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[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Voxilli:
I installed the update and it is going well. The circle battery icon was actually what I have been wanting most. I am very OCD and that was really the only thing I was missing from Pure Nexus on my Pixel XL OG (R.I.P. Odin). The only issue I was having on the last release was that WiFi dropped and I had to restart my phone for it to connect. I will give this a test drive for a few days and report back. I did have one issue but it was more related to Magisk. I flashed 16.0 and it did work, but I was unable to download modules from within Magisk Manager. I flashed 15.4, downloaded my modules, updated to 16.0 and all is well again. Installed the ROM on my wife's phone as well.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] chronichemp:
Ok so i just flashed and am in love!!! but please is there anyway to get squeeze working? That feature was so great, made my phone a lot simpler
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] twiz0r:
Not yet. I believe it will be added
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Rootuser3.0:
Is it snappier than stock?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] chronichemp:
Oooo yes, a lot snappier. I'm on flash kernel too. Its like a breath of fresh air.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Rootuser3.0:
What kernel you using
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Az Biker:
He said in his response he's using Flash kernel.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] chronichemp:
The names literally flash kernal
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Rootuser3.0:
Lol wow I thought he meant he flashed a kernal lol
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bajasur:
This is what worked for me...

1. Be on February Security

2. Disable Security Pin in settings

3. Reboot to TWRP (Make backup if needed)

4. Factory Data Reset

5. Flash DU

6. Flash TWRP

7. Reboot ROM and set up without security

8. Reboot back to TWRP and flash latest Magisk

9. Reboot back to ROM and set up security

10. Done!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Reuben_skelz92:
Yeah I had a lot of problems before using deuces script. Been less trouble since.

I let it boot into the OS on stock to download all the needed files

Yeah I tried to do twrp after the first time and it boot looped. . I just fastbooted it to put magisk on it and installed twrp before that
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Prattham:
What partitions are need to be backed up to restore to stock in future?

Cheers ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bajasur:
System, boot and data is what I do
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Mulham82:
Guys .. is there will be a Liquid Remix ROM for Pixel 2 XL device.

Thanks.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Who knows. Guess you'll have to ask the developers of that particular rom.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] galaxys:
I'm In for some DU! Kudos :cool:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Prattham:
Do post some battery results if you are running the stock Kernel after your rom has settled

Cheers ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Just wanna add to what bajasur said. I followed instructions just like that as well. I wound up in the bootloader bootloop. So, I dirty fastbooted the Feb image, let it boot up, and did a minimal setup. Then fastbooted back to twrp, factory reset, flashed rom and twrp, and all was good. Just FYI if it happens to you :good:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bajasur:
So far battery life is significantly improved. I'm noticing better standby time on Unicorn Blood as well
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] GridironTrenches:
the rom is lookin good, glad to be off stock android with cool features without gimmicks. going to setup everything after doing a fresh install
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ram4ufriends:
Just wondering how camera quality can be as good as stock?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bajasur:
They added in all the needed pieces I'm sure. Camera is working great
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
PSA.....Don't use the clock tweaks center clock substratum theme. It'll FC your UI, and you'll have to flash the substratum rescue zip in twrp. Provided you have no lock screen security set that is. So Beware! ??
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ram4ufriends:
So they don't have center clock built in?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] GridironTrenches:
is that an actual substratum theme or do you mean dirty unicorns clock setting + substratum theme
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] xflowy:
does factory reset in twrp wipes the sdcard too or does it work like in former times where everything except the personal data is wiped?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Negative. Left or right. But dang! Talk about an excellent alpha! Sheesh! ??

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Just like ol times. Your sdcard data will be fine.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] danon.brown:
is the squeeze feature working?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] xflowy:
really?? so no need to backup internal storage (as in pictures, musik)?

also: just checked in twrp and when manually wiping sections, one can choose (amongst others) between storage and internal storage. whats the difference?

as always:thanks man!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Zorga:
According to Alex Cruz it won't be implemented to DU. He commented this on Google plus.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] twiz0r:
My bad. I thought I saw on there that it was coming
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Zorga:
I think Alex got me LOL. I just checked and Edwin said it will be added once it's figured out. Alex was trolling I guess.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] clothednblack:
You are correct, squeeze will come when Edwin has time to dig I to it. ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] cmattern:
Project Fi is working fine for me. I've used it with no issue on DU, Lineage, Carbon & Nitrogen. I have a physical SIM for fall back to another device since a working phone is critical to my job and stuff happens so I can't speak to the eSIM issues others have seen.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] wolfeyes30:
Does smart bar have a compact mode? If using the stock aosp nav bar there's an option for it. Maybe I'm blind and don't see it for smart bar.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Reuben_skelz92:
Yeah it does .

