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[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gettinwicked:
Just FYI, I did a factory reset while on P, setup all my apps, then took the OTA. I would suggest doing the same. You may not have any problems either way, but, I do it just to be safe.

Also, make sure you have dark mode set to always, and a dark wallpaper set while on P prior to taking the OTA. You'll have system wide dark mode waiting for you if you do :)

Enjoy!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bigshotrob22:
Thanks for the tips. Downloading the update now.

Edit: even though I left dark mode enabled it didn't take affect. I still might wait for DP2 to enable it.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
You can toggle dark mode with this:

https://www-xda--developers-com.cdn...a-developers.com/android-q-toggle-dark-theme/
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bigshotrob22:
Yea I know but I'm probably going to wait since I've been reading that's some apps have black on black text.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Redline:
Final reminder:

Use the report function people, that's why it's there.

Also, don't go around talking about aspects of a person or something they're involved in without having factual first-hand experience.

Especially if you say two different things in the one post.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Darudakos:
I updated day 1 but tapatalk didn't work and some other apps,so i went back to pie.

Does anyone know if tapatalk is ok now ?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Cozzeck:
Yeah, works fine for me
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Supernoobsammyson:
Magisk beta 19 dropped. No pixel 3 xl support and no s10 support. Fyi
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Cozzeck:
Oh well, kinda like not having root, less likely for me to break something
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
I confident we'll get rooted soon.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Supernoobsammyson:
After reading threw android source and this new partition scheme, sounds like root can be achieved on GSI. Reason being the system as root setup in the paritition scheme. They moved mount points into system.img as before it was all mounted in the boot.img. Next magisk or any root solution from here on out will have to be on the system.img. Hence the theory of a GSI with preinstalled root like GSI pie is right now in the forums. Also the new way won't have anything to with the boot.img. I was also reading there is a root switch now on q the new GSI looks for. This is all theory, because nothing has been proven yet, but guarantee magisk will either get reworked to be on Q or another root solution will be made, like a custom room already having root. Q DP1 already includes things I rooted for. So root now is getting old. Black system UI with all apps supporting it as a status quo is Google's intention. So for me, because I use a VPN along with an adblocker unrooted, no reason to root now for me. Hell I even went back to a locked bootloader to escape gpay and other features that would not work and or even exist without locking the bootloader, phone number in Google settings is one example. Gpay doesn't work if it sees oem unlock flipped. Q is just better all the way around. I also have a pixel XL I rooted on q. Really kind of not what I was expecting. For one, root or not q stops background starts especially ones it doesn't recognize. So most root apps have to be opened to work at all. Lame. Substratum does not work on q right. It works but since q has a dark UI, some apps turn orange when theming them. Maybe once Q has it's public release will be done to it that theming works better.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Donric13:
Just a question. Did anybody try to use wireguard? I think wireguard still needs root... Thanks for any report. For me it's the main reason holding me back trying Q Beta.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
I'm using wireguard. It doesn't need root.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Donric13:
Thanks! Sounds great. So i think i'm gonna jump on too...
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
Which VPN are you using?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Donric13:
My own at home. Have a vpn wireguard server running on my raspberry pi.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Supernoobsammyson:
Blokada on f droid works on Q too. Great adblocker. Never used wireguard but they have their dns servers in there if you want use them. FYI.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheFuzz:
So, if I'm currently rooted, with a few TulsaMods installed and the custom ElementalX kernel, can I simply flash the files in fastboot, not wipe data and be good to go without root? I think I want to give Q a go, even though I will miss V4a as that is actually the only mod I regularly use.

Alternative 2, which seems a better idea, if I am actually correct: reflash the March updates and keep data. Then, turn on updates and opt-in to the beta program and let phone update itself??

Do I need to uninstall Magisk before/after or at all?

Thanks in advance.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
Which phone do you have?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TonikJDK:
I would do option 2. You got too much going on there, you need to make sure you are clean before you upgrade. That way no mistakes or left over changes. You don't need to uninstall Magisk with that method.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Golf c:
Always make sure your clean. I'm a clean freak. Don't like dirty. OCD
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheFuzz:
I'm on Pixel 3XL, yeah I'm thinking same as above. Go back to March update, clean flash, then just opt in and take update.

