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[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] detlion1643:
I apologize for the second post here, but this seems more than should go into an appended edit:

After doing the Wipe->Format data, it's advised to reboot back into the recovery. Without flashing the twrp cuocos92 recovery, my thoughts are it would just be back into the stock recovery. At least the twrp version works, so I have no problems with flashing it. And then I'll have to Wipe->Format data again, reboot back into recovery, and then I can flash my SuperSU zip. But how can I get my SuperSU zip on the phone?

Doesn't Wipe->Format data remove it? Everytime I reboot my phone after that the SuperSU on the root of the phone is gone. I can't seem to mount to my pc from the recovery either, clicking the usb storage just unchecks itself right away, and clicking the enable MTP doesn't seem to do anything. So, even if I flash the recovery, Wipe-Format data again, reboot back into the recovery, I still don't see a way of getting the SuperSU zip onto the phone anyways.

I know it probably sounds like I'm whining by now about how things aren't as easy as it seems. I'm trying to be descriptive in what I am doing and what's happening.
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] ThE_MarD:
Hmm by chance are you using Windows 10? At least I've noticed for me it fails to properly mount the correct drivers for ADB and MTP for TWRP. I'd recommend checking device manager.

If I remember correctly here's what mine looked like at first

https://photos.app.goo.gl/wXaqbi3OeH3bKEf62

Select MTP > update driver > browse my computer > let me pick > (standard MTP Device) > MTP USB Device

Sorry I'm not in front of my PC but I'm sure it's something like that to solve it

If that doesn't work? You can always use...

adb push ROM.zip /sdcard

Which will copy the zip file to the root of your data storage (on the Le Max 2 much like the One Plus 3 they use /Sdcard as a shortcut since we don't have external Sdcard hardware).

As for system read only? Swipe to allow modifications. Can't flash a ROM properly if the system is read only eh? Hence the failed to mount system.

It's really just there as a disclaimer to cover their ass in case people use TWRP improperly and brick their device. Following green man gaming's guide is safe as I've used it plus many other people as you'll see in his replies

I'd also recommend following the guide and flashing TWRP to your recovery. I only did boot recovery image for backup and then booted to EUI and copied that backup to my PC.

Format data is handy to get rid of encryption and also give you full access to your storage capacity because when I didn't before I didn't get 54.43GB of data storage only something like 40GB.

Tbh I haven't used any custom EUI ROMs but if you're fighting with TWRP? I know Cuoco92's eui has a fastboot installable version

Hope this helps
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] detlion1643:
Well thank you so much for the information. I am running windows 10, but never saw mtp under portable devices, only the phone name Le Max 2. That's ok, as I booted (still not flashed) into recovery and this time I swiped to allow modifications. I still couldn't mount /system but I was able to use the adb push command and the SuperSU file appeared inside the /sdcard directory when looking under Install inside twrp. I swiped to flash the zip, then hit reboot system. Looking in the SuperSU app, I noticed that the setting "Install SuperSU into /system" is greyed out. Well, at least I think it worked.

At this point in time, since things appear to be working, I'll be flashing the recovery and installing OmniRom (it was either this or Resurrection Remix). I think if the play store just works on OmniRom like people mention, it'll be worth it.

So, my steps will be to:

adb -> fastboot -> fastboot flash recovery fileName.img

recovery -> wipe -> factory wipe (using factory to get rid of system encryption) -> reboot back into recovery

recovery -> wipe -> dalvik/cache (do i still need to do this after factory wipe?)

adb -> adb push romFileName.zip /sdcard

adb -> adb push gapps.zip /sdcard

recovery -> install -> /sdcard -> romFileName.zip

recover -> install -> /sdcard -> gapps.zip

At any point do I need to flash SuperSU again? I guess I should after flashing the rom/gapps because, afterall, SuperSU is an app.

