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[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] alirz:
I've come across an issue concerning Google photos backup not functioning properly after i converted my Canadian G955W to G955U1, XAA. Another member on XDA forum has also confirmed the following issue though on a US Metro PCS S8+. Please test and post your results. Here are the steps to test.

Have a SD card in the phone

Make sure the Google photos app has backup/sync enabled but DOES NOT HAVE SD CARD FOLDERS SET TO BE BACKED UP

Make sure your camera is set to save to DEVICE by default and not SD card.

Copy about 1-2GB, or more, worth of video files e.g mp4 from your PC or anywhere and put them on your SD card.

Go in google photos app and browse to device folders from within the google photo app and confirm you can see the videos you copied. If so, then proceed to next steps below.

Take a picture with the phone camera and go to the google photos app(make sure wifi is ON). Check if the picture you just took gets backed up to google or does the app get stuck at showing "1 photo left to backup!

Please test this and report. This could possibly be a some bug somewhere in the G95XU1 firmware, Google photos or something in the flash process causes this behavior. I have done multiple re-flashes and factory resets and still have this issue.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] shaggyskunk:
I wonder if it's possible that Google Photo backup is failing because it doesn't recognize your device since you Flashed the US version?

Early morning guessing ?

Sent from my SM-G955W ??
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tdamocles:
I find that hard to believe because I flashed from a Xfinity US carrier phone to a metro pcs US phone and I still have that same problem. If I try to save the photos to the internal memory in the phone it has problems syncing it to the Google Cloud. If I save the photos to an SD card it has no problem to the Google Cloud. I haven't had the chance to check everything out but that is what I am seeing.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] alirz:
Hi there, well what you list is the opposite of my issue.

Infact having the camera store on the internal memory of the SD card is irrelevant for me.

As long as I have some video files on the SD card e.g I copy over a movie from my computer to the SD card, Google photos stops backing up any new pictures I take from the camera.

Im also seeing an odd behavior where the photos app doesn't refresh the list of files and folders on the SD card until I umount and remount the SD card on the phone.

To add further to the confusion, as long as the photos app doesn't realize that I've copied over some videos into the SD card, the backup sync keeps working fine. The moment it sees the new files that sync breaks.

Do keep in mind, all throughout this process, I have NOT selected any SD card folders to be backed up in the Google photos app.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] tdamocles:
Alirz,

By chance, did you try uninstalling and reinstalling the Google photos app?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] alirz:
My phone is not rooted but using a regular file explorer I can see that all the folders on the SD card have permissions of rwxr-xr-x

Whereas internal memory folders have a permission of rwxrwx--is this normal?
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] alirz:
Done that many times, even tried several older versions of Google photos, different SD cards, different video files, multiple factory resets.

I'm really contemplating flashing back to my original firmware to see if that reoslves the issue just for my sanity sake. I'm going nuts trying to figure this issue out. It doesn't make any sense.i had no problems before flashing the g955u1 firmware.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] alirz:
I know this is not directly related to this thread but my problems only started after the G955U1 flash, hence im posting here an an FYI for others and also possibly get some help from other who might be seeing the same problems as me.

im also noticing that the Galaxy apps application is not realizing that there are updates available for the various installed samsung apps.

if I check under galaxy apps > my apps > updates. it shows nothing

however if go under Galaxy apps> All> it shows me that various apps need updating.
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] alirz:
UPDATE: Well ****. Hesitantly i decided to flash back to my original firmware and guess what. I can still reproduce the problem. Im clueless now and dont know why for the past 3 months that i've had this phone, i did not run into this problem before! I copy video files to my sd card in the past many times and never had this problem before. Just to note that when i flashed back to my original firmware, i did not restore any backup or anything. Created a new Google account to test with etc to make sure everything was setup from scratch. So either all 3 of test SD cards are bad or the 30 different video files i have tested with, something is wrong with them
[Samsung Galaxy S8+ Guides, News, & Discussion] alirz:
My phone originally is G955W with a CSC code of VTR here in Canada. My carrier supports "Smart call", "places" feature with my stock firmware and CSC.

