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[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mi shu:
I had problems with both 8.02, 8.03. If the battery is "0" percent the phone is powering off, then i can't power on even if connected to charger. Only solution is draining all the juice(resting in refrigerator)....charging then i can power on. Does the 8.04 have the same behaviour? I'm on Noughat 12 now. My version is G(global).
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
That's just not normal behaviour. B04 won't fix it, if anything, you could have more issues.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] mi shu:
Hm. Ok. I will stay on nougat ATM.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
Hmm, mine seems to run pretty good, not really noticing anything weird except the shutdown issue. That's not really impacting me if I use it normally and charge nightly though. It's more when testing that I find it. It was more a problem with the load of running dual SIMs.

I do have an issue with WhatsApp but that may be more me being a n00b with it. I installed it on my S10e and started setting it up as my wife and daughter are going to Japan soon, but then I couldn't send invites from the A7 when setting up. Probably simply because it's a different phone number :cyclops: Will have a look at that on the weekend when I get it on their phones.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] hermes70:
I had the shutdown issue and I suspected battery problem. I changed the battery recently and it appears to have sorted the issue out as my phone runs into single battery percentage. I put the Axon 7s battery in to replace the original. I am running b04 firmware.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
The thing with B04 is that I can run the phone right to 0%.

The problem appears when I let the phone go to deep sleep at low battery level, say 20% and then wake it. It wakes and I see it still shows battery but then it shuts down. The idle drain is quite low and it should be fine sleeping overnight from around 20% so I don't believe it's wholly a bad battery, it has to be half a software issue.

If I put it on charge at that point it shows that percentage when it starts charging, not 0%.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] hermes70:
My phone used to shut down between 15 - 25 percent battery. It would run then it would pop up a battery low at 0 percent then shut down. When I plugged the charger in it would start charging at the percentage it ran down to and not at 0. I did run accubattery before I changed the battery it was showing 60 percent battery health.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
Was it getting through a day ok though?

Mine gets through the day fine.

Might buy a Axon 7S battery though. The phone is good, I assume replacing just the battery isn't too hard? How are the speaker grilles attached?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] hermes70:
No my phone wouldn't last a day. I had to charge it on the way to work then also after work.

The grills are stuck down with double sided sticky tape.

I watched a few you tube videos to see how to take the phone apart.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
Ok, well I decided to get a battery.

Seeing as the phone still works fine, I have time to get the battery via a slow boat from China. Went Axon 7S battery from eBay.

Will look at YouTube for teardowns. Be interesting to see if it makes an appreciable difference.

Also considering uninstalling anything for Daydream as I'm not using it and to do so I think kills the battery due to the ridiculous thermal load. Maybe what damaged mine in the first place.

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We tested WhatsApp tonight at home. It starts fast and we had a 3 way video conversation over wifi. Worked flawlessly.

Couldn't test it here before as we've been having big issues with home internet and modem/router.

Had a tech out for the external street stuff and test the line etc. Got a new replacement modem delivered, so I installed it today. Seems good so far.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] YoungAll:
I found the culprit that slowing down Whatsapp and Youtube, it's my sandisk 128GB micro SD... Found this when I tried to insert the sdcard to my LG phone and it had the same issue
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
I've stopped buying Sandisk cards.

Currently buy Samsung Evo Plus.

Edit: BTW, going between the S10e and Axon 7, despite the age difference and cost, the Axon 7 (with Oreo) is often a more accessible device to use. Things are simpler and usually faster to use. The UI isn't getting in my way whereas with the Samsung it often does. It's not a massive problem but you do notice it. Some things in the Sammy are nicer but it seems that there is a lot of UI stuff that's just for eye candy and not functionality.

That being said, if the S10e was my only phone I would be happy enough, but it doesn't make me dislike the Axon 7 at all.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] MTMTE:
Motion Blur on Oreo with Stock Rom?

