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[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] techlogik:
Essential isn't even making phones anymore. Not sure why this is a good phone to buy even for $249. I guess just to have a throw away phone that you might be able to get some updates on until they decide to stop doing that, and stop providing support. The owner is worth hundreds of millions of dollars...this company is a hobby, they are moving on to new things and likely trying to sell the company because they can't figure out how to compete and make a good phone apparently...over their heads. Ask HTC about what it takes to be a player in the market.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/richar...lose-for-essential-products-inc/#3d9eb9ae5016
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] spotmark:
Doesn't bother me one bit. I usually replace my phone annually.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] continua.mente:
Yesterday at the Prime Day I bought a HTC U11. This morning I could not resist and I ordered it this Essential Phone. I did well? Is it still worth buying it at this price? Have all the bugs been fixed?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] dkotoric:
bought two, gray and white, can't decide between the two colors, need to cancel one
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] hx3:
Well the halo gray version has a matte backing, and doesn't appear to show any fingerprints or smudges. It was also the most expensive version before this deal happened. I'm not sure if the non-matte white backing will display a lot of smudging, etc especially when compared to the standard black version (fingerprint magnet). The white version is very nice looking, though.

Or you can always slap on a dbrand skin, which works well for the PH-1. There are matte finishes available which supposedly provide a better grip.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] dkotoric:
I had a Halo Gray one in the past and I might add it was my favorite color as I had all 3 but I had permanent smudging around fingerprint scanner and camera lens and just googled it and I'm not the only one:

https://www.reddit.com/r/essential/comments/8e1eb4/halo_gray_has_strange_smudges/

https://imgur.com/a/BwjM8ct
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] hx3:
We really don't know what's happening with Essential, except that they're providing software/security updates faster than any other OEM besides Google. They're also going to be releasing new modules. They confirmed they're going to continue supporting this phone consistently. And maybe they had a successor in the works, but it didn't pan out just yet. There's always a possibility it could change around for the better. But to say this phone isn't worth $250 is a rather far stretch. And there isn't anything wrong with letting go of its stock in warehouses. This deal is making huge headlines and it's definitely going to bring in more customers. So before assuming and reading an opinionated Forbes article, let's see what happens.

Great specs still, amazing build quality, literally running stock Android, unlockable bootloader, custom development and a more compact size compared to all these 6+ inch phones making the waves this year. Those factors are very important to me.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] spotmark:
Yep, general consensus among all the articles is that it's the best deal on a phone going at the moment. IMO, after the Pixels, this is the best pure Android phone you can get. Plus, it looks about a thousand times better than the Pixels.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] dreamville:
Bought halo gray and I live in the UK so it was only £231 :laugh:

Great upgrade for my dad but I think I will play with it for a few hours (maybe days) before he gets his hands on it
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] chiadrum:
8.1 runs great on it. Low light camera is bad, I really don't care. This phone got so much bad press but most of the issues were in the beginning and/or exaggerated.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
A throw away phone that will have the latest android update for probably a year or more before other companies even start working on it?

Geez a $250 phone and you're going to complain about that?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] antmunny:
bought one.

I can finally upgrade from my Nexus 6P
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] vibranze:
I'm currently own a Pixel 2 XL 64GB, is it wise to get an Essential to replace my PIxel 2 XL? I know in terms of spec especially the camera, Pixel 2 XL win hands down but I like Essential due to its look and also the bigger storage.

Amazon Web sale is no longer there but Prime Now app still selling at USD 250.

Thank you.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] techlogik:
^Hey for fun...I ordered one although the company is going down the toilet. Who knows when you will get it though since they are out of stock..maybe months???
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] amynjimmy:
Wow I forgot how many freaking gcam mods there are. What is the apk u use?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] SirDigitalKnight:
Bought one to upgrade from my LG G5... I am not even a Prime member and it let me purchase one even though it is on Back Order... hope it actually come through... what a great deal!! I was going to wait for the Mi A2 Lite announcement and see what it has to offer but this will be way better and only cost a bit more!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] oceansoul:
remember to also use your AMEX 20% off, they actually took 20% off MSRP so that's $100 off got mine for $163 after tax

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it is only a side grade but you can sell your pixel for more then $250, so profit:confused:
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] heximing:
Got one yesterday. Should be arrived tomorrow.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] galakanokis:
I ordered one as well. It was cheaper than some of the used ones I had seen online. I needed a phone to get me through the next 8 months or so until my work contract is up and I can grab something new. This will be perfect. My Frankensteined 6P is being held together with duct tape.