However when i convert the phone to G955U1 , CSC of XAA. I lose those two features. Others using the G955U1 firmware have told me on reddit that as long as their carrier doesnt specifically block that feature then it shows up on their phone. however for me, those features dont even show up under settings when im on G955U1
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr13Dx:
ROMS FOR P8 LITE CAN WORK ON Y6 ii.

Here is my build prop sc.

Please help.
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adi5:
Make backup and flash p8 lite rom via twrp

Should work
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr13Dx:
From p8 lite 2016 or 2017
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] realthrash:
Of course works but the battery duration is less in those ROM'S, however a lot of them are so really good so you can try it
[P8lite Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lokalkey:
p8 lite 2015
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omguss:
My phone seems to be working fine as long as I have it permanently plugged in to a power source. The battery, however, will not charge. I have tried replacing the battery, but the same problem persists. I also tried replacing the usb charge port, but the parts I've gotten for it refuses to even turn on the phone. Can someone point me to a reference that might help me figure out which pieces might need replacing/checking to get the battery to start charging again?

Thanks.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slipknot8Wwe:
I just bought a new charger port for my phone as well to. It should be in the mail tomorrow. I also ordered a brand new battery I installed that today because my charging port Works to a degree as long as I have it pushed up. Hopefully I do not have the same charging issue as you do. I bought mine on eBay both of them.
[LeEco Le Pro3 Questions & Answers] ln613:
I just got a x727, and I'm on Chatr in Canada. Making and receiving calls are ok, but no mobile data. setting -> mobile network -> mobile data is on, for "Preferred network type", I tried all the options - 4G priority, 3G priority and 2G, none of them works.

Please help, thanks
[LeEco Le Pro3 Questions & Answers] bestmvno.com:
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You need to configure the proper APN settings for the network. click settings, mobile networks, then whatever is under "SIM card information." It should be the name of the network and phone number. Click on that. The next menu will present you with the ability to set and change APN's.
[LeEco Le Pro3 Questions & Answers] ln613:
Thanks, it works now.
[MTCB Android Head Units General] patrick6822:
Hi all,

can anyone please tell me about my head-unit, what i can and cant do with it and if its upgradable.

Audio sources d90-810

CPU CORTEX-A9 DUEL CORE

ANDROID VERSION 4.2.2

MCU VERSION 4.3.11-22-13-E50201

SYSTEM VERSION 2.9.3-20150115

I have fitted a USB DAB dongle and down loaded the YHX_DAB+20170328-zoulou-2017-04-09.apk its all installed in my vw T5.1 but when i put the car into reverse it says no video signal most of the time, i have noticed when im not listerning to DAB radio the camera works fine....is there something i have missed when setting the DAB up?

Any help will be very appreciated

regards

Patrick
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] shreyash12:
I bricked my phone. So i followed gizmochina unbrick tutorial flashing Chinese rom and now neither can i update to any new rom(#update error) or flash(#can't mount cust error). Can anyone link me to a system and boot nandroid backup file to download for x821. Or any other solution?
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] ThE_MarD:
Heyyo,

1. Use a PC to download TWRP

2. Reboot to bootloader

3. Fastboot boot TWRP.img

4. Format data (not wipe data, format data there's a separate button for it... Please be aware it will remove all pictures, music etc from the le max 2 so be sure you have it all backed up.

5. Wipe system, Dalvik and cache

6. Install other ROM with TWRP be it EUI ROM or custom ROM.

7. Reboot
[LeEco Le Max 2 Questions & Answers] shreyash12:
I did install twrp and tried flashing stock and custom roms but showing mouting /cust failed.
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] mke1973:
I've been reading all the reviews of the Honor View 10 that I can find and, unfortunately, all reviewers are indicating that Huawei has not used Gorilla Glass on it's most expensive Honor model. This doesn't make sense and is a very big CON against buying the phone for me. So far, most reviewers aren't saying anything nice about low light photography. Looks like the Leica lenses on the Mate 10 Pro may boost that phone's good low light camera performance, not NPU.
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] letschky:
no, it does not have it,Honor has its own scratch-resistant glass.

