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[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] laviniu_c:
1. they're both android one devices, sure, the nokia may not have as much dev support but it will get the same 2y official treatment because of android one.

2. both good cameras yep, the a2 will probably take some better nighttime pics, the nokia might be better at portrait mode.

3. forget about the double tap to wake... it's so much nicer to use the fingerprint to wake up instead! and yes, the a2 isn't stable on a flat table. even with the tpu case it still wobbles. the case helps, but it's still not standing nicely.

if you care about the price difference, go for the a2. but be aware that the a2 will drop in price over the next few months. this is the most expensive it will ever be. the nokia may have started to drop in price already.

the features that may point you to the nokia:

- nfc

- bigger battery

- 3.5 jack

- sd card support

- sturdier

a2:

- slimmer, lighter

- maybe better dev support (on the long long run however it's probably irrelevant since both phones are android one supported) - see LE

- maybe better night shots (it's still a phone however, and anything but the highest end flagships pale in comparison to real cameras - if you ask me never pick a phone based on cameras)

- cheaper (however expect the price to drop over the next months! this is the launch price)

did you consider/looked at the redmi note 5 pro (whyred)?

- already has some good custom roms (lineage)

- better battery

- 636 is a 660 running at a lower clock speed (even better use of battery)

- way cheaper

L.E.

- yes, the proximity sensor on the a2 seems a bit wonky, but not as bad as some reviews describe it

- updates are always a bit weird at first, android one is the fix for that (on both phones), only difference is the nokia had the time it needed to fix some already

- without a case yes, the a2 is slippery. use the included case from the moment you unbox it.

- yes, i own an A2, i love it and dont regret getting one, i recommend it to anyone looking to buy one.

- dev support...

*yes, it's very possible the a2 will get better unofficial support. however, and i don't know how i'm gonna say this without getting the full wrath of the forum thrown at me... that's irrelevant.

*you get a android one so you don't have to worry about the official support! you get one of these to be able to stay on the stock rom.

*either way you look at it, and in all honesty i really appreciate the work all the devs pull of unofficially for devices, thank you all and keep up the good work!

*however you cannot expect a handful of devs to be able to compete with google or big oem's. - again, this may seem like i am ungrateful, that's not the case. (only exception is when those oem-s choose to drop support). with android one they cannot do that even if they wanted to.

*both phones will get security patches and android updates for a minimum of 2 years. by then, regardless which one you buy you'll want a newer one that supports 6g or vr over lte or 5 cameras or a bendable screen. or whatever else gimmick they pull out of the hat by then. (if anything, i would be sorry for having to dump the nokia more)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] Nickdroid86:
I personally was debating between this or the 6.1 plus. I don't recall off hand what the deciding factor for me was. But I went with the a2 and it will be here Tuesday.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] laviniu_c:
now that's a better comparison!

picked the a2 for the large screen and better cameras?

enjoy the new a2! and piece of advice... dont switch away from the standard android one for as long as you can. unlike the other xiaomi-s with miui, it's actually not a bad idea to stick to stock.

if you find the time share your opinions about it after a few days ;)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] AsItLies:
Doing a little research and found on gsmarena u can not only compare phones, but also photo comparisons;

There are 3 categories it compares them in: Lowest ISO, Good Light, Low Light. There's some explanation of how they got their results, but they seem a bit vague (but at least they have SOME control they're doing).

An issue that comes up when comparing Cameras is some think it has to be an apples to apples comparison; Same ISO, Same Aperture, Same exposure time. They think that's the only way to have a true comparison.

But here's the thing; A comparison really should be 'take the best picture possible' for ea camera under the exact conditions and exact subject matter. That way, if one camera has pixel binning, it can use that. Or another camera has a wider aperture it can use that, etc.

But this does give 'some' idea of how the 2 phone cameras compare, it's pretty cool to fool around with, click in the design on the left to change what's focused on. Also note, the pictures do seem to indicate when a lense has a wider angle than another, noted by what's captured in the 'viewing box'.

https://www.gsmarena.com/piccmp.php3?idType=5&idPhone1=9140&idPhone2=9058
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] HKShooter:
I think the build quality of A2 is very good but the metal back is really slippery. I have to use the TPU cover provided. After using the cover, the camera bump is not a big issue. The bump becomes much smaller.

