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[G2 and Desire Z General] mberndt:
Hi C-Base,

Thanks for your interest! I should mention again that this is pretty much a developer thing for now… But in case you want to get your hands dirty and maybe hack on the device a bit, here are my answers:

– What is the state of the device? Please refer to the wiki page, the state is documented there.

– Does it run a browser? I don't know, I've never tried, but I'd guess it wouldn't work. Even if it runs somehow, I'd guess it would probably be unusably slow because I haven't made the hardware graphics acceleration work yet

– Regarding sdcard installation: yes, you pretty much got it right! The last step would be to type "pmbootstrap flasher boot", which is essentially a wrapper for fastboot that will figure out the correct parameters for you. If that doesn't work, you can try "pmbootstrap export". That will copy a bootable image to /tmp/postmarketOS-export/boot.img-htc-vision. You should be able to boot that using "fastboot boot /tmp/postmarketOS-export/boot.img-htc-vision"

If you want to help out, there's a couple things you could do!

– document on the wiki page everything you feel would be helpful to anybody who wants to try this

– get graphics acceleration working with hybris. This is needed for Plasma mobile to run and shouldn't be too hard. You just need to make sure that the relevant hybris packages are installed (GLES, EGL, maybe others) and that the android drivers are in the right place (the relevant binaries should be in this repo: https://github.com/milaq/android_device_htc_vision).

One more thing: for all I know you'd be the first person other than myself to try this on a Desire Z, so definitely let me know if you can get it to boot! I've actually never tried the SD card installation, so it would be nice to hear if that works, and also if the on-screen keyboard (to type in the disk encryption password works).
[G2 and Desire Z General] jyrithe:
Hi!

I have pmOS running on my HTC Desire Z and SD card installation works just fine :) I haven't tested on-screen keyboard so I don't know does that work.

BTW, is there any change this gets mainlined sometime in the future?
[G2 and Desire Z General] mberndt:
Hey jyrithe,

I'm happy to hear that it works for you!

Regarding your question: the SoC is a Qualcomm MSM7230, and the mainline kernel doesn't currently support that. So somebody would have to port the relevant drivers etc. to a modern kernel. I think that this would require access to the serial console, and while that is documented for some Android phones (e. g. many recent Sony Xperia models), the Desire Z doesn't seem to be one of them – at least I haven't been able to find such documentation. I also haven't been able to find public documentation about the actual SoC, and I suspect one would have to figure out how the hardware works by reading the driver code. Given that this is also a rather old SoC at this point, I suspect it's not going to happen. I personally just don't have the time or the knowledge to be able to do this.

Here's a kernel tree that might be of interest though:

https://github.com/msm7x30/android_kernel_qcom_msm7x30

That one is based on Linux 4.4, so it's a much newer version than the 3.0.101 kernel that I used for the pmOS port. Based on the name it seems to support the SoC, but it doesn't include support for the specific board – one would have to write a devicetree file to make that work.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Dr.RR:
Hi I am trying to boot it up with the HTC Desire Z. I boot up nicely with the nice logo, but after that everything is black. I use "westron" in the pmbootstrap installation and I use android zip recovery way to do this, using with the cwm 6.0.5.

I hope you can help me. I love your energy into this project!!
[G2 and Desire Z General] mberndt:
Hi Dr.RR,

I haven't done any work on this device lately, and I don't plan to. The problem is that afaik there's really only one “useful” UI to run on postmarketOS, and it's KDE plasma mobile. But it's too large to fit on the system partition of this device, so it's impossible to install it until LVM support is in place (this allows to create a root file system that spans several flash partitions, i. e. system and userdata partitions). If you want to get your hands dirty, check this out: https://gitlab.com/postmarketOS/pmbootstrap/issues/60 . (sdcard installations aren't affected by this, but I currently don't have a spare).
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] cubano2031:
TODAY I READ THE MOTO Z3 PLAY WILL GET ANDROID PIE PRETTY SOON IN THE US! :fingers-crossed:

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The techecast ---------- http://techecast.blogspot.com/2019/02/motorola-moto-z3-play-android-pie.html

XDA NEWS -------- https://www.xda-developers.com/motorola-moto-z3-play-android-pie-update/
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] shonmac11:
Has anyone received the pie update yet
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kenbrownstone:
Nope
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] bmasephol:
Me neither, I've been checking randomly since last night. Going out fixes my wifi issue with my works public wifi setup.
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kenbrownstone:
Just got a January security update nothing about pie..Dam it
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] bmasephol:
I too just got January security update... No pie yet.
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] triggerlord:
Amazon Prime version here. I'm on the January security patch but I haven't got the 9.0 update yet.
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] arcticbreeze:
Is there any news anywhere about the rolling out of the pie update?
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] triggerlord:
Currently it's only rolling out in Brazil then other regions will follow.
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ohno7158:
They said in blog fall, we are going into spring now. Hopefully soon.
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Jcanner:
Tired of waiting for z3 Pie

