yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] notjaykay:
I just picked up an Essential to replace an HTC 10. For me, I was looking at used Pixel XL's (128GB) and new Essential Phone since they're around the same pricepoint.

What came down to it for me was the Snapdragon 835, new/fresh battery, and probably less warranty issues with a brand new phone.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] cityle:
I have a Nexus 6p and I bought an Essential phone and I'm selling the Essential because the camera quality was poorer (even with g cam trying optimizing it, pictures have a slight yellow hue and the picture is a little bit less sharp, while the Nexus 6p often have the best colors right off the bat) and the passage from AMOLED back to LCD was meh. Plus you gonna still have the update faster if you stick to the Pixel. But the build quality is fantastic.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] spotmark:
Yeah, the Pixel got the November update on Monday. We had to wait until Tuesday. :p
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] cityle:
But there is still no Oreo, while i have it on my Nexus 6p since September (and I need the LDAC support of Oreo)
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] samklee:
:)

Yeah, I was surprised how quickly essential got that out. But I think he is also referring to os updates. I'm running 8.1 on my pixel. It'll be a while before essential pushes that out.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] ryaleon87:
I sold my pixel for the essential.

The pixel camera app is much quicker and more reliable than essentials. As far as picture quality goes, indoors, when trying to capture more fine details the Pixel camera definitely wins. In good lighting and outdoors I can't tell a difference between the 2.

In terms of everything else the essential is better. Build quality and materials are better. More storage for less money. Performance is better on the essential. The essential is easier to tote around and use one handed because the bezels are smaller. If it wasn't for essential taking so long to improve the camera app then I would say it is the best smartphone experience I have had. And I have had a lot. Like over 20 easily.

Also I went through 6 pixels. The first one had paint chipping issues like nothing I have ever seen. The second one had a faulty speaker. The third one had radio issues. The 4th had fast charge issues. The 5th had issues with overheating to the point where I couldn't hold the device. And I am not a heavy user. And the 6th I sold as soon as it came in.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] stinger4321:
Which pixel did you have?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] ryaleon87:
Xl
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] stinger4321:
Original or 2nd gen? I had my earpiece speaker blow on my og xl.. had it bl unlocked but it was a Verizon model.. replacement from google had updated bl so i couldnt unlocked and i dumped it.. pre-order 2 xl.. then cancelled a few days before it shipped because of all of the screen issues.....my ph-1 will be here Monday.. cant wait
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] ryaleon87:
The original. I thought about getting the Pixel 2 but the high price and screen issues keeps me away. If a phone cost nearly $1000 it better be perfect.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] BonkersTheClown:
I think I ended up with the Essential Phone partly by choice and partly by accident. I'm a Sprint customer. My old Galaxy S5 was broken, I needed a phone that was cheap, as up to date as possible, and available NOW. That was early September. The PH-1 was by far the cheapest option for me to buy through Sprint.

There's a lot to love and a lot to hate. The camera app has gotten better but won't be winning any awards pretty much ever. That said, it's decent. The phone's form factor is small, which means it can fit into a pocket where a Pixel XL won't. As a longtime Samsung owner I love the pure android ability to get rid of bloat, but I'm used to a much more reliable experience and a much better looking screen. I love the huge screen on a tiny phone, but LCD is just so pedestrian at this point. I was always running out of internal space on my Samsung, so it's awesome to have 128GB internal. It's annoying that SD card support and phone jack weren't included. It's probably the best looking phone out there right now, which is kinda cool. Sadly, it's very buggy. It loses connection with my android watch and I've had to completely wipe and reconnect it a few times already. There is no "press the _____ button" to activate Google Assistant" option (as least not that I know of) which is a bit of a downer. Voice recognition is super buggy. The phone says it's listening, but you have to wait of few seconds because it will miss the first few words you say. It also takes about 5 words voice-to-text, then just simply stops taking/writing anymore words. You have to cancel and hit the microphone icon again to get it another 5 words , wash rinse repeat. The touchscreen tends to be unresponsive. It's gotten a bit better since the last patch, but it's still not great. It would have been nice if the fingerprint scanner doubled as a home button like LG does. Finding a case for the Essential Phone was a nightmare, but they're pretty easy to find now. The phone SHOULD BE one of the fastest phones on the market, but instead it's laggy. And one of the biggest reasons to get the Essential Phone -- clip on modules -- is kindof a nothingburger at this point. Honestly, I wish I could have held out for an LG V30+, but it wasn't out yet.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] ggh95:
i'm also hesitating...
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Jank4AU:
Just to chime in I got this coming from the pixel, not XL. I really like this phone, especially on the 8.1 beta. Its a great little handset, feels awesome, much better battery than anything Google has, and very snappy. I also had wicked issues flashing anything on my pixel. No trouble so far with the essential for me.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] ggh95:
What do you think about the photo and video?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Jank4AU:
Despite all the negative press, the pictures aren't bad. Their not as good as the pixel, true, but I don't use a phone as my main source for high quality pictures. I know many folks do simply because they always have their phone on them. The bottom line is, no one is going to look at a picture you took with this phone and think, "ew, did your 5-year old draw that?" It works just fine.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] starbiker99:
I heard about this phone early this year did some research and decided to buy it from Amazon on Jan 24th. I came from a Galaxy S6 and it was a good phone (battery was getting bad) but this phone is head and shoulders better! Especially now that we are running the Oreo B8.1! It is super stable and smooth much more than my old Galaxy S6. I was thinking of trying the Oneplus 5t or maybe the new Huawei Mate 10 pro but I am not sure I will be any happier. Never had the Pixel or 2 If they looked this good I'd buy tomorrow!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] sabi95190:
with gcam its very good but very bad stabilization for videos
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Tech180:
What app has good stabilization?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] sabi95190:
gcam
[Pixel C Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nonstop14:
Hello all,