I also considered Nokia 7 Plus but I think it's too bulky and heavy for me. As I don't need NFC and SD card because it's not my main phone, I can live with it.

The screen is vibrant and crisp. I really didn't expect that in such a low price phone.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] alinescoo:
Thank you all for your valuable informations. The price of Nokia 7 plus is around the same as a Pixel 2 (the smaller one) and I think I'll keep an eye on the market for a good deal. Pixel is more compact, has great camera and another 2 years of software updates.

Thank all again you for your time.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] Nickdroid86:
I will for sure. I love Android One software. I had it with my regular Nokia 6.1
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] strapabiro:
Comparing 7 plus and a2 is like comparing apples to oranges (both are phones). In terms of price there is a stellar difference, if you can afford the 7 plus, better go for a pixel 1 (you said you wanted updates and camera), i personally bought a2 because it's cheap as hell and even if i'd be the richest person on the planet i would not pay more than 300 dollars for a phone.

Android is made for SD8XX, nomatter what these cheapsters hide under the lid (SD6XX) they will always hang, lag, overheat and die fast.

Component wise the a2 feels like a joke (sorry, copying the iphone x in this manner it's way beyond shame) and a toy for kids with the ir blaster (come on it's 2018) and the lack of nfc (if you're european you'll understand).

If you have the money buy the pixel 1, if you're a cheapster like the a2, go for it. I don't se the reason to buy the 7 plus.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] Nickdroid86:
Android is made for SD8XX? Each phone is optimized for it's precessor, among other hardware. Some better than others. The sd660 in my mi a2 is hanging in there up against my sd845 in my s9+ and the sd835 in my pixel 2 xl..
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] Benjamin_L:
Also the A2 feels like a premium device. And seriously does anyone think anyone will even notice the ir blaster? I'd rather have more hardware than less, one day it might be useful.
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] dmilz:
Managed to succesfully port Ressurection Remix (7.1) to the Moto Green Pomelo (xt1799). Rom boots and all features work apart from Fingerprint reader.

Need help with fixing fingerprint:D
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] irewer:
Sorry for mb inappropriate question: Do you have a physical device? If you do, did you unlock and root it (cos i have some issues with that)?
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] dmilz:
Yes i do..

I unlocked bootloader and rooted
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] sixtheninth:
Have you figured the problem out yet? Is there any other known custom ROMs working on Pomelo? Also how did you do it? I don't see Montana in Downloads section for the ROM.
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] dmilz:
No, i didnt get the chance to figure it out as i broke my moto screen completely. There are no custom roms for the xt-1799-2, wish i had shared it. But if you are interested you can easily port the roms for any moto g5s over to your xt-1799-2
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] sixtheninth:
Yeah, I am very interested. I tried RR, LineageOS, Viper for other montanas, all crashed after boot back into bootloader. Also I'd be interested getting Oreo based ROMs. So far I m stuck with chinese ZUI 3.1 which prevents me from flashing or installing Gapps.
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] irewer:
You can unclock (XT1799-2 may be 'secretly' unlocked already), root your device, flash custom TWRP (escpecially for Moto G5S XT1792/1794 and Green Pomelo XT1799-2) - and then you'll be able to install Open GApps via TWRP/root.

Also you can simply open special Lenovo App Store on your ZUI-based phone (look for it carefully!), install Google Store's apk from out there - and be enjoying with any GApps and other official apk's.

If you will flash bootloader version 07 (not 06 as you have on any available ZUI stock ROMs), you'll be able to flash distinct Oreo firmware (XT1792 for Brasil/India/EU) in straight way (thread 1; thread 2). BUT YOU'RE GOING TO LOSE NFC and SELFIE-CAMERA in cause of special drivers lack!!! And you will have no way for downgrading of firmware in cause higher version bootloader.

