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[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] Hank87:
The best charging pattern is to always keep the battery near 50% and do frequent charges through the day.

Don't charge overnight, leave the battery at around 50% when you go to sleep.

At the morning, when you wake up plug in the warp charger so you can charge to 80% before going to work.

Charge over 80% only in special circumstances when you need long battery life.

Try to never go below 20%.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] marjanoos:
I recommend you to plug your phone 1h before sleep and charge it fully or do it in the morning. You may increase your battery life with all that slower charging, up to 80% etc but really? Is it worth to resign from that cool Warp charging feature just for extending your battery lifespan and you won't even know how much it will extend? And you can even exchange the battery at authorised center for about 20 bucks.
[OnePlus 7 Pro Questions & Answers] Jonathan.Parker2005:
I thought the myth about leaving the phone charging overnight breaks stuff was explained away already. There's stuff that runs in the background that improves the usability of the phone and decreases battery drain.

Read this monster post for full info. Not so much looking after the battery but system optimization. Warning. It's a big read. I've been leaving my phone charging overnight for years. I still have a OP5 that's being used daily and still gets fairly impressive SOT. Other thing is, "we" tend to change our phones quite often. SO I just don't worry about it too much and use the phone the way I want to use it.

https://forums.oneplus.com/threads/charging-battery-performance-caches-and-battery-calibration-myths-busted.993896/
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] Spir4:
Hi,

I've downloaded some official Dolby Atmos trailers from the Dolby site. I used quality headphones to listen to it on my P20, with Dolby Atmos turned on. It didn't sound surroundy at all. How do you get Dolby Atmos content to actually play like it should? Or is that impossible on a phone and is that Dolby Atmos label on a phone more of a "there's been some tweaking with the sound but it's definitely not real Dolby Atmos"?

Thanks!
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] sniper20:
Did you you use dolby atmos headphones??
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] Spir4:
No just normal ones, I thought that all the computing was done on the phone and you didn't need special headphones?
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] grantdb:
S10? This is P20 forum.
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] Spir4:
Yeah sorry I meant P20 :)

My wife has an S10, it's the same thing on her phone.
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] grantdb:
Try changing from smart to movie in the Dolby settings.
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] Spir4:
Tried that didn't change a thing, except that the sound sounded a teensy bit different. Have you tried Dolby Atmos? Do you get actual surround sound?
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] grantdb:
I used this YouTube video to test [youtube]91BUM3WhCfo[/youtube] toggle on and off Atmos and I get proper surround. I use the stock headphones. The sound isn't great in my opinion.

Cheers

Edit: this is one of my favs [youtube]8c10qzhHoJc[/youtube]
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] Spir4:
See that's impossible because Youtube only carries 2 channels. Dolby Atmos needs extra files for it to know what to do with the sound, that's impossible on Youtube. You need Dolby Atmos encoded files, like the trailers on the Dolby site. I don't hear a difference at all.
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] grantdb:
You are totally right about the YouTube and getting the actual video download from Dolby I found the audio was definitely better with Dolby enabled. However I agree with you that it isn't all that much better than an good eq setting could do.

Thanks for this I want to find out more. Please let me know if you find any info on this!

Cheers!
[Huawei P20 Pro Questions & Answers] Spir4:
I'm hoping someone who does know something about it will see this thread because I've googled for hours and I can't find an answer :(
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] melmarPH:
I am guessing we won't get this roms without the Mi 9T Pro being available globally and we will NEVER get this rom if Mi 9T Pro will not be released??
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Robbo.5000:
There are a lot of very good Indian devs that will get their hands on this in a coupe of weeks.

Unfortunately for the global community, by the time the 9T Pro is released interest in this will have dropped off, as something else will have come along to excite people.

In the meantime there is Andy Yan's LOS GSI.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] melmarPH:
Have you personally tried Andy Yan's LOS? I am currently on EU rom and I'm not newbie abt flashing, but GSI flashing to be honest is something I never tried and I can't seem to find a descent tutorial to get the job done. Could you please help me out?
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Robbo.5000:
Not yet. Still got 3 days until I can unlock the phone. It will be the first ROM I'll install.

