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[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] sparkyboy767:
Anyone else here with an unlocked outright purchased M20P? Bought mine from Amazon, currently on a Telstra SIM, but still stuck on 183... I would have thought I'd be getting more regular updates than those on carrier firmware, but I seem to be lagging behind. Very annoying.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] DN38416:
Yeah that's what I'm still on... 9.0.0.183(AUSC636E10R1P17patch05)

Though I have tried a few others recently eg. .213 and .178 just to compare performance and features. But the other day I did a format and eRecovery back to .183 because I want to see which firmware I "officially" update to OTA.

Mine is also from Amazon (LYA-L29) with a Telstra sim. I'm guessing we'll receive the OTA update some time this week or maybe next week.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] escaflo:
Unless Huawei clarified, I don't think the version number means anything. At least not with the first or second digit.

I am on .198 which I sideload using dload method on my Optus phone and I have the exact same changelog when I got a small OTA update for the same version number as those on .178.

And for Optus .212, I think it is actually behind 198/178 in terms of feature but with March security update patch in due to the fact that Optus probably don't want those new features to be added in due to probable causing issue.

If I am not wrong, it seems like 212 is rush out due to the commotion and version number was increase to make it seem like it is newer when in fact, feature wise it is not.

I might be totally wrong but I think version numbering is totally useless as a metric to see if you are on the latest firmware with all the feature enabled.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Guides, News, & Discussion] Darkat70:
Just got a message finally from the Optus representative, apparently the rollout to IMEI numbers was completed yesterday. So if you ain't got .212 now, unless they do a manual push you won't.

I'm not really phased so much about the security patch, more concerned with the CTS Fail, even though GPay & Play store are working, I would like a certified device. Hstool method won't work for me so I can only rely upon a good copy of dload method.
[Touch Cruise General] Tinnitus:
I've been using windows mobile for two years now. I started with the I-Mate Jamin for a year (Which I hated because of its weight and size) and then upgraded to my current mobile – the O2 XDA Orbit, which I have been using for the past 12 months. I love this phone, the only minor annoyance again being the size – I like to have as little in pockets as possible but there's been no better alternative to this device and its been a million times better than the Jamin.

Anyway...it's upgrade time again, only this time I'm struggling to find anything that looks like it might be worth upgrading for (apart from the Orbit 2...)

does anyone here think its worth it? Has anyone moved from the Orbit to the Orbit 2 and would like to share their experiences? I'm starting to think I may better off saving my money and sticking with the original Orbit as I'm not sure what the advantages of upgrading will be, they look very similar and I'm not having any major issues with my current phone...apart from its starting to look a bit tatty!

Does the improvement in weight and size make much of a difference? and is it much more responsive? Also compared to the rest of the market at the moment, what are the better alternatives (if any) to the Orbit for weight and size?

At the moment I'm thinking of holding out in case something better comes along because I'm not totally convinced.

I'm suprised I haven't found much talk about the upgrade from the Orbit to the Orbit 2 around here already!...

I see the Orbit 2 has got double the RAM, ROM and CPU speed and according the specs is marginally bigger and weightier than the orginal

Thanks for your thoughts!
[Touch Cruise General] prank1:
I upgraded from the orbit to the orbit 2 and I can tell you theres not much difference. If anything it is slightly worse!

The main camera is choppy whereas the orbit 2 had no problems there

Missing video drivers means slow video playback.. no problems on the orbit

Barely notice the speed difference (Well for me)

The jog wheel is known to come off, whereas the orbit one stays on

And it is not worth what O2 are charging you. The orbit 1 is much cheaper and has no problems with it and does what the box says. The orbit 2 is just a rushed model that has been poorly constructed and doesnt even include the proper drivers.

I recommend you stick to your Orbit 1, its much more reliable.

Just my opinion though, some people might not have all of the problems I have listed (except for the video drivers they are definately missing)
[Touch Cruise General] Tinnitus:
Thanks, I appreciate that.