Once again, thank you so much for all the information that you have already provided!
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] ThE_MarD:
Heyyo, it's always recommended to do a full wipe when installing a different ROM so you should format data, wipe system, data, dalvik and cache and then install the ROM of choice with Gapps of choice

Wiping system is OK when flashing a ROM as it'll write into system.. plus there's always the risk of instability if system is not wiped if a Gremlin setting is left over from previous ROM

I'd recommend using Magisk v14.3 over SuperSU as SuperSU doesn't have the same functionality as Magisk for passing SafetyNet...

Plus Magisk is full open source software (FOSS) where as SuperSU is closed source so gotta love that open source (this part is more personal preference since Android is built upon open source and people working together).

Plus there's really cool Magisk modules you can do like ART Optimizer and so fourth if you check the XDA forum section for it

Also, you're welcome! We all had our start on XDA at different points and passing on the knowledge I find is just as important as the ROMs we love
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] kanagawaben:
Don't use SuperSU. Magisk is the way to go for rooting nowadays. Easy, systemless, updated frequently to pass safetynet. It's a no brainer.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Supracer:
My s8 is super super disappointing! After trying 3 different roms I've gotten the same result.... Without a Sim, SD card, newly flashed rom without any accounts or apps battery stays up for around 10 hours. I've noticed that the cell signal (broadcast) has been draining the most so I put it in airplane mode to see if it's the problem... I did help but just by Abit, in 6 hours it drained 35% without touching the phone. I downloaded gsam battery monitor waited overnight and I noticed that Android os and the kernel are the most things that have been draining my battery. What can I do to help this?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Valkiry:
I'd get your battery looked at or if look at your usage of the device
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Laleka:
Flash new software... Or clear the cache from recovery
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Supracer:
Well I'll be loosing the waterproofing no?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Supracer:
Even though I updated the bootlaoder and modem and flashed new rom, you reckon this will work?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Valkiry:
Lol thank your own post ? you can try it just holds battery stats tho.

OP you won't loose waterproofing if you take it to sammy.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Supracer:
Well I tried to flash a new kernel and my phone got stuck on the s8 splash screen.... So I flashed the king rom with the king kernel, didn't install any app or sign in to anything, did a battery calibration kept WiFi on without aod and without a Sim overnight. From 100 to 85% is that good enough or still something odd?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Jostian:
definitely not normal, flash stock ROM from Sammobile, and run it for a few days to check, then try custom ROM again, I took the plunge a few days ago and rooted my S8 (after being stock for 2 months), I'm running Batman ROM and have no issues with battery life at all so far, I'm getting 50+ hours between charges and about 6 hrs SoT which I'm happy with.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Supracer:
Hmmmm okay I'll flash the latest stock room and see overnight what happens with the same setup I just did. Should I do a full full wipe or just a not.al flash via Odin?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Jostian:
Clearly something is not right so a full wrote massy be better, just backup your data with Smart switch on PC, then you can restore after going to stock.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Supracer:
Thanx alot! Will update ya tommorow
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Supracer:
[MENTION=3085865]Jostian[/MENTION] Well I tried to flash stock firmware, all went well, Odin gave me the green light but the phone kept on rebooting straight to recovery. Did a factory reset in stock recovery and still didn't help, so I tried to flash a different firmware (because i thought the first one could be corrupted) flashed it and still the same thing and noticed I ran into a "software brick" (dm-verity error code 0x02) which I couldn't find any solution for it anywhere on the net except for returning it to Samsung..... So I flashed the factory binary, booted in it then flashed twrp through Odin then restored my full twrp backup, booted it up to my restored ROM then flashed again the same firmware I originally had downloaded the first time and again it rebooted only to stock recovery but this time when I did a factory reset it booted up!! Yay!! Anyways it took me all night (6hours) only slept 3 hours and went to work without the phone. I kept WiFi on no aod no sim no accounts and no apps and in 8 hours it went down only 2% which I think is super normal now! Now my question is should I flash a new rom like Batman etc?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Jostian:
I rooted and flashed BatStock ROM this week, and am loving it, will go over to BatMan ROM after they have the Oreo update, for now the Nougat BatStock is brilliant as is their BatStock kernel, I was happy with Stock (unrooted) but gave in to the ability to 'play' more with the S8 if its rooted. and am very chuffed, battery life and responsiveness is indeed perceptibly better with BatStock ROM 1.6 (final release).
[General Questions and Answers] Frodo_Fraggins:
Is it possible to determine when the security update download is initiated (in case it occurs while I'm sleeping)? Is it also possible to log ip addresses that the phone connects too and their timestamps (whether an app, or a database than can be queried from adb)?

