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[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Questions & Answers] Zacki06:
Thats odd, when I posted I checked and they still had some in stock :confused:
[Xiaomi Mi Max 3 Questions & Answers] ice0901:
https://m.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=Original Global ROM Xiaomi Mi Max 3&from=header

Actually it's looks sold out here as well.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] UmairKsa:
Hi.

I m trying to make dual shock 3 controllers work with my TCL 55P8 (version info attached).

The six axis compatibility app says it can't access Bluetooth as the device isn't rooted.

Tried searching the forum but couldn't find any thing.

May be someone can point out to the relevant thread or guide me for rooting the device or wirelesslu connecting the dual shock 3 with the tv.

Regards

[IMG="software version"]https://ibb.co/kc6GhXq[/IMG]

[IMG="product info"]https://freeimage.host/i/20200602-001342.JO9GGs[/IMG]
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] UmairKsa:
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[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] coolek33:
Yeah, right. Same section dude.

https://xdaforums.com/android-tv/ph...fficial-rooted-image-tcl-rt51-rt2851-t4065717
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] UmairKsa:
Did'nt Work

Buddy, the rooted image couldný help with six axis controller app, which still says the device isnt rooted... so still looking for help:p
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] coolek33:
Maybe this doesn't have any root control app like supersu? Haven't tried it.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] granazias:
Hello!

Recently i've bought an LG V30 H931 AT&T,from a user that got it as a replacement for his faulty primary LG V30,but it was stored for more than 1 year without being used,because in the meantime he bought something else.

I admit that it's selling price was more than amazing for a new device of that kind,but I've just discovered something weird with its battery.

When I got it in my hands and before I charge it,i've checked via the hidden menu,that the battery had no charging cycles..just 0.

Also via the same menu,in battery condition section,I have a result N/A.

So I decided to install the Accubattery app to see how is the battery condition.

Surprisingly after 2 charging cycles from10-100%,my battery health is in 3120 mah from 3300,which translates to 95% of battery life.

And the question that first comes to my mind is if all these replacement devices by carriers,are brand new devices or refurbished ones.

One more thing I have to say is that this replacement smartphone delivered to him from AT&T in a plain paper box without all the accessories that a new boxed device has..charger,user manual,etc.

Just a smartphone in a plastic small bag and sealed with a sticker that had a barcode on it.

Of course the device had all the plastic stickers on it,like all the new smartphones have,and a sticker with the new IMEI number on it.

Any ideas?is there a possibility that my battery started to get very old because it hasn't been charged for a long period?

Is it a real brand new device or refurbished one?

According to the IMEI,the smartphone has as manufacturing date September 2017,and the seller got it as new replacement in August 2019..almost 2 years after manufacturing date.

Thank you in advance for any answers.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] TheDannemand:
I can almost guarantee that it's a refurbished device. That's what most vendors do when they provide replacements. The V30 was launched in the fall of 2017. There's probably not been any new units manufactured the last 1.5 years or longer.

The battery cycle counter is reset to 0 when you refurbish.

But even if new, a battery would slowly deteriorate even without use. That's particularly true if stored at full charge (which nobody does for the same reason).

That said, AccuBattery is still just an estimate. Particularly after just 2 cycles.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] granazias:
So my thought about refurbished phone seems to be real,but unlikely even in that condition,my phone looks completely new,without even a tiny scratch and runs perfectly good.

Ok i can live with that small battery wear..anyway 6+ hours sot for more than 24 hours out of charge,is a really good performance that a lot of newest smartphones could never reach.

And basically for the $100 i've got it.

Thank you for your answer..have a nice day!
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] TheDannemand:
Absolutely, it's a great phone for the money.

V30 has always had good battery life: LG balanced the hardware and optimized the software pretty well. You can improve it further if you get rid of the hidden LG tracking apps, which will also speed it up quite a bit.

They can be easily removed with ADB shell, no root required:

# SRTC LG Root Checker

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.srtc

# LG LDB/MLT tracking service

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.lge.mlt

# T-Mobile tracking (present on T-Mobile models)

pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.tmobile.pr.adapt

I can guarantee you will never miss these, and you will feel it when they're gone.