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Love thIs ROM. But had to change ROM cause of media and mobile broadcast FC :(
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] clothednblack:
That's crazy, not sure why you were having that issue. I haven't seen anyone else with it and it only happened on e for me but was theme related. Maybe just a bad flash or something app related... Idk
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Reuben_skelz92:
I had it on last build but thought it was the theme. I always do a clean flash. but I am wondering if i should wipe the internal storage and flash again. I'm on nitrogen at the moment and not having any FC
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] chronichemp:
Ok, an issue iv found is that when i have the screen off, sometimes there is a HUGE delay for it to turn on when i push the lock button or use the fingerprint. When i woke up this morning it wouldn't even turn on and i had to hard reboot. Any solution?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] CyberpodS2:
I know it's not his project, but if you strike out there with help you could ask [MENTION=6842057]nathanchance[/MENTION] for some guidance on SOD and getting logs to get it sorted out.

I know this rom is brand new but your described behavior has a lot of causes, including the room or kernel or even an app you have installed. Hopefully if it's happening to others they will mention it here.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Xg3nFatality:
I have the same issue with the pop ups but it is only on a reboot. Once I dismiss it it never comes back. Not a deal breaker for me. Loving this ROM ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jbarcus81:
Damn it, followed my usual steps but can't get Viper running.. that stupid I/O error.... Any ideas? Something different with this ROM?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cJeP4MdYxtakzukkoC4yktyK5Hl4qvOJ/view?usp=drivesdk

If you'd like to try, this is a link to my old version of V4A 2.8. It also works with DD. It's been my go to version for a couple of months. Flash it in twrp, and that's pretty much it :good:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] 12Fully:
Had the same issue. Uninstall viper and Audio Modification Library. Flash Viper, reboot, flash AML and it should patch it so it works.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dredq:
When you install Viper which one did you install? Material or Original? Old or New? Thanks. I keep getting the I/O error and will not let me install driver.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
I use the new, original version.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Reuben_skelz92:
I get FC if I receive a notification from WhatsApp and it's a gif for instance
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] vwgti18:
Amazing rom! I have not flashed a rom or even rooted since having the OG pixel xl and SGS8. But I had flash this!

Does anyone know of a way I can split the ringer volume and notification volume?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] frontlyna:
Clean flash here and on T-Mobile. Mobile hotspot not working correctly. Other devices connect to the network but no internet access.. Anybody experiencing this and if so any solutions?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
I know it doesn't work on Sprint atm. Haven't heard about T-Mobile. Have you tried resetting the APN? Or toggled airplane mode? Or changed network preferences from global to GSM...etc...etc?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sn0warmy:
Just flashed the RC2 build and very happy with it. Lots of very useful tweaks available. I'm coming from sticking to nothing but stock on my 2 XL since day one as well as fully stock on my original Pixel XL. It's nice to be back in the ROM flashing game.

The only issue I was running into was the mismatching vendor image message at startup. A quick reflash of the February vendor img solved the issue.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] frontlyna:
I have indeed reset the APN, as well as changed global settings from LTE TO LTE WCDMA to no avail. Also a reboot did not resolve it. It seems like the issue is with something blocking the hotspot from actual allowing devices to connect to the internet. I've tried with other phones as well as my Surface. Both devices connect to the hotspot but will not access Internet.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] wolfeyes30:
Delete
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sn0warmy:
Found my first issue. I'm unable to install Netflix from the play store because it says it's not compatible with my phone. Didn't have this issue on stock.

Does anyone have a Netflix APK that works? Alternatively, is there a work around to get the official Play Store version of Netflix working?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mac796:
I take it you're rooted with magisk? go into Play Store go to settings scroll to bottom and make sure it says you're certified. If it says your uncertified clear the data to the Play Store app, and then you should be able to download and install Netflix.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Namolas:
This ↓. Netflix won't install if it detects your device is rooted.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ram4ufriends:
I am not rooted and did clear data multiple times..still uncertified for me
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sn0warmy:
I'm actually not rooted. I didn't bother with magisk this time around since I can disable the nav bar in the ROM without rooting.

