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[Blu Pure XL] Axenty 1:
I had same problem nothing would charge battery, finding anyone to fix USB port was not happening it was like a hell especially a tech called me on Sat afternoon said he'll fix it drop it off by 4 pic up by 6:30 pm I asked if he had the charging port he said yes it's an easy fix.

I didn't feel like this was a good move only because of warranty I would have repaired it but it was a weekend no one at Blu Corp.& I needed my phone after returning to phone store I waited for someone to come out so I could pay and leave, the look on the guy's face I knew something happened as he tells me the tech couldn't fix it, so I asked why did he call me to drop my phone off if couldn't do it. He said he had the part and it's an easy fix..1 month later after battery warranty expired I opened it up and the charging port fell to the floor that dude resoldered all the tracks off the board he screwed it up so bad no one wanted to fix it. But I decided to find a way to resolve this problem that everyone has been going through and since I couldn't salvage my phone, I researched the wireless devices I called Qi Corp. Talked to person with best knowledge of their products, called Blu Corp asked if wireless devices worked on their phones using receiver lady said no. Turns out they never tried I was so bent over what happened and hearing more stories of people like yourself I found away to charge that phone I bought the Qi ( Chee) receiver (B) and bought the wireless charger that has a USB type connection a fast charger type and regular as if wall plug..It worked I love the charger the receiver I leave connected in charging port and using the gel type case it's like a thin coat enough to charge the battery and my current Blu Pure is not my old phone repaired I only paid $130.00 barley used made sure the battery could be charged and it's working perfectly...I leave receiver connected so whatever damaged the charging port wasn't going to do it on this phone...

I have told many Companies that wireless receiver and chargers work BLU was the only Company that wasn't thrilled about it...

Make sure you get it in writing if you find a tech to help fix your phone..GOOD LUCK
[General Questions and Answers] Munshi.saaka_kanjar:
I'm having 7 androids including, Motorola, HTC, SAMSUNG, SONY, LENOVO, AND MANY MORE

But I like Nokia N-91 for its music ability, no phone on the planet earth can compete it in music category

Now coming to the point I'm having trouble with my N-91, while I was updating the software via Nokia Pc suite connecting it with pc through USB cable, when power failure occurred during the update procedure. Now phone isn't taking a successful start-up. After pressing the power button Nokia logo appears and no more activity, the desktop doesn't appear, please help......
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] metalcated:
Nice work man. Always nice seeing people share their processes.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] galaxys:
I've done similar ota flash with Flashfire on other devices. Will try this on my Pixel XL 2 with the next ota! Kudos
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Triscuit:
This method should work to flash the DP2 OTA from november update right?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] thomasamas:
As long as the update is a newer one than your current one, is NOT an 8.1 beta, and is a FULL Ota (as in, it's larger than 1gb file) then it should flash. Of note: these are NOT the factory images you find on a very close by page from Google, they have to be the OTA zips.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] uofirob:
What do you need to do if you have TWRP installed already? Can you still use this method?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] metalcated:
From what I remember from my Nexus 6p, having TWRP or Stock recovery made no difference flashing the update in FlashFire. But if you want TWRP installed you'll have to flash it again after the OTA due to the OTA replacing it unless you chose "Restore boot and recovery" during the zip selection process. Eben then I am not 100% sure TWRP will remain.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] rester555:
Does the OTA with this method delete the userdata partition? Or does it keep personal data intact?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] linezero:
so the magisk "install to Second slot (After OTA)" doesnt work?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] cb474:
FlashFire has not been updated since the Pixel 2 was released. Is it really meant to work with the Pixel 2?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] JeffBea:
This is what I'm thinking. I doubt this will work at all. Flashfire is finicky at best. Works great when it works. Has never been updated to work on our device.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] thomasamas:
Nope. It updates, just like the title says. No wiping your rear required. Just a clean plop.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] thomasamas:
It fully recognized my device as supported, and the update worked, I have tested it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] JeffBea:
I'll definitely try this then when December updated hits then. This was my preferred update method on my 6p.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] thomasamas:
Make sure to check for Magisk and your preferred kernel compatibility with the 8.1 update when it comes. Flashing Magisk when the OS doesn't yet work with it could cause some serious headaches, so check the Magisk thread. I'm sure you know what happens when you flash an incompatible kernel too....