Any software issues - such as drivers can obviously be resolved and normally are so that would never be a deal breaker for me. However, takeing on board the price for what might not be much of a difference in useability as you've pointed out will probably put me off upgrading.

Upgrade day is tomorrow and it looks like I wont be bothering at the mo!

Is it noiceably much different in size and weight?

Thanks again,
[Touch Cruise General] pistonripper:
Size wise its the same...it might be slighty heavy...but can't really tell....

Aesthetically is looks better....I like the touch screen...really responsive...and nobody has really compained about the touch screen, it works really well....Its faster than the Orbit...camera is fine for outdoors..indoors gets tricky...touch keyboards work a treat (there is so many to choose from).

The downsides are:

Camera in low light

No video drivers at this moment (future is also a question mark)

Screen hard to see in direct light if backlight is set to low.

If you get a good deal Its definately worth upgrading

I got mine on a very good 12 month deal with O2.
[Touch Cruise General] mikealder:
The mirror finish to the front of the device is a real pain when in the car if its sunny, I want a screen protector capable of blocking this mirror area out. Speed wise it is adequate, although I am not impressed with the internet speed, compared to my Advantage it is too slow - Mike
[Touch Cruise General] Tinnitus:
Well guys, I've been on to O2 and got it for free for £30 p/m for 12 months. Can't argue with that, there's a 14 day cooling period so if I'm not happy I'll send it back.

I'll post my thoughts!
[Touch Cruise General] fishes234:
If the breadknife hadn't run off into the distance with my old artemis, my orbit 2 would probably have found its way on to Ebay by now.

Having said that, I would have had the buyer on my case about the jog wheel falling off and the headphones packing up.

On reflection it's probably not reliable enough to put on ebay!
[Touch Cruise General] Tinnitus:
I've had it a couple of hours or so now, put my SIM in, sync'd my data and put my old SD card in and set my apps etc up.

So far I'm impressed and think it’s worth the upgrade for anyone who's had the original orbit for a while and are ready for a replacement.

First impressions are that it’s noticeably a lot quicker and more responsive - this makes it feel much more comfortable to use. The rom it comes with is actually excellent and the touch flow, for scrolling through folders using the touch screen works really really well. It feels like a huge improvement.

I don’t know if this is a common thing but the vibrate feature seems to be a lot more discreet than it was on my previous Orbit which is nice.

The front side camera is pretty cool and the camera SW is good, the camera itself is a good improvement.

The big OK button is great. On the original orbit I always struggled to get in to the corner of the screen with my finger to push OK, that’s been resolved with this.

SD card access is obviously a huge improvement!

A bonus of the screen not being ridged is that it won’t accumulate lint and stuff as easily as the original did - the screen is a 100% improvement in my view.

Overall, I wasn't expecting this to be as much of an improvement over the original as it actually is, I'm a bit blown away by it.

If I had to pick one issue with it, it would be the size and weight. I'd still like something slimmer and lighter but then I wouldn't want to sacrifice any screen space and I know there's nothing like this device on the market at the moment that is thinner and lighter (I'm not including the I-Phone there!)

I'm a happy bunny, this wont be getting returned and I'm selling my old Orbit to a mate for £50 because I can't be assed with the whole EBay thing anymore!
[Touch Cruise General] Arkish:
Thanks for the review my orbit died yesterday, Was hanging out for a bit until something else came along but had to take the plunge.

Orbit 2 ordered today!
[Touch Cruise General] wheeliemonster:
Media playback, etc.

Thanks for the comments above - I myself am thinking of upgrading to the Polaris from my Artemis.

One thing that particularly annoys me about my current phone is how slow it gets when I'm listening to music.

I use Audio Manager and a set of Bluetooth headphones with the music stored on my SD card. Whilst playing the music, the rest of the phone slows to a complete crawl.

I also quite often like to send my music via Bluetooth to my car stereo, but then I can't really use TomTom at the same time for the same reason...