Still nothing for retus. Could you use a VPN to make it seem like you're in Brazil or wherever and then get the OTA update to pie?
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] xSpartacusx:
That wouldn't work. They don't send them out based on where in the world you're connected to the internet. There's different models for the phone, there's a US, Brazil, EU, etc models of the phone and they only sell those models in the respective world regions that they're for unless you order online and have it imported, of course you should already know that. They have different "pipes" that they send the updates through, probably one for each phone model. As in, RETUS would be separate from RETBR. Regardless of where you live, or if you are connected to a VPN based in Brazil, you wont get the update since the RETUS model only would communicate to Motorola through the "pipe" for RETUS, not RETBR. Should make sense!
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] kkhadr:
Absolutely true
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Jcanner:
Thanks for this information. I was thinking it might be a short cut.

XDA News! Still nothing in the US. I keep checking Google news, too. Just ordered a G7 Power for my son arriving Friday. Looking forward to seeing how that does since my main reason for buying the X3 was the included battery mod.:)

J
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] tb110188:
There's people installing the RetBR on other regions, i still don't know what can happen but they tell that Worth a shot...
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] q173242:
Installed the RetBr on my RetEU device.

Had to open bootloader.

Device works fine but I think there is no way going back, at least for now.
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Jcanner:
It just popped up saying it's downloading a new version of Android! I've got DSL so this might take an hour. USRET Moto Z3 Play here. Check yours!
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Mcdan333:
So was it Pie or just an Oreo security update? No update for me yet (also a Z3 Play USRET). Still on the Jan 1 Oreo security patch :(
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Jcanner:
Its definitely the April 1st Pie update:crying:

J:crying::crying:
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Mcdan333:
Oh right. That update.
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] elvensbane:
I couldn't wait for the update, now I don't like it, it's so ugly and the left side clock is driving me insane lmao.
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] Jcanner:
Still nothing.
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] ohno7158:
Received pie last Thursday, it's rolling out in U.S., Motorola forum has people receiving pie stories.
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] triggerlord:
Received the update on my Amazon variant. The iPhone X style multitasking is pretty cool. Just drag up from the bottom.
[Moto Z3 Play Guides, News, & Discussion] imrock666:
I have the pop up notification but when i try to install, it says it can't isntall, no changes were made. I used also the Lenovo app and I also had to unlock bootloader
[General Questions and Answers] ahmedsheme:
I have Tecno C9 from time to time this message aper

com.google.android.instantapps.dna.archive

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what is com.google.android.instantapps.dna.archive.apk ??

and if I try to install its show error message.

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[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Instant apps is a feature built into Google Play Services and/or Google Playstore, it can be disabled. See below.

https://www.addictivetips.com/android/enable-instant-apps-android/

The location of the setting or the method to disable instant apps might be different on your device. If so, just do a Google search for:

"Disable instant apps"

That should help you find the information you need.
[General Questions and Answers] ahmedsheme:
thank you for answering me :angel:

but I already turned and disabled it and that message still appears from time to time
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
By the way, don't post long logs or long lists like you posted above, it takes up too much space and makes it inconvenient for anyone trying to read the thread. Instead of posting the whole log or list, use the

tags or upload the log or list to an online file host or something like pastebin and then post the link to it in your post here, anyone that reads it can select the "spoiler" tag to reveal your log or list or they can select the link that you post if you link it here instead of using the

tags.
[General Questions and Answers] ahmedsheme:
Ok, thanks for the advice. :angel:
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] titchyyyy:
I purchased a Note 9 when it was released and loved it but eventually caught the Huawei/Honor bug and ended up selling the Note 9. After I'm now looking for a phone to replace it and the only one that takes my fancy is the Mate 20 Pro.

My question is - Is it worth it? Is there a better Huawei/Honor phones that would be a better purchase at this point?

Thank you x
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] PhilMorin:
If you are able to wait until end of March, the new P30 pro is rumored to have a similar screen size but should have improved cameras.

Otherwise, the mate 20 pro is probably their best (or p20 pro if you want a smaller size which I'm guessing you don't).

I would only say that if you take a lot of selfies, you will probably be disappointed (fixed focus, post processing is meh) but otherwise, lots of flexibility with the cameras and I personally use nova launcher so I don't see their original Gui which is often a complaint.

