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[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] Homeboy76:
failed (remote variable not found)

No.

Do you have the latest SDK Platform-tools r29.0.1 installed on your Computer?

Download the latest factory image (July 2019).

Extract it and copy these files to the Platform-tools folder: flash-all.bat (Windows) or flash-all.sh (Mac/Linux), Radio....img, bootloader....img and image....zip

This guide might help: [Guide] Pixel 3 XL Android 9.0 (Pie) Unlock/Root/Install Images/Kernels/Recovery + by Homeboy76

- Take a look at Prerequisites and #4 'wipe data'
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] nooblearner:
I have a Pixel 3XL

I used Magisk to get root access and attempted to flash Dirty Unicorns with TWRP. It didn't flash and so I had to reflash the factory image.

Now, there is a section of my storage listed as RAW.

Is there anyway to reformat RAW storage on this device?

Looks like the guy above has a similar issue with the RAW format not being supported. Maybe his is worse than mine.

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It looks as if his storage has turned to RAW format. He may need to fix that issue, if possible.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] spuri78:
Well, believe it or not, the platform-tools version I had was 29.0.0 so didn't realise that even out by version could have made the difference. Once, I updated that, I was able to flash the factory image without any issue.

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Were you able to sort out the RAW storage issue? When I was able to successfully flash the factory image, I forgot to notice whether I still had that RAW format message at the end of the flash even though I was able to successfully flash the image.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
Sometimes it's just a glitch, and upgrade resets it.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] spuri78:
oh ok. I've never had this issue before so was just wondering. I just flashed q beta 5 image and still got the below message. It booted fine and all.

Erasing 'userdata' OKAY [ 3.814s]

Erase successful, but not automatically formatting.

File system type raw not supported.

Erasing 'metadata' OKAY [ 0.007s]

Erase successful, but not automatically formatting.

File system type raw not supported.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] vonDubenshire:
I started rooting only just over a month ago on my Pixel 3 (samsung user before this for years) and I've already soft bricked my device 5 times while messing around with stuff.

Not once have I had it hard brick even though I found people all over the internet who gave up and RMA'd (and people advised them to!!!) when they had the same problems I did.

Nothing is worse than finding a new way to soft brick and figure out the way to get back to normal. lol
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] pside15:
OK, so I'm finally deciding to update my 3XL. I'm still on the November patch I believe. I'm not a complete noob but I've been on un-rootable phones for the past number of years and a lot has changed as far as doing updates and such. Can I just jump to the most recent factory image or do I need to step up since I'm on a much older version?

Thanks for any help.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] fury683:
If you are trying to root you'll need to unlock bootloader, which will wipe the device. Once your bootloader is unlocked, yes you can flash the latest factory image and jump straight to the newest version.

https://developers.google.com/android/images

If you just want to update, sideload the latest full OTA instead. It will bring you to the newest version without incremental updates.

https://developers.google.com/android/ota
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] nooblearner:
Nope. Nobody is answering any questions about it.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] nooblearner:
No. I haven't found a way to reformat that storage.

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This is a loss of storage. Something messed up the file format from f2fs and made it RAW. I am still looking for a way to repair it. Basically, that portion of memory is corrupted and unusable, from what I've read. That's why it isn't automatically formatting.

I think I can see it with Root Browser (Jrummy). It shows up as an extra internal storage slot.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] spuri78:
I booted to twrp to see the file formats for system, data etc and they all seem to be okay. I think for system, it was showing up as ext4, data f2fs. I did try to repair it but it came up with plethora of those red unable to mount errors. hmm, interesting. mate, please let me know if you find a solution and I will do the same. can you link me to some of the content that you have read?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] spuri78:
Wonder if it'd be worth using twrp inbuilt terminal to format. I'll let you know when I do.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] nooblearner:
I was thinking the same thing. It's unable to mount because it is the wrong file format type. Which is the same reason Fastboot cannot get it to format.

I tried the stock recovery and it acted as if it had no problems, but I can still see the extra partition with Root Browser. I know, with a USB flash drive that goes to RAW, you can reformat it with the right software (all data is wiped). If you don't reformat it, you can't use it for anything.

The all data being wiped from the phone is what scares me. Plus, I don't know if it is even possible to do it on a phone (Will it behave the same as a USB flash drive?)