A little background: The new security update came out today. As I understand it, the google devices are supposed to get the updates directly from google as they become available (with some delays as the google rolls them out). However, even if I (or others online) try to force the update from the system update in settings the phone still claims to be up to date without downloading the new security update. Furthermore, some users report success in retrieving the update if they remove the SIM card from their phone. Taken together, this leads me to believe that the security updates might be coming from the carrier instead of directly from google (albeit with significantly less delay than non google devices). It's possible that google just blocks off the update by carrier internally, but it seems weird they would deny manually requested updates from the system settings. I'd like to determine where the update is coming from myself.
[General Questions and Answers] Nonta72:
Try this!

Install Termunal Emulator

Open Terminal Emulator and type: logcat > /sdcard/logcat.log

Go back to the OTA notification & click on download.

When the download process is starting, switch back to terminal emulator & close it.

Browse to your SD Card using any file manager. There you'll find a file named "logcat.log". Open it & search for OTA download link in it.

Source
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] dmacarth:
With adaptive brightness on my screen frequently (every 20 seconds or so) changes brightness slightly even when the ambient light isn't changing. It's very annoying when reading and most noticeable with light backgrounds.

Is this a common issue or does it sound like I have a defective sensor?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] theBeachBoy:
Same here.

So annoying I had to turn adaptive off.

Seems to be when I move, probably changing sensor and it's too sensitive. My head mush change/reflect light on sensor

Anyway it's so distracting that I can't use adaptive brightness, except when pitch dark I can set to 0% adaptive to have lowest light output
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] galaxys:
Yep, reminds me of a disco strobe light!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] AndrasLOHF:
No issues here. I actually think the brightness swing is much better than the OG Pixel XL. I can just leave the setting at 50%. On the OG XL I'd have to turn the brightness down in the living room with lighting from 1 lamp and a tv because it'd be burning my retinas.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] BrokenWall:
I installed Lux Dash and disabled "adaptive brightness" and let Lux handle it. You can go into the profile editor for Lux and setup different presets for different levels of light, you can also adjust the min and max allowed brightness and even setup how you want it to adjust brightness (fade, only set on unlock, dynamic, etc)

