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[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Bobbite:
Hello,

been using the P20 for a few days now and it's great but I'm not sure how to get the best out of the camera. Been having it with AI on and 20Mp but a lot of the pictures seem overexposed.

If anyone could enlighten me that'd be great.

Thanks
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] AlexRocker:
Hello! :)

I disabled the AI, it oversaturates colors and the contrast and sharpness are too high for my taste. Shooting in photo mode without the AI gets me pretty good results, I then edit my shots in Lightroom CC, it's a free app, try it if you haven't already :) If you have the feeling that your shots are overexposed you can always focus on a bright part of your scene and the phone will adjust the exposure accordingly.

For best results you want to be shooting in pro mode and better yet enable the RAW format. It's more work to edit those RAW photos but you do get the best quality!

Have fun with your phone :cool:
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] g_oral:
I also turned off the AI. If you want to have more control you can use RAW
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Bobbite:
Thanks for the replies! I'll try out RAW mode and Lightroom CC and disable the AI. I guess there would be a great change of quality if I went from 20 MP 4:3 to 18:9 as it's only 8MP?
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] g_oral:
I did some photos today and i must say that there are few iritating things in our phones software.

One of the is HDR mode wich is hidden ant we cant usue it in auto mode
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] leandroqm:
Hello guys,

I live in the Netherlands now and my folks came to visit.

While they were here, they bought an S9+ (SM-965F) for themselves on Belsimpel (on the store) and took it to Brazil.

We asked the guy if the phone was completely unlocked and he said yes, but...

When we were unboxing the phone, it said: "European SIM Only."

We then tried inserting two SIM Cards at the same time, one from Italy (TIM Italia) and another one from Brazil (VIVO Brazil).

In Brazil, we never get asked for PIN/PUK, so when it booted up, we entered the default Italian PIN (0000).

It said it was wrong, so I tried again a couple of times and it did not work at all.

I thought it was weird, but I could call him on the Italian number and that was all I cared for the moment.

Fast forward a few days, they went back to Brazil and..... VIVO does not work.

My father went to a VIVO store and they could not solve it.

He went to a Samsung store, nothing...

He even went to ANATEL (Brazilian Agency of Telecommunications) to see if the IMEI was blocked somehow, it wasn't.

Please help us to get it working with VIVO!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] leandroqm:
well... solved!

I got him an european SIM card and made a call over 10 minutes to him, that region-unlocked the phone, according to Samsung. :)
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] fkofilee:
So Sammie are still doing the 5 minutes of calls with a particular SIM before itll work overseas... Well that sucks..
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] Shipoftheline:
Yea I've heard this regards the Indian version, you've got to use an Indian sim before any other works
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] meyerweb:
It's designed to keep companies from importing large numbers of gray market phones to resell, while still making it possible for individuals to buy a phone in one market and use in another.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] belteg:
Quick question... Did you buy a Dutch sim card (prepaid), send it to him in Brazil and then made a 10 minute phone call to this Dutch sim card in Brazil? And that solved the problem? I bought the same phone also from Belsimpel and have the same problem now in Colombia, even though I made two 5 min calls using a KPN sim card before leaving the Netherlands. But so basically I can borrow a European sim card from someone here , put it in my phone and have someone call me from Europe? Thanks for confirming. Best.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] leandroqm:
Hi!

I landed him my old italian sim card.

We spoke for about 30 minutes in that call, so I am not sure for how long you should be on the call, but it worked! :)

Good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] belteg:
Thanks for the reply. As it turned out my phone was not region locked as I had made 12 minutes worth of calls while in the Netherlands, using a local sim card. There might have been an easier solution for you though: I was told by Samsung that they have region unlock codes for such cases. You would simply have to request such code from Samsung in the country where you bought the phone.

