yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] heelsfan25:
Got my first one from Verizon about 8 days ago and was loving it, well all except it being a Verizon variant that's locked up tighter than a banjo string. Anyway a couple days in I noticed it would take a few attempts for the screen to recognize my supple yet vigorous touches. Anyway, I saw the support option in the settings menu and called. The first number was disconnected or something lol, the second however sent me straight to Google customer care. I thought sweet they will take care of me. They had me do the usual reset, factory reset, stand on my head, close one eye and fart. Nothing worked so they said we will be more than happy to send a replacement..... But you must first send us your phone. I said haha hold on now pump them brakes. They didn't get the humor but anyways they checked and checked again and still said that would be the deal. I had them email me the shipping labels. While waiting for the bits to make their way into my electronic mail inbox, I pulled my head out and called ole Big Red. No not the larger lady in produce from the Piggly wiggly, Verizon. They were absolutely the most helpful that they have ever been... I was dumbfounded at how fast they had a phone coming to my hacienda. It was there the next day. Well low and behold the phone I got was straight from the Google machine making folks themselves. In all her glory, there lied an unlockable pixel 2 XL..... Yeeeeehaaawww. I got to reading and pecking at the keyboard like a liberal looking for a new fake news article about our president. Anyway, if you're offended it's ok. I found some great information about unlocking, flashing and rooting so away I go. Got it done, not without making some new friends on here and if y'all helped and are reading this, thanks again. I got it unlocked and finished setting it up before I put the Sim in. Fired it back up and good to go. Well, this morning this phone must've been feeling a little freaky because it flashed me. Not once or twice but not stop. Everytime it goes into always on it goes bananas flashing and flickering like crazy. Also, another problem is a larger dark spot about 1/2 inch tall and it is towards the bottom of the screen and reaches across the entire width of the screen. So 3rd verse same as the 2nd. Verizon has one on the way and praying it's another unlockable.

Bert
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] browniegirl:
Chances are it won't be a unlocked version again but I hope for you it comes unlocked!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
how did u have em exchange it when u are within your excellence guarantee??
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] heelsfan25:
I called verizon tech support and after they "verified" the issues they next day the replacement. They had me download the app that enables them to share your screen, but since my problems were screen related, they could not see the problem.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
so even tho u just got ur phone they sent u a brand new one?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] heelsfan25:
Absolutely, and they are next day air. They have made the process very simple.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
they wont send me one lol she said take to store n get a new one
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] heelsfan25:
So this will be my third, and my wife is having one replaced as well. Not sure if you just got an individual that was inexperienced, but i would call back. I would tell them going back to the store is not an option, but be nice about it ya know. Dang. Good luck, and keep us posted.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] browniegirl:
Did they give you one before? Or is this your first replacement?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] heelsfan25:
We bought them on the 2nd and I called the first time late on the 5th and had the replacement on the 7th. I called yesterday the 10th and our replacements have been delivered as of about 30 minutes ago. All done over the phone. I called 18002564646 and asked for tech support.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
its because i got a brand new one at the store last friday.. since im within my 14day guarantee they replace with a new one in store.. she wouldnt send me a replacement due to this as the ones they send are refurbished

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im just gonna keep this one and find a way to root it lol

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if we can find the edl files for this phone we coud probably unlock it that way
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] heelsfan25:
Hmm. Either this coming Thursday or Friday is our 14 day mark so I don't understand why they wouldn't send one. I personally didn't care if it was refurbished because they are like new anyway.

I just got home opened the box and it is another unlocked phone....
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
They're sending me a replacement by Thursday lol. Told them my battery was losing charge and getting hot and there's no way I can get to the store lol. **** better be unlocked haha
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] heelsfan25:
Lol good luck. The warranty replacement phone my wife got today was unlocked as well. However, we are just returning it since she decided she wanted the note 8 last night. We have had some serious problems with these phones.... Sucks I was pumped really even with the Verizon variant but these problems have kinda put a damper on it. Well, that and the fact that rooting and romming just isn't as easy as it used to be. What a shock.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] moopsterboo:
TL;DNR

Take a breath and give us a few paragraphs, sheesh.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] heelsfan25:
Sweet
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sidhaarthm:
I am currently on my 4th replacement, awaiting the 5th that is shipping today. Hang in there mate!

