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[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] abuttino:
Looking through "settings list global", I noticed something that could be pertaining to WifiCalling.

wfc_ims_mode=1

I changed it with Tasker and AutoTools to 2 and then enabled and disabled airplane mode and it stuck!

---- NOTE ----

If you have never activated AutoTools Secure Settings, read this:

https://joaoapps.com/AutoApps/Help/...utotools.activity.ActivityConfigsettings.html

You might as well just skip to the adb section on this post (below) instead.

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A1: AutoTools Secure Settings [ Configuration:Setting Type: Global

Name: wfc_ims_mode

Input Type: Int

Value: 2

Read Setting: true Timeout (Seconds):60 ]

For those who don't know Tasker and AutoTools... Create a new task. Choose Plugins, then AutoTools, then secure settings.

Choose custom settings

Choose Setting type

Choose global

Ok

Choose Name

Fill in wfc_ims_mode

Ok

Choose input type

Int

Choose value

Fill in the number 2

Ok

Press the back button then the check mark on the top and the back button one more time

Press the play icon on the bottom left and wait for the small green circle on the left in the AutoTools line

Go to settings click more in the wireless area and see that it is now WiFi Preferred.

----- ADB INSTRUCTIONS -----

Enable ADB Debugging Mode in Developer options

Plug your phone in.

On your desktop, go to the command prompt and change directory into where you keep ADB.exe

If you have never connected your phone to adb, you'll have to allow it. Type adb shell and you'll notice a pop-up on your phone screen that asks for permission. Click yes and try the adb shell command again.

Then type this

settings put global wfc_ims_mode 2

Press enter.

For pros:

adb shell settings put global wfc_ims_mode 2

Look at your wireless settings (more menu) and you'll see that WiFi Preferred is active

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Don't forget to reboot and, it should be set to go. It persisted through a reboot, it will be interesting to see what else it persists through.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jrbxx7:
I use this on my og xl from verizon. It's great, and allows you to make wifi calls with the cell radios off in airplane mode and wifi only turned on.

?Tapped from my pure pixelXl?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] abuttino:
Ya, I copied the post from the other forum because it works well on the Pixel 2 as well.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] JewRican:
sorry if this is a stupid question, but what does this do? My pixel comes in tomorrow and I am on VZW. Im unclear what is missing / what this enabled you to do.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] abuttino:
If you live in a ****ty cell area, this helps the phone choose WiFi Preferred instead of Mobile Preferred.

The handover to WiFi calling isn't that great and Verizon blocked the stupid menu selection to get WiFi Preferred.

This fixes that.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] spinkick:
This works great, i have spotty cell service at home but the first few seconds of the call are always messed up as it switches to wifi and the other end cant hear me and I cant hear them.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] pfriedman:
Noobish question: are these secure settings the same as the build.prop file? (i.e. can this be used to edit other things persistently in build.prop)

Thanks.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] abuttino:
No.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] atan420:
On my og pixel xl this change persisted through all monthly security updates, but not Android updates (Nougat to Oreo)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DevALT:
Hello XDAcommunity,

I need an alternative to FooView and Swiftly switch app's I love those two app but I love trying new apps!

I'm searching for any app that will allow me to get return/home/recent button when I'm using a app in full screen (soft key are hidden)

I really hate to swipe down my top screen just to use my soft key when I'm using a app in full screen :(

Also if you know any other work around that issue I'm open (like a way to keep the softkey in full screen)

Thanks alot !
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Janis:
I'm not the sqealy type. People who squeal in airports really annoy me. But this just about got me:

http://www.mtux.com/

I thought it needed some extra attention. I'm wondering if including a "recommended PC installs" (freeware) part of a ROM posting would be appropriate. ????

(If Sprite Backup is included in the ROM, but sets itself apart from other software like it by its PC functionality....) Just an idea.

Download this now if you haven't!

http://www.mtux.com/
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] mahjong:
I'm using it on daily basis since someon published the program on todopocketpc.com

Works great, far better than the one from Microsoft. The Cut&Paste option is very useful to me.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Confucious:
Old version reviewed http://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/popup/dataconnect-comp-table.jsp#pda

Alternative and comparison reviewed http://www.modaco.com/content/Pocke...E-4-another-great-PDA-controller-alternative/
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo ROM Development] Mosser:
now this would be a very useful bit of software to turn my phone into an ip webcam if you could see the display when you are in camera mode, but it gives me the camera options round the edge, but just a black screen where the camera picture should be ?

Does it work on anyone else's computer ?
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] JaguarXT:
Did you get the Galaxy Note 8

Did you go something different? (Galaxy S7 Edge, LG V30, Pixel 2 XL, etc)

Or - Do you still have the Galaxy Note 7?