My problem was different and had to do with the message "SIM network PIN blocked. Enter SIM network PUK". Unfortunately, neither Samsung nor my Colombian provider could help me. I kept being referred from one to the other. My Colombian sim card would work on other phones so that was not the issue. My phone would not accept any Colombian sim card and it seems it had to do with the registration of phone itself in Colombia. In the end the only solution to unblock my phone was to use an online unblocking service. This worked perfectly. My phone was unblocked and I was then able to register my phone in Colombia without any problems. Shame this has to be so complicated but I am glad to be able to use my phone now.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] geebo79:
My phone was bought in the UAE and Samsung Pay app etc doesnt work now that I am based in the UK. Samsung next to useless. Can i resolve this by getting a UAE sim (god knows how i'll do that) and then get someone from within the UAE to call me for say 20 minutes?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] AnDroidWoW:
Does anyone know that if we do a factory reset then do we need to do this 5 minutes call again?
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] GraayFox:
You solved this way? Can you lend me a hand?

Wich unlocking services you used? I have the same problem, I live in Argentina
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] belteg:
...

I wrote to about 10 of them, some did not reply, some did not come over as trustworthy and some said they could not unlock dual sim phones. In the end I used UnlockBoot. You can chat with them via their site or write to them via. I cannot post links but you will find them after a quick Google search. It cost a bit more than some others (USD 49) but they did it via TeamViewer and it was well worth it. Just a tip: once you get the code I had a long delay when entering each digit: enter a digit, wait, listen for the click, then enter the next. Best of luck!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] GraayFox:
I will send a quick DM to you! thanks in advice
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] leandroqm:
It did solve it for me, yes.

All I needed to do is call my father while he had an European SIM on his phone for 30m.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] GraayFox:
Sorry for being a pain in the ass. But, He put the sim and.. connected to Roaming for receiving your call? Or not? And so, I can pay you for you to call me? I can give you paypal or anyway you want. I just want this phone to work </3
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] leandroqm:
You are not being a pain in the ass, mate. :)

You do not need roaming for this as roaming is just for data.

You just need to have enough credits to receive a 30-minute phone call.

I imagine you can get away with a lot less than 30, but we did 30 to make sure we would not have to start over. :)

Good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] GraayFox:
I dunno how European sim cards work but, here in LatAm we dont need credit to receive calls. I hope this Simcard doesnt requiere credit haha. Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] GraayFox:
I've just received a Sim Card from Europe! A friend of mine give me one that its working from his last travel to UK. if you could lend me a hand I would pay it!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] leandroqm:
There is no need for payments.

All you have to do is receive a call in that number for a number of minutes.

My guess is that 20 minutes would work, but I have done it with 30.

I would talk for 30 minutes with someone on the phone just to make sure it works.

Now... for the call to work, you need to have credits in the UK SIM Card because, even if you are RECEIVING a phone call, you will spend credits because you are receiving a call outside of the country of origin of the SIM card.

If you use your Argentinian SIM card in Europe, you will pay per minute to receive calls too... its just how it works.

So make sure you got around 25-30 pounds (i know, kinda expensive but it is worth it) on the SIM's account and then someone have to call that number.

I would use VoIP to make the call, since it the number is in the UK.

After that, you can shut down the phone and put the Argentinian SIM in.

My father could not believe we cracked this problem after the call.. it is an amazing feeling to finally being able to use your phone like a normal phone. :)

Good luck, man!

Let me know how it goes!
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] DreamDancer87:
I'm not sure if it would help somebody. I was also facing this problem with region lock.

I bought a Samsung M30s 128GB (SM-M307F/DS) in India and used just the Wifi while in India. Then I went to Dubai and put in a local SIM card from du.ae and it clearly said region locked. I was not able to call.

After I went back home to Germany, I was leaving the phone switched on without a SIM card inside for a few days and then inserted my local T-Mobile contract SIM and it just works. Was doing several calls yesterday and today without issues. I found it weird because I never removed the region lock.