Returned them for all sorts of issues, mainly dealing with bad displays (botchiness, graininess, patches, dead pixels) and the last one I am returning because of bad and rapid battery drain. I've tried all possible troubleshooting steps.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] knox0x1:
I can't get Verizon to replace my phone for nothing.. took it to the store and talked to tech support.. they won't budge
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
My new one is great lol.. just not unlocked. We're your replacements unlockable googl variants?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bigv5150:
How the hell does anyone get 5 bad phones in a row seems like some of you are hypocondriacs finding fault we're there is none.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
and you must be perfect.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sidhaarthm:
Yes, all directly purchased from Google. Received the 5th replacement today and unfortunately the display on this one is a LOT worse than the one I currently have.. so eventually this one will also be going back to Google. Battery life seems okay so far and there is no rapid drain.

If I am paying £899 of my hard earned money, I expect a quality device, something I am willing to live with. I am not purposely trying to find faults. I know there are versions out there with near perfect displays and very slight blue shift. I know this because some of my past replacements were okay in terms of display - but then a stuck dead pixel, permanent patchiness in certain areas of the display, rapid battery drain are all issues I cannot live with on my daily driver. If you currently own a defect free P2XL, consider yourself lucky :good: I am not giving up with Google just yet. Their customer service is decent and they usually don't crib when I ask for a replacement.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
Bad is all relative. I bet you and I would've been fine with a few of the ones received.

No one is and neither are phones so the need to swap so many times is a bit overkill.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
the point is, its very possible and has happened.. to say someone is nitpicking on a phone they are paying absurd amounts for is crazy in my opinion..

if u r paying 800+ for a phone it better be perfect as advertised
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
Yeah I get it's pricey. I paid for my phone as well. But I think it's even crazier to not just enjoy the phone for what it is already when it's clear the screen isn't it's best feature. After so many swaps, what if you've wasted your time and the first or second phones actually had the best of the bunch. ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
im sure the issues ppl are having make the device sub par and not what it is supposed/prokised to be..

for example, my phone refuses to update to 8.1 and all everyone keeps saying is wait a few weeks.. hell i cant even fastboot flash or sideload the update..

thats like saying you shouldnt complain if you got a google version and cant unlock the bootloader lol.. just accept it for what its worth, defects and all
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
That's too bad. I sideloaded my update. You should swap it then. ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
Damn that's all over the place. Someone definitely F'd up.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] humdrum2009:
Just had to rma today

Random reboots driving me crazy, even after factory reset.

Unlockable or not just need one that works properly.

If it is unlockable that's a plus but I may not do it.

Not many things I really need it for except maybe titanium

Hmmm who am I kidding.

I'll root and unlock this thing in a jiffy lol.

But seriously these are great phones with few flaws
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] qianhui602:
I am using Huawei Mate 9 China version (MHA-AL00), I installed Microsoft outlook/yammer/skype/skype for business on my phone which is running on android 7 .

I understand GCM may works on VPN connection and installed full google framework . I did all of them and download mentioned APP from Google play, but unfortunately I am not getting the notification from my phone if I am not open the APP and I was checked Google Log by type *#*#436#*#*, I found I can receive broadcast.

I try to contact Huawei 400 and they advice me to upgrade OS to android 8, but issue still exist.

so I am afraid is there have any restricted on phone or not ?

or any good idea ?
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] fairyland4ever:
Open phone manger, change the app permission, change the settings for these apps to manually control, then select allow autolaunch and allow run in background.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] qianhui602:
Thanks for your reply, I followed your instructions, but I can't received the notification after I cleaned system/locked screen.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] fairyland4ever:
Did you upgrade to EMUI 8? You need to upgrade to EMUI 8 first. I tried whatsapp before, which worked well with this setting.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] qianhui602:
Yes I did.