Installing a GSI is only a couple of extra steps.

Check out this for K20 Pro specifics

https://github.com/phhusson/treble_experimentations/wiki/Xiaomi-Redmi-K20-Pro - you'll want to then head to the Mi 9 page as it is the same installation instruction.

Then this for generic installation.

https://www.xda-developers.com/flash-generic-system-image-project-treble-device/
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] melmarPH:
Sweet. Please keep me posted.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Robbo.5000:
Edited after you read. Have put a coupe of links in the previous post
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] melmarPH:
Lovely! I'll read through it and will try to flash GSI on the next few days. Thank you!
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] NZ Razer:
If the 9t Pro is released, why would that not be a good thing for this phone? They are virtually identical with just more bands supported on the 9t Pro. All we'd need is a good kernel then we could throw in whatever GSI then your away laughing. Its still such early days.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Robbo.5000:
It will be a good thing, but it could be a lot better if it was available now. The point I was trying to make was that by the time it arrives some developers may have lost interest, decided it's not worth the wait and gone and bought something that is readily available. The last rumour of its release was that it will be 'after summer' (winter for you guys in the south). So that could be another 3 months away, enough time to turn off potential developers.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Whitechampaca:
I think you should wait for the developer to fix pop up camera won't retrack on all GSI rom.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] Robbo.5000:
Andy Yan has fixed it in his LOS GSI. Phhuson is looking at tidying up the fix before adding it to his main GSI branch.
[Redmi K20 Pro / Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Questions & Answe] arceuss:
Try GSIs for OnePlus 7 pro. Since much of the hw is similar it should be pretty stable as well

BTW, is it possible to flash GSI with bootloader locked as it's possible to flash system image in fastboot as well
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] methcat:
i bought a us unlocked s9+ new on ebay from what i think is a reputable seller. i'm having troubles with the fingerprint scanner out of the box, and i know s9/s9+ has a history of that early this year. i'm trying to verify software revisions, etc, and came across this info i can't explain.

per this website, the software version listed on the box (G965USQU1ARB7), is only for the initial rollout of the sprint version, and is for oreo. my label says the os version was 9.0 from the factory. is this possible? or is there some other file revision that dictates this?

i chatted with samsung, giving them all of the id's, and they didn't seem to grasp why i was concerned, telling me this device was "ok to update to pie...."

The box appeared new and sealed. IMEI and blacklist checks ok. also it did an OTA update with no sim card yet installed. i really like this phone, but trying to figure if i got something i didn't bargain for.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] methcat:
got some more info (post updating)... is there some reason there's so much "VZW" slathered on an unlocked U1? this is all with no sim card ever installed... i gotta say, everything is awesome on this phone except the FPS doesn't work, still throws the error just hitting the settings icon. they have offered to replace it, and i'm just trying to decide if all this info looks legit to replace of if i should ask for a refund.

[ril.manufacturedate]: [20180530]

[ril.modem.board]: [SDM845]

[ril.official_cscver]: [G965U1OYM4CSD4]

[ril.product_code]: [SM-G965UZKFVZW]

[ril.region_props]: [VZW.VZW]

[ril.rfcal_date]: [2018.05.30]

[ro.boot.bootloader]: [G965U1UES4CSD4]

[ro.boot.carrierid]: [XAA]

[ro.boot.em.did]: [20208BB9486E1711]

[ro.boot.em.model]: [SM-G965U1]

[ro.build.PDA]: [G965U1UES4CSD4]

[ro.build.version.base_os]: [samsung/star2qlteue/star2qlteue:9/PPR1.180610.011/G965U1UEU4CSC7:user/release-keys]

[ro.build.version.incremental]: [G965U1UES4CSD4]

[ro.build.version.min_supported_target_sdk]: [17]

[ro.hardware.chipname]: [SDM845]

[ro.product.vendor.model]: [SM-G965U1]

[ro.product.vendor.name]: [star2qlteue]

[sys.smf.mnoname0]: [VZW_US|ABSENT]

[vendor.ril.product_code]: [SM-G965UZKFVZW]
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] sentinelvdx:
Nope S9 or S9+ didn't have any fingerprint scanner issues since launch. Claim refund or warranty

Sent from my SM-G965F Duos
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] scottusa2008:
It might be a hardware issue, but if they are offering to replace it then just go for the replacement. If the replacement is faulty then I would get your money back.