This is my second Pixel C, the first failed just a little over a year after I purchased it (the half screen failure issue). This one I've had for about 2 months. It was working fine until yesterday. Suddenly WiFi will just stop working. While searching for networks it finds none, even though there are usually about a dozen in range. It happened yesterday, I tried rebooting, clearing the cache, resetting network settings. What finally fixed it was repeatedly just turning WiFi on and off in quick succession. Today again it's doing it and I've had no luck resurrecting it.

There was a security updates installed a few days ago, I wonder if that may have played a role.

So far I've seen no other reports of this problem. Curious if anyone else is experiencing it, and if so, if you've found a way to resolve it.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] Oscarandco:
Hi all. I have my Pixel 2 for a few days and I just realized that he don't play sound when you charge the phone . Is this a bug of Oreo 8.0.0 or phone ..? Has anyone had the problem or a solution to offer me.
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] gm007:
Maybe something to do with do not disturb mode?
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] Oscarandco:
I did not set any particular settings. If I remember correctly, this bug already existed on the nexus 5x but I do not remember the manipulation to be done. I just wanted to know if the plug-in sound works on the other pixels or if it's just mine. If it's just me it's okay I'm fine.:cool:
[Google Pixel 2 Questions & Answers] qinyue:
May be something related to USB audio? You can disable it in the developer options.
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] Fenix46:
Lucky-Kernel​

For​

Exynos-Variant's​

#include
/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this Kernel
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
* If you dont like this Kernel, Stay away from this thread!
*/

What to say... I come from

Samsung Galaxy Nexus

and its development until the beginning of September 2016...

I did a one-year break from kernel programming, and I came back here for you. To bring you a good kernel for this device that still has a lot to give.

My work is on kernel source, I add, delete, modifing code, but with a criterion, that everything, must make sense

I consider the kernel as beta, although it is very stable, I will update the kernel when needed, with the necessary security patches, and a few extra grays

Android8.0

This kernel Boot on 8.0(lineage-buid) but I think also on AOSPExtended rom 8.0 it will Boot..

Android7.1

EDIT: Don't Boot.. thank's to @spookcity138 for news :)

Good download at all, and let me know your opinion :):)

XDA:DevDB Information

[KERNEL] Lucky [O], Kernel for the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini

Contributors

Fenix46, hennymcc, spookcity138

Source Code: https://github.com/Fenix46/android_kernel_samsung_kminilte

Kernel Special Features:

Version Information

Status: Beta

Beta Release Date: 2017-11-11

Created 2017-11-11

Last Updated 2017-11-12
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] Fenix46:
Reserved
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] Oleggluk:
Del.
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] jaeck:
Good evening,

at first I had the patched twrp from the LineageOS 15.0 thread installed and flashing your kernel it produced a fault 11 error. Then I flashed the official twrp and the installation on AOSPExtended 8.0 worked just fine.

Could you please elaborate a little bit more what you did to the kernel sources or if there is something special included? Nevertheless: Thank you for contributing!

