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[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] DenisEhm:
Hi all,

I've asked similar questions in the past but I never really managed to solve my issues; I bought a dual sim variant (G960FD) because I have two phone lines (work and personal) and I love the convenience of two lines/one phone. I actually really like this phone, but there are several small things that don't work in Canada because it's on a foreign phone SCS such as Samsung Pay, block SMS by keyword (yes, that's a localized feature apparently) and a few minor things like that.

I could totally do without these things, but since I got it in late April I have to admit that the reception is just garbage! And I know it's the phone: I'm on a major carrier - Rogers, my APN settings are all according to spec, I'm in a large urban centre - Ottawa, and my S7 had rock solid 4G signal. The S9 is really, really spotty: I'll get full signal signal one area, then literally two streets down, no bars! That's not normal! Dropped calls, unsent SMS, sloooooooow internet and the list goes on. It's to the point it's almost unusable as a phone!

But here's the thing: unless I missed something, all my carrier's LTE bands are covered by this variant - on paper at least - so what the hell is going on? I doubt the phone is defective because I had a similar experience with a dual sim S6 back in the day, but I didn't keep that phone very long for other reasons.

So... can anyone give some kind of idea what I've missed as far as compatibility, and/or how to fix it, and/or if there's a ROM I could install that would solve this without losing dual sim capability??? Anything would help!

Thanks once again guys
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] Fulva:
Is there any way to get xposed now?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] kradNZ:
I just tried to install xposed via magisk and softbricked ph. Doh. API 27.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] vavill:
I have xposed working by deodex rom
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] kradNZ:
Linky?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] Rushikesh googlelar:
Me too stuck in boot loop and now resolving it
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] kradNZ:
I ended up resetting the device via fastboot. Bit annoying but its back up and running without too much drama. Apparently there is a special xposed recovery mode you can enable on boot but I couldn't get it to work.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] janneriiki:
any suggestions on how to make it boot with Magisk xposed for SDK 27?

I also got stuck on animation and had to wipe data in order to be able to boot up device.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] bixirulo:
something about this??
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] Daha3ker:
I assume it has to do with the device security checks. It is why the current TWRP does not work all that well (can boot into twrp but causes bootloop once you exit). Implementing some workarounds shouldn't be too hard. It will just take a little time.

You should not have to wipe data though. You can follow the directions for using unofficial twrp in this link and follow the Guide:

Download the TWRP image,

fastboot flash boot_b TWRP-3.2.3-jasmine-20180804.img

fastboot set_active b

then reboot and hold Volume Up to boot, you will enter TWRP

once in twrp

follow the How to Uninstall Magisk Module Using TWRP Recovery and remove xposed.

then re root the device using the Root Xiaomi Mi A2 Using Magisk article.

(basically overwrite the twrp image you put on so you don't get a bootloop from that)

if you havent already make sure to run the

fastboot set_active a

Kaboom! it should boot back up rooted with all your settings and tweaks in tote.

I have installed a few modules that put my A2 into a bootloop. I hate having to set it up every time ;)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] vavill:
I have said it already, just deodex rom, xposed will working. You can use SuperR's Kitchen to accomplish.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] bixirulo:
Then we will wait for a "guide for noobs" :silly: hehe thanks for the info!
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] Daha3ker:
I have been working on a deoex, Upon compiling the img file in superR kitchen I get the following

The log says

Any ideas on how to get this to work? I would love to learn how this all works and also be able to install xposed.

It does this no matter which partition option I use. Although the adb shell does not work, I also tried allocating as much as 4 gb (4294967296 bytes) with no difference.

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Edit: I actually got it to build correctly, although it ends in a bootloop when flashed. Any ideas?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] kxzxxx:
Just pull priv-app app framework folder to phone and replace via TWRP, delete those three folder first.

:):):):):):)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] Daha3ker:
OOH! I am getting close, I can feel it! The display is dimming correctly on boot when I do that. Although it still will not finish booting. :/ Any Ideas?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] bixirulo:
Any advance about this? I miss xposed so much...
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] Daha3ker:
Sorry, I was preoccupied with some other stuff. I tried a custom rom which is deodexed. it runs pretty well. it is the arrow gsi rom. Unfortunately I tried deodexing for another 2-3 days to no avail. I am not sure what I was doing wrong. if anyone has knowledge of how to do this, please let me know. I would love to learn.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] cobram3:
Hi I will pay you $40 to Deodex Xiaomi.eu rom 8.9.6 for Mi Max 3 (Nitrogen)

I want Xposed badly and am willing to pay for a solution :)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] ILA:
You're on the wrong forum then ;)
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] MMN:
Can you share your ROM with us or give a short introduction, which steps you have to do (for beginners)?

