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[Sony Xperia X Questions & Answers] max26292:
what do you want ? stock firmware with root or anything else ?
[Sony Xperia X Questions & Answers] YasuHamed:
I won't say anything about not saving drm keys,, its a loss for sure,,,

https://xdaforums.com/xperia-x/how-to/root-xperia-x-f5122-android-n-34-2-2-47-t3594502

the above post wil tell you how to download and FLASH stockrom

the latest rom from sony is 4.3.A.0.244 - 7.1.1 - 09 NOV 2017 update

simply download it via xperifirm (via flashtool) and flash it via flashtool and FLASH THE MODIFIED kernel

https://xdaforums.com/xperia-x/development/rooted-kernels-f5121-f5122-34-3-0-244-t3702999
[Android Head-Units] kenshizuka:
hi all, I'm new here.

need help to determine my head unit, rom version etc.. looking for upgrade too if available here. it is china HU 10.2 inch, for lancer gts/08+/evo x

here some snaps from it. tq hope to find helps here.
[Android Head-Units] tmiller101:
First glance it doesn't look like anything I've seen. Email the manufacturer. But most of the custom ROMs are for the Rockchip boards.
[Android Head-Units] ikerg:
It seems to have same MCU and structure as joying Intel Sofia units.

Go to that threads for info and support

Enviado desde mi SM-G950F mediante Tapatalk
[Android Head-Units] surfer63:
Most Sofia 3GR units are JOYING, A-SURE, A-MEDIA or Witson. There are a few other brands and some no-name brands.

Take a look in /system/app.

If quite some apps are called JY-1-C9* then you have a Joying. However, a Joying would always have a brand sticker on the unit.

If quite some apps are called KD-1-C9* or KD-2-C9* you probably have an A-Sure or A-media.

For the others I don't know.
[Android Head-Units] kenshizuka:
so can i use sofia joying firmware to update mine? afraid will brick my unit haha

looks like similar to joying sofia though..
[Huawei Ascend P7] snidhin08:
Hi all

There is a strange issue with my friend's phone which gets turned off randomly while using some apps like whatsapp...Also whenever the mirror app is opened,phone turns off..Tried resetting from recovery..But no effect.There are no updates pending in this phone..Should I try flashing stock rom again?

Edit:Uninstalled mirror app..Now the phone turns off when camera is opened..:confused:
[Huawei Ascend P7] RangerP7:
Do you have xposed framework installed or flashed an other kernel?

I had this problem too, seems to be a bug

Flashing stock should help
[Huawei Ascend P7] snidhin08:
Thank you for the reply..Battery was the problem.Phone is working fine when plugged to a wall outlet..:)
[Xposed Framework Modules] Crystal_D:
xposed

Android OREO

When

:crying:
[Xposed Framework Modules] adrxano:
It's available now. Check official xposed thread.
[Xposed Framework Modules] Crystal_D:
thanks :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] brynwall:
Anybody know why when I receive text/multimedia messages that they would be an hour behind on the time that they came in? They come in as soon as someone sends them, but when I look at the time it is an hour behind what the actual time is. i.e. Someone sends a text at 12:00pm and I receive it at 12:01pm but the logged time on the text message is 11:01pm
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] GuestK0050:
What time zone, city, and provider do you use?

There is a known issue with AT&T (specifically 3G) with text messaged being time stamped incorrectly in some AT&T markets. In GSM/EDGE mode, the text messaged get the correct time.

Any of the 6.1 based roms on here do fix this, but I've tried 5 different custom 6.0 roms to no avail.

I have no however tried the latest AT&T rom to see if this fixes it.

Please tryt he latest official AT&T rom and report back if it fixes this issue.

-James
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] brynwall:
K, I'll try the new ATT Tilt ROM and report back once I get some text messages.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] NotATreoFan:
I just sent myself a text from my work phone (Sprint) to the Tilt, and it showed the correct time - 2:55pm.

I am running Alex's V5 Home rom based off of the latest AT&T WM6 build, 1.62.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] brynwall:
Update:

The official ROM still does not fix this issue.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Jonathanlc2005:
The one I just got from best buy about 3 weeks ago is a very noticeable difference. I know what you mean and I also had 3 returns but the latest one after reading the comments on xda really led me to believe there is a bad batch. So before I left the store I inspected it and hand weighed it. Even asked the rep to hand weigh it and there was a difference. right now I have no problems to report and I'm quite happy.

Even the signal issue that is claimed I haven't experienced because it's on par with my m9 and assumably my x pure.

Honestly... I know your stuck with your rant... But give it the final xda try. Inspect it before leaving the store and you will notice the weight and the back is much less slippery.