* also you would prefer to flash Moto G5s' stock Android 7.1.1 firmaware (XT1794) on your Green Pomelo (XT1799-2), using this manual.

** stock Green Pomelo's ZUI-based Android 7.1.1 firmware you can find here
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] sixtheninth:
Thanks a lot! I was unable to Flash Gapps 7.1 in TWRP due to incorrect architecture error. I see that Oreo original ROM will probably never arrive to this phone, so I'll stick to 7.1. What buzzes me the most is that there is no custom rom compatible with XT1799 without losing some of its extra functions. I wonder how hard it will be to port Lineage, RR or similar to enjoy. I've been always using custom roms and now I feel kinda left out :(

---------- Post added at 10:31 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:23 AM ----------

Update, I just fastboot flashed the Firmware from the links provided, but managed to hard brick my phone!!!!!! :(((( Don't know what to do now.
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] dmilz:
careful with flashing other moto g5s model roms on the xt-1799-2, its different and so you might get a brick. The best you can do is port like i said. You can unlock bootloader by "fastboot oem flashing" if that doesnt work for you try "fastboot oem unlock". I will be back on the pomelo xt-1799-2 soon as i am planning to order another one. Infact you guys will need a section dedicated to the xt-1799-2
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] dmilz:
Hope this helps to unbrick

http://motog5szuirom.blogspot.com/2018/01/zui-31-for-moto-g5s-stock-rom.html
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] sixtheninth:
I agree, a since it is a slightly different phone a independent section can be great. Now, I am not a developer, so things like porting ROMs is not in my skillset, but I understand that selfie cam and nfc will not work on any custom ROM even if ported simply due to driver issue. I have rooted my phone previously, so I was past unlocking. Problem was that I soft bricked moment I pressed 'factory reset' - the phone would just endlessly keep booting into recovery mode, which was strange as it had stock ROM updated by reseller into a global version. Then I tried to flash various custom ROMs without any luck. Pretty much tried any Montana ROM I could find, but as I said, I don't know how to port so I got stuck in recovery loop. Then I found out about Oreo project and tried to fastboot flash that. That was a major mistake. It upgraded bootloader to 7 without me realising this. I found out nfc and selfie camera not working, so I wanted to downgrade to stock chinese firmware and just install gapps manually. After I fastboot flashed the nougat firmware - my phone hard bricked and won't even respond it seems dead. Thus your link will not help. Anyway I am already on a mission to try to revive it using following method: https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75932514&postcount=1

Thank you anyway and if by chance you stumble upon some cool compatible ROM or to be honest a ROM that works really good - I don't really need NFC, but fingerprint scanner, turbo charger, selfie camera and reasonable battery management (some ROMs apparently drain it too quickly) would surely be features to keep. Also, if you have at hand a guide on how to port these roms which I can learn, I'd be very grateful.

Thank you

Six
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] irewer:
At the moment you could use TWRP menu* 'Reboot - Bootloader' to boot in Fastboot Flash Mode (yes, it's bootloader) - and then press Power button (with 'START' tag in front of it).

But you have preferred to experiment ... You lost bootloader in due of custom 'chinese suppliers' firmware (non-original ROM) and forbidden factory reset with it.

* if you had stock recovery, you need to change mode with Volume buttons to Fastboot Flash Mode - and do the next steps in the same way; also you would be able directly to boot in Fastboot mode (bootloader) using long press Power button + Volume Down button

I warned you in straight way at that my post with a load of links to instructions and threads ('... you will have

no way

for downgrading of firmware in cause of higher version bootloader ...'). But you are bustler and illiterate, pardon me. By the way... do you know English or just use Google Translate?

* I have some unapproved info that OPP28.65-37[-2] firmware even uses bootloader version 12 (BL: BC12)

Yes, it may be will help you to boot in Fastboot menu. Please, read all method instructions carefully (RTFM!!!), don't experiment on your own risk/luck.