Let me know what you find out!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] quinejh:
I've got a question for anyone who can help. I have a computer that I've always used to mess with my phone. This computer is also a beta Windows PC but the two have never clashed. Now all of a sudden starting the last 2 weeks when I try to flash a image it flashes both boot loaders then stops and says unable to open file press any key to exit. Anyone have any ideas?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] Goku80:
What's the best adblocker that you guys use please
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] pside15:
I'm rooted with an unlocked bootloader on the Nov patch. I'm not a noob but a lot is different especially with these phones compared to numerous phones I've had in the past. I've been stuck on unrootable phones since the Nexus 6. Thanks for letting me know that I can flash straight to the newest version. Wasn't sure if I would need to step up or not.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] amtrak23:
I've been rooted since April, and have never received an OTA. Now I see an update is available upon reboot. How did I get this update if I have them turned off in settings and how do I proceed now? Hesitant to reboot
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] DivideDroid:
Problems with TWRP

Having flashed Q and have magisk installed. However, some modules went problematic and causing phone unable to boot. TWRP can not load data partition as well as sdcard, having no permission to execute any executive and can't run the uninstaller. Any solutions except flashing the original boot image to uninstall magisk?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] chris9000:
Any idea why my fingerprint sensor unlock would be slower than usual?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] Shaftamle:
DD
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] Mad Medik:
Hi folks,

This question might be too specific for this thread if it turns out to be carrier specific, but I'll try here first.

I have a stock Pixel 3XL up to date (Android 9, build PQ3A.190801.002) with a Freedom Mobile SIM and plan. The plan includes the following for North American Roaming - 2500 mins voice, 2500 SMS msg, 1 GB high speed data.

It works great if I travel. However, it is at home that I am having a problem. There are areas that I get no reception. The device will indicate no signal and stay like that for a long time without roaming onto another carrier. I have confirmed with two other family devices that are on Telus and Bell that there are signals available on those networks.

To be clear, I have the following settings:

Network & Internet > Mobile Network

1. Mobile data - ON

2. Roaming - ON

Network & Internet > Mobile Network > Advanced > Network

Turn off Automatically select network

This takes me to a screen where any of my previous devices would have searched and then listed multiple available networks. On my 3XL, it only ever lists two; Freedom and Nationwide. These are both Freedom networks. The exception to this is if I cross the border into the USA. Then it detects other options... So it looks like other Canadian networks are specifically being blocked.

Anyone here have any knowledge or experience with this? In particular, is there anyone here on Freedom Mobile that has had the same restriction and found a way around it (PRL changes? Rooting?)

Thanks
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] corybucher:
Please forgive me if this has been asked already. I just got this phone from swappa a couple weeks ago and when I first booted it up it gave a settings force close error and wasn't able to see my wifi at home. I did a reboot and it went through the setup process fine but after that I constantly get Bluetooth force close errors. I've noticed though that it usually happens when I'm at work listening to music and I'd be using data and not wifi. I've read a few different forums about the Bluetooth disconnecting and such but I've read nothing about Bluetooth force closing. I really hope there's a solution to this but after rebooting my phone when the problem happens (which fixes it for a little while) to doing a complete factory reset I'm not sure how I can go about fixing it. BTW I'm using a pixel 3 xl stock non rooted with the latest Android 9 upgrade. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advanced
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] ffchampmt:
It's possible that some radios got messed up along the way (or the previous owner didn't get a clean flash when they reset the phone).

It may be wise to directly flash an new factory image from your computer. You can find directions on this forum on where to download it from and how to flash it. It seems daunting at first, downloading the Android tools, typing stuff in a command line on your computer, but follow the instructions and it shouldn't take more than 20 minutes your first time.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] corybucher:
I believe I have a Verizon variant, is this still possible with a locked bootloader?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] HsHTCsen:
Hi, I'm considering upgrading to the Pixel 3 XL and have planned to unlock root and most likely custom ROM as I have done with all previous devices to make use of all the extra tweaks.

My main reason for upgrading is my current HTC is getting tired and I want the benefits of the reported P3xl camera.

However, I've been reading reviews online and have seen a post that when changing to a custom ROM:

"many lose the awesome camera functionality or unique Pixel tweaks Google made to their version of Android".

can anyone confirm this is correct, please?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] GartimusPrime:
So when I got my Pixel 3 XL I immediately manually flashed the beta. I manually flashed all the way through beta 6. I read sometime after that otas would no longer be possible even with the final release. However, my phone notified me of the OTA for Android 10. Is it safe to do this or do I still need to do it manually?

Edit: I did it and it worked fine.

Next question: Is it safe/possible to relock the bootloader? If I could would that make Android Pay work? I am no longer rooted with the Android 10 update and don't really care to be anymore, the only reason I did was to try to make Android Pay work.

Thanks
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] nimbles:
Hi guys, running a pixel 3xl, updated to Android 10 over the weekend

So far not many issues except:

- Not been able to connect what's app calls or video, have tried reinstalling what's app

- With the new gesture system I'm not sure how to unpin an app (my kid sometimes uses my phone for YouTube kids)

Anyone experiencing same issues / been able to fix these issues?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] elias_ck:
Hi

Updated my pixel 3xl a week ago to android 10,,

Woke up this morning with all files and pictures being completely lost, didn't find any Trace of them using pc or file manager.