Also... I recommend worth Ave group insurance. Had them for years, and it's 79 dollars for a year with 800 dollar coverage and 50 dollars deductible which is deducted from the 800 dollar claim
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] tlxxxsracer:
The charger is usb-c cause it uses usb-c power delivery, just like the pixel. That's the correct standard and can handle higher wattage.

The scratches on the back are the oleophobic coating, not the ceramic.

The gorilla glass 5 scratches just the same as other devices with that version of gorilla glass.

If you weren't happy with the device, return within the 15 return period. I did. You can always rebuy.

The reason Essential can't give a date for the other colors is because the manufacturing process for that ceramic is difficult. They're doing each color in batches because you can't make multiple colors of ceramic at once in one furnace. You didn't see Xiaomi making different colors of the mi mix. It was black and many months later the white. That's all, and they're a much larger company with more resources.

The phone has improved since launch. 1st production models seemed to have QC issues (one reason I returned mine)
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] bcltoys:
I received mine on Tuesday from Amazon it took me all of about half and hour to figure its going back 15Dbm difference then my moto z force. Not acceptable.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] bigmook:
The workmanship on my white one is stellar. Absolutely zero issues the connectivity is great better than any device I've ever had on Verizon. The cameras responsive works great I'm not a professional photographer, I don't need professional photographer level results, but I get very good pictures. Absolutely love this device and with the Incipio its running naked, no screen protector.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] george241312:
Honestly i was excited to get this phone i could get pass all of the small issues but then I noticed the following problems with the screen.

The screen is really slow to respond to touch input My pixel xl did not have this problem.

The display itself is an IPS display but this screen is the worst one i have seen perform on a phone there is a lot of ghosting (image blur on a moving object)

I compared it to a unit that was on display on a store and it had the same slow touch input and ghosting issues.

So the slow touch input affects the phone as to how fast you can type and switch apps etc. The phone does not respond to fast actions very well and sometimes misses touch inputs.

You can drag your finger on top of an app and swipe it left or right and you can see that the app will be way far back where your finger was a second ago. s8, pixel xl, note 5 dont have this problem (I own them) The display on this thing is disappointing and you can also observe horizontal lines on the display.

I think this phone would of been successful if they used an AMOLED display.

I would say that the display has very realistic colors but thats it.

Whats the point of a high end spec'd phone but has an underperforming display....
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] LordLugard:
I'm the sort of person who's not the first in line to get anything. I wait for things to percolate and germinate and then make my move. I also usually wait until cases are available before buying.

Just recently got my PH-1, just over a week old and it's just great. Haven't even bothered with rooting or modding, just fine stock. Got a nice Tudia case from eBay and all's well.

Using it with Sprint, no problems or issues of any kind. Best activation process i've had in all my years with Sprint (considering the horror that i went through with the Nexus 6P).

I'm in. Very in with the PH-1.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] DROIDESP:
So I get a lot of what your saying, I went the other and have learned to love my PH-1. In-Fact I will go as far to say it is my Favorite phone to carry all the way back to OG Moto Droid...

One comment about your rant though:

"Why is the charger USB C? Why not USB to USB C like every charger I've had in the past? Are other companies doing this, too? I have only one cord that works with that charger and that's the one that came with the phone. "

So many phones come C to C now. My desktop and laptop both even have a couple C ports. Spend the $3 on Amazon for a cable if you need one man, this is not a fault of Essential.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Jonathanlc2005:
Here's what I got for USB to USB C

USB Type C Cable, Snowkids USB C Cable (USB 3.0)(2-PACK 6.6ft) Nylon Braided Fast Charger for Samsung Galaxy Note 8, LG V30 G6 G5 V20,Nintendo Switch,Galaxy S8 Plus,Google Pixel 2,HTC U11 Plus (Grey) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5KL10L/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_X8MdAb1EMKPS8

---------- Post added at 12:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:11 AM ----------

Lol we're about the same boat except my first phone didn't activate on sprint
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Ascertion:
You must be going solely based on signal bar icons. If you compared dBm readings, you'll see essential is significantly worse than whatever phone you last came from. Signal is definitely one of the weakest points of this phone.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] bigmook:
No sir I am going by real world usage as compared to my Nexus 6p which was totally functional. I don't look settings I just use it if it works it works. And it works very well.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] rootuser11:
in case you did not know, they replace the phone for $200.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] umx:
I got one from amazon for verizon and i havent had any signal issues. I am on Oreo beta now as well. As for the front screen i do have a slight knock in it as well not sure from what.. I did get the $13 tpu case off amazon and it does help quite a bit.. with handling it.

And I will prob be moving to the LG v30 when it comes available on amazon.. Since i can buy it try and if i dont like it return it with out being hit with stupid fee's

I wanted to pick up a oneplus 5T but people say oneplus doesnt support verizon..
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] JoRocker:
Bye Felicia!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Seamonkey79:
Titanium to the edge of the screen would break the screen if the phone got warm and then cooled down, since metal expands/contracts. So yea, dropping your phone on the edge is going to break the screen, but the alternative you're ranting about would cause the phone to break if you had it in your pocket and pulled it out in cold weather.