On Russian forum we have some examples of 'reviving' XT1799-2 with XT1794 mmcblk0.img - but it's the question of bootloader version and disk partition. May be now you have either bootloader version 06 and partition again or corrupted/mixed software or something else, so may be you'll be need to use distinct XT1799-2 mmcblk0.img. I have it ('Repair' folder), but there aren't any proved mentions of it's compatibility / applicability / integrality - all our XT1799-2 'bricks' were re-covered with XT1794 mmcblk0.img finally.

If you know Russian language or wanna risk to translate with Google Tranlsate (omg, please, don't do that :cool: ) - you may use Russian 4pda forum because at this very moment it has the most full load of info about XT1799-2 flashing and repairing (yes, all Slavs are misers and adventurers) not in Chinese language.

dmilz, I sincerely beg your pardon for messing up in your RR port thread :o
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] sixtheninth:
Well as irony had it, I did the operation literally seconds before I have read your warning. I was desperate of being stuck in either chinese rom or recovery loop. Anyway, I am amidst of transferring mmcblk0.img for XT1795 to my SD drive via Rufus. Problem is that it won't let me to choose GPT only MBR, so I hope that can still work. Another problem is that I don't how to check the actual bootloader version I am having there installed right now should I manage to get there.
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] irewer:
The version of installed bootloader you can check in Fastboot Flash Mode (bootloader as actually, Power + Volume Down buttons pressing and so on).

The version of non-installed firmware you can find into special '.info' file, for example: file 'MONTANA_RETCN_NZS26.68-108_cid11_subsidy-DEFAULT_regulatory-DEFAULT_CFC_montana_retcn.info' inside ZUI-based MONTANA_RETCN_NZS26.68-108 ROM has this line:

MBM Version: BC.06
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] sixtheninth:
I used Win 10 and Rufus on XT-1799-2 using XT-1794 and 95 files, both holding power button for over 1min but screen remained black :((
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] irewer:
Because there were Android 7.1.1 images of mmcblk0 with corresponding partition and bootloader version (BC.07; and you may be need BC.08-BC.12 at this moment :shrugging: ).

Have you tried XT1799-2 mmcblk0.img (7.1.1)?

Have you ever found XT1794 Android 8.1.0-based mmcblk0.img ?
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] sixtheninth:
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The results so far are underwhelming. I did the operation in Linux following https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75932514&postcount=1 . Dowloaded both .img XT1794 and 95, checked the MD5 and flashed them on my sd card. Neither of them worked. Light was flashing at various intervals, but even after two minutes of holding the power button screen remained pitch black. I downloaded your image file for 1799-2, but ended with the very same result. I have not found XT1794 Android 8.1.0-based mmcblk0.img, yet. Would you know anything about it?
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] nikolaiderho:
1799-2

Hello. I installed OREO 8.1 on MOTO 1799-22. The front camera and NSF do not work. No one will tell you the solution? Thank you friends.
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] sixtheninth:
But did you recover it from hard brick by using mmcblk0.img based on Oreo?
[Moto G5S  Guides, News, & Discussion] XT1799:
Have you done with your RR port for xt1799 yet?

I have purchased the xt1799 Green Pomelo,unlocked bootloader,and installed the twrp. I tried to flash many 7.1 Roms that were intended for g5s and always failed. please notify me if you are still working on the port.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] Silvers91:
I have a Redmi Note 5 Global with MIUI 9.5.19, and I want to install 8.7.26 (MIUI10) because I can't unlock my bootloader yet (14 days to go).

My question is: can I do that safely without bricking my device? And can I go back to MIUI 9.5.19 if I wanted to?

Thanks!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] Mentu12:
I did same thing and it worked flawlessly.
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] Silvers91:
You have a locked bootloader? You used a recovery ROM or a fastboot ROM (MiFlash tool)?