I just tried clearing the app data for the play store but it still won't let me install Netflix for some reason. Maybe installing magisk will help somehow?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mac796:
Then I would try installing a different custom kernel must not have that patch in the kernel included in the ROM. Either that or rooting with magisk fix your problem.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sn0warmy:
Well, Netflix installed and ran perfectly fine with Magisk 15.4 installed on the stock ROM. However, it won't install with this ROM even though I'm not rooted with Magisk.

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I'll give flash kernel a try. If that doesn't work, I'll try magisk.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mac796:
Yeah the kernel included with the ROM must not has that patch , so your phone is actually seeing that the bootloader is unlocked. So either flashing magisk or installing a different custom kernel I think we'll fix your problem.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sn0warmy:
I installed Flash kernel and tried clearing play store data and it didn't solve the problem. But then I installed Magisk 16.0, cleared play store data again and voila! I was able to install Netflix and it's working perfectly.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] CyberpodS2:
That is usually a specific feature added to custom roms I believe. So if it's not there, gotta request it wherever the appropriate place to do so I would think.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mac796:
Good deal I wonder if it has something to do with the ROM. Because I was running the flash kernel on stock and it was hiding the locked bootloader but maybe things changed. Seemed like after February things got a little crazy.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Namolas:
My bad. I thought you said you were coming from fully stock when it worked fine. Either way Magisk will allow you to install it on DU.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sn0warmy:
It did, indeed.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] ReapinDevil:
I installed DU after being on stock, my phone booted up fine.But after a while, the phone keeps rebooting every hour or so.

Should I just factory reset or flash everything again?

Please help

Thanks
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] vwgti18:
Do you think this will work with Direct TV now? Is there a way I can re-lock my bootloader and still keep this rom?

Sorry for the noob question I have been out of the game for awhile.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Namolas:
I'm not a DirectTV user so I cannot verify, but it will allow me to install it on DU with Magisk hide. I think generally speaking re-locking your bootloader while on a custom ROM would be a terrible Idea.. use Magisk hide instead. Looks like it should work.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Zorga:
I use apkmirror all the time to install Netflix.

Then you could update it from google play without any problems.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Asitaka:
Anyone else feel like ambient screen is a little dark?

I wonder if there's a setting somewhere for that.

I found it:

adb shell settings put global always_on_display_constants "screen_brightness_array=-1:0:1:2:3"

still no now-playing on ambient screen...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] vwgti18:
Thanks, I am able to install the app but the video will not play due to unlocked bootloader. Installing Magisk to see if I can get around it.

Edit: Magisk with Magisk Hide worked! Thank you now time to do my pixel C.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Reuben_skelz92:
Glad you like it. Its awesome
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] amandeepparmar:
Now playing won't be ported on the lockscreen because of the various other DU customisations running there and will break them all just for a single feature....so, it never will be.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sn0warmy:
As someone who has relied solely on stock ROMs for the past few years, I've found it pretty unnecessary to swap to a custom ROM. However, I was hearing great things about this ROM from quite a few people. But no one was able to really pinpoint the key features that this ROM has, which would sway me away from stock. Personally, I'd prefer if the OP had a full run down of the tweaks/features this ROM offers. It seems that not many custom ROMs list the full features in the OP these days, for some reason.

Anyway, I decided to give it a try anyways and 24 hours in, I am quite pleased. But I want to take the time to highlight a few key features that I find to be fantastic additions over the stock ROM. Maybe these will help sway others, like myself, who are hesitant to veer away from the stock ROM.

- Ability to set the dark theme either full time or scheduled for night time.

- When 'Night Light' is enabled, it doesn't just change the screen tint to be more warm, but it also decreases the brightness a bit automatically. Night Light on the stock ROM doesn't do this and I find it to be a nice little touch.

- When bluetooth headphones are connected, the battery level indicator for the headphones are displayed next to the Bluetooth symbol in the status bar. My LG V30 had this and I missed it on the 2 XL. It's a very handy little addition.

- Ability to quickly disable the nav bar in order to use Pie Controls instead. On the stock ROM you have to root the phone and edit the build.prop manually to disable the nav bar. With DU the option is baked right in with no need to root.

- Expanded desktop for all apps or individual apps. This is another feature I loved on the V30 that the 2 XL was missing. DU brings it to the 2 XL and it works flawlessly.

- Circle battery and other battery indicator options.

- The ROM really is 100% as stable as stock. Bluetooth pairs flawlessly with my work headphones, gym headphones and my car. Calls in/out have no issues, and speaker phone works perfectly. Also, battery life is great.