Edit: you could also check the Mate 20 X. Bigger screen (7.2") and stylus support if that's your thing. Same cameras. Waterdrop type notch (no face id) and you lose a few extras like ip68.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] Grondah:
I think it would be wise to wait at the moment. Not only have we got the P30 series soon but also the Galaxy 10 range later this month and they look like they might be quite good.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] noone606:
No why support a company that has turned its back on developers by not allowing unlocking the bootloader after allowing it for so long
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] q8_devil:
Wait for s10 or p30.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] vodovodo:
i decided to ditch the mate 20 pro after a month. (poor battery life compared to p20 pro and regular mate 20) and the screen issues.

i went to for the bigger mate 20 x as a second phone (media games internet etc) cuz of its battery, screen, speakers, real FP scanner, no screen issues and the same cameras as the mate 20 pro.

waiting for the s10 plus to replace my note 9 as a primary phone
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] titchyyyy:
Thanks for all the replies. Personally don't care about bootloaders and I never root my phones anymore. But concerned about the amount of replies telling me not to go for it.

As I'm currently using a £250 mid-range Honor Play phone, I'm really wanting to upgrade asap and with the deals on new mate 20 pros at £600 floating around, I still may ignore advice and go for it! I guess I could always upgrade again in a few months time to the P30 or S10!

Thanks again for all the replies, I appreciate it.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] Grondah:
Don't get me wrong. Personally, I think it's a great phone and if you're in the market for an upgrade and don't care about timing then go for it. I was merely saying that if you're after the latest and greatest then waiting a few extra weeks might be prudent.

I've not rooted a phone for ages, I don't think there's really the need so much now that Android has gotten so much better over the years, so that aspect doesn't worry me either.
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] mikey_sk:
Love the mate 20 Pro and that's coming from a note 9. Software not as refined as sammys with a few glitches but works well
[Huawei Mate 20 Pro Questions & Answers] enrique71:
I sold my P20 Pro and got the Mate 20 Pro .. much better. IMO I'd grab a M20P if you find one at a good price, the P30 Pro won't be cheap and I doubt the specs will over shadow the M20P, maybe better camera (slightly) and no notch .. not flagship selling points worth the higher price if compared to a discounted M20P.

My 2 cents ..
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] richenginner:
Hello, i purchased mi8 in GEARBEST, after cellphone open i updated to miui10 and after reboot

say: this miui version can't be installed to this device.

i don't setup mi account, i don't activated developer options and debugger usb.

how to fix this problem?

Thank you

PD. sorry my english
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] sdorpl:
TestPoint ad flash with EDL account or sens to service :(

Wysłane z mojego PLK-L01 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] richenginner:
i don't know what is EDL account
[Xiaomi Mi 8 Questions & Answers] sdorpl:
Search on Google oraz xda. This special account from Xiaomi

Wysłane z mojego PLK-L01 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Android Auto General] firstblud:
When the black swipe up to unlock screen comes up on my phone while I'm using Android Auto with my car, the software runs really slow and it's all around incredibly choppy - the map lags, and the UI is just unusable. However, when I swipe up to unlock and have my phone being usable, Android Auto runs crisply smooth - so there's something wrong when the lock screen comes up.

Any suggestions on what I can try? I re-installed AA multiple times already.

Edit: realized actually AA becomes very slow when the screen is completely off.
[Android Auto General] lueblue:
I was also facing the very same problem on my android 11 device . And I just found a very weird solution to this accidentally . You just connect your android auto to your car then unlock your phone and make a phone call from your phone while it's connected to android auto and then lock your phone as usual and cut the phone call from your android auto screen in your car and then android auto will run smoothly.... AA is a mess in android 11 I hope they fix it fast.
[General Questions and Answers] Benderisas:
Hello. I have this weird problem. I have an app that does not work over wifi (it's coded, everything's normal). But in a weird situation that I am in, I need it to use it via wifi. So is there a way to somehow trick my phone into thinking that it's using LTE connection, when it's actually connected to my home router wifi?

The problem is.. Phone is not rooted and cannot be.

The approach I'm thinking of: using another phone (that I could root) to somehow reverse mobile data connection in order to create LTE/3G hotspot that shares... wifi. But whenever I google a solution for this, I always find myself finding tutorials that show how to share mobile data over wifi (so.. the opposite of what I need). But I wonder if that's even possible.

I heard about femtocells, but I was trying to avoid spending money on hardware that's going to be used once.

Also, I spent a whole day trying to use an emulator that would allow to spoof mobile connection. Apparently, application creator has blocked the ability to run application via emulator. So unless someone knows how to go around this little situation, this way doesn't work.
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[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
Specs

https://www.phonemore.com/models/motorola/moto-g7/

XT1962-1 Single-sim ..... Canada, USA.

