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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hypexed:
Hi guys. I'm trying to modify a Samsung stock recovery image so that ADB is enabled on boot. For my SM-G360G. Code named Emergency Poor Mans Recovery or EPMR for short and want of a better acronym, such as ER. For like minded people who broke their screen, on a mobile with default settings, such as mine is. :)

So I've managed to extract a stock recovery.img, modify it and repack it. I then converted it to a tar.md5 for Odin. And used Odin to flash it from Windows. To which it responded with a pass. All good.

So then I shut it down and rebooted phone into recovery. But there was no change. The ADB shell tools could not see my phone. I issued an "adb devices" to no effect. I've tested my ADB install with another working phone, an SM-570Y, so my drivers look okay, as that was found. I just tested it from that with USB debugging on by shelling to it from ADB. Cool. I use ADB from Linux as I found it more reliable than Windows and it installs easier.

I've been practicing "blindly" putting my broken phone into download mode and since I have been able to download images to it that "looks" like it works. So I'm sure I have been getting it into recovery mode. At least after I press the start keys there is no aural evidence of it booting. I feel the vibration after it turns on then release the keys. So it should be in recovery.

I modified the default.prop file in the root of the recovery initrd. And changed/added these settings to the following:

ro.secure=0
ro.debuggable=1
ro.adb.secure=0
persist.service.adb.enable=1
persist.service.debuggable=1
persist.sys.usb.config=mtp,adb

Are these settings correct and should enable adb from recovery? And if so should adb then work once recovery is running? No need for selecting any menu items I can't reach? TIA.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] Lifear:
If i use the original Samsung Calendar App, i have seen, that all events i entered in this app, are synced with STATUS:TENTATIVE to the server. It does not matter, if i set it to a other state like CONFIRMED, FREE or OUT OF OFFICE, its always TENTATIVE. Is there any workaround available, to change this bad behavior? I would like to have most of events without any state or CONFIRMED in my calendar. Any idea?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Claus1221:
I was just wondering how many of you guys and girls have returned or cancelled your order of the Pixel 2 XL? There are so many threads where a lot of members said that they either are returning their phone or cancelling their order based on general reception. And as I don't think we can expect any data about this topic from Google any time soon, I thought a poll would be nice to get an overview about the percentage of returns in this forum.

I live in Germany, and as the phone isn't released here yet there might be a chance for me to cancel my order if there are many returns because of screen and/or loudspeaker issues.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] FlamingAngel82:
Kept my Panda preorder. Actually having ages to wait is turning out to be a blessing. I'm leaving it as long as I can and keeping an eye on what's going on with the US ones. If it's still looking bad in mid December, then I'll still have the option to cancel.

Interestingly, Google will be coming to my place of work on 17th November, so I'll have the opportunity to grill them! :D
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] RiffyDivine:
I kept mine long enough to go to tmobile and get the 350 visa card going and then returning it. I'll wait or get a note 8 or just just stay with my current phone. All the main phones this year seem kind of disappointing.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] GuestK00143:
I canceled my 2nd order two days ago and picked up a unlocked Note 8. After all the negatives with the 2XL coming out daily I figured I'd give Samsung another go. I will still keep an eye on the 2XL with a open mind. Hopefully the issues will be resolved soon because it is a beautiful phone. Good luck to those who are keeping theirs.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] travblue:
I'm keeping my 128 panda preorder the google reps that I spoke to are claiming that the second batch of phone will do much better screen wise I'm assuming this will delay my panda even more and that's fine with me as long as they iron out some of their kinks.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gilley:
They mention how the phone "will do much better screen wise" ? Kinda odd that they switch it out that much but wont comment on the first ones coming out really.