Thnx.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] MMN:
Ok, I must probably build myself a deodexed ROM.

Can someone tell me which ROM is best for this device?

Can I also take the stock ROM for it?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] esttueeb:
Where did you get the rom from?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] Whyle:
Deodexed Patch for v9.6.15.0

https://xdaforums.com/mi-a2/how-to/deodex-install-xposed-magisk-t3858211
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] Rogerio Dec:
Not booting after installing xposed

I have installed this version on my Xiaomi MI A2: https://sourceforge.net/projects/others/files/MiA2/9.6.15.0/

Trying to install Xposed via Magisk 17.1, after restarting the device, it no longer loads, it stays in an infinite loop (horizontal animated colored lines) and does not leave it.

How to solve this?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 / 6X Questions & Answers] yaardina:
Edxposed is working

I Installed in this order n its working on my MI X6(converted A2) MIUI. EU 10 9.5.30(pie)

1.Magisk Manger

2.Riru core v19.1

3.Riru core Edxposed sandhook 0.4.1.2beta

4.Edxposed installer v2. 2.4.apk

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Edxposed is working

I Installed in this order n its working on my MI X6(converted A2) MIUI. EU 10 9.5.30(pie)

1.Magisk Manger v19. 3

2.Riru core v19.1

3.Riru core Edxposed sandhook 0.4.1.2beta

4.Edxposed installer v2. 2.4.apk
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] BigBrad75:
MAJOR Increase here in Battery life with Android Pie... Anybody Else?

Or is it just me? I'm getting at least 2 additional hours (if not more) of screen on time per day after taking the OTA to Pie on Monday... For Example...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Yeah, that's not terrible I reckon?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Ramone360:
Which theme is this ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Pitch Black :good::cool:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
Would love to see your Digital Wellbeing stats. You still get the craziest numbers.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Meh...they're just numbers my brother, in the grand scheme of things, it really doesn't matter. I've got the DW app,, just haven't installed it :laugh:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] galaxys:
Battery life seems better after I flashed Nathan's 3.0 kernel!
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Pkt_Lnt:
My battery life is quite a bit worse. Nothing has changed in my use of apps. On 8.1 July I would have just under 50% battery remaining. I use a slow charge dock at night next to my bed with Sleep as Android running, and back to 100% in the morning.

Now on 9.0 I am at less that 30% end of day, with the slow charge dock sometimes it just maintains charge, but often it decreases. This morning I was at 12% with 24% showing last night at bedtime.

When I plug into the dock, I check that charging shows on the lock screen and led light. I manually turn of always on display and enable immersive display with tiles in the pull down menu to insure the screen being blacked out at night, even though Sleep as Android runs.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] shortyboy:
Was everyone's great battery life with OTA or Full Image?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Full image here.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Prattham:
This is indoors with Wi-Fi and airplane mode on all the time

Charged till 79 as you can see, usage - whatsapp xda youtube g+ snapchat inbox chrome Instagram

This is my first cycle with flash kernel

Cheers ?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mitrkapil:
My Battery life has gone for worse after installing P all fresh.. Battery life was good when i was on beta, once i moved to Final release of P and wiped everything for fresh start.. battery life been worse.. need to charge battery every 8-9 hours.. usage is same as i had earlier . I have even uninstalled many apps which were present on 8.1 and P beta...

Pretty disappointing.. Not sure if its only mine Pixel 2 XL.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sruel3216:
Battery is def worse for me. I did OTA at first and then clean install. Same result. My battery life is better in 8.1 with always in display vs 9.0 WITHOUT always in display. Idle drain is worse also on 9.0 for me. I downgraded back to 8.1
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jws86:
Battery life for me has been better overall as well. Not a dramatic increase, as it was already pretty good on O, but it is noticeable.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mwatson:
Battery is not good for me on 9.0 why are some getting good and others not? Same hardware and software?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Pkt_Lnt:
Hardware yes, software no, we all use different apps.

I'm trying to track it down, but the Battery section is showing nothing. I just installed BBS and granted the adb permissions hoping that will show me something. :confused:
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EeZeEpEe:
And even if two people have the exact same apps installed, everybody has different usage of each app.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
How are you getting this kind of battery. I used to get that on my galaxy S8+ but can't get 8 hrs sot on my pixel 2xl. I usually get maybe 7 max. Any tips?
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] malek777:
Im not seeing any difference with the new feature adaptive battery, its neither worse or better
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] BigBrad75:
So in other words... Some ppl the worse than before, some better than, and others are getting about the same, all to varying degrees... That's nuts for real...
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Chouiyekh:
Since i updated to official android Pie, i noticed the battery performance is changed, but unfortunately it's not changed to better but to the worst! Is everybody has this problem? or just me?

