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[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Atlas80808:
Ok so what worked for me was with the google pixel 2 XL it comes with a verizon sim card. You boot up with that first. Then there is the vzinternet apn. You edit that and put this in all caps TRACFONE.VZWENTP The apn name is in black so it lets you edit it. THen go up to the three dots on the left and hit save. Power down and then put the straight talk sim card in. Then boot up. Then go back to the apn and select it. Then go to the network mode. This is important. Make sure it doesn't same global but says LTE/CDMA. Reboot and the LTE Comes up. Sometimes you have to reboot after you come off wifi but it generally works. You need a verizon sim to do this.

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Hey Man. All I had to do was insert a verizon sim card. I then saved the apn vzwinternet or whatever it was. Then I powered down and then I booted up with the straight talk sim card. I am using the latest android 8.0. I then went to the apn and clicked on it. The apn name was in black. So I edited it to TRACFONE.VZWENTP then i hit the three dots at the top. Then save. Then I changed the network mode to LTE/CDMA. That is important. Global doesn't work. Then rebooted. LTE came up just fine. Some times after coming off wifi I have to reboot but it comes up everytime. It works fine.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] ahunter:
I was in the same boat and spent a day w/Google & ST trying to resolve the issue. ST even sent me to the play store to down load their app that up dates the APN. That app wouldn't work and told me I had to use a GSM Sim. At the end of the day a ST talk rep told me that they could no longer support my new Pixel 2 XL on CDMA and in fact I couldn't reinsert my ST CDMA Sim in My Pixel XL and get service on Verizon network back. It was a disappointment at the time and for a day I went to Project Fi. But it was a blessing in disguise because I discovered T-Mobile's unlimited 55 and my wife and I switched. So instead of us spending $90 a month we are now spending $60 for our phones and the same service as ST but unlimited to 50 Gigs. Also supposedly T Mobile's plan allows me to tether at 3G, so the rep said. Yes, I know the diff between the Verizon net and T Mobile but for where we are it doesn't matter and the almost $500 a year in money back in my pocket makes it worthwhile. ST sold me a CDMA Sim and I inserted it and the phone had text & voice service w/the new sim just no data. The understanding I had from ST was that they wouldn't be supporting CDMA service on the 2 XL. I may be wrong but I am saving money and since I've used them before here it won't be a problem for me.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Sherwood507:
I can't seem to get it working. When I try to place a call with Advanced Calling enabled it says "Server Error. Try again later."
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Copyimitation:
I am using a Pixel 2 XL with straight talk and zero problems. I set it up with my previous sim card and it worked right away. However my wife is having terrible problems and her data is not working.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Colchiro:
I got hotspot to work with the build.prop change from here: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=76127117&postcount=34

Terminal gave me an error, but in the end it worked. I am rooted.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] imarq24:
From what I can tell the only way to get on ST is to do the SIM switch trick. However, I don't have access to a T-Mobile SIM...I was wondering could I just get a T-Mobile SIM from ST and stay with that one (btw there's no TMobile in my city but they have coverage here just don't know how good) ...or I saw in a earlier post that someone just went to TMobile prepaid and it worked for them. With that said could I just jump on like att prepaid ? Thanks I'm advance...i really just need to leave Verizon it's just way too expensive for myself and family... Ready to jump contract with Verizon
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Intelli69:
You have to buy that BYOP SIM kit that comes with 3 different SIM cards and obviously just use the Verizon one. trafone BYOP Sim card kit will work too, it's what I used. You have to download the straight talk app via WiFi to activate, I would factory reset first though
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] greencat2:
I have no problems with the color. After a few days, I didn't notice the difference to my old phone. I have a few photos that look a lot better with the pixel 2 screen.

The blue doesn't bother me and I only notice it if I am looking for it.

My problem with the screen is that it attracks dust. The curved screen seems to make it worse since the dust gets trapped into the phone case.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] a.demarco:
Yeah, I have the same issue, especially since I am in construction.

I take the case off and clean the phone almost every day.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] js042507:
It's crazy expensive, but the LifeProof Fre case will take care of these problems! Kind of bulky, however, these cases are well made and fully enclose your phone.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] benhaube1:
Yeah, I have the dust problem too. My boyfriends note 8 does as well. Just a nature of the curved glass unfortunately. What case are you using? Mine is the Google fabric case. Love how it feels.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] Triscuit:
I've noticed the dust accumulating where the screen attaches to the body, I used a soft bristle toothbrush to keep it clean, works well for the speakers too.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] greencat2:
It was too much for me. I decided to go bareback. No case. Normally a phone feels too slippery to go without a case but this phone isn't bad.

