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[OnePlus 5T  Questions & Answers] Some_Random_Username:
Use 9.0.5 unbrick tool https://xdaforums.com/oneplus-5t/how-to/op5t-collection-unbrick-tools-t3898890
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] teji007:
I am using V20 H910 with 915 Oreo Rom installed. Whenever i make or receive calls, my data signal just lost and came back when call disconnects.

Is this happens to anyone here and anyone got solution for this?

Urgently need the resolution .

Thanks
[LG V20 Questions & Answers] Hash-82:
My phone does the same.

Mine is rooted, and does this with 10q, 10r 10u, or 10v ROMs.

However, my wife's bone-stock, unrooted V20 running 10p will do VoLTE - which keeps the data going.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sandip_enigma:
Hi,

I recently heard the news of data theft by ES File Explorer. Heard that it is not safe. I have uninstalled it from my mobile. Is it true?

https://trak.in/tags/business/2019/...eft-es-file-explorer-has-a-hidden-web-server/

https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/80057/hacking/es-file-explorer-flaws.html

https://www.digit.in/news/general/e...data-on-android-devices-researcher-45893.html
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gk1984:
Yes, the app was sold and turned into some bad backdoor stuff
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] hossman:
I am now unable to use the fingerprint reader.

I was on LOS and noticed only one of my saved fingerprints was working, tried to add another and it would get to the last touch and say enrollment was not completed.

After many attempts to delete saved fingerprints and retry setups I now cannot get any fingerprints to save.

I have resorted to restoring stock via miflash to no avail. I even went back to 8.1.

Anyone have any ideas on what I can try?

I've tried reflashing stock a few times and factory resets from there. Nothing seems to help.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] hossman:
Here is the error I am facing
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] hossman:
Fixed by flashing persist.img

Not sure why but I can use fingerprint reader with no issues now.

I had previously tried flashing vendor but the problem was still there.

I'm surprised that flashing the stock firmware with miflash didn't fix the problem.
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] jhonatan.bllz:
Can you pass me the download link?
[Xiaomi Mi A2 Lite Questions & Answers] hossman:
Pulled from stock image files
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] atyourfuneral:
I am trying to remove the rigid flex board from the screen portion of the Wizard (8125). I can get the backing detached from the screen but it feels as if something is caught and that I am snagging something when trying to seperate the two pieces. I just ordered a flex board with ribbon cable and need to install it but do not want to destroy anything with the LCD screen. Does anyone understand what I mean or have any advice on getting the pieces apart. I read the service manual but can not get past this point. TIA.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] grumpygeorge:
I have had mine apart a number of times, (2 lcds and a flex board). There is a sticky tape of some sort in between the board and the lcd. I slid a very slim peice of teflon in between to seperate the two, and viola!, apart it came.

Hope that helps ya.

grumpygeorge
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Shonilchi:
Of late, I have been going back and forth of G5 plus stock ROM and many of the custom PIE roms and have immediately noticed that the sound quality in the stock is so much clear and crisp. All the custom ROMs claim to use the Oreo firmware. My question is that is not the sound/volume setup not part of the firmware? If so, why is there a significant difference in the PIE versus stock ROM? Can anybody please help me understand what I am missing?
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] debdeep98:
Well most of the custom roms have a bit of a volume boost on headphones. Didn't really check the speaker. The sound is also affected by the kernel sometimes as some kernels do have sound tweaks. If you are on a custom rom then you should definitely try viper4android. It's available as a magisk module or you can get a flashable zip too. You can tweak the sound in a way you like. It offers a lot of customisations.
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] pastorbob62:
I installed viper4android with the Pixel Experience Pie ROM and when I tried to use it kept telling me that Busy Box was required and wouldn't run. The problem is I had Busy Box installed. So I had to give up on viper4android. Not really an issue since I rarely listen to music on my phone. But it was rather odd. :confused:
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] hab12345:
right now, I installed viper4android 2.5.0.5 from magisk 19

never needed Busy box or any other

it's workig really great,

I'm on AEX Pie but it shouldn't make a difference
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] pastorbob62:
I went back and installed it again only this time making sure it was 2.5.0.5 and it works great now. Apparently I was careless the first time and installed an old version that is incompatible with my phone. Go Figure! :good::good::good::good::good:
[Moto G5 Plus Questions & Answers] Shonilchi:
Thanks for the info. Is there a list of default sound profiles that exists somewhere I can choose from, to import into the viper4android? I am basically looking to have the same sound clarity and quality as the stock.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] BackDaws:
So in the Samsung official s9 forum there are thread after threads of people complaining about the new 'downgrade' to Pie One Ui mainly about the camera features being removed,

Shutter button zoom removed

Separate Video and shutter buttons removed

Pro video settings removed

Selective focus is now useless (s9)

Selfie Camera default view is too close so effects all apps that use selfie camera.