But still same issue. Any configuration?

No matter I connect VPN or not , issue still happen.
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] fairyland4ever:
If you really need the GCM, maybe rebrand to C636
[Huawei Mate 9 Guides, News, & Discussion] qianhui602:
C636 doesn't supported VOLTE which I rebranded before. This is why I want to know how GMC works on AL00
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nickvanexel:
So after updating to the latest update last week, my phone suddenly was draining battery in less than an hour it seemed. It would suddenly jump when charging my large intervals that don't make any sense, seem too fast. Charge from 0 to 100% in less than an hour and then drain extremely quick again. After factory reset it was better, but I wanted to roll back to marshmallow, I tried it with RSD Lite and it fails on the 3rd file. After this the phone would boot fine, but when trying to shut down or factory reset. the phone is stuck in FastBoot. So I tried flashing the stock marshmallow via abp fastboot and now the phone is bootlooped.

can anybody help me flash the stock marshmalllow rom back onto this Turbo 2?
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nickvanexel:
Ok nevermind I got it back to where I originally started with this: https://xdaforums.com/droid-turbo-2/general/x-force-how-to-manually-flash-official-t3282077

still seems to be giving me weird sporatic issues with the battery though. I was at 75% battery and restarted the phone, when it booted back in it was at 45% all of a sudden. It keeps doing this randomly changing charging % by weird intervals for no apparent reason. It only started doing this after installing the latest update though.

Would be nice if I could find a way to roll it back to the original nougat update or even better the last Marshmallow version before nougat was deployed.
[Droid Turbo 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ferolac:
currently, there is no way to downgrade this phone as the bootloader is locked.
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sree1923:
On my Nexus 6 I can't make a call on LTE network. But I have more than 80% signal strength. I switched into 2G and 3G network mods but no network is available is shown. Only LTE network is shown., and I have using a Vodafone sim in India how to solve this. Is this a network problem with Vodafone .; or my phone issue?? Anyone help me... I would like to root my Nexus 6. Is this a any baseband is available on Nexus 6 to flash.help.....
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] FamilyGuy0395:
Is there some workaround for unlocking the bootloader of an Amazon Prime Moto G5 Plus (with offers & ads)?
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] dunderball:
1000% no.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pospower:
tried to update using sd card and oreo update after doing factory reset.

1. was on stock 2BQK2

2. downloaded BQK2 (N OS) to CQL1 (OREO).zip added to sd

3. did fsactory reset from recover

4. then went up to update from recovery. ran the file above.

5. when i rebooted i get stuck on boot screen

steps taken.

1. hold down bixby and up volume then power ....does nothing

2. hold down just power does nothing

3. hold down bixby vlume up and power does nothing

4. hreboots back yo boot screen then stops on boot screen

5. hold down volume then power 7 seconds until screen turns black and just before she reboots i let go of volune down and power then immidiately hold down volume again without power button, this seems to torn off phone.

so as you see i cant get into download, recovery or safe mode. just start to boot screen or off

please i know i want to odin stock filmware back but cant seem to get phone into download mode.

i,m tired and most likly nissed an important step help please.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] me2151:
I do no see where you tried download mode... Hold volume down bixby and power for about 2min. That will get you to download
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] pospower:
Ok I can get it in download mode

I get Odin to recognize.

Fill up the slots

BL

AP

CL

CSC?

USM

Using latest Verizon .