In the case Magisk isn't compatible yet, you can always check for SUPERSU systemless compatibility, and do that instead of flashing Magisk.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Jexx11:
This is what I would like to know as well
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Cowbell_Guy:
For those of us that were on the original pixel phone without a custom recovery, the blow method was always the fastest and easiest way to update without losing root. Anyone tried on the Dec update?

https://github.com/topjohnwu/Magisk/blob/master/docs/tips.md#ota-installation-tips
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mrbracht:
Just tried this method and worked flawlessly.. Thank you OP!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dmarden:
Did you use this process to upgrade to the release build of 8.1 (Dec update)?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] thomasamas:
As far as I know, Magisk 14.5 understands both partitions now, and will flash to BOTH a/b, if you check the script for it, that's what it does. If this isn't what you're looking for, please clarify!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mrbracht:
Yes I did. Although the version of magisk didn't seem to flash properly
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] smartymcfly:
This says that the bootloader needs to be unlocked.

Will work "fastboot flashing unlock"

Or

Because this is going 8.0 --> 8.1,

Does it require unlock_critical?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] cb474:
For the Pixel 2 XL you need unlock_critical, according to Google, if you are flashing a factory image. But for the regular Pixel 2 you do not, according to Google (although I got a weird error on my Pixel 2 and was not able to flash the bootloader from a factory image with the November update).

However, the method for updating in this thread in the OP says that you should use the OTA file, not the factory image file. With the OTA file I don't know what you need. If you were flashing the OTA with adb, I don't think you would even need an unlocked bootloader at all. But if you are planing on doing a lot of flashing in general, using a custom recovery, possibly eventually custom ROMs, I would just do unlock_critical on a 2 XL. Either way it's going to wipe your entire device, so you may as well not have to go through that twice.

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[MENTION=2032594]thomasamas[/MENTION] in the OP you say to get the latest OTA file from Google. But then you link to the page for factory images on the Google developers site, not to the page for the OTA files. Is this a mistake?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] thomasamas:
My device needed critical unlocking to make flashing work. Id definitely recommend it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] CyberpodS2:
Good I hope people get over this irrational fear and just do both unlock commands from the start. So so many wasted posts and aggravation would be avoided.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dmarden:
I only have the standard unlock completed, not critical.

I was able to sideload the 8.1 update via stock recovery without issue, then booted TWRP to flash Magisk.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Juzman:
Tried updating from 8.0 to 8.1 OTA on my XL 2, it rebooted etc but still on 8.0.

Will just remove the -w and flash full image.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] CyberpodS2:
And that's cool... I'll talk it s step farther and say this.

We either need a rock solid explanation of when and where and what the different scenarios are for unlocking one or both.

OR

Just unlock both and go on with life... Lol
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dmarden:
I don't want to derail things, but I'll just briefly say that I agree with the first part and disagree with the second. I'm not a fan of doing things just to do them without understanding.

Would rather make the minimum changes needed to get the job done.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Nochis:
Did you tried with flashfire? And how long till it rebooted?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Juzman:
I didn't time it, was a few minutes.

Was just easier to flash with -w removed then flash kernel and magisk.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] smartymcfly:
Edit.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] antnyhills:
Any issues with flashfire booting to a black screen? Sat there for 6 minutes or so till I manually rebooted.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheUndertaker21:
Anyone got the vendor. IMG for 8.1.?

Im getting internal error after I get upgraded to 8.1

Thanks.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheGeekyNimrod:
[MENTION=2032594]thomasamas[/MENTION] Dude, thank you. This worked for me. I was having fastboot issues with my laptop so I had given up for the evening. Saw this and figured, why the hell not? Worked like a charm. Kudos.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] CBMC:
That is what I got. I just went ahead and adb sideloaded the Ota in stock recovery. Reboot. Then downloaded magisk manager. Changed update channel to beta in magisk then updated magisk to 14.5. Patched the boot.img and flashed the patched boot with fastboot. Only took a couple of minutes. Do get the error on reboot that everyone else gets but everything seems to be working.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] thomasamas:
What zips were you flashing and what version of superuser were you using? (Magisk, supersu etc)?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] thomasamas:
This method worked for me, but twrp disappears because you're rewriting the stock boot and recovery during the OTA flashing process.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] thomasamas:
The app fully understands most commands issued in Ota files for the Pixel 2 XL. it flashed fine for me. It's less about device spesific configuration like twrp, because it's using your kernel and and android implementation to do the job. Definitely look into the flashfire chsngelog for more info.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] cb474:
Thanks.