Time to read up on flashing these A/B partioned phones.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Jooosty:
In for one Halo Grey. Cant wait to mess around with it.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Buff99:
I also could not resist. Need to learn all about treble & such, fun times ahead!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] loumaros:
Managed to get one even with no stock left.

God, i hope it doesn't take months to get it here!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] CollinsJ:
Yea, I ordered one early on when they were in stock and it still hasn't given me a delivery date. :rolleyes:
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] loumaros:
That's kinda weird given that you are located in the US and you ordered while in stock..

Just had a chat with customer care service, asking to change my order from Gray color (not in stock) to black (currently in stock) with no success.

Looks like the 360 camera will arrive before the phone itself :silly:
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] gorm:
Same here. Amazon says delivered by Thursday but showing not shipped yet.

Starting to get impatient:( but at that price i guess I can wait a day or two more.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] vnphantom:
Got mine today! I'm a happy camper.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] antmunny:
Just got mine. Will set it all up this weekend when I'm off from work.

I also should get my case tomorrow
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] aer0zer0:
thats what i thought!! fellow verizon 10 guy, welcome
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] gorm:
Yes sir:good: Cant wait to try this phone out.

May come calling if I have any issue with the root process:D

Thanks
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] aer0zer0:
sure can
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] pokosik:
My order also says "not shipped". It's really interesting to know how long we will need to wait.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] jdgesmlls:
I am running the latest AOSiP build, without root and I installed: GoogleCamera-Pixel2Mod-Arnova8G2-V8.apk

It works beautifully, the same as it did on my OP3T.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
It has a weird colour tint though, greenish. Try toylan or cstarks to compare and see what I mean.

(thanks to [MENTION=5447216]aer0zer0[/MENTION] for bringing this to my attention)
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] aer0zer0:
could also try the arnova pixel3mod 5.3.015 v4b3, it has lens built in, seems to not have the green tint either
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] antmunny:
for some reason, I didn't expect my Essential Phone to be smaller than my Nexus 6P. I obviously didn't do my research.

Maybe I should have gone with the Mate 10 Pro or the Honor View 10 (they were both on sale for Prime Day) since I believe this month is the final month that you can request an unlock code from Huawei...
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] spotmark:
The body is smaller, but the screen isn't.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] lllGurulll:
Defective right out of the box. The USB cable won't stay connected to the phone when on power or connected to a pc. the connection drops unless I hold the plug a certain way right at the phone. So damn disappointed in this. On top of that, they have no phone number to contact them about it.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] autosurgeon:
Email support they are very responsive.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] lllGurulll:
That hasn't been my experience. I really hate that I can't just call and talk to a person. I've contacted Amazon about sending a replacement but that will be almost two weeks. Meanwhile I had to cancel the order for the 360 camera and case because I don't want to be stuck with them if I run into the same problem with the replacement phone.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Buff99:
I just got an estimated delivery date email : 6th - 13th August.

I'm in the UK and had back ordered a black one when they were out of stock.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Nickdroid86:
360 cam is $20 on the Essential website right now!!!! Go grab it if you haven't!

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Can I get the pixel camera without root? Got my ph1 today.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
Yes you can install an APK without root
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Nickdroid86:
I can only seem to find the root version and an outdated version.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] morphius88:
Mine came today. Prime member on amazon. Everything works great. I already had a white one but decided to get the Halo Gray.

I guess I will sell the white one once I get everything moved over.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
I posted this earlier

https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] autosurgeon:
So you used the support form on their website? How long ago?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] lllGurulll:
Today. There was no website support. It was email or Twitter which both suck.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] autosurgeon:
That is your opinion. I prefere email for support as it's a complete record of what is eventually promised as a solution.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] lllGurulll:
Of course its my opinion. I prefer to have direct contact on issues so they can be resolved expediently. Sitting around for an hour waiting for each email response is not good customer service. Even on twitter I was waiting upwards of 10-30 minutes for direct responses. Thats not customer service.