Honor View 10 comes with mounted on a plastic film
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] mke1973:
Has Huawei started using Soda Lime glass with the Honor View 10 and 7X? Comparing Huawei Honor specs on recent Honor phones (8, 9, 7, 6x, 5) the company specified that Gorilla Glass was used. https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei-phones-58.php

My understanding is that Gorilla Glass, also known as AAS glass, is more porous and that its hardening process goes deeper, making it more resistent to scratches. This is a step backwards in build quality, IMHO.
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] Sammae7:
Well, this is disappointing news. I know some sacrifices have to be made for the price point but this shouldn't have been one to the extent of no Gorilla Glass. They could have used an older version.
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] letschky:
I read in Gsm arena Page the 7x use Gorilla Glass older Version.
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] sbetatester:
will this help?
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] letschky:
whether it is good or not, nobody knows
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] sbetatester:
You'll soon find out...because my phones drops a lot. :p
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] letschky:
my phones rarely fall and it's a plastic wrap on it,besides, I am very careful,but something can always happen
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] eddie2020:
What's it use? Nvr heard of it? But since they did many thing like drift on 7x it supposed to good as it
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] mke1973:
I'm not so certain the 7x uses Gorilla Glass, there's no mention of it as a feature on Amazon's US website and one of the phone feature sites I was looking at only rated the screen's hardness at Mohns 4--Gorilla Glass is rated at 6.5.
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] mke1973:
The response Huawei provided doesn't give any indication of protection without a Mohns or Vicks hardness rating. There are many companies marketing glass for screens based on aluminosilicate glass (Gorilla Glass is aluminosilicate glass). The real issue is chemical composition since they all must vary to avoid patent infringement.
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] letschky:
I do not care so much I watch my cell phones and use a foil
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] adwaitk007:
Well, correct me if I am wrong!

Gorilla Glass is the "trademark" name given by Corning company. Same like people mistakenly use Xerox for Photocopy. isn't it?

Hence, it's useless to argue if Honor is using Gorilla or any other trademarked glass. What matters is the screen type.

As per this post, Honor is using Alluminocsilicate glass which indeed what Gorilla Glass is made up of. So I guess this helps!
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] Targaeryan:
Yes that's completely right.

Both GG and asahi (jap brand) are using the same type of glass.. There should be barely, if at all, any difference between the two in terms of hardness (scratch resistance)..

Here's some more info (thread is from 2016 but should still be relevant).

http://en.miui.com/thread-274087-1-1.html
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] veerapvr:
When I reach to honor support, they have responded me with below information. But i never understand what it is. May be someone can :)

It has The AI2O3 content of alkali aluminosilicate glasses is typically 10-25% and the alkali content over 10%. The high alkali content prepares the glass for ion exchange with bigger alkali ions in order to improve the surface compressive strengt

Its act as a gauge glass due to high operating temperature and good thermal shock properties. For these reasons it can operate at temperature levels above those of borosilicate

According to the Cosmetic Database, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate is approved by the CIR Expert Panel, but only in limited concentrations. The CIR's concern stems from the known risk of any ingredient that contains aluminum compounds, which are known neurotoxins.
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] mke1973:
Well, now I see why they are silent about the screen. There's a huge difference in the manufacturing process employed by Corning for Gorilla Glass and Asahai for its Dragontail Glass and Corning's process makes Gorilla Glass more than scratch resistant but improves drop performance, too, acheiving a higher Vicks hardness rating than Asahai's Dragonglass. Corning uses an ion exchange method; Ashai uses a float method. http://www.differencebetween.info/difference-between-gorilla-glass-and-dragontrail-glass
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] Targaeryan:
It'd be easier to see the difference if someone like Zack (jerryrigeverthing) takes a go at it..

I've seen posts where they talk about the hardness in mohs scale where both gg and dt are between 6-7.. In JRE vids, most phones with GG start to scratch at 6 and have deeper scratches at 7 using his mohs pick..