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I wouldnt mind a note 8 but the fingerprint drives me nuts as i've used just the small s8 for past 2 months and that was annoying to get use to let alone a phone that much bigger.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] M.Noury:
I cancelled my pre-order for 64 GB Just black and will keep my brand new OG pixel for now till the screen issues is resolved.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] travblue:
The two reps I spoke never really gave me specifics but then again I didn't even ask I just wanted to know if they knew anything about what Google plans on doing about the screen issues and should I cancel my preorder and they said they were aware and that much of the issues have been corrected on the second batch of pixels XL I then ask will my phone be apart of that second batch and they said yes
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] GuestK00143:
It wasn't my first choice coming from a Pixel 5" but I am liking it so far and feel at ease with the purchase. But yeah it feels like a brick in my pocket lol. My wife got a S8+ last week so that kinda swayed me back to Samsung for a bit. As for the fingerprint, I rarely if ever use it. I can still purchase a 2XL when things get resolved but for now I'm good.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] RiffyDivine:
The note 8 feels like a better phone than the pixel 2 does, the only reason I returned the note was you couldn't root it at the time. Once my XL is back in the mail back to google I am just getting one with the exn chip in it and staying with the note.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Poloasis:
Cancelled order, will wait if the screen approve with future batch. Sticking to OG XL 6P replacement.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] xxnirvana69xx:
Kept. The screen blue tint doesn't bother me really at all. Most of the time I don't look at it at any other angle than dead on so seeing the blue isn't often. I think some people are just super nitpicky about things haha. So far I like this phone better than my og Pixel.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] keithleger:
Decided to return mine this week. Have until next week to be within my 15 days. I will keep my V30. It just feels so much better size wize, wireless charging and headphone jack. When I use the Pixel I miss using the V30...just that simple.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Rodeojones:
Got my 128gb black version yesterday. I was surprised at how subtle the blue tint is in person. I barely notice it and I really have to angle it for it to show up - like nearly look at the screen directly from the side. The supposed washed out/dull colors are only obvious if you're comparing it directly to another device with higher saturation. I've especially noticed reds on the Pixel XL 2 actually look red compared to the oversaturated orangish look of the devices I compared it with (OnePlus 3T, Moto G4 Plus, iPhone 6 Plus).

With that said, I'm not sure that I'll keep it. $1000+ is a lot for a phone with display issues. Even though they're subtle, they're definitely there and I'm not sure one should just accept them. I'm not so sure about this "second batch" of phones, but maybe in a couple months these problems will be resolved.

Or maybe I'll keep it. I have time to think about it. I'll definitely use it through the weekend before making a decision.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jeepers007:
I've had it for a day now. Great phone! Much better all around than the Oneplus2 I came from. Much better than the Note4 I had before that.

Plus, will get huge dev support. Not too many companies releasing source code any more and encouraging development.

This is my first carrier free google/nexus phone experience (the original G1 doesn't count, right?), and already - wow!!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bryancotton84:
Will be returning. Defect just popped up for my screen. I've got a grey bar that stretches across the screen below the bar is darker than above. Pretty disappointed as the software and overall hardware was damn nice on this phone.

Edit: the diagonal lines in the pictures are from the camera, not actual visible on phone.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sharkie405:
Keeping mine. I love it. No issues except for the blue tint. The tint is mildly annoying at best. Anyway, if they somehow fix that, or actually end up using different screen hardware, I can always RMA it for a new one at that time.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Olddog828:
Keeping mine, no issues and have to tilt to get it to give the light blue tint not a deal breaker to me. Really a work horse and smooth as silk IMO. Not into vivid colors that much, but might try them out if they do a software update that give it just to see what is all the fuss over vivid color.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] istrikerx:
Cancelled my order. Might just get the smaller pixel 2 instead.

My Oneplus 5 is awesome but stuttery compared to anything from Google. WiFi is awful too.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] fcng:
What else to get?

Dear All,

I thought about cancelling the order but what other phone would I want? Nothing. Google has acknowledged the bugs and will fix in upcoming update. My order won't arrive till end of November which gives Google time to iron out the bugs. The blue colour shift they can't fix with software but would it really deter your overall user experience? Time will tell...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] royshero:
I thought about getting the smaller one but I'm happy with the XL. A lot of money for the not so great display but oh well. The display isn't that bad
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] onebelo:
Keeping it for sure. Blue tint doesnt bother me. I had work iphone 7 next to it earlier and even that has a tint, its just a warmer/magenta tint. Not to mention, the whites on the iphone 7 sucks, not very white at all. The colors itself is fine as well on the 2 XL. My only concern would be the burn-in but hopefully Google will release the update soon :) .. Awesome phone though. Definitely feel the speed difference compared to the XL and camera is awesome.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Rodeojones:
Sent mine back today. I actually didn't have much of a blue tint - it required an extreme angle for it to become obvious. But mine wouldn't charge properly. Took me 40 minutes to go from 13% to 20% this morning. Initially thought about an exchange, but opted to get rid of it all together. Hopefully things will improve in a couple months and I can buy another.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] coolsilver:
Opened mine tonight. Blue tint isn't as bad as others. So far haven't noticed "Burn-In". Already enjoy the size
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] atomsmasher80:
Returned the phone and the cases I ordered. Blue tint was so bad I didn't even check if anything else was wrong. I'm also returning the 2nd gen daydream I got as it's not much of an improvement over the original which I have.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] NWTSCL:
I answered the poll with "Yes, but I'm thinking about returning it", but now I am returning it.