Best regards
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] spookcity138:
Hey,

Great to have another developer working on the S5 Mini! I can confirm that the kernel does not boot on 7.x ROMS (Slim7 at least,but I imagine all) I expected this though as my kernel build doesn't boot on Android 8. I can also confirm issues flashing with the Oreo compatible TWRP version. I just recently flashed a test build of TWRP by Ayke and got this same error 11,so I extracted the boot.img and flashed that. I also tried to flash my kernel after yours to get my system back up and also got an error flashing in TWRP,so something has changed there apparently.
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] Fenix46:
Yep, with official twpr, flash without problem, this error 11 is related to the twpr for Oreo... however, I've add some commit on kernel source, and my work is this, add commit, and update the kernel ;)
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] Fenix46:
[MENTION=7065337]spookcity138[/MENTION] thank's for welcome :) However Thannk's again for feed on 7.x rom... this error is related at updater-script.. on Oreo the first line "assert" is not present, so cause this.. but with official twpr flash go fine, I think to change the updater-script if cause another problem :confused::confused:
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] CHEF-KOCH:
I would't call this development or a kernel which offers something over the stock LOS kernel (that's the reason why no changes are mentioned in the OP - because there none). I only see 1 rename commit. So overall it doesn't change anything which deserves to call it 'your' kernel. This entire repo are upstream commits only. If you only provide such 'development' I highly suggest to work directly on the official kernel and submit pull request instead which then would help everyone and not only people which using this kernel here.
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] Fenix46:
what changes did you want to find on the kernel? did you see the commit series I added? Do you think the changes are all in the name of who works on the kernel? for those who work on ROMs as [MENTION=6225744]hennymcc[/MENTION] or [MENTION=7065337]spookcity138[/MENTION] or other's they can very well take my base and insert it to build the ROM..
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] CHEF-KOCH:
I expect some changes which improving the kernel e.g. in performance otherwise I stick with the LOS kernel because you 'commit series' I found so far are years old now and pointless in Oreo. I'm not sure what's the point to create an thread when there are seriously no changes, I not deny that you might work on it but that should be mentioned as 'work in process' or something here but since there is no changelog, downloadable release or explanation on this kernel I think I have the right to ask what's going on here.

And just because someone else might contribute to your project doesn't mean this is relevant, as said I checked it and there was no change. I haven't chedckd all branches but master and the asop-8.0 branch was not really what I expected to see when someone announce a kernel. As said earlier I think it would be better to contribute to LOS directly instead of making another kernel.

Please explain or show why someone should use your kernel or in other words - what's wrong with the LOS one?! Thanks.
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] Fenix46:
What you saw, that you think is old, are needed on Nougat as well, because interfaces better the kernel, with the modules, because our kernel don't have support on kernel Device Three.. and it's just the beginning of this, because my main job will be to reformulate the theard for a rom. Nothing to take away from the kernel LOS, and I did not want to create useless controversies. if you do not want to use this kernel, it does not change anything. however if you look good on the download section, find the zip package to download.
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] MrCreating:
Twrp 3.1.1 official, SM-G800F, AospExtended Oreo. Error 11 by flashing.
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] Fatal_Scythe:
Where is the Download Link?:confused:
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] MikeT.:
Open xda in Browser, under downloads

(look at the middle of my Screenshot)
[Galaxy S5 Mini Android Development] Fatal_Scythe:
Thanks :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Runboman:
Hi I have xgody ga10h v1.1, which i flashed using phoenixsuit v1.10 software with different firmware.

The flashing completed but now my tablet turns on but no sound/ no screen image - just blank screen but you can see back led lights.

I cannot re-flash the tablet because it is not detectable on my laptop/ phoenixsuit flasher software.

I would appreciate if anyone can advise?.
[Huawei Mate 10  Questions & Answers] yassero:
Immediately before every notification for new email or new message on fb messenger, whatsapp, etc... I get stock notification as set in settings... so I get notified by the OS that there is a notification by an app... It is so annoying and noisy but I am unable to find a way to stop it. Any help please.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] myself379:
Hi, anyone has issue with the mounting external SD card?

I'm under Magisk 14.2 with Xposed Module enable, initially my Titanium Backup cannot use Filesystem storage (through the /mnt/media) where the /mnt/media becomes a blank file

To my Titanium Backup need to use DocumentProvider (where it'll label as [External Storage]/Titanium Backup), which solved the Titanium Backup backup (no pun intended) function.

Now my FX File Explorer can't write into External SD card. However, it still can read the contents. I used ExSDCard Write Access Enabler v2.1 by Rom and it's module mounts on /mnt/media_rw/{SD_CARD_NUMBER} but most apps defaults are points to /storage/{SD_CARD_NUMBER}.

Please shed some insight on this. If possible and simple enough, I would prefer editing some .xml files instead of "depends" on Module.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] myself379:
Ah, I solved it.