So funny story I was gifted a Axon 7 from a friend of mine (after I gifted it to him last year) and I am using it solely for the purpose of Daydream VR. From what I've read Oreo has better battery and hardware optimizations so I'd love to get the Axon7 there.

I'm using an A2017U. I tried the A2017X_O_B04_SL!M8 and while Daydream works it doesn't seem to go into "Low Persistence" mode even when the "Reduce Blur" option is selected in Display settings making the Motion Blur unbearable.

I just wanted to see if you recalled the same issue with terrible Motion Blur with Daydream/VR on the Oreo B04 ROM- the screen should get noticeably dimmer becuase of the added black frames when it switches into VR mode.

I'm trying to figure out if it is a SL!M Rom issue or an Oreo issue.

Just for those playing at home: I also tried the A2017G/U/CN][B10 7.1.1.][stock] SL!M➄ DF!NR which has correct "Low Persistence" for no motion blur but I ran into all sorts of other problems (No dropdown menu in VR, apps suddenly complained the Phone was not "Daydream Certified", installing the update for Daydream Keyboard breaks the up/down tracking and just distorts the image side to side).

Is there a rooted stock image for Oero or Nougat floating around for the A2017G that I am too dumb to find?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
I'll have to test on something like a rollercoaster simulation I suppose? I don't really use my Daydream so haven't installed much. It just chews the battery in no time and makes my eyes sore, so never got into anything with fast motion.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] HonmengLeong:
Any Fix for the *10 second restart* with power button?

Hey, I was on Oreo B03 all the while until I see this post, im not quite satisfy with the B03 build because the *10 second restart* with power button is not working. This is because the screen will black out/Jam once in a few days, and when it jam, the red LED light up and I cant do anything without dismantling the phone and pull the plug on battery or wait until it drained out. (The only time I wish Axon 7 has a small battery =( )

I tried to take the steps by going back to B02 >> B04, I had a pretty high hope that the B04 could fix this issue, but it doesn't. doI realized that Raysteff had a Sl!M8, but I prefer an official non rooted version. Would really hope anyone could fix the b04 *10 second restart* by holding the power button. Any fix to that so far??

PS: I basically went back to B02, at least that is the only version that the *10 second restart* is still working.

Warm Regards with best wishes,

Meng.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
Unfortunately, you won't see any fixes for a stock ROM. Without root, you can't do anything more than superficial to it through ADB. Can't even alter build.prop, so fixing a faulty kernel is not going to happen.

I still run B04. It has its bugs but overall is nicer than any Nougat ROM.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] HonmengLeong:
Then have you never face any jam issue before with your phone? I tried factory restore, but the jam will happen once in a while. once it jammed, I have to wait for probably 7 or 8 hours for the battery to dry out. The biggest problem is that I have only one phone, that's why if I cant hard restart it, there is no point for me to update to B04 =(
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nigelnkj:
Heyo, saw that you did some tests with the stock Oreo and Nougat builds, which one do you recommend? Am returning to stock soon
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] HonmengLeong:
imo, if you don't care about the daydream support, then oreo B02 will be the most stable to go to...

B03 and B04 doesn't have the *long press power button to restart* feature, if your phone happened to Jam, u cant force restart your phone but have to wait until your battery drained out. or remove your battery.

So go for B02 is my suggestion, the only cons I found now is just lack of daydream support and connectivity not as good as B04, that's why battery life is on the weaker side compare to B04, but I can still get around 4 hour screen on time most of the time.

cheers.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] nigelnkj:
If that's the case I might as well go back to B12 Nougat. Was using the B01/B02 (B02 came via OTA) before I went to LOS, didn't like the build at all
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] TALENTCRAZY:
I`m on A2017GB04 and I love it, but would like to use GCAM.

Do you know where to start to enable camera2 api?

I can only find old threads about B02, nothing to B04.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] schueyisking:
hi, i successfully install B02 via EDL tool, let it restart, go into system updates, it finds B04 on its own and i download over wifi.