I get what you mean about having a record of the conversation and thats where a chat box would be very ideal. I use those too and prefer them to email or twitter.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] bellick:
If you're looking to sell your essential phone, i might be keen!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] HankStorm:
Got one for my son and it is DOA right out of the box. Won't power on at all. Even volume down + power doesn't work. No indication on the screen that it is charging even though it's plugged in. Confirmed the cable works with my Pixel. Plugged the Essential in with my Pixel cable and still no indication it is charging. What a bust.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] jmkarnai01:
How long did you leave it plugged into the wall for?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] HankStorm:
At least an hour and a half so far.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
Try holding all three buttons for about ten seconds.

Weird I know, but when I first got the phone I had a weird similar issue where the phone would not turn on, I thought it was bricked. That got it running and it has not happened since.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] HankStorm:
Holy cow! It worked! You're a life saver. Thanks a million!!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
Glad to hear it worked!! :) Hopefully like mine it doesn't happen again hahah
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] HankStorm:
Yeah I might have jinxed it. Got in and setup and installed the system update. Didn't come back on after hitting restart. Your trick doesn't seem to be working this time. :(
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
Hmmm, did you check to make sure it showed it as charging while you were setting it up?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] HankStorm:
Yeah, it was fully charged when setting up and installing the system update. Really odd.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
Try plugging it into a computer, does it show up as a phone, or as QSB-9000 or something similar
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] HankStorm:
Nothing at all since it won't power on.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
That shouldn't matter. Humour me and try another cable if you can find one.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] HankStorm:
Unfortunately I only have one USB-A to C wire. I've tried all the USB ports on my PC too.

Got to run out for a bit. Will try playing with it some more later. Thanks for trying to troubleshoot it with me.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
No problem!

The fact that it doesn't show up at all makes me think it is either a cable or port issue. Even a bricked phone will still draw some power and show up when attached to a computer.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] HankStorm:
Makes sense as to why it's not showing up when connected. What doesn't make sense is why it won't power up now. It had over 90% charge when it restarted after applying the system update.

I started the return process with Amazon. Unfortunately they don't have any more black ones in stock to do an exchange and won't let me swap it for a gray one instead. It's not worth the hassle at this point.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Alaris:
So I am assuming you like Halo grey more? Only reason I am asking is because I ordered both but only plan on keeping one. Any reason you are selling the white?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Bxrider117:
I ordered the Halo gray Essential phone. I'm got out running in the Verizon network. So far I really like it. I was using the Galaxy S9 plus. I prefer a smaller phone and stock Android.

I'm hoping that Google makes the smaller Pixel 3 similar to this build of phone. I don't care about the notch.

I also am running the beta version of Android P.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] aer0zer0:
It's a nice ride. I also disabled the cdma and am just using lte/4g I feel like the reception is better since it's not trying to switch so much.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Nickdroid86:
How do you disable cdma? Stupid question I know. I'm running project fi so idk if it'll help because it's not a fi approved phone.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] 954wrecker:
I couldn't decide on what color to pick, so I got all 3 colors! If anyone missed out on the deal and is in SoCal you can PM me.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] aer0zer0:
Shouldn't matter, just go to settings, mobile network, preferred network type and change it...no guarantees for you, but it seems better on Verizon
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] galakanokis:
This is a nice phone, really like the size and feel of it. Picked up a case but not sure if I like it yet but will look for some sort of screen protector.

With the news of Lineage Recovery specifically for A/B partitioned phones maybe we'll see development pick up a little. Some nice developers here now that have been very helpful in threads and laying things out.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] jutley:
I managed to get a white one on the Amazon deals waiting for it now :)
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] galakanokis:
I still remember CM7 on my Captivate, man that was magical. Early days of CM were fun. Too bad the man Cyanogen isn't really around anymore. But yes, coming from a few nexus devices they sure made messing with your phone very easy.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] droidstyle:
Ahh yes...I remember the CM7 days on my Fascinate. Good times!!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Nickdroid86:
I actually decided today to switch to Verizon because of their prepaid deal lol.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] garywojdan81:
Fascinate? No way! Me too!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] spotmark:
The Verizon Galaxy S. I remember it well. Man, was that thing a pain in the rear end to flash.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] garywojdan81:
Odin FTW. I had the phone for about 9 mos. and started missing calls and texts. After dancing around with VZW support for a month, they replaced it with a new Droid x2.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
HTC hero, was terrifying the first few times flashing. I remember my first time flashing a modem it froze for a couple minutes, was pretty sure it was game over ?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] aer0zer0:
Remember rumrunner........whelp? Lol, the good ol days of flying by the seat of your pants
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] rahul.90:
pm sent!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] garywojdan81:
Had the Droid Eris as my first Android phone
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
Oh Jesus I totally forgot about that hahaha. Back then you had to either read lots or end up with a bricked phone, there was no pampering.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] droidstyle:
had that one too...sent it back for the fascinate. :)
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Jooosty:
Gosh,

I love mine ! What a gem! For $250 this cannot be beat.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] 954wrecker:
Sorry guys im not interested in shipping my phones. Local pickup only
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] techlogik:
Got a delivery date from Amazon. Arriving Aug 1 - Aug 8. Will see.