I usually charge my phone every two days, at which point it's down to ~40% battery, and I've had some ~7 hrs SOT. Sometimes I go 3 days, and of course it'll be lower. Batteries suffer the most near full charge and (worse) at low charge.

I often leave mine in Battery Saver mode much of the time. But I Exclude apps I care about from Battery Saving, such as Contacts (dialer), Gmail, Hangouts, Messages, Gboard, Google Backup Transport, Google Calendar Sync, Google Contact Sync, Blokada, XDA. That way they'll run full speed and stay updated during idle, while Google's incessant background business is kept in check.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] TheDannemand:
And it's time to recharge: ~48 hrs, ~7hrs SOT, ~40% battery left.

The high Phone Idle time (and battery usage during Idle) is where Battery Saver makes a big difference. AND getting rid of trackers and other background buggers.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] granazias:
Woow..really amazing performance..and all of this SOT is after getting rid of trackers via adb?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] granazias:
The screenshot below is from my record after 2 days out of charge..5+ hours sot without debloating AT&T apps and battery saver,I think is a very good performance for a refurbished phone.

https://m.imgur.com/a/BvyFDGh
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] TheDannemand:
Yes, you have good battery performance, particularly considering (A) it's 48 hours of idle time, consuming 21% of your battery usage, and (B) it's without really doing anything to optimize it nor using Battery Saver.

In addition to uninstalling the trackers I mentioned and using Battery Saver (with key apps Excluded from Battery Saving), I also disable apps I don't use from the Apps menu (Amazon Assistant, LG Health, Facebook/Instagram -- some of which are System apps), and I enable Background Restrictions for apps known to be background buggers (AliExpress, Amazon apps, IMDB, almost any News app...). Pie's Adaptive Battery feature is great at doing this automatically.

Disabling from the Apps menu is generally safe, and can be easily undone.

Uninstalling with ADB can cause havoc if you remove key system apps. You have to be careful. But it can be undone with a Factory Reset. Nowadays I only use it on the trackers I mentioned, although I used to be more aggressive.

You may be able to improve further on your Idle battery usage by locating background hogs with BetterBatteryStats. Member [MENTION=5512893]One Twelve[/MENTION] was very helpful guiding me through that process a few years ago. See the discussion starting here.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] granazias:
Basically I have disabled some apps I dont need,and especially all AT&T apps I am able to disable,because they are useless to me as a European user.

Also some apps like yours and some Google apps I never use.

In addition to you,I am on Oreo so I don't know how much more battery efficient is Pie..unfortunately I can't update to Pie,even though my phone is carrier unlocked,because I am not AT&T user.

Of course I already know the way how I can Frankenstein my phone to US998 in order to update android version,thanks to XDA kind members,but i just want to have a small experience with a foreign to me carrier firmware.

About adb commands,unfortunately I have never tried it,and I am not so confident to do so.

Anyway I really appreciate your help and guiding.

One last question..why are you used to charge your phone at nearly 40% and not on lower level?

Does it have to do with less charging cycles?

I usually charge between 15-20% until 100% and leave the phone on charger about 1-2 hours more after full charge..do you think I am doing wrong?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] TheDannemand:
My primary phone is on Oreo as well (the screenshot I posted). For some reason I just thought you were on Pie, but I can definitely understand why you are not, since AT&T makes that so difficult. (I believe somebody posted a trick for H931 users without AT&T service to trigger an update using an AT&T SIM card, although I forget the details and where.)

It's good that you already know about the Frankenstein procedure. You could convert to US998 to unlock and root the phone, then re-install the AT&T ROM to gain the additional LTE bands it supports, if they're useful where you live.

ADB isn't hard to get going. Just follow one of ChazzMatt's threads.

About your question: Lithium-ion polymer batteries are most comfortable in the middle of their range. Time spent below 20% and above 80% hurts them. A case could be made for small charges to keep them in the 30-70% range, but that seems too much trouble for me.

So I generally charge for a couple hours every other day, during the day, when the phone gets to that 35-40% level. If I go three days between charges, it'll often drop below 20%. And I don't like charging overnight, since that leaves the phone at 100% for several hours.