Before the final version of Android Pie released, i tried all the beta versions but i didn't get the battery problem.

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we are on the same boat
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] b3asty:
I've been on official Pie (unrooted) since I upgraded Wednesday night. My battery life over the past two days is noticeably improved! I love Pie! Yum!

One thing I REALLY like about Pie is the significant improvement in the options presented after taking a screenshot. Huge thumbs up. Now I can doodle right there on the photo. Simple things excite me.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jalado:
check to see if wifi or Bluetooth scanning is on. turn them off and make sure your location is always on cause the launcher constantly updates the weather app. also turn off Google sync u can just sync it manually. one last thing is to recalibrate your battery. fully charge it then use it till it turns itself off then without turning it on, fullycharge it unplug the charger turn your phone on see if the percentage bar says 100 if not turn it back off put it back on the charger then repeat. if it still doesn't say 100 then that's probably the max capacity your battery has. you should do the whole process again, I did, but I noticed I already had better battery after the first cycle.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dsteinschneider:
Haven't done any measurement or careful observation but my anecdotal observation is that battery life for my 6 month old Pixel 2 XL is at least slightly better running Pie. I tell people who haven't owned a Pixel that the screen on time doesn't punish you like my previous LG G4 and Samsung Note 2 and Galaxy 4.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Rafaeli11:
wait you're on 9.0 how did you get this theme to work. just got my pixel 2 xl yesterday rooted it but can't get substratum to work.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Are you using substratum 998? And, are you doing "build and update" when making your overlays, then rebooting, then enable them in substratum manager? Also, what theme are you using? Not all of them are Pie compatible.
[Google Pixel 2 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] jimv1983:
After a factory reset a few day after updating to Pie(battery life was awful after the update) my battery life has been the same as it was on Oreo right before the update. Still noticeably worse that it was before the February, March and April updates. It's ok I'm most cases but certainly not great. For 80% of my days the battery life is more than good enough but for the other 20%(like an all day music festival I'm going to in October) I have to take a battery pack and cord in my pocket which sucks.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] recepo1:
Curious if anybody owns a Note 8 and Oneplus 6? Im really interested in the Oneplus 6 but not sure if its a downgrade.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] winol:
Of course it is a downgrade, hands down
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] iceepyon:
Both devices are good in their own individual way. The Note is more for the power user. While the OnePlus 6 is more for the casual user.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] UniX1rm:
I got both devices.

I have a SD Note 8 and Op6

Daily driver is Oneplus 6. Excellent camera outdoors. Faster/snappier. Excellent battery life depending on your usage due to the lower res screen. A lot of mods, tweaks and roms. Fast updates, you can get P beta, and probably the stable coming out soon. So I would say the OP6 is an upgrade than the Note 8 for sure.

Note 8 is just better for the screen and the spen, otherwise, garbage software with slow updates and buggy interface .. at least for the Snapdragon.

Bonus tip, if you like to protect your screen with a decent screen protector, you can do that with the OP6. Samsung and the super curved gimmicky screen is just hard to protect.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] recepo1:
Thanks for the insight ......only factors i were worried about was the screen quality compared to samsungs. The camera test shows the oneplus 6 has a great camera. Im really looking for the speed bump
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] iceepyon:
If you are a moder and like to install custom OSes and tweek the software and stuff then the OnePlus 6 is the device for you. Camera performance on both devices are excellent. However the quality of the picture depends on your own indivdual preference. Pictures taken by Samsung devices tend to be more satuated with blown up colors. While pictures taken with OnePlus devices tend to be more muted. Best thing to do is to find these devices and test them out and see for yourself.
[Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers] recepo1:
Definitely....hoping to get my hands on a Oneplus 6 and do an comparison before purchasing one. I had all galaxy notes and a few oneplus and the oneplus 3T i believe ws the fastest phone i ever owned to date i forgot what rom i was running but the speed was ridiculous.
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] Synssins:
Not a lot happening with the V35 in the dev community, apparently, but the update came out today for my brand new Project Fi LG V35.

I've seen requests for the KDZ file in various threads, so here it is if anyone can use it.

KDZ File on AndroidFileHost (MD5: c3daf5a98064086d86a3d78b35b6ab9c)
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] dafloof:
So this file would be all that's needed other than a patched version of LGUp to change my At&t variant to the factory unlocked variant?
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] ceyo14:
I just got notification for this update on AT&T
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] chewybits95:
I'm currently interested in doing this as well with my ATT variant since I'm missing a few features as a T-mobile user, but I don't want to brick it if I mess up the flashing process.
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] Bl00dRunzC0ld:
Did anyone successfully flash the FI KDZ to an AT&T version or no?
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] dafloof:
I dont think anyone has tried and someone would need to make a patched version of LGup for the V35.
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] leknessmonster:
I love the V35, but I really don't think I can live without root. If there's anyone who may be thinking of starting any development on this, I'm more than happy to test things out on my Project Fi V35!
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cobra04:
I'm on the carrier unlocked V35 and can't even boot into the bootloader so it's looking grim.