I got the Galaxy Note 8.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] rcobourn:
S7 Edge. Have gotten to where I don't miss the S Pen much. Looked at the Note 8 and found it a bit awkward to hold. If I didn't have the S7E I'd probably buy the Note 8, but as an upgrade I wouldn't even spend $200, and I'd have to replace all the cases I use in different circumstances. The few things I don't like about the S7E are not improved in the N8.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] SiberianLeopard:
I have an unlocked Galaxy J1 (SM-J100VPP). I rooted it fine, then I accidentally uninstalled something that caused Settings to crash when I enabled hotspot or tethering. I then used Odin to reflash the firmware to restore the phone, but now it fails every time. Tried another reset, tried restarting things multiple times, now it's just being dumb.

Android 5.1.1, using Kingo Root.

Tried the APK version, it freezes at 90%.
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spydergt:
Hi ,

i have the AT&T version, which has the moble hotspot removed from the main settings , i have added foxfi and modded the settings database with SQL editor to gain access to notification toggle. If you long press and hold on that , it will take you to a blank entry in settings, you can move back one .. and its the main settings where the mobile hotspot is not avalible , well my problem is the timeout setting is set to 10 min, i want it set to NEVER, but i cant find the timeout settings option where it should be under mobile hotspot , nor can i find it in the settings sql database.

how can i edit the mobile hotspot settings to NEVER , with no GUI option , im looking for maybe an adb option but prefer to just edit the file. I have googled and located the locations of wifi settings and search all of those files but its just not there.

someone halp!

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] Queph:
Are you satisfied with nougat?
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] Dor71:
Yes, only issue is the charging of battery.
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] Peter Bakker:
Great on a3(2017), have only slight issues with wifi

Verstuurd vanaf mijn SM-T810 met Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] kevinlevrone:
It's great, as good as on Marshmallow.
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] Pandotaz:
For me it is probably better than M.
[Samsung Galaxy A3, A5, A7 (2017) Questions & Answe] Galaxiez:
Same as MM and I mean perfect!
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] Chad_Petree:
I signed for the waiting list on the google store ( I want the blue pixel 2 ) , do you really get a notification as soon as it is available or you get an email like 1 day after it's available so it's out of stock again when you try to buy it?:confused:
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] alexjzim:
I got an email around 1am EST last go around that they had stock and to hurry, with a direct link. They had stock for a few hours, and then it was on and off for the next day or two.

When you click the link via your email, it takes you to a specific product page for the kinda blue pixel. The page looks mostly normal, except you have no option to change the color, it is only for the blue version. I am also pretty sure they kept ordering via this link open for longer than the normal ordering option, until stock was 8-9 weeks and then was oos.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] Chad_Petree:
Ok thank you very much! That makes me hopeful!
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] graffixnyc:
You don't always get the notification when it comes in stock. For example. I was on the waitlist to be notified when the Panda XL 2 was in stock, it's been coming in and out if stock and I haven't gotten an email. I believe it's when someone cancels their order it puts it back as available. I kept refreshing and saw it come back available a few times yesterday, I was too slow each time except the last time. I got an order in. It was also available today when I checked. So it might be best to keep checking the site and hope someone cancels but you have to be quick..
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] alexjzim:
I don't know if you are still looking, but it is in stock right now as of 11PM EST.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] Chad_Petree:
Haha that's crazy I just got mine like 12 minutes ago? It's sort of stock just now in the German store , I have to wait 2-3 weeks , I've been check daily since the last 5 days after accepting it won't be available to buy right away until maybe next year , thanks for letting​ me know ! :)
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
UPDATED 2/19/2018

Almost enough here to start attempting debug builds... any other builders/devs out there working on this device? Hopefully some of this will be useful.

Minimal Omni device tree for TWRP (full lineage branch in progress as of 2/19/2018)

https://github.com/mightysween/android_device_motorola_payton

Proprietary blobs/vendor (initial push 2/19/2018):

https://github.com/mightysween/android_vendor_motorola_payton

Partition names/locations/mounts...maybe a few missing still:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EkPOkc8uUStKIjRGC2-4jkcXpxmj8v3piGPqZi9ctQM/edit?usp=drivesdk

7.1 KERNEL SOURCE:

https://github.com/MotorolaMobilityLLC/kernel-msm/tree/7.1.1-nougat-release-payton

8.0 KERNEL SOURCE:

https://github.com/MotorolaMobilityLLC/kernel-msm/releases/tag/MMI-OPW27.57-40
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] gee one:
So what's the deal with the A/B partitions? I've seen that there are some lineage OS commits to handle the A/B partitions. Would it be possible to load an OS to the A partition and put the recovery on the B partition. I'm not familiar enough to know how much control of the boot process we can have with boot time commands. Does the bootloader have a boot to recovery option?