I have been experiencing data transfer issues since day one. Transfer will randomly stop while transferring random files, and cannot be resumed again without a hard reboot of the phone. But even reboots won't fix the issue after a while, so I have to factory reset. Then all repeats as a cycle. The only other contact from Google other than my initial report to Pixel 2 Support has been an email from "third level hardware support", asking if I am still experiencing the problem. If so, they'll look into a solution. I replied yes to that several days ago, but have not heard back. I am now on day 11 of the 15 day return period. It seems like they are wanting the return period to expire so they won't have to issue a refund.

And now I am also experiencing the infamous screen burn-in.

This phone is too "premium" and too expensive to experience these problems, so I am returning it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] galaxys:
It's a keeper and fits perfectly on XDA fun, development, etc.! :)
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Wiley_11:
Definitely keeping my Pixel 2 XL.

:highfive:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] carrilloevo:
Keeping it , love it so far ... Plus the main reason , updates will be there as soon as they release them ... Can't complaint with that.... Screen is perfect for me , o fotos no complaints about the screen issues ... Everything seems fine to me ... No one has the same taste ... Get the phone try it if you like it good, if not just return it !!!!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Shuthefrontdoor:
I'm planning to return it but the more I use it the more I love it! Been comparing the screen against my note 8 all morning and when watching videos hdr 4k on YouTube they are both beautiful. Camera is on par with note 8, I personally don't think one is better than the other. Scrolling on the pixel is a dream. I love the weight and dimensions of the phone much more comfortable than note 8, but! My pixel gets warm doing the same task as my cool temp note 8. We shall see
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] cryppie:
Loved it until I started getting random bluetooth disconnects on multiple devices along with hit or miss touchscreen areas. It's going back this week for a refund. Any recommendations for a replacement on Verizon? Missing my 6P now..
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Not So Pro:
I'm pretty torn between whether or not to keep my Pixel 2 XL. On one hand it's an amazing phone. Fast, great camera, good screen to body ratio, front facing speakers... It's a great upgrade from the Nexus 6. On the other hand its ~$1000 (128gb) for a 'good' screen and several other reasons. I'm heavily into rooting, exposed, etc and it seems that there won't be much development on the Pixel 2's. It's either too expensive for the devs to get or they just don't want to develop for it. Currently thinking about returning it and going back to my Nexus 6 for a while. Maybe I'll buy it back a couple months down the road when things are figured out and there's more activity around it. Any thoughts?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] saunupe1911:
Kept it and loving it! Nothing is perfect but man this phone is awesome. I can live with it's small issues. I will say this yall please read this clearly....This isthe FASTEST and SMOOTHEST phone I've ever used! I've purposely tried to bog it down by opening about 15 different apps, gaming, texting, and then switch to a call. This thing never stuttered and I'm not sure why! I can only assume it's the pure Android or snappy flash memory. Either way Google hit a homerun performance wise. Hopefully it get's even better. I wonder if they will utilized that extra camera processor for day to day tasks???
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] biggiestuff:
I'm still contemplating. I've had it since last Thursday but so far Screen is great. I got the blue tint but it's not as bad as I thought it would be. The bluetooth is what is pissing me off. google assistant doesn't work with most of my BT headsets. It connects with audio and I can talk and make calls but when activating google assistant with the headset, the mic doesn't pick up any sound. I was hoping for multi-connect to BT speakers similar to the moto X4 but that doesn't appear to be active so as of this moment I'm taking a step backwards in BT functionality which is a big deal to me since I have 2 BT receivers in cars and multiple BT headsets/headphones.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] saunupe1911:
I had an issue with SYNC BT connected but it was my first time pairing. My only other BT device is my S3 frontier which works great so far. My only issue is that when I restarted my phone I had to reconnnect. And when I make a call it defaults to the S3 as voice, but I think that's a setting I have to tweak. But I agree BT has a few quirks but no deal breaker for me. Mostly just setup issues.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] biggiestuff:
That's my next worry because I go on trips quite a bit and usually rent cars. I always bring my BT receiver as backup but the Bluetooth has probably been my biggest disappointment. My biggest surprise? The battery life. Holy crap this thing is a beast!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] js042507:
It could be your car unit. Enable the developer options and you'll see a bunch of settings for Bluetooth. You might need to change the AVRCP version.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] biggiestuff:
The car units work fine. It's my plantronics headset i use for work, my BB fit i use for running. Both have buttons for activating Google Assistant, but they don't pick up sound when activating the assistant but if calls come in or you place a call manually the mics work just fine. On my phone in Dev options, it's set to system default but always falls back on SBC. You can't change it unless you turn BT off but then when you turn it back on, it defaults to SBC.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] saunupe1911:
I had no problem synching with my Mustang 5.0 this morning. What I noticed is that the phone likes to find what's pairing to first
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jamgam:
I have until Friday to make up my mind. I like a lot of things about the phone. Don't favor some things. Feel the same about my GS8+ though. My blue tint comes pretty quick when looking at angles, can't say I notice unless I'm really looking for it. The bezel of mine has also chipped and I haven't dropped it which is a little dissapointing. Doesn't affect functionality though, case and skin would be on it. I really don't like the charging speed. Even with power drive charger in car I barely gain any battery while running a navigation app. Forcing me to change my charging habits which I guess I don't like :D
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dpw2atox:
I decided to keep my P2XL, it's a solid improvement all around from my OG Pixel. I do have the blue shift issue when tilting the phone but I haven't had any burn-in issues (yet). Overall it's been stable, runs very well, Bluetooth isn't working 100% but works well overall (some features work on and off with my car but that's an Android issue and not a phone issue as my Pixel had the same issues with 8.0). I especially like how the phone always feels cool to the touch where my Pixel would get quite warm at times. I really like the stereo front facing speakers and I don't mind the lack of a headphone jack since I only have used bluetooth for years now. I'm fairly happy with the phone and from what Google has said, it looks like it will just get better after the next few updates.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] tcrews:
Keeping mine. Upgraded from the Nexus 6 and so far I'm absolutely loving the phone. Blue tint? Yes, it's there...but only at angles I don't use the phone. I haven't noticed any other of the stated issues and while someone else may see them on my phone I really don't care if they aren't an issue for me.