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I wish we were given a dedicated forum. I feel like it would help. Requests just say use a tag. They made one for the V30S which is not only completely dead, but it's basically the V30. Our V35 is very different.
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] BigBrad75:
Totally agree with this post... Feels like v35 owners got the middle finger on this one
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] jwrezz:
Agreed. I wish we had our own forum. I did find some info on developer options directly from LG. Sadly the V35 is not on the list of devices they will allow you to unlock.

http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveBootloader.dev?categoryId=CTULRS0703
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cobra04:
Every Twitter rep says it won't be. If you look, the US V30 isn't actually there either. Only the European ones.

I really like the phone but I'm considering returning it because of LG's unwillingness to allow us to unlock the bootloader. It would be perfect if it were possible.
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] jwrezz:
How long do I have to return to Fi, I wonder. I may have to pick up a P2XL or just wait for the 3. I like the Nexus line for developer options alone. I hope some one finds an exploit otherwise. Sucky. Why have the developer options and OEM unlock availability in the settings? LG, you anger me.
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] leknessmonster:
According to Fi's return policy, you have 15 days from date of receipt. I ended up returning mine since it seems like development here is bleak. I did see that [MENTION=3167089]runningnak3d[/MENTION] is turning his attention to the US T-Mobile LG G7 variant. Maybe he might turn his attention here too after? :crying:
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] runningnak3d:
Please correct me if the info I just looked up is wrong....

It looks like there are only two models of the V35 -- the Korean model, and one for AT&T?

EDIT: OK, so there is the carrier unlocked Fi version, the Korean version, and the AT&T version. The rest of this post still applies, but change any 2s to 3s :)

If that is the case, and neither has an unlockable bootloader, then I seriously doubt it will ever happen.

Most of the TZ is on the CPU starting with the SD845, but more importantly, the abl (what used to be aboot, also called the apps bootloader) is encrypted. It is no longer possible to decompile it to try and find any exploits.

Well, let's just say *I* don't have what it takes. Since it is decrypted when the phone boots, it would be possible to dump RAM while the phone boots .. but that is some expensive equipment.

On the V30, an exploit was found by someone just randomly flashing an unlock.bin from another model. It turns out that before they patched that exploit, that ANY unlock.bin would unlock the bootloader. However, this was on a model that LG allowed to be unlocked, and the RSA key was the same on all other models (except the H932), so they could just cross flash.

Let's just assume that was possible on the V35, next is getting TWRP onto the phone. I was able to find an exploit in laf for the H932 due to the fact that there are many models, and the carriers like to build their own firmware. So, you end up with not just holes that LG left in, but holes that the carriers themselves add because they don't know what the eff they are doing.

So, back to the V35....

With only 2 models, and neither of them having official bootloader unlock, and only two different versions of laf to work with, I don't see it happening.

-- Brian
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cobra04:
There is also a fully unlocked V35 and the "unlocked" Project Fi model. Not aware of anymore models.
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] runningnak3d:
So fully unlocked as in bootloader unlock supported by LG? If so, then that is getting somewhere....

-- Brian
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cobra04:
I should clarify, unlocked as in carrier unlocked. That is the model I have. I'm not familiar with LG devices, but there isn't even a way to boot into the bootloader.
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] runningnak3d:
Yea, I hate to say that it is impossible (I did that for the H918, the H872 and then the H932 and ended up proving MYSELF wrong) but this isn't looking good.

With the V20, G6 and V30:

A - Had models that had officially unlockable bootloader support from LG

B - Could decompile aboot (on the V20 and G6 at least)

C - had LOTS of different versions of laf to work with.

I will download the KDZ and take a look though...

-- Brian
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cobra04:
Anyway I can help?
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] runningnak3d:
I need partition lists of each lun. Can you burn FWUL to a USB stick, and run lglaf?

If so, I will tell you what commands I need run.

-- Brian
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] Cobra04:
I assume you mean this: https://xdaforums.com/android/software-hacking/live-iso-adb-fastboot-driver-issues-t3526755/page1

What is lglaf?
[LG V35 Guides, News, & Discussion] runningnak3d:
Aye, that is FWUL. If you burn that to a USB stick and boot from it, there will be a folder on the desktop named LG. Open that and there will be an icon named runningnak3d (lglaf)

It you get that far let me know

-- Brian