The downside is I like having a credit card slot and a magnet car mount.

Upside is the phone looks great without a case.

Hope I don't regret this.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] keithleger:
Here is an album with photos shot is FULL AUTO mode. No tweaking settings, focusing or anything. Just letting the camera shoot a photo from the same spot. I know this is not great for the pros out there but it is the way most of us shoot pics. Anyway, I did not take a ton of photos but here are the ones I did take. With the LG i did not do "portrait mode" but did include shots from both the regular and wide angle lenses in the comparison.

I was overall impressed by all cameras. Just click "info" icon at top right to see photo details which list the camera model.

For me results were

Color - iPhone X - yes, oversaturated like Samsung, but I like that.

Detail - Pixel 2 - even though colors did not pop as much the detail in textures and such were better in most of the photos for me

low light - Pixel 2 - just grabbed better detail in the photos (The one with the helicopter was VERY low light, just a crack in the door letting a little light in)

Anyway, I know everyone has different opinions so thought I'd put an album up so people could see and compare the original untouched photos.

I give the win to Pixel 2 because I can always fix colors and make the photo more vibrant. I can't add detail.

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=ZUlCXzFZZm05WXpKbzNNd0JDdU95SElRNzZEM0pn
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
Link doesn't work for me. Maybe you have to give permission? Or maybe you're fixing something?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] old_fart:
I have watched at least a dozen youtube videos on this very subject this morning and they were pretty consistent in their findings. Google and its software ( HDR+ ) is the "high dynamic range" king. Long live the king. And this lead in this respect, over the competitors will get a very large boost when Orea 8.1 turns "on" that mystery, extra ( full soc inside the pixel ) dedicated to video processing. I'm guessing the number crunching will go down from a second to a small fraction of a second. Now LG and its hardware ( f1.6 and glass lens ) is the king of pulling detail. Go figure. The bottom line is that google cannot improve its hardware. That's fixed and static. But new LG software ( or software from other sources ) can very much improve the V30's ability to make a "auto" shot . . . Most all comparison videos did NOT put the 1K wonder at the top of anything.

.

And what do the serious photography nuts have to say ?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] keithleger:
yeah, forgot to turn on sharing. Fixed now.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] keithleger:
I agree with you, but the problem is the track record of LG is not that of fixing it to become the best it could be. The best hardware can suck without the proper software or a company that wants to put it as a priority to make it the best it can be. In most of the shots I took the LG had the least amount of detail (except in one low light shot where it was 2nd to Pixel in detail, look at top of soap dispensor). Now of course this is in full auto mode. I'm guessing that with manual mode the outcome might be different. However, I don't have time to mess with manual mode for 99% of my photos.

I wish LG could get the camera to be on par in auto mode with the Pixel or X because I love the phone so much. The camera and frequency of updates are the only real things lacking (for me) to make it a near perfect phone.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ern88:
Link not working for me.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] keithleger:
I edited and pasted it again. should work.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] steve841:
I need more examples..... Would you mind a few dozen more of the beauty in pink?
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] keithleger:
lol, I'll get right on that.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] hachiroku:
wish there was a watermark stating which photo was from which camera.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] 20degrees:
Looks like the Detroit Borg house...
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] bitwiser:
not even sure what that is. But whatever, was not about subject but quality. LOL

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no need. in photos website on PC (which is how you should look at this to really tell quality) you can have it open all the time on the right hand side by clicking info icon and see which photos were taken with which phone. Why waste so much time watermarking and then if you want to be totally unbiased and pick best one before you know just close info box.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Billy Madison:
Bull****. Why do you do that, mate? Why do you so hate V30? Look at the picture of cat, V30 photo has tons more details than blurry smudgy stuff from P2XL. And helicopter is not relevant @ all, have you looked on what camera was it taken? Oh, yeah you took it on wide angle camera with F/1.9 but telling us that Pixel 2 XL captures more details in the dark, how funny.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Japultra:
Nice catch. I didn't see that.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] bitwiser:
You are all bent out of shape for nothing. No bias here. I actually use the v30 as my daily phone. Pixel 2 XL sitting on my desk with no sim card in it because I like it more. (I use the Pixel on weekends when I'll be using the camera more). I took both wide angle and normal lens with each photo.(tried to). Now the cat did move in one shot causing blur which is normal and understandable at that shutter speed. I did not notice it until I was done and it was too late to reshoot. The helicopter was an oversight. I must've missed taking with regular lens.