As for why it says VZW and etc if you didn't buy the phone brand new then it may have had a Verizon card installed it before you got it. It may have originally been a Verizon phone, the product code in your post indicates this is what the phone was. If the IMEI number matches what is on the box then it is an unlocked phone (G965U1) and it probly had carrier firmware flashed onto it more then likely. If this is the case it's probably the same as what I did with my phone. Originally a Sprint model, I got it network unlocked, flashed G965U1 firmware and then flashed tmobile firmware. This way I have full access and the highest compatability with all Tmobile services.

Honestly it's all speculation at this point, but if they are offering a replacement then I would suggest going with that anyways for peace of mind on this specific concern.

If the phone is not blocked/blacklisted, not financed (as in paid off fully if it was) and is network unlocked then what ever compatable sim card you install the phone will reconfigure itself accordingly.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] methcat:
This is where I got this info, also found a poll with a couple hundred fps issues on new and newish phones for s9 and plus.
[Samsung Galaxy S9+ Questions & Answers] methcat:
Thanks, The phone was sold as new, and appeared so (shrink-wrapped and seemingly untouched), which is why i thought it strange for U1 to have verizon nomenclature on it(not on the exterior, just in that getprop dump). I think I'm going to try one more time. Seems very functional otherwise
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] NightM@re:
Hey guys,

I was on global beta but since that's dead now, I tried to switch to global eea V 10.2.26.0 but I couldn't.

I got an error that's said " looks like the rom security patch secure version is lower than the current one ".
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] Addymore:
Unlock the bootloader the flash the Global Stable fastboot one...
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] NightM@re:
That's the only way?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] bioly87:
You can try this tool https://xdaforums.com/Mi-9/how-to/guide-xiaomitool-v2-flashing-eea-ru-cn-t3934966

But best way is unlock bootloader and use Miflash to flash Global and lock bootloader
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] NightM@re:
Tried it but got the same error.

That's really annoying from xiaomi, if you are going to end the beta that's fine but give us a proper way to revert to global.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] putogomez:
Won't we beta users get an update to global versión in an ota?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] NightM@re:
I don't think so, which is really annoying
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] cpthero:
But you don't know it certainly, so why do you want to switch the rom now? Just give it some time.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] bioly87:
Next Global Stable wich new security patch should work so you can wait or unlock BL
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] cpthero:
How is this rude? I don't think that he has more information than the rest of us about the ending of the global beta.
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] NightM@re:
Doesn't work, we have to unlock the bootloader
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] praun.constantin@gmail.co:
MI flash "cepheus_eea_global_image_V10.2.26.0.PFAEUXM_20190 517.0000.00_9.0_eea_0a89e0c8fb WinRAR archive (.tgz)

Clear all
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] NightM@re:
Without unlocking the bootloader?
[Xiaomi Mi 9 Questions & Answers] HTCDevil:
You have to do it.

What is exactly your problem with unlocking bootloader for reloacking it again after flashing your desire rom?
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilborama:
Hi all, hope somebody can help as I'm going crazy with this issue. I bought my first nvidia shield 3 weeks ago after months of considering if I should buy one.

I've been having buffering problems from day one.

I've done a factory reset 3 times, I've watched every YouTube video about how to fix buffering I could find.

I've change the cache setting, tweeked player settings, streaming quality, all, suggestions from YouTube videos but nothing works.

I even upgraded my Internet soeed to fibre extra, shield is connect via ethernet and speed is around 68 down. (with vpn on).

I'm using ExpressVPN (location closest to me).