I've seen some folk on reddit that dropped their already activated Verizon SIM in the 5 and had it connect to LTE with VoLTE. So long as you don't *need* the CDMA to work, it should work. Just don't ask Verizon for any help.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] umx:
As long as I get LTE and 4g thats all i care about.. verizon isnt of any help anyways lol..
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Seamonkey79:
Most LTE phones should work on Verizon 'out of box', provided they have the antennas necessary. I know the OnePlus 5 was missing a couple of Verizon bands, but the majority of them were there.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] umx:
yea ill have to give it a shot.. and see.. worst case ill grab a v30 used or wait to next round of phones.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Pucksr:
Ok, the rest of your rant is pretty justified. I feel you. These are valid points. However, you just start bringing up random stuff that doesn't make any sense to a complaint about the phone

So, wifi calling doesn't work because Verizon hasn't properly provisioned it in their system? That is a problem with the phone?

It seems like it is a problem with Verizon, which you should be asking them to fix.

Just leave it at: The signal sucks. I am looking at this phone right now. Signal sucks. I agree.

The whole Verizon thing just seems like a weird complaint

Literally no phone with USB C comes with the type of charger you are discussing. ZERO.

USB C-USB C cables are capable of 3A

USB A-USB C is limited to 2.4A

All phones with USB C come with a USB C-USB C so that the phone will charge faster! Every single one since the Nexus 6p/5X

I have my old Nexus 5x sitting right here. I decided to run a little experiment.

The Nexus 5x was about as successful as the PH-1 at "wake up". It missed about 25% of the time.

This feature is notoriously iffy.

I mean, I get the rant. You seem upset. I understand.

Those three points just seem arbitrary and don't even reflect legitimate issues with the phone.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] bigmook:
The essential phone is Verizon approved... Correct?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Jank4AU:
I got mine off Swappa for $325 and I couldn't be happier. To be honest, the past couple of years I've kinda been a phone hopper. I don't feel the need anymore; this phone is really great. Camera is awesome now (not the best out there but really, really good). Essential is better than anyone about pushing updates except maybe Google. Screen is beautiful with lots of real estate and the build quality is high in my opinion. I'm using the Tudia case so I don't have to look at all the fingerprints, though. Lol
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] spotmark:
I didn't want to start a new thread, and I figured this one has gone all over the place, so may as well throw it here. We've come a long way baby, https://www.technobuffalo.com/2018/...-phone/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] someone0:
Don't know about VZ, but from the spec sheet both OP6 and PH-1 have 40 LTE bands

I can careless about custom ROM also, but I consider having an option of custom ROM as an extended life support when the manufacturer decided to stop providing (security) update. But the biggest issue w/o root is the fact that google does not provide a good (offline) data backup tool. The only best way to make data backup is still Titanium Backup w/ root. If you can show me a non-root backup tool that is as good as Titanium Backup then yes, root is no longer needed for a lot of people.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] jhs39:
Unfortunately my PH-1 is relegated to backup phone status because the reception is poor--not just on T-Mobile but also on Sprint & AT&T. The reception with Verizon was actually good but since Straight Talk (Verizon MVNO) cost more than twice as much as Mint Mobile (T-Mobile MVNO) every month I couldn't justify spending so much extra money on phone service just so I could use this phone. I really wish I had returned mine for a refund when that was still an option but I'm stuck with it now.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] JudasD:
my only real complaint is that the battery is not easily replaceable. Other than that the phone is awesome.

JD
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] rignfool:
Adb Backup is a plausible solution... It's just not a one click solution...

If you want that... Use Helium... It SHOULD still work because it uses adb backup...
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
You can pretty much not get into this phone at all. That is one of its biggest flaws. You can't even fix the screen for example, they just send you a refurb
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] someone0:
I did, partly because trying to stay rooted on PH-1 every update come out is extremely cumbersome, not to mention the chance of getting the phone brick is rather high also(compare to other phone that you can keep TWRP in recovery). So, I try non-rooted anyway, because backup is the only thing that holding me on to have rooted device. Well, after backing up and restore to non-rooted, I would say at least half of the data won't transfer over. I say, that's quite a horrible solution. Helium haven't get updated in years, and yes it's not working well either, actually kinda worse then adb backup in a sense because Helium is just a front end and it strip out all the descriptive text. adb that came w/ Helium Desktop doesn't work w/ PH-1, but they don't tell you that nor they ever update it. compare to running adb command manually, if it doesn't see the device, it just say so. But for helium, it just act like it's trying/waiting forever w/o explanation.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] jhs39:
That's true but if you looked at Helium reviews on Google Play and sorted them by most recent you would have found person after person after person complaining that Helium doesn't work at all or that it barely works at best.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] someone0:
Exactly the reason I point out, Helium required desktop app, and the desktop app have their own version of adb in their own folder. And that adb version is old and not compatible with many of the recent phones. If you actually replace that adb with a known compatible one, it would works. But how would most people know about that, never mind the fact that they have to go seek the adb that would work with each of their devices from across the internet.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Chuck Jones:
Damn it, I really love my Essential PH-1. I can not get over how wonderful it really is. Anybody that feels differently has to be completely insane!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] JudasD:
If this phone was $900, like the other flagship phones out there, i would say this phone is crap. However, considering how inexpensive this phone is, i have to agree with you.