Dam I hate losing V4a though. The mods I have I can replicate with Nova launcher as far as number of columns and rows.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
Definitely do a clean flash of march. There is no magisk available yet for our phone. You can then either flash Q or upgrade.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] zard:
I was on Pixel 3 XL and Pie March update. I booted to temporary TWRP 3.2.3-5 and uninstall Magisk, then booted to Pie. Then I did Q OTA update.

Now when I boot to temporary TWRP 3.2.3-5, I can't see my system nor internal storage.

I tried with temporary TWRP 3.2.3-4, still the same.

For now, I've given up and using Q for now without Magisk.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
That is what we're all doing right now. They changed the file structure in Q for the pixel 3s. Until Magisk is updated, TWRP is of no use and there currently is no way to root.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheFuzz:
Done and done! So far so good. Nice and clean and working well. Ironically Google's own Files app isn't working with the update. Neither does standard file viewing app.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
I use Solid Explorer, works great.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] santod040:
Files app works fine on my end, just doesn't see in Download folder. Navigating to it via Device/root first works though. Everything else works fine with it, that I've seen.

CX File Explorer also working fine.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheFuzz:
?

Tried uninstalling, reinstalling. No go
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sytayeth:
Same here.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] uicnren:
Files by Google is not the same as Files
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
I believe we should be getting DP2 tomorrow.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mholloway:
IAM not positive but I would say closer to the middle of month just like when DP1 was released
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Bryandu13:
I don't think so, we never got an Android beta and monthly updates at the same time
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Cozzeck:
Possibly, or sometime in the beginning of April month
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dd805bb:
Read the Android q page. Their timeline they provided shows every month at the beginning of each month until summer.

https://developer.android.com/preview/overview
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Cozzeck:
Is that not what I put.......I'm confused
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
Yes, but doesn't look like it's going to be today. This week sometime, maybe Wednesday or Thursday.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dd805bb:
My bad, wrong comment quoted. Meant the one before. And yes you did. For some reason i hit that one instead of the one before.

I reverted back and had some issues with avb and not compatible boot.img. quick fix is get the OTA and adb sideload it. And do it again to the other slot. Damn thing would not boot. I almost did an RMA. FYI to anyone flashing back. It was like oh crap, OH crap, OH CRAP! But fixed it. You can also use deuces script to flash our stuff instead of the pixel 2. That works too. There is a thread in pixel 2 and change the flash file to say all the folders and images extracted from our update.zip. adb sideload works too. Also have to wipe data or it will crash.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Cozzeck:
All good lol
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Jackaroop:
I would be happy to be wrong but I think people take the release schedule graphic as the spoken gospel of Google and analyze where each line is and expect an update to coincide in relation to where it is. Last year Android P DP4 was slated towards the end of June but didn't hit til July 2nd and r/android_previews was fuming like Google broke a promise. Hopeful for DP2 goodies but I don't get my hopes up, Google can take all the time they need crushing bugs and sorting through feedback. :good:
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Cozzeck:
Lol let me get my ruler out.......yup looks like April 1st to me
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Mikulec:
Based on the previous updates, Google sticks to this:

- security updates are released on first Monday of the month

- beta updates are released on Wednesdays

Si if they will push the new beta this week, it will be on Wednesday.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] santod040:
New Google Photos update is out...

Fixes remaining menu color issues with dark mode on Q. [emoji106]
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Ivixmax:
Any news?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
No news yet.?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mholloway:
730 pm eastern time,don't think it's being released today unfortunately .
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Ivixmax:
Nope.maybe tomorrow...maybe...:rolleyes:
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIgster:
Latest word is most likely Wednesday we see it. I've read that on a few sites out there now.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
Yes, that seems to be the consensus.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TonikJDK:
Is it a consensus, or parroting the original article?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Ivixmax:
March 13.... Today?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kaiseryeahhh:
Let's hope so, I'm looking forward to trying it.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Ivixmax:
I dont see any news...strange...
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kaiseryeahhh:
It can also be the classic click bait that nobody knows where it came from.