There doesn't seem to be a recovery partition in the list that you provided. I wonder what the fastboot commands look like... just thinking out loud on the internet. I don't have the phone yet, but I did have a look at Best Buy, so that practically makes me an expert. I have a N5X, so I'm lining up the successor for after its sudden, but inevitable betrayal.
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
There is no traditional recovery partition...handled by boot. A/B is mainly to allow 'seamless' updates (as in OTA that downloads to the other partition for instant reboot). Bit more to it... if you want to read more, check out the Pixel forums.
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
Well... progress is being made. Wish there were others (there must be!) working on this.

I have the stock kernel, a VERY basic device tree, and cobbled-together vendor... syncing repos and will try to compile TWRP over the weekend. I do not expect it to work :)

Dealing with this right now on brunch...runs fine up until this point, appreciate any thoughts:

Do I really need the lollipop libs???? Especially if I just want to compile TWRP and not full omni. Ahhhhhhh....so much fun :)
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
OK, got TWRP to compile :)

Need to do some testing in the emulator and double and triple check all sources and configs before even thinking about trying to boot it on the actual device.

But just troubleshooting at this point, so looking good for TWRP in coming days!

UPDATE: oops, totally compiled it with the wrong kernel. Haha... working through some defconfig issues, but hopefully nothing too crazy.
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] f3r.and0:
I hope you can do it! Is the first step to get backups and ROMs. I don´t have the phone yet, but later the normal version that is sell in México and want to flash the Android One version (previously anyone get it working).
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] johnjingle:
I'm returning my Amazon version of this phone and getting Project Fi version. I am willing to help in testing.
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
Well, my boot.img compiles fine... but will not boot to recovery. Given the fact that it is mostly guesswork on the device tree, I am not shocked. :)

Pushed my working tree to GitHub and will keep working on it...

https://github.com/mightysween/android_device_motorola_payton

Been looking at Pixel 2 TWRP Alpha... holy cow. So much more to it with this partitioning scheme.
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] SR3TLAW:
Have not even peeked into the Pixel 2 forums. I'm afraid this seems to be another ballgame entirely. Do the new Pixel owners even have root passing safety net while allowing these security updates new android phones now get? Gah this is a mess
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
TWRP has been worked on for Pixel2 by several people, including expert Dees Troy, and is still a heavy alpha. I feel pretty good about booting compiled boot images and not bricking on x4 (as far as I have gotten) :)

I have been compiling my own stuff for many years, and yes -- this new stuff is foreign. But, we will all learn and in a few weeks/months, there will be plenty of action on this device
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] i.snehal.kiran:
try using fixes from https://github.com/TeamWin/android_device_xiaomi_tissot tree. similar android one device!!
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
Thanks, picked up 3 changes from here already... will test them out soon!
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
So, I have checked out several XDA threads on this Xiaomi device (tissot) and I think it is going to help quite a bit with the A/B issues.

I am still, unfortunately stuck on getting TWRP to boot. Boot.img compiles fine and I can extract it and see TWRP has replaced stock recovery in the ramdisk, but it will not boot into recovery.

Ideally, we need a way to boot a TWRP image without flashing anything... easier said than done with devices that have recovery baked into the boot image. But once that works, we can extract just the ramdisk from my build and write a script to patch it into the stock boot image from the temporary TWRP running on the device.
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
Progress! New TWRP thread coming soon... :) :) :)

BTW, there is still a long way to go here... this was just a rudimentary test to get TWRP to boot. Need to start totally fresh with partitions before there is any attempt to actually use it!

Also -- my build environment is a total cluster after weeks of messing around. I need to wipe it and start over. That alone will take me a few days, and TWRP might take a few weeks more.
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] Deleted member 3105162:
Incredible! Looking forward to having a custom recovery!
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] f3r.and0:
I hope later we can flash the Android One firmware on the retail Moto X4, I supose that OTA update will not work but at least we will have the lastest updates if someone make a flashable version :)
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
At the very least, we have the ability to create "nandroid" style backup from A1 device. Theoretically, that could allow anyone to install it...

But yes, in the long run, hopefully the actual firmware is released
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] DiDGR8:
Doesn't the nandroid (or for that matter Flashfire) backup contain personally unique identifiers?
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
Yes, technically... obviously would need to start with a fresh system and limit to non-data partitions.