It appears to install fine, but when it finishes the install (with that circle multi colour disk) and reboots, it just won't start.

I've tried it twice now and same result. As soon as it installs I get this odd screen showing With a little penguin face logo - and a message saying 'cannot check corrupt' something or other. And says 'use buttons or wait 5 seconds to start'.

And then thats it, screen goes black.

What am i doing wrong? why won't it reboot after the update?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] RobboW:
I would download the B04 SD update file, get it back on B02, reset it, start update to B04 from SD card and see how it goes.

If it doesn't reboot by itself, wait a short while then start it from the power button.

Axon 7 is fussy with OTA updates and that's why ZTE had stopped releasing them and just used SD. I don't know why they released B04 update as OTA.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Androowner:
If you solve it please write it for me how to do that :) Thanks!
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] YoungAll:
You need to root in order to enable camera2api and use gcam
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Androowner:
Thanks for the reply.

I know, but what method will use with factory oreo still not clear for me.

I have tried with axon7root tool, but it's says I have to unlock bootloader before root. Thats what I'm afraid of to do with safe method, because on all versions of android firmwares has different method. ADB was never used by me.

So, did you done it with b04 ? If yes, how did you do it ? :)

(btw I have found a file on android filehost factory 8b04+HDR by raysteff, but I have no information, what I have to do to flash it.)

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Hello, why to nougat first and not striclty to oreo ?
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Androowner:
Tip for stuck in FTM/EDLmode / *10 second restart* not work,

Just do any backup (fe modem) in EDL tool, and it will restart your phone after that!

Regards AO
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] x92:
Thanks for this. I have the same exact situation as your so now I am waiting for the battery to completely drain.
[ZTE Axon 7 Guides, News, & Discussion] Captain_Haddock1:
Same situation here, but the LED stays dark when I press power button.

C:\Axon 7 Gold\minimal_adb_fastboot_1.4.1_portable>axon7tool -w recovery

Connecting to device...

S: failed to read command

S: Failed to receive hello

terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::runtime_error'

what(): error: Unknown error
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pettergulbrandsen:
Hi

Is there an way to make an app start on wake up?

I use Launch on boot, for Kodi and that works when it boots.

But the choise of start app on wake up does not work.

Is there some other way to do this?

I would have Kodi to stop/turn off when I put the Shield to sleep, and start Kodi again when it wakes up. This because then Kodi is started fresh

every time and works way better. :)

Petter
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] jmtjr278:
Not sure which to get. I like the idea of a smaller phone. What did you get and why?
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] Tecardo:
The white, cause its compact and basically is the same outside of screensize and battery.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] pbanj:
i went with the black 3a as the xl wasnt really worth the extra $80+ whatever it would have added to the tax. they have the same cam, soc, ram, and storage. all the xl has over the non is .4in bigger screen, and 700mah for the battery. the 3a actually has a higher resolution and ppi over the xl. so you need to ask yourself is the .4in bigger screen and 700mah worth $80+ to you
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] jmtjr278:
It wasn't. I bought the white 3a from Best buy! So far loving it. Size is perfect!
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] jkq:
Nope. I bought a non-XL too! :)

-jkq
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] Archangel:
Since there was literally no difference other than the battery from the 3a and 3axl I went with the 3a,,,just easier to deal with and lighter. If there was a substantial difference I would have gone with the xl but there wasnt.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] murso74:
Trading my 2 xl for a 3a. Couldn't stand the idea of getting a bigger phone, and the screen size of the 3a is not terrible. Also the ppi is better. Curious how the battery life will be
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] Rage1ofakind:
Used both, 3a standard much better. The XL feels cheaper, and the 3a just feels perfect on hand.

Got my mum the Purple-ish, which is actually really nice, and I got myself the white one.