Did you see my comment above that the link in the OP to "The Latest OTA File" is actually a link to the page for factory images and not the page for OTA images. Seems like that might confuse people or cause some people to inadvertently download the wrong zip.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] trim81:
Same issue for me flashfire seems to not load and go to a black screen.

I'm flashing the Ota 8.1 file along with magisk1456

---------- Post added at 01:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:34 AM ----------

Update: went ahead and manually adb sideleoaded it and repacked Magisk manually.

Running 8.1 now, with magisk
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] nitin.chobhe:
Same with me... But I was having a custom kernel. Can that be the reason?

Nitin
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] trim81:
I did not have a custom kernel. This method did not work for me.

YMMV
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] IrocD:
Reminder for the noobs/amnesics among us...

OP, thanks for the tutorial!

You may want to add a reminder to disable all Substratum overlays before attempting to update! I know that most people know, however I managed to bork my device pretty good by knowing I needed to do it but fvcking forgetting! So a reminder definitely couldn't hurt.

Otherwise, great job!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] extremeking95:
Nothing is happening. Flashfire turns the screen black and I have to power back the device and nothing changed whatsoever. What could be the problem? I don't believe I have a custom kernel, is that it? What's the best way to get 8.1 now that I am on a rooted 8.0 with an unlocked bootloader and latest beta magisk installed?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EXV:
Damn didn't work out for me.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] CBMC:
Just use adb to sideload the Ota. I was getting the same screen and just decided to use adb and stock recovery. Steps I used.

1.Download Ota

2.adb reboot recovery

3. Hold power + up

4. Select apply update from adb

5.adb sideload <filename of update.zip>.

6 reboot and make sure everything works OK.

Then install magisk manager, change to beta channel and update to 14.5 then patch the boot image from the 8.1 factory image.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] extremeking95:
And how do I go about preventing it from wiping my data?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] CBMC:
As long as you are just sideloading the Ota it won't wipe your data.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Teffy:
wrong thread
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] myprecious27:
In other tutorials they specifically say that you need to restore the boot partition in magisk manager prior to applying the ota. Is that right?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] niko26:
Same here. No custom rom. But black screen for quite a while.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] icepixie:
Thank you!! Your write up was great and it helped me update to 8.1 and still keep root. I'm somewhat of a noob and the other tutorials out there were too brief and I got confused. But you wrote out all the pertinent steps and it was easy to understand. Kudos!! :good::good:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Schroeder09:
I'm glad I was able to help someone and give back to the community. Again, spencer92a gets a lot of credit. I know what u mean about the other tutorials being too brief. They assume basic knowledge, and some of us don't have that yet when it comes to this stuff! Android explained has a lot of good stuff on YouTube too.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Youngbloodx:
It's really strange that this method works for some but not for others.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bigv5150:
I'm guessing that has more to do with user error then an issue with the phone or the process. I have used this process to upgrade to 8.1 and didn't uninstall Magisk or unroot or disable my substratum overlays and it still updated fine with no issues. I don't know what others are doing to mess this up but it's user error I'm guessing. All it takes is one wrong turn or Missed step and you can have an issue.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Youngbloodx:
What am i doing wrroonnggg?? lol i have a feeling its the Magisk file. I wonder what would happen if i onlychoose the OTA file and hit the lightning button on the bottom left.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elliwigy:
first off ur using FF lol
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dewie68:
So... I'm encountering this issue too... Has anyone been able to figure out what is going on? Can anyone redo the steps?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] thomasamas:
I'm not sure Oreo 8.1 official support is happening with this method, which is why in my opener, I warned people it might not work anymore.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ahadon1:
.

Hello everybody.

My pixel 2 xl non rooted with unlocked bootloader.

So, Is it possible to flash latest OTA update directly through the phone via stock recovery?

As you aware that with the known and common pixel 2 xl issue which you can't get it connected to PC.

I'm stuck on October update and I'd be glad if someone could help me out on this matter.

thanks in advance.
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] lol0:
My old phone broke ages ago ( 1 month ago) and I've been waiting patiently for it to come here. Supero ended up having limited stock for 64gb but not 128gb and now it is removed from their website (no idea why). I was just wondering if any NZ'er has purchased this phone from the US or any website for a reasonable price?