The ugly iPhone look of the overall camera software.

Battery life is down quite a bit although I've been told that the may update fixes this at last.

There are a few other features missing or changed that i personally don't use.

I personally love the new ONEui especially combined with Samsungs one handed operation + app using gestures.

The weird thing is I'm not hearing any complaints in the s9 xda forums about the upgrade/downgrade to Pie.

Are you all happy with your phone's from Oreo to Pie ?

Personally I think they have lowered the quality of the camera to make their S10 phones look superior but that probs me having a tin hat moment :cowboy:
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] joeldf:
I had my S9 for all of about 2 hours - about the time it took to transfer from a screen-busted S8 to the replacement S9 a couple months ago - before the update to Pie occurred.

I've had no problems or issues with it. And I've had the S8 for just under a year and half so I went through its update from Nougat to Oreo.

I don't know what issues there are with "selective focus". It seems to work fine for me.

Now, I have disabled as much of Bixby as I can (deleted the Google app and removed that search bar too - completely useless for me). Changed the launcher to Nova Launcher which can remove those goofy rounded icon frames, using the BlackBerry Hub Suite of apps for all the IM stuff, even using the BlackBerry Virtual keyboard which I like better than the stock or any SwiftKey keyboard.

I honestly don't understand the complaints towards Pie. It's not all that different from Oreo, and I love the native dark theme.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] whbisondtr:
I personally don't like the update to pie. Battery life is definitely worse, the wifi signal is worse (I tested it between the S5 and S7 and the S9 was the worst). I don't like the UI at all, reminds me of an iPhone. About the only thing I do like is the My files app. It's cleaner and easier to use and navigate.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] BackDaws:
You have nothing to compare it to then, Oreo was 100x better which is why people are a bit disappointed. And I have to say your setup sounds absolutely awful ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] joeldf:
You missed my line about having the S8 for almost a year and a half, during which time it updated from Nougat to Oreo. So, yes, I can definitely compare with Oreo, since I had it for about a year.

And, except for some shifting around of elements, I find it to be basically the same. I had no problems finding what I need anywhere within the revamped UI.

And, my setup works perfect for me and is absolutely wonderful. You can't say otherwise without trying it yourself ;)
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
I know that features in camera like pro video, zoom using the shutter button, taking 3 pictures when setting a timer, motion panorama... are removed, but the ui isn't ugly, I actually liked it better than oreo.

Selective focus is a bit improved after software updates, but the blur effect isn't as stong as in oreo.

Battery life isn't too much worse, I think the first month I upgraded to one UI, it was very bad, but it has improved after learning my usage patterns...

Heat is noticeably improved since when I was on oreo my phone was a little too warm all the time, but now it's normal, even available RAM is higher, I have 1.4~1.6 GB free now, compared to 1~1.2 GB in oreo.

When it comes to animations, I find less frame drops with one UI. And I didn't experience any kind of major lag since I got the phone so no worries here.

The whole UI looks better for me, it's cleaner and easier to use, I've not changed any launcher, keyboard, or even themes, everything is stock. And I can safely say that one UI is overall better than oreo, unless you care about the missing camera features.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] BackDaws:
I am absolutely gutted about the camera software, but I do love the one UI and I just got the May update which is supposed to fix the battery problems.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] bokilz:
I hate it that they removed the recent long press to multitask, i mean why would samsung remove such simple usefull feature?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
I don't know why they did, let's hope samsung will fix all these mistakes soon...

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Still on april, I hope may update will improve battery life, can you tell us if you have noticed any difference?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] joeldf:
Try double tapping the recent button.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] BackDaws:
Just doing full 100% to 0% today, I'll let you know, I usually get around 4h30mins SOT since updating to Pie, I used to get about 5h30mins on Oreo.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
I usually get 3 to 4 hours in pie while I used to get 4 to 5 hours on oreo... Waiting for your report... Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] BackDaws:
No difference off the 1st full charge to 0.