I eitther get stuck on setup initialize or

Update fail.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] me2151:
if you get stuck at setup connection or initialize try a different usbport/cable/computer
[Google Home] trickyrick:
I know I can get google home to say a phrase if I say something like "OK Google turn on bathroom Lights" then I can get Google to say "yes sir right away" or whatever but can I first turn on a light (Smartthings connected hub and a Zwave switch) and get Google to say something then

Thanks

Rick
[Google Home] skyfox99:
You might be able to set something like this up through IFTTT but there is no native support for this feature.
[Google Home] trickyrick:
Thanks I looked at that but I don't see an option to do that
[Google Home] seba.olah:
check this out:

https://community.smartthings.com/t/google-home-notifier/71237/19
[Google Home] ILOVEGOOGLEANDANDRIOD:
Or set a shortcut saying if I say turn on bedroom lights then turn on bedroom lights and repeat after me yes sir, turning on the bedroom lights.
[Google Home] trickyrick:
Do that in Ifttt or smartthings app
[Google Home] ILOVEGOOGLEANDANDRIOD:
Neither. Google home app

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Go into settings, more settings, shortcuts, then in the when I say section type turn on the bedroom lights and other ways to say that. Then what the Google assistant should do section type this all as one sentence. Turn off the bedroom light and repeat after me, yes sir, turning off the bedroom light.
[Touch Cruise General] hugo81:
I've read somewere that the processor hasn't the correct drivers by HTC and that it doesn't support directdraw, so It's very hard to see movies and some aplications that need lots of graphics processor are very slow... is this true?

Sorry my bad English...:rolleyes:

Thanks a lot:D
[Touch Cruise General] JNGold:
Check the first sticky on the page.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iluvsporks:
***Update, issue resolved. *** My friend fixed it with something he called a zx3 box. He told me for the most part unless you really try you can't software brick a phone, it needs a hardware failure to be 100% bricked.

Any help here would be appreciated. I have a Verizon Note 5 so no root obviously. My phone has been working fine and I haven't installed anything new recently but when I woke up it was stuck on the Verizon screen with the notification led solid(no idea if that matters). I can get to maintenance mode still but nothing in there helps I can also still access the screen from holding power, volume up and the home key. Clearing the cache and restarting still just leads to the red Verizon boot up screen. The factory reset option has been disabled so that is not an option either at this point. Safe mode also just leads right back to the red Verizon screen too. I was hoping to delete the app that was disabling the factory reset via ADB update option but that just says waiting on device in the command prompt. It is connecting because it shows up when I type ADB devices so I'm hopeful at least. I looked at the logs briefly and while I can't understand any of it I tried to pick out a few that looked like errors hoping the extra info may be useful. I'm guessing Verizon sent an update last night around 3am but I didn't hit install because I was asleep. If there is a way to pull out the complete logs from ADB I can attatch it to this thread because typing by hand sucks lol. Anyway here are some of the lines from the log:

__bionic_open_tzdata: couldn't find any tzdata when looking for GMT!

Starting recovery (pid 3014) on Tue Dec 12 02:5837 2017

Can't open /proc/stlog(Permission denied)

open failed '/efs/imei/mps_code.dat' No such file or directory

E:bool isManuyalModeByKeyPress() : get_key_status fail

E:File Open error '/cache/recovery/command'

I:can't open file '/cache/recovery/command' No such file or directory

ro.boot.boot_recovery=

locale is [en_US]

stage is []

reason is [(null)]

no adf devices.

cannot find/open a drm device: No such file or directory

[WARNING] Carrier ID Error
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leonardpanpanda:
Hello, my sister gave me a Galaxy Tab 3 recently. It has a problem. its is constantly restarting after a minute until I shut it down. ( I already factory reset it but it didn't work at all. Like really it didn't delete any app or data on my tab. I even used Odin but sttill the same. I didnt flash the stockt rom. But they both say that I already wipe the data and also in odin it said that i already flash the stock rom.) Please Help me
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] SJMarty:
My trusty Note 4 finally gave up the ghost. I've been looking everywhere to try and find a new LG V20 H918 for T-Mobile and I'm having no luck. Amazon has it listed but it appears that everyone (myself included) is getting the H910 for AT&T instead.