I used to go three days instead of two on my previous H932, which I had optimized a little tighter than my current US998. For example I had disabled high-frequency LTE bands which take more power (although they're generally faster). But selecting bands is trickier on US998 as there is no way to completely reset it.

I never practiced the AccuBattery thing of unplugging at 80-90%, both because it's hard to do, and because I think it screws up the battery statistics maintained by the firmware when it never gets to fully charge. I could be wrong, but it seemed that way to me.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] granazias:
Basically I was thinking that kind of trick with an AT&T sim card you've mentioned before,and I have made a little search on ebay in order to purchase one,but I don't know if I can use it..normally I can use it with roaming.

Are these sim cards for top up users who want to just get an AT&T prepaid number,or only as replacement for existing contracts?I don't know.

On the other hand,even though it is my first time that I use an American carrier firmware,cause as I wrote before I live in Europe,and I have read a lot of complaints about AT&T firmware here and there,i see a very good behavior of my V30.

This is the second one I own,the first is H930 EU model,and I can confirm that is a little bit slower and have some small lags sometimes,which I think have to do with my European open rom..maybe.

Do you believe that if I convert my H931 to US998,it will have much better performance in general,or is better to leave it as is with AT&T rom?

I ask you because as I already have read here on XDA,once you convert it there is no return back because AT&T doesn't release it's kdz for downloading as other carriers do.

And until now I am completely satisfied with my phone's behavior and performance.

At this moment I write to you,my SOT has exceeded 8 hours in 52 hours out of charge..this is the first time I get such a SOT in so many hours of use.

And dont forget that I use a refurbished phone with a used battery,even if I have charged it only 3 times.

Of course I had many SOT like this with my H930 EU model,but in less than 48 hours of general use,which I suppose has to do with radio signal of my carrier and probably the rom..that's why I asked you before if it will be better to convert my H931 to US998 or leave it as is.

See attached screenshot below.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] TheDannemand:
You're definitely getting great battery life. Well done on that!

As for whether to Frankenphone or not:

1) If you're happy with the phone's current firmware and have no intention of rooting, that's a good reason to leave it as it is. H931 has more LTE bands than US998, some of which may be relevant to you. (And US998 has some CDMA bands which you'll never need in Europe).

2) If your current ROM is an old version of Oreo, that would be a reason to convert, both for the later security fixes and for some functionality and stability improvements in later Oreo versions. The latest H931 Oreo version is 20s.

3) VoLTE and WiFi Calling are implemented differently in H931 and US998: If they're working for you now on the H931 ROM, they may or may not work on the US998 ROM. And vice versa.

4) After converting to US998, unlocking bootloader, and installing custom recovery (TWRP) you can CAN actually re-install the H931 ROM as a flashable ZIP from this thread. Brilliant work by the Dev there! The download is currently pulled, but if you ask in the thread, someone may have saved a copy. I tested that ROM for its WiFi Calling features, and it works great (likely the same ROM you have now).

5) You don't need to decide right away: You can keep using the phone as it is and Frankenphone it later. If you want to be 100% sure to always have the option, you can download and save all the relevant files and guides now -- though I doubt that will be a problem: ChazzMatt hosts most of them and he's the stable rock of the V30 community.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] granazias:
Hello again and thank you for your detailed informations.

As you already mentioned about old version of Oreo,that was about in my last post,where I was referring to the trick with a sim card in order to get further firmware updates,and thats why I am looking for an AT&T sim card.

I found some on ebay but I don't know if they are suitable for what I want to do.

What I want to know is if these sims provide a new phone number so I can top up and use it even in roaming..maybe this way can I get an OTA update,or this is possible only inside US?

My Oreo version is 20q with security patch level March 1,2019,but 2 versions older than the latest 20s.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] TheDannemand:
I'm afraid I don't know the details of that trick to force an H931 OTA. I just remember seeing it sometime ago. I do seem to recall it was someone overseas, but I could wrong.

Try Googling with XDA in the search string. It could have been V35 or G8, a lot of overstocked AT&T models of those floating around.