I've also paid for a real debrid subscription and links are showing on add ons.

I'm having buffering on kodi, bee tv, cinema HD, I have other apps but haven't used them yet but I would guess the problem would still persist.

Have newest version ok kodi leia, everything updated so don't know what to do.

Starting to regret buying the shield, I'd bought a MECOOL km9 and didn't have issues with buffering but I sent it back because I wanted a shield.

Now, wishing I had stuck with the km9

Any assistance would greatly appreciated.

Thank you.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnny14o:
Have you tried anything local? As in, a movie on a USB plugged directly into the Shield?

Just trying to see if your stuttering is a hardware issue, of if your VPN is having problems.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilborama:
Thanks for reply.

I don't have anything downloaded on any USB as I don't download movies, I just stream them.

I've been trying to watch hannibal (TV series) and managed one episode but had to pause it every 20 mins or so to let it buffer.

Then just to test something else, I'm trying to play The Mask, i clicked on the to pirate bay torrent option (real debrid) and after about 10 mins it downloaded bit movie hasn't started. It's now on the kodi list of movies with the mask highlighted and at the top right corner of screen, it keeps flashing something, like when kodi is looking for another source.

I don't have any problems watching YouTube videos, can't say about other stuff as Netflix, but just remember now that at the moment I have amazon prime (just for this month and never used it)

I'm going to use it to see if it works fine.

Thanks for any help.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilborama:
Well, amazon Prime is working flawlessly. Playing John Wick 2 and picture is great and no buffering.

The shield is behaving fine, as in, it seems to be funny so don't know if it could be a hardware issue.

I've Google a lot and apparently, lots of people have problems with buffering on the Shield.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilborama:
Just done a test (switched off vpn) and played something on kodi and the buffer/progress bar really progressed quickly and a lot more than before.

I guess it's the vpn then. I'm with ExpressVPN, going to do some research and perhaps try a different vpn.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Johnny14o:
Sounds like you are on the right path. I have 3 Shield TVs for playing local movies (collection of 1400 movies) via KODI as well as streaming HULU, Netflix, DirecTV now services. I can say I have not had issues with any of these that were related to the Shield.

I would encourage you to check your main Modem/router or gateway (whatever kind of hardware you have). I have internet service through AT&T and their gateway is a piece of crap (IMO), but I find that if I reboot it 1x/month, everything works fine.

Just out of curiosity, why do you feel the need for a VPN?
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilborama:
SOLVED: It was ExpressVPN. I'm using nord now and it's working great. Also saw some posts of people having same problems with ExpressVPN on the Shield. Spread the word.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wlc42:
I agree that Nord provides a very fast VPN. I had buffering issues and received this response:

"Please try switching the connection protocol between UDP and NordLynx. It can be changed in the NordVPN application settings.

"Within NordVPN application open the settings menu > VPN Protocol > OpenVPN (UDP) / NordLynx.

"Afterwards, please try connecting to these newest and closest US servers and check whether the buffering persists..."

Nord support provided (5) servers that met this criteria and while I still encounter buffering, this has helped a lot.
[Shield Android TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jcnisetao:
Mostly, VPN doesn't solve any problem when streaming online youtube video, even though you get higher 60mbps. Instead, you'd better try watching or streaming online youtube video with lower resolution, instead of 1080p or 4K 2160p. If you insist on 4K or even 8K, you'd better download ultra hd 4k video. Online streaming high-resolution video is usually accompanied with constant buffering or freezing.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] xozeus:
Hi, since the end of AdHell3 (because of Knox licenses) I've decided to update to the latest rootable stock firmware... Which should I install & root please ?