See how it goes over the next few days and I'll post back.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] BackDaws:
I tell you what is annoying since the update, the adaptive brightness is just messing up constantly, so irritating.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
Just go to settings>display>adaptive brightness and reset usage patterns. Then adjust it the way you want in each situation so it adapts to your adjustments...
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] BackDaws:
This is the problem, it keeps cocking up, I reset usage and it's alright for a bit then it's drops to 0 brighteners so I move it to how I would like it and it'll be ok but then I go outside and the brightness doesn't increase so I adjust again for that and on we go because now auto brightness isn't doing anything and I'm constantly changing the brightness in the same brightness I've already set up, I reset again and all is ok for a while and then it starts again.

I'm going to wipe cache partition and reset brightness patterns and see how it goes.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
Yes wiping cache might help, I personally enabled show control on top so I can quickly adjust the brightness manually to my liking.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] BackDaws:
Just got 5h35mins sot this time and brightness has sorted itself out, just need the original camera app back and I'll be happy ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
Sounds good. I hope May update will fix my battery life issues... Thanks for your answer.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] dj.shauny.g:
My battery is just the same after may update. Absolute garbage
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] BackDaws:
I don't know if it's an error but I got 6hs 10mins screen on time last night, that's a first for me on this phone. I hope its consistent and isn't a mistake.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
Nice :laugh:

This means that your battery life is much improved after may update.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] BackDaws:
I'm going to see how it goes today I'll let you know and if it's 6h sot I'll screen shot it this time.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] *Detection*:
I've been getting similar battery life 6h+ with the last couple of updates, although not doing much with the phone other than whatsapp most days but still a good improvement
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] tangoalfa:
Replying to the OP, haven't you noticed what the selfie camera does on "single person mode"??? It will crop the frame on the upper left corner, so part of your head will always be cut off and a little out of frame, although the viefinder shows it right. You should check de final image and see it for yourserlves. In fact, it's a pretty big complaint on Samsung official forums...

Also, have you noticed a decreased camera quality for images? I'm using one of the GCam mods and the results are mucho more crisp. Samsung photos seem to have very soft focus, and although you turn off the beauty settings it kind of process it with skin blur. It doesn't seem as sharp as the GCam mod.

Any thoughts on that?

The rest for me it's fine. It's not the fastest device because all the "weight" of the interface and the animation, but it's not a slow device.

Cheers.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] BackDaws:
My selfie cam is fine, takes normal pics, have 2 options still wide and normal but the normal has definitely been pulled back and isn't just your head and face taking up the screen like before.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] *Detection*:
Yea with 50% left it would give me around 7 hours SoT
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] sprintomatic:
I have every single problem you listed!!! The phone was great until it got updated, as if samsung wants us to upgrade to the gs10
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
I still didn't receive may update :(
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] BackDaws:
Must have been a bug because Ive not had anywhere near 6h screen on time before or since ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] *Detection*:
I'm getting 6h+ consistently now, again mainly WhatsApp though
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] BackDaws:
Is it true I'm locked to Pie now ? I can't go back to Oreo? I really really miss the camera ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] joeldf:
But, the S10 has Pie too. In fact, it launched with that OS.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] *Detection*:
You're only locked to the bootloader version, if it is the same as Oreo you can flash back, if it is higher you cannot

Looks like the last update moved it up to 4 though so if yours is also 4 you cannot flash back

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[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] sprintomatic:
Yes but with our update, our phones perform slower. so you have a need to upgrade
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] joeldf:
I have an S8 that updated just last month. Seems to run the same as it did when I got it 2 years ago. My current daily driver is an S9 that updated a few months ago. I haven't noticed anything that would make me even consider the S10.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
This is not true, I have an S9 and I can confirm that my phone is performing like day one.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
Finally, I received may update today... Battery life is worse than before (The last time I charged my phone was before updating though).

Plus that touch sound... Can you tell if they returned back the previous sound after june update?

EDIT : Selective focus seems to be fixed after may update, I will try it in more situations and I'll report back...
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] *Detection*:
I disable all touch sounds so couldn't tell you, never heard it since I bought the phone

Not sure if placebo but I felt like after a couple of charge cycles since the update was when the battery life improved, not sure if it has to calibrate itself again or something
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
I'm using it till it turns off and I'm gonna charge it to 100%. I hope my battery life will be improved.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
My battery is still the same and sometimes worse than before, but still not a huge problem since I have a powerbank. The other complaint is that I still didn't receive June update, I don't know why they take a lot of time in MID (Iraq) region to release these updates...
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] *Detection*:
Most regions are still waiting for it, only Germany and some Asia regions I think have it at the minute

Flash Germany (DBT) until yours arrives, that's what I do each release if there is something new to play with
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
I prefer waiting for the official OTA without installing it from other regions... Thanks for your answer anyways.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
I have a problem, the wifi in one UI is much weaker than in oreo. In every update there's an improvement for the wifi but I don't notice any changes. Is it just me?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] *Detection*:
Can't say I've noticed any problems with WiFi, I sit out the back of the house quite a lot and WiFi still reaches where it used to with Oreo, maybe your router wireless channel / router placement could be improved?