Maybe it can help someone try something.
[Xperia Z5 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djbasspower:
Hey guys,

Got a second hand Z5C a few days ago and I want to flash a lighter OS on it. It currently has 32.4.A.1.54 from Vodafone and it takes about 1.3 gb of ram.

The problem is that i have „Bootloader unlock allowed: no“ message. How can I flash something like LineageOS or any other zip format images through Flashtool and without TWRP?

Also, I would like to be able to use a Orange sim card. Is there any other way to unlock my phone without the network unlock pin?

Thanks in advance.

Sorry i'm a noob...
[Wing, P4350 General] misteraubrey:
Deleted and moved to more appropriate thread.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blue whale:
I downloaded a ROM

XEU-I9100XWLSW__I9100XWLSW_I9100XXMS2_I9100XEULS5_HOME.tar.zip

from here

https://samsung-firmware.org/model/GT-I9100/

to change my modem to see if my phone would be less hot in GPS mode. the only file that there is in the ZIP file is

I9100XWLSW_I9100XXMS2_I9100XEULS5_HOME.tar.md5

which contains

and in Odin3_v3.09, I put the phone in DOWNLOAD MODE, check ''phone'' box and I select this big file

I9100XWLSW_I9100XXMS2_I9100XEULS5_HOME.tar.md5,

but odin says the binary is invalid

<OSM> Enter CS for MD5..

<OSM> Check MD5.. Do not unplug the cable..

<OSM> Please wait..

<OSM> MD5 hash value is invalid

<OSM> I9100XWLSW_I9100XXMS2_I9100XEULS5_HOME.tar.md5 is invalid.

<OSM> End...

How do I install a modem with a file *.tar.md5 ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vdhero:
try to flash everything the ROM included, that may help you
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blue whale:
Yes I can flash all the rom, but I like the rom I have now and I do not want to reinstall everything. THe worst part is that I have to re-run a pit file to install the old rom+modem
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droidriven:
The file that you downloaded is a complete firmware, you'll have to extract the modem from the firmware and then create your own Odin flashable .tar.md5 file containing the modem by itself. Then flash that file via Odin.

These threads should help you get started extracting the modem from the firmware and creating your own modem.tar.md5 to flash in Odin. This was written in the days of android Jelly Bean and Kit Kat, some things have changed since then might change some of those steps and how they are done, you might have to research how to compensate for how things have changed from one android version to the next.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2138885

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2154762

Good luck.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Godzi:
Is anyone able to expand the notifications on the lock screen and take actions?

For example: Reply to IM or delete an e-mail.

I got the P20 a few days ago and I did not even notice whether I was able to do it or not, but it was not bothering me at all, so I would guess that this was a possibility. I read a review that mentions "finally being able to expand lockscreen notifications on Huawei EMUI" so it looks like it was an option.

After the most recent update ***-110, I am unable to expand the notifications from the lockscreen which is really annoying.

I tried disabling all types of biometric identification as well as the PIN code. Still doesn't expand.

I contacted Huawei and they told me to wipe the cache partition - which I did. It didn't help.

I then performed a factory reset and tried expanding the notification before restoring or installing anything. Still doesn't work.

Which leads me to believe that the issue comes with the recent software update.

Can someone confirm any of this?

If anyone has not updated yet and is using version **106 (I think), can you expand the notifications on your lockscreen?
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] jujuforage:
Same problem here :(
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] dannejanne:
I have a P20 Pro and I could expand my notifications on 106 firmware. Earlier today I updated to 107 and I losts the ability to expand notifications for quick reply etc. Really annoying they must change it back I constantly answer all messages from my lockscreen. It's almosts a dealbreaker for me and my usage. No way to enable it again which is really bad.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Bobbite:
just updated to 112 (I'm in the UK) and they are broken as well.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Godzi:
So my hunch was correct. The out-of-the-box version 106 had the option. The subsequent updates removed it for WHATEVER reason.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] paul678:
Can confirm .110 has the bug :( Wasn't present before but will probably be fixed in the next minor
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Ephixi4:
Just to confirm, expanding and replying to notifications on .106 works fine.