Love the real color profile, I've never liked over saturated color/displays. I use to sell TV's and always calibrated them as to what they should be, not overly bright or saturated.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Not So Pro:
Just sent mine back. Yes, it was an great upgrade from my Nexus 6 in every aspect but i cannot justify the $1000 price tag for what it offers. Sure the 64GB is $850 but that still an insane amount of money for a phone. I guess I just felt like I should have gotten more than what I did for what I paid for it if that makes sense? I know most people on here might love their phone and disagree with me but that's the way I look at it. Maybe down the road in a couple months I'll look back into it and see if the price goes down a tad(probably won't) or I might buy a used one but for now I'll go back to my N6. Wish Project Fi supported more phones...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] desiregeek:
I plan on returning mine because this $1000 phone can not even save a contact to the Pixel 2 XL it makes you save all contacts to your Gmail account. Do not want to save and sync all my contacts with Gmail. Simple function it should have
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] h20wakebum:
So here's my situation...

I've always rocked Android phones, went from the Nexus 5 to an iPhone 6s Plus. At the time I only chose the larger iPhone because apple forces you to choose bigger screen/device (for better camera) and I wanted to the better camera. I really like that google is offering the same hardware (camera quality) but you can choose if you want a big or small one... Apple should take a page out of Google's book.

When I saw the Pixel 2 announced I decided to jump back to Android, bought the phone and have been using it as my daily driver. Having said that, I saw the iPhone X come out which i'm really excited for (bought 2 pre-order) and will have it on Friday.

I really wish someone could figure out how to load Android onto an iPhone. I love the hardware of the iPhone but the software of the Andorids.

Anywho... I feel that the Pixel 2 is a great step in the right direction for Google, but I am going to return my Pixel 2 and keep watching, I think whatever they have in store next year might be enough to pull me back over to the Android world.

RR
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] biggiestuff:
Have you seen anywhere that Google had acknowledged the Bluetooth issues? To me this is more annoying than the screen issues which I'm not experiencing to the point of it being a deal breaker.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Wilazn:
Kept mine. Zero problems.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] twiz0r:
Keeping this mother****er.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] holla420:
Keeping mines. Love this phone
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] RickCain:
Now that I have not read this forum (Pixel 2 XL) for a couple of days, I have been loving mine. Seems like the smallest things are blown out of proportion to the point I started to focus on things that I didn't even notice. It was so bad I even overpaid for a iPhone X - lucky they can be flipped with no loss.

My Note 8 had color shift at angles, the Pixel 2 XL has color shift at angles, the iPhone X has color shift at angles - No panel is perfect!

Loving it, Keeping it ;) Google will continue to improve the display through software and all this will be a thing of the past.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Quie2TP:
Kept mine, no issues and an absolutely awesome phone. Glad I upgraded from the 6p.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dpw2atox:
I haven't really had any serious bluetooth issues, the P2XL acts about the same with Bluetooth as my original Pixel did as far as what works and what doesn't work right. I did see a few months ago that Google said they are looking into some of the bluetooth issues and in the Oct security update they stated a few of the issues were fixed with more coming in future updates. I can only assume the same will happen with the P2XL.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheSt33v:
I had some minor blue shift but I decided to keep it. That is, until all the audio that came out of the phone started buzzing at only 50% volume. The return was painless, and my new phone should be here in a few days.