Thanks!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] domsch1988:
Just update through the phones settings with the zip file. You might need to try different MIUI 10 versions. There is always only one version you can go to from your current MIUI 9 version. Took me 4 tries but now it's working great :svetius:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro Questions & Answers] Silvers91:
I flashed MIUI 8.7.26 through the method you mentioned without issues, but it has so many bugs, especially with notifications on lockscreen that bother me so much. Do you know if I can revert back to global stable MIUI 9 with the same method without issues with ARB?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dead0:
Hi guys need a bit of assistance in trying to run a shell script on boot via init.rc with kernel selinux set to enforcing. Im currently running/testing AEX 5.8 on oneplus 3 which has the stock boot.img as enforcing. I unpacked the stock boot using android image kitchen and added the following to init.rc:

service initd /system/bin/initd.sh
class late_start
user root
oneshot
disabled

on property:sys.boot_completed=1
start initd

initd.sh script which has been placed in system/bin folder contains the following:

#!/system/bin/sh
busybox run-parts /system/etc/init.d
exit 0

if i add androidboot.selinux=permissive to the kernel boot.img-cmdline and repackage the kernel so kernel is in permissive mode, the script runs and all scripts in system/etc/init.d complete. however if the kernel is set as enforcing, then initd.sh does not run. if i execute initd.sh via a file manager again the script runs. It seems selinux is preventing initd.sh to start on boot if kernel is set to enforcing. i tried editing plat_file_contexts in boot.img but no luck.

any tips or ideas would be appreciated
[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] SubwayChamp:
Hello users, I have my Mi Max Hydrogen 3/32 bricked since time ago, I tried all the threads out there to revive my device, as a hard bricked no fastboot, no download mode responsive, of course no recovery.

I guess that bootloader is messed due to a bad flashing of a file uploaded by error.

I found a method, idea is to force device to enter to download mode restoring bootloader or turn on responsive again to allow a new flashing cycle.

I´m now using a Redmi 5 Plus and I did this method to prevent any trouble in the future, one never knows.

If some user wants to help just I need that this zip should be flash it through recovery and the file just will dump/backup the first 125MB aproximately of system and it will kept in sdcard with the name of debrick.img and kindly can upload it to the cloud. This will be greatly appreciated and I hope that also can help to other users with same/similar issue now. If things go fine I´ll explain in details to accomplish that

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[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] SubwayChamp:
Reserved.

A brief explanation:

I have found this tutorial https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2369125 (applying concerning to this model) among several of the same type, the idea behind this is that in a cell phone bricked because the bootloader is damaged and trying to boot it does not find that partition readable, so burning/writing the first lines of the operating system in a sdcard, then putting it in the device then it will search these files to try to boot. If the emmc/motherboard is not totally damaged or the measurement of the files is sufficient for it to do it then after this it will come to turn on, stay or spend a little more of the bootlogo and that will indicate that it is in a condition of flashing all the system files again through the fastboot or MiFlash to make it functional back and bring it back to life.

In my case I have damaged the buttons, the back cover opened in the repair shop and this may have a negative influence to try it properly, therefore I could not recover it yet, or the size of the files is not completely sufficient since the tutorial is based on a Galaxy S3 with a memory lower than This device or plainly emmc is definitely damaged.

However, each case is different and I think that this explanation can help others who are in similar cases.
[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] nijel8:
There you go: deleted

Please, explain what you are doing even if it didn't work.
[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] SubwayChamp:
A great thanks, my device has sleeping maaaany time. I will try it and I´ll report even if this doesn´t work.
[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] SubwayChamp:
If you want to give me a second chance, I explained the idea behind this. It´s based on a device the half of ram/rom than this so I think that maybe it´s needed at least 200 mb to find working files to let it run. i´m not sure that if you are running in a custom rom and non miui rom it works anyway.

Your help is greatly appreciated and I recommend any user that can keep the zip dumper and Debrick image in a safe place just in case in the future could need it.

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[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] nijel8:
hydrogen_3-32_debrick.img

Don't think this is going to work...
[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] SubwayChamp:
Why do you think so? difference in sizes between 128 and 200 doesn´t matter? or plainly this method can´t work in this device in your opinion? I saw this method in other non Samsung devices like Lenovo totally bricked and cause is a similar device I thought that maybe..... and of course one don´t want resign.

Google sent a confirmation to grant access to your file. Thanks for support.