I'm not sure what sources they've used to get the hardness in mohs though so I didn't link those posts..
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] mke1973:
Mohs was developed in the 19th century and can only be used to test minerals because it relies on using minerals known to be stronger to scratch a weaker one; Mohs can't be used for metals. https://www.gordonengland.co.uk/hardness/mohs.htm In a Vicks or "Vickers" test, a diamond (pyramid-shaped) mounted in a block is pressed in to the object being tested at 1-100 kgf for 10-15 seconds. https://www.gordonengland.co.uk/hardness/vickers.htm The Vicks test is preferred by many materials engineers.
[Honor View 10 Questions & Answers] wmfreak:
I think it does well: https://youtu.be/W3yGYkz9iyI

I never plan on abusing it like that, but in case you're wondering it's quite tough!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] WOA2245:
I turned my tablet on and the screen didn't work. I at first thought everything needed to load, so I let it load and the screen still didn't work. I gave it a few minutes and, as before, the screen didn't work. I have a smt580 running Resurrection Remix. Any suggestions?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab A series Questions & Answers] WOA2245:
Never mind, issue has been resolved.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] PaNa-S:
It seems that schaps has fallen behind with releasing the latest 6.1 (due to personal things that he has to deal with), and I've been looking to install a new release on my phone. Which version out today comes closest to what schaps had?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MrDSL:
I'm currently using Pays v3.05 lite and I would say its pretty close to schaps ROM's.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ibeqa:
Did you notice battery drain with Pays ROM?

Cheers
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MrDSL:
Honestly I think I need a new battery because its been messed up for awhile so I couldnt say for sure.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] syqe:
ive changed from schaps to pays and the battery drain is over! it's a bug from all schaps versions
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] trashcan:
My clean version is similar to Schaps'. See link here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=372118
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] dmj1973:
I have to say thats a bit unfair. My battery life is much better since I upgraded from WM5 std ROM to Schaps 4.31.

It seems each of us has a different experience and that can be as simple as installed apps location or as random as brand of storage card.

The Chefs put in a lot of effort and to slate a whole series of ROMS from one Chef is unfair and quite probably unjust as I know of several people who are also using Schaps ROMS and experience no such issue.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] ucramos:
did you noticed the WM6.1 build number of 4.40 rom by schaps ? is by far the highest ....

Not behind ... just the opposite
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] MaRaHoX:
Schaps 4.40 - BETA!

Did you noticed, that Schaps 4.40 is not stable BETA version?;) There are newer and better WM6.1 ROMs. Pays and ShadoW are very good.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] frenchglen:
I've also been looking for something...waiting for Schaps really. So, should I go Pays?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] convert:
Faria / Dr Puttingham WM6.1 Collaboration rom

Haven't tried K's or Pays wm6.1 roms but i have to say the Faria/Dr Puttingham collaboration has been my favourite so far.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=368317

Currently waiting for their latest release which should be out in a couple of days.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] speckledpig:
I am waiting for a good Schaps 6.1 ROM as well, but I need something new. I might install 4.3x just to get some touchflo going. I am still on 4.0.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam ROM Development] mykrowsy:
what's the advantage of using wm6.1 over wm6?
[Moto Z Play Themes, Apps, and Mods] citytrader:
This procedure will put temporarily SELinux in PERMISSIVE.

I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING YOU DO ON YOUR PHONE!

You find SELinux switcher here (it's temporary, if you uninstall the app it will return to ENFORCING):

https://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/app-selinux-switch-t3656502

Because not having Viper is not an option and I had bad experience before with Arise Magnus Opus because it consumed a lot of battery, for the moment I prefer to use Viper in permissive.

PROCEDURE:

Reboot into recovery and install V4A+2.5.0.5.zip

Boot normally install BusyBox and launch Viper4android.

Select install drivers, grant root permission and wait until it is installed.

Don't worry if an IO Error occurs, it'll work anyway.

Reboot and open any file manager.

Delete the Viper4android folder in "/system/priv-app".

Rename "/system/vendor/etc/audio_effects" to "/system/vendor/etc/audio_effects.bak"

Copy audio_effects in the attachment to /system/vendor/etc/

Install ViPER4Android_FX_v2505_A7.x_Nougat_IO_test_fix.apk (don't execute)

Install The.SELinux.Switch.ver.6.0.8.build.608.apk and set to permissive

Reboot once again and open Viper4android - driver is now working

NOTE: This method is the most stable of the ones I found till now
[Moto Z Play Themes, Apps, and Mods] AmulyaX:
If you uninstall the app. The sound mod will stop working. SELinux Switcher patches the status on every boot. So whenever you reboot you'll get an Enforcing kernel again. (Not entirely sure). And for Viper4Android to work it needs a permissive kernel.