Someone has seen that Google has set in motion error control and already assumes that it has to leave immediately.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Ivixmax:
I hope
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
I would put a few bucks down that it's today. Around 2pm EST. ?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Ivixmax:
Maximum hype xD
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dukat0s:
According to this guy Q is coming ? don't know how trust this person is but I see this in many Telegram groups of developers...
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Badger50:
Fake news! :laugh:
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bobby janow:
I see people talking about DP1 and then the beta. Are they the same? If not, what's the difference? I'm just wondering if the screen flash on the Pixel 3 and 3 XL is fixed meaning it's software and not hardware. TIA
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dukat0s:
Maybe , maybe not ;) we LL see
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] LorD ClockaN:
DP1 is Developer Preview 1 and meant for app developers to get their apps Q ready.

Beta is more oriented for public and should be looking more to a final product with less bugs
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mrjaydee82:
I am liking q especially with the dark mode, I set a black img for the keyboard.

I'm debating at this point to lock my bootloader since root isn't available yet and I'm missing using Android pay lol...once dark all system apps are dark the only root app I'll really miss is adblocker
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] mrjaydee82:
Won't let me edit posts anymore to add a img
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] matlear:
I use secure DNS for blocking add : https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS9/comments/a94im7/blocking_ads_without_additional_software_in/
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] dd805bb:
Came back to Q this morning after the April update is throwing issues with again. Gpay work around isn't working and woke up, after updating yesterday morning and having multiple restarts yesterday, with no added app or anything, that my system is corrupted now. After I reboot had the regular unlocked bootloader blah blah, but before that had a red warning, system maybe corrupt. Pretty sure it was the edge sense mod and putting in its own google.apk and sysytemui.apk. but still only stayed on pie for adblocking. Try blokada on fdroid. Not play store one. That one sucks. Fdroid has a VPN setup. Worked well. But I recently switched to Google fi so no use for any VPN. They have their own and data use practically stops. I know Google gets my data. Rather Google than some doucher living with his step brother.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gettinwicked:
FYI, the Chase app updated this morning, and now I can log on. It does still crash sometimes, but, I've been able to at least check things.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIgster:
Hoping we see beta 2 today. Many have speculated for it to come out today.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gettinwicked:
If I remember correctly, last year both April and May it was the first week. Then June was delayed until July. That doesn't mean this time it will be the same though. It seems like pretty much everything works this time, so, hopefully there won't be a delay. I'd really like to see those hidden features become available. And of course, see what else Google has decided we should have.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kaiseryeahhh:
It would be good if it came out today ...

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https://twitter.com/9to5Google/status/1113486400190599168?s=19
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
Downloading now ?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gettinwicked:
Flashing now

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Mine failed out. I made sure I was using the new sdk tools too... Second time, everything is failing.. WTH
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kaiseryeahhh:
I'm official, I've gotten back to participate in the beta and nothing comes out. Someone else?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
Give it a few hours, they release the downloads first then ota
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gettinwicked:
Mine keeps failing to flash... Anyone else? I've re-downloaded dp2 even. I don't know what is going on...

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You've got to be kidding me! I flashed back to DP1, and it just keeps booting to bootloader... It was doing that with DP2. Okay, now I'm pissed. I have to flash with the w (IF that even works) then set everything back up again...
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIgster:
Just waiting for the OTA as I don't have the ability to flash at work. Hopefully there aren't a lot of problems, but it seems like a few are having issues here. Not good.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Daisymae:
Can't find the link to DL. Could you point me to it?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gettinwicked:
I just tried a newly downloaded SDK tools. Went further, still failed... About to flash with the -w... I'm soooo mad.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] kaiseryeahhh:
https://www.google.com/android/beta
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Daisymae:
This OTA?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] cmh714:
https://developer.android.com/preview/download-ota.html
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] bill10:
Ota is up boys
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Daisymae:
Thanks. Misread the link. Thought that was still DP1.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] StrangerWeather:
Getting the OTA as we speak... I'm on the beta programme.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sytayeth:
Why my update is only 556 Mb and yours is more than 1200 Mbs???
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Jiggs82:
Screenshots of beta 2 new features when done set up guys lol Thanks

Edit: Looks like there is new volume panel with partial full screen, swipe through apps gestures like iPhone
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIgster:
OTA installing now on my 3 XL. Be bold caution text though about this update and significant behavior changes. Interesting.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
The pixel launcher is just not working properly. Won't let me slide the pill.