I'm not saying the V30 is bad. All 3 are good. I want the V30 to be as good as the Pixel, I REALLY DO! Because this phone feels awesome in my hand compared to the Pixel and has better features. I'm just telling you from the experience of using both that the Pixel is a better camera and MUCH FASTER shutter. V30 can have shutter lag at times. It did capture more detail in some photos than iPhone as well. So it would be a close tie for second with iPhone. The X and Pixel were just faster snapping (no shutter lag) the photos on a whole. Noticeably.

I'm hoping the Oreo update will improve a few things on the V30 making it my perfect phone. Fingers crossed.

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For more evidence check out this album as well. I'm sorry but the V30 is not on par with Pixel camera, especially in low light. Speaking in auto mode...not manual. Might get more even then but I rarely have time to manually adjust a scene.

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=eldxSWxuRlF5b2ZvN09hVFZHVDQ3Q3VUU2RxZUxR
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Japultra:
Shutter lag is probably my biggest gripe with this camera. One thing I've noticed with the Pixel is that in dark images, there tends to be a lot more noise (such as in the picture of your round plant) than the V30. I see this also when using the camera port. The GCam will give me very noisy images in low light.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Billy Madison:
But it is! People may think that V30 is bad based on the heli photo that's why I corrected and clarified that.

And, about shutter lag, do you use HDR in auto setting in V30 photo settings? It's well known for LG G4, V20, G6, V30 line up that when HDR is auto or ON and indoors scene it'll cause shutter to lag. Turn HDR off, that's all. It would provide even for better low light pix as well

Oreo has nothing to do with shutter lag, it's hardware based so no updates will never improve shutter speed of V30. If shutter lag a top priority issue you may just return V30 to LG and forget it. It's video phone mostly, not point-and-snap. The Pixel 2 XL and probably iPhones have all Zero Shutter Lag based on the fact that it's sensors have

integrated RAM buffer where photos are stacked constantly. And when you press shutter camera simply fetch for already made and stored in RAM picture. It's already there. It's simple as that (of course it's more complicated but the point is that). But LG phones or Samsung phones still don't have such ram buffers hence shutter lags
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] ChazzMatt:
You can easily tell which photos were taken with which camera. When I open in Chrome, the information is right there.

Click on the "i" in the upper right hand corner.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Billy Madison:
Another question, 20171104_154418 size is 2.8 Mb , 20171104_154159 size is 1.66Mb. May I ask what sizes are of them in V30 drive in reality or you just posted them to photos.google.com and deleted originals? Because 16 Mpix matrix can't produce just 2.8Mb under sunlight, it's not possible. Thing is V30 photos have Picasa named in it's programs, so when it was uploaded it simply was compressed by Picasa stripping of any details and fine lines.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] bitwiser:
I've not altered them. That is the size backed up directly to google photos from the V30 (auto backup) unless Google must be doing some sort of compression. Size on the phone is 6.34mb. It would do that to all of them though, wouldn't it? iphone x too.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Japultra:
You would have to upload at "original" quality and have it count toward your available google data.
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] mekz77:
I also would appreciate if you could post raw files, would like to play around with them in lightroom
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Billy Madison:
Of course I'm not blaming you, I know that Google compresses any photos with Picase that are being uploaded to photos.google not from Pixel series. That's why it's not really fare to compare fake LG V30 photos from photos.google which are dicreased in quality with uncompressed Pixel 2 XL photos that are stored AS IS. Of course pix from Pixel 2 XL will seem to look better, just compare how many details are stored in 6Mb picture from P2XL with 3Mb compressed V30. It's like twice diminishing in quality

Pixel 2 XL is similar albums at photos.google will always look as if it's superior quality shooter either it is so or it isn't solely for the fact that all other's phones photos will be stored with quality loss hence less detailed smudgy blurry pictures
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] Lyvyoo:
Just change the camera software! Do you recognize some differences? :)
[LG V30 Guides, News, & Discussion] One Twelve:
X wins for portraits with its secondary. See

here

(In order V30, pixel, X) and

another

( X, Pixel)

But there is a way to match it. To get the photos looking the same and fill the frame you had to get closer with the v30 and pixel. Both will lose right away to the x

Keep the distance to the subject the same and crop with either the lg or pixel and faces will look more similar to the x

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bring up the shadows with every other camera in google photos to match :)

Yes, some work to do after the photo is taken as much as you like where necessary

ah, its for video processing is it. Then the pixel will need it as its behind the competition for video particularly in low light. Likes to brighten everything up, reminded me of the G4. See

here
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Questions & Answers] Gunjan Saikia:
Do viper os never get Oreo update??? It says that it discontinued ?~.means it stop??..Or will I wait??