So far, have you any indication that this would be improved on the Polaris?

Does the faster processor make this device much better? How about the extra memory, does this improve things too as it seems like the Artemis performs much much better when there's barely any software on it - as soon as you install 3 or 4 bits of software it seems to impact performance...

Thanks guys...
[Touch Cruise General] fishes234:
I'd say, along with the flush screen, the fact that you can run more programs at once without the phone grinding to a halt is a definite improvement. I remember my artemis used to struggle with running tomtom and the phone at the same time, but the orbit 2 will happily run tomtom, audiomanager, and a few other bits as well as running the phone.

In other ways, I find it less responsive than older slower phones, and it's certainly the most unreliable phone I have every owned, three hardware faults in six weeks.
[Touch Cruise General] wheeliemonster:
Less responsive?

Thanks fishes234.

Sounds as though those things that annoy me on the Orbit 1 are OK on the new one but then you say some things are less responsive? Apart from the known problem with the video drivers, what specifically do you mean?

And the build quality really is that bad? That doesn't sound so good as I quite often have the device in my back pocket...

Cheers for your comments - much appreciated :)
[Touch Cruise General] gnick666:
I didn't have any HW related problems whith it since early february... Only one, I managed to is scratch the screen whith my fingernail...
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Guides, News, & Discussion] kumar87:
Steps:

1. Reboot the system in bootloader

adb reboot bootloader

or

Press and hold Power and Volume Up buttons together until you see anything on the screen

2. Run relock.cmd

3. Done
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Guides, News, & Discussion] ronnietitangh:
Will it work Max Pro M2?
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Guides, News, & Discussion] suman81:
i follow all of d steps..and successfully relock my device but OTA is not coming in my device .... please help
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Guides, News, & Discussion] gxfuzion92:
I want stock recovery
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Guides, News, & Discussion] thaijohn:
not working

i tried many times,.. but not working
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Guides, News, & Discussion] persona78:
Do you have root? If yes that is why OTA fails.
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Guides, News, & Discussion] prince9199:
official tool se unlock kiya hai to unlock ho jayega?
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Detsung Basumatary:
Well it work on me,,but OTA is not working,,my device is not rooted,please help

Please help,,iam confused
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Marshel bo:
hi my friend, I have used the tool you gave me but my Asus max m2 doesn't even want to boot after relocking the bootloader, how do I fix it, please help me
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Techgaming432:
Unlock bootloader
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Subhadip11:
Its not work.when i try this phone is showing red state is not booting
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Subhadip11:
Same problem is showing on my phone
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Guides, News, & Discussion] 234switch:
same here
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Guides, News, & Discussion] Luckus_:
Hello, I still haven't found a solution for this?

PS:More precisely, another way to block?
[Asus Zenfone Max M2 Guides, News, & Discussion] AlejandroRus:
Now you can use this valid method.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] wildpig1234:
So i bought a G5 on ebay. seller says it's unlock for both international and domestic and should work also with sprint.

Trying to activate with meid just give you cannot activate this phone on sprint site. Sprint store says not compatible with sprint network. I was able to get them to give me a sprint g5 sim card anyway. when i insert that at home, the phone detects sprint 3g network

got online with sprint chat, they again says phone is not registered in sprint network and therefore cannot be used.. they keep on saying i have to use a sprint labeled g5 phone?

Is there anything i can do about this? is sprint reps just being an ass (not their fault or maybe because they just being brainwashed by the corporate) or is there some real technical thing preventing them from registering my phone? It did detect sprint network when sprint sim is inserted after all.