Also, Lawnchair launcher just crashes now.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIgster:
Gestures seems to have changed a bit, yup. They are getting smoother though and have a better feel overall. The update did mention that it might be a problem I believe.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] spencer92a:
You probably have to update your plattfom-tools
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] elreydenj:
Anyone have chat bubbles working? Wont work for me....
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gettinwicked:
If you read my other post you'll see I did. I started with the new one, fail. Re-downloaded the image, fail. Tried the previous sdk tools, fail. Re-downloaded sdk tools, fail. DP1 failed 3 times. I had to flash back to P with the -w. My phone was bricked.

It's pretty obvious Google screwed this one up. I bricked my phone trying to flash, and it looks like even the OTA is causing problems. Sitting this out for a bit.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
Don't don't seem to be working for me either.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
Just read on article that even though chat bubbles are available, no apps are using it. Weird.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] gettinwicked:
What all problems are you guys having that took the OTA?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] uicnren:
there is a very large list of known issues with DP2.

https://developer.android.com/preview/release-notes
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
Dp1 seemed to have been less buggy. Pixel Launcher is a nightmare on DP2. Lawnchair doesn't work anymore or Nova.

I'm thinking maybe doing a clean install will help.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] EMJI79:
Doesn't seem useable if we read that...
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] fossiltkm:
Yeah, I'm going to give DP2 a Hard pass.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheIgster:
How is Pixel launcher a nightmare? The gestures have changed a bit and you can't swipe the pill, but I'm having no issues using the launcher at all. I never did use the swiping the pill feature anyway. I certainly don't see this as a nightmare using it since the OTA came out.

I'm using currently on my main and only phone and have not really had any issues. Accessing pics and files and sharing via Facebook was no issue for me either (one of the issues they said might be a problem). I'm texting, jumping between apps and had a couple of phone calls with no issues so far.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Mikulec:
Same here, DP2 seems fine, the problem is the new buggy gesture navigation.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheFuzz:
[/COLOR]Seems great except the navigation. Serious bummer. The bubbles are working fine for me
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
What apps have the bubbles?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheFuzz:
For me it seems any notification. Then, it asks you for each new one that comes up if you want to let it notify you with s bubble. But it seems if you say no, you don't get notifications at all for that app.

I enabled the bubbles in DP1 using the ADB command.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
I tried the bubbles also in DP1 with the ADB settings, but didn't like it. Didn't seem to work really well. I thought in DP2, just by turning on the bubble notifications setting, it would work again but no.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheFuzz:
Gotcha! Didn't even realize there was a bubble notification option now ?

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I'm definitely not enjoying the navigation now. I can only swipe back to my most recent app, no scrolling unless I swipe up first.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
Yes, I know.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] santod040:
Just an observation with Beta 2:

I see the status bar battery icon got a slight makeover. No more shaded area to represent the used portion of the battery, now it's an outlined icon with empty space for used portion.

Much easier to see/read, especially when the status bar icons invert.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] TheFuzz:
Does anybody mess with the Bluetooth settings in developer options? Seems like they do help enhance the sound over headphones a bit, but hard to figure out how to get them to stick
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] santod040:
I also noticed that the screen rotation/page refresh bug that seemed to have plagued Chrome in Beta 1 is resolved.

That's nice to see...
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Dieselrellim:
Having wifi connection problems with Beta 2

Sent from my S8+
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] santod040:
Suggestions in Settings have a new look to them and are now removable via tap and hold popup menu.(finally)
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] RPAusCan:
Is anyone having problems with Google Photos? I took a bunch of photos tonight. They show in the "camera" folder, but Google Photos doesn't see them and as a result, doesn't back them up. Anyone else? Or is this one of the known issues?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] m3dd0g:
I have the same problem there is a permission issue with google photos and camera.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] sytayeth:
I can't make a photo and send it with WhatsApp.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Donric13:
I think there are problems with permission on storage. Also solid explorer can't see internal storage. Hope Google fixes this quick with photo app. Otherwise dp2 is unusable... Also gestures with adb commands seems to have changed or are messed up.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Guides, News, & Discussion] Gordietm:
The gestures with ADB mods are definitely messed up. I found it works best with the default launcher settings and not mess with it. I can see my internal storage and I also use Solid Explorer.