Another thing to note is that based on my past experience with Dirty Unicorns on older phones, I was afraid this ROM would have a corny startup splash screen with an obnoxious Unicorn and/or images of unicorns would be prominent throughout the ROM and within settings. However, as this ROM has matured, so has the imagery. The only instance of a unicorn anywhere on the phone is a small unicorn icon next to the DU ROM settings. The startup splash screen is a simple "android" in white text. I like to keep a professional/clean looking experience, so this grown up take on the ROM is much appreciated.

So, if you are like me and not someone who typically flashes custom ROMs, I'm hoping this post may shed some more light on what this ROM has to offer. I know I would have found this post handy when I was bouncing back and forth, trying to decide if I should bother with a custom ROM.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bobby janow:
[MENTION=2781818]sn0warmy[/MENTION] Nice write-up for those thinking about it. One correction, on stock the BT with connected earphones shows the battery next to it. I think that was introduced last monthly or the one before that.

Are we to presume that wifi calling now works? I'm sure that would be a welcome addition. I believe they were working on it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sn0warmy:
Interesting. The BT battery indicator never showed up with my Bose Soundsport headphones when I was stock on the February factory image.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Semtronix:
Just putting this out there, the boot is only like that now because it's using the aosp boot animation and not their custom boot animation yet.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sn0warmy:
God I hope they don't implement it for a long time (or ever). That obnoxious boot animation looks like something a 12 year old would have on their phone. Not a 33 year old in the corporate world. If they implement that old boot animation it will be the sole reason I go back to stock.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Oh c'mon bro! All's you'd have to do is substitute the bootanimation.zip with another one, or just disable it completely. Besides, how many of your buds are gonna watch your phone boot up anyways?? ????
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sn0warmy:
If I can eliminate it that easily then I'll be happy. ?

And while I'd rarely ever reboot my phone in front of colleagues or clients, I would be extremely embarrassed if my phone ever rebooted in front of a client and a giant pink unicorn popped up. Not worth the risk to me.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Hey...at least a good laugh would be had by everyone! The bootanimation is very easy to change. I even substituted the white stock version with a dark one. Works great ??
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sn0warmy:
I might give that a try. I like the stock boot animation my phone had prior to flashing this ROM.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Cool beans. Let me know if you'd like the stock google dark version ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] azpatterson3:
Lol.... Too funny. Embrace the pink unicorn!

I'm a bit concerned that you might get in trouble flashing roms if changing the boot animation is something you had to ask about.

Anyway. Have fun.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sn0warmy:
I would like that, if you don't mind!

Oh, don't worry about me. While I've only changed boot animations once or twice over my many years messing with Android, I've successfully unlocked, rooted and flashed countless Android devices over the years. I always make sure to stay on top of keeping my ADB/Fastboot tools updated and make sure I always know how to manually flash factory images (i.e. not just relying on the flash.all script) for whatever my current device is. I think it's wise to keep up on the basic manual processes in case things go awry.

Essentially, I'm comfortable enough these days that as long as my computer recognizes my phone in fastboot mode, it doesn't matter how "bricked" it is, I'll get it fixed.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R9BdtmaYmyiao04YFdgwlurCa5Jk70LY/view?usp=drivesdk

Here ya go man. Just unzip it, and place it in your /system/media folder with your root explorer and call it good ??
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sn0warmy:
Thanks! Worked like a charm.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] azpatterson3:
Sounds like you got it straight. You should still boot with the pink unicorn ? and be proud.

Cheers.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Excellent! Now there's no chance of accidental boot up embarrassment ??
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] vwgti18:
My /system/media folder only has a folder named "audio" is there somewhere else I am supposed to place this?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Nope, just drop it in right there ?:good:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] azpatterson3:
That's it. Rename your old file to keep as backup.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
There isn't one. The Dev didn't put one in :good::cool:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sn0warmy:
delete
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] vwgti18:
Well that was easy enough! Thank you :good:

I remember replacing it on my nexus 5 and getting bootloops so I was scared when I just hit reboot on that lol
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Just FYI....I will be rockin the UNICORN when it comes out! I'm pushing 60! Don't care what anybody thinks! Bwahahahahaha! ???
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Asitaka:
Ok. So I figured it out, it will show now playing on ambient screen if your phone is actually playing the song, but it will only detect (as in "hear" a song) now playing in the notification shade