No one needs to restore someone else's apps... just their boot/oem/system_image
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] kraatus90:
This just came to my mind, since this phone has 2 partitions for boot etc. --

mmcblk0p44: boot_a SIZE:65536 blocks
mmcblk0p45: boot_b

can't we make backup of boot_b ? it will be same as boot_a but unmodified i think ? i mean, use magisk/cf-autoroot/whatever to gain root on boot_a. and make backup of boot_b. so in case if we want to receive update, just restore back boot_b.img to boot_a slot and update through ota ? that way we can practically make full backup which is unmodified. ofc this is until we have fastboot image available and working TWRP. :confused:

also it seems all x4's are having same kernel according to this thread. although their build time is different.
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
Theoretically... except that I don't believe it is the boot partition that is breaking OTA.

TWRP soon...

Possibly a FlashFire update in the meantime. Chainfire has seemed to keep up well with A/B support for new devices.
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
Just an update on TWRP building...

I setup a new build environment with the BBQLinux distro... it is very nice. Got everything synced back up, and have a successful compile, but with a few dozen warnings and a resulting boot.img that won't even boot to the system. This is strange, since I am using the prebuilt kernel to build TWRP... it should be simply using that kernel image to build alongside the ramdisk created for recovery.

So, need to go through and check all dependencies and go through these warnings line by line and see if they are breaking anything.

I may try manually repacking the boot image with my compiled recovery and the stock kernel... some of the warnings seem to involve the mkbootimg process
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] DiDGR8:
It's either that or the bootloader flag. Those are the only two changes weve made to the A1 image. I really dont want it to be the blflag changing from 0 (oem relocking changes it back to 1 not 0) that's preventing the OTAs.
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] :
Not a dev here.

Hi all. my moto x4 is arriving today and i just wanted to say that seeing you guys work so hard just excites me so much.. i'm not a developer but i do root my phones every once in a while and sometimes even use custom roms as my daily drivers. Hope to see some really cool things in the future!

From the entire moto x4 fan base, i thank you devs wholeheartedly!
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
That is possible, but Motorola has no advantage to denying security updates after providing an unlock code... and I have had numerous Motorola devices where this did not occur.

Simple check -- is there anyone out there who unlocked the bootloader but did NOT root, and cannot take the update.

I am wondering if it is the alteration of /system during root... even unrooting leaves behind a system that was force mounted rw and altered. It may be a simple integrity check.
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
(deleted double post... XDA app has been buggy lately!)
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] blowingoff:
that would be kind of unfair to prevent us from updating our phones upon unlocking their bootloader. and would it happen even in a developer edition?
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
Looks like waiting for FlashFire to support our device for OTA isn't gonna work either... Chainfire just posted this on Twitter:

Hopefully he gets bored and at least continues work on FF :)
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] kraatus90:
Does rooting with magisk and restoring back boot image after that, also breaks OTA ?

if it doesn't, thn i think cf-auto root boot img is modifying ramdisk permanently. this phone's ramdisk is a part of system as well, so even if you restore boot.img, it doesn't fully restore ramdisk. thus ota breaks. just a theory tho, i still haven't received my x4 yet, so can't really help much. :p

They should really provide factory images as soon as they release any firmware update and/or launch a new device.
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] SR3TLAW:
FlashFire would be soo nice :( for those that don't know what it is:

FlashFire is the most advanced on-device firmware flasher available for rooted Android devices. It can flash full firmware packages from various manufacturers, as well as apply over-the-air (OTA) and ZIP updates - all while maintaining root, and without using a custom recovery. It also offers full device backup and restore functionalities in several formats. Relevant files can be stored on internal storage, SD cards, USB connected storage, or can even be streamed directly to and from your computer using USB or Wi-Fi.

[MENTION=3683732]mightysween[/MENTION] I'm teetering on the edge bro! Close to just getting a Pixel 2 because lack of Development for my Moto X Pure. I've loved the Moto Train, had the Moto X Dev Edition, Moto X Pure and now the X4. I'm confident you'll get TWRP loaded but after that it will just be hopes and dreams maintaining root.
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
Magisk 14.3 doesn't work with this device...maybe next version.

Ramdisk is part of boot.img, so flashing stock would solve that.

I believe that it is most likely some type of integrity-check failing because of root mods and the inability of simple "unrooting" to restore the system partition to stock.
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] SR3TLAW:
Only real "Dev Edition" was back with the first gen Moto X man. Everything after that turned to Nexus/Pixel/Samsung. Hits me in the feels to admit this.
[Moto X4 ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries, & Other Develop] mightysween:
If someone has time, dig into the update scripts... failure is after download when the install process begins. We can probably see what is breaking it.

modified boot.img breaks it after download and stuck on "preparing" notification. Stock boot.img breaks after installation process and splashes the full screen updater app with a failure notice.