Otherwise I'd say this would be a good reason to Frankenphone. You'll want to escape the claws of AT&T sooner or later anyway.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] granazias:
Yeah I confirm there are a lot of overstocked AT&T phones around..I am waiting for an AT&T unlocked V35 to be delivered to me from day to day..I like to enrich my collection with V30 type phones lol.

I hate notched phones,even though G8 had been in my plans when it was announced..finally V30 won me..twice!!

To our topic again..I tried Googling on net about sim card trick but didn't find something similar..I will try your suggestion in XDA search string and if I find any infos I"ll leave my comment here,in order to help others for future reference.

Once again thanks for your valuable replies.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] TheDannemand:
Check the V35 thread linked below, starting around page 7. Admittedly all the success stories there are domestic users (US) although several non-US users are posting as well. Key is to have an AT&T prepaid SIM (no surprise) but not necessarily activating it or creating an account. And then manually adjust the date forward to trigger the update. One user posted how it had to be an expensive international AT&T SIM to work on a roaming network.

How to get latest ATT OTA/Firmware

https://xdaforums.com/lg-v35/help/how-to-att-ota-firmware-t3912173/page7

If I were in your situation, I would just Frankenphone, unlock and root. It's easy with this phone. Then if you want the AT&T ROM back (because it has more of your LTE bands and/or because its VoLTE and VoWiFi works better where you are) just flash the H93120h I mentioned earlier.

When I had a brand new $850 V30+ back in the days, I had no desire to root, both because of the risks, and in case I needed LG warranty (which I did, twice). But it's different now when good condition V30+ units can be had for $150.

Edit: Wait! I see you're saying 20s is the latest Oreo for H931. That's quite a bit later than the latest TWRP flashable H931 zip I've seen. So better to hold off on the conversion if you think you'll want to come back to the H931 ROM. Or ask in that H931 ROM thread (linked earlier).
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Just to clarify, he doesn't need to bootloader unlock and root just to convert to US998.

I know that's not what you are saying, but yes only to convert BACK to H931 firmware he would need that.

But if he's not an AT&T customer he would never need to convert back.

Frankenstein existed before WTF bootloader unlock and root, just for people like him who have AT&T H931 or Sprint LS998 and want to be free of that firmware and/or want updates.

I even wrote a sticky Guide:

https://xdaforums.com/lg-v30/how-to/ls998-h931-how-to-update-t3927155

Sure, for you and me it's obvious he should root -- if just to get DTS Surround Sound stereo... Tons of advantages and options once rooted, but I don't want to overwhelm him.

Right now, he should probably just convert to US998 firmware. That's the first step to bootloader unlock and root anyway. ;)
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] callihn:
Interesting, the only thing I found was an srtc.apk, any idea what it actually does? I got rid of LG Health first thing, as soon as it told me I couldn't stop it. pr.adapt will actually ask for root and log it.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] TheDannemand:
Well, as it says in that comment, SRTC is an LG Root Checking app. Removing it will speed up the phone measurably. The only downside is that you will no longer keep LG updated about whether your phone is rooted ;)

Absolutely, good point! I'm glad you shared the link to that guide.

I don't know whether H931 or US998 is a better fit regarding LTE bands and IMS compatibility (VoLTE and VoWiFi) for the OP. Depends on the country and carrier. It's possible that H931 would be better, if they can get the updates. But that's a big if.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] granazias:
[MENTION=832590]TheDannemand[/MENTION] and [MENTION=3250376]ChazzMatt[/MENTION],I really thank you both for your help and response till today to my questions.

Is less than a week I own the H931,and I already believe that this firmware is much better and battery efficient than my first H930 EU model which is carrier unlocked by default.

Today I swapped my sim card from H930 to H931 and had it at my job,where is an area with really bad cellular signal,and despite this and comparing these 2 models,i can say that H931 had much better signal reception in places where H930 was impossible to have.

I don't know if it has to do with maybe another band that my carrier uses,which the H930 is not using..maybe is the H931 firmware itself?