- Build Number : G950FXXU5DSFB

Android version : Pie(Android 9)

Release Date : 2019-07-02

Security patch level : 2019-07-01

- Build Number : G950FXXS5DSF1

Android version : Pie(Android 9)

Release Date : 2019-06-25

Security patch level : 2019-06-01

- Build Number : G950FXXU4DSE4

Android version : Pie(Android 9)

Release Date : 2019-06-10

Security patch level : 2019-05-01

- Build Number : G950FXXS4DSE1

Android version : Pie(Android 9)

Release Date : 2019-05-21

Security patch level : 2019-05-01

- Build Number : G950FXXU4DSDA

Android version : Pie(Android 9)

Release Date : 2019-05-10

Security patch level : 2019-04-01
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Scorpionea:
Remember once u install june or july update u can't downgrade anymore to earlier pie or oreo builds.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] xozeus:
Thx for your reply but i know :) Since I'm satisfied with Android 9, it's not a problem (about 48h of battery life with the stock rom installed).

But no one can answer to my question please ? A major part of this forum is dedicated to root and no one can answer me ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] xozeus:
no answer so I will root the older one.... Useless post, last time I'm asking help here :(
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Mario210:
I think you can root all
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Scorpionea:
I can root any firmware as long u follow the guide on rooting , nothing that big changed from oreo to pie ect
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] xozeus:
OK thx for your replies Scorpionea and Mario. I will follow these guides to root :

xdaforums.com/samsung-a-series-2017/how-to/guide-root-install-twrp-samsung-t3747535

xdaforums.com/galaxy-s8/samsung-galaxy-s8--s8-cross-device-development/fix-data-mount-fix-s8-twrp-oreo-t3769254

Another one to suggest me ?
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] xozeus:
DON'T FLASH the firmware G950FXXU5DSFB if you want to install TWRP, it seems it's not compatible with this version.

I tried to flash it on my phone and now the recovery partition is buged.

EDIT : I was wrong. After reboot, the system needed to install some updates (maybe because of the upgrade of the bootloader - v4 to v5) that's why I could not flash TWRP. After a full boot (I've done the initial setup) and then a reboot, I was able to flash recovery.
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] Scorpionea:
What happend?

Make sure u do all the steps correctly or else won't work .
[Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers] xozeus:
I can confirm because I've tested to flash and root all these firmwares : it works for all of them. Now I'm searching if it is TWRP or DM-verity or RMM-state which modifies and pollutes the settings menu by adding some useless entries... (see the screenshots)
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] jmtjr278:
Hey guys, bought a pixel 3 from swappa. Got a good deal because it was bootloader unlocked and the guy didn't know how easy it was to fix. Received it today. I had downloaded the June images a few days ago when I bought it. I fastboot -w it first. I then flashed factory images. Let it reboot. Back to fastboot, set to other slot and repeated factory images and-w. All went well. Back to fastboot and locked bootloader. Everything works including Google pay but when I try to update to July via ota or q beta it fails. Every time. What's up?
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] jmtjr278:
Seems to be sorted after unlocking and re flashing June factory. Downloaded and installed q no problem!
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] eldode:
i have the same issue my phone would not update to july nor Q it gives me no valid operating system

could you please write me the followed steps to recover stock

thnaks
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] jmtjr278:
Is your bootloader unlocked? If not you need to try and adb an ota.
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] eldode:
bootloader is locked

i need it to install ota automatically from system update

i gives me installation error

could you please help me
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] phuzzeeoyster:
Did you relock bootloader after updating, cause I need Google pay
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] jmtjr278:
If bootloader is locked you need to download adb and latest ota images. Boot phone into bootloader, go to recovery, hold volume up and press power until menu appears, apply update from adb, open terminal, give the command to sideload ota, adb sideload file_name.zip. Let it do it's thing. Reboot
[Google Pixel 3 Questions & Answers] jmtjr278:
Yes, I relocked bootloader for the same reason
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] kingrat:
Had anyone installed on pixel 3 xl?
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] kurtn:
Not really

https://stats.lineageos.org/model/crosshatch
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] kingrat:
I was really trying to get it to work I never could so I'm going to have to give up on that I just want to rum that doesn't have all the Google stuff unless I install it I don't even want app store on it
[LineageOS Questions & Answers] kurtn:
You can disable most of the Google stuff in stock ROMs. Start with setting up the device without Google account.