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[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] brother_mouzone:
Try latest Nitrogen OS without any custom kernel or thermal mod. I turned off battery optimization for PUBG and played on balanced graphics+high fps. Battery drain was 14% over a period of 26 minutes. And this was my first cycle after flashing the ROM. Temps were quite manageable, around 45-50°C. There were some fps fluctuations, but not annoying, considering this was my first cycle. I'll give a day or two for the ROM to stabilize and i hope it'll get better. SOT on normal usage is also amazing. If the dev fixes the minor issues and the mobile network standby bug, this ROM will be the best choice for gamers.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] kunal sasane:
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I am on aex 5.7+ nameless R17. Pubg is smooth temp 50......on one full charge I can play for 2 hours ...can I increase it more?.......

Also about thermal throttling. I had a question......

If I set that value to 60'c. Will pubg work ?

And if I overclocked to 2.30 and 1.76 and the thermal throttling temperature is kept low will it cause lags? I means that throttling temp will not make the device more hot and force it to run on stock values right ..... instead of 2.30 and 1.76 ....

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Have you played pubg on under clocked frequency?if yes suggest me? Advanced thanks :good:
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Rahulnsharma:
I tried AEX some time back it has low SOT & gaming performance in PUBG as compared to bootleggers & nitrogen os u will get decent frame rate in bootleggers bit high SOT & if you use nitrogen os you will have to sacrifice a bit more battery juice but it still beats AEX in terms of performance & battery

PUBG battery usage Nitrogen OS 33 percent for 1h 35 min at high frame rate & HD graphics
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] kunal sasane:
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Will underclocking help?in battery back up while playing pubg?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] brother_mouzone:
2 hours is max you can squeeze out on pubg as the game is in quite early stages of development. Try 0.8 Chinese stable version, will give much smoother gameplay and extra 15-20 minutes as compared to 0.7 global. I play world of tanks also, and i can play for about 4-4.5 hours on a single charge with medium graphics and that game runs on a constant 60 fps at 1080p resolution, on almost all ROMs while pubg has max 720p as of now. The reason being that world of tanks is now 4 years old and is highly optimized. Pubg is not even 6 months old. I remember that WoT had framedrops and higher battery consumption 3 years ago but now the game is super stable and smooth with stunning graphics. Pubg is sh*t in terms of graphics and stability as compared to WoT. The major fault is in the game, not in our device or ROMs. SD820 is still the third most powerful mobile SoC in the market after 835 and 845. I wish that Pubg corp had chosen a better company to develop the game. Tencent is well known for making s***y games and apps. I have tried only dotOS 17/6 build and latest Nitrogen OS and I'm satisfied with both ROMs. To be honest, other ROM devs don't give a damn about what users want, they just do what they like. As per my experience, only miju12 and kubersharma know how to build a nice ROM for Z2. And now the NOS dev also has my thumbs up.

Do correct me if I'm wrong.

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And there's no use of overclocking as our device is small(less surface area for heat dissipation), made up of glass and fibre(bad heat conductors) and hence, will throttle more often, causing lags and stutters. And also, treble enabled ROMs have some performance issues, so i stick to non-treble ROMs only
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] kunal sasane:
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Thanks brother so so much info. Yeah the graphics sucks in pubg. I didn't play much games but pubg is trending so I thought we can make it stable by tweaks. But no use. I played pubg on citrus 3.5 unofficial. But there were a lot of lags. And the temp won't cross 45-47. No matter what (as it is unofficial no one is developing it. I wish citrus comes up with Oreo. Damn no one will match citrus in terms of battery life I used to get 7 hours + on citrus 3.5. Well I will take a break from pubg and try other games do suggest a similar game
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] brother_mouzone:
You can try playing arcade mini zone or FPP in pubg. Game runs smooth in these two modes as compared to classic tpp. I play only two games, pubg and world of tanks. You can try WoT. It will take you 1-2 months to get a hold over the game and about 6 months if you want to play top tier. But man, that game is the best mobile game i ever played. Been playing for 3 years and I'm still not bored. I'm a pro in WoT with over 40k battles and 61% victory ratio. And WoT is 100% hack proof whereas i encounter hackers every now and then in pubg, even though I'm at level 67 and I've been ace in the two seasons. I guess the main dev team of cardinal aosp is the one who developed citrus nougat, so I'll give it a try next week.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] kunal sasane:
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Okay bro well I just found a game called Freedom of forces. Well after such low graphics in pubg I wanted to experience true 60fps 1080* graphics and I got that finally. The games is smooth hd And 60fps. But the control are not nice(well I have been too much in pubg so ) but other than that the game is good. I could tell you more spoiler and cons but do check and tell how was it
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Rahulnsharma:
Try GPU Turbo boost magisk module it improves performance & decreases battery usage :laugh::laugh:

https://xdaforums.com/apps/magisk/module-gpu-turbo-boost-t3808541
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] kunal sasane:
What temp all of you faced while playing pubg?????
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] alapan97:
I see your point but with the core control enabled you can set the custom thermal throttling point as you wish. Like mine is set to 95 degrees. The main issue you can get from OC is the inadequate voltage distribution. The heat dissipation is a problem as you said but OC will give certainly much better performance even if it makes heat.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] kunal sasane:
And. It may not give a nice battery back up right?..well if you want stable pubg experience. ....just flash Miui 10 global 8.8.1. It's quite stable and in normal use too......can't say about battery life haven't checked...but pubg was smooth temp may hit 50....I saw one dude with temp only 45 with pubg but I can say pubg is now very smooth
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Rahulnsharma:
Give Cardinal AOSP 5.7 a try it has perfect balance between performance & battery life I got best performance & good SOT while playing PUBG with HD graphics & high frame rate without much temperature rise. You can find the ROM in the below thread

https://xdaforums.com/lenovo-zuk-z2/development/cardinal-aosp-t3782004
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] kunal sasane:
Hey bro I just flashed miui....game is smooth...or can't be judge

..but the control is not good....which rom is best according to you for pubg as well as battery back.....?????

Also which is best cardinal or nitrogen? Do tell if you have other roms for pubg

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Is pubg that smooth in nitrogen???.

Which build + any mod according to you?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] hf958:
Try nitrogen

Coz I haven't tried and do reply

Anyway cardinal is awesome except for lags very occasionally
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] brother_mouzone:
I'm sticking to Nitrogen os as of now and pubg is pretty much good. Disable battery optimization for pubg or any game that lags. Try to let the device rest 5-10 minutes after every game by turning off screen and putting it on a colder surface. Or, you can replace the glass back with a metal one available on AliExpress, may help in faster heat dissipation.

I don't try tweak or mod on any ROM. The devs do their best to balance battery and performance. Just keep giving them feedback
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Rahulnsharma:
Bro I was using July build of nitrogen os with default kernel but sometimes the temperature were high during gaming so I shifted to cardinal 5.7 & PUBG was smooth on nitrogen os.

If you need balance between performance & battey go with Cardinal 5.7.

If you can sacrifice battery go with Nitrogen os & for best performance go with Jaguar.

Temperature were within permissible limit in all ROM but my device ran coolest on Cardinal 5.7 & heated moderately on Nitrogen os & Jaguar ( sometimes temperatures were pretty high).
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] kunal sasane:
Ok..

Which build date?.