Have pending .110 update, I think I'll wait for a hot fix or something.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Zamrai:
Hi,

I'm experiencing the same issue with my P20 after installing the sw update.

But I'm wondering how even a factory reset didn't solve the issue? Shouldn't the factory setting set the phone back to .106 version?
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Godzi:
Nope. You have to rollback if you want to revert to 106, but it seems that you can't rollback after a factory reset. I learned that the hard way after finding the rollback option and it was saying that there is nothing to rollback to.

I'll contact Huawei next week an inquire about this issue.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] g_oral:
could you please check if you can record videos 1080p in 60fps

i can't on EMUI 8.1.0.112(c782) .

i also hear scratching in speaker while watching youtube videos
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Bobbite:
Recording in 60fps is working fine, as is youtube. Didn't hear anything weird.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] g_oral:
Thanks mate. I had to factory reset my phone and it work fine. Big thanks for response!
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] dindatwin:
Having the same problem myself, really doesn't make any sense why they would disable it with a software update. One upside though is that my Google Maps finally started working okay in FHD+ mode as it was unusable on 106 but works with 107 update (in Ireland)
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] flibblesan:
No issues with this on EML-L09 8.1.0 120(C782)

Don't remember having the issue on 112.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Bobbite:
When did you get that update? C782 is UK right?
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] flibblesan:
FunkyHuawei. It should roll out within the next 2 weeks.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] darkexar:
I have the same problem with my P20 Pro since update CLT-L29 8.1.0.107(C432) :crying:
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Ephixi4:
So I just contacted support. Didn't have time to argue with the live support but they seemed to be tripping balls.

They told me the feature got removed or it's something with overall privacy settings. (Which isn't the case cuz I checked everything and I already told them before I have 'show notifications content' turned on.)

Also they told me the only thing available is to view notifications content - which I also told them earlier is impossible in my case.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] zgomot:
.110 here and it does seem all notifications come in expanded by default (instead of collapsed) but I am able to take all actions like reply or like messages, reply or delete mails etc.

Recording 1080p [MENTION=7825661]60fps[/MENTION] also works.

Running stock rooted (magisk 16.4) build .110 on a black c432 l29.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] ricky94.v:
Guys i have the .120 update and still can't expand any notofication from the lockscreen and even reply from It...
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] CounterKreuzi:
Same here. I will try to make a factory reset.

It's sooo annoying -.-

In any other perspective the phone is so great, but this issue just creates very bad usability

EDIT: Nope Factory Reset does not help
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] zgomot:
This has always worked on my P20. Worked on .108, worked on .110 and it works on .120
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] technohippy29uk:
What are you doing different then? I cant get my new UK P20 Pro to expand notifications either (never worked - I updated it OTA to .110 when it arrived) - it forces me to unlock and then opens the app. Can you please post your lock-screen configuration?
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] CounterKreuzi:
It only worked that way before the first OTA came.

Now I am lost :(
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Parfy:
Your phone is unlocked on the screenshots. The problem concerns to the lockscreen notification. With 107 i definitely was able to expand this notifications (like i can when the screen is unlocked). But since 110 this feature is gone, and this is really annoying :(
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] zgomot:
Aaaah, well ok. Then I have to report the same issue. Thing is I never check my notifications on the lockscreen.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Godzi:
I have always checked and managed my notifications mainly from the lockscreen. I've been doing it since the feature was introduced many years ago.

This is suuuuuuuuuuuuper annoying. The device itself is great. Love the build quality and how snappy it is.

But this..... this is sh*t! And furthermore, it is super unnecessary!!! Every other manufacturer has found a way to implement it, but Huawei.