Supero was selling the 128gb model for $1050 + $30 shipping, The phone itself costs like $850 NZD if you were to purchase from the US (doesn't include import fees and shipping costs).

I really need a new phone soon and I cannot wait any longer :(
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] JhinCuatro:
The hell is a NZer and what is your phone even? And when I visited Supero's website i just saw gaming desktop computer stuff.

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Sorry to be rude but there is context.
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] lol0:
It is apparent you are not from NZ.

NZ is a very small country opposite Australia, it stands for "New Zealand". Supero is a website which sells a lot of things, including phones. It had the only stock for the 5t in NZ which has now been removed from their website for unknown reasons.

There is actually context, you just didn't understand what NZ meant ( I should've said that in the post) but as you could tell by the title, it was direct at people from NZ. You aren't being rude lol, you were confused as hardly anyone knows about NZ.
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] JhinCuatro:
Oh. Thanks. Just haven't seen New Zealand used as much (and I never got enough experience to use or see the Term NZ)
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] lol0:
Haha it's fine man. There's a whole sub reddit for "I didn't know NZ existed" ( can't remember the name). It's quite funny when people say what is NZ. At least now you know :D
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] iamterence:
"NZ" sounds like something that belongs in a Mass Effect game
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] Bradl79:
Lol that is what i thought it meant, but wasn't for sure
[Xposed General] HighMans:
I've no idea if this is xposed's doing -- probably not, but after installing xposed through the installer -- none of my bluetooth connections are saved on reboot. I'll connect my car -- it'll work -- but when I reboot, everything gets lost again.
[Xposed General] TomCuthbertson:
This happened to me on my s8 when I used unofficial xposed. As soon as I changed to official when it was released it stopped doing it.
[Xposed General] HighMans:
This is the official version -- correct?
[Xposed General] TomCuthbertson:
Yeah that's the proper one. My S6 did it too but I learned to just remember charge it and not turn it off
[Xposed General] HighMans:
Sadly that's not much of a solution :/
[Xposed General] HighMans:
Bump.
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[Android Apps and Games] Bearthquake:
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4: they want you to spread the app. Willing to pay you to share their app. This should be a red flag on its own.

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[Android Apps and Games] Salvaparalyzer:
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[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] ihuntinde:
Just curious if anyone is coming from an S7 or S7e on VZW and whether the cell reception is better, worse, or the same. We live in a rural area that has "so-so" cell service and we have found there are areas where we drop calls sometimes while driving (we have S7E's) Just curious if the cell reception is better, worse, or about the same. Thanks in advance!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Questions & Answers] whyme45125:
same exact situation here in rural area and I need verizon just for that fact and I was just on s7 edge. The pixel 2 XL is as good or better at holding the current signal and not switching and dumping phone calls. Seems great so far. I do have one spot where I lose total cell service near me and with the P2XL it still does, apparently just a hole with no service, not the phone's fault. You should be happy switching from that s7 edge to the new pixels. I'm absolutely loving this phone.
[Samsung Gear S3] arl16:
Like many, (most?), I got severe battery drain from the Tizen 3.0 update. I did the factory reset that was recommended, but it didn't help, still losing 75-80% during one days use. But this morning, after charging overnight, I power cycled (held power down until it rebooted), and put it back on the charger. It said 100%, but the light was red, so I left it on, probably another half hour, and the light turned green.

Today, I'm back to pre-update battery use! 7am-8pm, and I'm only down 25%. So I should be back to at least 2 day, if not 3 days of use . Hope that helps someone!
[Samsung Gear S3] ttown:
I'm going to try this now, and will report back. My battery usage seems to be getting worse, not better.
[Samsung Gear S3] rogerperk:
BT or LTE?
[Samsung Gear S3] arl16:
BT
[Samsung Gear S3] ttown:
​

It's been 5 days later, and I've noticed significant improvements. I've have the watch off the charger with typical use and I'm at 56%. I've been getting 2 days usage before needing to recharge. AOD is off.
[Samsung Gear S3] devilpriest:
When you charge it, do you leave it on or off?
[Samsung Gear S3] emmaselz:
I have tried all means. Reset, change when off, change when on, but my gear 3 won't charge pass 94%. After 90%, it begins to decline very fast..