Strangely yesterday's pictures remained.

Google refused to help due to my country not supported.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] AjaySp:
sending 'boot' (31044 KB)...

trying to root q i keep getting this error

ant help is really appreciated.

OKAY [ 1.032s]

writing 'boot'...

FAILED (remote: Failed to write to partition Not Found)

finished. total time: 1.100s
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] jd1639:
What version of fastboot are you using? Update your platform tools.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] AjaySp:
r29.0.4 is my platform tools i updated them
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] Homeboy76:
Wrong post.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] masri1987:
not sure what i'm doing wrong but i downlaoded the app-release magisk canary, extracted boot img, patched it, flashed it using fastboot flash boot magisk_patched.img and booted up and i'm still not rooted?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] galeej:
I switched from iPhone to Pixel 3 XL after 2 years mainly because of the stunning photos that Pixel shoots. I have been dealing with custom roms when I used to have OnePlus but out of these 2 years I am not updated with activities around flashing,unlocking etc. So before I brick my phone, I need help to understand couple of things.

1) I have opted in for beta Q and currently on latest Q build that I received OTA from Google. So the tools for Unlocking bootloader,flashing TWRP etc work with Android Q?

2) I have been using the phone for close to 6 months now and have good amount of data to backup. I use Syncthing to backup files across my Macbook. Have taken backup of config file so that I can import again and retain the configurations. Anyone using Syncthing and facing issues after flashing a custom rom?

3) Does the custom rom (anything or most preferred) come with Google Camera or any other? Do I get the same quality of photos with custom roms?

4) Which custom rom is recommended ? I'm not interested in UI, it should be fast,would prefer degoogled.

5) Can I use this to start unlocking bootloader?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] quinejh:
well, I've got a problem and its got me baffled. I'm using platform tools 2.904 and trying to flash the latest factory image, it flashed the bootloader ok then stops and says unable to open the image file press any key to exit, I've tried my pc and my laptop both are doing the same thing. I'm almost to the point of installing Linux. both of my computers are running beta versions of windows 10 but that has never been an issue before. anyone have any ideas?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] quinejh:
I figured it out. I had to completely uninstall all my files and delete all my downloads and start completely over. but this fixed the issue.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] Haas360:
Hey guys, I haven't been active in Flashing and XDA since my Galaxy S2... Oh boy. Wondering if you can point me to some important threads I can read up on. I see Magisk is important but have no idea what it is, I see TWRP is not avail on 10 YET. I'm on a Google bought pixel so the bootloader should be good to be unlocked.

Thanks
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] srdaly:
hello which is the compatible headset for this device.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] Homeboy76:
https://xdaforums.com/pixel-xl/how-to/guide-pixel-xl-android-10-0-q-t3964112
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] xSpite:
So I have a rooted Pixel 3 XL on stock rom, and I'm using Magisk hide, and my play store still says that my device is certified, but I still can't download certain apps from the playstore(like Netflix) . I know I can just download the apps from apk mirror or something like that, but is there a way to fix it so I can download from the play store again? Is it detecting that my bootloader is still unlocked? Is that even an issue?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] spam3234:
My Pixel is stuck in fastboot w/ Enter Reason: no valid slot to boot.

I downloaded a ROM zip, loaded up TWRP, did a factory reset, then I rebooted into TWRP 10-15x because it wouldn't prompt for the decryption password, one time while rebooting into recovery it loaded into fastboot saying "no valid slot to boot." If I try to load TWRP it loads into fastboot with Enter Reason: error booting boot.img

ADB does not recognize my device either so I can't sideload TWRP. Could anyone recommend a possible solution?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] ktmom:
You may have moved on by now, but try issuing Magisk hide on play services, then clear data and cache from play store and play services.

Have you tried Fastboot flashing a stock ROM?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] quinejh:
Can anyone tell me if bubbles are working on the November update. I see the options in some apps and I have it turned on in Dev options but have yet to see it work.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] IamNe0:
Is it possible to create a custom camera app that has the Night Sight functionality?

Google's blog post (I cannot post a link yet) talks about how to write codes with Camera 1 API and Camera 2 API such that the app can use the HDR+ functionality of the Pixel device. Is it possible to use other functionalities too, like Night Sight?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] spam3234:
Thank you for the suggestion, (I realize I'm a month late.)

I just want to make a clarification, where I said "fastboot" above, I meant bootloader.