I sent them a question via e-mail a few weeks back - not even a reply.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Parfy:
Another problem/disappointment with the lockscreen notification is that they disappear when you have unlocked the phone once. Sometimes i want to keep some notifications on the lockscreen as a reminder.

Ohh i miss the AOSP lockscreen so much :crying:
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] darkexar:
I completely agree. I have the same problem, and it ruins the experience :((

It's nonsense...
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] nuts77:
I just got a P20 (coming from a HTC 10) and I'm finding out about this too. Super annoying.

I read somewhere this is how Huawei means it to work. That's just calling a bug a "feature" as the Windows guy used to do :eek:
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] g_oral:
This is so bad of Huawei that they cannot or dont want to do something with that.

Since there is no custom roms for p20 and there wont be in future because huawei is no more supporting unlocking bootloader we are stuck with emui
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Godzi:
Can't we just get the bin file for the unlock right now and simply use it whenever we decide to unlock the phones?

The notification disappearing from the lockscreen after unlocking the phone is something I can live without, but the not-expanding notifications are a huge issue. I have to use the phone more because of this.

I also got an update to ver. 120 yesterday - nothing has changed.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Robi959:
Same thing is one Mate 10 Pro, it also doesn't let you to expand notifications on lockscreen. Annoying AF..
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Sebastiandco:
Same here.. p20 - version 8.1.0.120
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] jalms:
P20 Pro with *.120 here, same ****.

- No expanding;

- Notifications disappearing from lockscreen after unlock;

- Tapping quick reply below notifications takes me to app, as is if I did tap notification as a whole;

- Notifications are f***ing huge, either in lockscreen and notification drawer.

Could not seem much, but annoys me when this much for a phone should be a pleasant experience. I'm really considering returning the phone and go back to OnePlus, where I had amazing UI experience.

Is it usual for Huawei to listen to customer's feedback? Where can we do it? (Won't waste time with live chatters)
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Phil667:
Notifications on lock screen work with 8.0 themes (not 8.1)
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Ephixi4:
Huawei is ****ing mentally disabled. They either removed this feature or don't even know what are they doing. Live chat always ****ing tells me to contact my country support and don't want to answer any of my questions regarding this issue whenever I brought it up.

My country support told me it's either a bug or they removed it for security reasons. No one ****ing knows, support is just clueless.

No one will reply to me on their social accounts. I love my P20 but next time I will pick a different brand.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] maxlam:
Same here on p20 pro! Dose anyone can adjust brightness, disable wifi... or adjust volume (hardware keys) on lockscreen? Update 8.1.0.120(c432)
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] jalms:
Just to make it clear, once I'm a newcomer to Huawei: it previously worked as it should? Expandable and always present?
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Ephixi4:
Yes, it did on my P20 out of the box on software version .106 , anything above had them broken or removed.

Most frustrating thing ever as support won't even acknowledge this issue. Once they told me it's broken once they said it's removed due to security reasons?? So fed up with this ****. Amazing phone but they just have all of us deep up their arse.
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] jalms:
It's good to know. Those are the things that make me miss the heck out of OnePlus' OxygenOS. My P20 Pro and wifey's P20 compensates for the rest, but we've got to keep pressure on Huawei to rollback to how it should be.

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[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] Ephixi4:
Totally agree. I really hope they'll fix it next update if not I really want at least some information what is going on.

Also that's sweet that you both have a P20. :P
[Huawei P20 Questions & Answers] jalms:
Yeah, if they don't fix it in next update, really means they don't give a s*** about us, so we must start paining their a**es. It's this and the giant proportions at anything that isn't affected with View Size (about which I also complained directly to Huawei).

I must confess I already considered returning the phone for that crap, I miss OxygenOS freedom, but this is a great phone, I'm trying to live with it.

Yep, I was looking for a P20 Pro for me and when me and she casted our eyes on the pink P20, we both knew I had to offer it to her, so right now we're teaming [emoji14]

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