It has really made this screen amazing and even helps with battery because most the day my screen doesn't go above 15-20%
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] EeZeEpEe:
I've been fine here with the Adaptive Brightness too. Doesn't change too often at all for me.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] dmacarth:
I installed Lux also and that did the trick. I assume the sensor is fine since Lux uses it with no problem. It's odd that some of us are having problems and others aren't but it doesn't seem to be a sensor issue.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Mzzyhmd:
Having this same issue any solution?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] EeZeEpEe:
I'm curious but how exactly is it reacting for you? Are you just sitting in bed with the lights on and it's still adjusting up and down the brightness? Cause that's what I'm doing right now and it hasn't fluctuated at all. If I put it on the bedside table it'll brighten up and when I pick it up it dims but that's it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Mzzyhmd:
Yeah that's too much fluctuations don't you think I mean on my iPhone x or any other iPhone that I have have used so far I never could tell that the adaptive brightness was on but this device does it in an obvious way and way too frequently that im not sure anymore if this is what it's supposed to do I chatted with a Google agent and they forced quit ambient service thing from system apps and I think that still didn't resolve the issue. I will pop up in a vz store tomorrow and check out if their display devices are doing the same
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] dmacarth:
I'm curious to hear what the tell you. Lux has helped me a lot bit I still notice it. To be fair I think I only notice in a dim or dark room with the TV on but this is the first phone I've used where it's noticeable to me. I'm also wondering if this is how it's supposed to work or if there's something wrong with my phone.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] EeZeEpEe:
What I described was too much? Sounds appropriate to me. If there's extra light on the phone, I want it to get brighter. If that light goes away, I want it to get dimmer. Now if it was happening with no light changing then I would be annoyed. I keep it at 29% with Adaptive Brightness on and it's not too dark in outside light and not too bright in pitch dark.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] deburris:
I'm having the same issue. I'm on my second Pixel 2 XL so I don't think it's a sensor problem. I only notice it in lower lighting but it's really annoying when it happens. Haven't seen this issue on any other phone. Im trying out Lux now and set it to only adjust when waking up. There were similar issues when Lux was set to Dynamic.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Hobox10:
Ever since Google thought they knew better than everyone else and got rid of auto brightness for adaptive brightness, it's been trash for me. I CONSTANTLY have to raise it in dark rooms and lower it in bright rooms. AKA, I might as well turn it off because I'm manually adjusting it every time anyway.

All in all, it's terrible.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] EeZeEpEe:
You know Adaptive Brightness is a mix of manual and auto brightness right? I remember auto brightness actually having the issues you're describing because there was no way to adjust it if it was set. If you have Adaptive Brightness on high enough, it should be bright enough in dark and bright situations. I believe people's issues are that it adjusts too often or the opposite, it's too dark in light rooms and too bright in dark rooms.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Hobox10:
Yeah I know it's supposed to be a mix somewhat. It's supposed to match the setting you set to whatever the surrounding brightness is relative to your brightness setting.

That's exactly WHY it's trash in my opinion though. It's a flawed methodology. I don't want it matching my setting relative to anything. I want it low in the dark and bright in bright rooms or the sun to be legible and not more. It tries to do some meet-you-in-the-middle garbage and it just doesn't work well.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] EeZeEpEe:
I found the threshold for the lowest brightness in pitch dark with Adaptive Brightness on to be 29%. That should be dark enough in dark rooms and outdoors it's readable to me. What percentages have you been trying?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] superbestfriends:
Mines doing the same thing. Did anyone work out whether it was hardware?

I used a sensor app to see what light was reporting, and it was stable. I can only assume it's a bug.

For those who aren't sure - if the screen is on, and not moving, without any changes to ambient or direct light, every 20 or so seconds the screen will dim to a warmer colour, and then 20 seconds later will brighten to a whiter colour.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] EeZeEpEe:
Yeah I had a feeling that's what people might be experiencing.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] barnops:
To add on to this thread, this is also occuring on my gen 1 Pixel.

Ever since I upgraded to 8.1 the adaptive display will brighten/darken while the phone is sitting still in a constantly lit room.

I also appear to have lost much of the granularity in the brightness selecting bar. The first 25% or so is as dim as it goes, and only after that does it begin to alter the brightness. Previously it would begin around 10% on the bar.

Additionally, the logic behind adaptive brightness seems to have gotten worse. I previously left my brightness setting always in the same place, and no matter where I was it was either dim enough (at night) or bright enough (during the day).

Real unhappy with this update.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] grinchyyy:
Same thing here, fluctuations are too dramatic. I wonder if there are any system settings to be exposed and manipulated?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Guyde:
This is exactly what is happening to my gen 1 Pixel also. Started about a week ago with the 8.1 update. The screen brightness will sometimes increase/decrease as frequently as every 20 seconds.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] ianford10:
Brand new Pixel 2 XL purchased today and having the same issues, it's very distracting to be truthful.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] rajulshah:
Adaptive vs. Auto Brightness

Yes, same issue here w.r.t. brightness changing abruptly vs. gradually and sometimes even when there's no change in ambient light.