.I just want to keep the device cool while playing pubg....some guy had the temp around 45. And it's quite possible.....
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Rahulnsharma:
I am on Cardinal-AOSP-5.7.0-OREO-z2_plus-OFFICIAL-20180714 & on Nitrogen OS you should use the July build it's better than the August build for gaming according to my experience:fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:

Temprature stats after 30 min of PUBG on Cardinal AOSP 5.7

Screenshots:-

https://ibb.co/f7drkz

https://ibb.co/e43DyK
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] kunal sasane:
... really there is a metal back panel ....I always thought if Z2 had a metal back...much more durable .... have you changed?....well does it come with the camera lens..?.....like when we remove our back panel it has camera glass attached. So does this one come with the camera glass? thanks

Link for the back panel. I tried searching but couldn't find the metal one
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] brother_mouzone:
for lenovo Z2 High quality Glass Battery Back Cover 5 Inch For Lenovo ZUK Z2 Housing Door Case With Order Tracking

http://s.aliexpress.com/nMFzaUri?fromSns=Copy to Clipboard

It says glass but in description, the material is metal. I haven't changed coz i don't feel a need. I play world of tanks and temps never go above 45, so I'm good with glass.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] kunal sasane:
May be it's glass .....well I might change my battery as well as back panel........after 4 months I guess....my device is 1.3 years old ...
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] brother_mouzone:
Consider buying a new phone, to be honest as this one is getting outdated (still one of the best though). Xiaomi is launching pocophone f1 on August 22, a cheaper SD845 phone for India. If it's around 25k, I'm getting one?
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Rahulnsharma:
Xiaomi pocophone is good but it has a 6 inch screen which is kind of big for me,the reason I bought zuk z2 was it's 5 inch screen size with a decent battery life & no other phone with 5 inch screen size can beat it in performance.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] brother_mouzone:
Same pinch bro, i have the same preferences. But the latest phones have very thin bezels and generally 18:9 aspect ratio which results in high screen to body ratio and comfortable handling. And newer chipsets are more powerful too. I'm still looking forward to a new ZUK phone. Btw, Zuk Z2 is a masterpiece in its class and we all love it.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] kunal sasane:
Well I had a budget of 15k. So I had options mi note 4 and zuk z2....given that zuk had sd820....so it was best deal....now my next device will be a one plus .....
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] kunal sasane:
Hey bro. Just flashed the July build of nitrogen os 20180704.......

Is there any way to see free ram in recent menu.

Temperature was high at starting...but will cool down....

Pixel launcher was getting forced stopped...don't know why...I actually flashed nitrogen 3-4 times... sometime there was download problem...then the pixel launcher was getting stopped....at last I flashed the gapps...but I was unable to use the keyboard......so now at last I only flashed the rom..... should I flashed anything else?......is stock kernel good for pubg.??if not do suggest me another kernel
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] Rahulnsharma:
Bro you should try Cardinal AOSP 5.7 you will not regret it.

I didn't see any option to view free RAM in recents menu & Pixel launcher was working fine for me when I flashed gapps.

Stock kernel is best for gaming on nitrogen os but it has some heat issues but PUBG runs smooth at high frame rate & HD graphics.
[Lenovo ZUK Z2 (Plus) Guides, News, & Discussion] kunal sasane:
Yeah...I will bro.....which other kernel will work with nitrogen.....and about AKT and sun cooling what are your opinion....do they help?.

How much heat will be generated in nitrogen while pubg?
[Xiaomi Redmi 4X Questions & Answers] wenna.speedy:
Hi, it is possible to fix slow wifi issue, when I have bluetooth on? I am facing with this on miui, lineage,...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Caniv:
Hey guys.

a couple of days ago random ads have been appearing on my phone, not in a specific app but in the phone itself, covering the entire screen.

opening "recent apps" doesn't reveal the culprit app/service because the header is blank.

having a rooted phone, is there any way i can track this to the source so i can eliminate it?

thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] ASKER123:
App reinstalls after boot

I did not routed my device or gave this app special permission I programmed it at my self. It only opens Webview. Maybe it is the Packagename [.com]. I tried often to normal uninstall it and also with adb fastboot ,but it still reinstalls after reboot. I have Android 8.0.0 .
[Lenovo Yoga Book Questions & Answers] NiffStipples:
Hey guys,

what do you think - will there ever be an Android Oreo Update for our Yoga Book?
[Lenovo Yoga Book Questions & Answers] tjupille:
Given Lenovo's track record with Android devices, I would say "Don't hold your breath".