Edit : You have stated it in OP. Didn't notice! Very well ?
[Moto Z Play Themes, Apps, and Mods] dado_13:
I have solution with working enforcing selinux on stock rom.

Disable stock audio effects. Go to recovery and flash latest magisk. Reboot system to load all magisk files and reboot again to recovery. Flash attached f2f loopback fix. Reboot in system and in magisk manager download module called Viper4Android FX Materialized and flash it. I recommend to download deep buffer remover to, to allow v4a processing on streaming music players like spotify.

My current setup is ainur audio with dolby atmos and v4a - all like a modules in magisk.

Do not wipe cache in recovery, because all modules will be gone!

Enjoy.
[Moto Z Play Themes, Apps, and Mods] citytrader:
Are you able to install the modules in Magisk with 7.1.1?
[Moto Z Play Themes, Apps, and Mods] dado_13:
With f2fs loopback fix, yeah, see attachments.
[Moto Z Play Themes, Apps, and Mods] citytrader:
I was able to make one of the modules work, but if I unplug and plug again my headphones, Viper stops to work, it does not process audio again
[Moto Z Play Themes, Apps, and Mods] dado_13:
With your method you don't experience this problem?
[Moto Z Play Themes, Apps, and Mods] citytrader:
With the first method all works flawlessly, if I install the patch for the F2FS Loopback I experienced that something was wrong, for example with Total Commander I had delay opening folders, etc... for the moment I will stick with the method using the permissive kernel that all works perfect.
[Moto Z Play Themes, Apps, and Mods] onekingprods:
Newbie here. The only reason I'm considering rooting my phone and trying something like Viper4Android, is because I want to resolve the issue with the ascending ringtone and low speakerphone call volume. I want to override all of the volume limitations that Motorola has forced on me with Moto Z Play. Can someone who knows exactly what I'm talking about, assure me that this problem is gone, once you root the phone and install Viper4Android? To risk bricking my phone, only to have this problem persist, would be infuriating, as I'm sure you can appreciate.

Thanks for your help!
[Moto Z Play Themes, Apps, and Mods] citytrader:
If you root your phone means you can do modifications, that's it, If your goal is to get more volume just edit MIXER_GAINS.XML and thats it, you don't Viper for that.

If you root the phone in the correct way, you don't have to worry about bricking the phone, I have went from 6.0 to 7.1.1 and after that returned to 6.0 a couple of times and never bricked my phone, do all by command line (don't use RDSLite) not flashing modem, fsg and NON-HLOS and that's it and do not use OTA Rom's.
[Moto Z Play Themes, Apps, and Mods] onekingprods:
Okay, bear with me, here. In order to edit the .xml file you're talking about, do I still need to root the phone? I assume I do. Secondly, where would I find this file on my phone? I only heard about the concept of "rooting" a week ago. Didn't even know this world existed. So, I'm afraid I need to be "spoon-fed" this stuff, to start with. Thank you for your patience and help.
[Moto Z Play Themes, Apps, and Mods] citytrader:
Root allows you to modify stuff in the phone that is normally protected, you can access to the root filesystem that otherwise is not possible, before doing anything I suggest you to read the tutorials here to avoid making mistakes.

Here you have some good tutorials in spanish:

http://www.htcmania.com/showthread.php?t=1243470

The file to modify in Moto is /system/etc/MIXER_PATHS.XML

MIXER_GAINS.XML is for Galaxy A7 for example.
[Moto Z Play Themes, Apps, and Mods] fmboots:
Thanks. Got this working on my G5S
[Moto Z Play Themes, Apps, and Mods] Sanabil:
Got it working on my Nexus 6 , stock rom 7.1 with EX kernel. But upon clicking the equalizer in stock Play Music app the Music fx crashes . I was personally hopping to access Viper via that option.. any ideas?

Thanks