Any suggestions where to find a new H918 or has that ship sailed?
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] androiddiego:
I bought a slightly used one used off ebay that still was on 10d, so easy to root. You have to make sure it is a trusted seller with a clean imei.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] SJMarty:
Agreed. The feedback on some of the sellers with mass quantities of "new" phones makes me cringe.
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] androiddiego:
I asked the seller what the firmware was and if he would give me the imei to check with tmo. He did and they told me it was clean. Make sure you have the tmo rep make note of your call (assuming you have an account with them). It can take 6 months for an unpaid phone to show up in their system as "unpaid." This happened to my wife's S7 edge. They shut it down. I called them and reminded them that they told me it was ok. So they turned the service back on.

If you buy from a seller who has a significant amount of total sales, they aren't going to abandon their account just to rip you off for one phone.

One other option is a pawn shop. I almost bought one there. The advantage is you can physically check the phone out, check firmware, find the imei and call tmo on the spot.

Good luck!
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] CadillacMike:
i was able to find a new T-Mobile LG V20 just a few weeks ago. I had to call all the T-Mobile stores around me, and finally found a franchise that had one. It had a build date 02/2017
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] SJMarty:
I ended up finding a new, sealed one on eBay. It's running 10d. The seller had a second one that was used. I jumped on it and took both.

I hadn't done enough homework yet and didn't realize at the time that the phone had to be 10k or older to root. When I got it, it's running 10p.

So, I'm still trying to hunt down another one...
[Nextbit Robin] maurogg84:
I got a new Robin, wanted to unlock and root. It has the latest update. When I try to go into fastboot, it reboots into a menu which has fastboot as an option, but when I select it it goes back into that menu, help. Thanks in advanced

https://imgur.com/a/d2JWB
[Nextbit Robin] demeez:
That is fastboot mode, even says so on the top.
[Nextbit Robin] maurogg84:
I forgot to mention that I tried the commands to unlock the bootloader but adb didn't detect the phone. That's why I thought that wasn't fastboot mode. Adb finds the device if booted in the OS, but not in fastboot mode.
[Nextbit Robin] LavLab:
Is USB debugging on? Also oem unlock has to be set to on. Both are in developer options.
[Nextbit Robin] maurogg84:
they were, I'm using minimal adb and fastboot, also doing everything in virtualbox, I couldn't get adb in Linux mint to detect the phone.
[Nextbit Robin] L3R0N:
What command did you use?
[Nextbit Robin] maurogg84:
I use this command

fastboot -i 0x2c3f oem unlock-go

But it kept saying waiting for device.
[Nextbit Robin] maurogg84:
So I finally was able to unlock with Linux by adding the device 2c3f to udev. Maybe after adding the device to udev it could also work in virtualbox.
[Nextbit Robin] maurogg84:
I use this walkthrough for linux users, leaving it here for reference

https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/144966/how-do-i-get-my-device-detected-by-adb-on-linux
[OnePlus 5T  Themes, Apps, and Mods] martinez5241:
Been with the phone for 2 weeks now and I love it! I also started collecting the cats in nougat. I've been having an issue that the same cats keep coming... I've randomly selected the 4 options for food but no new meows.. This is fun game because I get to name them.

So, whoever collects cats post up a screenshot.
[OnePlus 5T  Themes, Apps, and Mods] Mischka20:
Before I installed a new rom...all are gone :'(
[OnePlus 5T  Themes, Apps, and Mods] iamterence:
People still do this? Lmao
[OnePlus 5T  Themes, Apps, and Mods] Strix.:
What is that?
[OnePlus 5T  Themes, Apps, and Mods] martinez5241:
I didn't get why playing this game is LMAO? Anyways....

That's unfortunate.

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-play-googles-secret-neko-atsume-style-easter-egg-1786123017