Just revoke the FX File Explorer Write Access in the menu button and re-enable it. I can write on External SD now! Yay! so happy!
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] starlord143:
Where is the menu?
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] nosuchnick:
an app called airexchange allows you to access your tv box over your wi-fi and do anything you need, download, delete, move...this is the only and easiest way i found to transfer files from my mi box 4 to my pc. might help. just download and follow the instructions, super easy to use.
[Xiaomi Mi A1 Questions & Answers] zerosava:
This is a late answer so I so hope it still helps somebody. The menu is the 3 vertical dots in the upper right corner. Next to the bottom should be "disable write access." if it gives you an error just do it again. Fully close FX then open it again. Now enable write access like you did when you first installed it. You should be good to go now.

Also, thanks OP, you saved me a whole mess of headaches!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] biroot:
Hi all,

Everything said on title of the topic... I'd like to update my phone without reinstalling everything, just update. And I know ota won't work since my phone is using TWRP.... And Xposed.

What would be the best way to do so?

Thx
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] Sebastian05067:
I would like to know too
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] biroot:
Hey,

No one knows?
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rodehaas:
So my aunt plugged her LG G3 into her laptop to back her phone up with lg suite, and apperantly this triggered an update.

everything went well, till she got an error message: "The Update Couldnt Continue" with instructions to remove the battery,

and plug it back it, because this would resume the update. So she did, and after that, the lg logo showed and the screen went black.

the splash screen showed this error message:

"Boot Verification Fail!

- cause: Mismatch_Sig_Len"

at first thought, i thought, i might be able to flash the stock firmware trough odin, or other flash software.

but this didnt succeed since i couldnt access download mode.

Second thing i tried to do was access recovery, many people said this was done through factory reset, and by just confirming,

so i did, but, it just showed me the splash screen again.

The Tirth Thing i did was just letting it boot, this results in the splashscreen showing, and the screen turning black with the led flashing red and blue.

Its a Dutch LG G3 D855 with stock firmware, no TWRP or root.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] l3laze:
Hey guys i just got into the rom thing....and just had a few qestions...

1. will all roms work on all wm phones? i have an att tilt....

2. What are radios? i hear about those alot....

3. i am using the htc home screen with the big clock :P (only way to describe) is there a way to get differnt skins?

4. what is the fastest setup for my phone (tilt)

3. and ill take anyother info...
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] P1Tater:
please start with the first thread in this forum. then the kaiser wiki.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] agreenagent:
1. As far as I know, all Kaiser roms should work on all versions of the Kaiser (like the Tilt). The issue is that there are slight differences that you'll need to fix, like the button order on the keyboard. But they're all easy fixes, at least.

2. The radio is the piece of hardware that communicates with the cell network. The rom for it is its set of internal instructions.

3. You need HTC Home Customizer:http://www.pocketemu.com/hhc-info.html

4. You're going to need to try a bunch of roms and see what you like. 6.1 doesn't benchmark faster, but many people (including myself) swear it's much faster - 6.1 is less stable, however. Just give it a go.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] l3laze:
Changing roms? voids the warranty?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] we3zy:
Have you even read anything at all?

YES IT VOIDS THE WARRANTY. This question has been asked, and answered everything. WARNINGS are posting everywhere about voiding warranty.

Why does everything new member think we're a support team or something. Its called XDA-Developers for a reason. If you a new member can't read and catch up by themselves, I suggest they you stick with shipped rom suggested by the manufacture.

STICKY AND WIKI. THEN UTILIZE THE SEARCH FUNCTIONS.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] AllTheWay:
We3zy....now now...

Don't fall into the same trap that Tater and I did. :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] P1Tater:
I think I'm stuck in it.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] we3zy:
I am sorry if it is offensive to anyone. But I keep it in everytime I see a thread, but there's thread I just snap.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] _Alex_:
I've included a hidden link to posting and you in the ROM upgrading section of wiki, added some verbiage about voiding your warranty and made it more Q/A-like, hopefully making it easier to understand and limit threads such as this in the future.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Windows Mobile ROM De] Guilf:
Dude, you have every right. I'm a 3 month+ owner of the Tilt and it's my first PPC. I am now cooking ROMs and asked my first technical question yesterday after looking for the answer for about 10 hours (and I felt guilty for having to do it). The best part is the answer was out there, I just must have looked over it multiple times (dumbass). There is literally not a question a newbie can ask that has not already been answered (ok, maybe 1 in a 100) and already has multiple threads or a wiki dedicated to it. The forum should be limited to truly technical questions or unique problems/resolutions. It frustrates me and I haven't been here long - I'd hate for you long-timers to eventually close it down to newbies because of a few bad apples.

And thanks again, Alex. All the work you've done lately to make this place better organized and more straightforward hasn't gone unnoticed.