Anything i can do about all this? Thanks.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] idontkn1:
Maybe if you really got high enough up on the engineer food chain, they might be able to override it. The software they use to activate phones will not allow phones outside of their system. If it's not on the list of acceptable IMIEs too bad. Had the same problem a while ago on a Nexus 5x that was fully compatible. It wasn't in the list even though they said all 5Xs are compatible on their website. After a couple of hours on the phone, I decided it was just easier to return the phone on eBay.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] wildpig1234:
Anyone has any hints or tip on how i can accomplish this? what do i need to say to the sprint rep? I think it's BS they doing this. They allow BYOD but then they do this kind of crap? I really don't understand at all!
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] idontkn1:
Why don't you return it to the seller? Unless it's the Sprint version of the phone or the RS988 it's not going to work with Sprint.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] wildpig1234:
It was actually RS988. I think it was a prior verizon phone as i went to verizon website just testing out adding the imei. it says the phone is no longer eligible to be activated on verizon...... what kind of bs is that?

I guess it;s possible that that phone didn't have all the bands needed by sprint? Anyway, i went ahead and returned it. Got a sprint labeled G5..... the imei seems to check out so far when i tried it on sprint website.... just haven't tried to switch over yet since i still need to back up data from old phone over.....
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] Pedroslk:
I have a problem with my mi 8, it does not download any big games and does not move any files to the obb folder. Using miui.eu 9.1.3. can you help me?
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Guides, News, & Discussion] mihai200:
Hi, try to wipe local storage from twrp, it worked for me. I didn't lose any data
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] jonathonsunshine:
Hello folks, last night I was trying to go back to stock using MiFlash, the flash worked ok (though it didn't automatically reboot) so I powered it on and off and it ended up in a endless bootcycle where I would get a black screen and then a half second flash of the Android Guy on the operating table with the words "no command” and some small text at the bottom of the screen I was unable to read.

I couldn't power it off , it just kept cycling through black screen, Android Guy on operating table for split second, then blank screen.

I left it to run over night to see what would happen, this morning the battery was completely dead, I plugged it in, let it charge for a while and turned it on, this time I just got this screen, the "warning your devices bootloader is unlocked screen"

https://ibb.co/1GTBkrG

The 5 seconds is a ruse, it's been on that screen for hours, the phone isn't warming up at all so it's not working in the background, I can't force power down with any combination of buttons.

And suggestions what I should do, I really liked this phone and I got it for a steal brand new :(
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Choose an username...:
do the same again, just enter EDL and reflash the package with miflash, but this time check the "clean all" option on the bottom. maybe it'll work

Otherwise you can do a couple other things. If your phone is unlocked you can flash any TWRP via EDL Tool and format data (I assume this is your problem); if it is not unlocked there's a very old signed TWRP that will do just fine too.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] jonathonsunshine:
Do you mean "Flash All" ? I'm using MiFlash 2016.04.01
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Choose an username...:
idk. The newest one works, so you can just get that one instead of the 2016 one

Also try EDL Tool? I think you can wipe stuff with it. not sure
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] stevecaboose:
Yeah the problem is either you formated a partition to f2fs and never went back to ext before your miflash or you have some partition that is messing up the flash (residual files). So what I would do is get back into twrp and make sure everything is in the right format and everything is formated.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Predatorhaze:
you need to flash original stock rom for your device trough edl. (rom your device came from factory,you

need b11 marshmallow)

then boot into system,unlock developer options.Allow oem unlock and turn on usb debugging.Now connect phone to laptop and check the dialogue on your phone that ask for usb debug.Unplug phone.

When you did this you want to flash TWRP trough EDL.

Now boot in TWRP and flash UnlockbootloaderPackage from DrakenFX.

Reboot system.

Now turn off your device and boot into fastboot,connect your phone with laptop and open ADB terminal on your laptop or use Axon7toolkit.

In terminal enter fastboot oem lock,or in axon7toolkit choose lock bootloader.

Your bootloader is now locked.

PS: you dont need locked bootloader to recieve ota's,and make sure you are on the firmware your device came shipped with!!

You need a locked bootloader to get rid of the warning message ( dont flash any mod package that claims it delete the warning page)
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] jonathonsunshine:
That was it. Formatted to EXT4 and booted right up.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] stevecaboose:
Glad that worked :)
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] shivindera:
Dbrand launched Dbrand Grip v2 case and Prism screen protector for our phone. It is supposed to ship by February.