The only reason why you'd get the XL is if you want to watch a lot of content on it and don't mind the bulk, as spec wise they're practically the same, it was rumoured the bigger sibling would have a slightly higher processor, but it doesn't. So just a matter of size
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] jmtjr278:
Exact same move I made. So far, I'm happy
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] gmolds:
3a here for pretty much the same reasons...

I'm on T-Mo so I bought a used Pixel (original unlocked) on Swappa and used it for a $400 trade-in. The $129 I spent on the used is all I'll have to pay :D
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] jmtjr278:
Nice move!
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] krabman:
I got the XL, battery always matters and at that PPI it's the screen dimensions rather than density that guide my choices. The cost was not a factor because the real cost is at least 100 less than MSRP when that pricing is widely available on day one. This makes the actual cost 299 and 370 (or less) which makes it relatively affordable: For comparisons sake my Nexus 1 was 370 back then and I paid 359 for the XL the other day. I don't BTW see a dog in this hunt, with this pricing they're both compelling options.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] cowalex01:
What about battery life? How many hours of screen on 3a?
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] jmtjr278:
Too hard to say at this point. Most of us have only had the phone for a day or 2. Seems good so far. Idle and active drain is low. I'll update. I have the non xl version.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] cowalex01:
Thanks. Very interested in this. Maybe I sell my OnePlus 6t for this 3A.

Enviado desde mi ONEPLUS A6013 mediante Tapatalk
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] jmtjr278:
What interested me most was the smaller form factor and the plastic back to be honest. I enjoy being back on a phone that is manageable with one hand. Also, from the teardown I saw it looks easy to replace parts yourself.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] krabman:
It takes a few days for the adaptive battery to adjust, my 3 XL went from 3 and change starting out to well into the 4s after about a week. Not sure if it would have went up more, I sent it back and got a 6T.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] jojo334:
I went with the white 3a from Best buy, unlocked. Got $100 off plus 100 dollar gift card, basically making it $199....it's worth every bit of that ( I did break it less than 24 hrs after buying though....alcohol and steps were involved)
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] ritchea:
This is exactly what my son did. He had a N6P--and really liked it but said it was not one-handed friendly for him. Further, when traveling--esp on his bike, the 6P was a bit too big. If he has to change the battery on the 3a (as he did on the 6P due to the defect), it shouldn't be the PITA the 6P was around that camera glass. The 6P was always too big for me. We both ordered 3a's.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] jmtjr278:
Gotta hear the story.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] tokuzumi:
I'm not a phablet guy. Can't stand them. I had a OnePlus 3T last year for a few months, and couldn't get over the size. Loved the phone, but it was just too damn big for me. The 3a is larger than my current phones (S9, and a 2016 Pixel), so I'm not sure if I'll be happy with the extra height of this phone. But the 3a XL would have been way too tall for me.

If you can tolerate larger phones, get the XL. For me I just can't do it. I even wish the 3a was a little shorter.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] zdaddi:
I choose the 3a. My first battery drain from 100% to 5% had over 8 hours SOT. Loving the battery life!!
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] smartuser8:
I like compact phones so 3a for me. But I think the 3 XL is NOT big enough for beeing called "XL", because it's very close to the 3a. Google should make XL version way bigger. I will buy the small version anyway but I think XL phones lovers will not like the XL, it's just a 3a a little bigger.

For the color I love to have an unique phone and colorful, and I really like the idea of a flashy color for the power button, it's very cool for me. So I always buy the "special' one (the blue/red/yellow/...).

But this time I bough the white because for me the purple is almost similar than white and I like the orange buttons more han yellow.

The black with black button is too standard for me. But if Google makes a black version with a color power button like others ones, it can be very beautiful. Imagine the Pixel 3a Black + Orange button... that beauty...

For the end: Yeah, I confirm the very cool battery life, and for that price + 3.5mm jack... Really guys.. DON'T buy the Pixel 3, buy 3a! If you want a Google phone now, buy 3a now or wait awesome future Pixel 4 or 5 with 5G, Wi-Fi 6, UFS 3.0, USB-C 3.1, under screen fingerprint, ... not the Pixel 3.