If this works out, getting rid of my Pixel 2 XL while it is still worth $500+...then once the Pixel 3 comes out...wait awhile for the price to drop, then buy it...
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] spotmark:
I do love my PH-1, but I am looking forward to the Pixel 3XL.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
If this phone had a sensitive touchscreen (no jitters, etc) and a good camera it would be one of the best ever imo. I love it but those things do bother me occasionally.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] aer0zer0:
Ditto, the u12+, I kinda want it....but I'm not super into it
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] hx3:
I was having the same problems with the latest stock software, but I unlocked the bootloader, installed Lineage and a GCam port. Much, much smoother touch performance and better camera results.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] crixley:
I'm using Gcam and I've run almost every rom on here. Thanks for the suggestion though, I do appreciate you trying to help. Was more of a general comment though. Even with all the hacks in the world it still isn't as smooth and responsive as my last few phones and the low light camera is still bad. Regardless all in all I do love this phone.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] aer0zer0:
Can only polish the turd just so much unfortunately
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] lildimsum7:
You can change sensitivity in dev options. But the scrolling is jittery, kind of annoying
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] MuyKurioso:
Well, I do remember CM 7 on my Galaxy SII. Was pretty straightforward ODIN clockworkmod recoveey, and flash away. Good old days.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] morphius88:
Sorry I forgot to reply. I love both the white and the halo gray but I tend to like matte things more. I am not sure if the wife wants it or if I will just sell the white one.

Dont need 2 of the same phone. The white one I got in december of last year and since then I have had many people ask me what phone I have. They all think its cool.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] bellick:
if anyone has an extra set to let go, do kindly PM me! Thanks!
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] sashusmom:
Back on sale- gray only for $279- can do 5 payments or pay in one lump sum. Amazon.
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] 954wrecker:
$224 today, next stop $199
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Soyunamortz:
224 where ?
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] reggiexp:
bought one today at 258€ shipped to france (with import taxes and shipping)

great deal :) didnt want to buy it last time for 272€ :)

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where u think? amazon always they keep having new stock lol
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] Soyunamortz:
It doesn't give me that price for some reason I get 324 plus taxes bs
[Essential Phone Guides, News, & Discussion] autosurgeon:
That's because it was a short duration sale and it's over.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] intruda119:
Sorry about creating a thread but wanted to make sure I can flash Sprint LG v30+ to T-Mobile without issue. Tried to read a few threads but from my understanding Oreo had messed things up at one point.

Does it have to be unlocked through Sprint first?

Simple flash T-Mobile or international rom makes it usable?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
No, doesn't have to be unlocked through Sprint first. And Oreo didn't mess up anything.

Some of the T-Mobile guys are complaining about T-mobile Oreo. I own five US998 and don't see anything they are complaining about. Must be a T-Mobile H932 issue.

You will convert LS998 V30+ to official carrier unlocked model US998 V30+ with Oreo, and run on T-Mobile. Converting to US998 carrier unlocks the phone and gives it fastboot flash commands.

You can stop there, or you can bootloader unlock, install TWRP and root the phone.

Whatever you do after that (Install ROMs or whatever) is your choice.

You will NOT flash T-Mobile firmware onto the phone or you will brick the phone.

Many T-Mobile users are running rooted US998 (original or converted) on T-Mobile.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] intruda119:
Thank you for clearing that up for me.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] red_dog007:
My Sprint V30+ is sim unlocked. If I flash it to carrier unlocked phone and toss a TMobile sim in it, will I get access to VoLTE?

Right now when I toss a TMobile sim in it, calls drop to 2G/3G.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
If flashed to US998 Oreo you will definitely get T-Mobile Wi-Fi calling.

T-Mobile users can answer specifically about T-Mobile VoLTE on US998.

But since you can temporarily drop down to HSPA for phone calls and still get data, it's not critical. I don't have VoLTE on my AT&T Prepaid plan and I don't care.