I got the Pixel a year ago (Nov. '16) and was very happy with the Auto Brightness. Was so good, never noticed it was present and doing its job. I replaced my original Pixel with another brand new unit (Pixel 1 not 2) and also upgraded to Android 8.1. So wasn't sure at first whether it was the unit or Android until I read the comments in this thread. Did not realize Google replaced Auto Brightness with Adaptive Brightness. Yet another important change but no option to go back.

I think setting the brightness at a higher level helps. I experimented and found 65% makes it behave better. I had the setting quite low before (20%). Would say it's a definitely a bug in the algorithm because it shouldn't do anything unless there's a change. Perhaps they'll fix it in the next upgrade.

I tried Lux Lite with the Dynamic option and it's actually worse than Adapative Brightness. Maybe someone happy with Lux can share their exact settings.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] EeZeEpEe:
That's kind of a big jump. Nothing in-between worked better?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] rajulshah:
Brought it down to 50% now and I think it's better. Time will tell.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] lalew25:
My Pixel 2 XL only does this in low light settings, when I'm reading or playing a game in bed at night.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] SamsonMcnulty:
I'm using the paid version of lux so all the options might not be available in dash but you should be able to set the size of the dynamic steps as well as the fade speed and jitter percentage. Combining lux with the cf lumen driver fixes a lot of the issues you guys are having. If anyone would like my settings I can upload screenshots.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] beezar:
Yes can you upload screenshots? And how does the cf lumen driver help? I've never seen the advantage of using the driver in lux, and I use cf lumen all the time
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] SamsonMcnulty:
These are my current profile settings. I find that the cflumen driver when integrated in lux causes the blue shift to be a lot less noticable. I also use screen balance with the settings in the screenshot and it basically removes the black smear unless youre at minimum brightness.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] HuMpS 97 DoHc:
Do you need to have root for this app to function fully?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] EeZeEpEe:
What brightness do you have it set to? I'm at 29% and read in bed at night and it doesn't fluctuate at all for me. In that situation though, I can see it being too close to your face cause the light sensor to think it's gotten brighter. Then when you pull it away it gets darker. Or at the same distance, the change from white and dark backgrounds would possibly get the fluctuations.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] lalew25:
I have it around 20% at night. I'll try bringing it up a bit.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Ryaanj:
Yep, me too.

I have this problem frequently. I'll be reading on my phone and the brightness flashes immediately to a lower or higher amount without any changes in environment or movement. It might be less obnoxious even if the speed of the brightness change were just slowed down. I've also noticed the tone of the screen flash to a pinkish tone, and back. I have night light completely disabled so it's not that.

I've just turned off adaptive brightness and we'll see if it helps. It is really irritating to have to manually adjust brightness throughout the day, but if this ends up fixing it I will.

Thanks for all the info everyone, this has been irritating me for a long time! Hope it gets updated or something.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Shrimper:
I have this exact same issue too. No changing ambient light conditions, yet the Adaptive Brightness setting, when enabled, causes jarring changes in brightness every few seconds. I'm using a Pixel 2 XL. Had no problems on the Pixel XL.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Thrillofit:
Oh yeah, I agree. I only had iphone so I can't really tell but I can for sure say Iphones auto is alot better!

Oh I see! Then you are not the only one feeling it! Which I think is good but hopefully a error that can be fixed anytime soon.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] EeZeEpEe:
I've had this phone since October and have yet to see this issue occur. It only changes when the actual ambient light changes. Never randomly with steady ambient light.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] blogbytes:
It's weird that some users have the issues and others don't. I've also had this issue since day one. It's alot worse at night.

Has anyone found a solution to this yet apart from using a 3rd party app?