About a half-dozen years ago I bought an early 10" tablet (A-something or other) from Lenovo. As I recall, it ran Froyo (2.x), and they said there would be an update to 4.x. Never happened. When I had problems with it, their customer service people were totally clueless ("What version of Windows did you say that was?"), and their web presence was totally unresponsive. I finally sold it cheap and promised myself never to buy anything from Lenovo again. Then I was seduced by the YogaBook and the Halo keyboard.

It has its quirks, but has been trouble-free so far (18 months or so). Aside from wishing they had released it as a ChromeBook, I really have no major complaints, but Lenovo has put no support behind the product; it really is an orphan at this point.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] arh2o:
If you're on a custom ROM, Pixel Visual Core Service will not update automatically via the Play Store. I've had issues sideloading the APK to the latest version until I discovered this workaround. If you're getting an "App Not Installed" error message when updating the APK on custom ROMs, here's how to update:

Requires Root

Uninstall the existing Pixel Visual Core Service with a root system app uninstaller. I used this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kunkunsoft.rootuninstaller

Reboot phone

Download the latest PVCS APK to your internal sd card: https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/pixel-visual-core-service/

Install it with a file manager and it should install successfully.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Triscuit:
Excellent, thanks for this!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] samteeee:
Thanks for the info, bro.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Beakhole:
Forgive me, but what issues are people having with Pixel Visual Core not being up to date?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] joeo10:
App no longer on Play Store BTW so can't do it.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Triscuit:
I'm on Stock Pie and last night I literally just downloaded the latest Pixel Visual Core app and updated normally no problem, not sure if this will work with Oreo but you can try, the worst that will happen is that the update fails.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Surge1223:
I wanted to shoot this thread a quick thanks, it led me to investigate and figure out why this happens on custom roms.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Triscuit:
Seems to happen on Stock as well, I know there are only 3 versions of Pixel Visual Core in total, but loaded up September Stock Pie yesterday and noticed the version was STILL from February and not the March build.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Prattham:
Here is a question since it's a system app and by uninstalling and reinstalling as user app, would break its applications? Can other apps still make full use of it.?
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] lewispom:
After I downlaoded Oreo for my note 8 I noticed I was picking up B32 on my note 8. Three is testing B32 SDL LTE in my area and previously the note 8 didn't support that band now It does. Has Samsung updated the modem to support additional bands in the update??
[Moto G 2015 Android Development] MSe1969:
Sorry - had severe difficulties editing this project, something wrong with DB or so . . . - please follow THIS link, thanks.

(I have requeste to remove this thread)
[Moto G 2015 Android Development] MSe1969:
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[Moto G 2015 Android Development] MSe1969:
Security hardening features

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[Moto G 2015 Android Development] woodman:
Please disregard, it's for test purpose...

Reference: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75989117&postcount=317
[Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017) Questions & Answers] stewwmann:
Hey I just picked up a J730GM/DS from amazon here in the USA. Any way to get samsung pay to work on it here? Thanks!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] Kaddy_1911:
Hi to all. I have noticed after flashing a ROM (forgot which ROM I flashed) I lost my sound. So if I play a song through my speaker it doesn't come through at all but the song still plays... But if I change my phone ringtone it plays the preview of the ringtone through my speaker properly. I then changed ROMs multiple times and it doesn't fix this issue. I'm now currently on Nitrogen OS with Super SU 2.85 installed (I have posted a photo on the version of the Super SU I flashed). How do I fix this issue. Please help me. It would be greatly appreciated.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] MaveFL:
Have you properly flashed the firmware?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] Kaddy_1911:
I have not flashed firmware for any ROM since I started changing ROMs. I have not used a ROM where they asked to flash firmware before flashing ROM so I'm probably still on the stock Firmware my phone came with. Before I changed software, I was on the last public MIUI developer version of MIUI 8 so from there on I just flashed ROMs but never changed the firmware. Should I change the firmware? If so do I backup my Nitrogen OS ROM, wipe phone, flash firmware, then restore phone or is there a better method?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] MaveFL:
Just flash the firmware (after wiping the /system) before installing the ROM.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] Kaddy_1911:
I flashed MIUI firmware 7.7.6 and it didn't work.. sound through back speaker is still not working. Should I get a newer version of firmware or is there possibly another method I can try?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Questions & Answers] MaveFL:
Oh, boy...