Did you factory reset after upgrading from Oreo? A lot of bugs can be solved that way
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] BackDaws:
I don't understand why live focus for the selfie camera is 100% better than Selective Focus for the main camera ?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
I tried to remove the case and it connected normally, can the case cause this problem?

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I also don't understand why samsung lets us change the background blur in the selfie with live focus while they give us just "selective focus" on the rear camera which is much more capable then the front one.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] Blake0902:
I really cant decide if it was the update, but my battery life on my s9 sucks now..... Looking to trade it for a pixel 3.... might tough if out until the pixel 4 depending on what that monstrosity turns out to be.....

Might get the Sony Xperia 1 if the new pixel sucks... Overall i skipped from the galaxy S to my next samsung being the galaxy S9 and so far I am not impressed. I like the screen to body ratio compared to my Pixel 1 but id trade back for a better battery life.... Only reason I got out of my Pixel 1 was because of my battery not making it to lunch time.... Now i think it makes it to about 3-4 in the afternoon, but atleast they have great deals at Best Buy.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] *Detection*:
Depends what the case is made from and if it covers the antenna, rubber/plastic should be fine, if it has metal in it I guess it could interfere with reception
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
I just noticed a slight screen burn in on my phone. WhatsApp's "video call, call, and more options" icons, and typing area are slightly visible on the screen in bright backgrounds (just slightly) . Is there anyway to fix this? I'm keeping the screen off as long as I can and I'm avoiding opening the app as much as I can. I wanted to try colorful videos that change the color rapidly, but someone said that this don't fix the dead pixels, this affects the normal pixels and the screen will be less vibrant.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] *Detection*:
Unfortunately not, just don't leave the same image on the screen too long to avoid it getting worse, the rapid changing colours are supposedly to fix stuck pixels, burn-in is different
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
What is the difference between stuck pixels and burn-in ? It's now less visible than I first saw it.

I need to use WhatsApp but I'm afraid this gets worse.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] *Detection*:
It's called "Image retention / persistence" rather than burn-in on these displays

"However, they do suffer from "image persistence," where a constant voltage will cause the crystal voltage-response curve to change, resulting in them letting more or less backlight through for a given voltage than when compared with surrounding pixels."

https://www.cnet.com/news/tackling-lcd-burn-ins-and-deadstuck-pixels/

Some sites and apps claim to be able to fix it but unlikely as you'd have to degrade the other pixels to the exact same amount as the already degraded ones

https://www.androidpit.com/how-to-fix-screen-burn-in
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
I think the first site is talking about LCD displays, mainly PC displays, I'm thinking about trying the app listed in the second site, but I'm afraid because there's a lot of different opinions, some people say that it's good and others say that it's bad...

PS : I tried *#0*# and I tried red, green, and blue colors. It's visible on the blue color, I'm not sure if it's there in red and green but I just couldn't see it.
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] *Detection*:
Never seen anyone fix it before other than replacing the screen, from what I remember it is actual pixel damage/degrading though so I don't see how you would fix it unless you reversed the burned in image to the opposite colours and left it on the screen so that the rest of the pixels degraded to the same amount, which is basically just damaging the screen further

I use WhatsApp all day but I always close it as soon as I have replied, and lately have been replying from the notification instead of opening the app and have no burn in
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
If I used WhatsApp at a low brightness, will this issue become worse?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] *Detection*:
Afaik lower brightness helps reduce the risk
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
I didn't use WhatsApp too much yesterday and I turned the phone off before sleeping, it's nearly invisible now... I'll try using WhatsApp in landscape as much as I can to prevent it getting worse. Thanks for your help !
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] jamil aboudaher:
My S9 is still fast and snappy, but I'm noticing that it isn't as smooth as before, especially compared to my friends galaxy S10+.

I wipe cache every week or so, and I'm still noticing the same thing.

I usually have between 1.2 and 1.5 GB free of RAM.

Battery life is also not great, many people said that factory reset didn't help.

Ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy S9  Questions & Answers] BackDaws:
The phone is dohsh@t now, can't wait to get rid in March ?