I can give an example..during the days I was using the H930,when I was entering the building's elevator which is surrounded by thick concrete walls,immediately I was getting out of signal reception until the moment I was getting out of it to the desired floor..today I was able to receive calls inside the elevator and I was really surprised with the fact that the signal strength level on my phone,was 2 lines from 5.

Is it just a coincidence?I don't think so.

In general I am very satisfied with the phone's behavior in H931..the only downside is that I cant use volte and WiFi calling because my carrier doesn't provide that feature..and basically non of the carriers here in country does..they are a little bit in stone age era..lol.

Another thing that I saw in the settings menu is that I don't have the option of the preferred network selection as I have in the H930..e.g..2g/3g/lte,wsdma only or GSM only.

Every time I turn on mobile data,I get 4g LTE icon.

Maybe this means that even if I have mobile data turned off,I get lte signal?

With the H930 I have this option and when I turn on data,usually I see 4g+ icon and H+ or even E in areas with low signal..with H931 I have 4g lte icon wherever I go.

Also if I dont want to have auto 2g,3g,LTE,I choose GSM only.

Is there somewhere this option and I can't see it?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
U.S. carriers for stupid (lying) reasons call HSPA "4G" and call actual LTE as "4G LTE". The two icons look almost identical. AT&T was one of the main "4G" = HSPA perpetrators.

I changed my build prop to a Canadian carrier so I would get the correct "LTE" and "H". But ever since I changed my account status with AT&T it's back to the silly "4G" and "4G LTE".

When I get home, I'll show you comparison of H931 bands vs H930.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
Here you go...

H931 vs US998 vs EU H930. Source is GSM Arena. You can click on variant in network category and see the bands change.

By the way, starting around 2015 (due to T-mobile) U.S. carriers no longer list LTE band 17 if they have LTE band 12. LTE band 17 is a subset of 12. Like Miami is in Florida. If you have Florida, no need to list Miami. Whereas I see the EU H930 does list it separately.

This Techwall website below lists slightly different LTE bands for AT&T H931... It was my go-to site for the V30 bands since 2017 -- they first published this variants list back in 2017 just as the V30 was being launched -- but then recently I discovered GSM Arena had comprehensive listing. I'm not sure why the difference in bands for the AT&T H931.

https://www.techwalls.com/lg-v30-model-number-differences/

V30 H931

AT&T – USA

GSM: 850, 900, 1800, 1900

UMTS (HSPA): 2100 (B1), 1900 (B2), 1700/2100 (B4), 850 (B5), 900 (B8)

LTE: 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 25, 30, 41, 66

Most notably, TechWalls claims H931 has LTE band 25, whereas the GSM Arena specs do not. But GSM Arena claims other bands not listed on TechWalls.
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] granazias:
Very interesting review..thank you very much ChazzMatt for your help..for one more time you confirm that you are the stable rock of the V30 community.

Tell me something please.

From your experience,do you believe that converting H931 to US998 will change something to my phone's general performance?

Except the fact that is an unlocked rom and clear from bloat.

Till now i am very satisfied with performance after disabling some bloat apps..always SOT goes between 6-8 hours.

Note that rooting is not my intention at the moment,because i am not familiar with such a process..ok maybe is easy for you and other experienced members,but not for me..you have the experience and knowledge to face any difficult situation in case something goes wrong..but not me.

My experience till now is only flashing stock roms with lg up and that's all.

Does it deserve the effort to convert?
[LG V30 Questions & Answers] ChazzMatt:
First, do no harm.

Your H931 is already carrier unlocked and you are happy with reception and battery life, you said. You are on the last AT&T V30 Oreo, I believe.

So, unless you are wanting to:

update to stock Pie (I'm not on Pie, I prefer rooted last Oreo US998), or

wishing to bootloader unlock and root, so you can have DTS Stereo Surround Sound (both through wired headphones and Bluetooth devices) or other enhancements, or

you are wishing for changes in network mode (see below)

-- then stay where you are.

(In the attached screenshot, on US998 I have the ability to cut off LTE and go HSPA only, if I wish. I think you asked about that. I see that option when I click on Network Mode. Then that's in Network Sub-mode.)