Yeah, get the latest 8.3.15 firmware.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phulsen:
Hello All,

Not sure where this should go, but I have a generic question about android system apps.

Can you install a system app without having to reboot the phone?

Here is what I'm doing:

1) Remount /system as rw

2) copy myapp.apk into /system/app

3) ?? do something so /system/app/myapp.apk gets picked up and installed without having to reboot the phone

Thanks!
[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] azsl1326:
Considering sending my phone back for a battery issue. Anyone who has sent in the phone for an RMA Repair, what was the turnaround time for you to get your phone back?

Thanks.
[Shield Tablet General] An Droid:
Link to the v.5.4 Full OTA for the original Wi-Fi Shield directly from nVidia servers:

http://ota-downloads.nvidia.com/ota...full_ota-1928188_1065.2559.20180318211100.zip

MD5 Hash: 3bbcd3b2656cbfb5b41c7e4c0c82253f

Installing now, haven't tried it yet.

Don't forget to remove TegraOTA (if needed) and re-root if desired.
[Shield Tablet General] filjusz:
Same **** battery life as it was before. Tested it with developer preview for few weeks
[Shield Tablet General] liam_davenport:
It won't get better with 7.0 every device that ran 7.0 at the time has sh**ty battery life I wish they would just give us 7.1.x for the last update
[Shield Tablet General] snowrelyt:
Here's the zip for the WiFi K1 Shield, hosted on Google Drive.
[Shield Tablet General] Tharktan:
here an answer from Manuel Guzman on Twitter

Me:"Hi Manuel. I've seen the new update 5.4 for Shield Tablet LTE. I don't understand a thing... In the post You say that You all are preparing a new update (5.5 maybe?) to fix heat and battery drain? Thx a lot"

Manuel:"We are working with Google on a solution. It is affecting other devices as well"

I can't post the link :(
[Shield Tablet General] Captain_FSU:
Antutu score after 5.4 update

So I just updated my shield (original not K1) to the new 5.4 OTA and my Antutu score jumped by 40,000 points... It went from normally being around 89k to 133,136... I...I don't understand... I love it but I just don't understand this sorcery. :D

Though it kinda makes me suspicious, could Nvidia be cheating on benchmarks? This kind of performance increase through one update seems a little much.
[Shield Tablet General] C4SCA:
New antutu, new scores. 90k was on the older antutu...

Galaxy s9, OP5T and iphones are doing 200K (originally 130 to 170k if im not mistaken)
[Shield Tablet General] Captain_FSU:
Okay that makes a lot of sense
[Shield Tablet General] filjusz:
I wonder if they really can repair that terrible battery life on stock rom. I am looking for alternatives, but Pixel tablet cost is giantic when compared to shield
[Shield Tablet General] liam_davenport:
I have a Pixel C also it's like 2x smoother/faster than Shield K1 but way over priced and you lose the gaming aspect that made this tablet great.I wish they would optimize it more even with the map power preset it still stutters/drops frames around UI it's awful to use and battery life can be repaired with 7.x Every device that got 7.0 had battery issues and 7.1.1 fixed them all
[Shield Tablet General] filjusz:
So it isnt as good as shield in gaming?
[Shield Tablet General] liam_davenport:
It's better since the better CPU/GPU but I mean the gaming features like Nvidia gaming app, Streaming, Controller and the Mini HDMI port you lose all of that
[Shield Tablet General] jpearn:
Does anyone have a link to the full 5.4 OTA for LTE RoW ? Thanks !
[Shield Tablet General] robgee789:
Here you go https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=75866213
[Shield Tablet General] jpearn:
Thanks, I did see that one and it's not working here FF or anything else