JD
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Wasp14:
I've owned a variety of phones (mostly iPhones) and the Essential easily has the weakest cell reception I've ever experienced. Before owning the Essential this was never an issue I encountered with a phone. I sold my first one because of various bugs and reception issues but decided to pick it up again a few months later after Oreo was out.

Reception is again an issue with my second one. It frequently drops signal randomly. My gut tells me it has something to do with the materials used like titanium or ceramic but I'm not sure. I love the design and everything but the phone portion, and because of that I'm putting it up for sale a second time.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] kenbrownstone:
I have same issue..Sad sad sad..
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] SquireSCA:
I do notice that my signal drops when I drive around town and that never happened with any other phone. I don't really drop calls but maybe I just haven't been on a call as I go through those areas. I usually just see it on my trucks screen, that the signal drops and then comes back in a few seconds.

Other than that, no real complaints. But I am itching to try a OnePlus 6
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
As am I. Putting serious thought into selling this and buying one. Reviews are very positive!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Murbert:
Insane, or they have had a different experience than you. SMH at your ridiculous comment.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] ness2k:
OnePlus "Dash Charging" does 4 amps off a USB A -> USB C...

Xiaomi Mi Max 2 does 3 amps off an A->C cable...

What's the problem?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_head:
Yes, they made a big deal about it.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] knome:
For anyone saying it works fine, it is likely it is working well in an area with a very strong signal and good coverage. Anywhere where it is even slightly weaker, the phone will be 1/10th as fast as say a Pixel 1. I tested this across LA, and in Culver City and parts of the west side, I was pulling 50mb/sec. Almost every other area, it was like 0.5mb/sec. Where as in the same "weaker" areas, my pixel 1 would still be at least 10-30mb/sec

The ceramic on the back of the phone doesn't shatter very easily because it is laminated onto a layer of solid titanium..... something one of the designers told me when I went to the launch event in LA. I got to see the midframe and confirmed that was true, which essentially makes the entire back of the phone TITANIUM. When talking about signal strength, this is bad thing. That means the only antennas that are exposed enough for data and voice are those little lines on the side of the phone. This is a critical flaw that caused me to choose not to keep the phone. I gave them the benefit of the doubt and tested it myself across a black and white model before giving up.

I think this is a critical design flaw that a small company that doesn't have all the fancy attenuation testing facilities like the large company's do, and they just plain overlooked it by putting form over function.

It will not be fixed with a software update, but hopefully it will be fixed in the PH-2.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Pucksr:
I am almost 100% certain that the Mi Max 2 doesn't hit 3A on an A->C cable

The OnePlus DASH is different

Dash technically violates the USB spec. Then again, it isn't USB. It is using a proprietary cable that uses USB-type connectors.

It also only works with a DASH charge unit, which has to handshake with the "DASH" phone and validate that you can provide 4A. It has a pretty good potential to possibly screw up and overcharge another device, but hopefully your other device will internally current limit.

I guess you could do that!

OR

you could just use the USB-C standard and hit 3A, then toggle the voltage(which is what the PH-1, Apple, Google, and others do). You know, that way you don't have to carry a special fast charger for just your phone? You can use any charger on the market! Possibly the same charger you are using for your laptop?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] bL1X:
What do you think is the reason for the extra weight? Are there any noticable visual differences?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] bL1X:
Who replaces it? Essential? I did not know that.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] JCBomb:
I'm gonna miss you, whoever you are.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] bL1X:
Yep, it was certified by Verizon but because you can't buy one from Verizon, they won't allow those certain features on your phone. I wish I didn't have to use them.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] bigmook:
I'm going to have to go ahead and say no in the basement Samsung's don't connect Nexus is don't connect and pixels do not connect but this phone did so it's probably just you
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] bL1X:
Yes, it is Verizon's fault, but Essential could have been upfront about the lack of features available when their phone is on that network. Regardless, because Verizon is the only available signal where I live, I have a phone without features that I need solely because I bought this phone. I think my statement is a valid one.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] bL1X:
I literally had no idea on this one since this is my first USB C device. Thanks for answering the question.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] bL1X:
My first phone with that feature.