EDIT: I just realized, you can buy the standard/boring black version but buy the Google Pixel protection case with colored power button ;)
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] tokuzumi:
Just got my 3a yesterday. It's definitely taller than my 2016 Pixel. It doesn't seem like it will be an issue, though. My TPU case arrives from Amazon today. It's a super slim profile case, only for grip, not so much actual drop protection (if the phone has grip you won't drop it, right.....RIGHT?). I'll see how the phone feels with that case on it. But it definitely makes me glad I did not go with the XL.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] jojo334:
Unless you been drinking and have an altercation with some steps..

You could be gripping the phone all the way to it's doom like I did...not even 24hrs after getting it.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] ackliph:
I chose the 3a. I love it. I wanted that slightly higher res screen. Albeit smaller, it's only slightly smaller than my pervious phone -- ZTE Axon 7. I'm also hedgeing my bets that case support will be better with the standard 3a.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] tokuzumi:
Got my TPU case. I went with this one;

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PRX8Z5X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I found one that was half price, but it wasn't available until a week from now. No bueno. It works perfectly for my purposes. Maybe 1mm thick, and has slightly raised corners. I went drinking on Saturday, and had no jojo334 issues.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] sic0048:
I choose the 3a XL. It hasn't been delivered yet.

I went to Best Buy and held both in my hands before ordering from Google (to get the iPhone credit offer). The 3a XL is only 6mm wider and 9mm longer than the 3a. That's hardly a difference you are going to really notice in your pocket - especially the width which is were you "feel" the difference. However, the XL has the more standard 18:9 screen ratio and the much larger battery. From what I've read, the battery does make a noticeable difference in real life usage. I've seen reports of 10 hr screen time with the XL. The regular 3a seems to last a couple hours less.

To me it was well worth the $80 to get the larger battery size and standard screen ratio. Yes the form factor is bigger on the XL, but the size difference is not that great and certainly you can't consider the XL a "phablet" compared to the 3a.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] tokuzumi:
A 1 cm difference in height is pretty significant.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] smartuser8:
Oh yeah I didn't notice that. The 3a has a wider screen ratio than the XL. Interesting. I don't know why Google did that instead of make the same but bigger...
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] xxBrun0xx:
I ended up with the 3a xl and can confirm, battery life is great. That being said, kind of wish I went for the smaller one. Screen isn't that much smaller, but it's quite a bit easier to use in one hand than the xl. Honestly don't think you can go wrong either way
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] iforgotmylogin:
I'll probably be going for the regular 3a. The only reasoning for me to choose the XL would be for the battery life, and that's not worth £70 to me. I don't really care for the larger screen.

If I find the 3000mah battery too small, I could get a USB battery bank for wayyyy less than £70.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] jmtjr278:
Battery is surprisingly good on the 3a. You may be pleasantly surprised.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] tokuzumi:
I've had awesome battery life with the 3a. I haven't checked screen on time, but I use it like I normally used my 2016 Pixel, and the battery doesn't discharge nearly as fast. It's even way better than my S9.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] xxBrun0xx:
Just wanted to update, I've got an XL and after playing with a friend's regular 3A, I'm making the switch. Having a phone you can actually use in one hand is dope. Wish I made the right choice from the get-go!
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] smartuser8:
You can return your XL like that?
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] cmart4:
got my wife the pixel 3a to replace her aging moto g5s plus and she absolutely loves it. Great to use one handed. I'm actually thinking of getting one to replace my oneplus 6, the 3a is that good.
[Google Pixel 3a Guides, News, & Discussion] xxBrun0xx:
I made this switch (OnePlus 6 --> 3A XL). Again, other than the size, I couldn't be happier. Camera and Google software are fantastic and battery life is really good! Vibe motor, screen, and speakers are better. Phone is much less slippery and ergonomic thanks to no metal or glass and the nice flat sides. Really enjoying having a pixel!