tried, I was stuck in the "looking for update" screen when booting. I tried reflashing, flashing root/magisk after first boot. Nothing worked. I'm now running on Xenon 64bit ROM, using arm64 gapps, and running arm64 google camera, the whole nine yards. Working like a charm. I don't know why one works but aosp extended doesn't.

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Now you tell me, lol. I gave up, and installed Xenon 64bit ROM running arm64 gapps works beautifully...

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All I can suggest that's worked for others, is try clean flash, installing arm64 gapps from gapps site instead of thread link, that might fix it.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] robot_head:
That happens to me sometimes you'll notice on your nav bar that the back button is the only one you can press go ahead and press that and then do it again and it should continue normally

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Also I use the aroma package on all the 64-bit ROMs and I've never had a single problem you just have to flash the gapps directly after the ROM
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] SahilMacVerma:
Is there any Moto Cam app with both Pro Mode and Slow Motion working for this ROM?
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] flocke000:
I assume SafetyNet is broken on the 64bit build for this ROM as well? And is SELinux on Permissive?
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Dafriss:
I saw a recent build was taken down on ur android file host. will there be a fix or update on that? :)
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] flocke000:
Any chance to get an updated build with the SafetyNet-fix that is now in Lineage and Candy?
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Randumb_User:
GAPPs link is dead
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Mayanknagpal.nm:
you can use official opengapps
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] syamthampiv:
Hi All, could someone help on how to root this rom?
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] khalchev97:
Flash Magisk
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] syamthampiv:
Thank you for help.. Which version to flash
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] khalchev97:
v15 is out but if you experience a random boot loop after start up, flash v14 instead
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Cybertron713:
Would you all say this rom is now at a point where it's viable as a daily driver? I'm gonna reset my system, soon, thinking I may upgrade from AEX 4.6...
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] jeffsga88:
This ROM is a good daily driver. I use latest AEX and have no issues. I highly recommend downloading the latest from telegram group as it's more updated than this one.

t.me/g5pluslinks
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Cybertron713:
I wiped system, dalvik, cache, and data. Tried installing the telegram updated AEX, got error 255. Got the same error trying to install the latest version from here. tried to update my recovery, thinking something there was the issue, and now I don't have my recovery, as 3.2.1-0 could not be validated.

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Any help on error 255?

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Just learned there's a 64bit specific TWRP. Help on error 255 no longer needed. Just need to remember how to install recovery from PC, now.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] matu20:
Is this still developed? Have not received an update of a month now.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] jeffsga88:
If you have TWRP on phone just download new version and update it from TWRP. Otherwise if you're wanting to use a computer use "fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img".

Yes, he is still updating the ROM. He released latest on telegram channel (check my earlier post for the link). Last update was beginning of January.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Mietjelan:
I'm trying to install the newest version from telegram, which Gapps do u recommend since they have to be 8.1? I have tried loads but none of them work like they should.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] jeffsga88:
This is the link for gapps from telegram group:

Gapps 8.1

I personally always use nano Gapps but really up to you.
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Mietjelan:
Thanks a lot! How do u recommend I flash the new rom so it works like it should, I mostly wipe system, cache and dalvik cache, then install the rom and directly after that the new gapps. Should i do it differently?
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] ST Dog:
As the first post says, wipe data too.

Preferably wipe user data too (format /data not wipe)
[Moto G5 Plus ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other De] Mietjelan:
I did it this morning and wiped data aswell just to be sure, and everything is working! :)