Grip - https://dbrand.com/shop/grip

Prism - https://dbrand.com/shop/prism
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] matt99017d:
Looks like a sweet case....but the price is pretty steep.

I have never used their brand. Are they worth my investment?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] shivindera:
They do have amazing skins, that I can vouch for.

This is their first official case and screen protector. It does look good from whatever information we have. I have ordered them and the expected delivery is in February. Will update with a review when I receive it.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] LiquidHonesty:
Bought Both and a skin....I'll update when I get it in. :)
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] oneandroidnut:
Curious to see how to the case is! Report back ASAP!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] skw5115:
I had their original grip case for the Pixel 2XL. It was just a bumper case but was certainly very grippy. Overall it was a bit too bulky and ugly tbh. V2 appears to be a full case and it looks much better in my opinion. If it's the same quality as the original with this new design, I'm sure it'll be great
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] tony1208:
Curious how good the prism.... The case looks nice but I doubt it protects the cell as well as my otter box defender...
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] zetsumeikuro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9-GxMafaPI hmmm...
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] idees:
Anyone tried this case?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] oneandroidnut:
also curious
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] Enhanced:
It's not out yet.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] GAURAV THAKKAR:
Keep us updated
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] suzook:
LMFAO. Yeah, um hell no.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] LuckyDragan:
Looking forward to a review!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] JamesDon:
Anyone soon post an review and some images of the case.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] m0r0n3s:
[IMG="Not shipping yet"]https://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4700198&stc=1&d=1549390616[/IMG]

Looks like not shipping yet, but I would like to know how that screen protector fits, my wife is using one of those cheap amazon tempered glass ones that don't quite stick and it's awful, I just keep it in a spigen case that has been great, but sometimes I worry about the screen.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] suzook:
Take a hammer to the screen, and let us know how you make out. Lol.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] matt99017d:
I sent them an email as to when it's shipping. Id like something more specific other than "February"
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] puertorecon:
I ordered too,...keep us posted on the response you get. Thanks for giving them an email.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] nickhammond121:
Just had notification that my order (grip case only) is being prepared, should be shipped within the week
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] puertorecon:
Yup,...I got a notification today too.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] Enhanced:
Got the same except it says shipped by the end of the week. I guess the early purchasers get theirs first.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] zandander:
Prism says by the end of the month. Grip says by the end of the coming week. Ordered separately.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] slidesear:
Dónde esta el Grip?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] matt99017d:
Has anyone received theirs?

If so, everything work as expected, screen protector fits case is EXTRA grippy?

Any pics?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] suzook:
Someone please try a hammer to their screen, let us know how it works. Thanks.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] puertorecon:
This came up on YouTube today.

[youtube]qNb42Hb_DAA[/youtube]
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] dsmitty166:
My Grip shipped today, ordered this weekend.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] zandander:
Shipped today as well.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] EggNogg421:
Got my Grip case yesterday. Really liking it. Definitely not as grippy as the first version. The back skin was super easy to install as well. Only minor gripe is the power button is a little sticky to press now. Hoping that it gets easier to press with time.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] puertorecon:
Can you send pictures?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] zetsumeikuro:
Got my grip today and it's not bad I derped on placing the skin so I'm getting another one. Only gripe as someone else stated in the thread is the power button is a bit hard to press in.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] puertorecon:
I use my fingerprint sensor to unlock my device.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] puertorecon:
So what cases are you guys rocking, on your Google Pixel 3 XL?

I am using the Spigen Thin Fit 360. I love this case and glass protector combo. Has a slight grippy feel. But,..you have to get the protector on the spot for it to come out perfectly.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Accessories] zetsumeikuro:
I used to use that case + protector but ended up swapping it out. I got worried that debris possibly could get into the part of the case that rests against the screen and rub up against it causing scratches.