..:crying:
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] alsafady89:
Hi all

There are so many models. My reasearch suggests that all are the same hardware. So if i get a canadian model 950w8 i should be able to flash anything. Is that true? Or should i consoder paying more for international version 950f?

Thanks for your input
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] crixley:
W is Snapdragon, which I have, and you can't flash any ROMs. Get an f version without a locked bootloader
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] alsafady89:
Thanks for saving me! I completely thought w8 was not snapdragon! Much appreciated.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] crixley:
No problem! The s7 edge I had was Exynos which had tons of development. Not being able to root is strange for me.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] FloM94:
Also have exynos (ok, where I live there is only exynos) but I dont regret to not buying the snapdragon. I also think the exynos has better battery life than snapdragon
[P8lite Themes and Apps] catalin1991:
Hi! Is there any way to modify a script or something to play sound through speaker and earpiece also? Thanks!
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] D1l777:
Does anyone know of an app or a way to move the nav buttons without root? All I want to do is swap the recent and back buttons since I'm right handed and it makes it so much easier one handed.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] dbrohrer:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.paphonb.systemuituner

I swapped mine with this. Working great. You may need to grant permissions from a computer via adb. I don’t remember.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] jayochs:
yup that's a great app. I also added a little power button on the right to shut the screen off with.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] D1l777:
Awesome Thanks! I'll give this app a try.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] D1l777:
By chance does the app tell you what adb commands to run to grant permissions?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] elettr:
Good evening, I wanted to ask you what are the main defects of this case ?? The photos with the flash are perfect ?? The sound that the interlocutors perceive, is it perfect or low? When we speak, do we perceive "eco"? Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] takirks:
So far, I've found no major defects or game-stoppers with this case. The pictures taken with it are more than adequate, the flash works, and the sound is fine, without echo.

Overall, I think this is a good, solid design. It works with a Samsung wireless charger, although it does make placement a bit finicky. Also, removal of the on-phone stylus may be a bit of an issue, but since I mostly use another stylus for working with it, due to my preference to a larger size, I personally don't have a problem with that fact.

I think this is an excellent case, for what it is. I'm still likely to move over to Juggernaut, should they ever get a Note 8 case out on the market, but that's due to a desire for having something as bombproof and durable as possible.

Phone manufacturers are really missing a bet, by not building really well-ruggedized designs in the first place. The old Casio g'Zone phones had a market niche, and it's one that hasn't really been filled to anyone's satisfaction.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] Snowleopard1900:
I have never heard of Juggernaut cases before.... looked them up and those are some real cases, but the price is half that of the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] takirks:
True, that... But, which is cheaper? A $300.00 milspec case that could probably be dropped out of a C-130 during airborne operations and still have the phone inside be functional (true story related to me by an end-user of one of their products--They used the "find my phone" app to locate the damn thing on the drop zone. Case was scratched, phone inside still completely intact...), or buying a new phone every time something happens to it?

They don't make ruggedized phones with Note 8 features. So, the only option is, buy a case that gives you the durability and ruggedness you need, while letting Samsung provide the phone...

One of these days, the manufacturers will get their acts together on this, and start building phones that aren't fragile little technologic flowers. Something about like the Panasonic Toughpad FZ-X1, but with state-of-the-art OS and hardware and an affordable price...
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] elettr:
Thanks so much!!! What are the best or worst things compared to "Lanwow"?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] Snowleopard1900:
I really miss Nextel Phones...... :) Sprint needs to stuff it.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] takirks:
I keep hoping someone will start looking at this market segment again, and doing something original. I'd be happy if someone just started building their damn consumer phones with an eye towards integrating them with a ruggedized case, and then built from there. There's a lot of stuff that's less than optimal, when you look at how the phones integrate into the cases, which the manufacturers could easily rectify--If they were interested.

Problem is, the market isn't entirely rational. Too many folks want to have their "fashion phones", with all the bling, and too few want the features with the durability. As well, the market for "rugged' is too small and niche-oriented, like with the Panasonic line.

Still don't understand why Panasonic isn't marketing the hell out of their ToughPad line of phones, though--If they were available, and reasonably priced, well... I think they'd sell a lot of 'em.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Accessories] RamHa:
Post some photos, pls...
[Android Software Development] serbia4ever:
Hallo.

I need MPDV Hydra Mes app for Android. Please help me. Thanks.