Anyway, the issue I was having, aside from adb not recognizing my device when it should, was that I also was using the adb command while in the bootloader, as I forgot you are supposed to use fastboot when in the bootloader. Once I realized my mistake, I was able to simply boot to the TWRP Recovery image I downloaded, use that to flash TWRP, and so on.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] quinejh:
I'm getting the pixel 4xl this afternoon. My girlfriend wants to keep the P2 so I'm trying to decide what to do with the P3. Can anyone give me an idea and how much I should ask for it?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] ktmom:
Take a look on swappa.com for comparables. A bootloader unlockable is worth more than one which can't be unlocked (e.g. Verizon).
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] quinejh:
Thanks. It's direct from the Google store. Been unlocked since day 1. I was gonna lock it just because of the bootloader flag at start-up
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] iamjohn2407:
This might be a simple question for many of you, but I have been looking at gettjnv a pixel 3 xl to try Google fi, however there seem to be issues with various versions not having cdma activated, I did find out that it is a software problem not hardware so I was wondering if you could activate the cdma by rooting/flashing this device? Otherwise I'll have to keep looking for a specific brand of unlocked phone to buy.

Thanks.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] ktmom:
I'm not aware of "various versions not having CDMA activated". There are two versions; Verizon and Google store. They are differentiated by the first two digits of the IMEI where 35 denotes a Verizon model and 99 a Google store model. The difficulty with the Verizon models, and why they are usually cheaper when sold online, is they can not be rooted. They have a bootloader that is permanently locked.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] iamjohn2407:
That might be the case for the bootloader, hopefully that is fixed, but the international versions of the phone do not have the cdma activated.

I bought one before I got a response here to use with Google fi service, it's a 35 version so it will work for now but I do hope there is a fix for rooting it at some point also as I tend to use my phones for many years.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] Sam Nakamura:
Hey Friends!

I switched from a P2XL to a P3XL just 10 days or so ago and I'm a little shocked actually... Battery life is a bummer!

Both devices were bought used, the P2XL hast 88% of it's original design battery capacity, the P3XL has 94% yet it lasts my like significantly less than the P2XL...

I read lots of posts confirming that impression and my AccuBattery logs confirm that to as fact, the idle and active drain is definitely higher, idle goes up from around 1% to close to 3% and active from around 10 to around 15% - unfortunately it manifests and aren't first day impressions!

I just don't get it what Google ****ed up this time, don't get me wrong, I'm a lover of Google devices and know about their amount of lemons they have in their production - I was always lucky not getting a lemon, from the N4, N5, N5x, N6, N7, P2XL and I refuse to believe that the battery life issue here on the P3XL is because it's faulty but rather a general problem, which is much worse of course, this way you cannot even RMA it away!

What's going on here, any hints or links on posts/articles with more substantial information on energy efficiency than pure impressions would be much appreciated!

Still trying to understand what's going on here...

Is there a regression in energy efficiency on the Pixel 3 hardware compared to it's predecessor?

It can't be the SD845, I think, but what else then sucks so much more juicy compared to it's previous hardware generation?

It's awful to suddenly again need to charge up the device in the afternoon, didn't had to do this in a long time!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] sparkeymat:
This is my first Pixel device. I've unlocked and rooted every other Android phone I have had before this one. What I can't seem to figure out is if I unlock the bootloader but not root will I still be able to update ota or will I have to sideload updates?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] MasterSajid:
Hi there I rooted my phone on March and it didn't receive any updates ever since. it has magisk installed. How can I upgrade to the latest firmware with or without auto update? A video link would be helpful too.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] RagedElimanator:
Unroot you phone by flashing the stock boot.img and that should allow the ota to go through. If it does not go here on chrome https://flash.android.com/welcome?continue=/custom and follow the instructions carefully.

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Try Kiri kernel I am not exactly sure what it is, but have hunch it could be some "optimizations" Google made in regards to the ram.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] Sam Nakamura:
Thanks for the suggestion, I however lost my P3XL on the accident I had... Both legs broken lol :rolleyes: and hospitalized, now using a ****ty p10 (EMUI sucks so hard) but I'm certainly I'm joining the Pixel soon again, likely with the 4a or something!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Questions & Answers] rowhoss:
Screen Freezing

When phone is unlocked and screen on it'll never freeze. It will freeze when locked and only a hard reboot or plugging in something will unfreeze. I just have to wiggle the port with a USB-C connector. As you see, I cut a connector off the cord and it'll unfreeze it every time. I tried safe mode and factory reset and no dice. Running latest Android update and July security patch. USB-C connector only detected on one side. If flipped over, phone will not detect.

The issue started the day i went to the pool. Phone was never submerged but did get splashed on. Screen has cracks so maybe it got wet. i dried in rice a few days.

Would a custom kernel have a chance at fixing? Total noob question but could the phone be altered to think its charging all the time? If the phone is on the charger, it never freezes even when the phone is locked

I cant post links yet but I made a quick youtube video of the issue. You can find it by searching "pixel 3 xl freezing issue" and it has 4 views or so