XT1962-4 Dual-sim ....... Latin America, Brazil

XT1962-5 NFC Dual-sim Europe, Various (International)

If you flash an older Firmware than the current version on the phone.

The bootloader needs to be unlocked.

Do not install OTA Updates, they will likely brick the device.

Do not install OTA Updates if

The device is rooted;

A Custom recovery is installed

Firmware was downgrated

FAQs

UnLocking the Bootloader

[GUIDE] unlock your G7 bootloader by mingkee

ReLocking the Bootloader

Back to Stock & ReLock Boot Loader (Google Fi) by vbrtrmn

[Fixing] Baseband <not found> / IMEI=0 / No Network After Flash / Issues

Fixing your Moto stuck in Qualcomm QHSUSB_Bulk or qloader mode

Need a Loader File to unbrick Moto G7. by Phillen13

Loader.img https://mega.nz/#!DXYVTS5C!DKclE5fxKw2TZU5n2-J3f1S1taCTf2BxgdGXDZ7NmmM

Using Lenovo's MOTO Smart Assistant to Update/Repair/Backup

How to fix MOTO G7 / xt1962-1 stuck in Bootloader (stuck in fastboot) unable to boot by sd86

Flashing Firmware and Updates

https://mirrors.lolinet.com/firmware/moto/river/official/

manually update G7 using fastboot by mingkee

xt1962-1/river_amz stock resources (16_7) & tools by sd86

Back to Stock & ReLock Boot Loader (Google Fi) by vbrtrmn

Custom Roms/Recovery/Root/

Root your G7 with Magisk

[ROM][UNOFFICIAL]Lineage OS 16.0

TWRP for Moto G7 (river)

News

https://www.xda-developers.com/moto-g7-moto-g7-play-moto-g7-plus-moto-g7-power-forums/

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[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] mingkee:
I will be getting G7 for sure (Plus does not have US version) and I am sure it will support T-Mobile VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling like the predecessors.

Hopefully some developer will develop TWRP so well can root it
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] kaiomatico:
Does the Moto G7 support hdmi video out on the USB-C port? Thanks!
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
I don't see any specs that say for sure, but I expect it will not as the G6 line did not.
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] thaunknownartist:
I will be picking up my Moto g7 within the next hour or so and I will begin trying to see how far I can get before I get back to streaming later
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] mingkee:
Does anybody know how to download full ROM from Moto/Lenovo?

I may try to make patched boot.img for root

I am not gonna make TWRP because I don't know how to do
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] fix-this!:
i just got mine yesterday at best buy. its a great phone compared to the g6. good design, lightweight and smooth Ui.

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each phone has its own partition table soo im not sure? the full rom probably isnt available yet.
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] mingkee:
Good news: now mine is bootloader unlocked and it's ready to install root

Hopefully somebody can get both original and patched boot.img and/or TWRP for it.
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] mingkee:
Root is available for open market model.

Let the fun begin
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] aquinteros:
will there be a magisk release for the G7? if so, when will it be released? how long does the development process usually take ?
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] maybeme2:
How do I know if my G7 bought at Best Buy yesterday is "open market"? What other types are there?
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] mingkee:
I have two

One bought from Best Buy

One bought from B&H

Both are rooted and bootloader unlocked

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Just use the current version to patch boot.img and install Manager
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] maybeme2:
So, is the one from Best Buy 'open market'?

More importantly for me, how exactly would I unlock the bootloader and root the G7. Can it be unrooted if necessary? I thought that was all still in development including no twrp recovery available.
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] mingkee:
I have both rooted by patching boot.img with Magisk

Since I downloaded full ROM, I can revert it to clean stock if I want to
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] Omegapsy:
So I've been trying to perform a stock update but can't get my device to use magisks OTA ability. So I'm trying to flash the recent OTA with RSD but can't get the program to detect my device. I'm at a loss, would someone be able to help me out?
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] maybeme2:
Which Moto G7 preinstalled apps can be safely disabled? Anyone know?
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] HueyT:
RSD only recognize phones with Windows 7. Windows 10 will run RSD but won't recognize any phones (even in compatibility mode)

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What is your exact model from BestBuy and BH Photo? Are they the same? Will they both work for Verizon? I assume RETUS or RETAIL? XT1962-1?
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] Omegapsy:
That's ass. No worries though since I've since managed to learn how to manually apply the packages via fastboot. Thanks for the info.
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] mingkee:
xt1962-1

retus
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] sd_shadow:
Windows 10?
[Moto G7 Questions & Answers] ZeekaBob:
Yeah, see my prior edit for the logs. I installed the motorola drivers but DTBO and something else failed to flash for some reason.

Edit: I'm such a dummy. I downloaded the earliest 9.0 release instead of the latest 10.0 one. My phone is fixed now.